Brands of Sin

Brands of Sin is a section in Demon Buster that features Brands as primary rewards for clearing it.

Contents

List of Brands

Drop Rates Contribute to the drop rate spreadsheet! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LNiKKSdC51rc4cmOqthhVaRGTNUeIcG6W5wrXFUqjsk/edit?usp=sharing

Notably, Huang Long makes farming all of these stages extremely easy.

Sloth

Deceit

Vanity

Unique Skills

Mad King - Increase accuracy of status ailments by 50%.

Ceaseless Bondage/Charm/Mute/Poison - Increase accuracy of status ailments by 30% and auto cast (Bind/Mute/Charm/Poison) at the start of your turn.

Kikuri-Hime (Stage 1~5)

Stage 4~5

Wave 1

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Incubus	-	-	-	Weak	Resist	-	-
Marin Karin, Mudoon, Zan, ---
Black Ooze	Resist	-	-	Weak	-	Weak	Null
Ju, Poisma, Charm Bite, ---
Blob	Resist	-	Weak	-	-	Weak	Null
Poisma, Zan, Mazan, ---

Wave 2

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Mermaid	-	-	Resist	Weak	Resist	-	-
Ice Breath, Wind Breath, Media, ---
Black Ooze	Resist	-	-	Weak	-	Weak	Null
Ju, Poisma, Charm Bite, ---
Blob	Resist	-	Weak	-	-	Weak	Null
Poisma, Zan, Mazan, ---

Wave 3

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Mermaid	-	-	Resist	Weak	Resist	-	-
Ice Breath, Wind Breath, Media, ---
Kikuri-Hime (Boss)	-	-	-	Weak	Null	-	Weak
Redia, Maragion, Marin Karion, ---
Black Ooze	Resist	-	-	Weak	-	Weak	Null
Ju, Poisma, Charm Bite, ---

Trumpeter (Stage 6~9)

Stage 6~7

Wave 1

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Black Ooze	Resist	-	-	Weak	-	Weak	Null
Ju, Poisma, Charm Bite, Disturbance
Silky	-	Weak	Null	-	-	-	-
Meweakdi, Null Weak, Bufudyne, Mediara
Mad Gasser	-	-	-	-	-	Weak	Resist
Mapoisma, Poison Pursuit, Mudodyne, Hellish Mask

Wave 2

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Shiki-Ouji	Null	Weak	Weak	-	-	Resist	Resist
Resist Mute, Hama, Mudo, Dekaja
Silky	-	Weak	Null	-	-	-	-
Meweakdi, Null Weak, Bufudyne, Mediara
Mad Gasser	-	-	-	-	-	Weak	Resist
Mapoisma, Poison Pursuit, Mudodyne, Hellish Mask

Wave 3

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Shiki-Ouji	Null	Weak	Weak	-	-	Resist	Resist
Resist Mute, Hama, Mudo, Dekaja
Silky	-	Weak	Null	-	-	-	-
Meweakdi, Null Weak, Bufudyne, Mediara
Trumpeter	-	-	-	-	-	Null	Null
Concentrate, Soul Drain, Apocalypse, Mamakajaon

Stage 8~9

Wave 1

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Shiki-Ouji	Null	Weak	Weak	-	-	Resist	Resist
Resist Mute, Hama, Mudo, Dekaja, Mamarin Karion
Lilim	-	-	Weak	-	Null	-	-
Resist Charm, Mazanma, Marin Karin, Spirit Drain, Mamarin Karion
Lailah	-	-	-	Weak	Resist	Null	Weak
Mediara, Light Boost, Mahamaon, Makajamaon, Mamarin Karion
Battle Speed (10000 / 11234)

Wave 2

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Dakini	Resist	Drain	Weak	-	-	-	-
Barrier Break, Agilao, Berserker God, Poismaon, Mamarin Karion
Lilim	-	-	Weak	-	Null	-	-
Resist Charm, Mazanma, Marin Karin, Spirit Drain, Mamarin Karion
Lailah	-	-	-	Weak	Resist	Null	Weak
Mediara, Light Boost, Mahamaon, Makajamaon, Mamarin Karion
Battle Speed (10967 / 12300)

Wave 3

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Dakini (2.1k HP / 2.3k HP)	Resist	Drain	Weak	-	-	-	-
Barrier Break, Agilao, Berserker God, Poismaon, Mamarin Karion
Lilim (1.9k HP / 2.1k HP)	-	-	Weak	-	Null	-	-
Resist Charm, Mazanma, Marin Karin, Spirit Drain, Mamarin Karion
Trumpeter (3.5k HP / 4k HP)	-	-	-	-	-	Null	Null
Concentrate, Mad King, Apocalypse, Mamakajaon, Ceaseless Mute, Mamarin Karion
Battle Speed (13134 / 14734)

