Tower of Saviors: Clear Despair Buried Within the Heart Ultimate

To clear the Despair Buried Within the Heart Ultimate stage in Tower of Saviors and earn a full three-star rating, run an Izumo leader paired with a Kagurazaka ally. This pairing provides the combo scaling, board manipulation, and burst damage necessary to clear wave debuffs and two-phase boss shields without failing achievement parameters.

Required Team Setup

Izumo provides sustained damage scaling and extended runestone movement time, while Kagurazaka delivers high-tier multiplier amplification and defensive buffering for pre-emptive attacks. Fill the remaining slots with utility cards tailored to stage hazards.

Equip Dragonware that reduces active cooldowns or raises attack values to ensure your defensive skills and burst buffs are ready ahead of critical thresholds.

Wave Strategy and Pacing

Rushing through early waves can leave your defensive tools and burst skills uncharged against late-stage damage checks. Maintain control and manage board hazards systematically:

• Waves 1–2 (Stalling and Charging): Target high-threat enemies immediately. Leave weaker support enemies on the board to stall turns safely, using Izumo's extended runestone movement time to clear stray runestones without wiping the board prematurely.
• Waves 3–4 (Hazard Control): Reset board obstacles like weathered runestones, burning tracks, or locked orbs using your short-cooldown converters. Avoid moving runestones across hazard tiles unless your current HP can safely take the damage.
• Pre-Boss Transition: Top off your team's health and ensure your Sub 3 burst buffer and Dragonware are fully charged before eliminating the Wave 4 encounter.

Boss Phase Execution

The final encounter consists of two distinct health bars with escalating damage requirements and defensive shields.

Phase 1: Shield Management

The boss opens with a substantial pre-emptive strike and restrictive conditions, such as an elemental requirement or a combo shield.

1. Activate Izumo to generate a workable runestone board.
2. Route your movements to satisfy the specific combo or elemental condition while matching Heart runestones to recover lost HP.
3. Save Kagurazaka's active skill and Dragonware for the next phase; rely only on basic combos and your short-cooldown converter if extra damage is needed.

Phase 2: Final Burst

The second phase introduces high attack stats, enrage timers, or attribute absorption mechanics that require an immediate wipe.

1. Activate your Sub 3 burst buffer.
2. Trigger Kagurazaka’s active skill to reach maximum multiplier scaling.
3. Match your primary attacking attributes and activate Dragonware at the end of the solve to pierce high defense and finish the stage before enrage counters trigger.

3-Star Achievement Adjustments

Stage achievements for Ultimate stages typically restrict team composition by race, total team size, or specific attribute counts. Because Izumo and Kagurazaka provide self-contained damage and board control, you can swap sub slots to meet these conditions:

• Racial or Attribute Conditions: Swap Sub 1 or Sub 2 for lower-rarity units matching the required race or element, provided they retain a low-cooldown conversion or damage mitigation skill.
• Team Size Restrictions: If a mission requires leaving team slots empty, drop the Sub 2 utility unit first. Rely on Izumo's extended solve time and Kagurazaka's raw burst to clear the stage before taking lethal hits.