Commando · Hammer

FF Resonance Lid Build, Best Visions and How to Recruit

Lid is an airship engineer from Dirnado who hopes to earn the title of Cid, and she fights next to Mechabo, a robot chocobo she built. She is a Commando who mixes stagger, debuffs and magic damage.

Tier: A
Role: Commando
Weapon: Hammer
Joins: Chapter 2

How to Recruit Lid

Chapter: Chapter 2: Eternal Blue

Location: Dilmagia

Missable: No, joins through the story

She joins in Chapter 2 when you visit her at the Dilmagia shipyard, before the trip over Mt. Thunderclap.

Best Visions and Abilities for Lid

How to Play Lid

Mechabo skills drain stagger fast, and Overclock makes them far stronger.
Use Mechamog Scan to give a boss a weakness that your other three can target.
Do Arise, Mechabo! and Mechabo Evolved early to repair Mechabo and add new skills.
Until her physical setup is ready, run her as a magic attacker with Terra's Magic Boost.

Best Visions for Lid

Firion

Arms Akimbo gives her two actions, and Bladeblitz clears mobs at no MP cost.

ABreaker

Squall

Double Action with Arms Akimbo makes for massive turns, and Trigger adds stagger.

ACommando

Tidus

First Strike has her act early, so she breaks enemies sooner and stacks the damage boosts from her skills.

BBreaker

Bartz

Boosts Spellblade skills, which hit very hard next to Arms Akimbo and Double Action.

SBreaker

Sephiroth

Strong passives and a big crit rate bonus suit her damage role.

SCommando

Zidane

His passives reward hitting debuffed targets, which fits her disruption tools.

CSaboteur

Best Abilities to Equip

Get Arms Akimbo and Spirit of Squall, which carries Double Action, before anything else since her physical build runs on them. The rest add crit damage, Sharp Mind burst and cheaper skills.

Ability	Type	Learned from	Mastery Rank	AP
Barrage	Active	Noctis	MR 9	20
Spirit of Squall	Passive	Squall	MR 9	105
Sharp Mind	Passive	Terra	MR 7	20
Arms Akimbo	Support	Firion	MR 9	60
Critical Boost	Passive	Cloud	MR 9	40
First Strike	Passive	Tidus	MR 3	20
Half MP Cost	Passive	Tronn	MR 9	50

Lid Max Stats

Lid Level 99 Attributes

Lid ranks in the top two of the party for Stamina. The # column is the rank among all 8 characters.

HP5,333#4

MP487#6

Str339#6

Sta515#2

Mag360#6

Spi326#7

Spd329#5

Lid Skills and Abilities

Limit Burst

March of the Machines

Deal physical damage to all enemies with a chance to inflict Confuse.

Lv. 1

Skills Per Level

Lv.	Skill	Type	Element	MP	Effect
1	March of the Machines	Limit Burst	-	-	Deal physical damage to all enemies with a chance to inflict Confuse.
1	Mechabo Kick	Active		5	(Mechabo Skill) Deal Earth physical damage to an enemy.
1	Mechabo Escape	Support	-	8	(Mechabo Skill) Escape from battle guaranteed.
3	Stone	Active		5	(Black Magic) Deal Earth magic damage.
16	Stonera	Active		15	(Black Magic) Deal Earth magic damage.
25	Reflect	Support	-	17	(White Magic) Enable an ally to reflect back black or white magic cast at them. Certain magic spells cannot be reflected back.
32	Stonega	Active		44	(Black Magic) Deal Earth magic damage.

Lid Substory

Beyond the Blue Side Quest

Beyond the Blue opens in Dilmagia, starts with blueprints at Mobliz Shipyard and includes a fight with Typhon. Clear it for Chocobo Nitro and a permanent stat bonus.

Available from: Scars of Time

Start at: Dilmagia

Permanent stat bonus: HP +100, MP +30, Magic +30, Strength +20

All side quests

Lid Dialogue Choices

All Dialogue Options and Bonuses

Some conversations let you pick how Lid answers. Each answer gives a small permanent stat boost, so pick the stat you want.

Dilmagia, the Machinopolis · Lid

No matter what happens, we'll have your back. (+3 Strength)
There might be a reason behind your brother's change. (+3 Magic)
Doesn't matter how far away you are, siblings are siblings. (+3 Stamina)

Lid Profile and Voice Actor Overview

Role: Commando

Weapon: Hammer

English voice: Elsie Lovelock

Japanese voice: Ayaka Ohashi

Joins in: Chapter 2

Tier: A

Lid is A because Mechabo gives her strong stagger and Mechamog Scan sets up weaknesses for everyone. She shines most next to Rain and Nichol.

Lid FAQ

What are the best Visions for Lid?

Firion, Squall, Tidus work best on Lid. Lid is A because Mechabo gives her strong stagger and Mechamog Scan sets up weaknesses for everyone. She shines most next to Rain and Nichol.

How do you recruit Lid in FF Resonance?

She joins in Chapter 2 when you visit her at the Dilmagia shipyard, before the trip over Mt. Thunderclap.

What weapon does Lid use?

Lid uses a hammer and cannot equip any other weapon type.

What is Lid's substory?

Beyond the Blue opens in Dilmagia, starts with blueprints at Mobliz Shipyard and includes a fight with Typhon. Clear it for Chocobo Nitro and a permanent stat bonus.