Introduction

The Evangelion Collab is one of the oldest Collabs in Puzzle and Dragons. This is generally a bad thing as older cards are poorly positioned against Powercreep and to keep the Collab interesting, GungHo has released several new cards. Unfortunately, most are disappointing reskins of existing REM monsters with noticeable downgrades.

To make matter worse, the Collab has low value outside of the 6-star category and has little to offer for the average player.

All players above rank 50 will receive 1 free pull on the Evaangelion Collab Rare Egg Machine.

Video commentary

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Rolls overview

Evangelion Collab Egg Machine Overview
6 star rolls
5 star rolls
4 star rolls

Evangelion Collab Egg Machine Overview

6 star rolls

Myr Regalia, Rei

Attacker / Dragon / Machine
4,210 HP / 1,775 ATK / 523 RCV
950 Total
        

Active Skill:
7  
+7 seconds orb movement time for 1 turn
10 turn cooldown

Leader Skill:
3x ATK when matching 4 colours, 6x with 5 colours. 3x ATK & 50% damage reduction with a heart cross
324x ATK / 75% damage reduction

Pros	Cons
Bind immune 950 weighted stats Leader skill is amazing on paper TPA-based team Not loli	Poor sub value Leader skill is impractical no viable board changer Low value active Cannot use orb changers except single orb Lower consistency than Myr  Needs rainbow activation and heart cross No sub element

Impressions

Rei Myr looks gamebreaking on paper if you only look at her multiplier without taking into consideration the activation requirements. However, upon closer inspection, she is far from easy to utilize and is impractical in end game content.

Heart cross leaders already need to dedicate 5 orbs to their cross which takes up both orb movement time and space on the board. Thankfully, most are able to utilize orb changers to facilitate matching as it can condense your board and allow you to burst efficiently. Unfortunately, Rei Myr does not allow that as she is the most orb hungry heart cross leader to date. She requires 4 different elements and a heart cross to trigger respectable damage of 81x (either component alone will not kill mid-end game floors) and that is both challenging from a matching perspective and having the orbs present on a given board. For maximum damage, Rei Myr requires all 5 colours and hearts.

By comparison, Ronove  requires 3 colours and a heart cross for 100x and 4 colours for 144x. While he may not be able to cap out on as high of a multiplier, he is better able to utilize orb changers as 100x with TPA tends to kill most floors. While Ronove is vulnerable to binds, his inherit ability to consistently deal damage outpaces Rei Myr.

What further compounds Rei Myr’s viability is an active skill that is on a horribly long cooldown that has the strong possibility of overwriting key orbs for activation along with no reliable board changer. Ronove does face a similar hurdle with an optimal board changer as you can never be guaranteed 5 heart orbs, but his base active skill easily corrects this while not running the risk of removing too many colour orbs.

Overall, I feel Rei Myr is impractical to use in end game content and too challenging to activate for easier dungeons. She is still more than capable of clearing challenging encounters, but her consistency is significantly lower than her farmable cousin, Myr 

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Kali Regalia, Kaworu

Attacker / God / Machine
3,819 HP / 2,131 ATK / 425 RCV
950 Total
        

Active Skill:
       
1.5x ATK for God and Attacker types for 1 turn
10 turn cooldown

Leader Skill:
2.5x ATK & RCV for Attacker & God types. 5x ATK & 25% damage reduction when matching fire, water, wood, dark and heal
156.25x ATK / 6.25x RCV / 43.75% damage reduction

Pros	Cons
Bind immune 950 weighted stats Leader skill is amazing on paper Dark Kali  style active Controllable damage Able to gain damage reduction Amazing RCV Does not need light orbs to deal damage Can be a Dark Kali substitute A male Kali	Damage reduction is conditional Have to proc 156x ATK Stalling can be challenging No sub element Lesser board change active than REM cousin Challenging damage control A male Kali

Impressions

Kali Regalia, Kaworu is quite an interesting card from the Evangelion Collab as he is a male Dark Kali  with a unique twist. Dark Kali-style board changers are some of the most desirable abilities in the game as they are crucial for any top tier rainbow team. As such, Koworu will be one of the most desirable cards from this Collab as you can use him as a sub, inherit (strong weighted stats), or even as a potent leader.

