FFRK - Show of Resolve (FF9) Event & Strategies

[Classikmage]

1/1 on U, wasn't bad at all. Eiko easily kept up with healing with just a shared heal. I'll probably try out U+ later this afternoon.

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[Corwen]

U+ CM mastery with no SBs used:



Notes:
-Very high RNG factor involved. Took around 15 tries and a few tweaks before I could finally win with an SB-less setup. Basically a run with minimal AoEs is required to have a chance with this setup.
-Freya was in charge of triggering the twister at 50% with a dragoon jump, while everyone else defended. Freya had the major wind resist accessory to take 60% less damage from it to make up for not defending, while everyone else took half damage because they were defending.

[Ratatapa]

U+ CM mastery with no SBs used:



Notes:
-Very high RNG factor involved. Took around 15 tries and a few tweaks before I could finally win with an SB-less setup. Basically a run with minimal AoEs is required to have a chance with this setup.
-Freya was in charge of triggering the twister at 50% with a dragoon jump, while everyone else defended. Freya had the major wind resist accessory to take 60% less damage from it to make up for not defending, while everyone else took half damage because they were defending.

Trying your setup, my DMG is pretty low impo but i think i can do it, but like you said it really need almost 0 AOE lol

[arus2001]

Tried a few attempts, but my synergy group keeps getting wrecked before Twister. Just too much AoE spam. -.-

[Ratatapa]

yeah not sure i wanna go into another ifrit RNG fest atm

[Kirin]

yeah not sure i wanna go into another ifrit RNG fest atm

Speaking of, the Edea Rinoa BSB strat has been my best option on U+ so far. I take out over half the bar with Kuja alone per BSB cast, so it's just a matter of getting those 8 turns in with minimal AoE.

[Ratatapa]

yeah was about to try it

hoping it will work with 0 FFIX mage synergy hehe, only one way to find out

[Ratatapa]

also need RNG on counter, BSB command trueice is Gale counterable

[kuronosan]

RNG on this battle is unbelievable.

[mistmonster]

I never post in these things because no one wants to hear how easy this is for a whale but Zidane's BSB and Fraya's new ssb melted both fights. 1/1 no stars lost.

[Ratatapa]

I think i'll wait during P2 of orb fest to do this and use P1 of orb fest to level Freya and Quina to acceptable levels, even backrow they both get RUSHED

[Alkar]

I think i'll wait during P2 of orb fest to do this and use P1 of orb fest to level Freya and Quina to acceptable levels, even backrow they both get RUSHED

That's because his physical AoEs are ranged. Only his normal attacks, Telekinesis and counters aren't but Draw Fire will take care of those if you bring Steiner (and you really should). That leaves magical AoEs which are a pain. We also don't have many resist accessories for wind/water iirc. Those Nightmare ones really help as well as the new one you get from the Waltzes. Other than these i think we got a Water Ring from VII? But it's kinda shitty without sinergy.

[Ratatapa]

That's because his physical AoEs are ranged. Only his normal attacks, Telekinesis and counters aren't but Draw Fire will take care of those if you bring Steiner (and you really should). That leaves magical AoEs which are a pain. We also don't have many resist accessories for wind/water iirc. Those Nightmare ones really help as well as the new one you get from the Waltzes. Other than these i think we got a Water Ring from VII? But it's kinda shitty without sinergy.

yeah i know, Summons 5* are good but I'm not sure if i wanna ruin my time with RNG atm lol, just rekted it with my A team

[kuronosan]

I mastered.

Steiner: Aerora/Blizzaga Strike, DC
Eiko: Protectga/Curaja, Mako + Emerald Light
Bea: Draw Fire, Pound, Shock, Back Row
Freya: Wind Jump, MBD
Zidane: TR, LS, Ace Striker, BSB
RW: KT

Yea, BSB Imperil effect was pretty boss here. I used Freya for RW monkey and just had everyone else spam their stuff. Timed Twister to go off after Shock so it was blinked, and KT helped blink the Tidal Waves.

By the end, Zidane was hitting 7k with his BSB under Imperil and the Wind attacks were mauling the boss. Once again it all boils down to getting buffs and debuffs up before the boss starts going RNG.

