Introduction

This Monday will see the North American Debut of the Draconic Orchestra REM. This is a special 10-Stone machine that will have a special roster of cards who all share a musical theme.

Generally speaking, the very first time you acquire a card, it tends to have the most value. As such rolling in debut events can somewhat lower the chances of getting dupes as every card will be new. Unfortunately, the Draconic Orchestra REM is not designed well as the four 5-star cards will comprise 62% of all rolls. As such, players will be swimming in these cards who have niche value overall and excessive dupes are not ideal.

With this in mind, I am not inclined to roll in this event outside of maybe 1 or 2 attempts as the chance of a niche dupe are just too high. Furthermore, not many of the cards truly stand out and motivate me to roll. If players are truly interested, they could utilize the Monster Exchange system but this will be a high cost venture.

Video commentary

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Overview

Draconic Orchestra REM Pros & Cons – July 4, 2019
Pros	Cons
Music theme GungHo-made Should have high chance of returning regularly Debut event All cards are new All cards have 2 unique evolutions	10 Magic Stones per pull Steeper Monster Exchange rates No Assist Evolutions Lower rarity cards are niche Four 5-star cards Compromises 62% of the rolls Don’t really want dupes of them

Draconic Orchestra REM
7 Star base
6 Star base
5 Star base

Draconic Orchestra REM – July 4, 2019
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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.

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

Base Theor – A

Active: Reduce HP by 50%; Change all orbs to Fire, Water, Wood, Light, Dark, and Heal orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK for Fire Att.; Increase orb movement time by 2 seconds; 4x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching Fire+Dark [1/256/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:     
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Devil / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1199 (1379)
HP 5698 (6449) / ATK 2555 (2938) / RCV 383 (449)

Pros	Cons
Double Dragon Killer VDP Super Awakening Natural Cloud Modest Leader Skill Fast charging Rainbow active	Cannot use Dragon Killer latents Out damaged by Tsubaki in solo Only useful against Dragons

Theor

Active: Reduce HP by 50%; Change all orbs to Fire, Water, Wood, Light, Dark, and Heal orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP & ATK for Fire Att.; Increase orb movement time by -2.5 seconds; 7.5x ATK when matching 4 or more colors up to 15x at 5 colors [4/900/1]

Awakenings:   
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Devil / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1299 (1494)
HP 6008 (6909) / ATK 2755 (3168) / RCV 443 (509)

Pros	Cons
Strong LS multipliers 4x HP / 900x ATK Can pair with other Rainbow leaders to offset movement penalty Three SB Three <50% awakenings in coop VDP or <50% SA	Negative orb movement time Can potentially go down to 0 Dual leaders = -5s

Theor’s base form can function as a Dragon Killing solution while also naturally coming with Cloud Resist. This can help open up team building compositions but faces stiff competition from Tsubaki . Neither card can equip Dragon Killer latents and have similar output in coop mode. Tsubaki has the ability to gain a third Dragon Killer via Super Awakenings whereas Theor can gain VDP . 

In regards to base Theor’s Leader Skill, he is able to lead a reasonable team due to a relatively easy to activate multiplier but lacks personal damage outside of Dragon spawns.

On the other hand, Theor’s evolved form is the first Leader to grant negative orb movement time. Dual leaders will grant negative 5 seconds which makes it possible to go down to 0s and preventing the ability to do more than a single combo outside cascades/skyfalls.

As such, players will have to find some way to gain movement time but to compensate, his multipliers are wonderfully high. 4x HP and 900x ATK is quite spectacular and has synergy with his own active skill and awakenings. Theor is able to produce a Rainbow board with Hearts along with a 50% HP suicide. This will trigger his 3 (4 with SA) >50% awakenings for high personal damage.

With that being said, players can opt to pair Theor with other Rainbow leaders to help mitigate the movement penalty.

