Tales of Xillia 2: Catalyst Wingul [Unknown/Auto Only/Arst Thou Still Sane?]

This fight was torture to do. Not because it took a bunch of tries--it took 4 (plus an extra to cut down on time)--but every single try took over 10 minutes. Luckily(?) they got shorter per try, but this being the shortest should tell you how long this went. Kika of the past, you were spared some REAL torture saving this till later.

Now why does this fight suck? First, Catalyst Wingul has 3 whole resistances. Two of them being Fire and Wind, which means Gaius and Milla's kits are crippled and Leia's gotta sit back cause her essential pieces are useless. Shot resist also hurts cause if Ludger switches to Guns, he's crippled too. Add a decent counter, Rising Phoenix spam being slightly below Nii-san Maihadare spam, and OVL + Mystic Arte potential, and congrats! You've created a disaster that I HATED going through.

Only advice I got here is have Milla and Gaius locked to mostly, if not all, Slash Artes to fish for combos while Ludger handles the other elements. Mystic Symbol on Only Heal Leia is actually pretty useful so her First Aid chains can keep up with all the damage flying around.

Know I was a single attempt away before I went "fuck it" and gave everyone cameo weapons. IDK if you'd consider it good or bad it didn't come to that. Maybe both.
I'd say we're free of this dude, but considering Gaius' Chapter 2... At least he only resist Wind there.

BGM: Fiend Battle -- SMT IV
Challenge Rules:
1. All battles must be fought with everyone set to Auto
2. No broken Skills [I.E. no Grounded Stance/Recall/Reversals]
3. Items are forbidden when possible [You'llknowtheexceptions]
4. Only required battles will be fought
5. We say prayers to our lord and savior, Falling Snow, before every boss fight.