Subjugation Battles Season 003

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This is a message from the management team.

Subjugation Battles Season 003 will be starting from Aug. 22 18:00 PST.

Note: The badges you can obtain for achieving a score rank of SSS1 will be updated from season to season. Please note that Subjugation Battles Season002 will end in Aug. 21 23:59 PST.

Subjugation Battles Season 003

Duration

Aug. 22 18:00 - Nov. 20 23:59 PST


Japanese 1.5-Year Anniv. Subjugations Season 003 Special Missions

Completing the missions will earn you Japanese 1.5-Year Anniversary Mama Medals.
Check the Special tab on the Missions page for details on missions and rewards.

The Elemental Traits of Cursed Gods

The trait of the Cursed Gods during subjugation battles differs by its element. Try to aim for high scores with Loadout with elemental advantage including abilities which boost element affinities.

List of Cursed Gods for Season 003

Element Wave Key Notes for each Wave Recommended Loadout Skill
 1 Uses skill which strikes party and increases its own defense. -Attack increasing skills     
-Skills with high damage       
 2 Uses skill which strikes and inflict burn to one character with the lowest defense. -Provoke
 3 Uses skill which strikes all party members with high attack and raise its own attack. -Skills that lower enemy's attack  
-Defense dependent Attacking Skill   
 1 Uses skill which strikes all party members while lowering attack and inflict poison. -Attack increasing skills 
-Recovering skills 
 2 Uses skill which strikes one character with high attack and lower enemy's attack. -Attack increasing skills 
-High damage skills  
 3 Uses 3 or less chained skill that strikes all party members with high attack and a skill which reduces normal hit damage. -Skills with many chains 
-Ability which increases chain          
 1 Uses skill which strikes all party members and lower enemy's defense. -Defense increasing skills  
-Recovering skills       
 2 Uses skill which strikes with high damage and inflict poison. -Caged abilities
-Defense increasing skills
 3 Uses skill which strikes all party members with high attack and raise its own defense. -Skills that lower enemy's defense  
-Recovering skills   
 1 Uses skill which strikes all party members and lower enemy's attack. -Attack increasing skills 
-High damage skills        
 2 Uses skill which strikes and inflict burn to one character with the highest attack. -Provoke
 3 Uses skill which strikes all party members with high damage and inflict burn. -Recovering skills 
-Status ailment recovering skills  
 1 Uses skill which strikes all party members and lower enemy's defense. -Recovering skills  
-Defense increasing skills 
 2 Uses skill which strikes and lower enemy's attack to one character with the lowest defense. -Provoke 
 3 Uses skill which strikes all party members with high attack and decreases enemy defense. -Recovering skills 
-Defense increasing skills        


Quest Bonuses for Season 003

In subjugation battle season 003 there are specific list of costumes that would grant "Quest Bonus: Resonant Costume" with bonus effects with such as reducing weapon skill cooldown and attack boost for each ascension level for certain subjugation quests.

               
Ascension Levels and Effect
None 1 2 3 4
Attack+25%
Reduce cooldown by 10%
Attack+30%
Reduce cooldown by 10%
Attack+35%
Reduce cooldown by 10%
Attack+40%
Reduce cooldown by 10%
Attack+50%
Reduce cooldown by 10%

Only costumes that were newly released since June. 29 2022 and during the season will have "Quest Bonus: Resonant Costume" for the subjugation battles season 003.

List of Eligible Costumes from the beginning of Season 003

Resonant Costumes Affecting Quests
Gayle (Summer Hunter) Manifestation: Windy Cursed God
F66x (Summer Captive) Manifestation: Bright Cursed God
Saryu (Summer Witch) Manifestation: Bleak Cursed God
063y (Summer Prisoner) Manifestation: Windy Cursed God
Levania (Abyssal Monster) Manifestation: Bright Cursed God
Griff (Bloody Captain) Manifestation: Bleak Cursed God
Akeha (Celebratory Assassin) Manifestation: Bright Cursed God
Marie (Celebratory Songstress) Manifestation: Fiery Cursed God
Yurie (Celebratory Ruler) Manifestation: Windy Cursed God

How to Play Subjugations

Subjugation Battles

Subjugations is a quest type in which you build up damage and earn high scores against mega bosses.

You can fight against bosses of the five different affinities (fire, water, wind, light, and dark) separately.
Try to adapt your decks for each affinity.

Starting these quests will not consume stamina.
Note: This quest will be unlocked upon completing Main Quest Ch. 8.

The quests consist of three waves, and for each wave, you can load out separate decks for a total of up to nine characters.

Note: Characters, weapons, memories, and companions of the same name cannot be used in the same deck or in more than one wave.
Note: Characters of the same name but with different costumes cannot be used in the same deck or in more than one wave.

A feature called Knockdown will appear in battle.
Damage the boss with your skills and build up the Knockdown Gauge to knock down the boss.
When a boss is knocked down, you will receive a larger damage multiplier bonus than normal, separate from your skill combo.
Note: While the boss is knocked down, your skill combo will be treated as 0 and will not yield a damage multiplier bonus.

Your score will be determined by the total damage you inflict on the boss and the following three bonuses.


About Subjugations Score Bonuses

Your score will be determined by the total damage you inflict on the boss and the following three bonuses.


