The Unmatched Waifu Value of Demon King Nobunaga - FGO Servant Guide

Nobu's waifu rating is off the charts, but how does her gameplay measure up?
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[@NamelessNathan]

Yeah, Maou Nobu is definitely one of those servants where people aren't rolling for meta reasons ...On that note, I have NP1 for now, but I'll pick up more copies when she returns Low Tier Servant, Top Tier Waifu

[@amari7782]

Honestly you only need np1 cuz her np is just there to help her face cards

[@hoangdung7494]

@@amari7782 You never have enough nobbu

[@litsome1more926]

My mind is divided in 2 sides N o b b u. And ishtar i like em both but i want ishtar because of Space ishtar and Enkidu

[@pedropablotobon1017]

@@amari7782 just like Arjuna Berserker, you dont need him over NP1 cuz HE IS ALREADY A GOD

[@V1p3r65]

"Value for money waifu" This is like Valkyrie all over again.

[@steffy2]

Somehow it's even worse now since those are sr and arguably better in more situations

[@freshlymemed5680]

@@steffy2 but unlike Valkyries, the 2nd ascension is a husbando.

[@YourLordandSenpai]

I was planning to roll regardless of whatever better options I have. For me, Demon King is a must

[@the_dark_soul_of_man]

I see you are a man of culture as well

[@sakamotoverge3194]

Did you get her?

[@YourLordandSenpai]

@@sakamotoverge3194 Yeah. It took somewhere around an awful 800 sq in all but for my favorite servant in the game, I'll live. (Maou Nobu Np1, Zerk Nobu Np 5)

[@4idenn]

_Waga Maou_

[@ELJadeFox]

As someone whose first five star was Release Proto Arthur, I'm used to having high rarity servants that are cool with mediocre playability. My rolls with this banner are currently a NP2 Mori, one Summer Nobu, and zero Avenger Nobu. Here is hoping the gacha lords are nice to me.

[@amari7782]

Arthur gets much better after his buffs while with nobu she’s still one of the worst avengers in the game

[@valentexoo]

my 1st ssr was Medb. I understand u

[@amari7782]

@@valentexoo but she’s also not that bad either

[@ethanallan1254]

Medb is ridiculous after her buffs, she has some of the best utilit and damage of all the single target riders

[@valentexoo]

@@amari7782 yeah but that was in 2018. Before ALL of her buffs. I agree, today she's a monster unit to have

[@SonicMegamanFan]

When you're still desperately rolling for Berserker Arjuna Alter and then the ultimate Nobu shows up with the new GudaGuda event...this game is a sick horrible bitch stealing all quartz and hope I have left...

[@naemiaya]

Same as well, I did the Shin-ti Simon ritual then boom. Got her/him on 4th ticket.

[@characterlimit12345]

I already knew what this video was going to say, but I am glad you gave her a fair crack. And hey, you ended up rolling for her anyway! That's enough of a victory for me. NP3, 2000/2000, 10/10/10, but I've got no delusions. I'm gonna make her work though, one way or another.

[@KreuzDrache]

You are a true master of culture! I wish to do the same with my Gorgon one day!

[@VanessaVersus]

As is your goddamn right. I wish you success.

[@psxhum]

you need a decent star absorb CE and some star gen support to get her work. Like 2030 or Hans Andson. Nobu is just not as op, she is ok if used as like a berserker role.

[@satoriakihiro1283]

Same np3 too here just waiting for nobukatsu to make my full nobu looping team

[@dartrael6259]

Given FGO's Gacha, is more like "3 waifus for the price of 100"

[@sonokawaray]

Archer Nobu was my first welfare, and Avenger has always been one of my favorite classes, so yeah, it's a foregone conclusion that quartz shall be spent. And thanks to Gorgon being my girl since almost the time I started playing, building around a powerful but flawed Avenger is nothing new to me. Should be fun.

[@ACertainMan]

3 Nobus for 1? Unmatched? Laughs in Valks

[@sentryion3106]

Laughs in space Ishtar with same class which just make nobu kit even more sad

[@RockOrso2]

The Kamen Rider Zi-o fans who also play fgo recommend playing Zi-o clips while rolling for Maou Nobu, Woz clips seem better than others from firsthand experience with a 30 ticket 390 sq np2 Waga Maou.

