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Are elemental boosts stronger than damage boosts?

Not necessarily. They have the same values. If there are any differences, it's not very significant overall. The only difference is that elemental DMG UP boosts only a particular element and almost always boosts both characters, while normal DMG UP will buff up damage regardless of element. And frequently it only boosts one character.

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why the fuck this blog still getting notes

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Introduction of More Anemones

Hello to our dear customers, the Mostro Lounge has an important update to make.

We are pleased to announce the hiring of two new workers! One of them has been contracted for a full year, and you have seen him hard at work. Only now has he been promoted to full-time.

With that, we formally welcome our new anemo—, ahem, I mean, our new moderators!

Anemone Jakku (@spikyg)

Anemone Ruuku (@reinedupoison)

What do you two wish to say to our customers?

🐺: Yo. I will do my best, thanks for taking me on. Huh? There's no need to wear my lab coat? ...Why didn't you say so sooner, now I just look stupid...

🏹: The meticulous research undergone to achieve such a mastery of this game's mechanics, as well as the generosity in which this knowledge is offered to all who seek it... Beauté! I couldn't help but feel drawn in by this magnifique display of diligence and benevolence. Spurred on by the desire to take part in it myself, I sought les messieurs mods and applied for this position. Now that I'm equipped with this anemone on my head, I will do my utmost to offer my support to all of you. To my companions writing for this blog and all of our cherished readers, merci!

These two have undoubtedly proven their diligence and hard work, and will surely deliver on your requests. Now, please welcome Anemone Jakku and Anemone Ruuku!

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Are opponent heals important in offence exams like in basic exams?

Hello! They are, but not in the way you may expect.

Much is not known or confirmed at the moment about the scoring criteria for Attack tests except for what Magical Archives II lists out:

End battle in as few turns as possible

Higher ATK overall (i.e. add the ATK stats of all cards)

More advantaged elements

More ATK buddies

More buffs (ATK UP, DMG UP)

There is still the importance of dealing higher damage in Attack, but if there's a scenario in which two ways of ending the battle still lead to ending on turn 6-2 (for example), and one simply deals 1-2k more damage more while the other utilizes buffs, using buffs holds more weight to the score.

Interestingly, there is a formula used to calculate Attack Test scoring in which they account for Curse as a factor in the scoring. I've used it myself, and so far, it accurately obtains the score that my team has been observed to obtain in game. So based on their formula, if Curse is successful at hitting a healer, it can boost your score. It makes sense in some way—if you prevent the enemy from healing, you could end on an earlier turn. But what if you can still defeat the enemy at, let's say, Turn 5-2, whether they healed or not? Would the try with Curse be the one that holds more weight? This one, we are not entirely sure.

So right now, the answer is: Where in Basic, you want the heals to deal more damage, in Attack, you do not want them in order to kill earlier.

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Hello! Sorry I’m bothering you but I want to ask why am I not seeing my Friends or other supports cards in the Crafter’s Gauntlet? It was working well yesterday but today it won’t show me any card apart from the in-game support card.

I did clear cache but still no difference. What do I do?

I did check there is no filter on and no such settings because as I said, yesterday it was working fine for me.

Hello! This is a bug currently happening in the EN server. Closing the app doesn't do anything, so you have to wait until the devs fix it.

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Hi! I am trying to finally use my SSR Perfumes (oops I have... 13). I for sure want to use them on a card of my oshi, Malleus, but was curious if there's a best card out of his to use them on? I'm playing the English server. Ironically, I have every SSR of his EXCEPT for dorm.

Hi! Malleus has two particular SSRs currently in the EN server that are really good in Defense tests, and they would benefit from being uncapped. Whichever you need depends on the Defense exam that you need most help with.

Masquerade Malleus is great for Flora Defense with M1/M2, but once you get him to the 3rd uncap, you can use him in Water Defense (M1/M3). His Heal is a single heal, so it's a lot easier to manage in exams. Ideally, you would want to have Vil and Jade cards with him to really use him to the fullest.

Tsum Malleus is great for Fire Defense since his Heal is Water. One of his greatest strengths is that he has Trey as not only his duo partner but also his HP M buddy. This makes Tsum Malleus and Dorm Trey a really powerful combo in Defense tests. His heal is far stronger than Masq Malleus' heal, and his base HP is higher, and combining that with the Trey buddy, Tsum Malleus can be used well in Water Defense despite the lack of elemental advantage. However, his Heal is Regen, so it's harder to use when the exam is full of Curse and Freeze.

