Overview
This guide provides a detailed strategy for defeating the boss Chia Cho at the end of dungeon 8-22, including team composition, battle tactics, and advice for each phase of the fight.
Pre-Battle Preparation
- Clear the entire dungeon map and collect as many artifacts as possible to improve your chances in the boss fight.
- Be kind to other dungeon candidates for potential gifts that are more useful than coins obtained by defeating them.
- You can re-enter the boss arena or change your team at the checkpoint using the gear icon if needed.
Recommended Team Setup
- Core units: Muro and Yiss are essential for their egos—Chains of Others and Crow's Eye View—which both inflict attack power down and stack.
- Rent the Ting Tong Gang Leader Honglu from the support tab as needed; this guide's setup is accessible to all players.
- Aim for at least three units with effective clash abilities; optimization is less important than having a functional team.
Phase Zero: Minion Battle
- Focus on building sanity through easy clashes and using ego abilities with strong passives at the start.
- Activating ego passives early provides lasting benefits throughout the fight due to resource abundance from the dungeon.
- Use available artifacts and ego passives to mitigate sanity costs.
Phase One: Invincible Zelu
- Zelu cannot be defeated in this phase, so avoid strong attacks; use weak attacks or defense skills.
- Attacking Zelu below a certain health threshold makes her stronger, so focus on damaging the other boss (Gia Chowo).
- Muro should use Chains of Others ego every turn; Yiss should use Crow's Eye View to reduce enemy attack power and neutralize dangerous skills like Curse RIP Butcher Blade.
Phase Two: Dialogue Mechanic
- Honglu must win all clashes to gain three stacks of dialogue, which is critical for victory.
- Use ego abilities (like Land of Illusion) to ensure Honglu wins clashes without risking failure.
- During "beat him up" turns, aim solely to survive and avoid unnecessary risks or damage.
Phase Three: Final Boss Phase
- Begin by using defense skills to minimize initial damage since the boss cannot be harmed meaningfully right away.
- Expect some team casualties; the boss’s actions and team revives (from dialogue, artifacts, or passives) make losses manageable.
- Muro continues using Chains of Others each turn; teammates focus on clashing, evading, or surviving.
- The boss's defense drops significantly, making him easier to defeat despite fewer team members remaining.
Key Tips and Observations
- Strategically use egos with attack power down effects to handle powerful enemy moves.
- Don't worry about perfect execution; mistakes can be recovered from using revives and artifact benefits.
- The guide demonstrates that a basic, non-optimized team can succeed with the outlined tactics.
Recommendations / Advice
- Use ego passives and artifacts proactively to gain lasting advantages.
- Prioritize survival and winning essential clashes over maximizing damage output during dialogue and survival-centric phases.
- Take advantage of team revives provided by dialogue, artifacts, and support IDs.