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Base Lutina – A

Active: For 1 turn, Water orbs are more likely to appear by 10% (1 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when below 80% HP; 4.5x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 2+ Water combos [1/324/1/68.36%]

Awakenings:     
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Healer / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1300 (1495)
HP 4373 (5029) / ATK 1968 (2263) / RCV 1408 (1619)

Pros	Cons
1 turn active skill Easy to inherit Fulfills active skill clauses Permanent Water Skyfall LS has two shield components	LS requires 2 water combos Awakenings are unremarkable No offensive potential Need to manage Hearts & Water orbs

Lutina

Active: For 1 turn, Water orbs are more likely to appear by 10% (1 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 3x ATK when 5 or more combos; 3x ATK on the turn a skill is used; 2.5x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 5 orbs in L shape [1/506.25/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:     
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Healer / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1403 (1613)
HP 4873 (5604) / ATK 2068 (2378) / RCV 1508 (1734)

Pros	Cons
High ATK and easy Damage Reduction High personal damage Natural L awakening Reasonable sub potential 1 turn active skill Easy to inherit Fulfills active skill clauses Permanent Water Skyfall Powerful Kuroyui base	LS requires several components L 5 combos Active skill used Need all 3 for meaningful damage Difficult to solve VDP + FUA boards Resolve+Void spawns tend to be the most dangerous

Both forms of Lutina share the same 1-turn cooldown which can provide an infinite source of Water skyfalls, an active skill every turn, or act as a base for a different inherit. Either way, 1 turn cooldowns are valuable as they provide additional flexibility.

This flexibility can be valuable for her evolved form as she can be used as a reasonable sub, especially in solo mode. Lutina sports double 7 Combo and L along with a VDP via Super Awakenings. This enables her to gain potent personal damage against Void spawns while lowering the need to bring an Orb Unlocker.

As a leader, evolved Lutina has the potential for massive damage and she can use any L-match to trigger that component. Unfortunately, she must always have an L and an active skill used each turn along with 5 combos to deal meaningful damage. This is offset by her 1 turn active, but the forced L will make it harder to VDP and FUA . This combination of Damage Void and Resolve is becoming more common in harder content as it is a way for GungHo to make things more challenging.

In her Base form, Lutina is able to tap into an impressive 68.36% Damage Reduction shield (split into two components), but must be below 80% HP and have 2 Water combos. These two components may not always be available and she has no Effective Health otherwise. This can make stalling more dangerous along with the fact that she must deal damage to activate her shield.

If I had to make one Lutina, I would pursue her evolved form as it provides much more value as a sub.

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Base Eva – A

Active: Change far right column to Heal orbs; Unlock all orbs; Change all orbs to Fire, Water, Wood, Light, and Dark orbs (8 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 3x ATK & RCV for Wood Att.; Increase orb movement time by 2 seconds; 5x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 4 or more colors [1/225/9/43.75%]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Balance / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1200 (1380)
HP 5483 (6305) / ATK 2260 (2599) / RCV 601 (691)

Pros	Cons
Wood version of Rikuu Massive RCV Bonus movement time Damage Reduction with 4 or more colours Active solves Rainbow boards for Resolve	Inconsistent damage on 6×5 10c better suited for 7×6 Killers only useful against specific spawns No subattribute Subs must cover all colours while also being Wood

Eva

Active: Change far right column to Heal orbs; Unlock all orbs; Change all orbs to Fire, Water, Wood, Light, and Dark orbs (8 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 6x ATK when matching 5 or more colors (4+heal); 3x ATK and reduce damage taken by 50% when matching 5 or more connected Heal orbs [1/324/1/75%]

Awakenings:       
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Balance / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1300 (1495)
HP 5583 (6420) / ATK 2560 (691) / RCV 691 (795)

Pros	Cons
Strong multipliers 324x ATK 75% Damage Reduction High personal damage against certain spawns via Killers FUA Active solves Rainbow boards for Resolve	Requires 5 Hearts for Damage Reduction/Damage No personal damage when Killers do not take effect Difficult time stalling

Base Eva will primarily be used as a 7×6 sub due to her 10c having low consistency on regular boards along with her leadership potential being nothing special. She is a Wood version of Rikuu so she will have a difficult time stalling through floors that can deal more damage than her maximum HP. This is because the Damage Reduction is tied to activation which means the spawn is probably dead.

