Shamir: Lv46 Sniper. End: Damage, Physical Tank. Armored foes in particular, she cleaved through like a hot axe through a buttery paper bag. But Gremory is better than Bishop for the extra move and higher magic bonus. he other question that tends to nag me as someone trying Maddening for the first time, is "okay, xyz may be the best build for said character, but does that mean they'll be useless if I try something different? His stats just never really took off like some of my other units but thankfully because of Swift Strikes he was still wonderfully proficient at ORKO annoying enemies. For example, Quick Riposte is a valuable skill, but Dimitri can't get it easily because his weakness in Axes and because of something that I won't say in case it might be spoilers (nothing story-related, just mechanics that's connected to the story). Having played through Maddening a number of times, I've settled on a selection of units that I enjoy the most for my playthroughs. This post will compile a list of builds people have used to beat the game on Maddening difficulty. The issue is further emphasized because there's restrictions and time limits. Frankly I think if a character is that strong early on but suddenly becomes poor towards the end it would be poor design from the developers. This is the best choice for our main character as a sword user. He can even take some hits from mages but not a lot. Late: Chip Damage. Besides that, this feels like a pretty normal build for her. I was just coming here to say Dark Flier, I made her one on my Maddening playthrough and it was so much fun. It can also show real examples of the role that progression paths and/or rng can have on your final stats. Mid: Damage, Dodge Tank His Combat Arts also seemed fairly tame. 2000's hottest lms - nominated for four Oscars (including BEST PICTURE) and the winner of the BEST SCREENPLAY Golden Globe. Dimitri: Soldier > Lord dipping into Thief & Cavalier > Paladin & Swordmaster > High Lord. In my playthrough using Wyvern Lord Annette, she was very similar to a standard mage in terms of utility. Can you save scum certification exams or is it hard locked whether you pass or fail on a given day or not? MVP. Sadly i didn't have enough mythril to try out Parthia but she also got Failnaught and Tathlum bow to use. Even when she doesnt crit she does decent damage using Steel Bow+. By the time I got into late 20s level he had already mastered Sniper also and got hunters volley and oh my he was one shooting everything and everyone. Rally Speed and Strength is not a trivial combination, I'd say it's OP even. Late: Healing, Magic Tank, Damage- Once it got going, he wiped out huge portions of the map through innate long range and tons of crits. In terms of the Gremory master class, I myself prefer giving that to Mercedes, as she's skilled with both Faith and Reason magic. Hapi can also stay Bishop. Ingrid in particular needs to immediately get into an advanced tier class at level 20 in case her strength is lagging to shore up her strength. I also made use of the completely broken accessory in order to make the final chapter less annoying. I didn't want to try and train up Riding and miss out on S+ weapon rank for the damage boost. I've come to the conclusion that Annette is a worse mage than Lorenz. For example, let's do a compare and contrast of two common buildsfor Ferdinand: Paladin and Wyvern Lord. Mid: Healing, Support Dorothea has the best overall spell list in the base game between Reason and Faith, though she lacks the punch of a high magic stat. Fighter - Brigand - Archer - Fortress Knight - Emperor, Axe Prowess Lv5, Axefaire, Hit +20, Deathblow, Lancebreaker, Final Lv. So I think having examples to look with some explanations can shed a lot of light. The remaining 3+ can be anything with an emphasis on support/versatility to balance the team and be ready for any situation. CF was my first route though I only played it on normal. So I think that even what might be a build that looks bad on paper and in isolation, might end up being very useful depending on how it fits in with the rest of the team. Or are you assuming that I gotta do something to raise the occupation skills without actually leveling up? Please note that this list in no way rates how good the builds themselves are. She sort of fell off in late game, but training the meme-build of mortal savant allowed her to be a backup healer while still providing some damage. All things related to Fire Emblem: Three Houses & Fire Emblem Three Hopes! Imo her fun niche is as a flying axe-wielding magic user, since lysithea can cover for you in the infantry magic department. This is a harder question to answer. This is where many of the characters who I was sort of training became benched if they didn't wind up leveling well. 20 SolarWirelessBattery War Hapi 2 yr. ago Sniper, bow knight, or wyvern lord. send Ingrid after distant siege tomeusers). However, she is really the only mage that is a viable attacker that can also heal with Physic. Plus flying allows her to rally bot things. Annette as a WyvernLord had more Mag than Gremory Lysithea which explains a lot about why she was so effective. If you want a Crit build, I would go with WarMaster. Even Leonie, who was incredibly