Seiken Densetsu 3 Angela FAQ
By: ThundaSnake
Platform: SNES/Super Famicom
Players: 1-2
(Version 1.6)
(Table of) Contents:
0. Updates
1. What is SD3? (Intro)
2. About Angela
3. Angela in battle
4. Angela's classes, magic, techs, and Final equipment
5. Suggested team/class combinations
6. All Weapons/Armor/Helmets/Rings for Angela
7. Angela's last Scenario
8. The Black Rabite
9. My Rants/Opinions
10. Version History
11. Credits
12. Copyright Info.
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0. Updates:
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7/31/01: Just finished the FAQ for the first time, expect more updates
later.
8/3/01: Added a new section (See Table of contents), and some opinions
from people about Angela's classes. Added the first part of the guide
for Angela's last Scenario as well.
8/6/01: Finished the final Dungeon guide up to the Mana Holyland, and
fixed a few spelling errors.
8/9/01: Completed the entire Weapons list, and provided directions on
how to get to the Black Rabite in Dragon's Hole. Also added more to the
"What I think" section. And I did fix some spelling errors.
8/11/01: Version 1.4 is now Version 1.5, which is basically a fix of
Version 1.4, it includes stuff I forgot to add previously. Sorry you
guys. :(
1/2/02: I really REALLY apologize for the lack of updates. A lot has
been going on, and I haven't really had a chance to get around to the
FAQ. But now that I'm back into it, be prepared to see tons more
updates!
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1. What is SD3?
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Seiken Densetsu 3 (Secret of Mana 2), In my not-so-humble opinion,
is probably the greatest RPG created for the SNES by Square. SD3 is the
Sequel to the game "Secret of Mana", and it is an impressive Sequel
indeed. Although created after Secret of Mana, the events take place
WAAAAYYYYYYYYY before the first Secret of Mana game. About 1000 years
as a matter of fact (WHOO! I can't live THAT long).
The game is about a Mana tree, and how Mana is slowly fading from
this world, and it must be restored before the Mana Goddess dies, or
else, Mana will be gone from the World, and the 8 God-beasts will awaken
from their Mana stones to destroy the world. Oh no! We can't let that
happen, now can we? 6 people are chosen by a Faerie by strange events
to go to the Mana Holyland and draw the sword from the tree, with the
Mana Sword, they can restore the Mana and save the Goddess. Not only to
restore the Mana and save the Goddess, but to save the world!
Although SD3 wasn't released in the US, it is known by a lot of
people because some people translated the ROM so that we that speak
english could understand it. There are even people that import the
original cartridge from Japan cause it was never available in the US
until it was translated via internet. You will never, I repeat, NEVER
find an english cartridge version of this game, not anywhere. It was
only translated as a ROM. The only way to get the original cartridge is
to import it from Japan (hope you can speak Japanese! Heh.), or look on
Ebay or something.
What I have made here is an Angela FAQ, because I know many people
will have questions about Angela, so I thought, why not? Angela IS
after all my favorite character, so I thought it would help to make an
FAQ telling you EVERYthing about her..... :)
(ahem) You can pick 3 out of 6 characters to start your game (1
being the Main character, and the other 2 being partners). The 6
characters are:
Angela, Magician and Princess of Altena.
Duran, Swordsman from Forcena.
Hawk, Thief from Navarre.
Lise, Princess and Amazoness of Rolante.
Kevin, Grappler from the Beast Kingdom.
Carlie, Cleric from the Holy City Wendel.
The first character you choose is the Main character, and the Main
character you pick determines the Scenario you are playing through.
There are 3 different Scenarios, each with a different Final dungeon and
a different final boss. These are how the 3 Scenarios are shared:
Angela and Duran share a Scenario
Hawk and Lise share a Scenario
Kevin and Carlie share a Scenario
Whatever characrter you pick as your first character determines
what Final dungeon you will go through, and the end bosses you will be
fighting. What you will be reading from here on down is an FAQ about
Angela, the (hot and sexy) Princess of Altena. Watch your step, it's a
looooong way down from here.....
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2. About Angela
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Angela is the Princess of the Magic Kingdom Altena, and she is the
only one living in the castle that doesn't know Magic. The Magic
Kingdom Altena is on the Ice Continent in the Sub-Zero Snowfields.
Valda, "the Queen of Reason", is Angela's mother and the greatest Magic
user throughout all of Altena. The Queen's Magic is what keeps the
snowy city at a decent temperature, but since Mana is fading, the
Queen's magic can't hold out much longer. Valda constantly nags Angela
about skipping Magic class every day, and Angela doesn't care if she
knows Magic or not, she doesn't think it will help the way she lives.
Angela is spoiled, and that's partially because her mother never
disciplined her when she was a child. She is selfish and stubborn to
everyone around her, wanting to feel comfortable being around her
mother. As she grew to be an adult, she matured into a beautilful
woman, like her Mother, but unable to use Magic. She is friends with
Victor, someone commonly known throughout the castle of Altena.
One day, Victor tells Angela that Koren and Valda wish to see her.
Angela goes to the Queen's chamber being pursued by Victor, to speak to
her Mother. Koren tells Angela about the invasion of Forcena that they
are planning, and how they plan to take the world's Mana stones. They
say that in order to get to the Mana Holyland, they must release the
energy of the 8 Mana stones. Angela asks how this will be done, and
Valda tells her of an ancient spell that controls the energy of the Mana
stones, and that it takes the life of the caster. They then tell Angela
that they are using Angela's life as the sacrifice for releasing the
Mana stone's energy that is in the Labyrinth of Ice walls. Angela
freaks, wondering what the hell is going on... Valda then tells her
that she is the shame of the Royal family, being the only one that
cannot use Magic. She also says that Angela can be greatly remembered
as a user of the great Magics (the magic that controls the stones'
energy), so her death will not be a forgotten one.
Angela refuses, then she is all of a sudden vanishes atthe cause of
a mysterious force. She awakens a few minutes later to find herself
outside of the Castle gates. She wonders to herself why her mom wants
her life as a Sacrifice to release the Mana Stone's energy, and decides
to venture away from the castle, knowing she can't go back in order to
avoid death.
She fights her way through the fierce Sahagins of the Sub-Zero
snowfields, and then all of a sudden passes out because she can't
withstand the fierce cold weather. She then finds herself in a house
with a woman and a little girl that brought her from the Sub-Zero
snowfields, to the Snow City Elrand. She then watches as the woman
plays with her daughter, and turns away because she remembers how her
mother never did things like that for her when she was an infant.
She walks outside, and goes to the inn to talk to the Fortune
Teller, and the FT tells her that life is 99% fate, and 1% hope. The FT
tells Angela that some people lose their 1% hope, which is why they go
to the Priest of Light in the Holy City Wendel. She walks out of the
inn, then decides to head out to the Holy City for help, seeing that she
can't stay in Altena anymore unless she wants to be killed by Koren and
Valda.
Side note: Doesn't Valda look hot? Hehe....
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3. Angela in battle
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Angela is not really much of a fighter like some of the other
characters, but she learns offensive Magic. As a matter of fact, she is
the best offensive magic user in the game. Although most of her stats
are low, her magic makes up for it. Angela has low Vitality and low HP,
and she isn't very strong, either. Offensive, elemental magic is her
specialty. She has the highest intelligence rating, meaning the highest
Magic Defense and Magic Effectiveness in the game. She also has a high
Spirit rating, although she learns no spells that increase the party's
stats, but she is good with HP-raising/beneficial items. She learns a
few spells in her Neutral class to start her off, then gains a lot more
as she levels up. Every one of her Final classes has 12 spells, which
is the Maximum number of spells for one character. None of the other
characters can learn the magic that Angela learns, making her stand out
in Offensive attack Magic. Her luck isn't so great either, meaning that
she isn't the best at opening treasure chests and avoiding traps, unlike
Hawk, who has the highest luck rating. She is one of the 4 single-
hitting characters in the game, but her range is slightly better than
the characters who have 2x attack, but that still doesn't make up for
her low attack power. Angela isn't meant to have a high attack power,
since after all, she IS the best Offensive Magic user, and that's what I
love her for.
Angela's Light classes actually have a better attack power than her
Dark Classes, and this is sort of a surprise indeed. Angela's Light
Light class (Grand Divina) has the Highest Strength of all of her
classes (17), which isn't bad for a magic user, and her tech does enough
damage to take out most regular enemies in just one hit. Angela's Light
Dark class, the Arch Mage, has a higher Spirit rating than the Grand
Divina, but a lower Strength Rating. Otherwise, the Grand Divina and
the Arch Mage are very similar (Multitarget all Lv 2 spells, and
"Ultimate" Spells), but their ultimate spells are different. Both are
excellent classes. I'm not going to say which is better, Grand Divina
or Arch Mage, since they are almost the same, so there is no better one.
Angela's Dark classes, however, don't learn to use Multitarget
Magic unlike her Light classes (except for Ancient, Magus), but they do
learn powerful Spells. Angela's Dark Dark class, the Magus, has the
highest intelligence rating of all her classes (22), too bad her Lv 2
spells aren't Multitargetable. Although not Multitargetable, She has
the most powerful Lv 2 spells (And Lv 1 spells) of all classes. The
Rune Master, Angela's Dark Light class, is the only class that learns Lv
3 spells, which are more powerful than Lv 2 spells, and most of them
inflict a bad status effect on enemies. It kinda reminds you of Hawk's
Dark Light class, the Ninja Master, except that the Rune Master's magic
doesn't have Stat Down effects unlike the Ninja Master's Magic. They
are also pretty costly on MP, and aren't Multitargetable.
All of Angela's Final classes are good ones, there is no best
Final class for Angela.
Since Angela's magic proves to be very effective during the course
of the game, she is a good character choice for a starting team, since
she will help speed the game up big time, especially with most of the
bosses. Angela is not that hard of a character to use, if ya know what
yer doin. Beware, tho, don't use Angela as a physical attacker, as she
has low HP and low attack power. It's best to stay at a distance and
use her magic since she has a LOT of MP, and attack with her every once
in a while. When you Master how to control Angela in battle, you'll
fall in love with her as much as I am in love with her (hehehe...)
