Saber Wars 2

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Enemy Layout

Fatal Battle 1/1	308,832 Shadow Tristan	288,788 Shadow Gareth	320,375 Shadow Lancelot
	541,720 Shadow Tristan	489,684 Shadow Gareth	525,415 Shadow Lancelot
		328,302 Shadow Gawain	290,766 Shadow Bedivere
		530,334 Shadow Gawain	492,522 Shadow Bedivere

[Super High Difficulty] Special Bounty "Dark Rounds Shadow" AP - 5

Drops	Great Knight Medal x1 (500%) Void's Dust x1 (500%) Gold Saber Badge x120 (100%) Silver Saber Badge x100 (200%) Bronze Saber Badge x100 (200%)
Rewards	Crystallized Lore x1 QP x10000000

Requirements: The Main Quest line for the Event and Challenge: Galaxy Guardian must be cleared before this quest can be attempted (unlocks ~Day 7 into event).

Boss Statistics

Field Effects
Passive		Increase Damage Resist by 80% and Debuff Resist by 80% for all enemies [Permanent, Unremovable].
Every other turn (Turn 1, 3, 5, etc.), one random enemy will gain a total of three effects:
Effect 1		Apply Target Focus to a random enemy [Unremovable].
Formation Buff: Three possible variations of the second effect are possible, depending on which enemy was randomly selected.
Effect 2a		"Cataphractii Shift/Sword": Only occurs for a Saber class enemy. Apply delayed buff: [Tactical Formation/Sword] - After 1 turn, increase ATK, Critical Rate, and Critical Strength for all allies (1 turn). Affects Saber enemies:
Effect 2b		"Cataphractii Shift/Arrow": Only occurs for an Archer class enemy. Apply delayed buff: [Tactical Formation/Arrow] - After 1 turn, increase ATK, and apply Ignore Invincible + Ignore DEF for all allies (1 turn). Affects Archer enemies:
Effect 2c		"Cataphractii Shift/Lance": Only occurs for a Lancer class enemy. Apply delayed buff: [Tactical Formation/Lance] - After 1 turn, increase ATK, NP Strength, and fill NP Gauge to MAX for all allies (1 turn). Affects Lancer enemies:
Gap In Formation: Five possible variations of the third effect are possible, and any of the five can be selected for any enemy. These will remove the effect of the second buff if the conditions are satisfied.
Effect 3a		Gap in Formation (Arts): Formation buffs and Target Focus will be removed on the next turn if attacked with an Arts card (1 time, 1 turn).
Effect 3b		Gap in Formation (Quick): Formation buffs and Target Focus will be removed on the next turn if attacked with a Quick card (1 time, 1 turn).
Effect 3c		Gap in Formation (Buster): Formation buffs and Target Focus will be removed on the next turn if attacked with a Buster card (1 time, 1 turn).
Effect 3d		Gap in Formation (Critical): Formation buffs and Target Focus will be removed on the next turn if attacked with a Critical hit (1 time, 1 turn).
Effect 3e		Gap in Formation (NP): Formation buffs and Target Focus will be removed on the next turn if attacked with an NP card (1 time, 1 turn). * Note NP must be a damage-dealing NP.

Shadow Lancelot
	HP	320,375
	LVL	90
	HP	525,415
	LVL	90
	Class	Saber
	NP Bar
	NP Type	ST
	Actions	Up to 3 per turn
	Traits	Humanoid, Male, Servant, Brynhild's Beloved, Riding, Heaven or Earth, Knights of the Round Table, Shadow Servant, Weak to Enuma Elish, Earth Attribute, Lawful Good

Skill 1		Knight of the Lake A: Increase own NP Gauge by 1. Increase own Critical Rate (2 turns).
Skill 2		Eternal Arms Mastery A+: Increase own Critical Rate (3 turns).
Skill 3		Knight of Owner A++: Increase own Critical Rate (3 turns). Increase own Critical Strength (3 turns).
NP		Arondight Overload: Increase your Arts Card effectiveness by 30% (1 turn) [Activates first]. Deal significant damage to a single enemy. Increase damage taken for a single enemy (5 turns).

Shadow Gareth
	HP	288,788
	LVL	90
	HP	489,684
	LVL	90
	Class	Lancer
	NP Bar
	NP Type	ST
	Actions	Up to 3 per turn
	Traits	Humanoid, Female, Servant, Riding, Heaven or Earth, Shadow Servant, Brynhild's Beloved, Knights of the Round Table, Weak to Enuma Elish, Earth Attribute, Lawful Good

Skill 1		Battle Continuation C: Apply Guts to self (1 time, 3 turns).
Skill 2		Gareth of the Beautiful Hands B: Increase own NP Gauge. Increase own ATK (1 time, 5 turns) when attacked by an enemy (3 turns).
Skill 3		Ring of Transformation B: Apply Target Focus to self (1 turn). Increase own DEF (1 turn). Increase own NP Gauge by 1.
NP		Ira Lupus: Apply Ignore Invincible to self (1 turn) [Activates First]. Deals damage to a single enemy. Decrease DEF for a single enemy (3 turns).

