[JP] Journeys to the West First Impressions

Well the new event that starts tomorrow in JP is going to be out! They also gave us the stats and abilities for the 3 five star hatcher monsters. This will be my first impressions on the new monsters.

Sun Wukong (5* Fire - Hatcher)

Evolve		Ascend
Demon	Class	Demon
Bounce	Hit	Bounce
Blast	Type	Balance
Flight	Ability	Wood Resist
Null Gravity Barrier	Gauge	Null Damage Wall
16383 (+3900) - 20283	Max HP	19531 (+4200) - 23731
16792 (+2450) - 19242	Max ATK	21726 (+3175) - 24901
271.20 (+40.80) - 312.00	Max SPD	279.13 (+42.50) - 321.63
Bash first contacted enemy, laser	Strike Shot	Command SS
One Way Laser EL (34032)	Bump Combo	Speed Up
-	Sub Bump Combo	Blast

Future Wood Impossible Star?

There is a lot of speculation since it is almost time for the next wood impossible dungeon. MS is notorious making the latest monsters be very viable. The ascend version is just unique enough that it might be the next possible op monster for the next wood impossible dungeon. Of course it may be false, but it may be true too.

Evolve for Firepower

If you want firepower, evolve is the way to go. He is the first fire 34k one way laser monster. His SS also deals over 1 million on weak spot and it helps in positioning for his bump combo. You can also purposely miss his gauge of Null Gravity Barrier to position him as well.

Zhu Bajie (Wood 5* - Hatcher)

Evolve		Ascend
Demon	Class	Demon
Bounce	Hit	Bounce
Balance	Type	Speed
Null Warp	Ability	Demon Mencer Slayer L
SS Turn Reduction	Gauge	-
18689 (+3900) - 22589	Max HP	18959 (+4200) - 23159
17966 (+2625) - 20591	Max ATK	19051 (+2775) - 21826
294.73 (+44.20) - 338.93	Max SPD	354.90 (+53.55) - 408.45
All Null	Strike Shot	Shoots spreadshot every time he bounces
Poison Spreadshot 16 (1406)	Bump Combo	Homing Destruction 8 (10981)
-	Sub Bump Combo	Homing Piercer

Pretty Much Like Othello

Evolve is just like Othello. Same abilities but with a different SS and bump. Bajie's SS is a little better than Othello's since nothing will affect his speed up and power up SS. No GB, DW, or mines will affect him. Check that post on Othello for Bajie's potential use

Ascend Doesn't Have Uses

Only a slayer for his ability and it is not really a popular slayer either. Either way, no other abilities to work for demon mencer dungeons like Tengu or Vanilla. He does have a nice bump combo set for farming but there are better non-hatcher options.

Xuanzang (Light 5* - Hatcher)

Evolve		Ascend
Paladin	Class	Paladin
Pierce	Hit	Pierce
Speed	Type	Speed
Dark Resist	Ability	Null Gravity Barrier
Dark Slayer	Gauge	Debuff Recovery
17220 (+3900) - 21120	Max HP	18866 (+4200) - 23066
17677 (+2575) - 20252	Max ATK	18291 (+2675) - 20966
379.20 (+56.95) - 436.15	Max SPD	342.47 (+51.85) - 394.32
Deal big damage when hitting weak spots	Strike Shot	Power up, Speed Up, Damage to Drone
Rebounding Laser L4 (2486)	Bump Combo	Rebounding Laser L4 (2486)
-	Sub Bump Combo	Homing

Ascend is Perfect for Tsukuyomi

Pierce, Null Gravity Barrier, acceptable ATK means he is perfect for Tsukuyomi. Also his gauge will remove debuffs from his allies which that dungeon is chalk full of. Not just ability locks, it can recover allies with poison and attack decrease. Of course he can't recover himself but better to have one less debuff ally.

Chiyo the Better Dark Slayer

Xuanzang is the second dark slayer in the game (well, second 5-6* dark slayer). However, he doesn't have any null ability to be useful in dungeons. Therefore Chiyo is the better dark slayer since she has a NGB along with her dark slayer. However, Chiyo does require ascension and Xuanzang only needs evolution. Difficulty wise, Chiyo is harder, but she is better.

That is my first impressions for the 5*. Maybe I'll do another post once they actually come out for a few weeks