Demon Alliance Invasion/History

"Hell's Hunter Takes Aim" event

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Normal: Ose

Battle 1

Ose	-	-	-	-	Wk	-	Rs

• Hades Blast
• Mazionga
• Force Defect (changes Force affinity to Weak)

Battle 2

Ose	-	-	-	-	Wk	-	Rs

• Hades Blast
• Mazionga
• Force Defect (changes Force affinity to Weak)

Notes

• Trivial fight, just bring your SP units to squeeze as many points from it as possible.

Superior: Dantalian

Battle 1

Dantalian	-	Rs	Rs	Rs	Wk	Rs	Rs

• Turbulent Advent

Battle 1

Dantalian	-	Rs	Rs	Rs	Wk	Rs	Rs

• Turbulent Advent

Notes

• Another simple fight, the main concern is 80% damage reduction + a 1000 HP Bulwark if you use certain elements, depending on the phase:
  • Phase 1 penalizes Phys, Fire or Ice damage.
  • Phase 2 penalizes Elec, Light or Dark damage.
  • Force damage is safe on either phase.
  • The Bulwark is actually a non-issue, as 1,000 HP is practically nothing for the boss in this mode. As long as your main damage dealers aren't getting 805 reduced, you should be able to punch through the Bulwarks no problem.
• Dantalian is weak to Force the whole time, as opposed to Barbatos, who needs setup. This means you can earn extra turns with cheap non-piercing Zan transfers on supports, if needed.

Recommended demons:
In addition to the units detailed in the Useful Demons section of this guide:

Support:

Damage:

Ultimate: Barbatos

Battle 1

Barbatos	-	-	-	Rs	Nu	Rs	Rs

Battle 2

Barbatos	-	-	-	Rs	Nu	Rs	Rs

Notes:

• Avoid using Intimidating Stance-like effects, as that'll trigger Rule Control, which will most likely KO your party.
• Fallen Angel's Corrosion reduces the boss's Force resistance by 2 levels, up to twice. He starts at Null, so attack with piercing Force damage twice to get him down to Weak. This can then get you more damage, more turns, and Chalk Eater synergy for buffs + more turns.
  • Alternatively, someone with Attribute affinity down can work as a more-direct solution that doesn't need as much setup.
  • Devil Connector skills unfortunately do not count for triggering Corrosion.
• In Phase 1, be careful about bringing Force weak demons, as this will trigger a follow up attack by the boss.
  • If you have Demeter, then you can bring them intentionally, so she can Bulwark + buff from the boss's follow-up hit.
  • Orcus works similarly, but he will only apply ATK buffs and will disable bonus turns gained from weakness, making him a worse, but still useful, alternative.
  • Other options for the weakness-tanking strategy: Rahab, Gogmagog (also heals for Ame), Barong (also heals for Ame), Ananta.
  • Zeus is weak to Force, and so are most Elec attackers - his attribute affinity down can open the door for them to attack, while their Force weaknesses synergize with the tank strategy.

• Liberators:
  • Chalk Eater - Grants buffs or more press turns when hitting weaknesses.
  • Shionyan - Grants +12 Mag for magic teams. If paired with Idun, can offer extra MP occasionally.
  • Carbon Black - Crit damage and +12 Str for physical teams.
  • Templar Dragon - Boost damage of demons that use Charge or Concentrate.
  • Meat Balloon - 10% chance to cast a DEF buff when hit by magic. Helpful if running a tanky buff engine that eats lots of hits, such as Demeter/Orcus + Ame no Uzume + Barong + Ananta.

Recommended demons:
In addition to the units detailed in the Useful Demons section of this guide:

Support:

• Ame no Uzume's Force weakness makes her synergize with the Demeter tank strategy in phase 1. Consider pairing her with Seth or Mahamayuri, since they deal Force damage and heal, triggering Ame's ATK buff.
  • Gogmagog also has a Force weakness, and Final Opposition heals himself, triggering Ame's buff.
  • Barong has a Force weakness, plus he heals + buffs with Barong Dance.
• Idun offers bulk and MP regen to the team, like Demeter. The variety of ailments on Goddess's Prank can also help trigger Shionyan's MP recovery effects against Poisoned/Charmed/Muted enemies.
• Side note: be careful about using Narcissus. His Force chain effect and team bulwarks seem promising, but the event's stacked buffs can get so high that he will kill his own party members (his gimmick is that he bulwarks the team, Merciless Love slaps teammates for tiny damage since he's charmed, then his chains hit the enemy for big damage).
  • Narcissus' standard attack (the thing he hits allies with) sometimes deals much less damage to allies than it should. It's unclear what causes this (tends to happen in team 2, but not always, etc), but due to this it's fairly safe to use him in the Dantalian fight. It's still not a good idea to use him in the Barbatos fight, though.

Damage:

• Morrighan: Damage and Luster Candy buff from Ruthless Death Gale.
• Susano-o: Damage and ATK buff from Kusanagi. Note that he uses PATK but his skill outputs magic damage, so this may make synergies awkward. Also be careful that he does not have pierce until panel 4.
• Lugh: Force (and Light) affinity down, grants weakness damage aura to the party.
• Rahab: ATK buff when an ally or the enemy hits a weakness. This can synergize with the Demeter tank strat in phase 1, especially since Rahab himself is also weak to Force. Even though the enemy's not weak to Ice, Rahab gives himself Might alongside this effect, so he can therefore crit reliably for extra turns.
• Pendragon: Deals a Force (or Ice) follow-up every time an ally hits a weakness.
• Sabaoth: Potentially grants an extra press turn, if he uses Sanction while in the second half of a press turn.
• Seth: Damage and self-heal from Ouas to trigger Ame no Uzume's buffs.
• Mahamayuri: Damage and party heal from Blossoming Cyclone to trigger Ame no Uzume's buffs.
• Nyarlathotep: Sets up Gloom (but only in phase 1!) and makes the enemy take more magic damage while Gloomed.
• Any Affinity lowering demon will help greatly, since they can enable Chalk Eater teams.

