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I. Introduction
- Contact Information
- Release History

II. Weapon Table
- Forge costs

III. Armor Table
- Where to find the unbuyable stuff

IV. Statistics
V. Action Grid
VI. Legal Mumbo-Jumbo
VII. Thanks

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Hi There! I am proud to reveal my very first FAQ. I'm new at this, so please
be patient!

This guide, like many things, began simply. While playing, I noticed that
occasionally my guys would shrug off things like poison or Sleep Flower. It
seemed that some kind of status protection was at work, but the guides already
on GameFAQs seemed to be strangely lacking in this information. Inexplicably,
I decided to take on the task of finding it out myself. Once I had an armor
table, I decided to add Def and MDef, since few guides had the latter data (you
have to look at the Stat menu before and after, it doesn't tell you outright).
While doing that, I noticed no one had done a real investigation on Stats, so
I thought I might as well do that too. Then I discovered, much to my surprise,
how the Action Grid modifies stats. And so on I moved from one aspect to
another, and one small table has grown to the document you now see before you.
Naturally, I imagine other people are interested with what I've found, so I've
finally packaged it all up in a FAQ. Enjoy!

Contact Information:

My current email is [email protected]. You also can find me on the Secret
of Mana board and elsewhere as "Axen".

Release History:

v1.0 - July 17, 2004
Done! While I may add sections in the future, the sections that are here now
are complete.
-More formatting. Hunted down last of the tabs
-Petrify status protection removed from Faerie's Ring; added to Cockatrice Cap.
(Thanks to ReggieTheReckless for the head's up)

v0.9 - July 7, 2004
Reformatted to 79 characters wide. Spellchecked. More orbs added.
Initial submission.

v0.8 - Beta Pre-Release - July 6, 2004
Prior to submission to GameFAQs. Wordy section added. ASCII title completed.
Most info is here, mainly its weapon orb stuff left.

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Name Atk. Special Where to find it
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Spike Knuckle 2 The Girl starts with this
Power Glove 6 strong vs. insects Defeat Biting Lizard
Moogle Claws 11 enemies fall unconscious Found in the Moogle Village
Chakra Hand 17 +1 Int/+1 Wis Found in the Temple of Ice
Heavy Glove 24 strong vs. insects Defeat Metal Mantis
Hyper-Fist 30 strong vs. slimes/lizards Found in the Temple of Darkness
Griffin Claws 38 poisons enemies Won from the Red Dragon
Dragon Claws 47 strong vs. dragons Rare drop of Wolf Lord in MF
Aura Gloves 53 ULTIMATE GLOVES! Rare drop of Wolf Lord in MF

Rusty Sword 3 Found at bottom of waterfall
Broad Sword 8 +1 Agi Defeat Mantis Ant
Herald Sword 14 strong vs. slimes/lizards Found in Pandoran Treasury*
Claymore 20 strong vs. insects Defeat Great Viper
Excalibur 27 strong vs. evil/undead Found in Northtown Ruins
Masamune 35 higher critical hit rate Receive from King of Tascnia
Gigas Sword 43 +1 Str (desc. says 2) Found in Grand Palace
Dragon Buster 52 strong vs. dragons Won from Thunder Gigas
Mana Sword 127 one word: UBER It's a secret...

Watt's Axe 4 Watts sells you this for 100 GP
Lode Axe 11 strong vs. plants/fish Defeat Fire Gigas
Stout Axe 16 +1 Con (desc. says 2) Found in the Moogle Village
Battle Axe 23 strong vs. plants/fish Found in the Temple of Fire
Golden Axe 29 strong vs. insects Found in the Imperial Castle
Were-Buster 38 strong vs. animals/beasts Found in the Gold Tower
Great Axe 46 strong vs. plants/fish Won from Dragon Worm
Gigas Axe 54 +5 Str Rare drop of Fiend Head in MF
Doom Axe 56 ULTIMATE AXE! Rare drop of Fiend Head in MF

Spear 4 Receive from Luka
Heavy Spear 11 Defeat Tropicallo
Sprite's Spear 16 Balloons enemies Find in Pandoran Treasury*
Partisan 23 strong vs. slimes/lizards Find in Santa's House
Halberd 29 confuses enemies Find in Northtown Ruins
Oceanid Spear 38 puts enemies to sleep Found in the Gold Tower
Gigas Lance 46 +1 Str (desc. says 2) Won from Aegagropilon
Dragon Lance 54 strong vs. dragons Defeat Mech Rider (G.Palace)
Daedelus Lance 56 ULTIMATE SPEAR! Rare drop of Tsunami in MF