• A Ward Brand Set is mandatory as this stage is full of status ailment users.
• Try to finish each battle within 3 turns before Auto Barrier wears off.
• Trumpeter will combo Concentrate with Apocalypse, so be wary of how much damage it can do. Apocalypse can also mute your entire party, so bring Phys attackers.
• Recommended Demons: 3★ Ose, 3★ Horus, 4★ Sandalphon, 5★ Surt, 5★ Vishnu, 5★ Yoshitsune

Lucifer (Stage 10)

Wave 1

Girimekhala	Isis	Lilim

Resistances
Girimekhala	Rp	-	-	Wk	Wk	Wk	Rs
Isis	-	Rs	-	Nu	-	-	-
Lilim	-	-	Wk	-	Nu	-	-
Battle Speed			16,000

Wave 2

Skadi	Girimekhala	Isis

Resistances
Skadi	-	Wk	Dr	-	-	-	-
Girimekhala	Rp	-	-	Wk	Wk	Wk	Rs
Isis	-	Rs	-	Nu	-	-	-
Battle Speed			16,933

Wave 3

Skadi	Lucifer	Girimekhala

Resistances
Skadi	-	Wk	Dr	-	-	-	-
Lucifer	Rs	-	-	-	-	Wk	Rp
Girimekhala	Rp	-	-	Wk	Wk	Wk	Rs
Battle Speed			16,733

Auto-Battle Party

Explanation

• Almost all of the demons in this node are weak to Light. The goal is to go first, and get your demons to spam Hama to get extra press turns and easily kill the demons. They all need the Ward set because without it, they will get statused when it's the enemy's turn to act. There's a timer of 3 turns per wave that you need to hit, and the timer for the last wave is a lot shorter due to Lucifer being a threat with Morning Star and Megidolaon spam.

Demons:

• Sleipnir is used because of innate Light Boost + Speedster as well as access to Mahamaon.
• Horus is used because of high Agility + Light Boost on awakening.
• Sandalphon is used because of Null Dark that saves us a Resist Dark transfer on Horus, as well as having access to Hamadyne and Hamamaon.
• Mermaid is used because she's the most budget Infinite Chakra user - Tsukuyomi/Prometheus are too slow and do not have two free slots for Light magic.

Example Party

Sweeper 1	Sweeper 2	Sweeper 3	Sweeper 4
Sleipnir	Horus	Mermaid	Sandalphon
Resist Fire	Hama	Hamaon	Light Boost
Hama		Mahama	Hama

• Battle Speed should be 17,000+. MATK should be 1,100+.
• Light Boost can be dropped if you feel that you have enough MATK to kill the waves within 3 turns without dying. Alternatively, take Light Boost if you're lacking in damage.
• Alternatives include: Red Kushinada, Red Feng Huang, Purple Kresnik, Red Lailah
• Brands should be Divine + Ward, prioritize MATK then Speed. You can take Hama instead of Hamaon on Mermaid if you run Spell Brands.

Videos of clears:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZZkBU5jZXY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbzDK8HJaNc

Additional discussion:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Dx2SMTLiberation/comments/9hartm/sloth_10_auto_f2p_friendly/

Brand of Deceit

Wu Kong (Stage 1~5)

Stage 4~5

Wave 1

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Yomotsu-Shikome	-	Weak	-	-	-	Weak	Resist
Tarunda, Toxic Sting, Bufula, —
Oni	-	-	-	Weak	-	-	-
Tetra Break, Maragi, Vajra Blast, —
Pisaca	-	Weak	-	-	Null	Weak	Resist
Mamudo, Charm Bite, Life Drain, —

Wave 2

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Zouchouten	-	Null	Weak	-	-	Resist	-
Rakukaja, Vajra Blast, Agilao, —
Oni	-	-	-	Weak	-	-	-
Tetra Break, Maragi, Vajra Blast, —
Pisaca	-	Weak	-	-	Null	Weak	Resist
Mamudo, Charm Bite, Life Drain, —

Wave 3

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Wu Kong	Resist	Resist	-	Weak	Resist	Resist	Weak
Phys Boost, Taunt, Oni-Kagura, Charge

Vishnu (Stage 6~9)

Stage 6~7

Wave 1

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Virtue	-	-	-	Weak	Null	Null	Weak
Meclosedi, Null Mute, Hamaon, Barrier
Gui Xian	-	Weak	Null	-	-	-	-
Bufula, Mabufula, Ice Boost, Rakukaja
Pisaca	-	Weak	-	-	Null	Weak	Resist
Mamudo, Charm Bite, Life Drain, Ju

