I will try to reply to all comments by Monday evening as I have my second of 4 all-day hospital procedure early Tuesday morning and the recovery time was around 36 hours last time. Hopefully this one provides more benefits
Introduction
The GungHo Collab is making a return appearance this coming Monday and features several new Weapon Assists for existing cards along with a new 7-star monster.
As a whole, this event is reasonable overall but I feel that it is starting to age badly. This may be the case for many other events as they may not have cards that help the Transform meta but can still help round out weak points in most Monster Boxes.
Another drawback is that the 5-star cards were added back into the event which further dilutes the overall value of this event.
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
—Video coming Monday—
Overview
GungHo Collab REM Pros & Cons – February 21, 2020 |
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GungHo Collab Lineup |
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GungHo Collab Rankings – February 21, 2020 |
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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 common cards 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
Lilia (New) – 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 [2.25/400/1/43.75%]
Awakenings: 
Super Awakenings: 
Typing: Attacker / Healer
Available Killers: 
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1008 (1260)
HP 3148 (3935) / ATK 2403 (3004) / RCV 638 (798)
Weapon Assist Awakenings: 
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Lilia is the only new card to be released in the GungHo Collab and follows the trend of the other 7-star cards: a Base, Evolved, and Weapon Assist form.
In her Base form, Lilia has the capacity to hit large ATK multipliers when hitting up to 10 combos. While this is impressive on paper, it will not occur as often as players would probably like on a 6×5 board. As a saving grace, Lilia will grant an additional combo and Damage Reduction with 6 or more Wood orbs. This is not tied to her ATK multiplier and helps her mitigate the combo loss due to more connected orbs.
While all of this is powerful, the main drawback is her Evolved form having more value due to the ability to deal 1 Auto Follow Up Damage when matching 9 or more Wood orbs.
Lilia (Dark Form)
Active: Change Water, Jammer, Poison, and Mortal Poison orbs to Wood orbs; Lock Wood orbs (5 -> 5 turn CD)
Leader Skill: 2x HP for Wood Att.; 8x ATK when 4 or more combos up to 20x at 10 combos; 1 additional damage when matching 9 or more Wood orbs [4/400/1]
Awakenings: 
Super Awakenings:
Typing: Attacker / Healer
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1008 (1260)
HP 3148 (3935) / ATK 2403 (3004) / RCV 638 (798)
Weapon Assist Awakenings:
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Dark Lilia will most likely be the for most players pursue as it grants Wood their first truly viable Auto Follow Up leader when matching 9 or more Wood orbs.
For the most part, this should be done via VDP which will most likely be needed against most spawns but it would still be beneficial to have one FUA 
on the team for lesser floors that do not require the 9 Wood orbs as Lilia’s ATK multiplier is only tied to combos.
It is nice to have a combo-oriented leader but Lilia’s scaling can be a bit shaky. With no pairing she can hit an impressive 20x ATK at 10 combos but an average board is more likely to have 7-8 combos which drops her damage down to 14-16x or 196-256x ATK with dual leaders. This may or may not be a problem, but is something to consider when team building.
On the other hand, Lilia is well suited for 7×6 swapping due to her low cooldown and wonderful scaling multiplier that can benefit from the additional 12 orbs.
Weapon Assist
Active: For 1 turn, increase combo count by 1; Lock all orbs (11 -> 6 turn CD)
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Lilia’s Weapon Assist is able to provide three Wood Rows along with a Cloud Resist . This overlap of offensive and defensive awakenings help form a stronger Weapon Assist but the opportunity cost is quite high here.
This is because Lilia will be able to function as one of the stronger Wood leaders and converting your only copy into a Weapon Assist may not be the best idea. Furthermore, the lower cooldown means it runs the risk of accidentally charging up at inopportune times.
Omega – A
Active: Create 1 Fire orbs over non Light orbs (6 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1251)
HP 3495 (4369) / ATK 3250 (4062) / RCV 5 (6)
Weapon Assist: 
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Base Omega 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.
While it is always desirable to have a strong pool of 1-cooldown cards to use, Omega will find more value in their Dark form.
Dark Omega
Active: Reduce HP by 50%; Change top row to Fire orbs and change bottom row to Dark orbs (9 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1009 (1261)
HP 4150 (5188) / ATK 2540 (3175) / RCV 260 (325)
Weapon Assist:
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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. With that being said, many players have now gained access to Zaerog Core 
who provides a -50% HP cut and +3 seconds of Orb movement time on a 1-turn cooldown. While he does not fully benefit from the full Leader Skill, being able to adjust your HP at whim is invaluable.
