Gen 4 → Gen 6 transition · checked 2026-08-07
When should you replace Rosa with Yang?
Once Yang reaches roughly 4 stars and widget 2, which is well before Yang is finished. Eleven player reports and two video damage tests agree on the direction without a single dissent, and put the Bear Hunt uplift between 23% and 83%, with most landing near a third.
What the pooled reports agree on
Direction is unanimous. Across eleven independent accounts, including two video damage tests and several guide-site rankings, not one reports Rosa beating Yang as a Bear rally lead. That level of agreement is unusual in this community and is the strongest part of the evidence.
Magnitude is not. Seven reports give a computable uplift after swapping Rosa for Yang: +23%, +25%, +28%, +33%, +40%, +64%, and +83%. The median sits around +33%. The spread is wide because every account differs in gear, troop ratio, Truegold level, and rally composition, so treat the range as the honest answer and the median as a planning number rather than a prediction.
The breakpoint, which is what actually decides your spending
The useful question is not whether Yang wins eventually, but how little Yang you need before the swap pays. Four reports speak to that directly, and they cluster tightly:
| Reported breakpoint | Source type | What it implies |
|---|---|---|
| Yang at widget 3 roughly equals Rosa at widget 10 | Video damage test | The widget gap you can concede is large, around seven levels. |
| Yang at 4.3 stars with no widget shows no notable drop against a maxed Rosa | Player report | Parity arrives before Yang is finished. |
| Yang at 3 stars and widget 2 already outperforming Rosa | Player report | Some accounts cross over earlier still. |
| Thread rule of thumb: Yang at 4 stars and widget 2, or widget within about 2 levels of your Rosa | Community guidance | A conservative planning figure, not a measured result. |
Practical read: the swap tends to pay somewhere between 3 and 4.3 stars, well before Yang is finished. Waiting for a maxed Yang is the expensive mistake. Targeting roughly 4 stars and widget 2 is the defensible plan.
Why Yang wins, mechanically
The reports agree partly because the kits are not close. Rosa carries a 40% chance of 50% damage plus a 30% archer attack buff. Yang carries a 40% chance of 100% damage, an Ambush effect adding a further per-turn damage chance, and the only direct rally Lethality widget in Generation 6, sitting on the highest base attack at launch. Widget bonuses compound multiplicatively, and only the first expedition skill applies to a rally, which is exactly where Yang's advantage lands.
The two detailed cases, in full
| Yang | Rosa | Reported result |
|---|---|---|
| 3 stars, widget 2 | Not stated | The player reported that Yang was already outperforming Rosa. No Rosa figures were given. |
| About 4.2 stars, widget 5 | 5 stars, widget 7 | The player reported a Bear Hunt increase from roughly 60–80 million to 100–130 million. |
Where sources disagree
One community wiki still lists the Gen 6 free-to-play Bear lineup as Zoe, Petra, and Rosa, while putting Yang in the spender lineup. That does not contradict the damage reports. It answers a different question: whether a free-to-play account can realistically reach Yang's breakpoint at all, given that Yang comes from rally and ranking events rather than the wheel. If your shard income cannot get Yang to roughly 4 stars in a reasonable window, a finished Rosa is the better real lead, even though a developed Yang would beat her.
Your replacement checkpoint
- Confirm Yang's live acquisition route in your kingdom, since rotations vary.
- Record Rosa's exact stars, widget, gear, and Bear role.
- Estimate the Yang stars and widget you can actually finish, not merely unlock.
- Compare repeatable Bear runs under the same rally, troop, buff, and gear conditions.
- Keep Rosa if you cannot reach roughly 4 stars and widget 2 on Yang in a reasonable window.
The verdict
Replace Rosa with Yang for Bear rally lead once Yang reaches roughly 4 stars and widget 2. Do not wait for a finished Yang, and do not switch to one you cannot develop.
Plan with the range rather than a single number. Every reported figure comes from a different account, so the uplift you get depends on your gear, troop ratio and Truegold. Two of your own runs under matched conditions will tell you more than any of the numbers above.
Built from eleven player reports and two video damage tests, plus the Kingshot Data hero pages. Last checked 2026-08-07.