Phantom & Crimson Solitaire: Deep Investigation

A list of Phantom & Crimson Solitaire's Deep Explorations, named Deep Investigation.

List

#1: Helter-Skelter
Considering the extremely urgent nature of this field operation, after much deliberation, the commander has been authorized to dispatch four elite operators. Please resolve the incident as quickly as possible, and bring Operator Phantom back in one piece. Unable to perform Initial Recruitment, but instead start with 4 Elite Operators The probability of encountering an Emergency Operation is greatly increased The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Enter 6 combat nodes.
Starting resources	8 0 8 4
Initial Operators	Cannot recruit Operators at the start. Instead, the player starts with all four Elite Operators (Pith, Sharp, Stormeye, and Touch).
Initial Collectibles	None
Available Squads	Leader Squad, Gathering Squad, Support Squad, Spearhead Squad, and Research Squad
Environment	Emergency Operations are more likely to appear over Operations.
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

#2: Living On The Edge
Who's really the one with their back to the wall? Begin with the following collectibles: King's New Lance, "End of Times" Start exploration with the Spearhead Squad Harder to gain Life Points during exploration The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Enter 4F.
Starting resources	1 6 8 8
Initial Operators	No restrictions
Initial Collectibles	"End of Times" (once in the run, upon failing an (Emergency) Operation, proceed to the next node and gains 1 instead) King's New Lance (friendly ASPD +50 when there is only 1 left)
Available Squads	Spearhead Squad
Environment	There will be less opportunities to obtain additional Life Points.
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

#3: Tycoon
Earning money is an art, as is spending it. Begin with the following collectibles: Proof of Friendship, Supreme Ring. Start exploration with the Support Squad A special zone layout will be used, and the probability of encountering the Rogue Trader or a combat node is greatly increased The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Spend 100 .
Starting resources	4 6 32 6
Initial Operators	No restrictions
Initial Collectibles	Proof of Friendship (Originium Ingot from clearing operations +30%) Supreme Ring (Originium Ingot from operations +50%)
Available Squads	Support Squad
Environment	All odd-numbered nodes (1st, 3rd, 5th, etc.) are Rogue Traders, while even-numbered nodes (2nd, 4th, etc.) are Operations. The last node of 3F and 5F remain Dreadful Foes, however. The first node in 5F have 6 branches. The Rogue Trader have 8 wares and may sell Collectibles that normally cannot be purchased from him.
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

#4: Suppressive Fire
Who needs a front line when you have enough firepower to blast through all obstacles? Begin with the following collectibles: Necklace of the Presence, Royal Liqueur, Dreaming Essence, Manifestation Pendant, "Shadow." Begin with 2 Sniper and 2 Caster Operators During exploration, the appearance rate of Sniper and Caster-related Recruitment Vouchers and collectibles is greatly increased The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Recruit 10 Casters or Snipers.
Starting resources	4 8 8 8
Initial Operators	Only the following Rec. Vouchers are available as the initial options: Caster Rec. Voucher Elite Caster Rec. Voucher Elite Sniper Rec. Voucher Sniper Rec. Voucher
Initial Collectibles	Dreaming Essence (friendly units' automatic SP recovery rate +0.5/sec.) Necklace of the Presence (friendly ranged units' ATK +15%) Royal Liqueur (friendly units w/ offensive/defensive SP recovery generates 1 SP every 1.5 seconds) "Shadow" (Temporary Recruitment Operators appear more often from Rec. Vouchers)
Available Squads	All but Tactical Assault Squad, Tactical Fortification Squad, and First-Class Squad
Environment	Caster and Sniper Rec. Vouchers (including their Elite versions, Ranged/Sabotage Co-op Rec. Vouchers, and Backline Corps Rec. Voucher), and Collectibles beneficial for the aforementioned classes are more likely to appear. The Rogue Trader have 6 wares and the one in 1F always sells a Vanguard and Medic Rec. Voucher. Defender, Guard, Specialist, and Vanguard Rec. Vouchers (including their Elite versions, Assault/Fortification Co-op Rec. Vouchers, and Frontline Corps Rec. Voucher) are no longer awarded from clearing operations.
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

