#damage increase

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Like This, For Now

Single Effect: Anti-Stun [100%] & Damage Increase [15%] & Regenerate HP [3%]

MLB Effect: Anti-Stun [100%] & Damage Increase [20%] & Regenerate HP [4%]

Effect Definitions:

Anti-Stun will prevent the equipped character from being hit by Stun. Stun is a Status Ailment that will cause the afflicted target to be unable to take any actions (attacks or skills) for the number of turns shown, and it will also make the target take 80% more damage from its weak element.

Damage Increase will increase the damage done by the equipped character’s attacks, and its effect takes place after the buffs and debuffs are calculated. Damage Increase and Damage Up are essentially the same effect, meaning you can have both side by side—however, notably Damage Increase does not have a 100% cap. Lastly, Damage Increase can be easier to find than Damage Up.

Regenerate HP will cause the equipped character to regenerate a percentage of their HP for the number of listed turns. The regen will occur at the end of the turn (note: the end of the enemy’s turn). Regenerate HP can stack.

TLDR: “Like This, For Now” is disappointing for a Limited memoria. It doesn’t offer much Damage Increase, especially when compared to free event rewards, and the Anti-Stun it offers is outclassed by an unlimited three-star memoria. It’s not bad by any means, but it’s just not amazing either. This memoria is exclusive to the “And From Here On” event gacha.

Review: This is a fairly decent memoria. “Like This, For Now” is average in that you can use it in a wide variety of situations with no issue. The 20% Damage Increase is on the low side, and the 15% Damage Increase for when it’s not max awakened is equivalent to several event reward memoria such as “Do Your Best, Little Savior” or “Visit of the Masked Student Council!”-- meaning that those event rewards are actually better to use if your “Like This, For Now” isn’t maxed. 

In fact, if you want to understand how disappointing the 20% Damage Increase is, look at a free event reward memoria that most NA Refugees should have:

(Limited 4*) “Walking an Entwined Path” Damage Increase [30%] & Regenerate HP [5%]

That’s 30% Damage Increase. For a memoria that you got for free. Meanwhile, “Like This, For Now” is a limited memoria that is only 20% if you max awaken the thing. To say it’s disappointing is bit of an understatement.

What makes “Like This, For Now” acceptable is actually its Anti-Stun. Unlike a some comparative memoria such as “Feigning Innocence School Time,” you get 100% Anti-Stun regardless if it’s a single copy or a max awakened one. Stun is extremely obnoxious when it goes off and can potentially kill your characters, so you’ll definitely want to have a memoria that can negate it. However, there’s still a problem here-- there’s a much easier way to get Anti-Stun memoria in the game, and that would be found in the unlimited three-star memoria “A Rough Welcome in the Sewers.” Because guess what? This gives 100% Anti-Stun regardless of how awakened it is.

Perhaps in the day of old, when you could only have a max awakened “Walking an Entwined Path” if you spent actual money on it and when “Feigning Innocence School Time,” this memoria would have been better. It never would have been truly amazing, but it’d be an alternative to equipping “A Rough Welcome in the Sewers” where using it meant sacrificing a passive slot and missing out on extra damage-- but this aren’t those days anymore.

To be clear, this isn’t a memoria you should get rid of by any means. It’s not bad, it’s just very disappointing when you consider that it’s a limited. Don’t feel pressured to get this one, but you can equip it on your Supports if you feel so inclined. Besides, if you want to use a large team, more Anti-Stun memoria are better than one.

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Whereabouts of the Bubbles

Single Effect: Damage Increase [20%] & Damage Up Versus Enemies Affected With Status Ailments [30%] & Magia Damage Up [7.5%] (Self / 1 Turn)

MLB Effect: Damage Increase [30%] & Damage Up Versus Enemies Affected With Status Ailments [40%] & Magia Damage Up [12.5%] (Self / 1 Turn)

Effect Definitions:

Damage Increase will increase the damage done by the equipped character’s attacks, and its effect takes place after the buffs and debuffs are calculated. Damage Increase and Damage Up are essentially the same effect, meaning you can have both side by side without hitting each their respective 100% cap ceilings. Damage Increase is generally easier to find than Damage Up. The effect Attack Up is generally considered superior to either Damage Up or Damage Increase.

