FF16 100% Walkthrough – Ultimate Platinum Guide – Part 17

Welcome to my 100% Walkthrough for Final Fantasy 16. This more than just a Platinum Guide, this walkthrough will help you clear 100% of the game’s content in the most efficient way. After playing hundreds of hours and doing hundreds more of research, I have prepared the Ultimate Guide for completionists who want to enjoy this masterpiece to the fullest. If this is your first Final Fantasy game ever, I’ve got your back, there will be many tips and information to help you become good at this game. If you’re a Final Fantasy  veteran, I’ve also got you covered, there will be Advanced Combat mechanics, hidden combos you’ve never heard of and competitive builds. I left no stone unturned.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Walkthrough Presentation
The Guide Format
FAQ
Settings

Final Fantasy XVI 100% Walkthrough Episodes – Part 17:

EPISODE 161
EPISODE 162
EPISODE 163
EPISODE 164
EPISODE 165
EPISODE 166
EPISODE 167
EPISODE 168
EPISODE 169
EPISODE 170

Other parts of the guide:

For episodes 01 to 10: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 1

For episodes 11 to 20: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 2

For episodes 21 to 30: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 3

For episodes 31 to 40: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 4

For episodes 41 to 50: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 5

For episodes 51 to 60: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 6

For episodes 61 to 70: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 7

For episodes 71 to 80: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 8

For episodes 81 to 90: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 9

For episodes 91 to 100: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 10

For episodes 101 to 110: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 11

For episodes 111 to 120: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 12

For episodes 121 to 130: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 13

For episodes 131 to 140: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 14

For episodes 141 to 150: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 15

For episodes 151 to 160: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 16

For episodes 171 to 180: FF16 100% Walkthrough – Part 18

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On this page you will find:

• A very compact text version of my guide that you can use as a roadmap
• A very detailed Video Format, with timecodes for every key step and chapters to skip the parts which you don’t feel like watching. So I recommend to give it a try and to subscribe to my YouTube channel if you want to get the latest info first.

 

 

This is a REAL 100% Walkthrough. Well over 1500+ hours of preparation are necessary for this guide to make sure not a single item was missed and to complete 100% of Final Fantasy XVI as efficiently as possible!

In this guide, I will of course show you how to unlock ALL FF16 Trophies / Achievements, but also:

• Acquire ALL Items
• Acquire ALL Weapons
• Acquire ALL Armor
• Acquire ALL Accessories
• Complete all the side quests
• Upgrade all Feats and Abilities to their maximum
• Collect all Signboards
• Collect all curiosities
• Complete all the Hunts
• Craft Gotterdammerung (Legendary Sword)
• Visit all Areas on the World and Local Maps
• Defeat every Boss and mini boss

But I will also provide many advice to become better at the game:

• Basic Combat Mechanics and Tips
• Advanced Combat Guides
• Detailed Builds
• Best way to clear the Final Fantasy Mode (which is needed to unlock the hardest trophy in FF16: Fantasy, Finally)

 

If you enjoy this format, please check my other 100% walkthroughs:

• Elden Ring 100% Platinum Guide
• God of War Ragnarok 100% Walkthrough – Platinum Guide
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake 100% Walkthrough
• Cyberpunk 2077 100% Walkthrough
• FF7 Intermission 100% Walkthrough

 

The walkthrough

This is the ultimate guide to complete 100% of Final Fantasy 16

This is more than just a Platinum Trophy guide, we’ll get everything.

 

• All 50 Trophies including The Chronicler platinum trophy
• All items, even the not important ones, every Potion will be looted! Every gil will be collected!
• All Side Quests

 

Basically, we’ll farm everything, every Gil, material or consumable will be found and looted if you follow this guide. You’ll finish your first playthrough with plenty of materials to do anything you want in your New Game+ (Final Fantasy Mode Playthrough).

 

I’ve planned this guide to do everything in the most efficient order, so that we never hit difficulty walls and complete the full game with as little deaths as possible. Every upgrade that can help will be obtained at the right moment, you’ll be warned in advance of every ambush and trap, there will be an optimal strategy for each of the enemies and Bosses which require one.

• If you’ve never played a Final Fantasy game before, I guarantee you will Platinum this game without any problems if you follow my guide.
• If you’re a casual gamer or 70+ year old with bad reflexes, I guarantee you will Platinum this game too.
• If you’re a veteran FF player, I guarantee you won’t regret following this guide, it will save you a lot of time and you’ll probably learn a few tricks and hidden game mechanics.

We’ll start the game with a few basic combat mechanics, get some early upgrades and progressively add more tools to our arsenal and explore some advanced combat tactics as well as new game mechanics which only exist in Final Fantasy 16.

 

Settings

The Guide’s format

 

This is a double format Guide. There is a full video walkthrough AND a very compact text walkthrough.

The video walkthrough will contain more detailed combat tips, so I suggest you check them out.

