Introduction

The GungHo Collab returns to North America once again but this time at a much later date relative to the JP server. This has significant Powercreep consequences as this event took around 4 months to arrive instead of the normal 2. I want to stress that the 2 month window for JP content is a guesstimate as nothing is guaranteed but being delayed by 2 additional months makes many of these cards feel “dead on arrival.”

To make make matter worse, the Monster Hunter Collab has a simultaneous release with JP which means we got significantly stronger cards much earlier than expected. This in turn makes many of the GungHo cards laughable by comparison.

As such, I feel that this is a relatively lackluster/underwhelming event as there almost no value at the bottom rarity along with the 6 and 7-stars often being inferior to other available options. As such, this can be an easy event to skip from a rolling point of view and maybe using the Monster Exchange to acquire a key card for your Monster Box.

Finally, I want to mention that this event is home to three cards who have an 18 turn Leader Swap ability. Owning one of these cards will be valuable for late game players as it does open up Leader Swapping strategies for WoC2 / Rank EXP abuse. As such, the value of these cards heavily hinges on your current game progression and what other Leader Swap options are available. For players who cannot take advantage of Leader Swapping, these will be relatively average cards.

Video commentary

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Overview

GungHo Collab REM Pros & Cons – April 2021
Pros	Cons
Monster Exchange uses 6-star Fodder We have been given many recently Can be more liberal with trading Opportunity to acquire an 18 turn Leader Swap active Invaluable under the right circumstances Can be Monster Exchanged for	Bottom rarity is lacking None provide any true value Comprise 41.8% of rolls Few cards are truly game changing Relatively easy to skip/only Monster Exchange Old event Fewer buffs at bottom rarity Orb Skin cards cannot be Monster Exchanged for Both are quite strong Came 2 months late Monster Hunter came 2 months early Powercreep

GungHo Collab REM
7 Star base (24.5% total)
6 Star base (33.7% total)
5 Star base (41.8% total)

GungHo  Collab – April 2021
S	*(  )*
A
B	*( )*
C
D

Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Icons show Base form except for the Leader Swap cards

*Owning one of these Leader Swapping cards from the GungHo Collab will be valuable for late game players as it does open up Leader Swapping strategies for WoC2 / Rank EXP abuse. As such, the value of these cards heavily hinges on your current game progression and what other Leader Swap options are available. For players who cannot take advantage of Leader Swapping, these will be relatively average cards.*

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. In total, they comprise 40% of the rolling pool.

GungHo Collab REM Bottom Rarity (5*) REM Rankings – April 2021
S
A
B
C
D

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.

7 Star base

Sari (New) – A

Pros	Cons
Super Poison Resist Valuable active Generates orbs Clears 6 turns Awoken Bind Clears 6 turns Unable to Match Orbs Modest personal damage Passive Damage Jiggles	Mixes 2 colours for Enhanced Combos Seldom need both LS is too low ATK multiplier to be truly efficient Competes with Christmas Gremory Gremory has 2 more SB & FUA for Seina Gremory has better HP and significantly higher RCV Inferior to Fasca or Alynna (post-buff)

Sari is the first new card within the GungHo Collab and has the potential to be a viable Cleric solution for mono Fire or Wood teams.

This is because she comes with the ability to clear 6 turns of Awoken Binds and Unable to Match effects while also generating 6 Fire and Wood orbs. Furthermore, she comes with Super Poison Resist and Enhanced Fire and Wood Combos .

All of this sounds appealing but she is sadly outpaced by current options as Christmas Gremory has 2 more Skill Boosts and FUA for Seina. Furthermore, Gremory also has better HP and significantly higher RCV compared to Sari and does not mix colours on her Enhanced Combos. On the flip side, Fasca and Alynna are stronger Cleric options for Wood teams which leaves Sari in an awkward place.

She is not bad by any means but is outclassed by other options and makes me more hesitant to suggest Monster Exchanging for.

Sari Uvo

Pros	Cons
6 Effective SB Also provides a board changer Reasonable personal damage Passive Damage	Mixes 2 colours for Enhanced Combos Seldom need both Does not counter mechanics/Resists LS lacks Effective HP Does not fulfil and specific niche

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Unique bulk Useful active Generates orbs Clears 6 turns Awoken Bind Clears 6 turns Unable to Match Orbs	Only clears 6 turns Strong chance it is not enough as an inherit Does not clear Binds Problematic if Awoken Bind -> Bind spawns (eg. Ogres in WoC2)

Sari’s Weapon provides unique bulk via 2 Team HP and 2 Team RCV which can help teams achieve enough Effective Health to survive large hits. Furthermore, this Weapon provides 6 turns of Awoken Bind clear along with removing 6 turns of Unmatchable orbs.

While this is a helpful active, there is a strong chance it may not be enough to counter the mechanics in a given dungeon such as the Ogre floor in WoC2. This is problematic as players will have to rely on a different solution for these mechanics which may just replace the usage of this Weapon.