Damage Up Versus Enemies Affected with Status Ailments does as its name describes: it increases the equipped target’s damage done when attacking an enemy afflicted with Status Ailments. Just like Damage Up/Damage Increase, this effect will also work during Magia, Chase, Doppels, etc. Note that this effect won’t work on the same attack that applies a Status Ailment.

Magia Damage Up increases the damage done by a Magia or a Doppel. One thing to note is that buffs like Attack Up/Damage Increase/Damage Up will also increase the damage done by Magia and Doppels; in comparison, Magia Damage Up will only ever be useful if a Magia/Doppel is involved. A reason to use Magia Damage Up over other effects is if you’re close to capping on the other buffs.

TLDR: “Whereabouts of the Bubbles” is extremely good for Kimochi battles and absolutely Whale-Tier. It allows for a very high amount of damage to go out against the enemy. However, keep in mind that you ideally want this as max-awakened, and this will be life changing for a very specific highplay kind of fight-- if you don’t care about Kimochi battles, then this memoria isn’t going to change your life or gameplay. This is limited to the event gacha “The Call of the Open Sea.” This memoria is also event memoria, and should be kept in the case of a rerun.

Review: “Whereabouts of the Bubbles” is Whale-tier and one of the best memoria in the game, if not the best memoria in the game, for Kimochi fights. For one turn, you can activate this memoria and deal a ridiculous amount of damage against the enemy-- of course, it also has some setup required.

The Damage Increase is the easiest effect on this memoria-- no extra work required. But then you get to the Magia Damage Up. Naturally you’ll want to use this memoria on the same turn as a Magia to get a full effect from it. The last portion of the Damage Up Versus Enemies Affected with Status Ailments can be tricky, but easily solved through a connect, a magia, or an active memoria that places Status Ailments on the target.

Of course, the maximizing of damage against the enemy doesn’t stop there. A connect was mentioned-- a connect from a character with Attack Up or Damage Up would synergize well with the equipped character, giving them an additional offensive buff in addition to their Damage Increase. But planning can go before the battle even starts too-- since you know you’ll get 30% Damage Increase along with 12.5% Magia Damage Up, why not plan ahead and make your memoria work around that? Give some Passive Attack Up, some Passive MP Gain Up (to make it easier to get to Magia of course), maybe equip an active memoria that makes it easier to get that tasty 40% Damage Up Versus Enemies Affected With Status Ailments effect, maybe choose just the right character for the magia buffs...

You see where I’m going? This is the kind of memoria that you make a strategy and a whole team around. This memoria is fine if you use it as-is, with no regard to the other two effects (at least use the Magia Damage Up though!), but the true strength in it is how much raw power you can get out of it.

One thing to note here is that this really is a Whale’s memoria-- as in, you really want to have this one max awakened for it to be good. That’s not to say it’s bad as a single copy... But one single copy of “Whereabouts of the Bubbles” does not count as Whale-Tier. Perhaps if you were using it more for a combination of the Damage Increase and Damage Up Versus Enemies Affected with Status Ailments together-- but otherwise... eh.

In fact, real quick-- something important to know about this memoria is just how good it is when you utilize all of its effects. Let’s compare it to other memoria in the game:

(Limited 4*) “Memories of Departure” Damage Increase [45%] & Anti-Debuff [2 Debuffs] (Self / 1 Turn)

(3*) “Splash Party!” Damage Increase [40%] & Damage Cut [35%] (Self / 1 Turn)

(Limited 4*) “Deliver Your Wish!” Damage Increase [30%] & Damage Up Versus Enemies Affected With Status Ailments [40%] (Self / 1 Turn)

(Limited 4*) “Whereabouts of the Bubbles” Damage Increase [30%] & Damage Up Versus Enemies Affected With Status Ailments [40%] & Magia Damage Up [12.5%] (Self / 1 Turn)

