Hey guys, welcome to the latest New Unit Analysis! Today we'll be having a look at Themis, the latest Healer to be released in Global waters.

We'll be seeing how she compares to some of her fellow healers. Keep in mind, that I've limited myself to 4 units maximum for comparison so some comparisons will have to miss out, sorry! You should be able to get the general gist of how she does though.

We'll then have a look at her role in the current metagame and her future prospects.

Disclaimer: As always, I try to keep these as objective as possible, but they're ultimately my opinion and yours may differ. Please read them with an open mind and a view to make your own decisions. :>

Worldly Themis vs. Lancia, Tiara, Elimo, Altri

Themis' stats:

Lord: HP 5925 ATK 1720 DEF 1645 REC 2021

Max imp bonuses: HP 750 ATK 300 DEF 300 REC 300

LS: 50% boost to ATK power of all units when 5 elements or more are present and increase in HC drop rate for all allies (HC drop rate 20%)

Hit count: 10 (drop check count 2/hit)

BB: Recovers HP for all allies and adds Dark element to attacks of all allies for 3 turns (20BC to fill)

SBB: Recovers HP for all allies, adds Dark element to attack of all allies for 3 turns and boosts REC of all allies for 3 turns (44BC to fill, REC 80%)

• Being one of the newer generation healers, Themis possesses a significantly higher stat total than most other healers in the game. For one, she actually has pretty decent HP which is pretty rare amongst healers and her DEF isn't bad either. Also of note, Themis is by far the hardest hitting pure Healer currently in the game, it's a pity she doesn't have a damaging component to any of her heals but those stray hits from Themis between heals will contribute some damage. As expected, she has sky high REC. Her Imp bonuses are exactly average across the board. No comment there. Like Tiara, Themis possesses a rainbow leader skill but with a unique auxillary component in that it raises the HC drop rate of all allies. A pretty decent defensive option if you're looking for a little bit of extra healing support. Her normal attack isn't bad at all at 20 total drop checks but isn't particularly noteworth either. Her BB and SBB are both burst heals without a damaging component however Themis also bestows the Dark attribute buff and her SBB gives a rare REC buff which is pretty interesting.

• First up for comparison today is Lancia. Compared to the cooker of Phoenix, Themis has better HP ( 545), ATK ( 240), DEF ( 160) but loses slightly in REC (-40). With a REC difference that's even more negligible than it normally is, and winning by large margins in every other attribute, it's very apparent that Themis completely defeats Lancia statistically. Themis also wins in normal attack BC generation with 20 drop checks to Lancia's 15 which is important since being able to BB at any moment is crucial to a Healer's role. Comparing their BBs, both have a 20BC cost and heal for comparable amounts. Lancia gives a small ATK boost while Themis gives the Dark attribute buff. Themis' buff is by far the more useful buff in this comparison since the 40% ATK buff Lancia gives is marginally useful at best and actually detrimental at worst if you have a stronger ATK buffer in the party (since it'll overwrite it). Giving 100% elemental neutrality and a straight 50% total damage bonus (more with Mare/Maxwell leaders) against Light is much more valuable. Comparing their SBBs, Lancia's fills a bit faster at 38BC vs. Themis' 44BC. On a single turn basis, Themis actually equals Lancia in heal potency even considering Lancia's Heal over Time (HoT) component since her actual burst heal is more powerful than Lancia's. This is especially apparent since Themis also boosts the party's REC which obviously lends to even more potent healing. All in all, while these two are both viable healers, Themis is actually much better in pretty much every respect. Lancia's only real redeeming feature is that her HoT can sustain you a little between heals, but the use of SBB is infrequent enough that this doesn't come into play very often and Themis' REC buff does something similar by boosting the potency of heart crystals/items.

• Next up today is Tiara. Compared to the half-blood masochist, Themis has better HP ( 490) and ATK ( 160) but less DEF (-125) and REC (-210). The DEF advantage Tiara has translates only to about 36 extra damage mitigation per attack so Themis ends up having better bulk and the REC difference doesn't matter at all so Themis wins statistically again. These two both have rainbow LS so it's Themis' HC drop rate component vs. Tiara's 2BC/turn refill. Personally I'm more of a fan of Themis' buff than Tiara's but your mileage might vary. Themis also again, has better BC generation (and damage) with her normal attack (20 checks vs. Tiara's 14). Comparing their BBs, Tiara heals over time which in most situations is probably a bit inferior to burst healing, but still pretty useable especially since Tiara's heal is pretty potent. Both units bestow an elemental buff and they're roughly equivalent in usefulness. Comparing their SBBs, Tiara's charges faster and gains a damaging component that generates BC while Themis gains her quite potent REC buff. I personally prefer the extra BC generation an attack gives, but not having a burst heal does hurt Tiara's potential as a healer a bit. I still really like her though. Overall I think as a pure healer, Themis probably wins out though.

• Thirdly is Elimo. Compared to the nerd, Themis has better HP ( 585), ATK ( 400) and DEF ( 120) but less REC (-165) Again, at the REC levels we're talking, any difference is negligible, and Themis dominates in every other category so she wins in stats. Again Themis has a better normal attack (20 checks vs. Elimo's 12). Comparing their BBs, again, similarly powerful heals with Elimo's DEF buff up against Themis' Dark attribute buff. I think most of the time, if you're running a healer, you'll be running a damage mitigator on the same team so that detracts from Elimo's DEF buff a bit, which makes me put more value on Themis' Dark attribute buff. Comparing their SBB though Elimo gains damage mitigation of her own which is obviously useful even though it's weaker while Themis gains a REC buff which is rare, but only marginally useful on an SBB. Even though being able to use SBB is probably going to be rare for situations when you'd actually need a healer (e.g. Trials), Elimo's probably wins out there. Overall, if you need a bit of extra defensive support, Elimo's quite good, but for most situations, if you have a damage mitigation user on your squad, Themis might be the more ideal healer to go with.

