How I beat Stage 87 with only lv40 units.
Posted Jul 12, 2019, 9:34 AM UTC
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Soo uhh.. Shanna is level 56. Either way bravo this team couldn’t have made it easy to pull of this achievement.
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She only did 1 'Attack all' to kill the little minions. Could have been any lv30 Attack All character (as explained in the comment section).
And thanks :) Did take me like 20 tries trying out different set-ups...
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Remind Me!!!
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Reminding you just in case ;-)
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of what?
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great post... I could only imagine how much trial and error this might have been to you... big save of mana for the rest of us... thanks for sharing...
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Yeah, I'd say about ±20 tries.
Hope it helped :)
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The crucial part is finding a great Fire Astrid Merc and have this team support her.
An 80/80 one should do and you can find these in the Friend-Code section of the Discord.
- Viola; Her role was to simply poison Astrid after she burns herself. If your turn is just before Astrid or she's not on fire, you can pass and Poison her once she does so.This unit could have been replaced by a 1* Tiger Hornet.
- Wantonwitch; I had her at 9.7k HP. My assumption is somewhere between 9-10k should work.
She took the first hit of Kirin and barely survived, so she could sleep him and then die by the attack of their healer to make room for Astrid (make sure you pressed the Mercenary button before she dies).
- Ja'Nafaat; If you have him you can use him for leadership skill and to Burn Blast yet the only purpose he served was to help kill their first Guardian. So any strong Guard Breaker character (like Lightling) should do.
- Demonkey; I figured he would be useful because if they kill him, the sleep-revenge procs. Yet he either dies due to burn or survives until the end so he is rather useless and could have been replaced by any character.
- Pike Apostle; Crucial unit to give extra turns to Astrid. If timed right and with enough spirit you can get 2 Burn blasts off before the enemy gets a single turn and this should kill 2 characters at once.
6 & 7) Hauntshroom & Voltstruct; Guardian units to soak damage that would otherwise go to Astrid, buying her more time. This could be any guardian unit yet 'if' they get a chance to attack, the poison of Hauntshroom is useful to reduce burned characters and Voltstruct can aid with extra Spirit.
Alternatives could be Needlepest, Sprout, Sapph Knight and possibly others.
- I put my strongest character in to possibly help killing whatever is left when Astrid eventually does die. Yet arguably another Guardian to help keep her alive would be much more interesting, depending on what units you have yourself. My Shanna was only able to do 1 Attack all (to kill all the small spawned minions) and then the fight was over.
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Regarding the fight; A good start is crucial.
(Keep in mind that any time Astrid is burned and an enemy moves just a few TU afterwards, you could pass and have her receive another turn, healing in the process. Especially near the end if it's just one of the minions, this can make the difference between winning and losing. Obviously; Ensure that character cannot kill your Astrid that turn though.)
Kirin gets off 1 Vigor Strike and then gets sleeped by Wantonwitch, this'll keep him under for several turns. Afterwards the witch gets killed by their healer, which enters your Astrid and right after their Ja'Nafaat should do an attack all while Ignited so this already sets your Astrid ablaze.
The enemy Astrid is allowed to get burned or Burn Blasted by your Astrid, yet shouldn't be allowed to still be burning by the time she gets her turn. This is where Viola(or a poison alternative) comes in. That's the only focus of this character.
Your Astrid should start by quickening. Since their Ja'Nafaat just did an attack all, all of your characters should be burning so this is very beneficial.
At this stage, it doesn't matter that everyone is burning yet from now on you should try to minimize burned characters as much as possible, since their team is also a burn-team. (Astrid heals and can Burn Blast, Ja'Nafaat can Burn Blast(if they get to live that long), Rashanar gets an additional turn & Akatsuki & Alba can also Burn Blast).
Your Guard Breaker should be strong enough that their Guardian is dead so your Astrid can focus on taking down their Astrid and the Dragon. If either of these get lots of turns, it's pretty much game over.
Note that the dragon gets an extra turn if he starts his turn while on fire so poisoning this unit is also advised.
You should leave their healer for as long as you can or when you can easily snipe it(after 1/2 pain spirits) since this is one less damage dealing unit to worry about for you and if you time your Astrid with your Pike Apostle and have 6 or more Spirit, you can easily snipe 2 full hp characters.
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Hope this helps all those struggling with 87(and 90, beaten with the same team). And YES, it IS possible for basically every player. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask here or via Discord (Mithrane#8209)
*I marked the most important things to keep in mind in bold.
Should any of these not be leveled; You can teleport to the Gamlan Junction and the field just to the right gives 7+k exp most of the time for just 1 fast & strong character's Attack All.
Best of luck to all of you!
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Great Post!!
Thanks ;-)
Hope it can help some other SSR-less players beat the event.