Talk:Underground Treasure Chest - Easy 2/@comment-27611520-20160530043911

I wanted to share my own experience trudging through Circles of Hell #35 - #37 with you guys last night, but I got lazy.

After conducting a batch of trial runs, I came up with the following team configuration for "Projectile Hell":

> Mikazuki (Level 96) Gold Shieldman (x1)/Gold Heavy Cavalry (x2) + Horse 07 "Segaiwa" + Omamori (SF state)

> Tsurumaru (Level 99) Gold Shieldman (x2)/Gold Heavy Cavalry (x1) + Horse 08 "Mochizuki" + Omamori (SF state)

> Higekiri (Level 75) Gold Shieldman (x2)/Gold Heavy Cavalry (x1) + Horse 03 "Matsukaze" + Omamori (SF state)

> Hizamaru (Level 75) Gold Shieldman (x2)/Gold Heavy Cavalry (x1) + Horse 12 "Iwaiichigou" + Omamori (SF state)

> Hotarumaru (Level 84) Gold Shieldman (x1)/Gold Elite (x1)/Gold Heavy Cavalry (x1) + Horse 06 "Hanakouji" + Omamori (SF state)

> Jiroutachi (Level 99) Gold Shieldman (x1)/Gold Elite (x1) + Horse 04 "Kohibari" + Omamori (SF state)^

^I included Jiroutachi because the next viable 4-rarity sword (read: disregarding my Level 72 Nihongou) was my Level 68 Uguisumaru. Of course I would have far preferred to use Juzumaru, but he's only Level 38 at the moment. Jiroutachi is hands-down the best 3-rarity oodachi in terms of defense, making him a solid choice for these 3 floors.

THOUGHTS + If it can be avoided, please refrain from using swords below Level 80! I brought my Level 75 Genji brothers along because I wanted my squad to have as many equipment slots as possible. Unfortunately, they proved to be incapable of nicking enemy oodachi equipment most of the time. It soon became apparent that the only thing they could do was act as projectile magnets/meat shields for Tsurumaru and Jiroutachi.

+ Screw your boys' Impact and Movement stats: LEADERSHIP is priority! Unless their Leadership is up in the 90s, you're guaranteed to suffer at least moderate troop loss.

+ Always choose Line or Square (Leadership-boosting) formations. I've gotten to a point in my career as a saniwa where I automatically move to click whichever formation box is flagged red. If you're like me, you need to tell yourself to stop and take your time. I don't care how bad things look: unless you choose a disadvantageous formation, your guys can probably still beat the enemies. Trust me: I almost learned that lesson the hard way after I fell back into habit one too many times and gave the Boss of Floor 37 the opportunity to liberate Higekiri all of his equips and 52 of his 53 hit points.

(Unlike most people, I had no trouble with "Yari Hell". Only once did cumulative enemy yari succeed in causing moderate injury one of my swords. In the end, I didn't lose any troops and my units sustained only light injury (likely the result of evenly-distributed strikes).)