Looking at his sub potential, Kaworu is able to make a viable replacement for a Dark Kali on Ra Dragon  teams. He trades a SBR  for a TPA  and this is actually a beneficial upgrade as you should not have any issues hitting 100% immunity. However, his main downside is a lack of a sub element and a longer base cooldown. The 1.5x ATK for Gods is usually not required and simply tacks on additional turns to your active skill.

Moving away from the a sub role, Kaworu is able to form a formidable team that has a relatively gentle activation requirement. His team will always have a flat 6.25x RCV and that easily enables infinite stalling provided you can survive the incoming attack. However, the key to their power lies in their 5/6 rainbow activation for 156x ATK and 43% damage reduction. By only having to match 5 elements (all minus light), you are able to take advantage of orb changers. Unfortunately, your damage reduction component is tied to damage activation which means you will not be able to feasibly stall as you will most likely be sweeping the floor. On the bright side, it also means you should be able to survive any incoming preemptive attack, but will still probably need to bring a shielding sub for when you are required to dance around with a dangerous boss.

While this may make one feel that he is on par with Ra Dragon, his lack of damage control and conditional defensive multiplier lowers his overall consistency. This is not to say Kaworu is a poor leader and it says something when he can be at least compared to the strongest team in the game.

5 star rolls

Ceres Regalia, Mari

Attacker / Devil
3,079 HP / 1,924 ATK / 261 RCV
780 Total
   

Active Skill:
Heals 30% maximum HP
3 turn bind clear
1.5x ATK for Attacker & Devil for 1 turn
8 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
2x ATK & RCV for Attackers. Half damage from Wood, Light, and Dark bosses
4x ATK / 4x RCV / 75% damage reduction

Pros	Cons
Utility awakenings Multipurpose active	Does not really do much No sub element

Impressions

Mari is a new five star roll from the Evangelion Collab, but she is simply underwhelming. She does not really fulfill any unique or niche role as a purely bind clearing sub has lower value with more bind immune cards and the pressing demand for offensive components. While one can argue that her active skill has a 1.5x boost for Devils and Attackers, it really does not accomplish much overall.

If I were to compare her to the Heroine Mito , Mari loses out in essentially all aspects due to no Killer awakenings.

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Misato&AAA Wunder, Main Battery Gunfire

Attacker / Machine
2,895 HP / 2,230 ATK / 342 RCV
850 Total
    

Active Skill:
 
1 turn haste
9 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
2.5x ATK & 2x RCV for Attacker and Machine types. 1.5x ATK when 2 fire combos, 2x with 3+
25x ATK / 4x RCV

Pros	Cons
3 TPA  2,230 base attack Bind immune can inherit to become a hard bind clearer Recover bind  Double orb changer with haste	Low leadership value Breaks heart orbs counter intuitive for

Impressions

Misato was one of the stronger rolls at the time of Evangelion’s release and this still holds true today. While breaking hearts is less desirable, being able to change a more unique orb alongside is valuable for opening up new board changer combos. In addition, paying only one more turn for haste is quite strong value overall.

Misato has a wonderful array of awakenings that help her capitalize on their high base attack while providing a unique amount of utility. While her active skill does remove hearts and is counter intuitive for the recover bind  awakening, you can easily address this via Skill Inheritance or by simply hoarding heart orbs. This inherit flexibility dramatically improves her viability as she can fulfill multiple roles.

The strongest TPA team you can utilize Misato on is Shiva , but you do not have to regulate her solely here if you are in need of a powerful bind immune card.

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Yamato Takeru Regalia, Asuka

Attacker / Dragon
3,591 HP / 1,887 ATK / 133 RCV
781 Total
   

Active Skill:

  
+5 seconds to move orbs
9 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
2x HP & ATK for Attackers. 2.5x ATK when matching 6+ connected orbs
4x HP / 25x ATK

Pros	Cons
Budget Yamato  3 Skill Boosts  A female Yamato	Worse Yamato  active and awakenings No sub element

Impressions

Asuka is a disappointing card to say the least as she is simply a lesser form of a REM counterpart. While Asuka was at least able to retain the signature 3 Skill Boost  awakenings, her remaining awakenings and active skill are inferior. Gaining +5 seconds to orb movement time is not really needed and this comes at the cost of 1 additional turn on his cooldown and no enhanced heal orb component.

