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DeadBankerDream posted...

Never played Maddening, but a lot of discussion I've seen on the board suggests that Sniper is superior to Bow Knight on maddening due to Hunter's Volley and Bow Knight's poor speed modifiers.

The speed modifiers are actually kinda irrelevant, since most characters won't ever naturally double a non-armor the entire game. The entire reason Sniper is good is because doubling combat arts are that important. Any CA that can allow a unit to kill without getting doubled is that important. Sniper just gives relative easy access to one. Anyone who can learn a CA that naturally gives them Player Phase delete ability (Swift Strikes, PBV, Vengence) would never be a Sniper.

Grappler's Fierce Iron Fist is similarly valued.

If you aren't doing NG plus I probably wouldn't have more than 3 Flyers. There just aren't enough good Flying Battalions. One of those Flyers should be Sylvain because Swift Strikes.

Enemy Phase is much more important this time around. Early game you'll want a real tank. Mid-to-late game a dodge tank becomes important for baiting and weakening. Thankfully, BL gives you Dedue and Dimitri who do those trolls amazingly.


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