Talk:Nobunaga the Blazing Fervour/@comment-16894369-20180217141515

So far I still believe he is a very strong Fire leader because of ridiculously high damage output. For a general-purpose team, he is very good, but for Ultimates and long story Extra stages, he will suffer a bit.

Part of the analysis below will be referencing to Bahumat expert h1319xx in his Nobunaga article: (Chinese)

Evaluating a leader takes three factors in the 2017-2018 environment: damage, shield-breaking, survival. For damage, as a Nobunaga-main player myself, I can definitely say it feels good to play Nobunaga. The biggest strength is that the team can dish out 15+ million damage per round in good conditions, enabling the team to break through stages that require multiple bursts.

There are three bursting conditions:
 * 1. Board contains 12+ Fire and nearly no Light and Dark. (After Rococo's 8EP skill, or Zhou Yu)
 * 2. Board has fewer than 12 Fire and a lot of Light and Dark. (After Nobunaga's active)
 * 3. Board with 12+ Fire and a lot of Light and Dark. (After Nezha or Nohime, or Nobunaga+Rococo)

The team is not bad at dealing with enemies with tricky shields with good member preparation. Remember that 12+ Fire equals burst! The team can afford to have only runestone converters and still work, and therefore it has the freedom to let the player deciding what Humans or Dragons to complete the team.

For survival, this is his biggest weakness. There are many times when one mistake costs an entire attempt, perhaps due to a turning mistake plus Medea's side-effect, or in situations when one has to stall in front of an enemy for multiple rounds. The introduction of Shakuro (Guild Event Card) helps him a slight bit, but in my experience, the aid is still limited.

Perhaps the low survival capabilities can be a contributor to appealing daredevil players (myself included) because the team has a hard time facing extreme danger. Unfortunately, ultimates contain too much danger, making it harder to play and certainly not for the faint of heart. But, the biggest strength of Nobunaga is all the tools available to him to push the damage through the roof, and while it may not remedy his severe shortcomings, it is very rewarding to break a difficult stage using him.