Everyone complaining he already got the rewards for the monthly squad not realizing he isn't using the Mudrock team for rewards, he's using the Mudrock team because his units are weak and Mudrock is strong. He just wants to make any kind of progress through IS. This counts as progress. (Edit: Typo)
from what i remember the monthly squad doesnt give any points for the progression on IS right? its literally just the rewards? or idk maybe i remember it wrong or its just on the different is
Here's the deal. Using the monthly squad doesn't give you exp towards the rewards, only doing normal runs does that. Also, after you get the rewards for the monthly squad for the first time, you can't get the rewards again.
I'm going to get really pedantic for a minute, just bear with me. Technically, the monthly squads do give you XP for the rewards IF you do them during their launch month. Clay may want to focus on doing the IS 4 monthly squads while he can still get the bonus XP from them. Also, the same principle applies in RA with those monthly challenges. If you miss it in the launch month you can still get all the rewards except the store currency.
@@Landy_AM Yes they do. Right now there is no monthly squad that gives XP because we've gotten through all of them. However, the 1st monthly squad that comes out with IS 5 is going to give 1,000 XP just like every single monthly squad has on the 1st month that they were released. Once they've gone through all the monthly squads for IS 5 they'll re-release them all at once and the XP bonuses will be removed but all of the other rewards will remain. (just like IS 4 is currently)
To be fair, his worst nightmare is that Sarkaz aaah lizardmen miniboss so in a way not a bad play. Very surprising he defeat all the big guys and got the boss to little health.
@@hmson7i True, but I didn't say it's his best play. Not bad, could've choose better option, but not bad at all for first time player. Remember, he's still trying the ground.
Hey you did pretty good, it's a montly squad, (so it literally doesn't count and all the buffs you haven't unlocked yet are applied) but you did pretty good
The operators in IS start at E1 when you recruit them the first time. If you recruit them again - they will get promoted to E2 for that run (if you already have them at E2 on your account). The free units that the game gives you - like the ones in the monthly squad or the ones that can randomly appear in recruitments - are always considered fully built will all skills/levels/modules maxed out, so you should prioritize upgrading them. Also - both recruiting and promoting operators will cost you Hope - the higher stars will cost more.
picking to promote Mudrock at the safe house would've been the much better option imo, in general you want to get at least 2 or 3 e2s before the first boss playing with the monthly squad is definitely the better option for now, though of course you should switch to a different one after getting the rewards also i'd recommend unlocking Under Tides this week to get Gladiia
0:22 you already got the monthly reward for this squad. If you played it again it will give you nothing. I suggest you to play the other monthly squad, there's still other 7 squad.
@kevinseraphin5456 eh really? I miscounted then, I thought we have 12 monthly squad since we get new season every anniversary. Thanks for the correction.
@@RuneCarterChIS5 is the first one that we get for our aniversary, but it's a fair mistake it sure feel like we got them for an eternity x) We usualy get them every 9-10 months, IS2 was in Jully 2022, IS3 was in may 2023, and IS4 in mars
Actually, it is better to fight as much as possible as you progress longer in IS with somewhat familiar of the stages. By doing so you can get more relic and more rewards, and as well more recruitment tickets, later helps you better when defeating the final boss.
This game mode has the Hope thing to recruit and promote your operators: - Recruiting and promoting take more for 5* and 6* - you have to select an operator to use it, and you have to promote them by selecting another copy or with a promotion item on encounter or shop (note that, if you haven't promoted to E2 in your account, selecting them a second time won't do nothing) Also, the monthly squad doesn't count in your progression in this mode, only Normal run increase your Themed Integrated Strategy's level . The monthly squad is for one time reward and additional story
Every IS will have 5 main floors to go through to complete a full run, featuring a random mini-boss on the 3rd floor. The exception to the layout being certain sub-floors or routes on some IS themes or alternate ending runs that introduce a 6th floor. Also as people have mentioned, you've already fulfilled the mission for this monthly squad, and will not gain any additional rewards for completing it a 2nd time, though for you it may be a good way to practice.
the thing with integrated strategy is that if you dont know the stages yet, just deploy as minimum character you got so you have a spare character to deploy for unexpected enemy later
I just tried IS and Jaye helped me out. He uses up DP but his healing skill kept my teammate alive. One enemy leaked though but that was better than my last attempt! I am still a beginner with this but I am figuring things out. I think Doberman might be good for IS because her talent is to boost three stars. The three stars don't cost as much hope. I am going to do more research before leveling her up though. Glad you got through a good chunk of the content, sir.
