Solo All Jobs (improved Tressa route)

This is a solo speedrun route obtaining all 12 jobs using Tressa. It is fairly lengthy, as it requires a good deal of prep to take out the four advanced job bosses solo. But if you like challenges, I do recommend it, because it's very satisfying to defeat them with only a single traveler. (The route actually has very high win rates against them too.)

Sample vid (no-mic): https://youtu.be/zJwn_fqOYYc
Sample vid (commentated version): https://youtu.be/JovANNJYZpU?si=jvZ1jfsFkWXfOxqz
(If you want to learn this run, I recommend watching the video while reading the notes.)

This is routed assuming Cait/Cait mod. If you want to do this non-cait, you can finish chapter 1, do Kit's quest, TP back to Rippletide, purchase the Thunder M, do Whistlewood twice for 130 JP, and walk/flee the Scholar shrine battle. Afterwards, pick extra L stones for extra encounters to buffer your EXP (such as the ones on Grandport coast, outside Wellspring, or in Derelict).

Also, thanks to:
- Mastermind1919 (for their Balogar/Dreisang AI posts on the r/SolopathTraveler subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/SolopathTraveler/comments/ind9ss/the_definitive_guide_to_the_turn_order_of_balogar/ and https://www.reddit.com/r/SolopathTraveler/comments/kg1cz2/the_definitive_guide_to_the_ai_of_dreisang_the/ )

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Start Tressa 1, buy + equip Wolf's Bow
Break/Flee encounters

Get Refreshing Jam before boss (left of boss in hidden path that goes up-right)
Mikk Makk:
T1-3: Tradewinds Mikk
(watch if you go before or after Makk next turn)
T4: Tradewinds x4 Mikk

(if you go after Makk)
T5: Grape
T6: Bow
T7: Bow
T8: Bow x2
T9: Tradewinds x4
T10: Tradewinds
T11: Defend
T12: Tradewinds x3

(if you go before Makk)
T5: Grape
T6: Bow
T7: Bow x3
T8: Tradewinds
T9: Tradewinds
T10: Bow
T11: Bow x2
T12: Tradewinds x4

KO Cait with Ice M
- LEARN HIRED HELP
[Note on Caits: use HHB x2 for small ones or HHC x2 for cultured if no spare stones. For Chubby, vets x1 or x3.]

Get Scholar Shrine
(if bird + ram encounter outside, HH Dancers x2 + Grape/Bow until broken to flee)
Learn FireStorm + Lightning Blast
Equip Evasive Manuevers

Tag Noblecourt, exit
Get Light M
Go to Forest of Purgation
Get Light L + 20k

TP Rippletide, go toward Warrior Shrine
Get 1200
Get Warrior Shrine
Tag Stonegard, exit
(if bull + bird encounter, use HH Bandits x2 and flee)

Save + Quit on Moonstruck Coast
Get Merchant Shrine
Purchase from Unsavory Man outside Goldshore:
- Refreshing Jam
Tag Goldshore
Enter Western Grandport Coast (if encounter, use Light L and get replacement Wind L on Grandport coast)
Get 20k
S+Q
Get Thunder L
Tag Grandport, exit
Go to Loch of the Lost King
Get Wind L + 30k

TP Stonegard
Tag Wellspring
Purchase
- POM L (from SWEET TOOTH)

Get Thunder L (outside Marsalim)
Enter Catacombs
EXIT Catacombs
Tag Marsalim
Exit Marsalim
Enter Catacombs
Save
Get Rev Jam
Buffer Glitch for Master's Spear
Get Refreshing Jam
Get Pom L

TP Wellspring
Reset steps outside
Get Dancer Shrine (if encounter, Wind L and get replacement in Derelict Mines)
Get Old Coin
Tag Sunshade
Get Apothecary Shrine

TP Sunshade
Tag Quarrycrest ("No" to chapter 2)
Tag Bolderfall
Purchase
- Pom S (1st)
- Nourish Nut S (3rd)

Get Hunter Shrine + Olive L
Tag Victor's Hollow
Purchase:
- Nourish Nut M (1st)
- Magic Nut M (3rd)

Reset steps in Duskbarrow area
Get Cleric Shrine (if encounter, Thunder L and get replacement Southern Wellspring Fire L later)

Go to Maw of the Ice Dragon
Get 30k
Go to Northreach
KO 2 Reptalios: HHB x2 + Light L

