Seteth: Difference between revisions

Seteth, despite being a relatively late recruitment joining in [[To War|Chapter 12]], is a solid unit with strong bases and a great base class in [[Wyvern Rider]]. Having flier mobility and stats to take on virtually any enemy at base is a boon virtually no other units have. On top of this, with a dedicated month of training in [[lance (weapon)|lance]]s in Part II, Seteth can reach an A-rank by [[Chapter 14 (Three Houses)/Protecting Garreg Mach|Chapter 14]] and obtain [[Swift Strikes]], one of the best [[combat art]]s in the game. At the cost of 4 weapon durability, Swift Strikes allows Seteth to attack twice consecutively with any lance, meaning he can essentially take out nearly any enemy in one round on the player phase, barring enemy monsters or enemy units with insanely high [[defense]]. Seteth's Major [[Crest]] of Cichol, while not useful for its occasional ability to nullify counterattacks when using combat arts since Swift Strikes usually kills anyway, allows him to use [[Lúin]] and the [[Lance of Ruin]] with Swift Strikes without the 10 [[HP]] penalty, granting him more certain kills by way of the Relics' higher [[might]] without the penalty of a riskier enemy phase. Seteth's one shortcoming is his late recruitment. Upon joining, Seteth faces competition from player units who have been trained, and thus had the benefit of tutoring and the ability to get class mastery skills, since [[Familiar Scenery|Chapter 2]]. By Chapter 12, the player likely has several units with skills like [[Death Blow]], [[Hit +20]], and [[Reposition]], none of which Seteth has at base. Moreover, the player also likely has flying units who have better stats than Seteth. Not to mention, [[Sylvain]], another user of Swift Strikes, has much better availability in all routes, provided [[Byleth]] is female, and has a Crest that boosts his damage with Swift Strikes, making him simply better than Seteth. Nonetheless, Seteth is more than worthy of the fairly minimal investment to make him an excellent offensive powerhouse and will easily become one of the best units in Part II by virtue of Swift Strikes alone. This is especially true in [[List of chapters in Fire Emblem: Three Houses#Verdant Wind|Verdant Wind]], where Seteth is the only Swift Strikes user who is recruited for free without needing to make Byleth female or train Byleth's weapon levels. Even on Silver Snow and Azure Moon, Seteth can still be deployed in addition to [[Ferdinand]] and Sylvain once he obtains Swift Strikes.