

Kintoki’s straightforwardness makes him a very reliable damage dealer - with three Buster cards and an easily-charged NP, Golden is able to get his vaunted NP Buster Brave chains consistently. Such a large NP battery also lets Kintoki be less picky with his teammates and CE picks, accommodating event drop-focused compositions without giving up much performance. 50% NP ChargeĪside from NP usage on demand, Animal Communication also enables back-to-back NP setups to be employed, which is Kintoki’s most reliable workaround against the Break Bar mechanic. B-B-NP-EX instead of NP-B-B-EX) enables him to take out several weaker targets in one swoop despite his lack of AoE. Meanwhile, rearranging the order of cards to exploit any NPs targeting behaviour (e.g. A correctly timed NP Brave chain is capable of instantly eliminating medium-health enemy bosses, such as those found in most farming stages.

Kintoki’s NP Brave chain is a formidable force to be reckoned with, resulting from a mix of high attack stat, the Berserker class, as well as Monstrous Strength’s attack buff, which notably affects his Extra card as well. This however doesn’t take anything off his nearly-universal, easily-accessed, and powerful burst damage which allows him to trivialize farming and even some harder stages.

While Natural Body attempts to fill his lack of hard defensive skills - assisted by the occasional stun from Golden Spark - these are not nearly enough when considering the double damage he receives as a Berserker, and leaves Kintoki susceptible to dying before he can unleash a second NP.Īll in all, Kintoki fills the role of a glass cannon to the letter, whose fragility may find him sidelined in favor of other, tankier Berserkers. This is also where Golden’s biggest weakness comess in, which is his practically nonexistent defensive aspect. However, Kintoki’s burst damage relies heavily on his NP and Monstrous Strength, and with no other means to deal meaningful burst damage, he is often left a sitting duck when these are either not available or made ineffective by any special boss mechanics. Animal Communication’s NP Charge also has the added benefit of allowing Kintoki to be very flexible with his teammates and CE choices, the latter of which is a valuable feature for event farming as he can equip event CEs while still maintaining high performance. These, combined with Kintoki’s high attack stat and Berserker class, present him as a very potent, nearly universal nuking option. Sakata Kintoki is best-known for two things - his high burst damage as well as the capability to unleash a very early NP, traits gained from his Monstrous Strength and Animal Communication skills respectively. His kit reflects this fact, featuring an easy to use yet effective skillset capable of dealing high amounts of Buster damage as swiftly as the thunder he wields. Known as the golden boy Kintarou during his childhood, Sakata Kintoki retains both his childlike innocence and fabled superhuman strength in his adulthood.
