When the Boss Becomes Playable - FGO Ruler Moriarty Servant Guide

[@Finotaisen]

Sorry, lads. I got sidetracked A LOT while making this video, so it came out quite a bit later than I'd have liked. If you held off on rolling, though, I've got good news for you . . .

[@Caligula0306]

I couldn’t get him 😭

[@daeve915]

When is Roland coming

[@shinji177]

Based on Finos apathy towards him I'm guessing the guide will be "Roland is a rare prism that can spook you on Charlemagne's banner"​@@daeve915

[@Swonestone]

It’s fine, he used his noble Phantasm to crash your thoughts.

[@StarBoy0204]

Let’s not forget Moriarty is the First EVIL RULER that is playable, THE EVILEST RULER who’s going to give us the EVILEST math test which we’ll all fail because it’s part of his EVIL PLAN!!

[@IchigoShinagami]

A Math Teacher being an Evil Ruler does fit pretty well ngl

[@naum2099]

Finally, a realistic depiction of a uni teacher!

[@GurenPlasma]

Moriarty: I bring the greatest evil in all of mankind. MATH

[@kamenraider1175]

Swap that a with an e and profit Either that or you accidentally make Hyde...

[@lawrencelopez9839]

when you find out your grandpa used to be a theatre goth

[@blurb9319]

Moriarty does have surprisingly good compatibility with Yui Shoshetsu thanks to his rather unique 3 turn rainbow buff. She fits very well into the arts crit playstyle that Moriarty tries to do and also has healing to compliment Castoria’s hard survival. Astraea will probably be the better arts crit ruler overall even with this unique synergy but it gives him something that separates him from the other rulers at the very least.

[@Kiraidi720]

This, sad Fino couldn't mention it but Yui gives Ruler Moriarty a lot of fun stuff to play with, the only other ones that can do this are Caren (who'd much rater have someone else backing her up) and Artoria Ruler (whose NP has to come before hers does).

[@Iron_Prince]

I love his design, and enjoyed his story in Traum. I still skipped his banner, but learning he has a sick whip he brings out for attack animations from this video has changed my future rolling options for him.

[@barneypurple3435]

I didn't really skip his banner because I wanted to try and get Don Quixote, but I accidentally got him, and Geronimo keeps on appearing on the Casters, where I thought was getting Zhang Jue.

[@Kiraidi720]

And now I can safely retract what I said in a previous comment, his refund may still be unfortunate for an Arts looper but he's hitting for astronomical numbers now, god bless.

[@EmeraldAcid6133]

One unfortunate thing about Ruler Moriarty besides the whale future of Summer Ibuki, is that the free NP5 welfare we get in Iyo is also an Arts AoE Ruler, and she's just flat out better than Ruler Moriarty in every aspect besides his anti-evil support niche. Iyo is actually a competent neutral farmer, and while she can't compete with the big names, she's still *very* good at neutral farming for F2Ps. Ruler Moriarty just gets completely dunked on by her, to say nothing of the whale toys we get this Summer and next.

[@Sasori2105]

I love his first Ascension so much. Looks like the quintessential evil professor. It’s a shame he’s so underwhelming because aesthetically he’s so awesome.

[@Kiraidi720]

I think it's really messed up how Ruler Moriarty has it after his release, he gets some intense competition in the coming two years both within his class and within AoE Arts at large. He's released in an era where Arts loopers feel purposely gimped on release for some reason or the other (either lack of ramp up that Space Ishtar introduced or subpar refunding, he which blatantly got both), only to go back on that NOT EVEN TWO MONTHS LATER with the obscenity that is Summer Ibuki, giving an unceremonious close to this weird era. This man cannot catch a break, a welfare and not one but two (almost three if we look back instead) Summer units give him a run for his money, he really needs something to catch up because as it stands, Summer Melusine completely dominates the AoE Ruler market and it's not even close.

[@rafresendenrafresenden.1644]

Just use him as a meme support with anti-evil units

[@Kiraidi720]

@@rafresendenrafresenden.1644 I know, doesn't really help the rest of things though.

[@barneypurple3435]

Mysterious Idol X Alter and Lancer Vlad has Anti-Evil too so they have synergy with Ruler Moriarty too where one is a Welfare and the other is a Spook that would appear sometimes in your Rolls alongside Astrea.

[@Metroplex7]

3:00 Moriarty, Johanna, and Castoria are a very aesthetic team.

