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TheLastRemnantarmyconstructionFAQ-ShinesmanOffWhite,May29,2009(version1.0.2)------------------------------------------------------------------****5****1****5****2****5****3****5****4****5****5****5****6****5****7****5**
Tableofcontents:
I.Aboutthisguide.[I]
II."Bigpicture"construction.[II]-A.Largeunionsvs.manyunions[IIA]-B.Unionconstruction[IIB]-C.Formations[IIC]
III.Characterselectionguidance[III]-A.Commonarts[IIIA]-B.Unusualarts[IIIB]-C.Rarearts[IIIC]-D.Specialarts[IIID]-E.Arcana[IIIE]-F.Availability[IIIF]
IV.Specificcharacters[IV]-A.Charactersthatshouldgenerallybeavoided("QuickFail")[IVA]
-B.Charactersthatshouldgenerallybeincluded[IVB]-C.Otherleadersworthconsidering[IVC]--1.Basicrecommendations[IVC1]--2.Advancedrecommendations[IVC2]--3.Secondtier[IVC3]--4.Notrecommended[IVC4]
V.Tablesandlists[V]-A.QuickversionofsectionIVC[VA]
VI.Fortherecord.
-------I.Aboutthisguide.[I]-------
Theguidestartswithsomebasicdiscussionsonhowtoputtogetherabattleparty(sections2and3).Thisisbuiltfrommyexperiencehavingplayedthroughthegame,fromdiscussionsontheGameFAQsmessageboard,andfromresearchonthewiki.IhavenotplayedthroughthegameathousandtimesandIdonotclaimtobeanexpert.Thisguideisprimarilywrittenfornewerplayersontheirfirstplaythrough.
ThisguideismeanttoanswersomefrequentlyaskedquestionsaboutconstructingabattlepartyinthegameTheLastRemnant(TLR).Icount165possibleleadersandthereareasimilarnumberofsoldiers,sopickingeighteenisamindnumbingtaskwithoutsomebasicguidance.
ThisguidewaswrittenforthePCversionofTLR.Thegeneraladvicemaybeapplicable,butthespecificsofthecharactersaresometimesquitedifferent,socheckthewikifirst.
Thisguidementionsofa"lowBRgame."ThereismoredetailonthisinotherFAQs.UnlikelowlevelrunsinsomeotherRPGs,thisisastrategyformakingthegameeasierbyworkingwiththedynamicdifficultysystem.Whileannoyingtodo,itishighlyrecommended.
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Unionsshouldgenerallybeeithermysticattackorphysicalattackgroups.Givingtheunitconsistentskillsraisesthelikelihoodthatyou'llgetmultipleartswhenyoutellthemtoattackwithcombat,mystic,oritemarts.Itemattackartsareaperplexingsubsetoftheattackcommands,andtheycanbeveryexpensivetouse.TheonlyrealbenefitisthattheydonotrequireAP,whichissometimeshelpfulbutrarelycritical.
Mysticattackunionsshouldbecapableofcastingatleastonearcana,anditispossiblewithcertainleaders,suchasRushandWyngale,tohaveasingleunionabletocastallofthearcana.Thisisnotparticularlyuseful.Blackout,thesimplestattackarcana,isoftencapableofclearingthebattlefieldofallweakerenemiesjustaswellasCrimsonFlare,anditissubstantiallyeasiertoexecute.CrimsonFlaredoesbetterdamage,whichisimportantforsinglepowerfultargets,butBlackouttypicallydoesthejobonallweakerenemiesandtherearebetterwaystododamagetosinglepowerfultargets.
Everyunionshould,ifpossible,haveatleastonecharacterwithVivificationHerborHartshorn,andtheunionshouldalsohaveaseparatecharactercapableofrealhealing.Atlategame,onlyMoonlightandRevitalizearepowerfulenoughtorestoreauniontofull.Acommonsituationinharderfightsisthattheenemywilluseanareaofeffectattackthatwillkillsomeunionsandhurtotherssubstantially.Ifeach
unionhasareviverandahealer,theunioncanbreakoutofthefight,raiseadeadunion,andtheneithertopofftheotherunionorhealitself.Thisway,moreunionscanbebroughtbackintothefightthenextturnwithoutriskofthemjustdyingagain.
Carefulattentionshouldbegiventothepersonattheheadoftheunion.Manyskills,suchasDavid'sGaeBolgorRush'sOmnistrike,canonlybeusedifthepersonistheleader.Theleaderalsohasastronginflenceoverwhatcommandswillbeavailable.Forexample,iftheleaderisaPaladin,the"Defend"commandmaybeavailable.Itisaspecialcommandthatonlyunionsledbycertainclassescanuse.Acharacterinamysticclass,suchasaThaumaturge,willalmostalwaysgettheoptionto"attackwithMysticarts!"andotherappropriatebasiccommands.
-C.Formations[IIC]
Therearesimplytoomanyformationstogointogreatdetailhere,butingeneral,aformationwillhaveeffectsbasedontheplacementofthecharacters,aslistedinthedescription.Ifthereisaformationthatis"effectiveagainst"anenemyyouarefighting,suchasCupofCelapeleisforBeastmen,thengiveitawhirl.It'snotspecified,buttheexpectationisthatitgivesa20%damagebonus.
Oneformationisworthspecificallymentioningbecauseitisunusualandveryusefulforlearningskills.TheMysticSealformationisnoteasytoget,butitreducesyourattackandmagicattacktozero.Your
basicattacksdonotdodamage,andallofyourotherattacks(exceptitems)areweakened.ThisisusefulforprolongingfightsandlearningskillsinlowBRgames.
Especiallyifyouareusingasmallunionsetup,suchas4/4/4/3/3at18,thefocusofformationchoiceshouldbeonavoidingpenaltiesratherthanonmaximizingbonuses.Especiallywiththesmallerunionsyoucanchoosesetupswherenoneofyourcharactersareinalocationthatgivesapenalty,suchasWedgeforthreemembercombatartsunions.Wedgegivesbonusestocharactersinthefirstthreepositions,but
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penaltiestothecharactersinthelasttwopositions,soifthereisnoonetheretobepenalizeditonlygivesbonuses.
Verylateinthegame,thereareformationsavailablethathavepowerfuleffects.Theseworkoffofformationmodifiers,whichIwillmentionbrieflybutdonotplantodwellon.ManyofthesesetupsrequireuseoftheEnlightenedSeven,charactersthatareonlyavailableattheendofthegame.Theycanbeignoredfortheinitialplaythrough,butmightbeworthconsideringonhardmode.Tridentformationisoneofthefew"power"formationsthatdoesnotrequiretheSeven.
Formationattributesaresimplyflagsonacharacterthatletthemactivatethemoreadvancedformsofformations.Forexample,MysticHengeIIIrequiresthattheformationhaveatleastfourmemberswiththemysticattribute,threememberswiththespecialattribute,andoneSovani.Therearefivebasicflags:Special,Mystic,Recovery,Physical,andSpeed.Manycharactershaveallfive.TheSevenhaveadistinctflag,andraceandgenderalsoactasflagsforsomeformations.
