Bravely Second: End Layer - Full Speedrun Route

Last Edit: 24/3/2016

Disclaimer: This is NOT a walkthrough. this will NOT tell you where to go to progress the story all the time, nor will it tell you how to solve puzzles in dungeons or which way to go in dungeons, outside of optional content (like chests) that you have to grab for money's sake. I also expect you to either know, or to look up, exactly where some/most/all of the item pickups are, or at least be able to find a resource that can show you (though some resources i found were inaccurate).

Disclaimer 2: SPOILERS AHOY. MANY MANY MANY SPOILERS AHOY IN FACT. DONT EVEN SCROLL DOWN IF YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED THE GAME AND PLAN TO.

Disclaimer 3: This game's speedrun route, is, as yet, a work in progress. Whilst I (FellVisage) have created the majority of this from scratch, in the near/far? future there will be many other people routing the game and/or optimising routes. This may not even be the best route.


Now, without any more blah, let's go:


Kaiser Oblivion fight scene.

pickup 100 Pg.

Buy Lightning
Buy 3 potions.

pickup Staff.

4 cutsenes. Nik/Janne join.
1 tutorial

Optimise Janne
1 tutorial after leaving sanctuary

Speak to Butler (1 cutscene, 1 tutorial)
Leave house (1 cutscene)

pickup Bacchus wine. Leave Gathelatio.
2 Tutorials

First Battle: click the ? on bottom screen
Flee on everyone, crank speed up to 4x.
Click tutorial board (Phoenix down, teleport stone)

Enter forest (1 cutscene, 1 tutorial)

Get to troll fight (1 cutscene)

TROLL FIGHT: skip text.
Turn 1: 4x attack everyone.
1 tutorial at the end

1 cutscene after battle screen

Talk to Othar (3 cutscenes)

Talk to Janne (2 cutscenes)

Leave Forest 1 tutorial on field
1 tutorial in battle
1 tutorial after battle

Enter Gath (1 cutscene)

Talk to Nikolai (6 Cutscenes)

Leave gath (1 tutorial)
Turn Repeat on.

Enter Forest (1 cutscene)

2nd screen of forest (1 cutscene)
Chest on high ground near entrance (200 pg)

Next screen
Chest past right archway (180 pg)
Item on High ground near entrance (teleport stone)

Next Screen
Optimise Yew
2 Cutscenes

examine doll (1 cutscene)
Mash a for first fight
1 Cutscene

Bella:
Default to +3, equip Edea with rapier
4x attack twice

Asterisk sequence.
2 cutscenes
1 tutorial

Final Woods screen (1 tutorial)

Leave woods (2 cutscenes, 1 tutorial)

Enter Eternia (1 cutscene, 1 tutorial)

Enter healing tower
Pickup Bacchus wine

Talk to professor (2 cutscenes)

Leave tower
Pickup Ether behind weapon shop

Weapon Shop:
Unequip everything
Sell all the things:
Rapier, Staff, Ise-No-Kami
Hat, Robe, 3x armour
Ether
2 Bacchus wine
Buy:
6 Rods
4 Hats
4 Robes

Leave Eternia (1 cutscene)

Fork in Road (1 cutscene)

Enter Graveyard (2 cutscenes)

Enter Ship (1 cutscene)
Pickup Ether
Pickup Hi Potion
Talk Magnolia (1 cutscene)

Get Magnolia from tree
Talk Magnolia (3 cutscenes, 1 tutorial)

Menu:
Jobs:
All Wizard
Equipment:
Optimise all

Turn off Repeat. Flee with Magnolia too.

