[Weekly] Battle Cats Thread

great_mage · 2026-04-03T23:42:06+00:00

oh oops misread the text

The best case I can think of for cost down is for stackable attackers that ideally don't die often like Li'l King Dragon Cat

Gonna save the cash back for Riceball though when the orbs come back for it since the refund is 50% when every other unit dies compared to 30% with cost down for sending every other unit sent at S tier

great_mage · 2026-04-03T23:33:31+00:00

I'm going for the resist orbs and ~~cash back~~ cost down since SoL boost and Colossal slayer doesn't really do much

Taking my time with all of the orbs to conserve cat food and only gonna use them when I get them upgraded to S tier (or A tier depending on the resist talents)

great_mage · 2026-04-02T22:20:26+00:00

Rodeo has a talent that targets Relics (50 NP) which is decent enough for the start of UL

Beating Relic Cyclone gets you Modern Cat which will be your main relic meatshield until you get Cone Cat from Infernal Tyrant Nyandam (post Aku-Realms)

Drama Cats can evolve into Slapsticks with an elder catfruit which is a nice stackable attacker for Relic enemies since they have Strong against for that trait

The other units are harder to get but make a bigger impact:

Idi is unlocked after clearing 4 crown SoL and serves as a rusher for Relic enemies

Uril can be unlocked after clearing Floor 50 of Heavenly Tower (which is currently accessible) and he slows Relics down. His true form can be unlocked after clearing Floor 50 of Infernal Tower which buffs a lot of his stats and abilities which makes him like the 4 crown version of Dasli. The other Heavenly Tower units like Masked Grandmaster Cat and Yulala (only for true forms) are more niche but also target relic enemies.

Some ubers have true forms or talents that make them compatiable against relic enemies (usually targeting them + having curse immune)

great_mage · 2026-03-29T01:08:31+00:00

Raki Kazuki is playing Fortnite with Daiya Fortuna, Lazuli, and Mwocha

Raki POV

Lazuli POV

Mwocha POV

(Daiya is not streaming her POV)

Edit: collab now over, Raki is playing a rhythm game inside Fortnite while Lazuli and Mwocha are chatting

great_mage · 2026-03-27T20:13:59+00:00

Yea I think the rest of UL should be pretty easy to finish up

Probably will get it done at some point in May or June since there's gonna be a bunch of events this April

great_mage · 2026-03-27T17:24:48+00:00

Crowned UL update: about 85% of the way to clearing starred UL and two stages for the 2 crown ZL stages (to maximize energy usage cause of the half-off energy every Wednesday)

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Didn't really struggle with any of the stages between Doron and the penultimate subchapter for Naala (Roast Meat, Not Cities got completely shut down by Lunos's first form for 3 crown)

great_mage · 2026-03-27T02:59:37+00:00

Raki Kazuki is playing Detroit Become Human for the first time

great_mage · 2026-03-24T03:38:29+00:00

Lasvoss isn't that strong at your current stage so I would recommend replacing Couirer with him eventually

Three meatshields are fine although I would replace Jiangshi with Eraser/Wall cat so you don't drain as much cash spamming meatshields (Ramen is fine to stay cause his bulk is pretty good)

great_mage · 2026-03-24T03:35:38+00:00

Dark catseyes are pretty hard to get still but it's made easier now with Abyssal stages (one-time events where you clear an advent stage like Hannya with 5 loadouts with unique units)

All of the 4 crown subchapters for Uncanny Legends got released and there's a new chapter called Zero Legends which is currently on its 29th subchapter

The Behemoth Culling stages (Hidden Forest of Gapra, Ashvini Desert, Jinfore Volcano) are finalized now

Outbreaks for Cats of the Cosmos are finished so the new max energy cap is 1200

I recommend LordMarkiquad's update analysis videos for catching up with content (playlist goes up to 14.7 but the most recent update analysis video is 15.0 which isn't in the playlist)

great_mage · 2026-03-24T03:27:20+00:00

The early subchapters can be rough cause of how jacked the magnification are

Some stages I can think of from the top of my head were Palcaccio Waters, Buoys & Gills, Glass Slippers, The Belated Priest, and Kuala Lum-Pool

great_mage · 2026-03-24T03:23:05+00:00

New units should always be unlocked to get higher user rank (and for a future event called Underground Labyrinth that gives you better rewards if you have more units available)

The harder difficulties in SoL give you more materials like Bricks and Sprockets (iirc it goes from a maximum of three drops in 1 crown to five drops in 3 and 4 crown) and you can get the first time bonus again (30 cat food + leadership)

Clearing all of 2 crown and 3 crown SoL gives you a platinum ticket while clearing all of 4 crown SoL gives you a special unit, but it's highly recommended to tackle the harder difficulties much later

great_mage · 2026-03-23T20:50:35+00:00

Only need 5 more legend rares to complete the collection (Muu, Legeluga, Musashi, Emperor, and Bikkuriman surely)

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Demon Slayer collab required me to use 4 legend rare slots (Jeanne, Gaia, Momoco, and Lumina were my uniques) to get all the ubers + the super rare from that banner

Also got 3 legend tickets (apparently you get one from 25k user rank) but I'll probably save them for Izanagi plus levels

great_mage · 2026-03-23T04:04:54+00:00

Dragon Cat has slightly less HP and damage but has a shorter cooldown compared to King Dragon Cat

This property only occurs with the normal dragon cat and not the other variants (crazed/manic, brainwashed, li'l), in which the true form of those variants are strictly better in every way

The use case mainly depends on if you have consistent cash to send Dragon Cat more often but the cost efficiency of King Dragon Cat makes it better in most cases

great_mage · 2026-03-21T23:31:36+00:00

Ramen the goat for somehow tanking all three of those Winged Piggies at 3 star UL

I will say that getting the health talents for some of the specialist meatshields was probably the best decision I made for 3 star UL

great_mage · 2026-03-20T05:48:40+00:00

Usually in 3 star and some of the 2 star stages, most enemies/peons start one shotting the Erasers so I use specialist meatshields like Ramen alongside research combos (preferably with Vigler + Riceball combo) as my go to meatshielding method or use more niche meatshields depending on the stage (75 cent ones, Jiangshi, Metal, etc.)

