Version 1.01 Edited Faye's Faith Order and Cybella Sharpshooter's thanks to Miyu's analysis 1/1/2016
Version 1.0 Released 12/30/2016
Hero by Hero Guide to Faith
By Wyrr of Guild [Tea Party]
I. Introduction
When you ask about Faith, most players will tell you not to be too concerned about it, that it’s an endgame consideration. That is true. You don’t always get to choose between multiple Faiths, maybe you only have so many 5-star potential units. But if you do get the opportunity, perhaps you pulled two Cybellas or two Kais at 3-star with different Faiths and you want to know which one to invest in, then hopefully this guide will help you make a decision.
Identifying which Faith is better for a certain hero isn’t that difficult, if you have the time to browse through the gallery, you should come to a conclusion fairly quickly. To identify which Faith is better, you just have to look at the hero’s Aura, their Class, their Skill, and their stats. But maybe you lack the time, the patience, or you just want an easy answer because looking at numbers makes your head hurt. Whatever the reason, you’ve come to the right place!
This guide currently only details 5-star units and you can assume that all stats referenced are for max level 5-star+2 heroes with no limit breaks. To find a specific hero, I recommend the use of CTRL-F.
If you want to analyze which Faith is best for each hero on your own, one must first understand the differences between Faiths. For that, I would recommend Hayzen’s Faith Guide.
After learning about the Faiths, you should take note of the following:
All basic attacks performed by a hero are based on their ATK and deal physical damage.
DEF mitigates not only physical damage, but also some magical damage.
All skill attacks, regardless of what stat they are based off of, deal magical damage.
MAG mitigates magical damage.
Only skill attacks and DOT (like poison/burning) deal magical damage.
The descriptors for each Faith go in order of: Weak < Fair < Good < Great < Strong.
Going by the best for each Stat:
Best ATK: Ares
Best DEF: Kratos
Best HP: Hercules
Best CRIT: Hera
Best MAG: Athena
Balanced Stats: Zeus
Otherwise, you can just see my personal recommendations for Faiths. I follow each recommended order of Faiths with my analysis. Even if you don’t agree with me, hopefully my analyses can give you some insight in making your own decision.
Suggestions, recommendations, notes about typos are welcomed. If you disagree about my ordering of Faiths, please feel free to post your own views. If it's reasonable I am more than willing to make adjustments or add in a properly cited recommendation. This guide will remain a work in progress as the game develops and changes. Thank you for reading and hope it is useful.
II. Guide to Faiths Sorted by Class then by Hero
Guardian
Guardians are, as their name suggests, heroes whose main focus is to soak up damage and defend your other heroes. For this Class, DEF and HP are the most important. DEF is generally considered better since it scales better compared to HP. Aside from DEF and HP, the only other stat that impacts survivability is MAG which affects Skill damage mitigation.
Darrion (Valiant)
Holy Defender: Kratos > Zeus > Hercules > Ares > Athena > Hera
Paladin: Kratos > Zeus > Hercules > Ares > Athena > Hera
Chaos Knight: Kratos > Zeus > Hercules > Ares > Athena > Hera
Blood Knight: Kratos > Zeus > Hercules > Ares > Athena > Hera
In all four of his Jobs, both his skill and his aura is based on his DEF. Kratos with the highest DEF is the best Faith, followed by Zeus with the second highest. Then between Hercules and Ares Faith with identical DEF and the third highest DEFs of all the Faiths, you’d prefer Hercules that has higher HP and MAG so Darrion has more survivability, thus Ares comes in fourth. Then between the two Faiths with the least DEF, Hera and Athena, you’d notice they have the same DEF, and the same HP, so you’d look at MAG which affects magical damage resistance which is basically damage from skills, and since Athena has higher MAG, Athena Faith would be fifth best and Hera would be the worst Faith.