[@TheStuffEnjoyer]

I think they gave him the clown eyeliner as a reference to the Joker. But that's just a theory. A clown theory~💀🗿

[@ShiraFuyu2022]

Sad how he got completely outclassed by a Welfare 4* that's coming soon

[@briannguyen6248]

Np1 vs np5? I don’t think Iyo wins in an evil aligned team tho.

[@ShiraFuyu2022]

@@briannguyen6248 she's still outdamage him at NP1. Moriarty has 2 Damage Buff, Iyo has 3 Evil enemies only gives him 20% more Arts Resist Down and his Supereffective Mod is against Good which has less range than Divine

[@luciebarathlone730]

​@@briannguyen6248that's the fun part, she does

[@WilliamSutton1987]

Who?

[@whydoistillusethissite8626]

@@WilliamSutton1987 Iyo, the welfare from this year's GudaGuda event

[@zombiechook3402]

0:49 Great out of context quote: "Whatever, I'm dating myself."

[@SolidSmiech]

Ruler Moriarty also ends up having some pretty good synergy/evil support with everyone's favorite local shitty priest. Rasputin's NP does indeed do super effective damage against evil alignment enemies--which RM can facilitate--and Kotomine provides a couple of team buffs (20% arts and 20% charge) to evil alignment allies. Throw a Castoria in there, and you got one nice screwed-up team!

[@IchigoShinagami]

Ruler Moriarty's NP is literally the: "Print Money" song, which is half the reason I rolled on his banner.

[@GeneralJerrard101]

I got one of him while rolling for Don Quixote. I almost wish I had gotten a third Don Q, but if i had that kind of wish power, I'd have taken extra Quixote over all the spooks.

[@gazerbeyond6371]

2 years, 2 months, 2 good

[@FurrySupportMain]

I love Moriarty as a character so he’s gonna be my main attacker. I ran outa money and only got one copy so ima save up for when he comes back 😊 already got him to level 100 gonna basically use him to beat traum

[@CYB3RxPRO]

Absolutely love his character and design. For a while I wanted to np5 him though I was worried about the cost of that. However it looks like he likes me more than I thought as I got him 3 times in my first 3 multis. Of course I decided to np5 him, and I think he’s the cheapest np5 I have so far. I already have a 120 np7 Melusine and I’m planning on the same for Summer Melu next year so I could care less about Meta at this point. Honestly I think I might skip over Summer Ibuki lol.

[@ShotgunMcgee666]

He's in my collection because I'm also snagging Raita's servants. But also I love using wack ass servants like him for funny teams so he'll find some use. Also his NP animation in 2nd Ascension is great.

[@reddithirumuri5479]

This is how people should think when summoning for servants, not everything has to be meta, as long as you enjoy the style/gameplay of a character go for them

[@Red-mg4ro]

Got an accounting firm ad before this video while tabbed out. Thought it was part of an intro skit or something.

[@Zabasu]

I was lucky and got it, and now I'm looking forward to your Iyo review

[@maximoftheinternet-zt2me]

ngl his animations give me Algebra and Geometry class ptsd

[@trulymrword]

I got in 30 SQ when I was looking for Don Quixote

[@ashton101letsplays]

he pairs up pretty well with Luvia too, moriarty has some interesting potential!

[@unboundking9742]

Not the slow zoom in on his refund at the end. Fuck, man. I would send Nasu to god early if it meant I could transfer Summer Mel's kit to Moriarty Lily. In fact, why can't you do that? I'd roll on a lot more Servants, meta and favorites alike, if it meant I could then use the meta kits on said favorites. At that point, I'd probably even be okay with powercreep.

[@orga7777]

Having him made beating the last Grail Front yesterday a breeze. All those Moon Cancers didn't stand a chance. lol. I am glad I got him at NP2. I like him a lot. He may not do much damage, but he should be good in CQs.

[@aspl5717]

I got NP2 off my first 10 pull so I think I am legally required to use him.

[@navatheramenguy3127]

I got moriarty 3 times while looking for don who only showed up twice so i'm going to god damn evil meme because fuck you fgo

[@shikiyama]

I love how Fino doesn't even mention one of Moriarty's biggest competitors is Iyo, a free 4 star AoE Arts Ruler who actually can loop. It's really unfortunate when you get outperformed by a welfare three months after you get added.

[@brutakon]

For critical fun, pair with Himiko.

[@ZerebusPrime]

Ok ok I'm convinced I'll go roll for him... ...oh now that's just evil.

[@farhanfarr8368]

I think one of the main reason why his gain is so underwhelming is because of his triple arts deck. FGO tends to "nerf" the gains of triple arts deck servant (that are looper) because they dont want them looping much easier... While in fact, giving moriarty 2A2B deck will make his third skill more valuable.

