Talk:Deck building/@comment-112.118.16.222-20130313235403/@comment-96.242.79.30-20130318094630

First, 1/1.2 = is 16.666% so we assume it is ATK*0.8.

If I had time and resources, I'd confirm this myself, but without any proper damage formula or 2-Element DROP activation tests, I can only speculate.

As for DROP or BOOST, DROP is superior under the assumption 2-Element DROP skills only activate based on the opposing player's Frontline (no Fire/Water DROP if there's only FOREST in Frontline) and battle works based on this formula: Card ATK/DEF * Boost * Element Boost * Altar * Drop = Total ATK/DEF

Additive Boosts (favors DROP): (1E6 * (1+(0.25*3)) * 1.05 * 1.05 ) * (1-(0.24*3)) = 540,225 ATK (1E6 * 1.05 * 1.05) = 1,102,500 DEF

Multiplicative Boosts (favors BOOST): (1E6 * ((1+0.25)^3) * 1.05 * 1.05) * ((1-0.24)^3) = ~945,256 ATK (1E6 * 1.05 * 1.05) = 1,102,500 DEF

Despite the numbers favoring DROP regardless, there are two distinct flaws. The first one is that there aren't enough 2-Element Drop URs so the current DEF Frontline is impossible. The second is that the first card always activates whether the person is using the 2 Elements your card drops so this can potentially make you lose against 1/3 the population.

-Phacia