******************* [ GrimGrimoire ] [ Version: First ] [ By: Matthew Atiemo ] [ e-mail: auragaea2@yahoo.com ] ******************* ----------------- +++++++++++++++++ Table of Contents +++++++++++++++++ ----------------- Press Ctrl+F and copy/paste the Code in the [] into the search box to go to the desired section. I - Intro ------------------------------------------------- [INTRO.00] II - Updates ----------------------------------------------- [UPDATE.01] III- Characters -------------------------------------------- [CHAR.02] A. Lillet Blan ---------------------------------------- [LIBL.021] B. Bartido Ballentyne --------------------------------- [BABA.022] C. Hiram Menthe --------------------------------------- [HIME.023] D. Amoretta Virgine ----------------------------------- [AMVI.024] E. Margarita Surprise --------------------------------- [MASU.025] F. Gammel Dore ---------------------------------------- [GADO.026] G. Advocat -------------------------------------------- [ADVO.027] H. Opalneria Rain ------------------------------------- [OPRA.028] I. Chartreuse Grande ---------------------------------- [CHGR.029] J. Lujei Piche ---------------------------------------- [LUPI.0210] IV - Walkthrough ------------------------------------------- [WALK.03] A. The First 5 Days ----------------------------------- [FI5DYS.031] 1. Day One ----------------------------------------- [DAY1:03.11] 2. Day Two ----------------------------------------- [DAY2:03.12] 3. Day Three --------------------------------------- [DAY3:03.13] 4. Day Four ---------------------------------------- [DAY4:03.14] 5. Day Five ---------------------------------------- [DAY5:03.15] B. The Second 5 Days ---------------------------------- [SE5DYS.032] 1. Day One ----------------------------------------- [DAY1:03.21] 2. Day Two ----------------------------------------- [DAY2:03.22] 3. Day Three --------------------------------------- [DAY3:03.23] 4. Day Four ---------------------------------------- [DAY4:03.24] 5. Day Five ---------------------------------------- [DAY5:03.25] C. The Third 5 Days ----------------------------------- [TH5DYS.033] 1. Day One ----------------------------------------- [DAY1:03.31] 2. Day Two ----------------------------------------- [DAY2:03.32] 3. Day Three --------------------------------------- [DAY3:03.33] 4. Day Four ---------------------------------------- [DAY4:03.34] 5. Day Five ---------------------------------------- [DAY5:03.35] D. The Fourth 5 Days ---------------------------------- [FO5DYS.034] 1. Day One ----------------------------------------- [DAY1:03.41] 2. Day Two ----------------------------------------- [DAY2:03.42] 3. Day Three --------------------------------------- [DAY3:03.43] 4. Day Four ---------------------------------------- [DAY4:03.44] 5. Day Five ---------------------------------------- [DAY5:03.45] E. The Last 5 Days ------------------------------------ [LS5DYS.035] 1. Day One ----------------------------------------- [DAY1:03.51] 2. Day Two ----------------------------------------- [DAY2:03.52] 3. Day Three --------------------------------------- [DAY3:03.53] 4. Day Four ---------------------------------------- [DAY4:03.54] 5. Day Five ---------------------------------------- [DAY5:03.55] F. Trial Stages --------------------------------------- [TRSTG.036] 1. Difficulty 1 ------------------------------------ [DIF1:03.61] 2. Difficulty 2 ------------------------------------ [DIF2:03.62] 3. Difficulty 3 ------------------------------------ [DIF3:03.63] 4. Difficulty 4 ------------------------------------ [DIF4:03.64] 5. Difficulty 5 ------------------------------------ [DIF5:03.65] V - Gameplay ---------------------------------------------- [GMPLY.04] A. Battle Flow ---------------------------------------- [BTFL.041] 1. Drawing a Rune ---------------------------------- [RUNE.04:11] 2. Summoning Spirits ------------------------------- [SMMN.04:12] 3. Mana -------------------------------------------- [MANA.04:13] 4. Issuing Commands -------------------------------- [CMND.04:14] 5. Symbols ----------------------------------------- [SYMB.04:15] VI - Magic ------------------------------------------------- [MAGIC.05] A. Types of Magic ------------------------------------- [TYMGC.051] 1. Glamour ----------------------------------------- [GLMR.05:11] 2. Necromancy -------------------------------------- [NMCY.05:12] 3. Sorcery ----------------------------------------- [SRCY.05:13] 4. Alchemy ----------------------------------------- [ALCM.05:14] B. Grimoires ------------------------------------------ [GRMR.052] 1. Glamour Grimoires ------------------------------- [GLGR.05:21] a. Fairy Ring ----------------------------------- [FARI.05:21.1] b. Wicca ---------------------------------------- [WICCA.05:21.2] c. Titania -------------------------------------- [TTNA.05:21.3] 2. Necromancy Grimoires ---------------------------- [NCGR.05:22] a. Hades Gate ----------------------------------- [HAGT.05:22.1] b. Purgatory ------------------------------------ [PURG.05.22.2] c. Acheron -------------------------------------- [ACHR.05.22.3] 3. Sorcery Grimoires ------------------------------- [SRGR.05:23] a. Hell Gate ------------------------------------ [HLGT.05:23.1] b. Chaos Nest ----------------------------------- [CHNST.05:23.2] c. Gehena --------------------------------------- [GHNA.05:23.3] 4. Alchemy Grimoires ------------------------------- [ALGR.05:24] a. Laboratory ----------------------------------- [LAB.05:24.1] b. Engrave -------------------------------------- [ENGR.05:24.2] c. Chimera Spawn -------------------------------- [CHSPN.05:24.3] VII - Credits ---------------------------------------------- [CREDIT.06] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Intro ::: [INTRO.00] From the creators of Odin Sphere comes GrimGrimoire, a 2-D RTS game based in a magical school. Surprisingly, GrimGrimoire plays quite nicely although it is a 2-D RTS, and the game is quite beatable even without a guide. Still, I'm mainly writing this guide to those that are new to the genre and might also need some help with a few of those tricky maps. So without further ado, here's my guide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. Updates ::: [UPDATE.01] =============== August 11, 2007 =============== - Finished bonus map walkthroughs - Finished Familiar guide ============= July 11, 2007 ============= - Finished storyline walkthrough ============ July 5, 2007 ============ - Finished basic outline for Walkthrough - Finished the appendix sections - Started a few walkthroughs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- III. Characters ::: [CHAR.02] Lillet Blan ::: [LIBL.021] =========== A studious, hard working girl who was invited to the Silver Star tower after being acknowledged for her magical skills. She wishes to become a great magician for her poor younger brothers, who wait for her at home. She is caught up in unexpected circumstances, but stands up to the mystery with daring acts and calm judgment that even she didn't know she was capable of. Bartido Ballentyne ::: [BABA.022] ================== A senior at the Magic Academy who majors in Alchemy. Behind his rustic, blunt attitude lies a secret. He says he's better at fist fights than magic, but his chimeras and golems beg to differ. Hiram Menthe ::: [HIME.023] ============ A senior at the Magic Academy who studies under Ms. Opalneria. A kind honor student who has been well brought up. Possibly because they see in each other what they don't have themselves, Bartido and he are close friends. He came to the Magic Academy with a goal in his heart. Amoretta Virgine ::: [AMVI.024] ================ A student at the Magic Academy. Everyone is charmed by her clear, ephemeral smile. Even those who are not human... Margarita Surprise ::: [MASU.025] ================== A student at the Magic Academy. The first friend Lillet meets when she gets here. In her past, she had been rescued from a town that persecuted magicians under the pretense of witch hunting, but her personality is still carefree. She carries around her frog familiar on top of her head. Gammel Dore ::: [GADO.026] =========== The head master of the Magic Academy. In the past, he defeated the Archmage and sealed the devil that had made a pact with him. Quite the legendary magician. He founded the Magic Academy on the Silver Star Tower which was once the Archmage's castle, and invited promising youths from around the kingdom in hopes of educating the next generation of magicians. It seems the school is kind of dangerous, because students go missing every once in a while, but every magician in the kingdom dreams of studying under Professor Gammel. Advocat ::: [ADVO.027] ======= A devil who teaches Sorcery. The details of the contract with the head master is unknown. He likes to act like a gentleman, but you can see glimpses of his true nature as a devil at times. He seems to be refraining from collecting souls on campus grounds, but he won't reject any, if they jump into his hands. Opalneria Rain ::: [OPRA.028] ============== A beautiful, bewitching teacher of Necromancy. She is well trusted by pro- fessor Gammel, as well. Though her appearances make her seem cold-hearted, her emotions are very passionate, especially her incontrollable love for Dr. Char- treuse. Chartreuse Grande ::: [CHGR.029] ================= The Alchemy instructor. Although he was once a beautiful blonde with ivory skin, he was cursed, and turned into a lion. He is told that the power of love will break the curse, but he is only interested in the search for truth, and has no intentions of putting time into a way to undo the curse. Lujei Piche ::: [LUPI.0210] =========== One of the three great magicians who created the legendary Philosopher's Stone. Because of her arrogant, whimsical personality and her powerful magic, she was betrayed and assasinated by her lover and student, under orders from the kingdom. Whether it was her lingering regrets for the Philosopher's Stone, or her strong attachment to life, she became a wandering ghost after her death. She carries a staff with the skull of her student lover whom she later killed, and terrifies anyone who runs into her. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IV. Walkthrough ::: [WALK.03] Before you get too far into the game, and get used to the way you have of doing things, here are a few tips you should try to get into the habit of doing. Tip 1: Use the Triangle button to pause the game, because you can scroll through the screen whilst having all the action in standstill. Tip 2: Use both analog sticks to scroll through the screen at a high speed. Tip 3: By pressing the down button on the D-Pad, you can scroll through the last 4 units/items you selected. In conjunction with the R3 button, you can immediately go to the last few units/items you selected and see their actions. ========================================= | A. The First Five Days - [FI5DYS.031] | ========================================= The First Five Days are composed primarily of tutorial stages. As long as you follow the hints given to you, you will be fine. =============================================================================== Day 1: Gammel's Practice [DAY1:03.11] =============================================================================== Conditions For Winning: Summon 10 Elves Unit(s): Elf x1 Rune(s): Fairy Ring A tutorial stage. Just follow the order's given to you and you'll be fine. =============================================================================== Day 2: Gammel's Practice 2 [DAY2:03.12] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all devils Unit(s): Elf x5, Fairy x4 Rune(s): Fairy Ring When you finally get control, create as much Fairies as you can. Six should be enough. Once you have six Fairies, have them all fly to the upper left and kill those Imps there. Then head to the upper right and dispose of the Imps, finishing this stage successfully. =============================================================================== Day 3: Gammel's Practice 3 [DAY3:03.13] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy Gammel's Rune Unit(s): Elf x2, Talisman x2 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Wicca Start the battle by having the Elves mine mana. Level the Fairy Ring up, then create 5 Fairies. Once all 5 are created, control your Fairies to attack the Guardian on the left of the enemy's Rune. You'll probably lose 2 Fairies. After it dies, your Fairies will automatically attack the Hell Gate. Once it's destroyed, the battle will be completed. =============================================================================== Day 4: Opalneria's Practice [DAY4:03.14] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy Opalneria's familiars & Runes Unit(s): Ghost x5, Phantom x4 Rune(s): Hades Gate Send your Phantom to stand in front of the Sanctuary whilst you make more. Make 5 Phantoms then join up with the Phantom guarding the Sanctuary. Leave 2 Phantoms to guard the Sanctuary and send the other 4 to destroy the Hell Gate that's to your upper right. You should be able to destroy it without having the Guardian attack you. As this is happening, make more Phantoms. When the Hell Gate is destroyed, send those 3 Phantoms and any more you've created to attack the Guardian. You may lose a unit, but its okay. After the Guardian falls, just destroy the rune above you and the remaining enemies to success- fully complete the stage. =============================================================================== Day 5: Defending the Escape [DAY5:03.15] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Endure the onslaught for 20 minutes Unit(s): Elf x3, Fairy x2, Ghost x2, Talisman x6 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Wicca, Hades Gate Whenever you play stages where you have to last for a certain number of minutes defense should be your main focus. As such, have 2 Elves mine mana and have the third one set up 2 Talismans above the Fairy Ring. Your Ghosts should also be mining mana. Once 2 Talismans have been created, have your Elf go back to mine mana. Create 2 Phantoms for protection because some Imps will be coming to your base. Place them above the Hades Gate. Now, create one more Talisman close to the stairs above the Hades Gate, and start concentrating on making more Phantoms and Fairies. Have your 2 Fairies and 1 Phantom stand close to the Fairy Ring base and don't forget to send the Elf that created the Talisman to go back and start mining. Some Imps will attack both both bases, but you should be able to kill them without suffering many casualties. Continue making more Fairies and Phantoms, because things are going to get a lot more hectic. You can only create 35 units, so be wary of that. I prefer to create more Phantoms because the majority of the enemies here can't touch them. As the battle continues, there'll be a few swarms of Imps that come to attack your bases, but its nothing too troublesome. Keep in mind that your familiars are aggressive and like chasing after enemies to kill them. Once the fight is over, command your familiars back into your lines. At about 7:30 on the timer, a large group of Imps and Skullmages will come toward the Fairy Ring base. Have the enemies come towards your Talismans because if you move ahead, the Skullmages will destroy your Phantoms easily. Have your Fairies stay behind the Talisman line and snipe the enemies from afar. You'll win, but you might lose your Phantoms and a Talisman. If that happens, just create more Phantoms and replace the Talisman. Once again, you'll be faced with small swarms of enemies, but you should be able to take care of it. For the most part, you'll just have to contend with groups of Imps and Ghosts and they are quite easy to kill. However, at about 17:30, you'll be faced once more with the Imps and Skullmages, on both sides this time. Once again, have the Talismans do all of the tanking and only attack once the Skullmages are gone. Or you can attack them with Fairies if you don't mind getting attacked by the Imps. ========================================== | B. The Second Five Days - [SE5DYS.032] | ========================================== These set of days contain 2 tutorial stages, and some new gameplay elements. The 4th battle can be quite tricky, but overall, these days are quite easy. =============================================================================== Day 1: Advocat's Test [DAY1:03.21] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Advocat's Runes Unit(s): Elf x3, Fairy x8, Talisman x2 Rune(s): Fairy Ring Start by having the Elves mine the crystal above them. Since Advocat uses Sorcery, use Necromancy to combat him. Create a Hades Gate rune below the area where your units are standing. About a minute into the battle, some Imps will come from the upper left side. Dispose of them with your Fairies. Once your Hades Gate is finished, create 2 Ghosts and mine the crystal directly below you. Level it up and create 5 Phantoms. Keep your Fairies in the middle of the screen to guard against enemies. With your 5 Phantoms, head to the right, then up the stairs, killing anything in your way. Create 3 more Phantoms as the fighting is occuring. Your Phantoms should be killing the Imps standing in their way and the Guardian next to the green wall. The first group of Phantoms you sent to the upper right should stay put where the guardian was. Have the new Phantoms you created join up with them, then destroy the Hell Gate and the Demon that's right above you, as well as the Guardian. Level up the Hades Gate to level 4 in the meantime and create 5 more Phantoms. When the Phantoms come, send them down to the Ghost Sanctuary, because some Imps will be coming up from the south around 6:40 into the battle. Your other Phantom units should proceed to make their way across the upperright to kill any remaining enemies. Return them back to the Hades Gate. Create 3 more Phantoms, then proceed to the right of the Ghost Sanctuary and destroy the Guardian. Afterwards, go and destroy the Gehena rune that you can see below you. Proceed down the stairs, then go and get that Guardian that attacked you on the way here. And with that, the right side is complete! Remember to use Berserk before you attack a base or symbol because it increases the damage you deal. Also, everytime you lose a Phantom, create one to take its place and bring it to the group. From the Guardian you just killed, move directly to your left, and take out the Guardian that's above you. As you near closer to her, a swarm of Imps and a Demon will greet you. Take care of the Demon, then the Imps, then finally, the Hell Gate. Above the Hell Gate is a Guardian. Kill her and any more enemies around your vicintiy. Go up the stairs, and bear the attacks from the Ghost. When you reach the area where you can see a Guardian and a Hell Gate, go for the Hell Gate, because that'll end the stage. =============================================================================== Day 2: Advocat's Practice [DAY2:03.22] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Advocat's Runes Unit(s): Imp x4, Grimalkin x2 Rune(s): Hell Gate, Chaos Nest The minute the fight starts, create a dragon egg and move a Grimalkin next to the Chaos Nest. If you don't, Advocat's dragon will destroy all your bases and it'll be game over. Have the Imps mine mana from the nearby crystal. Once your egg has come out, hatch it. Get ready to sleep the dragon when it nears your base. Once your dragon hatches, have it attack the dragon. When it dies, move your dragon towards the south. Since we're learning about dragons, go crazy and create a dragon every time you get 500 mana. Normally, this would be a mostly cheap strategy, but this map has lots of red walls, so just use them to destroy it and attack the enemy. Overall, this is all you really have to do. So just work your way from the south to the north, and you'll be