Talk:Saber/@comment-28265227-20160904044613/@comment-10691202-20160905164609

Buster = 150%

Arts = 100%

Quick = 75%

To illustrate:

300% buster damage = 450% Arts = 600 % Quick (which are all common basic AOE NP 1)

This applies to all command cards (not just NP). It is also good to take note that many servants have passive skils that boost performance of specific command cards (e.g. Riding skill improving Quick %, Territory Creation = Arts, Mad Enchancement = Buster, etc), which is why some of those quick cards may damage near to Arts level or higher, for example for some Assassin-class servants.

For Saber, from pure damage standpoint, NP wise, % highest is Saber Artoria Alter (even when compared with those with NP upgrades like Artoria or Attila (450% vs 400% at NP 1).

Though if you consider their stat and skills, it gets abit more not clear. For example. Attila has highest stat + 400% NP (with upgrade). but her skill buff to increase damage (military tactics + attack up) will lose out with the Mana burst skill which gives out more damage output overall %-wise from Artoria Alter. Attila's NP does give def-down though which makes her more useful overall.

TLDR;  5* = Attila, 4* = Artoria Alter. If you have both, level both imo, with Attila first followed by Artoria Alter. If you only have either one, both are worthy imo.

To add-on for clarification, Saber Shiki damage-wise will never outperform those 2 NP in similar setup and instant-death chance for difficult bosses are way too low that even 200-300% stacked death chance has near zero chance. 60% instant kill btw is not 60% pure as each enemy has their own death resist. Most normal servants for example will apply 20-30% death chance which equates to 60% multiply by 20-30% = (0.6 x 0.2 = 12-15% chance of success). In many events, the bosses servants are also given much lower death resist chance which makes it nearly impossible to get the instant kill.

Instant-kill works well though against non-servants (although they also have death resist, usually it is significantly better and much easier to insta-kill, with some exceptions)