(4*) “Past and Future” Damage Increase [30%] & Damage Cut [25%] (Self / 3 Turns)

(Limited 4*) “Wanting to Covet This and That” Damage Increase [20%] & Accele MP Gain Up [22.5%] (Self / 3 Turns)

(3*) “To Museums on the Weekends” Damage Increase [20%] & Accele MP Gain Up [22.5%] (Self / 1 Turn) 

Let’s say you wanted to use a single copy of “Whereabouts of the Bubbles” and you aren’t taking advantage of its other two effects-- the memoria damage output is the same as an unlimited three-star memoria. In fact, “To Museums on the Weekends” might even be more helpful than “Whereabouts of the Bubbles” might be, because you could possibly get usage out of the Accele MP Gain Up.

If you have a max awakened copy but again are only using it for its 30% Damage Increase, and not for its Magia Damage Up or Damage Up Versus Enemies Affected with Status Ailments.... then it’s actually worse than the unlimited “Past and Future” which gives 30% Damage Increase... for three turns.

Do you see where I’m going? “Whereabouts of the Bubbles” is extremely good, but only if you actually take advantage of all its effects. If you’re a Free-to-Play player and you don’t care about how you do in Kimochi battles, then you don’t need to worry about acquiring this memoria. It’s not going to significantly improve your gameplay and those Magia Stones are better spent elsewhere.

In addition, one thing to note here is that the kind of damage output done by this memoria is best used for Kimochis, because in most battles this much damage isn’t actually necessary. The important part of a Kimochi fight is that the enemy can’t die. Because of that, you can get as much damage out as possible and memoria like this can truly shine: in a normal fight against a Challenge Mode, this much preparation is overkill. 

So overall? “Whereabouts of the Bubbles” is Whale-Tier and the best active memoria for Kimochi fights-- but it’s also really Whale-Tier, and it’s good for a very specific kind of fight. If you want to take Kimochi battles seriously and fight amongst the very best Whales then this memoria is practically mandatory-- but if this isn’t a goal of yours, acquiring this memoria is a great bonus but not life-changing.

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I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden

MLB Effect: Blast Damage Up [30%] & Damage Increase [25%]

Effect Definitions:

Blast Damage Up is a straightforward buff that means Blast Disks will deal more damage. Blast Damage Up has a capped percentage at 100% that is extremely easy to hit.

Damage Increase will increase the damage done by the equipped character’s attacks, and its effect takes place after the buffs and debuffs are calculated. Damage Increase and Damage Up are essentially the same effect, meaning you can have both side by side. However, note that Damage Up has a 100% cap while Damage Increase doesn’t. Lastly, Damage Increase can be easier to find than Damage Up.

TLDR: “I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden” is a very good memoria, with an extremely useful and versatile 25% Damage Increase that can be used anywhere, and not just for Blast situations like its Blast Damage Up effect might suggest. But when used on a Blast gorilla, the memoria will pack a powerful punch.

This memoria is purchasable from coins gained from participating in Mirrors Ranking.

Review: Amusingly enough, “I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden” is a great memoria that won’t be helpful for Ranked whatsoever (as of writing this review). This blog is about reviewing memoria for PVE situations because the author isn’t confidently informed enough about Mirrors Ranking to give accurate or helpful advice there, however I *do* know that Blast strategies aren’t the way to go. Currently the meta for Ranked is about Magia and the recently included Charge-- but Blast has been out of the meta for a year or more now.

Anyways, outside of Mirrors-- how good is “I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden” going to be? For Blast teams it’s excellent. It’s not the highest Blast Damage Up passive memoria out there-- but it’s still pretty competitive.

