After clearing Chapter 1 Normal Mode you will get a 2 Star Hero Ticket. For most people this will be their first hero. Before choosing what to pick, you should decide on what kind of team you are going to make(for start), magic or physical?
Let’s take a look to the heroes included in the ticket, shall we?
First, let’s divide the heroes into categories: (Check “Abbreviations” post for the terms used here //work in progress//)
CC:
Gau – Works for both magic and physical teams.
Lakrak – Once the “CC King”(?). Get Miruru instead.
Miruru – Good for physical teams, every single skill does CC and she got AMP with her UW.
Loraine – Good for magic teams, basically Miruru, but, magic DMG.
Main DPS:
Selene – Physical DPS, she kinda relies on enemy positioning to be effective.
Epis – Magic DPS, strong nuke potential. If you can get Mirianne, get Mirianne instead.
Reina – Physical DPS, build CRIT and spam S1, that simple.
PVP:
Dimael – The only use I can think of is for PVP, but, you can pick anything else and still perform better.
Demia – Strongest PVP tank in the game(with her T5 Dark).
Support:
Kaulah – Strong support, if you decide to get let’s say, Aisha or Selene as your main DPS, keeping Frey would be recommended.
Now that the basic description is done, how about a Pros/Cons list?
Gau:
Stun demonstration:
Pros:
- High CC
- AoE ATK buff and Cleanse
- Not UW reliant
- Can be used pretty much everywhere
- Can tank if built properly
Cons:
- Low DMG output
- High CD on S3
- NOT AUTO FRIENDLY
Lakrak:
Pros:
- CC on all skills
- AMP
Cons:
- Low DMG
- Nothing better compared to Miruru
Miruru:
Pros:
- AoE DMG and CC on all skills
- UW AMP with 50% chance
- Decent DPS(when fighting groups)
Cons:
- UW reliant
- UW is kinda RNG based
- Slow DPS
Lorraine:
Stun demonstration:
Pros:
- Can be used as a Main DPS
- Decent CC
- Self AMP
- Enemy Cleanse
Cons:
- Uses stacks in order to CC
- UW reliant in order to become a Main DPS
- T3 is required in order to Cleanse
Selene:
Pros:
- Her S3 works great in PVP
- Decent AoE DMG
- Can be used everywhere
- High single nuke potential
Cons:
- UW reliant
- No debuffs
Epis:
Pros:
- Decent AoE
- Incredible self-sustain
- Single target nuke that ignores DEF
- M.AMP
- One of the best M.DPS units in the game
- Decent PVP unit
Cons:
- Like most Main DPS, she’s UW reliant
- No CC
- Can kinda kill herself after using S2
- Needs T3/+ in order to be effective on PVP
Reina:
Pros:
- High single target DMG
- Low mana costs
- She’s immune to DMG when using her DPS skill
- High CRIT/CRIT DMG
Cons:
- 0 AoE
- Despite being an assassin, she can’t really assassinate
- NOT AUTO FRIENDLY
- UW reliant
Dimael:
Pros:
- Decent CC
- M.AMP
Cons:
- Low DMG
- UW reliant
Demia:
Pros:
- Can draw backline DPS to front
- Decent CC
- Boosts party’s P.DEF and P.BLOCK
- Best PVP tank
- Not UW reliant
Cons:
- Lowest DMG in the game
- Needs T5 in order to be 100% effective
- High mana costs
Kaulah:
Pros:
- ATK, ATK SPD and CRIT buff
- Good CC
- Good HoT
- Can be used pretty much everywhere
Cons:
- RNG based UW
- RNG CC
Now, just a reminder: I write these guides based on my personal opinion, so, if I say that for example, Demia is bad on PVE content, it means that I wouldn’t use her on PVE.
Take everything written here with a grain of salt.