Sagan Shinomiya (Over Limit)

Sagan Shinomiya (Over Limit)

Slash
Fire
Attacker
Spear

Review

Sagan Shinomiya (Over Limit)
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Sagan Shinomiya (Over Limit) is widely regarded as one of the strongest 5★ characters currently available in Kaiju No. 8 The Game. While she is capable of dealing respectable damage on her own, her true value comes from how dramatically she accelerates an entire team’s performance. Rather than being a traditional support, Sagan is best described as a hybrid DPS and Ultimate battery, enabling her allies to unleash their strongest attacks far more frequently than usual.

Her defining mechanic revolves around Ultimate Gauge generation. Every time she enters her empowered state and performs enhanced attacks, she continuously provides Ultimate Charge to the whole party while stacking permanent Ultimate Damage bonuses. This creates an incredible snowball effect during longer encounters, allowing powerful teammates to cycle their Ultimates much faster than normal. Teams built around Ultimate-centric damage dealers benefit enormously from her presence.

Sagan is also surprisingly durable thanks to her HP scaling, making offensive Attack stats largely unnecessary. Prioritizing HP, Speed, and Ultimate Charge maximizes both her personal performance and her supportive capabilities. Her exclusive weapon is highly recommended, as it significantly improves her Critical Rate and Ultimate damage, making it difficult for alternative weapons to compete.

Despite her incredible strengths, she does require thoughtful team building. Because several of her abilities consume her own HP, pairing her with a reliable healer greatly improves consistency during difficult content. Likewise, maximizing her passive skill should be the highest priority, as it unlocks the majority of her team-wide utility.

Overall, Sagan Shinomiya (Over Limit) is a premium investment that fits into nearly every composition. Whether you’re pushing endgame content or optimizing boss clears, she provides an unmatched combination of utility, damage amplification, and Ultimate acceleration that few characters can rival.

+ Pros

  • One of the best support-DPS hybrids in the game.
  • Accelerates Ultimate Gauge generation.
  • Provides permanent Ultimate Damage buffs.
  • Excellent HP scaling and survivability.
  • Fits into almost every team composition.
  • Strong personal damage despite support-focused kit.

− Cons

  • Exclusive weapon is highly recommended.
  • Consumes her own HP during combat.
  • Requires proper Speed and HP investment.
  • Doesn't benefit much from Attack-based equipment.

Best Weapons

Lc-Anorollal
#1
Lc-Anorollal
Spear
Lc-Rhinoceros 01
#2
Lc-Rhinoceros 01
Spear
Lc-0039
#3
Lc-0039
Spear

Best Uniparts

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Wyvern-Type Unipart β
HP and Ultimate DMG Bonus

Ascension

A1 KEY

Rekindled Will

  • After activating Combat Skill, applies CRIT Rate +20% (2 turns) to this unit.
  • DMG dealt from Enhanced Normal Attack and Ultimate +30%."
A2 KEY

Choice to Entrust

  • While in Ardor state, all allies' DEF PEN Rate +24%.
A3

Recalled Ideals

  • Normal Attack, Passive Skill Lv. +2.
  • Normal Attack, Passive Skill max Lv. +2.
A4

Blight Incineration

  • After activating Ultimate, removes all of this unit's and battle buddy's debuffs and status ailments.
A5

Victory for All

  • Combat Skill, Ultimate, Follow-Up Skill Lv. +2.
  • Combat Skill, Ultimate, Follow-Up Skill max Lv. +2.
A6 KEY

Burning Vow of Protection

  • While in Blaze state, this unit's CRIT DMG from Enhanced Normal Attack and Ultimate +150%.

Featured Teams

These are some recommended lineups. You can see a complete list for this character and more in the full Teams Guide page.

Active Skills

Normal Attack: Resolute Thrust

Slash

Deals Slash DMG equal to 55% of this unit's ATK to a single Kaiju.

Enhanced Skill: Blazing Thrust:

  • Deals Slash and Fire DMG equal to 15% of this unit's Max HP to a single Kaiju.
  • Deals Slash and Fire DMG equal to 8% of this unit's Max HP to adjacent Kaiju.
Charge: 60
Range: Single Target Attack

Combat Skill: Overheated Lance

Slash Fire

Before attacking, consumes 30% of this unit's Max HP and applies Blaze (2 turn(s)) to this unit.

Blaze:

  • This unit's DMG dealt +20.3%.
  • Normal Attack changes into Enhanced Normal Attack.
  • If remaining HP is insufficient, this unit's HP becomes 1.

Deals Slash and Fire DMG equal to 63% of this unit's Max HP to a single Kaiju and the adjacent Kaiju.

Charge: 90
Range: Blast Attack

Ultimate: All-in Throw

Slash Fire

Before attacking:

  • Applies Ardor (3 turn(s)) to this unit.
  • Applies CRIT DMG +11% (3 turn(s)) to all allies.

Deals Slash and Fire DMG equal to 46% of Max HP to all Kaiju.

Ardor:

  • After an ally activates Ultimate, applies DMG dealt +4.2% (3 turn(s)) to the activator.
  • Max 3 stack(s).
Range: AoE Attack

Follow-Up Skill: Flame-Clad Pierce

Slash Fire

Deals Slash and Fire DMG equal to 77% of this unit's Max HP to a single Kaiju.

Charge: 60
Range: Single Target Attack

Passive Skill

Encroaching Resolve

Each time this unit loses a total of 400 HP:

  • Applies Ultimate DMG Multiplier +3.3% to this unit. Max 5 stack(s).
  • Applies Enhanced Normal Attack DMG Multiplier +1.2% to this unit. Max 5 stack(s).
  • Applies Ultimate DMG dealt +3.3% to all allies. Max 5 stack(s).

After activating Enhanced Normal Attack, all allies' Ultimate Gauge +27.

Passive Skills

Long-Standing Vendetta

Lv. 40

At the start of battle, applies Ardor (3 turn(s)) that is the same as Ultimate's to this unit.

Assimilated Power

Lv. 60

This unit's Max HP +24%.

Alternate Form

Lv. 80

If this unit's Max HP is 2000 or more, for every 200 HP over 2000, this unit's CRIT Rate +3%. Max +36%.