Seiken Densetsu 2 WT

Seiken Densetsu 2  (Secret of Mana)

Platform: Snes / SFC
Released (d.m.y):
 06.08.1993 (J)
 03.10.1993 (NA)
 24.11.1994 (PAL)

Based on: NTSC-J-version (SHVC-K2)



- The game does not show you your play time. I recommend tracking it
manually.
- You can do a soft reset by hitting L, R, Select and Start.
- The selling price of items is 2/3 of their retail price.
- The game doesn't have actual save points. Instead, certain characters
(typically innkeepers and Nikita) will offer to save your game. You
will rarely be able to save the game in dungeons. This can lead to some
frustration, as a game over means losing all your progress since the
last save.
- Healing items:
   Manmaru Drop    | 100 HP       Mahou no Kurumi   | 50 MP
   Pakkun Choco    | 250 HP       Puipuisou         | Heal status
   Royal Jelly     | 999 HP       Tenshi no Seihai  | Revive with full HP
- You can only carry up to 4 of each usable item.
- You can carry up to 11 pieces of a particular armor type.
- When you level up or defeat a boss, your HP is restored. Your MP,
however, is not.
- When taking damage, enemies will be either stunned or knocked down.
The latter occurs when the damage is greater than 1/4 of their max HP.
Your characters will be pretty much knocked down even when the damage
is less than 25% of their max HP, but if it's greater than 25%, they'll
be knocked down even harder. Knockdown recovery time will be extended
if the damage is substantial enough.
- Enemies are often immune to physical damage when stunned or knocked
down (stun immunity being much more common).
- Flying enemies can't be stunned and will be knocked down from any
damage. Some enemies aren't visibly knocked down when you break the
25% threshold, but the usual knockdown rules still apply.
- All characters will gain WSP (Weapon Skill Points) when an enemy is
killed. The amount equals 9 - WLv for the character that deals the
finishing blow and half of that for the other two characters. WSP is
also halved if the character is at a higher level than the enemy.
- There are six elements in the game in three opposing pairs: Fire and
Water, Wind and Earth, Light and Dark. Eg. an enemy weak to Water will
be resistant to Fire. Hitting an elemental weakness results in double
damage, whereas resistance results in half damage.
- Each enemy has two items they can drop: common and uncommon. The
dropped chest may also give you a trap, in which case the content is
lost. Traps vary depending on location and become more dangerous as
you progress in the game. The odds of getting a trap are determined
by a roll involving the character's Agility value. Since the Boy has
the highest Agi, you should generally use him to open any dropped
chests. If the character's Agi is high enough, there's no chance of
getting a trap. There's also a spell that can be used to disable traps.
- Enemies (including bosses) can have 99 MP at most.
- Enemies have specific spawn points. An enemy won't spawn if the spawn
point is within your field of view or very close to it. The exception
is when you enter an area.
- In addition to the PCs, only 3 "objects" (enemies, chests, NPCs,
crystal orbs) can exist at a time on the battlefield. Even when you
have fewer than 3 characters, the limit is three. Enemies that have
spawned but are outside of your field of view will despawn in favor of
other enemies. When this happens, the enemies may or may not respawn
later (without refreshing the area). If I were to guess, I'd say the
enemies won't respawn if they despawned within the spawn zone (ie.
the area just outside your field of view where spawning occurs). Some
areas have priority objects that always use one slot, leaving 2 slots
for the enemies / chests.
- Status ailments:
 × Poison      | Gradually sustain 19 points of damage.
 × Unconscious | Unable to act or move for a while.
 × Confuse     | Directional input is reversed.
 × Moogle      | Unable to act for a while.
 × Chibikko    | ATP & DFP down. Requires healing.
 × Yukidaruma  | Unable to act or move.
 × Hidaruma    | Unable to act or move. Gradually sustain 19 pod over 7s.
 × Sekika      | Dead, basically.

- When buying the soundtrack, make sure you get an official release.
- Upgrading a weapon that's equipped and then switching the weapon
with someone will result in the new form not actually registering.
Unequip the weapon to solve the issue.
- Post-boss soft-lock: The game may soft-lock when fighting certain
bosses. What happens is that, when the boss dies, the weapon power up
message never appears. This can occur in at least the following bosses:
Tiger Chimera, Axebeak, Hell Phoenix.




	Forest Path / Potos
	Pandora Fields North / Mizu no Shinden
	Pandora / Pandora Fields West / Kippo / Youma no Mori
	Gaia no Heso
	Youma no Mori / Majo no Shiro
	Waterfall Cave
	Chitei Shinden
	Pandora no Kodai Iseki
	Gaia no Heso / Mizu no Shinden
	Daishinrin / Kaze no Shinden
	Matango / Ryuu no Ana
	Kakkara Sabaku / Sand Ship
	Todo / Crystal Forest / Crystal Palace
	Hi no Shinden
	Teikoku Southtown / Gesui
	Teikoku Northtown / Kodai Iseki / Koutei no Oshiro
	Yami no Shinden / Ougon no Tou
	Tsuki no Shinden / Tasmanica / Manten Yama
	Underground City / Daishinden
	Mana no Seichi
	Mana no Yousai





