We all love E230 destabilizers, right?

When I first began testing the concept, I started out with Genbull Genbull E230MB. I absolutely loved the thing. It could easily OS anything same-spin below a 200 height by utilizing its disk-grinding abilities. However, it just couldn't pull off wins on SR200TB. So, after plenty of testing and consideration, I decided to switch the bottom Chrome Wheel to Girago. This gave it a fantastic grinding effect against SR200TB, allowing it to win about 60% of the time.

Thus was born Girago Genbull E230MB, which myself and several other members were really excited about.

After that, a certain amazing user named DrPepsidew made a testing thread for Genbull Genbull E230MB, which has been overwhelmingly successful both in testing and in tournaments at this point.

Anyway, I was curious to as what exactly these two combinations do similarly/differently, so I began doing comparison testing of different kinds with the two. Needless to say they were extremely similar in every way, so it was almost impossible to determine which was better from a pure Stamina standpoint.

Then, finally, I found a Stamina setup that was so closely matched with the two customs themselves that I was actually able to visibly analyze each one near the end of the match and observe how long/well they spun after their opponent was down. This combo, by the way, was Duo Cancer B : D (6:30 minute B : D). After doing this testing continually for quite some time, I noticed that Girago Genbull was actually out-spinning by a considerable amount more. Genbull Genbull was still destroying Duo, but Girago seemed to spin slightly longer afterwards.

I though: How is that possible? Genbull has higher pure Stamina than Girago...

After that, I proceeded to do mid-height Stamina testing with each, using a W145WD setup. Genbull Genbull beat out Girago Girago by a mile. At that point, I thought: What could possibly be causing Girago to perform better on E230, if its Stamina is obviously lower?

Then it hit me. Girago has always been known for exceptionally low rotational recoil used on aggressive setups. However, as impressive for an aggressively designed Chrome Wheel as it is, the smooth, round, pure-Stamina oriented Genbull outperforms it in terms of pure endurance every time.

Then I thought: Wait... Girago isn't making contact on E230, whereas it's making consistent contact every moment when used on a conventional Stamina setup.

This would obviously mean that the property keeping Girago's Stamina in check on a normal setup is its aggressive shape, which, as we all know, causes recoil, therefore reducing its Stamina. However, if Girago's aggressive shape doesn't get in the way, it's ability to resist rotational recoil is phenomenal.

Then I thought: Girago's ability to resist rotational recoil must come purely from its weight distribution! If I could combine Genbull's smooth shape with Girago's weight distro by utilizing E230's disk, I could create the ultimate destabilizer!

After that, I whacked Girago Girago on E230MB, and after about the first ten minutes I was completely sold.

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Basically, to sum it up, to perform well in a Stamina match, your custom will likely need to have low rotational recoil.

Genbull's low rotational recoil comes from its shape, round and smooth. Girago's low rotational recoil comes from its weight distribution.

E230 destabilizers aim to drain their opponents' spin by utilizing the smooth shape of E230's disk. This means that putting Genbull on E230 is essentially inconsequential, as the combo is still utilizing a smooth shape. However, if you take that smooth, round shape, and pair it with unbelievable weight distribution, you can get the best of both attributes, and reduce rotational recoil to near zero, thus creating a nearly perfect destabilization effect.

That's the story behind why I used Girago over Genbull on this custom, and how it theoretically improves its performance significantly. Geez, that was longer than I planned it to be, LOL!

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Now, onto the overall concept of the custom itself:

This custom is an E230 destabilizer.

Most Stamina types rely on metal-to-metal contact with each other's wheels to slowly drain Stamina, while making an effort to reduce the effect of other factors on their spin velocity (IE friction with the Stadium floor, Gravitational pull, etc.).

This custom, however, does not rely on metal-to-metal contact, and not much on reducing the effect of outside factors either. Its approach is purely aggressive. This combo utilizes the round disk on Elevator 230 to drain its opponent's spin velocity, while maintaining its own spin velocity. This can be done by using a highly stable Bottom (MB), and a heavy wheel with ideally distributed weight (in this case, Girago). This ability allows this custom and others like it to completely nullify any form of same-spin Stamina lower than a 200 height (depending on the bottom Chrome Wheel, some, including this variant, can deal with 200-height customs as well, and, in this case, even TH220 heights).

As an extra bonus, given the fact that this custom uses E230 rather than a conventional Stamina Track, its win rates against Attack types and semi-aggressive Balance types are much, much higher than normal.

This custom should be classified as a Balance type.

Normal Face: I tried MSF on this thing, and all of em' seriously mess it up. It messes with Girago's weight distribution. Cuts a chunk off its solo spin time, wrecks its rotational recoil resistance, and overall just screws it up. If you use this, you MUST fight the urge to use a Metal Stone Face of any kind. I know that shiny metal bolt is calling to you, but just say no for once, kapeesh?

Girago: As I explained before, Girago has extremely effective weight distribution for this type of custom. It's absolutely top-of-the-line in that respect. It also has a great shape for grinding/force smashing Stamina customs at 195/200/220 heights if one happens to come across one in a tournament (note that this combo is not the optimal choice for use against these types of Stamina combinations. It will work the majority of the time, but it is a bit risky).

E230: THE DISK. E230 is the crux of this combo... it wouldn't do its job without it. E230's disk can very effectively destabilize lower-height opponents, as well as provide a major resistance to low-protruding attack wheels like Flash and Gryph along with a multitude of semi-aggressive Balance combos. Grinding down on your opponent is the most essential element of this combo, and E230 is the only part for the job.

MB: MB has great endurance, a slightly aggressive movement pattern, a far above-average height, and the ability to lean over and scoop up/down on a combo without losing much spin velocity... basically every quality that would cause this combo to work to its full potential.

