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Gremory & Ronove Overview and Sample Team Building

August 13, 2016 Mantastic 81 Comments

Introduction

The Island Luau Godfest comes in tandem with the release of two new Godfest Exclusives: Gremory and Ronove . Both these leaders bring a new twist to the heart-cross patterns and are capable of clearing end game content. The purpose of this post is to quickly summarize and theory craft teams for these two new top tier leaders.

Just keep in mind that the heart cross shield/additional multiplier carries over on a floor sweep. This means it will protect you from preemptive strikes but also retains the additional multiplier if there is no preemptive of any kind.

Gremory at a glance

Gremory

Devil / Balance
4,602 HP / 1,701 ATK / 600 RCV
1,000 Total

Active Skill:
3
3
2 turns bind clear
6 turn CD

Leader Skill:
2x ATK Devils & Balance on turn skill used. 6x ATK & 35% damage reduction with heart cross
144x ATK / 57.75% damage reduction

36x ATK with heart cross and no active

Pros:

Active has great synergy with leader skill on a 6 turn CD
1,000 weighted stats
144x ATK with heart cross and active skill
Some damage control with either 4x, 36x, or 144x ATK
Very easy 144x ATK
Can effectively stack dark rows
Leaders are bind immune and can clear binds
Devils and balance cards have a large pool to draw from
Modest uses as a sub and one of the few bind clearing dark cards
56.75% damage reduction effectively means over 2x HP/RCV
Very pretty with her hood on

Cons:

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Collab REM Reviews, Monster Analysis

Beach Myr – Worth the 500,000 Monster Points? Review and Analysis

August 10, 2016 Mantastic 64 Comments

Introduction

GH Boss: “We need to increase revenue, think of an idea!”

GH Peon: “Recolour Myr, make her prettier, less Lolli, and 500K MP?”

GH Boss: “What a Myraculous idea! 5 magic stone pay raise, go roll yourself a new silver egg!”

Perhaps this played out differently than my imagination, but it is akin to the trend of making an Eschamali in every colour. It has already been well established that Light Myr is one of the top tier leads and is capable of clearing any dungeon Puzzle and Dragons has to offer (you can see my Arena 3 clear/video HERE). 49x ATK may not sound that impressive; however, when paired with a 75% damage reduction shield and the ability to stack row enhances, you are capable of delivering lethal damage while benefiting from 4x HP/RCV when forming a heart cross.

Unfortuantely, Beach Myr is an 8-star Collab roll or 500,000 Monster Points and is a colour swap of the 100% farmable Light Myr. With such a steep price tag for what essentially amounts to something you can acquire through a lot of hard work and dedication, is it really worth the cost? If you wish to read more about Light Myr, feel free to check out my discussion HERE. If you wish to read my full PAD Island review, please check out my next article HERE.

Mantastic video comparison

Here is me discussing my article in my Mantastic Voice. Simply another medium to absorb the information:

Beach Myr at a glance

Beach Myr

Dragon / Machine / God
4,380 HP / 1,710 ATK / 660 RCV
1,000 Total

Active Skill:
7 (except from Water)
Freely move orbs for 7 seconds
7 turn CD

Leader Skill:
7x ATK & 50% damage reduction when matching 5 hearts in a cross formation. Extends time to move orbs by 2 seconds.
49x ATK / 75% damage reduction

Damage and shield carry over on a sweep and persist if no preemptive
You can touch and hold a heart orb after using Myr’s active to cancel the change the world effect without triggering an enemy’s turn

Sample gameplay

Beach Myr has a unique playstyle and is one of the few leaders to utilize the heart-cross formation to deal damage. Furthermore, the extensive additional time to move orbs allows you to fully set up your board. Light Miru has been heavily utilized by the Japanese player base and Beach Myr is also capable of Myraculous clears.

Solo Arena 3:

Solo Arena 2:

You can do your own searching via
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Monster Analysis

Kaede – New Top Tier Leader: Monster Review and Analysis

July 29, 2016 Mantastic 42 Comments

Introduction

Don’t go breaking my heart. I couldn’t if I tried. Honey if I get restless. Baby you’re not that kind. I should probably stick to guide writing instead of singing songs that only a few would know. Regardless, Kaede will never break your heart, in fact, she is able to manufacture additional heart orbs along with utilizing heart crosses for additional damage and shielding. Furthermore, this new evolution for Kaede has propelled them into the top tier ranks on the various JP lists. This is because you are able to deal spectacular damage, have 75% damage reduction, and form a system-like team.

