My battle pet Bae is tier 12 and I wanted to invest in some better weapons for her but I am not sure what to get. Is Aerial Assault a smart choice?

At T12, I prefer getting weapons that heal. They simply keep you alive better than weapons that don’t. Aerial Assault Jetpack is a fine weapon in the T9-10 range, but once you hit T11 and get access to The Ether, it’s a smarter choice to buy that instead. A cheaper alternative is Plague Claw. It blocks nearly as much physical icons as the Jetpack and it heals.

Duly noted and will follow. Thank you very, very much.

... congrats on getting me to buy the Plague Claw you had in your shop 😆 (Seriously though, this advice was really helpful. Considering getting The Ether, but it would take more than half of all the sP I have in the world, so I'mma try the claw first!)

LOL! Yeah, oftentimes there are cheaper alternatives to the big weapons. If you ever decide to spend a bit more sP, I’d go for Manical Essence and Maniacal Slappy Hand first. Those are the top two weapons I use against impossible challengers. The Ether is great for a handful of opponents, but those two really make up the heart of an endgame armory.

I just looked up the Slappy Hand and I love it just in general, so I'll definitely work on getting it :D

Good luck! I just saw one sell for 400m so I would try to buy one in the 400-450m range (200-250m for the Core and 150-200m for the Jelly Hand). At the very least, hopefully we'll have another Gelly War sometime next year to put more back on the market again.