Each video will have a list of timecodes with all the important moments in the episodes:

• Timecode for each Item obtained
• Timecode for each Combat tip and boss strategy
• Timecode for each Important info given
• Timecode for each Trophy obtained

 

All cut scenes and NPC dialogues will be included, but if you want to skip them it will be quite easy to do so: each video will be spilt into chapters, with clear labels so you can skip the parts you don’t want to watch or would rather watch on your own.

The text version of my Final Fantasy 16 Walkthrough should also be quite useful, it is very compact, and whenever the direction or explanation isn’t detailed enough, you can always check the video to get a clearer direction.

 

FAQ

Q: Will I get all trophies, including the platinum, if I follow your guide?

A: Yes of course. But much more than that. You’ll get everything you can possibly get in one playthrough. All items, weapons, spells, etc. Everything.

 

Q: Do I have to follow your character build exactly ?

A: No. You can follow this guide and do your own build and you’ll be fine. However, this is a very optimized guide and I believe the builds I use are very optimized and powerful. Some strategies in the later part of the game are specific to my build, so you’ll have to find your own strategies if you don’t have the same Abilities / Eikonic / Gear loadout. However, FF16 is very flexible with respecing. You can reset all your Ability Points at any moment for free, so you can copy my build at any point if you’re struggling.

 

Q: Can I follow your guide if I’m on PC / PS / Xbox?

A: Not yet. This is a PlayStation exclusive for now, but there will be a PC release and my guide will be 100% compatible with the PC version. The achievements will be the same.

 

Q: I love your guides! How can I support your work?

A: There are many ways to help me become a full time guide writer:

1. ✅Subscribe to the channel
2. 👍Like and comment every video
3. 📢Share this walkthrough to your communities / forums / friends
4. ❇️Leave a tip: https://www.tipeeestream.com/james-guides/donation
5. 👿Join our Discord to get the latest news and join an amazing community

 

Q: Can I use the Special Accessories, such as the Ring of Timely Focus for example?

A: Yes. I actually recommend using the Ring of Timely Focus and not the “Auto-Evade” one, because this allows you to do other things than evading: Parrying, Countering, etc.

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🏆ACHIEVEMENTS

None this episode.

 

💰ITEM LIST

05:05 1x Orichalcum

09:35 2x Flawless Meteorite

14:18 1x Flawless Stone Tongue

17:55 Flawless Battlehorn

18:03 1x Amber

18:47 1x Fallen Enigma

19:18 1x High Potion

19:30 1x Potion

 

☄️ABILITIES

00:28 RE-EQUIP Judgment Bolt

 

🛡️GEAR & EIKONS

None this episode.

 

⚔️COMBAT TIPS

None this episode.

 

🪧IMPORTANT INFO

00:10 Episode Goals

00:28 Abilities Change

20:10 Prioritize Quest

 

📚CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro – Travel to The Dalimil Inn

00:28 Ability Change

00:40 Ride to S Rank Hunt

01:35 NOTORIOUS MARK FIGHT: Gorgimera

05:10 Travel to The Dragon’s Aery

05:20 Ride to The Crock to A Rank Hunt

06:55 NOTORIOUS MARK FIGHT: Terminus

09:46 Travel to The Edge of Infinity

10:00 Ride to A Rank Hunt

10:45 NOTORIOUS MARK FIGHT: Agni

14:34 Travel to Eistla

14:52 Climb ladder to A Rank Hunt

15:20 NOTORIOUS MARK FIGHT: Gobermouch

18:00 Treasure Chest 1

18:08 Treasure Chest 2

19:05 Exit Eistla

19:55 Get Sidequest: Laid to Rest (Prioritize)

20:20 Ride towards main objective

20:45 Episode End

• 1x Orichalcum

• 2x Flawless Meteorite

• 1x Flawless Stone Tongue

• Flawless Battlehorn

• 1x Amber

• 1x Fallen Enigma

• 1x High Potion

• 1x Potion

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🏆ACHIEVEMENTS

None this episode.

 

💰ITEM LIST

00:40 Potion

01:00 1x Fallen Enigma

02:20 1x Flawless Meteorite

07:42 2x Potion

            1x High Potion

08:30 1x Potion

08:38 1x Fallen Enigma

13:56 1x Flawless Coeurl Whisker

           1x Flawless Meteorite

15:18 1x Flawless Meteorite

26:20 2x Flawless Behemoth Shackle

 

☄️ABILITIES

None this episode.

 

🛡️GEAR & EIKONS

None this episode.

