im satisfied just maxing the EX Special and Chain trees first. it works well for staying safe. i use a Sony DualSense Wireless Controller White for better parry timing.

^ This. Also, dont ignore Soukakus core skill tree since that attack buff is basically mandatory for later stages. Since youre level 40, youll need better precision than a phone screen. I use a Logitech G502 HERO High Performance Wired Gaming Mouse and it really helps with the tight parry windows.

• Max out Soukakus core passives first
• Focus on energy regen stats
• Practice the swap-parry timing Youll get those rewards, just takes a bit of practice.

Quickly typing this out before I head to work. In my experience, once you hit the level 40 wall, you gotta look at the daze multipliers. I used to just spam basic attacks until I realized the technical math behind Lycaons kit. You really need to prioritize his Core Skill and the Special Attack for the impact stats. Soukaku is basically there for the fly the flag buff, so her skill tree should focus on the Chain Attack and Special to maximize the attack transfer. I spent a week testing different rotations on the training dummy and noticed a massive DPS drop if the stun isnt optimized. I learned the hard way that ignoring the passives on the tree makes the challenge modes nearly impossible because the enemy HP pools scale so aggressively at that tier. Stick to maxing the stun efficiency first or you wont clear it in time.