Victoria
Holy Defender: Kratos > Zeus > Hercules > Ares > Athena > Hera
Paladin: Kratos > Zeus > Hercules > Ares > Athena > Hera
Chaos Knight: Kratos > Zeus > Hercules > Ares > Athena > Hera
Blood Knight: Kratos > Zeus > Hercules > Ares > Athena > Hera
As a Holy Defender, her aura is based on DEF, while her skill isn’t based on any stat, taunting all enemies and giving her percentage based damage reduction. As a Paladin, neither her aura nor skill are based on a stat, but her aura allows her to absorb damage taken by allies while her skill taunts all enemies. Considering her role in a party, DEF and HP followed by MAG still remain her preferred stats. As a Chaos Knight and Blood Knight, both her aura and skill are based on her DEF.
So Kratos with highest DEF is the best Faith for her, followed by Zeus with second highest DEF. Hercules and Ares have the same DEF, but Hercules has higher HP so Hercules is third best, Ares fourth. Between Athena and Hera with the least DEF, their HP is the same but Athena has higher MAG, so Athena is fifth best, and Hera is the worst Faith of the six.
Faye
Holy Defender: Kratos >= Zeus > Hercules > Ares > Athena > Hera
Paladin: Kratos >= Zeus > Hercules > Ares > Athena > Hera
As a Holy Defender and as a Paladin, both of her auras and skills are based on her HP.
Thank you to Miyu for the following analysis:
As said by Miyu, due to the DEF stat's superior scaling, for a tank like Faye, Kratos Faith with the highest DEF is the best Faith. If we were to only consider her HP stat, Zeus has the second highest HP of all of the Faiths. However, as both a Holy Defender and Paladin, Kratos Faith has 462 more DEF while having 308 less HP compared to Zeus Faith. Considering this difference, some might prefer the extra DEF to the middling amount of extra HP or vice versa. Of course, if you want to make every extra HP point count for Faye’s unique full party damage shield skill that is based on her HP, Zeus Faith might be preferred by some, though personally I prefer Kratos Faith. For third-best Faith, I would go with Hercules as it has the most HP and is tied with Ares Faith for having the third-highest DEF. As a tank's preferred stats are DEF, HP, and MAG to some extent, Hercules with better HP and MAG would be superior to Ares. Athena and Hera are tied with having the lowest amount of DEF and HP, however, since Athena has higher MAG which can affect skill damage taken, Athena is superior to Hera and so Hera is the worst Faith for Faye.Contrary to popular opinion, she does not benefit a lot from having higher HP from Hercules despite having both her aura and skill scaling with her HP. It's a really bad tunnel vision simply because her skill states to scale based on her HP.
Comparing Kratos and Hercules, she loses about 1000 DEF at a median of around 4000 DEF for an exchange of 500 HP at a median of around 9000 HP (for simplicity sake, rounded to nearest thousands), calculating the relative increase, opportunity cost of HP and DEF and without going deeper into the math, it is clear that you're losing out way more on DEF especially that we're playing on the attack formula of ATK - DEF.
An increase of 800 HP would mean that your party gain 40 more magic, and 240/400 more HP shield, considering that my Faye already has 15k HP, which gives about 7500 HP shield at max as a Paladin, 240/400 shield seems really negligible in contrast to having 1k more DEF for her, against an equally strong team, every hit she takes would mean she has a higher EHP of 1k * the number of hits she's taking, and when doing end-game event or PvP or legendary stories, you really don't want your tank to explode due to a lack of DEF because you're just stacking HP.
The reasoning above applies for Zeus as well, except that the comparison between HP and DEF is less extreme but the overall stats distribution is better for Zeus.
I would rate Faye as Kratos >= Zeus > Ares > Hercules > Athena > Hera
Champion
Champions have the highest ATK of all heroes and thus play the role of being the melee DPS of the party. ATK is their preferred stat. Some would consider CRIT to be the second most useful stat but the Champion’s base CRIT is so dismal where Faiths are considered, some survivability from DEF and HP might be preferable. MAG is useless for a Champion aside from providing some magical skill damage mitigation. As melee physical damage glass cannon, Ares is the best Faith for Champions with no exception.
