Introduction

The Hello Kitty Collab is one of the oldest events in Puzzle and Dragons and few players actually saw it the first time around. This seems a little strange as it is a popular franchise but has been absent for several years.

This time around, the cards have been buffed to try and keep abreast with the 2019 meta but the main attraction is the new 7-star, Zela Kitty . Zela Kitty is able to lead an amazingly powerful team as she is able to fully utilize Zela and SFUA (more about SFUA can be read HERE). As such, many players may find the most merit simply trading for Zela Kitty and ignoring the other cute cards.

Regardless, this article will outline the strengths and weaknesses of this event to give players an idea of what each card has to offer and whether or not it is worth their Magic Stones.

Video commentary

—Hello Kitty Video—

Overview

Hello Kitty Collab Pros & Cons – June 6, 2019
Pros	Cons
Zela Kitty Five 6* GFE as trade fodder Overwhelming cuteness	5* cards have very low value Rolling will mostly result in sadness Zela Kitty is 1.5% chance

Hello Kitty Collab REM
7 Star base
6 Star base
5 Star base

Hello Kitty REM Rankings – June 6, 2019
S
A
B
C
D

Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Regardless of card’s ranking, you should always keep it if it is your very first time acquiring them.

Limit Breaking

Limit Breaking is the process of leveling a card beyond level 99. This will unlock more weighted stats along with the potential to receive Super Awakenings. These additional awakenings can add significant power but only function in solo mode.

Any card that can qualify for Limit Breaking will have their level displayed in blue and feeding a Super Snow Globe will push them beyond the level 99 cap.

You can read more about Super Awakenings HERE.

Monster Exchange

The Monster Exchange System has mostly eliminated the need to roll in most events as players can simply trade in for a card of their choice. This is often done during lackluster events to avoid spending Stones on poor bottom rarity cards or to snipe a specific card if luck is not on your side.

Weapon Assists

Weapon Assists are a special evolution for select cards that will be used exclusively as inherits. This form retains the same base stats as the original form but will also transfer over all awakenings on the Weapon Assist card and this occurs if the Awoken Assist  is present.

This type of evolution is permanent at this point in time (will change in future) and cannot be reversed; however, during the card’s respective event, it is possible to Monster Exchange them to reverse them back to the original form. Doing this will forfeit all pluses, skill ups, and awakenings.

My approach to Collab rolling

Rolling any Rare Egg Machine is a gamble and it becomes a matter of maximizing your rate of returns in an event.

This translates into rolling when the bottom rarity has high value as those will be the most common cards. Furthermore, I may utilize the Monster Exchange system to acquire the higher rarity cards if they will significantly advance my progress. As such, I tend to look most closely at the 5-star pool to determine if it is worth rolling in.

This is just my own personal approach and everyone has different goals/motivations so take this section with a grain of salt.

7 Star base

Zela Kitty is available through the Monster Exchange system at a 5:1 trading ratio with 6-star GFE as the Trade Fodder. This may be the best course of action due to the fact that the Collab features low usability 5-star cards.

Zela Kitty – S

Active: Unlock all orbs; Change all orbs to Wood, and Heal orbs; For 1 turn, bypass att. absorb shield effects (16 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x all stats for Wood Att.; 6x ATK when 6 or more combos; Increase combo by 1 when matching 9 or more connected Wood orbs at once [4/144/4]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Devil / Healer
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1006 (1258)
HP 4000 (5000) / ATK 1904 (2380) / RCV 676 (845)

Pros	Cons
4x HP/RCV Can survive any preemptive & easily heal Can efficiently use Zela Arguably the best sub in a vacuum Bonus Combo count when matching VDP Can VDP + SFUA and hit 7c 144x ATK almost always available Hard not to hit 6 combos Cute	No Damage Reduction Dies to Gravity + Hit “Low” 144x ATK Offset by triple 7c  subs

Zela Kitty is the shining star of the Hello Kitty Collab as she is able to lead a tremendously powerful team due to the fact that she can overcome Resolve + Damage Void with ease. Furthermore, she has tremendous stalling potential and survivability through 4x HP/RCV.

At this point in time, many spawns feature Resolve and Damage Void. As such, players have to find a way to incorporate a 3×3 Box and an FUA . For many teams, this can prove troublesome as their primary VDP card may not have sufficient damage if 7 Combos are not achieved or no Leader Skill is not activated. As such, many teams tend to struggle with these spawns with millions of HP but Zela Kitty is an exception.