Kaede at a glance

Kaede

Dragon / Attacker
4,130 HP / 1,840 ATK / 281 RCV
874 Total

Active Skill:
3
3
1 turn haste
7 turn CD

Leader Skill:
3.5x ATK with 2 wood combos. 4x ATK with 3 combos. 2x ATK and 50% damage reduction with heart cross
64x ATK / 75% damage reduction

Kaede Scaling Leader Skill
# wood combos	1	2	3
Multiplier	0	12.25	16x
Multipplier w/ heart cross	4x	49x	64x

Sample gameplay

Kaede will play similarly to the other heart-cross leaders as the main source of their power comes from being able to expertly form the 5 hearts while matching numerous wood combos. With a 75% damage reduction, you effectively have 4x the health along with resisting gravity based attacks.

Super Ultimate Dragon Rush

Solo Arena 2

Solo Machine Hera
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Monster Analysis

Awoken Liu Bei – Review and Analysis

July 25, 2016 Mantastic 47 Comments

Introduction

Awoken Liu Bei has been released in North America and has caused quite the storm with his arrival. However, his true power is not as apparent as other top tier leaders and I want to explore why Liu Bei is relevant and how you go about making a successful team for him.

Liu Bei at a glance

Liu Bei

Physical / Attacker
4,125 HP / 1,845 ATK / 103 RCV
816 Total

Active Skill:

Recover 20% Max HP and 2 turn bind clear
10 turn CD

Leader Skill:
2.5x ATK when matching 6 linked wood orbs. Max 4x at 9 orbs. 2x ATK / 2x RCV for Wood on turn skill used
64x ATK / 4x RCV

Sample gameplay

Awoken Liu Bei would normally be a lackluster leader due to the active clause for additional healing and recovery. Granted you would probably be needing an active to match 9 wood orbs, but we have seen from before that skill delays (or in the case of skill binds due to no SBR ) can ruin these types of leaders. However, with the introduction of coop, we now have the actives from 10 different monsters as well as their awakenings. As such, Awoken Liu Bei teams are able to form a push button team to farm some of the most challenging content available.

Mythic Plus Linthia Descended:

Mythic Plus Devil Devil Rush:

You can do your own further research by using the search term 覚醒劉備

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Monster Analysis

Miru – The Most Anticipated Farmable Monster Review and Analysis

July 20, 2016 Mantastic 80 Comments

Introduction

Dermatologists hate her! Farmable monster discovers the secret formula for the most Fantastic anti-aging cream that has even the most GungHo players all riled up with excitement. But seriously, Miru is perhaps the first monster who actually gets younger with each evolution. How is this possible? Perhaps the secret is consuming the essence of Nordis and the angelic spirit of Elia along with a whole host of other challenging to acquire evolution materials. Regardless, Miru is the most anticipated farmable monster since the inception of Zaerog Infinity as she is capable of forming a top tier team with amazing flexibility that can clear the highest tier of content PAD has to offer.

If you are looking for strategies for clearing her Descends, please refer to my other post HERE for my videos of my DQXQ , Blue Sonia , and Dark Metaron clears.

Miru at a glance

Miru

Dragon / Machine / God
4,380 HP / 1,710 ATK / 660 RCV
1,000 Total

Active Skill:
7 (except from Light)
Freely move orbs for 7 seconds
7 turn CD

Leader Skill:
7x ATK & 50% damage reduction when matching 5 hearts in a cross formation. Extends time to move orbs by 2 seconds.
49x ATK / 75% damage reduction

Sample gameplay

Miru has a unique playstyle and is one of the few leaders to utilize the heart-cross formation to deal damage. Furthermore, the extensive additional time to move orbs allows you to fully set up your board. Miru has been heavily utilized by the Japanese player base and Reco showcases his wizardly skills in this solo Arena 1 clear:

A relatively quick solo of Machine Hera:

Finally, as a final testament to Miru’s power, here is a solo Arena 3 clear:

You can also do your own searching by using the term:
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Monster Analysis, Monster Point Dragons

The Four Gentlemen Series: A Comparison and Analysis

July 19, 2016 Mantastic 43 Comments

Introduction

With the release of the Xiu Min , North American players now have a total of ten, 300,000 Monster Point cards to choose from. The first six are relatively well-known and how they fit in the current meta. However, The Four Gentlemen are still relatively new and many players are wondering who is best the best to purchase. As such, I wish to compare and contrast Xiang Mei , Xin Hua , You Yu , and Xiu Min . This article will not go into extensive depth of each card and I encourage you to read my previous postings dedicated to each of them if you require team building, latent, and inheritance advice:

Four Gentlemen at a glance

Each of the Four Gentlemen feature a single attribute, mono-typing, a killer awakening, and an incredible scaling multiplier.

