Battle Cats | Shigong Cat | New Gacha Rare Cat Talents 14.0 (Review)

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[@timmyreobed5043]

Hearing Okami music always puts a smile on my face. Especially after the sequel announcement

[@XskullDrSkull]

Okami sequel hype

[@Kr1egsmesser]

@@XskullDrSkull What a coincidence, I was just watching a Tierzoo video and noticed he used Okami OST and now you're using it too.

[@fatricecat]

Hidden Technique: 20% Stat Buff

[@popg21-the-epic51]

Domain Expansion: S Rank Resist Orb

[@bog4612]

I know the tierlist you're showing is a rough one, but damn Necrodancer is really high, those Research combo with Zombie and Mr sure are insane.

[@XskullDrSkull]

The Vigler treatment

[@Nateopotato177]

I'd personally put him a bit lower, but they are really good

[@kaepora66]

​@Nateopotato177I think how biobone with any tanky meatshield is as hard of a carry as uril through starred UL justifies it.

[@IIIGietasIII]

Got viglers evo and used him on a few zombie stages, he underrated i tell you man

[@Nateopotato177]

@@kaepora66 I've only ever used the vigler combo, and while it is very op, I wouldn't say it hard carries

[@c-lion6494]

It really feels like they only put warp immune on him for the sole purpose of power creeping Everlord Wanwan’s revenge stage

[@globby7820]

There’s also cotc outbreaks, zapy and some legend stages like pirates breaking rank

[@DaCycloneBoi69420]

I basically just had a heart attack seeing that zombie r.ost variant, and realizing i am gonna have to deal with it eventually. somebody should make a horror game with the main antogonist as r.ost, would be the scariest shit ever.

[@hiveling-111]

The monster of the horror game? The most terrifying creature to ever be imagined: Aku R.Ost (Has a ridiculous shield and also has a 10% chance to spawn a surge)

[@gooseti]

Why does this sound like an actual thing ponos would do​@@hiveling-111

[@hiveling-111]

​@@gooseti That's why it's so terrifying, it's entirely possible.

[@DaCycloneBoi69420]

@@hiveling-111 i had to search that up because that sounded like aomething ponos would add, luckily not real (yet)

[@XskullDrSkull]

Fear the end game enemy design

[@Globfeesh]

meanwhile: ponos giving balrog 300% strengthen a few years back:

[@XskullDrSkull]

New mechanics always start to fall off. Most UF became worse overtime, so did UT and even true forms compared to ye olden days.

[@MerryMythicalBird-ti5sf]

Does that mean units like baby cats uf will not be able to keep up rendering them situational in certain stages?? I just uf baby cats and he got shredded by ul magnification stats peons 2 seconds after I summoned him

[@24_JoeJoe_24]

​@MerryMythicalBird-ti5sfNo I think what he's referring to is the mechanic itself and not the units that receive it, as in units that received talents earlier got better buffs than those who got them later. A more recent example of this would be Ultra Forms. The first few UFs were some of the best (Windy, Dioramos, Kat-A-Pult), while a lot of the more recent ones have been less impressive. Obviously powercreep is still a thing and some units will worsen over time too, but Baby Cats UF should definitely be good for a while. They probably got shredded in seconds cuz you didn't use enough support or meat shields. They have somewhat high HP, but they're not a proper tank, they're a disposable melee nuker that make up for their short time on the field with high damage and good mobility. Otherwise, maybe you just used them in a stage they're not very compatible with. They've got a slow attack rate and short standing range, so if you just send them into a stage with a lot of high damage peons/front-liners with no support, they're gonna struggle

[@jwigluz]

Jiangshi got possibly the biggest jump in placement from the OG tierlist to the new tierlist. I think he rose like over 15 placements.