 

⚔️COMBAT TIPS

18:35 Behemoth Phase 1

22:50 Behemoth Phase 2

24:25 Meteor

 

🪧IMPORTANT INFO

00:10 Episode Goals

 

📚CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro – Treasure Chest 1

01:10 Treasure Chest 2

02:25 Treasure Map

03:20 FIGHT: 3x Waves of Akashic Orcs, Royals and Orcs

03:56 ELITE FIGHT: Akashic Tognvalder

05:00 CUTSCENE: 5th wave

05:20 ELITE FIGHT: Orcish Warlord

07:40 Open the door

07:55 Treasure Chest 3

08:45 Activate the Ravenwit Walls Obelisk

09:30 Ride to Kritten Hollow to A Rank Hunt

10:00 NOTORIOUS MARK FIGHT: Bygul

14:05 Complete Sidequest: Laid to Rest

15:30 Ride to the Vidargraes Obelisks

16:48 Travel to Drake’s Spine

17:55 Move across the bridge

18:30 BOSS FIGHT: Behemoth (Stage 1)

20:45 UNSKIPPABLE CUTSCENE: Ecliptic Meteor

22:50 BOSS FIGHT: Behemoth (Stage 2)

26:30 Episode End

• 15x Gil

• 1x Fallen Enigma

• 1x Flawless Meteorite

• Treasure Map

• 2x Potion
• 1x High Potion

• Potion

• 1x Fallen Enigma

• 1x Flawless Coeurl Whisker
• 1x Flawless Meteorite

• 1x Flawless Meteorite

• Permafrost / Dancing Steel combos will make quick work of stage 1.

• Cinematic Clash
• Cinematic Clash

• Same thing but focus on Dodging when he casts Meteors

• 2x Flawless Behemoth Shackle

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🏆ACHIEVEMENTS

None this episode.

 

💰ITEM LIST

00:18 1x Potion

            2x High Potion

01:25 1x High Potion

01:32 1x Potion

01:37 The Will of Ice (Rime)

02:46 16x Sharp Fangs

03:16 1x Potion

05:10 1x Potion

06:30 16x Sharp Fangs

06:35 10x Spools of Steelsilk

06:38 The Will of Light (Satellite)

06:50 200 Gil

            20x Chunks of Wyrrite

            20x Pinches of Magicked Ash

06:55 1x Potion

06:58 10x Bloody Hides

07:44 1x Potion

09:18 4x Flawless Meteorite

09:30 15x Pinches of Magicked Ash

09:36 4,800 Gil

09:48 1x High Potion

11:20 16x Chunks of Wyrrite

12:58 1x Potion

13:04 1x High Potion

13:12 10x Bloody Hide

 

☄️ABILITIES

20:08 EQUIP Will-o’-the-Wykes

 

🛡️GEAR & EIKONS

19:24 CRAFT & EQUIP

           Reinforced Ouroboros

           Reinforced Sons of Ouroboros

 

⚔️COMBAT TIPS

None this episode.

 

🪧IMPORTANT INFO

00:10 Episode Goals

19:08 Goetz’s Toll

19:24 Big Hammer

20:08 Abilities Change

 

📚CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro – Move up the stairs, grab 2 items

00:20 FIGHT: Bunch of Akashics

01:35 Treasure Chest 1

01:40 ELITE FIGHT: Akashic Salamander

02:50 FIGHT: 2 Waves of Akashic

03:25 ELITE FIGHT: Iron Giant, Akashic Orcs

04:45 UNSKIPPABLE CUTSCENE: Easy Targets

05:14 ELITE FIGHT: Undertaker, Lich

06:35 Treasure Chest 2

06:45 Treasure Chest 3

07:02 FIGHT: 2 Waves of Wraiths and Revenants

08:02 ELITE FIGHT: Akashic Coeurl, 2 Revenants

09:30 Treasure Chest 4

10:00 ELITE FIGHT: Akashic Plague, Specters

11:22 FIGHT: Akashics

11:50 ELITE FIGHT: Akashic Gunnvaldr

13:30 UNSKIPPABLE CUTSCENE: Ambush

13:40 ELITE FIGHT: 2 Akashic Tognvaldr

15:55 FIGHT: Akashic Royals

17:10 UNSKIPPABLE CUTSCENE: Akashic Warlord

17:25 ELITE FIGHT: Akashic Warlord, Akashic Orcs

19:08 Restock & Craft at Goetz

19:38 Speak with Joshua

20:08 Ability Change

20:38 Episode End

• 1x Potion
• 2x High Potion

• 1x High Potion

• 1x Potion

• The Will of Ice (Rime)

• 1x Potion

• 4x Sharp Fangs

• 10x Spools of Steelsilk

• The Will of Light (Satellite)

• 200 Gil
• 20x Chunks of Wyrrite
• 20x Pinches of Magicked Ash

• 1x Potion

• 2x Bloody Hides

• 1x Potion

• 4x Flawless Meteorite

• 12x Pinches of Magicked Ash

• 4,800 Gil

• 1x High Potion

• 16x Chunks of Wyrrite

• 1x Potion

• 1x High Potion

• 10x Bloody Hide

• Reinforced Ouroboros
• Reinforced Sons of Ouroboros

• At once.

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🏆ACHIEVEMENTS

None this episode.

