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Hina (Swimsuit)
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Recommendation: Skip
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE30
Use Case: Kaiten P1
Notes: Red AoE DPS that performs well in Extreme and below, but falls off in Insane due to her poor scaling and low damage multipliers.

Iori (Swimsuit)
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Recommendation: Skip
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE40
Use Case: Hieronymus
Kaiten
Notes: An auto attacker with DoT that has 2 different sources of application.

Shun
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Recommendation: PvP or Speedrun if neither Skip
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: 3* for Speedrun
UE40 for PvP
Use Case: PvP
Speedrun strats in raids
Kaiten P1
Notes: Often used when speedrunning raids due to her initial cost, she is also a staple in PvP. Can also be used in Kaiten P1 as she does additional damage to enemies that are medium sized

Kokona
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Recommendation: Can be considered if you need a Striker Healer
Role: Healer
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: Healer
Hieronymus
Notes: A striker healer that can lower the EX cost of the entire team, often used in Hieronymus.

Shun (Small)
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Recommendation: Can be considered if you need ST red DPS
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE40 + Bond Item
Use Case: Kaiten P2
Hieronymus
Notes: Finds more usage in Insane with depending on the Boss attack type, requires high investment and wants her Bond Item

Saya (Casual)
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Recommendation: Skip
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: 3* or UE30
Use Case: Chesed
Notes: Has a wide AoE EX skill that lingers for 20 seconds, useful in Chesed Insane as when a normal enemy is defeated it spawns smaller enemies.
Can be used as a Crit DMG buffer with her sub skill.

Utaha (Cheer Squad)
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Recommendation: Can be considered if you need ST blue DPS
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE40
Use Case: ShiroKuro
Goz
Notes: Nothing too special with her kit she's basically a Izuna reskin

Noa
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Recommendation: If you don't have Sizuna or need focus fire
Role: Supporter
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: Goz
Binah
Notes: Has Focus fire which is useful against Goz, DEF down + debuff extension can be helpful in raids such as Binah.

Akane (Bunny)
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Recommendation: Skip
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: Mystic buffer
Notes: Designed purely for Mystic teams with a decent personal damage output.

Neru (Bunny)
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Recommendation: Skip
Role: Tank
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: If you need a repositioning tank with CC
Notes: A tank with the ability to reposition, apply CC, and provide self shields.
Unfortunately there are other students that can fulfill her role better such as Tracksuit Yuuka for shield application and repositioning.

Karin (Bunny)
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Recommendation: If you don't have Iroha
Comfy Perorodzilla
Lacking Blue AoE
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE40
Use Case: Perorodzilla
Notes: A core damage dealer for Perorodzilla, wants a high amount investment to function UE40. Pairs well with Ui and NY fuuka for cost reduction

Asuna (Bunny)
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Recommendation: Skip
Role: Supporter
Recommended Investment: 3* + Bond Item
Use Case: All blue raids (Wants Bond Item)
Notes: An AoE def debuffer with a 40 second duration at 5 cost, unfortunately has limited usecase as you will rarely across a group of enemies with high defense.
Her Bond Item generates an additional 1.24 SP every 35 seconds.

Hibiki
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Recommendation: Skip
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: 3* or UE30
Use Case: All Red Raids
Notes: A strong all-rounder does good AoE and single target damage with her EX skill and provides a Crit damage sub.

Ako
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Recommendation: MUST PULL
Role: Supporter
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: All raids
Notes: Pull on her banner if you don't want to bricc your account.
Has been used in all raids since her release in hypercarry team comps.

Mari (Track)
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Recommendation: Can be considered if you need a Striker Healer
Role: Healer
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: Striker Healer
Hieronymus
Notes: Provides so much single target healing that she can brute force Hieronymus lantern (Insane) even with a debuff.

Yuuka (Track)
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Recommendation: Comfy Goz
Role: Tank
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: Goz
If you need a repositioning tank
Notes: Used for comfy Goz, low cost EX skill that repositions and provides a long duration shield.
Deals a respectable amount of damage with her auto attacks

Koharu
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Recommendation: Skip farmable
Role: Healer
Recommended Investment: 3* or UE30
Use Case: Healer
Hieronymus
Notes: Striker healer which was often used in Hieronymus but with the release of other striker healers such as Tmari and Kokona, she is no longer a must pull.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED NOT TO PULL SINCE SHE WILL BE FARMABLE

Maki
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Recommendation: Skip farmable
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE50 (Farmable)
Use Case: Binah
Hod
Notes: Used often in Binah.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED NOT TO PULL SINCE SHE IS FARMABLE

Himari
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Recommendation: MUST PULL
Role: Supporter
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: All raids
Notes: Pull on her banner if you don't want to bricc your account.
Provides a huge atk buff and percentage cost regen to the entire team

Eimi
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Recommendation: Skip farmable
Role: Tank
Recommended Investment: 3* or UE40 (Farmable)
Use Case: if you want a tank with self heal
Notes: Tank with Red armor that has a self heal nothing really special here
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED NOT TO PULL SINCE SHE IS FARMABLE

Shigure
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Recommendation: Skip
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE40
Use Case: Red mobbing content
Notes: Excels in Red mobbing, unfortunately there are currently no Red raids that require mobbing.

