Category Archives: Monster Analysis

Krishna – New Savior for Fire Teams: Review, Analysis, and Team Building

November 20, 2016 Mantastic 87 Comments

Introduction

Krishna has finally received his new ultimate evolution and has been transformed into a top tier leader. While he may not be as overpowering as some of the heart cross leaders, Krishna has numerous advantages including the most flexible team building, ability to focus on rows or TPA, along with being able to fully utilize any given board. Krishna is capable of clearing end game content including Arena 3.

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Krishna at a glance

Krishna

God / Balance / Devil
3,735 HP / 1,767 ATK / 353 RCV
845 Total

Active Skill:
+15% fire skyfalls for 3 turns
2
6 turn CD

Leader Skill:
1.5x HP/ATK/RCV to fire cards. 3x ATK with 2 fire combos. 4.5x ATK with 3 fire combos
2.25x HP / 45.56x ATK / 2.25x RCV

Krishna Scaling Leader Skill
# Fire Combos	0-1	2	3+
Multiplier	2.25x	20.25x	45.56x

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Team Building Guides

Help! I do not have 2 Dark Kali for Ra Dragon

November 9, 2016 Mantastic 60 Comments

Introduction

Super Ultimate Ra Dragon has been released in JP and will be released in North America shortly. The delay in release can be advantageous as we have adequate time to prepare for his challenging evolution along with deciding how to team build the spiciest of all the fried chicken. I go into detail examining Ra Dragon as a whole in my previous post and I encourage you to read it in conjunction with this article HERE.

As the title implies, this post will be dedicated into discussing how Ra Dragon functions if you do not own two Dark Kalis (or any of her seasonal variations) as well as helping you decide if it is worthwhile to spend 300,000 MP to purchase him.

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How Ra Dragon works

Ra Dragon is a rainbow leader who utilizes all 6 elements to deal up to 144x ATK. Furthermore, God type cards benefit from 2.25x HP / RCV and it is this added bulk that makes him powerful and relevant in an era of heart crosses. If you choose to use a non-God card, that monster will only be benefiting from a lackluster 64x ATK.

Leader Skill:
2x ATK when matching 4 elements. 3x ATK for each additional orb type. 8x with all 6 elements. 1.5x HP/ATK/RCV for God types
2.25x HP / 144x ATK / 2.25x RCV

Ra Dragon Scaling Leader Skill
# Elements	4	5	6
Multiplier	9x	56.25x	144x

As such, you should do your best to use God type cards, even if they have irrelevant actives as you can correct them with Skill Inheritance. Continue reading Help! I do not have 2 Dark Kali for Ra Dragon →

Monster Analysis, New Evolutions

Ultimate Ra Dragon: Review and Analysis

November 7, 2016 Mantastic 46 Comments

Introduction

The original 5 Monster Point Dragons were some of the most powerful cards in Puzzle and Dragons at the time of their release. However, Powercreep has not been kind to the majority of them with only Ra Dragon staying relevant in today’s meta as a leader. Thankfully, GungHo has decided to release a new evolutions for all 5 of themi n hopes of resurrecting their viability. Unfortunately for North America, the evolution requirements for these MP Dragons will prove troublesome as the only way to currently acquire the Radar Dragons is to clear Arena 3 or the One Shot Challenges.

If you are considering the possibility of purchasing Ra Dragon or any other MP card, I strongly encourage you to refer to my MP Card Tier List for further explanation and analysis.

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Evolution requirements

We still do not have the full details of any other card outside of Ra Dragon, but here are the current evolution requirements:

Perhaps one of the main benefits of playing in North America is that we are given additional time to prepare for new evolutions as both of these require a large investment of resources.

Ultimate Evolution Ra Dragon

The Super-Ultimate Fried Chicken has now been electrified to even greater heights with his new evolution. Super Ra Dragon has had his leader skill and base stats buffed to allow him to better compete with the heart cross meta.

Ra Dragon

God / Dragon
5,605 HP / 1,880 ATK / 340 RCV
1,050 Total

Active Skill:
+5s to orb movement for 1 turn
2 turns haste
13 turn CD

Leader Skill:
2x ATK when matching 4 elements. 3x ATK for each additional orb type. 8x with all 6 elements. 1.5x HP/ATK/RCV for God types
2.25x HP / 144x ATK / 2.25x RCV

Pros	Cons
2.25x HP / 144x ATK / 2.25x RCV Very safe and consistent Ample room for utility Can build full bind immune team Can overcome combo shields Less ugly than before	Restrictive team building Slow to play Lackluster base active No sub potential Reliant on Gemstones Still ugly

Ra Dragon Scaling Leader Skill
# Elements	4	5	6
Multiplier	9x	56.25x	144x

Continue reading Ultimate Ra Dragon: Review and Analysis →

Monster Analysis

Awoken Hermes vs B/L vs B/D Hermes: Analysis and Comparison

October 31, 2016 Mantastic 33 Comments

Introduction

Hermes is one of the oldest monsters in Puzzle and Dragons and was my starter for Fantastic. He was once heralded as a powerful leader, but has lost his edge over time. However, with the release of his Awoken evolution, Hermes once again has leadership potential. In addition, with the awakenings buff, his B/L form has regained popularity and power. We are now faced with a challenging decision of which Hermes evolution is best for our monster box.

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At a glance

	Awoken	B/D	B/l
Type	Devil / Attacker	God / Attacker	God / Physical
Stats	815 Total 2274/1998/564	731 Total 2974/1898/164	745 Total 3724/1498/204
Active	2 turn water skyfall 8 turn CD	8 turn CD	8 turn CD
Leader Skill	2x HP / ATK Water, 3x ATK match water/fire	2x HP / ATK Water	2x HP / ATK Water & Light
Awakenings
Fits on which teams?	Hermes Sun Quan Skuld Ryune I&I Andro Sarasvati	Neptune Ryune I&I Andro Sarasvati	Blonia Neptune Ryune I&I Andro Sarasvati
What do you get if FedEX & UPS merged?	I deliver mail faster than those mortals	I’m a Psychopomp	FedUP!

Awoken Hermes

Awoken Hermes is the clear winner when it comes to base stats, active skill, and leader skill. Even with very low HP, this can be easily compensated through the numerous physical, HP heavy water monsters and the exceptionally high RCV will be greatly appreciated. The skyfall mechanic can be invaluable as it does increase your chances of additional water matches, but can also be used to override other colour debuffs caused by various bosses. Continue reading Awoken Hermes vs B/L vs B/D Hermes: Analysis and Comparison →

Game Meta, New Evolutions

October 26th New Content Overview

October 26, 2016 Mantastic 21 Comments

Introduction

The recently concluded maintenance came with a few new evolutions, active/leader skill changes, and buffs to various cards. You should always read the full patch notes for a full breakdown of the changes as this post will be used to share my thoughts on how the new changes will impact players.

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New evolutions

Durga

Durga has been somewhat forgotten with amidst the crazy pace of powercreep as she was at one point a respectable 25x leader. However, the other rainbow counterparts all began receiving new evolutions and buffs which left Durga behind as she had a measly 4 awakenings and the same 25x ATK. However, with her new evolution, Durga has now achieved 9 awakenings along with a 56.25x ATK / 2.25x RCV leader skill for devil types. This is reasonable, but you still have to bear in mind that this is a rainbow team which means your damage will be somewhat diluted due to matching other colours and your inability to effectively stack offensive awakenings outside of TPA or enhanced orbs. This buff was needed about a year ago and would have given Durga relevance, but she is still behind compared to easier to activate leaders who deal more damage.

However, with all that being said, Durga has gained more relevance as a sub (and assistant) due to the 9 awakenings and active skill buff. The dual TPA combined with high base attack makes her more appealing and the double SBR will make her a somewhat dream Sephiroth sub.