Tag Northreach
Purchase
- Magic L
- Resistant Nut L + Curious Antique + Fool's Gold Ore
- 2 Pom M

TP Grandport
Purchase: (first NPC, other near Item shop NPC)
- Adam Shield
- Tales from Faraway Land

Item shop, buy:
- 11 Grape M
- 31 Plum
- 9 Plum M [will be 10 total since Mikk Makk dropped 1]
Sell:
- 3 gold items
- Master Spear

Go to tavern, middle NPC purchase:
- Nourish M + Magic M (1st and 3rd)

Purchase from 4 NPC in back markets:
- Pom L (aristocrat in robes)
- Revitalizing Jam + Refreshing Jam + Pom L (NPC right of chest)
- Pom S + M + L
- Rune Glaive

Go to back bazaar
Get Dazzling Artwork + 25k

TP Marsalim
Purchase from two NPCs by item and weapon shops:
- Magic M + Resistant M (2nd and 3rd)
- 2 Pom L
DO QUEST FOR ALLURING RIBBON (Old Aristocrat)

Go to palace
Go up left stairs
Purchase:
- 2 Pom M (2nd and third)
- Fire L (1st)
Get High House Armor
Get 25k
Get Enchanted Circlet

TP STONEGARD
Purchase from entrance NPC, then other two Tobias and shopkeeper in lower valleys
- Wind M + Tough Nut M
- Fire L (2nd)
- Elemental Augmentor (2nd)

TP Noblecourt
Purchase
- Pom S + Empowering Bracelet (child)
- Sorc Robe (guard old lady)

TP Stonegard
Go to Tomb of Kings

- EVASIVE MANUEVERS OFF
- USE ALL NUTS
Equipment:
- optimize
- Alluring Ribbon
- Elemental Augmentor

Grind (if 1 straggler, Tradewinds):

Wind enemies/Thieves/Caits: LB x2
Light SENTINELS: HHM -> Fireball x3

Light GUARDIANS + SENTINELS: Defend -> LB x3
Light Guardians + REMNANT: HHM -> LB x3
Thief II group at Lv20+: Icewind x2

If JP >= 630, then JOB TO CLERIC
Learn 3 Cleric Skills
JOB TO SCHOLAR
- Equip Inner Strength

Loot:
- Bottle of Blinding Dust
- Fire L
- 9400
- Curious Antique
- Bright Stone
- Grape Bunch (optional)

Grind for 9000 JP

Exit Tomb of Kings
Menu:
Equipment:
- ALLURING RIBBON OFF

Jobs:
- Merchant: Sidestep
- Cleric: all base skills (not divine)
- Hunter: Leghold + Arrowstorm
(will do Apothecary just before Steorra)

Support Skills:
- replace Inner Strength with Evil Ward
- Evasive Maneuvers
- Endless Items (if not already)
- Heighten Senses

Go to West Everhold Pass
Get Light L
Get Silver Pouch
Save
Get Pom M
KO birds with: Arrowstorm + Light L + Tradewinds (or skip encounter)

Go into Everhold Tunnels
Enter Everhold Tunnels
Get Pom L
Say "No" to boss
Get 35k
Say "No" to boss
Get Death Cleaver

TP Quarrycrest
Get Thief Shrine (flee encounter or Light M + Tradewinds x3)
Get Pom S
Save outside Orewell
Tag Orewell
PURCHASE REFRESHING JAM
Exit
Save
Go to Dragonsong Fane
Get Crystal Helm
Get Pom L
Get Conscious Stone
TP Orewell, exit

Tag Riverford, exit
Get Wind L [or optionally get Silver-Filled Pouch instead]
Enter Refuge Ruins
Say "No" to boss to reset steps
Get Refreshing Jam
Buffer glitch for Enchanted Rod
Get Clarity Stone

TP Riverford
Purchase from 5 NPCs (in order, it's NPC right of entrance, NPC outside tavern, two NPCs right of item shop, and guard NPC):
- Pom M
- Refreshing Jam
- Pom L
- Tough Nut L
- Nourish Nut L + Tough Nut L

TP Rippletide
Purchase
- Rev Jam (father)
- Resistant M (mother)
Sell at Father's shop:
- gold items
- Enchanted Rod

TP Northreach
Purchase
- Empowering Necklace + Refreshing Jam (entrance NPC)
- Pom L (NPC inside tavern's left)
- Refreshing Jam (guard NPC)
Get Refreshing Jam (right house chest)

