[GUIDE] Decent UC bot compendium

Complaints of Rt winning games have convinced me that most people are doing something wrong (or talking about EVE). I'm not sure if I'm going to just list off the above-average/great UC bots, or if I'll eventually make this into a full-blown guide involving part selection and tuning. At the moment though, I'll just make it a nice and simple list.

Note that I'm not going to include the ~100-cost lowbie bots in this list. It should be obvious that you can place at least decently well with the shittiest bot, so long as its cost is nearly double-digit. Though I'll be considering promo code giveaway bots too, I'm ignoring the freebie winberyl and jikun long due to locked parts compared to the originals.

tl;dr version
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S-land: Pawnger, Lazflamme, Shadow Hunter (and maybe Ace Braver)
M-land: Accel Saber
L-land: Shino Exroad, Cosmo Kaiser

S-art: Lily Rain
M-art: Victory 1, Hoverion, Maril March Trill (giveaway bot)
L-art: Destructor, Destructor CN

S-air: Beezle, Sword Wing, Dikaros, Helingal, Tesladonna, Seraph Crimrose, Astro Mariah, Bloom Mariah
M-air: Mecha Jetter Gold (giveaway bot), Mach Knight One/Izuna Kamui Nagi
L-air: Big Mountaiz

S-sup: Tarantulic, Elme S., A.Maid
M-sup: Scorpton

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S-Land

Pawnger

Defining traits: Good HP growth, core has good str, wlk, and tgh. Small core. Good cart selection, particularly mobility carts.

LazFlamme

Defining traits: Superb HP growth, balanced stats with good wlk. Great cartridge selection, particularly for mobility; BS adds more mobility in the air and water.

Personal comment: Horrible at lv5 and lower, awesome at lv7 and up. Can be compared to Accel Saber and Shino Exroad, all three do the same thing and have the same playstyles within different weight classes.

Shadow Hunter

Defining traits: Similar in stats to Laz, with lower HP, cost, and several other stats. Gains Stealth System at level 1.

Personal comment: Parts are low-cost with good stats, but lower tgh. This makes them useful in builds where tgh doesn't matter much, such as on shielded bots or with stun regain builds.

M-land

Accel Saber

Defining traits: Small core, two HD slots, gets several mobility carts at level 1, great wlk

Personal comment: Great 5-and-under bot. Arms are very nice on other bots that prioritize damage over mobility. Comparable to Lazflamme and Shino.

L-land

Shino Exroad

Defining traits: Small core, universally above-average stats, good cart selection

Personal comment: Comparable to Lazflamme and Accel Saber. Horrid parts, switch out everything except the BS.

Red Squealer

Defining traits: Very good core str and wlk. Internal cart step moves at (faster than?) Shaden speed and gives the next melee attack a x1.5 damage multiplier.

Personal comment: Superb bot for melee. It has the stats, the parts, cart step, everything. Note that cart stepping a gigantic axe can break 180 on non-arts with a tuned Squealer.

Cosmo Kaiser

Defining traits: Similar stats to Shino. Has some interesting cartridges (Broad Radar at lv1) and internal handshot. Unlike Shino, actually has some not-useless parts. Obscene amounts of capacity and HP.

Personal comment: Honestly, Shino's probably better in 90% of situations. Cart selection, not-useless parts, and HP/capacity are worth noting though. And unlike Shino, he has an HD slot.

S-art

Lily Rain

Defining traits: Very high mobility; the Lily line of bots is only outclassed by Albatross when it comes to core fly on an art. Solid stats all-around. Core psyguns let you shoot while hiding behind the terrain, while psyslicers have great range, decent damage, and good tracking. Only drawback is horrid capacity.

Personal comment: GET FLOAT DASH, I CRY EVERY TIME I SEE A LILY THAT WALKS AROUND - OR WORSE, STANDS STILL.

M-art

Victory 1

Defining traits: Versatile bot. Low-cost with great HP growth. Internal weapon is the only source of blast bazookas to those poor or unlucky enough to not be able to get them from gara 1. Has long range bit as its default bit. Versatile cart selection.

Personal comment: Try whatever you want with this, it's hard to build him in a way that doesn't work.

Maril March Trill

Promo code bot

Defining traits: Stats similar in distribution to Hoverion, except higher and with less capacity. Very powerful and mobile, especially for an art. Core sound balls have excellent homing.

Personal comment: No slots on her parts, make a point of swapping them out when you're ready to tune.