On the other hand, Eva’s evolved form is stronger overall in most cases as both a leader and sub. As a leader, she boasts strong multipliers through 324x ATK and 75% Damage Reduction but must match 5 connected Hearts. This is a significant improvement over Heart Cross leaders but the main caveat will be actually having sufficient hearts present. Furthermore, being forced to have Hearts to trigger Damage/Damage Reduction also means stalling may be problematic.

One interesting aspect for Eva is her active as it will provide a column of Heart orbs (fulfills leader skill) and a full rainbow board. This is a huge step up from traditional Rainbow boards as they run the risk of not having enough Hearts for FUA .

Moving beyond her leadership potential, Evolved Eva has potent sub usage as a Killer stick along with her natural FUA. This can ease team building requirements as most Killer cards lack additional utility.

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Base Mariel – S

Active: For 4 turns, recover 30% of max HP; Change all orbs to Fire, Water, Wood, and Light orbs (12 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 1.5x all stats for Light Att.; Increase orb movement time by 2 seconds; 7x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when 6 or more combos [2.25/110.25/2.25/43.65%]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:
Typing: God / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1299 (1494)
HP 5005 (5756) / ATK 2643 (3039) / RCV 810 (931)

Pros	Cons
Easy to use Leader Skill Nice introduction leader Multi turn healing active with board changer	Damage output is low Evolved form is much stronger Cannot loop/system healing from two Mariel

Mariel

Active: For 4 turns, recover 30% of max HP; Change all orbs to Fire, Water, Wood, and Light orbs (12 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP for Water, Light Att.; 4x ATK when 6 or more combos; 5x ATK when matching 5 or more connected non Light, or Water orbs [4/400/1]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings:
Typing: God / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1399 (1609)
HP 5505 (6331) / ATK 2743 (3154) / RCV 900 (1035)

Pros	Cons
Powerful leader 4x HP / 400x ATK Only requires 6 combos No burst should be needed Strong sub pool Can use Bride Zela Mel for RCV Match-5 clause can be any element (except Water/Light), even if you don’t own Multi turn healing active with board changer Powerful VDP option	Match 5 may become problematic with VDP SFUA + VDP solves this Match 5 lowers combo count Active cannot loop healing Board changer does not produce Hearts

Base Mariel should only be considered if new to the game and having difficulty team building/orb matching as her TE and survivability can be a blessing. With that being said, she should be only viewed as a transitional leader and be converted to her evolved form when possible as it is superior in every way.

Evolved Mariel is a stellar leader as she is able to create a 4x HP / 400x ATK team that has to match 6 combos and a 5-match of not Water or Light. This includes hazards and elements not present on your team.

For the most part, this should be reasonably easy to do and the only major hurdle will be when VDP is required as the match-5 cannot be Light or Water. With that being said, Mariel can fully take advantage of Brize Zela + SFUA to both kill Resolve spawns and fulfill the match-5 via 9 Heart orbs. In all honesty, any leader who can take advantage of Zela will stronger as she is simply the best sub for mono colour teams.

One other potential hurdle will be healing as Mariel provides no RCV multiplier and her own base active cannot be looped with dual leaders. As such, running Enhanced Heart orbs cards such as Mel can alleviate this problem. In terms of other sub options, it tends to be best to focus on Light as Mariel is a solid source of damage while also having prowess against Void spawns. As such, light orb/board changers are welcome, especially those who generate Hearts. Furthermore, the 400x ATK combined with Mariel’s high personal damage means players should not require a supplemental burst active.

Furthermore, Mariel can function as a potent VDP sub on Light-based teams.

