Start Throne

New Delsta (Throne 1)

Continue with the story until after the day cutscene with Father.
Steal Brothel Girl's Clothes.
Steal Herb of Clarity (Better Stone Positions), Gold Ring from Brothel Receptionist
Steal Shadow Soulstone,

Steal Ice, Wind, Light Soulstone from Artist (south of Equip shop)

Tag New Delsta Anchorage. Tag Abandoned Village.
Go towards Cape Cold, get Osvald.

Cape Cold

Mug Retired Scholar for Gold Items (Defend, Staff, Fireball x4) or Icewind, Fireball x3 (can miss kill if unlucky)
Pick $2000. TP Abandoned Village and head to Black Market.
Pick up Herb of Serenity.

Go to Abandoned Waterway

Abandoned Waterway

Kill battle with Ice M, pick $8000.

TP New Delsta Anchorage, take boat to Toto'haha.

Beasting Bay: Anchorage

Go towards Tropu'hopu. Probably worth walking this screen to skip a battle.
Kill battle with Light M.

Get Hunter Guild. Reset steps with Mug. Walk till bit before the save point and tag Tropu'hopu.

TP New Delsta Anchorage and take boat to Crackridge Harbor.

Crackridge Harbor

Can walk to Cropdale for a good chance to skip the battle. Tag Cropdale.
Pick up Slumber Sage.
Go to Oresrush.

Oresrush (Throne C2M P1)

Get Partitio. TP Beasting Bay: Anchorage and take boat to Canalbrine.

Canalbrine

Get Castii.
Go to Weapon Shop, buy Critical Earring.
TP Oresrush, head to Ryu.

Ryu

Talk to Item Shop before triggering recruitment

Get Hikari, Battle Ice S + Attack x2.
Exit Ryu, head to Conning Creek.

Ryu screen walk till past first metal post, then run.

For both Conning Creek battles switch to night before battle, Light M.

Conning Creek (Osvald C3 P1)

Steal Wind L. Pick Rainbow Bottle.

TP New Delsta.

New Delsta

Go to and get Inventor and A Step Ahead.

After getting Inventor head to Clockbank.

Clockbank (Partitio C2 P1)

After Clockite TP Crackridge Anchorage.

Crackridge Anchrorage

Head towards Crackridge

Crackridge Battles break Armor Eater and kill with Light M.
Get Merchant, Pick Thunder M. Reset steps with Challenge.

Tag Crackridge. TP Clockbank.

Clockbank (Partitio C2 P2)

Buy Mighty Belt.

Kill forced and random battle with Fire M.
Pick $7000.

Go to Flamechurch. Do this menu asap, it makes failed flees suck less.

Tag Flamechurch. Run from small battles (can S&Q) on screen outside Flamechurch.

Run from Bolderfall battle. Pick Thunder M.

Montwise (Hikari C2)

Battle 1: Spear x3, Light M (Don't Learn Thrash)
Battle 2: Ice M
Zeto: Thunder M, Attack x3, Thunder M (LEARN Slowing Sweep)
Bandelam: Spear/Slowing Sweep, Spear x4, Wind L

Switch to Night, re-enter Arena. Ambush Fainthearted Youth.

TP Flamechurch.

Flamechurch

Insurgent: Throne Attack x2

TP Conning Creek. Go to house, pick Fire M.

TP Oresrush

Oresrush (Throne C2M P2)

Go to Horseshoe maker for quest.
Hire Peddler (25% Refund on Sales)
Steal Forget-Me-Do, Buy Sturdy Pickaxe.

Finish Chapter, TP Conning Creek.

Conning Creek (Osvald C3 P3)

Kill battle with Fire M.

SWITCH TO NIGHT before Stenvar.

TP Montwise.

Montwise (Osvald C4)

Purchase Light M & Shadow M.

If you need to restore reputation here, will want to pickup either Fire L or Thunder L for Shadow Hikari.

Underground Laboratory: Pick $14000. Travel Banter at bottom left corner of wall with next doorway. Run rest. SWITCH TO NIGHT

Kill forced battle with Partitio HHG x3

TP Cape Cold and head to Winterbloom.

