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Tsathoggua is a quite decent damage soaker and zoner. With [[Amorphous Creature]], he can keep annoying enemies busy trying to take him down while the rest of his team wipes out their allies (or does so himself if you give him a damage buff). He's able to heal himself if his HP reaches or is close to critical levels thanks to Elder Cynokrash's self-heal, and can slow down the enemies' Charge Skill thanks to his CP decrease. Because of this, [[Ruler]], the way his Charge Skill works and the fact he can't do big amounts of damage by himself, Tsathoggua is a team player, and one that works especially well with units with skills on movement since none of his require this to activate. It's also very important to have someone in your team who can buff his defense or decrease the enemy team's damage, or both, to make him more durable, even more so in high level quests. Make sure he's the first one to hit who you're trying to distract so they'll focus him.

[[Space Traveler]] and [[King of the Dark Realm]] make him great to push slash and strike units to a safe distance in small maps, it situationally works against pierce units too. However, where the skill truly shines is in 3x6 maps, where the aforementioned attack types can be left completely defenseless. He's effective against all three, in all situations, if matched with an ally that can reliably apply {{Status effect|恐怖}} to his opponents (unless you are using his 3-stars, which won't be able to damage pierce units without being damaged back). While not completely effective against ranged and magic attack types, pushing them away can minimize damage against your team. It's recommended to have him attack as late as possible since, sometimes, he can blow enemy units back at unfortunate times.

Another thing to take note of is that {{Status effect|不動}} is a blessing in disguise. It doesn't really impede Tsathoggua greatly thanks to him not needing to move to activate his skills, but it also helps him get his CP back up quickly to get heals and deal greater damage. While not vital, it's a good idea to have another CP battery in the team besides him to get that first ult as soon as possible and then keep the self-heals rolling in.

Units like [[Hougen]], [[Fenrir]], [[Hakumen]], [[Benten]] and some mobs from special quests can leave Tsathoggua defenseless if they apply {{Status effect|束縛}} or similar skill sealing effects on him just as {{Status effect|再生}} wears off or before he buffs himself. However, since Bind lasts just as long as Regeneration, this can be somewhat mitigated by having Tsathoggua proc Amorphous Creature before risking getting debuffed by the aforementioned units.

'''{{Status effect|告死}} units'''

A more offensive rendition of the team above and probably your best option if you didn't get Benten at her event. Despite lacking proper skill seal, Shirou is better against movement-reliant units and at decreasing CP thanks to [[Embodiment of Terror]], not to mention he synergizes better with Tsathoggua's Space Traveler and King of the Dark Realm and can serve as a CP battery. Since he can cover Jamba's cleansing duties, if you don't feel like you absolutely need Insight, you can switch Jamba out for a damage dealer like Ibaraki, [[Melusine]], [[Shuten]] or [[Kotarou]] and wreck havoc. Snow can be a substitute for Arslan, but I don't really recommend him over Arslan.