Who wants Distant Def 3?

A lot of people will say Xander but I would advice against it.

I ran the calculation, Xander won't survive an unbuilt Celica :

Celica, Caring Princess gains 5 attack for having full HP [Ragnarok].

Celica, Caring Princess gains 5 speed for having full HP [Ragnarok].

Xander, Paragon Knight gains 6 defense for getting attacked by a red tome user [Distant Def 3].

Xander, Paragon Knight gains 6 resistance for getting attacked by a red tome user [Distant Def 3].

Celica, Caring Princess attacks. 28 damage dealt.  Xander, Paragon Knight HP: 44 → 16

Xander, Paragon Knight counter-attacks, ignoring distance [Siegfried]. 26 damage dealt.  Celica, Caring Princess HP: 39 → 13

Celica, Caring Princess makes a follow-up attack. 28 damage dealt.  Xander, Paragon Knight HP: 16 → 0

Celica, Caring Princess takes damage after combat [Ragnarok]. 5 damage dealt. Celica, Caring Princess HP: 13 → 8

So unless you can provide him a Fortify buff he will die. Even if he has a Hone buff, he still dies to Celica. It's worth on him, if you want to bait Bow users but BLyn had sacaes blessing.

He will need a dedicated horse team to use it

If you have HJakob, go with him.

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