With Suikoden’s 108 recruitable characters, most of whom could be added to your lively social gathering in fight, it implies that gamers have an abundance of selection in relation to who takes with you. Whereas any mixture will work (and could be enjoyable to fiddle with to experiment), what’s most essential to take note of is to make certain you’ve got your bases lined – have somebody who excels in bodily injury, somebody who is nice with magic, and somebody who can preserve your social gathering alive. We discovered the next checklist labored finest for us, and we advocate it in case you are operating into some troublesome encounters. This information gives you a breakdown of an excellent group that we advocate on your playthrough (take a look at our full step-by-step walkthrough if you happen to get caught) which you could at all times fall again on if wanted.
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Viktor
Place: Entrance Row
Rune: Double-Jab (aka Double-Beat)
Viktor is an absolute beast in relation to shelling out straight bodily injury within the entrance row. Fortunately, he’s continuously a required member of your social gathering anyway! Placing him within the entrance row together with his most recent weapons and the Double-Jab (aka Double-Beat) Rune to essentially pump up his injury output.
Flick
Place: Entrance Row
Rune: Lightning Rune / Thunder Rune
Flik, like Viktor, is usually a highly effective bodily fighter, however because of his Lightning Rune, he is a little more of a balanced inclusion. The assaults discovered from the Lightning Rune can show to be an excellent assist towards bosses or towards massive mobs with its AOE choices, however remember to swap it out for the Thunder Rune (the upgraded type of Lightning) as quickly as you get it. Plus, Flik is simply actually cool, and the ‘Rule of Cool’ helps his case, too.
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Valeria
Place: Entrance Row
Rune: Falcon Rune
Valeria is an efficient selection, rounding out the entrance row, thanks largely to her Falcon Rune, which is exclusive to her (and solely equippable by her). Her rune, which works both from the entrance or again row, will permit her to dish out 3x the injury each flip with none kind of penalty. She is a straightforward advice to incorporate.
The Hero
Place: Again Row
Rune: Soul Eater
The primary character, or the hero of Suikoden, is a required member of your social gathering for the whole thing of the sport and can also be fairly versatile when it comes to what position you want him to fill. Equipping him with completely different element-based runes like Mom Earth, Thunder, or Rage when wanted is usually a big assist in the robust fights, or if you happen to want some additional therapeutic, give him the Water Rune. Think about the hero as your wild card, and experiment with him, since he can be in your social gathering regardless.
Cleo
Place: Again Row
Rune: Flowing Rune or Rage/Hearth Rune or Earth/Mom Earth Rune
Cleo’s long-range bodily, the flexibility to equip medium armor, and a good magic stat make her a good selection to have as help in your again row. Geared up with a rune just like the Flowing Rune, she will be able to function the social gathering’s healer whereas having the ability to take a few hits herself and dish them out as effectively. If you would like her to be extra of a magic injury supplier, swap out therapeutic for both the Rage/Hearth Rune or the Earth/Mom Earth Runes to have the ability to set off the unite magic synergy with Flik and luc.She has the additional benefit of having the ability to take successful instead of the primary character if they’re focused whereas in vital well being.
Luc
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Place: Again Row
Rune: Wind Rune
Together with his set, Wind Rune (and later Cyclone Rune) makes him a very good combo-caster, permitting him to each heal and deal injury together with his spells. He’s a bit squishy, so remember to preserve him within the again row. Nonetheless, his versatility makes him an excellent inclusion on the group.