WOM ECHO ALREADY?! - Fates New Heroes Review 2024 (2025)

Sorry for the late review. Got occupied with a ton of stuff recently. The New Heroes banner is out for a while, and I thought we're supposed to get Tellius. Nonetheless, its Fates this time, and I have mixed feelings about it. Let's dive into it, shall we?

I don't remember this character at all, even though I've played Revelation before.

She comes with slaying, and if her HP ≥ 25%, she grants Def/Res +6 and Special acceleration to herself and allies within 3 spaces. She also grants grants Omni+5 during combat, as well as additional stat bonuses = no. of allies within 3 spaces × 3, + 1. max 10. What's interesting is that she gets further +10 to all stats as long as she lands on Divine Vein terrain effects & trenches. Using the same value, she gets flat-DR including braves and heals after that.

Lastly, she comes with Atk/Spd Bulwark 4 as new fodder, yet has no value when we already have Potent & Laguz Friend as top tier alternatives for a B skill. In the end, Mozu is pretty decent for a frontliner, but I think Emblem Ike does better in that role. Maybe getting a copy of her is worthwhile if you're desperate for more tanks in your barracks.

I remember this one from the story. Now, I know people have been wanting Scarlet for a long time, but this one has been in my personal wishlist.

"Perspicacious", a weapon that takes us a while to pronounce it right. Other than Slaying, it is support-oriented: granting allies Atk/Def/Res +4 and 30% DR-piercing if they're within 7 rows and 7 columns. Much like Legendary Camilla's effect, but you get less piercing in exchange for a wider scope. When it comes to combat, it inflicts penalties to foe's Atk/Def based on the number of allies within the same range × 3, + 6; max 15. And also, Yukimura gets 50% DR-piercing for himself.

There is Sabotage A/D 3 as another decent Tier 3 Sabotage skill. The support effects are nice, nonetheless, it's all about positioning your units. I'd rather have more DR-piercing than giving it to the entire map, so to me, it's not going to have any effect on the competition.

Finally, he's in the game, but another red demote? Is red getting closer to being the second-worst color to summon on?

His inheritable weapon grants the ability to bypass terrain effects and Special acceleration, but other than that, it's nothing. I feel like Valentine's Selena's weapon has the most impact of all red tomes combined (no thank you, Ophelia). In terms of fodder, I wish he has Atk/Spd Finish 3 instead of Ideal because it's much more accessible nowadays.

It has been a while since Azura received an alt, so I guess it's a W for all of her fans out there. Her Corrin outfit looks great.

She's an axe-cav which isn't ideal for duplicating fodder. I'm not a big fan of investing them as cavs usually score the lowest in Arena. Her weapon, Tri-Path Splitter grants Canto Dist+1; Max 4 and Spd+3 to herself. At the start of turn, if she's within 2 spaces of her ally, she gets Atk/Spd +6, Null-Follow Up and Null Panic to herself and other allies within 2 spaces for 1 turn. If she's within 3 spaces however, she gets Omni+5 during combat.

As a refresher, she has Changing Waters as a new preferred assist, which allows the target to move 1 extra space. It also grants Incited to her target ally and anyone within 2 spaces of target This is a great upgrade to her skill because anyone can get the extra movement other than ranged cavs for obvious reasons. This new Azura is really up to something more broken.

When the game decides not to give Wings of Mercy the Sacred Seal treatment, but as an Echo skill instead, it feels utterly stupid. Right now, we have Mercy-Winged Echo which has the WOM 3 effect. It's not WOM 4, but still very strong. It may give Galeforce strats the advantage as the B slots can be reserved for something else. But for those who often rely on WOM 4, it's not their cup of tea (myself included).

This Echo skill is not ideal for Mythic units in AR-Offense. Take Askr for example, in Light season as he cannot run his preferred skill if he has Mercy-Winged Echo, and that takes away his support capabilities. Putting the problems aside, it's a decent skill for max investment units.

We get premium Cantrip skills this time, in the form of A/D Cantrip 3, which now inflicts Sabotage on foes in cardinal directions of unit. It's not as good as Rockslide/Firestorm Dance 3 though.

As an Attuned Unit, Azura can excel in any game mode outside of Arena, as both a support and refresh unit. That enhanced extra movement buff shall not be underestimated at all.

The units of this banner are quite decent, yet they face intense competition with others in their respective roles. I would like to get Mozu because of her hilarious special quote alone, but alas, I must resist. Neither I'm into WOM Echo, nor do I need another refresher, if I have plenty to choose from. After all, I've just spent orbs on the Double Special Heroes banner which offers better value. It's all for Winter Byleth, the best far savior, and I'll be writing that later before the newest Mythic Hero drops.

Let me know if you're excited for any of these units. Thank you so much for reading my thoughts and have a great summoning session!