[Mizuki and Caerula Arbor] Floor 3 Boss Mechanics
[Mizuki and Caerula Arbor] Floor 3 Boss Mechanics
Preface
Unlike what you may be familiar with in IS#2, IS#3 only has three different Floor 3 boss stages. However, this does not mean there are only three Floor 3 bosses. IS#3 introduces variations in the possible Floor 3 bosses, or to be more explicit, there is now an Emergency version of each Floor 3 boss stage. Emergency boss stages have an extra line in their descriptions to distinguish them from their normal counterparts.
To be clear, this does not mean that all enemies gain increased stats like in regular Emergency operations; for Emergency boss stages, only the boss is replaced by a tougher variant, with slight changes in appearances as well. Technically, some stats are increased while others are decreased, but the second version of these bosses is generally tougher to deal with, changing something with the boss's Talent that may cause you to take a different approach to deal with the boss.
Now to focus on the similarities with IS#2. The boss stage you encounter is determined the moment you enter Floor 3, and you can preview the details to know whether it's an Emergency version or not, provided you don't have the Adaptation Call, obscuring this ability.
There is also a twin boss stage like in IS#2. The stage consists of the Tidelinked Bishop paired with either the Tidelinked Archon or Tidelinked Exorcist. There is no Emergency version of the Tidelinked Bishop. What distinguishes this twin boss from the pair from IS#2 is how you kill them. For IS#3, you have to kill the bosses within 20 seconds of each other, or you will end up in a perpetual cycle of the bosses dying and respawning.
Saint Carmen (image)
HP | ATK | Attack Interval | Weight | Life Point Value | Stun-Immune | Freeze-Immune |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
50,000 | 1,200 | 4.0 seconds | 4 | 5 | False | False |
DEF | RES | Attack Range | Movement Speed | Silence-Immune | Sleep-Immune | Levitate-Immune |
400 | 20 | 1.8 tiles | 0.5 | True | False | False |
Skill: Handcannon
- Deals 200% ATK as Physical Damage to a friendly unit in range.
- This skill consumes 1 Ammo.
Skill: Reload
- After 2 seconds, replenish 1 Ammo.
- Switch back to attack mode when Ammo is fully replenished.
- If this skill is interrupted, this enemy switches to Attack mode and is stunned for 10 seconds.
Talent
- Attacks deal Physical Damage.
- Displays Ammo held; initial and max Ammo is equal to 3.
- This enemy checks his own Ammo every 35 seconds. If no Ammo is detected, he switches to Reload mode.
- Reload mode: This enemy does not attack or move, and continuously activates the skill [Reload].
- When out of Ammo, perform only melee attacks.
Note: If this enemy is interrupted while firing his last Ammo, he won't perform any melee attacks.
Saint Iberia (image)
HP | ATK | Attack Interval | Weight | Life Point Value | Stun-Immune | Freeze-Immune |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70,000 | 2,200 | 4.0 seconds | 4 | 5 | False | False |
DEF | RES | Attack Range | Movement Speed | Silence-Immune | Sleep-Immune | Levitate-Immune |
400 | 20 | 1.8 tiles | 0.5 | True | False | False |
Skill: Handcannon
- Deals 200% ATK as Physical Damage to a friendly unit in range.
- This skill consumes 1 Ammo.
Skill: Reload
- After 2 seconds, replenish 1 Ammo.
- Switch back to attack mode when Ammo is fully replenished.
- If this skill is interrupted, this enemy switches to Attack mode and is stunned for 10 seconds.
Talent
- Attacks deal Physical Damage.
- Displays Ammo held; initial and max Ammo is equal to 1.
- This enemy checks his own Ammo every 35 seconds. If no Ammo is detected, he switches to Reload mode.
- Reload mode: This enemy does not attack or move, and continuously activates the skill [Reload].
- When out of Ammo, perform only melee attacks.
Note: If this enemy is interrupted while firing his last Ammo, he won't perform any melee attacks.
Tidelinked Bishop (image)
HP | ATK | Attack Interval | Weight | Life Point Value | Stun-Immune | Freeze-Immune |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40,000 | 600 | 4.5 seconds | 3 | 5 | False | False |
DEF | RES | Attack Range | Movement Speed | Silence-Immune | Sleep-Immune | Levitate-Immune |
300 | 70 | 3.5 tiles | 0.4 | True | False | False |
Talent
- Attacks deal Arts Damage.
- When HP reaches 0, this enemy recovers 2% HP over 0.1 seconds, and enters the state of [Fake Death].
- [Fake Death]: Invincible, unblockable, does not attack or move. If the associated <Tidelinked Archon> or <Tidelinked Immortal> is also in the state of [Fake Death] or enters the blue box, this enemy is immediately defeated. Otherwise, it recovers 5% HP per second, and exits the state of [Fake Death] when HP is restored to 100%.
