Wizard Fafnir Ratchet-P Rise Zan (2024)

This article is about Hasbro's Pro Series release. For Hasbro's HyperSphere release, see Wizard Fafnir F5 Ratchet Rise-H. For the Takara Tomy release, see Wizard Fafnir Ratchet Rise Sen.

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Wizard Fafnir Ratchet-P Rise Sen is a Stamina Type Beyblade released by Hasbro as part of the Burst System as well as the Pro Series System. It was released in western countries as a part of the Evo Elite Champions Pro Set for USD$52.99 in the United States.

GT Chip - Fafnir

Main article: GT Chip - Fafnir

Fafnir depicts the two dragons in the form of Fafnir, son of the dwarf king Hreidmar. The two dragons' claws grip the center hole of the Gatinko Chip. Fafnir has a standard weight for Gatinko Chips, and average Burst Resistance. Its average Burst Resistance is due to its four standard locks.

Hasbro's Fafnir is virtually unchanged from Takara Tomy's Fafnir, but manufactured with weaker materials.

Layer Weight - Zan

Main article: Layer Weight - Zan

In-depth information for Takara Tomy's Zan Layer Weight will be placed here once drafting has been completed for it. Please be patient.

Layer Base - Wizard

Main article: Layer Base - Wizard

Wizard, like its predecessor Geist Fafnir, is a left-spin Stamina Type Layer Base that features a triangular perimeter and three side profile dragon heads with an "F" along each, meant to represent Fafnir, son of the dwarf king Hreidmar. Like its predecessors in the Fafnir line of Layers, Wizard features rubber in the shape of "F"s along its circumference.

While the triangular shape and rough perimeter of Wizard may imply recoil, the left-spin nature of this Layer reduces recoil against a right-spin opponent. When spinning slower than a right-spin opponent, the rubber "F"s of Wizard allows for Spin-Equalization, where the Layers of two opposite spinning Beyblades work akin to gears and equally distribute their spin. Due to the greater exposed surface area of the rubber, the effect is more prominent than in Drain Fafnir, though the greater weight makes the effect far less pronounced against lightweight opponents.

When against a left-spin opponent, Wizard cannot equalize spin and the rubber will instead act as brakes. If the opponent has less Burst Resistance than Wizard, then the friction can potentially Burst the opponent. However, if the opponent has greater Burst Resistance than Wizard, the friction of the rubber can cause a Wizard Combination to Self-Burst or severely lose Stamina.

Hasbro's Wizard is virtually unchanged from Takara Tomy's Wizard, but manufactured with weaker materials.

Forge Disc - Ratchet-P

Main article: Forge Disc - Ratchet-P

Ratchet is a round Forge Disc that consists of a metal core and plastic piece. The plastic piece locks in place against a Right-Spin opponent and spins freely against a Left-Spin opponent, akin to the Tornado Wyvern Energy Layer, to theoretically help with Spin-Equalization and shock absorption. However, in practice, the plastic piece has little to no effect as it is too small to come into any contact unless Disc-to-Layer contact occurs.

Its gimmick is similar to that of Takara Tomy's Hurricane, but it can only spin in one direction, unlike Hurricane. In addition, Ratchet has better weight distribution than Hurricane, allowing it to find more use.

Ratchet finds the most use in Spin-Equalization Combinations in opposite spin matchups, as it hangs rather low. This allows Performance Tips such as Bearing', Drift, and Mobius to be used to great effect with Ratchet, as the lower center of gravity means the Performance Tips will be able to tilt longer and Spin-Equalize more effectively. However, the low-hanging nature of Ratchet renders it only useful in opposite spin matchups, as in same spin matchups, Ratchet has the potential to scrape the stadium floor. In a same spin matchup, Takara Tomy's Sting is recommended instead.

Performance Tip - Rise

Main article: Performance Tip - Rise

Rise features a sharp tip surrounded by a downward facing plate that is not free spinning. In theory the plate is meant to make contact with the stadium floor when the Beyblade is struck, forcing it back upright, acting as brakes to prevent a Knock-Out. In practice however, the vertical movement prevents the plate from Stabilizing a Combination on the shallow curvature of the stadium and because the plate does not spin freely, it causes the Beyblade to lose stamina instead of recovering which worsens Stamina.

However, the relatively smooth rim of the plate and its non-free spin nature makes greater Stamina loss and the small diameter of the tip does little to stop the Beyblade. While the sharp tip would imply high Stamina, the aforementioned plate nullifies any Stamina benefit and instead the plate is placed so low that it creates a high scrape risk.

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Trivia

• This Beyblade's parts are based off of the following parts from multiple Takara Tomy releases:
  • The Fafnir Chip, the Wizard Base, the Ratchet Disc, and the Rise Tip from the Wizard Fafnir Ratchet Rise Sen Starter.
  • The Zan Weight from the Ace Dragon Sting Charge Zan Starter.

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