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극한 시련 guide

Rally guide for the Trial Cage, Seasons 1–7: which troop ratio to send, which heroes to lead the rally with, and which heroes to bring when you join someone else's.

Community guide — ratios, rankings and notes are player recommendations, not game data; test them with your own heroes and equipment. Written up from the “TRIAL CAGE (Season 1–7) rally guide” image by NICK #368 and the “Cage Guide” and chat advice of [FAM] ヤeLMeow (server #498). His tagged entries are the FAM alliance's own experience on that server: take them as advice, not fact. Where the two disagree, the FAM verdict is used.

극한 시련 – rewards, damage goals, 강화 쇠사슬, 시련 좌석 and rules.

Troop ratio when you lead a rally

Shield / Bomber / Shooter, as a share of the troops you send.

Standard 0% / 10% / 90% Any leader except 에이다
When 에이다 leads 1% / 9% / 90% Shield 1% (about 1,000 troops, flat), Bomber 9%, Shooter 90%

방패병 / 투척병 / 화기병

에이다's 지속적 파괴 needs a Shield or Bomber ally to fire.

Rallies are a damage race, not survivability.

Troop ratio when you join a rally

Send only Bomber and Shooter troops, no Shield.

Mixed 0% / 10% / 90% Bomber 10%, Shooter 90%
All Shooters 0% / 0% / 100% 100% Shooter

FAM alliance ratios FAM pick

  • Leading: 20% Bomber, 80% Shooter, no Shield.
  • Joining: 10k Bombers + 40k Shooters, or 20k Bombers + 30k Shooters, no Shield.

FAM's rule: only players on a Cage seat open rallies (more rallies only when needed). Everyone else just joins, with at most 50k troops and no Shieldbearers, because the alliance's troop counts are still small. This is how FAM plays on server #498: advice, not a game rule.

Best rally leaders

Your 3-hero lead formation keeps full stats and exclusive equipment (a joiner only gives one war skill). Pick one hero per slot, ranked best to backup.

FAM pick Lead with the strongest hero you own from this list.

방패병

타이론's exclusive equipment (+16% troops ATK in rallies) boosts the whole march. 피닉스 wins if that equipment is not maxed.

  1. 타이론
    타이론
    FAM pick

    1st War Skill at max level: the enemy takes +25% damage. Rally exclusive equipment at max level: +16% troops ATK.

  2. 피닉스
    피닉스
    FAM pick

    1st War Skill at max level: +25% allied damage.

  3. War Skills at max level: +25% Lethality (1st), +25% DEF (2nd), −20% damage taken (3rd).

  4. 2nd and 3rd War Skills at max level: every 3rd round, Shooters and Bombers make 1 extra basic attack at 150% DMG; +25% Bomber damage.

  5. 3rd War Skill at max level: +75% allied Tactical DMG; only useful if the team deals Tactical DMG.

  6. 시저
    시저
    FAM pick

    War Skills at max level: revives troops (1st), +25% DEF (2nd), −20% enemy HP (3rd). Mostly defensive, so use him only without the others.

투척병

이토 류이치 is the only Bomber whose exclusive equipment works here, and beats 코셰보이 once it is near max.

  1. 2nd and 3rd War Skills at max level: +25% Bomber damage and +25% allied damage.

  2. 1st War Skill at max level: 25% crit chance on basic attacks. Rally exclusive equipment at max level: +16% troops ATK.

  3. 1st War Skill at max level: +25% damage to all your troops.

  4. 1st and 2nd War Skills at max level: +25% basic-attack damage, and +40% ATK every 2nd round.

  5. War Skills at max level: 50% chance for all your troops to deal +50% damage (3rd); −20% enemy DEF (1st).

  6. 알프
    알프
    FAM pick

    War Skills at max level: +25% allied ATK (3rd); −20% enemy DEF when your troop power is higher (2nd).

  7. 랜체스터
    랜체스터
    FAM pick

    War Skills at max level: +30% Lethality when your troop power is higher, otherwise +25% HP (1st); a chance to stun (2nd); −20% enemy damage (3rd).

  8. 민연&태훈
    민연&태훈
    FAM pick

    1st and 2nd War Skills at max level: +30% damage vs wild monsters, −20% enemy DEF.

  9. 비비안
    비비안
    FAM pick

    1st War Skill at max level: +25% allied ATK.

  10. 루나르
    루나르
    FAM pick

    1st and 2nd War Skills at max level: +25% allied damage, +25% Lethality.

  11. 사미르
    사미르
    FAM pick

    1st War Skill at max level: +14% ATK, +12% Lethality.

화기병

에이다: bonus volleys and rally exclusive equipment (keep 1,000 Shield). 에드윈 only fires when Tactical DMG lands.

  1. 2nd and 3rd War Skills at max level: bonus Shooter volleys. Rally exclusive equipment at max level: +16% ATK. Keep 1,000 Shield.

  2. War Skills at max level: the enemy takes +25% damage from Shooters (1st), Tactical hits off Shooter attacks (3rd). Rally exclusive equipment at max level: +16% ATK.

  3. 1st War Skill at max level: +25% allied ATK.

  4. 밀레이야
    밀레이야
    FAM first choice

    2nd and 3rd War Skills at max level: +25% ATK and +20% damage (+10% more when the enemy's troop power is lower). Rally exclusive equipment at max level: +16% Lethality.

  5. 2nd War Skill at max level: bonus attacks, only when Tactical DMG lands.