"The Wolf and the Blood Banquet" event

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Normal: Ammut

File:Encounter ammut.jpg

Battle 1

Ammut	-	-	Wk	Wk	-	-	-

• Deathtouch
• Madness Nails
• Elec Defect (changes Elec affinity to Weak)

Battle 2

Ammut	-	-	Wk	Wk	-	-	-

• Deathtouch
• Madness Nails
• Elec Defect (changes Elec affinity to Weak)
• War Cry

Notes

• Reduce boss hp to zero.
• Non-issue fight, just bring your SP units to squeeze as many points from it as possible.

Superior: Man Eater

Battle 1

Maneater	-	Wk	-	Wk	-	Rs	Rp

• Resist Light

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Battle 1

Maneater	-	Wk	-	Wk	-	Rs	Rp

• Resist Light

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Notes

• Another simple fight, no real gimmicks outside of bulwark spam.
• To avoid triggering Bulwark, ensure your first team has no Phys, Fire or Ice damage, while your second team should avoid Force, Light and Dark damage. Elec damage is safe on either phase.

Recommended demons:
In addition to the units detailed in the Useful Demons section of this guide:

Support:

Damage:

Ultimate: Loup-Garou

Battle 1

Loup Garou	-	Rs	Rs	Nu	-	-	-

Battle 2

Loup Garou	-	Rs	Rs	Nu	-	-	-

Notes:

• In Phase 1, be careful about bringing Elec weak demons as this will trigger a follow up attack by the boss.
  • If you have Demeter, then you can bring them intentionally, so she can Bulwark + buff from the boss's follow-up hit.
  • Orcus works similarly, but he will only apply ATK buffs and will disable bonus turns gained from weakness, making him a worse, but still useful, alternative.
• Werewolf Erosion will reduce Loup Garou's Elec resistance for two levels up to twice. This will give him a weakness you can exploit for bonus damage, extra turns and free buffs with Chalk Eater, if you lack one of the affinity down demons like Zeus or 32px Loup Garou himself.

• Liberators:
  • Chalk Eater - Grants buffs or more press turns when hitting weaknesses.
  • Shionyan - Grants +12 Mag for magic teams.
  • Carbon Black - Crit damage and +12 Str for physical teams.
  • Templar Dragon - Boost damage of demons that use Charge or Concentrate.

Recommended demons:
In addition to the units detailed in the Useful Demons section of this guide:

Support:

• Barong is notably useful for this particular event since at panel 3 he will lower Elec damage taken by the entire party, in addition to the other stuff that makes him useful.

Damage:

• Any Affinity lowering demon will help greatly, since they can enable Chalk Eater teams.

"Offering of the Crow Queen" event

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Normal: Suparna

Battle 1

Suparna	-	-	-	Rs	-	Rs	Wk

• Zio
• Herculean Strike
• Rakukaja
• 

Battle 2

Suparna	-	-	-	Rs	-	Rs	Wk

• Zio
• Herculean Strike
• Rakukaja
• 
• 

Notes

• Extremely simple fight. No gimmicks.
• Boss has no pierce.
• Simply bring your bonus demons to squeeze a few more points out of him.
• Hitting him with Dark will make him go down even faster.

Superior: Yatagarasu

Battle 1

Yatagarasu	-	Wk	Wk	-	Wk	Rs	-

• Speedster

Battle 1

Yatagarasu	-	Wk	Wk	-	Wk	Rs	-

• Speedster

Notes

• Another simple fight. Bring your strongest Force units and blow him away.
• While Yatagarasu is also weak to both Fire and Ice the 1st battle will auto cast a 1000 HP Bulwark when hit with these elements. The added 30% damage from Tailwind Boost makes this largely irrelevant since you can just punch through it, however if your demons or brands are lacking this might wall your damage somewhat. Simply utilize Force demons on the 1st fight and Fire or Ice ones on the 2nd fight.

Recommended demons:
In addition to the units detailed in the Useful Demons section of this guide:

Support:

• Mahamayuri: Blossoming Cyclone deals Force damage, and heals the party.
• Ame no Uzume: If an ally triggers a healing effect, then Ame grants an ATK buff (if panel 2, then also a DEF buff) - this combos well with demons like Mahamayuri or Seth.

Damage:

• Any Affinity lowering demon will help greatly, since they can enable Chalk Eater teams:
  • Hagen (ideally phase 2)
  • Tiamat A (ideally phase 1)
  • Zeus (ideally phase 1)
  • Lugh
  • And of course Morrighan herself.
• Lugh: crazy Force damage and auto-Charge after hitting a weakness once per turn.
• Samyaza: will cast a follow up hit after any ally, including himself, casts a Force (or Elec) attack. Additionally, he can lower MP cost of magic skills for the party.
• Nyarlathotep: will increase Magic damage taken by the enemy when under a state of Gloom, as well as supplying an ATK buff and DEF buff with Panel 2. However, he can only apply Gloom in phase 1.
• Mada: Deals Fire damage, Charm, and grants Bulwarks for the team to aid survival.
• Anahita: Hell Stream deals Ice damage, and grants an ATK buff and DEF buff with every cast. Synergizes well with Demeter's Bulwarks to grant +30% magic damage to the team.
• Baal: increases Force dealt by the party in addition to being a good DPS.
• Susano-o: Kusanagi deals Force damage, and each cast grants an ATK buff.
• Sabaoth: Sanction deals Force damage, and can potentially grant an extra press turn if used in the second half of a press turn.
• Seth: Ouas deals physical Force damage while healing the user. Can combo with Ame no Uzume to grant ATK buffs.
• Koga Saburo: Soaring Blades deals physical Force damage. Must be panel 2, or else he will run out of charges (with 2 turns, he will need 4, but without p2 he only has 3 charges).

