A few missions tutorial

6-2:You should have H-AT-LM,buy Ifrit with the archer and Ramuh,a rapid replacement of LM,the same set against Balt.V attacks the healers a bit more on their right,press A and buy him Ifrit who fights the lamias in order to get the Q that destroys the second group(you can keep the stylus on the screen for more precision),the others regroup and attack when the physical dance is ready.
You destroy the lamias with spellchain through the whole game except in the last judge map,the attack on Belias will fall if you don't remove his escort.

10-1:The subtility is that you can spread your team immediately but it's much easier and faster to do it later.Balt is faster than Bash and horses instead of Cars.After the first portal:the fliers go north and remove two ennemies,they go behind the Leviathan diverted by A.Balt follows V and removes the raidens rapidly.VQ on the pigs and no aerial shortcut(it's useful in the following level to bypass the guard of the crystal).

2-2:drag down the portray of P and direct her to collect the crystal and stone,V must not be too much damaged after the first leader,the fliers attack the second one,open the second chest and collect the metal,K and P attack the first escort of the archer first,V attacks the magician,you may underestimate this level by using your whole army at once.
The materials are for a strong fire airbandit M-2H after 4-1.

3-1:Unlock the wyvern and lamia.Xfocus on right,It's easier to order a trap with a short gambit.Bag instead of P goes forward to bash the cactuses and K attacks the archer early,V attacks only the first leader and the surprise one.The fliers don't have to fight any cactus,just win rapidly enough,use the jump to provoke the gobelin's leader (order it after the cutscene).

3-3:Bag instead of P,Xpoint every ennemies with some délégations,the hallway leader will come at you by himself.It's very simple!

3-4,5 and 4-4:no portal to take.Collect the wood on the way,the fliers don't fight the dragon.Bypass the escort of Bag by the left,the horses don't fight mysteriously.

IMPORTANT THING ABOUT 3-5:you can provoke the last leader(ranged) with a jump on the second carbuncle,the bombos will follow,the problem is that the collect of the bones is harder (for the fire saber H-M-L,forged before Bag),order it earlier probably.

7-1:V attacks,direct him to open the chest,press Y,P collects the liquid,L fights(point the middle ennemy),K opens the chest and destroy the trios in one spell,F attacks the duos and collects the métal.V aims at the middle group but personnaly attacks on left and finishes with an explosion,select the horses to attack the other morbol.

53:after 6-3,you have the sapphire airbandit H-M-L,the fire hallebard 3H and can buy Ramuh,Ifrit and the archer.Fran instead of P.
Xfocus on right so you avoid the first ennemies,after the horses are dead which you see from the map, attack the north leader,F attacks the moving one with a defense trap manually ordered,K spellchains on the archer.

59:buy one horse for L.After the first leader,Xfocus north,L attacks on left with a jump(reorder attack),F on right with a trap manually ordered,K spellchains the big one with V,Fran provokes the monsters in front of the small one,it's better if K doesn't get blinded by the fanfare dogs.

55:the first subtility is that the aegyls can defeat the first leader by themselves,the second is that the third one can be provoked with a jump (L will not position by himself).So,you Xpoint the fanfare dog on right beaten by V and you provoke before pointing the berries,control L out of danger,spellchain the dogs,the last leader is easily defeated with the VQ.

The aegyls in the volcano:regroup the fliers and use the invisibility of L,they won't notice you early enough.

After you have unlocked Shemhazai(Balt gives you 2 dogs rapidly...But you just need the fliers for a rapid victory),L equips the acessory that makes all his units levitate and reaches Famfrit from behind.It's funny but K can provoke him from a precise position,the spellchain destroys all these ranged bosses more than melee characters.

Army optimisation

I got a IGT of 4h11 before the end and it's improvable,1h02 at the end of the third chapter.EDIT:4H01 since 31/08/2021.EDIT:1H00 and 3H50 are possible.

Ashe is better than Penelo,no dance but the XPbonus and the celerity spell for damage,it even helps to knockout the final boss quick enough at the last moment (when Bahamut appears,L activates his absortion manually).The celerity as gambit helps in 9-1.Her second weapon inflicts blindness which emasculates the lamias.

The Q of F is very strong(gambit recommanded for estocade and bashing after trap),the solution to trivalize the judge fights with Ramuh or Chaos+Atomos.

Bash replaces K in the graveyard,9-2,4 and the final boss.

Balt and his triple shot gambit replaces P in the aerial battle (he doesn't move,provoke the leaders by jumping,begin north,the last one in south will come by himself if you're too slow) and V againts Chaos,giving 2 Shivar rapidly (provoke him with 2 atomoses protected by F).He's good in 9-1 during a focused attack,K can beat some leaders by himself(the green is sensible to fire and resistant to ice),his SH are more useful againts another one.

Bag replaces P in the third chapter.Againts Shiva:direct the characters to the ennemies they are effective againts,K should have the wand from 2-1,keep the trap for the judge,make sure to remove every close fairies before he disapears.Xfocus on Shiva immediately,i don't see clearly how to avoid the temporary stop effect.The jump isn't weaker on a ranged target,still a better DPS in some case,skip the recovery as a final hit on a boss.

