OT2 No Subjobs Any% + Galdera Route v1.0

Sample Run: https://youtu.be/5Hs2GrIZqQQ (4h19m26s)
Last updated: 10/22/2024

These are notes for a challenge run in OT2, completing the full game (and defeating both Vide and Galdera) without subjobs, alongside other restrictions.

Full Rules and Restrictions:
- no Subjobs/Shrines/Guilds/Sub-Passives. This includes unlocking Armsmaster to sell their weapons (100k a pop), using Support Skills from other jobs (such as Deal More Damage, Peak Performance, or A Step Ahead on the whole party), or Shrine EX skills such as Negotiate Schedule, etc. Many of these either make the run too easy or are against the spirit of the challenge IMO.
- no Provoke Beasts glitch. No Cait/Octopuff/boss monster captures allowed either.
- no Alrond. I originally routed a previous version of this with Alrond, but a level 80 team makes the run much less interesting (not as much as A Step Ahead but still).
- no Duplication glitches. Similar to above, it trivializes the run if I can get nearly-infinite money, nuts, items, etc.

Settings/Technical:
- 60 FPS
- Minimum Graphics settings. This reduces the chance of flashing lights from Shadow Hikari's "Take Over" and Galdera's "Binding Darkness" animations. The graphical glitch occurs with higher frequency when a PC is under strain, but if it does happen and you are seizure-prone, I recommend looking away. (I play with sunglasses nearby just in case.)
- I run with Turbo controller as it's allowed on the leaderboards. This just saves my thumb from mashing.

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Time starts when confirming Throne.

First battle:
T1: Attack x2 first, Attack x1 second, Attack x1 same
T2: Defend, Attack x3, Attack x3

Second battle:
T1:
Throne: Darkest Night front
Pirro: Pierce Through middle
Scaracci: Axe back
T2:
Throne: Darkest Night x3 middle
Pirro: Slice x3 back
Scaracci: Axe x3 front

Steal:
- Brothel Girl's Clothes
- Gold Ring
- Shadow S
- Ice S + Wind S + Light S
- Antique Coin

Pirro
T1: Sword
T2: Darkest Night
T3: Darkest Night x4
T4: Darkest Night
T5: Sword (breaks)
T6: Shadow Soulstone
T7: if Pirro, Throne next turn, Grape
T8: Light S
T9: Sword x4 (breaks)
T10: [LATENT] Wind S, Ice S
T11: Sword

Tag New Delsta Anchorage
Tag Abandoned Village
Get Osvald, tag Cape Cold
Mug gold item NPC (Icewind, Fireball x3)

TP Abandoned Village
Get Herb of Serenity
sell:
- gold items
buy:
- 1 Ice S
- 8 Light M
- 2 Wind M
[if non-routed Cait/Puff enc, use M stone and back up with Tropu Light M, Clockbank Shad M, a Wellgrove M Stone, or just flee]

Go to Abandoned Waterway, toss Wind M and get 8k
TP Delsta Harbor
Boat to Totohaha (2nd option) (walk after fleeing the first encounter)

KO Tropuhopu battle with Light M
Learn skills:
- HP Thief
- Lightning Bolt + Analyze
Support skills:
- Evasive Maneuvers on
Tag Tropuhopu (can run all of map BTW)

TP Totohaha Harbor
Steal
- Bottle of White Powder
Go to Cavern of Waves, optional S+Q
Walk to get JP Augmentor

Item menu:
- JP AUGMENTOR ON THRONE

TP Delsta Harbor, boat to Crackridge Harbor (first option)
Tag Cropdale (go to night as you tag and day as you leave)
Walk to tag Oresrush
Recruit Partitio at night
Go to parlor (middle building)
Hire 1600 NPC on right
Steal Horse Coin
Go to parlor again
Go to back and finish Throne 2 (just mash)

Exit and walk to tag Ryu
Buy:
- 8 olive (will have 10)
Use ice S + attack to recruit Hikari (may drop up to 2 Fire S)
[prioritize JP on Partitio if Caught by Surprise]

Go toward Conning Creek
KO Canalbrine encounter with Light M
KO two Conning scorpion encounters at night with Light M
Steal:
- Pomegranate Leaf (80%)
Tag Conning, start Osvald 2

TP Cropdale
Recruit Agnea:
- Agnea over Hikari
Scrut:
- Grape Expert (60% in the tavern)
- Knowledgeable Villager (96% near inn)

TP New Delsta, start Agnea 2, exit and WALK
KO thief at night with HP Thief x2
Boat to Clockbank (skip 6300 money for now, can run boat a little bit safely too btw)

Tag Clockbank, start Partitio 2
Allure:
- Haggard Man
Do story cutscenes until handing in 5 Clockite and it says to Escort the Clockmaker
Purchase:
- Pom S + Pom M
Complete:
- Catherine quest
Get:
- Grape Bunch
Entreat:
- Dazzling Artwork + Gold Pocket Watch (thief kid)

TP New Delsta
Entreat entrance NPC's 3rd item (optional 2nd is a Healing Grape too if you used excess):
- Fire M
Steal:
- Rare Cog
Mug:
- Company President (Light M) (may drop Thunder S)
After cutscene with doorman, TP away (Lv8 entreat and we're Lv3, so we'll return later)

TP Clockbank
Purchase:
- Wind M + Fire M (right lady by entrance)
Go to night
Hire:
- clockmaker (in tavern)
Tavern:
- Hikari over Agnea ("Yes" to interrupt Agnea's tale)
- swap Hikari to third instead of Partitio
- check for Partitio Latent

If Partitio doesn't have Latent:
- use inn

KO 2 Guards with Fire M (right once if no S stone drops)
KO another encounter with Fire M
Get
- Lychee M
- 7k
Learn skills:
- Throne: Armor Corrosive + Shackle Foe (last two), tap left once
- Partitio: Collect + Hired Help (first and last)
Support skills:
- Throne: Fleetfoot (2nd), tap left once
- Partitio: Grows on Trees

Heal with Grapes to max HP
Save
GO TO NIGHT BEFORE THE BOSS

Garnet 23k 5sh (Spear Axe Fire Thunder)
T1:
Throne: Shackle Foe
Osvald: Defend
Partitio: LP Collect x4
Hikari: Spear
T2:
Osvald: Grape/Grape Bunch (skip if Osvald was attacked)
Throne: AC x2
Partitio: Spear x3
Hikari: Defend
T3:
Hikari: Spear x4
Throne: Olive
Partitio: Defend / LP HHG x4 if Osvald was revived / Pom M self if no LP due to Cait/Puff exp
T4:
Partitio: (LP) HHG x4
Throne: (optional) Steal (Refreshing Jam to sell)

Fast boat about half, get 6300
Walk the next map
Tag Flameschurch

TP Tropuhopu
Shop, sell:
- all gold items

Purchase:
- Light M + Shadow M (NPC next to inn)
- Boat (bottom option, first option)
Slow boat to get:
- Reinforcing Jam
- 20k
TP Delsta Harbor, fast boat to get:
- EXP Augmentor
TP Crackridge Harbor, fast boat to get:
- Sunken Gold Statue
TP Crackridge Harbor, slow boat to get:
- Platinum Shield
- Invigorating Nut L

TP Crackridge Harbor, flee battle and go toward Crackridge
- Invig L (on Hikari)
- Platinum Shield (on Partitio)
- EXP Augmentor (on Throne Slot #2 with "+" button)

KO Armor Eater battle (break Armor Eater with Sword/Axe/Staff/HHM x2 then Light M [2 up now] - DON'T THROW Shad)
(Use LP freely to accelerate battle if possible)
Get 6400
Walk after ladder
Go to night in next map and KO another Armor Eater battle same way - DON'T THROW SHADOW
Tag Crackridge
Get:
- Olive M

TP Conning, exit and complete Grape Quest
Walk half of map to skip Conning encounter

In Sai map, go to night when you align with the Fire M chest
KO night encounter with Wind M
Get Fire M
In next Sai Map, go to night when you align with the Pom M Chest (but don't pick it)
KO night encounter again with Wind M
Get 6200

Tag Sai, exit and walk to skip encounter
In next Sai map on way to Wellgrove, go to Night on stairs
KO encounter with Fire M

In Wellgrove map, get 7200
KO moose encounter with Shadow M + any boosted ability x2 (check Partitio/Throne Latents)

Tag Wellgrove, start Partitio 3

Learn topmost skills:
- Throne: Surprise Attack (first)
- Osvald: Stroke of Genius + Elemental Barrage (first two)
- Hikari: Stout Wall + Incite + Vengeful (last three)
- Partitio: Ember (first)

Support skills (skip for Throne):
- Elemental Augmentation + Extra Experience
- Bolstering Break + Summon Strength
- Boost Start

Bribe
- left soldier (5k Thieving Tips and Tricks)
Steal
- Pom M + Pom M (Merchant woman nearby)

Go up to cutscene, then report on boat
Get:
- Soldier's Bow (outside Dancer's guild)
Steal:
- Silver Hairpiece (left on Dancer guild stage, 2nd item 100%)

Item menu:
- Silver Hairpiece (on Hikari)
- Nourish M (on Throne)
- if Partitio has LATENT, then Grape everyone to full, else do Inn later

Complete
- quest left of guild with "Well Iris" information
Steal:
- Crystal Dagger (beside quest NPC, 100%)

Go to Alrond estate for cutscenes then back to Wellgrove main area
Do story Hires:
- top right merchant

Use
- inn (skip if Partitio has latent)

Go left and Bribe
- NPC closest department store (1k)

Do remaining story hires:
- top left merchant
- tavern merchant
Do story Purchases:
- buy coffee beans (up in tropu)
- watch by top stairs (clockbank)
- Pap's item

Go to night before boss

Thurston 35k 4sh (Sword Axe Bow Ice Wind) and Steam Engine 7.5k 7sh (Spear Dagger Fire Thunder)
T1:
Osvald: Defend/Olive M (or Icewind if engine is down)
Hikari: Incite/Olive M (or Aggressive Slash/Hienka/Defend if engine is down)
Throne: AC engine/LP Olive M (or LATENT Sword/Defend/AC Thurston if engine is down)
Partitio: HHB x3
T2:
Hikari: Aggressive Slash x3
Osvald: Icewind
Throne: AC/Sword
Partitio: LP HHB x4
Notes:
- Goal is HHB x3 to KO engine first (range so AC beforehand if possible), then break with Ice/Sword and KO with another AC + HHB x4.
- Use Latents freely, even Hienka can be useful.
- Try to break Thurston at the start of T2 if you need time to recover or set up AC.
- HHB x4 has ~9.2% chance to miss the KO by ~1000 if no crits, so may optionally do extra boosted attacks on last turn too.
- Olive anyone knocked out, but if necessary, it's okay to skip EXP/JP for Osvald
- if Partitio was knocked out, he'll usually need a Pom M
- rarely, you can Steal the Olive L or Collect the 17k and if so can buy extra equipment/resources later

Finish Partitio 3
After boss, go to day and go to top right merchant to steal:
- Antique Coin + Magus Knife + Flail
- Scrut (72% for Curious Antique)

