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Should You Pull? Gods of Sky and Land

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Should You Pull?

This is a pretty good banner. First, Kanako Yasaka is an exceptional farmer for Chapter 3 Act 1’s Story Card (which is right around the corner!) when combined with Marisa Kirisame (Witch of Scarlet Dreams) or other future teammates. Secondly, Suwako Moriya is an above average Solo nuker with some considerable support for Yin teammates. Neither of them are truly top of the shelf esports, but they’re both rather good at what they do, so if you like either (or both) you won’t regret pulling.

Quick Overview

+Last Word deals solid damage if backed by a Killer, of which Kanako has a wide range
+First Spell Card provides 1 Spirit Power, which makes Kanako very flexible
+Can farm the Chapter 3 Act 1 Story Card in 4 Turns with certain teammates in 2 unit teams

-Kanako deals low damage if she doesn’t hit a Killer target
-Needs time to setup to compare to other nukers, due to relying on Story Cards to provide Yang ATK Up
-Below average Break access
-Fully selfish tank, has no way of keeping her tank alive outside of Focus
-Low Focus values

+Deals high Solo damage both immediately and at 3 Spirit Power
+Fantastic Yin DEF Down support
+Above average Break potential

-Needs 3 Spirit Power for full potential
-Spirit Power hungry when attempting to Break

Kanako Yasaka

Long ago, Kanako Yasaka was an ambitious goddess, looking to expand her domain. She turned her eyes to the lands of Suwako Moriya, meeting the goddess in battle. She simply extended a single thin vine, and the weapons of Suwako’s entire army rusted away. Suwako proceeded to concede victory to Kanako, although the latter found management of both the native god’s people (as well as the scourge gods Mishaguji) to be exceedingly difficult alone. As a result, she bargained a partnership with Suwako - the two share faith, Suwako provides most of the divine blessings as well as control of the Mishaguji, and Kanako acts as the face of the shrine. At some point near the present day they also picked up a new shrine maiden in the form of Sanae Kochiya.

This was all well and good until humans stopped believing in gods due to rapidly developing technology. As a result, Kanako took the Moriya Shrine to Gensokyo, believing it was better to start over in a land more friendly to gods rather than cling to the crumbling glories of the past. Their initial reception was a bit chaotic to say the least, and you can play Mountain of Faith to find out more! Since then, Kanako hasn’t been content with merely surviving. Ever a shrewd businesswoman, she has hatched a number of schemes and plots to gather even more faith. As a result, “it’s a Moriya Shrine conspiracy!” is a common joke within the fandom, as Kanako has been involved in more plots than most other characters in the series.

In spite of this incredible ambition, and treating religion like a business, Kanako is an exceedingly casual goddess. She doesn’t particularly care about formal forms of worship, and doesn’t even particularly demand respect. Kanako even encourages scientific progress - which may seem somewhat at odds with the usual divide between science and religion, but she also has been attempting to cultivate an image as a goddess of scientific progress, making it less paradoxical than you might think.

Kanako possesses the ability to create heavenliness. It’s not really clear what this means, so it’s easier to look at what the goddess does. She can invoke winds, rains, and storms, as well as simply throw enormous onibishira at her foes. She will also be a playable character in the upcoming Touhou Gouyoku Ibun, if you want a better picture of her abilities!

In LostWord, Kanako’s primary job is to farm Chapter 3 Act 1 in four turns with only a single partner, with her current best option for this being Marisa Kirisame (Witch of Scarlet Dreams). This is due to her having two All targeting Spell Cards which are both above average at 0 Power and, more importantly, both scale off of Yang ATK at 0 Power, making it very easy for her to use Story Cards which provide Levels of Yang ATK Up to boost their damage further.

Outside of this primary job, most of Kanako’s power comes from her Solo Last Word, Majesty of God. Due to half of its damage coming from needing to hit either a Human, God, or Dweller of Sea (due to its abundance of Killer), Kanako isn’t really someone you bring to every fight. This is further magnified by her general lack of - well, anything else going on in her kit. Her Break potential is somewhat below average, although God Sign: Omiwatari of Gods giving her 1 Spirit Power on each use certainly helps. She’s also classified as a Defense unit but she can’t really tank, as her only form of useful teamwide damage mitigation is 3 Levels of Focus for 3 Turns from Divine Aura, which - doesn’t really accomplish all that much. 