(Limited 4*) “The Usual Special Seat” Blast Damage Up [40%] & Anti-Evade [100%]

(4*) “Super Soft Familiar” Blast Damage Up [35%] & Magia Damage Up [12.5]

(4*) “The Archive Is a Friend” Blast Damage Up [35%] & Blast Damage Cut [15%]

(4*) “Towards the Light!” Blast Damage Up [35%]

(Limited 4*) “I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden” Blast Damage Up [30%] & Damage Increase [25%]

(Limited 4*) “Food Stall Paradise” Blast Damage Up [30%] & Accele MP Gain Up [15%] & Anti-Bind [100%]

(Limited 4*) “Now, We Treasure Hunt!” Blast Damage Up [30%] & Accele MP Gain Up [15%] & Anti-Charm [100%]

(Limited 4*) “Loading a Shining Pennon with Hope” Blast Damage Up [30%] & Accele MP Gain Up [17.5%]

If you’ve been around this blog long enough, then you know that Blast Damage Up is extremely easy to hit the 100% cap on. This is due to the plentiful amount of it you can find in passive memoria, active memoria, connects, SE, ect. So perhaps one can argue that it’s better to have two effects with slightly less Blast Damage Up than one effect with a lot of it.

But how does the second effect on “I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden” hold up? Pretty damn good, as it turns out. Let’s compare it to other Damage Increase memoria:

(Limited 4*) “More than an Acquaintance, Less than a Friend” Damage Increase [30%] & Anti-Provoke [65%]

(Limited 4*) “Walking an Entwined Path” Damage Increase [30%] & Regenerate HP [5%]

(4*) “Ryouko and Sakuya: Moment of Perfection” Damage Increase [30%] & Regenerate HP [5%]

(Limited 4*) “I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden” Damage Increase [25%] & Blast Damage Up [30%]

(4*) “Kindness Can Be Made” Damage Increase [25%] & Damage Cut [20%]

(4*) “My Bible” Damage Increase [25%] & Anti-Curse [100%]

(Limited 4*) “Tonight We Shall Have a Banquet” Damage Increase [20%] & MP Gain Up [12.5%]

At 25%, “I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden” is the second-highest you can get for passive memoria with Damage Increase. Not only that, but “I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden” comes fully max awakened, unlike limited memoria such as “More than an Acquaintance, Less than a Friend” or unlimited memoria like “Ryouko and Sakuya: Moment of Perfection.” 

To put it into another perspective, one of the best event rewards is “Walking an Entwined Path” from the Kazumi event. This has 30% Damage Increase-- and “I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden” is just 5% less than that, with a second effect that makes it more offensively efficient. 

With all of this in mind, “I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden” is great for Blast teams. You can pair it with an Attack Up memoria to cover the character over the spectrum of offensive buffs and have a powerful unit that slices and dices through her enemies. In fact, a character like Yozuru Sasame with her personal memoria “A Worn Mother-and-Child Notebook” can use both to give her a combined 90% Blast Damage Up, 25% Damage Increase, and 35% Attack Up. Naturally, this memoria will be good on characters who aren’t just Yozuru too.

Things to look out for with this memoria would be overcapping on that Blast cap. Using the Yozuru example above, you wouldn’t want to give her active memoria that also give her Blast Damage Up-- after 10%, anything after that would go to waste. In addition, a character like Kyoko whose connect gives Blast Damage Up and Damage Cut should be avoided when considering Supports.

The last thing to consider here is that you don’t need to use that Blast Damage Up effect-- the 25% Damage Increase is helpful enough on it’s own. After all, memoria like “My Bible” only have 25% Damage Increase when max awakened and folks have used in many situations just for an offensive purpose, and not just for ones where Anti-Curse is needed.

With that in mind, “I'll Continue to Shoulder the Burden” can be used in a variety of situations, such as Kimochis, Hundred Calamities, or EX-Challenges, depending on what your needs are for passive memoria. It’s better to take advantage of that Blast Damage Up effect, but no harm no foul if you can’t.

Overall this memoria is Whale-Tier.

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No Turning Back

Single Effect: Bind on Attack [15%] (1 Turn) & Damage Increase [10%]

MLB Effect: Bind on Attack [15%] (1 Turn) & Damage Increase [15%]

TLDR: "No Turning Back” is a bit of a double edged sword, and needs to be used with careful consideration. It has a powerful effect and can increase the damage you do, but that potential is a bit random and it’s just as likely to screw you over if not used carefully. However, this memoria is also fun so that is a major plus. "No Turning Back” is exclusive to the Memorable Flower gacha. 