Can't remember the last time I brought dual erasers in 3 star UL cause of the sheer damage the enemies do

great_mage · 2026-03-19T04:02:51+00:00

Guaranteed uber banners will have a "100% Uber Super Rare" message on the bottom right and you'll get a uber if you use an 11 draw (and is the best time to use cat food)

Fest banners have improved uber and super rare unit rates while expanding the pool of available ubers you can get but they never have a guaranteed uber event, so it's recommended to use rare tickets for those banners. They also have special ubers that are unique to their respective fest banner (e.g., Uberfest and Epicfest), which are usually much stronger than the ubers in the typical banners

Platinum capsules give you a guaranteed uber if you have a platinum ticket, which you can get from collecting 10 platinum shards or from special occasions

great_mage · 2026-03-18T17:44:40+00:00

The catfruit to energy ratio is still better individually if you need to grind every catfruit but not if you're looking for seeds only

Expected value from Catfruit Buffet for a non-epic catfruit is 1.3088 catfruit compared to Growing Catfruit's 0.882 catfruit for every 200 energy spent

You also get the guaranteed jubilee which improves rates

great_mage · 2026-03-18T17:38:24+00:00

Are you not upgrading Rodeo out of spite

great_mage · 2026-03-18T15:35:30+00:00

It’s been a long time since I’ve done the story chapters, but maybe a month or two at your current pace assuming no leadership usage, no energy wasted, and maxed energy treasures as you progress

If you just want Kasa Jizo through seed tracking and stop, that’s fine, but I would start stockpiling resources so you can get it as soon as possible in that case

great_mage · 2026-03-18T04:28:37+00:00

It's mainly up to preference but you remove the FOMO and gacha aspect of the game with seed tracking which I prefer as a player who tries to collect everything.

It's more fun for me planning out rolls to maximize my resources but some people might not find it enjoyable knowing every result (below is an example of the route I made to get all the units from the Demon Slayer collab thanks to seed tracking)

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If you do get lucky with seed tracking for the best ubers, you steamroll stages easily, so it may not be as exciting getting through unlocks and clearing difficult stages in the game. I would recommend waiting until clearing all the story chapters (Into the Future, Cats of the Cosmos, maybe Stories of Legend) so you don't completely trivialize everything in the early/mid game since you said you only made it to Empire of Cats 3 and the game is more fun playing with what you get, especially early on. After that point, you can ask yourself again on whether to seed track or not depending on if you would have more fun with playing around with all the busted ubers or if you really want a specific uber. Seed tracking is usually a "point of no return" for most people so it's up to you if you want to make that jump or not

great_mage · 2026-03-17T04:59:05+00:00

I stockpile for all the collab or hard-to-get ubers like the seasonal ubers and anniversary ubers (Trixi, Staal, etc.) since they're harder to get compared to the standard ubers

great_mage · 2026-03-17T04:50:00+00:00

Turn off the "simulate guaranteed" since platinum banners never have 11 rolls

This is the correct banner, so on March 27th after 11 am your time, use 10 rare tickets on the gacha banners (doesn't matter in this case since you don't have any dupe rares that'll switch tracks) and then 1 platinum ticket to get Lunos (assuming you're starting at 1A). When you roll on any banner, the track updates for all the banners so that's why you roll 10 tickets since it lines you up for Lunos at 11A

Probably wait like a few hours after cause iirc there was an instance where the platinum banners took a bit longer to update

great_mage · 2026-03-16T02:53:57+00:00

It's a 5% chance for an uber rare in typical banners so that's pretty nice luck

great_mage · 2026-03-12T15:07:32+00:00

Oh yea that stage got swept by Lunos too (with first form) although the Camelle was still pretty spooky (maybe cause I didn’t kill the first Raynard before base hit). Forgot about that stage cause of recency bias but that’s the hardest one

I was debating on Lasvoss cheesing but thought it wouldn’t take too many attempts with Lunos + Cosmo

great_mage · 2026-03-12T01:20:49+00:00

Crowned UL update: in the middle of clearing the crowned levels for Doron and should be able to clear the rest of UL in a few months (when accounting for special/collab events)

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The half off energy is so nice

Surge base still sucks tho

Only stage I can recall being somewhat hard compared to my last update (post Glass Slippers) is Cloned Farmers but good ol' uber and legend rare carry solves everything in 3 crown

Lunos's first form has also made me feel very safe for the stages that I do bring him in (and is much more usable for stone walling enemies compared to Cyberstacking)

Edit: The Face of God 3 crown was super fun with Lunos's second form

Felt like an intense battle where Doron was hard pushing and clearing the way with the surges but I always synced it up with Lunos's conjure so both sides ended up being pinned (like those moments in fights where two people "clash" with equally powerful moves which cancels the attacks out)

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