Introduction

The GungHo Collab is making a return appearance in a special 7-stone Machine that only features 6 or 7-star cards. This is a surprising turn of events as the original GH Collab featured lackluster 5-stars that clogged up the machine.

In fact, there is a 29.5% chance of rolling one of the 7-star cards with some of them being incredibly powerful. Unfortunately, the rolling pool is heavily bloated which means it will be difficult to snipe any one specific card. On the bright side, any 7-star card will require 5 trade fodder which includes 6-star GFE.

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

Video commentary

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Overview

GungHo Collab REM Pros & Cons – February 21, 2020
Pros	Cons
Will return on a regular basis Cards should be routinely buffed etc.	Massive rolling pool Harder to acquire one specific card

GungHo Collab Lineup
7 Star base
6 Star base
5 Star base

GungHo Collab Rankings – February 21, 2020
S
A
B
C
D

Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Icons show highest evolution available which may or may not be their strongest form

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

Dark Karin – S

Active: For 1 turn, increase combo count by 1; Lock all orbs (11 -> 6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 1.5x HP for Wood Att.; 8x ATK when 4 or more combos up to 20x at 10 combos; Increase combo by 1 when matching 6 or more connected Wood orbs at once; Reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 6 or more connected Wood orbs [2.25/400/1]

Awakenings:        
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Attacker / Healer
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1007 (1259)
HP 3048 (3810) / ATK 2645 (3306) / RCV 521 (651)
Weapon Assist Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
Fantastic Leader Easy to activate 2.25x HP 4x RCV Pairing with Tifa Flexible team building Higher personal damage against key end game spawns 3 Skill Boosts Actives will be ready in time Weapon Assist form grants Skill Boost	No Damage Reduction in LS Reliant on active Vulnerable to Gravity + hit Lower effective HP

 

Karin

Active: Water & Light attribute ATK x3 for 1 turn. Change Heart, Jammer, Poison & Mortal Poison orbs to Light orbs (14 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK when 4 or more combos up to 8x at 8 combos; 2x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 4 or more colors [1/256/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Attacker / Healer
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1007 (1158)
HP 3048 (3505) / ATK 2645 (3042) / RCV 521 (599)
Weapon Assist Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
256x ATK / 43.75% damage reduction Flexible team building Synergistic awakenings Weapon Assist form grants Skill Boost	Dark Karin should be made almost every time Rainbow reliant Damage reduction tied to rainbow Damage is less concentrated Feels like a watered down Edward  Similar LS, Active, and awakening Lower merit as a sub due to Skill Charge  and long cooldown 3,048 base HP (3,505 with Limit Break)

 

Weapon Assist   

Omega (New) – S

Active: Create 1 Fire orbs over non Light orbs (1 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x all stats for Fire Att.; 5x ATK on the turn a skill is used; 2x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 3+ Fire combos [4/400/4/43.75%]

Awakenings:      
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Devil / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1251)
HP 3495 (4369) / ATK 3250 (4062) / RCV 5 (6)

Pros	Cons
Massive ATK value Synergy with offensive awakenings 1 turn cooldown Can act as Kuroyuri base Wonderful LS multipliers	Too orb hungry to be practical as leader Abysmal RCV

Base Omega is the first new card within the GungHo Collab and comes with a massive base ATK along with offensive awakenings. This enables him to function as a potent damage card who can gain VDP via Super Awakenings. Furthermore, his 1 turn base cooldown can be greatly abused to inherit anything you desire or as a Kuroyuri base.

While he does have amazing Leader Skill multipliers on paper, hitting 3+ Fire combos is too orb hungry to be truly practical as it is rare to have 9 Fire orbs present.

Dark Omega (New)

Active: Reduce HP by 50%; Change top row to Fire orbs and change bottom row to Dark orbs (9 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 6x ATK for Fire Att.; 2x HP for Dark Att.; 3x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when below 50% HP [4/324/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:     
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Devil / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1009 (1261)
HP 4150 (5188) / ATK 2540 (3175) / RCV 260 (325)

Pros	Cons
Massive potential when under 50% HP No combo/colour requirement Synergy with active skill Three <50%	Exceptionally vulnerable when just above 50% HP Juggling HP may be troublesome for some players

Dark Omega is a powerful <50% HP card who is able to unleash a massive 324x ATK when below half health. This has no combo or colour requirement and the only real challenge is getting to the correct HP and staying there.

While being under 50% HP may sound dangerous, his 43.75% Damage Reduction takes effect with no orb requirement so Dark Omega can be deceivingly tanky.

Being able to deal 324x ATK with no matching requirement means he will be able to easily dance through Void + Resolve spawns as both patterns can be easily formed without worry. This also means he can efficiently stack <50% awakenings to deal massive amounts of damage in content such as TA2 or A5.

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Gamayla (New) – A

Active: Delay enemies for 2 turns; Change Wood, Jammer, Poison, Mortal Poison orbs to Water orbs (11 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP for Dragon type; 4x ATK when matching 5 Water orbs in L shape; 4x ATK and increase combo by 1 when matching 3 or more colors [4/256/1]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings: 
Typing: Dragon / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1005 (1256)
HP 3450 (4312) / ATK 2450 (3062) / RCV 512 (640)

Pros	Cons
Natural Tape Resist Natural L awakening Modest array of offensive awakenings	Dark form may be more tempting with Beach Veroah Lackluster active

Base Gamayla comes with a reasonable kit overall but may not provide enough of anything to truly justify using. This is further compounded by the fact that her evolved form has tremendous potential on Beach Veroah teams.

With that being said, if you lack Beach Veroah, it will be more challenging to take full advantage of her evolved form and the utility offered here may be tempting. Having natural L and Tape Resist  can help overcome various mechanics, and she may find usage on various Water teams.

Dark Gamayla (New)

Active: Unlock all orbs; Change all orbs to Water, Light, and Dark orbs; For 1 turn, increase combo count by 2 (14 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 3x ATK for Dragon type; Reduce damage taken by 50% when 7 or more combos; 4x ATK and increase combo by 1 when matching Water, Light, Dark at once [1/144/1/75%]

Awakenings:     
Super Awakenings: 
Typing: Dragon / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1251)
HP 5260 (6575) / ATK 2320 (2900) / RCV 35 (44)

Pros	Cons
Incredible damage with 10 combos Stellar Beach Veroah  sub Natural Cloud	Challenging to hit 10 combos and VDP Requires 7×6 or Bonus combo leaders Primarily Beach Veroah

Dark Gamayla is a dream sub for Beach Veroah teams as she has VDP , 10 and 7 Combo awakenings which translates into 25x personal damage. This is absolutely incredible but the main downside is having 9 Water orbs and 10 combos is impossible on a 6×5 board without heavy skyfalls. Thus, the +6 combos from Beach Veroah greatly alleviates this problem and Gamayla is free to blast her way through almost any spawn.

