FF7EC Guild Ranking Stg. 3 (Cloud, Aerith and Red with feature banner wind weapons)

Описание: This is my somewhat optimized attempt of clearing Stg 3 of the guild ranking battle. I did not come up with this team setup originally, as many other youtubers have already used the same or similar setup in their own videos. I adjust the sub weapons selection based on what I have in my account to achieve maximum damage output. I think Fusion Sword is somewhat mandatory for Cloud however.

For Stg 1 to Stg 3, not have PDEF boost is not really a problem. However the same team set up is not suitable for Stg 4 as the boss hit quite a lot harder. I have to swap the boost MATK all allies weapons with the boost PDEF all allies weapons in order to survive. Also Red is not able to kill the summons in one shot starting Stg 4 either.

General strategy:
The beginning of the fight is to set up the buffs and debuffs. Use Aerith's Lightning's Rod in the beginning to grant bonus damage to magic abilities, increase PDEF and fill the command gauge. Floral Wand is used to decrease wind resist. Red casts Brilliant Sault to increase wind damage for the whole team. I use Jubilation and Heaven's Twilight as soon as possible to get more ATB for Cloud and Aerith the break the sigils. The boss is defeated without even using Odin in the end. Thus there is certain amount of margin for error.

During interruption phase it is all DPS for Cloud. I make sure he has increased wind damage from Red, and the boss has reduced MDEF and wind resist. I also make sure Aerith's Enhancing Rose is cast in order to activate the magic damage bonus.

Something to keep in mind is to watch out for HP level. Many of the weapons used have HP requirement for certain buff/debuff to activate. So it is a good idea to keep the HP level high.