Octopath COTC F2P Beating the Ruby Dragon in 5T with sleep and Helga to help stabilize

[@Andyofsuh]

This was an amazing video / guide thanks !

[@cotc_grind1059]

Glad it was useful

[@saltek6054]

This is art. Truly maarvelous!

[@cotc_grind1059]

thanks!

[@edcaous]

No Hayes even. Mad man! (I'm surprised Alfyn did so much damage at near full health)

[@cotc_grind1059]

He is geared up with the Heroic Apothecary emblem and being buffed by Richard

[@AmodezMoyao]

Almost the same but the ulti of Lynnette it’s the issue 😔

[@cotc_grind1059]

Her ult10 is so powerful

[@darkdill]

I'll give this one a try, though I'll be substituting EX Fiore for Helga. EDIT: Oh, wait, Helga needs to get nailed and not take up Richard's turn. EX Fiore won't really work. =/ Another issue is that if the dragon uses its AoE Bleed attack in the first turn, the run fails because A2 will bleed out. EDIT: GOT HIM. Had to put him to Sleep again as the first Break ended, and I also got mana-burned, but I was JUST able to get him. I have to wonder if it's due to me lacking Nicola. Does that 5% really mean that much?

[@cotc_grind1059]

Maybe you just need to work on your fortune weapons. Yes, that's one reason not to have A2 that fast so that wingate can take the hit

[@calebrehm]

Where do you find the crumbling cut npc

[@cotc_grind1059]

West of Victor's Hollow inn (all the way to the left)

[@SlickyWally]

Is there a way to beat it w/o using sleep?

[@elibdis13]

Yes but if you're doing a single clear just to beat it, I would recommend sleep tactic as it's far less unit specific. If you want to farm it, I think you must be able to handle the random wind blowing you around. You can have a single tank in one row without a backline plus taunt (like Edea A4) since the wind can't shift you if there's nobody behind you or personally I use Fiore-EX to eat magic attacks. I'm trying to get one scale for completion and I farm it daily - 9 turns, no allies, completely stable.

[@cotc_grind1059]

Yes, as kaichu4434 mentioned