All Generation Upgrades

Generation upgrade intelligence

Marlin vs Jaeger

Generation 2 vs Generation 3 Archer

Should you upgrade from Marlin to Jaeger?

G2 · Archer

Marlin

5★ · EG5

G3 · Archer

Jaeger

4★ · Tier 0 · EG2

Overall decision · Bear — Rally Leader

The current verified model favors Marlin for Bear — Rally Leader; important mechanics remain incomplete.

The recommendation uses the selected skill-aware Bear role. The progression-only model remains below as a diagnostic baseline.

Bear — Rally Leader: Strong downgrade
Jaeger difference: -44.22%
Star/Tier crossover: Not found

Live build comparison

Test Your Marlin vs Jaeger

Choose both builds and run the canonical Kingshot Intel paired Bear model.

Bear role Bear — Rally LeaderProgression + supported skills + canonical Bear-applicable Exclusive Gear. Bear — Rally JoinerSupported Expedition skills only. All Exclusive Gear stats and skills are ignored.

Marlin build Stars Star tier Exclusive Gear Skill levels

Skills: 5/5/5Canonical effects execute at this shared level where the coverage matrix marks support.

Jaeger build Stars Star tier Exclusive Gear Skill levels

Skills: 5/5/5Canonical effects execute at this shared level where the coverage matrix marks support.

Practical transition default: the established hero starts at 5★, skills 5/5/5 and EG5; the incoming hero starts at 4★, skills 5/5/5 and EG2. Equal investment is calculated separately.

Simulation boundary: This runs the Kingshot Intel simulation—not a remote Kingshot server battle. Chance effects are evaluated attack by attack and periodic skills follow their recorded cadence. Effects without a supported cadence stay excluded. Rally Leader uses supported Exclusive Gear data; Rally Joiner ignores Exclusive Gear and uses Expedition skills only.

Overall modeled result

Across 128 paired simulations

Marlin average: 15,7M
Jaeger average: 8,8M
Jaeger delta: -44.22%
Verdict: Strong downgrade

Independent Bear outcomes

Leader and joiner are calculated separately

Each role has its own damage, winner, crossover and investment target under identical troop and account assumptions.

Event comparison

Bear — Rally Leader

SIMULATEDEXECUTABLE ROLE MODEL · PARTIAL COVERAGE

Marlin: 15.7M
Jaeger: 8.8M

Jaeger -44.22% Current verified model · Strong downgrade

Star/Tier crossover: Not found
Performance there: Not available
Hero shards from selected: No resource target
Exclusive Gear crossover: Not found
Evidence coverage: EXECUTABLE ROLE MODEL · PARTIAL COVERAGE

Event comparison

Bear — Rally Joiner

SIMULATEDEXECUTABLE ROLE MODEL · PARTIAL COVERAGE

Marlin: 12.1M
Jaeger: 7.7M

Jaeger -36.39% Current verified model · Strong downgrade

Star/Tier crossover: Not found
Performance there: Not available
Hero shards from selected: No resource target
Exclusive Gear crossover: Not applicable for Joiner
Evidence coverage: EXECUTABLE ROLE MODEL · PARTIAL COVERAGE

Event-specific evidence

Better for what?

No universal power score is used. Every mode keeps its own evidence status.

Event comparison

Bear — Rally Leader

SIMULATEDEXECUTABLE ROLE MODEL · PARTIAL COVERAGE

Marlin: 15.7M
Jaeger: 8.8M

Jaeger -44.22% Current verified model · Strong downgrade

Marlin contributes 240.19% verified Expedition Attack at 5★.
Jaeger contributes 201.21% verified Expedition Attack at 4★ · Tier 0.
Marlin · Wild Card: 40% chance of +50% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Marlin · Dynamo: 50% chance of +50% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Jaeger · The Tempest: 20% chance of +40% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Marlin · EG5: +30% Expedition Lethality from canonical Exclusive Gear progression.
Jaeger · EG2: +14% Expedition Lethality from canonical Exclusive Gear progression.
Role execution includes canonical supported skills; incomplete coverage: Expedition Skills, Other hero skills, Exclusive Gear.

Event comparison

Bear — Rally Joiner

SIMULATEDEXECUTABLE ROLE MODEL · PARTIAL COVERAGE

Marlin: 12.1M
Jaeger: 7.7M

Jaeger -36.39% Current verified model · Strong downgrade

Marlin contributes 240.19% verified Expedition Attack at 5★.
Jaeger contributes 201.21% verified Expedition Attack at 4★ · Tier 0.
Marlin · Wild Card: 40% chance of +50% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Marlin · Dynamo: 50% chance of +50% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Jaeger · The Tempest: 20% chance of +40% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Role execution includes canonical supported skills; incomplete coverage: Expedition Skills.

Event comparison

Arena / Exploration

MECHANICS-BASEDPROVISIONAL MECHANICS

Battle simulation unavailableMechanics comparison only: no validated battle simulator exists for this mode.

Marlin: Tidal Rush: damage up up to 280% (provisional).
Marlin: Fermented Blow: area of effect damage up up to 70% (provisional).
Jaeger: Fatal Attraction: area of effect damage up up to 224% (provisional).
Jaeger: Game of Chance: damage up up to 300% (provisional).

Event comparison

Rally Attack

MECHANICS-BASEDPROVISIONAL MECHANICS

Battle simulation unavailableMechanics comparison only: no validated battle simulator exists for this mode.

Marlin: Wild Card: 50% damage dealt · chance-based.
Marlin: Dynamo: 50% damage dealt · chance-based.
Jaeger: The Tempest: 40% damage dealt · chance-based.

Event comparison

Garrison

MECHANICS-BASEDPROVISIONAL MECHANICS

Battle simulation unavailableMechanics comparison only: no validated battle simulator exists for this mode.

Jaeger: The Celebration: 25% health · direct · reliable.
Jaeger: Hymn to Survival: 15% health · conditional · verified requirement.

Event comparison

Expedition PvE

MECHANICS-BASEDPROVISIONAL MECHANICS

Battle simulation unavailableMechanics comparison only: no validated battle simulator exists for this mode.

Marlin: Wild Card: 50% damage dealt · chance-based.
Marlin: Dynamo: 50% damage dealt · chance-based.
Jaeger: The Tempest: 40% damage dealt · chance-based.
Jaeger: The Celebration: 25% health · direct · reliable.

Star/Tier crossover · EG2 held constant

At what Star/Tier does Jaeger become stronger?

No supported crossover found

Exclusive Gear crossover · 4★ · Tier 0 held constant

At what EG level does Jaeger become stronger?

No supported EG crossover found

Equal build

Role-aware comparison at 5★ · EG5

The selected Bear role is recalculated with equal progression, skills, and EG context. Joiner still excludes EG.

Event comparison

Bear — Rally Leader

SIMULATEDEXECUTABLE ROLE MODEL · PARTIAL COVERAGE

Marlin: 15.7M
Jaeger: 13.4M

Jaeger -14.42% Current verified model · Moderate downgrade

Marlin contributes 240.19% verified Expedition Attack at 5★.
Jaeger contributes 290.23% verified Expedition Attack at 5★.
Marlin · Wild Card: 40% chance of +50% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Marlin · Dynamo: 50% chance of +50% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Jaeger · The Tempest: 20% chance of +40% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Marlin · EG5: +30% Expedition Lethality from canonical Exclusive Gear progression.
Jaeger · EG5: +35% Expedition Lethality from canonical Exclusive Gear progression.
Role execution includes canonical supported skills; incomplete coverage: Expedition Skills, Other hero skills, Exclusive Gear.

Diagnostic baseline

Progression-only Bear comparison

Available for diagnosis and historical comparison; it is not the final player-facing Bear recommendation.

Event comparison

Bear — Progression-only baseline

SIMULATEDVALIDATED EXECUTABLE MODEL · PROGRESSION-ONLY

Marlin: 8M
Jaeger: 7.1M

Jaeger -11.46% Current verified model · Moderate downgrade

Marlin contributes 240.19% verified Expedition Attack at 5★.
Jaeger contributes 201.21% verified Expedition Attack at 4★ · Tier 0.
The numeric difference is attributed only to verified star-progression scaling.

