Plastics Competitive Combinations List

Some quick usage notes:
1. If you want more detail on each type as well as links to each part to see what they look like and what Beyblades they are from, check out the PlasticsDB Competitive Combos List.
2. Unless a specific mold is listed, all common molds are competitive. Note that one mold may work better than the other (for example Wing Cross Mold 1 suffers less recoil and has a better weight distribution than Mold 2, resulting in substantially better performance at the cost of increased fragility).
3. Parts are in alphabetical order or as I remembered them, not best-to-worst. Sometimes when a part is clearly better than the competition for its slot for all combinations of a particular type (and the other parts still result in a competitive combo overall), I have made a note that it is the best. Usually though it's either subjective, dependent on the other parts chosen or a dead heat.

Attack

Smash Attack
Smash Attack combinations aim to bludgeon the opponent out of the ring through brute force, though some can beat the stamina out of opponents and go for the outspin, especially on SG Metal Flat Base (Gaia Dragoon V Version) or higher LAD CGB setups. 

Hyper Aggressive Smash (indicated by an [H]): Hyper Aggressive Attack Rings and Setups are those which require significant recoil control (without sacrificing a significant amount of speed) to perform competitively, but once this is done hit noticeably harder than more conventional choices. This almost always requires the use of SG Grip Change Base Tip/Defense Grip Base (though CGB can be okay sometimes) and Wide Defense or a Ten Wide of similar weight, especially against heavier opponents. They generally benefit from the addition of a Heavy Metal Core (whereas standard Smash Attack setups generally want to have the lightest possible SG) and can be worth trying Heavy WDs with to trade some motion recoil control for rotational recoil control (I usually find this counter-productive but YMMV). They do tend to struggle with inability to outspin Grip Defense, though some of the stronger ARs such as Square Edge still have a chance to KO it.

Simple yet brutally effective, Smash Attack is the classic risk vs reward type, with some challenge to use and risk of self-KO rewarded with the ability to have a decent chance against just about anything. Various setups are affordable to boot, making it a great type - if you can keep it in the dish.

Attack Rings
Note: The Black and Metallic Blue versions of Great Dragon and Green version of Gyro Defense seem to suffer from a similar ailment to Takara's Neo Cross Horn, which has been removed from the list as a result (though the Hasbro version remains as while it is a softer plastic it does not appear to break). These parts as well as some other earlier darker recolours of certain parts should be avoided due to their inability to make it through a tournament (often they don't even make it through assembly).

Right Spin:
Corona Saber [H]
Cross Griffon (Takara)
Dark Wing + Dark Wing SAR/Ark Pyramid SAR/War Lion SAR [H]
Double Attacker [H]
Dragon Breaker + Screw Zeus [H]
Dragon Saucer + Screw Zeus [H]
Great Dragon + Screw Zeus/War Lion SAR/Great Tiger SAR/War Bear SAR (Inverted) [H]
Gyro Defense
Mirage Goddess
Moonrazor
Mountain Hammer
Neo Cross Horn (HASBRO ONLY)
Square Edge [H]
Stingroller
Trident Vector [H]
Tigron X [H]
Triple Beak [H]
Triple Tiger
Triple Wing
Upper Claw
Upper Claw (RC Version) (only on SG/BB setups shorter than Defense Grip Base)
Zeo Attack Ring [H]
 
Left Spin:
Dragon Breaker + Screw Zeus/War Bear SAR [H]
Dragon Saucer + Screw Zeus [H]
Eight Spiker
G Upper
Great Dragon + Screw Zeus/War Bear SAR/War Lion SAR [H]
Hayate Attack Ring (Takara > Hasbro ) [H]
Jungle Shock
Neo Cross Horn (HASBRO ONLY)
Panther Head
Spike Dragon [H]
Square Edge [H]
Triple Beak [H]
Triple Tiger [H]
Triple Wing
Upper Claw (RC Version) (only on SG/BB setups shorter than Defense Grip Base)

Weight Disks
Ten Wide
Wide Defense
Wide Survivor
Ten Heavy [H]
Heavy Attack [H]

Support Parts
Cross Survivor
Defense Ring
Survivor Ring
Twin Guard

Spin Gear/Blade Base Setups
Note: SG Grip Change Base and to a lesser extent the gold version of SG Grip Base suffer from Gold Plastic Syndrome, making them very fragile. As such, their use is not advisable, despite the former being generally the best Attack BB in the game.

SG: Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left SG (Regular SG Core Part/Normal Core/Metal Weight Core/North Magnecore/South Magnecore/North Magnecore (Dranzer V Version)/South Magnecore (Dranzer V Version)/Heavy Metal Core)
BB: Defense Grip Base (Tip Inverted), Storm Grip Base (Tip Inverted)

SG: Neo Right/Neo Left SG (Normal Core/Metal Weight Core/North Magnecore/South Magnecore/North Magnecore (Dranzer V Version)/South Magnecore (Dranzer V Version)/Heavy Metal Core)
BB: SG Metal Flat Base (Gaia Dragoon V Version)

SG: None
BB: Grip Base

SG: Neo Right/Neo Left SG (Normal Core/Metal Weight Core/North Magnecore/South Magnecore/Heavy Metal Core)
BB: SG Grip Change Base (FRAGILE!)
Tip: SG Grip Change Base Tip (Attack Mode)

SG: Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left SG (Bearing Version 2)
BB: Customize Bearing Base, Defense Grip Base 2, Customize Grip Base (Fresh Tips Only), Magne Flat Base, SG Grip Base
Tip: SG Grip Change Base Tip (Attack Mode)

SG: Neo Right/Neo Left SG (North Magnecore (Dranzer V Version)/South Magnecore (Dranzer V Version), Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left SG (Auto Change Version)
BB: Magne Flat Base, SG Grip Base
Tip: Customize Grip Base Tip/SG Grip Base Tip

SG: Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left SG (Regular SG Core Part/Normal Core/Metal Weight Core/North Magnecore/South Magnecore/Heavy Metal Core)
BB: Customize Grip Base, Magne Flat Base, SG Grip Base
Tip: Customize Grip Base Tip/SG Grip Base Tip

Spin-Stealing Attack/Offensive Zombies
While perhaps worth considering Balance or even Stamina types (due to Gyro Defense in high-LAD versions (i.e. CGB or FACB) being one of the best Zombie setups as well, though it is somewhat unique), Spin-Stealing Attack aims to use the destabilisation from Upper Attack ARs, as well as some degree of Smash or Upper Attack, to destabilise and outspin opponents, or just straight KO them. Viable attack rings are defined by their ability to KO things the type can usually not outspin, like Zombies. Overall this makes for a very competitive type with a good spread of match ups, though work is needed to control the tip (mostly just consisting of steep banking). The type does cover a fairly wide spectrum between offensive power and LAD ability, with Defense Grip Base 2 + SG (Free Shaft Version) being much better at catching the ridge but Customize Grip Base and Full Auto Clutch Base having much better LAD. A more recent development in the type is the use of Right Engine Gear (Metal Flat), which as discovered by WBO member Broyeeto has the ability on some Final Clutch Bases to fire after toppling over providing a late burst of Life After Death to net outspins against some Defensive Zombies while KOing due to the respectable shape of the tip and relatively usable mid battle EG burst. These also have slightly more defense than other options due to their bulky build and have been termed "V8" combos due to their engine mechanic.

Note: Aim to use opposite spin to opponent for full effectiveness, though this is not always critical - Same Spin is sometimes more useful when trying to KO.