[@changsiah2]

sweet a kamen rider fan and I remember seeing one of the meme sure before I actually for the got into the Fate franchise By fgo

[@jamesvanitas]

@@changsiah2 Kamen Rider basically inspired Fate/Stay Night. It’s basically gone full circle

[@kamenraider1175]

@@jamesvanitas Really? I take it Ryuki was the inspiration (There's a similar rumor that it inspired Madoka, who's author later wrote Gaim)

[@jamesvanitas]

@@kamenraider1175 Definitely. UROBUCHI was a fan of Ryuki, and basically did the same story 3 times

[@tometeles7192]

I just want the ces and Mori. I already have Jalter, Lobo, Gorgon e Salieri.

[@Flaris]

I really don't know what they were going for here. Although hey she's got the whole three characters in one thing. Not the first time of course and certainly not the last. Especially with Space Ishtar coming. But it is still noteworthy. At least she'll get some help down the road. Although man that they needed to create a whole servant to help her out...I suppose that's still better than being left in a horrible state...like Miyu. Just can't see myself really rolling for her. I like Nobu, but not that much. With the servants coming up I'll have to be more careful. Good luck to everyone giving it a shot though.

[@Sb142sf]

Oof

[@shadetdark]

I'm from the future, this nobu is now the best avenger looper in game

[@ddog12359]

Sucks that they did Mama Nobu like this. A servant with a design this badass deserves way more love gameplay wise, but hey, that’s not gonna stop me at all from rolling for her regardless

[@FatalityPWN]

I got so depressed yesterday. I used thos 10 free tickets we got on the banner. Saw the avenger class card come up and got excited. Was just Lobo.....

[@pompeopomepei9059]

F

[@hermiter9641]

The waifu value is so high, that the gameplay value is non-existent......

[@foolbio5471]

Maou: I sleep Mori: YEAAAAAH BOYYYYYYYYY

[@JustSpectre]

Got both. Maou as a waifu, Mori for wrecking havoc.

[@thecoolestprinz885]

@@JustSpectre Mori is my fav 3* berserker He's a loyal berserker He's a bro berserker He's a tea lover berserker He's a glass Cannon berserker He's a the type people like to yell when talking berserker

[@1wayroad935]

The event is also jam packed. Holy shit.

[@crimsonemperor2219]

Only managed to get her to NP3 this time round, next year I'll (hopefully)get her NP5. When Maou Nobu, Gorgon, Danzo, and Medusa are your favorites running scuffed af teams is nothing new (not that i can make a competent team to begin with)

[@klove5974]

Non competent teams? What Chaldea got goin' on exactly?

[@crimsonemperor2219]

@@klove5974 sorry, i used the wrong word. I guess it would be better if i said i can't make efficient team comps. For example not running CE's that would help the characters either because i dont have them or they aren't mlb, using skills when im not supposed to, and or running teams that have no synergy. All of that is due to my lack of knowledge, heck im barely halfways through agartha rn.

[@klove5974]

@@crimsonemperor2219 And your point? I don't know when you started playing, but I started in '19 and I'm only just finishing part one this year. (Bomb rushed them because I was trying to the four star BB and when her event started I was still in Camelot. I failed miserably) Am just figuring out a way to 3 turn farm daily ember quests, but like you I don't have all these meta supports and mlbs. Heck dont have any of the big support casters. If your junk got you to Agartha, you doing something right.

[@JPG.01]

I threw my 10 tickets from the DL campaign at the banner. My summon went full skittles on me at the sixth. I got her. I don't know what to do with her but I'm alright with that. Nobunaga Oda is a historical personality I deeply admire, so I consider myself a lucky camper.

[@lordradiance2530]

This was made in june 2021 mere moments before the koyan bomb dropped and a few months before the 10% buff 😭

[@ivanbluecool]

Maou: 3 Different skins and an aoe avenger. I'm special Space Ishtar with 5: you poor thing

[@Neosxt]

5? She has her 3 as ascencions and her costume what's the 5th one?

