Fire Emblem Heroes: 1 Stars vs Abyssal E!Edelgard

Edelgard: Why won't you die?!
Olivia: Miracle, Lass. It triggers in response to fatal damage. -- You can't kill me, Edelgard.

This was both satisfying and funny to do; although, Edelgard's triple actions made it drag on and on. Normally I'd edit in all of Edelgard's combat animations, but this was running over seven minutes before I sped it up and that was already too long.

I have been looking for opportunities to use Olivia's Miracle builds, and Edelgard offered a chance to use one. The goal of the build is for Olivia to have access to two Miracle procs per engagement. This wasn't exactly the Miracle build I wanted to use, but my hand was rather forced. Usually Olivia would use Atk/Spd Faith or a Times Pulse variant, or Preempt Ploy, depending on supports. However, Edelgard has Frozen debuffs and Patience, meaning Olivia needed a follow-up denial to avoid getting hit three times. Consequently I was forced to use Harding Bearing, Attack Smoke 4, and Tumultuous Echo to get that buff, keep in position, and ensure that second Miracle procs. Since Olivia needs to attack to charge her second Miracle proc, a form of Distant Counter was necessary -- Distant A/S Solo is perfectly functional here, although it makes her vulnerable to guard effects (I'd usually use Duelist's Blow, but there wasn't much choice). Fortunately the only threat of guard came from one Lance Fighter, and Wrys dealt with that. Felicia's Winter Trinket is used to replace Preempt Ploy in ensuring Olivia gets 3 charges on her first counter. Felicia's BOL4 also heals Olivia above 1 HP even with Edelgard's burn ensuring the Miracles don't whiff. Subaki's Crux Echo made sure Olivia got two hits in on Edelgard, which matters since it means her Miracle is never at its max cooldown after combat and therefore will always proc with Laguz Friend.

Lots of little details to make sure this works -- the result is amusing and makes cleaning up the mobs mostly straightforward. The only real challenge was ensuring the someone could take down Edelgard, an honor that Subaki got to enjoy.

Edelgard hits hard, and Subaki doesn't typically hit hard enough. In order to win this matchup, Subaki needed the extra Damage Reduction against specials from Excel in order to survive Edelgard's special. He also needed the damage buff of Brash Assault 4 and need to trigger Archrival on his boosted follow-up attack. This forced him to take certain engagements; in particular he had to takedown the last Lance Fighter from the left to avoid Felicia's Winter Trinket buff as it would overcharge his special. This was a close pickup, but I'm glad it came through.



Music: It Has to Be This Way (Platinum Mix) | Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (Soundtrack)