Talk:Wizard Cup: Awakening/@comment-71.81.144.129-20140525060052/@comment-24776460-20140525102117

You dont NEED an undivided spirit to get top 3. It would definitely be easier but you can still get top 3 without if you are lucky enough with emblems at the start and answer quickly. This is assuming you have spirits like slayers/combo hitters Rufle Husser (Silver Dragon Knight). Invoking the spirits is another story.

I don't understand your connection between having undivided attack and finishing in 8 turns. It's possible to finish in 8 turns without undivided attacks. In rank 13 My team of Stephane, Riel, Rudolph, Till, Titilia can end the last stage in 2 turns. Assuming I do not get emblem trolled, It would only take me up to 6 turns to clear the first 4 rounds. Of course Having someone like Sakuya Cramble (Infinite Air) would let you clear the early stages faster.

The difference in what spirits you use is mostly for finishing in 7 instead of 8 turns thus guaranteeing top 3 usually in rank 13/14. If you finish in 8 turns and still get very low ranks,  the reason is most likely that you are taking more than 3 seconds to answer questions. They rank people by total number of turns taken followed by the total time taken for competitors with the same number of turns.