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Little Big Tengu - Challenge Guide: Mischievous Tengu's Game (Ushiwakamaru, Taira-no-Kagekiyo)

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Enemy Layout

Fatal Battle 1/1
348,410
Ushiwakamaru
378,050
Taira-no-Kagekiyo
654,318
Taira-no-Kagekiyo

Requirements: The Main Quest line + Mission 100 for the Event and Singularity: Solomon must be completed before this quest can be attempted.

Boss Statistics

Ushiwakamaru (1st HP Bar)
Ushiwakamaru3 HP
348,410
LVL
90
Class Rider
NP Bar
NP Type
ST
Actions
3 Actions per turn
Traits
Servant, Humanoid, Riding, Brynhild's Beloved, Female, Genji, Spiritron Dress User, Fairy Tale Servant, Hominidae, Weak to Enuma Elish, Human, Chaotic Balanced
Battle Start 1 "If only I had the Mallet of Fortune I took...er, borrowed from Mentor!": Applies [Blessing of the Mallet of Fortune] to self: Increase own Damage Resist by 70% [Permanent, Unremovable]. Each time a [Mallet] status is disabled, reduce the Damage Resistance from this effect by 10%.
Every Turn Activates one of the below skills at the start of the enemy turn, one skill per turn in the order listed; the skill rotation repeats from the beginning if any effects are missing:
Special 1 "Shrink! Shrink!": Inflict [Mallet of Fortune's Wish "Miniaturize"] debuff to all enemies:
- Miniaturize: Decrease ATK by 30% and Max HP by 3,000 [Removable after being attacked by Buster cards].
* Note that each individual Servant must use the correct Card to remove this debuff individually for it to count as "no longer active".
Special 2 "Mallet of Fortune...lend me your power!": Grant the [Mallet of Fortune's Wish "Magical Energy Augmentation"] status to self:
- Magical Energy Augmentation: Increase own NP bar by one at the end of every turn. Increase own NP Strength by 50%. [Removed after being attacked by a Noble Phantasm].
Special 3 "Playing's made me hungry!": Grant the [Mallet of Fortune's Wish "Feast"] status to self:
- Feast: Recover 20,000 HP at the end of each turn. [Removed after being inflicted with a Debuff].
Special 4 "Stop Master in their tracks!": Inflict the [Mallet of Fortune's Wish "Sluggish"] status to all enemies:
- Sluggish: Decrease all enemies' Critical Strength by 50% and Critical Star Drop Rate by 50% [Removable after being attacked by Quick cards].
* Note that each individual Servant must use the correct Card to remove this debuff individually for it to count as "no longer active".
If All Specials Active "I'm ready and raring to go!": Increase own NP Bar to MAX. 
Skill 1 Tengu's Strategy A: 60% Chance to increase NP Gauge by 1 for all allies.
Skill 2 Charisma C+: Increase ATK for all allies (3 turns).
Skill 3 Art of the Swallow B: Apply Evade to self (1 turn). Increase own Critical Rate by 10% (1 turn).
* Likely to be used under 35% HP.
NP Dan-No-Ura Eight-Boat Leap D: Deal significant damage to a single enemy. Increase own Critical Rate by 30% (3 turns).
Taira-no-Kagekiyo (2nd+3rd HP Bar)
Taira-no-Kagekiyo2 HP
378,050
LVL
90
HP
654,318
LVL
90
Class Avenger
NP Bar
NP Type
ST
Actions
3 Actions per turn
Traits
Servant, Humanoid, Genji, Brynhild's Beloved, Heaven or Earth, Hominidae, Weak to Enuma Elish, Earth, Chaotic Evil
Note Preferentially targets enemies with [Genji] trait.
Break "I'll deal with you now!": Remove all debuffs from self. Increase own ATK by 20% [Permanent, Unremovable].
Break "Fuhahaha! It's not over yet!": Apply Guts to self (Revive with 30,000 HP, 3 times) to self [Unremovable].
Every Turn Activates one of the below skills at the start of the enemy turn, one skill per turn in the order listed; the skill rotation repeats from the beginning if any effects are missing:
Special 1 "Shrink!": Inflict [Mallet of Fortune's Wish "Miniaturize"] debuff to all enemies:
- Miniaturize: Decrease ATK by 30% and Max HP by 3,000 [Removable after being attacked by Buster cards].
* Note that each individual Servant must use the correct Card to remove this debuff individually for it to count as "no longer active".
Special 2 "Give me the power to annihilate the Genji!": Grant the [Mallet of Fortune's Wish "Magical Energy Augmentation"] status to self:
- Magical Energy Augmentation: Increase own NP bar by one at the end of every turn. Increase own NP Strength by 50%. [Removed after being attacked by a Noble Phantasm].
Special 3 "Give me the offerings!": Grant the [Mallet of Fortune's Wish "Feast"] status to self:
- Feast: Recover 20,000 HP at the end of each turn. [Removed after being inflicted with a Debuff].
Special 4 "Stop them!": Inflict the [Mallet of Fortune's Wish "Sluggish"] status to all enemies:
- Sluggish: Decrease all enemies' Critical Strength by 50% and Critical Star Drop Rate by 50% [Removable after being attacked by Quick cards].
* Note that each individual Servant must use the correct Card to remove this debuff individually for it to count as "no longer active".
Special 5 "My curse will befall you...": Inflict [Mallet of Fortune's Wish "Heike's Curse"] on all enemies:
- Heike's Curse: Apply [Genji] trait onto all enemies and Decrease their NP Strength by 50% [Removable after being attacked by Arts cards].
* Note that each individual Servant must use the correct Card to remove this debuff individually for it to count as "no longer active".
If All Specials Active "Burn in the flames of my grudge!": Increase own NP Bar to MAX. 
Skill 1 Genji Must Die A++: Apply 200% Special ATK [Genji] to self (3 turns). Increase own Critical Strength by 100% (3 turns). Increase own NP Gauge by 1. Increase own Critical Rate by 15% (3 turns).
Skill 2 Kagekiyo Never Dies EX: Apply Guts to self (1 time, 3 turns, revives with 3000 HP; can stack with other Guts). Increase own Instant Death Resist by 50% (3 turns). Apply effect to self (3 turns): When Guts is triggered, gain 1 [Grudge of Vengeance] stack (10 turns).
* Used only on the 3rd HP bar.
Skill 3 Azamaru's Mist B: Apply Evade to self (2 times, 3 turns). Increase own ATK by 20% (3 turns). Inflict Curse on all enemies (3 turns, 500 dmg/turn).
NP Fleeting World, Fleeting Might: Remove buffs from a single enemy [Activates first]. Deal heavy damage to a single enemy. Deal extra damage based on number of [Grudge of Vengeance] stacks (Max: 4 stacks) (Bonus Damage: 25% x [Grudge of Vengeance] stacks (Max 100%)). Inflict Curse on a single enemy (5 turns).

