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Tier
C+

Caster
Max HP 11,882
HP Rank
Max ATK 7,952
ATK Rank
Base Atk1,325Base HP1,901
Max Atk 7,952 Max HP 11,882
Lvl 100 Atk 9,628 Lvl 100 HP 14,407
Lvl 120 Atk 11,305 Lvl 120 HP 16,932
NP per Hit (%) 0.51%
NP when Attacked (%) 3%
Star Absorption 51
Star Generation per Hit 10.6%

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Servant Skills

Morph C

Increase own DEF (3 turns).

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Lvl12345678910
Defense + 16%16.8%17.6%18.4%19.2%20%20.8%21.6%22.4%24%
CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5

Available from the start

Wizard of Menlo Park A

Increase DEF for one ally (3 turns).
Reduce skill cooldown by 1 for one ally.

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Lvl12345678910
Defense + 20% 21% 22% 23% 24% 25% 26% 27% 28% 30%
CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5

Replaces Morph C after 2nd Rank Up Quest.

Mass Production A

Gain Critical Stars every turn (5 turns).
Increase own NP Gauge every turn (5 turns).

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Lvl12345678910
Star Regen + 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10
NP Regen + 5% 5.5% 6% 6.5% 7% 7.5% 8% 8.5% 9% 10%
CD 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10

Unlocks after 1st Ascension

Mass Production A+

Gain Critical Stars every turn (5 turns).
Increase NP Gauge every turn for all allies (5 turns).
Increase NP Strength for all allies (5 turns).

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Lvl12345678910
Star Regen + 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10
NP Regen + 5% 5.5% 6% 6.5% 7% 7.5% 8% 8.5% 9% 10%
NP Damage + 10% 11% 12% 13% 14% 15% 16% 17% 18% 20%
CD 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10

Upgrades after Rank Up 3. (Not available, ETA 3/2024)

Concept Improvement A+

Increase NP Overcharge Level for an ally by 2 stages (1 turn).
Increase Critical Star Drop Rate for an ally (1 turn).

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Lvl12345678910
Star Rate + 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% 30%
CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6

Unlocks after 3rd Ascension and Interlude Quest 1

Append Skills

Anti-Archer (ATK Up)

Deal extra Special ATK damage to [Archer] class enemies.

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Lvl12345678910
Special ATK +20%21%22%23%24%25%26%27%28%30%

Class Skills

Territory Creation EX (D)

Increase your Arts Card effectiveness by 4%.

Item Construction EX (D)

Increase your Debuff Chance Rate by 4%.

Noble Phantasm

W・F・D EX

Deal damage to all enemies.
Inflict Skill Seal for all enemies (1 turn).
Inflict NP Seal for all enemies (1 turn).

<Overcharge>

Decrease Critical Rate for all enemies (3 turns).

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W・F・D

World Faith Domination

Rank Classification Hit-Count
EX Anti-Populace 1
Effect

Deal damage to all enemies.
Inflict Skill Seal for all enemies (1 turn).
Inflict NP Seal for all enemies (1 turn).

Level 1 2 3 4 5
450% 600% 675% 712.5% 750%
Overcharge Effect

Decrease Critical Rate for all enemies (3 turns).

Charge 100% 200% 300% 400% 500%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
W・F・D (Upgrade 1) 'EX'

Upgrade via Rank Up Quest 1

Deal damage to all enemies.
Inflict Skill Seal for all enemies (1 turn).
Inflict NP Seal for all enemies (1 turn).

<Overcharge>

Decrease Critical Rate for all enemies (3 turns).
Decrease ATK for all enemies (3 turns).

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W・F・D (Upgrade 1)

World Faith Domination

Rank Classification Hit-Count
'EX' Anti-Populace 1
Effect

Deal damage to all enemies.
Inflict Skill Seal for all enemies (1 turn).
Inflict NP Seal for all enemies (1 turn).

Level 1 2 3 4 5
600% 750% 825% 862.5% 900%
Overcharge Effect

Decrease Critical Rate for all enemies (3 turns).
Decrease ATK for all enemies (3 turns).

Charge 100% 200% 300% 400% 500%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Assorted Info

ID 103
Cost 12
Gender Male
Growth Semi-Reverse S
Inst. Death Chance 60.00%
Damage Distribution Quick 16,33,51
Damage Distribution Arts 16,33,51
Damage Distribution Buster 16,33,51
Damage Distribution Extra 6,13,20,26,35
Damage Distribution NP 100

Attack / HP Growth

Stat Ratings

Interlude Quests

Quest Requirements Reward
Interlude 1
Chapter Completion: Chaldea Gate

Ascension: 2

Bond: 3

Rank Up 1
Chapter Completion:

Ascension: 4

Bond: 0

Rank Up 2 (ETA 2/2021)
Chapter Completion:

Ascension: 4

Bond: 0

Skill 1

Rank Up 3 (ETA: 3/2024)
Chapter Completion: Fuyuki

Ascension: 4

Bond: 0

Skill 2

✔ = Available ✖ = Unavailable

Ascension Materials

StageCostMaterials
2
50,000
3
150,000
4
500,000
Max
1,500,000

Skill Enhancement Materials

LevelCostMaterials
1 → 2 100,000
2 → 3 200,000
3 → 4 600,000
4 → 5 800,000
5 → 6 2,000,000
6 → 7 2,500,000
7 → 8 5,000,000
8 → 9 6,000,000
9 → 10 10,000,000

Append Skill Materials

LevelCostMaterials
1 → 2 100000
2 → 3 200000
3 → 4 600000
4 → 5 800000
5 → 6 2000000
6 → 7 2500000
7 → 8 5000000
8 → 9 6000000
9 → 10 10000000

Total Materials Required

Ascension
Skill
Append Skill
Asc + Skill
Total

Costume Dress Materials

Costume Cost Materials
April Fool's 0

Bond CE

Bond Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Bond Pts Req. 4,000 12,000 3,000 13,000 3,000 155,000 340,000 310,000 360,000 330,000
Lights of Civilization

When equipped on Thomas Edison,
Increase NP Gain of all allies by 15% while he's on the field.

