Jeanne (Canto X, Route C Final Battle)

Before the final battle

Protect Meursault and prepare damage for blueprints

• Check shopping toward Customer Lv. 65 on Route C. Identity levels follow Customer Level in the dungeon. E.G.O Threadspin is not boosted, so check available effects and resource costs too.
• Prepare HP recovery and Protection for Meursault, plus E.G.O damage for blueprints. Meursault's death causes defeat in Phases 1 and 2; do not carry over The Stranger's 1 HP protection from the Warden battle.
• The final battle has no preceding action encounter where you reduce the body's HP. Each phase needs different actions; check skill conditions instead of relying only on auto-selection.

Phase 1: down to 50% body HP

Kill blueprints before “Focusing” and prevent Nailed

• Every three turns, three blueprints are summoned and the body gains a Shield equal to max HP, removes Stagger, and cannot be Staggered that turn. Clear blueprints before pouring everyone's damage into the Shield.
• “Focusing” prioritizes blueprints, is Unclashable, and cannot be redirected. Check targeting lines and use fast Sinners to kill blueprints before Jeanne gains Nailed.
• Blueprints take 50% less basic attack damage and 100% more E.G.O damage. However, they use defense before the first hit to greatly reduce that skill's damage. Do not assume one skill will kill them; check remaining HP.
• Sinner kills on blueprints grant 5 total E.G.O resources of scarce affinities. Use them for the next cleanup and healing while advancing to 50% body HP. Win against Unbreakable skills such as “Fixed Viewpoint” for 80% reduction.

When Nailed or Engagement is present

Do not confuse fixed Coin chances with low SP

• Nailed fixes Heads chance at 95% and gives the clash opponent −2 Clash Power at 2 Stack. At 3, it changes to Engagement next turn. Killing blueprints before she consumes them prevents this buildup.
• During Engagement, Jeanne has 100% Heads. Units clashing with or attacking her have positive Coins fixed to 100% Tails, negative Coins to 100% Heads. SP recovery or high Power alone cannot remove these fixed chances.
• Removed when “Focusing” is equipped or on Stagger. Check whether the effect has ended rather than repeatedly forcing difficult clashes on the same key Sinner.

Phase 2: the waltz

Choose Meursault's skill number to match the enemy skill

• Jeanne takes no damage in this phase. Advance Pathos to 100 rather than reducing HP to 0. Check the skill generated in Meursault's upper slot and the enemy's requirement.
• Use Skill 1 against “First Step”, Skill 2 against “Second Pace”, and Skill 3 or E.G.O against “Third Movement”. Numbers refer to Identity skill numbers, not Coin count.
• A wrong number changes the attack to “You've got to keep to the pattern.”, fixing Coins unfavorably. Do not substitute E.G.O for requirements 1 or 2. Keep taking the required clashes rather than simply defending and waiting.
• In this phase, Meursault clears negative effects and gains fixed SP and Stagger prevention, but not damage immunity. Positive-Coin Identities have 45 SP; negative-Coin Identities have −30. Do not confuse his effects with Jeanne's damage immunity.
• Clash results and exchanges, dialogue skills, and Evade increase Pathos and Logos. At 100 Pathos, Phase 3 begins. Logos is a separate effect increasing Meursault's Offense Level and Clash Power.

Phase 3: four blueprints

Use Meursault against transformed blueprints to create Fragile

• The body cannot be targeted directly and starts at 50% HP. Le Noir and Le Rouge blueprints are replenished to two of each. Each blueprint death reduces body HP by 5%.
• From the second turn of Phase 3, one blueprint becomes the Sartorial Tailor. Stagger is removed on transformation; do not assume Stagger makes it safe to ignore.
• Always clash with “At least on this stage, everything's set and fixed.” using Meursault and win. Another Sinner or an unopposed attack changes it to the punishment skill and prompts major healing.
• After Meursault wins, that blueprint gains 5 Fragile every turn from next turn onward. Prioritize killing it. Other Sinners handle blueprint normal clashes and damage.

Blueprint deaths and added Rights skills

Rotate recipients with unfavorable Coins and focus blueprint damage

• Each time the Sartorial Tailor form ends, another blueprint starts using Jeanne's Rights: Ban. It applies Désespoir for next turn After Attack regardless of the clash result. Avoid fixing affected Sinners to important clashes.
• A blueprint death gives other blueprints Délaissement; next turn, one blueprint equips Rights: Gaze. Win against Gaze for 80% reduction and to prevent next-turn Désespoir.
• Délaissement increases both Clash Power and damage taken. At 4 or more, Turn Start removes all Stagger Thresholds, clears Stagger, and increases slot weight by 1. Exploit increased damage taken to finish them rather than waiting for Stagger alone.
• Le Noir uses Shields; Le Rouge uses self-damage and healing. Do not chip everyone down: focus on a Fragile or low-HP blueprint while preserving Meursault's required clash.
• The phase ends at 10% body HP or less. Progress through blueprint kills instead of direct body attacks. Do not assume you can receive “Rights: Rebuild”'s death-on-hit effect through immortality as in the Chaplain fight.

What to prepare first

• Check Customer Lv. 65 and your E.G.O Threadspin. Skill-number requirements and blueprint cleanup make raw damage alone insufficient.
• Prepare Meursault's HP recovery and Protection and other clash recipients. Phase 1 mainly uses Pierce; Phase 3 Le Noir mainly uses Blunt and Le Rouge Pierce.
• Phase 1 blueprints are vulnerable to E.G.O and grant resources on death. Save area-attack and healing resources for Phase 3 required clashes and finishing damage.

Meursault

Handles the waltz's skill-number requirements and transformed blueprint clashes in Phase 3. Protect his HP first.

Damage to kill blueprints first

Prevents Phase 1 “Focusing”; in Phase 3, kills Fragile blueprints to lower body HP.

HP recovery and Protection

Recovers from Unbreakable hits and fixed unfavorable chances to keep Meursault alive.

High-Power clashes and alternate recipients

Win Gaze to reduce damage and avoid forcing clashes on Sinners with Désespoir.

One ally can fill several roles. First choose a main fighter who can win Clashes, then assign responsibilities for dangerous attacks and special mechanics.