Item: Sabita Seiken (Sword)			\\\ Forest Path ||
Default (Boy Lv1): Kawa no Tsunagi
- When you start a new game, you'll be asked to name the main character
(his semi-official name is Randi).
- Grab the sword, then head towards the village.
- After attacking, you have to wait about 1,8 seconds for the meter to
charge. Attacking while the meter is still charging results in a severe
ATP penalty.
- Hold down the attack button (I set it to Y) to perform a charge attack.
The character's weapon skill level determines how high you can charge
it. A single charge takes about 1,5 seconds. Hold L or R while charging
to hold the direction you're facing at.
- I wouldn't really consider charge attacks worth using unless you're
coming up to a particularly tough enemy that you want to take out as
quickly as possible. You should also use them against bosses who are
invulnerable or out of reach at times.
- Many charge attacks feature more than one strike, but they can't
actually hit a single enemy more than once.

Item: 50 Lucre					\\\ Potos ||
Shop: Kawa no Tsunagi - 20 Lucre, Bandana - 50 Lucre
Boss: Mantis Ant
- You'll fight the boss when you approach the elder in front of the
northeast building, Before you do that, you should buy a Bandana and
build up to Lv3.
- Expect to do a fair bit of grinding on a somewhat regular basis (as
is typical for a JRPG).

[Boss]
- 150 HP, 10 Exp, 100 Lucre, Sword Power Up #1

- Get the chest from the elder's house, then leave. You will never be
able to return to Potos once you do.

						\\\ Pandora Fields North ||
Shop: Pakkun Choco - 60 Lucre, Royal Jelly - 200 Lucre
- Once you're on the field, it's time to head for the Water Palace
(Mizu no Shinden). You can either walk or take the cannon (taihou).
Don't bother heading south yet. They won't let you into Pandora until
you've been to the palace.
- Only two enemies spawn at most at the same time here because of the
Banekujako (the yellow thing).
- Getting the Girl to join before the Sprite is optional, but I'll
be telling you how to do that.
- You can stop by Neko's shop (aka Nikita) to save. She (/he?) has
some new gear, but her prices are always double of what they normally
are, so you should try and get it elsewhere if possible. Some of the
stuff simply isn't available elsewhere, though (such as Royal Jelly
or Taru). In any case, you'll be running into her on a number of
occasions throughout the game.
- You'll run into some soldiers near the palace. Make sure you talk
to them until they leave (otherwise you can't get the Girl early).

Item: Bronze Lance (Spear / Yari)		\\\ Mizu no Shinden ||
Special: Mana Level Up (Lv1)
- There will be some dialog options while talking with Luka. On the
third one, you have to choose the second one.
- You'll obtain your second weapon, the spear. It has a little more
power and reach than the sword.

						\\\ Pandora Fields North ||
- As you head south past Nikita's shop, you should be ambushed by
Goblins. The Girl will rescue you, then run off.

						\\\ Pandora ||
Default (Girl); Kaiser Knuckle (Glove), Kung Fu Dougi
PC: Girl Lv1 (Purimu)
Shop:
 Manmaru Drop		 10 Lucre
 Puipui Sou		 10 Lucre
 Tenshi no Seihai	150 Lucre
 Wristband		 45 Lucre
 Kung Fu Dougi		 25 Lucre
 Pretty Ribbon		 55 Lucre

- Visit the castle and the Girl (aka Purimu) will join. Buy a Pretty
Ribbon and a Wristband for her. (You can trigger this event even after
the events at the Dwarf Village, but there's really no reason not to
trigger it now.)
- You can switch the character you control with Select.
- Now that you have more than one character, you should have a look
at the AI settings in the Act menu. The settings are represented by
a grid, where up or left is more aggressive and down or right is more
avoidant / less aggressive.
    ABCD
   1
   2
   3
   4

- I'd recommend B2 for the Boy and the Girl and B3 for the Sprite.
- If you attack an enemy just as they're knocked down, you'll perform
a different type of attack. It's just as powerful as a normal attack,
however.
- You can't use Cannon Travel if you have any dead characters.
- Take the path heading west from the village. Before you reach the
entrance to Gaia no Heso, you'll find another town.

Shop:						\\\ Kippo ||
 Kusari no Choker	120 Lucre
 China Dress		350 Lucre
 Elbow Pad		 90 Lucre

- China Dress, Kusari no Choker, (2 Elbow Pads) = 470 Lucre (+ 180)

- In order to actually keep the Girl in your party, you must *not*
enter Gaia no Heso (Gaia's Navel) yet. You need to keep heading north
to Youma no Mori. If you do enter the cave, you'll be given the choice
to either keep going (in which case the Girl will leave) or turn back
(if you enter while controlling the Girl, you'll turn back automatically).
If she leaves, you can pick her up again at Youma no Mori, but you'll
have to fight two Werewolves. These are normal enemies, but at this
point they can be incredibly tough. This is also what happens if you
never met the Girl or you didn't hook up with her at Pandora.

						\\\ Youma no Mori ||
- In the second area, try to attack the skull things blocking your
way. After that, you can safely enter Gaia no Heso.