Attack Rings
Right Spin:
Cyclo Chaos
Moonrazor
Stingroller
Triangle Wing
Upper Claw
Upper Claw (RC Version)
Upper Dragoon

Left Spin:
Gyro Defense (Green version tends to be fragile)
Mirage Goddess 
Triangle Wing
Upper Claw (RC Version)
Upper Dragoon

Weight Disks
Wide Defense
Wide Survivor

Support Parts
Defense Ring (Best)
Survivor Ring
Cross Survivor
Twin Guard

Spin Gears (Standard SG)
SG: Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left Spin Gear
Casings: SG (Free Shaft Version), SG (Full Auto Clutch Version) (with Full Auto Clutch Base only)
Shaft: SG (Full Auto Clutch Version) Shaft

Spin Gear (Engine Gear)
SG: Right Engine Gear (Metal Flat)

Blade Bases (Standard SG)
Customize Bearing Base
Customize Grip Base
Defense Grip Base 2
Full Auto Clutch Base

Blade Bases (Engine Gear)
Final Clutch Base (Dranzer G Version)
Final Clutch Base (Gaia Dragoon G Version)


Traditional Upper Attack
Roaring back from the dead like a hand punching upwards from the grave (and uppercutting a compact in the process), the legalisation of "Storm Grip Tip Flip" providing a fast, HMC-compatible low-height Blade Base has given the much loved Upper Attack type the consistency it needed to be competitive once more.
Using slopes to lift opponents for upper attack as well as smash (upward smash and regular) to further capitalise on their opponents sudden loss of traction, as well as heavily destbilising opponents make these combos as versatile and deadly as Storm Grip Inverted is hard to control, and the excitement of seeing even the heaviest combinations sent sailing high over a wall made the type the darling of many old school bladers.
While the type performs well against just about anything it can get under in same or opposite spin, it should be noted that while Smash-Capable Left-Spin Attack Rings perform somewhat better against Circle Survivor Combinations. Right Spin invocations are thoroughly curbstomped by the Dish of Doom, and less Smash Capable options (Upper Dragoon and Triangle Wing) can struggle even in Left (though their more consistent lifting is a valid trade off).
Despite their weakness to a fairly common competitive type, Upper Attack's ability to basically ignore the presence of walls when tossing opponents out of the ring can make them more reliable against many opponents in a tournament situation than pure Smash Attack (though Square Edge is notable for being the best Smash Attack AR in the game and just happening to also have some mean upper which is hard to spot under the copious Smash Attack).

There is one other weakness modern players should be aware of however - and that is Stadiums with shrouds. Burst Standard and its ilk can have Beyblades bounce off the roof instead of entering the pockets and the shroud prevents over-wall KOs. The type can also be quite hard to contain within BB10's disappointingly weak ridge, though it remains very viable here due to the deeper dish. Tornado Attack, then, is Upper Attack's home ground - only fitting for a type steeped in so much history - hopefully some day we see Tornado Attack itself relieve a similar revival.

Attack Rings
Right Spin:
Corona Saber
Cross Attacker
Gigantic Claw
Square Edge
Triangle Wing
Triple Tiger
Triple Wing
Upper Claw
Upper Claw (RC Version)
Upper Dragoon
War Lion + Screw Zeus (may be fragile)
War Monkey + Screw Zeus
Whale Crusher

Left Spin:
Corona Saber
G Upper
Penta Wing
Square Edge
Triangle Wing
Upper Claw (RC Version)
Upper Dragoon
Whale Attacker (Some colours are fragile (eg Navy) or prone to UV damage (Standard Release Blue) leading to fragility.

Weight Disks
Wide Defense
Heavy Attack
Star Attack (with Penta Wing only)
Ten Balance
Ten Heavy
Ten Wide

Spin Gears
Neo Right/Neo Left SG (Heavy Metal Core)
Neo Right SG/Neo Left SG (North Magnecore/South Magnecore/North Magnecore (Dranzer V Version)/South Magnecore (Dranzer V Version))

Blade Base
Storm Grip Base (Tip Inverted)

Defense

Circle Survivor Defense
A staple competitive type, Circle Survivor Defense uses Circle Survivor as a shield against opposing Beyblades and a method to force smash them into the stadium floor and then use its semi-free spinning top section for momentum to outspin them even after toppling. Ten Heavy is the conventional choice, basically making a pseudo-compact with a giant shield. Circle Survivor Defense is very versatile with a wide range of good match ups (though their somewhat unusual nature means they can sometimes lose to random jumbles of parts (including some particularly hilarious things at times), they do well against most suboptimal combos), and very hard to KO in general, to the point it impacts the Attack meta, forcing them to use taller setups than they would otherwise want to. However it is very susceptible to hits above the dish - part of why such compact setups are used for the upper half, alongside Right EG (Circle Defenser) being preferred for extra height. Overall, they are one of the more dominant types in the game, especially as they are fairly accessible, and something anyone attending a tournament needs a reliable answer to - usually a well optimised, very stable spin-stealing combo or something able to hit clear over Circle Survivor. 

Attack Rings
Bound Defense Ring (Fragile!)
Holy Despell + War Lion SAR
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Roller Defense Ring (Somewhat fragile, but generally optimal)
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Hasbro) + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Twin Horn (Takara)
War Lion + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Wing Attack Ring (Fragile!)
Wing Cross (Fragile!)

Weight Disks
Ten Balance
Ten Heavy
Wide Defense

Engine Gear/Blade Base Setups
EG: Right Engine Gear (Circle Survivor)
BB: Normal Base (Wolborg 4 Version), Normal Base (Rock Bison Version)
CEW Part: Circle Survivor
 
EG: Right Engine Gear (Circle Defenser)/Right Engine Gear (Mystery Cutter)
BB: Final Clutch Base (Desert Sphinxer Version), Normal Base (Wolborg 4 Version), Normal Base (Rock Bison Version)
CEW Part: Circle Survivor


Circle Survivor/Weight Defense Hybrid (Fixed Circle Survivor Combo)
Somewhat similar to Circle Survivor Defense, this setup semi-fixes Circle Survivor in place for a more conventional Weight Based Defense setup from the weight provided by First Clutch Base (Zeus Version) and Circle Survivor - on par with even the heaviest Weight Based Defense setups, though it generally uses defensive ARs rather than the more assertive ARs of regular Weight Based Defense due to lower aggression and less compact distribution making those ARs more of a liability than a benefit. They are somewhat less susceptible to high hits and outspins by weird esoteric jumbles of parts, but overall regular Circle Survivor combos are usually better against other competitive types. These are nonetheless highly effective defensively and pack solid Survival to boot.

Attack Rings
Bound Defense Ring (Fragile!)
Holy Despell + War Lion SAR
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Roller Defense Ring (Somewhat fragile, but generally optimal)
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Hasbro) + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Twin Horn (Takara)
War Lion + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Wing Attack Ring (Fragile!)
Wing Cross (Fragile!)

Weight Disks
Ten Balance
Ten Heavy
Wide Defense

Engine Gear/Blade Base Setup:
EG: Right Engine Gear (Circle Defenser)/Right Engine Gear (Mystery Cutter)
BB: First Clutch Base (Zeus Version)
CEW Part: Circle Survivor

Defensive Zombies
Another of the more powerful types in the game, but generally relatively expensive to optimise, Defensive Zombies focus on use of Bearings, Low Recoil, and LAD to outspin opponents, but using their defining part, SG (Bearing Version 2) Shaft for grip. Compared to Zombies this trades off a lot of stability and some same-spin performance in exchange for being remarkably difficult to KO. They are sometimes capable of aggressive movement with correct launching to KO their opponents but can struggle with other Zombies and depending on setup they can either be an easy answer to or a bad choice against Circle Survivor Defense - this all comes down to Stability. For stability, SG (Bearing Version 2) Casings are preferred, but Neo SG (Double Bearing Version) is useful for greater defense while still being highly effective - the poorer stability really only becomes an issue with the highly obscure Metal Bit Chip. Their one big risk is getting a same-spin match up vs anything that can stall them out, and the most powerful attackers do still retain some chance of overcoming their grip, resulting in extremely forceful KOs. Nonetheless, they are a serious contender for the “best” all-around combo type, especially as they match up well against other popular combos.

Attack Rings
Right Spin:
Bound Defense Ring (Fragile!)
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Roller Defense Ring (Fragile!)
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Hasbro) + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Twin Horn (Takara)
Upper Dragoon
War Lion + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Wing Attack Ring (Fragile!)
Wing Cross (Fragile!)

Left Spin:
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Scissor Attacker
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Hasbro) + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Twin Horn (Takara)
Upper Dragoon
War Lion + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
War Monkey + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR

Weight Disk
Wide Defense
Wide Survivor can be used for increased Spin-Stealing ability (as well as better LAD with certain Blade Bases), but this results in a combo more in line with a regular Zombie due to the significant reduction in defensive ability.

Spin Gears
SG: Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left Spin Gear
Casings: Double Bearing Core, SG (Bearing Version 2)
Shaft: SG (Bearing Version 2) Shaft

Support Parts
Cross Survivor
Defense Ring
Survivor Ring
Twin Guard

Blade Bases
Customize Grip Base
Defense Grip Base 2

Grip Defense
Grip Defense makes use of Defense Grip Base’s Rubber Sharp Tip (or SG Grip Change Base's, which is better but generally won’t survive a match due to gold plastic syndrome), to withstand the hardest hits. The stamina is abysmal, but as a counter to Hyper Aggressive Attack they are arguably the top choice, though usually even here they need to stick to Wide Defense to avoid random outspin losses (especially as there is really minimal defensive trade-off, Ten Heavy is mostly listed for accessibility). Note that this type puts heavy strain on the AR so there is significant breakage risk.
Overall, these combos have a very limited scope but are absolutely the best at what they do.

