Devil's Building Climber - Great Battle at Himeji Castle (Rerun)

Event Guide Main Quests Free Quests Mission List Original

Requirement:	Clear Orleans
Event Title:	Revival: Halloween Strike! Demonic Climb - Himeji Castle War - Lite 復刻:ハロウィン･ストライク！ 魔のビルドクライマー／姫路城大決戦
Event Duration (EN):	09:00 UTC, September 30, 202001:00 PST, September 30, 2020 - 04:59 UTC, October 14, 202020:59 PST, October 13, 2020 (Site)
Event Duration (JP):	09:00 UTC, October 5, 201818:00 JST, October 5, 2018 - 03:59 UTC, October 19, 201812:59 JST, October 19, 2018 (Site)
	Displayed time is based on your local machine's time.

• Devil's Building Climber - Great Battle at Himeji Castle is a limited-time event celebrating Halloween.
• Orleans must be cleared before players can participate in this event.
• This event is divided into two halves, with the second half appearing at 8th October 2018 (Midnight JST)/2nd October 2020 (9PM PDT).
• Clearing the main quest line in the event earns you one of the two Halloween Alter-Ego Servants. You may pick between Mecha Eli-chan () and Mecha Eli-chan Mk. II (). They have identical skills but different illustrations, flavor text, names, battle sprites, voice lines, and Bond Craft Essences. (Craft Essences have different illustrations and flavor text but the same skill.)
  
  

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Event Quick Guide

Unlocking Quests

1. Clear Chapter 2 and unlock Mission 23. Clear VIP Chamber (貴賓室) until you complete this mission, which unlocks Chapter 3.

• Clearing Chapter 2 also unlocked Mission 75. Continue clearing VIP Chamber (貴賓室) until you complete this mission, which unlocks Watchtower (監視塔).
  

2. Clear Chapter 3 to unlock Mission 28 and Attendant's Room. Clear Attendant's Room (従者の間) three times to complete this mission and unlock Mission 10 and Prayer Room.
3. Clear Prayer Room (祈りの間). This should complete Mission 10, which unlocks Chapter 4.
4. Clear Chapter 4 to unlock Ramparts. Clear Ramparts (武者走り) to complete Mission 3, which unlocks Mission 36.

• Clearing Ramparts unlocked Mission 46 and Mission 62. Clear these (see below) to unlock Double Doors (二重扉) and Armory (武具庫).
• Clearing 10 missions unlocked Great Staircase (大階段). Clear this stage to obtain Mission 76. Clear this to unlock Great Corridor (大回廊). Mission 56 is only available after Chapter 5 has been cleared, but progress towards it will still count before the Mission is unlocked. You can complete a few missions at once by doing Attendant's Room (Berserker, Chaotic, Pyramid quest, Homunculi, 4 Demonic mobs).

5. If you have unlocked the Free quest nodes via the bulleted points above, you should also have completed Mission 36. This unlocks Chapter 5.
6. Clear Chapter 5 to unlock East Great Pillar (東大柱) and Chapter 6, finishing the first half of the event.

• Clearing Chapter 5 unlocked Mission 56, which should be automatically completed if you have done Attendant's Room in the last set of bulleted points. Otherwise, Berserker servants are also available at Double Doors (二重扉) and West Great Pillar (西大柱). Clearing Mission 56 unlocks Clerestory Windows (高窓).
• Clearing Chapter 5 also unlocked Missions 19 and 77. Mission 77 should be prioritised since it gives a copy of
  
  Nostalgic Form as a reward. Clear Armory (with
  
  equipped; Demonic, Himeji quests, Agility A, Pumpkin Skeletons) until you have completed both missions, which unlocks West Great Pillar (西大柱) and Warrior's Hideout (武者隠し).

7. Complete Chapter 6/7 to unlock Mission 14. Check if you have any other uncompleted nodes with mecha enemies then clear Castle Gates (城門) to complete Mission 21, which unlocks Food Storage (食料庫) and gives you a few more mecha enemies to kill. Complete Mission 14 to unlock Chapter 8.

