RUINOUS ANDARIA - UNIT ANALYSIS
Disclaimer : This analysis is subjective and heavily based on the writer's opinion
OVERVIEW
Stats
| Stats | HP | ATK | DEF | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 4,725 | 1,799 | 1,655 | 1,529 |
| Lord | 6,750 | 2,570 | 2,365 | 2,185 |
| Anima | 7,642 | 2,570 | 2,365 | 1,947 |
| Breaker | 6,750 | 2,808 | 2,127 | 2,185 |
| Guardian | 6,750 | 2,570 | 2,603 | |
| Oracle | 6,750 | 2,570 | 2,542 | |
| Max Imp |  1,100 |  440 |  440 |  440 |
| Final, in-game stats may differ slightly | ||||
I won’t go deep on her status analysis, with current spheres like heresy/cosmic dust, even Burny can beat Griff in term of status, basically Andaria has good status distribution with focus on HP and ATK, with decent DEF, and lowest one is REC.
Normal Attack Hit/DC : 14 hit/28DC
Decent hitcount and dropcheck, not spectacular but not bad either, good for arena if you don’t have any better
LEADER SKILL : Guidance of the Sentinel [Attack/Brave Burst]
Reduction in BB gauge required for BB, large reduction to amount of BB gauge used during BB & 20% boost to critical hit rate (Reduce 20% BB Cost (ALL) / 100% Chance Reduce 15-20% BB Gauge Used (ALL) / 20% CRIT (ALL))
Her LS is for pure BB spam, it is very similar to Bestie LS but trade HP buff with crit chance, basically a worse version of Bestie’s because HP buff is better overall than crit chance which can easily capped using crit buffer. Her LS is usable if you need to BB Spam. But seeing hard content requires Survivability (Tridon, Bestie), Damage (Zenia/Zedus), a mix of BB Spam+Damage+Survivability (Griff/Rhoa), it’s hard to justify to use Andaria’s LS for hard content like Trial/GGC/Raid/FG unless you don’t have better lead to use
EXTRA SKILL : Soul of the Watcher [Requires: Bow of Andaria]
40% boost to HP, Atk & adds slight BB boost when damaged effect to BB/SBB for 3 turns when Bow of Andaria is equipped (40% HP 40% ATK (SELF) / Add 100% Chance 2-3 BC Fill when ATKed (ALL) 3Turns effect to BB/SBB (SELF))
Ah the ES, the controversial one that makes everyone shitting on Andaria . The boost to HP and ATK is nice to have. But the one that makes her controversial is her weak BC fill on Hit compared to other Units with similar buff (2-3 vs 3-6 and 4-7), this means on average Andaria’s buff is only half as strong as the others. While it seems Andaria is outclassed and shitted upon by the likes of Bestie, in my opinion Gumi does a good job of giving her that low number to balance her out. Details will be discussed below.
