A world savior is the best an entire planet can produce. She is the one heroine that protects all others from the direst threats, the shining beacon of hope that outdoes evil itself. This is Anastasia's lot in life and she has the powers to back it up, something Eirika is about to find out firsthand. While Eirika relies only on her swordplay, Anastasia can match that with Argetlahm and then draw out her true powers. Anastasia can fight defensively, healing and increasing her evade and speed with Air Guard. While Eirika may be more agile at first, this advantage will erode away into a weakness, outsped entirely by Anastasia. Then Impulse gets into it, massive damage that Eirika can't do much but take on the chin. As Eirika focuses on evasion and not endurance, these blasts will quickly take the starch out of her sails. Finally, if all else fails, Anastasia can invoke Salvation, which will even restore her from a killing blow. With all these advantages, it's easy to see why Anastasia advances to the second round and Eirika is just another foe defeated by the power of a united Filgaia.
