Introduction

The Kamen Rider Collab returns to North America along with various buffs to existing monsters as well as several new cards.

As a whole, I feel this event is underwhelming from a rolling point of view due to the lower potency of the bottom rarity cards who comprise 77.3% of the rolling pool. While each card does have a Weapon Assist , the bottom rarity ones are often easily replaced by other options which in turn grants them lower usability.

With this in mind, I would be most inclined to do the free rolls and utilize the Monster Exchange system or IAP bundles if truly interested in the higher value cards.

Due to various health issues, this article will be lacking a modest amount of text as typing is incredibly painful and voice-text was not working for me along with having to change my work flow/process within a short period of time.

I have still included pros & cons for each card but the larger text summaries may be missing. With that being said, the corresponding video will be unchanged and will provide further elaboration if the pros & cons are insufficient.

Video commentary

—video coming Monday—

Overview

Kamen Rider Collab REM Pros & Cons – January 2021
Pros	Cons
All cards have Weapon Assists Grants more value for dupes 6 Magic Stones per roll Monster Exchange uses five 6* GFE Big rolling pool Should be harder to get Dupes 3 Funky orb skins	Big rolling pool Harder to get what you want May just be a Monster Exchange, no Roll event More efficient Bottom rarity cards have middling value overall Many are easily replaced Comprise 77.3% of rolls

Kamen Rider Collab REM
6 Star base (22.7% total)
5 Star base (77.3% total)

Kamen Rider Collab – January 2021
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Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Icons show Base form

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

The bottom rarity should be the main motivation to roll in an event and the following chart shows all the 5-star Rankings. Just be mindful that these cards constitute 77.3% of the rolling pool.

Kamen Rider Collab  Bottom Rarity REM Rankings – January 2021
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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 or in 3-player coop.

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.

Due to the rate of new cards being released, care should be taken when considering a trade as you want to ensure you gain long term value.

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/Seasonal 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 bottom rarity 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. If you wish to read about this more in greater detail, check out my other article HERE.

Reincarnated Evolution

A Reincarnated Evolution (Revo) grants  up to 8 Latent slots and is often times a stronger overall card. Sadly, pursuing these forms will lock the monster in this state as they cannot be reversed. As such, only commit to a Revo if you 100% know you will get significant value from them right away.

6 Star base

Kamen Rider Saber (New) – A

Kamen Rider Saber Dragonic Knight (Transformed)

Pros	Cons
2 SB in Base form High personal damage 20x vs all spawns High ATK Active generates a 9c board every time 10/10/10 split 5 turn CD Easy to activate 4 Fire orbs Auto Follow Up Attack 50% Damage Reduction when above 50% health No matching requirement Possible Gileon pair Similar activation needs But hard to hit 10c	20 turn Transform LS in Base form is weak May not be able to tank 1 hit Damage Reduction only when above 50% HP Multi hits are more dangerous Lower ATK multiplier Becomes an issue with newer content No SBR in Base form but 2 post-Transform 2 awakenings for Bind Immunity Eats into available awakenings Lacks VDP Must rely on other cards Must hit 10c for meaningful damage No Bonus combos in LS

Has potential but I feel the 10 combo requirement will be difficult to hit without bonus combos in a Leader Skill which neither he nor Gileon possess. I say Gileon as both have a similar activation requirement and the Auto Follow Up Attack is helpful along with Saber Transforming earlier to smooth out the beginning floors.

With that being said, the lower ATK multiplier and potential difficulty in hitting 10 combos will be a hurdle.

I would personally pursue this form and swap to Weapon once value has been lost.

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
2 Team HP 60% Blind Resist 3x ATK buff for 3 turns 10/10/10 board changer	Opportunity cost of not using Base form

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Kamen Rider Blades (New) – A

Kamen Rider Blades King Lion Daisenki (Transformed)

Pros	Cons
2 SB in Base form Respectable personal damage vs all spawns Sizable VDP potential Easy to use LS Match 4 Water Be above 50% HP Auto Follow Up Can pair with Norza Solid Effective HP when above 50% Viable alternative to Norza sub on Norza teams 2 turn CD Makes Water & Hearts	20 turn Transform LS in Base form is weak May not be able to tank 1 hit No SBR in Base form but 2 post-Transform 2 awakenings for Bind Immunity Eats into available awakenings Must be above 50% HP to gain Damage Reduction More vulnerable to multi-hits Lower ATK multiplier

Blades can function as a potent leader due to their easy activation requirements as they only have to match 4 or more Water orbs for their full ATK multiplier and Auto Follow Up Attack.

