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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{Transient icon|Shennong}} is an interesting moveslut as he introduces the new status effect {{Status|en name=Poison reversal}}. After the first turn of each phase and having applied {{Status|en name=Poison}} to allies, he can give Poison Reversal to allies by moving, and it has the effect of boosting attack by 2x, boosting defense by 0.65x, and healing up to 400 HP, thereby counteracting the detrimental effects of Poison by 200 HP. Although these multipliers are relatively low compared to other buffs, this is an extremely powerful effect since it's an offensive and defensive buff rolled into one and has the guarantee of stacking with almost every other unit's kit released beforehand. Since Poison Reversal only lasts one turn, Shennong functionally acts like a low-cost Snow/Aizen/Surtr. While he loses out on defense since their buffs have a better multiplier (0.45x), he has the advantage of boosting allies' attack by a 3x multiplier through the effect of both Poison Reversal and {{Status|en name=Nourishment}} while having a similar net healing factor. Finally, he also has the nice ability of applying {{Status|en name= Evasion}} for the first turn of each phase, either only to self or including allies depending on the rarity. | |||
Disadvantage-wise, his main issue lies in needing Poison in order to trigger Poison Reversal. While Poison is not a particularly debilitating status effect, Shennong's skill effectively negates most forms of buff negation from allies. On the flip side, if his allies negate the Poison debuff, they won't be able to benefit from Poison Reversal immediately. Most importantly, this opens up the entire team to other debuffs which could be detrimental, so a team with Shennong will not be able to handle debuffs very well unless planned accordingly through some other means. Finally, Shennong carries all the associated problems/challenges of a moveslut such as weakness to {{Status|en name=Fear}} and the like. | |||
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