Better notes for my variation of Snow Route

Final Fantasy XIII - Any% (Snow Route) (MLSTRM Variations)
These notes are designed to be read alongside LewdDolphin's Any% notes here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hEheqZ_ttlpvl_UmSOCFliUm4A8wN5uv7v4NXEBg

Un4/edit
I will be mostly listing changes in strats or re-writing sections that vary

greatly from Lewd's notes.

-Chapter 1 is Identical.


-Chapter 2 is Identical, I personally recommend obtaining 3 Deceptisols and

2 Fortisols.


-Chapter 3 is Identical. (Go up on the paradigms at the start of chapter

menu)
If you want to save 0.4s on the soldiers before the Shiva sisters you can do

the following:
Attack x3 PSICOM Ranger C
RAV-buffer the third attack (It will attack the second ranger)
Shift back to COM asap
Attack x3 PSICOM Ranger A/B (Whichever one you didn't attack in the first

string)

Shiva as normal


-Chapter 4:
Menu before Birds/Dreadnought (Slight changes)

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Paradigms:
RAV / COM / RAV (Up)
SYN / COM / SAB
RAV / COM /(RAV)
RAV / RAV / SAB<--make default
RAV /[RAV]/ RAV
RAV /[RAV]/ RAV

Crystarium:
Sazh SYN: Up to Vigilance
Lightning COM: HP+15 after Powerchain
            RAV: Str+10 OOR, Water
Vanille RAV: Water
        SAB: Deprotect
        MED: Mag+5
Hope RAV: HP+20
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Everything the same until the menu before Odin

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Paradigms:
(RAV)/RAV
COM/SYN * set default
MED/MED
RAV/RAV

Equip
Lightning: Doctor’s Code
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Sell
 * Weapons
   - Power Circle
   - Airwing
 * Components
   - All non-organic components (e.g., Credit Chips, Paraffin Oils, Passive

Detectors, Digital Circuits)

Lenora's Garage
 * Polymer Emulsion x33

Unicorn Mart - Potions
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U~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~U
Accessories
 * Power Wristband
   - Thickened Hides xAll (until x2 use randoms)
   - 27 Polymer Emulsions
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Odin fight the same

Ranger/Uhlan fight:
 Skip Tutorial
 Auto-battle 2 Blitz's
 Summon
RAV/RAV
 Auto chain Uhlan
 Auto chain other Uhlan
RAV/RAV
 Auto chain Uhlan
 Auto chain other Uhlan
Gestalt
 Thunderfall (Do at least one post-stagger)
 Zantetsuken (If level 2, do another Thunderfall)

2 Cutscene skips

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Paradigms:
COM/RAV *default (Up)
SYN/SAB
COM/(RAV)
RAV/RAV
(RAV)/[SAB]
COM/[SAB]

Equipment:
Sazh: Power Wristband*
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Run to fights as normal.

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Bomb + Pulsework Soldier (1)
(Pre-empt)
 Immediate Shift
COM/SAB
 Auto-battle bomb. (Target soldier to point vanille, and then change and

attack)
 Auto-battle again until bomb dies
COM/RAV
 Attacks on soldier until dead

(No pre-empt)
 Auto-battle bomb
COM/RAV
 Attacks on bomb until dead/self-destruct
RAV/SAB
 Auto-chain until debuffs on soldier
RAV/RAV
 Auto-chain until stagger
COM/RAV
 Attacks until dead
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Trigger switch
Run clockwise to second fight

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Bomb x2
(Pre-empt)
 Attacks until first bomb is dead (Vanille will use waters)
 Attacks second bomb until dead (Early execute to maintain chain if

necessary)
(No Pre-empt)
 Wait for vanille to use waters on a bomb
 Attacks on other bomb, damage both as necessary to lower heath/kill before

self-destruct.
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Trigger switch
Run clockwise to third fight

Third fight same as first
Trigger switch
Run clockwise to fourth fight
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Pulsework Soldier x 2
 Immediate shift
COM/SAB
 Wait for vanille to cast, then attacks on other soldier
 Repeat until deprotect/stagger then attacks on other soldier until stagger
COM/RAV
 Attacks until dead
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Trigger switch
Skip cutscene
UNEQUIP SAZH AND VANILLE

Run to fortisol chest
Continue as normal


-Chapter 5
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Paradigms:
RAV/COM *default
(MED)/(COM)
SYN/COM
RAV/RAV
RAV/[RAV]
[RAV]/COM

