Themis can do the job if your new. I had her under my first pulls and was pretty happy to get a princess at all (as i realy loved that class and still like it). I leveled and used her (befor AW for princesses came out) and she managed me to beat caste retake and the likes. Her defence multiplier skill actualy was usefull at some maps to duel too hard hitting shit especialy since my best tank was leeanee. That she doesnt need to be cc´ed made her quickly stronger then other units as shes ways easier to level as a newb. I got sherry some time later rendering her useless as it would requier to AW her to keep somewhat usefull which is too much of an investment tbh.
Not too bad of a unit overall though. As long as u dont have a bunch of event units that fill her role better.
i have themis as well. She is not that great even at max level. Her aw seems to make her a bit stronger , but i'd still not waste timewith her
Themis' issue isn't that she's "weak" per se, the issue is her stats in relation to UP cost (she's stronger than Kerry, naturally, but Kerry's much cheaper). She's essentially a watered down Lilia which is decent for newbies but there are plenty of duelists that outclass her in strength/cost ratio.
Anyways, TC like ZeroZet said, the primary issue to be wary of with using two princesses is UP cost. You will likely want a cheaper duelist (Valkyrie or Bandit, perhaps) as an option if UP is tight. Those two total 42 UP together, which is not cheap.
In terms of Awakening further down the road, Sherry is first, easily. Any non-whale is going to love her buff to gold and silver units (and bronze/iron but bronze are highly situational and iron lol). Sherry is offensive in nature, Lilia is defensive, which you actually deploy in a slot will depend on which you need there and then.
In terms of leveling, make sure your core units (healers, archers, Leanne/Bernice/Gellius and Katie/Julian/Jerome/Zenobia) are leveled and CC'd first. Having high powered duelists isn't going to 3* maps for you if you don't have the rest of the team up to snuff. Post your owned units if you want some advice on leveling priorities.
Lilia/Sherry are 20 UP each.
Meanwhile, I have mincost Themis at 16 UP and she's still pretty meh, unfortunately.
Claudia though, using her on Imelia's G map was a boon.
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I use Imelia and Claudia as my primary duelists/lightning rods. I used to use Themis but these 2 (even if not mix costed) are just better. Congrats on having Sherry - I'd love to have her in my lineup.
Eh, I honestly wouldn't worry about it for quite a while given that Princesses have mixed defenses like Valkyrie and can do well against armor like Bandits while the Prince himself develps into a more reliable cheap blocker than pre-SAW Cypria or any of the Silver rogues. Valk ramp can be pretty nice when the devs provide a conga line of goblins to munch on but for the most part there's few situations where maps demand a powerful one blocker AND princesses are obviously too expensive for the job.
I already had a previous post for leveling advice, and my core team is coming along nicely tbh. I've got a CC Misha who's filling my role as a quick duelist to get in there and delay for a bit-- her self heal is a god send if I have to drop her away from my core healers. This was mainly a thread I made just because I was curious if there was a point in bothering with Princesses or not.
I've got four of them now, thanks to this event. I just drew Olivie earlier today, and I don't see me being unable to get Anya. This game is quite literally tossing these Princesses to me and I have no clue what to do with them all!