perhaps my error was not bringing an AE heal. my first attempt i didn't anticipate how hard the counters were, and went with a full Lifesiphon team, intent on just powering through the blind. the counters are reallllly strong tho. so then i went with Greg doing Tauntaliate, and after a bunch of S/Ling i finally beat it.
didn't have to S/L Rufus once... just read real quick that he was all physical and a burn fest, and loaded up my SSB/Shout Lifesiphon burndown team. that team worked so well for Rufus that I figured it should work for Hojo too. barely modified anything between the two fights on my first attempt.
ended up mastering it after like 5 S/Ls and a couple party formation attempts... only lost one medal, because two characters were KO'd at the end.
i brought:
Greg -- Retaliate + Draw Fire, Repentance SB, Fist DMG+ RM
Sephiroth -- Comet + Lifesiphon, Black Materia SSB, Katana DMG+ RM
Cloud -- Drain Strike + Lifesiphon, Blade Beam SSB, Dragoons Determination RM
Ramza -- Full Break + Lifesiphon, Shout SSB, Mako Might RM
Y'shtola -- Curaja + Dispell, Stoneskin II SB, Dr. Mog's Teachings RM
second attempt i brought a Hand of the Emperor RW, and it didn't last long enough for mitigation.... third attempt i brought Planet Protector and aced it.
once i figured out how OP Tauntaliate was for the counterattacks I mostly was just fighting RNG through status effects.
