Introduction

One wonderful aspect of PAD is how older cards receive new evolutions that can completely overhaul their kit and allows them to become top-tier monsters.

As such, players should never sell or Trade away their only copy of a given card because there is always the chance it will receive a new and powerful evolution in the future.

This holds true for the latest batch of new evolutions as Raijin has now become a tremendously valuable card due to her potent Leader Skill and personal damage. While Raijin is one of the stars of this new wave of cards, there are several others worth pursuing and this article will highlight the strengths and weaknesses for the new Evolutions found within this update.

Official GHNA post can be found HERE.

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New Evolutions

Raijin

Pros	Cons
Significant personal damage 3 7c  & 3 TPA Huge ATK stat Can use Zaerog Weapon Low cooldown active Unlocks board Board changer ATK debuff overwriter Powerful Leader Skill High Effective HP Easy to activate High damage output Favourable Fasca pairing 3 / 288 / 4/  43.75% / FUA / 7×6	Restricted to Attackers Offset by strong pool available 18 SB needed to Transform Fasca

Raijin is a perfect example of a card that has gone from zero to hero overnight through her new Mega Awoken Evolution. This evolution grants her massive personal damage due to her 4,084 ATK, triple 7 Combo , and three TPA awakenings. This can be further supplemented by a Zaerog Core Weapon for an additional 2 TPA or 2.25x personal damage. This enables her to function as a prime candidate to carry the VDP latent as her other Killer selection is not the best.

In addition to this, Raijin features a 5 turn active that is able to Unlock the board, create all 6 elements, and a 0.5x ATK Debuff for Dark cards. This debuff only impacts her sub attribute and can be used to overwrite any existing debuff.

On top of all this, Raijin is a fantastically strong leader when paired with Fasca as they form a 3x HP / 288x ATK / 4x RCV /  43.75% Damage Reduction team with Auto Follow Up Attack and 7×6 when matching 4 colours, a Light TPA, and 8 total combos. All of these are quite easy to do on the larger 7×6 board.

What is so appealing about this team is how amazingly durable it is as you can withstand essentially any non-execute attack in the game along with the ability to always return to full health. This kind of durability has tremendous value in current end game content where players will be forced to spend multiple turns on various floors due to either Super Resolves or enemies with massive amounts of Effective HP.

While all of this is promising, Raijin x Fasca teams are restricted to Attackers and must Transform Fasca turn 1 in order to function. Thankfully, Attackers have a wonderfully deep sub pool with cards such as, but not limited to Leona , Iori , Tachibana , Mega Awoken Fujin , Indra , and Astalos .

All in all, Mega Awoken Raijin is a tremendously powerful card who you hopefully haven’t Monster Exchanged away.

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Fujin

Pros	Cons
Fujin active! Voids Damage Absorb for 2 turns 14 turn CD Viable Leader Skill Works but not as strong as Raijin Respectable personal damage vs Devils & Dragons Super Jammer Resist	Better used as a sub Raijin is stronger 2 SB Lower personal damage May hinder uses

Mega Awoken Fujin naturally comes with a Fujin-active skill as they are able to provide 2 turns of Damage Absorb Void on a wonderfully fast 14 turn cooldown. This is is attributed to the ATK Debuff that is imposed but players should be mindful that this ATK Debuff can overwrite any existing Debuff while also lowering the cooldown.

As such, Fujin can function as a potent sub across a wide variety of teams whenever Damage Absorb is encountered. While she does have modest leadership potential, the ATK multiplier is on the lower end along with Raijin being a superior option. Thus, her primary usage will be as a sub. When used as a sub, Fujin should pursue the Super Jammer Resist Super Awakening as VDP will not be matched.

While her sub potential is respectable, especially against Devils and Dragons, she may be lacking compared to other options if playing through Shura Realm as both Dragons and Devils are not commonly seen and the Devil floor is most likely too tanky for Fujin.

On the bright side, she is one of the fastest 2 turn Damage Absorb options available and can be directly used as a sub.

