>is the best unit in both games he is in
How does he do it, bros?
Is the best unit in both games he is in
Adam Reyes
Jose Scott
How do you define "best" in FE games?
Joseph Campbell
>does the unit have a horse
>does the unit have big stats
if you say yes to both you've found the best unit in any FE game
Aaron Davis
Availability, combat, utility. Marcus excels in every category because horses and perfect weapon triangle coverage is overpowered, and his stats falling off later on isn’t as bad since he can still keep up decently unlike some other prepromotes in the series. Helps that you basically need him to beat 6 and 7 on hard mode.
Not the best prepromote in the series though, Seth outright breaks FE8.
Benjamin Wood
Is it wrong if I use Marcus as only a Merlinus babysitter and rescue/drop guy? He seems pretty good so he doesn't need any xp.
Samuel White
I'd say availability is a something separate from unit quality, e.g. athos is a godly unit that's only available for one chapter.
I don't know how I'd define "best" myself, hence the question, but I imagine it would be something to do with how much easier a unit makes a chapter. I've seen some tier lists that base everything on the number of turns saved and I those tier lists end up looking super wonky because saving turns moving across empty maps is highly valued whereas making chapter clears reliable is not considered a big deal.
James Hughes
Not really. I usually use units like Marcus just to soften up weaker enemies (and save usage on silver weapons). I usually save bosses for him though, since that’s a full level even for Marcus and he is able to stay more than relevant even at later stages in the game.
Yeah Fire Emblem is honestly a fairly hard game to make tier lists for. The god and shit tier units are always easy to decide on, but it gets a lot trickier outside of that. Athos’ placing in a tier list is something widely disputed even today.
Kevin Jones
>Athos’ placing in a tier list is something widely disputed even today.
F or E honestly, he's only usable on the last 2 maps.
Cameron Brooks
Play FE6 on hard mode and you will learn to appreciate Marcus. The best part is that he softens up enemies just enough for your other units to kill them, so he doesn't prevent you from leveling your team.
What is the criteria you use for your tier lists?
Ryder Ross
>What is the criteria you use for your tier lists?
How cute the character is.