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Version 1.08
Table of Contents:
1.00 Introduction
1.50 Legal & Contact Info
2.00 Rules
3.00 General Strategies
4.00 Guide to the Guides
5.00 SCCs
5.01 Thief
5.02 Paladin
5.03 Fighter
5.04 Soldier
5.05 Ninja
5.06 White Mage (C)
5.07 Black Mage
5.08 Illusionist
5.09 Blue Mage
5.10 Archer
5.11 Hunter (C*)
5.12 Warrior
5.13 Dragoon
5.14 Defender
5.15 Gladiator
5.16 White Monk
5.17 Bishop
5.18 Templar
5.19 Time Mage (C)
5.20 Alchemist
5.21 Beastmaster (C)
5.22 Morpher (C)
5.23 Sage
5.24 Fencer
5.25 Elementalist
5.26 Red Mage
5.27 Summoner
5.28 Assassin
5.29 Sniper (C*)
5.30 Animist
5.31 Mog Knight
5.32 Gunner
5.33 Juggler
5.34 Gadgeteer
6.00 Monster SCCs
7.00 Recommended Laws
8.00 Recommended Mission Items
9.00 Item/Mission Info
10.00 Glossary
11.00 Updates/Version History
12.00 Thanks
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[1.00] Introduction
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I'd like to start by thanking the FFTA board on GameFAQs. Without their aid,
this guide would not have been possible.
What is an SCC and why should I care, you ask? Well, let's start from the
beginning, with this game's predecessor, Final Fantasy Tactics for PS1. One
day, a bunch of people got bored and decided to play the same game a new way,
and thus, the Straight Character Challenge was born. The first SCC FAQ was
written by MunkiBleedsGreen, and is still up under the FFT FAQs and Guides
section.
I have decided to apply the same concept to FFTA, a game most people consider
to be very, very easy, as far as today's videogames go. Hopefully, this should
revive interest in a game many found to be far too easy for their tastes.
I have renamed the Straight Character Challenge to Single Class Challenge,
mainly because that makes far more sense to me than the former name, and a
Straight Character Challenge is not necessarily possible with all classes.
The basics are simple. Use one class throughout the game, and one class only.
Up to 5 members can be used, and any Action, Reaction, Support, and Combo
Abilities may be used from that class set. Read on for the exact rules, or
skip straight to the individual guides if you know what you're doing.
Mind you, this FAQ is not meant as a walkthrough. You are expected to have
played through the game once at least conventionally, so you can understand
some elementary strategies.
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[1.50] Legal
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This document may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for
personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise
distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on
any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited,
and a violation of copyright.
Copyright 2006 Kevin Kao, aka chocomog
In other words just ask before you put it up somewhere. I'll pretty much say
it's ok.
My email address is
[email protected], feel free to contact me with any
comments, corrections, critiques, or suggestions you might have.
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[2.00] SCC Rules
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Many rules are made up by Chronic PokeAbuser, so a lot of the credit for this
section goes to him.
-All SCCs must have 5 fighting units, Marche included. So for a White Mage SCC
you'd have White Mage Marche and 4 other WMs, but for an Alchemist SCC you'd
have 5 Alchemists.
-If Marche is not participating in an SCC, he may not use any actions that
influence other units, including allies. Once he takes damage, he may not act,
period, nor can he be healed. Marche can equip abilities like Damage > MP,
but not Counter or Return Fire and the like (if he is not participating).
-Marche must be used if possible. Montblanc, however, can be used if you wish;
it is not required to use him.
-Marche MAY be used as a meat shield to absorb damage. This may be necessary
in some SCCs where your units are very weak, like the Time Mage SCC.
-All units used for the SCC must be in their classes before The Cheetahs.
-You may recruit units through any method you want, including Race Wanted
missions. The exception is NO trading units from another save.
-Units can be recruited in any class, so if you wanted to recruit a Fighter
for the White Mage SCC, that would be perfectly legitimate.
-Your average clan level can be whatever you wish. That means you can let
random characters join you after missions, but you can't use them. The
exception follows below.
-No secret/semi-secret characters (e.g. Eldena, Palanza, etc) may be used.
-The goal of all SCCs is to beat all the story battles, i.e. beat Royal
Valley.
-Dispatch missions may only be done by those in the SCC, with the exception
of before The Cheetahs.
-Mithril weapons are needed for SCCs marked with a (C). Since getting them is
a major pain, you may use a cheating device to get one, and only one Mithril
weapon. For SCCs marked with a (C*), you can get past some R-abilities with
bare fists, but that's a major pain as well. You may cheat a Mithril Weapon
into your game for the Sniper SCC only, for Hunter you must use Combat Combo.
For Snipers, only one Sniper may learn Snipe Combo through the cheated weapon.
-As an alternative to the previous rule, for SCCs with a (C) or (C*) next to
them, Marche's Combat Combo MAY be used for any human available class.
-Totemas are not to be used unless you can't beat the battle any other way.
Jagd Hunt in a Time Mage SCC is one example. Combos, however, may be used
whenever, though you should try not to if you don't have to.
-Guest characters like Ritz and Shara can do whatever they want.
-Only the Alchemist can use the Item command.
-Level Caps, courtesy of Chronic PokeAbuser:
Hot Awakening - Level 15
Scouring Time - Level 25
Present Day - Level 35
Royal Valley - Level 45
-No trading anything from one save to another.
-Have fun! That's the whole point of video games, right? If an SCC is
boring you or is too hard, you can make some exceptions. Just don't make an
exception for the entire game and come bragging about it ;)
Emulator use: Emulators are probably necessary for retaining your sanity for
some of the SCCs, like the White Mage SCC. The ONLY uses of emulators that the
normal GBA doesn't have that are permitted are the turbo function, cheats for
mithril weapons (see Rules), and Savestates, but only where the game permits
you to save normally. You may NOT savestate in battle, even though the game
lets you.
A warning about combining savestates and normal states: If you savestate, then
normal save, then quit without savestating, your data will be lost. If you're
gonna normal save only, don't savestate.
I'd recommend the VBA (VisualBoy Advance) as your #1 emulator.
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[3.00] General Strategies
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***CONSULT THE RECOMMENDED LAWS SECTION BEFORE BATTLES!!!***
-Use the laws to your advantage. This is probably THE most important thing to
note about SCCs, in comparison to normal games. General recommended laws for
each battle are given in its own section.
***USE MISSION ITEMS (SECTION 9)!!!
-Use status effects to their maximum potential. Almost every class has them,
and Blinding or Stopping someone is almost as good as killing them, most of
the time.
-Running away from a battle counts as fighting a battle. Use this to both
get shop upgrades and beat dispatch missions.
-Race Wanted missions: They are triggered by having 5 or less members in your
party, Montblanc and Marche included. They're 5 day missions with pretty
much a 100% chance of success. The race you get depends on the month. To
trigger these missions, you must ENTER BATTLE with 5 or less units. I suggest
saving on the 4th day, walking 1 square, and resetting if you don't get the
correct unit.
-Most challenges start out very hard and get significantly easier as the game
goes on. So if it's too difficult at first, don't worry, thing'sll get
better.
-In challenges where you can't use marche, here's the easiest way to beat
Babus and Llednar:
Babus: The best setup is Mirror Mail + Flame Shield. This way, you are
effectively invincible, and can level up Marche as you like. You can
do without Mirror Mail, but then you'll need Item and some x-potions
if you want to kill Babus. A Blaze Robe works if you wish to use
this strategy, and don't have a Flame Shield.
Llednar: A Mistle Robe is key here. Even with it though, you'll want Item as
your secondary. Damage > MP as your reaction works as well, as does
equipping an Angel Ring. With the latter two strategies you'll want
Dash Boots on Marche.
-Hard to find a place to level? DDragoon writes:
"Need to level up, but don't have a status class?
No problem. Koring Band has a White Mage equipped with a Cure Staff, and that
White Mage doesn't know Life.
Therefore, kill off his buddies, and level up to your hearts content. As long
as you don't kill him/your other units, you can level up without having to
worry."
-Enemies tend to target your WEAKEST character. In SCCs where Marche isn't
used, use this to your advantage. Damage > MP + lower level Marche allows
him to take a whole bunch of hits.
-If your SCC doesn't use items from treasure hunts, putting all the opening
lands at the bottom of the map can speed up recruiting.
-Can't find the item you want? There are two occasions where you can easily
and quickly get level 5/7 items:
After Scouring Time, BEFORE moving anywhere, save. Then when you see the
cutscene and The Big Find opens up, see if it has what you want. If it
doesn't, reset. You can do this again after Present Day.
-Easiest way to beat Ultima: Charm Law.
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[4.00] Guide to teh Guides:
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Overview: A breakdown of the class. Generally what you'll expect to see in
the SCC.
Difficulty: This is a rating out of 10 which judges the, well, general
difficulty of an SCC. 10 is the hardest. Amount of resets, time
spent, luck (damage) required, are all factored in here.
Frustration: This is to measure the tedium of an SCC. SCCs where you sit there
and attack 45 times to finish an enemy are extremely boring, and
that is factored in here. An easy SCC can be very frustrating.
Recommended Party: This is what's best, IMO, to recruit your party in.
Starting stats matter a lot. So if I said 5 thieves, then
you could use the Race Wanted mission to get 5 thieves in
your party, then change them to whatever you needed.
Recommended Map: The recommended area placement for Treasure Hunt purposes.
I tend to reference Astroblues Region Create FAQ, like
Viera Homeland.
Advantages: Good attributes about the class.
Disadvantages: Poor attributes about the class.
How to Level: Occasionally, you may feel the need to level up, but random
battles are either too tedious or too difficult to fight at your
own level. So these are skills that can be used over and over
again for 10 EXP a pop.
Differences: The changes made from FFT to FFTA, if applicable. This is meant
to help those who have done some SCCs in the original.
Items to go for: Items that teach abilities that you'll probably need some time
or another, and where to find them. It's Item (ability) -
location. The "Type x" rewards should be found in TFergusson's
excellent Quest Guide.
****** Laws: These are laws you should never enter battle with on. You can
guess what the ****** means, I don't think i can say it and still
get this FAQ posted. Dmg2: Animal while fighting animals is
implied under pretty much every SCC.
Bad Laws: Laws you should try to avoid, but most battles are still winnable
with them on.
Good Laws: Mainly for classes which need Combos, this lets them accumulate JP
easier to use them.
General strategies: Useful for every battle, or just some notes that make
the SCC easier.
Battles strategies: Walkthroughs for really tough battles, sometimes step-by
step accounts of what me or other users did. More for hard
SCCs, less for easier ones.
On to the guides!!!
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[5.00] SCCs
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[5.01] THIEF
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Overview: Much more fun than their FFT counterparts, Thieves in this game
can take apart a group of fighters quickly with their Steal moves.
Knife damage, plus Counter, actually makes Thieves quite capable
fighters. Things get far easier once you get Steal: Weapon; until
then this is somewhat of a difficult challenge.
Difficulty: 6/10
Frustration: 3/10
Recommended Party: Marche, Montblanc, starting soldier, Thief, Fighting class
(I used Fighter). You can replace montblanc if you want,
but getting another theif would be troublesome, wouldn't
it?
Recommended Map: Anything that gives you two Cinquedeas, the first one ASAP.
Advantages: Counter, High evade, high speed, decent attack, easy leveling,
counter, counter, steal 1337 stuff
Disadvantages: Mediocre Defense, crappy HP and resistance, difficult time vs.
monsters
How to Level: Find a low EXP clan, turn off Counter, let them act on you,
Steal EXP them for 40 EXP ^_^
Differences: No steal Heart makes monsters harder, can't steal shoes, get
Counter instead of those crappy R-abilities (Gilgame heart?!),
no Poach or move pluses in this game, Knives do much more
damage due to the revised damage formula.
Items to go for: Rondell Dagger, Jambiya, Kard, Khukri, Brigandine, Adaman
Vest - all buyable
Orichalcum - Type 7 Mission Reward, Hidden Vein Juggler,
Negotiation Skill lvl 25 reward, Help Aisen! Juggler
Sword Breaker (Steal: Weapon) - Type 6 Mission Reward, Wanted
mission in the desert
Cinquedea (Steal: Ability) - Forest-Forest-Desert-Desert
Treasure hunt, Negotiation Skill lvl 30 reward
****** Laws:
Knives
Fight
Bad Laws:
Steal
Copycat
General Strategies:
-Getting around Strikeback and Reflex: You have to make them use the fight
command and hit them with your counter. It's a pain, but getting a Mithril
Knife is much more of a pain. Makes things easier if you surround the enemy.
-If you want, you can get Steal weapon even earlier, using the strategy outlined
in the Steal guide. I found that time consuming and unnecessary though, and
the battle guides will assume you didn't do it either.
-Steal their swords: Fighters without weapons hit like girls. Use that strategy
as soon as you get steal weapon.
-Steal armor and sell to get money early game to finance Rondell Dagger
purchases
-Steal and kill: It's usually a good idea to steal the opponent's armor before
killing them. They take a ton more damage.
-Get Brigandine ASAP, counter is sweet.
-Keep enemy levels low if you want to level up later; in other words let
random units join you early in the game.
Battle Strategies:
-DESERT PERIL: You should all have Counter before this battle. It's tough at
low levels, so I just leveled up. The monsters are more powerful than you,
so you'll have to gang-stab your way to victory.
The dude in "A Challenge" mission has Thief Armlets. You can steal em.
-FAMFRIT: You should all have dash boots by now, so three units can attack
him on the first turn. ignore the ahrimans, they'll hurt themselves attacking
you. if you're around level 8 (yes you need to level that much), you'll be
ok. I only had two units left when I won, but it was over in 3 rounds.
-CADOAN: Steal the Hunter's Wygar.
-DIAMOND RAIN: this one's pretty tough. Don't attack the countering dragon
until last. As you figured Ice forbidden is a necessity.
-HOT AWAKENING: Stand in front of them - counter will pwn!
-EMERALD KEEP: Rob Babus of his Mirage Vest, its pretty sweet this early. The
other units' stuff would be good if you weren't doing a Thief SCC, but as it
is, ignore them.
-PALE COMPANY: The dragons can kill you in two hits. That's, uh, bad. Even so,
you need to get close to Andra and make him use physicals so you Counter.
You need to be powerful enough to kill him in 3 turns, if not, level up. My
levels were 13, 11, 12, 10, and 9. Khukri is a good choice for weapon.
-JAGD HUNT: This one's tricky. If the assassin and ninja team up to kill you
first turn, then you're screwed, so reset. Hopefully they'll miss or use
Aphonia or something though. You should kill the assassin first, stealing her
Wygar if you want. Then steal the Ninja's Genji armlets and kill him. So at
the end of the 2nd round, the Assassin and Ninja should both be dead. You
just need to hope they don't kill you before then - use your high evade to
your advantage. If you get hit by resonate, just wait it out; you can out
move the unaffected monsters. Took me 4 tries to win this one.
-THE BOUNTY: Pre-battle preparations: You have two ways of getting through
Strikeback and Reflex: Mithril Knives and your counter. Since MK's take
forever to get, I chose the latter method. Go into battle with Target Area
banned, which disables a huge amount of enemy skills. You'll also want to
level some before this mission, so you can survive to Counter. I was levels
13-15. Whatever Area you fight in, save before, and reset if the Paladin
doesn't start right next to you; you can't deal with his Life spell.
For the battle itself, kill the Paladin first, then surround the fighter. You
should kill the Red Mage if she gets close, but don't let up your surround.
You should be able to kill him in two counters after stealing his Armor and
Bracers. Surround the sage next, who should die in 3 counters. Then its
mop-up work time. A lot of this is luck in dodging attacks. Took me 5 tries
to win, not including battles where I reset cuz the Paladin was too far.
If you did things right, you should have access to a Cinqueda now.
-SCOURING TIME: Level up Marche to at least 20 before this. Give him the
Cinquedea.
Ban Spears. Easy battle; rob them before attacking.
Babus is hard, and you've nothing to stop Explode or Demi. That's why I told
you to level up. With Marche at level 20, you should be able to kill Babus in
two hits, but you need either his counter or attack to miss. Some luck
required here, but the stats are on your side.
-THE BIG FIND: The most important thing here is to Steal Steal: Weapon.
After you get it, you can steal the Fighters' blades. Whee!! One of them can
re-equip though. Take care of the Theives, then the spellcasters, then kill
the Bonecrusher - do it in 2 hits, hopefully. Youll have to surround or combo
the Strikebacker. This battle can be hard if you're at a low level, so if it
is, just level up some, as the thief SCC is one of the easiest to do so in.
-DESERT PATROL: It's all about the Steal:Weapon. Steal as many as you can -
all the units except the Bishop are physical based. My Marche took down the
last 4 guys, because 3 of them were unequipped.
-MATEUS: Believe it or not, this isn't as hard as it sounds. Marche should
move before the Vamps or Mateus, send him with the Cinquedea after her. He
should be doing around 80 damage a hit at level 22. The rest of your members
should gradually move toward the back of the room, and distract the zombies
from Marche, your main damage dealer. You just have to hold off the Vampires.
Mateus will eventually retreat into a corner where only Marche can hit her,
but she only has a 20some% chance of hitting him. Marche's counters and
attacks should wear her down.
You can get another CinQuedea now.
-PRESENT DAY: If you ban Blades, you'll have to steal both Strikebacker's
weapons.
-OVER THE HILL: Damn, so many monsters. USe counter and your high evade to
your advantage - face front as much as you can. For whatever reason, I kept
having the worst luck here - wrong characters attacking, counters missing,
attacks hitting the front, etc. I don't know how, but that Thundrake cheats;
Bolt Breath hits every time. Still only took 2 tries though.
Final Stats:
Marche lvl 25
ATK: 346
DEF: 341
POW: 246
RES: 249
SPD: 145
Orichalcum, Thief Hat, Bone Plate, Genji Armlets, Dash Boots
Montblanc lvl 23
ATK: 257
DEF: 309
POW: 243
RES: 292
SPD: 140
Sword Breaker, Thief Hat, Wygar, Thief Armlets, Dash Boots
Guin lvl 24
ATK: 338
DEF: 325
POW: 233
RES: 243
SPD: 144
Orichalcum, Thief Hat, Wygar, Genji Armlets, Dash Boots
Bensom lvl 24
ATK: 326
DEF: 297
POW: 254
RES: 232
SPD: 162
Cinquedea, Headband, Mirage Vest, Thief Armlets, Dash Boots
Safra lvl 24
ATK: 340
DEF: 303
POW: 231
RES: 233
SPD: 147
Cinquedea, Headband, Power Sash, Thief Armlets, Dash Boots
Playtime: 20hr, 5 min
FINAL BATTLE:
-LLEDNAR: Steal his Excalibur and he hits like a 6-year old.
-REMEDI: Surround and stab; pretty much all there is to it. Of course you'll
need luck to evade her attacks though. Should only take you 2-3 rounds.
LI-GRIM: Somehow, I won in one try. You gotta get close ASAP. which isn't too
hard considering you go first and have 5 move. Her Alpha/Omega should be
dodged. The Mateus's will use Spellbind, which hurts a ton, but there's
nothin you can do about it. Just always face Li-Grim and your evade will
carry you through. Good luck, this challenge is always about it :)
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[5.02] PALADIN
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Overview: Slow, slow, Defensive Machines. They get good damage though, and
some limited healing. They are safe early game though, and can
equip Robes to null some of the tougher enemies. They don't get too
much MP to abuse their powerful moves with though.
***Everything by Darkknight326 and zypher11788, if anything in this section
does not have credit given it was written by Darkknight326***
Difficulty: 7/10
Frustration: 6/10
Recommended Party: when recruiting the guys, you must use Marche, and he's a
very good choice because of his starting stats. Some good
jobs to use are hunter, paladin, and blue mage. Ninjas die
too quickly.
Recommended Map: Get Genji Armor for Reflex (F-F-C-C). Excalibur for Holy
Blade is also good (M-M-D-D). zypher11788 used Perfect
Ivalice, which seemed to be ok for him.
Advantages: Holy Blade, Very good defensive stats, Possibly the best weapon
type in the game (Knightsword), good attack power, Reflex, can
heal statuses
Disadvantages: Hard to combat reflex and strikeback until later, Best
abilities cost a lot of MP, slow
How to Level: Usually, Nurse is good, but if you're surrounded
(while levelling?) then Defense is a good option
Differences: They're really nothing like Knights or Holy Knights, n/a
Items to go for: Defender, Ragnarok - Buyable
Arch Sword (Saint Cross) - Type 6 Mission Reward, Combat and
Magic Level 10 reward
Excalibur (Holy Blade) - Mountain-Mountain-Desert-Desert
Treasure Hunt, Type 7 Mission Reward, Combat and Magic Skills
lvl 20
Diamond Armor (Weapon Def+) - Type 2 Mission Reward
Genji Armor (Reflex) - Forest-Forest-Cave-Cave Treasure Hunt
****** Laws:
Fight
Knightswords
Bad Laws:
Holy
Healing
Greatswords
Chivalry
Target Area
General Strategies by Darkknight326:
-To start off, get the second shop upgrade to get the Defender, which gives
you nurse. The other moves you should get early are Defense, Drop Weapon,
and Subdue, yes Subdue. Why? For braking charm, mostly.
-when recruiting the guys, you must use Marche, and he's a very good choice
because of his starting stats. Some good jobs to use are hunter, paladin,
and blue mage. Ninjas die too quickly.
General strategies by zypher11788:
-Abuse the ability to wear armour and robes especially the one tht absorb
elements. Shields are are your friends again epsecialy the elemental
absorbing ones. It is a good idea to have one of your paly's equiped with a
scarab so your paly wont be affected by disarm and heable to cure anyone who
has.
-Toughskins and rock beast are hard to kill early-mid-game just be patiant and
try to knock them off a cliff if possible. FLANS SHOULD BE AVOIDED LIKE THE
PLAGUE but if you have to fight one use a law card of the same element the
flan is. If you dont you will not kill them because they will be able to heal
themselfs.
-Nurse is just as important as your sword. DO NOT NEGLECT SUBDUE, yes it is
one of the weakist attacks your paly has but it is very useful against people
with reflex and strikeback. Especialy if you dont have combo, saints cross,
holy blade, or out of MP, or JP. Disarm is valuble, especialy against people
with high attack power and those with bonecruser
Battle Strategies by Darkknight326:
-Desert Peril, Diamond Rain: Just make sure the element of the flan is
forbidden. Just destroy everyone except the flan after, then take out the
flan.
-FAMFRIT: Equip all your guys with mistle robes. This prevents Roulette from
killing you. Now just charge Famfrit, taking out the Ahirmans as you please.
-ULTIMA: Charm Antilaw + Paladins high defense = instant win. Or use Subdue to
uncharm your guys.
-ANDRAMALECH: Quickly move in, maybe with fire resistant stuff. Just focus on
Addremalech, and the dragons if they get in your way. Use defense every turn
you don't attack to be safe.
-JAGD HUNT: Take out the assassin, Ninja, Hunter, Blue Mage, Rockbeast, and
Antlion in that order. If you take damage, heal if possible! You can win
this with a little ease.
-BABUS: Just equip fire resistant stuff and/or the mirror mail. Once Babus is
gone, you shouldn't lose.
-MATEUS: When going in, make sure none of your guys are lv 22. Then, forbid
Poison. Now all they can do is fight. Just concentrate on Mateus, and hope
the stupid vampires zombify your guys. You could also try without fight until
all five paladins are zombified, then get rid of it. Zombify will make your
guys rise after 3 turns with half their HP. If you concentrate on Mateus you
should win.
-Final Battle preparations: Make sure all holy weapons are off. Holy blade and
Saint cross are really useless.
-LLEDNAR: Very easy. Focus on Llednar, and you should win. If you have
problems here, you need to train.
-REMEDI: Just attack Remedi. If you have Reflex, kill Famfrit and Addremalech
first. You're guaranteed to win then.
-LI-GRIM: This is it... Ignore the Mateuses, go all out on Li-Grim. If you
have an Angel Ring, when the guy gets up, Totema with him, and hope to kill.
If you lose here or are unable to inflict 50+ damage with 1 or more guys,
train a couple levels, until you can inflict around 60 on Llednar. Then
you're ready.
This challenge was really fun, and I had a lot of fun with it. This was my
first SCC, however I think it is a little more advanced. If you're really
confident, go for it, but this was a fun SCC.
Battle Strategies by zypher11788:
-FAMFRIT: I beat famfrit with paly's lvl 5 to 8 and I lost all but one pally
after taking out the one eyd bats. I won with one pally who had 8 hp left, it
was real close.
-HOT AWAKENING: I beat hot awakening with lvl's 9-11. It's so easy with the
charm law in effect ^_^
-THE BOUNTY: Crap, batteling agaisnt people with reflex and strikeback is very
annoying especialy using subdue when they have over 100 hp and i'm only doing
7 a hit. I beat The Bounty with lvl 12-16 paly's
zypher11788's Final Stats:
Zypher(Marche) lv 30
HP 269
MP 79
ATK: 382
DEF: 387
POW: 270
RES: 364
SPD: 125
Dwight lv 30
HP 269
MP 76
ATK: 382
DEF 385
POW 265
RES 364
SPD 135
Hardy lv 30
HP 266
MP 85
ATK 364
DEF 384
POW 283
RES 379
SPD 125
Darcy lv 29
HP 255
MP 83
ATK 365
DEF 386
POW 276
RES 374
SPD 123
Isaac lv29
HP 250
MP 83
ATK 369
DEF 379
POW 279
RES 379
SPD 128
*Difficulty, General Strategies and Battle strategies contributed by
Darkknight326 and zypher11788*
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[5.03] FIGHTER
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Overview: The staple of the typical early game party; Fighters do very, very
well early game. However, this advantage largely disappears later,
as many of their skills are based on a fixed WATK number. However,
the better Blades are rather easily acquired, and Bonecrusher lets
them punish a foolish enemy for attacking you.
-A handful of Fighter SSCC videos made by EnigmaGamer can be found here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D2FBCDB0D1F87AF3
Difficulty: 4/10
Frustration: 2/10
Recommended Party: Marche, your Starting soldier, and 3 Fighters, for
convienience. However, if you have the patience, recruiting
one or two as Thieves isn't a bad choice.
Recommended Map: You can try for Venus Blade, but the chances of beating
Exploration (it's got a Flan in it) without going insane are
rather low. I just put the places down wherever.
Advantages: High Physical Attack, excellent weapons available, good skillset,
Bonecrusher pwns n00bs
Disadvantages: Not overly fast, lowish HP for physical units, Beatdown can be
unreliable if you're unlucky
How to level: There's no real good way. Blitzing your characters kinda works,
but even then you'll kill each other pretty fast. The best way
is to just keep your Clan Level up by not accepting recruits.
Differences: Share some moves with Monks, but no real similarities to other
classes
Items to look for: Ogun Blade, Shadow Blade, Sun Blade, Atmos Blade, Air
Blade, Kwigon Blade, Flametongue - all buyable
Ayvuir Blue - Twin Swords mission reward (Hero Gaol)
Ayvuir Red - Salika Keep mission reward (Hero Gaol)
Pearl Blade - Type 6 Mission Reward
Venus Blade (Doublehand) - Type 7 Mission Reward, Combat
skill lvl 15 reward, Forest-Forest-Jagd-Jagd reward
Ninja Gear (Bonecrusher) - Type 5 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Blades
Techniques
Bad Laws:
Target Area
General strategies:
-Air Assault: Early game, Air Render works very well in dispatching enemies,
doing greater damage than Fight from a 3 panel range. Use liberally.
-Backdraft actually kinda sucks: Yeah. It hardly does anymore damage than your
physical attack, and hurts you. Don't bother with it.
-AoE pwn: Far Fist is your bread and butter move for a lot of the fights later
game. Generally, if you can hit two enemies, do it. Hardly anything can
withstand 4 or 5 of these anyway.
-Take your chances: Beatdown does amazing damage. For some reason, all these
types of moves (Beatdown, Mog Attack, etc) seem to have much greater chance
of success than indicated. If you're attacking from the sides or the back, and
the enemy won't die with a normal attack but will with a Beatdown, don't
hesitate to use it.
-Fighters are actually kinda fragile HP wise. You may want to stay back and
Far Fist sometimes against stronger enemies instead of letting your guys get
double and triple teamed to death.
-Generally, Air Render > Air Blast > Far Fist in terms of damage.
Battle Strategies
-FAMFRIT: I put three guys to the left, 1 on the right. Pwn those Ahrimans,
they're pretty weak so they die quickly. They like confusing you, though, so
I had 3 guys fight Famfrit. I owned him with Beatdowns; you have to get kinda
lucky, but Beatdowns from the back have around a 50% hit rate, for 35-40 dmg
per hit. Pretty good. Didn't take me any resets at lvl 6.
-CADOAN: Beatdown the Azoth'd units FTW. Lol.
-HOT AWAKENING: Air Render the crystals. This is a good stage to level up if
you need it - blitz them for EXP.
You'll probably want to do Tower Ruins now, to get the Hero Gaol missions
rolling.
-Also as soon as you feel you're ready, do Village Hunt to activate Twin
Swords, which gives you the awesome Ayvuir Blue sword. They're around lvl 9
or 10.
-MAGIC WOOD: Probably easier to sit back the first turn and let them come to
you. The Theives, being Thieves, go down easy enough. Then the Black Mage and
Summoner. Not too difficult, though you'll take some damage.
-PALE COMPANY: Well, I got a Target Area and Fight banning card, and used my
R2 antilaw to cancel the Missile law. This made things really straight-forward
Andra falls easily to a couple Beatdowns, and some Air Renders. My levels were
between 7 and 11.
-JAGD HUNT: Fairly tough. They'll all go before you; you need to figure out
who you can eliminate most efficiently. If anyone bunches up, hit that group
with a Far Fist, otherwise, go after the Ninja. Of course, you'll want the
Assassin dead after the first turn. After the humans are down, send 3 to kill
the Antlion. The Bladebiter is extremely dangerous with his Matra Magic;
retreat anyone it hits. It takes a while to whittle down the Antlion's HP,
play it cautiously. This battle took me 3 tries.
-SCOURING TIME: A toughie. I had to level up to be able to beat this one, try
to be at least 12-13. For the first part, I couldn't find a Spears card, so
I banned Fight instead. Split up your forces, two to go after the Templars and
the Gunner, the other three to take out the Paladin first, then the rest of
the enemies.
-BABUS: Definitely hard. You'll want a card banning either Fire or Target Area.
He'll probably get 1st turn, so you need 110+ HP to be able to survive
Explode. After that, stay out of reach of his physical attack, and Air Render
or Far Fist the crystals to death. He CAN kill you with enough Demi's, so
stay facing him to reduce his hit chances.
-THE BIG FIND: Ban Knives, Far Fist the Fighters; they should bunch up
together.
-DESERT PATROL: You want to stay back a little the first turn and kill off the
White Monk with Far Fists. Then move left and draw the enemies toward you.
Far Fist works wonders on the bunched up enemies, as does Beatdown when they
get close.
-PRESENT DAY: The first part is easy. The second part, though, is pretty damn
hard. You have to get very lucky; it took me 4 tries just to survive it.
Damn that Llednar.
Final Battle Stats:
Marche
Lvl 24
ATK: 373
DEF: 345
POW: 195
RES: 245
SPD: 132
Equip: Ayvuir Red, Acadia Hat, Bone Plate, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Beatdown, Blitz, Air Render, Far Fist, Air Blast, Backdraft,
Bonecrusher
Kemal
Lvl 23
ATK: 346
DEF: 314
POW: 186
RES: 237
SPD: 135
Equip: Venus Blade, Headband, Power Sash, Dash Boots
Abilities: Wild Swing, Beatdown, Blitz, Air Render, Far Fist, Air Blast,
Bonecrusher, Doublehand (210 AP)
Silac
Lvl 21
ATK: 330
DEF: 294
POW: 170
RES: 233
SPD: 130
Equip: Ayvuir Blue, Headband, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Rush, Wild Swing, Beatdown, Blitz, Air Render, Far Fist, Air Blast,
Backdraft, Bonecrusher
Evor
Lvl 21
ATK: 332
DEF: 260
POW: 172
RES: 212
SPD: 134
Equip: Kwigon Blade, Headband, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Rush, Wild Swing, Beatdown, Blitz, Air Render, Far Fist, Air Blast,
Backdraft, Bonecrusher
Benton
Lvl 18
ATK: 309
DEF: 265
POW: 151
RES: 196
SPD: 126
Equip: Pearl Blade, Headband, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Rush, Wild Swing, Beatdown, Blitz, Air Render, Far Fist, Air Blast,
Backdraft, Bonecrusher
Play time: 16 hr, 2 Min
NOTE: If you're wondering why some of my equipment's missing (Like Evor's Power
Sash), it's because it got stolen/broken and I forgot to re-equip them.
