Genealogy of the Holy War Pairing Guide/Aideen

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Adean

Son: Lester
Daughter: Lana

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

Azel

Lester

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow +1			{{{weapon2}}}
	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
	Fire +1			{{{weapon2}}}
	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

Lester

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow +1			{{{weapon2}}}
	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
	None			{{{weapon2}}}
	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

Lester

	Initial weapon rank			Max weapon rank
	Bow +1			{{{weapon2}}}
	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
	None			{{{weapon2}}}
	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