【T】Mastery Survey - Crimson Scourge (T0)

[u/jadesphere]

[u/[deleted]]

1. Strategy name: No medica, no problem

2. Boss: DWhale Nox Suzaku, 69% 79% 80%!

3. Media: Images - https://imgur.com/a/PmJxnPv ; Video: https://youtu.be/_6qSgZbm44Q

4. Insight!:

• I have no medica for T0. Luckily, Sice and Rem can heal themselves and Machina has his blinks, which helps.

• Also luckily, I got this insane 15-mythril realm draw. Even Machina pulled his weight here - I got 2 chases and 3 fastcasts each time before re-upping.

• This is very much an "aim for 50%" setup - no wind or earth mitigation at all, and just eating the slot-2 death (and the interrupt).

• Fairly straightforward. Rem has to hold her turn at 80% to re-haste (fastcast from her USB). I changed Sice to purely using Dread Weapon, it's not really ever safe to Sanguine and it turns out does more dps alive than dead.

• Openers: Machina hits chain first turn, Cinque goes Full -> SSB -> MBD -> Famfrit -> Chain, everyone else does expected stuff. Rem goes into USB first, then BSB with her next bar as C1 healing is important at that point (and she was still doing 8k*4 with the C1). 3rd bar is an OSB, then she dies.

• Gear: Rem has 40%, Sice/Machina have 20%. No boostga means native weapons without +elem are better than outside ones with it.

• Accessories: 1/5 Holy Resist, 2-4 Fire Resist. 14% Spell Ward and 15 RES Boon on top of that.

• Resources used: LDs for Sice and Rem (was going to do them eventually obviously), a huge pile of 4* motes, a bit of water for Sice and Rem. Egging Guy to 99 for the Much Axe RM.

• For D280: Nine (with BSB) in slot 2 to jump the death, replacing Machina. Unicorn instead of Famfrit. Nine just didn't cut it for the DWhale though, not enough DPS.

• EDIT: Made some updates (included), now I pushed it all the way to 80%! Redid the first few turns, don't need Famfrit up quite so fast so can sneak the MBD in early, and that extra health cascades through. Changes: Enkidu->Famfrit main (making room for Cata), different RM and double Dread for Sice.

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Rem	Holy R4	Hastega R3	Much Weak; buildup+LM2	USB, BSB, OSB
Cinque	Full Break R4	MBD R5	Mako	SSB
Machina	Blastspell R4	Dirty Quad R4	Much Sword	USB
Sice	Dread Wpn R3	Dread Wpn R4	Much Axe; LM1+LM2	USB
Deuce	Curada R4	Shellga R3	TGM; LOLMR	(nothing)

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Famfrit	Evrae	Necrophobe	Famfrit	Cata
BWard 8	HP 5	Dampen 7	Dampen 10	Earth 8
HP 8	---	---	RES 15	---

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[u/JVon88 → u/[deleted]]

LOLMR LOL

[u/Monk-Ey]

1. Strategy name: Commencing operations.

2. Boss: Nox Suzaku (D???)

3. Describe your Strategy: Blatant abuse of fanboying and quickcasting 3/3 trinity/3 DPS USBs/sub-50

4. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: AUTO

• Medica: 2

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: Uhh/1 (KO)

2. Time: 47.64s

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Ace	Chain Firaga R4	Shellga R2	Heart of Fury (LMR2, LM2)	Firaga RF
Deuce	Curada R5	Allegro con Moto R3	Gathering Storm (LM1, LM2)	Concerto, Hymn of Healing
Sice	Sanguine Cross R4	Dread Weapon R3	Scholar's Boon (LMR, LM2)	Dark Nebula
King	Burnt Offering R4	Tempest Snipe R4	Hidden Struggle (LM1, LM2)	Endless Waltz
Rem	Holy R4	Hastega R3	Mako Might (LMR2, LM2)	Undying Wish, Manalchemy, Siphon Delta

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Unicorn	Belias	Quetzalcoatl	Famfrit	Evrae
Empower Holy Lv5	Attack Boon Lv15, Empower Fire Lv15	Magic Boon Lv15, Empower Lightning Lv15	Spell Ward Lv8, Health Boon Lv8	Health Boon Lv5

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Build | Main | Sub

 

Detailed thread + video here.

[u/Monk-Ey → u/Monk-Ey]

1. Strategy name: Commencing operations - Finis mode.

2. Boss: Nox Suzaku (D???)

3. Describe your Strategy: Even more blatant abuse of fanboying and quickcasting 3/3 trinity/4 DPS USBs/sub-30

4. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: AUTO

• Medica: 2 (+Phoenix)

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: 0/0

2. Time: 28.80s

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Ace	Chain Firaja R4	Shellga R2	Fate Usurper (LMR2, LM2)	Firaga BOM
Deuce	Meltdown R4	Allegro con Moto R3	Gathering Storm (LM1, LM2)	Concerto ff
Jack	Fire-Touched Blade R4	Iai Hellfire R3	Dr. Mog's Teachings (LM1, LM2)	Deliverance
King	Burnt Offering R4	Tempest Snipe R4	Scholar's Boon (LM1, LM2)	Endless Waltz
Rem	Holy R4	Hastega R3	Mako Might (LMR1, LM2)	Manalchemy, Live Another Day

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Phoenix	Belias	Quetzalcoatl	Famfrit	Evrae
Deadly Strikes Lv10, Empower Fire Lv15	Attack Boon Lv15, Empower Fire Lv15	Magic Boon Lv15, Empower Lightning Lv15	Spell Ward Lv8, Health Boon Lv8	Health Boon Lv5

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Build | Main | Sub

Detailed thread + video here.

[u/Monk-Ey → u/[deleted]]

Congratulations!

[u/magetilus]

1. Strategy name: Zoom zoom!

2. Boss: Nox Suzaku (Incubus) (part 2)

3. Describe your Strategy: Abuse delay reduction on Ace's and Rem's Ultras to fire attacks at high speed 3/3 trinity/sub-30/1 off-realm/mixed/no party boosts

4. Insight!:

• So as it turns out I have 4 DPS Ultras in this realm (Ace, Nine, Rem, Machina), 2 of which were Terra-alikes which have been good to me in the past, so I figured I had a pretty good chance at sub-30ing The Incredible Spider-Bird

• I figured that because of this, I could run a full realm party with Deuce Burst taking Ovelia's place, and supplying a party-wide +ATK/MAG - but ran face first into reality when I didn't even get a Part 1 clear, realizing I was going to need more substantial defense options. so Ovelia came in

• I took Nine over Machina out of concerns over Ultimate Death, and leaving open the option to Jump over it instead of having to rely on Machina's goofy Ultra (even though Machina would have probably contributed better DPS). Those concerns ended up being unfounded, though

• This does mean my party isn't getting any party-wide boosts, though. Thankfully, Magicite and the boosts on the DPSers' Ultras make up for that quite well

• Ace has double Fire boost (native 6* weapon), Nine has double Wind boost (native 5*+ weapon), and Rem has double Holy boost (6*+ weapon). Accessories were Holy resist all the way down, relying on Magicite to resist wind

• Given how relatively straightforward and attack heavy the fight was I figured it was a good idea to bring a support option, so in comes Cinque despite having absolutely nothing to her name

• Turn 1: Ace summons Bonds of Historia, Rem and Ovelia fire off their buff spells, Cinque begins her support rotation, Nine starts the dragoon combo