Go left to steal:
- Wind M + Wind L (NPC to the left, just before the Hikari ch3 forest)
Get:
- Curious Antique
Steal:
- Lychee M + Vivid Jewel (Girl's Mother between inn and tavern, optional Grape steal too)

Enter department store, steal:
- Fire M + Silver-Rimmed Monocle (NPC closest to entrance)
Go a bit up-left to Bribe:
- 7500 Merchant NPC (second closest NPC to entrance, upgrades shop)

Buy at middle shop:
- 11 Grape M
- 2 Herb of Revival (tap right once to start at end, it's 2 of each except Valor/Light that have 11)
- 11 Herb of Valor
- 2 Herb of Awakening
- 2 Herb of Clarity
- 11 Herb of Light
- 2 Herb of Clamor
- 2 Herb of Healing

Steal from next NPC:
- Silver-Filled Pouch (NPC closest to Platinum Armor shop, 3rd item)

Sell at Platinum Armor shop:
- all Gold items
- Crystal Dagger
- Magus Knife
- Soldier's Bow
- Flail
- Dyed Clothes
- Beastly Scarf
- Cait Powder
- Refreshing Jam
- Olive L
Buy:
- 3 Platinum Shields (on Throne, Hikari, and Osvald)
- 2 Platinum Helms (on Throne/Osvald)
- 6 Empowering Bracelets (all 4 get 1 in first slot, Osvald/Partitio get extra 1 in second slot)
Equipment:
- JP Augmentor on Hikari (slot #2)

Go upstairs to buy from Topright shop:
- 11 Grape Leaf
- 11 Cleansing Leaf
- 11 Warding Leaf
- 11 Whimsical
- 3 Plum Leaf
- 11 Blusterbloom
- 11 Lily of the Light
- 21 Darkdelion
- 11 Forget-Me-Do

TP Conning
Go to NIGHT and go to Osvald's house for cutscene
Get Fire M
Lady Clarissa 8,212 5S (Spear Dagger Thunder)
T1:
Throne: Dagger x2
Osvald: Lightning Bolt
Hikari: Spear x2
Partitio: Defend
T2:
Partitio: HHG x3 (can do T1 if went last)

TP Crackridge, go toward Gravell
Get 8500
KO Armor Eater by breaking and throwing Light M
(Healing Grapes to full if you don't level up)

Walk all of the Gravell map
Get Thunder L
Go to night when you reach bridge
KO Dreadwing encounter (HHG x3 + WIND L; if Partitio is late, can break Creepy Fledgling with Dagger/Staff x2 to reduce damage)
Get Starsplitter
Tag Gravell (can run the end relative to how much further you got after reaching bridge)
Exit, get
- 23.5k

TP Flameschurch, exit
Item Menu:
- Starsplitter (on Hikari)
Walk map immediately outside
KO battle in Borderfall with Fire M
Get Thunder M

Walk map outside Montwise to tag the town and start Hikari 2
Steal from left NPC outside library:
- Dazzling Artwork (80%)

Throne, Hikari, and Partitio all need Latent so if needed:
- use Inn

Go to Arena and KO battles
First battle (1 enemy): Vengeful x2 + Defend
("No" to Thrash)
Second battle (3 enemies): Vengeful x2 + Sword
Third battle (Zeto): Vengeful x1 + Aggressive x2
Menu:
- Heal Hikari to full HP
("Yes" to Slowing Sweep)
Fourth battle (small Bandelam): Vengeful x2 -> Hienka -> Sword if needed (drops Pom S btw)

Bandelam 20k 6sh (Spear Dagger Axe Fire Light) (drops pom M btw)

if Hikari is stunned T1:
T1:
Unstunned X: Fire/Dagger x1
Unstunned Y: Fire/Dagger x1
Hikari: nothing
Stunned Z: nothing
T2:
Throne: Defend
Osvald: Defend
Partitio: Ember
Hikari: Defend/Grape if low HP
T3:
Throne: LP Herb of Valor self + Dagger x3 (or AC x1 + Dagger x3 if no terror and Partitio does HHG x4)
Osvald: Herb of Valor Partitio
Hikari: Pom M Partitio if he doesn't have Latent somehow (or Sword to pass the turn)
Partitio: HH Ruffians x2
T4:
Partitio: LP HHG x4

if Hikari is free to act T1:
T1:
Hikari: Incite x2
Unstunned C: Fire/Dagger x1
Stunned A: nothing
Stunned B: nothing
T2:
Throne: Defend
Osvald: Fireball
Partitio: Ember
Hikari: Sword (lets himself be KOed)
T3:
Throne: LP Dagger x3 + AC
Osvald: Olive
Partitio: Defend
T4:
Partitio: HHG x4
Notes:
- on T1, two people will be Unconscious, and on T2, he always does a Terror attack. If Incited, only Hikari takes it and will go down
- goal is to break with Fire/Dagger, get up AC, and KO with HHG x4 after reviving anyone KOed

TP Wellgrove, start Hikari 3
Bribe:
- Azuma (in tavern)

Go to Secret Forest and go to night as you approach water/bridge
KO 1 battle: Wind M + Aggressive Slash x2 (if elementals, may need extra Icewind x2)
Get 10k

KO 3 Ku Soldiers: HHG x3
(Heal Hikari to 800+ HP before duel)
General Rou:
T1: Vengeful Blade
T2: Defend
T3: Spear x2
T4: Hienka x3 + Tenretsuzan
("Yes" to Divine Dual-Edge)

Equipment:
- Hikari: Remove all

TP Crackridge Harbor
Boat down to tag Canalbrine
Recruit (if you somehow don't have grape, can steal 1 from NPC next to tavern)
- Castti over Hikari
Equipment:
- optimize Castti + JP Augmentor + Empowering Bracelet
Complete Bottle of White Powder Quest
Steal
- Wind M + Traveler's Bow (skip if you fail)

TP Montwise, exit
KO encounter with Fire M
Soothe guard and enter tunnel
Go to night halfway up
KO with HHG x3 (AC + HHG x3 for big monkey II or do dagger x2/staff x2 and Pom S/LP HHG x4)

Purchase:
- Curious Legend of the Great Wall (NPC to right)
Get:
- 15k (hidden path left)
Steal:
- Grape Bunch (Knight NPC after the 15k chest) (can skip if you didn't use it on Garnet)
- Pom M + Pom L (NPC woman after the knight)

KO 2 encounter outside: HHG x3 (need 1 Crit on Leopard/2 Crit on Reptalios, can LP/Defend into HHG x4 or LP AC to ensure it)
Heal with Castti after each battle, don't worry about EXP/JP, just win

Tag Stormhail
Purchase:
- Crit M (left of weapon shop)
- Treasured Necklace (right of Weapon shop)
Mug
- Arms Merchant in Weapon store (use any M stone, Light M is bottom)
Sell:
- Dazzling Artwork
- Thunderstorm
- Alluring Ribbon

Tavern:
- Hikari over Castti
Equipment:
- Throne: Ogre's Bane
- Castti: unequip all
- Hikari: optimize + Empowering Bracelet + JP Augmentor
- "Hear a Tale" for Hikari

Go to next map and before boss, item menu:
- Crit M + Crit M (on Hikari)
- Resist M (on Throne)
- Fort L (on Hikari)
- Grape M (everyone above 1800 HP)

Go to NIGHT before bridge to fight Kunzo

Kunzo 11k (Dagger Axe Lightning) Spearmen 5.8k (Sword Bow Fire Dark)
T1:
Throne: AC
Osvald: Staff/Grape M
Partitio: Defend
Hikari: Defend
T2:
Hikari: Divine Dual-Edge x3
Partitio: HHG x4
Throne: Surprise Attack x2 if needed

Jin Mei (Past Hikari duel):
Attack
Attack
Defend
Wild Cut x2
Wild Cut x4

After cutscenes, get:
- Thunder M
- 16k

Go up tower and go to night as you approach top right of stairs
KO encounter: HHG x3 + Divine Dual Edge x2

Menu before Rai Mei, learn skills:
- Throne: Swift Step
- Osvald: Advanced Magic
- Hikari: Abide (+ Enervating Slash if possible)
- Partitio Donate BP + Sidestep
Support skills:
- Throne: LitS
- Osvald: Advanced Magic Master
- Hikari: Latent Power Plus (+ DMD if possible)
- Partitio: Hang Tough + Full Power
(if anyone cannot learn something, just delay menu to after Rai Mei)

After that, do Items menu:
- Nourish L (on Throne)
- Grapes to full
- if Partitio doesn't have Full Power, use a Lychee M on him (will break adds T1 for remaining 50 Latent Points for LP)

Go to NIGHT as you head to Rai Mei

Rai Mei

Rai Mei 55k 7sh (Sword Staff Fire Light) Two Swordsmen 7.5k 3sh (Spear Bow Fire Thunder Dark)
- Rai Mei changes at some HP threshold, maybe 75%, and goes to Thunderclap Stance (Dagger Axe Wind Dark)

if T1 Throne, Partitio:
T1:
Throne: AC Rai Mei (watch cursor)
Partitio: HHB x3
Hikari: Defend (or DDE if shields unlocked)
Osvald: Defend
T2:
Osvald: Staff x3
Hikari: Divine Dual-Edge (or Slowing Sweep if DDE'd last turn)
Throne: AC Rai Mei
Partitio: LP Collect x4 (if next turn Partitio, Throne, then do HHB x4 instead and Collect x3 next turn instead)
T3:
Throne: Surprise Attack x4
Partitio: HHB x3
Hikari: Divine Dual-Edge x4
Osvald: M Stone (Wind M is bottom)

if T1 Partitio, Throne:
T1:
Partitio: HHB x3
Throne: Sword
Osvald: Defend
Hikari: Slowing Sweep
T2:
Osvald: Staff x3
Hikari: Divine Dual-Edge/Slowing Sweep if it missed previously
Partitio: LP Collect x4 (if next turn Partitio, Throne then do HHB x4 instead and Collect x3 next turn instead)
Throne: Armor Corrosive
T3:
Hikari: Divine Dual-Edge x4
Partitio: HHB x3
Throne: Surprise Attack x4
Osvald: M Stone (Wind M is bottom)
Note:
- If Rai Mei went after Osvald/Hikari T1, there's a chance Levinspear puts her first, and she may Unconscious in both scripts. If you have Hikari/Throne Latents, you can often recover by doing bonus damage and/or using Herb of Revival/Poms, but you can also optionally reset the battle. It is rare enough that it is not worth playing around. (Would require Hienka and be turn order dependent.)
- Can optionally skip Osvald's last turn M Stone, but it's a rare range, can finish with Hachimonjigiri or Fireball or stone, etc if she does survive.