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Pixel Napoleon

Pros	Cons
4 Machine Killers 81x personal damage Can use Machine Killer latents Useful active Generates 5 Fire  orbs 1.5x ATK for 3 turns 7 turn CD	1 SB Competes with Inahime & Konohanasakuya (chibi) Only offers outrageous Machine Killing damage Low/no utility Lower Weighted stats

Pixel Napoleon has become a phenomenally potent answer to Machine spawns due to his outrageous 4 Machine Killer awakenings. This translates into 81x personal damage and can be further supplemented by a 7 Combo and Machine Killer latents.

As such, they will always be dealing a stupendously high amount of damage against Machine spawns which is highly relevant for the Shura Realm.

While all of this output is meaningful, he does compete against Inahime and Konohanasakuya (chibi) as a sub but does surpass both in terms of raw damage output.

If given all three options, I feel that Inahime and Napoleon are the strongest with Inahime providing more overall utility () and one more Skill Boost whereas Napoleon provides significantly more raw damage. Furthermore, both of these cards feature an orb changer that can create Fire orbs which can help solve problems on floor 1 of Shura Realm.

As a whole, Pixel Napoleon will remain relevant as long as Shura Realm or other Machine-heavy dungeons exist.

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Pixel Barbarossa

Pros	Cons
Stupendous Devil Killing potential 4 Devil Killers High base ATK TPA 7c SA Devil Killer latents 1 turn Attribute Absorb Void	1 Skill Boost No end game dungeon to use in Nothing is tanky enough to justify Only useful vs Devils

Pixel Barbarossa is a fantastic solution for overcoming Devil spawns due to their outrageously high personal damage through 4 natural Devil Killer awakenings. This 81x personal damage can be further augmented by Latents, Super Awakenings, and matching a TPA but at this point in time, there is no end game dungeon to take advantage of like we can with Napoleon.

This is because there are no Devil spawns that are tanky enough to justify bringing him in which in turn means he will be situationally used.

This will be the fate for the remaining Pixel cards in this evolution batch as they do offer the highest Killer damage against their respective typing but are not needed in Shura Realm or Alt. Arena 4.

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Pixel Robin Hood

Pros	Cons
Big pew pew vs Physical 4 Physical Killers Double 7 Combo	1 SB Niche killer overall

Robin Hood may be robbin’ you of your Magic Stones when you pulled him years ago but is now a tremendously powerful solution against Physical spawns due to his 4 Physical Killers .

While this enables him to function as a truly outstanding counter to Physical spawns, they are not often seen but he will be boon to have when they do appear.

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Pixel Yang Guifei

Pros	Cons
Big Big Dragon Killing potential 4 Killers Can supplement with other offensive awakenings Can use Dragon Killer latents	1 Skill Boost 2 with Delay Only useful vs Dragons

There is not much to say about Yang Guifei outside of the fact that they are stupendously powerful solution against Dragon spawns. This is due to her 4 Dragon Killer awakenings, ability to take Dragon Killer latents, and TPA plus 7 Combo .

Together, she can absolutely destroy any Dragon spawn and is a boon to own for situations that need a card to hit Damage cap with relative ease.

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Pixel Oda Nobunaga

Pros	Cons
Outstanding God Killing potential 4 God Killers God Killer latents 7 Combo Active generates 6 Dark orbs	Only useful vs Gods

Nobunaga or No Banana is the final card to receive a new evolution and his Pixel form grants him 4 God Killers , the ability to take God Killer latents, and a 7 Combo which ensures he can deal outrageously high damage to any God spawn.

At this point in time, there is no end game dungeon that needs this level of God killing and will most likely result in Nobunaga being used on an as-needed basis.

Conclusion

This new set of evolutions are quite exciting as it gives many players a new top tier leader through Raijin along Fujin and Pixel Napoleon being valuable cards to own at this point in time.

The fact that GungHo continuously buffs older cards via new evolutions is wonderful as it gives hope that cards that are currently lackluster become valuable in the future.

Let me know which of these cards you find most exciting in the comments below.

Happy Puzzling!

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