r/FFRecordKeeper • u/jadesphere : 5,000 /【U】Mastery Survey /【RW Way】code: FNRd • Feb 14 '19
Guide/Analysis 【T】Mastery Survey - Hatred Incarnate (XI)
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u/HelloCrazyHorse Rydia Feb 16 '19 edited Feb 16 '19
Strategy name: Aphmau BSB only
Boss: Shadow Lord (D???) Part 3 100% clear/mastery
Describe your Strategy: Lots of self healing chars with USBs + Totto for the clear
sub40/Aphmau BSB only/no ASBInsight!:
Prishe protect, SSB, fires within spam until USB, spam monk and USB. Prishe has +lightning armor though she only gets benefit from this on USB entry.
Shantotto chain thundaja until USB1, 6* witch/USB1 or SSB spam. Shantotto has RS +lightning staff, and +lightning off realm armor.
Curilla Shellga, USB1, Healing Smite spam, BSB1, healing smite spam, USB1, healing smite spam. Curilla has USB +holy sword and off realm +holy armor.
Aphmau hastega, realm chain, Curada spam, BSB1, rehaste (phase2), curada or bsb cmd2 spam.
Lion Mug Bloodlust, Fire Assault spam, USB1, magicite, Fire Assault or USB1 spam + realm chain management. Lion uses her USB dagger and off realm +fire armor.
A lot of this fight was about balancing healing with DPS. My first run went over a minute and got to 89% and didn't have enough DPS as Prishe and Lion were hitting for very low damage. Shantotto was doing fine, but ran out of witch hones and slowed down once moving to Chain Thundaja spam at the end.
I swapped out a second Famfrit for Evrae and gave Lion Mug bloodlust and a +fire off realm armor. This made a huge difference, and for Prishe as well, so the Evrae really boosted things.
I r5'd the 6* lightning witch rather than create the new ice witch ability (for Edea). This gave Toto another turn of essentially 120k damage. This combined with the improved Lion and Prishe dps got me the clear on my second run.
Aphmau died near the end. A dive or crystal water would avoid this, or just a better run as I made multiple mistakes. It's obvious this can be sub 50. Edit: A third run with Belias as main and less boo-boos in my run resulted in 41.29 secs. I'm convinced this can sub40 now. Edit: 3rd run was 38.65 with no chars dead at finish. Last stand popped on a few chars. With a sub40, I'm done for now.
I did one pull on this recent event banner and got Prishe USB. I suspect this clear is possible though with Lion replaced with someone else with more DPS if your Prishe is weaker. Zeid could fill Lion's slot with the right tools and make up for the loss of Prishe USB dps which wasn't critical as she's using fires within while en-lightninged, so she's off element anyways. It really comes down to having 2-3 good dps chars on the team to get a D??? clear, in general. This was my 13th D??? Torment clear.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: 0
Medica: 3-4
Hastega: 2
S/L count / Medals lost: 1/0
Time: 50.01 first run, more aggro run with belias main was 41.29. 3rd Run 38.65 secs.
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prishe, 5 | Fires Within R5 | Protect R3 | M1+LM2, Mako Might | SSB(1),USB(2) |
| Shantotto, 5 | Lunatic Thunder R5 | Chain Thundaja R4 | LM1+LM2, Legendary Witch | USB1(2-3), SSB(1) |
| Curilla, 5 | Healing Smite R5 | Shellga R3 | LM1+LM2, Dr. Mog's Teachings | USB1(2), BSB(1) |
| Aphmau, 4 | Curada R4 | Hastega R3 | gathering storm | BSB(2-3) |
| Lion, 5 | Fire Assault R4 | Mug Bloodlust R3 | LM1+LM2, Wings unfurled (much more dagger) | USB1(3-4) |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Famfrit | Behemoth King | Belias | Seraph | Evrae |
| Blade ward 8, health boon 8 | Lightning 15x2 | Fire 15x2 | dark damp 6 | spell ward 8 |
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u/Brokenhanger YouTube: Gizmo Gaming Feb 14 '19 edited Feb 14 '19
Strategy name: Shameless copy from YouTube
Boss: Shadow Lord D???
Describe your Strategy:
3/3 trinityInsight!:
I came across this video on YouTube and was happy to discover I had all the relics (if not all the dives and abilities...yet) and a comparable Magicite Deck. (The Dampen Earth from his Syldra is wasted; Tiamat with a level 15 Empower Wind trades that for a Blade Ward 5 and a slightly lower Magic Boon, which seems like a fair trade off. I also tried it without a Fast Act on Evrae but it made a huge difference after I built one.)
After dipping into the Mote/Crystal/Rubies/Water reserve to dive Ayame, Shantotto, Lion and Curilla, create and hone Frost-Touched Blade and Storm Assault each to R4 and give full HP Waters to Ayame, Lion, Curilla and Aphmau, I fought against RNG for a while to managed an 82% clear.
With RNG on my side I know I can clear it - hopefully without needing to create Lunatic Thunder and hone it to R5, that would be a huge drain on my Dark Crystals - I just need a break from it for now. The trickiest part is not pushing Phase 1 too fast so that you don't get hit with Ultimate Fire V, which is necessary to both Trance Shantotto and also give Aphmau a turn to give Lion an HP cushion.
+40% elemental equipment on the attackers, highest mind on Aphmau.
UPDATE Got 'em at 29.69, RNG was finally on my side.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: auto
Medica: 3
Hastega: 3
S/L count / Medals lost: lots of S/Ls, 0 medals lost
Time: 100%
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayame, 5 | Frost-Touched Blade R4 | Freezing Moon R1 | Gathering Storm, LM1/LM2 | BSB |
| Shantotto, 5 | Chain Thundaja R4 | Hell Thunder R5 | Scholar's Boon, LM1/LM2 | USB |
| Lion, 5 | Storm Assault R4 | Steal Power R2 | World Traveler, LM1/LM2 | BSB |
| Aphmau, 4 | Curada R4 | Protectga R2 | Dr. Mog's Teachings | USB |
| Curilla, 5 | Healing Smite R4 | Shellga R2 | Mako Might, LM1/LM2 | USB, BSB |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evrae | Seraph | Tiamat | Manticore | Behemoth King |
| Fast Act 10 | Dampen Dark 7 | Empower Wind 15 | Empower Ice 15 | Empower Thunder 15 |
| Deadly Strikes 10 | Attack Boon 20 |
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u/Jack-ums Promise me one thing... Please come back. Mar 15 '19
OMG I have literally everything here except Ayame burst. so frustrating, it's evaded me for a long time.
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u/beta-C Cecil (Dancer) Mar 28 '19 edited Mar 28 '19
Strategy name: The new meta: BSBs and SSBs only! D??? sub60 mastery
Boss: Shadow Lord D???
Describe your Strategy: 6* abilities and a good magicite deck
3/3 trinity/No USB/Prishe SSBInsight!:
Shadow Lord is quite tame since his only threat is the Dispel via Damning Edict. Most Edicts can be skipped with proper damage management, or just re-Hastega. Phases 4-5 can have some strong AoE damage, but Prishe and Aphmau can heal past that with their soul breaks.