Cherino (Hot Spring)
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Recommendation: Skip
Role: T.S.
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: Kaiten
Notes: N/A

Chinatsu (Hot Spring)
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Recommendation: Too close to NY Fuuka and Mika banner, would recommend not pulling
Role: Supporter
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: ShiroKuro
Binah
Team Dependent
Notes: Has 2 atk speed buffs in her kit which makes her a pair well with auto attackers such as maki and izuna.

Nodoka (Hot Spring)
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Recommendation: High priority if you want comfy raid runs
Role: Healer
Recommended Investment: 3* or UE40
Use Case: Healer
Hieronymus
Notes: A Special healer with an ATK sub, often used for comfy raid runs

Aris
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Recommendation: Can be considered if you need AoE blue DPS
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE40
Use Case: All Blue raids
Notes: High AoE damage for perorodzilla but tends to die during transition phase

Yuzu
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Recommendation: Skip/Binah crit mald
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE40
Use Case: Binah
Hod
Notes: There are better Piercing damage dealers than relying on her Crit-dependent damage

Midori
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Recommendation: Skip farmable
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: 3* or UE40 (Farmable)
Use Case: Chesed
Notes: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED NOT TO PULL SINCE SHE IS FARMABLE
Hanae (Christmas)
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Recommendation: Skip
Role:
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: Healer
Hieronymus
Notes: Stacking healing lots and lots of healing.
Serina (Christmas)
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Recommendation: Low priority due to the next few banners
Role:
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: Any raid/team dependent
Notes: Provides Crit damage buffs and a stacking Piercing effectiveness buff.
Performs well in long fights or in multi-dps comps.

Haruna (New Year)
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Recommendation: High Priority, If you want a AoE red DPS
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE40
Use Case: Kaiten
Notes: N/A

Fuuka (New Year)
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Recommendation: MUST PULL if you dont have ako or ui, otherwise High Priority
Role: Supporter
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: All raids
Notes: Provides Crit dmg buffs and Cost reduction with her EX skill.
Sadly has to compete with Ako, but is a great choice for 2nd team onwards.

Mine
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Recommendation: Skip (Save those gems for Mika)
Role: Tank
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: Kaiten
If you need a tank that can pull enemies
Notes: N/A

Sena
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Recommendation: Skip
Role: T.S.
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: TS Buffer and Healer
Notes: Can be used in hypercarry comps, Has large atk buff with some healing.
Her EX skill AI can be clunky.

Chihiro
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Recommendation: Can be considered if you need CC for HOD
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: HOD
Notes: Designed purely for HOD with an EX skill with CC and her Sub skill increasing CC power

Mika
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Recommendation: MUST PULL + 3* RATE UP
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE40
Use Case: All Yellow Raids
Notes: Single handedly pushed most ST Yellow DPS into retirement , with a high damage multiplier on her EX skill and several built in buffs such as guaranteed crit, piercing effectiveness and atk boost. She also has evasion stats similar to a EVA tank while having damage reduction built in her skillset.

Megu
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Recommendation: Free 100 pulls
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: N/A
Use Case: N/A
Notes: N/A

Kanna
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Recommendation: Free 100 pulls
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: N/A
Use Case: N/A
Notes: N/A

Sakurako
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Recommendation: Can be considered if you need focus fire for GOZ
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: N/A
Use Case: GOZ
Notes: N/A

Ui
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Recommendation: High Priority
Role: Supporter
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: Team dependant, if you need cost reduction
Notes: Her usecase is rather dependant on your team, she may not provide alot if your team is already running low EX cost skills. Reducing the EX cost of a student like Bunny Karin or Hina allows for a more comfortable rotation.

Hinata
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Recommendation: Skip
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE40 + Bond Item
Use Case: Perorodzilla
Notes: Designed to be used as a AoE DPS in Perorodzilla but has a low ATK stat. This problem is mitigated by unlocking her Bond Item which gives a much needed boost to her ATK stat.

Nagisa
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Recommendation: Haven't Tested
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: N/A
Use Case: Hieronymus
Notes: N/A

Toki
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Recommendation: Haven't Tested
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE 40
Use Case: Hieronymus
Notes: First Impressions: Saw ALOT of usage in Hieronymus torment

Koyuki
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Recommendation: Can be considered if you need a Blue AoE
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: N/A
Use Case: Goz
Perorod
Notes: EX Skill deals strong AOE with a random effect and damage each time it is used (The randomness of her EX skill is not something you should worry about). Her basic skill can ricochet between enemies.

Shiroko
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Recommendation: Skip farmable
Role: DPS
Recommended Investment: UE30
Use Case: Kaiten P2
Notes: Solid ST DPS and currently has the cheapest way to break Kaiten Shield P2.

Kayoko (New Year)
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Recommendation: High Priority
Role: Supporter
Recommended Investment: 3*
Use Case: Blue Raids
Notes: First Impressions: Has a long Mystic Effectiveness buff, seems like a great pick up for blue raids

Haruka (New Year)
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Recommendation: High Priority
Role: Supporter
Recommended Investment: 3* (currently unsure)
Use Case: N/A
Notes: First Impressions: Seems really good with having a Crit DMG res and Crit res debuff to one enemy for 50 seconds and comes with a cost recovery skill.