Heya, was wondering a couple things about the Brandish line of weaponry. Had an argument with my sister about which one was the best given our respective situations. Still on 2* items and planning on taking the Spur line all the way up to Winmillion at 4*. But beyond that it's a toss-up where to go next.
We both have already agreed that Cautery Sword isn't worth it and that Combuster isn't going to be helpful in the end-game with fire-resistant enemies. But then we come down to a disagreement over Acheron vs Glacius. I personally feel Acheron would be a better choice, partially for the look and partially for the shadow damage, of which only Gran Faust shares. And after looking through past discussions of Faust vs Acheron, I can safely place my confidence in Acheron. By nature I'm a gun user, but I don't like the feel of the Alchemiser series much, and everyone's been telling me to avoid Sentenza at all costs, so I felt that Acheron paired with Valiance would be a strong combo.
However, my sister believes that Glacius, given its elemental typing and the ability to freeze, has a leg up over Acheron, rendering Acheron worthless. She is a sword user, and is planning on using Glacius as her main and possibly Divine Avenger to pair up with it. Now, I just want to confirm which blade would be the better given our respective situations.
Any help?
If you're disregarding Combuster on the grounds of "Firestorm Citadel enemies are immune to Fire status," then you should disregard Acheron and the Sentenza on the same grounds: Firestorm Citadel's enemies (primarily Undead and Fiends) are nigh-immune to Shadow damage.
In fact, the Combuster will still deal increased damage to them because it's Elemental damage. And it can only ignite enemies on its charged attack anyway. By contrast, the Acheron is completely incapable of dealing any status effect, even on other enemies.