YoucouldconstructMysticHengeIIIwithDavid,Emmy,Blocter,andTorgal,sincethere'soneSovaniandallofthecharactershavealloftheattributes.IfyoureplacedBlocterwithJager,whodoesn'thavethespecialattribute,itwouldstillworkfine.YoucouldevenuseMcGrady,sincehehastheMysticattribute.Ihaven'tlistedthe
character'sattributeshere,butthey'reallonthewikiifyouneedthem.
-------III.Characterselectionguidance[III]-------
TherearemoreplayablecharactersinthisgamethanChronoCrossandShiningForcecombined,andthat'ssayingsomething.Likethosevenerablegames,though,thevastmajorityofcharactersinTLRareprettyuseless,andseparatingtheexcellentfromthehumdrumtakessometime.Thissectiongoesintosomedetailonwhatyoushouldconsiderwhenselectingagroupof18toworkwithforthelonghaul.
Asahelpfulruleofthumb,charactersthathavealittle"backgroundstory"ontheirstatusscreenarealmostalwaysworthconsidering.
Thesearegenerallyreferredtoas"uniqueleaders."UniqueleaderstendtogetnewskillsastheBRincreasesandtendtobejustplainbetterthanthe"vanilla"leadersandsoldiers.
Thereare51leadersthatIlistas"worthconsidering."Whilesomeofthemarejustbetterthanothers,inmanycasestherearetradeoffsandthereisnoconsensusonwhichcharactersareideal,thoughtherearesomecharactersthatrarelygetleftout.Insteadofsayingwhichcharacterstouseornot,thisguidewillgiveguidanceonwhatyoushouldlookforwhenpickingthosecharacters.
-A.Commonarts[IIIA]
Thesefourgroupsofskillsareveryeasytofind,buttheyareallquiteuseful.Almostallofyourcharacterswillhavetwoorthreeofthesetostart.
Combatarts
Prettymucheverycharacterinthegamelearnscombatartsbasedontheweapontheyhaveequipped.TheseincludethingslikeEmma's"KneeSplitter"attack.Theyaremundane,andtheyneverdoanythingbutrawdamageunlesstheweaponitselfhasabonus,buttheywillbethe
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sourceofmostofthedamageyoudoduringthegame.Theyrarelyhaveanyeffectonthedecisionwhethertouseacharacter,becauseeveryoneeitherhasthemorwillgetthem.
Therearesomecharactersinthegamethatonlyhavethesebasiccombatarts.Theyaremoreorlessworthless.AnexampleistheleaderAlbert,aPirate.Whilehemaybeusefulformaintainingpirate/ninjaequilibriumheisbasicallyworthlessasacharacterandcanbeignored.
Thereareseveralotherartswhicharealmostascommonandaresimilarlyuseful.Whileboring,theyareincludesomeofthemostimportantskillsinthegameandyouwillwantthemajorityofyourcharacterstohavethesebasicabilities.
Herbs
Thefirst"stapleskill"isherbs,whichistheonlyonethatRushstartswith.Thisskillcanbeusedforhealingandraising,twoofthecriticaltasksmentionedaboveintheunionconstructionsection.Ifacharacterhadherbsandattackskillsandnothingelse,theywouldstillbeareasonablecharactertoincludeinthebattleparty.ThereareprobablybetterchoicesthanOakes,acharacterwhohasonlyherbsandcombatarts,butyoucouldusehimtotheendofthegamewithoutsubstantialcomplaint.Thefinalherbartisanattackskill,FrostTincture,whichisnotasgood
asanyoftheotherhighlevelitemattackskills.Herbsisalsosolidhealingatlowlevels.Athighlevelsitisstilluseful,butpalesincomparisontoRevitalizeandMoonlight.
Remedies
Thesecond"stapleskill"isremedies,whichisusuallyfirstencounteredasapotentialrecruitwithMcGrady.Whileremediescan'tbeusedforraisingreliably(120APandahighlevelskill),itcanbeusedforhealingandremovingstatusailments.Again,McGradycouldbeuseduntiltheendofthegamewithoutcomplaint,butthereareprobablybetterchoicesinthelongrun.Remediesbecomesmuchmoreimportantneartheendofthegame,whereRevitalizeistheonlycommonlyavailableskill
thatcanfullyhealaunionwithoneaction.
Invocations
Thelast"stapleskill"isinvocations,whichRushlearnsveryearlyinthegame.Unlikeherbsandremedies,acharacterwithonlycombatartsandinvocationsisstillprettyworthless.NoraandLoki,uniqueleadersavailableearlyinthegame,startwithjustthesetwo.Thepointofinvocationsisthatitisthebasicmysticattackskill.Sparkisn'tthatdifferentfromacombatart,butlaterartslikeCausticBlastcandoincredibledamageagainstlargegroupsandarcanalikeBlackoutcanbekeytovictory.
-B.Unusualarts[IIIB]
Thenextsetofskillsyouwon'tseequiteasoften,butinmanycasestheyareonlyusefulincertainsituations.Inmanycasestheyareactuallynotasgoodasthebasicskillsoraresimplytoospecializedtoevenwantyourentirearmytohavethem.
Evocations
Thisistheotherbasicmysticattack.Alloftheseartsarelongrange,
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meaningtheycanbecastwithoutengagingtheenemy.Someevocations,hexes,andpsionicsalsoworkthisway.Mostofthehigherevocationsalsocausestatuseffects,buttheytendnottodoasmuchdamageastheinvocations.Ingeneralevocationsisnotveryusefulsinceinvocationsdoesmoredamageandhexesisbetterforstatusmanipulation.TheWhiteoutarcanadoesmoredamagethanBlackout,butitrequiresfourpeopleinsteadofthree.
Hexes
Thelowerlevelhexesinflictsomestatusailmentsanddealdamagethatisweakerthaninvocations,butitisthehighlevelhexesthatmaketheseartsworthwhile.Cachexia,thefinalartinthegroup,isthecornerstoneofseveralstrategiesforsomeofthehardestbossesinthegame.Hexesincludessomemoralemodifiers,buttheyarenotasgoodaspsionicsortraps.Manycharacterslearnthisskilllater,whichisextremelyunhelpfulwhentryingtolearnthefinalart.PlayersplanningonusingCachexiastrategiesshouldstartwithacharacterthatalreadyknowsalotofhexes,suchasYuniver,insteadofbuildingfromthebottom,suchasBlocterorGaouwholearnhexeslaterintheircareersandstartatthebareminimum.The"tokenhexers"likeBlocterandGaoucan,however,beusedtosupportthearcanaAnimalculae.
