#servant rework

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FGO Servant Rework - Henry Jekyll & Hyde

Passive Skills

Presence Concealment - Rank A (Jekyll only)

Increases own critical star generation by 10%.

Mad Enhancement - Rank A (Hyde only)

Increases own Buster performance by 10%.

Proliferation of Sin - Rank C (Hyde only)

Apply Buff-On-Attack to self (apply a Mark of Sin trait to self for 5 turns)

Apply a Buff to self that activates when the 10th Mark of Sin is applied (charge own NP gauge by 10% for each unremovable Mark of Sin + 500% chance to seal own Face Cards for 3 turns) (demerit)

Increases own Max HP by 5% for each Mark of Sin on self (max. 50%).

Increases own Buster performance by 5% for each Mark of Sin on self (max. 50%).

Append Skills

Anti-Berserker Specialization (Jekyll only)

Replaces Append Skill 3

Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Berserker] enemies. (20~30%)

Increase damage resistance against [Berserker] enemies. (20~30%)

Anti-Ruler Specialization (Hyde only)

Replaces Append Skill 3

Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Ruler] enemies. (20~30%)

Increase damage resistance against [Ruler] enemies. (20~30%)

Bond Skill

Increases all allies' Buster performance by 15% while on field.

Begin battle with 2 Mark of Sin traits on self (permanent, unremovable)

Active Skills (Jekyll)

Medical Knowledge - Rank B

Cooldown: 7~5 turns

Recover one ally's HP (1500~2500)

Removes their debuffs

Information Erasure - Rank C

Cooldown: 8~6 turns

Removes latest buffs from one enemy (1 at Level 1~5, 2 at Level 6~9, 3 at Level 10)

Reduces their critical attack chance for 3 turns (10~20%)

Elixir of Debauchery - Rank A

Cooldown: 7~5 turns

Charges own NP Gauge (50~80%)

Gains C.Stars (20~30)

Active Skills (Hyde)

Murderer of West End - Rank B

Cooldown: 7~5 turns

Increases own ATK for 3 turns (5~15%)

Increases own ATK for 3 turns (Hyde only) (20~35%)

Gain C.Stars each turn for 3 turns (5~15)

Howl in the Night - Rank A

Cooldown: 8~6 turns

100% chance to Stun all enemies for 1 turn

Apply Terror to all enemies (1 time, 3 turns)

Apply Special ATK [Stun] to self for 3 turns (Hyde only) (20~40%)

Self-Alteration - Rank A

Cooldown: 7~5 turns

Increases own Critical Strength for 3 turns (5~15%)

Increases own Critical Strength for 3 turns (Hyde only) (20~35%)

Increases own C.Star Gather Rate for 3 turns (Hyde only) (300~500%)

Noble Phantasms

Dangerous Game - Rank C+ (Jekyll only)

Buster NP

Change to Hyde

Increases Max HP (Hyde only) (3000~6000)

Increases own Buster performance (Hyde only) (40~80%, scalles with Overcharge)

Reduces all skills' cooldowns (1~5 turns, scales with Overcharge)

Recovers 100% of own HP

Dangerous Game - Rank C+ (Hyde only)

Buster NP, 1 hit

Deals damage to one enemy that scales with the number of Mark of Sin on self (max. 10)

1000% chance to remove all "Hyde only" buffs from self (demerit)

Change to Jekyll

Apply 2 Mark of SIn traits to self (permanent, unremovable)

Decreases own Max HP (permanent, unremovable, demerit) (2000~1000, scales with Overcharge)

Apply Evade to self (1 turn)

Charges own NP Gauge by 20%

Reduces the cooldown of Skill 3 by 5 turns.

Writer Notes

Decided to do something different for once, so, instead of an original fanServant, here's a full revamp for a canon Servant! Probably not the most original idea, but hey, I was inspired, might as well post it anyway! This will likely be a one-off, but we'll see.

For the most part, I've left the base stats and passive skills as they were, so we're still dealing with a 3-star Servant. About the only change is that the passives are exclusive for each character, kinda like FGO is already doing with Aoko and her Super self. I did however change the Append skills as a reference to the characters: Jekyll has an Anti-Berserker append because of his dislike for Hyde, while Hyde has an Anti-Ruler append because of Jekyll's friendship with Holmes and his desire to hurt Jekyll by hurting those dear to him. Ironically, this would have worked with the original's Anti-Saber affinity and Mordred, if only the one with that skill was Hyde and not Jekyll...

The new original passive for Hyde, and kinda the theme for the character as a whole, is the growth of sin over time. A theme of many Jekyll & Hyde stories is the escalation, how the released evil seems small and petty at first, but eventually becomes strong enough to overpower the other half. The passive represents this with the Mark of Sin trait: the more Hyde hurts others, the more he grows bigger and stronger. The restriction on the face cards is mostly a balance patch for his low rarity: once you're reached max strength, you're pretty much forced to use the Noble Phantasm.

As for the active skills, Hyde kept most of the originals with a few buffs here and there, such as a anti-Stun power mod and some tools to facilitate high critical damage. Of course, like canon Hyde barely bothered to hide his vices and crimes, Hyde's skills are entirely focused on causing damage, without any form of protection aside from his natural HP.

Jekyll, on the other hand, ended up more as a support. He kept the original's battery (with a star bomb to facilitate early crits), but the rest of the kit focuses more on cleaning up after Hyde: from a small heal as if he was attempting to fix the damage Hyde caused, to his Information Erasure representing his attempts to cover Hyde's tracks, Jekyll is the only one of the team who attempts to look after himself.