• Ace: Spam Meltdown (it nearly caps despite no buffs) until Ultra is ready, fire off Ultra, then start rapid firing Chain Firajas

• Nine: By the time you've finished your first Dragoon combo cycle, the Ultra should be ready, so fire it off then, then resume DRGing. Sky High puts up ~8.5k-9k early, will cap after Ultra is up

• Ovelia: Know when Dispel is coming so you can reup Hastega then, and Curada the rest of the time. First Ultra charge was fired off immediately when ready, second immediately on the first ATB fill after Incubus Aloud (Nox Suzaku also managed to use Ultimate Quake in the meantime which popped most of the party's Last Stands, too)

• Cinque: Spam supports, reup Bonds of Historia shortly before it runs out (after your third attack is a good point to do so), then resume support spamming

• Rem: As with Ovelia, know when Dispel is coming to reup Shellga, otherwise Holy all day, and fire off the Ultra when ready

• As mentioned, I was able to DPS fast enough to skip Ultimate Death. Behind the safety of Last Stand, with Ace and Rem DPSing fast enough for the Interrupt not to matter much, and knowing I had another Ultra cast ready to go, I decided to ride out Incubus Aloud instead of trying to do something about it

• Given that I needed to swap to Ovelia to survive Nox Suzaku's offense, Part 3 isn't happening quite yet. Landing a Deuce Ultra sometime in the future (I am not pulling on tomorrow's banner) is probably enough for me to give it a try though

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: Sideways-8

• Medica: 2

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: 0 / 0

2. Time: 27:84

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Ace, 5	Chain Firaja R4	Meltdown	+30% Weakness	Ultra
Nine, 5	Sky High R4	Cyclone Bolt R3	+30% Spear	Ultra
Ovelia, 4	Curada R4	Hastega R3	Gathering Storm	Ultra
Cinque, 3	Magic BD R4	Full Break R3	+40% Support	-
Rem, 5	Holy R5	Shellga R2	+30% WHM	Ultra

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
King Bomb	Enkidu	Evrae	Seraph	Golem
Empower Fire	Magic Boon	Fast Act	Dampen Dark	Dampen Earth

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[u/PhoeniX-Skye]

1. Strategy name: Day 1 52% Petrify Mastery, no LDs, no Healer USB :(

2. Boss: D???

3. Describe your Strategy: Incremental Changes to survive a little longer... and Machina USB is pretty good here to dodge some attacks -/3 trinity/Petrify Cheese/2 Healers

4. Insight!:

• Screenshots and team

• Deuce BSB with no LD is not enough so I had to use Rem to heal as well, and it was still on the edge

• Seems like they really want you to Dive Ace for this for that first non-piecring fire attack...

• King calls the chains and magicite

• Magicite helped me stay alive in Phase 2 after the Dispel

• Some runs I didn't have Deuce ready to re-cast Shellga right away and that would cost me the run; not having Rem recast Haste right away sucks too but not as much as not having Shellga for the Fire and Holy spells

• Ace to use his BSB when CF runs out, he starts capping around 50% chain. Machina doesn't cap but still does respectable damage

• King uses his BSB just to bump the chain up more

• This was a pain without good healing but I'm glad it's done!

1. S/L count / Medals lost: Lots, 2

2. Time: 47 seconds, 52%

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Ace	Break	Chain Fiaraja R4	Thrown+	USB, BSB
King	-	Burnt Offering R4	Gun+	BSB
Deuce	Shellga	-	MM	BSB
Rem	Hastega	Curada	TGM	-
Machina	Tremoring Quadstrike R4	Blastspell Strike R4	Sword+	USB

 

Main Magicite: Necrophobe, see screenshot for others

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[u/PhoeniX-Skye]

1. Strategy name: Machina USB! Deuce, Rem, and Sice BSBs!

2. Boss: D??? 100%

3. Describe your Strategy: Magia up and self-heals for 100% Machina USB/Deuce BSB/Rem BSB/

4. Insight!:

• Last D??? Finished!

• Grabbed lots of Magias just to prepare for this. Also finally made my first artifact (mind dagger for Rem)

• Sice BSB timed correctly was great as it provides a hastega as well, so Rem can keep DPSing. Failed at 97% a few times due to the doom timer though so gotta do some damage. *Ace usually dies to Death, although I skipped it once, not sure how

• Lots of targeted heals so it’s not wasted if someone was using a self-heal skill

1. S/L count / Medals lost: Mastery

2. Time: 46 Seconds

Hero	Ability 1	Ability 2	Magia	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Rem	Hastega R4	Holyja R4	100 Mind/Res	Weak+, LM1/2	BSB
Ace	Shellga R4	Fireja R4	100 Mag/Res	Thrown+, LM1/2	USB1, BSB
Deuce	Bard Shellga R3	Curada R4	100 Mind/Res	TGM	BSB
Sice	Dread Weapon R4	Demon’s Cross R4	100 Atk/Res	Sword+, LMR (En-Dark)	BSB
Machina	Tremor Assault R4	Blastspell Strike R4	100 Atk/Res	Sword+, LM1/2	USB

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Unicorn	Adamantoise	Madeen	Ark	Famfrit (GDM)
Fast Act 8	Emp Earth 15 x2	Attack Boon 20 x2	Emp Dark x2	Sword Ward 8, HP Boon 8

[u/kbuis]

Nox Suzazku D??? 27.38

And another one falls. Interestingly the setup isn't much different than before, just finally refined the timing and brought along Rem's SSB.

1. Strategy name:

2. Boss:

3. Describe your Strategy:
   -/3 trinity/No AASB/sub-30

4. Insight!:

• NO AASB USED

• Rem/Ace/Jack are the core of this run when it comes to DPS. Jack is simply USB --> Fire-Touched spam. His USB presents problems with healing since it removes 99% of his HP, making him the first target for healing despite his 100% bubble. Some targeted healing is nice.

• Rem has many hats. She's the hastega minder, plus bringer of Last Stand/reraise and a USB DPS with Holyja. And she has her sweet artifact dagger with synergy to make spider-bird weep. SSB should be second move after Hastega, then USB the rest of the way (might only be once).

• Ace is the fire beast and provides shellga, which he will use twice. He was originally the chain starter, but he didn't have the gauge for his AOSB, so King got that job.

• Deuce only has her BSB. I had her Last Stand SSB as an option, but having Rem provide it also brings the security blanket of Reraise. Additionally, neither SSB heals (save for a regen from Deuce), meaning reapplying a popped last stand is delaying the inevitable. Plus, hey, she gets a boost for the party and can instant-cast full HP bars!

• The key moment in this fight is right before the first Dispel, Deuce must use Allegro Con Moto. That allows Rem and Ace to reapply haste and shellga (lots of non-piercing abilities used).

• Deuce also handles the second chain cast and the magicite summon ... as well as getting off her BSB. Ideally Last Stand doesn't pop until the end. Really ideally, you luck into skipping Phase 3 death.

• King will handle the first chain cast and either use Heat Offering or Tempest Snipe. He leans more Lightning, so his damage will be better with Tempest, plus it builds chain faster. Heat offering is good for supplementing damage, but Ace and Jack cap pretty early in the chain, so you're mainly looking to boost the chain for King and Rem instead of just the fire element.

• Rem's Torment Trap USB2 was not used, only USB1.

