I’d love for it to get an On Escape Pinning Strike, or No Escape, or something pinning within its kit without changing any of its moves since its kit is almost perfect.
I think It should get superior vulnerability. I makes sense since now it’s an anky move. I think that would be the little push If needs to get tyrant status. Stats are good imo so not changing those.
I’m in between the “it’s fine” and “needs a buff”. It’s a good dinosaur, and it’s certainly not a priority. I wish all uniques where super strong, competitive, and all of them counter and have even numbers of counters. Like Tryko, it’s great but has a fair amount of counters. Dio doesn’t quit fit in this boat but it is a viable Unique. I voted “fine” because there are just soooo many things I would fix before.
30% crit + Superior Vulnerability + a 50 damage buff is too OP imo. I think it’s speed is fine as it is, tying with tryko. Honestly if the gamepress sims are to be trusted, this thing is already better than Tryko. Does not need a buff.
It’s one of the few dinos that fits in the “Fine” category, not needing a nerf or buff
It’s already a really good hybrid, maybe a health buff to 4800 would help it idk, really loke the superior vunerabilty idea would make it cause even more damage with it’s couter maybe even too much
Explanation:
I think both Raja hybrids deserve to inherit the high critical rate of the original. I know ID can be very helpful in some scenarios, but I think changing its distraction move into Distracting Shield helps differentiate it from Tryko and makes it not so vulnerable to losing a turn in the Immune meta. Superior Vulnerability is definitely a logical upgrade. I’d just prefer that if it did get SV it’s stats don’t get gutted like the rest of the creatures that got it.
I have loved my Dio ever since one of those weeks where they had a unique event, like a year ago. I got her when she still had swap-in ferocity, and a pinning move. I miss those days… I like her counter and ferocious, but it felt like they took away a lot that was unique about her with the Instant Distraction/Invincibility update. Giving her back a pinning move would be amazing, even if half the opponents she meets in the arena have immunity. Would’ve been even more useful under the reign of the Rat…
Love your rework. SV and Swap in Slow would be great adjustments to Dio. Especially Swap in Slow. It would be great against Indo G2s, especially with precise counter.
However I would leave his attack at 1000, it’s fine now
I just really dont like the fact that it got 2 skills out of nowhere, ferocious and instant distraction. Id replace them with extended Critical Impact and Distracting Impact. And give it as superior vulnerability + some HP and DMG buff as well.
