(Apr. 06, 2019  11:40 PM)EdgyHercules Wrote: Hey all,

So I haven't bought any Beyblade or kept up to date on Beyblade news for about 6-7 years and I wanna get back into it. I know that the current run of beys (if that's still a relevant term) is Beyblade Burst, but I've only ever owned Beyblades from Metal Fusion, Masters, and a couple from Fury. My question is how are the burst Beyblades different from those beys of the era where Gingka was the protagonist and all of that stuff. Is it worth it to go back and get the older beys that are more expensive or are burst Beyblades just as good? Sorry if this thread is really similar to another one, but I didn't see any when I did a bit of light searching through this site.

(Apr. 06, 2019  11:40 PM)EdgyHercules Wrote: Hey all,

So I haven't bought any Beyblade or kept up to date on Beyblade news for about 6-7 years and I wanna get back into it. I know that the current run of beys (if that's still a relevant term) is Beyblade Burst, but I've only ever owned Beyblades from Metal Fusion, Masters, and a couple from Fury. My question is how are the burst Beyblades different from those beys of the era where Gingka was the protagonist and all of that stuff. Is it worth it to go back and get the older beys that are more expensive or are burst Beyblades just as good? Sorry if this thread is really similar to another one, but I didn't see any when I did a bit of light searching through this site.

(Apr. 09, 2019  7:13 PM)Dt20000 Wrote:

(Apr. 06, 2019  11:40 PM)EdgyHercules Wrote: Hey all,

So I haven't bought any Beyblade or kept up to date on Beyblade news for about 6-7 years and I wanna get back into it. I know that the current run of beys (if that's still a relevant term) is Beyblade Burst, but I've only ever owned Beyblades from Metal Fusion, Masters, and a couple from Fury. My question is how are the burst Beyblades different from those beys of the era where Gingka was the protagonist and all of that stuff. Is it worth it to go back and get the older beys that are more expensive or are burst Beyblades just as good? Sorry if this thread is really similar to another one, but I didn't see any when I did a bit of light searching through this site.

I usually give completely new people the guide, but here you go.

Beyblade Burst is the third (official) series of Beyblades. They are named for their unique ability to burst, where they can fall apart during battle. Each one is made up of an Energy Layer (The top part of the bey. This is the part that comes into contact with another Beyblade.), a Forge Disc (The middle part that is made of metal. It gives a Beyblade a majority of its weight.), and a Performance Tip (The bottom part of a bey. It is what causes it to move and changes its stamina.). Every Beyblade has a type: Attack (Pretty self-explanatory, it uses attacks to beat an opponent. It loses to defense and defeats stamina.), Defense (Also pretty self-explanatory, it defends attacks. It loses to stamina types and defeats attack types), Stamina (Stamina types typically have high stamina, which means they can spin for a long time. They usually lose to attack types and defeat defense types.), and Balance (My personal favorite, balance types are jacks-of-all-trades but masters of none. They have some skill in each area, so they have less skill at attacking than attack types but they have more stamina and defense than attack types, and etc.). In order to read a beyblades name, it starts with the name of the Layer, then the disc, then the frame if it has one, and then the performance tip. For example Valtryek V2 Vertical Accel would have the Valtryek V2 Layer, the Vertical Disc, and the Accel driver.

There have been four different systems of Beyblade Burst: the Single Layer System (which was the weakest of all four systems, but also the first), the Dual Layer System (a direct continuation of the Single Layer System with a slight difference in layer design), the God Layer System (Hasbro calls it Switchstrike. God Beyblades all have unique gimmicks. For example, God Valkyrie features three spring-loaded wings for a “Bound Attack”. Also, they replaced Forge Discs with Core Discs that can attach new frames) and the Chouzetsu or Super Z or Cho-Z Layer System (Hasbro calls them the Slingshock beyblades. They all have metal on the layer and are all much stronger than any of the previous systems.).

At this point, you pretty much only want a Cho-Z bey. Hasbro screwed up and removed the metal, so you probably don’t want Hasbro. Hell Salamander has a very strong layer but it’s Disc is extremely light and it’s Tip has very poor stamina and balance, so if you buy it you’ll need other beyblades.

What to buy for someone who likes Attack types (Click to View)

A strong attack combo is Cho-Z Valkyrie 0 Xtreme Dash, which is pretty easy to make. You just need to buy Cho-Z Valkyrie Zenith Evolution and Shadow Amaterios 0 Xtreme’ or Xtreme Dash. Dead Hades 11Turn Zephyr’ comes with a strong layer too, and a decent driver, but it comes in a Random Booster and unless you want to take a risk or spend a lot of money for it guranteed, you should stick with Cho-Z Valkyrie 0 Xtreme Dash.

What to buy for a Defense-type lover (Click to View)

A strong combination for Defense is Revive Phoenix 10 Atomic. You can get Revive Phoenix from Revive Phoenix 10 Friction, and Atomic from Dead Phoenix 0 Atomic, which also gives you the Dead Armor that creates Perfect Phoenix (more on that in the balance section)

What to Buy for a Stamina Person (Click to View)

For Stamina you want Archer Hercules 10 Eternal. You can get the Layer and Driver from Archer Hercules 13 Eternal, and the disc from Revive Phoenix, which also gives you parts for your balance and defense types.

What to Buy for a Balance Type Lover (Click to View)

A good Balance Type is Perfect Phoenix 0/10 Atomic, which you can get from buying Dead Phoenix 0 Atomic and Revive Phoenix 10 Friction. Dead Phoenix and Revive Phoenix have a removable “armor”, and if you put Dead Phoenix’s (the black one) on Revive Phoenix’s core (the red one), it creates Perfect Phoenix, a fearsome and heavyweight foe.