_______ ___ __ ___ ___ / _____/___________ /\____ __| _/|__|____ | | | / \ __\_ __ \__ \ \ \ / __ | | \__ \ | | | \ \_\ \ | \// __ \| | \/ /_/ | | |/ __ \_ | | | \______ /__| (____ /___| /\____ | |__(____ / |___|___| \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ ====================================================================== G R A N D I A 2 B O S S G U I D E v0.46 ====================================================================== Grandia II Boss FAQ For the American version By AdrenalineSL E-mail: narnia_M3@hotmail.com Version 0.46 released on 4-10-01 FAQ Info: Created on March 2, 2001 Released on March 4, 2001 Last Updated on April 10, 2001 Next Update: Don't Know Finished: -- Always check at GameFAQs.com for the newest versions and updates! Note– This guide is currently being written based on my memory of the game. I'm still playing it, although I'm having a hard time recalling the names of the bosses, their HP totals, items they drop and those sort of things, prior to the point where I am now. You'll just have to wait until I've played through the game again to correct inaccuracies. This FAQ is best viewed with a fixed-width size system font. Wordpad is recommended. Viewing this without a fixed size font will result in nothing but garbled text. ************** ** ** ** CONTENTS ** ** ** ************** 1.0 Prelude [1.1] Updates [1.2] Playing Tips [1.3] Boss List 2.0 Preparation [2.1] Boss Strategies [2.2] Afterglow 3.0 Thanks/FAQ Contributions [3.1] Contact Information [3.2] Copyright Info [3.3] Final Words ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= [1.0] PRELUDE ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= Hello there! If you're reading this then you no doubt have run into a problem or ten and may need a helping hand. As for all guides the sole purpose of this one is to act as a reference for when you get stuck on a boss, how to prepare for upcoming bosses, provide general playing tips, or maybe you are just wildy bored. Whichever was your reason to be here, I'll be here to help you. Moving on... Like certain games also from GameArts (ahem, Lunar 1&2), the original Grandia was released on the now ancient Sega Saturn. Sadly, it didn't last too long on the market, as the Saturn CD slowly became a distant memory. The original Saturn version had never been released in the US until it was reproduced into the enhanced PSX version which featured less excitement and game play than the original. But more importantly after interminable months of waiting, feast your eyes on one of the most graphically made RPGs in video game history, Grandia II. And in honor of this great game, I present to you, my Grandia II Boss FAQ. ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= [1.1] UPDATES ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= Version .45: Just added a couple of small bosses. Nothing big. In the next update, boss strategies will be finished (I hope). Anyway, fixed the boss list, 'cause it was kinda empty on the last update. Added a paragraph to the Final Words. Until I am needed to save the gaming society again, I'm signing off! (4/7/01) Version 0.4: Not a big update. But I just want to let some people know that I'm still alive and well. I will finish this FAQ!!! Added some bosses for strategies and preparation. That's about it!(3/17/01) Version 0.3: Oops! I forgot to fill you in on this update on the last version. Anyways, added a couple of bosses. Nothing big. (3/8/01) Version 0.2: Ack! So many mistakes, so little time! Skipped a boss, so I went back and revised it. Also added more bosses, and I have some "Preparations" for certain bosses. More updates are soon to follow! Ciao! (3/4/01) Version 0.1: First version of the FAQ. Finished the first section 1.0 and started a few bosses. Further updates will follow, and I'll think of new things to add to the guide. Until later versions, later! (3/3/01) ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= [1.2] PLAYING TIPS ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= In this section, you will find general playing tips on and off the battle screen. Some of which you already know, and some you don't (hopefully). I really hope this will help you with bosses and playing the game in general. Well, here goes! ------------- FIELD SCREEN ------------- #1: On the field screen, notice the compass at the top right corner of the screen. Typically, it directs you to your destination. If you ever come to a fork in the road where you have to blindly pick out the correct course, look at your compass and see which way it's pointing to. Once you know, head to the opposite direction. Almost always, it will lead you to a treasure. #2: Whenever you come across a boulder of some sort that looks out of place, it usually indicates that it can be moved and may reveal a treasure or two where ever the boulder stops. To make sure the boulder is mobile, simply press the action button. If the game takes over from there, it means that it can be moved. #3: On the field or dungeon screen, there are certain things Ryudo can hack at with his sword, like a mushroom or small boulder. When cut open (or smashed to pieces), it often allows access to hard-to- reach places where there are treasures and what not, or it will disclose some goodies if you hit the right ones. While other times it will reveal friendly monsters. So keep an eye out on your surroundings. #4: Take note that in order to engage in combat with the inhabitants of the area, all you have to do is have ONE of your team mates come in contact with the enemy, or vice versa. So if you're looking to avoid enemies, you'd better run REALLY fast or wait until they turn their backs on you. Enemies can battle you as long as they touch one of your pary members, if it's from behind you're going to have to anticipate a "surprise" attack. You've been forewarned. ------- COMBAT ------- #1: The typical number of enemies you will most likely fight will be a party of 4. Usually, it depends on the number of people in your current party. If you have 3 people, then you will encounter 3 to 4 enemies at one go. But sometimes it also depends on the number of monsters in one unit. For example, on the field screen, if you see a single snow beast roaming around and you battle it, you will find that there are 2 enemies to deal with. But if you bump into a pair of snow beasts, then you have 4 overgrown monkies to take care of. Typically, each unit contains about 2 to 3 enemies at a go. My point being that if you don't like battling, try avoiding two enemy units. #2: When in battle, I highly suggest that you focus on one enemy at a time. This way, you don't have to take as much damage from other attacks. The lesser the monsters, the easier it is for you to concentrate on a strategy to prevent your characters from getting hurt too badly. #3: A critical attack, or any powerful attack can cancel an enemy's action if executed properly and correctly. When the enemy's IP icon reaches the COM and is proceeding onto the ACT, quickly retaliate with a critical attack or special move to cancel his action. Canceling its action will send his IP back to standby mode. Take note that a critical attack takes longer to actually be performed than a normal combo because of the extra backswing. So it's essential that you must time these attacks correctly. #4: Take full advantage of the IP bar, keep your eyes on the IP bar while watching for unpredictable attacks from other enemies out of the corner of your eye. Watch the enemy line very carefully and then avert your attention to the nearest one that will reach the COM first. But also think about how fast the enemy will react after selecting a command and whether or not you have enough time to counter, or even better, cancel his attack. This is something you should do for all your battles. #5: At the start of a fight, all your enemies will start to turn and face their ideal target. If you're not sure who they are targeting exactly, highlight the enemy and look at the chart the screen displays. At the bottom right corner, there will be a character icon of the party member which it is planning to attack. And below the icon is the type of attack the selected