Absolute Madlad

roll pot4 or bust bro we need for cc8

Not Kroos? ah sheeet....

@@IronCobraTD ah sh*t, CC8 looks to painful for me (NL - S flashback)

I don't know why this is a comparison because Eyja is an aoe caster. Her class is just a typo HG didn't fix.

nah that is flat out copium, the majority of eyja's power comes from s3 and that is definitively not an aoe caster skill

@@Drails what's more reasonable to say is that Goldenglow is very much a Ceobe killer.

I'm not on board with gg killing anybody, ceobe is currently (VERY ARGUABLY) a niche unit against high def and gg does nothing to encroach on that niche fwiw, I quite explicitly address that I do not agree with the thumbnail question but it's presented as the focal topic so w/e

@@Drails yeah, sorry, I wrote my comment before finishing the entire video, hence why I deleted a big chunk of my comment that I had written since you had already addressed it. As usual, a really good analysis video. Keep up the good work.

....:(

wait i need explanation

i just checked and.... no freaking wayyyyyy

@@hanscaniagochan8448 yeah.... namie is sana

Which Sana your are talking about? I only know 1 Sana but she is in better place now

The idea that every operator has a niche, while true, is also somewhat misleading for anyone who isn't a whale. It costs a lot of resources to build these 6* units. Unless you're buying OP, you probably can't afford to build a Schwarz and a Ro3emka. An Eyja and GG and Carnelian to fill similar-but-not-quite "niche" roles. Blaze and Gavial2. Specialization is often ideal, but limited resources also necessitate finding ops that fill the generalist role best. Thus far, that has unquestionably been Eyja. So the real question is... can GG oust her as the all-purpose go-to caster? The one you should level up first? If the defense of Eyja not being "killed" in this context is that she has a valid niche.... uuhhhh... that kinda confirms that GG might actually be an "Eyja killer." It certainly represents a fall from grace for Eyja. Drails hints at this himself by pointing out that GG has become the preferred caster for blind runs or days you just want to complete content and move on. Lowkey you guys do seem to be saying Eyja is outclassed everywhere except the helidrop burst role; which would flip her dominance from the beginning of Arknights on its head. Up to now, Eyja is the de facto premiere caster. If you're going to build one caster, right now, it's Eyja. Later on, you can consider adding Ceobe, Passenger, Carnelian (and eventually when we get the module -- Mostima). It sounds like, in the future, that is perhaps not the case. And Eyja joins the ranks of the niche casters.

this reeks of the extreme doomposting of the ling reddit post, rooted in truth sure but stretching logical conclusions to the extremes

@@niallk9336 While I do agree that not everyone is a whale, I think you are also making an incorrect assumption that every player who isn't a whale also has access to every single 6* operator to potentially build. To quote you, unless you are buying OP, you are unlikely to have every single 6* in the game. As such, a new player will most likely only have either GG or Eyjafjalla and not both at the same time. If both can work well in general content, you build whichever operator is available to you at the time. If you do happen to luck into both, which is also a possibility, then you build the one operator who's high end niche you appreciate more and then move resources on to other operators to fill the gaps of your roster. With the above being said, yes, selector tickets exist but those only occur every so often and I'm sure players will have the sense to know not to overlap operator roles when buying that ticket to flesh out their roster. Also, that's part of the joy of AK - finding a solution to a problem within your limited roster selection. To me, GG doesn't kill Eyjafjalla - she just does things differently and you have to work around that difference to clear the current content.

@@SuzakuBlitz, not sure I totally agree with you. Yes, new players will often have your issue, one or the other. But I’m not a whale, and yet I have 20+ lvl90 6*’s, plus 5/4*’s. I’ve also E2’d every single 6* owned save one, cause I don’t like the last one. Lol Do I have all champs? Not quite. Probably 5-10 of the newer ones, starting with Kal-tsit. (Argh! Lol) There are a lot of players who have simply been playing for a while, and thus have a lot of selection and options, so seeing reviews like this are helpful.

plenty of other incredibly underwhelming old operators that they could address before ceobe, at least she has a niche against high DEF

One other thing that really hurts her for no compelling reason is that the caster relics in IS2 specify arts damage increases. I know that they probably did it in order to prevent Tomimi with dance shoes from being broken (heaven forbid she get something she's great at) but it still hurts one of Ceobe's few niches.

how's it pronounced in spanish? something along the lines of "ah-reh-ne" I presume?

@@Drails i as the double ee sound (ch"ee"se for example). so "ee-re-ne" that's how we pronounce that name

your video was very poggers indeed

I was a lot more on the fence about her until I saw the Spark for Dream OST. Hearing that after reading her backstory got me wondering how many pots I can afford instead of whether I should roll for her.

@@o76923 Same XD her event ost and her theme song is 🔥🔥🔥

She would, yes - low base ATK is theoretically very strong when buffing with flat Skalter, but the thing is I don't have Skalter so I forgot she existed...

