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I use Tyro as my Support when I use Mage Meta so I can have SG and then I can RW something relevant. If I'm running a more physical team or a hybrid team I'll use Ramza as my Support for Shout and RW a Wall. Generally I want my Healer to have a group heal Soul Break so Tyro isn't a good choice for that slot for me.

I haven't bought the MC3 yet. Even on Japan they still haven't "caught up" with MC3s. There are more characters that can be MC3 broken than there are Crystals. We only get one Crystal per event and a few others here and there (we'll get one with our next OrbFest whenever that comes out as an example). But overall you need to be very careful about who gets an MC3 because you won't be able to break everyone you'd like to. Right now I'll be breaking Cloud, Cecil, Terra, Ramza, Tyro, Beatrix and Sephiroth sooner than later (note the last two won't get their MC3s for a bit yet). Those are all A-Team candidates since I have their BSBs or Shout for Ramza and SG for Tyro.

I gave the CM Ultima a try and failed horribly. I'm thinking I'll just skip it. My biggest problem is that I don't have a real group heal for Aerith or a haste for VII and I end up falling way behind in the fight. For my Mastery run though Terra was MVP with her BSB. Chaos Fire simply melted him going full Mage Meta.

Holy hell I got him.

Not going to go into specifics but I used Cloud, Aerith, Barrett, Cait Sith and Sephiroth with Shout as my RW. Aerith and Cait both had Shared Group Heals and were pure healers. Barrett performed the typical support role (I have his very crappy first gun arm) and nearly allof my damage came from Cloud and Sephiroth. The first half of the fight wasn't too bad but the second half it was everything I could do to keep people alive.

Since we were discussing the value of OSBs yesterday I'll say this: Sephiroth did a LOT more with his BSB than Cloud did with his OSB. 2 casts of Shout didn't last anywhere near the whole fight so the extra haste and stats from his Burst Mode were a game changer. Command 1 is two attacks that pierce defense and was hitting Weapon for around 10 to 12K. While Cloud was able to get the Climhazzard + OSB combo off (plus an extra OSB hit near the end of the fight) that damage could have come from other sources.

Angelwatch said:

Since we were discussing the value of OSBs yesterday I'll say this: Sephiroth did a LOT more with his BSB than Cloud did with his OSB.

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That's kind of what I figured. I'm not really impressed with the idea of OSB's as the next big thing. Especially since down the road we're getting 200-250 difficulty fights that include 6'ish waves of trash before the boss. It's going to be almost required to have a few BSB users just so you don't run out of hones. The stat bonuses of burst mode, free command skills, and usually added utility of extra buffs or debuffs are just too good when compared to 0 utility pure damage nukes of OSB (even if they're flashy and big numbers).

If/when I pull an OSB, I'll be more happy that I pulled a naturally 6* stat stick than the actual soulbreak it adds. I wouldn't be sad about getting one in a pull, but I doubt I ever chase one specifically.

Man, the esthar invasion, the 3 waves of 5 dudes in the ff8 event that ends today. I didn't beat it my first couple of tries awhile back so I said I'd go back to it later. Trying it again now and everything is fine and then I just get trucked by the third wave, I don't understand. All of my buffs are still up and I'm precasting my group seltzer debuff and they are still hitting me for nearly 3k single target and 1500 aoe. My 8 synergy is just ok, I have no armor though besides a couple of mage robes, am I just lacking in the armor dept? Is a dancer necessary for multibreak?

Focus on physical mitigation, backrow units when possible, etc. Try to pool your soulbreak gauge and when the final wave begins, unleash it all and hope to kill a few ASAP to lower the incoming damage. I didn't use a dancer, but that fight was definitely one of the harder encounters in recent history.

I think drawfire + retaliate works too for total immunity to the single target hits, but I didn't use that strat, so can't swear by it.

Those AOE fights like Esthar Invasion are where ninja magic can shine, especially when you get a lightning/fire/water weakness.

I thought the U++ was going to be easier. Did a few attempts this morning with a Mage Meta team and I just didn't have the mitigation. Should have the levels and the hones, but I didn't gear for defense and that bit me hard. Will try again tomorrow with Hope BSB cheese - I have enough MAG weapons for 4 mages in VII.

Something to keep in mind about the U++ is that while his core is closed, his attacks hit a lot harder. If you do a pure mage team, and ignore physical attacks entirely, his core stays closed, which means he remains in ultra damage mode the rest of the encounter.

Lucky Draw for me was not so lucky. Pulled Delita's SSB (AOE ATK Breakdown) and Mustadio's Armor (AOE slow).

Delita's Sword has +Lightning on it, but it's a long time before we get a good melee en-lightning BSB to combo with Agrias' shield.

Mustadio's Adamant Vest, Fang's Partisan, Refia's Moonring Blade.

3 relics for 25 mithril's a good deal, and nice to get some synergy in those realms since I was lacking, but none of those soulbreaks are anything to write home about. Was really hoping for Hope's BSB, but eh, it was a long shot. Those are my first 5* spear and 5* throwing weapon, which is nice for a few equipment limited characters during CM's.

Lucky draw gave me decent stuff, 2xSera's ssb bow, ingus haste/prot and ovelia's medica. Can't complain even if it wasn't what I wanted specifically.

Haven't had time to play but I feel people were really downplaying the U+ and U++... it's not that trivial depending on your relics. Ended up cheesing U+ with celes bssb (but needed to run native wall so wasn't full ff7). Pretty sure I can get U++ CM with hope bssb rw and a wrath/entrust red13 strat I have. Will test it a bit later.

Edit: ok... so Vincent with synergy rod and MM basically did 9500x4 per hope's base command attack. Really trivializes the damage requirement for an easy CM master. Finished it in the duration of 1 rw + 2 meltdowns with the occasional holy and fire veil from yuffie

Lucky Draws continue to hate me. I went 1 / 11 with a Royal Sword for Lunneth. Guarantee that would have been a 0 / 11 pull if not for G5.

I know I have really good luck on other pulls but it's infuriating how bad my Lucky Draws have been.

I hope you never step into any casinos pharmakos.

Got Agrias' sword and Vanille's crappy staff.

Thanks again to everyone in the thread for help. Time for another dumb question. Do yall actually hone 6 star skills like Mug Bloodlust? If so, where do you get enough crystals to do so?

Crystals come from nightmare dungeons, and from the final ultimate battles of the weekly events. They are extremely limited in quantity, so you have to pick and choose which skills you craft and/or hone. Some popular choices to focus on are Meltdown, Mug Bloodlust, and Northern Cross. There's a 6* summon coming soon that seems popular, though I can't remember the name.

You can also use the special class motes to buy extra copies of skills like Mug Bloodlust, then shatter them for crystals, but research it before you do so, since you can't take it back later if you go that route.

I got 3 different Fang weapons on the lucky banner. What the fuck.

I've only gotten Northern Cross @ R2. You need to spend those class motes to get abilities and proceed to shatter them to get enough orbs if you want to R2 them for now. Crystals become semi-farmable a little later, but the cost is 60 stamina (From U fights i believe) and it's like a chance drop - Only Black Crystals are worth it (possibly) since you can't shatter any ability to get them.