Tiger Defenser
Weight: 3.6g
Small Attack Ring with decent weight and good weight distribution (compact but with an edge-focus)
Highly competitive, and generally considered one of the best-designed parts of the generation, being a template for many later Attack Rings which generally fail to live up to the high standard it sets.
Draws heavy comparisons with War Lion and this is a case of personal preference, but being a one-piece AR generally makes it harder for opponents to get under Tiger Defenser. Tiger Defenser has lower recoil in Right Spin but somewhat more in Left Spin.
Shape makes it highly effective for any non-offense combination, while it is still one of the most offensively-capable Compact Attack Rings in Right Spin, it is decidedly a Defense/Stamina AR - but it is top tier for every Stamina and Defense archetype in that game in either spin direction.
Does have breakage issues due to the angle of the joint connecting the head's rear spike to the head itself making that connection fragile.
Right Spin:
Slight slopes which work well with the weight distribution and decently angled contact points which have a small amount of attack power and most importantly, very, very low recoil.
While it has no significant offensive prowess, it is still one of the most offensively-capable top-tier Compact Attack Rings due to its exceptionally low rotational recoil allowing it to attack without losing significant rotational energy.
Very low recoil and good weight distribution while not protruding past Wide Defense or Wide Survivor make it the premier choice for Spin-Stealers in Right Spin, as the more defensive Roller Defense Ring has a worse weight distribution and the survival favourite Wing Cross has more recoil if hit (though may be better overall depending on the tip). War Lion does benefit somewhat from compatibility with Dragon Breaker Sub AR, but generally Tiger Defenser does an incredible job.
For pure defensive ability, the more compact and defensive Roller Defense Ring is a preferable choice, but the "defense-only" nature and worse weight distribution makes Tiger Defenser a more versatile choice outside of Circle Survivor Defense.
For Weight Based Defense, while Tiger Defenser is a premier choice larger Attack Rings such as Smash Turtle often offer more versatile performance.
For compacts, the primary competition is War Lion. This is a matter of personal preference, but Tiger Defenser is marginally less fragile and more offensively capable with its slopes while its shape actually makes it similarly effective defensively due to contact points being less exposed.
Overall though, Right Spin Tiger Defenser is the benchmark for Survival and Defense.
Left Spin:
Left Spin has more recoil than Right Spin (with no slopes to boot), though still not a huge amount and Tiger Defenser still has its weight distribution and size to lean on here.
In addition, as it doesn't have its slight offensive ability in this direction, part choice for this direction (which is primarily Spin Stealing) comes down to the lowest recoil, and alternatives such as Twin Horn and even Scissor Attacker outperform it defensively in Left Spin.
War Lion also poses strong competition here, especially with access to Dragon Breaker Sub AR, but even with its own SAR it has somewhat lower recoil.
Nonetheless, Tiger Defenser still possesses one of the best Weight Distributions at its size, while having lower recoil than Gyro Defense, making it an excellent choice for Defense, Survival and even Compacts in this direction.
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