Shadow Tristan
	HP	308,832
	LVL	90
	HP	541,720
	LVL	90
	Class	Archer
	NP Bar
	NP Type	ST
	Actions	Up to 3 per turn
	Traits	Humanoid, Male, Servant, Heaven or Earth, Knights of the Round Table, Shadow Servant, Weak to Enuma Elish, Earth Attribute, Lawful Good

Skill 1		Harp of Healing C: Remove Mental Debuffs from all allies. Apply Evade to all allies (1 time). Recover HP for all allies.
Skill 2		Unblessed Birth B: Increase own NP Gauge by 1. Apply NP Seal to self (1 turn). [Demerit]
Skill 3		Critique to the King B: Remove Buffs from a single enemy. Decrease Critical Star Drop Rate for a single enemy (3 turns).
NP		Failnaught: Apply Sure Hit for self (1 turn). Deal significant damage to a single enemy. Decrease Debuff Resist for a single enemy (3 turns).

Shadow Bedivere
	HP	290,766
	LVL	90
	HP	492,522
	LVL	90
	Class	Saber
	NP Bar
	NP Type	ST
	Actions	Up to 3 per turn
	Traits	Humanoid, Male, Servant, Brynhild's Beloved, Riding, Knights of the Round Table, Spiritron Dress User, Shadow Servant, Weak to Enuma Elish, Star Attribute, Lawful Good

Skill 1		Tactics C: Increase NP Strength for all allies (1 turn).
Skill 2		Calm and Collected B: Increase own NP Gauge by 1. Increase own Mental Debuff Resist (3 turns).
Skill 3		Oath of Protection B: Increase DEF by 30% for all allies (1 turn). Increase Debuff Resist for all allies (1 turn).
NP		Switch On - Airgetlám: Increase own Buster effectiveness (1 turn) [Activates first]. Deals damage to a single enemy.

Shadow Gawain
	HP	328,302
	LVL	90
	HP	530,334
	LVL	90
	Class	Saber
	NP Bar
	NP Type	AoE
	Actions	Up to 3 per turn
	Traits	Humanoid, Male, Servant, Brynhild's Beloved, Riding, Heaven or Earth, Knights of the Round Table, Shadow Servant, Weak to Enuma Elish, Earth Attribute, Lawful Good

Skill 1		Numeral of the Saint EX: Increase own ATK by 20% (3 turns). Increase own Buster Card effectiveness on [Sunlight] fields (3 turns).
Skill 2		Charisma E: Increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).
Skill 3		Belt of Bertilak EX: Increase own NP Gauge by 1. Increase own Critical Rate (2 turns). Apply Guts to self (1 time, 1 turn).
NP		Excalibur Galatine: Deals damage to all enemies. Inflicts Skill Seal for all enemies (1 turn). Apply Burn for all enemies (5 turns).

Overview

This is a boss rush where the main gimmick is that all knights have 80% damage reduction/debuff resistance unless they are hit by a certain card type, crit, or NP.
Hitting the Knight with the correct card (can hold their icon to check) will disable their damage reduction buff the next turn.
Every two turns (including the first turn), one of the knights will cast a team-wide attack buff and effects depending on their class. These effects (except for the taunt) take place at the end of the player's turn if their buffs aren't disabled.
Lancelot, Gawain, and Bedivere will grant critical chance and damage up, while casting taunt on one of their allies.
Tristan will grant Ignore Invincible and Ignore Defense, while casting taunt on one of their allies.
Gareth will grant full NP gauge to everyone and NP damage up.
Enemies can occasionally require two card types. Both need to be hit to disable their shields.

Strategy

Although this fight seems complex, it's mostly a matter of waiting a turn before bursting down the enemy and prioritizing the matching card types.
If unable to burst down the enemies all at once, try to prioritize Tristan first due to his invincibility pierce and defense ignore making defensive strategies difficult. Next, prioritize enemies that can deal AoE damage, especially Gawain since he has an NP charge skill that can throw off defensive skill timings.

Team Recommendations

The most convenient setup is having a main AoE DPS with Critical Capabilities. This allows for hitting multiple enemies at once and then bursting them down one by one when required. Even better is if the DPS can NP loop for greater consistency.
As usual, buffing supports are invaluable for reaching higher damage thresholds, as well as providing NP gauge in case an NP is required to deactivate the enemy buffs.
Strong classes include those that can deal neutral or effective damage to everyone (like Avengers or Berserkers). Alternatively, Archers are effective against 3 out of the 5 knights, neutral against Tristan, and the disadvantage against Gareth mitigated with the bonus damage CE's. ) Quick Servants are preferred due to their easier access to all card types plus crits and NP.
Chen Gong is used in a few teams to either cycle a support and chip the enemies with neutral damage, provide NP charge/Buster buff and cycle himself out with his taunt, or both.

Video Links

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.