Enter Frozen Hollow (2 cutscenes, 2 tutorials)

Next screen (1 cutscene, 1 tutorial)
South at first fork for item (300 pg)
West after final land-bridge for chest (ether)

Next Screen (2 cutscenes)

Bella & Cu: Talk first
12 lightnings

Asterisk Sequence
1 cutscene, 1 tutorial

Leave Cave (2 tutorials)

Enter Central Command

Examine the Tiz-machine (1 cutscene)

Enter Vent (2 cutscenes)
Skip thingy
2 cutscenes, 1 tutorial

Menu:
Jobs:
Tiz Wizard
Abilities:
All spirit magic
Equipment (Right on analog stick):
Optimise Tiz

Enter Vent
Sleep on Edea bed

Leave edea's room (1 cutscene, 2 tutorials)
Encounter rate -100%

Down to 47f
Pickup item inner SW part (Teleport stone)
Hidden chest inner south (Mage Masher)
Pickup item Outer Far east, then north (500 pg)

up stairs twice to 49F
all the way round past adventurer, Item (300 pg) (1 cutscene along way)

Take lift (2 cutscenes)

Fight Janne/Janne & Nikolai:
Default to +3
5 Heat Darts(Yew/Edea/Mag) and 4 Heats(Tiz)
Default to +3 (potion with the person with spare BP if needed)
16 Heats (Save as command set 1)
Set 1

2 Asterisk Sequences
3 cutscenes
mash b for cutscene+chapter skip
3 cutscenes
2 tutorials

Run all the way back to Gath (1 cutscene, 2 tutorials)

Speak to boat guy (1 cutscene)

Speak to Othar (1 cutscene)
Leave sanctuary (1 cutscene)

Back to Yew's house (1 cutscene)

Speak to Kamiizumi (3 cutscenes, 1 tutorial)

1 cutscene on boat

Enter Al-Khampis (1 cutscene)
Pickup ether to the left

Talk to Dorm Lady (1 cutscene)

Leave dorm (1 cutscene)
Pickup 200 pg to the left of bridge, on roadsign.

1 Cutscene on bridge

Enter lecture hall
Pickup hi-potion.

Talk to Rifa (2 cutscenes)

1 cutscene, 1 tutorial on bridge.

Weapon Shop:
Sell:
Mage Masher
Lamellar armour
5 ethers
Buy:
8 wizard rods
Equip:
Optimise everyone

Talk to pig to teleport to Gathelatio (1 tutorial)

Sail to grind island of happiness.
Command set 1 for every grind fight, Use your 4 hi-potions when necessary.
Grind Wizard to Wizard 5 + 270 jp (270/800 left)
Grind Charioteer to Level 3 (130 total jp, a chain of 6 finishes this but requires brave attack)

Menu:
Jobs:
Wizard all
Abilities:
Damage Dispersion All
Triple Wield All
Equipment
Optimise all

Enter Ba'al Crater (1 cutscene)

Ba'al Crater 2nd screen
Take first southeast fork to chest (Tengu Yawn)

Rest at adventurer
2 Cutscenes before fight:

Ba'al Urchin:
2x Heat Dart with everyone (Save as command set 1)

2 cutscenes after fight
Teleport stone out, Walk out (1 cutscene)

Sail back to Al-Khampis (1 Cutscene)

Enter Al-Khampis (1 cutscene)

Run to Ancheim (1 cutscene)

Speak to fat kid in Al-Khampis (2 cutscenes)

AFK outside Al-Khampis until it gets dark. As soon as the screen begins darkening it counts as night.

1 cutscene at lecture hall door.
Open door, Pickup behind desk (Bacchus wine)
Speak to Norzen (2 cutscenes)

Norzen: Skip talk first
1 Heat dart each (should be mash a).
Command set 1.

Asterisk Sequence.

1 cutscene

Leave (1 cutscene)

Magic Shop:
Buy mystic boon

Go to Dorm, speak to dorm lady for sidequest (1 cutscene)

Enter Ancheim from the right

Enter first building
Speak to guy (1 cutscene)
Pickup gold hourglass
Leave building

Pickup Tengu yawn to east of stairs

Speak to guy in Millworks (1 cutscene)

Weapon Shop:
Unequip Weapons on everyone except Edea, Optimise Edea
Sell:
All Rods
4 Mystic hoods
1 Bacchus Wine, 1 Stardust, 1 Gold Hourglass
Buy:
9 Mythril Rods
4 Clothespins
Equip:
Optimise Yew/Mag/Tiz

