It's that time of the year again, you know the drill by now.
For the criteria used, please refer to my previous Double Skadi System (DSS) Tier List video.
Video link: https://youtu.be/FO5WItYrjkA
Let's first take a look at some game updates since the last tier list:
- Castoria release. A meta-warping Servant that probably needs no introduction. For DSS application, you can use her like you used Waver and Reines.
- Koyanskaya release. While not as meta-warpingly strong as Castoria, she still manages to propel Buster to a higher standing than Quick when it comes to 3T farming, as Buster does not have to rely on Enemy count for their "refund" like Art and Quick do.
- Oberon release. The great Pretender. While designed to help out mainly Buster, he works very well with every color, Quick included. However, due to his battery being a 20%/50% split, he can't be used to remedy the Servants in DSS Nope Tier at all, sadly.
- Append skill. Probably the biggest game changer. At the cost of Servant Coins, any Servant can now start the battle with 10%~20% NP gauge pre-charged. At lv10, it effectively turns a non-MLB Kscope into a MLB Scope for that Servant. However, do remember that to have enough Coins to unlock 1 Append skill for a SSR, you need either at least Bond 6 or NP2 of said Servant (on top of the materials and QP needed to max the skill to lv10).
Now onto the list, in chronological order:
Summer Illya: Mid Tier
- If you have Atalante at high NP level, Summer Illya is kinda obsolete.
- But her gameplay is not why I rolled for NP5 Summer Illya and got NP7 Summer Kiara in the process anyway :copium:
Ashiya Douman: Top Tier
- An incredibly strong Servant that has many uses outside of being a typical DSS farmer.
- IK proc happens after damage so it doesn't affect his refund.
- 80% Battery combined with Lv10 Append will let him NP once with no starting NP charge.
- 120% IK Rate on his NP meaning he can serve as a W1 clearer even in Knight nodes, depending on the enemy.
- Also a very strong Support for himself and any Chaotic Evil Servant.
Kiichi Hougen: Mid Tier
- Very good performance from a welfare. She's actually way better than Summer Okita as an Assassin Quick Farmer.
Caren (Amor): Top Tier
- Append skill solves the problem of her S1 draining NP from the 2 Supports, so looping with her is pretty much effortless... if you can append your Skadi and/or find a Support Skadi with append skill.
- One of the few Quick AoE Servants that can use Black Grail to 3T farm.
- Has a neat passive where she gains Atk up when under any kind of debuff, including Black Grail and Avenger's Passive.
Mysterious Idol X (Alter): Bottom tier
- Expected performance from a welfare. No self-battery doesn't help her case.
Summer Okita/Rengoku (Saber Alter): Top Tier+
- The current Gold Standard for AoE Quick Servant. She's basically Dantes, with a 30% Battery (up to 50% with lv10 Append).
- You don't even need KScope to 3T farm with her and can just use any 50% CE instead.
- One of the few Quick AoE Servants that can use Black Grail to 3T farm.
Jacques de Molay: Mid Tier
- Not much to say other than... I don't know why DW went backward and made such a mediorce AoE Quick Servant right after releasing Summer Okita Alter.
Timestamps:
0:00 Summer Illya
2:16 Ashiya Douman
4:36 Kiichi Hougen
6:46 Caren (Kscope)
9:09 Caren (Black Grail)
11:46 Mysterious Idol X (Alter)
14:18 Summer Okita/Rengoku (Traces of Xmas)
16:42 Summer Okita/Rengoku (Black Grail)
19:22 Jacques de Molay
As usual for all tier lists, this is only my opinion. Don't let me tell you how to play the game, feel free to adapt and improvise.
If you do want to ask me though, I'd say just go Blue and save your braincells for better things.
#fgo