Uploaded July 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hey there. I'm RemindMeToCheck, otherwise known as "Tertise" in FFBE and in FFBE-related Discords.

This is my first FFBE-related video. I'm not sure if I'll record and upload any future trials. I'm a F2P veteran who's had a fair amount of luck with his pulls, to the point that I've already been called a whale by P2Ps, haha.

This strategy revolves around soaking any and all incoming damage. No need to use dispel and breaks at all!

The following *key* roles were used and were required for survival using this strategy:

-- A 100% (phys) eva provoke tank for single-target attacks and Snap. I used Ling here because she can provoke, break and heal MP.

-- A unit with Raise and re-raise. Keep re-raise permanently up on your ST provoke tank because they *will* die to Snap. On turns the boss uses 2x Snap (1st phase only, more about this later), it's important to have auto-life up on other key units as well (such as your re-raiser) because up to two units will die in such turns, with the 1st unit being your provoke tank and the second one being a random unit. I used LM Fina for this since she can AOE re-raise, heal MP, and dual-cast re-raise and full-life.

-- A 170% (after elemental resistance buffs) fire, ice, water, lightning, wind and earth resistance AOE magic cover tank; basically 170% (again, after buffs) on all elements except for light and dark. I used Shylt and Marie for this. Marie's Love You All was enough to pump Shylt's 120% elemental resistances up to 170% with Love You All. If you choose to use Bar--aga spells instead (or similar 70% skills from other units), you can gear your AOE M Cover tank with just 100% elemental resists for all required elements.

-- A second, "sacrificial" AOE magic cover tank to deal with the 2nd phase's nasty thresholds. I used Mystea for this. There's no need to gear this sacrificial tank up; just use Triteleia Wall (or equivalent skill) and let them die to thresholds. Just make sure to raise them *before* you swap them out or else they'll stay dead for the remainder of the fight(!)

-- Sara (FF3). A useful max 5-star unit. Her "Retreat Command" negates one physical attack to all party members for 2 turns. Its duration is short and it negates only one attack so knowing when to use it is key. You *need* to use it to guard against Wicked Claw Flash since this strategy uses no AOE phys cover tanks. Fortunately, Aldhafera never uses Wicked Claw Flash more than once per turn, and this makes Retreat Command viable here. Sara's Retreat Command can also nullify Snap on the 2nd phase's thresholds. It will NOT work on the 1st phase because it's always used right after Wicked Claw Flash, nullifying Retreat Command's effect for everyone in party by the time 2x Snap hits.

I used Barbariccia only for damage. You may optionally use a summoner to help fill the LB gauge for the 2x Esper achievement. I used Garnet for this.

When to use Retreat Command on the 1st phase:
-- 90% threshold: nullifies Wicked Claw Flash.
-- 80% threshold: nullifies Wicked Claw Flash, will NOT nullify the 2x Snap.
-- 70% threshold: nullifies Wicked Claw Flash, will NOT nullify the 2x Snap.
-- When under 80%: every 3 turns, OR when under 70% HP, every 3 turns. Nullifies Snap?

When to use Retreat Command on the 2nd phase:
-- 80% threshold: nullifies Snap.
-- 60% threshold: same as above.
-- 40% threshold: same as above.
-- When under 50%: every 3 turns. Nullifies Wicked Claw Flash(!)

When to swap your main M cover tank with your sacrificial M cover tank and use Triteleia Wall (or similar) skill:
-- 80% threshold: soaks World of Rot's damage. Make sure to raise your sacrificial tank next turn BEFORE you swap them out! Else, you won't be able to use them for next threshold.
-- 60% threshold: same as above.
-- 40% threshold: same as above, *except* there's no need to raise your sacrificial tank after this threshold.

Good luck, and please ignore the long two-minute pause between 25:08 and 27:25. I was trying to decide if I should tank the 40% threshold before summoning Carbuncle for a quick reflect kill... until I realized I had already accidentally swapped out my sacrificial Mystea without raising her back first, rendering her unusable for the remainder of the fight. I had no choice but to use Carbuncle, and it worked. KEK.

Also, don't mind the slip-up at the beginning; didn't cast Sara's Retreat Command for 1st threshold. So much for explaining strategies LMFAO.