As a result, the only truly viable place to use her on is Beach Veroah teams which may not be available for all players and we lack a strong 7×6 leader for Water teams.

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Aoi Shikigami (New) – B

Active: For 1 turn, reduce enemies’ defense by 100%; Recover all HP; Change Light orbs to Dark orbs (11 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP & ATK for Dark Att.; Increase orb movement time by 3 seconds; 3.5x ATK for each cross of 5 Fire, Dark orbs [4/7354.78/1]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings: 
Typing: Devil / Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1003 (1254)
HP 4120 (5150) / ATK 2130 (2662) / RCV 495 (619)

Pros	Cons
Massive damage potential with Colour Crosses Built in movement time 4x HP 600x ATK with 2 Crosses May be sufficient for plenty of content	Colour Crosses are awkward Inability to VDP Naturally low combo count

Aoi Shikigami is a new Colour Cross leader who is able to achieve 600x ATK with two colour crosses. This is lower compared to Paimon at the same number of crosses but does not have to overcome a strict HP requirement along with having higher Effective HP.

Unfortunately, Colour Cross leads are awkward to use well as they are orb hungry, have naturally lower combo count, and have difficulty performing other patterns such as VDP  . As such, it will be hard to find true use for Base Aoi Shikigami

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Dark Aoi Shikigami (New)

Active: Reduce HP to 1; For 1 turn, no skyfall; Change far left column and far right column to Dark orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: [No Skyfall]; 4x ATK and reduce damage taken by 50% when 7 or more combos; 4x ATK when matching 2 Dark combos, up to 5x at 3 Dark combos [1/400/1/75%]

Awakenings:      
Super Awakenings: 
Typing: Devil / Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1002 (1252)
HP 5360 (6700) / ATK 2130 (2662) / RCV 120 (150)

Pros	Cons
Active generates 10 Dark orbs on 6 turn CD HP set to 1 Valuable for farming with <50% awakenings Powerful Leader Skill multipliers	LS has no skyfalls Orb hungry HP being set to 1 can be dangerous

Dark Aoi Shikigami has impressive Leader Skill multipliers as he is able to access 75% Damage Reduction quite easily. A given board will almost always have at least 7 combos and matching this will yield 75% Damage Reduction. This is equivalent to 4x HP and can enable him to survive massive amounts of punishment.

Furthermore, the 400x ATK is impressive but is Dark orb hungry. With 2 Dark combos, he is able to achieve 256x ATK and jumps to 400x with 3 Dark combos. While this is not unreasonable, it can have inconsistency issues along with the No Skyfall clause hurting more than it helps.

No Skyfall Leader Skills used to be for Damage Control which is somewhat a thing of the past as it is not a feasible strategy to use now. As a result, it is just hindering your overall damage potential and you are stuck with whatever board you are given.

On the other hand, his active skill generates an impressive 10 Dark orbs on an even more impressive 6 turn cooldown. This will have great potential for farming teams as his active will come back up relatively quick.

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Luluna (New) – A

Active: For 1 turn, increase combo count by 3; Change top row to Wood orbs; For 1 turn, increase orb move time by 1 seconds (15 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 1.5x all stats for Wood Att.; Increase orb movement time by 2 seconds; 9x ATK and increase combo by 1 when matching 6 or more connected Wood orbs at once [2.25/182.25/2.25]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings: 
Typing: Attacker / Healer
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1105 (1381)
HP 4350 (5438) / ATK 2200 (2750) / RCV 690 (862)

Pros	Cons
Strong leadership potential Can efficiently use Zela Powerful Wood sub VDP  + SFUA Three Skill Boosts Active generates 6 Wood orbs, Bonus Movement Time, +3 combos	LS requires 6 Wood orbs to function No Damage Reduction

Base Luluna is able to function as a powerful Wood sub due to her VDP potential. At this point in time, Wood is heavily saturated with stellar subs and it is sometimes challenging to compete with Zela . Thankfully, the natural inclusion of SFUA removes the dependency on having Yoh Weapon Assists and can make Luluna a staple on your Zela Kitty teams.

SFUA + VDP is an efficient way to deal with Resolve + Void spawns as it can be easily formed via Heart + Wood boards and does provide the owning card a sizable damage boost. With three VDP + SFUA, Luluna is able to enjoy 31.25x personal damage which can be further amplified via inherits and Latents. On a side note, her active skill generates a row of Wood orbs and can potentially be used on Rainbow teams if you choose to use her as your VDP sub.

On the other hand, Luluna is able to lead a competent Wood team herself should you be lacking other options. 2.25/182.25/2.25 are strong multipliers but her main downside is requiring 6 connected Wood orbs along with no Damage Reduction to survive Gravity + Hit combos.

Dark Luluna (New)

Active: Recover all HP; Remove all awoken skill binds; For 1 turn, 3x ATK for Wood Att.; For 1 turn, increase orb move time by 1 seconds (12 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP & ATK for Wood Att.; 9x ATK when matching 4 or more colors; Reduce awoken skill binds by 5 turns when recovering more than 20000 HP from Heal orbs [4/324/1]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings: 
Typing: Attacker / Healer
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1106 (1382)
HP 3840 (4800) / ATK 2360 (2950) / RCV 750 (938)

Pros	Cons
Full Awoken Bind clear 3x Wood damage 4 Killers Truly interesting Leader Skill	Rainbow clause can be inconsistent Dilutes damage Weaker sub compared to base form Active is redundant with 2 leaders and LS

Dark Luluna has a truly bizarre leader skill as she is able to provide 5 turns of Awoken Skill Bind when healing over 20,000 from Heart orbs. This is pretty cool but somewhat impractical due to no RCV multiplier and being unable to tap into Enhanced Heal Orbs when Awoken bound along with her active solving this problem.

As a result, Dark Luluna teams will have far more Awoken Bind clearing than is really needed with dual leaders. With that being said, her leadership potential is modest, but weaker compared to her Base form as she requires Rainbow activation which dilutes her damage and board changer options.

Furthermore, her sub potential is significantly weaker as her Base form can function as one of the best VDP options due to the SFUA .