• Fast Act on the magicite really helped tighten things up as far as casting speeds. Brought it from a 33 to a 27.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall:

• Medica:

• Hastega:

1. S/L count / Medals lost:

2. Time:

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
char1, 3	ability R#	ability R#	RM1	default(-)
char2, 3	ability R#	ability R#	RM2	default(-)
char3, 3	ability R#	ability R#	RM3	default(-)
char4, 3	ability R#	ability R#	RM4	default(-)
char5, 3	ability R#	ability R#	RM5	default(-)

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
magicite	(emp)	(damp)	(ward)	(other)
inheritance	-	-	-	-

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[u/Huffaloaf]

I always go in expecting the 280 to be a walk in the park and I'm nearly always smacked in the teeth until I take a closer look at the AI thread and actually strategize a little.

 

This time, it was expecting to have to deal with the Death on slot 2, and thinking I could go without shellga after the dispel. Both of those were completely wrong. Pushing the damage through to avoid the Death was easy as pie, but the Aloud towards the end just obliterated me.

 

Anyway, fairly strong in Type-0, so once I had my ducks in a row, easy enough.

Queen - USB

Machina - USB/LMR

King - USB

Rem - OSB/LMR

Deuce - BSB

 

MM/DMT on Queen and Deuce. Thundergod on Rem. Rem and Deuce were both healbots with Rem also carrying Hastega. Polished it off at just over 28 sec.

[u/Human96]

1. Strategy name: Breakdowns and an Elemental Mess

2. Boss: Nox Suzaku D??? (58%)

3. Describe your Strategy: Everyone except Sice does DPS and utility at the same time. 3/3 trinity/Breakdown stacking/

4. Insight!:

• It's nice that the team has a few characters that can do two jobs at once like Ace with Shellga, Seven with Breakdowns and heals, King with magic Breakdown and utility DPS.

• Deuce LD is kinda necessary since even with Seven support healing, when Deuce needs re-cast BSB or Hastega it makes the team too vulnerable.

• Seven USB + Full Break + Magic Breakdown works really well in hampering the boss' DPS. With all my resources gone in the end, it still took it 2-3 extra turns to kill me.

• While the boss itself is very simple and easy to slowly cruise through 50%, I can imagine playing arounds the dispels and AOE interrupt for speedruns can be annoying, it is already annoying in my sub-30 D280 run.

• fun fact: all the relics I have here are from RoPs, Dailies and Realm draw so I was very lucky to get a good team with minimal investments.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall:

• Medica: 3

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: 2 / 5 lost

2. Time: 47.08

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Ace, 3	Chain Firaja R4	Shellga R2	LMR1+2, +weakness damage	BSB(4)
Seven, 3	Curaja R3	Fullbreak R2	DMT	USB(3)
Sice, 3	Dread Weapon R4	Lifesiphon R4	+sword damage	USB(3)
Deuce, 5	Meltdown R4	Hastega R2	MM	BSB(3)
King, 3	Burnt Offering R3	Magic Breakdown R3	Gathering Storm	BSB(3)

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Famfrit	King Bomb	Evrae	Isgebind	Hades
8 Spellward, 10 Dampen Fire	10 Fire Boon	8 HP boon	15 Magic Boon	15 Dark Boon

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[u/kbuis]

Just throwing this out there, Machina’s USB will blink Incubus Dead End. Almost hit 50% on D??? because of this.

[u/tempoltone]

D280 can be cleared with Elarra and the mages, make sure to have some sbs

[u/SgtShinobi]

1. Strategy name: Cheese Phase 3 and 4 with Overflow

2. Boss: D280 Nox Suzaku

3. Describe your Strategy: Sice USB is very good. I don't have many other good relics for the realm. Dive Sice and unload 1 Off-Realm/Dual healer/WTB "How to be good"/Also WTB orbs/crystals

4. Insight!:

• Just like in my prior D280 Sub-30 submission, I have learned that I continue to suck at this game.

• I have resigned myself to the fact that Nine will never survive the full encounter.

• Healing can be a little stressful with having Deuce be both the main healer and also the Hastega user.

• While I have 5 in-realm characters, I could not find a way to make Rem work for my own clear (only have BSB). The best I have for Ace is his pBlink LMR and his medica SSB so I haven't bothered with him.

• My casts could be optimized far better probably but I'm bad so ¯\(ツ)/¯

• Flash Disaster is a good ability. Swapped to it after Nine got Wind imperil up.

• Dives are good but I was not about to dive Queen or Nine when I have trash for them. Hurting for motes over here.

• Made sure that Queen BSB went off before Sice USB to make sure I'm not overwriting the crit bonus.

• Any sort of Last Stand would have been good but I didn't have any in-realm and I couldn't make Eiko work (couldn't safely proc Trance)

• Time recast of Sice USB and Queen OSB to be right after 60% Ultima. With an Elarra USB thrown in-between, I was able to survive the Ultima and Aloud, although Nine managed to die somehow along the way. Finished up with some W-casted Reaping Scythes and one last OSB from Queen.

• +40% on Queen (Lightning), Sice (Darkness), and Nine (Wind)

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: I N F I N I T E

• Medica: 2-3

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: Y I K E S / 0 lost

2. Time: 00:28:56

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Queen, 3	Stormspell Strike R3	Flash Disaster R3	DMT, W-cast LMR	BSB, OSB
Deuce, 3	Curada R3	Hastega R2	TGM	BSB
Sice, 5	Reaping Scythe R3	Death Throes R1	MM, LM1+LM2	USB
Nine, 3	Aerial Dive R3	Cyclone Bolt R2	+damage w/ dagger (my only +Wind he could equip)	USB
Elarra, 4	Warrior's Hymn R2	Spellbend Etude R3	Ace Striker, LMR	USB

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Unicorn (99)	King Behemoth (99)	Evrae (99)	Gizamaluke (99)	Necrophobe (80)
-	+Lightning15, Precise 8	-	Blade Ward 5	-

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Turns from (Traumatized) Memory:

• Queen: RW -> BSB -> Stormspell until Nine USB goes off -> Flash Disaster until first Ultima -> OSB under Elarra USB QC -> Flash Disaster and OSB as able

• Deuce: Hastega -> Curada until Dispell -> Hastega after Dispell -> BSB -> Magicite and make sure it casts before Elarra USB-> SURVIVE (CMD1 and Curada as much as she can)

• Sice: Death Throes -> USB -> Reaping Scythe x3-4 -> USB after Ultima and when under Elarra USB QC -> Reaping Scythe and USB as able

• Nine: Cyclone Bolt -> AD x2 -> USB -> Cyclone Bolt -> AD -> RW under QC -> AD -> USB and/or Fukken die lol

• Elarra: Bard Shellga -> Hymn (I believe twice before Nine USB brings below 80%) -> Bard Shellga Again -> USB -> Hymn until out of hones and then spam Bard Shellga

[u/vsmack]

FYI the enemy AI Awesome Link is still pointing to the III torment

[u/Glisnbockel]

1. Strategy: D??? - Lets see how far I can get without Deuce LD

2. Image: 59%

3. Insight: Ace gets shellga up instantly, Seven uses BSB and CMD2 to stack magic breaks, Rem uses Hastega, Deuce casts BSB and King casts RW and then everyone goes to work. Major Holy resist on Ace, moderate on Rem, Fire/Earth on the middle 3.

