Final Boss (The Four Archangels): Sariel and Tarmiel

Published September 29 2023

# Characters to use

## Best team for points

* Red Freyr: Can Cancel Stances since rank 2 of his first skill; he can also deal massive damage. Furthermore, he can increase all stats of his allies while increasing the damage they deal for each ally of Unknown Race or Ragnarok characteristic. Having his Holy Relic is recommended.
* Red Tyr: Can deal massive damage while increasing the Attack of Unknown Race or Ragnarok characteristic allies, depending on his diminished HP. Furthermore, he raises the damage dealt with single-target skills and his Crit Damage.
* Green Ghislaine: Ghislaine can massively damage her enemies and Cancel Stances since rank 1. Furthermore, with her Holy Relic, she can increase the damage she deals with every time she attacks. Her Holy Relic is optional, but it can be helpful.
* Blue Nanashi: He’s only present due to his Unique, which provides Ult Control. Furthermore, his Holy Relic grants Unknown Race allies a massive boost in stats, which is helpful. Holy Relic required.

### Alternative Characters

* Green Echidna: She can increase the Basic Stats of all Unknown allies since the start. Echidna can also deal massive AOE damage and raise her Attack-related stats each time the enemies receive damage.
* Red Freyja: Freyja can increase her Attack-related stats for each ally with the Ragnarok characteristic. She can also deal massive damage. Her Holy Relic is not required.
* Green Ram: Thanks to her Unique, she can increase the Basic Stats of all your Unknown units.
* Red Ragnarok Ban: His Unique can help increase his allies’ Attack-related stats while decreasing enemies’ Pierce Rate, Crit Chance, and Crit Damage.

## Alternative team for points

* Green Brunhild: Brunhild can deal massive damage thanks to her Detonate skill, which deals more damage depending on how many Ultimate Move Gauge orbs the enemy has. Also, her Holy Relic can help her control the number of debuffs she receives while increasing her damage. Her Holy Relic is not entirely required but can come in handy.
* Blue Valentine’s Jenna: She can remove Stances with a skill in rank 1. Both Final Boss units are immune to debuffs, but this doesn’t include Infect, so it can prove helpful. Her Holy Relic is required.
* Light Transcendent Ban: He can deal considerable damage despite enemies being immune to his debuffs.
* Blue Mikasa: Her only use is her Holy Relic. It will increase the damage dealt from single target skills by 15% for each Human in battle, as long as all your units are of the Human race. Holy Relic is a must; otherwise, skip her.
* Team with Red Rudeus and Red Eris is recommended if you have both Holy Relics and have a third Red Human unit available (Such as Red Arthur, Red Escanor, Red Reinhard and etc) to maximize Eris' passive.

### Alternative Characters

* Green Halloween Roxy: An excellent replacement for Jenna. She can Cancel Stances (although in rank 2) and increase her Attack-related stats by 15% for each Human other than her on the battlefield. Her Holy Relic can be useful, but it’s not completely necessary.
* Blue Roxy of Madness: This Roxy version significantly increases your teammates' damage by dealing extra damage akin to Death if even one instance of damage results in a Crit Attack. Furthermore, she raises her Crit Chance for each Human in battle.
* Red Kizuna: Kizuna is an excellent buffer; she can increase her skill ranks and cleanse her allies. If she has her Holy Relic, she increases all her allies’ Attack-related stats every time she ranks up her skills. Kizuna’s Holy Relic is necessary for optimal usage.
* Green Deathpierce: Deathpierce can provide a decent boost if we move Mikasa to the battlefield in case we don’t have Jenna. He can make the enemies more prone to receive Crit Damage by reducing their Crit Resistance and Crit Defense.
* Red Ragnarok Ban: As in the previous team, Ban can help to reduce the enemies’ offensive capabilities while increasing yours.

## Best team for Speedrun

* Blue Fairy King Harlequin: He can deal a lot of AOE damage while providing much-needed protection with his barriers, increasing the damage his allies deal. Harlequin’s Holy Relic is not a must-have but it can be useful.
* Light “The One” Ultimate Escanor: Escanor’s kit allows him to deal massive damage and speedrun the bosses, especially his Scorch skill, which grants him massive AOE damage depending on the damage dealt on the main enemy.
* Green Halloween Gowther: Gowther can provide much-needed rank-ups. On the other hand, he can also increase the Attack-related stats of his allies since they’re from different races. His Holy Relic can prove helpful, but it’s not required.
* Red Ragnarok Ban: His Unique proves instrumental in this composition since he will increase the damage dealt by Escanor and Harlequin by augmenting their Attack-related stats. His Holy Relic is not required.

