[Star 4] The Battle Cats - UL23: Unearthed Artifacts!
Channel: SilumanTomcat Reborn
Date: 2022-08-23

00:00 - Loser's Complaint
The stage is generally simple. Use Crowd Control to manage Oldhorn's movement while you keep crush it with whatever DPS unit you take along. The battle will be long and tedious due to Oldhorn's stupidly high HP and Gardener Eels that keep warping your stack. So I decide to rush Oldhorn using IDI. It requires certain setup, mainly warping Jiangshit Cat near enemy base to trap the eels inside the base. But it's worth the effort.

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01:41 - Brave Dog's Bone
Same shit. Use Berserkory to stack high DPS unit and unleash them to enemy base before Zore kills you. Since this time we do not have Octopus to help us, we can only stack unit that can tank Berserkory's Wave. Something like Dark Lazer or Dancer Cat. Although if you have full talented Bondage Cat or Healer Cat, you can use them to perma-freeze Berserkory.

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02:22 - Poison Bog Cure
This time, you can't play defensively. No Dual Eraser. No Cyberpunk. No Sniper the Deadeye. No Can-Can. No Ubers. You have to play aggressively now!

The main target on this level is rushing down the first Professor A. Stalling two of them is too much for current Star 4 meatshield. If you manage to dispose one of them, the battle becomes much less stressing. Use combination of Ayy Bahamut + Courier Cat + Thunderbolt to deal DMG as much as you can. If you can kill Professor A, that's great. If you can't hopefully they can take down first Professor A to its final KB so you can chip down it later with Doron/Jellyfish. Once first Professor A dead, you can take thing slowly.

Why Cat God? There is time when I got cornered near base. And Cat God is great way to create more breathing room. Furthermore, if he can kill Owlbrow, you gain quick money reset.

Some important level threshold I use here:
1. Lv43 Courier Cat can tank one Professor A's attack without getting knocked back
2. Lv40 Doron with Attack Up Small combo can kill Sir Rel in two attacks.

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04:39 - Patience Prevails
There is nothing much we can do here. Spam Chill Cat until all Li'l Cyclone is depleted. Use Ayy Bahamut and Jellfish to gain upper hand.

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06:16 - A Boat Too Far
Subdue Relic Bun-Bun with Naga stack or Master Uril. Pick your poison.

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07:14 - Cursing the Curser
A spam of melee enemies with Dolphina as support. Due to that, using midrange unit with tank stats is heavily needed here. Courier Cat, Dancer Cat, Hermit Cat, Doguemon, Jagandor, etc. But the major threat on this level is Dark Otter. It's tanky and has insane push power. You need to dedicated your lineup for this sole enemy. Bombercat as Crowd Control and Assasult CAT or AssBear Cat as the killer.

Another danger in this level is the lack of cash. You are not given time to build up cash. And you have to face the spam with that condition. Do not spam too greedily on early part of the spam. Once your economy is stable (usually after you kill first Dolphina), you're 80% done with the level. Of course, using Rich Cat completely removes this problem.

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Music used:
Ruins of Wander
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xlrvsSe5oQ

Golem Boss Theme (Aaron's Remix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8acSRoIxFU

Lofi Hip-Hop Battle Cats Radio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIZoygCLOHU