User blog comment:Valeth/The Not-So-Helpful FGO's SSR Guide (JP)/@comment-31760473-20181219122827/@comment-27971189-20181219152408

Pretty sure I put it above. The list is not about the strongest and not a slightest text saying this is objective, its not like I have all the time and money to do test on all Servants and CE.

Musashi is the strongest Saber to this date, however by value, she effectively lose to Mordred who is more beginner friendly and have damage boost against good amount of bosses.

On regards of Melt, well, in my opinion, Melt value is low. Considerably low among Alter Ego.

And I already said the reason, her kit is very replacable if you look closely.

You want ST Quick OTK against Caster, Maid Alter is more reliable killer on same NP level. Kintoki Rider is free and still good too, have a NP Charge to jump straight into NP. If one wouldn't mind with AOE, Achilles is great pick thanks to taunt and invul, friendlier deck as well.

You want ST Quick against Rider? Jack still doing it good-- female bonus is one good bonus that you may consider her going off-class. Regend himself is still savage.

You want ST that removes buff, Medea did it too and you know what? She have High Speed Divine Words and debuff cleanse; you don't really need Melt to deal with old man Li. So the 'value' of her not going far from 'I want it Quick against Assassin', 'I can afford Skadi OTK', 'I want DPS and reducing NP damage in one slot for cavalries' or 'She's my waifu'.

The valuation of AE is more difficult, because you have to truly consider whether they are easily replacable by each of real class counter and available enemies you met on regular progress, including all the silvers and bronze.

Okita Alter and Sitonai stand higher as you can easily access their prowess, good with FP team and not so many capable to fill what they gave-- on scope of three classes;

You may debating about Okita Alter being more fragile, then again her firepower is high that her AOE can be as savage as ST. Even under FP team, can be said the highest among AE even under NP 1 that such drawback is still on understandable range. Kiara need more help but still managable by permanents, have Anti-Ruler is a plus if one is lack of Avenger to counter Ruler.

Compare to what they can provide, Melt is 'standard'; not the weakest but not many reason to put her except being premium unit.

As far I experienced on both rag-tag and FP team, I didn't feel 'greater benefit' other than 'ST NP with potential of reducing damage', which Sitonai also capable to do with ease of use and under considerable price or Kiara who gave enough sense of security regardless of team with her being anti-Ruler and bring abusable invul. pierce, on top of Arts res. debuff.

Once again, I never said this list is about being strongest.

If its simply being strongest, I would gladly put Sigurd and Musashi as top Saber due to how their damage easily exceeding other Saber. I would put Hijikata and Xiang Yu above Cu Alter because Cu Alter damage is smaller than them on long run.

I would put Abigail higher than Hokusai as she didn't use cheap trick of constantly reducing defense to deal high damage against enemies. I would put Sherlock above Jeanne because the damage boost is obviously better on 'strongest' topic.

I didn't mind about people ranting about it as it good feedback to let me make it clear as well.

As I said, this is not guide, just a list of how they would contribute. Higher ones simply telling that their contribution is easily reliable especially to underdeveloped roster. You may translate it as "FP generators list" (although it would be hard to decide for Caster ones).

Lower ones meant you would have no issue substitute them for similar need with 4* or silvers and bronze of each respective classes unless you want them for specific strategy or personal reason like waifu reason which is beyond my understanding.

So if you-- say, defeating a MHXX during Summer 2018, Ivan and Anastasia from Xmas 2018, maybe Hokusai too because Melt save you from headache dealing with their NP or you OTK them with Skadi ... with her being NP 2+ without you realizing---

My advice, better looking at someone who understand that, like Appmedia. Its not like I deny good, constructive reasoning. Especially if such feat does irreplacable by lower rarities.