Low - mid spender here, probably similar spend to yourself. I just pulled one copy so far (6 stamps). IMO, this weapon is for 1) whales who always want to have an ideal setup 2) all-in-one debuff for newbies who have yet to develop a mature debuff kit 3) general versatility for non-newbies or non-whales (this group probably being most of us). Aerith has become BY FAR the best character in the game (granted gated by limited weapons), so this just adds to her kit, allowing her to be used in even more scenarios. It can also supplement your existing debuffers to combat against battles that increasingly are adding more and more mechanics needed (e.g. needing diamond sigil, atk up to your party, atk down to enemy, elemental debuff needed to enemy, def up to your party, etc).
@@LakerKurono yeah, I have thought Aerith was best in game ever since first month! A few times she slid slightly, but she is just so good at what she does and does most of it better than anyone else!
Well said! Fully agree on pretty much all points here. It's a great weapon all around but I'd say it's even a better weapon for newbies who just started playing around anniversary and even if the annivesary costume is better in terms of defense the costume is honestly still excellent to go for since most likely these newbies missed out on her Kamura outfit from the MH collab, so the 60% debuff/buff extension is super good here for them. Crazy to think just before the MH collab event Aerith had sorta fallen from grace but ever since then she's just been getting more and more powerful. Hard to see her falling from grace anytime soon but we'll see, things can always still change I suppose.
On my side I went for 6 stamps i'm liké you with red weapons ready but they dont cover the same roles in end game fight as you said. Red will be here when we need to debuff matk (or even use his limit 3 like in current crash or ifrit) whereas Aerith is here to heal having the option on Aerith if the fight does not need Red is perfect (compacted two rôles in one unit making possible to bring two dps) two units two différents scenarios where they work or not getting 6 stamp offer a range of option that might be important for ifrit for instance it's not an issue we will bring Red still and use Aerith as heal + Citric buff
To me, this weapon is about coverage - and Aerith finds her way into a LOT of content. So the idea of being able to run Aerith with all of her other limited weapons, plus her new ultimate, along with having a debuffing option for multiple elements seems pretty good. If you evaluate it on its own, I agree, it's not really notable when compared to Red. But given how much more focus Aerith gets compared to Red, I think it's fair to say that being able to run this with some of her other builds has value. I grabbed one copy.
I'm an idiot and I didn't wait for yours, Ryder's, and Octo's videos! I blasted through a bunch of crystals chasing OB6 and now I'm stuck at OB5. I need to learn some patience waiting for your guidance. Thanks for all you do for the community!
@@robertthomasson4462 ahhh, well thank you! But you'll be okay! At least it's Ob6able with weapon parts! And also, at least it's Aerith :) she's always good and useful!
I agree that in terms of pulling you shouldnt need to pass 6 stamp as the weapon has great value early. If you push further you would want a lot of her elemental weapons at good obs to have true value. I pushed to 6 stamp where I got lucky and did decide to push on this banner but I do have great Aerith subs and thats what does matter I think in considering a full push.
2 pages and managed to get the UW and Terra's rod to ob6.. my aerith is kinda weak and she's my main support. I need to give her some love , so no regrets..
@Nitelight9 I don't think that's lucky. I saw people spending only 35k and managed to ob10 it in just only 2 pages... I don't know why it's being like that but it's kinda unfair. Never been that lucky u know..
@@Tifaerith7 If it helps, even just getting the ultimate weapon on first banner within 2 pages is very very lucky, as of currently, its a 1 in 300 chance to pull aeriths ultimate weapon, so hopefully that shows your luck there. We have a couple of whales in nitelights guild who still havent had a natural ultimate weapon drop its had to have been purchased both times.
@@Tifaerith7 yeah I wouldn’t say getting an OB6 and UW “average” luck, if that’s what you’re implying… You def got lucky, lol. It may not be as insane as some people have shown but even getting a UW within the first 2 pages is pretty lucky.