8. Clear Chapter 8 to unlock Mission 66. Run Castle Gates (城門) or any nodes with an Evil servant to clear it and unlock Vent. Clear Vent (通風口) to complete Mission 5 and unlock Missions 33 and 53. Quest at either Vent or Great Corridor (大回廊) to obtain the 25 Drones needed to clear Mission 33 and unlock Chapter 9. Around this point, you should also have completed 30 Missions, which gives one copy of

Aerial Drive as a reward.

9. Clear Chapter 9 to unlock Mission 60. Run Vent until you clear Mission 53, which unlocks Secret Passage (隠し通路). Then run Great Staircase (20AP, Archer), or Vent (30AP, Rider) to complete Mission 60. This unlocks Stone Drop (石落とし). Clear it once to complete Mission 6, which unlocks Mission 39. Run Secret Passage (隠し通路) until you clear Mission 39, which unlocks Stone Shelf. Clear Stone Shelf (石打棚) to finish Mission 7 and unlock Mission 26. Continue clearing Stone Shelf until you complete this mission, which unlocks Chapter 10 (Main Quest).
10. Clear Chapter 10 and 11 and complete 50 missions to unlock Chapter 12.
11. Clear Chapter 12 to unlock Mission 17. Run Castle Gates (城門), Stone Drop (石落とし), Secret Passage (隠し通路), or Stone Shelf (石打棚) (depending on what other Missions you need to clear) to clear Mission 17 and unlock Chapter 13. Stone Drop is the best spot for Scarecrows so if you have any Scarecrow-related missions left, it is a good idea to run it.

• Mission 16 rewarded you with
  
  Golden Wings.
• Unlocked after clearing Stone Drop and Mission 40: Clear Mission 41 to obtain
  
  Aerial Drive. Secret Passage (隠し通路) and Right Shachihoko (右鯱) (unlocked later) are the best spots for completing this mission.
• Unlocked after clearing Stone Drop: Clear Mission 72 to obtain
  
  Golden Wings. Stone Drop (石落とし), Stone Shelf (石打棚), and a few later quests allow for completion of this mission.
• Unlocked with Chapter 8: Clear Mission 50 to obtain
  
  Nostalgic Form. Stone Drop (石落とし) has an Archer servant and is also good for Scarecrows.
• Unlocked with Chapter 15: Missions 81, 82, and 83 each award a final copy of the three Event Craft Essences.

12. Clear Chapters 13-15 and two Extra chapters to finish the story and obtain , which can be exchanged for Mecha Eli-chan or Mecha Eli-chan MkII (you may only pick one) in the event shop. They have identical skills but different illustrations, flavor text, names, battle sprites, voice lines, and Bond Craft Essences. (Craft Essences have different illustrations and flavor text but the same skill.)
13. Level and bring Mecha Eli-chan along for fights because she is involved in Missions 91 to 94.

• Missions 9, 80, 94 and 99 award , which are used to limit break/boost the Noble Phantasm of Mecha Eli-chan.

14. Obtain the Ascension Material (B Pellets) for your chosen Mecha Eli-chan by completing the below missions:

• Mission 35: Defeat 100 Drones - Vent (通風口), Under the Gables (破風の開), or Great Corridor (大回廊). Boost with Golden Wings.
• Mission 45: Defeat 60 Mass-Produced Mecha Eli-chan Units - Unlock Underground Factory (地下工場) by clearing the right-side quests of all three areas. This is the only Free quest where the Mass-produced units appear. Boost with Aerial Drive.
• Mission 52: Defeat 20 Archer-class Servants - Stone Drop (石落とし) or Old Well (古井戶)
• Mission 79: Clear the middle-lane quests of all three areas

All of these mission are unlocked when Chapter 15 (Main Quest) is cleared.

