Talk:Vlad III (EXTRA)/@comment-30468100-20181025171914/@comment-34364075-20181028131450

I've been using Kiyo Lancer on NA for a while and I can say with certainty she's better than most SR and R lancers (except maybe Lalter). High hit counts on buster and self-buster buff means she doesn't have problem generating stars or NP. Her crit down skills can be seen as rather situational, but as the amount of enemies with high crit rate increase, that skill is becoming more relevant.

Li Shuwen can outperform her on burst, but only for one turn before he's hit with 6 turn CDs. Kiyo on the other hand, is far more consistent and easier to use, plus she's buster so she hits harder than him. The only lacklustre thing about Kiyo is her NP overcharge effect, but even that is still managable.

And for all your talk about tanking, just remember that unlike Leonidas, Vlad can only taunt for one turn before the skill enters CD. Doesn't matter how tanky he is, if the enemy doesn't attack him, then his role as a tank is moot (and taunt CEs can only do so much).