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Chapter 1: City of Rain: Paired Fates
Align the camera facing Galil's back as close as possible
There's also a forced camera rotation when discovering the Library Guild's tower The camera rotation occurs after passing the cliffside
Chapter 2: Ancient Museum: Forbidden Place
MENU: Talents Galil Scouting Azura Scouting Sigimancy: Expert
Activate / Deactivate the torches in the following order: 3 o'clock 6 o'clock 12 o'clock 11 o'clock
After obtaining Mirrored Cross, deactivate: 12 o’clock 3 o’clock
Chapter 3: Hermit of the Deep Forest
MENU: Equipment Barbarossa Remove Buckler
Galil Equip Buckler
Azura Equip x2 Medicine
Say “No” when Renzo asks to guide you
Chapter 6: A Shifting World: The Ark
Forced camera rotation on Ornithopters, move camera towards the cliff overlooking lake
Forced camera towards the tactics guild tower, tower should be at the 10 o'clock position
BOSS Buckler on Galil, Block until Ignition.
Line Up formation, have Azura use Healing Sigil.
Use Medicine when out of SP
Chapter 7: In Search of Professor Alstein
Collect Chaosium from floor
MENU: Talents Vivian Scouting
Tiggy Scouting Cannon Talent: Novice Cannon Talent: Expert
Ignace Shield Talent: Novice Shield Talent: Expert Shield Talent: Master
Chapter 8: Fieldwork
Junkyard Before entering boss room, get Shot Stabilizer
MENU: Equipment Tiggy Shot Stabilizer
In battle, use 3 Heroes Vital Drain with Ignace Hound Killer with Tiggy
Oasis Take “Let it be” option; they’ll be recruited later
Chapter 9: Forward, Swan Song!
Collect 4 Chaosium gems 3 from the mandatory fights with Water Devils 1 from the field; right after breaking the rock that does not have a forced encounter
Chapter 15: Jailsburg: Prisoners and Citizens
SHOP Purchase Grave Digger (MW) from Chaosium Vendor in Pub
Chapter 17: The Bastille: Infiltration! Get Advanced Access Spell; necessary for money
Chapter 18: Those Who Intertwine
Stay in Charge / Assault formations
Focus archers, as Bird Strike can kill any unit
Chapter 19: Facing Badr in Battle Rest before fighting
Formation: Charge! (In no particular order) 1: Vivian 2: Barbarossa 3: Ignace 4: Tiggy 5: Robin
Barbarossa: Equip Grave Digger (MW)
Chapter 20 & 21: The World Beyond a Darkened Sea & Snow Realm: Sub-Zero Front
Get Exceed Knife from South Level 5 Water Devil Den
Robbins' sidequest Unlock autopilot for the Snow Realm Scrap Blade (MW) from Water Devil Lair Sardine Charm from Robbins' wife
Burning Realm Rest if low on SP and if equipment is broken
Rain Realm Visit Library Guild, then Ancient Museum
MENU: Party Replace Tiggy and Vivian for Renzo and Robbins 1: Ignace 2 OR 3: Barbarossa 3 OR 2: Renzo 4: Robbins 5: Gene
MENU: Equipment Renzo Replace Silent Sniper with Exceed Knife
Barbarossa Replace Grave Digger (MW) with Lost Axe Replace Hand Axe with Scrap Blade
Ignace If Circle Swing has procced: Keep Guard Spear
If not: Replace Guard Spear with Grave Digger (MW)
Rapid Blow for safety, Charge for damage
Use Robbins’ Hard Rain for damage; proccing Crazy Pinball is inconsistent and costs more SP
To quickly move from the Ancient Museum, use the Ornithopter along the cliffside
Recon Guild SHOP: Gill Shop 2x Medicine Pack (2 x 367 = 734)
Snow Realm camera changes: Approaching fort Keep fort in camera when walking away Hakurei Castle
Chapter 22: Snow Rabbit Rendezvous SHOP: Floor 2, East, Headgear Vendor 5x Braided Hat (735 x 5 = 3675)
The Snow Rabbit always appears at the western-most igloo
Chapter 24: Armies Collide at Snowy Bridge Fail both battles using Galil as the only party member
Chapter 25: Defend Hakurei Castle! Party 1: Azura
Party 2 Formation: Charge! 1: Galil 2: Renzo 3: Rachel 4: Vivian 5: Tiggy
Party 3 Formation: Assault 1: Ignace 2: Barbarossa 3: Gene 4: Robbins
Armor 3x Shogun Armor (2400 x 3 = 7200) 4x War Gauntlets (540 x 4 = 2,160)
Accessories 1x Tornasuk Clasp (465) 2x Penguin Clasp (495 x 2 = 990)