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Lucy & Valkyrie Style (New) – A

Pros

Cons

Potential for large personal damage () Solid base ATK Reasonable active Fully clears Binds Clears all Unable to Match effects Orb Skin Can directly purchase with IAP

1 SB if going quad 7 Combo 20% Jammer , Poison , and Blind Resist feels outdated in 2021 One Super Resist is more efficient and takes up less space Does not remove Awoken Binds This is a major drawback Competes with Weapon Weapon clears Awoken Binds LS is awkward No Damage Reduction Healer/Attacker only Needs Healing Solution Safi feels stronger Unbelievable Ugly Ugly Orb Skin Cannot Monster Exchange for

Lucy’s Base form could have been valuable but she is held back by several problematic aspects. Firstly, her active skill does not remove Awoken Binds which is basically mandatory in almost any dungeon. This is a shame because she clears regular Binds and Unable to Match effects but players will still need to find a solution for Awoken Binds.

Furthermore, her high personal damage will be marred by not choosing Skill Boost Plus Super Awakening which in turn lowers her to 1. This makes it challenging to Transform or Leader Swap along with her 20% Jammer , Poison , and Blind Resist being outdated in 2021. A single Super Resist is 5x more efficient compared to one of these awakenings and Lucy is already relatively short on awakenings.

Taking this into consideration, it would be best to pursue her Weapon Assist.

Finally, this is possibly one of the worst art works in the game for both the card and Weapon Assist.

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Powerful active Full HP Heal Fully clears Bind/Awoken Binds Clears all Unable to Match effects Skill Boost 2 OE 20% Poison  and Blind Resist Combos with Samurai 3 Weapons	Board changer does not make Hearts Cannot FUA Healed via active Christmas Tamadra is superior in most scenarios

Unlike their base form, Lucy’s Weapon can fully clear Awoken Binds which in turn makes them a fantastic solution as it provides Skill Boost , 2 OE , and 20% Poison  and Blind Resist which can combo with Samurai 3 Weapons.

While all of this sounds appealing, Christmas Tamadra is a superior choice as they also provide Skill Boost but are much more efficient against the Ogres in WoC2 due the Delay aspect ensuring safety against the guaranteed 600,000 attack.

With that being said, Lucy’s Weapon can still be a viable solution as the Full Heal triggers after clearing the Binds so assuming you have enough Effective HP to tank 600,000, it does work.

As such, this Weapon’s value will hinge on whether or not you own Christmas Tamadra and it is a shame she cannot be Monster Exchanged for due to the Orb Skin status.

Orb Skin

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Guardian Goddess Minerva – C

Pros	Cons
Super Poison Resist 3 turn cooldown Some leadership potential	ATK buff requires excessive TE to function Does not provide much other value LS does not outpace current options

It is difficult to find a meaningful usage for GH Minerva as she does not fulfil any particular niche well.

Guardian Goddess Minerva (Dark Color)

Pros	Cons
Super Poison Resist Some leadership potential	Does not fulfil any particular role well LS is nothing special

Weapon

Pros	Cons
God Killer	8 ->3 turn cooldown Relatively underwhelming effect Easy to accidentally charge up

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Lakshmi, Goddess of Fortune – S

Pros	Cons
Huge personal damage 25x vs all spawns 7 turns of 30% Damage Reduction May provide enough Shielding to survive WoC2 hits Useful Super Awakenings or Orb Skin Can directly IAP purchase	No damage vs Voids Offset if using Seina Have to hit 10 combos Gileon teams will struggle Orb Skin Cannot Monster Exchange

GH Lakshmi’s Base form is a phenomenal Damage Solution for mono Fire teams assuming 10 combos can be reliably achieved every turn. This is due to her respectable ATK stat combined with double 10 Combo for 25x personal damage against any spawn while also being able to use any Killer latent. I have found this to be a significant boon in WoC2 where everything has huge amounts of Effective HP and she helps ensure everything dies with relative ease.

Furthermore, she comes with a highly valuable active skill that provides 30% Damage Reduction for 7 turns on a 9 turn cooldown. This has nearly 100% uptime and the Damage Reduction provided may be sufficient to tank all the hits in WoC2. As such, having an active that is required along with immense personal damage and other valuable awakenings makes GH Lakshmi a truly powerful card.

With that being said, she is an Orb Skin card which means she can be directly purchased with real life money but also means she cannot be Monster Exchanged for.

Lakshmi, Goddess of Fortune (Dark Color)

Pros	Cons
Solid personal damage High ATK 2 turn cooldown TE buff Locks board	Too many L Eats into possible awakenings Base form is superior overall Better active Better damage

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Enhanced Heart Orbs Provides additional Healing Tape Resist Damage Reduction active	Opportunity cost of not using Base form Strongest form

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Loki, Wily God of Destruction – B

Pros	Cons
Valuable active ATK & TE buff Generates 3 Water orbs 3 Team HP Reasonable personal damage Unique LS HUGE Damage Reduction	1 SB if pursuing more damage Harder to incorporate onto a team LS can be wildly inconsistent Needs 2 Water Combos or no Damage Reduction 0.25x HP

Loki, Wily God of Destruction (Dark Color)

Pros	Cons
Huge personal damage 32x vs all spawns 3 turn CD Easy to inherit over 100% DEF Break for 2 turns Can kill Dragon Seed in WoC2 Easy to use LS	LS has very low ATK multiplier Kind of offset by Loki’s huge damage Everyone else will struggle 1 SB if pursuing more damage Harder to incorporate onto a team

Dark Loki is a fantastic Damage Solution when below 50% HP due to his 32x personal damage against all spawns. This can help overcome even the most durable encounters but the main difficulty will be incorporating him onto a team.

