Anniversary 8 is now live after the AX panel. My GSSR this time around was a meh. Destiny Order was a bit better. Here's my lineup.  And the result.  |
| Failure is always an option. |
| Unlike in seasons past, I'm not going to immediately try to roll for the 8th anniversary servant as Aesc just isn't the game-changer that Castoria, Koyan of Light, or even Arcueid are, but she's still nice to have. So I'm going to do all the activities to accumulate Saint Quartz first, and then make a decision at the end about whether or not I will go for Aesc as I'm saving up to get Zerktoria in the summer event, which won't overlap. I'm thinking right now that I will do limited draws for Aesc and set a limit based on how many SQ I can spend before I'm no longer guaranteed to get Zerktoria on pity. As things stand, I have 875 SQ and 51 tix, and more will be on the way once I do strengthening quests. |
| So after doing some Saint Quartz collecting through bond experience farming and rank-up quests, I crunched the numbers and decided that I like my chances of getting both Aesc and Zerktoria (and I don't plan on drawing for Summer Melusine). That said, I'm still leaning towards limited draws for Aesc in a way where I will still have enough to get Zerktoria on pity. And as for the GSSR banner I'm planning to draw, I'm leaning towards the one with Melusine, Miss Crane, Morgan, and Caren since I only have Melusine of that group, while the other options are still pretty good. |
| Summer 8 is finally here, and I got Summer Artoria Caster during my draws for event CE's, plus NP2 Oberon and Nitocris Alter. |
| Failure is always an option. |
After thinking about what I wanted to do for the 8th anniversary event, I decided to do a limited number of rolls for Aesc seeing that getting Summer Castoria is a must, while Aesc is just somebody who is nice to have. So I rolled for her using 300 Saint Quartz and 50 tickets, and I came up empty. Only one 5-star servant came about with that draw, and it was for Drake, which is at least somebody I don't have. As for the GSSR, I went with the banner with Miss Crane, Melusine, Morgan, and Caren. While I was hoping for Morgan or Caren seeing that I already have Melusine and don't want Miss Crane as much, I at least ended up getting two of them. And I got two 4-star servants as well, so in all while I didn't exactly get what I wanted, I got two for the price of one to make up for it. |
| And now I've got Summer Melusine as well with two multis on her banner, which dropped this morning. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| managed to pick up summer Alcast so far but that's it. |
The good news: I drew Summer Castoria, or Alcas as she's nicknamed in the event, on my first pull. The bad news: That's the only 4 or 5-star servant I pulled for the next 16 multis as my gacha luck was used up early and it wasn't until after I spent 540 Saint Quartz that I got Chloe. At least I got what I came for while getting at least one MLB copy of all three event CEs, but to end up with only a single 4-star and a single 5-star after 18 multis was rotten luck, and the probability calculations suggest I should have drawn two 5-star servants and five 4-star servants whether they are event servants or not. While I was willing to go all-in to get Alcas that I decided to do just two multis for Summer Melusine, and I got UDK Barghest, while also getting Anastasia, who I don't have.  So here are the 5-star servents in my Chaldea right now, 68 in total: Saber (6): Artoria, Nero Bride, Muramasa, Okita, Musashi, Trung Sisters Archer (5): Gilgamesh, Super Orion, Jeanne d'Olphin, Squirtoria, Artemis Lancer (7): Enkidu (NP2), Karna, Ereshkigal, Bradamante, Vritra, Scathach (NP2), Melusine (NP2) Rider (4): Iskandar, Odysseus, Drake, Ozymandias Caster (10): Waver (NP2), Merlin (MP2), Castoria, Skadi, Sanzang (NP4), Summer Nero, Tamamo, Izumo, Miss Crane, Anya Assassin (3): Jack (NP2), Kama (NP2), Koyan Light Berserker (11): Vlad (NP3), Nightengale, Arjuna Alter (NP3), Raiko, MHX Alter, Rikyu, Summer Musashi, Summer Ibuki, Galatea, Hijikata, Summer Alcas Ruler (4): Qin (NP2), Bunnytoria, Himiko, Summer Skadi Avenger (3): Space Ishtar, Taira (NP2), Dantes Moon Cancer (4): Summer BB, Summer Kiara, Arcueid (NP2), Jinako Alter Ego (5): Sitonai (NP3), Melty, Kiara (NP2), Bazett, Tiamat Foreigner (3): Abby, Voyager, Kukulcan Pretender (2): Oberon, Avalon Beast (1): Draco |
| The big 10th anniversary is here, and they made it grand. First of all, the servant is somebody who everybody had been wanting, U-Olga Marie, who was playable during Lostbelt 7. But the biggest announcement was that players who finish Ordeal Call through the end of the year will get 1000 Saint Quartz, which guarantees a five-star servant through pity. And the Destiny Order Summons are divvied up into standard classes and extra classes, making it so that your SSR servant will be between 7 servants of her choosing. And the icing on the cake is that players get one free summon on the story summon banner for the next 150 days. Just a great way to mark one decade of this game, and in two years we will be getting that. |
