Talk:Iskandar/@comment-24993958-20160918123827/@comment-129.161.198.134-20161008174519

Apologies if I'm necroing a dead discussion, but there a few things I feel I want to correct here.

1. Iskandar can easily clear the daily hands with his NP if you just get a Waver support. I use a team of Kiyo (Kaleido), Iskandar (any CE w/ 50% start NP charge), Waver (not too important, although Ox-Demon King is helpful), and Karna (Kaleido). Waver charges Kiyo and Iskandar to 100%, swap out Waver for Karna, and Karna charges himself to 100%. Iskandar uses Charisma, and from there I can use either Military Tactics or the mystic code's attack up to buff either Iskandar or Karna's NP if it isn't enough. It's a simple 3 NP sweep from there, and Kiyo can throw some of her Buster attacks in if any of the hands resist Lancer or Rider. Also note if you don't have anyone like Karna or Arjuna who can self-charge AoE NP, it's fine; the first wave hands aren't much, so you can quickly clear it and finish the last two waves with the NPs you do have. The skills don't have to be maxed either, middle levels should be alright.

2. For more serious fights, Iskandar's NP isn't really supposed to be a super damaging nuke. It's a Buster AoE that decreases enemies' defenses, so you lead with it in an NP chain and make your other servants' NPs do more damage.

3. The 1 turn star gen buff on his 3rd skill is meant for his NP (hence the 1 turn Buster up also included in that skill). Like Emiya, although his regular attacks don't generate many stars, his NP actually has a high hit count, and therefore provides a decent amount of stars.

4. Drake doing Iskandar's job better is debatable. Drake is more for crit based teams with her impressive hit count, 3rd skill, and NP. Her 1st skill has lower numbers than Iskandar's Charisma and Military Tactics, and her party attack boost only lasts for 1 turn. Iskandar's Charisma lasts for 3 turns, as does the enemy defense drop from his NP, so he's much better for guaranteeing your entire team's damage for those turns. (I'd also note that his NP w/ 3rd skill should do more damage than Drake's NP since she doesn't possess any personal Buster up skills. As aforementioned, it will also generate some stars, although definitely not as much as Drake's overcharge NP.)

5. Mordred... ahaha, no, I'm not going to argue against that. Her 3rd skill really is amazing, and a self-refund NP is extremely convenient. It's not too surprising for Iskandar to be ranked lower in a tier list. That being said, they perform different roles, Mordred working a lot more for herself, while Iskandar supports the team's damage a lot more.