Quote Originally Posted by Bohu View Post
Just yesterday, I hit my goal of getting to Phalanx 2, but Cloris and Calliope aren't strong enough to beat all of them on their own
Have you tried using Grace as well? She should be able to block them, and on skill will be dealing splash magic damage.

At any rate, the general sentiment of leveling Bashira, then Elyse is good. You might also want to work on a mage after that before focusing on Altia.