Ultimate: Morrighan

Battle 1

Morrighan	-	-	-	-	Nu	Nu	Rs

Battle 2

Morrighan	-	-	-	-	Nu	Nu	Rs

Notes:

• Missing against Morrighan is deadly as she will leave your party at 1 HP, remove Barriers and inflict Poison.
  • Luckily someone forgot to give her any evasion bonuses! So this is a non-issue unless your physical demons have accuracy issues in the first place.
• Spirit Chains: Corrosion - Your highest-HP unit will be hit with this at the beginning of each enemy turn, lowering both their Defense stats by 80%. While this might not be an issue at first, once you hit a high enough boss level it might make a significant difference in the damage they take.
• In Phase 1, be careful about bringing Force- or Phys-weak demons as this will trigger a follow up attack by the boss.
  • If you have Demeter, then you can bring them intentionally, so she can Bulwark + buff from the boss's follow-up hit.
  • Orcus works similarly, but he will only apply ATK buffs and will disable bonus turns gained from weakness, making him a worse, but still useful, alternative.
• Morrighan has no weaknesses! Until hit with a Force attack, as Gale Erosion will drop her Force affinity by 2 stages up to twice every time she's hit with one. Use this to enable Chalk Eater teams to chew through her HP and spam free buffs.
  • Whoever initiates this will need to have Force pierce (she starts at Null), or you'll need a team member to reduce Force affinity first.
  • Unlike the previous event, Force has few units that trigger a free attack at the beginning of turn to speed up the process, forcing you to take 2 turns to make her weak. Samyaza can follow up an ally's attack with Thunderforce to drop her resistance all the way down.
  • Your own Morrighan or Lugh can also reduce Force affinity.

• Liberators:
  • Chalk Eater - Grants buffs or more press turns when hitting weaknesses.
  • Shionyan - Grants +12 Mag for magic teams.
  • Carbon Black - Crit damage and +12 Str for physical teams.
  • Templar Dragon - Boost damage of demons that use Charge or Concentrate.

Recommended demons:
In addition to the units detailed in the Useful Demons section of this guide:

Support:

• Mahamayuri: Blossoming Cyclone deals Force damage, and heals the party.
• Ame no Uzume: is particularly relevant for this event since she is Weak to Force, baiting the boss into using her attacks and triggering Demeter or Orcus as detailed above. Additionally, if an ally triggers a healing effect, then Ame grants an ATK buff (if panel 2, then also a DEF buff) - this combos well with demons like Mahamayuri or Seth.
  • Hecatoncheires fills a similar niche, baiting with his Force weakness and lowering All Targets / Random Targets attacks.

Damage:

• Any Affinity lowering demon will help greatly, since they can enable Chalk Eater teams:
  • Hagen
  • Tiamat A
  • Zeus: He and other Elec users tend to be weak to Force, so they synergize well with Demeter to generate buffs in phase 1.
  • And of course Morrighan herself.
• Lugh: crazy Force damage and auto-Charge after hitting a weakness once per turn. He will also lower Force affinity to make the boss Weak faster.
• Samyaza: will cast a follow up hit after any ally, including himself, casts a Force (or Elec) attack. Additionally, he can lower MP cost of magic skills for the party. Samyaza can guarantee a Force weakness after only one attack.
• Nyarlathotep: will increase Magic damage taken by the enemy when under a state of Gloom, as well as supplying an ATK buff and DEF buff with Panel 2. However, he can only apply Gloom in phase 1.
• Mada: Deals Fire damage, Charm, and grants Bulwarks for the team to aid survival.
• Anahita: Hell Stream deals Ice damage, and grants an ATK buff and DEF buff with every cast. Synergizes well with Demeter's Bulwarks to grant +30% magic damage to the team.
• Baal: increases Force dealt by the party in addition to being a good DPS.
• Susano-o: Kusanagi deals Force damage, and each cast grants an ATK buff. Be careful that he cannot pierce until panel 4 though, so you may need another Force caster to hit the boss first.
• Sabaoth: Sanction deals Force damage, and can potentially grant an extra press turn if used in the second half of a press turn.
• Seth: Ouas deals physical Force damage while healing the user. Can combo with Ame no Uzume to grant ATK buffs.
• Koga Saburo: Soaring Blades deals physical Force damage. Must be panel 2, or else he will run out of charges (with 2 turns, he will need 4, but without p2 he only has 3 charges).

"Ravaging Bull Soaked in Blood" event

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Normal: Horkos

Battle 1

Horkos	Rs	-	Wk	-	-	Wk	-

• Auto-Rakuka
• Hellfire

Battle 2

Horkos	Rs	-	Wk	-	-	Wk	-

Same as the first battle, but replaces Auto-Rakuka with Auto-Taruka.

Notes

• Boss has no pierce.
• Just hit him with Ice or Light and he should go down quickly.
• Some form of DEF debuff to neutralize his Auto-Rakuka may be helpful.

Superior: Anat

Battle 1

Anat	-	Wk	-	Rs	Wk	Nu	Rs

Battle 2

Anat	-	Wk	-	Dr	Wk	Nu	Rs

• Drain Pierce

Notes

• Punishes using Elec damage in both phases:
  • Phase 1 reduces Elec damage by 80%.
  • Phase 2 blocks Elec with Elec Drain + Drain Pierce, unless Elec affinity is reduced. If you use Elec attacks, she then lowers your team's Elec affinity.
• Has consistent weaknesses to Fire and Force in both phases.
• Phys can have Hagen open up a weakness in either phase.
• Liberators:
  • Chalk Eater - Grants buffs or more press turns when hitting weaknesses.
  • Shionyan - Grants +12 Mag for magic teams.
  • Carbon Black - Crit damage and +12 Str for physical teams.
  • Templar Dragon - Boost damage of demons that use Charge or Concentrate.

Recommended demons

Support:

• Demeter: Helps team survival with Bulwarks, team offense with extra MP, and casts buffs during the boss's turn. Also a bonus unit.
• Demiurge: Combine with allies that have Drain Elec, to get team-wide healing and MP recovery.
  • Good Elec Drain partners include:
  • Mara: Panel 3 repeatedly grants Charge as long with each use of Hell Thrust. Also a bonus unit for the second half of the event.
  • Ardha: Ruin and Grace deals damage and grants a team-wide heal with each use.
  • Teal Susano-o: (see section below)
• panel 2 Orcus: Casts an ATK buff whenever the boss hits his or an ally's weaknesses. He comes with an Elec weakness by default. Also reduces AoE damage taken by the party, depending on how many weaknesses the party has.