enemy will use. If it is a special attack, the name of the attack will be shown. #6: If you have had enough experience with the battle system, you will possibly notice that special attacks take longer to reach the ACT. Such attacks include: critical attacks, moves, and magic. While it amasses your power, you'll have to risk getting hit a few times before you can actually perform your attack. Same holds true for your enemies as well. Always cancel or counter powerful attacks. -------------------- CHARACTER POWER-UPS -------------------- #1: Don't mindlessly waste away your precious Magic and Special Coins on redundant spells, skills or attacks (although there aren't too many you don't need). Keep in mind that the total number of coins you have IS the total for the WHOLE party, not for each party member. #2: Once you have a spell, skill or move down in your character's stats, try to max out its power when possible. Allot the coins fairly among party members and moves. Don't diminish the savings in one go. Do it in a piecemeal fashion. #3: To bring out more spells or stronger spells of that element, you must either bring out the current spells or try to strengthen a certain spell further and eventually you'll get a new one. #4: There are certain skills that you should really consider wasting your coins on, such as the Life Up, Strength, Dash, Speed, Magic Power, and so on. All these skills are ridiculously useful and can really make your party an unstoppable powerhouse. Use the Life Up and Strength on your constant attackers, Magic and Speed on your magic users and other additional skills you wish to use to add onto miscellaneous characters. ------------- BOSS BATTLES ------------- #1: Level up! It's not very pleasant when you get pummeled to oblivion by a boss, or even a regular enemy, who is about 10 times stronger than your party. So if you want to stay alive, level up! If you just happen to be really, really, good then this doesn't apply to you. Otherwise, for god's sake, level up unless you enjoy dying. #2: Don't go all out on Moves and Magic power. Using a variety of attacks can ensure a higher percent of victory than an all out attack made up of purely Moves and Magic attacks. Mix them up a little. Perhaps, even defend from time to time? #3: Usually, when in a boss fight, the bosses are accompanied by its evil henchmen, or additional body parts, to guard it. This is a real annoyance because when you're trying to kill the main guy, its lapdogs get in your way and knocks of a moderate amount of HP. By that time, you are pissed off and ready to beat it to a bloody pulp. Stop! It'll only worsen your situation! Ignore the git and continue to attack the main boss! But, if the monsters guarding him are too strong, take them out at the very start of the fight. Just use your judgement when it comes to this. #4: Know the enemy's attacks, weaknessess, and tendencies. How do you know? I don't know, try dying a few times and concentrate on his patterns instead. Or just sought help from this guide! =) ------ OTHER ------ #1: Update your weapons, armor, and accessories regularly to stand a chance against any upcoming bosses. Even some enemies will be tough if you neglect to renovate your character's stats with good equipment. #2: Save Cones are your friends. Never miss a chance of saving your game because if you happen to die *poof* your game is no more and you'd have to start all over from the last save point. A really nice feature in this game is the ever so wonderful Recover option on a Save Cone. No more annoying tents to do the work! Yay! That's about all I can think of at the moment. If there are any more you feel that it is necessary to add, please let me know and I'll look into it. If YOU have anything you'd like to share with the world feel free to do so. I'll give you tons of credit of course. Although, it has to be something I've yet to mention here. ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= -=[1.3] BOSS LIST=--------------------------------------------------[] ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= Here is the list of bosses you'll encounter throughout your journey. It's not a long list, as there aren't that many bosses. Sub-bosses, like the Eyeball Batsx3 will not be listed here, although they will be listed in the actual Boss Strategies. This list is not finished obviously, and I don't really remember some of the bosses actual HP. I'll have to play through the game again. It's small right now partly because I'm still playing the game, and secondly, there aren't many bosses. ___________ _______________ _______ \ BOSS \ \ LOCATION \ \ HP \ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ 1. Durham Minatour Durham Cave Depths 4200 2. Beast Man Baked Plains 4800 3. Valmar's Tongue Liligue Underground Cave 8000 4. Valmar's Eye Aira's Airspace 12,000 5. Valmar's Claws Underground Plant 14,000 6. Crimson Tail x2 Ceceile Reef 9800 7. Melfice Plateau of Memories 19,000 8. Tio Clone Demon's Law 30,000 9. Valmar's Body Valmar's Body 28,000 10. Valmar's Heart St. Heimm Cathedral 20,000 11. Egg Guardian Valmar's Moon 28,000 ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= [2.0] PREPARATION ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= ____________________ // AUTHOR'S NOTE // You may have noticed that the later bosses have preparation contents but the early bosses do not. This is because I started to write this FAQ halfway through the game, so I didn't jot down any info. prior to that. It will remain like this probably until Version 0.6. //END// This section is basically for people who don't need a strategy for a boss, but wants to know how to prepare for the worst. However, the upcoming setups follows my sense of playing style. It may not be best suitable for you, but if you can adjust to it, it will be fine. The levels are maybe a bit too high, but I'm sure you can manage. The skills/magic/moves listed are the most effective against that particular boss (in my opinion). If you think otherwise, then go for it. My tactics should be adequate for most people, if not, I'm sorry for the lack of it. ============= GARGOYLES x2 ============= ============ TROGLODYTES ============ ============= DURAMATAURUS ============= ========== BEAST MAN ========== ================= TONGUE OF VALMAR ================= ================ EYEBALL BATS X4 ================ ============== EYE OF VALMAR ============== ================ CLAWS OF VALMAR ================ Suggested Level- A level 32 party is adequate. Just make sure your attacks are powerful and put as much stat boosts on your characters as possible. Ryudo Lv. 32 Millenia Lv. 32 Mareg Lv. 32 Roan Lv. 32 HP: 2162 HP: 1642 HP: 2464 HP: 1250 MP: 112 MP: 219 MP: 89 MP: 141 SP: 141 SP: 123 SP: 158 SP: 129 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Fine Broad Sword Arbalest Halberd Warp Knife Earthen Cuirass Illusion Clothes Blackquartz Mail Purple Robe Blackquartz Helm Magnolia Bandana Swordfish Helm Feathered Hat Anklet Red Shoes Heavy Boots Dash Shoes Gauntlet Magical Brace Hercule's Brace Thunder Ring Chaos Egg Holy Egg Gravity Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ---------------------- - Tenseiken Slash *MAX - Starving Tongue ** - Purple Lightning **** - Dragon Rise *** - Flying Tenseiken *** - Golden Hammer *** - Arrow Shot *** - Beast King-Smash ** - Fallen Wings *** Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Millenia: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *** - Intelligence *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up **** - Mentality **** Mareg: Roan: - Dash *** - Speed ** - Toughness * - Abandonment * - Life Up *MAX - Defense ** ================ CRIMSON CLAW x2 ================ Suggested Level- If you have diligently battled all the monsters you have come across, you should be at a good level 32 right now for all characters. My theory may prove wrong, however. But level 30 at the very least. Ryudo Lv. 32 Elena Lv. 32 Mareg Lv. 32 Tio Lv. 32 HP: 2162 HP: 2070 HP: 1736 HP: 2074 MP: 112 MP: 211 MP: 92 MP: 144 SP: 141 SP: 126 SP: 162 SP: 123 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Fine Broad Sword Bluster Flail Halberd Moon Claw Earthen Cuirass