Review: "No Turning Back” is a useful three-star memoria, although you’ll want to be careful where and when you use it. First, an explanation of its two effects:

Bind is a Status Ailment that will stun the target, make said target take 80% increased damage from its weak element, and also be unable to heal. This gives it two ways to increase damage on the enemy target: through its DOT, and by letting you increase damage from the enemy’s counter element. Damage Increase and Damage Up are essentially the same effect: they both increase the damage done on actual attacks, or in other words, they increase damage after taking into account your buffs and the enemy’s buffs. However they count separately for the game’s calculations, and that means they can stack together. Damage Increase is generally easier to find than Damage Up.

So from what one can see, "No Turning Back” has a lot of potential for increasing damage beyond its Damage Increase effect-- if used on a character whose element counters the enemy, or with a buff such as “Damage Up Versus Enemies Affected With Status Ailments,” then you can increase the damage your characters do really quickly in addition to shutting down the enemy’s attacks.

However.

The issue here is that 15% is rather low and that you can’t predict when the Bind will go off, and that it only lasts for one turn. This makes capitalizing on its potential for boosting damage more difficult. For one, you can’t force Bind to be applied, and two, you can’t change strategies once it is, because by the time your turn comes back up the Bind will have worn off.

Another thing to note here is that the actual attack that applies Bind isn’t going to be held to the element counter or the Status Ailment Damage Up effect-- so if the Bind goes off on the end of the turn, then you won’t get any extra damage out of it.

Another issue with this memoria is the possibility of Bind going off at the wrong times. For example, if you used this in Mirrors, there is the possibility of it binding enough targets to set up the enemy for a puella combo, making it more likely for you to lose. This isn’t a concern as much in PVE situations, but it’s still possible for the Bind to go off on an inopportune attack and cause you some problems.

However.

Seeing Bind go off on enemies can be very fun and exciting, and one can’t be blamed for making chaotic choices sometimes. Follow your heart here-- can you use this memoria responsibly? Will you usher in your own demise just to see Bind go off on some pesky familiars? I cannot judge you, because I promise I would make the same choice-- woe be to all the enemies on my path and my terrifying 15% Bind chance.

In all seriousness, this memoria can be useful for setting up extra damage and for trying to protect your characters, but just be mindful of where you use it. You can put this on your supports to spice up your Follower’s battles, if you wish.

Lastly, I checked in with the Big Discord to see if you could use this memoria in conjunction with another passive Bind memoria (or passive Bind Spirit Enhancement) and some research was done!

(This individual wanted to remain anonymous. Thanks so much to them for looking into this!)

But, essentially this means that Bind chance can stack. So if you want to increase your chances at binding your enemies, you can use "No Turning Back” in addition to another memoria or Spirit Enhancement.

For most NA players who started over on JP, you won’t have access to any of the passive Bind memoria, which are all limited and unlikely to be rerun. But several characters such as Chiharu, Seika, Hanna, Chisato, and others have passive Bind as part of their Spirit Enhancement, and you could double up with this memoria. 

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More than an Acquaintance, Less than a Friend

Single Effect: Anti-Provoke [50%] & Damage Increase [25%]

MLB Effect: Anti-Provoke [65%] & Damage Increase [30%]

Effect Definitions:

Anti-Provoke will cause the equipped character to ignore an enemy’s Provoke. Provoke ordinarily will redirect an enemy’s attack to the equipped unit and can mess up a player’s strategy. Note that Charm, Stun, and Bind can prevent Active Provoke from working, while passive sources of Provoke will still work.

Damage Increase will increase the damage done by the equipped character’s attacks, and its effect takes place after the buffs and debuffs are calculated. Damage Increase and Damage Up are essentially the same effect, meaning you can have both side by side without hitting each their respective 100% cap ceilings. Damage Increase is generally easier to find than Damage Up. The effect Attack Up is generally considered superior to either Damage Up or Damage Increase.