Yeah red is our boy 🎉 I still pulled 😂. But I always do. I like this costume better than kamura costume and will probably use it in place of kamura costume 9/10 times - this costume works better with kamura weapon imo because it doesn’t have hp on it - instead it has def - so you can keep her effective hp lower for the kamura mdef procs.
I totally agree with all of your takes on this weapon. Attack debuffs are the only reason Aerith will still get replaced by Red in certain situations. I have Bahamut Robe and Kamura dress so I’m pulling once and using weapon parts if needed. I love the versatility this weapon adds to her kit 😮😁🔥🔥🔥
As a new player, is the staff worth getting for an early investment? Matt is my preferred healer/hybrid choice anyway, and this weapon would cut down the need to focus on 3 of Red's weapons. Given Sephiroth has every element in his arsenal and two give him breech, would Matt, Aerith and Sephi, but a good focus team if I got this staff? Also love the channel, very helpful for learning things here!
@@RobPhoenix-io3ei thank you so much!!! And yessss, I think new players benefit greatly from this weapon! I still probably wouldn't try to ob6 it, but a copy would really help since it gives access to 3 breaches
@@Nitelight9 thank you for the reply! I was thinking of doing the same, just grabbing one copy and build it over time with parts. For the majority I will skip the banner (unless an amazing utility outfit shows up), I want to save as much for when Cid eventually releases!
@@RobPhoenix-io3ei Hey Rob, small recommendation, if you end up building this weapon up with parts later, leave it at OB1, the benefits you get from OB1 to OB6 are minimal but that cost in weapon parts is 1000 of them. since weapon parts are extremely valuable, I would say don't take it any further than that. If you feel you really want to take it beyond OB1 later know that we get another chance to pull on this banner later in the game year and you can pull for it then.
@@Tomrom52 thank you for the advice! I am noticing a nice boost and convenience this early on already, just with a standard 5 star, so for sure no rush in OB'ing it. Trying to micromanage my own resources early, then realized my whole main team is using electrum, so whoops lol Upside is that starting fresh gives a lot of crystals from progression, so will save until Cloud, Tifa and Sephiroth banner comes out. May have enough for Sephi if it's worthwhile, the outfit are ...too many to know what's good at this stage.
Great suggestion Nite, I definitely agree that 1 copy is all you *really* need and even then I'd still argue this item, while very good, is a luxury weapon because as you said, we have several options for characters who breach. The way I look at this item is that it's expanded upon the Aerith's already excellent toolset. She's just becoming this swiss army knife that you can bring to just about any fight, with all the defensive buffs she has, offensive buffs, healing, breaches (she now has 4 elements covered with this and Floral Wand) and even damage! So yeah, I think it's safe to say Aerith is back on top as the best character in the game in terms of worth of investment. So That's realistically why I'll pull for a single copy of the weapon, if just to make her more versatile. That all said, going back to my original point I don't think players will suffer if they don't pull for this as some of our best breacher's (like Red) have multiple elemental coverage and other characters can technically do a better job in some cases! Take example for Sephiroth with his Fire Breach weapon, in some cases it's better than Aerith's because his comes with the PDEF debuff, so if the boss is susceptible to PDEF debuffs and Fire res down, then I'd say Seph should be your go-to breacher. Regardless, it's a strong weapon and you can't really go wrong with this at all.
@@mariobalaguer3328 I agree! I was and am still tempted not to pull at all. Depends what else we see in this collab I suppose. But it may delay clearing some permanent content. Pulling one is the safe play, but highly likely not going to be huge if skipped/missed
@@Nitelight9 I feel you on this 💯, I'm currently not pulling on her banner yet. I'm waiting on Cloud's banner (maybe next up?!) Right now there really isn't any content needed for this outside of the FF6 event and even then I didn't need it to beat the EX Kefka fights. That said, I def am leaning on picking it up before the event is through, just for versatility purposes.
While pulling for 1 copy just to have the functionality in case we see the compositions of fights change in the future has hypothetical merit, I have to think back to Yuffie's Earth Arcanum and how we've yet to see a single fight that gives a modicum of a hoot about physical earth damage specifically.
