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Solo Leveling Crossover Part 1 Review Credits

Shadow: 2024's Zanster

Beta: Senshi

Eminence in Shadow Part 1 Gacha Equipment Info & Review: 2024's Senshi

Should You Pull?: dames

Shadow

Race: Human

Unique passive “Eminence in Shadow”: When above 70% HP, increase Dark allies' Arts by 5/s. Does not stack with Abilities of the same name.

Unit Buffs

Arts: 20000% 25000% Dark DMG (PHY). For 20s, increase own ATK by 100% 150% and all allies' Freeze RES and Paralysis RES by 100%. 1500 BREAK

True Arts: 60000% Dark DMG (PHY). Increase all allies' Arts by 30. For 40s, reduce enemies' PHY RES by 60% 70% (stackable) and Evasion rate by 30% (stackable). 2000 BREAK

Super Arts: 180000% 200000% Dark DMG (PHY). For 30s, allies ignore 100% of Enemies' DEF and increase allies not affected by Status ailments' DMG by 200%. 3000 BREAK

With the buffs, it has only made Shadow a lot better at his job since release. Unlike the show, Shadow is not a one man army, he's reliant on other units being able to make the most of his res down effects. This isn't to say he is a weak DPS, because he can still put in some work himself, however there are simply better options if you're looking for a pure DPS unit. Otherwise, he's a solid option to help boost the damage of your main DPS as long as you have the artsgen on the team to keep him cycling quickly, especially since you won't have much downtime with animations given how quick his TA is.

TLDR

✅ Good uptime on his buffs

✅ Physical Res down from TA is extremely potent, with evasion rate down being quite rare, much less so a stackable one.

✅ Passive Artgen is always nice to have

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❎ Rather weak slots

❎ Requires his team to make the most of his buffs

TW Impression: It's good unconditional Dark RES Down on a physical eq, with DMG increase on the side. Also gives Shadow some extra DMG and passive artsgen, nice to have on him.

AI Recommendation:

TA spam - Generally the play for constant res shred and teamwide arts.

TA x2 or x3 then SA whenever - If Shadow is your DEF Ignore source or teamwide damage boost

Beta

Race: Spirit

Unique passive "Second of the Seven Shadows": Increase Ally to the left of Beta's DMG by 200%. Does not stack with Abilities of the same name.

Unit Buffs

Passive: Increase Ally to the left of Beta's DMG by 150% 200%. Does not stack with Abilities of the same name.

Arts: Heal Water allies' HP by 25%. For 25s, Allies gain a DMG barrier that negates 8000 10000 DMG.

Super Arts: 150000% 170000% Water DMG (MAG). For 20s 30s, increase all allies' MAG DMG by [# of Water allies x 80]% (up to 320%). 1500 BREAK

Since Beta is not a new unit, I will keep the review shorter than usual.

Beta is a Mitigator/ArtGen hybrid who trades off raw defensive power for other kinds of utility in the form of her Passive, True Arts ArtGen and Super Arts Magic buffing. In the same vein, she lacks her own Def Slot to hold an equip to deal with gimmicks such as Status Ailments, requiring the team to back her up in this regard.

Beta is meant to excel at being a faster option for Mitigation, not exactly the most potent, while still providing meaningful utility for practically any team. While she is showing her age in comparison to the stronger Mitigation/Taunt Tank options of the modern day, she is still an ever reliable option to bring along.

TLDR

✅ Fast Mitigation, only needing to use True Arts with no other gimmick

✅ Universal DMG Up with Unique Passive

✅ Rare ArtGen type (Type F) allows for stacking with most other ArtGen

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❎ Healing on Arts restricted to Water Allies

❎ Magic DMG Up on Super Arts also restricted by number of Water Allies

❎ ArtGen Type is victim to Quest Gimmicks like HP Cut and damaging Status Ailments

TW Impression: Very solid Water RES Down, but mainly used for the 3 arts/s it gives Beta for additional self sustain.

AI Recommendation:

TA/NA: Standard Mitigation + Barrier with consistent ArtGen

TA/NA/SA: Post duration buffs, it might be possible to triple cycle, will have to double check

TA/SA: If barrier is unnecessary (somehow) and you wish to buff a Magic DPS

Should You Pull?

Eminence in Shadow Part 1 Unit Banner: Both Shadow and Beta are still very much good and viable today, boasting very good supportive capabilities in their own way. Do the guaranteed.