def blessed and my only unit with significant def,crumpled thanks to 60+ Attack with 40+ AS coming in. She can easily take the Cadeceus staff for herself since none of the other Lions particularly care for it and she appreciates the extra speed and mobility of the class. Annette is frowned upon as a mage not because of her stats, but because of her spell list. Not sure if i have time to switch build paths at this point (Ch. While she had Warp, I rarely used it and found great value in Seraphim more than others to deal with the number of monsters on Maddening. He healed, he did his job. As far as universally available classes are concerned, it's hard to beat Wyvern Lord. Best Class for Byleth Byleth as the Enlightened One This Enlightened One class is exclusive for Byleth and automatically unlocks it for them. Early: - Damage That said, from my own play through, I'm aware that they are both very strong with a bow. Would you do something different to improve your build? ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. She could not double Swordmasters, but she didn't get doubled by them either. To trade all that away for say Lysithea simply because her spells hit harder sounds like a loss to me. ), the units getting dispatched generally dependent on weapon triangle advantage or enemy class type (e.g. But many sword users will have Axebreaker, which will give them bonus avoid against Annette's magic attacks. To add to this Wyvern Lord Annette got way better with the DLC. Its possible for more than 1 character to satisfy more than of my core archetypes in which case that opens up more room for other builds. I got him poison strikes as well as Recover. You have some levels, some skills, and a good number of different types of weapons or combat arts. Join along as we discuss these titles for Fire Emblem on the Nintendo Switch! The story of a burned-out average middle-class American who tries to regain his personal freedom through dramatic personal changes in his life, seems to provide . The route is Crimson Flower. "Our one dramatist of the younger school who can lay claim to any measure of inspirationforgive me, Jermyn, but I love to quote the Daily Mailis studying in these romantic surroundings the woman who is the chief interpreter of his genius. There is a lot of discussion on what is the best build for a unit, but the best might not always be what a player is looking for. Wyvern Lord is always good. Ah, another good point to keep in mind. There's no question about it. Maybe Ill pick it up moving forward, well see. Surprised you made both Dimitri and Felix into Snipers/Bow Knights. Even with Wyvern Rider/Lord base strength, Annette's going to be taking a pretty significant AS penalty for using the weapon and her speed isn't fantastic to begin with. And the Bolt Axe has a base accuracy of 60%, which will be 20-30% less than most magic spells you'd be using on a regular basis. End: Damage, Vantage Tank It wasn't too hard to gether into vantage range by purposefully taking an early hit, rather than killing on player phase. I opted to drop Raphael back to grappler for Fierce Iron Fist after I got Quick Riposte. Join along as we discuss these titles for Fire Emblem on the Nintendo Switch! Going to be using the format Graveless did since it's easy to read and goes through everything. I had not used Jeritza before so his usefulness was a question to me. Funny. Without the DLC, Annette likes ending on Dark Knight. Finished my NG Verdant Wind maddening run recently, this is what I ended up with. And Lightning Axe only hits once, being a Combat Art. Others too have sworn by her prowess as a wyvern lord and using Lightning Axe. There were few units that could not be eliminated safely and often with a Crit at that point. And for Annette I really dont know whether to make her a gremory or a dark knight. But honestly it's fine just keeping her in paladin/cavalier. In this tier list, we prioritize the amount of value we can get per unit and rank each unit accordingly. The Way of These Women can i drink water between suprep doses. She has access to the most rallies in a single unit. I also held off on using any of the DLC items until the third to last chapter, where I just got tired. A dancer is a dancer so good unit. Anyway, I haven't finished a maddening run yet and I'm learning that the game is in fact quite dynamic with changing tactics from the early game compared to mid or late game. Grappler/Sniper have guaranteed follow-up arts, and War Master can potentially get him Quick Riposte; with QR, he can equip Aegis Shield+Killer Axe and go to town. Compared to Valkyrie you get a couple extra magic power (which matters little when you're hitting for 40-50/turn) and no effective extra range (Dark Knight has more movement, but less spell range). magic through to dark knight since she's probably going to be the one using the BL dancers. Conquest Lunatic is one of my favorite games. I prefer Assassin Felix, in particular equipped with the Aegis Shield from his paralogue. I prefer lord. I've always thought that you could only either rally or dance with a unit, which made me never want to make a rallybot the dancer, but some people do seem to like rallybots as dancers, so that's why I ask lol.