This is because he only brings 1 Skill Boost which means he could have been a Transforming card who may bring more to the team as he is mostly just raw damage. With that being said, his active skill provides 2 turns of 100% DEF Void which can overcome the Dragon Seed in WoC2 for mono Water teams but again, he may be hard to incorporate.

As a leader, he is more than capable of smashing through WoC1 (my clear from December HERE) due to his huge personal damage and ability to trigger 10 combos with relative ease. Just be mindful that it can sometimes be a slog/grind as it is still 196x with Rainbow activation.

Weapon

Pros	Cons
2 Evo Killers 9x damage vs Dragon Seed Physical Killer Valuable in WoC2 Many durable Physical spawns Active provides TE & ATK buff	Water Teams still cannot kill Dragon Seed Half damage / Damage Cap / 2B DEF 9x does not matter Situational Weapon overall Little value if not playing WoC2

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Reginleif, Bearer of the Slain – A

Pros	Cons
5 SB Valuable active 3 turn Dark Skyfall 5 turn Bind/Awoken Bind clear 5 turn Unable to Match clear Respectable personal damage	Has become outdated Nergigante loops Skyfalls better Araragi & Gore Magala are better Clerics Provides no Resists Quite low HP

Reginleif can still function as a mono Dark sub due to her high Skill Boosts , valuable active, and respectable personal damage. While this is valuable, she has become somewhat outdated due to newer cards being released.

There was once a point in time where players would run 2 Reginleifs on a team to have a permeant +15% Dark Skyfall. While this is a nice concept, a single Nergigante can achieve this while also being a super star card in his own right.

As a Cleric, Araragi and Gore Magala are stronger solutions along with Wrath if Unable to Match can be addressed which in turn hinders her potential to being used. Reginleif is not a bad card, she is just outpaced by other options but at the same time, is a much more accessible card should players be lacking Araragi.

Reginleif, Bearer of the Slain (Dark Color)

Pros	Cons
Exceptionally easy to use LS for Farming Match 4 for full multiplier Sizable TPA potential	Limited uses overall

Dark Reginleif’s main appeal is her easy to use Leader Skill that only requires any 4 connected orbs for her massive 22x ATK with a single leader. Of course this is a situational usage and her Base form has more universal value.

Weapon Assist

Pros	Cons
Dragon Killer Reasonable active 3 turn Dark Skyfall 5 turn Bind/Awoken Bind clear 5 turn Unable to Match clear	Does not fully clear Binds/Unable to Match effects Problematic for a Weapon May have to rely on other cards

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Lilia – B

Pros	Cons
Valuable active 5 turn Bind/Awoken Bind clear 5 turn Unable to Match clear Locks Board Respectable VDP damage	Awakenings are not synergistic with current leads Combo, not Row based Competes with Oichi  & Fasca for Wood clerics These are relatively common Outclassed by Farmable Jurond as a VDP solution Uninspiring LS

Base Lilia is a reasonable card but her main problem is that she will never be the best possible choice for any given metric. As a Cleric, Oichi and Fasca perform this role better and her VDP potential is inferior compared to the Farmable Jurond .

Furthermore, Wood teams are currently favouring combos instead of Rows which in turn lowers her number of effective awakenings.

Lilia (Dark Color)

Pros	Cons
4 SB L Modest personal damage Reasonable LS High multipliers Auto Follow Up	LS needs 10 combos for optimal damage LS needs 6 Wood Orbs for Damage Reduction LS needs Healing Solution Underwhelming active Does not truly counter mechanics Does not counter mechanics/provide Resists

Dark Lilia suffers from being a truly generic card in the sense that she does not fulfill any particular role well and is more of a Jill of All Trades, Master of None.

This is attributed to her lack of Resists and active skill that does not counter mechanics along with average personal damage. None of these are favourable traits and it would be challenging to find a truly viable use for her.

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Modest active 5 turn Bind/Awoken Bind clear 5 turn Unable to Match clear Locks Board	Does not fully clear Binds/Unable to Match effects Problematic for a Weapon Awakenings provided are okay Cloud is heavily contested by stronger options

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Omega – A

Pros	Cons
1 turn CD Easy to inherit over Sizable personal damage   High ATK High LS multipliers ATK tied to active Damage Reduction/FUA tied to 2 Fire combos	LS requires an active every turn Offset by Omega but an underwhelming effect LS does not surpass current options Lacks bonus combos Lower Effective HP compared to top tier options Opportunity cost of not using Dark form

Base Omega is a respectable card that does not fulfil any particular niche well. As a leader, they do boast strong multipliers and while their 1 turn active solves the activation requirements, it is an underwhelming effect overall.

The multipliers are healthy but they do lack Effective Health compared to the best options as lower shield values tend to be less ideal due to higher instances of Gravities.

As a sub, they have flexibility due to their 1 turn cooldown and significant personal damage, but they do not counter any mechanics through their active or awakenings which in turn may side line them for other options.

Finally, their Dark form is one of the strongest/most efficient Farming leads in the game.

Omega (Dark Colour)

Pros	Cons
Significant personal damage () Incredibly easy to use LS Full ATK when <50% HP No matching requirement Can layer in Rows for more output Synergistic active Cut HP by 50% Row of Fire & Dark	Success as Farming leader hinges on orb changer available Only truly shines in a Farming set up

Dark Omega remains one of the strongest and easiest to use Farming leaders in the game due to their activation requirement being below 50% HP. This should relatively easy to achieve due to Omega’s active along with the explosively high damage potential when layering Rows and <50% awakenings.