This is incredibly easy considering their 2 turn active can make Water and Heart orbs. As such, they can favourably pair with Norza or act as an alternative Norza sub for the active skill requirements. If given the choice, I would use Norza as a sub due to the stronger active/awakenings but Blades is a significant step up from Yuri .

Just be mindful that your Damage Reduction is tied to being above 50% Health which can make multi hits more dangerous.

As a final critique, I feel 2 of their awakenings are wasted as GungHo gave them the non-Super version of Bind Immunity and 2 SBR post-Transform but non pre-Transform when it is probably needed most.

I would personally pursue this form and swap to Weapon once value has been lost.

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
Skill Boost Attacker Killer Unique combination Active provides orb changer + 3 turn Burst	Competes with Base form More value compared to Weapon at this time Attacker Killer is niche Less common typing

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Kamen Rider OOO (New) – B

Pros	Cons
Valuable active 5 turn Bind/Awoken Bind clear 5 turn Unable to Match clear Tricolour board Easy to use Leader Skill 3 colours Orb Skin Can directly purchase	Board changer does not make Hearts Weaker for non-Auto Follow Up Average awakenings Does not excel in any one area Jack of all Trades, Master of none LS falls off mid/late game

Kamen Rider OOO Tajadol Combo

Pros	Cons
2 Million Button to all enemies Fixed Damage Ignores DEF & Attribute High ATK LS Easy for Farming Swipe 1 row	Low value outside Farming

Pursue this form if you need a Farming leader as he is incredibly easy to use and has a huge ATK multiplier.

Kamen Rider OOO Shauta Combo

Pros	Cons
2 Machine Killer Can use Machine Killer latents 2 Devil Killer Solid VDP damage Valuable active 2 turn Delay Potentially 5 Effective SB 3x ATK for 2 turns Potent Shura 1 damage solution Effective vs the 2 most dangerous types Respectable LS 4 Water orbs for full activation Bonus Combos hits 8 threshold Viable Blades pairing	No Effective HP without 4 Water orbs Reliant on VDP for damage More orb hungry

Shauta Combo has wonderful Killers for Shura 1/World of Carnage as Machine and Devil spawns are the most noteworthy. As such, having meaningful personal damage against these two is valuable and can be further supplemented with VDP . Furthermore, the 2 turn Delay can grant them 5 Effective Skill Boosts which will aid Transforming cards.

As a leader, they can potentially pair with Blades as both have the same easy 4 Water activation and the higher ATK multiplier hear can help overcome tankier spawns. Just be mindful that Blades must be above 50% HP to have Damage Reduction and Shauta provides no HP multiplier.

I would personally pursue this form.

Kamen Rider OOO Putotyra Combo

Pros	Cons
30.375x personal damage with TPA Potent 4 turn active 4 turn Bind/Awoken Bind clear 4 turn Unable to Match clear 1.5x ATK buff Easy to use LS Needs 4 Dark orbs Provides Damage Reduction & Bonus Combos	No Effective HP without 4 Dark orbs Lower ATK multiplier TPA is less potent for mono Dark Rows/Blobs reign supreme

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
Skill Boost SBR Respectable active	Huge overlap with Farmable Rikuu Rikuu has longer CD Won’t charge up

Orb Skin

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Kamen Rider 1 – B

Pros	Cons
Outstanding personal damage vs Devils 3 Killers Latents 7 Combo	Only helpful vs Devils Lacks VDP Competes with Weapon

Kamen Rider 1 & Kamen Rider 2

Pros	Cons
Solid personal damage with TPA High base ATK Easy to use LS Hardly any requirements Bonus movement time Lack of RCV can be offset by Fasca pair	Reliant on TPA for damage Pairing with Fasca is inferior to other options Eg. Raijin is superior Rider does not outpace current options Weapon has more universal value

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
Bind Immunity Team HP  & RCV Tape Resist 2 turn Delay Can grant Effective SB Potential combo when orbs are Replaced	14 turn CD may be hard to use pre-Transform Have to be longer Transforming cards or short base to inherit on

I would personally pursue this form as it provides added bulk, Tape Resist , and Bind Immunity . Furthermore, the active provides a 2 turn Delay and a Board Replace which could Skyfall a combo and provide another Effective Skill Boost.

