Special to the Max!!
   Top 5 Units


2. Golden Pound Usopp


Golden Pound Usopp is considered one of the "must-have" units in the game. It's a "God-Tier" unit that is practically given to every player for free. Players familiar with Usopp knows its power when it comes to guaranteeing/securing victories. While 15 turns may not be hard to stall for, reducing its cooldown will ensure that it is up when you need it and also opens the possibility of firing it off twice in a stage.

In terms of future content, Usopp is used in a fair few Raid Bosses as well as definite usage in every Training Forest in JPN. It isn't uncommon to see the pre-requisite of these stages read "Max Special Golden Pound Usopp required" either.

Thus - Golden Pound Usopp is a unit that is 100% required to be maxed if you plan on clearing the Training Forests. He will definitely find use time and time again.

3. Iron Mace Alvida Smooth-Smooth Fruit


 Queen Alvida is one of those units that can find its way onto all sorts of teams. Her damage reduction is currently unmatched (in Global) and the extremely short cooldown (when maxed) means that the possibility of firing it twice a stage or even twice a boss fight is possible.

Alvida may not be run much now - but as enemies start hitting harder and harder, she will see a lot more play. In terms of Training Forest, she's often paired with Golden Pound Usopp to survive almost any punishment that can be thrown at them. Having Alvida is essential, but her special is fairly tough to max as her island comes once in a blue moon.

Maxing Alvida is a move for the future. Although the power of her damage reduction should already be proven to be very effective against bosses such as Mihawk and Garp.

4. Petty Officer Coby



 The only orb-booster in Global at the moment. Coby has been found making a splash in burst teams of other attributes (such as the INT burst team) which speaks volumes for his potential. Coby boosts orb's effectiveness by 1.5x - which is essentially giving everyone (regardless of attribute or typing) an additional attack buff.

Burst teams love to finish things fast and are generally squishier than other teams of the same attribute/type. They don't tend to stall well for extended period of time thus leveling Coby is essential. Not just for burst teams but PSY teams as well.

While there will be other orb boosters in the future, none of them will really replace Coby except for Doflamingo (who is quite a while off). Thus due to his good special and versatility in team choices, Coby is one of those units whose special you should max.

5. Mr. 3 - Extra Special Candelabra



To end the list is Mr. 3 - Extra Special Candelabra, While Mr. 3's special is evidently worse than Usopp, putting more utility in Slasher teams is never a bad thing. In fact, Mihawk teams attempting the upcoming Training Forest requires both Mr. 3 and Usopp.

Mr. 3 is more useful in some cases due to his capabilities of being a unit that can actually deal damage in the commonly used Slasher team. This is unlike Golden Pound Usopp who is only splashed in purely for his special. If a 1 turn delay is all that's required, Mr. 3 would be used instead of good ol' Usopp. This also applies to INT teams who also are fairly popular in their own right.

Thus as a support unit that can be used for offensive purposes, Mr. 3 will likely find a fit in teams here and there. His special is required for Training Forest and is a fairly valuable unit to hold for "now and again".

Raid Boss
   Clash!! Vice-Admiral Garp



The long anticipated Monkey D Garp's Raid Boss has arrived!! Monkey D. Garp is an extremely powerful unit for PSY Teams and is arguably what makes them playable at this point in time.

There is an UPDATED Garp Guide (click here)!

Rewards


Island
Conditions: None
Stamina: 40 (Master Difficulty)
Experience: 6,650
Beri: ~Varies

Only one version of this island exists - 40 Stamina and Garp is a guaranteed drop.
All images credit to GameWith & Zeenigami's Garp Video

