Hans Christian Andersen Servant Guide

Hans Christian Andersen

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Obtained from Friend Gacha

Stats : 

• ATK / HP with Fou upgrades at Lv. 65 : 6.748 / 9.474
• ATK / HP with Fou upgrades at Lv. 100 :  9.334 / 13.234
• NP Gain on Attack / Defense : 1.66% / 3%
• Star Generation Rate : 10.8% 
• Card Set : QAAAB. Quick : 2 hits, Arts : 1 hit, Buster : 1 hit, Extra : 3 hits.

Hans Christian Andersen is our Poor Man's Support. Everyone can get him, which makes him very accessible with beginners who need early support. But can he do his job as a early game support, and maybe carry us to mid-game, or even end-game? Let's find out.

Looking at his stat… Well, he’s a 2 star alright. With his ATK stat, he won’t do much damage, but hey, he’s a support, so he doesn’t really need high atk. His HP is higher than his fellow *2 support Shakespeare by noticable margin. His NP Gain is the highest if compared to another Casters, even beating Waver at 1.64%. With his card set, it’s no surprise that his star gen is not really good, about 8+ stars in a QAA chain.

Let’s move on to his skill set.

Passive Skills :

 Item Creation C
Increase debuff rate by 6%

Territory Creation D
Increase Arts Card performance by 4%




Item Creation is not really helping here, because he doesn't have debuff skill. Territory Creation helps his NP gains when using Arts, even if it's only 4%. He need every NP gain he can get if you want him to heal your team often.

Active Skills :

Human Observation A (Available from the start)
Increase critical damage (3 turns)
10% / 13% / 16% / 19% / 22% / 25% / 28% / 31% / 34% / 40%
Cooldown at Lv 1 / Lv 6 / Lv 10 : 7 / 6 / 5
Leveling priority : 2nd

If you paired him with servant that rely on crit like Nobu or you put him in a quick team, this skill is really great. +40% crit damage for 3 turn is no laughing matter.

High-Speed Incantation E (Unlock at 1st ascension)
Greatly increase NP gauge
50% / 52.5% / 55% / 57.5% / 60% / 62.5% / 65% / 67.5% / 70% / 75%
Cooldown at Lv 1 / Lv 6 / Lv 10 : 8 / 7 / 6
Leveling priority : 1st

This is Hans’s best skill, no doubt. I mean, +50% NP gauge at Lv.1 is really awesome. And it get more awesome at Lv. 10 with +75% NP gauge. Max this skill first if you can.

Innocent Monster D
Receive critical stars each turn (3 turns)
Reduce self defense by 14% (3 turns)
3 / 4 / 5 / 5 / 6 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 8 / 9
Cooldown at Lv 1 / Lv 6 / Lv 10 : 8 / 7 / 6
Leveling priority : Last

Giving us crit stars is good, but at cost of reduced defense? I don’t think so. And in order for this skill to really work in conjuction with his other skill, it need to be at least at level 6. Because at level 1, 3 star doesn't really mean anything. If you want to use crit to boost your party NP gain, use Four Beasts in the Moonlight CE or Fox's Night Dream CE to really crank it up.

NOBLE PHANTASM

Marchen Meines Lebens
A Story Just For You
Rank C (C+ after NP upgrade)

Chance to apply each of the buffs below :
Increase attack, defense (& critical star rate after NP Upgrade)  (3 turns) [Overcharge]
Recover HP (3 turns) [Overcharge]
Chance : 60% / 70% / 75% / 77.5% / 80%
Buff + : 20% / 25% / 30% / 35% / 40%
HP Regen : 1000 / 1500 / 2000 / 2500 / 3000

This is why he’s called one of the best support in the game. Even though the first 3 buff is RNG, you still get attack, defense, crit star rate, and regen buff for 3 turn. No other servant is more generous than Hans. With his NP gain, his skill set, and his 3 arts cards, he can spam his NP as much as he likes. Even Irisviel and Tamamo can’t match his heal. Of course, Medea Lily is better but not all people have her. At 500% NP, his heal is the best among all healer, but since we want him to buff our party first, I think 300% is the best output you can do for maximum efficiency. At 300%, 2000 hp / turn is still really big.

Recommended CE : NP Gain CE (Divine Banquet, Halloween Petit Devil, Four Beasts in the Moonlight, Fox’s Night Dream)

You want him to heal at every turn? Put NP Gain CE on him and he will do his job to the very best.

Divine Banquet, with whooping +30% NP Gain at max LB, is IMO the best CE you can give to Hans. He can fill his NP to 100% in 2-3 turn with it.

Halloween Petit Devil is equally good, maybe even better, but since I don’t have Max LB Halloween Petit Devil, Divine Banquet is still better for me. +25% NP Gain and start battle with 60% at max LB? Man, this loli is great. You can start his NP early and maintain it through the battle. Great stuff.

Four Beasts in the Moonlight is also a solid pick. +15% NP Gain, +15% crit star generation, heal 300 hp / turn at max LB is really, really good and make Hans survive better while maintaning his NP.

Lastly, our newest NP Gain CE, Fox’s Night Dream is also a good one. +25% NP Gain, gain 4 crit star / turn is great if you are using Hans in a Quick team, and still good in other team.

Sadly, for beginners, you can only get Divine Banquet as the other recommended CE are event CEs and no longer available. But the other 2 *3 CE, Magic Crystal and Jeweled Sword Zelretch is also great. Check it out.

All in all, Hans fulfill his role in Fate/Extra CCC, and still managed to live up to it in Fate/Grand Order. While his damage is not satisfactory, but his support skill make up for that. High Speed Incantation, along with his already great NP Gain, makes him can spam NP to his heart content. Put him on Arts team for maximum potensial. His crit star skill is also makes him favorable in Quick team. He’s definetely the man if you want to play the long game because his survivability is really great. Viable through late-game, especially with recent Grail Ascension. He also fits in any party composition because his skill sets. Awesome stat for a *2 and really recommended.

Also, Takehito Koyasu. Basically a mini DIO. There’s no reason for you to not have him.

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