Been a while since Iāve done one of these, but ah well, nothing wrong with a little break. That said, I welcome you all to my two cents on our anniversary mons for 2022; today Iāll be going over both legendary monsters, as well as the two mythic monsters. Admittedly, Iām not all that knowledgeable about the PvP scene as you may know, but I prefer to analyse the monsters based on their potential use. Sorry if it disappoints you, but thatās just how I roll.
Weāll begin this analysis with a monster that has quite possibly the most unorthodox name yet; Ldiefaeth. Itās got one of my favorite monster designs in recent memory; itās simple, but oh-so effective. As for itās moveset, itās geared towards a role as a sweeper, with its main move dealing critical damage to Holy and Shadow monsters, as well as Defang to counter the ever-so popular LINK Fire strategy. Itās unique niche comes from pairing it up with Shadow or Holy monsters; the former granting Excessive Force, with the latter granting Focus. Admittedly, it would be best to focus solely on putting it in a dedicated LINK Shadow team, though chucking in a Holy monster or two wouldnāt hurt. Itās secret skill serves two purposes; adding dead weight to the enemies team, or providing it with the set up for a quick 2 kills in a pinch. Itās offensive stats are average, but this is mitigated by its piercing capabilities. Overall, itās a very solid monster and Iād personally recommend going for it if you have a lot of Shadow monsters at your disposal, which you should given all the Shadow monsters one can get for free.(Demontoad, Noxdragon, Bitterbeast, etc.)
Ldiefaethās Ranking: PVE = A, PVP = A
The second legendary for this analysis is Rexterminator, and this oneās quite the doozy. Serving as a hybrid between two fairly similar strategies; Charge and Mortar, it could serve to encourage players to mix the two teams together. And though it maintains the relative slowness that both strategies encompass, it makes up for it with surprisingly high survivability. Healing, shields, Hold Ground and solid defenses all serve to help it survive the enemies onslaught while it charges up one of itās two piecing moves. However, youāll need to use Attack Boost first, given its somewhat low attack. Once thatās done, you can use Load & Charge and Piercing Mortar in order to bypass the 200sec requirement for Charge+, enabling you to repeatedly heal yourself while firing off Laser Blasts. Even outside of dedicated Charge/Mortar teams, itās a very reliable sweeper, and one that I recommend that you roll for. It may not be a top tier monster, but it got a whole lot to love about it. I will say that itās a more PVP orientated monster, as it wonāt fare well against super-buffed enemies in PVE.
Rexterminatorās Ranking: PVE = C, PVP = S-
Now for our first mythic, we have Apollonis, granting us the long awaited upgrade to Last Bite. A potent sweeper with a wide variety of offensive options, itās fairly easy to fit onto most teams. Double Counter Slash is another way to counteract the troublesome LINK Fire team, alongside her fellow egg mate Ldiefaeth. (Itās as if this egg was designed to counter the strategy, going to show just how oppressive it had gotten.) Her unique move Deer Smash sounds good on paper, but the random targeting makes it a little too unreliable to use all too often. However, the main thing youād want to do is to place her in the endgame in order to make the most out of her Final Bite. In theory, itās a great idea, but veterans would know how to handle her accordingly, given their experience with the Godfeather. All that said, sheās certainly not a bad monster, but youād get a lot more use out of her in PVE than in PVP, which thereās nothing wrong with that; some monsters were made to excel in one gamemode, but not the other.
As for attractiveness rating, sheās pretty cute, what with the nice flowery dress and the golden halo-esque thing hovering behind her. However, Voidress will always be best deergirl and thatās a fact.
Apollonis Ranking: PVE = A+, bordering on S, PVP = C
Attractiveness Rating: 3/5
And finally, we have Gabrielle, one of the most interesting monster designs Iāve seen yet, in terms of moveset that is. Her main schtick is Apocalypse, a move that nukes everything on the field except her, but requires an astonishingly long 1000sec. It may seem like an impossible task, but given that itās āsince the start of the battleā and not āafter this monsterās first turnā, itās more doable than initially suspected. Coupled with Guardian Angel, itās clear that this was designed to be an endgame monster, with a move that could (literally) end the match there and then. Asides from that, she boasts a ton of support with Give Turn, Healing Entrance and Purifying Mist. Additionally, she has Drain Survivor to keep her alive for the big boom, going nicely with her high HP and Defense. Though not a meta-defining monster in my opinion, she looks like a lot of fun, if only for the fact that she could end the game in the blink of an eye.
As for her attractiveness, thereās something about the cheery demanour that endears me to her. It could be the headphones that give her a tomboyish appeal, or it could be the two sets of wings that makes her stand out even more. Either way, I prefer her design over Apollonisā, personally.
Gabrielleās Ranking: PVE = A, PVP = A
Attractiveness Rating: 4/5
You may be wondering about the attractiveness thing, eh? Well given that my PFPās Gentleowl, I figured it was my duty to rate the mythics in terms of power and attractiveness (Iām nothing like that perverted Sageroom; any attempts to slander my name will be dealt with harshly.) That said, I hope you all enjoyed this; even if it may not be accurate, it should give you some food for thought.
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Weāve both spoken our mind about Harleking enough, but if thereās any others you think Iām not placing properly and you have the time to write something about them then please do.