No Himeko Nova. No Ashblade. Still Cleared. | Apocalyptic Shadow 4.6 | HSR

Hello Dear Trailblazers and Fellow Travelers! This Apocalyptic Shadow is considered by many players the easiest AS in their lives. And I can certainly understand why — if you have Ashveil & Mortenax Blade or Himeko Nova teams, both of which are heavily favored by this endgame mode. Unfortunately, my account has neither. 😅 So I had to find my own solutions. Stage 4 teams: E0S1 Evanescia / E0S1 Yao Guang / E0S0 Pearl / E6 EMC E0S1 Castorice / E1S1 Hyacine / E0S1 Evernight / E0S0 Cyrene E1S1 Archer / E0S1 DHPT/ E0S0 Rin / E0S1 Sparkle Against Kafka, I brought my Elation team with Pearl, mainly because of the Veracity Corrosion mechanic. When affected enemies take Elation damage, their suppressed Max HP is increased based on the damage dealt, making Elation a particularly good answer here. And Pearl is already proving to be an excellent addition. She doesn't just sustain the team — she also buffs Elation characters and helps Eva act more frequently and hit harder. The Arbiter of the Lost Abyss was a different story. I needed a brute-force team, and my E0S0 Firefly simply isn't strong enough for this fight anymore. Archer also performed terribly against this boss in Difficulty 3, so I decided to bring out the Remembrance flagship instead. Finally, Hoolay was Archer's time to shine. His Quantum weakness made him an excellent target, and the relatively small number of sidekicks made Archer's frequent attacks particularly effective. Manual play is important here: Archer needs to use his Skill to eliminate the sidekicks and his Ultimate directly on Hoolay, while the game's AI can waste turns using his Basic Attack at exactly the wrong time. And even at E0S0, Rin Tohsaka is an excellent partner for Archer. Archer attacks extremely frequently and hits very hard, making this Fate team a surprisingly capable option for the current endgame. So yes, perhaps this really is the easiest Apocalyptic Shadow ever... if you have the right teams. 😅 Timestamps 00:00 Intro & Briefing 00:56 Diff 3 Summary 01:34 Stage 4-1 03:05 Stage 4-2 04:27 Stage 4-3 11:34 Builds