Stage	Stage Details
	Stage 1/5 2 Mobs every time - Note the Attribute of the mobs may change. Depending on their turn order and your team, you generally can stall for 1-2 turns here.
	Stage 2/5 The Elder Seahorse with 5 Armored Mobs. You have 2 routes you can take: Leave the Seahorse (Thus you stall 1 turn) in exchange for one of your units getting "Sealed". If you plan to stall on the Turtle in the next stage anyway, this is the recommended action Kill Seahorse first - usually if you don't plan to stall (who knows why) and you just wanna burst down the competition... This is a viable option Each Armored Mob has 4 HP The Elder Seahorse has 7 HP
	Stage 3/5 MINIBOSS: Sergeant Helmeppo Helmeppo will preemptively attack your team for 2,250 damage Helmeppo is not difficult to defeat but if you somehow cannot finish him will deal 3,350 damage. (But odds are almost any team can kill him within 1 turn) The Turtle is nice and tanky at 29 HP which means tons of potential stall turns if you want/need it.
	Stage 4/5 MINIBOSS: Petty Officer Coby Coby's Health: ~25,000 The reason why double Monkey D. Luffy Gear 3 is NOT recommended for this island. The Marine preemptively locks every unit except your Captain for 2 turns, This means that if you do not kill both the Marine and Coby within 2 turns... You'll be taking a fist full of damage. Fortunately both of them aren't very tanky... unless you have 0x ATK boost (cough Gear Third/Vivi teams). Coby has the attack pattern of spending 1 turn to boost his ATK (like Monster Chopper) before hitting for 12,000 damage. The Marine hits for a lot lower 1,104 but can be handled with 2 Captains (even Tank teams) without much difficulty.
	Stage 5/5 BOSS: Monkey D. Garp Monkey D. Garp Health: 2,100,000 Attack: 2,980 Special: 10,000 Monkey D. Garp will preemptively put up a debuff protector for 999 turns. This means that any poison, turn delays etc. will not work. He then has the following attack pattern Attack for 2,980 damage Attack for 2,980 damage Attack for 2,980 damage Use Special for 18,000 damage Attack for 2,980 damage Spam Special for 10,000 damage every turn As such, most teams will have around 5 turns to burst/kill Garp. Or you'll tank too much damage to deal with.  Every team is recommended to have a strong damage reducer like Alvida or Smoker to block the 4th hit. "Tank Zoro"/Vivi teams - You need a damage reducer for the 18,000 damage hit. If you do not reduce it properly, you will lose. (Alternatively you could bring Chopper and turn stuff to [Meat] orbs to heal or some recovery engine)

Fortnight Island
   Tsuru's Morning Stroll



 Tsuru's Morning Stroll is finally announced for Global! With Tsuru comes the possibility of Shooter Teams (at long last) as well as some new units to play with.

Rewards

Unit Name	Initial Cooldown	Maximum Cooldown
Monkey D. Luffy - Gear Third	25	20
Impact Dial: Usopp	17	12
Miss Valentines - 10,000 Kilogram Guillotine	15	6
Mr 5 - Breeze Breath Bomb	20	14

Stage	Stage Details
	Stage 1/7 The island opens with a fairly basic set of mobs. You should be able to stall a 1-3 turns at this stage.
	Stage 2/7 Another mob stage. All Shooters for your Tsuru team.
	Stage 3/7 Turtles and Mob Stage As usual - clear the mobs and stall on turtles (or send them flying)
	Stage 4/7 (MINI-BOSS) You'll fight Momonga with mobs. As usual, Momonga will use his special when he's at 20% or below health. Momonga Health: 180,000 Damage: 3,580 Special: 6,100
	Stage 5/7 Some armored mobs. Luckily they can be cleared without taking much damage.
	Stage 6/7 If you aren't used to Bandai's "Stage before the final Boss" formula... This is a good example. A Crab, a Turtle, a Pirate Penguin and mobs. They are all droppable (if you need the penguin).
	Stage 7/7 (BOSS) Tsuru with 5 mobs. Depending on your damage and team, you may be able to focus Tsuru before the mobs. If not (and you want to play safe), clear the mobs before Tsuru. Tsuru Health: 525,000 Attack: 4,020 (2-Turn Interval) Special: Heal all enemies' health by a "certain amount" (Around 50,000)
	Secret Stage (Onigumo) Onigumo appears randomly. He'll pre-emptively bind a random unit for 2 turns. Onigumo will attack for 2,880 damage and is about as tanky as Momonga.

Recommended Units for this Fortnight	Notes
Golden Pound Hammer Usopp	Due to the large amounts of mobs and the fact that there are no debuff blocker - GP Usopp will be a valuable asset to your team when clearing 30-Stamina
Petty Officer Coby	Coby is an orb-booster and a PSY unit which is the natural enemy of the INT units. Coby is a highly valuable unit for your fight against Vice-Admiral Tsuru.
Monkey D. Garp	As a island with an INT Boss, Garp will likely be the easiest/best team for this island to date. With a ton of HP and decent firepower, you can stall your way through even taking hits when needed
Red-Haired Shanks	The other PSY leader. While Garp is preferred, some people prefer to simply burst down their competition at which case - nothing is wrong with Red-Haired Shanks.

Sugofest
   ~ Join My Crew ~ Whitebeard + v2 Batch!!


