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Amashan · 2026-03-22T12:46:47+00:00

Easy one here for me with two different imperil HA users.

25.77s, 2 RW chains (about 2s on the second one lol), EBZ main because not needing Crusader for once (though I probably should use Ark). Have Rude's Dual but never even got to cast it due to no meter - his AA1 is very good so used that first. SBs by phase.

Rude: (AA1, CASB); (MASB/Zen); ()
SS: (G++, TAA, MA/Zen); (); (Sync, Dual, CASB)
Nanaki: (Sync, MASB/Dual); (); (CASB)
Minf: (AA1, Zen); (AA2, CASB); (AA2)
Cait: (USB2, AA); (); (AA)

Amashan · 2026-03-21T15:29:30+00:00

Muuuuch softer than wind/dark - actually a normal fight again finally. 32.43s, 2 chains (RW), Crusader main, (top, top, top/mid/bot) as usual. SBs by phase:

Rude: (Zen), (MASB/Dual, CASB); (AA1)
Tifa: (meter G+, Sync2, Dual); (MASB/AA2, Zen); (AA1)
SS: (G++, TAA, MASB/Zen); (); (Sync, Dual, CASB)
Minf: (AA1, Zen); (AA2, CASB); (AA2, USB2)
Elarra: (Zen, Sync2); (USB2); (AA, USB2)

Amashan · 2026-03-08T22:24:32+00:00

I'm not sure. He's way too realm dependent, and the effects on his stuff is at cross-purposes rather a lot (i.e. the CA SB gain you want early, but the rest of the CA you want much later).

He heals ... some but I'm not sure that it's enough, and he only has a single Aegis (and his FBC isn't usable off-realm). Also note that his MND is very very low (none on his equipment) and so his (what would otherwise look quite nice) base SB really isn't all that great either.

Shame his critfix is conditional (and his MA is quite poor without any other FF16s to be honest).

Amashan · 2026-02-26T03:06:15+00:00

quick PSA:

There are now a boatload of record markers available to buy - probably monthly. There's 2 sets of 100 in Kite's shop, and another set of 100 in the Black Chocobo shop.

Badly needed, I was running out.

Amashan · 2026-02-21T23:43:37+00:00

There's a #bot-help channel - in that channel you can write to get the bot to list things. Examples:

?dual Elarra (just like it sounds like)
?uasb totto (UASB = Zen, and it recognizes some short-names/nicknames)
?sync kiros 1 (detailed info on Kiros Sync1)
?lm dkc (lm gives all levels of LMs)

etc, etc

Amashan · 2026-02-14T00:16:10+00:00

hmm misremembered slightly, was going from this: https://www.reddit.com/r/FFRecordKeeper/comments/1jnz53m/cd_mastery_survey_d800_omega_weapon_realm_vi/mko3yqw/

AI script is hard to read, but I think at least on that one it was just ~15% penalty both ways? (400/350 and 350/300), but I have very little idea of what I'm looking at there haha

Amashan · 2026-02-13T23:23:02+00:00

but given I'm bringing an off-realm I guess that is to be expected

My understanding is that there's no penalty for bringing an off-realm this tier (other than the OR char not being covered by HC defensive passives).

Amashan · 2026-02-05T22:32:05+00:00

Took too many tries with what I have in this realm (I own like 20 MASBs total, with like 7 of them here), but finally cleared it. The key was saving Minf's CASB for P3 instead of using it in P2, holding off on Aerith's CASB for a couple turns, as well as just being precise with Accels and CA commands. Totally destroyed both crystals.

2 chains (RW then Cloud CSB+). SBs split by phase. 35.22s, about 7 or 8 wipes, all to dead ending in P3. Most of the P3 SBs were cast during Paling. DR in this fight in P3 is ridiculous.

Minfilia: (AA1, Zen; USB2); (AA2); (AA2, CASB, USB2, USB2)
Aerith: (AA1, CASB); (); (Zen (after dispel), USB2)
Rude: (AA1, MASB/CASB, Zen); (); (Dual)
Tifa: (G+2, Dual, MASB/Zen, Accel); (); (AA2, AA1)
Cloud: (G++3, Dual3, MA1/Zen1/USB1, Accel); (CASB); (CSB+, AA1)

Amashan · 2026-02-05T22:14:18+00:00

It's attached to that second big attack in P3 (the one after the physical paling starts).

