Final Fantasy Record Keeper: Zero Magicite Thirty - A 2018 RNG-dyssey

[Alkar]

JP banners:

Spoiler: show

Banner 1:
Tyro USB4 - 0CT Party Critical=50% and Haste, self Quickcast and Support Critical Boost
Support Critical Boost - When using Support abilities, increase party Critical rate up to 100% (max 5 stages)

Urara USB2 - 0CT Medica h85, party Critical Damage up and self Quickcast

PCecil USB3 - 10xST Holy physical dmg, party Guts, self medium Knight Damage up, BRAVE+1 and BRAVE Mode
Brave Ability Searchlight - 1/3/5/7xST Holy physical dmg, party HP Stock 1000/2000/4000 at BRAVE 1+. BRAVE level increases with Knight ablity use.

Edward LCSSB - Activate Holy Chain (150), large Holy field boost, party MAG/MND +30%

Ramza LCSSB

Tyro Flash Art - 0CT Party Esuna and HP Stock 2000
Urara Flash Art - 0CT Medica h55

PCecil Flash Art

Urara BSB

PCecil LMR2 - Low chance to doublecast Knight abilities
Edward LMR2 - Start battle with Quickcast 3

Urara LMR

Banner 2:
Rydia UOSSB - 3xST Overflow Water/Earth/Holy summon magic dmg

Rydia USSB3 - 10xST Earth summon magic dmg, EnEarth, self Quickcast, BRAVE+1 and BRAVE Mode
Brave Ability Titan's Roar - 1xST Earth summon magic dmg, Overflow dmg at BRAVE 1+, self Summoning Ether 1 at BRAVE 2+, BRAVE level increases with Earth ability use

Red XIII USSB2 - 10xST Earth magic dmg, party Earth Radiant Shield and IC 1

Tifa UOSSB
Red XIII LCSSB

Rydia Flash Art - 0CT self Quickcast Magic and medium Summon Ability Boost

Tifa Flash Art

Tifa BSB2

Rydia LMR3 - Start battle with EnEarth

Rydia LMR2
Red XIII LMR2
Tifa LMR2

Banner 3:
Onion Knight UOSSB -3xST Overflow Wind/Water/Fire/Earth magic dmg

Y'shtola USSB2 - 0CT Medica h85, party Quickcast Magic 3, self BRAVE+1 and BRAVE Mode
Brave Ability Plenary Indulgence - 0CT Cura/Medica h25/h55/h55, party Guts at BRAVE 3. BRAVE level increases with WHM use.

Cloud UOSSB
Lightning USSB2
Onion Knight USSB3

Onion Knight Flash Art - 0CT self medium Weakness Damage up and High Quickcast 2

Y'shtola Flash Art - 0CT party Shell, Haste and High Regen

Cloud Flash Art
Lightning Flash Art

Onion Knight LMR2 - Medium Black Magic dmg up when equipping Rods

Lightning LMR2
Cloud LMR2

Banner 4:
Squall USSB3 - 10xST Fire/Non-ele physical dmg, EnFire, self EX Mode "Lionheart"
Lionheart - When using Spellblade abilities, reduce self cast time and increase critical rate (up to 3 stages) and chase with Fire Renzokuken (5xST Fire/Non-ele physical dmg)

Vivi UOSSB - 3xST Overflow Fire magic dmg

Zell UOSSB - 3xST Overflow Fire physical dmg

Vincent USSB2 - 0CT 10xST ranged physical or magic Fire dmg based on higher of ATK/MAG, EnFire, self Quickcast 1, BRAVE+1 and BRAVE mode
Brave Ability Beast Shoot - 1xST ranged physical or magic Fire dmg based on higher of ATK/MAG, Overflows when BRAVE 1+. BRAVE level increases with Fire ability use.

Gilgamesh LCSSB

Vivi Flash Art - 0CT EnFire, self EnFire Stacking and High Quickcast 2

Zell Flash Art - 0CT 6xST Fire/Non-ele physical dmg, self Asura Mode
Asura Mode - Increase self Crtical rate up to 3 stages

Vincent Flash Art - 0CT 6xST ranged physical or magic Fire dmg based on higher of ATK/MAG, EnFire and self EnFire Stacking

Squall BSB3 - 8xST Fire/Non-ele physical dmg, EnFire, Burst Mode
Cmd 1 - 2xST Fire/Non-ele physical dmg, self Lionheart +1 (up to 3)
Cmd 2 - 4~7xST Fire/Non-ele physical dmg, increased multiplier, no of hits and critical rate based on Lionheart stages

Zell LMR2 - Low chance to doublecast Monk abilities

Vivi LMR2
Vincent LMR

Banner 5:
Lulu UOSSB - 3xST Overflow Ice/Water magic dmg

Lulu USSB2 - 10xST Ice/Water magic dmg, self MAG/DEF +30%, Quickcast Magic and chase Ice/Water abilities with T.Chase (5xST Ice/Water magic dmg, multiplier scales with ability Rank)

Reno USSB2 - 10xST ranged physical or magic Lightning dmg, EnLightning, self medium Machinist and Black Magic damage up, BRAVE+1 and BRAVE Mode
Brave Ability - 1xST ranged physical or magic Lightning dmg, Overflow when BRAVE+1. BRAVE level increased with Lightning ability use.

