Introduction

In the latest wave of PAD news coming out of JP, Dark Athena  will be available from the MP shop for 750,000 Monster Points. This raises numerous questions ranging from “why such a high cost?” to “is she really that strong?” along with “will North America actually get her?” In this article, I will do my best to examine how Dark Athena could change the landscape of Puzzle and Dragons along with possible justifications for her extreme cost compared to previous MP cards.

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 Dark Athena at a glance

Dark Athena

God / Devil / Attacker
3,618 HP / 2,501 ATK / 0 RCV
862 Total
     

Active Skill:
Enhance all water & dark orbs
3 turn delay
11 turn Cooldown

Leader Skill:
1.5x HP & 3.5x ATK for God, Devil, and Attacker cards. 2x ATK & 2x RCV when matching Dark and Water orbs
2.25x HP / 49x ATK / 4x RCV

Pros	Cons
12.25 or 49x ATK 2,501 ATK 3 TPA  for burst Tanky Leader Skill Forms one of the best teams in PAD Can quickly clear content Flexible team building Bind immune Damage enhance & delay Can overcome combo shields No evolution required Comes ready to use	Must match water and dark for RCV Stalling is not as practical No SBR  Gemstone inherit semi required

Impressions

Dark Athena may look lackluster from a purely multiplier perspective; however, she is actually one of the strongest cards/leaders in the game. There are many factors that go into consideration when trying to determine what makes a strong leader, and Dark Athena covers almost all of them.

Dark Athena has one of the most unconditional leader skills which dramatically raises her consistency and speed when playing through both challenging and easy content. Simply having to match a single water and dark combo for 49x is trivial compared to the shenanigans other leads require. This ease of activation enables you to flood the board with dark orbs in order to better take advantage of Dark Athena’s three TPA  awakenings. Continue reading Dark Athena Releasing for 750k MP →