When Yuffie’s Earth setup dropped it dropped right before the first Battle Ranking we’ve ever gotten. While we didn’t specifically *need* Earth damage to do well, we did need physical damage against the ogre twins. It just made it so the earth setup was the best way to achieve a high score on them. But outside of that there really haven’t been other notable scenarios.
Skipping this because usually in these crossovers there is one game breaking weapon everyone overlooks and regrets not getting later. This seems more like it was made for this event. Though this would make it easier to have two dps without needing to have imperils on another character and sacrifice something else in the process, I’m holding for now. Given how we’ve been having a banner a week, all four are likely to be on at once so no rush anyway. Most likely it’s a skip unless I have enough bc left over for one copy at the end.
Just started playing during Anni, so this weapon was great for me as I don’t have Red built up and Aerith healing is pretty much required for more difficult content as my DPS is not great. OB6 baha gs, rod, gloves carrying me
I've been skipping banners for a while now, mainly grabbing a single copy of the anniversary weapons to just use weapon parts on over time. Currently sitting in the backrooms with all the dust and cobwebs.... and my best friend Glenn. 😢
@@19Andre87 lol no. I said I had all of the breach collars to ob6 already. I put those there to make them easy to pull up in video. I only show things I want to actually wishlist when I do pull videos. Sorry you were confused.
They tricked us with the weapon animation, the weapon shows a wind attack but its not and I assume that will be the same for all the FF6 crossover weapons.
Low - mid spender here, probably similar spend to yourself. I just pulled one copy so far (6 stamps). IMO, this weapon is for 1) whales who always want to have an ideal setup 2) all-in-one debuff for newbies who have yet to develop a mature debuff kit 3) general versatility for non-newbies or non-whales (this group probably being most of us). Aerith has become BY FAR the best character in the game (granted gated by limited weapons), so this just adds to her kit, allowing her to be used in even more scenarios. It can also supplement your existing debuffers to combat against battles that increasingly are adding more and more mechanics needed (e.g. needing diamond sigil, atk up to your party, atk down to enemy, elemental debuff needed to enemy, def up to your party, etc).
@@LakerKurono yeah, I have thought Aerith was best in game ever since first month! A few times she slid slightly, but she is just so good at what she does and does most of it better than anyone else!
Well said! Fully agree on pretty much all points here. It's a great weapon all around but I'd say it's even a better weapon for newbies who just started playing around anniversary and even if the annivesary costume is better in terms of defense the costume is honestly still excellent to go for since most likely these newbies missed out on her Kamura outfit from the MH collab, so the 60% debuff/buff extension is super good here for them.
Crazy to think just before the MH collab event Aerith had sorta fallen from grace but ever since then she's just been getting more and more powerful. Hard to see her falling from grace anytime soon but we'll see, things can always still change I suppose.
and then there’s me who just pulls for whatever i find pretty lmao
Nice breakdown. I’m holding until the other banners drop. I went in for her anniversary weapon and outfit.
On my side I went for 6 stamps
i'm liké you with red weapons ready but they dont cover the same roles in end game fight as you said. Red will be here when we need to debuff matk (or even use his limit 3 like in current crash or ifrit) whereas Aerith is here to heal
having the option on Aerith if the fight does not need Red is perfect (compacted two rôles in one unit making possible to bring two dps)
two units two différents scenarios where they work or not
getting 6 stamp offer a range of option that might be important
for ifrit for instance it's not an issue we will bring Red still and use Aerith as heal + Citric buff
@@Janille_ great points here! This is why I'm going to very likely get one copy. I am just too worried it will be needed big time for things coming up
To me, this weapon is about coverage - and Aerith finds her way into a LOT of content. So the idea of being able to run Aerith with all of her other limited weapons, plus her new ultimate, along with having a debuffing option for multiple elements seems pretty good. If you evaluate it on its own, I agree, it's not really notable when compared to Red. But given how much more focus Aerith gets compared to Red, I think it's fair to say that being able to run this with some of her other builds has value. I grabbed one copy.
