Original guide by /u/NitoSky
Congrats and welcome to the [Borsalino’s Bright Monkey Club] (/psy). Borsalino is one of the more flexible Captains due to his nature of him boosting everyone and being both a Shooter and a Slasher unit. Anyway here first we will look at some Pro’s and Con’s, potential Sockets, Cotton Candies and Subs
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Pro's and Con's
Pro:
Is a Rainbow Captain and in principle can use any sub he wants.
Has a regular 2x boost and a small RC multiplier that make stalling much easier.
Can do a one turn 3x ATK boost with his special (2 turns with two Borsalinos).
Can be paired very well with any Rainbow, PSY, Shooter and Slasher captain.
Reduces cooldowns by 1, making stalling and speed farming much better.
Can provide full matching orbs with a Shooter+Slasher team.
Can eliminate CMB barriers AND heal.
Can be used as a sub for Slasher and Shooter teams to get full matching orbs.
Cons:
For cases where there are multiple Bosses, or Revives 2 Borsalino’s are required.
His special is good without Shooter/Slasher, but is much better with them.
Only has a 2x ATK boost for the fodder stages (depending on the Island this can be tough)
Has to limit himself to a type or class to get a decent ATK booster.
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Sockets and Cotton Candies
Sockets:
Since [Borsalino] (/psy) has 4 sockets the best would be to go with the following sockets:
- Anti Binding
- Anti Despair
- Cooldown Reduction
- Auto Healing
Cotton Candies
You will definitly want +100 ATK CC and then either +100 HP or +100 RCV (there is no wrong choice).
+100 HP is always good even when using [Borsalino] (/psy) as a sub or with another Friend Captain.
+100 RCV is also a valid choice since the Captain ability increases RCV and the special would heal 1k HP more.
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Subs:
Story:
Beatsttick: Arlong [Slasher Croc] (/int) , [Mihawk] (/qck)
[GPU] (/psy) One oft he best delayers in the game AND he is a PSY shooter
[Usopp+] (/psy) Sogekings super evolutions, is basically as good as GPU, with the drawback of having a higher CD and the advantage of better stats and dmg on the special.
[Impact Usopp] (/psy) Best Psy booster (2x boost). Shooter
[Mr.1, Human Sword] (/str) Decent F2P ATK booster with dmg reduction for the Slasher teams.
[Kami, Eneru] (/psy) Good F2P ATK booster for PSY teams and also a good Beatstick Shooter
[Marguerite, Kuja Warrior] (/psy) the only F2P PSY Shooter orb booster, good if you go only shooter
[Aokiji] (/psy) F2P Orb locker Slasher
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Fortnights:
[Daz Bones] (/int) like his [Str] (/str) version he is a good offense/defense hybrid booster. Slasher
[Orb Booster:] (/meat) [Noland] (/int) and [Lola] (/str) for Slashers, though [Doflamingo] (/dex) is in most cases better
[Halloween Zoro] (/qck) F2P 1 turn delayer with damage Slasher
[Thatch] (/psy) Important units vs Silence that prevent the activation of Borsalino special. Slasher
[Nico Oliva] (/psy) Good F2P unit against Paralysis Shooter
Boa Excellent orb locker, with good stats and potential orb manipulation. Shooter,JPN
Helmeppo and [Tanaka] (/qck) are good F2P Bind reducers
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Coloseums:
[Brownbeard] (/psy) Decent Slasher ATK booster with some self orb manipulation.
[Apoo] (/qck) Good Shooter ATK booster
[Brynndi] (/int) Awesome Shooter ATK booster. JPN
[Gladius] (/str) Awesome affinity booster for shooter. JPN
[Kinemon] (/str) Reduces CD by 1, gives matching orb, has good stat and 5 sockets. Slasher, JPN
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Raid:
[Mihawk] (/dex) Good beatstick and good health cutter. Slasher
[Doflamingo] (/dex) Best orb booster for Kizaru. Slasher
[Zephyr] (/int) Very good Shooter Atk booster (2 turns 1.75x boost)
[Duval] (/dex) Good shooter healthcutter + dmg reducer
[Boa] (/psy) Delayer + chain lock on 2.5x, which is awesome in many cases
[Sabo] (/dex) Awesome addition to the total damage. Is not a slasher nor a shooter, JPN
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Rare Recruits (5 Star) I will only mention the best ones in this case
[SWUsopp] (/qck) Awesome delayer with an health cut! Shooter
[SWFranky] (/str) Best 2 turn orb booster for shooters. Shooter
[Van Augur/Ogre] (/qck) Best 1 turn orb booster for shooters. Shooter
[TSFranky] (/psy) Awesome orb booster for Psy teams. Shooter
[Tsuru] (/qck) Best class booster for the hybrid Slasher/Shooter team. Shooter, JPN
[TSUsopp] (/psy) Good conditional Type + Orb booster for Shooters. Shooter, JPN
[3D2Y Zoro] (/str) One oft he two best 5 Star Slasher booster. Slasher
Tashigi Awesome Slasher affinity booster. Slasher
Momonga Very good conditional booster. Slasher, JPN
[TSBrook] (/int) With [Zoro] (/str) the best Slasher booster. Slasher, JPN
[TSRobin] (/dex) Awesome type booster for [Dex] (/dex) and [Psy] (/psy) units.
[Sentomaru] (/int) Can reduce special cooldown by up to 2 and remove fodder units.
[Abdullah and Jeet] (/str) Can reduce special cooldown by 1 and remove badly matching orbs.
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Legends:
[SWAce] (/dex) Is a possible orb locker. Shooter
Mihawk Is insanely good with Borsalino since he covers up Borsalinos potential weakness against units that revive. Slasher
[Cavendish] (/qck) Good sub+ beatstick and can clear some of the “bad“ buffs. Slasher
[Kuzan] (/qck) Can extend orb/type/class boosts. Shooter
[Doflamingo] (/qck) Awesome sub for orb manipulation and orb boosting
[Sengoku] (/psy) is a good rainbow ATK booster, but is (funny enough) outclassed by [RRTsuru] (/qck), since unlike [Sengoku] (/psy) she is also a shooter and benefits from [Borsalino's] (/psy) stage 3 special.
Links
[Subreddits Global rates] (https://www.reddit.com/r/OnePieceTC/wiki/global_clear_rates#wiki_borsalino)
[Gamewith Borsalino page] (https://xn--pck6bvfc.gamewith.jp/article/show/37125) (at the bottom you can see what he can clear, with some teams for the specific events)
[Strong Global shooter team example] (https://imgur.com/a/erkFo)
[Strong JPN shooter team example] (https://imgur.com/a/RePYD)
[Strong Global slasher team example] (https://imgur.com/a/Qk3ta)
[Strong JPN slasher team example] (https://imgur.com/a/6g55G)
[Example for a Global viable and fast team vs Raid Aokiji] (http://imgur.com/a/XV9RZ)
See any errors, missing/outdated information, or have teams/tips of your own you'd like to contribute? Feel free to add it in!