#5: Ground Offensive
Who needs backup when your squad is strong enough to shred right through the enemy's line of defense? Begin with the following collectibles: Emperor's Favor, Ribbon of Honor, "Loyalty"[sic], "Shadow" Begin with 2 Guard and 2 Defender Operators During exploration, the appearance rate of Guard and Defender-related Recruitment Vouchers and collectibles is greatly increased The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Recruit 10 Defenders or Guards.
Starting resources	4 8 8 8
Initial Operators	Only the following Rec. Vouchers are available as the initial options: Defender Rec. Voucher Elite Defender Rec. Voucher Elite Guard Rec. Voucher Guard Rec. Voucher
Initial Collectibles	Emperor's Favor (friendly melee units' ATK +15%) "Loyality" (friendly units blocking three enemies regenerate 150 HP/sec.) Ribbon of Honor (friendly units blocking one enemy gets +100% ATK) "Shadow" (Temporary Recruitment Operators appear more often from Rec. Vouchers)
Available Squads	All but Tactical Ranged Squad, Tactical Destruction Squad, and First-Class Squad
Environment	Defender and Guard Rec. Vouchers (including their Elite versions, Assault/Fortification Co-op Rec. Vouchers, and Frontline Corps Rec. Voucher), and Collectibles beneficial for the aforementioned classes are more likely to appear. The Rogue Trader have 6 wares and the one in 1F always sells a Vanguard and Medic Rec. Voucher. Caster, Medic, Sniper, and Supporter Rec. Vouchers (including their Elite versions, Ranged/Sabotage Co-op Rec. Vouchers, and Backline Corps Rec. Voucher) are no longer awarded from clearing operations.
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

#6: Inscrutable Path
The road in front of us isn't the only thing obscured from sight, but that is no reason to stop pushing on. Begin with the following collectibles: "Bladedance", "Whiteflower", "Shadow", and a random negative collectible "Blind" hallucinations will regularly trigger during exploration The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Gain 20 (those given at the start are not counted).
Starting resources	4 6 8 6
Initial Operators	No restrictions
Initial Collectibles	One of the six Proof of Glory Collectibles "Bladedance" (a random Operator in the squad has doubled max. HP and ATK for the entire operation) "Shadow" (Temporary Recruitment Operators appear more often from Rec. Vouchers) "Whiteflower" (shuffles the Operators' DP costs in the operation)
Available Squads	All but Support Squad
Environment	The Blind Hallucination is always active.
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

#7: Bizzare Adventures
When words become your sword and shield, will you still be able to successfully bring Phantom back to Rhodes Island? Begin with the following collectibles: Lucky Coin, Masquerade Mask, "Magnificent Visage" A special zone layout will be used, and the probability of encountering a non-combat node is greatly increased The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Enter 5F.
Starting resources	4 6 8 6
Initial Operators	No restrictions
Initial Collectibles	Lucky Coin (gain 2 when entering a non-operation node) "Magnificent Visage" (gain 1 when entering a non-operation node) Masquerade Mask (gain 3 when entering a non-operation node)
Available Squads	All
Environment	No (Emergency) Operations will appear. However, "About That Ursus Man", "Art and Madness", "Duck Lord's Improv", "Duck Lord's Party", "Duck Lord the Lead Actor?", "Phantom Ramblings", "Shackled Bloodline", and "Sleeping Statue" Encounters which can force the player into Operations still could appear. The "Musical Challenge" Encounter will never appear since the player starts with its reward, "Magnificent Visage".
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

#8: Unconventional Methods
When a mission is on the verge of failure, anything can be exchanged as a resource to tip the scales. Even the command terminal is no exception. Begin with the following collectibles: "End of Times", "Eventide Terror", "Excessiveness" Start exploration with the Leader Squad, unable to perform Initial Recruitment Easier to gain Life Points during exploration The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Let 30 enemies enter Protection Objectives.
Starting resources	8 6 8 6
Initial Operators	No Operators may be recruited at the start!
Initial Collectibles	"End of Times" (once in the run, upon failing an (Emergency) Operation, proceed to the next node and gains 1 instead) "Eventide Terror" (enemies present are Stunned for 5 seconds when one enters a Protection Objective) "Excessiveness" (enemies present takes 3000 Pure damage when one enters a Protection Objective)
Available Squads	Leader Squad
Environment	There will be more opportunities to obtain additional Life Points.
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