finished. =============================================================================== Day 3: Lab Clean-up [DAY3:03.23] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Opalneria's Runes Unit(s): Elf x4, Fairy x4, Unicorn x3, Skullmage x5 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Purgatory Neutral Unit(s): Blob x4, Homunculus x1, Golem x3, Gargoyle x2 Neutral Rune(s): Laboratory The first thing to do here is to recruit Chartreuse's familiars to help you. However, in between both you and Chartreuse are symbols and some enemies. Begin the battle by mining mana. Level up the Fairy Ring and create 2 more Fairies. As this is happening, a few Phantoms will come from above. Have your Skullmages attack them, as they are the best against most astrals. When your Fairies have arrived, group them together and proceed directly to the left of your Purgatory rune. You'll see a Guardian, but before attacking it, bring 2 Skullmages and your Unicorns. Have your Fairies begin the attack on the Guardian. Doing this will cause a Phantom and a couple of Imps to come for you. Have your Skullmages attack the Phantom and your Unicorns should aid in destroying the symbol as well as the Imps. Once they are gone, have your Unicorns attack the Obelisk to their far left, then recruit Chartreuse's familiars. Be sure to return your Fairies and Skullmages back to your camp. With Chartreuse's Blobs, start mining mana, and create a Wicca. Level it up to level 3, then create more Unicorns. You may also create some Fairies for defense purposes. Using a Golem, attack the Guardian on bottom floor. Once you have about 5 Unicorns, gather them together, and proceed up the stairs to the left of the Purgatory rune. Set up your Holy Barrier, because I encountered 2 Phantoms as I was heading up. Keep heading up and you will see a Gehena. Set up Holy Barrier, then destroy it. However, create some more backup Unicorns because you will be confronted by some Phantoms, Demons, and Skullmages. Concentrate on the Demon first, then the Skullmages, then finally the Phantoms. Keep your eye on this team of Unicorns, just in case they need Holy Barrier once more. Chances are that they'll die, but just send your backup team to dispose of the rest. As this is occuring, Chartreuse's side will be attacked by Ghosts, Phantoms, and Skullmages. The minute you can see them on your map, have your Homunculus use Clairvoyance in the area above the Gargoyle symbols. Have your Golems attack the oncoming enemies. If Clairvoyance runs out, just use it again. Going back to the Unicorns, if you still haven't disposed of the enemies that were surrounding the Gehena, go back and kill them. A little bit above that area, you should see an Obelisk and a Hell Gate. Quickly destroy the Obelisk, but stay put. Bring your Skullmages over, then have your Unicorns destroy the Hell Gate. The Guardian above you will be spewing flames, but you should be fine with Holy Barrier. What really makes this area annoying is that once you start attacking the Hell Gate, several Phantoms and Imps will attack you. Have your Skullmages attack the Phantoms and your Unicorns, the Imps and the Guardian. Create more Unicorns just in case a few die. At about 12:30 on the timer, another horde of ghouls will attack your Alchemy side. Use the same tactics as before, and you'll be fine. Back to the Unicorns, again, proceed to the right of where the Hell Gate once was and destroy the rune to the upper right. The left side is now COMPLETE!!! Using your 3 Golems, move directly up the stairs, and have the Homunculus follow them. Level up the lab and create more Homunculi if you wish. Once you are about halfway up the stairs, you'll see a small group of enemies. Clairvoyance the area, then have your Golems attack the enemies. A little bit above them should be a Hades Gate. Bring over some Unicorns to attack it along with your Skullmages. Create some more Unicorns because the sheer amount of Phantoms can overwhelm them. If you were like me and lost your troops, the enraged Phantoms will come for you. Get ready with Clairvoyance, and quickly bring over your Unicorns to aid the Alchemy side. If you actually survived, get more units, then attack the Guardian to your upper left, then finally, the Hades Gate. =============================================================================== Day 4: Opalneria's Sealed Room [DAY4:03.24] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Opalneria's Runes Unit(s): Elf x2, Fairy x2, Imp x2, Grim x1, Demon x1 Rune(s): Titania, Hell Gate **When you create a Morningstar, it is possible to stock up on starchilds with Star Light as you move and attack. Remember this and use it well, for Morningstars require quite a bit of upkeeping.** Have the Elves mine the crystal next to them, and the Imps, the crystal to their lower right. As Margarita said, summon the Morningstar. She'll be your main form of offense in this stage as well as a couple of Fairies. Have your Demon and Fairies go and stand next to the crystal the Imps are mining from and create a Fairy Ring. Level up the Titania 3 times, then amass enough mana to summon a Morningstar. A group of enemies will appear from the south, but your Fairies and Demon can handle it. Once you have enough, summon a Morningstar. When it comes forth, stock up on 5 Starchilds, then move to the far right. Proceeding down the green flame walls, you should be able to see the enemies without them seeing you. About halfway through, you'll notice a Hades Gate. Destroy it, then any enemies that are posing a threat to you. If the enemies don't notice you, then don't provoke them. After the Hades Gate is gone, move your Morningstar all the way to the lower right corner, and stock up on more starchilds should you need to. If you're about 6 minutes into the battle, go back to your other group. By this time, Charons will be coming to you. Don't worry, though. The only enemies they bring with them are Imps, which your Demon can dispatch of easily. Have your Fairies attack the Charons when there are no Imps to pose a threat. Also, once you have enough mana, create another Morningstar. Going back to your Morningstar in the corner, move her to the left and have her destroy the Guardian. Make sure she at least, does this, before having her attack the Hell Gate. As you're attacking this rune, a Skullmage will possibly come and hurt you a lot. Turn your focus to it and kill it before resuming the attack on the rune. If your MOrningstar dies, just bring the other one down to finish the job. To the left of the Hell Gate is the Acheron, the rune that summons those damned Charon. Quickly have your Morningstar destroy it because once again, a Skullmage will come and try to kill you. After the Acheron falls destroy the Skullmage and proceed left to get rid of the Purgatory. My Morningstar died, so I just created a new one and had her finish the job. =============================================================================== Day 5: Chaotic Assault [DAY5:03.25] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Unit(s): Elf x5, Fairy x6, Grimalkin x4 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Chaos Nest Neutral Unit(s): Ghost x2, Phantom x3 Neutral Rune(s): Hades Gate, Purgatory Like with Lab Clean-Up, you'll have an ally helping you. To get to Hiram's familiars, you have to fight some enemies. Have your Elves gather mana, level up the Fairy Ring, and level up the Chaos Nest. Don't go to Hiram's side just yet. Create 2 Fairies, then gather all of them together. Move directly south from the Fairy Ring until you reach the bottom, then move right to confront a Phantom and a Ghost. Now stand still, and have one Grimalkin move directly to the right. Level up the Chaos Nest 1 more time. Keep moving the Grimalkin until it provokes an Imp. Have the Fairies attack it, and a Phantom and a Demon will chase after them. Have the Grimalkin lull the Demon to Sleep, and have the Fairies kill it along with the Phantom. As they attack the Demon, have your Grimalkin go to Hiram's side. A Skullmage might appear on your Glamour side, but one Mana Burst should kill it. Now, have your Ghosts mine mana, and create 5 Phantoms. Have your Fairies return to their side after destroying the Hell Gate and make sure to level the Hades Gate to its max. You'll get attacked by enemies occassionally, but you should be fine. Once your 5 Phantoms have been created, join them with the other 3, and proceed towards the Glamour side. Create 5 more Phantoms for backup purposes. Move your 8 Phantoms past the Fairies and up the stairs. Use Berserk, then kill the Gargoyle. The minute your Phantoms step close to the Gargoyle, a Homunculus will use Clairvoyance, allowing the Gargoyle to attack your Phantoms. At this point, have your remaining Fairies attack the Hades Gate to the upper left of the Gargoyle. Once the Gargoyle is down, your Phantoms should just sacrifice themselves by attacking the Lab. Once the Fairies destroy the Hades Gate, return them all back to the Fairy Ring, and bring up your other Phantoms. Create 3 more Phantoms and some Fairies, too. Also, create more Phantoms for backup. Have your Phantoms finish off the Lab. Once it's gone, set your sights for the Homunculus and Guardian. Create more Phantoms because they might be killed by a Homunculus' Psychic Storm. You might also want to use your Fairies to aid you. With the lab destroyed, you can also destroy the Purgatory and the other remaining enemies. Again, create more Phantoms if you lost some and have them rejoin the team. At this point, you will have little problems as the Homunculi and Skullmages cannot bother you anymore. So have your Phantoms walk through the map, destroying the enemy's sanctuaries and its Engrave rune. At about 18:00, a Charon will appear on the Necromancy side. Kill it, because it tends to drop its load on the Chaos Nest you have. You also need to start creating a lot of Phantoms (or a Dragon and a Grimalkin) because a dragon will be coming. A team of 8 Phantoms can easily kill a Dragon, but you may find using a dragon of your own to be more exciting. Either way, the dragon comes from the upper right side. Once you kill it, destroy the remaining runes, and you'll be done. ========================================= | C. The Third Five Days - [TH5DYS.033] | ========================================= No more tutorial stages, but these days start off light. However, the last 3 fights can be quite difficult. =============================================================================== Day 1: Chimera Testing [DAY1:03.31] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all Chimera Runes Unit(s): Blob x6, Homunculus x1, Golem x2, Imp x6, Grimalkin x2, Demon x4 Rune(s): Lab, Hell Gate, Gehena Cake is what I would use to describe this stage. All you have to do is destroy the rune that was shown to you at the beginning of the map, and you're done. Create a Chaos Nest beneath the Hell Gate, and level it up to get Mana Burn. Also, mine mana with your Blobs and Imps and level up the Gehena. Move your Grimalkins and Demons next to the Lab rune. Some enemy Blobs will try to come to your base. Just have your Golems attack them. Once you've learned Mana Burn, create 2 more Grimalkins. Once they are created, move them next to the lab. Using 1 Grimalkin, go up the stairs till you see a Homunculus. Mana Burn it and the one standing next to it to death, then have your Golems destroy the Engrave and the Gargoyle. Bring more Grimalkins up the stairs as well as your Demons. Have your Demons aid in the destruction of the Engrave, the Gargoyle, and any Houmunculi. Don't be afraid to use Mana Burn on them either. Once they are dead, just create more Demons and make sure you have a Grimalkin around. A Chimera guards the Chimera Spawn rune, so have your Grimalkin sleep it, then attack it with Demons. Finally, destroy the rune and you're done. =============================================================================== Day 2: Devil's Strike [DAY2:03.32] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Annihilate the devils Unit(s): Elf x5, Blob x6, Homunculus x4, Gargoyle x1 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Laboratory, Engrave Once again, another easy stage. This one is even easier. All you have to do is destroy all the devils, so there are no runes. Due to this, I can't really give a proper walkthrough. Obviously, mine the crystal first, then level up the Lab until you get Psychic Storm. Attack the incoming Imps with Psychic Storm whilst you create a Hades Gate to make Phantoms. Afterall, you are fighting devils. Just destroy all the enemies, and you'll be fine. =============================================================================== Day 3: Stopping the Fight [DAY3:03.33] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Bartido and Advocat's Runes Unit(s): Elf x6, Fairy x6, Imp x2, Demon x2, Talisman x4, Guardian x4 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Hell Gate Once the fight begins, both Advocat's dragon and Bartido's Chimera will come towards the upper part of your base. They will attack your symbols, but that's no problem. After both monsters destroy everthing in their paths, they will proceed to attack each other, provided that nothing is in their way. Have your Elves mine mana from the lower crystal, but don't move your Imps yet. When the fight between the Dragon and the Chimera is over (have your Demons kill the weakened enemy), have your Imps mine mana. Since you're up against Alchemy and Sorcery, create a Hades Gate, a Chaos Nest, and a Gehenna. Level up the Demon Gate first, then the Hades Gate to level 4, followed by the Gehenna to level 2, and finally, the Chaos Nest to level 4. Once everything has been leveled, create 6 Phantoms, 1 Demon, and 2 Grimalkins. As all of this is occuring, small enemy groups will attack you. Like before, you can take care of them easily. At about 6:30 minutes into the battle, a Homunculus will come from the left, and a Grimalkin will come from the right. Have your Grimalkins Mana Burn both of them to kill them quickly. Now, have your 6 Phantoms move to the floor in between the Fairy Ring and the Elves' Sanctuary. Move right, and you'll see a Gehenna. Use Berserk, and destroy it, then the Guardian and any other enemies. Create more Phantoms as needed. Below the Gehenna is a Hell Gate, and above is a Chaos Nest. Destroy them both and any Guardians surrounding it. And with that, the lower left is complete. If you are a mana whore, create a lab next to the Sanctuary in this area and have some Blobs mine mana from here. Concentrate on creating demons now. At this point, you should have 3 Demons, but I left 2 to guard the Imps, so I created 3 more Demons to help me out. Have your 4 Demons move to the left of the Hell Gate. You'll see an enemy's Sanctuary, a Gargoyle, and a Laboratory. Destroy the Sanctuary, then the Gargoyle, then the Lab. As I was doing this, I got killed by a Homunculus and Golem. If this happens to you, just create more Demons. However, the cost of several Demons compared to just 1 Dragon is great. So, I just created a Dragon to take care of this side. Don't forget to destroy the Chimera Spawn and the Engrave. When the battle has gone on for 22 minutes, the Chimera and the Dragon will go at it again. Move your Imps and the Demons from the crystal and have them go at it. Kill the survivor, and that'll be the end of that. If you're fast, this won't happen. =============================================================================== Day 4: vs Opalneria [DAY4:03.34] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Opalneria's Runes Unit(s): Elf x4, Skullmage x2, Blob x6, Homunculus x2, Golem x3 Rune(s): Laboratory, Purgatory, Acheron I hate this battle, because the game tries to force you to use the Charon to go to the other side. Being the intelligent people that we are, though, we'd rather fly there. You'll want to go to the right side because that's where Opalneria's dangerous runes are. But, that side is blocked by Gargoyles, so you'll have to use Astral units to attack there. You can use a team of Fairies with Astral Change triggered, but I prefer using a Morningstar. When the fight begins, mine the crystal with the Blobs and level the Lab 2 times. Also, level up the Purgatory to level 3 and create a Titania rune below the Elves. Move the Skullmages near the crystal, and move your Golems to the floor below. Level up the Titania and summon the Morningstar. Two minutes into the battle, a Skullmage and a Phantom will come from the stairs. Use Psychic Storm to kill them. When the Morningstar is here, move her to the right, and get rid of the Gargoyles. Remember to stock up of starchilds. As I headed up, a gang of Fairies, a Golem, and a Charon attacked my Morningstar. She was able to kill the Fairies and damage the Charon, but that was all. If you don't want this to happen, move your Morningstar back to your base when she kills the 4th Gargoyle. If your Morningstar did die, just create another. Using your Morningstar, go back and finish the job. If you survived, create another and have the 2 gang up on the Fairy Ring. After the Fairy Ring is destroyed. Go back to the crystal to the lower right and create a Hades Gate. You will not be using it to combat Opalneria (although you certainly could), but you'll be using it to mine mana as well as to create Obelisks to heal your Morningstars. If you only have one Morningstar, create one more. Using 2 Morningstars, ascend up the right side and destroy the Titania, the Acheron, the Hades Gate, and the Engrave. Don't be afraid to run back to the Obelisks to heal. After all these runes are destroyed, you'll be done with the right side. Go back and heal if you need to, then use the same strategy to take over the left side. Beware of Astral Hold, though. You might want to use a team of Golems accompanied by Homunculi to defeat the left side. =============================================================================== Day 5: Grimlet's Awakening [DAY5:03.35] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Endure 20 min until help arrives Unit(s): Fairy x8, Blob x6, Homunculus x2, Gargoyle x2 Rune(s): Laboratory, Chimera Spawn A lot of people have trouble with this stage, but I find it to be quite easy. As I said earlier, in most missions where you have to last for a while, use defensive tactics. Start off by mining mana from the lower crystal. Group your Fairies together and move off into the corner, as you level up the Lab to level 4 and as you create an Engrave. Once an Engrave is created, have two Blobs start creating Gargoyles. You already have 2 Gargoyles, so just use those as a base to where to create your Gargoyles. I suggest making a square barrier. Level up the Engrave to its maximum level and continue making Gargoyles. Some Imps will appear at the beginning of the fight, but your Gargoyles can take care of them. You might also want to use your Fairies. A Demon will also appear, so use Psychic Storm to kill it along with a barrage from your Gargoyles. Once you have a good defense, have your Blobs return to mine mana and create 3 Golems and 2 more Homunculi. You might also want to create more Blobs to hasten mana gathering. When you're up against Phantoms, be sure to use Clairvoance. Position 1 Golem and Homunculus to the upper left of your base, as well as another group to the lower right. Your last few should stay in the upper right corner. Continue to amass mana until you reach 600. Don't summon a Chimera though. You can create more units as you please, but make sure you have at least 600 Mana in your stock. For the most part, you will only be confronted against Imps, making this battle that much easier. Fourteen minutes and 50 seconds into the fight, you'll hear the dreaded dragon footsteps. This is where things will start to go straight down. Keep your defenses up and just continue mining mana. At the end of the 16th minute, the dragon and a Charon will appear. You can try to get rid of the