Blue Archive JP Total Assault Hod Torment 39,222,158

Hod felt pretty easy, thanks to Mika. One could say too easy, considering there are more than 2000 torment clears, and 70,000 insane clears last time I checked. Binah was like, insane clears were in silver, right? So I guess it's not as bad as that.

I don't think there were anything special in this fight compared to previous difficulties. HP increased by a lot, and required CC amount also increased, but it didn't feel that much different with Mika. Wonder how urban field is going to feel like.

Another change is crit damage reduction when under the influence of the pillars, but this doesn't make too much difference either because they are not around much in this fight.

I think there are few ways for me to improve my time. There are 3 more tickets left, so maybe I should just burn them even if I can't get a clear.

Probably the biggest time save is using Mika in party 1 because she melts the pillars. I tried it few times, but I couldn't quite get the kill without her in party 3.

Another one is quitting party 1 early. I've seen videos where they quit before the screen transition, but I haven't practiced it, so I don't know where the exact cut off line is. This will probably save a second or two.

Last is in general getting better damage with party 2. I think this is just RNG with stability and Kayoko proc. There are some spots where panic shot proc would have saved Kayoko EX activation, but if it doesn't lead to more Mika EX, I don't think it matters too much.

Stability is just straight up damage. This could lead to easier party 3, and maybe that's what I need to clear with Mika first strat.

Overall, I liked this fight. It was fairly easy. One thing I liked the most is that RNG isn't too punishing. I missed a panic shot proc after pillars were down, but I could just use Kayoko EX and continue, and it wasn't a complete run ender. It probably is a run ender if you are going for the top rankings, but for a clear, it's nothing.

This concludes torment for all existing bosses. Next is Gregorius, a new boss! I'm quite excited for a new boss, and Gregorius also completes 3 defense types and 3 attack types. I wonder if the next boss after Gregorius is going to be a new defense/attack type or something even wilder.