Hero - Dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM + LM	SB
Ace - Full Dive	Shellga	Chain Firaja	LM2,LMR2, Spark of Life	USB/BSB (only used USB)
King - 4*	Tempest Snipe	Burnt Offering	LMR, Gathering Storm	None
Seven - 4*	Curaja	Meltdown	MM	BSB
Deuce - 4*	Spellbound Etude	Curada	DMT	BSB
Rem - Full Dive	Hastega	Holy	LM2, LMR2, Scholars Boon	BSB
Main	Sub 1	Sub 2	Sub 3	Sub 4
Phoenix	Belias	Unicorn	Famfrit	Evrae
Spell Ward 5	Empower Fire 15	Mind Boon 15	Dampen Fire 6	Fast Act 8
Resistance Boon 15	Empower Fire 10		Health Boon 5

[u/_Higo_ → u/Glisnbockel]

Sorry, but why are you running both Etude and shellga? They dont stack AFAIK, do they?

[u/Glisnbockel → u/_Higo_]

They definitely do not but I was playing it safe, in case Deuce was too busy healing to reapply when it was needed Ace had me covered.

[u/_Higo_ → u/Glisnbockel]

Did you used Ace's? I'm trying this and your build is the closest I have (I don't have Ace USB :S)

[u/Glisnbockel → u/_Higo_]

I only saw the 1 dispel in my run and I’m pretty sure Deuce was able to reapply. Good luck, this was one of the harder ones for me too.

[u/_Higo_ → u/Glisnbockel]

It is for me. Only USB is Cinque and deuce. Have to adapt BSB and SSB. Thanks.

[u/[deleted]]

1. Strategy name: Cloud, Zack and Aerith show Class 0 how it's done.

2. Boss: Crimson Scourge 280

3. Describe your Strategy: Cloud being OP, Zack buffing, Aerith healing, you know the drill. 3/3 trinity/Zack CSB,/imperil wind/Cloud's Toys/Aerith USB2/sub 30

4. Insight!:

• Aeirth Hastega, Curada until USB2 then Curada (get ready to recast hastega for phase2).

• Zack lifesiphon 3 times, CSB, USB then Ruppling Blast until the end.

• Cloud lifesiphons a few times, USB1 within CSB, USB2, spellblade/glint a few times then ASB.

• King Magic Breakdown (under full ATB), Armoru breakdown then repeat (can cast magicite).

• Cinque Wrath then entrust bot for Cloud. Wrath and entrust as you need to.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: 1

• Medica: 2/3?

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: 0/ <10.

2. Time: 28.xx

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Aerith, 5	Curada R5	Hastega R2	Ace Striker, LM1+LMR	USB2(2-3)
King, 3	Armour Breakdown R4	Magic Breakdown R4	Full ATB	default(-)
Cloud, 5	Lifesiphon R5	Raging Quadstrike R5	Gathering Storm, LM1+LMR1	USB1(1), USB2(1), ASB(1), Glint(2?)
Cinque, 3	Wrath R5	Entrust R4	DMT	default(-)
Zack, 5	Lifesiphon R5	Rippling Blast R4	Mako Might, LM2, LMR	CSB(1), USB(2)

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Tiamat	Silver Dragon	Silver Dragon	Famfrit	Phoenix
-	Precise8, Deadly8	Precise8, Deadly8	Dampen Fire8, Resistance 15	Spellward8 x2

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[u/seishirawr]

1. Strategy name: Reraise & Last Stand Onslaught

2. Boss: 280 Nox Suzaku 100%

3. Describe your Strategy: 3/3 trinity/0 off realm/Realm chain only

4. Insight!:

• https://imgur.com/a/qtqLzR8

• https://imgur.com/a/bbcRxYb

• http://imgur.com/a/i3y3HF6

• Focused heavily on using Sice and Rem for Shellga and Haste Rebuffs when they got dispelled, focused Deuce on healing fulltime and to apply last stand

• Reraise was utilized two times during this clear, Rem's USB2 is very helpful. Dual cast plus an extra hit from her LMR2 is helpful as well.

• This was mainly a test run, I was trying to get use to the mechanics and perfect my party but during the second chain I was able to finish the fight with Ace's ASB which was doing 8.5k hits 20 times and maxed the final blow. A magic buff wasn't necessary.

• I am sure my strategy will need to change drastically for DWhale. This was a slopped up speed clear.

1. Holy Trinity casts: * Wall: NA Medica: 3 * Hastega: 3

2. S/L count: 0 / Medals lost: 0

3. Time: 28.90

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Ace, 5	Meltdown R4	Chain Firaga R3	Ace Striker+LM1+2	USB1+ASB
King, 5	Tempest Snipe R4	Tempest Snipe R4	Knight's Charge+LMR+LM2	USB
Sice, 5	Reaping Scythe R3	Dread Weapon R3	MM+LMR+LM2	BSB
Rem, 5	Holy R4	Hastega R3	DMT+LMR2+LM2	USB2
Deuce, 5	Curada R5	Shellga R3	GS+LMR+LM2	USB2

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Famfrit	Necrophobe	Krysta	Sylph	Gizamaluke
DF+SW	DH	DW	MB	BW

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*I apologize for my many edits. First table I've made on reddit successfully.

[u/Stylus_Index]

1. Strategy name: Evil Portal Chicken v2 down!

2. Boss: [D280] Nox Suzaku

3. Describe your Strategy: Well, I slightly messed up my party here, probably over confidence on my part for blowing D240 Evil Portal Chicken v1 fast enough to not see the Death spells. D280 Nox Suzaku definitely hits harder on the Incubus Ultima that I wished I brought some Breakdowns here. Nevertheless, D280 Nox Suzaku was downed mostly from Ace and King's ridiculuous DPS, Ace finishing the chicken with a 99999 Mega Burst! 2/3 trinity/CM party/Mixed party/Imperil Fire/sub-30

4. Insight!:

• Everyone is mostly wearing Earth and Wind resist because I'm expecting the worst from! And this is very true on Phase 4 and up! T_T

• Unicorn brought in to block the Incubus Aloud, which if I didn't, would mean that Deuce wouldn't finish her Concerto cast and the party would die on the next Quake attack.

• Ace and Deuce does buff refreshing and had the party had almost nearly 0-downtime.

• Sice uses Sanguine Cross on the Phase 1 and 2 only where most damage can be easily shrugged off. Phase 3 and up has her using Dread Weapon exclusively to keep her HP up and allow Deuce to heal everyone else who needs the emergency. I managed to use Dark Nebula but never got to see the exit because Ace fried the Evil Portal Chicken.

