Game Update (version 2.59)
You can see the update notes with this link.
Double/Triple poison eater changes:
Over the years a handful of monsters got 130TU double poison eater, e.g. Scorpiogeist. So now the default is going to be 160TU, with only variants like link and solo being faster. The monsters actually affected by this:
- Tridrakhan 250 → 160TU triple
- Tridrakhan(s) 160? → 130TU triple
- Banedragon, Vulcaroth, Atlantyrant, Arboribratus, Scorpiogeist, Mulasem, Banedragon (s), Uraniumedhus 200 → 160TU double
- Magmagund 160 → 130TU link double
- Mechydra 250 → 160TU triple
The one thing about this is it’s a sneaky nerf to Astrajlyth, who is the only monster with increased TU from 130 → 160. It’s still S+ worthy but this was a great nerf to help make it weaker.
Strangely, Poisomoth has been left with 130TU double poison eater.
How does this actually impact things?
Most of the affected monsters are relatively low tier, partly due to their attack move being 200TU. However, 160TU still isn’t going to allow them to chain things together and the damage isn’t good enough for PvE nor good enough to face mythics in the PvP meta. So I don’t think it changes much but obviously they’ve all got better.
I’m not going to make any changes, but link double poison eater becoming 130TU seems great and might put Magmagund back on the map if we get some more fire monsters (the element has been neglected for years). Also, Mechydra can now sweep much faster. Doing accelerate sting on itself can allow 68TU → another attack to very quickly clear a bunch of enemies.
Here’s the usual list of notable changes that didn’t result in movements:
Special Jerbos lost their toxic killer weakness and all got a positive revenge instead. The best of these is Suito getting divine shield. However, I stand by what I said that Agent M is best played without them.
Moving up:
Agent M moves from C → B in PvP, only minor TU reductions but they’re to the most key skills. Having the slayerbane become 80TU is great for punishing this getting ignored, making this even more reliable. This is a decent front line monster with its high speed for disrupting. It’s nothing crazy but can be a good tool for top teams. I think B tier is fair for that.