TLDR: This memoria is excellent and Whale-Tier. It offers a high amount of Damage Increase and a very useful (and rare!) secondary effect in the form of Anti-Provoke. "More than an Acquaintance, Less than a Friend” is exclusive to the “Deliver to the Beyond a Piece of Hope” gacha. This memoria is event memoria and should be kept in the case of a rerun.

Review: "More than an Acquaintance, Less than a Friend” is an excellent memoria. It offers a high amount of Damage Increase at 30% (when max awakened), and the uncommon effect of Anti-Provoke. This makes it a great memoria for content such as Mirrors, where being able to direct your attacks is doubly important, as an unfortunate provoke can mess up Blast attacks. However, Anti-Provoke has uses outside of Mirrors as well.

In some EX-Challenges or even some Hundred Calamities, it’s possible for an enemy to have a Provoke chance, taunting you off of important targets to hit less important ones instead. Especially for EX-Challenges, where fighting can become more dangerous the more turns it takes, a provoked attack can lead to disaster. So for these reasons, "More than an Acquaintance, Less than a Friend” is extremely valuable. Of course, note that this isn’t 100% Anti-Provoke. Even when max awakened, it’s still 65%-- a chance better than half, but with the possibility of it not working when you need it.

Outside of its Anti-Provoke, "More than an Acquaintance, Less than a Friend” is still very useful. 30% Damage Increase is higher than other memoria still offer, such as “Kindness Can Be Made” or "To My Promising Friends.” Of course, these memoria also offer secondary effects that might be more generally applicable, but in terms of raw damage, "More than an Acquaintance, Less than a Friend” is still very good.

This depends on if you were able to max awaken the memoria, seeing as it is a limited one. For those who couldn’t (and are not whales), eventually unlimited Damage Up/Damage Increase memoria will be better, as they’ll offer higher passive ATK stats due to their own nature of being max awakened.

But for Whales and those who were lucky, or those who saved Magia Stones, "More than an Acquaintance, Less than a Friend” is very good and has plenty of application.

Other memoria to look at for comparison’s sake would be:

(4*) “Ryoko and Sakuya: Moment of Perfection“ Damage Increase [30%] & Regenerate HP [5%]

(4*) “Kindness Can Be Made” Damage Increase [25%] & Damage Cut [20%]

(4*) “My Bible” Damage Increase [25%] & Anti-Curse [100%]

(4*) "To My Promising Friends” Damage Up [20%] & Skill Seal on Attack [25% / 1 Turn]

(Limited 4*) “Walking an Entwined Path” Damage Increase [30%] & Regenerate HP [5%]

(Limited 4*) “About to Leave in Haregi” Damage Up [25%] & Dazzle on Attack [20%] (1 Turn)

(Limited 4*) “Hey, Smile” Damage Up [25%] & Status Ailment Resistance Up [30%]

(Limited 4*) “Difficult! Image Training” Damage Up [25%] & Critical Hit [25%]

This is an excellent choice for Supports. Overall, just a very good memoria that’s worth using Over-Limiter cores if you’re a Whale.

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Tonight We Shall Have a Banquet

Single Effect: Damage Increase [15%] & MP Gain Up [7.5%]

MLB Effect: Damage Increase [20%] & MP Gain Up [12.5%]

TLDR: “Tonight We Shall Have a Banquet” is Whale-Tier memoria and one of the best in the game for Magia teams. It’s simply great, and honestly worth rolling on the gacha for a copy of it. This memoria is comparable to the extremely good “Iroha of the Midsummer Beach.” “Tonight We Shall Have a Banquet” is exclusive to Halloween Castle of Payers and Funeral gacha (with Vampire Kanagi). 

Review: “Tonight We Shall Have a Banquet” can be seen as the Damage Increase version of “Iroha of the Midsummer Beach,” which gives 12.5% MP Gain Up and 20% Attack Up. “Iroha of the Midsummer Beach” is technically superior due to the effect of Attack Up versus Damage Increase, but both memoria are extremely good, and worth wanting to have. The review for both is largely the same as well.

