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TFS -> RE: =DF= August 2nd Design Notes: More Elemental Spirits Unleashed! (8/3/2019 16:13:27)
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If you don't have Kathool Adept / Archivist / DoomKnight and don't want to stack Fire resistance or use guests, you'll want to pick up a Seaweed or Hardtack from Ruby in order to defeat Lust. Though she deals a lot of damage, Lust goes down quickly and doesn't attack on every turn of her rotation; you'll want to set up as fast as possible and burst her down before she restarts her rotation, without getting hit by the nuke. Ascendant and Baltael's Soulweaver are both able to do this with an INT/END build and the help of a dragon trained in Protection and Assistance.
Ascendant can use its 3 boosting skills before The Staff -> The Wand -> Ascend to take out Lust. Make good use of your dragon's +BtH buff to get around Lust's shield, as well as using its own shield on turn 2 so as to protect you from Lust's attacks. You'll also want to eat your Seaweed or Hardtack after using either The Staff or The Wand; though you're dodging Lust's direct attacks, her damage reflection can still be pretty nasty. You won't have to worry about damage reflection upon finishing her off, as Lust cannot reflect the blow that defeats her; from there picking off the Desirelings should be easy.
Baltael's Soulweaver follows a similar quick setup -> burst strategy, but because it has its own shield your dragon can get an extra turn in; if you've also trained it in Mischief it can stun one of the Desirelings or tickle Lust. The combination of Concentration and Synch should be enough to finish Lust if you're sure to proc a weapon such as Ice Scythe on Repentance beforehand; if she still survives you can finish with Soul Slice. Again, make sure to utilize your dragon's +BtH buff and a food item to get around the reflect.
Of course, these strategies are options for those who don't want to have to stack Fire resistance; if you do want to resist stack, as you're probably intended to, you have more options than just quick setup -> burst and probably won't need a food item. Without Lust's raw damage to put your feet to the fire (so to speak) you can take more turns to set up and heal; the damage reflection isn't nearly as threatening if you aren't going for insane burst.
Hope this is helpful, this is a really fun fight and I hope others enjoy it as much as I did.
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