Firstly, she is able to bolster Combo count by 2 (with dual leaders) when matching 9 or more connected Wood orbs. This means a VDP will fulfill this requirement and helps ensure VDP cards who rely on 7 Combos hit their maximum damage.

With that being said, Zela takes this one step further with her +2 Combo active, bicolour Wood + Heart board, and ability to abuse SFUA .

SFUA is often a lackluster awakening but shines bright on Zela due to the fact that players can use her active and assuming the board has 12-18 Hearts, 7 combos with SFUA + VDP is possible. This is further bolstered to 9 combos with Zela Kitty as a leader which is truly ridiculous and magical at the same time.

As such, Zela Kitty is able to trivialize Resolve + Void spawns as she has access to arguably the best sub and does not have to worry about hitting insufficient combos. This will provide a great deal of consistency when playing through content such as Arena 5.

With that being said, Zela Kitty is not without faults and her two main weaknesses is her “low” 144x ATK multiplier and no Damage Reduction built into her Leader Skill. 144x ATK is mostly offset by the inclusion of Zela, but no Damage Reduction leaves her vulnerable to Gravity + Hit move sets.

Overall, Zela Kitty is a top tier leader and is worth Monster Exchanging for provided you can field a strong team.

6 Star base

No 6-star cards will be available via the Monster Exchange system.

TAMADRApurin A La Mode – B

Active: For 1 turn, 3x ATK for Light Att.; Change Heal orbs to Light orbs (13 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK and 2x HP and 0.5x RCV for all Att.; 3x ATK when matching 3 or more colors up to 5x at 5 colors [4/400/0.25]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Physical
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 999 (1249)
HP 5503 (6879) / ATK 2053 (2566) / RCV 116 (145)

Pros	Cons
4x HP + 400x ATK 40% Blind Resistance 1/4 RCV can be mitigated via Kuroyrui system	0.25x RCV Horribly hard to heal up Rainbow leader Low value as a sub

TAMADRApurin A La Mode is a returning card to the Hello Kitty Collab and has adorable art along with their signature 0.25x RCV.

0.25x RCV translates into 1/4 of your team’s healing potential which will make them horribly inconsistent in end game content as healing will by nearly impossible. Furthermore, they have no Damage Reduction component to soften Gravities and their Rainbow clause can make their 400x ATK drop down to 144x with 3 colours. Furthermore, it makes it difficult to VDP as orb changers are limited.

With that being said, a Kuroyuri system can be used to mitigate the abysmal RCV. Of course, doing so will result in 2 less active slots which may complicate things overall.

This is not to say that TAMADRApurin A La Mode cannot be used, it will just require more planning/effort to clear harder level content along with a somewhat dependency on Kuroyuri systems.

Beyond their leadership potential, their ability to be used as a sub is mediocre overall outside of teams having issues hitting 100% Blind Resistance .

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Princess Valkitty Heart – B

Active: Delay enemies for 1 turns; Unlock all orbs (7 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP & ATK for Healer type; Increase orb movement time by 3 seconds; 7.5x ATK on the turn a skill is used [4/225/1/]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Healer
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1251)
HP 2880 (3600) / ATK 1335 (1669) / RCV 1340 (1675)

Pros	Cons
Strong full multipliers Is a cute princess	Active Skill clause is problematic No a 1-turn Light Healer exists Almost all her damage is tied here Lacks personal damage Valkyrie Ciel is a stronger leader Low sub potential

Princess Valkitty Heart has strong multipliers on paper, but will be challenging to fully take advantage of. This is because the vast majority of her damage is tied to an active skill being used (4x without). This is problematic as she will hit like a wet noodle in longer dungeons as it will be challenging to cycle actives each floor. Perhaps players could conserve actives and abuse the 4x HP for stalling, but that is inefficient overall.

To make matters worse, Princess Valkitty has essentially no personal damage which means 1/3 of your team will be dealing significantly less damage. By comparison, Valkyrie Ciel feels significantly stronger as she also offers 4x HP but 144x ATK for Healers.

Despite the lower ATK multiplier, Valkyrie Ciel has significantly higher personal damage along with no active skill clause. Furthermore, many players may have chosen Ciel as their free exchange upon her debut which invalidates the need to run Valkitty as a leader.

Perhaps Valkitty can have some merits in shorter dungeons where an active can be used every turn.