#9: Lost in a New World
Being lost isn't necessarily a bad thing. This time, you will explore more possibilities. Begin with the following collectibles: "Four-Leaf Clover Fossil," Crimson Troupe Ticket Stub The probability of encountering a combat node is increased "Bewildered" hallucinations will regularly trigger during exploration The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Obtain 15 Collectibles (those given at the start are not counted).
Starting resources	4 6 8 6
Initial Operators	No restrictions
Initial Collectibles	Crimson Troupe Ticket Stub (25% chance to receive one extra Rec. Voucher from operations) Four-Leaf Clover Fossil (an additional option available when obtaining Collectibles from operations)
Available Squads	All
Environment	There will be more (Emergency) Operations. The "Bewildered" Hallucination is always active (replaced by "Blind" in 6F).
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

#10: Starting From Scratch
Saving up is a good habit. It can satisfy your heart's desire to hoard, while also delivering an acute headache to your enemies. Begin with the following collectibles: Golden Chalice, Supreme Ring, Masquerade Mask The probability of the Rogue Trader appearing is greatly reduced The probability of obtaining collectibles that directly provide Originium Ingots is greatly reduced The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Obtain 100 (those given at the start are not counted).
Starting resources	4 6 0 6
Initial Operators	No restrictions
Initial Collectibles	Golden Chalice (for every 5 , friendly units' ASPD +7) Masquerade Mask (gain 3 when entering a non-operation node) Supreme Ring (Originium Ingot from operations +50%)
Available Squads	All but Support Squad
Environment	The last node of 1F is an Encounter instead of Rogue Trader. Rogue Traders are less likely to appear. Collectibles that give Originium Ingots are less likely to appear.
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

#11: Ark Raiders
What kind of treasure will we get our hands on today? I'm really looking forward to it. Begin with the following collectibles: Victorian "Scrap" Medal, Leithanian Medal of Honor A special zone layout will be used, and the probability of encountering a Dreadful Foe or a Boon is greatly increased The Rogue Trader will sell more Recruitment Vouchers The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Enter 3 Dreadful Foes.
Starting resources	8 18 16 8
Initial Operators	No restrictions
Initial Collectibles	Leithanian Medal of Honor (Command Level EXP gain +30%) Victorian "Scrap" Medal (Command Level EXP gain +20%)
Available Squads	All
Environment	The floors have the following nodes in the specified order: 4 Boons > Rogue Trader > Dreadful Foe 3 Boons > Rogue Trader > Dreadful Foe 2 Boons > Rogue Trader > Dreadful Foe 2 Boons > Rogue Trader > Dreadful Foe Boons > Rogue Trader > Dreadful Foe The possible Dreadful Foes of 1F, 2F, and 4F are the same as those in 3F (A Cold Separation, Fatal Melodies, Mind the Doors, Terrifying Legends, or Theft From Above), and each Dreadful Foe can only be chosen once. The Rogue Trader have 8 wares and sells more Rec. Vouchers. A random Hallucination is always active.
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

#12: Life is a Game
Have a chat with Lady Luck before setting out on your mission. Does she want to be your companion today, or your enemy? Begin with the following collectibles: Proof of Longevity, Banshee's Kiss, Flawless Jadestone A special zone layout will be used, and the probability of encountering an Downtime Recreation node is greatly increased Random hallucinations will regularly trigger during exploration The castle's overall layout differs from usual. Please proceed with caution.
Mission Objective	Enter 6 Downtime Recreations.
Starting resources	16 12 32 6
Initial Operators	No restrictions
Initial Collectibles	Banshee's Kiss (+8 ) Flawless Jadestone (+25 ) Proof of Longevity (+10 )
Available Squads	All
Environment	The last node of 1F, 2F, and 4F are Downtime Recreations. The second node of 1F is a Downtime Recreation. There will be more Downtime Recreations. A random Hallucination is always active.
Rewards	1 2 10 10K 15

Strategy

Helter-Skelter

In this Deep Investigation, the player will start with all four Elite Ops: Pith, Sharp, Stormeye, and Touch, in return for not being able to recruit Operators when starting the run. In addition, Emergency Operations will appear more often than Operations, and the player cannot choose the Tactical Operative Squads and the First-Class Squad. To complete the Mission Objective, the player must enter 6 operation nodes. It is highly advised to pick Gathering Squad since the squad size is reduced to only 4, making Rec. Vouchers useless if they are not of the four Elite Ops' classes.

