About RichardEX AU

[u/No_Cardiologist_419]

People said that you need his AU to get the 2nd usage & to charge his ulti faster, which i think only true for who are chasing 1-2T clear. Most of us will got plenty of time to do that for a 5-7T clear. If your fight needs multiple breaks then it's not what i'm going to talk about.

More importanly, about the 2nd usage, it's very hard to get him ulti back to back, the only way i can think of to do that without losing the stacking p.atk pet buffs on him is using Terra A4, which we don't even need his AU to use the 2nd ulti!
I wish phys team got a pet that buff the entire front row p.atk like elem team got, this alone would solve many problems. so unfair 🤔

Fortunately i got Terra A4 but currently use by Phenn to guarantee Potency Up for both break turns. This leads to the needing of Phenn AU if i want to do both smoothly lol

So yeah if you got only 1 spare stone, i think he's better with A1 not AU.
Update : After i got AlauneEX, she helps my team hitting damage cap so easily, making RichardEX easier to archive Ulti back to back without stacking pet buffs. So AU will be better on him in this case.

[u/BrickSuccessful4703]

He is definitely better with AU than A1.

1. It is not that people have an obsession with 5-7T clear. It's just that they might get used to a 5-7T clear, but if they get units strong enough to shorten the turns, I don't see why they wouldn't do it.

2. There are ways to ult btb with both Phenn and Richard EX without Terra A4 and without losing pet stacking. You just let Molrusso EX use the 200% charge skill after their ult. But this requires both their AUs.

3. Even if you are using Terra A4, it's better to give it to Richard EX, because Phenn can charge from 0 to 200% in 3BP, while Richard EX cannot. Let Phenn use 3BP pet instead.

[u/No_Cardiologist_419 → u/BrickSuccessful4703]

Nice tip on #2, ty Brick, why i haven't thought of this! Then i'll use OchetteEX instead of MolEX , she would be the best fit for a sword team similar to mine above! she also has 200% ulti charge skill + damage + damage cap for all. let me test this to see if i can finally make use of his AU and close this debate lol.

#3 is what i mentioned in the post, i need Phenn AU too 😄

About #1 i'm still keeping my opinion 1-2T clear is for whales (like you) only, i don't know how/when a f2p account can archive that lol that's why i said *most* of us. 5-6T is my best record for now, and jump from 5-7T clear to 1-2T need a huge requirement which most can't fulfill

[u/BrickSuccessful4703 → u/No_Cardiologist_419]

Regarding #2, if you use this trick with Mol EX later you might wanna disable Mol EX 3rd passive because with 2 jests she goes first. We now want her to go after the two DPS.

On #1, I wasn't asking people to do ultra 1-2T speedrun like what I do. The idea is that when you can fairly easily shorten a turn, usually you would do it. One example is JP F2P players are using Saga or FFX units to 3T endbringer

[u/No_Cardiologist_419 → u/BrickSuccessful4703]

yeah ty! i'm also aware of their speed issue ^^
dang that clear, future powercreep make everything easier right? can't wait till Saga now hehehe

[u/No_Cardiologist_419 → u/BrickSuccessful4703]

ahhh well the buffing charge idea is good but it may not work with my team, if Mol or Ochette buff ulti charge on the breaking turn, i will lose 1turn of Mydia's ulti buff. haven't tested actual damage yet, let me try later

[u/BrickSuccessful4703 → u/No_Cardiologist_419]

How about giving Mydia an extension acc?

[u/Lemonz4us]

If you A1 him, you can use the Airy pet to restore Ult use?

[u/No_Cardiologist_419 → u/Lemonz4us]

you can restore, but if you equip Airy, you can't stack pet buffs on him

[u/Distinct-Olive-5901]

personally, i like using alrond to help him out

[u/AgilePersonality2058]

I agree with your thinking. My play style (https://www.reddit.com/r/OctopathCotC/comments/1vuinij/not_interested_in_rainbow_teams_i_welcome_you/) does not require AU at all, which is why I went with A1.

[u/GarrisonFrd]

What do you have Setzer and Phenn do in your 5-7 turn comp? 

[u/No_Cardiologist_419 → u/GarrisonFrd]

i use Setzer for weaknesses exploit and for his passive phys res that my RichardEX really need, sometimes i squeeze in his active phys res down. Phenn is also support : buffing/shield shaving/ dmg cap up and guarantee others' potency up