DERQ NG Hard True End notes

NG Normal

Do not set combo
Get all 3 True End items (Red Fruit, Odd Flower, Dew Drop)
Get Beast Clan Scarf
Trally Bloom + Lunamis x2 on the bug(s) (rebound into dino); 3x Lunamis facing wall on dino; attack the snake (lv1->2)
3x lunamis on main knight + learn rokudein (hopefully) on the knights (no lvup)
2-3x lunamis solo knight, grab bugs if required (lv2->3) (Attackx3 + 1 rebound is a range)
Meti+Meti+Glitch dragon (learn Metic hopefully)

(Get Palace Brick)
Go to West section camp
Enter camp, talk to Shina for Enigma item, go to episode chart and clear it out (down to Mr. Enigma)
Buy Shina's weapon and 1 Rapid Ring, also accept Tale of Triumph I.
Optimize Shina, put Rapid Ring in bottom slot and switch formation (maybe set Trally Lunamis Glitch combo)
Solo knight: Trally Lunamis Lunamis; Vizstar x3 from Lily. Those + rebounds should kill, otherwise add regular attacks

First rat: Rokudein all
Get IRL item
Second rat: Pick up blue bug for SP, kill all but one enemy with rebound strat (watch a run video), stall for corruption debuff on Shina from last enemy, pick up a couple more bugs (want ~25% to be safe) and kill the rat (Lv2->3)
Get 9000 Eni
(View IRL x3)
Skip open door strats here

Enter area boss battle, run over tiles to enter Glitch Mode, Meti+Meti+Glitch or Trally+Lunamis+Glitch as appropriate (definitely Trally if it fell while getting debuff)

Desert area: Enolef's Ether on shortest detour chest (little indent just before the end)

Enter camp area in shipyard, get key then go to shop
Accept & hand in monster quests
Sell Beast Clan Scarf, teddy keychain thing
Buy 2 Ogre Cold Brew, Attack Ring

Equips:
Shina: Attack Ring -> proof of defiance
Al: optimize (gives 2x Attack Ring)
View IRL event

Go outside, fight first Chamos: Al pick up one white bug and use Sol Strike x3 on left snake and middle lizard. Shina gets three white bugs and attacks the remaining lizard, Lily end fight with basic attack on the leftover snake

(Sturfil Ore)
Fight second one outside crane: Same method except only 2 bugs for Shina and none for Al

(Get Spiderweb)
Cross ship
I suggest setting combos once you reach this point (Shina Trally Lunamis Guard or Lunamis Roku Guard; Al Sol Strike x2 + Guard or Sol Spear x3)
Fight the enemy here repeatedly until you learn at least Sol Spear, run with Shina

Afterwards, carry on
Heal Al's SP with 1 Elf's Tonic if below 60 somehow
Get Beast Clan Scarf unless the enemy is in a trolly spot
Boss: Go behind it with Al and knock it towards Lily with Sol Spear x3. Shina picks up two white bugs (70%) and uses Rokudein x2, Lily triple guard, Al finish it

Get the Beast Clan item in desert area IF you skipped the one in the shipyard
Need Lunamissimo before next boss

Now go through first giant event
Raid Episode Chart for money again (R1x3 to Chapter 3 for fastest money)
Sell: Beast Clan Scarf
Buy: Will Ring

Equip: Shina Will Ring over Rapid Ring; (L1) Give Clea the Rapid Ring
Party: Swap Lily and Al, swap Lily and Clea, swap Clea and Shina (Al, Clea, Shina)

Giant:
Run forward with Clea, pick up 1 speed bug and use Blue Bullet x2 + guard (do not actually hit him)
Al Sol Spear x3, Shina two bugs to glitch + Lunamissimo x3
Finish with Clea and Al's strongest moves
Fish: Triple Guard with Clea, Sol Lance/Spear with Al

Collect Odd Candlelight here
If you get into any battles (unlikely), learn Clea moves (All Lives Restored > bullet moves > ???) and run with Al/Shina

Go to camp in wilderness for warp stone (quest isn't available yet)
Proceed through wilderness grabbing the Enolef's Ether and Code Salve

Go to camp in forest, juggle monster quests, buy 1 Magic Ring, 2 Rapid Ring (12000)
See Lucil event, then heal up if needed and bring Lucil in over Al

