Guess who’s back? Back again? Lightning’s back~ With her Friends~
Who to Pull?
Lightning is definitely the person to aim for here as she’s still one of the top damage unit in global. If you’re still unable to pull a Zidane or Gilgamesh for that Dual Wield, Lightning’s innate DW ability is what makes her so valuable. Sadly, Lightning will soon drop from the top of the table as new units are introduced into the game (that’s if you manage to pull the new ones). However, Lightning will climb back up again when she receives her enhancement. Her ability to dodge physical attacks and soon magical attacks (after enhancement) makes her very strong in PVP.
As hopeless as it seems, Hope is pretty much an upgraded version of Shanttoto without that awesome TM. Hope is a support type mage with the ability to cast Esuna and Raise. You can use him to complete missions or special events which requires you to cast Water or Wind Elemental damage. Other than that, he is just useful for the FFXIII event for the bonus multiplier. If you just started the game, Hope is probably a good starter Mage for you to pick up, however, there are many better Mages out there for you guys to collect thus I do not think that he’s a good investment for long-term Mage needs. He’s TM is really bad.
Fang is definitely the “Troll” unit in this banner. I’m not saying that she’s bad as she does have decent ATK (for a 5* unit) and a wide range of defensive equipment choice. However, I think Kain is a much better choice here if you need an unit with the Jump ability for certain special events. Dragon Dive from Kain deals 210% damage compared to the the 180% from the basic Jump ability. Her TM is pretty much useless unless you got a few Elzas in your inventory.
As events get tougher and buffed by SE on Global, I believe we’re at a stage now where all of you (excluding new Players), should by now have at least 1 5* based character in your inventory. Let’s be honest, who doesn’t want to be that powerful Lightning friend instead of always relying on others. Set a target, pull within your budget and hope for the best.
Lightning
| Stats | ★5 | ★6 |
| HP | 2781 | 4338(+450) |
| MP | 121 | 157(+75) |
| ATK | 145 | 188(+30) |
| DEF | 97 | 126(+30) |
| MAG | 95 | 123(+30) |
| SPR | 93 | 120(+30) |
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Spells
| Spells | Effect | MP | Level | Rarity Unlock |
| Thundaga | 180% AoE Thunder Magic Attack | 20 | 38 | 0 |
| Cura | AoE Heal | 7 | 56 | 0 |
Specials
| Specials | Effect | MP | Level | Rarity Unlock |
| Speed of Light | 30% Chance to Dodge Physical Attack | – | 1 | 6 |
| Sparkstrike | 150% ST Thunder Physical Attack | 9 | 6 | 0 |
| Flamestrike | 140% ST Fire Physical Attack | 7 | 18 | 0 |
| Counterblow | 30% Chance to Counter Physical Attacks | – | 20 | 6 |
| Froststrike | 140% ST Ice Physical Attack | 7 | 24 | 0 |
| Stormstrike | 140% ST Wind Physical Attack | 7 | 26 | 6 |
| ATK +30% | ATK +30% | – | 42 | 0 |
| Blitz | 180% AoE Physical Attack | 17 | 46 | 0 |
| Electric Blitz | 200% AoE Thunder Physical Attack | 23 | 48 | 6 |
| Ice Blitz | 190% AoE Ice Physical Attack | 20 | 48 | 6 |
| Heat Blitz | 190% AoE Fire Physical Attack | 20 | 48 | 6 |
| HP +20% | HP +20% | – | 65 | 6 |
| Aero Blitz | 190% AoE Wind Physical Attack | 20 | 72 | 6 |
| Auto-Refresh | Recover 5% MP per Turn | – | 74 | 0 |
| Crushing Blow | 270% ST Physical Attack & -20% Thunder Resist for 3 turns | 45 | 80 | 0 |
| Dual Wield | Wield Two Weapons | – | 100 | 6 |
Limit Bursts
| Name | Max Lv | Element | Value | Rarity | Cost |
| Army of One | 20 | – | 270% ST Physical Attack & ST -20% DEF Debuff for 3 turns 365% ST Physical Attack & ST -39% DEF Debuff for 3 turns |
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| Army of One | 25 | – | 290% ST Physical Attack & ST -30% DEF Debuff for 3 turns 410% ST Physical Attack & ST -54% DEF Debuff for 3 turns |
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Hope
| Stats | ★4 | ★5 |
| HP | 1765 | 2295(+300) |
| MP | 135 | 177(+50) |
| ATK | 76 | 100(+20) |
| DEF | 77 | 101(+20) |
| MAG | 89 | 139(+20) |
| SPR | 70 | 92(+20) |
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| Spells | Effect | MP | Level | Rarity Unlock |
| Esuna | ST Cure Poison, Blind, Sleep, Silence, Paralyze, Confuse | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| Firaga | 180% AoE 1 Hit Fire Magic Attack | 20 | 21 | 0 |
| Blizzaga | 180% AoE 1 Hit Ice Magic Attack | 20 | 34 | 0 |
| Thundaga | 180% AoE 1 Hit Thunder Magic Attack | 20 | 52 | 0 |
| Deshell | -20% SPR for 3 turns | 4 | 60 | 0 |
| Waterga | 180% AoE 1 Hit Water Magic Attack | 20 | 26 | 5 |
| Aeroga | 180% AoE 1 Hit Wind Magic Attack | 20 | 46 | 5 |
| Raise | Revive with 30% HP | 12 | 80 | 5 |
Specials
| Specials | Effect | MP | Level | Rarity Unlock |
| MP +20% | MP +20% | – | 42 | 0 |
| DEF +20% | DEF +20% | – | 48 | 0 |
| Area Blast | 180% AoE Physical Attack | 17 | 64 | 5 |
| MAG +20% | MAG +20% | – | 72 | 5 |
Limit Bursts
| Name | Effect | Value | Max Lv | Rarity |
| Last Resort | 250% AoE 1 Hit Magic Attack & Ignore 50% SPR 320% AoE 1 Hit Magic Attack & Ignore 50% SPR |
