Starter Pack Value

[Knave]

I was wondering if this was even useful to obtain. I have played nutaku for a while now and the recurring theme seems to be to get higher rarity units ASAP, so I usually get whatever starter deal is offered then just rely on reward currency for gacha. However, Aigis is very different. So far I have received 2 platinum and 3 gold units as rewards, but have only used Katie and Cyprea consistently. Iris has been used mainly on the endurance maps. I would guess that royal guard means Alicia is some kind of tank, which I haven't needed often enough to spend money for. My question is that part of the pack is 200 demon crystals, so are either Chydis, Viera or Hien worth oh-ing and ah-ing over? Since they are what is in the trading post. Thanks for any input.

[kayfabe]

By rewards are you referring to event units or do you mean the stuff you get for leveling up?

The starter pack is a solid value but not a must have. DCs are farmable but retain their value well since you need them to buy Awakening fodder. Spica and Chydis are both good enough that you're unlikely to quickly replace them without splashing some cash, in which case you might as well buy the pack and nab Alicia anyway since her pack is good value unless you only buy SC en masse.

[lolix]

By all means , alicia doesn't seem like a bad unit , but i simply dunno in what category i should place her. Sheseems to be able to tank , but at her cost you can place a real heavy. She can regen and boosts cavalry , which is also great and she can duel with her saw....but dunno. I guess you can use her as your offtank or gatekeeper for units that escaped your main tank's block....



Regardless of that , at 1400 nutaku gold , getting a plat unit is pretty damn good.
Considering that with that gold , you can get 15 scs at best , which means 3 premium summons and the probability of getting a plat unit from those 3 is rather low , i'd say its pretty damn good.

You'd need to spend 50 scs on average to get a shrine platinum , so getting one for the equivalent of 15 is great....and you still get 14 more SCs on top of a plat and some affection items as well as DCs.

[kayfabe]

Post SAW only 3 heavies are better tanks than Alicia and 2 of them are blacks while the other is a plat who has virtually no offensive presence when his skill is down and has literally zero offensive presence when his skill is up. Gellius has his place against the most elite super bosses but against practically everything else SAW Alicia is actually the more practical unit. She's basically Maribel if Maribel didn't kind of suck at life.

[lolix]

to be fair the game doesn't have that many good heavies outside of the 2 blacks , gellius and bernice which is a gold.

[Tenhou]

to be fair the game doesn't have that many good heavies outside of the 2 blacks , gellius and bernice which is a gold.

Because other classes totally have a ton more useful units outside of the odd black or two plus some plat and gold :P

Jokes aside, Alicia is a nice unit. Lacks some block if you need a blocker, but a solid tanky unit for most purposes.

You will get a free copy of Viera later so i would not put her at a high prio to get. People like me, who have a quite solid army, might want to look at CRing her though, since her eventual SAW turns her into a beast. Chydis is definitely a solid choice and if you have no other ninja, Hien is pretty nice (nothing to really go for asap though).

Edit:
And Chydis is a healer. Unless you are very lucky and get Camilla AND Elyse from the gacha, Chydis is your best choice.

Edit2:
I would also stress the fact that you're still quite early into the game. Most plat+ units WILL eventually make their difference from gold and silver units heard once they get some levels and they get some affection items. What is enough now won't necessarily be enough later.

Heck, the latest story map i needed 3 tanky units that could survive at least a 5,2k hit, along with healers to heal all 3 of them up before the next hit came in, to give you a perspective. Silvers and golds cannot do that :P

[Knave]

By rewards are you referring to event units or do you mean the stuff you get for leveling up?

The starter pack is a solid value but not a must have. DCs are farmable but retain their value well since you need them to buy Awakening fodder. Spica and Chydis are both good enough that you're unlikely to quickly replace them without splashing some cash, in which case you might as well buy the pack and nab Alicia anyway since her pack is good value unless you only buy SC en masse.

I mean the units you get for leveling up and completing the tutorials. Of those units Katie and Cypria are the only ones I have used every battle. Their cost and skills are great. Iris is best for the maps that swarm enemies, otherwise Alissa and Dorcas are plenty.Even Bashira, a platinum, needs her skill to be noticeably better than Soma and Daniela.

I see the Chydis is a caster, I have not used witches and mages much. But I am only up to Citadel Battle and have stopped to grind Deep Forest Road. Does she have a rare skill?