Damage:

• Elohim: Solar Flare deals Fire damage, and grants an ATK buff with every cast. Also a bonus unit.
• Mada: Deals Fire damage, Charm, and grants Bulwarks for the team to aid survival. Also a bonus unit.
• Mahakala: Automatically attacks the boss with Fire if your team goes first, and again at the start of your second turn, getting in some extra weakness rolls for Chalk Eater. If panel 3, each cast of Wrathful Flame also grants an ATK buff and DEF buff. To top it off, he gives himself Concentrate at the start of the first and second turn.
• Mithras: Mark of Punishment can deal Fire damage, he boosts the team's Fire damage, and he automatically casts a follow-up attack (that also heals him) when an ally uses Fire. Also a bonus unit for the second half of the event.
• panel 4 Cybele: Grants an ATK buff whenever she casts Trisagion.
• Susano-o: Kusanagi deals Force damage, and each cast grants an ATK buff.
• Sabaoth: Sanction deals Force damage, and can potentially grant an extra press turn if used in the second half of a press turn.
• Mahamayuri: Blossoming Cyclone deals Force damage, and heals the party. Be careful of his Elec weakness, though!
• Seth: Ouas deals physical Force damage while healing the user.
• Ame no Uzume grants ATK buffs when a healing effect is cast, such as from Demiurge, Mithras, Seth, or Mahamayuri.
• Koga Saburo: Soaring Blades deals physical Force damage. Must be panel 2, or else he will run out of charges (with 2 turns, he will need 4, but without p2 he only has 3 charges). Also a bonus unit for the first half of the event.
• Hagen: Open up a Phys weakness.
• panel 3 Zaou-Gongen: Can grant infinite Might to the team, ensuring they always crit to spend half-turns. Also a bonus unit. Be careful of his Elec weakness, though!
• Flauros: Iron Fist grants an ATK buff and EVAC buff with every cast. Also a bonus unit for the first half of the event.

Ultimate: Moloch

Battle 1

Moloch	-	Rp	Wk	Rs	-	-	-

Battle 2

Moloch	-	Rp	Wk	Rs	-	-	-

Notes:

• Do NOT bring revives.
• Your unit with the most HP in the team should have a way to prevent Bind on themselves.
  • Methods include: Ward brands, Null Bind, setting up Demeter's Bulwarks before the enemy turn, etc.
  • You can also use Life brands to bait Bind onto a specific unit, if they don't have the highest HP in the team already.
• In Phase 1, be careful about bringing Fire-weak demons.
  • If you have Demeter, then you can bring fire-weak demons intentionally, so she can Bulwark + buff from the boss's follow-up hit.
• There are several opportunities to hit weakness here:
  • Ice - Weakness is open by default.
  • Fire - Bring at least one Fire-pierce attacker to hit past the boss's Repel Fire. Hitting the boss with Fire reduces his resistance by 2 stages, leading to Weakness after 2 triggers. Note you will need to do this at the start of every player turn.
  • Phys, Elec, and Dark - These can use attribute affinity down to open up a weakness.

• Liberators:
  • Chalk Eater - Grants buffs or more press turns when hitting weaknesses.
  • Shionyan - Grants +12 Mag for magic teams.
  • Carbon Black - Crit damage and +12 Str for physical teams.
  • Templar Dragon - Boost damage of demons that use Charge or Concentrate.

Recommended demons:

Support:

• Demeter: Prevents ailments on the team, as long as Bulwarks are active before the enemy turn starts. Helps team survival with Bulwarks, team offense with extra MP, and casts buffs during the boss's turn. Also a bonus unit.
• Demiurge: Combine with allies that have Drain Fire (several Fire attackers have this), to get team-wide healing and MP recovery.
• panel 2 Orcus: Casts an ATK buff whenever the boss hits his or an ally's weaknesses. He comes with a Fire weakness by default. Also reduces AoE damage taken by the party, depending on how many weaknesses the party has.

Damage:

• Rahab: Ice damage, casts an ATK buff + Might (for himself) any time your team or the boss hits a weak point. Also a bonus unit for the first half of the event.
• Anahita: Hell Stream deals Ice damage, and grants an ATK buff and DEF buff with every cast. Synergizes well with Demeter's Bulwarks to grant +30% magic damage to the team.
• Elohim: Solar Flare deals piercing Fire damage with Remnants, and grants an ATK buff with every cast. His high Agi and Remnants makes him perfect for setting up Fire weakness on the boss. Also a bonus unit.
• Mada: Deals piercing Fire damage, and grants Bulwarks for the team to aid survival. Also a bonus unit.
  • His Charm may have synergy with units such as Tiamat A, as well.
• Mahakala: Automatically attacks the boss with Fire if your team goes first, and again at the start of your second turn - doing half of the Fire weakness setup for you. If panel 3, each cast of Wrathful Flame also grants an ATK buff and DEF buff. To top it off, he gives himself Concentrate at the start of the first and second turn.
• Mithras: Mark of Punishment can deal piercing Fire damage, he boosts the team's Fire damage, and he automatically casts a follow-up attack (that also heals him) when an ally or the enemy uses Fire. Also a bonus unit for the second half of the event.
  • The heal can chain into Ame no Uzume for ATK buffs.
• Quetzalcoatl A: Aztec Pulse deals piercing Fire damage, and also has Remnants after the first use (if panel 2, this skill always has Remnants). Also a bonus unit.
  • However, be careful to make sure he doesn't die, as he will revive himself - triggering Rule Control's effects.
• Adramelech: Sacrificial Inferno deals piercing Fire damage, and grants an ATK buff with every cast. Also a bonus unit for the first half of the event.
• Zeus: Open up an Elec weakness.
  • Pairs well with Botis, who is a bonus unit for the first half of the event.
• Tiamat A: Open up a Dark weakness.
• Hagen: Open up a Phys weakness.
• panel 3 Zaou-Gongen: Can grant infinite Might to the team, ensuring they always crit to spend half-turns. Also a bonus unit.
• Flauros: Iron Fist grants an ATK buff and EVAC buff with every cast. Also a bonus unit for the first half of the event.
• Tokisada: Amakusa Uprising grants an ATK buff and EVAC buff with every cast. If panel 2, also grants himself Might with every cast.