Four Gentlemen Stats
Xiang Mei	Xin Hua
Healer 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 Healer type. 3x ATK when 2 heal combo, 4.5x ATK with 3+ heal combos 2.25x HP / 81x ATK Healer types	Balance 4,496 HP / 1.714 ATK / 599 RCV 992 Total Active Skill: 3 3 1 turn haste 7 turn CD Leader Skill: 1.5x ATK / 1.5x RCV for Balance type. 2.5x ATK when clearing 5 connected heal orbs. Max 7.5x (10+ orbs) 126.56x ATK / 2.25x RCV Balance types
You Yu	Xiu Min
Attacker 3,655 HP / 2,606 ATK / 325 RCV 995 Total Active Skill: 3 1.5x ATK Attacker types 7 turn CD Leader Skill: 1.5x ATK when matching 2 water combos. Max 2.5x (4 combos). 5x ATK when matching 5 connected orbs with 1 enhanced. 156.25x ATK	Physical 7,011 HP / 1,465 ATK / 0 RCV 994 Total Active Skill: 6 1.5x ATK Physical types 10 turn CD Leader Skill: 1.5x ATK when matching 2+ Light combos. 2x ATK when clearing 5 connected Light orbs, up to 7x at 10 110.25x ATK

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Pantheon Analysis

New GFE: Sherias Roots, Fenrir Viz, and Balboa Analysis and Review

July 16, 2016 Mantastic 18 Comments

Handy References

Please refer to the Master List for directory to the other pantheons and their analysis.

Take a look at my Popular Leaders and their Full Sub List post for inspiration on team building ideas. If contemplating on purchasing a MP Dragon, please check out my Monster Point Dragon Purchasing Check-list Guide.

Keep in mind all of the following monsters qualify for Skill Inheritance so do not be too hasty in selling dupes.

Overview

The Hel’s Kitchen Godfest marks the official release of the highly anticipated Sherias Roots , Balboa , and Fenrir Viz . These three new Godfest Exclusives help diversify your monster box while providing a new top tier leader with Sherias Roots. Just be conscious of their rarity and how challenging it will be to acquire these new monsters. Continue reading New GFE: Sherias Roots, Fenrir Viz, and Balboa Analysis and Review →

Monster Analysis, Monster Point Dragons

Xiu Min – 300k MP Monster Review and Analysis

July 12, 2016 Mantastic 30 Comments

Introduction

Xiu Min is the final card of the Four Gentlemen series (300,000 MP monster) and is another glass-cannon oriented leader. They are capable of achieving 110.25x ATK on a light row based team and should obliterate essentially any obstacle foolish enough to stand in your way. Xiu Min has a reasonable active skill and their 10-turn cooldown makes them less appealing as a base for Skill Inheritance. Thankfully, you do not have to use numerous Xiu Min’s to form an effective team which is a relief after Xiang Mei . However, with the advent of numerous other glass-cannon leaders and the future released heart-cross cards, how viable is Xiu Min?

Xiu Min at a glance

Xiu Min

Physical
7,011 HP / 1,465 ATK / 0 RCV
994 Total

Active Skill:
6
1.5x ATK Physical types
10 turn CD

Leader Skill:
1.5x ATK when matching 2+ Light combos. 2x ATK when clearing 5 connected Light orbs, up to 7x at 10
110.25x ATK

Xiu Min Scaling Multiplier
# connected	5	6	7	8	9	10+
1 combo	4x	9x	16x	25x	36x	49x
2 combos	9x	20.25x	36x	56.25x	81x	110.25x

The above chart shows how your multiplier works with the various possible combinations; however, the multiplier is not as straightforward as you may think as you are better off making a connected 10 light orbs instead of a 3 + 7 match. At 11 orbs, it is more favourable to make a 3 + 8 match as that will yield a higher multiplier:

