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Name	Best Archetype(s)		PVE	PVP
	PVE	PVP		Offense	Defense
Nergal			6	6	6
Pros	Plague of Babylon removes Barriers and has a very high chance of landing Weak status, making him incredible setup for Ailment teams. High STR, Auto-Tarukaja and increased Accuracy from Meslamtaea make him a decent Physical demon, especially when Paneled. Auto-Rebellion on Poison further boosts his damage and synergizes well with Pale Rider. Is a very strong set up based sweeper
Cons	Ailments generally fall flat in late/endgame PvE because of inflated enemy stats Hard countered by Ailment Cleansers like Daisoujou or Kinmamon in PVP. P3 Samael offers similar barrier break without consuming a Press Turn. This is vital versus double Intimidating Stance teams, as it allows you to Barrier Break, kill/disable their cleanser and still have an extra press turn for Ailments. Set up based sweeping takes too long and is out classed by basically any non-setup based sweeper such as Masakado or Shiva A.

Samael versus Nergal

P3 Samael and Nergal both play a similar role in providing Barrier Break for Ailment teams.

• Nergal casts Weak alongside Barrier Break. This allows your other Ailments to land 100%, letting you ignore Ailment Infliction rates on those demons.
• P3 Samael's Barrier Break occurs at the start of the turn, without consuming a Press Turn. This effectively gives you an extra press turn to land an additional element, kill their Ailment cleaner etc and is invaluable versus double Intimidating Stance.
• Samael requires more investment as his Fast Barrier Break only unlocks at P3. Nergal is useable the moment you pull him.
• Samael has the additional perk of casting Fast Makara Break, which can be handy for other team compositions.
• Samael comes with Ailment skills of his own, whereas Nergal can be used as a secondary damage dealer.
• When paired with Pale Rider, damage does not matter as he will kill all poisoned enemies in two turns without fail.