Eternal Sonata Any% (360)

Last updated 12/2/2015
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Settings before the start of the run:
- Turn battle camera off
- Turn subtitles off (faster loading)
- Choose a language (doesn't matter afaik)
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- Tap 'A' and 'start' (alternating between the two) to skip cutscenes.
- Tap 'A' at the beginning and end of regular battles to skip the talking.
- Tap 'A' when you're fleeing to skip the talking (at the end).
- Tap 'B' through regular dialogue.
- Tap 'A' and 'B' through dialogue where you receive an item.
- Tap 'A' when opening a chest.
- If you can, hold the control stick in the correct direction as a new area is loading, and after skipping cutscenes.
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As a note for boss strats near the end of the game, "Shadow" refers to having the Shadow Silhouette buff from Salsa on whoever is executing the harmony chain, and "Hawk" refers to having Hawk Eye from Viola on whatever you're attacking. The number next to either of these words refers to the minimum number of echoes you need to have built up before doing the harmony chain.
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Tutorial Fight #1: Spam basic attacks

Grab Peach Cookie in chest

Tutorial Fight #2: 8-9 basic attacks > Sun Slash

Go to the far right screen for a Poison Whitecap
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Boss Fight #1: Bread Gang [22,920 HP], Florite Mouse x2 [1,690 HP each)

Allegretto kills top mouse with 8-9 hits and Sun Slash, Beat moves to green line in shade to kill bottom mouse with two Rapid Shooters (need unblocked and one crit). Keep Beat where he is and move Alegretto behind Bread Gang's left arm and spam Phantom Waves (you want 5 per turn ideally). If the spot you need to have Alegretto in is in the sunlight, use Phantom Waves at Bread Gang's face. Never move Beat. Pray for no blocks/heals and repeat.
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Grab Floral Powder from shack (safety strat)

Grab Poison Whitecap from chest on screen 1

Kill 7 Knights to hit Lvl3: first mob on screen 2 and all mobs on screen 4 are doubles, rest are either 1 or randomly 1 or 2

Grab Poison Whitecap from chest on screen 3
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Setup for Forest Boar:
Set 3 Poison Whitecap, rest healing items

Boss Fight #2: Forest Boar [25,250 HP] (40/100 chance to poison)

Use Poison Whitecaps with Polka until the boss is poisoned, otherwise spam basic attacks and end each turn with Piu Grave/Shade Comet.
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Grab Angel Trumpet from crate next to cutscene trigger (safety strat, can easily be skipped if a L'Opera Knight dropped an Angel Trumpet)

Tutorial Fight #3: Sun Slash or basic attacks

Kill first Very Very Empty (little onion guys) for Lvl3 (chance for one enemy)
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Setup for Baby Dragon:
Allegretto > weapon (Saber)
Set rest of Whitecaps and healing items

Boss Fight #3: Baby Dragon [40,740 HP], Florite Mouse x2 [1,690 HP each]

Have Alegretto kill the bottom mouse and move Beat into the shade next to the left rock and shoot the top mouse with Rapid Shooter. Attempt to poison the boss and build echoes with Beat. Build echoes with Alegretto and end each of his turns with Sun Slash.
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Setup for Ogre Champ:
Frederic > weapon (Bamboo Shaft)
Set rest of healing items

Boss Fight #4: Ogre Champ [45,530 HP], L'Opera Knight x2 [1,690 HP each]

Move Beat towards the bottom L'Opera Knight and kill it with Rapid Shooter (might not die based on damage RNG). Without moving Rapid Shooter again which will target and kill the top L'Opera Knight (again might not if bad luck). For the rest of the fight, build echoes with Frederic while pushing the boss into the light area, build echoes and SUn Slash with Alegretto, and spam Rapid Shooter with Beat.
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Setup Maledictors:
Swap 1 with 3 (Allegretto with Frederic)

Boss Fight #5: Maledictors [~28,000 HP each]

