Ready for some fun in the sun? Ready to hit the beach with your new swim suit? I for one am personally forsaking the idea of having a beach body as it is nearly October and I cannot leave the house without a sweater. Regardless, the Beach REM returns to North America and comes with some new buffs/evolutions along with two brand new 8-star cards including Yog in a bikini!
Unfortunately, this event is horribly top heavy which may make players think twice before spending Magic Stones. With that being said, Beach Valkyrie has now become the October Quest monthly prize along with the 8-stars being available through the Monster Exchange system.
This article will summarize each card’s strengths and weaknesses to give you a better understanding of what is in store within this event.
Video commentary
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Overview
Beach REM Rarities
8-Star Base
7-Star Base
6-Star Base
5-Star Base
4-Star Base
Beach REM Rankings – September 27, 2018
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A
B
C
D
All 8-star cards are available for trade within the Monster Exchange.
Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking.
Regardless of card’s ranking, you should almost always keep it if it is your very first time acquiring them.
The format for Godfests has been dramatically changed through their REM Renewal along with Full Disclosure of Rolling Rates. These changes dramatically improve your chances of rolling a specific card as the pool of available monsters is significantly smaller as only a portion of the all possible monsters are featured at a given time. This is great news for players as you are better able to focus your Magic Stones on key cards.
Godfests no longer advertise “rate increases” and instead Highlighted specific cards along with 6/7* Godfest Exclusives being available. As such, these events are the best time to roll the REM as the current meta is heavily favouring these rare and elusive monsters.
Rolling rates may change or vary with each Godfest event and some 6/7* GFE may have higher rolling rates. Always check the rolling rates before proceeding.
Introduction
Saturday marks the return of our bi-monthly Godfests and features what essentially amounts to an average roster. This is because there are only 17 GFE featured with what is presumed to be average rolling rates. Furthermore, North America has several meaningful events coming in the near future such as Beach (on Monday), a 7-themed Super Godfest, and the renewed DBDC Collab. As such, it may be best to skip this event all together in anticipation for the more lucrative events.
Regardless, this article will provide an overview of the featured cards along with a reposting of my Saline review from last time.
As a whole, this Godfest is average but comes right before potentially 3 exciting events: Beach REM, 7’s Super Godfest, and DBDC. Thus, it may be best to save Magic Stones for these events.
Unlike Godfests of the past, only some 6/7* GFE will be featured. If they are listed as unavailable, you will be unable to roll them during the event.
September 30 – October 1 Godfest
6/7* GFE available
6/7* GFE not available
You ideally wish to line up a Godfest that overlaps with several key targets to improve your overall chances of success. Thus, it may be advantageous to wait for a more opportune Godfest if the current one does not feature enough key targets.
Based on the revealed rolling rates of previous Godfests, 6* GFE will have 0.6% hit rate whereas the 7* had 0.5%. With that being said, some GFE may feature an increased rate and you simply have to check the displayed rolling rates each time.
Looking at the past few Godfests, it appears that the trend is now to include two 7* and fifteen 6* GFE which is significantly lower compared to before. We used to have twenty 6* and one 7* which makes the overall rolling rates for hitting any 6/7* GFE lower.
Moving forward, I plan to pin the current daily NA Ranking Dungeon chart compiled by pandaa. Due to the fact that I am usually not awake at Midnight, it may take some time for the new current day to be added.
Generally speaking, NA tends to start significantly higher than JP on non-fixed teams as we are able to see the top strategies right away. This leads to much higher scores but also a faster plateau as players hit their maximum potential. With that being said, NA should be able to score higher on non-fixed teams due to the fact that we have more time to prepare and have the winning strategies already made.
Use these charts as a rough guideline for your own scores and possible rewards.
Current day NA cutoff for Crown: 145,690
JP Crown: 144,008
Current day NA cutoff for Rainbow Event Medal: 125,108
JP Event Medal: 121,102
Corresponding article detailing teams and strategies can be found HERE.
The GungHo Collaboration 2 Tournament will go live on Monday September 23 and gives players the opportunity to chase a crown along with Rainbow Event Medal by achieving a high score. Players are ranked based on Combo Count, Time Remaining, Max Damage, and Skill Only Defeat with the top 7% earning a Crown and top 27% earning the Rainbow Event Medal.
This article will explain my thought process for earning a crown along with strategies for maximizing your score as this dungeon features No Assists and essentially no active skills.
Monday marks the debut of the GungHo Collab Rare Egg Machine along with part 2 of the event. As a whole, the GH REM is reasonable, but not necisarily game breaking along with costing 6 Magic Stones per roll.
On the bright side, rolling rates for 6/7* are quite promising (total of 32% in JP) which is partially attributed to the sheer number of cards available. Finally, players will be able to utilize the Monster Exchange System to trade in for a 7* card of their choice.
This article will summarize each card’s strengths and weaknesses to help you make a more informed decision of whether or not to roll.
Video commentary
—video coming soon—
Overview
GungHo Collab REM
7 Star base
6 Star base
5 Star base
GungHo Collab REM Rankings – September 15, 2018
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A
B
C
D
All 7-star cards are available for trade within the Monster Exchange.
Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking.
Regardless of card’s ranking, you should almost always keep it if it is your very first time acquiring them.
The format for Godfests has been dramatically changed through their REM Renewal along with Full Disclosure of Rolling Rates. These changes dramatically improve your chances of rolling a specific card as the pool of available monsters is significantly smaller as only a portion of the all possible monsters are featured at a given time. This is great news for players as you are better able to focus your Magic Stones on key cards.
