Servant Rank Up Quests Part 9

Bellerophon receives an upgrade in base damage from 600-1000% up to 800-1200% as is standard for Quick AoE upgrades. She also gains a Critical Rate down by 20% (3 turns) effect, which all but eliminates critical hits from Caster enemies that she likely would be pitted against. The Critical Star Drop Rate boost for all allies also increases from 20-60% up to 50-100% with overcharge, which will help increase critical star generation for the subsequent 3 turns.

Stheno's NP gets a bit of utility added in the form of Buff removal for the targeted enemy. The DEF debuff also now scales with NP level from 20-30%, rather than being fixed at 20%. It's a subtle but appreciated boost for those who manage to roll Stheno multiple times. She still remains of niche use, being of deadly effectiveness against Male enemies in charm-lock setups, although this change does not really push her NP to the point she would be a preferred pick outside of that niche. If only non-males would find her smile charming.

Swallow Reversal gains an NP damage upgrade from 1200-2000% to 1600-2400%. In addition, it also gains a three-turn Quick boost of 20% that activates before NP damage, further increasing his NP damage and subsequent Quick cards. He will be cutting down swallows with even greater ease.

"The Gae Bolg never misses its target." Accordingly, Gae Bolg finally has a Sure Hit effect lasting for 1 turn, as appropriate for its lore. The damage scaling for his NP also receives a nice boost from 1200% - 2000% up to 1600 - 2400% (based on NP level). As an added bonus, its Instant Death effect receives a slight boost, from 50-100% up to 60-100% (with Overcharge).

Cu Chulainn (Caster) has never been known for dealing damage with his NP, having the unfortunate state of being a Story-Locked 3 star Servant. Even so, an upgrade to his NP is not unappreciated. His base NP damage increases from 300-500% to 400-600%, and he gains a Buster performance boost by 20% that activates before NP and lasts three turns. Given he only has one other Buster Card in his deck aside from his NP, the effectiveness of this upgrade is not as great as it could be, but it is still a small improvement.

Queen Anne's Revenge receives an NP upgrade, increasing its damage from 300-400% up to 400-500%. The base Critical Star gain increases from 5 to 10, and the chance for decreasing NP Charge for enemies is increased from 30-70% up to 40-80% (with overcharge). Unfortunately, the NP drain is never guaranteed, even after the upgrade. This Rank Up is mostly conservative upgrades to his NP's already existing effects.

The DEF-ignoring NP gains a damage boost of 900-1500% up to 1200-1800% with NP level. The chance of decreasing the NP charge of the targeted enemy also increases from 60-100% up to 80-100% (scaling with Overcharge). This NP Upgrade notably makes EMIYA (Alter) one of the hardest-hitting single target Archers in the roster. Masters who utilize EMIYA (Alter) will want to make sure to capitalize on the upgrades provided by his Rank Up.

Just in time for Skadi and her Quick NP looping shenanigans, Edmond Dantes's NP receives an upgrade of base damage from 600-1000% up to 800-1200% with NP level. It also receives a rare (but niche) 'Increase Curse Damage by 2x' effect that lasts for 5 turns which can stack, similar to Archer of Inferno's effect for Burn Damage. Curse damage is not a widely applicable, but can come in handy in quests in which flat damage is desirable (such as enemies with very high damage resist).