This is one of the best memoria in the game for Magia teams. It provides a decent amount of MP Gain Up, along with a good amount of Damage Increase, making it great for both building MP and then spending it on Magia.

Damage Increase and Damage Up are essentially the same effect: they both increase the damage done on actual attacks, or they increase damage after taking into account your buffs and the enemy’s buffs. However they count separately for the game’s calculations, and that means they can stack together. This means that you could have 100% of each buff and not worry about hitting the cap. While they’re not as good as the effect Attack Up, they’re both very good and you’ll want to have them, as Attack Up can be easy to overcap on.

“Tonight We Shall Have a Banquet” will be good for Magia teams where you need to build MP fast. Unlike several MP Gain Up memoria in the game, this memoria will provide damage bonuses when you’re not trying to build MP too. Additionally, Damage Increase will effect the damage of Magias and Doppels, so this memoria is simply amazing all the way around.

Going back to “Iroha of the Midsummer Beach”-- MP Gain Up can stack, so utilizing that memoria and “Tonight We Shall Have a Banquet” can make a character who builds MP fast. However, “Tonight We Shall Have a Banquet” does have some benefits over “Iroha of the Midsummer Beach.” For one, you can use “Tonight We Shall Have a Banquet” to keep yourself from overcapping on Attack Up, especially if you are using an additional Attack Up passive memoria, or plan on using a connect with Attack Up.

To sum it up, this memoria absolutely qualifies as Whale Tier. It will be good for supports who are Magia-oriented and have two accele disks or more.

Overall, an extremely excellent memoria to have.

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To Museums on the Weekends

Single Effect: Accele MP Gain Up [20%] & Damage Increase [15%] (Self / 1 Turn)

MLB Effect: Accele MP Gain Up [22.5%] & Damage Increase [20%] (Self / 1 Turn)

TLDR: "To Museums on the Weekends” is pretty good and will do well on Magia teams; for regular PVE to even hard content such as the Hundred Calamities or EX-Challenges. It has a high amount of Accele MP Gain Up and a decent amount of Damage Increase, along with a low cooldown at five. Keep in mind it only lasts for one turn though!

Review: "To Museums on the Weekends” is an excellent memoria, worth keeping for most Free-to-Play players and some Dolphins. Don’t be fooled by its three-star status-- it’s very powerful and will be excellent for Magia teams. Let’s quickly define its two effects and then talk about why they synergize so well.

Accele MP Gain Up will increase the amount of MP gained by using Accele disks but note that it does not increase the damage done by them. Characters with two or more Accele disks will benefit from this effect the most. Accele MP Gain Up is generally considered a worse effect than MP Gain Up. Damage Increase will increase the damage done by the equipped character’s attacks, and its effect takes place after the buffs and debuffs are calculated. Damage Increase and Damage Up are essentially the same effect, meaning you can have both side by side without hitting each their respective 100% cap ceilings. Damage Increase is generally easier to find than Damage Up. The effect Attack Up is generally considered superior to either Damage Up or Damage Increase.

The amount of Accele Up here is very high, especially when compared to other memoria in the game-- the Damage Increase is a little bit lower, but still viable.

The combination of these two effects synergize very well. Now, if you’re trying to get Accele MP Gain Up, then you’re probably trying to build MP for either a Magia or a Doppel, and normally what damage you do beforehand isn’t too much of a concern. However, that’s not always the case-- for example, before you reach the final boss, you might encounter one or two rounds beforehand with minions who can range from easy health to stupidly high health. For the latter, having a memoria like this can help make sure you kill the minions quickly and still gain enough MP in the meantime.

It goes without saying that the effect of Accele MP Gain Up will work best if you have three Accele disks to use, and a full puella combo. If you can’t guarantee three Accele disks, then two is fine (make sure you use Accele > Charge > Accele to get the most MP out of it!).

