Combat Battle

**Combat Battle** (通常バトル, *tsūjou batoru*?, literally: 'normal battle') is one of the two main battle systems in Arca Last.

## Battle System

* Arca Last's normal battle is a semi-auto combat. The characters will automatically attack the enemies, but you can control when to activate the Action Skills and Bond Skills after the parameter gauge is full.
* Each battle requires you to fight 3 waves of enemies and each wave needs to be cleared in 1:30 minutes.
* You can fit at maximum 6 characters into a party team. Each characters has different combat roles and skills, so combinations is important here.
* **Choosing when to activate the Action Skills is important.** Action Skill is a skill that can be activated at any time after the character's SP Gauge is full. It's important to consider the timing to activate Action Skills because there are enemies whose HP can only be shaved off at a certain time or depending on the attack combinations with other characters.
* **Poweful Bond Skills can turn the tide of a battle.** Bond Skill is a very powerful skill that can be activated when certain characters are present in the same party team. Only 1 Bond Skill can be set to be used in battle.
* **Certain enemies are weak to certain weapon types.** Different characters has different weapon type and all enemies are weak against certain weapon types. If they're attacked by the weapon type that they're weak against, they'll receive bigger damage than usual, making battles easier to finish.

## Tips

* **It's recommended to use full auto on normal battles.** Action Skills and Bond Skills can be activated automatically by choosing the Auto option during battle. Using Auto option will make battles easier, with the exception of Boss Battle or against enemies that you can't defeat with normal means. You can also control the speed of the battle and make it 3 times faster than normal, allowing a battle to finish faster.
* **Make a well balanced party.** Put at least 1 Defender and 1 Healer in a party. Other characters can't fulfill the role to be the party's defense wall properly. The defeat of defense line will risk other party members, making clearing a stage difficult, so make sure to have at least 1 Defender and 1 Healer.
* **Arrange your party based on the Bond Skill that you want to use.** Arranging a party with characters you want to use mainly + characters that can form a Bond Skill (1~3 persons) can help making a well balanced party.

## Recommendations

### Party for beginners

#### With Hirondelle (Orient)

 Healer

Hirondelle has a Bond Skill with Destroyer from each world, so it's easy to fit Destroyer from each world into the party. You can also fill the Free Choice position with characters you earned from gacha or your favorite characters.

#### With Mitsuki (Dusk) and Liz (Dusk)

Mitsuki and Liz fill the Defender and Support positions, allowing you to have at max 3 slots for Attackers. It's a good party arrangement if you managed to pull powerful Attackers.

### Characters

#### Free Characters

* Has an Action Skill capable of stunning the enemies
 Corneille | * High damage output due to high critical rate
* Can increase his damage output even further with self-buff
 Hirondelle (Orient) | * Has a Bond Skill with the Destroyer from each world
* Has an Action Skill that deals magic damage to all enemies
 Mitsuki (Dusk) | * Has an Action Skill capable of increasing her own physical and magic defense
* High endurance due to self-buff + self-heal
 Liz (Dusk) | * Has a Bond Skill with a fellow Free Character
* Has an Action Skill capable of increasing all allies' physical and magic defense + healing a single target
* High talent as a buffer + can lower enemy's physical defense too

#### From Gacha

* Has an Action Skill capable of absorbing damages from a limited radius centered around him
 Nequlnequa (Frozen Soil) | * Has an Action Skill with a high critical rate
* Can cast Action Skill quickly because of speedy SP recovery rate
 Balthazar (Darkness) | * Capable of dealing a high damage output to enemies within a certain range
* Capable of knockbacking enemies, making his Action Skill even more powerful
 Alexandra (Dusk) | * Has a powerful Bond Skill with Ernest (Dusk)
* Has an Action Skill capable of enhancing her action speed
 Ineid (Scorching Land) | * Capable of making all allies immune to magic damages
* Will heal an ally with the lowest HP
 Ludlo (Scorching Land) | * Has a skill capable of absorbing physical damage from a limited radius centered around him
* Prioritize buffing physical power of allies within a limited radius centered around him
 Trahison (Dusk) | * Has a ranged offensive attack Bond Skill with a 1-Star character
* Has an Action Skill with high damage output + capable of lowering magic defense of a single target
 Alexandra (Darkness) | * Has an Action Skill with a high critical rate
* Can increase her damage output even further with self-buffs
* Has a powerful Bond Skill with Balthazar (Darkness)