Freya (Valiant)
Gladiator: Ares >>> Zeus > Hera = Kratos > Athena >= Hercules
Dragoon: Ares >>> Zeus > Hera = Kratos > Athena >= Hercules
Berserker: Ares >>> Zeus > Hera = Kratos > Athena >= Hercules
Warlord: Ares >>> Zeus > Hera = Kratos > Athena >= Hercules
Regardless of her Job, Freya’s skill is based on ATK, while for every Job but Gladiator which has an aura based on her ATK, her auras are trigger auras not based on any stat. As a glass cannon melee range damage dealer, the only stat Freya needs to be concerned about is ATK. This makes Ares Faith the best for Freya with no exception. Some people say that Zeus is okay since it gives her some survivability while giving decent ATK, but I personally spit on such an allegation, the higher the ATK the better. If your Freya needs survivability, put a Blood Knight Darrion with life-steal aura next to her. That being said, Zeus Faith is second-best as it boasts the second highest ATK of all the Faiths. Hera, Kratos and Athena have the same amount of ATK, but the high MAG of Athena is pretty useless for Freya, so third and fourth best Faith is between Hera and Kratos. Here, I’m ambivalent. Hera only gives an extra 12% CRIT compared to Kratos for all the Jobs, while Kratos gives around an extra 1100 DEF. While I do prefer my Champion to be all-damage, the amount of extra damage Hera gives is pretty mediocre when it comes to a choice between Hera and Kratos since her base CRIT is just pretty bad, Gladiator 17% CRIT, Dragoon 24% CRIT, Berserker and Warlord 22% CRIT with Hera Faith. So here I’d leave it as up to personal choice, do you prefer the extra 12% CRIT or the ~1100 DEF of survivability if you are forced to make the choice between Hera and Kratos. So I’ll just say that Kratos and Hera are tied for third-best Faith, but personally I’d lean towards Hera over Kratos. For worst Faith, this is quite the difficult decision. Athena has around 200 more ATK, around 200 less DEF and around 700 less HP, as well as 2% more CRIT compared to Hercules. For Freya, both Athena and Hercules both suck. The extra survivability that 200 DEF and 700 HP would give Freya isn’t much when you consider that you probably won’t be running percentage increase HP/DEF equipment and runes, so really the difference in Faith would MAYBE allow Freya to survive one more basic attack. But consider this, when you see two Freyas in your friend list, the only stat you really look at is ATK right? So the difference between Athena and Hercules would be like seeing a 4600 ATK Freya and a 4850 ATK Freya. So I’d say that Athena beats out Hercules ever so slightly. Thus, Athena is fifth-best, Hercules is the worst.
Vincent
Gladiator: Ares >>> Zeus > Hera = Kratos > Athena >= Hercules
Dragoon: Ares >>> Zeus > Hera = Kratos > Athena >= Hercules
Berserker: Ares >>> Zeus > Hera = Kratos > Athena >= Hercules
Warlord: Ares >>> Zeus > Hera = Kratos > Athena >= Hercules
Regardless of Job, Vincent’s skill is based on his ATK. The auras for his Gladiator and Berserker Jobs are based on his ATK, while Dragoon and Warlord auras aren’t based on a stat. Ares is the best Faith as it boasts the highest ATK. Zeus is the second-best as it has the second highest ATK. Hera, Kratos and Athena have the same amount of ATK. MAG however is useless for Champions, so between Hera and Kratos, Hera gives 11% more CRIT while Kratos gives around 1000 more DEF across all the Jobs. So it would be personal preference whether you want the extra CRIT or the survivability. For comparison, Hera Faith gives Gladiator 16% CRIT, Dragoon 22%, Berserker 20%, and Warlord 20%. I’d personally go with Hera over Kratos, but I’ll leave Hera and Kratos Faith as tied for third-best. Athena gives around 160 extra ATK at the cost of around 170 DEF and around 650 HP across the Jobs compared to Hercules. It’s not much, but with runes and equipment that might turn into an extra 220-240 ATK. So I would go with Athena as fifth-best with Hercules as the worst, but the difference is not much.
