LogFAQs > #876833227

Spent 50 mithril on Banner 4, and got one relic. But it was Deployment Tactics, which allowed me to (after several failures) manage a stall clear of Nemesis!

Relm (Cura/Guts BSB, Lionheart RM)
Alphinaud (Radiant Shield SSB, Mako Might RM)
Tyro (Wall SB, Pro/Shell/MagicBlink BSB, Dr Mog RM)
Lenna (Cura/Reraise BSB, Doublecast White RM)
Minwu (Haste/Regen BSB, CT0 Curaga SSB, Knight's Charge RM)
RW: Edge CT0 Haste-Blink-Guts

The basic strategy should be fairly clear: use Radiant Shield and spam healing. You do also need some source of damage (I had Minus Strike on Tyro and not-entirely-negligible entry damage from Relm's holy/non BSB) because at the start of Phase 2, Nemesis hits you with Doom. I actually didn't have enough damage to win the fight before the Doom timer ran out, but I did have Reraise, such that when Alphinaud and Minwu died during phase 3 I was able to get them back in fighting condition (which, by that point in the fight, is "unit has Radiant Shield and Guts active"). I do not have much respect for FFRK Reraise, but the moments when it actually does contribute are all the more glorious for that. Heck, if I'd remembered to use Tyro's -Atk/Mag burst command, I'd have mastered.

Special cheese tip: You know how in Orbfest, when you kill one enemy and it drops an Orb, no one can act until the Orb disappears from the battlefield, even though ATB meters keep filling? Apparently, the same kind of situation happens when FFRK is waiting to register an activation of Guts or Radiant Shield (or, apparently, Reraise). So keep the battle speed on 1 normally, and then crank it to 5 when Nemesis triggers one of your special statuses. https://www.reddit.com/r/FFRecordKeeper/comments/61usce/struggle_against_back_to_back_99999_canon_use_atb/

Here they all are, literally all of them. If I need any abilities, or level of abilities, I can absolutely do it, I am up to my ears in orbs...

Well, given what worked for me, I'd suggest Relm / Alphinaud / Tyro / Ashe / Minwu. Tyro gets Wrath/Entrust, Ashe gets Curaga/Haste, Alphinaud gets a healing spell and Faith, and Relm and Minwu both take a healing spell and Protectga or Shellga. I had Lenna, which meant an extra healing burst and Reraise for emergencies; you have Ashe's BSB/OSB combo, which means you have a damage source that is not Radiant Shield. Once Ashe's near three full bars, have Alphinaud Faith her, and then she can do BSB, OSB, OSB, receive entrusted SB from Tyro, and hopefully two more OSBs. (Even though Nemesis resists lightning, it should be worth setting up with the BSB, as long as you can rely on getting at least three SBs off and are not set back statwise by equipping Durandal and Ashe's Defiance.)
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