JWA Weekly Events Dec 7 to Dec 13: Flocks

Explorers! This week will be all about Flocks, and we just had almost this identical event in mid-September. We'll revisit what we said then and talk about our recommendations of what to dart before we break down the rest this week has to offer!

Before we dive in to the week, we'll break down how the weekly event calendar works. First, each day is considered started at 10am Eastern on that day. It is possible that wherever you live, it might actually be the previous or next day, so we wanted to help clarify how they determine what day it is. At this time, event creatures & strike towers will be updated as applicable. This information is also noted on the calendar.

Ever wonder why some weeks we’re given 45 attempts on commons and others only 18 or 27? The reason for this is that the volume of attempts is a simple math calculation based on the rarity and number of options. Take the rarity base number and multiply by the number of options and voila, you have your total allowed attempts! Having more variety in the options yields that many more attempts. The flip side is it may be more difficult to find the creature(s) you favor. Below details the number of attempts assigned to each rarity which is used to determine how many attempts you receive (though occasionally, they stray from this math). This is the total you are allotted across all options, so it is important to select your choices wisely.

• Common = 9 per
• Rare = 6 per
• Epic = 3 per
• Legendary/Unique = Varies but tends to usually be 2 total

They recently started putting the number of attempts on the calendar again and sometimes stray from the above. Refer to the calendar for the confirmed counts. Each rarity has a different length of time the spawn lasts followed by a different length of time until respawn after despawn. Commons and Rares will last about 35 minutes with about 5 minutes between. Epics last about 30 minutes with about 5 minutes in between. Legendaries & Uniques last about 27 minutes with about 3 minutes in between. Many thanks to Lilikoi of Dom Tuoretto for helping us nail down those cycle times!

All strikes and trials are represented on the calendar with the level of difficulty along with how long they last (1 day or 2 days). The trials are shown along the very bottom in gray boxes.

Wednesday - Thursday: 18 attempts

• Coelurosauravus (Park Day/Dawn/Dusk) (Coelhaast)
• Sinosauropteryx (Local 3 Anytime) (Sinokotaraptor)

Overall

These were our exact options in September, and we feel no differently now than we did then. Here is what we had to say: There really isn't anything about either of these that make one superior to the other. If you struggle with access to parks, then that could be a case for you to prioritize Coel. Mostly you'll probably want to save your time and energy and simply dart whatever crosses your path.

Voting Poll

As of Wednesday morning:

Friday - Saturday: 12 Attempts

• Anurognathus (Event Exclusive) (Ardontognathus)
• Lystrosaurus (Local 3 Anytime) (Lystrosuchus>Lystrosavis)
• Moros Intrepidus (Event Exclusive) (Thylos Intrepidus)
• Pulmonoscorpios (Event Exclusive) (Dsungascorpios)

Overall

This is yet another great set of Epics and almost identical to what we had last time we had Flocks event. Last time we had Microraptor where we have Pulmono this time, and that's quite an upgrade. We like the scorpions as your top choice here. On their own, they are bonkers strong, and the Unique hybrid dominates in the arena. Anurog is a fine second choice, as the hybrid can actually beat the aforementioned scorpions as well as many other highly used creatures. The other two options are ok and absolutely wouldn't be a waste to collect, but they aren't as immediately useful. 

As of Wednesday morning:

Sunday: 3 Attempts

• Ankylodactylus (Event Exclusive)
• Dodocevia (Event Exclusive)
• Dreadactylus (Event Exclusive)
• Lystrosuchus (Event Exclusive) (Lystrosavis)
• Tarbognathus (Event Exclusive) (Compsoraptor)

Overall

Like the Commons (and upcoming Rares), these are also identical to the options we had a couple months ago. Here is what we had to say then:

These are all excellent options, as Flocks tend to rule the arena and most tournament formats. Each of them has at least one strong reason, so we will break that down by creature for you:

• Ankylodactylus & Dreadactylus both require Preondactylus as a component, so there's a benefit to saving some of this very precious DNA by darting one instead of the other.
• Dodocevia requires a component (Dodo) only found in parks. If you do not have easy access to parks, then this may be the one for you.
• Lystro & TarboCompies both have new Unique hybrids, and we've seen Compsoraptor quickly appear on top arena teams. We also see TarboCompies among many top arena teams simply on its own. Perhaps all of that makes this one the best choice when breaking it down. No matter if you choose all 3 attempts on one choice or to spread them out, make sure you do them all! Free Legendary DNA is not something to be missed.

We really feel no differently now than we did then, even with the introduction of Geminideus to counter those pesky flocks. 

As of Wednesday morning:

Monday - Tuesday: 18 Attempts

• Compsognathus Gen 2 (Local 4 Anytime) (Tarbognathus>Compsoraptor)
• Preondactylus (Local 1 Anytime) (Ankylodactylus, Dreadactylus)
• Rodrigues Solitaire (Event Exclusive) (Allodrigues)

Overall

You'll want to try to focus on the Event Exclusive here, but the other options are just about as awesome and probably difficult to come by through your alliance donations. Every hybrid these three make is top tier and you won't choose wrong no matter what option(s) you choose to dart. Compy2 and Preon are also great in qualifying tournament formats.

As of Wednesday morning:

Strike Events and Trials are also Flocks themed and can reward the same Common, Rare, and Epic DNA found at Event Supply Drops (with the very rare but possible Legendary).

We have a Panthera strike on Friday as well as Boost Strikes on Thursday (Attack), Saturday (HP), and Tuesday (Speed).

Scents

Both scent strikes this week will be Flocks scent (Thursday & Monday) and can draw the following when activated (with one Rare guaranteed):

• Coelurosauravus (Common)
• Sinosauropteryx (Common)
• Compsognathus Gen 2 (Rare)
• Preondactylus (Rare)
• Rodrigues Solitaire (Rare)
• Anurognathus (Epic)
• Lystrosaurus (Epic)
• Microraptor (Epic)
• Moros Intrepidus (Epic)
• Pulmonoscorpios (Epic)

Treasure Chase

We have the standard treasure chase on Sunday where distance doesn't matter. You can collect up to 25,000 coins through each period (Sunday will run 11am Eastern to 8pm Eastern, then it will reset until 11am Eastern Monday) - this allows 2 total chances at the coins! 

Hybrid Pursuit

The Fukuimimus pursuit begins with Fukuisaurus.

Our December arena seasonal reward will be Blue and Moros Intrepidus will be our Daily Dino.

We begin a Pulmonoscorpios Alliance Championships will be Epic/Legendary/Unique All (No Restrictions) Advantage tournament for COINS! 

December 2022 Coin Tournament

REQUIREMENTS

• Creatures

  • Epic
  • Legendary
  • Unique
  • All

• Level

  • All creatures are set to Tournament Level (26)

• Stat Boosts

  • Disabled

• Restrictions

  • None

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There are so many other themes we haven't seen since we last saw this event, but this really is one of the best, so we don't mind. What do you plan to dart and why? Join our Discord and get in the discussion today!