Quote Originally Posted by kayfabe View Post
Yeah, I awakened several units in a big cluster but only because they gained either a buttload of stats or some entirely new functionality upon Awakening. E.G., Monica because nobody gives a fuck about her stats before SAW anyway, Bernice because heavy armors get extra swole very quickly in exchange for their increased UP cost and Thetis and Sybilla for status immunity and "OMG, LASERS!!!" respectively.
This. Anyone who buffs teammates on AW (Spica, Sherry, Aria, Uzume, etc.) can be useful to AW even if you don't have level fodder ready for them though frequent blockers in particular you're going to want to get SOME levels on them soon after.