Fastest Route (Currently)

***Hello runner!*** I decided to write this guide mostly based on BazookaBob's run. I played the game following his steps and tried to change some things but so far it seems to be the wisest route possible.

So I'll write them down here, with some notes that I took from playing the game by myself. It's not an in-depth guide. The game has A LOT of RNG, from the beginning to the very end so I'll write some relevant notes I made here.

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***STARTING THE GAME ***

Questionnaire to start with Hare/Gali/Naga 
***RNG INVOLVED HERE***
YES, YES, NO, NO, YES(16x)
Keep in mind that if you're practicing on Emulator, you have to make a SaveState before the questionnaire screen, otherwise you might waste some time at the first question, and a Suezo will replace your Naga. 

***Before the first battle, deactivate Animation and Texts at Settings.***

**Apr 1/2**		Home - Fight Pabs
**Apr 2/2**		Home - Fight Rival
**May 1/2**		Move to BC Center - Fight Daniel (Suezo)
**May 2/2**		Move to BC Center - Fight Alice (Mocchi)
**Jun 1/2**		Move to BC Center - Fight Toy ***NOTE #0***
**Jun 2/2**		Move to Live House - Fight Juras
**Jul 1/2**		Move to Live House - Fight Schmitz
**Jul 2/2**		Move to Live House - Leon (Tiger)
**Aug 1/2**		Move to BC Center - Fight Vijadela (Golem) ***NOTE #1***
**Aug 2/2**		Move to Fire DrgnHQ - Fight Penny
**Sep 1/2**		Move to Fire DrgnHQ - Fight Cocochino (Hare - Repeated)
**Sep 2/2**		Move to BC Center - Mew Cup (Mew)
**Oct 1/2**		Home - ***Concede*** to Ellie
**Oct 2/2**		Move to BC Center - Fight Isabella
**Nov 1/2**		Move to Fire DrgnHQ - Fight Zita (Worm)
**Nov 2/2**		Move to BC Center - Durahan Cup (Durahan) ***NOTE #2***
**Dec 1/2**		Home - ***Concede*** to Rival
**Dec 2/2**		Move to Live House - Fight Frederika
**Jan 1/2**		Home - Concede to Pabs
**Jan 2/2**		Move to BC Center - Dragon Cup (Dragon)
**Feb 1/2**		Home - Concede to Ellie
**Feb 2/2**		Move to Live House - Fight Yilis
**Mar 1/2**		Move to Live House - Fight Claire
**Mar 2/2**		Champion's Cup - ***Concede***
**Apr 1/2**		Move to Live House - Fight Sephore (Dino)
**Apr 2/2**		Move to BC Center - Fight Fio (Pixie)
**May 1/2**		Move to BC Center - Fight Matora (Plant)
**May 2/2**		Move to BC Center - Henger Cup (Henger) ***NOTE #3***
**Jun 1/2**		Move to BC Center - Fight Totti (Zilla)
**Jun 2/2**		Move to BC Center - Fight Stolatos (Monol)
**Jul 1/2**		Farm - ***Skip***
**Jul 2/2**		Move to BC Center - Ghost Cup (Ghost)
**Aug 1/2**		Move to Fire DrgnHQ - Fight Pascal (Jell)
***SKIP EVERYTHING UNTIL MARCH 2/2***
**Mar 2/2**		Champion's Cup - Phoenix

***Why Hare, Gali, and Naga?***
Naga has Counter, a decent HP and is easier to obtain this way.
Gali because has powerful INT moves, which helps against Golem and Zilla and also because you don't want to play another tournament only to get him.

***NOTE #0*** - Toy is going to give you a bunch of Skill Cards, look for Loud Voice and High Damage movements for your Hare. Loud Voice is good against Stall Decks and opponents that always has 1 or 2 cards in hand.
***NOTE #1*** - If you're going for quick matches, with high damage, consider changing Gali/Naga for Golem. He has base HP 9 and insane damage, but can't do anything against INT moves and can't block more than 5 POW damage. (You'll have less INT moves if you replace Gali, but you'll have 1 extra HP for your team)
***NOTE #2*** - Now consider replacing your Gali/Naga for Durahan. Durahan skills are cheap yet very effective. It can kill a big part of enemies with 1 move and has a 4-mana 5-damage undodgeable. 
***NOTE #3*** - Replace one of your monsters with Henger. The last monster you add to your team will be on average, more focused by your opponents and Henger has many dodges, it's a tiny advantage that you can take in your favor to make your run more successful. But think well, everything depends on the cards you get and your playstyle.

***Another relevant thing:*** Your opponent knows the cards you have in hand... so sometimes you'll save a juicy Dodge, but that monster is never going to be attacked until you get rid of that dodge. You'll notice when they do this and you can either keep or get rid of that card to manipulate your opponent.

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***I guess that's it for today. Thank you very much for reading and I hope this helps you!***

RevHavoc

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