Talk:Village of Treasures/@comment-36.76.20.190-20151101170217

Please read this ONLY if you're in possession of Iwatooshi and low on koban

Every 1k koban spent must really count, right? You want to get as many beads out of every ticket as you can. Every strategy our fellow saniwas have kindly share with us in this thread had its own merits and will help guide you through this event. I'm just adding some of my own advice which may be helpful to you or maybe not. (Long text ahead, pls be warned)

If you're low on koban but you already got Iwatooshi, PLS don't spend your koban yet but rather take the time to level him up. Get Iwatooshi on Lvl 90-ish if you can (and it's not that difficult, he's a naginata, he'll hog your mvps and put him as captain, that's 3xEXP for every sortie). Use free passes only while you level him up like your life depends on it.

Once you're done... Take your strongest team, put him as captain, then it's time for bead hunting.

Trust me, you will feel less pain with Lvl 90+ Iwatooshi as your captain. A whole lot less if you have 2-3 decent oodachis to bring along with him.

(Once I figure it out) I never take down Iwatooshi from captain position. Your captain sword usually lasts the longest against poison arrows and 2nd/3rd enemy cards. Unless you're unlucky, your captain sword generally will be the last to go. I once only have Iwa as the last surviving sword on map 4, ONLY HIM, yet I don't even think twice stepping on the boss node. He'll take care of it for you. And even if he misses a few, he's strong enough that no enemy on boss node can kill him in one blow. And then he'll finish the rest on his 2nd strike. Only him and an oodachi could do that, and that's 50 more beads to your total count compared to having a tachi as your captain and you have to turn tail if you're down to 2 or less swords right before boss node.

If you equip LVL 90+ Iwa with gold spearmen/heavy infantry, no 3rd naginata card can take him down. (So far, it has never killed my Iwa.)

Extra note: Because I never take down Iwa from captain, I make it a habit to always start at every beginning of 3 passes with a full team in sakura fubuki status so you'll never get an orange sword.

(In case you wonder, my total bead count: 16503, total koban spent: 12K)