Transcendence Tier 4

Dimension's End Transcendence 4 Stages

Reminder: Avoid claiming your BT tokens from the Rewards menu, they do NOT expire! Simply wait until there is a BT you want to claim!

For general information on Transcendence, please read our Transcendence FAQ!

You do not need to complete prior Transcendence stages to attempt this stage!

Left Crucible vs Flan Medley & 2x Small Flan Medley

Orb Timeline:

-1 count per ally action, -2 count per enemy turn 

Cleanse a debuff: +8 count (per debuff)

White Crystal required in party

Key Characters Pick One:

Boss Notes

Key Character Notes

Required (all):

Single target damage dealer is highly recommended

Tank is helpful, but most did not use one

Yuna will keep the orb in check, in cleansing the party, she will also heal the party and deal AoE BRV dmg as well as battery everyone. She's a great unit to have and her being a white crystal unit makes this even more so. We currently do not have a single T4-1 video clear without Yuna, but there is screenshot evidence with others such as Penelo, Mog, & Ceodore.

Tifa is used to deal massive ST BRV damage to the main boss. Once again, her instant turns, free turns and intense damage comes in quite handy if you didn't use her already.

Vaan is used to deal massive ST BRV damage to the main boss while also blinding the enemies for additional safety. This is particularily useful to not have the adds die and be revived every so often. He needs a white crystal character and a cleanser.

Yuffie works to maintain the orb and her EX debuff completely neutralizes the enemy recasts. Keep in mind she does self cleanse and removes 1 party debuff. If you don't have Yuna with her, you might have to compensate with cleansing calls (like Ceodore LDCA) or additional healing

Setzer will make sure the party will deal max BRV damage as well as seal their BRV damage. He needs a white crystal character, a cleanser and a DPS.

Gladio will protect the party as the enemy attacks are mostly ST BRV. He will be able to keep everyone mostly safe and batteried. 

While she is resisted in Fire mode, Ashe is interesting for her paralyze and overall good party utility. Combine her with Queen and a party cleanser for great results. Celes has also seen a few runs even if she is resisted in Water mode. Her LD follow up attack keeps the enemy brv low. Porom works well as a white crystal character if you didn't use her in T3. 

Right Crucible vs 2x Ferrum Scorpion

Orb Timeline:

-1 count per ally action, -2 count per enemy turn 

Deal Ranged BRV Damage: +2 count

Red Crystal required in party

Key Character Examples

(many more in key char notes)

Boss Notes

Key Character Notes

Required (all):

You don't need a healer if you can reliably block out all their BRV gains/attacks. But healing calls can do the job. 

Reckoning vs 2x White Qilin & 2x Grand Rock

Orb Timeline:

-1 count per ally action, -2 count per enemy turn 

Wave 1

Party has 12+ buffs: +2 count

Wave 2

Take critical BRV DMG: +2 count

Key Character Examples

Most strategies utilize 2 supports and 1 attacker!

Boss Notes

Wave 1

Wave 2

Key Character Notes

Most Important Aspect of the Fight:

Enemies skyrocketing DEF & BRV Damage Reduction make having 2 supports on the team very helpful! 

Strategies:

Creative & Unique Runs of the Reckoning stage from JP players

にくまきアスパラ using Tifa, Porom, and Agrias LDs, with calls to Reno, Kurasame, & Seifer

Notes on Solos/Duos

Due to the slow release of Transcendence and the power of our units growing, many previous Reckonings (Middle Gates) can be done with 1-2 units which means using 1 unit on each Crucible (Side Gate). While it helps save units, some Solos/Duos have luck or specific strategy components so we will help identify at least which units have been extremely useful in the tier as of this update (made June 2023) so if Solo/Duo strategies aren't your thing, you can at least see what unit does great in a fight so you can throw some more units at it. 

When we mention a character we assume them to have as many upgrades and weapons as possible. These will also be added to each tier page.

REMINDER: start at the latest tier and go backward as you can use your strongest units faster that way with little fear of needing to shuffle units around. These units are great if you have them, but you can overpower stages without them.