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4. Angela's classes, magic, stats, techs, and Final Equipment
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Here is a list of all of Angela's classes, the magic learned with
each of those classes and their effects, each class's Maximum stats,
techs that come with each class, and the Final Equipment for each class.
Here is how Angela's classes work:
Grand Divina
/
Sorceress
/ \
/ Arch Mage
Magician
\ Rune Master
\ /
Delvar
\
Magus
Here are the descriptions for each class, and what they learn.
Magician (Neutral)- Angela's starting class, nothing much to talk about
here, as you can't really CHOOSE to be a Magician, you're FORCED to be
one if you choose her as a character. A good Neutral class, as she
learns 6 Magic spells before her first class change. Note that you must
have the Elemental before you can learn Angela's magic. She doesn't
start off with Magic, but she learns it as she levels up, and if you
increase her Intelligence rating. I recommend increasing her
Intelligence to at least 10 before class changing, just to be sure that
her intelligence isn't too low to learn her 1st 6 magic spells.
Magic Learned:
Holy Ball-(MP: 2) (One/all enemies)- Angela's first spell, and a good
one throughout the game. Can damage one enemy, or all enemies on the
screen with balls of Light. Does even more damage against enemies of a
Dark type. Requires Wisp, the Spirit of Light, to learn.
Diamond Missile-(MP: 2) (One/all enemies)- This is a cool-looking spell,
in my opinion. A Diamond shatters and breaks up into smaller pieces,
which pierce your enemy or enemies, doing earth damage. Good against
enemies that are Air-type. Requires Gnome, the Spirit of Earth, to
learn.
Air Blast-(MP: 2) (One/all enemies)- Two Wind blades come together and
form a Cyclone on one enemy, or Cyclones Sweep across the screen, doing
Wind elemental damage. Requires Jinn, the spirit of Wind, to learn.
Evil Gate-(MP: 2) (One/all enemies)- Enemy gets trapped in a gate of
darkness that "sucks" them in, doing Dark elemental damage. Requires
Shade, the Spirit of Darkness, to learn.
Ice Smash-(MP: 2) (One/all enemies)- Hails large chunks of ice down on
one enemy, or hurls 3 giant Ice chunks down on all enemies on the
screen, doing Ice elemental damage. Requires Undine, the spirit of
Water, to learn.
Fireball-(MP: 2) (One/all enemies)- Launches 3 missile-like fireballs at
one enemy, or 6 fireballs at all enemies. This spell looks cool, and it
has awesome animation too. Requires Salamando, the spirit of Fire, to
learn.
The Magician's maximum stats:
Strength-8
Agility-8
Vitality-8
Intelligence-12
Spirit-11
Luck-10
Tech: Double Attack (Hits anything that's in the way of it)
Sorceress (Light)-This is a great class, as she learns a few Lv 2 spells
that are useful throughtout the game, especially against the God-Beasts
that you will come across. She doesn't learn to Multitarget her Lv 2
spells until later, which is even better. If you're a starter, I
recommend taking the Sorceress first, as you will NOT regret it, and
you'll be happy that you did. She also gets a nice-looking tech too
(Heeheehee.....)
Magic Learned:
Saint Beam-(MP: 5) (One enemy)- Makes a Triangular-shaped beam circle
around Angela once, then pierces an enemy, causing great Light damage.
A powerful spell indeed, and very useful against Dark enemies.
Thunderstorm-(MP: 4) (One enemy)- Makes a fierce Lightning Bolt strike
one enemy from above, causing great Wind damage. Good against Ground-
type enemies.
Earthquake-(MP: 4) (One enemy)- Drops a giant boulder on top of an
enemy, causing great Earth damage. Good against Wind-type enemies.
Mega Splash-(MP: 4) (One enemy)- Rains on top of an enemy for a bit,
then shoots 4 Icebergs up from the ground around an enemy, causing great
Water damage. Good against Fire-type enemies.
Explode-(MP: 4) (One enemy)- Makes the area that the enemy is standing
in explode, causing great Fire damage. Good against Ice-type enemies.
The Sorceress's Maximum Stats:
Strength-14
Agility-14
Vitality-14
Intelligence-17
Spirit-17
Luck-14
Tech: Pink Typhoon (Shows her arse for a few secs, then blows a damaging
kiss at one enemy. Sweet!)
Delvar (Dark)-The Delvar doesn't have as much to offer as the Sorceress,
as she only learns 1 extra spell (Dark Force). This spell is helpful
against 1 God-Beast, the Light Gazer (probably the most annoying God-
Beast). She has a higher intelligence than the Sorceress, meaning her
Lv 1 spells are slightly more powerful than the Sorceress's level 1
spells. Not recommended for starters, I only recommend this path for
Vet Angela players, or experienced ones, at least. You have to suffer
20 levels of this class before you can get to her better Dark classes.
Magic Learned:
Dark Force-(MP: 5) (One enemy)- Makes a black Circle close in on an
enemy, followed by a series of damaging Darkness orbs. Dark elemental
damage. Good against Light enemies, and powerful too.
The Delvar's Maximum Stats:
Strength-13
Agility-13
Vitality-14
Intelligence-18
Spirit-16
Luck-13
Tech: Star Attack (Shoots three stars from her cane at one enemy.)
Grand Divina (Light Light)-Oh yes, Yes, YES! YESSS! (ahem) Never mind
me. Anyway, the Grand Divina is Angela's Light Light class, and an X-
SUH-LENT class indeed. Although there are A LOT out there that disagree
with me. Most others say that the Rune Master is the best class for
Angela, but I disagree, and I'll tell you why later. Anyway, thye
Grand Divina is my favorite class, as this class gives Angela the
ability to multitarget all of her Level 2 spells (MT Saint Beam!
Yahoo!), plus an awesome ultimate spell called "Double Spell", which
rocks the screen for a combination of magic attacks, and it's awesome.
This class also has the highest Strength rating of all of Angela's
classes, making her not too bad of an attacker for a Magician. A HIGH
intelligence meaning powerful spells, and a great Spirit rating too,
which makes her good at using those infamous Poto Oils, or any
beneficial-magic items (Sabering items, etc.). An enjoyable class.
'Nuff said.
Magic Learned:
Saint Beam (One/All enemies)
Thunderstorm (One/All enemies)
Earthquake (One/All enemies)
Mega Splash (One/All enemies)
Explode (One/All enemies)
Double Spell-(MP: 9) (All enemies)- A combination of Lava Wave followed
by a multitarget Ice Smash attack, damaging all enemies on the screen
for a double-elemental attack. Very powerful, and useful in the last
few dungeons, but watch your MP.
Grand Divina's Maximum Stats:
Strength-17
Agility-17
Vitality-18
Intelligence-21
Spirit-19
Luck-16
Equipment of the Grand Divina:
Weapon: Ganvantein
Armor: Myein Dress
Helmet: Myein Crown
Ring: Blizzard Hairpin
Tech: Spiral Rod (Angela throws her Rod at an enemy in a spinning
motion, and the rod hacks away at the enemy while still in a spinning
motion, then the Rod returns to Angela. Pretty cool tech)
Item needed for the Grand Divina class:
Arcane Book (if used as a Regular item, it will cast Saint Beam against
the enemy)
Archmage (Light Dark)-Whoo! Here we goze again! Okay, Meet the Arch
Mage, which has just about everything that the Grand Divina has, except
a different Ultimate spell, a higher point of Spirit and Luck, and one
less point in everything else except Vitality. As I said before, the
Archmage has just about all that the Grand Divina has, meaning
Multitarget ALL Level 2 spells, AND an ultimate spell, but instead of
Double Spell, she learns a spell called "Rainbow Dust", which is a magic
spell with the 4 basic elementals creating a Rainbow-like Aura to attack
all enemies. You should see for yourself. It's fun to watch, but it
does cost a lot, so be careful. Angela's Light classes RULE!
Magic Learned:
Saint Beam (One/All enemies)
Thunderstorm (One/All enemies)
Earthquake (One/All enemies)
Mega Splash (One/All enemies)
Explode (One/All enemies)
Rainbow Dust-(MP: 10) (All enemies)- The 4 elementals Gnome, Undine,
Salamando, and Jinn (in that order) jump out of Angela and disappear,
then a Rainbow Circle slowly closes in on the center of the screen, then
a bunch of Rainbow dots splatter all over the screen, damaging all
enemies. One awesome spell, along with Double spell.
Archmage's Maximum Stats:
Strength-16
Agility-16
Vitality-18
Intelligence-20
Spirit-20
Luck-17
Equipment of the Archmage:
Weapon: Spirit Cane
Armor: Eremos Coat
Helmet: Eremos Crown
Ring: Blizzard Hairpin
Tech: Dancing Rod (Angela makes her cane "dance" for a few seconds, then
makes it repeatedly attack one enemy.)
Item needed for the Archmage class:
Book of Secrets (If used as a Regular item, it will cast Multitarget
Explode against all enemies)
Magus (Dark Dark)-The Magus. Yes, hmm..... the Magus has the highest
intelligence of all of Angela's classes (22), meaning she has the most
powerful Lv 1 and Lv 2 spells in the game. Only bad thing is that the
Lv 2 spells she learns are single-target (sigh)..... Basically, she
learns all the Lv 2 magic that the Sorceress does, except for Saint
Beam. But, to top off all the Lv 2 magic that she learns, she learns
Ancient, which is the most powerful attack spell the Magus has to offer.
I know you've seen Ancient being casted at least once before, but if you
haven't, it's an attack in which a bunch of Meteors fall from the sky,
causing a bunch of explosions, then ends with one GIANT Meteor, dealing
EXTREME damage. Be wary, as it does take some time to cast, so you may
need a spell such as Trans-Shape (Hawk as a Wanderer has it) to cast on
Angela so that she is safe from being attacked while casting Ancient.
Be careful, though, because Ancient takes a whooping 12 MP to cast, and
you can run out before you know it. I'd rather take the Archmage or the
*Grand Divina*, but just for fun, I pick this class to kill everyone
with the fun Ancient spell. So, maybe she doesn't have the ability to
MT Level 2 spells unlike the GD and the AM, but she has the most
powerful Lv 1 and 2 spells. Good choice if you want a challenge.
