Are you tired of these limp dick dodgetanks and complicated wrath setups? Do you long for the years when your units would take hits like MEN, and hit back like GODS. Here’s a build that can take you to the glory days of juiced up juggernauts and big mfing stats, and a flavor that’s perfect for Raphael. Get quick riposte and just be so, so much bigger than everyone else.
This is one of those builds where it’s not complicated to get but it’s out of line with how you normally play this game, so this guide is going to be more about that.
Class Path
Fighter -> Brigand/Archer -> Wyvern/Fortress knight/Warrior -> War Master
Rank Priorities
D Authority -> C heavy armor -> C axes -> D+ bows -> B+ Axes and D flying ->
B Authority -> B or C+ brawling
If Raph is in house, feel free to pick up D+ swords so he can grab thief bases at level 10. It’s not necessary but he appreciates it in the short term
You don’t have to get B+ axes in time for warrior access. You want the axe rank eventually, but you can stop at B there if you like.
When you’re done with that, Consider A+ and S axes, B heavy armor, A authority, and Wyvern Lord ranks.
Skill Loadout
B. wrath is the least necessay but also the funniest. Having 100% crit when you were already orkoing is great.
I kind of hate pavise but Raph gets fortress knight for free and it makes a non-zero amount of sense here.
Usage
Quick riposte is more than just an enemy phase speed boost. Since it makes your speed basically infinite, you can use the heaviest weapons and armor available. This makes straight up orko’ing via doubling much easier than normal. Additionally, that heavier armor helps you stay above half health, making quick riposte even better. It feeds into itself. The amount of offense you get scales with how bulky your unit is.
Therefore, to get the most mileage out of quick riposte, you want to feed Raphael every single HP and defense booster. Most builds in this game don’t care about bulk, so this amount of favoritism isn’t as big a deal as you’d think. It’s basically free outside the one annoying mastery.
Raph also wants the best shield you can get him. The Ochain shield and seiros shield are preferred, and the silver shield is acceptable if you lack the other two. A high prt battalion like Fraldarius Soldiers or Duscur Heavy Soliders is also greatly appreciated.
Quick riposte isn’t very practical. Battalion wrath builds come online quicker and QR has a noticeably lower power ceiling even at max investment. Still, it’s a lot of fun and gives you a feel you don’t normally get in this game. 10/10, would recommend.