Sister's Robe Blackquartz Mail Ancient Suit Blackquartz Helm Wizard's Hat Swordfish Helm Lightning Tiara Wing Boots Mach Boots Heavy Boots Shadow Shoes Gauntlet Magical Brace Hercule's Brace Jade Charm Chaos Egg Holy Egg Gravity Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ---------------------- - Zap All **** - Fast Dance-Whirl ** - Tenseiken Slash *MAX Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Elena: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *** - Intelligence *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash *** - Speed *** Mareg: Tio: - Dash *** - Absorb Magic ** - Toughness * - Mentality **** - Aim for Counter ** - Life Up *MAX ================ CRIMSON TAIL x2 ================ Suggested Level- Again, when you fought the Crimson Claws at level 32 you should be at level 34 if you have beaten every enemy on the way to this boss. If not, don't worry about it. Ryudo Lv. 34 Elena Lv. 33 Mareg Lv. 34 Tio Lv. 34 HP: 2299 HP: 2128 HP: 1812 HP: 2199 MP: 119 MP: 216 MP: 95 MP: 151 SP: 149 SP: 129 SP: 166 SP: 130 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Fine Broad Sword Lullaby Staff Halberd Moon Claw Earthen Cuirass Sister's Robe Blackquartz Mail Ancient Suit Blackquartz Helm Wizard's Hat Swordfish Helm Lightning Tiara Wing Boots Mach Boots Heavy Boots Shadow Shoes Gauntlet Magical Brace Hercule's Brace Jade Charm Chaos Egg Holy Egg Gravity Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ---------------------- - Zap All *MAX - Beast-King Smash *** - Fast Dance-Whirl *** - Crackle *MAX - Flying Tenseiken **** - Zap *** - Tenseiken Slash *MAX - Purple Lightning *MAX Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Elena: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *** - Intelligence *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash **** - Speed *** Mareg: Tio: - Dash **** - Absorb Magic ** - Toughness ** - Mentality **** - Aim for Counter ** - Life Up *MAX ======== MELFICE ======== Suggested Level- Unless you want to spend an hour or so battling This guy, you'd better be at level 35 or higher. Your HP and DEF Really counts in this fight. So they should be HIGH! Ryudo Lv. 36 Elena Lv. 36 Mareg Lv. 36 Tio Lv. 36 HP: 2454 HP: 2320 HP: 1975 HP: 2335 MP: 125 MP: 229 MP: 102 MP: 160 SP: 156 SP: 139 SP: 175 SP: 137 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Sword of Mikage Silver Flail Earthen Axe Double Moon Dark Armor Mithril Dress Earthen Cuirass Ancient Suit Mercury Bandana Fairy Ribbon Battle Helm Lightning Tiara Wing Boots Mach Boots Heavy Boots Shadow Shoes Reflection Ring Magical Brace Fire Pendant Magical Brace Chaos Egg Holy Egg Gravity Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ----------------------- - Fast Dance-Whirl *** - Crackle *MAX - Beast Fang-Smash *** - Runner ** - Purple Lightning *MAX - WOW! ** - Tenseiken Slash *MAX Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Elena: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *** - Intelligence *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash *MAX - Speed *MAX Mareg: Tio: - Dash **** - Absorb Magic *** - Toughness *** - Mentality *MAX - Abandonement * - Aim for Counter ** - Life Up *MAX ============== LECK GUARDIAN ============== Suggested Level- If you're at a level 41 or higher, then you are in very good shape. This fight should be a walk in the park. Ryudo Lv. 41 Elena Lv. 41 Mareg Lv. 41 Tio Lv. 41 HP: 2910 HP: 2696 HP: 2470 HP: 2743 MP: 143 MP: 257 MP: 118 MP: 181 SP: 228 SP: 160 SP: 197 SP: 156 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Maken Valborg Silver Flail Earthen Axe Bloody Saucer Dark Armor Sylph's Robe Dragonscale Mail Dragon Vest Man's Headband Fairy Ribbon Dragon Bone Helm Phoenix Hat Wolf Boots Mach Boots Battle Boots Shadow Shoes Divine Talisman Friend's Necklace Black Belt Magical Brace Chaos Egg Holy Egg Gravity Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ----------------------- - Crackle *MAX - Tornado ** - Sky Dragon Slash ** - HellBurner *** - Beast King-Smash **** - Fast Dance-Whirl **** - Purple Lightning *MAX Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Elena: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover **** - Special Power *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash *MAX - Speed *MAX - Intelligence *MAX - Absorb Magic *** Mareg: Tio: - Dash **** - Move Recover *** - Toughness *** - Mentality *MAX - Abandonement *** - Aim for Counter *** - Strength *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Toughness * ============== NAGA QUEEN x2 ============== Suggested Level- Same as the previous boss fight. Unless you level up from the EXP. Points you get, that's even better! Ryudo Lv. 41 Elena Lv. 41 Mareg Lv. 41 Tio Lv. 41 HP: 2910 HP: 2696 HP: 2470 HP: 2743 MP: 143 MP: 257 MP: 118 MP: 181 SP: 228 SP: 160 SP: 197 SP: 156 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Maken Valborg Silver Flail Inferno Battleax Bloody Saucer Dark Armor Sylph's Robe Dragonscale Mail Dragon Vest Man's Headband Fairy Ribbon Dragon Bone Helm Phoenix Hat Wolf Boots Mach Boots Battle Boots Shadow Shoes Divine Talisman Friend's Necklace Black Belt Magical Brace Chaos Egg Holy Egg Gravity Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ----------------------- - Beast King-Smash **** - Dragon Zap *MAX - Fast Dance-Whirl **** - Purple Lightning *MAX - Sky Dragon Slash *** - Tenseiken Slash *MAX - Hell Burner *** Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Elena: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *MAX - Special Power *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash *MAX - Speed *MAX - Intelligence *MAX - Absorb Magic **** Mareg: Tio: - Dash *MAX - Move Recover *** - Toughness **** - Mentality *MAX - Abandonement *** - Aim for Counter **** - Strength *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Toughness * ========== TIO CLONE ========== Suggested Level- Should be the same. Though, it doesn't hurt to be at a level 42 does it? Ryudo Lv. 41 Elena Lv. 41 Mareg Lv. 41 Tio Lv. 41 HP: 2910 HP: 2696 HP: 2470 HP: 2743 MP: 143 MP: 257 MP: 118 MP: 181 SP: 228 SP: 160 SP: 197 SP: 156 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Maken Valborg Silver Flail Inferno Battleax Bloody Saucer Halo Armor Sylph's Robe Dark Armor Dragon Vest Man's Headband Fairy Ribbon Dragon Bone Helm Phoenix Hat Wolf Boots Mach Boots Battle Boots Shadow Shoes Divine Talisman Wind Charm Black Belt Magical Brace Chaos Egg Holy Egg Gravity Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ----------------------- - Purple Lightning *MAX - Burnstrike *** - Fast Dance-Whirl - Dragon Zap *MAX - Beast King-Smash - Tenseiken Slash *MAX Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Elena: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *MAX - Special Power *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash *MAX - Speed *MAX - Intelligence *MAX - Absorb Magic **** Mareg: Tio: - Dash *MAX - Move Recover *** - Toughness **** - Mentality *MAX - Abandonement *** - Aim for Counter **** - Strength *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Toughness * ============== VALMAR'S BODY ============== Suggested Level- Well, a good level 43 party is effective. This way, it won't take too long to beat him. Ryudo Lv. 43 Millenia Lv. 43 Mareg Lv. 43 Tio Lv. 43 HP: 3125 HP: 2867 HP: 2697 HP: 2938 MP: 152 MP: 271 MP: 125 MP: 190 SP: 237 SP: 166 SP: 206 SP: 165 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Maken Valborg Exorcism Bow Inferno Battleax Balor Halo Armor Resist Dress Dragon Vest Ninja Clothes Man's Headband Lightning Tiara Adamantine Helm Phoenix Hat Wolf Boots Rainbow Hi-heels Battle Boots Shadow Shoes Divine Talisman Energy Ring Black Belt Meteor Earrings Chaos Egg Mist Egg Holy Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ------------------------ - Sky Dragon Slash *** - Beast King-Smash **** - Fallen Wings **** - Flying Tenseiken *MAX - Fast Dance-Whirl **** - Grudging Claws *** - Arrow Shot **** Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Millenia: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *MAX - Special Power *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash *MAX - Speed *MAX - Fighting Spirit *** - Absorb