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. Furthermore, many players have now begun to only use Dark Omega in content where everything can be planned out and is one of the stronger Farming options.
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.
Weapon Assist:
Active: Create 1 Fire orbs over non Light orbs (6 -> 1 turn CD)
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Dark Omega’s Weapon Assist is able to provide both Tape Resist and three Fire Rows and is somewhat similar to Lilia’s. While this set of awakenings is valuable, the main problem is the 6 -> 1 turn cooldown. This will cause the inherit to charge up at inopportune times on a regular basis and the resulting active only generates a single Fire orb.
Gamayla – S
Active: Delay enemies for 2 turns; Change Wood, Jammer, Poison, Mortal Poison orbs to Water orbs (16 -> 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
Available Killers: 
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1005 (1256)
HP 3450 (4312) / ATK 2450 (3062) / RCV 512 (640)
Weapon Assist: 
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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 7×6 teams and can function as a potent VDP solution .
With that being said, if you lack teams that work in this manner, 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. Furthermore, this evolution can be changed any time in the future should one be able to now take advantage of her Evolved form.
Dark Gamayla
Active: Unlock all orbs; Change all orbs to Water, Light, and Dark orbs; For 1 turn, increase combo count by 2 (14 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1251)
HP 5260 (6575) / ATK 2320 (2900) / RCV 35 (44)
Weapon Assist:
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Dark Gamayla still retains her ability to function as a powerful sub on mono Water teams when they are able to tap into 10 or more combos. This is because she is built like Bradamante 
in the sense that she has VDP , 10 and 7 Combo awakenings which translates into 25x personal damage.
This can result in explosive damage but having 9 Water orbs and 10 combos is impossible on a 6×5 board without heavy skyfalls or bonus combos. As such, she only truly shines on 7×6 teams or on something like Beach Veroah 
who adds +6 combos with dual leaders when matching a VDP.
Dark Gamayla could have potentially stopped there as her damage output is quite spectacular but she also has access to a natural Cloud Resist . This can greatly alleviate team building requirements as Cloud Resist has become somewhat mandatory in end game content.
While Gamayla is a powerful option, one thing to keep in mind is that she must hit 10 combos to truly shine.
Weapon Assist:
Active: Delay enemies for 2 turns; Change Wood, Jammer, Poison, Mortal Poison orbs to Water orbs (16 -> 11 turn CD)
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Gamayla’s Weapon Assist is able to provide Tape Resist along with Team HP and RCV . This combination of added bulk with protection against a sometimes lethal mechanic can be invaluable.
Furthermore, the Delay aspect may find merits on some Transforming teams. This is because if a card has a low enough cooldown, they could use the Delay turn 1 to grant two turns of stalling.
Aoi Shikigami – B
Active: For 1 turn, reduce enemies’ defense by 100%; Recover all HP; Change Light orbs to Dark orbs (16 -> 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
Available Killers: 
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1003 (1254)
HP 4120 (5150) / ATK 2130 (2662) / RCV 495 (619)
Weapon Assist:
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Aoi Shikigami is able to provide 4 Skill Boosts while also having Devil typing which means he can function as a potential Yugi 
sub. For the most part, I am not terribly impressed with his potential for Arena-style content, but his 100% DEF Break means he can be greatly abused in Training Arena.
This is because Training Arena features spawns with gargantuan HP pools and massive levels of Defense with no other mechanics. Thus, being able to ignore the Defense aspect can be invaluable.
As a leader, Aoi Shikigami has the potential for large multipliers but forming Fire or Dark crosses is awkward and prevents the chance to VDP .
Dark Aoi Shikigami
Active: Reduce HP to 1; For 1 turn, no skyfall; Change far left column and far right column to Dark orbs (6 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1002 (1252)
HP 5360 (6700) / ATK 2130 (2662) / RCV 120 (150)
Weapon Assist:
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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.
Weapon Assist:
Active: For 1 turn, reduce enemies’ defense by 100%; Recover all HP; Change Light orbs to Dark orbs (16 -> 11 turn CD)
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Aoi Shikigami’s Weapon Assist is able to provide Full Bind Immunity along with >80% . While most things are bind immune, the additional 1.5x personal damage can be meaningful and can help damage sticks to perform better.
