Li'l Nyandam

Special

Description

Li'l Nyandam is a subpar Super Backliner with a 30% chance to Slow Traited enemies for 4s. In Evolved Form at level 30 Li'l Nyandam has 1100 DPS from an impressive range of 551, mediocre survivability with 2 KBs and 20k HP with a 168s cooldown and a 15s attack cycle, all at a cost of 4350. In True Form, Schoolbus Nyandam has 2.1k DPS, 27k HP, and an improved 11s attack cycle, while also increasing the chance to slow to 50%.

Li'l Nyandam’s defining quality is his range. This range allows him to shine in SoL, where as the only 4 Crown Super Backliner available, he is able to chip away at enemies you might otherwise struggle with such as Professor A, Master A, and Dark Emperor Nyandam. Despite being inconsistent, Li'l Nyandam’s Slow ability can also be very helpful when it does proc, which can help alleviate pressure off your other units. This slow proc is particularly nice in stages such as Li'l Mohawk and Li'l Eraser.

Despite his fantastic range, Li'l Nyandam has pathetic DPS to back it up. While his slow vs all traits may seem appealing at first, it is unreliable and has a pathetic uptime of 27% to 32% due to his abysmal attack cycle. His stats are completely unusable outside of 4*, and even there Li'l Nyandam is often outclassed by A. Mina. When compared to A. Mina, Li'l Nyandam has far worse survivability, DPS, and Cooldown. Li'l Nyandam's 2 KBs with 27k HP lead to him dying in 1-2 hits in later parts of the game, and this is further accentuated by his lack of immunities. His low HP combined with this leads him to being very susceptible to waves and LD attackers. While A. Mina's 435 range doesn't outrange the same threats Li'l Nyandam does, her LD bypasses this as well, rendering his only strength near irrelevant as well.

Ultimately, though Li'l Nyandam seems to be an okay Super Backliner at first, his horrible stats let him down in every category besides range. He may get some opportunities to shine in 4* SoL due to this, but these chances are very rare. While his True Form does offer significant improvement, it comes at the cost of an Elder Catfruit and more, leading to an expensive true form with nearly no usage. Schoolbus Nyandam is almost always outclassed by A. Mina, and is almost not recommended for usage at all.

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True Form Costs

×1000000 ×5 ×5 ×5 ×5 ×1
See Elder Fruit/Epic Seed Priority List

Hypermax Priority

See full hypermax priority information at Hypermax Priority.
Special catseye
Li'l Nyandam is a Low Priority for spending Special Catseyes.

Combos

Lolly Fanciers - Slow Effect UP (Sm)
015 172

Yesterday's Enemy - Cannon Start Level UP (M)
130 172 268

Bad Guys - Research Power UP (L)
519 172 319

XP Cost Curve

Li'l Nyandam uses the Regular Uber Rare/Legend Rare/Legends Cat Curve

Level XP Level XP Level XP Level XP Level XP
1 0 11 15,600 XP 21 23,400 XP 31 27,300 XP 41 31,200 XP
2 9,800 XP 12 19,600 XP 22 29,400 XP 32 34,300 XP 42 39,200 XP
3 14,800 XP 13 29,600 XP 23 44,400 XP 33 51,800 XP 43 59,200 XP
4 21,800 XP 14 43,600 XP 24 65,400 XP 34 76,300 XP 44 87,200 XP
5 42,500 XP 15 85,000 XP 25 127,500 XP 35 148,750 XP 45 170,000 XP
6 64,300 XP 16 128,600 XP 26 192,900 XP 36 225,050 XP 46 257,200 XP
7 93,200 XP 17 186,400 XP 27 279,600 XP 37 326,200 XP 47 372,800 XP
8 118,000 XP 18 236,000 XP 28 354,000 XP 38 413,000 XP 48 472,000 XP
9 197,400 XP 19 394,800 XP 29 592,200 XP 39 690,900 XP 49 789,600 XP
10 513,500 XP 20 1,027,000 XP 30 1,540,500 XP 40 1,797,250 XP 50 2,054,000 XP
1 - 10 1,075,300 XP 11 - 20 2,166,200 XP 21 - 30 3,249,300 XP 31 - 40 3,790,850 XP 41 - 50 4,332,400 XP
1 - 10 1,075,300 XP 1 - 20 3,241,500 XP 1 - 30 6,490,800 XP 1 - 40 10,281,650 XP 1 - 50 14,614,050 XP