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Elysion wand and pre-nerf Meteor Cudgel would like to have a word with you.

In the face of this game's progression with respect to emerging content, the death of Hu/Br Dragonslayer may not happen for a long time. Sac Bite 0 notwithstanding.

In the end, we're deciding...

By that definition, you just called Austere a fad. Unfortunately, that's the nature of the chase in MMOs... along with power creep.

The biggest issue with respect to this is the need to sub Braver to fully maximize damage from the Dragonslayer setup. People who argue Hu/Fi is better are talking from a position of familiarity...

Seiga Lance is easy to obtain (Yamato CF), and its latent is 11% unconditional damage. (The heals are a bonus)
This also applies to Seiga Partizan. However if you're chasing Austere, that isn't...