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Kamen Rider Black – B

Pros	Cons
5 SB 3 Rows	Mostly a SB stick with some Rows Relatively generic Provides no/minimal Resists & no counter to mechanics via active

Kamen Rider Black RX

Pros	Cons
High LS multipliers Easy Damage Reduction via 4 combos Only needs active for ATK Active generates 9 Wood & 3 Heart orbs	LS requires an active every turn Not found via leader Limited options for Wood Will result in slower clears

Prince of Sadness, Robo Rider

Pros	Cons
Massive personal damage when <50% Four <50% 1-2 VDP	Lacks a place to use No ideal leader Could change in future

Value greatly increases if we gain a Light leader who wants to be below 50% health. Less ideal right now.

Prince of Anger, Bio Ride

Pros	Cons
4-5 Skill Boosts Some Killer damage Best if they line up	Killers don’t match Have to line up for meaningful damage LS requires being above 80% HP

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
3 Rows 20% Poison & Jammer Resist Cloud	Lower value active Does not solve/counter mechanics So many other Cloud Resist options

Valuable for mono Dark but less universally helpful.

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Kamen Rider Den-O – B

Pros	Cons
High personal damage multipliers Super Poison Resist Added bulk via Team HP  & RCV Helpful active for Rainbow Board changer Awoken Bind clear	Terribly low ATK Hampers offensive might 1-2 Skill Boosts Excluded from Transforming teams Harder to find a team to use on

Kamen Rider Den-O CLIMAX Form

Pros	Cons
Reasonable personal damage multipliers Super Poison Resist 4 SB Added bulk via Team HP  & RCV Helpful active for Rainbow Board changer Awoken Bind clear More well rounded card overall	Much lower personal multiplier compared to Base Low ATK Uninspiring LS

I would make this form in most cases as a flexible Rainbow sub that can be used alongside Transforming cards.

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
>80% +1.5x ATK for owning card 60% Jammer Resist Helpful active for Rainbow Board changer Awoken Bind clear	>80% has narrow window for success Not an exceptional Weapon Does not clear Binds Lower value when both Awoken Binds & Binds involved

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Kamen Rider Super-1 – A

Kamen Rider Super-1 [Elec Hands]

Kamen Rider Super-1 [Thermal Hands]

Kamen Rider Super-1 [Radar Hands]

Kamen Rider Super-1 [Power Hands]

Pros	Cons
12 turn Transform to start Easy to achieve 4 Transforming states Each has unique active Solid awakenings all around High personal damage Strong LS post-Transform Viable Fasca pair Relatively easy to activate	Difficult to time the active you want Transform and move onto next form Can be a hassle May not like final active all the time Competes with valuable Weapon

I like the idea of multi-Transform but it is awkward to time the right active and final form active is a bit excessive. 10x ATK is overkill for 1 turn which won’t work against Super Resolve.

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
SB 3 Orb Enhances Noticeable damage increase 20% Blind Combos with Samurai 3 Weapons 40 turn CD Will never accidentally charge up	Competes with Leilan Earing Does not provide Bind Immunity Used for Shura 2 pre-Transform Floor 1

Super 1’s Weapon has tremendous value if you do not need the Bind Immunity offered via Leilan’s Earing as it provides more Passive Damage through the 3 Fire Orb Enhances .

Currently a highly desirable Weapon due to Seina and Gileon being current end game leaders.

