FFRK - A Worthy Foe (FF5) Event & Strategies

[Robertfb]

"IT'S MORPHING TIME!!!" - Gilgamesh


Event Start Date: September 8
Event Bonus Battle: September 11
Event End Date: September 18

All Information is taken from a mixture of Reddit/Spreadsheets/Kongpakbao Site.

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...jp_megathread/

Notable Rewards
Krile Beastmaster Dress Record

New Characters Acquired
None

Old Characters Acquired
Gilgamesh
Faris
Bartz
Lenna


New Memory Crystals
None

Old Memory Crystals
Gilgamesh MC1/MC2
Bartz MC1/MC2
Faris MC1/MC2
Krile MC1
Lenna MC1


New Record Materia
None

New Record Sphere
Gilgamesh
Krile

Characters Needed for Battles
None

Cid Missions
Defeat Ultimate+ Dungeon "A Worthy Foe (U+)" with a party including a party of only FFV Characters.

Relics (Note: New Banner Format, SSB drop rate increased from 1% to 2%)

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Masamune: BSB, Gilgamesh, 8 hit (0.98 per hit) Single Target Non-Elemental PHY and Self Sentinel for 25 seconds and Self Haste + Burst Mode [Attack: 2 hit (1.30 per hit) Single Target Non-Elemental PHY and Dispel Defend: 2 hit (1.30 per hit) Single Target Non-elemental PHY and Self Retaliate for 15 seconds]
Artemis Bow: BSB, Faris, 5 hit (1.50 per hit) Ranged Single Target Non-Elemental PHY and Full Breakdown -40% for 25 seconds and Self Haste +Burst Mode [Attack: 1 hit (2.30) Ranged Single Target Non-Elemental PHY and MAG -50% for 15 seconds Defend: 1 hit (2.30) Ranged Single Target Non-Elemental PHY and ATK - 40% for 15 seconds]
Fire Lash: SSB, Krile, All Allies Hastega & High Regen & MAG +30% for 25 seconds
Faris's Bracers: SSB, Faris, 4 hit (1.46 per hit) Ranged All Target Wind/Lightning PHY and Imperial Wind for 25 seconds
Excalibur: SSB, Bartz, 5 hit (1.58 per hit) Single Target Non-Elemental PHY and All Allies DEF+50% for 25 seconds
Exdeath's Cuirass: SSB, Exdeath, 4 hit (3.55 per hit) All Target Darkness MAG and All Allies Magic Blink
Bartz's Cloak: SB, Bartz 5 hit (0.83 per hit) All Target Wind PHY and Self En-Wind for 25 seconds

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Ragnarok: BSB, Bartz, 6 hit (1.28 per hit) Ranged Single Target Fire/Wind PHY and ATK/MAG -50% for 25 seconds
Beast Killer: SSB, Krile, 8 hit (2.23 per hit) Single Target Non-Elemental MAG and All Allies Quick Magic for 3 turns
Titan's Glove: SSB, Galuf, 4 hit (1.95 per hit) Single Target Non-Elemental PHY and Self Unyielding Fist and ATK+50% for 25 seconds
Mace of Zeus: SSB, Lenna, All Allies Curaga (h85) and RES+50% for 25 seconds
Genji Blade: SSB, Gilgamesh, 3 hit (2.00 per hit) All Target Non-Elemental PHY and All Allies High Regen for 25 seconds
Ghido's Whisker: SB, Exdeath, 3 hit (3.93 per hit) Single Target Darkness MAG and Self En-Dark for 25 seconds
Genji Helm

[Robertfb]

Bonus Battles
The Big Bridge +

• Little Chariots
  HP: ~25,414 each
  Target Score: Defeat the Boss Rush without being KO'd.
  
  • Weak: Thunder
  • Absorbs: None
  • Null: None
  • Vulnerabilities: Slow Abilities, Stop Abilities, Blind Abilities, Petrify Abilities, Doom Abilities, Instant Death Abilities, Berserk Abilities, Sap Abilities, Stun Abilities
• Neo Garulas
  HP: ~25,414 each
  Target Score: Defeat the Neo Garulas without being KO'd.
  