For example, Bakura 
has the capacity to deal massive amounts of damage but is also vulnerable to Binds. As such, Aoi Shikigami’s Weapon Assist can correct this problem. With that being said, it may not be the best choice overall and the window for success is quite low due to >80%.
Luluna – B
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 (20 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1105 (1381)
HP 4350 (5438) / ATK 2200 (2750) / RCV 690 (862)
Weapon Assist: 
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Base Luluna is an interesting card as she is able to provide sizable amounts of damage when forming VDP and SFUA . This combination can solve Voids and Resolve but hinges on using a Zela 
-style board.
As a leader, they feature a modest leader skill that is on the lower end for multipliers. Fortunately, it has a built in combo mechanic and when used in conjunction with her active, players can do some interesting things. If using dual Lululna and her active, that premade Wood row will grant +5 combos plus the regular one. This means a single row swipe is 6 combos and finding more should not be difficult. This has applications when farming various content that has lower combo shields as it can be swiped away with an active. When playing through easier content, it is often preferred to have it be as mindless/easy/fast as possible.
Dark Luluna
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 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1106 (1382)
HP 3840 (4800) / ATK 2360 (2950) / RCV 750 (938)
Weapon Assist:
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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 stronger VDP options due to the SFUA .
Weapon Assist:
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 (20 -> 15 turn CD)
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Luluna’s Weapon Assist is able to provide 20% Jammer Resist along with 40% Poison and two Wood Rows . This is a nice healthy mixture of utility and offensive capabilities and the longer cooldown tends to be advantageous in most situations.
With this in mind, pursuing this Weapon Assist is a viable way to improve your mono Wood team’s potential and can be made if you have no interest in the bonus combo aspect of her Base form.
Knight Kisaragi – A
Active: Deal 100000 fixed damage to an enemy; Change all orbs to Wood, and Light orbs (18 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1001 (1251)
HP 3850 (4812) / ATK 2650 (3312) / RCV 260 (325)
Weapon Assist:
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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
Active: For 99 turns, Light orbs are more likely to appear by 7%; Change top row to Light orbs (12 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1007 (1259)
HP 5030 (6288) / ATK 2120 (2650) / RCV 240 (300)
Weapon Assist:
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Dark Knight Kisaragi is still a powerful card within the GungHo Collab as 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.
Not only is his active powerful, but Knight’s awakenings gear him well towards offensive prowess as he can gain triple 7 Combo and VDP . Generally speaking, this type of distribution tends to be the best for 6×5 teams as it will provide 8x personal damage on a regular basis along with the ability to counter Void spawns.
While Knight is still a powerful option, one potential drawback is no inclusion of any kind of Resist or supplemental damage. His offensive awakenings are strong, but we are starting to see cards with this distribution who also have a relevant Killer or Resist of some sort (eg. Gourry 
). While Knight’s active does help mitigate this (it is quite valuable), it may be a sign of the times for future offensive solutions bringing more to the table.
Weapon Assist:
Active: Deal 100000 fixed damage to an enemy; Change all orbs to Wood, and Light orbs (18 -> 13 turn CD)
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Knight’s Weapon Assist shares the same active skill as his Base form which creates a bicolour board of Light and Wood orbs along with 100,000 True Damage.
The True Damage aspect is largely negligible and the main value is through the single Skill Boost . This can help Transforming teams but my main gripe is that the additional benefit of a Combo Orb is quite lackluster.
Combo Orb is in an awkward spot due to the fact that it requires 10-12 orbs which is difficult to achieve along with not providing benefit this turn unless the Combo Orb Skyfalls into place.
Cian, the Assault of Lost Gear – C
Active: For 4 turns, recover 30% of max HP; Change all orbs to Wood, Light, and Dark orbs (18 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1000 (1250)
HP 5120 (6400) / ATK 2450 (2938) / RCV 56 (70)
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Cian is another returning card who did not receive new evolutions and leaves her with this awkward form.
During her initial debut, there were fewer Auto Follow Up Damage leaders which may have given her some value, but at this point in time, we have many more options who are both stronger and easier to use.
Cian must match a Wood L which means a VDP significantly harder to do. While her Auto Follow Up Damage triggers from any 6 or more match, it is clunky and will negatively impact your combo count when an L is required.
Furthermore, her active skill still feels outdatedas it cannot be used to form a healing loop like Kuroyuri .
