As always, this is /u/Dr-Pentagrammar 's gig, but he asked me to step in for one more article. I ended up erasing what I did because I wanted to talk about this instead so I apologize for being late.

So, for my last episode as substitute teacher-Rot, I wanted to go over a card that for a long time was considered "overrated", and now I think has sunk to be firmly "underrated". Instead of talking about a card and how good it is, I thought it would be fun this time to talk about a card that could, in theory, rise way above its perceptions. Originally the meta didn't favor this card due to the dependence on ki links to super consistently, but the shift to the literal ocean of Gogeta's in JPN has made this no longer the case. I'm talking about, of course (you read the title after all, probably goes without saying)

Super Saiyan God SS Goku - A God Evolved

Pros:

• A top 10 Attack stat in the entire game currently. Only 3 non-UR units beat his attack, all of the rest are Dokkan URs.

• One of the best " % during Super Attack" passives at 80%. It beats out both Super Saiyan God Goku passives in raw power.

• Hugely favorable metagame with double Gogeta lead being the accepted standard, the prevalence of Super Saiyan, and the high-tier status of cards carrying Warrior Gods and Super God Combat links.

• Catastrophic Super Multiplier

• All of his ATK links give a sizable amount of attack

• Kamehameha link access (although this link has become increasingly less prevalent lately)

• Great 100% Ki Threshold at only 3 ki

Cons:

• Disappointing 12 ki multiplier at 125%

• No Ki Links

• Requires very specific partners to reach full potential

• Might as well not even have a Leader Skill at all

Summary:

So, obviously SSGSS Goku has some flaws as a unit. However, I think the current state of the game lends itself to him becoming a powerful contributor. Linking with cards like Gogeta, Super Saiyan God Goku, Golden Freeza, Super Saiyan God SS Vegeta, Super Saiyan 3 Goku is far from bad, and opens up some exciting combo possibilities. For instance, on a double Gogeta build and sitting next to Super Saiyan God SS Vegeta on one side and a Kamehameha linker on the other side, Super Saiyan God SS Goku ends up getting 10,400 raw attack, and an additional 10% for Super Saiyan, 15% more for Super God Combat. Is he all that and a bag of Dragon Balls? No probably not, but I firmly believe he can be a valuable contributor that can output some major damage in the right team. Hopefully, if nothing else, he's inspired you to look beyond the "Does he have STB/RFW/SS!?" team building strategy and how to properly maximize some lesser used links!