"To Museums on the Weekends” will also be excellent for difficult challenges, such as EX-Challenges (when using a magia team) or The Hundred Calamities *when using a magia/stall team). It has a short cooldown at 5 when max awakened, meaning you have a good chance of being able to use it over and over again-- and it works well in tandem with the aforementioned ability to quickly kill minions. Sometimes you want to increase your MP gain without doing Magia right away, and this memoria is perfect for that.

Lastly, even if you don’t need the Damage Increase, "To Museums on the Weekends” is still excellent just for the Accele MP Gain Increase. Take a look at the following: 

(4*) “Latent Strength of the Tokime” Accele MP Gain Up [22.5%] & Blast Damage Up [40%] (Self / 1 Turn)

(4*) “People Who Like a Person She Hates“ Accele MP Gain Up [20%] & Chance to Critical Hit [30%] (Self / 3 Turns)

(3*) “Part-timing at the Art Gallery“ Accele MP Gain Up [20%] & Magia Damage Up [12.5%] (Self / 3 Turns)

If all you plan on needing is one turn, then "To Museums on the Weekends” will give you a very high amount of Accele MP Up Gain, as compared to other four-star and three-star memoria. Some of those memoria last longer, but maybe that’s not necessary as long as you can get enough MP in that one turn.

If all you want is Damage Up/Damage Increase on the other hand, maybe consider these memoria instead:

(4*) “Past and Future” Damage Increase [30%] & Damage Cut [25%] (Self / 3 Turns)

(4*) “Behind the Scene Performance” Damage Up [20%] & Blast Damage Up [40%] (Self / 1 turn)

(4*) “The Origin Is a Monster Movie” Damage Up [15%] & Blast Damage Up [30%] (Self / 3 turns)

(3*) “Splash Party!” Damage Increase [40%] & Damage Cut [35%] (Self / 1 Turn)

But overall, "To Museums on the Weekends” is great and definitely PVE friendly. Four-Star memoria are always prefered, but this should be fine to equip on Magia-oriented Supports if you need to.

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Waiting for the Moment

Single Effect: Accele MP Gain Up [17.5%] & Damage Increase [15%]

MLB Effect: Accele MP Gain Up [20%] & Damage Increase [20%]

TLDR: "Waiting for the Moment” is a good, Whale-Tier memoria and will be useful to have for Magia teams. It does suffer from having two effects that are technically worse versions of other effects, but it means you can use them in conjunction with Attack Up and MP Gain Up and not worry about overcapping on either. This memoria is exclusive to The Page I Write on the Holy Night gacha. This is event memoria and should be kept in the case of a rerun. 

Review: "Waiting for the Moment” is most easily compared to another limited memoria, “Tonight We Shall Have a Banquet” which gives 12.5% MP Gain Up and 20% Damage Increase. Both memoria will give the same amount of Damage Increase but differ in how they handle MP.

Accele MP Up will increase the amount of MP gained by using Accele disks through the given percentage. It does not increase the damage done by them. You can contrast this effect with MP Gain Up, which will increase the MP from all sources, including charge disks, damage taken, accele, ect. For this reason, MP Gain Up is usually superior to Accele MP Up.

So, effectively, “Waiting for the Moment” isn’t as good as “Tonight We Shall Have a Banquet” but it’s still pretty good. This is a high amount of Accele MP Gain Up and a great amount of Damage Increase, and it still qualifies for Whale Tier. The Damage Increase here will also effect Magia/Doppels, making it a great memoria to have for Magia teams. Of note: Damage Increase and Damage Up are essentially the same effect; they both increase the damage done on actual attacks, or in other words, they increase damage after taking into account your buffs and the enemy’s buffs. However they count separately for the game’s calculations, and that means they can stack together. Damage Increase is generally easier to find than Damage Up. 

Naturally, you’ll want to use this memoria on characters who have more than two accele disks (preferably accele gorillas in this case) as they will benefit from this the most. You can pair this memoria with one such as “Iroha of the Midsummer Beach” if you really want to build magia fast, though that might be overkill.

Overall, a very good and solid memoria. It will be good on Supports (who have two accele disks or more) and it should be helpful for PVE.