Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-9013340-20130603190727/@comment-8419059-20130607141917

the way stat increase works is the base times the total gain of all but the gain is not multiplicative so it wouldn't be (xxx) x 1.2 x 1.2 it'd be (xxx) x 1.4 because all buffs or debuffs work off of the base stat so the idea of all atk upping or all def downing either way would come up with the same idea, the reason that imo a full solid team that ups itself is the best choice is because the opponent team will mix up there team making def down skills weaker and even if at that point they use something to lower your def thats a wasted skill on both sides and youd still have the edge if their team was mixed because you have a solid team and even against another solid team you will have the leader bonus making you auto stronger (gain 20% because all 5 cards are the same type)