Learn skills menu: [or delay to Hikari 5 to do with Castti menu]
- Hikari: learns Enervating Slash + equips Deal More Damage
- Others: all possible skills (if you were short earlier)
(should have everything unlocked now and should aim to KO all battles at night due to LITS bonus)
(my personal estimate is count off 5-6s in a dangerous map, then turn to night to be safe)

TP Wellgrove, start Throne 3
Steal:
- Habit (story NPC above the inn)
- Sharp L + Diffusing Serum (inside inn)
- Shad M + Curious Antique

Go to Path to Mother's Garden and go to night before you turn right for the dagger
KO battle with: Divine Dual Edge x2 + AC/Sword x2 if moth/board
(if you mistime it, just Donate BP x2 into DDE x4 but day battles lose exp/jp)

Get
- Stinging Dagger (hidden path right)
Item menu after getting it:
- Stinging Dagger (on Throne)
- Sharp L nut (on Hikari)

After building cutscene, get
- Lychee L

Go to Mother's Garden and go to night just past archway going to Calming Stone
KO battle with Donate BP x2 -> DDE x4 (defend if needed)

Get:
- Grape Bunch (immediate path left)
- Calming Stone (up and then again hidden path left)

Go to night when you turn upward and start running up near gray chest
KO battle same way

Item menu before Save Point:
- Grape to high ish HP
- Plum Hikari if needed

Go to night before boss - WATCH TURN ORDER T2 + WATCH CURSOR

Mother 42k 6sh (Dagger Bow Ice Light) + Mother's Aide 21k 4sh (Sword Staff Fire Thunder)
T1:
Hikari: Divine Dual-Edge
Throne: (LP AC +) HP Thief MOTHER - if Throne has LP, do LP AC too and Osvald should do T1 Icewind, then Partitio T2 HHB x4
Osvald: Defend
Partitio: Bow x3 MOTHER
T2:
Osvald: Icewind
Throne: AC Mother
Hikari: Divine Dual-Edge x3
Partitio: Defend (or LP HHB x4 if AC is up, then Collect next turn)
T3:
Partitio: LP HHB x4
others: attack
T4:
Partitio: Collect
others: attack

After finishing chapter 3, get
- Silent Bandana (cave northward)

TP Sai, exit and walk mostly to skip encounter (DBP -> DDE x4 if you get)
Get
- Reinforcing Jam
Shadow battle: Surprise x2 + DDE x2 or DBP x2 + DDE x4

S+Q on way to Ku

Start Hikari 5, tavern:
- Castti in over Osvald ("Yes" to interrupt Osvald's chapter for now)
Equipment:
- unequip all Osvald
- optimize Partitio + Calming Stone
- Hikari + Bracelet over Augmentor
- optimize Castti + 2 Bracelets + Silent Bandana
Use inn [need 112k+ going into the town so sell if you spent extra somewhere but should have 118k+]

Talk to Kazan and run into Ku at night
KO battle: LP HHG x4 + DDE x2 + Grape Bunch if needed
(Castti needs 630 JP before Ritsu so force another battle in the castle if you need)

Menu:
Learn skills:
- Castti: Rehabilitate + Sweeping Cleave + Poison Axe
Support Skills:
- Castti: Vigorous Victor + Hale and Hearty
Heal menu:
- Healing Touch everyone to full
Item menu:
- plum Hikari to full SP

Save+Quit behind Save Point before walking toward boss

Go to night before boss

General Ritsu 75k 7sh (Spear Bow Fire Dark) (if someone is KOed T1 or you miss the Collect, redo the fight):
T1:
Throne: LP AC x2 + Reinforcing Jam
Hikari: Slowing Sweep
Partitio: Spear x3
Castti: Defend
T2:
Castti: Concoct Forget-Me-Do + Dark x3
Throne: Surprise Attack x3 or x4
Partitio: LP HHB x4
Hikari: Divine Dual-Edge
T3:
Throne: Surprise Attack x3 or x4
Hikari: Hienka x4
Partitio: Donate BP x3 Hikari
Castti: Poison Axe x1
Hienka-Hikari: DDE x3 or x4
Notes:
- use Surprise x4 on the turn that Throne goes earlier, usually T3
- extremely rare range, just KO with Surprise or something, can also Collect 10k if he survives

If everyone leveled up, then go to next boss. Else, item menu:
- heal HP on all
- heal SP on Hikari
Then go to boss while staying on night

King Mugen 80k 6sh (Spear Axe Thunder Light) (drops pom L btw)
T1:
Throne: AC
Hikari: Slowing Sweep
Partitio: Thunder L
Castti: Defend (or Rehabilitate Hik/Thr if first already)
T2:
Castti: Concoct Light x4
Throne: AC
Hikari: Herb of Valor (on Hikari then Throne, skip if Terrors are 1T or less and do DDE x1 instead)
Partitio: HHB x4
T3:
Throne: Surprise xMAX
Hikari: DDE xMAX
Partitio: LP HHB x4
Castti: Concoct Forget-Me-Do + Darkdelion
Notes:
- extremely rare range if Throne/Hikari are both Terror'd 2+ turns on T2 and Beastlings don't crit enough. If so, can optionally Collect and finish with Hachi/Surprise/Poison.

Shadow Hikari 25k 7sh (Sword Axe Light)
T1: Stout Wall
T2: Aggressive
T3: Aggressive
T4: Aggressive x2 (breaks)
T5: Hienka x4 + Refreshing Jam
(...)
T6: cant move
T7: hear Kazan
T8: hear Rai Mei
T9: hear Ritsu
(10..)
T11: Lychee L
T12: Stout Wall x4 (Shadow Hikari will do Kuraki Tenretsuzan, which should give you Latent)
T13: Aggressive Slash x4 (or delay with Defend/Grape M if no Latent yet)
T14: Divine Dual-Edge x4
Notes:
- Goal is to win with LP. If not, Enshrouded becomes more dangerous. Optimally, you count damage to elongate battle as necessary.
- After the ghost sequence, Shadow Hikari does a normal attack followed by a powerful Kuraki Tenretsuzan, which will give Hikari Latent, but you need to not Defend the attack.

Enshrouded King 98k 10sh (Sword Spear Bow Staff Thunder Wind)

T1:
Throne: LP Armor Corrosive x2 + Shackle/Grape Bunch/Grape M
Hikari: Hienka
Castti: Pom M Partitio
Partitio: (LP if needed) HH Beastlings x4
Hienka-Hikari: Defend
T2:
Hikari: Aggressive Slash xMAX
Castti: Defend
Partitio: (LP if needed) HH Veterans x4
Throne: Free Turn/Surprise
T3:
Castti: Pom S/M/L Partitio
Throne: Surprise xMAX/Free Turn
Partitio: HH Veterans x4
Hikari: Divine Dual-Edge xMAX
Notes:
- Throne Shackles if before Enshrouded or Grape Bunches if in-between. If damage is focused, can Grape M/Refreshing Jam.
- If Hikari doesn't have LP, can try to recover with Throne LP Sword x2 + AC or Concoct Diffusing + Pom but riskier.
- Throne' Free Turn is to recover in case someone was KOed and Partitio needs BP. Goal is HHB x4, HHV x4, HHV x4 plus chip dmg.
- With Hikari's breaking attacks and Hired Help, we need roughly 1k or 6k extra damage depending on if T1 Beastlings had PDef down at time of attack. This damage is made up for with Surprise/DDE on turns. Can also LP/Hienka if you get those.
- If necessary, leave someone KOed for battle and win with whoever survives. Make up EXP/JP later with randoms.

Finish Hikari 5
Steal:
- Stonesplitter (80% nearby NPC)
- PLatinum Hatchet + Pom M + Tough M (65% and 100%s in the tavern)
Tavern:
- Osvald in, Castti out
Equipment:
- Throne - unequip Ogre's Bane
- unequip all Castti
- optimize Osvald + 2 Bracelets
- Hikari - unequip Starsplitter

Go out and buy from item shop:
- 11 Grape M
- 11 Plum M
Then sell for 95k+:
- Curious Antique
- Stonesplitter
- Starsplitter
- Ogre's Bane
- Platinum Hatchet
- Imperial Axe
- Bow of Carnage

TP Crackridge Harbor
Get:
- Kukri
Purchase from Bandelam:
- Battle-Tested Blade

TP Conning, steal:
- Grape Bunch + Pom L (center carpet NPC)
- Sailor's Vest + Octopuff Pot (fisherman)
Enter tavern, steal from two NPCs:
- Crit L + Octopath Bowl
Steal from other tavern NPC:
- Antique Coin + Antique Coin + Gold Ring
Tavern:
- "Hear a Tale" for Osvald to continue Ch3

Talk to 2 NPCs immediately outside
Use
- inn
Talk to 1 NPC by item shop
Enter Guard outpost

Item menu:
- Battle-Tested Blade (on Hikari)
- Crit L (on Hikari)
- Tough Nut M (on Throne)

First random battle vs 3 guards, steal 3 Forbidden Elixirs with any M stone except Fire M + steals, Sword/Spear to KO:
T1:
anyone but Throne: Shadow M
Throne: LP Steal x2 + Steal x1
Hikari: Sword (on one who was stolen already)
Partitio: Spear x3 other one
T2:
Throne: Steal x1 remainder
Hikari: Sword to finish
Osvald: Fireball to finish works too

Get:
- 7200 (hidden room down-right of boss room)

Walk after the chest, flee if battle, and go to night before boss

Stenvar 19k 5sh (Sword Spear Bow Thunder Shadow) + 2 Footmen 3k 3sh (Axe Bow Fire Wind)
T1 (watch cursor, target stenvar):
Throne: AC
Partitio: LP Collect x4
Hikari: Defend
Osvald: Staff
T2:
Hikari: Shinjumonjigiri x3
Throne: HP Thief x3 (delay if you missed initial Collect)

Go to item shop, sell:
- 2 Antique Coins
- 1 Gold Ring
- NOT FORBIDDEN ELIXIR
- Sailor's Vest
- NOT JP Augmentor
- Octopuff Pot
- Octopath Bowl

TP Beasting Bay, boat to get:
- Fortune Wand
(if you get encounter, night DDE x2 or DBP -> DDE x4 KOs, unreliable flees)

Go to night before boss

Battle-Worn Shark 60k 9sh (Spear Dagger Staff Fire)
T1:
Throne: Dagger
Partitio: LP Spear x4
Hikari: Slowing Sweep
Osvald: Defend
T2:
Osvald: Staff x3
Partitio: Donate BP Hikari if terror / Defend
Throne: AC
Hikari: Herb of Valor if terror / Sword
T3:
Throne: HP Thief xMAX
Partitio: HHG x4
Hikari: Shinju x4
Osvald: Thunder M
Notes:
- extremely rare range, finish with Shinju if needed

Item menu:
- Lost Tribe Blade (on Throne)
- Fortune Wand on Osvald
- heal SP on Hikari
- Lyche M Throne to full Latent (TP to Ryu inn if it's not enough somehow)

