Bosses

Artifice Explanation

Arthur's main Artifice is her Ending Act - this Zeus-like self and enemy cleanse single-handedly kicks common strategies out the window, including MaxHP% DoTs. This reduces the battle to a simple stat check, where you just have to conventionally beat the boss with damage before Arthur wipes you. In aid of this, Karen carries buffs on each of her moves, which allows her to stack up to 60% defenses and 40% attack, making her even more difficult to defeat.

Her secondary Artifice of casting heal reduction further cripples absorb-based strategies, while her blind mandates the use of either Zorro Karen or Perfect Aim memoirs (perfect aim is easier).

Artifice Counters

Zorro Karen's party block blind passive allows you to use more offensively-oriented memoirs. All kinds of beneficial effect cleanse and stat buff removal can be utilised to lower Arthur's defenses and damage. Due to the nature of this boss as a stat check, there are few counters to what she does. Application of high moon and row-based Unit Skills is the way to acquire the stats necessary to defeat her.

The MLB PVP shop memoir Searching for a Four-Leaf Clover can be bought and placed on your tank to buy just a little more time. Musketeer Mahiru could be placed on a purely defensive memoir, or alternatively Perfect Aim + DMG down. If you are not using Zorro, the rest of your attackers should ideally be on perfect aim and damage up.

4★ Searching for a Four-Leaf Clover

Space DMG -15%, DEF/SDEF

3★ Martial and Dramatic Arts

DMG Up + Perfect Aim, HP/ACT

3★ Stretching Help...?

Effective Ele DMG + Perfect Aim, ACT/SDEF

3★ Present for the Detective

DMG Received Down + Perfect Aim, HP/DEF

Teambuilding and Strategies

Dominion of Moonlit Night

1) I actually use tanks? (varies based on team composition and unit skill)

Tanks: one plus Musketeer Mahiru, or two. Attackers: two to three. Support, zero to one. Every single one will be moon, and rank 9.5+. Capitalise on unit skill synergy whenever possible, e.g. Castaway Fumi should be accompanied by backrow attackers, Vampire Shiori to midrow attackers, Awakened Futaba with seisho moon attackers.

Sample 1: BKRuko, Dockira, Pnana, Muskhiru, [MoonTank]

Requires medium to high unit skills, which greatly affects success rate. Phantom Nana and BKRuko should both climax twice - once with Doctor Akira's buff, once without. Phantom Nana may not need to climax twice if your US levels are high enough.

2) The only "cheese" that works against Space Arthur

Just use Heracles Maya's barrier ACT every turn, followed by 2AP and 1AP moves. CX when needed. High US on Maya is required.

3) I wonder if you can call this a solo anymore...

By boosting Tsukuyomi with enough unit skills, she can sort of keep up with Arthur's damage despite the heal reduction. But getting through all the unit skill sticks in front of her took so long that Arthur doesn't have much HP left anyway.

4) Glory of the Arcanae

Hermit. Yes, alone. Or add one unit skill stick if you need to. High US makes it faster.

The Unforeseen Consequences of Unit Skill Powercreep

1) Midrow - Defensive (100%)

Have the frontmost girl be a midrow HP US at level 19 or above; Musketeer Mahiru in second place, followed by three midrow moon attackers (one may be backrow instead, with a corresponding penalty to reliability).

2) Midrow - Offensive (100% w/ Vampire Shiori, 50% w/ Other)

Similarly, have a high midrow ACT US girl occupy the frontmost position, followed by Musketeer Mahiru and three midrow moon attackers. This strategy is significantly less reliable if the midrow ACT US girl is not Vampire Shiori, while not being much faster unless there are lucky crits.

3) Midrow - Hyperoffensive (100% w/ Castaway, 85% w/ Other)

Two high midrow ACT US girls, Musketeer Mahiru, and two midrow moon attackers. The below formation is completely reliable even with underleveled castaway Kaoruko. Once the front two fall, use Castaway's 3AP plus another attacking move until both Ruko and the other attacker are charged, then use their CXes in succession. Castaway's 3AP allows Musketeer Mahiru to only take damage from the first of Arthur's three attacks that turn. This strategy is very fast, clocking it at around 5-6 turns.

4) Ascendant Michiru - My destiny lies with the other king! (75%)

Pushing mid-offensive stacking to its utmost limits, and leaving but one girl to do all the damage - a four to six turn clear. Heavily dependent on critical hits.

Girls to Use: Categorisation and Breakdown

Midrow:

The strongest mid HP US here, being functionally a tank and possessing a barrier act and a chop. Use her barrier whenever available.

US Core

With US21 from adcha and the boost of a midrow HP girl, she can become quite the tank. Used in many versions of Arthur clears.

One of the mid HP US for the 050 strategy. Her 3AP brilliance charge may be used if no better moves are available. If you are able to place an aquarium on her, she may be able to charge and give the team an extra fortitude and evade which may prove helpful.

Another mid HP US in consideration for the 050 strategy. None of her moves except her Evade should be used, and only use her Evade in the absence of any better option.

Another mid HP US in consideration for the 050 strategy. None of her moves should be touched.

The last mid HP US in consideration for the 050 strategy, as Jekyll stands behind Musketeer Mahiru and cannot be used.Her evade may be considered, but note that due to being cloud she will be defeated extremely quickly.

Midrow :

While she can't stack buffs beyond a single turn, Michiru's damage output is still highly impressive and very useful, especially if you use Lu Bu Mei Fan or Doctor Akira who benefit form her Unit Skill.

Attack

Use her CX first followed by two others to make full use of her buffs. When down to the last 3 members of the team, her 3AP can be a powerful defensive tool.

Innate blind resistance, moon, and an offensive midrow US. Due to her excessively front position she's incompatible with Mid HP US girls except Heracles Maya.

While fragile, Phantom Nana's 394% CX is strong. Usage of her 3AP poison should be avoided if possible.

Notice that her CX has a painfully low multiplier of 274%, but the buff removal is useful. Always time it in accordance with Arthur's CX to lower its damage, and try and fill in the other slots with more CXes to take advantage of the lack of defense buffs.

Her unit skill can boost Seisho midrow moon's damage, and her CX provides the marked status, enabling the very fastest Arthur clears. Her position in front of the very common Musketeer Mahiru, however, makes her less useful for non-speedruns.

Backrow:

Powerful party buffs, unit skill, and an unparalleled CX multiplier against Arthur, you certainly won't go wrong using her.

Attack

A powerful moon ST with a 394% CX and buff removal normal act. Her party cleanse on her CX means that absorb will regain its full potency that turn.

While her stats are lacklustre, at a high unit skill level she could be useful. With her artifact equipped, her CX damage will suffer, but she gains a mark which can be useful for another two CXes that turn.

Support

Her blind resistance passive enables you to utilise pure damage memoirs on your whole team instead of perfect aim. Hold her Mark to accompany other CXes, and use her cleanse often. Time her CX's damage reduction with Arthur's CX.

Her ACT damage output is weak, though her CX damage is decent, and double evades help mitigate damage.

Her high-magnitude CX buffs are powerful boosts for any CXes going that turn, and at high US she soaks damage well.

Tanks

Tanks skewed towards normal defense can soak damage well. Avoid using her moves.

Tanks skewed towards normal defense can soak damage well. Avoid using her moves, except for her 2AP brilliance charge in the absence of better moves.

While special defense-skewed, her unit skill provides great synergy with Musketeer Mahiru and other Seisho Moons.

Does not take damage as well due to special defense skewing, and requires two backrow girls to activate US. Avoid usage in midrow teams.

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