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Kamen Rider EX-AID – B

Pros	Cons
Viable Healing Solution 4 Enhanced Heart Orbs Super Blind Resist L	Active does not counter mechanics Amaterasu is superior Better active More Healing

Kamen Rider EX-AID Muteki Gamer

Pros	Cons
4 SB Super Blind Resist L	Possibly too many L Eats into awakenings Less efficient (1.5x not 2x) Outpaced by Spider Lady & Diaochan Both provide similar, but better benefits Active skill does not counter mechanics Longer CD

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Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
L Tape Rare combination 2 Enhanced Light Orbs	Situational awakenings Lower priority Helpful when you need

Despite having more niche awakenings, I would pursue this form as it is a rare combination and their other forms are middling.

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Kamen Rider Faiz – B

Pros	Cons
2 turn Damage Absorb Void Also 3x ATK for Attacker & Machine Will always have value High personal damage against Devils	More value in other forms Only strong against Devils

Kamen Rider Faiz Accel Form

Pros	Cons
2 turn Damage Absorb Void Also 3x ATK for Attacker & Machine Will always have value Skill Charge Greatly accelerates CD	Main appeal is active & Skill Charge No Resists, lower SB, average personal damage Weapon Assist has more universal value

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
2 turn Damage Absorb Void Also 3x ATK for Attacker & Machine Will always have value 60% Poison Resist >80% 1.5x ATK for owning card	18 turn cooldown may be harder to work with as inherit >80% has a narrow window for success

I personally prefer this form to inherit on your Damage Absorb solution to grant an extra benefit if it is not needed. Just be mindful of where your Colour Absorb is used as both are often needed in end game content.

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Kamen Rider Zero-One – B

Pros	Cons
5 SB Super Jammer Resist Unique active Damage Reduction and ATK buff Easy to use Farming leader Full ATK multiplier with 6 Light Auto Follow Up	No personal damage Active has anti synergy with Transforming cards with SB Amount provided can greatly vary Does not count Effective Skill Boosts (Delays/Haste/Shields)

The value of the active will be based on the number of Skill Boosts present at that time. 10 Skill Boosts = 30% Damage Reduction and +100% ATK (2x) for one turn.

Hard to get a meaningful number.

Kamen Rider Zero-One Shining Hopper

Pros	Cons
4 SB Unique active Damage Reduction and ATK buff Modest VDP potential	No personal damage outside VDP Active has anti synergy with Transforming cards with SB Amount provided can greatly vary Does not count Effective Skill Boosts (Delays/Haste/Shields)

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
Attacker Killer Healer Killer Rare to have Weapons with 2 Killers	Shorter base CD Higher chance to accidentally charge up Active value can greatly vary

2 Killer cards are quite rare and I would pursue this form in most cases.

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5 Star base

All 5-star cards possess Weapon Assists which will often be their best form. With that being said, their 5-star rarity means they can be used for the 5-star challenges. While I feel that this is not justification enough to chase these cards, it is something to consider before auto converting into a Weapon Assist.

Kamen Rider Fourze – C

Pros	Cons
Potent sub potential for 5-star teams High personal damage Potential mono Water sub Modest potential Unique active 10/10/10 board	Weapon Assist has more universal value Probably not used beyond 5-star teams

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
L 60% Jammer Resist	Situational Weapon Main appeal is L Usage goes down if one already on team

Having 1 L on a team is meaningful but tends to have lower value if your team already has one as the damage scaling is inefficient and a single L can Unlock the Board.

With that being said, if you don’t have an L on your team, this Weapon can be meaningful.

Orb Skin

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Kamen Rider W – A

Pros	Cons
Orb Skin Can directly purchase Potent 5-star card High damage output Strong LS if below 50% HP	Weapon Assist has significant value Much more universally helpful

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
Powerful 3 turn Burst Scales with SB Valuable for end game bosses Often have too much HP/Super Resolve Takes multiple turns to kill	Only provides Burst Does not counter mechanics Underwhelming awakenings Damage scaling checks current SB, not SB when entering Transforming cards such as Seina lose their SB

This 3 turn Burst has tremendous potential as it scales with Skill Boosts and can be a solution for the final floors of challenging content. This is because many spawns have too much Effective Health to die in a single turn or Super Resolve so having 3 turns of Burst is meaningful.

Just be mindful that it checks your current Skill Boost count when used which will be lower if using Transforming cards such as Seina .

