Playing the Long Game with Miyamoto Musashi (Berserker) - FGO Servant Guide

Musashi's got an insatiable hunger for udon; I've got an insatiable hunger for loops.
xNaya's Pre-Castoria Musashi Looping Tests:
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Pocket Chalk's Zerksashi vs Spishtar comparison:
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[@Finotaisen]

For anyone worried about the schedule difference between NA and JP, the Summer 4 Rerun happened in June on JP. NA anniversaries are in July. I doubt they'll delay the re-run for an anniversary event that starts a month later.

[@Starsoulklr]

There's also no new Servant released during that time frame unless I'm mistaken the newest gacha Servants before Castoria are Voyager and Kouyou unlike how this year they had to swap around Guda Four with the Summer 3 rerun so Maoh Nobu was done with her banner. They COULD swap but we don't have the usual knowledge of them having to do so for NA next year. It's best to assume it's sooner then later for the Summer 4 rerun. They don't really have to swap around the Ooku rerun or Seraph Main Interlude before or during anni.

[@absolutezero2377]

"A servant bringing two massives weapons to Chaldea - as well as a pair of swords" - Sober Oni

[@linuxblacksarena]

Two kilograms each

[@krenstx2502]

@@linuxblacksarena BRUH, She can kill someone, a neck can only handle much

[@xan7292]

"Or just be like me and Gong everything." GRAND LAUNCHER CATAPAULT TURTLE LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

[@KreuzDrache]

Amen to that!

[@mochii813]

Arts looping is a drug and I'm addicted

[@pallaviroy4929]

*laughs in NP3 *

[@mylesobrien7477]

I got lolivinci and my god I feel the power of looping

[@anonjohn9760]

I'm thoroughly enjoying my own NP2 Jarcher, spocktacular NP4 Fion and NP3 Helena, and my glorious Lv 90 GONG!

[@orangutanman2470]

lmao i got her np5 everytime i use her i was thinking the same thing

[@F3NIX03]

@@pallaviroy4929 *laughs in NP5*

[@domo5671]

Can we talk about how Musashi has Mad Enhancement EX despite being an arts servant with no madness

[@ivanbluecool]

Saber Gilles:you called?

[@anonjohn9760]

She thinks she is American . That's madness enough for everyone no matter how you sliced it.

[@mahdikhaleefa7043]

At time goes on passive have become jokes

[@CharlesChaldea]

I think it's because she's trying to repress her own personality traits to pass as Iori, so not being able to express her fondness for everything she actually likes is driving her insane or something that and she did walk through the desert while unquantifiably hungry before arriving at what could so easily be a really comprehensive mirage, I wouldn't be surprised if they passed it off as one of those or something similar, given how summer tends to go around here

[@N13J]

She became a berserker because she’s hungry and you know how mad you can be when you’re hungry.

[@EndymionMkII]

Wait why is the guide not out at 3AM- As someone who lucksacked her... well now I'll have to commit getting Castoria. Also goddammit that Painting Summer caught me off guard.

[@Finotaisen]

I actually had it uploaded at 4am but fell asleep while it was processing . . .

[@HellecticMojo]

Everyone's committed to getting Castoria because the Gong system exists. The excuse of "I have no arts attacker" doesn't fly.

[@war10zx98]

@@HellecticMojo there's excuse "Quick is the meta" thou

[@HellecticMojo]

@@war10zx98 Quick isn't meta once Castoria comes out. You misread the topic

[@war10zx98]

@@HellecticMojo quoting from na quick plebs. I personally not cares about meta cuz I don't even have a Big 5 or 6 (idk how much atm) .

[@PocketChalk]

Wow, thanks a lot for referencing my Musashi Zerker v. Space Ishtar guide at the end! Hope it helps out some people who end up needing it. Been watching for a while and thanks for all the guides thus far too!

[@Finotaisen]

Sorry if I sound a bit ragged this video. I recorded the audio for it after a fairly wordy stream.

[@kale1577]

Well we appreciate your hard work; and good luck with your rolls in the future!

