Valentine's 2023 - Walkthrough

• Valentine's hits Chaldea once again with the Valentine's 2023 event! This event features both an Event Shop and Event Point Ladder.
• There are three event currencies (), whose rates are boosted by event CEs ().
• An Event Point is also available for farming () has its rates boosted by the Event Shop CE (), and maxes out at 3,000,000 points.
• A special 'daily' quest, Bitter Shadow Challenge Quests, drop a high number of points, but feature special rules and are only available for a limited time.
• Main Quests will unlock on a daily basis, and clearing Main Quests will also make new Free Quests available each day. Quests will unlock following the below schedule:

General Tips

• Event Bonus Servants gain a damage boost and bonus Bond EXP during event quests! In addition, giving / to a Servant of choice also boosts their damage / bond EXP!
• Event Bonus CEs will grant various bonuses. Gacha CEs providing drop bonus for shop currencies (); the Event Shop CE provides a boost to the event point currency ()!
• Generally, avoid MLBing too early, since 4 copies provide +120% total bonus, while 1 MLB only provides +60%.

• Bitter Shadow Challenge Quests are a special type of "Daily" quest, which award a high amount of QP and Event Points.
• One will appear each day, and will only be available for a limited time (for about ~24 hours), so make sure not to miss these opportunities for extra quick Event Points!
• All of these have 3 turn limits with 27 enemies, with enemies immediately coming in from the backline as they are killed on the same turn.
  • 3 AoE NPs from all 3 Servants every turn (9 NPs total) is required to clear all 27 enemies.
  • This is impossible for most Masters, especially for those missing key AoE Servants, copies of Kaleidoscope, or Servants of the correct Class for the day.
  • Don't feel bad if you can't kill all 27 enemies. Certain Classes are pretty much 27-kill reserved only for those who happen to have the right Servants in their roster. It's better to clear as many as you can than to let the daily expire, just to grab as many Event Points as you can.
• These quests are a good time to burn God Cartridge items, to help reach damage thresholds, if having trouble killing certain Servants.
• Command Seal NP Gauge +100% is also an option to keep in mind, if needing extra charge to decimate another wave.
• See a full list of enemy lineups expected for each quest in the Bitter Shadow Challenge quest page here.

• Bring copies of if you can to further boost drop rates for points!
• Enemies are guaranteed to drop event points and QP as follows:
  • Non-Servant Enemy:
    • Love Points x2,300
    • QP x100,000
  • Servant Enemy:
    • Love Points x7,500
    • QP x500,000
  • Max Possible per Challenge:
    • Love Points x88,100
    • QP x4,700,000

Lineup Recommendations

• Bring strong AoE Servants with Class Advantage against the daily's enemies. Servants with a source of NP Gauge charge are preferred, which should be accompanied by a CE to help top off their Gauge so their NP is quickly accessible.
• If bringing Mystic Code: Chaldea Combat Uniform, then one spot for a support (such as Altria Caster) can be afforded, where after providing supportive buffs, they can be swapped out for a damage-dealer.
• Don't forget Append Skills! The second Append Skill, Load Magical Energy, is particularly notable for giving +20% Starting NP Gauge at maximum level, which when combined with a non-MLB Kaleidoscope, will allow any Servant to reach 100% gauge from round start.

Video Examples

Note that these videos are not affiliated with GamePress, but showcase some lineups that are effective for fully clearing each day. These can serve as a good reference for how to set up efficient wave clearing, although many utilize resources (such as command seals) and high NP levels.

• Strong general lineup with only Point Bonus CEs (~200k per run) for those with Da Vinci Rider + Altria Caster
• Alternative general lineup (~150k per run) for those with Waver and at least one of Da Vinci Rider / Altria Caster (1 CS, 2 God Bazooka)
• Saber Day 27-clear (1 command spell)
• Archer Day 27-clear (No command spells, some enemy attack luck)
• Lancer Day 27-clear (1 command spell)
• Rider Day 27-clear (1 command spell)
• Caster Day 27-clear (1 command spell)
• Assassin Day 27-clear (1 command spell)
• Berserker Day 27-clear (1 command spell)
• Ruler Day 27-clear (1 command spell)
• Avenger Day 27-clear (1 command spell)
• Moon Cancer Day 27-clear (1 command spell)
• Alter Ego Day 27-clear (1 command spell)
• Foreigner Day 27-clear (1 command spell)

• No, if just trying to complete the story for the Holy Grail. If trying to fully clear the event shop/point ladder, Maybe.

• Natural Regen AP will be approximately 3980 AP throughout the event.
• Clearing the full Main Quest line and all Bitter Shadow / Free Quests once costs 465 AP
• For clearing the Event Shop (no monuments, EXP, or 3* Fous), this will take approximately 3545 AP. With the assumptions below (taking +120% Event Bonus as soon as possible), this should also clear the Event Point ladder.
• For clearing the Event Shop (no monuments, but with Fous and EXP), this will take approximately 4105 AP.
• For a full Event Shop clear including monuments, this total reaches 5225 AP to clear all pieces and monuments.
• The amount of AP required can be reduced with more copies of Event CEs. Additional copies of 4* or 5* CEs must be obtained in the gacha, while 3* CEs can be obtained in the Friend Point Gacha (at a low rate).
• Assumptions for the above AP costs (uses "first timer worst case scenario with no Friend Point Gacha luck", AP reduced if more bonus available):
• Up to +1 : Non-MLB Friend Support .
• Up to +1 : Non-MLB Friend Support .
• Up to +2 : From Free Quest copy x1 and Non-MLB Friend Support .
• Up to +120% : From Event Shop copy x4 .
• Killing 12/27 enemies for each Bitter Shadow Challenge daily with at least +60% Bonus (~50k Points)