I actually got a "free" Pjazi from my ticket. After much thoughts, gave her Brave Alfonso fodder to dupe it on Ninja Laevatein. 🐀 And the ticket after was Lilina, so I completed my mission, without sparking.
The one thing I hate the most about this weapon is that it's super good for 5 prfless grail heroes and Caspar, so I can't decide on who I want to give the weapon to at the moment, lol.
Oh, hello PM1, i am planning to give an Arcane Giant Axe to my Hans, he needs it so bad, since Arcane Prima was my last Arcane weapon that i gave it to my Hans, but oh well time for renew, also thank you for the builds PM1. I really am grateful for the Arcane weapon.
freebied mine and gave it to beph. he might be +3 only but i love him ❤ i was gonna give it to raven, but decided thrima hasnt aged that bad. thanks for the guide pm1!!!
Never thought I'd see the day where Rally Spectrum, the thing that makes a BRAVE unit from LAST YEAR unique, would become a trend on INHERITABLE WEAPONS. Powercreep is real.
Skillcreep. I feel like it’s important that the two are different. Powercreep means older units would likely never be able to compete with new units. Skillcreep means older units can keep up as long as you give them the sufficient new skills. That’s what I like about feh. Imagine if you couldn’t inherit skills. Then it truly would be powercreep. Bc your base Takumi and Hector wouldn’t be able to kill this giant lady for example.
@@BlueClouds23Powercreep still happens when Skill Creep and Stat Creep come together, it might not be as hopeless as in some other games, but the various creeps can still come together to keep certain units out of the meta, and it's always more so with old units I call it Investment Creep The vast majority of the cast CAN reach some level of viability with inheritance in the equation, but old units need more and more investment to even remotely keep up as time goes on, and many builds look more and more similar when we talk about REALLY old units trying to leverage their sometimes only good stat
I ended up ignoring the weapon and giving my Þjazi to Marni for Armored Blaze, Earthfire Boost 3, Vengeful Fighter 4, and A.D Twin Near Save. I'm F2P, so it's not like I have merges of any of these top-tier 5* axe units to make good use of the Arcane Weapon. Might even give her Guard Echo as well.
arcane BIG AXE I really was hoping this axe would help Beruka do something but it's Atk scaling makes it pretty hopeless for a unit with like 29 base Atk. Ah well, maybe the fourth Arcane axe will help her.
It could work out for her if Solid Ground 5 or whatever the Crystalline version of it would be released and we also get a Solid Ground seal. She is probably the best unit to stack Atk and Defense on (though a crystalline solid ground would kinda be pointless cause Arcane Giant Axe nulls Atk/Def Penalties already) considering she gets 30 Flowers, she can hit almost 60 defense with Solid Ground and max flowers/merges.
I'd say this is less useful to Edelgard fans since all axe Edelgard's want their base weapons. Yes Brave can use it on defense as said in the video but her Perf is still good there too so it really isn't worth it on her.
@@hanzou1238 I already have her with A/D Near Save so I'm actually have a room to get 3 more skills to but I don't think B edelgard need anything else from this unit.
I wanted to give Surtr (my first 5* exclusive +10 as f2p) this weapon, but I'm still holding out hope for a Sinmara refine against all odds. Sinmara just looks so damn cool, it feels criminal to take it off of him.
Awesome! Most of the suggested builds for armors are achievable for me! The Big Axe looks very fitting for Surtet so i went that way with strong build 😬 Thank you 🎉
48:26 I might've already said this on a previous Arcane Axe tier list, but man, I really didn't realize how few axe fliers we have in the game until they were listed out like this. Consider how most of the ones PM1 actually considered for Arcane Giant Axe are Gen 1-2 units.
Fun fact: Marni would love to get Pjazi too as her fodder has everything she needs and she'll be ready for the arena. As always thank you so much for the arcane axe guide PM1 really appreciate the hardwork u do for us with the arcane analysis and amazing infographic!! :)💖
I hate this unit I only got one and have no idea what to do with it. Give Michalis his third arcane axe and nothing else? Update Bephraim to be an objectively worse unit than Thjazi? Save it in case I pull more copies later to dupe armor skills like shield fighter if I ever get shield fighter? I really wish she had just come with SF and had her prf in a different slot.
I also only have one and my best candidate for it is B Edelgard only cause I want that Twin Near Save on her and I'm not even getting the 5 skill slot used cause I'm already have A/D Near Save 3 on my B edelgard so I have to give her 3 more skills which I don't think b edelgard would ever use but oh well.
Seeing Sylvain on the top of the teir list for calvary units makes me so happy, because I'm almost at max merge with him and he has some premium fodder skills on him, (hes needs one more merge and then he's done)
Ganglöt is a perfect example of my question about weapon skins. Like Giant Axe is leagues better for her then Downfall at this point but it doesn't match her theme or aesthetic at all, while Downfall is perfect design wise for her and is even in all her art but is pretty much obsolete now. Wouldn't it be nice if Feh did something like what Dragalia did and let you overlay weapons, so while Ganglöt is still using Giant Axe it looks like Downfall cosmetically?
Thank you for the video PM1, I really needed your guidance, but even then I still don't know what to do with my Thjazi and my other available fodder x) Panette already has a good PRF but I need to be clever with skill duplication ; I would like to build my Valentine's Effie but Spring Framme would also love this weapon (sad that the damage reduction her PRF provides is completely piercable) ; aaand I also need an extra Giant Axe ready for when Jade comes to FEH if she ends up without a PRF 😅 edit: aaaand another one if one day we get Resplendent Hawkeye ! SO MANY UNITS AAARGH
The pillarmen theme was because of Dedue? 😂 Lately I been forgetting about the arcane weapons in general and just using these heroes for fodder. That Peony idea tho 😮
I think the weapon is really good on Hans if you still use him for Arena, want him to be more player phase, and don't have Laguz Friend on him already. The solo condition is super annoying for the enemy phase, and flat DR based on his super high atk stat is really useful. Plus he can use Pulse Echo unlike the cavs who want to aoe, so he's a little more self-sufficient which is helpful in arena. Mind you I would easily give it to my Rearmed Lucina over him, but he's still a consideration for me. Lucina's one of my most used support units and will get momentum when E!Sigurd reruns. She's already super strong with aoe teams, and I run her with the aoe Lilinas or F!Ursula, so it's a no brainer to make her more independently good. Plus, she stands out by having such a good prf skill that she can still use unlike units like S!Ephraim who unfortunately can't use his B skill with this weapon despite it being quite nice on him if he could.
