Yeah I don't use Retaliate but does Double Hit work with better than Double Cut abilities like Breakdowns?
Do you have any suggestions for good melee RMs that arent too hard to get? I know Luneth has the best one but it comes from a 106 dungeon (the MC) and I'm not sure I can get it.
Nope. Double hits (as well most RM that starts with "Attack does...") doesnt stack with anything aside Attack option. Still, depending how you use a char, thats still +40% of dmg without major losses and zero costs (while double cuts you need to hone it and waste an ability slot).
It works well against fodders, but against bosses, normally you will be constantly using abilities so double hits wont be effective. Break abilities has a bit stronger dmg and still add break status effect, and normally its those 3* breaks that I use as melee option (good dmg and status effect).
For RM to melees, I normally use the "deal slightly more dmg with X-type of weapon", solitude/loner if Im using less than 5 chars or those RM that increase att but inflict certain type of status effect. I think the later has better effect over the first one.
Josef first RM is one good type of that: increase 20% attack while inflicting a weak status effect like sap. Kains RM provides confused and Ricard is the same as Josefs.