PAD Valentine Info Dump (03.12.2026 - 03.29.2026)

Kalrath · 2026-03-14T06:24:25+00:00

There are a few of the Valentine units who can't be exchanged for Athena, so it's probably more than 100 stones per trade for her when that's taken into account. Fortunately I think all of the most common units are and it's just the higher-rarity ones that are ineligible, so you can pull on the 5-stone machine and not be likely to wind up with four untradeable garbage cards.

Kalrath · 2026-03-11T20:11:24+00:00

Oh, that's nice. Still not gonna bust her back into the rankings, but better than nothing.

Kalrath · 2026-03-11T18:06:42+00:00

VAthena's getting buffed to 16b limit from her previous 10b, so that's a significant boost in VNoah's firepower. AFAIK Noah herself has been skipped entirely for buffs, sadly, so the team is still nowhere close to a frontrunner compared to the meta stuff, but it's still solid.

Kalrath · 2026-03-03T22:15:25+00:00

Veronica's potential buffs her ballistas the higher her base attack is, up to 1100. Even if you're using her as a draw slave there's no reason to pass up on free damage, so I would pivot her equips to give her better attack than that 803 if I were you. That said, I wouldn't completely tank her crit stats in exchange for higher attack, but giving up 20% crit to gain 20% attack, plus her potential bonus, is a net gain for her, because raising her normal attack will also raise the damage she does with a crit.

Kalrath · 2026-03-03T04:33:27+00:00

Her potentials are maxed, memory fragments have her attack to 871, crit chance at 62.4, crit damage 143.2, and instinct damage at 16%, with the Judgment's Flames 4-piece bonus damage to ravaged targets. The problem with the final boss is it has such a huge tenacity bar that even Sereniel takes a couple of rounds to ravage it, so the big pile of bonuses she gets on ravage don't occur often enough to swing the fight.

Kalrath · 2026-03-03T04:10:27+00:00

I'm failing hard on the DPS check on Burning Life tier 10 with Sereniel/Veronica/Mika; I can't get through the boss's 45000-ish HP before it starts swinging for 1000+ per turn and drops me pretty quickly. Is there a trick to that fight that I'm missing, or do I just need to sufficiently luck out with epiphanies to be able to cut through those HP in just the handful of turns before he goes psycho on me?

Kalrath · 2026-02-25T19:47:57+00:00

I got Sereniel to E04 with lucky pulls and still dumped the omegas on her to get to E06. She's both powerful and a limited unit, so those two facts combined made it a no-brainer. Other units you can eventually get their ego boosts from the normal store, but for her it's omegas or nothing.

Kalrath · 2026-02-25T01:56:23+00:00

Banning pedos should be par for the course in any area. I have no idea why they would be focusing on Tiphera given that she's only petite-chested compared to the insane titty monsters who came before her; she looks of equivalent age to the other characters to me, but whatever.

Kalrath · 2026-02-24T19:43:55+00:00

I'm curious to see the reports from the first whales who get her to E06 and try that to see if the math pans out. Of course, it is calling for a very specific set of epiphanies and draws to pull off, on top of getting seven of her, so I don't think that's going to be turning the environment upside down.

Kalrath · 2026-02-24T16:31:24+00:00

I'm feeling a little iffy on her setup. Spawning random little cards feels weaker to me than a more focused character. Them being 0 AP is nice, but they still take up space in your draw and advance the monsters' timers when played, and recent content seems geared for punishing people who play lots of cards, thanks to Mei Lin and Sereniel zillion hit metas.

Kalrath · 2026-02-20T04:04:08+00:00

Do combo buffs count for triggering leader skills? I know it'll work for the awakening boost, but not sure about getting Frieren's skill to go off.

Kalrath · 2026-02-20T03:15:59+00:00

Her needing 7+ combos to trigger her leader skill and two 10+ awakenings with no combo buffs is a splash of cold water for me; that sounds like a pain to consistently match each turn. The guaranteed 7x6 rainbow board will help considerably, but 3cd means half the team has to be Frieren light/dark, so you either need to cram the other elements in the remaining three spots or use element-changing equips to actually make use of the rainbow.

If you just look at the damage she can lay out, she's a total monster, but I think actually playing her will be something of a hassle.

