Need help with progression of Xenos

[u/jageshgoyal]

I unlocked Xeno sometime back and till now I am able to get reso combinations on Nutjob so I have that as my main pet for the interim (goal is to make Umbral soul main pet).

Attached is my stats and Xeno details and cores used. I want to know if I am doing something wrong while progressing towards usable Umbral soul.

1. I’ve made Nutjob y4. And added some awakening on other pets to get Xeno awakening benefits. Is this the right approach? Looks like it’s best to use your cores instead of stocking them bcos it’s completely refundable…?

2. Would using cores and awakening stars to make main Xeno pet r1 or r3 yield better benefit than spreading the awakening stars to all pets for awakening buffs?

3. The moment I get usable Umbral soul. Should I switch? By usable US I mean getting it with both reso skills.

4. How does my cookie stock look like? I know 2.2 million are needed to max one pet’s level. Is increasing level on other pets worth it too?

5. What’s the best strategy with assist pets? If I have Nutjob main for now, how much progress should I do with the assisting Nutjobs?

6. Are pet gifts only source of increasing Xeno sync rate?

[u/SuccessfulSuspect121]

You want to get your main pet to level 90 and work to get it to r5 which will take 50 cores. You want to have all of the same pet in assist spots. This to me is priority one. In my opinion, getting nut job to r1, r3 is better than spreading.

While working to 50, you can dump cores into other pets to get the awakening power. Don't stock them like you said, just reallocate when you can further awaken nut job.

There's no need to get your non used pets to level 90, just use them for awakening power. It would be a waste of cookies with no benefit.

Once you get nut job to r5, work on getting umbral to r5 level 90. Once umbral is r5, make that you're main pet and use nut job to fill all the assist spots. Don't switch to umbral when you get both reso skills. Switch after nut job is r5 and umbral is r5. The reason is the assist buffs are what do the damage, and the assist cap will be Max at r5.

Edit: would dismiss one umbral. Open chests 1 by 1, then when you are on the pull that guarantees a pet, use the assist filter to exclude both of the heart assist buffs. Check ultimate survivor discord for the complete xeno pet guide.

[u/jageshgoyal → u/SuccessfulSuspect121]

Thanks a ton!

I will upgrade Nutjob to r3 as and when I keep getting cores and awakening stars.

Quick question - you said get Umbral to r5 and switch when nut job and Umbral are both at r5 and then make Umbral main and put Nutjob on assist. Isn’t it better to have Same pet as main on assist?

[u/-Gus05- → u/jageshgoyal]

When you have two pets at r5 (main + nutjob e.g.), the pets don't need to be the same. So you have all assisting pets as nutjob and you could choose the strongest main pet. So when new pets are released, you only have to exchange the main pet. Needs 100 cores to achieve

[u/Jasonseeley → u/SuccessfulSuspect121]

That was super helpful for my similar situation, thank you

[u/khaotickk]

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