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· Due to power creep, the performance of limited-time and collaboration characters in Monster Strike has become very high.
· However, some permanent characters also possess high specs and abilities comparable to limited-time characters.
· This video introduces permanent characters that are as powerful as limited-time characters, selected based on personal criteria. The evaluation focused on the characters' inherent specs rather than their suitability for high-difficulty dungeons.
· Characters with very high specs, even if they haven't had standout performances, are also included.

· Nonon is a recent character whose Divine Evolution was unlocked in April 2026.
· She exhibits specialized performance with her Divine Evolution and boasts an impressive four abilities.
· Along with powerful strike firepower, her Stop skill allows for strong combos by moving to an enemy and then applying a Weakness Effect Stop on the next turn.
· Notably, her support skill increases the Attack Power and Speed of 6 surrounding enemies by 25%, and triggers a Poison Meteor on all enemies, easily boosting ally firepower. This is top-tier performance even among other Poison Friend supports.
· Currently suitable for the 'Arami's Holy Mother' dungeon, her skill combo alone makes her highly capable, and she is expected to be active in various dungeons in the future.

· Azathoth is a character whose Divine Evolution was unlocked in February 2025, and while already powerful, he has been further enhanced by his Divine Evolution.
· His maximum firepower reaches approximately 7.5 times, and his EL activation responsiveness is high.
· With three acceleration factors—Super Awakening, Super Anti-Wind Wall, and Super Anti-Centrifugal Wall—he delivers a high number of physical attacks.
· His support abilities are also outstanding, including status ailment recovery, barrier application, Super Defense Down Blast, and explosion.
· His Stop skill allows him to recover his own status ailments and also recover allies' status ailments.
· His clear weakness is his very low HP, but this also facilitates EL activation.
· Currently, he is only suitable for dungeons like 'Blizzard Horror,' but his powerful specs suggest he will be active in many more high-difficulty dungeons in the future.

· Thinon is a relatively new permanent character who first appeared in February 2026.
· She debuted with suitability for the 'Arami's Holy Mother' dungeon but was overshadowed by the performance of collaboration characters at the time.
· However, with the appearance of Pandora Alpha, she began to exhibit powerful synergy when paired, and has become even stronger with Nonon's Divine Evolution.
· While Thinon's own firepower is low, she possesses various support abilities such as Recovery L, Bubly Charge, Super Stop Shorten, and Burst Spinner.
· Her Power and Power Up Buff Stop skill, though a 1.5x multiplier, effectively results in a 2.25x effect when applied to Friend Attack Power. This is the strongest Friend buff among permanent characters.
· The duration is also long, lasting for 3 actions, making it the strongest Friend buff skill among permanent characters.

· Water Attribute Muse is a character who appeared in January 2025. While her firepower is low, she boasts excellent performance as a dedicated support.
· She has a Friend set similar to the 'Kyokuchinzaikai' limited-time character, featuring Stop Skill Shorten and Explosion.
· This increases the rotation speed of the overall Stop skill and even enables triggering.
· While not on par with Muse's White Explosion E, she performs excellently among permanent characters.
· The combination of Stop Skill Shorten and Explosion Friend offers great synergy when paired with other characters.
· She possesses Fire Attribute Resistance Super, providing durability, and can also recover HP when clearing higher-tier dungeons.
· She is active in EX Rhythm and Sagyo Ku, and is also an excellent partner for Neo and Kyo'u's higher-tier characters.

· Wood Attribute Yggdrasil is a relatively old character whose Divine Evolution was unlocked in July 2024.
· With his Divine Evolution, he gained abundant support abilities such as SS Turn Charge L, Barrier Unnecessary, Attack Power Charge S, and Explosion.
· Notably, the effect applies even to characters contacted on the third hit.
· He remains highly capable due to SS Turn Charge L and Barrier Unnecessary abilities.
· With Super Balance Type Mine Super EL, his firepower is sufficient, and he possesses two acceleration abilities: Super Anti-Gravity and Super Anti-Wind Wall.
· His Stop skill is a rare form of self-buffing and pursuit.
· Currently, he is primarily used as a dedicated unit for 'EX Next Kiss,' but he was also selected as the first suitable character for the Shingetsu Conserligio and performed well.
· Despite a long period of being a lower-tier option, his excellent support abilities and self-buffing aspect of his Stop skill suggest he will be active in the future.

· Dark Attribute Persephone is a character whose Divine Evolution was unlocked in July 2025.
· While her firepower is low, her support abilities are outstanding, including Status Ailment Recovery, Recovery L, and Boss Speed Up.
· With Boss Speed Up alone she is capable, and with the addition of Recovery L, her defensive support is excellent.
· She possesses two acceleration abilities, Super Anti-Gravity and Super Anti-Wind Wall, and can accelerate further with Speed Up when triggering allies.
· She has a Stop Skill Turn Shorten, allowing for high-rotation use of her large-scale command and a Stop skill that deploys wall-wide healing balls.
· She is highly capable in crisis situations and has high potential for use outside of her 적정 (appropriate) dungeons.
· Currently, she is only suitable for dungeons like 'Sagyo Ku 22,' but her potential is not fully realized due to poor synergy with quest gimmicks. She is expected to be active in more dungeons in the future.

· Light Attribute Zeus is an older character whose Divine Evolution was unlocked in September 2025.
· With his Divine Evolution, he has overcome weaknesses and been powerfully enhanced with Long Power Mode and Anti-Centrifugal Wall.
· His Stop Skill Turn Shorten has increased his rotation speed, and he boasts an impressive eight abilities.
· His regular Stop skill has become White Explosion, making it easier to use.
· His Stop skill allows for HP recovery, and his support skill can grant permanent practical resistance to all attributes. While this has no effect on neutral attributes, it is a very useful skill.
· Currently, he only demonstrates his potential in dungeons like 'EX Rhythm,' but his self-buffing 3x multiplier and pursuit meteor in his Stop skill are very powerful.
· He is expected to be active in high-difficulty dungeons in the future.

· Dark Attribute Sakura is a relatively recent character whose Divine Evolution was unlocked in February 2026.
· With her Divine Evolution, she has gained powerful abilities such as Super Speed Type, Super Gravity Barrier, and Wall Boost M.
· Aside from Flight, she has no weak abilities and maintains her Drain ability, boasting powerful performance.
· Her enhanced and fixed pursuit Stop skill is particularly strong, and her special behavior expands the attack range based on the number of enemies contacted.
· The more enemies she is close to, the more her pursuit stacks, making her powerful even in boss battles. With Wall Boost M applied, she can deal a practical 40x pursuit damage.
· She is currently at the forefront in the 'Ruga mente's Dew' dungeon.
· She is fast, easy to use, and offers excellent stability due to Wall Boost M and recovery from Drain. She has a high potential to perform well in limited-time dungeons as well.

· This video introduced permanent characters with performance levels comparable to limited-time characters, selected based on personal opinion.
· Characters with high suitability for high-difficulty dungeons indeed possess high specs.
· There are many characters with high specs who haven't had the chance to shine due to a lack of suitable dungeons, and we hope more characters will be active in the future.
· If you have the opportunity to obtain them through free gacha or other means, it is recommended to select and develop them.
· If you have any powerful permanent characters you think should be on this list, please share them in the comments.
· Please note that this content is based on personal opinions and should be used for reference only.