LAST CLOUDIA: Pixel Art RPG Arden Border 1-1-10 Guide

To clear Main Story stage 1-1-10 (Arden Border) in LAST CLOUDIA: Pixel Art RPG, hold your party near the edge of the screen when waves spawn, and stagger your area-of-effect (AoE) special attacks to wipe out dense mob clusters while gaining invulnerability frames.

Screen Edge Positioning and Target Control

Rushing the center of the battlefield in stage 1-1-10 triggers multiple enemy spawn points simultaneously, surrounding your party and allowing fast mobs to bypass your melee units.

1. Hold the Screen Edge: Move your controlled unit toward the boundary of the map as a wave spawns. This forces AI enemies into a funnel approaching from a single direction.
2. Establish a Frontline: Let melee units intercept incoming mobs at the choke point. This keeps low-durability support and ranged characters safe from fast-closing melee attacks.
3. Manual Aggro Kiting: If an enemy mob targets a fragile unit, manually drag that character away from the pack to force enemies to drop aggro and switch targets to your tankier frontline.

Special Attack and Invulnerability Timing

Characters gain temporary invulnerability during special attack animations. Saving special meter charges for dense waves ensures survival and clears weak mobs efficiently.

• Prioritize AoE Characters: Reserve meter for units with wide area-of-effect specials rather than single-target damage dealers. Broad swings clear full waves instantly.
• Stagger Special Activations: Avoid firing all special attacks simultaneously. Activating them sequentially ensures at least one character remains in an invulnerable animation state while incoming enemy pressure is at its peak.
• Avoid Overkilling Single Targets: Never use character specials on isolated, low-health enemies. Save the gauge specifically for screen-filling reinforcements.

Active Ark Skill Usage

Before starting stage 1-1-10, equip your strongest Ark featuring an active skill that delivers direct damage or area crowd control.

• Early Clear Strategy: If your party takes heavy damage during initial waves, trigger your active Ark skill early. Clearing early mobs quickly preserves party HP for the final wave.
• Panic Button Option: If party health remains stable, save the Ark skill for the stage's final wave to immediately thin out concentrated mob damage.

Party Healing and Post-Clear Actions

Stage 1-1-10 lacks healing nodes, making active damage prevention essential. Trigger support and self-healing abilities preemptively rather than waiting for health bars to drop into critical ranges. Preemptive healing prevents units from getting interrupted or chain-stunned by continuous enemy attacks.

Immediate Post-Mission Steps

After completing the Arden Border battle, perform the following account maintenance before continuing:

1. Check Reward Chests: Open stage completion chests to claim dropped materials designated for Ark enhancement.
2. Unlock Ability Board Nodes: Open your primary squad members' ability boards and spend the combat materials dropped in 1-1-10 to increase character base stats.
3. Advance Map Progression: Select the newly unlocked world map node to proceed to the next story stage.