[@TheProswagonist]

Another CE that doesn't get mentioned but is great for art looping is Art of the Poisonous Snake. It gives 30% arts buff, but only for 3 turns. However, that turn count doesn't matter if you're farming cause 99% of nodes are done in 3 turns. And because it's a 4* CE, it's much easier to MLB it than something like Formal Craft, and it gives a massive 40% buff at that point. Should definitely be mentioned with the usual points for arts looping.

[@gaoaibai6243]

Most likely because Formal Craft is just better. Or atleast its the better version of APS and tbh, neither of them will be actually used much since MLB BG is always preferred in the Castoria system.

[@samuelmajasan8455]

Um. U forget starting NP is kinda an issue. I mean. I know I definitely can't afford to do a 100% charge on turn 1

[@mariinito8398]

@@samuelmajasan8455 >100% charge on turn 1 Double Castoria : "Allow me to introduce myself"

[@TheProswagonist]

@@gaoaibai6243 I don't have the numbers, but I assume an MLB Snake would compete with a non MLB FC before it'd give 15% more arts and the FC won't give you a big attack stat if it's not MLB. And like I said, those CEs are more for situations when you can't get enough refund running BG, like for servants with poor refund like Summer Tomoe. Or especially when the games starts using nodes that has less than 3 enemies in a wave and you need some really jank set ups to loop them.

[@larrycap2946]

I imagine it dosent get mentioned because of the atk stat but yeah, that CE is great and I've been using it with summer kiara since last year to farm almost everything lol

[@juandiextm]

Imma be real with you chief, I didn't even think about utility before rolling

[@Kyle19819]

A man might be rolling to show 'Patriotism ', ngl

[@mariinito8398]

The only thing in the way of making Zerksushi one of the, if not the, best looper is her lack of any battery. Space Isthar, Summer Kiara, Muramasa, Luvia, Penguin Melt, etc all who are considered great loopers all have massive batteries at their disposal allowing them to 3 turn odd nodes like 3-1-x or 2-3-x with ease. Imagine if DW gave a 30% or even 50% (I just want to dream) battery instead of her 5k HP loss in her 3rd skill, she'll just be outright unstoppable. Anyways I doubt she'll get any skill updates like Bunnytoria got so...

[@VoidsEmissary]

Much appreciated Fino! You'd know me as VoidRisen over on Twitch and I had an absolute blast with watching the stream. Guide is solid and to the point with her pros and cons and helps to point out that she is indeed pricey to field for now. If JP anni can give her a buff to ensure better survivability, that'd be great to use. Otherwise, I'd ask for a way to improve her looping capabilities if Castoria or other supports are not available.

[@aczeartk7032]

I see you're a servant of the nine, yes?

[@ivanbluecool]

Musashi: American bikini samurai. Calamity Jane:gun slinging cowboy. Da vinchi chan: Loli bikini twintails. Me: this is getting out of hand. Now there are 3 of them.

[@YourLordandSenpai]

Ah, yes the newest welfare recruit. Ya love to see her

[@ivanbluecool]

@@YourLordandSenpai honestly she was cool Looking already better than all of summer 5. Hopefully the rest of the cast is as nice as da vinchi

[@kenshi3436]

@@ivanbluecool you are exagerating, summer 5 design were very cool and some are way better than da vinci swimsuit (tho she has better design than summer 5 welfare).

[@ivanbluecool]

@@kenshi3436 summer 5 is honestly forgetable in a lot of ways compared to 1 2 3 and 4 with story Characters and kits aside 1s story and hollow cast it was bad but still somewhat better and for 6 I'll wait for who else is in for that but already having 2 cool designs for da vinchi and acchiles is a good start. Yu paisen actually looks very good for a welfare if I had to rank them right now. Ishtar jalter hokusai Yu paisen da vinchi old hag at the bottom. Summer 5 the best thing I heard was Kiara looping. Who needs another looper when musashi space Ishtar and melt lancer were already in game? That's how boring 5 was.

[@kenshi3436]

@@ivanbluecool i was only talking about design here, as for kit it's hard not to have differences when you're at almost 300 servant at the time plus castoria was released just before so it's normal for them to release a strong aoe arts servant. I won't talk about story cause i don't read it but apaprently it had good horriphic atmosphere with no beach since summer 2 for the map making this summer a little more unique.

[@RagnarokMasta]

"OK now" Fino really has become drunk on the overpowered Castoria, Spishtar, and Gong memes to say something like that.