Note : As of now, no info available regarding Andaria's sphere, chance are it's a normal status up sphere, maybe with anti ailment built-in, which is fine, but even more better if the sphere is non-status up type, which means Andaria will be very bulky Status cleanser with her ES. Will update after the sphere released
BRAVE BURST : Violet Pain [Support/Offense]
25 combo powerful Earth attack to all foes, all statuses removed and negated & great chance of inflicting Paralysis and Poison (27 BC cost / 25 DC / 280% Earth (AOE) / Cure Ails / Null Ails 3Turns / 70% Poison 50% Para)
Good Brave Burst with high hitcount and useful ailment to boot (Paralysis and Poison can be a useful ailment on some content like FG), but the reason you will use Andaria’s normal BB is for the cleanse ailment part because her SBB only negates. While it seems incovenient to swap BB/SBB, the only time you need to cleanse is if the enemies does Buff Wipe and even then the high hitcount will help her fill her SBB bar
SUPER BRAVE BURST : Violet Redemption [Support/Offense]
28 combo powerful Earth attack to all foes, all statuses negated, boosts BB gauge fill rate & gradually recovers BB gauge over 3 turns (26 BC Cost / 28 DC /500% Earth (AOE) / 7BC Fill 3Turns / 30% BC Fill+ (ALL) 3Turns / Null Ails 3Turns)
Superb Super Brave Burst and what makes Andaria stands out as ailment cleanser, combining aiilment management with BB management, it negates ailment (negates is enough unless the boss buff wipe, in which you can use Andaria’s normal BB), gives most powerful Ares buff (30% on par with Griff/Bestie, and most powerful BB Regen per Turn (7 BC per Turn, thats about on par with Zelnite’s insta BC fill) and with her ES gives 2-3 BC fill per hit. People bitch about how her BC fill on hit is weaker and needs to be buffed, while ignoring that she gives 7 BC per Turn, a buff that is not available/or separated between BB/SBB to her rivals in BC generating role, while it’s not as strong as other BC fill when Hit buffer when fighting enemies that spam AoE, against Single Target loving enemy (like Ark), they can come pretty close in usefulness, oh and not to mention higher hitcount means against multiple enemies, the difference is further mitigated. Seriously guys, if Gumi gives her 4-7 BC fill when hit or even just 3-6 BC fill when Hit, there is literally no reason to use Bestie except as lead, that’s why I said in the beginning that Gumi does good job balancing her by giving lower numbers.
ULTIMATE BB : Amaranthine Fusillade [Support/Offense] 35 combo massive Earth attack to all foes, all statuses removed and negated & massively recovers BB gauge over 3 turns (26 BC Cost/ 35DC / 1200% Earth (AOE) / 50BC Fill 3Turns / Cure Ails / Null Ails 3Turns )
Atro Ripoff, lets move on..
COMPARISON
In this section I will compare Andaria mainly to another status cleanser (because that’s her main role, not as BC fill when Hit buffer), and to some extent BC fill when Hit buffer. The comparison will be short and only highlight each unit’s strength and weakness
Andaria’s advantage over Sargavel
- BC on Hit buff
- BB regen buff
- Poison/Paralysis ailment
- BB damages with nice hitcount
Sargavel’s advantage over Andaria
- Better LS
- 10% HP boost
- Cleanse/Negate on BB and SBB
Yeah, Andaria destroys Sargavel as status cleanser, not only Andaria gives the same Ares buff, and she also has the same hitcount on SBB, the only real advantage it has is the 10% HP buff, the LS part is nearly moot seeing there is better HP lead out there, and cleanse on SBB is not enough to justify using the Giraffe over Andaria. Poor Sargavel, Aurelia gives him a chance to shine over Melchio, only to be destroyed by Andaria not long after. RIP Sargavel
Edit : Someone pointed out that Sargavel have his burst heal over Andaria, in my opinion the Burst Heal is very weak (only healing 2000-3000 (compare to Elimo who can heals double the amounts using normal BB, and triple the amounts using SBB), thats about 1/5 of Unit's total HP after HP boost lead (and Sargavel's own HP boost not helping either) and not worth using seeing it also sacrifice Sargavel's damage contribution, Spark blanket and BC/HC generation
Andaria’s advantage over Melchio
- Higher hitcount
- BC Management utility (BC on Hit, BB regen, Ares Buff)
- Ailment can be useful
- Better LS
- Higher hitcount on SBB and BB
Melchio’s advantage over Andaria
- Multi Element SBB
- Light re-typing buff
- ATK=>DEF convert buff
- Cleanse/Negate on BB and SBB
Unlike Sargavel, Melchio and Andaria covers different secondary role, in which Melchio focus on keeping your squad alive, Andaria focus on boosting squad BB. Both also more offensive-oriented status cleanser, Melchio with his multi element SBB and Light re-typing buff and Andaria with her BB boosting allows squad to sustain SBB to sustain damage. Both fills the same main role and different secondary role, which to use depends on squad composition or whichever you need the most. Use Melchio if you need the bulk or facing Dark enemy, use Andaria if you need BB boosting or for squad efficiency or if converted DEF buff already covered (hello Aurelia).
