Europa

“Look! My bull became stronger!”

Grandmas have always been a small subset of Servants in FGO, and Europa came in deciding she wanted to compete against the likes of Helena and… that’s about it. Using a bull as a mount, she serves as a dual power with a bulwark defense and a standard power noble phantasm, making her a Buster AoE Rider. She also is well known to hand out candy to good children.

Europa can contribute majorly to newer Masters through her combined strong defenses and damage. With her combined powers of Grace of the King of Gods A+ and her Noble Phantasm Sfyrí tou Tálos she gains essentially a 50% Buster boost for the turn similar to Mana Bursts. Combined with the Defense down of The King of Gods' White Bull C this puts her damage on the upper side of AoE Riders. On the other side of the coin, she has very high durability thanks to Innocent Princess B’s boosts to her immunities to both damage and debuffs, as well as her Noble Phantasm giving her 3 turns of 50% increased defense. Her NP gain also is nothing to scoff at.

Unfortunately, she lacks many of the tools which would make her appear desirable to more experienced Masters. She only has a 30% charge when many other AoE Rider options have a 50%, and she is Buster based, making her ability to charge and recharge her gauge comparatively more difficult than her counterparts. Her damage, while being on the high side of Riders, is one of many on the higher side. And while her defenses make her a potential challenge quest staple, her AoE Noble Phantasm doesn’t pack the punch that single target Riders have.

A new Master would do wonderfully with Europa as a centerpiece of their team capable of dealing damage and taking it as well, with her durability being an excellent asset for Masters with developing rosters. For more experienced Masters, Europa offers defensive options that are quite notable even among those sharing her class and rarity, although she may not necessarily be the first pick due to her NP gauge charge options. But as far as being the most adorable granny, Helena still has her beat!

Decent Damage

Europa has a three-turn Buster up buff combined with a Buster up overcharge on her Noble Phantasm, which allows her to hit rather decently against her opposition. With a 20% defense down on her third skill and outside support she could hit the top tiers of damage among Riders. 

Sturdy

Europa may be one of the sturdiest Servants in the game. On one end, she has immunities on her first skill with a 3-hit Invincibility which never goes away, and 100% Debuff Resist, also 3-time with infinite duration, which essentially acts as debuff immunity save for a few rare situations. On the other, she gains a whopping 50% defense each turn she uses her Noble Phantasm. On a third, she can limit enemy incoming damage with her AoE Charm potential and crit chance reduction. There is very little one can do to damage her at full force.

Good NP Gain

While Europa’s Arts cards are fairly pedestrian with a 0.58 NP gain rate and 3 hits, her second skill boosts Arts effectiveness by 30%. If given the right cards she will regain her lost NP gauge in a hurry.

Vanilla

Europa is great for newer masters, offering them what they need, but for an experienced Master there is nothing truly irreplaceable about her. Other Servants have easier access to NP gauge or adequate defenses which makes her nothing special.

Chance Based Charm

While she enjoys the abilities of an AoE charm, it has only a 60% chance of success. In a critical situation, it could fail and she or the party could be hit at a bad time.

No True Specialty

Europa fits the trait of “Jack of All Trades, Master of None.” She is great in a challenge quest by putting up a bulwark defense for herself, but at the same time her Noble Phantasm, by its AoE nature, will not do the damage to end the quest as quickly against high-HP bosses. At the same time, in farming she lacks the ability to loop, so she’s a slower option than others which already exist.

Europa’s skills are all about boosting her damage and her defenses, and thankfully are split apart so Masters can choose to use offense without sacrificing defense. However, her offense scales and her defense for the most part does not, so Masters will want to concentrate on offensive skills first.

• Innocent Princess B is what makes Europa a bulwark. With three hits of invincibility and three hits of debuff resistance (up to 100%) this skill is crucial in her kit. These hits have no turn limit, which makes them even stronger if another Servant has a target focus. Most Masters will want to maximize this skill to take advantage of 100% debuff resistance at max level, which is impenetrable without opponent buffs or debuffs, as well as reducing its cooldown time. However, it should be leveled last as its most crucial part, the three turns of invincibility, does not scale.
• Grace of the King of Gods A is Europa’s primary steroid. Its Arts boosts give her decent recharge on her Arts cards, and its Buster boosts serve to strengthen her Noble Phantasm. A Master will want to use this prior to her Noble Phantasm to power it up. Its 30% charge can allow her earlier access. Masters will want this at max to take advantage of every last bit of charge, and first to increase her power.

• The King of Gods' White Bull C is a potentially brutal skill with the chance to charm every enemy regardless of gender. Even if it fails, it lowers the enemy’s critical chances, and hence incoming damage. Masters generally use this on her Noble Phantasm turn, however, to lower enemy defenses and boost her damage. This skill’s defense down does scale with level so it’s best to level second, and can be left at lower levels if necessary.

As a damage dealer, Masters will want to access her Noble Phantasm as quickly as possible with a Starting NP Gauge CE. They also could sacrifice initial speed for a Mixed Damage / Starting Charge CE for more consistent and stronger damage. Europa, as a charmer, also benefits from Charm Rate Up CEs.

• Kaleidoscope / The Imaginary Element / Dragon’s Meridian: As a damage dealer, Europa benefits from earlier access to her Noble Phantasm. Anything which provides that – especially a MLB Imaginary Element or Kaleidoscope which can charge to max with her own skill – are decent options.
• Aerial Drive / Holy Night Supper / Golden Sumo: Boulder Tournament / First Sunrise / Partake with the King: As a Buster based Servant, Europa’s best damage boost comes from Aerial Drive due to scaling. Lacking that, she is best served with NP damage boosts first, then attack, and then Buster. As long as it carries a 50% charge, she is in good hands.
• Elixir of Love If a Master is missing a charge CE, they could be well helped by boosting her Charm success rate an additional 12-15% to better utilize her third skill.