Talk:Hijikata Toshizō/@comment-28209103-20190321011507/@comment-33190109-20190325151946

Hijikata's gimmick is hard to pull off to some extent since he cannot ensure without outside help that he is able to get to low HP without dying. However, if you ignored his gimmick prior to the NP strengthening, his NP damage would be below average (assuming he didn't take a lot of damage).

Now, after getting his NP strengthened, his NP damage is acceptable even at full HP and is higher at low HP. In other words, this buff made Hijikata less reliant on his risky gimmick, but also more rewarding when he is able to abuse his gimmick.

I agree that there are Servants that need a NP upgrade more than him, but I don't think he is a poor choice for a buff. Also, there is no proof that DW necessarily prefer to buff underpowered Servants.