Should you PULL for Saori & Hiyori? | A Blue Archive Arius Squad Character Review

[@exonBA]

Edit: Slight mistake, Saori is *SPECIAL* Armor, not Heavy, my bad, that's what I get for doing work at 5am

[@Albert_Lecter03]

I also find it funny that Saori just stole Beatrice's get up via the Dress mode Saori she even has the damn facing behind pose Beatrice also has and Saori kills it I wonder when we'll get her and summer Arius

[@OgumaPocchi]

I know dress hina is VERY important to save to right now (especially since I believe in the Makoto supremacy) but if there's one thing ONE very good reason why you should pull for Saori. It is that her doojins are absolute :based: it's for authenticity damn it.

[@exonBA]

My man with the based tastes

[@twistedsword8612]

Based taste

[@chevialle]

fucking weird porn addiction

[@theendofmyropemydude]

He's literally me

[@afterbirth5906]

That feeling when I'm more tempted to pull for Saori than I was for the Railgun collab... Top tier waifu and she's pretty strong too...

[@exonBA]

Same, love the railgun girls, but something abt that Vanitas Vanitatum just activates my neurons

[@wills.junks7]

I've been holding myself back from playing this game due to a potato phone from years ago, got into the game because of her arts. Just a month ago I realized "oh right I can play the game now with my new good phone". I don't even know much about what's going on at the time but I saw Saori's banner and went "ah, I wanna get her". The first 10 pull and I actually got her fr lol She (and now the squad too) is the reason I got into the game and the fact I got her the first day I began playing was a very special moment, I didn't even realize at the time her banner only had 3 days left before it changes I will forever cherish you and your squad, Saori

[@BoneyGaf]

I got spooked by both Saori and Hiyori when starting some months ago. And the nice thing about them is that they don’t compete with other schools books and blue rays. So the only opportunity cost is equipment and eligmas. Keeping them 3 stars is fine for insane content so they’re still pretty good.

[@exonBA]

Wish i have Saori, I have all the rest but her Gotta save those Arius mats for Summer Arius!

[@wanred61]

I've had my eyes on Hiyori since I started playing but sadly all non-limited characters not named Kotama or Kayoko will have to spook me.

[@smb99thx]

I personally think we're going to get Summer Arius as soon as this June. I have a feeling that the climax and conclusion of V1C3 will come as the 3.5th anniversary, and Summer Arius students will serve for the forthcoming Elastic-Penetration raid that may come with it alongside Kirara.

[@exonBA]

THAT'S WHAT I BEEN SAYING- Jp Livestream soon, which will announce Summer Arius, then boom, new raid boss as well to use them in next month since June is summer time in Japan

[@twistedsword8612]

I can't wait for Summer Arius to drop, my wallet however is not ready

[@DanteCrowlley]

I can't get any girl before Himari, the next will be Hina if I can keep a lot of pyro, grinding some XP as well since they ain't solo leveling, skills books still a problem as well, but if I keep this plan I can start to focus on elephs later, like really later in the game when I'm max level n all the girls with me, just waiting for lessons to get stronger to bear more children

[@z.e.v]

the part about simply wanting to hear her say vanitas vanitatum in her ex skill is too real.

[@Kreekakon]

Oh damn, I actually bought Kuboken-sensei's Aru and Sayori doujins irl at a doujin event a few months ago! They're really well drawn and fun to read. Being translated to my local language also definitely helped. Definitely wanna see more stuff from them.

[@exonBA]

I love Kuboken Sensei's works, they are so good and funny. I especially love his Saori's drawings cause it really shows her affection for Sensei, something I dont really see often other than Himiya Sensei's & Yuki Sensei's arts!

[@Kreekakon]

@@exonBA The Sayori one I have reveals that all our f2p pyroxenes are from her taking on work to earn it and make us happy 😞

[@exonBA]

@@Kreekakon I KNOW, my heart was broken reading those, I really just want to give her headpats and I feel bad using my pyroxenes 😭

[@totoromingu2053]

saori became equal to mika (without buffs) when i pair her to s.hoshino, og Ui , and kotama when it comes to EX skill damage , i will still use her even i have d.hina...

