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''NOTE: This page currently under construction.''
''(This page is for Tsathoggua's strategy guide. For the standard Tsathoggua page, click [[Tsathoggua|here]].)
''(This page is for Tsathoggua's strategy guide. For the standard Tsathoggua page, click [[Tsathoggua|here]].)
==Overview==
==Overview==
Tsathoggua, while isn't among the most recommended units in the game, 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, being able to heal himself if his HP reaches or is close to critical levels thanks to Elder Cynokrash's self-heal and to slow down the enemies' Charge Skill due 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, it could be said Tsathoggua is a team player, and one that works specially well with units with lots of skills on movement since none of his require this to activate. Make sure he's the first one to hit the units you're trying to distract so they'll focus him.


Due to [[Space Traveler]] and [[King of the Dark Realm]], he's great to push slash and strike units to a safe distance in small maps and also pierce units in bigger ones (and while not completely effective against ranged and magic, pushing them away can minimize damage against your team), but 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. It's also recommended to have him attack as late as possible since sometimes these skills can move enemy units at unfortunate times.
===☆3/☆5 Tsathoggua===


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. 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.
{{Transient icon|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 enemy's 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.


Lastly, it's worth mentioning that while his 3-star has many of the capabilities of his 5-star, the latter is better due to better range, King of the Dark Realm and higher stats that compensate for the change in the damage multiplier and allow him to survive longer.
[[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 [[Fear]] or a similar status effect 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 [[Immobile]] 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.
 
Lastly, it's worth mentioning that while his 3-stars has many of the capabilities of his 5-stars, the latter is better due to better range, King of the Dark Realm and higher stats that compensate for the change in the damage multiplier and allow him to survive longer.
 
===☆4 Fashionista Tsathoggua===
 
Example overview


==Highlights==
==Highlights==
'''Role:''' Zoning Tank
 
===☆3/☆5 Tsathoggua===
 
'''Class:''' Tank
 
'''Gameplay Role:''' Zoning Tank


'''Pros'''
'''Pros'''
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'''Cons'''
'''Cons'''


- Very reliant on allies.
- Very reliant on allies, requires defense buffs and/or damage debuffers to be effective at high level quests.


- While it helps his sustaining, Gourmet is ultimately a bad skill.
- While it helps his sustaining, Gourmet is ultimately a bad skill.


- Blow back can put enemies at advantage if misused.
- Blow back can put enemies at advantage if misused.
- His 5-stars is better, but this means you need to deal with the huge team cost if you want to make the most of him.
===☆4 Fashionista Tsathoggua===
'''Class:'''
'''Gameplay Role:'''
'''Pros'''
+ Example pro
'''Cons'''
- Example con
===☆4 Summer placeholder===
'''Class:'''
'''Gameplay Role:'''
'''Pros'''
+ Example pro
'''Cons'''
- Example con
==Gameplay Role==
Example gameplay role breakdown.
==Stats and Seed Usage==
{{Transient stat table|Tsathoggua}}
Example description
==Team Synergy==
'''Example synergy class'''
Example description


==Checks and Counters==
==Checks and Counters==
'''Skill sealing units'''
'''Skill sealing units'''


Units like [[Hougen]], [[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, this can be somewhat mitigated by having him proc Amorphous Creature before risking taking damage these units.
Units like [[Hougen]], [[Fenrir]], [[Hakumen]], [[Benten]] and some mobs from special quests can leave Tsathoggua defenseless if they apply [[Bind]] or similar skill sealing effects on him just as [[Regeneration]] 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'''
'''[[Omen]] units'''


The most dangerous effect for Tsathoggua. By instantly reducing his HP to 1, Tsathoggua is vulnerable to being taken down and even being incapable of carrying out his duty if he didn't activate Amorphous Creature previously, since from there on any damage he receives will result lethal. The only ways to prevent this is by going into next phase and getting the Gourmet heal (which, let's be honest, it's the worst case scenario), charging Elder Cynokrash or by having a reliable healer in your team. Be extremely wary of units with [[Harbinger of Death]] and [[Chernobog]]'s Night on Bald Mountain. If you are against any of these units it's recommended to have a good skill sealer or a unit able to Cleanse.
The most dangerous effect for Tsathoggua. By instantly reducing his HP to 1, Tsathoggua becomes defenseless if he didn't activate Amorphous Creature previously, since from there on any damage he receives will result lethal. The only ways to prevent this is by going into next phase and getting the Gourmet heal (which, let's be honest, it's the worst case scenario), charging Elder Cynokrash or by having a reliable healer in your team. Be extremely wary of units with [[Harbinger of Death]] and [[Chernobog]]'s Night on Bald Mountain. If you are against any of these units it's recommended to have a good skill sealer or a unit able to Cleanse. If you are feeling gimmicky you can use [[Zaou]]'s Ajna Chakra as countermeasure.
 
'''Blow backs on big maps'''
 
This is an admittedly ironic weakness of Tsathoggua. If he were to use his Charge Skill and then got blown back multiple times in a 3x6 or bigger map, he'd get trapped down there without a way to get back up to the action on his own. Having units with [[Swimmer]] is important on these maps when facing this kind of enemies, but it's especially important for Tsathoggua to prevent this from happening.