Attack Rings
Right Spin:
Bound Defense Ring (Fragile!)
Holy Despell + War Lion/War Monkey SAR
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Roller Defense Ring (Fragile!)
Spark Attack Ring
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Hasbro) + Dragon Saucer SAR
Twin Horn (Takara)
War Lion + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Wing Attack Ring (Fragile!)
Wing Cross (Fragile!)

Left Spin:
Holy Despell + War Lion/War Monkey SAR
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Scissor Attacker
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Hasbro) + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Twin Horn (Takara)
War Lion + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
War Monkey + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR

Weight Disks
Wide Defense
Ten Heavy

Spin Gears
Neo Right/Neo Left Spin Gear (Heavy Metal Core)

Support Parts
Cross Survivor
Defense Ring
Survivor Ring
Twin Guard

Blade Bases
Defense Grip Base (Sharp)
SG Grip Change Base + SG Grip Change Base Tip (Sharp) (Extremely Fragile!)


Weight Based Defense
Perhaps as much a Balance type as a Defense type, Weight Defense is what it says on the tin - pack on weight and use that to take hits. This works pretty well, but they do tend to be a bit easier to KO than other defense types, depending how recoily their opponent is (they do prey on recoil quite well), but with particularly heavy SG Metal Ball Bases and use of high-weight Bit Chips and parts, they can begin to pose a significant threat to even the best Attack types. In exchange for this however, they have excellent same spin performance and some offensive ability, as well as a degree of Force Smash or Destabilisation if they use certain Attack Rings, making them highly versatile - the reason they have been a staple of competitive play for years. CMCB is a more recent addition, being slightly lighter but catching the ridge better and having better stamina than SG Metal Ball Base - it is often the more versatile choice and usually preferred, however particularly heavy samples of SG Metal Ball Base can create heavy enough combos to pose a big defensive threat. Ten Heavy vs Wide Defense is a matter of taste - Ten Heavy is harder to KO and more effective with aggressive launching and has somewhat better grinding ability and is necessary for a full defensive focus, whereas Wide Defense provides better stamina and more aggression throughout the match. Smash Turtle has traditionally been the most famous Attack Ring for the type to capitalise on its advantages (especially as it was used heavily by the most well known Weight Defense player (and perhaps patron saint of the type), Guardian Odin), but lower recoil options can be used to emphasise defense a little more, and Upper Dragoon has its fans for somewhat of a Balance focus. Overall, very versatile with some chance against just about anything, Weight Based Defense is a time-tested competitive type.

Attack Rings
Right Spin:
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Roller Defense Ring
Smash Turtle
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Hasbro) + Dragon Saucer SAR
Upper Dragoon
Vulture
War Lion + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR

Additional Right Spin AR Options With Wide Defense:
Bound Defense Ring
Wing Cross
Wing Attack Ring (Fragile!)

Left Spin:
Mirage Goddess
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Scissor Attacker
Smash Turtle
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Hasbro) + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Twin Horn (Takara)
Upper Dragoon
War Lion + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
War Monkey + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
 
Weight Disks
Ten Heavy
Wide Defense
Heavy Attack (Wide ARs only)

Spin Gears
Neo Right/Neo Left Spin Gear (Heavy Metal Core)

Support Parts
Cross Survivor
Defense Ring (Best)
Survivor Ring

Blade Bases
Customize Metal Change Base
SG Metal Ball Base (4 Metal Balls)

Survival (Stamina)

Zombies
Perhaps the most famous type in Plastics and HMS, Zombies are the mainstream Stamina type of plastics, being good enough that Stamina in Plastics mostly consists of opposite spin match ups, with more conventional Stamina not really being relevant in a generation where balance types can reliably KO them - an issue the more popular zombies manage somewhat better. They do have effective Same-Spin performance, though with Wide Survivor they do struggle a lot more due to the resulting light weight making them easily knocked about and ground down. The goal is simple - stay round and low recoil to maintain contact for spin stealing, keep the same RPM as the opponent, and then outspin them through superior LAD. Practicality brings variety to the type - Spiral Change Base is objectively the best LAD part in Plastics, but the abysmal KO and same-spin Stamina makes it very risky. Poor stability means Circle Survivor can prey on tips such as Bearing Base Shaft and SG (Bearing Version) Shaft, so while they were previously go-to’s, they are nowadays often passed up for Neo SG (Double Bearing Version) which also has better LAD due to newer use with Customize Grip Base. It can also be disastrous for the previously famous Gyro Defense, which has major stability issues due to its shape. However, the recent use of FACB Shaft in Customize Grip Base for LAD and its high stability has seen it re-emerge from the depths of low tier-2. Overall, Zombies are very capable of outspinning opponents and can be difficult for balance to KO, plus they can make some use of Weak Launching to their advantage. Defensive Zombies do provide some practicality, but Zombies have the stamina advantage for same-spin match ups. This makes them the go-to stamina type. Left Spin naturally sees more use than Right due to the meta and most unoptimised combos being largely Right Spin, but Right Spin does have some great ARs available.

Attack Rings
Right Spin:
Bound Defense Ring (Fragile!)
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Roller Defense Ring (Fragile!)
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Hasbro) + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Twin Horn (Takara)
War Lion + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Wing Attack Ring (Fragile!)
Wing Cross (Fragile!)

Left Spin:
Gyro Defense (with SG (Full Auto Clutch Version) Shaft ONLY) - Green version tends to be fragile
Holy Despell + War Lion/War Monkey SAR
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Scissor Attacker
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Hasbro) + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
Twin Horn (Takara)
War Lion + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR
War Monkey + War Lion/War Monkey/Dragon Saucer SAR

Weight Disks
Wide Defense
Wide Survivor

Support Parts
Cross Survivor
Defense Ring
Survivor Ring
Twin Guard

Spin Gear/Blade Base Setups
SG: Neo Right/Neo Left Spin Gear
Casings: Double Bearing Core 
Shaft: Neo SG (Double Bearing Version) Shaft
BB: Customize Grip Base > Customize Bearing Base, Defense Grip Base 2, SG Bearing Base

SG: Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left Spin Gear
Casings: SG (Bearing Version)
Shaft: Bearing Base Shaft, SG (Bearing Version) Shaft, SG (Bearing Version) Shaft (Hasbro)
BB: Customize Grip Base, Defense Grip Base 2, SG Bearing Base

Shaft: Bearing Base Shaft, SG (Bearing Version) Shaft, SG (Bearing Version) Shaft (Hasbro)
BB: Bearing Base

SG: Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left Spin Gear
Casing: SG (Full Auto Clutch Version)
Shaft: SG (Full Auto Clutch Version) Shaft
BB: Full Auto Clutch Base

SG: Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left Spin Gear
Casings: SG (Free Shaft Version)
Shaft: SG (Full Auto Clutch Version) Shaft
BB: Customize Grip Base

SG: Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left Spin Gear 
Core/Casings: (Regular SG Core Part/Normal Core/SG (Auto Change Version) > SG (Free Shaft Version) w/ SG (Free Shaft Version) Shaft (Attack Mode Only)
BB: Spiral Change Base (Survial Mode > Attack Mode unless using SG (Free Shaft Version) Shaft)

SG: Right Customize Gear (Free Shaft Version)
Shaft: Customize Gear (Free Shaft Version) Shaft
BB: Normal Base (Wolborg 4 Version), Normal Base (Rock Bison Version)
CEW: Light Sharp

Gyro EG Survival
A relatively recent discovery, Gyro EG Survival combinations rely on the eponymous Gyro Engine Gear's bizarre Gyro gimmicks to outspin opponents. These are thus: firstly, Gyro Engine Gear is the only Dual-Spin-In-Match part in the original series of Beyblade - in a sense, this bizarre thing is not only a precursor to Magical Ape MS, but also the entirety of HMS. More importantly, in Gyro Mode, the entire body of the Beyblade aside from the Engine Gear's pseudo Weight Disk part and CEW are free spinning on a pair of bearings. This means that unlike most Beyblades which lose spin by grinding against opponents, it largely ignores this. In addition, due to this outer part having so little momentum that it can actually be stopped or reversed on contact, it is practically impossible to steal spin from a Gyro EG combination... However all of this is contingent on just how freely the bearings used spin, and the combination is only viable with two good Shielded Metal Ball Bearings. Nonetheless, when it works it is nearly impossible to outspin, being able to switch spin directions at will and creating a bizarre visual almost akin to T-Posing over its opponents as they keel over and die. However, limited defensive ability does make it a sitting duck versus aggressive opponents, meaning it is slightly more risky than Zombies in this sense. As a spinning mess of ruling nightmares, it also must be remembered that the combinations "spinning vs stopped" determination is based on the metal piece and CEW still being spinning rather than the AR and BB.

