don()shinobi

don()shinobi, yeah that sounds about right

don()shinobi, that sounds so very wrong
...but I see you've seen the major spoilers in chapter 13 then

Astra strikes for about 2.5x the power of a normal hit (.5 times 5), which is only slightly less than a crit. And, if any hits of Astra crit, that's a hit of 1.5x strength, so you add 1 to that final figure of 2.5 to get your rough estimate. Pretty neat. With a character like Gaius, you will be hitting an average of 4x or so each time Astra goes off.

However, equipping Astra, Lethality, and Sol means that each has an independent chance to trigger. I think the one you equip higher up has the odds calculated for it first, so equip Lethality, then Astra, then Sol, so they appear descending.

No, it can't. Lethality can't trigger for any of them, iirc.
however, each strike of Astra can crit independently.

...ohlawd.

don()shinobi, that's almost as pretty as the UTR Korean Red Nova Dragon I saw once

don()shinobi, that is exactly how you should have taken my lololololol

don()shinobi, ah, I see. Would this be in any way related?

lolololololol

don()shinobi, yes
but you only get 1 dancer in this game

Fire Emblem is actually smart like that; it never gives you 2 Dancers at once

don()shinobi, oh wait
23 has another one

don()shinobi, the other one is 13
after that you're pretty much home-free, save the very end of the game

don()shinobi, ...
>_<

that's almost as bad as someone mentioning FE in a chat
and then someone else publicly spoiled chapter 9
you just don't do that

I wrote 4 and meant 5

don()shinobi, well, since you get 5:

Sol OR Vengeance
Lifetaker
Galeforce
Armsthrift
1 Breaker skill

is probably Cordelia's best setup.

...what?

don()shinobi, I believe so, yes. Here's the stuff that Cordelia can get that's worth it:

Mercenary: Armsthrift
Hero: Sol, Axebreaker
Bow Knight: Bowbreaker
Dark Flier: Galeforce
Sorcerer: Vengeance, Tomebreaker
Dark Knight: Lifetaker

You could probably skip Dark Mage entirely, since Anathema is just okay. The others you'll get a lot more mileage out of. I'd probably reclass to Mercenary to Armsthrift, then to Hero for Sol, then you can shift over to Bow Knight for Bowbreaker if you want her to end in a flying class.

Or you can do Pegasus Knight -> Dark Flier and get Galeforce right away, then get the other stuff.

don()shinobi, Master Seals can be purchased after clearing chapter 12. Second SEals can be purchased after clearing either Chapter 17 or Paralogue 14. (Chapter 17 will be easier to do, iirc)

don()shinobi, oh wait do you mean the + numbers that show up on the screen for extra stats?

Those are the boosts given when the Dragonstone is equipped. A Dragonstone+ gives even bigger boosts.

don()shinobi, manakete units tend to get those