Jekyll's Noble Phantasm is pretty much unchanged, with the only addition being the cooldown reduction: once again, Jekyll is the only one trying to think about the future. Hyde, on the other hand, has his own Noble Phantasm, a single powerful strike with the same damage scaling mechanic as Super Bunyan. Like in the original novel, once the violence is done Hyde goes into hyding (no, I'm not apologizing for that pun), represented here by the temporary Evade on the newly returned Jekyll.

As mentioned before, when I designed this rework of Jekyll, I focused mostly on the idea of the slippery slope, and how easy it is to fall back into sin after the first time: this is represented by the final effects of Hyde's NP. Yes, reverting to Jekyll seems to erase Hyde's sins, but the unremovable traits only prove the sins never go away, just accumulate over time. Hyde also has a cooldown reduction effect, but it's only for the elixir, and the small battery from the NP would definitely encourage the player to immediately let Hyde loose again instead of wasting time with more strategic options; and with Jekyll growing weaker and weaker because of the HP demerit, that's just more reason to switch to the form with higher health. And the card seal effect only triggers when the tenth Mark of Sin is placed on Hyde, so, once he has enough permanent Marks, there's really nothing stopping him from staying as Hyde forever, isn't it?

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FGO Servant Rework - Eric Bloodaxe

Passive Skills

Madness Enhancement - Rank B (A)

Increases own Buster performance by 8%.

Further increases own Buster performance by 2% if a [Female or Feminine-Looking] unit is on the field.

Custom Append Skills

Protection of the Witch

Decreases damage taken from [Female or Feminine-Looking] enemies (500~1500)

Increases own Charm resistance against [Female or Feminine-Looking] enemies (30~70%)

Active Skills

Half-Dead Bloodaxe - Rank C

Cooldown: 7~5 turns

Increases own ATK for 3 turns (10~20%)

Apply On-Defeating-Trigger buff on self for 5 turns.

- Increases own ATK by 10% for 5 turns when defeating an enemy.

Indefatigable - Rank D

Cooldown: 9~7 turns

Apply Guts to self for 1 time, 4 turns (1000~2000 HP).

Apply On-Guts-Trigger buff to self for 1 time, 4 turns.

- Removes own debuffs.

- Increases own Max HP for 4 turns (1000~3000 HP)

Affection of the Witch - Rank A

Cooldown: 8~6 turns

Decreases all enemies' ATK for 3 turns (5~15%).

Decreases all enemies' DEF for 3 turns (5~15%).

Further decreases one [Female or Feminine-Looking] enemy's DEF by 15% for 3 turns.

Inflict Curse with 1000 damage for 3 turns to all [Female or Feminine-Looking] enemies.

Apply On-Attack-Trigger buff to self for 3 turns.

- Charges own NP gauge for each [Female or Feminine-Looking] enemy hit when attacking (10~20%).

Noble Phantasm

Bloodbath Crown - Rank C

Buster NP, 5 hits

Increases own ATK for 1 turn. (30~50%, scales with Overcharge)

Apply Special ATK [Female or Feminine-Looking] to self for 1 turn. (30~50%, scales with Overcharge)

Deals damage to all enemies.

Reduces own HP by 1000 (demerit)

Notes

Oh, Eric Bloodaxe. The Bloodaxe King, he who wields the Half-Dead Bloodaxe of bloody murder at the end of an axe, and who paints said axe in the blood of any foolish foes who oppose him. We all meme Medea as the one left behind, but if there's one Servant forgotten by FGO, that'd be him. It's so bad I couldn't even find a decent image for this post, I was hoping to use something a bit more impactful than his Final Ascension!

So, let's start with what canon gives us to work with: he has a demonic axe that drinks the blood of his enemies, his main worth in gameplay is Big Buster AOE damage, and his wife is so possessive of him that he has to pretend he can only speak in gibberish to ensure no woman will ever come close to him. The last point is probably the biggest part of this characterization, so I used it as the starting point for his revamped kit. As with Jekyll's revamp, stats and Bond Skill are the same as his official version.

The main theme bringing his new kit together is "happy wife happy life": as such, most elements of his kit focus on his interactions with other women, from his Append decreasing the chances of Eric cheating being led astray, to increased damage and debuffs against them, to a lore-accurate Rank increase to his Madness Enhancement around women. These effects are worded to also apply on feminine-looking Servants, because Gunnhild isn't taking any chances. And funnily enough, there is no exception for Gunnhild herself in those buffs, so, if an hypothetical Gunnhild is ever released, she'd still be a threat to herself! Guess you're not a top-tier yandere if you're not possessive enough to be jealous of yourself...

Eric's "Half-Dead Bloodaxe" skill has been revamped into something more offensive, fitting for a Noble Phantasm that's a blood-sucking axe. Befitting his lore, the axe grows stronger the more blood is spilled, here represented by repeated application of an ATK Up buff whenever Eric defeats an enemy. As for the original effects, they've been melded with his original Battle Continuation for a single stronger skill.

As for his "Supporting Curse" skill, it has been revamped into something more powerful, combining its original effects (with a sidegrade to limit the massive DEF down to women in exchange for an AOE effect and a longer duration) with a curse (to reference its original name) and a buff fixing Eric's low NP gain: think of it as Gunnhild being so happy to see Eric fight off other women that she gives him more magical energy. The wording of the buff means the battery works like Saber Alter's post-upgrade Mana Burst, meaning his AOE Noble Phantasm can potentially refund 60% NP against a women-only wave: while very powerful for a 2-star, I feel it's balanced by the fact he gets no battery at all if not against women, so it's more situational.

As for the Noble Phantasm, that's the part I needed to touch the least, just added more anti-woman damage to fit the rest of the kit.

In conclusion, the final result is a cheap anti-Female Servant, a role previously only covered by Carmilla and Jack. He still has the potential to hit very hard for his rarity thanks to all his buffs, while maintaining the original weakness of being a 2-star Berserker with very low survivability.