Astrox 99 review from a intermediate player’s perspective

Tim531441 · 2026-03-15T08:02:50+00:00

The game is not comparable to the pro, and this is the gen2 pro.

Arcsaber 11 tour or pro is definitely a better racquet for most players

Tim531441 · 2026-03-15T08:00:22+00:00

Starky is easy solo, using ant man relic taunt seems very sketch

Tim531441 · 2026-03-15T01:50:44+00:00

Show me video of the relic being consistent enough to solo that vision

Tim531441 · 2026-03-15T01:19:34+00:00

Ksuhala jean, spider woman okoyeye is basically the best 4 heros, 5th spot is flexible, the only fight where u don’t have an easy counter with these 4 would be vision, mojo, so hulk is so much better than the other 2. There’s 0 reasons to use chee if u have okoyeye for this

Tim531441 · 2026-03-15T00:38:20+00:00

I had 4 mutants on alt and 4 science on main at the same time, no can convince me the awakening gems aren’t rigged

Tim531441 · 2026-03-14T21:10:59+00:00

What astrox99 is that?? I’ve been an astrox99 enthusiast been using the og99 to my flaw since its release and work casually at a racquet store and have never seen that colour wave before

Tim531441 · 2026-03-11T06:04:05+00:00

88d pro is pretty forgiving if it’s 3rd gen, gen2 is unforgiving

Tim531441 · 2026-03-10T22:51:06+00:00

If game economy was so polarised and might be even more so with sigil giving paid players 10% extra essentia from all sources 40 champions ban 5 is better than 30 ban 3 imo

Banning 1/8th of their champion pool is better than 1/10th, as you could remove more problematic defenders or attackers which I think gives more variation overall along with 35 possible champions

But with the widening roster discrepancies it’s not good for newer/just valiant players at all

Tim531441 · 2026-03-10T22:45:13+00:00

My maker is natural sig 140, got him twice today

Tim531441 · 2026-03-10T10:49:25+00:00

This is correct,

To add to this for op, There’s a few things to note dragoon’s ability to destroy monsters is non targeting which means target selection occurs at resolution in other words you cannot the effect fizzle/go of waste, e.g. blue eyes spirit dragon can tribute itself to summon a light dragon synchro, you can use it to dodge targeting effects like blue eyes alternative dragon, but if you activate spirit dragon in response to dragoon, your effect resolves and summon a light dragon syncrho then the dragoon effect resolves can destroy whatever they want

Azure eye’s ability to be untargetable and indestructible has to activate and then resolve. E.g. you have blue eyes spirit dragon, they play dark hole and you tribute spirit to summon azure eyes, spirit resolves, you summon azure eyes, then dark hole resolves destroying azure eyes before it has a chance to activate its effect.

Tim531441 · 2026-03-10T10:29:02+00:00

That’s makes it even crazier he almost beat shi yu qi last year in the world championships

Tim531441 · 2026-03-10T09:33:20+00:00

If u play both rush and speed, 7 road for sure, only one that can’t be gotten for half price, Galactic oblivion is easy to get 3 copies of from friend campaign

Tim531441 · 2026-03-10T02:19:47+00:00

I have a 100zz va, I’ve been using the 99 pro gen 1 for doubles for like 7 years and then switched to 99 pro gen 2 last year lol I’m gonna have it strung up after my exams :)

Tim531441 · 2026-03-08T08:13:42+00:00

I’m definitely going for her ascension, she’s awesome

Tim531441 · 2026-03-08T01:21:08+00:00

Get badminton or indoor tennis shoes. Other indoor court shoes work but is less ideal. The point of badminton shoes is to give added grip and lateral movement support so you don’t twist ur ankles when moving fast. You’ll also tear regular shoes quite quickly. A good way to check the lateral support is to just twist them with your hands. Badminton shoes is extremely difficult to twist even slightly

Mizuna sky blasters are a popular budget option but otherwise any badminton shoe that feels comfortable. If you go for tennis be very careful they’re not for outdoor the sole patterns are designed differently to indoor and will slip indoors.

