Arona's BA Global Projected Dates for Banners and Events V2.0.xlsx


1	Dates	Event / Notes	Banner 1	Banner 2	Banner 3	Banner 4	Banner 5

2	4/25 to 5/9
3	(2 Weeks)	Get Set, Go! Halo Festival, Track Hasumi Welfare Unit	Gym Mari (3★ Limited) Blue Striker Healer	Gym Yuuka (3★ Limited) Blue DPS Utility Tank
4		Arona note: Yuuka and Mari are both limited, and excellent students to pull for. Yuuka especially plays a big role in Goz.	Being the strongest striker healer means Mari will see use in Heiro. Mari's AOE heal has limited range, but she makes up for it in sheer healing power.	Gym Yuuka is a utility tank with decent DPS. She repositions and shields your entire team for only 3 EX. Core for Goz. Yuuka will find plenty of use when you need to reposition your entire team.
5	5/9 to 5/23
6	(2 Weeks)	Decagrammaton Special Operation	Himari (3★) Attack Buffer and Cost Regen Specialist	Eimi (3★) Red DPS Tank with Self Heal	Maki (3★) Single Target Yellow DPS and Def Debuffer	Koharu (3★) Striker Healer and AOE DPS
7	(Projected 1 week acceleration from combining Maki/Koharu banner)	Arona note: Sensei, pull for Himari at all cost as she is core for all hyper carry strategies moving forward. She is viable at 3★.	Along with Ako, Himari will be Specialist #2 for hyper carry teams moving forward. Himari's EX buffs attack up to 105% and she has the coveted cost regen sub-skill.	Eimi is easily farmable in the Joint Firing Drill Shop, so skip.	Maki likely will be banner #3. Excellent yellow DPS unit, but easily farmable in the Total Assault Shop.	Possible banner #4. If you pulled for Kokona or Gym Mari, you can skip Koharu. Also, she will be added to the Total Assault Shop August 8th.
8	5/23 to 5/30
9	(1 Week)	Hot Springs Resort Rerun	Shigure (3★) Red AOE DPS with DOT	Onsen Cherino (3★) Red AOE DPS Tactical Support	Onsen Chinatsu (3★) Blue Attack Speed Buffer Striker	Onsen Nodoka (3★) Healer Specialist
10		Arona note: Onsen Chinatsu and Onsen Nodoka are two that currently sees use in future content.	Shigure deals AOE with both her EX and normal attacks. Her EX also has a DOT. Needs heavy investment to shine (UE40, max EX/passive/sub and max gear).	Somewhat useful for her crit damage sub-skill, but that's about it. Despite having a unique gear, Onsen Cherino has yet to find any relevance in the meta.	Onsen Chinatsu's unique kit is designed to hyper carry fast auto-attackers like Maki, Izuna, Sakurako, S.Nonomi. Effective at 3★.	She is the best support healer in PvE and PvP. Nodoka delivers a versatile group heal over time and she has the ever so useful attack+ sub-skill.
11	5/30 to 6/6
12	(1 Week)	Volume 2 Story Update	Aris (3★) AOE Blue DPS	Yuzu (3★) AOE Yellow DPS	Midori (3★) and Momoi (2★) AOE Yellow DPS
13		Arona note: Sensei, you should probably skip these banners since there are a total of 7 limited banners coming soon!	Our robot daughter finds some use in Perorozilla, but so does many other AOE students who don't have blue armor.	Yuzu is a decent Yellow AOE striker with high crit damage ceiling, but subpar crit rate and attack speed. There are just far better choices for yellow AOE.	Both are easily farmable in the Total Assault Shop, so skip.
14	6/6 to 6/20
15	(2 Weeks)	Rescue Knights Christmas Event	Christmas Hanae (3★) AOE Healer Specialist	Christmas Serina (3★) Team Wide Crit Buffer Striker
16		Arona note: Both are uniquely designed to boost team wide crit damage. Christmas Serina is the one to consider as she synergizes well in teams without Ako.	Hanae's EX Skill is a very slow heal over 60s. But, unlike other AOE tick heals, the students just need to be present for EX skill activation to get the full benefit.	EX skill grants critical damage buff for the entire team (does not stack with Ako's EX). Great for multiple DPS teams. Has a yellow attack buff, but builds very slowly.