Nevertheless, this is the exact setup I entered the final battle with.
-LLEDNAR: Enter with Beserk/Katana/Skills banned. He's easy. He's killed in 3
hits.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: Hit her with Beatdowns. You'll need to get a bit lucky;
if the chance of success is below 37 or so don't bother.
-LI-GRIM: Frustrating. At least Descent has a 40% chance of doing nothing.
Get near her - the first turn you'll probably have to Air Render or Far Fist.
If you're still alive, surround her and use Beatdowns. Doing around 130 per
Beatdown, she won't last too long. Took me 4 tries to beat this battle.
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[5.04] SOLDIER
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Overview: You rarely hear Soldier, FFTA, and good class in the same sentence
without a "not" or some hint of sarcasm. No one would keep a
Soldier past Famfrit or so. But, you're forced to use em the whole
game here, soo... The break moves tend to help a lot; you're often
forced to disable or break an enemy before killing them. They get
a Mythril Sword to somewhat make up for their crappiness though.
***EVERYTHING HERE (Cept some formatting changes) by DDragoon***
Difficulty: 6/10
Your units are tankish, not too awfully slow, can lower enemy Speed and Power,
and can get through Strikeback/Reflex with Mug. All in all they aren't
lacking much of anything, but won't be killing things untill they get in 1
range. They also get an automatic Mythril Sword from Nono. Greatswords
ironically end up being better weapons endgame(barring Chirijiraiden),
especially since with Monkey Grip you can still equip a Shield.
Frustration: 5/10
Soldiers have to mine missions for a lot of their good equips. Mirror Mails,
Hardedges, etc. The only break you get is a free Chirijiraden from a mission
where you beat a L32 Fighter senseless. The missions themselves aren't too
horrible, they just get drawn out due to the 1 range, and since you have no
healing (without mass Vitanovas), a lot of battles will require a few enemies
by speed and powerbreaked before you get too run down.
Recommended Party: Soldiers or Fighters are fine. Fighters have better Speed
and slightly higher attack, and fulfill the tankishness
requirement good enough. Soldiers have good growth anyway,
the key is survivability. Paladins are a bit too slow for
my liking, Soldiers are a happy medium and fighters are
for a little better attack output.
Recommended Map: Get Genji Armor (F-F-C-C), the rest doesn't matter
Advantages: Self-contained class, Fairly tankish, can get through Strikeback
and Reflex without combos, can lower enemy stats, has Self-Esuna.
Disadvantages: Can only attack at 1 range, requires mining missions for good
equipment more than others.
How to Level: First Aid works, Banning a Flans element, using Speedbreak and
Powerbreak, and then just diminishing its HP. There is also
KBWM.
Differences: The closest FFT class is Knight. Unlike Knight, Soldier doesn't
get to use Badass Knightswords with Auto-Haste. However, Soldier
has 4 move and therefore has more mobility. Also, Given FFTA's
different Evade calculation formula, if both were to stick to the
mechanics of their respective games, Soldier would probably win
out. (what is the purpose of this section anyway?)
Items to look for:
Diamond Sword (Mug) [1 neccesary!]
Mirror Mail (reflects Black, White, and Time Magic) [5 neccesary!]
Vitanova (helps nerf Llednar) [1 neccesary!]
Hardedge (best easily accessable attack power) (3-5)
Flame Shield (helps with Addy, part of Babus nerfing) (1-5) [1 neccesary!]
Vigilante (Monkeygrip) (1)
Sacri Shield (Awesome Shield with great Evade and Status Protection) (1-5)
All other weapons are either provided by clan levels or always appear in their
missions (ex. Blood Sword, Chirijiraiden, the best greatswords)
****** Laws:
Swords (Early game)
Greatswords (Late Game)
Bad Laws:
Greatswords (Early game)
Swords (Late Game)
General strategies:
-Speedbreak is a godsend because it is like a permanent slow, use it whenever
outnumbered to get more attacks in. Use Powerbreak on Physical Units, and
Provoke stops mages from doing anything important. You may Powerbreak a
Provoked unit if you feel like it. When low on HP, you can run and First Aid.
It will take a few turns, but if your enemies have been hit with Speedbreak,
you'll have plenty of time to heal your units.
General Strategies:
-All of soldiers attacks are usefull at some point except Sensor.
-The two you will use most often are Speedbreak and Powerbreak. These make
engagements so much easier. Speedbreak is like a permanent slow, use it in
fights where you're facing enemies that could draw you out for a bit. Its
especially evil on slow enemies, allowing you to doubleturn them easily.
-Nothing is immune to the breaks, so using them can only help you.
-Fighting Rockbeasts and Flans: Provoke, Powerbreak, and Speedbreak are your
best friends.
-Mage Mashing: Provoke mages you'd rather not deal with, alternatively, you
could magicbreak their MP away. Magicbreak also prevents Ultimas or Holy
Blades from coming your way.
-Meh mindbreak: Some enemies use MPow in their attacks(like Mateus), Mindbreak
is usefull for lowering those abilities. It won't be used as much as
Powerbreak, but it does exist and its quick enough to learn.
-Hide and Heal: When at low health, try first aiding in a corner before
rejoining the battle.
Battle Strategies:
-FLAN BATTLES: Ban Flans element. Kill other enemies. Speedbreak and
Powerbreak Flan. Kill.
-FAMFRIT: Slash the Floateyes/Ahrimans and then beat up on Famfrit.
-ULTIMA: Charm banned + Physical attacks = win.
-ANDRAMELECH: Flame Shields are extremely helpful if you have a few of them.
Ban Target Area to avoid the Dragon's Breath Attacks (Addy will still
Flamestrike you)
JAGD HUNT: Marche is going to get whaled on before your Soldiers can move,
pray you survive Last Breath and the Ninjas Double Swords, then retreat the
maximum number of panels South and First Aid (A Shield and Green Beret will
help raise your evade, and Wygar can prevent Last Breath). Kill the Assasin
and the Ninja, and go after the Hunter. Keep First Aiding Marche untill he
can take an attack or two. It is recommended you Speedbreak, Provoke, and
Powerbreak the Rockbeast to avoid Matra Magic and the physical threat.
-THE BOUNTY: Mug units with Strikeback, Powerbreak the Physical units, and
take out the Bishop that has Cura.
-SCOURING TIME: Powerbreak the physical units and go after the Gunner.
Speedbreak any Unit you can, its worth it.
-Vs Babus: Soldier Marche, Flame Shield and Mirror Mail equiped. Speedbreak
Babus, then kill him with your Double-turns.
-DESERT PATROL: Speedbreak and Powerbreak are your friends again. KO the
Bishop swiftly, and retreat to heal your units if their HP gets to low.
-MATEUS: No Unit at Lv 21 or 22, Mirror Mail equiped on All Units. Angel Ring
on your "best" Soldier(likely the one with Chirijiraiden). Ban Fight and
Target Area. This means the Vampires will only use Zombify, and since Angel
Ring nulls all your units being made Undead, you cannot lose. Then just
Speedbreak Mateus and whale on her untill she falls.
-PRESENT DAY LLEDNAR: Equip Marche with a Vitanova (absorbs Holy) and an
Angel Ring/Sacri Shield. This leaves only Abyss to harm you, and blocks
Poison damage. Speedbreak Llednar, Mindbreak him[lowers Abyss power), and
then Run. He shouldn't be able to defeat you in time(or catch you).
-OVER THE HILL: The Assasin will move first, then Ban Rapiers and Missile.
Gang up on Ritz and KO her to end this sillyness.
DDragoon's Final Stats:
Marche Lv27
ATK: 372
DEF: 372
POW: 219
RES: 286
SPD: 134
Equip: Hardedge. Headband, Power Sash, Sacri Shield, Fairy Shoes
Tennesey Lv27
ATK: 379
DEF: 366
POW: 217
RES: 277
SPD: 135
Equip: Hardedge, Headband, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boosts
Brean Lv28
ATD: 402
DER: 363
POW: 226
RES: 286
SPD: 143
Equip: Chirijiraiden, Power Sash, Acacia Hat, Angel Ring, Fairy Shoes
(Brean is my official 00ber, I gave him my best stuff)
Hodges Lv26
ATK: 268
DEF: 359
POW: 215
RES: 275
SPD: 131
Equip: Restorer, Headband, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Grandi Lv26
ATK: 359
DEF: 357
POW: 215
RES: 275
SPD: 131
Equip: Restorer, Power Sash, Headband, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
FINAL BATTLE:
-LLEDNAR: The first part was easy since Katanas and Skills were banned, I just
threw on a Missile Law to nerf the Gunner, and for some reason the Assasin
didn't feel like using Last Breath. LLednar was quickly pwned with no
support.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: The second match was a Mad dash to rush Remedi, a few
Slashes and Grandi Combo'd for the finish.
-LI-GRIM: Next was Li Grim, I changed my armor to Mirror Mail(I only had 4) to
screw Mateus' Thundaga. Then I just lux haxed through Li Grim's Magi. Brean
Slashed, she hid in the corner, I eventually caught up with her, another
Slash, Marche moved up and Combo'd, and then Brean teleported behind her and
finished with his Combo... it made me LOL because it did 627 Damage, which
would have OHKO'd Li-Grim. God Bless Chirijiraiden.
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[5.05] NINJA
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Overview: Everyone's favorite class in real life, Ninjas are almost as fast
and evasive in the game as their real life counterparts are. A fun
SCC; it's kill first or be killed, as Ninjas are quite fragile,
but once they get Nosada, are deadly. They can also be counted on
to dodge attacks fairly often, even from the side. Of course, Metal
Veil helps a ton, when it works, especially against bosses.
Difficulty: 4/10
Frustration: 1.5/10
Recommended Party: This is one SCC where the convienience of recruiting a
whole party of Ninjas is offset by the fact that your Ninja
party will die in one hit. Therefore, I recommend
recruiting 2 or 3 members as higher HP/DEF units, to
minimize frustration.
I went with Marche, my starting Soldier, a Paladin, a Blue
Mage, and a Ninja.
Recommended Map: Do whatever, no good Katanas are found through Treasure Hunts
Advantages: Good to amazing attack power, good Status capabilities, Double
Sword, Throw does pretty good damage, excellent Speed
Disadvantages: Die easily, low DEF, going first can get you screwed
occasionally if not all members are fast
How to level: Um, with difficulty? Water Veiling each other kinda works.
Differences: Gained Veil abilities in addition to Throw. No more innate Double
Sword, no more good R-abilities
Items to go for: Ninja Knife, Kotetsu, Ashura, Osafune, Kikuichimonji,
Murasame, Heaven's Cloud - all Buyable
Masamune - Type 7 Mission Reward, you can also free a
****load of turfs, but its not really necessary as this
challenge isn't that hard
Charfire - Spring Tree mission reward
Nosada (Double Sword) - Type 6 Mission Reward, Smithing Skill
lvl 20 reward
Ninja Gear (Last Haste) - Type 5 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Katanas
Bad Laws:
Status
Skills
General Strategies:
-Physical attacks are your bread and butter. Throw should be used sparingly,
and Veils are used pretty much only to inflict statuses.
-Throw pwns flans. Hard.
-Kaiser Throwing: Kaiser Knuckles are excellent choices to throw. I usually
kept a few of them on hand, once I got a lot of gold, to throw in case I
needed a long range kill.
-Metal Veil is your veil of choice, mainly because of Blind. Blind + Slow
works well on bosses.
-Equipping your entire party with Heaven's Cloud's means you can heal yourself
by attacking each other.
Battle Strategies:
-DESERT PERIL: Throw a half-decent weapon (I used Ninja Knife) at the Flan to
pwn it. You should blind the Blue Couerl if you can...he does a ton of
damage. This mission is really hard at low levels, but i was around 6-7 when
I beat it, and I was fine.
-FAMFRIT: Target the closer blue Ahriman on the left side first, and have the
guy + Marche on the right target another Ahriman. The remaining character
should use Metal Veil on Famfrit to Blind him. Then kill the Ahrimans in
succession. This battle shouldnt be too hard.
-MAGIC WOOD: First round, go for the thieves (dont have to kill, just damage),
then split your party in two to kill the Summoner and Black Mage, because
they hurt a ton. Assuming you banned Missile, the rest of the battle is cake.
Metal Veil helps, if it hits. This can be a tough battle, I was level 8-11,
with most guys being 9, and I won with 2 characters left alive.
-ANDRAMALECH: Blind everything is the key. The hardest part is surviving the
first two rounds. Then go off into the sides where they can only target you
from the front, giving the blinded enemies a 5% hit rate. You can also slow
them if you'd like. This isn't too hard provided most of your characters have
Metal Veil. I ended up killing all the dragons cuz they got in my way. Mighty
Guard on Andramalech makes the battle tougher, so try to go after the Blue
Dragon first.
-JAGD HUNT: Ugh. Hard. Kill the Assassin, largely ignore the Ninja for a bit,
Blind the Hunter, kill the Blue Mage. That's the basic strategy, all the
while staying out of the way of the two monsters. Took me 5-6 tries, a lot of
its luck hoping your characters don't die.
-THE BOUNTY: Kill the Black Mage, then Paladin. Earth Veiling the Paladin
helps a lot so you can kill him without him doing much. The fighter and Sage
should be targeted last, as you'll need Throw or Veils to kill them.
-SCOURING TIME: Equip Marche with a Kikiujimonji or whatever the hell its
called. The first part is easy with the correct laws banned. For the second
part, you'll want either Fire or Target Area banned in case things go wrong.
You'll take first turn, so get behind Babus and Metal Veil him. If he's
blinded, the rest is easy, if not, just keep trying it; without Explode babus
is pretty powerless.
-THE BIG FIND: You'll want Knives Banned. Send 1-2 guys to Metal Veil the
Fighter on the left, while the remaining characters Blind the Fighter in the
middle. Blind the Bishops too if they get in range. You'll probably want to
Throw things at the Fighters to kill them, but by now you should have plenty
of spare weapons. This battle took me 2 tries, as Blind isn't failproof...
-DESERT PATROL: You'll want Greatswords banned. Blind and kill the White Monk
first. Then if the Bishop charges you, kill him, else wait for them to come
to you and Blind everyone. Don't be afraid to Throw for a quick kill either.
One of the enemies needs to be dispatched via veils or throw, but Wood Veil
takes care of him. I was level 15-16 near the END of this battle, so you
don't need to be high leveled to win.
-MATEUS: Banninate teh Poison. Blind teh Mateus. GGNORE nubs. Actually it's
not quite that easy, but that's how you start :P
I had marche go into the corner with Mateus (no, not that way :(....) and
attack her, while the other 4 blinded and distracted the Zombies.
Finding a Nosada should be first priority from here to the end of the game. I
had two in the final battle. The Masamune is also amazing, if you can find it.
FINAL BATTLE STATS:
Marche
Lvl 26
ATK: 387
DEF: 323
POW: 265
RES: 279
SPD: 156
Equip: Nosada, Acadia Hat, Bone Plate, Kikuichimonji, Dash Boots
Abilities: Throw, Fire Veil, Wood Veil, Earth Veil, Metal Veil, Last Haste,
Double Sword (520AP)
Kemal
Lvl 24
ATK: 360
DEF: 309
POW: 242
RES: 262
SPD: 152
Equip: Masamune, Thief Hat, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Throw, Fire Veil, Wood Veil, Earth Veil, Metal Veil, Water Veil,
Oblivion (40 AP), Last Haste
Cassidy
Lvl 23
ATK: 357
DEF: 279
POW: 264
RES: 263
SPD: 170
Equip: Nosada, Thief Hat, Power Sash, Kikuichimonji, Dash Boots
Abilities: Throw, Fire Veil, Wood Veil, Earth Veil, Metal Veil, Water Veil,
Last Haste, Double Sword (0 AP)
Angell
Lvl 24
ATK: 322
DEF: 313
POW: 261
RES: 284
SPD: 144
Equip: Kikuichimonji, Thief Hat, Ninja Gear, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Throw, Fire Veil, Wood Veil, Earth Veil, Metal Veil, Water Veil,
Last Haste
Neksu
Lvl 23
ATK: 318
DEF: 290
POW: 268
RES: 282
SPD: 143
Equip: Kikuichimonji, Headband, Ninja Gear, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Throw, Fire Veil, Wood Veil, Earth Veil, Metal Veil, Water Veil,
Last Haste (290 AP)
FINAL BATTLE:
-LLEDNAR: Give Marche two swords. Pwn. That's pretty much it, you should be
able to kill Llednar in two rounds. Make sure you have non-elemental swords
equipped though.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: Metal Veil everything. You should have em all blinded in
two rounds, they can do some serious damage before then, but you should have
enough to take down Remedi easily after that.
-LI-GRIM: You know the drill: Blind 'em all! Or at least 2 of 3. You'll be
fast enough to go before Li-Grim, meaning get as close as possible so she
doesn't use Descent. Once Blinded, she's very easy to kill.
Ninjas pwn hard ^_^
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[5.06] WHITE MAGE
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Overview: While it seems impossible at first glance, a closer look tells you
that a team of white mages is as good as invincible. Revival is a
bit overpowered in this game. The toughest part is the early game,
where your physical units won't heal for crap, and your magical
units won't do any damage. After that, it becomes an excercise of
survival. Barely cracking double digits isn't too fun.
Difficulty: 3/10
Frustration: 9/10
Recommended Party: You want a mix of physical and magical units. White Mages
are decently fast, so speed isn't that big a factor. A
Blue Mage, Assassin, Elementalist, Red Mage, and any type
of Nu Mou aren't bad choices. However, this being my first
SCC, i was a bit nubly and chose 1 Human Soldier, 2 Viera
Archers, and 1 Nu Mou White Mage.
Recommended Map: get Nirvana Staff, may also want a ribbon.
Advantages: Almost invincible once Life is gained. MP almost never runs out,
unless you use Turbo MP.
Disadvantages: Extremely low damage. You'll have to critical to break 40 most
of the time, unless fighting very weak units. Healing power is
poor for the fighting units in the early game. Extremely
tedious SCC.
How to Level: Pretty much any move :P
Differences: Life/Full-Life has a 100% hit rate now!!! Holy taken away.
Protect/Shell formula changed - you need a high WDef in Advanced
to make good use of it. No level 2 defense spells.
Items to go for: White Staff, Cure Staff, Pure Staff, Bless Staff, Judge
Staff, Guard Staff, Garnet Staff - all Buyable
Spring Staff (Curaga) - Type 5 Mission Reward, Magic Skill
Lvl 10 Reward
Nirvana Staff (Full-Life) - Type 7 Mission Reward, Cave-Cave-
Jagd-Jagd Treasure Hunt
Cheer Staff (Auto-Life) - Type 6 Mission Reward
White Robe (Turbo MP) - Magic Skill lvl 5 reward, Type 4
mission reward
****** Laws:
Forbidden:
Color Magic
Holy
Fight
Target Area
Healing
Bad Laws:
Copycat
Ganging Up
General Strategies:
-Defense, defense, defense. In most battles, your goal will simply be to
outlast the enemy. This is one of the few SCCs where beginning class makes a
difference - pure white mages would be far, far more challenging. Beat them
to death, heal/revive when necessary is the strategy for pretty much
every battle.
-Turbo MP: Your choice whether to use it or not. It only really helps the cure
line of spells, but makes Esuna, Auto-Life, and Full-Life almost uncastable.
I ended up having it on Marche and my former Soldier only.
Battle strategies:
-FAMFRIT: a really tough one. you'll need that Life spell. I killed one
Floateye quickly, then struggled to stay alive as i killed an ahriman. i
caught a lucky break when the remaining ahriman killed himself with roulette.
i didn't get to kill the last floateye til much later, but he isn't much of a
threat. suprisingly, famfrits physical attack only does 20-25 damage with
protect on. hope he doesn't use breath of God too often, because that = 1 or
more dead white mages. once the flying eyes are gone, surround and beat him
to death. this is certainly a hard, long battle, but if you die the first
time, DON'T GIVE UP! its definitely winnable.
-MAGIC WOOD - AKA "how come i never get a @#$%ing turn???"
there's way too many characters here, it takes forever. enter the battle
with "Forbidden: Missile" as the law, which takes care of the sniper and the
archer. problem is, that law is grouped right next to no copycat and no
protect, so pick your poison. I went with no protect, its not that important
here anyway. i sent two units left and three right so the summoner and black
mage can't hit too many characters at once. try to take care of them first,
after that the battle's easy. if either of them gets hasted, you might as
well reset, cuz your gonna get pwned.
-PALE COMPANY: this battle is tough, but not as bad as you'd think. i entered
battle with fire banned, and used a "Forbidden: Ice" card to help out. set
up protect, shell first turn, retreated marche to form the cross shape.
firestream hurts. a lot. i let the dragons come to me and hoped no one got
killed too fast. i broke formation to finish off the blue dragon. the red
dragon died shortly after. once all three dragons are dead, its time to go
after adramelech himself. he goes down suprisingly easy once surrounded.
congrats on beating the third totema! it's off to baguba port, then jagd
dorsa.
-JAGD HUNT: Surpisingly, not that hard. If the Assassin gets in a few lucky
"Last breaths" you'll have to reset, but otherwise, the other enemies aren't
bad. stay in the center area and go after the assassin first, then the blue
mage. go for the toughskin last, all he does is use matra magic which won't
do much to you because of white mages' high MP.
-THE BIG FIND: i killed off the two thieves first, because thieves are easy to
kill. leave the fighter with strikeback for last; if you have another
"Forbidden: Swords" card, use it, but you probably don't, so you'll have to
kill your party members for combo jp.
-DESERT PATROL: going in with "Forbidden: Knightswords" helps. the enemies
here do a ton of physical damage, and one of them has strikeback. there isn't
much i can say except use life and cura a lot...
-MATEUS: Remember that "Forbidden: Poison (or status)" card i told you to get?
Use it when Mateus appears. This prevents the zombies from using their
painful Miasma attack. Mateus likes using star cross, which does around 30
damage to your entire party. Ignore the vampires, because they just come back
if you kill them. try to surround mateus. if they get in your way though,
life damages them heavily, as does curaga. once you get past the zombies and
near mateus, she starts using thundaga. this is something to worry about,
doing about 100 damage. have a life or curaga spell handy after this.
zombies, once revived, can be killed in one life spell, so all you have to
worry about is mateus. i didn't find this battle to be too difficult; my
levels were around 23.
-PRESENT DAY: Battle preparations: Turn off Turbo MP if you have it on, you
can't support it this battle. IMPORTANT!!! Your speed must be >134!!!
Otherwise, Llednar will take the first turn, and slaughter you with Omega!
You DON'T want to repeat the first part of this battle.
The templar nearest to you uses Rasp and has Bonecrusher, which is a really,
really painful combo. kill him before you run out of mp, have three
characters hit him while one cures. the two gladiators have strikeback, so
marche'll have to combo them to death...that's why the no blades law is so
important. one of the gladiators uses a 60 some dmg elemental blade skill.
this is easily healed though. the mog knight is useless, as is the other
gladiator.
-LLEDNAR: I hope you listened to me and took the first turn. Cast protect and
run away. This leaves him with Abyss, which isn't really a problem, your Cura
will heal more than it does. Survive a few turns like this, and you've won.
-HIDDEN VEIN: Go into battle with "Forbidden: Skills" as a law. Most
importantly, this knocks out the Sage. This is important because he has the
Reflex R-ability, so you'll have to kill him last. Pick a side to go for and
send everyone to that side. The white monk can revive units, so be careful.
-TO AMBERVALE: We're almost done! Try to go in with "Forbidden: Status" as a
law. Its right next to Forbidden Color Magic though, so you might not be able
to get it. Its no big deal if you can't get it, just makes things a bit
easier. The enemies have a lot of health, but you should be able to win by
limiting the amount of characters they can hit at once.
-OVER THE HILL: I entered battle with "Forbidden Missiles", which is next to
"Forbidden: Techniques". The assassin is deadly, so this helped a bit. It
also disables Shara. It also reduced the Fencer to a weak physical attack,
which makes Ritz, the Summoner, and the Elementalist the only units to worry
about. Of these, only the first two can deal good damage, so you'll be fine.
Curaga heals more than either of them do anyway. ritz and the assassin will
charge you; meet them headon. the assassin likes to use rockseal, but esuna
fixes that up. go right at ritz if you can, kill the assassin first if you
cant. i lost a few units, but then ritz put herself in front of two of my
units so i finished her off.
For the final battle, you'll need some heavy Law Card abuse. Get a no katanas
card, a no missiles card, and a forbidden target all card, or manage to enter
battle with one or more of those as laws.
I did the challengers mission to get a Forbidden: Techs law card. Entering
battle with Forbidden: Target all lets you get JP by using cure, which lets
marche damage him with combos. you can revive faster than he can kill, so this
is no problem.
FINAL BATTLE:
Forbidden: Katanas and Forbidden: Skills are really imporant here. they allow
you to focus on llednar. the bastard ain't that tough - omega is an instant
kill, but you've got 3 other units with life/full life.
-REMEDI: You have to count on Famfrit/Andra bein stupid here. Remedi has a
physical attack that does around 150 dmg to your characters. You'll need a
Life/Curaga after this one. Suprisingly, Famfrit and Andra aren't too bad, so
don't worry about them. the most important thing is keeping your characters
alive. again, you can heal faster than they can kill. DONT KEEP YOUR
CHARACTERS IN CROSS FORMATION, or you'll go down faster than an 8-year old at
Neverland (sorry). Breath of God will pwn you hard if you do that.
-LI-GRIM: She's tough, no question about that. Magi, in particular, knocks off
130-150 HP of a whole bunch of your units. Keep Curaga handy, and don't go
below 150 HP if it can be avoided. Descent is more or less instant death to a
weak unit; it takes off around 230 health. There isn't anything you can do
about this, but shell seems to help a little bit. Life the dead units after
she uses this, obviously. Alpha is instant death. Period. You can't survive
320 dmg. Just Life after this. Surround her as soon as you can while keeping
your units alive. She uses Magi and Descent far less when surrounded. Be
patient and persistent, and eventually victory will be yours.
For reference, I had one guy doin 30 per turn, one doing 40, one doing 25, and
the other two healing. Before I had her surrounded, I had one guy attacking,
and the other four healing.
The mateus' Breath of God does about 110, but is easily Curaga'd. Don't worry
about the mateus's, they take waaay too long to kill.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU'VE DEFEATED ONE OF THE HARDEST SCC'S!!!
Final Stats:
Marche, Lvl 31
ATK: 325
DEF: 369
POW: 311
RES: 339
SPD: 142
Equip: Garnet Staff, Power Sash, Theif Hat, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Cure, Cura, Esuna, Life, Shell, Protect, Auto-Life, Turbo MP
Guin, Lvl 29 Human
ATK: 319
DEF: 349
POW: 294
RES: 315
SPD: 144
Equip: Cheer Staff, Power Sash, Headband, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Cure, Cura, Esuna, Life, Shell, Protect, Auto-Life, Turbo MP
Lenny, Lvl 28 Nu Mou
ATK: 258
DEF: 309
POW: 330
RES: 367
SPD: 138
Equip: Nirvana Staff, White Robe, Headband, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Cure, Cura, Esuna, Life, Shell, Protect, Curaga, Turbo MP (290AP),
Full-Life (120AP)
Candice, Lvl 28 Viera
ATK: 287
DEF: 296
POW: 310
RES: 328
SPD: 145
Equip: Spring Staff, White Robe, Ribbon, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Cure, Cura, Curaga (160AP) Esuna, Life, Shell, Protect,
Turbo MP (280AP)
Nanette, Lvl 28 Viera
ATK: 294
DEF: 309
POW: 313
RES: 301
SPD: 146
Equip: Cheer Staff, Power Sash, Headband, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Cure, Cura, Esuna, Life, Shell, Protect, Auto-Life (40AP)
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[5.07] BLACK MAGE
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Overview: Absolute destroyers. 3 Black Magic spells will pretty much kill
any normal enemy. These guys can heal as well, and they'll dominate
pretty much every normal battle. Problem is, bosses, having pretty
good RES, and you having very low HP and DEF, generally present
a big problem, especially the final boss.
***Almost everything important here was submitted by Chronic PokeAbuser***
Difficulty: 5/10
Frustration: 2/10
Recommended Party: "Marche sucks as a Black Mage. He has almost zero MPow due
to his levels as a Soldier. Montblanc, however, rocks. Too
bad he is slow.
I recruited a Beastmaster, a Time Mage (Nu Mou) and a Ninja
for the other three members of the team. The former Ninja
has the same problems Marche has, low MPow, but his speed
is excellent." -CPA
Recommended Map: Don't THINK it matters, Princess Rod (Town-town-desert-
desert) is availiable if you want it
Advantages: Good attack power vs. most enemies, can heal, excellent attack
power with Black robe/Geomancy
Disadvantages: Weak in the physical stat department, trouble vs. magic
resistant enemies/bosses, Marche's terrible, getting past
Reflect is trouble
How to level: Elemental Robes + Return Magic, levels a ****load, credits to
CPA for coming up with it
Differences: No more Level 4 spells, lost all status spells, no more Flare,
lost MagicPow+
Items to go for: Rod, Firewheel/Thunder/Sleet Rod - all Buyable
Flame Rod (Firaga) - Type 4 Mission Reward
Thor Rod (Thundaga) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Chill Rod (Blizzaga) - Type 6 Mission Reward
Black Robe (Return Magic) - Type 5 Mission Reward, Magic Skill
lvl 15 reward.
Sage Robe (Geomancy) - Forest-Forest-Mountain-Mountain
Treasure Hunt
Elemental Robes - Type 1/2/3 Mission Rewards (Fire/Ice/
Thunder)
****** Laws:
Color Magic
Target Area
Bad Laws:
Copycat
Healing
Fire/Ice/Lightning if that's all you have
Rods, kinda
Good Laws:
Fight
General strategies by Chronic PokeAbuser:
-(Early game) I was originally going to go with Power Sashes for everyone, but
realized that Thunder Robes and Blaze Robes (and Flurry Robes, if I ever get
my hands on one) would serve me better, due to the healing possibilities.
Base weapon is a Force Rod right now, just in case I need to do any
melee-ing. Fortune Rings, Magic Rings and Dash Boots round out my equipment
choices, with Wizard Hats for those who don't get Magic Rings (I only have
two right now).
-Fight is by far the best law to ban this early in the game. It also looks
like the best solution is leveling up to near the level caps, at least for
making Marche and the erstwhile Ninja useful.
-(After Diamond Rain) I decided that Geomancy would be a good idea, so I took
a long interlude of just freeing areas to raise my Clan's Magic level. It
added many hours to my play time, but the damage boost for the human mages
has made it worth it. As soon as I spread Geomancy to all five units (two
have it already, one is in the process, and the other two are waiting
patiently) I'll move on to Addramelech.
There is one thing I need to test yet. All of my units wear Thunder Robes,
since everyone has Thundaga and the healing is nice. But I'm fairly certain
Geomancy will run counter to this. What I'm not sure about is whether spells
that are bounced back on the original caster with my units Return Magic will
also be affected by Geomancy. If it does affect it, I'll have to ditch
Geomancy in missions where I might need healing.
Other than that, I am just waiting to gather full sets of the advanced rods.
Thor Rods, Flame Rods and Chill Rods boost the respective elements. Add in
Geomancy, and the damage becomes sick. The accuracy still sucks, though.
Battle Strategies by Chronic PokeAbuser:
-THE CHEETAHS: Ban Fight. The White Monk knows Air Render, and the Black Mage
can also hurt. Everyone else is pretty well bottled up by the Fight law.
Ritz can still use Swarmstrike, and Shara will try to Blind or Disable the
enemies. Not much strategy here.
-DESERT PERIL: There is one huge advantage that the Black Mages have over
most other SCCs: Flans are pathetic enemies. Again, ban Fight. Take out the
Flan first, and one of the Antlions knows Sandstorm. Once those enemies are
gone, nothing else can touch you. Easy.