						\\\ Gaia no Heso ||
Items: Mahou no Rope, Poron no Yumiya (Bow), Dwarf no Ono (Axe)
Default (Sprite): Boomerang, Chibikko Robe
PC: Sprite Lv1
Boss: Bud
Shop:
 Punk Suit		260 Lucre
 Chibikko Robe		 22 Lucre
 Headgear		 70 Lucre
 Rabi no Boushi		 45 Lucre
 Power Wrist		150 Lucre

- This is the first dungeon where you'll encounter switches that are
triggered by attacking (instead of stepping on them).
- The Mahou no Rope can be used to warp out of dungeons.
- Hitting the second switch allows you to access the Dwarf Village.
This is the one place in the game where you *might* want to hit that
mute button.
- 2 Punk Suits, Headgear, Rabi no Boushi, 3 Power Wrists = 1085 Lucre
 × You should also get at least a couple of Tenshi no Seihais.
- Go talk to Watts and have him work on your sword (100 Lucre).
- You can catch a show for 50 Lucre in one of the places. You'll
have to give 100 Lucre more at the end of the show. Afterwards,
go backstage to get your money back. The boss will then appear.

[Boss]
- 315 HP, 80 Exp, 132 Lucre, Spear Power Up #1

- The Sprite (aka Popoi) will join after the battle and you'll also
receive the Bow.
- Talk to Watts and buy the Axe for 100 lucre. The axe can be used
to smash rocks and those things that were blocking your path in Youma
no Mori. Upgrade your spear before leaving. You can either take the
shortcut or go back the way you came from. The Sprite could use a few
levels, so I suggest the latter. Even then, though, you can expect him
to deal the least damage while receiving the most. If you just can't
keep him alive, then don't. Either way, you should level up near the
area where you found the Magic Rope. Let the slimes divide as much as
you can.
- By now, you've certainly gotten some trapped chests. Seeing as the
items are generally unimpressive, you may not want to open them.

PC: (Girl)					\\\ Youma no Mori ||
Boss: (2× Werewolf)
- As I already explained, if you didn't get the Girl to join you, you'll
fight two Werewolves when you take the teleporter to the second area,
and she'll join after that.

Party: Lv11-13					\\\ Majo no Shiro ||
Items: 50 Lucre, Kawa no Muchi (Whip)
Boss: Tiger Chimera
- You need to be careful with both the Werewolves and Magical Chairs.
You have to fight two Werewolves at the same time in the area before
the cells. You might want to just run past them if you see the opportunity.
- Once you've saved the soldiers, you can activate the switch in the
previous area. Buy some supplies from Nikita and have her save your
game before venturing forth.

[Boss]
- 520 HP, 210 Exp, 288 Lucre, Boomerang Power Up #1

- The enemies will be gone after the boss (happens a lot in this game).
- Grab the two chests then talk to Eriniisu again to warp out.
- The whip can be used to cross small gaps by attaching to a pole on
the other side. This allows you to reach Mizu no Shinden from Youma
no Mori
- The game claims that certain weapons (such as the Chakram) are
particularly effective against certain types of enemies. Not sure what
it means, but it certainly doesn't affect the damage. I suspect that
it merely gives you a hit rate bonus.

Item: Spear (Javelin)				\\\ Waterfall Cave ||
Special: Undine
Boss: Pakkun Otama / Pakkun Tokage
- Head to the cave east of the temple.
- Get a few levels by fighting the Garfish (35 xp). They can be a bit
on the tough side, but they're certainly easier than the enemies in
the Underground Palace.

[Boss]
- 600 HP | 770 HP, 210 Exp, 348 Lucre, Glove Power Up #1

- Afterwards, you'll meet the elemental spirit of water, Undine. With
her powers, the Girl and the Sprite can now cast magic. Each spirit
(Seirei) will usually give you 3 new spells for each character.
 × Girl: Heal Water, Refresh, Ice Saber
 × Sprite: Freeze, Acid Storm, Supoito
- Magic skill levels increase from simply casting spells. The amount
of MSP you gain from each casting is 9 - current level. The amount is
halved in areas where your weapons aren't drawn.
- Spamming any boss with the Sprite's offensive magic (and what few
offensive spells the Girl learns) is a ticket to an easy victory. If
you want a bit of a challenge, you could try using as little magic
as you can (at least in bosses). Wouldn't recommend it for your first
playthrough, though. Not that it's that hard (not if you can get past
the next four bosses).

						\\\ Chitei Shinden ||
Special: Gnome, Mana Level Up (Lv2)
Boss: Fire Gigas
- This place can be accessed from the Dwarf Village.
- Crystal Orbs can be activated with specific spells (this one with
Freeze).
- Again, some pretty tough enemies. Goblin Lords will spawn Goblin Guards,
and both of them will spam you with their boomerangs. At worst, they'll
stunlock you giving you no chance to respond. If you're having too much
trouble, just make a run for it.
- You can't trigger the boss if the Sprite isn't alive.

