Proving Grounds/February 2019

This page only contains information unique to this iteration of Proving Grounds.
For event basics, see the Proving Grounds main article.

Event duration:	08:00 UTC, February 9, 201917:00 JST, February 9, 2019 - 11:59 UTC, February 13, 201920:59 JST, February 13, 2019
	Displayed time is based on your local machine's clock.

The February 2019 iteration of Proving Grounds features Wind enemies.

For new players

• Obtain the SR/SSR Tickets and Feb 2019 Proving Grounds SSR Ticket
  • Save SR/SSR Tickets for Premium Gala or Flash Gala banners. This ticket is not affected by rate ups and does not provide Cerulean Sparks, but it can draw anything from the current Draw banner.
  • Feb 2019 Proving Grounds SSR Ticket can be used immediately. This ticket has a set draw pool regardless of when it is used.

Notable Rewards

• Windhose

Changes from the Previous Event

• The assist bonus feature will be added.

ATK and max HP will be boosted for sortie battles based on your rank.

• Four parties can be formed for sorties.
• Multiple parties can be formed at the beginning of uncleared sorties.

Previously, only one party could be formed until clearing the first battle for an uncleared sortie.

• The party selected by default for each battle will reflect the party that was previously used for that battle.
• Characters can be removed from a party by tapping their thumbnails on the party selection screen.
• Crew sorties will be called sorties.

This change only applies to the English version.

Sortie Field Effect

For this Proving Grounds, the field effect

Burn DMG BoostDMG dealt is boosted against foes with Burn effect

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Field effect
Unofficial status name

is permanently active in all battles. Damage dealt to foes who have the Burn effect will be boosted. Include characters that can land this status effect in the party to take advantage!

Characters capable of landing the Burn effect by their skills or charge attack will be indicated by an icon displayed under their thumbnail on the character list of the Party screen when forming a sortie party.

Event Battles

CAUTION: Enemies take reduced damage from elements they are not weak to in these battles.

Lvl 1 Green Trooper Edit battle
Cost to Host: 20 AP	Unlock: Enter event

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Battle 1	Hornet Warrior	20	180,000	◇◇	No
	Hornet Commander	20	150,000	◇◇◇◇◇	No
	Hornet Medic	20	180,000	◇	No
Battle 2	Rhino Beetle	20	150,000	◇◇	Yes
	Blaidweiss	20	200,000	◇	No
	Rhino Beetle	20	150,000	◇◇	No

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50

Wooden	Silver	Gold
Gold Badge Wind Orb Green Tome	Angel itemRandom R Angel weapon or Queen
Both battles can drop all items. Drop table last updated: 2019-02-09The game changes over time. If the drop tables become incorrect please notify the wiki staff. , all stated drop rates are estimates.

CAUTION: Enemies take reduced damage from elements they are not weak to in these battles.

Lvl 2 Green Trooper Edit battle
Cost to Host: 30 AP	Unlock: Clear Very Hard

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Battle 1	Hornet Warrior	30	700,000	◇◇	No
	Hornet Commander	30	800,000	◇◇◇◇◇	No
	Hornet Medic	30	700,000	◇	No
Battle 2	Rhino Beetle	30	800,000	◇◇	Yes
	Blaidweiss	30	1,400,000	◇	No
	Rhino Beetle	30	800,000	◇◇	No

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50, Royal JellyRewards Crystal ×10

Wooden	Silver	Gold
Gold Badge Wind Orb Green Tome	Angel itemRandom R Angel weapon or Queen Cyclone Orb Gale Scroll	Archangel itemRandom SR Archangel weapon or Queen Windhose
Drop table last updated: 2019-02-09The game changes over time. If the drop tables become incorrect please notify the wiki staff. , all stated drop rates are estimates.

CAUTION: Enemies take reduced damage from elements they are not weak to in these battles.

Lvl 3 Green Trooper Edit battle
Cost to Host: 40 AP	Unlock: Clear Extreme

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Battle 1	Hornet Warrior	50	3,000,000	◇◇	No
	Hornet Commander	50	4,000,000	◇◇◇	No
	Hornet Medic	50	3,000,000	◇	No
Battle 2	Queen Bee	50	12,000,000	◇◇	Yes
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Royal Honey N TR Queen Bee gains ATK UpATK is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect , DA UpDouble attack rate is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect , and TA UpTriple attack rate is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect . Vespine Assault OD TR Multi-hit Wind damage to random allies. Inflicts PoisonedHP is lowered on every turn Duration: 3.5 turns Applied during the attack phase. On the next turn, it'll have 3 turns remaining. on all allies. Poison Needle OD TR ~15,000 Wind damage to one ally. Inflicts Lethal HitInstant death for the victim. .		Chance to inflict Alarm ScentDouble attack rate and hostility are boosted Duration: 3.5 turns Applied during the attack phase. On the next turn, it'll have 3 turns remaining. with normal attacks. 75% Trigger Casts Royal Honey. 50% Trigger Casts Vespine Assault. 25% Trigger Unleashes True Power. Base charge diamonds: 2 → 1 10% Trigger Casts Poison Needle.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50, Sting like a BeeRewards Crystal ×30