Magic Learned:
Thunderstorm (One enemy)
Earthquake (One enemy)
Mega Splash (One enemy)
Explode (One enemy)
Ancient-(MP: 12) (All enemies) (Description above)
Magus's Maximum Stats:
Strength-16
Agility-16
Vitality-18
Intelligence-22
Spirit-18
Luck-15
Equipment of the Magus:
Weapon: Dragon Rod
Armor: Ancient Robe
Helmet: Ancient Tiara
Ring: Magma Hairpin
Tech: Hot Shot (Angela shoots 5 small explosive red bombs from her cane
at one enemy.)
Item needed for the Magus class:
Forbidden Book (If used as a Regular item, it will cast Multitarget Dark
Force against all enemies)
Rune Master (Dark Light)-(Takes a deep breath) THE RUNE MASTER....sorry
for shouting. (ahem) The Rune Master is the only class of Angela that
learns Level 3 spells, which do more damage than Level 2 and Level 1
spells, as well as inflict a bad status on an enemy (with the exception
of Blaze Wall). And she also learns DeathSpell, which wipes out an
enemy in one hit, or does 999 damage to bosses. There are some bad
things, though: her Lv 3 spells are only single-target, and they cost a
lot of MP to cast (7 per spell). She has almost the same stats as the
Grand Divina, but two lower points of Strength and Agility. An
impressive class with Level 3 spells, but many people claim that this is
the "only" way to go with Angela, but I disagree in many ways, and I
will explain why I disagree later on. And I do have to agree, this is
the most unique class of Angela.
Magic Learned:
Dark Force (One/all enemies)
Stun Wind-(MP: 7) (One enemy)- Attacks one enemy with a hurricane-like
wind, dealing heavy wind elemental damage and Silences the enemy (unless
it is a boss). (Jinn Spell)
Stone Cloud-(MP: 7) (One enemy)- Makes a large rock-elemented cloud fall
on top of an enemy dealing heavy Earth damage, and Petrifies the enemy
(except bosses). Very useful spell, especially against the Lv 99 Great
Demons in the fight with the Black Rabite. (Gnome Spell)
Cold Blaze-(MP: 7) (One enemy)- Snows on the screen for a few seconds,
then all the snow instantly comes together, trapping an enemy in a cage
of ice, and dealing heavy Ice damage. Turns an enemy into a Snowman
(doesn't work on bosses), disabling then to move. (Undine Spell)
Blaze Wall-(MP: 7) (One enemy)- Makes Magma shoot up from the ground
under one enemy, dealing heavy Fire damage. No Status effect unlike the
other spells, but does good damage. (Salamando Spell)
DeathSpell-(MP: 8) (One enemy)- Traps an enemy in a darkness sphere
surrounded by a "Triforce" as I like to call it. Kills an enemy
instantly, or does 999 damage to bosses, but there's a catch: YOU MUST
BE AT THE SAME LEVEL AS THE ENEMY OR BOSS (OR HIGHER) FOR DEATHSPELL TO
WORK. If your level is lower than the enemy you are casting it on, it
will do 0 damage. Also note that DeathSpell is a non-elemental spell,
so no types of enemies can absorb it. (Shade Spell, but non-elemental)
Rune Master's Maximum Stats:
Strength-15
Agility-15
Vitality-18
Intelligence-21
Spirit-19
Luck-16
Equipment of the Rune Master:
Weapon: Rune Staff
Armor: Rune Coat
Helmet: Rune Veil
Ring: Magma Hairpin
Tech: 10t (Angela throws her Rod in the air, and a giant 10-ton weight
falls on top of an enemy. (sigh) Kinda reminds me of the Road
Runner/Wile E. Coyote cartoons.....)
Item needed for the Rune Master class:
Book of Rune (If used as an item, it will cast DeathSpell against a
single enemy)
Well, that's it for the classes and their descriptions. Hope this
helps...
If you have any class descriptions, e-mail me at
[email protected], or tell me at the SD3 message boards.
From MeepleLard:
Sorcerress-This Class is one of the Top Second Classes in the game. She
learns all her Level 2 spells when you need them, namely the God Beasts.
And her attack is pretty good for Angela this stage in the game. The
only thing she does worse than the Delvar is fighting Light Gazer and
weaker level 1 spells, but her Level 2 spells are much better.
Delvar-On the flip side, while Angela contains one of the Best 2nd
Classes, she also has one of the worst. This class gets one spell, WOW!
And the spell is dark based, which is the most useless Elemant in the
Game. Personally, I have no reason to choose the Delvar, unless the team
needs the Rune Master, which it usually does not. This class could have
been a lot better, but it's not. STAY AWAY FROM THIS UNLESS YOU'VE
PLAYED AS ANGELA BEFORE.
Grand Divina-Her Best Class, but only a little above the 2nd place one
but a whole lot above the other 2. She learns powerful MT level 2
spells, and her Ultimate Spell, Double Spell, is just awesome. I have
gotten it to do over 900 points of damage to certain bosses, and that's
awesome. If that sounds good, what if I said that the Grand Divina also
contains Angela's highest Strength, meaning, she can be used as a
Fighter to a degree in this Class. This is one you definitly should put
into consideration. Also, you don't suffer 20 levels as the Delvar, but
kick *$$ for 20 levels as the Sorcerress.
Arch Mage-Ummm, basically the same as the Grand Divina, only not as
good. But she is better for areas with Dark Enemies, as her Saint Beam
is Stronger, since that is one spell based on Spirit and she has the
Highest Spirit of all of her classes. Also, Rainbow Dust is as powerful
as Double Spell and looks cooler too. This Class is great, use it if
your team lacks a healer, since she can Throw Poto Oils almost as good
as Carlie.
Rune Master-The Most hated class on the board, the most loved on the
Faqs. This class is the only reason to choose the Delvar, IMHO. She is
better than her light classes ONLY if your team has Good MT Spells or
can't do much Damage to bosses. She is great against Bosses, with her
Level 3 spells and Death Spell, but against Regular Enemies, she loses
use. I think this class is one of the best to use against Koren, but
Still, I'll choose her Light Classes 9/10, the 1 time is when I use the
Rune Master.
Magus-At first, I loved this class, because of Ancient. When I realized
that her Light Classes cast Cheaper Ultimate Spells that are strong
enough to wipe out enemies, I thought "Why use this class?" Out of
Seriousness, there is not much reason to choose this Class. Instead of
learning MT Level 2 basic elementals, she only gets slightly stronger ST
Level 2 spells, which are not nearly as good. Instead of the almighty MT
Saint Beam, she gets the all crappy ST Dark Force. And some people say
Ancient is worth 20 levels as the Delvar, but I think its not.
Personally, if you want the Magus, i'ts basically the same as her Light
Classes with a More expensive Spell, and w/out MT level 2's. And one
last thought, on bosses, Ancient does the same amount of Damage to them
with stats raised and lowered as Rainbow Dust and Double Spell. And
those 2 you can cast more. THis is the worst and most useless class of
Angela, and what's worse is that you are forced to use the Delvar for at
least 20 levels. STAY AWAY FROM THIS CLASS, and most of the time, her
dark side.
From Unlocke:
Grand Divina and Archmage are pretty much the same class. They're both
very good because they can multi target all lvl1 and lvl2 spells except
for dark force, and have double or rainbow. However, Grand Divina does
have a slightly higher strength and intelligence. Archmage has higher
spirit, so have her toss poto oils. Although rainbow does more damage,
it costs more 10 MP. This means it can be cast 9 times, but have 9 mp
left over. Double spell costs 9 mp, so it can be cast exactly 11 times.
RuneMaster-Read any of my rants on RuneMaster topic. Basically, I say
that she has worse spells and stats, compared to her other classes.
From Aron Figaro:
Okay, here go mine:
Sorceress: Well personally I find all of Angela's classes to be pretty
effective. For the Sorceress, you get single-target level-2-elemental
spells in Light, Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water, as well as retaining the
Multi-Target level-1 spells of the aforementioned 5 elements, as well as
Darkness. Her techs aren't really worth mentioning for power...but Pink
Typhoon is just cute and funny! 7/10 for this class.
Delvar: I find this class to be more effective than a lot of people take
it as, and I did my first playthrough of the game with Angela as a
Delvar. It was a little bit harder, because you don't have the level-2
Elemental spells in anything except for Darkness, but you do get
improved Intelligence. This will increase the power of your level-1
spells, and I found that they were the most MP-efficient to begin with.
Delvar is just a good class, albeit misunderstood. I give it a 7/10 as
well.
GrandDivina: I really like this class, although I still say that all of
Angela's FCs are really equal, save possibly for the Archmage. The
GrandDivina gets MT Level-2 Element spells, and her Ultimate Spell is
Double Spell, for 9 MP. I don't often use DS, but I do find her magic to
be effective, and she has the highest attack power out of all the FCs. I
rate this class 8/10
Archmage: This class has NOTHING over GrandDivina. I think they should
have made more differences. Rainbow Dust, the Ultimate Spell of this
class, is more effective than Double Spell, but not by much, and you
sacrifice Strength, Agility, and Intelligence, for an extra point on
Spirit and Luck. I wouldn't bother really with this class, and I give it
5/10.
Rune Master: THIS class gets interesting! You get some nice Level-3
element spells, albeit single-target, and they inflict status ailments.
Sure you're burning a lot of MP on them, but I really find them
effective. Deathspell, on the other hand, I find quite useless. Don't
even bother using it unless you know you're a higher level than a boss.
Then go ahead and bomb his brains out with it, by all means! I give this
class, which was my FC on my first playthrough, a good 7.5/10.
Magus: Now this is a great class. Level-2 spells and Ancient are the
dominating factors. The L2s aren't Multi-Target, save for Dark Force,
but that doesn't matter, because you will usually be using this class on
bosses anyway. You have the highest maximum Intelligence for any
character in the game, as well as the most powerful magic attack in the
game, Ancient. It DOES cost 12 MP, and is very long to cast, though, so
it should be saved for bosses, unless you have Tree Saber on someone. I
give this class an 8/10!
