"We can do without their brand of mercy." - Lightning
"I, too, will challenge my fate." - Cid
"How often do l'Cie kill their own?" - Jihl
As Lightning and the others make their way through the Fifth Ark, they are surprised to find Cid Raines there. Lightning lashes out, sensing that Cid has sinister intentions, but he parries her blow easily. Cid grips Lightning’s blade in his hand, and the party sees he has been branded a l’Cie like them.
Event Start Date: June 8
Event Bonus Battle: June 11
Event End Date: June 18
All information is taken from a mixture of Reddit/Spreadsheets/Kongpakbao Site and my own obviously expert analysis.
Most, if not all info for the event (Commentary/Ultimate Abilities was directly copy/pasted from it, so all credit to the site for that especially!) comes from this site: https://www.reddit.com/r/FFRecordKee...sm&sh=4a6f0c62
Notable Rewards:
Jihl's Glasses - Accessory. MAG + 15 and Moderate Silence Resist.
New Characters Acquired:
Jihl (Black Magic 5, Support 5, Darkness 5, Witch 4)
*Jihl can be record dived to Witch 5.
Dress Spheres Acquired:
No new l'Cie brands.
Old Characters Acquired:
Lightning
Snow
Fang
Vanille
Cid Raines
New Memory Crystals:
Jihl MC1/MC2/MC3(?)
Old Memory Crystals
Lightning MC1/MC2
Snow MC1/MC2
Fang MC1/MC2
Vanille MC1/MC2
Cid Raines MC1/MC2
New Record Materia:
Jihl RM1: Deal slightly more damage when attacking an enemy weakness
Jihl RM2: Moderate MAG increase when equipping swords.
Jihl RM3: "Attack" deals moderate NE magical damage to all targets, longer cast time.
New Record Sphere
Jihl
Characters Needed for Battles
Beat Mark of Contract (Elite) with a party consisting of only Lightning, Snow, and Sazh.
Cid Missions
Complete Ultimate++ fight with a party of FF XIII heroes.
Relics
Time warping ahead about a month from the JP schedule, the banner format that persisted until JP's 30'th FF Anniversary is the banner format we are getting here.
Excluding the reversion in VI and IX now for Global, banner format for JP timeline of this event onward is:
2xUSB/CSB/OSB, 3x BSB, 2x LM, 3x SSB, 1xSSB.
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2x 1%, 3x 1%, 2x 1%, 3x 2%, 1x 1% = 14% 5*+ chances.Banner 1:Introducing the "EX Mode" to some USB's where additional effects are procced when meeting certain conditions. Lightning gets her "Army of One" USB which is 10 Lightning/Non hits, En-Lightning and 1 Short Charge action. The EX Mode grants Atk+30% and an additional Short Charge action when using Lightning attacks and abilities, this includes normal attacks when under En-Lightning.
Cid's OSB is a gradient Dark/Holy hit based on the time left on Doom's countdown. He's better served generally using his BSB (which is also on this banner) and letting Hope handle the OSB Holy damage.
Jihl's BSB doubles down on Imperil Dark, with 9 hits of random Dark/Non entry. CMD1 gives her 4 hits of Black Magic Dark/Non damage and CMD2 is 2 AoE hits with a 20% chance to further Imperil Dark at 10% increments.
Jihl's SSB offers a realm reverse wall at ATK/MAG -50%. The rest of Cid's SB's and Serah's MAG/MND/Haste party boost also appears.
Banner 2:This banner is older items, but a lot of good quality.
Vanille's Ultra and BSB return, offering Astra/Pro/Shell and Instant Medica + Self Mind respectively.
Fang's OSB, BSB, and reverse wall SSB all return. Snow's BSB comes back offering a realm Last Stand.
Sazh, Noel, and Snow's SSB's come back as well. Sazh's is notable for being a party Magic Blink and party Boostga at 50%.
Legend Materias:Banner 1 - Lightning: 25% Chance for Lightning abilities to hit twice.
Banner 1 - Cid Raines: Buff duration +30%.
Banner 2 - Snow: Atk Boost Buildup. Atk+3%->35% on hits taken.
Banner 2 - Vanille: 25% to follow WHM abilities with a 200% WHM Non-element attack and DEF/RES-20%.
Relic Discussion
https://www.reddit.com/r/FFRecordKee...b0&sh=57c0c8d9
http://ffrk.kongbakpao.com/event-118/