[@ivan0912]

jiangshi in s tier was a bit of a jump scare

[@The4DRY4N]

i love how similar this is to the catelitte review lmao

[@TaseenAlim]

It's basically the almost same review lol but the word "catellite" is now replaced by "shigong"

[@TanjigoatTM-f3z]

"Besides those advents, warp immunity isn't really a big deal." >cotc outbreaks at least we get a use for resist zombie s orb tho

[@merlinparache1681]

YESSS!!! In CotC Outbreaks, it would have been fantastic to have Warp Immunity on Shigong. There are also a good amount of stages with Alien/Zombie. Other Shigong has even better synergy with units like Corrupted Psychocat and Eternal Reika

[@adamchea6321]

Jiangshi at high S Tier made me so happy. They are just a silly guy who likes jumping.

[@Personwhoexists0701]

Have you ever just watched one jump and just said boing boing boing

[@StormBlade-BPB]

Shigong is the best anti zombie I’m just glad he didn’t get soulstrike

[@A_Ali173]

I know that the long wait for Catellite and Shigong talents felt disappointing but I feel like we might now finally get UFs (or UTs) for rare and super rare gacha units very soon

[@cosmic_Meta]

Doubt it, I feel like the UF's will only be for ubers/ mayyyyyybe legend rares

[@geoballmapping]

Y'all call it cope, WE CALL IT HOPE 🗣️

[@JytwEd]

@@cosmic_Metaso far there is one true form legend rare (I think) the only uf that will come to lefend rares is if they come in like 5 years minimum after they make more legend tf’s. It is possible tho and is very likely to happen eventually

[@gooseti]

​@JytwEd there's two actually Babel and Miyamoto Musashi

[@sniceturtl2937]

Shigong over Sanzo is crazy, I did not expect that.

[@TJ-hg6op]

The weaken seems pretty alright as the talent allows it to tank a bit more, but other than that HP is really the best part.

[@DioramosIsTheBestUber]

he’s really a shigong in his work

[@Slimey_alien89]

I will always love the at shigong cat has a super sayain aura around them

[@MDClips2464]

5:36, music aligns perfectly with daboo's attack

[@gudrunlourinho4688]

Lmao

[@Clouded_ZERO]

In design, Shigong is like one of the greatest imo Have you ever considered making a ranking of your favorite cats?

[@Personwhoexists0701]

You know i think this guy is hyped for the okami sequel

[@Echo-yr4iz]

I remember when you considered Jiangshi, Jiangshit. What happened that bumped em into S tier.

[@TOY71]

Basically shigong is like a mini roe cat.

[@lewtf007france3]

Day 14 of reminding bro that he forgot to review Ruri ultra talents

[@popg21-the-epic51]

All he needed was his HP up talent and his orb slot imo my lv50+25 shigong's effective HP vs zombies went from 183K to 293K and i could use gigapult to weaken zombies ontop of that

[@aperson4097]

I was so hype when I saw the weaken talent, but knowing it's 5% makes me oh so sad.

[@CardboardCatu]

Kasli the Bane is a very powerful unit when it comes to stats. The combination of high health and 5 knockbacks leads to her staying alive for a long time when summoned. Thanks to the powerful Surge, she is also able to deliver high and consistent damage to midrangers and backliners, such as Le'noir and R.Ost, while also intercepting incoming peons and keeping enemies that are extremely easy to knockback at bay, such as Gory variants, Brollow, Rain D. and Mr. Puffington. Lastly, she can even be used for "base trapping": if you have her hit a base and trigger a boss wave, her Surge will instantly hit and severely cripple anything that comes out, sometimes making a massive difference. Just remember that due to her blindspot and most of her damage being concentrated in the surge, she will not perform too well against Zombies, short ranged pushers like Bore or One Horn, as well as surge-immune enemies. However, a tanky unit can cover her blind spot, making her usage even more viable. Damage isn't all she has though: her Curse ability lets her disable enemies' Knockback, Slow, Freeze, Weaken, Warp, Curse, Dodge Attack and Toxic abilities. Since it has good uptime, this makes her even more useful against enemies with annoying abilities like Super Metal Hippoe, Li'l Doge, Crazed Axe Cat, Henry, Winged Pigge, Gobble, Heavenly Herald Papuu, Bakoo and all Relics. There are, however, rare instances in which her Curse ability can be counterproductive, such as against some units with Warp, who would become unable to warp any attackers they reach to safety. This is most notable against Final Boss Giga God. Her immunities to Wave Attacks, Warp, Curse, Weaken and Surges further help her with the threat posed by such abilities, especially in Uncanny Legends, Cats of the Cosmos and The Aku Realms where they are prominently active. Overall, she's an extremely powerful unit that holds her edge all the way into the endgame and has almost no drawbacks.