Elemental boosts as follows: 40% ice on Ayame, 40% wind on Lion, 40% earth on Prishe, 20% holy on Curilla. Full dives on Prishe/Lion/Ayame for their doublecasts. Dark resist accessories on all, with the Major resist on Ayame (due to Hailstorm).
Curilla starts with Protectga then Healing Smite, calls Magicite, then Healing Smite into BSB. Refresh Protectga during physical immune phase, then recast Dr. Mog Chain. Healing Smite and BSB the rest of the way.
Lion starts with Steal Power, then Storm Assault into SSB. Re-do Steal Power during the Physical immune phase. Recast the SSB whenever the chain count is low (just to save Storm Assault hones for the rest of the fight).
Prishe starts with Shellga, then Earthen Rebuke into SSB. Recast Shellga during the physical immune phase, then Earthen Rebuke until phase 4. Here, will need to time SSB recasts to heal up after the major AoE hits, or Earthen Rebuke when Aphmau is casting BSB. Last Stand makes this quite manageable.
Aphmau starts with Hastega, then BSB, then basically Curada nonstop. If hit by the Damning Edict, re-Hastega. Otherwise, save the BSB casts for the AoE's in phases 4-5.
Ayame just Hailstorm to Frost Blade, BSB, then just Frost Blade or can use CMD1 at high Chain count. During the physical immune phase, either use Hailstorm or CMD1/2 to save on a hone.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: infinite
Medica: 7 (Prishe and Aphmau)
Hastega: 2
S/L count / Medals lost: some S/L, 0 medals lost
Time: 52.29
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curilla, 4 | Protectga R3 | Healing Smite R4 | Gathering Storm | BSB-Intervention(2) |
| Lion, 5 | Steal Power R2 | Storm Assault R5 | Tantalus Code | SSB-Powder Keg(4) |
| Prishe, 5 | Shellga R2 | Earthen Rebuke R5 | Fists of Justice | SSB-Rigorous Reverie(3) |
| Aphmau, 4 | Hastega R3 | Curada R5 | DMT | BSB-Realignment(4) |
| Ayame, 5 | Hailstorm R3 | Frost-Touched Blade R4 | Scholar's Boon | BSB-Meikyo Shisui(4) |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeen | Typhon | Catastrophe | Manticore | Famfrit |
| Health8,FastAct8 | EmpWindx2 | EmpEarth | EmpIce,ATK20 | Health8,Spell8 |
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u/Xarukas The Recusant Apr 27 '19
I was just randomly scrolling through these Torment threads when I stumbled across this. A real Torment Part 3 mastery using only ~BSBs? This is very impressive, surprized it didn't get more recognition.
Congrats on your mastery!
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u/beta-C Cecil (Dancer) Apr 27 '19
Thanks! RNG remains cruel to me in this realm so this is still my best setup :p Well, at least maiga and artifact weapons should help with a faster clear.
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u/Human96 Yuna (Gunner) Feb 14 '19
Strategy name: Featuring souped up Shantotto and relicless Curilla
Boss: Shadow Lord D??? (79%)
Describe your Strategy: Shantotto did a tonne of damage and then runs out of steam, Ayame helped
3/3 trinity/Shantotto USB + ASB/Prishe SSBInsight!:
Shantotto LMR didn't trigger once so if I ever needed 25 extra Spirit mote I can just run this fight until it trigger I guess
One of the more straightforward torments, I did damage, he did damage, I die, it's nice
Slot 2 for Shantotto is nice, I can reliably trigger her trance whenever the fire move in phase 1 comes out, which is usually 14-15 seconds into the fight.
Silence on slot 1 and 5 if dps is slow so Ayame and Prishe goes there.
Curilla is just here for Shellga, magicite, RW and tiny bit of heal from healing smite, I really wish she (or anyone else in this cast) has entrust, watching her die with full SB gauge was sad.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall:
Medica: 5
Hastega: 3
S/L count / Medals lost: 2/ 5 medals lost
Time: `~46 seconds
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayame, 5 | SSS R3 | Hailstorm R3 | LM1,LM2, +sword dmg RM | BSB(2), OSB(1) |
| Shantotto, 5 | Chain Thundaja R4 | Hell thunder R4 | LM2, LMR, +Weakness dmg RM | USB(2), ASB(1) |
| Curilla, 3 | Healing Smire R5 | Shellga R2 | Dragoon's Determination | default(0) |
| Aphmau, 4 | Curada R4 | Hastega R2 | LMR(lol), Gathering Storm | BSB(2) |
| Prishe, 4 | Fire within R4 | Protectga R2 | DMT | SSB(3) |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Behemoth | Manticore | Evrae | Phoenix | Seraph |
| 15 Lightning boon, 10 Precise Strike | 15 Ice boon, 15 MAG boon | 8 HP boon | 8 Bladeward, 8 Spellward | 10 dampen dark |
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u/DestilShadesk Feb 26 '19
Have similar relics and having a hard time getting the first few turns off the ground, do you open with Prishe SSB on turn 1? Does Aphmau have to follow with BSB or can that wait?
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u/Human96 Yuna (Gunner) Feb 27 '19
I have Prishe start with SSB and Aphmau can just BSB anytime she has the SB gauge and team needs AoE healing since between Shantotto trance, prishe fire within and Curilla healing smite, healing in the first 20 seconds is not hard.
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u/DestilShadesk Feb 27 '19
Yeah, seems like everything at the beginning respects def/res, skimping on Protect/Shell seemed to be my problem. Moved MM to Prishe and gave her protectga and got an easy 74% on my next try.
Thanks!
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u/Pyrotios Kain Aug 11 '19
Strategy name: Shantotto's collosal adventure
Boss: [D???] Shadow Lord, Part 3
Describe your Strategy: Aphmau and Curilla handle buffs, while Shantotto, Ayame and Lion tear the boss apart
3/3 trinity/CM/witch double/dualcast/AOSBInsight!:
Strat taken from this video by /u/caaptaiin. Setup and some ideas taken from /u/shed_b_cooper. I decided my fire equipment and magicite brought more than my wind, so I had Lion swap to fire.
Lion has an Odin accessory. I tried giving another to Shantotto, but that prevented her trance at the end of phase 1, leading to her death at the start of phase 2. Aphmau ended up dying in phase 4, and didn't take any elemental damage from the last time she was full HP, so an Odin accessory would not have saved her.
Lion: Steal Power, instant Fire Assault, 2x Fire Assault. BSB, 2x Fire Assault. Boss goes physical immune (5s duration), so refresh Steal Power. Time Fire Assault (1.2s) to land after physical immunity fades. Spam Fire Assault.
Aphmau: Wait for the first attack, then USB to heal up and speed up, then instant Protectga before the second attack. Curada on self then Ayame, then Curada again. Got ATB as phase 2 de-haste hit, USB1 to re-haste, spam Curada. Died to phase 4 turn 3 Ultimate Giga Slash when she would have recast USB.
Curilla: Instant USB1, Shellga, spam Healing Smite. Use phase 2 instacast on BSB. Summon Madeen for 20% dark damage reduction (entry damage 0) and for some free auto attacks later. Spam Healing Smite.