Item Shop:
Buy:
11 Phoenix down
11 Teleport stone
31 Potions

Leave Ancheim to the left
Reenter Ancheim from the right
Reenter First building, speak to guy (1 cutscene)
Leave Ancheim

NE to Miasma woods

NW item first screen (500 pg)
NE Chest second screen (Antarctic wind)
SE Chest 3rd screen (600 pg)
Rest at Adventurer

Speak to Mephilia
2 cutscenes
Option 1
2 cutscenes
option 2
2 cutscenes

Mephilia: Skip text first
Edea use 2 Tengu Yawn, 2 Antarctic wind
Everyone else use 2 Heat Darts on Mephilia

Asterisk sequence
2 cutscenes

Leave Ancheim, south to sea caves (1 cutscene)

Menu:
Heal Magnolia with potions, equip Bishop staff on Magnolia
Jobs:
Switch everyone to summoner

First north fork for Ziusudra summon.
Run straight to the end.
Rest in cottage.

1 Cutscene

Minette: skip text first
16 Hresvelgrs

Asterisk sequence (1 cutscene, 1 tutorial)
teleport stone out
walk out

Enter Ancheim from the left (1 cutscene)
Stay at the inn

Enter Millworks
Enter Millworks 2f (1 cutscene)

Turn encounters up to +100%, repeat for the battle.
after battle: turn encounters back down to -100%

Menu:
Jobs:
Everyone Wizard
Abilities:
Everyone summon magic, summon substitute

Chest in SW hidden passage on 2F (near the end) (Courage ring)
After pulling both levers teleport stone. Back up to 3f (1 cutscene)
Talk to Janne (1 cutscene)

Amphisbaena:
2 Ziusudra Darts 2nd slot
2 Ziusudra Hammer 1st slot

Up lift and west to anchor (3 cutscenes, skip chapter sequence, 1 cutscene)

Leave Ancheim, run to Al-Khampis
3 cutscenes south of Al-Khampis, then go back into Al-Khampis, use pig to Gathelatio.

Sail until cutscene (1 cutscene)
Sail to Eisen (1 cutscene)
Talk to Yoko (1 cutscene)
Leave House (1 cutscene)

Enter bridge (5 cutscenes)
Pickup spear

Enter Hartschild (2 cutscenes)

Weapon Shop:
Buy 1 Flame robe
Equip:
Optimal on Yew
Optimal on Magnolia

Magic shop:
Buy Magic Mirror

Enter house, speak to Eleanor (1 cutscene)

Outside, speak to Patissier (1 cutscene)
Goldfish scooping (2 cutscenes)
Flower shop (3 cutscenes)

Leave house (2 cutscenes)
Speak to Danzaburou (1 cutscene)

leave town

Enter Bridge (4 cutscenes)
Speak to Yoko, option 1 (2 cutscenes)

Chest past lower entrance to Interior (1200 pg), then other exit.

Pipe exit into 3rd screen for Prometheus, then other exit

Rest in Cottage.
Leave Aqueduct (1 cutscene)

Aimee: Skip text first
Turn 1:
Simple summon once with everyone
Turn 2:
2 summon darts with everyone

Asterisk sequence
1 cutscene
Leave bridge, reenter, option 2

Run to Yunohana, Enter (2 cutscenes)
Pickup X-Potion below stairs.
Pickup Turbo Ether in bathhouse
Speak to Sakura (1 cutscene, 1 tutorial)
Enter Bath (4 cutscenes)
Pickup Catnip to the left

Speak to guy on the way out (2 cutscenes)

Enter Grapp Keep, Press levers to open way. Teleport stone.
Item SE of 2f (1500 pg)
Chest SW through hidden passage (Cross spear)

Up final stairs, head north (2 cutscenes)
Speak to Ominas (3 cutscenes)
Speak to Ominas (2 cutscenes)
Speak to eastern NPC (2 cutscenes, Option 2, 2 cutscenes, option 2, 2 cutscenes)

Ominas: Skip text first
Simple Ziusudra summons with Yew/Mag/Tiz
3x Ziusudra then dart on Edea on Ominas

