S3 [The Fey Meander] Non-Boss Stage Guide

In S3, with the addition of new Mythic Equipment and more Artifacts and heroes, the challenge is noticeably easier compared to previous seasons;
This guide will introduce recommended lineups that will perform well in this stage, focusing on using Epic heroes to clear The Fey Meander. We hope to help you optimize your strategies and earn all the rewards!
 
Recommended Lineups
Each floor of The Fey Meander features four enemies, with increasing difficulty. Apart from boss challenges, all enemies can be controlled, and each challenges your team's AOE DMG capabilities. Below, we recommend several lineups that will perform well in non-boss stages of The Fey Meander and also list out alternative heroes. For higher floors, where survival is more difficult, you can clear by replacing DPS heroes with control or support heroes.
Additionally, Burn, Thunderbolt, and Shadow comps have strong AOE capabilities when you have a full team of Legendary heroes, making clearing most non-boss stages easy. However, the lower-tier heroes are slightly weaker, so they are not recommended on their own.
Control Type Lineup
Notes: Preferred lineup for low-investment clears. In S3, the Lightning and Necrosis Elemental Affinity includes many control heroes. We recommend selecting from your roster of Legendary heroes based on their investment:

Advanced Tips
1. Elemental Affinity is very important. On the higher floors of the Fey Meander, putting together a team with five-person Elemental Affinity is a major consideration. Without the bonuses from Elemental Affinity, it will be very difficult to instantly kill enemies, and the loss of attributes such as Damage Reduction will make it more likely to lose allies.
2. Some enemies have targeting mechanisms that focus on the unit with the lowest HP or highest ATK. Adjust equipment on your heroes to prevent the DPS from becoming the locked target.
3. Food can be used in the Fey Meander. Besides obtaining it through cooking, you can also purchase various high-quality food directly from Rothe at the outdoor tavern in Lacunae on the Aethercairn.
 
Examples
[Recommended Team Configuration]
HP > 90,000 and DEF > 3,500 for tanks;
HP > 35,000 and DEF > 1,200 for all deployed heroes;
To clear 180 floors, the Accuracy of heroes applying debuffs or control effects need to be > 270.
 
The author mainly used Rally comps to clear the Fey Meander. The equipment configuration is as follows:
Deployed heroes: Garius + Adolphus + Gumm + Lorentheel + Philto
Aura: Lorentheel - Crit Damage Aura
Equipment Configuration:

Below is an example of a team and strategy that can clear Fey Meander. The author will provide positioning and key points for Travelers. Clearing up to floor 140 is relatively easy and can be done with the same Rally comps and with the positioning shown in floor 145's auto-combat example, hence no separate explanation is provided.
Floor 145
Position your heroes as shown. All enemies except Scarell will gather within the range of Philto and Gumm's ultimate skill at the start. First, release Gumm's ultimate skill to trigger the Witch's Remains artifact effect. Then, release Lorentheel's ultimate skill to boost Philto's attack, before releasing Philto's ultimate skill to easily kill off all enemies within range.

Floor 155
Position your heroes as shown. You can lure all enemies into the range of Philto's ultimate skill.

Floor 165
Adjust Lorentheel's equipment to make him the unit with the highest ATK to let him tank Sagomir's battle skill. After Sagomir releases his battle skill, he will immediately dash to both sides of Lorentheel. Positioning your heroes as shown allows Gumm's ultimate skill to target both Sagomir and Ripekas immediately, allowing Philto quickly deal with threats to our backline.
In addition, to ensure Lorentheel survives Sagomir's battle skill, his HP needs to be over 40,000.

Floor 175
Low difficulty. Position your heroes as shown to eliminate all enemies in one go.

Floor 180
Disperse your heroes so Garrika's battle skill will hit fewer targets.

Dealing with Grishnaar: Floor 151 as an example
With the addition of Mythic Equipment this season, besides using control type lineups to continuously wear down and control Grishnaar, you can also attempt a frontal breakthrough. Equip debuff heroes with the Tunnel King's Cloak to dispel the Defense Up from Grishnaar's battle skill and the Debuff Immunity from Torrin's ultimate skill.