Genealogy of the Holy War Pairing Guide/Aideen

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Aideen

	Max weapon rank
	Staff A, Fire/Thunder/Wind C
	Son	Daughter
Children	Lester	Lana

These are the males that will be graded: Azel, Fin, Midir, Jamka, Claude

Azel

	Max weapon rank
	Sword B, Fire A, Thunder/Wind B
	Initial	Per turn	Conversation(s)
Love growth	120	+1	+100 points (Ch. 1)

Lester

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow A			Bow A
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	29	8	4	8	10	10	7	1
Growth rates (%)	115	20	55	30	65	65	30	12
Skills	Pursuit

This pairing kills Lester. He'll have excellent Speed and Luck, but none of that matters with such a low Strength growth. High magic is also useless because he can't wield any magical weapons. Put lack of inheritance on top of that and this is without a doubt amongst the worst pairings for Lester. I only say "amongst" because there is actually one pairing out there that is worse for him (Claude which will be covered later).

Rating: 0/10 (The only good part of this is Pursuit, which is covered in the skills section and will not be counted here)

Lana

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Staff B			Staff A, Fire B, Thunder/Wind C
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	29	1	11	8	9	12	2	8
Growth rates (%)	115	25	65	30	55	70	30	10
Skills	Pursuit

While this pairing kills Lester, it does nothing but benefit Lana. This pairing gives her the highest possible Magic, meaning she can heal a lot of damage, and once she promotes deal a lot of damage. Her Speed is also second only to Levin!Lana and like most pairings she has great Luck so she'll dodge often.

Her biggest downfall is that the only El-level magic she can use is Elfire, which is far too heavy and massively impedes her dodging ability. She can always go with Thunder or Wind magic, it just won't be as powerful. I can't hold this against her, but it's just a shame (for reference, the only other El-magic she could use would be Elwind with Levin as her father, but that's not a good idea as it restricts Levin's potential as a father). This also won't be held against her, but with every pairing other than Claude, Aideen cannot pass down her A rank staffs, so be forewarned.

Rating: 9.5/10

Skills

As Aideen has no skills, everything comes from Azel which is “just” Pursuit. For Lester this doesn't mean much since he can't fight to begin with, but when Lana promotes she can fight well with her high Speed and Pursuit.

Rating: 8/10 (Pursuit is great, but there are other pairings out there that give pursuit and more skills)

Difficulty to acquire

This is relatively easy. They have a slow growth, but there is a conversation that gets them 100/500 points closer. Until Azel promotes they have identical movement so keeping them together shouldn't be hard at all. Once Azel promotes he can charge ahead of her, but given his low move, they will likely be lovers by then.

Rating: 9.5/10 (The only difficulty is that once Azel promotes this could hold him back)

Overall

Overall this pairing trades Lester for Lana. Using Lester with this pairing will be near impossible, but Lana will be great. This pairing gives Aideen the Rescue Staff, but unfortunately it cannot be passed down to Lana.

Rating: 6.5/10 (Perfect for Lana, horrible for Lester, and with Pursuit and an easy acquisition)

Fin

	Max weapon rank
	Lance A
	Initial	Per turn	Conversation(s)
Love growth	0	+2	None

Lester

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow A			Bow A
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	30	9	1	9	9	13	8	0
Growth rates (%)	115	40	20	50	45	95	40	7
Skills	Pursuit, Prayer

His stats will be about average compared to other pairings that give him a specialization, but at the same time no stat really suffers. Not counting Resistance his worst stat is Strength, and the only reason I say it is bad is because other pairings give more. In reality his Strength isn't bad in the least so dealing damage isn't a problem. His Luck will be great allowing a good dodging rate, so that's a nice bonus. Unfortunately Lester will not inherit any weapons and will be stuck with an Iron Bow at first, limiting his damage output.

Rating: 9/10

Lana

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Staff B			Staff A, Fire/Thunder/Wind C
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	29	2	9	8	9	13	3	8
Growth rates (%)	105	35	32	40	45	85	35	7
Skills	Pursuit, Prayer

For Lana this is similar to other non-mage pairings. She'll be just another Aideen, but with this pairing she'll have excellent Luck meaning she can dodge well. After promoting, she can fight, although not well given her low Magic stat, but she can always heal and warp etc. Her Defense is actually high compared to some other pairings meaning she can take a few hits, but not much more. A huge benefit is that in Chapter 7, if Fin is Lana's father they can speak and Lana will get a nice +5 bonus to Magic significantly helping her.