Durga’s active skill now grants 2.5x ATK to Gods and Devils for 2 turns and can somewhat function like a Norse God with a lower cooldown. Just keep in mind the health reset. Continue reading October 26th New Content Overview →

Monster Analysis

Halloween Xiang Mei Review and Analysis

October 24, 2016 Mantastic 30 Comments

Introduction

Halloween Xiang Mei has been released in North America and is one of the 8-star rolls from the Halloween REM along with being available for purchase for 500,000 MP. As this will be an important decision for many players, I wish to take this opportunity to measure the pros and cons of Halloween Xiang Mei along with team building options and how she fits in today’s meta.

When Xiang Mei (Orchid) was released, she shook up the meta due to being able to form a system, have spectacular burst damage, and possessing high survivability due to the HP multiplier and high base recovery. Unfortunately, the pace of powercreep has continued to grow by leaps and bounds and if you look at the JP tier lists, fire Xiang Mei has almost been completely removed. This can be misleading as she is by no means weak, but instead, is not as strong as the other options currently available (the tier list also assumes perfect teams). Xiang Mei can still clear plenty of content, but she is faltering when compared to the heart-cross leaders.

With all this in mind, how can a dark/devil equivalent Xiang Mei fare in today’s meta? Furthermore, with the inclusion of dark devils, your team building and playstyle does not have to mirror her fire cousin.

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Halloween Xiang Mei at a glance

Halloween Xiang Mei

Devil
2,812 HP / 1.903 ATK / 1,001 RCV
995 Total

Active Skill:
6
1 turn haste
7 turn CD

Leader Skill:
1.5x HP / 2x ATK for Devil type. 3x ATK when 2 heal combo, 4.5x ATK with 3+ heal combos

2.25x HP / 81x ATK

# heal combos	1	2	3
Multiplier	4x	36x	81x

Continue reading Halloween Xiang Mei Review and Analysis →

Monster Analysis

Changes I have made to my Myr team and Upcoming Buff Impressions

October 10, 2016 Mantastic 41 Comments

Introduction

For those who have been following my website or regular Twitch streams, it becomes apparent that I have a certain soft spot for the Myraculous Myr . I use her to clear all current content including Arena 3 and most recently, Machine Athena. Furthermore, she will be receiving a leader skill buff to 59.29x ATK in the very near future which will augment her already impressive damage output. As such, I wish to use this article to discuss how the buff will impact her capabilities as well as going over my current team set up and discussing the changes I have made since her release.

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Relevant articles

These are other relevant articles I have written about Myr and will reference their content here. If you have not already read them, I strongly advise you to do so as it will give you a better base for understanding how Myr works.

Leader skill buff impressions

Myr is scheduled for a leader skill upgrade that will change her from a 49x ATK lead to a 59.29x ATK while retaining her 75% damage reduction shield. To compensate for the leader skill change, her second evolution will be buffed to the same stats as her final form and will cap out at 49x ATK. In all honesty, this buff was unnecessary as there are countless other cards who actually need the buff, but it can be hard to complain when she is my favourite card/leader. Even though this is a buff in most situations, the higher multiplier can be troublesome when facing damage absorption shields.

A lack of damage control

Myr has always struggled with damage control Continue reading Changes I have made to my Myr team and Upcoming Buff Impressions →

New Evolutions

Awoken Izanagi & Anima Review and Analysis

September 23, 2016 Mantastic 4 Comments

Introduction

Awoken Izanagi and Anima were part of a small evolution release and I want to discuss their value and why they are significant to your monster box and gameplay.

