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Monster Hunter Collab Review and Analysis – September 2020

September 27, 2020 Mantastic 16 Comments

Introduction

The Monster Hunter Collab returns to North America and contains an absurd number of different cards along with multiple evolutions. Furthermore, every single card has one Weapon Assist with the top rarity having two options.

This greatly decreases the frustration associated with duplicates as most cards will have value along with the several bottom rarity cards providing numerous Resists .

While the bottom rarity is not as strong relatively speaking to other options, they are still respectable cards and many can be used to help round out your inheritance options. As such, if you have never rolled here before, there is value to be found as almost every Weapon Assist will be helpful.

With this in mind, I would love to outline the pros and cons for each card to give players a better understanding of what to expect in the Monster Hunger Collab Rare Egg Machine.

On a different note, this is my longest article to date at 10,538 words.

Video commentary

—video coming Monday—

Overview

Monster Hunter Collab Pros & Cons – September 2020
Pros	Cons
BIG Weighted Stats all around All cards have a Weapon Assist 7-star cards have two 1/5 chance for any top rarity card Value at every rarity Huge rolling pool Harder to roll dupes	Has returned numerous times Older players will have little motivation to roll Bottom rarity is no longer as dominating as before Less rolls should be used overall 10 Magic Stone cost More expensive to Monster Exchange Overall, not as game changing as before Huge rolling pool Harder to roll what you want

Monster Hunter Collab REM
7 Star base (20% total)
6 Star base (40% total)
5 Star base (40% total)

Monster Hunter Collab – September 2020
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A
B
C
D

Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Icons show Revo or Transformed state if possible

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 here is a brief summary showcasing their awakenings and/or Weapon Assists if applicable. Awakenings in (brackets) are Super Awakenings.

( ) – B
( ) – B
( ) – D
( ) – B
( ) – D
( ) – C
( ) – D
( ) – B

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PAD Island REM Review and Analysis – September 2020

September 20, 2020 Mantastic 43 Comments

Introduction

The PAD Island (sometimes referred to as the Beach event) makes a return to North America just as Summer is ending. Needless to say, this event is a major trap to roll in due to the fact that it is horribly top heavy with the 6-star and below cards having lackluster value overall. Sadly, these cards comprise around 75% of the rolling pool while also having little value in dupes (or even as a single copy).

As such, if you are truly GungHo on any of the top rarity cards, utilizing the Monster Exchange system would be the best approach as your Magic Stones will go much further in virtually any other event.

Regardless, this article will outline the pros and cons for each card to give players a better understanding of what to expect in the PAD Island Rare Egg Machine.

Video commentary

—video coming Monday—

Overview

PAD Island Pros & Cons – September 2020
Pros	Cons
5 Magic Stones Cheaper to roll Even cheaper to not roll Skippable event Several strong cards at top rarities	4-6* cards are lackluster Comprise 75% of the rolling pool Little value in dupes for 4-8* cards Just don’t roll

PAD Island REM
9 Star base (2% total)
8 Star base (6% total)
7 Star base (17.8% total)
6 Star base (34.5% total)
5 Star base (18% total)
4 Star base (21.7% total)

PAD Island – September 2020
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A
B
C
D

Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Icons show Revo or Transformed state if possible

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

( ) – B
( ) – D

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Persona Collab REM Review and Analysis – September 2020

September 6, 2020 Mantastic 15 Comments

Introduction

The Persona Collab returns to North America after a prolong absence. As such, all existing cards have received various buffs along with all top rarity cards gaining Weapon Assists plus several new cards being added.

Generally speaking, this will be a poor event to roll heavily in due to the fact that the bottom rarity cards lack Weapon Assists along with many having questionable value. This is further compounded by the lack of value duplicates bring which in turn makes it either a free roll and Trade event or only rolling in a small amount to hedge against excessive dupes.

This is often the trend with lower costing Collabs as their reduced 5 Magic Stone cost is offset by lower Weighted Stats and a lack of value at the bottom rarity.

Regardless, this article will outline the pros and cons for each card to give players a better understanding of what to expect in the Persona Collab Rare Egg Machine.

