Quote Originally Posted by lolix View Post
As her stats indicate , chizuru is made as either a lightning rod because she forces enemy ranged attacks on her or for fighting mages and liches (high hp , low defenswe - doesn't matter to magic attacks , and as far as i know , the only skill in the game that allows dodging magic damage)


Her effective hp against a lich during her skill usage is over 15k (assuming 20% hit rate).




That's her niche. And she's really good at it. Because of that , and their costs , shizuka and chizuru fill different niches , so comparing them is useless.


Actually , i'd argue that chizuru's niche and ability are more unique then shizuka's (who can easily be replaced by plenty others)
So Chizuru's works against magic? OK then, that does give her a clear niche distinctly different from her fellow samurai (still RNG reliant but 80% is pretty good) and she's much more readily accessible (as much as a premium unit can be) than most of the better lightning rods (Sophie, Sybilla, Dahlia, Clissa, etc.) so that gives her added value

@Unregistered: Kojuro isn't useless if you're using Samurai, and he is a decent off-tank/bulky dps, but in general you aren't going to use him if you have Shizuka due to UP costs (2 samurai used in same battle is costly) and while AW him for his buff is a decent long-term option, there are a plethora of units ahead of him on the list