Gunsmoke Frontline: Nemertea Boss Guide | Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium

Summary

This video covers the core mechanics and abilities of the upcoming Gunsmoke boss, Nimertia, detailing key aspects of the fight. The boss features strong damage reduction linked to stability, a vulnerability debuff triggered by stacking hit counters, and several damaging abilities. It also introduces crucial mechanics like debuff cleansing for gaining defense ignore buffs, which are vital for maximizing damage output. The video provides essential team-building strategies, recommending characters with debuff cleansing and support actions, and suggests various team compositions, including burn, corrosion, and ice squads, to effectively tackle Nimertia in battle.

Takeaways

• 😀 Nertia, the new Elit boss in Gunsmoke, features a strong damage reduction buff based on its stability index, reducing all received damage by 80% unless in stability break.
• 😀 The boss has a stacking hit counter that increases with each attack from characters with at least three buffs, up to a maximum of 15 stacks, which contributes to the vulnerability debuff on the boss.
• 😀 To maximize damage, aim to achieve 15 hits per turn on the boss, ensuring the three buff requirement is met. Characters with support actions or generic counters are ideal for this task.
• 😀 When the hit counter reaches its maximum, it turns into a vulnerability debuff that increases damage taken by 2% per stack, up to 30% when fully stacked.
• 😀 The boss’s second ability applies a vulnerability debuff to all allies within its AoE, which increases damage taken by 20%. This debuff can stack twice and, when cleansed, grants a defense ignore buff for two turns.
• 😀 Cleansing debuffs is crucial, as it refreshes the defense ignore buff for the team, allowing for increased damage potential. Skills like Mitchi’s S2 and Peta's third key are helpful for this.
• 😀 Team positioning is essential, especially to avoid having both the highest and lowest HP allies in close proximity, as they are the targets for the boss's second skill.
• 😀 On odd-numbered rounds, the boss uses two abilities: one that knocks back the closest and furthest ally, and one that applies a cleansable debuff. These rounds are when you should focus on cleansing debuffs for maximum defense penetration.
• 😀 The boss also summons a vine every two turns, which, if killed, provides a 10% attack boost for the team, making it a priority target.
• 😀 Ideal team composition for this fight includes characters who can stack vulnerability, cleanse debuffs, and add support actions. The corrosion trio, including characters like Gluc, Pia, and Mitchi, are particularly effective for this fight.

Q & A

What is the primary mechanic for the boss Nimertia in the upcoming Gunsmoke battle?

Nimertia's main mechanic involves a stacking hit counter that turns into a vulnerability debuff. This debuff increases the boss's damage vulnerability by 2% for each stack, up to a maximum of 30% when fully stacked at 15 hits.

How does the boss's stability index impact the battle?

Nimertia has a strong damage reduction buff associated with its stability index. As long as the boss is not in stability break, it reduces all received damage by 80%. This makes breaking its stability crucial for dealing significant damage.

What role do buffs play in increasing the hit counter against Nimertia?

Whenever a character with at least three buffs attacks Nimertia, the hit counter increases by one. This mechanic encourages team composition that can stack buffs efficiently to increase damage vulnerability.

What happens when the boss's vulnerability debuff reaches its maximum stack?

When the vulnerability debuff reaches 15 stacks, it provides a 30% damage increase against the boss. This debuff remains until the next round, after which it is updated based on that round’s stack count.

How does the boss's second ability affect the team?

The boss’s second ability deals corrosion damage in a three-tile AoE and applies a vulnerability debuff that increases damage taken by 20% for two turns. The debuff can stack twice, and upon cleansing the debuff, all team members receive a 5% defense ignore buff for two turns.

What is the importance of debuff cleansing during the battle with Nimertia?

Debuff cleansing is crucial because it triggers the defense ignore buff for the entire team. Cleansing multiple debuffs during the fight allows the team to gain stacks of defense ignore, which are vital for bypassing the boss's damage reduction and dealing higher damage.

How can the positioning of the team affect the outcome of the battle?

Proper team positioning is key to avoid getting knocked back by the boss's first ability. It’s important to ensure that all team members are positioned to receive the vulnerability debuff from the boss's second ability, as well as to make sure that key characters are not knocked out of position.

What happens when the boss summons a vine in the battle?

The boss summons a vine at a random location, which applies an attack reduction debuff if not defeated. Killing the vine grants the entire team a 10% attack increase for one turn, making it an important mechanic to address during the battle.

How does the boss's fourth ability work in terms of damage and defense?

The fourth ability deals physical damage to all allies. For every three targets hit, the boss will inflict itself with a 20% defense reduction debuff for one turn. This mechanic encourages using defense reduction strategies to maximize damage against the boss.

What is the recommended team composition for the battle against Nimertia?

A recommended team includes characters that can generate multiple hits per turn (ideally 15 hits) and maintain at least three buffs to trigger the vulnerability debuff. Debuff cleansers like Beeto, Centtori, and Kenya are also crucial for triggering the defense ignore buff. Corrosion and burn teams are particularly effective, with options like Mitchi, Petia, and Makiato fitting well in these roles.