Whip 2 Elinee gives you this
Black Whip 6 slows enemies down In the Scorpion Army's ship
Backhand Whip 12 +1 Agi From Jema after Jabberwocky
Chain Whip 17 strong vs. slimes/lizards Won from Mech Rider (Desert)
Flail of Hope 24 strong vs. evil/undead Won from Doom's Wall
Morning Star 30 strong vs. insects Found in the Imperial Castle
Hammer Flail 38 slows enemies down Defeat Hydra
Nimbus Chain 47 strong vs. insects Won from Hexas
Gigas Flail 53 ULTIMATE WHIP! Rare drop of Terminator in MF

Chobin's Bow 3 Dwarf Elder gives you this
Short Bow 8 Defeat Wall Face
Long Bow 14 strong vs. animals/beasts Defeat Jabberwocky
Great Bow 20 confuses enemies Defeat Boreal Face
Bow of Hope 27 strong vs. evil/undead Found in Northtown Ruins
Elfin Bow 35 +1 Int/+1 Wis Win from Gorgon Bull
Wing Bow 43 confuses enemies Defeat Kettle Kin
Doom Bow 52 higher critical hit rate Won from the Snow Dragon
Garuda Buster 54 ULTIMATE BOW! Rare drop of Metal Crab in MF

Boomerang 2 The Sprite starts with this
Chakram 6 strong vs. slimes/lizards Defeat Spikey Tiger
Lode Boomerang 12 slows enemies down Defeat Spring Beak
Rising Sun 17 Defeat Frost Gigas
Red Cleaver 24 strong vs. insects Won from the Vampire
Cobra Shuttle 30 poisons enemies Won from Blue Spike
Frizbar 38 strong vs. slimes/lizards Found in Underground City
Shuriken 47 higher critical hit rate Defeat the Blue Dragon
Ninja's Trump 53 ULTIMATE BOOMERANG! Rare drop of Master Ninja in MF

Pole Dart 2 Undine gives you this
Javelin 6 Defeat Kilroy
Light Trident 12 strong vs. animals/beasts Found in Fung Castle
Lode Javelin 17 Balloons enemies Defeat Minotaur
Fork of Hope 24 strong vs. evil/undead Won from Mech Rider (Castle)
Imp's Fork 30 Balloons enemies Won from Lime Slime
Elf's Harpoon 38 +1 Int/+1 Wis Defeat Snap Dragon
Dragon Dart 47 strong vs. dragons Won from Axe Beak
Valkyrian 53 ULTIMATE JAVELIN! Rare drop of Whimper in MF

* Talk to the King of Pandora after saving the villagers (he's in the royal
bedroom). He'll thank you, and allow you to take the royal treasure. Once he
says that, a guard nearby will disappear, allowing you to access a room
containing a Sword's Orb, a Spear's Orb, and 200 GP.

Forge costs:

1st ---
2nd 200
3rd 400
4th 800
5th 1600
6th 3000
7th 6500
8th 12500
9th 25000

Note: The first time you meet him, Watts will forge the Sword's Orb for only
100 GP. Also, while you cannot normally find a 9th sword orb, if you somehow
manage to obtain one, Watts can and will forge it into the Mana Sword for you..

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-Items with no buy price cannot be bought anywhere.

Name Def MDef Who Buy Sell Special
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Overalls 3 1 B 20 12
Kung Fu Suit 4 2 G 25 16
Midge Robe 7 4 S 22 14
Chain Vest 10 6 BGS 120 80
Spiky Suit 13 8 B S 260 172
Kung Fu Dress 17 10 G 350 232
Fancy Overalls 22 13 BGS 675 450
Chest Guard 28 16 GS 1000 666
Golden Vest 34 20 BGS 2250 1500
Ruby Vest 43 24 BGS 4500 3000
Tiger Suit 52 29 B S 6375 4250
Tiger Bikini 64 35 G 7100 4732
Magical Armor 78 41 BGS 11500 7666
Tortise Mail 95 49 B S 14850 9900
Flower Suit 115 57 G 21000 14000
Battle Suit 139 67 BGS 30000 20000
Vestguard 240 90 BGS 65500* 21832
Vampire Cape 243 93 GS ----- 31332
Power Suit 245 95 B ----- 35332 +5 Str
Faerie Cloak 250 100 GS ----- 43332 +5 Con

