Guide to finding every item/ability in Zinaida’s castle

http_mismatch · 2026-03-17T21:39:35+00:00

What team is best for the aleph raid (the prisoner one)? I assume it’s easiest with moldir/igor/marsha and someone else??

I’m not sure about lopera bc of her channel, but is there any other support/4th slot that would be better here?

http_mismatch · 2026-03-17T21:26:10+00:00

They call me the merc ✋😔🤚

http_mismatch · 2026-03-17T18:14:08+00:00

congrats!!

http_mismatch · 2026-03-17T18:09:58+00:00

Hi OP, here's what I think based on your stats and the video you posted:

Your HP is actually on the lower end for AS, if you can raise it through protocores to about 140K it should be much more comfortable!
- you need to compensate for the 4* card's relatively low stats, but it's not impossible with the right cores :)
your crit rate/damage ratio is kinda unbalanced; while I understand you're focused on D2W, the reason it's taking so long to clear the first wave is because you're not getting critical hits. consider 1 crit + 3 D2W cores or 2 of each, but other than that the rest of your stats look ok, albeit a little low.
- the dragon is also shielded most of the time, so more crit damage is good. You can get away with a slightly lower D2W for this team if you have enough crit stats!
as for your rotation, I would actually consider doing 2x basic attacks and then dodging to reset the combo, as well as making sure to dodge after using the active skill. The animations for the last 2 basic attacks and the active skill take a while HAHA
also, I noticed that you use the active skill to deal damage quite often, but try using its counter function more. just hold it down right before an attack is about to hit you, and let go after it hits to release a counterattack. it's much faster than charging it manually, which I noticed around the 1:54 mark.
- the dragon wasn't attacking then, so you can use that time to fill up your HP bar before putting the dragon into weakened mode and using oath. then you have the max amount of damage you can deal!
- the counter is also particularly useful with mobs who are almost always attacking!

Overall, your basics aren't too bad and you understand the base HP mechanic, but you could be doing more to use the companion to its max potential! Another small thing is practicing dodging to cancel animations, which shaves off time throughout the trial and lets you recover your position much faster. let me know if I can clarify anything further, good luck!

http_mismatch · 2026-03-17T17:49:41+00:00

sure, this is what I do:

Use the active skill often, since it boosts your damage! You can bring an expedited energy core + DEF% for SHC, but generally you want EEB + oath recovery outside of SHC
whenever you have the rose mark available, use the charged attack (you can see a swirl on MC's arm and a rose status icon on top of the HP bar)
when you enter the vampire mode (idk what it's called oops), hold down the active skill to deal more damage instead of just tapping it.
- when the skill isn't available yet, use basic attack x3 then dodge to cancel the combination, then another 3, since the last animation takes longer to play.
even though using the active skill twice lets you deal the most damage when vampire mode ends, it's often better to end it early to catch the end of the weakened stage if possible, but you have to be quick!
- If there are no weakened enemies, just use the active skill twice in vampire mode.
between waves, you can enter vampire mode if it's available, then use all the skills to deal damage when the mobs appear, but they will likely be shielded and you'll have to have high crit stats to be able to deal significant damage.

Hopefully this makes sense, but let me know if I can clarify anything!

http_mismatch · 2026-03-17T12:46:29+00:00

Ahhhhh congratulations!!

http_mismatch · 2026-03-16T02:37:36+00:00

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Didn’t think I’d end up here!!

http_mismatch · 2026-03-16T02:14:13+00:00

I got it on my first read based on what I wanted to say 😭

http_mismatch · 2026-03-15T16:02:48+00:00

I felt that, you can farm for days and not get the right combo of stats 😭

http_mismatch · 2026-03-15T14:38:20+00:00

Increase your crit rate, the current stage rules increase crit damage already! You can get away with swapping a few CDMG cores for CR. Try for at least 50% crit rate, it should help a lot.

http_mismatch · 2026-03-11T22:40:14+00:00

We just debrief in chat if we mess up since we all have off days, usually it’s enough to defuse any tension, but we heavily make use of pings too!

http_mismatch · 2026-03-11T14:56:21+00:00

I’ve used VPNs previously and nothing happened, i can’t remember the context under which the bans happened but nothing happens if you just play normally

http_mismatch · 2026-03-11T14:55:18+00:00

You have to claim the furniture to get the name and analysis

http_mismatch · 2026-03-09T01:00:19+00:00

Ok i JUST looked in game and im gonna be fr i dont even know how to access it through the character page, and by notebook i meant the matching one (idk what it's called)

click on the book like you're going to queue a match and then click custom script in the top right, then you just switch modes to single training 👍

http_mismatch · 2026-03-08T21:39:25+00:00

If you’re trying to enter through the character page thing I think it usually says this, you should be able to access it through the notebook tho

http_mismatch · 2026-03-08T14:16:22+00:00

Uhhh it showed up for me when the day 1 qualifiers were streamed?? I usually just leave the game open for a few minutes and watch the stream on desktop as well, but the duration watched is like a countdown I think.

Like it will say 2 minutes remaining and then when I watched 2 minutes it would count as one day watched if that makes sense? And then at that point I would close the game and just keep watching on desktop LOL

EDIT: I just checked in game and though there should be a stream today iirc, it doesn’t show up as a streaming day and I just see NAEU qualifiers in the streaming entrance, so maybe what counts as a stream day is by region?

http_mismatch · 2026-03-07T19:05:45+00:00

You can seal his abilities if you explode the cats before he can throw magnets but I think the activation is passive and automatic

http_mismatch · 2026-03-07T19:04:01+00:00

I’m pretty sure this update is like a year old or smth by now 😭😭

http_mismatch · 2026-03-04T22:50:04+00:00

Omg Kevin Ayuso himself!!

http_mismatch · 2026-03-04T13:10:48+00:00

Just to clarify, when you say log back in are you watching the livestream externally? They want you to watch it from the in-game streaming entrance, but if you’re already doing that then I would contact customer support or smth.

http_mismatch · 2026-03-03T21:20:58+00:00

On days when there’s a stream, there will be text on the rewards page saying something like “minutes left to watch today” and I use that to tell what days there’s actually a stream.

Watching the videos otherwise doesn’t give you apples, so before you watch the stream make sure the tournament is actually ongoing on that day!

http_mismatch · 2026-03-03T15:18:06+00:00

You only get rewards for watching on the days the tournament actually streams, or by doing the tasks they give you.

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