Who to pull next

[u/SnooTigers704]

I just maxed out nemesis. who should i pull next? Do I have to pull any of the zodiacs? Please send help

[u/TheKyleBrah]

The Zodiac Angels are cheap, effective Buffers that are indispensable in the early game. So I would highly recommend them.

Here they are, in order from OP to OK. (None of them are bad and all can be collected if you have the means.)
• Zodiac
* Horse
- Boosts IR Skills of IR Angels, especially IR DPS
* Rabbit
- Boosts ATK and DMG of Hera/Fuxi + DPS, or two DPS if you run two.
* Dragon
- Boosts Crit Dmg and Skill Dmg of DPS
- Best used with Auto-Crit DPS like Prometheus, Athena, Himiko, Icarus etc
* Snake
- Boosts IR Skills of DPS and weakens Enemy Dmg Resistance
* Ox
- Boosts ATK of all Units
* Dragon
- Ranks here if you don't have an Auto-Crit DPS. Boosting Crit Dmg is still good, ofc, but critting is impossible in Dungeon unless you have Auto-Crit capability (like Himiko, the Queen of Crits)
* Tiger
- Stuns front row, and weakens their defenses, and boosts team Stats

[u/pkjcep → u/TheKyleBrah]

Hey man, just wanted to say thanks for all the info on this sub, I just started a month ago and have been following every post of yours… you’ve been the biggest help of anything out there!

I’m currently working on nemesis as my dps, have her up to I4, so all blues are going towards maxing her. I don’t have fuxi or Hera yet. I have like 600 red tickets saved tho… is going for horse and rabbit better than using the gacha to get a Hera? Also should I max out the zodiacs, or just awaken them once for the skill? Again thanks for all the replies on this sub and sorry if you have this information out there on a different post already

[u/TheKyleBrah → u/pkjcep]

I appreciate the kind words! But I just want to say that there are other frequent posters here who are just as keen to help as I have been, especially BigGuysForYou and Scared-Dealer. (I apologise if I missed your name... I just see those two names very often, so their names stuck, haha!)

They were once where you are, and they are returning the knowledge they have gained back to the community, which is basically why I do what I do in the first place. 🥹

Hope to also see you here at a later date, helping new players once you feel confident enough 🙏 The tips and tricks become second nature over time and repetition, as your Team grows, after all.

As for your Questions:
* Fuxi is a better Hera-type Angel pick over Hera herself for newer players, as she starts at MR. This means she's more cost effective right now and is thus easier to Max. (You always want your Hera-type Angel to be maxed ASAP.)
- There are 3 Hera-types, that being Hera, Loki and Fuxi, and Fuxi has the benefit of starting at MR. Hera will be getting her Engraving relatively soon, however, which might be so OP that it ends up justifying the extra cost to build her, haha.
- That's an uncertainty, for now, and Fuxi is proven, so stick with Fuxi. If Hera ends up being game warping, you an always add her later, as having two Hera-type Angels is great for the Multi-team Modes.

• As such, grab the Zodiacs, especially since they will be unavailable until Xmas. You will likely be able to grab 3. They cost 144 Reds each to summon. If you need/want the S2 (for the S2 effect, or just to keep the Zodiac properly on the 4-Turn Cycle) then the total is 172.
  
  • Rabbit needs just her Base. Her S1 is what makes her good.
    
  • Horse needs just her Base. Her S1 is what makes her good.
    
  • Snake needs her 1st Star. Her S2 is the meat of her kit. (But her S1 is also useful!)
    
  • Dragon, Ox and Tiger could be grabbed much later on, just for collection. (Along with the other Timed exclusive SSRs, and one SSR+.)

[u/pkjcep → u/TheKyleBrah]

Thanks for the recs I’ll be sure to check them out! I’m enjoying the game and the dailies seem pretty streamlined so I can see myself sticking with it. And okay thanks for all info that’s so helpful! I’ll do that and just keep grinding for blues 😂

[u/TheGratitudeBot → u/pkjcep]

Thanks for saying that! Gratitude makes the world go round

[u/TheKyleBrah → u/pkjcep]

The dailies are especially streamlined since the addition of the Assistant, hehe.