Magic **** Mareg: Tio: - Dash *MAX - Move Recover *** - Toughness *MAX - Mentality *MAX - Abandonement *MAX - Aim for Counter **** - Strength *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Intelligence *MAX ================== GRANAS KNIGHTS x4 ================== Suggested Level- Level 44 is good. That's all I have to say. Ryudo Lv. 44 Elena Lv. 43 Mareg Lv. 44 Tio Lv. 44 HP: 3125 HP: 2869 HP: 2821 HP: 3042 MP: 152 MP: 218 MP: 129 MP: 194 SP: 237 SP: 169 SP: 211 SP: 170 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Maken Valborg Silver Flail Inferno Battleax Angel Circle Halo Armor Sylph's Robe Dragon Vest Ninja Clothes Man's Headband Fairy Ribbon Adamantine Helm Phoenix Hat Wolf Boots Mach Boots Battle Boots Shadow Shoes Divine Talisman Magical Brace Black Belt Meteor Earrings Chaos Egg Holy Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ----------------------- - Flying Tenseiken *MAX - Crackling ** - DragonZap *MAX Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Elena: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *MAX - Special Power *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash *MAX - Speed *MAX - Fighting Spirit *** - Absorb Magic **** Mareg: Tio: - Dash *MAX - Move Recover *** - Toughness *MAX - Mentality *MAX - Abandonement *MAX - Aim for Counter **** - Strength *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Intelligence *MAX ================ HEART OF VALMAR ================ Suggested Level- You should still be at a level 44. It will suffice. If not, good luck. I recommend that you follow my strategy, and my character equipment. Ryudo Lv. 44 Elena Lv. 43 Mareg Lv. 44 Tio Lv. 44 HP: 3125 HP: 2869 HP: 2821 HP: 3042 MP: 152 MP: 218 MP: 129 MP: 194 SP: 237 SP: 169 SP: 211 SP: 170 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Holy Soul Blade Priest's Staff Rune Axe Angel Circle Halo Armor Sylph's Robe Dragon Vest Ninja Clothes Man's Headband Priest's Hat Adamantine Helm Phoenix Hat Wolf Boots Mach Boots Battle Boots Shadow Shoes Divine Talisman Shogun's Brace Moebius Ring Meteor Earrings Chaos Egg Holy Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ----------------------- - Sky Dragon Slash **** - Crackling *** - Lotus Flower **** - Beast King-Smash **** - Flying Tenseiken *MAX Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Elena: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *MAX - Special Power *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash *MAX - Speed *MAX - Fighting Spirit *** - Absorb Magic **** Mareg: Tio: - Dash *MAX - Move Recover *** - Toughness *MAX - Mentality *MAX - Abandonement *MAX - Aim for Counter **** - Strength *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Intelligence *MAX ============= EGG GUARDIAN ============= Suggested Level- A level 47 party should be more than enough for this guy. Ryudo Lv. 46 Mareg Lv. 46 Tio Lv. 46 HP: 3462 HP: 3196 HP: 3042 MP: 166 MP: 142 MP: 194 SP: 252 SP: 226 SP: 170 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Holy Soul Blade Leo Rex Battleax Angel Circle MoonStone Armor Halo Armor Resist Dress Man's Headband Reflect Helm Moonlight Tiara Lions Boots Wolf Boots Shadow Shoes Divine Talisman Rage Ring Soul of Asura Chaos Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ----------------------- - Fast Dance-Whirl *MAX - Sky Dragon Slash **** - Beast King-Smash *MAX - Flying Tenseiken *MAX Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Mareg: - Strength *MAX - Dash *MAX - Special Power *MAX - Toughness *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Abandonement *MAX - Dash *MAX - Strength *MAX - Fighting Spirit *** Tio: - Move Recover *** - Mentality *MAX - Aim for Counter **** - Life Up *MAX - Intelligence * ============== VALMAR FLY x4 ============== Suggested Level- Honestly people, this fight is so easy, you can beat them blindfolded. Ryudo Lv. 47 Elena Lv. 47 Mareg Lv. 47 Tio Lv. 47 HP: 3570 HP: 3258 HP: 3196 HP: 3357 MP: 170 MP: 241 MP: 142 MP: 208 SP: 256 SP: 187 SP: 226 SP: 184 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Holy Soul Blade Priest's Staff Leo Rex Battleax Angel Circle MoonStone Armor Angel's Robe Halo Armor Resist Dress Man's Headband Priest's Hat Reflect Helm Moonlight Tiara Lions Boots Mach Boots Battle Boots Shadow Shoes Divine Talisman Shogun's Brace Rage Ring Soul of Asura Chaos Egg Holy Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ----------------------- - Fast Dance-Whirl *MAX - Beast King-Smash *MAX - Flying Tenseiken *MAX Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Elena: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *MAX - Special Power *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash *MAX - Speed *MAX - Fighting Spirit *** - Absorb Magic **** Mareg: Tio: - Dash *MAX - Move Recover *** - Toughness *MAX - Mentality *MAX - Abandonement *MAX - Aim for Counter **** - Strength *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Intelligence *MAX ============= VALMAR YOUNG ============= Suggested Level- Again, level 47 is sufficient enough to whoop him up like it was nothin'. Ryudo Lv. 47 Elena Lv. 47 Mareg Lv. 47 Tio Lv. 47 HP: 3570 HP: 3258 HP: 3196 HP: 3357 MP: 170 MP: 241 MP: 142 MP: 208 SP: 256 SP: 187 SP: 226 SP: 184 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Holy Soul Blade Priest's Staff Leo Rex Battleax Angel Circle MoonStone Armor Angel's Robe Halo Armor Resist Dress Man's Headband Priest's Hat Reflect Helm Moonlight Tiara Lions Boots Mach Boots Battle Boots Shadow Shoes Divine Talisman Shogun's Brace Rage Ring Soul of Asura Chaos Egg Holy Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ----------------------- - Fast Dance-Whirl *MAX - Beast King-Smash *MAX - Flying Tenseiken *MAX Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Elena: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *MAX - Special Power *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash *MAX - Speed *MAX - Fighting Spirit *** - Absorb Magic **** Mareg: Tio: - Dash *MAX - Move Recover *** - Toughness *MAX - Mentality *MAX - Abandonement *MAX - Aim for Counter **** - Strength *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Intelligence *MAX ================ VALMAR YOUNG x2 ================ Suggest Level- 47!!! Ryudo Lv. 47 Elena Lv. 47 Mareg Lv. 47 Tio Lv. 47 HP: 3570 HP: 3258 HP: 3196 HP: 3357 MP: 170 MP: 241 MP: 142 MP: 208 SP: 256 SP: 187 SP: 226 SP: 184 [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] [Equipment] Holy Soul Blade Priest's Staff Leo Rex Battleax Angel Circle MoonStone Armor Angel's Robe Halo Armor Resist Dress Man's Headband Priest's Hat Reflect Helm Moonlight Tiara Lions Boots Mach Boots Battle Boots Shadow Shoes Divine Talisman Shogun's Brace Rage Ring Soul of Asura Chaos Egg Holy Egg Mist Egg Must Have Moves/Magic ----------------------- - Fast Dance-Whirl *MAX - Beast King-Smash *MAX - Flying Tenseiken *MAX Skills Equipment/Status ------------------------ Ryudo: Elena: - Strength *MAX - Magic Recover *MAX - Special Power *MAX - Magic Power *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Dash *MAX - Speed *MAX - Fighting Spirit *** - Absorb Magic **** Mareg: Tio: - Dash *MAX - Move Recover *** - Toughness *MAX - Mentality *MAX - Abandonement *MAX - Aim for Counter **** - Strength *MAX - Life Up *MAX - Intelligence *MAX ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= [2.1] BOSS STRATEGIES ÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= Please note that my strategies will not always work for you, and it'd be better to make your own tactic apt to your own playing style. The purpose here is to give you an idea on how to generally beat the boss if all else fails. If you have any other strategy that you would like to add here, please let me know and I'll be glad to put it here. I'll give you tons of credit of course. Note - For this version, you will only find pure strategies for the bosses you will encounter in the game. Additional information will be added later once I've obtained them. ------------- GARMIA TOWER ------------- ====================================================================== SUB-BOSS: Gargoyles x2 ====================================================================== Additional enemies: None