[Boss]
- 850 HP, 326 Exp, 360 Lucre, Axe Power Up #1
- If you're going for a no magic victory, this is going to be a bit of
a challenge. Start by building up to Lv16 and getting all the healing
items you can (including Chocolate and Jelly from Neko). Make sure the
Boy and Girl can charge the sword and spear to Lv2.
- Fire Gigas and some other bosses always multi-target their magic.
When magic is multi-targeted, its power is reduced. With only one
living character, the damage could easily kill you in one hit. With two
living characters (the Boy and the Girl), you're looking at 50-75 pod.
The Sprite has the lowest HP and lowest Magic Defense, so I do believe
it's optimal to let him die.
- The Gigas bosses follow a pattern of 'dematerialize, rematerialize,
cast spell' pretty closely. You can't put up with those spells for long,
so you need to capitalize on your main opportunity to deal damage, that
being when he rematerializes. Don't attack right away, though. You need
to wait until he's no longer blocking with his arms.
- You'll want to optimize your healing as well. This involves letting
a character die occasionally so you can make use of your Angel Grails.
You can't save them for last, since you could easily end up dying at
the same time. Also note that you can start charging your weapon after
using a healing item without having to attack (just keep holding down
the button).

- After the battle, you'll obtain Gnome.
 × Girl: Protect, Quick, Stone Saber
 × Sprite: Earthquake, Diamond Missile, Speed Down
- Examine the seed (Shushi) before leaving (you'll need to do that in
every palace). The enemies are gone, so you should use the Mahou no Rope.

						\\\ Pandora ||
- Talk to the blue-haired girl (Pamela) in the southern part of town.
After she disappears, follow the southern path to the ruins.

						\\\ Pandora no Kodai Iseki ||
Boss: Room Guarder (+2× Guarder's Eyes)
- The enemies in this dungeon are quite annoying. Dark Priests spawn
Zombies and are virtually immune to physical attacks. I highly
recommend you just run through the whole thing.

[Boss]
- 920 HP (main), 300 HP (sub), 580 Exp, 720 Lucre, Bow Power Up #1
- Without magic, this is going to be a bit tricky as well.
- The left eye uses Heal Water (150 HP), the main eye uses Supoito
(~45 pod, single) and Revive, and the right eye uses Freeze (~50 pod,
single).
- Keep taking out the right eye (from your perspective) in order to
deplete the main eye's MP. At that point, you no longer have to worry
about Freeze or Supoito. The physical attacks they use are nothing to
worry about.
- Leave the left eye alone. If you take out both the left one and the
right one, the wall will start moving, and you'll have little time before
you're crushed.
- The main eye is invulnerable to physical attacks most of the time.
You seem to get the best results if you time your attack to land just
as it shifts from semi-open to open (or from open to semi-closed).
- I had the AI using Lv1 charge attacks (the Girl with the sword, the
Sprite with the boomerang).

- Talk to Jema after the battle.

						\\\ Pandora ||
Items: 50 Lucre, 50 Lucre, 50 Lucre, Sword Power Up #2,
 Spear Power Up #2, 50 Lucre
Shop: Cobra no Udewa - 280 Lucre
- You can now buy Cobra no Udewas from the other shop, although you
may want to keep using the Power Wrists for a while longer because of
the Str bonus.
- Go talk to the king to gain access to some treasure.

Item: Whip Power Up #1				\\\ Gaia no Heso ||
Boss: Guardian
- Return to Gaia no Heso. Go down the hole in the Dwarf Village to
reach a ship of some kind.
- A few weapons (such as the Black Whip) entangle enemies, but I'm not
sure what the effect is exactly. What it doesn't do is slow their
movement (which is what happens when your characters get tangled).

[Boss]
- 900 HP, 686 Exp, 650 Lucre, Javelin Power Up #1
- Try to keep your distance. Don't let the AI engage.

Item: Whip Power Up #2				\\\ Mizu no Shinden ||
Boss: Jabberwocky
- Save your game at Nikita's place before heading into the palace.

[Boss]
- 950 HP, 800 Exp, 768 Lucre, Bow Power Up #2
- Another potentially tough one if you're not using magic. Acid Storm
can hit for over 200 pod undivided, so you don't have much choice but
to keep all characters alive (or at the very least the Boy and the Girl).
With a full party, it's about 50 pod. Poison Gas does 30-50 pod to all
characters (no increase with fewer targets) along with possibly
inflicting Poison. To top it all off, he can use Heal Water to heal
around 500 HP.
- The key here is to be highly aggressive. Forget about charge attacks
and ranged attacks. Just get up close and go all out with your strongest
weapons. Doing so minimizes the odds of him using magic or Poison Gas.
Indeed, there's a solid chance he won't use those at all.

- Talk to Jema to receive another power-up.
- Talk to Luka and check the seed. The cannon near Potos can now take
you to the Daishinrin, located in the Upper Land (Ue no Daichi).
- Go through the Youma no Mori to get to Gaia's Navel (the cannon near
Potos won't shoot you there anymore). You could also use the cannon in
the Daishinrin.

Item: Chibikko Hammer				\\\ Gaia no Heso ||
- Talk to the elder to receive the Chibikko Hammer.

