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DeviljhoKiller wrote: Goal: Amduat Dungeons, Savage Lion and Curse Master (If you think I can do them)

Level: 274

Units: http://imgur.com/a/UhGQvF6

Also, are there any spheres that would be good for me to start grinding for, and where would those be? Thanks in advance Hullo there! Goodness, it's been a while since I've seen a Mira in a summoner's unit pool. Welcome back to Brave Frontier, I suppose~ (owo)/

I've been mulling over your case for a while now, and I have to say that, in a vacuum, you could theoretically clear all of these dungeons. However, it'll take a good bit of preparation on your part. I'll walk you through what you'll have to do.

With your units, the hardest dungeon for you to clear is absolutely The Curse Master, followed by Amduat, and then Savage Lion. Let's walk backwards from here, shall we?

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Re: The Savage Lion Intro

Effectively speaking, all you really need to clear Baragan's dungeon is a good Water DBB. Looking at your units, there are two DBB candidates available to you: Tsovinar and Thoth, who pair with Saerenthis and Ptah, respectively.

The issue, however, turns to how to obtain either of them. Ptah is obtainable within the ~4%-5% chance of a drop within most Summon Gates, whereas Saerenthis is locked behind clearing his Frontier Rift "Drowning Darkness", accessible in Imperial City Randall. You're welcome to try and summon for the former, but I would personally opt for the latter, just for ease.

This basically means that you have to clear another entirely different piece of content to even begin to dream of clearing the first of these three dungeons. Miraculously, though, you have all the units you need to clear it!

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Drowning Darkness: Mono-Thunder

Vrana (Lead)

Tevarius (Plasma DBB w/ N'an unlocked)

N'an (Plasma DBB w/ Tevarius unlocked)

Sheriff

Zelion OR Cleria

Izuku Midoriya OR Vrana OR Tevarius (Friend)

''• The beautiful thing about DBB is that it bypasses all forms of mitigation, save for direct DBB immunity. As such, all you really need is access to a Plasma DBB.''

''• For healing, you'll have to make do with Tevarius' HC on Spark buff. Alternatively, swap out Zelion for Cleria.''

''• DBB damage scales expontentially if given the chance to crit. As such, make sure that Sheriff's SBB crit buffs as well as N'an's UBB crit buffs are active BEFORE you cast the aforementioned Plasma DBB. In addition, equip your DBB caster with critical hit enhancing spheres. ''

• As with all battles, make sure to read up on the dungeon's scripted rules .

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Re: The Savage Lion

With Saerenthis unlocked from clearing the aforementioned Frontier Rift, you now have access to a Tsunami DBB (Tsovinar + Saerenthis), making this battle easier by a landslide. Plus, you now have a solid mitigator in your ranks!

The Savage Lion: Mono-Water Squad, minimum Omni+1 

Thoth (Lead)

Tsovinar (Tsunami DBB available)

Saerenthis (Tsunami DBB available, ailment cleanse SP unlocked)

Haile

Ellie OR Ravea*

Jin (Friend)

''• *Ravea is, in a sense, a powered up, Water version of Ellie. She carries Ellie's Extra Action buff, but also brings to a party better OD and HC fill overall. She's a f2p friendly unit available for exchange in the Event Hall Guild Exchange in the Town menu, costing 20000 Guild Tokens. If you have the chance, I highly, highly suggest you get her ASAP.''

''• Ellie/Ravea is there to help with farming DBB Synergy Crystals. Due to the recent update, players are now locked to generating two DBB crystals per turn: one generated by activating a unit's UBB, and another by leaving a DBB candidate on Overdrive mode when you end your turn. As Ellie/Ravea carries a 100% Extra Action buff via UBB, and Tsovinar carries a 100% Recast via UBB, you can, in a sense, loop the two's UBBs: you activate Ravea's UBB and spam everyone else's BB/SBB to generate OD, then leave Tsovinar on Overdrive before ending your turn, doing the same in reverse order the next turn.''

''However, this strategy is crippled in a sense when you use Ellie over Ravea, as Ellie herself is not a DBB candidate, while Ravea is. This basically means that when using this tactic with Ellie, you're only generating three crystals per two turns (1.5 crystals per turn), while Ravea generates a full four (two crystals per turn).''

''• As mentioned before, DBB damage increases exponentially when it crits. As such, before you activate your Tsunami DBB, make sure to have Tsovinar's and Thoth's crit buffs (via UBB and SBB) active, with your caster equipped with critical hit rate boosting spheres.''

''• I personally suggest to use Phase 1 as an opportunity to grind to a full 10 synergy shards, then proceed to nuke past Phase 2. This is because Baragan casts a Time Skip debuff on your units during his second phase - not a big problem, but since this dungeon is turn gated, it acts as a crippling stall overall.''

• As per usual, read up on the rules of the dungeon. 