dragon by slowing him down with Gum Drop and concentrating your attacks on it, but the amount of enemies that come along with it will easily kill you. Start creating as many runes as you can at this point. All your familiars may die, but if you have at least 1 rune remaining, you'll win the fight. ========================================== | D. The Fourth Five Days - [FO5DYS.034] | ========================================== The first and the last stages are quite easy, but the other 3 are a little bit more challenging. =============================================================================== Day 1: A Devil's Interrogation [DAY1:03.41] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Advocat's Runes Unit(s): Elf x4 Rune(s): Fairy Ring Once again, you're up against Advocat. He uses Sorcery mainly, so create a Hades Rune. Have your Elves mine the crystal next to the Fairy Ring. Create a Ghost and start gathering mana from the other crystal. Once you have enough mana, create 2 Phantoms. Level up the Hades Ring to its max, then create more Ghosts (about 3). Lastly, create 5 more Phantpms. Keep on making Phantoms, but once you have 6, proceed up the right stairs. Destroy the Guardians and the Imps, as well as the Sanctuary and the Hell Gate. With the Hell Gate destroyed, Advocat will start being more serious about this fight. Bring up more Phantoms to join up with the previous ones. Keep creating Phantoms. With 8 Phantoms, go to the far left and climb those stairs. A Guardian will be waiting for you at the top. Kill her and the one to her left. Next go for the Hell Gate. Once the Skullmages and Phantoms appear, concentrate on getting rid of them (mainly the Skullmages) before you resume attacking the the rune. Next attack the Guardian, then the Hades Gate above it. As I attacked the Hades Gate, a Demon and some Imps popped out. If this happens to you, destroy the rune, then the Demon, then the Guardian, and finally, the Imps. The left side is done. Return your Phantoms to the Sanctuary that once belonged to the enemy and bring your other Phantoms along. Create more Phantoms. From the Sanctuary, go up one floor, then go right. Some lovely ladies and a Hell Gate will be waiting for you, so take care of them. Go up the stairs to meet another Guardian. Destroy her, then go right. A Chaos Nest and a Hades Gate will be there. Destroy the Chaos Nest, then the Hades Gate, and you'll be done. =============================================================================== Day 2: Rescue Mission [DAY2:03.42] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Opalneria's Runes Unit(s): Elf x4, Fairy x4, Imp x4 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Hell Gate In this entire stage, there is only 1 floor where you can freely move walking familiars through. It'll be 3 if you knock down the red walls. But, don't fret over it. You're up against Opalneria again and she still uses Necromancy so create a Titania rune and create 4 more Fairies. Have the Elves mine the crystal. Make sure the Titania is leveled up to level 2 for the attack and defense boost. Go up from your Hell Gate, and you should see a Guardian. Kill her, then go left and destroy the Hades Gate as well as any enemies. Finally, kill the Guardian above the crystal to the upper right. Have your Imps mine mana from this crystal. Level up your Titania Rune, and summon a Morningstar. Stock up on starchilds, then move left from the Hell Gate. Across the green wall should be a Guardian, and an Acheron. Destroy them both. With the Acheron destroyed, return back to your base and create a Hades Gate and a Purgatory. Just like with the other time we used Morningstars, what you'll want from this are several obelisks, not neccessarily fighting units. You can also have the Ghosts mine the crystal on the floor above the Hell Gate and to the left. Make sure to kill any Guardians in the area. Once you do that, the right side is complete. well, there are 2 Guardians below your bases, but there really is no reason to kill them. Now, create one more Morningstar and 2 or 3 Skullmages. Since you're up against Astrals, don't bother leveling the Purgatory to 3. At about 14:30, 2 Morningstars will come to your base. Kill them, then head to the left because Phantoms and Skullmages will be coming. Once there are dead, move your Morningstars to the left of the Fairy Ring. There will be a Gehena, a Titania, and a lot of symbols and enemies. Kill them, then make your way down to another Gehenna. There really is no serious threat in this stage, and if your units die, just create more. =============================================================================== Day 3: Saving Amoretta [DAY3:03.43] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Opalneria's Runes Unit(s): Elf x4, Blob x4, Homunculus x1 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Laboratory Once again, you're up against Opalneria, so the best course of action would be having Morningstars as your main unit. The Homunculi's Psychic Storm also works wonders against astrals, so you don't have to bother creating a Purgatory. Start by having your Elves mine the crystal to the upper left, and your Blobs, the crystal next to them. Create a Titania and level it up to its max, as you also level up the Lab to its max. Create 3 Homunculi. Position 2 of them to the left of the Lab, and 2 more to the right of the Alchemy Sanctuary. As you mine mana to be able to create Morningstars, you'll have to hold off Phantoms and Skullmages with Psychic Storm. Once a Morningstar is here, you can move her to the upper right and create another rune to gather mana from this crystal. I created a Hades Gate and a Purgatory because I love those Obelisks combined with my Morningstars. Anyway, once both of your Morningstars have at least 5 starchilds in stock, fly down the stairs to either the left or the right and destroy the Hades Gates that are here. You might want to clear the way with a couple of Homunculi, first. Also beware Charons. Once you're done with both sides, all you have to do is fly to the bottom of the map, and destroy 2 Hades Gate that are guarded by Charons. An easy stage over all. =============================================================================== Day 4: Summoning Grimlet [DAY4:03.44] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Endure 30 minutes for summoning Grimlet Unit(s): Imp x4, Blob x4 Rune(s): Hell Gate, Lab This is one of 2 stages in the entire game where I find using a horde of dragons to be the most practical solution. You could focus of defense, but due to enemy Golems, symbols will be a waste of mana. The stage is also quite small, and since the enemies are of Alchemy, dragons will be able to deal a tremendous amount of damage to them. If you plan not to do this, then the best strategy I can think of is to make a horde of Grimalkins, Demons, and Phantoms. Use the Grimalkins to mana burn the Golems and Homunculi, as well as lull any chimeras to sleep, use the Phantoms to get rid of the Gargoyles and use the Demons as backup attackers. For my strategy, have the Blobs mine the crystal to their left and have the Imps mine the crystal to the upper left. Create a Hades gate near the crystal to the far lower left, then summon 4 Phantoms and some Ghosts to mine mana. At the same time, create a Chaos Nest, and make as many eggs as you can. Have the Phantoms destroy the Gargoyles to the upper left, but once you see the enemy's Laboratory, come back to the Sorcery Sanctuary. Make sure that your Hades Gate is on level 4. At about 3:30, 2 Golems will come down the stairs to attack you. Dispose of them with your Phantoms, then have your dragons climb up and destroy the Lab. Work your way through the left side of the map, then the right. You may use Grimalkins to help you with the Golems and Homunculi, but I prefer saving my mana for dragons. =============================================================================== Day 5: Defense [DAY5:03.45] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Protect Lillet & Margarita's initial Runes Destroy all of the Archmage's Runes Unit(s): Elf x4, Fairy x4, Imp x4, Guardian x2 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Hell Gate My favorite map in the entire game is this one without a doubt! I just love it so much!! So we're up against an enemy who loves to use Sorcery, which means that Necromancy is the way to go! However, in the last fight, you gained a power up for your Demons, which makes them absolutely worthwhile now. Since Margarita already has a Hell Gate setup, let's use that. Start by mining mana, as usual. Create a Hades Gate on Lillet's side and level it up to the max. Summon 8 Phantoms. On Margarita's side, level up the Hell Gate to the max as well and summon 6 Demons. Four will be enough to start attacking, so you can make the other 2 gradually. You could also opt to make another Hades Gate here, because there is a crystal you could have Ghosts mine from, and the cost for Demons is rather hefty compared to a Phantom. Five minutes into the battle, a dragon will appear. It'll go for Lillet's side first, but just have your Phantoms use Berserk, and you'll bring it down easily. Really, this battle is quite easy and fast with a group of Demons and Phantoms. There isn't really much strategy here to be honest. Just attack anyhting in your vicinity and travel in groups. ======================================== | E. The Last Five Days - [LS5DYS.035] | ======================================== The first stage is of a mediocre difficulty, and the last stage, surprisingly, is a breeze. The other 3, especially 5-3 and 5-4 are extremely annoying and will most likely pose a serious challenge. =============================================================================== Day 1: Chimeras and the Witch [DAY1:03.51] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Opalneria's Runes Unit(s): Elf x4, Unicorn x2, Ghost x4, Phantom x2, Skullmage x2, Charon x1 Rune(s): Wicca, Purgatory, Acheron Not really hard, but not easy, either. In this stage, you only have to destroy Opalneria's runes, not Chartreuse's. However, Chartreuse's familiars will attack you should you approach them. In order to play this battle successfully you'll have to defend against Chartreuse as you fight Opalneria. Chartreuse's section is to the lower right of the map and Opalneria's section is above your base and to the upper right. Start by mining mana with your Elves and Ghosts. Create a Titania and level it up to the max along with your Wicca. Level up the Purgatory once and create 2 Skullmages. Some Phantoms and Skullmages will come to your base, but you can take care of them easily. Once eveything is leveled, create 3 more Unicorns and a Morningstar. Have the Unicorns walk up the stairs until you see a Hades Gate. Activate Holy Barrier, then attack it. Afterwards, get rid of the Skullmages, the Guardians, then finally, the Phantoms and Imps. If they die, don't bother creating more, instead, turn your attention onto the Morningstars. Create 2 more if you have the mana. Now have the Morningstars take care of the remaining enemies and symbols in this area. Move them up to the crystal, then move right. There will be an Acheron for you to destroy. As you do so, Demons and Imps will try to attack you. Get the Demon first before the Imps. A little above the Acheron and to the right is a Hades Gate just waiting to be destroyed. Next to that is also another Hades Gate and a Hell Gate, but before you can destroy them, a Chimera, a Demon, and a Homunculus will appear along with some Blobs. Kill the Homunculus first, then the Demon, then the Chimera. Afterwards, concentrate on the runes. Stage complete. =============================================================================== Day 2: Mouse Trap [DAY2:03.52] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Advocat's Runes Unit(s): Elf x4, Fairy x2, Ghost x4, Phantom x2, Skullmage x2, Homunculus x2, Golem x2 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Hades Gate, Purgatory, Lab Just like with the other battle, only destroy Advocat's runes, not Gammel's. Work your way from the right of the stage, then up the stairs to the upper left, finally descending down to finish the job. Unlike the other stage, Gammel's familiars are much more aggressive, so you'll need symbols to defend yourself. Gather mana with your Elves and Ghosts. Place your Skullmages and Fairies near the crystal to the upper right. Create an Engrave and level it up to 4. As you're doing so, create a Blob and also level the Hades Gate to the max. Move one Golem to the bottom floor, near the stairs, and the other, underneath the Fairy Ring. With your Blob, advent 2 Gargoyles underneath the green wall near the Fairy Ring, and 2 more underneath those. Lastly, level up the Lab to level 3, create 6 Phantoms, and move your 2 Homunculi near the Gargoyles. Now, your defenses are set. Once your 6 Phantoms are done, join up with the other 2, then walk up the stairs to the right of the upper right sanctuary. After walking up 4 flights of staris, take a left and kill the Guardians and enemies here. Now is a good time to create more backup units, even if you haven't lost any. Keep going up the stairs and kill the Guardians to your right. Hang a left on the floor below the highest floor and destroy the sanctuary and any enemies here. When I was doing this part, my Golems stupidly went to Gammel's base and provoked him, sending all his Fairies, Unicorns, and Morningstars to me as well as Advocat's Phantoms and Devils. If this happens to you, create more Homunculi and have them use Psychic Storm to take care of the situation. You should also use your backup Phantoms, granted that they haven't already been released of their backup position. Using your Phantoms that should already be at the top of the map, backtrack to the stairs and climb to the highest floor. Go left and you should run into a Guardian. Kill her, but don't go anywhere yet. If you only have a few Phantoms remaining, bring some more before continuing left. Be sure to make more Phantoms. To the left on the highest floor is a Gehenna. Destroy it, but get prepared for a swarm of devils. Symbols should go first, then Demons, followed by everything else. There's also a dragon a bit down the stairs, but only confront it with at least 5 Phantoms close to full health. A dragon will also come to attack your base at 11 - 12 minutes, so get ready with some Phantoms. After you defeat the dragon in the upper left corner, destroy the Chaos Nest, then the symbols, then the Hades Gate, then finally, the Hell Gate. If you are fast enough, you can finish the stage before a Morningstar gets you. =============================================================================== Day 3: A Familiar's True Nature [DAY3:03.53] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Protect Margarita Destroy all of Opalneria's Runes Unit(s): Imp x4, Grimalkin x3, Demon x2, Morningstar x2 Rune(s): Titania, Purgatory, Hell Gate This stage angered me so much the first time I played it. Its difficult, because you have to survive an onslaught from Margarita, whilst destroying Opalneria's runes. All of Opalneria's runes are to the bottom of the map and to the lower right side. She uses Alchemy and Necromancy, so combat with Sorcery and Glamour. Start the battle by having the Imps mine the crystal. Move the Demons and 1 Morningstar a little above the Hell Gate. Make sure to keep them in this general vicinity by having them Defend. If they go up the stairs too much, you'll face a lot of enemies. Using the other Morningstar, move to the crystal to the far left and create a Hades Gate 2 floors below this crystal. Also, create a Chaos Nest to the left of the Purgatory and level it up to level 3. Create 3 Ghosts and have them mine the crystal. Make sure to keep one Morningstar near the Hades Gate. Lastly, move 2 of your Grimalkins next to the Titania and keep one near the Sorcery Sanctuary. Once you gain 500 mana, create a dragon. The first enemy to come will be a Grimalkin from the upper section who'll most likely put your Demons to sleep. Wait until it comes into your Morningtar's range because it will attack it automatically and without moving. Be sure to stock up on starchilds. The next enemies will be a couple of Imps that'll come to attack your Necromancy Sanctuary. Kill them with your Morningstar, then create 3 Phantoms. Level up your Titania to level 4 (or 5 if you don't like stocking up on starchilds too much). When your 3 Phantoms arrive, move them to the Necromancy Sanctuary, and have them stand there. Now you can begin the assault. First, move the Morningstar that was guarding the Hades Gate area a little to the lower right of the Purgatory. Destroy the Gargoyle that's here, then move her a little south of the Purgatory. You'll see a Gargoyle, but don't attack it. Instead, move your Dragon to the southeast (past the Gargoyle that you just destroyed). Once the dragon gets the enemy's attention, have your Morningstar attack the Gargoyle south of the Purgatory. Some Phantoms will come after your Dragon, so have the Morningstar go and get them off of it. Your main priority with the dragon is to destory the Lab to the lower right. Homunculi are a danger to your Morningstars, so get rid of that Lab ASAP. Once the Phantoms are dead, go back to where the Gargoyle once stood and head south. A Hades Gate is there. Destroy it and the Gargoyle next to it. Create another Dragon and another Morningstar to either help the existing ones if they're alive, or replace them if they're dead. Once the battle has gone on for about 8 minutes, a Charon carrying Phantoms and a Homunculus will come to attack your Necromancy side. Have your Phantoms aid in attacking these enemies, but bring have the Morningstar which destroyed the Hades Gate come to help. If your Phantoms died, create more to protect the sanctuary. As for the dragon, it should still be heading to the lower right because there is a Purgatory there. If it dies, just bring its backup to help. Once the Purgatory is destoryed, head up the eastern stairs and destroy the runes in your way. For your Morningstar, have her fly south of your Hades Gate to encounter a Gargoyle and some Charons. Destroy the Gargoyle, but wait until you have 2 Morningstars together to kill them. Destroy the Acheron too. In 10 going onto 11 minutes, Margarita will start getting aggressive. Be sure that your Morningstar is stocked up on ammo because 2 Demons, a couple of Imps, and a Grimalkin will be coming to your main base. The Grimalkin will most likely sleep your 2 Demons, but you'll be fine as long as your Morningstar is unharmed. Have a Grimalkin ready to Mana Burn the Grimalkin because it may run past the area of effect starchilds. On the Necromancy side, you'll also be attacked by a Demon, a Grimalkin, and some Imps. Get the Demon first, then the Grimalkin, then finally the Imps. If everything works out fine, the last runes you destroy will either be the Acheron or the Engrave. =============================================================================== Day 4: Summoning Grimlet, Again [DAY4:03.54] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Endure 30 minutes for summoning Grimlet Unit(s): Imp x8, Grimalkin x2, Demon x2 Rune(s): Hell Gate, Gehena I hate this battle so much it's not even funny. One time, I came so close to winning, 29:46 on the timer, and the enemies destroyed my last rune. That was the angriest I had gotten for a good while. Anyway, defense is the key word in this battle, however, we all know that defending a corner is easy because attacks only come from two sides. If we're in the center, you'll have to be prepared for all sides. The 2 easiest corners to take control of are the upper left corner and the lower right corner, especially the lower right. The lower right contains an Engrave, a Hell Gate, and a Chimera Spawn. All the enemies in this section are extremely susceptible to