Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-614851-20131107192049/@comment-24003266-20131111052737

I'm not sure of the formula, but when you are at lower levels (possibly any level below 100) your friends stats are somehow reduced relative to your base ATK/DEF stats. As such, even your strongest friends (lv 100+) won't have their true stats. Not sure why this is problematic if you are > lv 100 tho, sorry lv 107 contributor.

At lv 47, you should be able to beat the EB if you are strategic, so try this... Instead of using all five knights in one attack, use a secondary knight w/ ur 2nd best armor first then ur main knight w/ ur best counter armor. This will improve ur chances of getting at least one special attack w/ ur best armor. Then, also hire two friends (hopefully u have 10-20 strong friends 30+ levels higher than u w/ several >100). Note that a knight w/ both counter elements (fire/spirit for this Boss) has a tactical advantage and will have higher HP. Anyway, those 4 knights will cost you 7 energy. Once you finish the first attack, wait 1.5 hrs and battle again using the same approach w/ your main knight and two new friends for 6 energy. This should allow you to defeat the EB through tier 15 to collect enough mats to craft the EB armor.