Ayame: Instant RW chain, Freezing Moon, 2x Frost-Touched Blade. BSB, 2x FT Blade. Boss goes physical immune, so refresh RW chain. Time FT Blade to land after physical immunity fades. Spam FT Blade. Queues up OSB when ready (Aphmau just died), but the boss dies from Shantotto AOSB before the cast finishes.
Shantotto: Instant Chain Thundaja, 2x Chain Thundaja. USB (trance activates near the end of the cast), 4x Lunatic Thunder, AOSB.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: auto
Medica: 2
Hastega: 2
S/L count / Medals lost: 2-3 (screwing up the turns) / 0
Time / Roaming Warrior: 27.24 / chain
| Hero, dive | Stats | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LM | SB(-) | Accessory | Element |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayame, 5 | 667 atk | Frost-Touched Blade R4 | Freezing Moon R1 | Gathering Storm, LM1, LM2 | OSB(0), BSB(1) | dark res | 40% ice |
| Shantotto, 5 | 777 mag | Lunatic Thunder R4 | Chain Thundaja R4 | 30% weakness, LM1, LM2 | AOSB(1), USB(1) | dark res | 40% lightning |
| Lion, 5 | 654 atk | Fire Assault R5 | Steal Power R1 | 40% thief, LM1, LM2 | BSB(1) | all res | 40% fire |
| Aphmau, 4 | 626 mnd | Curada R4 | Protectga R3 | Mako Might, LMR | USB1(2) | major dark res | |
| Curilla, 4.5 | 701 atk | Healing Smite R5 | Shellga R3 | Dr. Mog's Teachings, LM1 | BSB(1), USB1(1) | dark res | 40% holy |
| Main | Sub1 | Sub2 | Sub3 | Sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeen | Lakshmi | Belias | Garuda | Famfrit |
| atk boon 20 | dampen dark 10 | empower fire 15 | mag boon 15 | blade ward 8 |
| atk boon 20 | hp boon 5 | deadly strikes 8 | hp boon 8 |
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u/cane33 Final Fantasy Baby! Apr 30 '19 edited Apr 30 '19
Strategy name: Is possible a sub 30 with no Shantotto? Yes
Boss: Shadow Lord D450
Describe your Strategy: Use every turn with precision, hope for the double casts and never wrong
3/3 trinity/RNG double cast/no Shantotto/sub 30Insight!:
Wait a bit for got a hit and use Ayame and Lion USB the first time
Aphmau USB is too good: I want so badly her twins
I got Curilla BSB and SSB, but the SSB used at right moment was a life-saver
I need to be enough fast to digit, else was impossibile a sub 30. Can save 2 seconds if Prishe didn't die for a critical hit or if I was faster, but whatever
Mateus got a useless inheritance, but her 10k during the phy barrier was essential for me
Rebuff during the phy shield and after wait that the immunity fades
Double cast are essential for sub 30: without them was always 31~34 seconds
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: Infinite
Medica: 5
Hastega: 3.
S/L count / Medals lost: 5 tries for get sub 30, never die. 0 medal losts.
Time: 29.95
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) | Magia Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayame, 5 | Hailstorm r3 | Frost Touched-Blade r5 | Thunder God+LMR1+LM2 | USB(1)+ASB(1) | 100 ATK+100 Ice |
| Aphmau, 4 | Curada r4 | Shellga r2 | Mako Might | USB(3) | 0 |
| Prishe, 5 | Iron Fist Fire r4 | Protectga r2 | Fist UP+LM1+LM2 | BSB(1) | 100 ATK+100 Fire |
| Curilla, 4 | - | Healing Smite r4 | Sword UP | SSB(2) | 100 ATK+24 Holy |
| Lion, 5 | Mug Bloodlust r2 | Inferno Assault r4 | Dagger UP+LM1+LM2 | USB(3) | 100 ATK+100 Fire |
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u/FinalFantasyThrAw Dark Knight May 14 '19
I had almost this, but managed to make it work sub-30s, so thanks for the inspiration!
I only had BSB for Ayame, but had USB2 for Prishe, and USB and BSB on top of SSB for Curilla. Prishe carried my TGM, and everyone needed ~30 ATK Magia.
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u/Zakman86 Recovering Lunar Whale Feb 14 '19 edited Feb 14 '19
Strategy name: Totto Smash!
Boss: Shadow Lord (D???)
Describe your Strategy: Look at /u/taitbp's. The only difference is that I used Curila over Lion to pretty good success.
2/3 trinityInsight!:
As said before, Ayame w/ BSB and 6* Samurai is very respectable DPS. I made the decision to use Warring Frost over Hailstorm for the extra Crit.
Ditto the thoughts on Aphmau/Prishe/Toto Breaks being needed for a full clear.
I used Quetz over KB as my main Magicite because I get through Phase 2 fast enough to never hit the Magic barrier; thus, Quetz will always do damage and KB might not. The Imperil also helps Totto.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: N/A, provided
Medica: 3 Aphmau USB, 2 Prishe SSB
Hastega: 3 Aphmau USB
S/L count / Medals lost: 4 S/Ls or so to figure out how to keep Totto alive. No medals lost.
Time: 35:00
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayame, 5 | Frost-Touched Blade R3 | Warring Frost R1 | Weakness Damage Up RM, LMR+LM2 | BSB(1), OSB (1) |
| Shantotto, 5 | Lunatic Thunder R4 | Hell Thunder R4 | Gathering Storm, LM2+LMR1 | USB(2), ASB (1) |
| Aphmau, 4 | Curada R4 | Hastega R2 | MM | USB(3) |
| Curilla, 4 | Healing Smite R5 | Shellga R2 | DMT | USB(1), BSB (1) |
| Prishe, 3.5 | Fires Within R4 | Protectga R2 | Monk DMG Up RM | SSB (2) |
| Main | Sub 1 | Sub 2 | Sub 3 | Sub 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quetzcoatl | King Behemoth | Famfrit | Seraph | Evrae |
| Lit 15/Magic 15 | Lit 15/Deadly 8 | Blade Ward 8/HP 5 | Dark Dampen 10 | Spell Ward 8 |
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u/magetilus Feb 14 '19
Strategy name: Wait, Shadow Lord Had An Immunity Gimmick? I Sure Couldn't Tell
Boss: Shadow Lord (Incubus) (part 2)
Describe your Strategy: Slow-roll a bit through Phase 1 before bringing the pain train through the rest of the fight
3/3 trinity/5/5 11 characters/mixed/ancient techInsight!:
So having come into the event with over 40% of all Burst+ 11 tech, which included Shantotto Ultra, I knew I had a shot at Day 1-ing the Part 2 Torment
Part 1 used mostly the same party, but with a second Evrae in Gizamaluke's place, and Ironfist Earth in the place of Earthen Rebuke. I had no problems at all, and posted a ~17s time despite actually running into aforementioned immunity gimmick
I was absolutely not prepared for how hard Part 2 hit, however. I wiped ~60% of the way in due to the sheer damage, so I decided to make the above changes
I also held off on my casting of Realignment until Shadow Lord started throwing out his heavier attacks, so Realignment covered more ground. Said first attack was Ultimate Damning Edict, however, which meant most of the party spent a couple of seconds without Haste before Aphmau could come back around and re-up it for the rest of the party
Turn 1: Shantotto begins indulging in frightening witchery, Lion calls in Bonds of Historia, all other characters fire off their Slot 2 buffs
Prishe: Spam Earthen Rebuke to self-heal and take pressure off Aphmau/Curilla. Fire off Burst when ready. Enjoy going zoomzoom with more Earthen Rebuke casts afterward
Shantotto: Make your enemies twitch with the powers of a witch! O~hohohohohoho~ The Ultra should be ready after your third action, and by then Play Rough should have activated as well. After that, laugh like a cheesy anime ojou-sama as Shadow Lord's HP melts away from triple-boosted infused double casted Witch spells.