Ideally each enemy will move backwards, snipe one with Viola, take a full turn of pictures with Beat. Skip every other turn then snipe the other boss with Viola. If any Maledictors move forward kill them with Frederic and Viola (melee range) instead.
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Grab Club Clober in Viola's house
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Setup Killer Knight:
Set all healing (heal with Clover beforehand if necessary)

Boss Fight #6: Killer Knight [102,100 HP], Maledictors [8,470 HP each]

Kill whichever Maledictor moves backwards with Viola snipes, use Beat and Frederic for the other. If neither moves backwards, Bone Crumble the farthest one from Killer Knight. Use Beat and Frederic to push Killer Knight away from Viola (do nothing else with them) and snipe the boss with Viola. Be sure to place one character in front of each of Killer Knight's feet. This deters him from turning around.
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Sell photos for 90,025G total (8 photos)

Buy:
31 Angel Trumpets
21 Club Clover
2 Glowing Tail
21 Hell Mustard
11 Poison Whitecaps
Rapid Fire
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Setup Tuba 1:
Viola > weapon (Rapid Fire)
Set 3 Hell Mustards, 2 Club Clovers, and 2 Angel Trumpets

Boss Fight #7: Tuba 1 [132,530 HP]

Move Viola to bottom right corner and turn her to face Tuba. Move Frederic near Viola and use a Hell Mustard on her. Move Alegretto to the top right corner and turn him to face Tuba. Snipe the boss with Viola and skip other turns except to re-apply Hell Mustard or heal if needed.
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Swap Salsa and Allegretto at the start of the secret passage (Salsa is faster than the enemies here and will allow for faster escapes)
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Setup Tuba 2: (skip if you only used 1 Hell Mustard & Club Clover)
Set 3 Hell Mustards, 2 Club Clovers, and 2 Angel Trumpets

Boss Fight #8: Tuba 2 [178,410 HP]

Essentially the same as Tuba 1 except Beat applies Hell Mustard to Viola and Frederic moves to the top left corner to tank Tuba.
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Swap Allegretto and Falsetto at the start of Adagio Swamp

Grab Score Piece from tied up boat
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Setup Trick or Treat:
Set 3 Hell Mustards, 2 Club Clovers, and 2 Angel Trumpets

Boss Fight #9: Trick or Treat [225,730 HP], Mushroom Up x2 [20,480 HP each]

Kill bottom mushroom with Falsetto (12 echoes + Snow Claw). Move Viola to far right (next to the wall right where the shade meets the light) turn her around to face the boss and apply Hell Mustard. Kill top mushroom with Jazz (build echoes and Heat Blade). Apply Hell Mustards to Falsetto and Jazz at the start of their respective turns, build echoes and Snow Claw/Heat Blade/snipe with Viola until the boss dies.
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Buy:
31 Star Cookie
31 Lion's Mane
Monkey Bow
Power Stroke
Tiger Armor
2 Silk Dress
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Setup Death Crow:
Viola > weapon (Monkey Bow), armor (Silk Dress)
Falsetto > weapon (Power Stroke), armor (Silk Dress)
Allegretto > weapon (Crescent Blade), armor (Tiger Armor), 1st Dark (Shadow Assault)
Set 3 Hell Mustards, 2 Glowing Tails, 2 Angel Trumpets, rest Cookies

Boss Fight #10: Death Crow [252,380 HP], Light Antique x2 [14,880 HP each]

Kill bottom antique with Falsetto (build echoes + Snow Claw). Kill top antique with Viola (build echoes + Bone Crumble). Finish antique if necessary with Alegretto, otherwise apply Glowing Tail and Hell Mustard to Falsetto. Apply Hell Mustard to Viola and move her to the far right when possible. Build echoes and Snow Claw/snipe with Viola until the boss dies. Use Alegretto purely for using items, skip his turn if no healing/buff application needs to be done.
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Buy:
Hoolurge Gun
Buffalo Horn
Leather Jacket
2 Sparkling Clothes

