Cherry Blossom Evil Spirit (Wind)

Key Points

• Level 10 DMG Threshold — 251M.
• Fiend Stats — 0 Crit Rate, 100 Crit DMG, 0 DEF & MRES, 100 Wind DMG, 50 Water RES.
  • S1 will give the Fiend 100 Crit Rate! Make sure to trigger C2 afterwards.
• Optimal Skill Sequence: S1 → C2 → S2 → C1 → S3 → S4.
  • Have your main carry be the main target of S1, S2, and C1 to receive Fiend buffs.
• Bring MRES gear. Your main carry especially needs 90 MRES on top of healing/energy guard to survive the later levels.

Skill Rundown

• S1
• C2
• S2
• C1
• S3
• S4

Frenzied Thorn

The Fiend has 100 Crit DMG so it will be dealing double damage to your team, unless you dispel these buffs. Make sure to trigger C2 after this skill!

Have your main carry be the main target of this ability (position them in the dark green square above), so they will receive a property DMG increase.

Desperate Confession

Trigger: Apply the weaken debuff on any tile.

Recall that weaken is any stat reducing debuff, including DEF, MRES, ATK, and MATK. Any shred ability will trigger this skill even though the Fiend has 0 RES stats.

Trigger this skill after S1 so that the Fiend loses its crit rate buff.

Pressure of Love

Have your main carry be the main target of this skill (position them in the dark green square above), so they will receive a DMG buff. Afterwards, trigger C1.

Surging Sincerity

Trigger: Stack at least 10 chains on any tile.

Again, have your main carry be the main target of this ability (place them front and center), to give them another DMG buff.

After this, nuke the Fiend!

Heart's Compulsion

You will lose at least 6 SP from this attack, so make sure you have enough SP for one last attack.

Cherry Blossom's Passion

A team wipe! Your next team then takes the stage as the Fiend loops back to S1 and refreshes its conditional skills.

Hunting the Fiend

S1 → C2 → S2 → C1 → S3 →S4

Trigger C2 after S1 to remove the Fiend's crit buff, and have your main carry be the main target of S1, S2, and C1 to stack all of the Fiend's buffs. They will need to have 90 MRES to take these hits, and they may need extra survivability in the form of either healing or energy guard.

In order to trigger C2, you will need to have some form of weaken in your team. The most natural option is Celia, whose costumes have DEF or MRES shred in her potentials. She can also trigger C1 with her chain stacking. Physical teams can use Rafina, since Code Name A has DEF shred while Game Club can contribute to damage amplification (keep in mind that the Fiend gives plenty of DMG buffs already though, which diminishes the effect of vulnerability debuffs).

Line up your best damage skills for after C1.

DPS Review

Loen (×8 AoE) — Best damage output for magic teams, having a self MATK buff as well.

Levia (×8 AoE) — Great subcarry, but her vulnerability debuff won't perform as well in the face of the Fiend's many DMG buffs. If you're running her with a well invested Loen, definitely have Loen be the main target of the Fiend's attacks instead.

Liatris (×8 AoE) — Best physical carry, nothing more to be said.

Eris (×3 AoE) — The Fiend's tiles do not favor Eris at all, requiring her to use Zenith just to reach the weak spot.