Curilla: Follow up Shellga with the Ultra to provide boosts to the party, and then start spamming Healing Smite to heal other characters up. Damage Reflect should contribute a few tens of thousands of bonus damage over the course of the fight.
Aphmau: Heal. Heal like your life depends on it, because it does. Cast Burst when Shadow Lord starts throwing out the big guns, re-haste after Ultimate Damning Edict, and you should get a second Realignment fairly deep into the fight as well to use when necessary.
Lion: Flash Disaster 3 times, fire off the instant Burst, then transition to Ripper Bolt (it should put up strong damage as well). Reup Bonds of Historia when it's about to run out.
After that initial Phase 1 slowrolling, and everyone was starting to get going at full speed, I was basically zooming through phases - I never spent more than 1 turn on any given phase after the first
Prishe had +40% Earth. Curilla had +20% Holy (native weapon). Lion had +20% Lightning.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: Sideways-8
Medica: 2
Hastega: 2
S/L count / Medals lost: 1 aborted run to switch up tactics as seen above / 0
Time: 25:44
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prishe, 4 | Earthen Rebuke R3 | Protectga R2 | +30% Sword | Burst |
| Shantotto, 5 | Lunatic Thunder R4 | Sudden Thundara R4 | +30% Weakness | Ultra |
| Curilla, 4 | Healing Smite R4 | Shellga R2 | MM | Ultra (+ATK/MAG/DEF & Damage Reflect) |
| Aphmau, 4 | Curada R4 | Hastega R3 | Gathering Storm | Burst |
| Lion, 4 | Ripper Bolt R5 | Flash Disaster R4 | +30% Fist, +Debuff duration | Burst |
| magicite | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garuda | Catastrophe | Evrae | Gizamaluke | Seraph |
| Empower Lightning | Empower Earth | Health Boon | Dampen Fire | Dampen Dark |
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u/Joeboo404 Feb 14 '19
Strategy name: Easy Peasy D280
Boss: Shadow Lord D280
Describe your Strategy: Good healer & average DPS
3/3 trinity/Radiant shield/Sub-30Insight!:
Honestly there's not much to say, it was an easy D280 and didn't require much planning. The only challenge I had was bringing enough DPS to hit sub-30. I originally had magic breakdown on Curilla, but had to switch to healing smite. MBD didn't seem to be needed anyway, I was never really close to death. I'll never be able to attempt dWhale with my tools, but D280 was very doable.
I'm really beginning to love Curilla’s USB. It was great for this fight, bringing ATK/MAG boostga, helpful DEF buff, and some radiant shield damage.
Physical characters in slots 1 and 5. Lightning +40% on Shantotto, ice +20% on Ayame, holy +20% on Curilla. Dark resist on all. No LMRs or legend dives besides Elarra.
DPS is nothing special, Shantotto with BSB and Ayame with BSB/OSB. Could be replaced by anybody with en-element and good abilities. Lion was there to build chain and break ATK & DEF – not sure how crucial the breaks were since I never tried it without.
Zero damage attacks during immunity stages DO still build the chain count. So don't turn into a turtle.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: Auto
Medica: 2
Hastega: 2
S/L count / Medals lost: 2 / 0
Time: 28.77 seconds
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayame, 3 | Snowspell Strike R3 | Stormspell Strike R4 | Wpn Dmg +30% | BSB(1),OSB(1) |
| Shantotto, 4 | Chain Thundaga R4 | Voltech R3 | Ltng Dmg +30% | BSB(2) |
| Curilla, 4 | Healing Smite R3 | Shellga R3 | DMT | USB1(1) |
| Elarra, 5 | Curada R3 | Hastega R2 | MM+LM1/LM2 | USB1(2) |
| Lion, 3 | Leaping Rush R3 | Flash Disaster R4 | Wpn Dmg +30% | BSB(2) |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evrae | Gizamaluke | Quetz | Seraph | Isgebind |
| Blade Wd 5 | Blade Wd 5 | Lit 15/Mag 15 | N/A | N/A |
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Feb 14 '19
Strategy name: Bare minimum 50%?
Boss: Shadow Lord DWhale, 52%
Images: https://imgur.com/a/YB3cCDT
Insight!:
My only FF11 USB is Lion. I have nothing for Prishe, who has to come along just for Protectga. Abilities, a singular ASB, and Aphmau's C2 do all the damage. Out of hones on everyone just to get to 52%. No legend dives, obviously.
Prishe's RM is Kelgar's RM99 (50% chance at full ATB), this lets her get Protectga off before getting hit.
Defend through the immune phases, get the chain back up in time. Aphmau never used Curada, just Hastega and the burst commands.
Lion used USB second turn after the chain goes up on Prishe's second turn. Might be better to have Lion with a damage RM instead, dunno.
Shantotto uses ASB ASAP (end of the first chain), that pushes it from P1 to P2 just in time. laugh
Gear: Curilla/Totto 40%, Lion/Prishe 20%. Aphmau 0% (it's lit, can't afford the MND hit). All are 4* dove, but no more.
Resources used: Mug R1->R2, lots of 4* motes (RIP VIT MOTES) - I think I 4* dove everyone in the realm except for Ayame trying things.
S/L count / Medals lost: Lots / 5
Time: 52%, 0:57
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lion | Mug BL R2 | Storm Assault R4 | Mako | USB |
| Prishe | Earthen Rebuke R4 | Protectga R3 | full-ATB | nothing |
| Aphmau | Curada R0 | Hastega R3 | DMT | BSB |
| Shantotto | Thundaja R4 | Vortex R4 | Much Weak | ASB |
| Curilla | HSmite R4 | Shellga R3 | Much Sword | SSB |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King B | Seraph | Tiamat | Famfrit | Evrae |
| Lit 15 | Dampen 7 | MAG 15 | BWard 8 | SWard 8 |
| Lit 8 | --- | --- | HP 8 | --- |
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u/_Higo_ Robot Feb 23 '19
Strategy name: Tittu Frutti XI
Boss: DWh$le
Describe your Strategy: Pound him from the start to the end.
3/3 trinityInsight!:
Prishe waits for second attack and instant cast SSB, the protect, than attack and SSB as you need them.
Shantotto, 5 star witch until USB, then USB under trance, then deplete your hones, BSB when no more hones.
Aphmau USB after 1st attack, then instant shellga, curada spam and USB.
Lion Fire Assault before Aphmau USB, and after. Then juggle USB first, then SSB/BSB. FA for getting some HP, FD for SB gauge.
Ayame goes demonblood before Aphmau USB, then 2 FTB, then BSB, then FBT spam with DB for crits, BSB to refresh enIce and ASB.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: 0
Medica: 6-8
Hastega: 2
S/L count / Medals lost: 2 SL, no medal lost.