If you aren't living under a rock, you would've seen the Sugofest Post in the Notices. And many are disappointed that there are no new characters out. But every version (even Global) needs time for newer players to catch up. So here's Sugofest!!

Current Attribute-Up: INT Rate-Up!!

The Characters with Rates Boosted

5-Star (Sugofest Exclusive)

Edward Newgate - STR Striker

5-Star
The units listed below have both their 5-Star and 4-Star versions rates boosted.

Marco, The Phoenix - PSY Fighter
"Flower Sword" Vista - INT Slasher
Diamond Jozu - QCK Fighter
Blamenco the Mallet - STR Striker
Flintlock Pistols Izo - DEX Shooter

Red Haired Shanks - PSY Slasher
Portgas D. Ace: Flame Mirror - QCK Fighter

Nico Robin - INT Fighter
Monkey D. Luffy, Gear Third - STR Fighter
Roronoa Zoro: Lion's Song - DEX Slasher
Nami: Happiness Punch - INT Striker
Sogeking - PSY Shooter

Should I pull?
 As with every Sugofest, the eternal question is should I pull...

To help make this decision (if you need help deciding) is the following questions

• Who do you need?
• Who do you want?
• This or the Next Sugofest

If you are only after the Sugofest Exclusive unit, we suggest you save your gems for a Sugofest with new characters. That way - even if you don't pull the legendary unit, you have a chance of pulling other new units instead.

As this is a Sugofest with an INT Rate-Up attached to it, if you are after Nami: Happiness Punch, Nico Robin or "Flower Sword" Vista - this is probably the best time to net the above units. However, if you are ONLY after the above 3, we suggest you don't go "all-out" this Sugofest and budget yourself. This is due to several reasons including - this rate-up will occur again (in the future) and OTHER units aside the ones you want has their rates boosted including Sogeking...

Next Sugofest?
My best guess is the next Sugofest will occur during July and will very likely have Supernovas Batches 1 and 2. Supernovas Batch 2 is considered one of the best batches of characters with a new characters such as Rayleigh and Kid who are both considered powerhouse units in the JPN version.

If you are after Rayleigh (like 99% of the the Global community), you should be aware that pulling a Sugofest Exclusive unit is extremely rare and difficult to attain. As such, you will need as much fruits as you can if you want to get Rayleigh.

Good Luck with your Pulls!~

You can only clear it one time. Afterwards it will disappear

 Today, the One Piece Treasure Cruise (Global) Twitter announced Garp for Global. This would likely mean that Garp is closer than everybody thinks. How soon? We can't exactly say.

In either case, this announcement is big as it may mean that Mihawk will not be returning as soon as everybody thought.

A Garp Preparation Guide will be up soon!

Global Tier List
   "Biker Smoker" Fortnight Updated!!



Due to popular demand, the Tier-List is back and updated. As usual, the disclaimer is that the following list is made by several JPN veteran players and represents our views.

~Do not take this entire list letter-for-letter.~

We judge characters by several "rulers":

• Character's Strength - includes Stats, Captain Skill and Special
• Character's Versatility - How many different types of teams will this character fit in.
• Character's Future - This factor affects it less than the above 2, but it is important to consider the unit's future.

Name	Notes	Rating
Whitebeard	Arguably the strongest unit in the game. He gives a possible 3x ATK boost to all 6 units.  This is significantly higher compared to regular 2.5x Captains. This is due to 2 Whitebeards giving 9x boost vs 6.25x boost from 2,5x Captains. His Special, "Sea-Quake" does 30% enemies' current health damage is considered one of the best Specials in the game. Overall, a powerhouse unit that can be used for any island in the game.	10/10
Golden Pound Hammer: Usopp	One of the best utility units in the game. GP Usopp is here for his Special that delays all attacking enemies by 3 turns. At MAX level, this special can activate every 10 turns which is extremely powerful against Raid Bosses and foes in general. A powerful F2P utility unit	9.5/10
Monkey D. Luffy: Gear Third	Similar to Whitebeard, Gear Third is widely considered the second strongest Captain. He can give a possible 3.5x ATK boost to 3 units which gives incredible burst damage on your last 3 hits. His Special isn't particularly special which really puts him beneath Whitebeard.	9.5/10
Hawkeye Mihawk	Currently one of the highest overall stat Character - Mihawk is the lead of Slasher Teams. Mihawk is considered "God Tier" because he's really better than most "Tier-1" Characters. Mihawk can clear multiple Raid Bosses as well as future "Special Training Forests" His success is largely due to his special which is similar to Whitebeard. It is simply one of the best specials in the game and is what puts Mihawk's offensive power up there. His only flaw is the weaker 2.5x ATK boost and restriction to only Slashers compared to the other units on this list	9.5/10