My latest login streak bonus was today, and my multi with it got me this: Summer Chloe (who I thought came earlier when Nitocris Alter popped in) and NP2 Summer Artoria Caster. Personally, I would have liked Summer Suzuka to help me with progress towards my remaining OC missions; I need a few new Archers and Riders to level up. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| And thus comes the end of another summer event. This one has quite story-driven, more so than the previous summer events, and I wasn't as active with this event with farming and all like the previous event. While I could have easily cleared the event shot manny times over, this one I only barely did so on the final day of the event. In any case, I didn't go crazy with summoning unlike with last year where I had a ton more Saint Quartz to burn than this year, and my gacha luck was pretty bad. Last year, I spend my SQ and Tix to get NP2 Arcueid, Avalon, and Summer Skadi, while lucking out with Ibuki with the remaining Saint Quartz. But this year not so much as I had to limit my SQ usage and a number of times I got the worst case scenario with the multi rolls (that is, the only thing I got besides 3-star draws is a 4-star CE). Anyway, I'm ready to save up again as I won't have anything to go hard for until the Witch on the Holy Night event. |
| The first Olga Marie battle has been released, and it was a nice break from the typical battles having ten teams of three servants each taking on a wave battle with the ability to pause and rewind if needed. The first nine battles were a breeze given how deep my Chaldea is, but the boss battle against Flare Marie required some strategy, and you want to make sure that you save your best CEs for that battle, all while it's recommended that you give bond CEs to one servant in the previous battles since all 30 servants will get the same amount of bond points in the end. We should be getting some news about the Wandjima event pretty soon as the next event is coming at the end of August. The next ordeal call will be coming in March, with the third part in July and the fourth part coming in April 2027. As there's a huge Saint Quartz reward for completing all four of them come the 10th Anniversary that will guarantee that you an SSR servant on pity that completing them is a must. |
| That was a hard choice, quite a few servants I wanted to spend my ticket on but in the end I went with Faker/Hephaistion. Cool to see that she remembers our adventures on the train No luck getting Wandjina but I did get Kriemhild EDIT: Spoke too soon, managed to get Wandjina this morning. |
GreylurkerSep 16, 2025 7:29 AM
| And with that, the Australian event has just ended. I didn't bother spending as much time or Saint Quartz on the event as I didn't need Wandjina, but I did give it a shot. I didn't get Wandjina, which wasn't exactly a must-have servant for me, or the 5-star event CE that I typically roll for in such events, but I got NP3 Kriemhild from it. Unlike in previous events, I didn't quite clear out the shop this time, but the only thing I didn't get are one of the golden monuments for which I have over 1000 of. As for the free SR servant, I pretty much decided that I wanted somebody I don't already have, and I already have most of the top selections. So it came down to either Passionlip or Summer Charlotte seeing that limited servants are the way to go, and I went with Passionlip seeing that she had interludes and strengthening quests that will get me the next Saint Quartz reward from it. So after a hard choice, I first decided to go new over NP upgrade, then story-locked over permanent, and limited over story-locked, which narrowed the field down to about 30 or so servants, and I just picked from that based on my roster composition and where the need lies. |
| I took my time once again with the Grail Front Event, but I finally finished it last night as unlike with previous Grail Fronts, this one involves enemy reinforcements. Not only do they add more enemies to the battlefield, but they can attack on that turn as well, and I lost it a couple of times because of that. Quite a lot of strategy was involved here, more so this time around, and the final battle had just so many twists and turns from the fact that being killed by one of those mechanical eyeballs will nullify your break, while Typhon will unleash a lethal breath attack that you have two turns to get everybody out of its firing range. And you can't just quickly defeat the boss since it shields itself for three turns after the break. But I'm all done, and now I'm just farming away to clear the shop. As for the gacha leading up to the event, I only spent 60 Saint Quartz this time around and got NP2 Sugitani, as well as one copy of all three event CEs, which is good enough for me. After that, it will be the next GudaGuda event. |
Last night there was the Chaldea broadcast, and while it did announce the upcoming Guda Guda event, it's not happening until next week. In the meantime, the Thanksgiving campaign was on with a special GSSR for 12 Saint Quartz with bigger banners, so I tried my luck, and ended up with Demon King Nobunaga. Not exactly what I was hoping for, but Maou Nobu is somebody who I don't have already and will at least be useful for the upcoming event. And now, it's time to clean up my stock of EXP cards and CEs as right now, it's just one big mess. |
| I was totally expecting GudaGuda 8 to start today, but I was thrown a curveball last night. Now Thanksgiving morning is going to be kind of hectic, as my focus will once again be split on the game and the Macy's parade. Last time this happened was when LB3 hit. As for the new GSSR, I got Sei Shounagon. At least she's new, but I would've liked one of the two 5* Riders that are possible in this banner's pool.  |
| Failure is always an option. |
