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Battle System Overview

Project Stardust features a skill-based battle system where:
  • Team composition matters
  • Character abilities activate during combat
  • RNG variance affects final outcomes
  • Positioning influences survivability

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Starting Battles

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battle

Initiate a team-based battle against another player or NPC. 
!battle [target]
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target
@mention | difficulty
Either a Discord user mention for PVP or a difficulty level for NPC battles.
Examples: 
# PVP Battles
!battle @username       # Challenge a specific player

# NPC Battles
!battle easy           # Easy NPC (5 R units)
!battle normal         # Normal NPC (3 R, 2 SR)
!battle hard           # Hard NPC (5 SR units)
!battle expert         # Expert NPC (2 SSR, 2 SR, 1 R)
!battle nightmare      # Nightmare NPC (3 SSR, 2 SR)
!battle hell           # Hell NPC (5 SSR, 2 Top 50)

# Default
!battle                # Training Dummy (Normal difficulty)

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NPC Difficulties

NPC teams scale based on difficulty level:
DifficultyCompositionRecommended For
Easy5 R (Rank 1501-10000)New players, testing teams
Normal3 R + 2 SREarly progression
Hard5 SR (Rank 251-1500)Mid-game teams
Expert2 SSR + 2 SR + 1 RStrong teams
Nightmare3 SSR + 2 SREnd-game teams
Hell5 SSR (2 Top 50)Max power teams only
Hell difficulty includes 2 characters from the top 50 rankings, making it extremely challenging.

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Battle Mechanics

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Power Calculation

Final power for each character is calculated as: 
Final Power = Base Power × Skill Modifiers × Team Multiplier + Flat Bonuses × RNG Variance
Components:
  • Base Power - From character stats (true_power)
  • Skill Modifiers - Applied by character abilities
  • Team Multiplier - From team-wide buffs
  • Flat Bonuses - Fixed power additions
  • RNG Variance - Random 0.9x to 1.1x multiplier

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Battle Phases

  1. Pre-Battle Phase
    • Skills activate based on priority
    • Buffs and setup abilities trigger
    • Shown in battle log
  2. Power Calculation
    • All multipliers applied
    • Final team totals computed
    • RNG variance added
  3. Post-Calculation
    • Special skill effects (e.g., steals, counters)
    • Final adjustments
  4. Determination
    • Higher total power wins
    • Victory/Loss decided
  5. Retry Phase
    • Certain skills can trigger retries (e.g., “The Almighty”)
    • Battle may be recalculated
    • Limited retry attempts based on dupe level

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Special Mechanics

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The Almighty Skill

Characters with “The Almighty” can:
  • Reject losing outcomes and retry the battle
  • Max retries: 5 + (dupe_level ÷ 2)
  • Logs show “rejected this future” when triggered
  • Exhaustion message appears when retries depleted

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Variance Override

Some skills can fix RNG variance to guarantee specific outcomes.

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Battle Results

After a battle concludes, you’ll see:

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Battle Embed

Header:
  • Battle participants (Attacker vs Defender)
  • Winner announcement
  • Winner’s name highlighted
Team Totals:
  • Attacker’s final power
  • Defender’s final power
Battle Highlights:
  • Up to 20 log entries per side
  • Skill activations
  • Power modifications
  • Retry attempts
  • Special effects
Battle Image:
  • Visual representation of both teams
  • Character portraits
  • Winner indication (blue/red border)
Example Output: 
⚔️ Player1 vs Player2
🏆 Winner: Player1

🔵 Player1
Total: 45,000

🔴 Player2  
Total: 42,000

🔹 Attacker Highlights
• Kirito used "Dual Blades" (+15% power)
• Asuna's "Healing" restored team power
• Yhwach rejected this future (Retry 1/7)

🔸 Defender Highlights
• Goku activated "Ultra Instinct" 
• Vegeta's counter failed

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Daily Tasks Integration

Battles automatically track progress for Daily Tasks: PVP Task:
  • Battle any player
  • Reward: 500 Gems
NPC Tasks:
  • Each difficulty has a separate task
  • Rewards: 500 to 5,000 Gems
  • Must complete the battle (win or lose counts)
You only need to complete one battle per task per day. You don’t need to win.

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PVP Strategy

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Team Composition

High Power Core: Focus on 2-3 max-duped SSR characters as your main power.
Skill Support: Fill remaining slots with characters that have strong battle skills (“Hardworker”, “Master of Coin”, etc.)
Positioning: Some skills target specific slots. Review your opponent’s likely team composition.

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Opponent Selection

Before challenging someone:
  • Use !team @username to view their team
  • Check their team power
  • Look for skill synergies
  • Consider your win chances

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Boss Battles

Defeating special NPC bosses may unlock achievements or special rewards. Check the user ID for boss flags.

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NPC Strategy

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Difficulty Progression

Recommended Path:
  1. Start with Easy to learn mechanics
  2. Progress to Normal once comfortable
  3. Move to Hard when you have 3+ SSR characters
  4. Attempt Expert with a full SSR team
  5. Try Nightmare with max-duped SSRs
  6. Challenge Hell only with optimized builds

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Farming Daily Tasks

For daily gem farming, find the highest difficulty you can reliably complete and farm that task each day.

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Battle Skills

Characters have special abilities that activate during battle. View them using: 
!view <inventory_id>
Common battle skills include:
  • Hardworker - Increases power in battles
  • Master of Coin - Global economy bonus
  • The Almighty - Can retry losing battles
  • Dual Blades - Offensive power boost
  • Protection - Defensive abilities
Skills are shown in the battle log when they activate. Pay attention to skill triggers to understand their effects.

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Requirements

You must have a battle team set before using battle commands. Use !stb to set your team.
Before battling:
  1. Pull characters with !pull or !starter
  2. Check your inventory with !inventory
  3. Set a team with !stb <ids>
  4. Verify with !team
  5. Start battling!

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Common Questions

RNG variance (0.9x to 1.1x) can swing battles. Additionally, opponent skills may have modified their power after base calculation.
No! Battles have no cost or penalty. You can battle as many times as you want.
Battle team is used for PVP and NPC battles. Expedition team is used for passive gem generation. They’re completely separate.
Yes, there’s no limit to how many times you can challenge someone.
Characters with “The Almighty” skill can reject losing outcomes and retry the battle calculation. The number of retries depends on their dupe level.
Hell difficulty is always available, but it requires a very strong team (multiple max-duped SSR characters) to have a chance of winning.
  • !team - View your battle team
  • !stb - Set your battle team
  • !view - Check character skills
  • !tasks - View daily battle objectives
  • !raid - Boss raid battles

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