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Knight Kisaragi (New) – S

Active: Deal 100000 fixed damage to an enemy; Change all orbs to Wood, and Light orbs (13 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 1.3x Egg Drop rate; 10x ATK when 9 or more combos [1/100/1]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings: 
Typing: Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1251)
HP 3850 (4812) / ATK 2650 (3312) / RCV 260 (325)

Pros	Cons
1.3x Egg Drop rate Alternative to Veroah	Less practical compared to Veroah Requires 9c for 10x

Base Knight Kisaragi provides an alternative to Veroah for bonus Egg Drop rates but has more difficulty in hitting his ATK multiplier. Veroah only requires 5 combos for 5x damage whereas Knight Kisaragi requires 9 for 10x. 9 combos is not practical for 6×5 boards and if I had the choice, I would use Veroah in nearly every situation.

With that being said, the best place to use these types of Leader Skils is when solo farming Event dungeons for tickets or Ganesha’s Treasure Trove. These dungeons do not have guaranteed drops on each floor and increasing your chance by 1.3 will save you time/stamina.

Dark Knight Kisaragi (New)

Active: For 99 turns, Light orbs are more likely to appear by 7%; Change top row to Light orbs (12 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK when 4 or more combos up to 10x at 10 combos; 2x ATK and reduce damage taken by 50% when matching 2+ Light combos [1/400/1/75%]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings: 
Typing: Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1007 (1259)
HP 5030 (6288) / ATK 2120 (2650) / RCV 240 (300)

Pros	Cons
99 turn Light skyfall buff Powerful Light sub and leader Wonderful Tifa pairing Team RCV Light alternative to Hiei	Somewhat relies on 7×6 for success as leader

Dark Knight Kisaragi is a new and powerful card within the GungHo Collab. He comes with the highly prized 99 turn Skyfall buffs for Light while also having wonderful awakenings. In fact, he trades Time Extend for Team RCV when compared to Hiei and will function in a similar fashion on Light teams.

Furthermore, he is able to function as a leader when paired with Tifa’s 7×6 as the 10 combo clause and 2 Light combos is easier to overcome. With that being said, if you own either Tifa or Dark Karin , Knight Kisaragi can be used as a stellar sub on those teams.

All in all, Dark Knight Kisaragi is a powerful card to own and will most likely have value for a prolong period of time moving forward due to his powerful active skill and awakenings.

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Cian, the Assault of Lost Gear (New) – B

Active: For 4 turns, recover 30% of max HP; Change all orbs to Wood, Light, and Dark orbs (13 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP for Wood Att.; 4x ATK when matching 5 Wood orbs in L shape; 4x ATK when matching 6 or more connected orbs; 50000 additional damage when matching 6 or more orbs [4/256/1]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Physical / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1000 (1250)
HP 5120 (6400) / ATK 2450 (2938) / RCV 56 (70)

Pros	Cons
50,000 Follow Up Damage Always kills Resolve spawns Tape or Cloud Resist SA	Awkward Leader Skill Naturally low combo count Outclassed by many other Wood leads Difficult to VDP  + L Mediocre active

Cian is another new card within the GungHo Collab and comes with the highly prized built-in Follow Up Attack Leader Skill. This means that when activating Cian, she will deal 50,000 True Damage after matching orbs which will kill any Resolve spawn. This is invaluable in all forms of content as players can completely ignore this mechanic.

Sadly, the rest of her Leader Skill leaves much to be desired. Firstly, Cian must match an L of Wood orbs which means she requires 14 orbs for VDP + L. This is already awkward but at least her connect 6 clause can be fulfilled this way. Regardless, being forced to have an L and 6 match (of any element) means she will have a difficult time in overcoming combo shields.

Furthermore, her active skill feels outdated upon release as it cannot be used to form a healing loop like Kuroyuri .

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White Feathered Knight, Bradamante (New) – S

Active: Change Water, Jammer, Bomb orbs to Light orbs; Lock all orbs (5 turn CD)

Leader Skill: [Board becomes 7×6]; 4x ATK when matching 2 Light combos, up to 5x at 3 Light combos; 2x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when 7 or more combos [1/100/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:    
Super Awakenings:  
Typing: Physical / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1008 (1260)
HP 5720 (7150) / ATK 2160 (2700) / RCV 12 (15)

Pros	Cons
5 turn base cooldown Orb generation + Lock Massive damage potential on 7×6 VDP SA Modest/strong leadership potential Natural 7×6	Reliant on 7×6 Largely irrelevant due to LS or on Tifa

Bradamante is the final new 7* card to be released in the GungHo Collab and is an incredible powerhouse overall. They offer a spectacular 31.25x personal damage when forming a VDP with 10 Combos . This is impossible on 6×5 board without actives or skyfalls, but becomes manageable on a larger 7×6 board.

With this in mind, Bradamante’s main strength lies in being used only under these conditions which is easy to do via their own Leader Skill or when used as a sub on Tifa teams.

To further compliment her offensive potential is her fast charging active that generates Light from Water/Jammers while also locking the whole board. This is vital to countering numerous Spinner orbs and has merit in the highest level of content. The shorter cooldown can also be used to carry a longer inherit for midway through the dungeon and this flexibility helps solidify her team slot.

One thing to keep in mind is that Bradamante does outpace Bride Zela in terms of VDP damage potential when hitting 10 combos and can make a fine alternative to her on mono Light teams.

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GH Reeche – B

Active: Removes lock status on orbs. Change all orbs to Fire, Water & Wood & Light & Dark & Heart orbs. Ignores enemy damage and attribute damage absorb effects for 1 turn ( does not include combo shield and damage void ). (30 turn CD)

Leader Skill: All attribute cards ATK x4, 25% all damage reduction when reaching 7 combos. All attribute cards ATK x4 when attacking with 4 of following orb types: Fire, Water, Wood, Light & Dark. Increases time limit of orb movement by 2 seconds. [1/256/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Devil / Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1099 (1264)
HP 4395 (5054) / ATK 2450 (2818) / RCV 510 (586)

Pros	Cons
Colour swapped Reeche  Identical except no sub attribute Powerful-multi purpose active Negate Damage Absorb (Fujin ) Negate Attribute Absorb Unlock orbs 6-elemental board change Can be charged in 10 turns () Provides 16x ATK / 25% Damage Reduction / +2s orb movement Flexible leader pairings	Rainbow clause can be inconsistent Dilutes damage Active has 30 turn CD Offset by Skill Charge  Difficult to inherit Rarely need all 4 components at once Lower value if owning REM Reeche Does not have Reeche’s Weapon Assist

GH Reeche is identical to her REM-cousin  in terms of awakenings, Active and Leader Skill; however, she lacks a sub attribute which translates into a -10% personal damage. In the grand scheme of things, this should not be an issue and being Dark tends to be more advantageous due to no natural colour weakness.

The main appeal of either Reeche is their multi component active skill which can be quickly charged up due to two Skill Charges  which can be invaluable in dungeons with multiple Absorption spawns.

