REM:
| Monster | Notable Awakenings | Progression | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| [ Marvelous Red Dragon Caller, Sonia ] | [ Extend Time ] [ Enhanced Fire Rows ] [ Enhanced Dark Rows ] [ Skill Boost ] [ Skill Boost ] | Early to Late | Of course, Sonia is the best sub for her overpowered self. However, late-game dungeon mechanics (30k pre-emptives, skill locks, binds, etc.) are there to stop you from running 6 of them. For late game purposes, raising two is sufficient. |
| [ Heaven-Shaking Archdemon, Lucifer ] [ Hell-Creating Archdemon, Lucifer ] | [ Enhanced Dark Rows ] [ Enhanced Dark Rows ] [ Extend Time ] [ Extend Time ] | Early to Middle | Immensely powerful in a dark row team, though such teams usually aren't rush or challenge 9+ capable. |
| [ Queen of Condemnation, Persephone ] | [ Skill Boost ] | Middle to Late | Creates a predictable number of dark orbs comparable to Sonia's active at half the cooldown. Though won't clear the field of poison and jammer orbs. Great when the dungeon requires a turn 1 burst and good RCV. Sadly, she's due for an awakening buff... |
| [ Demolishing Creator, Shiva ] | [ Extend Time ] [ Enhanced Fire Rows ] [ Enhanced Fire Rows ] [ Skill Boost ] | Middle to Late | Made for a fire row team. Otherwise, serves as an extreme king metal dragon killer. |
| [ Banishing Claw Byakko, Haku ] | [ Enhanced Dark Rows ] [ Enhanced Dark Rows ] [ Skill Boost ] | Middle to Late | A powerful addition to a any Sonia team with rapid board changing. |
| [ Awoken Minerva ] | [ Resistance-Bind ] [ Resistance-Bind ] [ Enhanced Fire Rows ] [ Skill Boost ] | Late | She can effectively replace Shiva for most defense breaking requirements. Co-leading with her leads to some interesting setups. |
| [ Ebon Sorcerer, Dill Sirius ] | [ Two-Pronged Attack ] [ Two-Pronged Attack ] [ Resistance-Skill Bind ] | Mid to Late | Does his job well at pushing constant damage. |
| [ Dimensional Sorcerer, Chester ] [ Twilight Sorcerer, Chester ] | [ Resistance-Skill Bind ] [ Resistance-Skill Bind ] [ Resistance-Skill Bind ] [ Extend Time ] [ Skill Boost ] | Mid to Late | His job is to allow you to survive the impossible (skill binds before instant kill and really ugly boards). The time extend is just icing on the cake. |
| [ Wailing Bleak Night Goddess, Pandora ] | [ Extend Time ] [ Enhanced Dark Rows ] [ Enhanced Dark Rows ] [ Resistance-Skill Bind ] [ Skill Boost ] | Middle to Late | Straight up broken awakenings. Her active can be used to stay alive and kill, at the same time. |
| [ Chaotic Flying General, Lu Bu ] | [ Resistance-Bind ] [ Resistance-Bind ] [ Enhanced Dark Rows ] [ Enhanced Dark Rows ] [ Skill Boost ] [ Skill Boost ] | Early to Late | King Baddie replacement - unbindable, massive stats and dark row enhances. However, don't toss your king baddie just yet. His cutting your HP to 1 can be a problem if used mid-dungeon and the next floor contains a pre-emptive strike. |
| [ Mystic Pentad Dragon, Folklore ] | [ Resistance-Skill Bind ] [ Skill Boost ] | Middle | When paired with Lu Bu, your damage output goes through the roof. However, it's generally not necessary? |
| [ Awoken Hades ] | [ Two-Pronged Attack ] [ Two-Pronged Attack ] [ Enhanced Dark Rows ] [ Skill Boost ] | Late | Co-leading with him allows for stalling in places never thought survivable. |
| [ 魔掌の討女神, Durga ] | [ Extend Time ] [ Skill Boost ] | Late | Whether you choose her over Lu Bu would be a question of how much do you value time extend. |
| [ Awoken Anubis ] | [ Extend Time ] [ Extend Time ] [ Resistance-Bind ] [ Resistance-Bind ] [ Resistance-Skill Bind ] [ Skill Boost ] | Middle to Late | Purely for time extends. |
Non-devils:
| Monster | Notable Awakenings | Progression | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| [ Crimson Lotus Mistress, Echidna ] | - | Early to Late | She is there to create stalling opportunities and bypassing mechanics, making certain anti-Sonia descends possible. |
| [ Devoted Miko Goddess, Kushinadahime ] | [ Extend Time ] [ Resistance-Skill Bind ] | Mid to Late | When leading with Beelzebub, popping Kushinadahime's active may allow you to survive enemy nukes. This is especially useful for long delay enemies or survive getting heart trolled. |