Lucius: Difference between revisions

In [[Lyn]] Mode, Lucius has some of the best offensive capabilities. He has no trouble killing most enemies until Chapter 10, thanks to his good magic and excellent speed. Despite the low might of light tomes, his magic is good enough to one-round physical enemies. That said, he faces a severe durability problem. With only 1 base defense and 18 HP, and a meager 10% defense growth, Lucius will always be in danger when attacked. His base resistance is solid and his growth is very good, but his physical durability will always be poor. His poor base luck of 2 and 20% growth, combined with the fact that Lyn mode does not give [[Mark#Tactician's_bonus|tactician's bonuses]], means that he is in danger of getting a critical hit, which will almost certainly kill him.  

After Lyn Mode, Lucius joins at the end of the early game period in both [[Eliwood]] and [[Hector]] Mode. If he was not trained in Lyn Mode, his stats are mediocre for his join time, and he is seven levels away from promotion. Without promoting, all Lucius can do is deal chip damage to enemies. He can still double many foes thanks to high speed, but does not deal enough damage to kill them. The low might of light magic tomes significantly hurts him here.

That said, if Lucius reaches his promotion to [[Bishop]], he becomes a much better unit. He gains +2 magic, which is good enough on average to make him one-round enemies paired with his high magic growth. He also gains C-rank staves, allowing him to use many useful staves right away. This includes [[Restore]], [[Barrier]] and [[Mend]].

Thanks to his high magic growth, Lucius is a good candidate to use the [[Warp]] staff later in the game. The player gains access to [[Pent]] later on, who has much better base stats than Lucius. He also starts with a high enough base staff rank to use the Warp staff; Lucius needs to grind his from C-rank to A-rank. Still, Lucius is among the better Warp candidates in ''Blazing Blade.''