How to Beat ［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris

MementoMori's ［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris is one of the witches players will frequently encounter across the game. Read on to learn how to make use of the game's witches and mechanics to defeat them in battle.

［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris
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How to Beat ［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris

How to Beat ［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris Overview

［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris
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Base Rarity	Soul	Type	Role
SR (Limited)	Amber	Warrior	Tank/Attacker

Tainted Iris is a tanky, hard-hitting witch that can protect your main attacker while debuffing the enemy team's ATK. Fighting against a team that has her will see your party weakened as they try to break through her defenses, which would then open your party up to be destroyed in detail by the enemy's main attacker.

［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
• Soaks up enemy attacks with her Shield while protecting her team's main attacker with a Force Field Her Force Field also defends the witch with the highest SPD • Targets enemy attackers and debuffs their ATK, blunting their damage • Deals more damage to enemies afflicted with her decreased ATK debuff	• Hard to use as a main attacker; only shines when there is another main attacker in her team • Relatively slow compared to other attackers • Attacks can be dodged by units with high EVD

［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris Skill Analysis

Heavy Attack With Damage Multipliers

Fatal Crush

No Mercy

Tainted Iris' main function is defensive support - the first half of that function involves her debuffing her enemies' ATK with Fatal Crush, then dealing increased damage against them with No Mercy and its 2x attack multiplier.

Defensive Buffs for Herself and Her Allies

Outpouring Feelings

Indomitable Spirit

The second half of Tainted Iris' defensive strategy is to first grant herself and her allies with Force Fields that cuts by half the damage they receive if it exceeds 20% of their max HP. This covers both the team's main attacker as well as its fastest unit (if these are both only one unit, then the newest force field will overwrite the older one).

Tainted Iris' second passive meanwhile makes sure she stays alive throughout the fight by granting her a Shield that gets tankier the more enemies are still alive. This shield lasts for 3 turns and triggers once her HP becomes 30% or lower.

Witches to Beat ［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris

［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris Hard Counters

Nina

Aside from having high EVD that can dodge Iris' attacks as well as being relatively tanky to boot, Nina can also steal the Force Field Iris gives if she hasn't broken it already.

Florence

Florence, and other attackers that can do more than 2 attacks with their skills, can also take down Tainted Iris or at least the witch she is protecting by hitting them more than once. Tainted Iris' damage cut only triggers for the first attack, and it won't be there anymore for subsequent attacks.

［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris General Counters

Amleth	Belle	Asahi
Rusalka	Natasha	Cerberus
Witch Illya	Armstrong	Paladea

［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris Sample Counter Teams

Nina Counter Team

Role	Role	Role	Role	Role
Merlyn	Florence	Nina	Soltina	Dian

Florence is the main damage dealer in this team, while Nina will go and steal Iris' Force Field. Once that's been done, Florence can overwhelm the enemy team with her multiple attacks fueled by Merlyn's CRIT buff. Dian is there to give EVD support to either Florence or Nina, while Soltina is there to soak up any damage that may come the team's way.

Witches Not To Use Against ［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris

Cordie

Just like with other witches that grant shields, Cordie will have a tough time penetrating Iris' shield because of her low hit count. Even if she does manage to break it, the damage cut from Iris' Force Field can easily blunt the damage of even Cordie's most powerful nukes.

Lea

Lea's single-hit attacks can all be blunted or even blocked entirely by Tainted Iris' Force Field, leaving her vulnerable to any counterattacks by the latter's team.

Mimi

Mimi's second skill, Feline Waltz, only deals one hit which can be blunted by Iris' Force Field. Iris can also be buffed to have high DEF and be bait for Mimi's Resonance.

Tips for Beating ［Attendant Tainted in Black］ Iris

Bring Your Buff Dispellers/Buff Stealers

Witches like Nina, who can steal buffs, and other witches who can dispel enemy buffs are good to bring in a fight against Tainted Iris. At the very least, dispelling the buff would make the fight much easier.

Use Multi-Hit Witches

If you fail to get rid of Iris' Force Field, overwhelming her team with attacks could also do the trick. Multi-hit nukers like Florence, when sufficiently buffed, can definitely wipe the floor with the enemy team even with Taiinted Iris in there.

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## All SR Rarity Character Builds

Soltina	Amleth	Fenrir
Florence	Moddey	Sabrina
Freesia	Amour	Rean
Dian	Ivy	Merlyn
Cordie	Nina	Mertillier
Mimi	Tropon	Hathor
Olivia	Primavera	Natasha
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## All SR (Limited) Rarity Character Builds

Eureka	Liselotte	Matilda
Yuni	Paladea	Eir
Morgana	Apostle Rosalie	Asahi
Alexandra	Minasumari	Kaguya
Summer Nina	Summer Amleth	Milla
Aine	Serruria	Tama
Meria	Festive Natasha	Sonya
Gil’uial	Winter Tropon	Fenny
Stella	Sivi	Belle
Summer Cordie	Priscilla	Artie
Chiffon	Luke	Summer Sabrina
Fia	Sophia	Lea
Claudia	Tainted Iris	Summer Moddey
Richesse	Carol	Winter Amour
Veela	Fortina	Cerberus
Elfriede	Rusalka	Armstrong
Witch Illya	Ophelia	A.A.
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