@@transience242 I totally agree
I'm an idiot and I didn't wait for yours, Ryder's, and Octo's videos! I blasted through a bunch of crystals chasing OB6 and now I'm stuck at OB5.
I need to learn some patience waiting for your guidance. Thanks for all you do for the community!
@@robertthomasson4462 ahhh, well thank you! But you'll be okay! At least it's Ob6able with weapon parts! And also, at least it's Aerith :) she's always good and useful!
I agree that in terms of pulling you shouldnt need to pass 6 stamp as the weapon has great value early. If you push further you would want a lot of her elemental weapons at good obs to have true value. I pushed to 6 stamp where I got lucky and did decide to push on this banner but I do have great Aerith subs and thats what does matter I think in considering a full push.
2 pages and managed to get the UW and Terra's rod to ob6.. my aerith is kinda weak and she's my main support. I need to give her some love , so no regrets..
@@Tifaerith7 super strong there, and great luck to get ob6 plus the UW in 2 pages!!! Congratulations!
@Nitelight9 I don't think that's lucky. I saw people spending only 35k and managed to ob10 it in just only 2 pages... I don't know why it's being like that but it's kinda unfair. Never been that lucky u know..
@@Tifaerith7 If it helps, even just getting the ultimate weapon on first banner within 2 pages is very very lucky, as of currently, its a 1 in 300 chance to pull aeriths ultimate weapon, so hopefully that shows your luck there. We have a couple of whales in nitelights guild who still havent had a natural ultimate weapon drop its had to have been purchased both times.
@@Tifaerith7 yeah I wouldn’t say getting an OB6 and UW “average” luck, if that’s what you’re implying… You def got lucky, lol. It may not be as insane as some people have shown but even getting a UW within the first 2 pages is pretty lucky.
Yeah red is our boy 🎉 I still pulled 😂. But I always do. I like this costume better than kamura costume and will probably use it in place of kamura costume 9/10 times - this costume works better with kamura weapon imo because it doesn’t have hp on it - instead it has def - so you can keep her effective hp lower for the kamura mdef procs.
I totally agree with all of your takes on this weapon. Attack debuffs are the only reason Aerith will still get replaced by Red in certain situations. I have Bahamut Robe and Kamura dress so I’m pulling once and using weapon parts if needed. I love the versatility this weapon adds to her kit 😮😁🔥🔥🔥
@@Baye1980 ☺️ the debuffs are her only weakness
I'll nab one copy. Good for towers and aoe for niche fights.
As a new player, is the staff worth getting for an early investment? Matt is my preferred healer/hybrid choice anyway, and this weapon would cut down the need to focus on 3 of Red's weapons. Given Sephiroth has every element in his arsenal and two give him breech, would Matt, Aerith and Sephi, but a good focus team if I got this staff?
Also love the channel, very helpful for learning things here!
@@RobPhoenix-io3ei thank you so much!!! And yessss, I think new players benefit greatly from this weapon! I still probably wouldn't try to ob6 it, but a copy would really help since it gives access to 3 breaches
@@Nitelight9 thank you for the reply! I was thinking of doing the same, just grabbing one copy and build it over time with parts. For the majority I will skip the banner (unless an amazing utility outfit shows up), I want to save as much for when Cid eventually releases!
@@RobPhoenix-io3ei Hey Rob, small recommendation, if you end up building this weapon up with parts later, leave it at OB1, the benefits you get from OB1 to OB6 are minimal but that cost in weapon parts is 1000 of them. since weapon parts are extremely valuable, I would say don't take it any further than that. If you feel you really want to take it beyond OB1 later know that we get another chance to pull on this banner later in the game year and you can pull for it then.
@@Tomrom52 thank you for the advice! I am noticing a nice boost and convenience this early on already, just with a standard 5 star, so for sure no rush in OB'ing it. Trying to micromanage my own resources early, then realized my whole main team is using electrum, so whoops lol Upside is that starting fresh gives a lot of crystals from progression, so will save until Cloud, Tifa and Sephiroth banner comes out. May have enough for Sephi if it's worthwhile, the outfit are ...too many to know what's good at this stage.