Asterisk Sequence
2 cutscenes

Weapon shop:
Unequip robes
Sell:
Mythril Spear, Cross spear
Courage Ring, 4 Manarobe, Flame robe
Ether, 3 Turbo Ether
Bacchus wine
All catnip items
Buy 4 Ninja Garb

Magic shop: Buy Fira

Enter Geyser Grotto (2 cutscenes)
Chest on Northeast High Ground (Amulet)

BIG MENU TIME:
Jobs:
Yew/Magnolia/Tiz: Black Mage
Edea: Astrologian
Abilities: Spellcraft on everyone

Plants fight:
Summon Prometh Blast with Magnolia

Tigers fight:
Wait

Revive and fully heal everyone with potions
Equip: Optimise everyone, Equip amulet on Yew

Harpies fight:
2 Hresvelgr Darts with everyone

Left Arch first for Chest (Iceflame shield)
Middle arch next chest (Mandarin Fists)

Bears fight:
Repeat

Rest in cottage

7 cutscenes

Hidden chest under platform (down stairs) (Crimson Spear)

Enter fire temple (2 cutscenes)

Examine crystal (3 cutscenes)

Janne:
Repeat

1 cutscene

Walk out to Geyser Grotto, Teleport stone.
Exit cave (3 cutscenes)

Rest at inn.
Talk to Sakura (1 cutscene)

Talk to the BATH LORD (1 cutscene, option 1, 1 cutscene)

Angelo: Skip text first
Turn 1:
Simple summon anything with Black mages
Mystic boon Blast twice with Edea
Turn 2:
5 Summon darts on Angelo, 1 summon blast.

Asterisk sequence

3 cutscenes

Enter Bath (5 cutscenes)
Examine Dragon thing, Examine wheel (2 cutscenes, 1 tutorial)
Sail to Hartschild Beach (1 cutscene)

Enter Hartschild (2 cutscenes)

AWESOME MUSIC GO:
Ziusudra Darts on Bael with Black mages
Mystic boon Blast twice with Edea

4 Cutscenes

Leave Hartschild, Set sail (1 cutscene)

Sail to Florem east beach (1 cutscene, chapter skip, 2 cutscenes)

Enter Florem (1 cutscene)
Enter north plaza (1 cutscene)
Speak to Matriarch (1 cutscene)

Examine water crystal (1 cutscene)

Enter Florem, Enter Matriarchs house (4 cutscenes)

Soldiers Fight:
Repeat

8 cutscenes
Leave Florem (1 cutscene)

Enter Sagitta forest (1 cutscene)

Next screen
Northwest on High ground chest (Flare axe)

Next screen
First south fork Item (2500 pg)
Southern exit for chest (Flametongue), then other exit

South fork, then second north fork, Chest on high ground (3000 pg)
West near adventurer to low ground for Chest (force armlets)

Leave forest (2 cutscenes)

Speak to Elder (2 cutscenes)
Speak to Kid on cannon (4 cutscenes)

Weapon Shop:
Unequip all weapons
Sell:
Flametongue, Flare axe, Crimson spear, all rods, Mandarin fists
Icefire shield, Normaliser, Force armlets
All cat food and sweets.
Buy:
3 Amplifier

Pig teleport to Florem
Southwest to western beach, Sail to Ruins (2 cutscenes)

1 cutscene
Chest on East fork under ground (2500 pg)

Down to B2
Invisible floor to get to NE chest (3500 pg)
Invisible floor west then north chest (Lambent hat)

1 cutscene
Item east of stairs (1000 pg)

Down to B3
SW Stairs to chest (Trident)
Across blue block to chest (Gaia gear)

1 Cutscene
West at bottom for chest (ancient bow)

1 Cutscene, teleport stone out
Sail back to florem west beach
Enter Florem

Weapon shop:
Sell:
Trident, Ancient bow
Lambent Hat, Gaia Gear
Buy:
12 rod of fire
Equip:
Optimise Yew/Mag/Tiz/Edea in that order