• Lastly for today we have Altri. Compared to the multi-faced continent, Themis has better ATK ( 415) and REC ( 700) but less HP (-155) and DEF (-60). While HP and DEF are the most important stats for a healer and Altri wins here, the differences are small enough that the significant REC advantage alone probably covers it. In addition, in the few instances when Themis will be attacking, the ATK difference plays out too. Comparing their BBs, Altri can purge status while Themis gives the Dark attribute buff. Obviously Altri's effect is fantastic when status is an issue and is probably the better choice in those situations, but if you have someone else for status immunity (either with a leader skill or BB/SBB) then Themis' Dark buff will obviously contribute more. This is similar for their SBBs, where Altri gives prolonged status protection while Themis gives an additional REC buff. Overall, Altri is optimal when you need status to be taken care of, however if you have other people on that job, you might want to consider taking Themis instead.

• Don't be deceived, Themis is probably one of the best healers in the game! If you're looking for a healer who actually has competitive stats, Themis is your girl.

Themis: Indepth Look

• Excellent stats for a Healer. They're generally saddled with terrible stats so this is a breath of fresh air. Compared to other units, she's probably a bit average, but that's REALLY good for a healer.

• In particular her HP is solid which is a trait she only really shares with Altri (and Rashil's is okay as well) and backed up by decent DEF so she's quite bulky as far as healers go which is obviously a good trait for a unit in her role.

• Her ATK is by far the most powerful a pure healer has ever had... too bad Themis won't really be utilising it because unlike Tiara or Phoenix, she has no offensive component to her BB/SBB. You'll occasionally just get her to use her normal attack on free, non-dangerous turns, but generally you won't see her ATK stat in play at all.

• Her Leader skill is a rainbow ATK boosting one, and she isn't bad at all. She boosts HC drop rate as her auxillary effect which is actually kind of nice. She's a very viable defensive spin off to a rainbow leader. I'd consider her using her over the 10% HP or 10% DEF/REC variants for sure.

• Her normal attack actually has pretty nice BC generation with 20 total drop checks. But this'll only come into play if she's not healing and she's not guarding.

• Her BB and SBB are burst heals. She's a fairly straightforward pure healer.

• Her BB heals 2030 to 2060 REC * 1.27 at BB10 which is pretty adequate. It also bestows the dark attribute buff.

• Unlike the other elemental attribute buffs which are limited to 2 units a piece, Themis also faces competition in Grah who is available to anyone capable of defeating him in battle in addition to Duel-SGX.

• Notably however, Themis is the only non-dark unit to possess the dark attribute meaning she doesn't take weakness damage in return from the light units she gives the team an advantage against.

• This makes her a really good candidate for use in the Maxwell fight for instance. Unfortunately Grah is also a good candidate for this fight because of his powerful LS, but Themis is certainly a very good consideration as the healer of choice for this fight.

• In other situations, Grah's useful LS and Duel-SGX's insane crit buff mean that they're going to shoe-horn the dark attribute buffing niche from Themis which is a bit unfortunate for the girl and probably the main reason she's not that popular. Since without that niche, she doesn't particularly stand out as a healer.

• Her SBB gives her a stronger heal: 4000 to 4500 1.225*REC and also attaches a 80% REC buff to all allies.

• REC buffs are pretty rare and pretty underappreciated. The only other truly notable user would be Leorone who gives other useful buffs at the same time.

• It seems a bit redundant to have a REC buff and such a powerful heal at the same time since you'll probably be returning to near full health whenever you heal regardless but it's actually pretty useful.

• If you combine Themis' REC buff with some kind of HC drop rate/HC effectiveness buff (eg. Themis herself's LS) she basically gains a pseudo-heal over time component to her SBB which will probably almost entirely remove the need for healing in the 3 turns the REC buff is in play for since your HC healing potential will be so high. And 3 turns is enough turns to potentially refill your SBB gauge to start it all over again.

• So that's a pretty niche but cool application of her REC buff that you might not have considered.

• Overall though, Themis comes in handy mostly when you want that dark attribute buff in play but could also do with a healer at the same time. She has practical use as one of the best healing choices against Maxwell so definitely do not write her off as a bad unit. Even without all that, in general, she's one of the strongest healers in the game so if you need one on your team, Themis should be considered.

Typing Discussion

• As always, the most important thing to note here is that if typing is the only thing holding you back from using a unit, you should definitely just go ahead and use them. Please don't discard units because their typing isn't 'optimal'.

• Anima's her best typing probably. Not because it preserves her ATK, but because Anima is actually better for defensive purposes than Guardian since HP scales better than DEF particularly when trying to avoid being one-shotted (a healer's biggest bane)

• Guardian's next though, you're not really going to be making use of that ATK stat.

• Lord preserves her defensive function so it comes next.

• Breaker third because losing DEF is better than losing HP from a defensive perspective

• And finally Oracle since not only does Themis have plenty of REC already, but losing HP is probably the worst consequence for a Healer. Still useable, particularly if this is your only Healer available though so don't be too discouraged. Particularly since Themis has quite good HP for a healer :>

That's it guys, hope that was helpful! We're inching ever closer to being up to date! Yay!

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Until next time!

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