| The new Christmas lotto event has just started, and with it comes a new MC to level up. Had I known Saika from GudaGuda 8 was an Archer, I would have chosen Summer Carmilla instead of Anastasia & Viy for my free 4* ticket a few months back. As it now stands, I still need one new Rider to level up to complete the last Ordeal Call-related mission. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| And with that, it's time to farm away now that the 90++ node is up. I was lagging behind in the GudaGuda event that I missed the raid, and while I didn't plan on going all-in for Kenshin, I did want to get all three CEs and ended up spending quite a lot of Saint Quartz just to get all three event CEs and failing to draw Kenshin. So with that, it's onto the Christmas event where so far I have managed to get enough tix to clear the board 35 times, all while there's quite a lot of gift box and second archive gymnastics I need to do seeing that it's all full after the GudaGuda event. It's a good thing that I didn't need to do any SQ summons for this event as with the amount of farming I do in these events I'll eventually have enough items to clear the shop. |
| managed to pick up Skadi and Britomart. Not a bad bit of luck to end the year on |
| The Christmas event just ended, and I only could farm enough lotto tickets for 95 board clears this time around as opposed to the around 120 I did in the previous lotto events. I just didn't have the right servants this time around for quick farming while there was no 200% damage increase CEs. Not to mention I only had a few days to farm the 90++ node and the CE drop rates were unusually low for some reason as after all that I only got enough CEs for two MLB copies. That said, I still got a lot of swag from it and didn't need to spend any Saint Quartz for this event without any rate-up servants, all while I didn't need the event CEs to clear the shop knowing how much I was going to be farming on it. Onto the new year and I need to think long and hard about what GSSR banner I want to roll on, all while I probably will save up knowing that the Witch on the Holy Knight and summer events are expected to do quite on a number on the SQ that I have been stockpiling. |
| The New Year's campaign is here, and Yamato is the new servant, just like it was two years ago in Japan. I am planning to skip this gacha campaign as there are just going to be so many great servants this year that I plan to prioritize my Saint Quarts for, and I will only roll on a GSSR banner. I have to look at how my Chaldea is looking before deciding on what banner to roll as I need a close examination of my team, but I'm leaning towards the one with Melusine, Morgan, and both Koyans as I would welcome an NP upgrade for either Koyan Light or Melusine, while I don't have Koyan Dark or Morgan. I will take my time to debate my decision. And in the meantime, the second chapter of the game has come to the end of its story. As for the featured new servant, it's Lord Logres, so we have yet another Saber face coming. |
I got a double 5* on my choice for the New Year's GSSR. On the one hand, I've got a bunch of Interludes and Rank Up Quests I can do now. But on the other hand, I am still looking for a new Rider to level up. |
| Failure is always an option. |
I decided to spend just 30 Saint Quartz, then 10 tickets to test my New Year's luck. Last year was pretty rough as far as my luck is concerned as I failed to draw Aesc, Reines, and Kenshin after spending a good amount of SQ on those campaigns, all while after drawing Summer Castoria on the first multi, things quickly went south as I didn't get a copy of summer Chloe or the 5-star event CE until expending a lot more SQ. But this time I got Yamato on the last ticket summon, so 2026 is off to a great start in a year when I'm expecting the Witch on the Holy Knight and summer events to quickly drain my reserve of SQ that I have allocated. |
| The GSSR banner I chose is indeed the one with both Koyans, Morgan, and Melusine in it. So after spending 15 paid Saint Quartz there, I ended up with Koyan Light, and now this buster heavyweight is at NP2. While I was hoping for a new servant since I don't have Morgan or Koyan Dark, having Koyan Light at NP2 is just as nice. So the new year is off to quite a nice start, though it's going to be quite taxing on my stash of SQ with so many primo servants to summon for between now and the summer event. |
| New Year's really did a number on my SQ stash; I nearly hit pity getting Yamato Takeru. Normally I wouldn't try so hard for a Servant I don't have a really big attachment to, but this was more for future quests, more specifically for a Bleached Earth node featuring Vritra coming up in a few months. In contrast, it took me only three multis to get NP2 Yui Shousetsu from the latest event's banner. |
| Failure is always an option. |
| With this Fate/Samurai Remnant event, I ended up spending 90 Saint Quartz and 10 tickets as once again I was primarily rolling to get the CEs. And I was able to get Ushi Gozen on tickets just like how it went for Yamato. But with the 90++ nodes now offering generous drops that moving forward I could skip doing CE draws for future events to save up since I am expecting my stash of SQ to quickly get depleted with the Witch on the Holy Night and summer events as I'm saving up for Aoko, Space Ereshkigal, Ciel, and BB Dubai when they come out. |
| Once again, I took my time with the event as I had so many other things going on that I didn't play this event as much as I have in the past. Anyway, I just finished up clearing the event with two more days to go having just finished the event, challenge quest, and farming enough items to clear out the shop, as well as getting Takeru, Ushi Gozen, and Iori to bond level 6 when I can unlock one append skill, as well as pick up some Saint Quartz along the way. The Valentine's Day event is just around the corner, and I'm plotting my course as to which events I'm going to expend my SQ and tickets on. |
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