Overview

  • A high difficulty encounter against Ushiwakamaru, who after first break, changes to Taira-no-Kagekiyo, switching from Rider (1st HP Bar, 348k HP) to Avenger (2nd + 3rd HP Bars, 378k & 654k HP).
  • 1st HP Bar:
    • High 70% Damage Resist Passive: Ushiwakamaru starts with this, which can be gradually decreased by 10% each time a "Mallet" special effect gets cleared:
    • Mallet Special Skills:
      • Special 1 - ATK & Max HP debuff on party: Use Buster Cards to remove (needs to be removed for each party member)
      • Special 2 - Extra +1 NP bar/turn + NP Damage up: Use NP to remove
      • Special 3 - 20k HP regen/turn: Use a debuff on Ushi to remove
      • Special 4 - Crit Dmg + Star Drop Rate debuff on party: Use Quick Cards to remove (needs to be removed for each party member)
    • If all specials are active, Ushiwakamaru will instantly gain MAX NP Gauge!
  • 2nd HP Bar:
    • Switches to Kagekiyo (Avenger), who preferentially attacks [Genji] trait targets.
    • Kagekiyo's NP Removes Buffs BEFORE damage! This makes slower team comps that utilize stalling less effective, since the only way to avoid damage from her NP requires also utilizing Buff Removal Resist along with an Evade/Invincible skill.
    • Removes debuffs and gains perma ATK+20% after break. Avoid placing critical debuffs (such as Stun/Charm/etc) on Ushiwakamaru before breaking their bar!
    • No longer has a Damage Resist passive if it was already removed (although any remaining stacks leftover from Ushiwakamaru-form still need to be removed as normal).
    • Mallet Special Skills:
      • Special 1 ~ 4 are the same as Ushiwakamaru's.
      • Special 5 - Apply [Genji] to all enemies + NP Damage Down: Use Arts Cards to remove (needs to be removed for each party member).
    • As before, if all specials are active (this time requiring 5), Kagekiyo will gain MAX NP Gauge!
  • 3rd HP Bar:
    • Gains unremovable 3-time Guts (30k HP revival).
    • All other effects remain the same, although Kagekiyo is much more likely to use their Guts skill as well (which gives "Vengeance" stacks, which buff the damage of their NP).

Team Recommendations

  • Moon Cancer damage dealers have class advantage against the 2nd/3rd HP bars for this encounter, making them an excellent option. Otherwise, Berserkers can also work well.
  • Trait Bonus Damage can also make other options effective. Taira-no-Kagekiyo is a standout given their Event Bonus damage and anti-Genji bonus damage, which applies to all forms of the boss.
  • Taunt Support is particularly effective to survive the boss's damaging single target NPs. Against the boss's 2nd and 3rd HP bar, taunt becomes almost necessary to redirect damage away from more critical damage dealers or supports.
  • Buff Removal Support is another option to avoid Kagekiyo's damaging NP, if combined with an Evade/Invincible/Anti-Enforcement Defense buff. Nightingale (Santa) would be a welfare option if they are available in the roster, among others. Note: Most cases of Buff Removal Resist require a level 10 skill for 100% consistency. It's worth checking individual Servant skill info to confirm this.
    • Mystic Code Tropical Summer (Lv10) can also provide this effect, although for only 1 ally.
  • Damage / NP Gauge Support is helpful as always, to enhance the primary damage dealer's overall damage output and bring down the boss as quickly as possible.
  • Debuffs of any kind are also useful to have quick access to, due to one of the Mallet Specials being removable by inflicting a debuff on the boss.
    • Two Mystic Codes: Chaldea Combat Uniform and Memories of the Lunar Sea both have a debuff as one of their three skills.

Quick Servant Suggestions

- Recommended
Class Advantage DPS
Anti-Trait DPS
Taunt Support
Buff Removal Resist Support
Offensive Support
Last Man / Solo Servant
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