White Feathered Knight, Bradamante – S
Active: Change Water, Jammer, Bomb orbs to Light orbs; Lock all orbs (10 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1008 (1260)
HP 5720 (7150) / ATK 2160 (2700) / RCV 12 (15)
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Bradamante still retains her position as one of the strongest damage solutions for mono Light teams due to her 7 Combo , 10 Combos , and VDP . Together, these allow her to deal massive amounts of damage but must be used on 7×6 boards to truly shine.
Thankfully, Tifa 
has still remained a dominant force in today’s meta and the larger board helps ensure Bradamante activates every turn.
Moving beyond her impressive damage potential, Bradamante also possesses a fast charging and powerful orb changer. Converting Water and Jammers to Light on a 5-turn cooldown is quite valuable but being able to lock the board after counters the Spinner mechanic.
This is because Spinners cannot change an orb that has been locked and ensures players are able to match without fear during this time. Furthermore, Spinners are starting to become a more common occurrence and being able to counter them every 5 turns with an orb changer is invaluable.
For myself, I inherit Brachydios’s Weapon Assist 
on Bradamante for the 4 Enhanced Light Orbs 
and >80% along with on-colour stat transfers. This enables her to deal even more damage and can help with team building as fewer cards need to be dedicated to damage.
GH Reeche – C
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 ). (35 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1099 (1264)
HP 4395 (5054) / ATK 2450 (2818) / RCV 510 (586)
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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 useful 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. Furthermore, either Reeche is rarely used nowadays in most capacities as there are stronger options available along with Rainbow teams being more restrictive overall due to the large hurdle of VDP.
Noir – A
Active: Randomly spawn 4 Dark orbs from non Dark orbs. Delay 1 turn to all enemies. Enhance all Dark orbs (13 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1005 (1257)
HP 4850 (6062) / ATK 1756 (2195) / RCV 509 (636)
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Noir still retains her ability to function as a potent Damage solution for mono Dark teams. This is because she comes with triple 7 Combo , VDP , and Balance typing which means she can use any Killer latent. Furthermore, her active not only produces Dark orbs, but can also act as a pseudo burst due to Dark being Enhanced after.
Noir may not be flashy, but she is strong at what she does and I use her on my Phenom 
+ Ina 
team as she does her job well and I do not have issues covering all the required colours.
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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1056 (1320)
HP 5105 (6381) / ATK 2061 (2576) / RCV 400 (500)
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Ralg is an older card and their age is showing due to a lack of relevant buffs along with falling behind compared to other options. With that being said, the Dark Omega 
gives Ralg some value as both kits have strong 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.
Taking this into consideration, Ralg is still a niche/situational card.
Orage – C
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 (17 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1006 (1157)
HP 4638 (5334) / ATK 2602 (2992) / RCV 67 (77)
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Orage is like Orange without the N which is something I have said for several years now. Sadly, Orage has declined in value over time as her previous niche of Skill Boost + special orb generator is less unique.
4 Skill Boosts is on the higher end for the average card, but when it comes to Transforming, it is on the lower end as there is no Effective Skill Boost component. Furthermore, the special cross of Water orbs was originally more valuable due to the fact that we had no/few other options. Presently, we have had access to two Farmable double row makers.
I had once experimented with using Orage as a Ranking Dungeon solution due to four Skill Boosts and Cloud Resist but her longer cooldown hindered her ability to take a more useful inherit.
Karin Shindou – A
Active: Water & Light attribute ATK x3 for 1 turn. Change Heart, Jammer, Poison & Mortal Poison orbs to Light orbs (20 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1007 (1259)
HP 3048 (3810) / ATK 2645 (3306) / RCV 521 (651)
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Base Karin was at one point a modest leader, but has quickly been replaced by stronger options as Rainbow teams already have quite a few hurdles to overcome along with low amounts of Effective Health. This becomes problematic as her Damage Reduction only triggers with Rainbow activation and would otherwise be left with only 1x HP.
Perhaps she could function as a Rainbow sub due to Skill Charge but at the same time, her base skill is quite long. Regardless, her Dark form is significantly stronger in almost every metric and should be pursued instead.
Dark Karin
Active: For 3 turns, 2x ATK for Light, Dark Att.; For 3 turns, reduce damage taken by 50% (13 -> 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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1007 (1259)
HP 3048 (3810) / ATK 2645 (3306) / RCV 521 (651)
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Karin’s Dark form is still a powerful leader option thanks to the deep sub poo Light enjoys along with access to numerous and favourable leader pairings. For example, Dark Karin can pair with Tifa for a 7×6 board or Haohmaru 
for Auto Follow Up Damage. Furthermore, both pairings have essentially the same activation requirement as Dark Karin.