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Base Phenom – S

Active: Reduce unable to match orbs effect by 5 turns; Change bottom row to Dark orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 1.5x all stats for Dark Att.; Increase orb movement time by 2 seconds; 7x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 6 or more connected Dark orbs [2.25/110.25/2.25/43.65%]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Attacker / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1199 (1379)
HP 5525 (6354) / ATK 2763 (3177) / RCV 283 (325)

Pros	Cons
Unique active Allows players to match orbs that were restricted Creates a row of Dark orbs Unconditional HP/RCV Reasonable offensive capabilities	Requires 6 Dark orbs Damage is on the lower end Slower to clear content due to orb hungry

Phenom

Active: Reduce unable to match orbs effect by 5 turns; Change bottom row to Dark orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP & ATK for Dark Att.; Increase combo by 1 when matching 3 or more colors; 4x ATK when matching 4 or more connected Dark orbs up to 8x at 8 orbs [4/256/1/]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Attacker / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1299 (1494)
HP 5925 (6814) / ATK 3063 (3522) / RCV 283 (325)

Pros	Cons
Unique active Allows players to match orbs that were restricted Creates a row of Dark orbs Unique Leader Skill Provides + Combo on 3-colour matches ATK is not tied to colour matching 4x HP Access to Eir and Kuroyuri loop to solve RCV 40% Hazard Resist with dual Leaders Can also cover Cloud + Tape	Requires 8 Dark orbs for max Damage 64x ATK with 4 Dark orbs Low/no personal damage Requires Rainbow coverage for bonus combos May limit sub options

Phenom is a phenomenal card who comes with unique abilities. Firstly, her active skill is able to cancel out mechanics that cause players to be unable to match specific orbs (eg. Evolved Gaia in 3P Arena 2). While these spawns are stallable, it gives players the ability to simply sweep the floor without further hassle. Furthermore, it will also produce a row of Dark orbs and comes on a short 6 turn cooldown.

Phenom’s base form is able to lead a reasonable Dark blob team but may struggle with more durable spawns or combo shields. As such, I would pursue her evolved form as it offers something more spicy.

Evolved Phenom brings a useful twist on + combo Leader Skills. Dual leaders are able to add 2 combos when 3 or more colours are matched but this is not connected to her ATK mutliplier. This is important as she still retains the ability to use bicolour boards for VDP /burst. As such, players can overcome combo shields/generic floors with greater ease. Furthermore, using something like Eschamali can produce enough Dark for full activation, Skyfalls, and enough leftover colours for +2 combos.

Unfortunately, her primary source of damage is matching 4-8 Dark orbs on a scaling multiplier. This may be problematic as she lacks output unless blobbing while also trading personal damage for Hazard Resist. Thankfully, this is heavily offset by her tremendous durability and ability to negate most mechanics.

Having leaders/subs naturally come with Hazard Resist can greatly aid in achieving 100% Resistance as fewer Weapon Assists are needed. This opens up more options for inheritance as players can then address other mechanics. The Resists play a major part in Phenom’s durability as dual leaders provide 40% Resist against Jammer , Poison , and Blind while also covering Tape and Cloud via Super Awakenings. Furthermore, achieving 100% Resistance against everything becomes quite feasible with Phenom and aids her into becoming an incredibly consistent leader. Furthermore, with 4x HP and access to Kuroyuri or Eir , Phenom will be hard to kill.

Taking this into consideration along with being able to heavily stack high damage subs makes Phenom a Phenomenal leader as she has wonderful consistency.

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6 star base

Base Arend – C

Active: For 1 turn, 2x ATK for Fire Att.; Change Heal orbs to Fire orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 3x ATK & RCV for Dragon type; 3x ATK when 4 or more combos up to 5x at 8 combos [1/225/9]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Dragon / Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1000 (1150)
HP 4258 (4897) / ATK 2103 (2418) / RCV 463 (532)

Pros	Cons
High personal damage on 7×6 via SA Provides Team HP Unconditional 9x RCV Fast charging burst active	Restricted to Dragon types No Effective HP multiplier Requires 8 Combos for LS Somewhat implies 7×6 pairing

Arend

Active: For 1 turn, 2x ATK for Fire Att.; Change Heal orbs to Fire orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 3x ATK & RCV for Dragon type; 3x ATK when 4 or more combos up to 5x at 8 combos [1/225/9]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Dragon / Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1000 (1150)
HP 4258 (4897) / ATK 2103 (2418) / RCV 463 (532)

Pros	Cons
Fast charging burst active Theoretical high damage	<50% with 10c is hard to do Requires 7×6 Anti synergy with bonus RCV LS LS requires Dragon typing

Both forms of Arend are underwhelming as they only have the potential to do meaningful damage when hitting 10 combos . This is not practical on a 6×5 board and implies a 7×6 leader should be used. With that in mind, one can pair their own Arend with a 7×6 card but there are better pairings along with the lack of an Effective HP multiplier and Dragon typing.

