DISCLAIMER: This guide is more for F2P players with limited BTs. Going forward, I will give insights on why the unit is good or bad, so that you can make your own informed decision. Due to everyone’s own unique line-up, BT count, situation, new units and constantly changing meta, I will NOT be advising on pulling or not.
- All the SSR+s are strong in their own way. It’s a matter of which one you have to prioritize as an F2P
- There is a different drawing mechanism. Here’s a guide on how that works!
- As an F2P, it is too expensive to Awaken Passive 2 any SSR+, I would recommend you pull multiple good SSR+ units than to AWK2 one SSR+. However, if you want to please go ahead.
NOTE: SSR+KING is pulled at Awaken Wheel Event, see guide here.
SKILL KIT
Role: Team Speedster / Energy seal / Reduce enemy’s shields / Minion Summon (Drone) DPS + shared damage / 0 energy AOE ULT
Type: Esper/Hero (Class S1)
Basic: Restore an ally’s HP by 150% ATK
Ultimate: (No energy consumed) Apply [Fear] to all enemies (seal 2 energy for 1 round). Reduce the [Resillience/Tenacity] of 3 highest HP enemies by 40% and heal for 2 allies with lowest HP by 300% of their ATK.
Passive: Increase row speed by 90% of King’s SPD. (even if King is dead)
Awaken Passive: Summon drone at start of match (ATK &HP are 100% & 800% respectively of King’s ATK). Drone will absorb 90% of all types of DMG received by King (excluding emblem and reflect effect) until its HP is 1%. Drone will follow up (after allies move) on 1 random enemy (350% ATK, up to 2 times each round).
Ultra-Ultimate:
Energy seal 2 > 3
Reduce Resilience/Tenacity of 3 highest HP enemies > ALL enemies
HP reduce 40% > 50%
Heal allies 2 > 4
Extreme-Passive:
Increase own speed by 16%
5P Passive:
Increase own speed > 20%
Increase row speed 90% > 95%
Awakened 2:
Drones 1x > 2x
GEAR
Suggested gear:
Pure ATK / SPEED
Recommended set is Monk/Flash. For red gear, would be Fiery/Ninja.
For KING you need to stack SPD no matter what, hence using full set in this case is TOP PRIORITY (better than no set).
Buff Gear:
Hero ATK% – SPD% Bonus x3 << compulsory
Class SATK% – ATK
Esper ATK% – ATK
SO WHY SSR+KING?
Pros:
- Number one reason for pulling KING is to boost team speed. If you are focusing on PVP, KING is a must as generally who goes first will win (usually).
- KING will have higher SPD than Sonic V2, due to the Awakening system (SPD upgrade), plus he boosts own speed by up to 20% (as compared to Sonic’s 15%)
- Can be used together with Sonic in different rows to provide speed boost
- 0 energy AOE ULT is always great!
- Support heals
- Energy seal (2 energy) for enemy
- Reduce enemy’s shields
- Summons Drone minions, which share damage as well as deal Follow-up dmg
- Good fit for Geryu core (since require 2 grappler 2 espers)
- Great for Hero side since still on Bomb core, so Tenacity weaken will help greatly
Cons:
- All-or-nothing unit; either you all-in with him, or don’t pull him at all. It’s a whale’s game – if enemy’s KING is faster than yours, then it defeats the purpose of you having KING since you’re going second anyway. Hence it is important to gear fully
- Very expensive to gear – mandatory to have all SPD gear and full set, and 3x SPD% Bonus buff gear, P5, KS and Awakening 2 to make him work
- Reduce enemy’s shields not as useful vs Geryu core line-ups; more useful against Bomb core
- Countered in future by SSR+ Flashy, who is able to remove enemy’s acceleration. Eliminating KING’s acceleration will also affect the acceleration of the row
FINAL THOUGHTS
If you don’t have what it takes to fully gear KING, I suggest you can skip him for more F2P friendly units.
WHAT ABOUT KS?
KING is an all-or-nothing unit; if you intend to pull him then you definitely need to pull his KS.
TIPS:
Check out the SSR+ guide here!
DID YOU KNOW…
The King Engine is actually King’s VA’s voice, not a sound effect.
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