Game:

Labyrinth of Touhou 2 (2013)

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My execution is far from perfect, but I think the plan itself is pretty much foolproof. If a character in your party has a sum total of buffs exceeding 100%, Tenshi will always attack her with a single target SPI attack, Sword of Hisou. This is a very powerful move, but it's also perfectly predictable and can be exploited.

Requirements:
1. Youmu - specifically to soak and counter Sword of Hisou. Excellent defenses, outstanding SPI affinity (300+ after items) and Regeneration give her more than enough survivability. The Meikyo Shisui skill pretty much ensures she will stay highly buffed and Tenshi will keep targetting her as planned. Just don't use any spell cards.

2. Healer/buffer - for the obvious purpose of keeping Youmu alive and buffed throughout the entire battle while pushing her defensive capabilities even higher. My predictable choice is Minoriko. Her spells have low cost and high potency. The MP reserve ensures she can keep doing this forever.

3. Suika - the best choice for damage dealing. Massive raw power hitting for neutral damage (Tenshi has no real weakness) combined with multiple passive skills that boost her stats even more as the battle goes on, plus Art of Segaki Binding that inflicts HVY, making things even easier. Give her a PAR resistance item so Iku can buff her safely. You can also find a Glaive of Pain by this point...

4. Iku. The DEF debuff on Elekiter Dragon Palace is devastating and seems to work every time. Thundercloud Stickleback is a ridiculously good buff given how easy it is to mitigate the drawback. She makes the fight several times shorter.

That's really it. The first action of the battle is to buff Youmu, whereupon Tenshi immediately becomes stuck in a pattern of ineffectually flailing at Youmu while Suika and Iku do their thing unharassed. There are two exceptions to this pattern, both clearly telegraphed and giving you tons of time to react. At certain HP thresholds, Tenshi will use Concentration followed by Dance of Masamune or however that silly sword of hers was called. This is your cue to evacuate everyone except Youmu to the back rows. Introduce another person who can tank the upcoming attack (Komachi and Meiling being the usual suspects) and a couple of disposable characters. Bonus points if they're capable of inflicting some damage before dying. While I did use Aya for some speed buffs, her presence is not really crucial.

Frankly, this reminds me a bit of The Great Stamp from LoT1...

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