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The main point of the thread is indeed not just nerfing Ascended Seiryuu, but bringing other youkai up to speed too. For people concerned about tweaking existing youkai to have better stats making summoner too strong, here's the thing. Summoner is ALWAYS going to be really stupid in 1v1s because that's just how this game works. Youkai would have to be literally 100 hp across the board for them to ever be tame in 1v1s--basically, summoner would have to be deep in the trash tier.

Rather than trying to balance Summoner for 1v1s, it should be balanced for team fights. If you look at it that way, it's clear to see that many youkai need some love. They shouldn't all be Seiryuu-level durable, but some of them being able to tank 2-3 hits via better defenses or more optimized stats for triggering evasion at a decent chance would go a long way in adding to more youkai diversity. Many youkai are taken just for passives, or niche install scenarios to counter specific elements. Those youkai aren't there to be summoned because they're a liability in most fights. They'd just get one shot or they don't do enough on their own, so you wasted momentum summoning them.

Things like Seiryuu and Drowned Woman, and somewhat Chun as others have mentioned are what you constantly see summoned--maybe the auto summon Izabe since you can position it to safety before anything breaks out. However, you'll never see someone summon a Phase Python or Carbuncle, etc.

That's the end goal. Maybe whenever you fight a summoner the only youkai you ever see on the map won't be Seiryuu if other youkai have better stat spreads.