Gundam Battle Gunpla Warfare: Unicorn and Kshatriya - Should You Pull?

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Pilots!

Today we've got another addition of Should You Pull, brought to you by AetherRose on our discord server. Check out my assessment of this week's banner below!

 

 

With our wonderful gunpla today being Kshatriya and Unicorn, I’m sure we’ll have a lot to talk about! Considering they literally tore down the RX-78-2 statue for a Unicorn statue, it better be REAL GOOD

This week we got 1820 Haro Chips, and here’s how: 

  • 100 - Login Bonus
  • 140 - Daily Achievements
  • 150 - Event Login
  • 360 - Mission Completion
  • 170 - Arena Participation
  • 900 - Apology Chips

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 limited banner, which means it will NOT be going to Standard Gunpla Parts Capsule when the week is up.

Banner Grade: S

Summary: This banner has a 2.80% (8.73%) chance of drawing something above average, and a 1.20% (3.74%) chance of drawing something of great value or higher.

This is the best Banner to date. Not only are the rates increased heavily, but there are multiple standout Parts and VERY few weak Parts. Honestly, even if you’re not a fan of these gunpla, this is worth pulling on.

I would not skip!

Prime Pool percentages are in parenthesis

Unicorn Gundam

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Head: A+

With the third highest S.Atk of all Heads, sitting at an imposing 2,922, you’d expect this to be much higher rated, however this is offset by the head vulcan plague. Next.

Chest: A

This Chest is almost exactly the same as the Shining Chest in terms of its Awakening EX Skill, which gives 20% Speed, 29% M.Atk, and 19% M.Def (the difference being the M.Def instead of S.Atk) on a 60/12s CD and a 51s Uptime. This is very very good, and what makes it slightly better than Shining is the 200 higher M.Atk.

Arms: S-

Wow, to be honest, I’m rather shocked we have three As in a row….is this the legendary...GOOD BANNER? N-NANDAIYO?! Let’s find out together, kind readers! 2,922 M.Atk is quite a lot and it’s paired with a D/A 76/19s CD Hissatsu that heals the Squad for 48% and buffs everyone’s S.Atk by 19% and B.Res by 49%. While the buffing isn’t a big deal, it’s still really high stat Arms boasting a Hissatsu with an intimidating A in Power.

Legs: B+

While boasting average stats, it’s hoisted up by its britches due to the 30% extra damage with Sp. Shot, which is a pretty britchin’ Part Trait.

Backpack: C+

Another double saber backpack, and this one has pretty mediocre stats paired with it.

Beam Saber [Unicorn]: S

With an extremely high M.Atk and one of the best Part Traits in the game, I can’t recommend this enough. Initial EX Skill CD Reduction 20% is absolutely fantastic, especially when paired with 3,690 M.Atk!

Beam Magnum: A

With well above average S.Atk, 3,690, and a very strong Part Trait, “When Armor is 40% or more, Sp. Shot power boosted 30%”, you’ve got a very strong choice for your builds, however it’s not the best as guns like DODS Rifle has a far better Part Trait and Nu Rifle wins out from sheer S.Atk.

Hyper Bazooka [Unicorn]: A+

”Why would you give a Bazooka with the same S.Atk and a worse Part Trait then the Rifle a better grade?!” Because it’s a Bazooka and if you’ve ever used one of these, you know why.

Shield: C+

The Unicorn Shield is shockingly MUCH worse than I thought it’d be given...you know...the whole Gundam was actually built around its overpowered Shield. Bamco does a lot of weird things, but anyways, we’re looking at below average stats and a basically non-existent Part Trait.

Aesthetics: S

Ugh...just take your win Unicorn fanboys.

Kshatriya

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Head: S+

Wow wow wow wow wow. Honestly, it took me a second to decide if this was SS tier or not, but to be honest, raw stats aren’t usually enough to do it for me. Not only does this have one of the highest stats, but it’s boasted 20% Beam Long Shot Attack, making it only SLIGHTLY worse than Nu! I’m so glad it doesn’t have fucking vulcans again.

Chest: B

The Chest has shockingly high Armor at 1.732 and a slightly above average EX Skill which offers A/D on a 60/15s CD and buffs your B.Res by 59%. This isn’t the best as high Pierce doesn’t do as much damage and you shouldn’t be using B.Res much.

Arms: B

While this has seemingly fantastic Armor with its 2,302, it’s actually just because it’s an extension. Of course, there’s no excuse for that 4,255 S.Def. Help. Unfortunately, it comes paired with Funnels which have A+/D and hit once in a millenia, so it’s not as great as it looks.

Legs: B-

The Part Trait here is defensive, reducing Enemy Melee Power by 30%, however it also has below average defensive Stats and one of the highest S.Atk of any Leg. So, uh, that’s something I guess.

Aesthetics: A???

Honestly, almost every single Part here looks fantastic with almost every set! … However, those Arms are basically unusable. so, it’s a mixed bag that’s entirely dependent on what you pull.

AI Pilots Shinn Asuka (4*) and Elpeo Ple (3*)

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Banner Grade: A

While the 3* Pilot is bad, they almost always are, so that’s not under a big consideration for me. That said, Shinn is one of the best Out Fighters and certainly a competitor to Sai!

Shinn Asuka: A+

Shinn is an Out-Fighter with 1,181 in both Atk Stats and a fantastic 15% Initial CD Reduction for a Part Trait, not the mention he sports the Protag Word Tag. Honestly, this is a very good Pilot.

Elpeo Ple: C-

A Long Shooter with 16% Vernier Recovery Rate and only 893 S.Atk. Are you messing with me Bamco? Is this a game to you?

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