Gained: 36 EXP Items Dropped: None 108 SC Party's Level: 11 [Ryudo] 42 MC 24 G ====================================================================== Not a hard fight if you've gotten the hang of the battle mechanics. Concentrate on taking out one gargoyle at a time and take it out as soon as possible. Continue using combos, and critical attacks to cancel any special attacks. Just keep your head straight and this battle will end in no time. You should also watch their attacks closely. Make sure they never use their special attack even with the Wind Charm equipped. Can't be too careful these days. Besides, you can't afford to pass up a few Healing Herbs, you'll need it for later. ------------- DURHAM CAVES ------------- ====================================================================== SUB-BOSS: Troglodytes x3 ====================================================================== Additional Enemies: See above Gained: 54 EXP Items Dropped: None 104 SC Party's Level: 14 [All] 58 MC 76 G ====================================================================== Three against two is not exactly what I call a fair fight, but it is an RPG afterall. Nothing's really fair. Anyhow, deplete the number of the opposing party one by one. It's very simple. It's very similar to the Gargoyle battle back in Garmia Tower. Have Ryudo mercilessly pound on a Troglodyte with menacing combos, and Millenia can back him up when needed. If you want to speed things up, simply have Millenia perform Fallen Wings (if you have it), or wait until she swaps to her berserk mode. Watch for the Sleep Spawn, which will cause the inflicted to well, sleep soundly. If this happens, you are not in very good shape. You can just defend, and hope that your partner wakes up soon (the effect wears off eventually), or hope that one of your foes will slap him silly. Keep a very close watch on the IP meter. ====================================================================== BOSS: Durham Minotaur ====================================================================== Additional Enemies: Troglodytes x2 Gained: 210 EXP Items Dropped: Adventurer's Book 720 SC Party's Levels: 14 [Ryudo, Millenia] 13 [Roan] 0 MC 0 G ====================================================================== Not only do you have to fight this oversized brute, you'll also have to deal with his two sidekicks, the previous Troglodytes(yes, again). Pay no attention to his henchmen what so ever and avert your full concentration on the big man himself. With only 4200, I'm sure you can bring it down pretty quickly. Now, time to put Ryudo's moves into use. Use Ryudo's trusty Purple Lightning move accordingly until you have a nearly empty MP gauge. By this time, the boss should be at a dangerously low HP level. Then have Millenia finish it off using her own moves, and Ryudo, in the mean time, should continue to use combos to incapacitate the boss further. Roan's Golden Hammer move can end the battle a tad quicker. When all MP is gone, simply use combos for all three characters. Deliver any necessary critical attacks to cancel special moves. If the Troglodytes are beginning to annoy you, dispose of them at a leisurely pace. Heal when necessary. Unfortunately, healing can be frequent if you're not careful. The Minotaur is able to diminish your HP by about 90 with each blow he delivers. If the above method is backfiring, quickly reposition the party and switch Roan's role to a healer. Watch out for the Tornado Horn move used by the minotaur. This move is capable of minusing 230 HP from the total HP, faster than you can say "whoa." It can really agitate you. If you are lucky, Millenia will go berserk and unleash her rage on the opposing party, which will probably be beneficial for you. ------------- BAKED PLAINS ------------- ====================================================================== BOSS: Beast Man ====================================================================== Additional Enemies: None Gained: 150 EXP Items Dropped: None 100 SC Party's Level: 0 MC 0 G ====================================================================== This fight is no problem since the beast man always goes for Ryudo, leaving him open to the other two characters (Elena, Roan). Have Roan use his Golden Hammer attack consecutively. Ryudo should also attack with the trusty Purple Lightning or Tenkeisen Slash moves, but defend occasionally. Elena will heal Ryudo when needed, since Ryudo will be the only one receiving damage. Elena should alternate between healing Ryudo and casting Impact Bomb on the big guy. If SP is becoming a problem, switch to the ever-so-wonderful combos that never fail. The beast man has an attack that can really leave Ryudo crippled if you're not quick to cancel it. I think it's called the Beast-Fang Cut. So really keep an eye out for that attack. You have an act speed Disadvantage because he can reach the ACT much quicker than you can blink an eye. But try to delay his attacks as much as possible and keeping hacking away at his HP. ------------- LILIGUE CAVE ------------- ====================================================================== BOSS: Tongue of Valmar ====================================================================== Make sure you have plenty of time ahead of you because this battle is quite lengthy. It is especially difficult because there are three body parts that are loosely tied to the tongue. And they each have about 4000-5000 HP and the tongue alone has 8000HP. To speed up the battle, focus on nothing but the main body. Ignore the other attacks and just concentrate on chopping the HP from the lead body part, the tongue. For the first round, cast Def-loss, Diggin', Runner, and Tailwind in that order to gain a slight advantage. Next, have everyone perform their most powerful moves at once. For the remainder of the fight, Ryudo can continue using his specials while Mareg pummels away with regular combos. Millenia will revive any fallen party members and heal, and Roan will be the party's "cancel person." He will be canceling any attacks delivered by Valmar's other body parts. It's alright if you let a few attacks slip, but if it gets out of hand, you're going to have a tough time beating him. Millenia's Fallen Wings and Ryudo's Tenseiken Slash are good spells to use against him. The Tongue of Valmar has several attacks you should be aware of. One of them, Starving Tongue, can really mar your party pretty badly. It can do about 750 damage if you're not properly equipped, and 500 if you are. What's worse is that he takes the HP and heals himself with it. That's typically the only attack you should worry about and just pray that he never uses it, or cancel it when he does. Chief among other attacks are the Flamethrower cast by the arms (left and right) and Huge Leap by the Head. If you aren't doing too well, try eliminating the arms to begin with. That way, it won't have as much as an advantage over you. Now all you have to worry about is its deadly Starving Tongue attack which you will cancel dead away...right? ------------------- MYSTERIOUS FISSURE ------------------- ====================================================================== SUB-BOSS: Eyeball Bats x4 ====================================================================== Luckily for you, this battle is not as tough nor is it as long as the previous boss fight with the Tongue of Valmar. But they're deadly all the same if you're not careful! You have 4 of these suckers to deal with and they each hold about 3000HP! That adds up to 12,000HP total. So it's a legitimate boss fight nonetheless. This shouldn't be too hard, as long as you take out one of their numbers quickly. Dragon Rise, Flying Tenseiken and Beast-Fang Cut work especially well against them. Concentrate on one at a time. Elena should be the party's healer and use her Droplets of Life to replenish lost HP. When one Eyeball Bat goes down, they will be un- able to cast their most lethal weapon, Delta Burst. Take this once in-a-life-time opportunity to use non-stop Critical Attacks on the lot to keep them from ever attacking. As said earlier, the quartet has a very deadly move called the Delta Burst. It can knock off about 