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Umikiki Yamalala – B

Active: Change all orbs to Water, Wood, Light, and Dark orbs; For 1 turn, increase combo count by 1 (9 turn CD)

Leader Skill: [Board becomes 7×6]; 1.5x all stats for Water, Light Att.; 6x ATK when matching Water, Wood, Light, Dark at once [2.25/81/2.25]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Healer / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 908 (1135)
HP 2879 (3599) / ATK 2006 (2508) / RCV 657 (821)

Pros	Cons
Modest 7×6 leader Synergistic board changer Modest sub potential	Stronger 7×6 leader exist Rainbow clause Don’t need to own 7×6 to benefit Must use Water or Light cards Active does not produce Hearts

UmiKiki & YamaLala joins the ranks of reasonable 7×6 leaders but the main issues are that 7×6 is not needed at this point in time along with players not needing to own 7×6 to take advantage of the larger board.

Players only require a single leader to have 7×6 to benefit from the 12 additional orbs and it is best to simply choose the strongest one available which is often Diablos due to no colour/typing restriction.

As such, UmiKiki & YamaLala may be harder to justify using as they offer a similar Effective HP and ATK but must use Light or Water cards along with having a Rainbow requirement. Generally speaking, Rainbow requirements are problematic as they are less able to concentrate their damage along with having a harder time using board/orb changers which also makes VDP and FUA harder as well. Of course, a Rainbow leader has a lower chance of orb troll on 7×6, but you are still essentially playing with a small handicap.

With this in mind, players would probably have less motivation to choose UmiKiki & YamaLala as a lead from friends. With that being said, if one plans to play coop with themselves, they may be the only 7×6 leader available which makes them the default choice.

As a sub, they have modest potential due to their higher than average personal damage with a TPA and being able to gain a Cloud Resist can be useful in certain dungeons.

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Noah Kirimi-chan – A

Active: Reduce HP by 50%; Unlock all orbs; Change 2nd row from bottom and bottom row to Water orbs (13 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP for Water Att.; Reduce damage taken by 25% when below 50% HP; 8x ATK when matching 4 or more connected Water orbs up to 16x at 8 orbs [4/256/1/43.75]

Awakenings:   
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Physical / God
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 907 (1134)
HP 6040 (7550) / ATK 1475 (1844) / RCV 26 (32)

Pros	Cons
Active generates exactly 12 connected Water orbs Triggers Combo Orb 4x HP + Damage Reduction when below 50% LS synergizes with VDP Can easily VDP + FUA Has high personal damage when <50% HP	Cannot survive Gravity -> Hit when above 50% Modestly orb hungry Low ATK without many Water orbs Personal damage tied to <50% HP

Noah Kirimi-chan is the final 6-star card in the Hello Kitty Collab and is the strongest leader for this rarity. Their full multipliers are quite impressive but has some caveats.

Firstly, their 4x HP is unconditional which enables them to survive any preemptive when at full HP while their Damage Reduction takes effect when <50% HP. This is an interesting mechanic as they will almost have 4x Effective HP when just below 50% which may in turn keep them alive for prolonged periods of time. Furthermore, players can easily manipulate their HP via Mel along with Noah Kirimi-chan’s active reducing HP by 50%.

Despite the fact that their leader skill does not care about their HP, their own personal damage is tied to being below 50%. As such, Noah Kirimi-chan teams should ideally be sitting just below 50% HP which may be challenging overall. Thankfully, using triple 7c cards can offset this burden. Unfortunately, their ATK multiplier can be wildly inconsistent due to the fact that it scales from 64-256x based on 4-8 connected Water orbs.

This can result in insufficient damage on many floors, even if below 50% HP which in turn forces stalling or active skill usage. With that being said, the 4x HP and additional Damage Reduction when low can greatly ease this. Furthermore, their Leader and Active skill has perfect synergy with VDP as the full 256x ATK will be achieved while also having an easy time incorporating FUA due to no combo restriction. This is important as Noah Kirimi-chan will be the primary source of VDP damage and is able to reach high levels when below 50% HP.

In essence, Noah Kirimi-chan plays like a weaker Dark Zeta due to a more orb hungry leader skill and less consistent Damage Reduction.

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5 star base

All 5-star base cards have low weighted stats which may make it challenging to use as a sub. On the bright side, they are adorable and make for wonderful Box Cheerleaders.