### Alternative Characters

* Red Gowther: Although he has a Unique, not as reliable as Green Halloween Gowther’s since it requires him not to receive any damage (if Harlequin has enough damage, this can be pretty easy), he can still provide rank-ups.
* Green Deathpierce: Deathpierce can be a decent option in Ban’s absence, granting a similar effect by reducing the enemy’s defensive capabilities.

## General Strategy

Overall, there are some essential pointers about this Final Boss:

* Both are immune to several red debuffs (gray debuffs still affect them)
* In both Phases, they will get a massive stat boost when one of them dies.
* Both will deal extra damage to Demon race enemies in both Phases.
* On the first turn of Phase 2, both will have a Damage Received Reduction buff, so it’s better to dump cards in this turn and wait for the second to go all out.

## Points Strategy

The most optimal team for a high score is:

* Red Freyr: Attack / Crit Damage
* Green Ghislaine: HP / Defense
* Red Tyr: Attack / Crit Damage
* Blue Nanashi: HP / Defense

This strategy focuses on dealing massive damage by losing HP on Tyr while increasing the damage dealt by your units, thanks to the stats provided by Freyr and Nanashi. You should try killing Tarmiel first since his healing is shared with Sariel, making him a much more problematic enemy. After killing Tarmiel, Sariel will increase his stats massively. Remember to save the Stance Cancels for when he sets his Stance. Otherwise, if you attack him with his Stance on, Sariel will deal a lot of damage and heal himself by a lot.
For Phase 2, Sariel and Tarmiel will receive a Damage Received Reduction gray buff in the first turn; you will also lose three Ultimate Move Gauge orbs on all your units, so if you’re aiming for points, this will help you clear your hand. During this Phase, you should focus on Sariel and kill him as soon as possible since he will reduce your max HP and apply Corrosion on all your units. After this, Tarmiel will receive a massive buff in his stats, but he will be easier to manage. Use your Stance Cancel skills to prevent him from reducing the damage he receives and eliminate Tarmiel to finish the run.

## Alternative Points Strategy

* Green Brunhild: Attack/Crit Damage
* Light Transcendent Ban: HP/Defense
* Blue Jenna: HP / Defense
* Blue Mikasa: HP / Defense

This strategy focuses on dealing a lot of damage thanks to the Basic Stats and damage increase provided by Mikasa and the increase in Attack-related stats provided by Jenna’s Holy Relic and keeping close control of the enemies’ Ultimate Move Gauge Orb to deal more damage with Brunhild’s Detonate skill.
Although both are immune to several debuffs, Infect is not one of them, so they can be affected by it, effectively removing their ability to heal themselves over time. Save Jenna’s single target attacks for when it is required to remove a Stance. Ideally, you should save some Brunhild attacks for Phase 2 (try to hold at least one level 2 Detonate skill) since they will be necessary. At the beginning of Phase 2, dump all the skills you don’t need, such as AOE’s and others. On your second turn you should keep attacking Sariel until you leave him at low HP to be able to finish him off as soon as possible. When Tarmiel hits his max amount of orbs, break his Stance and attack him with your highest level Detonate skill; as soon as Tarmiel dies, Sariel will get his stat increase, but since Sariel will be weak enough, you can finish him off with any attack, ending the run.

## Speedrun Strategy

* Green Halloween Gowther: HP / Defense
* Light “The One” Ultimate Escanor: Attack / Crit Damage
* Blue Fairy King Harlequin: Attack / Crit Damage
* Red Ragnarok Ban: HP / Defense

This team doesn’t require a lot of strategy; you just need to attack first with Harlequin in all your turns and then with Gowther and Escanor. As turns pass, your attacks will get stronger; focus on Tarmiel in Phase 1. Use your rank-ups on Escanor to increase the damage dealt with his Scorch skill.
In Phase 2, they will have the Damage Received Reduction gray buff, so focus on dumping any useless skill. Keep ranking up Escanor’s skills and focus on Sariel this time to prevent him from debuffing your units. This team should allow you to end the run in 4 or 5 turns at most (this, considering a lousy RNG).

Overall, Sariel and Tarmiel are great Final Bosses, which, having them together, adds another layer of challenge to already difficult Final Bosses when they are on their own.