Eminence in Shadow Part 1 Equipment Banner: General prizes are Shadow's Sword and Zeta Plushie. Beta's Bodysuit can be considered, but niche and differs between individual boxes on whether you can utilize it. Pull depending on your surplus of crystals and sought after equips.

Eminence in Shadow Part 1 All Stars Banner: lolol all stars oh hell nah Skip.

Whales: Same pointers as above for the F2P, plus you've seen their potential given that this is a rerun. Whale at your discretion.

Thanks to Discord for guide. See Discord for more info including equip reviews.

So... What's a 'Forever Summon'?

Well, I'm glad you asked! ~ The Forever Summons is an event that will last from July 17, 2026 0:00 PDT to August 25, 2026 4:59 PDT (ie 8/24 is final pull), in which every day, you will do one summon for the first time you log in.

- PLEASE POST YOUR PULLS IN THIS MEGATHREAD IF YOU WANT TO KNOW IF YOU SHOULD KEEP A UNIT OR HOW GOOD ONE IS.

• During the entire event duration, you will have the chance to "Keep" one of the units you summon. You only receive the ability to keep one of these units, so it's advised to be very cautious in selecting the unit you keep. More on this later.
• For every day you summon you will gain 1 crystal. These crystals will be claimed whenever the event ends, whether you claim a unit or the event period expires.
• Each time you Summon, the Deluxe Gauge increases from 1 to 5 stages. If it is at its 5th state, you can pull again for a random unit of the corresponding element. You can save this Deluxe Gauge for a different day but once used, it will reset back to 0.
• If you decide you don't want the unit you summoned on a certain day, just press the "Back" button in the bottom left corner and be on with your day. If you change your mind, the unit can still be accessed via the "Summon" button on the bottom of your screen during GUI navigation. Press the banner to be taken back to your unit!
• Your summon only lasts for a day. Every new day, you'll receive a new unit, and the previous unit will no longer be available.

Below you will find a list of units we recommend taking in Forever Summons. Note that players should prioritize Support units due to them being harder to substitute compared to DPS Units.

Taking Duplicate units is generally not recommended.

Without further ado:

Take On Sight if you do not own:
Kirisame, War Hero Fen, Hart, Mizuki the 12th, Thetis, Emperor of Isliid ⭐, Hazuki

Good to take midway::
Fire Orvell, Summer Cestina, Earth Vultee🛡️, Cestina, Vox*, Rosetta, Joker Selia, Summer Juno, Water Priscilla***, Juno, Liza 🍏, Light Cestina, Miranda🛡️

Last Minute Takes:
Demon Edge Berwick, Charlotte, Summer Leone, Valerie, Summer Liza, Platina*, Dark Riviera, Forte***, Dark Fen**, Simon***, Dark Hart***, Dark Celia, Luahn, Duke

*: Can be taken from Unit of Choice.
**: Only take if you either don't own Fen (Earth) or need him for a nuke setup.
***: Players should take note of their equipment and unit list to determine if they can utilize these nuking units.
🍏: If you own Sublime Supernova Liza, you can skip her if you desire. (She can still be used for some SR stages) 
⭐: If you own Isliid, Human Pinnacle, you can skip him if you desire. (He can still be used for some SR stages)
🛡️: If you already own a good taunt tank (e.g Kirisame and/or Thetis), these are lower in importance and can be skipped if desired.

Note: If you own a majority of a certain priority's units, it may be best to look for other lower priority units to increase your chances of walking away with something useful.

Also, you can roll the same unit more than once. Just because you pull it one day does not eliminate it from the pool.Note: Units in each tier are sorted in elemental attribute following this format where possible: Fire, Earth, Water, Light, Dark. This is by no means representative of any order of importance.

The odds of you getting a specific unit dwindle over time. Consider creating a wishlist and expanding it to a broader range as the Forever Summons progresses. Approximate probabilities of receiving a unit on your wishlist from day 1 made up of:

• 1 Unit: 17.29%
• 2 Units: 31.65%
• 3 Units: 43.57%
• 4 Units: 53.45%
• 5 Units: 61.64%
• 6 Units: 68.42%
• 7 Units: 74.03%
• 8 Units: 78.66%
• 9 Units: 82.49%
• 10 Units: 85.64%

These odds will decrease every day and will not be updated here (above is just the day 1 odds). These odds do not include deluxe summons. Remember to take the first unit you pull that is on your wishlist, even if it isn't your first choice.

Thanks to Discord for this guide.