"Otherworldly Primordial Mother" event

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Normal: Anzu

Battle 1

Anzu	-	-	-	Nu	Wk	-	-

• Ziodyne
• War Cry
• Thunder of Destiny
• Wild Instinct

Battle 2

Anzu	-	-	-	Nu	Wk	-	-

Same as the first battle, but now also has Bolt Storm.

Notes

• Boss has no pierce.
• Just hit him with Force (or at least make sure you don't hit his null Elec) and he should go down quickly.

Superior: Pazuzu

Battle 1

Pazuzu	-	Rp	-	Rp	-	Rp	Wk

• Repel Pierce

Battle 2

Pazuzu	Rp	-	Rp	-	Rp	-	Wk

• Repel Pierce

Notes

• The boss's repel resistances are unpiercable due to Repel Pierce.
• The boss is weak to Dark in both phases, so bring Dark attackers.
  • In phase 1, crits from Phys attackers can help with spending only half-press turns.
  • In either phase, crits from elemental physical attackers can work too.
• Chalk Eater can easily farm buffs due to the consistent weakness.

Recommended demons

• Demeter: Provides survival and Luster Candy buffs during the boss's turn.
• Zeus: opens up an Elec weakness, expanding team options.
• Izanami: Team-wide Elec/Dark damage aura. If Red, she also comes with Hell Gaze. Panel 4 can also ease the team's MP management with -1 MP cost. Innate Drain Dark can chain into Demiurge for additional HP + MP recovery. Also a bonus unit.
• Lucifuge: Light Devourer deals good damage as well as a self-heal, chaining into Ame no Uzume for ATK buffs. Innate Drain Dark can also chain into Demiurge for additional HP + MP recovery. Lucifuge also grants a team-wide damage aura for Tyrants, which are bonus units in the second half of the event.

Ultimate: Tiamat A

Battle 1

Tiamat A	-	Rs	Rs	Rs	-	Rs	-

Battle 2

Tiamat A	-	Rs	Rs	Rs	-	Rs	-

Notes

• Do NOT use Bulwarks.
  • Certain demons only cast Bulwarks when they are paneled, such as Barong. If they don't have their Bulwark-granting panel unlocked, they should be safe to use.
• Boss has no weaknesses.
  • Getting extra turns will require: getting crits, using attribute affinity down to open a weakness, or using attacks with Remnants.
  • If opening a weakness, use Chalk Eater to farm buffs.
• Boss auto-casts poison at the start of your turn, and her attacks deal double damage if you are poisoned.
  • She does not break barriers though, so Ward Brands can handle this in place of a cleanser.
  • The poison procs after Mahamayuri's auto-cure, so he is NOT effective for dealing with this.
• Primordial Sea casts Luster Candy on your party, not on the boss. So even though you take a lot of damage from it, you get that round of buffs as consolation.
• Phase 1 must use magic attacks.
  • Shionyan is a good default damage-booster, with her +12 Mag.
• Phase 2 must use physical attacks.
  • Carbon Black is effective for damage, if you can consistently crit.
  • Templar Dragon can boost the damage of Chargers, such as Mara or Ose Hallel.
• Phase 2 spams an Almighty magic AoE. If this is too much damage pressure, Repel Almighty Magic or some kind of Almighty/AoE damage reduction can help keep the team alive. Alternatively, an auto-reviver such as Maria may help.
  • Meat Balloon can boost the team's bulk with his +12 Vit, as well as a chance to cast a DEF buff when the boss uses magic.

Recommended demons:

• Phase 1 (gist: magic, handle ailments.)
  • Elohim: His Solar Flare has Remnants and grants an ATK buff (plus DEF debuff) with every cast.
  • Kalki: His Ratnamaru has Remnants, and casts Luster Candy + healing (combo-ing into Ame no Uzume for another ATK buff) with every use. He also increases everyone's MP recovery by 1 MP, and grants Drain Pierce + Repel Pierce. Also a bonus unit.
    • However, be careful to make sure nobody dies - if someone does, then Ratnamaru will revive them and give them a Bulwark, which will trigger the boss's revenge.
  • Ananta: Free Luster Candy on every player turn and every boss turn.
  • Susano-o: His Kusanagi grants an ATK buff with every use.
  • Indrajit: His Lightning Shower grants an ATK buff and a DEF buff with every use.

• Phase 2 (gist: physical crits, handle ailments. Consider repel almighty magic.)
  • panel 3 Zaou-Gongen: can grant infinite Might to the team to ensure they always crit. Panel 4 is ideal for the discount on God's Hand.
  • panel 3 Mara: has infinite Charge when using Hell Thrust. Panel 4 gives him Charge before his first use of Hell Thrust, as well. For MP management, it's highly recommended to have Hell Thrust's level maxed. Also a bonus unit for the second half of the event.
  • Futsunushi: Helps get the ball rolling for Zaou-Gongen.
  • Flauros: Gives an ATK buff and EVAC buff with every cast of Iron Fist.
  • Tokisada: Gives an ATK buff and EVAC buff with every cast of Amakusa Uprising. If panel 2, also grants himself Might with every cast.
  • Chi You: Takes -40% damage from AoEs (-80% if in Charge), letting him survive the boss's attacks easily. He also deals big damage when his team's turn ends, entering Charge for more damage on the next hit. Also a bonus unit for the second half of the event.
    • However, a downside is that he can't crit without support. Consider pairing him with Zaou-Gongen and/or Futsunushi.
  • Odin A: Grants all your allies +40% Phys/Elec damage when under Zenith.
  • Asura Lord: Team-wide critical rate and critical damage aura.
  • Orcus: Reduce damage taken from the boss's AoEs, 5% for each weakness on the team (at least 10% due to Orcus' own weaknesses). Also a bonus unit for the first half of the event.
  • Huang Long: Repel Almighty Magic blocks the boss's AoE, forcing her to lose turns. At panel 3, he also reduces Almighty damage taken by the team by 15%.

