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Element Type Chart
Character Shots

![]() | Solo | Gold Shovel ![]() ![]() ![]() | x5 | Yin | ![]() |
![]() | Solo | Gold Snow Shovel ![]() ![]() ![]() | x2 | Yin | 1 |
![]() | Solo | Gold Spade ![]() ![]() | x2 | Yin | 2 |
![]() | Solo | Gold Construction Shovel ![]() ![]() | x2 | Yang | 2 |
![]() | Solo | Gold Coal Shovel ![]() ![]() | x2 | Yang | 2 |
![]() | Solo | Gold Trench Shovel | x2 | Yin | 3 |

![]() | Solo | Gold Pickax ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | x3 | Yin | ![]() |
![]() | Solo | Gold Portable Pickax ![]() | x2 | Yin | 1 |
![]() | Solo | Gold Pick ![]() ![]() ![]() | x2 | Yin | 2 |
![]() | Solo | Gold Double-Spike Pick ![]() | x2 | Yin | 2 |
![]() | Solo | Gold Pick Hammer ![]() ![]() | x2 | Yang | 3 |
![]() | Solo | Gold Pick Mattock ![]() | x3 | Yang | 3 |
Character Spell Cards






Kodoku is a type of curse that stores an exorbitant amount of magical power within a barrier. However, the only one who gets to claim this power is the sole insect that survives... Does Momoyo or any of her opponents realize that this is a microcosmic example of an economic society? Also, Momoyo herself is not technically an insect.
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Cannibalistic Insect Revelry
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x20 | Yin |
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Cannibalistic Assassin Bug
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x3 | Yin | 1 |
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Cannibalistic Fire Ant
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x3 | Yin | 2 |
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Cannibalistic False Blister Beetle
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x3 | Yin | 3 |
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Cannibalistic Japanese Browntail Moth
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x3 | Yin | 3 |
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Cannibalistic Wasp
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x3 | Yin | 3 |

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Cave Creature Revelry
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x20 | Yin |
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Cave Earwig
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x4 | Yang | 1 |
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Cave Glowworm
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x4 | Yin | 2 |
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Cave Huntsman Spider
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x4 | Yang | 2 |
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Cave Millipede
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x4 | Yin | 3 |
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Cave House Centipede
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x4 | Yang | 3 |

But how did this hero obtain a weapon capable of defeating a greater youkai? It was bestowed to him by the dragons of the Dragon Palace, who were under attack by the oomukade. Of course, this hero could only properly wield this legendary weapon thanks to his mighty skills. There are differing accounts as to when the Dragon Palace gave this weapon to the hero. Some tales say it was before he defeated the oomukade, and some say it was after. This is probably because he was given a weapon or a blessing before the fight and received a reward afterward. It is particularly interesting how the sword, Chikushi, and the armor, Hiraishi, said to have been gifted to the hero by the Dragon Palace, both have the kanji character for ''arrow'' in their names. This surely indicates that they were created by either embedding, reforging, or recasting the arrowhead imbued with the blessing from Hachiman. That would explain how Chikushi later became known as Mukade-Kiri, the Centipede-Cutter.
In the end, it is still unclear whether the Dragon Palace interfered before the youkai extermination or after... That place is ever mysterious.
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Centipede-Cutter Slice
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x20 | Yin |
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Dragon Palace Sword Slice
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x4 | Yin | 1 |
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Hachiman-Blessed Slice
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x4 | Yin | 2 |
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Centipede-Cutter Slash
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x4 | Yin | 3 |
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Dragon Palace Sword Slash
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x4 | Yin | 3 |
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Hachiman-Blessed Slash
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x4 | Yin | 3 |
Character Ability
Character Skills