Unfortunately, GungHo Reeche lacks the powerful Weapon Assist her REM-cousin enjoys. Furthermore, Reeche is seldom chosen as a leader due to the inconsistencies faced with Rainbow activation along with lower Effective HP compared to current day options.

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Noir – A

Active: Randomly spawn 4 Dark orbs from non Dark orbs. Delay 1 turn to all enemies. Enhance all Dark orbs (8 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP for Dark Att.; 2x ATK when 6 or more combos; 4x ATK when matching 2 Dark combos, up to 6x at 3 Dark combos [4/144/1]

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Balance
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1005 (1156)
HP 4850 (5578) / ATK 1756 (2019) / RCV 509 (585)

Pros	Cons
Balance typing Can use any Killer latent Helps with VDP Strong awakenings Strong VDP potential Modest leader potential Active provides damage boost via Enhanced orbs	LS is orb hungry Lacks an RCV multiplier Competes with many other high value Dark cards

Noir is an interesting card and can be somewhat compared to the current Dark Metatron  evolution. This is because both are 4x HP Dark leaders, but Noir lacks a Damage Reduction component along with a lower ATK multiplier. While 144x is still reasonable, the fact that one requires 9 Dark orbs will dramatically reduce consistency. This may become problematic in longer dungeons where actives may be stressed, so either bring an RCV boosting sub like Eir  or budget actives accordingly.

As a sub, Noir will be somewhat blurred among the plethora of powerful Dark options. While she does have high VDP potential and can become a triple 7 Combo card with Balance typing, she faces stiff competition from many other cards. Noir’s main role will be a reasonably fast charging, useful active along with VDP potential. This has value on Phenom + Ina teams but also competes with strong cards such as Hiei .

With that being said, Dark has become quite a powerhouse and Noir’s ability to generate Dark and provide Dark Orb Enhance via her active may help justify her usage.

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Ralg – B

Active: Inflict Fire nuke damage equal to team Fire & Dark ATK x20 to all enemies. Removes lock status on orbs. Change top-most row into Fire orbs (7 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 3x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 6 or more connected Fire orbs; 5x ATK on the turn a skill is used; Increase orb movement time by 2 seconds [1/225/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Balance / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1056 (1214)
HP 5105 (5871) / ATK 2061 (2370) / RCV 400 (460)

Pros	Cons
7 turn cooldown Multi component active Button damage potential Fire row Orb unlock Strong Fire farming potential Easy 225x ATK / 43.75% damage reduction New relevance on Omega teams	Orb hungry as a traditional leader Damage is heavily tied to Rows  Damage Reduction tied to matching 6 Fire Primarily a farming leader Must use active skill for damage Cannot save orbs from a double row maker 20x ATK may be too low for a button

Ralg has somewhat faltered over time with the introduction of stronger farming leaders but is still able to do a reasonably good job. With that being said, the new Dark Omega gives Ralg new purpose as both kits have wonderful synergy.

Ralg’s active is able to generate a row of Fire on a fast 7 turn cooldown while also providing Orb Unlock and reasonable Button damage due to the inclusion of Fire & Dark. With that being said, the row itself can be used to delete spawns as his 6 natural Fire rows add considerable damage.

As such, Dark Omega is able to deal magical amounts of damage with a single swipe and possibly button through weaker spawns at the same time. This two-in-one active can help ease team building/active skill requirements but the true value lies in his passive damage potential through Fire rows.

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Orage – B

Active: Deals damage equal to 5% of enemies’ max HP. Change middle row into Water orbs. Change 3rd column from the right into Water orbs (10 turn CD)

Leader Skill: [No Skyfall]; 6x ATK for Water Att.; 1.5x ATK when matching 2+ Water combos; 2x ATK when matching 6 or more connected Water orbs [1/324/1]

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Attacker / Machine
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1006 (1157)
HP 4638 (5334) / ATK 2602 (2992) / RCV 67 (77)

Pros	Cons
Natural Cloud Resist  Active generates 10 Water orbs Easy to form into many combos after full mono board change 3 Skill Boosts  4 with Super Awakening Can be used as a farming leader No Skyfalls	LS is orb hungry for full activation Requires 2 Water Combos + 6 connected Water Less ideal for swipe farming No defensive multiplier Many double row makers exist Lowers value of active

Orage is like Orange without the N which is helpful for me as my “N” button has been giving me issues. Regardless, Orage is an interesting card as she can be used in a couple of different ways.

She can act as a potential farming leader as she has No Skyfalls and a scaling multiplier that can proc off a full water board. If using a full water board changer, Orage is able to deal 144x ATK and can jump to 324x if one is able to make 2 Water combos. This is reasonable but the main issue is them requiring 2 Water combos which prevents easy swipe farming.

On the bright side, Orage comes with 3/4 Skill Boosts and natural Cloud Resist along with a reasonably fast charing active. Orage is able to guarantee 10 Water orbs are generated. This is hard to replicate as Thouzer may never be seen again from the Fist of the North Star. With that being said, numerous double row makers now exist which can nearly replicate this pattern along with two being farmable from Collab event dungeons.

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Dark Karin – S

Active: For 3 turns, 2x ATK for Light, Dark Att.; For 3 turns, reduce damage taken by 50% (13 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK and 1.5x HP for Light Att.; Increase orb movement time by 2 seconds; 4x ATK and 2x RCV when matching 5 or more connected orbs [2.25/256/4/]

Awakenings:        
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Attacker / Healer
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1007 (1259)
HP 3048 (3810) / ATK 2645 (3306) / RCV 521 (651)
Weapon Assist Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
Fantastic Leader Easy to activate 2.25x HP 4x RCV Pairing with Tifa Flexible team building Higher personal damage against key end game spawns 3 Skill Boosts Actives will be ready in time Weapon Assist form grants Skill Boost	No Damage Reduction in LS Reliant on active Vulnerable to Gravity + hit Lower effective HP

Karin’s Dark form is tremendously powerful due to the fact that she is able to build a highly flexible team along with strong multipliers that can pair with herself or the amazing 7×6 Tifa .

For the most part, the efficacy of a card is judged by their ability to clear A5/AA2/AA3 as they are considered the hardest and have lucrative rewards. In order to succeed, a given leader has to have an easy to activate Leader Skill, strong subs choices, the ability to counter Voids and Resolves, along with high Effective HP.

Karin is able to fulfill all those roles with her Effective HP being on the lower end. Thankfully, her base active can somewhat alleviate this problem as it provides burst and Damage Reduction which has synergy with her 3 Skill Boosts. This means she can have her active ready for the potential Goemon preemptive in AA2 on floor 2.