Andaria’s advantage over Tree
- Have more BB management kit (BC on hit/Ares/BB regen vs Ares only)
- Damages on both BB/SBB with high hitcount further gaping the BC generation
- Better LS is most situation
- Ailment can be useful
Tree’s advantage over Andaria
- Burst Heal on BB/SBB
- Cheap SBB cost
- Better UBB
- Instant BC Fill can be used mid-turn to manipulate as opposed to BB regen
Poor old Tree face the same problem with Sargavel, in which their secondary role is BB Utility and inferior than Andaria. Tree still have his burst heal, which can come handy in some content (Reflect Damage, DoT, HC resistant content), if you don’t have units like Elimo / Aurelia/ Krantz. Otherwise if you already have burst healer or don’t need one (maybe HC is enough), Tree completely obliterated by Andaria. But his BB Instant fill can come in handy tho, allowing mid-turn filling as opposed to BB regen, but number wise, Andaria's BB regen is better than Tree's intant fill unless you can spam Tree's SBB everyturn which makes it better by 3 BC per unit compared to Andaria's BB regen, but even then, Andaria's damaging SBB/BB already makes up for the difference. In short the only real advantage Tree have is his burst heal, his secondary role loses to Andaria, and he provides no damage
Andaria's advantage over Rinon
- BC Utility (Ares+BB regen+BB on Hit buff )
- Higher hitcount means more BC generation and better Sparking potential
- Better LS
- Ailment
Rinon's advantage over Andaria
- Light/Dark buff
- Burst heal
As you can see, Andaria provides more damage and BC utility, while Rinon provides Burst heal and Light/Dark typing. For the most part Andaria is better than Rinon. the situation where Rinon is possibly better than Andaria is :
- against Light/Dark enemies and you don't have any Dark/Light element changer
- You absolutely needs Burst Heal (to counter damage reflect, or HC healing is not possible)
Assuming you are facing a Light/Dark enemies :
-if there is Krantz//Will (against Dark enemies) in squad, Andaria is better than Rinon (Rinon healing and Light/Dark buff already covered by those two)
-if there is Grahdens/Michele (against Light enemies), in squad, unless you really needs burst heal (HC healing not possible, no other burst healer, damage reflect and DoT), Andaria is better (better damage, better hitcount, BB utility)
-If there is Elimo/Aurelia in squad, which one better depends on your other Units, Rinon+Bestie is comparable to Andaria+Grahdens
In short, for general purpose, Andaria is more flexible than Rinon, who only useful against Light/Dark enemies, in which even then Andaria can be used with correct pairing (Grahdens / Krantz / Will / Michele)
The reason why I compare Andaria against all of the BC when Hit buffer is because Andaria’s main role is Status Cleansing, but she can still be viable alternatives if you don’t have any of BC Fill when Hit units.
In short, in term of BC Fill when Hit buffer, Andaria lose to all of them in most situation, altho the difference somehow mitigated by BB Regen buff (which most of them don’t have or separated between BB/SBB) and higher hitcount (sans KKR). But Andaria wins in term of slot efficiency, allowing you to bring another Unit to squad (Maybe Units who doesn’t have notable buff, or pure Nuker). And Andaria’s BB management is more than enough when facing multiple enemies or enemies without BC resistant, for example Andaria is better for Raid squad, Bestie/Medina/Libera/KKR/Diana is better in BC starved situation (Trials), doesn’t mean she cannot be used tho, she is perfectly viable if you don’t have any BC fill when Hit buffer and she also allows you to bring another squad member.