• Either phase:
  • Zeus: Opens up an Elec weakness, which pairs well with Chalk Eater. If you have other Elec-physical demons, such as Odin A, run Zeus in phase 2. If you don't, then run him in phase 1 with some Elec magic attackers.
  • Tiamat A: Similar idea to Zeus, but she opens up a Dark weakness.
  • Izanami's is a great partner for Zeus or Tiamat A, as she offers an Elec/Dark damage aura to the team. If panel 4, she also offers -1 MP cost to the team's Elec/Dark spells.
  • Maria: Immune to ailments, can cleanse ailments + heal the team, and provides +1 MP recovery to the team. If the boss manages to kill anyone other than Maria herself, Maria will automatically revive them at the end of the boss's turn.

"Chaos Dragon of the Abyss" event

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Tiamat

First and easiest battle you will encounter.

Battle 1

Tiamat	-	Nu	Nu	Wk	-	-	Rs

Battle 2

Tiamat	-	Nu	Nu	Wk	-	-	Rs

Exactly the same as the first battle, even has the same skills.

Notes

• Boss has no pierce.
• Just hit her with Elec (or at least make sure you don't hit her nulls) and she should go down quickly.

Ym

Battle 1

Ym	-	-	Nu	-	Wk	-	Rs

Battle 2

Ym	-	-	Nu	-	Wk	-	Rs

Notes:

• Boss has no pierce.
  • In phase 2, bringing a single NDR ice demon will cancel the boss's automatic Debilitate, which requires his automatic Ice AoE to land. After that, NDR will make him lose a turn when casting Mabufudyne, reducing his total AoE casts per turn from 4 to 3.
• Phase 1 inflicts ailments, and reduces Physical damage.
  • A cleanser works, but since the boss does not have Barrier Break, Ward brands can be used instead. Demeter can also just prevent ailments entirely.
  • Bring demons with either Force magic or Remnants.
• Phase 2 no longer applies ailments (aside from Pass Punisher), but reduces Magic damage. A Hell Gongen team to spam crits is effective.
• To get around Pass Punisher, you should be hitting weakness (or using Remnants) repeatedly in phase 1, and hitting weakness or critting in phase 2.
  • Run Chalk Eater in phase 1, since you'll want to hit weakness a lot anyway.
  • Run Carbon Black in phase 2, for more crit damage.

Recommended Demons:

• Phase 1 (gist: 1 ailment cleanser/blocker or ward brands on everyone + 3 magic attackers with Force or Remnants to avoid needing to pass):
  • Demeter: Prevents ailments entirely when Bulwarks are up, and her skill to cast Bulwarks has Remnants. She can also squeeze in some more buffs during the boss's turn.
  • Mahamayuri: Cleanses without using a press turn, and comes with Force magic as well as healing. Good synergy with Ame no Uzume to generate ATK buffs.
  • Okuninushi: Cleanser with Remnants to compensate for no Force magic. He gives himself Concentrate after a cleanse for a bit more damage, and grants one ATK buff at the start of his team's turn. Also a bonus unit.
  • Daisoujou: Cleanser, though will take 1 whole press turn to cleanse. Also a bonus unit. However, if only 2 teammates are ailmented instead of all 3, his AI won't cleanse them. He also will not cleanse if you give him an attack skill, so DO NOT give him an attack skill.
  • Sabaoth: Careful turn ordering can grant you an extra press turn, plus he has Force magic to hit weakness.
  • Susano-o: Force magic that also grants an ATK buff with every use.
  • Elohim: Solar Flare is magic with Remnants that also grants an ATK buff and DEF Debuff with every use.
  • Vishnu: Has Drain Ice to make the boss lose turns. He will need a Force skill transfer, though. Also a bonus unit.
    • Could be combo'd with Demiurge for a team heal and MP recovery, if the boss happens to hit Vishnu. Demiurge is also a bonus unit, but only for part 1 of the event.
    • The heal can further combo into Ame no Uzume to generate ATK buffs.

• Phase 2 (gist: 1 defender + 3 physical attackers, physical force if possible. Crit spam to avoid needing to pass. NDR ice to prevent boss's debilitate.)
  • Ananta: panel 3 can decrease Ice damage taken by the team. Also has Null Ice. However, note that the boss will remove all buffs/debuffs from the field at the start of the boss turn, and this happens after Ananta's chain effects.
  • Demeter: Bulwarks help the team live through Ice AoEs, and she also casts buffs every time the boss casts an AoE.
  • Barong: panel 4's bulwarks help the team to live through the Ice AoEs, though it's not as effective as Demeter.
  • Seth: Ouas is a strong physical force attack with a high crit rate and self-heal. Since he's able to hit weakness, he doesn't actually need to crit to use only half a press turn. He's also a bonus unit, but only for part 1 of the event.
  • Tokisada: Grants an ATK buff EVAC buff with every use of Amakusa Uprising, plus he can give himself infinite Rebellion if panel 2. Also a bonus unit.
  • Kali: Grants herself Rebellion with every cast of Violent Dance. Also a bonus unit, but only for part 2 of the event. Be careful about her Ice weakness, though - have an NDR ice demon on the team to ensure the boss doesn't get turns off her.
  • Zaou-Gongen: Infinite team-wide Rebellion to guarantee crits, if he's panel 3.
  • Futsunushi: Gets the ball rolling for Zaou-Gongen, since Auto-Rebellion doesn't work in phase 2. Also increases the team's crit damage when in Rebellion.
  • Gogmagog: Repel Ice to make the boss lose a turn, while still offering phys damage.