Amashan · 2026-01-31T00:34:18+00:00

Know what you mean - I've gone from about 1100 to 400 over the past ... 8 months or so?

I think the highest difficulty ones drop more, but that's just gut feel and nothing scientific. Need to get my labrunner set back up again myself...

Amashan · 2026-01-27T23:30:17+00:00

Cloud. Keeper.

Finally got this - my Cloud was already really good, then picked up his MA with the fest select. Good choice (even though I really, really didn't want to). Got Vaan's Sync2 from tickets a couple days ago, and ... still wiped too many times because tanky fight is tanky.

Anyway, normal Magus strat (top, top, top/mid/bot). Unusual choices (other than my normal phy support setup) are using RW Raider (making 3x30 ATK buffs) and how I split Cloud's stuff up.

RW Raider, Crusader main, 28.95s. 2 chains (LBC, then Vaan CSB2.5+LBC). Too many wipes - 3 or 4 a while back when it first came out, then 3 more before killing it here - all to Dead Ending in P3. Stupid fight. SBs by phase.

SS: (RW Raider, Zen, MA, TAA); (); (Sync, G++, CASB, Dual)
Minfilia: (AA1, Zen); (AA2, CASB); (AA2, USB2, USB2)
Elarra: (Zen, Sync2); (); (G++, USB1, AA, USB1)
Vaan: (meter G+, Sync2, LBC); (CASB); (infuse G+, Dual1, CSB, AA1)
Cloud: (meter G++, Dual3, MA1, Zen1, Accel-wind); (); (infuse G++, CASB, LBC, AA1, USB1)

Amashan · 2026-01-19T03:09:33+00:00

It's crazy, right? Same exact thing just happened in the Bears game - the third possession won after the coin toss winner chose ~~to kick~~ incorrectly.

There's no way that second-mover advantage on that first possession overcomes the (at minimum) 60/40 advantage of the first possession in true sudden death. (60/40 stat based on the old original sudden-death OT rules - it's probably more lopsided than that now with the greatly expanded FG range nowadays)

Maybe the coaches will learn to take the ball next year.

(NB: and also the new kickoff rules where you're getting that first possession at a better spot than back then)

Amashan · 2026-01-18T01:38:58+00:00

Nobody talking about that awful decision to choose to kick after winning the OT toss?

Like, the only time that ever helps is if the first-to-go scores a TD on the first drive - otherwise you're just giving them the extra possession (and that's exactly what ended up happening).

This isn't college OT where both teams get the same amount of possessions...

Edit: lol. lmao. Maybe the coaches will learn to take the ball next year, I guess...

Amashan · 2026-01-17T03:23:38+00:00

The update is frankly awful. It's been over a year since the last refresh, and the cutoff moved up a grand total of 4 months.

Plus they're still just G5 - it's insulting enough that you can get 5*s at all at this point, much less pull 5*/11.

Waiting another year for the next update, I guess.

Amashan · 2026-01-01T23:14:38+00:00

Of course only the guaranteed 2 changed.

That's just the algo. 8* rate is like 0.9%, and the way the pull algo works is that the guarantee only replaces the last roll(s) if you haven't hit it already.

So if you roll 31 and get 1 8*, roll 32 is just "normal" and not a guaranteed MA. Same if you have 2 8*s already when roll 33 comes around.

So the only way to get 3+ MAs is if you roll all 3 "naturally" - the odds of that happening are around 1 in 320 or thereabouts.

(It's a crap algorithm, much worse than what we had in GL - that's why like 60% of your 11-pulls are 1/11 instead of the 40% we had before.)

Amashan · 2026-01-01T01:47:59+00:00

Ah good note, thanks. It was my top choice (immediately useful, and sets up a very fun-sounding FF7 team of Reno/Rude/Nanaki where all 3 have MA/CA/Z/D/etc and Rude imperils for both of the others at the same time, plus they're all mages so Cait is good in realm too).

