Talk:Rusche Wadatsumi (Mystical Water Dragon)/@comment-183.81.8.190-20160327115827/@comment-1465604-20160329152115

Sasha is laughably weak (she's a starter, after all). Fully released at SS rank, she inflicts 2828 damage to fire enemies. Itsuki, meanwhile, inflicts 4688 damage to fire allies. Each +100 Water/Pan ATK Up is worth 112 damage for Sasha, while each is worth 172 for Itsuki, so the more +100 Water/Pan ATK Ups you have, the more Itsuki will outdamage Sasha.

Unless you're doing tournaments, it's Itsuki all way. Sasha will save you maybe one round every 8 rounds (due to her nuke - 5656 AOE damage against fire spirits). Meanwhile, for those 8 turns, Itsuki will have outdamaged Sasha by 14880 damage (to fire). Meanwhile, Itsuki also brings with him a Panel Up, while Sasha has none.

If you're running them vanilla, Itsuki outdamages Sasha even more. Itsuki should replace Sasha, unless you're doing tournaments. Curers aren't a requirement, but they're mighty useless in Gauntlets and Gauntlet-type quests. They're also mighty important in the final 2 towns due to the constant use of poison.