Leah
Berserker: Ares >>> Zeus > Hera = Kratos > Athena >= Hercules
Warlord: Ares >>> Zeus > Hera = Kratos > Athena >= Hercules
Leah’s skill is based on ATK for both her Jobs, while Berserker Leah’s aura triggers others to attack when Leah is hit and Warlord Leah’s aura increases others ATK based on her own ATK. Ares with the highest ATK is the best Faith for her. Zeus with the second-highest is the second-best Faith. Hera and Kratos are tied for third-best as they have the same ATK, with Hera having 12% more CRIT and Kratos having around 1050 more DEF for both of her Jobs. For both her Jobs, Hera has 21% CRIT, so it’s personal preference between the slight extra CRIT and DEF. I personally prefer Hera. While Athena does have the same amount of ATK as Hera and Kratos, MAG is mostly useless for Champions. Between Athena and Hercules, I’d prefer Athena for the extra around 170 ATK over Hercules’ extra around 170 DEF and 700 HP but some might consider Hercules better. Still, I’d say Athena is Leah’s fifth-best Faith with Hercules being the worst.
Shadow
Shadows are melee dps-utility heroes. Their skills and auras are relatively unique as is their basic attack type. Their skills have multiple types of cc effects. Their preferred stat is ATK and CRIT. DEF, HP, MAG are pretty useless since their base DEF and HP are pretty low and they are a damage dealing Class.
Shizu (Valiant)
Magebane: Hera >= Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Magebane Shizu’s aura triggers others to attack. Her skill however is based on CRIT. As such, Hera with the highest CRIT is the best Faith. Ares is the second-best Faith as it has the second highest CRIT as well as the highest ATK. Hera has 43% CRIT while Ares has 33% and 640 more ATK. I personally would prefer Ares Faith but objectively, Hera is slightly better. Zeus is third-best as it has the second-highest ATK, despite having 30% CRIT compared to 31%, the 3rd highest CRIT faiths of Kratos and Athena. Between Kratos and Athena, I’d prefer Kratos with slightly more survivability, with Athena at fifth-best. Hercules is the worst Faith having both the worst ATK and CRIT.
Samurai: Ares > Zeus > Hera > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Samurai Shizu’s aura is based on trigger probability rather than a stat, but her skill is based on her ATK. Ares is the best with the highest ATK, followed by Zeus at second-best with the second-highest ATK. Hera, Kratos and Athena have the same ATK, but the extra 13% CRIT makes Hera superior to Kratos and Athena so Hera is third-best. Kratos is fourth-best as some survivability is better than Athena’s high MAG. Then, Hercules is worst as it has the lowest ATK and CRIT.
Ninja: Ares > Hera >= Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
The Ninja Job has a unique aura that has a chance of refreshing those in her aura when she defeats at enemy. Her skill is not based on a particular stat and switches her position with an enemy. The Ninja is used mainly in two places, in the Arena and the Gold Mine. In the Gold Mine, in order to proc her aura, the most important is her damage, as such Ares is the best as it deals the most damage of the Faiths. Zeus is second-best as it has the second-highest ATK and gives some survivability for Arena. Hera is third-best as it is the third-most damaging Faith. Kratos is fourth-best as it has better damage than Athena and gives her some survivability in Arena. Athena is fifth-best as it is slightly superior in damage compared to the worst Faith least ATK and CRIT Hercules.
Assassin: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Assassin Shizu’s aura refreshes heroes in her aura with a chance when she CRITS and her skill is based on CRIT. Hera with the highest CRIT is obviously the best Faith. Ares with the second highest CRIT and highest ATK is second-best. Zeus is the third-best with second-highest ATK and third-best CRIT. Kratos is fourth best with higher survivability than Athena at fifth-best. Hercules is the worst with lowest ATK and CRIT.