Hoverion:

Defining traits: Great wlk for an art, carts encourage mobile bursting (boost run + moving burst). Small BD. Unremarkable internal grenade.

Personal comment: Make a point of switching his LG to something better, like Ace Braver LG.

L-art

Destructor

Defining traits: Awesome stats, awesome capacity, awesome internal, awesome everything.

Personal comment: Awesome.

Destructor CN

Defining traits: Less awesome stats and capacity than his sibling. Internal bazooka has ungodly amounts of range and speed that will make anything in your line of sight cry.

Personal comment: Only reason to use CN over Destructor is the internal. And for many people, that's reason enough.

S-air

Beezle

Defining traits: Very low cost, massive HP growth, decent cartridges. Smallest hitbox among airs.

Personal comment: I know I said I wasn't going to include the lowest-cost bots, but Beezle is an exception. Unlike Cannonballer and Froglander, her capacity carts give her some absurd endurance at higher levels and give her room to tune to 40 fly, while still keeping her cost hundreds lower than other bots with her HP and mobility. When not using as a low cost harasser, recommended to get to lv9-10.

Sword Wing

Defining traits: Very high core fly, particularly for his cost. BS and LG are decent. Lacks Beezle's amazing HP growth and costs more, however.

Personal comment: Cookie-cutter S-air. This bot does exactly what you need to, while keeping its cost low and being lower maintenance than a (leveled) Beezle. Highly recommended unless you're specifically looking for something like a Seraph. Recommended for the level range of 5-8.

Dikaros

Defining traits: Abnormally good wlk for an air, making it easier to tune to 40 fly without worrying about zeroing out wlk. Small BD, great parts.

Personal comment: Arms are great on wlk-based bots, HD is great on fly-based bots, LG is great for any air that you need to make tiny.

Helingal

Defining traits: Locked parts, above-average stats. Pulse missiles are highly accurate against grounded targets.

Tesladonna

Defining traits: lv1 Broad Radar, lots of capacity, Moving Burst

Seraph Crimrose

Defining traits: Highest stats out of UC airs. Seraph Tackle has invincibility until she begins flying back in the loop. Seraph Wings give 25-31 seconds of ~45-fly flight (depending on amount of internal carts) and provide anti-homing, rendering most missile weapons useless.

Personal comment: Highly recommended.

Bloom Mariah/Astro Mariah

Beta promo bots

Defining traits: Great parts, awesome capacity carts with tremendous HP and capacity growth. Has superb cart selection; namely, Sniper Sight, Broad Radar, and Stealth System.

Personal comment: Is essentially an upgraded Crimrose.

M-air

Mecha Jetter Gold

Promo code bot

Defining traits: BEING GOLD

Personal comment: Mecha Jetter is the best M-air in the shop, UC and Rt considered. And the gold variant is free. Make a point of changing all the parts, gold's parts are all 0-slot.

Mach Knight One/Izuna Kamui Nagi

Listing solely for the sake of having one of the three shop M-airs in the list. Still analyzing and comparing.

L-air

Big Mountaiz

Defining traits: Tremendous HP and capacity. Interesting cart selection, notably lv1 sniper sight. Has rifle bit as its default bit, meaning it's the only air with a bit that can deal blast damage.

Personal comment: Requires tuning before being useful.

S-sup

Tarantulic

Defining traits: Internal beamweb that causes lengthy slow; tiny hitbox; ridiculously low cost.

Personal comment: Annoying as fuck, only use this if you hate people.

Elme.S

Defining traits: Very tiny hitbox, balanced str/tec, assorted mobility carts, very low cost.

Personal comment: Aggravating for an opponent to hit, and barely costs anything when she is eventually killed, making her a great disposable healer.

A.Maid

Defining traits: Very tiny hitbox, above-average tec, assorted wonderbit-related carts, very low cost.

Personal comment: Aside from a few acute differences in HP and capacity, the main difference between her and Elme is the cart selection.

M-sup

Scorpton

Defining traits: Internal elecgun with a very high stun rate.

Personal comment: Scorpton's the only UC support in the shop with any defining characteristics (and a useful one at that), which sets him apart from the rest.

Sections to come?

Default parts, and why they're ruining a perfectly good bot.

Tuning, and why you shouldn't shy away from it.

There are more non-Rt weapons than the ones in the shop, you know.

omg

you forgot my waifu Uinberu, she 's the best jammer

this is unforgiveable
and for M sup bot you forgot to put the bot 's name "scoption"

SkyPanic wrote:

omg

you forgot my waifu Uinberu, she 's the best jammer

this is unforgiveable

>60 Rt when not on sale
>UC guide

SkyPanic wrote:

and for M sup bot you for got to put the bot 's name "scoption"

haha whoops, thanks for point that out.