• Extra notes
  • Frost Ace: Repel Ice is helpful, and Vengeful Frost Fist gives him Rebellion with every use. However, he MUST be panel 3 to have Ice Pierce!

Rahab

Battle 1

Rahab	Nu	Rs	Wk	Rs	Rs	Wk	Rs

Battle 2

Rahab	Nu	Wk	Wk	Rs	Rs	Rs	Rs

Notes:

• Do NOT try to revive spam with this guy.
• Phase 1 forces you to use Light or Ice.
• Phase 2 forces you to use Fire or Ice.
• When you hit a weak point in phase 1, the boss casts Luster Candy on you and gives your team 2 MP. This should make MP costs irrelevant in this phase, so bring your heaviest-hitting ice/light attackers.
  • Chain effects in phase 1 count as separate weakness hits from skill casts. This can allow you to grind out more buffs and MP from the boss if you use chain-effect-heavy demons like Sukuna-Hikona or Mithras.
• Hitting weakness in phase 2 at least once is important, to remove the boss's Charge before he can use it.
• Phase 2's reaction AoE upon using a non-Fire/Ice attack can be exploited by Demeter to generate buffs.
  • However, you should NOT attempt this in phase 1, where the punishment for an off-ele attack is a 50% fractional AoE, which Demeter's Bulwarks are not enough to stop.
• Chalk Eater performs well in both phases, since the main gimmick of this fight is hitting weakness as much as possible.
  • He should probably go in phase 1, to make use of any chain effect attacks. If you're not triggering chains, then put him on whichever team you expect to deal more damage - that way you benefit more from any extra press turns that are generated.
  • The other team can use a standard damage booster, such as Shionyan for magic.

Recommended Demons:

• Phase 1 (gist: Light/ Ice spam, bring chain effect attacks if possible)
  • Sukuna-Hikona: Chain effect attack upon an ally gaining Might, Charge, or Concentrate, and grants an ATK buff and EVAC buff on top of that (once per effect, per turn). He gives Might to himself as well, assuring you get at least one proc of this effect per team turn.
  • Mithras: Chain effect attack upon any ally using a light attack, letting you farm buffs and deal more damage. Also a bonus unit.
  • Tokisada: Gives an ATK buff and EVAC buff with every cast of Amakusa Uprising. Also a bonus unit.
  • Vishnu: Comes with Light and Ice spells, as well as Drain Ice to make the boss lose turns. Also a bonus unit.

• Phase 2 (gist: Fire/ Ice spam)
  • Elohim: High damage and an ATK buff (plus DEF Debuff) with every cast of Solar Flare.
  • Demeter: Intentionally baiting out the Ice AoE to generate more buffs.
  • Cybele: Good damage, and an aura that improves team Fire damage. If panel 4, she grants an ATK buff at the start of her team's turn, and whenever she uses her innate Fire skills. Also a bonus unit, but only for part 2 of the event.

• Either phase:
  • Anahita: Grants an ATK buff and DEF buff with every cast of Hell Stream. Also a bonus unit.
  • Frost Ace: Good damage, gives himself Might with every cast of Vengeful Frost Fist after the first, and has an aura to improve team Ice damage. Also a bonus unit.
  • Vasuki: Halahala is a random-targets attack, which does good damage against the lone boss, as well as repeatedly rolling Chalk Eater's effects. Also a bonus unit, but only for part 2 of the event.
  • Seraph: Good damage, and an aura that improves team damage against weaknesses.

"Revival of the Mantra's Leader" event

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Oni

First and easiest battle you will encounter.
This enemy, just like regular Oni is weak to Elec attacks.

Battle 1

Oni	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	-

Battle 2

Oni	-	-	-	Wk	-	-	-

The second fight is exactly the same, except for the addition of the skill below.

Notes

• Phys Anti-Pierce is possible, but since Oni has single target attacks and, on the second fight, a fractional move, he will likely not attack into repel/drain reliably.
• Very easy, very simple fight. No gimmicks, no insane HP, just hit him a few times and he should be dead.

Thor

The second boss. Considerably more dangerous, this is where you need to start understanding the event mechanics.

Battle 1

Thor	Rs	Nu	-	Dr	Wk	Rs	-

Battle 2

Thor	Rs	Nu	-	Rs	Wk	Rs	-

Notes:

• Phase 1 has both Drain Elec and Drain Pierce. This means he's completely immune to Elec attacks (unless you use Zeus to change his resistances). In addition, he takes -50% damage from all non-Elec skills and attacks.
• Thor will counter any non-Elec skills you throw at him. The damage from these counters is not big, but it will add up, especially if you're abusing his Force weakness. You can use these counters to trigger skills on your own demons, for example Demeter, Demiurge, or Orcus.
• However, he's still weak to Force attacks, and thus will take more damage from them, which should offset the damage reduction.
• Phase 2 will no longer Drain Pierce, but will take -90% damage from non-Elec attacks. This makes anything other than Elec simply not worth using.
• Regarding Chalk Eater:
  • If you have Zeus, then use him with Chalk Eater in phase 2 (Zeus makes the boss weak to Elec).
  • If no Zeus, use Chalk Eater with Force casters in phase 1.

