FFRK - A Sword for Peace (FFT) Event & Strategies

[Robertfb]

"The kingdom cannot exist without her people!" - T.G. Cid

"A man does not eat an omelette without breaking eggs!" - Gaffgarion

Event Start Date: January 26
Event Bonus Battle: January 29
Event End Date: February 5

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...wartorn_world/

Notable Rewards

T........................G........................ . CID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Rapid Fire
• 5* Machinist Ability
• 10 hit (0.35 per hit) Ranged Single Target Non-Elemental PHY.

New Characters Acquired
T.G. Cid (Spellblade:5, Combat:5, Celerity:5, Knight:5, Samurai:5, Darkness:4)
Gaffgarion (Spellblade:4, Combat:5, Knight:4, Darkness:5)

Old Characters Acquired
Delita
Ramza
Mustadio
Ovelia
Agrias

New Memory Crystals
T.G. Cid MC1/MC2/MC3
Gaffgarion MC1/MC2

Old Memory Crystals
Delita MC1/MC2
Ramza MC1
Mustadio MC1
Ovelia MC1
Agrias MC1

New Record Materia
T.G. Cid MC1: Begin the battle with Haste.
T.G. Cid MC2: Attack hits all targets, deals more damage with lesser enemies present.
T.G. Cid MC3: Begin the battle with Thunder God (Casting time reduced by 2/3)
Gaffgarion MC1: Small increase in damage when using Darkness abilities.
Gaffgarion MC2: Small chance to counter attacks with HP absorbing attack.

New Record Sphere
T.G. Cid
Gaffgarion

Characters Needed for Battles
None

Cid Missions
Defeat the Ultimate+ Dungeon with a party consisting of only FFT Characters.

[Robertfb]

Bonus Battles
Gaffgarion! +

• Gaffgarion & Knights
  HP: ~107,797 (Gaffgarion), ~31,620 each (Knight)
  Target Score: Defeat Gaffgarion without being KO'd, Reduce Gaffgarion's ATK.
  
  • Weak: None
  • Absorbs: None
  • Resists: None
  • Vulnerabilities: Poison Abilities, Slow Abilities, and Stun Abilities (Both), Confuse Abilities, Blind Abilities, and Instant KO Abilities (Knights)
• Gaffgarion
  HP: ~143,729
  Target Score: Defeat Gaffgarion without being KO'd, Reduce Gaffgarion's DEF.
  
  • Weak: None
  • Resists:
  • Absorbs:
  • Vulnerabilities: Poison Abilities, Slow Abilities, and Stun Abilities

Commentary

In the first stage: Gaffgarion spawns with two Knights; You only need to defeat Gaffgarion to win; Gaffgarion is immune to melee attacks while in Long Range state.

Unclean Nightmare ++
Cuchulainn
HP: ~175,625
Target Score:

• Defeat Cuchulainn without being KO'd.
• Reduce Cuchulainn's ATK.
• Reduce Cuchulainn's MAG.

Weak: None
Absorbs: None
Resists: None
Vulnerabilities: Slow Abilities and Stun Abilities.

Commentary

None

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

Power of the Lucavi +++
Belias & Archaeodaemons
HP: ~201,712 (Belias), ~34,291 each (Archaeodaemons)
Target Score:

• Defeat Belias without being KO'd.
• Reduce Belias's ATK.
• Reduce Belias's MAG.

Weak: None
Absorbs: None
Resist: None
Null: Holy Abilities
Vulnerabilities: Poison Abilities, Slow Abilities, Blind Abilities, and Stun Abilities.

Commentary

You only need to kill Belias.

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

Neverending Ordeal (U)
Boss Rush
HP: ~Varies
Target Score:

• Reduce the Monk's ATK.
• Reduce the Knight's DEF.
• Reduce the Black Mage's MAG.

