User blog comment:Saniworm/Tips on Bulldozing through the Village of Treasures/@comment-26501688-20151103051148

Thanks for spending the time and effort to type this up! I never really gave troop types and sakura fubuki a thought, because I thought it was pure RNG, but I'll definitely work harder on getting high Sakura fubuki now, even if it means sending them out to map 1. And I'll equip my boys with troops that have better leadership.

I agree sakura fubuki really is helpful. I took the effort to send all my swords to map 1 until they got Sakura status. I had Tarou and Ishikirimaru each survive a strike from the 3rd enemy and that might be attributed to their sakura status. Both of them would have gone out like a light otherwise even when just facing the 2nd enemy.

Just one thing:

''' G. Swords at >80%/>90% sakura fubuki can survive 2 red enemy attacks. '''

I don't think this is necessarily true because my Iwatooshi is forever at 100% sakura due to stealing the MVP all the time, but he has never survived a hit from a 2nd enemy  unless it's a naginata. Maybe if combined with other factors like troop types and sword's own leadership, it would contribute something.

Good luck with your Monoyoshi hunt! I'm sure you'll get him with smart strategising like this.