Recommended Demons:

• Phase 1 (gist: Force spam and/or crits. Need something like reduction, bulwarks, and/or healing to weather the boss's Elec counter attacks.)
  • Susano-o: Kusanagi is a very strong Force attack that also casts Tarukaja, to increase your attack % on subsequent fights. If Teal, he also has Drain Elec to synergize with Demiurge.
  • Mahamayuri: solid Force attacker which will also heal your party when used. However, be careful of his Elec weakness.
  • Sabaoth: careful turn order management might be necessary, but Sanction provides a bonus press turn every turn on top of hitting Thor's weak spot.
  • Ame no Uzume: casts Tarukaja when a skill with a healing effect is used. Has good synergy with Force users that heal by attacking or automatically, such as Seth and Mahamayuri.
  • Good Drain Elec partners for Demiurge include:
    • Ardha: crits for extra turns, on top of a team heal due to Ruin and Grace.
    • Mara: multiple hits from Hell Thrust to roll crits, as well as high damage output from Charge if panel 3 or 4.
• Phase 2 (gist: Elec spam)
  • Thor: Mjolnir deals solid damage across multiple hits. If Zeus enables Elec weakness, then each of Mjolnir's separate hits has its own chance of triggering Chalk Eater's passives for buffs, more press turns, etc.
  • Izanami: Team-wide Elec damage aura, and Bolt Storm synergizes with Zeus and Chalk Eater in the same way Thor's Mjolnir does. If panel 1, Bolt Storm costs only 4 MP, so Divines allow her to always cast it - if panel 4, it only costs 3 MP, allowing for Spell Brands instead. Panel 4 can also ease MP management on the party with -1 MP cost.
• Either Phase
  • Barong: Panel 3 will make your whole party take -20% Elec damage, and another -70% for himself. In addition, Barong Dance is not only a good healing move, it will also cast and recast Luster Candy which will stack your buff % for future fights. Can be used on either team.
  • Zeus: will of course lower Thor's Elec resistance and keep it down through multiple uses of Keraunos. This lets you bypass the Elec immunity on phase 1 and do big damage to him, ignoring the damage reduction to other elements. He also has high value for phase 2, where you're essentially forced to use Elec.
  • Orcus: when your team uses a non-Elec attack, Thor will counter with an Elec AoE. This will hit Orcus, who's weak to Elec himself, triggering his passives, most notably his Panel 2 which casts a free Tarukaja when a weakness is exploited. He will also prevent bonus turns when Thor uses his regular AoE attack.

Gozu-Tennoh

The Main Man. Featured demon, rarest and toughest boss.

Battle 1

Gozu-Tennoh	Dr	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Rs	Rs

Battle 2

Gozu-Tennoh	Dr	Nu	Nu	Nu	Nu	Rs	Rs

Notes:

• Do NOT try to revive spam with this guy.
• If you bring an Intimidating-Stance-like effect to remove enemy press turns, then Restrain and Release causes the boss to lose 3 more press turns and Debilitate himself. If you bring Gozu-Tennoh, then you can trigger this on all 3 turns, completely cancelling the Boss's ability to attack you, while also debuffing him for free.
  • Due to how low the boss's AGI is, it's not really feasible to set up normal Intimidating Stance effects - you can't out-slow him. But even if you did, most IS effects only activate on the first turn, while Gozu's activates on all 3 turns.
• No weaknesses on either phase, so you will need pure, raw damage. Unless you have Zeus and you can abuse that Elec weakness.
• Phase 1 will reduce magic damage by 90%, in addition to punishing you with a 200 BP attack every time you attack him with magic. Do not bring magic units in phase 1.
  • Your best bet here is to bring a physical team and spam crits for extra turns. Carbon Black is helpful for extra damage.
• Phase 2 does not take reduced damage from physical attacks, but it does counter them with an AoE Phys. Note that while the skills say Phys, they in fact mean Physical, so any skill that can crit or miss will trigger a counter move.
  • Due to having no weaknesses and heavily punishing physical moves (and thus crits), bonus turns are hard to come by. Skills like Solar Flare or Sword of Izumo can help provide extra turns through their Remnants attribute. Turn generators like Vishnu A can also help.
  • Shionyan is a good default choice for phase 2, due to her +12 MAG.
• The boss will crit. A lot. The damage he does will add up quickly, so you want a healer on phase 2.

Recommended Demons:

• Phase 1 (gist: physical attacks, crit spam)
  • Gozu-Tennoh completely cancels the boss's first turn, while also casting Debilitate the boss for 3 turns, due to Restrain and Release. Gozu will also remove one press turn from each of boss turns 2 and 3. However, since Mantra and Crushing Force are HP-based, this means spending 2 or 3 BP will not increase their damage, as those only boost PAtk and MAtk. It may be better to have him use standard attacks instead.
  • Panel 3 Zaou-Gongen provides infinite Might to ensure you get crits. Panel 4 is ideal for the discounted God's Hand.
  • Panel 3 Mara has infinite Charge when spamming Hell Thrust, providing great damage output. Panel 4 gives him Charge before his first use of Hell Thrust, as well. For MP management, it's highly recommended to have Hell Thrust's level maxed.
  • Futsunushi will counter every attack the boss does, making the damage add up. Also sets up Might to get Panel 3 Zaou-Gongen started without need of Auto-Rebellion.
  • Chi You will also deal big damage when the boss's turn ends, entering Charge for more damage on the next hit.
  • Odin A grants all your allies +40% Phys/Elec damage when under Zenith.
  • Asura Lord will boost your allies' crit damage.
  • Gogmagog can help allies weather the boss's Phys attacks with panel 2, and reduce the chance of boss crits with panel 3. His usual issue of missing shouldn't apply, since the boss's AGI is effectively nothing. Note that he won't have natural Phys Pierce unless panel 4 though, so consider running him alongside Zaou-Gongen. Spending 2 or 3 BP will also not increase the damage of Earthquake or Muscle Punch, as those are PDef-based, but BP boosts only PAtk and MAtk. As a result, his standard attack would be his strongest attack.
• Phase 2 (gist: magic attacks, Remnants if possible)
  • Elohim is a peak choice for phase 2 thanks to Remnants and Offensive Cry when casting Solar Flare, as well as the large damage numbers.
  • Panel 3 Mahakala can keep offensive buffs up, and gets auto Concentrate at the start of the second turn for increased damage.
  • Vishnu A and Sabaoth can generate extra press turns, to help alleviate the lack of bonus turns from crits. Vishnu also provides attack buffs.
  • Demeter is helpful for buffs and Bulwarks as usual. In phase 1 she won't be able to cast My Harvest! without triggering a retaliation, but in phase 2 she can cast it no problem.