User blog comment:Phoenix God 9842/Ravenna vs Gildorf (POLL)/@comment-26917552-20160225064327/@comment-26336535-20160225233446

I've heard that thanks to the way DEF works, more hits causes damage output to be a bit lower overall. Also, you'd need to spark both hits, adding another variable to your damage output, unlike Ravenna's single hit. Of course, Gildorf also does AOE damage, which is extremely helpful when you need to take down specific enemies but don't want to lose out on overall damage output.

Ravenna's SBB multiplier also climbs as you use it, making her outdamage Gildorf in the long run in terms of damage to a single target. Also, as for Gildorf's spark buff, 150% spark buff does not beat Ravenna's 200% spark buff at all. Even considering the fact that he has two hits, each will still only be multiplied by 150%, which is worse than Ravenna.

I do prefer Gildorf overall however. He has a very good LS (outclassed by some, but still good), and is a very nice nuke. However, when considering all the factors that can come up (who's leading, squad hit counts, etc.) Ravenna will outdamage Gildorf.