TP Noblecourt, exit
Go to Hollow Throne
Get Pom L
Get Rev Jam

TP Noblecourt
(USE NUTS + HEAL HP)
Go to Western Wispermill Flats
Get Pom M
Get Cat's Eye
Plains Drake battle: Arrowstorm x2 + Flee

Enter Shrine of the Starseer (its right next to Save Point in wispermill flats, go up)
Menu before boss

Items:
- USE ALL NUTS
- Grape M

Jobs:
- Apothecary: first 3 skills

Equipment:
- Clarity Stone
- Empowering Necklace

Support Skills:
- Saving Grace
- Evasive Manuevers
- Endless Items
- Hale and Hearty

Save

Steorra - 178,064 HP

The goal is AI Loop her by breaking her just before her half health action shift. She starts with 7 shields, so we will chip 6 shields with Vets x1, 3 Fire L, and 2 Thunder L, as well as do damage with poison, leaving her at 1 shield until we do the AI Loop Glitch.

55% Collect is when she reaches half way and does Shooting Stars->Power Up. If we break right before the Power Up, she loops her actions for the rest of the battle, making it an easy win.

Start by spamming Jams/Empoison, and maintain poison for most of the battle. When she does not have Starsong up, and you are overhealed, and she has ample poison, use Vets x1. Otherwise, maintain poison/health and use the 5 L stones as well. (You can substitute an M stone or Icicle and just use extra poison damage or non-weak L stone damage too OR rely on EI dupes if you don't have enough stones.)

Example start (up to the AI Loop triggering):
T1: Refreshing Jam
T2: Empoison x3
T3: Refreshing jam / Rev Jam
T4: Empoison / Fire L
T5: Empoison / Fire L
T6: Refreshing Jam
T7: Vets x1
T8: First Aid x4
T9: Refreshing Jam
T10: Empoison x3
adapt from there

Aggressively use Refreshing Jams to heal and maintain poison on Steorra. If you're not overhealed, then Jam or First Aid.
Summary of things to do (but focus on overheal + poison):
- Fire L or Thunder L
- Vets x1 (don't do it if she has defense buff)
- Defend if she has 4 actions in a row (unless you are above 6500 HP or know she will not attack)
- preserve 1 Wind L for AI Loop but other spares can be used
- Pom S/M/L if free turn
- Pom L -> First Aid x4 if you run out of Refreshing Jams and need to stall OR Rev Jam
- Grape M/First Aid x1 (1750/~2350) if you want to underheal and then overheal to have extra HP buffer

Continue to boost Empoison x4, First Aid, and Refreshing Jams aggressively to maintain health and deal damage, while bringing her to 1 shield and half health.

Stop using poison as she approaches half health, and use Light M, Shadow M, or Tradewinds, etc to chip her close to 54% Collect and 1 shield.

Then maintain high health with Jams/First Aid x4 (use Revitalizing Jam if necessary, but shouldn't need more than 2).
Wait for turn order where it is:

Steorra1 Steorra2 Tressa1
Steorra3 Tressa2 Steorra4
(it can be hard to get this turn order so alternative is detailed below.)

Tressa1 should do Wind L or Light L. Tressa2 should do Icicle to break and AI Loop her.
Then Steorra will be broken. Either do First Aid or Empoison, and maintain poison for the rest of the match to win.

Alternative turn orders at half health 54% Collect are below. (Note: STARSONG can screw up turn order so make sure she's already using it or just finished using it if you do one of these alternative turn orders for the glitch.)

Tressa1 Steorra1 Steorra2
Steorra3 Tressa2 Steorra4
OR
Steorra1 Tressa1 Steorra2
Steorra3 Tressa2 Steorra4
(in both cases, Tressa1 does Empoison, then Tressa2 does Icicle to break and AI Loop the boss.)

After the boss is looped, maintain 3700+ HP at all times for safety and keep poison up and use First Aid/Plums as needed.
Collect at 98%+
Let poison KO her, don't attack yourself. Just conserve BP for healing or more poison. Defend reduces damage ~600x3 to ~400x3.