Name	Notes	Rating
"Iron Mace" Alvida, Smooth-Smooth Fruit	One of the most powerful damage reducers in the game. Used in all sorts of team, Alvida will continue to serve unmatched in the "damage reduction" department until Perona arrives She also currently has decent stats so she isn't a pure utility unit but a nice overall unit.	9.0/10
Happiness Punch: Nami	The 2.5x ATK for INT Teams which are is the best Attribute team at the moment. Her Special changes PSY orbs to INT orbs which is a perfect addition to ensure powerful hits from the most aggressive Attribute. Very strong but does lack power compared to some of the top dogs in S-Tier.	9.0/10
Nico Robin	Nico Robin gets a special mention due to her potential in INT Teams. Her Special is invaluable and is impossible to make a good INT burst team without her. Unlike Impact Dial Usopp, she has great stats. Unfortunately, she is USELESS as a Captain and not that great in any other team.	9.0/10* Only in INT-based teams
Monster Chopper	A powerful 3x ATK for STR units which puts Chopper on par with Whitebeard (in terms of ATK boost). Chopper will cut your health at the start by 60% which is extremely detrimental and makes your team very fragile. A lot of skill and care will be required for your team to use him effectively and is the only main flaw with this unit.	8.5/10
"Massacre Soldier" Killer	Killer is a good unit that is fairly versatile. As a captain, his versatility is great but his damage does lack compared to some of the more aggressive burst teams like INT, Gear Third and Whitebeard. His Special is a powerful nuke that can be used to burst down Bosses and guarantee victory.	8.5/10
Biker Smoker	A very impressive unit in any arsenal. Smoker has a powerful damage reducer that's paired with amazing stats. Unfortunately, the places where a player would prefer Smoker over other damage-reducer like Alvida are limited. That being said, Biker Smoker is a powerful DEX unit for the long-run and with a powerful special to match.	8.5/10
Petty Officer Coby	The only Orb-booster in Global at the moment. Coby practically grants 1.5x ATK to your whole team for 2 turns. This is incredible for helping boosting your damage. Coby however is not the best Captain material and his stats aren't the most fantastic which drags him down.	8.5/10
Marco, The Phoenix	Like Whitebeard, Marco gives 3x ATK to PSY Characters. However this only occurs when your health is full. This is a fairly difficult condition to maintain when faced with pre-emptive attacks like Helmeppo. His Special is amazing but comes at a long 30 round cooldown. Thus you cannot rely on it to keep your Captain Skill up. That being said as a sub, Marco does good work with nice stats and special. His special will become usable when his skill books are released that will drop the Cooldown to 20.	8.0/10
"Mad Monk" Urougue	The current Striker lead with 1.5x HP/2x ATK to Strikers. Urougue is a PSY with good stats and a great special. He can buff all Striker's ATK by 1.5x which can be stacked with Orb-boosters. Urougue's Captain Skill simply isn't as good as the regular 2x HP/ATK Captains though.	8.0/10
Trafalgar Law -ROOM-	Trafalgar Law has competition with Ashura Zoro and to some extent Mihawk. His Special allows you to change your orbs to [DEX], [TND] or [Meat]. This is a very useful special and puts him above Roronoa Zoro as a unit. But overall as a captain, Zoro and Mihawk are arguably better.	8.0/10
Chef Zeff	Zeff's 2.5x ATK to Fighters heads the Fighters team which recently got all those new characters - Hina/Coby/Chopper. These additions can really breath new life into Fighter teams. However, Zeff will still fall to Mihawk and his Slashers.	8.0/10* Only with Officer Coby and Hina
Roronoa Zoro: Ashura Ichibugin	The 2x HP/ATK Captain for DEX. A very valuable unit and Captain. He is backed with powerful stats and is only let down by his Special. A solid unit.	8.0/10
"Diamond" Jozu	Unfortunately, Jozu has a strong Captain but there simply isn't many good QCK units to utilize. Jozu comes paired with decent numbers and a strong utility special that nullifies any DEX attacks. A solid unit.	8.0/10
"Flower      Sword"  Gran Vista	Vista as a captain is used quite often. However, since INT generally runs burst teams - Happiness Punch Nami will be preferred. That being said, he's still a solid and fine alternative that will make INT teams super tanky. Another flaw is his "weak" special that does 5,000 fixed damage.	8.0/10
"Red-Haired" Shanks	Unfortunately, PSY is one of the weaker Attributes in the game (alongside QCK). His stats are also fairly underwhelming compared to some of the Raid Boss/newer units. Overall... the Yonko is a decent unit but is really lacking compared to the other great choices.	7.5/10
Portgaz D. Ace: Mirror Flame	The 2.5x ATK Captain for QCK. Portgaz D. Ace is unfortunately part of the QCK army. It is a fairly underpowered army and is often passed over for DEX/INT. His stats are at least decent and his special is okay. But unlike Shanks, the future is not bright for QCK units.	7.5/10

