Quote Originally Posted by Nero010 View Post
Is Maribel worth rising as second HA besides Bernice? (current second HA is a nearly max cr/su Leannee) I cant realy imagin her use. Even if max AW her max skill only grants like 900def (without prince etc.) at 4 blocks, leannee got 800 at 3 blocks (during max skill) 10 seconds shorter duration, but outside of skill is just so much better at surviving then marible.
Maribel shouldn't be thought of as a traditional HA. She's more skill-dependent than the others for surviving (outside of Garret) but only Deine has better offense than her. Gellius, Deine and Bernice trounce her in survivability, and even Leanne is comparable, but only Deine has comparable offense, so she's useful as a tank for a path that has few ranged slots nearby (Gellius, Bernice and Leanne have crappy offense and therefore often require ranged support to make sure stuff dies in time to tank the next wave). If you have AW Elva, Shizuka or a similar bulky dps, Maribel likely won't be high on your to-get list.