Quote Originally Posted by Aidoru View Post
You probably don't need to use D'art at all if you grab Cthulhu. Not that I personally would ever use D'art instead of just using Cassiopea in your scenario. Ryu is 20% a-frame def down, Belphegor is is 12% b-frame and Cthulhu c-frame def down is 20%. That already meets the 50% def down cap, unless that's bugged out too and can go pass -50%.

You might be thinking about atk down being short since Belphegor is only 12% b-frame atk down and Ryu for the a-frame 20% but don't forget water has access to Jormungand as a common support eidolon. It might not be -50% but -42% is still more than enough for most content including Ragnaroks.
The difference between -50% and -42% attack is 13,8% more damage taken though, that's pretty significant, the difference between 50% an slightly lower debuffs shouldn't be underestimated. It also removes the option to pick Garuda/Fafnir over Jormungandr as a friend Eidolon if you want it from the start.

But yeah D'artagnan isn't too strong alone using Sniper Shot as EX should often be preferred over using D'art directly (at least until dedicated Soul Weapons are a thing)



Ah, Pareidolia, I didn't mention it but keep in mind Ryu-Oh is often a great option for your Fire team (mainly on Fire events like the current one since elemental advantage will help her survive longer) as all 3 of her skills are outstanding in a Fire team. The main issue is, she doesn't have survival tools (like a Defense assist skill for example)