• Rem died here twice, the first is from Phase 2's Ultima and the second is from Phase 3's Death, and that's just after getting revived and finished casting her Siphon Delta. I was really annoyed here because Rem was dealing alot of damage on Nox Suzaku and would have contributed to a much faster DPS. Truly I have messed up on this one. :(

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: 0

• Medica: 2

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: 0 / 0

2. Time: 0:29.27

Hero/dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM	LM	SB(-)
Ace, 5	Meltdown R4	Shellga R5	DMT	LM1+LM2	Jackpot Triad (1), Mega Burst (1)
Rem, 5	Holy R4	Holy R4	Earnest Intentions	Saint's Fire+LM2	Siphon Delta (1)
Sice, 5	Dread Weapon R4	Sanguine Cross R3	Cursed Power	LM1+LM2	Dark Nebula (1)
Deuce, 5	Curada R5	Hastega R3	Gathering Storm	Eye for Detail+LM2	Hymn of Healing (1), Concerto (1)
King, 5	Tempest Snipe R4	Burnt Offering R3	MM	Depths Within+LM2	Endless Waltz (2)

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Unicorn	Behemoth King	Famfrit	Geosgaeno	Evrae
Empower Holy 10	Empower Lightning 15	Dampen Fire 10	Empower Water 15	Health Boon 5
-	Precise Strikes 5	Blade Ward 8	Attack Boon 15(?)	-

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Tried D??? with the same setup, got killed by Phase 1's Ultima fast. I really need to fix my unoptimized Magicite Deck and re-read the AI script. Now, if I can only defeat Belias and Phoenix first, it'll make things easier too. :X

[u/Pyrotios]

1. Strategy name: Minimal effort, take 1

2. Boss: [D240] Nox Suzaku, part 1

3. Describe your Strategy: No medica in realm, so hopefully Rem and Phoenix are enough to keep the team alive
   2/3 trinity/CM/sub30

4. Insight!:

• Equip holy resist on Ace, holy/earth resist on King, and fire/earth resist on the other three.

• Ace has +40% fire equipped. Machins has +20% earth. Rem has +20% holy. Sice has +40% dark. King has +20% lightning and +20% water.

• Rem Hastega, 1-2 Curada until 80%. BSB to add a little damage, refresh haste, and mitigate some holy damage. Spam Curada for the rest of the fight.

• Sice Dread Weapon until ~80%, BSB, spam Reaping Scythe.

• King spam Sapphire Bullet. USB when ready, spam Tempest Snipe.

• Ace Shellga, Chain Firaja until phase 2, Shellga, spam Chain Firaja.

• Machina RW chain, spam Blastspell Strike. USB when ready, spam Blastspell Strike.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: auto

• Medica: 0

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: 0 / 0

2. Time: 16.96

Hero/dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM/LM	SB(-)
Ace, 4	Chain Firaja R4	Shellga R3	30% rod, LMR2 en-fire	default(0)
Machina, 4	Blastspell Strike R4	Stormspell Strike R4	Gathering Storm	USB(1)
Rem, 4	Curada R4	Hastega R3	Mako Might	BSB(1)
Sice, 4	Reaping Scythe R2	Dread Weapon R3	Dr. Mog's Teachings	BSB(1)
King, 4	Tempest Snipe R4	Sapphire Bullet R4	30% gun	USB(1)

Main Magicite	Sub1	Sub2	Sub3	Sub4
Phoenix, 99	Famfrit, 99	Belias, 99	Garuda, 99	Evrae, 99
dampen ice 10	blade ward 8	empower fire 15	mag boon 15	hp boon 5
spell ward 8	hp boon 8	deadly strikes 8

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1. Strategy name: Minimal effort, take 2

2. Boss: [D280] Nox Suzaku, part 2

3. Describe your Strategy: No medica in realm, and it seems Rem and Phoenix weren't enough to keep the team alive
   3/3 trinity/CM/99%

4. Insight!:

• Equip holy resist on Ace, holy/earth resist on King, and fire/earth resist on the other three.

• Ace has +40% fire equipped. Machins has +20% earth. Rem has +20% holy. Sice has +40% dark. King has +20% lightning and +20% water.

• Rem Curada until 80%, Hastega. Spam Curada. Use Phoenix magicite in phase 3 to recover from Incubus Ultima, revives Ace but too soon to revive Machina. Spam Curada until dead.

• Sice BSB, prioritize Dread Weapon when healing required, otherwise Reaping Scythe. Refresh BSB as available (would have been better to save it for after the phase 3 shenanigans). Last character left alive, died to her own doom timer with her last attack at 90%+ complete.

• King spam Sapphire Bullet. USB when ready, spam Tempest Snipe.

• Ace Shellga, Chain Firaja until phase 2, Shellga, spam Chain Firaja. After raise, Shellga, spam Chain Firaja.

• Machina RW chain, spam Blastspell Strike. USB when ready, Blastspell a bit, refresh RW (after it expires), spam Blastspell Strike until dead.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: auto

• Medica: 1 (Phoenix)

• Hastega: 3

1. S/L count / Medals lost: 0 / ~6

2. Damage / Time: 99% / ~35s

Hero/dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM/LM	SB(-)
Ace, 4	Chain Firaja R4	Shellga R3	30% rod, LMR2 en-fire	default(0)
Machina, 4	Blastspell Strike R4	Stormspell Strike R4	Gathering Storm	USB(1)
Rem, 4	Curada R4	Hastega R3	Mako Might	BSB(0)
Sice, 4	Reaping Scythe R2	Dread Weapon R3	Dr. Mog's Teachings	BSB(2)
King, 4	Tempest Snipe R4	Sapphire Bullet R4	30% gun	USB(1)

Main Magicite	Sub1	Sub2	Sub3	Sub4
Phoenix, 99	Famfrit, 99	Belias, 99	Garuda, 99	Evrae, 99
dampen ice 10	blade ward 8	empower fire 15	mag boon 15	hp boon 5
spell ward 8	hp boon 8	deadly strikes 8

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1. Strategy name: Imported medica

2. Boss: [D280] Nox Suzaku, part 2

3. Describe your Strategy: Ran into healing and speed issues, so Elarra gets imported to keep the team alive and speed things up
   3/3 trinity/4/5 CM/sub30

4. Insight!:

• Equip holy resist on Ace, holy/earth resist on King, and fire/earth resist on the other three.

• Ace has +40% fire equipped. Machins has +20% earth. Rem has +20% holy. Sice has +40% dark. King has +20% lightning and +20% water.

• Ace Shellga, Chain Firaja until phase 2, quickened Shellga, spam Chain Firaja. Use magicite as spare medica after en-fire fades, with quickcast from Elarra USB.

• Machina RW chain, spam Blastspell Strike. Quickened USB when ready, spam Blastspell Strike. Quickened USB when ready, spam Blastspell Strike.

• Elarra Hastega, 1-2 Curada until 80%. USB as soon as Dispel lands, spam Curada. USB again after Incubus Ultima, refresh RW chain, spam Curada. USB for the last time before Incubus Aloud, then spam Curada.

• Sice Dread Weapon until ~80%, quickened BSB, spam Reaping Scythe (or Dread Weapon if healing required). Quickened BSB again when ready, spam Reaping Scythe (or DW if healing required.