Pig to Sagitta Village
Enter Sagitta village (5 cutscenes)
1 cutscene
1 cutscene
2 cutscenes
1 cutscene
Exit to outside (3 cutscenes)

run back outside (1 cutscene)
Talk to Altair (2 cutscenes, 1 tutorial)
Talk to Geist (1 Cutscene)

Geist: First fight
2 Prometh Darts with Tiz

1 cutscene

Geist for real: Skip Text
Turn 1:
Simple Summon Prometh Black mages, Mystic boon with Edea on Yew
Turn 2:
Fira Blast allies Black mages
Mystic Boon blast, Magic mirror Blas Edea (in that order)
Save as command set 1

Asterisk sequence

3 cutscenes
Pig to Florem
Enter water temple (1 cutscene)

Talk Agnes (2 cutscenes)

MORE AWESOME MUSIC YES HNNNNG:
Fun fact, this boss's absorption counts as a reflect modifier.
Hence, reflecting spells onto it does damage
Since only one reflect modifier can effect a spellcast.
Command set 1

1 cutscene
Command set 1 (to die)

Revive with full hp/mp

1 cutscene AGAIN

Nikolai:
Turn 1:
Simple summon Prometh with Black Mages
Mystic boon blast, Magic mirror blast with Edea
Turn 2:
Command set 1

1 cutscene

Leave water temple (3 cutscenes, 1 tutorial)

Enter ship, Sleep till Nightfall, Autopilot Eternia. Land on small beach to the east.

Encounter rate +100%, Equip Ninja Garb everyone. Equip Precognition on Edea over summon substitute.
4 Prometh with everyone. Repeat. Nap on airship to restore MP.
Once chain hits 11 you start wasting JP to the 999 per battle cap.

Once Astrologian 6 on Edea swich to black mage.
Grind is finished once Tiz, Yew, and Edea are all Black mage 7 with 1350+ jp

Autopilot to Miasma woods. Land near chompshire. go to chompshire.

Magic Shop:
Buy Firaga, Dark

Fly near Skyhold (1 cutscene, chapter skip, 3 cutscenes, 1 tutorial)

Menu:
Abilities:
Edea: Astral Magic, Damage Dispersion, Spellcraft, Prescience
Equip: optimise Yew/Mag/Tiz/Edea in that order. switch amulet off Edea onto Yew.

Rest in Cottage. Enter Agnes' room and go to window (2 cutscenes)

Revenant: Skip text first
Turn 1:
12 Firagas on all allies with BLack mages
Mystic boon blast, Magic mirror blast with Edea
Save as command set 1

Asterisk Sequence.

1 cutscene?

Menu:
Jobs:
Edea to Guardian
Abilities:
Edea: Black resonance, prescience, spellcraft

Rest at cottage

2 Cutscenes at 3f

Janne:
Set 1

1 cutscene

Staircase in SE corner of 3f for Chest (lustrous shield).
Back up to 3f, NW corner, rest in cottage

Menu:
Equip Ninja Garbs on everyone.
Equip Lustrous shield on Edea.

Enter final room (8 cutscenes)

Airy-i mean Anne:
Set 1.

1 cutscene.

Menu:
Equip:
Optimise Yew/Mag/Tiz

Teleport stone.

Leave skyhold (1 cutscene)

Land outside Al-Khampis (1 cutscene, 2 tutorial)

Save and go to title screen.

NG+
Bravely second on Yews turn

1 cutscene, chapter skip

Kaiser Oblivion: Skip text first
SET 1 LADS WE RIDING THIS TRAIN TO THE HORIZON.

3 Cutscenes.

Menu:
Abilities:
Black mages: Damage Dispersion, Triple Wield, Pierce M.Def

Run out of sanctuary and through town (2 cutscenes)

Bella & Cu: Skip Text
SEEEEEEET OOOOOOOOONE

2 cutscenes

Leave Gath (1 cutscene)
Autopilot Harena: Sea Caves

Rest in cottage.
Grab compass (2 cutscenes)

Geist & Revenant: Skip Text
SET ONE

1 cutscene.
Teleport stone
Autopilot FLorem: Old Saggita, Fly south to florem gardens.