==Teambuilding Options==
==Teambuilding Options==
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===The Rod's Flavor Build===
===The Rod's Flavor Build===
{{Catalog
 
|title=Team Details
{| class="mw-collapsible wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="6" | Team Details (submitted by Roddo)
|-
|{{Transient icon|Tsathoggua|size=large|rarity=5}}<br/>[[Tsathoggua]]<br/>【Zoning Tank】
|{{Transient icon|Jambavan|size=large|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Jambavan]]<br/>【Healer】
|{{Transient icon|Benten|size=large|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Benten]]<br/>【Skill Disabler, Purger】
|style='background: Honeydew'|{{Transient icon|Arsalan|size=large|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Arsalan]]<br/>【Damage Attenuator, Healer】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|Protagonist|size=large|rarity=3}}<br/>[[Protagonist]]<br/>【Cleanser, Purger】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|Purple Devil|size=large|rarity=1}}<br/>[[Devil|Purple Devil]] <br/>【Immobilizer, Defense Debuffer】
|-
! colspan="6" | 60 cost
|}
 
An overall well-rounded team for Tsathoggua. Arslan is undoubtedly the best unit you can pair with him in any team. His [[Oil Painter]] and [[Kingly]] give both more durability and attack to his team, besides being pretty beefy himself, and he can apply them constantly since he's the only one that needs to move unless he gets feared or skill sealed, in which case Jamba comes into play with [[Destroyer of Evil]]. When the medicine student isn't moving, he can buff Arslan, and if possible Benten, with [[Spinner of Fate]]. Benten's Bind will help with those pesky counters while making the team even more durable by reducing the enemies' damage with it and her Charge Skill, not to mention removing annoying buffs with [[Flow Changer]]. Protag and Evils are there since additional Cleanse and debuffs might be needed in worst case scenarios, since Jamba and Benten usually are in the most vulnerable positions in this comp.
 
===The Angry Pillow Build===
 
{| class="mw-collapsible wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="6" | Team Details (submitted by Roddo)
|-
|{{Transient icon|Tsathoggua|size=large|rarity=5}}<br/>[[Tsathoggua]]<br/>【Zoning Tank】
|{{Transient icon|Shiro|size=large|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Shiro]]<br/>【Immobilizer, Damage Attenuator】
|{{Transient icon|Ibaraki|size=large|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Ibaraki]]<br/>【Damage Dealer】
|style='background: Honeydew'|{{Transient icon|Arsalan|size=large|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Arsalan]]<br/>【Defense Buffer, Healer, Tank】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|Protagonist|size=large|rarity=3}}<br/>[[Protagonist]]<br/>【Cleanser, Purger】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|Purple Devil|size=large|rarity=1}}<br/>[[Devil|Purple Devil]] <br/>【Immobilizer, Damage Attenuator】
|-
! colspan="6" | 58 cost
|}
 
A more offensive rendition of the team above. 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 sort of be 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 in this particular team unless you use Melusine, but so many Water units would make the team vulnerable to Wood units. However...
 
===The Good Gods, Bad Gods Build===
 
{| class="mw-collapsible wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="6" | Team Details (submitted by Roddo)
|-
|{{Transient icon|Tsathoggua|size=large|rarity=5}}<br/>[[Tsathoggua]]<br/>【Zoning Tank】
|{{Transient icon|Shiro|size=large|rarity=3}}<br/>[[Shiro]]<br/>【Immobilizer, Damage Attenuator】
|{{Transient icon|Ophion|size=large|rarity=5}}<br/>[[Ophion]]<br/>【Damage Dealer, Tank, CS Spammer】
|style='background: Honeydew'|{{Transient icon|Snow|size=large|rarity=5}}<br/>[[Snow]]<br/>【Defense Buffer, Healer, Tank】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|Protagonist|size=large|rarity=3}}<br/>[[Protagonist]]<br/>【Cleanser, Purger】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|Purple Devil|size=large|rarity=1}}<br/>[[Devil|Purple Devil]] <br/>【Immobilizer, Damage Attenuator】
|-
|-
|{{Catalog:Companion|name=Tsathoggua|flavor=ツァトグァ|rarity=5}}
! colspan="6" | 58 cost
|{{Catalog:Companion|name=Jambavan|flavor=ジャンバヴァン|rarity=4}}
|}
|{{Catalog:Companion|name=Benten|flavor=ベンテン|rarity=4}}
 