 

💰ITEM LIST

09:50 The Pull of Darkness (Dancing Steel)

            Medal of Valor – Necron

            Medals of Valor Collected: 15/16

13:55 On the Shoulders of Giants Orchestrion Roll

           Orchestrion Rolls Collected: 22/29

17:32 2x Heartstone

21:42 1x Flawless Darksteel

           One Man’s Treasure

 

☄️ABILITIES

12:08 EQUIP Judgment Bolt

 

🛡️GEAR & EIKONS

None this episode.

 

⚔️COMBAT TIPS

00:54 Neutron Flare

01:10 Safe Damage

01:16 1st Stagger

04:10 Ultima Phase 2

06:02 Deliverance

07:02 Ultima Phase 3

07:56 Whoops

08:18 Eternal Darkness

08:49 Last Stagger

18:30 Thanatos Self-PWN

 

🪧IMPORTANT INFO

00:34 Manual Save

11:56 Restock at Charon

12:08 Abilities Change

13:02 Prioritize Sidequest

13:55 Buy Orchestrion Rolls

24:00 One More Treasure

 

📚CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro – Moving up the stairs

00:34 Manual Save

00:54 BOSS FIGHT: Ultima (Phase 1 No Damage)

03:50 Unskippable Cutscene

04:10 BOSS FIGHT: Ultima (Phase 2 No Damage)

05:32 Unskippable Cutscene

06:02 BOSS FIGHT: Ultima (Phase 3 No Damage)

10:00 CUTSCENES x7

10:45 Return to The Hideaway

11:00 Speak with Otto

11:28 Speak with Joshua

11:45 Restock Potions & Tonics at Charon

12:08 Ability Change

12:20 Speak with Jill

12:40 Get Sidequest: Where There’s a Will

13:10 Get Sidequest: Nobody’s Tool

13:35 Travel to Tabor

13:50 Buy Orchestrion Roll

14:10 Enter the house where Cyril is

14:30 Speak with Cyril’s Guest

14:45 Travel to The Gilded Path

15:25 ELITE FIGHT: Simurgh

18:28 NOTORIOUS MARK FIGHT: Thanatos

22:18 ELITE FIGHT: Hill Gigas + Goblins

24:00 One Man’s Treasure Chest

24:08 Episode End

• Neutron Flare: Immediately cast Will o’ the Wykes, then try to jump over the lasers. Then Dodge if you get a prompt while airborne.
• Always buff up with Will o’ the Wykes and / or Precast Lightning Rod to make sure you can land Dancing Steel safely.
• Below 75% HP, Phase 2 will start.

• Event Horizon: move away so the gravity doesn’t pull you in.
• Bring him below 50% Hp to start Phase 3

• Deliverance: cast Will o’ the Wykes immediately and focus 100% on dodging. He’ll take a while to recover after doing the last hit, so plenty of time to do our combo.
• Eternal Darkness: just stand still and wait for the first 2 Dodge Prompts, then stand still after avoiding the first 2 beams.
• Wait patiently for Permafrost / Dancing Steel opportunities / Zantetsuken
• Until 0% HP

• The Pull of Darkness (Dancing Steel)
• Medal of Valor – Necron
• Medals of Valor Collected: 15/16

• On the Shoulders of Giants Orchestrion Roll
• Orchestrion Rolls Collected: 22/29

• 2x Heartstone

• 1x Flawless Darksteel

• One Man’s Treasure

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🏆ACHIEVEMENTS

None this episode.

 

💰ITEM LIST

02:12 Rusted Battlehelm

05:50 Before the Storm Orchestrion Roll

            In Darkness Hope Orchestrion Roll

            Orchestrion Rolls Collected: 24/29

11:48 240x Magicked Ash

           1x Flawless Meteorite

12:36 1x Veil Signboard

           1x Orichalcum

           1x Flawless Meteorite

16:58 1x Flawless Minotaur Mane

18:30 Snow Daisy Garland Shiva’s Kiss

22:28 1x Flawless Darksteel

25:10 2x Flawless Meteorite

 

☄️ABILITIES

None this episode.

 

🛡️GEAR & EIKONS

None this episode.

 

⚔️COMBAT TIPS

None this episode.

 

🪧IMPORTANT INFO

00:10 Episode Goals

05:50 Purchase Rolls

18:38 Jill Joins the Party

18:52 Echoes of The Fallen DLC

 

📚CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro – Travel to Tabor

00:30 Speak with Goditha

01:00 Travel to Hawk’s Cry Cliff

01:15 Ride to Archduke Elwin’s Memorial

02:20 Travel to The Hideaway

02:40 Read the letter: Concern for Jill

02:55 Get Sidequest: Priceless

03:10 Speak with Joshua

03:25 Travel to Hawk’s Cry Cliff

03:35 To objective for Sidequest: Priceless

03:50 Travel to The Hideaway

04:00 Speak with Frederica, Botanist

04:45 Travel to Northreach

04:55 Get Sidequest: Under New Management II

05:40 Travel to Northreach

05:50 Buy Orchestrion Rolls

06:05 Speak with Philippe

06:20 Ride to Greagor’s Weep

06:46 FIGHT: Wraiths (2 waves)

08:05 To objective for Under New Management II

08:45 FIGHT: Wraiths

09:42 ELITE FIGHT: Enroaching Undertaker, 2 Wraiths

12:10 Speak with Isabelle

12:48 To objective for Sidequest: Priceless

13:55 FIGHT: Worgens and Vultures

14:30 Unskippable Cutscene: What do you see boy?