[@ivanbluecool]

@@Neosxt her super small form. It still counts as an alt and even without it she has 4.

[@ACertainMan]

Laughs in Valks NP

[@ivanbluecool]

@@ACertainMan shackspere: I see(20) asako: EXCUSE ME(100) Arjuna alter:huh?(1116(read record of Ragnarok to understand why))

[@ACertainMan]

@@ivanbluecool Iskandar & Darius III:those are rookie numbers gotta pump those up mate. Also yes I do know why Arjuna alter has other 1k.

[@Destiny87]

Wow, didn't expect to see Cima here. Good job.

[@janosmg]

dont understand the insane necessity of meta servants when the game doesn't even have pvp to justify a "meta gaming". nobbu is my god tier avenger :)

[@sensen7216]

It really just makes the game easier, I know I want a few for some team comps I wanna run, but most servants I roll for are just because I love that character. Yeah Castoria is ridiculously OP, but she's best girl and I love arts teams.

[@Matthew-ph2ht]

what if maou nobu had these effects? tell me what you guys think: 1. Her health cannot fall below 1 due to burn 2. give her a skill that inflicts burn onto all enemies (500 damage for 5 turns maybe) 3. give her np spreading fire in addition to her burn so that she can really make use of the burn 4. increase her battery from 20 to 30%

[@lammatt]

she works with double Koyan Oberon set up too

[@LoDDestroyer]

The most insulting part is that her own attribute is the one that does less to Sky Attribute. She's losing damage fighting the thing her kit wants you to kill. If anyone could have used an excuse plot "upgrade" to Star Attribute, it was her, specifically. Just say that as the amalgamation of all possible Nobus she's the guiding star of all Nobukind or something. It's not like Attributes are even listed on Servant profiles anyway (which should be changed, along with just listing relevant traits somewhere in their data profile instead of basically lying to us about some things - and have fun keeping track of Bryn's special trait without bookmarking the traits page of the wiki)

[@reitsukai169]

Roll for waifu and no one can change my mind in this matter.

[@fishyfriend710]

Loved it in JP, best to wait for real use when Nobukatsu comes

[@arjash2228]

damn i did not expect to see Sima referenced from 0083SD , Fino you just got a sub 👍

[@sensen7216]

I walked into hell, and came out the other side alive and not entirely insane. I wanted one Demon Nobu, but I guess fate decided otherwise. She's now NP5 with 500SQ to spare for future banners.

[@SkySong6161]

... you know, I thought I was going to max out berserker nobu, honestly. But I'm ok with this.

[@healthcaredotgov3097]

Maou Nobu is everybody else's Angra. It doesn't matter how much you love 'em, they still suck.

[@jaskaranbajwa8443]

Kinda crazy how this video ended up outdated so quickly

[@lesterramos6468]

tbh, I am not that desperate for a Demon King Nobu herself. I just wanted Summer Nobu. That girl has evaded me for the past two years.

[@Saya-ng1sl]

5 singles in this order: Mori -> trash -> nobu swimsuit -> trash -> nobu venger. After getting only np1 godjuna in 510 sq I see this as an absolute win

[@argonaut640]

Truth be told, I've never really been a part of the Nobunaga train. Missed out on her welfare version, didn't care for her Summer Form and I'm probably not gonna get this one either, especially since my slot for a 5-Star of dubious quality is already taken by Jinako at the moment. I will definitely whale (or as close to whaling as spending Friend Points can get) for Nobukatsu, however. Nobukatsu is amazing and will likely be my next grail project where I try to use him in gimmicky strategies where I pretend he doesn't have an NP. Or with a friend's Nobu where he will be properly Thanos-ed.

