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Ouch. Statii definitely doesn't stand up well against heavy damage. And Raise definitely doesn't cut it with a unit like that Lancer in the fray. In spite of landing a lot of negative status, I still got my ass handed to me. Ah well, can't win them all.

IRPO has always been designed around elemental absorb in some shape or form, sticking together and depending on one another.  Unfortunately, as I've learned through much trial-and-error, this can easily work against me (especially against teams that use a fair amount of AoE and can manage on a large map).  Running Teleport/Fly on all of my units is quite the gamble, as it can just as easily keep my units separated from one another as keeping them within arm's length.

I may have Esuna, but that won't stop something like, well, Stop.  That status, alongside Charm and Frog, are very effective ways to end my units' lives swiftly.  If your Thief used Armor Break more often, I think that you would have won all three rounds.  Also, if your Lancers chose to jump more often, that would have aided you much more than those misguided pokes they kept churning-out; thank goodness I had Main Gauches.  Tight paths like the ones in the second round map are enders for my units, as well.  If the Squires can't stick together for that Koutetsu healing, well... yeah.  The Stops didn't help, either!

I try to build for maximum synergy, but I have to sacrifice so much (normally status protection and damage).  My units' high Faith may protect me from Ninjitsu, allow easy resurrection and status-healing capabilities, but against any team that has offensive units that rely on said Faith can make things very challenging for me.  During the past week or so, I've been working on a 40/55 and a 40/40 team for this reason alone.

Anyway, it was an enjoyable match to watch; GG, Vigilanti!  As well, thanks for recording, editing and commentating, Barren!

Hilariously lucky Oracle. (hope I can be this lucky in tournament >_>)
Got a bit worried R1 cause of the many PA Save triggers on Paladin + my team got split up + Blind is a big problem for me. But the big turning point was when my Monk got off the Spin Fist to kill Thief + crit Geomancer.
gg Angelus

R1: That map never does me any good.  :cry:
R2: This is what a good map for J&T looks like.
R3: Curse you, Counter Magic!!!!

No, seriously though. Fun match. ^_^ GG, Reks.

Wow. When I saw Severe Weather Alert on paper, I just went, "Pfft. Some kind of lightning gimmick team. I hope he doesn't think I'm cheating when I beat him twelve times."

But apparently I'm developing a knack for underestimating teams on paper. Running the matches always tells the real story. This team is very solid against a pretty good variety of builds. Even the one match I won went to a third round. Thunder Flare works excellently here. Tornado/Bolt + Counter Magic is super effective!

And one thing I realized in the first match is that a lot of power is gained just by being able to get around Reflect. So many high Faith units run Reflect and rely on it to protect them against the weakness high Faith brings, but Lore, Tier 4 Black Magic, and Magic Guns all walk right around that.

Suddenly Magic Evasion, Shell, and elemental halving gear start to look a lot more tempting. Like with Dolls round 2 at Mandalia Plains, with Victor hanging on there at the end and taking crap damage from all four units.

Bottom line, this team is really well made. Looking at the back half of my teams, I think I might win one match tomorrow, if I'm lucky. Time will tell, I suppose. Good games.

When I designed Severe Weather Alert, I honestly didn't think they'd do THIS well. By the way, I did give Blizzard a Small Mantle earlier, but that shouldn't matter if you have everything set up already. But yes. SWA's main weakness is those that run Magic Defend UP/Shell/Lower Faith, and starting on maps where they can be reached from the get go.

Well, I definitely learned a lot. My teams may not be the greatest ever, but I like to think that most of them are pretty well designed. Reks, you should definitely pat yourself on the back for a job well done. One loss in twelve matches against a pretty good variety of teams.

I particularly enjoyed The Black Mages match. Round three had me on the edge of my seat when I was running it. I'm a fan of long, back-and-forth matches, as well as undoubtedly biased when my own team is involved. I loved that I kept thinking, "Oh, I've got this wrapped up" ... "Oh, he's gonna win it here" ... "Or maybe I will" ... "Nope definitely him." It was very entertaining.

Night Attack was another fun one. And here I saw another good design choice on Severe Weather Alert: Even Charm doesn't do much good against them when they can't hurt each other. Great way to take advantage of compatibility without having it turn against you when Charmed.

The Battlebot match was torturous. I knew pretty early that I was going to lose, but I also knew that the team would hang on for ages.

Good games all around.

Fast and hard. I would have taken round 1, but that crit. GG Veliuz, you win this time.

Ouch. A little too much for Zaes...

That Bard has some VERY high damage. But yes, as Barren says, beware of him hitting his own team members.

As soon as I saw the 200~ damage Chiri, I knew that I lost; that Pole-wielding Samurai surely didn't help me out, heh.  As teams before The Heathers proved, a good Draw Out unit makes a team.  Change that Ninjitsu Squire around and you've yourself an even better team, Zaes.  GG!

man...as much as i'm glad i won that 3rd round was atrocious. my team needed to speed up the kill but didn't ;/ and i guess my oracle didn't feel like flipping through the pages of doom there when she should have. ah well, i guess i got change my approach to victory then. GG iamBQB.