KH3 Route Notes

KH3 Any% Beginner Notes (No DLC/Extra Keyblades)

***Dive to the Heart***

"What do you desire?" choice - Pick Wisdom (left option)
"What power do you seek?" choice - Pick Mystic (right option)

***Olympus***

Menu (Before 1st forced fight)

Equipment: Sora: Unequip extra Keyblades; Equip x3 Ether
           Donald: Unequip Ether

Abilities: Sora: Unequip Buzz Saw, Somersault, Sonic Cleave, Aerial Dodge, Assist Friends
           Donald: Unequip Donald Thunder, Donald Aero, Treasure Magnet
           Goofy: Unequip Goofy Turbo, Goofy Discus, Treasure Magnet

Customize: Sora: Shortcut Fire and Water
           Donald: AI (Recovery) Change Use in Emergencies -> Use like Crazy
           On Self -> Off
           On Other -> Off

Pick up Ether Chest (On the lower level when falling down)
Pick up Magic Ring Chest (You need to break the Achilles statue)

Menu (After getting Magic Ring) | Equipment: Equip Magic Ring
                                  Abilities: Equip Treasure Magnet, Magic Combo Thrift

Pick up Ether Chest (Go left path when using Trinity Sled)
Pick up Water Cufflink Chest (By the river; kind of hard to see)

Menu (Before Rock Titan) | Equipment: Sora: Equip Water Cufflink (Over Magic Ring)
                           Abilities: Sora: Equip MP Haste
                                      Goofy: Equip Lucky Strike


Pick up Fluorite Chest (after Rock Titan)
Pick up Elixir Chest (You need to airstep upwards and break the block via free falling attack)

Forced Menu (After Tornado Titan) | Equipment: Equip Hero’s Origin

***Twilight Town***

Pick up Fluorite Chest (Forest; get after mansion fight, and you'll see it on the left side)
Pick up Ether Chest (Forest; stay on left side, and it's by a log)
Pick up Fluorite chest (Twilight Town; behind breakable barrels and boxes)

Moogle Shop (Before Leaving World)
Upgrade Shooting Star x1 (if possible)

Menu (Before Leaving World) | Equipment: Sora: Equip Shooting Star
                              Abilities: Sora: Equip Combo Plus
                              Customize: Sora: Shortcut Blizzard

***Toy Box***

Gummi Menu | Place Fira-G, 2x Fire-G, and 4x Blizzara-G
			 Place 2 Engine Gummi and a Cockpit
			 Place as many Square Blocks as cost will allow after

Pick up Fluorite Chest (Under Andy's Bed)

Moogle Shop (After Andy’s Room Heartless Fight)
Buy 1x Chocolate Mousse
Buy 5x Tents (use tents as needed throughout the run)
Buy X Ethers (as many as you can)

Pick up Elixir Chest (Side walkway by Andy's House; need to break via free falling attack)
Pick up Fire Cufflink (On 2F near the vending machines; Use Blue Gigas on 1F to obtain it via it's boosters)
Pick up Ether Chest (Beast and Bug's vent area; need to go to the highest vent opening to get it)


Menu (Before Doll Boss Fight) | Equipment: Sora: Equip Fire Cufflink (Over Water Cufflink)
                                Abilities: Sora: Equip Aerial Recovery, Fire Boost
                                Cuisine: Eat Chocolate Mousse

Pick up Gold Amulet Chest (after exiting the vents, the chest is on the right side against the wall)

Menu (At save point before King of Toys Boss) | Equipment: Sora: Equip Magic Ring
                                                           Donald: Equip Gold Amulet
                                                Abilities: Sora: Equip High Jump
                                                Customize: Sora: Shortcut Thunder

(NOTE: ALL CHANGES ON MENUS WILL INVOLVE ONLY SORA FROM THIS POINT ON)

Leave Toy Box via save point

***Kingdom of Corona***

Pick up Damascus Chest (climb up a wall after exiting the marsh; keep right and you'll see it)
Pick up Ether Chest (Near the campsite save point; chest is by near a lot of rocks)

Menu (after Horse Boss) | Abilities: Equip Superjump

Pick up Mage's Earring Chest (After Horse Boss; wall-climb out and then Superjump on top of the left rock)
Pick up Ether Chest (Kingdom area; make a left turn after passing the save point and it's near a box of crates by the stairs)
Pick up Rune Ring Chest (on a small lookout area by the docks)

Menu (Before Festival Dance) | Equipment: Equip Rune Ring (over Magic Ring)

Menu (Before Gothel) | Items: Use Magic Boost (on Sora)

Pick up Magic Boost (After End World Boss; in Town, go to the back and dance on the barrel, then pick up the back small chest)

***Toy Box Revisit***

Menu (Before King of Toys Boss) | Equipment: Equip Ever After, Equip Elixir (Over an Ether)
								  Items: Use Magic Boost

Moogle Shop (Before King of Toys Boss)
Upgrade Ever After x3

***Monstropolis***

Moogle Shop (After 1st Forced Fight)
Buy 2x Fresh fruit compote
Buy 1x Sweetbread Poele
Buy X Ethers (As many as you can)