Living on the Edge

In this Deep Investigation, the player will start with only a single Life Point, thus they must be very careful to not let any enemy waltz into a Protection Objective especially early in the run, which could end it before it even starts! To compensate this however, the player is given King's New Lance which buffs the ASPD of friendlies so long as the player has only 1 and "End of Times" to give the player a "second wind" if they somehow screwed up, and can only pick Spearhead Squad which buffs friendlies' ATK and DEF (with the drawback being redundant as the player already starts with 1 ). To complete the Mission Objective, the player must make their way into 4F. Encounters that would give additional Life Points will rarely appear.

Tycoon

In this Deep Investigation, the nodes will alternate between a Rogue Trader and an (Emergency) Operation, and the player is given Supreme Ring and Proof of Friendship which increases Originium Ingot gain from operations by a total of 95%, in addition to starting with 32 . Furthermore, Cannot will be more generous than usual; he will always have eight wares in stock and may sometimes sell Collectibles that normally aren't available as his wares! To complete the Mission Objective, the player must spend a total of 100 in Rogue Traders.

Suppressive Fire

In this Deep Investigation, the player will have to pick two Casters and two Snipers as their initial Operators (but one Rec. Voucher of each class will be an Elite Rec. Voucher) and starts with the Collectibles Necklace of the Presence to buff ranged friendlies' ATK, Dreaming Essence and Royal Liqueur to speed up the charging process of skills, and "Shadow" to make Temporary Recruitment Operators show up more often than usual, but cannot pick Tactical Assault/Fortification Operative and First-class Squad. To complete the Mission Objective, the player must recruit 10 Casters/Snipers (including the starting ones, so 6 more will suffice). Rec. Vouchers and Collectibles related to ranged Operators will be more likely to appear, but those related to melee Operators will be much less likely to appear instead. However, the Rogue Trader is 1F will always sell a Medic and Vanguard Rec. Voucher to ensure that the player have proper DP generation and healing support.

Ground Offensive

In this Investigation, the player will have to pick two Defenders and two Guards as their initial Operators (but one Rec. Voucher of each class will be an Elite Rec. Voucher) and starts with the Collectibles Emperor's Favor to buff melee friendlies' ATK, Ribbon of Honor and "Loyality" to enhance friendly melee units when blocking enemies, and "Shadow" to make Temporary Recruitment Operators show up more often than usual, but cannot pick Tactical Ranged/Destruction Operative and First-class Squad. To complete the Mission Objective, the player must recruit 10 Defenders/Guards (including the starting ones, so 6 more will suffice). Rec. Vouchers and Collectibles related to melee Operators will be more likely to appear, but those related to ranged Operators will be much less likely to appear instead. However, the Rogue Trader is 1F will always sell a Medic and Vanguard Rec. Voucher to ensure that the player have proper DP generation and healing support.

Inscrutable Path

In this Deep Investigation, the Blind (and only Blind) Hallucination will always occur on every floor and the player are given all three Collectibles awarded from the "Eccentric Hunchback" Encounter: "Bladedance", "Shadow", and "Whiteflower", as well as one of the six Proof of Glory Collectibles normally only awarded by starting a Calamity Faceoff run. To complete the Mission Objective, the player must obtain a total of 20 excluding those given at the start. Try to receive Gaul Mantle as the increased Hope cost to recruit/promote Operators are manageable enough, but avoid Leithanien Sceptre or Sigil of Tragodia, particularly the latter as it significantly slows the player's Command Level progression, which the primary source of Hope. Prioritize obtaining Regional Action Plan, Comprehensive Operation File, Secret HR Letter, or Draft of a Speech as these will counteract the increased recruitment cost imposed by the Mantle. Never add Operators with 25 or higher DP costs to the squad, as the shuffled costs of Operators due to "Whiteflower" can lead to unexpected moments such as Gravel's cost becoming that of Ifrit's! All the aboves makes Inscrutable Path the most difficult Deep Investigation, but don't be afraid to quit-out and restart if things aren't going as the player intended. Remember to obtain any Collectibles that gives out Hope to complete the Objective faster.

