Shino/Strategy
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Overview
☆
ArdorATK Up by 1.2x ~ 2.4x, +5CP/turn for 2 turns (Buff)
☆3 Shino
Shino at 3☆ is a very poor unit. His kit provides a mix of personal sustain and defense with a bit of team support added in. Due to his 
INFERNAL element he is unable to capitalize on his increased defenses as he takes 1.5x damage innately and because he has no buffs to his own ATK, he merely does middling damage from being Infernal. His sustain is also too low to be effective at keeping him alive due to his aforementioned poor defense. His range being 
Slash means he absolutely must be on the frontlines which puts him at even more risk of taking large amounts of damage.
☆5 Shino
At first glance, 5☆ Shino has a similar kit to his 3☆, with the initial major difference being a longer range of 
Thrust giving him some flexibility and safety and he gains CP on hit letting him charge up his CS faster. He also gains increased defense against Slash attacks. Unfortunately these traits don't do much to mitigate the flaws that his 3☆ card has since he still doesn't provide his own attack buff, so he is unable to inflict much damage without significant help.
Shino has a unique skill evolution, however, which changes his Blood of the Beast skill into Head Hunter. This gives him the ability to inflict 
Countdown-10000~-20000HP/turn for 2 turns (Debuff) and a 4x damage modifier to enemies with Countdown on them including the same attack he applies Countdown-10000~-20000HP/turn for 2 turns (Debuff) with. This gives Shino a much needed boost in damage as it allows him to deal out 
CritATK Up by 2x ~ 4x for 1 turn (Buff) level damage at a reliable rate. However, Shino can only apply Countdown for the first turn with his regular attacks so he must rely on allies or his CS beyond that.
☆5 Valentine Shino
Valentines Shino is a much better implemented version of what the original Shino seemed to be, a self sustaining tank who supports his allies. His attack type is 
Shot allowing him to attack at a safer and deeper range and also allows Shino to gain more HP and CP on hit since he can hit more targets than his vanilla 5☆, making him heal up to 1500HP and gain 30CP per turn. His attribute is 
ALL-ROUND ensuring that Shino doesn't take increased damage from any element. He has the ability to apply 
TenacityDEF Up by 0.9x ~ 0.45x for 1 turn (Buff) to both himself and his allies horizontally adjacent to him allowing him to protect his row. He can also apply 
Guts+1HP when HP is at 0 at the end of the turn for 5 turns. Removed once activated. (Buff) to allies adjacent to him when he attacks. Combined with his TenacityDEF Up by 0.9x ~ 0.45x for 1 turn (Buff), he can greatly increase the surviability of any team he's on. He can also inflict decent damage with his 
LimitATK Up by 1x~2x → 2x~4x as HP→0 for 1 turn (Buff) buff because he can dip low health somewhat safely with his healing, innate Guts and Tenacity. His CS inflicts a large amount of damage as it applies 
Crit+ATK Up by 2.5x ~ 5x for 1 turn (Buff) to him in addition to the CS multiplier of 4.
However, most of Valentine's Shino's power comes with the stipulation that he must be constantly moved to fully benefit from him. His Tenacity and Limit only last for the turn they were used so if Shino is afflicted with any ailment preventing his movement like 
FearCannot move at will, -10CP/turn for 5 turns (Debuff) and 
OppressionCannot move at will for 2 turns (Debuff), he becomes significantly weaker.
Highlights
☆3/☆5 Shino
Class: Sustain Bruiser
Pros:
+ Flowerer gives his allies 
ATK UpATK Up by 1.1x ~ 2.2x for 4 turns (Buff) on phase start which is a long lasting and uncommon buff.
+ Guaranteed Guts+1HP when HP is at 0 at the end of the turn for 5 turns. Removed once activated. (Buff) on phase start ensuring that Shino will live for at least one turn.
+ ☆5 Shino is able to inflict high damage with Head Hunter at a reliable rate of 90% (without Skill Seeds) by inflicting Countdown-10000~-20000HP/turn for 2 turns (Debuff)to enemies he attacks. Combined with Thrust's good damage multiplier and his Infernal element he can deal fairly high damage.
+ ☆5 Shino's CS also inflicts Countdown-10000~-20000HP/turn for 2 turns (Debuff)and benefits from Head Hunter's damage buff allowing his CS to do extremely high damage.
+ Countdown-10000~-20000HP/turn for 2 turns (Debuff) ensures that even if his target does not die from his attack that they will be left with extremely low HP from the high damage Countdown-10000~-20000HP/turn for 2 turns (Debuff) deals.
