So as you can see - Rayleigh is a "ramp-up" version of Gear Third. In this team, PERFECTs are essential ensure you hit for the maximum possible damage. On the last hit it's almost as if you got a 10x ATK multiplier from your Captain.

Other advantages of Rayleigh including his Special that allows unlocking to ensure you always have all 6 units to use. He has extremely high stats with no gaping weaknesses even his attribute will ensure you never hit "half-damage" to any bosses due to weakness. 

His only downfall is really if you suck at the game and you "MISS" midway during your attack. Otherwise, Rayleigh is easily one of the most reliable and powerful units in the game.

Finally!! The Striker Captain to head your Striker Teams (Sorry Urogue)!

Like other 2.5x ATK Captains, Kid's appearance will immediately give the Striker teams a much needed boost. Kid has very nice high stats that could be comparable to some of the most powerful units in the game like Mihawk.

His Special comes at an extremely short cooldown of 11. It's hard to imagine NOT having this special up! It becomes a question of how many times can you fire it off in a match (especially with Double Kid). It's also a very powerful special that can be paired with stuff like orb-boosters for even greater effect.

Overall Kid is a very powerful unit with not a lotta flaws. Sure he doesn't have the highest Recovery or the best special in the game - but that isn't enough to discount his strength. Definitely one of the stronger units of the game that can clear things like Special Training Forest and Raid Bosses (Past and Future).

The Roar of the Sea is making some noise!!

Often used with his partner in crime Trafalgar Law, Scratchman Apu is one of the orb manipulators to ensure full DEX orbs for a team. 

His Captain Skill is used on occasion (*cough* Blue Turtle times), but for the most part not really used (typical of such risky Captain Skills). It is a powerful boost but the single color and the lack of proper health manipulation makes it difficult to use since you can't heal back health like Marco.

Apu's special is nice to use but like mentioned will usually be only used with Law. For those who want to use Apu by himself... It will be fine but nothing game-breaking by himself. 

In terms of the current state of units, DEX has a lot of units to choose from such as Mihawk, Asura Zoro and the recently added Paulie and Khalifa. Thus odds are if you don't own the Law/Apu combination,  you pass over Apu for the Khalifa/Izo (or Zeff) combination in tandem with Paulie. 

Overall, Apu is a very one-way unit. You won't find a huge variety of ways to effectively use this unit which is ultimately his downfall. But in the teams that do use him effectively, you'll find he excels in what he does/achieve. 

The Former Rear-Admiral X. Drake!! The T-Rex is here!!

X. Drake is well known for his Captain Skill. He's an easier to attain Whitebeard for INT teams. As such, having X. Drake means you'll likely be well prepared for things like Garp and other Heart-based islands. He's ideal for the INT Burst team due to the higher ATK boost from his Captain and you can control it (compared to Captain Skills like Marco or Apu).

His Special isn't particularly helpful while Drake is Captain... While yes it could be used to help activate his Captain, it isn't the best method of doing it and having two X. Drakes (with friend Drake) will not be as efficient as other Captains.

As a sub, it's fairly difficult to find him a slot in the already jam-packed INT Burst team. However if you ever find yourself needing that 1 extra turn to secure a win against an enemy, X Drake may be your calling card.

Overall, X. Drake is a nice Captain but doesn't offer much aside from that. There are generally better subs and will find him make appearances here and there - but not much else.



Bonnie promotes players to get more meat to eat and eat.

Widely considered the worst of the batch and a unit that isn't used much. Her Captain Skill is outclassed by both Shanks and Garp for regular usage. Bonnie's Captain does help heal more from [Meat] orbs but with PSY's generally high RCV stat, it may be considered unnecessary.

Her special needs to be used in tandem with Food Converters and could be said to act as "Full Heal" on a shorter cooldown. It can have potential as a cheaper Cooldown Marco (for those without), however its something that is fairly looked over which can be very powerful.

Bonnie's stats are typical PSY units stats, low ATK and high RCV. Unfortunately, its hard to see where Bonnie fits in teams aside from maybe Garp "tank teams" as a recovery engine - since PSY bursts prefer Marco as Captain and can use his Special.

Overall... you may be slightly hard-pressed to find a spot for "The Glutton". She can be used as a nice substitute for Marco but is generally passed over as it really hampers your damage since you lose Combo-Chain multipliers hitting GREATs and the generally lower stat Food Converters. She's definitely usable but nothing totally fantastic.