Originally Posted by
IvanLedah21
Really solid looking team there. You do seem to be short on Lightning Rods though, seems Sherry is your only one. Might want to level another one (Kerry or Themis I guess, Lucille is too expensive for that role, Elva probably is as well)
Next on AW list I'd pick Saki or Zola, maybe Mehlis. Saki's UP cost drops by 2 on AW (part of being a Ninja) and she's a fast attacking range on melee slot, Zola loses 10 range in exchange for faster attacking and is super-helpful on Crystal Keeper's X and G tiers (and earlier but high level archers suffice for H and below), plus she can switch to magic damage against armor using skill. Mehlis attacks faster and is a cheaper alternative to Garania, with range extension instead of blast radius increase.
As for Shizuka, with the unit rebalance a few months ago, Samurai now have the stats to justify the cost, more or less, and Shizuka is the best of the bunch. She's a mid-map sweeper for anti-rushing and has decent bulk to take a hit or two. Worth a look, especially as a cheaper alternative to Elva (bulk is comparable until Elva's Paladin class AW buff at 50% HP kicks in; slower attacks but hits 2 at once; heals self instead of attacking faster in terms of skill)