World Beyblade Organization

Figured it was time we finally get an initial list posted, so I've gone ahead and done that! My notes and a link to the thread can be found here: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Limited-...pid1254353

In response to what you mentioned in your notes, I feel Zirago and Griffin are probably the better options. At least from what I've tested, Zirago has worked best for me.

Testing!





Now, I should mention a few things here that will shed light on some of the results. An aggressive mold of Wyvang was used, so users who own the calm mold may get different results (I can't say how widely results will differ between molds, but I can pretty much guarantee the calm mold will not not do as well). The Phoenic used was moderately worn. I'm not sure if this is such a big deal, but I do remember reading somewhere that Phoenic's smash decreases rapidly with wear. I haven't tested the theory, though, so don't quote me on that. Also, the Pegasis I used was considerably worn. I am unsure how badly wear affects Pegasis' smash, but I thought it was worth noting the one I used had been through more than its fair share of testing.

That said, I'm actually kind of surprised at these numbers; I expected Pegasis and Phoenic to get more or less similar results (which they did), but the fact that I got better results with Wyvang than either of them shocked me pretty good.

Here's the problem; th!nk and I both compared Wyvang to Phoenic against mid-height Defense, but in his testing, Phoenic topped Wyvang by a considerable amount. In my testing, it was the other way around. I suspect this may have had to do with the mold of Wyvang he was using, but since he's not around to answer any questions, I can't be sure. The other possibility is that Shinobi is far better on Wyvang than Gladiator, which sounds like a viable explanation (I believe Shinobi was tested and found to be better on Wyvang than Gladiator in the past), but I'm not sure the difference is large enough to fill such a wide gap in results.

I'm looking back at the Wyvang testing thread, and there are plenty of results, but absolutely no benchmarks, which makes them pretty much completely useless (ugh).

Either way, to sum it up: these results seem really strange to me, and that's coming from the guy who spent 3-4 hours gathering, recording and posting them.

On another note...
Libra B:D anyone?
Libra may not be suited for most stamina set-ups, but I'm still backing this one.

Kei Wrote:Figured it was time we finally get an initial list posted, so I've gone ahead and done that! My notes and a link to the thread can be found here: http://worldbeyblade.org/Thread-Limited-...pid1254353

Over a year of Limited .. GOD BLESS!!

The Supreme One Wrote:Libra may not be suited for most stamina set-ups, but I'm still backing this one.

I don't mean to come off sounding rude, TSO, but any specific reason why, though? We were already able to see that in mirror matches along with other Libra B:D tests that it wasn't really any good. TheBlackDragon did some W145WD testings, whereas it did successfully against Duo stamina in a mirror match.

(Jan. 26, 2015  3:34 AM)Shido Wrote: [ -> ]I don't mean to come off sounding rude, TSO, but any specific reason why, though? We were already able to see that in mirror matches along with other Libra B:D tests that it wasn't really any good. TheBlackDragon did some W145WD testings, whereas it did successfully against Duo stamina in a mirror match.

Why do I like Libra B:D? I've seen it do quite well in Limited and I've heard of this being the case in others' experiences, as well. There was a lot of talk about Dark_Mousy's success using Libra combinations (Libra B:D being one of them) at GBT2.
I know that plenty of W145WD tests have been done, but I haven't seen as much for B:D. Can you link me to the B:D ones?

Overall, Thief Phoenic-based attack definitely isn't the greatest; it's interesting, not tier-list worthy, though. May I ask, why do you like it so much, @[TheBlackDragon], like have you ever had tournament experience with one? I think you too can agree that it's not the best of choices, seeing as we have safer, already known-to-do-well options.

Honey Wrote:~•~big quote~•~

Wow, those tests were sad..
Thank you for them, Honey (and not in the wife and husband way ).

Random Combo Thoughts:

(Jan. 29, 2015  10:12 PM)Honey Wrote: [ -> ]

Here are some Thief Phoenic (Crystal Mode Up) H145R2F tests I got done. (Click to View)

Bakushin Leone 100RSF versus Thief Phoenic H145R2F
Both bottoms mint. Bakushin Leone launched first all matches.
Thief Phoenic: 8/30 (ALL KO) 27% Win Rate.
Bakushin Leone: 22/30 (16 OS, 6 KO) 73% Win Rate.