Kai
Magebane: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Samurai: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Assassin: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Ninja: Ares > Zeus > Hera > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Except for Ninja, the skills of Kai’s other Jobs are based on CRIT. Magebane and Samurai have auras that aren’t based on a stat while Assassin’s aura refreshes other heroes when he CRITS. As such Hera is the best with highest CRIT, Ares is second-best with second-highest CRIT and highest ATK. Zeus is third-best with second-highest ATK. Kratos is fourth-best with better survivability than Athena, at fifth-best. Hercules is the worst with least ATK and CRIT.
For Ninja, I’d place Ares above Hera as his aura refreshes after a kill and Ares Faith does the highest damage. Zeus I’d place second as it has the second-highest ATK. Hera is the third-best as it has the highest CRIT and third-best ATK. Then it’s Kratos with better survivability than Athena with the same ATK. Hercules is the worst with least ATK and CRIT.
Kira
Ninja: Ares > Zeus > Hera > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Ninja Kira’s aura increases others ATK and CRIT based on his ATK while his skill swaps him with an opponent and stealths for 3 turns. His best Faith is Ares with the highest ATK. Zeus is second-best with second-highest Zeus. Hera is the third-best with highest CRIT and third best ATK along with Kratos and Athena. Kratos is fourth-best with the best survivability. Then Athena is fifth-best with better ATK than the least ATK and CRIT Hercules.
Assassin: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Both his aura and skill is based on CRIT. Hera is the best with the highest CRIT. Ares is the second-best with second highest CRIT. Zeus is third-best with second-highest ATK. Kratos is fourth-best with the best survivability, Athena is fifth-best as it has higher ATK and CRIT than the least damaging Faith Hercules.
Miu
Magebane: Ares > Zeus > Hera > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Samurai: Ares > Zeus > Hera > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Both of Miu’s Jobs’ auras are not based on a stat while her skills are based on ATK. Ares is the best Faith with the highest ATK. Zeus is the second-best with the second-highest ATK. Hera is the third-best with the third-best damage. Kratos is the fourth-best with the highest survivability and the same ATK as Athena. Athena is the fifth-best with higher ATK than Hercules, which is the worst Faith as it has the least ATK and CRIT.
Mystic
The Mystic is the aoe damage class that deals the most aoe damage from their skill. Their primary stat is MAG. Otherwise, all the other stats are equal in value. ATK and CRIT help with their aoe basic attacks while HP and DEF help them to survive until their skill is up. High ATK and CRIT make them useful for Gold Mine.
Kiera (Valiant)
Mind Warder: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
Rune Magus: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
Elementalist: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
Warlock: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
In all of her Jobs, her auras and skills are based on her MAG or not based on a stat. As a Mystic, her skill is dependent on MAG, as such, Athena Faith with the highest MAG is the best Faith. Second-best is Hercules with the second-highest MAG. Aside from those two Faiths, the others are pretty much equal. However, I place Ares Faith as the third-best as the Mystic’s Splash basic attack is pretty useful in Gold Mine with the highest ATK. Then Kratos is fourth-best since the survivability will let the Kiera survive the 6-7 turns needed for her skill to come up. Fifth-best is Hera, again for the basic attack damage. Last is Zeus, which while it might do more damage than Hera, has the worst MAG. The difference between Hera and Zeus is minimal as Zeus has only around 60 less MAG than Hera.
Zedd
Mind Warder: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
Rune Magus: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
Elementalist: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
Warlock: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
All of Zedd’s Jobs’ auras and skills are based on MAG. Athena is the best Faith as it has the highest MAG. Hercules is second-best as it has the second-highest MAG. The remaining Faiths are pretty interchangeable and up to personal preference. I prefer Ares Faith as third-best since his Splash basic attack uses Ares Faith’s highest ATK and is useful for Gold Mine. I’d put Kratos above Hera as it would allow him to survive to use his skills, while Hera’s CRIT helps some for his basic attack. Zeus is the worst despite higher damage than Hera but has the worst MAG. The difference between Hera and Zeus is minimal as Zeus has only around 60 less MAG than Hera.
