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How to Beat 【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus

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MementoMori's 【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus 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.

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How to Beat 【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus

How to Beat 【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus Overview

【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus
PvE Rank PvP Rank
MementoMori - S Icon
MementoMori - S Icon
Base Rarity Soul Type Role
SR (Limited) MementoMori - Radiance Icon Radiance MementoMori - Warrior Icon Warrior Attacker

A powerful attacker that can instantly defeat any enemy under the right conditions, Cerberus can give you a bad day in the Battle League if you are dependent on witches who need to self-revive themselves to be more powerful.

However, Cerberus is held back by the low attack count of her skills, which makes her vulnerable against enemies who use multi-barriers. The conditions for her instant defeat skill are also rather specific and can be avoided by allies who have the ability to heal themselves.

【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths Weaknesses
• Capable of instantly defeating her foes if the right conditions are met.
• Self-cleanses debuffs she's afflicted with and can grant herself Debuff Immunity.
• Has self-buffs for ATK and CRIT, making her deal more damage.
• Low attack count can be blunted by enemies with multi-barriers
• Enemies with high EVD can avoid her attacks

【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus Skill Analysis

Can Instantly Defeat Enemies

Memento Mori - Storm of Tartarus Icon
Storm of Tartarus

Skill Skill Effect
Memento Mori - Storm of Tartarus Icon
Storm of Tartarus
Level 1 (Unlocks by level 11)
Deals 3 physical attacks equal to 380% of her ATK to the enemy with the lowest remaining HP percentage.
Level 2 (Unlocks by level 21)
Additionally, if the target is not defeated by this skill’s physical attacks, their remaining HP percentage is 15% or lower, and their current HP is lower than 1500% of Cerberus’s ATK, they are immediately defeated.
Level 3 (Unlocks by level 101)
The number of physical attacks becomes 5.
Level 4 (Unlocks by level 181)
The physical attacks’ damage becomes equal to 480% of her ATK.

Cerberus' most powerful ability is her second active skill, Storm of Tartarus. Its conditions allow her to instantly defeat any enemy that can self-revive themselves such as Amleth (yes, even with her Immortality buff) and Rusalka, as well as anyone unlucky enough to fall within 15% of their HP or lower and 1500% of Cerberus' ATK.

This makes it dangerous for those units to fight her. Attackers who can heal themselves or steal HP also become very useful since they can avoid falling within the conditions needed by Cerberus' skill.

Has Debuff Abilities, Self-Cleanse, and Self-Buffs

Memento Mori - Wailing Lightning Claws Icon
Wailing Lightning Claws
Memento Mori - Magic Words Icon
Magic Words
Memento Mori - Uncontrollable Heart Icon
Uncontrollable Heart

Skill Skill Effect
Memento Mori - Wailing Lightning Claws Icon
Wailing Lightning Claws
Level 1 (Unlocks by default)
Deals 3 physical attacks equal to 350% of her ATK to enemies at random. Her merciless beast claws completely tears through the powerless—armor and all. If a target’s STR is lower than Cerberus’s STR, this skill decreases that target’s P. DEF by 50% for 1 turn.
Level 2 (Unlocks by levle 81)
The number of physical attacks becomes 6.
Level 3 (Unlocks by level 161)
The physical attacks’ damage becomes equal to 480% of her ATK.
Skill Skill Effect
Memento Mori - Magic Words Icon
Magic Words
Level 1 (Unlocks by level 41)
At the start of the 4th turn, this skill dispels 2 debuffs from Cerberus.
Level 2 (Unlocks by level 121)
All her debuffs become dispelled.
Level 3 (Unlocks by level 201)
Additionally, before dispelling debuffs, if Cerberus is not afflicted with a debuff, grants[Debuff Immunity]to her for 3 turns.
Skill Skill Effect
Memento Mori - Uncontrollable Heart Icon
Uncontrollable Heart
Level 1 (Unlocks by level 61)
Increases Cerberus’s ATK by 20% (cannot be dispelled).
Level 2 (Unlocks by level 141)
The amount her ATK increases by becomes 40%.
Level 3 (Unlocks by level 221)
Additionally increases her chance to deal a critical hit by 20% (cannot be dispelled).

Cerberus also has the ability to halve an enemy's defense against physical attacks for one turn, making her a good debuffer to blunt enemies with. Meanwhile, her second passive skill, Uncontrollable Heart, increases her ATK by up to 40%, as well as her chance to deal a critical hit by 20%, giving both Wailing Lightning Claws (first active skill) and Storm of Tartarus (second active skill) a damage boost.

She also has good defensive options such as the ability to dispel all the debuffs she has, as well as Debuff Immunity for 3 turns. This prevents her attacks from getting blunted by Silence, or getting Fainted by enemies who want to stop her from attacking.

Witches to Beat 【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus

【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus Hard Counters

MementoMori - Cordie IconCordie MementoMori - Soltina IconSoltina MementoMori - Dian IconDian

Due to Cerberus' low attack count, Soltina can render them useless with her multi-barriers. Meanwhile, Dian can boost Cordie's EVD, giving the gunslinger a chance to avoid Cerberus' attacks and counter with an attack of her own.

MementoMori - Tainted Iris IconTainted Iris

Tainted Iris' Force Field protects her allies from damage that exceeds 20% of their HP by cutting that damage by half. This makes it harder for Cerberus to catch any enemy within the window she needs to instantly defeat them.

MementoMori - Fia IconFia MementoMori - Sivi IconSivi

Fia has self-healing abilities that allow her to drain HP from enemies. She can also boost the HP of two adjacent allies, making them more resistant to Cerberus' second active skill. Sivi, on the other hand, can cut up to 40% of the damage she takes, increasing her chances of surviving the second turn while fighting Cerberus.

【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus General Counters

MementoMori - Luke IconLuke MementoMori - Lea IconLea MementoMori - Nina IconNina
MementoMori - Asahi IconAsahi MementoMori - Rean IconRean MementoMori - Ophelia IconOphelia
MementoMori - A.A. IconA.A. MementoMori - Carol IconCarol MementoMori - Priscilla IconPriscilla

【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus Sample Counter Teams

Fia & Iris Counter Team

Buffer Attacker Attacker Tank Debuffer
MementoMori - Merlyn IconMerlyn MementoMori - Cordie IconCordie MementoMori - Fia IconFia MementoMori - Tainted Iris IconTainted Iris MementoMori - Mimi IconMimi

Fia and Cordie will be your main attackers, with Fia having the added bonus of boosting Cordie and Tainted Iris' HP. Tainted Iris will also give a Force Field to the ally with the highest ATK (which could either be Fia or Cordie), cutting the damage they get from Cerberus' team. Merlyn will cleanse Cordie's debuffs and raise her CRIT, while Mimi's there to add more damage to her Resonance ability.

Witches Not To Use Against 【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus

MementoMori - Amleth IconAmleth MementoMori - Rusalka IconRusalka

Once Amleth is defeated and revived afterward, her HP will be within the range Cerberus needs to instantly defeat her with her second active skill. This is the same deal with Rusalka.

Tips for Beating 【The Witch of Wailing Lightning】Cerberus

Use Witches With Self-Healing Abilities and Damage Cut

The only thing you need to make sure of whenever you're fighting Cerberus is that your important witches will not fall under the 15% HP threshold Cerberus will need to instantly defeat them.

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