>>2004551I think pretty much at any point, she usually loses in 2 to 3 hits (at least against other servants). I remember the first 2 ranking battles being pretty brutal actually. If anything, it became easier later on when you had the ressources to use your skills, because you can stunlock your opponent, maybe you die more quickly, but you barely give them a chance to move at all thanks to stunlock, so instead of dealing with 3 unknowns, you deal with maybe 1. Doesn't really matter if they can kill you in 2 hits if they only get 1 move.
But it's been a while since I played it. All I remember is that Tamamo seemed to be pretty much the way the game is meant to be experienced, because the whole story kind of loses its effect if you play an invincible tank machine who is never in any danger of losing.
Maybe it's reversed and Saber actually becomes difficult later on, I grew bored on my 2nd playthrough at around week 4.