Why I love Holy Wars

Regular readers will note that I normally don't find events very profitable. I look at every event, estimate how much HP/CW it takes to hit a certain rank and then estimate how much HP/CW the rewards for that rank are worth. I do this to decide if an event is worth it and the reason is, besides the HP/CW there is the time aspect.

For example in Puppet Master I didn't participate very much. The reason wasn't so much the profitability but the time aspect. It could've been profitable if I bought up an Elder Homunculus before it started (I was looking at them) and then just powered through. It was purely the thought of needing to be on constantly that kept me away from it. Then the event started and I was happy I did because after the first couple days seeing what it would have taken to gain rank, I don't think it would have been worth it. And, I may have been wrong, but oh well. The time wouldn't have been.

So, why do I love Holy Wars? Well, first of all, only being three days is really nice. On top of that I get to play at my leisure because there is always a war going and I can just pound through HP as fast as I like. It really is an event where I can play for one of the three days and attain a rank I'm satisfied with and help my order.

Why do I think they're profitable?

Double payout and great rewards in both brackets. On top of this even the mid-level brackets give nice rewards. Also, gem payout for winning a certain number of wars on top of it. Payouts on three facets really help the rewards.

If every member of your order spends 100HP and you win most of your matches (winning is important since you want the double point bonus) you can normally hit a 100-200 ranking. On top of this your personal ranking is normally enough to get a HR and a couple LCP. This normally results in about 130-200HP worth of reward for a 100HP investment. If every member of your order is willing to spend 200HP you normally end up in the top 100s. You also will normally nab up couple HR and if you're lucky an SR in personal ranking.

Why doesn't everybody view them as profitable as me? If you only spend 20HP and you have an inactive order, you're probably losing out. In general if your order isn't spending the same amount as you on the HW, you're losing value.

There are a lot of players out there who spend 200HP on a Holy War who end up in a 300 ranking for their order because they aren't in a good order and have issues finding one.

To find a good order I recommend posting on Gamefaqs your base ATK/DEF and how much HP you're willing to spend along with what rank order you're looking for. Be realistic about the rank based on your ATK/DEF and the amount of HP you're willing to spend, a top 100 normally has a 100-150HP minimum and a lot of times have a mandatory 10-20HP donation. Keep in mind if your stats are a little low, a lot of orders will make exceptions if you're going to blow some extra HP.