Wooden	Silver	Gold
Gold Badge Wind Orb Green Tome	Angel itemRandom R Angel weapon or Queen Cyclone Orb Gale Scroll Typhoon Fragment Fury Pebble	Archangel itemRandom SR Archangel weapon or Queen Tempest Whorl Rainbow Prism Damascus Grain Windhose
Both battles can drop all items. Drop table last updated: 2019-02-09The game changes over time. If the drop tables become incorrect please notify the wiki staff. , all stated drop rates are estimates.

CAUTION: Enemies take reduced damage from elements they are not weak to in these battles.

Lvl 4 Green Trooper Edit battle
Cost to Host: 50 AP, 1/day	Unlock: Clear Extreme+

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Battle 1	Hornet Warrior	100	21,000,000	◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Combat Needle ~6000 Wind damage to one ally. All foes gain ATK UpATK is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect .
	Hornet Commander	100	15,000,000	◇◇◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Annihilation Needle ~30,000 Wind damage to one ally.		90% Trigger Casts Annihilation Needle. 50% Trigger Casts Annihilation Needle. 20% Trigger Casts Annihilation Needle.
	Hornet Medic	100	23,000,000	◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Honey Rations All foes gain DA UpDouble attack rate is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect		Does not attack
Battle 2	Queen Bee	100	81,000,000	◇◇	Yes
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Royal Honey N TR Queen Bee gains ATK UpATK is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect , DA UpDouble attack rate is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect , and TA UpTriple attack rate is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect . Vespine Assault OD TR Multi-hit Wind damage to random allies. Inflicts PoisonedHP is lowered on every turn Duration: 3.5 turns Applied during the attack phase. On the next turn, it'll have 3 turns remaining. on all allies. Poison Needle OD TR ~40,000 Wind damage to one ally. Inflicts Lethal HitInstant death for the victim. .		Chance to inflict Alarm ScentDouble attack rate and hostility are boosted with normal attacks. Charge diamonds do not reset after triggers. 75% Trigger Casts Royal Honey. 50% Trigger Casts Vespine Assault. 25% Trigger Unleashes True Power. Base charge diamonds: 2 → 1 Casts Poison Needle.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50, Buzz, Buzz, BuzzRewards Crystal ×50

Wooden	Silver	Gold
Gold Badge	Flawless Prism Gale Scroll	Windhose
Drop table last updated: 2019-02-09The game changes over time. If the drop tables become incorrect please notify the wiki staff. , all stated drop rates are estimates.

CAUTION: Enemies take reduced damage from elements they are not weak to in these battles.

Lvl 5 Green Trooper Edit battle
Cost to Host: 50 AP, 1/eventCan only be cleared once per event.	Unlock: Clear Maniac

