Samurai

Samurai
Samurai in battle.
Level	14 ~ 21 17, 19 (Legend)
Race	Zombie
Zone	Thunder Labs - Stage 7/Wave 1 ~ 3 - Stage 9/Wave 1 - Training (1/5 Fights)
Allies	Tempest Raven Mad Doctor Iron Guard Spark Zombie (Training)

Samurai is a Normal enemy unit in Sonny (2017). They're encountered in Thunder Labs.

Attributes

Attribute Notes:

• Values in bold can be encountered in a Legend run (no training), no bold means that these values are only available in training fights.
  • Italic values cannot be encountered in training despite being coded in the game due to Sonny's level being +1 higher than the zone level when entering a new zone, on a legend run.
• Buffs cannot reduce Power/Defense/Speed below 1. This also applies to Vitality but it normally cannot be modified in battle.
  • For Defense specifically, this means that the Damage taken Mod becomes ~200% while both breached and exposed. See this this page for more info.
• Visible Power/Defense/Speed is rounded to nearest integer. If the actual value ends exactly in ".5", then it will be rounded to nearest even integer. Visible (Max) HP is rounded up.
• Abilities can also have Hit./Crit. Bonuses, which are listed under the Abilities section.
• Only Physical Defense is shown because the other elemental defenses are not used at all on units. They can still get non-physical elemental defense from certain abilities.

	Base	Mod		Lvl 13	Lvl 14	Lvl 15	Lvl 16	Lvl 17	Lvl 18	Lvl 19	Lvl 20	Lvl 21
Power	0	0.65		305.51	345.56	387.82	432.25	478.81	527.47	578.21	630.98	685.78
Defense	0	1.05		493.51	558.22	626.48	698.25	773.46	852.07	934.02	1019.28	1107.79
Speed	0	0.85		399.51	451.89	507.15	565.25	626.14	689.77	756.12	825.13	896.78
Vitality	0	1.35		634.52	717.71	805.48	897.75	994.45	1095.52	1200.89	1310.5	1424.3
Max HP from Vitality (7*Vitality)				4441.61	5023.94	5638.34	6284.25	6961.17	7668.64	8406.22	9173.51	9970.12
Visible Max HP from Vitality				4442	5024	5639	6285	6962	7669	8407	9174	9971
Visible Power				306	346	388	432	479	527	578	631	686
Visible Defense				494	558	626	698	773	852	934	1019	1108
Visible Speed				400	452	507	565	626	690	756	825	897
Damage Taken Mod from Defense				72.573%
... while Breached (-50% Defense)				134.375%
... while Exposed (-75% Defense)				167.188%
Hit. Bonus	0%
Crit. Chance	15%
Stun Resist	0%
Focus Drain Resist	0%
Physical Defense	0%

Abilities

• Duel Strike
• Storm Slash
• Divine Wind

Duel Strike	Element	Type	Range	Target
	Lightning	Active	Melee	Enemies
	Cooldown	Scaling	Hit. Bonus	Crit. Bonus
	3	90% Power + 40% Speed
	Starting Cooldown	A.I. Score Mod	A.I. Score Bonus	A.I. HP Threshold
	3	100%	500%	100%
	Reaction		Notes
	Caster gains 90 Focus and Target gains 100 Focus after use.

Storm Slash	Element	Type	Range	Target
	Lightning	Basic Attack	Melee	Enemies
	Cooldown	Scaling	Hit. Bonus	Crit. Bonus
		120% Power
	Starting Cooldown	A.I. Score Mod	A.I. Score Bonus	A.I. HP Threshold
		100%		100%
	Reaction		Notes
Clarity	Caster Buff Description
	Critical strike chance increased by 50% for the next attack.
	Caster Buff Polarity	Caster Buff Charges	Caster Buff Duration	Caster Buff Notes
	Positive	1	3	Charge consumed after using an ability.

Divine Wind	Element	Type	Range	Target
	Lightning	Passive
	Cooldown	Scaling	Hit. Bonus	Crit. Bonus
	Starting Cooldown	A.I. Score Mod	A.I. Score Bonus	A.I. HP Threshold
	Reaction		Notes
Divine Wind	Aura Description			Aura Notes
	As long as this unit has more than 50% HP, its power increases by 10% each turn.			Power grows by 10% of the aura caster's current Power when it triggers.

A.I. Ability Order

A.I. Notes:

• The A.I. prefers to use the topmost item in the left list, which is ranked according to the abilities' total scaling and A.I. score bonuses. For attacks specifically, their cooldown also plays a part in the rankings (the longer the cooldown, the higher it goes).
  • When an ability's Max HP Threshold condition is met and it's off cooldown, then that ability is added to the left list, in most cases to the top.
  • If an ability cannot be used due to being on cooldown, incl. silences, then the A.I. moves down the list to the next ability. If no abilities are available, then the A.I. skips their turn.
  • The A.I. will also not use healing abilities with 100% HP Threshold if all their teammates have full HP.
• The A.I. does have a chance of not following the list and instead picking a random ability. The chance depends on it's A.I. type and the difference in total scaling & A.I. Score Bonuses.
• It might also pick a different ability if the valid target(s) has:
  • Increased elemental defense against an element one of their available abilities has.
  • High Defense and the A.I. has access to an ability that deals piercing damage.
• The A.I. prefers targeting units with low HP% (both attacks & heals) and a high Damage Taken Mod (only attacks). Buffs that increases damage/healing taken also affect the targeting priority.
• Again, the A.I. has a chance of targeting a random unit instead. The chance depends on it's A.I. type, the difference in HP% & difference in Damage Taken Mod.

A.I. Type	This unit has the A.I. type "Normal". They tend to follow the list and targeting priority, but can sometimes switch it up with a random ability or target.
Phases	Ability Preference List	HP Threshold Abilities	Passive Abilities
Phase 1	- Duel Strike (3rd turn & onward) - Storm Slash		- Divine Wind

Tactics

Get the Samurai's HP to below 50% as fast as possible to avoid the Power growing too much.

Using a stun or focus draining ability after the Samurai uses Duel Strike on Sonny breaks their combo attack.

Trivia

• The player can gain the following tip when being defeated by, or retreating from, this unit:
  • "The Samurai's duel strike grants his target and himself extra Focus."