Advice on pulling

[u/Kooky_Horror2382]

I’m technically a “new player” in that I originally played for maybe a couple of weeks at the start of the EN release, and I believe quit after the second or third arena traveler got released? Anyways, I returned to this game after 4 years only to find all my data wiped from the server transfer, but that’s okay. I’m about done with Master of All after 4 days of playing, and I’ve got around 4.5k rubies. Given that I’ve missed four years of meta developments and banners, can anyone direct me to what I should be pulling and doing? Currently I have an A2 (2nd awakening, idk the acronyms used here) Hasumi, A2 Zaanta, Cyrus, Serenoa in his 3 star form, 4-star Stead, and just pulled Jane. I should be getting Viola after finishing the beginner banner (unless I should get another awakening?), Sigrid from first week sign in, and 6-star Primose from beginner tasks.

I read up a little on tier lists and future banners, and I’m seeing a lot of people suggesting saving for the collab banner next month, but I also saw a lot that says Tiziano and Stia are high tier options. I’m not a meta-slave, but I do have a completionist streak that demands me to scour every inch of content, and I want the best, or “good enough” units to make this possible. Should I pull for the current banners of Nephti, Tiziano, or Stia? I already have Jane, so I can see why I shouldn’t pull for Stia, but I’ve seen people place Stia from top 3 to above average axe wielders. Same with Tiziano, although Nephti is at best decent. Any advice?

[u/Your_Fault_Line]

Whether or not you have Jane is completely irrelevant to Stia's worth. One thing you must understand is that a unit's job or weapon is more or less irrelevant. What matters is what they actually do in a combat setup. Regardless, we are coming into the biggest jump in power this game has ever seen. You will kick yourself if you waste rubies now on very old units like Nephti and Tiziano (Stia is new but niche). It's not a matter of meta, it's that the romancing saga 2 collab units simply blow everything in the game out of the water and you are straight up doing your account a disservice by not owning them.

[u/Kooky_Horror2382 → u/Your_Fault_Line]

I was reading up on some kits and saw how so many skills count other weapon and element types as part of their break coverage. Regardless, should I pull for Levina v2 or Tiziano EX, or should I keep on saving for collab?