This video serves as a template for anyone who wants to do minimum score. I am not going to spend anymore time on this Danger Close, but this is the closest I could get on full auto with only guaranteed units.
It's a lot easier to just to do semi-auto. Turn off auto after the first damage check and play manually.
Gear Summary:
Maria - T3 Initiative CDR set
Xien - T3 Initiative HP set
Sobin - T6 Maze pieces + EE
Admin Riflemen - T3 Initiative ASPD set
Tarrasque - T3 Initiative ASPD set
Chifuyu - T3 Initiative HP set
Terminators - T3 Initiative HP set
A.Hilde - 72% Skill Haste set
- Take the -40% Skill Haste penalty score modifier.
- Take more penalties to raise your final score. You will likely need a score modifier of around 25% to reach 12,000 for all non-ranked rewards.
- If you have tankier units, then take an HP penalty, or increase the boss's ATK.
- If your units deal a lot of damage and can easily pass the 1st damage check, then take an ATK or ASPD penalty.
ADJUSTEMENTS MUST BE MADE FOR YOUR TEAM!!!
There is also luck involved. If your team just barely fails a damage check, just run it a few more times to see if it can actually pass the check.
If you want to copy this strategy, you must make adjustments based on your Character levels and gear because of the following:
- Proximity checks. If you do not have a unit directly in front of the boss before the blue circle fills, it will wipe your team.
- There is a damage check at 2m 15s on the clock. If the boss loses more than 33.33% of its HP before the check, it will skip the check and wipe your team.
- There is a damage check at 1m 30s on the clock. If the boss loses more than 66.66% of its HP before the check, it will skip the check and wipe your team.
Basically, you need to do enough damage to make the 1st check, but make sure you don't deal too much damage that it skips the 2nd check. And then, you also need to find a way to deal enough damage to kill the boss after the 2nd damage check.
If Sobin dies at any point during the battle, then you'll probably fail to kill the boss. Her Ultimate Skill should save her from the vertical lasers after the boss moves to the middle of the stage. This setup is specifically adjusted for the -40% Skill Haste penalty.