[Post updated as of July 1]
New rangers are here, and by now surely many players have seen them in action in one place or another. I don't have them all personally, so I'll speak to what I can and try to supplement info from other sources. Susu is limited to the next two weeks only, so get him while you can.
Note: The analysis of the new rangers below are valid as of July 2, 2014.
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Range comparison between Prince James & Dancer King Boss |
Prince James is the new reigning champion of long range. He out-ranges Dancer King Boss by a smidge. There are definite pros to Prince over DKB: At master level, Prince's atk/hp is superior (176409/299376 vs. 139812/224532). But that is where the advantage ends. DKB's unmastered cooldown is only 7 seconds whereas Prince's twice that at 14 seconds. DKB's attack/move stats are both faster than Prince's. DKB is cheaper to deploy at every level. Prince's stats come out to 220.5 damage per mineral; DKB's is 218.5 damage per mineral -- extremely close after the buff to DKB on July 2. But when you factor in the possibility of deploying twice as many DKB in the same amount of time (provided that you are funneling all minerals into prioritizing DKB/Prince deployment), DKB is still a very attractive ranger. The hp difference between a master Prince and a master DKB is only 74844 in favor of Prince, which these days is around 1 extra hit from your typical enemy so health-wise I see them as nearly equal.
In my opinion, Prince vs. DKB is situational. If you can afford to deploy only one attacker every 14 seconds that moves slow-ish, then by all means, go for the higher output Prince. If you need more damage fast to take advantage of some timing opportunity, I think DKB may suit your needs more. Don't get me wrong, though. The amount of damage that Prince James is capable of is insane. Just adjust your team accordingly to account for his long cooldown.

Luis... is such an odd fellow. He's a boy who appears to be naked, hiding in a bush, but he's a jumping ninja...Ok, points for originality. He's melee range (though pretty far back as far as melee goes) and he packs a serious punch with his apples but with 1.4 million HP, so I will compare him to Dwight. Luis is not quite suited for solo tanking and he doesn't really do as much damage as Dwight per deployment. His standard cooldown is slightly shorter, and he's a good deal cheaper. It's pretty close, but Luis is still the better bang for your buck in terms of damage. If you want to compare their tankability (yeah, I made a word up, so sue me!), Luis and Dwight are actually very similar. But Luis will get to the front line faster, which may be more valuable in a pinch. Would I use him as a main tanking ranger? I personally have my reservations, especially since his melee range leaves so much space for the enemy to inch forward. I'm not sure how I really feel about Luis yet. Probably need some more time to find a good scenario to use him.
Master
level stats ► |
Cost |
Dmg/Mineral |
HP/Mineral |
Attack Speed |
Move Speed |
CD |
Luis |
520 |
309 |
2715 |
Slow |
Normal |
4 |
Dwight |
980 |
250 |
2733 |
Fast |
Slow |
6 |
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Witch and Lucifer are stacked almost on top of each other (white arrow). BCCony is further back (pink arrow) |
Best Couple Cony is similar to the others in the Cony speed series. Naturally the first comparable ranger in mind is Witch Cony since they are both 4 stars. BCCony costs a considerable amount more (240 vs. 170) but has the clear advantage in both attack and health. BCCony is an upgrade over Witch Cony in every category. Lucifer Cony was recently buffed to sport more damage and hp which helps her case, but BCCony still does a but more damage. Frankly, with Lucifer so much heartier, she's still a better ranger in my eyes for the cost.
Master
level stats ► |
Cost |
Dmg/Mineral |
HP/Mineral |
Attack Speed |
Move Speed |
CD |
Witch Cony |
170 |
75.2 |
370 |
Slow |
Very Fast |
2 |
Lucifer Cony |
210 |
166.8 |
1746 |
Slow |
Very Fast |
2 |
Best Couple Cony |
240 |
173.9 |
868 |
Normal |
Very Fast |
2 |
- BCCony is longer range than both Witch and Lucifer
- BCCony moves slightly faster than both Witch and Lucifer
- Cooldown is the same for BC, Witch, and Lucifer Cony
By any logical reasoning, BCCony should be 5 stars when stacked up against her counterparts, but oh well.