Karin is able to fully activate with any match-5 which means FUA or VDP patterns fulfill this clause along with passively having 2.25x HP and 4x RCV. Not being tied to combo count means players can utilize more VDP-oriented subs to deal damage as the full ATK multiplier takes effect.

The HP is enough to survive most hits (will require help from the giant preemptives in AA2) but the 4x RCV (dual Karin) lowers the need to run Enhanced Heart Orb subs. In addition to this, Karin can run any Light sub which adds flexibility and options when countering challenging mechanics. One key aspect is her pairing with Tifa who requires 5 or more connected Light or Fire orbs which does not impede Karin’s normal matching too much.

In terms of her awakenings, Dark Karin boasts both Dragon and Devil Killer which grants her 3x personal damage against those respective spawns (9x vs both). While Killers tend to fall flat compared to 7 Combos due to typing restrictions, the fact that the final encounters in AA2 and A5 tend to feature at least one of these evens it out. Furthermore, Karin teams will often have high damage subs for the earlier floors so damage should not be an issue.

Karin

Active: Water & Light attribute ATK x3 for 1 turn. Change Heart, Jammer, Poison & Mortal Poison orbs to Light orbs (14 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK when 4 or more combos up to 8x at 8 combos; 2x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 4 or more colors [1/256/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:   
Typing: Attacker / Healer
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1007 (1158)
HP 3048 (3505) / ATK 2645 (3042) / RCV 521 (599)
Weapon Assist Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
256x ATK / 43.75% damage reduction Flexible team building Synergistic awakenings Weapon Assist form grants Skill Boost	Dark Karin should be made almost every time Rainbow reliant Damage reduction tied to rainbow Damage is less concentrated Feels like a watered down Edward  Similar LS, Active, and awakening Lower merit as a sub due to Skill Charge  and long cooldown 3,048 base HP (3,505 with Limit Break)

Base Karin is nearly a similar to pre-buff Edward  from the Full Metal Alchemist Collab in that they share a similar Active and Leader skill along with identical awakenings. Unfortunately, Karin is inferior as her Leader Skill is significantly weaker overall.

Edward is able to provide 57.75% Damage Reduction as opposed to Karin’s 43.75% while also being unconditional while above 50% HP instead of Karin’s Rainbow clause. This is a significant difference in overall survivability and even activation consistency.

Being forced to run a rainbow team can be troublesome for smaller boxes, but it inevitably leads to some consistency issues along with less concentrated damage as orb/board changers are restricted. Granted Karin’s base active provides 3x ATK, it does prevent one from healing while dealing damage.

By comparison, Edward is not required to run a rainbow team but it does help for activating his Skill Charge  awakening; however, Edward is able to tap into his damage reduction assuming he is above 50% HP and this counts after matching orbs.

This is not to say that Karin is a weak leader as she will certainly be able to stomp through the vast majority of content with ease, it is just worth understanding the drawback of being Rainbow reliant. Another point to consider her Dark form is vastly superior as a lead and should be pursued in the vast majority of situations.

If looking to use Karin as a sub, it will be harder to tap into her Skill Charge awakening as it tends to be best on Rainbow teams and she is one of the best Rainbow leader available. As such, she may simply be blurred into the large pool of strong 7 Combo  Light available despite acquiring a third 7 Combo through Super Awakenings.

Weapon Assist   

Karin’s Weapon Assist grants the base card an additional Skill Boost  which can be invaluable for solo mode, ranking dungeons, or farming builds as it can open up team building options. With that being said, this edges heavily on luxury and should only be considered if you have dupe Karins available. Furthermore, players are able to purchase Amen for 750,000 MP making it available all the time.

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Dark Zeta – S

Active: Reduce HP by 50%; Deal 200x Water damage to an enemy; Create 6 Water, Dark, Heal orbs (8 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 2x HP for Water Att.; 4x ATK when below 80% HP; 3.5x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching Water+Dark [4/196/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings:    
Typing: Attacker / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1057 (1321)
HP 4860 (6075) / ATK 2683 (3354) / RCV 106 (132)
Weapon Assist Awakenings:      

Pros	Cons
Powerful leader skill Massive effective HP Huge personal damage Not combo reliant Easier to VDP + FUA Synergistic active A team full of Zeta can solve most dungeons L grants more damage and Orb Unlock	Team ideally has numerous Zeta dupes Water + Dark can have minor orb troll Must be below 50% to truly shine Harder to juggle in higher content

Dark Zeta is considered one of the more powerful leaders in the game due to the fact that he has a massive amount of Effective HP, high damage potential, and the ability to form VDP + FUA as he is not reliant on combos to activate.

At this point in time, many challenging encounters feature both Damage Void and Resolve meaning players will have to form a 3×3 Box and column of Hearts. These two patterns will often result in a lower combo board and if the Leader Skill relies on 7 or more combos, they may not fully activate.

As such, Zeta’s Leader Skill only requires players to be below 80% HP along with matching Water and Dark orbs. Furthermore, if players are below 50%, Zeta will have 8x personal damage (equivalent to three 7 Combos ) plus the VDP from Super awakenings. Thus, Zetas are able to deal tremendous amounts of damage to Void spawns without worrying about 7 combos.

It is his ability to not rely on combos that gives him an edge over Dark Metatron as he can more easily activate those patterns all the time. While Dark Metatron can utilize + Combo counts, that is often less efficient overall.

With that being said, Zeta is not without faults as his ideal teams often rely on numerous duplicates of himself for massive damage which forces him to remain below 50% HP to tap into the <50% despite the Leader Skill activating when below 80%. The HP management is not unbearable but we are starting to see other leaders with similar output who do not have to juggle their HP.

In addition, being forced to use Dark and Water orbs means there is a chance at some orb troll along with having a more restrictive orb changer pool. Thankfully, Zeta’s base active solves both of these problems on an 8-turn cooldown as he produces 4 Water, Dark, and Heart orbs along with a -50% HP cut.

All in all, there is no reason why players should not be pursuing this form as it is vastly superior compared to his base or Weapon Assist evolutions along with dupes being his best sub.

Zeta

Active: Change Jammer, Light, Poison & Mortal Poison orbs to Water orbs. +2 combo count for 1 turn (10 turn CD)

Leader Skill: All attribute cards ATK x3.5, 25% all damage reduction when reaching 7 combos. All attribute cards ATK x4, 25% all damage reduction when attacking with 6+ Water orbs at the same time

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:    
Weapon Assist Awakenings:      

Pros	Cons
Multi component LS Reliable damage reduction Damage control Massive damage reduction shield High effective health Synergistic active skill Useful Super Awakenings Has Weapon Assist evo	Make his Dark form Combos and Rows don’t mix well Make his dark form

Base Zeta is an interesting leader in that he has two distinct components to his Leader Skill with at least one being available on virtually every given board. This is great because he has 25% damage reduction applies to each component and stacks if both are met.

