Thread:Hwo-optc/@comment-28061192-20170903155042/@comment-30827145-20170926184222

Raid Akainu is not a very good captain but a very good sub. However, his initial cooldown is very high and will make your runs slow, assuming you manage to stall and survive long enough. Depends on the FN you are doing (I don't expect colos/raids easy enough to let you stall that much).

For your INT team, Magellan is more tanky than Ray but not as powerfull. If you fear you won't survive enough, he is a better option. If you are confident with your perfects, Ray is better. In most cases, Magellan is a good replacement for X Drake (unless you need his special).

Cat Viper is a very good captain, you were lucky! In his team, you need Aokiji for striker boost. Don Sai is also a striker booster (like Aokiji). So not needed in this team since his special requires to have low HP. Diamante is probably a good sub as he will allow you to delay and he is a pretty good unit. Vergo is a good unit if you need another boost like in Boa Raid but his special won't be used in most cases (but he is a good beatstick).

With the team you have built, you are missing an orb booster. So I would recommand to add Colo Smoker.

Basically, the core team will be 2xCat Viper + Aokiji + Colo Smoker. Then, you can add 2 units depending on who you are facing (if possible a unit with color boost). In most cases, it will be Diamante + someone else. For example, if you are against a STR boss, Leo. Against a PSY boss, vergo can help, ...

Most people will use meat XP for legends so yes, you can max him this way. For my part, I prefer now to max sockets before maxing level. I am doing that for Shirahoshi but that's because I can farm colos with my already maxed units and I don't need her soon. If Cat Viper is your best choice (and he seems to be), maxing him will help you much.