Orb Skin

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Kamen Rider V3 – C

Pros	Cons
Double Row maker Wood Row at top Heart Row at bottom Valuable for Farming	Weapon Assist has more universal value

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
Double Row maker Wood Row at top Heart Row at bottom Valuable for Farming Primarily used for the active Might as well get some awakenings	Primarily a Farming solution Value diminishes with other Double Row Makers

Main appeal is the active so might as well gain some awakenings when inherited. Value goes down if you already own many other Double Row Makers.

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Kamen Rider Amazon – D

Pros	Cons
?	Weapon Assist has more universal value? Does not fulfil any particular role

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
Cloud Resist	Low impact Weapon Better Cloud Resist solutions exist

Underwhelming overall.

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Kamen Rider Kuuga – C

Pros	Cons
Respectable offensive awakenings for 5-star Modest active skill Low base CD Easy to inherit over	Weapon has a Killer Niche uses for 5-star challenges

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
Physical Killer Helpful if you have no others	Low base CD Easy to accidentally charge up Low impact

The value of this Weapon goes up if you have no other options for Physical Killer but be mindful of the low cooldown.

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Kamen Rider Ryuki – C

Pros	Cons
4 SB Lots of Rows Active generates a Row of Fire + ATK buff	Would be mostly for Farming 11 turn CD is longer for Row making

Main drawback is the 11 turn CD which makes it challenging to use more than once per dungeon.

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
40% Poison Resist 2 Rows SBR Can aid Farming teams as many subs can lack SBR	Relatively low impact inherit Does not fulfill any specific niche

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Kamen Rider Build – C

Pros	Cons
Creates 2 columns of Orbs 5 Skill Boosts	Weapon Assist fulfills a more niche role

Base form has some 5-star potential while their Weapon can fulfill a niche role.

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
1/3 cards to provide 2x Awoken Material Killer	Highly situational Rarely needed One double Awoken Material Killer is Farmable

Highly situational and competes with the Farmable Zaerog Weapon .

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Kamen Rider Poppy – C

Pros	Cons
Possible Bind solution for 5-star teams Also provides an ATK buff	Little value beyond 5-star teams

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
Modest active Full Bind/Awoken Bind clear + small ATK buff	ATK buff scales with SBR +30% for each awakening Probably low damage in most cases

Scaling with SBR will probably result in a much lower than desired multiplier.

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Do I plan to roll? & Dream rolls

I do not plan on rolling within the Kamen Rider Collab due to the low value of the bottom rarity who comprise 77.3% of the rolling pool with the 2 Orb Skin cards having significantly lower rolling rates.

As such, the chances of me actually rolling something of value is quite low along with the fact that I liberally rolled in Player’s Choice Godfest. While that did greatly diminish my Magic Stone count, I ended up with a massive number of Godfest Exclusives along with numerous new cards I had never rolled before.

Regardless, this is a poor event to roll in but I can always dream of what is possible through the free rolls.

For my dream 6-star card, I would have to choose Blades as I feel my mono Fire is somewhat saturated and while Super 1’s Weapon is powerful, I do not feel it is truly needed for my Monster Box as I already have enough solutions for my Seina team. With Blades, I will be opening up new options for mono Water but at the same time, I am not sure how much I would benefit.

For my dream 5-star card, Rider W  and their powerful Weapon Assist would be fantastic to own as I have no other active that can fulfill a similar role. With that being said, I am not sure how I would utilize it as my current end game teams already have sufficient damage out put but this can easily change in the future.

My Dream Rolls
6*	5*

The above chart are the cards I would love to acquire from each rarity if I could choose one for my Mantastic account. This is my own personal opinion based on my Monster Box, goals and whether or not I have dupes.

Conclusion

The Kamen Rider Collab is an underwhelming affair from a rolling point of view due to the bottom rarity cards already feeling outdated.

This is problematic as they comprise 77.3% of the rolling pool along with the Orb Skin cards having significantly lower rates. With this in mind, I would be most inclined to only utilize the free rolls and maybe the Monster Exchange or IAP bundles if you desire the higher rarity cards.

For myself, I simply plan on doing the free rolls and hoping for the best.

With that being said, let me know what you think about the Kamen Rider Collab and how much you plan on rolling in the comments below.

Happy Puzzling!

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