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WIP update:

I'm going through every protocore section and choosing the ones that are safer to upgrade. I'm trying to avoid hoarding protocores that could be used instead to make upgrade fodder for others, so my basic idea is that unless you want to become a SHC obsessed player, we'll work with the premise that you'll only need 2 pairs of the same alpha and beta protocores at most (for example if 2 teams at the same time required two pink solars).
So we should be trying to build 2 alpha/beta pairs for each color and each companion type (HP, ATK, DEF).

I went through the alpha protocores for now, and this is the result

GREEN
HP: 3 alpha [1 complete pair + 1 backup]
ATK: 2 alpha [1 complete pair]
DEF: ?

BLUE
HP: 5 alpha [2 complete pairs + 1 backup]
ATK: 1 alpha
DEF: ?

PURPLE
HP: 4 alpha [2 complete pairs]
ATK: ?
DEF: ?

YELLOW
HP: 4 alpha [2 complete pairs]
ATK: 5 alpha [2 complete pairs + 1 backup]
DEF: ?

RED
HP: 4 alpha [2 complete pairs]
ATK: 2 alpha [1 complete pair]
DEF: ?

PINK
HP: 4 alpha [2 complete pairs]
ATK: 1 alpha
DEF: ?


I'll share the doc once I've gone through the other protocore types too.
I'm using the protocore rater (https://protocore-rater.vercel.app) as support, you can as well to familiarize yourself with companion+protocore compatibility patterns.


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#12

this is supposed to be a mobile dating game. with KISSING. how did we even GET here?

(i am so grateful. thank you. this is so much more fun to have help and look over your shoulder and stuff.)


#13

And we're called gooners for playing too.

Update #2

GREEN
HP: 3 alpha [1 complete pair + 1 backup]; 1 beta
ATK: 2 alpha [1 complete pair]; 2 beta [1 complete pair]
DEF: ?; 3 beta [1 complete pair + 1 backup]

BLUE
HP: 5 alpha [2 complete pairs + 1 backup]; 1 beta
ATK: 1 alpha; 5 beta [2 complete pairs that are more specific to DEF but okay for ATK + 1 specific for ATK]
DEF: ?; 4 beta [2 complete pairs, the same 4 as above]

PURPLE
HP: 4 alpha [2 complete pairs]; 1 beta
ATK: ?
DEF: ?

YELLOW
HP: 4 alpha [2 complete pairs]; 1 beta
ATK: 5 alpha [2 complete pairs + 1 backup]; 1 beta
DEF: ?; 1 beta

RED
HP: 4 alpha [2 complete pairs]; 3 beta [1 complete pair + 1 backup]
ATK: 2 alpha [1 complete pair]; 1 beta
DEF: ?; 1 beta

PINK
HP: 4 alpha [2 complete pairs]; 4 beta [2 complete pairs]
ATK: 1 alpha; 1 beta
DEF: ?; 1 beta

Now, for gamma and delta. Every team has 4 lunars, so if you want to prepare for boss battles, you need to have 2 teams available at the same time.
They usually don't share stella colors in orbits, but in SHC it can happen that you have an almost full deck of a stella color in one team, and then 3-4 more in another.
For example, the current SHC asked for 6 purple and 4 red split in 2 teams. The one before was terrible for solo players because it required 5 pink in 1 team, and 4 pink in another. 3 months ago it asked for 5 green in one team and another green in a second team. 5 months ago again 5 green in one team and 4 green in another.
So for SHC the worst case scenario will force you to use 9 cards of the same stella, which means 9 delta/gamma pairs of protocores.

Does this translate into the need of having 9 sets of protocores for 3 different companion types, ending at 27 pairs of protocores for each color?
Only if you're convinced you want to use each companion type. For example, I only use LSG (DEF) and occasionally standard myths (ATK), so I don't have a set for HP companions. If you plan on using KOD and get AS then you need HP protocores (of which you're in abundance apparently lol). ATK is needed for standard companions, of course. If you're interested in Zayne's new myth, we got Foreseer at DEF, Master of Fate at ATK, so we might get another HP companions for Zayne too. Sylus had his standard myth with ATK, AS with HP, so it's possible the new myth will be DEF.
Plus, Sylus and Caleb don't even have a full stella set of cards in each color, so they're more built around Crit Rate protocores to force brute fights.
Cover for your play style, basically.

Gamma protocores always go with ATK as main stat, so the substats will vary based on your companion. DEF/DEF% for Def companions, ATK/ATK% for Atk companions, HP/HP% for HP companions. More DMG boost and Crit Rate are always welcome.

When you're stella matching, we tend to want for delta protocores either 4 DMG to boost, or 3 DMG to boost and 1 Crit Rate as main stats.
When you're not stella matching, we tend to want for delta protocores either 4 Crit Rate, or 3 Crit Rate and 1 Crit DMG as main stats.


Link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...sp=sharing (there are more comments scattered around)


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