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Rewritten to be easier explained: Marth compared to Ayra stat wise: -1 hp | +1 attack | -1 speed | +1 defense | = resistance I'll compare two "similar" Ayra and Marth builds First off is their default weapons, Ayra has the speed special cooldown advantage so if she's +spd or facing a low speed unit, she has the ability to do more specials, and then more damage. Marth on the other hand can't compete with that amount of specials, and even then his special is inherently weaker, but he makes up for that by having +8 to everything after his first special, as long as he attacks after that, he'll have that +8 boost, effectively surpassing ayra in "raw damage" if you assume doubling, since well, he'd have 47 speed in a neutral scenario. Let's compare a very common Reddit build though, using a slaying edge instead. This now puts them on an equal playing field in terms of weapon, so now we're only comparing stats and specials. Ayra (+SPD with SPD refine) has 43 speed. That's 17 damage. Marth, (with the same setup) does 12 damage. While that's quite the difference, let's think about a few things. First off, Marth has +1 damage (stat wise) over her, so that's one extra damage, and if you're doubling, two. Let's keep it simple though. So he technically catches up a bit maybe. Alright, well after his first special, he will have +4 to every stat. This would bring his next special up to a 13, and he's also dealing four more damage, meaning he has a 5 damage boost over her, and her special of 17 only does 4 damage more which makes his attack technically higher damage, while having a defense and resistance buff too. Ayra doesn't have to attack right again though, which is the crutch of his special.