Talk:Fate/EXTELLA Release Commemoration Campaign/@comment-207.23.211.229-20161103194229/@comment-29893250-20161104071328

Saint quartz are a scarcity. Don't just spend because there is an event. Honestly, the most attractive thing about this event aside the possibility of there being a servant exclusion rate up on a priority 1 servant is the rate up on fragments of 2030. Like there was one guy who really, really, really wanted Artoria super badly. For him, rolling is perfectly fine. It is probably the second best rate up for her right now. But if you do want things like Iskandar and Gilgamesh, limited servants who will not come often, I suggest you hoard as much as possible. Control your impulse and play with primarily 3 stars and good 2 stars. I believe the number is that by pure math, it takes on average 200 quartz to hit a 5 star. While you may do better or worse, consider this to be the generic landmark for your chances. There will likely be 20+ 5 stars in the pool meaning that no matter how much you save up, you won't have enough quartz to mathematically make getting that limited 5 star you want likely. You can definitely get lucky but if that's what you really want, it is probably best to save up every last quartz you can to increase your chances.

In the meantime, do not neglect friend points. They yield some of the most useful tech servants in the game that generally aren't coming from anywhere else anyway. Being low star friend point servants, they're also easy to NP5, easy to slot into your team, and cheap to upgrade. Here are some that come to mind. Hans Christian Andersen is one of the best support casters. Saint George is the best cheapo tank to help you (more importantly your supports) live. While I prefer Hans, Shakespeare deserves a mention if you like busters. Sasaki Kojiro being the cheapo assassin regend he is with quite a good skill kit for crits everywhere and Tsubame Gaeshi spam.

For 3 star servants, there are a lot that really, really shine. Some that come to mind are these. Euryale, the male slayer. Fate Cu, the tank that out-tanks 5 stars. Paracelcus von Hoenheim, the punch side of 3 star casters that's packing support survival with it. And of course Mashu.

I think you'll find that you can go through most of the campaigns with Hans, Mashu, and your support. There's something about your servants not dying that tends to make you win. And of course you'll get event servants periodically. You got Elizabeth Bathory brave and you'll get the chance to get Santa Alter (Rider saber alter) come Christmas and possibly another event servant. I believe the 2015 Christmas rerun for her was confirmed.