Party: Lv18					\\\ Daishinrin ||
Items: Glove Power Up #2, Axe Power Up #2
Shop: Haneboushi - 220 Lucre
Special: Jinn, Mana Level Up (Lv3)
Boss: Axebeak

       A----B        A: Winter     E: Cannon A
       |    |        B: Fall       F: Moogle Village
       |G  F|        C: Summer     G: Wind Palace
      -D----C-E      D: Spring

- The Exp is good here, so get a bunch of levels. Make good use of the
Youma no Yari and you can take out the enemies without too much trouble
(or don't, if you prefer the challenge).
- Initially, you'll find Watts in A and Nikita in D (later in F).
- Talk to one of the moogles in A, then go kill the Molebears in the
Moogle Village (accessed from C). Talk to one of the moogles in the
village and the Sprite will tell you how to reach the Yousei no Mura:
"Walk the seasons from spring to winter, spring again and we can enter."
In other words, just keep going counter-clockwise (DCBAD) and the path
will open. Another boss awaits.
- The Moogle no Tsume is pretty good, but you have to watch out for enemies
that are immune to physical damage when knocked down (such as the Molebears).

[Boss]
- 720 HP, 1090 Exp, 864 Lucre, Boomerang Power Up #2
- Use the javelin. Don't let the AI engage.

- In the palace, you'll obtain Jinn. Don't forget to examine the seed
to increase your Mana level.
 × Girl: Balloon, Detect, Thunder Saber
 × Sprite: Air Blast, Thunderbolt, Silence
- Detect can be cast on
 × Enemies to reveal stats (HP, MP, Exp, Lucre) and elemental weakness
 × Treasure chests to disable traps (won't work if the spirit level is
 too low)
 × Crystal Orbs to clue you on which spell to use (it won't tell you
 exactly which spell needs to be used, but it tells you which spirit it is).
- With Jinn's magic, you can proceed west from D.

Item: Javelin Power Up #2			\\\ Matango ||
Shop;
 Hade na Tsunagi	675 Lucre	Pakkun Choco		 30 Lucre
 Tetsu no Kabuto	180 Lucre	Mahou no Kurumi		500 Lucre
 Haneboushi		110 Lucre
 Wolf Band		400 Lucre

- 3 Hade na Tsunagis, Tetsu no Kabuto, 3 Wolf Bands = 3405 Lucre
- Note that you can walk through the wall in the inn to get behind
the counter. There's nothing there, though.
- Talk to the king to gain access to Ryuu no Ana.

Party: Lv21-24					\\\ Ryuu no Ana ||
Boss: Great Boa

[Boss]
- 1330 HP, 1410 Exp, 1056 Lucre, Sword Power Up #3
- Try to keep your distance, so you won't get chibified constantly.

- After finding Flammie, you can take the nearby cannon in the forest
to either Kakkara Desert or the Ice Country (Koori no Koku). I suggest
you visit Kakkara first.

						\\\ Kakkara Sabaku ||
Boss: Machine Rider
- Wander around the desert and you'll eventually be picked up by a ship
of some kind. You'll be separated from the other characters. Talk to
Serge twice then talk to the guards. Find the Sprite then the Girl. A
boss fight soon ensues.

[Boss]
- 980 HP, 1595 Exp, 1055 Lucre, Whip Power Up #3

- After the battle, talk to one of the soldiers and choose 'yes,' then
head north to find the town. Don't start wandering around the desert.
- Shoot yourself to the Ice Country (Koori no Koku).

Shop:						\\\ Todo ||
 Gin no Chest		1000 Lucre
 Ougon no Vest		2250 Lucre
 Kin no Kamikazari	 350 Lucre
 Araiguma Hat		 550 Lucre
 Gin no Udewa		 525 Lucre

- 3 Ougon no Vests, 3 Araiguma Hats, 3 Gin no Udewas = 9975 Lucre

Items: Spear Power Up #3			\\\ Crystal Forest ||
Special: Salamander
Boss: Ochu Face
- The first area of the forest is a good place to level up (240 xp
for each Jackal).
- I'd actually advise against upgrading the spear. The ability to
inflict Fuusen is just too valuable.
- This'll be your first encounter with enemies that are immune to
physical attacks (unless you count the Dark Priests). However, you
shouldn't waste your MP on them. Just run past them.
- Farther into the forest, you'll encounter a boss.

[Boss]
- 1100 HP, 2245 Exp, 1040 Lucre, Bow Power Up #3

- You'll find yourself in a town seemingly unaffected by the climate.
Approach the guy by the stove, then open the stove to obtain Salamando.
 × Girl: Fire Coctail, Blaze Wall, Flame Saber
 × Sprite: Fireball, Lava Wave, Explode
- In the next area, there are two paths north. Take the left one to
find Nikita and the right one to reach the Crystal Palace.

Party: Lv35					\\\ Crystal Palace ||
Item: Glove Power Up #3
Bosses: 3× Pakkun Otamas / 3× Pakkun Tokages, Frost Gigas
- The enemies will be gone once you complete the events here.
- Don't fight the Blue Bavarois's. They're not worth it.
- When you find two doors, take the right one to reach the Glove Orb.

[Boss]
- 600 / 770 HP each, 630 Exp, 1044 Lucre in total
- This is the same guy you fought back in the waterfall cave. They
won't pose a threat. The actual boss is not far.