Notes on numbers:
- Wandering star 1450
- shooting star 1850
- baleful star 1870
- attack 930
(she can do the elemental ones back to back for ~5300 in 3 actions so stay above that if 3 actions or if Starsong shifts turn order)

Other notes:
- if Steorra is at 46% Collect or more, check poison ticks before you cast
- HH Cleric x1 does 630
- Tradewinds does 330 on Starsong (so ~480 no Starsong)
- Icicle does 429 on ice weakness and can be used to break
- this route assumes you use up all your stones here, but if you have spares, they can be used anywhere later, optimally at Balogar or Dreisang. The battle should also use up most or all of your Refreshing Jams too usually.

% notes:
- Vets x1 is 6000 crit (3.3%) or 4800 noncrit (2.7%)
- 2700 is 1.51%
- 1100 is 0.61
- every one poison tick is 1%
- aim for 53% or 54% Collect to make the glitch easier to do

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After the battle, go left
Get Refreshing Jam

TP Goldshore, exit
Go to Captain's Bane

Menu:
- Job to Starseer
- learn 2 skills for Hard Worker
Support skills:
- Inner Strength
- Hard Worker
- Heighten Senses
Equipment:
- Alluring Ribbon
- Elemental Augmentor

Spend each 2k JP asap for Starseer skills and equip:
- Boost Start over empty slot
- BPEater over Heighten Senses

Grind 6500 JP more before spending all JP at once to unlock:
- 4500 JP for Patience
- 2000 JP for Divine Aura

Get this loot during grind:
- Articulate Stone
- Refreshing Jam
- Energizing Pomegranate (L)
- Optional: Healing Grape Bunch
(For simplicity, you can also just get every chest in the dungeon since you're here a while.)

Watch SP during battles and plum as needed, same with Grape M.
You can optionally save in the beginning pre-BPEater as encounters are dangerous. After BPE, reaper crab is only dangerous one and it still goes down to Shoot Stars x2 -> Shooting Stars.

Encounters (second one indicates Boost Start, third one indicates BP Eater unlocked):
- 1 BP: Shooting Stars x2, Defend Shooting Stars x2
- 2 BP: Shooting Stars x3, Shooting Stars
- 2BP + BPE: Shooting Stars x3
Some may be ranges

After 6500 JP and Lv40, you are done
TP Victor's Hollow, exit

Job:
- Starseer: unlock Divine Aura
- Hunter: unlock Patience
- Apothecary
Support Skills, all off and put on:
- Evil Ward
- Evasive Manuevers
- Heighten Senses
- Boost Start
Equipment:
- Optimize (puts on DC Axe)
- Empowering Bracelet
- Empowering Necklace
First Aid to full HP

Go to Shrine of the Archmagus
Flee/Break (HHB breaks Duskbarrow encounter and VH one, HHM breaks all Remnants)

Enter Shrine of the Archmagus (items are left, right, top right in that order)
Get Pom L
Get 20k
Get Rev Jam
Go straight left to Save Point

Support Skills, all off and put on:
- Saving Grace
- Hale and Hearty
- Patience
- Divine Aura

First Aid to Full HP
Plum to Full SP
Save.

Dreisang (Thunder/Light weaknesses 171,469 HP)

The goal is to maintain poison and overheal HP while bringing his shields to 1 with axe. Continue piling on lots of poison and wait until 55% Collect. At his half health, when he does Extreme Elemental Augmentation (EEA), do Vets x4 and Vets x3. The first Vet will break and others will do a total of about 10% damage. Continue with Pom L into Vets x4 to chip his 7 shields to 3 shields. Then either Wind L/Tradewinds/HHM to bring him to 1 shield again and do Vets x4 and Vets x3 again. He will return from break but be near 100% Collect. Either Defend->Vets x2 or use poison/stone L to finish him off.

The fight is very dangerous after you've done 25% damage though because he unlocks Might of the Archmagus, which increases his elemental attack and decreases your elemental defense. If this happens (or you have elemental defense down from Elemental Break), be wary of your HP and Defend if necessary. His attacks will do about 840x3 damage or 2500 per spell, and Elemental Break will do about 3100.

Dreisang's initial turn pattern (Divine Majesty is always before Attack but otherwise the order of each pair is random):
T1: Divine Majesty, Attack
T2: Ventus/Ignis
T3: Lux/Elemental Break
T4: Glacies/Tonitrus
T5: SP Drain/Tenebrae
T6: repeat
[after 25% damage, he adds Might of the Archmagus, Attack after the Divine Majesty turn]
[after 50% damage, he adds Extreme Elemental Augmentation which is extremely dangerous (and will repeat every 5th turn too)]

The T3 EBreak can apply elem def down, which increases the spells from 330x3 to 530x3
The Might of the Archmagus buff will increase that further to 840x3 and EBreak to 3100 (so Defend/overheal if it happens)
The Extreme Elemental Augmentation increases the damage to 1100x3 and means you need to break asap to end it.