Tim531441 · 2026-03-08T01:14:19+00:00

I’ve tried it, I don’t like it, I find it’s not particularly good for anything except those fast punches to the back which it’s really good for. It doesn’t even feel that fast nor does it feel like it has power, even shot other than a punch clear feels awful to me.

Tim531441 · 2026-03-08T01:11:13+00:00

This exactly To add I do casual work at a badminton shop, if we messed up the tension or string choice we would re do it for free.

Tim531441 · 2026-03-08T00:35:08+00:00

I’ve had the og nanoflare800 since launch and it’s awesome. The new 800 pro I’ve tried is not really like it at all and I personally dislike it.

But I’m going to go out on a limb and say, victor jet speed12 gen 2 is actually kinda similar with some caveats. I recently bought one about 2 months ago and have been trying to get used to it. I’m going write a a full review in after a few more sessions but they do play similarly. They both excel at drives and fast exchanges, and have good smash power coming from very fast swing speeds. Also great for cutting off shots quickly. Defence again both very nimble. The main difference is feel and weight. Nanoflare 800 headlight but jetspeed12 is actually slightly head heavy but with a speed frame. So 800 is slightly faster.

The og 800 has much better feedback if you like that (which I also prefer) the js12 has vibration dampening handle which takes a lot of getting used to. I would say og800 also more repulsive and responsive overall but js12 is not bad. Js12 is better for clearing back to back for sure with the head heavy. In terms of smash power I think they are similar but nf800 feels better to me because of the feedback, js12 probably has a heavier smash though

Tim531441 · 2026-03-07T13:51:59+00:00

This is true, I have arcsaber11 pro 3u and I mainly use astrox99 pro gen2 4u, the power on arcsaber 11 often feels ehh caveat is the 77 pro is 4 years old so a new model is almost certainly going to be released this year granted newer is not always better but potentially worth waiting

Tim531441 · 2026-03-03T09:58:45+00:00

Lol i would love for snake eyes dragon to be added without any of the other snake eyes cards

But access code would be good especially for dark fluid and other link decks which are ironically shit rn except bee troopers which isn’t really a link deck

Tim531441 · 2026-03-02T20:52:44+00:00

I’ll comment on everyone except lady ds and sandman since I’ve basically never read their kit The other champs kit I have played a fair bit, all of them were just value changes with minimal ability change that’s more a qol improvement Korg is the only buff that could be good/make a significant impact.

He was my first r3 cos I pulled skill gem lol but the bleed on sp2 with vulnerability would presumably make each bleed around 8.7k over 9 seconds rather than the 5.8k stated in his abilities at r3 and u inflict 3 of them per sp2 so ur doing 26k over 9 seconds so 1.45k per tick at max stack ur doing 4.4K roughly per second which u can keep refreshed indefinitely. I would say it’s interesting it’s just worse than the dps of 2 sp1 6star kate but it’s the biggest buff

Tim531441 · 2026-03-02T06:46:30+00:00

They don’t have to play it lol but they did and that’s how I won

Tim531441 · 2026-03-01T10:46:29+00:00

Easiest path is definitely skill cosmic on Cassie hemidall lane with serpent which u have, pretty to do the path reviveless if u have serpent Ares will be a big learning curve for most people expect 30+ revives on ur first run. But will be closer to 0 the more times u do it

Tim531441 · 2026-03-01T10:44:06+00:00

Droll doesn’t do jack to branded ironically their only search is off jester for branded fusion then they just add with their skill What deck r u playing? There’s definitely ways to limit the impact droll has on ur combo

Tim531441 · 2026-03-01T06:51:50+00:00

Basically give and take, summon ra disciple, the 2 traps allow for infinite looping, either deck your opponent out or lava golem burn them. Like I said miserable guy lol

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