Video commentary

—video coming Monday—

Overview

Persona Collab Pros & Cons – September 2020
Pros	Cons
5 Magic Stones Cheaper to roll Weapon Assists for all top rarity cards All top rarity cards are available via Monster Exchange Costs 4 Trade Fodder	5 Magic Stones Bottom rarity is heavily neglected Under 1,000 Weighted Stats for non-Orb Skin cards Bottom rarity has little value in dupes No Weapon Assists Some have questionable value

Persona Collab REM
6 Star base (15% total)
5 Star base (85% total)

Persona Collab – September 2020
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A
B
C
D

Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Icons show Revo or Transformed state if possible

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

( ) – B
( ) – C
( ) – C
( ) – B
( ) – D
( ) – C
( ) – D
( ) – C

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Sacred Relic REM Review and Analysis – August 2020

August 16, 2020 Mantastic 32 Comments

Introduction

The Sacred Relic event returns to North America on August 17 and comes with several small but meaningful buffs for most cards. What makes the Sacred Relic event unique is that all cards found within are able to Transform with many of them actually providing numerous Effective Skill Boosts before Transforming.

This aiding other cards to Transform while also Transforming is incredibly valuable as it will remove the now “dead” Skill Boost awakenings as they are now replaced with something else along with the actives being greatly upgraded.

Furthermore, Sacred Relic is home to two incredibly powerful bottom rarity cards who will be a boon to essentially any Monster Box. With this in mind, I do encourage players to roll in this event if they have not done so in the past or if they are missing Lampeid and especially Polowne .

With that being said, none of these cards have Weapon Assists which greatly lowers the value of Dupes along with it often being difficult to run 2 of the same card on a given team.

Video commentary

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Overview

Sacred Relic Pros & Cons – August 2020
Pros	Cons
2/4 bottom rarity cards are worth owning/pursuing Lampeid Polowne Plenty of value sprinkled throughout all rarities Fewer cards available Easier to roll a specific monster	No Weapon Assists on any card Dupes have much lower value More painful with 10 Magic Stone cost Relatively small rolling pool Only four 5-star cards that make up 55% or rolls

Sacred Relic REM
7 Star base (10% total)
6 Star base (35% total)
5 Star base (55% total)

Sacred Relic REM Rankings – August 2020
S
A
B
C
D

Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Icon shows Transformed state

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

For the Sacred Relic cards, I will show both pre and post-Transform states:

– A
– D
– C
– S

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Evangelion Collab REM Review and Analysis – July 2020

August 9, 2020 Mantastic 16 Comments

Introduction

The Evangelion Collab makes a return to North America after several years of absence. This means that all cards have received sizable changes in order to help bring them up to par with modern day options.

While there are Weapon Assists on all but one 5-star card and above, the 4-star cards comprise over half or the rolling pool and are lackluster overall. I am well aware that they all have a Super Resist ( ), the majority of them will be immediately replaced by other options as soon as they are acquired.

As such, it is a poor investment even for new players along with them having essentially no value beyond the usually questionable first copy.

As a whole, this event does feature several strong and valuable cards but there is far too much junk/filler heavily sprinkled in along with the Monster Exchange only being available for the single 7-star card.

Either way, this article will outline the pros and cons for each card within the Evangelion Collab event to give players a better understanding of what each monster can do.

Video commentary

—video coming Monday—

Overview

Evangelion Collab Pros & Cons – July 2020
Pros	Cons
5 Magic Stones per roll Bad rolls feel less painful Weapon Assists on almost half of the cards	Only a few cards are truly valuable These tend to be the rarer ones Bottom rarity has quickly replaceable cards Low value in rolling dupe 4-stars (51.5% of rolls) Poor Diamond (6*+) rates Cannot Monster Exchange for the 6-star cards

Evangelion Collab REM
7 Star base (1.5% total)
6 Star base (7.5% total)
5 Star base (39.5% total)
4 Star base (51.48% total)

Evangelion Collab REM Rankings – July 2020
S
A
B
C
D

Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Icon shows most evolved, non-Weapon Assist form regardless if it is their strongest evolution

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

Despite all of these cards having Super Resists, I view them as a gateway option for covering Jammer, Blind, or Poison and the lowest ranking ones will be immediately replaced as soon as almost any other option is acquired. While one could argue that a new account can technically fill in holes, it is not a viable long term solution and will be quickly replaced as more events are rolled in.