[Kirin]

If anyone with Rinoa's bsb wouldnt mind gearing it for FF9 realms, I would be greatly appreciative.

Getting alive past Twister much more consistently with that strat than a melee setup.

[hyoton]

Imperil wind won't do anything - nova dragon is already fully vuln to wind?

I have pretty great physical IX synergy so I went with pure physical for both ult and ult+.
Ult: Zidane (backrow draw fire config with ranged and wind slash; rumble rush), trix (frontrow magic tank with cross, shared IX protect, reflect materia), steiner (element DD; thunder slash; shared sb AOE slow which totally whiffed), quina (quina is terrible and I'll hear none of it otherwise) and eiko (healer, emerald light), shout RW - I was more worried about this one going in than the ult+. It turns out they don't use much AOE, don't physical that hard vs backrow zidane, can't break reflect, and have elemental weaknesses. So I guess you could say it was pretty easy. A common thief tanking for a knight of pluto? What is the world coming to?

Ult+: Zidane (same), steiner (blizzaga/aerora), quina (still terrible, shared sb aoe heal), eiko (emerald light literally OP), amarant (palm and full charge, shared protect), sentinel grimoire RW - A little tricky here because I needed to figure out the right opening (heal/haste, then shell; apply two breaks then sent). With two self buffers and a strong element user I used sent grim for easy mode; counter did like 110ish with full buffs up and full break/rumble rush. Defended on 50% twister.

If I didn't have such strong synergy I'd go with magic over physical; while the IX cast leans physical, it's easier to deal damage on element with kuja and vivi as the throughputs and use some mix of garnet, eiko, quina and I guess zidane if you want CM mastery for some reason, as mitigation. Counter Grav is just more painful than a mitigated Counter Attack though. As to the physical option I imagine steiner and freya are good choices for self healing and element DDs. Amarant was acceptable but only because I had a 5 star generic fist for him.

[Kirin]

You god damn piece of shit Dragon.

Survived Twister with perfect defend timing and got a shared medica off. No love lost.

Tidal Wave.
Tidal Wave.
Tidal Wave.
Fuck You.

[theshun]

I never post in these things because no one wants to hear how easy this is for a whale but Zidane's BSB and Fraya's new ssb melted both fights. 1/1 no stars lost.

Mist, we love you and your blubber hole.

[Alkar]

You god damn piece of shit Dragon.

Survived Twister with perfect defend timing and got a shared medica off. No love lost.

Tidal Wave.
Tidal Wave.
Tidal Wave.
Fuck You.

[kuronosan]

Imperil wind won't do anything - nova dragon is already fully vuln to wind?

I have pretty great physical IX synergy so I went with pure physical for both ult and ult+.
Ult: Zidane (backrow draw fire config with ranged and wind slash; rumble rush), trix (frontrow magic tank with cross, shared IX protect, reflect materia), steiner (element DD; thunder slash; shared sb AOE slow which totally whiffed), quina (quina is terrible and I'll hear none of it otherwise) and eiko (healer, emerald light), shout RW - I was more worried about this one going in than the ult+. It turns out they don't use much AOE, don't physical that hard vs backrow zidane, can't break reflect, and have elemental weaknesses. So I guess you could say it was pretty easy. A common thief tanking for a knight of pluto? What is the world coming to?

Ult+: Zidane (same), steiner (blizzaga/aerora), quina (still terrible, shared sb aoe heal), eiko (emerald light literally OP), amarant (palm and full charge, shared protect), sentinel grimoire RW - A little tricky here because I needed to figure out the right opening (heal/haste, then shell; apply two breaks then sent). With two self buffers and a strong element user I used sent grim for easy mode; counter did like 110ish with full buffs up and full break/rumble rush. Defended on 50% twister.

If I didn't have such strong synergy I'd go with magic over physical; while the IX cast leans physical, it's easier to deal damage on element with kuja and vivi as the throughputs and use some mix of garnet, eiko, quina and I guess zidane if you want CM mastery for some reason, as mitigation. Counter Grav is just more painful than a mitigated Counter Attack though. As to the physical option I imagine steiner and freya are good choices for self healing and element DDs. Amarant was acceptable but only because I had a 5 star generic fist for him.

I dunno, I did *less* damage without Imperil on when using the BSB than with it on. (4500k vs 6100k)