From Fizban13:
Here I go...
Sorcerress- Good second class with pretty powerful lvl2 spells.
GrandDivina - Angela's best class IMO, has stronger magic power than
Archmage(not counting saint beam) and Angela's highest strength. She has
a good final spell too, at only 9 MP and dealing just barly less than
rainbow dust.
ArchMage - very similar to GD, just less powerful magic but casts spells
faster due to her extra points in spirit. Her tech costs more MP than
GD's but doesn't deal much more damage. She has somewhat low of attack
power.
Delvar - the second worse second class in the game IMO. She learns
DarkForce and...and...that's it. Avoid this class unless you have a good
party with RM and Magus.
RuneMaster - Usually a poor class, but in the right party, it can be
pretty good. Somewhat of a MP consuming class, but has very powerful
magic. What makes this class even worse is her extremly low attack
power, but it shouldn't be too big of a problem being that Angela is
supposed to be a magic user.
Magus - Angela's second best class and often her best class when used
properly. People often see Ancient and don't look any further into the
class. She has Angela's highest magic power and her second highest
strength.
From Veib:
Sorceress: The MT lvl 1 spells are nice, but ST lvl 2 spells are even
nicer. Gets all the lvl 2 spells except Dark Force. Spells help
tremendously against the God-Beasts. Great spells and a funny tech make
a great class.
Grand Divina: MT lvl 2 spells are good, and so is Double Spell. DS just
looks boring, and is damn long to watch. GD has highest attack power of
all Angela's classes with her 17 strength. Also highest intelligence, so
her spells are more powerful than those of Arch Mage. She has the
coolest sub-screen pose in the game, and cool colors. I prefer this over
Arch Mage.
Arch Mage: Basically the same as GD, but with Rainbow Dust instead of
Double Spell. Has higher spirit, and thus has more powerful Holy Ball
and Saint Beam spells. A good class, but IMO not as good as Grand
Divina.
Delvar: Now this sucks. Only one spell over the Magician, and that's the
not-so-useful Dark Force. Whoopee. And you have to use her for 20
levels. Go to with the Light, my friend. Just go with the Light.
Rune Master: I like it. Since I use spells only one bosses, MT is not
needed so ST lvl 3 spells kick ass. Death Spell is nice with high enough
levels (which I never have...). The most unique class of Angela, and the
only class in the game that can get the lvl 3 elemental spells. Lack of
lvl 2 spells is a bad thing, though. A nice class, but it's not worth 20
levels of Delvar.
Magus: Has all the lvl 2 spells except Saint Beam, but they're only ST.
Ancient is the most powerful spell in the game and it's MT. But the
ultimate spells of her light classes are powerful enough, and they also
get MT lvl 2 spells. Magus has the highest intelligence of all Angela's
classes, and so has the most powerful spells. Not worth 20 levels of
Delvar, especially since Light classes have almost all that Magus has,
and they also have better stuff. I'd say that this is Angela's worst
class.
From Paul Wolfstien:
I'm only gonna go the FC's, that's all that matters to me.
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Grand Divina: The GD is definitly a "Tier 1" character, along with the
Arch Mage. They are both very good, but I agree with everyone in they
could have more variety. The GD gets higher STR/DEX than the AM but the
AM gets higher INT/SPR. So if you want a little more power, take the GD.
If you want a little more magic power/healing take the AM.
Highlights of this class are: MTLV1 spells, MTLV2 spells, good
STR/DEX/INT, and Double Spell.
Arch Mage: The AM is also a definite "Tier 1" character (although I put
it in Tier 2, I think). She is the excat same as the GD, except she has
lower STR but she has higher INT/SPR. I find this comes more in handy
for the teams I use Angela with. Still both of them are great classes.
Highlights of this class are: MTLV1 spells, MTLV2 spells, good
STR/INT/SPR, and my fav US Rainbow Dust.
Magus: The Magus is not only one of the few "Useless" classes in SD3 ...
but it is the WORST of the "useless" classes. She has MTLV1 spells,
STLV2 spells, and a very strong US in Ancient. However since she doesn't
have MTLV2 spells she's really horrible. Yeah, you could say she's a
great BOSS fighter, but the Rune Master takes her easily in that
department. She has good STR and the highest INT of Angela's FC's which
makes her MTLV1's a lot more useful than before. Still stronger MTLV1's
and Ancient don't make up for her lack of MTLV2's. This is basically
like a worse version of the Grand Divina and Arch Mage.
Highlights of this class are: MTLV1 spells, good STR, highest INT of her
FC's, and Ancient.
Rune Master: The RM is probably the most controversial class in SD3.
This was due to the idiotic FAQ writers (early on) for SD3 that totally
praised this class, and didn't see it's downsides as well as it's
upsides. The RM has the worst stat's of all of Angela's FC's but she
makes up for it with her awesome powered LV3 spells which not only do
amazing damage, but cause status effects as well. She gets the best
spell in the game (Death Spell) which kills any enemy in one hit, and
does 999 damage to BOSSES, and it's guaranteed for 8 MP. The only catch
to DS is that for it to work you have to be on an equal or higher level
than your enemy. That's never a problem for me personally, so it has
tremendous uses. MTLV1 spells really help this class as well. Since this
class is mainly for BOSS fighting the MTLV1's help her contribute with
regular enemy battles. This is a great class if used right, but it can't
be used in as many parties as her light classes can. Still, it's a blast
to use, and has Angela's coolest tech (10t).
Highlights of this class are: MTLV1 spells, LV3 spells, and the Death
Spell.
-
There ya go.
-PW
Thanks you guys! I really appreciate it!
Oh yeah, and to Veib:
LOL! :)
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5. Suggested Team Combinations
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This is a section where I have tried out a variety of teams with Angela
in them.
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Angela, Kevin, Hawk
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This is actually my first team, and I have to say, it did go pretty
well. I had Angela as a Grand Divina, Hawk as a Nightblade, and Kevin
as a God Hand. Good thing I did have the God Hand, as the God Hand and
the Nightblade have Full-Screen techs, and Angela has all multitarget
Magic, making it easy for me to hack through enemies in my way. A cool
team, if you ask me.
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Kevin, Duran, Angela
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This is a team where I made a mistake on. A couple of mistakes,
actually. First, I had Kevin as a Dervish, Duran as a Sword Master, and
Angela as an Archmage. The mistake I made was turning Kevin into a
Dervish cause the Sword Master already has Moon Saber. Then, I tried
Kevin as a Death Hand, Duran as a Duelist, and Angela as a Grand Divina.
This team worked well, as Kevin and Duran both have Full screen Techs,
and Angela has once again all multitarget elemental magic (plus Double
spell), AND this team is an all out powerhouse, with all characters at
their most powerful classes (in terms of strength). The bad thing is,
no healers (>_<), but that can be fixed with Healing items (D'oh!). A
great team, you should try it for fun.
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Angela, Lise, Carlie
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Yay! The all-female team! Whoo! Fun, fun, fun! (AHEM, ahem) Anyway,
I had a lot of fun with this team, even though not the highest of
offense, but I still liked it. This is where I (sorta) found a home for
Angela's Dark classes. I went Dark with Angela, then to the Rune Master
class, went Light with Lise, then to the Star Lancer class, then I went
Dark (again) with Carlie, then to the Necromancer class. It was kinda
bad because I had to suffer 20 levels of the Delvar, but then again it
wasn't because I had Lise's stat ups to improve Angela's Level 1 spells.
I managed to make it through, not that hard. The good stuff happened
when I got to the second class change. I have Carlie with Black Curse
(all stats down, except for Hit/Evade Rate), Lise with Multitarget Stat
ups and an EXCELLENT summon, and Angela with the Level 3 spells, and
DeathSpell. The all-female team can do some SERIOUS damage if you know
what you're doing. :)
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Angela, Hawk, Lise
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A rather interesting team... for this team, I had Lise a Star Lancer,
Hawk a Ninja Master, and Angela as Archmage. It's a cool team, with
Stat downs, Stat ups, and multitarget magic. Maybe not the most
exciting of all teams, but try it for the hell of it.
More teams to come.....
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6. All Weapons/Armor/Helmets/Rings for Angela
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Basically, all the equipment Angela as to offer. I FINALLY got through
the Weapons list, and it was a freaking pain in the arse.....
indeed.....
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Weapons
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Wooden Cane (starter weapon)
2xStrength(+10)=Attack power
Found where: Don't ask me, Ask Angela.....
Cost: Nothing
Staff
3xStrength(+10)=Attack power
Found where: Lakeshore Village Astoria, Free City Maia, Holy City Wendel
OR Angela is already equipped with it if she is your 2nd or 3rd
character.
Cost: 75 Luc
Witch Staff
4xStrength(+13)=Attack power
Found where: Dwarf Village, Grasslands Country Forcena
Cost: 180 Luc
Oak Cane
5xStrength(+13)=Attack power
Found where: Castle City Jad after defeating the Jewel Eater
Cost: 220 Luc
Pewter Rod
6xStrength(+13)=Attack power
Found where: Fishing Harbor Palo
Cost: 378 Luc
Ruby Cane
7xStrength(+13)=Attack power
Found where: Volcanic Island Bucca
Cost: ?
Crystal Rod
8xStrength(+18)=Attack power
Found where: Sand City Sultan, Snow City Elrand
Cost: 1,100 Luc
Soul Rod
9xStrength(+18)=Attack power
Found where: ?
Cost: ?
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Light Class weapons
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Varshu Staff
9xStrength(+20)=Attack power
Found where: ?
Cost: ?
Ash Cane
10xStrength(+19)=Attack power
Found where: Flowergarden Land Diorre
Cost: 2,650 Luc
Will Staff
10xStrength(+21)=Attack power
Found where: Flowergarden Land Diorre
Cost: 2,900 Luc
Rajin's Cane
11xStrength(+20)=Attack power
Found where: Moonlight City Mintos, Magic Kingdom Altena, Oasis Village
Deen
Cost: 3,480 Luc
Mythril Rod
11xStrength(+22)=Attack power
Found where: Moonlight City Mintos, Magic Kingdom Altena, Oasis Village
Deen
Cost: 3,830 Luc
Memyl Rod
12xStrength(+20)=Attack power
Found where: Chiquichita the Cat during the 8 God-Beasts Quest
Cost: ?