Both Malleus cards are great for Omni and Cosmic Defense, but if you ask me which one may be better, I'd say Tsum Malleus.

However! If you want, you can also wait for OB Malleus to use perfumes on him. Some Cosmic Offense teams recently use OB Malleus (like this one), mainly because (1) his M1 that boosts all Cosmic attacks, and (2) his M3 that has three hits instead of the usual two hits. So if you need more help in Offense, OB Malleus is pretty worth the perfumes.

Hope this helps!

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Hi mods! I just reached Book 7’s battle map and was wondering if you guys had any general advice for how to select your team for it? I heard from other players that what makes it different than Book 6 towers is that you can lose cards as you go and would need to land on a specific node to restore/heal them.

So, is there any advice you could share?

(PS, I love your blog so much, I’m always sharing the link with anyone struggling with battles, whether that’s Book 6’s towers or the exams. You guys are amazing! Thank you for all your hard work! 💕)

Hello!

We have a general post on the Battle Map where advice on making teams is placed at the bottom. Generally, you want to craft a team with as much heals and HP buddies as possible, while having the power to kill fast before you lose HP.

Aside from the general advice, my personal advice is to create a team or a set of teams that consist of a mix of Defense, Balanced, and Attack cards—ideally with your bias or oshi because who doesn't want to smite their enemies with their faves 💕—and keep in mind who is your strongest attacker, who has the most HP, and prioritize their POW and HP buddies respectively.

For example, what I do in not only the later book 7 maps where you can select up to 10 characters but also in the map events is that I start out with my best team: Dorm Trey, Dorm Cater, Dorm Azul, Dorm Riddle, & Halloween Jade. I use that team because I have 2 heals from Trey and Azul, 2 large ATK DOWN debuffs from Cater and Jade, and 5 duos, with the strongest ones coming from Riddle and Azul. This team has 6 HP buddies and the two POW buddies are on Azul and Riddle. So I have my heals and HP covered, while also knowing who my biggest damage dealers are. And nicely enough, I have debuffs to lower the opponent's damage, so I lose less HP. And on top of that, there's a balance in elements, so I can deal with different battles with the same team. Yay!

This team also works if I use Shore Jade instead of Halloween Jade. I still have 5 duos (Shore Jade -> Riddle), but I get more HP and a heal, which is a big deal in maps.

You would want to make more than one team especially when you see that a battle is focused on one particular element. So for example, if you were to encounter a battle with primarily Water elements, you would want your strongest attacker to be Dorm Leona and have your biggest tank be Dorm Trey. Then work from there: who are their duo partners, how do you want to power up Leona more, which buddies would increase Trey's HP, etc. And if the next tough battle consists of mainly Flora elements, swap out Leona with Dorm Riddle or Rollo, or add in Halloween Silver since he can also supply a heal. Cards like Cerberus Ortho and Tamashina Leona can keep your HP high while also supplying a lot of heals for you. Basically, adjust accordingly.

Lastly, target the buff nodes as soon as possible. If you get them as early as possible, more of your battles will be easier to deal with. This one is more personal than general advice, but I like to leave the heal nodes to as later as possible. This way, I could be prepared to deal with the final boss. But it depends on the outlook of your team—if most of your cards are wiped, and you're still in the middle of the map, best to heal so you have cards left for later battles.

All the best to you!

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hello, I just wanna check I'm understanding your last post correctly - overkill damage counts towards basic/attack scores? so it's safe to use a hard-hitting duo spell as the last attack? Or is the enemy HP the maximum damage that you can do?

Hello! Cannot find the post that this anon addresses, but the advice goes for in general either way.

Overkill damage counts towards Basic scores, so it is important to save your hard-hitting duo as the last attack. Damage will still be counted beyond 0, so ideally, the opponent's HP is at the hundreds before you hit with your last duo.

For Attack, it may play into the score, but it's nowhere near as important as in Basic. The important thing is to end the battle in as little turns as possible, so try not to save that little bit of HP on Turn 6-2 for example to do an overkill on Turn 7-1. Rather, just kill on Turn 6-2 since that greatly benefits the score.

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