Should You Build? (TLDR)
They’re free and pretty good at that.
Review
Buddy Fairchild is a Plant afflatus Damage dealer who is completely free and also a squirrel, and also maybe one of the best 5-star DPS that you can use at the moment. Buddy Fairchild is a fairly simple character to use, which can be quite refreshing, especially considering how complicated some character builds can be, and the best part is he’s a great option for F2P players.
His entire kit relies on something called [Buddy Badge], which is a 3% ATK buff that can stack up to 10 times. He relies on having this stack in order to then consume the stacks for his AOE Ultimate, which allows it to deal tons more damage; if at least 10 are consumed, his Ultimate is guaranteed to crit. On top of that, his ultimate always grants all allies a 30% DMG boost, which is quite massive. The best part about this is if he has at least 10 stacks of [Buddy Badge], he will gain Moxie just from his third passive and be able to use his Ultimate for no AP cost at all, which is great to pair with other characters who need a lot of AP.
He can build up his stacks in a multitude of ways, one of the main ones being his self-buff skill [I Salute You, Pals!], through which he can gain 5-10 stacks depending on the level of the incantation. If you already have the max stacks, you also get +1 Moxie. His passive also lets him gain 2 stacks of [Buddy Badge] from an ally using their ultimate. He can also gain it from his skill [I Thank You, Nature!] which is a single-target attack and also gives him 2 stacks of [Buddy Badge].
He’s an extremely simple character to use and is probably best paired in a team where you’ll be cycling your ultimates a lot so that he will be able to cast his for free.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Completely free and easily accessible.
- High DMG dealer especially for a 5 star.
- [Buddy Badge] is easy to stack and very effective in getting his own damage output off while also having some support thanks to the Ultimate also buffing allies DMG.
- Works well with AP heavy allies.
- Squirrel.
Cons
- Damage is still going to be lower than a lot of 6 stars.
Portrays
You will get all their portrays for free. They’re all damage percentage increases.
Great Synergies
Melania pairs well with Fairchild because her strategy revolves entirely around looping her ultimate and stacking Ult Might. Someone who can buff ultimates, like Lopera, would also be a great fit. Additionally, Buddy Fairchild can cast his ultimate without wasting AP if he has enough stacks of [Mark of Friendship], which makes him easy to include in teams.
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Resonance & Resonance Pattern
Resonances
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Resonance Pattern
Ultimate DPS R10 - Elucidation
Teams
A few suggestions are listed below. 3-People teams are highlighted, with the 4th slot added at the side to provide a 4-P variation of the same team or even insights on possible variations of the 3-P team.
Standard Teams
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Damage Dealer
Ultimate Loop
Support
TEAM EXPLANATION
- 4th slot options: Lopera
- It just is, don't ask me why. Probably the single strongest 'budget' team available, Buddy is an incredibly self-sufficient Ultimate Carry. He boosts his own ATK massively, generates his own Moxie and has a gigantic Mass Nuke on his Ultimate that is guaranteed to crit which also increases allied DMG Dealt. This meshes well with Melania, who is capable of stacking large amounts of Ult Might and Lopera who is known for her Ult/Incan buffs on top of considerable crit stat buffing. Medpoc just finishes this off with their defensive shredding. Buddy hits HARD, and can also be supported through generally strong buffers like Ulrich and Mercuria or some general units such as Hissabeth, Kakania, Name Day and Druvis III.