Anytime a Tarandalf enters combat, it most likely has the advantage of choosing the location. Between their Oracle and Cryomancer features, they can effectively shape the battlefield any way they want with sufficient prep time. From behind their defenses and underlings, they usually begin combat by spending some Mana to drop ranged blast powers on enemies to hit them with a status early on. Tarandalfs will spend most of their turns looking for ways to disrupt their opponents, which their allies can capitalize on. They almost always go all-out in battle, knowing that they rarely need to fight a second time in one day.