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Which Servant worth grailing?

Probably a dumb question but still: Which Servant would be the best to grail.
My currently fully leveled Servants (at least those I consider worth grailing) are:
- Mordred*
- Altria (Archer)*
- Nero (Bride)*
- Drake
- Jack the Ripper*
- Nero*
- Emiya*
- Kiyohime (Lancer)
- Martha (Ruler)*
- Medusa*
- Medea
- Serenity*

Currently I have 10 Holy Grails and didn't use any of them so far because I'm totally unsure, which one to grail.
Or am I overthinking things too much? Because grailing simply means making them stronger. So wouldn't it be even more useful to make a weaker one strong like Medusa i.e.?
I'm just confused and don't know what's the best choice. That's why I ask obviously.

* = Servants which I would really, really like to grail.

Asked by Fall-Moon6 years 6 months ago
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by eengle 6 years 6 months ago

Generally speaking you get very diminished returns from grailing SSRs. So with that out of the way here is my opinion in order of usefulness. Martha ruler is one of the best all around general use units grail to 90. Emiya is a solid all around aoe archer who does get a bonus in a lot of events grail to 90. Medea benefits a lot from grails and she is extremely useful as she is one of the only spammable buff removers an invaluable trait grail to at least 80. From there grail for love but keep in mind even at 90 serenity will never outperform jack.

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Thank you very much. Your answer helps a lot.
Though I don't really get why a lot of people grail SSR Servants like Jalter order Saber Shiki if the outcome is rather sobering (I get that Jalter has really high attack but still).
Well then I'm starting with Medea. Thanks again! 😄

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A lot of people probably Grail Jalter because she has a 1.1 attack multiplier, so she can take advantage of the extra attack stats that she gains better than some other servants (i.e. if you raise her attack by 1000, it's actually like you're raising it by 1100). Also, they probably figure that they'll use Jalter a lot, since you generally use her without regard to class advantage. It's obviously best to Grail servants that you intend to use frequently, rather than servants that just sit around and collect dust. These are the same two reasons that people often Grail berserkers and rulers. As far as why they Grail their SSRs, even though it's considered less efficient, there is a decent reason.

On one hand, it makes sense to Grail lower rarity servants, to bring them up to a level where they can somewhat compete with higher rarity servants. After all, it costs more Grails, more QP, and more exp cards to Grail an SSR.

But on the other hand, if you grail a lower rarity servant, you're running a higher risk of investing Grails in a servant that you might be replacing in the future. For example, suppose that Ceasar is the best saber that you have right now. You *could* grail him up to 90 to make him even more viable. But then what if you wind up pulling Saberlot or Altera the very next day? At that point, you just wasted 4 Grails and a ton of exp cards. That's why some people choose to Grail their SSRs; while it may technically be less efficient in terms of cost, there is way less of a chance of wasting Grails, because it's way less likely that you'll wind up replacing that servant any time soon. This is especially true with a servant like Jalter, who can be used against any class and will grow even more valuable in the future (once we get Merlin for phat buster crits).

If you like Medea and use her a lot, then it's not a bad idea to Grail her. But at the same time, if you only use her in the rare circumstances that you need a spammable buff removal, then I personally wouldn't grail her. Especially since she doesn't even need extra levels in order to do that job. A level 30 Medea can strip buffs just as well as a level 100 Medea can, as long as you can keep her alive, so why grail her? Plus casters have a 0.9 attack multiplier (if you give her +1000 attack, it's really like you're only giving her +900 attack), so they generally gain less from grailing than most other classes.

Btw, I'm not necessarily advocating that you grail your SSRs. I'm just explaining why some people do it. It makes more sense than a lot of people give it credit for.

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Thanks for the Jalter-explanation.

Well, I understand, that your explanation with the Saber-Servants is just an example. But somehow it really works for me. Though I never really planned on leveling Ceasar as long as there are other Servants to level. Ceasar may be a rather good Saber-option, but I just detest his artwork. Like, I really hate it. I could never fight with him, because I can't stand looking at him.
But that's not the point: What I wanna say is, that I got Saberlot out of pure luck. So that means I should level/grail him. Because I already got Arturia and Mordred - although they're both AoE.

Yeah, I changed my mind at the last second and grailed Martha first, because Medea is fine and all, but I use other casters more often... So guess, I won't grail her.

Thanks for that. I take it into consideration.

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So the one that really jumps out to me is Martha Ruler. She is very strong and the grails just make her a lot stronger. But other than that I say just grail who you love. Any servant in this game can be strong if used right.

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Probably just any non-SSR. Martha seems to be the best, so maybe her first?

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by Fear3d 6 years 6 months ago

Martha and Kiyohime are both good candidates.

Martha is nice because Rulers are rare, and they have a 1.1 damage multiplier, so it's hard to go wrong with grailing them.

Kiyohime Lancer is also nice because you'll be hard pressed to find a better ST buster lancer. A level 80 Kiyo actually hits harder with her regular buster cards than any of the level 90 SSR Lancers do, so if you grailed her, she'd increase her lead. And if you grailed her to 90, she would have a stronger NP than every other lancer, other than Scathach. If you pair her with Memelin or someone else with a buster buff, she'd have a stronger NP than Scathach.

If you were to Grail one of your SSRs, then Jack is a pretty good candidate (if you use her often). Even in Japan, she is still the best active star generator AFAIK, so you wont be replacing her any time soon. Plus, since she is an active star generator, you have no choice but to use her cards often, so you might as well make her cards do as much damage as they can.

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Grailed Martha already to level 85. Now I'm leveling a few other good Servants I recently got. Also, it wasn't really "easy" to get her to that level. Or so to say, I used more blazes than I prefer.

I'm really happy to hear that Kiyohime is a great option, because I really lack good Lancers.... Or rather, Kiyohime and Elizabeth are the only SR Lancers I have. So hearing that Kiyohime can compare to SSR Lancers makes me really happy.

Well, guess I will go with that.
Jack was the first SSR I got and back then I had no idea how lucky I had been. Her star generator is out of this world. Not to mention her NP gain.
She's probably by far my most used Servant.
Yeah, now I will definitly grail her. She deserves it.

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