  • Weak: None
  • Resists: None
  • Absorbs: Thunder
  • Vulnerabilities: All
• Gilgamesh
  HP: ~118,206
  Target Score: Defeat the Gilgamesh without being KO'd, Reduce Gilgamesh's ATK.
  
  • Weak: None
  • Resists: None
  • Absorbs: None
  • Vulnerabilities: Slow Abilities, Blind Abilities, Berserk Abilities, Stun Abilities
• Neo Garulas
  HP: ~25,414 each
  Target Score: Defeat the Neo Garulas without being KO'd.
  
  • Weak: None
  • Resists: None
  • Absorbs: Thunder
  • Vulnerabilities: All
• Little Chariots
  HP: ~25,414 each
  Target Score: Defeat the Boss Rush without being KO'd.
  
  • Weak: Thunder
  • Absorbs: None
  • Null: None
  • Vulnerabilities: Slow Abilities, Stop Abilities, Blind Abilities, Petrify Abilities, Doom Abilities, Instant Death Abilities, Berserk Abilities, Sap Abilities, Stun Abilities

Commentary

The Little Chariot stages have 3 Little Chariots. The Neo Garula stages have 2 Neo Garulas.
The Gilgamesh fight is the same as earlier, but with higher stats. The other fights are a playground for anyone who still has Odin, or for Crush.
[B]

The Void ++
Necrophobe
HP: ~95,111 (Necrophobe), ~47,555 (Barriers)
Target Score:

• Reduce Necrophobe's ATK.
• Reduce a Barrier's MAG.
• Afflict a Barrier with Slow.

Weak: All but Dark (Necrophobe)
Resists:
Null: Earth
Vulnerabilities: Silence Abilities, Slow Abilities, Blind Abilities, Stun Abilities (Both)

Commentary

• Necrophobe is immune to attacks and will not attack until all four Barriers are destroyed. Once the last Barrier is destroyed, Necrophobe uses Flash as an interrupt.

Bring heavy magical mitigation for the Barriers, but make sure to bring at least some physical mitigation for Necrophobe himself. You can opt to use Carbuncle instead of magical mitigation, as all of the magical attacks are single-target, but if you do make sure you have enough AOE healing and regen to cover the physical and gravity attacks

Total medals = 18, meaning you can only afford to lose 3 medals to get Mastery.

North Mountain +++
Bahamut
HP: ~204,985
Target Score:

• Reduce Bahamut's MAG.
• Reduce Bahamut's DEF.
• Afflict Bahamut with Slow.

Weak: None
Absorbs: None
Resist: None
Null: Earth
Vulnerabilities: Slow Abilities, Blind Abilities, and Stun Abilities

Commentary

• Bahamut always uses Megaflare on its third turn.

Most of Bahamut's damage is magical, but watch out for its occasional physical attack and for Maelstrom. Maelstrom is especially dangerous if anyone is Sapped.

Total medals = 18, meaning you can only afford to lose 3 medals to get Mastery.

Fork Tower (Ultimate)
Minotaur & Omniscient
HP: ~131,948 (Minotaur), ~140, 298 (Omniscient)
Target Score:

• Afflict Omniscient with Stop.
• Reduce Minotaur's ATK.
• Reduce Minotaur's DEF.

Weak: Wind (Omniscient)
Absorbs: Earth, Water, Holy, Bio (Minotaur)
Vulnerabilities: Stun Abilities (Both)

Abilities

Moveset (Minotaur, Default):
40% chance: Attack (deal 110% physical damage to one target)
40% chance, unlocks turn 2: Critical (deal 110% physical damage to one target)
20% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (deal 159% physical damage to all targets)
Special: Holy (deal 570% white magical holy damage to one target)
20% chance to activate in response to black magic: Attack (deal 159% physical damage to all targets)

Moveset (Minotaur, Weak):
2/82 chance: Attack (deal 188% physical damage to one target)
40/82 chance, unlocks turn 3: Critical (deal 188% physical damage to one target)
40/82 chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (deal 159% physical damage to all targets)
Special: Holy (deal 570% white magical holy damage to one target)
25% chance to activate in response to black magic: Attack (deal 159% physical damage to all targets)