Attack Rings
Holy Despell + Dragon Breaker/Dragon Saucer/War Monkey SAR
Roller Defense Ring
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Hasbro) + Dragon Breaker/Dragon Saucer/War Monkey SAR
Twin Horn (Takara)
War Lion + Dragon Breaker/Dragon Saucer/War Monkey SAR
War Monkey + Dragon Breaker/Dragon Saucer/War Monkey SAR

Spin Gear
Gyro Engine Gear

Blade Base
Engine Stopper Base

Customize Engine Weight
Metal Sharp

Jumping Base 2 Grind
Another recent discovery, with credit going to DeathOnion404... Though being the person who thought "hey let's try to make Cyber Dragoon's Blade Base competitive" is perhaps worrying. The combination aims to use the free spinning disk of an activated Jumping Base 2 to grind against opponents similar to Force Smash combinations or a late-game Circle Survivor. Use of the incredibly wide and edge distributed Hasbro version of Flying Defense (the Takara version has too much recoil on its underside) provide enough stability to then net outspins vs most competitive opponents that cannot KO it. The Beyblade should be launched with the tip already extended though the jumping gimmick can be used as a long shot attempt to KO an opposing Zombie or the like.

Attack Rings
Flying Defense (Hasbro)
 
Weight Disks
Ten Heavy
Ten Wide
Wide Defense
 
Spin Gears
Weaker springs tend to perform better
Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left SG (Spring Version) + SG (MG Spring Version) Shaft
Right/Left/Neo Right/Neo Left SG (MG Spring Version)
 
Blade Bases
Jumping Base 2

Balance/Misc

Compacts
The classic Plastics Balance combo, and one of the greatest representations of all-around Balance types in any series of Beyblade, compacts focus on being highly compact (duh) - as much weight in as small a package as possible, then using small, low recoil Attack Rings (though the most popular and generally most well-rounded, like Tiger Defenser, pack surprisingly solid offense to round out coverage). This makes them hard to KO and allows them to grind down opponents or use their sheer momentum and slightly aggressive design to knock out defensively weaker opponents. They also tend to be quite accessible, and this, combined with their reliable performance against less optimal combos (especially in the case of the very versatile Change tips), makes them popular at tournaments and a fairly reliable go to when going in blind. Metal Change Base is usually the better Blade Base but is harder to control which can take it too close to the ridge vs Attack, however the versatility and solid Stamina and LAD make it overshadow other options. Metal Ball Base does pack in greater maximum weight and more consistent behaviour, and Customize Metal Change Base takes the type into Weight Based Defense territory. SG Semi-Flat Base is… there. It’s fine, sure - predictable and accessible. Wide Defense sees some use, primarily in Left Spin to trade off defence for survival/spin stealing and aggression. Without it, Left Spin compacts tend to be quite obscure due to lack of low recoil, offensively capable compact Attack Rings in this direction. With it, they have a surprising spread of match ups against many popular combinations, especially thanks to the surprisingly good LAD of Metal Change Base. Overall, they have earned their place as a go-to competitively, though many competitive combos are specifically assessed on their ability to defeat Compacts which makes them somewhat less safe in an ideal meta, they do very well against generic non-optimal combos (“tourney filler”) as well as having a shot against a lot of competitive types nonetheless.

Attack Rings
Right Spin:
Bound Defense Ring (Very Fragile!)
Flame Wing (Very Fragile!)
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Roller Defense Ring (Somewhat Fragile!)
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Takara)
War Lion + War Lion SAR
Wing Attack Ring (Fragile!)
Wing Cross (Mold 1 is very fragile, Mold 2 somewhat fragile)

Left Spin:
Double Wing (with Wide Defense only)
Flame Wing (Somewhat Fragile)
Reverse Wolf (Hasbro)
Scissor Attacker
Tiger Defenser
Twin Horn (Takara)
War Lion + War Lion SAR

Weight Disks
Ten Balance
Ten Heavy > Heavy/Eight Heavy
Wide Defense

Spin Gears
Neo Right/Neo Left Spin Gear (Heavy Metal Core)

Support Parts
Defense Ring

Blade Bases
Customize Metal Change Base
Metal Ball Base
Metal Change Base
SG Semi-Flat Base

Driger V2 Customs
Driger V2 is far and away the best stock Beyblade Takara released for Plastics, and goes toe-to-toe with Wolborg MS from HMS for best Stock Beyblade overall in the context of their respective generations. The incredible chemistry of its parts allow it to basically make up a type of its own. Its weight,  weight distribution, and versatile behaviour make for a powerful all-rounder, being capable of outspinning a surprising number of combinations via weight distribution and destabilisation, ramping attackers up its ramps for KOs (Left Spin, particularly) while withstanding their hits somewhat with its weight and walled sides, and knocking out Survival and some Balance and Defense types, only really struggling with Defensive Zombies and Circle Survivor Defense. Some simple upgrades such as an HMC and Wide Defense provide straight upgrade to functionality, but other properties, particularly aggression, may be emphasised through other parts with inevitable trade-offs for doing so.

Attack Ring
Upper Claw

Weight Disks
Wide Defense
Ten Balance
Ten Heavy
Ten Wide
Heavy Attack

Support Parts
Upper Attack

Spin Gear/Blade Base Setups
SG: Neo Right SG (North Magnecore/South Magnecore/North Magnecore (Dranzer V Version)/South Magnecore (Dranzer V Version)/Heavy Metal Core)
BB: Customize Metal Change Base

SG: Right/Neo Right SG (Regular SG Core Part/Normal Core/Metal Weight Core/North Magnecore/South Magnecore/Heavy Metal Core)
BB: Customize Grip Base
Tip: Customize Grip Base Tip

SG: Neo Right SG (Normal Core/Metal Weight Core/North Magnecore/South Magnecore/Heavy Metal Core)
BB: Customize Grip Base
Tip: SG Grip Base Tip

SG: Neo Right SG (Normal Core/Metal Weight Core/North Magnecore/South Magnecore/Heavy Metal Core)
BB: SG Grip Change Base (Extremely Fragile!)
Tip: SG Grip Change Base Tip (Attack Mode)

SG: Right/Neo Right SG (Bearing Version 2)
BB: Customize Bearing Base/Customize Grip Base (CGB with Near Mint Tips Only)
Tip: SG Grip Change Base Tip (Attack Mode)


Force Smash
A relatively new and generally lesser-known competitive Type, Force Smash combos have a very narrow range of usable parts, however they do have a good spread of match ups, again being a type with a chance against most opponents. High weight (especially with SG Grip Base Tip, which brings them close to Weight Defense levels) can make them viable against Attack (though their tendency to be near the ridge and not catch it super well is a problem, their momentum helps compensate), and their signature part- Smash Turtle - allows them to Force Smash and grind opponents into the dish, resulting in outspins against many types, including decent winrates against Circle Survivor Defense and Compacts. Meanwhile, the aggressive rubber tips allow KOs of defensively poor opponents that would otherwise outspin them and help enhance grinding through handling rotational recoil. Lack of understanding of the type combined with having to work with rubber tips is a big inhibitor of tournament presence (and Deck Format basically removes them from the game, illustrating its unsuitability for Plastics), but overall they can be a shockingly effective type that many opponents may not be prepared for.

Note: Same spin is generally better for more effective grinding, but both are usable.

Attack Ring
Smash Turtle

Weight Disks
Wide Defense > Ten Heavy

Spin Gears
Neo Right/Neo Left Spin Gear (Heavy Metal Core)

Support Parts
Defense Ring
Twin Guard

Blade Bases
Customize Grip Base + Customize Grip Base Tip/SG Grip Base Tip
SG Grip Change Base (Extremely Fragile!)

I finally got this done. Took a long time but the result should be pretty much accurate, even if it probably won't actually be hugely useful to most people given the nature of the generation nowadays. But as I said, I had to do it/the relevant research for it for something else and it's about time the generation had one AND Plastics/HMS Remembrance Day is coming up soon enough so here you go.

Would rather keep any extra explanations as to why parts were included/excluded-if-they-are-well-known-for-things to a minimum until I'm done with the database as it'll cover most stuff anyway. The following spoiler contains a bunch of explanations for various things too.

