Original Demon Guide

KPublished: June 21st 2022

Unlocked after clearing [Episode 204] of the main story, Demonic Beast Original Demon can be summoned 3 times per day by filling up the Death Match meter in Boss Battles from Chapters 4 - 6. It is the main source of Original Demon's Energy, a material used to Limit Break heroes from Level 90 to 100. Hell difficulty is unlocked separately after clearing [Episode 222].

It is highly recommended to use heroes with Taunt, Debuff Cancel, and Power Strike.

## Original Demon: Basic Info

* Attribute:  HP
* Weak to  Strength-type and strong against  Speed-type heroes
* “Goddess” race heroes are at a disadvantage while “Giant” heroes have an advantage
* Diane’s “Bad Blood” with the Original Demon decreases the boss’ damage dealt by 30%
* The Original Demon has a passive on Phase 1 and 2 that does not allow you to do more than 40% of its max HP in damage with a single attack
* On Phase 2, if the Original Demon has 90% of more HP remaining, it will evade all melee attacks (excluding Ultimate Moves)
* Phase 1:
	+ Has a Buff skill which activates every 2 turns
		- While the buff is active, it gains:
			* Recovers 30% of diminished HP at the start of the allies’ turn for 2 turns
			* Increases Max HP by 20%
	+ Has a Debuff skill which activates every 3 turns
		- While the Debuffs are active, the enemy:
			* Can only use Buff and Debuff cards
			* Can only use Rank 1 cards
			* Gets their cards ranked down
* Phase 2:
	+ Has a Buff skill which activates every 2 turns
		- While the Buff is active, it gains:
			* Reflects 150% of damage taken for 2 turns
	+ Has a Debuff skill which activates every 3 turns
		- While the Debuffs are active, the Original Demon:
			* Decreases Attack-related stats of all enemies by 30% for 2 turns
* Phase 3:
	+ Has a Buff skill which activates every 2 turns
		- While the Buff is active, it gains:
			* For 2 turns, increases the hero’s Attack by 45% and, if taking damage when attacked, applies an effect which decreases damage dealt by all enemies by 10% for 1 turn (Can be stacked up to 3 times)
	+ Has a Debuff skill which activates every 3 turns
		- While the Debuffs are active, the Original Demon:
			* Inhales 20% of Max HP of all enemies for 2 turns (Inhale decreases the target’s Max HP and recovers own HP by the amount decreased once)
* Immune to all Debuff effects
* The Original Demon deals more damage the more HP it has (Increase Attack-related stats by 1% for every % of remaining HP when using skills)

Other skill effects: Rank Down, Decrease Attack-related Stats, Block Skill Effects, Sever, Decrease Damage Taken, Lifesteal, Dissolve, Cleave

## Strategy and Team Composition

Each demon has its unique trait and applies a certain strategy to defeat it. The most effective strategy is to build around Dark Traitor Meliodas or Red Escanor since they are capable of inflicting high damage on both of their Amplify Attack skills.
There is 1 widely used strategy for this Death Match: Burst

For Burst teams, each team should have a Dark Traitor Meliodas, Red Rem or Red Escanor on their lineup as their main damage dealer. One team should have Red Arthur to grant to the team increased base stats and debuff immunity (essential to not be skill disabled), while the other should have Red Festival Queen Diane (to tank most of the incoming damage and dish it back out). Both teams should have Red Gowther for easy skill rank-ups. Athough if you don't have Red Festival Diane use Red Halloween Matrona as a substitute instead

More eminent in Extreme and Hell Difficulties, the strategy in Phase 1 is to use both rank ups from you and your ally to grant Red Arthur his rank 3 buff skill. To do this, wait until either you or your ally have a rank 2 rank-up skill, and then the other Red Gowther uses his, ensuring a full hand of rank 3 skills for both teams.
Note: If you are unable to get a rank 3 Red Arthur buff card by turn 2 or 3, let the person using Red Arthur combine their two separate rank 1 buff cards (by moving both rank 1 cards into the same place). Consequently, use a rank 1 rank-up skill (with Red Gowther) to get Red Arthur's rank 3 buff card. If this too is not possible, reset the Death Match as you will likely lose from that point.

In Phase 2, use Red Festival Queen Diane’s attack card, as it is ranged, to drop the Original Demon below 90% HP. Following this, use the amplify cards of your main damage dealers. If you believe the boss will fall below the 20% HP threshold, and in turn evade all attacks (excluding Ultimate Moves), then use your Amplify cards as needed, and finish it off with an Ultimate Move (like Red Arthur’s).
In Phase 3, it is essential that you try to kill the boss as quickly as possible as he deals tons of damage in this final phase. Ideally, you would like to kill the boss in 1 or 2 turns.
Note: It is possible that one or more of your units may die after the first turn of this final phase, but the boss should be at a low enough HP level that you should be able to kill it with your remaining units.

#### Team 1

(Twigo is only recommended if using Red Escanor)

#### Team 2

(Twigo is only recommended if using Red Escanor)

(Red Eliane only recommended if using Red Summer Diane, Red Arthur, or Red Kizuna)

Finally, on lower difficulties, such as Normal and Hard, other ranged attackers such as Green Festival Merlin can be used in place of Festival Diane
Note: Make sure your ranged attacker is sufficiently built as the boss will still deal high damage to them, especially if they are not a Strength-type.

## Rewards

Various rewards are given after clearing the Death Match which is necessary for Hero Limit Break, Hero Awakening, and Equipment Awakening

### Rewards Rules

* Increased chance to acquire better rewards for winning while alive.
* Increases Village Friendship upon clearing a Death Match
* Gives buff to apply discounts to all items purchased with gold in the Village Shop