Quote Originally Posted by lolix View Post
Then why exactly is a SAW-ed altia different in your eyes ? If you keep her on the map 10 seconds longer then your current strategy , you get 30 UP with the advantage of actually having an competent unit on the field rather then a gimped unit.
To be able to use her SAW twice, you need to wait a total of 50 seconds, so 30 seconds more for 10 more UP (without counting her cost and the UP you get for withdrawing). It's 5 seconds initial time, 15 seconds of skill being active, then 30 seconds reuse time. Had the SAW been without a duration then yes, it would be a no brainer.
So main reason to keep her non-cc is the same reason some people keep a non-cc Phyllis (or Lieselotte/Zenobia), because it's 3 UP cheaper and lovely for drop/skill/withdraw UP ramping.

Either way, you are helping with the discussion, so thank you for that