Notes/Some explanations for certain exclusions etc (Click to View)

I've generally split parts off if they depend on each other to work (as I've always advocated CC lists doing so  and it's only more important in such an expensive generation), but those who aren't aware should note that Support Parts are only usable with Blade Bases that came with SP themselves (check the Beyblade Parts List on BeyWiki (linked above) to determine which parts this is. The Plastics SG/Base/Tip/etc Compatibility Doc I made shouldn't really be necessary for this list, but that link goes to it just in case.

There are notes on most parts or sections to clear certain things up. I know this isn't standard for Competitive Combination lists but until at least the parts of my database that will cover that are up, it's necessary because I want people to know this stuff before they buy anything plastics is expensive, after all.

I've included some parts that are inferior but still competitive (generally noted by being listed on the lesser (right) side of a "Greater Than" Symbol (>)), especially where substitution might be necessary or common and can be done while maintaining viability. 

Exclusions that might be a surprise especially if you've not been keeping up to date:

Traditional Upper Attack isn't listed because it doesn't achieve good winrates against balance (compacts in particular), which Smash Attack and Spin Stealing Upper Attack can both handle fairly well for the most part, along with everything else upper attack handles (especially the Smash Attack AR's that are designed for upper attack when used on low smash attack setups (eg grip base)). Technically, traditional upper is still there inasmuch as it's a big part of many of the Driger V2 setups, so that's something.

Semi Flat Base combos aren't listed because they're outclassed (specifically by zombies, particularly those that also work in same spin as conventional stamina combos). Yeah, no 10bBistool – I made a video series about that one in particular if you have any lingering doubts about them not deserving a spot (and also about them being stamina rather than balance). They might be somewhat reliable against tourney filler but so are a lot of combinations already on this list that can also take on other combinations on this list. 

Gyro AR isn't listed for zombies - it has recoil problems thanks to the flat faces of each side of the gaps in its AR that are worsened by the profile of the top of it (which causes it to get pushed downwards so the opponent hits the AR and thus its gaps more often). It's low tier 2 at best.

Cybernetic Dragon: Not enough power  for its recoil level to make it onto the list - Corona Saber has more power and slightly less recoil.

Whale Crusher is actually good for right spin traditional upper attack but still not enough to make the type competitive, and doesn't work well enough on smash attack setups in right spin to be competitive there. In left spin it's very recoily and not nearly powerful enough to justify it.

Storm Grip Base: ...is slooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. Even fresh it just isn't fast enough to do much. It does pretty okay with Square Edge specifically but it doesn't really help in enough matchups for the huge tradeoffs.

Other stuff people might question:
Wing Cross Mold Comparison: Wing Cross Mold 2 performs worse than Mold One due to increased recoil from the reinforcements as noted in the intro, and the slightly less external weight distribution this produces probably doesn't help matters that much either, though the effect of that is probably pretty small overall. It's quite obvious with 10 Balance/Semi Flat Base against a 10H+HMC Driger S Compact – mold two frequently loses, particularly by destabilisation and being hit around, whereas mold 1 doesn't get destabilised to anywhere near that extent and usually ends up winning.

Driger V2 customs being their own type: thanks to the significance of the AR and SP they share a lot of properties with each other, and the most common ones are balance types. Rubber tipped ones would probably go better in upper attack but there's no conventional upper attack category now and it's simpler to list them together. This is the main reason for the Miscellaneous part of the section's title.

Spin Stealing Upper Attack as Attack rather than balance: mostly because the shaft makes them very aggressive and between that and the AR they're quite attack-biased. Plus attack in plastics has always had an OS component to it (especially here in Hasbroland with the walls and inneffective pockets and excessively large arenas and so on) - heck look at SG Metal Flat Base (Gaia Dragoon V Version), or upper attack as a whole. A lot of the OS ability comes from its aggression anyway. It's borderline for sure, but it also makes the list look nicer to have them in attack anyway. :P

Aaaanways, I've checked pretty much everything on here myself, anything that seems surprising or questionable is almost certainly something I've checked thoroughly, more conventional things might've got a briefer try-out (though if they looked at all questionable, like conventional upper attack and 10bBistool etc, well, look at what happened to conventional upper attack and 10bBistool, haha). There are a few parts I don't have but seeing as "could this be competitive" is a big part of my purchasing decisions, and I'm only missing like 25 parts or so on, it's not a huge issue. Trident Vector (Smash Attack) and Roller Attack Ring (Compacts) are the only things I don't have that I suspect could be competitive, really, while both Heavy Attack for weight based defense and left spin compacts need more testing before their inclusion/exclusion status can be changed or fully confirmed.

tl;dr if a Beyblade isn't on the to-do list for PlasticsDB (see my signature for a link) I'm quite certain about its status wrt the list

 

But yeah I hope this actually helps people. I'll keep this updated whenever new stuff gets discovered and so on, as I mentioned there's already one thing at least that I need to check out for potential inclusion, which is Heavy Attack for certain weight-based things that help prevent it taking hits (it's obscure, not really revolutionary, and a pain to verify as Heavy Attack is rare so there aren't reliable weights for it that I know of), so I went ahead and left it off. Left Spin Compacts also probably need some closer examination to make sure they're truly competitive but they at least work against some things on this list and some other common stuff, so no real harm in leaving them up, especially with the note there.

With love, 
-th!nk

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Yes! Plastics CC list!

I'm pretty excited you put FACB on there, even though you pretty much told me it was top tier, lol.

I see nothing that looks wrong at all IMO.

EDIT: oh cool it's already stickied!

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Wow, very nice! I'm really glad this is here!
Thanks for the hard work th!nk, it's greatly appreciated!

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hahah..great job i must say...i also get excited for this thread (even though i have sold most of my plastics)..hahahah..
you have provided many infos that most of us wont be able to obtain (or actually more to unwilling to do / test..XD)
like..who knows that corona saber is actually have potential...

I don't see Spin Stealing Upper Attack.

SSUA is competitive, right?

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Thanks all three of you, and to whichever BeyWizard stickied it (I'm guessing Kai-V?)

The list itself honestly only took about three days of work to get done once I started it, but getting to the point where I could actually write one and be confident in what was up there was the big delay (as well as deliberations about what was/wasn't worth calling competitive and how the heck I was going to format it all).
In the end, between just gradually having the time to try a bunch of stuff and the way I was working on this database thing (I decided to break it down and start with competitive parts first, which then meant listing all the beys with competitive or near-competitive parts, which broke the problems I was having with the CC list down to a size where it was much easier to handle).
To be honest, I probably could've done one a long time ago, but I think the delay resulted in a more accurate list overall.

Benjohadi: Haha, Corona Saber aint nothing on using my Orthrus AR (which is probably the most violent AR up there), seeing as I don't have an Orthrus G, and using my mold 1 Wing Cross from my NIB UFD was probably the thing I worried about the most. Plus all of the Hyper Aggressive stuff was checked on Uriel 2's tip bwahaha. Then again, I was pretty surprised Corona Saber worked at all, it doesn't look to have much in the way of contact points but those wingtips apparently have just enough clearance to make contact reliably, looking at the wear. Shame Delta Wave fell just short though, that would've been a really cool surprise.

ShinobuXD: It's always a good feeling to have found something competitive, haha. Big part of what drove me to get really into plastics myself, and in general discovering stuff like that is a big part of why I enjoy beyblade so much. It's a shame the setup didn't work for Spin Stealing Upper Attack, though (if you didn't see I edited my observations from trying that into my most recent post in plastics parts discussion), but still, I'm very glad you spotted it seeing as I had well and truly dismissed FACB as a useless part haha.

EDIT: WOOOOAH WHERE DID SSUA GO?!

Man I hope I had that backed up somewhere... Yes it is competitive and it'll be up there soon.

EDIT 2: Nope, gotta rewrite that, must've got distracted and not pasted it - dunno why I didn't notice, either, seeing as I actually mentioned attack only had one thing in it in the notes and also mentioned SSUA being in attack in said notes.

EDIT 3: Fixed it. Glad it was one of the small ones (though I guess if it weren't I would've noticed it myself before I posted the thread, haha).

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Awesome list, good work.

I am glad I can finally see where my combos ranked as far as competitiveness, even though I always had a pretty good idea.

It's quite a shame I will more than likely never be able to get a lot of the Top Attack AR's due to how hard to come by they already were back in Plastic's prime let alone now.

But again, the list is fantastic, it covers everything.

Nice to hear from someone from back then, thank you very much for the kind words and feedback - it means a lot coming from you!