Weak: None
Absorbs: None
Vulnerabilities: Slow Abilities, Doom Abilities, Instant KO Abilities, Stun Abilities (Time Mage), Slow Abilities and Stun Abilities (All Else)

Abilities

Moveset (Monk):
20% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
25% chance, unlocks turn 3: Aurablast (PHY: deal 188% physical damage to one target)
25% chance, unlocks turn 3: Tackle (NAT: deal 266% physical damage to one target)
15% chance, unlocks turn 3: Shockwave (NAT: deal 344% ranged physical earth damage to one target)
15% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 150% physical damage to all targets)
20% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)

Moveset (Archer):
30% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% ranged physical damage to one target)
35% chance, unlocks turn 3: Charge +1 (PHY: deal 150% ranged physical damage to one target)
35% chance, unlocks turn 3: Charge +2 (PHY: deal 212% ranged physical damage to one target)

Moveset (Thief):
20% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
35% chance, unlocks turn 3: Steal Heart (NAT: 39% chance to Confuse one target)
30% chance, unlocks turn 3: Throw Stone (PHY: deal 150% ranged physical damage to one target)
15% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 100% physical damage to all targets)

Moveset (Knight):
20% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
25% chance: Armor Break (PHY: reduce one target's defense by 30% for 20 seconds)
20% chance: Charge +1 (PHY: deal 100% physical damage to one target)
20% chance: Throw Stone (PHY: deal 150% ranged physical damage to one target)
15% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 150% physical damage to all targets)

Moveset (Time Mage):
30% chance: Haste (WHT: grant Haste to one ally)
25% chance: Slow (WHT: 33% chance to Slow one target)
20% chance: Slowja (BLK: 21% chance to Slow all targets)
25% chance: Stop (BLK: 33% chance to Stop one target)

Moveset (White Mage):
35% chance: Cura (WHT: recover h55 HP)
20% chance: Regen (WHT: grant Regen to one target)
20% chance: Wall (WHT: grant Protect and Shell to one target)
15% chance: Thunder (BLK: deal 250% magical thunder damage to one target)
10% chance: Thunder (BLK: deal 198% magical thunder damage to all targets)

Moveset (Black Mage):
25% chance: Thunder (BLK: deal 250% magical thunder damage to one target)
25% chance: Blizzard (BLK: deal 250% magical ice damage to one target)
20% chance: Fire (BLK: deal 250% magical fire damage to one target)
10% chance: Thundara (BLK: deal 210% magical thunder damage to all targets)
10% chance: Blizzara (BLK: deal 210% magical ice damage to all targets)
10% chance: Fira (BLK: deal 210% magical fire damage to all targets)

Moveset (Summoner):
15% chance: Cyclops (NAT: deal 294% magical non-elemental damage to all targets)
20% chance: Titan (NAT: deal 246% magical earth damage to all targets)
65% chance: Lich (NAT: 303% chance to deal 30% current HP damage to one target)

Commentary

Three waves of three enemies. Archer, Monk, Thief first, then Knight, Time Mage, White Mage, then Black Mage, Summoner, Summoner. Each wave spawns a couple seconds after the previous wave was completely defeated.

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

World-Weary Old Mercenary (U+)
Gaffgarion
HP: ~355,161
Target Score:

• Exploit Gaffgarion's weakness to holy attacks.
• Reduce Gaffgaron's ATK.
• Reduce Gaffgarion's DEF.

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

Abilities

Moveset (>75%: Default):
40% chance, unlocks turn 3: 凶 Shadowblade (NAT: deal 337% ranged piercing physical damage to one target)
5% chance, unlocks turn 5: 凶 Shadowblade (NAT: deal 300% ranged piercing physical damage to all targets)
20% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 422% physical damage twice to random targets)
15% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 422% physical damage three times to random targets)
10% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 250% physical damage to all targets)
5% chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to self)
5% chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to self)
5% chance to activate in response to any attack: Counter Haste (WHT: grant Haste to self)
10% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Tackle (PHY: deal 188% physical damage to one target)
10% chance to activate in response to black magic: Counter Shadowblade (NAT: deal 266% ranged physical damage to one target and recover 100% of the damage dealt as HP)