Grab Piercing Shell from crate
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Setup Ship Deck:
Swap Polka and Salsa
Salsa > armor (Sparkling Clothes), accessories (Lace Veil & Recovery Gloves)
Beat > weapon (Hoolurge Gun), armor (Sparkling Clothes), accessories (Stone Sword Hilt & Piercing Shell), 1st Light (Fire Blast)
Frederic > weapon (Buffalo Horn), armor (Leather Jacket)
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Ship navigation:
top right > down 1 right > top left (play score piece for Dark Brooch)
down 1 right > down 1 left (under anchor)

Grab Pirate's Key from chest after you jump down the hole
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Setup Dolce:
Salsa > replace Lace Veil with Dark Brooch
Frederic > Lace Veil on
Set 2 Hell Mustards, 3 Angel Trumpets, rest Cookies

Boss Fight #11: Dolce [141,080 HP], Blonde [28,220 HP], Brown [23,520 HP]

Have Salsa use a Hell Mustard on Beat, then move her to the top left pirate and build to 4 echoes. Move Frederic between Dolce and Beat and build echoes. Move Beat over to bottom left pirate and build echoes, then finish him with Fire Blast/Rapid Shooter. Build echoes, heal, and re-adjust with Salsa and Frederic. If at 32 echoes, kill the top left pirate with Rapid Shooter, then shoot Dolce with a Rapid Shooter, otherwise move Beat to the top left pirate, build echoes, and kill with Rapid Shooter. For the remainder of the fight, build echoes or heal as necessary with Salsa and Frederic and Rapid Shooter with Beat when at 32 echoes (melee attack Dolce with Beat to build echoes). Re-apply Hell Mustard to Beat as needed.
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Grab Warhammer Gun from chest in lodge

Grab Hard Jacket from chest in North Side 2
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Setup Fugue:
Swap 1 with 4 (Polka with Frederic)
Swap 1 with 3 (Frederic with Salsa)
Beat > weapon (Warhammer Gun)
Salsa > armor (Hard Jacket)
Set 5 Poison Whitecaps, 2 Hell Mustards, 2 Angel Trumpets, Cookies

Boss Fight #12: Fugue [219,460 HP]

Have Salsa and Frederic attempt to poison Fugue and use a Hell Mustard on Beat if you have time. Otherwise, just build echoes and Rapid Shooter spam. Re-apply Hell Mustard and heal as needed.
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Setup Church:
Swap 1 with 4 (Beat and Salsa)
Swap 2 with 5 (Frederic and March)
Salsa > weapon (Torquatus)
Viola > weapon (Thunder Stir)

Do the 1st, 2nd, and 4th fights in the first hallway, run past the 3rd

Grab Power Ring from chest
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Setup Root Lurker:
Swap 1 with 2 (Salsa with March)
Swap 2 with 3 (Salsa with Viola)
Viola > accessory (Power Ring), 1st Dark (Hawk Eye)
Salsa > weapon (Laricus)
Set 1 Hell Mustard, 4 Lion's Manes, 2 Angel Trumpets, Cookies

Boss Fight #13: Root Lurker [315,790 HP]

Have March use a Hell Mustard and 2 Lion's Manes on Viola. Move Salsa down into Root Lurker's shadow and use Shadow Silhouette so that it reaches Viola. Move Viola to the bottom-left of Salsa and use 2 Lion's Manes on herself. Build to 32 echoes and kill with Hawk Eye into Bone Crumble.
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Do Chest Skip and Spell Book exchange

Grab Feathered Hat in barrels in house across from text guy

Grab Bubbly Hat from chest on 2nd floor

March > equip Bubbly Hat and Feathered Hat
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Setup Rondo:
Swap 1 with 3 (March with Salsa) (Falsetto will replace March)
March > remove accessories
Viola > accessory (Crimson Brooch), replace Power Ring with Bubbly Hat
Set 4 Lion's Manes, 2 Angel Trumpets, Cookies

Boss Fight #14: Rondo [467,980 HP]