Phoenic did very poorly these matches. It had a lot of recoil, causing Bakushin to get KO's off of it; 5 of the 6 of them that happened were because of it. I did notice that it provided a bit of smash, but even still, it's not the smartest of options for attack when against LTDC; not saying attack should ever be the option against defense, though.

Earth Leone GB145RSF versus Thief Phoenic H145R2F
Both bottoms mint. Earth Leone launched first all matches.
Thief Phoenic: 5/30 (ALL KO) 17% Win Rate.
Earth Leone: 25/30 (22 OS, 3 KO) 83% Win Rate.

Note 2 of the 3 of Earth Leone were caused by Phoenic's recoil.

Libra 230RSF versus Thief Phoenic H145R2F
Both bottoms mint. Libra launched first all matches.
Thief Phoenic: 9/30 (ALL KO) 30% Win Rate.
Libra: 21/30 (19 OS, 2 KO) 70% Win Rate.

Note Libra's KO's weren't out of Phoenic's recoil.

Overall, Thief Phoenic-based attack definitely isn't the greatest; it's interesting, not tier-list worthy, though. May I ask, why do you like it so much, @[TheBlackDragon], like have you ever had tournament experience with one? I think you too can agree that it's not the best of choices, seeing as we have safer, already known-to-do-well options.

May I ask why you used a 2-sided track on a 3 sided wheel? Also, if I remember correctly wasn't the proper height for thief phoenic 130ish?

Time Wrote:May I ask why you used a 2-sided track on a 3 sided wheel? Also, if I remember correctly wasn't the proper height for thief phoenic 130ish?

That's what TBD proposed for being on the tier-list and one of the two track options Coach tested, so I figured I'd used that. I also don't own an R145, so tests with it aren't coming out of me.

What 130-based track in specific and where has it been tested with one, though? I wouldn't mind testing with one myself; I feel like a little of Phoenic's overall results related to H145 adding more recoil.

(Jan. 29, 2015  10:29 PM)Time Wrote: [ -> ]

(Jan. 29, 2015  10:12 PM)Honey Wrote: [ -> ]

Here are some Thief Phoenic (Crystal Mode Up) H145R2F tests I got done. (Click to View)

Bakushin Leone 100RSF versus Thief Phoenic H145R2F
Both bottoms mint. Bakushin Leone launched first all matches.
Thief Phoenic: 8/30 (ALL KO) 27% Win Rate.
Bakushin Leone: 22/30 (16 OS, 6 KO) 73% Win Rate.

Phoenic did very poorly these matches. It had a lot of recoil, causing Bakushin to get KO's off of it; 5 of the 6 of them that happened were because of it. I did notice that it provided a bit of smash, but even still, it's not the smartest of options for attack when against LTDC; not saying attack should ever be the option against defense, though.

Earth Leone GB145RSF versus Thief Phoenic H145R2F
Both bottoms mint. Earth Leone launched first all matches.
Thief Phoenic: 5/30 (ALL KO) 17% Win Rate.
Earth Leone: 25/30 (22 OS, 3 KO) 83% Win Rate.

Note 2 of the 3 of Earth Leone were caused by Phoenic's recoil.

Libra 230RSF versus Thief Phoenic H145R2F
Both bottoms mint. Libra launched first all matches.
Thief Phoenic: 9/30 (ALL KO) 30% Win Rate.
Libra: 21/30 (19 OS, 2 KO) 70% Win Rate.

Note Libra's KO's weren't out of Phoenic's recoil.

Overall, Thief Phoenic-based attack definitely isn't the greatest; it's interesting, not tier-list worthy, though. May I ask, why do you like it so much, @[TheBlackDragon], like have you ever had tournament experience with one? I think you too can agree that it's not the best of choices, seeing as we have safer, already known-to-do-well options.

May I ask why you used a 2-sided track on a 3 sided wheel? Also, if I remember correctly wasn't the proper height for thief phoenic 130ish?

It it was 145. (Specifically, like R145 or H145, according to the Tier List proposal).