Menu (After Moogle Shop) | Equipment: Equip Mage's Earing (Over Fire Cufflink)
						 			  Equip Ether
						   Cuisine: Eat Fresh Fruit Compote

Menu (After Upper Level Heartless) | Abilities: Equip Water Boost, Air Combo Plus
                                     Customize: Shortcut Fira

Pick up Damascus Chest (1F laser room; behind a shipping container)

Moogle Shop (after 1F laser room)
Upgrade Ever After x1

Grab Firefighter Rosette (near the save point/moogle shop when entering the power plant)
Grab Hi-Refocuser Chest (after 1st Accessway Fight; near a desk)
Grab Damascus Chest (after flowmotioning on the pipe)
Grab Ether Chest (on top of shipping containers; hug right when free falling to fall directly to the chest)

***Arendelle***

Menu (Entering the World) | Equipment: Fire Cufflink (Over Mage's Earring)

Grab Dark Anklet Chest (Before leaving the Labyrinth of Ice; on the left)
Grab Elixir Chest (during nighttime mountain climb; need to airstep to obtain)

Menu (After forced fight after putting together Olaf) | Equipment: Equip Mage's Earring
                                                        Abilities: Equip Grand Magic Extender, Combo Master, Air Slide, Double Flight,

Menu (Before Marshmallow Fight) | Cuisine: Eat Fresh Fruit Compote

Grab Force Ring Chest (After Marshmallow fight, on other side of the mountain before falling down on the left; have to use air slide/attack movement to get it)

Moogle Shop
Check Workshop (for Magic Boost)

Menu (After Moogle Shop) | Equipment: Equip Hi-Refocuser, Equip Force Ring (Over Rune Ring)
                           Items: Use Magic/Def Boost (on Sora if you have it)

***Caribbean***

Menu (Entering the World) | Equipment: Equip Happy Gear (Over Kingdom Key)
									   Equip Buster Ring (Over Mage's Earring)
									   Equip Laughter Pin (Over Force Ring)
							Cuisine: Eat Sweetbread Poele

Make sure to switch to Happy Gear BEFORE killing the last Pirate heartless

Moogle Shop (After Raging Vulture)
Buy 3x Crepes Suzette
Buy X Ethers (as many as you can)

Menu (After Raging Vulture) | Equipment: Equip Force Ring (Over Buster Ring)
										 Equip Mage's Earring (Over Valor Ring)
										 Switch Keyblade's before diving in the water

Grab Adamantite Chest (underwater pathway before the jellywish section; need to break boxes on right side)
Grab Ariel Chest (After Fish Boss)
Grab Celestriad Chest (after obtaining new ship; flowmotion on ship's mast to obtain)

Menu (After getting Celestriad Chest) | Equipment: Equip Celestriad (Over Fire Cufflink), Equip Ether
                                        Customize: Shortcut Thundaga

Grab Sorcerer’s Ring Chest (hidden by a waterfall)
Grab Ether Chest (near sorcerer's ring chest)

Menu (After Crabs) | Equipment: Equip Sorcerer’s Ring (Over Mage's Earring), Equip Ether
                                 Abilities: Air Slide
                                 Cuisine: Eat Crepe Suzette
                                 Customize: Shortcut Watera

***San Fransokyo***

Moogle Shop (After 1st Forced Fight)
Upgrade Ever After x2

Menu (after Rail minigame) | Abilities: Equip Magic Galvanizer

Grab Phantom Ring Chest (daytime section; heartless will be in front of you, ignore these keep going straight until you see a chest on the left)
Grab Magic Boost Chest (After the Dino fight, move straight, climb towards the railway, and climb the pillar by the large commercial building on the right.
Grab Storm Fan Chest (During the timed segment; on top of building)
Grab Magic Boost Chest (Near Honey Lemon; chest is on a platform by the intersection)

Menu (After BH6 Rescue) | Equipment: Equip Hero’s Glove
                          Items: Use x2 Magic Boosts (on Sora)
                          Customize: Shortcut Firaga
						  Cuisine: Eat Crepe Suzette

***Keyblade Graveyard***

Menu (After 10K? Fight) | Equipment: Equip Nano Gear, Equip Ether
                          Abilities: Equip Glide, Withstand Combo, MP Safety

Grab Cosmic Belt Chest (past the save point after 10K? fight; near a tall rock)

Moogle Shop (After Sora Collection)
Sell all accessories and armor and 2 elixirs
Buy X Ethers (as many as you can)
Buy tents (if neccessary; need at least 2)

Grind to LV30 on the Neoshadows in Olympus Portal!!!

Menu (After Lich) | Abilities: Equip Combo Plus
					Customize: Sora: Shortcut Aeroga
 							   Donald: Set Combat Style to Hands Off
							   Goofy: Set Combat Style to Hands Off

Menu (Before Org Fights) | Cuisine: Eat Crepe Suzette

Menu (After Marluxia, Larxene, and Luxord Fight) | Items: Use Tent (if needed)

Menu (After Saix fight) | Items: Use Tent (if needed)