Bandanna 2 2 B 50 32
Hair Ribbon 3 3 G 55 36
Rabite Cap 5 5 S 45 30
Head Gear 7 7 B 70 46
Quill Cap 10 10 GS 110 72
Steel Cap 13 13 B 180 120
Golden Tiara 17 17 GS 350 232
Racoon Cap 21 21 BGS 550 366
Quilted Hood 26 26 GS 700 466 +5 Agi
Tiger Cap 32 32 BGS 1100 732
Circlet 38 38 B S 2300 1532 +5 Int
Ruby Armet** 46 46 G ---- 2266
Unicorn Helm 55 55 BGS 5625 3750
Dragon Helm 66 66 BGS 7500 5000
Duck Helm 78 78 GS 11250 7500
Needle Helm 140 140 BGS 30000* 10000
Cockatrice Cap 142 143 BGS ----- 15000 protection from petrify
Amulet Helm 143 142 GS ----- 24000 +5 Int
Griffin Helm 145 145 B ----- 29666 +5 Str, +5 Agi
Faerie Crown 150 150 GS ----- 38666 +5 Int

Wristband 1 3 BG 45 30
Elbow Pad 2 4 BGS 90 60
Power Wrist 4 7 BGS 150 100 +5 Str
Cobra Bracelet 6 10 BGS 280 186 protection from poison†
Wolf's Band 8 13 BGS 400 266 +5 Agi
Silver Band 10 17 BGS 525 350 protection from unconsciousness‡
Golem Ring 13 22 BGS 750 500 protection from petrify
Frosty Ring 16 28 BGS 1200 800 protection from frosty (duh)
Ivy Amulet 20 34 BGS 1875 1250 protection from Sleep Flower‡
Gold Bracelet 24 43 BGS 3750 2500 ?
Shield Ring 29 52 BGS 5100 3400 ?
Lazuri Ring 35 64 BGS 8800 5866 +5 Int
Guardian Ring 41 78 BGS ----- 8332 ?
Gauntlet 90 240 BGS 37500* 12500 +5 Str
Ninja Gloves 91 241 BGS ----- 16000 +5 Agi; protection from slow
Dragon Ring 92 242 BGS ----- 20666 extra defense vs. dragons?
Watcher Ring 93 243 BGS ----- 25000 protection from moogle
Imp's Ring 94 244 BGS ----- 28332 protection from engulfment, frosty
Amulet Ring 95 245 BGS ----- 32000 protection from petrify
Faerie's Ring 100 250 BGS ----- 36666 immune to poison, pygmy,
frosty, dizzy, balloon; +5 Agi

Notes:

* Neko charges twice listed price, except those items which are only available
from him: Vestguard, Needle Helm, and Gauntlet.

** Judging from its stats, sell price, and Girl-only attribute, it would appear
that the Ruby Armet was intended to be sold in Mandala, along with the Circlet
for the Boy and Sprite. However, either due to a script error of some sort or
a decision on the part of the designers, it is not acquirable without hacking
the game (see ManaEdit in Section VII). If you do hack an Armet into your
inventory, it functions normally (e.g. bug-free).

† Equipping something which prevents poison on a character already poisoned
cures them. So it might be a good idea to hang onto a Cobra Bracelet or two!

‡ Although the game calls them the same thing, unconsciousness caused by an
attack (such as the bubbles of a Steamed Crab) and that caused by Sleep Flower
seem to be distinct statuses, in as much as protection is concerned.

Where to find the unbuyable stuff:

Item dropped by drop rate Where?
-------------- ---------- --------- -------------
Vampmire Cape Fiend Head common Mana Fortress
Power Suit Weeper common Mana Fortress
Faerie Cloak Master Ninja common Mana Fortress, 3rd floor

Cockatrice Cap Basilisk rare Underground City, MF*
Amulet Helm National Scar rare Grand Palace, Mana Fortress
Griffin Helm Griffin Claw rare Pure Land
Faerie Crown Terminator common Mana Fortress, 3rd floor

Guardian Ring Doom Sword rare Grand Palace, Mana Fortress
Ninja Gloves Dark Stalker rare Tascnia, Underground City, MF**
Dragon Ring Ice Thug rare Pure Land
Watcher Ring Eggplant Man rare various, Pure Land
Imp's Ring Ghost rare Pure Land
Amulet Ring Tsunami common Mana Fortress
Faerie Ring Wolf Lord common Mana Fortress

IMPORTANT: Most monsters in the Pure Land appear ONLY in the Pure Land, and
after you complete it, you CANNOT RE-ENTER IT. The only exception to this are
Eggplant Men, one of which can be found at the end of the subway car in the
Underground City, and are spawned from Shapeshifters (Eggplant Men may then
themselves spawn Needlions). So if you want, say, a Griffin Helm, DON'T FINISH
PURE LAND UNTIL YOU HAVE IT!

* There is only a single Basilisk in the MF, on the second floor. If you
didn't get a Griffin Helm (see above note), this guy is your only other source
for improved headgear for the Boy.

