New Year Kaden

Default
Attack
Special
Injured

Limited

Cavalry

Red Beast

Analysis by raelet

New Year Kaden - Refreshed Kitsune
4-5 Obtainable as a 4 - 5 only

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New Year Kaden

Kaden

Hero Stats

Max Avg Total Stats at Lvl 40

168

HP 41

ATK 35

SPD 39

DEF 25

RES 28

Stat Variations

Level 1 Stat Variation

Weapon

5★

4★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	16 16 18 18	8 22 10 24	10 13 12 12	5 5 7 7	5 5 7 7
Middle	17 17 19 19	9 23 11 25	11 14 13 13	6 6 8 8	6 6 8 8
High	18 18 20 20	10 24 12 26	12 15 14 14	7 7 9 9	7 7 9 9

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	15 15 17 17	8 17 10 19	10 10 12 12	4 4 6 6	4 4 6 6
Middle	16 16 18 18	9 18 11 11	11 11 13 2	5 5 7 7	5 5 7 7
High	17 17 19 19	10 19 12 21	12 12 14 14	6 6 8 8	6 6 8 8

Level 40 Stat Variations

Weapon

5★

4★

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	38 38 40 40	32 46 34 48	36 39 38 38	22 22 24 24	24 24 26 26
Middle	41 41 43 43	35 49 37 51	39 42 41 41	25 25 27 27	28 28 30 30
High	44 44 46 46	38 52 40 54	42 45 44 44	29 29 31 31	31 31 33 33

	HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Low	35 35 37 37	30 39 32 41	34 34 36 36	20 20 22 22	22 22 24 24
Middle	38 38 40 40	33 42 35 44	37 37 39 39	23 23 25 25	25 25 27 27
High	41 41 43 43	36 45 38 47	40 40 42 42	26 26 28 28	28 28 30 30

IV Sets

	Key stats worth increasing through nature if possible.
	Complementary stats that matter, but not to the point of picking them over key stats for nature increase.
	Relatively worthless stat that can safely be decreased through nature.

HP	ATK	SPD	DEF	RES
Worst	Best	Best	Average	Average

Skill Sets

Now With Improved Aerodynamics

Build by raelet

Recommended

	Refreshed Fang	A	Atk/Spd Solo (3 or 4)
	Positional Assist	B	Lull Spd/Def 3
	Galeforce Alternate: Moonbow	C	Rouse Atk/Spd 3 Alternate: Spd Smoke 3
IVs	+SPD / -HP	S	Heavy Blade 3 Alternate: Atk/Spd Solo 3

Show Explanation/Analysis

Weapon: Refreshed Fang+

Assist: Positional Assist

Special: Galeforce / Moonbow

Passive A: Atk/Spd Solo / Atk/Spd Push / Swift Sparrow

Passive B: Lull Spd/Def

Passive C: Rouse Atk/Spd / Spd Smoke

Seal: Heavy Blade / Atk/Spd Solo

Kaden will always want to focus his Speed by any means necessary - not only is it on the cusp of being competitive with speedsters such as Summer Ingrid, but Kaden gets additional free damage the higher his Speed is in relation to his opponents' through his prf, Refreshed Fang.
The two best offensive options for him are a Galeforce build or a straightforward offensive build with a Special like Moonbow.
Galeforce is admittedly difficult to utilize since he relies on Heavy Blade in his seal slot and has no other cooldown mitigation available to him as a cavalry unit. However, when it works, it's very effective and can allow Kaden to eliminate two foes per turn.
Moonbow is more simple, but allows him to run a different Seal slot (such as Atk/Spd Solo) to further increase his damage and Speed.

Strengths

Accessible Cavalry Beast

At a four star availability, Kaden sports an accessibility that is very rare for his unit type, allowing players to obtain him fairly easily.
He is the only red beast at four star availability, and he sports the highest Base Stat Total among red beasts at the time of his release, with 168.

Good Base Stats + PRF

Kaden has a respectable base Speed of 39 and Attack of 35. With his Refreshing Fang granting him a dramatic Speed swing in his favor, inflicting true damage, and giving him the same Atk/Def+4 and follow-up denial as is customary, he has a very strong base to work from.
He also comes with a Speed Wave skill, which aren't really the best anymore but is still a nice freebie slot for a low-investment build.

Weaknesses

Poor Base Kit

Snag skills are... not really relevant in the meta and Kaden's own Atk/Def Snag doesn't even help him get more Speed for his prf or for doubling. With 39 base Speed, Kaden is good for a F2P unit, but only average for an actual fast unit in the meta and he needs all the help he can get. Due to the awkward requirements of Snag, this will likely need to be replaced.
Speed Wave is good, but not really relevant anymore when skills such as Pulse Smoke and Rouse skills exist

Weapon Skills

Weapons	SP	Rng.	Mt.
Whelp (Cavalry) At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. Learns by default at 1 ★ Unlocks at 1 ★ Beast (Cavalry Only)	50	1	4
Yearling (Cavalry) At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. Learns by default at 3 ★ Unlocks at 2 ★ Beast (Cavalry Only)	100	1	6
Adult (Cavalry) At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. Learns by default at 4 ★ Unlocks at 3 ★ Beast (Cavalry Only)	200	1	9
Refreshed Fang Grants Spd+3. At start of combat, if foe's HP ≥ 75%, grants Spd+5 to unit, inflicts Spd-5 on foe during combat, and then, if unit's Spd > foe's Spd, deals damage = 70% of difference between stats. (Maximum bonus of +7 damage. Combos with Phantom Spd.) At start of turn, if unit is adjacent to only beast or dragon allies or if unit is not adjacent to any ally, unit transforms (otherwise, unit reverts). If unit transforms, grants Atk+2, and also, if unit initiates combat, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on foe during combat and foe cannot make a follow-up attack. Learns by default at 5 ★ Unlocks at 5 ★ Non-Inheritable skill.	400	1	14

Weapon Evolution

Weapon Upgrades

Support Skills

Support Skills	Rng.	SP
Swap Unit and target ally swap spaces. Learns by default at 4 ★	1	150

Passive Skills

Passive Skills	SP	Slot
Atk/Def Snag 1 If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, inflicts Atk/Def-2 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of both unit and target through their next actions. Excludes Staff Users, Infantry and Armored Units Unlocks at 1 ★	60	B
Atk/Def Snag 2 If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, inflicts Atk/Def-4 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of both unit and target through their next actions. Excludes Staff Users, Infantry and Armored Units Unlocks at 2 ★	120	B
Atk/Def Snag 3 If a movement Assist skill (like Reposition, Shove, Pivot, etc.) is used by unit or targets unit, inflicts Atk/Def-6 on nearest foes within 4 spaces of both unit and target through their next actions. Excludes Staff Users, Infantry and Armored Units Unlocks at 4 ★	240	B
Even Spd Wave 1 At start of even-numbered turns, grants Spd+2 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.) Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 3 ★	60	C
Even Spd Wave 2 At start of even-numbered turns, grants Spd+4 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.) Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 4 ★	120	C
Even Spd Wave 3 At start of even-numbered turns, grants Spd+6 to unit and adjacent allies for 1 turn. (Bonus granted to unit even if no allies are adjacent.) Inheritable by all units. Unlocks at 5 ★	240	C