Gudetama (Base) – A

Active: Unlock all orbs; Change top row to Light orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 5x ATK when HP is full; 4x ATK when above 50% HP; 2x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 5 or more connected Light orbs [1/100/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:  

gudetama with bacon

Active: Unlock all orbs; Change top row to Light orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 5x ATK when HP is full; 4x ATK when above 50% HP; 2.5x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 5 or more connected Light orbs [1/156.25/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:
Super Awakenings:

 gudetama omelette rice

Active: Unlock all orbs; Change top row to Light orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x ATK & RCV for Light Att.; 2x ATK on the turn a skill is used; 3x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 5 Light orbs in L shape [1/144/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:   
Super Awakenings:

gudetama pancake

Active: Unlock all orbs; Change top row to Light orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP for Light Att.; 2.5x ATK on the turn a skill is used; 5x ATK when matching 6 or more connected Light orbs [4/156.25/1/]

Awakenings:   
Super Awakenings:  

gudetama rolled omelette

Active: Unlock all orbs; Change top row to Light orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x ATK for Light Att.; 2x ATK on the turn a skill is used; 3.5x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 2+ Light combos [1/196/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:   
Super Awakenings:

Oden Gudetama

Active: Reduce binds and awoken skill binds by 5 turns; Change top row to Light orbs (10 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK for Light Att.; 2x HP & RCV for Wood Att.; 3x ATK when matching Light+Wood [4/144/4]

Awakenings:   
Super Awakenings:

Pros	Cons
Many evolutions to choose from Oden Gudetama is the best form Comes with a useful active Strongest leader No Combo count requirement Comes with Orb Skin Pretty amazing Orb Skin Can be directly purchased via IAP bundle Adorable	No Damage Reduction Vulnerable to Gravity + Hit Restrictive team building Cards must have Wood and Light attributes 144x ATK is “low” Almost same rolling rate as 6* cards

Gudetama has 6 distinct forms but their Oden Gudetama form is their strongest. This is because they are able to lead a powerful 4/144/4 team while also having useful awakenings and active.

Each Oden Gudetama brings 4x personal damage to any spawn with the ability to gain either a God or Devil Killer to push themselves to 12x against those respective spawns. Furthermore, their active skill is able to function as a Bind and Awoken Bind clear where the secondary effect is able to generate 6 Light orbs on a reasonable 10 turn cooldown. This is important as it can charge up modestly quick and will always have at least one aspect being valuable. This is valuable as many Bind and Awoken Bind clears have middling secondary effects and the additional orbs are never wasted. Of course it does run the risk of overriding Wood orbs needed for activation, but players can be mindful of their usage.

As a leader, they function like a less hard hitting Shirou in that they provide 4x HP/RCV but must use cards of two particular elements. This dramatically cuts down on their sub pool but a single sub or two could be just Light if desperate. This will lower the HP and RCV but both aspects should be high enough overall, just make sure you have enough HP to survive the largest reasonable hit/preemptive. With that being said, there are several viable subs such as Green Cotton , Athena Non , and Sylvie .

One other valuable aspect about Oden Gudetama is the fact that their Leader Skill does not require any combos means they have an easier time incorporating VDP + FUA into a given board. This is valuable in higher tier content where many end spawns feature Void + Resolve. Unfortunately, Odin Gudetama features a “low” 144x ATK which may place pressure on damage output. For the most part, damage should not be an issue due to subs that can have high personal damage, but it can place constraints on VDP potential and may require players to use a supplemental burst.

Orb Skin

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Pierdra Badtz-Maru – C

Active: Replace all orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: Increase orb movement time by 3 seconds; 6x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when 5 or more combos [1/36/1/43.75]

Awakenings:
Super Awakenings:

Pros	Cons
Spanking jokes Fast charging Board Refresh	Board Refresh is extremely niche

Pierdra Badtz-Maru was initially praised for their full Board Refresh active as it can remove Locked Orbs and Hazards. At the time, this was somewhat game-changing as we had no viable way to deal with Locked Orbs (especially Locked Hazards) but is now somewhat obsolete.

At this point in time, we have many Unlock actives along with L awakenings so the actual need for a full Board Refresh has diminished.

With that being said, Pierdra Badtz-Maru’s active can be used for Refresh cheesing but simply having their active called “Spanking” brings joy overall.

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Lilith Kuromi – C

Active: For 3 turns, reduce enemies’ defense by 100%; Charge allies’ skill by 2 turns (14 turn CD)

Leader Skill: Increase orb movement time by 3 seconds; 5x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when 4 or more combos [1/25/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:
Super Awakenings:  

Pros	Cons
2 turns Haste 100% DEF Break Lasts 3 turns Some merit in Training Arena	DEF Break is seldom needed Feels outdated overall

Lilith Kuromi is able to provide 3 turns of 100% DEF Break which can be useful for high DEF spawns but may have some merit in Training Arena.

In Training Arena, many spawns have high DEF and being able to ignore it can be invaluable and having a 3 turn Void helps cushion against errors.

Sadly, things like Guard Break or high multipliers are simply more efficient as you do not need to dedicate an active skill slot. As such, using Lilith Kuromi is seldom a first choice and she may end up being a Box Cheerleader.