Fight first enemy (for safety you can in general use All Lives Restored before/after each fight from now on)
Reduce this enemy down to one left using Lucil's Ache Flare (Clea should try to learn All Lives Restored turn 1) and stall for moves using guard trick:
Shina Ache (Lunamis+Rokudein) / [Rokudian (Rokudeinx2) / Achewave (Lunamis+Ache) / Metic (Meti+Meti) / Metinark (Meti+Metic)]
Clea all Bullets until Cerulean and All Lives Restored, try to learn Azure with the killing blow
Lucil (stands near enemy) Ache Flare x3 at the start, then Therapeak x2 until you learn Pure Therapy, Therapeak + Pure Therapy until Deathstroke Therapy
Kill the enemy once you have Cerulean Bullet, Deathstroke Therapy, Ache at a bare minimum. Others can be caught up later.

Collect Elven Dust, Beast Clan Coat, Ancient Branch, Elf's Heart (fast one) and Code Salves in general while making your way through the forest.
At last enemy grab Enolef's Ether then carry on to Ripuka fight

Menu before Ripuka: remove Al's attack Rings, optimize Clea; Bring Al back in for Shina and swap Al with Lucil then Lucil with Clea (Al, Lucil, Clea), maybe use Panacea to remove corruption resistance?

Ripuka 1:
Al run close, triple guard every turn
Lucil uses Therapeak + Deathstroke Therapy every turn on herself + Clea until Therapy de Magius, then can standby
Clea collects the pure red bugs when able (only 1 per turn from full HP) to 20% corruption and otherwise standby / All Lives Restored if Al takes significant damage or Clea isn't at full SP.

Scorpia:
Clea Cerulean Bullet x3 from where she stands, Lucil triple guard, Al uses Sol Lance + Sol Spear x2 (or Sol Spear x3) to knock him towards Lucil
Lucil triple guard again, Al standby (unless still no Sol Lance), Clea Cerulean Bullet x3 again

View IRL, do loop de loop, etc until you reach the temple

MENU
View IRL first to prepare for the menu
Skills:
If you have Al and Clea's moves: Set combos: AL Sol Lance x3, Clea Azure Bullet x3, Celica Aster League x2 + Astate. Otherwise this can wait
Equip: (L1/R1x3) Remove 1 of Clea's Attack Rings, (R1x2) Optimize Celica then give her a Magic Ring as well
Party: Replace Al with Celica, Swap Celica and Clea (Clea, Lucil, Celica)

Go to top row first, collect 20000 Eni on the way to the IRL event
Get into one battle before the frogs, for a speed buff
First frog run straight forward and Hone Power + Aster League + Astate
Second frog run straight forward and combo or AL+Astate+Astate if not set
After second fight and key item, use All Lives Restored and view IRL event
Third frog:
Celica run forward and triple guard, Lucil use all 3 bottom buffs on Celica (continue learning Magius if needed, don't use Corruption Resistance buff if not close to 20% yet), Clea use strongest move on as many as possible (however do NOT use Azure Bullet x3, it will put you under 30 SP), Celica finish them
Use All Lives Restored again
Fourth frog: Celica run up to B and triple guard, Lucil standby, Clea pick off what she can same as last battle, finish them off with Clea/Celica as needed (attack with Lucil as well if one or more of them corrupt)

Before Araful:
(Skill) Use All Lives Restored, set combos from earlier if not done already (AL is kinda SoL at this point)
(Party) Switch Lucil out for Shina
Araful:
Celica Comet Faye x3 (para or you lose, basically), Clea Azure Bullet x3, Shina Lunamis + Ache + Enolef's Ether
Celica combo (ALx2+Astate), Clea Azure Bullet x3

Fight a mob on the way to Lily if speed buff fell on anyone. You do NOT have the shortcut open on this route.
Lily: Pick up NO MORE THAN ONE YELLOW BUG with Celica and combo her. Finish with Clea if necessary
Complete the rest of the castle at a sprint (IRL event don't forget) (if you're a fan of stupid yolos, skip using Lucil's ability)

Visit the camp at the start of the forest and buy 2 Magic Rings and 1 Will Ring (37000), then head immediately for the AL battle

FORCED MENU:
Equips: Replace Shina's Proof of Defiance with the second Will Ring, (R1) give Lily the two Magic Rings.