Moveset (Omniscient, Default):
2% chance: Attack (deal 110% physical damage to one target)
5% chance, unlocks turn 3: Confusion (33% chance to Confuse one target)
10% chance, unlocks turn 3: Poison (36% chance to Poison one target)
20% chance, unlocks turn 3: Firaga (deal 410% magical fire damage to one target)
20% chance, unlocks turn 3: Thundaga (deal 410% magical thunder damage to one target)
20% chance, unlocks turn 3: Blizzaga (deal 410% magical ice damage to one target)
5% chance, unlocks turn 3: Slow (36% chance to Slow one target)
20% chance, unlocks turn 3: Gravija (303% chance to deal 50% current HP damage to one target, resisted via Instant Death resistance)
Special: Flare (deal 650% magical non-elemental damage to one target)
70% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Curaja (recover ~6,600 HP to all targets)

Moveset (Omniscient, Weak):
18% chance: Firaga (deal 410% magical fire damage to one target)
18% chance: Thundaga (deal 410% magical thunder damage to one target)
18% chance: Blizzaga (deal 410% magical ice damage to one target)
16% chance: Firaga (deal 270% magical fire damage to all targets)
15% chance: Thundaga (deal 300% magical thunder damage to all targets)
15% chance: Blizzaga (deal 450% magical ice damage to all targets)
Special: Flare (deal 650% magical non-elemental damage to one target)
70% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Curaja (recover ~6,600 HP to all targets)

Commentary

• Omniscient starts the fight under Regen status. Minotaur casts Holy when killed. Omnisicent casts Flare when killed.

Draw Fire + Retaliate mostly negates Minotaur's Default phase, and Carbuncle entirely negates Omniscient's Default phase. Both get more dangerous in their Weak phases, with Minotaur dealing significantly more damage with his attacks and favoring his AOE more, while Omniscient adds AOEs to his arsenal and drops the status ailments all together. Watch out for Omniscient's AOE Blizzaga in particular, as it's his strongest spell aside from Flare. I recommend bringing Carbuncle anyway and packing primarily magical mitigation, then focus fire Minotaur down quickly before turning to Omniscient. This version of Omniscient does not counter physical damage with Reset, so don't worry too much about your team composition. He does counter physical abilities (but not SBs) with a ~6600 HP Curaja about 70% of the time, but he can't counter while Stopped and his Mind is quite low, so take advantage of that where possible.

Total medals = 18, meaning you can only afford to lose 3 medals to get Mastery.

A Worthy Foe (U+)
Bartz
HP: ~308,836
Target Score:

• Reduce Bartz's ATK.
• Reduce Bartz's DEF.
• Remove Bartz's Haste.

Weak: None
Absorbs: None
Resists: None
Null: None
Vulnerabilities: Stun Abilities

Abilities

Moveset (Default):
2/87 chance: Attack (deal 188% physical damage to one target)
20/87 chance: Monk: Kick (deal 206% physical damage to all targets, ignoring Retaliate)
10/87 chance, unlocks turn 3: Spellblade: Firaga Strike (deal 344% physical fire damage to one target)
10/87 chance, unlocks turn 3: Spellblade: Blizzaga Strike (deal 344% physical ice damage to one target)
10/87 chance, unlocks turn 3: Spellblade: Thundaga Strike (deal 344% physical thunder damage to one target)
10/87 chance, unlocks turn 10: Blue Magic: Multi-Launch Missile (303% chance to deal 20% current HP damage to all targets, resisted via Instant Death resistance)
25/87 chance, unlocks turn 7: Ranger: Barrage (deal 184% ranged physical damage four times to random targets)
20% chance to activate in response to magic: Blue Magic: Multi-Launch Missile (303% chance to deal 20% current HP damage to all targets, resisted via Instant Death resistance)
20% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Knight: Double Cut (deal 188% physical damage twice to one target)

