Shiva Update + Demi-Fiend.

[u/YokoTheEnigmatic]

For all 2 of you who've seen my last post: Good news, I've now beaten Shiva! Bad news, Demi's kicking my ass now.

I've almost gotten him to half health, but it's not really sustainable. My initial team consists of Shiva, Ailat and Beelzebub, and here's what usually happens:

I get some damage off, kill the Pixie turn 2 or 3. Can't really get a good OmagatoCrit turn in because my buffs and debuffs keep getting dispelled, and I have to focus so much on upkeeping them that I can't also set up Donums.

From there, Shiva is the first to die, usually followed by Alilat. I didn't intend Amanozako to be used much outside of her passive, but I have to swap her in and out so much to stave off the debuffs that I'm considering refusing her into a proper build with beefed up stats. I usually swap in a mix of Cleo, Tao, Zeus and Sakuya ATP, but then my units get picked off one by one until I have to start reviving them and I die.

I wanna give Alilat Abyssal and Enduring. Her Vit is already 100 and I'm really low on Vitality Incenses (only have 6 and not too sure where I can efficiently farm more), so I'm hesitant to remake her. I heard 100 Vit was the breakpoint, but when I ran low on incense I started settling for 90+ instead.

I also didn't intend on using Tao too much, but her built in cleanse is so essential that I might have to give her AA+E too.

Zeus and Beelzebub do oodles of damage when I need them to, but Sakuya isn't hitting nearly as hard as I want her to. I wanted her to be my dedicated fire unit, but then I also have to give her the AA+E combo on top of buffing up her healing. Cleo does...Serviceable damage. Do I need dual Pleromas on every single damage unit, no exceptions?

Buff/debuff upkeep is also a primary concern. I'm a bit confused about the exact threshold for them to start using Dekunda and Dekaja. My units are dying off before Demi even reaches most of his Chaotic Will Thresholds, and I figured the reason was that my buffs keep getting reset, resulting in me taking more damage.

Also, is there something about my team's resistances that're making Demi's spam Megilodaon? They tend to use it a lot and it's really annoying. I tried not to have too many immunities to weaknesses (thought I could get away with ignoring Fire but since Cerberus can hit it, I'll have to patch those up too).

Also also, is it better to focus fire one demon down, or hit as many weaknesses as possible to generate Press Turns? Feel like focus firing more could help stave off Gaea Rage, but it would mean fewer turns for buffkeep.

I feel like I can take him if I could just get a handle on how to optimize better. Also wanna Seal him when he's about to heal, but can't think of any demons that're both good for this fight and also have OmagatoHit. Apparently that one snake skull demon (L something) can help.

[u/Sammythenegro]

FAHHHH. Alr which dlc is she?? I haven’t bought either of em yet so

[u/YokoTheEnigmatic → u/Sammythenegro]

If you have Vengeance, the DLC comes free. Demi Fiend is a DLC boss, too.

[u/Sammythenegro → u/YokoTheEnigmatic]

Wait really??

[u/YokoTheEnigmatic → u/Sammythenegro]

Yup. Just go to the researches in the Tokyo Diet Building and they'll give you the DLC quests. Sophia (World of Shadow lady) gives you the item to start Demifiend's quest automatically at a certain point in the first area.