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Croaky6 wrote: Goal: I haven't played in 2 years and I'm very much out of the loop, so would like to know which of my units hold up nowadays

Level: 310

Units (Alphabetical Order) -

Fire: Adriesta, Alessa, Azurai, Kyo, Lava, Malef, Rengaku, Valen, Vargas.

Water: Azalea, Camilla, Elimo, Holia, Hugh, Iris, Medina, Melord, Selena, Stein, Tazer, Vail & Vidron, Vern, Zalts.

Earth: Baro, Daze, Felice, Gyras, Hisui, Lance, Leona.

Thunder: Bonnie, Eerikki, Eleanor, Eze, Licht, Rayla, Rhoa, Shera, Viktor.

Light: Agress, Ark, Carrol, Diastima, Fionna, Ionia, Izuna, Lilith, Zekt.

Dark: Gregor, Magress, Mifune, Neferet, Nyami, Zalvard, Zekuu.

Please and thank you ;) Hullo there! Welcome back! (^^)/

Since you've been gone, there's been a good bit of extra content that you've missed. Notable ones include:

• '''Omni+ and Elemental Paradigm. '''Omni+ is essentially a way for you to further evolve your Omni units, spanning three stages: Omni+1, Omni+2, and Omni+3, allowing you to further increase unit stats and SP. Depending on the number of same element units you have with access to Omni+, you activate what's called the Elemental Paradigm, which gives buffs that grow more potent the more evolved your units are. Read more about it here.

• Dual Brave Burst (DBB).​​​​ Dual Brave Burst is a new mechanic directly ported from Brave Frontier 2, in which two units that have connected lore can bond and unleash a special attack. This special attack is usually just a mix of the two units' UBBs, but the interesting thing here is the added buff based on the respective elements of your units - the quintessential example being the Cyclone DBB, which nulls enemy Angel Idols. Read more about it here.

• Unit Updates. Certain units have either been updated or are due for an update in the coming months. Examples of the former would be Neferet. Bonnie, and Leona; examples of the latter would be Adriesta, Eerikki, and Fionna. In addition, certain legacy units have been given Omni forms in recent years, in particular the Eneroth set of units (Korzan, Haile, Avani, Mikael).

• Summoning Pool Updates. Alim-made units (i.e. everyone from Kulyuk's to Roglizer's batch, or those with unit numbers under 1800) are now discluded from the regular summon pool. Instead, all Global Exclusive units (i.e. 8200 - 8600, discluding collaboration units) are up for grabs. While this does mean that you'll be getting more 5* units, it allows you to get fairly meta units fairly quickly. If you still want to summon for Alim units, you can access them in the "Legendary Summon Gate," but I highly discourage doing so.

• Frontier Spire. The Frontier Spire is a new gamemode where you face off against 100 floors worth of familiar faces, divided into 29 sectors. You can win evolution crystals, gems, and Omni+ materials, among others. Access this new feature in Imperial Castle Randall.

• '''Permanent QoL enhancements. '''Among other things, recurrent 1/2 EXP in the Vortex and x2 EXP for the Monday EXP dungeon are a common occurence, as well as 1/2 STP in the Summoner Training Zone for 3rd Arc.

• '''Raid Class 7 (RC7). '''​​​​​Raid Class 7 is an expansion of the current Raid gamemode, with 19 new battles available (discluding tutorials) that shift on a daily basis. The key difference with RC7 as compared to previous Raid Classes is that you are forced to run mono-elemental squads (i.e. squads consisting of one element only). Access the new Raid Class by completing the introductory Raids in the Raid Class menu.

• New Grand Quests (GQs). A plethora of new Grand Quests have been added, all of which range heavily in difficulty. Certain GQs, such as "Fates of the Fallen," are episodic in nature; others, like "Everlasting Embrace," are more linear in nature. Access the new GQs in the Grand Quest sub button shown at the upper-right corner of your screen, seen either in the Quest or Vortex menus.

• New OD Mechanics. Due to a recent OD rebalance, certain playstyles, such as iUBB, have been phased out. Essentially, UBB OD fill now carries a diminishing returns - meaning that should you cast a UBB that fills 50% of your OD gauge twice in one turn, you'll only fill 90% instead of a full 100% (first fill 50%, then 40%).

• New Vortex Dungeons. Two lines of end-game Vortex Dungeons have been added: "Battles of Brave Frontier 2" and "Uprising." The former carries both an easy and hard mode, whereas the latter requires more distinct squads. In addition, two other lines of mid-game Vortex Dungeons have been added: "Weaver of Friendship" and "Traverler's Saga." The latter is essentially a compilation of all previous dungeons ported from the EU server. Finally, two time sensitive dungeons are present until Feb 5th: "Prosperity Brawl" and "World Heroes Unite: Mythological Entities."

• Frontier Rift. Frontier Rift is a new gamemode where you battle through Grand Gaia Chronicle-esque dungeons alongside your guildmates, with the cumulative score of your guild amounting to certain rewards - or even units! Currently, a rerun of a previous Frontier Rift is set to come about early February. Access the full list of these Frontier Rifts in Imperial Castle Randall.

• Event Bazaar. The Event Bazaar Exchange Hall can be found in the town menu, and it is where you can exchange tokens obtained from various event dungeons for loot.

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In regards to your units, these are the list of those who have potential in the current meta. Overall, I highly suggest to try your hand at summoning a good bit, just to increase your unit pool.

Fire: ​​​​​

Adriesta: Due for an update, but currently useless.

Kyo Kusanagi: Mono-Fire has a severe lack of BC on Spark, which is something that Kyo provides in spades; in addition, he hits fairly well thanks to his various selfish buffs, which stack with regular squadwide buffs.

Azurai: Has a DBB partner in Korzan, a common drop from most summon gates. Hits fairly hard and acts fairly tanky - perfect for PvP if you don't have any other stand-ins.

Water:

Vail & Vidron: Still a solid Water mitigator for both regular and PvP content, as he not only provides mitigation, but also heals and mono-Water damage boosts.

Earth:

Leona: A fairly decent PvP lead with a hard hitting nuke thanks to her recent update last year.

Thunder: 

Bonnie: Recently given an Omni, but overall not much to write home about; still a fairly good debuffer + sparker.

Eerikki: Like Adreista, due for an update, but useless for now.

Light:

Fionna: Like Adriesta, due for an update, and fairly quickly at that.

Dark:

Neferet: Arguably your most viable unit overall. Her unit update made her a better mitigator who can heal and cleanse ailments, as well as provide offensive buffs such as a BBAtk boost.

Notable Mentions

Medina: Still a fairly good Spark and BC filler, but easily replacable given how common BC fill is in the current summon pool.

Rhoa: A decent mono-Thunder lead in a pinch, but has been heavily powercrept.

Nyami: A decent Dark nuker with a Stealth buff, which helps a ton with her survivability.

Mifune & Zekuu: High damage output units with quick attack animations, making them great for grinding purposes. Mifune in particular can be farmed for easily.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask. I hope this helped! (^^)/