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Battle 1	Hornet Warrior	120	21,000,000	◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Combat Needle ~10,000 Wind damage to one ally. All foes gain ATK UpATK is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect .
	Hornet Commander	120	15,000,000	◇◇◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Annihilation Needle ~50,000 Wind damage to one ally.		90% Trigger Casts Annihilation Needle. 55% Trigger Casts Annihilation Needle. 20% Trigger Casts Annihilation Needle.
	Hornet Medic	120	24,000,000	◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Honey Rations All foes gain DA UpDouble attack rate is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect		Does not attack
Battle 2	Rhino Beetle	120	16,000,000	◇◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Reinforce Frame Gains ATK UpATK is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect and DEF UpDEF is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect Rhino Attack 2-hit Wind damage to random allies. Inflicts DEF Down (Stackable)DEF is lowered (Stackable) on one ally.
	Blaidweiss	120	18,000,000	◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Flutter ~3000 Wind damage to all allies. Inflicts ATK Down (Stackable)ATK is lowered (Stackable) Duration: Indefinite Can't be removed . Hardline Jaw ~10,000 Wind damage to one ally. Inflicts Hostility UpMore likely to be attacked (Can't be removed) .		85%? TriggerVerification needed. Casts Flutter. 65%? TriggerVerification needed. Casts Hardline Jaw. 20%? TriggerVerification needed. Casts Hardline Jaw.
	Rhino Beetle	120	16,000,000	◇◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Reinforce Frame Gains ATK UpATK is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect and DEF UpDEF is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect Rhino Attack 2-hit Wind damage to random allies. Inflicts DEF Down (Stackable)DEF is lowered (Stackable) on one ally.
Battle 3	Queen Bee	120	81,000,000	◇◇	Yes
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Royal Honey N TR Queen Bee gains ATK UpATK is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect , DA UpDouble attack rate is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect , and TA UpTriple attack rate is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect . Vespine Assault OD TR Multi-hit Wind damage to random allies. Inflicts PoisonedHP is lowered on every turn Strength: 10% max HP Duration: 3.5 turns Applied during the attack phase. On the next turn, it'll have 3 turns remaining. on all allies. 2000 Plain damage to allies with Alarm ScentDouble attack rate and hostility are boosted . Poison Needle OD TR ~40,000 Wind damage to one ally. Inflicts Lethal HitInstant death for the victim. .		Chance to inflict Alarm ScentDouble attack rate and hostility are boosted Duration: 3.5 turns Applied during the attack phase. On the next turn, it'll have 3 turns remaining. with normal attacks. Charge diamonds do not reset after triggers. 75% Trigger Casts Royal Honey. 50% Trigger Unleashes True Power. Casts Vespine Assault. 25% Trigger Unleashes True Power+. Base charge diamonds: 2 → 1 Casts Poison Needle.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50, Queen's Loyal DroneRewards Crystal ×50

Wooden	Silver	Gold
Gold Badge Prism Chip		Green Dragon Scale Windhose
Drop table last updated: 2019-02-09The game changes over time. If the drop tables become incorrect please notify the wiki staff. , all stated drop rates are estimates.

CAUTION: Enemies take reduced damage from elements they are not weak to in these battles.

Lvl 6 Green Trooper Edit battle
Cost to Host: 50 AP, 1/eventCan only be cleared once per event.	Unlock: Clear Proud

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Battle 1	Hornet Warrior	150	28,000,000	◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Combat Needle ~10,000 Wind damage to one ally. All foes gain ATK UpATK is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect .
	Hornet Commander	150	24,000,000	◇◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Annihilation Needle ~50,000 Wind damage to one ally.		90% Trigger Casts Annihilation Needle. 55% Trigger Casts Annihilation Needle. 20% Trigger Casts Annihilation Needle.
	Hornet Medic	150	32,000,000	◇	No
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Honey Rations All foes gain DA UpDouble attack rate is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect		Does not attack.
Battle 2	Queen Bee	150	108,000,000	◇◇	Yes
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Royal Honey N TR Queen Bee gains ATK UpATK is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect , DA UpDouble attack rate is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect , and TA UpTriple attack rate is boosted Duration: 3 turns Local status effect . Removes 1 debuff on Queen Bee. Vespine Assault OD TR Multi-hit Wind damage to random allies. Inflicts PoisonedHP is lowered on every turn Duration: 3.5 turns Applied during the attack phase. On the next turn, it'll have 3 turns remaining. on all allies. 2000 Plain damage to allies with Alarm ScentDouble attack rate and hostility are boosted . Poison Needle OD TR ~30,000 Wind damage to one ally. Inflicts Lethal HitInstant death for the victim. .		Normal attacks inflict Alarm ScentDouble attack rate and hostility are boosted Duration: 3.5 turns Applied during the attack phase. On the next turn, it'll have 3 turns remaining. Charge diamonds do not reset after triggers. 75% Trigger Casts Royal Honey. 50% Trigger Unleashes True Power. Casts Vespine Assault. 25% Trigger Unleashes True Power+. Base charge diamonds: 2 → 1 Casts Poison Needle. 10% Trigger Casts Vespine Assault.
Battle 3	Dykotomus	150	122,000,000	◇◇	Yes
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Earthquake N TR 75% ±9000 Wind damage to all allies. Inflicts DEF DownDEF is lowered Duration: 3.5 turns Applied during the attack phase. On the next turn, it'll have 3 turns remaining. . All allies' skills have their cooldown timers randomized. Horn Scyther OD TR 25% 10% 40,000 Wind damage to one ally and removes all buffs. Dyfensus TR 50% Removes all debuffs on Dykotomus. Gains RepelReflects DMG Strength: 1000 Damage Duration: 1 turns Blocks unlimited amount of attacks. Reduces damage by 70%.Verification needed.		Starts battle with Silver Plate MailDEF is boosted (Boost decreases based on number of debuffs landed / Can't be removed) Duration: Indefinite . Enters overdrive around 90% and breaks around 50% HP left. 75% Trigger Casts Earthquake. 50% Trigger Unleashes True Power. Base charge diamonds: 2 → 1 Casts Dyfensus. 25% Trigger Unleashes True Power+. Casts Horn Scyther. 10% Trigger Casts Horn Scyther.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50, Beetle KingRewards Crystal ×50

Wooden	Silver	Gold
Gold Badge Prism Chip Green Tome	Flawless Prism Cyclone Orb Typhoon Fragment	Archangel itemRandom SR Archangel weapon or Queen Rainbow Prism Windhose
Drop table last updated: 2019-02-09The game changes over time. If the drop tables become incorrect please notify the wiki staff. , all stated drop rates are estimates.