@xVibra If you give Hans a Boulder skill, he takes even less damage, but remember, Arcane Prima gives +5 to all stats, and Arcane Giant Axe gives you not only gives you all the bonus stats depending on your gameplay style, it reduces AOE effect by 15%, which is super helpful like a special skill like a Blazing Wind, for example, which then you might want to have a Vantage 3 B skill slot to hit the enemy first just taking not even a single damage, and a Distant Counter Sacred Seal skill as well, since Hans can't hit it from 2 tites away with his PRF. So that's my plan for my Hans build as my new meta Green infantry user. With Arcane Giant Axe, Ohhh, I can't wait to have Pjazi in my barracks. 2:24
@@nobunagaoda9277 I'm pretty sure Hans does more damage with Gust over Boulder, so it's probably better to give him that if you have it. They both scale 50% off of the stat, and his Spd is a lot stronger than his Def. Def is more commonly debuffed in combat over Spd, but if you're trying to fight fast units then you'll probably meet a Def check for Boulder's DR over Gust. It depends. Hans with Brave Bernadetta isn't bad either since Giant Axe doesn't have an HP check in the enemy phase, so you can tank aoes and Flared skills, and still run something in your B skill that's better than Vantage.
@xVibra Yeah, I get that they both have a 50% damage boost and a 40% damage reduction on the first hit, i was just trying to help you with giving Hans a B skill slot with the combination of Distant Counter Melee Sacred Seal Skill so that way you can hit it first, that's all. But still, thank you for giving me a help, I appreciate it, and I will definitely try that with Brave Bernadette.
Yeah, as someone with +10 Hans I hate that solo condition SO much, especially for Arena. Sadly the arcane weapons score lower than PRFs so his score in Arena will be tanked a little bit. Momentum will likely be put on a seasonal unit until New year similar to Marth's Potent and Ike's LF4, I think.
Gave the giant axe to Surtr even before i saw this video. Feels great to have made the right choice. Ps: Surtr was the only reason I pulled for the buff lady I can‘t pronounce the name of.
"dorcas paid the dc weapon tax" im crying this is so accurate. I remember giving my summer Xander ganglot's weapon back when it came out so seeing him on the last tier kinda hurts... Old husband... Thanks for the video as always! Make sure to rest 👍
I got her to a +10 and gave her some skills sets that’s help her take less damage, but I did fodder’s her Arcane and others skills set to my other units as well
i'm torn between giving my surtr the full kit upgrade from thjazi + weaving fighter, or just feeding twin near save and armored blaze to my fomortiis (with support from h!askr + marth engage to keep it always active). the main thing im afraid of is surtr just turning out like a worse thjazi, especially since i also actually like her design...
I noticed you had Ross in the "Good Prf already" category. As an owner of a max invested Ross with LF4, Marth Ring, Aether, D Bonus Doubler (& the Seal) and DEF/RES Pledge. How can I improve him? I was considering giving him the Arcane Axe because I find he's not that effective anymore these days. He struggles to kill (and more importantly survive) even a lot of modern blue units these days.
As I explained in the video, Spiked Wall is a game changer for Ross and is superior than Laguz Friend for Ross because Spiked Wall gives you True DMG on your each brave hit instead of just giving it to you on your Special triggers. I couldn't elaborate & explain this much in the video because I tried my hardest to make the duration of this video less than 1 hour. His best build with his Dual Phase Brave PRF is using Boulder (Sigurd Ring), A/D Finish 4, A/D Spiked Wall, Creation Pulse & Time Pulse Echo. He will be basically a F2P Ninja Diamant at home (most definitely not as good as him of course), ironically he also suffers from the same weakness as him where his weapon is turned off if he goes too far into the enemy lines & doesn't have an ally in 2 spaces of him. That's why Sigurd Ring helps you retreat with Canto. Both of these units do not work as omnitanks due to their shortcomings, especially Ross. They will be mixed phase melee-nuke/tank. - Boulder helps him do a lot of damage while also helping him function in the mixed phase due to it's unpiercable 40% DR. - Finish is amazing for giving healing + True DMG. Earthfire Boost could also be used but I prefer Finish due to it's True DMG with this build. - Spiked Wall gives you 7 Flat DR on first atk(s), Null Guard, True DMG based on his Def which again is on every single hit and not just the special trigger like Laguz Friend. The bulwark effect of this skill is really underrated because it can prevent high mobility units from sniping your backline units. - Creation Pulse with Time Pulse Echo means that he will always trigger Boulder/No Quarter on his brave hit, it doesn't matter if the enemy has scowl/tempo or whatever. - With this build he gets 28 True DMG per hit. 10 True DMG from his refine (at max invest - 70HP) 5 True DMG from Slot A Finish 8 True DMG from Spiked Wall (at max invest) 5 True DMG from Seal This is without using something like Gambit & pigeonholing yourself into running Aether. He will always trigger Boulder with the Null Guard of Spiked Wall & this build which will increase his damage output even more. You can make some changes depending on your preference. - No Quarter instead of Boulder for Full DR Piercing instead of unpiercable DR. - Even Atk Wave N for Slot C for more True DMG + healing if you don't want to be scowl proof with Creation Pulse. - Pledge Slot C skill if you don't have Creation Pulse, you will be susceptible to scowl & tempo though. He will need support of his allies to activate Creation Pulse's Special Jumping to counter scowl, this ensures that with Null Guard of Spiked Wall he will always trigger his Boulder in both phases. If you run Boulder and you really want the DR Piercing then you'd have to use allies like L!F!Alear, Merrin etc. to outsource it. Upon this analysis of his PRF & the newly available tools, I decided to put him in the "Good PRF" Tier despite the negative consensus around his refine, which was earned of course but just few weeks ago we got Boulder + A/D Spiked Wall. If you want him to function as a dedicated Melee Tank or AoE Nuke with Momentum then, of course, Giant Axe will be superior for it. Hope this answered your question!
