Quote Originally Posted by IvanLedah21 View Post
Conclusion: I mostly agree with Sora's priority list, except I'd honestly drop Marius down a rank or two due to the presence of Iris, Camilla and Marr for healing and Mehlis and Garania for nuking. He is certainly a powerhouse in his own right, though Trust is much harder to raise than Affection seeing as you get a few free presents a month, the rest come from the Wednesday daily.
Marius is there as a mage since males in general have higher base stats to make up for their poor trust bonus. in other words, males are great when you're lacking affection items.