Gundam Battle Gunpla Warfare: Pale Rider and Duel Gundam AS - Should You Pull?

Upcoming we have one of the coolest looking GMs around--the Pale Rider, and SEED’s mediocre attempt at Heavy Arms, much like the entirety of the SEED series, really. Still, a knockoff of Heavy Arms is still cooler looking than most, so this is a really awesome looking line-up. I’m sort of expecting heavy offense from Pale Rider and chonky bruiser archetype playstyle from Duel Gundam (AS). Let’s get into it and see how they hold up!

This week we got 2,410 Haro Chips, and here’s how: 

• 600 - Login Bonus
• 140 - Daily Achievements
• 300 - Event Login
• 180 - Mission Completion
• 170 - Arena Participation
• 1020 - Story Completion

Let’s set up some ground rules so you know exactly what to expect and how you should be treating this!

This is entirely my opinion, but I will do my best to justify my opinion and explain to you why I feel a certain way. If at all possible, I’ll use real numbers as well and present an objective outlook before my opinion.

Do not pull on the banner hoping for a single Part. It’s 0.2% for a single Part, which is 50x 10-pulls or 500 pulls. In terms of real money, that’s 5,400 USD. 

SS is considered meta defining, S is meta, A is great, B is average, C is below average, D is considered well below average, and F is awful. Parts are compared to all other Parts as a whole and on how well they synergize with other Parts. This means a 4* and a 3* would be compared to everything as low as a 1* to as high as other 4*s.

There are some notations which aren’t immediately obvious:

An EX Skill with D/B at 21/6 CD means it has a D in Power, B in Piercing, a 21 second cooldown, and it’s available for use 6 seconds after the match starts.

All stats, letters, and numbers are at Max Value.

With all of that out of the way, let’s get right into the new banner and what we’re looking at this week!

This week is a normal banner, which means it will be going to Standard Gunpla Parts Capsule when the week is up.

Banner Grade: B-

Summary: This banner has a 0.6% (1.98%) chance of drawing something above average, and a 0.4% (1.32%) chance of drawing something of great value or higher.

Wow. I’m really conflicted if I’m being totally honest. Of the three above average Parts, two of them are absolutely fantastic and hard to pass up. That said, my score and my suggestion have to be based on what I wrote previously in the article. Don’t go in trying to chase a single Part, and two Parts is hardly any better.

I would skip.

Prime Pool percentages are in parenthesis

Head: B-

Pale Rider is starting off pretty weak with a Head sporting below average S.Atk (1985). This is offset just enough by the EX Skill that the rating isn’t lower; it's EX Skill is unique in that it is an Awakening, 20% Speed, 19% M.Atk, and 29% S.Atk. To be honest, this is a good Awakening.

Chest: B-

This Part has a pretty below average Part Trait and below average stats as a whole, but for some reason has a whopping 800 M.Atk, which is tied with Code Phi for highest in the Chest category.

Arms: B

Woooo above average M.Atk, I’m glad every Part in this set isn’t below average statistically. The Part Trait is pretty nice for shooters, but nothing else to see here.

Legs: B

Average stats--800 Armor and 479 Resistances (like almost every other 4* leg) matched with an average ranged EX Skill of D/B+ and 21/6s CD.

Backpack: B

The Backpack has the exact same stats as our Legs, which are again average, but this time it’s sporting a more powerful EX Skill with D/A- and 21/6s, so slightly better!

Shield: SS

Shock Bringer! The Armor and Resistances are below par, which is honestly a bummer...but y’know.
SHOCK BRINGER
I’m glad this Shield’s spirit animal is the Gouf because Shock Bringer y is absurdly strong. Uptime of 51s and CD of 33/7s, this EX Skill gives the entire Squad easier stuns on their attacks. Glorious, love it. Mwah!

Aesthetics: A+

The GM look is classic, the Pale Rider colors are fantastic, and it tends to fit with just about half the Parts available, meaning it doesn’t work well with big bois.

Head: A

My boy Duel Gundam is starting off strong with a solid 3181 S.Atk, which is above average and definitely places it above most heads right off the bat. The 20% reload speed for Beam Weapons is nice but nothing to write home about, while the High Firepower Tag does a good job of wrapping this Part up with a pretty little bow.

Chest: S+

Oh Bandai you know just how to push my buttons. A banner with both Shock Bringer y and Armed Aura B. Allies resist flinching for 37s with a 33/7s CD, making this worse than Shenlong’s but still a fantastic addition to any collection. Mag...nificent!
Oh right and it has a hella Word Tag, High Firepower, that’s cool too.

Arms: B+

These Arms have above average Resistances at 290 in both, and pretty standard stats aside. That said, the EX Skill is really nice with a 7 magazine and A-/D with 60/0 CD. It looks nice, feels nice, and does nice damage, however it’s nothing special.

Legs: B

EX Skill Piercing is a very common Part Trait and the 799 Armor and 420 blazing Resistances are also pretty common. This Part is purely standard as far as I can tell.

Backpack: C+

Again, this Backpack has standard stats with 799 Armor and 420 Resistances, yet its Part Trait is abysmal. At least it looks cool!

Aesthetics: A+

Big bois with big tois are my favorite and this boi is no exception. I can already see the pristine Gae Bolg shoved into his shoulder plate.
Beautiful.

Banner Grade: C

Two below average pilots with lame stats and the Part Traits just don’t save them from mediocrity. I can’t believe they ruined Kamille.

Kamille Bidan: B-

They did the same thing to Kamille that they did to Char and I couldn’t be madder. Just...give me a minute to grieve. I can’t believe they gave her a completely even stat spread. At least the Word Tags are decent and 29% EX Skill Piercing makes for a good Part Trait

Elle Vianno: C-

Elle is an extremely defensive Out Fighter with additional healing from EX Skills. I don’t know why you’d use this Pilot except if you just had no other choice.