Not to go off-topic, but relating to Bakushin, have Bakushin RF tests actually been conducted by anyone? I believe we had Kaneki's opinion it (which shouldn't mean much because he didn't actually own the parts) and maybe some of his fakes with them that I don't know of, but, what else of it, realistically? I happen to like RF-based defense and don't see why it shouldn't be up there, but even so .. still?

(Jan. 29, 2015  10:26 PM)UW Officer Wrote: [ -> ]I was playing around yesterday with combos (and remember that my stadium is not a real Takara Tomy stadium) and I thought I would make a left spin variation of W145 WD: LW160 WD. I used Ronin Genbull/ Killerken LW160 WD vs Omega Kerbecs R145 RF/ R2F. The Killerken variation was better to stadium outs, but I don't have a MSF to try it out with... I think some testing may be able to determine possibly? Even if I could test in a legal stadium, my LW160 is real beat up from Omega...

If you have a PD, try using that instead of WD. I know Ingulit found that PD is the best tip for 160, but I'm not so sure about LW160. Maybe EWD instead, because most left-spinning things are going to be spin-equalizing?

(Jan. 29, 2015  11:03 PM)Honey Wrote: [ -> ]Not to go off-topic, but relating to Bakushin, have Bakushin RF tests actually been conducted by anyone? I believe we had Kaneki's opinion it (which shouldn't mean much because he didn't actually own the parts) and maybe some of his fakes with them that I don't know of, but, what else of it, realistically? I happen to like RF-based defense and don't see why it shouldn't be up there, but even so .. still?

I've never used Bakushin RF, but I can vouch for aggressive RSF in both testing and tournaments, so RF can't be that different. I don't personally know how strong your launch is/how aggressive your RSF is but if I have time this weekend I'll do comparative testing.

(Jan. 30, 2015  5:47 AM)Wombat Wrote: [ -> ]

(Jan. 29, 2015  10:26 PM)UW Officer Wrote: [ -> ]I was playing around yesterday with combos (and remember that my stadium is not a real Takara Tomy stadium) and I thought I would make a left spin variation of W145 WD: LW160 WD. I used Ronin Genbull/ Killerken LW160 WD vs Omega Kerbecs R145 RF/ R2F. The Killerken variation was better to stadium outs, but I don't have a MSF to try it out with... I think some testing may be able to determine possibly? Even if I could test in a legal stadium, my LW160 is real beat up from Omega...

If you have a PD, try using that instead of WD. I know Ingulit found that PD is the best tip for 160, but I'm not so sure about LW160. Maybe EWD instead, because most left-spinning things are going to be spin-equalizing?

Yeah, if it was for Spin Steal EWD is the best option, for sure (over WD and PD).

(Jan. 29, 2015  10:12 PM)Honey Wrote: [ -> ]May I ask, why do you like it so much, TheBlackDragon, like have you ever had tournament experience with one? I think you too can agree that it's not the best of choices, seeing as we have safer, already known-to-do-well options.

I like it because I get awesome results with it. For me, at least, it's basically a slightly more volatile version of Pegasis. I would definitely say it's one of our best options; I'd use it in a heartbeat if I needed an Attack custom in a tournament (actually, no I wouldn't; I'd just use Omega, since it's worlds better than everything else, but Phoenic would probably be my first choice for right-spin Attack after that).

I think I can probably explain why our results were so different.

3 Things:

1. You didn't benchmark. It's quite possible you were just having a hard time launching; happens to me from time to time. Either way, with all the uncontrolable variables present, results in Attack testing can vary extremely wildly, and without a benchmark, its difficult to compare results.

2. You need to make sure H145 is lined up correctly. One of the two ways throws Phoenic way off-balance, but the other actually evens the weight out really well. If you had it on wrong, the results could have been skewed (I'm obviously not saying you did, but its a plausible explanation if you weren't aware that it needed to be oriented a specific way).

3. You didn't use MSF-H, which is extremely, extremely critical for the custom to work. Being a Zero-G Wheel, Phoenic is on the lighter side, and its contact point are pretty enormous and can cause a lot of recoil. This was probably the biggest problem.

I'd re-try it, benchmarking immediately before with Pegasis, making sure H145 is oriented correctly, and using MSF-H. You should get much more comparable numbers.