[@pythonpeanut]

I got Saori on the Miyako(swimsuit) banner and she has been invaluable for me, on red content she hit like a truck without brakes and does not share many grow material with other students so was easy to build, and more important “vanitas vanitatum” in deep sexy voice. I love depresed Miku but I already skipped Kotori cheerleader's belly for the lack of Pyro T.T

[@exonBA]

I want her just to hear her Vanitas Vanitatum

[@Cat-qo3cn]

Torment? Yeah that aint happening ill be sticking to insane

[@Amsel_616]

I have Saori and Hiyori and sitting in like 100+ Arius Books and Blue Rays, the moment the Summer Alts happen they should count towards the "If there's another Arius Squad member on the team" to make the OG's more flexible.

[@KeyOfTwilight777]

Brother do not doubt my dedication to hold for mein waifu leader and the dress gang. Meta catgirl and camp nerd are the only two exceptions.

[@Lonaticus]

She's also good for Red Sushi Bot now.

[@ursochurrasqueira]

Hiyori spooked me on early levels, since she was my only Arius student I managed to upgrade her Sub Kill very fast, this helped a lot in some contents basically a mix of Akane and Kotama

[@AkamexAris1023]

I pulled Not Miku when I first started. She's so cute but sucks she needs a full Arius Squad to be fully useful

[@Shiroko3131]

I like Saori, it took me three pulls and she’s pretty good

[@osric729]

Had to get Hiyori because somehow I got all the rest of them without noticing or pulling for them lol.

[@ratel832]

if it wasn't for the fact that I already have Saori, after that PV I would 100% ruin my pyros budget just for her

[@littleface7060]

A deep sounding voice in ba? So like a normal sounding voice irl?

[@tungle1991]

Dress Hina and swimsuit Ojisan are high on my list, Saori is very strong but my Pyroxene can't afford

[@theendofmyropemydude]

I drained all my pyros getting saori, hiyori, and the recent hyakkiyako sonic character whose name escapes me. Im gonna have to whale like a mf for makoto

[@azurezakura]

1:22 Heavy Armor huh? Yeah seems pretty heavy to me indeed. (Saori is Special Armor btw)

[@exonBA]

Yeap noted the mistake in a pin comment, thanks for informing

[@hehuho890]

Tempting, but the wheelchair waifu is a missing piece for meta, and saori is the only student missing for my arius squad completion. But yeah, her role was filled in by azoos. She can wait. Also, a certain dressed damsel is waiting soon.

[@adlinbro]

When will John Nexon give us summer Arius? They deserve some amazing alts! Anyway great review very appreciated!

[@exonBA]

My source, Dave, tells me that its being released next month (copium)

[@ktkace]

will wait for her to spook when drawing for dress hina...

[@yesihateu2218]

If you like the character you pull. Still let's think about what is coming up Kikyou, Himari, Hare(camp), Kotama(camp), ProblemSolver(Newyear), Makoto, Ako(dress), Hina(dress), Hoshino(swimsuit), Aru(dress), Kayoko(dress). Yeah not a great idea btw.

[@exonBA]

I mean some people play it for thw waifu, so gotta always take that into account

[@yesihateu2218]

@@exonBA As I said, you like the character you pull. Still not a great idea. (but if i didn't have Saori I would have)

[@lucazaroli6761]

I just reached 36k pyros, so I’m ready for 3rd anniversary👍 I don’t know what my plan is besides that though. I’m torn between saving for either new year aru/mutsuki, new year haruna/fuuka, dress aru/kayoko, toki/nagisa, and the new cunny maids😭

[@exonBA]

That's a whole lot of units 🤣

[@lucazaroli6761]

​@@exonBA There's just so much peak coming soon that I don't know which to choose😵‍💫

[@goshujinsama1100]

Nah i just wanna serika swim ver

[@mkzhero]

Have Shun and Hyori from spooks already, and Kokona from rolling her last time around... But i won't be rolling for Sayori, despite having half the squad already, cuz well, why. Have the swimsuit bunny midriff already anyway! Maybe I'll get her in another spook sometime, i do like their lore and grittiness.. Aside thr bazooka girl, they made her TOO miserable for no reason, despite their hard times ending already! Oh, another thing that i wanted to ask for a while - should you invest in all the equipment for special students? Because that equipment often seems useless! For example said equipment boosting HP (despite them being immortal), or damage on healers... granted, i didn't max out no equipment yet, so maybe later on they unlock more relevant stats? So far it seems useless on many of the special students tho..

