It seems to me the main point here is the difficulty of this leve in comparison to the other relic factions.

I don't think the "Psh play better or gtfo noob" attitude is very useful especially in this case.

I may be wrong but i think every strategy suggested involves leashing mobs. I do not want to believe that SE wants us to play this way. It doesn't feel quite the same as running away from mobs in darkhold in order to despawn them.

I would be happy enough to understand why. Is it really because WAR gets off easy in the SB dept? If anyone does decide to give us an answer, do me a favor and tell me why PLD and BRD share materia required for this quest while you're at it.