Final Boss (Season 7): Escanor

Difficulty

Hard: Recommended Combat Class of 100,000

Extreme: Recommended Combat Class of 140,000

Hell: Recommended Combat Class of 180,000

Period: 03/16/21 - 03/29/21

General Strategy

Final Boss Escanor is the hardest boss so far that needs good RNG to clear, but the difficulties can be reduced by using heroes with these skill effects:

Decrease / Deplete Ultimate Move Gauge - prevents Escanor from using Ultimate

Remove Buffs - remove and prevent Escanor from stacking his buffs

Heal / Decrease Damage Taken - damage mitigation and recovery

Freeze - used to disable and amplify damage when attacking the frozen target

Detonate - additional damage per orb in target's Ult Gauge

Stun / Petrify - used to disable Escanor when his Ult Gauge isn’t full

Prevent Ultimate Move Gauges from filling-up - prevents Escanor from using his Ultimate and activating his Debuff Immunity

Skill-up - increases skill effects and damage

Barrier - absorbs damage taken and protects from Ult Gauge depletion

Reflect / Revive - a strategy used by teams using Blue Goddess Elizabeth, Red Melascula, and Red Jude to reflect significant damage to the attacker

Multiple team strategies can be used depending on your goal:

The most reliable team so far is using a Blue Mono team as it does a lot of damage and utility to counter the boss. This also gives a high score that can get you in the top 15%.
Another high-scoring strategy is using a Reflect team; however, this requires insane RNG luck to pull through.
A Freeze strategy using Red Merlin and Red Derieri, but also requires good RNG to clear.
A budget and F2P friendly team can also be used to farm points by using heroes that can Deplete Ult Gauge (Red Ban, Blue Lillia), a hero that can Heal and Remove Buffs (Green Princess Elizabeth), and another Speed-type hero that can deal significant damage (Blue Arthur, Blue Slater).

Phase 1 Notes

Final boss has identical skills as Green Escanor
Invulnerable to damage for 2 turns when HP reaches below 30%
Increases basic stats by 10% every turn (can be stacked)
Removes buffs, decreases skill ranks and depletes Ultimate Move Gauge by the number of skill rank decreases on all enemies every 3 turns

Phase 2 Notes

Final boss has identical skills as Red Escanor
Invulnerable to damage for 2 turns when HP reaches below 30%
Decreases the enemies Defense-related stats while increasing his basic stats by 10% every turn (can be stacked)
Ultimate Move and Gauge fill-up are disabled for 2 turns at the start of the battle

Blue Mono Team Strategy

Use Blue Mono to remove Escanor’s buff and prevent it from stacking up.
Deplete the Ult Gauge of Escanor only when it is full.

Merge for Blue Mono’s rank 3 Blade Dance. To deal fatal damage, use it when Escanor has low HP (a little higher than 30%) while having full Ult Gauge and no buffs.

Reflect Strategy

This strategy is only possible with Blue Goddess Elizabeth, Red Melascula, Red Jude, and a Demon hero preferably Green Demon Meliodas on your team.
The goal is to defeat Escanor by soaking up his Ultimate damage and reflecting it on him.
Before starting, remove all the defense-increasing item effects from Green Demon Meliodas. (Outfit costumes, Iron Wall set effect, Necklace/Earring equipment)
It is important to start the turn with a merged card from Blue Goddess Elizabeth so you can stun Escanor on turn 1. Otherwise, restart the run.
In Phase 1, rush Green Demon Meliodas’ Ultimate while filling up Blue Goddess Elizabeth’s Ult Gauge simply by using or merging the hero’s cards.
Clear Phase 1 by applying a debuff first before using the Ultimate.
Entering Phase 2, Blue Goddess Elizabeth should have full Ult Gauge and at least one Barrier card. Use the Barrier card to prevent Ult Gauge depletion and to protect Red Melascula. A second Barrier card is needed again on the next turn for the same reason. Finally, when Final Boss Escanor is ready to use his Ultimate, use Blue Goddess Elizabeth’s Ultimate to heal and apply the Reflect buff on Green Demon Meliodas.
Escanor will target Green Demon Meliodas for his Ultimate attack, all while being protected by Red Melascula’s unique ability. The damage reflected will inflict fatal damage to Escanor.
A higher final score is achieved if Escanor crits on his Ultimate. The level of Blue Goddess Elizabeth’s Ultimate is also a huge factor in getting a high score.
While not all players may have Green Demon Meliodas, they can use Red Demon Meliodas alternatively.