Suguri wrote:

SkyPanic wrote:

omg

you forgot my waifu Uinberu, she 's the best jammer

this is unforgiveable

>60 Rt when not on sale
>UC guide

SkyPanic wrote:

and for M sup bot you for got to put the bot 's name "scoption"

haha whoops, thanks for point that out.

rank gift
you forgot about it

is it similar to code gift ?

You are the man!!
Btw i love sway laz, only 23walk atm, but very very useful!
Edit: skypanic he said hes not incliding winberrl and jikun long because of locked parts

As a SUP bot addict and UC player...

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Personal comment: Scorpton's the only UC support in the shop with any defining characteristics (and a useful one at that), which sets him apart from the rest.

Moreover, he's the only M-SUP hopper available in UC.

Other UC SUPS with hopz:
-Elme
-Tarantulic

In addition...

mitchi wrote:

It has Stealth and Sniper sight, too.

Highest SUP M sized HP gain from raise cost capa = 19 HP / raise.
(Even higher HP than Bugsy)

Cyberoid not decent?
He must be strong. XD

Cyberoid
- Most versatile SUP bot available for UC because of its balanced stats and amazing cart selection. The only cart missing would be Short Boost, imo. Cybie is the only UC bot that has Sniper Sight, Broad Radar, and Stealth System! He gets Broad Radar below level 5. Players can also tune Cybie for either WLK or FLY, since Cybie has both Boost Run and Float Dash.
- Has the HIGHEST FREE CAPA amongst SUPs with a whopping maximum of 650 capa available for customization/tuning.
- Has the BEST HD for POLY EDIT.

ONLY UC L-sup:
Pulsardio
People say mobility is key to this game, but don't underestimate Pulsardio's size~
- The only L-SUP available for UC, making him a the only SUP choice if you want to equip LL-sized weapons like Large Bazooka.
- Has the longest range jamming-AoE-homing weapon which causes Disorder status. (400 max)

OOPS. My mistake.

mitchi.exe wrote:

ONLY UC L-sup:
Pulsardio
People say mobility is key to this game, but don't underestimate Pulsardio's size~
- The only L-SUP available for UC, making him a the only SUP choice if you want to equip LL-sized weapons like Large Bazooka.
- Has the longest range jamming-AoE-homing weapon which causes Disorder status. (400 max)

Pulsardio is an RT bot. If he was UC, you'd see him more often...

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Also....nice guide o3o

Why not put Katana Max in the M-LND section? All you need for him is a few Capa.Carts to use Kamui staff+Shield to wreck havoc thanks to his high STR and WLK.

mitchi.exe wrote:

As a SUP bot addict and UC player...

Quote :

Personal comment: Scorpton's the only UC support in the shop with any defining characteristics (and a useful one at that), which sets him apart from the rest.

Moreover, he's the only M-SUP hopper available in UC.

Other UC SUPS with hopz:
-Elme
-Tarantulic

In addition...

mitchi wrote:

It has Stealth and Sniper sight, too.

Highest SUP M sized HP gain from raise cost capa = 19 HP / raise.
(Even higher HP than Bugsy)

Cyberoid not decent?
He must be strong. XD

Cyberoid
- Most versatile SUP bot available for UC because of its balanced stats and amazing cart selection. The only cart missing would be Short Boost, imo. Cybie is the only UC bot that has Sniper Sight, Broad Radar, and Stealth System! He gets Broad Radar below level 5. Players can also tune Cybie for either WLK or FLY, since Cybie has both Boost Run and Float Dash.
- Has the HIGHEST FREE CAPA amongst SUPs with a whopping maximum of 650 capa available for customization/tuning.
- Has the BEST HD for POLY EDIT.

ONLY UC L-sup:
Pulsardio
People say mobility is key to this game, but don't underestimate Pulsardio's size~
- The only L-SUP available for UC, making him a the only SUP choice if you want to equip LL-sized weapons like Large Bazooka.
- Has the longest range jamming-AoE-homing weapon which causes Disorder status. (400 max)

yeah suguri should put cyberoid and paraboroid in
cheap cost, broad radar at lv 1

paraboroid is a frog lander or beezel A SUP type, look at hp and cartridge gain

Oh yeah... Damn you Pulsardio. XD
Thank ziix.