Ironcobra confirmed - Skalter buff applies, making her ridiculously strong. She scales hard with buffs, making her a monster in IS2.

thanks :)

wow thanks

strongest nonling unit since chalt, similar dps on s3 except in a very different range range isn't as big as a concern as most people would expect, the majority of maps do allow her optimal placements

@@Drails Thanks for the response! Just one more question, how does she generally scale across different content?

not sure the exact meaning of "scaling across different content", but in theory she's a great CC unit, is very easy to use to a significant extent in general content, and in her aspirational niches (lowstep, defenderknights) she's the #1 (or closely #2 to mud) unit; even for is2 where one normally wouldn't expect a fortress to shine, she's still great at

whoops, mb

yea

against stationary fat def enemies ceobe is still fantastic

can't kill what is already dead /s but yes, while ceobe is the more logical comparison, most of the community is instead hyping her up to eyja so basing the topic around that seemed to appeal to more people; and well, many ppl do (wrongly) think ceobe is worthless nowadays, so there's that

i'm a research mathematician irl if that means anything

my next videos of this style are fiam horn irene spalter in that order, given release sched. and surrounding hype eben is contending to be in the second worst 6* tier (think chen, nian, siege) in current cn tbh, he has decent boss dps, sure, but it doesn't feel good to use and he's incredibly clunky when it comes towards regular enemies which although might not seem like a big downside at first, in practice really puts most people off from using him honestly I think his best current application is s2 in is2/3 LOL

m3s2 and m3s3 for eyja, if you only have eyja as caster, you should pull gg. eyja still better than gg

because you only have 12 slots? like, I'm clear I disagree with the thumbnail proposition, but I can see why in a more extreme hypothetical that such can be true (i.e. pozy vs schwarz)

@@Drails well you do you thats ur style i support it like i still use my siege than saga lmao so use them both and still have fun

namie curse

That's like asking "according to EN, what are the 12 best units" - which faucet of CN are you referring to, and if you mean in a general context, it's impossible to give a satisfactory answer given everyone has varying opinions.

@@Drails You mentioned the CN community regard GG as one of the best units for blind runs. I merely ask for the others, up to 12 units if possible.

@@Drails At 9:42 specifically, what other units or skills are considered top-tier for blind runs?

Give me a moment.

Okay, so: - Flags + Bag in general - Thorns & friends (Mountain, Mud, maybe Blaze) - Burst, specifically NTRK, Surtr, SA - One of Exu/Ash - Summer Chen

meh, depends how much you value the gamemode - she's probably one of the strongest options there and phenomenal for phantom/mouthpiece

Absolutes don't exist, skills/units can only be bosskillers to a certain degree and it's up to oneself to draw their own line for what they could consider it to be, to which I quantify Schwarz and friends to be more 'bosskiller' than Eyjafjalla in this case, which I don't think is a hard claim to defend. In that vein, I tried to provide a comparison of Eyja S3 in the most common ground they share, because simply saying "they do different things and thus cannot be compared" is a very unhelpful statement, imo, whilst also acknowledging they have strengths that lie elsewhere besides said common factor. Eyja S2 RES ignore is heavy copium imo, at that point she's significantly weaker than S3 and you might as well use Ifrit or Phys damage, especially given how minuscule it is versus bosses outside of incredibly niche scenarios. If we look at the 6* burst arts units, the RES debuff is frequently brought along for Eyja specifically, given that Surtr and Ifrit can both deal with them to a certain extent as standalone units. I explicitly stated GG retargeting is a big non-selling point for her, given that ramp resets on regular enemies can be annoying when trying to target bosses, along with that consideration in the later part of the video when detailing the merits weighed against Eyja S3, so.... And yes, RES applies to both her and drones (and all sources of arts damage), and so does her RES ignore.

@@Drails oohh, ok. S2 res reduction being copium is true now that you said it like that lol

did you get him?

@@siesta7520 no i didn't instead getting Ling's dupe,Aak Pot and Rosa Pot. So i had to stop my pulling :(

@@RukaTatsuka oof

@@siesta7520 (๑≝‿≝))ゞ♨

18th

gg cc9 is slightly overstated imo, but yeah great in is2+ and sss

i powercreep your mom

only if the gacha gods decree it so

@@Drails Nah fam, I saved 500 pulls between Ling to Spalter. I got the pulls down.

prefer gg

Like comparing cats to dogs. Prob all preference. Get decent enough relics and both will excel.

@@BobDaManiac And why is it unfair to compare both? Cats and dogs are not the same. But Gg and Ceobe are *true single target sorceresses* !

cat * don't make Namie-san angry

why can one not compare st and aoe again?

@@Drails because they do different things, like lime and lemon, where both are sour citrus but used for different dishes. St deals high damage to less target, while aoe deals less for more target

so would you say it's impossible to compare lemon and lime because they do different things? then, if overall, someone asks for which they should buy at the store - would you tell them to get both, neither, or something else?

@@Drails depends on what you need. You want guacamole, get the lime. you want lemonade, get the lemons. Want both, then get both. It all depends in the niche you need

so what if you want to make a general recommendation to someone who has no idea what they need? the endgoal of both units is to help you clear a stage, so in this context they aren't competing in a niche much

hi second?