Kill both Winterbloom screen battles at night with Catapult x3.
Get Scholar Guild.

Winterbloom (Castti C2W)

Don't Start Chapter.
Go to Tavern, Scrutinize for better Inquires.

Turn in Sturdy Pickaxe for quest.

TP Crackridge.

Crackridge

Exit & head to Gravell.
Shadow Battle: Partitio Defend, Attack x4 to break.

• Aurochs: Spear
• Birdking: Bow
• Armor: Staff

Gravell Screen switch to night before battle, Defend > HHG x4.

Gravell

Soothe guy guarding Armsmaster house. Get Armsmaster.
Go to Item Shop. Buy Herb of Serenity.

TP Montwise, head to Stormhail. Soothe guard. Go to Stormhail.

Stormhail

Purchase Herb of Serenity.

TP Tropu'hopu.

Tropu'hopu

Go buy Boat!

Sea

Go to Roque Island Anchorage. Tag Roque Island.

TP Conning Creek, head to Sai.

Sai (Castti C2S)

Head to Wellgrove

Wellgrove (Partitio C3 P1)

Exit and head to Timberain, running from all battles.

Timberain

Steal Wind L & Light L.
Get Rusty Spear.

TP Crackridge Harbor. Get on Boat. Go to Shipwreck of the Empress.

Shipwreck of the Empress

Run from battle. Pick Rusty Dagger.

TP Abandoned Village.

Abandoned Village (Castti C3)

Just finish chapter. It puts you at New Delsta Anchorage, get on boat.

Sea

Pick Exp Augmentor.
TP Gravell.

Gravell

Go to Armsmaster, turn in Rusty Spear & Rusty Dagger for Warlord's Spear & Dancing Dagger.

TP Wellgrove.

Wellgrove (Partitio C3 P2)

Talk to shopkeeper.

After tavern Cutscene, talk to Tavern Keeper.

After buying stuff, Switch to Night

Go to Tavern, Hear a Tale to start Hikari 3.

Wellgrove (Hikari C3)

Battle: Light L
Challenge: Defend, HHB x4

TP Roque Island.

Roque Island (Partitio C4)

Pick $24500.

SWITCH TO NIGHT after Purchasting Rights.

TP Stormhail.

Stormhail (Hikari C4)

Switch to Night.

Kunzo

HHB x3

Jin Mei

Attack, Attack, Defend, Wild Cut x2, Wild Cut x4

Pick $15000.

TP Sai, head to Ku.

Ku (Hikari C5)

You REALLY want to 2T Ritsu & Mugen. If not, almost certainly short for DmD, and will need to split menu and kill something before Assassins.

Go to Weapon Shop.

TP Crackridge Harbor.

Crackridge Harbor

Go buy Battle-Tested Blade from Bandelam.

TP Cropdale.

Cropdale

Get Agnea.

TP Montwise

Montwise

Head to Merry Hills, running from battles.
Tag Merry Hills. Go fight Assassins.

TP New Delsta.

New Delsta (Agnea C2 P1)

Entreat Fort M & Nourish M.
After doing 1st Allure TP Winterbloom

Winterbloom (Throne C2F P2)

Go to Tavern, Hear a Tale to start Throne 2F.

ENTREAT FORT L

Switch to Night before Bergomi.

TP New Delsta.

New Delsta (Agnea C2 P2)

Take bottom path and Allure Lady on the way.
Switch to night before boss

TP Tropu'hopu.

Tropu'hopu (Agnea C3)

Finish chapter, TP Canalbrine.

Canalbrine (Temenos C2)

Coerce top left suspect: Attack, LP Elemental Barrage x4
Switch to day. Switch to night before fight.

TP Sai.

Sai (Agnea C4)

Entreat Champion's Garb.

TP Wellgrove.

Wellgrove (Throne C3M)

TP Crackridge.

Crackridge (Temenos Ch3)

Finish Chapter.

TP Montwise.

Montwise (Throne C3F P2)

TP Stormhail.

Stormhail (Temenos C3S)

TP Merry Hills.

Merry Hills (Agnea C5)

Battle: Divine Dual-Edge x4
SWITCH TO NIGHT

TP New Delsta

New Delsta (Throne C4)

After Ambush switch back to day

Heal before Claude, Switch to Night.