Moveset (Weak):
20% chance: Monk: Kick (deal 206% physical damage to all targets, ignoring Retaliate)
10% chance: Spellblade: Firaga Strike Barrage (deal 188% physical fire damage four times to random targets, ignoring Retaliate)
10% chance: Spellblade: Blizzaga Strike (deal 188% physical ice damage four times to random targets, ignoring Retaliate)
10% chance: Spellblade: Thundaga Strike (deal 188% physical thunder four times to random targets, ignoring Retaliate)
10% chance: Blue Magic: Multi-Launch Missile (303% chance to deal 20% current HP damage to all targets, resisted via Instant Death resistance)
20% chance: Ranger: Barrage (deal 184% ranged physical damage four times to random targets)
20% chance: Dancer: Sword Dance (deal 162% physical damage to all targets, ignoring Retaliate)
Special: Trueblade of Legend (deal 266% physical damage five times to random targets, ignoring Retaliate, and increase own defense by 50% for 25 seconds)
20% chance to activate in response to magic: Blue Magic: Multi-Launch Missile (303% chance to deal 20% current HP damage to all targets, resisted via Instant Death resistance)
20% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Knight: Double Cut (deal 188% physical damage twice to one target)

Moveset (Very Weak):
20% chance: Monk: Kick (deal 206% physical damage to all targets, ignoring Retaliate)
10% chance: Spellblade: Firaga Strike Barrage (deal 188% physical fire damage four times to random targets, ignoring Retaliate)
10% chance: Spellblade: Blizzaga Strike (deal 188% physical ice damage four times to random targets, ignoring Retaliate)
10% chance: Spellblade: Thundaga Strike (deal 188% physical thunder four times to random targets, ignoring Retaliate)
10% chance: Blue Magic: Multi-Launch Missile (303% chance to deal 20% current HP damage to all targets, resisted via Instant Death resistance)
15% chance: Dancer: Sword Dance (deal 162% physical damage to all targets, ignoring Retaliate)
Special: Four Radiances (deal 266% physical damage six times to random targets, ignoring Retaliate, grant Haste to self, and increase own attack, defense, magic, and resistance by 50% for 25 seconds)
20% chance to activate in response to magic: Blue Magic: Multi-Launch Missile (303% chance to deal 20% current HP damage to all targets, resisted via Instant Death resistance)
20% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Knight: Double Cut (deal 188% physical damage twice to one target)

Commentary

• Bartz switches to Weak state and uses Trueblade of Legend as an interrupt at 70% HP. Bartz switches to Very Weak state and uses Four Radiances as an interrupt at 40% HP.

You really want a wall for this one, because around 82.6% of the time his first two attacks are going to be Kicks for 2.5 to 4k damage on your entire party. It's possible to survive the opening barrage with a Protectga and judicious use of Defend, but his offense doesn't let up as he goes. An Armor Break or Armor Breakdown is very useful to dispel his Trueblade of Legend buff, and you really want a Full Break, Break Fever, or Full Breakdown SSB ready to remove his Burst Mode buff after he uses Four Radiances. Anyway, his offense is entirely physical except for the unmitigatable Multi-Launch Missile, so don't bother with any magical defenses.

Event Quest Notes: I strongly recommend bringing wall for this and leaving Shout behind. Exdeath with a synergy rod, Memento Mori, and Dark Zone will tear through Bartz's HP. Don't bother using Draw Fire + Retaliate on Gilgamesh, just load him up with Banishing Strike and Saint Cross (or whatever powerful attacks you have for him).

Total medals = 18, meaning you can only afford to lose 3 medals to get Mastery.

[Classikmage]

Such a boring event lol, when was the last time we had and event with neither a new MC, or a new character?

[Alkar]

Such a boring event lol, when was the last time we had and event with neither a new MC, or a new character?

This is the first one I think but better get used to it. We're almost done with MC2s released during events and some of the upcoming ones will have neither new characters nor costumes to get. We will get more abilities though so that's something.
We'll have like three in a row soon (FFVIII, FFVII, FFIX): no characters, no costumes and the new crystals will be blank MC3s (from the last two). At least the FFIX event has Chain Firaga.

