[Relic discussion] As the Sky Falls: Chicken-wuss Little is not in the house! FF8
When isn't the sky falling in FF8?
So we're going back to SeeD-Land for this double date edition of Final Fantasy VIII Record Keeper. This will be quiet in terms of new Stuff, though do be aware that we're getting new characters in each event for at least a month after this.
Banner 1: "Quistis and Selphie hang out with guys"
| Item | Type | Chara | Soul Break | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ice Brand | Sword | Squall | USB: "Brutal Shell" (PHY: 93% single ice/non x7 (747%) with cast-speed x3 2 and EX "SeeD") | RS ice+. See FN 1 for EX. |
| Almasy Flametongue | Sword | Seifer | USB: "Forbidden Fell-Slash" (PHY: 94% single dark/fire x7 (658%) with en-dark; potency based on HP%, then self-heal 70% mHP) | Fire+. See FN 2. |
| Axis Blade | Sword | Squall | BSB-2: "Steely Blade" (PHY: 83% single ice/non x8 (664%) with en-ice) | - |
| Almasy Shear Trigger | Sword | Seifer | BSB: "Sorceress's Knight" (PHY: 96% single dark/non x8 (768%) with sentinel) | - |
| Quistis's Dress | Light armour | Quistis | BSB: "Hail to the Queen" (BLK: 188% random bio/non x8 with en-bio) | - |
| Lion Gloves | Bangle | Squall | LM: "Slavering Fangs" (Init: en-ice) | - |
| Seifer's Guise | Light armour | Seifer | LM: "Relentless Assassin" (Buildup: Damage hits taken, ATK+3% -> 35%) | Dark+ |
| Vega | Gun | Laguna | SSB: "Freezing Barrage" (PHY: 85% AoE ice ranged x7 (595%) with imperil ice) | - |
| Seifer's Glove | Bangle | Seifer | SSB: "Death by Committee" (PHY: 92% single dark/lightning/wind x8 (736) with party ATK/MAG+30%:610, but self DEF-30%:604) | Dark+ |
| Red Scorpion | Whip | Quistis | SSB: "Mighty Guard" (NAT: party haste, shell, high regen) | - |
| Crescent Wish | Rod | Selphie | SSB: "Dreamstage" (WHT: party Curaga and magic blink) | - |
Banner 2: "Raijin hangs out with girls, AKA Mage Thrower Fest"
| Item | Type | Chara | Soul Break | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conformer | Thrown | Rinoa | Chain: "Shiva" (SUM: 163% single ice x11 (1793%) with party short charge 2; Ice Chain) | See FN 3. |
| Fujin's Pinwheel | Thrown | Fujin | OSB: "Into the Storm" (BLK: 3750% single wind/non; +500% with weakness hit) | RS wind+ |
| Crystal Cross | Thrown | Rinoa | BSB-2: "Angel Wing Ice Shards" (BLK: 180% AoE ice/non x8 (1440%) with en-ice) | - |
| Fujin's Shin-Chakram | Thrown | Fujin | BSB: "Metsu" (BLK: 240% AoE wind/non x5 (1200%) with MAG/RES-50%:622; instant) | Wind+ |
| Edea's Valkyrie | Thrown | Edea | BSB: "Maelstrom" (BLK: 188% single ice/dark x8 (1504%) with en-ice) | - |
| Rinoa's Arm Warmers | Bangle | Rinoa | LM: "Defier of Fate" (Buildup: BLK hits, MAG+1% -> 20%) | Ice resist |
| Fujin's Bracer | Bangle | Fujin | LM: "Raging Winds" (Init: en-wind) | - |
| Rinoa's Guise | Light armour | Rinoa | SSB: "Angelo Strike" (BLK: 282% AoE earth/non x5 (1410%) with en-earth) | Earth+ |
| Fujin's Jacket | Light armour | Fujin | SSB: "Zan" (BLK: 214% single wind/non x8 (1712%) with en-wind; instant) | Wind+ |
| Raijin's Pauldron | Light armour | Raijin | SSB: "Aura" (NAT: party noncharge 1, last stand, high regen) | Lightning+ |
| Sorceress Gown | Robe | Edea | SSB: "Time Crush" (BLK: 356% single dark x5 (1780%) with imperil dark) | - |
Footnotes.
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Squall's EX: Buildup (SPB abilities used, up to 2) -> when 2, chase with "Blasting End" (PHY/SPB: 65% AoE ice/non x4) and reset buildup. Note that the buildup is this-EX-keyed; if the ultra falls off OR is re-entered, the buildup will reset.
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Seifer's USB: Potency is equal to 0.56e^({n-1}/-25)+0.94 where n = your HP% (use 70 for 70%.) Absolute upper bound at 150% per hit. This is a back-loaded curve that rewards very low HP values; but unlike other cases of this, Seifer follows the attack with a huge self-heal to make this safer. (And if you think those two words rhyme, 'Seifer' actually has a German pronunciation, such that it sounds more like 'cipher'.)
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As with many other summons, this SB will emote with an alternate name - "Diamond Dust". Minimum damage: 543.
Burst actions:
Squall and Seifer both bring somewhat complicated mechanics that will get special treatment in specifics.
| Chara | Common | C1 | C2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quistis | BLK. Bio/non dmg | 217x4 single. Poison, silence, blind, confuse procs 25.2% | 309x2 AoE. MAG/DEF bargain |
| Rinoa | - | BLK/Black: 200%x4 single; +25% with 650 MAG; +55% with 1200) | NAT/Witch: single Steal MAG (-40/+30):601. |
| Fujin | BLK. Wind/non dmg, 0.83ct. | 225%x4 single | 870% single, Mental Break |
| Edea | BLK/Black, ice/dark dmg | 200%x3 single. +1 hits at MAG 736, 1133, 1205 | 309% AoE with MAG/DEF bargain. |
A bit of a mess.
Why should I pull: The heavy ice focus in these banners will come in handy, though not for Ifrit this time around. Rather, Magicite Fenrir is weak to ice.
If you know you need mage-throwers, banner 2 is chock full of them, with a fair chance at scoring elemental armour along the way.
Zell and Irvine, rejected, wrote some emo poetry. This is a sample:
Megathread
Zakman and Kao's banner spreadsheet
Enlir's data spreadsheet
Posted Jul 23, 2017, 10:10 PM UTC · edited