As a whole, the viability of Dark Omega will hinge on what orb changers you have available as the key to success is a constant flow of orbs.

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Tape Resist	Low cooldown Easy to overcharge Underwhelming effect Opportunity cost of not using Dark form

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Noir – S / B* (read Chibi section)

Pros	Cons
Super Poison Resist Reasonable personal damage Reasonable active	Opportunity cost of not using Chibi form Nothing exceptional in this form

Chibi Noir (New)

Pros	Cons
18 turn leader swap active Can inherit 15 turn +15% Dark Skyfall	Does not provide awakenings when inherited Leader Swapping is situational Relatively few places to truly take advantage of

Chibi Noir is the first of many 7-star cards who offer a Leader Swap active on an 18 turn cooldown. This can be inherited and while it does not provide any awakenings, the 18 turn cooldown plus 15 turns of on-colour Skyfall are justified. This is further compounded by the fact that there are few Leader Swap options available and 18 turns is the fastest as it is tied with Bonta .

The idea with Leader Swapping is to enter a dungeon with either 7×6 or an EXP boosting lead and then Swapping into a more desirable card. This Swapping process does not revert the larger board back down to 6×5 along with all the bonus Rank EXP still being retained.

This may seem fantastic but 7×6 is heavily punished in AA4 and modestly hard in WoC1. On the other hand, the 7×6 penalty in WoC2 is relatively insignificant and this dungeon is the most popular place to abuse 7×6 Swap strategies. With that being said, few players are able to tackle this dungeon which is why Leader Swapping is highly situational.

On the other hand, Swapping to abuse Rank Experience from Arenas is not my favourite approach as it can waste Stamina at lower Ranks due to Rank Ups not preserving any excess Stamina and multiple Rank Ups being wasteful. As such, I feel that only truly high Rank players (950+) should contemplate Bonus EXP leaders as it is arguably not needed when chaining Rank Ups are doable. On a side note, playing WoC1 already provides 40 million Rank Experience which should take care of most of your needs with both my Mantastic and Fantastic account using this to Rank up instead of EXP Lead Swapping.

Taking all of this into consideration, having one of these Leader Swapping cards from the GungHo Collab will be valuable for late game players as it does open up Leader Swapping strategies. As such, the value of this card heavily hinges on your current game progression and what other Leader Swap options are available. For players who cannot take advantage of Leader Swapping, this will be a relatively average card.

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Ralg – S / B* (read Chibi section)

Pros	Cons
Reasonable Fire Farming leader	Opportunity cost of not using Chibi form Nothing exceptional in this form

Chibi Ralg (New)

Pros	Cons
18 turn leader swap active Can inherit 15 turn +15% Fire Skyfall	Does not provide awakenings when inherited Leader Swapping is situational Relatively few places to truly take advantage of Personal LS is okay Orb hungry Needs 8 combos & 7 Fire

Chibi Ralg is the another card who comes with a Leader Swap active on an 18 turn cooldown. This can be inherited and while it does not provide any awakenings, the 18 turn cooldown plus 15 turns of on-colour Skyfall are justified. This is further compounded by the fact that there are few Leader Swap options available and 18 turns is the fastest as it is tied with Bonta .

The idea with Leader Swapping is to enter a dungeon with either 7×6 or an EXP boosting lead and then Swapping into a more desirable card. This Swapping process does not revert the larger board back down to 6×5 along with all the bonus Rank EXP still being retained.

This may seem fantastic but 7×6 is heavily punished in AA4 and modestly hard in WoC1. On the other hand, the 7×6 penalty in WoC2 is relatively insignificant and this dungeon is the most popular place to abuse 7×6 Swap strategies. With that being said, few players are able to tackle this dungeon which is why Leader Swapping is highly situational.

On the other hand, Swapping to abuse Rank Experience from Arenas is not my favourite approach as it can waste Stamina at lower Ranks due to Rank Ups not preserving any excess Stamina and multiple Rank Ups being wasteful. As such, I feel that only truly high Rank players (950+) should contemplate Bonus EXP leaders as it is arguably not needed when chaining Rank Ups are doable. On a side note, playing WoC1 already provides 40 million Rank Experience which should take care of most of your needs with both my Mantastic and Fantastic account using this to Rank up instead of EXP Lead Swapping.

Taking all of this into consideration, having one of these Leader Swapping cards from the GungHo Collab will be valuable for late game players as it does open up Leader Swapping strategies. As such, the value of this card heavily hinges on your current game progression and what other Leader Swap options are available. For players who cannot take advantage of Leader Swapping, this will be a relatively average card.

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Orage – S / B* (read Chibi section)

Pros	Cons
2 Enhanced Water Combos 4-5 SB 2-3 Team HP Cloud Resist Unique orb changer Creates 10 Water on 6×5 2x ATK buff Orange without the N	May be difficult using as a sub Heavy competition Longish CD Does not counter many mechanics No personal damage Opportunity cost of not using Chibi form

Base Orage has respectable sub potential on mono Water teams but faces heavy competition as a sub along with their active not being the greatest overall.