Score Bonuses Details
Difficulty Bonus A bonus based on the quest's difficulty. The more difficult the quest, the higher the bonus.
Survival Bonus A bonus based on how many characters are alive at the end of each wave. The more characters left alive, the higher the bonus.
Max Combo Bonus A bonus based on your highest combo in battle. The higher the combo, the higher the bonus.

Note: Knockdown can only occur once per wave.
Note: If you proceed to the next wave without triggering a knockdown, the Knockdown Gauge will be carried over.


Regarding the Season

Whenever a new season begins the score will reset from the beginning and the difficulties of the whole quests will be modified as well.

Note: The Subjugation Battle Coins earned will not be affected and will be carried over throughout all seasons.


Regarding Subjugation Battle Rewards



Challenging the bosses will earn you Weekly Rewards and Daily Subjugation Rewards depending on your score.



Weekly Rewards
Weekly Rewards are rewards that can be obtained once per week based on your score in Subjugation Battle quests of each affinity. You can claim your weekly rewards by going to the Subjugation Battle screen at 0:00 PST, every Monday.

-Daily Subjugation Reward
Daily Subjugation Rewards are rewards that can be obtained once per week based on your score in Subjugation Battle quests of each affinity. If you have already obtained you Daily Subjugation Reward on a previous day, you can tap on the “Receive” button to obtain daily rewards based on your high score without entering battle.

Note: You cannot obtain Weekly Rewards if you did not play any Subjugation Battles in the prior week.


Regarding the Subjugation Battle Exchange

There are three Exchanges for Subjugation Battles, seperated by the coins you spend (Bronze Subjugation Battle Coins, Siler Subjugation Battle Coins, and Gold Subjugation Battle Coins). Collect various coins by challenging the bosses, and trade them in for fabulous rewards.
Please see below for rewards you can obtain from each exchange

Bronze Subjugation Battle Coin
Exchange
Zenith's Brilliance, Black Pearl, materials for unlocking spaces on the Cursed God board, etc.
Silver Subjugation Battle Coin
Exchange
Weapon Evolution Materials and Weapon Ascension Materials for exclusive weapons
Materials for unlocking spaces on the Cursed God board, etc.
Gold Subjugation Battle Coin
Exchange
Weapon Skill Enhancement Materials and Weapon Ascension Materials for exclusive weapons
Materials for unlocking spaces on the Cursed God board, etc.

Regarding Subjugation Battle Exclusive Weapons


There are exclusive weapons that can only be obtained from Subjugation Battles. These weapons require specific materials for enhancement and ascention. Achieve high scores in Subjugation Battles of each affinity to earn Subjugation Battle Coins and exclusive materials to strengthen your exclusive weapons.
Please see below for how to obtain exclusive weapons and their materials.

-Obtaining Exclusive Weapons

Blackhorn Grudge Bronze Subjugation Battle Coin Exchange
Blackhorn Atrocity Challenge Missions
Achieve a score rank of A1 in Manifestation: Fiery Cursed God
Blackhorn Spite Challenge Missions
Achieve a score rank of A1 in Manifestation: Soggy Cursed God
Blackhorn Loathing Challenge Missions
Achieve a score rank of A1 in Manifestation: Windy Cursed God
Blackhorn Mourning Challenge Missions
Achieve a score rank of A1 in Manifestation: Bright Cursed God
Blackhorn Hate Challenge Missions
Achieve a score rank of A1 in Manifestation: Bleak Cursed God

-Obtaining Exclusive Materials

Evolution Materials Silver Subjugation Battle Coin Exchange
Ascension Materials Silver/Gold Subjugation Battle Coin Exchange
Skill Enhancement Materials Gold Subjugation Battle Coin Exchange

Regarding Quest Bonuses

Each season of Subjugation Battles will have costumes that grant resonant costume quest bonuses. These bonuses boost attack for the associated characters during Subjugation Battles.


Challenge Missions

You can earn badges for each affinity, gems, and Zenith's Brilliances by completing challenge missions.
Please see below for the rewards you can obtain from challenge missions.

-Rewards (One Time Only)

Gems (max. 1000) Play Subjugation Battle quests multiple times
Advanced Handbook (max. 10) Achieve a score rank of B1
Black Pearl x1 Achieve a score rank of A1
Zenith's Brilliance (max. 2) Achieve a score rank of A1
Piece: Zenith's Brilliance (max. 20) Achieve a score rank of S1/SS1

-Rewards (Each Season)

Badge: Cursed God Expelled (each affinity) Achieve a score rank of SSS1

Note: For more details about missions, please check the Missions Challenge tab.
Note: The badges you can obtain for achieving a score rank of SSS1 will be updated from season to season.
Note: If you have completed the equivalent challenge missions before the season 001 and received rewards for them, you will not be able to obtain the rewards again.
Note: Subjugation Battle Coins that are in your inventory will be converted to Bronze Subjugation Battle Coins after the maintenance to update Subjugation Battles.

Notes

  • This content is subject to change without notice.
  • The, stats, skills, and abilities of characters and weapons displayed in notices, in the summons screen, and on the official Twitter account are shown at maximum levels.
  • Characters, weapons, memories, and companions of the same name cannot be used in the same deck or in more than one wave.
  • Characters of the same name but with different costumes cannot be used in the same deck or in more than one wave.
  • This notice is only available to players who have completed Ch. 8 of the The Girl and the Monster.

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