Jaye is really great in IS, I'm not quite sure that Clay is ready for the Jaye experience though. Ahh who am I kidding, the best way to learn to swim is to jump into the deep end.
don't feel the need to use monthly squad unless for fun. just borrow a built unit from a friend at the start of the run and have fun experimenting with different operators
Really nice job there! If you'd gotten a voucher to E2 Mudrock I think she'd have been able to take him, it was close even with her at E1. You've got another ten I think different monthly squads in IS2 to run. I think it's really cool since you get to trial a bunch of operators you don't normally have and are very well rewarded for doing it.
4:56 7:49 9:13 (etc) that's why IS is the best turotial in the game as soon as doctors start diving, they immediately see what units/classes they are still missing, and their player skill also increases at incredible speed When someone is in doubt of "who should i level next", doing couple IS runs would quickly generate the best answer
@@sb18wlc at least that was my exect experience when you get overload of support tickets and have no supports, this is a clear message : ) But this is more about when people are indecisive about what to do next; when i was in doubt, IS guided me pretty well on filling holes in my roster
Btw Clay, you REALLY should prio upgrading your units to E2 - Esp someone like mudrock, WHO CAN SOLO THE WHOLE IS2 (I am not kidding - there are videos of people clearing IS2 with Mudrock solo, inc final boss)
Clay you should try not spend too much hope to recruit operator that you don't use as much as save it up for stronger one like mountain or even wisadel so you don't have to struggle too much with weaker operator xD
honestly, these monthly squad runs (even if rewards were already claimed) are really good for you to get familiar with more of the stages and how encounter and safe hosues work in IS2, but I can't wait for you to try IS4 and see how changed it is I, as an old AK player, am still trying to figure out the mechanics in IS4 😂😂
Do not trust "Suspend" in IS, if you suspend in the wrong place, the game will just kick you out and force to abandon. Always save 6 hope when you need Wiš'adel, mountain, or logos. And always save 3 hope when you need promote.
0:08 : "Excuse yah is in this event" 💀 1:35 : Mudrock is unaffected by what we call "green healing" (heal that shows green number), this excludes some elements like Angelina's passive healing, perfumer's passive healing and healing tiles, so yes Mudrock can be healed on healing tiles 3:15 : Bro bought the hammer AFTER the voucher D: 4:10 : THE HELL YOU MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO GRAB YOU CAN E2 AMIYA!!! (most of the time, always E2 your units before grabbing another unit, unless you're swimming in Hope and don't need immediate firepower / healing, like you did at thend with W for example.) 4:25 : in this case since 5 star cost more to promote than 4 stars you should probably grab E2 Amiya instead of Vigna (you're technically losing 1 hope by doing so) particularly since you don't necessarily need more ground damage anyway 4:48 : in any case Mudrock would have to solo it : these units don't take any damage from other units beside the one they are blocking (when they are blocking, otherwise they just have a shit don of DEF), so no Vigna wouldn't have helped, though your reasoning of putting Vigna facing upwards was absolutely correct 5:18 "another "copy" of amiya" bruh 💀 9:50 : definitely not, Gravel isn't a good choice in IS due to the nature of the mode unfortunately. you want damage or units that do a lot of things, and Gravel is just a 1-block tank that serve no real purpose here. You can recruit her near the end of a run against some specific bosses if you really don't have better choice but that's about it. 10:48 : this boss gains ASPD the more he attacks, which is why you should defend the bottom tile instead of the top one (so you're not in range), unfortunate 11:54 : yes additional atk for ranged / melee / arts / physical units are extremely good, particularly since you now have Walter, good choice
6:54 You should be scared of big bear Gopnik approaching you, not of the chainsaw, trust me. Also, that was just a miniboss, the real boss is much stronger.
Clay, general sanity reminder that the BD2 gyaru has another skin. Which you cant show on the channel, or any of the upcoming event stuff either bc YT will move from strikes to juat napalm....but dont forget to get yourself some culture. It is the holidays.