Potions
Overall,notaveryusefulgroupofskills.Theeffectsofthestatbooststhattheyprovidearenotparticularlyimpressive,andthisskillisnotgenerallyveryusefulinitself.Theonepositivenoteisthatusingstatboostsisawayforaunittoavoidengagingincombat,andsolongasyoucanaffordtokeepbuyingthem,thepotionsareveryeasytoskillup.Thefinalskillisanattackitemartthatisonparwiththebestexplosivesattackartathigherskilllevelssogrindingthesetothetopisnotawastedeffort.
Lotions
Thisisinessenceacombinationofremediesandherbsonceitisfully
operational.Thevariousskillshealvariousstatusailmentsandhitpointsandthesecondtolastskillraisesaunion.Theproblemwithlotionsisthatitisdifficulttolearnfromscratch,asacharacterhastousethecurepoisonlotionfiveorsixtimestolearnthehealinglotionandnotthatmanyenemiesinflictpoisonstatus.Onceoperational,though,itisthemostversatilehealingart.Likepotionsandherbs,thefinallotionsartisanattack.Whilenotincredible,itdoesgooddamageathighskilllevelsand0APskillsthatpackapuncharecriticalinsomefights.EyeCreamdoeshealpartymembers,butitisoneoftheweakesthealingeffectsinthegame.
-C.Rarearts[IIIC]
Itisentirelypossiblethatyoucouldbuildasolid18charactergroupthatdoesnotincludecharacterswithanyofthefollowingskills.Manyofthemarefoundononlyahandfulofcharacterstostart.Twoofthem,PsionicsandTraps,areprimarilyusedformoralecontrol.
Psionics
Thisgrouphasonlyoneworthwhileeffect,whichismoralecontrol.Threeoftheeffectsaffectmorale:bluff,addle,andmixedmessages.Someoftheotherartsinthisgrouparefuntoplaywith,butthemoralecontrolis
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allthisskillneedstobeextremelyuseful.Onlyfourcharactersofthe39practicalchoicesstartwiththisskill.Thereisanarcanathatusespsionicsasanattackandsomeofthepsionicsinflictdamagebutthisisgenerallynotanattackskill.
Wards
Onlytwocharactersinthegamestartwiththisskill.Oneofthemisnotavailableuntilextremelylateinthegameandisimpracticaltouse,andtheotherstartswithnoneofthebasicskills.Thatsaid,it'snotthatgreataskillsetforgeneralrunningaroundandisonlyimportantfordetailedstrategiesagainsthideouslypowerfulenemies.
Explosives
Thebasicitemattackskillisfoundontwoofthe39tostart.Rushcanlearnitfairlyearlyinthegame,buttheothertwowhouseitarenotavailableuntilwellafterthestart.Withsomework,itcandodamageonparwithEvocationsandlikeallitemartsitdoesnotcostAP.Itisslowtolevel,theingredientsareexpensive,anddedicateditemattackartgroupsareinconsistentwithactuallyusingthecommand.Allinall,though,thisskillisnotabigsellingpointsinceitisjustdamage,andnotaspectacularamountofdamageatthat.Thefinallotionsandpotionsitemattacksarecheaperandalmostasgood,nottomentionbeingeasier
andcheapertoskillupandhavingotherusefuleffects.
Shards
Khryniaislikelytheonlycharacterthatwilleverusethisskill,astheonlyothercharacterthatstartswithitisnotavailableuntilextremelylateanditissimplyimpracticaltolevelitwheneachusecancost3-4kgold.Moonlightisanextremelypowerfulhealingspellandtheattackshardsdoreasonabledamage,especiallyagainstgroups,butthehealingeffectistheonlyuseofthisskillsetthatisactuallybetterthanotherabilities.
Traps
Thereareseveralcharactersthatlearnthisskill,andlikelotionsthisisawkwardtogetstarted.Thebasictrapisasingletargetknockout,and"Slamthemwithstatuseffects"doesn'tseemtocomeupveryoftenunlessyouturneverythingelseoff.Inmanyways,trapsislikepsionicsinthattheprimaryvalueisinthemoralecontrolskills.LandMinealsodoesdecentbutunremarkabledamage.
-D.Specialarts[IIID]
Uniqueabilities
Thesetwoarelumpedtogetherbecausethedistinctionbetweenthemis
minimal.Thespecificsoftheartsvarysomewhat,andtheyarediscussedinthespecificsectionsonthecharacters.ThemostobviousexampleofauniqueabilityisDavid'sGaeBolg,whichisanattackthataffectseveryenemyonthebattlefield.Thegameusesavarietyoftermstodescribetheseabilities,buttherearetwobasictypes:abilitiesderivedfromanitemandabilitiesspecifictoacharacter.
Aunionthatincludesacharacteractivatingauniqueabilityorremnantarthasunnaturalevasionandwillveryrarelygethit.
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Summons(Character-specific)
Thefirstgroupofuniqueabilitiesissummons.Rushgetsoneduringthestoryline,andJagerandEmmyeachgetoneduringaquest.Thesummonsthemselvesarevirtuallyidentical:theyhave9999hp,arenotaffectedbystatusailments(exceptenthrall),anddominimaldamage.Theyareprimarilyimportantforbattleswhereyouneedatankingunion.Youcanonlyhaveonesummonoutatatime.Theydieandareraisedlikeanyotherunion.
Tosummon,acharactermustbetheunionleader,mustnotbeengaged,andmusthaveenoughAP.Thecommanddoesnotcomeupveryfrequently,andhavingallthreepossiblesummonsandsummonersincreasesthechanceofgettingone.
SpecialAttacks(Character-specific)
ThisincludesRush'sOmnistrike.Thereareseveralotherabilitiesthathavesimilareffects,includingLugh'sRevenge,HundredFlowers,andsuch.Toactivatetheseattacks,theusermustbetheunionleader,musthaveenoughAP,andmustmeetunionmoraleconditions(eitherveryloworveryhigh).
Otherabilities(Character-specific)
Someofthecharactershavepowersthatdon'tfitneatlyintoanyofthebroadcategoriesandwillbediscussedbelowinthespecificcharacterdescriptions.Ingeneral,though,theyhavethesame"usermustbeunionleader"requirement,andgivetheevasionbous.ThemostobviousoftheseisDavid'sGaeBolgability.
WeaponArts(Item-specific)
Somehighlevelweaponshavetheirowndistinctiveattacks.Thesecanbebestdescribedashighlevelcombatarts.Manycharacters,suchasBlocter,neverlearnthembecausetheydonothavetherightkindofweapon.TheweaponartsfromRemnantsrequiretheusertobetheleader,butthe
weaponartsfromnormalweaponsworkfromanypositionintheformation.Afewweaponarts,suchasSoulshield,givedefensivebonusesinsteadofattacks.
-E.Arcana[IIIE]
Arcanaarecombinationsofmysticartsthatreplacetheoriginaleffectswithadifferenteffect.Theycanbequitepowerful,buttheycanalsobeunfortunatewhentheytriggeratthewrongtime.Oncetheyhavebeentriggeredonce,theywillsometimescomeupasaspecificoptionforaunion'saction.