14:45 ELITE FIGHT: Oillepheist Bull

17:35 Speak with Jill

18:55 Find A Rank Hunt: The Grim Reaper

19:26 NOTORIOUS MARK FIGHT: Prince of Death

22:35 Travel to Royal Meadows

23:00 NOTORIOUS MARK FIGHT: Knight of the Splendent Heart

25:12 Episode End

• Rusted Battlehelm
• Joshua Joins the Party

• Before the Storm Orchestrion Roll
• In Darkness Hope Orchestrion Roll
• Orchestrion Rolls Collected: 24/29

• 16x Wyrrite
• 48x Magicked Ash

• 120x Magicked Ash
• 1x Meteorite

• 1x Veil Signboard
• 1x Orichalcum
• 1x Flawless Meteorite

• 1x Flawless Minotaur Mane

• Snow Daisy Garland
• Shiva’s Kiss
• Jill Joins the Party

• 1x Flawless Darksteel

• 2x Meteorite

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🏆ACHIEVEMENTS

None this episode.

 

💰ITEM LIST

00:38 The Breath of Darkness (Dancing Steel)

09:36 1x Amber

10:02 1x Fallen Enigma

13:11 1x Flawless Behemoth Shackle

           2x Flawless Meteorite

13:40 The Breath of Darkness (Gungnir)

           1x Flawless Meteorite

20:56 1x Flawless Behemoth Shackle

            1x Orichalcum

 

☄️ABILITIES

03:45 MASTER GUNGNIR

            MASTER HEAVEN’S CLOUD

            MASTER RIFT SLIP

            MASTER DANCING STEEL

 

🛡️GEAR & EIKONS

01:36 CRAFT & EQUIP

           Everdark Reforged

           Gotterdammerung Reforged

           Ultima Weapon

 

02:06 REINFORCE

            The Pull of Darkness +1 (Dancing Steel)

            The Breath of Darkness +1 (Dancing Steel)

            Adamantite Gauntlets +1

 

02:32 Shiva’s Kiss +1

            The Breath of Fire +1 (Flames of Rebirth)

            The Will of Wind +1 (Rook’s Gambit)

            The Grace of Inferno +1 (Will o’ the Wykes)

            The Breath of Lightning +1 (Judgment Bolt)

            The Breath of Earth +1 (Upheaval)

            The Will of Light +1 (Impulse)

 

03:18 GEAR RECAP

            Ultima Weapon

            Reinforced Ouroboros

            Sons of Ouroboros

 

            Ring of Timely Focus

            The Pull of Darkness +1 (Dancing Steel)

            The Breath of Darkness +1 (Dancing Steel)

 

03:56 EIKONS CHANGES

            Phoenix Shift

            Flames of Rebirth

            Judgment Bolt

 

            Arm of Darkness

            Gigaflare

            Diamond Dust

 

            Cold Snap

            Rift Slip

            Dancing Steel

 

⚔️COMBAT TIPS

05:05 Rift Slip Combo 1

05:38 I Promise It Works

06:25 Easy Zantetsukens

10:50 Rift Snap Combo

12:27 Takes Some Practice

15:28 Starting The Combo

15:45 Rift Snap + Diamond

15:58 Rift Snap + Gigaflare

16:06 Rift Snap Limit Zan

16:24 Rift Snap Limit + Bolt

16:40 Rift Snap Flames

17:08 Rift Snap Steel

17:42 Everything On Cooldown?

18:00 Now Let’s See

20:42 Still Not Perfect

 

🪧IMPORTANT INFO

00:26 Purchase Accessory

01:05 Shopping at Charon

01:36 Craft Ultima Weapon

01:52 Level

02:06 Reinforce Accessories

02:32 Other Accessories

02:50 Genji Gloves

03:18 Gear Recap

03:45 Master Odin’s Abilities

03:56 Abilities Change

04:06 New Build Info 1

04:16 New Build Info 2

09:02 Dancing Steel Cooldown

10:28 New Boss Combo

14:35 New Build Guide

14:46 Lionheart Tonic

 