17	6/20 to 7/4
18	(2 Weeks)	Gourmet NY Event, NY Junko Welfare Unit	NY Haruna (3★ Limited) AOE and ST Red DPS	NY Fuuka (3★ Limited) Cost Reduction / Buffer Specialist
19		Arona note: Sensei, NY Haruna and NY Fuuka are both limited and great units to pull for. Fuuka can stay at 3★, but Haruna will need UE40 to shine.	Highly versatile red striker. Like Midori's EX, but red and circular AOE. Getting her to UE40 unleashes a total of 3 attack buffs. She also debuffs defense with her normal attacks like S. Azusa. She will see use in outdoor PvP.	NY Fuuka is specialist #3. She halves EX cost and buffs crit damage for just 2 EX. Like Ako and Himari, Fuuka can be easily used across any content. She is great for skill cycling and pairing with Mika.
20	7/4 to 7/18
21	(2 Weeks)	Valentine and Wakamo Rerun, Fubuki Welfare Unit	Mine (3★) Debuff and Reposition Red Tank	Sena (3★) Tactical Support Buffer and Healer	Chihiro (3★) CC Debuffer Specialist
22		Arona note: Mine's kit is very interesting as it has a ton of utility. However, the existence of S.Hoshino will almost always fill the red tank slot in PvE.	Unique EX skill that repositions, pulls in enemies, self heals and debuffs evasion and defense. Because of the myriad of things Mine is able to do, she will find use if S.Hoshino is not the first choice.	Nice AOE heal and attack buff. If only Sena knew how to drive and position herself. At this point, there are far better specialist students to consider.	Core for HOD and that's about it. With the intro of the Rabbit Platoon, her CC role in HOD is somewhat less prominent.
23	7/18 to 7/25
24	(1 Week)	False Sanctum Event and Story Update. 3★ Gacha Rate Up	Mika (3★ Limited) Single Target Yellow DPS and Tank
25		Arona note: Pull for our beloved princess and get her to UE40 day one. Don't ask questions. Sensei, Mika is the most OP yellow striker to date.	DPS and tank? ✓ Crazy base stats? ✓ Permanent crit? ✓ 50% Yellow damage bonus at UE40? ✓ 2 EX damage multipliers? ✓ Princess? ✓
26	7/25 to 8/4
27	(10 Days)	100 Free Pulls (10 per day), 3x Drop Rate	Megu (3★) AOE Red DPS and Tank	Kanna (3★) ST Yellow DPS and Yellow Attack+ Sub-Skill
28		Arona note: Both are interesting units, but not must pulls. How you use your free 100 pulls will likely depend on what student you need.	Megu fulfills two roles, AOE DPS and Tank. Her self heal revolves around her normal attacks (which deal 5 hits per shot and is AOE). Against large mobs it activates very frequently keeping her alive. Unfortunately for her, there isn't a lot of red mobbing content.	Kanna has an accumulative damage EX skill similar to Wakamo's, but with limitations (longer 15 second window, 50% damage cap, handgun = low attack stat). Along with her yellow attack+ sub skill, Kanna is an interesting 2nd yellow team pick.
29	8/4 to 8/15
30	(10 Days)	Clumsy Sister and Magician Rerun	Sakurako (3★) ST Blue DPS with Focus Fire	Ui (3★) Red Cost Reduction Support Striker	Hinata (3★) AOE Blue DPS
31		Arona note: Sakurako is an excellent blue DPS and will see plenty of use in future blue content. Ui is a hidden MVP, worth considering for her cost reduction EX (she is effective at 3★).	Along with S.Izuna, Sakurako looks to be a solid pick to melt blue bosses. Getting Sakurako to UE40 propels her to the front of the pack for Single Target DPS.	Ui's the best friend to any striker with high EX cost. Coupled with the fact that she does this as a striker, freeing up the specialist slot, allows for a wider range of hyper carry, multi DPS teams.	Hinata could have been a decent blue AOE unit, but they gave her a handgun as a primary, crippling her attack stat. She does get a unique gear later on, but it's not enough to bring her into the meta.