Druid Cane
12xStrength(+22)=Attack power
Found where: Chiquichita the Cat during the 8 God-Beasts Quest
Cost: ?
Nebula Staff
13xStrength(+20)=Attack power
Found where: Chiquichita the Cat after defeating 4 or the 8 God-Beasts
Cost: 14,335 Luc
WorldTreeBranch
13xStrength(+22)=Attack power
Found where: Chiquichita the cat after defeating 4 of the 8 God-Beasts
Cost: 16,400 Luc
Mizunara Cane
14xStrength(+20)=Attack power
Found where: Ancient City Pedan
Cost: 22,000 Luc
Eternal Rod
14xStrength(+22)=Attack power
Found where: Ancient City Pedan
Cost: 33,470 Luc
Grand Divina's Final Weapon:
Ganvantein
15xStrength(+22)=Attack power
Found where: From a Weapon/Armor Seed (must have Angela as the Grand
Divina class to obtain)
Cost: N/A
Archmage's Final Weapon:
Spirit Cane
15xStrength(+24)=Attack power
Found where: From a Weapon/Armor Seed (must have Angela as the Archmage
class to obtain)
Cost: N/A
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Dark Class weapons
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Cunning Staff
9xStrength(+22)=Attack power
Found where: ?
Cost: ?
Ash Cane
10xStrength(+19)=Attack power
Found where: Flowergarden Land Diorre
Cost: 2,650 Luc
Tot's Cane
10xStrength(+23)=Attack power
Found where: Flowergarden Land Diorre
Cost: 3,155 Luc
Rajin's Cane
11xStrength(+20)=Attack power
Found where: Moonlight City Mintos, Magic Kingdom Altena, Oasis Village
Deen
Cost: 3,480 Luc
Skull Rod
11xStrength(+24)=Attack power
Found where: Moonlight City Mintos, Magic Kingdom Altena, Oasis Village
Deen
Cost: 4,000 Luc
Memyl Rod
12xStrength(+20)=Attack power
Found where: Chiquichita the Cat during the 8 God-beast quest
Cost: ?
Revelation Cane
12xStrength(+24)=Attack power
Found where: Chiquichita the Cat during the 8 God-beast quest
Cost: ?
Nebula Staff
13xStrength(+20)=Attack power
Found where: Chiquichita the Cat after defeating 4 of the 8 God-beasts
Cost: 14,335 Luc
Ancient Rod
13xStrength(+24)=Attack power
Found where: Chiquichita the Cat after defeating 4 of the 8 God-beasts
Cost: 17,335 Luc
Mizunara Cane
14xStrength(+20)=Attack power
Found where: Ancient City Pedan
Cost: 22,000 Luc
Celnunnus Cane
14xStrength(+24)=Attack power
Found where: Ancient City Pedan
Cost: 31,735 Luc
Rune Master's Final Weapon:
Rune Staff
15xStrength(+26)=Attack power
Found where: From a Weapon/Armor seed (must have Angela as the Rune
Master class to obtain)
Cost: N/A
Magus' Final Weapon:
Dragon Rod
15xStrength(+28)=Attack power
Found where: From a Weapon/Armor seed (must have Angela as the Magus
class to obtain)
Cost: N/A
Armor/Rings/Helmets coming soon.....
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7. Angela's Last Scenario
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Here is a Mini-Walkthrough that guides you through Angela's Final Area,
the Glass Desert, followed by her Final Dungeon, Dragon's Hole.
Side Note: The Max HPs I put for the bosses is a rough estimate....
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~!~Glass Dessert~!~
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Okay, you should know where the Glass Desert is. If not, then I'll
tell ya how to get there. Just go to the NorthWestern continent on
Flammie, and land on it. Simple! Also, make sure you are stocked on
healing items, and any other items you may need, because once you get to
Dragon's Hole, you won't be able to Call Flammie and go to towns unless
you travel ALL the way back to the beginning of the Glass Desert (and I
don't think you want to do THAT...)
{Enemy threat Level: Semi-High}
When you land in the Glass Desert, you will land in a spot where there
are no enemies. To get through this area, just head North up the path,
killing all the enemies in your way. Continue following the path North,
until you reach a point where you must go west. Go west into the next
area, then head around the corner and continue following the path east.
Go east a couple of screens till you get to a place where you can't go
east anymore (there are enemies in the area also), go up the "Quicksand"
as I like to call it, then go into the northwest exit of the screen.
In the next screen, go into the northeast exit (be careful not to go
down the sand running downward, or you will be forced to go around
again), in the next screen, go north, and continue the path upwards,
until you reach a cave entrance. Before you enter the cave, make sure
you have a LOT of healing items, and make sure your character levels are
40+, and prepare to fight a boss. When you think you are ready, enter
the cave. Here is the God-Beast of Darkness, the Zable-Fahr.
{Boss: Zable-Fahr}
Max HP: 5,000 (Per head)
Boss threat level: High
Strategy: And I thought the God-Beasts would get Easier later on in
the game. Guess I was wrong..... Okay, the Zable-Fahr fight may or may
not last a while depending on what you're doing. Just basically attack
the side heads, doesn't matter which one you attack first, just as long
as they both end up going down. Holy Magic works GREAT here
(Multitarget Saint Beam works excellent), so use any Holy spells that
you have. Cast Saint Saber if you have it, as that will also help big
time, since the Zable Fahr's weakness is Holy, after all. Stat downs
and stat ups will help too. The only Stat downs that aren't needed are
Power Down and Speed down, as the Zable Fahr isn't a physical attacker.
Mind down helps in lowering their magic attack power. I also suggest
watching your character HP Levels, as the heads use a lot of attacks,
and they can deal some pretty decent damage to your party. No real
strategy, just don't use Dark elemental spells against it, as it helps
them instead of hurting them. Once you kill the two side heads,
Congrats! You beat the Zable Fahr.....
NOT! Prepare for a surprise.....
New Female head Max HP: 10,000
A Female head then appears in the center of the two heads, giving you
yet another head to kill. Not only that, but she uses Regeneration to
revive the two side heads. Ouch! And to top it all off, she uses Hell
Cross on your entire party just to let you know that the fight ain't
over yet. Hell Cross hurts. Badly. Heal Immediately after she casts
it, then prepare for a whole new fight. Just follow the same strategy
you used to kill the two side heads, except for only attack the middle
head. Destroying the middle head destroys the side two heads, so don't
worry about them. Also, watch out, as the middle head casts DeathSpell
at least once while you're fighting her, so be prepared to immediately
revive. Once you kill the middle head, then Congrats! You defeated the
God-Beast of Darkness, the Zable-Fahr! SERIOUS this time! What? You
don't believe me? Fine then!
After you kill the Zable-Fahr, the Faerie will tell you about how
killing the 8 God-beasts was all a trap, and how the power of all 8 God-
beasts now rests in the Mana Sword. After watching the scene, continue
past the cave, and heal/save at the *Gulp* Headless Golden Goddess
Statue. Make sure you are once again stocked on healing items, and
prepare for yet ANOTHER boss fight. Continue following the path, when
you get to a Dragon Head, enter it, and meet the Darkshine Knight.
{Boss: Darkshine Knight}
Max HP: 18,000
Threat Level: Sometimes low, sometimes Very High
Strategy: This boss can either be a piece of cake, or an atomic
bomb... I hated fighting him, and I will eternally. The Darkshine
Knight has the techs of all of Duran's Dark classes, and that makes him
dangerous. When fighting him, use any stat downs/ups you may have
(Black Curse will help). No wait, scratch that. Use Power down and
Protect down, as he doesn't use any magic, and he barely uses normal
attacks on you. If you have Power Down, it will make it a bit easier
because his techs will do a little less damage. He is weak against Fire
and Lightning magic, and he absorbs Water and Earth magic. And,
according to some people, he is supposedly weak to Holy Magic. I'll
have to double check on that one.
Anyway, I suggest you kill him quickly. He tends to go into his
"casting stance" (he will stand still and do this weird motion for a few
seconds), meaning he is about to use a combination of Whirlwind Sword,
followed up immediately by an Eruption Sword/Vacuum Sword attack without
leaving time to heal in between, and it can wipe out your party
instantly, if not wiping out, then leaving their HP levels extremely
low. The only problem is, there is no way of telling when he will cast
the tech combo, cause it isn't a counter, that's for sure. Otherwise,
just pound away at him, use your techs (Aura Wave works excellent here,
especially if you have Duran, Kevin, or Hawk in your party), revive if
someone dies, and fight for your freedom. Don't be surprised if you
lose (you DID remember to save outside, right?), just try again. You'll
end up defeating him sometime.
When you defeat the Darkshine Knight, Congratulations! You just beat
one of the hardest bosses in the game. If Duran is in your party when
you defeat the Darkshine Knight, you will see his father appear after
the fight. Watch the scene.....
After that, Walk north, and prepare for the maziest (is that a word?)
dungeon in the game: Dragon's Hole.
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*!*Dragon's Hole*!*
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{Enemy threat Level: High}
Okay, this is the LAST dungeon you will ever have to pass through. I
hate passing through this dungeon, because it is hard to get through,
and the enemies in it are tough, and they pose as a dangerous threat to
your party. Luckily, I have a guide that will help you get through this
dungeon without any problems (I hope).....
From the entrance of Dragon's Hole, kill off the enemies first (Watch
out for the Dark Lords, as they can cast Eruption Sword on your party,
and it does a LOT of damage), then Go east a bit, then head up north a
bit, then go all the way west, and go into the exit you see. You should
come to a room with three exits, and a couple of enemies. Kill off the
enemies, then head into the north exit. In the next room, head east to
go to the next room, in the next room there will be a headless Gray Mana
Goddess. Save if you want to (I recommend saving), then continue east.
In the next room, go east (ignore the exit you see for now), when you
hit a wall, head around to the other side of it, and go upward into the
exit. In the next room, go up the path that goes in circles until you
reach the top. Make aure your characters are healed, and enter the room
to fight a familiar face.