One interesting point to mention is that the evolved form has anti synergy with himself as a leader due to the bonus RCV and >50% awakenings.

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Base Tilly – B

Active: For 99 turns, Heal orbs are more likely to appear by 7%; For 1 turn, 2x RCV (11 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK and reduce damage taken by 35% when above 50% HP; 3x ATK when matching 1 Heal combos, up to 4x at 2 Heal combos [1/256/1/57.75%]

Awakenings:
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Dragon / Physical
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1151)
HP 6083 (6995) / ATK 1913 (2200) / RCV 33 (38)

Pros	Cons
First 99 turn Heal Skyfall 5 >80% 7.6x personal damage Can use Killer SA + Latents LS has some potential	LS is orb hungry Requires 2 Heart combos Must be above 50% HP Cannot self activate No built in self heal No Damage Reduction in active >80% is the most unreliable Damage awakening

Tilly

Active: For 99 turns, Heal orbs are more likely to appear by 7%; For 1 turn, 2x RCV (11 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK and reduce damage taken by 35% when above 50% HP; 3x ATK when matching 1 Heal combos, up to 4x at 2 Heal combos [1/256/1/57.75%]

Awakenings:      
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Dragon / Physical
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1151)
HP 6083 (6995) / ATK 1913 (2200) / RCV 33 (38)

Pros	Cons
First 99 turn Heal Skyfall 3 unique Killers High personal damage when they overlap Access to same 3 via SA Can augment via Latents	LS is orb hungry Requires 2 Heart combos Must be above 50% HP Cannot self activate No built in self heal No Damage Reduction in active Active does grant activation

Tilly is the first (and only) card in NA to possess a 99 turn Heart Skyfall buff. This can be a solution to no RCV dungeons or as a means to help provide additional healing throughout a longer dungeon.

Furthermore, it can help her own two Heart activation Leader Skill as it may provide a steady stream of Heart orbs. With that being said, her full kit is lacking as she only offers damage via her Killer awakenings and her active does not provide instant activation. Furthermore, she must remain above 50% to tap into her damage and Damage Mitigation.

All of this makes it challenging to fully utilize her as a leader. With that being said, her evolved form has potential as a sub when facing double type spawns for her Killers. Her base form does own five >80% awakenings which grants her higher damage against single type spawns, but is more unreliable due to the HP clause.

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Base Enola – A

Active: Create square of Wood orbs with center at 2nd row from top and 2nd column from left (13 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 6x ATK when matching 5 or more connected Wood orbs up to 10x at 9 orbs; 2x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 4 or more colors [1/400/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Dragon / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1151)
HP 4175 (4801) / ATK 2555 (2938) / RCV 220 (253)

Pros	Cons
Instantly creates a 3×3 Wood Box Comes with VDP and SFUA naturally 4 TE	Many other strong Wood VDP options exist

Enola

Active: Create square of Wood orbs with center at 2nd row from top and 2nd column from left (13 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 6x ATK when matching 5 or more connected Wood orbs up to 10x at 9 orbs; 2x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 4 or more colors [1/400/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Dragon / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1151)
HP 4175 (4801) / ATK 2555 (2938) / RCV 220 (253)

Pros	Cons
Instantly creates a 3×3 Wood Box Comes with 2 VDP + 2/3 >80% High personal damage when >80% HP 3 SB	>80% can be unreliable Many other strong Wood VDP options exist

Enola joins the numerous ranks of strong Wood VDP cards but stands apart due to her instant 3×3 Box generating active. being able to always make 9 Wood orbs in the correct pattern can be a blessing for farming teams or can be used to recorrect poor board changers or as a means to gain extra Wood orbs. Either way, it has merits and having strong personal damage is a bonus.

