[Video] Mythic Plus Linthia VS Liu Bei/Australis

August 4, 2016 Mantastic 10 Comments

Introduction

Push-Button teams have become all the rage lately due to their speed and efficiency when clearing content. They have mostly been regulated to farming Tamadra or PreDRA Infestation as a means to squeeze in as many runs as possible within a small time frame; however, with the introduction of Awoken Liu Bei , Push-Button teams are now able to tackle some Mythic Plus content with the right set up and planning. If you have not already, I encourage you to read my Awoken Liu Bei Analysis article for more information.

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Clear times are significantly faster when I am not explaining myself etc. If you are using a less than ideal team like mine, be sure to experiment and test to ensure you deal enough damage.

The fact I have to combo on the first few floors is simply outrageous.

My team

Mantastic has had quite lackluster luck with the REM (even after spending 210 stones on the most recend 5x GFE event) and is lacking a Liu Bei to form the ideal 64x team. As such, I decided to pair my Australis with Fantastic’s Liu Bei to form a 32x ATK (40x ATK on Australis) team.

As you can see, my team is quite underdeveloped outside of the max-skilled Zeus Dios as the monster levels do not matter in Rouge Descends due to everyone starting at level 1.

Strategy

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Game Meta, Monster Points, Skill Inheritance

Duplicate Monsters: To Keep or not to Keep. That is the Question

August 3, 2016 Mantastic 19 Comments

Introduction

That is one of the few verses from Shakespeare that I have retained from my High School days so that hopefully appeases my former English teachers. Regardless, which duplicate monster to keep or sell is quickly becoming a topic of interest, especially after the most recent 5x GFE event. Years ago, most duplicate monsters had very little meaning. However, with the introduction of Skill Inheritance and the Monster Point system, those extra Urd’s are starting to have more value.

Other resources

If you have not already, I strongly encourage you to read my various other articles that I will be making reference to throughout this discussion:

Skill Inheritance: Overview and Basics
Skill Inheritance: Advanced Strategies
3,000 MP or +50 Eggs
Original 6 MP Dragons
Four Gentlemen Comparison
Reddit Duplicates Guide (goes through the entire REM, but take with a grain of salt)

Duplicate checklist

It can be challenging to go through a card-by-card basis of what to sell or keep and is somewhat redundant due to Reddit already covering that. As such, I wish to go through my own thought process when determining if I should keep these extra duplicate monsters. Your situation will differ from mine as well as Reddit so still use your own judgement. Continue reading Duplicate Monsters: To Keep or not to Keep. That is the Question →

Godfest, Streaming, Videos

[Videos] 55 Million Downloads Godfest Pulls

August 2, 2016 Mantastic 35 Comments

Background

As promised tonight on my Twitch Stream, here are the video records from my 55 Million Downloads 5x GFE Godfest. I had to split it into 2 videos as my stream decided to take a break and restart and the highlight cropping feature needs a live stream to work. Despite my rolls, I still have my Pretty Pancaaake

Videos

Part 1

Part 2

My rolls

As many of you may be reading on your commute or in non-wifi zones, here is a compilation of my rolls prior to selling/evolving.

Mantastic, 42 rolls:

What I am happy about:

Gadius if I did not already own 2 (4 now) as he is a great assistant for Miru
Vritra who will be my first step towards a push-button team
Ryune x2 is not something I should complain about as it is a very powerful SI card or 50k MP (I already have a penta-max one so this makes 3…)
Typhon is my 8th lifetime 6-star and is new for me so that is something to be happy about. If his special Cross evolution comes to North America, he may gain more uses; however, I still do not own Akechi so my options are still limited.
Sumire #3 allows me to complete the haste system if I chose to run him over Myr as Fantastic also managed to roll their first Sumire
Zeta-Hydra is the best silver egg I could ever hope for as they provide 5 turns of delay on a 20-turn cooldown. Potential for Skill Inheritance
Balboa is a sometimes desired sub on Awoken Liu Bei team (another card I do not have) for his 100% damage void. I may find a way to use him as an inherit or if I run my Australis with Liu Bei from Fantastic. Niche at best
Sun Quan is another potential delay I could inherit as prior to this Godfest I was lacking any
Sherias may not be Sherias Roots ; however, it is another Light Kali style delay that may give me more options for SI.
Urd & Verdandi complete my Norn collection and they are also amazing assistants for Inheritance.
Saria is perhaps the ONLY card I will be using for my Myr team (as the third best option for board changer behind my non-existant Wedding Gadius and Apocalypse ) and at least helps round out my team better. I have already Penta-maxed her with HP latents.

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Descends, Videos

[Videos] Myr VS Zaerog Infinity

August 1, 2016 Mantastic 4 Comments

About

A Mantastic and Fantastic clear of Zaerog Infinity using my brand new Myr who I painfully skilled up over the weekend. If you wish to watch my various clears using Awoken DQXQ , Blue Sonia , and Dark Metatron , please check out my previous post HERE. For more about team building Myr, please read my full analysis HERE.

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The most amazing part of the heart-cross leaders is the ability to have your damage multiplier carry over on a sweep if there is no preemptive. This allows you to have a fantastic multiplier and easily clear trash floors along with speeding up your clears.

I still need more practice forming heart crosses; however, I am liking her playstyle and look forward to clearing more content with Myr.

Happy Puzzling!

Godfest, Streaming

Streaming my 5x GFE Rolls Monday at 5:30PM PST!

August 1, 2016 Mantastic 6 Comments

Let the Good Times Roll!

Come join me at 5:30pm PST for some Mantastic and glorious Day 2 Godfest rolls. I have been (im)patiently waiting for a worthy Godfest to roll around and the 55 Million Downloads 5x GFE promises wonderful cards and ideally as few tears as possible after months of saving.