300HP. But it can be prevented. If you haven't noticed already, it takes all 4 of them to properly enact this attack. So if you diligently kill one of them, you'll leave them practically crippled and unable to perform any notable attacks. ---------------- AIRA'S AIRSPACE ---------------- ====================================================================== BOSS: Eye of Valmar ====================================================================== If you thought the previous battle was hard, wait 'till you get a load of this guy! The Eye of Valmar is comprised of a Left Tendril and Right Tendril, four annoying Eyeball Bats, and the evil Eye itself! Yeesh! And if that wasn't enough, the Eye's HP remains anonymous, the Left and Right Tendrils each have about 6000HP, and the Eyeball Bats have 3000HP each! Start the fight off by annihilating the Eyeball Bats since they can be a nuisance. Have Roan and Mill attack straight away with their moves on an Eyeball Bat. Ryudo and Mareg should gang up on another one and mercilessly slash it to bits and pieces. This is a hard battle so no need to worry too much about SP or MP conservation here. And do the same to the remaining two. Now, that leaves you with the main course. Cancel as many attacks as you can and attack the tendrils equally. Ryudo's Flying Tenseiken and Mareg's Beast-Fang Smash are good bets. Refrain from using magic with whomever has the Holy Egg equipped, as he will need the MP to cast heal spells. Once you've taken out the tendrils, go all out on the main thing and cancel whenever needed. Use Roan's Dragon Rise, Ryudo's Purple Lightning, Mareg's Beast-King Smash, and heal when needed. Supply Lumir Flowers and Blueberrys to where it is due. One of the most deadly attacks is surprisingly performed by the Eye Ball bats; Delta Burst. Make short work of this by, eliminating one of the 4. They cannot enact the attack with only 3 members. As for the others, if the Crackle spell is cast, prepare to heal the pained character. Also, be very vigilant of the Spellbinding Eye attack. It really hurts you...BAD. Some attacks can afflict poison and confusion status so be ready to use a counter spell or item against it. ------------------ UNDERGROUND PLANT ------------------ ====================================================================== BOSS: Claws of Valmar ====================================================================== By now, you must be thinking: "Man how many of these Valmar pieces do I need to fight. My fingers are sore." You're not the only one mister (or Miss/Mrs). Unfortunately, like normal humans, we have fingers as Valmar has Claws. But the good thing is that you have the Claws (and arms) to deal with and no extra bad guys! Whoop! Whoop! There's gonna be a party in here ya'll! Anyway, this is a really good thing. But the bad part is--Valmar can reach ACT twice before you can actually input a command! A major disadvantage. To top it all off, both arms have 8000HP each, and the main claw has about 14,000HP! However, despite the HP overload, the boss doesn't have too many impressive attacks and your success is entirely dependant on how powerful your party is. Your first objective is to knock out one of the arms while canceling other potential attacks. In between Critical Attacks, use the Golden Hammer, Purple Lightning, Beast-King Smash, and Arrow Shot attacks. This should knock down its HP considerably. Also use the Chaos Egg's Howlnado spell to afflict mega damage to the Claws. Then when the Claw's HP is dangerously low, start pummeling away with pure Critical Attacks to prevent him from attacking you and healing itself. Keep your HP above 900! The Claw's main attack can knock off 850HP from the inflicted character. The arms cast either the Ice Bullet or Thunder Bullet attack that afflicts pain on all characters nearby. ------------- CECEILE REEF ------------- ====================================================================== SUB-BOSS: Crimson Claw x6 ====================================================================== Additional Body Parts: None Gained: 186 EXP Items Dropped: None 246 SC Party's Level: 32 [All] 168 MC 390 G ====================================================================== These guys are really annoying. You have to finish off all 6 and to make matters worse they each have 1230HP, so that adds up quickly. Luckily, they don't have any attacks that are life-threatening. So let's get it on! To finish the battle REALLY fast, have Ryudo cast Zap All and that'll wipe them off the screen. If you don't have that spell, then uh... reset the game and get it! Ok, you don't have to, but the battle is a little longer and harder. In the alternate strategy, Ryudo should be using Tenseiken Slash all the time(by now, that move should be MAXed out), Mareg could use Beast-King Smash, Tio should use Fast Dance-Whirl to quicken the battle even further, and Elena should just stand back and watch. Repeat that method once more and your opposing party should be dead by then. Not to worry about MP/SP. There's a Save Cone later on. The Crimson Claws have no attacks that are really devastating, but it's Move Block Step is annoying. Counter that when possible and their regular combos can do about 150 damage. Unless you get hit continuously, there's really no need to heal in this battle. Have fun and bash them around a little! ^_^ ====================================================================== BOSS: Crimson Tail x2 ====================================================================== Additional Body Parts: None Gained: 500 EXP Items Dropped: All-Around Seed 2400 SC Soul Egg 600 MC Party's Level: 34[Ryudo], 33[Elena], 34[Mareg], 34[Tio] ====================================================================== Ok, time to get serious. Both Crimson Tails have in store for about 9800HP. So that's a lot of HP to deal with. Plus, if you haven't noticed yet, they are n'sync(not the band, ugh) with their attacks. If one does a special, the other will soon to follow. But what's Really nice about this fight is that it isn't very difficult. Hey, if it was a cinch for me, you could definitely pull it off! Now forget what I said before about not going all out on Moves and Magic attacks. Just pretend I never said that in this battle. For the first round have: Ryudo cast Zap All, Tio use her Fast Dance-Whirl, Mareg use Beast-King Smash on ONE Crimson Tail (with the exception of Ryudo casting Zap All), Elena should remain on standby, or have her defend. That first assault should have brought at least 5000HP down, if not more. Repeat the method ONCE more and one of the tails should be dead. Now, you have one more to vanquish, so perform these attacks in short order: Ryudo's Purple Lightning or Flying Tenseiken, Tio's Fast Dance-Whirl, and the spells Zap and Crackle. This should leave the remaining foe nearly dead, so for the remainder of the fight, just pound away with regular combos and critical hits. The twins(Crimson Tails) have an attack called the Phantom Echo which does damage to all characters in its range and also depletes 2 points from Defense. They tend to do this attack a lot. They bosses have a slight advantage with their speed. Therefore, you're going to have to cancel whenever possible. Their second attack, Scissors Storm, can take away approximately 600HP! I advise that canceling that attack is your first priority. If you followed my method above, you should have no problems with this duo. -------------------- PLATEAU OF MEMORIES -------------------- ====================================================================== BOSS: Melfice ====================================================================== Additional Body Parts: Regenerator Gained: 1500 EXP Sword 3600 SC Items Dropped: Book of Swords 1800 MC Soul of Asura 0 G Maken Valborg Party's Level: 36 [All] ====================================================================== The final showdown with Ryudo's own brother has finally come to smack you in the face and say, "Hey, let's rock!" This proves to be easier than fighting Valmar pieces, but twice as long. Better set aside some homework time. Melfice comes in a fully assembled swordsman with a sword, regenerator (whatever