Prompto LCSSB

Rinoa USB4

Lulu Flash Art - 0CT EnIce, self EnIce Stacking and High Quickcast 2

Rinoa Flash Art

Prompto BSB2

Lulu LMR2 - Start battle with EnIce
Rinoa LMR4
Reno LMR
Prompto LMR

I was right about Squall after all

[Robertfb]

Banner 3 of JP fest is also the first BSBless banner.

[Kirin]

Seems JP is changing banner rates.

From how I am reading it, there will now be 12 featured items on the banners instead of 14. That 2% rate will now go towards relics belonging to featured characters on the banner, but could be any relic belonging to that character. Likely to be SSB and above, but that isn't confirmed yet.

For example, in Alkar's post, Banner 1 is Tyro, Urara, Pecil, Ramza, and Edward. That remaining 2% could now be any relic introduced for those 5 characters. The *true* off banner rates remain the same. In essence, this does increase the 6* rate ever so slightly but in a randomized fashion.

[Moridam]

wow, ysh finally gets some new/worthwhile toys! nice to see pulse has finally been supplanted, though with all the other instant-cast options available at this stage it feels a bit late.

[Alkar]

If the off banner relics for featured characters include Uniques that's a pretty shitty move imo. Sure the 6* rate is slightly higher with this change but at least before you could get some stat bonuses or a good elemental boosting piece of gear. If it's SSB/BSB+ then it's all good.

[Kirin]

I think with how SSB's are the new "bare minimum" for content and DeNA just now starting to phase out BSB's, that it would have to be SSB and up.

I actually like this change a lot. In looking at our fests and upcoming events (FF8 and Tactics specifically) I find myself saying "I wish X's thing was on here" instead of "I wish X was on here". Makes holding out hope for that wayward older utility piece (hi2u Agrias LMR) a little better.

Speaking of, is there anything that stands out in the Wonder Draw selection pool that you can't find in Acolyte Archives?

My main targets right now for AA 6-9 are Iris BSB, Sephiroth BSB, Strago BSB, Alphinaud BSB. Meia BSB remains a dark horse.

Hurting for a V and Tactics medica though and may not have the resources to pull on Bartz's B1/Ramza USB2 banners.

[Alkar]

In that scenario a Tactics medica is a must have if you're gonna tackle the Neo Torment dungeon coming very soon. Wonder Draw includes a lot of newer BSBs that still have some value today (Squall BSB2 and clones or various support BSBs) but if you're lacking heals that could be a priority imo.

[Kirin]

Alphinaud kind of finishes up my "must have" BSB list (Squall 2, Maria, Edea, Vaan, etc). Was looking more toward in-realm utility ones (especially water mages and FFT medica) for that selection. Stuff that flies under the radar. I think Lion BSB was also on my radar.

I think I would lead toward Alma over Ovelia for FFT. Alma seems more like a pure healer.

[hyoton]

Alma's burst's also much better than ovelia, although vice versa for USBs (alma's a buff USB).

[synistar]

Which is funny since Ovellia is 5* WHM whereas Alma is WHM/SMN/4*BLM/3*BRD.

As for FFT, if you don't want to get a burst (Would choose Alma - Curaga + M. Blink, Instant Curaja on C1) then get Ovelia's SSB from Acolyte Archives #3 (Curaga + M. Blink). It's the same thing without the burst commands. Heck this reasoning alone is why I'm considering skipping Alma BSB and grabbing Selphie's (note: have Dreamstage SSB so it's not like I'm hurting for a medica there)

[Moridam]

the wonder selection has to be done before 'fest phase 1 starts doesn't it? i was thinking of grabbing lenna BSB2 from that and then vanille BSB from the acolyte healing selection, but i guess i could scrap that for sarah's BSB and hope to hit vanille on p1 now that it's been added there. adding those 3 would give me BSB-or-better healing coverage on just about every realm.

[synistar]

I have to laugh that Lenna BSB1 got me the first few Shadow Dragon clears back before I had TGC relics to shit all over it.

[Kirin]

Well damn, Alma isn't on the wonder selection.

Hmm.

[Robertfb]

For those considering Lenna BSB2 over BSB1, someone on Reddit pointed out that when a character dies and gets reraised in Neo Torment, Dr. Mog recasts Wall on them, so reraise is more valuable then usual in Neo Torment.

[synistar]

Does wall ever wear off in Neo-Torment? Always been curious since the RW is realm chain and I'm sure as heck am not going to be doing zomg speedrunz

[Alkar]

It's permanent as far as I know.

[Robertfb]

Does wall ever wear off in Neo-Torment? Always been curious since the RW is realm chain and I'm sure as heck am not going to be doing zomg speedrunz

Lasts for 999 seconds according to datamined AI data.

[Khajit]

GDI. How long are the neo torments sticking around for? GL removing lenna BSB utterly fucked my backup prize for b2 if things sucked and I know better than to assume an sb will come my way on a single banner.

[Robertfb]

GDI. How long are the neo torments sticking around for? GL removing lenna BSB utterly fucked my backup prize for b2 if things sucked and I know better than to assume an sb will come my way on a single banner.

Permanent, these are meant to last us through several years of powercreep.

[Alkar]

New 6* Knight ability in JP is a 5 hit attack with follow-up 2000 HP heal attached. It can heal any party member as well :D

Edit: Also, regarding that banner change, it's confirmed that the 2% off banner reserved for featured characters is BSB+ and it's split between 5* and 6* (1% each). Good stuff for most players, bad news for whales.