Cons
- Flowerer has a fairly unreliable proc rate of 60%.
- INFERNAL attribute makes Shino take increased damage from all elements except 
WORLD.
- His healing from Muncher and Peony-Branded Hound aren't high enough to keep him alive for long due to the increased damage he takes.
- 3☆ Shino's attack type of Slash means he has to be at the front to deal damage and heal which puts him at further risk of taking more than he can heal.
- His only defensive buff, TenacityDEF Up by 0.9x ~ 0.45x for 1 turn (Buff), requires that Shino move but he provides no other benefit from doing so making him ill suited to be moved.
- Has no personal buffs for his own attack, combined with a relatively low ATK stat results in poor damage output.
- 5☆ Shino's ability to inflict Countdown-10000~-20000HP/turn for 2 turns (Debuff) only lasts for the first turn of every phase which means Shino will lose his damage output past that unless he CSes or has an ally to apply Countdown-10000~-20000HP/turn for 2 turns (Debuff) for him.
☆5 Valentine Shino
Class: Sustain Bruiser, Defensive Support
Pros
+ ALL-ROUND attribute means Shino will take neutral damage from all elements except INFERNAL preventing any enemies from dealing increased damage through type advantage to him. Also means his damage won't be mitigated by any enemy attributes.
+ Grants TenacityDEF Up by 0.9x ~ 0.45x for 1 turn (Buff) to himself and allies horizontally adjacent to him making his row much tankier.
+ Grants Guts+1HP when HP is at 0 at the end of the turn for 5 turns. Removed once activated. (Buff) to allies adjacent to him on hit, greatly increasing the survivability of his team depending on how often he activates Life Companion.
+ Still has Peony-Branded Hound making him tankier against Slash units and he can benefit more from the HP and CP gained on hit due to his Shot type hitting more targets.
+ Gains CP on move allowing him to build up his CS very quickly (as fast as 2 turns on his own) when combined with his CP on hit from Peony-Branded Hound.
+ His CS grants him Crit+ATK Up by 2.5x ~ 5x for 1 turn (Buff) allowing him to inflict very high damage.
+ Gains guaranteed Guts+1HP when HP is at 0 at the end of the turn for 5 turns. Removed once activated. (Buff) on phase start for added survivability.
+ Gains LimitATK Up by 1x~2x → 2x~4x as HP→0 for 1 turn (Buff) on move which is a very rare buff that he can capitalize on safely due to his innate {Status|en name=Guts}}, {Status|en name=Tenacity}} and constant healing.
Cons
- Becomes crippled if he is not moved or unable to be moved as most of Valentines Shino's utility (specifically his {Status|en name=Tenacity}} and {Status|en name=Limit}}) activate on move.
- His need to be constantly moved limits the team compositions he can fit into.
- ALL-ROUND attribute means he is unable to hit any attributes (except INFERNAL) for increased damage and he doesn't have resistance to any based on attribute.
- His ATK stat is fairly low so his damage isn't impressive alone unless he is low health for LimitATK Up by 1x~2x → 2x~4x as HP→0 for 1 turn (Buff) or he activates his CS.
Gameplay Role
Example gameplay role breakdown.
Stats and Seed Usage
| Unit | Max HP (unseeded) | Max HP (seeded) | Max ATK (unseeded) | Max ATK (seeded) | Max normal ATK per square (unseeded) | Max normal ATK per square (seeded) | Max CS ATK per square (unseeded, SALV1) | Max CS ATK per square (seeded, SALV1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
   |
6495 | 8530 | 3482 | 5027 | 1567 | 2262 | 3133 | 4524 |
   |
7994 | 9893 | 4725 | 6303 | 2599 | 3466 | 10394 | 13866 |
   |
8433 | 10387 | 4535 | 6074 | 2041 | 2733 | 8162 | 10934 |
Example description
Team Synergy
Example synergy class
Example description
Checks and Counters
Example counter
Example description
Teambuilding Options
This section consists of user-submitted builds that may not necessarily be viable for high level quests.
Arbitrary Team Name
| Team Details (submitted by UserName) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shino 【Debuffer】 |
Shino 【Moveslut, CP Battery】 |
Shino 【Healer, Tank】 |
Shino 【Support unit】 |
 Licht 【example of variant call】 |
 Anyone / no one 【Flexible】 |
| Cost: ≥X | |||||
Example team function description.