Fran can replace P for the three limited levels but not againts Mateus with the dance that increase the physical attack of everyone.She's good againts leaders and could have been very important in a multiplayer.

EQUIPEMENT FORGING(REDONE)
You'll find some weapons and armors in chest before it.Scavenging in 2-2 and 3-5(only the fire crystal).Before 4-1:buy the Farmor with +5 of speed and the goblin pouch,(F collects crystals and accelerates to the south chest,drag down portrays and direct the monsters to fight),after it:craft a fire airboard M-2H(3L is a +5 of speed),water lance H-M-H and the saber that cannot be bought.Before Belias:open every chest except the farest and the water crystal,you'll be able to do the best electric wand L-M-L(a +4M/3S,H-M-L is the opposite) and the fire saber H-M-L(A PLUS SEVEN MULTIPLIED BY THREE,FOUR OR SIX!) that must be used since 5-3.Before Mateus:the sapphire airboard H-M-L and the best fire hallebard 3H.A Varmor after him,one for L and K before the aerial battle.Before Chaos:F goes to the end after L has opened the north chest,V opens the south one for her next armor(the third one contains a zombie dust),equip it with the one of Balt and the faster levelling of the monsters.Forge the superior pistol 3M,the smoke bomb M-2H and the earth airboard H-2M(from the skippable guide in the monster world where F scavenges the metal).Before entering the fortress:you will have to sell things so you can buy an armor for V,F,L,the superior sword of Bash,the faster spécial shot and the faster Q.The superior magic is stronger than the faster spell and should be equipped since the temple of 8-2.

Some debatable stuff like the absorbing saber and lance H-2L(maybe for 9-3 because of the resistance to fire)or the +5 of speed from an early Esaber L-M-L and lance L-2H,more like wasted potential sadly.THEORIC EDIT:the lava wand with L-2M has a +7,you'll need the extra material in the temple for the wood(the dragon is more sensible to the fire saber),magilith from the 2-2 scavenging and you rebuy the volatile compound for the smoke bomb.More damages on Chaos and the final gang beatdown,less speed in 9-1 and 3.

MONSTER UNLOCKING
Take the fire side of course,the atomos is stronger than the wyverns or bombos,the electric one in second,that's because Cuchulain moves slowly and doesn't use his element on Belias(go on right,dismiss the AT,you can beat him before the extra lamias reach you)same for the golem,maybe in a multiplayer with an offense/defense duality.Ramuh damages Mateus a lot(Xpoint immediately the first ennemy group,K to the fairies,direct your bulb-heads north+east to provoke the second one that can removed with a spellchain.Group in front of Balt and provoke Mateus)the carbuncles are necessary only in 9-4 to give you the FQ,buy Ifrit againts Balt,buy Shiva for F with archers in the aerial battle,catching attackers,then,shivar againts Chaos.A and Mateus are certainly enough to destroy the reinforcement in 9-3(Q for V).

EXPLANATION ABOUT THE RANK 1 MONSTERS
They help the early improvisation.You can still use them if you discover that the early goblins and cactuses are immune to the stop from the fairies who attack slowly and that you'll prefer them over the golems who are very défensive,not good for you in PVE.Their damages can be satisfysing but not their speed and endurance.While we're at it:the horses and flying gambases aren't good in the third chapter and with a low level.

Final boss quick knockout

Chaos is more powerful than Ramuh,his basic attack is double,his secondary one get reloaded instantly when you use the FQ before the shorter cooldawn.
Focus on the ennemy in front of V,L attacks on right,press A and buy CH-AT for L,V provokes the trio,dismiss the small monsters,A uses the celerity on her group and the regain on the one in front (redirect her or she will provoke some sbires),you'll need the celerity and the absorption when Bahamut appears.The danger is that the cinematised attacks negate your effect.Nerf effects don't work.
Bash always takes his projectile as gambit,pyrotechnic as well.
Balt with faster specials isn't more damaging than V+double attack because of his inferior endurance,he's transcendant during the final gang-beatdown.

9-4:you should have the faster Q and levelling for monsters.Take only the middle portal,A and the AT's attack while you do it,add the Fprotection.Since the beginning:V is directed at the LM's on right,his bulb-heads at the previous ennemies first (those of Basch go left),that's the fastest Q possible.Order a reanimation before being confused,the smoke bomb emmasculates the ranged units.Buy 2 Carbuncles for F and CH-AT for L (the offensive necklace is stronger),engage the judge with 2 Q's (V goes first and isn't reanimated).

9-1:provoke the leaders with the drain ordered manually,Balt and celerity-gambit.4)3 Xpoints and K beats the left leader by himself.

9-2:this judge is weak(celerity and FQ as usual),you can avoid the mid boss.Go to the right of the screen,let the chasing shooters group themselves before you bomb-blind them.You should have the regain.Direct your 4 horses to the boss:he will waste his explosion on them and that's the time to attack (engage-provoke with a bomb).

9-3:Archer-Ramuh become Shivar-Mateus rapidly:select with one press of L.Bomb and spell on the flying demons:you attack them immediately while you spellchain the middle group.Every new monster for V.Defense trap on the final groupe,remember the Fprotection and absortion-transfert for more endurance.A and Mateus wait for the renforcement,if they fall:you certainly know why(the celerity and the regain don't combine).

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