Al 1: combo
Al 2: combo. If you get extra turns, triple guard / heal Celica's SP

View IRL event (ignore Talk, only Map) and set Lily in party over Clea in the same menu
View last event and get Al's weapon, QJ Alhaoi wilderness, reach ruins

Reach the Ripuka battle, I suggest you also grab the warp stone on the way there (so go via the camp)

Ripuka:
Celica grab one red bug and head for the topleft to triple guard. Then triple guard every turn.
Shina grab one, Meti+Metic for Metinark. After that continue picking up a red bug whenever you have 599 HP and learn Achewave (Lunamis+Ache). Can standby once you have Metinark and Achewave and 30%+ corruption
Lily learns moves priority Manafont (Debricave+Metinfris, no second one) -> Icarus Heel (Metinfris + Meti Light Order) -> Icarus Dash (Icarus Heel + Meti Light Order) -> Resurrect (Revive + Metinfris)

FORCED MENU before Lucil 1:
Skills: Use All Lives Restored then set final combos - Shina Achewave x3, Lily Manafont x2 + Debricave, Celica Aster League x3, any others you missed earlier

Lucil 1: Combo with Celica and Shina and she should die
Lucil 2:
CAREFULLY unblock the invinc bug with Celica (you can pick up up to 3 purple bugs), then run back away and Advance End Storm.
Now Shina CAREFULLY picks up that unblocked invinc bug, grabs other bugs to 60% then attacks.
Lily should prioritize learning any remaining moves, otherwise just combo.
You may have to deal with skillseal, use Panaceas and revives as needed. Shina does by far the most damage so keep her alive even if it costs Celica's life.

Go to IRL item now. Warp back to camp (Clock Tower Square) if the giant mob is in an awful spot
MENU: IRL events x4

Dragon 1: Celica should run round the dragon and knock it into bugs. Then get the summon up ASAP (using Shina's Rokudein to clear the way and hopefully learn Rokudian) and pingpong it to death, reviving as needed.
If Lily gets a spare turn you can still keep learning moves with her, using a Vizstar on the third action to continue the pingpong.

Quickjump to the temple and MENU:
Party: Switch Lily with Al then Lucil in for Shina (Al, Lucil, Celica)

Symbol attack an enemy in the temple before leaving
Chests to get: 30000 Eni at end of first area [only if you skipped the Odd Candlelight], Enolef's Ether next to event marker in second
Dragon 2: Celica Comet Faye x2 + Astate and hope like hell it paralyses. If it does, have Al run into a yellow bug near Celica for free 40% corruption, otherwise summon with her to get the meatshield out there.
Either way, have Lucil buff their PATK & MATK. After that, pingpong.

Get Celica weapon
Equip: (L1) Give Celica her new weapon, (L1x2) Remove Clea's remaining Attack Ring, (L1) Optimize Al and give her a Rapid Ring in the bottom slot.
Party: Swap Lucil with Lily, swap Lily with AL (Lily, Al, Celica)
Use All Lives Restored to full

SAVE before jellyfish
Jellyfish: Skillseal (AESx2 + guard) and you win. Otherwise try to improvise (have Al or Lily heal Celica's SP for a second go if she survives turn 1).
Once skillseal / Debricave stacks are setup just combo with everyone. Lily will need to grab a purple bug (274 dmg, 61 SP) or Enolef's Ether if she's below 150 SP at the start of a turn.

Look at money on this forced menu, if below 49400 somehow briefly use Episode Chart to get there (99400 if you skipped Odd Candlelight)
Jump to temple
SELL: Beast Clan Coat (29000)
BUY: Goldfinger (8400), Magic Bracelet LV5 (20000), Sanatheus Jewel (50000) [Odd Candlelight (50000) if not picked up]

Party: Lily->Celica, Lily->Clea, Shina->Al (Celica Shina Clea)
Equips: (R1) Remove a Magic Ring from Lily, (R1) remove both of Al's accessories, (R1) optimize Clea, remove the Magic Bracelet, put a Rapid Ring in the second slot, (R1x3) Shina Magic Bracelet Lv5 + Rapid Ring + Magic Ring
Skills: All Lives Restored to full

Go to Strain Area, Talk, Create Code > Pandemic (Self) Lv2 and Pandemic (Enemy) Lv3, leave again
Fight a mob for speed boost

