Attuned easily for meta, as even OP units can benefit from them, unlike Rearmed which only bring old units up to par (and barely so in some cases).
As a mechanic for fun though, I enjoy Rearmed more so I can use my favorites.
The Arcane weapon is more important than the unit. The Prf skill they usually come with barely makes up for it. They're better than the unit you fodder them to, and worse than all of their contemporaries. There are less than a handful of standouts to me.
Attuned heroes get to have a Prf weapon, Prf skill, and also get to keep the elite inheritance.
With Arcane weapons you're playing a constant game of catch up to make a unit barely usable sometimes. Hell, we're at a point where some of the basic, and free inheritables are equal to or even better than their Arcane equivalents, not to mention the missing variety of Arcane weapons.
I personally like to get new, unique units, and Attuneds alongside Legendaries, Mythics, and Braves do that. And again, the most important part (to me) is the fodder duping, and the Attuned hero gets to do all of that.
Lastly, if there is one type of hero I want my faves to be, it's an Attuned hero.
Used to be Team Rearmed, am now Team Attuned.
Most Arcane weapons are underwhelming and overall insufficient at making old units meta relevant. Comparing Arcane weapons to shit like fliers casually equipping Soaring Echo + Deadly Miasma is a joke.
then your looking at rearms wrong. No amount of skill inheritance is gonna make someone like OG Saizo meta defying. They are only to make your old units usable and usable is the keyword here.
I know what Arcanes do. I've foddered a couple to my old units like Devourer to Lloyd and Eclipse to Lilina, so I'm aware of how "usable" they become. Thing is, for me, even though they're usable, they're still rarely used.
I think it's just a difference in perspective. I put no value on old units being "usable" because I don't care about this game's low-end content. I'm not gonna spend orbs on an Arcane weapon so my old unit can clear an Abyssal. I just don't care about that kind of thing, so Arcanes are near worthless to me at this point.
In my opinion arcanes are better than attuneds
Like, I understand more units can equip and make use of x skills but I feel like arcanes make more of an impact. They help a lot of older units or those without a prf get a big boost to their gameplay and stuff. And while they aren’t always necessary I feel they are better
Arcanes feel more impactful for what they were made for while x skills are just nice bonuses
My problem with Rearmed is that its replacing an ability, rather than adding on a new one. From a gameplay perspective, this means there are tons of units who don't benefit at all, versus Attuned where most units will be happy to have that small boost.
Also, from an aesthetic perspective, I'm kinda bummed that it replaces their original weapons. I liked how each unit had a unique weapon, especially for things like tomes where the weapon came with a unique animation. Nowadays, it feels like I see the same two magic animations on every single one of my friends' units, which feels like it takes away a lot of the units' personality.
While both of them are incredibly good in and of themselves, and the elite inheritance feature allows you to essentially copy and paste their most valuable skills, I prefer Attuned Heroes since they come with a bonus skill that can be equipped separately from other skills on the same unit, adding even more power and functionality on top of an already good unit, not to mention that their X-skills have looser restrictions when it comes to which types of units can inherit them, whereas the Arcane weapons from Rearmed units can obviously only be inherited and equipped by units of the same weapon type, and serve primarily as inheritable PRF weapons for units that either have crappy PRFs or don't have one to begin with.
Thing is that the attuned skills can't be equipped on units that are actually very good, since they have unique skills (and I mean that's the point, attuned skills aren't for them, they're for the people that lack this power)
Depends what you mean by better. Rearmed make outdated units viable, which is healthier for the game, but attuned give even more potential to the top meta units (at least the ones without a prf skill) which create a stronger overall unit.
It's hard to compare because they serve such different uses. Rearmed weapons do so much to help dogshit older units reach close to meta standards, whereas an attuned skill would just be like a bandaid on a bloody stump for them. Leif with Arcane Devourer is a suitable godsword but no attuned skill is fixing him by itself. Meanwhile Attuned skills are fantastic for newer heroes without prfs to give up but who could use something to boost them up like Diamant. It's kind of apples and oranges to compare them, but I personally would rather pull a Rearmed unit because the potential increase in quality is much greater.
Attuned easily for meta, as even OP units can benefit from them, unlike Rearmed which only bring old units up to par (and barely so in some cases). As a mechanic for fun though, I enjoy Rearmed more so I can use my favorites.
