Wide Defense or WD is a Performance Tip released by Takara Tomy. It debuted in Japan with the release of the BB-47 Starter Earth Aquila 145WD on September 19, 2009.
Description[]
Wide Defense (WD) retains the two curved holes D contained but are now thinner, smaller and found on the Sharp tip.
Being wider brings advantages and disadvantages to WD. An advantage is being able to conserve better Stamina than D and SD, due to the more surface area as well as being able to spin at a lower spin-rate that that of D or SD which cannot. A disadvantage however, is that it is worse at regaining balance than D. The wide shape gives WD a harder time to regain its balance whereas, D does it much easier. This should take into consideration when using a Spin Track such as 230 or TH170. D would be a better choice than WD as it would regain balance much easier to help cope with 230. However, while D can regain balance better, it cannot maintain it as well as WD, especially with the heights of 170 and above.
At release, WD has found quick use as a Stamina-Type Tip, much better than D and has become top-tier. Despite this however, as many more Performance Tips like AS, EWD, and B:D were released; they have overshadowed WD. EWD has also overshadowed WD due to EWD's bearing to regain balance better and much better Stamina. W²D performs basically the same as WD though but with worse balance but better attack.
Wide Defense (WD) has significant defensive capabilities as well, but because it still uses a form of sharp tip, its friction with the stadium floor is decreased, which as a result makes it easier to knock around than a Tip like WB which has much more friction with the stadium floor. But since it can recover quickly, it does not matter.
Some Bladers experience a fast movement from Wide Defense, allowing the Wide Defense tip with fast movement to be paired with high-recoil fusion wheels such as Vulcan, Beat, Fang, Spiral, Flash, or Variares, to create powerful, or even a 1-Hit KO Attack-type combos, or be paired with low-recoil fusion wheels such as Bakushin, Duo, Gravity (Perseus Stamina), Fusion, Wing, Death to create counter-attacking Defense-Type combos.
Overall[]
Wide Defense is still a great Performance Tip for Stamina despite its many releases. Just like the rest of the D series, Wide Defense has use in Stamina. So in all in all, even though Wide Defense may not be the best Stamina-Type Tip, it still has use in the metagame and most importantly, is still, a great Stamina/Defense-Type Performance Tip.
As such, Wide Defense is a must have for competitive bladers.
Products[]
Takara Tomy[]
- BB-47 Earth Aquila 145WD
- BB-47 Earth Aquila 145WD (Orange Ver.) (CoroCoro Exclusive)
- BB-60 Random Booster Vol. 4 Mirage Virgo - Rock Libra 100WD
- BB-80 Gravity Perseus AD145WD
- BB-95 Flame Byxis 230WD
- BB-96 Beyblade Super Deck - Burn Cancer 90WD
- BB-97 Beyblade Ultimate Custom Set Perseus Ver.
- BB-104 Basalt Horogium 145WD
- BB-109 Random Booster Vol. 7 Beat Lynx - Beat Lynx TH170WD
- BB-121 Beyblade Ultimate DX Set - Duo Uranus 230WD
- BB-124 Kreis Cygnus 145WD
- BB-126 Flash Sagittario 230WD
- BBG-09 Zero-G Random Booster Vol. 1 Thief Phoenic E230GCF - Samurai Orojya 145WD
- BBG-09 Zero-G Random Booster Vol. 1 Thief Phoenic E230GCF - Shinobi Ifraid 230WD
- BBG-25 Beyblade Zero-G Ultimate Synchrom DX Set Defense & Stamina Type
- Phantom Orion Customization Parts Set - Wide Defense (WBBA Event Exclusive)
- Stamina & Defense Parts Set - Wide Defense (WBBA Event Exclusive)
Hasbro[]
- BB-47 Earth Eagle 145WD
- BB-80 Gravity Destroyer AD145WD
- BB-80A Gravity Demolition 2-Pack - Gravity Destroyer AD145WD
- BB-80B String Launcher 2-Pack - Gravity Destroyer AD145WD
- BB-80C Super Vortex Battle Set - Gravity Destroyer AD145WD (Beyblade Legends)
- BB-95 Flame Byxis 230WD
- BB-97 Ultimate Gravity Destroyer Defense AD145WD
- BB-104 Twisted Tempo 145WD
- BB-104A Metal Masters 3-Pack - Twisted Tempo 145WD
- BB-109 Beat Lynx AD145WD
- BB-109 Destroyer Dome Special Value Set - Beat Lynx AD145WD
- BB-109A Beyblade Metal Fury: Ultimate Gift Set - Beat Lynx AD145WD
- BB-109B Beat Lynx AD145WD (Spark FX)
- BB-124-FX Kreis Cygnus 145WD (Spark FX)
- BB-126-FX Flash Sagittario 230WD (Spark FX)
- B-104 Sagittario Flame Claw 2-Pack - Rock Pegasus 105WD
- B-108 Dragon Bite Strike 2-Pack - Earth Wolf 105WD (Beyblade: Metal Fusion)
- B-108 Dragon Bite Strike 2-Pack - Earth Wolf 105WD (Beyblade: Metal Masters)
- B-111 Spiral Blitz 2-Pack - Evil Pisces ED145WD (Beyblade: Metal Fusion)
- B-111 Spiral Blitz 2-Pack - Evil Pisces ED145WD (Beyblade: Metal Masters)
- B-118 Burn Wolf SW145WD
- B-118 Counter Scorpio VS Burn Wolf 2-Pack - Burn Wolf SW145WD
- B-126 Ambush Attack 2-Pack - Spiral Herculeo S130WD
- B-160 Duo Ice-Titan 230WD (Spark FX)
- Team Star Breaker Set - Flame Byxis 230WD
Gallery[]
Takara Tomy[]
Trivia[]
- Wide Defense (WD) is similar in function and design to the Yielding Performance Tip and its variants from the Burst Series.