Pretty good for your what 3rd run? And yea that was the midpoint boss. Hmm on a squad you already got the rewards from, but hey keep going on, lore to get from the squad if you get to end. Also cause I always hassle on it, skill levels!
I know that youare just acting but can you at least use your eyes and read the mechanics like holy bro. Come on, your acting is getting to my nerves now its a bit too much. Like im suppose to turn off my brain and gig gle if i wanna enjoy your content
Everyone complaining he already got the rewards for the monthly squad not realizing he isn't using the Mudrock team for rewards, he's using the Mudrock team because his units are weak and Mudrock is strong. He just wants to make any kind of progress through IS. This counts as progress.
(Edit: Typo)
from what i remember the monthly squad doesnt give any points for the progression on IS right? its literally just the rewards?
or idk maybe i remember it wrong or its just on the different is
@JDYT6969 progress here means clearing stages. Again, not about rewards right now.
"How am I still going? I thought that was the end."
That was the mini boss stage...
Here's the deal. Using the monthly squad doesn't give you exp towards the rewards, only doing normal runs does that. Also, after you get the rewards for the monthly squad for the first time, you can't get the rewards again.
I'm going to get really pedantic for a minute, just bear with me.
Technically, the monthly squads do give you XP for the rewards IF you do them during their launch month.
Clay may want to focus on doing the IS 4 monthly squads while he can still get the bonus XP from them.
Also, the same principle applies in RA with those monthly challenges. If you miss it in the launch month you can still get all the rewards except the store currency.
@@ian59IS4 monthly squads doesn't give exp anymore
Monthly squad rewards are a lot better than what he gets for starting out though.
@@Landy_AM
Yes they do.
Right now there is no monthly squad that gives XP because we've gotten through all of them. However, the 1st monthly squad that comes out with IS 5 is going to give 1,000 XP just like every single monthly squad has on the 1st month that they were released.
Once they've gone through all the monthly squads for IS 5 they'll re-release them all at once and the XP bonuses will be removed but all of the other rewards will remain. (just like IS 4 is currently)
@@ian59You are contradicting yourself by saying you cant get xp from Is4 anymore while saying yes you can
No way he did the monthly squad that already had the reward claimed 💀
It's painfull
I never claimed to know what I'm doing!
@ClayChoShow never change 😂
It was fun! Let him have fun! He was actually thinking ahead by learning with the squad he was comfortable with, y'see.
Dude is just chill like that 😎
8:22 he really preferred choosing 5 life points instead of the promotion voucher to get a E2 maxed mudrock
HOLY HELL I MISSED THIS
To be fair, his worst nightmare is that Sarkaz aaah lizardmen miniboss so in a way not a bad play. Very surprising he defeat all the big guys and got the boss to little health.
@@tomatomaki max mudrock would have soloed the boss
@@tomatomaki but he could still defeat him with e2 mudrock
@@hmson7i
True, but I didn't say it's his best play. Not bad, could've choose better option, but not bad at all for first time player. Remember, he's still trying the ground.
5:23: ''Okkkk, I think we're ok''
5:29: *Clay.exe has stopped working*
The chainsaw man hurts he says at 6:57 not aware of the nuke in a Adidas tracksuit that is approaching his operators
> sees Bear
> Clueless
Hey you did pretty good, it's a montly squad, (so it literally doesn't count and all the buffs you haven't unlocked yet are applied) but you did pretty good
I love your voice cracks.
Also, I'm very glad to see you improving. I hope you're having fun as well!
It's always the damn drone, lol! I approve of the Robin interest that you have, and great progress so far!
The operators in IS start at E1 when you recruit them the first time. If you recruit them again - they will get promoted to E2 for that run (if you already have them at E2 on your account). The free units that the game gives you - like the ones in the monthly squad or the ones that can randomly appear in recruitments - are always considered fully built will all skills/levels/modules maxed out, so you should prioritize upgrading them. Also - both recruiting and promoting operators will cost you Hope - the higher stars will cost more.
picking to promote Mudrock at the safe house would've been the much better option imo, in general you want to get at least 2 or 3 e2s before the first boss
playing with the monthly squad is definitely the better option for now, though of course you should switch to a different one after getting the rewards
also i'd recommend unlocking Under Tides this week to get Gladiia
You do seem to be getting better.