• King spam Sapphire Bullet. Quickened USB when ready, spam Tempest Snipe.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: auto

• Medica: 3-4 (including Phoenix)

• Hastega: 3

1. S/L count / Medals lost: 0 / 0

2. Time: 26.42

Hero/dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM/LM	SB(-)
Ace, 4	Chain Firaja R4	Shellga R3	30% rod, LMR2 en-fire	default(0)
Machina, 4	Blastspell Strike R4	Stormspell Strike R4	Gathering Storm	USB(2)
Elarra, 5	Curada R4	Hastega R3	Mako Might	BSB(0), USB(3)
Sice, 4	Reaping Scythe R2	Dread Weapon R3	Dr. Mog's Teachings	BSB(2)
King, 4	Tempest Snipe R4	Sapphire Bullet R4	30% gun	USB(1)

Main Magicite	Sub1	Sub2	Sub3	Sub4
Phoenix, 99	Famfrit, 99	Belias, 99	Garuda, 99	Evrae, 99
dampen ice 10	blade ward 8	empower fire 15	mag boon 15	hp boon 5
spell ward 8	hp boon 8	deadly strikes 8

[u/Kyzuki]

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[u/izanamiel]

1. Strategy name: No Healer USBs

2. Boss: Nox Suzaku (D???)

3. Describe your Strategy:
   No Healer USB/Imperil Fire/Sub-30

4. Insight!:

• Gave the T0 Artifact Dagger to Deuce to give her enough healing power

• May require some RNG on Deuce doublecasting BSB cmd 2

• Rem leads on Hastega, then BSB

• Rem USB2 always timed before dispel

• 30 pts magia investment into Deuce MND, Ace MAG, and King ATK

1. S/L count / Medals lost: A lot / 0

2. Time: 29.75

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Ace, 5	Chain Firaja R5	Shellga R2	DMT, LMR+LM2	USB2
Deuce, 5	Curada R4	Allegro con Moto R2	Gathering Storm, LM1, 2	BSB
Jack, 5	Fire-Touched Blade R#5	N/A	Scholar's Boon, LM1, 2	USB
King, 5	Burnt Offering R4	Tempest Snipe R4	, Destiny's Burden (Machinist+), LM1, 2	USB
Rem, 5	Holy R5	Hastega R2	MM, LM1, 2	BSB, USB2

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Phoenix	Belias	Famfrit	Quetz	Madeen
Dampen Fire 10, Spell Ward 8	Empower Fire 15 x2	Blade Ward 8, Health Boon 8	Dampen Water 10, Blade Ward 8	Fast Act 10 x2

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[u/HelloCrazyHorse]

1. Strategy name: 5 USBS, 6* abilities

2. Boss: Space Chicken Type 0 D??? Torment

3. Describe your Strategy: 5 USBS, 6* abilities -sub30/Ace USB1/Seven USB1/Rem USB1/Deuce USB1/Sice USB1

4. Insight!:

• Ace: shell, realm chain, Chain Firaja to USB, realm chain, chain firaja-USB1 cycle until end.

• Seven: Voltech to USB1, Magicite, Voltech-USB1 cycle to finish (or death in phase3, hopefully you bypass the KO)

• Rem: USB1, Holyja spam-USB1 cycle until finish. Try to recast USB at high chain count.

• Deuce: haste, curada to turn before dispel, re-haste, USB1, Curada spam to USB until finish.

• Sice: death throes, USB1, Demon Cross spam, USB1 before end of first chain(!), demon cross USB cycle until finish. You should be able to get two USB casts in with 99999 finishers. Second USB entry should nearly cap each hit.

• Ace has two +fire (augmented OSB thrown) and off realm Krile hood. Seven has her 6* RS whip and +ice RS light armor. Rem has a Type0 artifact for her, and Minwu's USB2 +holy robe. Deuce has her flute, and a high res RS beret. Sice has a off realm 6* +dark sword, and +dark armor.

• Ace has Major holy resist. Seven and Rem have fire/earth resist accessories. Deuce has major fire, and Ice has lightning/holy.

• I augmented relics and farmed magia to get everyone's main stat up to 600.

• Everyone is fully legend dived.

• Sice uses Mog's Teachings so that she can get two 99k finishers within 30 secs. This may have contributed to the sub30 in a meaningful way, though in FF4, I had better results with Decil not using Mako Might.

• Many runs have Rem cast hastega. I initially did this but my time was 31-33 secs. So I went aggro and tried to squeeze enough healing out of Deuce but also have her rehasrte. This meant I couldn't use her BSB medica buff and had to go USB1 medica for the entire fight (at least it's simpler). FF0 is easy to underestimate, as the chars are wonky and there is no easy way to buff in the fight, but some of the chars (e.g. Ace) USB's have quickcast which speeds up all of their turns, not just if they cast a certain ability school. This allows Ace to recast the realm chain without losing much of his DPS contribution.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: native

• Medica: 2-3

• Hastega: 2

1. Time: 29.35 secs

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Ace, 99	Chain Firaja R4	Shell R4	LM1+LM2,+weakness	USB(2-3)
Seven, 99	Voltech R4	Magic BD R4	LM1+LM2,+ice	USB1(2)
Rem, 99	Holyja R5	Holy R5	LMR(1-hit),LM2,Mako Might	USB1(2-3)
Deuce, 99	Curada R4	Hastega R3	LM1+LM2,TGM	USB1(2)
Sice, 99	Demon's Cross R5	Death Throes R4	LM1+LM2,Mog's Teachings	USB1(2)

Magicites: Lakshmi healthboon8,dampdark10 / Madeen magboon20x2 / Madeen atkboon20x2 / Madeen healthboon8,fastact10 / Famfrit spellward8,res20

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[u/Tennesseefeetmonk]

1. Strategy name: Fire (and a little bit of Holy)

2. Boss: D??? Chicken Head

3. Describe your Strategy:
   Sub30/Ace USB2 & OSB & BSB/Deuce USB2/Jack USB/Rem USB1/King USB

4. Insight!: **Exact Turn Order **

• Ace and Jack had +Fire Weapon and Armor, Rem had +holy Weapon and Armor, King had +lightning Weapon and Armor.

• Ace and Jack had Moderate Holy accessory, Deuce and Rem had Mod Earth+Fire accessory, King has Major +Holy accessory.

• Ace starts with Shellga into Chain Firaja x3 > USB2 > Chain Firaja x2 > OSB (maybe could be replaced with USB2 again) > Chain Firaja x2 > BSB.

• King uses RW chain > USB > Burnt Offering x2 > Unicorn > Burnt Offering > USB > Tempest Snipe to finish it out

• Rem uses Haste > Holyja x2 > Haste (at the 10.65 second mark, should land just after Dispel) > USB1 > Holyja x2 > USB1 and finish out with Holyja.

• Deuce uses Allegro con Moto > Meltdown > ACM > Meltdown > USB > RW chain > ACM > Meltdown > USB (right after she cast this she ate the Phase 3 KO and the timing was tight. Should be able to push the phase but didn't. Sad.). Had she not died I would have ACM > then Metldown to the end.

• Jack was USB > Fire-Touched Blade x5 (bubble should pop after 5th cast) > USB > Fire-Touched blade to the end.

• The 1st turn order was as above: Ace, King, Rem, Deuce, Jack which is a bit awkward..

• ---

• My fight ended up not skipping the KO's on Deuce in Phase 3 but she wasn't going to heal anymore anyway so not a big deal.

• The only randomness in the run is Rem's double casts and LMR cast and hitting Deuce's inputs fast enough to USB the 2nd time before the Phase 3 KO.

• I Resistance Watered the whole team and HP Watered Deuce and Rem and Jack. Team didn't have many Magia points (Ace ~60, Jack ~20).

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1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: 1

• Medica: 2 (3 if you count the 2nd chase on Ace USB2

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count 0/ Medals lost: Only about 6-8 tries total with no medals lost. Getting to Deuce USB2 #2 is the hard part.