[@julianfern624]

Moriarty’s not anything fantastic, but I’m having fun teaming him up with Sherlock and Astraea.

[@sergeantassassin3425]

I mean, I got him on the Extra 3 GSSR Banner, so...ehh? Was going for Taira no Kagekiyo, but I didn't have him anyway, so it's fine.

[@ReyOfLight727]

Moriarty can be a good financial advisor

[@harlekingnapmaster3986]

Got Spooked by him when I was rolling for Quixote...

[@smjaiteh]

People still use TI-83s. They are still $80. Texas Instruments is the perfect counterexample to use when some tries to tell you that “capitalism breeds innovation”.

[@ChaldeaWarmaster]

As awesome as Johanna and S. Melusine are, I think you didn't mention Lady Iyo. I heard she's way more reliable for an Arts Ruler and she is a welfare.

[@kuryst8174]

Reliable farmer, not better dps

[@ChaldeaWarmaster]

@@kuryst8174 ah i see

[@SayaViking]

I spent about 60 SQ for Don Quixote, but ended up with no Don and with 2 James instead (and I didn't even want him)... Desire sensor is a weird thing...

[@Flaris]

Yeah, didn’t find myself willing to roll on him. Has his niche uses. But overall I needed to save for others. Really too bad he got gimped in terms of pure looping.

[@darknega75]

Got this guy trying to get the 3*

[@katzkinder7031]

I love Archer Moriarty so this guy was a no brainer on rolling for me, but the thing that I love the most about him is how tragic a servant he actually is. He’s young. He’s idealistic. He desperately, desperately wants to make the world a better place. But his fate is already written in stone. He doesn’t get to be the hero. It’s just not how his life goes. So he plays it up. Giving him the dramatic makeup was a really good design choice for communicating that for the majority of his ascensions, he’s putting on a clown mask, exaggerating himself into what he thinks others are expecting him to be. Adding the Norns into his saint graph just reinforces that he’s a character who wants to rewrite his fate, get a different fortune. He’s too good to have come from the mess that was Traum’s slapdash, boring, and poorly executed story

[@orga7777]

Hey now. Traum's story was really good. I like a lot of the character motivations from the group. Sherlock and Kadoc have the best moments of the main crew, and I like the cute story between Constantine and Joan. Then you have Kriemhild who was both tragic and terrifying as a villain. Even Zhang Jue was interesting. Do I even have to mention Don Quixote de la Mancha? Dude was a boss the entire Singularity. Yeah. I gotta hard disagree with your view on Traum's story. I think it is really good. Not LB6 good, but better than LB 2-4 and every Singularity except for Babylonia.

[@katzkinder7031]

@@orga7777 the “””romance””” between Constantine and Johanna was one of the worst parts of Traum. The actual worst part being Johanna herself. Traum unfortunately suffered heavily from rewrite hell and it shows in the pacing, how underutilized many characters were, and the odd cutscene jumps where multiple times you’ll be confirmed to be getting into a battle only for five minutes later to still be reading a cutscene. The humor was very good but incongruent with the tone and situation sometimes (why are we joking around with Moriarty immediately after he killed one of our dear friends?) Actions get taken by characters that don’t make sense (on what planet would Vlad and Holmes leave us alone with Kadoc? Bradamante betrays her friends and doesn’t explain herself at all. She exists solely to be Johanna’s romantic jiminy cricket and praise her for doing nothing). Salome was underutilized and killed off far too early for her sacrifice to have any lasting impact and she’s forgotten about almost immediately. The monk that’s just. Randomly there and never given a name. The janky pacing makes Holmes’s death feel too sudden and unable to give a real sense of loss to the player. Roland’s heroic sacrifice is mistimed and executed in a less than stellar way. There’s a lot of good concepts in Traum that, sadly, SUCKED in their execution and makes me more frustrated with the wasted potential, especially with Johanna’s motivations making her look like a spoiled Mary sue brat instead of the tragic figure traum so desperately wants to paint her to be. It tried to do too much and succeeded in very little

[@orga7777]