Red Sariel Team Strategy

Use Blue Tarmiel to deplete the Ult Gauge of Escanor only when it is full. Use the Stance card to help with damage mitigation, especially when Escanor is about to cast his Ultimate.
Merge for Red Merlin’s rank 3 freeze card and fill Red Sariel’s Ult Gauge going into Phase 2. Note that Escanor can decrease skill ranks in Phase 1, so be careful about merging cards too early.

In Phase 2, wait until you can use Sariel’s Ultimate to combo with Red Merlin’s rank 3 freeze card.

Red Derieri Team Strategy

Red Derieri must have a higher HP than Red Merlin
End turns 1 and 3 using Red Merlin’s freeze card and fill-up Red Derieri’s Ultimate Move Gauge within 3 turns. Clear Phase 1 with Red Derieri’s Ultimate on turn 4.
Make sure to set up rank 3 cards of freeze and “Darkness Hand” entering Phase 2 using Red Gowther’s skill-up. Note that Escanor can decrease skill ranks in Phase 1, so be careful about merging cards too early.
Clear Phase 2 using rank 3 cards of freeze + “Darkness Hand” combo

F2P Team / Point Farming Strategy

Use multiple heroes that can deplete Ult Gauge and heal for almost every turn (Key heroes are Red Ban and Red Elizabeth in the sub)
Deplete the Ult Gauge of Escanor only when it is full.
Blue Arthur and Blue Slater are 2 of the best F2P damage dealer alternatives. Blue Arthur has a Detonate skill that inflicts additional damage per orb in the target's Ultimate Move Gauge. Use it with Red Merlin’s freeze card to deal significant damage, bypassing Escanor’s invincibility threshold at 30% HP.
Red Gowther comes in handy to easily skill-up your cards. Alternatively, Green Princess Elizabeth is useful for healing and removing Escanor’s buff on Phase 2.

Recommended Heroes

Main

Mono (B)	Main damage dealer with strong single-target attacks due to her Unique ability Removes buffs from the enemy Prevents Ultimate Move Gauge from filling up
Elizabeth, Goddess (B)	Creates a barrier to protect allies from damage and Ult Gauge depletion Disables Escanor when his Ult Gauge isn’t full Heals and provides Reflect buff Revives an ally once in battle
Melascula (R)	Mainly used to prevent an ally from dying. This allows them to soak up as much damage for the Reflect strategy, dealing fatal damage back to the enemy attacker.
Meliodas, Demon (G)	Used to soak up and reflect damage to the attacker (Reflect strategy with Blue Goddess Elizabeth, Red Melascula, and Red Jude) Inflicts burst damage with his Ultimate to finish Phase 1 Prevents Ultimate Move Gauge from filling up
Sariel (R)	Main damage dealer with strong single-target attacks with a high chance to bypass Escanor’s invincibility threshold at 30% HP.
Tarmiel (B)	Depletes Ultimate Move Gauge orbs His Stance skill protects the team and reduces damage taken Heals the team for additional sustain
Derieri (R)	Main damage dealer for Freeze strategy teams Inflicts burst damage with her Ultimate to clear Phase 1 Uses Freeze + rank 3 “Darkness Hand” skill to clear Phase 2
Merlin (R)	Used to Freeze and allow your damage dealer to inflict additional burst damage, bypassing Escanor’s invincibility threshold at 30% HP.
Lillia (B)	Depletes Ultimate Move Gauge orbs Heals and Removes Debuffs, adding more survivability to your team.
Ban (R)	F2P alternative who can deplete Ultimate Move Gauge orbs
Gowther, Halloween (G)	Depletes Ultimate Move Gauge orbs Ranks-up cards for your team Increases all allies' Attack-related stats they are all from different races
Gowther (R)	Depletes Ultimate Move Gauge orbs Ranks-up cards for your team
Meliodas, Demon (R)	Used to soak up and reflect damage to the attacker (Reflect Strategy with Blue Goddess Elizabeth, Red Melascula, and Red Jude) Ranks-up cards for your team Inflicts burst damage with his Ultimate to finish Phase 1
Arthur (B)	Main damage-dealer with strong single-target attacks Has a Detonate skill which inflicts additional damage per orb in the target's Ultimate Move Gauge
Slater (B)	Alternative damage-dealer for F2P farming teams

