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IIRC, with damage cloak, I was able to SS OHK Fantums on host. Without not. I have to admit, my memory is dicey on the matter. But with a light shotty, I'm able to get 2 SS in just fine.

I can certainly SS (insta) OHK Gold Phantoms on host with Duration Cloak. Two per cycle, with ease, obviously. Dragoons die to DoT  (if not instantly decapitated by HM, which is more fun, especially if you get 2 for 1). Whether or not this is dependent on taking a Power Amp III I cannot be sure, however, but I think it works without, provided 6A is taken in Fitness, which goes slightly against popular thinking here. If you take 6b in Fitness it's the other way round regarding DoT deaths. I prefer taking the Phantoms out instantly. God knows they deserve it.

It looks like I posted a CM build while I always play her with PAMs, my bad. The actual build is this. Kalence gets SS good except the defense multipliers and of course it doesn't display DoT. On Gold it's easy, you need neither duration cloak nor PAMs to OSK goons instantly and phantoms with a second or two of DoT, with PAM even phantoms go instantly. Things get more complicated on Platinum where you need PAMs for a similar effect. All assuming you're using SEIII, SM 6B and you're on the 5A SM bonus (least relevant factor).

Only damage on impact. DoT is 0.4 of all damage on impact over 5 seconds.

I know I'm super late to this. 

I used to use Shadow with Piranha and the omni blade/accuracy mod. But now I use her with acolyte and never looked back. I sometimes will use a shuriken (for ultimate ninja points) or locust on platinum (especially if I think collectors are coming). But if a strong player like Distigious or Grunt is on my team, I'll only use the acolyte alone. For the build, I max out all stats except weapon damage. I use that for three ranks in electric slash. I like electric slash because she has no other crowd control options otherwise. I have duration, shield recharge on shadow strike, and armor damage for the sword.

The goal is to pick off the weaker enemies like phantoms, dragoons, rocket troopers, collector captains, etc. You either leave the bosses for last or let your team handle them. The acolyte shot (which can be charged while you cloak) removes shields so your melee or SS can finish the enemy. I like to fire my acolyte and then immediately melee a close range enemy or SS a longer ranged one. I also use fire rounds because ES can detonate them and will panic most enemies for easier time in taking them out. Ultimately, I SS/melee when its 1-2 enemies by themselves. If I see a crowd, I fire an acolyte and unload an ES. Other than praetorians, I am fine to melee bosses. Admittedly this is not an easy or optimal build. But I have trained years in the secret teachings of Ninjitsu, so this build is natural for me. The Shadow/Acolyte was one of my most satisfying/annoying solo golds against Cerberus. Lastly, I use juggernaut shields, fire rounds, power damage amplifier, and strength mods by the way.

I know its a long shot, but perhaps you may find this build fun yourself. 

Extremely off-topic: your opinion on the current state of SnK?

Outside of wall hacking the most useful setup of electric slash I've used is paired with the venom shotgun: charge venom, cloak, shoot venom, electric slash. It worked decently enough on gold, but I've never tried it on platinum. These days, I put 3 points into ES and only 5 points in the passive. My shadow girl will use ES a handful of times during a game to set off tech combos and stagger.

Its alright. I don't think its as exciting or "epic" as some of the fans act like it is. I think when its finally animated it might be better for me. I'm kind of curious about how they are going to end this and what's going to happen to Eren considering he seems to be finally going through with his plan. I am personally a bit annoyed with how they are treating Reiner (like some constantly abused spouse). But, I've been a bit annoyed with the series since what happened with Bertholdt and Reiner's against the Survey Corps a while back. Not only was it stupid in several places, but they are my favorite characters. Other than that, I'm only concerned about what happens to Jean since he's the only other character I truly care about that's still alive. Its still hilarious that 130+ chapters in and Mikasa still has no significant character growth.

Overall, I'm not well versed in anime and I don't watch much of it at all. But AoT is one of my favorite things in terms of anything. I like how it tells its story for the most part, but lately I've lost some interest in it. Do you have thoughts? 

I suppose that's what ultimately makes this series interesting. To some Eren is righteous and to others he's not. I understand why he feels he has no choice in the end. But genocide on a global scale cannot lead to lasting peace that he wants. It will be interesting to see what the author does from here on out with this character. I understand Eren is a fairly unique protagonist (or is it antagonist) in terms of manga and anime. You can tell me if these claims are true or not since I've little experience with either.

So Mikasa will still basically get little to no character development. It shocks me that she is as popular as she is when she is basically a borderline perfect character with her only flaw being her concern for Eren. I'll honestly be shocked if anything bad happens to Mikasa outside of having a broken heart over Eren's death. And yeah, I think the destruction of Marley is pretty inevitable based on the last chapter.

I guess that's the thing about Reiner. The joke's on him because he can't die even if he wants. Though I doubt this is a unique premise as I remember a character from Metal Gear Solid 2 who felt similarly to Reiner. I just think Reiner is one of the best written characters. I'm not entirely sure why Gabi is being pushed so hard by the author honestly. I guess he wants us to equate her as the Marley Eren perhaps? Like she's the main character of the Marley side so she has plot armor of her own.

I think Hange does has death flags going up around her. Especially the instance where she recalls Erwin and also all the people that have been lost up to that point. And glad to see another Jean fan. And thanks for telling me about the leaks, I'll be sure to check them out when I get a chance. 

That's 3.5 hr/day since the game came out!

Poor guy's Spectre Mastery is stuck on 1. Otherwise, I might be impressed by his CP