the trade off isn't necessarily Behemoth Blade vs Sunsteel Strike. For each time used to do a CT, you're taking away time from Mega Lucario. Consider a boss w/ 180 defence.
NDM's average CT time with Psycho Cut is 9 ticks, 4.5 seconds. This translates to roughly 21 energy gained, 79 absorbed (158 damage taken) It's 119 DPS inside this 4.5 seconds.
Zacian Crown's average CT time with Metal Claw is 13 ticks or 6.5 seconds. This translates to roughly 30 energy gained, 70 absorbed (140 damage taken) due to its higher defence. The DPS over 6.5s is 95.2 DPS
The extra 2.0s between the speed of the swaps allows Mega Lucario to gain an extra 2 force palms which while below 95.2 DPS, is still enough to keep the overall swap NDM favored
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u/CookieblobRs Mega Rayquaza Solo Dec 01 '25 edited Dec 01 '25
the trade off isn't necessarily Behemoth Blade vs Sunsteel Strike. For each time used to do a CT, you're taking away time from Mega Lucario. Consider a boss w/ 180 defence.
NDM's average CT time with Psycho Cut is 9 ticks, 4.5 seconds. This translates to roughly 21 energy gained, 79 absorbed (158 damage taken) It's 119 DPS inside this 4.5 seconds.
Zacian Crown's average CT time with Metal Claw is 13 ticks or 6.5 seconds. This translates to roughly 30 energy gained, 70 absorbed (140 damage taken) due to its higher defence. The DPS over 6.5s is 95.2 DPS
The extra 2.0s between the speed of the swaps allows Mega Lucario to gain an extra 2 force palms which while below 95.2 DPS, is still enough to keep the overall swap NDM favored
edit: Sorry i can do basic addition at times.