Dragon of the Abyss

Overview

 * Reference: Announcement
 * Release Date: 3/19/20,.

Battle Info
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Thresholds

 * Pre-emptive attacks:
 * MS It has focused the power of water!
 * MS Tidal Waves
 * MS Mighty Guard
 * Ends turn


 * On death:
 * MS Final Attack!
 * MS Giga Flare
 * Shinryu Dies
 * You need at least one unit surviving for victory, else game over


 * If any unit ends the turn outside of battle (jumping, hiding, etc):
 * MS Forced Return
 * MS Units have been forced to return to battle!
 * Triggers an extra MS Roulette of Death(1)
 * Continues Turn


 * Thresholds 85%, 70%, 55%, 40%, 20%:
 * Pushing multiple thresholds will queue them up (max 1/round)
 * At end of round :
 * MS Roulette of Death(1)
 * If Roulette lands on a player, then:
 * MS Roulette of Death(2) on the selected player
 * Ends Turn
 * If Roulette lands on Shinryu, then:
 * MS Roulette of Death(3)
 * If MS Roulette of Death(3) is reflected back at the party then:
 * Ends Turn


 * If MS Roulette of Death(3) was used on Shinryu and not reflected on the previous turn:
 * MS Shinryu is enraged!
 * MS Almagest(2)
 * Continues Turn

Attack Pattern

 * End of turn above 50% health:
 * Every 4n-1 turns (3, 7, 11, etc): MS Mighty Guard
 * End of turn below 50% health:
 * Every 3n-1 turns (2, 5, 8, etc): MS Mighty Guard


 * Shinryu follows a repeating five turn rotation:
 * Thresholds and Roulette outcomes will happen in addition to the regular turn

Summary

 * Statuses used:, but neither can be prevented, resisted, or provoked
 * Jumps and Hiding won't work, and will trigger a retaliation
 * There's an ambush that will kill units not immune to Water
 * Uses coverable AoE magic attacks
 * Uses coverable AoE physical attacks
 * Uses fixed AoE magic and hybrid attacks
 * Crossing a threshold will trigger a roulette, leading to one of two scenarios:
 * If it lands on a unit, they will get dispelled and Death (can't resist or re-raise)
 * If it lands on Shinryu, he will enrage and use a powerful MS Almagest(2) on the next turn
 * (Optional) Keeping Reflect active on Shinryu will remove any chance of him enraging

Tips

 * See testimonials and discussions.

Example Strategy

 * Example Team used for clearing with all missions:
 * Awakened Warrior of Light Provoker, Mitigation, Healing
 * Sylvie Buffer, Re-Raise, Full-Life
 * Paladin Cecil Magic Cover, Mitigation
 * Heavenly Technician Lid Breaker, Backup Petrify Cure
 * Palom & Porom Chainer
 * Palom & Porom Chainer

This team used cheap equipment, or event gear. The units used could be swapped out for anyone to fill those same roles.

Everyone but the DPS had 100% water resist for the ambush. AWoL provoked the ST (using evasion) and helped heal as needed.

Cecil covered the magic and used his LB for mitigation. Sylvie buffed Earth Resist and used Re-Raise on free turns.

Lid did breaks, and used Rikku's Pouch to cure petrify as needed.

Palom & Porom chained and sometimes did backup heals as needed.