Furthermore, they have access to their Chibi form which provides a Leader Swap active which is invaluable under specific circumstances, and especially if you do not have any other option.

Chibi Orage (New)

Pros	Cons
18 turn leader swap active Can inherit 15 turn +15% Water Skyfall Unconditional 18x ATK Can swap themselves into position	Does not provide awakenings when inherited Leader Swapping is situational Relatively few places to truly take advantage of LS does not outpace other options No Skyfall caps damage

Chibi Orage is the another card who brings a Leader Swap active on an 18 turn cooldown. This can be inherited and while it does not provide any awakenings, the 18 turn cooldown plus 15 turns of on-colour Skyfall are justified. This is further compounded by the fact that there are few Leader Swap options available and 18 turns is the fastest as it is tied with Bonta .

The idea with Leader Swapping is to enter a dungeon with either 7×6 or an EXP boosting lead and then Swapping into a more desirable card. This Swapping process does not revert the larger board back down to 6×5 along with all the bonus Rank EXP still being retained.

This may seem fantastic but 7×6 is heavily punished in AA4 and modestly hard in WoC1. On the other hand, the 7×6 penalty in WoC2 is relatively insignificant and this dungeon is the most popular place to abuse 7×6 Swap strategies. With that being said, few players are able to tackle this dungeon which is why Leader Swapping is highly situational.

On the other hand, Swapping to abuse Rank Experience from Arenas is not my favourite approach as it can waste Stamina at lower Ranks due to Rank Ups not preserving any excess Stamina and multiple Rank Ups being wasteful. As such, I feel that only truly high Rank players (950+) should contemplate Bonus EXP leaders as it is arguably not needed when chaining Rank Ups are doable. On a side note, playing WoC1 already provides 40 million Rank Experience which should take care of most of your needs with both my Mantastic and Fantastic account using this to Rank up instead of EXP Lead Swapping.

Taking all of this into consideration, having one of these Leader Swapping cards from the GungHo Collab will be valuable for late game players as it does open up Leader Swapping strategies. As such, the value of this card heavily hinges on your current game progression and what other Leader Swap options are available. For players who cannot take advantage of Leader Swapping, this will be a relatively average card.

Building upon this, Chibi Orage has a reasonably easy to activate Leader Skill (unconditional 18x per leader) and can abuse entering with Saline and then Swapping assuming the dungeon is not too difficult. The Damage Reduction and Auto Follow Up occurs with 2 Water combos but the ATK multiplier will always be available.

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Raizer – A

Pros	Cons
Dark form is supreme	Dark form is superior

Raizer (Dark Color)

Pros	Cons
2 Enhanced Wood Combos Solid personal damage against Devils & Machines   Highly relevant spawns in WoC1 Drastically upgraded active 2 turn Colour Absorb Void 2 turns Damage Absorb Void 17 turn cooldown	17 turn cooldown is kind of long Problematic if needed multiple times May have to supplement with another option

Dark Raizer remains a solid Damage Solution against Devil and Machine spawns who are the most commonly encounters WoC1. This is meaningful as players now have a potent solution to overcoming these floors along with a fantastic active skill.

This newly upgraded active provides 2 turns of Damage and Colour Absorb with both being needed in WoC1. In fact, Wood teams can potentially encounter a Colour Absorb by Denbola, Damage Absorb on Sopdet and Cosmo Crusader, and maybe Colour or Damage on the Menoas.

This means Dark Raizer may be needed four times and with his 17 turn cooldown, players will be forced to stall on numerous occasions. As such, you may wish to bring additional actives to help ease the potential stalling required.

This is a shame because if it was a single turn of Absorb counter, the cooldown would be significantly lower which means only a longer Colour Absorb would be needed for the Menoa as Raizer could handle the rest.

Weapon

Pros	Cons
2 Team HP Attacker Killer Covers some spawns in WoC2	Opportunity cost of not using Dark form Active does not counter mechanics Somewhat low cooldown Triple Team HP options exist Eg. Farmable Amakozumi

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GungHo Collab Reeche – B

Pros	Cons
2 turn Damage/Colour Absorb Void 25 turn CD Offset by 3 Skill Charges High Damage Reduction LS Reasonably easy to achieve Bonus movement time	LS lacks Bonus Combos or Auto FUA Middling personal damage Grossly outclassed by NY Reeche & Zinogre

GH Reeche is not a bad card due to their ability to potentially have their 2 turn Damage/Colour Absorb ready in (25/4) 9 turns due to their three Skill Charges .

While this is a valuable active skill to have, they lack personal damage and are grossly outclassed by NY Reeche and Zinogre for this role along with Polowne being quite accessible and fulfilling a similar function.

As such, if you already have these options available, their Weapon may have more merits.

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Weapon 1

Pros	Cons
SB Bind Immunity Long cooldown Hard to accidentally overcharge Useful effect if it does	Cannot rely on active for regular Damage/Colour Absorb Void Chinese Celestial Weapons fulfil a similar role SB & Bind Immunity

GH Reeche’s Weapon was more appealing before we got the Chinese Celestial Weapons as they also provide Skill Boost and Bind Immunity . With that being said, the Qilin Dragon Gem may be out of Reeche for some players and this Hat is an easy way to acquire these awakenings.