[@JytwEd]

Everyone already knows. She’s broken and frankly, unfair

[@DerangedNeighbor]

Bw macho legs replaces her as a spammable version with similar dps lol

[@literallyjustaglassofmilk3609]

What’s the point of all this yapping? Bros telling us the best uber in the game is the best uber in the game

[@RealCat222]

I just did like 40 subchapters of 2, 3, and 4 star sol in the past 5 days to get idi for infernal 49 and 50 and towers ended like ten minutes after i got her. No esoteric uril for me, but at least this review is here to get rid of the pain

[@GorillaFan_32]

its aight normal master uril does the job against relics you got idi also so congrats!!!!

[@RealCat222]

@GorillaFan_32 ty

[@bilalassarouhi3859]

Yo xskull,are you going to review winter general kaihime?(also what happened to dr skull?)

[@Chunwun-u2o]

7:56 Chief cat: 🕺 🕺🕺

[@BlazingCyberKnight95]

No Toxic Immune moment. Not even Toxic resist.

[@DioramosIsTheBestUber]

yea, because Ponos ain’t too stupid to immediately powercreep zombies and throw a spear into the coffin

[@nicogarci660]

​​@@DioramosIsTheBestUber As if they werent powercreept already

[@DioramosIsTheBestUber]

@@BlazingCyberKnight95 yes, so logically after already power creeping it with just the presence of talents, let’s just launch a nuke against all toxic/zombie enemies and make it all the much worse

[@XxCosmologyxX]

Shigong should’ve gotten toxic resist instead of freeze resist. That way, Z. Ost would still be terrible but more bearable.

[@DioramosIsTheBestUber]

@@XxCosmologyxX I see your point but Oldstrich (will refer to as Z.Ost) is very late game, giving shigong any resist/immunity to toxic would still make notable powercreep. Z.ost is supposed to be difficult to deal with. If a stage at the very end of the legend stages (11 star, nearing 12) has an easy-to-get counter, like shigong+toxic immunity or even resist would defeat the point of “endgame”

[@almightygoatee]

Freeze resistance? I was hoping for knock back resist :(

[@Majin_Trunky]

Finally, Zombie stages will be easier

[@etheron123]

Necrodancer outclasses Sanzo, no way

[@jensenbould4090]

Oh no we got rocker 2.0

[@C0DY420]

I would’ve been perfectly fine if shigong got soulstrike because of how high his dps for a ms is, and it would also incentivize you to get the attack up talent as well to make it even more effective

[@b1ue383]

cool on paper but will completely disrupt your frontline defense if a single zoge revives making all the shigongs stop for a good while

[@TheGoatedAer]

Shigong should’ve gotten black flash :( also elemental duelist E tier, at least he has some usage even though courier outclasses.

[@dz1002]

He gets doubly powercrept by Delivery TF sadly

[@Gambler-111]

Courier and Delivery are two cats that conveniently replace him in both of his target traits

[@TheGoatedAer]

Both of you are completely right, but at least elemental duelist has some usage before you would get courier and cafeteria cat, so I think bottom of E tier at most tho.