You yourself had a tengu guide back then, but to summarize:

Great customizability, cheapest L-air core that has TEC only second to helingal(locked parts) and big mantis.
Able to wield omega blasters and stardust cannons.
Fly high can bring you to max altitude quick to escape an oncoming LND rusher, you'll probably be using him for a stationary stardust ART since his mobility is a joke.
Great value for cost, your death will likely mean nothing to the BP bar (mine's sitting at 20 tec and 17 fly when not using his dual omega blasters for frac and 630 cost).

Every UC bot can be decent. The ones that are cheap usually rely on killing one enemy(because they're usually low cost, like Beezle, Hopping Frog Lander, etc).

That said, here's a couple(mostly AIRs) that I like:

Normal Crimrose: Yes, you missed her, and she's pretty good even before you promote. Her stats are terrible when first bought but she can be made useable with some part changing.
My Crimrose(these are changed parts) has Mane Crest, Intelli Blue, two Proto Boost-tuned Wing Plus AMJs with Skullroid and Daruma Star AMs and Izuna Kamui LG2, with stats STR/WLK 4, TEC 15, FLY 22 and TGH 10, which is fairly workable imo.
Cartridge wise, she's nothing special. She does get Sniper Sight at level 6, which is a nice perk for those wanting to use sneak attacks. Stealth System at level 9 is just good for making yourself invisible until you upgrade.

Izuna Kamui Nagi: This is where AIRbots get their free Tail Wisps from. Nagi is a strong and tough AIR who can stand some punishment. Her base TGH IIRC clocks in at 10, not bad for an AIR. While she has her BS-embedded Tail Wisps, her BD has an ability called Vanishing Jump, which quickly(or not so quickly, depending on your viewpoint) teleports your Nagi to high altitude. You have to use this thing sparingly as Vanishing Jump has limited ammo and can't be replenished. However, it's nice for getting in the air quickly to escape an incoming attack or getting height to spam Tail Wisps.
Nagi is taller than Crimrose, so she has a slightly higher hitbox. However, comparing Crim and Nagi's base TGH, Nagi can usually stand more punishment without being stunned, which is a nice perk.


I also like Laz, mainly because she's 1) hot, 2) she has a thin hitbox and 3) she is crazy good in the right hands. I have a level 5 Laz @ 19 WLK that's brought me to victory quite a few times, although she has no mobility carts as of yet. Her HP gain is excellent and she has fairly good cost.
I find that Laz's BS isn't really good for damage-dealing, but it's good for knockback and getting some distance between you and the enemy.

Regarding Paraboroid/Cyberoid: I considered adding them, but removed them seconds before clicking "post".

...though, I probably shouldn't have. Paraboroid is a nice low-cost negatron sniper, and Cyberoid has nice stats and carts all-around. And both have lv1 Broad Radar ;o I'll re-add them.

knyx wrote:

You yourself had a tengu guide back then, but to summarize:

Great customizability, cheapest L-air core that has TEC only second to helingal(locked parts) and big mantis.
Able to wield omega blasters and stardust cannons.
Fly high can bring you to max altitude quick to escape an oncoming LND rusher, you'll probably be using him for a stationary stardust ART since his mobility is a joke.
Great value for cost, your death will likely mean nothing to the BP bar (mine's sitting at 20 tec and 17 fly when not using his dual omega blasters for frac and 630 cost).

Considered it, but there are other problems with Tengu (i.e. tgh, cost, capacity) that hold him back from being in the upper tier of airs. Though, actually, his mobility really isn't that bad. I threw a bunch of spare +fly parts I had laying around on my lv5 tengu and found myself looking at an instant 36 fly. You can also use them as stardust hoppers, which I'd imagine is both humorous and effective anti-lnd.

He has possibilities and potential, but a tuned Big Mountaiz will easily outperform a tuned Tengu.

FireKiller87 wrote:

Normal Crimrose: Yes, you missed her, and she's pretty good even before you promote. Her stats are terrible when first bought but she can be made useable with some part changing.
My Crimrose(these are changed parts) has Mane Crest, Intelli Blue, two Proto Boost-tuned Wing Plus AMJs with Skullroid and Daruma Star AMs and Izuna Kamui LG2, with stats STR/WLK 4, TEC 15, FLY 22 and TGH 10, which is fairly workable imo.
Cartridge wise, she's nothing special. She does get Sniper Sight at level 6, which is a nice perk for those wanting to use sneak attacks. Stealth System at level 9 is just good for making yourself invisible until you upgrade.

