Talk:EMIYA/@comment-2601:403:100:B660:FDD3:F75C:D4EF:8916-20170815044315/@comment-73.223.85.195-20170921030514

(FSN Spoilers)

Because he's not very strong? Despite being *incredibly awesome*, Emiya has practically the worst win rate in FSN. Being a magus from the modern world whose legend is totally unknown, he has much lower stats (and much worse combat performance) than almost all the other Servants.

Throughout FSN, has no unambiguous solo victories against other Servants. All his wins are either "victory defined as escape," or won by backstabbing enemies while they're fighting someone else. He draws with Lancer in the first fight, then in the Fate route loses to Saber, then loses to Berserker in the forest. In Unlimited Blade Works, Saber gets called off him, he draws with Berserker while fighting alongside Saber, draws with Caster, draws with Lancer (but claims he'd lose if he kept fighting), backstabs Caster, draws with Saber (but claims he'd lose if he kept fighting), loses to Shirou, then backstabs Gilgamesh. In Heaven's Feel, he loses to Saber, as in Fate, then draws with Rider and gets eaten by the Shadow.

Despite his skill, cleverness, and sheer badassery, his basic physical parameters are low enough that he needs to use guile, wit, and strategy in order to defeat his enemies. Frankly, I think that four stars is too strong for him.