-FAMFRIT: DEAR GOD! That was NOT easy. I went up against Famfrit with five
fully healthy Black Mages. I emerged crushed and broken. Four dead Mages,
and Montblanc with a mere 10 HP left. But I did emerge triumphant, so that
was good. Levels were 8 (Marche), 8 (Montblanc), 7, 7, 7. It didn't help
that Famfrit's ranged attack (I have the attack names turned off, so I wasn't
sure what the name is) could take out any member of my team at will, or
that the Ahriman managed to score three crit hits in the battle. For the
record, I went in with a Confuse law. I thought it better to maintain control
of all my units then to keep the Ahriman from attacking. In retrospect, a
Fight law might have worked better.
-ANTILAWS/DIAMOND RAIN: Antilaws was far easier than I thought it would be. I
don't think I even banned anything important. Diamond Rain was also pretty
easy, ban Ice to keep the IceDrakes from hammering multiple mages, then spam
Fire spells.
I've managed to acquire five Thunder Robes, so my favorite spells are Thunder
and Thundara. I might try to bump my clan Magic level up a bit. Black Robe
at level 15 sounds awfully enticing. Thor Rod at level 25 sounds good, too,
but that is probably a bit far away, yet. Sage Robe at level 45 is decidedly
out of reach as of now, but Return Magic would be nice.
-JAGD HUNT: Jagd Hunt was tough, but beatable. Take out the Assassin first and
foremost. The Ninja knows both Metal Veil (Blind) and Water Veil (Silence),
and both can screw any of your mages. The Hunter is next most dangerous,
with his good range and Sonic Boom attack. The Blue Mage didn't really scare
me (he used Night for me, twice). Stay away from the monsters and you'll be
fine. Took two resets, the first because I forget to get rid of Geomancy.
Healing is far more important. Levels were 14, 13, 12, 12, 12.
-LI-GRIM: Black Mage SCC is finished. I went crazy on the leveling, bumping
everyone up to level ~40 before attempting Royal Valley again. Made the
final fights much easier than at level 20. I'm sure there's a happy medium
in between there somewhere, but I never bothered to find it.
Only one note on the final battles. I discarded the Elemental Robe healing
and equipped Geomancy, for the damage boost. I figured if the Mages were
going to get one or two HKO anyway, might as well dish out as much damage as
possible. I did go against Li-Grim wearing Thunder Robes, though.
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[5.08] ILLUSIONIST
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***This Entire Section (Except differences) was written up by ecyc333. I only
applied a few formatting changes.***
Overview: Phantasm Skills are pretty sweet looking at first, but get intensely
boring after the 20th time in the same battle. The basic strategy
for each battle is the same - hide in the corner and spam your
Phantasms. Ridiculously low HP makes things difficult if the enemy
actually does manage to reach you though. Bosses linear spells and
high RES makes this SCC only for those with an eye out for a
tedious, difficult challenge.
Difficulty: 8/10
Frustration: 6/10
Advantages: Hits whole field, making battles like Ultima simple
Disadvantages: Very low healing capabilities, Low accuracy, Low damage.
How to Level: KBWM, "Challengers?" Mission
Differences (By DDragoon): About the closest thing in FFT to Phantasm Skill
was Math Skill.
Math Skill was broken, Phantasm Skill is not. Math SKill could
use nearly any spell you had learned from Black, White, Time, or
Yin-Yang magic. Phantasm's spells all have 17-20 Mpow and have no
additional effects.
Math Skill could hit enemies or ally's, but due to most units
being able to equip robes(Chammy Robe absorbed Holy), it was easy
to SPAM CT5 Holy and kill everything in sight while leaving your
allies virtually unharmed if not fully healed. Never mind the
ability to Haste your entire party instantly, with no charge time
or MP cost. Phantasm can only hit enemies, which has more rewards
than it does risks.
I repeat: Math Skill was broken, Phantasm Skill is not.
Items to look for: Terre Rod, Firewheel Rod, Thunder Rod, Sleet Rod - Buyable
Princess Rod (Star Cross) - Baguba Port after 4th shop
upgrade, Town-Town-Desert-Desert Treasure Hunt
Blaze Robes - Type 1 Mission Reward, random Failure
Treasure Hunt reward
White Robe - Type 4 Mission Reward, Magic Skill Level 5
Reward
Heretic Rod - "Flan Breakout" Mission
****** Laws:
Skills
Target All
Bad Laws:
Rods(early game)
Copycat
General Strategies:
-Enhance elements. Sit there, try not to move until you need to, and keep
using spells. Firewheel Rod+Blaze Robe/Sleet Rod+Flurry Robe/
Thunder Rod+Thunder Robe are the most common ways to heal. Don't try Terre
Rod+Gaia Gear, it doesn't work. The enhancement of earth drops it from
ABSORB to NULL.
-Any battle not mentioned is done using the normal strategy:
-Flan Battles: Spam Soil Evidence, or use the Flan's weak element if there
isn't all 3 elements there.
Battle Strategies:
-ULTIMA: Soil Evidence, and use Marche for whacking the stones too.
-PALE COMPANY: Ban Fire/Lightning/Ice, or leave one out and ban Fight, and
use Blaze Robes or White Robes. Soil Evidence.
-JAGD HUNT: Switch to Mistle Robes, the Null:KO is necessary. Soil Evidence.
-SCOURING TIME: Ban Fight. Maybe Spears too.
-VS. BABUS: Blaze Robe on Marche. Soil Evidence.
-MATEUS: Spend 1+ Hours leveling your units. Try to get them to about 25.
Ban Target:Area(You'll get JP for that, too), Mistle Robes and spread out
your units.
-LLEDNAR: Mistle Robe.
-OVER THE HILL: Ban Rapiers and Missile, Soil Evidence OR any other spell you
have that is enhanced. You should have another one by now (Chill/Thor/Flame
Rod).
-ROYAL VALLEY: Ban Fight, ban Katanas. Mistle Robes. Try a Combo or 2.
I had to level my people up to 38 to [beat the challenge]. Llednar was no
challenge, I had to reset once from the Queen, and 3 times from Li-Grim.
Final Battle:
-LI-GRIM: Hope she doesn't change the laws to bad ones. Hope she doesn't hit
you with Descent. There's alot of hoping in this mission, I was left with 2
of my 5 units alive.
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[5.09] BLUE MAGE
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Overview: Ordinarily versatile to the max, Blue Mages will likely only see a
few spells throughout the game due to a lack of Control. Even so,
the ones that they get are very self sufficient. Damage > MP and
Immunity is absolutely unbeatable at keeping you alive, and Night
lets you neutralize enemy threats before they can get up. A Light,
easy SCC.
For Blue Mage SSCC videos, check out
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=7A4F2937EEF9FEEF
courtesy of MoogleBoss. He does a great job explaining various tactics.
Difficulty: 1.5/10
Frustration: 2/10
Recommended Party: 1 Human Soldier, 3 Blue Mages
Recommended Map: Anything that nets you a Tulwar
Advantages: Very versatile, Damage > MP makes it very, very hard for a single
enemy to kill you, Night + Immunity/Fortune ring is almost dirty.
Disadvantages: It's really annoying to get Blue Magic without a Beastmaster,
you have to punch in the beginning, really, really hard to get
healing, mediocre stats, they're just crappy fighters without
MP.
How to Level: Magic Hammering yourself works, if you face the back. You're not
likely to get any friendly Blue Magic though, so it's kinda hard
to level up efficiently, not like Blue Mages need it. Or just
have units with similar speed hit each other with Damage > MP
on.
Differences: n/a
Items to go for: Blue Saber, Aqua Saber, Judo Uniform, Survival Vest - Buyable
Harpe - Type 6 Mission Reward
Soulsaber - Voodoo Doll mission reward
Tulwar - Town-Town-Plain-Plain Treasure Hunt
****** Laws:
Fight
Sabres
Copycat
Bad Laws:
Target All
General Strategies:
-Buy everyone Fortune Rings after you get night, use it, kill, lather rinse
repeat. Yawn. Matra Magic fighters. Damage > MP keeps you protected.
-Magic Hammer + Matra Magic: This will kill many enemies with low MP. Pretty
funny.
-Up teh butt: To learn blue magic, it has to hit. It won't hit too often with
your high evade if your facing the front, so turn your back to the enemy that
has the skill you want to learn.
To be honest, this isn't a difficult SCC, so I won't be writing too many
walkthroughs.
-Useful blue magics:
Goblin Punch: Your staple for getting around annoying R-abilities. Learn it in
the White Flowers mission.
Magic Hammer: Used in conjunction with Matra Magic. Learn from a red goblin.
Night: Equip Fortune Rings for instant cheapness. First available in Jagd
Hunt.
Twister: Good for high HP enemies. Personally, I'd get it from the BM in
Clan Hounds.
Matra Magic: Use on 0 MP units for an instant kill. First obtainable in Jagd
Hunt.
Poison Claw: Meh, but more reliable than Goblin Punch. Learn in Village Hunt or
Desert Peril.
Battle Strategies:
-EMERALD KEEP: You can kill Babus in two hits. Just wanted to let you know :P
-JAGD HUNT: Get Night here. very important. You'll probably learn Matra Magic
in the process. Not TOO tough of a battle.
-THE BOUNTY: Use Goblin Punch to get past Strikeback and Reflex. Matra Magic
is very effective here
-SCOURING TIME: <3 night. For the second part, just ignore Babus and go after
the crystals.
-DESERT PATROL: Matra Magic is sooo good here. The Bishop is immune to Water,
so you may want to think about switching from those Aqua Sabers, but you can
kill him via other methods too if you want.
-MATEUS: Get Fight AND Poison banned. Trust me on this one. Well, you know
that a single enemy can't possibly kill you with Damage > MP on, right? So
just use anything else to kill Mateus, Poison Claw, Goblin Punch, etc, since
the Zombies can't do anything. If you have Lvl3 Def-less, you can use it on
her to make things a bit faster.
-OVER THE HILL: Magic Hammer + Matra Magic combo on Ritz.
Final Battle:
-LLEDNAR: Immunity doesn't protect vs. Doom, so keep those Fortune Rings on.
lvl3 Def-less works on Llednar, so use it if you have it. You should
be able to kill him in 4 hits though, especially if you use Night at
the start of battle.
-REMEDI: Surround and Slice! Damage > MP keeps you protected well enough. She
killed two of my units, but I didn't really care.
-LI-GRIM: Equip thunder robes, and ban Holy. Level 3 def-less works on her.
You'll do 70-80 a hit on her with it, which is quite a bit. I had her dead in
a few rounds, even though she killed two of my characters.
Final Play time: 18hr, 30 min. Levels: 23, 22, 21, 23, 20
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[5.10] ARCHER
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Overview: Enemy Archers are craptastic, but you'd be suprised how much havoc
Archers can wreak given the right equipment. Blackout. Aim: Arm,
and Cupid let you control a battle from afar, and they get
conentrate earlier than Gunners get it. Low damage early, but it
gets better as the bows get better. Things can get frustrating when
enemies hit through Blind, or statuses simply miss.
-This guide is for the original Archer SCC. An *excellent* set of videos made
by ArchaelN7 for the Archer SSCC can be found here:
www.youtube.com/Archael7
He says: "Archer SSCC IS possible its just a pain in the ass and hard as
hell.
10/10 frustration
10/10 difficulty"
Now onto the team SCC info:
***Pretty much everything below was written by Chronic PokeAbuser***
Difficulty: 2/10
Frustration: 3/10
Recommended Party: Two Viera Assassins and 2 Human Ninjas. Any units are fine,
though you probably want to stay away from mages.
Recommended Map: Get Perseus Bow (D-D-J-J), otherwise just get Ribbon or other
Viera equips.
Advantages: Long Range, Blackout, CONCENTRATE!!!, Aim: Arm, Faster
Disadvantages: Lowish stats, die quickly when surrounded, enemies hitting
while blinded is annoying
How to Level: Boost.
Differences: Almost unrecognizable. Got useful abilities instead of godawful
charge ones. Can now bypass reaction abilities. No more speed
save. Does more damage this game, but only slightly.
Items to go for: Thorn Bow, Nail Bow, Char Bow, Green Beret - all Buyable
Artemis Bow (Cupid) - Type 3 Mission Reward
Crescent Bow - Reaper Rumors Mission Reward
Perseus Bow (Faster) - Type 6 Mission Reward, "Desert-Desert-
Jagd-Jagd" Treasure Hunt
Target Bow (Concentrate) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Yoichi Bow (Take Aim) - Type 4 Mission Reward, Track Skill
lvl 5 reward
****** Laws:
Missile
Aim
Status
Bad Laws:
Bind
Fight
General Strategies:
-Blackout! Blind every attacking enemy on the field, and they'll be rendered
harmless. Bosses can be blinded, and with Concentrate, you'll have no problem
hitting most enemies.
-Disable and kill: Aim: Arm is buyable, and is useful to prevent enemies from
using annoying reaction abilities.
-Concentrate! You want to get this ASAP. It's a level 5 reward, so it shows up
in the middle of the game.
*Strategies by Chronic PokeAbuser*
-MAGIC WOOD: Two of the enemies used bows, so Block Arrows came in handy,
Color Magic is a nice law, and a Time Magic law card also helps. Two Take
Aims will take out the Summoner, leaving only the Thieves that can hurt you
(actually, the Thieves come into range before the Summoner; They'll probably
be dead by the time you even think about that Summoner).
-MATEUS (PREPARATIONS): I've picked up two Perseus Bows and the Crescent Bow,
I'm going to try and nab two more Perseus Bows via missions (Wyrms Awaken,
The Bell Tolls and Lost In Mist all give Type 6 random items, and I haven't
done any of them yet). Meanwhile, I have been using the two Perseus' that I
already have to spread Faster to all my units. Marche and two generics have
it already, so the other two can pick it up through dispatches, saving me
from having to actually fight. My average level is around 21 now. I'm hoping
the extra levels and the increased strength of the Perseus and Crescent Bows
will help out. It should.
-MATEUS: once I spread Faster around to all of my units, Mateus became easy.
Fight and Poison laws and the Vampires can only do Zombify. Which was fine
with me, since I had no way of healing my units anyway.
-FINAL BATTLE: Llednar and Remedi were easy, simple rush forward and pepper
them with arrows. Li-Grim slaughtered me in my first attempt. She cast
Descent on her first turn, 300 damage to everyone. Second time through, I
played it smart and used Blackout on everyone first turn. All five units
survived the fight.
Final stats: three units at level 24, two units at level 23. All units
mastered every ability except Bow Combo. Everyone was using Perseus Bows
except Marche, who had the Crescent Bow. Desert Patrol, Quiet Sands and Royal
Valley each required two attempts (Desert Patrol was because Blackout missed
far too often in the first round, and I got overwhelmed). Overall, Archer is
probably one of the easiest SCCs out there.
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[5.11] HUNTER
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Overview: Hunters are ike heavy duty archers - they don't mess with the status
crap, and focus on simply destroying the enemies. They do have kind
of low HP, but Auto-Regen help a bit. Then again, most enemies
don't survive long under focused fire from Hunters. They won't see
much move variety though - Sonic boom and an occasional Sidewinder
are pretty much all you need.
Difficulty: 2/10
Frustration: 3/10
Recommended Party: Marche, 3 Hunters, and your starting Soldier, for
simplicity's sake
Recommended Map: Do Plain-Plain-Plain for the Gastra Bow, nothing else matters
Advantages: Sonic Boom, massive range, very high attack power, good speed, own
monsters hard
Disadvantages: Can't get past Block Arrows well, don't last long in melee
How to Level: Advice
Differences: N/A
Items to go for: Cranequin, Twin Bow - Buyable
Fey Bow (Aim: Vitals) - Type 4 Mission Reward
Gastra Bow - Plain-Plain-Plain Treasure Hunt
Hades Bow (Sidewinder) - Type 5 Mission Reward, Track Skill
lvl 15 reward
Marduk Bow - Dog Days mission reward
Master Bow - Type 7 Mission Reward
Nike Bow (Weapon Atk+) - Type 6 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Missile
Hunt
Bad Laws:
Fight, though it can be good
Target Area (generally)
Ganging Up, if Combo is necessary
Good Laws:
Color Magic
Target All
Defend
General Strategies:
-Sonic Boom: Always use this when you see any kind of a cliff between you and
your target, regular shots won't hit sometimes but Sonic will. It's pretty
safe to use Sonic Boom all the time actually, unless there's friendly fire.
-Crappy abilities: A lot of them aren't worth your time. Oust, Capture, and
Advice to be exact, although you'll get Advice anyway. Aim: Vitals will see
very limited use.
-7th Heaven: You need the 5th shop upgrade to get the Seventh Heaven, which
gives Ultima Shot. Honestly, its not worth it, this challenge is easy enough.
-Combo it up: Assuming you're only using Combat Combo to get past R-abilities,
banning Color Magic really helps. Everytime you combo you'll get another JP,
which lets you combo again.
-Focus Fire: Spreading your guys out and letting the enemies bunch up on one
target lets you own them pretty bad; with dash boots you'll be able to outrun
most enemies.
Battle Strategies:
-FAMFRIT: Kill off all the Ahrimans first, they'll die in 2 hits, Sonic Boom
is very good when they group up, and they will. Famfrit's easy to finish.
-MAGIC WOOD: This one's tougher than you're used to. Ban Color Magic. You'll
need Combo to kill the archer, and Color Magic gives you JP. Kill the
Summoner first, she does a ton of damage. The enemies are rather clumped
usually so make good use of sonic boom. I went after the Thieves and the
Archer after that. Use Sonic Boom to kill the Sniper.
-ANDRAMALECH: Decidedly tough. You'll need em to miss a few times; in other
words luck. You should be able to get in a few good hits on the first turn,
sonic boom the blue dragon and andra. Andra is your main target this battle;
Sonic Boom the dragons if you can but don't go after them unless its a kill-
shot. Use the sides and spread out after the first couple of rounds. Took me
5 tries, my levels were 10-11. Everyone had a Twin Bow equipped.
-JAGD HUNT: If marche survives the first turn, this isn't so bad. Sonic Boom
kills the ASsassin and Ninja first turn, then the Hunter and Blue mage
second. After that it's not hard.
-SCOURING TIME: You need to go into battle with Fire banned to stand a chance.
The first part is easy, just ban spears. The second part, babus will pwn you
1v1. You need to stay out of his range, and he'll kinda stop chasing you. So
after his first hit, retreat and start shooting Exodus fruits - your 5 move
beats his. I won this battle starting at lvl 12 with a Fey Bow.
-MATEUS: Beat her at the hilariously low levels of 14-15. Banned Fight and
Poison, of course. Space your guys far enough apart so they don't all get
killed by Thundaga; I had three Hunters killed rather early, but they'd taken
off around 1/2 her HP. I kept on the sonic booms, and with some luck, I won
on my first try. Marche had a Fey Bow, Kemal had a Hades Bow and the rest
had Twin Bows.
-PRESENT DAY: First part is easy with the right laws. VS llednar, you'll have
to hope he doesn't use omega the first turn.
-HIDDEN VEIN: Ban Skills and Call, i used an antilaw/law combination to ban
Fight as well. This is an annoying battle...Kill the White Monk first turn.
Go to the left side of the field and kill the BM. If you don't have mithril
weapons, you'll have to let Marche get kills in order to bypass Block Arrows.
After killing everything else, i had to do an antilaw/law combination again
and ban Items, killing my own characters for JP.
w00t! a Gastra Bow!
-DETI PLAINS: Jesus, two enemies with Block Arrows. Go into battle with
Color Magic banned for easier JP gainage. Sidewinder is very very good for
enemies without Block Arrows.
-OVER THE HILL: Ban Summon. Move everyone directly left. Assuming you survive
Doublecast, you should be able to kill Ritz in the next turn.
FINAL BATTLE:
PREPARATION: You should have a Target Area or Lightning card. I leveled up a
bit; everyone had Weapon Atk+ available, and I had 3 Nike Bows. I had no Auto-
Regen though.
Final Stats:
Marche, Lvl 23
ATK: 330
DEF: 298
POW: 214
RES: 269
SPD: 140
Equip: Nike Bow, Acadia Hat, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Kemal, Lvl 21
ATK: 327
DEF: 280
POW: 195
RES: 258
SPD: 142
Equip: Gastra Bow, Thief Hat, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Norbert, Lvl 20
ATK: 307
DEF: 251
POW: 197
RES: 257
SPD: 151
Equip: Hades Bow, Headband, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Rober, Lvl 20
ATK: 307
DEF: 252
POW: 202
RES: 256
SPD: 148
Equip: Nike Bow, Headband, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Rockwell, Lvl 21
ATK: 319
DEF: 260
POW: 209
RES: 267
SPD: 153
Equip: Nike Bow, Headband, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Everyone had Weapon Atk+, no one had Auto-Regen
Play Time: 14 Hr, 21 Min
-LLEDNAR: By far the hardest battle, because your elemental bows are the most
powerful ones, and he absorbs them all. Only your Gastra Bow can do any
damage to him. Ban Katana, Skills, and Missile if you can; Katana and Skills
are teh important ones. Keep your character with the Gastra Bow alive at all
costs, the others can do whatever, kill for EXP or something. Took me 4 tries
I think.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: Hades Bow is not a good choice here. Other than that,
just shoot her to death. Should only take 3.5 rounds or so, she does a lot of
damage but can only hit one at a time.
-LI-GRIM: You should have 1st turn, get as close as possible and shoot. Ban
Target Area. I had some luck dodging spellbind. Her first turn she used
Omega, I shot her some, then she used Alpha, killing two characters, but at
this point she only had some 70 HP left so I killed her. Pretty easy battle.
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[5.12] WARRIOR
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Overview: When you think Godawful class, you think Warrior. And yes, they
kinda suck here. But, because of their really high HP, they can
outlive pretty much any enemy in an SCC setting. The "breaks" work
well on most bosses, and good weapons are readily availiable. They
also have the distinction of having one of the easiest final
battles out of all the SCCs. If you take this challenge, be
prepared for a doable, but boring, SCC.
Difficulty: 4.5/10
Greased Bolt and Downsize combine to make this challenge easier than the
Soldier SCC.
Frustration: 6/10
It's really not very fun...
Recommended Party: 4 Dragoons and a Warrior looks good. Compared to other
Bangaas, Dragoons have good speed, and high ATK works to
thier advantage too.
Recommended Map: Something that gets you Estreledge (Town-Town-Mountain
Mountain), though I forgot to do this
Advantages: Most HP growth in the game, good ATK, powerful weapons easily
available, get Downsize
Disadvantages: No range whatsoever (seriously, WTF?), crappy skillset, get
pwned by magic attacks, like no MP available to use Downsize
How to Level: First Aid
Differences: See Soldier, heh
Items to go for: Shortsword, Samson Sword, Falchion, Silver Sword, Striborg,
Opal Shield - Buyable
Chirijiraden - Challengers? mission reward
Gale Sword (Greased Bolt) - Type 2 Mission Reward
Laglace Sword - Frosty Mage mission reward
Restorer (Downsize) - Type 4 Mission reward, Combat Skill lvl
10 reward
Claymore (Monkeygrip) - Type 6 Mission reward
El Cid Sword - Type 5 Mission reward
Estreledge - Town-Town-Mountain-Mountain Treasure Hunt
Flame Shield - Type 3 Mission Reward
Ice Shield - Type 1 Mission Reward
Mirror Mail - Type 5 Mission Reward
General Strategies:
-Buying tips: Vary your breaks first - split them among Power, Speed, Mind,
and Body Slam. This saves some money too. Next get Dash Boots, which gives
you a pretty decent 5 move. Buying 5 Curiass's instead of real armor is
kinda helpful early; they're cheap, and 28 DEF is better than nothing.
-Dem's the Breaks: You'll want to Powerbreak heavy physical damage dealers,
and Speedbreak anything with high HP. Magic and Mindbreak are both largely
useless, Mindbreak has some use against bosses, but normal mages are usually
easily killed. None of the Breaks wear off.
-Ice Blade: The Laglace sword has amazing attack power early game. Have some-
one learn Body Slam, then Give them the Laglace Sword. That's a formula for
tons of damage.
-Combo it up: After Jagd Hunt, go buy a Mythril Sword from Nono's shop. It
makes the rest of the SCC a bit easier.
Battle Strategies:
-DESERT PERIL: The enemies are much stronger than you, so this can be some-
what difficult. Kill the Red Panther that comes closes to you first turn.
Gang up on the enemies one by one - the other Red Panther, then the Antlion.
The Blue Panther should be Powerbreak'd then killed. Finally, Power/Speed
Break the Flan, and wear him down. If this fight is giving you trouble,
level up to 5 or so before attempting again.
-FAMFRIT: Not too bad, even at levels 5-6. Kill all the Ahriman thingys,
it should only take 2 hits per Ahriman. Then Power and Speed Break Famfrit,
and pwn him with Fight and Greased Bolt, if you have it.
-DIAMOND RAIN: Don't advance first turn; move up a couple spaces but not
enough for them to attack. Kill the Bomb with your Laglace Sword user,
Powerbreak both Dragons. Body Slam is quite effective against the dragons,
seeing as its fire based. You should have enough units left over after
killing the dragons to wear down the flan.
-MAGIC WOOD: I banned Knives as well as Missile to make things easier.
Greased Bolt takes care of the Moogle with Counter nicely - the other one
tends to retreat. Split your forces, two to go left and own the summoner,
and the other two to go right and pwn the Black Mage. The rest is mop-up
work - the trick is getting there quickly.
-PALE COMPANY: You'll really, really want either a Target Area law card or
the Ice and Lightning law cards, going into battle with Fire banned. The R2
law card you got from Antilaws will take care of the Rapiers law, giving
room for the third element. Hope his Firestream misses your Warriors, and
go up and Speedbreak Andra. Marche makes a pretty good wall against the
Dragon attacks; that is if he survives. Powerbreak the dragons, that reduces
their damage output to a more manageable amount. Just pwn Andra; you'll have
enough HP to survive a few dragon attacks, and Andra isn't much when he's
forced into close range combat.
-JAGD HUNT: Sheesh, this battle is hard. Marche will need to take a few hits
here, so he should be at least level 10. or have Damage > MP. Kill the
Assassin first. Throughout the battle, immediately retreat any units in
critical and have them First Aid themselves back to a decent amount of
health.
The Ninja and Hunter should be Powerbreak'd, then kill the Blue Mage, as he
tends to be more accessible. By the time it takes you to do all that, the
two monsters will almost be there. Powerbreak them both, and Speedbreak the
Rockbeast. Matra Magic is absolutely lethal. Then kill the humans while
sending a unit or two to hold off the monsters, and finally mop up.
A very tough battle.
-THE BOUNTY: Target Area law is a must. Powerbreak the Fighter, Red Mage, and
Paladin, then kill the paladin. You'll lose a few units doing that, but its
ok. After he's down the rest of the battle is easy.
-SCOURING TIME: Equip your most powerful weapons - the Restorer is good if
you have it, as is the El Cid Sword. You may wish to Ban Blades here instead
of Spears; it makes the fight somewhat simpler, as Templars need to be
within melee range to be effective. Anyway, kill the Paladin first; Downsize
works well here. Powerbreak is good against the Templars; use that, then
bring one of them down; the other one tends to stick to Lifebreak even when
at full HP. The sage will probably be drawn down by now, kill him fast, as
his magical attacks are deadly. The rest of the battle should be just mopup,
I beat this at starting levels 11, 13, and 3 14's.
-DESERT PATROL: Wow, all these units are much better classes. WTF unfair.
Anyway, ban Greatswords, as Techs doesn't work for you. Kill the Bishop
first, then the White Monk; you have to hope some attacks miss here,
especially ones like Bolt Sword. Don't waste MP on these two, regular attacks
will do just fine. The other three non-Soldier enemies should be Downsized
first though. I beat this at levels 13, 15, 15, and 17. You can combo if
you want, but I recommend saving those JP for Mateus, next.
-MATEUS: Your goal is to get to her to Combo her, doing lots of damage. The
thing is, she likes to hang back and use Star Cross, hitting you for some
40 damage. Combos only have 1 range (your comboing units need to be
adjacent to Mateus), and the Vampires like to protect the panels around
Mateus if you do an all out blitz. So here's the plan: Drop 3 units back
in the starting location to block the Vampires; think of them as the
offensive linemen protecting Marche. Have the other two units (preferably
with Mirror Mail) advance on Mateus, but not get quite within range. The
vampires totally fall for this play and all teleport to your three starting
units, leaving Mateus unprotected. So sack her with combos. Pwned.
go get a Chirijiraiden now.
-HIDDEN VEIN: Banning Skills is a must, as the Sage does ridiculous damage
if he's allowed to use his spells. The hard part's getting through the first
turn without heavy damage. They all go first (except the sage and mogknight).
After that, your ridiculously high HP will allow you to win. Kill the White
Monk with a Downsize and some Greased Bolts, then the Animist or Juggler.
Greased Bolt gets through Damage > MP nicely too.
Alternate Strat: Kill the Blue Mage First turn with Greased Bolts. This
requires some luck hitting him from the front, but the rest of the battle
is easier without him casting ****ing cheap White Wind.
Final Stats:
Mackenroe
Lvl 25
ATK: 370
DEF: 348
POW: 205
RES: 244
SPD: 130
Equip: El Cid Sword, Flame Shield, Thief Hat, Opal Armor, Dash Boots
Abilities: First Aid, Powerbreak, Speedbreak, Greased Bolt, Monkey Grip,
Shieldbearer, Combat Combo
Rayton
Lvl 25
ATK: 372
DEF: 342
POW: 205
RES: 245
SPD: 131
Equip: Claymore, Choco Shield, Thief Hat, Mirror Mail, Dash Boots
Abilities: First Aid, Powerbreak, Mindbreak, Speedbreak, Greased Bolt,
Monkey Grip (60 AP), Downsize, Combat Combo
Malchelo
Lvl 23
ATK: 374
DEF: 321
POW: 198
RES: 232
SPD: 126
Equip: Chirijiraden, Ice Shield, Thief Hat, Mirror Mail, Dash Boots
Abilities: First Aid, Powerbreak, Mindbreak, Body Slam, Greased Bolt,
Combat Combo
Largo
Lvl 24
ATK: 359
DEF: 347
POW: 199
RES: 240
SPD: 131
Equip: El Cid Sword, Ice Shield, Bangaa Helm, Mirror Mail, Dash Boots
Abilities: First Aid, Powerbreak, Speedbreak, Greased Bolt, Downsize,
Monkey Grip, Shieldbearer, Combat Combo
Dickens
Lvl 24
ATK: 351
DEF: 349
POW: 209
RES: 249
SPD: 119
Equip: El Cid Sword, Sacri Shield, Thief Hat, Dragon Mail, Dash Boots
Abilities: First Aid, Powerbreak, Mindbreak, Speedbreak, Greased Bolt,
Downsize, Monkey Grip, Shieldbearer, Combat Combo
Play Time: 21 hr, 35 min
Final Battle preparations:
Get as many Mirror Mails and Thief hats as you can. Also, try to get a
Claymore and teach Monkeygrip to anyone with a 2 handed weapon. Also, get
everyone 10 JP.
-LLEDNAR: Easy
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: A Target Area Law helps a lot. Speed and Powerbreak her.
Then just attack her; you should be doing a solid 60 damage or so a hit,
more with Chirijiraiden.
-LI-GRIM: The tough part's surviving the first turn. After that, move but
don't do anything - that should let you go before Li-grim goes again.
Speedbreak her with one of your characters, then surround her if you can.
Combo with as many characters as possible - I had 3, and it did 384.
The 2nd combo, with Claymore, did 400+. Pwned.
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[5.13] DRAGOON
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Overview: Another pretty sweet class; the Best Bangaa class IMO. Jump gives
them a very nice ranged attack; you'll be spamming that move from
the beginning of the game. With generally good stats besides MRES,
and Mirror Mail to protect you from a lot of magic, Dragoons stay
safe and effective throughout the game.
***EVERYTHING HERE IN THIS SECTION BY DDRAGOON***
Difficulty: 3/10.
Untill you get Mirror Mail, Black and Time mages can mess with you, otherwise
Jump can beat the stuffing out of your threats, you even get a 45 Wattack
purchasable spear at Upgrade 2 for chrisakes. You can also evade most enemy
counterattacks, just by the nature of being able to attack from two panels
away.
Frustration: 3/10.
Despite a need to horde 5 or 6 Mirror Mails and a recommended Vitanova(for
dragonheart) before Mateus, Dragoons can basically plow through enemies with
a little leveling up, if you're having difficulty.