0:22 you already got the monthly reward for this squad. If you played it again it will give you nothing. I suggest you to play the other monthly squad, there's still other 7 squad.
11 other?
there's 8 in each IS x)
@kevinseraphin5456 eh really? I miscounted then, I thought we have 12 monthly squad since we get new season every anniversary. Thanks for the correction.
@@RuneCarterChIS5 is the first one that we get for our aniversary, but it's a fair mistake it sure feel like we got them for an eternity x)
We usualy get them every 9-10 months, IS2 was in Jully 2022, IS3 was in may 2023, and IS4 in mars
Small oopsie on the monthly squad lel, good to see you had fun though, learning the stages in IS can be tough and frustrating
Congratulations you beat the midway boss, just 2 more floors to go🎉
Welcome to IS where trial and error suffer begins
Actually, it is better to fight as much as possible as you progress longer in IS with somewhat familiar of the stages. By doing so you can get more relic and more rewards, and as well more recruitment tickets, later helps you better when defeating the final boss.
You're indeed.. did the unthinkable
Mudrock doing the lords work for sure. She even has a bible verse carved on her hammer.
This game mode has the Hope thing to recruit and promote your operators:
- Recruiting and promoting take more for 5* and 6*
- you have to select an operator to use it, and you have to promote them by selecting another copy or with a promotion item on encounter or shop (note that, if you haven't promoted to E2 in your account, selecting them a second time won't do nothing)
Also, the monthly squad doesn't count in your progression in this mode, only Normal run increase your Themed Integrated Strategy's level .
The monthly squad is for one time reward and additional story
Every IS will have 5 main floors to go through to complete a full run, featuring a random mini-boss on the 3rd floor. The exception to the layout being certain sub-floors or routes on some IS themes or alternate ending runs that introduce a 6th floor. Also as people have mentioned, you've already fulfilled the mission for this monthly squad, and will not gain any additional rewards for completing it a 2nd time, though for you it may be a good way to practice.
lmao what a trainwreck
buys something from the shop before buying the price reduction hammer
picks temporary recruit instead of E2ing amiya
Did you know that playing integrated strategy with preset party gives you reward only one time of you reach 3floor. After this nothing knew.
the thing with integrated strategy is that if you dont know the stages yet, just deploy as minimum character you got so you have a spare character to deploy for unexpected enemy later
I just tried IS and Jaye helped me out. He uses up DP but his healing skill kept my teammate alive. One enemy leaked though but that was better than my last attempt! I am still a beginner with this but I am figuring things out. I think Doberman might be good for IS because her talent is to boost three stars. The three stars don't cost as much hope. I am going to do more research before leveling her up though. Glad you got through a good chunk of the content, sir.
Jaye is really great in IS, I'm not quite sure that Clay is ready for the Jaye experience though.
Ahh who am I kidding, the best way to learn to swim is to jump into the deep end.
Oh, you sweet summer child thinking that Bob's chainsaw hurt till a cool bear came clobbering lol
don't feel the need to use monthly squad unless for fun. just borrow a built unit from a friend at the start of the run and have fun experimenting with different operators
Really nice job there! If you'd gotten a voucher to E2 Mudrock I think she'd have been able to take him, it was close even with her at E1.
You've got another ten I think different monthly squads in IS2 to run. I think it's really cool since you get to trial a bunch of operators you don't normally have and are very well rewarded for doing it.
These IS2 stages are bringing back so many memories :v
Jaye can solo the Terrifying Legends boss without any medics, don't know if he needs to be E2 though
Build your jaye, hes a lifesaver in IS and pretty good in general content aswell
but monthly squads don't make you gain mode pass xp after the final update of the version 😔
4:56
7:49
9:13
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that's why IS is the best turotial in the game
as soon as doctors start diving, they immediately see what units/classes they are still missing, and their player skill also increases at incredible speed
When someone is in doubt of "who should i level next", doing couple IS runs would quickly generate the best answer
Agree with IS being the best tutorial part but using IS as a reference who to upgrade is a bit of a stretch.
@@sb18wlc at least that was my exect experience
when you get overload of support tickets and have no supports, this is a clear message : )
But this is more about when people are indecisive about what to do next; when i was in doubt, IS guided me pretty well on filling holes in my roster
1:30 these tiles DO heal otherwise unhealable characters. Mudrock cannot be healed DIRECTLY, any indirect/passive healing still applies
Ah yes integrated stratagems!