|{{Catalog:Companion|name=Arslan|flavor=アルスラーン|rarity=4}}
Now this is very costy team, one 5-stars will need to be a support and you'll need to be at least rank 56 to fit all these units. You can use Tsathoggua or Ophion's 3-stars version (Tsath would be better since 5-stars Ophion has so much more to offer over his 3-stars), but not Snow since this team relies on his [[Embodiment of the Trikaya]] skill. The idea behind this team is to create a formation that's both safe and allows for CS spam to compensate the loss of damage buffs. Put Snow above in the middle, Shirou behind him and Ophion and Tsathoggua to Shirou's sides. Ophion and Tsath can both tank and defend their respective sides, Snow attacks frontliners while buffing his team's defense, Shirou can apply Cleanse to the entire team from his position or move up to apply debuffs to enemies above if needed (make sure he attacks early since he needs alive targets to proc his Cleanse). This way Ophion will apply Regeneration too everyone but Tsathoggua, who doesn't need it, and you can also make Snow move him to the middle if you need his [[Dragon Successor]] to deal with enemies there. Overall this team is about maxing your capacity to hold your position and dealing damage with CS. Don't be afraid of breaking the position a bit if you need to, though.
|{{Catalog:Companion|name=Protagonist|flavor=主人公|rarity=3}}
 
|{{Catalog:Companion|name=Purple Evil|flavor=パープルエビル|rarity=1}}
===The BFF Build===
}}
 
{| class="mw-collapsible wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="6" | Team Details (submitted by Roddo)
|-
|{{Transient icon|Tsathoggua|size=large|rarity=5}}<br/>[[Tsathoggua]]<br/>【Zoning Tank】
|{{Transient icon|Ryota|size=large|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Ryota]]<br/>【Healer】
|{{Transient icon|Hanuman|size=large|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Hanuman]]<br/>【Tank】
|style='background: Honeydew'|{{Transient icon|Choji|size=large|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Choji]]<br/>【Healer】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|Blue Slime|size=large|rarity=1}}<br/>[[Slime|Blue Slime]]<br/>【Moral Support】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|Yellow Slime|size=large|rarity=1}}<br/>[[Slime|Yellow Slime]] <br/>【Tsath Treat】
|-
! colspan="6" | 60 cost
|}
 
Ryouta and Chouji can cover healing and defense buffing duties, while Hanuman is a decent CP battery. Fill the rest of the slots with slimes, although beware of the yellow one as Tsathoggua might try eating it thinking it's made of honey. Not recommended for serious or high level quests, just for fun with friends.
 
 
You can also check out [[Nyarlathotep/Strategy#O_U_R_S_Q_U_A_D_G_O_A_L_S_Build|this]] neat Lovecraft-themed build at Nyarla's strategy page.
 
 
===Goro's "I only have 3☆ variant" Build===
 
{| class="mw-collapsible wikitable" style="text-align: center"
! colspan="6" | Team Details (submitted by Goro Kaneda)
|-
|{{Transient icon|Tsathoggua|size=large|rarity=3}}<br/>[[Tsathoggua]]<br/>【Zoning Tank】
|{{Transient icon|Snow|size=large|rarity=5}}<br/>[[Snow]]<br/>【Defense Buffer, Healer, Tank】
|{{Transient icon|Zao|size=large|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Zao]]<br/>【Defense Buffer, Damage Buffer】
|style='background: Honeydew'|{{Transient icon|Ibaraki|size=large|rarity=4}}<br/>[[Ibaraki]]<br/>【Damage Dealer】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|Protagonist|size=large|rarity=3}}<br/>[[Protagonist]]<br/>【Cleanser, Purger】
|style='background: Gainsboro'|{{Transient icon|Purple Devil|size=large|rarity=1}}<br/>[[Devil|Purple Devil]] <br/>【Immobilizer, Damage Attenuator】
|-
! colspan="6" | 50 cost
|}
 
Only recommended if all units have reached LB3 or above. Use Snow for healing and CP charge. Zaou is useful for giving out Guts when his CS activates. Ibaraki is for wiping out most of the enemies in the map. Both Zaou and Ibaraki can be swapped for other units when needed, like Sitri for Zaou and Ophion for Ibaraki. Protagonist and Purple Evil are there to finish off the damage done so best to
have them come only on the last phases of battle. Useless against maps where most enemies can apply Bind so tread carefully.
 
===Endless Winter===
 
{{Team:Endless Winter}}
 
==Gameplay examples==


An overall well-rounded team for Tsath to carry his duties. Arslan's [[Oil Painter]] gives him and two allies more durability and [[Kingly]] more damage to his team, both things good for Tsathoggua, and you can constantly apply them since he's the only one that needs to move unless he gets feared or skill sealed, in which case Jamba comes into play with [[Destroyer of Evil]]. When the medicine student isn't moving, he can buff Arslan, and if possible Benten, with [[Spinner of Fate]]. Benten's Bind will help with those pesky counters while making the team even more durable by reducing the enemies' damage with it and her Charge Skill, not to mention removing annoying buffs with [[Flow Changer]]. Protag and Evil are there since additional Cleanse and debuffs might be needed in worst case scenarios since Jamba and Benten usually are in the most vulnerable positions in this comp.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1rCPPZDldc Example external link]


If you are going against movement-reliant units, it could be a good idea to switch out Benten for [[Shirou]], since he's more suited to deal with those and his [[Embodiment of Terror]] synergizes better with Tsathoggua's Space Traveler and King of the Dark Realm. Alternatively, if you feel you are doing good enough and you don't need Cleanse or [[Insight]], you can switch Jamba out for a damage dealer like [[Ibaraki]] and wreck havoc. Or you could change both!
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