Enter Curious Nest, walk on land to S+Q
Run to boss, NIGHT just before

Tyrannodrake 145k 10sh (Sword Spear Dagger Axe Bow Staff) (drops Rev Jam)
T1:
Hikari: Defend
Osvald: Staff x2
Partitio: Spear x3
Throne: LP Pom L self, Dagger x4
T2:
Hikari: Hienka x3
Throne: AC
Osvald: Reinforce Hikari
Partitio: LP HHV x4 or HHB x4 if pdef is on
Hienka-Hikari: Shinjumonjigiri x4
T3:
Osvald: Pom L Hikari
Throne: LP Surprise Attack x4
Hikari: Hienka x3
Partitio: HHB x3
Hienka-Hikari: Shinjumonjigiri x4
(if you use Beastlings, you'll be up 15k and can use 15k anywhere)

Go to DAY, walk to Save, then walk to get 1 chest:
- Lost Tribe Bow (bottom left at top of stairs)
Go to night after chest to KO 1 battle (AC + Shinju x2 + LP HHG x4 or HHB x4)
Go back to day
Run to get the remaining 4 chests:
- Decaying Dragon's Essence
- Fang of Ferocity
- Tornado Glaive
- Decaying Dragon's Essence
(if random enc KOs you, just walk from Save Point to LT Bow, go to night, and repeat as above until you're not KOed)

Item menu:
- Fang of Ferocity on Hikari
- Tornado Glaive on Hikari

TP Montwise, start Osvald 3

Enter library
Steal from Margello:
- 2 Thick Tome + Heavy Coin Pouch

Go left to scrut Scholar (98%-100%)
Go down right to scrut Scholar (70-80%)
Go left behind bookshelves to scrut Scholar (84%-96%)

Go down ladder nearby and back to trigger hidden passage scene
Enter Underground Laboratory
Get
- 14k on right
Travel Banter when you run back past initial small stairs
Night before battles

3 Creatures: Donate BP x2 -> Shinju x4

Item menu:
- Fort S on Hikari
- Light S on Throne
- Magic S on Osvald
- Grape to full on party
- Plum Hikari to high SP

Grieving Golem 62k 7sh (Spear Staff Wind Light)
T1
Throne: AC x2
Partitio: LP Spear x4
Hikari: Slowing Sweep
Osvald: Defend
T2:
Osvald: Staff x2
Hikari: Defend
Throne: Healing Grape / Olive / Dagger
Partitio: Donate BP x3 Hikari (skip if no BP sap on Hikari)
T3:
Hikari: Shinju x4
Throne: Surprise x2 if needed

Finish Osvald 4
Exit Montwise, walk to skip the battle

Enter Western Merry Hills and go to night after you pass bridge and start going up steps
KO 1 battle with DDE x2 if flies/drakes or Shinju if Anteater. If monkeys/monkeys with anteater, do DBP x2 -> Shinju x4/Surprise.

Tag Merry Hills
Day, Steal from bottom NPC:
- Crystal Dagger + Obsidian Dagger
Bribe, 3rd option, dont do 2nd option to mug:
- equipment store NPC (10k)

Go to tavern:
- Agnea in over Osvald
Go to left house, Steal:
- Reinforcing Jam + Strengthening Serum + Invig M
Then entreat, 2nd option:
- 3 gold items from Dramatist (in same house)
Get:
- Lychee L

After going back down stairs, purchase
- Platinum Helm (NPC just before the equipment shop)

Shop, sell:
- all gold items up to but excluding Forbidden Elixir
- Axe of Avarice
- Lost Tribe Bow
- Obsidian Dagger
- Crystal Dagger
- Kukri
- Octopath Bowl (at end near Soulstones)
Shop, buy:
- Art of Disguise (onto Hikari now)
Shop, Equipment menu:
- unequip all Partitio
- optimize Agnea + 2 Bracelets

Item menu:
- Invig M on Hikari
- Grape Agnea and others to high HP

Exit Merry hills and save
Get
- Herb of Serenity
Go to night right afterward to KO 1 battle
Use DDE x2 if flies/drakes, else Shinju x2 on Armor Eater/Strong Monkey. Surprise x3 on straggler if needed.
Heal HP on anyone who doesn't level, Hikari needs SP too

Assassins:
- goal is break with HHB x4 + Shinju, then another HHB x3 + Shinju to KO
- Use shinju x1 on leftmost assassin T1 then Shinju x3 on rightmost assasin T2
- Throne should Olive/Heal or AC rightmost Assassin if possible
- retry battle if necessary as all must survive and win. Overkill EXP is nice but not mandatory
- if speed up occurs, topmost assassin may survive but can be KOed with another Shinju
T1:
Throne: AC rightmost
Agnea: Defend
Hikari: Shinju x1 leftmost
Partitio: LP HHB x4
T2:
Throne: Olive/AC rightmost
Agnea: Defend
Hikari: Shinju x3 rightmost
Partitio: LP HHB x4 or HHB x3

TP Delsta, go to tavern, entreat:
- Bewitching Perfume + Grape Bunch (woman outside tavern)
- Fort M + Nourish M
Tavern:
- Osvald over Partitio
- "Hear a Tale" for Agnea
Entreat:
- Theater Ticket
Talk to ticket usher
After show, go left through screen transition, and Entreat first NPC:
- Bewitching Perfume + Lychee M (from woman by Save Point)
After tavern cutscene, go left and back to entreat Apothecary:
- Invig M + Diffusing Serum

TP Cape Cold, exit
Go toward Winterbloom, fleeing all battles

Tag Winterbloom, start Throne 2F
Entreat from Soldier on way to thieves area:
- Fort L

After you go to next screen, item menu:
- Fort L + Fort M + Invig M (all on Hikarki)

Ambush:
- 3 tavern NPCs
Entreat Pickpocket NPC who guards the small house for his first two items:
- Heavy Coin Pouch + Gold Pocket Watch
Bribe same NPC:
- Pickpocket NPC (for 7500 Thieving Tips and Tricks)

Enter snowhare's den
Flee battle and go to night before boss, always target main boss for attacks
Bergomi: AC + Shinju x2 or Shinju x2 + Surprise x2

TP Delsta, allure Woman NPC as you go left
Allure 2 more NPCs

Go to tavern, then theatre. Flee battle. Go to night before boss
La'mani: AC + Shinju x2 or Shinju x2 + Surprise x2

Give over Al's bag to finish quest

TP Wellgrove, get:
- Invig L
Go toward Timberain and turn to night as you start going downward on the steps leftward (after about 5s)
KO night battle with AC/Surprise x2 + Shinju x2 + Lightning Bolt x2 (target non-AC'd/non-Surprise'd one)
Tag Timberain

TP Tropuhopu, start Agnea 3
Entreat above:
- Wooden Sword
Steal above that:
- Fort M + Sailor's Vest
Turn in wooden sword and go to next screen for cutscene, then back to allure Giselle
Finish the chapter

Exit Tropuhopu and menu (all Fort + Invig nuts onto Hikari):
- 2 Fort M + 1 Fort L (on HIkari)
- 1 Invig M + 1 Invig L (on Hikari)

Run toward Nameless Village, fleeing Tropu battle
Go to night in Nameless map and KO 1 battle with Defend -> Shinju x3 (or with Surprise x2 + Shinju x2)
Tag Nameless Village

TP Beasting Bay Harbor
Boat to Nameless Isle
Go to night as you approach water and stay on Night to KO two battles with DDE x2
Stay on Night for boss

Gigantes 50k 9sh (Sword Bow Fire Ice Thunder)
T1:
Throne: AC
Agnea: Pom S/M Hikari
Osvald: Icewind x2
Hikari: Defend/Shinju x4
(range so finish with Surprise/Shinju etc if needed)

Get:
- Finisher's Claws
Steal:
- Vivid Jewel
- Mage's Robe
- Quartz Rod
Scrut
- Georges Lazuli ("How to Decipher Unknown Languages" info)

TP Ryu, start and finish Agnea + Hikari Cross Path 1

TP Sai, start Agnea 4
Entreat:
- Elemental Augmentor (first NPC near statue after initial cutscenes)
Do statue cutscene and enter the first map
Allure:
- Soldier (100%, first NPC after the little boy)

Entreat:
- Cute Shoes (NPC in front of weapon store)
- Champion's Garb (first soldier NPC as you go back toward second map q)

Talk to Laila and go to Dragonridge

Item menu:
- Champion's Garb (on Hikari)
- Mage's Robes (on Osvald)
- Finisher's Claws (on Hikari's slot 2, HP should decrease)

Go to night as you approach corner bend to go down and KO with DDE x2
Go to night before boss

Veronica 60k 6sh (Dagger Axe Fire Ice Shadow)
T1:
Throne: Defend
Agnea: Defend
Osvald: Defend
Hikari: Defend
T2:
Agnea: Dagger x3
Throne: Dagger x3
Osvald: Staff
Hikari: Defend
T3:
Hikari: Shinju x4

TP Merry Hills, start Agnea 5 and will be forced into Day battle
KO battle with Lion Dance Hikari -> Shinju x2 OR Defend -> Shinju x3

Steal:
- Grape Bunch + Lychee L (immediate left)
- Quick Cloak + Ice M (immediate right)

Go to back and Allure Gil
Steal:
- Bewitching Perfume (leftmost NPC near chest)
Entreat:
- Nourish L (same NPC spot)
- Crit L (bottom right blond NPC in crowd)
Get
- Empowering Necklace (top right)
- Resplendant Costume (inside chest before stairs)

Go upstairs and item menu:
- Resplendant Costume (on Agnea)
- Empowering Necklace (on Osvald)
- Crit L (on Hikari)
- Quick Cloak on Throne
- Healing Grapes to max HP

Get:
- 24k (on right stairs)
Save and go to Night before boss

Dolcinaea 58k 6sh (Spear Dagger Bow Thunder Dark) (drops pom L)
T1:
Hikari: Slowing Sweep
Throne/Agnea/Osvald: first does Bewitching Perfume on Osvald, rest Defend
T2:
Throne: Dagger x3
Agnea: Dagger x3
Hikari: Defend
T3:
Shinju x4

Dolcinaea the Star 90k 8sh (Sword Dagger Axe Fire Wind) (drops pom L)
T1:
Throne: Dagger x2
Agnea: Defend
Hikari: Aggressive Slash
Osvald: Fireball
T2:
Agnea: Dagger x3
Osvald: Staff/Fireball
Throne: AC
Hikari: Slowing Sweep
T3:
Hikari: Shinju x4
(if Moonstep goes up before Hikari's turn, Aggressive can miss. This script accounts for one miss, but if two miss, then Osvald must Fireball T2. You can also just use Latents to recover and KO, then use the inn. Also, Moonstep can push Dolci's action up to get an action on T1, ideally, it doesn't affect, but again, you can use Latents or good turn order to recover or just retry the battle.)