@@Pheonixmaster1 This is incredible, actually. I didn't consider running Earthfire Boost (and the DC Seal) instead of the Double Bonus Doubler combo for omni tanking purposes, but I can really see how boosting his visible DEF could help him. Mine is Summoner Supported and with that skill and an Aide's Essence he hits 50 DEF easy which would make him really tanky with Boulder if he can get enough special acceleration. I will be looking at revamping him soon based on this new information. I can also see how Spiked Wall would be helpful since he's getting around 9 points of DR currently from LF4 which is pretty much the same thing he'd get with Spiked Wall but with the additional damage on each of his hits without relying on the special. Funnily I'd have to pull a Diamant for it though. I'm not sure I have the stomach to fodder off my only copy of a seasonal unit... Let's see... I would need... - Pjazi - A!Timerra - B!F!Robin - W!Dimitri - N!Diamant Even then he doesn't function that great as an omni tank and instead is a melee tank of sorts. Still, anything for our favorites. You have no idea how helpful this actually is for me and I'm glad I didn't Inherit the one Arcane Axe I have on him. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to me!
I’m torn if I should give my max investment winter BK the giant axe or not. I already gave him Thrima but I’m not sure if the loss of NFU and tempo is worth the flat DR (especially since I don’t have shield fighter fodder right now). I’ll probably just give him the axe anyway though since I don’t have any axe merge projects
the only unit where i like arcane downfall is for my spring chrom self healing meme build, when i got him year one my goal was just to give him healing skills with his carrot axe, aether and renewal, now i use him with arcane downfall, godlike reflexes, atk/spd finish, atk/spd bulwark, breath of life 4 and mystic boost S. Ngl he works surprisingly well as a BoL support like this, he can take a few hits with all the healing he have and bullwark negate cheeky units that wants to snipe my backlines
ive been using my +10 A!Hilda to tank for a long time and she has totally fallen off so i turned her into a nuke with emblem celica lol. definitely might try giant axe on her
Although it may be considered overtuned, I really wish it cleansed all stat penalties instead of Atk/Def, along with Null Guard. But regardless, I still really like the prf. Anything to make my Camilla better :3
shield fighter has me in a terrible limbo, since i really want to keep my only duo fjorm but that's the only place to get it at this moment and if i were to make the sacrifice i could duplicate it on robin and/or Þjazi. but i know the moment i make the sacrifice they're gonna announce a new hero with it that i would consider perfect fodder just to make me as sad about it as possible.
Surprised that Ross was left in the “Good prf” but honestly I’ll take it cause I still like it and it is technically one that will age better with more HP caps from dragonflowers But anyway, looking forward to sparking Pjazi to give to Caspar cause surprisingly I lack a speedy axe. I know there’s Panette but in this grail economy with many other grails I wanna build I’d rather fish from the bloated demote pool
Hard to predict exactly but seeing her fallen version & considering her plegian roots, likely a weapon that debuffs foes and inflicts them with some negative status and scales using those for her True DMG. She will likely get special jumps in her weapon like her father's brave version
It will be a depressing depressing day when somehow having Flat DR on a weapon or skill doesn't matter anymore. With F2P units, arcane weapons and status effects getting flat DR now I am sad it is only a matter of time now...
I'm confused. At the beginning he says you'll get the cool down jump regardless of special but during the Gustav but he says you won't get the jump for AoE specials.
I think you are getting confused between Rearmed Lucina's Quickened Pulse and Mounted Gustav No Quarter Skill. Quickened Pulse gives you extra minus 1 cooldown special. So here's my proof 2:26 pause there and read the weapons description. Oops, i didn't mean to say, plus, i was trying to say minus. 45:00 and 45:45
You won't get cd jump "before" combat for AoEs like Momentum or Arcane Truthfire. You still get the special jump on AoEs but "during" combat. So it helps you loop it not immediately trigger it due to the "timing" of special jump.
I want to give it to Surtr as he seems to be better than Brigand Boss for it, but I kinda of want to wait till I have Shield Fighter fodder? As a F2P who waits for available sparks I don't know how long that will be... ☠
@@Pheonixmaster1 Riiiiight! I do have a spare B!Alfonse to copy that skill, and even a spare W!Byleth for Weaving Fighter. Guess this is what happens when I just tunnel vision what's best for my boy 😆
My biggest issue with rearmed units is that if you arent a super invested long time player they lose one of their major functions. Like why would a new player waste resources like a fodder bank to give a 2nd tier weapon to some unmerged old 5th tier unit? I wish they had just taken the difficult step of making all skill inheritance work like attuned and rearmed units. That way we actually have a reason to merge anything, then these weapons would matter to everyone and new players would also be less punished by trying to build... anything honestly.
I’m really hurting for atlas to get his refine because my guy is collecting dust in my barracks it doesn’t even have to be meta relevant just let it be soon
@Pheonixmaster1 or maybe we can put some aoe Special on her now 😆 this axe and her slot B kinda serves as special spiral with -1 from both and both have true damage built in it xD
I've tried this weapon for Hector/V!Hector, but.. I don't see a reason for Hector/V!Hector to use this weapon. I find Berserk Armads to be better at Max Build, because of BoL 4 and anti Fatal Smoke skills all over the place. Berserk Armads is here to stay.
