Year of the Rabbit - +10 Panne & the cooler Panne Showcase
Posted Jan 1, 2023, 6:05 PM UTC
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I was trying to +10 NY!Panne. But after spending 200 orbs and and getting her just twice I gave up.
I hope your luck was better.
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...How long have you been playing and how many resources do you have that you can +10 / +5 DF a unit the day of release...?
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How long have you been playing
Since March of 2017, so quite a long time lol
how many resources do you have that you can +10 / +5 DF a unit the day of release...?
A lot, I like to save up orbs for my favorite characters so I can +10 and max them out.
Doing this on the day of release sounds impressive, but Panne is the demote on the banner, meaning she's summonable at 4 stars. Banner demotes typically only take around 250 - 500 orbs to +10. For me, it took roughly 300 orbs to +10 Panne.
As for the dragon flowers, I only use them on my favorites, so I usually have enough to give someone +5 straight away.
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That makes sense, lol. I just started in December so I am totally resource-starved. Puts me a bit in awe when someone does this day-of, though.
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You can get around 300 orbs per month so you could in theory be able to do the same. Still impressive though.
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For a 4* focus unit like this Panne, it's about 420 orbs to have a 50% chance to get 11 copies, 500 orbs for a 75% chance.
We usually get 300+ orbs in a month, so if you save everything for two months, you can very likely get a +10 4* focus unit like this in two months. Actually, it's probably not a bad idea for a new account?
A lot of modes uses a scoring system, and merges are the most important part of that (make sure to upgrade them to 5* before merging though, using feathers). Getting 11 random copies of someone is hard, and while grail units are a fantastic option for guaranteed +10, it takes a few months of grails gathering to afford one. So getting a +10 very strong recent 4* focus unit like Panne here is probably the fastest way to get your score up in a ton of modes (thus more rewards) while getting a very strong unit to boot.
Note that 5* exclusive characters are A LOT more expensive. Like if you'd want a +10 Duo Askr instead, you are looking at 1750 orbs for a 50% chance and over 2000 for a 75% chance... You can get more than four +10 4* focus characters for less than the price of one +10 5* focus. Legendary and Mythic characters have even worse odds, so I'd say that a good 4* focus (like Panne here; some are really not too good) is the way to go. As long as it's a character you love, of course.
For Dragonflowers, they simply slowly come over time... they were added sometime in 2019 I believe. For reference, I have 7700 infantry dragonflowers on hand, and I do have one +25, four +15 and a bunch of units with less than 10. So like 12000 flowers of each type in three years? We do get more nowadays too.
So getting the 600 flowers to +5 something doesn't take very long but you have to be selective on who gets them (don't be as selective as me though; I'm at the other extreme where I should use more resources). Also note that for a lot of units, +3 is just as good as +5 while being far less expensive; a lot of units don't care about some stats. For example, that 16 defense mage doesn't get any use from a +1 defense from feathers.
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My problem is I like too many units, so when I started I used a bunch of my feathers to upgrade the ones I liked to 5*, lol...
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NICE WORK FELLOW PANNE ENJOYER
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I just built mine ! Same kit but with Surge Sparrow and Luna. Have fun with her !
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Congrats! The new Panne is definitively very tempting, but I'm afraid I don't have enough orbs on hand to reliably +10 her... I still made sure to grab a copy and she's shockingly good even with her incomplete base kit.
Does the regular Panne still works well in this day and age? I have a +9 unbuilt Panne. I was hoping she'd be in the Awakening Hall of Form or to get a great one in Binding World, but neither happended. I do tend to be far too stingy with fodder and sit on my resources too much, but I do have lots of b-tier stuff on-hand doing nothing (like atk/spd solo, lulls, 20k codes, etc) and a few top-tier things like atk/spd catch and traces that I haven't decided where to use quite yet...
Getting the 10th merge and outfitting her with at least the b-tier stuff seems like a good idea, but if possible I'd like some reassurances that she's still doing alright nowadays.
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Sorry for the late response, been really busy on my end.
Does the regular Panne still works well in this day and age?
It'd say so. She got a refine not too long ago, and it's pretty damn good. It beefs up her statline with +12 in each stat under some conditions, +7 true damage to help with her low attack stat, and other solid stuff like Guard and guarenteed follow-ups help Panne greatly. You could argue that she's currently the best F2P beast now.
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Perfect, thank you! I was pretty optimistic about it (My +9 with a simple Fury 3 was doing surprisingly well in random content like arena assault), but it's great to have first-hand confirmation about it.
I'll wait until the anniversary announcements later this month since they tend to like doing GHB fights, so maybe Panne would be there and save me a few grails, but in any case I'll definitively pull the trigger on finishing to build her.
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Ohhh so that’s why Panne was picked, year of the rabbit….makes sense now.
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So I'm a fan of Panne. She was the first beast unit I was ever introduced to in the series, and I just think she's really neat.
Of course, with the Year of the Rabbit upon us, Panne got her first alt in the game, and I am a happy lad. Her being the demote was just absolutely perfect, +10'd her as soon as I could. To celebrate this banger alt, here's a little showcase of both Pannes.
The Panne
Weapon: Taguel Fang
As a beast, she's pretty much stuck using this weapon, but that's not a bad thing thanks to the recent refine it got. A ton of stats, Guard, guarenteed follow-up and +7 damage per hit based on Panne's speed, etc. It's pretty great now.
Assist: Shove
She was my only beast unit for a long time, so I had to pair her up with allies that didn't allow her to transform up close. Shove gave her some flexibility in where she could be positioned.
Special: Galeforce
I made her a Galeforcer since she has good bulk and 3 movement. Hittting that attack check with Heavy Blade was tough before, but her refine helped greatly.
A Skill: Atk/Spd Solo 4
Been runnning a solo on her for years now, just because it fits with how she's meant to be played.
B Skill: Lull Atk/Spd 3
Helps her with the Heavy Blade check and makes her a bit more tanky so she can survive while Galeforcing.
C Skill: Spd Smoke 4
It's the only way Panne is gonna get access to damage reduction. Gives her better survivability after using her Galeforce since she might have to tank a hit or two.
Sacred Seal: Heavy Blade 3
It's the only way she can use Galeforce consistently.
New Years Panne
Weapon: Keen Rabbit Fang
Stacked weapon. Slaying, Atk/Spd +6, half of NFU, 40% damage reduction on foe's first hit, and Flashing Blade 3. That's not even counting the other normal beast weapon effects on top of that.
Assist: Reposition
Reposition is like a drug man, I can't get enough of it. It's so useful.
Special: Galeforce
Slaying + Flashing Blade in her weapon allows Galeforce to really shine.
A Skill: Atk/Spd Clash 4
She's gonna be moving great distances with Galeforce and her cavalry movement, making Clash a great A skill.
B Skill: Beast N Trace 3
I can finally use her more comfortably in diverse team comps AND she gets canto on top of that?? Yes PLEASE.
C Skill: Atk/Spd Menace
A super solid C Skill that gives a big stat swing for Panne. There are probably better options like Panic Smoke 4, but I don't have that kind of fodder.
Sacred Seal: Swift Sparrow 2
More attack and speed, not much else to it.