Crystarium:
Hope RAV: HP+10 after Fira
Lightning RAV: Aquastrike
            COM: Mag+6 OOR

Equipment:
Hope: Magician’s Mark
Lightning: Power Wristband*
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Fights the same

After crawlers x4
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Crystarium:
Hope RAV: Water
Lightning COM: Mag+4
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Fights/progress the same up until the bike

Bike fight:
 Ruin x3
RAV/RAV
 Water-Thunder-Water-Thunder
 Summon, repeat
RAV/RAV
 Repeat (stagger), Gestalt
 Down+X, Side+X x4, Zantetsuken

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Crystarium:
Lightning COM: Str+7 OOR, Str+7
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Fortisol for proto

Aster Protoflorian:
 Instant shift
COM/SYN
 Libra, Ruin x4
RAV/RAV
 Potion, Water-Thunder-Water-Thunder, proceed as normal until Exoproofing.
If Exoproofing Water/Lightning:
 Strikes until stagger, then Refresh between RAV/RAV and use strikes for

damage, maintain interruption. COM buffer near the end of stagger to kill.
If Exoproofing Fire/Ice
 Repeat until 185% chain or so, then Ruins in COM/MED until next exoproofing

It is possible that you will get 3 exoproofings with these strats, it will

happen 1/6 of the time.

Equipment:
Lightning: Blazefire Saber + Silver Bangle

continue as normal


-Chapter 6
Continue as normal until Belladonna wand menu.

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Sell: Belladonna Wand, Gladius
Buy: 50 Polymer Emulsions, Wicked Fang up to 47, Sturdy Bone up to 72

Upgrade:
Vegas 42s: 47 Wicked Fangs, 56 Polymer Emulsions

Paradigms: (Swap 1 and 3, go upwards)
 SAB / SYN
(SAB)/ COM
(MED)/(SYN) <-- set default
 RAV / RAV
[SAB]/(RAV)
[SAB]/ COM

Crystarium:
 Vanille
  SAB--Poison
  RAV--Mag node start of fire ring
 Sazh
  SYN--Enwater
  RAV--HP Node

Equipment:
Vanille: Doctor’s Code
Sazh: Power Wristband*
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Continue as normal until Enki/Enlil
 Potion after second hit
 Wait for sazh to bravery himself, Librascope and shift
SAB/SYN
 Deprotect-Poison-Deprotect
 Repeat until both have en-
RAV/RAV or SAB/RAV
 Debuff as necessary until both inflicted, then chain to stagger
SAB/COM
 Poison*3 after sazh finished attacks, potion, shift when sazh finished
SAB/COM
 Repeat above until dead.
SAB/SYN
 Deprotect-Poison-Deprotect
 wait until both have en-
RAV/RAV or SAB/RAV
 Debuff as necessary until both inficted, then chain to stagger
SAB/COM
 Poison*3 after sazh finished attacks, potion, shift when sazh finished
SAB/COM
 Repeat above until dead.

Unequip after fight


-Chapter 7

Continue as normal until menu before Ushu 1

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Sell: Vidofnir, Auric Amulet, Riptide Ring, Fulmen Ring, Warding Talisman,

Guardian Amulet, Incentive Chips
Buy: 41 Potions, up to 29 Turbojets, 3 Power Wristbands

Upgrade:
Blazefire Saber: 36 Sturdy Bones, 12 Turbojets
Wild Bear: 36 Sturdy Bones, 17 Turbojets

Paradigms:
COM/RAV *default
COM/MED
SEN/MED
SEN/SYN
[RAV]/RAV
[RAV]/RAV

Crystarium:
Snow COM: Adrenaline OOR, Str+10 before Role Level

Equipment:
Snow: Power Wristband lv1
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Ushu strat the same.

