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Meranoplus Castaneus

Meranoplus Castaneus verified in-game profile image
Verified in-game profile capture · player supplied · September 2026

Guardian • Support. Profile built from the supplied in-game screenshots, with verified game facts kept separate from TAUKS interpretation.

SeasonS3
ClassGuardian
RoleSupport
Evidence39 screenshots
REV200 PROFILE STANDARDDecision first · evidence second · historical lineup status stays visible

TAUKS DECISION BOX

What should I know before investing in Meranoplus Castaneus?

39-screen capture complete
Overall recommendationREADY as a historical Guardian PvP progression / alternative piece; TEST before major new investment against the player’s current developed Guardian lineup.
Investment priorityAccount-dependent · useful evidence exists, but current universal priority is not established.
Best documented useGuardian PvP support: team healing, damage mitigation, shield protection and area pressure.
Recommended player stageProgression or developed Guardian accounts evaluating a proven older-season support option.
Best documented positionMiddle · supported by the historical Bison → Meranoplus Castaneus → Giant Jaw PvP route.
Difficulty to buildNeeds More Data · exact shell/resource requirements are not established here.
Documented partnersBison (Front) and Giant Jaw (Back) in the preserved historical PvP formation.
Best alternative if not ownedNeeds More Data · compare against the player’s owned Guardian supports rather than substitute by season alone.
ConfidenceHigh for S3 / Guardian / Support identity and captured skills · medium for historical Middle-slot PvP placement · insufficient for current universal ranking.
WhyThe complete skill capture shows a coherent Guardian support kit: reliable area damage with a recoil tradeoff, a shield trigger after repeated incoming hits, strong Guardian stat scaling, two-squad healing and next-skill damage reduction. Historical lineup evidence supports Middle placement, but it does not prove that this older route beats a player’s current developed formation.

VERIFIED SKILL RECORD

Skills captured

1
Dominance IIICommand skill • soldier-cap progression captured through Lv.20.
2
Scarlet FuryComplete progression captured through Lv.20, including all-enemy damage and allied recoil damage.
3
Tertiary DefenseGuardian Defense progression captured through Lv.20, reaching +120%.
4
Tertiary AttackGuardian Attack progression captured through Lv.20, reaching +120%.
5
Bloody ShieldComplete progression captured through Lv.20, including the damage-count trigger, shield immunity and counterattack scaling.
6
Colony LeaderComplete progression captured through Lv.20 with Guardian combat-stat, damage, health and soldier-cap scaling.
7
Physical ImprovementGuardian Defense progression captured through Lv.20, reaching +100%.
8
Healing with LoveComplete progression captured through Lv.20, including two-squad healing and next-skill-damage reduction.

KEY VERIFIED MECHANIC

Scarlet Fury

At Lv.20, the supplied capture shows a 100% trigger and 110% (+ Special Ant Level ×1%) damage to all enemy squads. The same capture also shows allied squads receiving 20% of that damage.

The self-cost is part of the verified skill behavior and should be considered when evaluating formations.

KEY VERIFIED MECHANIC

Bloody Shield

After all Guardian squads receive damage 9 times, one random friendly squad gains a shield that makes it immune to the next damage instance. The counter resets after activation. At Lv.20, the captured counterattack damage reaches 450%.

Effective Range 5 is shown in the supplied capture.

VERIFIED STAT PACKAGE

Colony Leader at Lv.20

The supplied capture shows Guardian Attack & Defense +36%, Guardian Ant Damage +24%, Guardian Ant Health +18%, Dominance III Soldier Cap +170%, and Normal Attack Damage +75%.

Values are transcribed from the captured Lv.20 progression.

KEY VERIFIED MECHANIC

Healing with Love

At Lv.20, the skill retains an 80% activation chance, targets 2 random friendly squads, reaches a 180% healing ratio, and reduces the damage of the target's next skill by 25%.

The supplied progression shows the 8-Star unlock after Lv.10.

TAUKS ANALYSIS

Battle identity

The captured kit combines Guardian durability with team protection and healing. Scarlet Fury adds reliable area pressure but carries an allied recoil cost, while Bloody Shield and Healing with Love provide defensive recovery and damage mitigation.

TAUKS interpretation is intentionally separated from verified skill text.

RAINFOREST NOTE

Logistics relevance

The supplied skills are combat, defense and healing oriented. They do not establish explicit gathering-speed, march-speed, resource-load or gathering-yield bonuses, so Meranoplus Castaneus should not be treated as a Rainforest logistics specialist without separate evidence.

Role classification is based only on the captured evidence.

RELATED GUIDANCE

What to check next

Use Where should I use this ant? to compare class, purpose and position, then use Should I add stars? before committing duplicate shells or scarce resources. For an account-specific Guardian comparison, continue to Ask Dolly about Meranoplus Castaneus.

Historical lineup placement is useful evidence, but the final investment decision should still compare the player’s current roster, stars and development.

EVIDENCE & FRESHNESS

Record status

Capture sequence1–39 complete
Source typePlayer-supplied in-game screenshots
Profile statusReady for website use
Review dateSeptember 17, 2026
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