Canto 5 dungeon tips

[3dpropan]

Dont really wanna go into it blind. what are recommended damage types/ID combos for it?

[SIGNAL]

Primarily pierce, but some major bosses are weak to blunt, and a few are weak to slash
There are a lot of checkpoints, so don't count on bringing high sanity to the next fight. You'll have to find ways to quickly build up your own sanity within fights or tank the enemy's sanity if they're not abnormalities
There is a very unfortunate skill effect very late that practically forces you to take one-sided pierce attacks, so bring a tank with aggro and/or ways to regenerate health (I've seen a lot of people recommend K Corp Hong Lu for this)

As usual, remember to read passives and skill descriptions during boss fights, and play their gimmicks

[Iggy the Unwise]

You are also forced to use Ishmael each fight, so suit her up.

[SmallGespenst]

Pierce is the main damage type for the big fights, so both bring it, and prepare for it.
Ish will be required, but also fully upgraded automatically, so she won't be dead-weight under any circumstances.

[Iggy the Unwise]

Originally posted by SmallGespenst:

Pierce is the main damage type for the big fights, so both bring it, and prepare for it.
Ish will be required, but also fully upgraded automatically, so she won't be dead-weight under any circumstances.

The uptie also extends to EGOs too.

[3dpropan]

Originally posted by Iggy the Unwise:

You are also forced to use Ishmael each fight, so suit her up.

So I guess Molar Ish is the primary pick?

[Iggy the Unwise]

Originally posted by 3dpropan:

Originally posted by Iggy the Unwise:

You are also forced to use Ishmael each fight, so suit her up.

So I guess Molar Ish is the primary pick?

They made sure that all Ish ids are valid, even slosh. But yeah Mollar/Rcorp/Liu are the better ones.

[Honuel]

You need to bring one Tank My Recommendation is K.Corp Hong Lu

Trust me you will be shock how much you need a punching bag by the End of this dungeon run

[Iggy the Unwise]

Originally posted by Honuel:

You need to bring one Tank My Recommendation is K.Corp Hong Lu

Trust me you will be shock how much you need a punching bag by the End of this dungeon run

That or EGOs to spam.

[Sailor Paladin]

Originally posted by 3dpropan:

So I guess Molar Ish is the primary pick?

I beat it with R-Ish.

Also... for the most part it doesn't matter, as you kinda really need the rest of your team to do their job moreso than Ismael herself.
She starts every encounter (every. Single. One.) with -25 sp. I don't even consider it a spoiler, as she has the same exact effect throughout the entire Canto.
(sidenote: I absolutely adore the effect for lore reasons, and I hate it for purely mechanical reasons. Overall, I'm pleased with it. Do it again, PM!)

She gets a +3 power up while her sp is below 0, but that doesn't make up for -25 sp.

Now, during the last few fights she will obviously be able to get to +45 sp. And since the last few fights are the most difficult ones, your choice of id matters quite a bit. But for the majority of the dungeon you shouldn't rely on her.

[Iggy the Unwise]

Originally posted by Sailor Paladin:

She gets a +3 power up while her sp is below 0, but that doesn't make up for -25 sp.

Ironically it helped me win more clashes than i would think i could, because unless it's 45 sp its might ass well be 0 sp