Kanako’s certainly far from bad, just make sure to use her expecting either a Chapter 3 Act 1 farmer, or a Solo Nuker with some Break ability and a reliance on her Killer, and not as a tank.

Suwako Moriya

Thousands of years ago, Suwako Moriya was a goddess who had a pretty relaxed life, if not as relaxed as she’d like. She was the ruler of a small kingdom, having brought the curse gods named the Mishaguji under her control. Fearsome beasts, they plagued the lands, until Suwako tamed them and turned them to aiding harvests instead. The people rejoiced, and she ruled over them from a time, until gods attempted to invade her land. Suwako used a vast array of steel weapons to fight them, which made her unbeatable until Kanako Yasaka invaded, and rusted her entire arsenal with a thin vine. Suwako then conceded to Kanako, and let the goddess attempt to rule. Kanako soon realized the folly of attempting to control the Mishaguji, much less managing Suwako’s people, and was forced to strike a deal with the other goddess. Kanako would be the face of the shrine, Suwako would handle the divine services, they would share faith, and Suwako would be free from all of the pesky bureaucracy matters she was never a huge fan of. And at some point they also took in one of Suwako’s distant descendants as their shrine maiden!

Some time in the future, humans stopped believing in gods, Kanako decided to move the Moriya Shrine to Gensokyo, and Suwako got dragged along for the ride, in the events of Mountain of Faith. Whilst Kanako has been considerably ambitious since, Suwako’s mostly just continued to do what she’s always done: provide their worshippers, followers, and anyone else who strikes a deal with the shrine with divine services, and otherwise just lax off and party. And perhaps the occasional scheme of her own too - she can’t let Kanako have all the fun!

Whilst as friendly and lighthearted as one can be, and a bit of a trickster to boot, Suwako isn’t to be taken lightly. On top of the ability to control the earth, being able to fling rocks, jade, water, and even sprout trees at her will, Suwako still controls the Mishaguji as well. This grants her access to some rather nasty curses - you definitely don’t want to get on her bad side. Thankfully, that’s a rather hard thing to do, so long as you don’t offend frogs or something. On that note, she’s not actually a frog or connected to them in any way, in spite of her clothes and general aesthetic - she just really likes those hoppy amphibians! If you want a better look at her abilities, give Touhou Hisoutensoku a look, she's a playable character in it and it does a good job of portraying the fun-loving goddess.

In LostWord, Suwako’s the current benchmark and standard which all other Solo nukers are compared to. Her Last Word, God of Stone or Wood, deals devastating damage in both one turn as well as for extended fights - making her perfect for farming and challenge fights alike. She's also much more self reliant than other attackers - thanks to Cursed God, Suwako gives herself 3 Levels of Yin ATK Up for 3 Turns and Charge to boot, making her easy to support. Combine this with Power From The Sky, which gives her 1 more Spirit Power right away and pairs wonderfully with her Character Ability, Capable of creating earthiness, for another 2 Levels of Yin ATK Up and she's already at 5 Levels of it right away! Lastly, Wisteria of the Tenryuu River gives 1 target 3 Levels of Evasion Down for 1 turn, meaning she requires no Accuracy support and can use a Yin ATK Up Story Card instead, for a potential 8 Yin ATK Up on the first turn alone!

That's not all Suwako brings to the table. Native God: Froggy Braves the Wind and Rain is among the stronger Spell Cards in the game. Primarily, it gives all targets 2 Levels of Yin DEF Down for 3 Turns, which not only lets her Last Word reach incredibly high levels of damage, but also supports any Yin teammates as well. Additionally, if you find that you need to go for a Full Break instead, it has 2 Water and 2 Wood Breaks on All targeting at 3 Spirit Power, which is some fantastic coverage.

Overall, Suwako’s a potent Solo nuker who brings some good Yin support to the table. Just don’t say anything bad about frogs, or else your entire bloodline might be cursed! Or she might just let you off with a vague threat and a demand for some Ramune. 

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