Quote Originally Posted by dreamlitz View Post
Gah, so many posts while I was typing!



I'm no firelord, but firelords I do know don't rely on debuffs and heal... Fire is typically kill or be killed. Remember, most wind bosses are highly debuff resistant, so it's not like you can rely on debuffs to land anyway. Also, note that for wirag, normal OD (atk down + dizzy) is arguably more dangerous and annoying than raging OD (energy drain), so Acala's 3rd ability - which is normally useless - will actually come in very handy in wirag.
I was intrigued by Acala's third ability ever since I got her some time ago. I thought it would REDUCE (not INCREASE) mode gauge from a Wind Enemy, i felt it was bugged (as I see no reduction), so she warmed the bench for the longest time.

Now that you explained it, her skillset makes sense now: try and enrage the Wind enemy ASAP, in order to use the skills that reduce gauge, fill burst and deals massive damage while enemy is enraging... In other words, Acala will enable a "stun enemy ASAP" strategy.

As Theon will most likely main Thunder and use Fire against Wind (instead of using Fire against most content), the debuffing approach maybe is not adequate for his current Fire team indeed.