• Mission 64: Defeat 20 Chaotic Servants - Unlocks Right Shachihoko (右鯱)
• Mission 25: Defeat 120 Pumpkin Knights - Unlocks Left Shachihoko (左鯱)
• Mission 48: Defeat 10 Huge Enemies - Unlocks Mission 49; Defeat 20 Huge Enemies to clear Mission 49 and unlock Oochidori Gables (大千鳥破風)
• Mission 55: Defeat 20 Rider-class Servants - Stone Shelf (石打棚), Right Shachihoko (右鯱), Burial Chamber (玄室)- Unlocks Under the Gables (破風の開)
• Mission 43: Defeat 20 Pumpkin Gazers - Secret Passage (隠し通路), Oochidori Gables (大千鳥破風), Great Corridor (大回廊) - Unlocks Burial Chamber (玄室)
• Mission 81: Clear all Castle Csejte Quests (9 Locations) - Unlocks Old Well (古井戶)

• If you have trouble with any missions, refer to the Farming Guide and Event Map/Visual Guides.
• Mecha enemies include Drones, Automata, Metal Knights, Metal Skeletons, Mass-produced Units. Other traits can be found on the Visual guide.

Set Up Support

As soon as you collect Event Craft essences (from the Event Summoning Campaign or Event Shop), setting them up in your Friend Support as below is useful. If not specified, they are not particularly sought after in quests and any CE is fine.

   

   

   

   

   

Any Event CE    Any Event CE

Event Servants

The below Servants are granted an attack boost in the event.

Class	Attack Boost	Servant
	50%	Elisabeth Báthory (Brave)
	50%	Tamamo-no-Mae (Lancer)  Elisabeth Báthory  Kiyohime (Lancer)
	50%	Tamamo-no-Mae  Elisabeth Báthory (Halloween)
	100%	Osakabehime
	50%	Cleopatra  Carmilla  Yan Qing  Wu Zetian
	50%	Penthesilea  Tamamo Cat  Kiyohime
	100%	Mecha Eli-chan  Mecha Eli-chan MkII

Event Craft Essences

From Event Summoning Campaign

★★★★★ SSR 　Trick or Treatment 　ATK 500 (Max: 2000)　HP 0 (Max: 0) 　Skill/s: Increase your NP Gain by 25% (30%) Increase your Critical Strength by 15% (20%) +1 (+2)

★★★★ SR 　Phantom Night 　ATK 200 (Max: 750)　HP 320 (Max: 1200) 　Skill/s: Increase your Buster Card effectiveness by 10% (15%) Increase your NP Gain by 5% (10%) +1 (+2)

★★★ R 　From Wonderland 　ATK 100 (Max: 500)　HP 160 (Max: 800) 　Skill/s: Increase your Buster Card effectiveness by 4% (6%) Increase your Quick Card effectiveness by 4% (6%) +1 (+2)

Purchased from Event Shop, Mission Rewards, or Drops from Event Quests

These CEs increase appearance rate of certain enemy types, similar to The Garden of sinners - the Garden of Order. The effect is capped at 100%; going over 100% will not cause more enemies to appear. If you have enough copies to limit-break one of these CEs to maximum, it is recommended to do so. Two of each are available from the Event Shop, and, by completing various missions, you can obtain three more copies of each:

(41, 83, 96),

(16, 72, 81), and

(50, 77, 82).

★★★★★ SSR 　Aerial Drive 　ATK 500 (Max: 2000)　HP 0 (Max: 0) 　Skill/s: Increase your Buster Card effectiveness by 8% (10%) Increase your NP Strength by 8% (10%) Begin the battle with your NP gauge at 30% (50%) and Spawn +25% (100%)

★★★★ SR 　Golden Wings 　ATK 200 (Max: 750)　HP 320 (Max: 1200) 　Skill/s: Increase your NP Strength by 20% (25%) Increase your NP Gain by 5% (10%) Spawn +25% (100%)

★★★ R 　Nostalgic Form 　ATK 0 (Max: 0)　HP 300 (Max: 1500) 　Skill/s: Increase your Defense by 3% (5%) Increase your Buster Card effectiveness by 3% (5%) Spawn +25% (100%)