Finish chapter
Steal:
- Soldier Spear + Thunder L (from right Soldier)
Entreat:
- Poetry of the Soul + Magic L

TP New Delsta, talk to Veronica

TP Ryu, start Agnea/Hikari Cross 1 and Bribe Yomi
Rotate Day/Night, talk, entreat
Finish chapter

TP Sai, go to right map
Steal:
- Grape Bunch + Pom L (first NPC Merchant in east map)
- Reinforcing Jam (right before Platt's house, slot #2)
Scrut
- Platt's Wife
TP Delsta, talk to Veronica to finish quest

TP Beasting Bay, go to water and Item menu:
- Bodyguard Vantage on Hikari
- Magic L (on Osvald)

Night before whirlpool boss

Scourge of Seas:
T1:
Agnea: Bewitching Perfume self
Hikari: Hienka
Throne: LP Pom M, Sword x4
Osvald: Defend
Hienka-Hikari: Aggressive Slash
T2:
Osvald: Staff x3
Throne: Armor Corrosive
Hikari: Slowing Sweep
T3:
Hikari: Shinju x4

[if Agnea is not Lv35 yet, tag Roque Island and KO night encounter + steal Invig M on the way (Merchant as you reach the split)]

TP Ku, start Agnea/Hikari Cross 2
Enter tavern and Entreat:
- Wine Offering

As you return to main road, Buy:
- 4 Sprightly Bracelets (only used in final Galdera battle)
Entreat:
- Fort M (house in back left)

Next screen, steal from right NPC in trio:
- Ogre's Bane + Crimson Spear + King of Beasts

Challenge the NPC
T1: Abide
T2: Shinju x3 or Defend if he did Heckle
T3: Shinju x4
("Yes" to learn Chimera - DDE will be TWO DOWN PRESSES now)

Go to left hut and Entreat:
- Olive M + Magic M + Dancer's Mask

Go back to front of Ku, entreat bottom right guy:
- Sacred Wood
Talk to Benkei
Go toward Tranquil Grotto (KO night battles after ~5s with DDE x2 or Shinju x2 for Revenants)

Item menu:
- Magic M Osvald
- Fort M Hikari
- Grape M if needed

Enter Tranquil Grotto and get:
- 25k (hidden path right just before Yomi)
Yomi:
T1: Slowing Sweep
T2: Shinju x3
T3: NO TO FORLORN - MASH B
("No" to Forlon Requiem)

TP Winterbloom
Tavern equipment:
- unequip all Agnea
- optimize Castti + 2 Empowering Bracelets
Swap:
- Castti in, Agnea out
"Hear a Tale" for Castti
Get:
- Strengthening Serum
Night before boss

Plukk: Pom M + Shinju x4 target anyone
Finish chapter

TP Sai, start Castti 2S
Flee battle and go to Night as you approach boss
Sandlion: AC/Surprise + Shinju x2

TP Abandoned Village, do Castti 3 with 4/6/4/4 textboxes to mash
Get 12.5k
Flee battle and finish chapter

TP Montwise, start Throne 3F
Night before Father
Father 58k 8sh (Spear Dagger Axe Wind Light)
T1:
Throne: AC
Castti: Concoct Forget-Me-Do + Dark
Hikari: Defend/Chimera Crimson Spear x2

TP Timberain, start Castti 4
Steal:
- Wind L + Light L (left woman)
- Invig L (boy next to her)
Go left to cutscene then right to bribe:
- Soldier (New Equipment for Sale, 3000)
- Remorseful Old Man (bottom right 7500)
Go to tavern

Equipment shop, buy:
- 4 Royal Guards Mail, put two on Castti and Osvald
- Royal Guard's Helm, put on Hikari

Stay on day through whole castle to minimize encounters (KO with DDE x2, walk a bit on top floor to skip second)
Before boss:
- Heal HP
Go to Night before boss

Trosseau 95k 8sh (Spear Axe Ice Shadow)
T1:
Throne: Darkest Night
Osvald: Icewind
Hikari: Spear x2
Castti: Defend
T2:
Castti: Concoct Dark x4
Hikari: Defend
Osvald: Pom M/L Hikari
Throne: AC
T3:
Hikari: Shinju x4
Castti: Concoct Forget-Me-Do + Dark
(don't worry if someone goes down to poison, we don't need the EXP)

Finish Castti 4

Go to night and go right to Bribe nearby NPC:
- Soldier (300 leaves, Thieving Tips and Tricks)
Steal:
- Aegis Mace (from Judge, right of quest NPC)
- Hero's Axe + Empowering Necklace (soldier looking down)

Get top left hidden item:
- Azure Sun Sword
Go to night and talk to quest NPC outside courthouse to complete quest

TP Winterbloom
Steal:
- Brooch of Joy + Thick Tome (brooch is 80% from Melia with Thieving Tips and Tricks)

TP Beasting Bay, run to Totohaha
Equipment menu before town:
- unequip all Castti
- Brooch of Joy (on Osvald over Bracelet)

Recruit Ochette over Castti (pick Mahina)
Steal:
- Dispatches from Beastling Island + Traveler's Bow (nearby Merchant NPC)

TP Conning Creek, start Ochette 2
Equipment:
- optimize Ochette + 2 Empowering Bracelets
Provoke Alpione: Ice M or Thunder M
Flee battle, skip money, and finish chapter

TP Crackridge, start Ochette 2C
Exit and support skill menu:
- Remove Evasive Manuevers
KO night battles with DDE until Buttermeep (Osvald/Throne attack, Ochette captures, Hikari KOs with DDE)

TP Montwise, go to Forsaken Graveyard at night
View monsters:
- cook Buttermeep
In graveyard, capture a 2x Sword All or 2x Axe all monster ("kin V" or "king II")

15% chance Vagrant Ratkin V (1,680 HP) - double slash all (sword); Throne Dagger x2 + Osvald Fireball x2 + Ochette capture
30% chance Vagrant Ratking II (4,560 HP) - double cleave all (axe); Hikari Hachi x1 + Osvald Fireball x 2 + Ochette Capture
(DDE to finish stragglers)

Get Grail of Life (go right of save point on entry, then down and left over bridge)

TP Nameless Village, exit to do a Day capture on Land (can rotate night for 2-3s to speed up encounter rate but quickly change back)

30% chance Island Frogking III (5,376 HP) - Rainbow Shot; Throne AC + Hikari Sword x2 + Capture (or Hikari Sword x3)
(DDE x2 to finish Stragglers, Gator or lone enemy needs shinju)

TP Crackridge
Do inn cutscene then Befriend Pom
Ambush bottom right house guard to get:
- From the Far Reaches of Hell

Go to dungeon in day and Learn skills:
- Ochette: Take Aim + Leghold + Abating Orb
Support skills:
- Heighten Senses
- Evasive Maneuvers

Flee battle
Night before boss

Tera:
T1:
Throne: Dagger x2
Osvald: Staff x2
Ochette: Axe x2
Hikari: Defend
T2:
Hikari: Shinju x4
Ochette: Capture

TP Stormhail, do Ochette 3S
Provoke:
T1: Ratkin or Ratking
T2: Defend
T3: Tera

KO any battle with DDE x2 (skip Reinforcing as it gets extra encounter)
Item menu:
- Grape M to mid HP
- Plum Hikari to mid SP
Night before boss

Glacis 54k 7sh (Spear Dagger Bow Fire)
T1:
Throne: Defend
Ochette: Defend
Osvald: Fireball
Hikari: Spear
T2:
Throne: Dagger x3
Ochette: Bow x3
Osvald: Staff
Hikari: Shinju x3
T3:
Ochette: Capture
others: Defend

TP Totohaha, start Ochette 3

Go to NIGHT before Summit of Strife
KO 3 battles with DDE x2
Night before boss (autoheals you before and after)

Lajackal 96k 7sh (Sword Axe Ice Wind) (drops pom L)
T1:
Ochette: Cataracta x4
Throne: Sword x2
Osvald: Defend
Hikari: Aggressive x2
T2:
Osvald: Icewind
Hikari: Pom M/L self
Throne: AC
Ochette: Abating Orb
T3:
Hikari: Shinju x4

TP New Delsta, start Throne 4
Ambush the NPC and run to Lostseed, KOing battles with Shinju x2 along the way (DDE x2 is too weak)
Tag Lostseed
Steal:
- Forbidden Elixir (from child guard)

Enter Lostseed Castle
Capture an Ettin Snake (5905 HP - double fire all attack):
- if Night, do Hikari Sword x2 + Capture
- if Day, do Hikari Sword x3 + Capture (or AC + Sword x2)
(KO other enemies with DDE x2/Surprise)

Get:
- Shad L (first screen hidden room chest)
Take off EM near boss save point to force capture battle at night until you get the snake
Menu:
- Healing Grape to full HP
- Evasive Manuevers back on
Save and go to night before boss

Claude 68k 9sh (Dagger Axe Staff Thunder Dark) (drops pom L)
T1:
Ochette: Axe x2
Throne: Defend
Osvald: Defend
Hikari: Shad L
T2:
Osvald: Staff x3
Throne: Dagger x3
Ochette: Abating Orb (2 up now - PROVOKE BEASTS IS NOW BOTTOM OF MENU FYI)
Hikari: Slowing Sweep
T3:
Hikari: Shinju x4

Finish Throne 4
Steal:
- Almighty Olive (65%, sometimes 80%)

Equipment menu:
- unequip all Ochette

TP Flamechurch, KO soldier (Throne attack x2 or Hikari attack x1)
Recruit Temenos
- Temenos in, Ochette out
Equipment:
- optimize Temenos + Bracelet + Necklace
- Hikari: Soldier's Spear over Tornado Glaive

TP Canalbrine, start Temenos 2
Talk to 2 story NPCs
Do detective scene in house on water
Go to tavern and coerce top left NPC:
T1: Staff
T2: Staff/Herb of Light
T3: Staff x4
T4: Staff
(if you are blinded, use Herb of Light before continuing)

Save (optional but recommended)

Go to church in Daytime and challenge Divine Protection Cleric:
T1: Abide
T2: Hienka, Slowing Sweep
T3: Chimera Tornado Glaive
("YES" to Divine Protection)

Go to night before Vados: DDE x2 (drops pom L btw) (DDE is TWO DOWN now)

TP Crackridge, start Temenos 3C
Use inn for story
Guide Reiza and go east
Flee battle, get:
- 9.2k
Walk to glowing item and finish chapter

TP Stormhail, start Temenos 3S
Do story segments and enter the Forbidden Shrine

GO TO DAY IN SHRINE - IT USUALLY SETS YOU TO NIGHT

Go to night as you approach the right gray chest and KO battle with DDE x2
Get:
- 15k
Go to night again and KO battle with DDE x2
Go night for boss (for extra EXP/JP, night debuffs are canceled)

Cubaryi 53.5k 5sh (Spear Axe Staff)
T1:
Hikari: Spear
Temenos: Staff x2
Osvald: Staff x2
Throne: Dagger
T2:
Hikari: Shinju x3

TP Abandoned Village, exit and rotate Black Market for Herb shop
Buy:
- 21 Pomegranate Leaf

TP Nameless Village, start Temenos 4
Steal:
- Raging Beast + Pom L (beside item shop)
- Nourish L (beside armor shop)

Buy in armor shop:
- Quartz Robe (onto Hikari now)
Steal:
- Cleaver of Destruction + Crit M (right house guard)
Tavern:
- Castti in, Throne out
Equipment:
- remove EXP Augmentor from Throne
- Elemental Augmentor (over Osvald's Necklace)
- EXP Augmentor on Castti + optimize Castti