Rafid:
Celica: unblock path to an invinc bug (careful to only hit one red + one blue), then run to front and Aegis Absorb
Clea: Collect the unblocked invinc bug, unblock the other one and pick up bugs to 60% corruption, stay at back and combo
Shina: Collect the second invinc bug, red/blue bugs to get to 71% corruption, use Rokudian x3 on tiles near the bug (Rokudein if no Rokudian)
Celica again: Collect bugs to corrupt, Guard x2 + Glitch
Clea again: Azure Bullet x3 for the kill (Leaving Celica dead is fine and recommended as long as she didn't lose EXP earlier)

Collect ZPB-201 from the awkward spot over the bridge, take nearby jump pad for Ruined Sword, carry on, collect Perfect Infinity a little later, carry on to event markers
Forced menu: Shina new weapon + Will Ring over Rapid Ring (skip this if Shina doesn't have Metinark or Rokudian yet and learn them on the Celica fights), Clea new weapon, add Lily to empty slot

Celica 1: Azure Bullet x3
Celica 2: Azure Bullet x3

Derp Dragon: Collect bugs to glitch, Rokudein max bugs + Metinark x2, Pandemic Enemy Lv3, Rokudein max bugs + Metistar, Pandemic Enemy Lv3, Rokudian x2 max bugs + Metistar, then cleanup remaining bugs on foot (141 dmg) or with Rokudein and attack until it dies.

Rush to second camp and do 21 item quests, buy as follows:
Odd Flower x1
Dew Drop x1
Ring Fragment x1
Palace Brick x1
Heartis Gold x2
(skip 1) Sturfil Ore x1
Battleship Gear x2
Gowen Grass x1
Odd Candlelight x2
(skip 2) Ancient Branch x1
Elf's Heart x1
Sanatheus Stone x1
Sanatheus Ironware x2
Sanatheus Jewel x2
(skip 1) Scarlet Dragonscale x2
Blaze Stone x2
(skip 1) Stardust x2
Golden Mirror x2
Total = 1350000

After quests are done BUY Mirage Fang Drive (98600) or Petro Wing Bow (35400) for Lily, whichever you can afford.


Set party Celica, Lily, Shina (Lily->Al, Al->Celica, Shina->Clea)
Equip items as follows:
Shina - Weapon, Magic Bracelet Lv10, Rapid Ring, Walkthrough Guide [Go to Episode Chart > Kill the Messenger (R1 to C11 then one up)]
Lily (leave weapon off for now) - Guard Bracelet Lv9, Magic Ring x2
Clea - optimize (Attack Ring x2) then change to ZPB-201 and remove armor
Celica - optimize (weapon + armor) then Rapid Ring x2

Use All Lives Restored, go to Ripuka

Ripuka 1:
Pick up +MATK bug then Advance End Storm x2 + guard
If skillseal: Shina pick up a MATK bug as well and go on the attack, Lily Icarus Dash + Manafont x2 first turn then combo other turns
If no skillseal: Shina manually buff herself then standby, Get up to 2 Debricave stacks before attacking, make sure you leave with +Speed on everyone from Icarus Dash
Not a hard fight as long as you keep party alive. Make sure you end with a speed buff on all characters or at least your two attackers

before second phase:
Use All Lives Restored
Set Shina's first combo skill to Metistar

Ripuka Scarlet Queen: Do infinite glitch memes with Shina. Use Rokudian for attacking with Shina until scrubs are dead since they're all vulnerable to poison.

MENU:
Set Lily's combo to Resurrect + Manafont x2, add Guard to the end of Celica's.
Equip Lily with her AGI weapon. If Petro Wing Bow, also add 1 Rapid Ring over either Magic Ring.
Party Celica, Clea, Lily.

Phase 1: Aster League x3, Azure Bullet x3
Phase 2: Celica pick up invinc > clear bugs until <50% > cheat code Pandemic (Self) Lv2. Clea back off and Azure Bullet x3, Lily back off and Icarus Dash + Manafontx2, Celica collect enough bugs to glitch and Astate x2 glitch, Clea Azure Bullet x3
Phase 3: Celica run up and Aegis Absorb+Hone Power, Clea and Lily run away and combo, then combo spam until dead