Talk:Chivalrous Thief Zelnite/@comment-29714585-20170616054852/@comment-30054866-20170617113913

You have to understand, while both Zelnite and Elza may seem a bit similar, they're really not.

Zelnite is characterized by many as one of the first units who boost EXP and Item drop rates. His main role in the squad is to be a support unit. He helps in BB management, thanks to his BC boost buffs, BB when hit buff, and instant BB fill buff. Aside from this, he helps keep your team alive thanks to his burst heal buff and HC boost buff. He can also boost your Overdrive gauge fillrate. He is also a spark blanket, making it easy to spark in battle.

Elza, on the other hand, is characterized as a status-inflicting spark blanket. She's been the crowd favorite ever since she was released. She can become either an offensive or support unit. She boosts Spark damage, which is incredibly useful thanks to her high hit count, and boosts BB gauge over time. She inflicts status ailments left and right and has a defense-ignoring effect buff. She can even instantly fill HP.

Based solely on the buffs that they share (such as burst heal, BB management, and high hit counts), I'd say that Elza is the better unit to use in general content. However, you could claim that Elza is incredibly outclassed at this point in terms of buffs. Her Spark buffs aren't as good anymore, and units like Diastima can instantly cast debuffs on enemy teams as well as have a damage boost buff to units with debuffs.

I hope this helped! (ovo)/