Overall, a disappointing card that could not even add any unique twist to an existing pantheon card.

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Leilan Regalia, Misato

Attacker / Physical
4,534 HP / 1,584 ATK / 29 RCV
780 Total
     

Active Skill:
All    
2 turn haste
13 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
1.5x ATK & RCV for Attackers. 3x ATK when 3 colours attack at once among Fire, Wood, Light, and Heal
20.25x ATK / 2.25x RCV

Pros	Cons
Bind immune 2 turns haste	Active does not make hearts Long cooldown No sub elemnt

Impressions

Leilan  boards are nothing too impressive in this day and age. However, more teams are better able to take advantage of the spawned fire and light orbs such as Minerva , Ilm , and Tsubaki . Unfortunately, outside of better combo synergy with wood orb changers, Saria  will generally be the superior choice.

Thankfully, the Evangelion version of Leilan provides a unique 2 turns of haste. While this adds considerable waiting time to the cooldown, it can be have benefits when used on specific farming builds to recycle used actives. In addition, the bind immunity can help provide more stability, but converting her into a hard bind clearer is challenging due to the 13 turn cooldown.

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Scheat Regalia, Shinji

Attacker / Machine
3,155 HP / 1,801 ATK / 312 RCV
780 Total
   

Active Skill:
 
  
4 turns water skyfalls
8 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
1.5x HP/ATK/RCV for Attackers. 2x ATK with 2 water combos. 2.5x with 3 combos
2.25x HP / 14.06x ATK / 2.25x RCV

Pros	Cons
High value water skyfall active Some value for Dark Athena	Breaks hearts Lesser Scheat  active Hard to use TPA awakenings

Impressions

Water TPA cards have been somewhat on the decline due to the sheer dominance of row-based teams. With that being said, Shinji does have a unique active skill that actually has a reasonably high uptime for water skyfalls. While inferior to Scheat  in most aspects, the ability to spawn dark orbs alongside may have minor value for Dark Athena  teams. While the water skyfalls do go to waste, it does at least provide an another orb changer alongside Awoken U&Y  for water and dark orb generation.

On mono-water teams, Shinji will most likely play the role of a situational inherit. with the water skyfalls being the shining aspect. These not only help ensure your next turn has adequate water orbs, but can also be used to override existing skyfall debuffs.

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Shinji&Kaworu&Unit-13, Fl

Attacker / Machine
3,470 HP / 2,215 ATK / 198 RCV
856Total
      

Active Skill:
300,000 water damage to a single enemy and reduce team HP to 1. 3x ATK for Attacker and Machine types of 1 turn
10 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
3.5x ATK ofr Attackers and Machine. 2x ATK & RCV when 4+ colours attack at once.
49x ATK / 4x RCV

Pros	Cons
2,215 base ATK Coop boost  awakening Amazing button base High ATK multiplier on active Weapon 2 series is coming out	Active skill nuke is outdated Not many Machine/Attackers to take advantage of active Low uses outside button and niche inherit Weapon 2 series is coming out

Impressions

The main appeal of Shinji&Kaworu&Unit-13, Fl is the massive base attack combined with the coop boost  awakening. The coop boost provides 50% more stats when used in coop and this transforms them into an incredible button farming card when inheriting Grimmjow  as it can allow you to potentially hit for 1 million damage. This will enable you to clear content even faster and is mostly an extreme luxury to have.

Outside of the speed farming potential, Unit 13 has low value as the nuke component of their active skill is trivial and there are very few machine/attacker teams that can adequately take advantage of the 3x boost.

One saving grace that may mean you do not need to roll Eva collab for Unit 13 is the future release of the new Weapons 2 pantheon. This future series will provide you with cards with nearly identical base attack and the same coop boost to fulfill the button niche without gambling in a poor Collab.

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4 star rolls

Mari&Eva Unit-08

Attacker / Machine
2,135 HP / 1,900 ATK / 162 RCV
648 Total

Active Skill:
30x ATK to 1 enemy. 1.5x ATK for Attacker & Machine for two turns
7 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
2x ATK & 2x RCV for Attackers
4x ATK / 4x RCV

Pros	Cons
3,000 Monster Points	Doesn’t actually do anything Not the pink Power Ranger

Impressions

This is a bad card and the only potentially positive thing I could come up with is possibly baiting out status void effects with the nearly pointless active skill.