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6 Star base

Fonce (New) – A

Fonce Uvo

Pros	Cons
Huge personal damage vs Physical Clears 5 turns of Bind/Awoken Binds Generates a column of Dark	LS has too low multiplier to be competitive Effective HP is fine, ATK is low Physical spawns only truly notable in WoC2 Hard to justify bringing them Active is not sufficient vs other Dark Clerics Chibi form has more universal applications

Fonce’s first evolution grants him immense personal damage against Physical spawns which is relevant for WoC2. Sadly, I feel it will be hard to justify his inclusion onto a team as he does not provide enough value otherwise along with their Chibi form fulfilling a stronger niche.

Chibi Fonce

Pros	Cons
2 turn cooldown Self RCV Debuff overwrites any RCV Debuff Generates 4 Dark orbs Easy to inherit over Meaningful VDP damage vs Devils ( ) Potential for Super Blind 8 Latent slots	Requires VDP for damage 2 Skill Boosts

Revo/Chibi Fonce fulfills an interesting niche in mono Dark teams as they can provide a 2 turn orb generator that can also overwrite any RCV debuff. This is meaningful as players can produce 4 Dark orbs on a regular basis along with being able to carry an inherit with relative ease.

For myself, I found it challenging to find a low cooldown Dark card who could buff movement time or RCV that has meaningful awakenings and Fonce solves this while also having significant personal damage against Devils with a 3×3 Box.

Devil spawns are most notable in WoC1 through the 1.5B DEF Devil floor and WoC2 with Gilles being the final hurdle. As such, Fonce can be utilized as a sub for these dungeons on orb hungry teams and their 2 turn cooldown can be abused to carry an inherit of your choice.

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Eclair (New) – B

Eclair Uvo

Pros	Cons
Huge personal damage vs Attacker spawns ()	Relatively few Attacker spawns May struggle to find a use

Eclair is a powerful solution against Attacker type spawns which are reasonably limited in nature.

Revo Eclair

Pros	Cons
Huge personal damage vs Gods ( ) 3 turn cooldown Self TE debuff Column of Light	No truly notable God spawns May not have an ideal place to use

Eclair’s Revo form does not fulfil any particular niche well as there are no notable God spawns in current end game dungeons which in turn means she is an average VDP solution.

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Base Ciel – B

Ciel Uvo

Pros	Cons
Huge personal damage vs Healers () 75% Damage Reduction for 1 turn Generates a Row of Wood	Susano is king for Wood Damage Reduction Healer Killer is relatively niche

Healers are relatively rare spawns along with Susano being the superior choice for Wood Damage Reduction. With that being said, her personal damage is exceptionally high against these spawns which are commonly seen in TA2.

Revo Ciel

Pros	Cons
Significant VDP damage vs Machines ( ) 2 turn cooldown	Needs VDP to truly shine Most Wood teams rely on multiple combos WoC1 has relatively few Void spawns Self No Skyfall is an unneeded hinderance Does not truly counter other mechanics (eg. TE/RCV) May struggle to find a true use

Ciel’s Revo form has strong potential against Machine spawns but is not truly needed as Wood already has numerous solutions for damage. Furthermore, there are relatively few Void spawns along with current teams favouring combos over blob matches.

As such, I feel she will struggle to find a true home/use. With this in mind, I would be most inclined to use her Healer Killer form as it is more unique.

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Goddess of the Past, Urd – A

Weaver of the Past, Urd

Weaver of Destiny, Urd

Pros	Cons
High personal damage vs Devils or Healers	Chibi form is superior

Weaver of Destiny, Urd (chibi)

Pros	Cons
Fantastic 1 turn active Self ATK debuff for Dark Only hinders Dark damage, not Fire -50% HP 3 Fire orbs Easy to use LS 6 Fire orbs = 20x ATK with single leader Flat 2x HP/RCV with single leader Can Farm or even tackle Arenas Fixed 8s movement time Auto Follow Up	No Damage Reduction in LS Hinders Arena/WoC potential 8s fixed movement time may be hard for newer players Juggling HP may be challenging Offset by 1 turn active

Chibi Urd walks a strange path as she is capable of both Farming easy/mid level content due to her 20x ATK multiplier with a single 6 Fire match along with the potential to approach Arena-style content due to her accessible bulk.

With that being said, the lack of Damage Reduction will hinder her potential in Arenas due to Gravities becoming more common. As such, I find myself using her more and more as a Farming solution and greatly enjoy pairing her with Dark Omega due to his synergistic Leader Skill and active.

This pairing makes short work of the majority of encounters as it can stack Rows along with <50% awakenings with Urd solving half the Fire orb needs every turn. As such, the success of this team hinges on how many reliable orb changers you have at your disposal as this team can be a viable solution for dungeons like Training Arena 2.

With that being said, Chibi Urd can asymmetrically pair with Dante to tackle a large chunk of content.

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Goddess of the Present, Verdandi – B

Creator of the Present, Verdandi

Creator of Destiny, Verdandi

Pros	Cons
Chibi form	Does fulfil a meaningful role

Creator of Destiny, Verdandi (chibi)

Pros	Cons
2 turn active Generates column of Hearts Interesting System with 2 Hino can Ping-less System Reasonable VDP Damage	0x RCV with active Cannot heal with Hearts that turn

Chibi Verdandi has a unique 2 turn active that generates a column of Hearts but also prevents healing with Hearts for a single turn.