Moveset (75%-50%: Weak):
40% chance: 凶 Shadowblade (NAT: deal 337% ranged piercing physical damage to one target)
20% chance: 凶 Shadowblade (NAT: deal 300% ranged piercing physical damage to all targets)
10% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 422% physical damage three times to random targets)
5% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 422% physical damage four times to random targets)
15% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 250% physical damage to all targets)
5% chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to self)
5% chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to self)
5% chance to activate in response to any attack: Counter Haste (WHT: grant Haste to self)
10% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Tackle (PHY: deal 188% physical damage to one target)
20% chance to activate in response to black magic: Counter Shadowblade (NAT: deal 266% ranged physical damage to one target and recover 100% of the damage dealt as HP)

Moveset (50%-25%: Very Weak):
30% chance: 凶 Shadowblade (NAT: deal 337% ranged piercing physical damage to one target)
30% chance: 凶 Shadowblade (NAT: deal 300% ranged piercing physical damage to all targets)
20% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 422% physical damage four times to random targets)
10% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 250% physical damage to all targets)
5% chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to self)
5% chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to self)
5% chance to activate in response to any attack: Counter Haste (WHT: grant Haste to self)
10% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Tackle (PHY: deal 188% physical damage to one target)
20% chance to activate in response to black magic: Counter Shadowblade (NAT: deal 266% ranged physical damage to one target and recover 100% of the damage dealt as HP)

Moveset (<25%: Critical):
20% chance: 凶 Shadowblade (NAT: deal 337% ranged piercing physical damage to one target)
40% chance: 凶 Shadowblade (NAT: deal 300% ranged piercing physical damage to all targets)
25% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 422% physical damage four times to random targets)
5% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 250% physical damage to all targets)
5% chance: Protect (WHT: grant Protect to self)
5% chance: Shell (WHT: grant Shell to self)
10% chance to activate in response to any attack: Counter Haste (WHT: grant Haste to self)
20% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Tackle (PHY: deal 188% physical damage to one target)
40% chance to activate in response to black magic: Counter Shadowblade (NAT: deal 266% ranged physical damage to one target and recover 100% of the damage dealt as HP)

Commentary

• Gaffgarion uses Protect and Shell on his first two turns (order is random).

You really want to bring a Dispel effect because you're not going to kill Gaffy very quickly with Protect+Shell up. Gaffgarion's resistance is equal to his defense at all health levels, so mages will tear him up -- but Counter Shadowblade becomes more and more frequent as the fight goes on and can deal a considerable amount of damage to your mages in return. 100% of Gaffgarion's damage output is physical, so pack appropriate mitigation, but do keep in mind that his non-counter Shadowblade attacks, which comprise 60% of his attacks for most of the fight, ignore defense.

Event Quest Notes: The quest team doesn't have to worry about Counter Shadowblade because not one of them has a single star in Black Magic. They're also mostly pretty bulky and tanky, which helps a lot against Gaffy's physical onslaught. You should definitely bring Shout here if you don't have one yourself, because Wall isn't going to do you a heck of a lot of good except against his triple and quadruple Attack commands. Those can be Draw Fired, but, uh, you probably don't want to do that, because you don't want the same person to eat 1688% of physical damage.

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

Windmill Battle (U++)
Wiegraf
HP: ~316,860 (Wiegraf), ~37,278 (Monk A), ~26,094 (Knight), ~111,833 (Monk B), ~80,001 (Chocobo)
Target Score:

• Exploit Wiegraf's weakness to dark attacks.
• Reduce Wiegraf's ATK.
• Reduce a Knight's DEF.

Weak: Dark Abilities
Absorbs: None
Resists: None
Null: None
Vulnerabilities: Stun Abilities (All), Confuse Abilities (Chocobo)

Abilities

Moveset (Wiegraf, >70%: Default):
65% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 266% physical damage to one target)
10% chance, unlocks turn 3: Judgment Blade (NAT: deal 266% ranged physical damage to one target with a 21% chance to Stop them)
25% chance, unlocks turn 3: Northswain's Strike (NAT: deal 344% ranged physical damage to one target)
15% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)

