got my second sub30 magicite vs Shadow Dragon. might not have been able to figure it out if i hadn't seen
this Reddit post:
party order is extremely important and there is very little room for error/input delay to avoid Black Fang
Faris | Wrath + Entrust | no SB used | Dr. Mog's Teachings
Orlandeau | Powerchain + Saint Cross | OSB | Scholar's Boon
Y'Shtola | Curada + Protectga | BSB | Gathering Storm
Ramza | Wrath + Entrust | Shout | Mako Might
Ceodore | Divine Cross + Guardbringer | USB + BSB | Azure Blade
Orlandeau and Ceodore each are wearing both a Holy+ weapon and Holy+ armor
Enkidu main magicite, tho on my sub30 run i didn't even use it. relevant magicite passives are Empower Holy 7, Empower Holy 6, Empower Holy 5, and Attack Boon 10.
Turn 1
Faris immediately Entrusts Orlandeau
TGC Powerchain
Y'Shtola RW Wall
Ramza Shout
Ceodore Divine Cross, but mindful to wait a moment so shout lands first
from then on out it's as expected... Faris Entrust bot, Orlandeau Saint Cross or OSB spam, Y'Shtola Protectga then Curada spam then BSB, Ramza Entrust bot, Ceodore Guardbringer spam then USB (and BSB if needed for extra heals, but didn't need it this time. the damage is really RNG in this fight.)
the guy who i stole the strategy from used Sarah instead of Y'Shtola and LD'd Beatrix instead of Ceodore. he has to Entrust to Sarah early on to get her BSB up early, tho, or else he'd wipe. everyone else i've seen copy the strategy has done similar, with various other white mages, and some people using Agrias instead of Beatrix. but with Y'Shtola's beefier heals and Ceodore's backup heals (LM2 has a 35% chance to do a 40% heal) i can put all my entrusting into DPS.
i should be able to shave a few seconds off without changing my setup at all and just playing more efficiently. i entrusted an extra bar and a half or so to Orlandeau that he ended up not getting around to using, could have given it to Ceodore instead.
not sure if you guys GAF about this detailed write up, i'm just stoked i pulled it off
pretty close to having Shelke LD'd (4* mote bottleneck like always), excited to retune my magicite parties around her