Talk:Amy Carol (Fire Maid)/@comment-81.166.196.19-20140502171554/@comment-81.166.196.19-20140502213109

I'm not sure what kind of 4* quests you're referring to, but she'll be dead in the current one even with a perfect run unless you bring 3 healers and/or some time delayers. Wouldn't even have made it to the boss in most others, even against thunder spirits.

She might have been useful in the past, but she seems useless to me now that Kotori is out. I'd even prefer Kotori at her first evo stage over a maxed out Amy...so time for another comparison:

Kotori 1/4 (A)

1321HP & 1221ATK

Answer skill: Heals 8% to all fire spirits (105HP self-heal)

Special skill: Change category panels to fire after 7 turns

Deck cost: 27

Amy 4/4 (S)

1356HP & 1617ATK

Answer skill: 100HP self-heal

Special skill: Change category panels to fire after 7 turns

Deck cost: 33

Although a 1/4 Kotori wouldn't have hit as much as a 4/4 Amy with 396 less ATK, no one brings spirits like these for big hits either way, and Amy's attack is still low compared to other fire spirits with similar DC. Besides, according to the damage output formula, all you'll get is 297 more damage per round against a thunder spirit (at first turn, no combo) if you bring Amy 4/4 instead of Kotori 1/4, and the difference shrinks to as little as 99 more damage against a water spirit. This difference is also negated either way, as Amy's deck cost is 6 higher than Kotori's (which will more than likely let you bring stronger spirits along with Kotori than you would've been capable of doing with Amy).

Kotori's survivability is a lot higher than Amy's, even with her lower HP (a measly 35HP less), as she contributes to heal fellow healers in your deck. Amy's self-heal also heal 5HP less than Kotori's normal heal at these evo stages.

Conclusion: Never use Amy if you have access to multiple Kotoris, and if you're only in need of having one low DC fire emblemer in your deck, Kotori should be the obvious choice at all evo stages.