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{Boss: Tzenker}
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Boss threat Level: Low
Okay, you fought the Tzenker before, so you shouldn't have a hard time
fighting her again. She has improved a bit since your last fight with
her, but not as much as you think. If you don't know how to fight her
(you should), just follow the strategy you did before. Attack her when
she gets low enough, use any Earth spells you have, as they do a lot of
damage, and they can hurt her while she is high up. Tzenker's Magic is
unavoidable, but weak, so you shouldn't have problems fighting her. She
dies quickly, so HURRY UP AND GET ON WITH IT! *Waits*
/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\
*!*Dragon's Hole*!*
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Once you've destroyed the Tzenker (for GOOD this time), head back out,
and down the path that "goes in circles." When you get back to the area
where you entered, head all the way to the south-western part of this
room, and go into the exit there into the next area. Follow the straigh
path to get to the next exit, and go in. You should now be back at the
area with the three exits where you were before. Go to the Southern
exit back into the main area.
This time, head all the way over to the eastern part of the room, go
down a bit, and go in the eastern exit you see. Go across the straight
path, into the exit at the end. In the next room, continue going east,
and down the stairs to the next area. There are a lot of enemies in
this part, so watch out and try not to get killed. Anyway, go west in
this part, but do NOT go in the western exit you see. Instead, head
south from where you see the West exit, and go in the south exit
instead. Go all the way south in the next room, killing your way
through the enemies, making sure you go through the SOUTH exit to get to
the next room. You should now be at an area where you can go West or
East. Follow the west path, taking the west exit as well to get to the
next area. In the next straight-path area, kill the enemies, and make
sure your characters are healed, then enter the room and prepare to
fight ANOTHER familiar face...
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{Boss: Jewel Eater}
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Boss threat Level: Low
Strategy: This boss isn't any harder than he was last time. He does
have higher HP, and he has gotten a bit stronger since your last fight
with him, but that's about it. Anyway, if you *Gulp* have trouble
fighting him (shudder), just use any Wind/Thunder Magic you have. Stat
ups/downs will help, although they really aren't needed, as he dies
quickly just like the Tzenker died quickly (you DID kill the Tzenker,
didn't you?). Cast Thunder Jutsu if you have it, just to speed things
up. No real strategy to fighting him, just fight him, and kill him, and
be done with it. I said, BE DONE WITH IT. Come on, I haven't got all
day ya know! How long does it take to beat a boss as simple as the
Jewel Eater? (sigh) *Waits*
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*!*Dragon's Hole*!*
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Once the Jewel Eater is dead, head back out, and backtrack to the room
that you were in before you came to the room with the west/east paths.
In this room, head to the eastern exit, in the next screen, there will
be a Gray Goddess Statue to save at. Save if you want to, then continue
east into the next room.
In the next area, follow the path down, and go down the stairs to get
to the next area. There are a lot of enemies in this next part, so
watch out. In this enemy infiltrated room, find your way to the
northernmost part of the room, there should be an exit for you to go
through. Go into the exit, and meet yet ANOTHER familiar face....
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{Boss: Full Metal Hagger}
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Boss threat Level: Very Low
Strategy: Oh my gosh! This dude is SOOOO friggin easy, I beat him in
less than 1 try. How, you ask? He's just that easy. Anyway, the Full
Metal Hagger hasn't improved much since your last fight with him
(besides his HP being raised), so this is a very easy fight. His
attacks are weak (Eye Beam is pathetic), so don't worry about dying.
Just attack him until he dies, maybe throw in a stat up or two to make
the fight go faster (although they really aren't needed). Easy boss,
'nuff said. He is weak against Dark Magic, by the way, just in case you
do have trouble. Another use for Dark Saber...
/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\
*!*Dragon's Hole*!*
\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/
After you beat the Full Metal Hagger, head out, back up the stairs in
the southeast corner of the room, in the next area, back up to the West
exit. Save at the headless Mana Goddess statue if you want (I recommend
doing so), then head west to get to the next area. In the next room, go
to the Northern exit. In this area, go all the way north, and go in the
West exit you ignored before. Follow the straight path, and go to into
the exit at the end. Since there is nothing in this room, just go south
to get to the next room. Head down the couple of flights of stairs in
this room, to the south exit you see. In this next area, there are more
flights of stairs to go down, and yet another southern exit to go
through. In the next room, there is an exit in the eastern part, go
through it. Continue east, to get to the exit in the north-eastern part
of this room. Cut your way through more enemies, and go into the
northern exit in this room.....
In this next part, you will cross a narrow bridge that will disappear
once you cross it. You will then be standing on a floating platform.
Koren will appear and say some stuff, then he will leave, and you are
forced to fight a few groups of Dragons. Don't worry, this isn't hard,
just hammer away at them, you will end up with a lot of EXP. by the time
they are all dead.
After killing off the Dragons, head south down the bridge that
appears, and you should appear at a place similar to the area that you
had to go up to fight the Tzenker. Go down the "circling paths", into
the exit at the bottom, in the next room is a gray headless Mana Goddess
Statue. I REALLY recommend saving here, as there is a really tough part
up ahead. Continue west.
Here is another straight forward path, just continue, killing off the
enemies in the way till you reach the end where there is an exit. Go in
the exit. In the next room, kill off the enemies in there, and go into
the northern exit you see. In this area, go east, down the flight of
stairs, east some more, and go up, up, up until you reach an exit at the
top. In this next room, you will see two Demon Statues. You are now in
the Dragon Emperor's "castle". Go up one exit, and make sure you are
stocked on healing items, and make sure your characters are fully
healed, as there is an extremely HARD part up ahead. When you think
you're prepared, go into the next room.....
This is hard, as you have to kill all the enemies in this room without
dying. Enemies constantly re-appear after you've killed a group of
three, so just use everything you got. Use your healing items if
needed, cast spells if you have trouble, and just hack your way through
all of the enemies that appear. You have to kill ALL of the enemies
that appear in order to succeed. Don't be surprised if you die, as this
part is a toughie. If you manage to defeat all of the enemies that
appear, a door will open up in the northern part of this room. Enter,
and watch the cut-scene, and prepare for a boss fight.....
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{Boss: Koren the Magician}
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Max HP: 15,000
Threat Level: Medium
Strategy: Alright, I know you've been waiting to kill this bastard
all along. Now's your chance to open the biggest can of whoop-ass
you've ever opened on anyone. Koren just LOVES to use level 2 elemented
spells, and they don't do much damage either. Just pound away at him.
You can cast Mind Down/Mind Up to make the fight even easier. Be wary
that Koren moves around from place to place in between casting each of
his spells, so it would be a good idea to use Magic against him as well.
Counter Magic helps BIG time here (Hawk as a Wanderer has it, or if you
don't have Hawk, then you can use Matango Oils instead), as you can
reflect all of his Level 2 spells back at him with Counter Magic.
Otherwise, no real strategy against him. He has no elemental
weaknesses, by the way, so any type of magic works good against him.
The only thing that can't be reflected back at him is Ancient, and it
hurts your party for quite a bit of damage, so heal afterward to avoid
being killed by one of his many level 2 spells. Aura Wave will also
help out here, as Koren tends to move around a lot, and it will be a
little hard to build up to use a Level 3 tech. Koren doesn't have very
high HP, so the battle shouldn't last too long.
After you defeat Koren, he will "return to normal" and tell you how he
couldn't use magic like Angela could, so he gave a piece of his soul to
the Dragon Emperor to become the greatest Sorcerer in the world. He
will then cast Multitarget Dark Force on himself and *GASP* die. Head
south, and you will see Angela's mom. Watch the loooooooong scene.....
/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\
*!*Magic Kingdom Altena*!*
\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/
You will then end up in Altena Castle after talking with the Queen of
Reason, and finding out that Valda was under possesion by Koren. Head
out of Altena Castle by going to the southeast exit or the southwest
exit (doesn't matter), and keep going south to find your way out of the
castle, and you will end up in the town. Go to the inn and save, go to
the item shop and stock up on any items you may need to. Prepare for
the last area in the game: the Mana Holyland. You should already know
where the Mana Holyland is.....
/~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\
*!*Mana Holyland*!*
\~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~/
This area is the exact same for everyone, so let's just go to the boss,
shall we?
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{Boss: Dragon Emperor}
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Max HP: ?????
Threat Level: High
This is it, the Final Boss. Be prepared, as this battle will be
extremely long. It really isn't too hard, if you know what you're
doing. Just hammer away with all you've got, use up all of your
attacking items/MP (it's the last fight anyway), and he'll be dead
sooner or later. Don't worry about his Magic attacks, as none of them
can kill instantly, but they can do a lot of damage. Plus, nearly all
of his attacks are unavoidable, so don't even attempt to evade them.
Just heal when your HP is low, and continuously fight. As for what kind
of Magic to use against him, use elemental Magic that is opposite of his
current color. For example, he starts out the color red, so you'll want
to use Ice elemental magic against him. Beware though, his color
changes... if you use magic that is the same as his color, he will
actually GAIN HP, so be careful!!! Also, he may change positions (from
the back of the screen to the front of the screen), in which he gets two
new attacks: Fang Rush and Dragon Shout. They don't do much damage, but
Dragon Shout can lower your Hit Rate/Evade Rate. Also, when he changes
positions, you will have re-cast any stat downs you casted on him
previously. Don't worry though, he doesn't change positions too
often.....
About halfway through the battle, you will hear a change in the
music....this means that the Dragon Emperor is getting closer and closer
to death! He will start to use new spells, such as Air Slasher and
Flare. He also becomes more powerful, but it shouldn't be too much of a
problem as long as you can keep your party alive.
Once you beat the Dragon Emperor, Congratulations! You have finished
SD3! Enjoy the ending!
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8. The Black Rabite
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THE BLACK RABITE IS A SEC......(All caps is back again) The Black
Rabite.....read on.