"Highpower"forthismeansthelowestlevelskillatrankV,thebasic
versionofoneofthethreetopskills,oramiddleskillatmiddlerank.Anyskillliterallymeansanyskillofthatskilltree,howeverweak.Forexample,ifIrinausesRevitalizeII,RushusesRestore,MaddoxusesRefresh,andParisusesRestore,theunionwouldinsteaduseRejuvenatingWaterIifIrinaistheleader.Ifanyoneelseweretheleader,thememberswouldjustdotheindividualskills.IfGaouwereintheunionasa5thmemberandwasplanningonattacking,hisattackwouldnothappenwhiletheuniondidthearcana.
RejuvenatingWater:Leaderuseshighpowerremedy,threesupportingmember
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useanyremedy.Healsallfriendlyunions,removesallstatuseffectsexceptdeath,enthrall,andcurse,andgivesAPboost.(Minimumfourcharacters)
Animalcule:Leaderuseshighpowerhex,threesupportingmembersuseanyhex.Dealsdamageandinflictspoison,silence,andparalyzeonallenemiesonthebattlefield.(Minimumfourcharacters)
Therestjustdodamagetoeveryenemyonthebattlefield,listedinincreasingorderofdamage:
Blackout:Leaderuseshigh-powerevocation,twosupportingmembersuseanyinvocationorevocation.(Minimumthreecharacters)
Whiteout:Leaderuseshighpowerinvocation,threesupportingmembersuseanyevocationorinvocation.(Minimumfourcharacters)
FatalEclipse:Leaderuseshighpowerpsionics,onesupportingmembermustuseahex,onesupportingmembermustuseaninvocation,andonesupportingmembermustuseanevocation.(Minimumfourcharacters)
CrimsonFlare:LeaderusesGrenadeImpact,onesupportingmembermustuseahex,onesupportingmembermustuseaninvocation,andonesupportingmembermustuseanevocation,andonesupportingmembermustuseapsionic.(Minimumfivecharacters)
-F.Availability[IIIF]
Whileasecondaryconcernformakingtheultimateteam,whenacharacterbecomesavailableisimportantsimplybecausethehigheryourBRgoes,thesloweryourcharacterswillgrow.Thelatercharacterstendtohavebetterstartingstats,buttheyaregenerallymuchweakerthantheearlycharacterswhichhavegrownwithyourparty.
Forcomparison,atBR80whenIbeattheEnlightenedSeven,Blocterhad2502hitpointsand163strengthincomparisonwithZuido's2051hpand113strength(startingstats)andMilton's1071hitpointsand96strength(again,startingstats).WhilebothofthemembersofthesevenhaveuniqueabilitiesandinMilton'scaseabetterweapon,Blocteroutclassesbothinrawnumbers.Additionally,BlocterhasmasteredmanyoftheskillsavailabletohimwhereZuidoandMiltonarejustgettingstarted.
Inshort,iftwocharactersareotherwisesimilar,theearliercharacterisabetterchoice.
-------IV.Specificcharacters[IV]-------
Therestofthisguideissimplybuildinguptothissection,whichisintendedtoaskthebasicquestionof"whatcharactersshouldIuse?"Mostoftherestofthisguideissimplyareferenceformakingthedecisionofthefinalcutdownto18membersfromthe300+candidates.
Thissectionissplitintoseveralbigsubsections.Forlists,seesectionVoftheguide.
-A.Charactersthatshouldgenerallybeavoided("QuickFail")[IVA]
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Sincethereareliterallyhundredsofchoices,thefirststopinfilteringcharactersisgettingridoftheonesthatsimplydon'tpulltheirweight.Mostofthecharactersinthegamehaveverylimitedoptionsinskills.Whilethisisn'ttragicinitself,it'susuallyprettyeasytofindacharacterthatdoeshavemoreoptions.McGradycouldeasilybecomparedwithIrina.Neitherhitsveryhardandbothhaveremedies.Irinaalsohastraps,lotions,psionics,specialabilitiesandsoon.While85%ofthetimethetwocharactersareinterchangeable,IrinahasoptionswhereMcGradydoesnot.
It'sgenerallyeasiesttojustignoreallofthe"vanilla"characters,buttherearetwothatareworthlisting(YnfryandAquarius).Thesoldierscanalsogenerallybeignored.
ThereisasecondgroupofcharactersthatshouldbeavoidedwhicharenotQF,andthosearetheonesthataresimplynotavailableattherighttime.Eightcharacters(theEnlightenedSevenandLeucetius)arenotavailableuntilvery,verylateinthegameandbythetimeyougetthemyourothercharacterswilllikelyhavedevelopedbeyondthem.
ThelastcharacterthatshouldgenerallybeavoidedisEmma,forreasonsthatwillbecomeobviouswhenplayingthroughthegame.
-B.Charactersthatshouldgenerallybeincluded[IVB]
Whilemanyofthe18choicesaredifficult,thereisacoregroupofcharacterswhichareobviouswinnersandshouldalmostalwaysbeincluded.Fortheskills,thenotation"(learnedearly)"meansthecharacterlearnsitbeforeBR30andthenotation"(learnedlate)"indicatesthattheylearnitafterBR30.
Intheend,the18choicesshouldinclude:
*Atleastfivecharacterswith"leader",oneforeachpossibleunion.*Atleastfivecharacterswith"healer",oneforeachpossibleunion.*Atleastfivecharacterswith"reviver"whoarenotalsohealers,again
oneforeachpossibleunion.
Thiscontrolsatleast10ofyourcharacterchoices,sinceleaderscouldalsobehealersorrevivers.Theothereightcouldliterallybeanythingatall.Thefollowingarealsoveryhelpful:
*Onetothreecharacterswithastrongmoralecontrolability(i.e.highlevelpsionicsortraps).*Onetothreecharacterswhowilleventuallybecapableofcastingthehighestlevelhex,Cachexia.*Asmanycharactersaspossiblewithnon-remnantweaponarts.
Again,thesecouldoverlap,soParisisbothahealerandamorale
controller.It'sgenerallybesttonottrytousethesamecharactertomeetmorethantworoles,soevenifEmmyispotentiallyaleader,healer,moralecontroller,andCachexiauser,it'sbesttohaveherjustdotwoofthosethings.Rushcan,intheory,doanyandallofthis,butit'sbesttochooselimitedrolesforhimtoworkin.Havingthesebasicabilitiesmetismoreimportantthanchoosingthe"best"characters.Almostallofthecharacterslistedasrecommendedcanfitatleasttworoles,somemanymore.
A"*"indicatesthattousethatroletheywilleventuallylearnaskill
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setthatincludesthatrolebutdon'tstartwithit.
Alloftheselistsareinalphabeticalorder.
***Baulson(Physical,Reviver,Healer*,WeaponArt)***Skillsets:Herbs,Remedies(learnedearly),Potions(learnedlate)Pro:Baulsonisoneoftheearliestcharactersyoucanrecruitinthegame.Hegetsbothherbsandremediesandhitshard.Con:ThemainproblemwithBaulsonisthatyoucaneitherhavehisfinalweaponorstickwiththesecondbestweaponandhaveaweaponart,sohe'salittlegimpedeitherway.