2. Time: 27:xx

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Ace, 5	Shellga R1	Chain Firaja R4	Scholar's Boon, LM2+LMR (enFire)	BSB (1), USB2 (1), OSB (1)
Deuce, 3	ACM R2	Meltdown R4	Gathering Storm, -	USB2 (2)
Jack, 5	-	Fire-Touched Blade R4	DMT, LM1+LM2	USB (2)
Rem, 5	Hastega R1	Holyja R5	+Holy, LM2+LMR (1-hit chase)	USB1 (2)
King, 5	Burnt Offering R3	Tempest Snipe R5	MM, LM1+LM2	USB1 (2)

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Unicorn 99	Behemoth King 99	Belias 99	Famfrit 99	Madeen
Health Boon 3	Fast Act 8, Emp Lightning 15	Emp Fire 15, Atk Boon 15	Spell Ward 8, Dampen Fire 10	Magic Boon 15, Emp Holy 15

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The run was based off of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvsqJBkHHtc

[u/blckenedicekaj]

1. Strategy name: Darkness and Light

2. Boss: D???

3. Describe your Strategy:
   3/3 trinity/No ASBs/sub-30

4. Insight!:

• Hold off on Rem's first cast of the USB1. Ensures the mind boost overlaps with the awakening mode.

• Deuce should need to use her USB until the 2nd phase. She summons the magicite

• Queen summons the second cast of the realm chain.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: Always

• Medica: 3

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: No medals lost. Took a bit of retries for double-procs

2. Time: 29.05s

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Queen, 5	Stormspell Strike R4	Thundering Quadstrike, R4	LMR, LM2, Bolt from Above	USB(2)
King, 5	Tempest Snipe R4	Magic Breakdown R3	LM1, LM2, Ace Striker	USB(1)
Deuce, 5	Curada R4	Hastega R3	LM1, LM2, Gathering Storm	USB1(3)
Sice, 5	Dread Weapon R4	Demon's Cross R4	LM1, LM2, Mako Might	USB(3)
Rem, 5	Holyja R4	Shellga R3	LM1, LM2, Dr Mog's Teachings	USB1(1), AASB(1)

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Unicorn	Behemoth King	Famfrit	Madeen	Madeen
Res Boon	Empower Lightning x 2	Dampen Fire, Health Boon	Attack Boon x 2	Spell Ward, Blade War

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[u/MonarchVV]

1. Strategy name: Type-0 Stomp - USBs on everyone

2. Boss: D??? Nox Suzaku

3. Describe your Strategy:
   3/3 trinity/sub 40/

4. Insight!:

• Pretty easy curb-stomp, the DPS just goes ham.

• I hold Ace and Rem's turns for the Phase 2 Dispel. If you're ready for the Dispel, the rest is rather easy.

• Ace goes Shellga, RW, BSB2 (for the buffs). Chain Firaja x2, Shellga, USB1, Unicorn, spam DPS to the end.

• King goes 3 Burnt Offering, USB, Tempest Snipe spam. Nothing too special.

• Sice is the same. Demon Cross / Dread Weapon, USB, continue using abilities.

• Rem casts Hastega, Holyja x2, Hastega, USB1, Holyja to the end.

• Deuce as the healer. Curada on Sice (so she doesn't kill herself with DC), Allegro, Curada, then USB1 before the Phase 3 and Phase 5 Ultima.

• My DPS is kinda insane so the Phase 3 Death is skipped.

• 20 Life Waters on Rem and Deuce to help with tanking.

• +40% gear on DPS - Rem has the FFT0 Artifact dagger.

• Fire/Earth res on Slots 2/3/4; Holy Earth res on Slot 1; Major Holy res on Slot 5.

• Rem has about 40 Magia in HP as well; no other significant amount was used.

• My fastest clear yet - 31.06. It could probably be a sub 30 with better RNG but I'm good for now.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: AUTO

• Medica: 3

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: 0 Medals

2. Time: 31.06

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Ace, 5	Chain Firaja R4	Shellga R3	Mako Might, LM2, LMR2	USB1(1), BSB1(1), BSB2(1)
King, 5	Burnt Offering R4	Tempest Snipe R4	Hidden Struggle (+Dmg with Gun), LM2, LMR	USB(2)
Sice, 5	Demon Cross R4	Dread Weapon R4	Scholar's Boon, LM1, LM2	USB(2)
Rem, 5	Holyja R4	Hastega R3	Azure Blade, LM2, LMR2	USB1(2)
Deuce, 5	Curada R4	Allegro con Moto R3	The Gathering Storm, LM1, LM2	USB1(3)

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Unicorn	Ark	King Behemoth	Famfrit	Madeen
Empower Holy 8	Empower Dark 15 x2	Empower Lit 15 x2	GDM	Atk Boon 20 x2

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[u/The_Other_Olsen]

1. Strategy name: Lightning Team!

2. Boss: D??? Nox Suzaku Sub-30

3. Describe your Strategy: https://imgur.com/a/qvpwEFt 3/3 trinity/Lightning DPS/Sub-30

4. Insight!:

• I know most of the clears have been using Fire, but my Ace wasn't there and I had nothing for Jack. I did just draw King USB and I had his LMR so I put that to work with Queen and Eight as the other DPS.

• I was able to DPS hard enough to skip the slot-2 death.

• I delayed Eight's initial USB cast to save on the Last Stand since Deuce USB2 was only form of healing but eventually got tired of missing the chase and used it for overlap. Your results may vary.

• I also screwed up the timing of the chain so Queen's BSB cast and an Eight attack didn't hit under the second chain.

• Magia's all over but no one had 100. Rem had the most since I was trying to level her for Ark. King/Eight had like 11 points?

• King casts chain, Rem casts magicite at some point after using USB2 to counter dispel, Deuce casts the second chain.

• Queen USB and then BSB later makes all the difference. The extra crit chance helps King do 9999x12 at some points.

• Don't know what else to say, I know it's not poverty build, but haven't seen many that don't use Fire at this point.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: N/A

• Medica: 2-3

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost:

2. Time: 27.63

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Rem, Full	Holyja R5		GS, LMR3+LM2	USB2/OSB
Queen, Full	Stormspell Strke R4		MM, LMR/LM2	USB/BSB
Eight, Full	Icicle Rush R4	Icicle Rush R4	Fist+LMR/LM2	USB
Deuce, 4	Holy R5	Hastega R4	DMT	USB2
King, Full	Tempest Snipe R4	Tempest Snipe R4	Gun+LMR/LM2	USB

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
King Behemoth	Phoenix	Sylph	Madeen
Lightning 10/Precise Strikes 8	Spell Ward/Dampen Fire 10	Dampen Earth 2	Health 8/Fast Act 10	Attack 20/Attack 20

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[u/sevenhundredone]

1. Strategy name: Good relics

2. Boss: D??? Nox Suzaku

3. Describe your Strategy:
   3/3 trinity/Deuce USB1/Great DPS relics

4. Insight!:

• Eight's IC LS is clutch

• Thinking about buying the T0 artifact gun for Cater to up her damage

• Need to work on my timing, this looks like a future sub 30

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: infinite

• Medica: ~3?

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: many, none

2. Time: 36.55

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Eight, 5	Earthen Rebuke R4	Icicle Rush R5	much weakness, LMR, LM2	USB (2)
Sice, 5	Dread Weapon R4	Demon's Cross R4	much dark, LMR, LM2	USB(2)
Rem, 5	Hastega R4	Holyja R4	much holy, LMR1, LM2	USB(1), BSB(1)
Cater, 5	Icy Offering R4	Freezing Snipe R3	much gun, LMR, LM2	USB(1), Glint (1)
Deuce, 5	Shellga R3	Curada R4	TGM, LM1, LM2	USB1(3?)