[@PastaAivo]

I invited a stray Musashi to play with the Cat and the Bride during a night out in Las Vegas. They had a lot of fun together, with uncle Waver occasionally dropping in to bring refreshments. I rate EX- and am currently filling adoption papers for Musashi.

[@tiaanmoller1508]

Thanks for the guide Fino! She is my first NP2 SSR after more than a year of play and I have plans to grail her. I really enjoy her gameplay, even with her state currently on NA and knowing that she will improve with time makes me happy!

[@TheTruestZero]

Wait a minute... Saber NP Seal is her Overcharge? I didn't had the slighest idea because Castoria made me a smooth brain with all the looping she provided.

[@morimurabito]

Meanwhile vagabond musashi starves to death on Rice field

[@gasaiyuno6021]

Change the title to " Amazing now, God tier later " and I can agree.

[@kamachan6170]

The one sitting in the god tier next year is spishtar.

[@JiryStark]

Kids, kids, we can do politheism here. Both are godly with Castoria... THE ONE AND TRUE KING

[@wilt3051]

“Some things are all the more beautiful because they are unattainable.” -Gil $300 down the drain and the 400 free anni SQ NP0 Sashi Congrats to everyone who nabbed her SIKE GOT HER IN THE MONTHLY TOX LFGGGGGG

[@savior_of_france6873]

You still have a chance she will have a rerun next year

[@wilt3051]

@@savior_of_france6873 GOT HER LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO

[@mariinito8398]

@@wilt3051 I'm really happy for you bro. Congrats

[@savior_of_france6873]

@@wilt3051 Congrats 🎉

[@wilt3051]

@@mariinito8398 thanks man

[@epicmarschmallow5049]

Big Musashi fan, so she's already NP2, level 100 and 10/10/10

[@derrickmehok9465]

I love her second skin, but I love her 3rd ascension NP. Hard to choose between them honestly. If only I could make her use the np with 2nd ascension lol

[@TheArcher143]

Same lol

[@toucan1919]

I will never forgive mistake for lucksacking her in one roll

[@AeirEclipseHayastin]

If you're an absolute nutcase, I'd suggest getting both Spishtar and Sushi at NP2, at least. Hedge your bets, folks. If you fail Sushi, you can try for Spishtar. But if you miss Spishtar, Sushi won't be back until Summer 4 rerun. And if you miss her, get your Gong, because its a long wait until Spishtar returns.

[@haveagoodday7021]

"There's no point in getting Musashi now I'm new so I don't have any of her needed supports" *2nd Acension appears* "I would like to apologize"

[@TheArcher143]

Exactly.

[@PureLunari]

Especially that Final Ascension art... Hoo boy, that's really the selling point, I tell ya.

[@maerwyn8901]

my mind's telling me nooo but my bodyy, my bodyy telling me MUST PULL

[@viron3664]

The re-run will happen AFTER Castoria's release so long as the schedule for NA remains the same with Anni -> Summer Rereun -> New Summer. So if you want to wait until after you've secured Castoria or if you want to wait to see if you can get her before going for extra NP levels on Musashi you can just wait a year.

[@bluemew22]

She came to me 3 times before Carmilla answered the call. I can't really refuse her aid after that.

[@Notme-255]

I got Musashi when trying to get another servant because I've already got 2 of the best berserkers in the game HOWEVER when search her up online I found out that you could get a TAN MUSASHI OUTFIT and because of that I am now grinding get her to her final Ascension. Yes...tan musashi looks that good.

[@heccsa7532]

Here's hoping that np1 is enough to enable the funny castoria loops

[@shadowsfrost1]

My experience in JP says it easily is more than enough. But more np lvls are good, if you dare

[@WinstonSempai]

average space ishtar and summer musashi fan vs. average gong enjoyer

[@jeksewnoleeray1020]