Necromancy, because 3 units cannot attack astrals, and the others are weak towards Necromancy. First things first, though, you will actually have to spend a lot of mana creating symbols to protect the center, as you create units to help you gain control of the lower right. You might think that this isn't a smart idea because you'll just be abonding this base, but believe you me, those symbols will help you for the entire battle. Start by having 6 Imps mine mana. Using 2 Imps, create Guardians around your base. Have one Imp create a Guardian above the crystal to the upper left and have the other create one in front of the Gehenna. Using those 2 Guardians as guidelines, create a squarish line of defense. Don't concentrate too much on the lower right section, as Golems will come from there and destroy your symbols from afar. This was my design: -- -- -- -- -- | |GG| |GG| | Key: -- -- -- -- -- Cr- Crystal | G|Cr| |Gh|GG| HG- Hell Gate -- -- -- -- -- Gh- Gehenna | G| | | |G | G- Guardian -- -- -- -- -- | |HG| |Cr| | -- -- -- -- -- | |GG|G | | | -- -- -- -- -- Once you're done creating your symbols, have the 2 Imps go back and start mining mana. Create a Hades Gate, level it up to 5, then create 8 Phantoms. I built my Hades Gate 2 spaces to the left of the lower right crystal. Once you have 8 Phantoms, go to the lower left and wreak havoc. You can actually win with the 8 you started with. Once you've secured this base, create a Chaos Nest. Now, relocate all your familiars to this spot. Have your Imps mine this crystal. Be aware that this crystal only has a few thousand mana in it, so you might want to have 4 Imps go and mine mana from the crystals you started with. Now, there are 2 things you can do. You can wait in this corner and just create Guardians to protect you or you can go to the lower left corner and destroy the enemy's runes. I suggest the latter because it minimizes the chances of you dying. With a team of Phantoms, go to the lower left and destroy the runes. Watch out for dragon eggs and kill them on the spot. Before taking on that dragon, make sure you have a full team of 8 Phantoms. Anyway, once both corners are safe, create a couple of dragons to protect your base from any possible onslaughts. =============================================================================== Day 5: Calvaros' Defense [DAY5:03.55] =============================================================================== Condition For Winning: Destroy all of Calvaros's Runes Unit(s): Elf x6, Fairy x3 Rune(s): Fairy Ring Surprisingly, this is an extremely easy battle, but it's also extremely long. You'll want to tackle this stage by scanning and defeating any enemies and runes on each floor. The stage contains a myriad of enemies, with the first few floors containing mostly Sorcery familiars, then Glamour, then Necromancy, then Alchemy on the last floor. Overall, you can use any units you please to take on this stage, as all of them will be useful. I suggest dragons, chimeras, Phantoms, and Demons. Defense isn't very important here, so symbols won't be useful. You may also use Charons to help you transport walking units, but with the speed at which Demons and Phantoms walk with a fully leveled rune, I don't find Charons to be too useful. Start by mining mana, then create a Chaos Nest and Gehenna. Create a dragon and level the Gehenna to its max. Have the Dragon attack the Gargoyle below the crystal a little to the south. Create a Hades Gate and 5 Ghosts. Have the Ghosts mine this crystal and create 8 Phantoms. The Dragon will be busy because there will be a lot of enemies coming and trying to destroy your runes. Don't forget to level the Hades Gate to its max because you'll be using those 8 Phantoms and your dragon to take over the upper right side. Have your dragon go first to provoke the enemies. Once they are fighting your dragon, bring your Phantoms over and have them take care of the symbols and demons. Skullmages, however, are your first priority. Be sure to create more Phantoms because your base will be under attack. You may also want to create another dragon. The only runes in the upper right corner are a Hell Gate and a Purgatory. Once you destroy those, create a Lab next to this crystal and start mining mana with some Blobs. Create a few Homunculi too, just in case the base comes under attack. I also like to create a Chimera because the next section contains Glamour familiars. Now, bring back your Phantoms and dragon to the base and go to the upper left side. There is a Hades Gate and Chaos Nest in this section. Destroy them, then use a team of Phantoms to kill the dragon. The upper section is now complete! Now, we're going into the Glamor section. Don't rely too much on your Phantoms because Glamour defeats Necromancy. From the upper left and upper right corners, have 2 dragons slowly make their way into the middle of the map, along with a chimera. To the mid left is a Wicca, to the middle is a Purgatory, and to the right is an enemy sanctuary. Destroy them and proceed down. Below the Wicca is a Hades Gate, so have one dragon go there. Below the Purgatory is a Fairy Ring, which you should destroy immediately. Once the area surrounding the sanctuary has been cleared, create a Hell Gate and mine mana from the crystal with Imps. Then, level it up to 5 and create 4 or 5 Demons. With a group of Demons, Phantoms, Dragons, and Chimeras, you can easily defeat this stage. You can also use Morningstars and Unicorns, but they require too much upkeep for me to enjoy using them. After you destroy all the runes, you will finally be done with the game and can now complete all the bonus stages!! Congratulations!!!! ================================= | E. Trial Stages - [TRSTG.036] | ================================= Other than the storyline stages, you also have access to trial stages. These stages are challenging and will have you do things you'd never do in a normal stage, but don't worry, the game gives you a hint on what to expect and some hints to complete the stage. There is also a difficulty level rating, should you feel that you want to take care of the lower leveled stages first. Don't depend too much on this rating, though. I found out that a lot of stages that were given 3/5 were much easier than stages that were given 2/5. Regardless of the difficulty level, all the trial stages are possible, so don't give up even if you've played the stage countless times. One more thing. Try to play and defeat the trial stages by yourself at least 3 times before resorting to my guide. Some of these challenges are quite fun to figure out by yourself, and I had a blast with some stages such as Trial 10 and 12. Without further ado, here's the walkthrough for all trial stages. Enjoy. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ===================================== Difficulty 1 Stages [DIF1:03.61] ===================================== +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ====================== Trial 1: Grim Grimoire ====================== * All Grimoires Unlocked! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Elf x3 Rune(s): Fairy Ring You start off in the middle of the map with 5000 mana and no crystal to mine from. There are 4 corners, with each one having enemies from a certain school of magic. The upper left corner is dedicated to Glamour, the upper right contains Sorcery enemies, the lower right is made up of nothing but Necromancy creatures, and the lower left just screams Alchemy. We being the smart people that we are, we know how to effectively take down these enemies. The smartest thing to do would seem to be to play accordingly to the enemies' weakness, but we will be taking on another kind of weakness. For this battle, you will only need a Hades Gate and a Lab. Level them both up to the max, then create 8 Phantoms and 6 Homunculi. We will be concentrating on the Glamour and Alchemy corners first because Fairies and Homunculi can get oretty damn annoying, espcially the Homunculi. The first enemy to approach your base will be a Grimalkin in 2 minutes. You'll probably not have your units created, but the most it'll do is kill 2 Elves. Once your 8 Phantoms are here, go to the lower left corner. The first thing you should attack is the Gargoyle. Once it's destroyed, go down to the lab and kill the Homunculus standing there, then the lab itself. If you're unlucky, the Homunculus will kill your Phantoms. Just create more if it happens. Once you destroy the lab, take care of the other 2 runes. On the last floor is a Chimera, but it can't attack Astrals, so kill it. On your way back, kill the Blobs and destroy the Sacntuary. You can now have your Elves mine mana from here. Return your Phantoms back to your base. Now, you'll be taking care of the Glamour side. Leave 4 Phantoms to guard your runes, and have 4 follow your Homunculi to the upper left corner. when you see a Talisman, have your Phantoms standstill as well as your Homunculi. Using one Homunculi, shoot a Psychic Storm a little bit underneath the Fairies near the Fairy Ring. It will kill them along with the Elves standing above them. Have your Homunculus walk past the Talisman and the Fairy Ring to the Wicca. You'll be hit by the Talisman, but you'll be fine. The Unicorn by the Wicca will activate Holy Barrier and actually run down the stairs to your other group (at least it did for me). If it does, have your Phantoms and one Homunculus attack it. Now, there's only one more enemy left. With the Homunculus near the Wicca, go up a little bit and shoot a Psychic Storm beneath the Morningstar. It will most likely die, but now, you can have your Phantoms destroy the Talisman and the 3 runes. Move your Homunculi and Phantoms back to your base. Now, using your Homunculi and the 4 Phantoms, proceed to the lower right corner. Once you see the Hades Gate, stop and only have 2 Homunculi go foward. Move them in between the Hades Gate and the Acheron and have them both attack the Charon. Beside the Charon are a Phantom and Skullmage, so they'll die too. Now, go to the left and kill the Ghosts above the Purgatory. Destroy this area. Once more, return to your base. Gather 8 Phantoms (you might want to create more as backup), and go to the upper right section. The strategy here is to just attack anything in your way. Really, it's that simple. Once everything is gone, you'll win this battle. ======================== Trial 4: Singing Boatman ======================== * Use Charon's abilities and launch an attack on the enemy! Condition For Winning: Charon must survive Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Imp x5, Demon x3, Homunculus x1, Charon x1 Rune(s): Hell Gate, Acheron The objective of this map is to use Charons to attack the enemy, whether it be through Anima Drain or ferrying Demons to attack the enemy. The entire stage is covered in red walls, and with no dragons or chimeras, you can only rely on Charons. Start the battle by creating 4 Imps. Have them mine the crystal, because the 5 Imps you start out with are inside the Charon and they make great ammo. Level up the Acheron to the max. Using your Charon fly upwards until you see 2 dragon eggs. Crack them, then go for the base. A dragon egg will pop out after you attack it once. Destroy it, then the rune. Return back to your base. Now, it might seem that all you'll have to do is create more Imps to use as ammo, right? Well, there are 2 problems here. One, the Charon you start out with must survive, so you'll probably have to create another Charon to be safe. Two, the crystal your Imps are mining from has little mana, so you have to relocate soon. To solve these problems, create a second Charon and make your next target the crystal to the upper right. Create a second Charon along with 5 Imps. Have them board the Charon. Move to the far right and destroy the Hell Gate. Now, go upwards to the area where the crystal is and destroy the Guardian. Create another Hell Gate here, then create Imps to mine the mana from this crystal. When your first sanctuary has been exhausted of all its mana, transfer those Imps here. To the far upper right is a Wicca. Do not use your Charons for that section, instead, level up your Hell Gate to the max and create 2 more Demons. Before having the demons board the Charon, have the Charon destroy the Guardian below the Wicca. If you destroy the Gargoyle, a Morningstar will come after you. Now, have the demons board the Charon along with the ones you were given at the beginning of the stage. Unload them in the vicinity and have them deal with the Unicorns and Morningstar. The last rune is a Laboratory, but it is guarded by a Homunculus and plenty of Gargoyles. Firstly, have your demons board the Charon. Then, have it fly up to the floor below the last floor in the upper right section. In other words, go to the floor that is below where the Wicca once was. Go left past the red walls and unload your Demons. Have them attack the Lab that's directly south of them and you should win. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ===================================== Difficulty 2 Stages [DIF2:03.62] ===================================== +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ========================== Trial 2: Strong Hoof Beats ========================== * Run through the enemy barrage using Unicorns! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Elf x10, Unicorn x4 Rune(s): Wicca To win this map, you'll have to use not Unicorns, neccessarily, but the entire Wicca Rune to its fullest. The map is small, and thanks to Holy Barrier, you can get through it with superlative ease. Start the battle by having 9 Elves mine mana. With the 300 mana you have, line the floor above the second crystal (the third floor) with 4 Talismans. Afterwards, have the Elf return to mine mana, then level the Wicca to the max. Once it's at its max level, create 2 more Unicorns, then go up the stairs. Keep creating Unicorns, but only 6 are needed to take over the top floor. The top floor has an Acheron and a Titania. Attack the Acheron once. After the first attack, have your Unicorns use Astral Hold on both Morningstars and Charons. Take care of them, then destroy both runes. Return your Unicorns to the Wicca. Make a team of 8 Unicorns. Gather them together, then head to the forth floor. From inbetween the green walls, activate Holy Barrier and run straight to the end. Once you're at the end, go down the stairs and destroy the Chaos Nest. Go up to the 3rd floor and run to the left, destroying all the Gargoyle symbols. Go back and do the same for the 5th floor. Now, create more Unicorns and go back to the stairs to the far right. Go up, then destory the lab to complete the stage. =================== Trial 3: Psychic-er =================== * Defeat the enemy and destroy all Runes with three Alchemy familiars! Condition For Winning: A Golem must survive Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Blob x2, Homunculus x3, Golem x2 Rune(s): Laboratory You only have 2 Golems and at least 1 must survive through to the end. Being the only familiars you have that can destroy runes, you must be very careful as to when and where you move them. The Homunculi will act as guards for them and clear the way for them, as the Golems attack the enemy's rune from afar. Start by having the Blobs mine mana from the crystal. Create 6 more Blobs to increase productivity, then level up the Lab to the max. As this is going on, move a Homunculus to the right and have it kill the Elves in this area. Once the Lab is leveled, create 5 more Homunculi and move them all to the place the Elves once stood. Move them south until you see a Fairy Ring, then bring your Golems over to attack it. As you attack the Fairy Ring, some Fairies will come and attack your Golems, but one Psychic Storm will take them out. Once the rune is destroyed, have all your Homunculi keep going down the stairs. Near the bottom, you'll encounter a Golem, have 3 of them use Psychic Storm on it to kill it, then continue going down. Once you reach the bottom, bring over your Golems and have them go foward a bit. On the last floor stands a Gargoyle which only your Golems can kill. Quickly go back to your Homunculi and have one move to the right across the second floor. A group of Phantoms will come over, but a Psychic Storm will kill them. A little bit more to the right stands another Gargoyle. Destroy it with your Golems, but make sure you have a Homunculus near them because some Imps will come and try to attack them. At the end of this floor and to the upper right is a Hades Gate. As you attack it, a Morningstar will come and attack your group. Immediately have all your Homunculi use Psychic Storm on it to dispose of it. When the Hades Gate is gone, go up the stairs to meet a demon then use a storm on it. Further up the stairs, an idle dragon will just hang around. As long as you don't move close to it, it won't attack you. Using this opportunity, have all your Homunculi use Psychic Storm on it and have your Golems attack it. Still going up, you'll see a bunch of dragon eggs waiting to be fried by a storm. Above them is the last rune (finally!). Destroy it (beware the Grimalkin) and this stage is done. ==================================== Trial 5: Waltz of Spirits and Ghosts ==================================== * Use familiars of both trees and determine how to defeat the enemy! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes within 20 minutes Unit(s): Elf x3, Fairy x2, Ghost x2 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Hades Gate In my honest opinion, this is the WORST stage in the ENTIRE game. For a 2/5 stage, I had the most difficulty with this stage moreso than any other stage out there. The way I won this stage was to use a horde of Fairies. I started on the left side first because the runes were easily accessible and there are only 2 runes there. Afterwards, I attacked the right side starting from the Hell Gate, then the Purgatory. Afterwards, I created more Fairies and commenced an attack on the Purgatory which lies around the top floor. Finally, I had my Fairies fly in between the green wall and destroyed the Hell Gate to the right. This is a crappy strategy, I know, but no matter what strategy I use, I always fail. If you have any decent stragtegies, please let me know via e-mail or the community forum. ======================= Trial 8: Twin Goddesses ======================= * Strong familiars await in the depths. Two Morning Stars. Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Elf x3, Fairy x3, Talisman x3 Rune(s): Fairy Ring An extrememly easy stage. The bottom is riddled with high leveled enemies, but overall its an easy stage. Homunculi, Phantoms, and Unicorns will be great in this stage. Start by mining mana with the Elves. Call upon 3 more Elves to mine mana, then create a Lab and level it to 3. When the Imps come, have your Fairies fly over to help kill them along with the Talismans. Once the lab is on level 3, create a Homunculus. Level up the Fairy Ring and create 5 more Fairies. When the enemy Fairies approach your base, attack them with your Homunculus. Once all 8 Fairies are gathered together, create two more Homuncul. With your 3 Homunculi, traverse left on the floor with the 2 Talismans until you see the enemy's Talismans. Bring over your Fairies and have them attack the Talismans. As you do so, enemy Fairies will attack your Fairies. Use Psychic Storm on them whilst your Fairies destroy the Talismans, then the rune. Go back to your base. Draw a Hades Gate and level it up to the max, then create 8 Phantoms. Keep them underneath the column of green walls to the right, because a Chimera will be coming from the far right 13 minutes into the battle. After the Chimera has been disposed of, have the 8 Phantoms go to the left and attack the first Guardian you see (which you could see ever since the beginning of the battle). There are 2 more Guardians here and a Hell Gate. Destroy them. See the column of green walls to the right of where you are? Underneath them are 2 Gargoyles and a Chimera Spawn (and possibly another Chimera). Go there with your Phantoms and destroy everything. As your Phantoms are destroying the Chimera Spawn, create a Wicca at your base and level it up to level 4. Create 4 Unicorns. Now, move your Phantoms to the 4th floor, but keep them around the middle. Go to much to the left and you'll provoke the Morningstars. If you lost any Phantoms, replace them now. Have the Unicorns and your Homunculi go to the 4th floor as well. Have the Unicorns deploy their Holy Barrier, then move to the left. You'll see 2 demons, but don't worry about them. Have 2 Unicorns use Astral Hold on the Morningstars, then have your Homunculi use Psychic Storm on them. Your Phantoms should take care of the demons. Make sure you have 2 Homunculi alive after all of this. As this is happening, create more Unicorns and Phantoms because the Talismans will massacre your Phantoms and Unicorns. When you go back to destroy the runes, be aware that the enemies would have respawned. If you still have your 2 Homunculi here, use Psychic Storm on the Morningstars. Finish the job with your other units. ===================== Trial 10: Elf Problem ===================== * Control the Elves and summon more to destroy the enemy's Rune! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Elf x1 Rune(s): Laboratory One of the funnest stages in the game, in my opinion. You only have 1 Elf, no mana, and a Lab. You can do anything with these things now. So what do you do? You gain more allies that's what you do! The first allies you can gain without injuring yourself are 2 Phantoms to the upper right, which can be gotten to by climbing the stairs to the right. Go back down to your base and position the Elf to the left of the Lab. Place one Phantom on the stairs beneath the lab, and have the other go to the bottom floor and traverse right. Keep going right until you see a Grimalkin. Recruit it, and imediately move it near the other Phantom. Don't attack the Gargoyle with the Phantom, instead keep going right, up the stairs, past the 2 Gargoyles, up 3 more flight of stairs, then go to left, beside the green wall. A maxed out Hades Gate is here so your Phantoms will now have Berserk and an increased movement speed. Using the Phantom that just recruited the Hades Gate, select Move from his command list, scroll the cursor over the 3 green walls next to the Hades Gate, then scroll up to the first floor that looks walkable. Select to move there, then go back to your other Phantom and Grimalkin. At around 1:25, a Demon will come towards the lab. Lull it to sleep with the Grimalkin, activate Berserk with your Phantom, then attack it. Go back to your other Phantom. By now, it should have recruited the Wicca, Unicorns, and Skullmages. If not, move it there now. With your Unicorns, move to the left (but not down the stairs) and stop when you see the Golems (do not recruit them yet and make sure they don't try to attack the Guardians down there). Have the Skullmages move left, but don't go over (or down) the stairs. At 3:25 on the timer, 2 Morningstars will fly down from the upper left. Have each Unicorn use Astral Hold on them, then attack with your Skullmages. Recruit the Golems now, and have them attack the Guardians that are 2 floors below them. Once they are gone, go back to the Lab and have the Phantom go up 2 flight of stairs then to the left to recruit some Blobs. Have them mine the crystal. Also, move the Phantom that recruited the Unicorns back to the lab because a dragon is coming. Move your other units there too, save for the Golems. Have the Golems actually attack the Dragon once it gets close to them. Stay at a good range though. Once it gets into your space, have the Grimalkin cast Sleep on it, and have your 2 Phantoms and Golems continue to attack it.` Once it dies, move your Golems back to where you first recruited them. Create a Ghost, then level up the lab. Finally, create a Homunculus. Move the Ghost to where the lab is and have it wait there. The last enemies to come will be a HUGE swarm of Fairies. Have your Golems attack them, but just in case some reach the bottom, use Psychic Storm to kill them. Now, with your Ghost, fly all the way to the upper left and recruit those Fairies. Have them attack all the runes, and you'll be done with this stage. =================== Trial 11: Invisible =================== * Sneak past the enemy Symbols and try to destroy the Rune! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes within 10 minutes Unit(s): Elf x6, Fairy x1 Rune(s): Fairy Ring You only have 10 minutes to destroy 4 enemy runes that are behind a thick line of defense. How do you do it!? By being invisible, of course. To the far left and far right of the stage are Gargoyles, and they can't attack astrals. From all the grimoires you have, you the only ones that can create astrals are the Fairy Ring and the Acheron, so you'll be using a lot of Fairies and Charons. Start by having your Elves mine mana. Create 7 Fairies and an Acheron, which you should level up to the max. Some seconds into the fight, several Imps will come from the center and some Fairies from the right side will try to attack your runes. Have your Fairies combat this threat until you have 8 Fairies. Have them go to either the far left, use Astral Change, then go up. Some Fairies and Skullmages will attack you, but stay strong. Once you reach the top, head right (into the enemy base) and destroy the Purgatory. You will most likely die, but that takes care of one rune. Back at your base, create 5 Elves and have them board the Charon. Create 6 Fairies, then travel up the right side (just like the Fairies before) and go to the enemy's base. Destroy the Hell Gate, then the Fairy Ring and you'll be done. It's a short stage but you must complete it quickly and with little to no error. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ===================================== Difficulty 3 Stages [DIF3:03.63] ===================================== +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ =================== Trial 7: Shy Dragon =================== * Search for the Rune in the darkness and join them to summon a Dragon! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Ghost x4, Phantom x3 Rune(s): Hades Gate Instead of foolishly looking through the darkness, I'll just tell where the Chaos Nest rune is. It's on the upper right side, to the left of a red wall and underneath a green wall. However, do not go there so soon. If you do, it'll be attacked by a Guardian. Start by gathering mana. Right above you are a couple of Gargoyles, some Golems, and a Homunculus. The Gargoyle and Golem are easy to deal with, but when the Homuculus uses Clairvoyance or Psychic Storm, prepare to die. Don't attack the Gargoyles at all because once you do the Homunculus and Golems will come down to attack you. Instead, create a Hell Gate, level it to 2, then create 2 Demons. Then, level up the Hades Gate to the max. Move your Phantoms away from the Hades Gate because in 4:30, a Homunculus will come and use Clairvoyance in that area. When it does, have your Demons go and kill it along with the Golems and the Gargoyle closest to your base. Bring them back, and have your 3 Phantoms take care of the rest and the enemy's runes. Now, have your Phantoms go and recruit the Acheron to the right on the highest floor. Level it up to the max, then create a Charon. Keep your Phantoms here for defense. After you make a Charon, create 5 more Phantoms. Keep an eye out for Fairies because they come from the bottom of the screen and are a threat to your Hades Gate and Ghosts. Once you have the 5 Phantoms created, have them board the Charon. With the Charon, fly up as high as you can, then go right. Drop your Phantoms off on the top floor on the right side. Return your Charon back to your base, and have the Phantoms get rid of the Guardians, the Demon, the Imps, then finally, the Hell Gate. Keep going down until they recruit the Chaos Nest. Create a dragon egg, then hatch it. Make sure you have Phantoms here to guard the rune because Fairies will be coming to attack it. If you have no more Phantoms, bring some more over with the Charon. Once the dragon hatches, you can have it do down the screen and kill everything in its path, but I prefer to create 2 dragons to make things move along faster. Watch out though, the enemy has Morningstars, and it will use them a lot. Have your Demons and dragons take care of them, but if your demons die, forget about them. You main priority should be going south to destroy the Titania, the Fairy Ring, and the Purgatory, because once you do so, all runes will be destroyed. ======================== Trial 9: Spiral Stairway ======================== * Move along the long spiral staircase with Dragons and Chimera. Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Elf x6, Fairy x3, Talisman x2 Rune(s): Fairy Ring Do NOT move along the long spiral staircase with Dragons and Chimeras. I've tried it and it doesn't work all that well, and it's a waste of mana. The reason it doesn't work well is that to the left of your base are Homunculi, Blobs, and Golems which will mess you up a lot. If you go to the top floor, you will bombarded by Fairies and Morningstars, which isn't much better. Start the battle by mining mana. Create a Chaos Nest and level it up to 4 and level up the Fairy Ring to 5. Have your Fairies stay close to the upper crystal because some Imps will come to attack it. Create 5 more Fairies to help you. Once you have 8 Fairies, go to the floor with the Fairy Ring and go right. Kill the Guardian, then destroy the Hell Gate to the right. When the Demon is close to you, activate Astral Change and keep attacking the rune. After the rune, kill the Demon. In 7:30, 3 Fairies will come and attack your base, making them the first priority over anything else. Note that if you use Astral Change, Homunculi will come from the upper right section and either use Psychic Storm or Clairvoyance on you. The minute you see them, run back to your base. With all that taken care of, create a Gehenna and level it to 4 and return to your base and create a dragon and 3 Grimalkins. Have your Fairies stand guard and protect the base whilst the sorcery units go to the right. Have the Grimalkins move ahead of the dragon. When you see a Guardian, have the dragon draw its, then move one Grimalkin in front of it. Homunculi will come down and try to use Psychic Storm. The minute you see them, Mana Burn them. Destroy the other guardian to the far right, then have some Elves come over and heal the dragon's wounds, if it has any. From the lower right, go up until you meet 2 Gargoyles. You can't use the same strategy as before because Gargoyle attacks are area of effect and can kill the Grimalkin. Still, have the dragon destroy these 2 Gargoyles and have one Grimalkin with full MP stay close to the dragon. A couple of floors up and you'll see 4 more Gargoyles. This time 3 Golems will come out to attack you. Have the Grimalkin Mana Burn all 3 Golems, then go back down. The dragon should take care of the Gargoyles, the Engrave and the Lab. Keep an eye out for a Morningstar, though, because it will come to attack you as you attack the Lab. Once both runes are destroyed, have your dragon go back down to the crystal to the lower right and create a Lab. When I played this stage, I chose to go with a Hades Gate because I love Phantoms, but do not do this. In 20 minutes, 2 Morningstars will come to attack your main base, so have a Homunculus that has learned Psychic Storm go and protect there. Create a couple more Homunculi and go up the stairs. If you encountered a Morningstar here earlier, but failed to kill it, do so now and bring along some units that can attack symbols and runes. Go up a bit, past the Obelisks to see a Purgatory and a Hades Gate. Destroy them, but watch out for a Morningstar. Before going on to the last section, create a Hades Gate rune near the crystal to the upper right and mine mana from this crystal. Create 4 Homunculi and a Chimera, if you have the mana, and go and attack the upper left side. You'll have to break through a couple of symbols, but afterwards, it'll be nothing but enemies and 3 runes to the upper most left portion. ============================== Trial 12: Black Cat's Treasure ============================== * Can you endure an onslaught of Demons and Golems for 10 minutes!? Condition For Winning: Endure 10 min of enemy onslaught Unit(s): Grimalkin x16, Guardian x16 Rune(s): Chaos Nest You cannot use the Triangle button to pause, so use the square button to select a Grimalkin, but don't do anything else, to keep the game paused. There are only 3 enemies that will attack you: Demons, Golems, and Unicorns and you only have 1 unit: Grimalkins. The strategy here is actually quite simple and most of you have already realized it. Lull the Demons to sleep and let the Guardians kill them and use Mana Burn on the Golems and Unicorns. Simple, really. Make sure that all Grimalkins are behind the Guardians to prevent them from being attacked. Keep this up for 10 minutes, and you're done. You can also create a dragon, but the stage is easily doable with just the Grimalkins. ====================== Trial 14: Shoot Me Out ====================== * Defend the enemies' attacks and invade their base with Charon! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Ghost x5, Guardian x3 Rune(s): Acheron My absolute favorite stage ever! You and the enemy are on opposing sides, with you on the left, and the enemies on the right. Unlike every other map in the game, the entire left side is yours, which means that you can mine from 3 crystals the minute the stage starts! The enemy uses nothing but Glamour magic and it tends to use Fairies to come over to your side a lot. A chimera would be the most ideal familiar for this stage then, but, you can't create those or dragons. You can't even create Glamour familiars. In other words, the only familiars of yours that can reach the other side are Charons and Ghosts. Start the battle by having all but one Ghost mine mana. Move the other Ghost to the lower crystal and create a Lab there. Have it go back and mine the crystal. Level the Acheron to the max and create a Charon. Once you lab is created, make 3 Homunculi, then level it up to 5. Keep one Homunculi next to the lab, move the second underneath the Guardian closest to the bottom, and move the third to the floor above the Acheron. Create Blobs and start mining mana. The first enemies will come from the lower right towards the Guardian closest to the bottom. Kill them with Psychic Storm. The next Fairies will pop in from the upper left side above the Necromancy sanctuary. Take care of them then create an Engrave. Five minutes into the battle, a Charon will come from the lower right side and bring along 3 Unicorns. Kill them, then level up your Engrave to the max. If the Unicorns are close to destroying your Lab, create a new one before it happens. Also, several rounds of Fairies will approach from the lower right corner throughout the battle, so create another Homunculus to help protect you. With a fully leveled Engrave, create 3 Golems. Also create 4 more Homunculi to aid the ones standing at the top and the one in the middle. Have the other two board the Charon along with the Golems. Before going to the enemy's base, make sure that a group of Fairies come and attack you from the lower right side. If you don't, your Charon will get bombarded by Fairies when it goes there. When those Fairies have come and are dead, have your Charon go to the lower right. On the map, you should be beneath a crystal. A little bit above you are Talismans. Have your Golems destroy it, and keep ascending up. You'll be able to destroy everything with your Golems, but have your Homunculi close by just in case of Fairy and Morningstar attacks. Have the Charon go back to the base and start creating more Golems and Homunculi to finish the battle faster. In 13:50, 3 Morningstars and Fairies will come from the upper right section. Have 2 Homunculi use Psychic Storm to off them. When you go back to your Golems, it's important to note that the Titania and Fairy Ring are all the way to the upper right, thus, don't concentrate on destroying the Talismans that are to your left unless they will harm you. =============================== Trial 15: Alchemist's Nightmare =============================== * All enemies are of Necromancy. Defeat them with just Alchemy! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Blob x8, Homunculus x2, Golem x2, Gargoyle x10 Rune(s): Laboratory, Engrave A mediocre battle. The key to winning here is Clairvoyance and lots of Gargoyles. Start the battle by mining mana and leveling the Lab and Engrave to their max. Create a Chimera Spawn too. Whenever an Astral approaches, use Clairvoyance in that area. The first will be coming from the upper left. The next will be Grimalkins from the upper right, but since they aren't astral, the Gargoyles will be able to massacre them. The third will be coming from the east and they are astrals. Be sure to level all your runes to the max, then create 5 Homunculi. Keep 2 of them around the Lab, send 2 of them next to the Engrave (move the Golems there as well), and send the last one to the right of the upper sanctuary. Keep fighting off the Astrals, but in 3 minutes, 2 Morningstars will appear from the north. Have a Homunculus that's low in MP use Clair. in the area, then use Psychic Storm on them. Create 2 more Golems and replace any broken Gargoyles. The next attacks will come from the upper right and the lower right. Once your 4 Golems are here, group them together and go to the lower right corner, near the Engrave. Have one Homunculus go right, then have the 4 Golems follow it. Finally, have another Homunculus trail after the Golems. You might want to create more Homunculi units or a Chimera. I prefer the former. When you see a Guardian, have the leading Homunculus stay back as the Golems kill it. This'll provoke some ghouls, so use either a Psychic Storm or Clair. Watch out for more Morningstars, and keep replacing broken Gargoyles. Have the team that's moving out contnue to go to the right. Climb up the stairs, then attack the Hades Gate. When you do so, more ghouls will appear, but not from the Hades Gate itself. Rather, they'll appear from the wall to the right. Also, don't forget to keep checking on your base. With that Hades Gate gone (and the symbol next to it), keep traversing up in the order I told you before. A long ways up, you'll finally see a Guardian. Destroy her and her friend. If your battle has gone on for 8:40, 2 Morningstars will approach your base again. Take care of them. Above the twin symbols are a Titania and a Chaos Nest. With them destroyed, you should proceed to the left. To the far left, some Guardians will block your way to a Hades Gate. Destroy them, then the Hades Gate to finish the stage. ===================================== Trial 19: Beauty, Beast and Footsteps ===================================== * Dragons' footsteps echo in the dark. Use Alchemy to destroy the Rune! Condition For Winning: Endure 30 min of enemy onslaught Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Blob x4, Homunculus x4, Chimera x2, Gargoyle x6 Rune(s): Laboratory, Chimera Spawn The minute the fight starts, pause the game and go all the way down. Target both your Chimeras and bring them to the upper right corner. Now, there are 2 things you can do in this stage. You can either endure the slaughter or destroy the enemy runes. I suggest for you to defend. I tried destroying all the bases, but the mana I wasted was too much for me to like. Have the Blobs mine the crystal, and create a Chaos Nest. Create 3 Grimalkins then level it up to 4. Level up the Chimera Spawn to its max, along with the Lab. Although I said I'm going to defend, let's get rid of at least one Chaos Nest to reduce the amount of tension from the enemies. Make sure that both of your Chimeras are in the upper right section. Have one of them go all the way to the top, then go left. Attack the Guardian to the left of the left of the Chaos Nest, then attack the Chaos Nest itself. The minute this is done, bring it back to your base, because you might get lulled to sleep. Move one Grimalkin near the Lab and wait for the dragon to come. Once your Gargoyle attacks the dragon, lull it to sleep, then attack with your Chimera(s) and Homunculi. Once the Homunculi set off their Psychic Storm, have them go to the Gargoyles beneath the Lab. A Morningstar will come here. Kill it with Psychic Storm, then create 2 Homunculi and either a dragon or a chimera. Place a Grimalkin on the stairs underneath the Lab, place the other in the middle, and place the last one near the Chimera Spawn. Now, place 2 Homunculi near the top of the base, 2 near the middle, and 2 near the bottom. When Fairies are near, your Gargoyles will take care of them. When Morningstars are near, use Psychic Storm to dispatch of them. In 6 minutes, another dragon will emerge from the middle. Have a Grimalkin put it to sleep (try not to break the red walls), then kill it with Psychic Storm and your big familiars. Return your units to where they once were. Create 2 more big units to help you out. Also, for every Gargoyle that is destroyed, create a Homunculus to take its place. When all the Gargoyles to the left are destroyed, start using the Homunculi to take down the Fairies. As the battle progresses, there'll be lots of dragons attacking your base. The first comes from the bottom of the map in 8 minutes. Use the same strategy as before. Other dragons will come from the middle in 10:50, from the bottom in 11:40, from the middle and the bottom in 14:40, from the bottom in 18:30, from the middle in 19:00, from the bottom in 21:30, from the middle in 23:30, from the bottom in 24:40, then finally, from the top and the bottom in 27:30. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ===================================== Difficulty 4 Stages [DIF4:03.64] ===================================== +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ================================ Trial 13: Queen and the Red Hood ================================ * The target is past the army of Guardians. Bore the hole and destroy the Rune! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Elf x5, Golem x4, Talisman x6 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Wicca An extremely easy but an extremely annoying stage. There is only 1 enemy rune, but it is in the midst of a HUGE amount of Guardians. You can destroy the Guardians, but the Imps work FAST and will quickly rebuild any of the fallen girls. In order to win this stage, you have to have a large group of familiars to be able to run past those flaming succubi quickly. From the bottom crystal (which you should mine) count 2 spaces up, and create a Hades Gate there. Above it, create a Purgatory. Level the Purgatory to the max, then create nothing but Phantoms until you reach the max number of familiars. Don't worry about the Imps, your Golems and Talismans will kill them easily. Once your Phantoms are all here, group them together, then move to the right. As the first 8 are grouped, have the other groups follow them. Keep going right and do not go up or down the stairs or attack the Guardians. At the top of the second flight of stairs you see to the far right, stands the Hell Gate. Destroy it, and be done with this stage. ================== Trial 16: Ballista ================== * Break down the enemy defense guarded by the many Symbols! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Elf x4, Fairy x4, Talisman x8 Rune(s): Fairy Ring You start at the center of the map, but as we know, it's very hard to make a base in the center because you'll be attacked from all directions. Either take over the upper right corner, lower left corner, or go to the lower right corner and use that as a base. For the most part, I found this to be an extremely easy because the difficulty stems from the number of symbols that guard the enemy's runes, not the enemies themselves. Start by mining mana with the Elves. Fly a Fairy to the crystal to the lower right. Create a Hades Gate here because the majority of the enemies you fight are Sorcery units. Have her return to the Glamour base, then create 5 Ghosts upon the completion of the Hades Gate. A Unicorn will proceed to attack your base from the lower left, but a barrage of blasts from the Talismans and your Fairies will dispatch it. With your Ghosts, mine the crystal and level your Hades Gate to level 5. The next attack will be from a Demon and a couple of Imps from the upper right corner, followed by Fairies from the lower left. Get rid of them, then create 8 Phantoms. With your 8 Phantoms, go to the lower left corner because it is guarded by Gargoyles (which can't see you), it has a crystal (which you can use), and it makes you safe against any attacks from the south. Go past your Fairy Ring, then down the stairs near the lower left Talismans. You might meet up with a Unicorn, which you should kill, then keep going down. Ignore the Gargoyles and Golems. Kill the Fairies on the last floor, then destroy the Fairy Ring. If you need to, create more Phantoms to clean up this entire section. Also, there'll be another attack from the upper right corner in 7:20 by a few Skullmages and Imps and from some Fairies and Elves from the lower left. Wait for the Talismans to attack the enemies before sending your Fairies to attack them. You might want to bring over your Phantoms because the Fairies can be quite difficult. When the lower left corner has been cleared, create a Lab near the crystal and have 5 Blobs mine from it. Also, have your Phantoms go back to your Glamour base and create more, if you need to. Create an Engrave as well and level it up to the max. Create 4 Golems, then move them to your Glamour base. Speaking of which, in 12:00, that section will be attacked, but you can easily kill the Demon and Imps with your Phantoms. In 13:30, you'll hear the dreaded dragon footsteps. A dragon will be coming from the upper left corner, but you can kill it with your 8 Phantoms. At this point, you can either decide to attack the upper right section to get rid of the Chaos Nest (and thus dragons and Grimalkins) or you can attack the upper left and mine from the crystal here. Either way, have your Golems destroy the Guardians blocking the way, then attack with your Phantoms and/or Fairies. Be sure to keep some Phantoms at your base because you will get attacked from the side that you aren't attacking. If you go for the upper left, watch out for Grimalkins. You will want your Phantoms in front of your Golems just in case you see one of them coming down. ================ Trial 18: Badger ================ * An enemy Rune with solid defense. Can you break it down!? Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Ghost x5, Imp x5, Guardian x6 Rune(s): Hell Gate, Acheron, Titania A fun stage, in my opinion. Just like with Shoot Me Out, you control one side entirely, and your enemy, the other. You have 3 crystals, each with a good amount of mana, and you start with 3 very useful runes. However, the enemy loves using Charons of its own to bring a lot of powerful familiars to your side, so you'll want to create a decent defense early on. Start by gathering mana with the Ghosts and Imps. Level up the Charon and Titania to the max. Have a Ghost fly to the left, then create a Lab near this crystal. Level the Hell Gate to level 2, then create 2 Demons. Afterwards, level it to the max. Create 5 Blobs and have them mine the crystal. In a minute or so, 3 Fairies will appear to attack the Acheron. Have your Demons attack the ones they can and have the Guardian next to the Acheron kill the last one(s). If your Acheron is on the verge of destruction, create a new one. Level up your Lab to lvl 3, then create a Homunculus and keep it near the Lab. With the Titania on the max level, create a Morningstar, then stock up on star childs. Create a Charon as well, then an Engrave rune. In 4 minutes, the Fairies will attack the Lab, but a Psychic Storm will take care of them. Level up the Engrave to the max. Have your Demons and Homunculus board the Charon, then have both the Charon and Morningstar move to the sanctuary underneath the Guardians on the left. Move directly up from here, and unload your units when you see the first floor. Return your Charon to your base, but have your Demons and Morningstars destroy the Talismans in this area. When the enemy Morningstar comes for you, have your Homunculus set off a Psychic Storm to kill it and any Fairies that try to attack you. Create 2 more Homunculi to protect your base, along with 2 Demons and 3 Golems. Level up your Lab to the max, if you want. If you died, just create more units (especially Golems) to help you destroy the Talismans, then the Fairy Ring. A little bit above the Fairy Ring are Gargoyles. Use your Golems to destroy them. Going in too close will attract the attention of a Homunculus. In 13 minutes, a dragon will be coming down on the right side of your base. When you hear its footsteps, create 5 Imps or Blobs, and have them board the Charon. Use Anima Drain to get rid of it. Continue destroying the Gargoyles, then the Obelisks until you're 18 minutes into the battle. Create 3 Demons, and move them to your Alchemy area. In a short while, a Charon carrying 2 Golems and a Homunculus will appear. Have a Homunculus use Psychic Storm on it, and have your Demons attack the Homunculus, then the Golems. Back to your advancing team, note that there is a Lab, Fairy Ring, and Hades Gate above the wall of Obelisks, so have your demons quickly go there and demolish them with your Morningstar, whilst your Golems destroy the Obelisks. After destroying the Fairy Ring, pull back your Demons because a wall of Gargoyles stand directly behind the Hades Gate and will attack them should they get nearer. Destroy the Gargoyles, then go down the stairs on the right with your units. A little bit south is a Hell Gate. Snipe it from afar with your Golems. Then, with at least 3 fully healed Demons, go down the stairs and destroy the Chaos Nest to be done with this stage. =========================== Trial 21: Stealing Amoretta =========================== * FIFTH DAY 1 Parallel Condition For Winning: Protect Opalneria's Rune Destroy all of Chartreuse's Runes Unit(s): Elf x4, Unicorn x2, Ghost x4, Phantom x2, Skullmage x2, Charon x1 Rune(s): Wicca, Purgatory, Acheron As the description says, this stage is akin to that of 5-1, however, you are destroying Chartresuse this time, not Opalneria. The position of Opalneria's Runes and Chartreuse's runes are also the same, so only concentrate on the lower right side. Start by mining mana with the Elves and Ghosts. Create a Hades Gate and level it up to 5, along with the Acheron and Purgatory. You may want to advent Talismans to protect you against Opalneria's familiars. I advented 4 Talismans near the Purgatory, since it is an easy target for the enemies. The first attacks will come from the stairs to the far left. Have your Talismans take care of them and use your Unicorns and Skullmages too. Create 6 Phantoms to go along with your other 2 Phantoms. Now, have 5 Phantoms board the Charon. Go all the way to the bottom, then take a right. Drop them off here and go bring your other 3 here. Have your Phantoms destroy everything they can, and create more Phantoms because the Homunculus will use Clairvoyance + Psychic Storm to kill you quickly. If your Ghosts are done mining mana, use them as bait for the Homunculi as you destroy the Chimera Spawn, Gargoyles, and Engrave. Above them, is the Lab, but when you attack it, a Homunculus will come out and use Clairvoyance. At this point, I just got sick and tired of them that I created a Hell Gate and Demons to kill them. ============================ Trial 22: Devil's Temptation ============================ * FIFTH DAY 2 Parallel Condition For Winning: Rescue Advocat Destroy all of Gammel's Runes Unit(s): Elf x4, Fairy x2, Ghost x4, Phantom x2, Skullmage x2, Homuculus x2, Golem x2 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Hades Gate, Purgatory, Laboratory This one is exactly the same as 5-2, but you'll be going left and destroying Gammel rather than going up and getting rid of Advocat. Mine mana with your Elves and Ghosts, then create an Engrave. Create a Blob, then level up your Lab to the max and position your Skullmages and Phantoms near the sanctuary to the far right. With your Blob, start adventing Gargoyles to your left side. Draw a Chimera Spawn, then level it up to 5. Create 2 more Homunculi, then create as many Chimeras as you can. Once all your Chimeras have been created, move them to the left. Have the Homunculi follow and watch as they destroy everything. Create more Chimeras because they die quickly. When up against a Morningstar or Phantoms, use Clair. and continue the massacre. If you don't destroy Gammel's runes fast enough, by 12 minutes 3 dragons will come towards your base. With a team of Chimeras and a lot of Psychic Storms, you should be able to kill them without need for Phantoms or Grimalkins. ================ Trial 23: Surely ================ * FIFTH DAY 3 Parallel Condition For Winning: Rescue Margarita Destroy Opalneria's Runes within 20 min Unit(s): Imp x4, Grimalkin x3, Demon x2, Skullmage x2, Morningstar x2 Rune(s): Hell Gate, Titania, Purgatory This stage is EXACTLY the same as 5-3, except that you only have 20 mins to complete it. In fact, the strategy to use is exactly the same. You might not want to create a Necromancy base if you think you're going to be really pressed for time, but overall, it's more of a benefit to create that base. ======================== Trial 24: Bird in a Cage ======================== * FIFTH DAY 4 Parallel Condition For Winning: Protect initial Runes Endure 30 min of enemy onslaught Unit(s): Unicorn x2, Grimalkin x2, Demon x2, Homunculus x2 Rune(s): Fairy Ring, Hades Gate, Hell Gate, Laboratory Quite a hard battle indeed. This is another of those endurance stages, however not only do you have to endurem for 30 mins, but you cannot let your intial runes get destroyed. Like I said in an earlier storyline mission, there are only 2 stages where a barrage of dragons seemed to do the trick for me, and this is that stage. Basically, you create some mana gathering familiars, create a Chaos Nest in each corner, create a Gehenna and level it to 4, then start creating dragons. Keep gathering mana and creating dragons until you have no more space for them, then storm the center. Each time a dragon dies, create another to take its place. As cheap as it is, it is much easier than trying to survive for 30 minutes in such a stage. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ===================================== Difficulty 5 Stages [DIF5:03.65] ===================================== +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ====================== Trial 6: Grimoire Tips ====================== * Summon familiars with limited Mana and destroy all enemy Runes! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Elf x4 Rune(s): Fairy Ring Mine the crystal you are close to with your Elves. Create 5 Fairies, then move to the crystal that's to the upper right of your sanctuary. It is in the middle of the map. Destroy the Talismans above and below this sanctuary, then create a Hades Gate 2 spaces below this crystal. Create 4 more Fairies to aid your existing ones because several Phantoms will appear from the lower right. Once they are dead, create 4 Ghosts and have them mine the crystal. Level up the Hades Gate to 2, then create 2 Phantoms. Afterwards, level it up to 5. Keep an eye out for a group of Fairies from the upper right. Have them attack your Necromancy sanctuary, before you strike with your Fairies. Once your Hades Gate is on level 5, create 6 more Phantoms. Another wave of Phantoms will come from the lower right, so take care of them with your Fairies. With 8 Phantoms on hand and a couple of Fairies, have your Fairies go back to your Glamour base, then head upwards. A little bit above them stands a Talisman. Destroy it, then bring them back to your Hades Gate. Move your 8 Phantoms to your Glamour base, then head up the stairs. At about 9:30, a dragon will emerge from a Chaos Nest that lies above the Talisman your Fairies destroyed. With your Phantoms, use Berserk, slay the dragon, destroy the Chaos Nest and the Guardians next to it, then destroy the Hell Gate. At this point, your Phantoms will probably be dead, but as long as the Hell Gate and the Chaos Nest are destroyed, you will be fine. You may want to create 2 more Phantoms if a horde of Imps pop out from the top floor as you were destroying the enemy's runes to take care of them. With the Imps gone, make sure you have 8 Fairies, then level up the Fairy Ring to level 5. You may create a Titania and level it up to 3, if you want the Attack Up and Defense Up for your Fairies. Watch out for enemies as you do this, though. Fairies will still be coming in from the upper right, Phantoms will be coming from the lower left, and Unicorns will start coming down the stairs on your Glamour side. Be careful around 15 minutes because 3 waves of 3 Fairies will start coming in from the upper right. You may want to have your Fairies here to guard against them. Move your 8 Fairies to the lower right and destroy the Talismans in your way. A little bit more to the right are a Hades Gate and Purgatory. Destroy the Hades Gate, then the Purgatory. Use Astral Change to your advantage and use it against the Phantoms to reduce damage. After both of the enemy's Necromancy runes are destroyed, create a Lab 2 spaces above the Necromancy sanctuary, level it up to 3, then create 2 Homunculi. Create some Phantoms and/or Fairies as well to have them guard the Lab as you are trying to create the Homunculi. With your 2 Homunculi, move to the upper right and have your Fairies/Phantoms destroy the Talismans, the the runes to the far right. When you are up against Unicorns and Fairies, have your Homunculi use Psychic Storm to get rid of them. ========================== Trial 17: Good at Managing ========================== * Strong enemy attacks, and tough Symbols. Can you clear with so little Mana? Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Elf x3 Rune(s): Fairy Ring Mine the crystal with your Elves. Create a Hades Gate on the floor above your Fairy Ring and to the far right. Level it up, then call upon 6 Phantoms to aid you. Keep them away from attacking the Guardians until you have 6. Watch out for Fairies, though. They should always be the first things you kill. With your 6 Phantoms, destroy the 2 Guardians blocking your way, then immediately move down to the floor the Hades Gate is on. Kill the Imps, then the Demon. Go back up the stairs and destroy the Guardians on this floor. Finally, kill the 2 Guardians that are standing below the Hell Gate and to the right. With them gone, have your remaining Phantoms chill out away from the other two Guardians and the Hell Gate as you create more Phantoms to help you out. With about 5 Phantoms, destroy the remaining sorcery units and bases (watch out for Fairies), then create 4 Ghosts to mine the crystal. When all of that is done, make sure you have at least 2 Phantoms to guard your base. Level up the Fairy Ring to 2, then create 6 Fairies. Also, level up your Hades Gate to level 4. With your 6 Fairies, move to the far right. Make it so that they are flying over the gray brick wall. Now, fly all the way up and start destroying the Obelisks. Once you gain the enemies' attention, kill the Skullmages, destroy the Obelisks, kill the Phantoms, then destroy the Hades Gate. Meanwhile, create Phantoms until you have 8, then create a Lab where the enemy's Hades Gate once stood. About 13:25, a dragon will be coming towards your base from the lower left past the red wall. Gather your Phantoms and place them there. Create 4 Blobs and mine the crystal. In 14:45, you should be able to see the dragon. Have your berserked Phantoms attack it as you create 6 more Phantoms. Once the dragon is gone, have your remaining Phantoms plus the 6 you just made pass through the debris of the broken wall and destroy everything in this area (especially the Chaos Nest). Level up your Lab to 3, then create 3 Homunculi. Also, create 5 more Fairies. With a combination of Fairies and your remaining Phantoms, fly/climb to the area below the Lab and destroy the Obelisks here. Bring along your Homunculi because Fairies and Morningstars will attempt to stop you. With the destruction of the Obelisks, take care of the Acheron to complete this stage. =================== Trial 20: Holy Road =================== * Use the Sanctuary as a shield to avoid the enemy attacks and push foward! Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Elf x5 Rune(s): Fairy Ring Have the 3 Elves closest to the crystal mine it. Have the one of the other 2 mine the crystal on the 3rd floor and have the last mine the crystal on the 4th floor. Create a Wicca on the 1st floor, then have 2 Elves start adventing Talismans all across the 2nd floor. Once the 2 crystals on the 3rd and 4th floor become sanctuaries, have those Elves start mining the sanctuary closest to your Fairy Ring. Fairies and Unicorns will occasionally come down to attack you, and will start with the sanctuaries on the 3rd and 4th floor. Once they try to come closer, your Talismans will take care of them. After they die, have 2 Elves go and create those sanctuaries once more, then have them go back and mine the crystal on the 1st floor. Keep repeating this process until you have completed the step below. Also, rebuild Talismans as many times as needed. As this is going on, create a Lab on the 1st floor, then level it up to 3. Create 2 Homunculi, then create an Engrave. Level it up to 3, then create 3 Golems. Try to refrain from using Psychic Storm too much, however, use it if you want. The Golems' attack will also help out a lot. Once the sanctuary on the 1st floor has been exhausted of all its mana, start mining the one on the 3rd floor and have an Elf go and create more sanctuaries from the crystals to the right and up to the 10th floor. With 2 Homunculi and 3 Golems, start climbing up the stairs. Make sure that the Homunculi are in the lead, and make sure that there is always a sanctuary in front of them. You may want to create 1 more Golem and Homunculi to help protect the base and serve as backup. Further up the stairs, you will start to see Talismans. At this point, have your Golems lead the way and attack the Talismans from afar, whilst your Homunculi stand watch for enemies. Pretty soon, you will see the enemy's runes. Destroy them with your Golem, and you'll be done with this stage. Just remember to have your Homunculi around to protect the Golems. =============== Trial 25: Abyss =============== * FIFTH DAY 5 Parallel Condition For Winning: Destroy all enemy Runes Unit(s): Elf x6, Fairy x3 Rune(s): Fairy Ring This stage is EXACTLY like the final storyline stage, with the exception of the amount of mana you start out with. If you follow the same strategy as 5-5, you should be fine. Just get to the crystals quickly and you'll be okay. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V. Gameplay ::: [GMPLY.04] This section goes over the basic gameplay in GrimGrimoire. There are also some tips you may find useful in the latter parts of this section. ++++++++++++++++ +A. Battle Flow ::: [BTFL.041] ++++++++++++++++ GrimGrimoire is an easy game to get the hang of, but just in case you need some refreshing over some concepts, look in this section. ------------------- -1. Drawing a Rune ::: [RUNE.04:11] ------------------- Press the Triangle button in battle to bring up the list of Grimoires you have. Using the L1 and R1 button, select a Grimoire, then a rune to draw. When you select the rune, you will be prompted to place it in an empty spot. If a red cross appears over the rune, you can't place it there. Each rune costs 200 Mana to draw and start at level 1 when they are placed on the field. Try to place runes in corners of the map so that you can easily protect them. -------------------------------------- -2. Summoning Spirits and Leveling Up ::: [SMMN.04:12] -------------------------------------- To summon spirits, press the Square button when the cursor is on the rune. Next, select the familiar you want to bring forth. Above their icon, the amount of Mana needed to summon that familiar will be displayed. To summon spirits that have darkened icons, you will have to level up the rune. Select "LV" from the rune and the rune will level up. Leveling up a rune requires 100 Mana. --------- -3. Mana ::: [MANA.04:13] --------- When you have summoned a lower ranking creature, you can use them to harvest Mana from crystals. Crystals are exactly that. On the field, you'll see crystals just lying there. However, once a summoned creature touches a crystal, it will take the magic form of the creature that touched it. Mana can now be mined from the crystal and will be sent to the closest Rune. The units that can mine Mana: Glamour- Elves Necromancy- Ghosts Sorcery- Imps Alchemy- Blobs Keep in mind that Mana may only be harvested from a crystal that corresponds to a familiar's magic school. --------------------- -4. Issuing Commands ::: [CMND.04:14] --------------------- Press the Square button over a familiar you want to issue commands to, then use the R1/L1 buttons to select a command you want it to carry. Note that the Move command changes into several other commands depending to what you move to. ------------ -5. Symbols ::: [SYMB.04:15] ------------ Symbols are stationary units that attack anything that gets within their space. There are 4 symbols, 1 for each school of magic, and each have different properties. The Glamour, Sorcery, and Alchemy symbols are mainly used to defend an area from enemies, but the Necromancy symbol is used to heal special units. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VI. Magic ::: [MAGIC.05] This section covers the magic spells and mystical tomes in Grim Grimoire. +++++++++++++++++++ +A. Types of Magic ::: [TYMGC.051] +++++++++++++++++++ There are 4 types of magic studied and practiced in Grim Grimoire. ------------ -1. Glamour ::: [GLMR.05:11] ------------ "The magic calls upon the faintest powers which exist everywhere, but the fierce powers of created lives cannot be stopped." Glamour is the kind of magic used to protect oneself and to do house chores. The caster controls elves and fairies who live hidden in nature. It is the oldest, and most basic form of magic, which draws nature to your side. Summons are not forced, but are built upon each other's trust. --------------- -2. Necromancy ::: [NMCY.05:12] --------------- "The magic calls upon those who should not exist, and therefore fear the embodiment of nature's laws." Magicians use Necromancy to call upon the suffering souls who were denied by heaven, and have rested themselves upon the burning fires of hell. It can also open the gate to Hades, and bring the powers of sleeping heroes to bear. ------------ -3. Sorcery ::: [SRCY.05:13] ------------ "The magic works with the enemies of god, but no method can fight against the pure wills which still look to god in the deepest darkness." Sorcery will force those who rebelled against god to work for a magician... for a price. Do not fear if your heart is pure. You shall handle them as god wills. But if you are tempted by darkness, even once, the caster will also be branded a treacherous betrayer to god. Devils are shrewd and tricky, so you must always be careful when using them. ------------ -4. Alchemy ::: [ALCM.05:14] ------------ "The incomplete lives, born by the hands of men pretending to be god, are perfect prey to those who stand against god." By knowledge and study, this science has found the rules of this world's creations. Alchemy, much like god, can change anything in this world. One can create changes beyond the boundaries of god's laws, such as giving life to inorganic material, through precise methods of thorough examining and analysis. ============================== If you read the ancient messages, you can discern what type of magic beats what. Glamour purifies the ghosts of Necromancy since they don't follow nature's laws, but can't do anything against the lives created through Alchemy. Necromancy can withstand the temptations from the creatures of Sorcery, but can't exist with the Glamour creatures that abide by god's laws. Sorcery can sway the hearts of the artificial lives born through Alchemy, but can't inflict pain on those with no flesh in the Necromancy class. Alchemy can work their way around the creatures of god in Glamour, but can't stand against the demons in Sorcery that rebel against god. Glamour > Necromancy > Sorcery > Alchemy > Glamour, etc. ++++++++++++++ +B. Grimoires ::: [GRMR.052] ++++++++++++++ Magic is unleashed as mystical beasts that are summoned through Grimoires. This section contains info on all the Grimoires obtained through the game.. The entries in this section look like this: +==============+ | | + Name of Rune + -- [Code] | | +==============+ Level Ups: Lists what occurs each time the rune levels up +++++++++++++++++++ + Familiar's Name + +++++++++++++++++++ Commands: Lists the commands you can issue to the unit Stats: Lists the familiar's stats Body - The type of body the familiar has. Can either be Substance (S) or Astral (A). HP- The familiar's HP. MP- The familiar's MP. Sub-A- The familiar's attack against Sub units. This says the exact damage the familiar deals to enemies (not including strengths or weaknesses). The ones that read something like 4x15 means that the familiar's attack deals 4 points of damage, 15 times, making a grand total of 60 HP damage. Ast-A- The familiar's attack against Ast units. Def- The amount of damage subtracted from the attacker's Sub-A or Ast-A. No familiar has Def naturally. To gain Def, the familiar must gain it through level ups. This means that only Glamour units, Golems, and Gargoyles can get Def. Mana- The amount of Mana needed to create the spirit. Population (Pop)- The amount of population that the familiar counts for. A single unit could count as 3 Pop, so be careful when creating them. ------------------------ ---------------------- -1. Glamour Grimoires ::: [GLGR.05:21] ---------------------- ------------------------ The 3 grimoires in the Glamour class are Fairy Ring, Wicca, and Titania. Each contains a summon beast as well as enhancements gained through level ups. The Glamour magics tend to have mid to low Mana costs for their familiars, however, Glamour magics' strong point is that they receive no Ast-A decrease when fighting against Astral units, making them especially useful against Necro- mancy. +=================+ | | + a. Fairy Ring + -- [FARI.05:21.1] | | +=================+ This grimoire works with nature's spirits of the forest. It is easy to use, and is the basic book for summoning Glamour familiars. Level Ups: Level 1 - Summon - Elf Level 2 - Summon - Fairy Level 3 - Elf: Heal Level 4 - Fairy: Astral Change Level 5 - Fairy Power Up [Increases the range of the Fairies' attack.] +++++++ + Elf + +++++++ Elves are the hard workers with a pointy green hat. They often appear in folklore as helpers in the house and farm. Some can even place protective talismans, and heal wounds with magic. Commands: ++ Move: Move the Elf. ++ Gather: Gather Mana from a crystal. ++ Heal: Heal a substance target. ++ Advent - Talisman: Create a Talisman. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 20 || 30 || --- || --- || 0 || 50 || 1 | _________________________________________________ ------------------------------- Heal 10 MP Effect: Heals a substance target for... SWEET: 20 HP EAST: 10 HP NORMAL: 10 HP HARD: 10 HP ------------------------------- Elves are a pretty useful support unit. They learn no attacks, but are the only familiars that can heal, which is made even more effective when they're in a group. They're quite decent mana gatherers, but are very fragile. Elf Tips ======== + Small familiars cost low mana and are easily expendable. However, those large units such as dragons, chimeras, and demons cost quite a hefty bit of mana, so use a group of Elves to heal them, especially in those stages where mana is scarce. +++++++++ + Fairy + +++++++++ Fairies come in the form of little girls with wings who can fly around freely. They can be tricksters who shoot arrows from far away. If you try to catch them, they will disappear and run away. Commands: ++ Move: Move the Fairy. ++ Attack: Attack the selected target. ++ Defend: Stay in one area and defend against enemies. ++ Astral Change: Change body into an astral. ++ Substance Change: Revert back to a substance. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 25 || 50 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 75 || 1 | _________________________________________________ ------------------------------- Astral Change 25 MP Effect: Changes the Fairy into an astral being. Her MP will gradually decrease in this state until you use Substance Change. Once MP reaches 0, the Fairy will revert back to a substance. ------------------------------- Fairies may be small and tiny, but they would definitely have to be the familiars that work the best in groups. They have the fastest attack recovery rate out of all familiars and since they can fly, Fairies can position themselves in places other familiars can't attack them from, making them very useful in quite a bit of situations, especially against walking units. On the other hand, Fairies are very fragile and die easily. Also, they must be in groups to work efficiently, otherwise, you'd be better off with another unit. Fairy Tips ========== + A fully powered up Fairy has 45 HP, 5 Sub/Ast-A, and 1 Def. Alone, it isn't much better than a normal Fairy. In a group, however, they become astronomically powerful. + If you use Astral Change, you can significantly reduce the damage you receive from enemy attacks and nullify completely against others. +============+ + + | b. Wicca | -- [WICCA.05:21.2] + + +============+ This holy grimoire takes hold of supernatural effects. The Rune is great for warding off the enemy. Level Ups: Level 1 - Advent - Talisman Level 2 - Summon - Unicorn Level 3 - Unicorn: Holy Barrier Level 4 - Unicorn: Astral Hold Level 5 - Glamour: Max HP Up +++++++++++ + Unicorn + +++++++++++ A small horse with a holy horn; it is the guardian of nature's spirits. Its magic infused horn can strike enemies. High level unicorns can create a magic barrier around itself to protect them from harm. Commands: ++ Move: Move the Unicorn. ++ Attack: Attack the selected target. ++ Holy Barrier: Create a barrier to reduce damage by a lot. ++ Astral Hold: Paralyzes any astral units. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 35 || 50 || 15 || 15 || 0 || 150|| 2 | _________________________________________________ ------------------------------- Holy Barrier 20 MP Effect: Causes all damage towards the Unicorn to take 1 damage for as long as the barrier is active. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Astral Hold 25 MP Effect: Paralyzes any astral being for about 30 seconds. ------------------------------- Unicorns can serve as either great defensive units or great offensive units. With Holy Barrier, the amount of damage you'd normally take will be heavily compounded and with Astral Hold, you can keep those pesky Morningstars and Charons under control. Unfortunately, Unicorns depend so much on Holy Barrier to be effective, that unless you're willing to watch them every second, you'd be, once again, better off with another unit. ++++++++++++ + Talisman + ++++++++++++ This is the protective symbol of the Glamour spirits. The light that shines from the magical stone on the stand will attack enemies. The Elves know how to set these up, so you will rely on them to create these Talismans. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 70 || 0 || 15 || 12 || 0 || 100|| 2 | _________________________________________________ +==============+ + + + c. Titania + -- [TTNA.05:21.3] + + +==============+ This grimoire can summon the great star spirit. As the levels increase, it can bring out grander powers in nature's spirits. Level Ups: Level 1 - Mastery Effect [Lowers the cost of Glamour units by 5 mana.] Level 2 - Glamour: Attack Up Level 3 - Glamour: Defense Up Level 4 - Summon - Morningstar Level 5 - Morningstar: Power Up [Inceases the amount of starchilds the Mor- ningstar can hold from 5 to 10.] +++++++++++++++ + Morningstar + +++++++++++++++ A beautiful spirit who rises from the night sky to announce morning. The star she holds brings light, and evil dwellers of darkness can only flee. A high level rune which requires a great amount of Mana can summon her, but her light can blast the enemy away. Commands: ++ Move: Move the Morningstar. ++ Attack: Attack the selected target. ++ Defend: Stay in one area and defend against enemies. ++ Star Light: Stock up on star child ammo. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | A || 130|| 0 || 50 || 50 || 0 || 355|| 6 | _________________________________________________ Morningstars are the most powerful units in the game, because they are the only units that can deal a high amount of damage to any unit in the game at a consistent rate and without help. They can fly through walls and because they are astral units, they can either completely avoid enemy attacks or receive compounded damage. The downside to Morningstars isn't all that bad, but extremely annoying. Morningstars require major upkeeping because you constantly have to stock star childs with them. Not to mention that each star child costs 10 mana, so every attack will waste mana. Morningstar Tips ================ + Having your Morningstar stay put near Obelisks will make them nearly impervious to death (even against Homunculi) making them useful defenders. --------------------------- ------------------------- -2. Necromancy Grimoires ::: [NCGR.05:22] ------------------------- --------------------------- The 3 grimoires in the Necromancy class are Hades Gate, Purgatory, and Acheron. Each contains a summon beast as well as enhancements gained through level ups. Necromancy contains the familiars with the lowest Mana cost, but this class of magic's strength -=================- | | - a. Hades Gate - -- [HAGT.05:22.1] | | -=================- This grimoire is used to open the gates to Hades. It can summon ghosts who have long lost their physical body. Level Ups: Level 1 - Summon - Ghost Level 2 - Summon - Phantom Level 3 - Ghost: Charge Level 4 - Phantom: Berserk Level 5 - Phantom Power Up: Increases the movement speed of Phantoms greatly. --------- - Ghost - --------- Human souls who have left their body after death float as pale blue flames. Magicians borrow the powers of these souls who cannot be accepted into Heaven and are stuck in Purgatory. Commands: -- Move: Move the Ghost. -- Gather: Gather Mana from a crystal. -- Charge: Charges into an enemy, dealing damage. -- Advent - Obelisk: Create an Obelisk. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | A || 16 || 0 || 9 || 30 || 0 || 40 || 1 | _________________________________________________ The best mana gatherers in the entire game, without a doubt, are Ghosts. Since they can fly, they can move quickly and don't have to bother with stairs. They are also one of the best astral attackers, if you don't mind spending 40 mana to create another one. All in all, Ghosts really have no major weaknesses. They have low HP, but due to their astral bodies, Ghosts can nullify against attacks or reduce the damage dealt. They also take a bit of time to create, but once again, it isn't that major. Ghost Tips ========== - On hard mode, enemy Ghosts can and will easily destroy your Phantoms and Morningstars. Since Ghosts cost so little to create, just have them Charge into enemy Ghosts before they destroy your precious astrals. ----------- - Phantom - ----------- The ghost of a knight who wields a sword. Even after death, he does not lose his loyalty for his master. Commands: -- Move: Move the Phantom. -- Attack: Attack the selected target. -- Patrol: Patrols between the area the Phantom is standing to another selected area. -- Berserk: Increases the attack speed of Phantoms. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | A || 35 || 20 || 15 || 3 || 0 || 75 || 2 | _________________________________________________ ------------------------------- Berserk 10 MP Effect: Increases attack speed dramatically for about 30 secs. ------------------------------- Phantoms are one of the best attack units in the game and my favorite to use for offensive purposes. With Berserk, Phantoms get a huge increase in their attack speed that they are able to take on ANY enemy or symbol in the game (maybe except for a Morningstar) with relative ease. The downside to Phantoms are their pitifully low HP. Against any enemy that can hit Astrals at full strength, the Phantom will fall down in 1 or 2 hits. Maxed out Fairies are even sturdier than them! -================- - - | b. Purgatory | -- [PURG.05.22.2] - - -================- This grimoire calls upon the sinful ghosts of death. It can strengthen ghostly spirits with different effects. Level Ups: Level 1 - Advent - Obelisk Level 2 - Summon - Skullmage Level 3 - Skullmage: Astralize Level 4 - Necromancy: Attack Up Level 5 - Necromancy: Attack Up 2 ------------- - Skullmage - ------------- The ghost of magicians who had been criminals in their past life. The ropes around their necks have not disappeared, even after death. Commands: -- Move: Move the Skullmage. -- Attack: Attack the selected target. -- Astralize: Change a target into an astral unit. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 30 || 50 || --- || 25 || 0 || 75 || 1 | _________________________________________________ ------------------------------- Astralize 25 MP Effect: Changes a target into an Astral unit for aout 30 seconds. ------------------------------- To be quite honest, Skullmages are probably the worst units in the game. They can only attack astrals (Glamour units, Ghosts, and Homunculi can do it much better than them), they are quite fragile, and in order to make them useful against other units, you have to constantly use Astralize on them. So what good are Skullmages, you may ask. Well, what they lack in offense, they more than make up with in support. As you know, astral units can slip past some enemies and receive compounded damage from others. By Astralizing your units, you can effectively make them more durable. Just make sure you've destroyed all Purgatories and Labs in the area before doing so. By the way, don't get me wrong. Skullmages are actually pretty strong when in a group, but just remember that you'll constantly have to Astralize the enemy to attack them. Skullmage Tips ============== - Astralize your units to not only compound damage, but also to have them be healed by Obelisks. An astralized Demon, Golem, or Unicorn not only deals good damage, but they take little damage as well especially when placed around Obelisks. - Combine your Homunculi's Psychic Storm with astralized enemies to deal a tremendous amount of damage. ----------- - Obelisk - ----------- A stone monument built for the salvation of lost souls. It has the power to call upon and gather the injured and fading minds of the souls. _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 50 || 30 || --- || --- || 0 || 100|| 2 | _________________________________________________ -==============- - - - c. Acheron - -- [ACHR.05.22.3] - - -==============- This grimoire allows you to control the god of death on the edge of life. It will summon the ferryman of Hades, Charon. Level Ups: Level 1 - Summon - Charon Level 2 - Charon Power Up: Increases the movement speed of Charons. Level 3 - Skullmage Power Up: Increases the MP of Skullmages. Level 4 - Charon: Anima Drain ---------- - Charon - ---------- The ferryman of Hades' river, Acheron. It is said that he is responsible for taking the souls from this world to the next. They are a kind of grim reaper, and can freely allow the living to board the boat as well. Commands: -- Move: Move the Charon. -- Board: Boards the selected unit onto the Charon. Flying units, dragons, and chimeras cannot be boarded. -- Unload: Unloads the units on the Charon to the selected area. -- Anima Drain: Uses the units onboard the Charon as ammo for an attack. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | A || 120|| 0 || 120 || 39 || 0 || 200|| 4 | _________________________________________________ Charons are the most powerful units in the game. They can OHKO mostly any familiar in the game and they have astral bodies so they can sneak past enemy troops easily. However, their attack can only be used once the Acheron is on level 4, which will take some time to get to. Also, their attack uses any familiars that are currently aboard them, so if you're not careful, you might waste some expensive familiars. Overall, Charons are mostly used to transport your familiars from one location to another rather than for attacking purposes. They're not very handy on your team if you don't like the upkeeping, but if you're willing to, you can make them quite useful. Charon Tips =========== - It isn't possible to transport dragons via Charons, but you can transport their eggs even in mid incubation! To cover a lot of ground with your dragons, create an egg and incubate it until it's almost ready to hatch, then place it in your Charon. Unload the egg near the enemy and watch as your dragon burns the area to a crisp. ------------------------ ---------------------- -3. Sorcery Grimoires ::: [SRGR.05:23] ---------------------- ------------------------ The 3 grimoires in the Sorcery class are Hell Gate, Chaos Nest, and Gehena. Only 2 contain summon beasts, but each give enhancements through level ups. Alchemy contains the familiars that cost the most mana, but the power of the familiars are quite outstanding, as well as their endurance. o================o | | o a. Hell Gate o -- [HLGT.05:23.1] | | o================o This grimoire opens the doors to Hell. From there, cruel devils can be summoned forth. Level Ups: Level 1 - Summon - Imp Level 2 - Summon - Demon Level 3 - Imp: Attack Level 4 - Demon Power Up: Increases the movement speed of Demons greatly. Level 5 - Demon Power Up 2: Increases the HP of Demons. ooooooo o Imp o ooooooo Small demons that play tricks from the shadows. They make good slaves and appear with their jingling jester hat. But do not underestimate them. A group of high level Imps can ravage their prey in an instant. Commands: oo Move: Move the Imp. oo Gather: Gather Mana from a crystal. oo Attack: Attacks the selected target. oo Advent - Guardian: Create a Guardian. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 40 || 0 || 2x2 || --- || 0 || 50 || 1 | _________________________________________________ Imps are the mana gatherers of the Sorcery class. They have high HP for tiny creatures and they are the only mana gatherers that can attack. They can't attack astrals, but they should be gathering mana anyway. They are also the fastest mana gatherers on land. ooooooooo o Demon o ooooooooo Rebels of god who live in the fires of hell. They are always in search of ways to tempt men. Those who can be summoned by magicians are those who lost in the battle against god and are bound by the ancient pact. Commands: oo Move: Move the Demon. oo Attack: Attacks the selected target. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 170|| 0 || 15x2|| 3x2 || 0 || 200|| 3 | _________________________________________________ Quite possibly the best offensive units in the game. They are very sturdy and durable, they have a great attack power, and through leveling up they can get astounding movement speed. Demons also get an ability called Black Curse that slowly detiorates the affected target's HP, which really helps against those pesky astrals. Their only weakness would be the amount of mana it costs to create them. Creating 1 dragon costs a little bit more than 2 Demons, and the dragon can last much longer than them. Overall, Demons are still a fantastic unit to use as long as you don't create too much of them. o=================o o o | b. Chaos Nest | -- [CHNST.05:23.2] o o o=================o This grimoire brings forth the deep chaos from within. It can also call upon the large, powerful dragons. Level Ups: Level 1 - Summon - Grimalkin Level 2 - Summon - Dragon Egg Level 3 - Grimalkin: Mana Burn Level 4 - Grimalkin Power Up: Increases the MP of Grimalkins. Level 5 - Demon: Black Curse: When afflicted with Black Curse, the target's HP will gradually decrease. ooooooooooooo o Grimalkin o ooooooooooooo Devils of darkness transformed into black cats. They can cast strong hypnotic magic that can leave you defenseless and asleep. It is said that high level Grimalkins can burst the opponent's magical power, and kill them. Commands: oo Move: Move the Grimalkin. oo Sleep: Lulls a target to sleep. Can't work on Astrals. oo Mana Burn: Deals damage to the target based on their MP. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 50 ||100 || --- || --- || 0 || 150|| 1 | _________________________________________________ ------------------------------- Sleep 50 MP Effect: Lulls a target to sleep for about 30 seconds. It doesn't work on astrals ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Mana Burn 50 MP Effect: Damages the enemy with their MP. The damage dealt is equivalent to the target's current MP. Also, Mana Burn depletes their MP to 0 should they survive. ------------------------------- Known by some as the best support unit in the game. Grimalkins certainly could be called the best support unit, as their Sleep ability is quite powerful and their Mana Burn even moreso. Against the big baddies, Grimalkins can lull them to sleep and make them sitting ducks for your offensive units, and against those pesky magicians, your Grimalkin can burst their MP to instantly kill them most of the time. They are also have decent HP and can survive for a bit longer than most familiars. The only downside to the Grimalkin would be that they can't do much against large groups of enemies and astrals. Although quite good in one-on-one situations, a Grimalkin only has so much mana to take care of the enemies in large groups. ooooooo o Egg o ooooooo An egg that hatches into a dragon. Command: oo Move: Move the Egg. oo Hatch: Hatach the egg into a dragon. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 50 || 0 || --- || --- || 0 || 500|| 6 | _________________________________________________ Cost a lot of mana to create and must survive for a while through incubation in order to become a... oooooooooo o Dragon o oooooooooo A strong fearful being which looks like a lizard. It has sharp talons and wings, and can blow fire from its mouth. They were born on the edge of Hell, and so are not as evil as demons, but are still fierce, vicious beasts. Command: oo Attack: Attacks the selected target. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 600|| 0 || 10x6|| 2x6 || 0 || 0 || 6 | _________________________________________________ One of the 2 big baddies. Dragons are extremely slow, but extremely powerful. Their regular attack has a large area of effect and deals a lot of damage. Dragons also have high HP to withstand many thrashings from enemies, and can gain even more HP from a fully leveled up Gehenna. With that said, dragons also suffer the most from being slept by a Grimalkin or slowed by a Blob since they are large targets for your enemies. o=============o o o o c. Gehena o -- [GHNA.05:23.3] o o o=============o This grimoire can awaken the spirits of Hell. They can strengthen the powers of the devils themselves. Level Ups: Level 1 - Advent - Guardian Level 2 - Long Scope Effect: Extends the area that Sorcery units can see. Level 3 - Imp Power Up: Increases the attack speed of the Imps. Level 4 - Dragon Power Up: Increases the HP of dragons. oooooooooooo o Guardian o oooooooooooo Capture a selfish succubus who lives in the flames, and chain them down. These ladies will fuss and toss around their flames, burning those who come close. The Imps know how to trick and keep them in place, so ask them to summon these Guardians for you. _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 130|| 0 || 15 || 12 || 0 || 100|| 2 | _________________________________________________ ------------------------ ---------------------- -4. Alchemy Grimoires ::: [ALGR.05:24] ---------------------- ------------------------ The 3 grimoires in the Alchemy class are Laboratory, Engrave, and Chimera Spawn. Each contains a summon beast as well as enhancements gained through level ups. The skills learned by Alchemic familiars are more unique and can work decently well against many different types of enemies. ~=================~ | | ~ a. Laboratory ~ -- [LAB.05:24.1] | | ~=================~ This grimoire will summon experimental equipment for alchemy. It can create various lives with unique traits. Level Ups: Level 1 - Summon - Blob Level 2 - Summon - Homunculus Level 3 - Homunculus: Psychic Storm Level 4 - Blob: Gum Drop Level 5 - Homunculus Power Up: Increases the MP of Homunculi. ~~~~~~~~ ~ Blob ~ ~~~~~~~~ The most primitive form of created life. They do not have the power nor intellect to maintain a specific shape. Commands: ~~ Move: Move the Blob. ~~ Gather: Gather Mana from a crystal. ~~ Gum Up: Slows down the affected target. ~~ Advent - Gargoyle: Create a Gargoyle. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 20 || 30 || 1 || --- || 0 || 50 || 1 | _________________________________________________ ------------------------------- Gum Up 20 MP Effect: Slows down a substance target for about 30 secs. Both movement and attack speed are decreased. ------------------------------- Adorably cute mana gatherers. They are slow when moving, but Blobs can make other units even slower by gumming them up. Once the Chimera Spawn is on its max level, Blobs will become the sturdiest mana gatherers in the game. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Homunculus ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An artificial life form made inside a flask. They are born with high intelli- gence and mental power. They have the ability to see far beyond, and can also cause psychic storms. If they come out of their flask, they will die. Commands: ~~ Move: Move the Homunculus. ~~ Clairvoyance: Creates an area where physical attacks can affect astral units. ~~ Psychic Storm: Creates an area where targets incur damage if they walk through it. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 40 || 100|| 4x15|| 8x15|| 0 || 125|| 1 | _________________________________________________ ------------------------------- Clairvoyance 30 MP Effect: Physical attacks can work on astrals as long as they are in the area of effect. Lasts for about 15 secs. and can be cast in any area as long as it is lit up. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- Psychic Storm 50 MP Effect: Creates an area of pain that damages any foes in the area. ------------------------------- Homunculi may be small and fragile, but they are one of the best units in the game. Besides, a fully leveled up Chimera Spawn can take care of their HP issue. Using Clairvoyance, physical attacks will be able to hit any astral targets in the area. This is absolutely great when coupled with Gargoyles, Golems, and Chimeras. Speaking of astrals, Homunculi deal the most damage to astral units with their Psychic Storm. ~==============~ ~ ~ | b. Engrave | -- [ENGR.05:24.2] ~ ~ ~==============~ This grimoire is used to summon the equipment to create soldiers for battle. The golems that appear can be very strong. Level Ups: Level 1 - Advent - Gargoyle Level 2 - Summon - Golem Level 3 - Golem & Gargoyle: Range Up Level 4 - Golem & Gargoyle: Defense Up Level 5 - Golem & Gargoyle: Defense Up 2 ~~~~~~~~~ ~ Golem ~ ~~~~~~~~~ A loyal doll who obeys your every command, made from metals with life-like energy. Magma runs through its body like blood through veins. They may move slowly, but are physically strong, and can throw magma at a long range. Commands: ~~ Move: Move the Golem. ~~ Attack: Attacks the selected target. ~~ Patrol: Patrols between the area the Phantom is standing to another selected area. ~~ Defend: Stay in one area and defend against enemies. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 80 || 100|| 18 || --- || 0 || 150|| 2 | _________________________________________________ Golems are the familiars with the longest attack range. However, they also have the longest recovery time after attacking and they use MP to attack. In addition to their long range, Golems also have good defense and HP once the Lab and the Engrave have been leveled to the max. They aren't good at close range and they can't attack astral units without the use of Clairvoyance. Still, a group of Golems are absolutely great for destroying symbols and runes from afar. Golem Tips ========== ~ Always try to have 2 or more Golems before you do anything. Have one Golem always stay above or below the other, that way if one is attacked, the other can attack the monster from a range. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Gargoyle ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A clockwork guard embedded with a temporary soul. It will shoot fiery arrows from its mouth when it finds an intruder. _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 100|| 0 || 15 || --- || 0 || 100|| 2 | _________________________________________________ ~====================~ ~ ~ ~ c. Chimera Spawn ~ -- [CHSPN.05:24.3] ~ ~ ~====================~ This grimoire can produce strong chimeras. It will also increase the abilities of other man-made lives. Level Ups: Level 1 - Summon - Chimera Level 2 - Alchemy: Max HP Up Level 3 - Chimera: Consume Level 4 - Alchemy: Max HP Up 2 Level 5 - Alchemy: Max HP Up 3 ** The game says that Max HP up only affects the Blob, Chimera, and Homunculi, but it also affects Golems as well. ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Chimera ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ The ultimate form of created life, made with dragon blood, but because it is still an incomplete experiment, it slowly degrades over time. Commands: ~~ Attack: Attacks the selected target. ~~ Consume: Eats a friendly ally, thus giving the Chimera HP. Stats: _________________________________________________ | Bdy || HP || MP ||Sub-A||Ast-A||Def||Mana|| Pop | ================================================= | S || 500|| 0 || 10x6|| --- || 0 || 500|| 6 | _________________________________________________ The other big baddie. Chimera are the faster, less durable versions of dragons. They are great for offense, as they can move further than dragons, but are horrible for defense since they can't attack astrals and have less HP than dragons. They can eat your friendly allies to heal their HP and it is actually a pretty decent skill. If you like dragons, chances are that you'll like Chimeras. They require more upkeeping to make them useful, but if you are willing, you can make Chimeras much better than dragons. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- II. Credits ::: [CREDIT.06] I would like to thank myself for actually staying true and starting (and hope- fully completing) this guide. I would also like to thank Vanillaware for creating a game that I now consider my favorite game ever! Thank you Vanillaware. Finally, I would like to thank the official site for GrimGrimoire since I obtained the Character info and the familiar info from.