This is truly counter intuitive and the best use I feel for her would be a part of a System for Hino teams. This is because Hino needs any 5 connected orbs for his massive Auto Follow Up Damage and this column of Hearts fulfills this role while also not doing any animation Pings. This leads to faster clears but is truly situational overall.

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Goddess of the Future, Skuld – B

Guardian of the Future, Skuld

Witness of Destiny, Skuld

Pros	Cons
Lots of SBR ?	Too many SBR Takes away from meaningful awakenings Active will seldom provide meaningful ATK buff 10 SBR = 3x which is not that high Hitting 10 SBR is wasteful Only need 5 for 100% coverage

Witness of Destiny, Skuld (chibi)

Pros	Cons
3-5 SB Potential for large personal damage   () 3 turn CD Massive Light ATK Debuff Overwrites any Debuff Generates 3 Light, Wood & Water orbs 3 Team RCV	May struggle to outperform current Wood subs Eg. Does not outpace any of these

Chibi Skuld has the potential to be a respectable mono Wood sub but her biggest hurdle will be not out performing other options as Wood is somewhat stacked now. Of course, not everyone has a truly deep Wood box which in turn may give Skuld more usage as her 3 turn cooldown with high Skill Boosts will always be helpful.

Flame Winged War Goddess, Urs Laguna – B

Pros	Cons
?	No meaningful value in this form

Chibi Urs Laguna (New)

Pros	Cons
3 turn CD Column of Fire -1s TE Overwrites any Debuff Potential System with 3 Personal damage vs Attacker or Healers ( )	Primarily a Killer solution Situational Killers overall Will not outpace mono Fire subs Need 3 for System

Chibi Urs Laguna comes with solid personal damage against Attackers or Healers but their main appeal will be their 3 turn active.

This active generates a column of Fire orbs which can be self System-ed with 3 Chibis. This has merits for mindless Farming, especially with leads like SR Hino who deal massive Auto Follow Up Damage with any linked 5 orbs.

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Brilliant Sea Beast, Grand Starster – C

Pros	Cons
Unique active 5 turn Bind/Awoken Bind Clear Board changer of Water, Hearts & Jammers	Jammer Blessing should not be used Clogs board with Jammers 1.5x bonus damage is no worth it Does not have a meaningful role overall Outclassed by Usui , Beach Planar , Leginia

Jammer Blessing will actually harm your performance and should not be awoken. Furthermore, Grand Starster has no true usage as they are grossly outpaced by other Wood Clerics such as Usui , Beach Planar , and Leginia .

Chibi Grand Starster

Pros	Cons
Tried to make Jammer meta a thing?	No practical usage/value Base form is stronger as it clears Bind/Awoken Binds Does not provide enough of anything meaningful

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God of Commerce, Mercury – C

Pros	Cons
Dragon Killer solution Dragon Killer Latents	Only harms Dragons >80% has a small window for success Chibi form has more coverage

God of Commerce, Mercury (chibi)

Pros	Cons
Strong personal damage vs Attackers & Physical ( ) Can use either Latent Higher ATK 3 turn CD Easy to inherit over Generates a column of Wood	Situational usage overall Only harms 2 specific typings

Chibi Mercury is a wonderfully potent Killer Solution against Physical and Attacker spawns as they can own three of those Killers along with matching Latents. Furthermore, their high ATK stat helps ensure sufficient damage and her 3 turn cooldown makes for easy inheritance or an instantaneous column of Wood.

Of course, we now have many other Killer options available which means you may have someone stronger at your disposal as quad Killers do exist.

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Shust – B

Pros	Cons
300x ATK Button	300x is nothing special nowadays Chibi form has more unique value

Iceblade Divine Beast, Shust (chibi)

Pros	Cons
7 Rows Amazing Passive Damage 4 turn CD Generates a Water Row Fantastic self-synergy System with 4 4 SB in solo	Highly situational card Only shines with Developed Boxes in specific content No SBR Bind Vulnerable

Chibi Shust is most similar to Christmas Uriel in the sense that both cards have copious amounts of Rows and a 4 turn cooldown which generates a Row of their primary colour. This in turn provides an incredibly efficient Farming Solution as the Row will deal massive damage and this can be System-ed with 4 cards.

Of course, this is probably not a likely scenario for the average player but even just owning a single Shust will improve your Water Farming potential. Just be mindful of Shust’s Bind vulnerability and no SBR .

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5 Star base

Psyche, Fae Blade Princess (New) – C

Pros	Cons
4 Effective SB Respectable personal damage for a 5-star	Limited value outside 5-star challenges

Weapon

Pros	Cons
2 Team RCV Can add a modest amount of team Healing 40% Poison Resist	Not an exceptional Weapon Does not outpace other options

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Selene, the Midnight Moon (New) – C

Pros	Cons
Generates 10 Dark orbs 0x RCV for 1 turn Aids <50% teams Sub attribute only card Ensures final hit is Dark May help avoid need for Colour Absorb 4 OE	No personal damage 2 SB Does out outpace other orb generators

Weapon

Pros	Cons
3 Recover Bind 40% Blind Resist	Difficult to find a true use for Recover Bind is rarely needed Can use Ney Weapons instead

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Helen – D

Pros	Cons
4 Wood Resists ?	No where to truly use

Helen (chibi)

Pros	Cons
Possible Healing Solution 3 turn CD Overwrites ATK Debuffs 7 turn Bind & Awoken Bind clear L	Poor stats Lower RCV Easily outclassed by current Wood options

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Konohanasakuya – C

Pros	Cons
Nothing	No meaningful use

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Konohanasakuya (chibi)

Pros	Cons
Respectable Machine Killing potential Reasonable ATK 3 turn CD Easy to inherit over Overwrites ATK Debuffs	Pixel Napoleon does way more damage Same Skill Boosts Konohanasakuya cannot use Machine Killer Latents Terribly low HP

Chibi Konohanasakuya can function as a potential sub for WoC1 due to her strong offensive might against Machine Spawns. While this can be helpful, Pixel Napoleon deals infinitely more damage and the only main advantage she has over him is a lower base cooldown.

