Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-3547897-20160119114400/@comment-26336535-20160122043602

Oh, I prefer pauses for spark buffers/blankets, cause you want them to go first (usually). Also, you could make a squad with units that also pause (most of my squads are like that). As for the quick clusters, I actually like those sometimes. I guess it all depends on what your other units are when considering attack pattern.

Mikael's SBB cost is pretty normal (if not a bit lower than normal) when you take his ES and sphere into account. It's not RNG when it's fill rate and a per turn buff. In fact, there's no RNG involved there, only as much as any other unit, so he doesn't need much support. Plus a 60 DC SBB is pretty nice for single target bosses. Obviously not as efficient as Elimo or Krantz, but still good. As another note, Gazia requires more BC than Mikael for his SBB (Gazia: 55 BC and has no self-BC-support. Mikael 51 BC with fill rate ES, BC per turn, and BC when hit). Mikael is more efficient than Gazia.

And, as I said, Gazia can be more useful in certain situations thanks to the difference in buffs, but that doesn't mean Gazia is better than him, especially since Mikael is more efficient and has more damage than Gazia. Gazia sacrifices that for more team buffs.