Aagh...normally I really like this game, but I just lost because Phylactery worked 4 times in a row. I had one extra character who I hadn't even brought out yet (Anex) and she was killed.
Random suggestion: VV and Ambro work really well together; VV can take out people with dark resist and Ambro can kill everyone else.
@Petiifort: You don't actually have to take the opponents it suggests. Those are just the ones who are available. You can wait a bit and someone your level will come on.