This is important because it enables Zeta to enjoy 68.4% damage reduction which makes his effective HP high enough to tank essentially any hit in the game.

Sadly, Zeta is a row/Combo hybrid leader with both components being challenging to activate at the same time. Even assuming one has 6 water orbs, having to match a row and hit 7 Combos is not always possible. As such, your damage will heavily suffer as Zeta will be hitting like a wet noodle without both components.

As a sub or inherit, Zeta’s active skill reasonable as far as +2 Combo count actives go as it does not heavily disrupt the board, but is not as special considering many other options exist. Furthermore, his awakenings are nice, but the Water Rows  will be wasted on the vast majority of teams.

Regardless, his Dark form is infinitely stronger and there is no reason to keep this form as dupes of the Dark form are preferred subs.

Weapon Assist      

Zeta’s Weapon Assist grants the base card 60% Blind Resist  along with 2 Water Rows . If using on non-Water teams, this is somewhat redundant with the Monster Hunter Avidya Saber  which comes from a much easier to acquire card. With that being said, if players are planning on running other mono water teams, the extra damage along with orb changer/hazard removal and +2 combos may come in handy.

If players do not have these teams, it is best to keep Zeta in his Dark form as he wants dupes of himself.

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Dark Elena – A

Active: For 99 turns, Fire orbs are more likely to appear by 7%; For 2 turns, recover 50% of max HP (10 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 1.5x HP for Fire Att.; 4x ATK when matching 2+ Fire combos; 4x ATK and reduce damage taken by 35% when above 80% HP [2.25/256/1/57.65%]

Awakenings:      
Super Awakenings:    
Typing: Attacker / Dragon
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1057 (1216)
HP 4860 (5589) / ATK 2683 (3085) / RCV 106 (122)
Weapon Assist Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
99 turn Fire Skyfall buff	Challenging to remain above 80% Auto heal takes effect after matching orbs Does not heal in time for damage Requires 2 Fire combos to activate

I am not impressed with Dark Elena as she brings little to the table in terms of lead or sub, and her inheritance potential pivots on having a strong Fire leader.

As a leader, she must remain above 80% HP while only enjoying a 57.65% Damage Reduction shield. This means 99% gravities will push her under along with most attacks. This means she will no longer have her damage output and despite the fact that she can auto heal, the healing takes effect after matching orbs. This means players will not be above 80% at the time of matching and thus will not deal meaningful damage. To compound this further, Elena requires 2 Fire combos which is modestly orb hungry.

As a sub, she offers little overall as the >80% provides only 1.5x ATK and has a small window of opportunity. While she does provide modest VDP potential, stronger and less conditional options exist.

Finally, as an inherit, she has some potential due to the 99 turn Fire skyfall. This +7% chance is small overall but can help provide a small additional source of Fire orbs. This is naturally best on Mono-Fire teams but we are currently lacking an ideal team to use her on as Fire is arguably the weakest colour at the moment. With that being said, all it will take is a strong leader and she could see more usage.

Elena

Active: Removes lock status on orbs. Increase skyfall chance of Fire orbs by 15% for 4 turn. Change all orbs to Fire & Light orbs. (14 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK when matching 2 Fire combos, up to 8x at 3 Fire combos; 2x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 5 or more connected orbs [1/256/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:    
Weapon Assist Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
Multi component active Orb unlock Fire & Light board 4 turn skyfall Multi component LS Scaling damage Easy to activate damage reduction 3 Popular Killers High effective damage	Leader Skill is too orb hungry Weapon Assist is underwhelming Stronger/more specialized Fire Killer cards exist

Elana’s base form is an interesting card that is able to perform several roles at once, but does not excel in any one particular area.

Firstly, her active skill is multi component which can be great value assuming all 3 aspects can be taken advantage of to justify the longer cooldown. Sadly, the orb unlock may often go to waste in many scenarios along with adding additional animation time which may prevent her from being used as a Ranking Dungeon option. Furthermore, Light-based teams do not gain value from Fire skyfalls.

Secondly, her Killer awakenings are strong as they cover what is arguably the three most popular typings, it is rare that all 3 will take effect. This means that she will usually have only 3-9x personal damage which makes options like Tsubaki  or No.6  more specialized choices. With that being said, her Super Awakenings can help bridge the gap as one will be able to choose which type they wish to be more efficient against.

Finally, her leadership potential is heavily marred by her orb hungry nature as she requires 6, but more realistically, 9 Fire orbs to deal meaningful damage.

As a whole, Elena does several things well, but does not excel in any particular area.

If trying to choose between either Dark or Base form, I would prefer to keep Elena in her base form as I feel it has more value unless you need the 99 turn Fire skyfall. With that being said, if the PAD landscape shifts to a more Fire-oriented meta, Elena’s usage will most likely change.

Weapon Assist   

Elena’s Weapon Assist is underwhelming as it only provides a TPA  which has middling value overall. As such, it would generally be unwise to make this Weapon Assist in the vast majority of situations.

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Dark Raizer – S

Active: Reduce HP by 50%; Deal 60x Wood damage to all enemies; For 2 turns, bypass damage absorb shield effects (17 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK for Wood Att.; 1.5x HP for Dark Att.; 4x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when 6 or more combos [2.25/256/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:      
Super Awakenings:    
Typing: Physical / Attacker
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1008 (1260)
HP 5864 (7330) / ATK 2110 (2638) / RCV 0 (0)
Weapon Assist Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
2 turn Fujin active 17 turn cooldown (Fujin is 19) Wonderful in A5 Powerful leader & sub Easy to activate Damage Reduction Does not have to run full Wood/Dark Can use Zela	Effective HP varies with subs Dual Fujin Actives on leaders is redundant Long CD to inherit over

Dark Raizer is able to lead a powerful team along with being our fastest charging card to have 2 turns of Damage Absorb Void. This active enables players to ignore one of the worst designed mechanics in Puzzle and Dragons for two turns. Generally speaking, 2 turns is excessive as players will often one-shot the given spawn, but in the case of a flubbed match or Arena 5, it is wonderful.

In Arena 5, there is a 50% chance to encounter a given spawn on Floor 12 and 13 with each floor having one Absorption spawn. Thus, there is a 25% chance to find back-to-back Absorption spawns and having 2 turns of negation greatly hastens clear times. With that being said, Durga (Floor 13) is not a dangerous spawn and I often use her to restall actives if necessary.

