I'm still stuck on Exam 123 at almost 52k power (I max out at about 54.5k with a 5 star team), it doesn't seem to matter which MC I use or what team I use, I have the Ninjas recommended but for some reason even when I have a higher power than the videos they seem to be far more effective in the exam than I can be with much less power. I have pretty good refines and stuff as well, most of the time if I fight people who are upwards of about 60-65k power I can still be faster than them and sometimes even win. But in exams I just can't survive long enough, the amount of RNG & Luck I need to beat them seems very extreme.

The only real theory I think I worked out is that I'm simply too low a level, there is something fundamental I'm missing from not being level 80-85 etc. that power doesn't completely compensate for, but matters in terms of survivability in fights or how the game scales stats & Levels and whatever else nonsense it does behind the scenes.



As it stands I don't see myself beating exam 180 until I get to level 80 or so, by then it'll just be plain brute force.

37k at 74 is no joke, that far exceeds the average for that level from what I've seen so you're still doing pretty good, I don't think I've ever seen anyone in my sage field higher than 40k lower than level 77.

You'll get there, just keep at it.


On the topic of Exams, I found Blitz to be pretty effective for 123 for killing off Lightning & Fire on round 1, but I don't have the durability or the damage output after Round 3 to kill Wind, Earth and Water.

If I manage to kill Earth, Wind eventually wins it with her silly standard sweep attack, if I try to keep wind pinned down, earth eventually crushes me with his mystery or Water just keeps healing her more than I can dish out. If I try to pin down water then Earth & Wind both kill me.

Water, SN, Ao & Mei is pretty effective but I run into the same issue again where I just can't survive those attacks long enough to win, I've gotten really close too with water.

I finally managed to beat 123, it was because I noticed that the key was the fact WillOfD had outrageously good RNG on not only immobilizing the Lightning MC, but also the enemy water clone not combo'ing Ao. In like 9 out of 10 attempts that Water clone will combo, at least thats how it was for me, I stuck with it long enough for her to not combo on round 1 or 2 and then I won.

Now I'm stuck on 129 because you don't gain access to the Chakra giving passive on Water until level 75 and I'm not sure anyone can afford to be subbed for Mabui in that team.

It's Deidara + Sasori and a *ton of clay things.

Slowly but surely getting there, I would like to aim to be the lowest level person to beat the exams. I think I'll have to swap back to Water for these.