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New evolutions

Awoken Izanagi

God / Balance

Active Skill
2x ATK God & Balance type
100k Light attack to a single enemy
Reduce player HP by 50%
6 turn CD

Leader Skill
7x ATK and 50% damage reduction with heart cross. 2x RCV for God and Balance types
49x ATK / 4x RCV / 75% damage reduction

Awoken Izanagi makes a wonderful debut as yet another heart-cross leader. The heart-cross mechanic is currently the most powerful ability in the game as it allows teams to deal amazing damage while having incredible survivability as you can greatly reduce incoming damage and survive gravity based attacks. As such, Izanagi becomes a potent leader and has great leadership potential when paired with Myr . Continue reading Awoken Izanagi & Anima Review and Analysis →

Godfest, Monster Analysis

New GFE: Sitri, Dantalion, and Paimon Review and Analysis

September 16, 2016 Mantastic 22 Comments

Introduction

What’s better than a new GFE being introduced? How about three! Sitri , Dantallion , and Paimon are all coming to North America and are following the cross-meta pattern to trigger their leader skills along with powerful actives alongside. In addition to all sharing the cross formation, they all are heavily skewed towards orb enhances as their primary damage enhancement as crosses can only utilize 5 orbs at a time.

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Sitri review

Sitri – 5* GFE

Devil / Healer
3,306 HP / 1,442 ATK / 835 RCV
897 Total

Active Skill:

8 turn CD

Leader Skill:
1.35x HP / ATK for Devils. 3x ATK for clearing a water cross (max 2 in a 6×5 board)
1.82x HP / 147.62x ATK

Pros

Is only a 5-star GFE
One of the best double orb changers as you do not remove hearts
Amazing burst damage potential
Can control your damage via 16x with 1 water cross
Not as orb hungry as Sarasvati or You Yu
Has a small HP multiplier
An amazing sub or assistant via skill inheritance
Could be a pretty girl, but my vision is still blurry

Continue reading New GFE: Sitri, Dantalion, and Paimon Review and Analysis →

Monster Analysis

Sarasvati – New 100x Row Leader: Review and Analysis

August 26, 2016 Mantastic 43 Comments

Introduction

Sarasvati is the one of the newest monster to be released that is capable of achieving 100x ATK. However, what sets her apart from the other high multiplier leads is the ease in which she can hit skyhigh numbers along with being able to stack water rows and a permenant skyfall buff. Sarasvati perfectly fits the term Glass-Cannon as she lacks any defensive multiplier and can have issues stalling along with being quite orb hungry. However, if you can overcome these shortcomings while being choosy with which dungeons you tackle with her, you will be greatly rewarded. If you wish to read a comparison with You Yu, please read HERE.

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Discussing the new Leader Skill and Awakenings

Just keep in mind that video is based on her old leader skill and awakenings.

Sarasvati at a glance

Sarasvati

God / Healer / Physical
3,815 HP / 1,300 ATK / 608 RCV
844 Total

Active Skill:
2 (except from Water)
3 turns +15% water skyfall buff
6 turn CD

Leader Skill:
2x ATK for Water attribute. 2.5x ATK with 2 water combos. 5x at 3 combos.
100x ATK

Sample gameplay

As a change from my normal sample gameplay videos, I actually own her and can publish my own clears.

Legendary Sea of Stars before leader skill buff:

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Arena 1 coop with myself. There is no sound due to copyright problems when lifting from my stream:

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You can also do your own research by using the search term 聖徳の麗女神・サラスヴァティ

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Introduction

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Krishna at a glance

Introduction

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How Ra Dragon works

Introduction

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Evolution requirements

Ultimate Evolution Ra Dragon

Introduction

Video Commentary

At a glance

Awoken Hermes

Introduction

Video commentary

New evolutions

Durga

Introduction

Video commentary

Halloween Xiang Mei at a glance

Introduction

Video commentary

Relevant articles

Leader skill buff impressions

A lack of damage control

Introduction

Video commentary

New evolutions

Awoken Izanagi

Introduction

Video commentary

Sitri review

Pros

Introduction

Video Commentary

Sarasvati at a glance

Sample gameplay

Puzzling those Dragons