Anyway, the Black Rabite is a mysterious creature. Or, as most others
say, "evil in its cutest form." The Black Rabite is possibly the
hardest boss in the game, even harder than the Dragon Emperor or the
Archdemon! It has just about every enemy Magic spell there is, and it's
difficult to defeat it without some help. I HATE HIM! I REALLY DO! It
took me a lot of tries to kill it, but I managed to do it. WITHOUT
FAQs, that is. It was hard. Really, really hard. Okay, so maybe I
FOUND it with FAQs, but I beat him without the FAQs. What is mentioned
here is how to find it, and tips for fighting it and stuff like that.
Good luck...
Here are the directions on how to get to the Black Rabite:
I'll start from the room in which you fought the Darkshine Knight to
make it easier.
NOTE: MAKE SURE YOU HAVE DEFEATED KOREN THE MAGICIAN FIRST BEFORE
ATTEMPTING TO FIGHT THE BLACK RABITE. IF YOU HAVEN'T DEFEATED KOREN
YET, THEN YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIGHT THE BLACK RABITE.
From the Darkshine Knight area, head North into the Main Dungeon. Head
around to the Northwestern part of this area, and use that exit to get
to the next room. In the next room, there will be three different exits
to take. Take the Northern exit. In the next room, follow the path
until you get to the next room, in there should be a Gray Goddess
statue. Saving there is recommended, if you plan on fighting the Black
Rabite. Continue east into the next room.
In this area, go into the north exit you see when you first enter the
area. You should now be in a room where you must go west, up two mini-
flights of stairs. Do that, and take the exit you see. There is only
one other exit to take in this room, so go through it to continue.
In the next room, go west "through the wall" as I like to call it (cause
it kinda looks like yer passing through a wall), kill off the enemies,
and take the south exit when you go all the way west. You should now be
in a narrow corridor in which you can only go south or north to leave.
Do NOT exit through either of those. Make sure you have stocked on
healing items, and anything else you may need. When you think you're
ready, push against the mid-section of the left wall, you will walk
through it and your other two characters will follow. The place will
rumble, and the Black Rabite will appear.....
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{Boss: The Black Rabite}
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Max HP: ?????
Threat Level: Extremely high
Read on for tips on fighting it.
*When you first enter the room where the Black Rabite is, you can open
the item ring before it casts Dark Force on your party if you're quick
enough, to use any items/spells you may need before the fight begins.
This is useful if you want to cast something like Mind Down on the Black
Rabite before it casts Dark Force, so that the Dark Force it uses
doesn't do much damage.
*Be careful when casting spells on the Black Rabite, as it will counter
by summoning a Great Demon at Level 99, or with a nasty multitarget
spell like Supersonic or Killstinger. There is one spell that it CANNOT
counter, and that's DeathSpell, but I don't think your characters
(Namely Angela) are at Level 99..... O_O
*The Rune Master's magic works EXCELLENT against the Great Demons (if
there are any produced during the fight). You can Silence them with
Stun Wind to prevent them from using Multitarget Dark Force on your
party, or you can use Stone Cloud on them and petrify them so they can't
attack you at all. Since the Great Demons are at Level 99, you can't
use DeathSpell on them (well, you can, but it will do 0 damage, unless
you're at Level 99 .....).
*Hawk as a Wanderer helps here too, as the Wanderer has Counter Magic,
which can reflect the magic casted by the Black Rabite, but not all of
it, so be wary. Also note that Counter Magic can be nullified by the
use of a Stardust Herb on the person(s), so be careful. Also, Counter
Magic cannot reflect spells such as Ancient or Hell Cross, so watch out.
*You will know when the Black Rabite's HP gets to about half when it
casts something called PsychoWave that knocks your characters in 3
directions, then right after that, it will cast something called
"Flash", which Moogles all of your characters, meaning that you can't
cast spells, or you can't attack. This can be healed with something
such as Puipui Grasses, Mama Poto Oils, or Stardust Herbs. If you're
quick enough, you can open the item ring immediately after it casts
Flash, to cure the Moogle Status or to restore your HP with a healing
item. Right after it casts Flash, it will start casting Dark elemental
spells on itself to restore its HP, and after it casts the last Dark
spell on itself, it will cast a heavily damaging enemy spell which hits
all of your party members (Such as Hell Cross, Killstinger, or Spiral
Moon), so be prepared to heal immediately afterward.
*When the Black Rabite is almost dead, it will cast Ancient on your
party, and it hurts. Badly. But it's kind of a good thing, cause this
means the Black Rabite is at his last breath! At least, this is what
I'm thinking, because the Black Rabite ALWAYS casts Ancient on me at
least once, and like 10-20 seconds afterward, it dies from me attacking
him, so I'm presuming it's near death when it casts Ancient.
*If you use spells on the Black Rabite, one of its counter spells may be
multitarget Dark Saber.....casted on your team! This is a bad thing,
since the Black Rabite is dark-attributed, meaning you will heal it with
every hit. The Dark Saber can be nullified by casting another Saber, or
by using a Stardust Herb. It can't be removed by Mama Poto Oils or
Puipui Grasses, because Sabers are not Status effects. Dark Saber CAN
be helpful in the right situation, though..... read the AntiMagic part
to see what I mean.
*Sabers don't tend to help in this battle, as each Saber makes your
party only do 1 point of damage to the Black Rabite. There's an
exception, though, and that's Saint Saber (AND Dark Saber, read on to
find out why). Since the Black Rabite is weak against Holy damage,
casting Saint Saber on your party will help BIG time. It can't counter
damage from Sabers, can it? Nope.
*There is ONE spell that will probably be the most effective spell in
the game against the Black Rabite. AntiMagic (or Specter's Eyes if you
don't have the Evil Shaman). Why, you ask? AntiMagic nullifies the
Black Rabite's ability to absorb damage from magic attacks, meaning that
any Darkness damage done to the Black Rabite HURTS it instead of healing
it. So, when he does the "spell flurry" after he uses Flash on your
party, it will damage it rather than healing it. I realized this one
time when I had the Evil Shaman in my party, and the battle went faster.
Much faster. So, that way, if he casts Dark Saber on your team with
AntiMagic casted on him, Your party will actually do MORE damage to him
than usual when you attack it instead of healing it. This, as what I
call it, can be a "replacement" for Saint Saber if you don't have it.
THERE'S a use for Dark Saber for those of you that call it "useless",
and also to those of you who say Saint Saber is better than Dark Saber,
although I use Dark Saber MORE than Saint Saber..... (Runs like Hell)
*When the Black Rabite dies, and it says "Victory" at the top of the
screen, he will sometimes leave a treasure chest behind, containing the
Moogle Badge. The Moogle Badge is an item kind of like the Chibikko
hammer, but a different Status effect. The Moogle badge turns one or
all allies into Moogles. I know, you're probably like, "What is the
point of that?" Well, it can be used just like the Chibikko Hammer can.
If you get a bad status inflicted on you, you can use the Moogle Badge
to cancel the effect of the bad status, then use it again to turn back
to Normal. Or, if you get Moogled by an enemy, you can just use the
Moogle badge to turn back to normal. Although you may not use it much,
consider the Moogle badge to be a "Trophy" for beating the hardest boss
in the friggin' world. It can also be shown as proof that you defeated
the Black Rabite. NOTE: The Black Rabite doesn't always drop the
treasure chest. If it doesn't, and you want the Moogle Badge, then
you'll have to reload the game save and then *Gulp* fight it again until
it drops the chest. If you save after killing the Black Rabite and it
doesn't drop the chest, you will never be able to get the Moogle Badge
again.
There is ONE way to kill the Black Rabite VERY cheaply, though
(Mwahahahahaha.....)
*SPOILER*
If you're just having too hard of a time killing the Black Rabite, here
is a small trick I learned to kill him quickly and easily.
First, just walk in to the Black Rabite Area. Then, let him cast Dark
Force on your party, then walk out of the room. Walk back in, and the
background music will stop playing. The Black Rabite will then cast
Dark Force on you again. Immediately afterward, first, cast any Dark-
elemented spell on it (Ex: Evil Gate or Dark force, DeathSpell won't
work). Then, afterwards, cast a Holy-elemented spell on it (Ex: Holy
Ball, Saint Beam). Then all of a sudden, POOF! No more Black Rabite.
Yep. Instant Death. Cool, huh? But one thing: it might summon a Great
Demon after you cast the Dark Spell (even though he absorbs Dark
elemented spells), so make sure the Demon dies before the Black Rabite
does, that is, if you want the Treasure chest with the Moogle Badge.
When I heard about this trick after FINALLY killing the Black Rabite, I
almost DIED, because it took me all those tries to kill it, and I find
out that you can beat it in what, a few seconds with two lousy spells?
Arrrrgh! I hate it when that happens.....(sigh) Oh well. Now you know
about the Black Rabite. I will post more about him if I find out
anything else.
If you have any more useful tips/tricks for fighting the Black Rabite
(Any tips/tricks I haven't mentioned above), e-mail me at
[email protected], that is, if you feel like e-mailing me, and
I'll post your tips and give you credit.
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9. My Rants/Opinions
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This is the place where I rant about a lot of stuff I hear about Angela,
and how I disagree. This is where I will talk a LOT, so grab a soda
before you continue reading. I don't care which soda you get, just GRAB
ONE!
Quote: "The Rune Master is the best class for Angela, no questions
asked. Has a cool Death Spell, only bad thing is that she can't
multitarget some of her good spells. Still, the only
class with Level 3 spells, this is the (only) way to go with Angela."
ThundaSnake: The "only" way to go with Angela? This isn't what I hear
from the people at the SD3 message boards. I know A LOT of people that
disagree with this, and I'm one of them. The Rune Master is a great
class, though it isn't the best class, IMO. Reasons? Well, for one,
she may be the only one with Level 3 spells, but she can't dish out as
much magic damage as her Light classes can. For one, all of her Level 3
spells are single-targetted, AND they cost loads of MP. Sure, they're
powerful and all, but the status effects only work on normal enemies and
NOT bosses. And if you waste your MP on casting Level 3 spells on
normal enemies, you'll run out too quickly, as her level 3 spells cost 7
MP per cast (with the exception of DeathSpell, which costs 8). Now,
personally, I don't like wasting MP on normal enemies unless I have
someone like the Grand Divina or the Arch Mage, since the enemies in the
last few levels come in groups of 3 about 99% of the time, unless it is
a boss or something like that. Since the GD and the AM hae some nice
Multitarget magic (Saint Beam!), I usually prefer these two over the RM.