Great suggestion Nite, I definitely agree that 1 copy is all you *really* need and even then I'd still argue this item, while very good, is a luxury weapon because as you said, we have several options for characters who breach.
The way I look at this item is that it's expanded upon the Aerith's already excellent toolset. She's just becoming this swiss army knife that you can bring to just about any fight, with all the defensive buffs she has, offensive buffs, healing, breaches (she now has 4 elements covered with this and Floral Wand) and even damage! So yeah, I think it's safe to say Aerith is back on top as the best character in the game in terms of worth of investment. So That's realistically why I'll pull for a single copy of the weapon, if just to make her more versatile.
That all said, going back to my original point I don't think players will suffer if they don't pull for this as some of our best breacher's (like Red) have multiple elemental coverage and other characters can technically do a better job in some cases! Take example for Sephiroth with his Fire Breach weapon, in some cases it's better than Aerith's because his comes with the PDEF debuff, so if the boss is susceptible to PDEF debuffs and Fire res down, then I'd say Seph should be your go-to breacher. Regardless, it's a strong weapon and you can't really go wrong with this at all.
@@mariobalaguer3328 I agree! I was and am still tempted not to pull at all. Depends what else we see in this collab I suppose. But it may delay clearing some permanent content. Pulling one is the safe play, but highly likely not going to be huge if skipped/missed
@@Nitelight9 I feel you on this 💯, I'm currently not pulling on her banner yet. I'm waiting on Cloud's banner (maybe next up?!) Right now there really isn't any content needed for this outside of the FF6 event and even then I didn't need it to beat the EX Kefka fights. That said, I def am leaning on picking it up before the event is through, just for versatility purposes.
While pulling for 1 copy just to have the functionality in case we see the compositions of fights change in the future has hypothetical merit, I have to think back to Yuffie's Earth Arcanum and how we've yet to see a single fight that gives a modicum of a hoot about physical earth damage specifically.
@@GahloWake very true, but yuffie is not Aerith ;)
When Yuffie’s Earth setup dropped it dropped right before the first Battle Ranking we’ve ever gotten. While we didn’t specifically *need* Earth damage to do well, we did need physical damage against the ogre twins. It just made it so the earth setup was the best way to achieve a high score on them. But outside of that there really haven’t been other notable scenarios.
Skipping this because usually in these crossovers there is one game breaking weapon everyone overlooks and regrets not getting later. This seems more like it was made for this event. Though this would make it easier to have two dps without needing to have imperils on another character and sacrifice something else in the process, I’m holding for now.
Given how we’ve been having a banner a week, all four are likely to be on at once so no rush anyway. Most likely it’s a skip unless I have enough bc left over for one copy at the end.
Just started playing during Anni, so this weapon was great for me as I don’t have Red built up and Aerith healing is pretty much required for more difficult content as my DPS is not great. OB6 baha gs, rod, gloves carrying me
I've been skipping banners for a while now, mainly grabbing a single copy of the anniversary weapons to just use weapon parts on over time. Currently sitting in the backrooms with all the dust and cobwebs.... and my best friend Glenn. 😢
Glenn is here for you, too.
i did stamp 6 got ob1... kamura ob7 + that triple imperil or the floral wand
I pulled for the costume, I regret it, shoulda passed on this banner since I do have red built up
@@kzxjone the excitement makes it difficult not to go for sometimes
So you are not suggesting to ob6 Terra but you wishlist a day 1 collar?
@@19Andre87 lol no. I said I had all of the breach collars to ob6 already. I put those there to make them easy to pull up in video. I only show things I want to actually wishlist when I do pull videos. Sorry you were confused.
@ oh ok sorry that’s why I asked lol
@@19Andre87 no problem!
They tricked us with the weapon animation, the weapon shows a wind attack but its not and I assume that will be the same for all the FF6 crossover weapons.
@@wokeaf1337 yeah, I also thought that it was going to be wind. Guess they want to keep us on our toes
Probably, though the dungeon ranking is water so seph could still be water despite it being unlikely.