** Dark Stalkers appear in Tascnia as a boss, in the Undeground City as an
ordinary enemy, and are spawned by Fiend Heads in the MF.

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Base Stats:

These are determined at the start of the game for the Boy, and for the Girl and
Sprite when they join. They increase as you level up, but not necessarily
every level.

Strength (Str) - Self-explanatory. Base stat for damage with a weapon.

Agility (Agi) - This stat covers both inherent speed of a character, manual
dexterity, and hand/eye coordination. Agility is divided by 4, and then
becomes the base stat for Hit rate and Evade rate. Since the game rounds down,
an Agility change of 22 to 23 is insignificant, while a change of 23 to 24 is.

Constitution (Con) - How tough a character is, in a general sense. It serves
as the base stat for your Defense rating. The game probably also uses the Con
stat directly when determining whether or not you die from a Doom Trap.

Intelligence (Int) - This stat describes a character's knowledge, especially
knowledge of the arcane. The higher his Int stat, the more damage and/or
greater effect the Sprite's spells have.

Wisdom (Wis) - Wisdom is closely related to Intelligence, yet they are distinct
concepts. Wisdom involves more common sense and "street smarts". The higher
her Wisdom stat, the more HP the Girl can heal, and the greater the effect of
her defensive spells. Wisdom is also important for all characters, as it is
used as the base for Magical Defense.

Derived Stats:

These stats are derived (hence the name) from your base stats and your current
equipment. The game loads these numbers up at their appropriate times when
computing damage dealt or received.

- Attack = Str + attack power of weapon equipped (see above table)
The higher this is, the more damage you deal with an attack.

- Hit% = 75 + Agi/4 (rounded down)
The higher this is, the less likely you are to miss.

- Defense = Con + physical defense of all armor equipped (see above table)
The higher this is, the less damage you take from attacks.

- Evade% = Agi/4 + 37 if wearing armor + 23 if wearing a helmet + 15 if wearing
a ring/bracelet.
The higher this is, the more likely the enemy is to miss.

- Magic Def = Wis + magical defense of all armor equipped (see above table)
The higher this is, the less damage you take from spells.

Spells like Speed Up, Speed Down, Defender and the like do not change your
stats directly at the level of the stat screen. Apparently, they come into
play at some other point.

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In addition to modifying the AI's behavior, the action grid alters a computer-
controlled character's stats. These stat bonuses do not apply to characters
controlled by the player(s). Switching control between characters consequently
causes them to be applied and unapplied as needed.

Approach
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|+1 Str | | |-1 Str |
|+1 Agi |+1 Agi |+1 Agi |+1 Agi |
|-1 Con | | |+1 Con |
|-------+-------+-------+-------|
|+2 Str | | |-1 Str |
| | | | |
|-1 Con | | |+2 Con |
Attack |-------+-------+-------+-------| Guard
|+2 Str | | |-1 Str |
| | | | |
|-1 Con | | |+2 Con |
|-------+-------+-------+-------|
|+1 Str | | |-1 Str |
|+1 Agi |+1 Agi |+1 Agi |+1 Agi |
|-1 Con | | |-1 Con |
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Keep Away

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This document is copyright (c) 2004 Perry Kunkle
Email: [email protected]

"Secret of Mana" and related material is copyright (c) 1993 Squaresoft (now
Square Enix)

- Don't gank this.
Do not reproduce this document; either in print or online, in part or in whole,
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- Gimme props.
If you use any part of this document (data, text, ASCII art), give me due
credit.

I hold no responsibility for any physical or mental injury you sustain as a
result of reading this FAQ, blah blah blah, no warranty, real or implied, blah
blah blah, under the laws of the United States of America, etc. etc. etc.

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My parents. <cue background chorus: "Awwwwwwwwww!">

Square; for making the game of course :^)

Ted Woolsley; for translating it. This guy gets WAY too much heat, IMHO, for
his supposed "crappy" translations of this game, Chrono Trigger, and Final
Fantasy 3/6. Ted, I take off my hat to you. Cuz I sure don't know Japanese.

Paul D. Shoener III; author of the ManaEdit save state editor, a massive time
saver: http://home.earthlink.net/~paul3/mana.html

CJayC; for running GameFAQs

GameFAQs Board users:

Arche Angel Kezultra; for pointing out that Wisdom is the base stat for healing
magic.

silktail; for posting the incomplete list of armor specials from
RPGclassics.com, from which I found that I had missed Quilted Hood's +5 Agi.

ReggieTheReckless; for a correction to petrify status protection (see v1.0
notes).