Crim was also a bot that I had on the list, but I removed her in favor for the Mariahs (which in retrospect wasn't the best idea, considering nobody can actually make an effort to get the Mariahs anymore). The main problem I have with Crim is her limited customization; even though she has the highest capacity out of all shop airs minus Big Mountaiz and Aquila, her only changeable parts are two arms and her legs. 40 fly is possible on a UC Crim, but it's very, very difficult, whereas it's an easy feat on a Sword Wing, Dikaros, or even Beezle.

FireKiller87 wrote:

Izuna Kamui Nagi: This is where AIRbots get their free Tail Wisps from. Nagi is a strong and tough AIR who can stand some punishment. Her base TGH IIRC clocks in at 10, not bad for an AIR. While she has her BS-embedded Tail Wisps, her BD has an ability called Vanishing Jump, which quickly(or not so quickly, depending on your viewpoint) teleports your Nagi to high altitude. You have to use this thing sparingly as Vanishing Jump has limited ammo and can't be replenished. However, it's nice for getting in the air quickly to escape an incoming attack or getting height to spam Tail Wisps.
Nagi is taller than Crimrose, so she has a slightly higher hitbox. However, comparing Crim and Nagi's base TGH, Nagi can usually stand more punishment without being stunned, which is a nice perk.

Regarding Vanishing Jump, it's so slow it's not even worth mentioning. With both internal carts, it still only gets you to max altitude at the same speed as Quick Jump, and unlike the other Stovl boosters (Brickgale BS and Tengu BS), using it in midair only teleports you a set distance downward, not all the way to the ground every time. I personally find the LG2 to be oversized and a waste of capacity for what it does, but as you said it can fit on other airs; it's not a defining characteristic of Nagi herself. After comparing her with Mach Knight One, though, I think I'll be adding both.

Thanks for all the feedback, by the way. I'll start one of the next sections either tonight or tomorrow, whenever I have time.

No Jikun Hu?
The shop varriant has unlocked LGs
used right and u can use his core to frag AIRs

RoboFranky wrote:

No Jikun Hu?
The shop varriant has unlocked LGs
used right and u can use his core to frag AIRs

I always forget Jikun Hu exists.

Maybe it's because I can't see them when they lag out of the map.

RoboFranky wrote:

No Jikun Hu?
The shop varriant has unlocked LGs
used right and u can use his core to frag AIRs

You mean even the UC one?

Mr Universe here I come.

Great Guide!!

Bookmarking it so it can serve as reference.

And lol. I junked my 3-slot Shadow Hunter... I didn't think it would be good. It's time to go QQ now.

AngelWings wrote:

And lol. I junked my 3-slot Shadow Hunter... I didn't think it would be good. It's time to go QQ now.

I don't see why this is a problem, you still have the parts.

I'd personally rather use Pawnger or Lazflamme (Pawnger on my alt, three Lazflammes on my main, two Lazflammes in JP), but Shadow Hunter's high wlk and lv1 stealth system are definitely worth mentioning.

Froggie?

Suguri wrote:

xzpwnz wrote:

Froggie?

Suguri wrote:

Note that I'm not going to include the ~100-cost lowbie bots in this list. It should be obvious that you can place at least decently well with the shittiest bot, so long as its cost is nearly double-digit.

meaning there won't be any manly cannonballers mentioned here ;_;

Suguri wrote:

AngelWings wrote:

And lol. I junked my 3-slot Shadow Hunter... I didn't think it would be good. It's time to go QQ now.

I don't see why this is a problem, you still have the parts.

I'd personally rather use Pawnger or Lazflamme (Pawnger on my alt, three Lazflammes on my main, two Lazflammes in JP), but Shadow Hunter's high wlk and lv1 stealth system are definitely worth mentioning.

Oh, I meant that I junked and sold the parts for tune-up materials =P

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QQs More

What about alice now.

Darkmare wrote:

What about alice now.

I'd say technically Nicole Malice is an RT bot, despite the fact that she's a gold prize in UC Gara 1, because that thing is so rigged.
And in any case the UC Nicole Malice is full locked with no tuning slots whatsoever.

FireKiller87 wrote:

And in any case the UC Nicole Malice is full locked with no tuning slots whatsoever.

This is pretty much why I didn't list Koko Gaap. A slotted chibi is actually quite nice, because you can tune them to ~30 wlk/fly without putting in too much effort. Slotless Koko has horrid stats, though, and always will. Same deal with UC Malice.

WHERE MY WAIFU IZAUNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!