Christmas 2022 - Challenge Guide: Exhibition Match: The Legendary Fist (Dioscuri & Paris)

Requirements: The Main Quest line for the Event and Singularity: Solomon must be completed before this quest can be attempted.

• Christmas 2022's Challenge Quest is a special boxing match-themed challenge quest against Dioscuri! Dioscuri has 3 HP bars (207k, 259k, 311k HP).
• Paris is just there to support Dioscuri with skills, and will not attack nor use their NP, and does not need to be defeated.
  • The match can essentially be 'soloed' by many Servants, and is relatively easier than most Challenges (see video links).
• Only 3 Servants total can be utilized in the party lineup: 1 Support + 2 Servants from your own roster.
  • The first and second slot Servants have permanent taunt, and will be receiving the brunt of Dioscuri's attacks.
  • The third slot's Servant CANNOT attack or use their NP, since none of their cards will appear, but can use all their skills, and will never be attacked by Dioscuri. Additionally, all their skills have 2x cooldown recovery. Make sure to put a Support Servant (or at least one of them) in the third slot.
• Dioscuri starts with NP Seal and perma-Taunt. They will not gain NP bar or ever use their NP until their third HP bar.
• During the first HP bar, Dioscuri will gain a small 3% ATK when normal attacking, and a small 3% Crit Rate buff when attacked. These can stack.
• On 1st break, Dioscuri removes the normal-attack/on-attack buff, and gets an unremovable and permanent 30% chance to Evade that also has a passive 30% DEF buff.
• On 2nd break, Dioscuri removes their NP Seal and Evade buffs and instead will charge an extra 1 NP bar per turn.
• Paris will provide supportive skills at the start of the enemy turn, rotating between the below skills in order:
  • 1) Give Dioscuri Crit Rate +20% and Ignore DEF (2 turns).
  • 2) Clear 1 DEF Down debuff from Dioscuri and give them Damage Cut by 3,000 (2 turns).
  • 3) [Before 2nd break] Restore 30,000 HP for Dioscuri.
  • 3) [After 2nd break] Restore 30,000 HP + apply Guts (1 time, 4 turns, 3,000 HP revival, stackable) to Dioscuri.
• Note it is entirely possible to skip the 3rd skill (the Heal+Guts) if Dioscuri is defeated on the 3rd turn before the enemy can act.

• Since there are no worries about having to deal with Paris at all, bringing a Single Target Archer Damage Dealer is ideal for clean class advantage. Other options such as Berserkers also work well. Make sure to place the damage dealer in the first or second leftmost slot of the team lineup, so they can access their cards.
• Sure Hit or Ignore Invincible on the damage dealer will help improve consistency against the chance-based Evade on Dioscuri's second HP bar. Welfare Chloe von Einzbern is a great option, while there are plenty of other options as well since Archers are rather well known sharp shooting capabilities (see Quick Servant Suggestion section).
• NP Gauge / Damage Support of the damage dealer's card color of choice is a great idea to put in the third slot of the party lineup. They will be safe from attacks due to not gaining perma-taunt via the quest's gimmick, and their cards will be removed from the pool, helping to focus on the primary damage dealer's output.
• The remaining slot can be taken either by an additional support Servant, or simply a low level meat shield (ideally who has some supportive capacity) so that the primary damage dealer's cards are all that remain once they leave the field.
  • Nobukatsu, if available, is quite good for this last slot for his talent at self-disappearing while leaving buffs in his wake, especially if using a Buster damage dealer.
• For Mystic Code choice, bringing one with either an Evade or Invincible skill can be helpful to buy extra turns, since Dioscuri's critical hits will start to hurt as the buffs begin stacking. Some good options include the default Mystic Code: Chaldea and the Atlas Academy Uniform. These will be useful during Dioscuri's first two HP bars, since they won't have access to their NP. However, avoid using Evade/Invincible for Dioscuri's NP, since it has Ignore Invincible before damage.

• Note that these videos are not affiliated with GamePress, but showcase some lineups that are effective in clearing the final challenge. These can serve as a good reference for how to rotate skills during this quest or simply to have a look at the encounter before diving in.
  • Chloe von Einzbern + MLB Black Grail w/ 2x Castoria (3 turns)
  • Super Orion w/ Waver + Lv1 Leonidas (3 turns)
  • Heracles w/ Support Merlin + Lv1 Georgios (6 turns)
  • Gilles de Rais Saber w/ Support Merlin + Lv1 Georgios (9 turns)