Symphony of Bankruptcy is the 2nd stage of Temptation's Rhapsody. Previous stage: The Devil's Rhythm.
Possessed Empress arrives very early and the Jackie Pengs respawn slowly, so you are given almost no window to build up money.
- A Rich Cat is strongly recommended for exactly that reason.
- The Thunderbolt Cannon freezes anything without a Shield, opening a window to rush Master A.
- It is more annoying than genuinely hard once the cash problem is solved.
AWAKENED BAHAMUT CAT S Talented Awakened Bahamut Cat - With his Explosion talent fully upgraded, this fast and powerful rusher is guaranteed to generate one on his first hit that has most of his damage, which gives him an easier time against Master A. whenever if the latter is exposed. In the case of Midnite D. 
CAN CAN CAT A Can Can Cat - With Move Speed Up and Extra Money, Can Can serves as a powerful, general purpose melee attacker limited by its range and Single Attacks. At level 43+, Can Can does enough damage to instantly kill a Jackie Peng, giving a large burst of income to spam other units. 
CONE CAT A Cone Cat - A fast and cheap specialist meatshield that is Resistant to Aku, Maize can easily keep up with the player's faster units and keep the Aku threats stalled, although Research Cat Combos may be necessary. ⚙ More counters worked out from the roster, lower confidence than the picks above; kept for reference
Possessed Empress is Aku. Anti-Aku units take less damage and deal more.
MASTER URIL A Esoteric Uril: Strong against Relic, Aku (Deals 1.5x damage, only takes 1/2 damage) Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
BARREL CAT B Barrel Cat: Resistant to Aku enemies Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
BRAINWASHED COW CAT A Curses Aku enemies, shutting off their abilities. 
LUCIFER THE FALLEN S Strong against Aku enemies. Also fits “Out-range Possessed Empress.” 
CAT CACTUS B Cat Cactus: Strong against Aku enemies (Deals 1.5x damage, only takes 1/2 damage) Possessed Empress reaches 520 range. Units that out-range it can chip safely without taking hits.
MEDITATION CAT C Range 600 — fires from beyond its 520. 
NERD CAT A Range 1200 — fires from beyond its 520. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
CHILD OF DESTINY PHONO S Range 600 — fires from beyond its 520. Also fits “Burst the boss down.” 
SNIPER THE RECRUIT A Range 1200 — fires from beyond its 520. 
TECOLUGA S Range 720 — fires from beyond its 520. Also fits “Burst the boss down.” Possessed Empress has a deep HP pool (980,000+ 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. 
IZ THE DANCER S Big Multi-Hit Massive-Damage bursts. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 
GAIA THE CREATOR S Long-Distance multi-hit with Insane Damage — a generalist wall-cracker. 
CRAZED MONEKO A Big crit burst against tanky/Metal targets. 
KALISA S Big Massive-Damage Area hits. Also fits “Clear the crowd.” 7 enemy types stack up here. Area attackers hit the whole push at once instead of one unit at a time.
MASTER URIL A Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Counter Aku.” BARREL CAT B Area attacks hit everything in range. Also fits “Counter Aku.” NERD CAT A Evolved/True hit groups over a Long Distance band. Also fits “Out-range Possessed Empress.” 
LASVOSS S Long-range Area damage clears groups. Also fits “Burst the boss down.” 
HITMAN CAT A Area attacks hit everything in range. 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.