The Mo Long counter Advent Calendar - Day 12
The team: Mara Dova ***ar
Usable against: Mo Long Perna Betta/Elad. Use Kona against Elad.
How it works: This team is another example of my favorite counter to vio - kill the enemy before they get a turn. Dead monsters can't proc. Typically, gaining first turn and resurging a slow nuker to accomplish this is limited to ignore def monsters since they require minimal setup. However, Perna has so little def that practically all monsters ignore def against her anyway.
Given similar rune quality, Mara is capable of 1 shotting 99% of Pernas with just an atk buff and no def break. Her skills also come with the anti-revive ability, which negates both Perna's self-revive as well as the Betta/Elad from reviving her.
Dova is on a fast swift build to get that first turn to resurge Mara. She also conveniently is a light monster that tanks Betta. Teon is a perfectly good substitute, and in fact I prefer Teon much more since the rest of his kit is so much more useful (stun, heal, revive, lower CD on the resurge skill). The difference in base speed doesn't matter all that much since you do not need this monster to be as fast as possible, only faster than the enemy Mo Long/Betta who usually are on vio. Against Elads, use Kona instead (see this for an example). It's important to have the correct elemental tank against the Betta/Elad since Mara is extremely squishy and can die to the enemy Betta/Elad if she is targeted.
Kumar is just there to tank Mo Long for a bit. Racuni and Harmonia are better options, but Harmonia is a premium unit that you don't need to waste in this team (if we're talking siege), and I already showcase too much Racuni.
Strategy: Pretty straightforward, just resurge Mara and nuke Perna, followed by the Mo Long. You still need to play smart after the Perna dies because Mo Long + healer is fully capable of 2v3ing given enough procs. Prioritize keeping your fire tank alive (over damage/more turns for Mara). Also keep in mind that Mara's S2 and S3 have the anti-revive and heal block, but her S1 does not. Save a S2/S3 for times when you can bring his HP down low enough for him to be healed, and for finishing him off.
Runing considerations:
Mara - standard slow nuker build. 100 CR is required. You also need a bit of extra HP/Def stats on her, she is extremely squishy and Mo Long can possibly bring her HP down low enough with his S2 to cause her to be focused over other priority targets.
Dova - swift to outspeed enemy Mo Long/Betta.
Kumar - I have him on leftover tanky support runes, he just needs to survive long enough for Mara + Dova to finish off Mo Long.
Seriousness factor: 8/10 against Betta. 9/10 against Elad. Betta is a bit more dangerous than Elad because occasionally she is runed on a super fast build that could outspeed your resurger. Additionally, her kit provides a lot better support for Mo Long to 2v3 your team compared to Elad.
Day 1: Hraesvelg Huan Rina vs Seara Mo Long Harmonia
Day 2: Gemini Bastet Taor vs Mo Long Jeanne Perna
Day 3: Sekhmet Icares Ramagos vs Mo Long Triana Perna
Day 4: Vero Arnold Mihyang vs Jeanne Mo Long Harmonia
Day 5: Tractor Lumi Delphoi vs Mo Long Triana Perna
Day 6: Garo Platy Racuni vs Mo Long Ritesh Harmonia
Day 7: Hathor Perna Homunculus vs Mo Long Ritesh Perna
Day 8: Zaiross Galleon Amir vs Mo Long Ritesh Perna
Day 9: Louise Sonora Izaria vs Mo Long Vivachel Perna
Posted Dec 12, 2018, 8:20 PM UTC