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I don't know that Emerald's devotion to Cinder would be easy to exploit.

Team RWBY has actually done a decent job at researching. Weiss tried gathering info on potential opponents prior to the festival, once they decided to go after the WF, they quickly reached the decision to gather information. After they talked about it once, they used three sources of info, and they were able to make useful observations about the data that gathered.

If her Semblance could be effectively countered (would Penny be susceptible?), then she would likely be the easiest to beat in a fight. Her Semblance seems to be limited in that even two people was a stretch for her, and if the target is on guard or the hallucination is cast into doubt it only works sporadically.

Ruby knows that Yang swears she saw Mercury coming at her, Coco saw someone who wasn't there, Emerald was present after Merc's "injury," and she's seen an illusion Semblance in action twice. She might be able to figure it out if she thinks on it, and/or gets additional applicable info. This could potentially help them prepare to deal with Emerald's Semblance, reducing it's effectiveness.



I'm not sure Yang is ready yet. We haven't seen enough of her recovery process to be sure either way.

He's not perfect, but I don't expect him to easily fall for that trick, though he might be a bit too cocky for his own good. Presenting a challenge might be the way, but don't make it too obvious. He will be difficult. Why would the ice be important? That wouldn't be as serious a hindrance as you seem to think.