Its a fun SCC, but a bit repetitive since usually you just Jump enemies or
Spear-stab them when they line up right. The ranged abilities make it fun.
Recommended Party: All my Dragoons started as Dragoons.
Recommended Map: Don't think it matters
Advantages: Highest Base Wattack in the game period, Highest Base Wattack in
the game that is RANGED, a form of healing based on Wattack,
Multi-targeting ranged abilities, a great R-Ability.
Disadvantages: Craptastic MRes, poor equip options(read: no Hats or
Clothes/Robes).
How to Level: Random Battles involving Jumping on enemies to death. After you
get Dragonheart on 1 or more units, you can use KBWM. Basically
setting off Dragonheart with your Wattack based abilities and
repeatedly killing off your characters, only having them
revived instantaneously immiediately afterward.
Differences: Jump is now a single 4 range ability, instead of multiple range
and height increasing abilities. No more waiting for the Lancers
to come down, which is...weird. Gained a whole bunch of other
abilities. Dragoons are far superior early game(2v2), and far
inferior late game(8v8). On the other hand, Lancers couldn't
heal.
Items to go for: Javelin, Lava Spear, Ice Lance, Dragon Whisker - buyable
Bangaa Spike - "Sword Needed" reward
Beastspear- "Old Friends" reward, Plain-Plain-Desert-Desert
Treasure Hunt reward
Trident - Level 7 Mission Reward, Combat Skill Lvl 25
reward
Vitanova (Dragonheart) - Level 5 Mission Reward
Restorer (Lancet) - Level 4 Mission Reward, Combat Skill
lvl 10 reward
Chirijiraden - "Challengers?" reward
Flame Shield - Type 3 Mission reward
Mirror Mail - Type 5 Mission reward
****** Laws:
Spears
Techniques
Bad Laws:
Swords
Target Area, sometimes
General Strategies:
-Jump, Bangaa Cry, Wyrmkiller, Breaths. That is the order you should learn
moves in IMO. Otherwise, your main strategy for battles is reigning Death
from above with Jump, and killing elemental enemies with the Breath that will
do the most damage. Bangaa Cry for multi-targeting, Lancet when your HP is
getting low. Wyrmkiller with Lance to bypass an alliy that is adjacent to an
enemy.
Move notes:
Everybody in Da House is Jumpin':
Its the first ability you'll ever learn and the last ability you'll ever need.
Jump is good from start to finish.
Bangaa Cry/Fire Breath/Ice Breath:
Depending on your enemy, these Wattack based skills will do the most damage
at a range. Bombs don't like Ice Breath, if they are at a slighly lower
level they get OHKO'd. Grenade's aren't as fragile, but range is range.
Otherwise, use Bangaa Cry, multi-panel targeting and good damage;. 2 Dragoon
attacks kills basically everything except Totemas (and Flans/Rockbeasts,
obviosuly). Sadly, no enemy is weak to Bolt, so Bolt Bretah loses out to
non-elemental Bangaa Cry, that has a higher power stat.
Lancet:
I didn't use it a ton, but its always good to have a healing attack that
drains HP. And since it works off Wattack, it still does quite a bit of
damage. Effective for setting up Dragonheart on your allies.
Wyrmkiller:
Not just good for killing Dragons, you can also use it to strike an enemy
next to your ally with your spear, without hurting your ally. Got used a bit.
Wyrmtamer:
AWESOME! (at comic relief).
Dragonheart:
It's basically insurance that is usually needless. Dragoons have a nasty
habit of sweeping the floor with enemies once they get their turns. I can
count the number of enemies on one hand that can survive 5 consecutive
hitting jumps with the best spears: 0.
Equip Notes:
Dragoons have bad Mres. Mirror Mail reflects Black, White, Red, and Time
Magic. You don't have White Magic or Time magic to use on yourself. Do the
math.
Scarabs are usefull against enemy Archers who outrange you or evil Fire
Whipping Elementalists. Avoiding Immobilize and Disarm is good, and Frog,
which is substantially less frequent.
As is general in most SCCs, equip the best weapon readily available unless
you are learning a skill.
Battle Strategies:
-FLANS: Ban Flan element, kill its allies, Kill Flan.
-FAMFRIT: Jump on Ahrimans/Floateyes. Jump/Attack on Famfrit.
-ULTIMA: Ban Charm. Jump/Attack. Win.
-ANDRAMELECH: Arguably the only tough battle in the SCC other then Li-Grim.
Ban Target Area, Wyrmkiller some of the Dragons to Death, and Jump or Stab
Addy.
-Vs. Babus: Soldier Marche with Flame Shield and Mirror Mail. Speedbreak.
Slash babus to death.
-MATEUS: No Units at L21 or 22, Ban Fight and Target Area. Mirror Mail on all
Units. Angel Ring on "Best" Dragoon. Jump Mateus to Death.
-Vs. Llednar: Blue Mage Marche, (Soldier Secondary), Mistle Robe, Damage > MP,
and Immunity. (Speedbreak Llednar), Just run, Llednar can't do jack to you.
-OVER THE HILL: Ban Missile and Rapier. Jump Ritz to Death.
FINAL BATTLE:
Ending Equips:
Raol L32
Bangaa Spike
Mirror Mail
Genji Armlets
Dash Boots
Angel Ring
Randorf L32
Beastspear
Mirror Mail
Bracers
Dash Boots
Scarab
Crowe, Sandath, and Caines (Kain :D) All L32
Trident
Mirror Mail
Bracers
Dash Boots
Scarab
All:
A- Dragon Tech
A- --
R- Dragonheart
S- --
C- --(I never got a Mythrill Spear, Sadly)
Why the Mirror mail spamming? Good old Mateus(x2) with Li-Grim have Thundaga.
Mirror Mail reflects Thundaga. Erego, Mirror Mail = equipped armor.
-LLEDNAR: Go in with Katanas and Skills Banned, Jump Llednar to Death.
-REMEDI: Mirror Mail on all units, Jump on Remedi. The physical skills just
makes Dragonheart go off, and Famfrit's Demi gets Reflected.
-LI-GRIM: Mirror Mail on all units, just Jump on Remedi and pray for a bunch
of hits. With Trident or better on all your units, a hit from each unit
should KO her. Mirror Mail can buy a turn if Mateus is dumb enough to
Thundaga. Basically you just have to hope for a lot of hits and maybe some
Magi/Totema Misses.
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[5.14] DEFENDER
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Overview: The safest class this side of White Mage; Defenders are all but
invincible in almost every battle. They have ok weapon attack, and
get Estreledge early to enhance their attack power. They have very
crappy other skills though; every battle will be using Aura then
Fighting the enemies. Kinda boring, but effective.
Difficulty: 1.5/10 w/o final battle, 2.5/10 with final battle
Frustration: 2/10
Recommended Party: I used 2 White Monks, 2 Defenders, and a Gladiator. The
Gladiator has higher ATK than the rest of the party, while
not sacrificing too much DEF. The two White Monks gave my
party a bit of extra speed.
Recommended Map: Get Estreledge (T-T-M-M) ASAP, the rest doesn't really matter.
You can actually get 2 Estreledges, the other one just comes
much later.
Advantages: Good WATK, Excellent WDEF, Aura, easily accessible abilities,
Estreledge available very early
How to Level: Aura, hitting Expert Guard'd party members works too
Disadvantages: Slow, 3 move for a fighter is absolutely ridiculous, lack good
offensive A-abilities, awful R-ability for an SCC, annoying to
get around some R-abilities
Items to go for: Ragnarok, Striborg, Lohengrin - all Buyable
El Cid Sword (Tremor) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Vajra (Meltdown) - Jagd-Jagd-Jagd Treasure Hunt, Smithing
Skill lvl 30 reward (you'll probably never see this sword)
Estreledge - Town-Town-Mountain-Mountain Treasure Hunt
SaveTheQueen (Expert Guard) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Diamond Armor (Weapon Def+) - Type 2 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Knightswords
Fight
Bad Laws:
Broadswords
Defend
General Strategies:
-Defender weapons are EXPENSIVE AS HELL. Even so, you'll want to get 4
Lohengrins and 1 Ragnarok while raising your Defenders. You should get Aura
on all party members by Desert Peril. The best way to raise money is just to
do missions; freeing Giza Plains then fighting to get it back gets you around
4000 gold each time.
-Aura FTW: Aura is pretty broken in this game. Auto-Raise + Regen on yourself;
no MP cost, and Lohengrin is buyable. This is pretty much a first-turn move
every battle.
-General strategy can be summed up as: Aura, advance, slash/stab/lunge, Aura
again when killed.
-No R-ability?!?: Don't use Last Berserk. Yeah, I know it sounds crazy not to
equip an available ability, but when you're critical'd, you'll want to use
Aura, despite the damage Berserk gives you. Trust me on this one.
-Disarmed: The Ragnarok's ability Drop Weapon comes in handy when fighting guys
with the Strikeback or Reflex R-abilities. In other cases you should just
stick to hitting the enemies. Learn it on one or two guys, don't bother with
it otherwise.
Battle Strategies:
-FAMFRIT: I went with 3 on the left, 2 on the right, Aura first turn and
charge. You should have Dash Boots on all your Defenders by now to help that
awful 3 move. Then just beat the crap out of Famfrit; hit the Ahrimans only
when Famfrit's not in range. Of course, Aura if they manage to kill one of
you.
-ANTILAWS: Using Drop Weapon on the sleeping enemies leads to some pretty LOL
results.
-EMERALD KEEP: You can kill Babus in 1 hit with your Estreledge unit; start him
nearest to babus (upper-left corner). Pwned.
-PALE COMPANY: Defenders can equip Robes, so equip them with as many Blaze
Robes as you can find (I had 3). Assuming he kills none or 1 of your guys
with his initial Firestorm, Aura and charge forward. Their second turn will
be a big mess, but you should be fine; Aura should only activate for 1 or 2
characters. After that, I managed to kill Andra in 1 round. Go figure...
-JAGD HUNT: Suprisingly, not tough. Have your Estreledge user kill off the
Assassin first turn, everyone else should Aura. Your Estreledge user should
continue killing off opponents; he'll be scoring 1 hit kills on the human
opponents. Even if everything goes wrong (2 guys were blinded, the rockbeast
used Resonate 3 TIMES), you'll still probably win, just because of Aura. That
and the enemies can do nearly no damage to you if you have Weapon Def+.
-THE BOUNTY: Alright, by this point you probably have 1 or 2 A-Abilities, and
none of them are gonna pass Reflex or Strikeback. So what I did was buy 4
Striborgs, containing the Mow Down ability. Equip everyone except your
Estreledge user with Striborgs, and kill everyone except the Fighter and the
Sage. You'll have to Mow them Down to win the fight.
-SCOURING TIME: Even without special laws, this one's easy. Its simply too
tough for the enemies to kill Defenders with Aura. Have your Estreledger go
right and pwn some enemies, starting with the paladin. One of your other
Defenders should help him finish the enemies, while your two others take down
the Templars. The Gunner does a pitiful 10 damage per hit, so don't even
bother with him til the end.
-THE BIG FIND: This time, equip one or two guys with Striborgs (unless you've
actually mastered Mow Down, or have Tremor, use those instead), and kill
all the enemies except the Strikeback Fighter. Use Aura first turn; it looks
tempting to be able to kill one of those Thieves in one turn, but you may pay
the price for that later, as I did my first try. After killing all enemies,
Mow Down or Tremor the Fighter to death.
-DESERT PATROL: I went on a Law binge here, banning Spears and Greatswords.
Then I just met them head-on. As before, you'll need Mow Down or Tremor to
beat one of the enemies. Not too tough with Greatswords banned, a bit tougher
without it.
-MATEUS: Ban poison but not fight. The vamps tend to block you off in the
middle, so I sent two guys to the left, and the others to bust through the
middle. Zombify is kinda trouble, as it prevents you from Aura-ing. They
don't tend to use it too often though. Keep your Aura up, and this battle
becomes as easy as any other.
-TO AMBERVALE: I would actually forgo the use of Aura unless you have nothing
else to do, because the Malboro spams Soundwave on anyone with Aura,
dispelling it. Even without Aura you have the firepower to win this one
easily.
Final Battle Stats:
Morry
Lvl 26
ATK: 383
DEF: 370
POW: 251
RES: 266
SPD: 140
Equip: Estreledge, Diamond Helm, Mirror Mail, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Aura, Expert Guard, Weapon Def+
Cox (LOLOLOL his name is Cox say it out loud LOLOLOL)
Lvl 26
ATK: 363
DEF: 384
POW: 223
RES: 266
SPD: 117
Equip: Arch Sword, Cross Helm, Mirror Mail, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Tremor, Drop Weapon, Aura, Expert Guard, Weapon Def+
Nansen
Lvl 25
ATK: 351
DEF: 376
POW: 226
RES: 262
SPD: 116
Equip: Arch Sword, Cross Helm, Dragon Mail, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Tremor, Drop Weapon, Aura, Weapon Def+
Rober
Lvl 26
ATK: 378
DEF: 383
POW: 222
RES: 255
SPD: 123
Equip: Arch Sword, Diamond Helm, Gold Armor, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Tremor, Aura, Expert Guard, Weapon Def+
Kilov
Lvl 25
ATK: 383
DEF: 370
POW: 251
RES: 266
SPD: 140
Equip: El Cid Sword, Cross Helm, Gold Armor, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Tremor, Aura, Weapon Def+
FINAL BATTLE: go into battle with Berserk/Holy/Katana banned, de-equip any
SaveTheQueen swords you may have on.
-LLEDNAR: He goes down in 3 hits. Don't even bother Aura'ing unless you can't
reach him. If you want you can equip Mistle Robes to protect yourself from
his attacks, but really, it's not even necessary...
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: Just like any other boss fight: Aura and attack Remedi.
Easy...
-LI-GRIM: She's much, much tougher. You gotta hope for Exodus or Ultima when
she uses Descent; the only thing you can really do is Aura (and Expert Guard
if you're already Aura'd and not in range helps a TON). I banned Lightning,
so Mateus was stuck with the slightly weaker Breath of God and Spellbind.
The first turn, two of my guys were fast enough to use Aura before she got
Magi off, but she managed to miss the three without Aura and wound one of the
others. From there I just charged forward and kept Aura up as best I could;
the Mateus's targeting one of my Expert Guard'd guys helped a ton. I had to
use a Totema once to cement the victory; it did around 100 dmg. This battle
took me 3 tries; there's a lot of luck involved.
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[5.15] GLADIATOR
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***Alternator has written the battle strategies, except the little note I put
in at the end.***
Overview: One of the most powerful physical classes in the game in terms of
sheer damage. They also have probably the best overall Bangaa stat
growth (arguably Dragoon), and an Ultima move. However, their good
moves require MP, which you'll be lacking in the early game.
Regardless, high attack power should be able to carry you through
the game.
Difficulty: 3/10
Frustration: 4/10
Recommended Party: 4 Gladiators and a White Monk should do. Alternator used
Two Gladiators, two Dragoons, and one White Monk, which
seemed to work out fine for him.
Recommended Map: Get two Materia Blades - Looking at Astroblue's Region Create
FAQ, Sphrom should be in slot 14, the first two forests you
get in 12 and 17, and the other two forests you get in 24 and
25.
Advantages: Good moveset SCC-wise, Ultima Move, good overall stat growth
Disadvantages: Lowish MP for Ultima, slow, NO range
How to Level: Hit each other with Air Blades
Differences: N/A
Items to look for: Ogun Blade, Shadow Blade, Sun Blade, Flametongue, Air
Blade, Icebrand - all Buyable
Ayvuir Blue - Twin Swords mission reward (Hero Gaol)
Ayvuir Red - Salika Keep mission reward (Hero Gaol)
Materia Blade - Town-Town-Forest-Forest Treasure Hunt
Pearl Blade - Type 6 Mission Reward
Venus Blade (Doublehand) - Type 7 Mission Reward, Combat
skill lvl 15 reward, Forest-Forest-Jagd-Jagd reward
****** Laws:
Blades
Techniques
Bad Laws:
none really
General Strategies:
-The elemental swords do a TON of damage early game. Use them to run over
everything in your path.
-Ayvuir Red and Blue are VERY powerful - blue especially, as its available
pretty early.
more to come?
Battle Strategies by Alternator:
-FAMFRIT: Got past Famfrit, so far my tactics have been simple: Rush if the
enemy has counter or you need to move him to set up a shot, Fire Sword if
you need pure damage, and Blitz if you have low accuracy for an attack. Even
Famfrit's Breath of God couldn't drop a Gladiator (level 6/7 at the time) in
one shot and they could axe down his allies quickly.
I've kept on trampling enemies, most of the Energy Swords have been learned
and I got a Materia Blade to slowly start teaching Ultima-don't have the MP
to use it yet, of course, but better now than later to start learning. The
Energy Swords are great with the low attack power of the Materia Blade, and
still a good boost to firepower.
Marche was level 3, and the Bangaa all level 9, after beating Hot Awakening.
Nothing yet has been able to seriously threaten my team; they just roll over
anything with massive damage. The two biggest weaknesses of a Gladiator SCC
are clear now, though: Even attacks from the front have a 55% hit chance, and
I have no ranged attacking ability. Healing has yet to be an issue, and
status effects are only just beginning to show up as a problem.
-PALE COMPANY: Level 10 as I trampled Addrammalech, a few guys reached level
11 during the fight. Marche went down in one shot, but only one Gladiator
fell during the entire bout, while I dropped two of the dragons before
taking out the big guy. Getting a bit harder with my low evasion and the
rising enemy damage, but I don't have to power level yet.
Lack of a range attack was really evident here-even though I banned Target
Area to avoid dragon breath, I wasn't able to focus everything on just one
guy. I suspect this is going to bite me in the *** soon, though I'm trying
to avoid it.
-SCOURING TIME: Flattened Scouring Time at level 13, moving on now.
I'm gonna assume the rest of the challenge would play out similarly to a Mog
Knight SCC - with one exception, no Mog Lance. Either way, Ultima Sword should
be enough to own most bosses, including the final boss.
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[5.16] WHITE MONK
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***Gangsta Jesus was the first to report finishing this SCC, though I wrote
everything here. DDragoon and ecyc333 also contributed.***
Overview: The Monk SCC was one of, if not the easiest SCC in the original
FFT, and not much has changed in the class's transition to the GBA.
White Monk is also very easy. You get pretty much a dream ability
set - healing, revive, range, Counter, Reflex, Esuna, and half
decent speed to boot. The only drawback is you might get bored
easily.
Difficulty: 1/10
Frustration: 1/10
Recommended Party: Gangsta Jesus beat this SCC using only 4 white monks. LOL.
4 Dragoons and a White Monk looks good though.
Recommended Map: You can get Death Claws (Mountain-Mountain-Marsh-Marsh) if
you want, though it's only got 1 higher ATK than Kaiser
Knuckles (which are buyable).
Advantages: Revive, Chakra, good evade, Counter, High Speed (for Bangaas),
decent weapons, long range capabilities, Reflex
Disadvantages: Low HP, Low ATK growth for fighters, low total stat growth
How to Level: Chakra
Differences: Its easier to name the abilities they kept. Spin Fist (Whirlwind),
Wave Fist (Air Render), Earth Slash (Earth Render), Chakra,
Revive. Chakra was changed to recover status, but no MP. Lost
Hamedo, HP-Restore, gained Reflex. This is, however, one of the
more recognizable classes from FFT.
Items to look for: Hard Knuckles, Kaiser Knuckles, Cat Claws, Rising Sun,
Brigandine - all Buyable
Cat Claws (Chakra) - Type 2 Mission Reward
Death Claws - Type 7 Mission Reward, Mountain-Mountain-
Marsh-Marsh Treasure Hunt
Godhand (Far Fist) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Survivor (Revive) - Type 3 Mission Reward
Mirage Vest (Reflex) - Type 6 Mission Reward
Tiger Fangs (Earth Render) - Collection Skill lvl 25
reward, Type 6 Mission Reward
Gaia Gear - Type 3 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Techniques
Bad Laws:
Fight (sometimes)
Target Area (sometimes)
Healing (sometimes)
Good Laws:
Fight (sometimes)
Color Magic
Target Area (sometimes)
General Strategies:
-Counter pwns. Get Brigandines after you've finished buying your first
weapons teach it to everyone. you'll often end up doing more damage than
your enemy does - during their turn.
-Use your healing well. Both Chakra and Revive are available very early.
-Earth Render + Gaia Gears = Mass healing!!!
Battle Strategies
Hmm...level up to 5 or 6 or so by Desert Peril; you shouldn't have any
trouble with anything...According to Gangsta Jesus, ecyc333 and DDragoon,
this challenge is very, very, very easy. If you have any troubles, feel free
to ask on the FFTA boards on GameFAQS, as specific strategies are not needed
for this one.
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[5.17] BISHOP
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*from here to battle strategies were written by dablackbelt*
Overview: Bishops are the only Bangaa class completely devoted to magic. Templar
and White Monk both use a small amount of magic, but are both mainly
physical jobs. A large group of people view Bishops as crappy
characters, but when used right, they can wreak havoc on enemies.
Difficulty: 5.5/10
Frustration: 7/10
Recommended Party: Fully grown Bishops are okay for the magic, but they'll be
lacking physically. White Monks are relatively crappy with
magic, but their Speed is godly. Personally, I prefer
Templars for the balance of magical and physical stats. I
went with 1 Bishop, 1 White Monk, and 3 Templars.
Recommended Map: Get Nirvana Staff (Cave-Cave-Jagd-Jagd)
Advantages: Break is instant death vs. most enemies, can Cure, Aero/Water have
more vertical range than other basic spells
Disadvantages: Incredibly sucky early game, poor buyable spell selection,
Break isn't availiable til later, poor physical attack, DEF,
horrible speed and HP, worst evade, low AoE range compared to
other mages
How to Level: Cura, Barrier, Dispel
Differences: Eh...they share Break with Oracles, but Oracles lack damage
dealing abilities, except for the inconsistent Life Drain.
Oracles are also far more adept physically.
Items to look for: Cure Staff, Bless Staff, Garnet Staff, Judge Staff -
all buyable
Nirvana Staff (Holy) - Type 7 Mission Reward, Cave-Cave-Jagd-Jagd Treasure Hunt
Snake Staff (Break) - Type 4 Mission Reward
Light Robe (Half MP) - Type 6 Mission Reward
Black Robe (Return Magic) - Type 5 Mission Reward, Magic Skill lvl 15 Reward
****** Laws:
Wind
Holy
Healing
Target Area
Bad Laws:
Fight (sometimes)
Status
Petrify
Prayer
Good Laws:
Fight (sometimes)
Skills/Techs, if necessary
General Strategies:
-Keep in mind Aero and Water have less range than Black Magic. You have only 3
range, as opposed to the usual 4.
-Remember that Aero and Water have higher vertical range than Black Magic.
-Unlike every other element in the game, you cannot absorb Wind and Water. Also,
there are no Staffs that enhance these elements. This puts you at an elemental
disadvantage when compared to other SCCs.
-Keeping the above in mind, make sure you never have a Bishop standing so that
he'll be hit by Aero and Water.
-Half MP is a lifesaver. Pnce you get your hands on a Light Robe, send that
Bishop on a series of Dispatch missions, then hand the Light Robe on to the
next guy. The same goes with all new abilities.
-Don't bother rushing to master Water. It has no advantages over Aero.
-If an enemy hits you with an AoE spell and you have Return Magic, all of
your guys will return it, probably pwning them. Works well against Summoners.
-For your White Monk started Bishops, staff whacks will often do more damage
vs. magical enemies than Aero will. Keep that in mind while advancing.
-Once you get Break, just petrify everything in sight FTW. This should be
obvious.
-In terms of dispatch missions, petrifying an enemy doesn't count as killing
one. so for Dispatch: 7 enemies, you'd actually need to kill them instead of
using break.
-Around Jagd Hunt, hunt down a Snake Staff before moving on. It is very easy to
completely miss the weapon.
Battle Strategies:
I luckily found a Mythril Staff while training my characters. Just FYI...
-DESERT PERIL: Fairly difficult at low levels. I won with one guy left. Take
care of the Flan first, then the Red Panthers, as they tend to bunch up.
You'll have a couple turns before the Blue Panther comes with his huge
damage; kill the antlion as well. Your tank-esque characters should be able
to take a couple hits while the pure Bishops cast Aero.
-FAMFRIT: This has to have been the lowest level I've attempted this at - 4,5
and 6. lol. Don't start all your guys on the left; go 3 and 2. Aero Famfrit,
but this only does some 8 or 9 damage. I had Fight banned to null the
Ahrimans. I did two combos, doing about 80 damage total, then whittled down
Famfrits HP with Aeros.
-ANTILAWS: This is the only SCC I've played where this is hard. Ezel tends to
die; you're in big trouble if it's you versus all awake enemies. You'll
want to be at least lvl 7 or so; or Aero won't do ****; not that it's good
anyway. Hit the Defender first, then the Fighter should come into range.
Hopefully they're put to sleep. These two do tons of damage, so kill them.
The Dragoon, unfortunately, is immune to Wind. I took him out with a combo
and 2 normal attacks. Ezel will help you out here. The rest of the battle
isn't too hard; it's the beginning that's painful.
-DIAMOND RAIN: Target the Bomb and Lamia first, as they're together. Try to
avoid the Dragons first turn, they do a ****load. After that, Focus Fire on
the each Dragon; you'll take a lot of damage but they'll go down. Luckily,
the flan is a joke for Bishops. This is a good bit easier than Antilaws.
-MAGIC WOOD: A tough battle. You'll probably be able to kill one or two of
the thieves with Aero first turn, which helps a lot. Your next target should
be the black mage. Physical attacks tend to do more damage to him than Aero
does. Kill the summoner or other thief if he's in range next, Cura'ing if
necessary.
-PALE COMPANY: Goddammit Bishops suck. Gotta rely on Firestream missing your
guys; hard considering Bishops incredibly crappy evade. I banned Fire, Ice,
AND Lightning. I killed him with 4 combos, lol. I have no idea how you'd
beat this without them, heh...Try to stay alive with Cura, you'll probably
have to level til you can survive a Firestream. Banning Fight over Fire might
also be a good idea. BTW, Mighty Guard isn't Dispellable, so if the Blue
Dragon uses it on Andra that's huge trouble.
-JAGD HUNT: Keep your guys healed; that's most important. 2nd is killing the
Assassin. The Ninja could be huge trouble or just a nuisance; sometimes he
goes in with two swords, spelling your doom, other times he just stays back
and attacks with veils. Hope for the latter. I killed the Ninja last out of
the humans actually; he chased after Marche with Veils. If you get rid of the
very damaging units and keep your guys healed, this shouldn't be as bad as
it is in other SCCs. I beat this at level 11-12.
-SCOURING TIME: A very tough battle without Break, which I didn't have, even
with Spears banned. It'll probably cost you at least one Bishop while killing
the Paladin, as they have tons of HP relative to Aero damage. The Sage should
be your next target, and next the Mog Knight. When the dust settled, it was
my lone bishop versus a sage in Critical, a Gunner and Mog Knight at full
health, and the two useless Templars. I killed the Sage with a staff thwack.
If it gets down to something like this, send whoever's left down to the
starting point, by the house. The house will shield you from the Gunners
attacks, and it'll take quite a few turns for him to get into position, so
you can have your MP restored and heal up. Once you get the Gunner into
critical, he'll run away, so don't worry about him for a bit. The Mog Knight
is very annoying, with his mog lance and the like. You should have a slight
evade advantage vs. him (he'll always be attacking from the front, as he
Mog Lances and retreats), so get him into critical too. The tough part is he
Mog Aids. Eventually I chased down both the Gunner and Mog Knight, and
pwned the Templars. Very long battle...
You'll want to seriously start looking for a Snake Staff now, if you don't
already have one.
-MATEUS: The hard part of this battle is that Bishops, being sucky, do very
crappy damage to Mateus, probably 10-20, maybe 25 if you're higher leveled.
So it takes frickin' forever to kill her. Slap on some Thunder Robes so she
doesn't use Thundaga; she tends to use Star Cross a lot. This is easily
Cura'd though. It's probably a good idea to keep a guy out of Zombify range,
so you're effectively invincible. Another long battle, but good for EXP.
-SCOURING TIME: 5 Breaks, 5 kills. LOL. First time i've been so lucky at this
SCC...
You can get your Nirvana Staff now.
-HIDDEN VEIN: You can get totally RAPED by AoE first turn; just reset if that
happens. It's not cool to start the battle with 3 members Sleeping or Dead.
After that, just go around petrifying everyone, saving the Blue Mage til
last. Not too hard.
Funny note: Bishops can't beat Missing Professor or whatever the hell that
mission is in Tubola Cave. The Fairy blocks the direct path to the statues,
and their stupid Jump levels won't let em go around. Stupid sucky bishops.
-OVER THE HILL: You actually WANT Ritz to pwn you with Doublecast here,
because that plays right into Return Magic's strengths. So Barrier up and
advance, as bunched up as you can. You'll probably have to Cura up after the
first turn, so do it, and hit her with some spells. You should win not too
long after.
Final Stats:
Watoo
Lvl 31
ATK: 334
DEF: 323
POW: 350
RES: 344
SPD: 145
Equip: Garnet Staff, Thief Hat, Mistle Robe, Ruby Earring, Dash Boots
Abilities: All except Judge
Istavan
Lvl 32
ATK: 335
DEF: 324
POW: 362
RES: 359
SPD: 124
Equip: Garnet Staff, Thief Hat, Mistle Robe, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: All except Holy and Judge
Devoe
Lvl 28
ATK: 309
DEF: 289
POW: 324
RES: 316
SPD: 115
Equip: Garnet Staff, Headband, Mistle Robe, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: All except Judge
Yuri
Lvl 32
ATK: 332
DEF: 318
POW: 366
RES: 351
SPD: 126
Equip: Garnet Staff, Acadia Hat, Mistle Robe, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: All except Judge
Deen
Lvl 32
ATK: 341
DEF: 326
POW: 358
RES: 348
SPD: 136
Equip: Garnet Staff, Thief Hat, Mistle Robe, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: All except Judge
Play time: 25 hr, 52 min
Final Battle:
-LLEDNAR: Equip Mistle Robes all around and ban Katanas and Skills. I Break'd
the assassin, then nothing can really hurt you (you can easily Cura past
the Gunner and Abyss). You'll have to beat Llednar to death, as your
elemental magic is useless here. Try not to use combos or totema, as you'll
need em later.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: I switched from Mistle robes to Blaze robes and White
Robes here to protect against Firestream. Have whoever can go before remedi
barrier up and go to the sides; Remedi will likely kill or wound Marche her
first turn. After that, wail on her with Water or Aero. 2 Curas should heal
you up to full health after remedi's attacks; if she can kill you in one hit
you probably need to level a bit. Not too tough.
-LI-GRIM: Switch to Thunder Robes to protect vs. Thundaga. That spell hurts a
ton. A Mirror Mail for Marche is a good idea too. You can survive Magi, but
not Descent. So hope for Magi, and Cura up immediately afterwards. You'll
want to surround Li-grim and beat her with staves, even though Bishop is a
Magical class, its better that Li-grim doesn't use descent. So close the
distance between the two of you.
Agh...I tried to beat this battle normally, but it's quite difficult. I ended
up giving up after 5 tries, and after that unleashed massive combos and
owned her. God bless the Mythril Staff :P I'd just recommend leveling up to
40 or so if you don't have Mythril Staves.
dablackbelt used a different strategy, but it requires the clan wars:
"Yay, I finished the Bishop SCC. Thanks to Dmg2: Bangaa.
And in only 2 tries. The first time, I was really close to winning, Li-Grim had
under 200 HP left, and she used Lawshift. The Mateuses went crazy with
Spellbind, OHKOing my Bishops.
I came back the 2nd time with an extra Dmg2: Bangaa card, and when Li-Grim was
in the double digits, she used Lawshift, but luckily for me, I got to use the
extra card before the Mateus's go.
Luckily, she only used Descent once, and got Exodus. Half MP saved my ass that
time. On to Summoner!"
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[5.18] TEMPLAR
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Overview: Templars have a very good skillset, along with balanced stat growth.
You won't have much trouble finding the required items either, with
most spears being buyable. Cheer and Haste should be the backbone
of an attack; you'll be able to overwhelm your enemies, especially
if you can get Bonecrusher to connect.