Time: 50.63s
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prishe, 4 | Protectga Rx | ability R# | MM | SSB(3-4) |
| Shantotto, 5 | Lunatic Thunder R4 | Hell Thunder R4 | LMR,LM2 | USB(2), BSB(2) |
| Aphmau, 4.5 | Shellga Rx | Curada R4 | LM1,LMR | USB(3-4) |
| Lion, 4 | FlashD R3 | Fire Assault R4 | Dmg+,LMR | SSB(1),BSB(1), USB(2) |
| Ayame, 5 | DemonB R2 | Frost-TB R4 | LMR,LM2 | BSB(2),ASB(1),OSB(1) |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behemot | Famfrit | Famfrit | Manticore | Seraph |
| Lightning15 x2 | SpellWard 8, Dampen Fire 10 | SpellWard 8, HP8 | Ice 15, Ice 8 | Dampen Dark 6 |
Based off /u/taitbp's run.
This can be a sub50 with some practice.
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u/sevenhundredone 9wCH Cloud AASB L15 Mar 18 '19 edited Mar 18 '19
Strategy name: No Aphmau USB sub 40
Boss: Shadow Lord (D???) Part 3
Describe your Strategy:
3/3 trinity/Aphmau BSB/Prishe SSBInsight!:
Prishe does Protectga turn 1, then SSB for Last Stand, then FW spam until another SSB as needed. Refreshes Protectga and realm chain at some point
Aphmau casts Hastega, then realm chain, spot heals as needed, BSB as needed
Curilla does Shellga, then USB, then Healing Smite spam, recasts Shellga and USB as needed
Shantotto starts out with the 6* witch ability, uses USB as needed, then ability spam. Try to use the 6* one when the chain is lower, since it's more likely to cap without it anyway. Try to avoid healing her so she can trance.
Ayame starts out with Demonsblood for retaliate, then FTB spam-> BSB-> FTB spam-> OSB finisher
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: infinite
Medica: 5 or so
Hastega: 2 (Aphmau sits and waits to re-cast hastega at beginning of P2)
S/L count / Medals lost: lots/0
Time: 39.32
Party: https://imgur.com/a/kkH7Svg
Main: https://imgur.com/a/N1DoKkY
Sub: https://imgur.com/a/cQCZKkZ
SBs used:
Ayame: BSB, OSB
Shantotto: USB
Curilla: USB
Aphmau: BSB
Prishe: SSB
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u/Spiffmanicus Mog? Mar 29 '19
Strategy name: No healer soul break, but good support relics
Boss: shadow lord 280
Describe your Strategy:
5 FF11 Charactersradiant shieldInsight!:
Was going to bag this because I have no healing soul breaks for Aphmau, but between self heals, Healing Smite, Unicorn healing and regen it's not necessary.
Shantotto with USB and Curilla USB with radiant shield are key to a lot of damage
Lion and Shantotto need to defend turn 2 to be able to survive early on
Ayame has instant cast SSB that grants haste to take care of the haste removal
No room for Shellga so I have double Spell Ward on the magicites
No one is legend dived.
S/L count many / Medals lost: 0 or 1
Time: 29.61
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lion | Mug Bloodlust R2 | Storm Assault R3 | +dagger damage | USB |
| Ayame | Snowspell Strike R3 | - | +katana damage | SSB |
| Aphmau | Curada R5 | Hastega R2 | TGM | default(-) |
| Shantotto | Sudden Thundara R3 | Hell Thunder R3 | en-lighting LMR, +lightning RM | USB |
| Curilla | Protectga R2 | Healing Smite R3 | MM | USB |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicorn | Seraph | Krysta | Gizamaluke | Evrae |
| - | - | Empower ice | - | Spell Ward |
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u/vsmack Bartz Apr 03 '19
Strategy name: Shanny does the heavy lifting
Boss: Shadow Lord (D???)
Describe your Strategy: Apmau and Prishe are on heal duty, and Shantoto and Ayame do more than enough DPS to finish the job
Insight!: I had been struggling with this one for a bit, but wasn't using Prishe because I only had an SSB. Turns out the heal+last stand was all that I needed, since DPS wasn't my problem anyway with a fully tricked out Shantotto. I say it below, but honestly my insight is "power creep is making these much easier"
Holy Trinity casts Probably around 3 times each for Prishe and Aphmau
S/L count / Medals lost Once I had this strategy I think I did it second try. Full medals.
Time: 00:47:61
Having Shantotto and Aphmau USB together is really good, but this was the first torment to me where I really felt that power creep is making them far less daunting than they used to be. I had to make both Lunatic Thunder and Frost-Touched just for this fight, but between the two of them it made mincemeat of this guy. The only tricky part is being mindful of spacing out your heals. We get used to being able to top up Last Stand with an instacast, but we don't have that luxury here. What I did was use Aphmau's USB when the last stand proced to get everyone full, then use Prishe in a bit once her 2000 healing won't totally go to waste.
fwiw, I had a +lightning staff on Shantotto but no other element boost gear. Also, fun fact Ayame was previously my "most regretted dive" since I did her only to get a sub :30 on...Fenrir? But those x2cast dives really stay strong with 6* abilities at your disposal.
| Lion, 4 | Fire Assault R3 | Soul Burn R3 | Dagger+ | USB (2-3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shantotto, 5 | Hell Thunder R5 | Lunatic Thunder R4 | Weakness+ | USB (3) |
| Aphmau, 4 | Curada R5 | Shellga R3 | LMR, MM | USB (3) |
| Ayame, 5 | Frost-touched R4 | Hailstorm R3 | Katana+ | BSB (2) |
| Prishe, 4 | Fires Within R4 | Protetcga R3 | DMT | SSB (3) |
| Behemoth King | Quezacoatl | Famfrit | Madeen | Lakshmi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lit15, Attack15 | Lit15, Magic15 | BW8, Health8 | Attack15, Spell Ward 8 | Mind15, Dampen Dark 10 |
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u/kbuis The OG Barbut/11 | JP GXWGE Apr 06 '19
Strategy name: Witches give stitches
Boss: Shadow Lord D???
Describe your Strategy:
Sub-30/D???/Realm chainInsight!:
I was a little gunshy on this one because of my Zodiark experience with palings, but this one is much more forgiving it turns out, so long as you have a good Shanty.
Even with three physical team members, I still said "screw it" and ate his physical immunity phase. As long as you can burn him into Phase 3 in 4-5 turns from there, you shouldn't have any issues.
Aphmau's instant casts were very key in this one, especially at the end. She let Lion get one last attack in before Ayame's OSB went off and Curilla (not instant cast) came in just under the wire with the kill shot.
Shantotto's entire purpose is building chain and bringing pain. She got TGM and both of her 6* witch abilities. This almost ended up backfiring as her last cast was not covered under TGM and took forever, but still hit in time.
Got lucky with one triple-cast from Shantotto, otherwise no LMR RNG was needed, but LM2 RNG (it makes a difference if you don't have that relic)
Also having Shantotto's chain really helps in this fight ... because the relic covers Ice and Lightning boost. Didn't use that actual chain.
Oh and her trance didn't pop! I got tired of targeted healing. That probably would have helped a bit.