Sub

Elizabeth (R)	Provides passive healing in the sub
Jude (R)	Reflects 10% of the damage taken by allied heroes
Marmas (B)	Increases Speed attribute allies' HP by 30%, ultimately increasing your total score for mono-blue teams.
Jericho (B)	Increases Speed attribute allies' Attack-related stats by 10%. Increases damage of your mono-blue teams.

High Scoring Teams (Top 15%)

Highly Recommended

Highly Recommended

Highly Recommended

Farming Teams

Highly Recommended

Highly Recommended

Highly Recommended

Highly Recommended

Final Boss Info

Escanor has strong single-target damage and becomes temporarily immune to damage for 2 turns when his HP reaches below 30% (Limit once per phase). He also gets an increase in Lifesteal when his HP is below 50%.

He can deplete Ult Gauge on both phases and deals increased damage to Demons by 600%. At the start of Phase 2, Ultimate Move Gauges are prevented from filling up and the use of Ultimate Moves are disabled for 2 turns.

Unique

Skills

Skill uses increased by 2.

Phase 1

Escanor increases his stats every turn and inflicts great damage on individual targets. He gains an invincibility buff when his HP depletes below a certain level.

Elegant Blow - Inflicts damage equal to 240/300/500% of Attack on one enemy. Fills Ultimate Move Gauge by 0/1/2 orb(s).

Cruel Sun - Remove Buffs from one enemy and inflicts damage equal to 180/180/300% of Attack. Applies 1/2/3 Ignite effects for 3 turns.

Top Tier - Decreases the caster’s damage taken by 10% and increases basic stats by 10% for 3 turns. (Can be stacked)

Absolute Pressure - Removes Buffs from all enemies, inflicts damage equal to 300% of Attack, decreases skill ranks, then depletes the Ultimate Move Gauge by the number of skill rank decrease.

Ultimate: Punishment - Inflicts damage equal to 1000% of Attack on one enemy.

Phase 2

Escanor depletes the Ultimate Move Gauges of all enemies and deals extreme damage against Buffed targets. His Debuff greatly decreases Defense-related stats if it is not removed.

Blazing Sun - Inflicts Amplify damage equal to 140/200/300% of Attack on one enemy.

Charge and Fire - Inflicts damage equal to 150/150/250% of Attack on all enemies and depletes 1/2/3 Ultimate Move Gauge orb(s).

Top Tier - Decreases Defense-related stats of all enemies by 10% and increases own basic stats by 10% for 3 turns. (Can be stacked)

Absolute Pressure - Inflicts Over-rupture damage equal to 300% of Attack on all enemies.

Ultimate: Punishment - Inflicts damage equal to 3000% of Attack on one enemy.

Stats

Escanor

	Hard		Extreme		Hell
	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 1	Phase 2	Phase 1	Phase 2
Attack	8,701	9,074	8,226	11,414	10,295	13,754
Defense	9,429	11,075	9,957	14,150	12,057	17,225
HP	311,088	200,646	286,438	380,619	383,270	511,410

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