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Angel Cinnamon – D

Active: Change Fire, Water orbs to Heal orbs; For 1 turn, 2x RCV (7 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK when 3 or more combos up to 7x at 6 combos; 1.5x HP for Healer type; Increase orb movement time by 3 seconds [2.25/49/1]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:

Pros	Cons
Cute	Does not accomplish much

Angel Cinnamon is a cute Box Cheerleader as she is a horribly outdated card.

Her active skill is able to produce a large number of Hearts on a short cooldown, but that does not provide much merit overall and the 2x RCV only lasts for a single turn.

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Hello Kitty & Tyrannos – C

Active: For 1 turn, 1.5x ATK for Balanced type; Change far left column to Fire orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK & RCV for Fire Att.; Increase orb movement time by 3 seconds [1/16/16]

Awakenings: 
Super Awakenings:  

Pros	Cons
Hello Kitty is riding Tyrannos 4 TPA	Low weighted stats Requires 110 for 1,039 High investment

Hello Kitty & Tyrannos’s main appeal is the fact that Hello Kitty is riding Tyrannos. Jokes aside, the 4 TPA may have some merit, on certain teams, but the fact that she needs 110 for 1,039 weighted stats is a high investment.

Many cards are already able to achieve those weighted stats by level 99 so having to Limit Break and give even more monster EXP is a costly venture. As such, it may be hard to justify investing in her as her TPA value can be replicated elsewhere for less resources.

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Kerokerokeroppi & Plesios – C

Active: Deal 5x ATK damage to an enemy and recover the same amount as HP (3 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK & RCV for Water Att.; Increase orb movement time by 3 seconds [1/16/16]

Awakenings:   
Super Awakenings:  

Pros	Cons
Kerokerokeroppi is riding Plesios 4 TPA 3 turn base CD Easy to inherit over	Low weighted stats Requires 110 for 1,040 High investment

Kerokerokeroppi & Plesios is another adorable card within the Hello Kitty Collab and suffers from the same fate as the other 5-stars: low weighted stats.

Having only 1,040 at level 110 is disappointing and they could have had some merit if these stats were achieved at level 99 instead. Unfortunately, this is not the case and it will be hard to justify the investment in Kerokerokeroppi & Plesios over other cards.

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My Melody & Brachys – C

Active: Delay enemies for 1 turns; Enhance all orbs (10 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK & RCV for Wood Att.; Increase orb movement time by 3 seconds [1/16/16]

Awakenings:   
Super Awakenings:  

Pros	Cons
My Melody is riding Brachys 4 TPA	Low weighted stats Requires 110 for 1,040 High investment

My Melody & Brachys is almost a colour swapped version of Hello Kitty & Tyrannos’s and Kerokerokeroppi & Plesios as she offers 4 TPA but has terribly low weighted stats that requires 110 to be semi meaningful.

As such, it may be hard to justify investing in My Melody as stronger options may exist and Wood lacking a premier TPA-oriented leader.

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Ra Pochacco – C

Active: Deal 77777 fixed damage to all enemies; Create 3 Fire, Water, Wood, Light, Dark orbs over any orb (13 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP & RCV for Fire, Light Att.; Increase orb movement time by 5 seconds; 7x ATK when matching 5 or more colors [4/49/4]

Awakenings:
Super Awakenings:  

Pros	Cons
Interesting twist on Rainbow active 77,777 True Damage	Low uses overall Board changers tend to be stronger No risk of leaving 1 Hazard 13 turn cooldown

Ra Pochacco is the final card within the Hello Kitty Collab and sadly does not bring much to the table.

Their active is able to generate 3 Fire, Water, Wood, Light, and Dark orbs which can guarantee Rainbow activation but may not always be the best option along with having a 13 turn cooldown (Light Kali has 7 turns). Furthermore, it runs the risk of leaving 1 Hazard orb behind and I would prefer using a true board changer instead.

With that being said, Ra Pochacco may have some niche value on newer accounts as it can Button through a high DEF floor and ensure activation for the next.

Conclusion

The Hello Kitty Collab is a top-heavy affair with the 5-star cards having minimal value. While Gudetama is a 5-star, their Orb Skin means they will have nearly the same rolling rates as a 6-star meaning the vast majority of rolls will end in sadness.

For the most part, players should utilize the Monster Exchange system to acquire Zela Kitty assuming they are able to field a respectable team.

Let me know what you think about the Hello Kitty Collab in the comments below and if you plan on rolling.

Happy Puzzling!

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