Auld Lang Syne 2016

Event

Story

This article is about the 2016 iteration of Auld Lang Syne. For other years, see Auld Lang Syne.

Event duration:	17:00 JST, December 26, 2016 - 21:00 JST, December 31, 2016
	00:00 PST, December 26, 2016 - 04:00 PST, December 31, 2016

Auld Lang Syne 2016 is a special New Year's story event. A loyalty character joins you at the start, and progressing through the story unlocks free quests and bosses. A new cutscene appears each day when opening the event's page.

An imposing sound rings out across the land, as if to mock the tranquility of the new year.

But the descendant of the Monkey King and defender of the West-Southwest has arrived to cleanse the skies of this aberration.

For new players

Make sure you complete all the quests, since each chapter, free quest, and raid boss awards Crystal ×50 on first-time completion. Complete the loyalty character's loyalty bar to keep her permanently, which also unlocks her Fate Episode for more Crystals. Also, be sure to buy Half Elixir ×2 from the event shop each day.

Obtain as many Damascus Crystals from the event as possible. They are a good long-term investment for the future. There are 3 that you can buy from the event's shop. You need 10 Damascus Crystals to create 1 Damascus Ingot.

Complete the challenge quest "108 Worldly Desires" for Crystal ×1,080 which is an unusually huge reward for a challenge quest.

New Character

Andira (Event)
	Edit rating Role: Healer/Support Puts herself to SleepCan't attack and takes big DMG (Ends upon taking DMG) Takes 25% more damage, but still an excellent buffer. SleepCan't attack and takes big DMG (Ends upon taking DMG) Takes 25% more damage is clearable with skills which lessens one of her biggest disadvantages. Has a good heal, but be mindful of the DEF DownDEF is lowered .

Site	RatingThe character's overall rating out of 10.	GrindingThe character's general efficiency in repeatedly clearing menial content with an emphasis on real-time speed. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	Full AutoThe character's general performance in Full Auto parties. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	High DifficultyThe character's capability relative to the game's most difficult content. GW Max Grade: SS KG Max Grade: SS	Last Update
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Andira temporarily joins you at the start. Earn 750 loyalty by winning quests and raids with her in the party to keep her after the event ends.

Special Quests

Found in Quests > Special > Event

Level 5 Raga and Moha
Cost to start: 10 AP	Unlock: Clear story quests

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Boss	Raga	5	16,000	◇◇	No
	Moha	5	19,000	◇◇◇	No

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50
Wooden	Silver	Gold
Wooden Mallet Chip Normal Weapon	Angel itemRandom R Angel weapon or Queen	-

Level 10 Dvesha and Moha
Cost to start: 15 AP	Unlock: Clear Normal

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Boss	Dvesha	10	80,000	◇◇◇	No
	Moha	10	58,000	◇◇◇	No

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50
Wooden	Silver	Gold
Wooden Mallet Chip Normal Weapon	Monkey Charm Joya Anima	Seismic Whorl Joya Omega Anima

Level 30 Joya
Cost to start: 20 AP	Unlock: Clear Hard

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Wave 1	Raga	10	20,000	◇◇	No
	Dvesha	10	33,000	◇◇◇	No
Boss	Joya	30	650,000	◇◇	Yes
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Bonggg... Plain damage to all allies and inflict ATK DownATK is lowered for 2 turns. (1st form only?) Decemvir N Damage to one ally and inflict Counting DownReceives DMG after for 5 turns. Let Go OD Damage to all allies and inflict IntoxicatedNot really sure whom to attack / Will go to sleep after 1 turn (Substitute and Counter won't take effect) for 1 turn. Purify Mind TR 108-hit damage to random allies. (2nd form only)		Does not attack in bell form except for charge attacks. If ally has SleepCan't attack and takes big DMG (Ends upon taking DMG) Takes 25% more damage Casts Purify Mind. 75% HP Trigger Transforms 25% HP Trigger True Power Base diamonds reduced to ◇. IntoxicatedNot really sure whom to attack / Will go to sleep after 1 turn (Substitute and Counter won't take effect) Ally randomly attacks an ally or enemy with plain damage. If Intoxicated is not removed after 1 turn, ally gains SleepCan't attack and takes big DMG (Ends upon taking DMG) Takes 25% more damage for 2 to 4 turns. If an Intoxicated ally is hit, debuff is removed. Counting DownReceives DMG after Take 100% of max HP in plain damage when count reaches 0.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50
Wooden	Silver	Gold
Wooden Mallet Chip Earth Orb	Monkey Charm Joya Anima Angel itemRandom R Angel weapon or Queen	Joya Omega Anima Seismic Whorl New Year Mayudama Branch Mochi Mallet