Do you mean the AR's or the bases? The bases have always been the big issue as far as I know (and definitely in my own experience), Grip Base and SG Grip Change Base (or even just its tip, haha - shame no one stumbled on the Wolborg 2 Casings thing earlier or we might have a few more around) in particular being so hard to find in an already defensive metagame really doesn't help things at all. Grip Base pops up every now and then, and Customize Grip Base sometimes shows up at a fair price and works pretty well (though often Dragoon V2 is only sold at pretty crazy prices - no clue why). If only Dragoon S's didn't require a filler to stay in place when put in upside down and from below, there'd probably be enough of a precedent (spin up guide book vol 1) and enough of a benefit to legalise it, but them's the breaks. Still, if you just want a crazy as heck rubber tipped base to muck around with, a little blu-tac around the tip and you're good to go, and it's totally reversible to boot (though any damage it does to stadia while flying around at a thousand miles per hour isn't, haha), doesn't have the best recoil control but at that speed any collision results in something going flying, so there are probably ways to compensate for that.

Attack Ring wise, Triple Tiger is one of the best value for money parts in the game (it usually works better on lighter setups - wide survivor works better than wide defense for it, unlike every other Attack AR, though that may have only been on Uriel 2's tip, it's been a while since I played around with it), hits hard, has some upper as well, and unlike Cross Griffon and most of the Hyper Aggressive set it doesn't break things or tear holes in stadium walls that often. Shame it doesn't do well against Circle Survivor Combos, though (if it did it'd probably still be my main attack AR instead of the ridiculous Screw Zeus setups I use.)

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Wow, a lot of great information that I will read over time, looks great, nothing looks wrong, other than some spoilers would be useful

I considered putting them in but I also didn't want to make it a pain to get to the actual information, so I tried to make the sections clearly divided with spacing and bold/underline/italics rather than hide everything in spoilers. Might fiddle around with it a little more tomorrow to see if I can make the divisions a little clearer.

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Well, Blade Base's and Attack Ring's I guess. Since a lot of the more competitive parts were released towards the end of Hasbro's Beyblade run, it seemed like that the selection was always very scarce. I was fortunate to find the few V2 and G Beyblades that I did. I did manage to get a few, but then in terms of parts such as Heavy Metal Core, Wide Survivor, and Wide Defense, I was not so lucky haha.

Triple Tiger has always been one of my favorites, and fortunately I have two still in really good condition. I have two Customize Grip Bases, but am very limited on Support Parts of any kind. I mean, I have a decent amount of parts on the list, probably more than some people, but after seeing the list it's kind of another reminder that I should have stocked up a lot more than what I did.

Maybe some day I can stumble across some crazy lot of Beyblades and I will be set

Ahh, right. Honestly most of my collection was gained over the last couple of years (it really is luck - though good friends made a lot of that luck for me), I think I only saw Dragoon V, Metal Dranzer and the Magnecore Accessory Pack, as well as RC Dragoon/Dranzer V2 out of the entire V Force line, though G Revolution was a little better (the original series was decent in terms of what I could find I think, but specific stores tended to be quite limited and I was usually searching for whatever had the most stars, hah). Still, those that did stock up back then mostly sold off a lot of what they had quite cheap and now regret it, so it could be worse. The whole Uriel 2 thing is really not at all helped by hasbro not releasing it at all, and a whole bunch of the Hyper Aggro AR's need it to work properly so it's a real shame.
Still, Triple Tiger is a great AR, so I wouldn't sweat that too much, haha. The fact they only made one three sided SP and made it so rare is annoying (especially when you look at the horrible things they put on Burning Kerberous), but defense ring is pretty good on most things, and after that, well, at least dragoon V2's SP aren't too horrible - Driger V2's AR might be a better fit on that setup, though, it performs pretty similarly to Triple Tiger and is two-sided instead of three sided, so it would probably work out a little better.

As for the Heavy Metal Core, you know Hasbro got as close to actually releasing that as having it in their instructions as well as renaming it IIRC? There's a version of their Metal Driger instructions floating around the web with it included. Shocks me that it got that far before they pulled the plug, honestly.

Of course, a big part of the reason why I said this list is probably only of limited use is because of the poor part availability - most people won't be able to make this stuff, at least not in full, relying on other parts as substitutes and so on. Part of why I didn't do this til now, and even now I only wrote it out because it's part of something more useful.

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I think part availability isn't too horrible except for ridiculous stuff like Ariel 2's tip(oh how I wish Seaborg base mod was legal) and Twin Horn tbh. I've acquired 20 plastics(most of the essentials), Wide Defense, Tornado Attack, and a grip for a total of $195, $150 if you take out Dragoon V2. That's cheaper than you can get 20 MFB, a Beylauncher, and a BB-10.(I've only bought four plastics NIB/NIP/Mint though)

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Mhm, like I remember it was very scarce each new wave that was released. I remember pretty much majority of the stores in my area had all V-Force Beyblades(Flash Leopard & 2, Dranzer, Driger, Draciel, Dragoon V, Metal Dranzer, etc) Up until then, i really didn't have too difficult of a time finding anything, I just would have to hope I could get to other stores. I think the only V2 Blades I actually found in stores was Dragoon V2, Draciel V2, and Wolborg 3. It was similar for G-Revolution, I found Driger G, Dragoon G and Metal Driger no problem, but everything else was very rare. A friend of mine found a Rock Bison and Torch Pegasus. I remember seeing a Dragoon GT and a Gigars, but I elected to get a Zeus that was there instead, never got to go back to get them. So many missed opportunities haha. I got so lucky one day, it had been a few months since I had seen some in stores and then I happened to be at a different Wal-Mart than what I usually went to, and I found Dranzer V2, Vortex Ape, Driger V2, and I believe a Jiraiya Blade MS, 2 Wyvern DJ, Advance Striker and a Samurai Changer MS, all of which were in an aisle, but on a bottom shelf I believe. I was in awe and immediately grabbed all of them up with my little brother and ran to a register and asked how much, and the guy told me that they were .99 cents each! I bought them all, and then continued to look all over the aisles for other, but no luck.

I definitely have parts to make top tier customs, just wish I had more haha.

I do remember hearing about that and seeing the image online, the fact that they did that still bothers me to no end.

Yeah, but how I try to look at it is that there are some Bladers who weer able to make one purchase on ebay or YJA and accumulate a collection of Plastics larger than myself, so maybe I can do that as well one day.

Yeah, I wasn't blading back then, so I don't know what it is was like when plastics were the thing.

Samurai Changer MS for .99 cents? It's worth $70 now!

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Oh wow, did not realize it is worth that much now.

EDIT - I am pretty sure I found an Advance Striker during that trip as well for .99.
I know I loaded up that night, i had a bag full.

shinobu: the lack of Ariel 2's tip really hurts in a defensive generation like plastics, though. As much as I love plastics for the experimentation side, as an actual competitive game I think HMS is the best generation - but even then the rarity of GFC (UM) is an issue. Anyways, yeah plastics don't always cost that much but you have to have the money to buy bulk and the luck to find a good lot or two, really, which most people don't have.


Kai Hiwatari: Performance wise Zeus is a better bey to have than Dragoon GT anyway - G Upper might be easier to use but its competition is cheap, and Zeus is one of the few Hyper Aggro AR parts that can work 'okay' without Ariel 2's tip. As for me, I scored Dragoon and Dranzer GT for like $10 each a little while after plastics died, NIB off ebay, which was probably my best score back then. Of course, I used them and that meant my Turbo Left EG broke and I later somehow lost the combo it was on, which was:

AR: Dragoon F
WD: 10 Balance, I think? I think I decided the fake gyro WD's I used a lot were causing breakage of EG's and stopped using them together at that point.
EG: Broken Turbo Left EG
BB: Dranzer GT
CEW: Dranzer GT

... I didn't really know what I was doing back then - went by the stars and some crazy theories that were mostly wrong. Stumbled onto a few things through it, but I was just a kid who still held out a hope that bitbeasts were real and that my beyblade contained one called "Stormer" - even though I knew that was ridiculous.

Luckily someone sold me replacement dranzer GT parts a while ago, but I still haven't got myself a new turbo left EG (holding out for a Trygle 2 G whenever I have money again seeing as I don't have the AR).

As for availability, it was basically the same here, I think. I could write out three or four pages of reminiscence of plastic hunting and chance finds and so on, but I think I'll spare the topic that diversion haha.