[Boss]
- 1140 HP, 3045 Exp, 1200 Lucre, Boomerang Power Up #3
- Don't worry, this one's much easier than Fire Gigas.

- You'll need to take the seed back to the Fire Palace. To get to the
palace, start from the town of Kakkara and go south, south, west, north.

						\\\ Hi no Shinden ||
Items: 1000 Lucre, 1000 Lucre, Axe Power Up #3
Special: Mana Level Up (Lv4)
Boss: Minotauros
- The enemies will be gone after you defeat the boss.
- You'll need to use Salamander on the first two orbs, Undine on the
last one.

[Boss]
- 1200 HP, 3348 Exp, 1440 Lucre, Javelin Power Up #3

- Once you've received the seed's power, go back to town and take the
cannon to the Empire (Teikoku).

Shop:						\\\ Teikoku Southtown ||
 Ruby no Muneate	4500 Lucre
 Porobin Hood		 700 Lucre
 Golem Ring		 750 Lucre

- The shop is on the second floor of the inn, however I'd advise against
upgrading your equipment. There's better stuff in the next town and all
you need to do is get through the sewers (not that long).
- Talk to the woman in the house on the west side. She'll give you the
password (634) that allows you to access the sewers on the east side.

						\\\ Gesui ||
- As I said, not a long dungeon. The Youma no Yari should guarantee
safe passage. The Trident is another weapon that balloons enemies.
Of course, it only hits one enemy at a time, but it's not a bad choice.

Shop:						\\\ Teikoku Northtown ||
 Tiger Bikini		7100 Lucre
 Tora no Nuigurumi	6375 Lucre
 Tiger Cap		1100 Lucre
 Snowman Ring		1200 Lucre

- 2 Tora no Nuigurumis, Tiger Bikini, 3 Tiger Caps, 3 Snowman Rings = 26 750 L
- You'll find Watts downstairs in the inn.

						\\\ Kodai Iseki (Teikoku) ||
Items: Spear Power Up #4, Bow Power Up #4, Sword Power Up #4
Bosses: Satan Wall (+ Satan's Eye a & b), Vampire
- Once again, the enemies will be gone after the events here.
- Be careful if you get a Mimic chest. Their ATP is very high. Unless
you can balloon them right away, I suggest you flee.

[Boss]
- 1180 HP, 4750 Exp, 648 Lucre, Whip Power Up #4
- Again, the left eye is harmless, so leave that one alone.

[Boss]
- 2550 HP, 5148 Exp, 696 Lucre, Boomerang Power Up #4

- Back in town, visit the resistance hideout then head for the castle.

						\\\ Koutei no Oshiro ||
Items: 1000 Lucre, Axe Power Up #4, Whip Power Up #5, Kaze no Taiko
Bosses: Metal Mantis, Machine Rider 2
- Once you talk to the emperor, you'll be stuck in the castle until
you complete the events there. After that, you won't have access to
the castle anymore, so don't miss any of the chests.

[Boss]
- 1220 HP, 4749 Exp, 1464 Lucre, Glove Power Up #4

- I suggest you get some levels by fighting the Tarmen.
- You don't actually have to free the resistance members.
- Near the end, there's a switch on the wall you have to hit. A little
hard to notice.

[Boss]
- 1258 HP, 6013 Exp, 1500 Lucre, Javelin Power Up #4

- Drop off Truffle at Matango (in the southwest).
- Now that you have Flammie, there are some new locations available.
First, head to the island northeast of Matango.

Party: Lv45
Shop:						\\\ Golden City ||
 Battle Suit		30 000 Lucre
 Bara no Leotard	21 000 Lucre
 Duck Helmet		11 250 Lucre
 Dragon Helm		  7500 Lucre
 Unicohelm		  5625 Lucre
 Lapis no Udewa		  8800 Lucre
 Protect Ring		  5100 Lucre

- 3 Battle Suits, Dragon Helm, 2 Duck Helmets, 3 Lapis no Udewas = 146 400 L
- Talk to the old man on the wall.

						\\\ Southtown ||
- Talk to Marista to obtain the key to the Golden Tower. You can now
choose between that and the Palace of Darkness.

						\\\ Kame no Tou ||
- You'll find this small island south of Kakkara. Talk to one of the
NPCs to obtain an Amefurashi no Shippo.

Item: Moogle Belt				\\\ Kakkara ||
- Give the Shippo to the king and you'll obtain the Moogle Belt.

Shop:						\\\ Mandala ||
 Mahou no Yoroi		11 500 Lucre
 Circlet		  2300 Lucre
 Ochu Ring		  1875 Lucre

- This place is in the mountains west of Pandora.
- The entrance to the palace is just outside of town. You can head up
Manten Yama to see Joch, but nothing will happen there yet.

						\\\ Yami no Shinden ||
Items: 1000 Lucre, Glove Power Up #5
Lost & Found: Mahou no Yoroi / Gauntlet (Dark Knight)
Special: Shade, Mana Level Up (Lv5)
Boss: Hyuupo Slime
- This is where I get one Gauntlet. If you're interested, keep in mind
that you have to get them before the boss (the enemies will be gone as
usual).