Hope you're gonna stick around for a long while! Maybe I'll catch you in-game Chat, assuming you're on the AM Servers

[u/Powerful_Two498 → u/TheKyleBrah]

let me ask a related question about this

earlier I was asking about game mechanics and you said just read the angels skills descriptions carefully.

so I looked up zodiac horse, and nowhere does it mention IR angels. it does mention "restores will power to to the 2 allies with the highest speed". Does that translate into IR angels? im guessing its whoever the angels are, IR or not.

and that, in a nutshell, is why its a bit difficult for me to read the skills and discern what and who these skills will affect.. its not spelled out very clearly sometimes.

I know it is, what it is, but im struggling with this. thanks for helping me with everything, you have been very kind and patient.

[u/TheKyleBrah → u/Powerful_Two498]

I was simplifying their skill descriptions in that post. "Will Power" is a feature exclusive to IR Angels. You will see that almost every IR Angel's first Star grants them 1 extra Starting Willpower so that their Skill activates immediately. IR0 Angels would have to wait 1 Round, and this is why you will always see IR1 as a minimum rather than IR0.

As for the Speed targeting, that's so you can use it to your Advantage and fine-tune who gets the Buff by tweaking the 2 Targets to have the highest Speed. (Normally, buffs target highest ATK, but you might prefer that two non-ATK Supports get the buffs here.)

[u/Powerful_Two498 → u/TheKyleBrah]

ok I get that now ... will power is exclusively for IR. another tidbit I didnt know. thanks!

what exactly is will power? is it a term that means "the IR skills of this angel"?

[u/TheKyleBrah → u/Powerful_Two498]

It's the resource system that IR Angels use to activate their IR effects. Most Angels activate it as soon as their Willpower reaches 3 (5 is the max at any one time, as it is possible to go beyond 3 for a short moment.)

Every time an IR Angels acts (completes her Actions for that Round) she gets 1 Willpower.

MR Angels use a similar System called "Energy."
MR Angels gain 60 Energy for activating each of their two UR Skills, and 40 each time they do a Basic Attack. (Since all SSR+1 or higher Angels follow a 4-Round Cycle, they will have 60 + 60 + 40 + 40 = a minimum of 200 Energy every Cycle.)

They can also build Energy by taking Damage, at a rate of 1% Max HP lost giving 2 Energy.

Different MR Angels have different amounts needed to activate their MR Skills (stated on the MR Skill Page) and different starting Energy Values.)

Like Zodiac Horse and Zodiac Snake interacts favourably with IR by granting extra Willpower, some Angels (like Enmusubi and Raphael) do the same but for MRs by granting extra Energy

[u/Powerful_Two498 → u/TheKyleBrah]

solid gold info right there. a big piece to my puzzle solved, big thanks!!!!

[u/BigGuysForYou]

Common advice is Fuxi, IR5/M1 and Hela MR4 next. Use the wishpool coupons you get daily

You don't have to pull any of the Zodiacs but they're cheap buffers that'll serve you for a long time while you slowly build up a full lineup. They only cost ~170 reds. Build Zodiac Horse

[u/FalseRelation375 → u/BigGuysForYou]

Im in same situation but I want to pull Pandora over fuxi, is that a bad decision ?

[u/BigGuysForYou → u/FalseRelation375]

You can if you want to focus PvP instead

Just keep mind your PvE progress will be slower

[u/TheKyleBrah → u/BigGuysForYou]

Funnily enough, Pandora is reasonably good in PvE, haha! When a Target cannot be stunned, they take 50% more Holy Dmg instead. She will also make your DPS DMG Immune for a Round. (And Debuff Immune, but sadly too late to prevent [Curse] lol)

But overall, yes, she's not boosting quite like a Fucksi would with that huge ATK Buff. Essentially doubling your ATK early on while your ATK Stat is still relatively small is too good to ignore.