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Virtual Scentventure/Despair Mode

Last updated 2024-01-21

Despair Mode is unlocked at the Cloudbot after achieving 500 points for all stages in Normal Mode.

Everlasting Dream

Stage

Details
  • Recommended Team Level: 80
  • Recommended Types: FireIceQuantum
Illusion Trait
  • Abundant Ebon Deer takes less DMG. After Weakness is broken, additionally delays action and additionally increases DMG taken.[Note 1]
  • Once Abundant Ebon Deer's Weakness is broken, all allies will recover Energy and Skill Points while also eliminating all Ambrosial Arbor branches.
  • Abundant Ebon Deer gains Toughness Protection when there are 4 Ambrosial Arbor branches on the field. Defeat any Ambrosial Arbor branch to remove the Tough Protection effect.
  • Upon summoning Twig of Marple Leaf, Abundant Ebon Deer grants it Cultivation, greatly increasing its Retaliation DMG.[Note 2]
May Encounter

Scent Plug-in

Name Effect
Smoke-Flavored Increases the Ice and Fire DMG of all allies by 60%.
Garlic-Flavored Increases the Imaginary and Quantum DMG of all allies by 60%.
Cheese Flavor After an ally defeats an enemy, gains 35 Energy.
Pickled Pepper-Flavored Whenever an ally defeats an enemy, increases SPD by 50% for 2 turn(s).

Confusing Lies

Stage

Details
  • Recommended Team Level: 80
  • Recommended Types: PhysicalWindImaginaryQuantum
Illusion Trait
  • Kafka takes less DMG. After Weakness is broken, additionally delays action and additionally increases DMG taken.[Note 1]
  • When Kafka's Weakness is broken, all allies will recover Energy and Skill Points.
  • Kafka absorbs Performance Points from other enemy units during her turn, and successfully doing so greatly enhances her current attack.
  • Attaches Outsourcing to the action bar. Every time Outsourcing takes action, summons IPC Workers.[Note 3]
May Encounter

Scent Plug-in

Name Effect
Plum-Scented Increases the Basic ATK DMG of all allies by 50%.
Peony-Scented Increases the Ultimate DMG of all allies by 75%.
Honey-Flavored When allies possess Performance Points, increases DMG dealt by 75%.
Mustard-Flavored When allies possess Performance Points, their action is Advanced Forward by 100%.

Heavenly Blade's Afterimage

Stage

Details
  • Recommended Team Level: 80
  • Recommended Types: LightningWindQuantumImaginary
Illusion Trait
  • Yanqing takes less DMG. After Weakness is broken, additionally delays action and additionally increases DMG taken.[Note 1]
  • When Yanqing's Weakness is broken, all allies will recover Energy and Skill Points.
  • The Sword Formation summoned by Yanqing takes significantly less DMG from all sources and can only be removed by breaking its Weakness.[Note 4] Once the Sword Formation is removed, remove Yanqing's Toughness Protection effect.
  • After a Flying Sword is Weakness Broken, its Weakness will be transferred to the remaining Flying Swords. In the second phase, the Weaknesses of Flying Swords are hidden initially and will be revealed after being attacked with the correct Type.
May Encounter

Scent Plug-in

Name Effect
Seafood-Flavored Increases the Wind and Lightning DMG of all allies by 60%.
Garlic-Flavored Increases the Imaginary and Quantum DMG of all allies by 60%.
Onion-Flavored Increases all allies' Energy Regeneration Rate by 20%.
Milk-Flavored After allies take action, restores their HP equal to 15% of Max HP.

Old Memories of the Icy Post

Stage

Details
  • Recommended Team Level: 80
  • Recommended Types: PhysicalImaginary
Illusion Trait
  • Bronya and Gepard take less DMG. After Weakness is broken, additionally delays action and additionally increases DMG taken.[Note 1]
  • When Bronya or Gepard's Weakness is broken, all allies will recover Energy and Skill Points.
  • Bronya and Gepard will take turns to be the main attacker.[Note 5] While they are the main attacker, their Toughness Protection will be dispelled and they will use more powerful abilities.
  • Bronya and Gepard become enhanced after each action. When either of them is knocked down, the other one will become greatly enhanced.
May Encounter

Scent Plug-in

Name Effect
Peony-Scented Increases the Ultimate DMG of all allies by 75%.
Gardenia-Scented Increases the follow-up attack DMG of all allies by 100%.
Cheese Flavor After an ally defeats an enemy, gains 35 Energy.
Agarwood Increases the Weakness Break efficiency of all allies by 25%.

Cry of the Frozen Fantasy Land

Stage

Details
  • Recommended Team Level: 80
  • Recommended Types: FireLightningQuantum
Illusion Trait
  • Cocolia and Gepard take less DMG. After Weakness is broken, additionally delays action and additionally increases DMG taken.[Note 1]
  • When Cocolia or Gepard's Weakness is broken, all allies will recover Energy and Skill Points.
  • Cocolia's summons will mark a unit as an additional attack target for Cocolia's control ability. The mark will last until the summon is Weakness Broken or defeated.
  • Each successful Freeze or Imprisonment effect on the target increases Cocolia's DMG.
May Encounter[Note 6]

Scent Plug-in

Name Effect
Gardenia-Scented Increases the follow-up attack DMG of all allies by 100%.
Magnolia-Scented Increases the DoT of all allies by 75%.
Onion-Flavored Increases all allies' Energy Regeneration Rate by 20%.
Pepper-Flavored When battle starts, the ally positioned first in the team lineup has their Effect RES increased by 100% and their DMG increased by 50%.

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Mind Shadow: (Unremovable) Takes 30% less DMG. When Weakness is broken, action is additionally delayed by 100% and takes 100% more DMG.
  2. Cultivation: (Unremovable) Retaliation deals 150% more DMG.
  3. Summons Grunt: Field Personnel (Illusion) Grunt: Field Personnel (Illusion) and Grunt: Security Personnel (Illusion) Grunt: Security Personnel (Illusion).
    • In Phase 1, summons 1 Field Personnel and 1 Security Personnel until there are 2 IPC Workers on the field.
    • In Phase 2, summons 2 Field Personnel and 2 Security Personnel until there are 4 IPC Workers on the field.
  4. Flying Sword (Illusion) Flying Sword (Illusion) has 90 Toughness and is granted one of the following Weaknesses: LightningWindQuantumImaginary
  5. The time when they switch their main attacker role will appear on the action bar.
  6. Cocolia has 3 Phases.