Use 3 Lion's Manes on Viola with Falsetto
-if Viola is next > Use 1 Lion's Mane on self, run near Salsa (Shadow Hawk 32 first)
-if Salsa is next > Use 1 Lion's Mane on Viola, build Echoes (Hawk 32 first)
You need one Shadow Hawk 32 and a Hawk 32 to kill.
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Setup To Coda Ruins:
Falsetto > weapon (Death's Hand), Power Ring on, 1st Dark (Howling Thunder)

Buy:
21 Honey Cookie
11 Heart Clover
Artemis Bow
Muspelheim
Jiao Zhu
Gorgeous Clothes
2 Obscure Jacket
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Setup Count Waltz:
Swap 1 with 2 (Falsetto with Salsa)
Viola > weapon (Artemis's Bow), armor (Obscure Jacket), replace accessories with Heart Pendant and Brisingamen
Falsetto > weapon (Jiao Zhu), armor (Obscure Jacket), Crimson Brooch on, swap Willow Strike and Howling Thunder
Salsa > weapon (Muspelheim), armor (Gorgeous Clothes)
Set 3 Lion's Manes, 4 Angel Trumpets, Cookies

Boss Fight #15: Count Waltz [589,590 HP], Calamity Wilhm [77,230 HP]

Falsetto Snow Claw @ 12 Echoes on Whilm. Salsa use 3 Lion's Manes on Falsetto. Apply Hawk Eye to Waltz. Finish off Whilm with Shadow Silhouette. Build to 32 Echoes and do a Willow Strike>Howling Thunder chain to finish him off.
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Buy:
Lugh Lamhfhada
Celestial Gloves
Concealing Jacket
2 Transeo

Outside Xylophone Tower Setup:
Swap 1 with 2 (Salsa with Falsetto)
Viola > weapon (Lugh Lamhfhada), armor (Transeo)
Salsa > armor (Concealing Jacket)
Falsetto > weapon (Celestial Gloves), armor (Transeo), replace accessories with Bubbly Hat and Feathered Hat
Set 3 Lion's Manes, Angel Trumpets, Cookies (for the rest of the menus, equip only as many Cookies/Trumpets as you feel like you need)

Counterattack Black Golds if possible and run away

Xylophone Puzzle #1: B flat, G, F, G
Xylophone Puzzle #2: F, E flat, B flat, G, C, C (an octave up)
Xylophone Puzzle #3: G, B flat, A flat
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Setup Ogre King:
Falsetto > replace accessories with Power Ring and Crimson Brooch

Boss Fight #16: Ogre King [571,110 HP], Wicked Shrub [590,770 HP]

Strat: Shadow Hawk 32 (Wicked Shrub first)
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Double Reed Entrance Setup:
Falsetto > weapon (Tyr's Left Arm), 1st Light (Phoenix Rising)
Set 7 Lion's Manes, Angel Trumpets, Cookies
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Boss Fight #17: White Jewel [902,280 HP]

Strat: Use 2 Lion's Manes on Falsetto, Shadow Hawk 32 > 24/32
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Boss Fight #18: Unrest [764,250 HP], Fire Antique x2 [57,580 HP each]

Strat: Use 2 Lion's Manes on Falsetto, Hawk 32 > Hawk 24/32
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Boss Fight #19: Hidden One [742,910 HP]

Strat: Use 3 Lion's Manes on Falsetto, Shadow Hawk 32
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Setup Herc Boar:
Set 8 Lion's Manes, Angel Trumpets, Cookies

Boss Fight #20: Herc Boar [911,310 HP]

Strat: Use 3 Lion's Manes on Falsetto, Shadow Hawk 32 > 24
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Boss Fight #21: Ruined Body [1,178,780 HP]

Strat: Use 2 Lion's Manes on Falsetto, Shadow Hawk 32 > Hawk 32
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Boss Fight #22: Frederic Chopin [1,493,120 HP]

Strat: Use 3 Lion's Manes on Falsetto, Shadow Hawk 32 (x2)
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