Rabbit's Reviews #262: Romulus Quirinus (5* Lancer)

Introduction

Seemingly standing in as the pseudo-monarch for gameplay purposes for Olympus, Quirinus is a very strong Buster Servant built around a single core gimmick: everything is Rome. Quirinus’s game plan mostly consists of slamming enemies with Roman Trait debuffs and then using his NP, which deals more damage the more Roman the enemy is. He’s best thought of as something of a hybrid Servant meant for longer fights: he does ST-tier damage to a single target and also splashes to the sides. He doesn’t quite match the best-of-the-best Buster damage-dealers, but he’s still very strong and he also has the tools to function as a relatively versatile semi-support if needed.

Servant Data

Lancer

QAABB (Saber)

Quick Card

Arts Card

Buster Card

4

3

5

Attribute	Heaven
Alignment	Chaotic Balanced

Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4

April Fool's

Max HP 13,632

HP Rank

Max ATK 12,273

ATK Rank

Base Atk	1,896	Base HP	1,999
Max Atk	12,273	Max HP	13,632
Grail Atk	13,435	Grail HP	14,934

Traits

Card Hits	4	3	3	5	5
Per Hit	0.59%	0.59%	0.59%	0.59%	0.59%

	NP per Hit (%)	0.59%
NP when Attacked (%)	4%

	Star Absorption	93
Star Generation per Hit	12.2%

Stage	Cost	Materials
2	10,000	x5 Lancer Piece
3	30,000	x12 Lancer Piece x9 Seed of Yggdrasil
4	100,000	x5 Lancer Monument x10 Ring of Giants x2 Spirit Root
Max	300,000	x12 Lancer Monument x4 Spirit Root x5 Egg of Truth

Level	Cost	Materials
1 → 2	20,000	x5 Gem of Lancer
2 → 3	40,000	x12 Gem of Lancer
3 → 4	120,000	x5 Magic Gem of Lancer
4 → 5	160,000	x12 Magic Gem of Lancer x5 Ring of Giants
5 → 6	400,000	x5 Secret Gem of Lancer x10 Ring of Giants
6 → 7	500,000	x12 Secret Gem of Lancer x6 Seed of Yggdrasil
7 → 8	1,000,000	x12 Seed of Yggdrasil x6 Divine Pulse Spirit Orb
8 → 9	1,200,000	x18 Divine Pulse Spirit Orb x15 Fruit of Eternity
9 → 10	2,000,000	x1 Crystallized Lore

Dmg Up

Throne of Quirinus EX

Increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).
Increase Critical Strength for all allies (3 turns).
Further increase Critical Strength for [Roman] allies (3 turns).
Apply [Roman] trait to all enemies (5 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
ATK +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
Crit Dmg +	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%	20%
Crit Dmg (Roman) +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

Throne is a remarkably powerful specialty Charisma. On top of the standard partywide attack buff, it also boosts the party’s crit damage by 20%, and then it boosts crit damage by a further 30% for anyone with the Roman trait. This means Quirinus himself gets a hefty 50% crit damage buff by default when he uses this, and since his NP buffs allies with the Roman Trait, he can reliably provide that buff to the whole party as well, provided he’s used his NP recently. The skill also debuffs all enemies with the Roman trait, effectively boosting Quirinus’s NP damage by another 20%. Overall, this represents a huge increase to Quirinus’s damage, and it can significantly push damage for crit-oriented allies as well.

Invi Shield

Divinity Transformation B

Apply Invincible to self (2 times, 3 turns).
Increase own NP Gauge.
Gain 10 critical stars.

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
NP +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
CD	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	6

Transformation is a mix of unrelated-but-almost-always-useful effects. It starts with a hit-based invuln, which is always great for survivability, especially since Quirinus can use this skill for the other effects and not have to worry about wasting the invuln. The skill also has a 30% battery, which can let Quirinus NP immediately or help him push towards a big burst of damage on a critical turn. On top of both of those effects, the skill gives 10 stars, which can either help Quirinus himself crit (and apply his Roman debuff) or help Quirinus’s allies take advantage of his hefty crit damage buff.

Buster Up

Nine Lives Rome A

Increase own Buster Card effectiveness (3 turns).
Increase own Critical Star Gather Rate (1 turn).
Apply Bonus Effect to self: Apply [Roman] trait to the target (5 turns) when landing a critical attack (3 turns).

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Lvl	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Buster +	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%	27%	28%	30%
Star Gather +	300%	320%	340%	360%	380%	400%	420%	440%	460%	500%
CD	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	5

Hundred Heads is, at its core, a standard 3-turn 30% Buster buff. With this in conjunction with Quirinus’s other buffs, Quirinus can do strong NP damage and Buster Crit damage most of the time. The skill also comes with a one-turn star weight buff to make it easier for Quirinus to crit. The most interesting piece of this skill, though, is the last bit, which lets Quirinus inflict Roman debuffs when he crits. This is how Quirinus can hit ST levels of damage against a single target—if he can crit repeatedly, he can reasonably push his NP into the range of double-ish damage, at which point he’s truly hitting like an ST Lancer against his primary target.

Noble Phantasm

Per Aspera Ad Astra EX

Deal damage to all enemies.
Apply Special ATK [Roman]: Increase damage dealt to [Roman] enemies by 20% per [Roman] trait stack.
(Maximum of 10 stacks = 200% damage)
Apply [Roman] trait to all enemies (5 turns).
Apply [Roman] trait to all allies (5 turns).

<Overcharge>

Increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).

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Per Aspera Ad Astra

Our Arms Extend To All, Across The Universe

	Rank	Classification	Hit-Count
	EX	Anti-Star	5

Effect	Deal damage to all enemies. Apply Special ATK [Roman]: Increase damage dealt to [Roman] enemies by 20% per [Roman] trait stack. (Maximum of 10 stacks = 200% damage) Apply [Roman] trait to all enemies (5 turns). Apply [Roman] trait to all allies (5 turns).

Level	1	2	3	4	5
Damage +	300%	400%	450%	475%	500%
Add. Damage +	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%
Trait - Roman

Overcharge Effect	Increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).

Charge	100%	200%	300%	400%	500%
Atk +	10%	15%	20%	25%	30%

Per Aspera Ad Astra is a busy NP, but ultimately it’s pretty straightforward. It’s an AoE Buster NP with damage that scales up the more time Quirinus has to get rolling. Assuming Quirinus isn’t just using his NP immediately, this is likely to do very high damage to one enemy and moderate damage to the other two. It also applies a Roman Trait debuff to all the enemies, in order to help keep Quirinus’s damage up, and a Roman Trait buff to all allies to help Quirinus push the party’s crit damage. It also provides a small partywide attack buff to push damage further.

Usage Tips

Grail Potential

Conclusion

Quirinus is really good. He has very high damage potential against a single target, he has easy crit access, he has some survival tools, and he can also significantly push party damage. In some respects he’s a jack-of-all-trades Servant who does a little of everything. He’s going to lose out to specialists in most cases, but only by a bit, which makes him a great pull for players looking to fill holes in their roster.

Rabbit's Arbitrary Ratings

Overall: 9/10
Single-Target DPS: 9/10
AoE DPS: 8/10
Survivability: 4/10
Offensive Utility: 7/10
Defensive Utility: N/A
Farming Usefulness: 8/10
Y: 10/10