Middle starlight line grind

counter, counter, counter and if you are feeling extra luscious, counter again!

In this run you'll be hitting a big chunk of the line packs and racking up starlight to fuel future extreme runs.

The run is handly divided into the 3 floor difficulties, floors 1-5 are focused around get foundational ego gifts, floors 6-10 are focused around getting you starlight up and getting some clutch ego gifts and the last 5 floors are basically a victory lap if all goes well.

Same as above. But also more starlight. wahoo.

Completing line theme packs gives bonus starlight at the end of a run, so try and do as many as you can. (Try and do line 1 earlier rather than later as it is long and the enemies are particularly nasty)

THE Middle upscale floor. Make sure you get the bokgak pack and not the regular one. Try and get ALL the blunt gifts but at the very very least get the Boombox of Dramatic Entrances as it will solve your healing needs for the run.

Red Necktie is insane for this team (at least for half of them...) 30% damage on skill 3 attack goes hard.

Unhatched Embers is a nice saftey net to have for later floors. Make sure to grab it.

Nagel und Hammer Scriptures allows the middle to inflict Nails which helps a lot for thier Bleed count. Use this floor to try and get ego resources up with Outis's [Outis] I'll Go fer Scissors. How 'Bout You?.

Hot ‘n Juicy Drumstick solves the team's burn count and Contaminated Needle & Thread solves the team's Bleed potency.

Squalidity bumps up the team's damage, get Wholeness if you feel like Bleed count is still an issue. Note if you do fuse Wholeness you'll lose out on extra damage.

Bridle makes the hp decrease advesities a non-issue. Metronome gives you Protection and Damage Up. Try and grab Bridle

Anti-Ovine Grounding Plug hands out Paralyze every turn which very nice.

False Halo gives everyone Dhyāna which is gradual damage ramp up. Snake Slough gives the team some more Defense Level Up and Offense Level Up.

Rules of the Middle give two coin to the middle and 2 Offense Level Up whenever they are hit... ON TOP OF Attack Power Up AND Protection stacking based on res, converts all middle regular coins into Unbreakable Coin, -50% damage taken and gain 2 Blunt DMG Up! Absolutely make sure you get it.

At this point, the secret bosses of the railway can start showing up, you don't have to do them but with this team you should be able to handle them pretty readily up to floor 12. After that it can be a bit more risky. Below is a quick guide so you know who you'll be fighting BEFORE you commit.

No weakness: A coin toss between either Rien or Callisto and Albina
: Valencina and (OI!) Lucio
: Matthi-ass and Kira

If by some miracle you get the Matthi-ass and Kira fight early, DO IT! The The Book of Vengeance: Annex makes the middle basically immortal for the last leg of the mirror dungeon.

Permanent Morositas makes Lei Heng a breeze compared to his main story counterpart provided you mainly picked Defense Level Up and Offense Level Up buffs along the way. If this pack doesn't show up crab attack is an easy fallback pick.