Both forms bring something different to the table with her base form coming naturally with SFUA this may sound strange at first, but SFUA has become quite powerful with VDP and + Combo bicolours as it enables players to easily kill Resolve Void spawns. With that being said, Yoh comes with SFUA and many players have inherited his Weapon Assist. As such, it may be a sub option for other leaders like Raizer or Zela Kitty when other options are unavailable.

On other hand, her evolved form owns 3 Skill Boosts, double VDP, and three >80% awakenings. This translates into 21.1x personal damage with no hard combo count. This can be amazing when paired with her instant Box active on teams that do not require a specific amount of combos to function. Of course, the majority of this damage is lost upon dropping below 80% so she requires careful planning to succeed.

Sadly, both forms face steep competition overall as Wood has some of the best VDP cards in the game.

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Base Ruddy – B

Active: Change Heal orbs to Dark orbs; For 3 turns, recover 30% of max HP (7 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP for Dragon type; 5x ATK when below 80% HP; 3.5x ATK when matching 4 or more colors [4/306.25/1]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:
Typing: Dragon / Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1151)
HP 2183 (4531) / ATK 2183 (2510) / RCV 513 (590)

Pros	Cons
Potential Kuroyuri replacement Comes with Orb changer Has strong personal damage on L-teams Shorter active CD Easier to charge up	Active consumes Hearts Cannot FUA Mostly restricted to L-teams Semi reliant on owning 2 Occupies 2 active skill slots LS is rainbow with HP requirement Counter intuitive to Healing

Ruddy

Active: Change Heal orbs to Dark orbs; For 3 turns, recover 30% of max HP (7 turn CD)

Leader Skill:2x HP for Dragon type; 5x ATK when below 80% HP; 3.5x ATK when matching 4 or more colors [4/306.25/1]

Awakenings:   
Super Awakenings:
Typing: Dragon / Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1151)
HP 2183 (4531) / ATK 2183 (2510) / RCV 513 (590)

Pros	Cons
Potential Kuroyuri replacement Comes with Orb changer Shorter active CD Easier to charge up Fits on combo-oriented teams More flexible	Active consumes Hearts Cannot FUA Semi reliant on owning 2 Occupies 2 active skill slots LS is rainbow with low HP requirement Counter intuitive to Healing

Ruddy can act as a more offensive alternative to Kuroyuri . This is because players are able to enjoy 30% of their maximum health as healing for 6/7 turns when using two Ruddys. This strategy tends to work best on teams with high HP and no RCV multipliers.

Furthermore, Ruddy provides offensive awakenings along with Dark orb generation when their active is used while also having a shorter cooldown. This can help teams that are lacking orb changers but one has to be aware that Ruddy will consume Heart orbs when being used which makes it impossible to FUA that turn.

As a whole, these type of healing alternatives can be powerful but players have to be mindful that they will have less actives available due to the fact that 2/6 actives are occupied. This may or may not be a problem and I personally prefer to use Enhanced Heal Orbs as it does not take up active skills.

In regards to which evolution one should pick, choose the form that has the most synergy for the team being used.

As a leader, both feel awkward as they require players to be below 80% HP but their auto healing active will prevent that on numerous occasions.

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5 star base

The 5-star cards are interesting due to the fact that their base forms have significantly more weighted stats but are compensated by fewer awakening. Neither forms have a viable Leader Skill but both forms share the same Active.

Base Cruz – C

Active: Unlock all orbs; Change Jammer, Poison, Mortal Poison, Bomb orbs to Fire orbs; Enhance all orbs (7 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP & RCV for Fire Att.; Increase orb movement time by 2 seconds; 8x ATK for matched Att. when matching 5 Orbs with 1+ enhanced [4/64/4]

Awakenings:
Super Awakenings:
Typing: Dragon / Healer
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1204 (1385)
HP 3815 (4387) / ATK 1105 (1271) / RCV 1805 (2076)

Pros	Cons
2,076 RCV at 110 Offensive awakenings	Low Base ATK Cannot truly take advantage of the offensive awakenings Two different Killers Harder to stack damage High RCV < Enhance Hearts 6 base awakenings