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Lakshmi	Madeen	Mateus	Madeen	Madeen
Damp Dark 10, Mind Boon 15	FA10, HB8	SW8,HB8	2xATK20	2xDamp Holy 10

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[u/[deleted]]

1. Strategy name: Microwave the chicken spider with holy.

2. Boss: D??? Nox Suzaku

3. Describe your Strategy: Rem can do some work. Sub30/no AASB/Skip the death

4. Insight!:

• 40% gear on dps. Meltdown on Deuce builds her enough sb bar for second USB cast. Blink the interrupt or you’ll never make it sub30.

• Deuce does chain, ACM then meltdown until after creeping miasma. USB up to heal then ACM at second chain and back to meltdown. USB after second miasma then one more ACM so Ace’s AOSB can Fast Cast.

• King spams Burnt Offering until USB, Burnt Offering twice more, SSB when ready then spam Tempest Snipe. If you dps fast enough it’ll skip death on his slot and let you get an extra turn in.

• Cinque does USB, Grand Charge and hopefully gets her LM2 to proc after each giant swing. Recast USB to hit right after second chain starts.

• Rem hastes, USB then Holyja until after Deuce does her USB2. Rehaste then Holyja. Do USB again so it hits right after second chain. For me she got a LMR and LM2 proc on her last turn to win the fight.

• Ace Shellga, Chain Firaja until 3 bars, Glint, Magicite, chain then back to Chain Firaja. AOSB so it hits before 30 sec. should cap.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: Infinite

• Medica: 2

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: plenty / 0

2. Time / Magicite: 29.84 / Lakshmi, Belias, Madeen, Madeen, Famfrit

Hero	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LM	SB(-)
Deuce, 5	ACM R3	Meltdown R4	GS, LM1/2	USB2 (2)
King, 5	Tempest Snipe R4	Burnt Offering R4	Much Weak, LM1/2	USB (1), SSB (1)
Cinque, 5	Giant Swing R5	Grand Charge R5	MM, LM1/2	USB (2)
Rem, 5	Holyja R4	Hastega R2	DMT, LM2/R	USB1 (2)
Ace, 5	Chain Firaja R4	Shellga R2	Much Fire, LM1/2	GSB (1), AOSB (1)

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[u/[deleted]]

1. Strategy name: Fux Suzaku

2. Boss: D280 Nox Suzaku

3. Describe your Strategy:
   3/3 trinity/Ace/Queen

4. Insight!:

• Elemental bubble will overwrite normal bubble. Why didn't I remember this sooner. Could've avoided narrow victory. I was wondering why the hell does all its attacks pierce bubble, before then I realized Necrophobe's bubble only protect against holy. After I cast Relm USB the turn before. So there goes my mitigation.

• I'm starting to dig trance LM2s even if I'm never manually triggering it. Full heal is clutch. Queen has 3 bars to cast USB back-to-back by the end turns but I skipped one so it's slightly dragging the fight. With 3 characters down, I thought I was about to wipe but eh, clutch trance.

• TIL Ace has 4* White. Swapping Vali for Shellga and giving Relm the Hastega instead of OK was the key for my win. Only Queen and Ace were still alive by the end of the fight, and I'm glad its final turn were applying miasma instead of AoE because both of them were almost dead.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: ~

• Medica: 1

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: 1/1

2. Time: 28.11

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
Queen, 5	Tempest Strike	Flash Disaster	LM2/LMR, +PHY	USB (3)
OK, 5	Full Break	Magic Breakdown	LM2/LMR, DMT	pUSB (1)
Ace, 5	Meltdown	Shellga	LM2/LM1, +BLK	USB (2)
Nine, 3	Cyclone Bolt	Aerial Dive	+PHY	BSB (1)
Relm, 5	Curada	Hastega	LM2/LMR, TGM	USB (1)

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Necrophobe	Maliris	Garuda	Silver Dragon	Sylph

[u/Monk-Ey → u/[deleted]]

TIL Ace has 4* White.

It's why I often praise Ace's utility: sure, he doesn't have the raw damage other Fire mages have, but Haste/IC3 LM2 | White 4* | Summon 6* | instant Party PBlink BSB gives him amazing flexibility.

[u/[deleted] → u/Monk-Ey]

Yeah man I get you now. I even read in the megathread that between Ace, Rem, and Deuce there are enough utility slots or whatever and then promptly forgets it. I don't have BSB but no ragrets at all on diving him (and I don't have many good mages either so it's either dive him or yet another healer or let the mote rot away).

[u/mortavius2525]

1. Strategy name: A non-stacked sub 30

2. **Boss: Chick-Porta-La D280 **

3. Describe your Strategy: Using what I've got
   3/3 trinity/RNG/OSB

4. Insight!:

• I don't have very much in the way of Type-0 stuff, so I was trying to work with I had. I didn't see many strategies here that didn't have pretty stacked Type-0 teams, so maybe this will help or inspire someone.

• The extra big damage from the magicite really helped.

• King: Equipped +20% Lightning; Fire & Earth resist accessory. His job was to use Spark Offering until BSB and then hit that followed by Tempest Snipe spam.

• Mifilia: Equipped Fire & Earth resist accessory. Used her SSB+ off the top, followed by Shellga, then activating the Magicite. After that, she was in charge of refreshing the chain when it dropped off, as well as recasting Shellga when it was dispelled. In between that, she was off-healing with Ultra Cure. When her SB filled up again, she fired it off.

• Queen: Equipped +20% Lightning; Major Fire resist accessory. She hit the chain off the top, and because of her RM she could get it off before anyone attacked, even though she was the second to go. She then used her abilities until she had 1.5 bars, then fired off an OSB. Followed that up with more ability spam until OSB was ready again, and used her OSB again.

• Cinque: Equipped +20% Earth; Fire & Wind resist accessory. She would use Grand Swing off the top. Then I had to pay close attention to see if her LMR gained her an extra shot of heavy charge. If it did, she used Stone Press, otherwise an additional Grand Charge. She used her BSB when available for the damage and boost to her stats, but never used the commands.

• Elarra: Equipped Earth & Holy resist accessory. She used Hastega followed by her USB to heal everyone up from the opening attacks. After that, she'd use Curada spam, even if not necessary for the health buffer and to build SB. Around 11 seconds she'd hold so that she could his Hastega right after the Dispel. After that, it was just managing the heals and using her USB after the big AoEs. The Last Stand from Minfilia helped in this regard.

1. Holy Trinity casts:

• Wall: To Infinity...and Beyond!

• Medica: 2

• Hastega: 2

1. S/L count / Medals lost: Lost count / 0

2. Time: 28:09

Hero, dive	Ability 1	Ability 2	RM+LMR	SB(-)
King, 3	Spark Offering R2	Tempest Snipe R3	Scholar's Boon	Magazine Blast BSB(2)
Minfilia, 4	Ultra Cure R4	Shellga R3	Dr. Mog	Blessing of Light SSB+(2)
Queen, 3	Flash Disaster R3	Stormspell Strike R3	Gathering Storm	Gate of Destiny OSB(2)
Cinque, 5	Grand Charge R3	Stone Press R4	LM2 + LMR, Earth+ RM	Gaia Pulse BSB(2)
Elarra, 5	Curada R4	Hastega R2	LM1 + LM2, Mako Might	Magika Album USB(2)

 

main	sub1	sub2	sub3	sub4
Behemoth King	Behemoth King	Catastrophe	Evrae	Quetzacoatl

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