Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-104.162.145.101-20150214050925/@comment-101.183.19.221-20150216122445

Note - I'll be talking mostly about the 6 star evolutions here

I find that Kuda is just about irreplacable for my team - his normal attack and SBB both generate up to 20-30 BC a round which is a great boost to the team and he is a pretty good spark starter as well if you have good timing - also he adds a huge bonus to your team's Crit Rate and Atk boost (which means he can be a bit of a one man team and can replace ATK boost units like Michele very easily).

Shera is a great unit for the big bosses, trials, special events, etc and if you do not have a mitigator you will need to work her up. Fortunately you can get shera to a maxed out 5 star and still rely on her BB for a while if needed while you get your other units built up or if you do not have enough team cost free.

If you don't have a Zelnite, Belfura can be very helpful as her 6 star SBB gives all her teammates +8 BC which is super handy and does a very strong attack on all enemies and she has great stats.

The comment about status ailment negation is very accurate as well- I found my team was severely hampered by only having a status negate "Leader Skill" (Semira) when actusally having a Healer+Negate unit like Altri or Ulkina would have made my life SO much easier by letting me have a BB boost or Crit leader for the hard battles (for BB recovery and damage). Having a good healer or status negate unit will stop you worrying about potions and items as much which will be handy later on - not *quite* so much in the early game.

My recommendation is ultimately up to where you are in the game. if you are still pretty low level and in the first area (Mistral) then get Kuda up in levels and if you have some time, Belfura as well - they are both good high level units for BC gen/ATK boost/Crit boost (Kuda) or for good survivability/BB boost to team(Belfura). If you are further along in the game and things are getting regularly challenging, then focus on Shera until she is a bit of a tank and her BB can support the rest of your team by halving any damage they take.

Very Importantly - don't neglect choosing the right spheres for your team - until you complete a few Arena and Frontier Hunter ranks (and Grand Gaia Saga) you will not have that many good spheres - keep your teams HP up whether by +HP spheres, Phoenix Eye, BC Drop Spheres or + Crit Spheres. Hope this helps!