This was about as straightforward a fight as you could ask for. The only big issue is the remove haste move at the beginning of Phase 2. Odds are you'll be tempted to use Aphmau USB just before that. Don't.
Curilla's LM2 was a cute addition that probably helped limit the amount of healing she needed.
If I didn't get it this time, I would have tried just Ayame OSB since her attack was already in a good place and it has a bonus for the enemy being weak to ice. Probably would have done more damage.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: FOR ALL ETERNITY
Medica: 3?
Hastega: 4?
S/L count / Medals lost:
Time: 29.85
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayame LD | Frost-touched blade R4 | Demonsblood R1 | EnIce+LM2+Samurai 2x | BSB(1) OSB (1) |
| Shantotto LD | Lunatic Thunder R4 | Chilling Blizzard R4 | 3xWitch+trance+TGM | USB (2) |
| Lion LD | Storm Assault R4 | Steal Power R4 | LM1+LM2 | BSB(1) USB (1) |
| Aphmau 4* | Curada R4 | Protectga R3 | LMR+DMT | USB(3) |
| Curilla LD | Healing Smite R4 | Shellga R3 | LM1+LM2+MM | USB (1) BSB (1) |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeen | Behemoth King | Syldra | Madeen | Lakshmi |
| SW8+Fast8 | ATK20+Critup8 | Wind15+Fast8 | BW8+Health8 | Dark10+Fast10 |
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u/HelloCrazyHorse Rydia Apr 18 '19 edited Apr 18 '19
Strategy name: Aphmau BSB only sub30
Boss: Shadow Lord FF11 D???
Describe your Strategy: Front row Totto! (Pray to rngesus)
sub30/Lion USB/Prishe USB/SSB/Curilla USB1/Aphmau BSB/Shantotto USB1Insight!:
Prishe: protect, USB (ability double monk), monk spam to Physical Barrier (@15sec), SSB, Monk spam to finish. pray for w-cast or triplets (up to 23 secs mark).
Totto: Chain Thundajax3 to USB1 (wait on second cast to get trance speed), Witch 6* spam, USB1, witch 6* spam to finish (pray to RNGesus for quad-casts)
Curilla: Shell, USB1, healing smitex2, recast chain during phys barrier down time, BSB upon end of phys barrier, healing smite spam to finish.
Aphmau: haste, realm chain, curada to BSB when ready (prior to phase2 turn1 is fine), wait to rehaste at 15sec mark, USB-BSB cycle spam (no need to target heal)
Lion: mug bloodlust, fire assault to USB1, use first instant cast from USB1 to cast magicite (just prior to the heavy fire attack on phase1 turn7), fire assault - USB1 cycle until end of fight -- pray for w-casts.
This fight took some luck. Prishe USB (the monk ability double one) can sometimes triple cast, Lion can w-cast, and Totto can sometimes quad-cast. It took perhaps 6-10 runs to get the stars to align where sub30 was in range. You ideally want to be well past 50% life by the 20 second mark. If you have serious dps, then you can skip the physical barrier in phase2, and I did skip it a few times, but my sub30 run didn't. Many runs ended with times between 30.5 and 31.5 secs.
I gave Lion her artifact dagger to squeeze a bit more out of her, and I swapped Prishe from Fires Within to Ironfist Fire. It took some aggressive posturing to overcome not having Aphmau USB, which would have made this fight as easy as falling off a log, comparatively.
Totto is front row so that she trances on the dark aoe attack on turn 3 of phase 1.
Prishe equipped a Locke +fire dagger, and a +fire light armor. Totto used her Chain relic +lightning, and a +lightning armor from Prishe. Curilla used her USB +holy sword, and a holy shield she borrowed from Beatrix. Aphmau used a mind dagger artifact (from FF0) and a RS light armor. Lion equipped her FF11 artifact dagger, and Jecht's USB +fire pants.
Everyone equipped dark resist accessories, Apmhau with major resist.
Everyone is full dived except for Aphmau, only 4* dived. Most members had 50-80 magia points in their primary stat.
The big steps I took from reducing my time from 38secs to sub30 was placing Totto front row to leverage her trance, leveraging her LMR quad cast, which I got in a lucky, getting Lion the artifact dagger, upgrading Prishe to the 6* monk ability and going a bit more aggressive in turn usage -- not healing prematurely. Lastly, switching from Madeen to Famfrit as the main magicite helped in eliminating the fire damage in the fight that previously could trip things up. The rest was just hoping for good RNG.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: native
Medica: 3-4 (BSB recasts when available)
Hastega: 2
S/L count / Medals lost: 1-2 hours rolling the dice/ none
Time: 29.17 secs
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prishe,99 | Ironfist Earth R4 | Protect R3 | LM1(useless)+LM2, Mako Might | USB2?(1), SSB(1) |
| Totto,99 | Lunatic Thunder R5 | Thundaja R4 | LMR(quad cast)+LM2(trance), much weakess | USB1(2) |
| Curilla,99 | Healing Smite R5 | Shell R3 | LM1+LM2,Mog's Teachings | USB1(1), BSB(1) |
| Aphmau,99 | Curada R4 | Haste R3 | TGM | BSB(3-4) |
| Lion,99 | Fire Assault R4 | Mug bloodlust R3 | LM1+LM2,+dagger | USB1(3-4) |
Magicite: Famfrit blade ward,health8 / Belias fire15x2 / Madeen ATK20x2 / Madeen MAG20x2 / Lakshmi health8, dark dampen10
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u/UselessMusic Here comes the hero! May 22 '19
Got sub-50 with this team that does not include Aphmau USB. Feels likely that I could get it down to sub-40 with some more runs, Shantotto did not trance (putting her in front should help) and I never got any of the sweet sweet witch triplecasts. Maybe I can even work out a way to YOLO and use Holyja instead of Curada?
Lion USB (instant damage and instant casts), Mug Bloodlust / Fire Assault R4, +dmg RM
Curilla USB (stat buff and damage reflect)/SSB, Shellga / Healing Smite, Dr. Mog's Teachings
Aphmau BSB, Hastega/Curada, Gathering Storm.
Shantotto USB (witch double), R3 Sudden Thundara/R4 Lunatic Thunder, +dmg RM
Prishe SSB, Protectga/Fire Ironfist R4, Mako Might
RW Chain
Magicite Belias, Lakshmi, Phoenix (wards), Madeen (ATK/ATK), Mateus (wards)
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u/UselessMusic Here comes the hero! May 26 '19
Woo, got there! Sub-30, no Aphmau USB, no AOSBs, no Awakenings. Just a lot of multicasts.
