Even after an unprecedented 9 new evolutions a week ago, GungHo is still pumping out more content so kudos to them! Keeping the theme of the previous post, I want to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of these new monsters and if we will see a shift in the meta as a result. Awoken Astaroth 
, Nephthys 
, and Rozuel 
all received significant buffs with their ultimate evolutions along with significantly improved art! Continue reading January 21st Ultimate Evolutions (Awoken Astaroth, Nephthys, and Rozuel)
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Challenge Dungeon 19 – Level 9 Cleared
Normally Level 9 is quite straight forward; however, the inclusion of Ilsix 
as the boss floor with his 30% resolve provides an awkward challenge to overcome. In addition, the 6th floor has 50% wood and light resistance and would make my Awoken Sakuya 
hard pressed to deal 10 million damage while attempting to survive 20k hits or a 27k execute. With all these factors in mind, I decided to use my new Yomi Dragon 
team as dark damage is most favourable for the dungeon along with rapid access to haste and shields to allow for easy stalling and safe clears on every floor. Continue reading Challenge Dungeon 19 – Level 9 Cleared
Challenge Dungeon 19 – Level 10 Clear
With a week to go for this challenge dungeon set, I felt it would be helpful to post my level 10 clear to hopefully aide those who are still struggling. The dungeon is quite unforgiving in terms of the sheer HP of the bosses along with near lethal attacks and large pre-emptive strikes. In addition, the enhanced skyfall for jammer orbs play havoc with orb management and required 2 Light Kalis 
for board refreshes. Continue reading Challenge Dungeon 19 – Level 10 Clear
January 14 Ultimate Evolutions
The latest patch brought fourth 9 new ultimate evolutions and I want to explore their viability and if they will become a must have card or quickly forgotten the next day. The 9 monsters to receive new ultimate evolutions are Hathor 
, Awoken Freyja 
, Famiel 
, Ruel 
, Ariel 
, Lumiel 
, Uriel 
, Gabriel 
, Michael 
, and Raphael 
. Continue reading January 14 Ultimate Evolutions
Izanami Tournament Ranking Dungeon Strategies
The second ranking dungeon is now live and brings forth new challenges and team building strategies. I have been very busy with life at the moment and have been putting PAD and my blog a bit on hold and wanted to post something at least. Comparing my initial results with the previous ranking dungeon, I did significantly worse and still fiddling around with team compositions and strategies. Continue reading Izanami Tournament Ranking Dungeon Strategies
10x Plus Egg Descends Afterthoughts
With 10x Descends drawing to a close, players are still combing through their box to sort out whether they got their last few RCV pluses and admiring all the shiny new +297s, I want to take this opportunity to reflect on what this means for the state of PAD.
First off, the end result is amazing. 7 plus eggs from 50 stamina on an easy to clear dungeon? How would you resist? I farmed so many plus eggs with minimal refilling and am now the proud owner of 15 +297s. Continue reading 10x Plus Egg Descends Afterthoughts
Legelonte Descended Video
New Dungeon, cool artwork, free stone =D
Used my Wonder Boys of Umi Yami 
and sorry for random bad audio at the end ><
3 Minute Stamina and the Implications for PAD
Japan has just announced they will be reducing the stamina recharge rate from 5 minutes to 3. This will allow for 20 stamina per hour and thus 480 stamina per day (instead of 288). This is a sizeable increase and first impressions are of course jumping for joy. I remember when stamina took 10 minutes to refill and was simply a nightmare as you could barely accomplish anything on a day to day basis. The change from 10 to 5 was badly needed and allowed players to enjoy all the content that was being released. However, when changing from 5 to 3, the implications go beyond simple quality of life improvements. Continue reading 3 Minute Stamina and the Implications for PAD
Dragon Caller Leader Skill Buffs and Impressions
The Dragon Caller series of Tsubaki 
, Sumire 
, and Kaede 
all received varying buffs to their leader skills along with a previous update with additional awakening skills. As neither of these buffs have come to North America, it is worth analysing the changes as a whole and how they will impact their usage.
Tsubaki: The red Dragon Caller is the most offensive of the three and is currently capped at 36x multiplier. However, with the buff, is increased to 39x. Is that significant? Not really as you are only going to be adding tiny amounts of damage. Perhaps the strongest points are the additional enhanced Continue reading Dragon Caller Leader Skill Buffs and Impressions
Ragnarok, The 6th MP Dragon
Ragnarok Mecha Dragon will be the 6th featured Monster Point Dragon and he comes as a bit of a surprise. For starters, he caps out at only 8 star rarity (compared to 9 stars for the rest) and as such, his value already feels decreased. However, what sets him apart will be the new God Killer 
awakening that boosts his own damage against god type enemies by 3x. In addition, 
will have lead or sub potential so he gains bonus points for flexibility. Continue reading Ragnarok, The 6th MP Dragon
Mantastic Puzzle and Dragons 