Wave 2

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Virtue	-	-	-	Weak	Null	Null	Weak
Meclosedi, Null Mute, Hamaon, Barrier
Gui Xian	-	Weak	Null	-	-	-	-
Bufula, Mabufula, Ice Boost, Rakukaja
Mitra	Repel	-	Weak	-	-	Resist	Resist
Maju, Barrier Break, Evil Gaze, Megido

Wave 3

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Vishnu	-	Null	Drain	-	Null	Null	Null
Bufudyne, Holy Wrath, Avatar, Mudodyne, Null Fire

• Vishnu has Null Fire!
• Vishnu has the skill Avatar, which revives it with 1 HP on death.
• Vishnu is not weak to Phys, so using Phys attackers work.
• Recommended Demons: 3★ Ose, 3★ Horus, 4★ Sandalphon, 4★ Beelzebub, 5★ Yoshitsune

Stage 8~9

Wave 1

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Mitra	Repel	Resist	Weak	Resist	-	Resist	Resist
Maju, Barrier Break, Evil Gaze, Megido, Resist Fire, Resist Elec
Hanuman	Resist	-	Null	Weak	Null	-	Resist
Resist Phys, Vorpal Blade, Mazanma, Madness Nails, Null Ice, Resist Dark
Berserker	Null	-	-	Null	Resist	-	-
Charge, Dark Sword, Mabufu, Enduring Soul, Null Elec, Resist Force
Battle Speed (12667 / 13800)

Wave 2

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Ose	-	-	-	-	Resist	Resist	Resist
Hades Blast, Mazionga, Charge, Counterstrike, Resist Force, Resist Light
Hanuman	Resist	-	Null	Weak	Null	-	Resist
Resist Phys, Vorpal Blade, Mazanma, Madness Nails, Null Ice, Resist Dark
Berserker	Null	-	-	Null	Resist	-	-
Charge, Dark Sword, Mabufu, Enduring Soul, Null Elec, Resist Force
Battle Speed (12867 / 14467)

Wave 3

Demon	Phys	Fire	Ice	Elec	Force	Light	Dark
Vishnu (4.2k HP / 4.9k HP)	-	Drain	Drain	Repel	-	Null	Null
Ice Age, Holy Wrath, Avatar, Thunderclap, Null Fire, Repel Elec
Battle Speed (12000 / 13800)

• Vishnu has Drain Fire and Repel Elec!
• Recommended Demons: 3★ Ose, 4★ Sandalphon, 4★ Orochi, 4★ Sphinx

Metatron (Stage 10)

Wave 1

Hanuman	Orochi	Horus

Resistances
Hanuman	Rs	-	-	Rs	Nu	Dr	-
Orochi	-	Nu	Nu	Rs	Rs	-	Rs
Horus	Rs	Rs	-	Rs	-	Rp	Wk
Battle Speed			18,700

Wave 2

Titania	Orochi	Horus

Resistances
Titania	-	-	-	-	-	Rs	Rp
Orochi	-	Nu	Nu	Rs	Rs	-	Rs
Horus	Rs	Rs	-	Rs	-	Rp	Wk
Battle Speed			17,600

Wave 3

Metatron

Resistances
Metatron	Rs	Rs	Rs	Rs	Rs	Nu	-
Battle Speed			16,200

Auto-Battle Team

Explanation

The party goes like this:

Speedster + Debuffer	DPS	Phys Null/Repel/Drain or High Phys Evasion	Healer
Any Demon	Any Demon	Any Demon	Any Demon

or

DPS	DPS	DPS	Healer
Any Demon	Any Demon	Any Demon	Any Demon

• Speedster + Debuffer: Must have Speedster, Makarakarn, and Tarunda. Makarakarn is required to prevent Titania from wiping your party with magic, and helps reduce the number of turns Metatron gets by repelling Purgatory/Holy Wrath.
• DPS: Must have an AoE, preferably Physical or Dark. Dark magic as Metatron is resistant to everything but Dark, and the Horus in the first two waves is weak to Dark. Physical DPS will get extra turns for the party whenever it crits, which is why AoE w/ acc is recommended to raise the chances of getting a single crit.
• Phys Null/Evasion: Treat as a DPS. If Phys Null/Repel/Drain, it will stop the Hanuman/Orochi from using their AoE phys which hurts. If Phys Evasion, it'll lose them turns.
• Healer: Must have Mediarama, other slot is for Diarama + Resists. Diarama is used as if you run any Phys Null/Repel/Drain, the enemies will regular attack a target, and the auto AI will heal that targeted ally up.

