Mecharashi Nova Trial 01 Assist Pilots Guide

To clear the Hard-difficulty Nova Trial 01 ("Guided by Starlight") in Mecharashi using only Assist Pilots, you must complete the mission within seven turns by strict positioning, managing squad rotation, and syncing damage skills. Because this challenge restricts you to fixed Assist Pilots instead of a custom roster, you cannot rely on high-stat squad synergies to brute-force the stage.

Phase Breakdown and Positioning Strategy

Phase	Core Objective	Key Tactical Actions
Turn 1	Establish Control	Hug perimeter walls, bottleneck enemy pathing, and apply movement debuffs.
Turns 2–4	Manage Squad Health	Eliminate weak mobs, rotate damaged frontliners, and block zones of control.
Turn 5	Heavy Burst Push	Strip enemy armor/shields, stack squad attack buffs, and target primary bosses.
Turns 6–7	Cleanup & Execution	Focus purely on kill probability and trigger support assists to beat the turn limit.

Turn 1: Establish Map Control

Avoid rushing into the center of the map. Move along the perimeter to funnel incoming enemies into a bottleneck.
Position your durable, high-defense units in front and keep fragile damage-dealers behind cover.
Cast accuracy and movement debuffs on approaching targets to restrict enemy repositioning and keep them in optimal attack range.

Turns 2–4: Clear Adds and Rotate Frontlines

Target weaker enemy units first to lower total incoming damage per round.
Block key movement tiles to force enemy units to waste action points traversing difficult pathing.
When a frontline pilot takes heavy damage, use mobility actions to rotate them to the rear and swap in a fresh unit.
Keep pilots slightly spread out to avoid area-of-effect attacks while staying close enough to trigger support assist attacks.

Turn 5: Synchronize Squad Skill Cooldowns

Save major squad buffs and offensive cooldowns for this turn to launch a coordinated push against the stage boss or main threat.
Use utility skills to strip armor or shields from high-priority targets before using your heaviest attack skills.
If a high-health pilot has access to high-ground tiles, move them into position to raise critical hit chances.

Turns 6–7: Execute Final Kills

Shift priority entirely from defensive rotation to maximizing damage output before Turn 7 ends.
If a pilot is near death, use their turn to cast utility buffs or setup support assists rather than spending actions on survival.
Do not waste movement points if units are already positioned within weapon firing range.