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· Auto-battle is a critical trap in the Maestro boss fight, significantly reducing your damage output.
· Manual control is essential to achieve damage between 50 million and over 100 million.
· This guide reveals the ultimate budget-friendly team composition and precise manual skill timings.
· It's resource-efficient as it utilizes heroes already leveled for other battles.
· Suitable for everyone from beginners to paying players.
· Learn how to maximize damage through Cornelius's hidden critical hit mechanics and special pet interactions.
· Watch until the end to discover a new advanced trick that guarantees critical hits.

· Core Damage Dealer: Cornelius
· Physical Support & Buffs: Sebastian
· Armor Penetration Increase: Isaac
· Critical Hit Chance Increase: Ju
· Additional Armor Penetration Hero: Fill the last slot with a hero that provides a high armor penetration artifact bonus. If your main armor penetration hero isn't max level, substitute with the hero you own that has the highest artifact bonus.
· The Maestro boss has extremely high defense, making armor penetration crucial.
· Sebastian's 'Song of Battle' buff grants critical hits to Cornelius, who lacks them inherently, amplifying damage by tens of millions.

· 'Guardian of Balance' Buff: This is a must-have to protect your team from Maestro's powerful area-of-effect damage. It provides an instant heal to the entire team upon each world switch and negates Maestro's tricky stun effect.
· 'Light Speed' Buff: Increases world switching speed, allowing for more effective management of healing cycles.

· Step 1 (Preparation): After starting the battle, do not use all ultimate skills immediately. Wait until your energy is fully charged. Switch worlds before Maestro drops meteors. Crucially, save Sebastian's energy and activate it first when all heroes' energy is full to distribute the critical hit buff to the entire team.
· Step 2 (Execution): Precisely observe Sebastian's lute-playing animation. Once you see the musical note icon appear above his head, activate Cornelius's and the main pet's ultimate skills. Just before Cornelius's meteor hits the closest hero, activate the armor penetration heroes, Isaac, and Ju in order, and switch worlds simultaneously. (Alternatively, you can quickly switch by tapping the auto button and immediately turning it off.)
· Goal: Apply two armor penetration buffs and two critical hit buffs simultaneously to completely ignore the boss's defense. If successful, you can deplete the boss's health by millions with a single critical hit.

· Common Mistake: Using Cornelius's ultimate immediately upon seeing the musical note icon can cause the buff to not register on the game server before the attack launches, resulting in no critical hit.
· Solution: After Sebastian's guitar animation finishes, wait approximately 1 to 1.5 seconds before using Cornelius's ultimate. This slight delay ensures the buff is definitely applied to the correct attack frame, maximizing the chance of a critical hit.

· This manual strategy demands immense patience, keen observation, and perfect timing.
· Rushing or mashing buttons will significantly reduce your damage output.
· It's crucial to take your time, carefully observe the buffs, and execute the sequence precisely.