BbSFM HD (Ventus): Any% (Beginner) (Grinding Route) Notes

Land of Departure
- Partially use Flame Salvo Shotlock (11) for 1st and Last Phases
- Normal strats for 2nd Phase

Dwarf Woodlands
- Head into stupid Find the Dwarfs Mini-Game
- Climb straight up to get Mini
- Use Aqua D-Link while falling, hit the Flood, use Blizzara to try to aim towards the box and kill the Flood, then use Flame Salvo
- Go further up, use Thundara on Floods to fill up the command bar, then use "Finish" on the jumping box
- Break open the box right of the chest to the right that's slightly moving with a full combo, Blizzara, and Thundara
- Break open the next box up ahead to the left with Finish without getting too close
- Fill up the command bar until finish is ready, get on the tracks next to the last box, then use Finish at the right spot
- If you miss the cycle or didn't break both the mine cart and last box, then use Flame Salvo on the last box
- Menu: Sliding Dash -> Quick Blitz
        Mini -> Aero
- Go to the Cottage and get the Fire Chest in the backyard
- Open the Shimmering Crystal chest next to Snow White, then talk to her
- When the Escort starts, go to the left of the first tree, do 2 hits to a Flood when it spawns, use Mini, then walk over them
- Use Strike Raid at the right spot when the Red Hot Chilis spawn, then finish them off with attacks
- When the Scrapper spawns in front of Snow White, kill it immediately, then press [] + X when White Calm pops up
- Use Mini when the 3 Floods spawn and walk over them to make Snow White move on
- After the 2 Scrappers spawn, use Strike Raid in the right spot to hopefully stun them, then [] + X for White Calm
- When the 2 Trees awaken, stand in front of Snow White for a second, let her move on, then [] + X for White Calm again
- Use Mini on the 2 Red Hot Chilis, then use Strike Raid + Sliding Dash on the last 2 Floods to finish the Escort
- Re-enter the forest to fight Mad Treant
- Start with Flame Salvo, combo him to death until shotlock is ready again

Castle of Dreams
- Jump up to Cinderella's Room
- Moogle Shop: Sell: Quick Blitz and Mini
               Buy:  Fire x5 and Cure x1 (650 Munny needed)
- Enter the Mousehole, kill the 2 Floods, then quickly jump, lock-on, and use an aerial attack
- Get the Pink Thread to your left, then jump down to the right to get a Fleeting Crystal chest
- Sliding Dash to the White Sash, then use the Terra D-Link and Sliding Dash to the White Button
- Pick up Pink Fabric on the ground
- Menu: Aero -> Sliding Dash
        Cure -> Empty
		Fire -> Strike Raid
		Fire -> Empty
        Equip Treasure Trove
- Use the Aqua D-Link and kill all waves of Unversed
- If you didn't get Aqua's D-Link to LV1 while finding the Dwarfs, then get on the Yarn and kill Unversed until you get it?
    - (Haven't tested this yet to see if it's faster than trying your luck with only using Blizzara, Thundara, and attacking.)
- Re-enter Mousehole
- Menu: Fire -> Aero
        Fire -> Cure
		Fire -> Fire (LV2)
		Fire -> Fire (LV2)
- Kill all of the Unversed again
- Re-enter the Mousehole
- When you get to Level 6 and 110 EXP until Level 7, pick up the White Lace on the couch
- Menu: Meld Cure + Aero + Fleeting Crystal = Cura (Attack Haste)
			 Fire + Fire + Shimmering Crystal = Fira (Fire Boost)
			 Fire + Fire + Shimmering Crystal (if you have it) = Fira (Fire Boost)
			 Fire + Fire + Shimmering Crystal (if you have it) = Fira (Fire Boost)
        Sliding Dash -> Empty
        Strike Raid -> Empty
        Fira -> Empty or Fire
        Keep Fire or Fira -> Empty or Fire
- Moogle Shop: Buy: Sleep x4 (400 Munny needed)
               Sell some items if you don't have 400 Munny
- If your D-Link gauge is not full, then kill a Flood to restore the D-Link gauge
- If Aqua's D-Link is Level 2, then go place a Mine Square to the left of Lucifer, Blizzara, Magnera, then finish off with Magic Volley
- Finish him off with commands if he's not defeated after Magic Volley

Enchanted Dominion
- Go to the Forced Goon Fight (Aqua D-Link)
- Right path to Blue Warp, then straight path into Orange Warp
- After the 1st part of the Maze, go right and jump to the Fleeting Crystal chest
- Use Fira on the Goons, open the Fleeting Crystal chest, then Sliding Dash to the Tornado Strike chest
- Wait to take Yellow Warp, then the Red Warp on the left path
- Examine Aurora's Heart, then fight Maleficent
- Use the shotlock when she does her Lightning DM and her Sleep DM.
- When you enter the Firestorm command style, then either Flame Salvo again or just attack her.

World Map
- Menu: Sleep -> Sliding Dash
        Sleep -> Strike Raid
        Sleep -> Fira
        Sleep -> Fire or Fira

Vanitas I
- Let Vanitas kill you in 1st Phase. After Mickey arrives, spam Sleep and hit him when he's at 1 HP.

