Yes, yes, the anti-dragon tome wrecks Dragon Emblem.
Well, yeah. I mostly just wanted to use the extreme case to make a point. Like I said, they're rare enough that you probably don't need to worry about them specifically most of the time, but having more options to deal with magic in general is always useful.
But that Julia in particular...even with a DB3, I'm gonna need to see that math.
I overlooked the fact the blessing adds +3 HP, which is enough to save Tiki (I never really use the things and tend to forget the specifics of how they work). Excluding that:
- 55 base Atk + 6 from Death Blow 3 = 61
- 61 boosted by 50% from effective damage = 91.5
- 91.5 decreased by 20% due to weapon triangle = 73.2, rounded down to 73
- Tiki has 21 base Res, boosted to 25 with Ward Dragons, boosted to 27 with ally support
- 73 - 27 = 46, Tiki dies in exactly one shot (except she doesn't really because who knew blessings could actually be useful? Oh well.)
If I wanted, I could stick Res Ploy or something on Julia and tip the scales back in her favour, but eh.
Now, for curiosity’s sake, how would Julia fare against my Grima?
He’s +4, HP is 50, Res is 28 and he has Warding Stance 3.
Long story short, he dies and you need to find an extra 8 Res from somewhere.
Exact numbers:
- 55 base Atk + 6 from Death Blow 3 = 61
- 61 boosted by 50% from effective damage = 91.5, round down to 91
- 28 Res + 6 from Warding Stance = 34
- 91 - 34 = 57 damage, Grima dies since he only has 50 HP