Tokyo Ghoul · Break the Chains: Haise Sasaki [Mentor] Pull Guide

Pull SSR Haise Sasaki [Mentor] in Tokyo Ghoul · Break the Chains only if your account lacks a frontline Commission of Counter Ghoul (CCG) anchor or needs dedicated single-target control. Free-to-play players should generally skip this rate-up banner to conserve Diamonds and Limited Recruitment Tickets for higher-impact Carnival or festival releases. If you do pull, stop after securing a single copy or reaching Awakening 1.

Haise Sasaki [Mentor] Role and Skill Mechanics

Haise Sasaki [Mentor] functions as an off-tank and disruption specialist under the CCG Investigator affiliation. He combines defensive frontline durability with control skills that interrupt high-threat enemies without dominating your team's card economy.

Primary Skill: Executes a single-target physical strike that inflicts a defense-lowering debuff, reducing the target's mitigation to set up burst attacks from allied damage dealers.
Secondary Utility Skill: Grants personal damage reduction and shield scaling, allowing Haise to absorb heavy opening-turn focus.
Ultimate Skill: Deploys a multi-stage Kagune attack paired with crowd control to delay opponent turn rotations and interrupt skill sequencing.

Because Haise provides baseline crowd control and defense shredding without requiring constant card merges, he protects the team while allowing primary carries to consume the majority of action points. However, he lacks broad area-of-effect damage and will not resolve stages requiring rapid multi-target wave clears.

Evaluate your summoning currency and roster needs before spending on this banner:

Player Profile	Recommendation	Primary Reason
Free-to-Play	Skip (or stop at 1 copy)	Carnival banners provide broader team value; pull only if completely missing a CCG frontliner.
Low Spender / Dolphin	Secure 1 copy	Unlocks immediate utility for Investigator-restricted trials and guild boss content.
Competitive Spender	Pull for Awakening milestones	Duplicate ranks scale early damage mitigation and crowd-control consistency for PvP.
Ghoul-Focused Account	Complete skip	Lacks faction resonance with Kagune- or Aogiri-dependent lineups.

Awakening Duplicate Milestones

Haise's primary crowd control and utility function at base unlock. If you decide to spend summon currency past the base unit, use these duplicate thresholds to avoid overinvesting:

Base Unlock (0 Stars): Unlocks the complete skill rotation, CCG synergy tags, and crowd-control Ultimate. This baseline is sufficient for campaign stages, daily bosses, and general progression.
Awakening 1 (A1): Increases base defense and grants early-combat damage mitigation. This is the optimal stopping point for low spenders needing extra frontline stability.
Awakening 3 (A3): Boosts debuff application consistency and skill damage multipliers, improving his armor-stripping capabilities.
Awakening 5 (A5): Maximizes survivability and increases energy gain to speed up Ultimate cycling. This tier is strictly for high-ranking competitive play.

Squad Building and Synergies

Haise Sasaki [Mentor] requires teammates that convert his single-target defense debuffs into quick eliminations:

Investigator Damage Cores: Pair Haise with heavy-hitting CCG Investigators such as Kisho Arima or Juzo Suzuya. Haise absorbs enemy aggro and softens targets so backline attackers can secure swift knockouts.
Control and Sustain Shells: Run Haise alongside dedicated healers and secondary stun or energy-drain units to chain disruption and lock down dangerous bosses over multiple turns.
Ghoul Team Anti-Synergy: Do not slot Haise into pure Ghoul faction rosters. He does not trigger Ghoul-specific passive resonance traits and competes for action slots without providing faction bonuses in return.