Ellis
Elementalist: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
Warlock: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
All of her auras and skills are based on MAG. Athena is the best Faith with the highest MAG. Hercules is the second-best Faith with the second-highest MAG. The remaining Faiths are pretty interchangeable. Ares with highest ATK can help with her Splash basic attack so I’d put it at third-best. Kratos at fourth-best with the highest DEF for some survivability until her skill is up. Hera’s CRIT can help with her basic attack. Zeus with the worst MAG can be considered the worst Faith. The difference between Hera and Zeus is minimal as Zeus has only around 60 less MAG than Hera.
Ronan
Mind Warder: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
Rune Magus: Athena > Hercules > Ares > Kratos > Hera > Zeus
Ronan’s skills are based on MAG. Mind Warder’s Aura is not based on a stat while Rune Magus’ is based on MAG. Athena is the best Faith as it has the highest MAG. Hercules is second-best as it has the second-highest MAG. The remaining Faiths are pretty interchangeable and up to personal preference. I prefer Ares Faith as third-best since his Splash basic attack uses Ares Faith’s highest ATK and is useful for Gold Mine. I’d put Kratos above Hera as it would allow him to survive to use his skills, while Hera’s CRIT helps some for his basic attack. Zeus is the worst despite higher damage than Hera but has the worst MAG. The difference between Hera and Zeus is minimal as Zeus has only around 65 less MAG than Hera.
Healer
The Healer is, as the name suggests, the Class that heals the team. Their preferred stat is MAG as the healing scales off MAG. DEF and HP are helpful as the longer the healer survives, the more they can heal. ATK and CRIT are pretty useless barring the Luthor Spirit Walker whose aura procs his own attack.
Lucille (Valiant)
Inquisitor: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Archbishop: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Spirit Walker: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Witch Doctor: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Every one of her Jobs have auras and skills based on MAG. I prefer Athena Faith with the highest MAG, but Hercules Faith, with the second-highest MAG, is equally good with more survivability from the high HP. Some prefer Hercules over Athena. Kratos I’d place third-best as it has the most survivability with the highest DEF which allows her to last longer and heal more. Zeus Faith is fourth-best since it has the second-most DEF for survivability. Ares and Hera are equally poor Faiths with the same MAG, their high ATK and high CRIT are pretty useless for Lucille. But I’d put Ares above Hera just because it has higher damage than Hera.
Teresa
Inquisitor: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Archbishop: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Spirit Walker: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Witch Doctor: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
(Identical reasoning as Lucille) Every one of her Jobs have auras and skills based on MAG. I prefer Athena Faith with the highest MAG, but Hercules Faith, with the second-highest MAG, is equally good with more survivability from the high HP. Some prefer Hercules over Athena. Kratos I’d place third-best as it has the most survivability with the highest DEF which allows her to last longer and heal more. Zeus Faith is fourth-best since it has the second-most DEF for survivability. Ares and Hera are equally poor Faiths with the same MAG, their high ATK and high CRIT are pretty useless for Teresa. But I’d put Ares above Hera just because it has higher damage than Hera.
Luthor
Inquisitor: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Archbishop: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Spirit Walker: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Athena > Hercules > Kratos
Witch Doctor: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
For all Jobs except for Spirit Walker, the reasoning for the order of Faiths is the same as Lucille. Every one of his Jobs have auras and skills based on MAG except for Spirit Walker. I prefer Athena Faith with the highest MAG, but Hercules Faith, with the second-highest MAG, is equally good with more survivability from the high HP. Some prefer Hercules over Athena. Kratos I’d place third-best as it has the most survivability with the highest DEF which allows him to last longer and heal more. Zeus Faith is fourth-best since it has the second-most DEF for survivability. Ares and Hera are equally poor Faiths with the same MAG, their high ATK and high CRIT are pretty useless for all of Luthor’s Jobs except Spirit Walker. But I’d put Ares above Hera just because it has higher damage than Hera.