Event Shop

Complete Chapter Two (Event Main Quest) to access the Event Shop. Expand/Hide All

Beam Cookie Exchange

needed in total: 9,500

Show/Hide Shop Information Table

Exchange Item	Needed	Trade Limit	Total	Item Type
Aerial Drive	300	2	600
Hero Crystal - Corona Fou	300	1	300	Enhancement
Mysterious Divine Wine	90	10	900	Ascension/Skill
Claw of Chaos	60	20	1200	Ascension/Skill
Refined Magatama	40	20	800	Ascension/Skill
Saber Monument	40	20	800	Ascension
Archer Monument	40	20	800	Ascension
Lancer Monument	40	20	800	Ascension
Assassin Monument	40	20	800	Ascension
Mana Prism	3	500	1500	Master
10K QP	4	Unlimited	Unlimited	Game Currency

Missile Ramune Exchange

needed in total: 8,000

Show/Hide Shop Information Table

Exchange Item	Needed	Trade Limit	Total	Item Type
Golden Wings	300	2	600
Hero Crystal - Meteor Fou	300	1	300	Enhancement
Spirit Root	90	10	900	Ascension/Skill
Primordial Lanugo	60	20	1200	Ascension/Skill
Ghost Lantern	40	20	800	Ascension/Skill
Saber Piece	40	20	800	Ascension
Archer Piece	40	20	800	Ascension
Lancer Piece	40	20	800	Ascension
Assassin Piece	40	20	800	Ascension
1 Beam Cookie	10	Unlimited	Unlimited	Event Currency

Gummi Drill Exchange

needed in total: 5,880

Show/Hide Shop Information Table

Exchange Item	Needed	Trade Limit	Total	Item Type
Nostalgic Form	300	2	600
Hero Crystal - Star Fou	40	20	800	Enhancement
Hero Crystal - Sun Fou	40	20	800	Enhancement
Blaze of Wisdom	8	100	800	Enhancement
Fire of Wisdom	4	100	400	Enhancement
Warhorse's Young Horn	60	20	1200	Ascension/Skill
Meteor Horseshoe	40	20	800	Ascension/Skill
Fool's Chain	40	20	800	Ascension/Skill
1 Missile Ramune	10	Unlimited	Unlimited	Event Currency

Map and Visual Guides

Source - yaeguchisan on Twitter, modified by toriayl

Source - niconikon01 on Twitter

Source - Angelica/Atalanta Lover on Discord

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Farming Guide

Approximate Drop amounts for different locations, by event currency

The below table shows the best nodes for farming each enemy or item. However, do note that the missions you have open should be kept in mind, and it is generally better to farm the nodes that contribute to multiple mission clears, rather than the most efficient one for just a single mission.

Best Place For	Location	Use
Gummi Drill   Metal Pumpkin Skeletons	Burial Chamber
Gummi Drill   Scarecrows   Demonic Enemies	Stone Drop
Missile Ramune   Automata   Huge enemy	Right Shachihoko
Missile Ramune   Automata   Gazer	Secret Passage
Beam Cookie   Mass-Produced Mecha Eli-chan	Underground Factory
Beam Cookie   Pumpkin Knights	Old Well
Homunculi	Clerestory Windows (高窓)
Drones Gazer	Great Corridor (大回廊)
Mecha-type (Drones, Automata, Metal Knights, Metal Skeletons, Mass-produced Units)	Castle Gates (Metal Skeletons) Stone Drop (Metal Scarecrows) Underground Factory (Mass-produced Units)
Servants with Agility >A	Prayer Room, Ramparts, Armory, Clerestory Windows, and Warrior's Hideout
Servants with Mana >A	Castle Gates, Vent, Under the Gables, Burial Chamber, East Great Pillar, Great Staircase
Japanese Servants	Clerestory Windows, West Great Pillar, or Attendant's Room
Berserker Servants	West Great Pillar, Double Doors, or Attendant's Room
Lawful Servants	Prayer Room, Ramparts, East Great Pillar, Watchtower, or Great Corridor
Evil Servants	Clerestory Windows, Double Doors, or Attendant's Room
Chaotic Servants	VIP Chamber, Attendant's Room, Armory, Great Staircase, Double Doors, West Great Pillar, or Clerestory Windows
Servants >170cm tall	Treasury, Old Well, Burial Chamber, Left Shachihoko, Stone Shelf, Stone Drop, Food Storage, Double Doors, Clerestory Windows, Watchtower, Great Corridor

Rank Up Quest

New Rank Up Quest is added for

in this rerun.

