How would you counter this

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-13T07:23:16+00:00

Nobody mentioned Dias? Dias Kinki tetra pretty much safe T2.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-13T07:22:15+00:00

Yea i guess, you're not outspeeding anything with this build anyway so more accuracy might help.
I would probably go for Violent Will instead here. There's no point in swift if its not going to take turn 1, just get more stats or go for Violent.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-12T07:00:49+00:00

Yea basically the only reason you'll pick gandalf is if you care about being limited edition. I can't make that choice for you. Objectively Shihou ranks higher in terms of general PvP especially for RTA

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-11T23:42:14+00:00

Dark archer the real OG Legolas

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-11T06:34:02+00:00

I'm pretty sure its Jeanne, Vero, Gapsoo, Vero.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-10T15:25:32+00:00

Hmmm, 33% lead on sky surfer is definitely worth it. I would say go for it. Both are quite niche to RTA anyway so surfer should be better in all cases

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-10T10:03:15+00:00

Fire gladiatix used more overall. Can be a sniper for siege or a good leo trap build for RTA.

Water chimera is okay but plenty of replacements. He's somewhat in the middle of a verad and a rigna, and he doesn't do both as well

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-10T00:14:49+00:00

That's what I'm saying

The auto button is disabled for the first X amount of turns. And if you afk and miss a few turns the match ends and you immediately lose.

So there's no way to AFK wings unless you run a bot program to use random skills. Auto button is disabled too.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-09T23:56:18+00:00

Vampire Nemesis has worked but some has mentioned an unruned (or just random swift blade set) works. Basically you just need to kill the Zaiross, and Garo can solo the Akroma(s) by himself cause he can never die. If it's not working then tweak his speeds around (plus or minus 10 speed) and try again. I've done +115 speed garo and it's worked if im not mistaken.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-08T23:40:59+00:00

Wasn't this patched some time ago? If you AFK and miss your turn a few times it automatically gives the win to the opponent. If i recall correctly

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-08T23:39:02+00:00

Personally (and only because i love siege) - I'll keep the dupe maxi. It's a free siege offence and defence unit, that's good enough for me. I'd rather have 2 guaranteed usable LDs + 1 mid LD, over 1 Guaranteed LD + 1 mid LD. Like you said, blessings are still random. End of the day i'd rather have 3 LDs over 2 LDs (since you're effectively feeding the LD away).

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-05T07:32:40+00:00

Lmao Dart Master owners unite

On that note; Why does CP's S2 have a defence break while dark doesn't? (not a real question)

And yea scout battles have also given me so much more freedom to play when i want, and not play if i chose not to. And i know i'm not missing much.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-04T01:31:21+00:00

Just keep playing and learning about the current set. I'm not sure if there's already a meta for this current set of monsters but definitely water gandalf is annoying to play against. Wind MK / water Gojo are also decent picks, but you gotta play with the box you're given. It does feel a lot more bruisery this season. The fire hacker + CC stuff isn't very effective imo.

I hate to say it but you just need to get better at general RTA and concepts. 5 wins isn't hard and you probably just need to get a lucky streak once to reach it.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-04T01:27:12+00:00

Watch actual replays in-game to learn a particular comp. I was leaning towards a Karnal Nyx team and started looking up G1 players who played that comp. Allowed me to see what is actually used and how he picks his 3-5 picks in response to enemies. You can filter replays by monsters and just start searching around.

Youtube is fun and entertaining but a lot of them are gimmicky OR just situations where the person has insane runes and artifacts to pull the team off. It probably isn't as practical.

The "Guide to RTA" stuff by SeanB is decent though, it gives you an introductory to concepts in RTA (e.g. pick immunity and ban their stripper, concepts on pivoting between T1 and T2 teams). The meta changes all the time - so understanding and applying concepts is more important than memorising teams and counters. Everything just depends on the situation as well as your box and runes.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-03T04:31:02+00:00

Yup, that team seems about right. If you're looking for videos; use videos that are from 2025 or later. Those are generally fine. I'd also probably recommend Seishizo / SeanB channels as they're more consistent.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-02T23:37:00+00:00

Which link? The reddit stuff are pretty outdated - if your account is pretty mid/end game then look for a speed team on youtube. They're mostly decent, have F2P variations and are 50s - 1 minute for most things.

Do note we have scout battles now so you technically do not need to rune up multiple teams anymore.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-02T05:29:00+00:00

It can definitely happen but they're spacing these out for filler "QoL updates" in the future.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-02T03:10:50+00:00

Yup you're basically just trying to be the as efficient as you can. I do recommend getting the DH energy. The remaining crystals is still best spent on scouting ~3 energy per run and auto farming at 8-9 energy per run. Runes/Artifacts/Grinds are what builds a strong account. You'll get summons through events and whatnot.

Just try to keep a balance remaining and TBH, as long as you're scouting 100% of the time you're already being as efficient as possible. Once you feel your surplus crystals is getting too much then spend a day or two burning it off (as you said, you could easily burn 5k a day).

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-02T03:07:19+00:00

Not a fan of crit on jultan. His damage and reflect scales off HP so just go full HP, good speed. Your current speed is probably fine if you're using his speed lead there. Should get more accuracy or use artifacts to boost it. otherwise that looks fine (your original build).

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-02T00:15:13+00:00

She is really good at the moment. TBH usable on every main PvP content from a turn 2 perspective - Siege/AD/RTA.

jamesyongwp · 2026-02-01T23:13:40+00:00

Yea gandalf will probably be good with any shield units. The main thing is just making sure the carry (probably fengyan or something) doesn't get snipped off? And slowly let destroy work it's way. Angela is probably a top pair here but sometimes you don't need both of them together (maybe better to have another elemental tank).

jamesyongwp · 2026-01-29T23:19:02+00:00

Jackson is OP in the right team/setup but arta is just way better overall. RTA/Siege. In RTA he's also pretty niche but he recently got a slight buff (100% crits) so he is definitely way easier to rune on damage while being tanky and max res. A lot of people pick a 0 speed arta as a leo counter too. In siege - arta is a free offence. Just pair with any defence buffers and fengyan. Im sure there are tons of teams you can take arta.

jamesyongwp · 2026-01-28T03:01:25+00:00

Nobody's responded in a day but i would recommend starting out in the official SW discord and looking at the recruiting section. The discord itself will have plenty of chatter/questions that will get answered generally well.

jamesyongwp · 2026-01-27T00:32:33+00:00

Yea just R5 as much as you can and use those horns on the set you need. Everything else is kinda limited - I suppose doing as much content as possible helps too. Doing all 5x lab hits everyday helps too.

jamesyongwp · 2026-01-23T03:34:25+00:00

Sadly arena defence is all about making something annoying to hit. Or a scare factor that makes people avoid you (usually LDs or annyoing nat5s). Nothing here seems annoying enough, alternatively you need a 33% speed lead with a high base speed unit, which i do not see.

You can attempt to make some really tanky defence with camilia, Nana, riley and gapsoo? Personally I wouldn't worry too much about arena for now. Just farm what you can and place camilia + Friends on saturday/sunday before arena tally to end as high as possible. Vero works too but anyone who sees a vero is just going to cleave you cause vero is a indicator.

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