Btw Clay, you REALLY should prio upgrading your units to E2 - Esp someone like mudrock, WHO CAN SOLO THE WHOLE IS2 (I am not kidding - there are videos of people clearing IS2 with Mudrock solo, inc final boss)
For the big croc with a shield its pretty much a 1v1
Clay you should try not spend too much hope to recruit operator that you don't use as much as save it up for stronger one like mountain or even wisadel so you don't have to struggle too much with weaker operator xD
honestly, these monthly squad runs (even if rewards were already claimed) are really good for you to get familiar with more of the stages and how encounter and safe hosues work in IS2, but I can't wait for you to try IS4 and see how changed it is
I, as an old AK player, am still trying to figure out the mechanics in IS4 😂😂
Jaye is op
Maaaaaybe one day you'll even understand how to upgrade characters in is.
7:30 He knew the reference!
Did your new assistant help you change your pants? 😂
Also, play all monthly squad to get all of the different rewards.
Do not trust "Suspend" in IS, if you suspend in the wrong place, the game will just kick you out and force to abandon. Always save 6 hope when you need Wiš'adel, mountain, or logos. And always save 3 hope when you need promote.
4:10 that hurt.
6:49 That's Gopnik, one of the immortals 😅
0:08 : "Excuse yah is in this event" 💀
1:35 : Mudrock is unaffected by what we call "green healing" (heal that shows green number), this excludes some elements like Angelina's passive healing, perfumer's passive healing and healing tiles, so yes Mudrock can be healed on healing tiles
3:15 : Bro bought the hammer AFTER the voucher D:
4:10 : THE HELL YOU MEAN YOU DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO GRAB YOU CAN E2 AMIYA!!! (most of the time, always E2 your units before grabbing another unit, unless you're swimming in Hope and don't need immediate firepower / healing, like you did at thend with W for example.)
4:25 : in this case since 5 star cost more to promote than 4 stars you should probably grab E2 Amiya instead of Vigna (you're technically losing 1 hope by doing so) particularly since you don't necessarily need more ground damage anyway
4:48 : in any case Mudrock would have to solo it : these units don't take any damage from other units beside the one they are blocking (when they are blocking, otherwise they just have a shit don of DEF), so no Vigna wouldn't have helped, though your reasoning of putting Vigna facing upwards was absolutely correct
5:18 "another "copy" of amiya" bruh 💀
9:50 : definitely not, Gravel isn't a good choice in IS due to the nature of the mode unfortunately. you want damage or units that do a lot of things, and Gravel is just a 1-block tank that serve no real purpose here. You can recruit her near the end of a run against some specific bosses if you really don't have better choice but that's about it.
10:48 : this boss gains ASPD the more he attacks, which is why you should defend the bottom tile instead of the top one (so you're not in range), unfortunate
11:54 : yes additional atk for ranged / melee / arts / physical units are extremely good, particularly since you now have Walter, good choice
6:54 You should be scared of big bear Gopnik approaching you, not of the chainsaw, trust me.
Also, that was just a miniboss, the real boss is much stronger.
Clay, general sanity reminder that the BD2 gyaru has another skin. Which you cant show on the channel, or any of the upcoming event stuff either bc YT will move from strikes to juat napalm....but dont forget to get yourself some culture. It is the holidays.
I figured I couldnt show the new Nebris on RUclips she's INSANE.
@ClayChoShow Leopard print. IYKYK. New Morpeah is off the chain as well.
Ahh yes more suffering...
Pretty good for your what 3rd run? And yea that was the midpoint boss. Hmm on a squad you already got the rewards from, but hey keep going on, lore to get from the squad if you get to end.
Also cause I always hassle on it, skill levels!
Btw there are no easy stages. The easier the stage looks, the harder it probably is lol
Bruh, promote your operators to E2. 🤦
Bro Mudrock cannot healed by healer operator so stop use medic to mudrock lol😂😅
1 Not a full run, noone spilt the runs.2 - easy difficulty. Why youtube recommendations do this?
I know that youare just acting but can you at least use your eyes and read the mechanics like holy bro. Come on, your acting is getting to my nerves now its a bit too much. Like im suppose to turn off my brain and gig
gle if i wanna enjoy your content