Explain the result

Why the modeled result changes

What drives the number

Marlin contributes 240.19% verified Expedition Attack at 5★.
Jaeger contributes 201.21% verified Expedition Attack at 4★ · Tier 0.
Marlin · Wild Card: 40% chance of +50% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Marlin · Dynamo: 50% chance of +50% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Jaeger · The Tempest: 20% chance of +40% squad damage dealt percent is rolled attack by attack across the paired seed set.
Marlin · EG5: +30% Expedition Lethality from canonical Exclusive Gear progression.
Jaeger · EG2: +14% Expedition Lethality from canonical Exclusive Gear progression.
Role execution includes canonical supported skills; incomplete coverage: Expedition Skills, Other hero skills, Exclusive Gear.

What does not drive it

The result is a comparative event-simulation estimate, not a remote Kingshot server battle.
Effects without an executable cadence or validated mapping remain excluded; confirmed no-effect mechanics are recorded as validated exclusions in coverage.
Rally Leader includes canonical Exclusive Gear Expedition Lethality; unverified or unsupported EG skill effects remain excluded.

Simulation coverage

What is inside Bear — Rally Leader

PARTIAL COVERAGE · Coverage describes numerical execution, not merely explanatory copy. The result is evidence-qualified rather than a definitive replacement recommendation.

Progression: INCLUDEDMarlin: Verified star and star-tier scaling. Jaeger: Verified star and star-tier scaling.
Expedition Skills: PARTIALMarlin: 2 of 3 canonical effects execute; 0 are validated exclusions. Jaeger: 1 of 3 canonical effects execute; 0 are validated exclusions.
Other hero skills: UNSUPPORTEDMarlin: 0 of 4 canonical effects have executable Bear mappings. Jaeger: 0 of 3 canonical effects have executable Bear mappings.
Exclusive Gear: PARTIALMarlin: EG5 contributes canonical Expedition Lethality; unverified or unsupported EG entries are excluded (Admiral of the Line, Servant of Wine, ATK, DEF, …). Jaeger: EG2 contributes canonical Expedition Lethality; unverified or unsupported EG entries are excluded (Hymn to Survival, Sound of Silence, ATK, DEF, …).

Investment

Detailed resource requirements

No opaque upgrade score and no conversion between unrelated resources.

Marlin · 5★ · EG5

Progression shards from 0★: 1065
Unlock shards: 10
Total from locked: 1075
General Shards: Eligible
EG cost from EG0: 75 upgrade-cost units

Canonical catalog upgrade-cost units are reported as recorded; they are not converted into hero shards or named materials.

Jaeger · 4★ · Tier 0 · EG2

Progression shards from 0★: 465
Unlock shards: 10
Total from locked: 475
General Shards: Eligible
EG cost from EG0: 15 upgrade-cost units

Canonical catalog upgrade-cost units are reported as recorded; they are not converted into hero shards or named materials.

Simulation methodology

Transparent assumptions

Paired simulation

Paired normalized scenario: 100,000 Archer units at TG5.
Account Attack, Lethality, normal hero gear, rally buffs and supporting-troop damage are held at zero.
Both heroes use the same centrally versioned set of 128 paired scenario seeds.
Skills are executed at the selected level for both heroes under the Bear — Rally Leader role rule.
Rally Leader executes supported Expedition and other hero skills plus supported Bear-applicable Exclusive Gear stats and validated EG skill effects; direct Attack buffs are evaluated in their active damage window.

128 reproducible paired simulations are evaluated for each result.

Verdict thresholds

Essentially Tied: under 1%
Small Upgrade: 1% to under 5%
Moderate Upgrade: 5% to under 15%
Strong Upgrade: 15% or more

These centrally defined bands control wording only; they do not alter combat values.

Unavailable simulations

INSUFFICIENT DATA
Other PvP: The current reviewed data cannot support a reliable comparison for this mode.

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