[@BR4IN1N4J4R]

My only 10-spin, and of course, I got Demon King Nobu. Sweet

[@notfutomomo3424]

I made her into an anti devine specialist 3 buster cards get anti devine cc 2 cards of arts and quick gets remove status With fondant being the CE She was shining in Olympus

[@kimjisoo6095]

920SQ saved for nobbu.. now the wait is really getting harder with other avengers like jalter and edmond😭

[@ShiraFuyu2022]

Jalter: Hah, even with all that hype and being a fan Favourite you're still less useful than me Maou: Maybe but I do have things you don't Jalter: oh, and that is ? Maou: Your Animation doesn't fit for A Limited Time Servant and your Best Support cost a lot of investation and money whereas mine only cost Friend Points and less investation

[@ivanbluecool]

He is limited and needs a kscope if you want to use a support Merlin for 1 turn np as he explodes quickly even with guts as his health is low. I love him yes nobukatsu is amazing but he is better with archer nobu as both have the same class so they support better than avenger nobu. He is not crane bad as he can do his job well but he is a hyper focused unit Honestly I could think of many set ups where jalter Can do multi turn card or np burst just with f2p support and ce to break and bar then destory the enemy

[@owo4288]

Jalter only need Hans and Shakepear to work to crit and nuke. Nobukatsu is a great Nobu support but he's limited, plus you need to waste a slot and a MLB broken Imaginary Around or KScope to kill him because keep him on the battlefield without using his NP will hinder Maou Nobu due to his Archer star absorption.

[@ivanbluecool]

@@owo4288 Mozart does a great burst as well for the stars and his arts up can help jalter np faster too.

[@Flaris]

And yet...the point does remain that Jalter is way more useful. A much more coherent kit that still does the job. Her best support is limited, but all it costs is using someone's Merlin from the friend list. Hopefully for Nobu she gets more buff love down the road. Definitely deserved. But yeah, she can't say much to Jalter without it sounding weak.

[@klove5974]

This whole thread: Jalter's meta with greater crit support, blah blah. No Nobu can be good with nokatsu support plus kscope blah blah. Me: Support!? Crit? Meta!? Wait!? We're not supposed to summon because we think they're beautiful? 😐

[@lichirin]

i come from a post koyanskaya future war has changed

[@Sb142sf]

Grew to like her after getting np2 and no castoria. She’s better in play than on paper for sure

[@jeannedarcalterberserker8620]

Got her yesterday on my last summoning ticket I'm so happy :D

[@Charon85Onozuka]

Blew all my quartz rolling for her, got Luvia instead.

[@wallyww6149]

I see a lot of people saying Nobukatsu is a throwback for nobu if you can't charge his np fast. Like if by this point almost all NA players doesn't have at least some imaginary element or similar and other tools to farm fast af

[@Wilsontripplets]

Already got her to np3 got 2 in 1 10 pull and on a yolo got a third.

[@outis.]

Was able to get np2 maou nobu and 4 summer nobus my luck for my Wifu is supreme.

[@danaltamirano2546]

With double katsu and one merlin she´s Super Orion for 3 turns, outside of that, meh. There´s way too many broken servants this year so she´s an easy skip.

[@aizensosuke6320]

And Super Orion is Super Orion without Merlin and a double support. That alone should tell anyone she's an easy skip

[@danaltamirano2546]

@@aizensosuke6320 You´re right, but I said that to encourage people who like her to have something to look forward to. For me Maou is in the "If you have her, use her" tier. In all honesty Super Orion is so broken that he is relevant and one of the top dogs of the food chain even when he´s tecnically two metas behind. That Grizzly is almost a cheat code.

[@nathanc5108]

I got her my first roll when I started the game since my friend said don't roll on the story banner so I went and used my first roll on nobunagas banner and got her first try

[@satoriakihiro1283]

1k sq here we go np3 Fuck the meta i have my np5 berserker lancelot and parvatti deal with that

[@NicolasClark7732]

I did a couple rolls on her for waifu reasons. But now it's time to save for another two waifus in summer Carmilla and Bunnytoria.