It might seem at first but he has gotten some new tools, so he doesn't need Giant Axe as badly. I wouldn't have said this a month ago though. As I explained in the video, Spiked Wall is a game changer for Ross and is superior than Laguz Friend for Ross because Spiked Wall gives you True DMG on your each brave hit instead of just giving it to you on your Special triggers. I couldn't elaborate & explain this much in the video because I tried my hardest to make the duration of this video less than 1 hour. His best build with his Dual Phase Brave PRF is using Boulder (Sigurd Ring), A/D Finish 4, A/D Spiked Wall, Creation Pulse & Time Pulse Echo. He will be basically a F2P Ninja Diamant at home (most definitely not as good as him of course), ironically he also suffers from the same weakness as him where his weapon is turned off if he goes too far into the enemy lines & doesn't have an ally in 2 spaces of him. That's why Sigurd Ring helps you retreat with Canto. Both of these units do not work as omnitanks due to their shortcomings, especially Ross. They will be mixed phase melee-nuke/tank. - Boulder helps him do a lot of damage while also helping him function in the mixed phase due to it's unpiercable 40% DR. - Finish is amazing for giving healing + True DMG. Earthfire Boost could also be used but I prefer Finish due to it's True DMG with this build. - Spiked Wall gives you 7 Flat DR on first atk(s), Null Guard, True DMG based on his Def which again is on every single hit and not just the special trigger like Laguz Friend. The bulwark effect of this skill is really underrated because it can prevent high mobility units from sniping your backline units. - Creation Pulse with Time Pulse Echo means that he will always trigger Boulder/No Quarter on his brave hit, it doesn't matter if the enemy has scowl/tempo or whatever. - With this build he gets 28 True DMG per hit. 10 True DMG from his refine (at max invest - 70HP) 5 True DMG from Slot A Finish 8 True DMG from Spiked Wall (at max invest) 5 True DMG from Seal This is without using something like Gambit & pigeonholing yourself into running Aether. He will always trigger Boulder with the Null Guard of Spiked Wall & this build which will increase his damage output even more. You can make some changes depending on your preference. - No Quarter instead of Boulder for Full DR Piercing instead of unpiercable DR. - Even Atk Wave N for Slot C for more True DMG + healing if you don't want to be scowl proof with Creation Pulse. - Pledge Slot C skill if you don't have Creation Pulse, you will be susceptible to scowl & tempo though. He will need support of his allies to activate Creation Pulse's Special Jumping to counter scowl, this ensures that with Null Guard of Spiked Wall he will always trigger his Boulder in both phases. If you run Boulder and you really want the DR Piercing then you'd have to use allies like L!F!Alear, Merrin etc. to outsource it. Upon this analysis of his PRF & the newly available tools, I decided to put him in the "Good PRF" Tier despite the negative consensus around his refine, which was earned of course but just few weeks ago we got Boulder + A/D Spiked Wall. If you want him to function as a dedicated Melee Tank or AoE Nuke with Momentum then, of course, Giant Axe will be superior for it.
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IF you had a FREE Thjazi, which ONE unit you'd give the Arcane Giant Axe to?
No one. But gave Armored Blaze to Resplendent Brephraim and A/D Twin Save to Murdock.
idk, i just want a unit i can use as a fodder bank for armor skills
I gave it to spring Framme, her weapon is kinda outclassed by it ! Now she tank every single ARD I met so far ! :D
N!Hana on my alt. B!Ike on my main.
I actually got a "free" Pjazi from my ticket.
After much thoughts, gave her Brave Alfonso fodder to dupe it on Ninja Laevatein. 🐀
And the ticket after was Lilina, so I completed my mission, without sparking.
it hurts so hard to see winter BK is now a good candidate for Giant Axe-
Thanks so much PM1! Been waiting patiently for this
Thanks for all you do PM1, always glad to see the work you put out it's super helpful when I'm sitting on stuff and trying to make decisions
The one thing I hate the most about this weapon is that it's super good for 5 prfless grail heroes and Caspar, so I can't decide on who I want to give the weapon to at the moment, lol.
Oooooh long video, this is going to be fun!
If I had to give this to one unit, it'd probably be Gonzalez or Summer Caspar/Caspar.
Thank you so much pm1. You invested a lot of time into this just for us and I respect that 🤝.
Oh, hello PM1, i am planning to give an Arcane Giant Axe to my Hans, he needs it so bad, since Arcane Prima was my last Arcane weapon that i gave it to my Hans, but oh well time for renew, also thank you for the builds PM1. I really am grateful for the Arcane weapon.
freebied mine and gave it to beph. he might be +3 only but i love him ❤ i was gonna give it to raven, but decided thrima hasnt aged that bad. thanks for the guide pm1!!!
Already slapped it onto my Helbindi and I can't wait to see who else will make good use of it
Not surpised B!Edelgard would benefit from this weapon, but my +10 Caspar would really love to have this new weapon
Never thought I'd see the day where Rally Spectrum, the thing that makes a BRAVE unit from LAST YEAR unique, would become a trend on INHERITABLE WEAPONS. Powercreep is real.
nothing is unique in fire emblem since they slap everything onto the next premium
Skillcreep. I feel like it’s important that the two are different.
Powercreep means older units would likely never be able to compete with new units.
Skillcreep means older units can keep up as long as you give them the sufficient new skills.
That’s what I like about feh. Imagine if you couldn’t inherit skills. Then it truly would be powercreep. Bc your base Takumi and Hector wouldn’t be able to kill this giant lady for example.
@@BlueClouds23 just no
@@BlueClouds23Powercreep still happens when Skill Creep and Stat Creep come together, it might not be as hopeless as in some other games, but the various creeps can still come together to keep certain units out of the meta, and it's always more so with old units
I call it Investment Creep
The vast majority of the cast CAN reach some level of viability with inheritance in the equation, but old units need more and more investment to even remotely keep up as time goes on, and many builds look more and more similar when we talk about REALLY old units trying to leverage their sometimes only good stat
Arcane giant axe is so weird to me but I like how pretty flexible it is for its special, but the stats allocation tend it towards tanking
All I can say is that I'm happy we got a nice shiny new weapon for the prfless grail summer boys, WT!Fuga, and V!Effie
I hope we get a broken arcane sword soon!!! I rlly love giant axe panic cleansing!
I've been waiting for this!
