This is without question my worst trial, being the only one where I havenāt been able to field a single four-star or defeat even the second stage. I thought Iād share because it was at least more interesting this time.
My team last time:
- Bane + something (canāt remember)
- Hawkmoon + 19
- Bane 3^17
- Friar Tuck 3^50
- Kailani 1^17
And this was literally my only qualifying team, save for a Mnesseus 1^1. After finishing Skittleskull, I went back and maxed Mnesseus specifically because I needed a hitting cleric for this trial and the trials of fortitude (plus some raid tournaments). That allowed me to feed away Kailani, who I never really intended to level anyway (and Poseidon is a hungry dude). Also, I recently drew Boril and have been leveling him to be the new tank in my defense team. So I was at least able to put a four-star in the field this time, which was nice. My team this time, then, was:
- Bane + 15
- Hawkmoon + 20
- Boril 2^16
- Friar Tuck 3^50
- Mnesseus 3^50
This worked pretty well for the first stage. It was Borilās first action of any kind, and my first time ever using a riposte hero. (Also recently drew Cyprian, but heāll be at 1^1 for a while now that I have Rigard - not yet strong enough to participate in this trial - and Domitia.)
Bouncing part of Joonās attack back at him was about as fun as I imagined it would be. Wrapped up the first stage and thought I might as well give the second one a try. As usual, it turned into an endless battle against Vivicaās heal. I just didnāt have the firepower to bring her down, and losing Mnesseus early in the boss wave also meant I had no way to control the enemy Borilās riposte. Since neither boss has a damage special, my own Borilās riposte was no help, so I failed, again. And if that were the end of the story, I wouldnāt have even posted it. Butā¦
Right before leaving for church, it was time to do a TC 20 pull, and out pops Leonidas! Now, Iām already heavy on strong yellows to level, which gives me a dilemma Iāll detail in another thread shortly, but, ridiculously, Leonidas 1^1 is my second best monk as-is, straight out of the box! Could that Spartan Cleave put me over the hump?
Quests ate up most of my world energy all day, but right before bed, I built up enough to try it again. This time, I swapped in Leo for my Boril and focused attacks on the enemy Boril instead of Vivica. Mnesseus lived longer this time and kept riposte dispelled, while Leo kept it from firing as often. This, plus stacked greens, brought down Boril. Now it was just a matter of ādo I have enough firepower to overcome Vivicaās def buff + heal?ā And it turns out that, with the damage + mana cut of Spartan Cleave, I did! More emblems for me! Monk emblems go to Bane (now +17). Cleric emblems wait for Boril, since Hawkmoon is already maxed.
Drawing a 5-star holy hero on Sunday right before church and using him to progress in the Trials of Piety has to be a sign from above, right? 