Event Rewards

Sortie Completion Loot

Completing a sortie rewards a red chest with an assortment of random loot. Drop rates and available contents are affected by the difficulty completed. Anything that can be obtained from a lower difficulty can also be obtained in higher difficulties.

Very Hard	Extreme	Extreme+	Maniac	Proud	Proud+
Flying Sprout Satin Feather Zephyr Feather Indigo Fruit Green Tome Copper Spellbook Silver Spellbook (Rare) Tiamat Anima Tiamat Omega Anima Green Dragon Eye	Champion Merit Supreme Merit (Rare) Affinity Seed (Rare) Blue Sky Crystal (Rare) True Wind Anima Wind Pinion Windhose (Rare)	Wind Crystal Damascus Grain (Rare) Horseman's Plate	Wind Quartz Wind Urn Coronation Ring (Rare)	Lineage Ring	—

Badge Rewards

Badge rewards are earned when the requisite number of badges is collected. You do not spend badges for these rewards.

	Reward
1	Rupie ×10,000
3	Half Elixir ×1
6	Soul Berry ×3
9	CP ×50
12	Copper Spellbook ×1
15	SR/SSR Ticket ×1
18	Rupie ×10,000
21	Half Elixir ×1
24	Soul Berry ×3
27	Rupie ×10,000
30	Coronation Ring ×1
35	Soul Berry ×3
40	CP ×50
45	Copper Spellbook ×1
50	Animus Codex ×1
55	Rupie ×10,000
60	Half Elixir ×1
65	Soul Berry ×3
70	SR/SSR Ticket ×1
75	Rupie ×10,000

	Reward
80	Half Elixir ×1
85	Soul Berry ×3
90	CP ×50
95	Copper Spellbook ×1
100	Feb 2019 PG SSR Ticket ×1
105	Rupie ×10,000
110	Half Elixir ×2
115	Soul Berry ×5
120	Silver Spellbook ×1
125	Rupie ×20,000
130	Half Elixir ×2
135	Soul Berry ×5
140	CP ×50
145	Copper Spellbook ×1
150	Windhose ×1
160	Rupie ×20,000
170	Half Elixir ×2
180	Coronation Ring ×1
190	Silver Spellbook ×1
200	SR/SSR Ticket ×1

PG Points

Notable PG Point Rewards
Points	Item
300,000	Coronation Ring
500,000	Grimnir Anima
800,000	Blue Sky Crystal
1,000,000	Windhose
1,500,000	Gold Spellbook
1,750,000	Grimnir Anima
2,000,000	Lineage Ring
3,000,000	Coronation Ring
3,500,000	Blue Sky Crystal
5,000,000	Windhose
6,000,000	Wind Urn
7,500,000	Lineage Ring
8,000,000	Blue Sky Crystal
10,000,000	Windhose
15,000,000	Intricacy Ring

Trophies

	English Title	Japanese Title	Step	Description	Reward	Notes
	Royal Jelly	ロイヤルゼリー	★	Clear Green Trooper (Lvl 2)	Crystal ×10
	Sting like a Bee	蜂のように刺す！	★	Clear Green Trooper (Lvl 3)	Crystal ×30
	Buzz, Buzz, Buzz	ぶんぶんぶん	★	Clear Green Trooper (Lvl 4)	Crystal ×50
	Queen's Loyal Drone	女王様のしもべ	★	Clear Green Trooper (Lvl 5)	Crystal ×50
	Beetle King	キングカブト	★	Clear Green Trooper (Lvl 6)	Crystal ×50
	The Bug Collector	昆虫採集家	★☆☆	Clear the sortie Green Trooper 10 times in Proving Grounds	Crystal ×10
	Bought It from Bugs"R"Us	市場で購入した	★★☆	Clear the sortie Green Trooper 50 times in Proving Grounds	Crystal ×30
	It's a Honey of a Pick-Me-Up!	疲れたときにハチミツ！	★★★	Clear the sortie Green Trooper 100 times in Proving Grounds	Crystal ×50

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