But yeah, if you want to get back into it/get the parts you're after at any kind of sane price (and this is advice for anyone looking to get into plastics at all, tbh), I'd definitely advise saving up, and a lot of patience and vigilance on top of that, keeping an eye out for lots in particular. A lot of it really is just luck, in the end.

As for HMS, they shot up after a while. Part of it was people paying way too much for stuff on Y!JA apparently, but that was before my time.

Bunch of CC List Update Notes (Most recent 4th September 2013) (Click to View)

EDIT: I've put the parts in alphabetical order all the way through, seeing as I apparently stopped doing that about half way down the original version. Not particularly important but yeah.

EDIT 2: Added Mountain Hammer (Voltaic Ape) to the Right Spin Smash AR List (with [H] Tag) based on giving it a thorough try-out today (along with a bunch of other stuff I felt could use another try) and the fact its use for the bludgeoning combination already suggested it had good smash attack. I've also got good results from it in the past, so I don't know why I didn't consider it while writing the list, but these things happen. Also re-checked Cybernetic Dragon - it's just a little too weak to go up here, and Spike Dragon, which I forgot to test, has too much rotational recoil and not enough power. I also reconfirmed that Hayate Attack Ring deserves its spot (it's very high recoil but it hits hard enough to scrape by), and noticed that Dark Wing struggles against opponents that can use its rotational recoil against it (the main reason it does poorly on grip base is its rotational recoil so this isn't too surprising), so it doesn't do much against those but is still good enough against other stuff to stay up even with the addition of mountain hammer.
I also need to test Dranzer F's AR for compacts thoroughly (in right spin, it'd be a little outclassed in left as it is for zombies etc), as when I tried it out it did well, but I'm worried about mine breaking because it is such a fragile part which means I'm procrastinating. Even if it were listed, it'd have to carry a fragility warning and using it isn't worth the risk of breakage IMO, so I'm not in a huge rush right now. If anyone else has had success with it for compacts (I know Dekailo used it with success at the hasbro championships way back when, and that it broke on her), let me know, might save me breaking mine to confirm it.

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Update: 8 July 2013

This update is based on the week I spent testing pretty much every AR with anything resembling an exposed contact point on Uriel 2's tip to see if they'd work as hyper aggressive smash attack AR's. The full notes are on my blog, but from that entire week, here are the changes:

Mountain Hammer loses its Hyper Aggressive tag – it works on anything with an MG Core - even customize grip base. Its issue is rotational recoil, not regular recoil, and while this means it doesn't work well on grip base (and its power increases dramatically with better rotational recoil control (though trading off speed costs power – i.e. it's no better with an HMC) – so it works really well on the setups used with Hyper Aggressive AR's, but it's still comparable to the regular smash AR's as long as it has an MG core.

HMC is added to Smash attack: While I personally don't like this at all (the speed tradeoff costs more power than the recoil control is worth), I know some people like it and it isn't completely useless. This also moves the Mountain Hammer bludgeoning smash combo entirely into smash attack.

Defense Ring is added to Smash Attack: Can be useful for exposure etc, and works very well with mountain hammer, and just fine with everything else.

Triple Tiger is added to Left Spin Smash Attack, with a Hyper Aggro tag: Turns out those angular sections pack a real punch in left spin, and it seems to destabilize opponents particularly well too, but it needs recoil control to do this.

Dragon Breaker + War Lion SAR is added to Left Spin Smash Attack, with a Hyper Aggro tag: Once the recoil is controlled and an SAR that doesn't obstruct them is used, Dragon Breaker's many well exposed, powerful contact points pack a real punch. Not much of a surprise.

Neo Cross Horn is added to Left Spin and Right Spin Smash Attack, with a Hyper Aggro and Fragile tag: If you use it on a setup that controls its recoil, it's very clear that this AR deserves this spot. Well, very clear if yours happens to last long enough to get an accurate idea of it before the parts that let the AR screw onto the SG and hold it there don't break off first. Luckily, I managed to get enough rounds in before this happened to note that it easily hits hard enough to make the list. Left spin is a bit stronger than right (the backs of the arrow sections have a ridge which makes for a well-angled, thick (vertically, anyway) contact point), and in left the general design has a bunch of flat faces that are thick and thus hit extremely hard, though they suffer a lot of recoil, it's still less than other things with similar power. Neo Cross Horn is actually one of the better AR's of the entire Hyper Aggressive set – but of course no one is actually going to use it because they'd be lucky if it lasted a match, let alone a whole tournament.

Ten Wide is added to Driger V2 combinations: the attack points of the WD line up with those of the Attack Ring. This does cause a little more recoil, but can get some explosive hits too. The weight distribution is good, and some are even as heavy as Wide Defenses, though this is rare. Basically, it's a substitute for Wide Defense and works fine.

Gyro Defense is added to Right Spin Smash: Those protrusions offer quite a bit of smash, without excessive recoil (though they are more recoil-prone than triple wing). Honestly I'm not 100% sure why it works as well as it does (I guess weight distribution) and the contact points wear away extremely quickly, but yeah.
More importantly though, here's testing for proof: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Plastic-...pid1132732

I think that's everything. If I forgot anything I'll update this post when I add it.

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Update: Defense Grip Base (Seaborg) with tip inverted added as Defense Grip Base (Attack Mode), as this has been declared legal.

Also added:

Flame Wing to Compacts in both directions and Weight Based Defense in left - It's a shame it's so fragile in right spin because other than that its an amazing compact AR even with the weirdly shaped wingtips. It has a good weight distribution but most importantly it has more effective upper slopes than the other viable AR's, which works really well with the centre-focussed weight distribution of the type. Honestly if it weren't so fragile it might well be my main compact AR (though I tend to use weight based defense instead of compacts these days).
In left, it works well because it has low recoil, which is more relevant when Wide Defense/Survivor aren't there to with that (which is why it's here but not listed as a competitive zombie AR - with wide defense/survivor, tiger defenser has lower recoil in left, without them, Flame Wing does).

Heavy Attack to Weight Based Defense (with a "Wide ARs Only" note) and Driger V2 Customs: My Heavy Attck weighs 16.09g, which is pretty much the average weight for Ten Heavy, with a more central weight distribution and better synergy with three-sided AR's (though the slightly poorer stamina makes this advantage questionable). In these setups, it is covered by stuff/doesn't get in the way, so the recoil doesn't matter (unlike for compacts or other things with smaller AR's where the extra recoil is disastrous), and the more central weight distribution is useful near the start of the battle (but a bit worse later on).
Personally, I found Ten Heavy works slightly better, but it's definitely close enough for Heavy Attack to get a spot, even if no one would actually use it given how common Ten Heavy is (especially as the only release of the Heavy Metal Core, which is important to both of these types, comes with Ten Heavy). But that's not really that relevant to whether or not Heavy Attack is competitive, and based on my testing, it is.

Of course, seeing as I only have one, it's hard to be sure whether the weight of my Heavy Attack is really representative, and if it is unusually heavy (i.e. Heavy Attacks are usually a bit lighter), it probably wouldn't hold onto its spot. If you have one and a good scale, please do weigh it for us.

Update August 17, 2013:
Added flame wing to SSUA. It's more of a "spin stealing extremely-violent-destabilizer with some upper and a little smash to boot" due to the shallower slopes and lack of low reach, but that destabilization is enough with the better spin-steal/resistance to spin-steal Flame Wing offers to compensate. But, as always, flame wing is fragile so probably not a good idea to actually use this. Oh well.
Also added Wyborg's SG Core part (SG (Auto Change Version)) to attack (with CGB tip and the bases it works with that are competitive). Posted about this in plastics parts discussion - probably better than other cores for using CGB tip with its own base (but precludes an HMC so no use for Force Smash, sadly). Doesn't work with CGB once the tip is worn down too far as the plastic scrapes, but at that point the tip is nearing the end of its usable life anyway.

Update Aug 18th 2013
Added Wide Survivor to SSUA. Struck me last night after writing the Wide Survivor entry for plasticsDB that this was common sense yet not something I had tried. What do you know, it works just fine.
Also added a note to Wide Defense there that the protrusion should be covered if possible. I found this out today based on Wide Survivor suffering from less recoil issues than wide defense and that + the way recoil kos with wide defense on looked and how recoil wasn't consistent, put the AR on 180 degrees around and wahey, no worse than Wide Survivor - a noticeably improvement.