Date of Quest Appearance	Servant Class	Rarity	Servant	Effect
JP: October 05, 2018 18:00 JST EN: September 29, 2020 1:00 PDT		5★	Osakabehime	The Great Hachitendou of Hakuro Castle A+ → EX Max HP increase doubled and increase Buster Card effectiveness added.

Challenge Quest

Requirement: Complete the event main quest, complete Solomon.

	Crime and Punishment - The White Moustache Dying Gloriously 罪と罰～散華すべきは白い髭～	AP	EXP	QP	Bond	Quest Type
	Devil's Building Climber - Great Battle at Himeji Castle	5	38,190	9,400	915	Challenge
Notes	Battle ends when James Moriarty is defeated There is a total of 100 Mass produced Mecha Eli-chan James Moriarty At the beginning of the battle, casts an attack buff for the mass produced Mecha Eli-chan, and a defense buff for himself First Break: casts a critical damage buff for the mass produced Mecha Eli-chan, and a defense buff for himself Second Break: casts a critical chance buff for the mass produced Mecha Eli-chan, and a defense buff for himself

Devil's Building Climber - Great Battle at Himeji Castle Location Chaldea.png

Battle 1/1	Mastermind as Usual Lvl 90 (164,220 HP) (218,960 HP) (246,330 HP) Mass Produced Mecha Eli-chan Lvl 48 (29,503 HP) Mass Produced Mecha Eli-chan Lvl 55 (26,708 HP) Mass Produced Mecha Eli-chan Lvl 49 (33,348 HP) Mass Produced Mecha Eli-chan Lvl 49 (44,376 HP)
Possible Drops

Completion Reward	1

Summoning Campaign

Servants

Osakabehime	5★ Assassin	MAX ATK 10,824 MAX HP 13,822
Elisabeth Báthory	4★ Lancer	MAX ATK 9,122 MAX HP 11,870
Carmilla	4★ Assassin	MAX ATK 9,408 MAX HP 10,473
Yan Qing	4★ Assassin	MAX ATK 8,661 MAX HP 11,637
Wu Zetian	4★ Assassin	MAX ATK 8,981 MAX HP 10,942
Penthesilea	4★ Berserker	MAX ATK 10,502 MAX HP 10,175

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Duration	Rate Up Servants
10-05 18:00～10-06 23:59 (JP) 09-30 01:00～09-30 20:59 (EN)
10-07 0:00～23:59 (JP) 09-30 21:00～10-01 20:59 (EN)
10-08 0:00～23:59 (JP) 10-01 21:00～10-02 20:59 (EN)
10-09 0:00～23:59 (JP) 10-02 21:00～10-03 20:59 (EN)
10-10 0:00～23:59 (JP) 10-03 21:00～10-04 20:59 (EN)
10-11 0:00~10-12 23:59 (JP) 10-04 21:00～10-06 20:59 (EN)
10-13 0:00～10-14 23:59 (JP) 10-06 21:00～10-08 20:59 (EN)
10-15 0:00～23:59 (JP) 10-08 21:00～10-09 20:59 (EN)
10-16 0:00～23:59 (JP) 10-09 21:00～10-10 20:59 (EN)
10-17 0:00～23:59 (JP) 10-10 21:00～10-11 20:59 (EN)
10-18 0:00～23:59 (JP) 10-11 21:00～10-12 21:00 (EN)
10-19 0:00～23:59 (JP) 10-12 21:00～10-13 21:00 (EN)

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Event craft essences are in the pool for this summoning campaign.