Quote Originally Posted by Slashley View Post
With Gaia, I'm not sure you'll need Sol. Your damage output is hurting to begin with.
Noted... It's probably my instinctual reliance on Sol that's hurting my gameplay at this point isn't it?

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I think I'd rather run Mordred with Sniper Shot, that way you get BP, Sniper Shot AND debuff-. Hastur's Def Down doesn't reach 100% without debuff- even with elemental advantage AND 6% Accessories, though it is very, very close (and reminder that Ult Thunder has a reduced resistance, so even Sniper Shot will land on that thing 100%).
I would run Mordred with SS... Except I literally don't have a wind sword or glaive. That should change next event however.

Quote Originally Posted by Slashley View Post
As for the team, Hastur, Gaia, Zephyrus, Ithaqua, I guess. That should catch you all the debuffs you need while giving you decent heals. My opinion to this is the same as before: always bring Vine when below 50% Def Down.

In content which doesn't last you 8 turns, the damage loss from Vine is insignificant.
In content which lasts you over 8 turns, the damage gain from Vine is incredible.

"Not taking Vine" is going to be an option once Hercules' Relic comes out. That's still months away assuming we stick to DMM's schedule... and we're weeks behind on that. Thanks, Nutaku.
I... am confused over a couple of things here. Not the Vine point, I understand that one just fine.

The first case is Zephyrus over Sol. Heal-wise, err... yes I probably don't need the ridiculous heal power Sol has, plus Ithaqhua is already there. You might have seen this question before, but how much damage tradeoff would I be doing with a simple switch to an R same element hime? I ask this mainly because I still see Zephy as replaceable by Sol, especially in a situation where I do want to have that stupid strong heal buff.

Next question regards... lack of wind Orpheus. I find this a tad bit confusing since I believe you have expressed your love for zeal quite a few times (with Raiko and fire Beelz anyway). Any reason why she wouldn't fit in the team?

Last question has to do with Cybele. If I replace Ithaqua with Cybele to free up my EX slot from the B frame debuffs:
A. How viable/ dumb is that option?
B. If A is viable, what would you slot in as the EX?

And as a footnote...

Quote Originally Posted by Slashley View Post
It's a shame that you don't have Freya, since Awakened Gaia-Freya-Puck is a fun little combo.
My sides.