Godfests no longer advertise “rate increases” and instead Highlighted specific cards along with 6/7* Godfest Exclusives being available. As such, these events are the best time to roll the REM as the current meta is heavily favouring these rare and elusive monsters.
Rolling rates may change or vary with each Godfest event and some 6/7* GFE may have higher rolling rates. Always check the rolling rates before proceeding.
Introduction
Saturday marks the return of our bi-monthly Godfests and features the debut of the highly anticipated Saline . Saline is a brand new 7* Godfest Exclusive and will be a top prize card for many players as she is able to boost rank experience gained by 1.8x. While this may look strange on paper, it is invaluable for higher ranking players or those who wish to chain rank ups more easily.
Unfortunately, Saline will be arriaving in a lackluster Godfest that only features 17 GFE. This has become the norm and makes current Godfests significantly worse compared to a few months ago simply because the number of featured GFE is smaller. As such, it may be best to skip this Godfest and wait for an event where GFE are better featured.
Furthermore, JP just had a massive Dragonbound & Dragon Caller (DBDC) renewal that introduced new cards and significant buffs to existing cards. For the most part, DBDC is one of the best special REMs to roll in as it features the strongest line up of lowest rarity cards and is only rivaled by Monster Hunter. This event should be coming to NA in about 2 months time along with heavy speculation of a 7-star Super Godfest beforehand.
This article will summerize the featured line up along with providing a review of Saline.
Unlike Godfests of the past, only some 6/7* GFE will be featured. If they are listed as unavailable, you will be unable to roll them during the event.
September 15 – September 16 Godfest
6/7* GFE available
6/7* GFE not available
You ideally wish to line up a Godfest that overlaps with several key targets to improve your overall chances of success. Thus, it may be advantageous to wait for a more opportune Godfest if the current one does not feature enough key targets.
Based on the revealed rolling rates of previous Godfests, 6* GFE will have 0.6% hit rate whereas the 7* had 0.5%. With that being said, some GFE may feature an increased rate and you simply have to check the displayed rolling rates each time.
Looking at the past few Godfests, it appears that the trend is now to include two 7* and fifteen 6* GFE which is significantly lower compared to before. We used to have twenty 6* and one 7* which makes the overall rolling rates for hitting any 6/7* GFE lower.
The GungHo Collaboration Tournament is now live and gives players the opportunity to chase a crown along with Rainbow Event Medal by achieving a high score. Players are ranked based on Combo Count, Time Remaining, Max Damage, and Skill Only Defeat with the top 7% earning a Crown and top 27% earning the Rainbow Event Medal.
This article will explain my thought process for earning a crown along with strategies for maximizing your score by using two distinct strategies.
The revamped GungHo Pal Egg Machine (PEM) is now live in North America and is a wonderful place to spend your Pal Points.
By comparison to the Rare Egg Machine, the PEM is a “free” way to acquire valuable cards. Players are able to acquire Pal Points much faster than Magic Stones and can farm them through Best Friends or special events. As such, it would be wise to utilize Pal Points in this event to acquire the new cards as they can provide value for most Monster Boxes.
This article will highlight the more ideal rolls and what players should be aiming for.
Video commentary
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Pal Point farming/usage
Pal Points are generated every day for just logging in along with being granted after using a friend in a dungeon. There is a limit of 99 Pulls that can be stored at a given time, but one can also save Pal Points in their Mailboxes for 60 days. Continue reading GungHo Pal Egg Machine – Why You Should Roll→
On my YouTube channel, I often release First Impression Videos that summarize my initial thoughts on new content being released in JP if it is significant/meaningful overall.
As such, I decided to chime in my thoughts on the new Dragonbound & Dragon Caller cards along with significant buffs to existing cards. While this video can be educational, it is also an indication that DBDC will be coming back to North America in 2-3 months. As such, it may be wise to save your Magic Stones as it is arguably the highest value event in Puzzle and Dragons.
Video
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I forgot to mention that players can use the Monster Exchange to acquire 7* DBDC cards by trading in 5 rare Collab cards (7*+). This is an outrageously high cost and will not be applicable for the vast majority of the player base. With that being said, it can help those who have either been lucky or rolled excessively clean out their unwanted rare cards for something truly valuable.
Conclusion
Dragonbound & Dragon Caller should be coming back to North America in 2-3 months time so one may wish to start saving Magic Stones for this exciting event.
Let me know what you think about the new cards along with sizable buffs to Sonia, Ney, and Cotton.
Sunken Serpent Labyrinth is an old challenge dungeon set that has come back for the second time and will give players the chance to acquire 10 Magic Stones along with various other rewards for each floor cleared.
While the each floor is still challenging, it has become much easier due to the introduction of new and powerful leaders. As such, players should be able to clear more this time around.
This post will include my various clears from both events to help provide some insight on how one can approach these dungeons.
The dungeon tab says GIFT but that is misleading and the GIFT is to signify that it can only be cleared once and can only be done in solo mode
Video clears
Level 10 / Final Floor
Floor 9
Floor 8
Level 7
Conclusion
Sunken Serpent Labyrith is an exciting event that has lucrative rewards across all levels. It is worth trying to clear as many floors as possible as each one yields a Magic Stone along with another prize.
Let me know what you think about these dungeons and what teams you used in the comments below.
has now become the October Quest monthly prize along with the 8-stars being available through the Monster Exchange system.
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have been absent for a second time. 
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have not been featured for the second time in a row. 
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