As usual, amazing job by /u/DefiantHermit on this week’s SYP.

Not pulling beyond dailies (if even that) is the popular opinion on this banner. But for those die hard FFT fans and those who pull Knight Delita on a randomly, here’s what you’re looking at.

Knight Delita

A young man who appears in the tales of holy stones known as auracite in the distant world of Ivalice. As a member of the Church of Glabados, Delita joins forces with Duke Goltanna in order to pave the way for the War of the Lions. After being recognized for his successful kidnapping of Princess Ovelia, he is named commander of the Blackram Knights and earns Goltanna's trust through his dealings with the cardinal. However, this would all ultimately lead to his assassination of both Orlandeau and Goltanna as per the wishes of the church.

Role: Physical Damage/Breaker

TMR: Grand Armor

Heavy Armor, DEF 72, SPR 28, HP 15%

Very good TMR, BiS for tanks in fights that does not require any elemental resistance.

Stats

Equipments

Limit Burst

Active Abilities

Passive Abilities

Chaining Frames

Sword of Spirt 51-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9

Very wonky frames, this means that he won’t chain perfectly with anyone except for himself. Which is pretty much the case for most chainers out there, but it’s going to be pretty tough finding good K. Delita friends compared to Aileen/Tidus/Orlandu/Fryevia.

Strengths

• Very high ATK stat with 80% passive, slightly higher than Orlandu even. Decent all around stats & passives as well

• Fantastic LB when maxed out, 64% ATK/MAG Debuff that only costs 16 LB crystals (LB Regen build anyone?)

• Can be used as a secondary breaker with Weapon Break (40% ATK Debuff), Shield Break (40% DEF debuff) and Crush Weapon (40% ATK/MAG debuff).

• Can be used as either a chainer or a chain finisher

Weaknesses

• Bad weapon selection

Yes, K. Delita has horrible weapon selection. This is because Sword of Spirit automatically adds Lightning element to his attacks, which limits him to either Lightning weapons or non-elemental weapons. Otherwise, he’d be using dual elements.

• Doesn’t chain well with anyone other than himself

His frames are pretty unique, which means that he won’t perfectly chain with anyone but himself. This usually wouldn’t be too much of an issue (see Fryevia), but I have a feeling it’s going to be pretty tough finding K. Delita friends.

• Doesn’t synergize with a lot of units

Mainly because the lack of Lightning weapons

• Decent finisher at best

Alternatively, K.Delita can forget about this Lightning element all together and just focus on finishing using Sword of Strategy, which has an effective modifier of 500%. But with recent enhancements to Luneth & DKC, he’d be a decent finisher at most. He’ll get severely outclassed once Fire Veritas & Balthier comes out.

• Zero AoE skills, useless for Arena

Not too much of a weakness, just throw Odin on him and use Bladeblitz.

• Does not have innate resistance to Confuse & Petrify

Kind of nitpicking now, but he’d have to waste an accessory/materia slot for Bosses that inflict confusion & stone.

Units that synergizes w/ Knight Delita

Given K. Delita’s weaknesses, there are definitely still ways to build around him. These characters below synergizes with his skillset somewhat.

Ace (enhanced)

One of K. Delita’s shortcomings compared to other top tier DPS units is the lack of imperil with his chaining skill. Ace’s 75% Lightning Imperil greatly increases his damage while supporting the team as a MP battery. Not only that, this means you can equip Excalibur on K. Delita and perform some wonky chains with an Orlandu friend!

Lightning (enhanced) If you’re REALLY desperate)

Same idea with Ace, Lightning’s Crushing Blow 2 has a 75% Lightning Imperil that greatly increases K. Delita’s DPS.

Olive

50% Lightning Imperil & 50% DEF Break on her Shattering Shot allows K. Delita to start chaining right away. Olive can also finish chains built by K. Delita like a champ.

Reberta

This is kind of a stretch, but Reberta could also provide K. Delita with a 50% Imperil. Could also somewhat chain poorly with K. Delita if she had Coral Sword equipped.

Builds:

The most popular way to build K. Delita will be going for a full ATK build. Using the build below, K. Delita will be able to achieve 1002 ATK (983 ATK if using Enhancer instead of Mana Blade).

Knight Delita 6 Star
FFBEDB Unit Calculator
Right Hand: Mana Blade 101ATK 8DEF 8MAG 8SPR
Left Hand: Save the Queen 112ATK
Head: Black Cowl 28ATK 25DEF 25SPR 100%Sleep
Body: Demon Mail 10ATK 55DEF 20�rk
Accessory 1: Genji Glove 10%ATK/MAG & Dual Wield
Accessory 2: Bracer 30ATK 15%HP
Ability 1: Large Sword Mastery 50% ATK w/ Great Sword
Ability 2: Dark Knight's Soul 30%ATKw/Sword 20%ATKw/HeavyArmor
Ability 3: Wisdom 30%ATK 20%HP
Ability 4: Wisdom 30%ATK 20%HP
Pot Stats: HP: 390 MP: 65 ATK: 34 DEF: 26 MAG: 26 SPR: 26
Esper: Odin HP:5000 MP:3900 ATK:6000 DEF:4200 MAG:2000 SPR:2200
Total Stats: HP: 7259 MP: 257 ATK: 1002 DEF: 314 MAG: 185 SPR: 202

An alternative way to build K. Delita would be to focus on the power of his maxed level LB which breaks the enemy’s ATK/MAG for 64%. This is the max ATK/MAG debuff we will have in the game for a very long time, and could be very game changing in certain trials. The build below generates 6LB Crystals per turn, and adds in 100% LB rate with High Tide from Aigaion Arm (Rikku’s Pouch will add another 200%). This will ensure K. Delita will be able to use his LB at least once every three turns while keeping his ATK at a respectable 797.

Knight Delita 6 Star
FFBEDB Unit Calculator
Right Hand: Mana Blade 101ATK 8DEF 8MAG 8SPR
Left Hand: Aigaion Arm 145ATK 100%LBFillRate
Head: Black Cowl 28ATK 25DEF 25SPR 100%Sleep
Body: Demon Mail 10ATK 55DEF 20�rk
Accessory 1: Genji Glove 10%ATK/MAG & Dual Wield
Accessory 2: Prodigy's Goggles 15DEF/SPR Analyze/High Power
Ability 1: Use Grappling Weapons Can equip Fists
Ability 2: Dark Knight's Soul 30%ATKw/Sword 20%ATKw/HeavyArmor
Ability 3: Ignorance 2LB/turn
Ability 4: Ignorance 2LB/turn
Pot Stats: HP: 390 MP: 65 ATK: 34 DEF: 26 MAG: 26 SPR: 26
Esper: Odin HP:5000 MP:3900 ATK:6000 DEF:4200 MAG:2000 SPR:2200
Total Stats: HP: 5116 MP: 257 ATK: 797 DEF: 329 MAG: 185 SPR: 217

Overview:

Let me get this out, just because a unit isn’t absolutely top tier doesn’t make him trash. Knight Delita isn’t trash by any means, and could find himself very useful in certain situations with the right build. He’s a very good chainer when chaining with himself, he could be a decent finisher when needed to be, and he’s a fantastic breaker. Don’t hard pull on the banner, but you should be very happy if you landed him with a daily.