Talk:Nero Claudius/@comment-33249609-20180518011625/@comment-9505008-20180604172801

As a fellow Nero enthusiast, I agree that she needs buffs, but I wouldn't go so far to call her "dumpster fire" or "incompetent". She is the third most powerful soloist in the game (after BCE Heracles and Lancer Cu), and when the stars align (Imperial Privilege proc pls), can be come decently powerful team member as well.

With that said...

Ozy isn't high tier because of Imperial Privilege alone - it is because he has Protection of Ra, Imperial Privilege, Utility skillsets and Stall ST NP with the exact same secondary effect as Nero's NP. Nero isn't suddenly going to become top class Saber if she is suddenly able to use IP reliably.

Now, if her first skill was changed to immunity to Debuffs and Debuff removal instead of that god awful mental debuff resistance, her second skill was changed to have the effect guaranteed instead of it being RNG based, and her third skill's cd at max level to 8 turns instead of the ludicrous 10 turns we have at the moment, then yes, she will undoubtedly be a strong Saber. Even then, due to her relatively average NP gain, low attack stat (5th lowest among 12 SR Sabers [above Summer Fran, D'eon, Siegfried, Saber Lily]), AoE NP and lackluster NP effects (ignore defense buffs/1 turn defense down lol), she STILL won't be a go-to Saber for most, as she is locked behind story Gacha.

The problem is, Nero has a very polarizing skillset with unimpressive stats. I have used Nero extensively since I started playing, and while she is by no means bad, but there are better alternatives in virtually every category.

Do I think Nero is in dire needs of buffs? No. Was she, or will she ever be, a juggernaut defining the meta, like her Bride form? Absolutely not. Nero is, as much as I love her, objectively a mediocre Servant in this game and that evaluation of her is only going to get worse unless some sort of buffs are introduced to her skillset.