Hell, you can even still use Andaria with Medina/Libera/KKR/Diana, you are really not losing anything since you bring her as Status Cleanser anyway, she still gives BB regen and Ares buff on top of status cleansing, and in a pinch, emergency BB Fill when hit when your main buffer is still recharging due to BB drain, just make sure use her BB/SBB after the main buffer.
Andaria+Medina/Libera is still better than Sargavel+Medina/Libera and on par with Melchio+Medina/Libera
QUICK LOOK
- Status is nicely distributed, but who cares about status anyway
- Normal attack and DC is decent, not great but not bad either
- Leader Skill is for BB spam purpose only, not worth using in this era, unless you got nothing better
- ES is great, providing HP boost and also BB Fill when Hit effect to BB/SBB albeit weaker than standard, but no other status cleanser have this utility, combined with her other BB Utility in SBB, Andaria is very slot-efficient unit, many bitch but I think the number is intended for balancing purpose
- Normal BB used mainly for the cleanse part because her SBB only negates, thankfully it has great hitcount, Paralyze and Poison can be useful for some situation (FG comes to mind)
- SBB is where Andaria shines, combining ailment management with BB management utility, she gives strongest BB Regen and Ares buff, two buff that is usually absent in squad, making her easily slot into squad as status cleanser to provide bonus buff on top of status cleansing purpose. This makes Andaria a very slot efficient Unit, not to mention great animation and hitcount for spark blanket.
- UBB is meh, Atro ripoff...
- Compared to her competitors in term of status cleansing, she is very Top-Tier, her secondary buff is better than most of her competition. Andaria beats Sargavel,Sargavel only gives Ares buff, while Andaria also gives BC on Hit+BB regen on top of the same Ares buff, with same hitcount, and in most situation she also beats Tree, unless you need his Burst heal or don’t have another burst healer in squad, against Rinon, she is only possibly better against Light/Dark enemies, Andaria fights for squad spot with Melchio tho, both are excellent and bring different secondary buff, which one to bring depends on squad composition and purpose. but personally I think Andaria+Aurelia (SBS chicks ftw) beats Melchio+Bestie
- She cannot directly compared to another BC Fill on Hit buffers, because that’s not her main role. While on most situation her BB management is weaker than true BC fill when Hit buffer, she is very viable to use as alternative, and she saves you spot by doubling as status cleanser (allowing you to bring maybe STSBB unit for trials, or pure nuker for Raid). You can even use her with BC Fill on Hit buffers if you want (sans Bestie, too much clash) like Medina and Libera, she still gives you BB regen and Ares buff, Andaria+Medina/Libera is still better than Sargavel+Medina/Libera
CONCLUSION
Andaria is amazing Unit, she is too underrated. Her main strength, she is very slot-efficient, serving two important role by herself, allowing more versatile squad building and gives Unit with not-important buff or just pure nuker a chance to be used. In my opinion people shitting on her because they see her as BC Fill on Hit Unit, not as Status Cleanser, when in fact she is status cleanser first, BB booster second. Try to switch your perspective and see her as status cleanser Unit and you will see her awesomeness. She is one of the best Status Cleanser out there, possibly even better than Melchio/Reeze especially if paired with Aurelia.
TYPING DISCUSSION
ORACLE>>>>>>>>>>Breaker=Guardian=Lord>>>>>>>>>>>>Anima
Granted the upcoming revamp lower Oracle usefulness because the HP is no longer lowered, but the boosted REC still makes it the better typing against other typings, hope Gumi doesn’t implement the revamp in GlobalJustJokingDon'tTakeItSeriously...
What? You only have Anima Andaria and you are asking what to do ?
Sacrifice her to Our Savior and Lord Luther, he needs all the power he can get to Full Metal Cross and Crush the heresy spread by the newest and possibly the most dangerous of all False Spark Gods who go by the name Zedus, and there is also a rumor a new Powerful False God emerged and on his way to Global in 3 month.
Thank you for reading , critics are welcomed, downvoting is welcomed, if you want to add something, do it via comment section
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