📚CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro – Shopping in Dravozd

00:55 Shopping at Charon

01:32 Crafting at Blackthorne

02:06 Reinforce Accessories

03:18 Gear Recap

03:45 Ability Upgrade and Changes

04:35 Travel to Ravenwit Walls

04:45 Ride to Sidequest: Nobody’s Tool

06:28 FIGHT: 2 Akashic

07:05 Inspect item on Shelves

07:24 FIGHT: 3 Akashic

07:35 Inspect page on the ground

07:55 Inspect page in side room

08:20 FIGHT: 5 Akashic

08:48 Speak with Dorys

09:08 FIGHT: 2 Akashic

09:34 Treasure Chest 1

09:40 Open the East hallway gate

09:58 Treasure Chest 2

10:10 Find the Girl

10:50 BOSS FIGHT: Kuza Beast (Build Showcase #1)

13:55 Get Sidequest: Litany of Errors

14:35 Travel to Vidargraes

15:25 NOTORIOUS MARK FIGHT: Behemoth King (Build Showcase #2)

18:15 NOTORIOUS MARK FIGHT: Behemoth King Stagger (Build Showcase #3)

21:04 Episode End

• The Breath of Darkness (Dancing Steel)

• Sell One Man’s Treasure for 100,000 Gil
• Sell all valuables
• Restock fully on Potions & Tonics

• Everdark Reforged
• Gotterdammerung Reforged
• Ultima Weapon

• The Pull of Darkness +1 (Dancing Steel)
• The Breath of Darkness +1 (Dancing Steel)

• Shiva’s Kiss +1
• Adamantite Gauntlets +1
• The Breath of FIre +1 (Flames of Rebirth)
• The Will of Wind +1 (Rook’s Gambit)
• The Grace of Inferno +1 (Will o’ the Wykes)
• The Breath of Lightning +1 (Judgment Bolt)
• The Breath of Earth +1 (Upheaval)
• The Will of Light +1 (Impulse)
  

• 1x Amber

• 1x Fallen Enigma

• 1x Flawless Behemoth Shackle
• 2x Flawless Meteorite

• The Breath of Darkness (Gungnir)
• 1x Flawless Meteorite

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• 1x Flawless Behemoth Shackle
• 1x Orichalcum

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🏆ACHIEVEMENTS

None this episode.

 

💰ITEM LIST

02:31 1x Potion

           40x Sharp Fangs

02:51 1x High Potion

03:06 1x Potion

03:17 40x Spools of Steelsilk

05:12 1x Flawless Meteorite

05:48 1x Amber

21:16 The Will of Darkness (Dancing Steel)

 

☄️ABILITIES

None this episode.

 

🛡️GEAR & EIKONS

None this episode.

 

⚔️COMBAT TIPS

06:12 Trial by Darkness NG+ Tips

 

🪧IMPORTANT INFO

00:11 Episode Goals

21:35 NG+ Chronolith Trials

           Chronolith Trials Complete (Final Fantasy Mode): 2/7

 

📚CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro – To Litany of Errors objective

02:16 Inspect 2 items in the house

02:29 Inspect the large book

03:13 The Forked White Tree

03:36 ELITE FIGHT: Akashic Gunnvaldr, 5 Akashic

05:19 Go to the Chronolith

06:10 Trial by Darkness Stage 1 (Final Fantasy Mode)

11:00 Trial by Darkness Stage 2 (Final Fantasy Mode)

13:59 Trial by Darkness Stage 3 (Final Fantasy Mode)

18:11 Trial by Darkness Stage 4 (Final Fantasy Mode)

21:44 Episode End

• 1x Potion
• 20x Spools of Steelsilk

• 1x High Potion

• 1x Potion

• 1x Flawless Meteorite

• 1x Amber

• Use Gungir  (Tap R1 for the full combo) and Heaven’s Cloud (Tap R2 for the full combo) as often as possible
• Make sure you get one finish with either of these two Abilities on the first wave before you use Zantetsuken
• Don’t forget to get 1 Punish, 1 Precision Dodge and 10 Magic Bursts on the first wave before you use Zantetsuken
• Wait for the Minotaur to focus on getting just 1 Steel Counter to get the All Bonuses +20s, then forget about Parrying

• Get the Steel counter on the Coeurl in the first wave after defeating the gobs
• Do at least 3 Rift Combos, the simpliest Rift combo is R1 –> Rift Slip –> R1
• Don’t forget to get 1 Punish, 1 Precision Dodge and 10 Magic Bursts  — Do the Punish and Magic Bursts on the 2nd Wave preferably
• Try to get one finish with Heaven’s Cloud  in the 2nd wave

• Make sure you Lock-on an enemy before you use Dancing Steel
• Use Rift Slip before Dancing Steel to slow down time and get enough room to charge Dancing Steel
• Use Rift Slip at the end of Dancing Steel to save time while Clive sheathes the 2 blades
• Don’t bother with the other bonuses, just try to clear all waves as quickly as you can with Dancing Steel / Zantetsuken

• You should have plenty of spare time so play it safe, remember you can’t use potions in here, but you can use Limit Break to regen HP
• Wait for the Chimaera to do her Firebreath to flank her and use Dancing Steel / Gungnir
• Use lvl 5 Zantetsuken as often as possible

• The Will of Darkness (Dancing Steel)

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🏆ACHIEVEMENTS

None this episode.

