Genealogy of the Holy War Pairing Guide/Brigid

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Brigid

	Max weapon rank
	Bow *
	Son	Daughter
Children	Faval	Patty

Pairings ranked: Lex, Midir, Jamka, Dew, Holyn

Note: Inheritance is reversed. That is, Faval inherits major Ulir blood, Brigid’s items, and if his father has major holy blood, only the minor version of it. Meanwhile Patty will inherit only minor Ulir, her father’s items, and if her father has major blood, she will inherit major holy blood. This means that unlike with other pairings, the father plays a bigger role in the daughter, not the son.

Faval is also hard to ruin, but like with Fury I will hold him to the same standards as any other pairing.

Lex

	Max weapon rank
	Axe A
	Initial	Per turn	Conversation(s)
Love growth	50	+4	None

Faval

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow *			Bow *
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	43	15	1	15	15	16	13	0
Growth rates (%)	155	55	15	35	30	85	60	7
Skills	Pursuit (Class skill), Elite, Ambush

Faval will have the second highest HP growth, second highest Strength growth, second lowest Skill, lowest Speed, second lowest Luck, and highest Defense. He’ll be quite durable and can deal out large amounts of damage, but there is one problem: Ichival is the least accurate of all holy weapons, and with his low Skill, he’ll have problems hitting. His Luck is comparatively low, but in reality still high, so despite his low Speed he can dodge well. However, the problem with Lex!Faval is that as a Sniper Faval should not be attacked in the first place, making the increased durability useless.

Rating: 7.5/10 (Being durable is nice, but it’s not as useful for him as the stats he sacrifices)

Patty

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Sword C			Sword A
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	31	7	0	6	10	11	4	1
Growth rates (%)	125	50	22	40	30	50	60	7
Skills	Pursuit (After promotion), Elite, Ambush

She will have the second highest HP, Strength, second lowest Skill, lowest Speed, second lowest Luck, and highest Defense. Lex can’t pass anything down to her, so she’ll have only the Sleep Sword at first, which is far too heavy for her. She won’t be able to dodge well and, although somewhat durable and having somewhat powerful attack, she has better maximum stat capacity for Speed and Luck, than for Strength and Defense. She can take a hit, which she would be better off dodging.

Rating: 5/10

Skills

Faval will always have Pursuit as a class skill, while Patty will get it after promoting. Brigid also gives nothing (her Pursuit is class based) so it has to come from Lex. Ambush doesn’t do Faval any good, and Patty will likely not be doing much killing, so attacking first is of little value. Elite is nice for Faval, but it really helps Patty. She won’t get Pursuit until she promotes, so Elite helps her get there faster. That makes up for a large part of the negative of not getting Pursuit initially.

Rating: 8/10

Difficulty to acquire

They have a low base love points, but a very large growth. There are no conversations to boost their love points and Lex will be held back by staying at Brigid’s side. Lex will be badly hindered by this, so it is not easy.

Rating: 0/10

Overall

Overall this is not a great pairing. It makes the kids excel in stats that are largely useless for them, while sacrificing the stats that they need for their class. It’s not easy to acquire and, while the skills are nice, once Patty promotes, she would be better off with another skill instead of Elite.

Rating: 4/10

Midir

	Max weapon rank
	Bow A
	Initial	Per turn	Conversation(s)
Love growth	100	+3	+100 points (Ch. 3)

Faval

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow *			Bow *
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	40	13	1	16	18	15	10	0
Growth rates (%)	125	45	15	45	50	75	40	7
Skills	Pursuit, Charge

Faval will have second lowest HP, Strength, Skill, third lowest Speed, lowest Luck, and second lowest Defense. Statistically this is inferior to Lex because although he has better Skill, he is only slightly better at it; the sacrifice of Strength and Defense is much more notable. He does have better Speed though.

Rating: 3/10

Patty

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Sword C			Sword A
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	31	6	0	6	10	10	4	1
Growth rates (%)	100	45	22	45	40	45	35	7
Skills	Pursuit, Charge

She’ll have the second lowest HP, Strength that’s only better than with a mage father, third lowest Skill, third lowest Speed, lowest Luck, and second lowest Defense. She’ll barely be durable because of her low Speed and Luck, while her HP and Defense suffer dramatically. With Lex she couldn’t dodge well either, but with Midir, now she can barely dodge, and she can’t even take a hit.