Beyond his unique active, Dark Raizer is able to lead a powerful team simply because Wood tends to be an exceptionally powerful element due to Zela . Zela is one of the best subs in the game due to her awakenings, active, and weighted stats and any team that can efficiently use her will be considered strong.

Despite the fact that Raizer’s Leader Skill wants Wood/Dark cards, having some without Dark is okay as it will only lower the HP and not damage. While it may sound alarming to lower the HP, his easy to activate 43.75% Damage Reduction will still be available and if playing through Arena 5, the Effective HP requirements are quite low.

With that being said, the downsides are that Raizer teams may not have enough effective HP to tank Goemon in AA2, and having both leaders with a Fujin active can be redundant.

Overall, Dark Raizer is a powerful leader with an easy to activate Damage and Damage Reduction component who does not have to exclusively use Wood/Dark cards. Furthermore, he can function as a potent sub on stronger mono Wood teams as he has relevant awakenings along with a valuable active.

Raizer

Active: Inflict Wood damage equal to ATK x100 to 1 enemy in exchange for reducing HP by 50%. Affected by enemy element and defense. Change Fire, Dark, Jammer, Poison & Mortal Poison orbs to Wood orbs. (7 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 5x ATK and reduce damage taken by 35% when above 80% HP; 10x ATK when below 79% HP; 1.5x HP & ATK for Wood Att. [2.25/225/1/57.75%]

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:    
Weapon Assist Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
Easy to activate damage Unconditional 225x ATK Damage reduction when above 80% Self damaging active Syngeristic awakenings 3 Skill Boosts  3 <50%  = 8x personal damage	Dark form is superior Different play style Have to manage HP Have to manage RCV Lower value as a sub

Base Raizer is a strange card from the GungHo Collab as his Leader Skill puts a unique twist on HP-sensitive teams.

When above 80%, Raizer will have 56.25x ATK along with a 57% damage reduction shield with dual leaders. This when paired with his 2.25x HP multiplier makes him somewhat invincible to the vast majority of attacks. This is great because he can sweep plenty of content when high HP and can spike up to 225x ATK when below 80%. Just note that the 225x ATK occurs with any combo which means many floors can be swept with a single match.

While the damage boost is significant, Raizer actually loses his damage reduction component when below 80% so that can create some interesting conundrums.

In order to deal meaningful damage, Raizer must be low HP but in order to survive large preemptives or attacks, he has to be at or above 80%. Thus, bringing cards that can improve RCV or board changers with Wood and Hearts will be invaluable.

This juggling concept will lead to a unique experience, but may be difficult to properly manage without strong player knowledge and planning. Furthermore, his Dark form is significantly stronger as a leader along with possessing a two turn Damage Absorption Void.

Unfortunately for Raizer, his viability outside of a leader can be problematic as his Dark form does almost everything better. With that being said, Raizer may be used in some longer Ranking Dungeons as he does not have to juggle HP like Zeus Verse .

Weapon Assist   

Raizer’s  Weapon Assist will mostly be used for the two Team HP  awakenings  in order to bolster health by 10%. While the HP is nice and may enable teams to overcome certain damage thresholds, Resists   tend to be superior in today’s meta as they can completely negate lethal mechanics.

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6 star base

Urs Laguna (New) – C

Active: Change far right column to Fire orbs; Deal 300000 fixed damage to an enemy (11 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 3x ATK and reduce damage taken by 35% when above 50% HP; 3.5x ATK when matching 5 Fire orbs in L shape [1/110.25/1/57.75%]

Awakenings:  
Super Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
300,000 True Damage 4 different Killers	4 different Killers makes it harder to concentrate damage 300,000 is not that large

Urs Laguna is the first new 6-star card within the GungHo Collab and does a few interesting things, but nothing truly magical.

Firstly, they are able to deal 300,000 True Damage to a single enemy while simultaneously creating a column of Fire. This can potentially lead to two floors being solved with a single active, but the Button amount is not exceptionally high.

In addition, they can gain 4 unique Killers but the issue is being able to line them up against key spawns. For the most part, Killer cards tend to function best when they are all the same as they can then deal massive personal damage against certain spawns. Being a generalist tends to be worse overall.

As a result, Urs Laguna fails to shine in any one particular area.

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Grand Starster (New) – B

Active: Reduce binds and awoken skill binds by 5 turns; Change all orbs to Water, Heal, and Jammer orbs (8 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 4x ATK and 2x RCV for Water Att.; 4x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 2+ Jammer combos [1/256/4/43.75%]

Awakenings:
Super Awakenings:

Pros	Cons
New Jammer Orb Blessing Can choose to not awaken Valuable active Bind and Awoken Bind clear Board changer 8 turn cooldown Merits as a sub Super Awakenings provide utility	Jammers are not truly viable Active produces Jammers

Grand Starster is a truly unique card as they are the first card in North America with the Jammer Orb Blessing awakening. This awakening will passively increase the chances for Jammer skyfalls along with increasing ATK when matching Jammers.

This has the most merit on Jammer-oriented teams but Water lacks this along with Jammers not being an ideal mechanic overall.

With that being said, players can simply choose to not use this awakening if planning on using them as a sub. This is because they do have strong sub potential due to their active skill combining a board changer with Hearts and Bind/Awoken Bind clear on a fast 8-turn cooldown. This means neither component will go to waste and can help function as one of the more offensive clerics in the game.

Furthermore, his other awakenings provide a nice passive bonus through Enhanced Water orbs along with reasonable personal damage and some utility via Super Awakenings.

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Belial – C

Active: Deal 10000 damage to all enemies. Ignore enemy element and defense. Change all orbs to Fire, Dark & Heart orbs (11 turn CD)

Leader Skill: attribute cards ATK x3.5. Physical & Devil type cards HP x2, ATK x2. [4/144/1]

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
4 TPA 5 with Super Awakening 3 Skill Boosts  Multi component active Tri elemental board 10,000 True Damage Unconditional 144x ATK	Limited viability Niche usage overall

Belial comes with an interesting active skill as it enables one to solve several problems with a push of a button. It grants the ability to sweep any high DEF, low HP spawn like PreDRAs or Pys along with the Fire, Dark, and Heart board facilitating damage and FUA for those respective teams.

This may have merit on his own team as the unconditional 144x can be useful for farming. Furthermore, his 5 TPA grants sizable burst damage when matching 4 Fire. This also means he could be used as a sub on Scheat teams.

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Mercury – A

Active: Increase skyfall chance of Wood orbs by 15% for 3 turns. Delay 2 turns to all enemies. (10 turn CD)

Leader Skill: Wood attribute cards ATK x2. 20% Fire, Water, Wood, Light & Dark damage reduction. All attribute cards ATK x2 when reaching 2 set of Wood combos. ATK x1 for each additional combo, up to ATK x3 when reaching 3 combos.

