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• Video Walkthrough (Master 40)

Appearances	Date (PST)
1	4/29/2015 - 4/30/2015
2	7/15/2015 - 7/16/2015
3	9/1/2015 - 9/2/2015

The "Greatest Swordsman in the World" is here in OPTC as the first 24 Hour Raid Boss! Though he is the easiest Raid Boss in the game, you may find him difficult to beat if you go in unprepared.

Previous versions of the guide:
First, Second, Third

Reward:

Attribute	Type	Stars	Cost	Hits	Max. XP
		5	50	4	5,000,000

Level	Health	Attack	Recovery
99	3760	1285	15

Captain Ability	Special
Boosts Slasher characters' ATK by 2.5x	Reduces enemies' HP by 30%

Slasher teams are one of the best teams in the game, even in JP OPTC, and Mihawk is one of the cornerstones that keep them relevant. Boasting a 2.5x ATK for Slasher characters and a special that removes 30% of all enemies' remaining health, you will not find many units that can match the power and speed he brings to your team. With a maxed special, his boat, and the right subs, Mihawk teams can beat all Raid Bosses currently out in the JP version.

Difficulty	EXP	Beli	Drop Rate	Title
Expert (30)	3,050	21,350	~40%	Hawk
Master (40)	6,600	42,800	100%	Lionheart

Tips:

• Mihawk only drops as a 4* unit. 
• 4* Mihawk evolves at level 70 and requires 1,066,998 EXP.
• 5* Mihawk has 50 cost so don't evolve him until you feel like you can handle it.
• You can skill up Mihawk through Same Character Synthesis.
• Both evolutions have the same Special name so you can use either as skill up material.
• His max Special level is 16 (17 cooldown).
• If you are using a Laboon team, you might as well do the Master Difficulty for the 100% drop. 
• Be cautious of Stage 4/5 - it will have units that Bind. You want to avoid stalling here.
• Stall effectively to try and get your GP Usopp's Special up by the time you reach Mihawk. This means hitting a unit with only 1 unit as opposed to all 6 at times (don't be afraid to take hits).

Stage	Notes
	Stage 1 Defeat Pirates Pirates: HP: ~1,800 ATK: 2,200
	Stage 2 Defeat Pirate, stall on Evo Material Pirate: HP: ~4,700 ATK: 2,000 (Preemptive) 2,000 Damage Crab: HP: 34 ATK: 1,300
	Stage 3 Stall on Evo Material Turtle: HP: 34 ATK: 1,000
	Stage 4 Defeat Pirates Pirates: HP: 5 ATK: 3,000 (1) They Bind their opposing color for 4 Turns (If there are none or they already used their special, they will attack) *Make sure to kill the Purple Pirate
	Stage 5 Mihawk: HP: 590,000 ATK: 5,000 (Preemptive) Does 2,000 Damage (1 -) Attacks normally (HP<20%) Does 10,000 damage

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Stage	Notes
	Farmable Slasher Team At least 7k HP to safely stall and take the preemptives, level 6 Merry, no skills maxed. First 3 Stages, stall until Usopp has  3 turns left and then go to the next stage. Stage 4, use Butchie and get "Miss" (hitting after perfect) for everyone. Last Stage,  use Usopp and you should be able to beat him with 4 turns. Butchie doesn't have to be used on Stage 4, but you can save a STR orb on one of the Arlongs if you use this method.
	Farmable DEX Team At least 25k HP to safely stall and take the preemptives, level 6 Merry, no skills maxed. First 3 Stages, stall until Smoker has 3 turns left and then go to the next stage. Stage 4, get "Miss" (hitting after perfect) for everyone except Zeff and Smoker must attack the same enemy to kill it. Last Stage, use Smoker and attack. After his buff is gone, use Chopper and attack. After the buff is gone, use Usopp and attack to win.
	Farmable STR Team At least 7k HP to safely stall and take the preemptives, level 6 Merry, no skills maxed. First 3 Stages, stall until Kraken has at least 6 turns left and then go to the next stage. Stage 4, get  "Miss" (hitting after perfect) for 5 of your units and save one  STR orb. Last Stage, use Usopp and attack. When Kraken's skill is up, use it and the Red Marine's skill and attack to win.  Use Alvida if needed.
	Any Team That Can Beat 40 Stamina Basically, any team that can beat 40 stamina can also beat 30 stamina. You just need to make sure that you have enough "Combo" on your units to get past Stage 4 (or fixed damage).  Vivi teams don't have to kill all of them, but you need to make  sure to beat the pirates that would bind your Captains and only let a max of one enemy attack you.