( ) – B
( ) – D
( ) – C
( ) – C
( ) – D
( ) – D

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Draconic Orchestra REM Review and Analysis – July 2020

July 24, 2020 Mantastic 9 Comments

Introduction

The Draconic Orchestra returns to North America along with their host of musically-themed characters. Sadly, this event as a whole does not strike a high note as the cards featured lack any truly outstanding monsters along with the bottom rarity not receiving any love which in turn has further subjected them to Powercreep.

On the bright side, this event will return on a regular basis which means most of these cards should be regularly buffed. As such, it should be relatively easy to skip rolling in this current iteration and wait for more meaningful buffs before committing Magic Stones.

Either way, this article will outline the pros and cons for each card within the Draconic Orchestra event to give players a better understanding of what each monster can do.

Video commentary

—video coming Monday—

Overview

Draconic Orchestra Pros & Cons – July 22, 2020
Pros	Cons
Event will return on a regular basis Time rolls when they are buffed more Easy event to pass/not roll in Music-themed cards	Small bottom rarity pool 4 different card Comprises 37.5% of the rolls Low value in rolling dupes No exceptional card Low motivation to roll

Draconic Orchestra REM
7 Star base (14% total)
6 Star base (48.5% total)
5 Star base (37.5% total)

Draconic Orchestra REM Rankings – July 22, 2020
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A
B
C
D

Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Icon shows Base form regardless if it is their strongest evolution

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

( ) – C
( )
( ) – B
( )
( ) – D
( )
( ) – B
( )

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Devil May Cry REM Review and Analysis – July 2020

July 12, 2020 Mantastic 58 Comments

Introduction

The Devil May Cry Collab comes to North America on July 13, 2020 and features Weapon Assists for every single card. This may lead to a conclusion that this is a solid event to roll in but sadly, it is depressingly top-heavy.

This is because the bottom rarity cards are mediocre overall while contributing to 87.5% of the rolling pool but if you remove the one good 5-star, you are left with 84% of depressing rolls (21% x 4). Naturally these cards will have little value in dupes and acquiring these will not benefit players who have modest depth to their Monster Box.

With that being said, the 6-star cards are almost all fantastic and can be worth Monster Exchanging for if they will help you build a stronger team for end game content.

Regardless, this article will outline the pros and cons for each card within the Devil May Cry Collab event to give players a better understanding of what each monster can do.

Video commentary

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Overview

Devil May Cry Pros & Cons – July 10, 2020
Pros	Cons
Weapon Assists for all cards Top rarity cards are powerful 3/5 are stellar leaders	Bottom rarity is lackluster Comprises 87.5% of the rolls 84% for non Orb Skin 84% chance to be very sad Best to IAP bundle or Monster Exchange Low value in rolling Newer players should not roll here

Devil May Cry Collab REM
6 Star base (12.5% total)
5 Star base (87.5% total)

Devil May Cry Collab REM Rankings – July 10, 2020
S
A
B
C
D

Order within each tier is random and not reflective of ranking

Icon shows Base form regardless if it is their strongest evolution

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

( ) – A

Introduction

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Overview

Monster Hunter Collab Pros & Cons – September 2020

Pros

Cons

Monster Hunter Collab REM

Monster Hunter Collab – September 2020

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

Introduction

Video commentary

Overview

PAD Island Pros & Cons – September 2020

Pros

Cons

PAD Island REM

PAD Island – September 2020

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

Introduction

Video commentary

Overview

Persona Collab Pros & Cons – September 2020

Pros

Cons

Persona Collab REM

Persona Collab – September 2020

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

Introduction

Video commentary

Overview

Sacred Relic Pros & Cons – August 2020

Pros

Cons

Sacred Relic REM

Sacred Relic REM Rankings – August 2020

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

Introduction

Video commentary

Overview

Evangelion Collab Pros & Cons – July 2020

Pros

Cons

Evangelion Collab REM

Evangelion Collab REM Rankings – July 2020

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

Introduction

Video commentary

Overview

Draconic Orchestra Pros & Cons – July 22, 2020

Pros

Cons

Draconic Orchestra REM

Draconic Orchestra REM Rankings – July 22, 2020

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

Bottom rarity quick summary

Introduction

Video commentary

Overview

Devil May Cry Pros & Cons – July 10, 2020

Pros

Cons

Devil May Cry Collab REM

Devil May Cry Collab REM Rankings – July 10, 2020

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

Bottom rarity quick summary