Name	Notes	Rating
Saw-Tooth Arlong Shark-On-Tooth	With Mihawk's release, Arlong drops down to nothing more than a strong STR beat-stick. He's a very useful crew-member for BOTH Slashers and STR teams. But nothing much more.	7.5/10
Mr. 3 Extra Special Candelabra	A 1-Turn Delayer that's an INT Slasher. A utility unit that slots right in with Slasher teams. While a good addition, he isn't a "must-have/use" unit like others like Hammer Usopp.	7.5/10
Hina of the Cage	The only orb-locker in Global at the moment. Orb-lockers are generally used in Burst teams which helps guarantee good orbs for your specials. A good unit who suffers from being a QCK Attribute and rely on other units to manipulate orbs to be effective.	7.5/10
Streaming Swords: Roronoa Zoro	Used in Vivi "Zombie" teams and against Force enemies. Arguably better than his evolved form, Streaming Swords features a nice utility special that can block incoming "STR" attacks. This is a useful special that can only grow in usefulness with new STR enemies The problem with Zoro is very limited use of his Captain skill (only against Raid Bosses) and poor stats compared to the other Zoros.	7.5/10
Roronoa Zoro: Lion Song	Used in Vivi "Zombie" teams and occasionally on DEX teams as a single-target nuker. Known more commonly as "Tank Zoro", this unit features high HP, decent ATK and crap RCV.  Unfortunately, he loses his utility and becomes a single-target nuker. Lion Song: Roronoa Zoro is currently a decent unit but will drop in usefulness as more and more content comes out.	7.0/10
Flintlock Pistols: Izo	A DEX orb-manipulator. She/he can change STR and QCK orbs to DEX orbs. This unit pairs nicely with the DEX team which is in a good position currently. Izo has great stats and a pretty good special. Izo will grow in usefulness when Khalifa's Fortnight is released.	7.0/10
Blamenco, "The Mallet"	A STR orb-manipulator. He changes DEX and QCK orbs to STR orbs. This unit pairs nicely with the STR teams. A strong STR team is possible but can be difficult to attain compared to DEX. Blamenco has good stats and a pretty good special for raid bosses in the future like Doflamingo. Blamenco will grow in usefulness when Kraken's Fortnight is released.	7.0/10
Sergeant Helmeppo	An INT Slasher that unlocks any locked units. Decent stats with good type and attribute. Thus a good unit but nothing particularly outstanding except for his ability to unlock units.	7.0/10
"Magician" Basil Hawkins	Like Arlong, Basil Hawkins is an INT beat-stick. His captain skill is fairly useless and his special isn't that game-changing/special. So overall, Hawkins is a decent unit but probably won't be "specially" picked for his Captain or Special.	7.0/10
Impact Dial: Usopp	Impact Dial: Usopp is here due to his special. It grants all PSY units 2x ATK for 1 turn. Impact Dial: Usopp's weakness lies in his generally low stats and the fact his name is "Usopp". He conflicts with Golden Pound Usopp which is a problem when PSY teams are utility based. He's used in PSY burst but won't see use in any other situations.	6.5/10

Name	Rating
Monkey D. Luffy: Gear Second	7.0/10
Sanji, Diablo Jambe	7.0/10
Mr Prince - Veal Shot	7.0/10
Sogeking	6.5/10
Buggy, The Clown	6.5/10
Brogy	6.5/10
Don Krieg MH5 Gas Bomb	6.5/10
Bepo, the Martial Artist	6.5/10
Mr. 2 - Bombardier Arabesque	6.5/10
Dory	6.5/10
Guard Point Chopper	6.0/10
Sergeant Tashigi	6.0/10
Kuro of a Hundred Plans	6.0/10
Nami, Thunderbolt Tempo	6.0/10
Miss Valentines	6.0/10
Escapee Morgan	5.5/10
Mr. 5 - Breeze Breath Bomb	5.5/10
Tony Tony Chopper: Brain Point	5.5/10

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