Xiu Min Multiplier Comparison
# on board	8	9	10	11	12	13+
1 combo	25x	36x	49x	49x	49x	49x
2 combos	9x	20.25x	36x	56.25x	81x	110.25x

Sample gameplay

Xiu Min lacks dual typing and does not have a sub attribute. This seems bizarre for a 300k MP Monster; however, his leadership power brings fourth an impressive amount of burst damage when forming light rows. Below is a sample video of a solo Arena 1 to give you an idea of his capabilities and playstyle:

You can also do your own research by using the search term 黄菊の君子・シュウミン but here is another video of Ultimate Descend Rush:

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Monster Analysis, Monster Point Dragons

You Yu vs Sarasvati: A Comparison and Analysis

July 7, 2016 Mantastic 60 Comments

Sarasvati’s full guide can be found HERE

Introduction

You Yu has been released in North America, but his debut was somewhat marred by the announcement of Uuevo Sarasvati . Both leads focus around matching numerous water combos along with either a 5o1e or row to trigger their full multiplier. Both are capable of achieving spectacular levels of damage but suffer from fragilty and a certain degree of orb-hungriness. The purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the two leaders while highlighting their weaknesses and strengths.

Overview

You Yu and Sarasvati can be best categorized as glass-cannons. This means that they are able to deal a amazing amount of damage at the cost of no HP/RCV multiplier. Thus, they are at the mercy of dungeon mechanics when they are unable to sweep the floor/activate. The lack of HP can be compensated through coop and that does help address that weakness. However, you will still need to find a way to heal up after an attack or bring some sort of sub dedicated to utility to compensate.

You Yu	Sarasvati
156x ATK scaling multiplier & oriented Can clear easy floors with 5 orbs Can clear endgame content Armpits	100x ATK scaling multiplier & oriented 100% uptime skyfall buff Can clear endgame content No SBR

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Monster Analysis, Monster Point Dragons

You Yu – 300k MP Monster Review and Analysis

July 1, 2016 Mantastic 39 Comments

Introduction

You Yu, or Bamboo, is the third released card of the Four Gentlemen series (300,000 MP monster) and pushes the boundaries on the next level of powercreep in terms of damage output. Capping out at 156.25x ATK on a mono colour team allows you to deal spectacular damage with the ability to control your output through a scaling multiplier. You will need to use Skill Inheritance to help address fragility and somewhat orb hungry nature, but that is the price to pay for explosive damage. Thankfully, you do not have to use numerous You Yu’s to form an effective team which is a nice change of pace from Xiang Mei . However, the real question is: do you really need to purchase You Yu?

You Yu at a glance

You Yu

Attacker
3,655 HP / 2,606 ATK / 325 RCV
995 Total

Active Skill:
3
1.5x ATK Attacker types
7 turn CD

Leader Skill:
1.5x ATK when matching 2 water combos. Max 2.5x (4 combos). 5x ATK when matching 5 connected orbs with 1 enhanced.
156.25x ATK

You Yu Scaling Leader Skill
# water combos	1	2	3	4
Multiplier	–	2.25x	4x	6.25x
Multiplier w/ 5o1e	25x	56.25x	100x	156.25x

Sample gameplay

You Yu lacks dual typing and does not have a sub attribute. This seems bizarre for a 300k MP Monster; however, his leadership power brings fourth the next wave of powercreep in terms of damage output. Below is a sample video of a solo Mech Hera run to give you an idea of his capabilities:

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Introduction

Gremory at a glance

Pros:

Cons:

Introduction

Mantastic video comparison

Beach Myr at a glance

Sample gameplay

Introduction

Kaede at a glance

Kaede Scaling Leader Skill

Sample gameplay

Introduction

Sample gameplay

Introduction

Miru at a glance

Sample gameplay

Introduction

Four Gentlemen at a glance

Four Gentlemen Stats

Xiang Mei

Xin Hua

You Yu

Xiu Min

Handy References

Overview

Introduction

Xiu Min at a glance

Xiu Min Scaling Multiplier

Xiu Min Multiplier Comparison

Sample gameplay

*Sarasvati’s full guide can be found HERE*

Introduction

Overview

You Yu

Sarasvati

Introduction

You Yu at a glance

Sample gameplay

Puzzling those Dragons

Sarasvati’s full guide can be found HERE