[DFFOO JP][Ursula Lufenia+]Blind no tank run w/ Y'shtola Ursula and Yda
4I told myself I am going to skip but I wanted to see if I can snatch her LD within 30 tickets, and then she came with the EX as well so here she is. Turns out she is quite fun to use and you can plan around her skills as well.
This is the first run that I just dived in blind and did it. So sometimes bloopers like Yda's HP+++ failed to break them just by a few hundred Brv happens. I repeated with this team 3 times, they all succeeded with more elegance in execution but the end result is the first run still yield the best score, so I kept this as the upload. Took the hard way by bringing Yda instead of a tank, but it worked out well with the battery strat nonetheless.
Also my Ursula is only at normal HA. So her damage can definitely be even higher.
reduction:
70/90 (Brv Dmg/Brv Gain)
Orb: (limit 10)
+2: Player obtain brv gain above 100% mBRV of the target in 1 action
This orb may seem horrible but it is not. As long as you have Brv gain up auras somewhere to counteract the 90% Brv reduction, most characters that Brv refund in between attacks would fulfil this with ease. Besides Ursula, Yda LD and S1, Y'shtola's Afflatus misery can easily support this orb. Ursula's S2 is a "fixed" value that is not affected by Brv gain reduction, so it is an easy way out for this event obviously. Snow, Machina and Caius etc are some of the other examples.
The fight:
As far as I can tell, they are quite predictable. They seem to cycle between an AoE Brv attack, ST Brv attack and an AoE Brv+HP attack that delays. Their ST Brv attack also grants them speed up and def up, and this team did not have enough framed debuffs to lock them down, so the BRV damage suffered a little bit in the later sections, but relatively speaking HP damage output was unaffected. It is not too bad as long as you watch out for the HP attack that delays.
Ursula: (simplified summary)
S1: For Brv shaving and debuffing
S2: Free turn / no action delay battery (100% mBrv on individual characters, unaffected by Lufenia+ reduction (fixed) + mBRV proportional brv gain)
EX: Free turn / no action delay with battery (affected by reduction)
LD: Ignore Def
LD-transformed HP attack: 100% AoE HP dump in accordance with individual characters' current Brv (think Sherlotta S2 / Ignis EX, but 100% AoE)
Her gameplay revolves around batteries, both hers and her team members. Depending on the state of the team's current Brv, you may want to use different skills.
S2 battery - the main gimmick
Her S2 batteries the entire party with 100% mBRV (and more), ignoring Lufenia+ reduction. It allows teammates that are Brv refund dependent to deal max damage at the first hit and have compounded refund in subsequent HP dumps (think mBRV battery Garland before using his EX). Both Y'shtola and Yda has refund mechanics with multiple HP dumps in this run, so it is perfect for them to have her. For obvious reasons, you would want teammates with high mBRV or ability to buff the team's mBRV to maximize this skill (or synergy characters as well).
Her S2 has fairly limited uses, even with free skills on LD use, so she has her EX as another source for party battery. This is susceptible to Lufenia+ reduction, so use it to battery to party when they are not completely out of Brv if you are using it for battery purposes only, or use it with a Brv Gain up character.
Turn efficiency and Brv efficiency:
She is incredibly turn efficient. S2, EX are free turns with instant turn rate. Her transformed HP attack also does not consume any Brv from the party, so you can use it, preserve the Brv for the next attack (most likely S1). This transformed HP attack has limited use though, so only use it when the party is fully juiced up (likely after S2).
Buffs and Debuffs:
Like Lenna who has transformed HP attack and unconventional battery mechanics, she also comes with party wide HP/Brv damage up with additional overflow, Brv lock at above 20% mBRV. She also comes with potent debuffs like 80% DEF down and 60% SPD down while herself will hit weakness damage with her unique debuff on. So if you pair her up with characters such as Cinque, Shantotto and Vanille, your team will have extremely high DEF down coverage with all the other buffing benefits.
Turn warp:
With her LD buff on, if an ally is after an enemy's turn, she will warp to the front of said ally. This combined with her turn efficiency and battery capabilities mean that your ally will always have ample opportunities to be juiced up between dumping hard hitting skills. It also create some spacing for Brv shaving.
Overall very fun character to use and can complement a lot of characters in different ways. Brv refund units, debuffing units also other battery units. Weirdly enough, the entire Machina block of characters goes well with Y'shtola and Brv gain up characters.
Not sure if I want to upload the Snow one, since we all know Snow destroy things with batteries already. Lemme know if anyone want to see it.