[@exonBA]

With Special students, their stats contribute a bit to the Striker students (10% HP & Atk, 5% DEF and Healing) But you can also first focus on the equipments that they need; for instance Serina needs healing, upgrade her necklace, Chihiro needs CC, upgrade the necklace too

[@mkzhero]

@@exonBA oh, so these DO do something? Good to know.. still though, less than half the investment woth.. Oh well. And yeah the cc and healing part obviously helps! Anyhow, thanks, good to know!

[@aglis_]

Oh, I didn't realize Azusa counted as part of the squad, that means I have 4 of them! I'm really tempted to pull.. but dress hina too... Edit: Let's go. I got her twice in under 30 rolls!

[@Reyy3194]

noo... 😢 we will get Arius Swimsuit soon enough "cope"

[@exonBA]

Believe brother, we're getting them next month

[@viermixskraiztex2266]

Hiyori's Tummy is a pull for me XD also when you release the Bunny Banners Review please adds lots of great arts ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) & make it a 15min.+ vid just like T.Yuuka :3

[@exonBA]

I will try, but B Karin & B Asuna might be hard, cause....well you know XD

[@astrolord4325]

You said skip, but i've seen Shun at a lot of top 100 pvp, but i am still conflicted if i should pull just for pvp, when im not interested in her character. Wel i built tsubaki just for pvp... Any tips? I just started playing a month and a half ago, still got like 4 x 3 star units and missing many 2 stars. So it would be oportunity to get some more too.

[@exonBA]

Honestly, I said Skip Shun cause you will EVENTUALLY get her through a spook (I never had her or a Hyakkiyako unit for over 2 years), so you dont need to *specifically* pull for her, esp with a lot of upcoming important units who will be wayyyyy more useful. Also, unless you're really interested in pvp or speedrunning the easier difficulty raids (which still require a high level and newer players cant really do it yet), Shun isnt that important. Honestly, if you want more units, and since you're a new player, I'd say wait for Kikyou who comes out next week cause she's great for Purple content, Camp Hare or Himari who come in a couple of weeks, and also wait for Dress Hina, since during that period, the drop rate for 3 stars is DOUBLED to 6%, so thats the best time to get a bunch of 3 stars

[@astrolord4325]

@@exonBA Oh i am totally waiting for Hina dress, and swimsuit hoshino but it is still far away. Well kikyou and camp characters are, well i am not looking for meta units per say, more of a waifu collector, but i still kinda play meta when waifu is meta. Some people on reddit mention kokona as unit they dont regret. I might pull just her and be dine until, himari, bunny suits rerun, neru bunny too and definitely kayoko new year and kayoko dress. Im sitting on 72k + 6x10 ticket passes, which i know is huge but i know that the rate at which i will get pyrix will decrease significantly, so i am careful with my pulls.

[@ibrahimhafis475]

​@@exonBA well in my case, I want to take kokona (I see she being used a lot for the next few months like jfd, hiero, and TSF and I'm planning on taking shun if I manage to get her before spark is that a good idea? note: my pyro is currently 89k and there are tickets for 45 pulls and tickets from yesterday's grand assault

[@goblez5900]

Tummy thin tummy fat

[@welshcorgler1445]

Just skip them. Both are outdated and outclassed by better students and have no use in any future hieronymus or other explosive total war. Even if you are fan of them i still suggest waiting for their skin versions that will be coming out during the summer.

[@bismark9923]

Why does azusa count towards saori's buff? Thought she was from trinity

[@exonBA]

All I'll say is, read the story

[@bismark9923]

@@exonBA guess that means she was in arius previously or something, will check it.