Got one Thjazi, give her weapon to my BEphraim, so happy to seems him usable now
You know Arcane powercreep is real when one of the best users of a new Arcane weapon is an old Rearmed hero.
And you see the difference between Omni +6 Vs Omni +14 like that's insane
@@scarletrose8766Oh yeah definitely 100%. I gave my Tea!Tailtiu arcane truthfire, and now she's a completely different unit when she had caliburnus.
20:00 Charlotte mentioned 😎 I gave her the axe right away, she’s very nice with it
Already gave my only giant axe to summer tiki, still trying to pull for Boulder
If you have a Laguz Friend to spare, you can turn her into a def Brave Tiki!
My time has come for this
I ended up ignoring the weapon and giving my Þjazi to Marni for Armored Blaze, Earthfire Boost 3, Vengeful Fighter 4, and A.D Twin Near Save. I'm F2P, so it's not like I have merges of any of these top-tier 5* axe units to make good use of the Arcane Weapon. Might even give her Guard Echo as well.
Thank you for the builds!!
arcane BIG AXE
I really was hoping this axe would help Beruka do something but it's Atk scaling makes it pretty hopeless for a unit with like 29 base Atk. Ah well, maybe the fourth Arcane axe will help her.
It could work out for her if Solid Ground 5 or whatever the Crystalline version of it would be released and we also get a Solid Ground seal.
She is probably the best unit to stack Atk and Defense on (though a crystalline solid ground would kinda be pointless cause Arcane Giant Axe nulls Atk/Def Penalties already) considering she gets 30 Flowers, she can hit almost 60 defense with Solid Ground and max flowers/merges.
While it's still her best weapon by far, it is pretty sad for some units as their Gen 1 stat-allocation is a huge detriment.
kind of wish it wasn't another combat based weapon, but hooray to all the edelgard fans
I'd say this is less useful to Edelgard fans since all axe Edelgard's want their base weapons. Yes Brave can use it on defense as said in the video but her Perf is still good there too so it really isn't worth it on her.
@@hanzou1238the only reason I may put this on B edelgard is to get twin near save honestly
@@scarletrose8766 That's why I did it. That extra healing is too good to not have.
@@hanzou1238 I already have her with A/D Near Save so I'm actually have a room to get 3 more skills to but I don't think B edelgard need anything else from this unit.
51:09 Don’t you mean Summer Innes lol, but on a side note i’m sad Young Minerva has to ditch her prf for anything other than galeforce
I wanted to give Surtr (my first 5* exclusive +10 as f2p) this weapon, but I'm still holding out hope for a Sinmara refine against all odds. Sinmara just looks so damn cool, it feels criminal to take it off of him.
Thank you for an in-depth analysis =3 Wishing you a nice day=3
Awesome!
Most of the suggested builds for armors are achievable for me!
The Big Axe looks very fitting for Surtet so i went that way with strong build 😬
Thank you 🎉
48:26 I might've already said this on a previous Arcane Axe tier list, but man, I really didn't realize how few axe fliers we have in the game until they were listed out like this. Consider how most of the ones PM1 actually considered for Arcane Giant Axe are Gen 1-2 units.
Awesome, thanks for the this list, makes me reconsider giving it to some units i thoughtt of giving it too.
Fun fact: Marni would love to get Pjazi too as her fodder has everything she needs and she'll be ready for the arena.
As always thank you so much for the arcane axe guide PM1 really appreciate the hardwork u do for us with the arcane analysis and amazing infographic!! :)💖
I hate this unit I only got one and have no idea what to do with it.
Give Michalis his third arcane axe and nothing else? Update Bephraim to be an objectively worse unit than Thjazi? Save it in case I pull more copies later to dupe armor skills like shield fighter if I ever get shield fighter?
I really wish she had just come with SF and had her prf in a different slot.
I also only have one and my best candidate for it is B Edelgard only cause I want that Twin Near Save on her and I'm not even getting the 5 skill slot used cause I'm already have A/D Near Save 3 on my B edelgard so I have to give her 3 more skills which I don't think b edelgard would ever use but oh well.
Seeing Sylvain on the top of the teir list for calvary units makes me so happy, because I'm almost at max merge with him and he has some premium fodder skills on him, (hes needs one more merge and then he's done)
Ganglöt is a perfect example of my question about weapon skins. Like Giant Axe is leagues better for her then Downfall at this point but it doesn't match her theme or aesthetic at all, while Downfall is perfect design wise for her and is even in all her art but is pretty much obsolete now. Wouldn't it be nice if Feh did something like what Dragalia did and let you overlay weapons, so while Ganglöt is still using Giant Axe it looks like Downfall cosmetically?
Thank you for the video PM1, I really needed your guidance, but even then I still don't know what to do with my Thjazi and my other available fodder x) Panette already has a good PRF but I need to be clever with skill duplication ; I would like to build my Valentine's Effie but Spring Framme would also love this weapon (sad that the damage reduction her PRF provides is completely piercable) ; aaand I also need an extra Giant Axe ready for when Jade comes to FEH if she ends up without a PRF 😅 edit: aaaand another one if one day we get Resplendent Hawkeye ! SO MANY UNITS AAARGH
Meta chasing is for nerds, winter Lissa gaming is getting an upgrade
The pillarmen theme was because of Dedue? 😂 Lately I been forgetting about the arcane weapons in general and just using these heroes for fodder. That Peony idea tho 😮
The Camilla build is the exact one I’m running except for deadly miasma, went with even att wave 4 for the healing, and my gosh the build works well
Been waiting for this since the axe droped, i really wanted ideas for an updated build for my +10 Ganglöt, gotta see which B skill is best for her
Reopening or A/D Spiked Wall with Boulder :)
28:04 S!Chrom mentioned
It’s so sad that Arcane Downfall isn’t good, because it’s so cool looking.
I can finally use Helbindi again! Thank you!