[@jpchanchico]

Great art, amazing legendary VA, good story and they made her gameplay and meta value shit. They really did her bad damn

[@Starsoulklr]

Yeah Nobu is great animation wise but man she got the short end of the stick on her kit especially her NP. She ends up in yes I would like to have her but would I actively try to roll for her is another matter. If she gets a banner later this year in JP not next to anyone I want to roll I'll consider going for her. The Guda Servants have this thing of flair over gameplay tends to win most of the time with them. While Okita has stood the test of time of being a really strong burst quick Saber most fall into either a crazy playstyle they can't support at the time like Enmity for Hijikata or just only have an OK kit like Okita Alter and Maoh Nobu. Thankfully Guda Five has some pretty strong gacha Guda Servants. Izou and Mori are really cool and effective silver servants but man not a big fan of limited Silver Servants.

[@Insertein]

Why would I need more waifu when I already have Hans Christian?

[@jacksonbowns1087]

I guess she does look like Cima Garahau. Never thought of that before.

[@n337speak]

based on my rolls apparently Nobu wanted to be here and Mori doesn't. It's Izo all over again... lmao It's cool though I'll darn well find a way to make her passable if it kills me. I'm guessing a Code Cure or several would be a start, giving her a way to mitigate the self-burn independent of supports. I've gotta think the rest through.

[@redbone9553]

Nobu’s greatest buff is on a servant.

[@naemiaya]

Well i got her when I only wanted mori. Welp, I wish she/he didn’t my luck for Arjuna alter tomorrow.

[@-Zagreus-]

the NP is the only thing thats terrible with her tbh its damage is ass i wouldve prefered an NP that gives her Super orion buffs but burns her for 2k would make her kit more phasecard focused instead of the Dogshit NP damage DW kept forcing on her or atleast make the buff remove not exclusive to divine enemies and she will become a challenge quest destroyer GODDAMNIT I WANT HER TO BE GOOD BUT THAT NP IS JUST BAD JESUS FUCKING CHRIST

[@Yngvar_VI]

Does it look like I roll for useful characters? Mahahahahahaha. I roll for waifu.

[@88Somi]

I Rolled for event CE's and got her IN first 10 summon , now I'm in QP hell

[@KanekiNeuro]

Nice to get a reality check on her. Like you said, didn't stop me from nutting quartz everywhere though lol

[@JustSpectre]

Got her for single ticket... I'm so glad.

[@joanjarrin4113]

Got Avenger Nobu with 3 tickets! Thats it, not more rolling for me until Merlin's banner

[@TheeHeihachi]

I rolled hard for Arjuna Alter, didn't get him the entire time he was out. But I got Demon King Nobu on a Yolo, so I suppose that's to make up for losing out in the GodZerker

[@DJwasHere66]

I rolled for CEs and got her on the 2nd Multi. I'm mad. I need embers. She's in line with the rest!

[@Ohimeshinso]

Unmatched Waifu value? Valkyries: Are we a joke to you?

[@Basically_Anybody]

Did the video get edited? I swear there was a point in it where Kino recounts what happened when he told people Kipposhi was his favorite of the personalities

[@toucan1919]

np2 and a nezha... 300 quartz... why bb why

[@FatMan2539]

I managed to MLB 5(+) of each CE (except the 5* one, which I managed 3 MLB and 1 normal) and got spooked by Xiang Yu... and no other 5*’s, probably should’ve stopped after NP5 Mori tbh, not worth dumping the 1500+ SQ that I did. Oh well, you live and you learn and try not to get too salty

[@elthonfrancisco9870]

This is one of my odd lucky rolls in a while. I really gave up on GodJuna and Mama Nobu and was just aiming for Snek Doc and Mori. Desire sensor happens, wasted everything just to get NP3 snek doc. Tried to do what little single rolls I could and get mama Nobu but no Mori and CE*sigh*

[@binkers4998]

I pulled her twice last night

[@exudeku]

Vanilla Nobu, Clay Nobu, and Mommy Nobu

[@KingEzzaSoul13]

i was thinking about rolling for them but I only just got 30sq today so I rolled for nero bride instead and now she's NP2

[@lexotaku]

i couldnt get her with 400 quartz its not over until its over

[@susguyfromamongus]

SO TRUE

[@Avarice0918]

The gacha temptation was too much so I went for a 10 pull and got her first godjuna now nobuvenger? It seems like I'm lucky with buster servants

[@shadowblade0343]

maou nobu in 9 tickets! they rlly come when you don't want them

[@88Somi]

If Fion got so many upgrades that now is good arts farmer so maybe Maou Nobu will get similar treatment ?