***Caedmon(Physical,Mystic,Reviver,Healer*,Morale*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Herbs,Potions,Remedies(learnedearly),Traps(learnedlate).Pro:Withstrongphysicalattacks,goodhealingabilities,and(likeallSovani)evocations,Caedmonisflexibleenoughtofitintoanyunion.He'savailableearlyinthegame.Con:Hisfinalweaponisn'tverygood.
***Emmy(Leader,Healer,Physical,Cachexia*,Morale*)***Skillsets:Remedies,Hexes(learnedlate),Traps(learnedlate)Pro:Emmygetspowerfulphysicalattacks,healing,asummon,andauniqueattack(HundredFlowers).Con:ThefrustratingquestionwithEmmyisthatifyouplantouseIrina,bothcanmakegooduseoftheNightbloom.Emmyalsohastouse1-handedartsinsteadoffocusingexclusivelyondual-wieldartsifyoudogiveherthesword,sinceSnowpetalisa1-handedart.
***Gaou(Physical,Leader,Reviver,Cachexia*,Morale*)***Skillsets:Lotions,Hexes(learnedlate),Traps(learnedlate)
Pro:Gaouhasgoodstats,hitshard,andusesObsidianwhichgiveshimaremnantweaponart.Unlikemostlotionsusers,hestartswithmostoftheartsanddoesn'trequireskillgrindingtobefunctional.Con:EyeCream,hisonlydirecthealingability,justdoesn'tcutitattheendofthegame.
***Jager(Leader,Physical,Morale*)***Skillsets:Psionics(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:JagerusesSchiavonaanddoesextremelygooddamagewithit.Healsogetsaccesstoasummonandhasauniqueattackability(Beowulf).
Con:Specialabilitiesaside,Jagerdoesn'tdomuchotherthanhitstuff.Thenagain,hehitsforsomuchdamagewithSchiavonathatyouprobablydon'twanthimdoinganythingelseanyway.
***Pagus(Leader,Healer,Reviver,Mystic)***Skillsets:Invocations,Remedies,Herbs(learnedearly),Wards(learnedlate)Pro:PagusgetsaccesstobothRemediesandHerbs(atBR25)andcanfill
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alargevarietyofroleswithinaunion.HealsogetsMegalore,whichisbasicallyaonemanArcana,andaccesstoWardsatBR50.He'salsoavailableextremelyearlyinthegame.Con:Unlikemanyoftheothermysticleaders,PagusonlygetsInvocationsandissomewhatlackinginoffensiveoptions.Hisphysicalattacksarepathetic.
***Paris(Healer,Mystic,Morale*)***Skillsets:Remedies,Psionics,Invocations(learnedlate),Traps(learnedlate),Wards(learnedlate)Pro:Parishasbeenbeefedupfromthe360versionandisnowamuchbettercharacter.HeisthefirstbigpsionicsuseravailableandgetsaccesstowardsatBR50,sohegivesaccesstosomeofthemoreexoticabilitiesinthegame.Con:Whilegoodatmeddlingandhealing,ParisissomewhatlackingwhenitcomestoactuallykillingthingsandislimitedtoartslikeMaledictwhichdon'tdomuchdamage.
***Rush(All)***Skillsets:Herbs,allotherslearnedthroughquests.Pro:
Unlikethe360version,youcanactuallychoosenottouseRush.Hecandoanythingandbeanything.Healsolearnsasummon,hastwoinnatespecialabilities,andcanchoosetolearnmanydifferentweaponandremnantarts.Unliketherestofthecharacters,hisequipmentcanbedirectlymodified.Con:Actuallypayingtoupgradeequipmentisannoying.Healsolearnssomeskillsetsverylateinthegame,sohe'slessusefulthanhecouldbe.Eventhoughhecantheoreticallylearnallskills,youmustfocusonjustafewsetsofskillssothathe'sactuallygoodatsomethingratherthanbadateverything.
***Torgal(Leader,Physical,Morale*)***
Skillsets:Evocations,Potions(learnedearly),Psionics(learnedlate)Pro:Torgalhaslotsofhealthanddoeslotsofdamage.He'salsoavailableveryearlyinthegame.Hecanactuallyendupwithtwoweaponarts,oneofwhichisactuallyauniqueability(Lugh'srevenge).Con:ForaSovani,Torgaldoesn'thavemanyskills.Hislackofhealingorraisingabilitiesisadrawback,butnotacripplingone.Themainproblemisthathisweaponprogressioncangetbuggedandhecangetstuckwithsubparequipment.Donotgivehimweaponsotherthanaxesifheasksforthem!
-C.Otherleadersworthconsidering[IVC]
Alloftheselistsusethesameformatasabove.
#1.Basicrecommendations[IVC1]#
Thesecharactersaresolidpicksthatwillgetyouthroughthegame.Insomecases,theyarenottheabsolutebestatwhattheydoandtherearebetterchoicesifyoupickthroughthemechanicsindetail,butthesewillgetyouthroughthegame.Manyofthemareavailableearlyandmaybeworthusingjusttotideyouovertothebettercharactersifyoudon'tplanon
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usingthemallthewaythrough.
***Allan(Healer*,Physical,Mystic,Morale,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Explosives,Traps,Shards(learnedlate),Hexes(learnedlate)Pro:LikemostSovani,Allanhitshardinphysicalcombat.Healsohasavarietyofitemarts.Con:HisonlyhealingskillisMoonlight,andhedoesn'tlearnshardsforalongtime.Forthemostpart,he'sjustaphysicalattacker.
***Blocter(Reviver,Physical,Morale*,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Herbs,Hexes(learnedlate),Traps(learnedlate)Pro:BlocterisavailableearlyandistheonlyonethatcanequiptheWonderBangle,aremnantthatchangesthedurationofallailmentsontheunionto1turn.Worthusingasaplaceholderifnothingelse.Con:LackofaweaponartandalessthansuperfinalweaponmeanthatBlocterwillneverbeapowerhouseattacker.
***Darien(Reviver,Healer*,Physical)***Skillsets:Herbs,Lotions,Remedies(learnedlate),Potions(learnedlate)
Pro:Availablefairlyearly,Darienisanawesome-possumplaceholdercharactersincehehasvivificationherbwhenyourecruithim.He'salsorathereasytorecruitandhasbothhealingskilltypes.Con:ThefailboatarrivesforDarienlaterinthegame,whenheislefthangingforlackofbetterweaponsorreallyanythingspecial.
