LogFAQs > #896839466

(lemme know if posts of this type annoy people since this doesn't really seem like a debate thread otherwise)

KamikazePotato posted...

Random Lon'qu and general arena chatter

1. The Love Abounds banner had ranged spoiling in the Gift tomes. You can't really claim they've stopped just because the last new hero banner didn't (and even that featured 2 Distant Counter weapons!). Also, the big reward for the ongoing TT was a buff to armour, implying IS still thinks they're a bit underpowered (I would agree; you obviously do not).

2. Raven mages with high atk still hold up great, especially if they can receive Hone/Goad Emblem buffs. You OHKO two out of four colours unless someone runs Cancel Affinity. A good blade mage doesn't care about dragonbreath because they OHKO dragons at WTA or neutral (WTD is possible with certain builds). Building for OHKOs is kinda what magic does really well (or 2HKO in Reinhardt/Olwen's case, same thing). Brave Bow also but not as well for several reasons.

6. There are still very, very few non-greens can counter a player-controlled Reinhardt (and even greens have trouble). It takes like 50 HP/40 Res to avoid a OHKO from a buffed QP Reinhardt even before Goads are considered. If you meant counters for AI-controlled Reinhardt, well, almost anything the AI does is easily countered.

7. Couldn't disagree more, Breakers are some of the most valuable B skills because they let you completely destroy a certain matchup regardless of speed. They cut through Wary Fighter, they completely nullify speed-and-special-based characters like Bow Lyn and Ayra. Swordbreaker is a particularly good one because (a) swords are the most common weapon, and (b) their users are often fast. The only widely available B skill I would consider better than a Breaker is Quick Riposte, and only because that allows follow-ups against a wider range of targets (though only for characters who expect to do enemy phase combat).

8. Mia is infantry, therefore is not as good as those dudes (except Soleil, sure). Again, most of them match her speed with an appropriate Goad, or come close, while crushing her in other stats and/or mobility. And since you played the personal experience card, I'll throw it right back: I don't think I've seen a Mia in arena this calendar year. (Or a Lon'qu, for that matter.)

Also I never said Lon'qu is unusuable or anything close. There's a very large gap between "one of the best choices possible" and "unusuable", and Lon'qu falls well inside it. Speed's still a good stat, after all.
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