Silver Palace Cinderella Boss Mechanics and QTE Guide

To clear the Cinderella boss fight in the 2nd CBT of Silver Palace, exhaust her partial shield bar using basic attacks, wait for the Quick Time Event (QTE) prompt on the UI, and execute your primary damage dealer's ultimate chain while she is staggered. Avoid dumping high-cost abilities during her initial defensive stance, as her high damage reduction makes early ultimate usage inefficient.

Cinderella Phase Transitions and Positioning

Cinderella alternates between a neutral defensive stance and an empowered, high-damage state. Managing space prevents your team from taking heavy area-of-effect (AoE) damage and movement debuffs.

• Opening Spacing: Maintain a medium distance during initial engagements. Wait for her to complete her primary gap-closing attack before committing to full skill rotations.
• Arena Control: Kite Cinderella toward the edges of the map. Lingering AoE damage zones stack movement speed debuffs, so keeping the center clear gives your team space to dodge follow-up combos.
• Evading the Spin Attack: When Cinderella initiates her spin attack, dodge diagonally toward her back. This position remains outside her active attack hitbox and lets you resume offensive actions immediately when the animation ends.

QTE Execution and Damage Rotations

The QTE mechanic is the primary method for breaking Cinderella's poise and opening burst windows.

Focusing ultimate usage strictly within the post-QTE stagger window maximizes damage output and prevents resource attrition during her Enraged state.

Team Composition Considerations

• Burst Damage: High-burst compositions clear stagger windows quickly, relying on affinity-scaled ultimate multipliers.
• Defensive Buffer: Including a support character capable of generating shields offers a safety margin if a QTE window is missed or an AoE attack hits.

Note: These combat mechanics and animation timings reflect the 2nd CBT build of Silver Palace and remain subject to balance adjustments prior to full release.