***David(Leader,Healer,Reviver,Physical,Mystic)***Skillsets:Herbs,Invocations,Remedies(learnedlate),Shards(learnedlate)Pro:GaeBolgisapowerfulweaponforwinningearlytomidgamemassbattles
likeNestofEagles."Dave"alsohasalargevarietyofskillsathisdisposal.Hehasaweaponartandauniqueattack,ExMachina.Con:Davidisa"Jackofalltrades,masterofnone."Hehaslotsofbasicskills,butdoesn'thavethefocustomakeanyofthemgood.Thisisfineforthehealingskills,buthelacksoffensivepunch.UniqueArt,GaeBolg:Davemustbeleader,musthave80AP,andmustnotbedeadlocked.Hitsallenemiesonthebattlefieldwithaphysicalattack.
***Gabriel(Leader*,Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:Herbs,Potions,Invocations(learnedearly),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:
SolidskillsandthepotentialtobecomeanAssassin,whichallowsbackattackswithoutfullflanking.Relativelyearlyavailability.Canhaveweaponartsforbothswordandshieldsimultaneously.Con:One-handedweaponstendtodolimiteddamage.
***Glenys(Healer,Reviver*,Physical)***Skillsets:Remedies,Evocations(learnedlate),Herbs(learnedlate)Pro:Solidhealingskillsandrelativelyearlyavailabilitymakeforasolid
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character.Theone-handedkatanasdobetterdamagethantheone-handedswords.Anexcellentplaceholderifwaitingforsomethingbetter,oradecentcharacterinherownright.Canhaveaweaponart.Con:Theherbsskillislearnedalittletoolatetobeveryuseful.One-handedkatanashavetheworstdefenseratingofanyweapon.
***Irina(Leader,Healer,Reviver,Morale)***Skillsets:Remedies,Lotions,Traps,Psionics(learnedlate),Shards(learnedlate)Pro:Irinastartswithexcellentremediesandlotionsandisanexcellentdefensivecharacter.ShelearnsOmnistrike,whichdoesn'tdoincredibledamagebutdoesgiveheranoffensiveoptionthatgivesspecialartdodgingabilitywhenused.Con:LandMineistheonlyoffensiveskillshestartswith.Shedoesn'tdomuchcombatdamage,andpsionicsislearnedlateinthegameandisverylimitedasanattacktobeginwith.UntilshegetseitherCycloneCreamorShardsshe'smoreorlesshelplessasanattacker.YoucouldgivehertheNightbloominsteadofgivingittoEmmyandgiveherattackingpower,butEmmyisafarbettercharacterinthefirstplace.
***Jorgen,Adventurer(Healer,Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:Herbs,Remedies,Lotions(learnedlate)Invocations(learnedlate)Pro:AstrongvarietyofhealingskillsandfairlyearlyavailabilitymakethisoneofthebetterJorgenvariants.Moreusefulasaplaceholderthanalong-termcharacter.Con:One-handedweaponstendtodolimiteddamageandhejustdoesn'tdoanythingspecial.Raiderversionorwarriorversionarebetterifyouplantousehiminthelongrun.
***Maddox(Healer*,Reviver*,Mystic,Cachexia)***
Skillsets:Invocations,Hexes,Remedies(learnedlate),Herbs(learnedlate)Pro:Maddoxisanearlyhexuserandmysticattackerthatalsogetsbothremediesandherbsearlyenoughtobeusefulasforhealingbylategame.Con:Hecandomanythings,buthedoesn'tstartwithmuchandhetakesalotofgrindingtogettofullspeedonanyofhisabilities.
***Nora(Reviver*,Mystic,Physical,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Hexes(learnedlate),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:GetstouseFlachonelle,aremnantthatpreventssilencestatus.
Youhavetorecruitheranywayforherquest.Hasaweaponart.Con:Rushcanalsousetheremnant,andNoralearnsLotionslateinhercareer(BR45).Herabilitiesarealsosplitbetweenmysticarts,wheretheremnantisuseful,andphysicalattackssinceshehasaweaponartandafairlybeefyattackrating.
***Roberto(Leader,Physical)***Skillsets:Potions,Invocations(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:
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Robertohasexactlyonegoodthing,whichistheabilitytouseFrostblade,aremnantweaponwithanassociatedweaponart.Con:Seepro.Learnsinvocationstoolatetobeusefulasamysticunionleaderandtherearesimplybetterchoicesforphysicalattackunionleaders.
***Violet(Healer,Mystic,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Remedies,Hexes(learnedearly),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:Startswithhealingartsandgetshexesat26.Doeslearnoneweaponart,butonlywithImperator'sStaff.CanusetheremnantaccessoryLiafort,whichappearstohavesomeeffectonfrequencyofuniquearts.Con:Herweaponartweaponisnotherfinalweapon.Doesnotstartwithanymysticattackarts.
***Ynfry(Healer,Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:Remedies,HerbsPro:Unlikemanycharacterswithbothhealingandherbs,hestartswithboth.UsingDemonbladegiveshimaweaponart.Con:
He'sstuckforeverintheStreetPerfomerclass.Itisn'tanawfulclass,butit'snotasgoodasmostlate-gameoptions.
***Yuniver(Mystic,Morale*,Cachexia)***Skillsets:Invocations,Evocations,Hexes,Psionics,Potions(learnedlate)Pro:Thisyamagetsaccesstoalloftheoffensivemysticarts,whichisgreatforplayingwithArcana.Mostnotably,hestartswithhighlevelHexesandisagreatstartingpointforlearningCachexia.Healsogetsaweaponart,thoughhe'snotlikelytouseitsincehewon'tspendmuchtimehittingpeople.Con:Likemanyofthemagetypes,hedoesn'tgetanyhealingskillsatall.
##############2.Advancedrecommendations[IVC2]##############
Thesecharactersaregood,andinsomecasesbetterthanthebasicrecommendations,buttheyareeitheravailablelateinthegame,requiretheplayertobeathardoptionalfights,orareotherwiseinconvenientorawkward.CasualplayersmaywanttoskipthissectionandheadtothesecondtierrecommendationsbelowinsubsectionC3iftheywantmoreoptions.
Inmanycases,thesecharacterscansimplybeignoredifyoudonotplantoplayastrictlowBRgame.
***DukeofGhor(Leader,Physical.Morale*)***Skillsets:Psionics(learnedlate),Potions(learnedlate)Pro:DoGhaslotsofhp,hitsveryhard,andhasaweaponart.Ifyou'rerunningalowBRgame,hisstartingstatsarequiteimpressive.Con:HeeventuallygetsPsionicsandPotions,bothofwhichtendtogetinthewaymorethanactuallyhelpingsincehe'saonetrickcanine,err...pony.Torgaldoessimilardamageandisavailablemuchearlier,andJagerhasasummon.DoGissimilar,butjustnotasgood.
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***Hannah(Leader,Healer,Physical,Mystic)***Skillsets:Remedies,Explosives,Shards(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Hannahcanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.CanusethecombinedskillofTwinSnowpetalwithhersister,Hinnah,iftheyareinthesameunion.Likealloftheseven,herweaponisridiculouslypowerfulinitsfinalform.Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetHannahyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandherstartingstatswillbeprettypathetic.Sheisalsosomewhatlackingwhenitcomestoskilldepth(shedoesn'tstartwithKissofLife)andhasamysticfocusweaponbutdoesnothaveanymysticartattacks.UniqueArt,TwinSnowpetal:Hannahmustbeleader,Hinnahmustbeinthesameunion.Dealsdamagetoallenemyunits.