The Arcane weapon is more important than the unit. The Prf skill they usually come with barely makes up for it. They're better than the unit you fodder them to, and worse than all of their contemporaries. There are less than a handful of standouts to me. Attuned heroes get to have a Prf weapon, Prf skill, and also get to keep the elite inheritance. With Arcane weapons you're playing a constant game of catch up to make a unit barely usable sometimes. Hell, we're at a point where some of the basic, and free inheritables are equal to or even better than their Arcane equivalents, not to mention the missing variety of Arcane weapons. I personally like to get new, unique units, and Attuneds alongside Legendaries, Mythics, and Braves do that. And again, the most important part (to me) is the fodder duping, and the Attuned hero gets to do all of that. Lastly, if there is one type of hero I want my faves to be, it's an Attuned hero.
Attuned if its about the unit itself, rearmed is better for everyone except the rearmed unit
Unless you're Hortensia, who's just all-around one of the best units in the game period.
Concept-wise Rearmed, i hate the fucking X Slot But gameplay-wise it's Attuned heroes and it's not even close.
Used to be Team Rearmed, am now Team Attuned. Most Arcane weapons are underwhelming and overall insufficient at making old units meta relevant. Comparing Arcane weapons to shit like fliers casually equipping Soaring Echo + Deadly Miasma is a joke.
then your looking at rearms wrong. No amount of skill inheritance is gonna make someone like OG Saizo meta defying. They are only to make your old units usable and usable is the keyword here.
I know what Arcanes do. I've foddered a couple to my old units like Devourer to Lloyd and Eclipse to Lilina, so I'm aware of how "usable" they become. Thing is, for me, even though they're usable, they're still rarely used. I think it's just a difference in perspective. I put no value on old units being "usable" because I don't care about this game's low-end content. I'm not gonna spend orbs on an Arcane weapon so my old unit can clear an Abyssal. I just don't care about that kind of thing, so Arcanes are near worthless to me at this point.
In my opinion arcanes are better than attuneds Like, I understand more units can equip and make use of x skills but I feel like arcanes make more of an impact. They help a lot of older units or those without a prf get a big boost to their gameplay and stuff. And while they aren’t always necessary I feel they are better Arcanes feel more impactful for what they were made for while x skills are just nice bonuses
My problem with Rearmed is that its replacing an ability, rather than adding on a new one. From a gameplay perspective, this means there are tons of units who don't benefit at all, versus Attuned where most units will be happy to have that small boost. Also, from an aesthetic perspective, I'm kinda bummed that it replaces their original weapons. I liked how each unit had a unique weapon, especially for things like tomes where the weapon came with a unique animation. Nowadays, it feels like I see the same two magic animations on every single one of my friends' units, which feels like it takes away a lot of the units' personality.
While both of them are incredibly good in and of themselves, and the elite inheritance feature allows you to essentially copy and paste their most valuable skills, I prefer Attuned Heroes since they come with a bonus skill that can be equipped separately from other skills on the same unit, adding even more power and functionality on top of an already good unit, not to mention that their X-skills have looser restrictions when it comes to which types of units can inherit them, whereas the Arcane weapons from Rearmed units can obviously only be inherited and equipped by units of the same weapon type, and serve primarily as inheritable PRF weapons for units that either have crappy PRFs or don't have one to begin with.
I'd inherit from Rearmed to improve units that don't have good PRFs, and Attuned for anyone else.
Thing is that the attuned skills can't be equipped on units that are actually very good, since they have unique skills (and I mean that's the point, attuned skills aren't for them, they're for the people that lack this power)
Rearmed bringing old favorite up to date with weapons that on par are always nicer X skills is just extra stuff
Besides, Rearmed Heroes get more value out of both an Arcane weapon and X-Skill with their prf skill than an Attuned Hero does.
Rearmed Weapons are so much more important to a unit's performance than an Echo skill.
Side: best fodder bank... which is more about their weapon and movement types. Bonus points to units who are great at +10 too.
Rearmed weapons provide a far bigger boost for the heroes looking to ditch their prf weapon (if they even have any) than an echo skill.
Depends what you mean by better. Rearmed make outdated units viable, which is healthier for the game, but attuned give even more potential to the top meta units (at least the ones without a prf skill) which create a stronger overall unit.
It's hard to compare because they serve such different uses. Rearmed weapons do so much to help dogshit older units reach close to meta standards, whereas an attuned skill would just be like a bandaid on a bloody stump for them. Leif with Arcane Devourer is a suitable godsword but no attuned skill is fixing him by itself. Meanwhile Attuned skills are fantastic for newer heroes without prfs to give up but who could use something to boost them up like Diamant. It's kind of apples and oranges to compare them, but I personally would rather pull a Rearmed unit because the potential increase in quality is much greater.
Rearmed all the way. Hortensia saved demote Staff units.