For Spirit Walker, the only reason to use that Job, aside from necessity, is if you’re going to build a trigger team around his aura that gives him a 40% chance to basic attack when those in his aura are healed. As such, Hera with the highest CRIT is the best Faith as with multiple triggers, CRIT is more valuable with each triggered attack having a chance to CRIT. Ares is second-best with the highest ATK, Zeus is third-best with second-highest ATK. Athena and Hercules are fourth and fifth-best as they have the highest and second-highest MAG which would affect his skill that is based on MAG. Kratos is the worst as high DEF does not synergize with his MAG based skill or his ATK based aura.
Siena
Inquisitor: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Archbishop: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
(Identical reasoning as Lucille) Every one of her Jobs have auras and skills based on MAG. I prefer Athena Faith with the highest MAG, but Hercules Faith, with the second-highest MAG, is equally good with more survivability from the high HP. Some prefer Hercules over Athena. Kratos I’d place third-best as it has the most survivability with the highest DEF which allows her to last longer and heal more. Zeus Faith is fourth-best since it has the second-most DEF for survivability. Ares and Hera are equally poor Faiths with the same MAG, their high ATK and high CRIT are pretty useless for Siena. But I’d put Ares above Hera just because it has higher damage than Hera.
Kahuna
Spirit Walker: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Witch Doctor: Athena >= Hercules > Kratos > Zeus > Ares >= Hera
Kahuna’s auras are triggers not based on a stat of his, while his skills are based on MAG. This being the case, Athena with the highest MAG is the best Faith followed by Hercules with second-highest MAG. Then I’d put Kratos as third-best as it has the most survivability, then Zeus at fourth-best with second-highest DEF. Ares I’d prefer over Hera as it deals more damage and their MAG is equally low with similarly lacking survivability.
Ranger
The Ranger class fulfills the role of ranged single-target damage dealer with some cc. Their preferred stat is ATK and CRIT. DEF and HP are low while MAG is least useful.
Kane (Valiant)
Grand Ranger: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
As Grand Ranger, Kane’s aura triggers others to stun and attack when he crits while his skill is based on ATK. Grand Ranger Kane’s primary usage is to stun-lock, as such, the higher his CRIT the better. So Hera is the best Faith while Ares is second-best with the highest ATK and second highest CRIT. Zeus is third-best as it has the second-highest ATK. Kratos has some survivability, which puts it above Athena with which it has the same ATK and CRIT. Hercules is the worst as it has the least ATK and CRIT.
Royal Huntsman: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Royal Huntsman Kane’s aura triggers him to attack when others in the aura gets hit while his skill is based on his CRIT. Hera is therefore the best with highest CRIT. Ares is the second-best with highest ATK and second-highest ATK. Zeus is the third-best with second-highest ATK. Kratos is better than Athena since MAG isn’t very useful for him so some higher DEF is preferable. Hercules is the worst as it has the least ATK and CRIT.
Gunslinger: Ares > Zeus >= Hera > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Gunslinger Kane’s skill is based on his ATK while his aura isn’t based on a stat. Ares is preferred as it has the highest ATK. Zeus is second-best with second-highest ATK but Hera might be preferred by those who prefer high CRIT. Kratos is preferred over Athena as they have the same ATK but MAG is less useful than DEF for Kane. Hercules is the worst Faith as it has the lowest ATK and CRIT.
Sharpshooter: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Sharpshooter Kane’s aura is based on his CRIT and his skill is based on both his CRIT and ATK. Hera is the best as it has the highest CRIT. Ares is second-best with the highest ATK and second-highest CRIT. Zeus is third-best with the second-highest ATK. Kratos is preferred over Athena as DEF is more useful than MAG for Kane. Hercules is the worst Faith as it has the lowest ATK and CRIT.
