Average number of skill uses for Special ants

One of the few pieces of information that can be found in battle records is the number of times a skill has been used. We are happy or sad when we work or don’t work, but how often do Special ants use their skills on average? I looked it up.

How to count the number of times a skill is used

According to Fairley…

• Only “pre-combat skills” and “combat skills” are counted as the number of times a skill is used.
• For example, a skill that is always activated for 4 turns, such as “Warfare Leadership” is counted every turn.

So, first, I summarized the expected activation value of each skill.

Average number of skill uses for Special ants

No stars

Type	Name	Skill2	Skill5	Skill8	Total
N	Golden Armor	4.4	3.2	2.1	9.7
N	Jack Jumper	3.2	6.4	2.5	12.1
N	Golden Sugar	3.6	1.9	1.7	7.2
N	Slim Arched	3.2	2.8	2.4	8.4
N	Bullet Ant	4.0	2.5	2.4	8.9
N	Giant Tooth	3.2	2.0	2.4	7.6
N	Driver Ant	2.6	2.8	2.8	8.2
H	Golden Spiny	4.0	2.8	0.0	6.8
N	Brown Rogue	5.6	4.0	0.0	9.6
Ｇ	Guard General	1.9	2.4	2.1	6.4
Ｇ	Black Cancer	8.0	2.4	4.0	14.4
Ｇ	Rock Bandit	4.8	3.2	4.0	12.0
Ｇ	Mimicry Master	3.6	2.4	2.8	8.8
Ｇ	Dark Hercules	2.1	0.0	0.0	2.1
Ｃ	New World General	2.4	4.0	2.1	8.5
Ｃ	Dark Giant	4.0	2.4	4.0	10.4
Ｃ	Enigmatic Taylor	3.2	3.2	4.0	10.4
Ｃ	Shikaree Master	2.4	2.4	2.8	7.6
Ｃ	Golden Venom	3.2	2.0	0.0	5.2
Ｓ	Banshee Panda	2.8	2.4	4.0	9.2
Ｓ	Banshee Velvet	2.4	3.2	4.0	9.6
Ｓ	Reap Master	3.2	1.7	1.4	6.3
Ｓ	Acid General	2.5	4.0	3.2	9.7
N	White Velvet	0.0	4.0	4.0	8.0
Ｇ	Proatta	4.4	5.2	3.0	12.6

8 stars

Type	Name	Skill2	Skill5	Skill8	Total
N	Gold Armor	4.4	3.2	2.1	9.7
N	Jack Jumper	3.2	6.4	2.6	12.2
N	Golden Sugar	3.6	1.9	1.8	7.3
N	Slim Arched	4.0	2.9	3.2	10.1
N	Bullet Ant	4.0	2.5	2.4	8.9
N	Giant Tooth	3.2	2.8	3.2	9.2
N	Driver Ant	2.8	3.6	2.8	9.2
H	Golden Spiny	4.0	2.8	0.0	6.8
N	Brown Rogue	5.6	4.0	0.0	9.6
Ｇ	Guard General	2.3	2.4	2.4	7.1
Ｇ	Black Cancer	8.0	3.2	4.0	15.2
Ｇ	Rock Bandit	4.8	3.2	4.0	12.0
Ｇ	Mimicry Master	4.4	3.2	2.8	10.4
Ｇ	Dark Hercules	2.1	0.0	0.0	2.1
Ｃ	New World General	2.4	4.0	2.1	8.5
Ｃ	Dark Giant	4.0	3.2	4.0	11.2
Ｃ	Enigmatic Taylor	4.0	3.2	4.0	11.2
Ｃ	Shikaree Master	3.2	2.4	2.8	8.4
Ｃ	Golden Venom	3.2	2.8	0.0	6.0
Ｓ	Banshee Panda	2.8	3.2	4.0	10.0
Ｓ	Banshee Velvet	2.4	3.2	4.0	9.6
Ｓ	Reap Master	4.0	2.1	1.5	7.6
Ｓ	Acid General	2.6	4.0	4.0	10.6
N	White Velvet	0.0	4.0	4.0	8.0
Ｇ	Proatta	4.4	5.2	3.0	12.6

Does more stars increase the number of times the skill is used?

If you increase the number of stars and the probability of activating a skill increases, the expected value also increases. The following table shows the change in the average number of times a skill is used when increasing the number of stars. Finally, the number of uses increases by more than 1 for ants with “Suppress” or “Silence,” making the battle more effective, with the expectation of “Control effect”.

Type	Name	No stars	2 stars	5 stars	8 stars	Difference	Key Skills
N	Gold Armor	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.7	0.0
N	Jack Jumper	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.2	0.2
N	Golden Sugar	7.2	7.2	7.2	7.3	0.1	Pierce
N	Slim Arched	8.4	8.4	9.6	10.1	1.7	Suppress
N	Bullet Ant	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	0.0	Suppress
N	Giant Tooth	7.6	7.6	8.4	9.2	1.6	Exhaust, Silence
N	Driver Ant	8.2	8.4	9.2	9.2	1.0	Dull, Exhaust
H	Golden Spiny	6.8	6.8	6.8	6.8	0.0	Pierce
N	Brown Rogue	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	0.0	Pierce
Ｇ	Guard General	6.4	6.8	6.8	7.1	0.7	Reduce-dmg
Ｇ	Black Cancer	14.4	14.4	15.2	15.2	0.8	Exhaust, W.Leadership
Ｇ	Rock Bandit	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	0.0	W.Leadership
Ｇ	Mimicry Master	8.8	9.6	10.4	10.4	1.6	Suppress
Ｇ	Dark Hercules	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	0.0
Ｃ	New World General	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	0.0	Reduce-skill dmg
Ｃ	Dark Giant	10.4	10.4	11.2	11.2	0.8	Dodge, W.Leadership
Ｃ	Enigmatic Taylor	10.4	11.2	11.2	11.2	0.8	W.Leadership
Ｃ	Shikaree Master	7.6	8.4	8.4	8.4	0.8	Exhaust
Ｃ	Golden Venom	5.2	5.2	6.0	6.0	0.8	Silence
Ｓ	Banshee Panda	9.2	9.2	10.0	10.0	0.8	Dodge, W.Leadership
Ｓ	Banshee Velvet	9.6	9.6	9.6	9.6	0.0	W.Leadership
Ｓ	Reap Master	6.3	6.7	7.1	7.3	1.0	Suppress
Ｓ	Acid General	9.7	9.8	9.8	10.6	1.0
N	White Velvet	8.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	0.0	Healing
Ｇ	Proatta	12.6	12.6	12.6	12.6	0.0