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
High personal damage vs Dragons 2x Dragon Killers  Double >80% ATK = 2.25x damage Super Awakenings grant additional damage	Active skill combines 2 non-synergy components Lower value outside of Dragon Killing Super Awakenings don’t work in coop

Presently speaking, we have two premier Dragon Killing options: Tsubaki  and Kiri  who are both able to use 3 Dragon Killer  awakenings. While these two options are strong in their own ways, having access to another option in a different colour is valuable.

Mercury is able to enjoy 20.25x ATK against Dragon spawns when HP is >80%. This enables her to easily stomp through Dragon-heavy content and can open up doors to more farming options or Ranking dungeon subs. Furthermore, if the Dragon has Attacker or Physical typing, Mercury will deal even more damage.

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Shust – B

Active: Inflict Water damage equal to ATK x300 to 1 enemy in exchange for reducing HP to 1. Affected by enemy element and defense. Change bottom-most row into Water orbs. (15 turn CD)

Leader Skill: All  attribute cards ATK x2 when HP is greater than 50%. ATK x5 when HP is less than 49%. All attribute cards ATK x2, 25% all damage reduction when attacking with 6+ Water orbs at the same time.

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:  

Pros	Cons
Multi component active 300x ATK Button HP Reset to 1 Forms a Water Row 15 turn CD Valuable Dark Zeta sub Valuable active Cloud Resist  + FUA	Currently have 2 farmable 300x ATK Buttons

Shust is able to function as a powerful Button inherit for farming purposes due to their 300x ATK. This will often be inherited on top of a Coop Boost card who will then have their ATK stat multiplied to deal massive amounts of damage. While there are other options for 300x ATK Buttons available, being on a 15 turn cooldown can help ease team building constraints.

The 15 turn cooldown is most likely attributed to HP reset to 1 as that is seen as a penalty, but this can work in your favour if relying on buttons like Vritra  who want to be at 1 HP.

The generated Water row will naturally help water-based teams but should not be a problem for other set ups who will most likely have other board changers at the ready. Another thing to consider is that using Shust after a mono colour board can result in a 4 combo set up which may be helpful for teams that rely on Rows (makes 2 Rows) or those that need two combos of a single colour.

With that being said, Shust is able to function as a potent Dark Zeta sub due to the inclusion of Cloud Resist and FUA . These two awakenings are valuable when his team is mostly populated by dupe Dark Zeta as it provides awakenings he does not have access to.

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Artemis  – B

Active: Change top-most row into Light orbs. Change Jammer, Poison & Mortal Poison orbs to Heart orbs (6 turn CD)

Leader Skill: ATK x3.5 when simultaneously clearing 6 connected Light orbs. ATK x2, reduce damage taken by 50% after matching Heal orbs in a cross formation.

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:  

Pros	Cons
Double Evolution Material Killers  Double Devil Killer in solo Some merit in Training Arena 2	Niche overall

Artemis is unique in that she has two Evolution Material Killers  which grants her 9x personal damage against those spawns. Sadly, this is only applicable against Weekday dungeons, A4 Jewel spawns, Gem Temple. or Training Arena 1/2.

Weekday Dungeons should not be a problem for even a beginner’s Box and Gem Temple farming teams most likely do not need her while using her just for the off chance a Jewel spawns in A4 is silly. As such, it will be hard to find true merit for Artemis unless we are blessed with a special Challenge Dungeon that features a durable Evolution Material spawn.

With that being said, Artemis may have some merit in Training Arena as she has 9x damage against several spawns. While the Evolution spawns in Training Arena can be negated through Guard Break or 100% DEF Breaks, having a high damage card may be useful. With that being said, many farming set ups may not need Artemis to succeed but having her around may prove useful for future Rankings or special dungeons.

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Tsukuyomi – C

Active: For 1 turn, increase orb move time by 2 seconds; For 1 turn, 2x RCV; For 1 turn, 2x ATK for Light Att. (8 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 3x ATK and reduce damage taken by 25% when matching 5 or more connected orbs; 3x ATK when matching 3 or more colors up to 7x at 5 colors [1/441/1/43.75%]

Awakenings:        
Super Awakenings:  

Pros	Cons
Reasonable leader skill Easy to activate Scaling component	Requires all 5 colours to fully activate Stronger leaders exist No built in orb movement Low value as a sub Less ideal awakenings

Tsukuyomi has is able to form a reasonable Rainbow team due to her 441x ATK and easy to activate 43.75% Damage Reduction.

Unfortunately, she is far from top tier as she is a Rainbow leader which means inconsistent damage along with not eclipsing current options. The main crux of Rainbow leaders is that they are restricted in terms of the actives they can use along with having a tougher time utilizing VDP and concentrating their damage.

Regardless, I can see Tsukuyomi being a strong introductory leader for newer accounts as she will force players to match quickly due to no additional orb movement time.

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 Joker – C

Active: Recover 50% of max HP. +1 combo count for 1 turn (9 turn CD)

Leader Skill: 3x ATK and 1.5x HP for Dark Att.; 3x ATK when 4 or more combos up to 5x at 8 combos [2.25/225/1]

Awakenings:         
Super Awakenings:   

Pros	Cons
Modest Leader Skill Possible Fatalis sub	Personal damage comes from L  Low personal damage otherwise Mediocre active

Joker is somewhat like Tsukuyomi in that he is a modest leader as he is purely combo oriented with gentle team building requirements. Unfortunately, his multipliers and personal damage are nothing special unless used for his L’s .

In the past few months, we have seen an increase in L usage through leaders such as Fatalis who boast powerful multipliers and reward the L-game play, and having at least one on your team is useful to deal with Locked orbs/skyfalls.

As such, Joker may find some value as a Fatalis sub if damage if lacking but one must be aware that he mostly offers damage and no other utility through awakenings. With that being said, his active may be situationally helpful as the 50% heal will restore a sizable amount of health along with the +1 combo count possibly helping for combo shields.

Conclusion

The GungHo Collab card make a return with various buffs along with new and powerful cards while also removing all the Gold eggs. Furthermore, the 29.5% chance at a 7* card is truly tempting with almost all of them having strong value.

The 7-Magic Stone price tag is a fair amount for this event as there is merit in several of the 6-star cards. For myself, I plan to roll in this event as I have few of these cards and there is a strong likelihood of acquiring a 7* card.

Let me know what you think about the GungHo Collab and their 7 Magic Stone cost in the comments below.

Happy Puzzling!

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