I think the weapon is really good on Hans if you still use him for Arena, want him to be more player phase, and don't have Laguz Friend on him already. The solo condition is super annoying for the enemy phase, and flat DR based on his super high atk stat is really useful. Plus he can use Pulse Echo unlike the cavs who want to aoe, so he's a little more self-sufficient which is helpful in arena. Mind you I would easily give it to my Rearmed Lucina over him, but he's still a consideration for me.
Lucina's one of my most used support units and will get momentum when E!Sigurd reruns. She's already super strong with aoe teams, and I run her with the aoe Lilinas or F!Ursula, so it's a no brainer to make her more independently good. Plus, she stands out by having such a good prf skill that she can still use unlike units like S!Ephraim who unfortunately can't use his B skill with this weapon despite it being quite nice on him if he could.
@xVibra If you give Hans a Boulder skill, he takes even less damage, but remember, Arcane Prima gives +5 to all stats, and Arcane Giant Axe gives you not only gives you all the bonus stats depending on your gameplay style, it reduces AOE effect by 15%, which is super helpful like a special skill like a Blazing Wind, for example, which then you might want to have a Vantage 3 B skill slot to hit the enemy first just taking not even a single damage, and a Distant Counter Sacred Seal skill as well, since Hans can't hit it from 2 tites away with his PRF. So that's my plan for my Hans build as my new meta Green infantry user. With Arcane Giant Axe, Ohhh, I can't wait to have Pjazi in my barracks. 2:24
@@nobunagaoda9277 I'm pretty sure Hans does more damage with Gust over Boulder, so it's probably better to give him that if you have it. They both scale 50% off of the stat, and his Spd is a lot stronger than his Def. Def is more commonly debuffed in combat over Spd, but if you're trying to fight fast units then you'll probably meet a Def check for Boulder's DR over Gust. It depends. Hans with Brave Bernadetta isn't bad either since Giant Axe doesn't have an HP check in the enemy phase, so you can tank aoes and Flared skills, and still run something in your B skill that's better than Vantage.
@xVibra Yeah, I get that they both have a 50% damage boost and a 40% damage reduction on the first hit, i was just trying to help you with giving Hans a B skill slot with the combination of Distant Counter Melee Sacred Seal Skill so that way you can hit it first, that's all. But still, thank you for giving me a help, I appreciate it, and I will definitely try that with Brave Bernadette.
Yeah, as someone with +10 Hans I hate that solo condition SO much, especially for Arena.
Sadly the arcane weapons score lower than PRFs so his score in Arena will be tanked a little bit.
Momentum will likely be put on a seasonal unit until New year similar to Marth's Potent and Ike's LF4, I think.
Gave the giant axe to Surtr even before i saw this video. Feels great to have made the right choice.
Ps: Surtr was the only reason I pulled for the buff lady I can‘t pronounce the name of.
"dorcas paid the dc weapon tax" im crying this is so accurate.
I remember giving my summer Xander ganglot's weapon back when it came out so seeing him on the last tier kinda hurts... Old husband...
Thanks for the video as always! Make sure to rest 👍
I got her to a +10 and gave her some skills sets that’s help her take less damage, but I did fodder’s her Arcane and others skills set to my other units as well
Giant Axe fits very well with Resplendent Surtr's drip.
I already rolled both Rearmed units this banner, because I wanted to build Winter Bernadetta, and either Fallen Morgan or Dedue D:
I gave the giant axe together with the new armor skills to my L!Hector. I wanted to update him for a long time already.
Pillarmen theme is so fitting here.
Vyland and michalis on a tier list for arcane weapon? Wow!
Tbh I just pulled the Arcane Jötunnaxe and gave it Michalis
it kinda fits tbh
Three arcane axes, zero arcane colorless tomes, infantry beast, armored beast, or flying beast weapons.
Giant axe is a must need for Haar. It lets him outshine much more
i'm torn between giving my surtr the full kit upgrade from thjazi + weaving fighter, or just feeding twin near save and armored blaze to my fomortiis (with support from h!askr + marth engage to keep it always active). the main thing im afraid of is surtr just turning out like a worse thjazi, especially since i also actually like her design...
I noticed you had Ross in the "Good Prf already" category. As an owner of a max invested Ross with LF4, Marth Ring, Aether, D Bonus Doubler (& the Seal) and DEF/RES Pledge. How can I improve him? I was considering giving him the Arcane Axe because I find he's not that effective anymore these days. He struggles to kill (and more importantly survive) even a lot of modern blue units these days.
As I explained in the video, Spiked Wall is a game changer for Ross and is superior than Laguz Friend for Ross because Spiked Wall gives you True DMG on your each brave hit instead of just giving it to you on your Special triggers. I couldn't elaborate & explain this much in the video because I tried my hardest to make the duration of this video less than 1 hour.
His best build with his Dual Phase Brave PRF is using Boulder (Sigurd Ring), A/D Finish 4, A/D Spiked Wall, Creation Pulse & Time Pulse Echo.
He will be basically a F2P Ninja Diamant at home (most definitely not as good as him of course), ironically he also suffers from the same weakness as him where his weapon is turned off if he goes too far into the enemy lines & doesn't have an ally in 2 spaces of him. That's why Sigurd Ring helps you retreat with Canto. Both of these units do not work as omnitanks due to their shortcomings, especially Ross. They will be mixed phase melee-nuke/tank.
- Boulder helps him do a lot of damage while also helping him function in the mixed phase due to it's unpiercable 40% DR.
- Finish is amazing for giving healing + True DMG. Earthfire Boost could also be used but I prefer Finish due to it's True DMG with this build.
- Spiked Wall gives you 7 Flat DR on first atk(s), Null Guard, True DMG based on his Def which again is on every single hit and not just the special trigger like Laguz Friend. The bulwark effect of this skill is really underrated because it can prevent high mobility units from sniping your backline units.
- Creation Pulse with Time Pulse Echo means that he will always trigger Boulder/No Quarter on his brave hit, it doesn't matter if the enemy has scowl/tempo or whatever.
- With this build he gets 28 True DMG per hit.
