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I'm trying to decide what my "favorite" monster is, out of my personal collection.

Apex Blue Flower Dragon, Starling is certainly on the list -- good stats all around, a solid leader skill that doesn't overly limit team composition options, Two Pronged Attack, and a really good active skill.

Awoken Sandalphon is likewise great all around. His awakenings are kinda meh, but his stats are solid and his leader skill fills in the main weakness of Healer teams without sacrificing too much offense -- and speaking of offense, his active skill is wonderfully useful.

Guardian of the Sacred City, Athena is RIDICULOUSLY powerful on the offense. 2x Two Pronged Attack combined with REALLY high ATK and a leader skill that just boosts it even more as well as providing some more defense... Scary, especially if you bring along Divine Law Goddess, Valkyrie Rose who ALSO has Two Pronged Attack and reasonably good ATK, and packs enough RCV for both of them. Their active skills synergize well with each other, too. (And you can switch which one's the leader depending on what team composition you want.)