Enter gardens.
Rest in cottage.

1 cutscene

Angelo & Aimee: Skip Text
set 1 laddie.

1 cutscene. Run to north (1 cutscene)
Talk to kitty (1 cutscene)
Teleport stone.

Enter ship, take a nap.
Autopilot Florem: Saggita village.

Menu:
Equip:
Clothespins on everyone.

Talk to Elder (6 cutscenes)

Minette & Bismark:
set 1.

4 cutscenes. Fly.
Enter Skyhold (2 cutscenes)

Rest in cottage.
1 cutscene. Continue north.
Examine throne (1 cutscene)

Janne & Nikolai:
Note: it can be worth simply using Set 1 from the start, but if Nikolai defaults (and he does often)
then you'll most likely simply die. Note Dying in this case does not constitute wiping,
Any single Black mage dying will starve you of jp that you need for Diamante.
Default turn 1.
Set 1.

1 cutscene. Teleport stone.
Enter Gath

Enter Geneolgia Crypts (2 cutscenes)
Southeast switch (Green)
Southwest switch (red)
Northwest switch (blue)
Northeast switch (yellow). Teleport stone.

Rest in cottage.
Speak to Denys (2 cutscenes)

Denys:
set 1.

asterisk sequence.

2 cutscenes.

Speak to denys in Sanctuary (4 cutscenes).
Autopilot to Harena: Miasma Woods.
Enter Skyhold (1 cutscene)

rest in cottage.
1 cutscene. continue north.
Speak to matriarch (4 cutscenes)

Diamante: Skip Text
Black Mages Cast 4 dark on any ally
Edea mystic boon blast, magic mirror blast.

1 cutscene, Chapter skip, 2 cutscenes.

Leave inn (2 cutscenes)

Weapon Shop:
Sell: (only if you dont have the 62k you need)
Gae Bolg, all unequipped rods
Unequipped Ninja garbs
Turbo ethers and elixir
Buy:
1 armet
4 Magus robe
Equip:
Optimise Everyone

Speak to king (1 cutscene)
Leave castle (1 cutscene)
Leave caldisla (1 cutscene)

Fly to Lontano.
Run up to Ba'al (1 cutscene)

Turtledove:
Set 1

1 cutscene. Teleport stone.
Back to Caldisla, speak to king (6 cutscenes)

Enter Ravine.
Examine Airy- i mean Anne (2 cutscenes)

Ultimate Air- i mean Anne:
Set 1

2 cutscenes, Speak to Agnes, Mash X :<
1 Cutscene.

Enter Vio Celestio (1 cutscene)

1 cutscene
North fork for chest (Megalixir)

Next screen (1 cutscene)

Next screen (1 cutscene)
North Fork at the very end for chest (Soul of Thamasa)

Next screen (1 cutscene)

Next screen (1 cutscene)

Bridge screen

Menu:
Equip:
Soul of Thamasa Yew, Amulet Magnolia

Rest in cottage.

Church screen (2 cutscenes)

Providence 1:
Note: if providence 1 uses it's magical attack, you're dead. Reset and reroll the RNG.
You can Survive this by grinding Bishop to level 3 (130 jp = 1 fight in caldisla) but requires 30-60 seconds of menuing and fighting.
(Bishop level 3 = 20% m.def)
Turn 1:
Yew 3 Firagas all allies
Mag/Tiz 4 Firagas all allies
Edea mystic boon blast, magic mirror blast
Turn 2:
Set 1

use Megalixir

Providence 2: MENU FAST
Turn 1:
Default on everyone
Turn 2:
2 Darks on 3rd enemy with black mages
mystic boon blast with Edea
Turn 3:
Set 1

Skip text, do loss of control thingy, 3 cutscenes

Providence 3: MENU FAST
Turn 1:
Edea use Megalixir
Everyone else Default
Turn 2:
2 Darks on 3rd enemy with black mages
Edea Default
Turn 3:
Set 1