Example start
T1: Empoison x2
T2: First Aid
T3: Empoison
T4: Empoison/First Aid
repeat/adapt

The first 25% should be spent stacking Empoison up to 9T and using First Aid to heal up. Do not worry about efficiency too much, just get the poison up and make sure you play defensively. If you have spare turns, use Axe 3 times to whittle him to 1 shield. (Or you can use Thunder/Light stones if those proc'd.) The Axe can proc extra poison too (5% for 2T Poison), though it's not mandatory.

After he reaches 25% and does Might of the Archmagus, watch the turn order more carefully, especially if he goes 3 or 4 times in a row. Even if you are overhealed, he can still overwhelm you, so Defend if necessary.

In particular, if he just did Ignis/Ventus, then Ebreak is coming, so Defend or use a Jam/First Aid x4 to overheal for it.

Maintain poison as he approaches half health. Optionally, if turn order allows, you can set up some Sidesteps for later attacks. It's not mandatory, but there are a lot of free turns due to Patience/Divine Aura. (Note that if you plan to do this, you need to Defend to go first before he recasts Divine Majesty to get off the Sidesteps.) Other things you can do on free turns is throw spare Stones (don't break with Thunder/Light though) or use Pom S/Pom M, etc.

At 50% health, prepare with 5 BP until he uses Extreme Elemental Augmentation (EEA). If you are going last on the turn, you can Defend to hope for Patience to get extra poison on him.

But otherwise, after EEA, do HH Vets x4 and HH Vets x3. When he unbreaks, do Pom L and HH Vets x4 to bring him from 7 shields to 3 shields. Whittle 2 more shields with Tradewinds/Wind/Thunder/HH Mercs. Then get BP and do HH Vets x4 and HH Vets x3 again.

Collect and finish with either Vets or L Stone or Poison.

In summary, things to do before half health:
- Empoison/First Aid, boost as needed to be efficient with BP (poison is worth using it for even just 1 extra tick honestly)
- Axe 3 times to chip him to 1 shield (DC axe has 5% or 10% chance to add 2T poison though it's not necessary)
- Defend into Sidesteps on the turn Divine Majesty wears off, helps having stacks going to half health
- Plum M (if missing >= 100 SP) or even small plum (but small plum is inefficient if need to emergency jam)
- Pom S/Pom M (if absolutely nothing to do)
- Refreshing Jam if you need to heal a lot and don't have BP
- Pom L/Rev Jam to set up for the break or if in a tight situation

Check Collect and at ~54% Collect:
- want 7-9 poison stacks
- Pom L/Rev Jam into 5 BP
- Defend until Extreme Elemental Augmentation
- Vets x4, Vets x3 (first vets will break)
- if you get Patience, use Pom L and can use more Vets
[note that if you have low HP, check and make sure you can tank the next attack, but you usually should surviveh since his buff wears out]

When Dreisang unbreaks (has Sword/Thunder/Wind weaknesses):
- Pom L or Rev Jam for 5 BP
- Vets x4 again to chip him to 3 shields
- HHM x2 to chip to 1 shield
- Pom L/Rev Jam into 5 BP again
- Do Vets x4 and Vets x3 again
(you can optionally stack more poison too if Patience/Divine Aura cooperates)
(if you were low on damage or missed the Vets x3 on break, you can swap the HHM x2 to HHV x2 and wait for EEA to break and use poison for extra bonus damage)

After Dreisang unbreaks for the last time, he should be at 100% or very near (has Bow/Light/Dark weaknesses):
- either Collect -> Defend/Pom S -> Vets x4 or Poison or Stone L as needed to finish him off
(don't bother rebreaking with Bow, it's not necessary)
(note that it's possible he does Extreme Elemental Augmentation if he reached his 5th turn just before the break, but you should still have time to Collect, Defend, Vets x3 or some variation to finish him off.)

REMINDER: The most dangerous part of this fight is leading up to halfway, when he both lands Elemental Break on you AND buffs himself. Defend/First Aid x4/Jam as needed to stall it out. Prioritize turtling and healing, do not worry about efficiency or resources.