Alright, this part might get a bit confusing, so bear with me. To truly determine which of these two variants resists rotational recoil more effectively, we will measure different times in-battle with the control Stamina type Duo Cancer SA165WD. We'll see how long it takes each custom to OS it, and how long each combo can spin after OSing it, as well as some Solo-spin times.

I'm gonna lay out the numbers here so we can see what we're working with:

Girago Girago E230MB:

Solo-spin times
3:18:71
2:42:44
2:58:78
Average solo-spin time: 2:59:977 - rounded to 3 minutes

Solo-spin time after out-spinning control combination
1:06:66
1:57:50
1:38:47
Average Solo-spin time after out-spinning control combination: 1:34:21 - rounded to 1:34

Time taken to OS control Beyblade
0:29:50
0:33:59
0:37:03
Average Time taken to OS control Beyblade: 0:33:373 - rounded to 33 seconds

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Genbull Genbull E230MB

Solo-spin times
2:49:32
3:09:24
2:58:14
Average solo-spin time: 2:58:90 - rounded to 3 minutes

Solo-spin time after out-spinning control combination
0:30:05
0:22:18
0:48:26
Average Solo-spin time after out-spinning control combination: 0:33:497 - rounded to 33 seconds

Time taken to OS control Beyblade
0:37:60
0:37:04
0:31:56
Average Time taken to OS control Beyblade: 0:35:5 - rounded to 35 seconds

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Notice I rounded everything to the nearest second (or the nearest minute in the case of solo-spin times). I don't want a number correct to the 267th decimal place. I want a good estimate. Precise, but not too precise.

Now, to make this as simple as possible, I'm going to completely eliminate solo-spin time percentage from the equation, since they were almost identical (which I actually found quite surprising). That makes everything a heck of lot simpler.

That leaves us with the time taken to OS the opponent, and the spin time afterwards. What we'll do, is take the solo-time of 3 minutes, and subtract the time spun after the opponent was beaten/the time taken to beat it (we'll add everything by seconds):

Girago Girago

(180 seconds) - (94 seconds + 33 seconds) = 53 seconds

Genbull Genbull

(180 seconds) - (33 seconds + 35 seconds) = 112 seconds

Now, as you can see, we've actually calculated how much spin time each combination lost due to rotational recoil in the match against the control Stamina type (we eliminated natural spin loss by subtracting the time taken to OS the opponent, and the time spun afterwards).

In total, during the match, Girago Girago E230MB lost 53 seconds worth of spin due to rotational recoil.

In total, during the match, Genbull Genbull E230MB lost 112 seconds worth of spin due to rotational recoil.

Now, we take these numbers (112 and 53), and get a percentage for the higher number:

(y/100) x (53) = 112

We do the algebraic procedure, and ultimately come out with y ≈ 211%

Now we just subtract 100 from 211, and we see that Girago Girago E230MB resists rotational recoil 111% better than Genbull Genbull E230MB, which basically means it does a little better than twice as well.

Whew! That was awful...

Any right-spin combo TH170- in height (as well as Duo TH195/SR200/TH220) will simply be destabilized by E230 (or the Girago Chrome Wheel in the case of Duo TH220) with a normal launch, and will stop spinning with no problem as long as your launch is fast and level. A slight bank is not essential, but it'll definitely do you good.

Against E230 defense, the combo must be banked slightly (if you bank too deeply, you will be knocked from the center, fall off balance, lean, scrape, and lose) to create a slightly aggressive movement pattern, or high-traction defensive combos will (somehow XD) reverse the combo's effect and cause Girago itself to become destabilized. However, with a slight bank, this effect can be completely eliminated, and the custom should have no problem taking down E230 defensive opponents.

Against 230/TH220 stamina opponents (excluding Duo TH220), the launch gets a bit hard to explain... i direct you to the video below as a visual reference to help you figure it out. You essentially Bank deeply (not too deeply) near the edge of the tornado ridge, and Girago should circle around the center of the stadium leaning inward, and eventually scoop around the opposing beyblade and cause it to roll around the stadium on the edge of its bottom (resulting in severe loss of spin velocity and, in some cases, scraping).

This video is from my original Girago Genbull E230MB thread, but the launch/effect is exactly the same (my tripod broke, so making new videos is currently not in my power; had to use the old one, LOL). I've wired the video to skip the the exact moment of the launch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=UDtquMVKY4M#t=113

Of course, this launch is extremely difficult and rarely effective if not performed perfectly, so you may just want to bank normally and hope to squeak out a win. XD

This launch will not be used in the following testing. A normal bank will be used.

I'd also like to note that this combo should always be launch at 100% strength against Stamina (you may want to tone it down a bit against Attack/aggressive Balance based on your personal preference), especially against Phantom combos, as you'll be going for the KO, and the fact that, even if you don't KO, the faster each top is spinning, the more recoil Phantom will take, allowing you to OS much more easily.

If you've read everything in the OP already, I commend you for getting this far. Now on to the good stuff!

NOTE: I have posted very few results against Dragooon customs in this thread, as my extensive experience with this combo clearly shows that it absolutely, positively, flat-out hardcore fails against any and every competitive Dragooon custom. Please do not request testing against any Dragooon customs, or ask if this combo performs well against any given Dragooon combination. The answer is most definitely no.

You must keep in mind, though, that this is not a serious disadvantage. There are plenty of competitive customs that die hard against Dragooon, and this custom's incredible performance against various other areas of the meta more than makes up for this lack of ability.

Benchmark:
Vs. Stamina:
Vs. Defense:
Vs. Attack:
Vs. Balance:

Competitive Dragooon customs
Genbull Genbull SR200TB

Holy Chrome Wheels! That took for flippin' ever... XD