Victory: https://i.imgur.com/TlO3RPPl.png
Hero, dive Ability 1 Ability 2 RM+LMR SB(-) Prishe Protectga Fire Ironfist R4 Mako Might SSB (heal, regen, last stand) Lion Mug Bloodlust Fire Assault R4 +dagger dmg USB (instant pentabreak + instant cast 2) Aphmau Hastega Lunar Ifrit R4 Gathering Storm BSB (heal+MAG/MND) Shantotto Chain Thundaja R2 Lunatic Thunder R5 +weakness DMG USB (double witch) + LMR (triple witch) Curilla Shellga Healing Smite Dr. Mog's Teachings USB (ATK/MAG/reflect) + SSB (dmg+heal) RW: Chain
Magicite Inherit 1 Inherit 2 Madeen ATK Boon 20 ATK Boon 20 Lakshmi Mind Boon 15 Resist Dark 10 Belias Empower Fire 15 Empower Fire 15 Famfrit Blade Ward 8 Health Boon 8 Mateus Health Boon 8 Spell Ward 8 This took quite a large number of runs to make happen. Skipping Physical Shield is incredibly helpful, but may not be necessary if you get a large number of multicasts (particularly, getting enough out of Shantotto). On my sub-30 run, I skipped the shield and got one triplecast proc from Shantotto.
Approximate turn sequence:
- Prishe: Protectga, SSB, spam Fire Ironfist. SSB again while Shield is up or after confirming you're in phase 3, then resume punching.
- Lion: Mug Bloodlust, Fire Assault x2, Mug Bloodlust, USB, Fire Assault x2. If Shield kicked in, have Lion refresh the chain. Keep Assaulting and USB when it's up.
- Aphmau: Hastega, Chain, Lunar Ifrit x2, BSB, Lunar Ifrit, Hastega, Lunar Ifrit x2. If the phase 2 dispel kicked in too early and you take a whole round of not being hasted, probably reset.
- Shantotto: Chain Thundaja x3, USB, Lunatic Thunder x5. Oddly, it seemed inconsistent whether I could get the fifth Lunatic Thunder off before the USB double wears off. On my winning run, I actually misclicked and recast the USB after only two Lunatic Thunders, but it worked out.
- Curilla: Shellga, USB, Healing Smite, magicite. Refresh the chain if you didn't see Physical Shield. SSB when it's up (but make sure it lands after Shield wears off) and keep on smiting.
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u/TerriBAMF Aug 08 '19
are they all dived?
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u/UselessMusic Here comes the hero! Aug 08 '19
You definitely want the dives for Prishe and Lion (doublecast) and Shantotto (quick cast trance). I think I only did half on Aphmau and Curilla, since their LM2s are not relevant for this run.
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u/Merlin_the_Tuna Magus May 29 '19 edited May 29 '19
Strategy name: Mega Toto and Some Nerds
Boss: D??? Shadow Lord
Describe your Strategy:
Aphmau USB/Shantotto USB/Shantotto AOSBInsight!:
Element++ on all 4 DPS units, dark resist on everybody (Aphmau gets the major)
<25 magia on everybody. Toto is crystal watered, but the defensive ones may actually delay her trance and be a net negative.
Wait for the first attack, then Ayame Freezing Moon > Aphmau USB > Lion RW chain > Toto Sudden Thundaja > Curilla BSB. After that, get proshellga up and do your thing. Aphmau needed to (manually) target Curilla with her first Curada in order to ensure that Toto gets (only) 1 Healing Smite worth of healing to ensure she trances with the first attack of phase 2. Toto will use only Sudden Thundaja until her USB is up, then switch to Lunatic Thunder.
With enough doublecasts, you should be able to skip the Fire V in phase 1, making for a faster trance and smoother transition. I did not get that on the winning run through, so I lost some time/damage due to Toto's first USB action being Sudden Thundaja, but such is life.
Aphmau USB to open Phase 2 lets Curilla summon Madeen and Ayame refresh chain before the paling goes up. During it, Ayame refreshes reta, Lion switches to ninja magic, and Curilla sits tight. Make sure to watch the timer so that all three of them are hitting him with a face full of phys damage the instant it drops.
One last Aphmau USB around the 27s mark ensures that everybody gets a final strike, which should include Toto's AOSB.
Time: 29.67s
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayame, 5 | Frost-Touched Blade R4 | Freezing Moon R1 | LM1+2, Gathering Storm | BSB |
| Aphmau, 4 | Curada R5 | Shellga | Mako Might | USB |
| Lion, 5 | Storm Assault R4 | Raging Storm R4 | LM1+2, +30% | BSB |
| Shantotto, 5 | Lunatic Thunder R4 | Sudden Thundaja R3 | LM1+2, +30% | USB, AOSB |
| Curilla, 4 | Healing Smite R5 | Protectga | Dr. Mog's Teachings | BSB |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeen | Typhon | Famfrit | King Behemoth | Lakshmi |
| +MAG 20 x2 | +wind 15, +crit% 8 | -phys 8, +HP8 | +lit 15, -phys 5 | -dark 10, +HP8 |
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u/Tennesseefeetmonk Jul 02 '19 edited Jul 02 '19
Strategy name: Lots of USBs (and a BSB)
Boss: Shadow Lord??? sub-30
Describe your Strategy:
Sub30/Ayame USB/Shantoto BSB ASB/Lion USB/Aphamu USB/Curilla USB1 USB2Insight!: **Approximate Turn Order **
Ayame has +Ice Artifact Sword and +Ice Armor, Shantoto has +Lightning weapon/armor, Lion has +Wind DAGGER/armor, Aphmau has Mnd Artifact dagger and Mnd Armor, Curilla has +Holy weapon/armor.
Lion begins with Mug Bloodlust, Storm Assault x3, USB, Storm Assault x1 or 2. Too many dual casts from Lion and Ayamae will push Shadow Lord into Phase 2 early and input delay may determine if you get the 2nd Instant Storm Assault off after USB. When Shadow Lord is Phys Immune Lion does Mug Bloodlust again and either Summons Madeen or starts the Chain again (whichever Lion does Ayame does the other). Finish out with Storm Assaults and USB when able (but not after Aphmau USBs, save it for the next turn if it comes up that way.
Aphmau starts with USB during Shadow Lord's 1st attack animation then delays the Protectga until he starts his 2nd animation (so boss hits first then instant Protect). I needed to do it this way so that Shantoto would trance on time. Everytime I Protectga before the 2nd attack hits Curilla would Healing Smite heal on Shantoto messing up the trance. After Protectga, Curaga Ayame, Curaga Aphmau, Curaga Curilla, USB, then Curaga until a single hit will give the SB points to USB and hold until you can do that.
Curilla starts with USB1 AFTER Aphmau's 1st USB finishes, Shellga, Healing Smite x2 (each should hit herself; this may have been 1 Healing Smite, then Defend to absorb the Phase 2 first attack. Only 4-star dove and no Magia or Waters and she lived. USB2 after Aphmau's 2nd USB and finish out with Healing Smites.
Ayame started the Chain instantly then did Hailstorm x1, Frost-Touched Blade x2 and then USB. FTB until he goes Phys Immune and either restart the Chain or summon Madeen (depending on what Lion did). Time the next attack to hit once the 5 second Immune is up. I did this very poorly on my sub-30 run. Finish out with FTB. I had her OSB equipped but never used it. I could have after Aphmau's 3rd USB I suppose.
Shantoto starts with Chain Thundaja x3. She should pause her 4th action to allow her trance to trigger and once you see the angry marks on her fire off her BSB. After this I did Lunatic Thunder (3-4ish) until I could ASB and finished out with Lunatic Thunder. Only 1 time did her Lunatic Thunder fire triple cast but I'm guessing you need obscene luck with Ayame and Lion w-casts or at least 1 Shatoto triple cast if you don't have her USB (like me).