[Boss]
- 3470 HP, 8000 Exp, 3000 Lucre, Javelin Power Up #5

- Afterwards, you'll obtain Shade.
 × Sprite: Dark Force, Evil Gate, Anti-Magic

Items: Spear Power Up #5, Axe Power Up #5	\\\ Ougon no Tou ||
Special: Will-o'-Wisp, Mana Level Up (Lv6)
Bosses: Bio-Chimera, Gorgon Tauros
- A very short dungeon, but the bosses might give you trouble.

[Boss]
- 1980 HP, 9150 Exp, 3840 Lucre, Boomerang Power Up #5

[Boss]
- 2470 HP, 9755 Exp, 4800 Lucre, Bow Power Up #5

- Afterwards, you'll obtain Wisp (aka Lumina).
 × Girl: Saint Beam, Tinkle Barrier, Holy Saber

						\\\ Tsuki no Shinden ||
Special: Luna, Mana Level Up (Lv7)
- The Moon Palace is in Kakkara, surrounded by what looks like space.
Land on the edge of it, then ride the ferry. Inside, find the Crystal
Orb and cast Saint Beam on it. You'll then obtain Luna.
 × Girl: Rush, Lunacy Ball, Moon Saber
 × Sprite: Absorb, Body Change, Lunatic

Item: Sword Power Up #5				\\\ Tasmanica ||
Shop:
 Tortoise Mail		14 850 Lucre	Royal Jelly	100 Lucre
 Kin no Bracelet	  3750 Lucre

- Go see the king, then defeat the Dark Stalker. Afterwards, you'll
receive a Sword Orb.

Boss: Shadows					\\\ Manten Yama ||
- Climb Manten Yama near Mandala to meet Sage Joch. Assuming you've
reached Mana Level 7 (by clearing Yami no Shinden, Ougon no Tou and
Tsuki no Shinden) and resolved the situation at Tasmanica, he'll
instruct you to complete a test of courage.
- You're looking at some very resilient enemies  I suggest you make
a run for it.

[Boss]
- 999 HP / 800 HP / 800 HP

Special: Dryad					\\\ Daishinden ||
Boss: Megazone
- This place is northeast of Todo.

[Boss]
- 3016 HP, 11 050 Exp, 1800 Lucre, Spear Power Up #6

- Go check the seed and you'll obtain Dryad.
 × Girl: Counter Magic, Revive
 × Sprite: Burst, Sleep Flower

						\\\ Underground City ||
Item: Boomerang Power Up #6
Lost & Found: Mahou no Yoroi / Gauntlet (Dark Knight),
 Pakkun Choco / Gauntlet (Metal Crawler),
 Mahou no Kurumi / Cockatrice Helm (Basilisk),
 Pakkun Choco / Ninja no Kote (Dark Stalker),
 Tenshi no Seihai / Bairudaa Ring (Chaos Sorceror)
Bosses: Hydra, Death Machine
- It's time to head beneath the temple. Note that, although your Mana
Level shows 0, it's still actually 7.

[Boss]
- 3382 HP, 12 439 Exp, 3600 Lucre, Whip Power Up #6

- This is where I get a Cockatrice Helm. Once you're in the actual
city, there's a Basilisk that spawns right next to you in the area
before the second conveyor belt (escalator?).
- The area with the subway platform is a good place to score a Ninja
no Kote if you're interested.
- If you want a Bairudaa Ring, get it from the Chaos Sorceror at the
end of the sub (I usually don't get it myself). If they spawn a Needlion,
you'll want to leave and try again. Even with the rare drops, they'll
deal pretty heavy damage.
- You'll fight the second boss soon after the sub.

[Boss]
- 1230 HP, 15 555 Exp, 3360 Lucre, Bow Power Up #6

- Once you emerge, it's safe to leave and save. The landscape has
changed a bit, so you can take the alternate entrance to the Grand
Palace without going through the city again.

						\\\ Daishinden ||
Item: Sword Power Up #6
Lost & Found: Tenshi no Seihai / Resist Ring (Element Sword),
 Mahou no Kurumi / Devil Cap (Hell Magazine),
Bosses: Pakkun Dragon, Lamian Naga, Machine Rider 3
- There are 7 Crystal Orbs here, each activated by a different element.
- The Devil Cap is good, but you can soon buy something that's pretty
much just as powerful, so I don't think it's really worth it. If you
still want it, there's a good spot on the second floor.
- Don't bother with the Resist Ring.
- You can go south from the area with the switch on the wall.

[Boss]
- 1215 HP, 19 200 Exp, 12 480 Lucre, Javelin Power Up #6

- You can use the main entrance now. One more time: once you defeat
the remaining bosses, you will no longer have access to the previous
two dungeons.

[Boss]
- 3465 HP, 20 103 Exp, 14 400 Lucre, Whip Power Up #7

[Boss]
- 4327 HP, 21 104 Exp, 16 000 Lucre, Spear Power Up #7

Shop:						\\\ Daishinden ||
 Protector		65 500 Lucre
 Needle Helm		30 000 Lucre
 Gauntlet		37 500 Lucre

- Afterwards, you'll find Nikita outside the palace. This is the best
gear you can buy.
- Head to the island east of Todo.