Character Characteristics



Character Change Effect
When switching places with a front-guard unit, inherits part of other unit's Yang ATK, Yin ATK, CRIT ATK, & CRIT Accuracy buffs (3 turns).
Upgrade Costs
Rank | Coins | Materials |
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0 -> 1 | 1000 | |
1 -> 2 | 2,000 | |
2 -> 3 | 5,000 | |
3 -> 4 | 10,000 | |
4 -> 5 | 15,000 |
Character Analysis
Momoyo Himemushi is an oomukade, a youkai resembling a giant centipede that is powerful enough to eat dragons, or at least that’s what the rumors say. She made her first appearance in Unconnected Marketeers as an Extra Stage boss. With her carefree personality and immense power, she mines her way from the Rainbow Dragon Cave to Touhou LostWord where she solidifies her position as a Yin focused DEST Class SS-tier friend.
There’s plenty to love about her kit but let’s start with her Shots; Both of them are solo targeting, but they have great effects. Her spread shot, Golden Shovel, which at 1P can be used as a Poison anomaly breaker, and it has a chance to lower the enemy’s CRIT DEF by 1 with the rates being 35%,50% and 75% at 0P, 1P and 2P respectively. Now to her Focus shot, Golden pickaxe, giving her access to a guaranteed 0P Poison infliction and self accuracy buff as long as the attack lands. At 2P, we have a guaranteed buff to her own CRIT ATK and Accuracy alongside another Poison layer infliction, and lastly, another guaranteed self accuracy buff at 3p (of course as long as the bullet lands). One last thing to note aside from her killers, is how the sum of her Hard scaling on her Focus Shot is 150% which can build up some nice damage.
Then we move on to her skills; Her 1st and 3rd skills combined, Dig Up & Pick Up + Eccentric Gourmand, give her the ability to have a team wide debuff of -8 CRIT Evasion on turn 1, alongside +5 Yin ATK, 3 of those being party-wide, and a +2 party wide CRIT ATK, plus a bit of defensive support in the form of +3 Yin DEF. Her 2nd skill, Combat Mania, while simple, is potent. It provides 1.75 Spirit Power and Charge, so Momoyo can easily be set up to strike after her supporting teammates. Quickly going over her passives because they’re all rng-reliant, they’re still awesome when they work, as an 85% decrease can save her from rough attacks and if she’s at 25% HP or less, she has a 50% chance to take no damage. There’s also her last passive, the free 1.20 Spirit power that can trigger at the start of every turn with a chance of 25%.
Her skills really highlight how much she loves combat, as she thrives when against powerful opponents. This is also really apparent in how every bullet line in her Spell Cards (including LastWord) is elastic. Meaning she has a higher chance to deal critical damage the higher the target’s attack is.
Let’s go over her spell cards in detail; Her first spell card has a pre-ATK effect that buffs her team’s Yin DEF and lowers her opponent’s CRIT evasion by 2 levels for 2 turns. We can notice that on turn one, with this SC coupled with her skills, she maxes out her Crit Evasion on her opponent easily, but this isn’t the only attack that allows her to do that on turn one. Now to the actual layout of the attack, it’s a fully Earth Yin Sharp bullet solo spell card with a backloaded layout (1/1/3) and a bit of Youkai & God killers and some Hard scaling (40% in total). A small detail to note here is that her crit rate progressively rises from the first bullet lines to the last 3, while her accuracy lowers a tiny bit.
Momoyo’s 2nd Spell Card, an All targeting attack with a pre-ATK effect which applies Poison to all enemies and it scales in regards to Boost levels for a max of 3 layers at max boost. It is 2 thirds Metal Slash bullets and a third Normal Earth bullets, and with a 1/2/2 layout, it is backloaded. But it comes with the post-ATK effect of gaining 1.5 SP. The interesting thing about this Spell Card is that the damage dealt is in relation to the enemies’ Yang DEF, which is lowered by the poison’s effect. That aside, this spell card can also act as an All targeting poison break at 2P. And we cannot forget that at the same boost level, it guarantees a self accuracy buff, with another being a coinflip.
Now to the star of the show, her Last Word, an All targeting Metal Yin Slash powerful finisher that also can break Poison anomalies. It comes with a pre-ATK effect consisting of Momoyo buffing her own Yin ATK and decreasing her opponents’ CRIT Evasion by 2 levels for 2 turns. While it is a backloaded attack, her 2nd skill should make it much easier to manage.
Armed with her golden pickaxe and shovel, you know she will mine through enemies and she’ll do it fast. And with her ability, her offensive strength is not to be underestimated.
Story Card Recommendations
(Card recommendations last updated on May 27, 2023)
Spell Card
Generally anything that provides Spirit Power or Yin ATK UP is good, which leads us to Story Cards like Overwhelming Firepower, A Curious Festival and Redder Than Blood for the Yang ATK side of things, with the Spirit Power side of things having options like The Witch of Scarlet Dreams, Our Dream and Midnight Tea.
If you want to make use of CRIT ATK though, cards like Miracle Mallet could help, and if you have access to it, New Year's Shrine Visit VI is amazing for her since she can use it to extend both CRIT ATK and Yin ATK duration to up to 3 turns. If you want to make sure Momoyo's Accuracy is high enough to make her hit as much as possible, you can use cards like Valued Tools of the Trade and Ability Cards? for great effect.
Finally, if you want to use her Spell Cards for damage, her first one would benefit from cards like Sporadically Margaret, I'm Alright!, Idola-Deus and The Heat of my Fingertips, all having either a big boost in Earth or Sharp. For Spell Card 2, due to its overall focus on Metal and Slash, you could use cards like either Mysterious Sword Master or Disillusion to take advantage of this.
Last Word
Disillusion having a 50% Boost in Metal and a 45% Boost in Slash, combined with Momoyo just so happening to have 6 lines of both Metal and Slash in her Last Word, it's safe to say that Momoyo has struck gold with this card boosting her Last Word by 95%! That said, other options taking up 2nd and 3rd place would be Mysterious Sword Master and The Moon and Izayoi due to their own +50% boost in Slash. However, the former’s Accuracy boost, as well as more favorable stat sticks in Yin ATK edges out The Moon and Izayoi.
Character Skill Level Up Recommendations
Thankfully, Combat Mania starts out at 1.25 spirit power, so it isn't the biggest priority. That would be the 3rd skill, Eccentric Gourmand, then you try to max out the first, Dig Up & Pick Up and finally the second for a bit more Spirit Power.
If you find that an extra 0.5 Spirit Power will be useful to you, feel free to max out Combat Mania second.
Character Strengths
Huge Yin Attack Stats
Being a FES Friend with amazing Yin ATK stats, she can deal lots of damage and has less obstacles for her offensive potential.
Amazing CRIT Accuracy
Reaching -8 CRIT Evasion on her opponents on turn one and having plenty of attacks to reduce it even further makes her able to CRIT a lot.
Amazing Access to Metal and Earth
Momoyo takes great advantage of both Metal and Earth in multiple ways, such as her Solo targeting Spell Card that is fully Earth and an All-Targeting Last Word that is fully Metal. Both Shots also pack quite a bit of both elements too.
Great Poison Anomaly Inflicts and Breaks
With her Spread Shot breaking Poison, her Focus Shot inflicting this anomaly, Spell Card 2 inflicting a potential 3 poison layers to every opponent that can be broken with the same Spell Card at 2P, her Ability to reflect any Poison anomalies along the way, and of course, her Last Word breaks poison too! Momoyo is really good with her handling of Poison inflicting and breaks in general.
Character Weaknesses
Accuracy is Somewhat Lacking
As arguably one of the best (if not, the best) L1 Friend in the game, Momoyo has so many strengths, but there is just one problem: Her Accuracy issues. Despite them being accessible in her Focus Shot and Spell Card 2 Bullet Lines, these aren't going to be enough to save her, and she will need to dig deep for Story Cards and external Support to make sure all her bullets land.
Generally anything that provides Spirit Power or Yin ATK UP is good, which leads us to Story Cards like Overwhelming Firepower, A Curious Festival and Redder Than Blood for the Yang ATK side of things, with the Spirit Power side of things having options like The Witch of Scarlet Dreams, Our Dream and Midnight Tea.
If you want to make use of CRIT ATK though, cards like Miracle Mallet could help, and if you have access to it, New Year's Shrine Visit VI is amazing for her since she can use it to extend both CRIT ATK and Yin ATK duration to up to 3 turns. If you want to make sure Momoyo's Accuracy is high enough to make her hit as much as possible, you can use cards like Valued Tools of the Trade and Ability Cards? for great effect.
Finally, if you want to use her Spell Cards for damage, her first one would benefit from cards like Sporadically Margaret, I'm Alright!, Idola-Deus and The Heat of my Fingertips, all having either a big boost in Earth or Sharp. For Spell Card 2, due to its overall focus on Metal and Slash, you could use cards like either Mysterious Sword Master or Disillusion to take advantage of this.
Disillusion having a 50% Boost in Metal and a 45% Boost in Slash, combined with Momoyo just so happening to have 6 lines of both Metal and Slash in her Last Word, it's safe to say that Momoyo has struck gold with this card boosting her Last Word by 95%! That said, other options taking up 2nd and 3rd place would be Mysterious Sword Master and The Moon and Izayoi due to their own +50% boost in Slash. However, the former’s Accuracy boost, as well as more favorable stat sticks in Yin ATK edges out The Moon and Izayoi.
Thankfully, Combat Mania starts out at 1.25 spirit power, so it isn't the biggest priority. That would be the 3rd skill, Eccentric Gourmand, then you try to max out the first, Dig Up & Pick Up and finally the second for a bit more Spirit Power.
If you find that an extra 0.5 Spirit Power will be useful to you, feel free to max out Combat Mania second.
Huge Yin Attack Stats
Being a FES Friend with amazing Yin ATK stats, she can deal lots of damage and has less obstacles for her offensive potential.
Amazing CRIT Accuracy
Reaching -8 CRIT Evasion on her opponents on turn one and having plenty of attacks to reduce it even further makes her able to CRIT a lot.
Amazing Access to Metal and Earth
Momoyo takes great advantage of both Metal and Earth in multiple ways, such as her Solo targeting Spell Card that is fully Earth and an All-Targeting Last Word that is fully Metal. Both Shots also pack quite a bit of both elements too.
Great Poison Anomaly Inflicts and Breaks
With her Spread Shot breaking Poison, her Focus Shot inflicting this anomaly, Spell Card 2 inflicting a potential 3 poison layers to every opponent that can be broken with the same Spell Card at 2P, her Ability to reflect any Poison anomalies along the way, and of course, her Last Word breaks poison too! Momoyo is really good with her handling of Poison inflicting and breaks in general.
Accuracy is Somewhat Lacking
As arguably one of the best (if not, the best) L1 Friend in the game, Momoyo has so many strengths, but there is just one problem: Her Accuracy issues. Despite them being accessible in her Focus Shot and Spell Card 2 Bullet Lines, these aren't going to be enough to save her, and she will need to dig deep for Story Cards and external Support to make sure all her bullets land.