Fire Emblem is a difficult series, I don't know if you guys have heard

[Pinab]

largedarryl said:

Words Of Wisdom said:

Pinab said:

But in Part 4, they're not that much of a waste.

If it's not Royal, it is a waste.

They take too much EXP to level.
They don't stay transformed nearly long enough.
The enemy AI will target an untransformed Laguz before most any other unit/condition in the game.

I would agree, the only laguz worth taking into the final chapters (minus the ones your forced too), would be the royals (with the only maybe being Nailah because of her lower level).

@Pinab, the only thing that Giffca is good for is the item he comes with, other than that he is completely overshadowed by the fact that Caineghis is a royal and can always stay transformed.

@Khuutra, pretty much every master skill is awesome and mostly OHKO every character in the game.

 

I wasn't arguing that he was better than Caineghis, I was arguing that Giffca was better than Ranulf. You could argue that Giffca should be on your final team though. He has almost identical stats to Caineghis (4 less health, 1 less str, 2 less luck, 2 more speed, 1 more res).

You won't be needing a Laguz gem in 2 or 4, so you have 3 levels were it should be fairly needed. Thus, you can have 3 characters that you use it on. Using it on a Laguz practically makes it a royal.

So, among the non-royals, who is worth the Laguz gem? I'd say Giffca is the #1 person who deserves it. He is essentially Caineghis for 3 of the chapters (and as you're bound to have some spare Olivie Grass, you can use than and a laguz gem on him in 2 and 4). Edit: Well, Kurth may take the #1 spot who deserves it actually.

Concluding: Giffca is practically equal to Caineghis.