Rating: 2/10

Skills

Charge benefits Faval and if anything hurts Patty. Patty won’t be fighting to kill, she’ll only be fighting to steal, and extending combat is only going to hurt her. However, with Pursuit Patty can fight a little better before promotion, but once she promotes, it’s useless and while Charge is not going to hurt her as much, it’s still a negative.

Rating: 7/10

Difficulty to acquire

Midir has a higher base love points with Brigid than with Lex, but with a lower growth. There is a conversation that gives 100 points. Midir may need to hold back, but as a horseback archer, he can attack and then move back to Brigid’s side which is better than with Lex.

Rating: 7.5/10

Overall

Overall this is inferior to Lex. Statistically they will be worse than with Lex, and although Pursuit is good, Charge hurts Patty more than Pursuit helps, because after promoting she gets Pursuit anyway, while Charge still hurts her. It’s easier to acquire than with Lex, but that doesn’t redeem it much.

Rating: 3/10

Jamka

	Max weapon rank
	Bow A
	Initial	Per turn	Conversation(s)
Love growth	150	+3	None

Faval

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow *			Bow *
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	44	16	0	14	16	18	11	0
Growth rates (%)	155	65	10	25	40	105	40	7
Skills	Pursuit (Class skill), Continue, Charge

Faval will have the same HP as with Lex, highest Strength, lowest Skill, second lowest Speed, second highest Luck, and second lowest Defense. It’s a tough call to make if this is better or worse than Lex. I would say its better because, even if the Skill reduction is a negative, the amount it is reduced by is insignificant compared to the increase in Strength, Speed, and Luck. Unfortunately he is held back a lot by the decrease in Skill, but at least he can dodge better.

Rating: 5.5/10

Patty

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Sword C			Sword A
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	32	7	0	6	10	11	4	1
Growth rates (%)	115	55	20	35	35	60	35	7
Skills	Pursuit (After promotion), Continue, Charge

Patty’s HP will be beaten by some, but also will beat others. Her Strength will be the highest, her Skill will be the lowest, Speed the second lowest, Luck third lowest and Defense second lowest. It’s the same as with Faval in that it is better than Lex for the same reasons, but to a larger extent because she needs the Speed and Luck much more, and the Skill difference is not as important, because swords are typically accurate. Unfortunately, Jamka can’t pass anything down.

Rating: 6.5/10

Skill

Charge has the same results as with Midir. Instead of Pursuit, Jamka gives Continue, which may actually be better here, because eventually both kids will get Pursuit anyways, but neither will ever get Continue. Patty will have some trouble getting to promotion, but once she does, with her high Strength she may be able to fight better.

Rating: 7/10

Difficulty to acquire

The pair will have a higher than average base for Brigid, and a lower growth per turn than Lex. However the two have the same class, so keeping them next to each other shouldn’t be a problem.

Rating: 10/10

Overall

Overall this is still not great for Faval, but better for Patty, bringing along decent skills, and is very easy to acquire. As stated Patty is the priority so this pairing is better than it seems.

Rating: 7/10

Dew

	Max weapon rank
	Sword A
	Initial	Per turn	Conversation(s)
Love growth	50	+2	None

Faval

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow *			Bow *
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	38	14	1	18	18	20	12	1
Growth rates (%)	115	55	20	55	50	105	50	12
Skills	Pursuit (Class skill), Bargain

Faval will get the lowest HP growth, second highest Strength, second highest Skill, third highest Speed (but highest out of all non-mage fathers), second highest Luck, and second highest Defense. The stats are amazing here and, even if his HP is lowest, it’s still somewhat high. He’ll dodge well and can deal out good damage, as well as take a few hits. He won’t have as high Skill as with Holyn, but with Holyn it’s overkill, and with Dew it’s lower, but not bad at all.

