thanks to @Muchacho for proposing and to @Guvnor for supporting, we 3 (and others) have been doing a vanilla-only (costumes allowed) class quest challenge! hopefully to encourage others (especially FTP) with mostly-vanilla rosters.
Using this post to collect all of them. Was indeed a nice change, and definitely a bit of a challenge for most classes!
Mysticism:
Used - Kiril, Sabina, normal Isarnia, normal Skittleskull, normal Sartana
Benched - Proteus x2
Right @Muchacho , let’s do it. Not everyone is lucky enough to have Proteus. Vanillas unite - time to show the world that vanillas can handle most of the game content
This is the first time I’ve benched Proteus (don’t worry fin-face, I still love ya).
Kiril for the twin buffs and heal
Sabina for even more healing
Isarnia (not-Elsa) to pile on the pain after Kiril fires
Skittleskull to combine with Kiril’s defense buff for even more survivability
Sartana (not-Maleficent) to hit really …
Decimation:
Used - Isarnia, costume Caedmon, normal Joon, Kiril, Hu Tao
Benched - Proteus x2, Sir Lancelot
let’s do this!!
All-vanilla team again… though I do have a couple of costumes thankfully, the colors of the enemy make it easy to do all-vanilla.
And Hu Tao finally gets off the bench…!!! Last time I used him was mono-Yellow offense in a 4* Tournament… oh wait, he’s also on my 7-4 farming team
Hu Tao and Joon to stack against Balthy and Obie,
Caedmon to cleanse Oberon and Ulmer + strong color vs Ulmer,
Kiril as backup against Ulmer,
Isarnia for pain
Alas, was …
Nature:
Used: normal Melendor, normal Caedmon, 3/70 Kadilen, costumed Sonya, normal Tiburtus
Benched: Lepus, Seshat, Gregorion, Jack O’Hare, Triton, Gadeirus (wow, I’ve been lucky wiith Rangers!)
decided to give an all-vanilla team a try. Personal rule: can include costumes.
The following get benched: Lepus, Seshat, Gregorion, Jack O’Hare, Triton. Yikes. I’ve been extremely lucky with Rangers, I now realize.
And I don’t have costumed Rigard.
Who am I left with?
Caedmon to dispel Brienne,
Melendor to also dispel Brienne and be my only healer,
Tiburtus for defense debuff
Costumed Sonya to cleanse Horghall (now I’m picturing her giving Horghall a bath like one would a dog…)
last slo…
Justice
Used - costume Boldtusk, costume Tiburtus, Cyprian, normal Joon, normal Li Xiu
Benched - Aegir, Aeron, Valeria, Rana
@Muchacho @Guvnor here’s continuing the vanilla-only challenge
I only now realized how often I use my Monks as their other selves… had to equip a ton of costumes here…
Monk Boldtusk for the heal (I prefer the greater attack boost from normal Boldy as my Reds are mainly all about attack)
Paladin Tibs to soften the enemy up, (I usually run Purple mono with Seshat and Sartana sniping, so his normal form’s more targeted damage is generally more useful for me)
Monk Joon to hit reall…
Shadows
Used - Marjana, Kelile, Scarlett, costumed Li Xiu, Sabina
Benched - Inari, Margaret, Danzaburo
All-vanilla challenge here we come!
Rogue Li Xiu, Scarlett, Marjana, Kelile, Sabina. This battle turned out to be a bloody one; was setting the board up to have a nice Yellow diamond for boss stage, but it got popped in Wave 4 cause I had no other useful move available.
Also forgot to bring antidotes to cure the attack debuffs, making the battle last longer.
Lost Scarlett early, then Kelile, then finally Marjana. Enemy Domitia hits hard!
Finally finished them off with only Sabina and Li stan…
Strength
Used: Costumed Sartana, costumed Joon, Elena, Grimm, Boldtusk
Benched: Sir Lancelot, Malosi 3/70
another one, this is my 6th and i’m committed to doing this to the end
not much change for me this trial, as my only eligible non-vanillas are Sir Lancelot and Malosi 3/70.
the costumes make a big difference, allowing me to bring costumed Joon and Sartana for sniping punch. Grimm is my only eligible blue, and Boldtusk my only healer (would be so afraid of this challenge without him). Elena to turn the bosses’ strength (heh) against them.
Elena was my first target as I have no …
Fortitude
Used - normal Caedmon, Melendor, Boril and Rigard; costumed Skittleskull
Benched - Lepus, Hansel, Lady Woolerton, Gadeirus
Vanilla challenge again @Muchacho @Guvnor ?
this one wasn’t tough, but boy was it annoying. Vivica just kept healing.
Brought normal Caedmon, normal Melendor, costumed Skittleskull, normal Boril, normal Rigard. Left out costumed Sonya, as dispelling is more important here than cleansing (so 2 dispellers to 1 cleanser) + Blue is weak to Horghall.
Left out Lepus, Hansel, Gadeirus, Lady Woolerton, 3/70 Kadilen. Hansel especially would have been great against that annoying Vivica, …
Serenity
Used - Chao, normal Tiburtus, costumed Tiburtus, costumed Boril, Cyprian
Benched - Seshat, Gregorion, Aegir, Jack O’Hare, Triton
Cool stuff! Nice use of riposte for the all-vanilla challenge!
@Muchacho @Guvnor you in this time?
My team now: Chao, costumed Tibs, normal Tibs, Cyprian, costumed Boril
Alas, Richard is only 3/70. And my only other options were Sonya! Nothing to dispel here, so there. I made sure to fire Boril first, then Cyprian, so Cyp’s greater riposte dmaage will overwrite Boril’s for my center
Sadly, no costumed Rigard either
Benched: Seshat, Gregorion, Aegir, Jack O’Hare, Triton (I sure got lucky wit…
Survival
Used - Little John, costumed Li Xiu, Grimm, Marjana, Scarlett
Benched - Inari, Margaret, Malosi, Danzaburo
Almost done with the vanilla challenge…
Little John, costumed Li Xiu, Grimm, Marjana, Scarlett
I figured that LJ plus Li would make a good combo to slow down the bosses, while the other 3 focus on killing. stocked up on healing items and antidotes as well - especially healing items, as I don’t have a single healer for this trial.
Benched - Inari, Margaret, Danzaburo, and my newly-ascended Malosi
Reached the boss stage with all specials charged. Targeted Azlar first, as that AoE is a pain. Le…
Piety
Used - normal Joon, Li Xiu and Rigard; costumed Boldtusk and Skittleskull
Benched - Valeria, Hansel, Aeron, Rana, Lady Woolerton
Last trial for me to finish vanilla challenge. yay!
how fitting that it would be one of the most annoying ones. Friar Tuck. I only use him with costume on offense, but the heal and mana boost is beastly. and here he’s in the middle…
I have literally just enough vanillas to form a full party. well, almost -
normal Li Xiu and Joon and Rigard, costume Skittleskull and Boldtusk. left out normal Boril.
benched: Aeron, Rana, Lady Woolerton, Hansel, Valeria. wow. I have a lot of non vanillas who wo…
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