These pairings along with the ability to trigger her full multiplier with any match 5 can facilitate faster clears and if opting for double Dark Karin, the ability to trigger from non-Light matches. One other valuable aspect to Dark Karin is her high personal damage against numerous later spawns in the higher levels of Arena where Dragons, and especially Devils are commonly seen.
While Dark Karin is still able to clear plenty of content, she is being edged out by stronger options. This is because her Effective HP is on the lower end (Tifa has a similar bulk but more RCV and a 7×6 board) which can make it harder to survive preemptives or dangerous floors where some stalling is required. While her 50% Damage Reduction active can solve this problem, it is always better to be able to solve issues without an active being used.
One other thing that may be appealing for Dark Karin is her triple Skill Boost and potential to function as a future Faska 
pairing or sub. As a pairing, Dark Karin grants additional orb movement time for the 7×6 board along with excessive amounts of RCV.
Weapon Assist:
Active: Water & Light attribute ATK x3 for 1 turn. Change Heart, Jammer, Poison & Mortal Poison orbs to Light orbs (20 -> 14 turn CD)
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Karin’s Weapon Assist grants the base card an additional Skill Boost which has gained newfound value through Transforming cards. This is because these monsters require numerous Skill Boosts in order to trigger their active skill which will change them into a significantly stronger card.
As such, we are now starting to look for desirable collateral benefits for our Skill Boost cards. In the case of Dark Karin’s Weapon Assist, the inclusion of a Physical Killer is quite powerful across numerous game modes.
While Physical Killer is relatively niche, there are several tanky floors in Colo2 that can be made easier with this Weapon and many Ranking Dungeons/Farming builds would greatly enjoy having additional damage and a Skill Boost.
Zeta – A
Active: For 1 turn, increase combo count by 2; Change Light, Jammer, Poison, and Mortal Poison orbs to Water orbs (16 -> 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:
Typing: Attacker / Dragon
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1057 (1322)
HP 4860 (6075) / ATK 2683 (3354) / RCV 106 (132)
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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.
Regardless, his Dark form and Weapon Assist are infinitely stronger and there is no reason to keep this form as dupes of the Dark form are preferred subs.
Dark Zeta
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
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1057 (1322)
HP 4860 (6075) / ATK 2683 (3354) / RCV 106 (132)
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Dark Zeta was considered one of the strongest leaders in the game during the last GungHo event due to the fact that his ability to VDP + FUA is quite easy to achieve due to the fact that he has no combo requirement and his personal damage only cares about being below 50% HP.
While this still holds true today, newer and flashier cards have come out with higher/easier to activate leader skills along with Auto Follow Up Damage which overcomes Resolve spawns.
While Dark Zeta can still mow through content quickly, especially with dupes of himself, juggling health can become an issue in higher level content.
With that being said, he does have some sub potential, especially if you have duplicates of himself. This is because his active sets him up for both orb generation and being below 50% health. Thus, having duplicates of himself will make provide a more consistent health management and more damage overall.
Weapon Assist:
Active: For 1 turn, increase combo count by 2; Change Light, Jammer, Poison, and Mortal Poison orbs to Water orbs (16 -> 10 turn CD)
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Zeta’s Weapon Assist grants the base card 60% Blind Resist along with 2 Water Rows . If using on non-Water teams, this average overall but for mono Water teams, the additional Passive Damage can be meaningful. On the other hand, Zeta’s Weapon Assist has now gained a Healer Killer awakening which grants the owning card 3x personal damage against Healer spawns.
This is a nice additional bonus and while this typing is relatively niche, no one will say no to free additional damage.
Furthermore, the cooldown is of modest length to help prevent accidental charging up along with the orb changer/hazard removal and +1 combo count being helpful overall.
Elena – B
Active: Removes lock status on orbs. Increase skyfall chance of Fire orbs by 15% for 4 turn. Change all orbs to Fire & Light orbs. (20 -> 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:
Typing: Balance
Available Killers:
Weighted Stats (Limit Break): 1057 (1259)
HP 4790 (5988) / ATK 1804 (2255) / RCV 503(629)
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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. While the animation time is a bit longer, she can still be used as a possible Ranking Dungeon option as the bicolour can be quickly solved and the Skyfalls may translate into free points.
On the other hand, Elena’s Killer awakenings are useful as they cover 3 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.