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Rei&Eva Unit-00, Core Fusion

Attacker / Machine
2,235 HP / 1,690 ATK / 347 RCV
677 Total
    

Active Skill:
Reduce all damage by 50% for 2 turns
10 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
2x HP & RCV for attacker types
4x HP / 4x RCV

Pros	Cons
Inheritable shield	Only 50% shield for 2 turns

Impressions

This is a respectable card for a 4-star Collab roll as you are able to inherit them and may provide some players with their first inheritable shield. While 50% may not save you from every hit in the game, it is a still a respectable value and will most likely help you survive for two additional turns or a particularly large preemptive strike.

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Rei Ayanami & Awoken Mark.09

Healer / Machine
2,363 HP / 1,293 ATK / 465 RCV
650 Total
     

Active Skill:
Top row  
Reduce all damage by 50% for 1 turn
11 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
2x HP / ATK for Healers and Machine
4x HP / 4x ATK

Pros	Cons
50% shield Generates row in top row Viable inherit for dark teams	Low value outside of dark teams 1 turn shield Niche inherit

Impressions

Gaining access to more inheritable damage reduction abilities is never a bad option, especially when it comes in dark and allows for stat transfer as most tend to be wood or light. However, only a single turn of shielding will not save you from much and perhaps the main value will be for saving you from a preemptive strike while simultaneously sweeping the floor beforehand.

Kaworu&Mark.06

Attacker / Machine
1,890 HP / 1,853 ATK / 263 RCV
647 Total

Active Skill:
10x ATK to a single enemy and recover 100% damage dealt as HP. 1.5x ATK for attacker and machine types for 4 turns
12 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
2x ATK & RCV for Attackers
4x ATK / 4x RCV

Pros	Cons
3,000 Monster Points Marginally better than	Everything about them

Impressions

Kaworu&Mark.06 is perhaps a marginally better Mari&Eva Unit-08, but that is like saying you are terrible instead of horrible. Only reason why I could fathom 06 is better is due to the fact that their active skill lasts for 4 turns and can provide a very gentle boost or extend the window to bait out status void mechanics.

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Asuka&Upgraded Eva Unit-02, Code 777

Attacker / Machine
1,905 HP / 1,813 ATK / 401 RCV
687 Total
  

Active Skill:
7 second change the world
5 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
2x HP & 2.5x ATK for Attackers
4x HP / 6.25x ATK

Pros	Cons
3 TPA High base attack Has a funny active skill name	Almost pointless active Low weighted stats Hard to justify using as a sub

Impressions

While Unit-02 has wonderfully offensive awakenings and naturally high base ATK, it will be challenging to justify their inclusion on any end game team. This is partially due to the low weighted stats and horribly useless active. Change the World was situationally helpful in the early days of PAD due to no Time Extends , but we are now in an era where we have teams that have 7+ seconds of orb movement time. Thus, the need to actually have a Change the World is slim to nil.

Unit-02 mostly feels like a less desirable Kuvia .

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Shinji&Eva Unit-01, First Awoken Form

Attacker / Machine
2,398 HP / 1,823 ATK / 218 RCV
677 Total
  

Active Skill:
 
  
7 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
1.5x HP/ATK/RCV for Attackers
2.25x HP / 2.25x ATK / 2.25x RCV

Pros	Cons
Active like U&Y  Has value as an inherit for Dark Athena  or Persephone  7 turn cooldown	Poor active for mono-water teams Low value as a sub

Impressions

A double orb changer that produces two colours is generally poor value for mono-colour teams due to the fact that the additional orb change adds turns to your cooldown while not really accomplishing much. However, you may find some value as an inherit for Dark Athena  or Persephone  teams as they both require water and dark orbs for activation. While you may sometimes be better off with a board changer, it is not a horrible card to have as an option and the 7-turn cooldown is respectable.

Conclusion

The Evangelion Collab is mediocre at best. The main problem is that there is very little value at the silver egg level along with most of the golds being poor alternatives to their REM counterparts. Despite the prospect of being able to pull a powerful Dark Kali alternative or the chance at using a more awkward Myr, this Collab really does not have much to offer for the average player.

What do you think about the Evangelion Collab REM and how much do you plan on rolling?

Happy Puzzling!

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