If that doesn't work, I have no clue what the problem is, but I'm fairly confident it should.

(Jan. 30, 2015  9:17 PM)Leone19 Wrote: [ -> ]

(Jan. 30, 2015  5:47 AM)Wombat Wrote: [ -> ]

(Jan. 29, 2015  10:26 PM)UW Officer Wrote: [ -> ]I was playing around yesterday with combos (and remember that my stadium is not a real Takara Tomy stadium) and I thought I would make a left spin variation of W145 WD: LW160 WD. I used Ronin Genbull/ Killerken LW160 WD vs Omega Kerbecs R145 RF/ R2F. The Killerken variation was better to stadium outs, but I don't have a MSF to try it out with... I think some testing may be able to determine possibly? Even if I could test in a legal stadium, my LW160 is real beat up from Omega...

If you have a PD, try using that instead of WD. I know Ingulit found that PD is the best tip for 160, but I'm not so sure about LW160. Maybe EWD instead, because most left-spinning things are going to be spin-equalizing?

Yeah, if it was for Spin Steal EWD is the best option, for sure (over WD and PD).

So, MSF Ronin Killerken/Genbull LW160 EWD would be a decent combo? The point for this combo is to be stamina based and for spin equalizing; left spin opposite of Earth ___ W145 WD. Now, for the big question (which is probably a no): possibly top tier?

(Jan. 31, 2015  12:16 AM)UW Officer Wrote: [ -> ]

(Jan. 30, 2015  9:17 PM)Leone19 Wrote: [ -> ]

(Jan. 30, 2015  5:47 AM)Wombat Wrote: [ -> ]If you have a PD, try using that instead of WD. I know Ingulit found that PD is the best tip for 160, but I'm not so sure about LW160. Maybe EWD instead, because most left-spinning things are going to be spin-equalizing?

Yeah, if it was for Spin Steal EWD is the best option, for sure (over WD and PD).

So, MSF Ronin Killerken/Genbull LW160 EWD would be a decent combo? The point for this combo is to be stamina based and for spin equalizing; left spin opposite of Earth ___ W145 WD. Now, for the big question (which is probably a no): possibly top tier?

I think the best options for Spin Steal are definitely Meteo and L-Drago Guardian/Destructor, as I don't have many good things to personally say about Ronin for Stamina/Spin Steal.

L-Drago Guardian/Destructor is pretty sucky for spin steal. Meteo is really your best bet for Limited, period. I've tried Dark Night for stamina before and I wasn't a huge fan, but my experience is Limited ("Oops... I Did It Again")

(Jan. 31, 2015  3:25 AM)The Supreme One Wrote: [ -> ]L-Drago Guardian/Destructor is pretty sucky for spin steal. Meteo is really your best bet for Limited, period. I've tried Dark Night for stamina before and I wasn't a huge fan, but my experience is Limited ("Oops... I Did It Again")

I had to.


It's not the worst alternative, I've had better experience with that than Ronin, personally.

In it's defense, it does pretty well as an alternative for Meteo F230.

(MSF/L)ronin zirago/killerken/genbull B: D chrystal up as good spin steal

I tried DK Girago TR145EWD several months ago, and it was actually pretty darn good (better than Meteo IIRC).

(Jan. 31, 2015  3:50 AM)loyd87 Wrote: [ -> ](MSF/L)ronin zirago/killerken/genbull B: D chrystal up as good spin steal

Last time I tried this combo it was way to light and got banged around the stadium so easily even by non attack types. I didn't like it at all.

Hum yeah, but, this combo can face F230(G)CF combinations without losing... I think it definetly need more official testings.

(Jan. 31, 2015  3:45 PM)|BeyBouncer| Wrote: [ -> ]Hum yeah, but, this combo can face F230(G)CF combinations without losing... I think it definetly need more official testings.

Probably does well against Meteo F230 since it's a Left-Spin Stamina type. Any same spin Stamina against F230 will win, since there is no "spin to steal".

Even then, I personally think F230 customs in limited are a lot more controllable/easy to defeat even with opposite spin stamina beys. They just are not as much of a threat compared to standard and Zero G. Burn is like my favorite stamina wheel because of this since it does the best job at it.