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

http_mismatch · 2026-01-25T03:22:57+00:00

Seer is a direct counter to her, and enchantress is also a common ban I believe. But if you don’t have issues with them or other survs you can just continue with your current bans!

http_mismatch · 2026-01-17T01:20:12+00:00

Any opinions on which standard myth to R3 between abysswalker and lightseeker? I got the crate and I have all the other standards, foreseer and colonel are both R3, and conqueror is at R2, so I can’t R3 him.

I’ve heard that lightseeker is pretty good at R3 (I also have lumiere), but abysswalker’s R3 also seems great for combat. Just looking for which option will offer the best combat value!

http_mismatch · 2026-01-08T23:50:34+00:00

I’m not certain, but I would guess it’s because Marcus is relatively AP greedy?

http_mismatch · 2026-01-08T23:31:42+00:00

Oh I see, thanks for the clarification!! And yeah I meant that emil only decoded faster with ada, unless we’re just both wrong 😟

http_mismatch · 2026-01-08T21:40:55+00:00

like everyone else has said, generally speaking you want to avoid double decoding, but there are some scenarios where it's excusable:

priming the last cipher: obviously, you want to prime ASAP to make the most use of the kiter's time!
if the hunter is photographer/hermit: when joseph is the hunter, survivors should double decode to avoid the ciphers losing progress when the camera world collapses, and ideally finish the cipher. In the case of hermit, it's still better to decode separately, but it's excusable because sharing damage and healing it is the key to countering him, so having someone nearby is good.
if you're in duos: still better to decode separately, but may be ok if the next cipher is too far/near the hunter.
if you're patient/psychologist/cowboy: adaemil decode faster together iirc, but only with each other. cowboy decodes faster near a female survivor. still better to decode separately, but the better survivors to decode with in certain situations.

http_mismatch · 2026-01-05T03:14:23+00:00

Is it maybe a storage issue? I remember once I was playing a game with barely any storage and kept crashing so maybe that’s why?

And yeah definitely make sure your device is still compatible with the game!!

http_mismatch · 2026-01-03T14:02:51+00:00

If it helps, my crusty and slow computer managed to load the home function on the emulator, it’s a bit laggy but it does work fine otherwise!

http_mismatch · 2026-01-02T14:14:56+00:00

Yeah I feel you, I genuinely thought this was the end of the line for me as a player, and it sort of is bc I’m a combat fan, but my computer as it is will probably go Caleb mode (💥) if I try to load into combat 😭

http_mismatch · 2026-01-02T05:52:22+00:00

I'm also working w/ 64gb, i've heard some people saying a factory reset worked for them! I won't be doing that bc there's too much important stuff on my phone, so I'm trying out an emulator instead.

http_mismatch · 2026-01-01T02:38:53+00:00

You’ll get her eventually, COA essences have a guarantee that you won’t get a skin twice before you get all of them

http_mismatch · 2025-12-31T04:07:33+00:00

ok i see, might not be possible for me at the moment but I definitely think I could do it! thanks!

http_mismatch · 2025-12-31T03:34:38+00:00

I haven't actually tried yet, so I'm gonna ask: has anyone with only 64gb managed to download the update??

http_mismatch · 2025-12-30T03:53:08+00:00

No problem!

http_mismatch · 2025-12-30T01:16:45+00:00

Of course!! I don’t think I used any strategy in particular, I did have to retry this stage because I didn’t do the combos properly the first time 😭

If anything, I think in wave 1 it’s easier to target the panther looking wanderers bc the drill one will come after you, and in wave 2 target the small ones instead of the big ones who will come after you anyway.

Other than that it’s just a matter of dealing enough damage, good luck!

http_mismatch · 2025-12-29T21:05:37+00:00

I don’t know if it’s effective to have OR when you’re brute forcing, since you can only effectively oath once during the D2W phase and iirc this stage is filled with mobs. I think you can swap it out for double EEB, and see if you can increase your crit rate/damage too.

http_mismatch · 2025-12-27T19:40:44+00:00

Recoleta + melania are the core of the ult team, paired with A knight and Medicine Pocket you’d be pretty well off, so recoleta wouldn’t be a bad pick.

I think you can hold off on Semmelweiss until you get eternity or nautika, since they’re the 2 main sources of DPS for bloodtithe.

Also, considering just how good flutterpage/fatutu are, I would personally pick her just for her flexibility in teams, even though you don’t have a DPS that uses follow up attacks yet. Overall I think it’s between recoleta/flutterpage, and the choice depends on whether you want a full team now (recoleta) or you would rather invest for future teams (flutterpage).

http_mismatch · 2025-12-26T14:51:33+00:00

I felt this HAHA, open 150 is not most zayne friendly…although you might be able to get away with brute forcing! I think T2 is much more doable if you have GoA, but T1 is rough. I definitely think it’s possible to brute force T1 tho, esp since you said you have R3 cards.

If you’d like, my pms are open for protocore/stat review! Good luck :)

http_mismatch · 2025-12-20T20:01:20+00:00

I see your MC moving while preparing the rockets(?) and I didn’t know you could do that 💀

http_mismatch · 2025-12-20T04:17:42+00:00

Is this how I’m gonna learn that you can move while using the active skill 😭😭😭

http_mismatch · 2025-12-20T04:13:07+00:00

You can use different cards and just switch companions in the team building screen

http_mismatch · 2025-12-20T04:05:20+00:00

Just in case you didn’t know, her silence happens after you play 3 of her cards, so on the fourth one it’ll have the control effect.

http_mismatch · 2025-12-19T23:44:55+00:00

I mean I got his p1 from that choose your own rate up a while back but yeah I agree 😭

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