Cruz

Active: Unlock all orbs; Change Jammer, Poison, Mortal Poison, Bomb orbs to Fire orbs; Enhance all orbs (7 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP & RCV for Fire Att.; Increase orb movement time by 2 seconds; 8x ATK for matched Att. when matching 5 Orbs with 1+ enhanced [4/64/4]

Awakenings:
Super Awakenings:
Typing: Dragon / Healer
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 904 (1040)
HP 4115 (4732) / ATK 1205 (1386) / RCV 755 (868)

Pros	Cons
Solid Healing solution Alternative to Hestia Multi use active Board Unlock Hazard removal Fire orb enhance Cute	Active becomes redundant with L  + Resist Wepeons No/low offensive capabilities Primarily a healing solution Brings less utility for fully developed boxes

Cruz’s base form could have been a reasonable damage solution but her low base ATK holds her back along with most of her weighted stats going into RCV. This is not a bad thing, but Enhanced Heart Orbs are a much more efficient solution which ironically her evolved form has. One could use her base form, but stronger options exist, especially since her Killers are different and harder to stack.

On the other hand, Cruz’s evolved form boasts solid RCV along with three Enhanced Heal orbs and can be used as a possible alternative to Hestia . For the most part, she will be a healing stick and possible Cloud protector via Super Awakenings, but brings little else to the team.

While her active does provide several useful components, well developed boxes will naturally counter these mechanics via L and Resist Weapon Assists . This is not to say she is a poor card as she can shine under the right circumstances, it is just that Cruz does not provide enough overall.

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Base Dolq – C

Active: Delay enemies for 2 turns; For 1 turn, 3x orb move time (10 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP & ATK for Water Att.; 6x ATK when below 50% HP; 4x ATK when below 80% HP [4/144/1]

Awakenings:
Super Awakenings:
Typing: Dragon / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1204 (1385)
HP 5018 (5771) / ATK 3513 (4040) / RCV 0 (0)

Pros	Cons
High base ATK Possible Button base 3 Skill Boosts Movement time memes?	4 awakenings 0 RCV Niche uses Active does not do much

Dolq

Active: Delay enemies for 2 turns; For 1 turn, 3x orb move time (10 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP & ATK for Water Att.; 6x ATK when below 50% HP; 4x ATK when below 80% HP [4/144/1]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings:
Typing: Dragon / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 904 (1040)
HP 3418 (3931) / ATK 2813 (3235) / RCV 0 (0)

Pros	Cons
Budget Dark Zeta pairing	Awakenings are all over the place Does not have a focus to excel at Jack of all Trades, Master of None

Dolq’s base form has an impressive 4,040 ATK before Plus Eggs which make him a potential solo Button base (Coop Boost cards tend to be stronger in multiplayer) but his 4 awakenings make it hard to justify using in most other scenarios. Granted the 3 Skill Boosts may be helpful but a single VDP (2 with SA) will probably not be enough along with him having a lackluster active and no other utility.

On the other hand, Dolq’s evolved form can be categorized as a Jack of all Trades, Master of None as he does a little bit of everything but does not excel in any category. This is problematic as I feel Collabs/Seasonal events should have cards that fulfill a specific role and Dolq just doesn’t do that. While 20% Resist against all types of Hazards is useful, it is best done via Weapon Assists as many powerful awakenings can only be found on a base card.

One small possible consolation is that Dolq has a similar Leader Skill to Dark Zeta and can be a budget pairing should one not own him.

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Base Laude – C

Active: For 2 turns, increase combo count by 2 (13 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 3x ATK and 2x RCV for Dragon type; 3x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when 6 or more combos [1/81/4/43.75%]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Dragon / Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1204 (1385)
HP 5604 (6445) / ATK 2608 (2999) / RCV 368 (423)

Pros	Cons
4 unique Killers Balance typing Can take any Killer Latent VDP via SA +2 combos for 2 turns	All Killers are different Harder to line up for maximum damage

Laude

Active: For 2 turns, increase combo count by 2 (13 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 3x ATK and 2x RCV for Dragon type; 3x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when 6 or more combos [1/81/4/43.75%]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Dragon / Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 904 (1040)
HP 4204 (4835) / ATK 2003 (2303) / RCV 251 (289)

Pros	Cons
3 SB +2 combos for 2 turns	Jack of All Trades, Master of None

Laude’s Base form is able to provide 4 unique Killers, Balance typing, and can gain VDP via Super Awakenings. This can be helpful if players are lacking a VDP option, but having a wide spread of Killers makes it harder to line up damage.