Guide:
- Shirlutto
Get:
- Lychee M

Go to Wandering Woods then the Rifted Rock, using DDE x2 to KO Day battles (no Throne for night bonus)
Menu once you enter Rifted Rock, learn skills:
- Castti: Replenish Health + Weak to Poison (all base Apothecary skills)
- Temenos: Mystical Staff + Luminescence + Sacred Shield + Revive
Support skills:
- Castti: Inspiriting Break + Preventative Measures
- Temenos: Resilience + Inner Strength + Evil Ward

In Rifted Rock, KO Day battle with DDE x2
Get:
- Hallowed Rod (as you approach top left stairs, actually go top right to hidden path left)
Then Travel Banter

After cutscene, heal menu:
- Healing Touch/Heal Wounds whole party to full
Items:
- Hallowed Rod (on Osvald)
- 1 Plum (on Hikari, need 32 SP for Shinju)
Save and go to Night before boss

Kaldena (100,000 HP) (8 shields) (weak to Spear Staff Ice Wind)

T1:
Castt: Defend
Osvald: Staff (okay to miss)
Temenos: Staff (okay to miss)
Hikari: Pom M Castti
T2:
Castti: (LP) Concoct Pom + Cleansing + Whimsical + Strengthening + Diffusing
Osvald: Staff x4
Temenos: Staff x4
Hikari: Abide
T3:
Castti: Concoct Forget-Me-Do + Dark
Hikari: Shinju x4

TP Gravell, start Osvald 4
Then go east for mugs

First Mug 9k 4sh (Spear Axe Staff Ice Light)
T1: Advanced Magic
T2: Blizzard
T3: Blizzard
T4: Fire Storm x4

Second Mug 8k 2sh (Thunder Light)
T1: Advanced Magic
T2: Lightning Blast
T3: Fire Storm x4

Item menu to full:
- Grape M/Healing Touch
- Plum/Plum M

Third Mug 9k 4sh (Spear Staff Fire Wind)
T1: Advanced Magic
T2: Fire Storm
T3: Fire Storm
T4: Fire Storm x4

Fourth Mug 4k 7sh (Fire Ice Thunder)
T1: Elem Barrage
T2: Elem Barrage x3

Item menu to full:
- Grape M/Healing Touch
- Plum/Plum M

Fifth Mug 12k 4sh (Sword Dagger Ice) (drops 1 Shadow L btw)
T1: Advanced Magic
T2: Blizzard
T3: Blizzard
T4: LP Fire Storm x4

Enter Duskruin Shrine, KO encounter with DDE x2 (flee isn't guaranteed, same for next screen)
Get:
- 25k (bottom-most chest on right path)

Use Travel Banter after the 25k chest

On next screen, item menu before boss:
- Grape M/Healing Touch to full
- Plum Hikari to 32+ SP
- Reinforcing Jam on Temenos to full Latent if needed
Night before boss

Pre-battle 2 Remnants (drops 2 Shadow L btw)
T1:
anyone: Shadow L
Hikari: DDE x2

Harvey 80k 10sh (Spear Axe Fire Ice Thunder)

Always target Harvey, can get a little dangerous if elemental attacks go badly but should be mostly safe.

T1:
Hikari: Spear (watch cursor)
Castti: Defend
Temenos: Heal Wounds/Staff
Osvald: Fireball
T2:
Castti: Concoct x3 Pom + Whimsical + Strengthening + Diffusing
Osvald: OTM x3
Hikari: Spear x3
Temenos: LP Staff x4
T3:
Castti: Concoct ON HARVEY Forget-Me-Do + Darkdelion (on HARVEY)
Hikari: Shinju x3 ON HARVEY

Finish chapter 4

TP Cropdale
Tavern:
- Ochette in, Temenos out
Equipment:
- optimize Ochette + JP Augmentor + Empowering Necklace
"Hear a Tale" to start O&C Cross 1

Go to Animal Trail
Duoduor: Hikari Hachi x2
Finish cross 1

TP Cropdale, do O&C Cross 2
Go to Animal Trail

Item menu:
- Nourish L: 1 on Castti, 1 on Ochette
- Nourish M: 1 on Castti, 1 on Ochette
- Invig S + Invig M + Invig L on Hikari
- Crit M + Crit L on Hikari
Heal menu:
- Healing Touch Ochette to max HP

Provoke Wriggling Shadow 12k (Sword Dagger Bow Wind Light):
T1: Mahina (can also substitute 2x Sword monster and Defend next turn)
T2: Mahina
T3: Glacis
T4: Shadow L

Creeping Shadow 50k 6sh (Spear Axe Bow Fire Light)
T1:
Hikari: Spear
Castti: Axe x2
Ochtte: Bow x2
Osvald: Icewind
T2:
Hikari: Shinju x3

TP Flamechurch
Tavern:
- Throne and Temenos in over Castti and Ochette
Equipment:
- EXP Augmentor off Castti, onto Throne's empty slot

"Hear a Tale" for T&T Cross 1
Coerce old man: Mystical Staff, Defend, Staff x4
Guide same NPC up to Cathedral area and steal:
- Swift Shield + Imperial Armor + Lychee M (from Ort by entrance)
- Reinforcing Jam (old lady by giant torch's left side)
Finish chapter

TP Conning, start T&T cross 2
Ambush:
- guard (in beach map)
Steal:
- Folded Paper (from body in hut)

TP Gravell, exit
Scrut:
- Merchant (in Western Gravell)
TP Gravell, talk to Alpione twice to complete quests to get:
- Alpione's Amulet

TP Conning Creek, exit
Go down second set of stairs
Go left on beach
Enter Cavern of the Sun and Moon, flee battles
Finish cross chapter by rotating day and night and checking floor

TP New Delsta
Tavern:
- Partitio in, Temenos out
"Hear a Tale" for P&O Cross 1

Go to tavern
Go to tavern again to purchase:
- Metalworking Tool
Go up to purchase:
- Mirror
Go between shops to buy:
- Precision Lens
Go to center square to hand over items to Regulus and finish the chapter

TP Beasting Bay, go to Roque Island
Tag Roque, start Partitio 4
Ambush guard just above you, get:
- Lychee L
- 39,800
- 3 Rejuvenating Jams
(last chest is Magic L so skip it)
Go up to cutscene at the headquarters

Go down to equipment shop and scrut:
- Merchant (20% inside equipment shop, reload if necessary)
Steal:
- Aegis Sword + Platinum Hatchet + Knight's Helm (same NPC)
Get:
- Empowering Necklace (hidden item by statue)

Enter factory, KO encounters with DDE x2
Get:
- 24.5k
Use Travel Banter twice
Go to night before boss (autoheals you just beforehand)

Steam Tank Obsidian 70k 8sh (Spear Bow Shadow)
T1:
Hikari: Defend
Partitio: LP HH Vets x4 (2 up now - DO NOT CLICK ASSASSINS)
Throne: AC Steam Tank Obsidian
Osvald: Grape Bunch/Olive M/Herb of Light
T2:
Hikari: Shinju x3
Partitio: Collect x2
Throne: Steal
Osvald: Defend
T3:
Osvald: Staff (can do on previous turn if steal/collect/dialogue happen)
(if people are KOed, it is fine as long as money was obtained, and we're always autohealed after too)

Hire Roque and finish the chapter

TP Montwise, start P&O Cross 2
Go left in library to complete quest (Procuring Peculiar Tomes)
Rotate Night and go right to complete quest (From the Far Reaches of Hell)

Go up to the top room, then right to face thugs
Thug set 1: DDE x2
Thug set 2: DDE x2 (drops pom M)

Mug the Moneylender 8k 3sh (Dagger Axe Thunder Light) (can sub other 3 normal L too)
T1: Light L
T2: Thunder L

Finish the chapter to unlock Journey for the Dawn

TP Oresrush, go to the campfire in the marked map west
Start the Journey for the Dawn - DDE x2 on battle

TP Flamechurch
Item menu:
- Rejuvenating Jam or Lychee M + L Hikari for full Latent if needed (we want to preserve Reinforcing)

Arcanette 150k 8sh (Spear Axe Ice Thunder)
T1:
Throne: Ice M (or Ice L)
Partitio: LP Spear x4
Hikari: Spear x2
Osvald: Icewind
T2:
Hikari: Hienka
Throne: AC
Partitio: Donate BP x3 Hikari
Osvald: Defend
Hienka-Hikari: Shinju x4

Formation:
- Temenos in, Partitio out

Flee encounters
Go to cathedral's torch and go up the stairs just past the save point
Use mirror

TP Totohaha, go to Tomb of the Warden Beasts
"NO" when it asks if you want to proceed to boss
Formation:
- Castti + Ochette in, Temenos + Osvald out

Grotesque Monster 120k 7sh (Axe Bow Ice Light)
T1:
Throne: AC x2
Hikari: Divine-Dual Edge
Castti: Defend
Ochette: Defend
T2:
Castti: Concoct Light x4 (WATCH CURSOR)
Ochette: Bow x3
Throne: Attack
Hikari: Defend
T3:
Hikari: Shinjumonjigiri x4 (CURSOR again)

Walk until statues glow and use Cloudy Mirror

TP Ku, formation back:
- Temenos and Osvald in, Ochette and Castti out

Go to Tranquil Grotto, fleeing battles as usual
Just before cup stairs, one statue will light up, so Formation:
- Agnea over Throne

Menu:
Learn skills:
- Agnea: Peacock Strut + Sweeping Gale + Stimulate + Dagger Dance (+BG if possible)
Support skills:
- Agnea: TSGO + EE + HW + IaI (so all possible, though Hard Worker is the main important one)

Equipment:
- Empowering Necklace on Partitio
- Alpione's Amulet on Hikari over Fang of Ferocity
- Temenos, remove Art of Disguise
- Agnea gets Knight's Helm + Imperial Armor + 2 Bracelets
- Ochette gets Art of Disguise

Use Cloudy Mirror

TP Crackridge, Formation:
- Partitio in over Agnea
Go to Fellsun Ruins
Approach statues until they light up and use Cloudy Mirror

TP Delsta port
Slow boat to Vidania

Formation main party:
- Throne and Ochette IN, while Osvald and Temenos OUT
Optionally save and go up stairs to boss

Vide Phase One 200k 10sh (Sword Axe Staff Thunder Light) with a tentacle add
Wriggling Tentacle 20k 4sh (Spear Axe Bow Ice Light)
T1:
Throne: AC x2 (on main body)
Ochette: Provoke 4 Sword/Axe Beasts
Partitio: Defend
Hikari: Defend
T2:
Hikari: Shinjumonjigiri x3 (on tentacle)
Partitio: HHM x2
Throne: Forbidden Elixir Hikari
Ochette: Abating Orb
T3:
Hikari: Shinjumonjigiri x4

Vide Phase Two 250k 10sh (Sword Dagger Bow Wind Light) w/ two arms
Wicked Right Arm 70k 4sh (Fire Thunder Light Dark), has notably higher pdef
Wicked Left Arm 70k 5sh (Sword Axe Bow Staff)

[You can use 1 Almighty Olive or 1 Grail of Life, but ideally, you save the other one for Galdera Phase Two to make it safer.]