 

💰ITEM LIST

01:15 Reinforced Mythril Belt

18:25 The Favor of Earth (Earthen Fury)

 

☄️ABILITIES

02:28 MASTER Windup

            MASTER Upheaval

            MASTER Raging Fists

            MASTER Earthen Fury

 

21:05 MASTER Wings of Light

            MASTER Impulse

            MASTER Flare Breath

            MASTER Satellite

 

🛡️GEAR & EIKONS

ACCESSORY CHANGES

03:00 Ring of Timely Focus

            Adamantite Gauntlets +1

            The Breath of Earth +1 (Upheaval)

 

21:26 Ring of Timely Focus

            Adamantite Gauntlets +1

            Genji Glove

 

⚔️COMBAT TIPS

None this episode.

 

🪧IMPORTANT INFO

00:38 Episode Goals

01:18 Decent Belt

02:28 Abilities

03:00 Accessory Change

03:35 Trial by Earth

18:42 NG+ Chronolith Trials

21:05 Abilities Upgrade

21:26 Accessory Setup

 

📚CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro – Travel to the Velkroy Desert

01:10 Treasure Chest in Ceratina

01:36 Ride through the Northern Velkroy Desert

02:28 Abilities Changes

03:00 Accessory Changes

03:35 Trial by Earth Stage 1 (Final Fantasy Mode)

06:50 Trial by Earth Stage 2 (Final Fantasy Mode)

10:05 Trial by Earth Stage 3 (Final Fantasy Mode)

15:50 Trial by Earth Stage 4 (Final Fantasy Mode)

18:55 Travel to Northreach

20:20 Ride to The Hand of Mimas

21:05 Abilities Upgrades

21:26 Accessory Changes

21:43 Episode End

• Reinforced Mythril Belt

• Wave 1: Open with Upheaval, use it whenever it’s available. Always charge it properly.
• Punish an enemy.
• Taunt and keep block up to get 3 Precision Blocks
• Wave 2 : Same thing, but this time Taunt and use Titanic Counters, until you land 6
• Wave 3: Do one precision dodge and some magic bursts until you have 10
• Keep countering to quickly finish the job

• Upheaval, Punish the weak ones
• Windup on Adamantoise
• Counters
• Wave 2: Upheaval on the small ones to quickly kill them.

• Wave 1: Open up Earthen Fury
• Wave 3: wait for Katon to do the Titanic Blocks and get a lot of quick blocks. Use Earthen Fury as soon as possible on both enemies if possible

• Atlas, we know how to deal with guy. Counters all day.

• The Favor of Earth (Earthen Fury)

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🏆ACHIEVEMENTS

None this episode.

 

💰ITEM LIST

13:35 The Favor of Light (Gigaflare)

The Favor of Lightning (Judgment Bolt)

 

☄️ABILITIES

15:25 MASTER all Ramuh abilities

 

🛡️GEAR & EIKONS

15:50 Ring of Timely Focus

           Adamantite Gauntlets +1

           Genji Gloves

 

⚔️COMBAT TIPS

None this episode.

 

🪧IMPORTANT INFO

00:12 Light Trial NG+ Tips

13:50 Light Trial Complete

15:25 Abilities Upgrade

16:00 Lightning Trial NG+ Tips

30:02 Lighting Trial Complete

 

📚CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro – Trial by Light Stage 1 (Final Fantasy Mode)

04:35 Trial by Light Stage 2 (Final Fantasy Mode)

07:50 Trial by Light Stage 3 (Final Fantasy Mode)

10:55 Trial by Light Stage 4 (Final Fantasy Mode)

14:10 Travel to Caer Novent River Gate

14:30 Ride to The Hand of Iapetus

15:25 Abilities Change

15:50 Accessories Change

16:05 Trial by Thunder Stage 1 (Final Fantasy Mode)

19:40 Trial by Thunder Stage 2 (Final Fantasy Mode)

22:58 Trial by Thunder Stage 3 (Final Fantasy Mode)

26:38 Trial by Thunder Stage 4 (Final Fantasy Mode)

30:15 Episode End

• Always start by charging Megaflare to Level 4 and releasing it.
• Focus on not taking damage, time won’t be an issue, but your health will be

• Start with Blind Justice, affix ball lightning on 4 different enemies. Discharge.
• Go in and Pile Drive at least 2 enemies
• Follow up with Thunderstorm on a downed enemy
• Always use Pile Drive and Thunderstorm when available
• Blind Justice on 8 enemies or more whenever you can
• Also make sure to get 1 Punish and 1 Ability Finish on the first 2 waves
• On the Boss wave, apply all 9 lightning balls on single target
• Remember to do 10 Magic Bursts in total