Ushu 2 fight menu:
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Paradigms:
Switch first and third paradigm, go up
(COM)/COM/RAV
COM/RAV/(RAV)
COM/RAV/RAV
SEN/COM/MED
SAB/(RAV)/SYN        *set default
[SAB]/(RAV)/RAV

Crystarium:
Fang SEN: Str+8
        SAB: Accessory OOR
Lightning MED: Accessory OOR
           COM: Str+8 OOR, Str+3 past Role Level
Hope RAV: Fearsiphon + Quake OOR, Thundara
         SYN: Accessory OOR, HP+10 before Role Level

Equipment:
Fang: Doctor’s Code, Power Wristband lv1
Lightning: Power Wristband*, Power Wristband lv1
Hope: Add Tungsten Bangle
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Ushu 2;
 Slow x3, repeat
SAB/RAV/RAV
 Potion, repeat
COM/RAV/RAV
 Auto-Battle, Potion, auto-battle (stagger)
 Refreshes at the end of Lightning’s strings, COM/COM/RAV near end of

stagger (~800%)
SAB/RAV/RAV
 Repeat, provoke in SEN/COM/MED if necessary, repeat
COM/RAV/RAV
 Auto-battle, Potion when necessary, refreshes until almost dead,

COM/COM/RAV to finish

No menu in Hope's House, fight strats the same.

Havoc Skytank:
 Attack x4, attack x2, Potion, attack x3
COM/SEN/MED
 Kill all the side parts
COM/COM/RAV
 Repeat, refresh with COM/SEN/MED until Main Cannon
RAV/COM/RAV
 Auto-battle, stagger
 Repeat, refresh with COM/SEN/MED until dead


-Chapter 8
First section as normal

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Paradigms:
SYN/SAB*
COM/SAB
SYN/MED
RAV/RAV
(COM)/(RAV)
COM/(MED)

Crystarium:
 Sazh
  COM-Blitz
  SYN-Accessory OOR, Enfrost
 Vanille
  RAV-Fire+Thunder+Overwhelm+Fira OOR, Role Level
  MED-Second HP+10 on stage 3

Equipment:
Sazh: Doctor’s Code, Brawler’s Wristband
Vanille: Shield Talisman
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Zwerg Metrodroid: Bravery, COM/SAB, Blitz

Midlight Reaper:
 Enfrost Sazh, shift after Vanille’s third spell
COM/SAB
 Attack-Blitz
SYN/SAB
 Potion, Bravery Sazh, Faith Vanille
COM/RAV
 Potion
RAV/RAV
 Auto-chain, Potion (stagger), COM/SAB if no Deprotect, when it’s inflicted

go to
COM/RAV
 Repeat, Blitz, refresh with other COM/RAV or COM/MED until dead

Brynhildr:
 Instant shift to SYN/MED
 Enfrost Sazh, Potion
COM/SAB
 Attack-Blitz
COM/MED
 Repeat, refresh with COM/RAV until Gestalt (Potion if necessary)


-Chapter 9
First fight:
 Summon, auto-battle Raider A
COM/RAV/SEN
 Blitz-Blitz Raider B, Gestalt, Thunderfall till all staggered, Zantetsuken

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Paradigms:
RAV/RAV/COM
COM/RAV/(COM)
COM/MED/SEN
(RAV)/SYN/SAB
[RAV]/RAV/COM
[RAV]/RAV/(SAB)

Crystarium:
Lightning
 COM - Quake
 RAV - Mag+10 OoR, Str+3 on stage 5
Fang
 COM - Adrenaline
 SAB - Str+5

Equipment:
Hope: Magician’s Mark -> Silver Bangle [L1]
Lightning: Power Wristband* -> Magician’s Mark [R2]
Fang: Doctor’s Code -> Power Wristband* [L2]
Lightning: Power Wristband lv1 -> Doctor’s Code
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Second fight:
 Sparkstrike-Aquastrike-Sparkstrike-Aquastrike Infiltrator A, Potion, Quake,

 Repeat Infiltrator B
RAV/COM/RAV
 Repeat, repeat on Raider until stagger
COM/COM/RAV
 Ruin until dead

Treasure pickups/progress as normal.

Sazh/Vanille section:
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Paradigms:
(SYN)/(MED)
COM/MED
SYN/SAB *set default
RAV/RAV
[COM]/(SAB)
[RAV]/(SAB)

Crystarium:
Sazh
 SYN - Haste
 RAV - Aero/Overwhelm
 COM - HP+10 before Quake

Equipment:
Sazh: Remove Doctor’s Code
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Flans as normal, Pre-empt flans on right for access to royal armlet door
Dodge flans and get royal armlet

Rotary shaft menu:
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Shop:
 Lenora's Garage:
  SELL: Spica defenders, Lifesaber, Pandoran Spear - Star Pendant, Royal

