if possible
farm ur ass off next few days to max skill tsubaki
then max skill 2 yamato dragons
here's an in depth guide on the tsubaki system
https://www.reddit.com/r/PuzzleAndD...uide_miniguide_on_tsubaki_system_feat_yamato/
well worth it
saria (if u can find saria or awoken thor friends) is probably more worth your resources than red sonia imo
That's pretty interesting. I've been trying to skill up Tsubaki, just because of the opportunity, but I've really struggled to get it to do anything special. Really, it isn't the damage, it is the lack of hp, rcv, or a damage shield.
As for Saria, why is that team better than Lu Bu/Sonia--they would end up with very similar stats: Thor/Saria : 2xHP/6.25xATK/2.5xRCV, with 14.605xATK on the turn a skill is used. Lu Bu/Sonia: 2xHP/7.5xATK/2.5xRCV, with 11.25xATK on the turn a skill is used (33.75xATK when using Lu Bu's skill specifically).
Right now, I have cleared Starlight Sanctuary, and legendary dragon's footprints; can generally clear "legend" descends with Lu Bu/DD Lilith/Drawn Joker/DB Vampire/Red Sonia/Red Sonia (friend). It is really active dependent, so my ability to stall is very important. Also, everything is pretty bindable, which can be a problem, I've found.
Ronove is an amazing leader but has a bit of a skill threshold making him rough to start with.
Out of what you posted you got some options:
Perseus, Balboa, Zeal, Cu Chulainn, Ronove would work. Basically make blobs of green and profit. Pairs with himself, Awoken Liu Bei, Australis, and Zeus Dios (if under 99% hp).
Zeal, Cu Chu are your quick orb changes, Ronove is your hazard clear, Balboa is the shield, Perseus is for clearing binds or healing up. Skill binds will hurt but that's the risk of running farmables. Early game it's not a big deal, but it'll become more important once you venture out of normal into descends and later technicals.
If you want to jump on the Ronove train and you're willing to learn how to play him you need color coverage and heart makers. You can start with pretty much any subs but you won't have a lot of time to manipulate the board. Anyone with an active that increases move time will be a great addition. Kaede is so good on this team for a few reasons: she makes greens and hearts but doesn't flood the board, she has 3 TPAs and a high attack value meaning she hits like a freight train, also she hastes which means a max skilled Ronove is pretty much always available. Her skill up lacks the awakenings but you can at least get the skill this way.
Saria pairs well with Awoken Thor for a light based tank team with a variety of light subs.
Scheat is a giant cannon that requires a lot of investment to make the most of. With no awakenings and no +eggs she just has a great skill for water orb hungry teams (Sarasvati, Rukia, You Yu).
Summer Urd and Beach Meta are solid water subs. Urd works as a lead if you have a fair amount of Water/Fire cards. Scheat works well after using to make a 2/3 Water/Fire board. Beach Meta has a useful bind recovery and is better than her GFE counterpart in that she has a Skill Bind Resistance awakening. She'd fit well on Ronove as the team's cleric.
I have a summer Urd team (my wife drew a regular Urd, so we co-op together) and I like it, but the subs seem...bad. I'm running the stupid angry birds guy (he's actually really solid), a red/blue ogre, a blue/red ogre, and the surfing ninja guy. It works pretty well overall, but it seems hard to get subs for. Obviously Scheat seems solid here, but I'm not sure if I want to put the resources into her. I also got a red-ring theurgia, so I may spend more time on it.
I've been trying Ronove, and I like the playstyle, but I am not consistent with it. It seems to be "whittle down an early floor to one dude, make a heart cross and a match to kill the dude, then make 3-4 color matches on future floors to keep the shield and blow stuff up." But, jeeze, the HP is kinda crappy. Also, does anything have a bunch of time extends? It could really help
If you can reliably farm Yamato Dragon, I'd invest time into max skilling Tsubaki while 4x skillups is going on. She's a little behind the curve atm but maybe her upcoming buff will rectify that.
Kaede is super rare so I would not expect to roll her anytime soon without large quantities of cash. Her skillup dragon will work as a short-term replacement for Ronove -- depends on how far in the game you are at the moment and what you're trying to clear.
Perseus is a great sub on a variety of green teams (but not Ronove, unfortunately!)
Beach Metatron is a good bind clearer who doesn't have much long-term potential
Summer Urd is a great full board changer
Saria is a great full board changer
Scheat sees fringe use on some water-based teams
Balboa is kinda bad
Hopefully that gives you some direction on who to prioritize.
Yeah, I feel like some of my rarer pulls are...odd. Beach metatron seems ok-ish, but not much better as a leader than lu bu/sonia, with the added problem of not many friends or needing to stick to healers (which seem to suck somewhat) if I use a regular metatron friend. I can fit her with Ronove, BUT she has no extended time awakening, which is kinda painful. I tried perseus on Ronove and it just flooded the board, made it difficult to do anything.
Right now the Ronove team is Ronove/Summer Urd/DD Lilith/Lemon Dragon/Red Sonia/Ronove (friend). It is a weird team ATM, chosen entirely for things that had extended time awakenings (and the dragon to make hearts). I know it needs to be better, but that is where I am at. Some of the actives are OKish, with lilith actually boosting some people a little bit with poison, Urd making an easy cross heart board (but typically only two color matches) and lemon dragon just being a heart changer. Sonia's active is garbo here though.
Also, what is Tsubaki going to get in the future? It seems too convenient to have drawn something with the skill-up dungeon being active, but right now I am having a hard time making it work.