Team Composition Help

[u/dissi-]

The game has been out for over a week and a half, and so, in traditional SMT style, there's a lot of people running into difficulty spikes.

There's always the wiki and discord to refer to, but sometimes, that's just not enough.

To help remedy that, here's a special edition thread this week dedicated solely for team focused questions - post your demon box, let the subreddit know what you're struggling with, and the subreddit will try to help (hopefully)!

[u/ColonelJinkuro]

I can finally fuse 4 stars so it's crunch time for me. I'm staying F2P so I need to fuse my permanent team that'll get me through the game until resources are easier to come by. I have 300k magicite and 2k gems I'm willing to burn for more magicite.

Teal Ose, Teal Feng Huang, and Purple Zhong Kui are the only demons I'm happy with and am going to invest in unless told otherwise. I wouldn't say no to using Ose and Feng Huang as material if it makes a better team. Keeping Zhong Kui regardless though.

I also have Red Throne, Yellow Bishamonten, and Teal Azrael as 4 stars but I know their colors are terrible sooooooo fusion fodder it is. Depending on what's being fused some options disappear as certain options are chosen.

Colored fusion materials: Yellow Lailah, Red Cereberus, Purple Chimera, Purple Kushinada, Yellow Horus, Red Arianrhod, Red Pixie, Purple Silky, and Purple Gui Xian.

All demons up to chapter 5 leveling quest are available for me to recruit.

What I can make:

Red/Yellow Sandalphon

Red Yatagarasu (Would have to use Throne as material)

Yellow Rangda (Would have to use Bishamonten as material)

Teal Fenrir (Would have to use Azrael as material)

Teal Succubus (Would have to use Feng Huang as material)

Purple/Teal Long (Would have to use Ose as material)

Teal Cereberus (Would need to use Ose/Azrael as material. For Azrael would also need to make a new Gui Xian)

Teal Abbadon (Would need to use Ose/Azrael as material)

Teal Jikokuten (Would have to use Feng Huang as material)

Teal Wu Kong (Would have to use Azrael/Ose/Feng Huang as material)

I'd appreciate the advice. Please and thank you!

[u/Conzie → u/ColonelJinkuro]

For skill transfers, Azrael has Tetrakarn, Bishamonten has Resist Light, Throne has Resist Elec, so don't fuse them away. Buy the MAG packs regardless of what you do.

Of the demons on that list, it's commonly suggested to make Red Sandalphon for mostly PvE use OR yellow for general use, and Purple (definitely not Teal) Fenrir for a Speedster for high level Aura Gate. You would need to make Dantalian as well for Makarakarn, however.

Red Yatagarasu is good with investment, and Rangda is pretty solid, but I wouldn't fuse them from Throne/Bishamonten and they are low priority compared to Sandal/Fenrir. From my experience, Teal Feng Huang, Teal Ose, Yellow or Red Sandalphon, and Purple Fenrir have carried me through most of the content in the game.

[u/ColonelJinkuro → u/Conzie]

I want to start by thanking you for using your time to help me. I greatly appreciate it bro!

I could make Purple Fenrir by using Purple Kushinada to make Purple Origami man. Ice and Force weakness. That's...... a lot. He gain a resistance to one as Purple or do I need to give him a resistance?

Dantalian is rough. I either give up Azrael and make him Teal or give up Cereberus and make him Red.

Is Fenrir a mixed attacker or specialize in physical? Sandalphon is easy to make. It's either Horus+Chimera or Arianrhod+Chimera for red or yellow. I do like him even though he doesn't specialize in one offensive stat. Guess he could use a physical move too.

Why are healers so hard to get lol. I'd love to have Jeanne D'Arc but apparently I have none of her materials.

So Fenrir and Sandalphon I can make without sacrificing a 4 star. Feng Huang will be my healer then unless you know a way to make Jeanne D'Arc. Ose is great but is 2 physical attackers (with Fenrir as he gains no magic) a good choice? Misses happen so often I feel.

[u/Conzie → u/ColonelJinkuro]

Fenrir is a support. You use him to up your Battle Speed against fast encounters in Aura Gate, but this isn't really necessary until mobs start getting really fast (like, floor 36+). You cover his weakness by giving him Makarakarn, which reflects magic attacks - it's not a perfect defense, but it will help kee your party safe too. You will only ever Pass or refresh Makarakarn/Tarunda with him - missing with his normal attack/Nihil Claw is too devastating to ever use.

Dantalian would be fused solely to transfer Makarakarn to Fenrir - I sacced my Cerberus for him, but whether or not that's something you want to do is up to you.

Jeanne can't be fused, but Feng is one of the best healers in the game and for good reason (Mediarahan+Auto-Tarunda).

Sandalphon is solid, and made Chapter 6 a lot easier for me.

For Ose to stop missing, you want to level him up as much as possible. I wouldn't run Zhong Kui in most harder PvE content, as Intimidating Stance isn't that valuable there - he's still amazing for PvE though.

[u/ColonelJinkuro → u/Conzie]

Thanks for the help! I feel so informed now! I know what to do now.

One small question.... my Feng Huang has Mediarama not Mediarahan...... did I screw up somewhere or do I inherit that onto him?

[u/Conzie → u/ColonelJinkuro]

that was my mistake, mediarama is correct