32	8/15 to 8/29
33	(2 Weeks)	A-H.A. Conquest	Nagisa (3★ Limited) Red AOE DPS, Debuff / Buff Specialist	Toki (3★ Limited) AOE Red DPS with Ignore Def
34		Arona note: Sensei, I would highly recommend pulling for Toki and Nagisa! They are both limited and amazingly strong red students that synergizes well with current hyper carry teams.	Nagisa comes with a low cost, wide AOE EX with a huge def debuff. She also has the highest crit damage buff for red units, great for multi DPS teams. While Nagisa's EX damage output is lower than Hibiki's, her 40% def debuff will enable your strikers to dish out more damage.	Toki's initial cost of 2 EX suits her up in a mech, increasing her attack, evasion and allows all her attacks to ignore def. Amongst middle strikers, Toki has incredible survivability thanks to her purple armor type and decent evasion. Despite being an AOE EX skill, Toki's ST DPS is insanely good.
35	8/29 to 9/12
36	(2 Weeks)	P.H.T. Story + D.U. Shiratori Ward Event	Koyuki (3★) AOE Blue DPS	Shiroko (3★) ST Red DPS
37		Arona note: Koyuki has seen use in P1 of Goz (mob clearing) and will likely be good in Perorozilla thanks to her wide AOE EX Skill.	Koyuki's EX skill has a small RNG, but very large AOE circle. She has a high attack stat for an MG user, and her normal skill is pretty OP. If you need to clear the field of blue mobs, Koyuki is a great choice.	Easy skip. Shiroko is farmable in two hard nodes.
38	9/12 to 9/26
39	(2 Weeks)	New Years Rhapsody 68 Rerun	New Years Mutsuki (3★ Limited) AOE Blue DPS	New Years Aru (3★ Limited) AOE Yellow DPS w/ Cost Recov.	New Years Haruka (3★) Red Crit Debuff /w Cost Recov.	New Years Kayoko Blue Buffer Support Striker	New Years Serika AOE Yellow Specialist
40		Arona note: NY Mutsuki is a super versatile blue AOE unit highly worth considering. Both NY Kayoko and NY Haruka are very strong supports, with Kayoko edging ahead due better synergy as a striker. If for some reason you don't have Himari, pull for Haruka!	NY Mutsuki is quite possibly the best AOE blue striker thanks to her incredibly low cost 2 EX skill, wide AOE and decent damage. Her kit and AOE range is so versatile, she sees use in any content when you need to clear the entire field of mobs in one swoop.	Unlike NY Mutsuki, NY Aru's EX is far more technical (high initial cost, needing time and large mobs to build up evil deeds). These limitations along with her low EX multiplier make her difficult to use outside of huge yellow mobs situations like Chesed.	Preliminary Analysis: Unique specialist unit with the ability to debuff BOTH crit resistance and crit damage resistance. Haruka also has the valuable cost recovery sub-skill, just like Himari's (but it doesn't stack).	Preliminary Analysis: Cheap 2 EX cost allows you to add a 92% blue damage buff to one ally. Synergizes best with fast blue auto attackers like Izuna, S.Izuna, Cheer Utaha and Sakurako. NY Kayoko will likely see use in all blue raids and can stay at 3★.	NY Serika debuffs enemy crit damage, has a low cost EX and wide AOE. Her kit is basically designed for PvP. In all other content, she gets easily out classed in damage by Moe, C.Saya and pretty much most yellow AOE strikers.
41	9/26 to 10/3
42	(1 Week)	No Event: Area 22 Unlocked, 2x Normal Missions	Izuna (3★)	Mimori (3★)
43		Arona note:	Skip. Farmable.	Skip
44	10/3 to 10/10
45	(1 Week)	Unconcealed Heart Rerun	Tsukuyo (3★)	Kaede (3★)	Iroha (3★)	Kaho (3★)
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2	2/28 to 3/14
3	(2 Weeks)	After School Sweets Story Event	Kazusa (3★) Single Target Yellow DPS	Moe (3★) AOE Yellow DPS with Attack Sub	Natsu (3★) Mari (2★) Blue Tank w/ Team Attack Buff
4		Arona note: All three students are great in their specific use cases, especially Kazusa who can easily beat Iori and Maki in single target yellow DPS.	Amazing yellow striker. Time her EX right and Kazusa will melt anything remotely yellow.	Specialist student that deals wide AOE yellow damage. Excellent for clearing mob waves in Chesed.	The tank to use in Perorozilla. As a tank in other cases, Natsu is squishy and requires TLC to keep her alive for that attack buff.
