Consumed by Shadow (Merciless) is the 3rd stage of Holy War: Saber Alter. Previous stage: Consumed by Shadow (Deadly).
Saber Alter's waves plus H. Nah's knockbacks, which can expose your damage dealers the moment a blocker drops.
- Clear the opening enemies first, then approach the base with protection and attackers together as one push.
- Replace wave blockers promptly — a gap lets H. Nah's knockbacks reach your damage.
- Ramen for the Angels, strong general area damage for the rest.
- Breakerblast can help regain ground when the line gets pushed.
OCTOPUS CAT A Octopus Cat blocks the waves — replace it the moment it drops. 
RAMEN CAT A Ramen Cat for the Angel peons. 
CYBORG CAT S General area damage for the push. 
DRAGON CAT B Durable ranged damage behind the blocker. 
CRAZED BAHAMUT CAT A Strong area damage once the opening enemies are cleared — Crazed Bahamut's slower ranged role, not a stand-in for Awakened. 
MOHAWK CAT C Cheap shields for the coordinated push. ⚙ More counters worked out from the roster, lower confidence than the picks above; kept for reference
Saber Alter is Traitless. Anti-Traitless units take less damage and deal more.
HITMAN CAT A Hitman Cat: Deals massive damage to Traitless enemies Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
BOWLER CAT A The Slow lands on Traitless enemies — great for stalling the many Traitless bosses across Empire of Cats and Into the Future. 
DRILLER CAT A 100% Weakens Traitless to 10% and (True) Strong vs Traitless. Also fits “Out-range Saber Alter.” 
D'ARKTANYAN S Strong Against Traitless on a Long-Distance area attack — answers the many Traitless bosses. Also fits “Out-range Saber Alter.” 
JAGANDO JR. A Lord of Ruin Jagando Jr.: Strong against Traitless enemies (Deals 1.5x damage, only takes 1/2 damage) Also fits “Clear the crowd.” Saber Alter reaches 300 range. Units that out-range it can chip safely without taking hits.
GROSS CAT A Range 350 — fires from beyond its 300. 
MASTER URIL A Range 405 — fires from beyond its 300. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” SALON CAT S Range 350 — fires from beyond its 300. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
NERD CAT A Range 1200 — fires from beyond its 300. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Range 470 — fires from beyond its 300. Also fits “Burst the boss down.” Saber Alter has a deep HP pool (1,200,000+ even before stage magnification). Heavy single-target burst shortens the fight.
BAHAMUT CAT S Huge multi-hit burst — a story-unlock powerhouse that deletes tanky enemies. MIGHTY REKON KORPS S Among the highest single-hit Area damage available. Also fits “Out-range Saber Alter.” 
GAIA THE CREATOR S Long-Distance multi-hit with Insane Damage — a generalist wall-cracker. Also fits “Out-range Saber Alter.” 
CRAZED MONEKO A Big crit burst against tanky/Metal targets. 
CHILD OF DESTINY PHONO S Big Multi-Hit Massive-Damage bursts from safety. Also fits “Out-range Saber Alter.” 6 enemy types stack up here. Area attackers hit the whole push at once instead of one unit at a time.
URURUN WOLF A Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Out-range Saber Alter.” SALON CAT S Hits whole crowds, and is Weaken-immune so it keeps firing through Weaken stages. Also fits “Out-range Saber Alter.” NERD CAT A Evolved/True hit groups over a Long Distance band. Also fits “Out-range Saber Alter.” D'ARKTANYAN S Area damage means it punishes grouped Traitless enemies at once. Also fits “Counter Traitless.” 
ACTRESS CAT B Hits multiple enemies at once for budget crowd damage. Also fits “Out-range Saber Alter.” WIKI PICK = listed on the stage's Battle Cats Wiki page; COMMUNITY = found by title, channel and date. Neither is verified by Claws' Den. Nothing loads from YouTube until you press play. Find more on YouTube ↗
The castle you destroy to clear the stage.