Rating: 9.5/10 (Would be lower, but the conversation is a huge benefit)

Skills

Fin will pass down Pursuit and Prayer which are excellent. Pursuit mostly benefits Lester, while Prayer means that Lana will have the chance to be extremely durable if knocked down to a low enough HP. Prayer also helps Lester, as does Pursuit help Lana after promotion so there's nothing to complain about here.

Rating: 10/10

Difficulty to acquire

As with all pairings with Fin this is not easy. The pairing grows extremely slowly and you only have until Chapter 3 ends to get it. Fin should be leading the charge with his Hero Lance, but will have to hit and run back to be by Aideen in order to get this in time. It will not be easy in the least to acquire this and it requires holding Fin back from his potential.

Rating: 0/10

Overall

Overall there are some polar opposites here. Statistically this is a great pairing for Lester, the conversation makes it great for Lana, the skills are great, but it is extremely difficult to acquire and will hold Fin back as well as Lester not inheriting anything. However, if you get past the shortcomings, this will be a great pairing; it just requires time in both generations to be fully realized.

Rating: 8/10

Midir

	Max weapon rank
	Bow A
	Initial	Per turn	Conversation(s)
Love growth	120	+1	+100 points (Ch. 1)

Lester

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow A			Bow A
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	29	9	1	8	9	9	8	0
Growth rates (%)	105	40	20	40	55	55	40	7
Skills	Pursuit, Charge

This turns Lester into a slightly better version of Midir, thanks to Aideen's growths. He'll be well balanced with the second best Speed stat (barring Levin as the father) and an average Strength growth. His Skill growth will be the second lowest, but it's not bad at all. A great benefit is that this pairing grants Lester the Hero Bow, allowing for up to four strikes per battle, and even more when Charge activates. Inheritance is not a problem since any weapon Midir can use, Lester can as well.

Rating: 8.5/10 (Average, but not much that he actually specializes in, although inheritance is great)

Lana

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Staff B			Staff A, Fire/Thunder/Wind C
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	29	2	9	8	9	12	3	8
Growth rates (%)	100	35	32	35	50	65	35	7
Skills	Pursuit, Charge

Like in Lester's case, this makes Lana an updated version of Aideen. Her growths are all around poor except for Luck, which is still worse than other pairings anyway. Still, Lana's job is to heal, and her Magic stat isn't bad--in fact it's the highest it could be with a non-mage father. She can heal and use her Warp staff well, but she'll never be too durable. Her Defense is tied with many other fathers' for second worst and her HP growth is the second worst. Her Luck will allow some ability to dodge, but I wouldn't rely on it. Anyways, she does her job, and she can do it competently, and after promotion she can fight somewhat well with Pursuit.

Rating: 7.5/10 (She can do her job, but she is not given much Magic or much durability)

Skills

Skill-wise this is great because of Pursuit, and Charge which will activate often as this gives Lester the second best Speed. Charge may cause Lana some problems though because she can't fight, but battles will resume. The biggest attraction is Pursuit though, and Charge does so much for Lester it's hard to see it as a negative.

Rating: 9.5/10 (Would be perfect if not for Charge hurting Lana, but she shouldn't be attack anyways)

Difficulty to acquire

This is actually really easy. They have a massive starting point for growth, and there is a conversation that gets them a fifth of the way closer. Their differing movement range may cause problems, but as a horseback archer Midir can attack and retreat to next to Aideen.

Rating: 9.5/10 (Differing movement is the only problem)

Overall

Completely average, statistically speaking. The skills however are great as is the Hero bow and inheritance. This would at least put it above others.

Rating: 8.5/10

Jamka

	Max weapon rank
	Bow A
	Initial	Per turn	Conversation(s)
Love growth	250	+1	None

Lester

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow A			Bow A
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	31	10	1	8	9	11	8	0
Growth rates (%)	135	60	15	20	45	85	40	7
Skills	Continue, Charge

Statistically he will be superior in almost every way to Midir!Lester. The only areas that Midir will beat Jamka at are Magic (insignificant), Skill, and Speed. The gap between their Speed is so minor it will likely go unnoticed. Skill on the other hand might be a problem. Lester will inherit Jamka's Killer Bow, and with 100% accuracy the Skill won't matter. Unfortunately he won't critical too often with it because of the low Skill. Like with Midir, this lets Lester inherit any bow Jamka could use, as well as gives Lester the Hero Bow, which as explained later in the skills section is much more important for this version of Lester.