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Overview

Thomas Edison can be described as a support/utility Servant who focuses on critical star generation and enemy disruption via his Noble Phantasm which can seal enemy skills and NPs. He also has a gimmicky skill, Concept Improvement, which increases the overcharge level of an ally’s NP by two but overall, doesn’t have much impact. Rather, he is better used as a support for Crit teams as among other things, he can give out a stream of stars using Mass Production.

However, as Edison has low attack, poor star generation, and as Mass Production has an overtly long cooldown, he may not be the best choice as a support. His NP has some utility, but there are other defensive Servants better at protecting their team from an NP as opposed to merely stalling it for one turn. Overall, although Edison has tools for supporting Crit lineups, he’s outshined by other more dedicated supports. His third skill, though having its niche uses, can’t alone carry his lackluster kit.

Strengths

Unique Skill and Overall Utility

Edison's main defining feature is the presence of Concept Improvement which can be used to increase an ally’s NP overcharge by two. He is one of few Servants who have this ability in the game. His Noble Phantasm can also seal all enemy skills and NPs as well, allowing him to also stall his opponents’ NPs for one turn.

Decent Critical Star Support

Edison’s Concept Improvement, in addition to providing overcharge boost, also increases Critical Star drop rate. Coupled with his Mass Production, which can give a maximum of 10 Critical Stars per turn for 5 turns, and his relatively low Star Weight, he can also be used as a Crit team support.

Good NP Gain

Being a Caster and having three available Arts cards to possibly do Arts Brave chains helps Edison charge his NP gauge faster. Coupled with Mass Production which gives NP charge on a turn by turn basis, Edison can get and fire his NP quite quickly.

Weaknesses

Unique Skill is Limited in Effectiveness

While Edison is the only Servant who even has the ability to give overcharge to a NP via Concept Improvement, most of the time it becomes a non-factor in battle. While some Servants do have nice overcharge effects, like Berserker Lancelot with his attack buff, the impact of said overcharge effect is more often than not negligible. More often than not, it’s more favorable using a different support Servant instead.

Low Damage

Edison has the second lowest ATK among all Gold Casters, only better than Medea Lily whose primary job is a support Healer. Although Edison is mostly relegated to a support/utility role, having poor attack doesn’t help all the same. Additionally, Edison doesn’t have high durability to offset his low damage, having only a low rank in Morph. 

High Cooldown on his Bread and Butter Skill

Edison’s primary skill is his Mass Production which gives a good amount of NP charge and stars, but its main limitation is that it has an extremely high base cooldown of 12. Even though the effects last for 5 turns, even at level 10, there’s still a 5-turn gap where the skill is inactive.

Level Up Skill Recommendation

Skill Priority
Morph C

Increase own DEF (3 turns).

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Lvl12345678910
Defense + 16%16.8%17.6%18.4%19.2%20%20.8%21.6%22.4%24%
CD 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 5
Mass Production A

Gain Critical Stars every turn (5 turns).
Increase own NP Gauge every turn (5 turns).

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Lvl12345678910
Star Regen + 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10
NP Regen + 5% 5.5% 6% 6.5% 7% 7.5% 8% 8.5% 9% 10%
CD 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 10
Concept Improvement A+

Increase NP Overcharge Level for an ally by 2 stages (1 turn).
Increase Critical Star Drop Rate for an ally (1 turn).

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Lvl12345678910
Star Rate + 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20% 22% 24% 26% 30%
CD 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6
  • Mass Production is Edison’s main bread and butter skill as a support/utility Servant. At a whopping 12-turn cooldown, the less time the skill is offline the better. The stars and NP gain also increase with the level which is essential to his role.
  • Concept Improvement should be levelled up next. While the overcharge increase doesn’t change, the lowered cooldown will allow him to use it more often. Additionally, the increase in Critical Star generation will help him support better in Crit team compositions.

  • Morph should have the least priority. Although having survivability is not bad, it doesn’t help Edison fulfill his niche that much as the other skills do.

Craft Essence Recommendation

  • A Fragment of 2030: Allowing Edison to generate more stars is great when coupled with Mass Production’s star generation, and it also is useful during the times Edison doesn't have his second skill up.
  • Little Halloween Devil / Divine Banquet / Prisma Cosmos: Edison’s Noble Phantasm as some utility in that it can seal enemy NPs and skills. As such, it would be beneficial having it up as soon and as much as possible, so he can use as many times as he can before the enemies can use theirs.
  • Iron-Willed Training / Threefold Barrier: As Edison’s second skill is active over multiple turns, if he dies any time during the active duration of his skills, the remaining turns are wasted. To counteract this, he can be given craft essences which make him hardier in addition to Morph which already gives him some defense.

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Other Info

Release Date 3/15/2018
AKA/Alias/Nicknames King of Inventors, Leomon, The Man Who F*cking Sued Everyone (Cirnopedia)
Country/Place of Origin United States of America
Illustrator pako
Seiyuu (CV) Takuma Terashima
Series Fate/Grand Order

Parameters

STR
E
END
EX
AGL
E
MP
EX
LUK
A
NP
EX

Valentine's CE

Availability

Story-locked - Only available in the Story Summon after completing their associated Story section, or in limited banners in which they are explicitly listed as a Rate-Up Servant.

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