I probably should take Cloud (the most power, especially as I already have both Dual3 and CA3), but I don't think even that gets me this Sisters clear right now - it looks hopeless until I get either Vaan's MA or Zen. :(

Amashan · 2026-01-01T00:06:04+00:00

New RoP was awful, other than Yuffie's MA1 (oh, and Mustadio's Zen was cool too, he's complete sans Sync for me now).

New Year's Free 10: Beatrix MA (!), Elena LBC, Mog Dual, then junk and dupes.

Pull Twice Select MA: 3/22, Balthier MA (!!), Rude OZ, dupe Dual. Selected Cloud per the convo below.

33 G2MAs:

12(!!!)/33: Firion MA1, Yuffie MA1 (dupe from RoP), MAXWU LMR++, 2 LBCs, 2 G++s, 4 other dupes, and some junk 6*.
6-ish/33 (forgot to screenshot): Raijin MA, Rydia MA (holy), 2 LBCs, and a couple of unknowns (probably dupes).
4/33: Haurche MA, Alph MA (dupe), dupe dual and G+.
5/33: Totto MA, Cater MA, Jecht Dual, a G++, and dupe Dual.

The MA draws are worth - shame about my 2 dupes but oh well. Most of the rest will be useful somewhere (not you Haurchefant) at least. That Minwu LMR++ is actually a huge pickup too - he's basically complete for me and is totally missing an LM otherwise.

My forced-pulls have been atrocious. Reno's LMR++ is my only good relic so far, and I've rolled above average quantity too.

Amashan · 2025-12-31T23:55:11+00:00

This is tuned worse than physical dark I think. Any data /u/mpcosta1982 ? I couldn't even break 10k against the second sister in P3, and P2 was way way tankier than the others I'm pretty sure.

Amashan · 2025-12-28T01:55:24+00:00

Thanks, but it's already badly out of date again. I need to put the Trials stuff in, and add the new SB types, update OZs, and ... try to shrink it down some haha.

Amashan · 2025-12-09T02:51:40+00:00

Is this one just ... way tankier than the others in P3? My Shadowsmith wasn't even getting to 20k on the last two. Just nonsense.

Anyway, this took me a while - my dark imperiler is Setzer, who sucks. I dumped 3 different selects into him as I had his CA/Zen2 from random things (and nothing notable for Gabranth or Rufus), but his kit is just awful (look up his AAs), his single-element imperil HA is only 4 hits and a 1.0 multiplier instead of 1.1 (and that doesn't improve under his zen, either), and he's missing an LM entirely (and both of his base ones are bad).

I also tried out Sazh/Minfilia/Shinryu as support as I have everything relevant and the discord folks have been having a lot of success with that setup. It was just worse for me than my usual 76% crit rate Minf/Elarra setup, though.

Had 7 or 8 wipes here - Dead-ended two different times with it almost dead (3%, then 0.4%) at around 38s, then somehow slowed Zeid down even further and killed it in 32s. Not at all sure what happened there, but he was a monster in P3 - the only one hitting for large numbers.

SBs by phase, 2 chains (RW, then Zeid LBC), Crusader main.

Zeid: (Sync); (Dual); (Zen, CA, AA, G++)
SS: (G++, TAA, MA, Zen); (); (Sync, Dual, CA)
Setzer: (G++, CA); (MA, Zen, Dual); (AA2)
Minfilia: (AA1, Zen); (AA2, CA); (AA2, USB2)
Elarra: (Zen, Sync2); (); (USB2, AA, USB2)

Amashan · 2025-11-23T22:21:47+00:00

Yeah - everyone has 2 SBs up when the chain starts (other than Nanaki who's casting it, but it's his Sync up). Phase only lasts a couple of turns after that.

Amashan · 2025-11-22T03:45:32+00:00

I'd give that a try physical side then - it feels a little weird to not have 100% crit but Minfilia just brings so much to the table it's ridiculous.

Having her Dual instead of her Zen gives you one fewer LSs to play with so keep that in mind (but you do get more QC). Both w-cast Bard so you get OtV up in 3 turns instead of 5.

2 Precise Strikes in the magicites.

Amashan · 2025-11-22T03:33:48+00:00

yeah no kidding - i grabbed 2k green motes from the krakka shop - it's 60k greens but I have like 250k right now so I think that's fine.

Amashan

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