10 True DMG from his refine (at max invest - 70HP)
5 True DMG from Slot A Finish
8 True DMG from Spiked Wall (at max invest)
5 True DMG from Seal
This is without using something like Gambit & pigeonholing yourself into running Aether. He will always trigger Boulder with the Null Guard of Spiked Wall & this build which will increase his damage output even more.
You can make some changes depending on your preference.
- No Quarter instead of Boulder for Full DR Piercing instead of unpiercable DR.
- Even Atk Wave N for Slot C for more True DMG + healing if you don't want to be scowl proof with Creation Pulse.
- Pledge Slot C skill if you don't have Creation Pulse, you will be susceptible to scowl & tempo though.
He will need support of his allies to activate Creation Pulse's Special Jumping to counter scowl, this ensures that with Null Guard of Spiked Wall he will always trigger his Boulder in both phases. If you run Boulder and you really want the DR Piercing then you'd have to use allies like L!F!Alear, Merrin etc. to outsource it.
Upon this analysis of his PRF & the newly available tools, I decided to put him in the "Good PRF" Tier despite the negative consensus around his refine, which was earned of course but just few weeks ago we got Boulder + A/D Spiked Wall.
If you want him to function as a dedicated Melee Tank or AoE Nuke with Momentum then, of course, Giant Axe will be superior for it. Hope this answered your question!
@@Pheonixmaster1 This is incredible, actually. I didn't consider running Earthfire Boost (and the DC Seal) instead of the Double Bonus Doubler combo for omni tanking purposes, but I can really see how boosting his visible DEF could help him. Mine is Summoner Supported and with that skill and an Aide's Essence he hits 50 DEF easy which would make him really tanky with Boulder if he can get enough special acceleration. I will be looking at revamping him soon based on this new information.
I can also see how Spiked Wall would be helpful since he's getting around 9 points of DR currently from LF4 which is pretty much the same thing he'd get with Spiked Wall but with the additional damage on each of his hits without relying on the special. Funnily I'd have to pull a Diamant for it though. I'm not sure I have the stomach to fodder off my only copy of a seasonal unit...
Let's see... I would need...
- Pjazi
- A!Timerra
- B!F!Robin
- W!Dimitri
- N!Diamant
Even then he doesn't function that great as an omni tank and instead is a melee tank of sorts. Still, anything for our favorites. You have no idea how helpful this actually is for me and I'm glad I didn't Inherit the one Arcane Axe I have on him. Thank you so much for taking the time to respond to me!
Definitely love seeing Greil in Tier 2 despite being a seasonal alt.
I’m torn if I should give my max investment winter BK the giant axe or not. I already gave him Thrima but I’m not sure if the loss of NFU and tempo is worth the flat DR (especially since I don’t have shield fighter fodder right now). I’ll probably just give him the axe anyway though since I don’t have any axe merge projects
This weapon is better than Thrima even without Shield Fighter imo for him. BK's high attack scales for its effects.
the only unit where i like arcane downfall is for my spring chrom self healing meme build, when i got him year one my goal was just to give him healing skills with his carrot axe, aether and renewal, now i use him with arcane downfall, godlike reflexes, atk/spd finish, atk/spd bulwark, breath of life 4 and mystic boost S. Ngl he works surprisingly well as a BoL support like this, he can take a few hits with all the healing he have and bullwark negate cheeky units that wants to snipe my backlines
ive been using my +10 A!Hilda to tank for a long time and she has totally fallen off so i turned her into a nuke with emblem celica lol. definitely might try giant axe on her
I want to give the axe to somebody but with only one copy of the new rearmed I think I’m gonna focus on passing armor skills to rearmed grima/robin.
Although it may be considered overtuned, I really wish it cleansed all stat penalties instead of Atk/Def, along with Null Guard.
But regardless, I still really like the prf. Anything to make my Camilla better :3
My world brightened up when I saw Fuga in tier 1 🎉
What would base Caspar want more, this or Thrima?
Definitely Giant Axe more due to his high attack.
So would you say its a must for A Hilda?
Pretty much, yah
shield fighter has me in a terrible limbo, since i really want to keep my only duo fjorm but that's the only place to get it at this moment and if i were to make the sacrifice i could duplicate it on robin and/or Þjazi. but i know the moment i make the sacrifice they're gonna announce a new hero with it that i would consider perfect fodder just to make me as sad about it as possible.
Which would be better for Charlotte? Prima or Giant Axe?
Giant Axe for sure, helps her nuke better.
Phoenixmaster1 panning for this video: There are HOW MANY axe units in the game?
Surprised that Ross was left in the “Good prf” but honestly I’ll take it cause I still like it and it is technically one that will age better with more HP caps from dragonflowers
But anyway, looking forward to sparking Pjazi to give to Caspar cause surprisingly I lack a speedy axe. I know there’s Panette but in this grail economy with many other grails I wanna build I’d rather fish from the bloated demote pool
When do you think fallen morgan girl will get her refine?
Hard to predict exactly but seeing her fallen version & considering her plegian roots, likely a weapon that debuffs foes and inflicts them with some negative status and scales using those for her True DMG. She will likely get special jumps in her weapon like her father's brave version
Merci pour la réponse
Isn't R! Lucina unable to use the mercy wing echo due to her PRF assist?
Rearmed/Attuned units can run any arcane or echo skills while still running their prfs.
It will be a depressing depressing day when somehow having Flat DR on a weapon or skill doesn't matter anymore. With F2P units, arcane weapons and status effects getting flat DR now I am sad it is only a matter of time now...
I'm confused. At the beginning he says you'll get the cool down jump regardless of special but during the Gustav but he says you won't get the jump for AoE specials.
I think you are getting confused between Rearmed Lucina's Quickened Pulse and Mounted Gustav No Quarter Skill. Quickened Pulse gives you extra minus 1 cooldown special. So here's my proof 2:26 pause there and read the weapons description. Oops, i didn't mean to say, plus, i was trying to say minus. 45:00 and 45:45
You won't get cd jump "before" combat for AoEs like Momentum or Arcane Truthfire. You still get the special jump on AoEs but "during" combat. So it helps you loop it not immediately trigger it due to the "timing" of special jump.