Consumables 5x Antidote (22 x 5 = 110)
???x Power Syrup (75 each) 15 minimum; 25 maximum; as many as your can afford
Menu for equipment when prompted when making squads
MENU: Equipment, 2nd Squad Vivian Silent Sniper
Rachel Remove Medicine Kit
Galil Daemonslayer Light Sword
MENU: Equipment, 3rd Squad
Barbarossa Braided Hat Shogun Armor War Gauntlets Medicine Kit Tornasuk Clasp
Ignace Braided Hat Shogun Armor War Gauntlets Penguin Clasp Penguin Clasp
Robbins Braided Hat War Gauntlets Medicine Kit
Gene Lost Spear Braided Hat War Gauntlets Sardine Charm
Use Power Syrups as needed, but save 15
When fighting as Shiki, switch to the Dueling Saber and use Reckoning
BOSS 15,000 HP
Party 1: Kill off Azura quickly
Party 2 Buff up Rachel and Tiggy before using their Final Strike
Party 3 Buff up with Courageous Flapping before FInal Strike
Hakurei Castle, Floor 2 East Recruit: Shiki (any answer works) Omine
MENU: Party 1: Ignace 2 OR 3: Barbarossa 3 OR 2: Shiki 4: Robbins 5: Gene
Hakurei Castle, B1F Recruit: Albertos Alexander Kinkaro Silky
Chapter 26: A New Departure
Summit Cave (Northeast of Ancient Museum) 3000 So
Chapter 27: Crystal Realm: Distant Sky City Armory Warlord (4500)
Item Shop (optional) 2x Divine Medicine (300 x 2 = 600)
Chapter 29: An Ill Omen MENU: Equipment Barbarossa Replace Scrap Blade with Warlord
Ignace Replace Grave Digger(MW) or Guard Spear with Muse Lyre
Renzo Unequip Exceed Knife
Shiki Braided Hat Replace Brawler with Exceed Knife Replace War God Sash with Medicine Kit
Gene Lost Spear War God Sash
Chapter 31: Thundery Plunge! Pursue Rouge! & Chapter 32: Rainbow Pillar: A Grand Tower! Maps coming soon
Use Power Syrups as needed, save 7 until the final floor Prioritize Shiki and Barbarossa over Robbins
Chapter 34: Between Truth and Lies
Esthern Item Shop 7x Pax Medicine (37 x 7 = 259) 15x Divine Medicine (300 x 15 = 4500)
Return to Dragonia, talk to Beastfolk in Pub Decline 10,000 So
Before going through the portal in Gearsrock, recruit: Vitor Holiday Evelyn Denton Jane
Chapter 35: The One Who Knows
Poaching subquest at Blue’s Oasis: 10,000 So
Recruit: Robson Oltman Cyanea
Eastern Level 5 Water Den Ask for Lost Shield
Rest before activating the portal
Chapter 39: Beyond Conflict and Conciliation
FINAL SHOP 5x Elder Socks (2850 x 5 = 14250) Elder Gambison (7200)
FINAL MENU: Equipment Ignace Elder Socks
Barbarossa Elder Socks
Shiki Elder Gambison Elder Socks Replace Dueling Saber with Lili Marleen
Robbins Elder Socks
Gene Elder Socks
TALENTS Ignace Shield: Guard Boost Shield: Front: Hostile
Barbarossa Axe: Attack Boost
Shiki Sword: Master Sword: Attack Boost
Gene Sigimancy: Support Boost
Robbins Unarmed: Master Unarmed: Attack Boost
ARTS Seal unnecessary arts; this list contains arts that should be kept
Ignace Hard Block Rampart Slam
Barbarossa Heel Crusher Demolition Smithereens
Shiki Reckoning / Heart of the Sword Twin Spike
Water Devil HP: 10,000 ~ 11,000
Grossa, Round 3 HP: 15,000 ~ 17,000
Finale: The Deciding Battle!
TACTICS Change Gen. Lead All positions: Turn Over
Kulwasa, Phase 1 HP: 14,000 ~ 15,000
Turn 1: Cast Astral Armor with Ignace Turn 2: Cast Vital Drain with Ignace
Conserve SP; use your strongest arts until turn three, and then switch to a 0 SP art to recover Robbins should be the only character going all out
Save all Final Strikes for Phase 2 Try to get all members in Ignition: Barbarossa: Misokayo 12 Shiki: La Danse Macabre Ignace: Frozen Rain Gene: Seventh Plague
Do not use Robbins’ Angel Ladder; it deals too little damage, even with Reinforce
Kulwasa, Phase 2 HP: 23,000 ~ 23,500 Floating weapon HP: 10,000 ~ 11,000
Focus floating weapons before Kulwasa
Ignace can deal damage after all floating weapons are defeated Kulwasa can only deal magical damage, which can’t be blocked by Hard Block
Dialogue at around 1/3 (7000 ~ 8000) HP remaining
Try to keep SP and alternate weapons for as long as possible
RTA split once Kulwasa is defeated