As a proud owner of Musashi for a year now and after castoria's release I'd like to give my thoughts on her. To begin with, my Musashi is NP3, level 112(WIP), 10/10/10, 2k attack fou, mana loading level 10, and bond 12. She is VERY good, however I can't really speak for how a level 90 NP1 Musashi would perform, particularly with looping. For skills, skill 1 is pretty average, the crit buff is rarely useful but the evade occasionally comes in handy for longer fights, not a great skill but not completely useless. Skill 2 is pretty straightforward, not much to say there. Skill 3 is fantastic, a good 60% damage steroid, usually I pop this on turn 3 for the full buff. The 5k damage is not a big issue, she's made of paper anyway so it's better to rely on her evade and guts to survive rather than tank hits, the guts absolutely makes up for the demerit on its own. Probably one of the most underrated parts of musashi's kit is the 3 turn pierce invuln, this gives her a huge amount of value and consistency for CQs and comes into play on a very regular basis. Her NP is an AOE arts NP with good refund, mostly thanks to her S2, however it's pretty unexceptional otherwise: the crit-rate down is locked at 30% and the Saber np seal is tied to OC. Sealing Saber NPs is a pretty niche effect that rarely makes a difference and the OC scaling is from 100% to 200% so it's already basically guaranteed at OC1. So not only is the OC effect bad, even when it's useful it's not worth actually overcharging her NP. All-in-all, her kit is just decent, however being an arts AOE berserker with an NP gain up skill and very high attack stat instantly makes her one of the best farmers in the game post-castoria. She can refund to 100% with stupid ease, making 3T farming with her totally brain-dead, and she makes boss fights look like farming nodes. Would recommend getting her, especially if you have castoria. Probably worth getting her to NP2 though.

[@Frolaire]

MUSASHI GANG RISE UP. Since I predominantly have been running Arts Teams since launch and REALLY like Musashi, she was a no brain pick for me to roll for even before Castoria came out on JP.

[@kamenraider1175]

I got DaVinci by wasting all of my sq from the anniversary, Summer Jeanne by accident while going for Ibaraki just cause, and Musashi while trying for Osakabehime ...I have to go for Castoria now

[@Mt.Berry-o7]

2:00 I think it's Ishtar rider you're talking about, boss.

[@Kub1na32]

Rolled for CARmilla, got her... time to save for Castoria I guess.

[@gizzach977]

I am so happy that she is my first NP2 Limited SSR. I might try for more copies if my rolls on banner 2 turn out well

[@Dante09]

Fino I think it would be worth mentioning art of the poisonous snake for arts looper. It's very viable for 3t farming and is easier to get than formal craft

[@Shinekage]

She is officially now my enemy. The banner absolutely gutted me without giving me ANYTHING. Musashi truly hates me holy shit.

[@Rogue-Mike]

Went on to hunt for Osakabehime Archer and ended up with 1x Hime 1x Carmilla Rider 2x Summer Musashi

[@JP54704]

Yeah, one could use Berserker [DATA LOST] or Space Ishtar for general l00ping, others may prefer to use the Grand Caster and turn all supports into arrows. But I'm a simple man, who already got a Level 90 NP5 Salieri, ready to weaponize music.

[@war10zx98]

Salieri gang even though mine is lv100 np1

[@bailey3691]

Running My Luck Ragged with the Fact I Got Da Vinci Rider and Summer Musashi, The fact I want space Ishtar is not gonna help my Wallet

[@fenrir_Lokison9]

5:28 summer 4 rerun is before castoria banner...I would not be so sure. Correct if I am wrong, but this year the anniversary came before thenm summer rerun so...it is not a sure bet...at least in my eyes.

[@nightmareyandere2886]

gong everything he says me with np3 gong : am i a joke to you?

[@TheArcher143]

“Do you have lööps my brother?” - Some chunky cat.

[@MikaAugust]

got shafted to hell. Welp...better luck on Space ishtar

[@1wayroad935]

Already grailed the Gong to 100 so good luck to everyone else who is pulling for her. Bunnytoria on the other hand...I'm going all in on her.

[@crown4454]

How good gong 100? 2k fou? Summertoria good?what you need from her?

[@AmandaFessler]

All in for the King of Bunnies!

[@freshlymemed5680]

Just got 2 in 30 quartz. Going all in on Melty Lancer after.

[@otakuhunter4817]

>Gong Everything Yes

[@sadcasterminion915]

And that's why she's NP5.