  6. 로페리
    로페리
    FAM pick

    1st and 2nd War Skills at max level: +25% allied ATK, 50% chance of +50% damage.

  7. 이나타
    이나타
    FAM pick

    War Skills at max level: +25% allied ATK (3rd) and +25% HP (1st).

  8. 데빌리안
    데빌리안
    FAM pick

    War Skills at max level: +25% Lethality (1st), +25% DEF (3rd).

Avoid as leaders

Defense, HP, tank, revive and damage-reduction heroes do nothing here — the boss only has to be out-damaged.

Best heroes when you join

Send ONE hero: only its first War Skill counts.

In-game rule
1. 최대 팀원 4명의 영웅 스킬을 선택해 지원하며, 모든 팀원의 첫 번째 영웅의 첫 번째 전쟁 스킬 중 스킬 레벨이 가장 높은 것이 지원 스킬이 됩니다. 2. 레벨이 동일할 경우, 참전한 대열 순서가 앞선 팀원의 영웅을 선택하며, 집결 팀장과 연맹 관리자는 참전 상단 고정을 통해 대열 순서를 변경할 수 있습니다.

Top picks: strong and clean

HeroStrength (1st War Skill at max level)Weakness
The enemy takes +25% damage No downside noted
50% chance the enemy takes +50% damage No downside noted
+30% damage vs wild monsters Only her first skill counts as a joiner: the −20% DEF is her second
+25% damage, all your troops No downside noted
+25% damage, all your troops No downside noted
+25% damage, all your troops No downside noted

Solid: reliable ATK and crit

HeroStrength (1st War Skill at max level)Weakness
+25% allied ATK No downside noted
+25% allied ATK No downside noted
+25% allied ATK No downside noted
25% crit chance on basic attacks No downside noted
사미르
사미르
FAM pick
+14% ATK, +12% Lethality No downside noted

Limited / situational: know the catch

HeroStrength (1st War Skill at max level)Weakness
+25% basic-attack damage Basic attacks only
+25% basic-attack damage Basic attacks only
+25% Shooter damage Shooters only; the Cage rally is about 90% Shooters
Bomber attacks make the target take +50% Tactical damage Needs a Tactical dealer; for a Bomber-focused rally
110% Tactical damage every 3rd round Only every 3rd round
Bombers deal 150% ATK Tactical damage every 3 rounds For a Bomber-focused rally

Still debated: Lethality

Many players still debate whether Lethality adds damage against the Cage boss. These heroes' first War Skill gives only Lethality: test them yourself. LOJ Wiki's rally logs did not settle it either: with the same leader, rallies that had a Lethality assist skill did about the same damage as those without.

HeroStrength (1st War Skill at max level)Weakness
+25% Lethality Lethality only — still debated
아이콤
아이콤
FAM pick
+25% Lethality Lethality only — still debated
랜체스터
랜체스터
FAM pick
+30% Lethality if your troop power is higher, otherwise +25% HP Lethality or HP only — still debated
데빌리안
데빌리안
FAM pick
+25% Lethality Lethality only — still debated

Bring a clean ATK or damage buff that works every round. Top picks first, then Solid.

What our rally logs show

LOJ Wiki logged 60 Trial Cage rallies on two servers in October 2026 — each rally's members, its Rally Bonus skills and its damage report — and checked them against the rule above.

First skills that never count

These heroes' first War Skill is not a battle skill (it lowers stamina use, speeds up marches or raises Factory profit). It never becomes an assist skill, whatever its level, and no other skill of theirs takes its place: sent first in a join, they add nothing.

Do and don't

Do

  • Stack ATK and damage buffs: output is everything.
  • Shooters and Bombers only, about 90% Shooters.
  • Send ONE strong joiner hero.
  • Max the hero's top War Skill.
  • Joiners: a clean buff that works every round.
  • Join the strongest leader's rally, and join early.

Don't

  • “Reduce enemy troops” skills: 에이다's 달콤한 미소, 밀레이야's 그림자 속으로.
  • DEF / HP or revive heroes.
  • Extra Shield troops (0%, or 에이다's 1,000 floor).

Trial facts from the game

Full reward tables, damage goals, 강화 쇠사슬 and 시련 좌석 are on the event page: 극한 시련

규칙

  1. 극한 시련은 시작 후 30분간 지속되며, 각 교도소장은 시련 감옥에 집결해 보스 [감금된 핏빛 도살자]를 공격할 수 있습니다. 두 감옥의 개방 시간은 최소 30분 간격을 두어야 하며, 동시에 진행할 수 없습니다.
  2. 각 교도소장은 동시에 하나의 집결만 발동할 수 있지만, 여러 부대를 파견하여 집결에 참여할 수 있습니다.
  3. 보스에게 누적된 데미지는 개인 데미지 보상을 해제할 수 있습니다. 두 시련 감옥은 각각 데미지 보상과 랭킹을 집계합니다.
  4. 시련이 시작되기 전, 각 교도소장은 [강화 쇠사슬] 아이템을 기부해 극한 시련 기간에 모든 연맹원의 데미지를 높일 수 있습니다. [강화 쇠사슬] 아이템은 정보 임무 완료 시 획득할 수 있습니다. 두 감옥의 강화 레벨은 각각 계산됩니다.
  5. 시련 참여 후, 세 번째 날(시련 참여 당일부터 계산)의 ST 0시까지 기다려야 다시 참여할 수 있습니다.(오늘 임의의 시간에 이벤트에 참여했다면, 다음 참여 시간은 모레 ST 0시 이후여야 합니다)