I got through 17-5 with a full 1.2 x skill rate squad and max attack.... lost 3 girls and the whale ship part was dicey but I did get it on the first try with that setup.... my counter girl attempt failed so I just tried something else... if the attack failed I was going to go for a -70% atk squad.

Originally Posted by Zandel

I got through 17-5 with a full 1.2 x skill rate squad and max attack.... lost 3 girls and the whale ship part was dicey but I did get it on the first try with that setup.... my counter girl attempt failed so I just tried something else... if the attack failed I was going to go for a -70% atk squad.

Try apricot or you can kill the pests in one round (One hit kill)

For the current effect, the defense is given to the apricot (or other skills similar to apricot)

One hit kill is the best

As a reference, there are actually other options

This works good. I did the blue set up and it works quicker

Ionocidium test, although the cactus's critical strike was missing, the lucky Ionocidium hit the ball again and saved me (it is more secure with apricot)

since I bloom Io and 2 other gurls, I have to do easier maps

Originally Posted by HungryHunter

since I bloom Io and 2 other gurls, I have to do easier maps

Maybe you can start with the whale 16 and the difficulty is reduced to make it easy to get a high medal.

I think I've hit a wall in terms of whale fights since my first attempt on 17-2 went badly and the second went well only because the RNG was generous (wiped out the normal pests first round and the boss spread its 7-8k damage per hit across the squad during the first boss fight; the whale constantly procced Isana Attack during the super pest fight).

I figure that, at the very least, I'll need Viola or a 6* Pierce Knight like Loquat before trying 17-3.

OK I have about 25 6* girls - all level 70 or 80 max 2nd affection, few max ampies most with some, the remaining girls are all 5* all max 2nd affection bar one, a smattering of 70 and 80's few 2/3 or even 4 equipped slots decent equips...I can't do this whale boat at all....what am I missing

Originally Posted by sniddy

OK I have about 25 6* girls - all level 70 or 80 max 2nd affection, few max ampies most with some, the remaining girls are all 5* all max 2nd affection bar one, a smattering of 70 and 80's few 2/3 or even 4 equipped slots decent equips...I can't do this whale boat at all....what am I missing

How is your power level? It may be that you need to add a specific color
Is your deck team taking losses? That has a huge impact on the latest one, especially if you are running below rec power
Do you have good crystal fighters in there? That will save you some attacks