Talk:Dragoon Soul Bargus/@comment-68.6.92.19-20150318192411/@comment-25209037-20150331055211

^Haha harsh, but true as well. You forgot to mention that current bosses have bc dc resistance, bb drain, fixed damage, stat debuff, etc. I get what the original poster is saying though, defensive gameplay=survivability. Sad thing is, Bargus doesn't contribute to that too much, a little too late to the party. If this were late last year, then yes, Bargus might have a chance, but not in the current meta. His BB does add to def to a large degree, but nothing else, no damage, no stat cleanse/null, no mitigation, no bc. It really doesn’t bring much, so a standard 50% mitigation BB would be preferred. Also, def buffs are worthless against scripted damage, while mitigation isn’t (most of the time). Also, Darvanshel and Shera have the advantage of dealing damage and generating bc and hc with their BB. Basically, Bargus is outclassed by other mitigators most of the time, heck, even Edea outclasses him since she generates bb while also potentially poisoning her targets. If players really want to experience reduced damage outside of mitigation, then instead of focusing on def buffs, focus instead on inflicting atk debuff to the boss, something Fiora, Zedus, Ardin, Weiss and Ragshelm is capable of doing, something why these units are valuable in raids.

Sadly, Bargus came to global when the 7* are around the corner, so he is outclassed by the time he is here. Heck, Lance does the same in his SBB and UBB, plus he has better stats. Global currently has Kanon, the current king of defense, boosts defense, cures stat ailments, nullifies them and mitigates, all in one. Elimo 7* is also coming in the future, three turn mitigation, heal, hot, and def buff.