Armlet, Ember Ring - Chips
[54690 gil needed for second set]
  BUY: Crankshafts x38 (x45)
 Creature Comforts
  BUY: Bones x41 (x53), Tails x72
 B&W Outfitters
  BUY: Shaman's Mark x2
 Unicorn Mart
  BUY: 4 Painkillers, 4 Mallets
  (Also Potions/Holy waters as gil allows)

Upgrade:
Vega 42s: 18+18 Barbed Tails, 3 Thrust Bearings(, 12 Sturdy Bones, 7

Crankshafts) [LD]
Wild Bear: 36 Barbed Tails, 6 Crankshafts
Doctor’s Code (unequipped): 9 Abominable Wings
Brawler’s Wristband: 41 Sturdy Bones, 32 Crankshafts, Uraninite
Dismantle Doctor’s Code
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Soldier/Thermadon:
 Bravery-Enthunder Sazh
COM/SAB
 Blitz x2 Vespid Soldier
RAV/SAB
 Potion to tank Photon burst if necessary
 Fire-Aero-Fire-Aero until Deprotect
If Photon burst targets sazh then SYN/MED, else RAV/RAV
SYN/MED Enwater
RAV/RAV Chain until stagger
Enwater now if not already
COM/MED Wait until thermadon gets close, Blitz-Blitz
COM/RAV Repeat

Skip Cutscenes
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Crystarium:
Lightning
 RAV - Overwhelm
 MED - Next node (HP+35) [L1]
Snow
 COM - Role Level
 SEN - Fringeward, Str+5 (NN)
 RAV - All OoR, Role Level [L1]
Fang
 SAB - Curse

Equipment:
Fang: Both Shaman’s Marks
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Kalavinka 1:
 Instant shift
RAV/RAV/SAB
 Libra, Auto-battle x3
RAV/RAV/COM
 Auto-battle, Potion, Auto-Battle 3 spells
RAV/RAV/COM
 Auto-battle x2
COM/RAV/COM
 Auto-battle till dead

Kalavinka 2:
 Instant shift
RAV/SYN/SAB
 Potion, Auto-battle, Potion
RAV/RAV/SAB
 Auto-battle until Slow and Curse inflicted
RAV/RAV/COM
 Auto-battle, ATB refreshes and Potions until Hellstorm Bolt
 Stagger, kill, you know the drill

Bridge Menu:
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Battle Team:
 Lightning/Sazh/Snow
Paradigms:
 COM/SYN/(COM) - Set default
 (RAV)/RAV/RAV
 (COM)/SYN/SEN
 [RAV]/(RAV)/(RAV)
 COM/[COM]/COM
 COM/[COM]/COM
Equipment:
 Fang-Unequip [L]
 Snow-Power W->Power W* [L]
 Sazh-Shaman’s 1 x2 [L]
 Lightning-Warriors 8 (Doctors code)
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First 2 fights the same, just auto chain instead of thundara's

Soldier+Thermadon fight:
 Target soldier, shift
RAV/RAV/RAV
 Strikes, COM-Buffer on stagger
COM/SYN/SEN
 Target thermadon for provoke
 Attacks on soldier, Blitz when on ground until dead
RAV/RAV/RAV
 Repeat on second soldier
COM/SYN/COM
 Attack until dead
RAV/RAV/RAV
 Repeat, Refresh as needed, Stagger
COM/SYN/COM
 Attacks, Shift after En-
COM/COM/COM
 Attack

4th fight the same.

Crystarium same as normal before Bart, but ignore Fang.


-Chapter 10 is Identical


-Chapter 11 is Identical


-Chapter 12 is mostly Identical.
Before Behemoth king, everything is the same but the top paradigm is

Tireless Charge, not Cerberus.

Behemoth King the same

Proudclad 1:
 Blitz-Blitz (buffer second blitz into)
RAV/RAV/RAV
 Fire-Thunder-Fire-Thunder
SYN/RAV/MED
 Bravery-Haste Snow
 Repeat Sazh (swap these two?)
 Haste-Faith Vanille
 Wait for snow to drop
RAV/RAV/RAV
 Repeat until snow drops
RAV/RAV/MED
 Libra, Quake
 Cold blood (stagger) (shift as soon as bullets start firing)
RAV/RAV/RAV
 Repeat, shift when snow drops
COM/COM/MED
 Blitz-Blitz (Repeat and refresh until victory)
COM/COM/COM
 Repeat
Keep looping between paradigms until dead

Rest of chapter 12 the same (Paradigm setup slightly different before PC2

due to change earlier)


-Chapter 13 is Identical