Thread: Some DC advice.

Originally Posted by lolix

if your strategy requires assasination , it's a bad strategy.


for example , i've had units assasinate bosses before (i think it was the gold archer during the strategist event) , but its obvious that's not a viable strategy most of the time , is it now ? Assasination chance should be treated as a bonus , and not as a stat on which to base an entire strategy

Basically this. It's nice when it procs, especially when u otherwise would have to deploy another unit to deal with the now-dead enemy, but if you're using Saki for her assassination chance, your strategy/team needs work. Her primary use is a very fast attack with ranged capability on a melee spot. Assassination potential is a bonus, nothing more.

I guess it depends on why you want Saki. I have Hina if I want a ninja and Shao if I want ranged assassinate. I don't like relying on assassinate anyway so Saki is very low priority for me. Can also depend on if you have other black units (or units in general) you want to level up first. Also getting those 3 Ninja awakening Orbs will take time.

Getting Spica makes sense because you will see an immediate benefit with CR and maybe extra skill. Another option is simply awaken 3 more units if you have the resources. I went that way during the Memento event and I don't regret it - I'm up to 6 awakened units plus 1 ready when its leveled and I have more gold. A stronger core team (even if you are Awakening just to make your core team units better) has long term value. Of course anything with a decent passive ability should be priority though. But I'm a free player so I pretty much have to make do with what I have.

I personally don't use Shao at all but that's mainly because I have AW Minerva, (AW ability improves attack speed) and since both assassinate only during skill and Minerva's skill buffs not only attack but also attack speed, and she has bigger range and higher stats it's just not fair to Shao to even compare lol.

Saki vs Shao
Saki wins: raw stats, attack speed, initial skill timer
Shao wins: cost and range
Melee vs Range slot may be a factor on certain maps

depends on how tight UP is, availability of melee and ranged slots on the field, and the potential need for the "drop and pop skill" ability all blacks, Saki included, have. However, considering most people agree assassinate shouldn't be relied on, for mowing down enemies, unless range and cost are factors and potentially lack of melee slots, Saki wins easily with her vastly superior stats and attack speed



That said, I love my min-cost Spica and if this is your first CR, it's guaranteed and brings her down to -2 (because she comes with a built-in -1) and skill up, so I'd honestly go with that over Saki unless you need/want the black/added deployment flexibility/instant skill/extra scenes she offers.