Level 50 Joya
Cost to start: 30 AP	Unlock: Clear Very Hard

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Wave 1	Dvesha	26	180,000	◇◇	No
	Moha	27	80,000	◇◇◇	No
Wave 2	Raga	25	130,000	◇◇	No
Boss	Joya	30	2,100,000	◇◇	Yes
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Bonggg... Plain damage to all allies and inflict ATK DownATK is lowered for 2 turns. (First form only?) Decemvir N Damage to one ally and inflict Counting DownReceives DMG after for 5 turns. Let Go OD Damage to all allies and inflict IntoxicatedNot really sure whom to attack / Will go to sleep after 1 turn (Substitute and Counter won't take effect) for 1 turn. Purify Mind TR 108-hit damage to random allies. (2nd form only)		Does not attack in bell form except for charge attacks. If ally has SleepCan't attack and takes big DMG (Ends upon taking DMG) Takes 25% more damage Casts Purify Mind. 75% HP Trigger Transforms 25% HP Trigger True Power Base diamonds reduced to ◇. IntoxicatedNot really sure whom to attack / Will go to sleep after 1 turn (Substitute and Counter won't take effect) Ally will randomly attack an ally or enemy with plain damage. If Intoxicated is not removed after 1 turn, ally gains SleepCan't attack and takes big DMG (Ends upon taking DMG) Takes 25% more damage for 2 to 4 turns. If an Intoxicated ally is hit, debuff is removed. Counting DownReceives DMG after Take 100% of max HP in plain damage when count reaches 0.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Crystal ×50
Wooden	Silver	Gold
Wooden Mallet Chip Earth Orb Brown Tome	Angel itemRandom R Angel weapon or Queen Monkey Charm Joya Anima Thunder Scroll Rumbling Orb	Archangel itemRandom SR Archangel weapon or Queen Joya Omega Anima Seismic Whorl New Year Mayudama Branch Mochi Mallet New Year Kadomatsu Gun

Level 70 Joya
Cost to start: 0 AP	Unlock: Randomly appears after clearing Very Hard or Extreme Joya

Wave	Name	Lvl	HP	Charge	Mode
Boss	Joya	70	3,330,000	◇◇	Yes
	Charge Attacks		Triggers and Notes
	Bonggg... Plain damage to all allies and inflict ATK DownATK is lowered for 2 turns. (First form only?) Decemvir N Damage to one ally and inflict Counting DownReceives DMG after for 3 turns. Let Go OD Damage to all allies and inflict IntoxicatedNot really sure whom to attack / Will go to sleep after 1 turn (Substitute and Counter won't take effect) for 1 turn. Purify Mind TR 108-hit damage to random allies. (2nd form only)		Does not attack in bell form except for charge attacks. If ally has SleepCan't attack and takes big DMG (Ends upon taking DMG) Takes 25% more damage Casts Purify Mind. 90% HP Trigger Transforms 25% HP Trigger True Power Base diamonds reduced to ◇. IntoxicatedNot really sure whom to attack / Will go to sleep after 1 turn (Substitute and Counter won't take effect) Ally will randomly attack an ally or enemy with plain damage. If Intoxicated is not removed after 1 turn, ally gains SleepCan't attack and takes big DMG (Ends upon taking DMG) Takes 25% more damage for 2 to 4 turns. If an Intoxicated ally is hit, debuff is removed. Counting DownReceives DMG after Take 100% of max HP in plain damage when count reaches 0.
N - Normal, OD - Overdrive, TR - Trigger

Rewards
First clear: Blue Sky Crystal
Wooden	Silver	Gold
Wooden Mallet Chip	Monkey Charm Joya Anima	Archangel itemRandom SR Archangel weapon or Queen Joya Omega Anima New Year Mayudama Branch Mochi Mallet New Year Kadomatsu Gun

Challenge Battle: "108 Worldly Desires"

• Party: Any party, but Andira (Event) is required.
• Completion reward: Crystal ×1,080
• Enemies: Joya
• Difficulty: Moderate

All attacks against Joya does 1 damage. You must hit Joya 108 times. Joya will not transform into his mecha form in this fight. Charge attacks are not usable. Plain damage will do 0 damage. Its immune to most, if not all, Status Effects. It has no mode bar or charge diamonds, simply using Bonggg... every turn with various effects such as minor plain damage, lowering multi-attacks on the party or giving itself Mirror ImageNext one-to-one attack received will be ineffective
(Effect removed on next all-foe all-ally attack)
.

Characters with multi-hit abilities are very good in this fight. Characters with Bonus DMGDeals bonus DMG for one-foe one-ally attacks
buffs are good since they add an extra 1 damage to normal attacks. Status removal skills and VeilDebuffs will be nullified (1 time)
"Veil" is an unofficial name used by the wiki for this status effect. Its actual in-game name is "Immune." is very useful here. Joya will sometimes hit a random ally with huge damage, KO'ing them. A Kaguya friend summon is highly recommend due to its Auto-revive buff. Bishop is a good class to bring since it can revive and provide VeilDebuffs will be nullified (1 time)
"Veil" is an unofficial name used by the wiki for this status effect. Its actual in-game name is "Immune.".

If Joya gains Mirror ImageNext one-to-one attack received will be ineffective
(Effect removed on next all-foe all-ally attack)
, use a damaging summon or damaging AoE skill to remove it.

Multi-hit characters

• SSR: Anila (6), Eustace (8), Io (Summer) (5), Io (SSR) (7), Melissabelle (11-20), Metera (Fire) (5), Metera (5), Siete (10), Veight (6), Cerberus (6)
• SR: Chun-Li (5), Erica Fontaine (8), Feather (SR) (10), Rashid (8), Rin Shibuya (5), Sophie (9), Stahn Aileron (6), Tear Grants (8)
• R: Thelonim (5)
• Yodarha for easy Triple Attacks.

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