Build a Party for the Next Encounter
Assign recovery, protection, gauge pressure and damage, then check the exact elements and actors available in the next scene.
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Assign recovery, protection, gauge pressure and damage, then check the exact elements and actors available in the next scene.
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Starting formations
Once the early four are available, Rain/Lasswell/Fina/Lid gives protection, Ice gauge pressure, recovery/Light and machinery/Earth. Swap Visions to supply missing elements rather than treating those identities as fixed jobs. Later, Rain/Lasswell/Fina/Sakura is a useful physical/magical mix; substitute Nichol when buff economy matters or Archwitch Fina when supported debuffs unlock the fight.
Choose the command, then its teacher
For a physical Rain, Cloud adds breaking and Water/Lightning coverage; a defensive Warrior of Light setup supplies protection and healing. Fina can retain Medic functions while learning backup recovery elsewhere. Sakura’s magic plan needs available MP and a non-absorbed element. Any permanent teaching still requires mastery and AP: equipping a different Vision can remove unlearned commands.
Check a formation before committing
Put usable healing on two available actors for forced-party sequences. Keep an all-target breaker for enemy packs and a strong finisher for single targets. Read the boss’s physical/magical counter before choosing the fourth slot. These are editorial starting suggestions, not measured universal damage rankings.
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Sources and verification
Reviewed 1 November 2026. This guide compares published references. Independent gameplay results and current-patch timing are not claimed; source-reported conflicts remain explicit.