With Baragan down, you now receive your shiny new Omni Tilith, as well as a secure way to grind Exalted Tokens. Congrats!

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Re: Amduat

Strictly speaking, Amduat is definitely an End Game dungeon, so don't feel too bad if you can't clear it right now.

To begin with, you're effectively forced to use either a mono-Light, mono-Water, or Light+Water squad, as any other element present in your squad other than Water and Light leads to the battle getting much, much harder. Thankfully, though, it can pretty much be cleared with the same squad you used against Baragan, with a few minor changes.

First off, Ellie MUST be replaced by Ravea at this point. Having Ellie in your squad will immediately make the battle harder due to the aforementioned element rule.

Secondly, if and when possible, get your mono-Water squad up to Omni+2 or higher. Like in Baragan's dungeon, Amduat's final battle is time gated. However, in addition to this, a new debuff is introduced: Amnesia. Essentially, what this debuff does is make your unit "forget" how to use their BB, SBB, UBB, or mix of the three. This, coupled with a few casted Time Skips alá The Savage Lion, means that a higher DPS makes this dungeon especially easier.

Finally, equip some Extra Skills! Elgifs can make or break a team, and you'll absolutely need them for this fight. While I discourage it given that seasonal Elgifs are given every other month, you do have access to a good list of Elgifs via the Exalted Exchange Hall.

Amduat Final: Night Falls

Thoth (Lead)

Tsovinar (Tsunami DBB available)

Saerenthis (Tsunami DBB available, ailment cleanse SP unlocked)

Haile

Ravea

Jin (Friend)

• Like before, you'll be cycling through Ravea's and Tsovinar's UBBs to farm for Synergy Crystals.

''• The biggest problem in this dungeon is the special UBB rule active in the first half of the fight. You MUST activate all of your units' UBBs within the first 15 turns, otherwise the boss One-Hit KOs your units. Other than that, it's basically a war of attrition - a few traps laid here and there, but nothing to worry about provided you read up on the rules of the dungeon. ''

• Mind you, it's definitely possible to clear the dungeon without shifting from the Ravea + Tsovinar UBB loop - that's what I did when I did my runs for Amduat - but to be on the safer side, just be sure to cast all your UBBs, aight?

With Amduat cleared, you now have a more efficient way to farm for Exalted Tokens.

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Re: The Curse Master

As a whole, Elhaza's dungeon definitely seems daunting - and rightfully so. Like Baragan's dungeon, the boss has three phases, each much harder than the last.

The difference here is in terms of DBB usage. Unlike other end-game dungeons, the farther you go in phase, the stronger Elhaza gets against DBB attacks. While this resistance may seem bad, there still lies a silver lining - in exchange for an increased tolerance against DBB, the boss gets weaker to BB/SBB/UBB damage.

The easiest way to clear this dungeon is to run a mono-Light squad. However, given your unit pool, I'd suggest to run a Light+Water squad, instead.

The Curse Master: Mist Squad

Tsovinar (Lead, Tsunami DBB available, Taunt SP unlocked)

Sero-Anya (Aurora DBB w/ QiuTong)

QiuTong (Aurora DBB w/ Sero-Anya) OR Tilith (Obtained via Baragan clear)

Ravea

Vanila

Chizuru Kagura (Friend)

''• Again, loop between Ravea's and Tsovinar's UBBs to farm for DBB. At this point it should be second nature.''

''• The Curse Master follows a scripted dialogue althroughout the dungeon, but it can pretty much be bypassed easily by using Vanila's or Chizuru Kagura's UBBs, which offer an Evasion buff. I'd personally use Vanila's over Chizuru's just because she's a DBB candidate, meaning you still get to grind for Synergy Shards, but do try to cycle.''

''• The one tip I'll give here is to be wary when using Tsovinar's BB. The Taunt buff essentially draws any Single Target (ST) attacks her way, which is both a burden and a blessing. You'll need it to bypass an ST nuke that Dooms a targeted unit, which, again, is scripted - meaning that there'll be ample warning beforehand about when to activate said Taunt.''

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Re: Spheres

The easiest spheres to grind for immediately would definitely be the Eneroth batch: the Vulcan Axe,   Glacies Staff, Vorpal Chainblades, Eremorn's Aegis, Ritus Staff, and Nyami's Bells. They are craftable spheres obtained by going through certain questlines in the Raid and Grand Quest modes.

To obtain the exclusive materials needed to craft the Vulcan Axe and Glacies Staff, clear this set of Raid Dungeons.

To obtain the exclusive materials needed to craft the Vorpal Chainblades and Eremorn's Aegis, clear this set of Raid Dungeons.

To obtain the exclusive materials needed to craft the Ritus Staff and Nyami's Bells, clear this Grand Quest.

Other than that, I'd suggest to try your luck on the Ad Slots. You can get a good yield of RC6-7 spheres that compliment any unit.

- ​​​​​Good luck and Merry Christmas! (owo)/