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Strategy for Gate 1 Narok.

I'll briefly explain the basic concepts,

and upload a detailed strategy later.

First, the basic concepts.

1. Body Temperature Gauge

A body temperature gauge exists in Gate 1.

The body temperature gauge basically decreases slowly,

and decreases significantly when hit by Narok's small patterns.

It can be recovered by using the Allied Forces skill Epernia or

Flame Magic Scroll.

If the body temperature gauge drops below 50%,

you enter a hypothermic state, and you will be frozen if hit by a specific pattern. (Not related to the instant death stack that will appear later)

Also, you will be frozen even if the gauge reaches 0%,

and if you release the freeze when the gauge reaches 0%, the body temperature gauge will rise.

However, if the body temperature gauge drops to 0% twice, you will die instantly.

2. Part Destruction

Narok has a destruction stack by default from the encounter.

If you don't destroy it, there is a damage reduction buff, so 100% damage will not be applied.

If you destroy the first one, you can deal damage from then on,

3. Ice Shard

Narok encounters and after a certain amount of time,

or if a party member is frozen,

ice shards are created on the map.

Ice shards are absorbed by Narok after a certain amount of time and stacks up.

Narok creates armor every 3 stacks of these ice shards, so prioritize body temperature management.

Next are the strategies for each gimmick.

1. Finding a Safe Zone

If you reduce Narok's health to 240 lines,

all places except the center of the map become dangerous,

and the wall breaking and safe zone finding pattern appears.

After breaking the walls that are out,

find the yellow safe zone in a random location on the map.

The safe zone is shown by the arrows on the floor, so it's easy to break the walls and look at the floor.

Points to note at this time are

If you enter the blue barrier around Narok in the center of the map, your body temperature gauge will drop rapidly,

From the second safe zone search,

a random person out of 8 people becomes Narok's aggro holder.

The aggro holder should take Narok's breath away from the safe zone and then move to the safe zone.

After the third safe zone search,

wait for the cooperative counter.

Be sure the boss attacks the front three times,

and the cooperative counter comes out after turning its head in the direction of the aggro holder,

so don't try to move towards the boss's head,

Gather all 8 people on the boss's side,

wait for the cooperative counter.

If the cooperative counter fails, it blows away the surroundings and forcibly resets the body temperature gauge to 0.

2. Time Attack

A shield is created when Narok's health is at 180 lines. After that, a just guard pattern appears,

Since additional shields are created in proportion to the ice shard stacks that have been accumulated up to this point, you must manage your body temperature well before entering 180 lines.

If you reduce Narok's shield to 0 within the given 1 minute after the just guard pattern appears, it is cleared.

Normal adds 500 million shields per 2 billion ice shard stacks,

Use Allied Forces skills such as Federico or Epernia's super awakening to reduce the shield.

3. Running

When Narok's health drops below 120 lines, the running pattern starts with a cutscene.

At this time, be sure to clear the way after everyone has gathered for the slow people.

The terrain is destroyed 4 seconds after the road is destroyed, so don't stick too close to the right.

After confirming that the sky blue mist coming out from Narok's body passes three times, neutralize Narok.

Be careful because a just guard pattern appears every 6 seconds during incapacitation.

If you fail the just guard, you will be blown away far, but you will not die.

If you succeed in incapacitation, the boss gives a fairly long damage time, so supporters must raise full buffs at this time.

If you fail to incapacitate, everyone will be blown away and suffer great damage (supporter shield care possible) and freeze, but will not die.

4. The last 60-line time attack

Just reduce the shield in the same way as 180 lines.

After this, just push the boss's health to 0 lines and everyone fighting!