Expert HDT Top 25 Meta for Oct 18th, 2019
I'll start with the adventurer/dragon team comp for the Top 3, followed by the frequency each adventurer/dragon is used in the Top 25, then the "budget builds" that don't use an HDT weapon or 5* gacha adventurer/dragon, but still made it into the top 25. Limited Wyrmprints will be bolded.
Expert HMS
1st Place: Verica (Cerberus), Rena (Konohana Sakuya), G! Sarisse (Apollo), Ramona (Cerberus)
Clear Time: 1 Minute, 30 Seconds
2nd Place: Ramona (Cerberus), G! Sarisse (Apollo), Verica (Apollo), Rena (Konohana Sakuya)
Clear Time: 1 Minute, 34 Seconds
3rd Place: Ramona (Konohana Sakuya), S! Maribelle (Konohana Sakuya), V! Hildegarde (Cerberus), Emma (Cerberus)
Clear Time: 1 Minute, 49 Seconds
Adventurer Frequency: G! Sarisse (17), Mikoto (16), Emma (13), V! Hildegarde (13), Ramona (12), Verica (11), G! Mym (7), Rena (6), S! Maribelle (4), Aoi (1)
Dragon Frequency: Konohana Sakuya (43), Cerberus (34), HBH (8), Arctos (8), Apollo (5), Agni (1), Phoenix (1)
Budget Builds
4th Place: Verica, 4.3 Core Fire Staff, Give Me Your Wounded,
Chocolatiers, HBH
5th and 20th Place: Verica, 4.3 Core Fire Staff, Glorious Tempest,
Chocolatiers, HBH
15th Place: Verica, 4.3 Core Fire Staff, Glorious Tempest, Give Me Your Wounded, HBH
20th Place: Emma, 5.3 Void Zephyr Lance,
A Slice of Dragonyule, Halidom Grooms, HBH
Expert HMC
1st Place: W! Elisanne (Vayu), Noelle (Freyja) x2, Victor (Vayu)
Clear Time: 1 Minute, 55 Seconds
2nd Place: W! Elisanne (Vayu) x2, Noelle (Freyja), Victor (Vayu)
Clear Time: 1 Minute 57 Seconds
3rd Place: W! Elisanne (Vayu) x 2, Noelle (Freyja), Victor (Vayu)
Clear Time: 1 Minute 58 Seconds
Adventurer Frequency: W! Elisanne (45), Noelle (27), Victor (24), Addis (1), Maribelle (1)
Dragon Frequency: Vayu (67), Freyja (27), Zephyr (5), Pazuzu (1)
Budget Builds
(Note: Noelle Freyja can have a functional build without MUB-ing Freyja, which is why she can be considered budget)
3rd Place: Noelle, 5.3 Void Poseidon Wand, Halidom Grooms, Castle Cheer Corps, Freyja
17th Place: Noelle, 5.3 Void Poseidon Wand, Queen of the Blue Seas, Halidom Grooms, Freyja
25th Place: Noelle, 5.3 Core Wind Wand, Beach Battle, Queen of the Blue Seas, Freyja
Expert HBH
1st Place: S! Celliera (Siren), Thaniel (Leviathan), Lily (Siren), Elisanne (Siren)
Clear Time: 1 Minute, 52 Seconds
2nd Place: S! Celliera (Leviathan), S! Julietta (D! Jeanne D'Arc), Thaniel (Leviathan), Elisanne (Leviathan)
Clear Time: 1 Minute, 52 Seconds
3rd Place: Karina (Siren), Lily (Siren), Thaniel (Leviathan), Elisanne (Leviathan)
Clear Time: 2 Minutes, 3 Seconds
Adventurer Frequency: Elisanne (25), Thaniel (25), Lily (21), S! Celliera (17), Karina (5), Orsem (4), S! Julietta (3)
Dragon Frequency: Leviathan (47), Siren (45), D! Jeanne D'Arc (3), HMC (2), Poseidon (2), Simurgh (1)
Budget Builds
(Note: Builds with Poseidon can be substituted with HMC)
11th Place: Thaniel, 4.3 Core Water Staff,
Chocolatiers, Bridal Dragon, Poseidon
21st Place: Thaniel, 4.3 Core Water Staff,
Chocolatiers, Volcanic Queen, HMC
Expert HJP
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place: G! Cleo (Shinobi) x4, lol
Adventurer Frequency: G! Cleo (100)
Dragon Frequency: Shinobi (97), Marishiten (3)
Literally just use G! Cleo, the HDT weapon, Luca's Prank, King of the Skies, and Shinobi.
Expert HZD
1st Place, 2nd Place, and 3rd Place: Fleur (Cupid), G! Prince/Euden (Cupid) x2, Yachiyo (Cupid)
Adventurer Frequency: G! Prince/Euden (49), Fleur (25), Yachiyo (25), S! Cleo (1)
Dragon Frequency: Cupid (99), P! Siren (1)
"Budget" Build
(Note: A MUB 5* gacha dragon is needed to rank in this fight, so these are the builds using 4* adventurers and non-HDT weapons)
12th and 22nd Place: Yachiyo, 5.3 Void Nidhogg Blade, Resounding Rendition, Levin's Champion, Cupid
17th Place: Yachiyo, 5.3 Void Nidhogg Blade, Resounding Rendition, Stellar Show, Cupid
My personal key takeaways:
-Strength dragons are basically as good as Skill Damage dragons for Expert HMS and HBH, while also having the utility to be slotted on the healer
-All 5* Offensive Fire dragons are usable in Expert HMS
-Emma has potential for a budget build with HBH
-Conversely, Expert HMC can basically be continually DPS'd on, making her closest to the DPS sims, which is why Vayu has become the de facto DPS dragon
-Noelle literally functions near identically using a Void Zephyr Wand and the HDT wand when it comes to fastest clear times with the most Meta team comp right now (a 1 second difference), making her arguably the easiest to gear for
-Fastest Expert HMC clear so far has been with 2 Noelle's, making that strategy even more valid
-HBH has developed a more rigid meta, with most Thaniel's using Leviathan, most likely due to Master HBH
-Everyone who hasn't gotten it yet should grab Chocolatiers when Valentine's comes around again
-G! Cleo, lol
-Yachiyo will probably be the easiest avenue for folks without G! Euden to break into Expert HZD
-Biggest winner this time around is OG Aoi, who managed a 7th place Expert HMS finish
