Chapter 1 Practical Exam – 4/21 Wed
- Condition: No one is knocked out during battle (AP +1)
Combat Shell Alpha Attacks
- Spirit Bomb AOE attack
- Launches 2 bombs at a target that can hit multiple party members
- Grand Press
- An art attack that has a wide zone that deals some massive damage
- Tail Swipe (I’m calling it a tail)
- A tail swipe that targets a single party member
My strategy for this fight was linking Rean to Gaius and placing them on the sides of the boss to chip away at its health while Elliot hung back to support them with healing and arts. Also, make sure to use Elliot’s Resounding Beat craft on the party to get 4 turns of health regen and increased defense. As for the Combat Shell’s attacks, watch out for its Spirit Bomb attack that can hit multiple party members and be on the lookout for it to start casting. This is it’s Grand Press attack that does a lot of damage. Make sure to use Rean’s Autumn Leaf Cutter craft to interrupt the casting of this art. You will get 1 AP if no one on your party is knocked out during the fight.
Chapter 2 Practical Exam – 5/26 Wed
- Condition: Interrupt an enemy art
Combat Shell Beta Attacks
- Thunder Storm
- A big electrical attack that pushes back party members and has a chance to also paralyze them
- Laser Swipe
- Makes a laser sword and swipes at a party member. This attack can hit other party members that are also in range.
- Adamantine Shield
- Guards against the next attack
This is a pretty straight forward fight. Use Rean, Laura and Gaius to chip away at the Combat Shell’s health while Alisa hangs back to support and heal the team. I put tear on Alisa and Gaius to heal the party as needed. The main attack to watch out for is Thunder Storm which hits in a big area and can paralyze anyone it strikes. It will also launch your party members back and deal some decent damage. Also, make sure that you interrupt the Combat Armor using Rean’s Autumn Leaf Cutter craft when it begins casting arts so you can get 1 AP for satisfying the fight objective. With that out of the way, when the Combat Armor gets to around 5000 hp left, unload on it with Rean and Laura’s S-Crafts to finish it off.