Radiant Garden (Part 1)
- Go to the next area and try to get an Abounding Crystal from Mandrakes with the Snow White D-Link
- Leave world through Front Doors

Castle of Dreams (Grinding)
- Moogle Shop: Sell: Tornado Strike, any Binds, and Sleep x4
			   Buy:  Binding Strike x3 and Magnet x4
- Menu: Meld Sliding Dash + Strike Raid + Abounding Crystal = Payback Raid (EXP Walker)
		Binding Strike -> Empty
		Binding Strike -> Empty
		Binding Strike -> Empty
		Magnet -> Empty
		Magnet -> Empty
		Equip High Jump and Payback Raid
- Enter Wardrobe Room, use Magnet on the 1st wave, enter Mickey D-Link, kill the 1st wave + whatever spawns next
- Hope that you get a D-Link level drop, revert, then immediately enter Mickey D-Link again and kill stuff with Mine Shield
- You want to revert after killing each group with Mine Shield so that you can collect D-Link orbs to re-enter the D-Link!
- Once Mickey D-Link is LV2, kill each group with Mine Shield + Sign of Faith and immediately revert afterwards
- Carefully level up Snow White's D-Link to LV2 and Terra's D-Link to LV1 while still managing to enter Mickey D-Link for the next group!
- After 2 trips through Wardrobe Room, all commands should be leveled up
	- Depending on your luck with Shimmering Crystals, you can go through all groups in Wardroom 4-5 times before having to menu!
- Menu: Meld Magnet + Magnet + Fleeting Crystal = Magnera (Magic Haste)
			 If you have not meld the 2nd and 3rd Firas yet, then meld them if you have any Shimmering Crystals!
		Magnet -> Binding Strike
		Magnet -> Binding Strike
		Fira -> Binding Strike
		Fira -> Empty
		Fira -> Empty
- Leave World once you get LV18 from the last group of Unversed in Wardrobe Room!

Radiant Garden (Part 2)
- Enter through Front Doors, go to the next cutscene, go back to Central Square, then go through Fountain Court with Terra D-Link
- Kill the Floods in Aqueduct on the way to the 3 Mandrake groups, then kill the 3 groups with Mickey D-Link: Mine Square + Sign of Faith
- Menu: Meld Fira + Binding Strike + Fleeting Crystal = Fire Surge (Attack Haste)
			 Fira + Binding Strike + Fleeting Crystal = Fire Surge (Attack Haste)
			 Fira + Binding Strike + Fleeting Crystal = Fire Surge (Attack Haste)
             Magnet + Magnet + Fleeting Crystal = Magnera (Magic Haste)
        Magnera -> Empty
        Magnera -> Empty
        Fire Surge -> Empty
        Fire Surge -> Empty
		Fire Surge -> Empty
- Go fight Trinity Armor
- Enter Firestorm by using Fire Surges, then start attacking it with 3 attacks + another Fire Surge
- Use the Firestorm finisher after the 3rd charge or once it cancels the charge attack, then repeat until Trinity Armor is dead
- Forced Fight
    - Magnera + Fire Surge for Floods and carefully fully use Flame Salvo for the next 2 groups
	- Once the Tank Topplers spawn, use Magnera  once they go towards you, Fire Surge or Firestorm attacks, then Magnera + Fire Surge
- Go see Terra, then go straight to leave the world with Terra D-Link's Sliding Dash after skipping the cutscene

Disney Town
- Ice Cream Mini-Game (Goal: 1,050+ Points)

Olympus Coliseum
- Forced Fight
    - Use Magnera + Fire Surge to enter Firestorm and keep using Magnera + Fire Surges until Jellyshades spawn
	- Finish with fully using Flame Salvo twice
- Urn Minigames
- Jellyshade Fight
    - Spam Magnera and use a Fire Surge in-between each Magnera if you want to

Deep Space
- Defeat Metamorphosis I with Triangle
- Menu: Equip Mark of a Hero
- Forced Fight
	- Spam Magnera and Fire Surge to enter Firestorm, then Magnera + attacks into Wingblade
	- You should be able to finish off the 3rd wave with Magnera + Wingblade attacks
	- Magnera + Wingblade attacks if finisher isn't ready for the next 2 groups, otherwise Fire Surges, then Wingblade finisher
- Moogle Shop: Sell: Magnera x1 + extra commands
               Buy:  Fire Surge x2 and Cura x1 (1,900 Munny needed) *OR Fire Surges x3 (1,950 Munny needed)
			   *This is due to reaching LV24 before Final Battles, which is a Defense increase, so you can risk 7 Fire Surges/1 Cura
- Get the Fire Surge chest to the right, then go fight Metamorphosis II
- Spam Flame Salvo and Ethers on Metamorphosis II

Neverland
- Go to Indian Camp for Forced Fight
    - Magnera + Fire Surge for 1st wave, enter Snow White D-Link, then spam Bashful (Warp) until the fight ends or 1 Wild Bruiser remains
	- Make sure you run around picking up D-Link orbs while spamming Bashful, then revert once all Wild Bruisers are warped away!
    - If there's only 1 Wild Bruiser left, finish with Fire Surges
- Menu: Fire Surge -> Empty
		Fire Surge -> Magnera
		Fire Surge -> Empty
		Cura (Attack Haste) -> Empty
- Use Sliding Dash from Terra's D-Link to cross the gap in Mermaid Lagoon, then go fight Captain Hook and spam Fire Surges

Mysterious Tower
- Go to Yen Sid's Room

World Map
- Enter the Badlands, Land of Departure, then Keyblade Graveyard

Keyblade Graveyard
- Menu: Fire Surge or Cura -> Empty
        Equip Lost Memory
- Dodge Roll your way past the Tornado Trench. Use Mickey D-Link if you want to for safety.
- Enter the Final Battles against Vanitas
- Vanitas II
    - Fully use Flame Salvo shotlock at the beginning, spam Fire Surges, and heal with Cura when needed
- Final Vanitas
    - Fire Surge spam and maybe a Firestorm finisher
    - Use your Dark Link shotlock at about 10-15 and Vanitas should clash with you.
    - Last Word after 4 Dark Link shotlocks