[@zanwrightmfwr756]

Oddly enough, I don't have Skadi but Lancelot berserker is my favorite servant. I just got Musashi Berserker and I already like her. They both still work with Skadi/waver + Para Gong Stella so that's fine by me :] Omw to grailing Musashi Nee San to 100

[@KrazEWillY]

god dammit i want both musashi and space ishtar!!

[@jacksonbowns1087]

Me, who has somehow whaled and lucked into Rider Da Vinci and Summer Musashi while also having plans on Lambda and Space Ishtar: Why have one Arts looper servant, when you can have *all* of them?!

[@shuvi_n.c]

I just got her with 1 ticket, and that's why I'm here😅

[@pokegoldmineA]

Me picking between Musashi or Space Ishtar when it comes to looping is less when it comes to number and more when it comes to preference. Do I want Rin, or do I want the Samurai Westaboo screaming Engrish every other NP. I know I'm going with the latter.

[@streetgamer3452]

Go both

[@Ryu99420]

My musashi is ready, lvl100 10/10/10 already, gonna get some extra np copies in the future.

[@harrisonyoung3857]

Does she have rate ups later? Haven’t seen any past this one

[@jeanniemaycrawford4466]

@@harrisonyoung3857 yes

[@streetgamer3452]

Honestly don’t care if I have to wait a year to make her be her best I just want the hotness that is Mooshashi… also I don’t like waiting for reruns

[@ravenralph123]

I have NP5 Summer Mushashi but I'm focusing on Summer Hokusai then Summer Melt first as I have to farm QP after leveling up some of my Buster Servants upon having a Merlin finally but I do have the materials for Ascensions and Skills of Melt and Mushashi. I just need QP which was at 2mil QP at start of this event.

[@ninelivesstealer]

I got Musashi NP2 while all I wanted was Osakabehime Archer... well, at least she seems fun to use.

[@itsaIIgoodman]

Quick question to anyone that can answer: How well can grails and gold fous supplement only being NP 1 in terms of looping?

[@N13J]

You will boost her dmg up by some but it’s still not enough if you encounter some problematic wave (especially Berserker and Assassin enemies). She needs overkill hits and even NP2 sometimes is not enough. The reasons why Astarte is preferred by many because she has NP battery which help looping considerably even on odd waves. By all means if you like Musashi be cause of waifu reason then you won’t be disappointed. They’re both awesome.

[@ivanbluecool]

Honestly not as much as np 2 by a lot. The fou and grails will raise her damage by a good amount yes but the np 2 damage is just bigger and better by a lot as the multipler adds more damage than that to a regular musashi. It will help in loop situations where you can almost get to the amount you need bur honestly you will probably need mlb kscope or a lot of chargers to make it work but by then space Ishtar or melt lancer having battery makes it easier compared

[@ryukaze20]

Already have her at NP2... and not sure if I want to roll for Space Ishtar if I want to go Caster Artoria route. But yeah, this is BEST Musashi!

[@Trihexian]

Almost 1000 Saint quartz and no musashi and kept getting spooked by carmilla I now have her at np6 😡 and now have a shit ton of event CE’S along with me thinking I almost got her twice but was spooked by Beowulf and Atalante Alter back to back it made me so mad! Only thing that could be considered a positive is that I got another five star but it was an archer and it ended up being Napoleon but the thing is I already had two buster area of a fact archers Tesla and Arjuna so I didn’t need him and was super pissed

[@Sasorislovery]

welp, i got her np1. maybe ill just wait next year to see if spishtar shows up before i try to np2 her.

[@CadaverSwag]

Np1 berserker musashi with maxed black grail babeeey

[@PAIN-jn1zw]

So as a person who started just a week ago I don't have anything I just summoned for her because I need a berserker and now I am like wtf am I supposed to do now?

[@fabrizio8773]

Aren't summer reruns after anniversaries?

[@Finotaisen]

The Summer 4 Rerun happened in June. NA anniversaries are in July.

[@crown4454]

Thats a nightmare

[@darkmatterpancake]

You mentioned Holy Night Supper. If we're an even OLDER player, would Halloween Princess be good for the same reason?