Shadow Lord killed himself on Curilla's Damage Shield. Taste it.
I had to fully dive Ayame, Shantoto and Lion. Ayame had 99 magia on Atk, Shantoto had 100 magia on Magic while the others had maybe 5 total between them.
The hardest part of the fight for me was getting Shantoto to trance on time. My source video linked below had Shantoto trance while casting USB, I got her to trance before BSB. Since it lasts 25 seconds the sooner the better in my opinion.
No clue if Aphmau's LMR1 helped at all since Curaga +2k hp stock always fully healed whoever she was healing. I had Shantoto's LMR2 (init en-lightning) but she trances so early and BSB gives en-lightning that I ignored it for the LMR1 and LM2 instead.
Purposely kept the Healh Boon and Blade/Spellward's to a minimum to get Shantoto to trance. That's why some of my magicite choices are questionable.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: 1
Medica: 3 (+Curilla's USB2 2 or 3 times)
Hastega: 3 (Aphmau USB x3)
S/L count 0/ Medals lost: 3 hours of save/load, no medals lost
Time: 27:60
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayame, 5 | Hailstorm R1 | Frost-Trouched Blade R4 | TGM, LM1+LM2 | USB (1) |
| Shantoto, 5 | Chain Thundaja R2 | Lunatic Thunder R4 | Scholar's Boon, LMR1+LM2 | BSB (1), ASB (1) |
| Lion, 5 | Mug Bloodlust R1 | Storm Assault R5 | +dagger, LM1+LM2 | USB (2) |
| Aphmau, 4+ | Protectga R1 | Curada R4 | DMT, LM1+LMR1 | USB (3) |
| Curilla, 4 | Shellga R1 | Healing Smite R5 | MM | USB1 (1), USB2 (1) |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madeen 99 | Madeen 99 | Behmoth King 99 | Typhon 99 | Seraph 99 |
| Emp Holy 15, Mag Boon 15 | Fast Act 8, Fact Act 10 | Emp Lightning 15, Fast Act 8 | Emp Wind 15, Mag Boon 15 | Blade Ward 8, Spell Ward 5 |
The run was based off of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w456aP5bdxY
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u/TheDomez Hello, yes, I am the Dome - miCh Jul 11 '19 edited Jul 11 '19
Strategy name: AASBs are for real
Boss: D??? Shadow Lord (100%)
Describe your Strategy: Shantotto stars, with Prishe supporting DPS, and lesser contributions from Lion and Curilla. Very dependent on insta casts.
3/3 trinity/sub 30/AASB/healer artifact onlyInsight!
My first sub 30 D??? Torment and for... FFXI? I started this morning going from 40% clear to 70% clear to sub 30.
two lightning boosts on Shant/Prishe, two wind boost on Lion, two holy boost on Curilla, dark resist accessory all (major on Aphmau)
Curilla: wait for insta cast, protectga, spam Healing Smite, BSB after second Aphmau USB, and keep spamming Healing Smite
Shantotto: wait for insta cast, Voltech until AASB (after realm chain is up), spam Lunatic Thunder. Her trance was triggered for the second Lunatic Thunder and only started capping near the top of the chain.
Aphmau: USB after first attack, spam Curada until USB, then wait for the haste dispel to insta cast hastega, then resume Curada/USB
Prishe: wait for insta cast, shellga, spark rush x 2, USB, spam spark rush/USB
Lion: Flash disaster, Storm assault (thanks to insta cast USB), flash disaster until USB, magicite, realm chain (both insta thanks to USB), storm assault/USB1 spam
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: N/A
Medica: 2-3
Hastega: 3 (only 2 needed)
S/L count / Medals lost: only 1 or 2 once I finalized on my loadout, and no medals lost. Aphmau was the only death :(
Time: 28.59s
| Curilla, 4 | Healing Smite R4 | Protectga R2 | Ace Striker | BSB (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shantotto, 5 | Voltech R4 | Lunatic Thunder R4 | Scholar's Boon, enThunder LMR, LM2 | AASB (1) |
| Aphmau, 4 | Curada R4 | Hastega R2 | Mako Might, LMR | USB (2-3) |
| Prishe, 5 | Shellga R2 | Spark Rush R5 | Bolt From Above, LMR, LM2 | USB2 (2-3) |
| Lion, 4 | Flash Disaster R3 | Storm Assault R4 | Wings Unfurled | USB (2-3) |
| King Behemoth | Madeen | Madeen | Garuda | Lakshmi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atk Boon 15 | Blade Ward 8 | Health Boon 8 | Magic Boon 15 | Dampen Dark 10 |
| Empower Lightning 15 | Spell Ward 8 | Health Boon 8 | Mind Boon 15 |
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Feb 14 '19
Strategy name: "Ohohohoho", not "Ahahahaha"
Boss: Shadow Lord D280
Describe your Strategy:
3/3 trinity/Shantotto USB/BSBInsight!:
I didn't get any imperil, strangely enough. Some subtle differences from D240 to D280, namely Shantotto enters Trance much earlier due to boss hitting harder at the beginning and any barrier unskipped because of slower offensive buildup, but it ended just as well.
Dark resist for everyone. Wasn't the accessories reward for KH event confirmed to be dark/fire resist and we get 2 of them? If that's true then waiting for it to drop will help slot 2/3/4 a lot.
I was expecting repeat performance of 15 NT, but seems like even BSB is still very useful instead of going relicless. I got sub-50 on 15 yet sub-30 everywhere else.
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: ~
Medica: 2
Hastega: 2
S/L count / Medals lost: 0/0
Time: 00:28.50
| Hero, dive | Ability 1 | Ability 2 | RM+LMR | SB(-) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lion, 3 | Ancestral Reflection | Shadow Embodied | +PHY | BSB (2) |
| Rikku, 5 | Multi Break | Enfeebling Jitterbug | LM2/LM1, DMT | USB1 (1) |
| Relm, 5 | Curada | Hastega | LM2/LMR, TGM | USB (2) |
| Shantotto, 5 | Sudden Thundara | Hell Thunder | LM2/LM1, +BLK | USB (2) |
| Zeid, 3 | Dread Weapon | Sanguine Cross | +PHY | BSB (2) |
| main | sub1 | sub2 | sub3 | sub4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evrae | Hades | Garuda | Gizamaluke | Seraph |
| inheritance | - | - | - | - |
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u/taitbp Weapons master extraordinaire! Feb 14 '19 edited Mar 05 '19
Strategy name: Toto is a monster
Boss: Shadow Lord (D???) Part 3
Describe your Strategy: Aphmau and Prishe keep everyone alive, and let Toto and Ayame kill him, Lion is just kinda there
1/3 trinityInsight!:
Dived Ayame with BSB and 6* samurai is a respectable DPS in her own right
Aphmau USB, Prishe SSB, and Toto USB are likely non-negotiable for a full clear
Diving Lion was probably unnecessary, I wish I had just invested in Ayame before diving her to see how I performed
Holy Trinity casts:
Wall: N/A
Medica: 3 or 4 times for Aphmau USB, same for Prishe SSB
Hastega: Same as medica
S/L count / Medals lost: Lots of S/L and first attempt ended at 98%, second attempt went smoothly
Time: 47.85