Bizzare Adventures

In this Deep Investigation, there are no combat nodes other than the Dreadful Foes in 3F, 5F, and 6F to worry about. To complete the Mission Objective, the player must make their way into 5F. Encounters which can force the player into an ISW-DU or ISW-SP Operation (e.g. "Shackled Bloodline" and Duck Lord ones) may still show up, however. The player is also given Lucky Coin, Masquerade Mask, and "Magnificent Visage", thus they will receive a total of 5 and 1 whenever they enter a non-operation node. Since the player starts with "Magnificent Visage", the "Musical Challenge" Encounter will never appear. As there are no (Emergency) Operations outside the possibility of being forced into ISW-DU/ISW-SP ones through Encounters, Operator recruitment and promotion will be very difficult and can make facing the Dreadful Foes (which is mandatory) a challenge. Using Tactical Operative Squads will greatly help in this regard, as these will make Operators of certain classes immediately promoted when recruited. Due to how easy it is to gain resources, don't be stingy and spend all of them in Rogue Traders and Downtime Recreations whenever possible to receive everything that could help in tackling this challenge, be it Rec. Vouchers, Collectibles, and Tactical Props.

Unconventional Methods

In this Deep Investigation, the player will be unable to recruit any Operators when starting the run, thus they must somehow clear the first operation to be able to recruit one! Thankfully, the player is given "Eventide Terror" and "Excessiveness" to damage and Stun enemies whenever one enters a Protection Objective, and "End of Times" to give a "second wind" in case the two aforementioned Collectibles aren't enough, and can only pick Leader Squad which gives 4 Objective Shields in operations. To complete the Mission Objective, the player must leak no less than 30 enemies. Encounters that give additional Life Points will appear more often because the player will mostly have to rely on "Eventide Terror" and "Excessiveness" to deal with the enemies.

Lost in a New World

In this Deep Investigation, the Bewildered (and only Bewildered) Hallucination will always occur on every floor which will also have more combat nodes than usual, and the player are given Four-Leaf Clover Fossil to expand the Collectibles awarded from operations and Crimson Troupe Ticket Stub to occasionally award a second Rec. Voucher from clearing operations. To complete the Mission Objective, the player must obtain a total of 15 Collectibles excluding the aforementioned. If the player manages to enter 6F, Bewildered is replaced by Blind due to the fixed nodes.

Starting From Scratch

In this Deep Investigation, the player will start with no Originium Ingots and cannot pick the Support Squad, but are given Masquerade Mask and Supreme Ring to increase their Ingot gain, and Golden Chalice to buff friendly units' ASPD for every 5 the player have. To complete the Mission Objective, the player must obtain a total of 100 . The Rogue Trader will rarely appear and the last node of 1F is substituted by an Encounter. Collectibles that give out additional Ingots rarely, if ever, awarded, so the player will have to rely on the Masquerade Mask and clearing operations to gain Ingots. As the goal is to only earn the Ingots, feel free to spend them in Rogue Traders (if they do appear) and Downtime Recreations, but try to save up as many Ingots as possible to maximize the Chalice's effect.

Ark Raiders

In this Deep Investigation, 1F, 2F, and 4F will have a Dreadful Foe at the end, which is randomly chosen from those that would appear in 3F (but the same Dreadful Foe will never appear more than once). To compensate, the nodes that precede the Dreadful Foes will be nothing but at most four Boons and a Rogue Trader. To complete the Mission Objective, the player must enter 3 Dreadful Foes. The player is also given Victorian "Scrap" Medal and Leithanian Medal of Honor which increases the Command EXP gain by a total of 56% to offset the fact that there are no combat nodes other than the Dreadful Foes at all. Also, the Rogue Trader will always have 8 wares with most of them being Rec. Vouchers. Hallucination(s) will always occur on every floor, so take caution.

Life is a Game

In this Deep Investigation, Downtime Recreations will show up more often; the last nodes of 1F, 2F, and 4F will be Downtime Recreations, and the second node of 1F will be a Downtime Recreation. The player also starts with a good amount of resources to aid them in trying their luck in the Recreations, and are given Proof of Longevity, Banshee's Kiss, and Flawless Jadestone which further increases the starting resources to 26 , 20 , and 57 ! To complete the Mission Objective, the player must enter 6 Downtime Recreations. Be wary that Hallucination(s) will always occur on every floor.