Let me get this stuff straight for all people that got confused by this discussion:

Saki is great unit but should not be prioritized over Spica or any other base units. If you are at the point you desperately need ranged unit in meele slot go for her since you are unlikely to get anything better. If you fear that'll get you behind with awakenings spend those 10-15 SC's on DC day refills. Better than getting 3 silver bandits anyway. Consider awakening Saki pretty soon because it gives her great boost. Consider skillupping her as well because her skill AW is pretty brutal and you will want to be done with if ASAP.

Ignore lolix opinion because he's simply wrong. And no, I'm not going to discuss it with you so don't bother replying :P

Charles out.