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Tenfufa – C

Pros	Cons
?	Does not outpace other options

Tenfufa (chibi)

Pros	Cons
Triple Balance Killer 2 turn CD Generates 4 Dark orbs 0x RCV	Terribly low ATK Hinders potential Cannot use Balance Killer latents Situational use overall

Chibi Tenfufa has triple Balance Killer but will not be a strong solution due to her terribly low ATK stat. On the other hand, her 2 turn cooldown can be abused to generate Dark orbs but still a situational card at best.

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Atalanta, Tempestuous Warrior – D

Pros	Cons
Triple Balance Killer 7 Combo 2 turn base CD Easy to inherit over	Only valuable vs Balance Have to hit 7 combos Limited use overall

Atalanta has reasonable Balance Killing potential but has to hit 7 combos to truly shine which may not be a desirable if trying to minimize matching/thinking.

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Passive Damage	7 -> 2 turn CD Easy to overcharge Not a desirable effect

Atalanta’s Weapon does provide a reasonable amount of Passive Damage but their low cooldown runs the risk of overcharging for an underwhelming effect.

Also, newer Water teams are shying away from Rows in favour of more combos to abuse the Enhanced Combo Awakening .

Orpheus the Pining Poet – D

Pros	Cons
Double Coop Boost Bolstered stats in multiplayer Can function as a Button Base	Greatly outpaced by Vajrayaksa Orpheus has significantly less ATK Less SB

Cards with Double Coop Boost tend to be candidates to inherit a Button active as the damage scales with ATK. As such, the value of these cards usually hinges on their ATK stat and Orpheus is quite low at only 1,817 (pre-Pluses) at level 110. By comparison, Light Vajrayaksa has 2,913 along with 8 Latent slots and one more Skill Boost .

As such, if you own either Vaj or cards with higher ATK and 2 Coop Boosts, Orpheus will have little use.

Weapon

Pros	Cons
Coop Boost Can bolster ATK stat of a Button card	Few places to efficiently use No value in solo

The main idea of Orpheus’s Weapon is to increase the ATK stat of a Button card in coop in order to deal larger amounts of damage. For example, this could be inherited on Brachydios who has a large ATK stat and 350x Button active.

Of course, this is a highly niche usage and hinges on multiplayer.

Delphyne the Dragon Princess – D

Pros	Cons
Strong personal damage vs Healers + Latents Reasonable ATK	Have to hit 7 combos for optimal damage Easier options exist

Delphyne is a relatively standard solution to Healer spawns but needs 7 combos to truly shine. As such, she may be overlooked for options who do not require combos to succeed.

Weapon

Pros	Cons
60% Jammer Resist	Outdated Weapon Assist Super Resists & Samurai 3 exist

Do I plan to roll? & Dream rolls

I do not plan on rolling within the GungHo Collab due to the fact that the bottom rarity offers essentially no value to my Monster Box along with already owning a large chunk of the 6 and 7 star cards from previous events.

Of course, it is always fun to dream and for my ideal 7-star card, I would love to acquire GH Lakshmi as she would allow me to move away from Shiva on my Seina teams and in fact, I was gifted the Orb Skin bundle by Bruers while writing this article and immediately purchased her. Suffice to say, she was a massive upgrade for my Seina team and I managed to clear Alt. WoC2 twice in a row right after:

I still need to record a clear for YouTube though…

As for my dream 6-star card, Fonce would be an amazing addition to my Monster Box as their 2 turn cooldown can overwrite RCV debuffs along with generating 4 Dark orbs. Furthermore, he can also carry an inherit of my choosing to overcome any other mechanic as required.

Finally, Selene will be my dream 5-star card as she is both new and I feel will have more merits compared to Psyche as they can generate 10 Dark orbs on demand. I don’t know if I will really use them but they are new and may come in handy one day.

My Dream Rolls
7*	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 GungHo Collab makes an underwhelming return to North America due to its relatively late release along with Monster Hunter grossly overshadowing the cards found here.

This in turn makes it harder to justify rolling in as the bottom rarity will have almost no value for most account along with the 6/7-stars feeling old compared to current options. As such, Monster Exchanging or IAP-ing for the Orb Skin cards may be your best course of action as there is far too much junk/filler present in this machine.

On the other hand, the 18 turn Leader Swap may have tremendous value for end game players for 7×6 WoC2 swaps or Rank EXP abuse. If either of these have merits for you, one of these should be acquired if you have no other options.

With that being said, let me know what you think about the GungHo  Collab in the comments below along with your dream rolls.

Happy Puzzling!

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