Cherina is a very interesting addition to the roster. She's on a 2 second standard cooldown which is a new low for splash rangers. Mastered, she only costs 290 to deploy and she whomps 142965
DPS. Come on! That is
sick, by any measure. Yes, she's in melee range. But at over half a million health, she's not fragile and can take a few nasty hits without a problem. She is certainly more sturdy than Dumpy and because she's a splash ranger, her potential damage is even higher than Dumpy's. She moves really fast to the front, so if you get a pack of Cherinas leading the charge, your opponents can be in some serious pain very quickly. She's cute, but she's lethal. I like Cherina a lot. There will probably be stages in the future where she may not be as effective (lots of heavy, frequent splash damage on melee) but frankly, she's probably useful in more situations than not.
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Hitman range compared to Ola Brown, SoCo, KSM |
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Hitman range compared to Shu, Opera James, KSM, Abdula |
Hitman is another splash ranger who I'd like to compare to KSM and Abdula because of some close similarities.
Master
level stats ► |
Cost |
Dmg/Mineral |
HP/Mineral |
Attack Speed |
Move Speed |
CD |
KSM |
890 |
145.5 |
706.4 |
Very Slow |
Very Slow |
7 |
Abdula |
760 |
91.7 |
502.4 |
Normal |
Normal |
5 |
Hitman |
670 |
182.2 |
774.5 |
Very Fast |
Slow |
5 |
So here we can clearly see why Hitman is the new flavor of the month. Note that he does have a slightly lower
DPS than KSM (122064 vs. 129499), but proportional to mineral cost Hitman actually pulls ahead in cost efficiency and time efficiency. Hitman also has slightly better range than both Abdula and KSM.
I do not have Best Couple Brown nor Susu so if you guys want to give some in-game insight on how these two play, go right ahead and share that. I'm going to just speak briefly about them based on what I know.
Initially from the numbers, it looks like Best Couple Brown bests the older 4 stars health rangers, but he's otherwise a pretty standard Brown health ranger we know and expect. Nothing spectacular either way, but if you don't have Hip-Hop Brown (everyone's favorite hybrid tank at the current time), mastered BCBrown is in fact better than mastered free ranger Xan in every way except for move speed. Thunder Brown was updated on July 3 to over 1 million HP at master level so he is the meatiest Brown ranger now. When considering tanking units, attack isn't quite as important as their health, move speed, and cooldown time, and in that respect, both BCBrown performs decently for a 4-star ranger. So, he's something to consider if you're shopping for a new tank.
Master
level stats ► |
Cost |
Dmg/Mineral |
HP/Mineral |
Attack Speed |
Move Speed |
CD |
Hip Hop Brown |
210 |
114 |
2376 |
Normal |
Very Fast |
2 |
General Brown |
280 |
130 |
1305 |
Normal |
Normal |
2.5 |
Macho Moon |
330 |
26 |
1229 |
Very Fast |
Fast |
2.5 |
Thunder Brown |
370 |
40 |
2882 |
Fast |
Slow |
2.5 |
Best Couple Brown |
430 |
46 |
1848 |
Very Fast |
Normal |
3 |
Xan |
500 |
31 |
1295 |
Slow |
Very Fast |
4 |
Susu is absolutely phenomenal because of his astonishingly high damage (outperforming KSM) and health for melee range splash but his painfully long standard cooldown of 28 seconds (!!!) is going to mean you have to plan your deployment of other rangers around when he comes off cooldown. Yeah, sure he costs a lot (1140 at master level) but in 28 seconds (14s if he is mastered) you ought to be able to raise enough funds. He books it to the front line pretty quick too, so he can spring into action in a desirable amount of time.
Good luck to everyone on your Gachas if you are trying your luck.