Dragon pressure targets Selyne's Dark half with excellent mobility.
How to beat Saya & Selyne
Treat this as a full build check. Correct types cannot compensate for five untrained Pals or an under-tier weapon.
- Recommended level
- 55+
- Best counter
- dragon + dark
- Encounter
- Tower boss
How to beat Saya & Selyne: the quick answer
A mixed Dragon/Dark team, Plasteel-tier defense, and an endgame sustained-damage weapon.
Enter the Moonflower Tower on Sakurajima. Unlock the tower fast travel and clear the approach before consuming combat food.
Use Plasteel-tier or better armor, a high-capacity shield, and your strongest sustained firearm. Carry a burst weapon only if you can support its ammunition cost.
Best Pal team to beat Saya & Selyne
This five-Pal team is built for the fight instead of copied from a score table. Raid guides also explain which roles belong in the larger base army.
A strong second attacker that keeps the rotation from relying on one legendary.
Bulky coverage for learning the normal encounter.
Dark attacks exploit the Neutral half and provide a different damage lane.
High endgame stats and Dark/Dragon coverage fit both weaknesses when fully built.
How to prepare for Saya & Selyne
Build two useful halves
Dragon answers Dark and Dark answers Neutral. A mixed team is safer than assuming one label tells the whole fight.
Bring recovery medicine
Selyne's wide effects can clip the player while attention is on the Pal rotation.
Preload every weapon
Enter with magazines full so the opening damage window is not spent reloading.
Saya & Selyne fight strategy
Leave the center when effects stack
A clear edge angle is worth more than continuing to fire through overlapping area attacks.
Alternate Dragon and Dark
Use whichever built Pal is healthy; both damage lanes are valid into this dual typing.
Keep the player moving
Short strafing bursts preserve aim while preventing the arena patterns from boxing you in.
Saya & Selyne rewards
- The normal clear advances the late-game tower chain and its first-clear progression.
- The hard clear adds the Saya-themed reward and repeatable training materials.
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