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"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.