Difficulty: 4/10
Frustration: 3/10
Recommended Party by Musourenka: My five Templar all have varying abilities,
as I recruited two from White Monks (decent speed, but fall
relatively quickly compared to my other units. Also have
low MP), a Warrior (gobs of HP and high attack, but little
MP) a Gladiator (decent MP, a good balance between Templar
and Warrior recruits), and a Templar (Phenominal stats
everyone except for average HP and horrid speed). As I'm
going through the challenge, I'm trying to see how each of
my characters fare. So far, I can't recommend any one type
over another, as each has its own strengths and weaknesses.
The only type I wouldn't recommend is Bishop (lots of MP,
but poor physical stats; you're way better off choosing a
pure Templar).
Chronic PokeAbuser used a White Monk, a Dragoon, a Templar,
a Defender, and a Warrior.
Recommended Map: Get Beastspear (Plain-Plain-Desert-Desert) early, and
Excalibur (Marsh-Marsh-Desert-Desert) a bit later.
Advantages: Powerful weapons, good skillset, 2 panel spear range, enough MP
to actually use their skills, can pwn mages
Disadvantages: Slow as molasses, not as high attack power or tankish as the
other Bangaa classes
How to level: Cheer
Differences: N/A
Items to look for: Javelin, Apocalypse, Partisan, Ragnarok, Lohengrin - all
Buyable
Beastspear - Plain-Plain-Desert-Desert Treasure Hunt,
"Old Friends" Mission
Excalibur - Mountain-Mountain-Desert-Desert Treasure Hunt
Carabini Mail (Bonecrusher) - Type 4 Mission Reward
Trident (Weapon Atk+) - Type 7 Mission Reward, Combat Skill
lvl 25 reward
Save The Queen (Astra) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Arch Sword (Soul Sphere) - Type 6 Mission Reward, Combat
and Magic Level 10 reward
Kain's Lance (Lifebreak) - Type 6 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Fight
Spears
Knightswords
Techniques
Bad Laws:
Target Area (note that Spear attacks are NOT counted as Target Area)
Haste
General Strategies:
-Haste and Cheer if you have nothing else to do
-Bonecrusher skewer with a spear is pretty sweet
-Cheer greatly raises attack
-Rasp/SoulSphere on mages if you can't kill them in a hit works well
Battle Strategies:
*All except Emerald Keep by Chronic PokeAbuser*
-MAGIC WOOD required a reset, average level was 7
-PALE COMPANY is tough if you're not prepared, average level was 10
-EMERALD KEEP: My Templar challenge hasn't been very difficult so far. My team
is currently between levels 14 and 15, all armed with Dragon Whiskers (with
the ArchSword being handed down the line for Soul Sphere). I just completed
"Emerald Keep", which was surprisingly easy; Haste + Cheer = Babus dead in
one hit.
-THE BIG FIND: Pretty easy overall, one Templar was reduced into critical
status. Spears work much better than Knightswords there, since you get to
avoid nasty Bonecrusher and Strikeback counters.
-DESERT PERIL: I'm convinced Desert Peril is one of the hardest missions in
any SCC. There is such a variety of units, abusing laws and law cards becomes
difficult. All of the enemies are pretty good at pounding you into
submission. And your starting location leaves a lot to be desired. My
Templars (avg level 16) needed 2 restarts to get through.
I'm almost ready to take on Mateus. I've picked up two Kain's Lances and a
Trident, so I'm busy learning Lifebreak (VERY nice, finally a way to take out
Reflex enemies) and Weapon ATK+. The rest of the challenge should be easy.
Not that it was terribly hard before.
-MATEUS: Mateus gave up quite a fight. A Poison law card worked well (couldn't
ban fight, as my units would suffer greatly, at least at first). Mateus used
her Target All ability three times, and one of the Vampires used its Target
All ability as well. I didn't even know Vampires had a Target All ability.
Some sort of Dark attack, as the Vamps were healed by it. Note: (Its Shadow
Flare, it hits if your level is 22 or 23, depending on the Vampire that uses
it).
Anyway, Haste, Cheer and Lifebreak were just too much for poor Mateus. The
most difficult thing was to actually get close enough to her to attack. I do
believe Haste, Cheer and Lifebreak are probably too much for any enemy in
the game, but that remains to be proven.
-FINAL BATTLE: Final levels looked something like: 25, 23, 23, 23, 22.
Equipment never really changed throughout the game. Power Sashes, Dash Boots,
Fortune Rings, and either a top-notch spear or knightsword. I ended the game
wielding one Trident, two Kain's Lances and two Dragon Whiskers, though for
most of the game I kept SavetheQueens and an Excalibur equipped on someone.
Overall, every ability in the skillset saw some use except Astra. Never used
that one. Soul Sphere was useful against mages and Damage > MP enemies. In
the final analysis, Haste, Cheer and Lifebreak are all you truly need. Cheer
saw more use than Haste. And Lifebreak was a godsend against Remedi and
Li-Grim.
Speaking of the final battles, Llednar and Remedi didn't really put up much
of a fight. Li-Grim did much better, reducing me down to two units, one
critical. But a critical unit just meant a better two-panel Lifebreak.
Towards the end I even stopped manipulating the laws, as long as they weren't
handcuffing my units. Pretty easy SCC all around.
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[5.19] TIME MAGE
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Overview: Very challenging. However, it's pretty fun seeing what strategies
work against far more powerful opponents, and playing with the CT
gauge. You'll find a lot of difficulty in facing a group of well
balanced enemies, like Jagd Hunt or The Bounty. It certainly doesn't
help that Stop and Demi aren't availiable til very late. Prepare
to reset a lot.
NOTE: I have yet to beat this one. Battle Queen Remedi and Li-Grim are almost
impossible, seeing as your statuses don't work.
Difficulty: 9/10
Frustration: 5/10
Recommended Party: Time mage's spells don't rely on magic power. Therefore,
you'll want high attack power over magic power.
Moogle ATK > Nu Mou ATK. So go with at least 3 units that
start with relatively high attack power. i went with
montblanc, 2 thieves, a juggler, and a black mage.
Alternatively, you COULD get a Mog Knight, but their low MP
may prove to be a bigger problem than they're worth.
In retrospect, Jugglers and Gadgeteers would have been a
better choice; the speed bonus wasn't really worth it.
Jugglers have serious MP problems, but are much faster
than Gadgeteers. I think Montblanc, 2 Jugglers and 2
Gadgeteers would have made a better party than mine.
Recommended Map: Doesn't matter
Advantages: Quicken chains can get you anywhere you need to go, Stop is
amazing, slow will help a lot early game, Last Quicken is a sweet
R-ability, since most melee units will land you in critical in
one hit, Reflect slaughters mages.
Disadvantages: Awful attack power, poor HP, good spells (Stop, Demi) aren't
available til late game, **** evade.
How to Level: Quicken chains, Haste until then; this is one SCC where you'll
really need to level.
Differences: No Meteor!?!?!? Whaaaaa??? No don't act or don't move either???
AND no Teleport??? This challenge just got much harder.
Items to look for: Firewheel Rod, Terre Rod, Thunder Rod, Sleet Rod, Force
Rod - all Buyable
Chill Rod (Stop) - Type 6 Mission Reward
Thor Rod (Quicken) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Stardust Rod (Demi) - Type 7 Mission Reward
Lordly Robe (Last Quicken) - Type 7 Mission Reward
****** Laws
Forbidden:
Fight
Time Magic
Ganging Up (some fights)
Status
Bad Laws
Forbidden:
Haste
Stop
Target Area
Copycat
general strategies: slow is your friend. Slow everything in sight if you can.
in the beginning, haste is waaay too costly to be used regularly - time it
like quicken. quarter is kinda crappy, i mainly just used it on flans. the
strategies for most boss fights include getting a lucky Slow in.
-Thor Rod is available right after Scouring Time, Chill Rod right after Mateus.
-Avoid: Flans. Time consuming. Physical units are your bane; they should be
law disabled if possible.
-The Ban Haste/Stop/Holy combo - it takes out so many of your weapons.
-you want to keep your party level LOW. random battles are uh, really hard with
same level enemies
-jagds are your worst enemy here.
-quicken chains are amazing for battles in which you need to destroy switches.
-You NEED Mithril rod. Takes a long time, but this challenge is impossible
without it.
-You can Quicken yourself if you have Reflect on. Useless usually, but it gives
you unlimited move, kinda.
-FAMFRIT: damn, he's hard. took me 4 resets, and that was lucky. basically,
you need to hit him with slow. that's the bottom line. too bad it has a
****ing 20% hit rate; you'll have to get very lucky. after that, it comes
down to beating him to death. ignore the ahrimans. force rods should be used
due to their leet attack power. i was level 10 after the battle, so that
gives you some idea of where you should be.
a VERY good strategy in the Famfrit battle is the patented "Rafa battle naked
strategy"; in otherwards, unequip marche, and let him take a few hits. he
should be able to take 3-4, depending on your luck. this helps a lot.
-ADRAMALECH: he's 3x as hard as famfrit. go into battle with two of three
elementals banned, and as many robes as you have of the third. you need to
get a lucky slow in - the problem is, him and the dragons will form a cross
formation often, which makes it very hard to hit him, and the judge doesn't
help matters.
if the dragons cast mighty guard, reset.
alright, i'll be honest: I really, really, really, don't think this battle is
possible with current levels (13-14) without Heavy abuse of Time Combo. I'll
admit, i had to use it to win ;_; The first TC did around 70, and the second
did almost 100. Both combos had two members involved in it.
-JAGD HUNT: I had to "cheat" :( this is my least favorite SCC mission
in the whole game, so after several resets, i got pissed and unleashed two
famfrits on everyone.
-THE BOUNTY: need to fight them with something recommended that you can use;
silence was the only one i found. time combo is a necessity here. you'll need
everyone to master reflect, and NO EQUIPPING THUNDER RODS. the enemies have
protection vs lightning. fight them at roda volcano; and have the mages
toward you, and the fighter/paladin to the back or sides. this alone takes a
few resets.
on your first turn, have everyone cast reflect on themselves. the black, red,
and time mage will hurt themselves this way. silence the sage.
now, you have to worry about the paladin and the fighter. slow them both.
get the paladin down to around 80 hp, then combo him with at least 3 members
in range; one with the mithril rod. this should hopefully kill him.
then, quarter the slowed fighter down til around 50 hp, combo him too. the
rest of the fight is mop up work, though you'll have to combo the sage too.
this is by far the hardest fight so far (besides jagd hunt), took me tons of
resets.
RANK 5 MISSIONS NOW AVAILIABLE!!! YES!!! go get yourself a thor rod if you
can.
-SCOURING TIME: you better have the right laws, or this will be very, very
hard. I banned spears with a card, antilaw'd some current laws, and then
passed the forbidden: blades law. this frees up rods, so you can do combos
much easier.
send two units to kill the paladin, and two to kill the gunner. the rest is
easy.
-DESERT PATROL: This is the Time Mage's worst enemy - lots of physical
enemies.
I leveled up to 22-23 just to beat this one. This was my setup
Laws:
TargetAll
Spears
Petrify
I nulled petrify and put in greatswords and techniques. this nullifies three
enemies. Also, Fight + Techniques screws over the enemies, but you'll need
the Target All cards there to get JP for combos.
I used a quicken chain to quickly kill the bishop - you need to kill him
first; he heals. Silence is probably necessary. Then I killed the white monk.
You'll definitely need combos to kill the defender and gladiator, the latter
in particular does tons of damage. This is one of the battles i needed to
level up for; its one of the hardest.
Good luck; this battle is really all about the right law setup.
-MATEUS: you need to not be level 22.
Here's the plan. Set up your units in a cross formation. Give them all mistle
robes. Cast reflect first turn. Your opportunity to damage mateus comes when
she uses thundaga. you can quicken her to speed the process. There's a lot of
luck involved.
Took me around 5 tries, but I didn't have anything to nullify the zombies,
except Fight was forbidden.
you can now get a chill rod. DO IT.
-PRESENT DAY: My levels were around 26, with a level 24 and 22. All TM spells
except Demi were available to me. Playtime: 32 hr, 33 min
As for the Battle itself, Forbidden: Blades + Techniques = GGNORE.
FINAL BATTLE:
Llednar: Gotta combo. Took me two of them; there's no other choice.
-Haven't beaten last two fights
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[5.20] ALCHEMIST
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Overview: The only SCC that gets to use Items. Yay. This provides for pretty
much unlimited healing. They're rather weak physically though, that
is until they get flare. Frog will help out against normal enemies,
and Poison + sit there and heal works until you get there.
***Almost everything in this section was written by MarioGolfMaster***
Difficulty: 4/10
Frustration: 5/10
Recommended Party by DDragoon: My strong recommendation is to start one of
your units as a Beastmaster for some physical tanking
ability, or a Morpher for some slightly better starting
Speed, MP and MPow at a cost of a small amount of Wattack
and WDef.
Recommended Party by MarioGolfMaster: I decided to recruit as Alchemists
because I didn't want to bother doing all the White/Black
Mage leveling, but for my 5th Alchemist, I couldn't because
I have too many clanners for Race:Wanteds. Instead, I
recruited a White Mage and will just make him an Alchemist
the legitamate way.
Recommended Map: Forest-Forest-Plain-Plain nets you a very high WATK Cactus
Stick, doesn't really matter though
Advantages: Item, multi-range Poison, MPow+, good attack power spells
Disadvantages: Slow, weak early, high MP costs
How to Level: Potions/other healing items
Differences: (Compared to Chemist) They get access to the whole item set in the
beginning, get attack magic, can't use guns
Items to look for: Energy Mace, Druid Mace, Adamant Vest - all Buyable
Life Crosier (Death) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Scorpion Tail (Meteor) - Type 7 Mission Reward
Vesper - "Staring Eyes" Mission Reward
Morning Star (Magic Pow+) - Type 3 Mission Reward
Mandragora - Type 4 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Status
Skill
Bad Laws:
Frog
Target Area
Fight (in the beginning)
Poison (in the beginning)
Healing
Holy
Items
Maces
General Strategies:
-Items: This is the only SCC where you can use items. It'll be pretty tough
for most enemies to kill your entire party in a turn, so this means you'll
near invincible if you stay with in a move range of each other.
-Poison and Survive: Alchemists have very high survivability with their item
command, but lack anything really offensive early game. The solution is to
poison every enemy before doing some serious attacking. You'll win
eventually, it'll just be slow.
-The Fun Starts: This challenge has a steep curve- it starts out difficult but
gets easier eventually. The shop stacks Battle Maces, Druid Maces, Energy
Maces, and Sage Crosiers. Of these, the Druid Mace is the most important.
You'll want one early on (but maybe just one, money is a factor). Get the
other maces too for other units. Astra really isn't ever useful in my
experience. Rasp is nice sometimes for a magic user who is really killing
you, but I barely used either one. I didn;t even bother teaching Rasp and
Astra to 3 of my Alchs because it would be time consuming. Anyway, you'll
want Poison and the Fight command, they are your biggest allies. Poison does
about 1/4 of a unit's HP under perfect conditions. Sometimes it does quite a
bit less than that. It seems to be more consistent at higher levels- it would
sometimes only do 1 at lower levels.
-Getting Lotus Mace (By DDragoon): Since your Marche can be anything in your
Alchemists, I recommend making him a thief and "accidentely finding" Babus'
"dropped" Lotus Mace if you can manage it.
-Random Frog Note: Casting Frog on a Frogged unit will turn that unit back to
normal. Pretty useless, but eh...maybe you'll fight a Lamia with Poison Frog
or something.
-Hero Gaol Staves the day: You can get Mandragora (and other type 4's) from
some of the Hero Gaol missions. Takes awhile, but worth it.
Battle Strategies:
-DESERT PERIL: Beat Desert Peril. I finally have 5 Alchemists with Poison and
decent weapons (Lotus Mace's and 1 Vesper) so hpefully things should speed up
soon. I'm 9.5 hours in, BTW. Assuming the strategies used were poison and
potions.
-FAMFRIT: Beaten at levels 10-12, a bit high...Famfrit is immune to poison,
and those ahrimans are resistant to statuses. Try to poison anyway, beat
famfrit to death while healing with potions/hi-potions.
-ADRAMALECH: if you have Frog, you should win. Frog the minions, attack Addy
with Fight. Heal when necessary.
-JAGD HUNT: Jagd Hunt is fun with Toad and Item. I beat it with ease. <3 Toad
The no-revive problem that plagues most SCCs is non-existant here...
-MATEUS: A tougher battle. Try to get Flare for this one. I had Flare and
MPow+ on one unit, and this was a tight battle. It took about 6 flares to
kill Mateus. Luckily, I had great sucess frogging the Vamps (hit some low
percentage Frog attacks, they have good Status evade) and then, my Flare unit
survived long enough to win me the battle.
Final Stats:
Level 26- Ford, Matias
Level 28- Soala, Watoo
Level 29- Gerome
It could be said that Gerome was my uber. He was recruited as a White Mage and
had the highest speed by far. I gave him my Angel Ring. However, Watoo got the
Acacia Hat (+1 move, notably) so Gerome didn't have it all.
-LI-GRIM: Law Stack. You should have 2 Status law cards, 2 Target Area cards,
and 2 Target All cards. If you null the current laws (unless one of them
helps you, leave that, then) put in 1 of each of each Status and Target card.
Use Fight also if you want, it isn't cruical, though. This basically nerfs
the Mateuses. If Grim Lawshifts, use the back-up cards. Hope for Lawshift and
Amber Gleam. Get enough HP to survive Magi (my levels worked well enough for
that). Flare her to death. Good luck. :)
Summary- Use Fight and Poison to start. Transition to Death, Toad, Flare, and
maybe Meteor (it's okay. Does less damage than Flare usually, though. Use it
to hit multiple enemies). I didn't master all Alch abilities- Flare was the
only one I needed for the final battle, the others I just mastered as needed
(everyone had Death and only 1 was missing Toad, IIRC). If you need more info,
ask!
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[5.21] BEASTMASTER
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Overview: Boy, you're in for a challenge if you pick this SCC. Beastmasters
completely pwn monsters - but they get owned by Human units and
bosses. They have crappy weaponry to choose from, but they do get
exceptionally good physical stats for Nu Mous - ATK, HP, and DEF
growth are all in the top 10. Even so, without good abilities or
weaponry, much of this challenge will rely on luck.
Difficulty: 9/10
Frustration: 7/10
Recommended Party: 5 Beastmasters - you'll need all the physical stats you
can get
Recommended Map: Doesn't Matter
Advantages: Decent stats, pwn monsters, good evade, gets Immunity
Disadvantages: NO good abilities vs. Humans, NO range, weak weapons
How to level: Give everyone an Earth Bell and whack each other
Differences: They're a bit similar to Mediators I guess, but Mediators get
lots of range, and aren't powerless against Humans. Then again,
Mediators get owned at close range, where Beastmasters can hold
up for a while.
Items to go for: Glass Bell, Earth Bell, Satyr Flute, Survival Vest - all
buyable
Heal Chime - Type 6 Mission Reward, Craft Skill Level 15
reward
Ninja Gear (Last Haste) - Type 5 Mission Reward, Track Skill
lvl 20 reward
Mythril Bell - random clan encounter
****** Laws:
Instruments
Fight
Copycat
Bad Laws:
Control
General Strategies:
-You'll be needing at least one Mythril Bell to get you past enemies with
Reflex and Strikeback. Beast Combo makes things a lot easier actually; if
you want to keep the challenge purer, I'd suggest not using it unless you
really have to.
-Earth Bells on everyone is a decent healing alternative.
-more to come
Battle Strategies:
-DESERT PERIL: Banning Lightning, controlling the flan, and making it hurt
its allies and getting sent to jail is pretty funny.
-more to come
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[5.22] MORPHER
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*Chronic PokeAbuser has finished the Morpher SCC! The Battle Strategies were
written by him. Muchos gracias.*
Overview: The Calculator SCC of FFTA, the Morpher is extraordinarily powerful
in a normal game, but ridiculously weak in an SCC. You don't get
any Hunters or Souls (except possibly Mythril Souls), so you'll
either rely on your bare fists or spend lots of time farming random
battles for Mythril Souls. Ugh. At least they have Damage > MP to
let them live a bit longer.
Difficulty: 10/10
Frustration: 10/10
Recommended Party: I'd go with 5 Beastmasters here. You'll need the physical
toughness, and its not like you're gonna use MP for
anything (except Damage > MP, but HP is better for
R-abilities)
Recommended Map: Doesn't matter
Advantages: Damage > MP
Disadvantages: No weapons -.-, have to farm Mythril Souls, very crappy
How to Level: Geez, they don't even get this. Probably find a battle, ban
everything the enemy has, and hit each other for a while -
DMG > MP will soak up the hits.
Differences: It's comparable to a calculator SCC. However, Morphers are FAR
faster than Calculators, and they get Damage > MP, which is a
lot more useful than Damage Split. Calculators get sticks though,
which do more damage than fists. Overall, the calculator SCC
is much, much, much harder than this is.
Items to go for: Mythril Soul - random clan battle
Dread Soul - "Last Stand" Mission
****** Laws:
Ganging Up
Fight
Copycat
Bad Laws:
none
Good Laws:
Knuckles
General Strategies:
-Be really lucky.
-If you can't find all those Mythril Souls, I think people would be willing
to look the other way if you GS'ed a couple in...
-Doing the Redwings sidequest to get a Dread Soul is time consuming, but it
makes the rest of the challenge MUCH easier.
-Be ready to level up way more than you would in any other SCC.
Battle Strategies:
-FAMFRIT: "The fight wasn't too hard. Ban Confuse, obviously. I went ahead and
took out the Floateyes, to keep my MP healthy. Famfrit's direct damage wasn't
an issue, but the damage from Counter hurt BAD. The only problem with taking
out the Floateyes were the bodies littered around, it became difficult getting
my units into position. Everyone survived, Famfrit only has 180 HP, so it took
10 successful attacks to take him down."
-HOT AWAKENING: "With the Charm law just waiting to be put into play, is there
an easier mission than Hot Awakening. Not for any Damage > MP units. The
Morpher that fell behind in Diamond Rain got a chance to catch up, level wise.
Ending levels: 8, 8, 8, 8, 7."
-MAGIC WOOD: "I went in with a Missile law, nerfing the Sniper and Archer.
Concentrate on the Thieves first, then take out the Summoner and Black Mage.
The Time Mage is an annoyance at best."
-JAGD HUNT: "I put Item on one Morpher, and bought a single Phoenix Down for
Marche. It was just easier than the alternative of levelling him up for
pointless hours till he could withstand more than one hit.
ANyway, that slight infraction aside, the Morphers have roared on past Jagd
Hunt and Golden Clock. Jagd Hunt is easily the hardest mission thusfar. The
Assasin goes down pretty quick, and the Ninja doesn't have great defense,
either. The problem is the monsters. The Antlion likes to blind units, and
Matra Magic is a killer on a Damage > MP unit that has no MP. That, and the
Rockbeast's defense makes melee attacks relatively ineffective.
It took somewhere around 8-10 resets to get Jagd Hunt right. Just a difficult
mission all around.
-SCOURING TIME:
That
Was
****ing
Brutal
I'm referring to Scouring Time. I went in with my ever-increasingly
underleveled Morphers and a poor choice for laws. I have to remember to
manipulate the laws in this SCC. Others have spoiled me.
Speaking of laws, I highly, HIGHLY recommend banning Techniques, Spears and
Blades for this fight. It will keep the Templars and Mog Knights out of harms
way, for the most part.
There are a few reasons this fight sucks, and most of this is well known, but
I'll restate it anyway. Both Marche and Montblanc are forced into your party.
There's two wasted slots right there. But to add nsult to injury, only five
units are allowed. Which now makes the fight seven on three.
With the three laws mentioned, four of the seven are almost completely
neutralized. Of the other three, two can cause major problems.
The Alchemist is flat out dangerous. He likes to Poison your units. With no
means to heal, this usually means a reset. Take out the Alchemist ASAP.
The Gunner's Fight and Elemental Shots aren't anything to worry about. But
Blindshot is almost certainly a killer. He's not a priority, but I wouldn't
leave him alone too long.
The Paladin has a strong attack, but no nasty status effects. Leave him for
last.
Among the two Mog Knights and two Templars lie a hidden problem: one of the
Templars has Bonecrusher. Seeing how my Morphers rely completely on melee
attacks, this is just plain unfair. Combos can get around the problem, but I am
loathe to use Combos, so I went toe to toe with him. Bad mistake, many, MANY
resets. If you want to avoid Combos, make certain that the three Morphers you
use have at least 140 HP. This will allow them to take one Bonecrusher and
survive.
My general strategy during my winning run. Send all three Morphers straight for
the Alchemist in the back. If I couldn't reach the Alchemist, I started to work
on the Paladin. The Gunner kept himself busy attacking Marche and Montblanc.
Once the Alchemist is gone, mop up the Paladin and Mog Knights. The Mog Knights
liked to use their bodies protecting the spellcasters flanks. So much for the
AI being really stupid.
After ridding myself of the fodder, I swarmed the Gunner. Again, Blindshot
almost gaurantees a Reset, so hope the RNG is nice to you.
Take out the Bonecrusher Templar last. Since my Morphers were underleveled, I
had to hope BC missed, and I still needed a Crit hit in there to win. I lost
two of my three Morphers to BC counters.
The second half was almost too easy. Marche as a Soldier with the Mirror Mail
and a Flame Shield. Took a while, though, since he was way underleveled. Those
fruits have decent WDef.
*EDITOR'S NOTE*: Montblanc *can* actually be removed from the party during
Scouring Time and Present Day. You just have to go to his position in your
starting characters and press B a bunch of times.
-DESERT PATROL: "Two Morphers were killed, but otherwise the mission is very
possible, even at an average level of 16."
*sidequest time*
-KRAKEN: "Basic strategy: kill all other units, then start taking out the Flan.
Kraken didn't start healing itself until it reached 20 HP, or about 1/3 of it's
total. I kept three Morphers bunched together to keep him occupied, and to
waste his MP. The other two went to work stripping his HP, one at a time.
When he got to around 20 HP, I had to rely on a bit of luck. He tried healing
himself, so I had to hope he missed. By keeping his MP low, he only could cast
Blizzard, but that was almost enough to heal him completely :(
Aside from hoping his Blizzard missed himself, I also needed luck to finish him
off. I had backed him up to the edge of a cliff. I needed to wait until the
Flan was below 20 HP, and then hit him with a Crit hit to finish off the
remainder of his HP. It was faster than hoping all his Blizzard healings
missed, but it still took an inordinate amount of time."
*end sidequest*
-MATEUS: "Law - Any except Fight and Soul
When excepting the job at the pub, I assigned the Tonberry Lamp and Old Statue
as Mission Items. I gave preference to the WAtk stat. Four of my five Morphers
were level 35, the other was level 34.
First chance I got, I threw up a Poison law card. At level 35, the Morphers got
their turns before any of the enemy units. I moved everyone up to get ready for
my second turn. Mateus went next and unleashed a Lightning attack. Decent
damage to two Morpher's (and Marche's) MP. The Vampires all choose relatively
weak melee attacks.
Then I received the shock of the fight. The Morpher carrying the Dread Soul
took his turn, and walloped Mateus for 170 points of damage. Woohoo!, a Morpher
CAN be an physical offensive powerhouse. The other Morphers were averaging
around 80 points with the Mythril Souls. Mateus went down very surprisingly
before her second turn."
-FINAL BATTLE: "Llednar was more difficult than Remedi or Li-Grim. And that's
only because it took longer to get to him. Mythril Soul Morphers averaged 50
points against Remedi and Li-Grim, and the Dread Soul unit averaged 110. She
never had a chance.
I suppose I should throw some strategy out there. Color Magic law for Materite
Now!, Present Day had a Haste Law and Combos for those annoying Strikeback
enemies, for Hidden Vein I made sure Status was banned, then threw out a Blades
law card. I rushed the Blue Mage first and saved the Reflex Nu Mou (I can never
remember if he's a Sage or an Alchemist. One of those, at least) for last. No
special laws for To Ambervale, a Missile Law for Over the Hill, and nothing
special for Royal Valley.
Aside from the Borzoi/Redwings sidequest, the SCC was actually fairly easy.
Damage > MP goes really, REALLY far in this game.
Final levels: 36, 36, 35, 35, 35 (<==Dread Soul Morpher)
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[5.23] SAGE
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Overview: A fun SCC. Sages are the cream of the crop in combining both magical
and physical talent. They get everything an SCC skillset would ever
want - Revival, Blind, and damage. You'll have no problems defeating
pretty much anything, especially after you get Raise.
Difficulty: 1.5/10
Frustration: 1/10
Recommended Party: 3 Sages, 2 White Mages.
Recommended Map: Get either the Zeus Mace or the Cactus Stick. In reality,
neither one actually helps much, but eh...you take what you
can get :P
Advantages: Can Revive and Heal, Physical Attacks aren't too bad, high HP for
Nu Mou, Giga Flare does pwnzor damage, Blind, Water/Aero aren't
shabby, Reflex
Disadvantages: A bit slow, stuff is kinda expensive early, good moves require
hard to find items
How to Level: Raise, though trading Drains works as well
Differences: N/A
Items to look for: Energy Mace, Druid Mace, Battle Mace - all Buyable
Life Crosier (Raise) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Lotus Mace (Giga Flare) - Babus, Type 6 mission reward
Mandragora (Bio) - Type 4 Mission Reward
Mirage Vest (Reflex) - Type 6 Mission Reward
Zeus Mace (Ultima Blow) - Plain-Plain-Mountain-Mountain
Treasure Hunt
Vesper - "Staring Eyes" mission reward
****** Laws:
Skill
Target Area
Bad Laws:
Maces
Wind
Status, sometimes
General Strategies:
-Well...basically just kill the enemies with Aero/Water early. Drain isn't too
useful, unless you really need the health.
-When you get Raise, Raise whoever dies ASAP. Duh.
-Blind bosses, tough enemies.
Battle Strategies:
-FAMFRIT: Easy. Go after Famfrit, the Floateyes will get in your AoE line of
fire, and die in their own time. I was level 6-7, everyone attacked with
Water.
-ULTIMA CRYSTALS: Beat up up with maces and drain to heal when you need it.
It's more leveling that way...or if you want to beat the battle fast just
Water them to death.
-MAGIC WOOD: Blind both mages (the real ones, not the time mage), ban Missile.
-ANDRAMALECH: A tough battle, by far the hardest so far. Blind all the dragons
and andra, and target whatever with Water/Aero. Blind is your first priority
though. You'll likely take some casualties while trying to blind...
I finished the battle with 1 sage killing 3 of the dragons - if you go into
the upper right corner, you'll find that only one enemy can hit you at a
time, and if that enemy is blinded, you can pretty much pick them off.
-JAGD HUNT: A toughie, as always. What I did was survive the first turn, then
kill the Assassin. The characters who didn't act Blinded the Ninja and the
Hunter, which required some luck. Then I proceded to kill the blue mage. By
then I was getting low on HP, so I used Drain to kill everyone else. Drain
usage is key in this battle. I was level 10-13.
-SCOURING TIME: Ban Spears + Tech. Killing the Paladin and Mog Knight should
be your first priority, they set themselves up nicely for AoE spells. Once
that's done with, even though you'll probably lose a member, the rest is
really easy.
2ND PART: If you want, you can turn Marche into a Thief and take Babus's
Lotus Mace and Robe. This makes the rest of the challenge considerably easier,
however it makes the battle considerably tougher to win. I don't really like
leveling Marche in non-human SCCs, so I didn't steal the mace.
-THE BIG FIND: Owned with a combination of Bio, Water/Aero, and my "The
Wanderer" acquired Giga Flare.
-DESERT PATROL: Banning Fight + Tech pretty much F's all the enemies. And they
set themselves up so nicely for AoE...how kind :P
-MATEUS: Blind her. Use whatever is at your disposal to kill her, of course
disabling the Vamps with laws. I used Drain because Target Area was banned;
I had to break the law a couple of times to use Raise. A long battle,
perhaps, but not a difficult one.
-HIDDEN VEIN: Go with the Instruments/Tech/Target All set of laws, I banned
Call as well. Not too tough a battle, assuming you have raise. Blind isn't
bad either, but not really necessary.
Got my hands on 2 Mirage Vests and a Zeus Mace. Everyone has access to Giga
Flare now.
-OVER THE HILL: Just charge up the hill. 3-4 Giga Flares takes care of Ritz.
Got yet another Mirage Vest. My lucky day SCC-wise lol. Fought Random battles
til everyone had Reflex, it makes Remedi much easier.
