Talk:Shadow Cat Nyami/@comment-3073880-20160404052242/@comment-27344945-20160406153219

I would say Allanon, or Avant. Allanon is kinda like a mix between Charla and Shida, having a strong defensive LS and a bunch of support buffs, while still keeping an offensive SBB that heals, adds all elements to attack (free 2x damage on anything that doesn't resist it) and extra weakness damage for good measure. As an added bonus, his Extra Skill lets him remove ailments and grants you immunity to them whenever you use his BB/SBB so long as his special Sphere is equipped (though it's not released yet), and his UBB is an amazing mix between 75% mitigation (that stacks with regular mitigation AND UBB mitigation), healing, a boatload of bc when hit, and very powerful extra weakness damage buff. No Spark or Crit buff though, which means you need to bring the appropriate units for it (Gildorf and Rouche).

Meanwhile, Avant just hits hard, having a very strong LS (second to Nyami though the 30% hp bonus gives it an edge on harder content), a very strong SBB (innate 850% modifier at full health and an extra 200% party buff for good measure along with spark debuff and hp>atk conversions), and a monstrous UBB (2000% max modifier, 300% crit buff, 100% spark buff, and an extra 300% BB atk for good measure). As a final touch his Extra Skill is all about pumping out damage, granting him a free 100% atk so long as his HP and BB gauges are maxed, along with the standard 20% all stats so long as he's equipped with Dandelga. With Omni Evos coming out though, he finds himself contested in non-Frontier Hunter content by his own son (Vargas) who has crazy stats, top-tier buffs, and a phenomenal LS, on top of the sheer customization of an OE unit. Vargas still doesn't quite dish out the same damage Avant does, but it sure isn't for lack of trying, and everything else he brings to the table means he gets to fight against his old man for rightful ownership of Dandelga. Taking that into consideration might make it seem like Nyami would be a good alternative, but do keep in mind Avant himself is almost guaranteed for an eventual OE due to how popular he is as a unit, and we can't be sure if/when Gumi will release OEs for the Eneroth batch.

Lastly, Tridon is a good defensive unit, but he really finds himself constantly challenged nowadays, particularly since so many free units (Karl, Tilith, Gazia, etc) can provide strong defensive bonuses on LS or BB/SBB, especially Gazia (who goes around mocking other mitigators and defensive units over how awesome he is) and Tilith (who has the most expensive SBB you'll ever see but the buffs are so crazy they are usually found in UBBs, and whose UBB is Luciu's Gate with an extra side of 2-turn 100% mitigate and 70% chance of full revive).