Hold up.. did i just hear the pillar men theme at the axe infantry tier list?
Of course, AWAKEN MY DEDUE!
I want to give it to Surtr as he seems to be better than Brigand Boss for it, but I kinda of want to wait till I have Shield Fighter fodder? As a F2P who waits for available sparks I don't know how long that will be... ☠
He can make wicked use of Reopening too like showed in the vid! If you can't pull for Shield Fighter.
@@Pheonixmaster1 Riiiiight! I do have a spare B!Alfonse to copy that skill, and even a spare W!Byleth for Weaving Fighter. Guess this is what happens when I just tunnel vision what's best for my boy 😆
So I got her accidentally while trying to get the TOME, but maybe I can revive N!Hana 👀
My biggest issue with rearmed units is that if you arent a super invested long time player they lose one of their major functions. Like why would a new player waste resources like a fodder bank to give a 2nd tier weapon to some unmerged old 5th tier unit? I wish they had just taken the difficult step of making all skill inheritance work like attuned and rearmed units. That way we actually have a reason to merge anything, then these weapons would matter to everyone and new players would also be less punished by trying to build... anything honestly.
Kinda wierd how surtr and ophelia still don't have their refines
I’m really hurting for atlas to get his refine because my guy is collecting dust in my barracks it doesn’t even have to be meta relevant just let it be soon
Yeah his refine is 1.5+ years away sadly.
Meanwhile, we wait for a second Arcane Staff...
I don't think Valentine Lucina or F!Shez are the right size to lift that Arcane Axe.😅
Ur underestimating them 😅
Well, maybe I am, maybe I'm not, but…I need to stop wasting orbs on tempting banners.
I wonder what build my Legion would benefit the most from?
He wants to run Gust spiked wall.
Wait why is B!Edelgard twice? Im High
Legendary edelgard
In Tier 1 for AR-D usage but outside of that she doesn't need Giant Axe.
This chap still playing feh why am i getting notifs 8 yrs later
no attuned A! Eirika? she'll be eating good with this though.
It doesn't help with her playstyle of Vantage tanking but can help her with Galeforcing with her Slot B.
@Pheonixmaster1 or maybe we can put some aoe Special on her now 😆 this axe and her slot B kinda serves as special spiral with -1 from both and both have true damage built in it xD
Oho!!!
TIL we only have one axe infantry dancer
Another reminder of my useless Caellach 😢
I've tried this weapon for Hector/V!Hector, but..
I don't see a reason for Hector/V!Hector to use this weapon. I find Berserk Armads to be better at Max Build, because of BoL 4 and anti Fatal Smoke skills all over the place.
Berserk Armads is here to stay.
not have shiachi why not have orbs for summon and why 5 orbs per summon is so expensive and solo 3,4 stars demotes trash in summons
I wouldn't say Ross have a good prf weapon... 😭
It might seem at first but he has gotten some new tools, so he doesn't need Giant Axe as badly. I wouldn't have said this a month ago though.
As I explained in the video, Spiked Wall is a game changer for Ross and is superior than Laguz Friend for Ross because Spiked Wall gives you True DMG on your each brave hit instead of just giving it to you on your Special triggers. I couldn't elaborate & explain this much in the video because I tried my hardest to make the duration of this video less than 1 hour.
His best build with his Dual Phase Brave PRF is using Boulder (Sigurd Ring), A/D Finish 4, A/D Spiked Wall, Creation Pulse & Time Pulse Echo.
He will be basically a F2P Ninja Diamant at home (most definitely not as good as him of course), ironically he also suffers from the same weakness as him where his weapon is turned off if he goes too far into the enemy lines & doesn't have an ally in 2 spaces of him. That's why Sigurd Ring helps you retreat with Canto. Both of these units do not work as omnitanks due to their shortcomings, especially Ross. They will be mixed phase melee-nuke/tank.
- Boulder helps him do a lot of damage while also helping him function in the mixed phase due to it's unpiercable 40% DR.
- Finish is amazing for giving healing + True DMG. Earthfire Boost could also be used but I prefer Finish due to it's True DMG with this build.
- Spiked Wall gives you 7 Flat DR on first atk(s), Null Guard, True DMG based on his Def which again is on every single hit and not just the special trigger like Laguz Friend. The bulwark effect of this skill is really underrated because it can prevent high mobility units from sniping your backline units.
- Creation Pulse with Time Pulse Echo means that he will always trigger Boulder/No Quarter on his brave hit, it doesn't matter if the enemy has scowl/tempo or whatever.
- With this build he gets 28 True DMG per hit.
10 True DMG from his refine (at max invest - 70HP)
5 True DMG from Slot A Finish
8 True DMG from Spiked Wall (at max invest)
5 True DMG from Seal
This is without using something like Gambit & pigeonholing yourself into running Aether. He will always trigger Boulder with the Null Guard of Spiked Wall & this build which will increase his damage output even more.
You can make some changes depending on your preference.
- No Quarter instead of Boulder for Full DR Piercing instead of unpiercable DR.
- Even Atk Wave N for Slot C for more True DMG + healing if you don't want to be scowl proof with Creation Pulse.
- Pledge Slot C skill if you don't have Creation Pulse, you will be susceptible to scowl & tempo though.
He will need support of his allies to activate Creation Pulse's Special Jumping to counter scowl, this ensures that with Null Guard of Spiked Wall he will always trigger his Boulder in both phases. If you run Boulder and you really want the DR Piercing then you'd have to use allies like L!F!Alear, Merrin etc. to outsource it.
Upon this analysis of his PRF & the newly available tools, I decided to put him in the "Good PRF" Tier despite the negative consensus around his refine, which was earned of course but just few weeks ago we got Boulder + A/D Spiked Wall.
If you want him to function as a dedicated Melee Tank or AoE Nuke with Momentum then, of course, Giant Axe will be superior for it.
Oof, this is a long one, thank god for timestamps.