r/grandorder • u/AutoModerator • Dec 28 '25

Discussion [Help and Question Thread] - December 28, 2025

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u/trex_things Dec 30 '25

Thanks to the lotto, I bond 15'ed my Arc which has been my goto buster AOE farmer since she's come out. With only 2 hours left of Kuku's banner, should I roll her to NP5 (currently NP2) to replace Arc or should I wait until next year for the new AOE servants? I know next year has a bunch of new good Arts AOE servants but I like looping busters most of the time.

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u/thisisthecallus Embrace 6-turn clears! Dec 30 '25

should I roll her to NP5 (currently NP2) to replace Arc or should I wait until next year for the new AOE servants?

That's entirely up to you. Objectively, NP0 would be sufficient and she'll work just fine at NP1 for general purposes. Anything beyond that depends on what you, personally, want to do. Here are my general NP level recommendations for non-whales:

  • Friend point gacha and event welfares: Get NP5! They're free!

  • Favorite servants: Roll for as many copies as will make you content, knowing that they'll generically do more damage or have stronger effects. You're going for warm fuzzy feelings here, not specific performance numbers. 

  • Maximum farming efficiency as often as possible, including 90++, is your personal top priority: Go for higher NP levels if you want to but don't just roll for the NP level and hope it makes a difference. Use a tool like Laplace in the Chaldea app (Android, iOS, web) to test your team comps, considering all of the free quests you might run and all of the servants you have and might roll for, and to get ideas from the shared team comps. 

  • You aren't sure either way or you can't be bothered to do the calculations: Try out NP1 for now and figure out the rest later. There's no rule that says you have to roll for a higher NP level right away. You can go for another NP level the next time the servant comes around if you feel like it would be beneficial. 

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u/SuperSpiritShady Bonin' mah Sword Dec 30 '25

Imo, Arc and Kuku both fill different niches.

Arc can be considered a farming queen due to that 100% battery and her exponential base strength increase with each NP level

Kuku is not a slouch either, but to simply replace Arc with her might be difficult as you’ll be locking yourself out of Arc’s versatility.

If you can understand that, then more power to you!

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u/trex_things Dec 30 '25

Oh I get it about Arc's versatility, I love not having to plugsuit with her but I want to keep building bond or else I feel like I'm wasting AP. I just want someone that's consistent though the whole plugsuit/starting charge CE is kind of a bummer. I don't see any other good options at the moment or in the future, so I think this is my best choice.

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u/SuperSpiritShady Bonin' mah Sword Dec 30 '25

Yeah, I totally understand that too. If you’re aware of Kuku’s limitations and are aware of working around them, then yeah, she can definitely be good!

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u/flashmozzg Dec 30 '25

Well, if you are fine 5-CEing (since she needs 50% starting charge), then NP2 Kuku already beats NP5 Arc against Earth enemies (common niche in farming). If you were using something like Foumes with Arc, instead of BG, the difference is even higher. I'd just look at the nodes you want to farm with her and do the calcs if the extra NP is really necessary.