As usual, Global ratings are my own opinions relative to other character or TMs available at the time this is written, with Japanese ratings coming from altema.jp. Japanese TM ratings are on a scale from: Unranked, B, A, S, SS, to SSS.

MUSTADIO:

Rarity: 3* to 5*

Global Party Rating: 7/10

Mustadio has decent ATK and a limited selection of weapons (daggers, bows, thrown, guns) but what he does bring is a pseudo Full Break. Mustadio has two separate attacks, leg shot and arm shot, which do the DEF/SPR and ATK/MAG portions of Full Break respectively. His other noteworthy commands are Multiburst (Critical Hit 100% AoE attack) which is comparable to Bladeblitz and Rapid Fire which hits 1-6 times for 100% physical attack on random targets which, on average, will be similar to Barrage (but due to its random nature, sometimes far better or worse.)

Japanese Character Rating (altema.jp): 75/100

Global Trust Mastery Rating: Romandan Pistol - 6/10

Equipment - Gun - 107 ATK

Pretty straight forward -- it's a gun and it has 107 ATK. The biggest problem it faces are the limited number of gun users. If you have a gun user(s) you plan to use long term and don't have access to better weapons for them, then you may value this more highly than I do.

Japanese TM Rating (altema.jp): S Tier

Why would you want Mustadio?: If you lack Vaan and WoL, Mustadio can fill the role of a Full Break user, just over two ability uses instead of one. If you already have Full Break, his only decent ATK stat and the random nature of his highest damage ability make him strong enough that he could replace an underperforming member of your team but he is not top tier.

Is he FUTURE-PROOF?: Mustadio does not currently have a 6* upgrade in Japan.

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AGRIAS:

Rarity: 4* to 5*

Global Party Rating: 8/10

Agrias is the third Full Break user available on Global (after Vaan and WoL) and Full Break's usefulness is indisputable. Both Agrias and WoL bring Bladeblitz (140% AoE physical) but Agrias can bring more single target personal DPS than her Full Break competition via Cleansing Strike (300% over 3 hits and 30% confuse.) She also brings some group utility with Protectga (AOE 40% DEF for 2 turns - does not stack with Cheer) and Cure/Cura. Her limit burst offers a 50% chance of an AOE 3 turn stop which can be incredibly powerful if it lands. In comparison to the other two available Full Break users, Vaan brings Focus (AOE 40% MAG/SPR for 3 turns) and WoL brings tanking.

Japanese Character Rating (altema.jp): 89/100

Global Trust Mastery Rating: Save the Queen - 7/10

Great Sword - 112 ATK and Auto-Protect

A 112 ATK great sword is good but if you're running Cheer the Auto-Protect is meaningless (as they do not stack.)

Japanese TM Rating (altema.jp): S Tier

Why would you want Agrias?: If you don't already have Vaan or WoL, Agrias brings Full Break. It's unfortunate she's a 4* rarity character (which makes pulling her a bit of an investment) and that the two other current Full Break characters have received 6* upgrades in Japan.

Is she FUTURE-PROOF?: Agrias does not currently have a 6* upgrade in Japan.

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RAMZA:

Rarity: 5* to 6*

Global Party Rating: 9/10

Ramza takes on the role of a support in FFBE. At the time of his release, he'll have the third highest base ATK (behind our other 6* units -- Lightning and Delita) but that's not really his purpose. Ramza is the first non-healer to come with Cheer (AOE 40% ATK/DEF for 3 turns) but also brings Hero's Rime (AOE 40% ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR for 3 turns while singing.) He brings a stronger than Full Break ATK debuff (40% 5 turn), and a stronger than Full Break MAG debuff (40% 5 turn.) He has Auto-Refresh (Recover 5% MP per turn--like you can expect from most 5* base characters), 50% status effect resistance, and can self cure poison, blind and silence. His limit burst buffs ATK and MAG, but unless you invest in leveling his limit burst, it's no stronger than Cheer's ATK buff or Focus' MAG buff (or Hero's Rime) and does not stack with them. Finally, Ramza has a hybrid light attack (which you won't use since hybrid attacks are bad) and Ultima (which you won't use because it makes no sense to build him as a mage.)

Japanese Character Rating (altema.jp): 89/100

Global Trust Mastery Rating: Brave Suit - 8/10

Equipment - Clothes - 51 DEF and 15% ATK/MAG

This continues the tradition of equipment TMs not being as strong as their weapon or ability counterparts, but as far as equipment TMs this is the stongest for physical DPS and very powerful on the right character -- even in Japan. On Lightning (our highest base attack character) this is a 51 DEF / 22 ATK equipment. On a character like Chizuru, it's 51 DEF / 18 ATK. It's absolutely a damage upgrade over the equipment we currently have access to (and being percentage based, will scale with newer higher ATK units) but is still likely, at this point, a lower priority than weapon or ability TMs if you have high end ones to work on -- but it looks like this will get better with age. Equipment TMs act as a great 'finishing touch' on a unit you've already loaded with the best weapons and abilities you have access to.

Japanese TM Rating (altema.jp): SS Tier

Why would you want Ramza?: Ramza is our third 6* unit, bringing Cheer, stronger than full break ATK/MAG debuffs, and can buff all stats if you don't mind him only standing there singing the entire time. If you combine Ramza with Delita, you can debuff all four stats more strongly than Full Break with the only side effect being crippling credit card debt.

Is he FUTURE-PROOF?: Yes, Ramza has 6* from release. In Japan, but not available here for what will likely be many months, Ramza also has access to ability enhancements. These ability enhancements can increase his ATK and MAG debuffs from 40% up to 60% and make his Hero's Rime go from 40% ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR while singing for three turns to "100% ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR while Singing (3 Turns) & AoE ~1150 HP Heal w/ 8x Mod while Singing split over 3 Turns & AoE ~20 MP Heal w/ 0.5x Mod while Singing split over 3 Turns." In my last banner review, I left off the ability enhancements as they are far in the future, as well I worried that, as many of us currently feel like gillionaires, people will feel that they'll have access to all ability enhancements. As many character abilities received this feature at the same time, do not forget the opportunity cost as you will have to pick and choose which characters and abilities you can afford to upgrade. A full list of current ability enhancements currently available in Japan are located here

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SHOULD YOU PULL?: If you do not currently have a Full Break unit, sure. Mustadio can cover the same debuff with two abilities which, while not ideal, is better than nothing and should be easy enough to pickup as the only 3* base on this banner. Agrias brings real Full Break, but unfortunately is a 4* base, so will be harder to snag, and she also has not received a 6* upgrade in Japan. Ramza is a 5* base so you probably already know if your credit card and/or luck make him a worthwhile goal. If you already have full break covered, you can likely skip this banner.

It's worth noting: if you lack Full Break, Sazh is another 3 base character with Full Break who will appear on the Final Fantasy XIII event banner(s) which should come soon (based on the Japanese banner release order, which as we know, can change.)*