Moveset (Wiegraf, 70%-40%: Weak):
15% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 266% physical damage to one target)
30% chance: Judgment Blade (NAT: deal 266% ranged physical damage to one target with a 21% chance to Stop them)
20% chance: Northswain's Strike (NAT: deal 344% ranged physical damage to one target)
15% chance: Cleansing Strike (NAT: deal 266% ranged physical damage to one target with a 15% chance to Doom them [ seconds])
20% chance: 凶 Judgment Blade (NAT: deal 206% ranged physical damage to all targets with a 21% chance to Stop them)
15% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)

Moveset (Wiegraf, <40%: Very Weak):
25% chance: Judgment Blade (NAT: deal 266% ranged physical damage to one target with a 21% chance to Stop them)
20% chance: Northswain's Strike (NAT: deal 344% ranged physical damage to one target)
25% chance: Cleansing Strike (NAT: deal 266% ranged physical damage to one target with a 15% chance to Doom them [ seconds])
30% chance: 凶 Judgment Blade (NAT: deal 206% ranged physical damage to all targets with a 21% chance to Stop them)
15% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)

Moveset (Knight):
30% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 422% physical damage to one target)
20% chance: Armor Break (PHY: reduce one target's armor by 30% for 20 seconds)
10% chance, unlocks turn 3: Potion (NAT: recover h30 HP)
20% chance, unlocks turn 3: 凶 Shield Break (NAT: deal 188% physical damage to one target and remove Protect and Shell from them)
20% chance: Weapon Break (PHY: reduce one target's attack by 30% for 20 seconds)
15% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)

Moveset (Monk A):
30% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target with a 225% chance to Stun them)
15% chance, unlocks turn 3: Aurablast (PHY: deal 188% physical damage to one target)
10% chance, unlocks turn 5: Tackle (NAT: deal 266% physical damage to one target)
20% chance, unlocks turn 5: Shockwave (NAT: deal 344% ranged physical earth damage to one target)
10% chance, unlocks turn 3: Chakra (NAT: recover h100 HP to all targets, grant them Regen, and increase their Attack and Magic by ???%)
15% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 159% physical damage to all targets)
20% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Attack (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)

Moveset (Chocobo):
20% chance, unlocks turn 3: Choco Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
50% chance: Choco Cure (NAT: recover h100 HP to all targets)
20% chance: Haste (WHT: grant Haste to one target)
10% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 159% physical damage to all targets)
20% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Choco Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)

Moveset (Monk B):
20% chance: Attack (PHY: deal 110% physical damage to one target)
25% chance, unlocks turn 3: Aurablast (PHY: deal 188% physical damage to one target)
15% chance, unlocks turn 5: Tackle (NAT: deal 266% physical damage to one target)
20% chance, unlocks turn 5: Shockwave (NAT: deal 344% ranged physical earth damage to one target)
5% chance, unlocks turn 3: Chakra (NAT: recover h100 HP to all targets, grant them Regen, and increase their Attack and Magic by ???%)
15% chance, unlocks turn 3: Attack (PHY: deal 159% physical damage to all targets)
20% chance to activate in response to physical attacks: Counter Attack (PHY: deal % physical damage to one target)

Commentary

• Wiegraf starts the battle with his Knight and Monk A spawned. When the Knight is killed, the Chocobo replaces it. When Monk A is killed, Monk B replaces it.

Monk A is incredibly annoying because its first two turns will be a 100% Stun on a random character. If it hits your hastega or wall caster, things can get troublesome. Also note that there's a medal condition to Armor Break/Full Break the Knight, but it has extremely low HP and will die extremely quickly to any AOE attacks, so make sure to break it first before Wiegraf if you're using AOEs. As usual for bosses with a weakness to darkness or holy damage, Cid Raines's BSB will tear him apart.

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

[kuronosan]

Ugh, this or Quistis OSB...

[-Zer0-]

I haven't been keeping up with FFRK news. Aside from his skillset, what makes his OSB stand out in particular?

[Alkar]

I haven't been keeping up with FFRK news. Aside from his skillset, what makes his OSB stand out in particular?

Gives him a "Thunder God" self buff reducing all of his casting times to 1/3rd including SBs. In Japan it shows up frequently on much better banners though, this one isn't really great.