Party: Lv~70					\\\ Mana no Seichi ||
Lost & Found: Pakkun Choco / Griffin Helm (Griffin Hand),
 Royal Jelly / Dragon Ring (Puchi Poseidon),
 Royal Jelly / Chibi Devil Ring (Ghost),
 Tenshi no Seihai / Bairudaa Ring (Chaos Sorceror)
Special: Mana Level Up (Lv8)
Bosses: Dragon Worm, White Dragon, Hell Phoenix, Red Dragon,
 Thunder Gigas, Blue Dragon
- You will no longer have access to this dungeon once you complete the
events here.
- Get a Griffin Helm for the Boy. The Dragon Ring isn't really necessary,
but if you feel like it, then go for it.

[Boss: Dragon Worm]
- 3525 HP, 24 290 Exp, 17 460 Lucre, Axe Power Up #7

- I recommend you get at *least* one Chibi Devil Ring. It prevents the
wearer from being set ablaze (such as from the Hellhound's Blaze Wall).
Ablaze isn't really dangerous, but it can certainly be annoying. If it
doesn't bother you that much, then you can settle for just one. In any
case, the best place to get them is near the first shrine. Lucent Beam
takes them out in one hit. If you haven't got max MP yet, you should
probably try and get some of the other drops first. Once you do have
max, I suggest you keep resetting, so you don't have to fly out to rest
and restock. Using the walnuts, you can take out 36 Ghosts before you
have to reset. It's possible for a chest to end up out of reach if the
Ghost dies when it's outside of the boundaries.

[Boss: White Dragon]
- 2800 HP, 26 588 Exp, 18 360 Lucre, Bow Power Up #7
- A pretty tough boss if you're not using magic. He's invincible when
using his special attacks (he doesn't use his normal attack much). He'll
fly off-screen, then come back and attack. He'll most likely target the
character you're controlling, so you'll have to switch in order to hit
him before he's gone. He'll attack again after getting hit. Don't bother
keeping the Sprite alive.

[Boss: Hell Phoenix]
- 2800 HP, 27 784 Exp, 20 400 Lucre, Javelin Power Up #7

- Second shrine.

[Boss: Red Dragon]
- 3000 HP, 29 000 Exp, 21 800 Lucre, Glove Power Up #6
- The boss may end up stuck, in which case you can take him out with no
resistance.

[Boss: Thunder Gigas]
- 4462 HP, 30 277 Exp, 30 600 Lucre, Sword Power Up #7

- Third shrine.

[Boss: Blue Dragon]
- 3200 HP, 31 570 Exp, 28 560 Lucre, Boomerang Power Up #7

- Once you proceed past the third shrine, you can never return here.
- After the events, you can access the final dungeon, the Mana Fortress.
Just get Flammie close to it and stay still.
- Spirits will gain SP even after reaching Lv8. Lv9 can never be reached,
but the more SP the spirit has gained after reaching Lv8, the more likely
you are to trigger the Lv9 version of a spell.
- If you missed any Sword Orbs, you'll have all of them now.

						\\\ Mana no Yousai ||
Lost & Found: Pakkun Choco / Ninja no Kote (Dark Stalker),
 Vampire Manto / Axe Power Up (Satan Head),
 Protector / Bow Power Up (Metal Crab),
 Demon Ring / Spear Power Up (Hell Water),
 Plasma Suit / Javelin Power Up (Metal Bairudaa),
 Seirei no Udewa / Glove Power Up (Wolf Fiend),
 Seirei no Manto / Boomerang Power Up (Master Ninja),
 Seirei no Oukan / Whip Power Up (Terminator)
Bosses: Vampire Lord, Wispo Slime, Dark Lich, Shinjuu
- The final dungeon is no doubt the best place to level up. You can't
move around very easily, though, because of the obstacles. As such, I'd
say the best method would be to kill the first Hell Water and not go
farther than that. Let it divide and keep picking them off with a long
range weapon (such as the Javelin). You can get 250k in about 10 minutes.
- I recommend you don't bother with the weapon orbs unless you're feeling
obsessive.
- The armor doesn't offer much of an improvement, but they're all common
drops, so they're not hard to get.
- There's one lone Basilisk in the final dungeon, so it's technically
still possible to get a Cockatrice Helm. There are also Doom Swords and
National Scars.

[Boss: Vampire Lord]
- 4200 HP, 35 686 Exp, 22 200 Lucre

[Boss: Wispo Slime]
- 5000 HP, 37 000 Exp, 26 400 Lucre
- A fairly tough boss. Its defense is high and it keeps getting bigger,
so eventually you won't be able to move.

- The next area is the only area where you'll find Master Ninjas and
Terminators. After that, you'll reach the area where you fought Machine
Rider 3. This is the point of no return. If you haven't done so after
fighting Wispo Slime, leave to save the game.
- Master Ninjas can cast Stone Saber. Do be careful if that happens.

[Boss: Dark Lich]
- 6666 HP
- Keep your distance and you should be fine.

[Boss: Shinjuu]
- 9990 HP
- You'll need to cast Dryad's Mana magic to resurrect the Mana Sword.



































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