that is for), and himself (woo). Ack! But he can sure knock the wind out of ya. All three of his parts have approximately 19,000HP. If you're at a level 36, then you've won't have too many problems, but damn, Melfice still has that super speed advantage. Start the fight off by casting Runner and WOW! on both Ryudo and Tio. Mareg should use Beast King-Smash on the Regenerator. Ok, maybe I should have said this first: Your number one priority is getting rid of the Regenerator. If not, Melfice's HP will remain unknown. Ryudo's Purple Lightning proves very effective as does Tio's Fast Dance-Whirl. Keep having Ryudo and Tio perform those moves and feed them Blueberrys to replenish their SP. If anyone's HP drops below 800, heal them. The Crackle spell is also very good, but doesn't work too its full potential. Once the Regenerator is out of the picture, your SP supply is probably not in good shape. So an alternative is to repetedly use IceFang Stone (you should have 6), Combos, and Critical Attacks. It's nearly impossible to cancel any of his attacks, so don't bother. You are better off defending. Totally ignore the sword and focus on the evil man himself. Melfice's Regenerator part tends to cast support spells on Melfice such as WOW!, Runner and Speedy. It also casts degrading spells on you which is not very nice. One of Melfice's attacks, Demon Horde Slash, can do 800-1000 damage to ALL characters. So unless you defend there's no escape. Moreover, his Wailing Soul Slash will drop its victims HP by a whopping 1500! Melfice seems to know when you are going to do a Critical Attack because he tends to retaliate quite well (or maybe it's just me?). True, Melfice is a powerhouse, but he is not at all too difficult, if you know exactly what you're doing. ------------ DEMON'S LAW ------------ ====================================================================== SUB-BOSS: Leck Guardian ====================================================================== Additional Enemies: Snow Leapord x2 Gained: 700 EXP Items Dropped: Inferno Battleax 1600 SC Party's Level: 41 [All] 320 MC 0 G ====================================================================== This fight is similar to the Durham Minotaur battle. The very same guy, but just a different color, and he's a lot stronger. Again, he is guarded, or helped, by two Snow Leapords. Though, it won't be such a pain as it was before because you could whip them up like it was nuttin'! The Leck Guardian has apporximately 16,000HP (though, my judgement is fairly poor), and the Snow Leapords have 4600HP each. As always, rid the scene of the Snow Leapords first. They're easy. All you have to do is have Ryudo perform Sky Dragon Slash and Tio should burn them to a crisp with HellBurner. That should do away with them. This fight shouldn't be too hard if you use steady fire-based spells and Ryudo's moves intermittently. So now, with only the guardian by himself, he should be no problem at all. Pound away with Fast Dance- Whirl, Purple Lightning, Impact Bomb, and Beast King-Smash. If all the Attacks were significantly powered up, then the guardian should be dead, if not, nearly dead. Finish him off with critical attacks and combos. If all goes well, you shouldn't be struggling at all. Just watch out for the Leck Guardian's Buster Horn attack which instantly deplete 900HP from the character that had just been unfairly assaulted. That's about the only attack to look out for. The others are just stat boosts cast by the Snow Leapords. You shouldn't have to worry about that if you got rid of them to begin with. ====================================================================== SUB-BOSS: Naga Queen x2 ====================================================================== Additional Body Parts: None Gained: 750 EXP Items Dropped: Star Egg 0 SC Party's Level: 41 [All] 1280 MC 1000 G ====================================================================== Having 12,500HP each, it's no wonder they're a threat to society. Now your survival depends heavily on your actions in this fight. The Naga Queens are Ice/Blizzard akin so a very intelligent idea is to have some Fire-Based spells handy. And maybe some prayers to help you get through this fight unscathed. In this particular fight, Mareg will be your main attacker. I hope you equipped him with the Inferno Battleax, as this will make things go much quicker. From the start, have Mareg continuously use Beast King-Smash against one of anacondas (they're not exactly anacondas but hey, there's really no difference now is there?), while Ryudo will generously use his Sky Dragon Slash. Fast Dance-Whirl also works very well. Elena will heal anyone whose HP has fallen below 900. DragonZap and HellBurner are very good spells to add to the vicious assault. The Naga Queens have two primary attacks: Freezing Eye and Blizzard Edge. Of the two, Freezing Eye is most deadly to your party. It knocks off 900HP plus ACT-2, MOVE-2. Not too friendly are they? Not to mention their Blizzard Edge move attacks all party members in its range for 500-600HP. They also tend to heal themselves with Alhealer when their HP is near danger level. To prevent all these brainaching attacks, have your two fastest characters cancel them before they can be sent out. ====================================================================== BOSS: Tio Clone ====================================================================== Additional Body Parts: None Gained: 900 EXP Items Dropped: Balor 4000 SC Party's Level: 41 [All] 4000 MC 0 G ====================================================================== Of horrors of all horrors--a Tio look alike. It's not fair because your Tio is not nearly as fast nor has as MUCH HP as the other. But the good Tio has the attack power advantage, so it's a good thing. Evil Tio has 30,000HP from what I made out of. She's quite adept at casting Wind-based spells to wreck havoc. Plus, don't forget that she is exceptionally fast! Her first spell would be the Tornado, so canceling that attack should your first objective. Ryudo's Tenseiken Slash should do the trick since it can be sent out instantly. However, if you were unlucky enough to feel her wrath, the Tornado spell can drop all character's HP down by 1000 or 700, if you were properly equipped. With Mareg and Ryudo, go after her with Purple Lightning and Beast King-Smash to give the initial mega damage. Surprisingly, Tio's Fast Dance-Whirl attack works well against one of her own. If you have followed my character equipment setup, Elena should be your quickest character, so leave her to do the canceling, if possible of course, and healing. DragonZap and Crackle work wonders against Tio Clone. Continue your usual assault with Ryudo and Mareg in the frontline using Purple Lightning and Beast King-Smash nonstop, while Tio will vary her moves and magic. Tio Clone, although she has the same attacks as Tio obviously, won't use Fast Dance-Whirl. We can all take a breather now. Instead she uses the other two moves, namely Tornado and...the other one (can't remember the name of it though). Plus, she also uses Gale which does a measely 500 damage to your party. I better not leave out the ever annoying Silence spell which prevents the victim from using any magic. Duh. --------------------- INSIDE VALMAR'S BODY --------------------- ====================================================================== BOSS: Valmar's Body ====================================================================== Additional Body Parts: Left Tentacle Gained: 1600 EXP Right Tentacle 6000 SC Items Dropped: Angel Circle 6000 MC Relief Tag 8000 G Party's Level: 43 [All] ====================================================================== By now, bosses should be easy for you. It sure as hell is for me. But anyway, Valmar's Body consists of a Left and Right Tentacle, which we all came to know and love. The body alone has approximately 28,000HP; not nearly as much as good ol' Melfice. Don't forget the tentacle, as they add another 28,000HP! So that sums up to 56,000HP! Ouch! Actually there's not much to worry about since you can bring it down within minutes. Spark up the fight, by using Sky Dragon Slash to get everything