Notes on numbers:
- first aid x1 heals 2600
- first aid x2 heals 3600
- first aid x3 heals 4600
- first aid x4 heals 5600
- Vets x4 with poison on 1 shield does about 10% (usually 55% to 65%)
- Vets x3 on follow-up with poison is about 9% (usually 66% to 75%)
- chipping through his active 7 to 3 shields with Vets x4 is about 6% (usually to 82%+)
- broken Tradewinds does ~750 so M Stone or L stones are better if you have them
- unbroken Vets x4 on third weakness (no sword) is 4.6%

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TP Bolderfall

Menu:
Equipment:
- Conscious Stone (over Empowering Bracelet)
- High House Armor (over Sorc Robe)

Support Skills:
- Evasive Maneuvers
- Heighten Senses
- BP Boost
- Evil Ward

SELL:
- cat's eye
- all equipment that's not on EXCEPT Crystal Helm
- olive L

Go to Ravor Manor
Purchase Wakeful Stone

TP Stonegard
Go to Shrine of the Runeblade
Get 50k + Rev Jam
Flee/Break

Menu before Balogar:

Job:
- Dancer: 3 skills
- Merchant Rest
- Apothecary

Equipment:
- optimize
- Wakeful Stone over Empowering Necklace

Support Skills:
- Saving Grace
- Patience
- Eye for an Eye
- Divine Aura

First Aid to full

Balogar [usually takes about 6 Vets and 2 Dancers, which is 155k assuming you Collect him before the end of the battle for the last Vets. If you have >180k, then use two HH Vets in the earlier Bow/Axe phase to speed up the fight.]

Start by tabbing to Axe and using Refreshing Jam, then start using Pom L and Pom M efficiently (i.e. if you boost in one turn and get Patience, it's efficient to boost again, but conversely, if you didn't use BP and get Patience, try to do an action that doesn't boost so you build up BP, time your breaks to get extra turns on boss, etc) to build up Sidesteps and Empoison stacks. If he's broken, focus the first break on setting up buffer of Sidesteps and Empoison or use Soulstones/Amputation if there's nothing else to do.

At 25%, he switches to Bow weakness, so tab to that and continue Sidestepping with lots of Poms. Use Plum M to replenish SP. Try to proc Double Poison Glitch for extra damage if possible. If >150k, then use 30k here for HH Vets x4 to accelerate the phase.

Also, try to use more Pom M earlier, then transition to more Pom L in later phases. You can use up all Poms though.

At 50%, he unlocks all weaknesses and unlocks Runelord Resolve, which takes up to 6 stacks of Sidestep. The damage isn't much, but the follow-up runes build up in damage, so maintain Sidesteps and Poms. At this point, be more aggressive, especially with Pom L -> Sidestep x4 -> Sidestep x3 or similar.

Also, after the 50%, start using the rest of your Vets x4 or Vets x3 on the broken turns as we want the battle to end soon. At 90%+, you can also Collect for extra Veterans money. Try to maintain Poison for some extra damage too (HH Dancer x4 can chip his shields while landing poison). Ideally, you burst a decent chunk at 50-54% Collect to minimize his time in the later phase.

Example start:
T1: (Tab to Axe) Refreshing Jam
T2: Sidestep x3
T3: Pom L
T4: Empoison x4
T5: Sidestep x3
T6: Pom M
T7: Sidestep x4
T8: Empoison
adapt from here

Main Reminders:
- TAB TO AXE AT START OF BATTLE
- At 25% damage, he swaps to Bow/Light weakness, so tab to Bow and continue. [Use ~1 HH Vets to accelerate this phase a bit.]
- At 50% damage, he unlocks all and unlocks Runelord's Resolve which gives 6 chances of Eye for an Eye. Try to position yourself with BP/Stones for damage. [Often uses ~5 HH Vets to finish.]
- Toward end, you can Collect 90%+ and use that to finish him off with one last HH Vets x4 on break or let poison finish him.
- Use Pom M's mostly first, then Pom L more aggressively in second half. Even toward 90%, you want to prioritize Sidesteps and Poms though, as even broken Vets will only bring him from 90% to 98% Collect (and you need 105% Collect to win).