• Dash in and Pile Drive, drop Lightning Rod
• Ignore the Bull, kill the 2 Orcs quickly with Lunge / Burst / Punish
• Then Blind Justice 9 Balls on the Bull after Dodging one of his attacks
• Make sure the Bull hits the Lightning Rod at least 3 times

• Open with Blind Justice followed by Jugment Bolt in the middle of the pack to catch at least 2 enemies
• Then always keep Lighting Rod up, try to make enemies hit it thrice as much as possible

• Judgment Bolt and Thunderstorm immediately
• Use them as often as possible
• Try to use Blind Justice on all enemies whenever you finish dodging one of the Griffin’s attacks, this will help kill the adds faster and efficiently
• Then play it safe, timing should be close but not too difficult

• The Favor of Lightning (Judgment Bolt)

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🏆ACHIEVEMENTS

None this episode.

 

💰ITEM LIST

00:28 Betrayal Orchestrion Roll

           O’er Shifting Sands Lie Orchestrion Roll

21:05 The Will of Wind (Aerial Blast)

 

☄️ABILITIES

04:55 MASTER all Garuda Abilities

 

🛡️GEAR & EIKONS

05:25 Ring of Timely Focus

           Adamantite Gauntlets +1

           Genji Gloves

 

21:38 Ring of Timely Focus

           The Pull of Darkness +1 (Dancing Steel)

           The Breath of Darkness +1 (Dancing Steel)

 

⚔️COMBAT TIPS

None this episode.

 

🪧IMPORTANT INFO

00:28 Buy Orchestrion Rolls

01:00 Trading Places

04:55 Abilities

05:32 Wind Trial NG+ Tips

21:22 Trial by Wind Complete

21:38 Accessories Change

 

📚CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro – Travel to Boklad

00:25 Buy Orchestrion Rolls

00:45 Get Sidequest: Trading Places

01:05 Travel to Laetny’s Cleft

01:10 Ride to the Fishing Village

01:50 FIGHT: Bunch of Hounds and Vultures

04:15 Ride to The Hand of Dione

04:55 Ability & Accessory Changes

05:40 Trial by Wind Stage 1 (Final Fantasy Mode)

10:10 Trial by Wind Stage 2 (Final Fantasy Mode)

13:50 Trial by Wind Stage 3 (Final Fantasy Mode)

18:30 Trial by Wind Stage 4 (Final Fantasy Mode)

21:38 Re-equip normal gear

21:55 Episode End

• Betrayal Orchestrion Roll
• O’er Shifting Sands Lie Orchestrion Roll

• Ring of Timely Focus
• Adamantite Gauntlets +1
• Genji Gloves

• Trial by Wind

• • Wave 1: focus on the smaller enemies first, go in and Wicked Wheel to hit as many as you can
    • Then pull the small enemies with Deadly Embrace and do a 4-Hit combo to finish them
    • Also try to do some Lunge / Magic Burst combos and 1 Punish
    • Then focus on the Tiger, make sure you Deadly Takedown at 50% HP and follow up with a full Gouge
  • Wave 2: the smaller enemies have enough HP to survive a Triple Wheel combo, so make sure you do one of these
    • Then pull the small enemies with Deadly Embrace and do a 4-Hit combo to finish them
• Stage 2:
  • Wave 1: go in on a smaller enemy and Triple Wheel combo
    • Then just focus on doing as many Precision Gambits as possible, use taunt to do it faster
    • While Gambit is refreshing, don’t forget to do some Lunge Burst Punish
    • And also some Deadly Combos
    • Then focus on the Elite, get a Deadly Takedown at 50% HP
  • Wave 2: same strategy as Wave 1
• Stage 3:
  • Wave 1: get a Precision Gambit, immediatley follow up wiht Aerial Blast
    • Then pull enemies in for Deadly Combos / Lunge Burst Punish
  • Wave 2: Go in, Precision Gambit
    • Then focus on smaller enemies with quick Deadly Combos / Lunge Burst Punish
    • Save Aerial Blast for next wave
  • Wave 3: Aerial Blast immediately, then focus on Precision Gambits
    • Be passive and focus on Dodging / Precision Gambits, try to not lose any HP
• Final Stage:
  • You should have plenty of bonus time, at least 6min
  • Open with Aerial Blast, drag all the enemies in it, stay locked on the Coeurl
  • As soon as at 50% Will, Deadly Takedown followed by Full Gouge
  • While the Coeurl is Staggered, focus on taking down the adds with Lunge Burst Punish combos
  • Then play it safe, Dodge and Counter

• The Will of Wind (Aerial Blast)

Chronolith Trials Completed (Final Fantasy Mode): 6/7

• Re-equip normal setup:
• Ring of Timely Focus
• The Pull of Darkness +1 (Dancing Steel)
• The Breath of Darkness +1 (Dancing Steel)

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