***Hinnah(Leader,Healer,Reviver*,Physical,Morale*)***Skillsets:Explosives,Shards,Psionics(learnedlate),Herbs(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Hinnahcanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.Hasauniqueskill,seduction,whichcanbeusedtoinstakillenemies.Herweaponisridiculouslypowerful.
Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetHannahyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandherstartingstatsandskillswillbeprettypathetic.ShedoesstartwithMoonlightII.Shedoesn'tlearnherbsuntilthe90'sinBR,sodon'texpecthertodomuchwiththem.UniqueArt,Seduction:Hinnahmustbeleader.Attemptstoinstakillasingletargetunion.
***Khrynia(Leader,Reviver*,Healer,Physical,Mystic,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Evocations,Shards,Explosives,Hexes(learnedlate),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:Thewitchisthebestitemattackuserinthegame,andisreallythe
onlycharactereverlikelytouseshards.Whilenotasdirectlypowerfulastheheavyphysicalhitters,theitemattackssheusescandotensofthousandsofdamagewithoutsuckinguplotsofAPandMoonlightispowerfulhealing.Withaspecialitem,shecandoaspecialattackifIrinaisintheunionthatisbothfunnyandfairlygooddamage.Con:Revivingreliesonlotions,whichshelearnsverylate(BR88)andrequiressubstantialgrinding.Theitemartsareextremelyexpensivetouse.Despitethe"witch"title,hermysticartsareunimpressiveandshedoesjustfineasaphysicalattacker.She'salsonotavailableuntilyouhaveaccesstoUndelwalt,whichiswellintothegame.UniqueArt,DualSnowpetal:Khryniamustbeleader,Irinamustbeinthe
sameunion.Dealsdamagetoallenemyunits.YouhavetogettheWitch'sSealfromtheEldritchDragontousetheability.
***Ludope(Leader,Healer*,Mystic,Morale*,Cachexia)***Skillsets:Invocations,Hexes,Remedies(learnedlate),Traps(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Ludopecanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.HisGalaxyspecialartissimilarbutbetterthanPagusandMegalore.DvergrVirtutis,hisfinalweapon,hasamongthe
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highestmysticattacksofanyweaponinthegame.Unlikemanyoftheseven,heactuallyhasfairlydeepskillsforthegroupsthatheknowsandlearnsagoodvarietyofskills.Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetLudopeyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandhisstartingstatswillbeprettypathetic.Hisweapongivesverylittlephysicaldefense.UniqueArt,Galaxy:Ludopemustbeleader.Hitsallenemiesfordamage.
***Milton(Leader,Healer*,Physical,Morale*)***Skillsets:Wards,Traps,Remedies(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Miltoncanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.Heisoneofonlytwocharactersthatstartwiththewardsskillset.Hisfinalweaponisoneofthestrongestinthegameinphysicalattackandinmysticandphysicaldefense.Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetMiltonyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandhisstartingstatswillbeprettypathetic.TheversionofIronWillthatyougetisapaleimitationoftheoneheusesagainstyou.UniqueArt,IronWill:Miltonmustbeleader.Booststheunion'sstats.
***Snievan(Leader,Reviver,Physical,Morale)***
Skillsets:Psionics,Herbs,Lotions,Wards(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Snievancanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.Heisoneofthefewcharactersinthegamethatlearnswards,albeitatBR88.Liketheothermembersoftheseven,hisfinalweaponisamongthebestinthegame.Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetSnievanyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandhisstartingstatsandskillswillbeprettypathetic.UniqueArt,PhantomPain:Snievanmustbeleader.Inflictsdamageandlowersmoraleoftarget.
***Young(Leader,Reviver,Physical,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Herbs,Lotions(learnedlate),Hexes(learnedlate)Pro:Asamemberoftheseven,Youngcanbeusedtounlockthefullpowerofcertainformations.Hasauniqueattackart,Brawl.Con:Likealloftheseven,bythetimeyougetYoungyourcharacterswillalreadybequitepowerfulandhisstartingstatsandskillswillbeprettypathetic.Hehasdisturbinglyfewskills.
***Wyngale(Healer,Mystic,Morale,Cachexia)***Skillsets:Invocations,Evocations,Hexes,Remedies,Psionics,Wards(learnedlate),Shards(learnedlate)
Pro:Wyngalehasaccesstoeverysinglemysticart,whichgiveshimunparalleledversatility.LikeallSovani,healsohitsfairlyhardphysically.Con:TheFallenisaquestthatisonlybrieflyavailableandit,withWyngale,iseasilymissed.It'salsoaratherdifficultfight,soyou'llhavetodoafairamountofworkgrindingtogetthischaracter,whichmeansyou'llhavetofindasuitablesubstitutewhichwill,intheend,belosteffortwhentheyarereplaced.
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##############3.Secondtier[IVC3]##############
Thesearecharactersthatyoumightuseforachangeinpaceorsimplyforqualifyingforacomplexformation.Theyaren't"bad"butinmostcasestherearesimplybetterchoices.
***Haruko(Healer,Reviver*,Mystic)***Skillsets:Remedies,Invocations(learnedlate),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:Goodhealingskills,canusetheremnantweaponMalystrix.Con:Mysticattackerthatdoesn'tgetanymysticattackartsuntilextremelyhighBR.Availableverylate,andsimilarorbettercharactershavebeenavailableforquitesometime.
***Jorgen,Raider(Healer*,Physical)***Skillsets:Potions,Remedies(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:ProbablythebestoftheJorgens,hegetsaccesstoHawkarang,oneofthebetterweaponarts.Helearnshealinglate,buthedoeslearnit.Con:Availableratherlateinthegame.Warriorandadventurerareavailableearlierandarebetterasplaceholders.Hasveryfewskills,andhis
classgivesvirtuallynobonuses.
***Jorgen,Sage(Mystic,Morale*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Psionics(learnedlate)Pro:Availablerelativelyearly,learnspsionics.Classbonuseshelpresistdamage.Con:Extremelylimitedsetofskills.
***Jorgen,Warrior(Reviver*,Physical)***Skillsets:Invocations(learnedlate),Herbs(learnedlate)Pro:
AninterestingalternativetoJorgenasaRaider,availableearlier.Betterclassbonusesthantheraiderandeventualreviverinsteadofhealer.Con:IfyouwantaJorgenasaplaceholder,usetheadventurer(availableearlier).Raider'shealingabilityisbetterlategamethanthewarrior'srevivingability,thoughbothhaveuses,andliketheRaidertheWarriordoesn'tstartwithmuchinthewayofskills.
***Loki(Reviver*,Mystic,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Hexes(learnedearly),Herbs(learnedlate)Pro:Availableearly.Youhavetorecruithimanywayforhisquest.