Stage	Notes
	Stage 1 Defeat Pirates Pirates: HP: ~2,500 ATK: 4,000
	Stage 2 Stall on Evo Material Turtle: HP: 20 ATK: 2,500
	Stage 3 Defeant Marine, Stall on Evo Material Marine: HP: ~6,000 ATK: ? (Preemptive) 2,202 Damage Penguin: HP: ~6,000 ATK: 852
	Stage 4 Defeat Everything Pirates: HP: 4 ATK: 3,500 (1) They Bind their opposing color for 6 Turns (If there are none or they already used their special, they will attack) Sea Stallion: HP: 6 (1) Bind 1 random unit for 6 Turns   *Make sure to kill the Purple Pirate and Sea Stallion
	Stage 5 Mihawk: HP: 1,180,000 ATK: 10,000 (Preemptive) Does 4,000 Damage (1 -) Attacks normally (HP<20%) Does 25,000 damage

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Stage	Notes
	Vivi / Laboon Team You can replace Laboon with Sabo or Pell, subs depend on the level of Vivi, prepare for a long fight. The max HP of your team has to be less than 10x the RCV of Vivi (including your Friend and ship) for Laboon to work (more info here). Attack enemies that will attack you at the same time. Stage 4, attack the Sea Stallion with Vivi and attack with "Miss" for everyone. Last Stage, just keep hitting perfects and you will eventually win.
	Vivi / Lion's Song Zoro Team You can replace Lion's Song with Streaming Wold Zoro, Vivi has to be level 72 or higher (more info here). Attack enemies that  will attack you during the same turn. Stage 4, attack the Sea Stallion with Vivi and attack with "Miss" for everyone. Last Stage, attack until Mihawk uses his special on you (around 20% HP). Use Usopp and all of your damaging specials. If that isn't enough, use Alvida before Mihawk attacks you and finish him.
	Farmable Slasher Team Units level 50+, Friend's cooldown is around 20 turns, level 6 Merry, no skills maxed. First 3 Stages, stall until Mihawk has  3 turns left and then go to the next stage. Stage 4, attack the Sea Stallion with Usopp and attack with "Miss" for everyone else. Last Stage, use Mihawk and GP Usopp. Hit all perfects and it's an easy win. Mr. 1 and Morgan are replaceable, but you need to make up for the damage in levels.
	Gear 3 Team Units level 50+, level 6 Merry, no skills maxed. Jozu and Alvida  are just there for extra protection. First 3 stage, stall until Usopp has 3 turns left and then go to the next stage. Stage 4, attack the Sea Stallion with Usopp and attack with "Miss" for  everyone else. Last Stage, use GP Usopp. Hit all perfects and  it's an easy win. Your leader can be Gear 2 Luffy or Zeff and  still beat Mihawk. Just change your subs accordingly.
	Whitebeard Team Units level 40+, level 6 Merry, no skills maxed. First 3 Stages,  stall until Whitebeard has 3 turns left and then go to the next  stage (stall on Stage 3 using Gaimon to attack the penguin until Whitebeard's skills are ready and when 4K damage will bring you down to below 30% HP). Stage 4, attack the Sea  Stallion with Usopp and attack with "Miss" for everyone else.  Last Stage, use both Whitebeards and GP Usopp. Hit all perfects and it's an easy win.
	Kidd Team Units level 50+, level 6 Merry, no skills maxed. First 3 stage,  stall until Paulie has 3 turns left and then go to the next stage. Stage 4, attack the Sea Stallion with Usopp and attack with  "Miss" for everyone else. Last Stage, use the Specials of both  Kidds, Kaku, GP Usopp, and Paulie. Hit all perfects and it's an  easy win. You can replace Paulie with Red Marine or Blamenco and use their skill with Kraken.
	Kuma Team Units level 55+, level 6 Merry, no skills maxed. First 3 Stages,  stall until Kraken has 4 turns left and go to the next stage.  Stage 4, use Kuma's Special. Last Stage, use Kuma and attack. Use GP Usopp (if you can't take the next hit) and use  the Specials of Kraken and the Red Marine. Hit all perfects and  you should win. You can also save STR orbs on the units that  won't get STR orbs from the Kuma you'll use on Stage 4.
	Monster Chopper Team Units level 55+, level 6 Merry, no skills maxed. Mihawk and Jozu are only there to get your HP over 6,203 (safer with 7.1k+ HP). First 3 Stages stall until GP Usopp has 3 turns left.  Stage 4, attack the Sea Stallion with Usopp and attack with  "Miss" for everyone else. Last Stage, use Usopp. Hit all  perfects and it's an easy win. Other options include using  Smoker to halve the 4k preemptive, or use Tsuru to heal you.