5	3/14 to 3/21
6	(1 Week)	Hina's Summer Break Rerun, Swimsuit Izumi Welfare Unit	Swimsuit Hina (3★ Limited) AOE Red DPS	Swimsuit Iori (3★ Limited) AOE / Auto-Attack Red DPS
7		Arona note: Both are limited and is great in Kaiten. Unfortunately, they do not see much use as other red units can dish out more damage reliably.	Low cost 3 EX and wide AOE. Sadly, Swimsuit Hina is crippled by her low attack stats, EX damage multiplier, and 5 target limit.	Competent red auto attacker with her DoT chill damage that ignores evasion.
8	3/21 to 3/28
9	(1 Week)	Neverland Rerun, Joint Firing Drill	Kokona (3★) Striker Healer and Cost Reduction	Casual Saya (3★) AOE Yellow DPS with Crit Sub	Young Shun (3★) and Kirino (2★) ST Red DPS	Shun (3★) Single Target Red DPS
10	(1 week acceleration from combining Natsu/Shun banner)	Arona note: Sensei, consider pulling for Kokona and Shun as both sees plenty of use in future content.	Cheap 2 EX heal. Of the three healer strikers, she has the best survivability. Kokona's teamwide cost reduction comes in super handy in drawn out battles.	Similar to Moe, Casual Saya is a specialist student that deals wide AOE DOT. Great for clearing waves of yellow mobs in Chesed.	Young Shun can lay down burst DPS, but there are better students who do the same thing without having to deal with an annoying sub-skill.	Previously in a banner period with Natsu/Mari, due to acceleration, she is banner #4 for this rerun. If PvP matters in any way to you, you probably need Shun.
11	3/28 to 4/11
12	(2 Weeks)	On Your Mark Halo Festival Event, Cheer Hibiki Welfare Unit	Cheer Utaha (3★) Auto-Attacker Blue DPS	Noa (3★) Blue Tank with Def Debuff and Focus Fire
13		Arona note: Noa is a great unit for Goz, but not essential, especially if you have S.Izuna. Cheer Utaha just doesn't offer anything new to be considered a must pull.	Straightforward blue DPS Striker. Unfortunately, Cheer Utaha is competing with a full roster of equal or better, blue single target strikers.	Niche tank who is able to debuff defense and apply focus fire. However, the existence of S.Izuna and Sakurako has made Noa less desirable. Gomen Noa.
14	4/11 to 4/18
15	(1 Week)	Bunny Chasers Rerun	Bunny Akane (3★) Blue AOE DPS w/ Passive Attack Buff	Bunny Neru (3★ Limited) Red AOE DPS Utility Tank	Bunny Karin (3★ Limited) Blue AOE DPS w/ Ignore Def	Bunny Asuna (3★) Blue AOE DPS and Def Debuffer
16		Arona note: Karin and Akane will find use in Perorozilla and Goz P1. Between the two limited students, Bunny Karin is a good choice, but requires heavy investment.	Great specialist with the highest passive attack buff for blue teams. Like Moe, Akane deals surprisingly strong Blue AOE DPS from the specialist slot.	Neru's EX skill has a ton of utility as she deals DPS, taunts, shields and repositions. She needs UE40 to increase her HP pool and general survivability.	Ui's best friend and resident peroroslayer. She's the best blue AOE UE40 striker to borrow from your whale club mates.	Asuna is actually decent after getting her unique gear that helps with cost recovery. Still, she needs big investment (UE30, 25 bond) to be relevant.
17	4/18 to 4/25
18	(1 Week)	No Event. 2x Drop Rate for Normal and Hard Missions	Hibiki (3★) AOE Red DPS with Crit Sub	Ako (3★) Crit Buffer and Healer
19		Arona note: If for some reason you don't have Ako, here is your chance to fix your account.	Hibiki still sees plenty of use in red content and PvP. Unfortunately her role may be short lived with Nagisa competing for her red AOE specialist spot coming August.	Since her introduction, Ako still is Specialist #1 for hyper carry teams and is a must pull if you don't have her in your roster.
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