Rating: 9.5/10 (The .5 reduction is only because of the low Skill)

Lana

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Staff B			Staff A, Fire/Thunder/Wind C
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	30	2	9	8	9	12	3	7
Growth rates (%)	115	45	30	25	45	80	35	7
Skills	Continue, Charge

In Lana's case the variation between Jamka and Midir is more noticeable. She will have lower Magic (only a -2% difference), Speed, and Skill, in exchange for higher Strength (insignificant) and Luck. Overall this makes her about even with Midir!Lana.

Skills

This is where the biggest difference comes into play. Jamka passes down Charge like Midir, but instead of Pursuit he gives Continue. This means that Lester will likely need the Pursuit Ring to increase his damage output, and the Hero Bow defeats the purpose of Continue. As for Lana this hardly impacts her, but again Charge can cause some disadvantages, and neither Continue or Pursuit are going to be too useful, although Pursuit would still be better.

Rating: 5/10 (Charge is nice, as is Continue, but the lack of Pursuit really hurts)

Difficulty to acquire

This is similar in difficulty to Midir. Jamka starts with a significantly higher base love points, but there are no conversations to speed things up. Unlike Midir though Jamka is not mounted so there isn't a large movement difference, meaning Jamka will not be heavily hindered.

Rating: 9.5 (Same as Midir but for different reasons)

Overall

Overall this is a little worse than Midir. For Lester this is somewhat better but for Lana it is worse. Lack of Pursuit hurts but is very slightly made up for with Continue.

Rating: 7/10

Claude

	Max weapon rank
	Fire C, Thunder C, Wind C, Staff *
	Initial	Per turn	Conversation(s)
Love growth	150	+3	None

Lester

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow A			Bow A
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	27	7	4	8	9	11	7	3
Growth rates (%)	115	20	55	30	45	95	30	52
Skills	None

As I said in the Azel section, Claude is the worst possible father for Lester. Unlike Azel he does not get high Speed, and his Strength is just as pitiful. Lester will have Major Blaggi, plus the Valkyrie Staff, although he cannot use it. The only possible good part of this pairing is his high Luck and Resistance, both of which are outweighed by his terrible Strength and lack of inheritance.

Rating: 0/10

Lana

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Staff A			Staff A, Fire/Thunder/Wind C
	HP	Str	Mag	Skl	Spd	Lck	Def	Mdf
Base stats	28	1	11	8	9	12	2	9
Growth rates (%)	105	25	50	30	45	85	30	30
Skills	None

For Lana there's little more you could ask for. Like with Azel, Aideen gets the Rescue Staff, but because of the Blaggi blood, Lana can use it immediately. Lana can use any staff that Aideen could, meaning inheritance will never be a problem. Her Magic will be high, second to Azel!Lana, as will her Luck (tied with Fin!Lana for the best). Her Speed is somewhat lower than Azel!Lana, but her Luck being higher will even out her avoid. After promoting she will have no problem dealing damage, but she will have trouble killing, as explained in the Skills section.

Rating: 10/10 (Statistically as good as Azel, but full inheritance puts it over the top)

Skills

Absolutely no skills. There is nothing to comment on here. Not only is Pursuit missing, but nothing is present. This hurts Lester even worse because at least with Azel, he could double often.

Rating: 0/10

Difficulty to acquire

They have a high love point base and gains a lot per turn. On top of that they have the same class so neither one of them will be hindered by the other. Claude comes late and there are no conversations to speed up their love growth, but there's no problem with having two healers next to each other, especially since Claude will likely use Reserve while Aideen uses Libro (aka Reblow) both of which are long range.

Rating: 9.5/10 (Late arrival + no conversations is the worst part)

Overall

Overall this is even more of a Lester for Lana trade than Azel. Lana will be perfect for her job, while Lester will be terrible beyond words. This pairing is easy to acquire, but presents no skills, which doesn't really hurt Lana but kicks Lester even harder. In short this maximizes Lana's potential while minimizing Lester's.

Rating: 5.5/10

Summary

Note: This is for overall potential for both kids

Adean's best pairings are:

1. Midir

2. Fin (Although Fin has better options)

3. Jamka

4. Azel

5. Claude