[@Tekkonecko]

6:17 speaking of wanwan powercreep, is his placement in your revenge advent ranking still at #2? Or has it changed

[@A_Ali173]

Believe it or not, Doremi is now at number 1. While the revenge stage may be easy as you can just spam dark laser, the wrath stage is a different story. The wrath stage is exactly the same as the original stage except it restricts you to only normals and Ubers. The original stage was so easy because you could use ramen to perma stall alpacky and use can can to gain extra money, leaving it so you can get 16500 cash before Doremi spawns and then use a very simple Bahamut change at the base to destroy Doremi, leaving a solo Kurosawah to fight afterwards. However, ramen, can can and awakened Bahamut are all banned in the wrath stage. To add on, most Ubers would be pretty much useless in the stage as they would activate Doremi’s attack, something you want to avoid at all costs. Owning Balrog, Yukimura, Count Yukimura or Blanca would make the stage astronomically easier. Without them, you must rely on units like Superfeline, King Dragon and Macho Legs to kill Doremi. Absolute nightmare of a stage and it is now regarded as the amongst the 5 hardest stages in the game

[@Tekkonecko]

@A_Ali173 I knew doremi was the hardest revenge advent, which is why I said wanwan was #2, when in the ranking video he was at #1

[@dwnascihclone]

jiangshi s tier justified

[@edwingao6307]

Things I wanna ask: since when was elemental duelist f tier? Are necro and jiangshi just high tier for their combos? And how cataur above cyborg?

[@TaseenAlim]

@@edwingao6307 elemental duelist is at f tier bcoz of courier cat.

[@edwingao6307]

@ fudge I forgot about that

[@AyrNeb-io]

Skulll if i have dark phono, i should get phono or dasli

[@dapper-alcremie460]

Whichever you prefer they’re both considered pretty good

[@AyrNeb-io]

@dapper-alcremie460 thanks, that is what i wanted to hear, ill get dasli 😅

[@DamnBruhthatscrazy]

Yeah I'd say dasli too, they're both considered the 2 best ubers in the game so it's just personal preference, whether you want a sniper or a mid ranger. Plus you have dphono anyways, who isn't as good as regular phono, but does basically the same thing. And dphono looks cooler than regular phono anyways.

[@AyrNeb-io]

@DamnBruhthatscrazy hahah yessz

[@VhgGyt-v6q]

brother why's my boi cyborg dang in c tier like wut😮😮

[@tntblast500]

Impractical when camera and slapsticks exist. Kinda just end up being a cash drain

[@TaseenAlim]

She falls of at late game

[@Gambler-111]

Insane money drainer and Cameraman victim

[@sergiocarius3603]

Bro what happened to max?? I thougth he was an a tier rare….

[@TaseenAlim]

Courier Courier Courier!

[@sergiocarius3603]

@ nooo😭😭

[@JytwEd]

I got izanami today

[@anglaispizza8179]

nice

[@linjiangli-g7s]

37 SECONDS AGO YEAHHH.

[@ShadowGaoFan]

Is shadow gao good

[@TaseenAlim]

Yes

[@bortly4648]

Yeah no this has been disappointing. Ur telling me we get no resist toxic on legit the ONE meat shield that should have it. Honestly it's crazy that we are given the most pointless freeze resist known to man.

[@XskullDrSkull]

I’m kinda glad they actually didn’t get toxic resist because powercreeping Oldstritch in one update is not going to make future ZL harder which is what the game needs.

[@bortly4648]

@@XskullDrSkull frankly tbh its not just for oldstrich. like papuu and stuff dont really have a counter besides riceball so it wouldve been nice to have some kinda of new anti toxic or a non zombie MS with toxic resist

[@chillrendbeats]

I like how limited toxic counters are. It's one of the few things that aren't super powercrept

[@Draco-9158]

Given the amount of anti-zombie units that have gotten toxic immune lately whether through true forms, talents, or ultra forms, I’m fine with this

[@b1ue383]

@@bortly4648papuu doesn’t have counters? wtf are you on!?!? cafe and fried chicken exist that make the stage free

[@felstorm5062]

how is necrodancer on s tier what?

[@XskullDrSkull]

His research combo is one of the best in the entire game

[@felstorm5062]

@@XskullDrSkull oh yea i guess it makes sense

[@b1ue383]

@@XskullDrSkullwhat makes pshycocat (or however you spell it) so high though) i’d think he’s outclassed by seafarer and the zombie slow imo can’t find much use in, shigong already provides enough defense