[Moridam]

switched my RW to Faris BSB for this event, rge2. will probably keep it there for the time being and update synergy gear as new events come out. figure it's time for a change since shout's common as dirt and most folks here have it now. full 5* synergy plus RD bonuses gives her something silly like 530 attack, so the initial damage should be pretty nice.

[kuronosan]

I guess the best takeaway from this event was more stuff for Faris.

[Classikmage]

LMAO at that Necrophobe fight... so, I saw the bit about him Flashing everyone after the for pods are killed, SOOO... just to be safe I squeezed in Esuna. Fast Forward to the last pod dieing, and he uses Flash, and MISSES EVERYONE. :X

[Ratatapa]

Bartz is no joke, gonna sleep over this and try another day lol

[Ratatapa]

Bartz is no joke, gonna sleep over this and try another day lol

[Ratatapa]

Bartz is no joke, gonna sleep over this and try another day lol

[Ratatapa]

Bartz is no joke, gonna sleep over this and try another day lol

[Ratatapa]

Bartz is no joke, gonna sleep over this and try another day lol

[Hada]

Bartz must have messed you pretty bad to pull off the rare quintuple post.

[Moridam]

i'll sixth that, bartz is very tough. it's at least merciful in that your S/L decision tree begins on turn zero; if your healer isn't first in ATB and full from the start, S/L. if you healer has initiative /and/ finishes protectga before the first monk kick, you have a chance.

i've had one very solid run so far and the fucking game crashed during light of the four. very annoying.

setup i'm running is:

gilgamesh: saint's cross/banishing strike, faithful companion, ace striker
faris: armor breakdown/wrath, beryl/serpent/broadside, dr. mog
bartz: dismissal/lifesiphon, trueblade, MM
lenna: curaja/protectga, shared medica, knight's charge
galuf: full charge/lifesiphon, unshaken resolve, fist+20%

RW wall

[Corwen]

I got CM clear with -4 medals (-1 damage, -3 dispel target score) after some party tweaks and about 25 S/l across all of my attempts. I got it after 3 S/L with this setup:

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Butz 80 - Full Charge r3 / Steal power r4 / Weapon DMG / SSB
Lenna 80 - Curaja r5 / Protectga r3 / Doublecast / Princess's Favor
Faris 80 - Full Break r2 / Armor Breakdown r4 / Dragoon's Determination / Shared Medica
Exdeath 80 - Haste r5 / Curaga r5 / Auto-haste / Shared Medica
Greg 80 - Saint Cross r4 / Mirror of Equity r2 / Weapon DMG / SSB

RW - Wall

Opened by using defend on my front row chars (butz and greg) and trying to get protectga and wall off asap. Need some good ATB RNG for the start to minimize the damage from the 2 opening kicks. My haste cycle was Lenna > Greg > Butz > Faris > Exdeath, with an occasional heal thrown by exdeath where needed.

Even with wall, protectga, full break, and steal power the damage output is pretty high, especially during his specials during the phase changes and the various quad attacks, though I was able to manage it with this setup in 1 try once i got good enough opening RNG. Shout setup was not working at all for me, almost always lost 1-2 from trueblade and light of the four and would run out of steam.

[kuronosan]

Fuck Butz. Opens up with like three AoE attacks. How the hell...

[Moridam]

well, i cleared with an A-team, but thus far every time i get to light of the four with my CM team, the application crashes. no clue what the hell is bugged, but i guess i won't get my fancy orb bonus this time around.

[kuronosan]

About to say fuck it and just master it with A.

[Classikmage]

Fuck you, Bartz.

http://i.imgur.com/B15StAn.gif

[Bumbles]

1/ I don't want to know... was over an hour worth of headaches.

RW was wall

If Leena didn't have full bar S/Led.

Bounty Hunter RM helped to set up mitigation in the beginning, tried draw fire with Gilgamesh but always ran out of gas at the end.

Unique SB: Sea Lord's Broadside, Fist of The Dawn, True Blade of Legend.
Skills: Full Charge, Thief's Revenge, Saint Cross rank 3. Full Break, Tornado Strike rank 2.

(If I did it again, would probably drop drain strike for life siphon, maybe Full Charge for something else, and use different RM for Gilgamesh and Faris).

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