Quote Originally Posted by ZeroZet View Post
Noel all the way. After all, she's a unit whom you want to keep in your team ALL the time you can just for her passive.
And besides, sooner you awaken her the sooner her passive will make you rich.
I'm swimming in gold so I don't need that nonsense

In all seriousness though, keep in mind Noel's passive is a long-term investment so if you're having issues with event or story stages, Odette is a safer bet since it'll be bigger assist to clear maps (unless you need the mage/healer hybrid to help heal sometimes)

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Quote Originally Posted by kayfabe View Post
Yeah, and honestly, even then the whole "offensive heavy armor" niche is a very awkward fit in this game and she's saved from total obscurity mostly by the fact that she's so damn cheap to acquire and mincost compared to the current samurai available. Otherwise you could make a pretty solid argument that she's basically a Kojuro sidegrade--she's a bit more evasive and has better EHP but her unbuffed attack power is waaaay worse and she only hits a unit at a time.
I'd argue that she's more comparable to Elva, since she's also an event unit that's fairly bulky dps with high UP cost (Maribel is more durable with skill, Elva does more damage). Kojuro is a mob killer like all samurai, just defensive skill unlike the plats