Boss Guide: Ch15-5 (Ordeal Call III: Archetype Inception)

Enemy Layout

Boss Statistics

Overview

• Masters must fully deplete all 5 of Archetype Earth's HP bars to clear this encounter. The boss is a Moon Cancer (174k, 205k, 255k, 374k, 608k HP).
• The boss starts off with 5 turns of both Debuff Immunity and full immunity to being NP Drained, so Masters will be unable to stall against her NP and must instead bring hard defense (Evade, Invincible, Anti-Enforcement Defense, Guts, etc).
• During every single break bar, one of the skills Archetype Earth uses will randomly buff one of Arts, Quick, or Buster for both herself and the party for 3 turns. These buffs are unremovable.
• 1st Break: The boss gains two effects when attacked.
• When hit by Crits, gains a small 5% Crit Rate and Crit Damage buff for 3 turns.
• When hit by NPs, she gains +1 NP charge and a smal NP Damage +10% buff for 3 turns.
• 2nd Break: The boss will inflict Skill Seal when normal attacking, in addition to debuffing DEF and buffing her own ATK.
• 3rd Break: The boss drains ALL NP Gauge from the party and removes all buffs. She also inflicts an ATK+Star Drop Rate debuff on the entire party, which can only be removed when using an NP.
• 4th Break: The boss will gain +1 NP charge each turn and an unremovable Damage Resist +30% buff.

Team Recommendations

• Masters will need to bring one of the NPC Support Mysterious Executor C.I.E.L or Hakuno Kishinami.
• Of the two, NPC Support Mysterious Executor C.I.E.L is a great damage dealer option for Masters lacking their own. She can be used as a primary damage dealer with a group of welfare Servants to clear this node (see video links).
• Single Target Ruler damage dealers are also an excellent option for their Class Advantage against the boss.
• Alternatively, Servants with trait based bonus damage and Class Advantage are also excellent choices, even if AoE. Some examples include Altria Caster (Berserker), Mysterious Heroine X (Alter), Amor (Caren), or Melusine (Ruler).
• Masters may wish to field multiple damage dealers in the backline in case the front line falls, especially because of the boss's AoE NP. Although the gimmicks of the boss are not very inherently difficult to deal with, the battle is still a marathon because of the boss's 5 HP bars.
• NP Gauge and Damage Support is a great choice as well. If using NPC Ciel, Masters may wish to bring Buster-focused support options such as Koyanskaya / Merlin. Otherwise, the usual of Castoria, Lady Avalon, Tamamo, Skadi, Waver, and Reines are all great choices based on Card type of the damage dealer.

Video Links

• Note that these videos are not affiliated with GamePress, but showcase some lineups that are effective in clearing the final challenge. These can serve as a good reference for how to rotate skills during this quest or simply to have a look at the encounter before diving in.
• NPC CIEL with Skadi Ruler, Amor (Caren), Castoria, Astraea, BB Dubai (5 turns)
• Altria Caster Berserker NP3 w/ Miss Crane, Da Vinci Ruler, Altria Caster, NPC Hakuno, Oberon (5 turns)
• NPC CIEL, BB Summer, Koyanskaya, Castoria, Uesugi Kenshin, Oberon (5 turns)
• NPC CIEL with F2P friendly setup ft. Hektor, Da Vinci Ruler, Cnoc na Riabh, and Shakespeare (5 turns)

Quick Servant Suggestions