Update Aug 19th 2013
Added Customize Grip Base to base list for zombies using Neo SG (Double Bearing Version). Oversight on my part, probably because I never had any success with it (though it wasn't a conscious decision, at least not that I remember - it's popular enough and has seen enough success and worked for others I trust to be up there). I remembered today because all of a sudden it's working for me after excluding every possible variable, and the reason is visible to boot - the precession it offers to BK SG zombies means it's useful to them like Defense Grip Base 2 is to the other tips (bk's tip is too narrow and sits at an angle that causes resistances, whereas the other tips roll around for a few rotations). I was intending to blitz through plasticsDB and have it done today/tomorrow, but I've spent two hours experimenting and still have probably another hour or two of stuff to try out now.

Update Aug 21st 2013
Added Wyborg's SG core to Driger V2 combos - I always forget they use CGB and don't *need* an HMC (though it's usually preferable, though in this case the extra LAD etc due to the wyborg sg+CGB setup might be worth it tbh) oooops)

Update Sep 4th 2013
Added Ten Heavy to Circle Survivor Defense - this most definitely works, further explanation will be posted in plastics parts discussion in the next day or so.

In the Driger V2 Customs section: merged the SG/BB sections into the Complex SG/BB Setups so I could add the other viable SG choices for the rubber tips. The Ariel 2 tipped choices definitely verge on being more smash attack than driger v2 customs, but then CGB with Wyborg's SG is very much Driger V2 custom but would be possible on the smash attack list and eurgh, I'll give some thought to putting upper attack SP up there but yech.
Also added Ten Balance as while it isn't as good as the others up there (perhaps barring Heavy Attack, not sure, don't remember now how well that worked), it is still competitive (and I determined this a while ago - hence recent statements that Driger V2 is a competitive combo out of the box, so maybe I didn't save the edit).

Also split SG (Free Shaft Version) with Spiral Change Base off into its own setup, because the notes from including it looked messy.

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Th!nk, do you like Cross Survivor better for Survival/Zombie or Defense Ring?

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Long Version With Plenty Of Unrelated Rambling But A Lot Of Detail If That's Your Jam: Defense Ring is outright better for any survival-focussed combination due to superior Life After Death, though it competes with Defense Grip Base 2, which has superior LAD - with Neo SG (Double Bearing Version), Customize Grip Base adds an additional precession stage before toppling with the shaft section, which is very useful against opponents where you need to stay upright - i.e. Circle Survivor Defense ("Wolborg 4 Combos"), moreso than the extra life after death (survival when the outer underside rim of the base or SP are touching the ground) of Defense Grip Base 2. But for every other shaft, defense grip base 2 is superior (especially as Customize Grip Base has trouble with tips catching inside of it - though this can be used for more reliable aggression from defensive zombies).

Cross Survivor has two advantages over defense ring. It has a more edge-focussed weight distribution, however for stamina matchups even in same-spin there is still the LAD tradeoff that largely renders this pointless - I forget if I've done extensive testing on that and it would be a painful thing to do given how close they are but generally defense ring is the better choice because there's always the chance you're going to face something in opposite spin and its LAD is infinitely more useful there. For Attack Types though, perhaps with the exception of using Mountain Hammer due to obstruction of contact points, Cross Survivor is better - and the best SP if Survivor Ring is unavailable/not suitable spin direction/symmetry wise) as its small protrusions have some small ability to hit opponents without suffering severe recoil (but mostly it's good for the weight distribution really).
The second is that it provides protection to non-round weight disks. For survival types and most defense types this is irrelevant as grip based defense and survival types use Wide Survivor/Wide Defense, which generally take most hits instead of the SP and thus render them largely pointless, while weight based defense customs prefer the compact distribution and additional weight of Defense Ring (which is the second heaviest SP after Upper Attack, having a lot of weight in the attachment area). However, if one lacks Wide Survivor/Wide Defense and is set on making a defensive zombie, then Cross Survivor becomes a better choice than Defense Ring - the results are still pretty mediocre, especially as you're kinda stuck with maybe Magne Weight Disk (which is incredibly lightweight) for the weight disk as 10 Wide does not take hits well at all and still juts out past Cross Survivor at various points, but it's the best you can do for that type without the absolutely essential part for it, Wide Defense. Now whether the loss of spin-stealing and defense leaves you with something more worthwhile than a good Weight Based Defense custom (you're certainly better off with a Circle Survivor Defense custom - but they run close to even the best Defensive Zombies and there's that one ridiculous one I've mentioned before and won't mention again with a plastic tournament coming up which even eclipses defensive zombies for overall utility (and Defensive Zombies are one of the most spammable combination types, only limited by their "not amazing but by no means awful if you're not using CGB" same-spin performance)).

Then there's Survivor Ring, aside from the afforementioned Attack customs (in particular excellent chemistry with Triple Tiger which is less relevant now Defense Grip Base tip inversion is a thing (thus rendering CGB mostly obsolete offensively) especially as Triple Tiger doesn't actually like extra weight, and the fact it's one of the only SP that can hit things reasonably hard without suffering self-defeating amounts of recoil) I've always struggled to really see the point - there might be certain base/sg setups where the angle to the stadium makes it significantly better than Cross Survivor, and I guess in left spin it'd take hits from below better but that sort of thing is in general less noticeable than the LAD loss.
And lastly there's Twin Guard. There's no real reason to use it unless you're trying to be a prat about having the most expensive top or something similarly fatuous (the concept of someone having Orthrus and the parts to use Twin Guard with but not Wolborg 2, Dranzer V2, Voltaic Ape or any of the Dark Series Beys is so unlikely it's irrelevant), but it's still acceptable. That said, I actually don't recall whether comparatives between it and SG Bearing Base (Wolborg) have been done - with Wide Survivor in particular I'd be curious about which would be better, obviously the Neo SG (Double Bearing Version) + CGB precession effect pretty much justifies Twin Guard by itself but SG Bearing Base is one of the parts that fell so narrowly by the wayside something like that could be enough to net a place on the list (now sure, if that turned out in its favour then the omission would be an error - but the lack of something notable that it beats was problematic and it is significantly poorer in terms of LAD than everything else there - and this is assuming that's not also the case with Twin Guard, which could be totally incorrect).

Anyway, away from that little side-track, the differences are of course not so large that they would determine whether a combination is or is not competitive, hence everything being listed, but they're there. LAD for survival combos is one of the things on which you could probably actually 'rank' the parts (and were I to add Wolborg's base, I would struggle to not leave some sort of note saying "it's noticeably poorer than the others" - the "left spin only" note on Twin Guard is generally going to come across as that even if it's not explicitly stated, but SG Bearing Base doesn't really provide an "out" like that and with the state of a lot of BeyWiki's information on Zombies I'm hesitant to leave it unspoken - so I would probably leave such an update until plasticsDB was finished, seeing as SG Bearing Base is kinda borderline anyway (and this is all still that tangent that relies entirely on it actually holding up against twin guard which could well not be the case, haha). Anyway, LAD is at least something where aside from differing stadium slopes of the various legal stadiums and chips/damage to any parts (which I suspect was to blame for me not noticing the CGB+Neo SG Double Bearing Version phenomenon sooner despite its tournament success).


Short Version: Defense Ring is Best Support Part.

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Defense Ring is the only Support Part worth owning, I can attest to that.
but Driger V2's is really fun

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Defense Ring is the only Support Part worth owning, I can attest to that.
but Driger V2's is really fun

It's good; but only with his own AR. (Driger V2 and Support)

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Defense Ring is the only Support Part worth owning, I can attest to that.
but Driger V2's is really fun

C'mon, you can't completely ignore what th!nk just wrote one post above you!
Driger V2 on CGB is beastly and fun.
Cross Survivor has it's niche too

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I would not go as far as to say that Defense Ring is the only Support Part worth owning. Defense Ring is a fantastic part, other parts such as Cross Survivor, Survivor Ring, and as mentioned above, Upper Attack, all can be used successfully. In some cases, it is possibly better to use one of the aforementioned parts over Defense Ring. I will say though, that Defense Ring does in fact find itself as the more useful and flexible Support Part for majority of customs, but again, other Support Parts can prove to be just as effective, if not more effective in certain Customizations.

Fin Tector is great for Smash...
But then again, you have an Attack Ring for ATTACKING. xD

It's also great for sucking. Shut up, 2014 Neo.

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Fin Tector is great for Smash...
But then again, you have an Attack Ring for ATTACKING. xD

Ah Fin Tector, I remember the day I got a Draciel V2. I slapped the Fin Tector Support Parts onto a Customize Grip Base and tested it a few times against another custom that I can not recall the combination of, and one of the Fin Tector parts snapped in half due to the ridiculous amount of recoil. I was quite disappointed and eventually learned my lesson about not using Support Parts for Attack once the same thing happened with my Reverse Attack Support Parts haha.