T1:
With weaker party, use Grape Bunches/Heal Wounds x2/Concoct Grape+ or even Almighty Olive if arms go back to back. Wait for turn to line up with Ochette.
(rotate to 1st party)
Ochette: Defend
Others: heal/rotate (Grape Bunch/Almighty Olive/Heal Wounds/Concoct Grape++)
T2:
Ochette: Provoke Beasts x5: Sword/Axe Beast 3 times, Ettin Snake 2 times
Throne: LP Disguise Partitio, HHV x3
Partitio: HHV x4
Hikari: Grape Bunch/Refreshing Jam/Grape M/Rotate
[here, the arms will have cursed you]
T3:
(rotate to first party)
Keep throwing Jams/Grape Bunches to stall a turn
T4:
Throne: AC x2
Ochette: Provoke x4 Island Frogking III (breaks)
anyone: Forbidden Elixir Hikari
T5:
Hikari: Hienka x3
Hienka-Hikari: Shinjumonjigiri x4

Notes:
- Temenos Grape Bunch is stronger due to Resilience (1170 HP) so it's a smidge more optimal if he can throw
- everyone must gain EXP and JP from the battle so Olive/Revive before KOing if needed

TP Wellgrove
Equipment:
- unequip all Throne
- unequip all Osvald
- unequip all Temenos
- unequip all Agnea
- Temenos, equip 2 Sprightly + Quick Cloak
- Osvald, equip 2 Sprightly + Swift Shield + Fortune Wand
- Castti, optimize + 2 Empowering Bracelet + Silent Bandana
- Throne, optimize + 2 Empowering Bracelet + Stinging Dagger
- Partitio, optimize + 1 Empowering Bracelet + 1 Empowering Necklace
- Ochette, optimize + 2 Empowering Necklace
Remove weapons for:
- Castti/Ochette/Partitio/Throne (leave Dagger on Throne and main weapons for Osvald/Hikari)

Learn skills:
- Agnea: Sealticge's Seduction
- Temenos: Prayer to the Flame + Aelfrics's Blessing

Optionally save before selling
Sell:
- all gold items NOT FORBIDDEN ELIXIRS
- all weapons, armor, shields, and accessories

Hire:
- Chivalry NPC below you (4800 leaves, 20% off when using Hired Help)

Use inn
Swap Castti in, Healing Touch Castti to full HP
[Characters who need full Latent: Throne/Hikari (Partitio gets it automatically too)]

Formation:
- Hikari
- Agnea
- Temenos
- Osvald
[Phase 2 party should have around 5800+ HP each, give or take a bit. Phase 1 HP doesn't matter.]

TP Roque Island
Item shop, buy:
- 9 Diffusing Serum (should have 11, buy more if needed)
- 9 Strengthening Serum (should have 11, buy more if needed)

TP Beasting Bay Anchorage
Boat in day toward Galdera's island
Get:
- Leviathan's Greatbow

Save before Galdera
Go to night before Galdera

(For Galdera Phase 1, Hikari needs 200+ SP and 530+ crit [should have 581+ with BT Blade and a spare Invig M in inventory too]. T1 turn order requires being able to get Sealticge into Divine Protection x4, else reset the battle until you get the turn order.)

Galdera Phase One 600k 8sh>16sh (Dagger Axe Staff Thunder Light) w/ three souls
Screaming Soul 60k 5sh (Spear Axe Bow Ice Wind)
Wailing Soul 60k 5sh (Sword Axe Bow Wind Light Dark)
Raging Soul 60k 4sh (Axe Staff Ice Wind Light), also notably high speed and pdef

[Reset if bad turn order - Hikari Forb Elixir self and others Attack topmost soul (tap down once). Turn order must be Osvald/Temenos outspeed Agnea and then Hikari either gets Hienka off without Sealticge followed by Divine Protection x4 or DP x4 outright]

T1:
Osvald/Temenos: Rev Jam Agnea first, then Forbidden Elixir Hikari
Hikari: Hienka Eye (tap left once, skip if Sealticge went off first)
Agnea: Sealticge x4 on Hikari
Hienka-Hikari: Divine Protection x4
T2:
Hikari: Divine Protection x3
Osvald/Temenos: Pom L Hikari, then Plum M Hikari
Agnea: Defend
T3:
Agnea: Stimulate x4 Hikari
Hikari: Chimera x3 Leviathan Greatbow
Temenos: Aelfrics Agnea
Osvald: Staff x4
Aelfrics-Agnea: Rev Jam Temenos
T4:
Agnea: Lion Dance Hikari
Hikari: [free turn - could optionally plum self or even Rev Jam Osvald to save a Decaying Dragon Essence]
Osvald: Defend
Temenos: Aelfrics Hikari
Aelfrics-Agnea: Forbidden Elixir Hikari
Aelfrics-Hikari: Divine Protection x3
T5:
Osvald: Decaying Dragon Essence/Staff x4
Hikari: Shinju x4
Agnea: Song of Hope
Temenos: Defend
Aelfrics-Agnea: Pom L Hikari
Aelfrics-Hikari: Shinju x4
T6:
Temenos: Reinforcing Jam Hikari
Hikari: Shinju x4
Agnea: Defend
Osvald: Defend
Aelfrics-Hikari: Shinju x3

Phase 2 can use from 420k to 507k, but if you go slower and make sure to have ruffians and use Vets more than Assassins and delay assassins when possible so Partitio uses them and turn order isn't bad, it isn't that hard to do consistent ish 420k or even 390k P2 battles. 507k is extremely high end and safe, and we should have more than that going in based on the route.

(For Galdera Phase 2, need 460k+ and ideally 1 or 2 safety L Stones)

Galdera Phase Two 250k 99sh>50sh>22sh>20+2sh (Spear Dagger Bow Ice) w/ three appendages
[the 99 shields have invincibility until all three appendages are defeated and the core takes a turn to unlock and set to 20 shields but gains 2 shields per turn and will have 22 shields on following turns. After unbreak, it will set to 22 shields and continue at 22 shields.]

Abyssal Maw 150k 9sh (Sword Spear Axe Bow)
Blade of the Fallen 150k 9sh (Fire Ice Thunder Wind Light)
Sundering Arm 150k 9sh (Sword Dagger Axe Fire Light)

We can't predict what the enemy will do, so I'll outline the general strategy here and then go over tips. FYI, Maw is the most dangerous with its triple spells, so prioritize it, but Blade can be troublesome as well with its physical power.

We assume Throne goes first since she has so much more speed. Shackle Blade reduces its damage, then BP up Castti so she can do full power concocts for basically the rest of the battle. Partitio wants to set up Ruffians, while Ochette either breaks T1 or T2 depending on turn order (use Provoke Beasts with the 2x Sword or Axe monster you captured).

After Ochette, breaks, keep using HH Veterans (or Assassins if you need to heal), then Ochette should break the Blade with Ettin Snake, then rebreak Maw and Arm again with same beasts. Castti should keep castting BP/Grape/Warding/Whimsical/other concocts to fuel BP, and Disguised Throne/Partitio should use HH. (If you get the option, have Partitio use HHA if possible as he saves more money with Chivalry than Throne. But always use HHA if you need to heal; it's often worth it even if it's tiny damage since we don't want to waste Concoct Grape on it if possible)

If HHA can't be used, then Concoct Grape or even a Grail of Life/Almighty Olive could be used. Any jams like Rejuvenating Jams are free to use too.

You'll usually want to HH Ruffians x4 once more as well before going for the HH finish on the appendages. Example starting script:

T1:
Throne: LP Pom L Castti + either Shackle Foe Blade or Reinforce Self (if you know you can get Ruffians off before Blade or can break Maw + Arm before their turns, then Reinforce is better)
Castti: LP Concoct x4 Pom + Pom/Grape/Cleansing/Warding + Pom/Grape/Cleansing/Warding + Diffusing + Strengthening
Partitio: HH Ruffians x3/LP HH Ruffians x4
Ochette: Defend [if early in turn order and has BP, can also break both appendages T1 instead]
T2:
Ochette: Provoke Beasts x4 Sword/Axe Beast five times, Ettin Snake once
Throne: Disguise x4 Partitio
Partitio: HHA x4
Castti: Concoct Pom + other stuff depending on what's needed (edef, HP, Pom, etc)
T3:
Partitio: HHV x4/HHA x4
Throne: HHV x4/HHA x4
Ochette: Provoke Beasts x5 Ettin Snake
Castti: Concoct Pom/etc
T4:
Throne: HH Ruffians x4
Partitio: HHV x4/HHA x4
Ochette: Provoke Beasts x5 Sword/Axe Beast
Castti: Concoct Pom/etc
T5:
[After Maw/Arm go down, Blade will soon follow and may not always need you to break, but Ettin Snake can break easily too if desired until it changes shields. Blade weakness set 2 is Spear Dagger Axe Bow Staff so just use Vets, three will always land on weakness, unless you need to heal with HHA]
[It'll mainly be the same combination: Provoke Beasts + Concoct + 2 HH each turn usually]

After all three parts go down, the Core of Galdera will still be Invincible. Do NOT attack and don't mess with turn order (want as many characters after the Core as possible). If Throne/Partitio have empty turns, they can Sidestep, but if Castti/Ochette have empty turns while Invincible is still up, they can use Poms or Jams to prepare party.

After the Core of Galdera takes a turn, it unlocks Invincible so use Decaying Dragon Essence, HH Ruffians/HH Assassins, or possibly Provoke Beasts but want to break at the start of a new turn, so Ochette should usually defend, then do max Provoke Beasts with Rainbow Shot x6.

Ochette's rainbow frog 6 times averages 18 to 24 shields so will want to defend with her OR Defend with Castti and bring Ochette up. Merchants should Ruffians or Assassins to chip shields - Throne will want to Disguise again as well if it runs out but can also Armor Corrosive beforehand if desired.

Break Core of Galdera and do pdef down HH Veterans (or Assassins if you need to heal), then Ochette can do Leghold. If Leghold is up, then Cataracta x4 or LP Howl or L Stone (we need Edef leaving break so use Cataracta if Castti wasn't able to Concoct a Warding, otherwise LP Howl has more damage unless there's a lot of pdef down already). Castti can do Concoct Warding, or if edef is up, she can do L Stone.

Note: You MUST have Edef up leaving break for Galdera's main core, otherwise the fight becomes a LOT riskier. Even though he removes buffs, that at least eats up one of his actions too, which makes it safer as well.

After the main body of Galdera unbreaks, it may occasionally wipe buffs or even knock a traveler out. You can use any Olives/Grails/Almighty Olives to revive people and BP up and go for break/KO again. Use Decaying Dragon Essence, Provoke Beasts Rainbow Shot, HHA x4, etc.

Worst case scenario, the team can often tank through a round of Galdera's attacks, esp if there's characters inbetween his actions to help heal up with Jams or HHA's, etc.