Rating: 9.5/10 (Brought down only by the low HP growth)

Patty

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Sword C			Sword A
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	29	6	1	7	11	12	4	1
Growth rates (%)	95	50	25	50	40	60	40	10
Skills	Pursuit (After promotion), Solar Sword, Bargain

With the same class, Dew can pass down any swords he can use before promotion. Patty will have the only HP growth that’s below 100% (for Patty), second highest Strength, highest Magic without a mage father, second highest Skill, third highest Speed (highest of all non-mage fathers), third highest Luck, and second highest Defense. She has a nice balance of stats, allowing her to dodge well, hit often enough (especially given swords’ accuracy), deal moderate amounts of damage, and her Defense will let her take a few hits. Inheritance is good, but unlike Holyn, she can’t use B rank swords until after promotion.

Rating: 9/10

Skills

Dew gives Solar Sword and Bargain. Solar Sword can only go to Patty, but will give a large boost to her durability. Bargain means little for Patty, but it’s a huge benefit for Faval. The Ichival is extremely expensive to repair, but with Bargain it’s much more affordable. Not having Pursuit is bad, but at least Patty gets it after promotion.

Rating: 9/10 (Bargain is that helpful)

Difficulty to acquire

By the time Brigid arrives, Dew will likely be promoted and have higher movement than Brigid. They have no conversations together, and Dew and Brigid have the slowest growth out of all of Brigid’s pairings. Dew will be held back by this, but will not necessarily be a frontline fighter.

Rating: 1/10

Overall

If you can get past the slow love growth, this is easily the best pairing for Brigid. Both kids will have excellent stats, the skills are excellent, with the only negative being the difficulty to acquire it.

Rating: 9/10

Holyn

	Max weapon rank
	Sword A
	Initial	Per turn	Conversation(s)
Love growth	150	+3	None

Faval

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow *			Bow *
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	46	13	1	21	16	14	11	1
Growth rates (%)	175	45	15	95	40	85	40	7
Skills	Pursuit (Class skill)

This gives Faval the highest HP growth in the game. He’ll have the third highest Strength growth, highest Skill, second lowest Speed, second lowest Luck, and second lowest Defense. Despite the somewhat low Defense, thanks to the massive HP growth he’ll be very durable. Odo blood also means his Skill will be great, fixing his accuracy problems. Unfortunately, his Strength won’t be as high as with other pairings, but it won’t be too bad.

Rating: 8.5/10

Patty

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Sword B			Sword A
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	32	6	0	7	10	10	4	1
Growth rates (%)	135	45	22	85	35	50	35	7
Skills	Pursuit (After promotion), Lunar Sword

Odo blood means that Patty can also use B rank swords before promotion. This is a huge benefit because not only can she inherit more swords, she will also be able to use the Hero Sword. This will be of great benefit because it will increase her fighting ability a lot. She’ll have the highest HP, third highest Strength, highest Skill, second lowest Speed, second lowest Luck, and second lowest Defense. She’s better statistically with Jamka, but is brought up a lot by not only inheriting C rank swords, but B as well.

Rating: 8.5/10

Skills

Holyn will pass down Lunar Sword, but only to Patty. It helps Patty deal damage a lot, because it will activate often, and although she has somewhat low Strength, ignoring Defense means she will kill a lot more easily. Although Faval won’t get anything, he has Pursuit which is, in most cases, enough. Patty won’t get Pursuit until promotion, but with the Hero Sword (and I think she is a good candidate), she can do reasonable damage.

Rating: 8/10

Difficulty to acquire

They have the same base and growth as Jamka, but no conversations to speed it up. They have the same movement range and given their roles they can stay together more easily. Holyn can attack directly, while Brigid provides support from his side.

Rating: 8/10

Overall

Overall this is better than Jamka. It fixes any accuracy problems Holyn may have, and Patty can really benefit from inheritance. Lunar Sword really helps Patty, and while it would be nice if Faval got a skill, it’s not that big of a problem. It’s also relatively easy to acquire.

Rating: 8/10

Summary

Briggid's best pairings are:

1. Dew

2. Holyn

3. Jamka

4. Lex

5. Midir