Great Rift Rules
Great Rift Boss information was adapted with help from Vyke from the Official CZN Discord.
Vanguard / Rearguard
AMPLIFY EFFECT
Increase Instinct Damage Amount by 100%
Increase DoT Amount by 100%
There is a max ceiling to the amount of score that can be acquired from the Damage Amount inflicted by a single Attack Card
You will gain Combat Score based on the Damage Amount, and once you reach a certain threshold of damage, the score you receive in this manner will gradually be reduced
REARGUARD BONUS
Includes Seasonal Save Data: +5% Final Score
Includes Combatant(s), Hilde, Arabella, on the team: +5% Final Score (Up to +10% total)
Limited to 10 turns for the Vanguard and 5 turns for the Rearguard
Turns left over from the Vanguard will increase the Rearguard’s turn limit (max 3)
Attack Patterns
Attack percentage values were recorded on Hell difficulty.
AAVARCK
Name | Condition | Effect |
|---|---|---|
Gesture of Desire | Activate after 8 Action Count(s) | 423% Damage |
Blinding Execution | Activate after 10 Action Count(s) | 5 Vulnerable and 5 Weaken 1 Evasion to all monsters |
Swarm Assault | Activate after 12 Action Count(s) | 303% Damage x 3 |
Utmost Desire | Activate at the end of the turn | 976% Damage Remove Reverse Food Chain from Combatants |
Price of Desire | Activate after 4 Action Count(s) | 3903% Damage Remove Reverse Food Chain from Combatants Remove Swarm Enhancement |
AVARITIA
Name | Condition | Effect |
|---|---|---|
Decisive Onslaught | Activate after 5 Action Count(s) | 194% Damage 1 Morale to all monsters |
Ore Assault | Activate after 6 Action Count(s) | 268% Damage x 2 |
Ore Erosion | Activate after 7 Action Count(s) | 4 Weaken |
Price of Desire | Activate after 3 Action Count(s) | 171% Damage and 1 Vulnerable |
Action Queue
Actions change each turn in the order listed below*
*Some boss mechanics can reset queues or skip a step
AAVARCK
Gesture of Desire
Blinding Execution
Swarm Assault
Go back to 1.
AVARITIA
Decisive Onslaught
Decisive Onslaught
Ore Assault
Ore Erosion
Go back to 1.
Vanguard/cHAOS
Skills
Swarm Formation - When a different monster dies, summon up to 4 Avaritia. At the start of the turn, 4 Swarm Enhancement. When Swarm Enhancement reaches 20 stacks, immediately use a strong attack action
Swarm Enhancement - +4% Damage Amount [for each stack]. Decrease Damage Amount taken by 4% [for each stack] (max 20 stack(s)).
Ore Creation - At the start of the turn, change Ore Armor Plating to 8.
Ore Armor Plating - Decrease Damage Amount taken by 10% [for each stack] (max 8 stack(s)). On Draw through an ability, decrease Ore Armor Plating by 1.
Ore Shattering - When this monster dies, decrease Swarm Enhancement on Aavarck by 1. 1 Reversed Food Chain to Combatants.
Creature - When the summoner dies, this monster dies.
Reversed Food Chain - Increase Damage Amount by 20% [for each stack] (max 10 stack(s)).
Action Sequence
Phase =/= Turn
Start of Battle (AAVARCK)
Gain 6 Swarm Enhancement
Gain Swarm Formation
Rearguard
Skills
Swarm Formation - When a different monster dies, summon up to 4 Avaritia. When an Attack Card is activated, 1 Swarm Enhancement. When Swarm Enhancement reaches 20 stacks, immediately use a strong attack action.
Swarm Enhancement - +4% Damage Amount [for each stack]. Decrease Damage Amount taken by 4% [for each stack] (max 20 stack(s)).
Elasticity - When Hitting more than 7 times at one time with a Targeting Attack, gradually decrease Damage (max 1).
Ore Creation - At the start of the turn, change Ore Armor Plating to 5.
Ore Armor Plating - Decrease Damage Amount taken by 10% [for each stack] (max 5 stack(s)). On Draw through an ability, decrease Ore Armor Plating by 1.
Ore Shattering - When this monster dies, decrease Swarm Enhancement on Aavarck by 1. 1 Reversed Food Chain to Combatants.
Creature - When the summoner dies, this monster dies.
Reversed Food Chain - Increase DoT Amount by 20% [for each stack] (max 10 stack(s)).
Action Sequence
Phase =/= Turn
Start of Battle (AAVARCK)
Gain 10 Swarm Enhancement
Gain Swarm Formation
Gain Elasticity
Observations and Rift Strategy
Observations
Avaritias that died at the end of turn (from DoT) don’t perform an attack action after being summoned again.
Ore Shattering triggers before Swarm Formation stack increases, meaning that decreasing Swarm Enhancement stacks to 0 with an Attack card does not add a stack to it.
There existed* 2 infinite combos with Sereniel’s Homing Laser in Rearguard: Bilbilli Link & Tressa Bilbilli Link. This was patched out.