Cybella
Grand Ranger: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Grand Ranger Cybella’s aura triggers others to basic attack when she crits while her skill is based on her ATK. Since she is used for her aura, Hera with the highest CRIT is the best Faith. Ares with highest ATK and second-highest CRIT is second best. Zeus with the second-highest ATK is third best. Kratos with the same amount of ATK as Athena is fourth best as DEF is more useful than MAG. Hercules is the worst with the lowest ATK and CRIT.
Royal Huntsman: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Royal Huntsman Cybella’s aura triggers her to attack when others in her aura are hit, while her skill is based on her CRIT. Hera with the highest CRIT is the best Faith. Ares with highest ATK and second-highest CRIT is second best. Zeus with the second-highest ATK is third best. Kratos with the same amount of ATK as Athena is fourth best as DEF is more useful than MAG. Hercules is the worst with the lowest ATK and CRIT.
Gunslinger: Hera > Ares > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Gunslinger Cybella’s aura triggers others in her aura to basic attack when she crits while her skill si based on her ATK. She is used mainly for her aura, so Hera with the highest CRIT is the best Faith. Ares with highest ATK and second-highest CRIT is second best. Zeus with the second-highest ATK is third best. Kratos with the same amount of ATK as Athena is fourth best as DEF is more useful than MAG. Hercules is the worst with the lowest ATK and CRIT.
Sharpshooter: Ares > Hera > Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Sharpshooter Cybella’s aura increases others in her aura’s CRIT based on her own CRIT while her skill is based on ATK.
Thank you to Miyu for the following analysis:
To get the most out of her skill, as shown by Miyu's analysis, Ares Faith with the highest ATK would be the best Faith. Hera Faith with the highest CRIT would be second-best. Zeus with the second-highest ATK is third best, as while Zeus does have 240 more ATK than Hera, it is at the expense of 960 CRIT. Kratos with the same amount of ATK as Athena is fourth best as DEF is more useful than MAG. Hercules is the worst with the lowest ATK and CRIT.The niche about Sharpshooter is that she is able to actually burst down a target quickly with her active, boasting a 220% of ATK in magic damage on her active skill and that her bonus CRIT from her skill scales with her ATK, I see no reason why Hera is better than Ares.
True, her aura increases others in her aura's CRIT based on her own CRIT, but that's the only one plus of Hera having an advantage compared to Ares, while Ares has two (better scaling in burst on skill, her bonus CRIT scales on attack).
If we assume an exchange of 1000 ATK for 1000 CRIT (this comparison is heavily favored towards Hera as there's no way in hell you're getting a 1 for 1 exchange on those two stats),
Comparing Cybella A with 10000 ATK and 3000 CRIT VS Cybella B with 9000 ATK and 4000 CRIT,
Cybella A would have an effective CRIT of 3450, and an effective CRIT of 4950 post-active buff, while dealing 22000 damage with her active skill.
Cybella B would have an effective CRIT of 4600, and an effective CRIT of 5950 post-active buff, while dealing 19800 damage with her active skill.
The difference in buff towards ally would be a measly 150 critical but you're giving up a huge potential on burst damage. Sure, the exchange between CRIT and ATK difference would be debatable but I strongly stand by the fact that Sharpshooter is a burst class since she's already giving up on utility and hence Ares is a better fit for her. And no, she isn't mostly used for her aura, she has practically zero utility other than doing damage, she's a lesser ranged Berserker in that sense.
Nadia
Gunslinger: Ares > Hera >= Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
Sharpshooter: Ares > Hera >= Zeus > Kratos > Athena > Hercules
For both of her jobs, both her skills and auras are based on her ATK. Ares faith with the highest ATK is the best Faith. Between Hera and Zeus, it’s up to personal preference. For Gunslinger Zeus has 257 more ATK but 11% less CRIT than Hera, while for Sharpshooter Zeus has 258 more ATK and 11% less CRIT than Hera. I would personally prefer the CRIT as I find it easier to increase ATK via runes. Kratos and Athena have the same ATK but I’d prefer Kratos over Athena as the higher DEF gives more survivability than the higher MAG. Hercules is the worst as it has the least ATK.