going. If you have followed my equipment, then you should be almost as fast as the boss. I suggest killing off the Right Tentacle first, as it is annoying, and it has treasure! Next, do the Sky Dragon Slash once more to equally damage all of Valmar; then have Tio hack at the Right T.'s HP with Fast Dance-Whirl. Then have Mareg finish it off with Beast King-Smash. If the Right T. doesn't die at this time, then it will be when you have Millenia unleash Fallen Wings. Good. Now, focus on the body and ignore the Left T. Ryudo's Flying Tenseiken attack proves to be a very useful attack, so keep using that. Continue using Mareg's Beast King-Smash and Tio's Fast Dance-Whirl. Every now and then, have Millenia cast Grudging Claws, or Arrow Shot. That should do the trick. Um, I didn't really fight Valmar's body long enough for him to wreck havoc. The only attack that you should look out for is Strangulation. It envelopes the character in a slimy ball (?) and deals about 1300HP. Occassionally, the boss will also use Suck In to draw your characters nearer to him, so his tentacles could hit you all at once. That's why I said to get rid of the tentacles first! ---------- ST. HEIMM ---------- ====================================================================== SUB-BOSS: Granas Knight x4 ====================================================================== Additional enemies: see above Gained: 360 EXP Items Dropped: None 620 SC Party's Level: 44 [Ryudo, Mareg, Tio] 43 [Elena] 0 MC 800 G ====================================================================== It's about time we get to kick their arses! The total HP of all four of the knights is 9720HP! Which makes this battle a legitimate boss fight I guess...for beginners!!! Seriously, this battle will end so fast, you'd be crying for more! To make things a lot easier, Ryudo should keep using Flying Tenseiken against them. Use it up to four times and they'll be dead. But then of course, it takes time for Ryudo to reach the ACT four times. Anyway, Mareg's same old Beast King-Smash works well, and Tio's routine attack Fast Dance-Whirl is good. To make short work of them, DragonZap 'em. No special attacks. They suck. ====================================================================== BOSS: Heart of Valmar ====================================================================== Additional body parts: Left Eye Gained: 1800 EXP Right Eye 8000 SC Items Dropped: Goddess Hi-heels 8000 MC Holy Clothes 9000 G Party's Level: 44 [Ryudo, Mareg, Tio] 43 [Elena] ====================================================================== Again, not challenging. But it takes a lot of canceling and powerful attacks to pull this off. First of all, the Heart of Valmar has the most ridiculous ACT speed ever! Second, his eyes annoy the hell out of you by casting all these spells on your party that will make you far from powerless, but annoying nonetheless. A reasonable 20,000HP for the heart, and 13,000 HP for the two eyes. First things first, dispose of the Eyes. They have a tendency to do bad things to you. Sky Dragon Slash a couple of times to annull the eyes a bit. Use Tio's Lotus Flower attack to cancel all of the boss's attacks. Extremely useful! Beast King-Smash and Crackle the eyes if they're not dead yet. Once, they are out of the way, this makes this fight SO MUCH easier. Have Elena and Tio cancel all his attacks and keep him from using Healer on himself. If he ever starts using Healer, it'll be very frequent. Refrain from using Sky Dragon Slash, now that there is only one thing to focus on. Instead, start using Flying Tenseiken. It's VERY effective. Continue with Mareg's Beast King-Smash though. Just keep canceling his attacks, and you'll have him wrapped around your pinky. As mentioned earlier, the Eyes tend to cast all kinds of status effect spells on our heros. So it's mandatory you kill them first. Moving on; the heart itself has a few attacks to mangle your party with: its Black Fog Spew and Avia Slash. The Black Fog Spew is not nearly as Deadly as the Avia Slash. While the Black Fog Spew deals about 1000HP to nearby characters, Avia Slash does about 1100 damage to all party member! Want to survive? -------------- VALMAR'S MOON -------------- ====================================================================== BOSS: Egg Guardian ====================================================================== Additional enemies: Bit x4 Gained: 2000 EXP Items Dropped: Angel's Robe 10000 SC Party's Level: 46 [Ryudo, Mareg, Tio] 10000 MC 3600 G ====================================================================== The 4 following battles will all be sub-bosses and shouldn't be too hard, unless you are at lower levels and not properly equipped. The Egg Guardian is the first of the easy bosses. He is accompanied by 4 annoying Bits, which have 4800HP each, while the Egg man himself has roughly 28000HP. Woo! But no problem here, we've faced tougher bosses before. ;) Ok, as we all know, extra enemies are always annoying. So get rid of the Bits first by using Ryudo's Sky Dragon Slash twice. Mareg and Tio should be using Beast-King Smash and Fast Dance-Whirl on the main guy. When the Bits are gone, this leaves you a so much easier battle. Now, let Ryudo join in on the bashing with his Flying Tenseiken. Keep pummeling the Egg Monster with these attacks and you will have nothing to worry about. Basically, the Egg Monster and his pals like to cast support magic on themselves hoping to overpower you in the long run. But that can be countered by canceling mercilessly. Like I said, you can do yourself a huge favor by taking out the Bits first. Surprisingly, those Bits can do moderate damage (800HP) with its Desperate Blow. When it does this attack, it commits suicide. =P While the Egg Guardian uses wind spells and other attacks that I did not stay long enough to see. XP ====================================================================== SUB-BOSS: Valmar Fly x4 ====================================================================== Additional Enemies: See above Gained: 300 EXP Items dropped: None 1500 SC Party's Level: 47 [All] 0 MC 1000 G ====================================================================== These Valmar tidbits are pretty annoying, but not too hard to handle. No need to use Sky Dragon Slash here, as you probably don't have much SP left from the last battle. Just use these attacks in proper order: Flying Tenseiken, Beast King-Smash, Fast Dance-Whirl, and Crackling. Don't have to worry about 'em too much, 'cause they do whee damage. =D ====================================================================== SUB-BOSS: Valmar Young ====================================================================== Additional Enemies: Valmar Fly x2 Gained: 450 EXP Items Dropped: Scarlet Potion 1500 SC Party's Level: 47 [All] 0 MC 1100 G ====================================================================== Ok, what's up with all these Valmar things. =/ It's getting on my nerves. Anyhoo, Valmar Young has 7600HP. Add the two 3600HP totals to that and you have roughly 14800HP total. Not too bad. You can most likely finish this like that. *snaps* First off, have Tio and Ryudo pulverize the Valmar Young, while Mareg brings the house down using Beast King-Smash against the Valmar Fly's. Have Elena use Crackling on the lot, and use Ryudo's and Tio's routine attacks (Flying Tenseiken, Fast Dance-Whirl). Just steer clear of his Berserk Launch and you will be fine. ====================================================================== SUB-BOSS: Valmar Young x2 ====================================================================== Additional Enemies: None Gained: 600 EXP Items Dropped: None 1500 SC Party's Level: 47 [All] 0 MC 1700 G ====================================================================== Them again! Ugh! They are being repetitive. Anyhow, just use the same tactics as you have used in all your battles. This isn't difficult just because you have these two brutes to handle. Focus on one Valmar Young first and move on to the next. Ryudo's Flying Tenseiken and Mareg's Beast King-Smash proves effective (always). Heal when you're low on HP. 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