Now, about the Rune Master's stats. I won't even go that far, I'll just
say that she has two LOWER points of strength and Agility than the Grand
Divina, meaning not as high of an Evade Rate or attack power, but I'll
leave that fact alone since Angela is after all meant to be a Magic
User. Never mind that she has the worst overall Stats of all of
Angela's Final classes... Plus, she can't multitarget ANY of her Lv.3
Spells.
I am NOT saying that the Rune Master sucks, because I have used the Rune
Master many times before. I like using Stun Wind to Silence those
annoying Dark Lords who love to use Eruption Sword, and I also silence
those Death Machine bastards, as they just LOVE to Silence your party
with Thunderbolt, which is damned annoying. I have also found an
EXCELLENT use for the Rune Master against the Black Rabite, as her Level
3 spells are superior against the Level 99 Great Demons, especially Stun
Wind and Stone Cloud. Though I haven't found much of a use for Angela's
DeathSpell, because by the time I learn it, the enemies in the last
dungeons are always a level or two higher than I am, and I have to sit
around and Level up after I learn DeathSpell in order for it to be
effective. I love that DeathSpell, though, as the Black Rabite can't
counter it if you use it on him (hint hint: Level 99 party) (>_<).
Anyways, back to the point. My point is: The Rune Master is NOT the
best class for Angela. As a matter of fact, Angela HAS no best class,
all of her classes have uses (I'll admit that even the MAGUS has uses).
So, to those of you who think that the Rune Master is the best class for
Angela, I'm just letting you know that Angela's Light classes can top
the Rune Master in just about every way.
"The Sorceress is better than the Delvar because she learns more magic
earlier, but she has a crappy attack power."
"The Grand Divina sucks so bad, I won't even tell you about it, except
for Double Spell, which lets you cast two spells at once with a Heavy
time cost. Plus, still a low attack power and she can't multitarget
spells!"
"The Arch Mage is the Grand Divina with different spells, and still
sucks with attacks."
"Ummmmm, generally stay away from the Light side for Angela."
ThundaSnake: Whoo! A LOT to say here. Grab a bucket o' popcorn......
Let's begin, shall we?
How the hell can you use the words "crappy attack power" as something
against the Sorceress? HELLO! Angela is MEANT to have a crappy attack
power! How long did it take you to realize that? Anyways, the
Sorceress actually has a HIGHER Max Strength than the Delvar, so you
can't say that she has a "crappy attack power." Plus, the only reason
the Delvar is SLIGHTLY more powerful than the Sorceress is because the
Dark classes have more powerful weapons. But that still doesn't make up
for the Delvar's lack of magic compared to the Sorceress. The Delvar
only learns ONE, yes, 1 SPELL, and that's Dark Force, and it's only
helpful against one of the God-Beasts, the Light Gazer. The Sorceress
learns 5, yes, 5 SPELLS, which are good against 5 of the God-Beasts.
Now, tell me. Which would you rather have? Easy decision.
Now let's get to the Grand Divina, shall we?
The Grand Divina, for one, does not "suck so bad." And once again, low
attack power was brought up. For one, the Grand Divina has the HIGHEST
attack power rating of ALL of Angela's classes (EVEN higher than the
Magus), and the Highest Strength rating of all of Angela's classes
(17=GD's Max STR). You can't say the Grand Divina sucks with attacking,
as she can do HUGE damage. My Angela (regular stats maxed, NO Hacking)
does around 165 damage with each normal attack, and her tech does like
590 damage. With a simple Power up (or Drake's Scale) casted on Angela,
she does around 257 damage per hit, and her tech did 819-820 damage!
You call that "low attack power?" I sure as hell don't, and I say
that's amazing for a character that isn't a very good physical attacker,
namely a Female. Now there is NO WAY you can say the Grand Divina has
low attack power. I DARE you to say she has a low attack power.
Anyways, now onto the Grand Divina's magic. For one thing, ALL of the
Grand Divina's magic is multitarget AND powerful. Not to mention
useful, especially Multitarget Saint Beam. Also, Double spell may take
a few seconds to cast, but it's worth it, as it rocks the screen for a
combination of Lava Wave and Multitarget Ice Smash, doing heavy damage
to all enemies. Even if it doesn't take out all enemies on the screen
in one use, the enemies will die in like 1 or 2 hits afterward, so it
does enough damage for you to take out enemies with ease. I don't see
how you could call that a bad thing. Really. If you want to say
something about someone (Namely the Grand Divina), make sure you watch
what you're saying before you say it.
Now, about the Archmage. The Archmage may have some of the same things
the Grand Divina does, but the Archmage is NOT the Grand Divina, thank
you very much. The Archmage gets multitarget all Level 2 spells just
like the Grand Divina, just with a different "Ultimate" spell. The
Archmage's stats differ from that of the Grand Divina. The Archmage has
one point of Spirit and Luck higher than the Grand Divina, and one lower
point in Strength, Agility, and Intelligence, meaning she is slightly
weaker than the Grand Divina. The Archmage has a slightly more powerful
Saint Beam (since it is the only Lv 2 spell based on Spirit) and a
different ultimate spell (Rainbow Dust). The Archmage may be weaker
than the Grand Divina, but she can still dish out good physical damage.
Remember, Angela is NOT meant to be a fighter. I repeat, Angela is NOT
meant to be a fighter. So, you can't say she has crappy attack power as
a thing against her.
Now, let's compare Angela's Light classes to her Dark classes. Angela's
Light classes, for one, have better overall stats than her Dark classes,
AND they have the advantage of cheap (MP wise) multitarget Lv 2 magic
and ultimate spells (with the exception of the Magus having Ancient).
The advantage that her Dark classes have are powerful, MP-costly single-
target magic. Her Dark classes may be good against bosses, but they
lack magic power against normal enemies. That's where Angela's Light
classes come in. They have strong multitarget magic, which is excellent
for taking out groups of enemies. You know that about 99% of the time
in the final dungeons, enemies come in groups of three, so her Light
classes pose as a dangerous threat to enemies in the final dungeons.
Angela's Dark classes have Single-Target powerful magic, giving them an
advantage against bosses, but their magic is expensive (The Rune
Master's Lv 3 spells cost 7 MP per cast, and DeathSpell costs 8). The
Magus' level 2 spells cost the same amount as the GD and the AM's level
2 spells, but if you were to use them on normal enemies a lot, you'd run
out of MP pretty quickly before the next time you recover, seeing that
the Magus only has Single-Target magic (her ultimate spell also is the
most expensive in MP, it's 12 per cast).
My point is, do NOT stay away from Angela's Light classes, as they top
her Dark classes in just about every way.
If you have any comments about my thoughts, just e-mail me anytime at
[email protected].
Happy trails...
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10. Version history
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Version 1.1-Just finished the FAQ for the first time, will add more
later on.
Version 1.2-added some opinions by people in the "Opinions by others"
section. I also added a new section titled: "What I think" which tells
about stuff that I hear, and my disagreements with the stuff I hear.
Also added the first part of Angela's last Scenario, will add the second
part later.
Version 1.3-Finished the guide for Dragon's Hole, Angela's Final
Dungeon, up to the Mana Holyland. Also fixed a few minor spelling
errors.
Version 1.4-Added the entire Weapons list for Angela, and *finally*
provided directions on how to get to the Black Rabite. Also added more
to the "What I think" section. Fixed a few minor spelling errors.
Version 1.5-Basically a fix of Version 1.4, added stuff I forgot to
include before. And fixed yet more spelling errors. Also removed a
section, and included it with the "Angela's classes, etc." section.
Version 1.6- Finally finished the Final Dungeon guide. Changed the
"Legal Stuff" Section name to "Copyright info", and added more to the
credits. Added a buncha other stuff, and fixed yet more punctuation
errors...
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11. Credits
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I'd like to thank many people. First off:
MeepleLard, especially, for letting me use his FAQ as a help to make my
FAQ. Without him, I probably would have never made it this far in an
FAQ. :)
I would also like to thank MeepleLard again, for pointing out the
mistakes I made, and RyuSeiryuu, for helping me to get this FAQ
accepted. Thanks, you guys! :)
I would also like to thank Paul Wolfstien, Veib, Tw1light, and the
others at the message boards for encouraging me to do an Angela FAQ
after it was suggested. It really makes me feel good to have done
something for a favorite character in a game that I LOVE, and this IS my
first FAQ for any game I've ever played. I really do hope that it
helps, and if it doesn't, then oh well, at least I tried. :)
I'd also like to thank MeepleLard, Unlocke, Aron Figaro, Fizban13, Paul
Wolfstien, and Veib for sharing their thoughts about Angela's classes.
I enjoyed reading them, as it helps for me to read thoughts shared by
others about Angela. Thanks to you all!
I'd like to thank Squaresoft for making one of the coolest RPGs in the
world. Where would we be, without a little SD3.....hey, that rhymes!
:)
I'd like to thank myself for finally finding something to do worth my
time during the summer.....but summer's over now. Damn...
I would also like to thank GameFAQs (THE best gaming site) for posting
my FAQ, I really REALLY appreciate them for putting this up for me. I
hope it helps. :)
And one last person to thank.....okay, maybe not a REAL person, but oh
well... I'd like to thank Angela for being THE absolute best character
in SD3, without her, this FAQ wouldn't be possible.
Angela: "Ugh.....I'm tired of your little speeches!"
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12. Coryright Info.
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This Angela FAQ: Copyright (c) 2001 by ThundaSnake. It may be distributed
freely, but no one is allowed to take ANY part of this FAQ and re-make
in ANY way (not even changing the format of it) to give to others. If
you request to use any part of my FAQ for something, contact me at my E-
mail Address:
[email protected], and I will approve of your use.
Make sure you give me credit if you do use any parts of this guide in
another FAQ or something.
The latest updates can always be found at www.gamefaqs.com in Seiken
Densetsu 3's "FAQs and Guides" Section.
Well, nothing much left..... I hope that this has helped all of you SD3
players, and fans of Angela. ThundaSnake, saying over and out. End of
FAQ.