[@luizfelipevbf5567]

I wouldn't count on it. It took years for him to get those and so far Nobu's only buff added timing issues to her only survival tool while still completely relying on her little brother to crit. Only roll if you like her.

[@iantaylor9664]

I got my wife in 3 Ten Rolls, I’m so happy

[@GurenPlasma]

Is it wrong that I got DK Nobu from just 17 tickets while trying to get Mori at NP 2 and the God of War CE?

[@tokisakikurumi3408]

Cool i like her

[@FranK-tg7ou]

I have so many zerks but I saved all my quartz for this banner so far no nobu venger

[@carterdickson6710]

I threw one ten roll to say I tried and ended up getting her

[@bludragon7770]

I have fully grailed her, maxed all her skills and got her to np2. I do not care if she is trash, she is my trash waifu.

[@Weiss_Hikari]

I thought of rolling for Cima Gaharu, but I got Arjuna Alt already.

[@LenChan12]

HELL YEAH STEP ON ME MAMA NOBU

[@Nearnface]

wowowowow

[@darcamar100]

Imaging rolling for mori but you get a NP2 triple waifu pack

[@ryanmorgan7380]

NOBU MAMA

[@SnowDouble]

An AOE buster Avenger Milf whos low tier gameplay wise? Lord knows ive been here before....

[@Guardian978]

I personally disagree with the assessment that she's bad. Maybe a bit situational, but she's still my strongest Avenger so far. And I adore the crap out of her.

[@steffy2]

She's the value pack of ssrs, nice packaging, 3 for the price of 1 but ultimately pretty bad in terms of quality. Got her during some yolo rolls and while I'm happy to have a nobbu now their dmg is ..... pretty abysmal

[@minatoarisato4742]

I used my 10 tickets and I got avenger nobu. Now should I save sq for Skadi, Berserker Musashi, or Space Ishtar?

[@luizfelipevbf5567]

Space Ishtar, then save for Castoria.

[@gabriellucifer3426]

You know ehat i want.... MORI... And I'm expecting only a min roll. You know what FGO gave me..... A min roll with Nobu avenger.. Bruh... I wanted mori only seriously my 1 kita sean roll successfully failed.. WTF

[@NanoT_T]

Couldn't you just run a Cure cc on one of her buster cards to remove the burn?

[@kimochi-kun6729]

Yeah sure that can work, i prefer putting cure cc on her art or quick card tho, since i want to max her buster card damage output using crit damage up CC

[@ShootNPissUrSelf]

I've seen a lot of ppl on jp put cure on her buster card so yeah

[@NanoT_T]

@@ShootNPissUrSelf lots of people talk about the burn like its such a negative thing when that can be removed with literally the touch of a button.

[@ShootNPissUrSelf]

@@NanoT_T I mean it shouldn't be really necessary to put cure on her buster card. If she didn't have that silly demerit, then better command codes like critical strength, specific atk, etc can be utilized instead of cure that offers minor improvement on her. She's like a glass cannon with shitty skills that does more harm than good for her performance. Cure is just a bandaid that can't fix the damage DW did to her gameplay.

[@luizfelipevbf5567]

@@NanoT_T It is still taking away a opportunity for something better. Having to run white Vessel or Cure means you can't run something else that improves her damage output, something she is actually rather lacking due to not possessing crit buffs or star absorption.

[@marmarthefirst]

MEN OF DESTINY

[@pablogr6960]

i rolled 1 single multi tryign to get mori, i dont like nobu servants, so i wanted not to get any of them, he didnt appear and the golden avenger card was the last of the roll, it was weird, but welcomed, now i dont hate nobu servants

[@arandomdude1733]

I only rolled om this banner cus there was no freaking waver with the 4 star ce. Did a kitasean and got both 5* and 4* ce AND accidentally maou nobu. I give my condolences to all those who didn't get her. ps: i also got my second copy of arjuna alter this morning. f2p btw