Apologies for yet another GSSR question. I keep swaying between these 2 banners. I have done plenty of thinking about this, and am firmly decided on either of these 2 banners. Would appreciate any opinions to help in decision making.
SSRS
Saber: None
Archer: Artoria (NP2), Arjuna, Gilgamesh
Lancer: Scathach
Rider: None
Caster: Merlin, Tamamo, Waver
Assassin: None
Berserker: Raikou, Vlad
My thought process:
Rider Pros
- Ozy, Quetz and Drake are all top tier servants
- Ozy is husbando
- I don't own any Rider SSRS
- Good Buster Crit servants
Rider Cons
- I have Kintoki Rider at Lv90 10/10/10
- Medb
- Don't like Quetz's VA
- Drake's usefulness outside of general farming?
- Quetz long cooldowns and burst damage will be hurt by breakbars
Berserker Pros
- Cu Alter has no solo rateups and is story locked
- Nightingale has some decent utility
- Vlad NP2 would be ok I guess???
- All 3 are decent servants, really couldn't go wrong with any of them.
Berserker Cons:
- Vlad NP2
- I have Herc Lv 90 NP2 10/10/10
- Not sure how useful Nightingale is in most settings (Thanks Merlin)
- Already have 2 Berserker SSRS competing for mats.
This is really tough. I could get screwed over by Medb (she's not that bad tho) or a repeat copy of Vlad. Thanks for anyone who offers their opinion, I know its tiresome seeing the same questions over and over.
Drake is useful on non-farming situations with voyager of the storm, NP chains dmg get absurd...also, NP and 2rd skill gives free stars (that she will most likely use, since she's Rider...).
Since you have grailed Kinbro, I would recomend Zerc...
You dont want any of the 5* Sabers, right? Granted, neither of them are truly amazing...
I have a Lv90 Lancelot and Siegfried for my Saber needs. I like that Drake can gain NP easily and is easy to use.
Kintoki maxed and grailed makes ozy, quetz, and mebd less needed, not that mebd is ever needed. Ozy is still awesome though. drake would still be awesome for AoE and all those stars. Easier to use with the np gain skills than santa, though Santa's np at np5 hits way harder.
Mamazerk is probably the best AoE zerker. Cu alter is probably the only useful one in the lineup. Vlad has never stood out to me, and nightingale never impressed me in America so I never borrow her.
In your shoes, I would probably go rider
vlad need a specific team fo actually work , and since he have tamamo he can make it with a borrowed nero bride i guess. Nightingale in america could not use her most usefull skill, the third, Angel Cry. Still with meme in our life she is .... less usefull i guess.....
But as someone who have Cu Alter, yes, he is the best.
What I need is someone who has used Nightingale in hard content to give their opinion as she does get strengthened down the line. Vlad is an exception in my case as I have the expensive teammates needed to make him work. Medb's selling point to me is her debuff immunity first skill which could be useful. Other than that, Kintoki would outdamage her easily.
I have Nightingale with max up Angel cry; in recent solomon raid, she together with my newly minted Merlin makes Herc feels like a god. I have no problem doing 1 turn in any of the nodes. Also, if u have Mama Raikou, Merlin and Nightingale will make her blow away any mobs at speed of light.
In my opinion, she is very underrated. In tougher content, you would also appreciate her massive group wide heal. I have her at NP2 currently.
As for Vald, he is another misunderstood guy, with a proper setup, he is monstrous. I usually run him with Tanamo and Bride and he is does his job well.
I'm leaning towards Nightingale for debuff clear and heal rather than the buster up, which I have Merlin for. The double buster up would be overkill imho.
why not the assasin+extra banner ?You have no ssr assasin so jack could be really helpful and she is a top tier servant.
But if i had to choose between berserker and rider i would go with riders :herc lvl90+raikou are more than enough for berserkers
I have Carmilla NP3 Lv90 10/10/10 she serves my female/rider slaying needs very well and pairs better with my Merlin. I really hate Jeanne stall teams. Thanks for your opinion!
I'm a little confused why you say you can't go wrong with any of the zerks but count NP2 vlad as a con, so I'll assume you don't want him. It looks like you want either Ozy or Cu Alter the most, wouldn't mind Nightingale, and don't really want the rest, in which case zerk is probably better. Both Ozy and Cu Alter have a rate up during chaldea boys, but Arthur will share it with them both, so it's kinda annoying.
Vlad is a pro as he is usable but also a con as I have him... I hope that makes sense. Yeah I won't be rolling chaldea boys as proto arthur is inside as well.
I suggest asking yourself:
- Which would make you happier, getting Cu Alter or getting Ozy? (Your most coveted Servants from each banner, I gather?)
- Which would annoy you more, NP2 Vlad or Medb?
A combination of the above probably gives you the answer.
If you want my opinion: I'm leaning on Berserker because Nightingale and Cu Alter are story-locked, and Ozy is likely to get a solo rate up next year (assuming they give us that Camelot stage play commemoration banner under a different name).
Sidenote: Drake can be useful outside of farming. Her NP makes loads of stars, which she can eat in the next turn to Crit your enemy to death. Plus she NPs a lot due to her skills.
I looked it up, Nightingale is not story locked. In these 2 banners, Quetz, Medb and Cu Alter are story locked. Arghh I know Vlad NP2 or Medb??? Which is the lesser of 2 evils? No easy decision here, but thanks for your thoughts.
I was having the same exact dilemma as you, rider or berserker banner (Ozy is amazing but I'd be pissed if I end up with Medb. Cu Alter would carry my team but I'm not sure how I'd feel if I got one of the other two. etc etc). Eventually, I decided berserker because I have none of the three and like you said, you can't go wrong with any of them.
In your case, I would personally go towards the rider banner. You already have several great berserkers and getting a duplicate always kills me a little on the inside. Medb isn't absolutely terrible I guess, so worst case scenario, you'd still end up with a decent anti-male servant and in best case, you'd get husbando (although I feel like you'd have less of a dilemma if Medb wasn't part of this banner).
I hope my input helps and good luck with summoning.
I might just flip a coin and go where fate leads me haha. I am still leading towards Rider as I am guaranteed a new 5* and Medb is still usable. A big plus for Rider is 50% chance to get a story-locked servant compared to 33% for Berserker. The allure of Cu Alter is very strong though....