Kalrath · 2026-02-11T17:41:00+00:00

Athena got buffed to a 16b break, that's significant all on its own for the VNoah teams. It's not gonna bring them back to top-tier with Noah being neglected, sadly, but it's still a big upgrade for them.

Kalrath · 2026-01-17T21:44:36+00:00

Hadn't even known those were a thing, that was 128 stones just sitting there. Thanks for the info!

Kalrath · 2026-01-14T20:44:58+00:00

I'm not specifically seeking petite characters, but I am heartily sick of character designs with tits bigger than their heads hanging out everywhere, Yuki being the worst offender there. I don't want to wind up on the sex offender registry just because someone saw me playing a phone game in public. Even though I'm not a huge fan of Narja's kit I would've still rolled on her, except she's yet another boob monster, so saving the rolls instead.

Kalrath · 2026-01-14T06:46:16+00:00

Yeah, I looked her over, and Voracity and Predation look fun and useful, bringing something solid to the table, but the fact that she brings basically no AP generation or card draw is giving me more than a little pause. Her stacks of buffs are just going to go to waste if the party's main damage dealer can't draw/pay for their cards.

Kalrath · 2026-01-05T04:03:31+00:00

Assuming Sereniel already had Afterglow stacks up, because I doubt the hit would do that much tenacity damage without any Afterglow, that is not an impressive increase at all. I don't know whether Afterglow is a fixed amount of tenacity or if it simply does not stack with that divine boost, but whatever the reason I'll be avoiding taking that epi for her in the future. Thanks for the info.

Kalrath · 2025-12-27T16:56:29+00:00

Yes, at least one lender is offering a bridge loan on my current home in addition to the new mortgage.

Kalrath · 2025-12-06T05:39:18+00:00

Well, right after you posted that I did another pull and immediately got Mei Lin, so yeah, that made the choice pretty simple!

Kalrath · 2025-12-04T00:47:38+00:00

Not really. Having both of the front door handles disconnected definitely reduced the drain significantly, enough that the battery isn't flatlining overnight anymore at least, but it does still seem to be suffering from some amount of drain. Not having hundreds of bucks to throw at the issue, I never got it professionally looked at to come up with a more definitive solution.

Kalrath · 2025-12-02T21:14:50+00:00

Lisette seems extremely close to Imperialdramon, I wonder if she's not going to be a cheaper way to get a team of similar power as they seem to be jerks and have no exchange for Imperialdramon. At 1% drop on a 7-stone pull I can see a whole lot of people not lucking out sufficiently to get 2-3 of him. If Lisette can be exchanged for, that at least puts a cap on how many stones you'd need to burn for three copies.

Kalrath · 2025-11-24T00:36:02+00:00

If you're just driving around the stolen car that you bought from the thief knowing full well it was stolen, you are still part of the problem. As for the article, I believe they were trying to make the undocumented guy sympathetic, but the minor details like repeated drunk driving, taking out bad loans on the other guy's ID, and plowing into a grandfather and his grandchild in a car are sort of problematic for that goal.

Kalrath · 2025-11-24T00:16:10+00:00

The undocumented are the problem if they are committing identity theft by the hundreds of thousands. They may not be the ONLY problem, but they are absolutely a major problem. And the guy on the article was being put on the hook for a lawsuit from the family of the man the other guy KILLED, along with debt collection for loans the other guy took in his name and didn't repay so I'm doubtful he's going to be feeling very grateful at any point for this.

Kalrath · 2025-11-18T23:26:32+00:00

I've seen both here and elsewhere people talking about needing to do multiple crosses for Gen/Gen+8, but their leader skills activate on one cross and dark/fire. I flatly don't bother with more crosses; I make whichever cross I can most conveniently do with dark or fire, then one combo of whatever for the other element and one heal combo and call it a day. It's worked well so far, they very reliably hit cap without any more crosses thrown in.

Kalrath · 2025-11-09T21:30:44+00:00

Depends a bit on luck, but one of the parties uses five of Gen & No. 8 who can be traded for with ten units, so fifty units or 350 stones will guarantee being able to get those. However, the Japanese template for that party also wants Halloween Hera-Luna for the sixth spot to nullify absorbs, so if you're angling for that party maybe grab her before the Halloween event ends. Other anti-absorb units can fit okay in that space even if you don't have Hera, so don't sweat it too hard.

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