[Odesseiron]

I should have over 350 mythril for this event. GOING BIG!

[Robertfb]

Bumping for tomorrow's event.

[kuronosan]

CAN'T WAIT

[Sumy]

Is there a lore reason Orlandeau is level 50 the moment he is unlocked? ...do any more characters do this?

[Prothescar]

it's flavor. he's meant to be a traveled god amongst men

[Alkar]

Is there a lore reason Orlandeau is level 50 the moment he is unlocked? ...do any more characters do this?

He breaks the game as soon as he joins your party in Tactics so they wanted to make him powerful here as well. It's just a nod to that like they did with OK's stats. He's also getting his MC3 from the U+.

[arus2001]

DeNA needs to up their game on FFT content, as repeating these fights is beginning to feel like doing VI's Ultima Weapon every other event or two. Or Seymour.

[kuronosan]

Keep in mind new players join all the time.

[Alkar]

CM tip: bring Wall.

[synistar]

Or get lucky and survive til all breaks are up and blow 2 Cid OSBs via RW. I did have Full + Hyper + Cleansing Strike + Power Breakdown. Still hurt a bit. Full medals with Ovelia dead.

[Alkar]

Or get lucky and survive til all breaks are up and blow 2 Cid OSBs via RW. I did have Full + Hyper + Cleansing Strike + Power Breakdown. Still hurt a bit. Full medals with Ovelia dead.

Yeah well... if you don't have half of that he'll murder you.

[Corwen]

I'm either extremely unlucky, or poison and silence are not vulnerabilities of U+. 7 uses of poison shell, 6 uses of silence shell, and 2 hallowed bolts produced no procs and a very sad mustadio doing poor damage due to no debuffs. Assuming that was a mistake, so don't count on those abilities doing boosted damage

I did get the CM clear anyway on the first try with -3 medals (1 action, 2 damage)

Setup:
Ovelia - Curaja r5 / Protectga r3 / Doublecast / SSB1 Medica
Ramza - Full Break r2 / Power Breakdown r4 / Mako Might / Shout
Delita - Lifesiphon r5 / Banishing Strike r4 / Dr Mog's Teachings / Crit Boost SB
Mustadio - Poison Shell r4 / Silence Shell r4 / Doublecast / ---
Agrias - Saint Cross r4 / Gaia Cross r1 / Knight DMG +40% / SB & SSB1

RW - Wall

[Ratatapa]

I'm either extremely unlucky, or poison and silence are not vulnerabilities of U+. 7 uses of poison shell, 6 uses of silence shell, and 2 hallowed bolts produced no procs and a very sad mustadio doing poor damage due to no debuffs. Assuming that was a mistake, so don't count on those abilities doing boosted damage

I did get the CM clear anyway on the first try with -3 medals (1 action, 2 damage)

Setup:
Ovelia - Curaja r5 / Protectga r3 / Doublecast / SSB1 Medica
Ramza - Full Break r2 / Power Breakdown r4 / Mako Might / Shout
Delita - Lifesiphon r5 / Banishing Strike r4 / Dr Mog's Teachings / Crit Boost SB
Mustadio - Poison Shell r4 / Silence Shell r4 / Doublecast / ---
Agrias - Saint Cross r4 / Gaia Cross r1 / Knight DMG +40% / SB & SSB1

RW - Wall

You can only stun him

[Skai]

CM was pretty simple with native Shout and Cleansing Strike. Went with TGC OSB for offense instead of wall. Made short work of Gaff. Only tricky part was I had Agrias with Gaia's Cross so I needed RNG to not let Gaff double hit one target. After debuffs got up it was easy. S/L once.

[Moridam]

CM was pretty easy for me, but i had the benefit of native... everything, lol. shout, all of ovelia's stuff, agrias/razma burst, mustadio's pentabreak, and i slotted in delita with SC + counter tackle. didn't bother with cleansing strike, once i had gauges built i unloaded and he went down quick.

similarly, that 100 gem gaffgarion BSB came in handy on U++. reentry with endark up was capping damage, didn't bother with the adds and just rushed the boss down.