Castti should still be Concocting almost every turn unless she needs to help break. Then continue and repeat for the KO. Example (but turn orders may vary and you'll need to adapt a bit):

T6:
Throne: HHV x4 [KOs Blade so all appendages are defeated]
[Galdera unlocks invincible]
Ochette: Defend
Partitio: HHA x4
Castti: Concoct BP/etc
T7:
Ochette: Provoke Beasts x4 Rainbow Shot x6 [breaks]
Throne: Disguise x4 Partitio
Partitio: HH Ruffians x4
Castti: Concoct BP/Warding/etc
T8:
Partitio: HHV x4
Throne: HHV x4
Ochette: Leghold x3
Castti: L Stone
T9:
[Galdera unbreaks and heavily damages party]
Ochette: Defend
Throne: loses turn due to darkness
Castti: Concoct BP/etc
Partitio: HHA x4
T10:
Ochette: Provoke Beasts x4 Rainbow Shot x6 [breaks]
Throne: Disguise x4 Partitio
Partitio: HH Ruffians x4
Castti: Defend
T11:
Castti: Concoct BP/Warding/etc
Partitio: HHV x4
Throne: HHV x4
Ochette: Cataracta x4
T12:
[Galdera unbreaks and heavily damages party and KOs Ochette]
Throne: HH Ruffians x3
Castti: Almighty Olive
Partitio: HHA x4
T13:
Ochette Provoke Beasts x2 Rainbow Shot x4
Castti: Decaying Dragon Essence
Partitio: Rejuvenating Jam Throne (she can't get Latent when disguised but can still get HP SP BP)
Throne: HHA x4 [breaks]
T14:
Throne: HHV x3
Ochette: L Stone
Partitio: HHV x3 [KOs]

After battle, TP Oresrush and go to campfire to start the credits. GG.

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Extra section for myself or anyone interested:

Overall:
The lack of A Step Ahead actually made this a very enjoyable challenge run, so I recommend it for anyone interested. If you want to try this route, it's also very consistent (even the bad fights have high win rates, so you're likely to get through within a similar timeframe). Route-wise, I'd probably compare it most to the Galdera run in the first game for how we ramp up to defeat a powerful final boss with the whole team contributing. There's also a lot more interaction with bosses and enemies mechanically, including a lot of strats you don't see in other runs, like Bewitching Perfumes, Provoke Beasts spam, etc.

Backup nuts and future ideas:
- Fort S in Sai/Cape Cold entreat/steals and scrut in Ryu
- Crit L in Roque
- Invig S in Wellgrove
- Vivid Jewel + Invig M (Roque Island Merchant as you reach the split running from the boat)
- Break Bedrock in Crackridge
- could skip some Crit nuts and just use Slowing Sweep on free P1 turn with Hikari. Need to crit Raging Soul though so need about 490+ crit still though.
- Giant Shield from Bandelam or Bribe upgraded shop in Roque tavern to put onto Agnea for less speed P1 (slow and 20.5k loss though)
- extra money Sai Curious Antique steal in Castti 2 or Ambush quests in Delsta/Stormhail

grape bunches (have enough now but leaving as backup notes):
- tropuhopu floating theater - mayor grape bunch + silver pouch day or night, steal or entreat
- montwise arena - pom M + grape bunch
- merry hills shrine entrance apothecary - jam + herb elixir + grape bunch night only entreat
chests:
- abandoned church
- sand lion's den
- nameless isle

Other ideas to test:
- galdera p2 Throne LP Shackle + Disguise x2, though I dislike as want Castti to have BP in case of Terror and need Cleansing leaf with poms and warding. But it could maybe be experimented more with as it lets Disguise wear off at a more convenient time usually.
- similarly, vide could maybe use a better party setup and strat.
- other money ideas like ambushing two women in delsta/stormhail for quest rewards and skipping an encounter chest perhaps or routing out an 80% or lower steal. Also prob want to reduce number of steals in wellgrove a tiny bit?
- chimera on more bosses?
- reroute bodyguard vantage trips, ex, throne 4 sewer talk to Veronica or so
- cropdale Ambush Drunk Aristocrat (lv8)? and skip mug + stone?

Alpione Amulet thoughts:
- it is possible to skip Alpione's Amulet and just use Fang + Finisher for phase 1 Hikari. We would need to throw a stronger weapon like Eclipse Edge (350+) or Lost Tribe Blade (380+), then on Hikari's free turn BP up Osvald to break with Staff x4 to skip the Decaying Dragon essence. Money would need to be rechecked as we would save 30-45k vs Tyranno but lose money from not selling the items inside and such.
- then for phase 1, you need significant bonus damage on Galdera, using multiple max boost attacks and possible stones or extra damage from Temenos and Osvald. Similarly, Vide is much more annoying, needing more precise damage and buffs/debuffs. Overall, Alpione is quick to pick up for the power it gives, but if you want to ban it, Fang is an option since we get it already.

Example Fang of Ferocity strat for p1 (weapons can be swapped around if you have others of similar power, the two gravity lance is obtained by bribing the Roque Island tavern NPC for upgraded items and buying two for 60k each):
T1:
Temenos/Osvald: Pom L Agnea first, then Hikari
Hikari: Hienka if before Agnea, else Divine Protection x4
Agnea: Sealticge Hikari
Hienka-Hikari: DP x4
T2:
Hikari: DP x3
Temenos/Osvald: Rejuvenating Jam Hikari, then Rotten Meat Hikari (Rotten Meat can be bulk stolen at Lost Seed but you can also use Ancient Cursed Talisman)
Agnea: Defend
T3:
Agnea: Stimulate x4
Hikari: Chimera x4 Cleaver of Destruction (304 patk axe, does ~61k to Raging which is tankiest)
Osvald: Staff x4
Temenos: Aelfrics Agnea
Aelfrics-Agnea: Pom L Temenos
T4:
Agnea: Lion Dance Hikari
Hikari: Pom L Osvald
Osvald: Defend
Temenos: Aelfrics Hikari
Ael-Agnea: Rev Jam Hikari
Ael-Hikari: Rev Jam Temenos
T5:
Osvald: Staff x4 (breaks)
Temenos: Aelfrics Temenos
Agnea: Song of Hope
Hikari: Chimera x2 Gravity Lance
Ael-Temenos: Free turn/Pom L Osvald
Ael-Agnea: Song of Hope
Ael-Hikari: Chimera x2 Gravity Lance
T6:
Agnea defend
Temenos: Plum M Agnea
Osvald: L Stone/free turn
Hikari: Chimera x4 Forbidden Bow
Ael-Temenos: Rev Jam Hikari
Ael-Hikari: Chimera x3 Eclipse Edge
T7:
Agnea: Sealticge x4 Hikari
Hikari: Chimera x4 Lost Tribe Blade
Temenos/Osvald: Defend
Ael-Temenos: Reinforce Hikari
T8:
Tem/Osvald: Staff x4 (break)
Hikari: Hienka x1
Agnea: Lion Dance Hikari
Hie-Hikari: Chimera x3 Ogre's Bane
T9:
Hikari: Chimera x4 Lockpick
[Vide would also need a new strat, but that's a lot simpler, you'll just need more turns doing Shinjumonjigiri's and HH Veterans/Assassins, L Stones, etc to cover the extra damage from Alpione. The battle may be a bit riskier though so you could opt to do Sealticge -> Divine Protection x4 strats on Vide as well while Ochette breaks. Make up the money by stealing random stuff around but gain time not needing forbidden elixirs or the Alpione quest. That said, it is still worse and should only be done if you want to restrict yourself further.]

Champ Belt thoughts:
- it would allow us to skip Fang of Ferocity and all of Tyrannodrake's lair (Curious Nest), but we lose damage at pretty much every boss and random encounter for the remainder of the run, and the little time adds up (unsure the precise time loss vs time gain and unsure how to measure without redoing from scratch). We could maybe skip some Crit nuts, but we still need some for Galdera phase 1 since we need to crit with Finisher's to do the damage we need (and cannot equip Champ Belt for Galdera)
- Yurinas is also a huge issue. Hikari misses even after defeating Enshrouded King, and he can't survive without better armor either (Tempest Amulet or a bit more HP armor). Early Yurinas can be defeated by level 1 Castti using Sleep + Poison, but it takes 2m18s approximately which is a huge timeloss and not worth it imo (you get a Reinforcing Jam reward too but still isn't worth).
- One possibility is a hybrid strat for Castti using Sleep, Poison, Weak to Poison, then after chipping poison and breaking, then doing a physical attack like Poison Axes to finish. But then we lose animation time and castting time to setting up Weak to Poison plus need a strong axe earlier.
- Overall, I didn't think it was worth it, but it's an idea to revisit for the future. That said, even getting it, it won't be that useful for galdera because we still would probably want Alpione + Finisher for maximal damage.

Chimera damage notes:
- x1 unboosted starsplitter (296 patk) wasn't enough KO the souls but x3 was
- x3 leviathan greatbow (296 patk, same) was enough to KO the souls too (65k-66k on the Raging Soul)
- x1 unboosted Eclipse Edge (352 patk) chimera attack KOed the souls (65k on the Raging Soul too)
- Lost Tribe Blade (386 patk) recommended if banning Alpione's Amulet strats

Routing Decisions Explanation:

We start with Throne because she has a fast-ish chapter 1 with decent money and is a useful longterm character due to her night buff and Life in Shadows support skill. After her, Osvald is recruited as he's the only one able to access Evasive Manuevers. Then we move on to other characters like Partitio and Hikari, who become our main damage sources.

Chapter-wise, we aim for Partitio 3 early as the department store unlocks Empowering gear, which makes the run safer (without A Step Ahead, the enemies/bosses get a lot of attacks in, compared to normal runs). Along the way, we unlock the Boat to get the EXP Augmentor (and already get JP Augmentor early, along with Brooch of Joy much later). Afterwards, we focus on Hikari chapters as it unlocks BT Blade + Shinjumonjigiri, which is our primary DPS.

After Hikari chapters, we do Agnea as she unlocks Bodyguard Vantage and a lot of Fortifying Nuts via Entreat to power up Hikari. Most of the other chapters are done to obtain things we need or want - Mother's chapter is done early for anti-terror gear against Mugen and Battle-Worn Shark, Ochette wants a monster from Throne's final dungeon so she's brought along, Osvald wants a strong staff from Temenos' final dungeon before doing his own chapters, Castti is brought to some bosses to cancel their 1 HP locks, etc.

DPS-wise, we start with Hired Help and transition to Shinjumonjigiri, though we use auxiliary damage too, such as Scholar spells (esp for Osvald's mugs), Soulstones, or Throne's Surprise Attack. Lastly, Galdera is saved for the end not only because he's the strongest but also because we need the JP from Vide to unlock the divines necessary to defeat him more consistently (still not completely consistent though).

For those curious, many bosses are nontrivial in the run, but particularly troublesome ones include Vide Phase 2, Thurston, Galdera Phase 2, and Shadow Hikari in no particular order (though perhaps Vide Phase 2 can be considered the worst). Many others can still go wrong but either have a much higher win rate or are not as punishing to retry (such as Galdera Phase 1, Rai Mei, Dolcinaea, Mugen, etc).