Numbers:
- broken vets x4 does ~7.2%
- note that Empoison x4 (16k) outdamages Vets x4 (14k) if you wait out all eight turns
- HH Dancers x4 has a 76% chance of 3T Poison at least
- HH Dancers x3 has a 48.8% chance of 3T Poison at least
- First Aid heals ~1300 so use 1750 Grape M for this battle instead if healing is needed (or Jam but try to preserve if possible)

Warning about Runelord Resolve:
- There's a glitch where he does this upon unbreaking, then does it again immediately. Be prepared and Jam if necessary if he does Resolve out of break. (Occurs if you break Balogar on the second Runestorm before the prompt "All the Elements are United!" is displayed due to Eye for an Eye proc.)

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Note: want to enter Winnehild with (her dungeon has one of each Jam btw):
- 4 Rev Jam
- 4 Refreshing Jam (but 3 can work too, it's just harder)
- 1 bottle of blinding dust
- 1 Pom L (optional but helps)
- 46k (one Vets, five Dancers, and some Mercs) so want 45k leaving Riverford
- If you do not have enough Jams, then you can use HH Dancers more and hope for Blinds.

TP Marsalim
Unequip and sell:
- Death Cleaver
- High House Armor
- Wakeful Stone
Purchase:
- Refreshing Jam 15k (optional)
- Dragonscale Armor 45k (from Yuri)
TP Riverford (optional 22k Gargantuan Shield in tavern but it doesn't help much, stay >45k and get backup money if needed)
Equipment:
- optimize
- Empowering Necklace
- Conscious Stone

Backup Jams:
- Refreshing Jam in Marsalim entrance
- Revitalizing Jam + Refreshing Jam in Sunshade tavern
- Twin Falls Refreshing Jam + 5k with buffer glitch
- Quarrycrest near Cyrus Ch2 house, NPC's Refreshing Jam
Money backups:
- Derelict 10k (+ optional Wind L)
- Silver Pouch outside Riverford
- Goldshore Manor District 4.5k
- 5k chests outside Victor's Hollow and Hollow Throne
- run around extra between screens to Warbringer Shrine

Support Skills:
- Evil Ward
- Evasive Manuevers
- Heighten Senses
- Boost Start

Enter Warbringer Shrine
Get Refreshing Jam
Get Rev Jam

Job:
- Runelord
Passives:
- Saving Grace
- Patience
- Divine Aura
- Eye for an Eye

Heal HP. Save.

Winnehild

Start with Rev Jam, then do either HH Mercs or HH Dancers. If you took a lot of damage already, it's better to yolo with Dancers and hope for blind, but if Divine Aura proc'd a bunch, HH Mercs is more reliable.

After that, use Ice Rune x3 and then use Jams/Pom L aggressively to get BP and overheal and do HH Dancers x4. Each has a ~76% chance of 3T blind at least, and Bottle of Blinding Dust can be used with 65% chance too.

If she is broken, focus on setting buffs and debuffs, mainly HH Mercs for Defense and HH Dancers for Blind (if 5 BP, spend x3 on Mercs and x4 on Dancers for 26% higher blind chance). Track her HP with Collect every so often as she switches weaknesses from ice to fire in her last quarter (though you don't always need to swap as Ice Runes + HH Vets can often burst her when she's that close).

You can use Rest to heal Poison if there's nothing else to do. If she has counter up, your Ice Pursuit lands before the counterattack, so you can use that to break if she's at 1 shield.

Mostly, this battle is turtling up and reducing her damage while using Jams/Poms.

Example start:
T1: Rev Jam
T2: HH Mercs x4 / HH Dancers x4
T3: Refreshing Jam / Ice Rune x3
T4: Jam / Pom L / Bottle Blinding Dust / Attack
T5: Rev Jam
adapt from there

Watch out for Qilin as it may do Defense Down on you. Don't be afraid to Defend if she goes many times between your turns too.

At the final phase, you can use HH Vets to clear her (or HH Clerics to break if you're too poor) or swap to Fire Rune depending on her HP. Also, don't hesitate to use up all your resources.

Time is when the final "You unlocked Warmaster as a secondary job!" pop up appears. GG.

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Below are just spare notes for myself, you can ignore this section:

Backup L Stone list:
- Southern Wellspring Fire L
- Grandport coast Wind L
- Derelict Mines Wind L
- Eastern Wellspring Thunder L
- Quarrycrest/Orewell/Stonegard all have L stones for purchase too

Changes to consider:
- reroute Dragonsong Fane to after Dreisang, so we can sell every equipment at Bolderfall without paying attention
- route all the money usage for Balogar and don't bother saving Vets for Winnehild anymore (just use Mercs/Clerics/Runes/etc)