Energy Layer - Minoboros M2

Minoboros M2, known as Mad Minoboros in Japan, is an Energy Layer released as part of the Burst System as well as the Dual Layer System. It debuted with the release of the BG-05 Random Layer Collection Vol. 5 on February 7, 2017.

Description
Minoboros M2 is an Energy Layer based on the Greek legend of the Minotaur. It has a shape similar to the original Minoboros, but it is more aggressive in design, with the blades being more curved and flared out. It still retains a similar imbalance, however, unlike Minoboros, this layer has less stamina due to its more aggressive design traits. Despite the more aggressive design, however, this layer does not have as many major attack points as Minoboros, and therefore is not as good at Burst attack than the original. It can have a niche use in KO attack combos, but in this case it is highly outclassed. An manufacturing flaw with the teeth exists in that they will "stick" to certain Performance Tips, making this layer nearly impossible to Burst. The most notable driver this occurs on is Accel.

Recommended Combos
This layer can be put to use in a KO attack combo as Minoboros M2 Knuckle/Heavy Accel/Xtreme. It is not particularly good at facing Defense-types, however, and in the current metagame, has no use.

Overall
While this layer does have strong teeth, it's reduced stamina compared to it's predecessor, and the lack of notable attack points, makes this layer outclassed by others such as Xcalius or Valtryek. It is still able to be used very rarely as a KO attack layer, however, it is completely outclassed in this regard, making this layer only useful for collection purposes.

Takara Tomy

 * BG-05 Random Layer Collection Vol 5.