#ff strategy

i get this question a lot, like a lot a lot and it tends to spark debates that sometimes make feelings get hurt, so i’m just going to make a list and post it on tumblr for those of you who are wondering which units are worth investing in (who should not get chucked into the fusion blender).

ALSO, EVERY UR UNIT NOT B-52/FOIE GRAS/PEKING DUCK IS A F2P TRAP!!!! 

i know it hurts to hear, because it hurts me too having pulled for some of them, but what i mean by this is: they are not worth investing in long-term because they will require money and can only carry you so long in the game before your SR units and R units are better because of the ascention/level cap. you might be able to push a strength UR to 15k with a fully optimized fallen (linked or uke mochi E/tsuchi +10 with all gold stats), but that’s it.

stun: stops enemy movement

silence: stops energy skills.

charm: turns enemies against each other

buffs: bonuses added to friendly units

debuffs: negates bonuses added to enemy units

Tom Yum: self-healing R defense unit, farmable shards, easy to ascend to 5* quickly, early game savior who wont fall off.

Milk: R unit easy to ascend to 5* quickly early game, link skill to btea, AOE heals.

Miso Soup: R unit easy to ascend to 5* quickly early game, support/magic hybrid who drains hp, links with sanma so valuable for guild/world bosses.

Black Tea: easiest SR to 5* in game, good stats and skill link, one of the better magic SR units.

Sanma: doesn’t need to ascend to do his job busting tanks/chests, flat damage, decent unit just kind of a specialist, world boss potential.

Sweet Tofu: worth if you fuse a lot as his shards are reliably common in fusion, good healer, can replace 5* milk at 3*.

Moon Cake: farmable as heck, great skills, basically in every catacombs/world boss guide because of her AOE kill and debuffs, just a really dang good strength unit.

Vodka: best magic SR in game, farmable shards, stun/silence valuable in any situation, links with B-52.

Yuxiang: okay unit but unremarkable other than being farmable and linked to peking, but those two alone make her worth it if you run him.

B-52: every F2Ps best UR friend, powerful and only farmable UR unit to date, guild/world boss champ.

Foie Gras: was given to us free if you did her quests, charm, easy to fuse for shards and easier UR to pull so most people who have summoned a lot already have her at 1*. 

Peking Duck: the attack spam god, silence, easy to fuse for shards and easier UR to pull so most people who have summoned a lot already have him, worth fusing for if you continue to not summon him.

EDIT: bamboo rice has been added ot this list due to now being as common as foie gras and peking duck in shard fusion.

anyone not these units, ymmv but these units are likely better, especially if you have no ascensions on the unit in question. and this post isn’t taking into account team comp, these are just common units worth investing in if you don’t plan on paying money to play food fantasy.

happy playing and i am always here to help by DM or on discord!

i suppose if you have the other options, go ahead and choose peking since you'll be able to get him nicely ascended off the bat. he's a great unit for pve/showdown.

i still standby saying that clb is the smartest option, since he's the hardest to pull and fuse for, while having the most merit. go look at summoning pool rates if you want and see how high some of the URs are in comparison.

basically my point is, one day you're gonna try and pull for toso or champagne or bibimbap or whatever new event they have and probably get bamboo, bifty, peking or foie instead as a mercy (no net my ass, when people are getting those URs on their 40th pull lol) because of their higher rates than ginger, crab long bao, and of course double scoop and boston lobster, so why bother wasting your free UR on them.