Mercedes Culvert Rotation (Frieren Patch)

Prep Link swap presets: • Burst (while on vicious): https://i.imgur.com/0ANi4bo.png • DPM (while off vicious): https://i.imgur.com/kIzZU0P.png These presets aren't optimal. Ideally, Kain Link would be in the Burst preset, but properly timing it adds ~20s to the prep time. Unless you're spending hours per week doing Culvert, that extra time is better spent fishing for extensions instead. A triple preset swap to remove AB Link is also slightly better, if you're willing to give up your farming preset. Sequences: • Burst: https://i.imgur.com/M0AkxZt.png • Freud's: https://i.imgur.com/60jgcAj.png Waiting Room • Stack Ignis • Prep Lethal Strike to ~450 hits. Use a BA to measure Lethal hitcount. Everything except Elemental Knights and Hecate counts toward hitcount. It's better to err slightly low rather than slightly high. Otherwise, sequenced Will/Seren can proc Lethal early and cost you about half a second of the buff. Rotation • Stage 1/2/3/4 : Freud's Sequence + Origin. Exactly when you start this depends on your damage. Ideally, the Origin cutscene kills Stage 5. Rough approximation: 125k+ converted: Start of Stage 2 120k - 125k converted: Start of Stage 3 113k - 120k converted: Start of Stage 4 Below 113k converted: Origin likely won't kill stage 5. You might be better off using Origin at the start of Stage 1 and bursting stage 5 instead. Spawn timing varies slightly with ping and server lag, so YMMV. • After Origin : Burst Sequence → Debuff Combo (Enlil + Unicorn + Spikes + Nimble down) → Sylvidia → Irkalla → Combo. • After Vicious expires : Link swap to DPM preset • When AB Link comes back up : Pop AB link. • When Spirits Ends : Sylvidia → Zoltraak x2. Wait for Spirits to fully expire before casting Sylvidia. It's important to use both Zoltraaks here while Lethal is still on cooldown; otherwise, the second Lethal will proc too early. • After AB Link ends : Ascent x3 • ~20-15s left : Use AB Link once it can cover the remainder of the run. • ~5s before burst is back up : Stop comboing and use Ishtar's to build Lethal hit count. • Burst is back up : Burst Sequence → Debuff Combo (Enlil + Unicorn + Spikes + Nimble Down) OR Grounded -2 (Enlil + Stunning + Unicorn + Stunning) → Sylvidia → Irkalla → Combo If Sylvidia is delayed because Spirits extended, you may need to Irkalla first. You can also weave in Erda Nova and Gene IFrame, but these are negligible damage. For Erda Nova, make sure you cast it while you are mid attack so it animation cancels it. For Gene IFrame, make sure skills that can server extend (thief/kain links, vicious shot, spirits) aren't about to expire when you repop it.