@@katzkinder7031 I disagreee on a lot of that. Salome was brought up again when Zhang Jue tried to taunt us with ehr death when going to his hide out. Also, I liked how she was utilized. She played her part very well. While I do agree some character were VERY under utilized, that is the case in many of the arcs. Not just Traum. Some needed more time to cook, but most serve their intended purpose except for Sugitani and MAYBE Tamatomo and Bradamante. The rest of the cast got enough time to do what they needed to do for the story to resolve. As for Joan, I liked her character here. She is a fictional being that is understandable why she would be disenchanted by Proper Human History for deeming her a fake. She didn't hate it, but she had words for it. Her and Constantine made a good duo for the Reinstatement side of things. I understood their motivations and everything was properly explored. The biggest problem with it was that I wish we got MORE of that so it could be fleshed out a little more than it was in the final product. I liked their dynamic. I also don't think Holmes death was relegated like you said, either. Everyone was clearly mad at Moriarty after the whole thing as he was leading them to the big secret reveal. I felt the loss and so did the rest of the crew. they talked about it for a while, even. Being left alone with Kadoc was fine at this point since if he did anything, they were going to detonate the collar he had on anyway. He wasn't going to do anything. Unlike in other parts of the story, we never really lost contact with Chaldea unless Moriarty was around. Yeah. I just don't agree with a lot of what you said. It wasn't PERFECT and could have used a bit more time in the oven, but it still came out pretty good. I liked it. I would put it upper middle for FGO arcs. The highs were really high and the lows were not that low.

[@katzkinder7031]

@@orga7777 I think I just have higher standards 🤷 The only other parts of FGO that felt like such a huge slog were lost belt 2 and Agartha. That’s how bad the chapter was for me. It’s fine to be okay with mediocre story telling but don’t try and tell me it’s not mediocre and poorly executed just cuz you’re fine with less

[@orga7777]

@@katzkinder7031 LMAO. I definitely am not fine with less. Maybe your head is just up your own behind sniffing your own farts? Expecting too much after LB6 maybe? It is better than every single early Singularity up to Camelot at the very least. It is definitely better than all the Psuedo-Singularities. And while it is not better than LB1, 5, or 6, it is definitely better than LB 2-4 and Heien-Kyo. It certainly isn't anywhere close to as bad as you claim, that is for sure. Certainly not the best story ever, but it was enjoyable and we had so many good character moments that I was never bored reading it.

[@cyberrain3261]

I tried so hard to summon for him and didn't get him so I have to hope to get him through GSSR.

[@ThatFateGuy69]

Man Fino really showing his age

[@lordtea]

When u are taking math exam be like

[@QPDangerous]

I rolled young Mori Arty just for Bakin support 😔

[@ivanbluecool]

Saw the title. Thought of protea right away. What were they thinking when they made her kit?

[@blurb9319]

Protea does need time to snowball tbf as she doesn’t start out with the most hp, lacks common defensive counterclassing and can be heavily critted down. Once she gets going she’s a wrecking ball but she needs help or luck to get there on most hard fights.

[@PsuNotPsu]

His design is my No.1 favourite, sad he’s so mid and Anii is coming shortly after.

[@Mohjo19]

Where tf is the Zhang Jiao review

[@sonderanderson1312]

I spent over $900 and 1890sq just for np 3 copy of him :/

[@bananahappened2473]

Moriarty but less hot

[@lumaw152]

you just have daddy issue.

[@SerphSheff]

Moriarty but more hot*

[@therexdragonblade6821]

TRUE OLD MAN FUCKERS RISE UP!!!!

[@Gonzora]

​@@SerphSheffImho the full black eyes and clown paint aren't worth old Moriarty's glasses and blue-purple eyes. Also, the old fan edits of Archer Moriarty without the wrinkles and mustache were much better at representing a young Moriarty than this Ruler variant. That being said I don't hate Young Moriarty, the thing is that I have a hard time telling myself that it's supposed to be the "same" character.

[@amai2307]

Faster guide - one month before anni, easiest skip in my life.

[@AeirEclipseHayastin]

Ah, yes, Bogdanoff.

[@izumilance5184]

The only good reason to actually roll for him is if you're a fan of old Moriarty and Holmes, Raita or through his story inclusion(which is also not that good either way). Even at NP2 he's not that great at dealing damage and even looping so indeed holding off your stock of SQs for Summer Ibuki or Summer Meluko is the way to go.

[@Fureiji88]

The lesson here is that ruler Moriarty is the bottom of the barrel prize since everyone is just trying to get a copy of don quixote. Even with his meme gimmicks that no one will really go out of their way to do, he's just not worth building a team around. Now if Raita were told to make a gender bent younger Moriarty with all these gimmicks then you'd be seeing people throwing money at Moriarty regardless of criticisms 😂 that's just the reality of it all lol

[@barneypurple3435]

Ruler that uses a 📏 to fight.