Con:Doesn'tlearnherbsuntillaterBR,doesn'tgetmuchinthewayofskills,andhasaweakfinalweapon.
***Leshau(Mystic,Cachexia,Morale*)***Skillsets:Evocations,Hexes,Potions(learnedlate),Psionics(learnedlate)Pro:LeshaustartswithaccesstoHexesandgetsaccesstomostoftheoffensivemysticarts.
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Con:NohealingartsandstartingfromthebareminimumonhexesmeansthatLeshaujustcan'tcomparewithMaddoxorYuniverorZolean.
***Rhagoh(Reviver*,Healer,Mystic,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Remedies,Hexes(learnedlate),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:Youhavetorecruithimanywayforhisquestandhe'sanOKplaceholder.Availableearly.Con:He'samysticattacker,butgetsnomysticattacksuntilBR37,sodon'texpecthimtodomuchotherthanheal.
***Sibal(Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:Herbs,Lotions,Invocations(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:HasaccesstoDaedalus,aremnantweaponwithgoodstats.Con:Isn'tavailableuntillateinthegame.Thelackofaweaponartmakeshimonlyso-sofordamage.
***Zolean(Mystic,Morale*,Cachexia)***Skillsets:Invocations,Evocations,Hexes,Traps(learnedlate)
Pro:Startswithhighhexingskills,hasaccesstomanyoffensivemysticarts.Con:YuniverdoeseverythingZoleandoesanddoesitbetter,butifyouneedasecondhexerhe'snotabadchoice.
***Zuido(Healer*,Leader,Physical,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Potions,Hexes(learnedlate),Shards(learnedlate)Pro:Despitethebrokenrecord,I'llrepeatforpeoplesearchingthatZuido,asamemberoftheseven,canbeusedtomakethebestformationsdotheirthing.Zuidohasbetterstartingstatsthanvirtuallyanycharacterinthegame.Healsohasauniqueattackart.
Con:Ifthere'sa#7intheEnlightenedSeven,Zuidoisit.Heonlyknowsonenon-combatarttostart,whichispotions.Hisweaponisn'tnearlyasstunningassomeoftheothers,andhisonlyhealingskillisshardswithMoonlightthatwouldhavetobegroundupfromthebottom.Asamemberoftheseven,heisonlyavailableextremelylateinthegame.
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Thesecharactersandareworthmentioning,butthey'renotrecommended.Twoofthemyouarevirtuallyforcedtouseforlackofalternativesearlyinthegameandwilllikelydiscardsoonerorlater.
***Aquarius(Mystic,Morale)***Skillsets:Psionics,WardsPro:Getsaccesstowardsandpsionics.Plausiblyusefulinasuper-lowBRgamesinceotherthanRushaftertheFallenandMilton,noonehaswardsuntillate.Con:Getsnothingelse.
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***Emma(Healer,Physical)***Skillsets:Remedies,Potions(learnedlate),Invocations(learnedlate)Pro:Fairlygood,but...Con:Notavailablelateinthegame,soanytimespentimprovingherisawasteinthelongrun.
***Jorgen,Aristocrat(Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:Herbs,Lotions(learnedlate),Wards(learnedlate)Pro:GetsaccesstowardsathigherBRandhasbasichealingskills.Con:Allofhisweaponsaremysticattackweapons,buthehasnomysticattackskills.Notavailableuntillateinthegame.TheonlyplausiblereasontousehimwouldbetohaveasmanyWardsusersaspossible.
***Jorgen,Djin(Healer*,Mystic,Cachexia*)***Skillsets:Invocations,Hexes(learnedlate),Shards(learnedlate)Pro:Highhpgrowthrate.Con:Veryfewskillstostartwithandveryfewlearned,thischaracteris
simplynotworthhisrecruitingcostandisnotavailableuntilverylateinthegame.
***Kate(Mystic,Cachexia)***Skillsets:Hexes,Evocations(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:Startswithrelativelyhighhexes.Con:Herclass,Druid,givesabonustotwo-handedweapons,butshe'susingaone-handedweapon?Shecanonlyberecruitedverylateinthegame,andshehasveryfewskills.IfyouweredesperateforpeoplewithshieldsorforasmanyCachexiaspammersaspossibleshemighthaveaplace.
***Leucetius(Healer,Mystic,Physical,Morale*,Cachexia)Skillsets:Invocations,Evocations,Hexes,Remedies,Psionics(learnedlate),Explosives(learnedlate)Pro:Goodvarietyofskills.Con:Can'tbehireduntilBR80.Assumingyouhaven'tbeencompletelywastingyourtime,youravailablecharacterswillhavefarbetterstatsandfarbetterskillsbythatpoint.Ifyouhaveacharacteryouwanttogiveupon,Leucetiusisbetterthannothing,butthat'snotsayingmuchsinceyouwillhavealotoftroubleimprovinghisstatsandtheyaren'texcellenttobeginwith.
***McGrady(Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:RemediesPro:Oneofthetwoearliestcharactersinthegameyoucanrecruit(Oakesistheother).Con:Onlyoneskillotherthancombatartsmakesthischaracteraplaceholderatbest.Peoplecanandhaveplayedthroughtotheendofthegamewithhim,buttherearebetteroptions.
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***Oakes(Reviver,Physical)***Skillsets:HerbsPro:Oneofthetwoearliestcharactersinthegameyoucanrecruit(McGradyistheother).Con:Onlyoneskillotherthancombatartsmakesthischaracteraplaceholderatbest.
***Sheryl(Reviver*,Mystic)***Skillsets:Evocations,Hexes(learnedlate),Lotions(learnedlate)Pro:Startswithstrongevocations.Isamagetypewithhealingskills,albeitnotearlyones.Con:Giventhatshe'snothingspecialasmysticartsusersgo,it'snotreallyworthcompletingherquestlinesincethefirstofthetwoquestsallowsyoutoinfinitelyrespawnBaiZe,whoisbothagoodplacetogrindandagoodplacetomakemoney.
-------V.Tablesandlists-------
-A.QuickversionofsectionIVC[VA]
Charactersthatshouldgenerallybeincluded:
BaulsonCaedmonEmmyGaouJagerPagusParisRushTorgal
"Basic"characters:
AllanBlocterDarienDavidGabrielGlenysIrinaJorgen(adventurer)MaddoxNoraRoberto
VioletYnfryYuniver
"Advanced"characters:
DukeofGhorHannahHinnahKhrynia
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LudopeMiltonSnievanYoungWyngale
"Secondtier"characters:
HarukoJorgen(raider)Jorgen(sage)Jorgen(warrior)LokiLeshauRhagohSibalZoleanZuido
"Notrecommended"characters:
AquariusEmmaJorgen(aristocrat)
Jorgen(djin)KateLeucetiusMcGradyOakesSheryl
"QuickFail"characters:
Anynotlistedabove.
-------VI.Fortherecord[VI]-------
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