12 | 15 | ★4 |
| Last Resort | 270% AoE 1 Hit Magic Attack & Ignore 50% SPR 365% AoE 1 Hit Magic Attack & Ignore 50% SPR |
14 | 20 | ★5 |
Fang
| Stats | ★3 | ★4 | ★5 |
| HP | 1679 | 2182 | 2838(+240) |
| MP | 68 | 89 | 116(+40) |
| ATK | 66 | 86 | 136(+24) |
| DEF | 53 | 70 | 92(+16) |
| MAG | 53 | 69 | 90(+16) |
| SPR | 53 | 69 | 90(+16) |
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| Dispel | ST Stat Buff Removal | 7 | 30 | 5 |
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| Specials | Effect | MP | Level | Rarity Unlock |
| Jump | 1 Turn Jump + 180% ST 1 Hit Physical Attack | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| HP +10% | HP +10% | – | 40 | 0 |
| Flamestrike | 140% ST 1 Hit Fire Physical Attack | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Froststrike | 140% ST 1 Hit Ice Physical Attack | 7 | 23 | 4 |
| Counter-Strike | 30% Chance to Counter Physical Attacks | – | 38 | 4 |
| Beast Killer | 50% Physical Damage vs Beast | – | 60 | 4 |
| ATK +20% | ATK +20% | – | 52 | 5 |
| High Jump | Increase Jump Damage 100% | – | 62 | 5 |
| Area Blast | 180% AoE Physical Attack | 17 | 72 | 5 |
| Spear Master | +20% ATK when equipped with Spear | – | 80 | 5 |
Limit Bursts
| Name | Effect | Value | Max Lv | Rarity |
| Highwind | 210% ST 1 Hit Physical Attack & -10% ATK Debuff for 3 turns 255% ST 1 Hit Physical Attack & -19% ATK Debuff for 3 turns |
10 | 10 | ★3 |
| Highwind | 230% ST 1 Hit Physical Attack & -20% ATK Debuff for 3 turns 300% ST 1 Hit Physical Attack & -34% ATK Debuff for 3 turns |
12 | 15 | ★4 |
| Highwind | 250% ST 1 Hit Physical Attack & -30% ATK Debuff for 3 turns 345% ST 1 Hit Physical Attack & -49% ATK Debuff for 3 turns |
14 | 20 | ★5 |
“As events get tougher and buffed by SE on Global, I believe we’re at a stage now where all of you (excluding new Players), should by now have at least 1 5* based character in your inventory”
I’ve played since day one, and never had one 🙂 that’s how it is.
suspect he means 6* 🙂
I think he meant “5* as a base”; that is, their minimum rarity is 5*.
that’s it, SE is trying to make me quit. for players based in Europe, today’s maintenance took away 100% of playing time!! :O
not sure if should pull Lightning this times, was super keen on her first time round and poured in all my lapis & tickets reserve, & failed of course :P…. now already have 6* max Gilga, Luneth, COD, DKC, + think Firion’s gonne be upgraded soon too. are her enhanced mage skills really worth it? given rumour more powerful units are coming, maybe should save up the lapis? or am I crazy >_<
My new theory is that you should never waste lapis or tickets on a banner for a 5-star character. The drop rate is too terrible to justify it. It’s the secondary characters that make the banner.
Take this one: Lighting and two subpar/bad units. Not wasting my time.
Contrast that with the FFIII banner which had Refia and Arc as the consolation prizes.
Of course, if you spend actual money, best of luck to you.
Agreed. I against all odds, have Lightening, and I got her the week after the last banner she was on on a random daily pull.
Had I spent any money on that I would feel very silly.
ouch now it hurts even more :’D
FTP here and spent 2 x 5k lapis on trying to summon lightning – failed. i’m probably the outlier FTP who does not have a 5 star base. -cries-
I spent 150€ and 30 summon tickets and still got no Lightning -_-
This was definitely the last time I invested money in ffbe.. F2P here I come!
Good luck everyone else :3
I pulled chizuru, arc, alma, exdeath,3 fangs, daune, edge, and celes out of this banner
I draw 8 Sazh. Terrible. Today ends my “Luck” with a Garland.
Performed one time 11 draw and pulled, 4* Vaan, Mustadio, Hope and 3* Vaan, Fang, Cecil, , Exdeath, Charlotte, Zidane, Sazh and Lightning…. ^^
Hi. I m new here and to this game. I need some help/info amd I hope I dont get much hate cause of my luck.
I came to this game a few months ago but I quit soon after cause it didnt have my 2 fave games 10 and 13. I did pull a 5* Leo, 3* firion and Krile from my first *free* summons plus a few from the tactics event (no delita, if I am spelling it correctly). Anyway. FFXIII event happened and I found out super late but I re downloaded the game. 30 minutes before the 1st banner disappeared. I was lucky enough to get 5*snow and sazh. Next day pulled lightning , hope and Fang. I m only missing vanille.
And I saw on this site that there is an upcoming banner for all 6 of the characters. Does anyone know if that is at the end of this banner? I wanna try for Vanille and swap Sazh or Fang for her :/ I just want a full 13 team,cause I love the characters, so I dont care about holding my summons for the ultra good units.
Hope someone can guide this nooby and sorry for the long post!!
It’s odd that Hope gets no love, seeing how he’s one of the highest ranked 5* mages in JP, and is ranked the same as arc. If you throw on some of the +10 attack/mag materia and some armor to boost his def and he would be good for chaining when you need a mage that won’t die the first time he’s targeted like Kefka and Arc does.