Tidelinked Archon (image)
HP | ATK | Attack Interval | Weight | Life Point Value | Stun-Immune | Freeze-Immune |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8,000 | 600 | 1.7 seconds | 1 | 5 | False | False |
DEF | RES | Attack Range | Movement Speed | Silence-Immune | Sleep-Immune | Levitate-Immune |
800 | 0 | None | 0.6 | True | False | False |
Talent
- Attacks deal Physical Damage, and 50% ATK as additional Corrosion Damage.
- When HP reaches 0, this enemy recovers 2% HP over 0.1 seconds, and enters the state of [Fake Death].
- [Fake Death]: Invincible, unblockable, does not attack or move. If the associated <Tidelinked Bishop> is also in the state of [Fake Death] or enters the blue box, this enemy is immediately defeated. Otherwise, it recovers 5% HP per second, and exits the state of [Fake Death] when HP is restored to 100%.
Tidelinked Immortal (image)
HP | ATK | Attack Interval | Weight | Life Point Value | Stun-Immune | Freeze-Immune |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5,000 | 550 | 0.7 seconds | 1 | 5 | False | False |
DEF | RES | Attack Range | Movement Speed | Silence-Immune | Sleep-Immune | Levitate-Immune |
800 | 0 | None | 0.9 | True | False | False |
Talent
- Attacks deal Physical Damage, and 50% ATK as additional Corrosion Damage.
- When HP reaches 0, this enemy recovers 2% HP over 0.1 seconds, and enters the state of [Fake Death].
- [Fake Death]: Invincible, unblockable, does not attack or move. If the associated <Tidelinked Bishop> is also in the state of [Fake Death] or enters the blue box, this enemy is immediately defeated. Otherwise, it recovers 10% HP per second, and exits the state of [Fake Death] when HP is restored to 100%.
Pathshaper (image)
HP | ATK | Attack Interval | Weight | Life Point Value | Stun-Immune | Freeze-Immune |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35,000 | 800 | 2.8 seconds | 4 | 5 | False | False |
DEF | RES | Attack Range | Movement Speed | Silence-Immune | Sleep-Immune | Levitate-Immune |
800 | 50 | None | 0.5 | True | False | False |
Skill: Evolutionary Branch [2 offensive-recovery SP cost]
- Deals 100% ATK as Physical Damage to the target.
- If the number of <Pathshaper Fractals> on the field is less than 8, summon 1 <Pathshaper Fractal> that follows this enemy’s path within a 0.4-tile square on the center of the nearest traversable tile.
Talent
- Attacks deal Physical Damage.
- Every time 10 hits are received, if the number of <Pathshaper Fractals> on the field is less than 8, summon 1 <Pathshaper Fractal> that follows this enemy’s path within a 0.4-tile square on the center of the nearest traversable tile.
- When this enemy is defeated or enters the blue box, all <Pathshaper Fractals> are immediately defeated.
Summon: Pathshaper Fractal (image)
HP | ATK | Attack Interval | Weight | Life Point Value | Stun-Immune | Freeze-Immune |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20,000 | 600 | 3.0 seconds | 0 | 1 | False | False |
DEF | RES | Attack Range | Movement Speed | Silence-Immune | Sleep-Immune | Levitate-Immune |
100 | 10 | None | 0.4 | True | False | False |
Skill: Evolutionary Branch [2 offensive-recovery SP cost]
- Deals 100% ATK as Physical Damage to the target.
- If the number of <Pathshaper Fractals> on the field is less than 8, summon 1 <Pathshaper Fractal> that follows this enemy’s path within a 0.4-tile square on the center of the nearest traversable tile.
Talent
- Attacks deal Physical Damage.
- Upon spawning, set percent HP to be equal to the summoner's current percent HP.
- Automatically defeated after 90 seconds.
Lingering Pathshaper (image)
HP | ATK | Attack Interval | Weight | Life Point Value | Stun-Immune | Freeze-Immune |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70,000 | 1,000 | 5.0 seconds | 4 | 5 | False | False |
DEF | RES | Attack Range | Movement Speed | Silence-Immune | Sleep-Immune | Levitate-Immune |
800 | 50 | None | 0.5 | True | False | False |
Skill: Evolutionary Branch [2 offensive-recovery SP cost]
- Deals 100% ATK as Physical Damage to the target.
- If the number of <Pathshaper Fractals> on the field is less than 8, summon 1 <Pathshaper Fractal> that follows this enemy’s path within a 0.4-tile square on the center of the nearest traversable tile.
Talent
- Attacks deal Physical Damage.
- Every time 5 hits are received, if the number of <Pathshaper Fractals> on the field is less than 8, summon 1 <Pathshaper Fractal> that follows this enemy’s path within a 0.4-tile square on the center of the nearest traversable tile.
- When this enemy is defeated or enters the blue box, all <Pathshaper Fractals> are immediately defeated.
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