Final Battle Stats:
Rockwell
Lvl 22
ATK: 269
DEF: 262
POW: 278
RES: 295
SPD: 127
Equip: Scorpion Tail, Ice Shield, Headband, Mistle Robe, Dash Boots
Staring
Lvl 19
ATK: 277
DEF: 257
POW: 261
RES: 231
SPD: 102
Equip: Mandragora, Choco Shield, Headband, Mirage Vest, Dash Boots
Zwingley
Lvl 21
ATK: 279
DEF: 276
POW: 282
RES: 262
SPD: 107
Equip: Scorpion Tail, Flame Shield, Headband, Mirage Vest, Dash Boots
Clay
Lvl 21
ATK: 297
DEF: 256
POW: 284
RES: 267
SPD: 106
Equip: Lotus Mace, Ice Shield, Headband, Blaze Robe, Dash Boots
Gotwald
Lvl 22
ATK: 266
DEF: 273
POW: 292
RES: 284
SPD: 136
Equip: Scorpion Tail, Flame Shield, Headband, Mirage Vest, Dash Boots
Everyone had: Drain, Blind, Water, Aero, Giga Flare, Reflex
Rockwell, Clay, Gotwald and Staring had Raise and Bio as well
Zwingley had Ultima Blow
Battle preparations: Ban Katanss, but not Skill.
-LLEDNAR: Giga Flare pwns him. It took me 3 of them; Raise if you need to.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: You can majorly level up here; blind at least one of the
Totemas, then proceed to kill them, the slower the better ;P
tons of EXP this way; Remedi can't hurt you if you have Reflex.
-LI-GRIM: If anyone's faster than her, and someone should, go up and Blind
Remedi. If no one is or you miss and survive the first turn, keep trying to
blind her. I blinded the Mateuses as well, and several Giga Flares later, I
won. You always have Raise at your disposal if necessary. Shouldn't be too
tough.
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[5.24] FENCER
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Overview: The only Viera SCC with a higher degree of difficulty; Fencers get
a skillset that's very nicely suited to them. They're quite fragile
early on, but once you get Nighthawk for some range, and Reflex
for defensive purposes, the SCC becomes a good bit easier.
Shadowstick works pretty nicely for slowing down bosses too. You
won't have TOO much trouble against any individual clan, though the
fights are a good bit tougher than in other SCCs. A fun one,
nevertheless.
Difficulty: 6/10
Frustration: 2/10
Recommended Party: I used 4 Fencers and a Sniper, things are easier that way.
Recommended Map: Get as many Ribbons, Rubber Suits as you can, as well as an
Epeeprism. Madu isn't necessary though. Viera homeland works,
but you should edit it to get an Epeprism as early as
possible.
Advantages: High Evade, decent HP, good skillset, get Shields, Reflex, all good
skills available early
Disadvantages: Meh ATK, DEF for fighters, die easily, Reflex not available til
late, Weapons don't get high attack, no armor or robes
How to level: The best way is probably to get a Flame Shield and a Scarlette on
two different characters you want to level, then have the
Scarlette user (the one who's leveling) keep attacking the Flame
Shielder. Its kinda hard to get the enemy to stay put; its best
to do so with a law that bans their weapon.
Items to go for: Stinger, Estoc, Mage Masher, Flamberge - all Buyable
Djinn Flyssa (Swallowtail) - Type 2 Mission Reward
Aerial Hole - One More Time mission reward
Epeeprism - Marsh-Marsh-Desert-Desert Treasure Hunt, Type 7
Mission Reward
Gupti Aga (Checkmate) - Type 6 Mission Reward
Silver Rapier (Shadowstick) - Type 1 Mission Reward
Joyeuse (Nighthawk) - Type 3 Mission Reward
Flame Shield: Type 3 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Rapiers
Techniques
Bad Laws:
Fight
Copycat
General Strategies:
-It's Raining Nighthawks: After you get the Joyeux, which should be relatively
early, this move is fit to be spammed. You should be able to kill an enemy on
the first turn pretty much every battle. Also used to evade counters.
-Piercethrough!: It's a Godsend early game. Use it to get around those nasty
counters, and to give yourself an extra range of attack. You'll also learn to
attack with it first if your other character is going next, so you'll have
two characters attacking from behind.
-Elemental Shields: Hard as they are to get, these are great to boost your
evade. Accumulate as many as possible.
-Hawk'n'run: For fights against tough melee fighters, its better to use your
superior movement to wear them down. Nighthawk-move, rather than the other
way around.
-Djinn Flyssas rule. Accumulate at the start of the game.
Battle Strategies:
-DESERT PERIL: You should level up to around 5 or 6, and purchased Estocs or
Flamberges for everyone. Use Piercethrough to avoid counters. Swarmstrike the
Flan and wait it out.
-FAMFRIT: Not too hard. Shadowstick him once so that he loses one turn. I was
level 6-7; you should have Flamberges or Mage Mashers equipped for more
damage. Piercethrough should allow you to hit first turn. The Floateyes will
die in two hits, so kill them if they get in your way. I had no armor for
this fight, so I took a lot of damage, but luckily Famfrit stuck to crappy
moves like Demi.
-HOT AWAKENING: Piercethrough!
-JAGD HUNT: Need luck here to survive the first turn. You should have a Ribbon
and Barette now; equip them. The Bladebeast will use Resonate, which buys you
time to kill the Hunter. This is plenty to turn the tides of battle. When
mopping up, poison the Bladebiter and then run away. You won't do crap
damage, and Matra Magic is really painful.
-PALE COMPANY: He does a ****load of damage on the first turn if you don't
dodge it. You should be able to Piercethrough or possibly Nighthawk him
though. I was level 11-12 here, your HP should be high enough to survive a
Dragon attack; Andra goes down in 3 turns at most so you should be able to
survive til then.
-SCOURING TIME: Kinda hard. Gotta ban spears for sure. If you have rubber
suits, that helps too. Send one Fencer to fight the gunner and draw
attention from the Sage, while the other 3 kill the Paladin and Mog Knight.
Chances are you'll still have the Sage, other Mog Knight and Gunner to fight
after the first few rounds. After this, there's no real strategy, just try
to pwn the enemies.
NOTE: If you Piercethrough like this:
FET
where, F is fencer, E is enemy, and T is templar, the templar will Bonecrush
you - and his ally. It's pretty funny to get the Gunner killed this way,
though its risky. Took me 4 tries to win this battle.
-DESERT PATROL: You'll want to level up to at least 15-16, if you're not there
already. Frankly, these units are much better at fighting than you are.
You want to kill the White Monk first turn, hes a major pain. He's got high
evade though, if you can't kill him or he doesn't run away i'd just reset the
battle. Stay in your starting corner and Nighthawk til they come to you. Then
move left, Nighthawking as you go. Keep using hit and run tactics, hopefully
you'll only be fighting one enemy at a time.
-MATEUS: As you figured, ban poison/Target Area and Fight. I was between 18-20
in levels. You should be doing 30-40 damage a hit, with most members doing
around 35. If you keep always facing her, her hit% will be around 25 if you
have elemental shields, which is very low. She shouldn't get a hit in besides
Star Cross. Should only take you 3-4 rounds, 5 at max if she kills some of
your Fencers. Oh, and if I didn't say it before - always use Nighthawk as
your attack.
-HIDDEN VEIN: This one's tough. Get Skills banned. Kill the white monk by the
second turn, as he's annoying with his healing. After that, the Juggler, BM,
Animist, and Mog Knight, in that order. I had Reflex on all my girls at this
point, which made the fighting units far less dangerous.
-TO AMBERVALE: DEFEND THE FORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 Heh, seriously, stand on
your side of the river and use nighthawk. After the Dragon is gone, nothing
else has killing power. Send one across the river, because only 4 have the
range.
Final Stats:
Kelly, Lvl 25
ATK: 327
DEF: 320
POW: 261
RES: 281
SPD: 157
Joyeuse, Flame Shield, Thief Hat, Rubber Suit, Dash Boots
Eunice, Lvl 25
ATK: 326
DEF: 315
POW: 265
RES: 271
SPD: 154
Gupti Aga, Flame Shield, Barette, Power Sash, Dash Boots
Miriam, Lvl 24
ATK: 316
DEF: 303
POW: 248
RES: 264
SPD: 150
Gupti Aga, Flame Shield, Ribbon, Minerva Plate, Dash Boots
Marion, Lvl 25
ATK: 345
DEF: 305
POW: 268
RES: 286
SPD: 146
Aerial Hole, Flame Shield, Tiara, Power Sash, Dash Boots
Vivian, Lvl 25
ATK: 329
DEF: 315
POW: 267
RES: 271
SPD: 150
Joyeuse, Sacri Shield, Rubber Suit, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
20 hr, 36 min
ffl2and3rocks's Final Stats:
Etoile, lv28
Aerial Hole, Brigandine, Flame Shield, Angel Ring, Dash Boots
Nina, lv28
Last Letter, Bone Plate, Sacri Shield, Acacia Hat (only did Swim Meet once),
Dash Boots
Hilary, lv27
Gupti Aga, Brigandine, Opal Shield, Scarab, Dash Boots
Janeth, lv27
Gupti Aga, Brigandine, Opal Shield, Thief Hat, Dash Boots
Delia, lv27
Djinn Flyssa, Brigandine, Opal Shield, Thief Hat, Dash Boots
-LLEDNAR: Kinda hard. Ban something they use - Skills, Target All, Corner,
something...Gotta hope Llednar sticks with physical attacks rather than
Omega, or you're in trouble. At least its only one battle to do again if you
lose instead of 2, like Li-Grim. Basically just hit him from the back; don't
use the Aerial Hole as Llednar absorbs all elements. Don't bother with
Featherblow unless frontal attack is your only option; the ****ty damage
isn't worth it.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: ROFL, she can't hurt you one bit with your Reflex. I
went ahead and killed the two Totemas for levels. Shadowstick them first.
Once the totemas are dead, you can level up well on remedi with Shadowstick
or Manastrike. I leveled up to 26-27.
-LI-GRIM: You should get 1st turn, so move up as close as possible. You should
have her surrounded by the second turn. Shadowstick her then too, it helps
just a little. The Mateuses hurt like a *****, but there isn't really
anything you can do about it; you should have enough HP to survive a couple
of attacks. Always be facing Li-Grim. Took me 5 or 6 turns to win.
good luck - this is all about speedily killing her. w00t!
ffl2and3rocks's FINAL BATTLE strategies:
LLEDNAR: I just went into battle with Missile against the law, then used a
Skill card. Then only the Assassin (whom I killed right away) and Llednar
could do anything.
REMEDI: Target Area made it REALLY easy. Famfrit just kept using Demi, and
Addramalech kept attacking (which did nothing because of Reflex) and used
Lightspeed once in a while for some fair damage.
LI-GRIM: Target Area and Target All made the Mateuses only able to use that
lower-speed-and-damage attack. Li-Grim only got one attack in; she used Alpha
on one of my Fencers, but it missed. Then I used Shadowstick on her and killed
her before her next turn came up.
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[5.25] ELEMENTALIST
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Overview: Like Archers, elementalists rely completely on statuses to disable
their enemies before killing them. However, Elementalists are
forced to get in range of their enemies, so if the status misses,
you're in trouble. With only 3 base move, they often find themselves
in the situation of being faster than the enemy, but out of range.
Blind and Don't Act are very effective, but it can get frustrating
when a powerful attack gets through the Blind hit% penalty.
Difficulty: 4/10
Frustration: 5/10
Recommended Party: 4 Elementalists, 1 Fencer OR 3 Elementalists, 1 White Mage,
1 Fencer
Recommended Map: Viera Homeland
Advantages: Shining Air is debilitating, Fire Whip is available really early,
can heal
Disadvantages: Healing sucks, low MP early on, need to get lucky statuses in
How to level: White Flame/Earth Heal
Differences: Elementalists have the advantage over Geomancers in that they're
not forced to rely on what type of ground their standing on.
Elementalists also seem to have a better chance of inflicting
status effects. However, Geomancers get better physical stats.
Items to go for: Scarlette, Fleuret, Flamberge, Estoc - all Buyable
Epeeprism (Elemental Shift) - Marsh-Marsh-Desert-Desert
Treasure Hunt, Type 7 Mission Reward
Djinn Flyssa (Shining Air) - Type 2 Mission Reward
Silver Rapier (Sliprain) - Type 1 Mission Reward
Joyeuse (Evil Gaze) - Type 3 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Wind
Copycat
Elementals
Status
Bad Laws:
Fight
Rapiers
Fire
Bind
General Strategies:
-Shining Air is your friend!!! Blind is one of the most debilitating status
effects in the game; halving hit percentage for offensive attacks. And, it
doesn't wear off! Not only that, it makes them easier to hit. You'll want to
get a Djinn Flyssa ASAP. When entering battle, try to blind two enemies the
first or second turn. Let them come to you.
-Scarlette (Don't Move) is also availiable almost as soon as the game starts, so
use Fire Whip before you get Shining Air.
-Neither of the healing moves heal for too much, don't bother unless you can
cast two in a row.
-Use your elementals for statii, attack for damage.
-The Djinn Flyssa rapier is amazing here. After you've learned the abilities
you want, stick with this. It's the most powerful in the game, AND it
enhances Shining Air's damage.
Battle strategies:
-FAMFRIT: my girls were level 7, marche was level 4. go after whatever
floating eye dares get in your way first; they appear to be immune or at
least resistant to statuses, but at least you'll damage em. marche'll die
quickly here, there isn't anything you can do. i managed to win with one
character alive at 8 hp...that was because my characters refused to dodge
breath of God though.
-PALE COMPANY: Try to enter battle with one of Fire/Ice/Lightning banned, and
a law card banning one of the other two. That helps reduce the damage taken
from the dragons. To tell the truth, Firestream will probably kill you in one
hit, that is if it hits. So waste no time blinding the dragons, then go right
for the boss. Andramelech, while resistant, is vulnerable to Slow. So if
you're out of range, use Sliprain. I've also managed to Blind him, but that
was pretty lucky. Obviously, if he's blinded, the battle is won.
You'll need luck evading Firestream the first two turns, but once you get
that, it's an easy battle. Blind is almost TOO cheap...
My levels were 10-11, and I did around 35 dmg per hit to Andra.
-JAGD HUNT: I hate this battle. If one of your party members dies, reset. Same
goes to Marche, who seems to like dying on first turn. If you're a lvl 10
soldier though, you should be fine. Blind the Assassin and Ninja first, then
the Hunter. The hunter is important because he is the only painful enemy that
isn't affected by Resonate, which the Rockbeast will use his first turn. This
inflicts Don't Act on everyone except himself, the Antlion, and the hunter.
Just wait it out. The Blue Mage can use Night, but otherwise he isn't a
threat.
It took me 7 resets to beat this battle, so be persistent.
-THE BOUNTY: Go after the Paladin first, and Blind the fighter as well. If you
don't kill the Paladin first he will use Life, which is annoying. Without the
right laws, you'll have a much tougher time of it.
You'll have to use Elemental abilities to kill the Fighter and Sage.
-SCOURING TIME: You have to use Montblanc, which sucks. This means you
only get 3 fighting units. With some luck, you can Blind three enemies in
your first turn. On the flip side, if you're not 2 for 3, reset. After that,
it all comes down to luck. Go around Blinding everyone, yes even the Gunner,
before you start doing any real damage. I had to reset 16 times before I won,
as I said, its all about luck.
Specialized Strategy: Blind every unit on the field. Then retreat back to the
area you started from; in the corner there's space for three units where they
can only be frontally attacked. Go there and heal up (you'll be hurt bad by
then), and patiently attack when you get the chance.
BTW, I got with with a 5% CHANCE Holy Blade in one of my resets. 5%!!! The
enemies definitely cheat with hit rate. Be prepared to reset. A lot.
-MATEUS: you need to get lucky here and Blind Mateus. It's really hard to win
otherwise. Then get close to Mateus as best you can. You should be doing
around 50 damage per hit to her. Fire Whip the Zombies if you can't reach
Mateus, but otherwise don't bother hitting them. I was level 18-19 (with one
level 14), and managed to win on my first try.
-MATERITE NOW: The WM uses full-life, so Fire Whip her ASAP, though the first
turn all you'll be able to target is the Assassin, so kill her if you can,
though you'll probaly just be able to disable her.
-HIDDEN VEIN: Meh, this one can be hard. Get Skills banned, you don't want to
be dealing with a Sage with Reflex. I also had a card banning Sabers, which
was of tremendous help. Disable and kill the White Monk first, because he has
revive. Then take out the Blue Mage's MP (he has Damage to MP), and he
becomes useless. then disable and kill the rest as you see fit. Took me 3
resets to win.
STATS:
Prisya, lvl 26
ATK: 329
DEF: 301
POW: 296
RES: 291
SPD: 148
Hildegard, lvl 26
ATK: 334
DEF: 311
POW: 300
RES: 319
SPD: 147
Cecile, lvl 26
ATK: 348
DEF: 297
POW: 296
RES: 303
SPD: 141
Adelaid, lvl 25
ATK: 321
DEF: 312
POW: 287
RES: 291
SPD: 146
Jeanne, lvl 24
ATK: 286
DEF: 282
POW: 296
RES: 293
SPD: 143
FINAL BATTLE:
-REMEDI: she can be blinded and slowed. Abuse this. Blind the two totema
as well. As usual, Blinded units are no match for you. have 4 units surround
remedi, and the other one cast White Flame to heal from lucky hits.
-LI-GRIM: this is really, really tough. Magi will put your units in critical
in one hit. get close to her, and use white flame a lot, absorb MP will help
keep your stores up. Li-grim CAN be blinded and slowed, just keep trying
Shining Air and Sliprain. They have a low success rate, but eventually you'll
get it. It's much easier going from there.
I beat her with one unit alive at 44 HP, lol. no resets required this
battle!!!
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[5.26] RED MAGE
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Overview: Another good mix of physical and magical adeptness. They're a bit
weak until Doublecast though - the part of the game where all the
enemies have level 2 spells and weaponry can get frustrating.
However, they have a well balanced skillset. A pretty fun SCC.
Difficulty: 4/10
Frustration: 2/10
Recommended Party: Go with a balanced Physical and Magical party here, there
are some enemies that are rather resistant to magic
although it'll be your main damaging move. I went with 2
Fencers, and Elementalist, an Archer, and a White Mage.
Recommended Map: Viera Homeland
Advantages: Doublecast, can heal, decent physical damage, 4 move mages, 50
evade isn't bad
Disadvantages: Hard challenge early game, last boss can be a *****,
Doublecast takes forever to learn, have to find Colichemarde
How to Level: Cure
Differences: N/A
Items to go for: Mage Masher, Fleuret, Estoc, Chain Plate, Stinger, Scarlette,
Flamberge - all Buyable
Aerial Hole - One More Time mission reward
Colichemarde (Magic Pow+) - Negotiation Skill lvl 20 Reward,
Type 5 Mission Reward
Madu (Doublecast) - Forest-Forest-Marsh-Marsh Treasure Hunt
Silver Rapier (Poison) - Type 1 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Color Magic
Bad Laws:
Fight
Rapiers
Lightning
General Strategies:
-Lawbreaker: Doublecast lets you get around laws like Lightning, Dmg:2, Holy,
Target Area, etc. However, it DOESNT let you get around Color Magic.
-Get as many black robes as you can. These things increase your damage to
incredible levels. Prior to that, elemental robes are good.
-ZZZ...put everything to sleep. Seriously, a general strategy is to Sleep
everyone but one or two enemies, and kill them off. Sleep is a godsend for
this challenge. Poisoning sleeping targets is good for damaging them without
waking them up.
-Thunderstorm: Thunder's my favorite of the elemental spells because of its
short animation. Just a personal choice...
Battle Strategies:
-MAGIC WOOD: Sleep the Thieves, and ignore them til the end - kill the
Summoner then the Black Mage, as they're the most damaging units. Of course,
Missile should be banned. Afterwards is mopup work.
-PALE COMPANY: Sleep some dragons the first turn, preferably at least two. The
second turn, sleep remaining dragons. Andra by himself isn't too much of a
threat, though your damage output will positively suck. He loves using Soul
Sphere on you, but you should have enough MP to survive. Use the R2 antilaw
you have to null the Rapiers law, if its there. By the time the dragons wake
up, Andra should be down to around 1/4 HP. Ignore the dragons from there
and finish off Andra. I was around level 11.
-JAGD HUNT: Kinda have to pray for misses here first turn. Assuming everyone
survives, sleep the Ninja and Hunter (they should be adjacent), and kill or
sleep the assassin. Poisoning the Ninja and Hunter is a good idea as well. Go
after the blue mage now, as he's immune to sleep. He has fairly good RES so
just whack him if you can get to the sides with your higher ATK characters.
Kill the Ninja then Hunter next. The two monsters you should stay away from
til the end, finishing them one at a time. Its probably easier just to let
the rockbeast die of poison. This mission took 2 resets.
-THE BOUNTY: Fight them in a small arena and Sleep as much as you can. Then
wake and kill the Paladin. The other enemies should fall without too much
effort.
-SCOURING TIME: I sat back the first round and Barrier'd. Even with Spears and
Techs banned, the remaining enemies can do a crapload, so Barrier helps. You
can just go for the kill here instead of Sleep + kill, but either way works.
Took me 1 reset because stupid Marche died once.
Go get your Madu now!!!
-DESERT PATROL: Banning Fight and Techs was necessary for me. Careful with the
Bishop though, he has return magic. I had to break the Fight law several
times to kill the mirror mail soldier and lost a whole bunch of items, but
eh...
-MATEUS: My levels were 17, pretty much. Ban Fight and Poison/Status. You
should have a few black robes by now, if not, refresh missions til you get
some. The basic strategy is to spread out and hit mateus with spells - magic
pow+ helps you do half-decent damage. I won this in one try even though two
of my girls were hitting for single digits.
-HIDDEN VEIN: Kinda tough. I put everyone to sleep except two enemies the
first turn. The Blue Mage is immune, so go after him first. Doublecasting is
good. Then the White Monk. Took me 1 reset.
Final Stats:
Lotte
Lvl 24
ATK: 316
DEF: 301
POW: 276
RES: 286
SPD: 148
Equip: Aerial Hole, Tiara, Bone Plate, Scarab, Dash Boots
All RM learned except Doublecast
Annette
Lvl 22
ATK: 285
DEF: 266
POW: 268
RES: 283
SPD: 139
Equip: Madu, Barette, Black Robe, Scarab, Dash Boots
All RM learned or available
Delia
Lvl 22
ATK: 300
DEF: 258
POW: 260
RES: 278
SPD: 154
Equip: Gupti Aga, Acadia Hat, Black Robe, Gauntlets, Fairy Shoes
All RM learned except Doublecast
Nan
Lvl 22
ATK: 279
DEF: 265
POW: 270
RES: 282
SPD: 143
Equip: EpeePrism, Headband, Black Robe, Scarab, Dash Boots
All RM learned
Ingrid
Lvl 24
ATK: 287
DEF: 280
POW: 294
RES: 305
SPD: 156
Equip: Gupti Aga, Wizard Hat, Black Robe, Scarab, Dash Boots
All RM learned
Play time: 19 hr, 7 min
FINAL BATTLE:
-LLEDNAR: First off, you should have the right laws. I had Katana/Skill, and I
banned Missile. He nulls/absorbs all your spells, so you'll have to stab him
to death. Don't use any elemental weapons. Mistle Robes are a good idea. This
is part of the reason you shouldn't start with all mages...
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: Doublecast your way to victory: Don't use any spells
that aren't Thunder (or Fire or Ice). Just go after Remedi, some of your
units will die, but as long as it isn't your doublecasters (keep them farther
back), you'll be ok.
-LI-GRIM: She's really hard. First off, if she uses Descent, you lose. All
your units should charge toward her first turn, doublecasting. I had Holy
banned, and banned Lightning (Doublecast lets you cure). Li-grim used
Lawshift first turn though, but at least it wasted her turn. Marche with
Damage>MP should be your shield against at least one of the Mateuses.
Doublecasts should do around 80 if both spells hit. Don't bother with Barrier
or Sleep, just attack. You'll need some luck to win, but be persistent. Took
me 5 resets.
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[5.27] SUMMONER
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*dablackbelt provided numerous tips and battle strategies*
Overview: Possessing one of the best and most versatile skillsets in the game,
Summoners will plow through pretty much every enemy until the final
boss (cept Andra, he's a beast). They have slight MP problems until
they level up some though, and they're one of the slowest units in
the game. Still pretty easy though, they're one of the best units
for clearing random battles quickly.
Difficulty: 3/10, would be 1 or 2 except for final boss
Frustration: 2/10
Recommended Party: 4 Summoners and a White Mage.
Recommended Map: Viera Homeland, though you may want something that gets you
Nirvana Staff quicker
Advantages: Elemental summon + matching robe, Mateus is really damaging,
wipes out groups of enemies, 100% full-life 2 square area for
12MP??? I'LL TAKE IT!!!
Disadvantages: Kinda slow, crappy HP, freindly fire without Elemental robes
How to Level: Unicorn
Differences: No extremely powerful spells, really, aside from Madeen. Losing
Golem hurts. You don't really have to worry about MP costs, with
the 5 MP regen and all. Losing Lich hurts a little bit, but not
really.
Items to go for: White Staff, Guard Staff, Judge Staff, Cure Staff, Garnet
Staff - all Buyable
Cheer Staff (Madeen) - Type 6 Mission Reward
Nirvana Staff (Phoenix) - Type 7 Mission Reward, Cave-Cave-
Jagd-Jagd Treasure Hunt
Snake Staff (Shiva) - Type 4 Mission Reward
Light Robe (Half MP) - Type 6 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Summon
Target Area
Bad Laws:
Holy
Healing
Good Laws:
Gunmanship
Target All
General tips:
-Recruitment: Use the Viera: Wanted mission for your first 4. You can save on
the fourth day, and if a summoner joins, great, if not, reset. Gotta get the
fifth one the normal way though, unless you're feeling lucky and want to get
one after a mission. You can use the same method for walking dispatches, but
it takes many, many more resets. I did 131 resets (no joke, I counted), and
no summoner. Then I gave up.
-Elemental Robes: You can easily get 5 Blaze Robes early on. With Blaze Robes,
you don't need to worry about friendly fire. You'll be doing a good amount of
damage to your enemies while at the same time healing a good chunk of an
ally's HP. Stick with Blaze Robes over Thunder and Flurry Robes, because more
enemies use Fire based attacks than Ice and Thunder. Once you get Madeen, you
can switch over to the buyable Mistle Robes for even greater damage and
healing, but you end up losing out on enemies healing you due to the fact that
there are very few damaging Holy elemental abilities.
-Black Robes: Black Robes turn you into killing machines. But you'll no longer
be able to heal and damage at the same time. Because of that, it's for the most
part better to stick with Blaze Robes. Besides, Madeen should be your main
damaging ability, and the Black Robe doesn't enhance Holy.
-Use Carbuncle when up against mages; they'll rip themselves
apart. Just make sure you're not reflecting magic that the enemy absorbs. At
times, the AI makes a smart move and moves an injured White Mage right next to
someone with Reflect so that they heal themselves once, then the Summoner's
reflect bounces another dosage of healing onto the enemy. Make sure to watch
out for both cases.
-Watch out for tonberries. They cheat and get 2 turns to your 1.
Battle Strategies:
-DIAMOND RAIN: Ifrit pwns hard here.
-MAGIC WOOD: Use Carbuncle on everyone, and the Forbidden: Missile law is good.
The only enemies that can hurt you then are the Summoner and two thieves. Take
out the Summoner ASAP though, and the rest is easy. The Summoner and BM both
absorb elements (Ice/Fire), so target carefully.
-PALE COMPANY: By now you should have gotten 5 Blaze Robes. This'll keep
Firestream from killing your girls. This battle requires some luck. Kill the
Thundrake on your first turn, it's got Geomancy. The other 2 dragons can
probably kill you in 1 or 2 hits. The ironic thing is that Addremelech is
barely a threat without Firestream. Just focus on getting rid of the dragons,
and the rest will be a cakewalk.
-SCOURING TIME: Ban two of Spears, Techs, and Blades. Use Marche as a decoy for
the gunner, with only three characters, you'll need it. The Paladin and
the close mog knight should be your first targets. With thunder robes, the
other mog knight can't hurt you. As usual, just summon a lot, this battle
isn't as hard as you'd think with the right laws. My levels were between 10
and 13.
-DESERT PATROL: If you can ban Fight and Techs, then you've got this battle
won. Otherwise, it's harder, cuz they're so damn fast. I got Fight, Prayer
and Greatswords banned, because I couldn't find a Tech card. Took me 3 tries,
but I won.
-MATEUS: What irritates me is that you don't get Pheonix until AFTER this
battle. You'll have to resort to Unicorning the Vampires until they die. After
that, leave 2 Summoners to kill the Vampires when they revive, then let the
other 3 focus on Mateus. Watch out for Spellbind, it'll kill you in one hit.
Thundaga isn't that big of a deal, but since nobody uses Fire elemental
abilities, switch to Thunder Robes for as many Summoners as possible.
-PRESENT DAY: Technique/TargetAll/Blades lawset pwns.
Now you can get Cheer/Nirvana staves. Madeen + 5 Mistle Robes coupled with
Phoenix makes you more or less invincible, so I won't bother to go into detail
about the next few battles.
Final Clan Stats:
Suzanna
Lvl 25
ATK: 262
DEF: 251
POW: 353
RES: 329
SPD: 115
Natalia
Lvl 25
ATK: 266
DEF: 257
POW: 345
RES: 326
SPD: 113
Phoebe
Lvl 25
ATK: 256
DEF: 253
POW: 347
RES: 325
SPD: 111
Cici
Lvl 26
ATK: 270
DEF: 254
POW: 362
RES: 329
SPD: 120
Prisya
Lvl 26
ATK: 264
DEF: 271
POW: 338
RES: 321
SPD: 147
24hr, 30min
Final Battle Preparation:
Marche should have Damage>MP, and a high evade. You'll be using him as a
decoy. Everyone should have access to Phoenix, as well as Shiva. Get an Angel
Ring (Craft 20), and equip it on your highest MP character.
-Final battle LLEDNAR: Go with Techniques, Skills, and Corner laws to completely
own this fight. You'll have to kill the others first, but it shouldn't take you
all that long. Llednar absorbs all elements, so you'll need to beat him to
death with your Staffs. However, you can endure this battle, no matter how long
it is, thanks to Pheonix.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: You'll want to switch to Blaze/Thunder/Flurry Robes before
this battle. She absorbs holy, so Madeen's out of the question. Honestly, I
wouldn't bother healing except with Phoenix, as she does way more damage than
you have HP. Ignore the other totemas, and cast use one of the 3 main elements,
depending on what robes you have equipped. Takes awhile, but you can't really
lose with 5 Phoenixes.
-LI-GRIM: Carbuncle first turn to negate Mateus's Thundaga. She, like Remedi,
absorbs Holy, so you'll have to resort to the 3 main elements again. She can
kill EVERY one of your members with Magi; but chances are she won't hit
everyone. Descent REALLY hurts, so pray for Ultima or Exodus. Half MP will save
you in this one. If Li-Grim does end up using Famfrit, Addremelech, or Mateus,
hopefully you've got an Angel Ring. Use that remaining Summoner to Pheonix the
other 4, then hope she doesn't use Descent again. Again, watch out for
Spellbind, it still kills you in 1 hit.
Your only defense against Descent and Magi is to surround her, preferrably
backing her into a corner. She'll switch over to Alpha and Omega. Alpha is
deadly, so try not to group anyone together. However, Omega does pitiful damage.
She was Omegaing my Summoners for under 30 damage. You basically want Omega or
Fight.
This is pretty much the only hard fight in the whole game for summoners.
It took me at least 6 or 7 tries to finish.
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[5.28] ASSASSIN
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Overview: The epitome of IMBA. High evade, fast, and possessing amazing stat
growth, assassins will destroy every non immune enemy with Rockseal
from the start. High attack from Greatbows doesn't hurt either.
A very easy SCC, even if you don't get Ultima Masher.