Generally speaking, VDP cards are expected to deal the full health bar of an encounter and requires them to have large amounts of personal damage. While 4 Killers can lead to massive spikes, the fact that Laude has 4 different types makes it harder to find ideal targets. This can be partially offset via Killer latents, but it tends to be best to excel in a particular area instead of trying to do a bit of everything.

This notion is heavily applied to Laude’s evolved form as he does a little bit of everything but is not specialized in any one aspect. With that being said, his +2 Combos for two turns can be situationally helpful when encountering back-to-back combo shields. Furthermore, his high availability means he should be quite easy to obtain as the alternatives are locked behind high rarity Collab cards.

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Base Lotta – A

Active: Change all orbs to Water, Wood, Light, and Dark orbs; For 1 turn, 100x Light counterattack (12 turn CD)

Leader Skill:4x ATK and 2x HP for Light Att.; Increase orb movement time by 2 seconds; 2x ATK & RCV when matching 4 or more colors [4/64/4]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Dragon / Physical
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1204 (1385)
HP 8827 (10151) / ATK 1408 (1619) / RCV 120 (138)

Pros	Cons
Double Machine and Healer Killer Can take Machine or Healer Killer latents High base HP Unique active Comically large Counterattack	Counterattack is primarily used for Button builds

Lotta

Active: Change all orbs to Water, Wood, Light, and Dark orbs; For 1 turn, 100x Light counterattack (12 turn CD)

Leader Skill:4x ATK and 2x HP for Light Att.; Increase orb movement time by 2 seconds; 2x ATK & RCV when matching 4 or more colors [4/64/4]

Awakenings:
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Dragon / Physical
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 904 (1040)
HP 5527 (6356) / ATK 1758 (2022) / RCV 0 (0)

Pros	Cons
Three Skill Boosts Easier to use active Team HP converts into more total HP for larger counterattack Will not take a whole Lotta rolls to acquire	Niche uses overall

Lotta is a wonderful example of a card who has a unique niche she can fulfill. In her base form, she can function as a potent Machine and Healer Killing option as she has two of each Killer along with the option to take Machine and Healer Killer latents.

With that being said, it is her active that is truly unique.

At this point in time, Counterattacks are seldom utilized as they serve little purpose outside of niche scenarios where players can execute a Resolve spawn after triggering a survivable execution (eg. Zeus + Hera). Perhaps this can be used in some farming builds and the occasional Ranking Dungeon, but it is harder to truly abuse.

As such, the 100x Counterattack from Lotta can be used as a Button alternative vs 99% Gravity encounters. For example, if a team has 50,000 HP, a 99% Gravity will deal 49,500 damage which then translates into a 4,950,000 damage Counterattack. This is larger compared to any Button available and may open up new options for farming-oriented players. Thus, teams who want to utilize this strategy should try and have as much health as possible to abuse higher damage Counterattacks.

With that being said, this is niche overall and may not have practical applications for the average player. On the bright side, it will not take a whole Lotta rolls to acquire Lotta as the 62% chance for any of the four 5-star cards works in her favour.

Conclusion

The Draconic Orchestra event is primarily top heavy with niche value at the bottom and overtly common 5-star rarity. With only 4 situational cards at this rarity, players will be swimming in these dupes if taking a chance on this machine.

While it is useful to have 1 of each card, the risk of dupes greatly rises once several 5-stars have been acquired. As such, I would do a few rolls to have a bit more Box diversity and then Monster Exchange if they are appealing and the cost is not too high.

Let me know what you think about the Draconic Orchestra event in the comments below along with your own personal approach to this event.

Happy Puzzling!

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