[@ivanbluecool]

Honestly every aoe arts unit should be np 2 to be reasonable looping in general. My friend on jp found musashi can do loops with a mlb kscope Nero brides Tamamo set up or Dr p so you can still use her until castoria comes if you got lucky. Can't roll for her but she would be one of the tops I would want if I could spare quarts next year

[@RyugaSemVoid]

Got her np3 yesterday so I am set for castoria memes

[@mittr6724]

so far I can loop with her anything that isn't assasins or berkers with an mlb imaginary element on 3-3-3 nodes, constrained but managable enough considering I had to run weirdass black grail mordred rider to loop knight classes and riders

[@velitou3256]

I just have 30 SQ, aiming Osakabehime, get Musashi instead suffering from success

[@spikespiegel2246]

Looping with Castorias

[@johnjosephfullon5998]

Can NP 1 Musashi 3 turn farm with plugsuit castoria, waver, and nero bride with just a generic event CE? I pulled her earlier but im worried that i wont get castoria since i dont have any SQ anymore, pls help, i dont wanna buy quartz for castoria

[@Skadi609]

Just got her on JP GSSR😀. Time for Castoria memes

[@NEETKitten]

She spooked me while I was rolling for CARmilla, so I guess I'm stuck rolling for Castoria now. Also, why does she play more like a Saber than her Saber form does?

[@kamachan6170]

Still waiting for ushiwaka summer servant guide

[@Aesc_the_voyager]

I got her as my gssr and I got castoria so I’m pretty high on life right now

[@P3RDT0]

4:09 Why was her face covered?

[@HieuPham-hk4iy]

I got her, that's all that matters to me

[@reiji9635]

I used 280 sq for her on the first day..didnt get her........then i got her for 2 tickets today.

[@mcdonkey500]

moosashi

[@gabriels.s.]

Me who just got Dante's and don't have Skadi: Kuhahahaha, 46 is the magic number. Also, my goal this year is Bunny.

[@theoy7366]

How useful is musashi in comparison to chen gong? Does he overpower her?

[@silpabananaking]

After +$300 I finally got her.

[@carlosmartins2265]

Just got Shushi with gssr and Tamamo with ssr ticket

[@YourLordandSenpai]

My non-mlb k-scope suffering (4/5) doesn't allow for me to roll for her too hard this year. So I'm just gonna hopefully take Melt and Merlin and wait for next year

[@trulymrword]

Blue Card Funny Mechanics

[@ThatFateGuy69]

Sadly she's getting overtaken by summer ibuki

[@hkiller8885]

So what if i have Arjuna alter and a Merlin already?

[@absolutezero2377]

Speaking having both: despite being two AOE 5☆ in the same class they are quite different servants. Musashi is an arts looper with some gimmicks like invuln pierce, while AA is a burst damage dealer with no utility. You aren't going to 3t farm lottos while equiping 6 event cs with Arjuna, although admittedly if pure damage is your goal, he is the overall better option since he can also crit. Not a real farmer though.

[@HammerBerry5]

i pulled her np2 yesterday and i have no support casters so i guess she’ll be useless until i roll for castoria or until i get lucky and a waiver or tammy

[@hot_coldman]

Damnit. This is not helping me focus on only rolling for Merlin...

[@commissarlegion1413]

Got her NP2 so I'm happy with that no Carmilla yet tho so I'm a bit sadge

[@notcaboose4415]

give us saber lancer ruler or give us death

[@Kidynamo123]

We ought to rename your Twitch channel The (Chen) Gong Show

[@belgaesh]

Got her to NP5 with my savings, 330 sq and 30 tickets. I have been waiting for her for 2 years already, so happy that she came home. Now she is max fou, skills and level, just missing grailing her.

[@JakeMatthews-OnLo]

Musashi? All I see is her adopted son Iori. Also she should learn better English, she forgets to say “son of” in her NP.

[@shiki-kun1750]

I came to rewatch this cuz i 1 tapped Musashi

[@Sleepyduo38]

I was unable to get her NP2

[@anonjohn9760]

Madness EX on an Arts Servant who doesn't want to use there face cards at all is like free American healthcare: non-existent AND horrible to think about.

[@LRomo12_YT]

Lmao I got her in my first multi (Edit) tho the summer 3 banners says otherwise

[@pforgottonsoul]

honestly i burn gong out of spite.

[@sparhawk2195]

Got 2 musashi in a 10roll. Space who? No need to choose when you never roll for the other.