Difficulty: 1/10
Frustration: 1/10
Recommended Party: 4 Assassins and a Red Mage or Elementalist
Recommended Map: Viera Homeland
Advantages: Rockseal is buyable, amazing speed, petalchaser easy to find, very
good other stats
Disadvantages: A bit fragile
How to Level: Can use Ague over and over again, though it has a decent chance
of failure. Shouldn't need to level much in this challenge
anyway
Differences: Now a legitamitely obtainable class. They lose range from their
abilities though (Shadow stitch was ranged, for example)
Items to go for: Kikuichimonji, Ranger Bow, Kotetsu, Power Sash - Buyable
Fey Bow (Shadowbind) - Type 4 Mission Reward
Last Breath (Petalchaser) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Masamune (Oblivion) - Type 7 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Petrify
Corner
Bad Laws:
Missile
General tips:
-Rockseal: Your bread and butter move for destroying opponents, until you get
Last Breath. You'll have to flee from random battles until you get 2nd shop
upgrade though
-Greatbow or Katana?: Go with Bows. Your girls are weak defensively, and if
you're in melee range you can rockseal anyway.
-Bosses: Slowing them (Ague) works, though you probably will barely even need
it. Petrify their minions and shooting them to death usually works perfectly
fine.
Battle strategies: None needed. This is pathetically easy. But for good
measure, here's a very brief overview by Flubunga:
"I had a severe flan problem before I got rockseal. The way to beat them is to
sit and level up to around level 10 by letting them recover themselves, and
then leveling up some more... I got one 'sin to level 10 off of a flan on the
first lutia pass mission. I had one assassin keep watch on each zombie, two
flank the flan to damage it, and one to shoot with some crap bow. The
archer-assassin finally finished it off, and she got to level 10 by hitting
so much and it healing. Marche got to level 12 that same mission by
first-aiding in a corner. After that, I was overleveled for the rest of the
game, so there was no problem except for exodus, where I had somehow
forgotten to update marche's equips."
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[5.29] SNIPER
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Overview: Masters of stealth, even more so than Assassins. Almost every
battle is winnable through Conceal + Beso Toxico, especially if the
enemy lacks range. They also have just about the best ATK in the
game, and powerful Greatbows help them out there too. They're very
fragile though; often it takes just two hits to bring them down.
***General strategies and battle strategies contributed by moogle_dude, with
some formatting changes by me***
Difficulty: 4/10
Frustration: 4/10
Recommended Party: Assassins for the speed
DDragoon adds that Fencers might've been a better (and easier) choice, because
the speed isn't too necessary since many enemies are slow anyway.
Recommended Map: Viera Homeland, get Gastra Bow
Advantages: Good range, Conceal + Poison, Aim: Weapon, good ATK, Death Sickle
Disadvantages: Can't bypass Block Arrows well, Conceal + Poison takes awhile,
die easily, Aim: Weapon available late
How to Level: Conceal? Not too sure on this one, I never really used Snipers
Differences: N/A
Items to go for: Twin Bow, Cranequin, Windslash Bow - all Buyable
Hades Bow (Death Sickle) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Fey Bow (Aim: Armor) - Type 4 Mission Reward
Gaia Gear (Auto-Regen) - Type 3 Mission Reward
Master Bow (Aim: Weapon) - Type 7 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Missile
Sharpshoot
Bad Laws:
Poison
Status
Fight
Good Laws:
Color Magic
Call
General Strategies by moogle_dude:
-Sunken State: For the first few missions just conceal to a safe place and
attack. When they get close enough to attack conceal away. The only problem
with conceal is that the panther kind can see you.
-Slow and painful death: Then start using Beso Toxico and like the Alchemists
watch them die slowly and painfuly. Those with damage to Mp you better hope
you got death Sickle. Some of them were imune to doom so just gang up on him
untill he goes down.The marduk bow helps out alot becouse of its range.
-Other: Equip Auto-Regen as it's the only way to heal, make sure to buy dash
boots.
Battle Strategies by moogle_dude:
-FAMFRIT: This battle was quite hard have two units attack the red ahriman and
another two attack the other red one while your last unit takes care of the
Blue Ahirman. Then stay away from being near each other when Famfrit uses
breath of God and just keep hitting him from different angles.
-ANDRA: This was the hardest one. I pulled his friends away from him, poisoned
them and kept using Doubleshot to maKe sure i hit them at least once out of
the two shots. After i killed them i had two units left so each of them went
to a different side of the field and waited to auto-regen my life back while
hitting him with my bow.
-SCOURING TIME: This one was simple i attacked the gunner first by concealing
up behind him and poisioning then i doomed or poisoned them all untill they
died.
-MATEUS: This was easier than i thought it was. Get poison and target area
banned. One of vampires has Block arrows so de-equiped one of my units and
sent him right in the middle of them and just distracted them while the
others went up to mateus and attacked her with the strongest bows you got.
if you cant get poison disabled then dont worry about conceal becouse poison
hits through it.
Final Battle:
-LLEDNAR: Go around dooming and poisoning all of Llednars defenses and then
all of you gang up on Llednar with conceal, and try to break his weapon which
seems to help alot. Now Llednar killed my guy's plenty of times untill i made
him chase me in to a corner and i concealed around him and hit him with 4
arrows then drag him to another corner repeat untill he is dead.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: Don't worry about the Totemas and just break her weapon
(? she doesn't have one...) then attack from a distance (duh there snipers
you're gonna attack from a distance.
-LI-GRIM: Take and have Three of your units attack one of the Mateuses While
the other conceal around to Li-Grim. When one of the Units that is attacking
Li-Grim send one of the ones attacking the Mateus over to help out. Once she
got missile banned and screwed me over but it was pretty easy.
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[5.30] ANIMIST
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Overview: Often named the lowest of the Moogle classes because of their
inability to actually kill anything. Animists are really a support
class, and they don't do TOO well on their own. They're really not
THAT weak though, and can survive for a fairly long time once you
get Cuisine. Recruiting as Jugglers is almost a must for the raised
DEF. The ability to take out enemies from long range with Chocobo
Rush helps them out too.
Difficulty: 3/10
Frustration: 2/10
Recommended Party: I recommend Montblanc and 4 Jugglers. Juggler's higher
Speed is an asset in this SCC, as is their higher WATK.
Thieves have high speed but are too lacking in the other
categories to make it worth it. Mog Knights aren't a bad
alternative to a couple of the Jugglers if you want some
higher ATK power.
Recommended Map: whatever
Advantages: Very good status inflicting power, very long range attack, decent
speed for mages, can heal
Disadvantages: Low damage dealing capabilities, moderate MP problems,
can't Blind, on the fragile side, friendly fire issues
How to Level: 100% Wool
Items to go for: Glass Bell, Earth Bell, Satyr Flute, War Trumpet, Green
Beret - all Buyable
Aona Flute (Frog song) - Type 5 Mission Reward
Fairy Harp (Tail Wag) - Type 4 Mission Reward
Heal Chime (Cuisine) - Craft Skill lvl 15 reward, Type 6
mission reward
General Strategies:
-Buying tips: Start with Glass Bells and Conch Shells. They're the cheapest for
what they're used for; status's and attacking, respectively. Work your way
up to Satyr Flutes for Chocobo rush when you can afford it.
-I catch arrows with my bare hands. Really. >_> Block Arrows is one of the
l33ter R-abilities, Green Berets should be bought right after your initial
weapons (that is, before Satyr Flutes).
-1, 2, 3,...99, 100...: Sheep Count is your bread and butter spell early on.
Use it on anything that poses even a vague threat. Ganging up on enemies is
your friend.
-For whatever reason, Animists SUCK at dispatch missions. Don't really know
why, but its not just your game messing up if you fail a bunch of em.
-Catnip works really well on units whose weapons are banned, or if fight is
banned. Thier weapons are not taken into effect if you frog them though.
-Later in the game, Frogsong is a lifesaver.
Battle Strategies:
-FAMFRIT: By now I had 3 Satyr Flutes, 2 bought and 1 from a mission. They
have good attack power. I sent everyone to the left side, and killed two
Ahrimans in the first turn with instrument hits, although a Roulette killed
Marche. Next turn I killed a third Ahriman and the remaining one killed
himself with roulette. LOL. Then focus on Famfrit. Chocobo Rush won't see
much use in this one; the friendly fire damage is too high. Just beat
Famfrit to death with the Fight command.
-ANTILAWS: Chocobo Rush ignores height, so you can use it to pwn the Ninja
and Hunter hiding there on the ledge. An easy battle.
-DIAMOND RAIN: Ugh, I almost lost this battle. The dragons hurt a TON. Try to
hit the one with Counter with Chocobo Rush, or he'll do a lot more to you
that you do to him. Use Sheep Count here on the Lamia and Bomb, and take out
the dragons first, hitting the other enemies if they get in the way. At the
end of the battle it was my lone remaining Animist, Lexi, vs the Flan. i
ended up having to play hit and run games with it. not fun u.u
-MAGIC WOOD: You can take out the Summoner REAL quick with 2 chocobo rushes;
you might take some friendly fire damage, but its worth it. You can actually
take out most of the enemies here from range with Chocobo Rushes as well.
-ANDRAMMALECH: You wanna dodge the first Firestream; just reset if it kills
two of your guys. I banned Target Area; that makes things quite a bit
easier, though it disables your chocobo rush. Get Andra to a position where
the dragons cant team up on you as easily, like the left side, and just
beat the crap out of him. His physical attacks are weak, so you'll be able
to wear him down FTW.
-JAGD HUNT: OMG this battle is HOMOSEXUAL. Now that i've got that out of my
system, let's proceed. It took me 7 tries to win, because Marche kept dying.
Equip him with your highest evade shield (probably Choco Shield) to give
him a slightly higher chance of surviving. You'll want to kill the Assassin
first turn, because she's deadly. If the BM casts Night, that kinda throws
a wrench in your plans, play things by ear if he does that. Kill the Ninja
second, you'll probably have to dodge at least one of his sword attacks.
The hunter is worthless this battle so avoid the monsters and kill the Blue
Mage, then Chocobo rush the Antlion from your high position.
After all this, there's still the matter of that Rockbeast. It's hard to
get double digit damage on him even, and he likes to cast Matra Magic then
kill you. Alternate Sheep Counts with Chocobo Rushes and attacks, it takes
friggin forever, but you'll get him eventually.
-SCOURING TIME: I actually had a very LOL way of winning this fight. I banned
Fight, then proceeded to use Catnip on all the enemies. very lol. You can't
stand up to physical units like these with Instruments, so this is probably
the way to go.
-THE BIG FIND: Used the Catnip + Fight law strat again. pretty leet strat.
Marche can be used as a meat shield, so don't be afraid to use him as so.
-MATEUS: Although Fight now does more damage than Chocobo Rush, you'll still
want Fight and Poison banned (not Target Area!). As the fight begins, spread
out to the sides and back, and assault her with Chocobo Rush. Those who
can't do anything should use 100% Wool or Frogsong the Vamps. Mateus will
then retreat to the back and hit you with Star Cross; if you advance on her
she'll use thundaga, which hurts like a mofo, so you should retreat. Chocobo
Rush does crap for damage, but you have much higher evade, so you'll be able
to outlast her Star Crosses. My afterbattle levels were 14, 15, 17, 17, and
19, so you don't need especially high levels to win.
-HIDDEN VEIN: Frogsong and Tail Wag are your friends. Assuming you survive
their first moves, this shouldn't be too hard. Charm the Blue Mage and kill
him last, as he is immune to Sleep and Frog.
-OVER THE HILL: Get Summons banned; the summoner does a ****load. Send 3 guys
left and 2 right; you'll want to be attacking with mainly Chocobo Rushes,
with Instrument attacks when they close in. Just chocobo rush Ritz to death;
she's the only one who can really do anything against you this battle.
Had to level a ton before the final battle.
Final Battle preparations: Holy/Berserk/Katana is a solid choice for laws.
Sadly, Satyr Flutes with their uber leet 35 attack power is the highest
weapon power you can use here. So equip your party with them.
Final stats:
Montblanc
Lvl 27
ATK: 288
DEF: 356
PWR: 281
RES: 341
SPD: 135
Equip: Satyr Flute, Thief Hat, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Sheep Count, 100% Wool, Cuisine, Tail Wag, Chocobo Rush, Frogsong,
Catnip, Block Arrows
Hastings
Lvl 28
ATK: 341
DEF: 396
PWR: 256
RES: 313
SPD: 142
Equip: Satyr Flute, Thief Hat, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Sheep Count, 100% Wool, Cuisine, Tail Wag, Chocobo Rush, Frogsong,
Catnip, Block Arrows
Javet
Lvl 29
ATK: 341
DEF: 399
PWR: 271
RES: 319
SPD: 151
Equip: Satyr Flute, Acadia Hat, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Sheep Count, 100% Wool, Cuisine, Tail Wag, Chocobo Rush, Frogsong,
Catnip, Block Arrows
Raif
Lvl 28
ATK: 335
DEF: 395
PWR: 257
RES: 307
SPD: 146
Equip: Satyr Flute, Thief Hat, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Sheep Count, 100% Wool, Cuisine, Tail Wag, Chocobo Rush, Frogsong,
Catnip, Block Arrows
Lex
Lvl 29
ATK: 341
DEF: 407
PWR: 264
RES: 319
SPD: 151
Equip: Satyr Flute, Headband, Bone Plate, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Abilities: Sheep Count, 100% Wool, Cuisine, Tail Wag, Chocobo Rush, Frogsong,
Catnip, Block Arrows
Play Time: 20 hr 21 min
-LLEDNAR: Frogsonged the Ninja, waited, beat up Llednar, Frogged the
Illusionist, beat up Llednar. Not too hard unless he uses Omega.
-REMEDI: You'll either want to use 100% Wool or run away from Remedi first
turn, probably both. Send 2 or 3 guys, all with 100% Wool on to hit remedi
with instruments, and the rest should heal or use chocobo rush. Once 100%
wool wears off, you'll want to totally spread out. Putting one or two of the
totemas to sleep if you get a chance is a good idea too. This fight isn't
as bad as you'd expect.
-LI-GRIM: Heh, this battle's really hard, but I managed to win on my second
try. I can't guarantee this'll work, but this is what I did. My first
character went up and tried a 20% sheep count, which amazingly worked. This
let all my characters use 100% Wool and get up to li-grim. So I got a free
round of attacks against her, doing around 150 or so. The next couple of
rounds she used Magi, and the Mateuses used Spellbind or Breath of God; I
kept everyone alive with my evade rate and Cuisine. After that I started
losing characters, but pressed the attack. I kept going until I had two
characters left, and finally won with a Chocobo Rush, killing the other
character :P
So, despite Animist's long range capabilities, you'll want to close in on
Li-Grim. Descent is simply too painful.
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[5.31] MOG KNIGHT
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Overview: Mog Knights are possibly one of the most boring classes. They're
like Squires with good stats. Mog Lance is the go-to move from start
to finish, that is if the enemy isn't in range of an Ultima Charge.
They're one of the only two classes to make good use of an Ultima
Move. Mog Knights also have good stat growth all around, so no type
of enemy clan poses a huge threat. Expect a team of low level Mog
Knights to be quickly ganged up on and killed though.
Difficulty: 5/10
Frustration: 2.5/10
Recommended Party: There are two obvious classes to choose from - Jugglers
and Mog Knights. Mog Knight enjoys a large advantage in
RES, and a medium advantage in HP, MP, and ATK. However,
Jugglers have more DEF and vastly more speed. Speed is
mildly important though, so I'd go with at least 1,
possibly 2 Jugglers, Montblanc, and the rest Mog Knights.
NOTE: Montblanc makes an awful, awful, awful Mog Knight.
The challenge is still doable with him in your party, but
it's a good bit easier if you don't use him, even though
you'll have to spend time getting and training an Animist
or Thief.
Recommended Map: Dutch Ivalice works well; you get a bunch of Genji crap
along with your Materia Blade. It's not worth suffering
through "Exploration" to get another Venus Blade.
Advantages: Pretty good ATK, good total stat growth, MP could be a lot worse,
only class (Gladiator is arguable) to make full use of Ultima
Move in SCC
Disadvantages: Slowish (could be worse though), kinda boring
How To Level: Mog Aid, Ice Brand + Ice Shield works too if you want to level
a particularly low level member quickly
Differences: They actually remind me of Squires. Mog Aid is like Heal, and
Mog Attack is like a stronger Dash. Mog Knights, however, have
undeniably better stats, and are generally much more effective.
Items to go for: Atmos Blade, Flametongue, Shadow Blade, Icebrand, Gold
Armor - all buyable
Ayvuir Blue - Twin Swords mission reward (Hero Gaol)
Ayvuir Red - Salika Keep mission reward (Hero Gaol)
Materia Blade (Ultima Charge) - Town-Town-Forest-Forest
Treasure Hunt
Pearl Blade (Mog Shield) - Type 6 Mission Reward
Venus Blade - Combat Skill Lvl 15 reward, Forest-Forest-Jagd-
Jagd Treasure Hunt
Ice Shield - Type 1 Mission Reward
Flame Shield - Type 3 Mission Reward
Mirror Mail - Type 5 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Blades
Charge
Bad Laws:
None, really
Good Laws:
Status
General Strategies:
-Buy everyone Atmos Blades first, even if you need to sell some crap. Mog
Lance gives some much needed range.
-Mog Lance and Fight can be used interchangably - they do the same amount of
damage.
-Buying Order: I went with Atmos Blades, Dash Boots, Icebrands, Opal Shields,
Gold Armor, then Opal Helms. Armor helps a lot though, so you may choose to
buy it before Dash Boots.
-Move notes: Mog Aid, Mog Lance, and Ultima Charge are the only moves worth
learning. Mog Attack is occasionally worth using to avoid a counter, but in
most situations Mog Lance will do fine.
-Even though you won't have nearly enough MP for Ultima Charge, it's best to
equip the Materia Blade right away so you can start learning it. Ultima
Charge comes in very handy once you master it.
-Ice Brand + Ice Shield is a great way to heal - the tricky part is getting
a bunch of Ice Shields. Venus Blade + Flame Shield is good too, later game.
-Sidequests: This is one of the SCCs where you should do a bunch of dispatches
and random battles. Learning Ultima Charge takes tons of AP, and Mirror
Mail and Flame/Ice Shield hunting gives lots of AP. Plus the Hero Gaol
quests are worth doing.
Battle Strategies:
-DESERT PERIL: I leveled up to 5 or so before this fight, and it's probably
a good idea for you to do so too. Atmos Blades don't work so well here; get
some Icebrands; they do very good damage, though you'll have to do some
missions and random battles to raise the money. It's worth it though. The
battle itself isnt hard; you can kill each of them in two hits. Save the
Blue Panther for last though, and keep away from him; he's tougher than the
Red Panthers.
-FAMFRIT: Mog Attack, if you have/need it, helps you avoid Famfrits counters.
But you should be using Mog Lance anyway; just go after Famfrit and ignore
the Ahrimans. Not too hard of a battle.
-DIAMOND RAIN: Switch your Icebrands with Atmos Blades, or Flametoungues are
even better if you have one of those lying around. I wouldn't spend money on
those just for this battle though. Kill the Bomb, then Lamia/one of the
Dragons, then the other dragon, then the flan. You'll take some casualties,
but should be able to outlast the enemy.
-MAGIC WOOD: Kill whatevers in your way to the Summoner and Black Mage; split
your forces in two to go after them. The rest is mop-up work. Keep in mind
the Summoner absorbs Ice, so you may want to swap in an Atmos Blade or other
Blade for one of your characters.
-PALE COMPANY: Flame Shields are sweet here, if you have a couple. Get as
close to Andra as you can; you want a couple units attacking physically. At
levels 11-12 you should be doing 30-40 damage per hit to him; the Ayvuir
Blue sword in particular does a large amount of damage. As expected, own
Andra while ignoring the dragons.
-JAGD HUNT: This battle can go many ways, depending on your luck. Night and
Resonate can seriously turn the tides of battle in your favor or against it,
depending on luck. The basic strategy though, is to kill the Assassin and
Ninja first; they only take 2 hits to kill. Move out of the range of the
monsters and get the other humans; Blue Mage first. Leave the Bladebiter for
last; you might have to run when he casts Resonate, but it wears off. A
Thief Hat blocks Don't Act if you have one.
-DESERT PATROL: The Bishop absorbs Ice, so all Ice Brands isn't the way to
go. A good stage to level up on.
-MATEUS: The easiest way to win is just to let Mateus Thundaga your Mirror
Mail'd units; it does a lot. But if she chooses to wipe you out with Breath
of God the first turn, it's still not over. Get close to her as possible and
Mog Lance; she won't do much besides Star Cross and attack. Montblanc
actually isn't too bad here; if one or more members get Zombified, Montblanc
can hide in the corner and Mog Aid, as Mog Aid heals for only slightly less
than Star Cross for Montblanc. Other unit's Mog Aids heal for much less.
Ultima Charge does a whole bunch of damage here too, though you'll only be
able to use it once.
-PRESENT DAY: A Blades law is obviously out of the question, so go with the
Skills law. This sets up a 4v4, in effect. With your Ultima Charge and
ganging up on the enemy, you should be able to win. I was level 19-21, just
for reference.
-HIDDEN VEIN: Sabers/Hunt/Status is a good set of laws. Go after the white
monk first; he's highly annoying and Revive is too. It's pretty much an
all out melee after that; just focus your fire and you'll pull out the win.
-OVER THE HILL: Got those Mirror Mails? Good. Ritz will pwn herself with her
Doublecast.
Final Stats:
Montblanc
Lvl 25
ATK: 304
DEF: 353
POW: 246
RES: 326
SPD: 125
Equip: Pearl Blade, Flame Shield, Thief Hat, Mirror Mail, Dash Boots
Abilities: Mog Attack, Mog Lance, Mog Shield, Mog Aid, Last Haste
Noman
Lvl 27
ATK: 354
DEF: 406
POW: 232
RES: 295
SPD: 144
Equip: Venus Blade, Flame Shield, Diamond Helm, Mirror Mail, Dash Boots
Abilities: Mog Attack, Mog Lance, Mog Aid, Ultima Charge, Last Haste,
Shieldbearer
Thomson
Lvl 23
ATK: 331
DEF: 351
POW: 201
RES: 288
SPD: 123
Equip: Pearl Blade, Flame Shield, Thief Hat, Mirror Mail, Dash Boots
Abilities: Mog Lance, Mog Shield, Mog Aid, Last Haste, Shieldbearer
Higgins
Lvl 24
ATK: 357
DEF: 373
POW: 213
RES: 290
SPD: 132
Equip: Ayvuir Red, Choco Shield, Acadia Hat, Mirror Mail, Dash Boots
Abilities: Mog Attack, Mog Lance, Mog Aid, Ultima Charge, Last Haste
Norbert
Lvl 26
ATK: 358
DEF: 389
POW: 212
RES: 319
SPD: 128
Equip: Ayvuir Blue, Flame Shield, Diamond Helm, Mirror Mail, Dash Boots
Abilities: Mog Lance, Mog Aid, Ultima Charge, Last Haste, Shieldbearer
Play Time: 21 hr, 8 min
Final Battle Preparations:
If you don't have Ultima Charge on at least two members WTIHOUT the Materia
Blade equipped, I suggest you do it now. Get the Feather Badge from "The Deep
Sea", and do a bunch of dispatches. Also, get the Ayvuir Red and Blue swords
from the Hero Gaol missions.
Final Battle
-LLEDNAR: Ayvuir Red + Ultima Charge = GG. LOL. Even with a different weapon,
the following Mog Lances should finish him off.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: Yep, those Ultima Charges sure do a lot...I killed her
in a turn. It should take 2, MAYBE 3, at the most if you have 2 ultima
charge capable users.
-LI-GRIM: The tough part is the first two turns. If you started with at least
one Juggler, as I suggested, you should have at least one member faster than
Li-Grim. Start him as close to LG as possible, that means in the same
column. Move him up and Mog Lance her. This often causes her to move up
and Alpha that member and Marche, killing them. It's ok though, better than
everyone being killed by Descent. Don't put 3 or more members in Alpha'able
position the next turn; and hope she physically attacks or uses Omega, the
chances of those two are much higher in close range. A couple attacks and
Ultima Charges later, and she'll fall.
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[5.32] GUNNER
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***Credit for this section goes to linid0t; he completed the SCC and wrote
out the Difficulty, Frustration, General Strategies, and Battle
Strategies.***
Overview: Gunners possess a very long range Blindshot. It's not out of the
question to have every enemy blinded on the first turn. This
makes the challenge very easy, even with the limited shot selection.
Gunners are really only hampered by low Weapon ATK, and crappy
stats around the board.
Difficulty: 2/10
Only difficulty is the lack of guns and general low damage.
Fustration: 1/10
Blindshot+Concentrate owns.
Recommended Party: Any Moogle class besides Black Mage, Time Mage, or Gunner.
4 Gunners and Montblanc would actually work, though,
because this challenge is easy.
Recommended Map: Doesn't Matter
Advantages: Long range Blind, Concentrate, other pretty useful statuses
Disadvantages: Worst overall stat growth IN THE GAME, hence, bad stats
across the board
How To Level: One of the hardest classes to level...hmm...any suggestions?
Differences: Gunners are similar to FFT's Engineers, of who Mustadio was the
only playable character (Without teh haxxors). Engineers had
Leg Aim (Don't Move), Arm Aim (Don't Act), and Seal Evil
(petrified the undead). Interestingly, Gunners lose both Arm
Aim and Leg Aim (they were given to Archers), and there is no
Breakshot or anything like that. Instead, Gunners were given
more useful statuses, like Stop and Blind.
Items to go for: Aiot Gun, Riot Gun, Chaos Rifle, Silver Cannon - all
Buyable
Giot Gun (Iceshot) - Type 5 Mission Reward, Appraise Skill
Lvl 15 reward
Longbarrel (Concentrate) - Type 5 Mission Reward, Appraise
Skill lvl 25 reward
Outsider (Stopshot) - Type 7 Mission Reward
Peacemaker (Charmshot) - Type 4 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Gunmanship
Missile
Status
Bad Laws:
Charm
Stop
General Strategies:
Move notes:
-Blindshot:
This is the only REAL move you need to learn. Blind them and watch their vain
attempts to attack you...
-Fire/Ice/Boltshot:
Not very useful as it still does low damage to Flans.
-Confushot;
Only really usefull if you confuse Flans that keep healing themselves. They
sometimes physical attack with this on :)
-Silenshot:
Good against mages.
-Charmshot:
I didn't get this, but it would have helped ALOT. Probably more than
Stopshot, but that's questionable.
-Stopshot:
I didn't get this either.... but stopping units 8 squares away would have
been fun!
-Concentrate:
This actualy isn't that useful. I mean, blinded units will get hit more.
Sure, Concentrate would speed up the blinding, but...... Whatever, this
ability is one of the more useful abilities Gunners can learn.
-Equip Notes:
-The only real problem is that guns are very expensive in the beggining of
the game and that they aren't very common mission items either. You will
probably use the Chaos Rifle for most of the game.
-As is general in most SCCs, equip the best weapon readily available unless
you are learning a skill.
Battle Strategies:
-FAMFRIT: Easy if you have blindshot. Blind Framfrit and he'll never hit you.
Remember that blindshot (and all the other shots, for that matter) can
travel through anything at all so just make a line and start blinding.
Marche should be able to hold up against a few blinded Floateye things.
-ULTIMA: This woulda been easy even without Charm law. Blindshot+95 percent
hit rate=Totema doesn't move+Blindshot travels through anything=win
-anything else: Basically you blind them then you shoot them I guess...
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[5.33] JUGGLER
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Overview: THE ultimate support class, Jugglers handle things pretty well on
their own too. They can inflict a good variety of status effects,
everything from Stop to Confuse to Don't Act. Oh, and did I forget
that the Orichalcum lets them do good physical damage too? A fun,
easy SCC from start to finish.
Difficulty: 2/10
Frustration: 1/10
Recommended party: 4 Jugglers, Montblanc. Jugglers have great stats, so
there's no reason to pick another class.
Recommended Map: Doesn't matter
Advantages: Best DEF in the game, good Speed, good ATK for moogles, one of
the best movesets in the game, good weapon choices
Disadvantages: Damage output is a bit low, HP is mediocre
How to level: Smile chains!!! before that, It's actually pretty tough. Your
best bet is to equip Jack Knives and use KBWM.
Differences: N/A
Items to go for: Jambiya, Jack Knife, Rondell Dagger, Khukri, Chain Plate,
Power Sash, Scramasax - all Buyable
Orichalcum (Smile) - Type 7 Mission Reward, Negotiation Skill
lvl 25 reward
Tiptaptwo - Town-Town-Marsh-Marsh Treasure hunt
****** Laws:
Bind
Status
Bad Laws:
Knives
Berserk (in a couple fights)
Copycat
Stop (rarely)
Good Laws:
Fight (in a couple fights)
General Strategies:
-Early Smile: You can use the same method for getting the Cinquedea early to
get the Orichalcon early. Personally I feel this is unnecessary, but
MajinZidane did it, so the strategies will assume you did too. The challenge
is still perfectly possible without early Orichalcon though.
-Gil Toss PWNS so hard early game. Use it on bosses especially, and Flans (and
Rockbeasts). 30 dmg vs a boss is nothing to lol about.
-More move notes: Dagger also does amazing damage early. Probably a better
choice than Gil Toss, unless you need exactly 30, or are fighting a tough
enemy.
-Get Jack Knifes, then Jambiyas. Both are very cheap, so you'll have Gil Toss
and Dagger, both amazing moves, very early.
-Stunt moves pass through walls, over cliffs, etc. So you don't have to worry
about obstacles, like you would with arrows.
-Later in the game (Past lvl 11 or so), the Fight command does more than
Dagger or Gil Toss.
-Smile chains let you destroy any single enemy on the field if you can kill
him in 5 knife hits, no matter what range you're at. Smile then move, then
repeat. It pwns.
Battle Strategies:
NOTE: I was lucky enough to find a Mythril Knife early game. Lol. As if this
wasn't easy enough...I didn't use Juggle Combo once though, for the purpose of
the guide.
-DESERT PERIL: The Flan can be killed with one Gil Toss. Pwned. Dagger the
enemies that aren't the blue panther; this should disable them all. It'll
take two turns for that blue panther to reach you; once you Dagger him, it's
pretty much over.
-FAMFRIT: 6 Gil Tosses. That's all it takes to pwn Famfrit. Shouldn't take
more than 2 turns.
-ANTILAWS: Chuck Daggers at everyone to start with, then start Gil Tossin.
Ganging up on one enemy at a time is a good strat here.
-DIAMOND RAIN: Ignore the Flan, throw Daggers at everything else. That should
buy you a bit of time. It's ok if the Lamia isn't disabled; she's kinda
resistant to it anyway. Concentrate your Gil Tossing on one of the Dragons.
Once he's done with, you'll have the upper hand, and the rest of the battle
should be easy.
-PALE COMPANY: Kinda tough, mainly luck involved. I did win with starting
levels of 8 and 9 though, pretty lol. You need to dodge the first Firestream,
which takes some luck, but just reset if you die there. Run up and Dagger
the Dragons. Get them all disabled first thing. Proceed to scatter to all
directions so you're not bunched up, and own Andra with Gil Tosses. He has
enough HP to last for 9 Gil Tosses, and Don't Act lasts 3 turns. so you've
got around 4-5 turns before you're annihilated; have to kill Andra by then.
Good luck; persist and you'll win eventually; I won on my 2nd try.
-JAGD HUNT: Not as bad as you'd expect. Dagger all the humans on the first
turn, except the Hunter, for who Ring has a higher success rate. The Blue
Mage can also be disabled. Kill the Assassin first, then the Hunter, as he'll
be unstopped faster than the Ninja. Proceed to kill all the humans - Dagger
should do more by this time than Gil Toss. Gil Toss, however, works better
for killing off the monsters, who are also very vulnerable to status effects.
-SCOURING TIME: The easiest way for a low level party to win this one is to
get a Fight Law card and Firebomb the enemies. But there's way too many of
them, and you'll probably get killed. So here's the plan: Firebomb the Gunner
and Paladin first turn, who will get themselves carded and sent to jail. Then
Firebomb the Sage, who will also get himself sent to jail. Then you'll
probably have not too many characters left, so kill the Mog Knights using
Dagger/Ring. Be sure the Templar that knows Lifebreak is Stopped/Don't Acted
before you attempt to finish him off, as Lifebreak hurts a ton if he's in
Critical.
-THE BIG FIND: Firebomb + Fight law works pretty well here.
-MATEUS: Easy. Gil Toss your way to victory; I won on my first try with lvl
16-17 guys. You'll need 14 Gil Tosses to win here.
