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· This guide introduces various team setups for the 2026 Advent of the Great Nature Hell difficulty.
· The first is an F2P (free-to-play) setup, consisting of easily obtainable units, excluding Senya and Sinful Angelica.
· Sinful Angelica is used as a substitute unit if you don't have Mediator Kawerik.
· Senya is essential for taunting the Ad, and if replaced by Cecilia, other units' assistance may be needed.
· A low RNG (luck) team will also be introduced.

· Recommended stats and artifact information for the core heroes of the F2P team: Senya, Vivian, and Sinful Angelica.

Hero	Recommended Stats	Artifact	Notes
Senya	Speed around 170 Effectiveness 85% Effect Resistance 200% Remaining for Survivability	Aurius	Helps Vivian's survivability Healing Enhancement Effect (EE) recommended
Vivian	Speed around 230 Remaining for Attack	Daydream Joker	Daydream Joker is the main damage source Damage stats can be significantly lowered
Sinful Angelica	High Speed Effect Resistance 200% Effectiveness minimum 35%	Muraha's Totem	Effectiveness buff after S3 use Muraha's Totem is more useful with lower Speed Place Vivian in Imprint Release slot

· Recommended stats and artifact information for additional F2P team heroes: Mascot Hazel, Mercedes, and Camilla.

Hero	Recommended Stats	Artifact	Notes
Mascot Hazel	Speed in the late 160s (faster than Mercedes) Immunity Set essential	Mark of the Challenger	Prevents Ad's pushback Avoid runes that grant continuous healing buff (causes failure in Phase 2)
Mercedes	Attack stats Speed minimum 135 Critical Hit Chance 100% Immunity Set essential	Daydream Joker (or Symbol of Unity)	Boss is Earth element, but the Ad is not
Camilla	Slower than Mercedes	Any Attack artifact

· Recommended stats and artifact information for additional F2P team heroes: Iseria, Researcher Carrot, and Genesis Ras.

Hero	Recommended Stats	Artifact	Notes
Iseria	Faster the better Effectiveness minimum 85%	Song of Stars
Researcher Carrot	High Speed		Prepare for boss's pushback
Genesis Ras	Full Attack	Daydream Joker

· Phase 1:
· Sinful Angelica uses S3 first.
· Successful Soulburn Defense Break from Sinful Angelica and Ad taunt are crucial.
· While the Ad is taunted, attack it 5 times to remove its mana buff (counterattack mana).
· Use Senya's Speed to interrupt the Ad and keep it taunted before it takes a turn.
· It's important for Vivian to act before the boss to apply the Immunity buff and block S1 attacks.
· Phase 2:
· When Mascot Hazel uses S3, pray that the healing buff does not activate (immediate failure if it does).
· Mercedes' S3 must defeat the Ad in one go (requires enough damage to break through the Ad's barrier).
· Successfully apply the Defense Break debuff.
· Phase 3:
· Successfully apply 2-3 debuffs for a clean clear.
· Iseria and Carrot need high Speed to counter the boss's pushback.
· Finish with Genesis Ras's S3 or S2.

· Improvements to increase F2P team consistency and alternative hero information.

Phase	Improvement/Alternative Hero	Details
Phase 1	Abyssal Yufine (Gala)	Much better than Sinful Angelica Can almost one-shot the boss with S3 If Vivian's Attack is higher than Gala's, Vivian can withstand the Decay curse Vivian can be replaced with Tagahel's Ancient Book for additional Soul acquisition
Phase 2	Midsummer Iseria (M.Iseria)	Excellent for Effect Resistance-ignoring Defense Break (S3 costs 10 Souls)
Phase 3	Eligos	Best debuffer S3 Soulburn applies Defense Break, Target, Pushback (ignores Effect Resistance) Can be used without Mola investment
Phase 3	Notos	Good for maximizing Ras's damage
Phase 3	Sealed Eye Surin	Better debuffer than Carrot
Optimal Team	Eligos, Notos, Sealed Eye Surin, Genesis Ras

· Introducing an alternative Phase 1 team using Cecilia instead of Senya.
· This team may be difficult to operate without Midsummer Iseria, and elemental matching is important due to Speed buffs.
· Since Midsummer Iseria is used, Ai is used in Phase 2 for Effect Resistance-ignoring Defense Break.
· If Vivian is faster than the boss, applying the Immunity buff can reduce RNG.
· In Phase 3, Eligos and Notos are used.

· Core hero stats and artifact information for the Cecilia-based alternative team.

Hero	Recommended Stats	Artifact	Notes
Cecilia	Max S3 Taunt Chance Effect Resistance 200% Effectiveness 85% Appropriate Speed		Mainly for taunting
Cermia	Speed in the late 170s Attack stats	Daydream Joker	Barrier Enhancement Effect (EE) recommended Enough damage, no imprint needed
Midsummer Iseria	Speed around 200 (slower than Cecilia)	Any Attack artifact
Ai	Full Tank (Max Defense, Health) Very slow Speed	Mark of the Challenger (Optional)
Mercedes	Attack stats	Daydream Joker	Immunity Set not needed as Vivian provides Immunity Damage can be lowered for survivability
Vivian	Speed around 230 CR Push Enhancement Effect (EE)	Victoria's Flag	Victoria's Flag for damage reduction Damage can be lowered for survivability Must be faster than the boss to apply Immunity buff

· Additional hero stats and artifact information for the Cecilia-based alternative team.

Hero	Recommended Stats	Artifact	Notes
Eligos	Faster than boss
Notos	Attack stats	Counter Set + Daydream Joker	Can use PVP build Won't die to boss's counterattack even if slow
Sealed Eye Surin		Tagahel's Ancient Book	Book holder role

· Phase 1:
· Cecilia's first two taunts are the only RNG elements.
· Use Cecilia's S3 to taunt, then Midsummer Iseria's S1 to attack the Ad twice.
· Cecilia cannot re-taunt like Senya, so 5 attacks must succeed immediately.
· Gain Souls with Cecilia's S3, and additional Souls with Midsummer Iseria's S2 to secure a total of 10 Souls.
· Use Soulburn to apply Effect Resistance-ignoring Defense Break to the boss, clearing Phase 1 easily.
· Phase 2:
· Use Vivian's S3 to apply the Immunity buff.
· Use Ai's S3.
· Mercedes' S3 must defeat the mushroom (requires enough damage as the boss can gain a barrier).
· Use Soulburn to apply Effect Resistance-ignoring Defense Break.
· Phase 3:
· Use Eligos's S3 Soulburn.
· Use Notos's S3.
· Notos won't die to the boss's counterattack due to high Health.
· Enough damage to defeat the boss even if an additional S2 turn remains.