As for brands:

• Speedster - Divine + Ward/Speed (Speed, HP, Phys Evasion)
• Magic DPS - Divine + Ward (MATK, HP, Speed, Phys Evasion)
• Phys DPS - War + Ward (PATK, ACC)
• Healer - Divine + Ward (Recovery, HP, MATK, Speed, Phys Evasion)

Demons:

• Fenrir: Speedster for getting your party's battle speed up to the required amount. Makarakarn is required to prevent Titania from wiping your party with magic, and helps reduce the number of turns Metatron gets by repelling Purgatory/Holy Wrath.
• Pazuzu: Nulls Force/Dark/Light and heals. The force null loses turns for Hanuman when it uses Mazanma, and Light/Dark Null works wonders against Metatron after it blasts through the first Makarakarn.
• Feng Huang: A speedier option than Pazuzu as a healer without any relevant Nulls and low HP. However, it can have way higher evasion + crit resistance which helps if you have trouble with the first two waves.
• Pallas Athena: A good Physical DPS that comes with Mana Aid. Basically, a "budget" Yoshitsune.
• Ose: Phys Null and Hades Blast.
• Rangda: Phys Repel and Mudodyne

Videos of clears:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ3wDGy3D6Y
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE5jSks1doQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7g-k_cEEPmk
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TwQRxbO-g4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsw_ybXpsl8

Additional discussion:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Dx2SMTLiberation/comments/9bkrhf/brands_of_sin_10_on_auto/

Example Parties

Speedster + Debuffer	Magic Attacker (Dark)	Phys Null	Healer
Fenrir	Beelzebub	Ose	Feng Huang
Makarakarn	Dark Boost	Oni-Kagura	Resist Ice
Tarunda	Samrecarm	Bloody Glee	Diarama

Speedster + Debuffer	Phys Attacker	Phys Repel	Healer
Fenrir	Pallas Athena	Rangda	Pazuzu
Makarakarn	Hades Blast	Resist Elec	Resist Ice
Tarunda	Phys Boost	Mudo	Diarama

• Battle Speed needs to be 18,700+. If you cannot hit the battle speed, use a Purple Beelzebub for initial Makara Shift. Transfer Diarama for Beelzebub, and Mamudo + Diarama for Prometheus.
• Templar Dragon helps a lot until you can get to a stable point with farming.
• If you have excess skill points and free slots, transfer Samrecarm.

Strategy (Manual Play)

• 1st wave - Kill order is Hanuman > Orochi > Horus. Hanuman will start off the fight always with Vorpal Blade (unless you have two nulls/repels/drains), and will start using it if the only one alive. Horus will just spam Diarama for 450, it's not a lot.
• 2nd wave - If you have Makarakarn or an Elec Null/Drain/Repel, Titania will use Makajamaon. You can exploit that if playing manual - kill order should be Titania > Orochi > Horus.
• 3rd wave - Metatron is really easy compared to the waves before, just outlast it.

Brand of Vanity

Quetzalcoatl (Stage 10)

Wave 1

Sphinx	Power	Mermaid

Resistances
Sphinx	-	Nu	Wk	-	-	Rp	Wk
Power	-	-	-	Rs	Wk	Nu	Wk
Mermaid	-	-	Rs	Wk	Rs	-	-
Battle Speed			12,200

Wave 2

Sarasvati	Sphinx	Power

Resistances
Sarasvati	-	Wk	Nu	-	-	-	Wk
Sphinx	-	Nu	Wk	-	-	Rp	Wk
Power	-	-	-	Rs	Wk	Nu	Wk
Battle Speed			13,200

Wave 3

Sarasvati	Quetzalcoatl	Sphinx

Resistances
Sarasvati	-	Wk	Nu	-	-	-	Wk
Quetzalcoatl	Rs	Rs	-	-	Rs	Rs	Wk
Sphinx	-	Nu	Wk	-	-	Rp	Wk
Battle Speed			16,533

Auto Party

Explanation

• The demons here are all weak to Dark, hence the usage of demons that are Dark magic users. Enemies here tend to heal, and due to Sphinx's Tetra Shift, phys attackers aren't very reliable.
• Garuda makes this a lot easier due to having Repel Fire and Null Force, both elements that Quetzalcoatl uses.
• Pazuzu is a lot tankier of an option than Feng Huang, and boasts multiple nulls to prevent Sphinx's Mahamaon / Quetzalcoatl's Mazandyne.
• Other two slots are for Dark DPS.

Example Party

Fire Repel + Wind Null	Healer	Dark DPS	Dark DPS
Garuda	Pazuzu	Beelzebub	Alice
Mudo	Resist Ice	Mudo	Mudo
	Diarama	Dark Boost

Dark DPS options include: Alice, Anubis, Beelzebub, Rangda

Healer alternative is Feng Huang.

Divine + at least 1 Ward set for Sarasvati to use Silent Prayer.

Videos of clear:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srykc45j0sY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nP44cOEB4M0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQONAosrwXM

Additional discussion:

• https://www.reddit.com/r/Dx2SMTLiberation/comments/9g4g02/v10_auto_team_f2p_version/