-HIDDEN VEIN: Get that White Monk first, before he can do anything nasty to
your party. Dagger, then kill. Focus everyone on the left side of the map
first. The Blue Mage is next. Strangely, Immunity doesn't protect against
Don't Act, so Dagger works fine and disables Dmg > MP too. Destroy the other
enemies however you wish.
if you don't have an orichalcum by now you should look into getting one from
missions. It's great for leveling. Once you get it, have everyone learn Smile.
It's definitely worth it.
Final Battle Stats:
Montblanc
Lvl 23
ATK: 272
DEF: 336
POW: 240
RES: 262
SPD: 146
Equip: Tonberrian, Acadia Hat, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Lex
Lvl 26
ATK: 353
DEF: 398
POW: 227
RES: 244
SPD: 153
Equip: Orichalcum, Thief Hat, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Smyth
Lvl 25
ATK: 354
DEF: 382
POW: 221
RES: 232
SPD: 157
Equip: Orichalcum, Headband, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Euver
Lvl 24
ATK: 347
DEF: 377
POW: 217
RES: 225
SPD: 147
Equip: Orichalcum, Headband, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Syrus
Lvl 24
ATK: 323
DEF: 386
POW: 215
RES: 229
SPD: 167
Equip: Tiptaptwo, Headband, Power Sash, Gauntlets, Dash Boots
Playtime: 15 hrs, 9 min
Final Battle:
-LLEDNAR: Easy. Smile your way to him, and stab him with your Orichalcums.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: Spend your first turn Smiling your way to to Remedi, but
not actually attacking until everyone's in range. She does a ton of damage,
but you should be able to kill her within 3 rounds. Keep Smiling the guy who
does the most damage.
-LI-GRIM: Smile your way up and don't stop until Remedi is surrounded.
Orichalcum hits should do around 80-85, which is solid enough. I banned
Lightning to avoid the Mateus's deadly Thundagas. Magi is the tough part; hope
Remedi wastes her turn to Alpha Marche or something like that. The chances of
her using Descent lowers when your near, so that's why you should surround
her. Just keep beating on her and hope you survive some magis; I think it took
me 4 rounds to kill her, with one guy left at the end to do the final hit.
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[5.34] GADGETEER
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Overview: Reviled for having one of the least effective skillsets in the game,
Gadgeteers actually fare very well in normal battles. Chroma Gem +
Black Ingot owns everything - if it actually works. They do get
Damage > MP if things turn out too badly though. They can also pack
a pretty good punch with their claws, if need be. Other statuses
(besides CG and BI) are far too inconsistent to be used regularly.
Difficulty: 2/10 without final battle, 4/10 with
Frustration: 6/10, 8/10 with final battle
Recommended Party: Montblanc and 4 Gadgeteers, for simplicity, although 5
Thieves is far, far better
Recommended Map: Get Death Claws (Mountain-Mountain-Marsh-Marsh)
Advantages: Chroma Gem + Black Ingot, decent WATK, Damage > MP
Disadvantages: Sloooow, can screw yourself over early, very luck dependent
How to level: Hmm...Red Spring? KBWM is your best bet, you can heal yourself
Differences: The closest class would be the Bard/Dancer series. Unlike them
though, Gadgeteers can fail, but get to choose which statuses
they inflict. Dancers/Bards can also inflict HP/MP damage,
whereas Gadgeteers cannot. I'd say Bards/Dancers are better,
but the Gadgeteer SCC is far easier than a Bard/Dancer SCC.
Items to go for: Kris Knife, Silver Disk, Sick Knuckles, Dream Claws, Judo
Uniform - all Buyable
Death Claws (Black Ingot) - Mountain-Mountain-Marsh-Marsh
Treasure Hunt, Type 7 Mission Reward
Gaia Gear (Auto-Regen) - Type 3 Mission Reward
****** Laws:
Status
Target All
Bad Laws:
Copycat
General Strategies:
-Buying Order: Gadgeteer crap is EXPENSIVE. Here's the order in which I
recommend buying things: Rising Suns (for winning early battles), Judo
Outfits, Dash Boots, Dream Claws, Fortune Rings, Power Sashes, Headbands
-Don't use Silver Disc. You will pretty much lose the battle automatically if
it hits you, or at least have a very, very drawn out battle deeply dependent
on luck. The only battle where its viable is the last one.
-Use Red Spring only when you have 2 gadgeteers going in a row. That way, the
worst that can happen 75% of the time is both parties are hasted.
-Chroma Gem and Fortune Rings are both buyable. Abuse this.
-Chroma Gem + Black Ingot + Fortune Rings = instant win; you won't have to
bother with a lot of the other abilities after getting Death Claws.
Battle Strategies:
-DESERT PERIL: It helps if you bought Sick Claws before the battle, otherwise
you'll have to punch the flan to death. Either way, Damage > MP makes this
battle easy.
-FAMFRIT: Don't bother with any Pandora spells here. Just beat the Ahrimans to
death, then kill Famfrit.
-DIAMOND RAIN: Let them taste the awesome power of Chroma Gem + Fortune Rings.
Mmhmm....
-ANDRAMALECH: Not as bad as you'd think. Spam CG first turn with
whoever has MP left after Firestream. Hopefully you'll get 1-2 Dragons.
Just beat up Andra, Dmg > MP should keep you pretty safe. Use Chroma Gem
whenever you're not in attacking range. I beat him with levels 10-11 and
almost everyone with Kaiser Knuckles.
-JAGD HUNT: Quite an annoying battle. You'll have to rely on Chroma Gem to
keep the enemies at bay. Assuming it hits, split your forces between the
Blue Mage and the Assassin. They should both be dead in two rounds. You need
to be careful with the Ninja and the Hunter though; they shouldn't be awoken
at once. Make sure you can kill the ninja in one turn after awakening him.
Took me 4 tries to win this one.
-THE BOUNTY: You'll have to CG - Attack - CG - Attack...etc to kill the
Fighter and Sage. Its probably a good idea to kill the paladin first though.
Get your Death Claws after Scouring Time, an easy battle.
-THE BIG FIND: Your first use of Chroma Gem + Black Ingot should yield
hilarious results. Easy win.
-MATEUS: Not too hard, actually. I got in a lucky CG at the beginning
of the battle (after banning target area, of course), and put all the enemies
to sleep. Then I blinded almost everyone, including my own members, with
Silver Disc. From here the battle was pretty much won, even with my lowered
hit rate (they were blinded too so it wasn't so bad). I ignored the vamps
and went after Mateus with 3 of my Gadgeteers. I beat her at lvl 15-16, lol,
though i leveled up a bunch during the battle.
-OVER THE HILL: Ritz and Shara are immune to status effects. Darn. So, stay in
your little corner, and CG/Black Ingot the other enemies as you
normally would. 5v2 with Damage > MP is still a pretty easy fight though,
even though they'll double turn you sometimes. Ignore Shara and go after
Ritz.
Final Battle Stats:
Montblanc
Lvl 17
ATK: 231
DEF: 275
POW: 219
RES: 276
SPD: 118
Equip: Death Claws, Headband, Power Sash, Fortune Ring, Dash Boots
Zeeman
Montblanc
Lvl 18
ATK: 261
DEF: 305
POW: 225
RES: 293
SPD: 103
Equip: Sick Knuckles, Headband, Power Sash, Fortune Ring, Dash Boots
Connor
Lvl 18
ATK: 270
DEF: 313
POW: 228
RES: 297
SPD: 107
Equip: Survivor, Headband, Power Sash, Fortune Ring, Dash Boots
Frantz
Lvl 19
ATK: 271
DEF: 317
POW: 230
RES: 304
SPD: 113
Equip: Cat Claws, Headband, Power Sash, Fortune Ring, Dash Boots
Duler
Lvl 19
ATK: 260
DEF: 322
POW: 235
RES: 303
SPD: 113
Equip: Hard Knuckles, Headband, Power Sash, Fortune Ring, Dash Boots
Play Time: 17 hr, 47 min
Final Battle:
Preparations: Go into battle with Holy/Berserk/Katana as the laws. Get a Skills
banning card, and a Target Area card if you can.
-LLEDNAR: Kind of a toughie. Equip your highest attack power claws that aren't
Death Claws (probably Kaiser Knuckles), and the proper status bannage here
is key (get a Skills banning card). CG/Black Ingot the enemies as normal, and
it'll be 3v1. Poison still hurts though, so be quick about finishing him.
This took me several tries to beat.
-BATTLE QUEEN REMEDI: There are three ways this battle can go: Really well,
ok, and awful. If you get both Chroma Gem AND Silver Disc to hit on the first
turn, then it's really good, and you won't have a problem. However, chances
are that won't happen, and both sides will end up blinded. In this case,
you'll want one member (probably montblanc) to keep the totemas distracted,
preferably far away from Remedi. The rest of the party should surround
Remedi and beat her to death. Use Chroma Gem whenever you can't get a hit in
to disable the Totemas for a bit. If Silver Disc just hates you, then you're
kind of screwed, and should just reset :P
-LI-GRIM: Goddammit, this battle is frustrating: You need to get CG
and Silver Disc to hit Li-Grim. If she uses Descent first, or Silver Disc
hits you, you're screwed. Once you fulfill those two conditions though, the
battle becomes pretty easy. Surround Li-Grim, use your weakest member to
draw off the Mateuses. There's still some luck involved, but you should be
able to pull it off. This stage took around 10 tries because Li-Grim was
faster than me somehow, and Silver Disc kept owning me. Oh, and when I
finally won, the enemy hit 2 5% chance attacks, and I missed 2 95% attacks.
I swear the random number generator is rigged...
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[6.00] Monster SCCs
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This is my invention, the Single Monster Class Challenge. The basic premise is
to play through the whole game using a party of all monsters, like all
Dragons, all Goblins, all Lamia/Lillith, etc.
This isn't possible without a CodeBreaker or emulator, but I've figured
out the cheats that allow you to play as a monster.
Monsters don't get to equip items, and have a limited skillset, so this
should be harder than most SCCs.
Also, Marche can't be turned into a monster. The reason is his sprite doesn't
seem to be changable, and if you try to do monster animations with Marche
sprite, the game freezes. So during story battles, Marche can do whatever he
wishes. No other non monster party members though, except when you're
forced to use Montblanc.
Oh, there are a few things about this challenge I haven't been able to
perfect:
1. Elemental weaknesses and absorbs aren't accounted for. I don't know
how to do this yet. This makes some challenges much harder.
2. Your monsters won't start with stats like they're supposed to have,
but rather stats that the character you had before you turned him into a
monster had. So they can start with Soldier stats, White Mage stats, or
whatever.
However, as they level up, monster stat gains are used, so Flans will
have crazy high defense as they're supposed to.
Standard SCC rules apply, with a couple extra for monsters:
-All level caps have been raised +5. I'd imagine some monsters need it.
-You can choose any classes for your monsters to start off as. This means you
can use Race Wanted missions to recruit for your class.
-You MUST de-equip everything before applying cheats.
-You must attain the items that would teach humans/bangaa/whatever skills
before you can equip them for monsters. So you'd need a Diamond Armor before
you could equip Weapon Def+, for example.
-No using abilities your monster class doesn't have normally, even though
you'll have access to some.
-You may use monsters from either class. For example, if you pick the Lamia
SCC, you can use both Lamias and Liliths.
-THE GAME OFTEN FREEZES AFTER BEATING MATEUS. So if you beat her legitimately
with your monsters and it freezes, you can turn on invincibility codes and
beat her with humans. Just remember to change things back afterwards. This
also applies to other battles where the game freezes.
-Monsters can't use laws/anti-laws. It makes their sprite disappear, and if
they make another move, the game crashes. Damn.
Without further ado, here's how to cheat to change your characters into
monsters.
These are all CODEBREAKER codes. If you have gameshark advance, pro
action replay, or anything else like that, then these won't work for you.
Enter in these codes for each unit, where XX is the monster you want to play
as from the following list. for those of you with emulators and are lazy,
there's a mass copy and paste list below - in VBA you can just paste the
whole thing in. Or, if your really, really lazy, just e-mail me and i'll
email you the cheats for VBA, which are stored neatly inside their own file.
IMPORTANT!!!
after you apply the cheats the first time, add on 820007BE XX01 cheat.
then have your P8 enter the change job screen, and turn off the 820007BE XX01
cheat. otherwise you won't be able to access some skillsets.
p3:
32000295 00XX
420002D0 EEEE
00000048 0002
82000296 XX06
p4:
3200039D 00XX
420003D8 EEEE
00000048 0002
8200039E XX06
p5:
320004A5 00XX
420004E0 EEEE
00000048 0002
820004A6 XX06
p6:
320005AD 00XX
420005E8 EEEE
00000048 0002
820005AE XX06
p7:
320006B5 00XX
420006F0 EEEE
00000048 0002
820006B6 XX06
p8:
320007BD 00XX
420007F8 EEEE
00000048 0002
820007BE XX06
3200039D 00XX
420003D8 EEEE
00000048 0002
8200039E XX06
320006B5 00XX
420006F0 EEEE
00000048 0002
820006B6 XX06
32000295 00XX
420002D0 EEEE
00000048 0002
82000296 XX06
320004A5 00XX
420004E0 EEEE
00000048 0002
820004A6 XX06
320005AD 00XX
420005E8 EEEE
00000048 0002
820005AE XX06
320007BD 00XX
420007F8 EEEE
00000048 0002
820007BE XX06
820007BE XX01
***Credit to Labmaster for the below codes***
2C Goblin
2D Red Cap
2E Jelly
2F Ice Flan
30 Cream
31 Bomb
32 Grenade
33 Icedraje
34 Firewyrm
35 Thundrake
36 Lamia
37 Lillith
38 Antlion
39 Jawbreaker
3A Toughskin
3B Blade Biter
3C Tonberry
3D Masterberry
3E Red Panther
3F Coeurl
40 Marlboro
41 Marlboro Great
42 Float-Eyeball
43 Ahriman
44 Zombie
45 Vampire
46 Sprite
47 Titania
These are the secondary abilities you should equip. Don't use any
abilities that the monster isn't supposed to have, or you'll crash the game,
and besides, that'd be breaking the challenge rules anyway :P
Sprite: Hunt
Titania: Hunt
Goblin: Battle Tech
Red Cap: Battle Tech
Lamia: Ninja Skill
Lillith: White Magic
Jelly: Battle Tech AND Chivalry (see note)
Cream: Fighter Tech
Ice Flan: Chivalry
Bomb: Fighter Tech
Grenade: Steal
Icedrake: Steal
Thundrake: Ninja Skill
Antlion: White Magic
Jawbreaker: White Magic AND Black Magic
Toughskin: Black Magic
Blade Biter: Black Magic
Tonberry: Phantasm Skill
Masterberry: Phantasm Skill
Red Panther: Blue Magic
Couerl: Blue Magic
Malboro: Blue Magic
Big Malboro: Blue Magic
Floateye: Blue Magic
Ahriman: Blue Magic
Zombie: Aim
Vampire: Aim
NOTE: for classes with more than one skillset, the character must start
as one of the classes. so a jelly must be a soldier first before you apply
cheats.
I haven't done a lot of these, but here's some basic notes:
Fairy: 4/10
Its really hard early on when you don't really have enough MP to cast
spells, especially meteorite.
Dying in "Snow in Lutia" is not cool.
Lvl ?D Holy will pwn if used right though, you should be able to do it
with proper planning. Evade is 70 for titanias, which is really high.
Fairies have poor attack growth overall though, so stick with Meteorite and
Lvl? D Holy for damage dealing. Setup: 2 Sprites, 3 Titanias
Tonberry: 1/10
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Voodoo does 999 damage with 100% hit rate. 'nuff said. The only hard part is
that some enemies like playing keepaway, and the final boss can kill you
before you get to her. Setup: 5 Masterberries
until i get the zombie status code the zombie challenge is hard...but...
Zombie: 2/10, 4/10 without elemental cheats
Once you die, you come back in three turns. This is about as easy as it
gets, and besides, vampires are really powerful in the first place. Setup:
5 Vampires
Bomb: 7/10 without elemental Cheats, 4/10 with elemental cheats
Chill is worthless without elemental cheats, as it hurts you. So you're
limited to Bombs with Flame Attack, which does mediocre damage, and bombs
have crappy stats. You're in for a tough time here. Setup: 5 Bombs without
elemental cheats, 5 Grenades with elemental cheats
Goblins: 5/10
They actually have pretty decent physical stats, and mutilate heals for a
good amount. You'll have some troubles versus bosses, but proper law
management should make this challenge possible. Setup: 5 Red Caps
Flans: 3/10, 2/10 with elemental cheats
You'll absolutely own physical units, but mages, especially summoners, cause
big problems. so you'll have to kill them before they get to you. I can
imagine Mateus being near impossible though. Setup: 1 Jelly, 1 Cream, 3 Ice
Flans
Dragons: 1.5/10
The cream of the crop, statwise. Mighty Guard makes attacks do far, far less
damage. This challenge shouldn't be trouble til the end. Setup: 3 Icedrakes,
2 Thundrakes
Lamias: 4/10
Regular battles are incredibly fun, bosses are incredibly frustrating. Kiss
and Poison Frog are possibly two of the most awesome moves in the game. You
can use either one then let the enemy kill itself. Sweet. That said, there's
no good way of doing damage to bosses. Setup: 3 Lamias, 2 Liliths, the other
way works as well
Bugs: 3/10
Good stats, and bosses often happen to be multiples of 3 leveled. Sandstorm
is a great move for disabling an enemy. Setup: 3 Antlions, 2 Jawbreakers
Panthers: 3/10
Have the excellent, free Blaster, which petrifies. They're also highly mobile,
and have good stats. Setup: 4 Coerls, 1 Red Panther
Malboros: 2/10
Bad Breath is amazing, and they have good stats to boot. Setup: 5 Big Malboros
Floateyes: 5/10
They have amazing move and can Jump, but their HP is awful. Roulette is far
too unreliable to be relied on. Bosses will likely be tough, although Devil
Gaze probably helps a lot. Setup: 3 Floateyes, 2 Ahrimans
Rockbeasts: 1/10
Resonate absolutely destroys fighting units, as does Matra Magic and high
defense. Like Flans though, Rockbeasts get owned by magical units. Limit Glove
does ridiculous damage when they're in critical though, so this is a very
easy challenge. Setup: 5 Bladebiters
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[7.00] RECOMMENDED LAWS
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These are the Laws which, should it be possible, should be forbidden in every
challenge. So, for example, Lightning should be forbidden in Desert Peril
because it pretty much disables the flan. Of course, you'll need to be
creative if your class relies on a law NOT being forbidden like Archers with
Missile.
Laws:
Desert Peril: Lightning - necessary to disable the Flan
Diamond Rain: Ice - again, to disable the Flan and Ice Breath
Ultima Crystals: Charm - makes the battle cake
Koringwood: Missile, Knives, or Target Area (I prefer Missile) - Missile takes
out the Archer and the Sniper, Knives takes out the Thieves, and
target Area takes out the Summoner and Black Mage.
Pale Company: Target Area or 2 of 3 main elementals, or Fight if you have
elemental protection equipment - lessens the threat of the
dragons, especially their breaths
The Bounty: Color Magic/Target Area or Skills - The former two somewhat
disable the Red Mage and Black Mage, while the latter disables
the Sage
Scouring Time: Spears + Tech, Blades or Missile as well if possible - Spears
disables the Templars, Blades disables the Mog Knights
The Big Find: Knives or Prayer - Knives disables the dangerous, fast moving
thieves; it's better than Blades or Techs because without both
blades and Techs disabled, fighters are still dangerous
Desert Patrol: Fight + Tech, or Prayer + Greatsword - Fight + Tech disables
every enemy except the Bishop and the Defender, who can't do
much, while Prayer + Greatsword disables the Bishop and the
two Soldiers
Quiet Sands: Poison/Target Area/Status and/or Fight - Poison is ESPECIALLY
important to crippled the Vamps, Fight + Poison/TA/Status almost
disables them entirely
Materite: Missile and/or Color Magic and/or Summon and/or Target Area -
takes out the Assassin and Sniper/Red Mage and partially White Mage/
Summoner/Summoner and White Mage and Red Mage, respectively
Present Day: Blades - All the enemies except the Templar and Alchemist use
Blades
Hidden Vein: Skills (if possible), Fight + Call is good too - This one's a
toughie, as the enemies are well balanced, but the Sage is
arguably the most dangerous
Over the Hill: Missile (Summon is helpful, not necessary) - disables the
uber-damaging Shara and the Assassin's Fight command
Royal Valley: Katana/Skill, along with target all, lightning, holy
cards - Katana/Skills disables almost all the enemies VS
Llednar
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[8.00] RECOMMENDED MISSION ITEMS
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***This section courtesy of DDragoon***
For making SCC's easier, I've got just a small note: Use Mission Items.
Mission Items do not get used up in any mission they are not required for,
and have some have extremely good properties.
A list of good ones:
Sprinkler: [enhc] Ice and Water
Recieved VERY early game, if your unit has Ice or Water Elemental attacks it
will boost their damage by 1.5 against almost everything with no Ice element
affiliation or equipment.
Other element enhancing Mission Items:
Helje Key: [enhc] Fire
Telaq Flower: [enhc] Lightning
Blue Rose: [enhc] Dark
White Flowers: [enhc] Holy
Edaroya Time: [ehnc] Holy, Dark
Justice Bagde: [enhc] Holy
Thunderstone: [enhc] Lightning
Stormstone: [enhc] Wind
Ahriman Eye: [enhc] Dark
Wyrmstone: [enhc] Fire
Topaz Armring: [enhc] Earth
Cyril Ice: [enhc] Ice
Gedegg Soup: Wder/Mres + 12%
Gives an extra boost to defenses that amounts to a 6% reduction in all damage.
Other good stat boosters during SCC's:
Loaded Dice: 9% increase in Wattack.
Tonberry Lamp: 12% increase in Wattack
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[9.00] MISSION EQUIPMENT LIST
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***DDragoon provided the random mission equipment list, and Chronic PokeAbuser
provided the repeatable missions list. All credit for this section should
be given to them.***
These are useful equipments for certain SCCs. Used in conjunction with Chronic
PokeAbuser's list, they should be able to let you find what you need quickly.
TYPE 1:
Silver Rapier (A must for Fencer/Red Mage/Elementalist)
Kaiser Knuckles(can be purchased later, but why wait?)
Blaze Robe (usefull in magical SCCs, nerfs Jelly)
Ice Shield (not as useful as Blaze Robe, but can be used against enemies like
Dragons or Ice Flans)
Wizard Hat(marginally good for magical classes)
TYPE 2:
Gale Sword (a must for Warriors)
Djinn Flyssa (a Must for Fencer/Elementalist)
Cat Claws (White Monk!)
Diamond Armor(Paladin, Defender)
Thunder Robe(see Blaze Robe, nerfs Cream)
Magic Ring(marginally usefull for magical classes)
TYPE 3:
Blood Sword(Soldier, Dragoon)
Diamond Sword(Soldier)
Joyeuse (Fencer/Elementalist)
Artemis Bow (Archer)
Survivor (White Monk, Gadgeteer)
Flame Shield (1st half of Babus Nerfing for Marche)
Gold Hairpin (very useful hat for magical classes)
Gaia Gear (Hunter/Sniper/Gadgeteer)[also not bad with Earth Render in White
Monk SCC]
Flurry Robe(See Thunder Robe, nerfs Ice Flan)
Thief Armlets (Thieves want this!)
TYPE 4:
Restorer (Dragoon)
Hardedge (Bangin' weapon for Soldier)
Snake Staff (Bishop!, Summoner)
Flame Rod (Black Mage!)
Mandragora (Sage, Alchemist)
Yoichi Bow (Archer)
Fey Bow (Hunter, Assasin!, Sniper!)
Fairy Harp (Beastmaster, Animist)
White Fangs (White Monk, Gadgeteer)
Peacemaker(Gunner!)
Carabini Mail(Templar!)
Minerva Plate(marginally useful for Viera)
White Robe(marginally usefull for Robe-equip classes)
TYPE 5:
Vitanova (Dragoon!)
SavetheQueen (Paladin, Defender!, Templar)
El Cid Sword (Defender)
Colchimarde (Red Mage!)
Petalchaser (Assasin!)
Spring Staff (Bishop, White Mage!)
Thor Rod (Black Mage!, Time Mage!)
Life Crossier (Sage!, Alchemist!)
Target Bow (Archer!)
Hades Bow (Hunter!, Sniper!)
Aona Flute (Beastmaster!, Animist!)
Godhand (White Monk!)
Mirror Mail (Part 2 of Babus Nerfing, All Armor-weilding Classes[especially
Armor Only])
Ninja Gear (Beastmaster!, Ninja, Fighter!)
Black Robe (Black Mage!, Illusionist!, Bishop)[Do always use this for
Illusionists]
TYPE 6:
Harpe(Good Weapon for Blue Mage)
Arch Sword (Paladin, Templar!)
Sword Breaker (Thief!)
Gupti Aga (Fencer!)
Nosada (Ninja!)
Cheer Staff (White Mage!, Bishop, Summoner!)
Chill Rod (Blace Mage!, Time Mage!, Illusionist)
Lotus Mace (Sage!, Alchemist!)
Perseus Bow (Archer!)
Nike Bow (Hunter!)
Kain's Lance (Templar!, Dragoon)
Heal Chime (Animist!)
Tiger Fangs (White Monk!)
Longbarrel (Gunner!)
Dragon Mail (marginally usefull armor)
Mirage Vest (Fencer!, White Monk)
Light Robe (Illusionist!, Summoner!, Bishop!)
TYPE 7:
Venus Blade (Fighter, Gladiator)
Excalibur (Paladin!, Defender, Templar)
Orichalcum (Thief!)
Epeprism (Elementalist)
Masamune (Ninja!, Assasin!)
Nirvana Staff (White Mage!, Bishop!, Summoner)
Stardust Rod (Illusionist)
Scorpion Tail (Sage!, Alchemist!)
Master Bow (Hunter!, Sniper!, Assasin)
Trident (Templar!, Dragoon)
Blood Strings (Beastmaster!, Animist)
Death Claws (Gadgeteer!)
Outsider (Gunner!)
Sacri Shield (Kickass Shield with great Status nulls and Evade)
Maximillian (Awesome Armor, use this if not using Mirror Mail)
Bone Plate (Best Clothing Wdef in the game)
Fairy Shoes (Teleport!)
Aegis Shield (Decent Shield with Petrify immunity)
Lordly Robe (Time Mage!, Elementalist)
note that these are all REPEATABLE missions. There are other, non-repeatable
missions for each Type.
Type 1 Reward Missions
Chocobo Help!
Materite
Giza Plains
Lutia Pass
Swords in Cyril
Type 2 Reward Missions
Seeking Silver
The Wormhole
Metal Hunt
The Nubswood
Eluut Sands
Type 3 Reward Missions
Sprohm Meet
Magic Cloth
Into the Wood
Malboro Hunt
Ulei River
Aisenfield
Roda Volcano
Type 4 Reward Missions
Swimming Meet
Cadoan Meet
Ruins Survey
Chocobo Work
Magic Vellum
Travel Aid
The Salikawood
Gotor Sands
Type 5 Reward Missions
Mage Tourney
Dig Dig Dig
For a Flower
Nargai Cave
Kudik Peaks
Jeraw Sands
Uladon Bog
Jagd Helje
Brown Rabbits
Type 6 Reward Missions
Battle Tourney
Prison Break
Water City
A Barren Land
Bread Woes
One More Tail
Delia Dunes
Bugbusters
Jagd Ahli
Blue Geniuses
Type 7 Reward Missions
Clan League
Gulug Ghost
Mirage Tower
Tubola Cave
Deti Plains
Siena Gorge
Jagd Dorsa
Ozmonfield
Yellow Powerz
Wenqi Yang adds an easy way to get the mission item you need:
"Hi. I think I have found a fairly easy way to get any high rank mission
awards instead of doing them randomly and hoping the correct one shows up -
through the turf capture dispatches.
Basically, look for the current turf capture dispatch in the pub. If it
doesn't give a good type mission award, accept and cancel it immediately.
Keep on doing this (walk around the map for a bit if one has to) until the
one with the correct type mission award shows up. For example, if I want a
Lotus Mace (type 6), and the current one only gives a type 5 (but I know I
have a turf with type 6 mission award not freed yet), I accept and cancel
the current turf dispatch, and keep on doing so until either there's no
more dispatches (in which case I walk around for a day or two and see if it
showed up yet), or until I find a good one (say, Bugbusters).
Now, look at the reward for the mission. Chances are it's not going to be one
you want (say you need Lotus Mace but it turns out to be a Longbarrel). Now,
accept and cancel the mission, then walk around for four days. At the fourth
day, save. Now go to any pub and the mission should have showed up. If it
doens't give the reward I want, reset. Keep on doing this until the corret
one shows up.
This works for other random missions too, but most of them have long timeout
periods and they are not really guaranteed to show up, while I've never
failed to get a reward I want with dispatches.
I know that was confusing and probably needs rewording, but I think I got
the idea across."
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[10.00] GLOSSARY
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A list of terms I use in this FAQ.
AoE: Area of Effect skill/spell. Examples include Aero, Summons, Tremor, and
all Black Magic. In otherwords skills that would be penalized by the
Target Area law.
ATK: Weapon Attack
DEF: Weapon Defense
dmg: Damage
FTW: For the win
CG: In Gadgeteer SCC, Chroma Gem.
KBWM: Koringband White Mage. Refer to the general strategies section (3.00)
Lvl: Level
OHKO: One hit Knockout; to kill something in one hit or ability.
POW: Magic power
pwned/pwnt: To damage or win by a large margin, see Wikipedia for general
usage
RES: Magic Resistance
SCC: Single Class Challenge, the main point of this FAQ.
Treasure Hunt: Putting lands next to each other to find items. You search the
land in the center to get the item. For more detailed
information, see Astroblue's FAQ (the third one down).
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[11.00] Updates/Version History
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5/3/08: Version 1.08, added a tip on how to get mission items, Archer SSCC
video link, Fighter SSCC video link, Blue Mage SSCC video link
5/17/07: Version 1.07, edited Summoner SCC
3/19/07: Version 1.06, edited Bishop SCC
9/15/06: Version 1.05, added Morpher SCC
4/29/06: Version 1.04, added Templar SCC
4/9/06: Version 1.03, corrected a few issues with the Templar SCC.
3/8/06: Version 1.02, Added Recommended Mission Items, changed the general
strategies a bit, added a few FAQ writers to Thanks, expanded upon
the Recommended Laws section
2/23/06: Version 1.01, a few law updates, minor general strategies changes,
added this section
2/11/06: Version 1.00, first posting
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[12.00] Thanks
==============================================================================
Much thanks to these FFTA message board users:
DDragoon, for work on Sections 8 and 9, providing helpful information on the
boards, and write-up of the Soldier and Dragoon SCCs
ChronicPokeAbuser, for work on Section 8, starting the whole SCC trend, and
his work on the Morpher, Templar, Black Mage and Archer SCCs. Hope your
Challenge FAQ is posted.
ecyc333, for his constant presence on the FFTA Challenge Topic board, and his
write up of the Illusionist SCC
linid0t, for saving the original challenge topic at times, and his write up
of the Gunner SCC, and a few grammatical corrections
MarioGolfMaster, for being an original FFTA SCC enthusiast, and his write up
of the Alchemist SCC
dablackbelt his work on the Bishop, Summoner SCCs
ArchaelN7 for a great set of Archer SSCC videos
EnigmaGamer for Fighter SSCC videos
MoogleBoss for Blue Mage SSCC videos
Alternator, for his work on the Gladiator SCC, which no one else seemed to
want
DarkKnight326 and Zypher11788 for their work on the Paladin SCC
Moogle_dude for his work on the Sniper SCC
Gangsta Jesus for his work on the White Monk SCC
Musourenka for his advice on the Templar SCC
Flubunga for his work on the Assassin SCC
ffl2and3rocks for general advice early on
Anyone else who supported the FAQ and FFTA
All names above are GameFAQs message board usernames unless otherwise
indicated.
And these FAQ writers:
DBM11085 and AstroBlue for their excellent FAQ
Astroblue for his Treasure Hunt FAQ
NeoBlitz for his Ability FAQ, very handy for a quick Ctrl+F
Labmaster for the Patch Codes FAQ, and letting me use some of his codes here
And the rest:
SquareEnix for making this game
http://www.network-science.de/ascii/ for the title ASCII art
my parents for being my parents