TP Tropu'hopu. Go to Nameless Village.

Nameless Village (Temenos C4)

Guide Story Guy.
SWITCH TO NIGHT Before Fight

Flamechurch (Temenos & Throne C1)

Go to Tavern.

Coerce Old Man: LATENT E.Barrage x3, Attack
Guide Old Man

If you used yours steal Reinforcing Jam.
Finish Chapter. TP Gravell.

Gravell (Osvald C5)

Mug 1: HHV x2
Mug 2: HHB x3
Mug 3: HHV x3
Mug 4: HHG x3
Mug 5: HHV x3

Run from battles in Duskruin.

SWITCH TO NIGHT before trigger.

Small Golems: Divine Dual-Edge x3

TP Beasting Bay: Anchorage, go to Beasting Village.

Beasting Village

Talk to Ochette, Choose Mahina.

TP Conning Creek.

Conning Creek (Ochette C2A)

Provoke Shadow L / M Stone
Finish Chapter.

Cropdale (Castti & Ochette C1)

Switch to Night before fight.
Duorduor: Sword x3 (Hachimonjigiri x3 if Daytime)

TP Timberain.

Timberain (Castti C4)

On the way to Tavern Bribe More Provisions.
After Rain starts go to Weapon Shop.

If no L Stone for Joint Chapter Pick Wind L

Kill both battles here with Divine Dual-Edge x3. Recommended but not required.

Right before Trosseau, switch to Night and menu.

TP Crackridge

Crackridge (Ochette C2T)

Switch to night, run out and look for Meep battle.

Meep: Anyone but Ochette attack Meep (Hikari use Spear), rest Defend. Ochette Capture.
Cook Meep into Aromatic Jerky

After befriending Pom switch back to day, then switch to night before Tera.

Finish Chapter, TP Stormhail.

Stormhail (Ochette C2G)

Provoke: Shadow L x2. If you need to save a L Stone for Wriggling Shadow, can do Shadow L, Defend, Tera.

Pick Reinforcing Jam if you've used any unrouted ones or want a spare. Need 1 for Vide.

TP Beastling Village

Beastling Village (Ochette C3)

Go to Summit. Can do these battles during Day.

3 Battles: Divine Dual-Edge x3

SWITCH TO NIGHT for Lajackal

TP Cropdale

Cropdale (Castti & Ochette C2)

Wriggling Shadow: Akala, Akala, Glacis, (Ice) L Stone

Ryu

Go to Tavern

TP New Delsta

New Delsta (Osvald & Partitio C1)

Finish chapter. TP Montwise.

Montwise (Osvald & Partitio C2)

Switch to night to move NPCs out of way.
1st Battle Divine Dual-Edge x3, 2nd battle Shinjumonjigiri x3, Mug HHV x2

TP Ku.

Ku (Agnea & Hikari C2 P1)

Go to Tavern

Entreat stuff, TP Conning Creek.

Conning Creek (Temenos & Throne C2 P1)

After Stealing map, TP Ku.

Ku (Agnea & Hikari C2 P2)

Talk to Benkai.
Yomi: Slowing Sweep, Shinjumonjigiri x4 (Can Attack if first T2)
Do not learn Forlorn Requiem

TP Conning Creek.

Conning Creek (Temenos & Throne C2 P2)

Finish Temenos & Throne chapter.

TP Oresrush, run to Campfire to start Journey of the Dusk.

Journey of the Dusk

Forced Battle: Divine Dual-Edge x3
TP Ku.

Ku

Head to Tranquil Grotto, Light Flame.
TP Flamechurch.

Flamechurch

Go to Church, Light Flame.
TP Beastling Village. Go to Tomb of the Wardenbeasts to light flame.

After fight get closer to flame and menu.

TP Crackridge next.

Crackridge

Before lighting flame menu.

After Lighting Flame, do this menu.

TP New Delsta Anchorage, go to Vidania.

Vidania

TP Oresrush Go to campsite, start Epilogue. Timing ends after 2nd cutscene black screen. GG!

Changelog

2.0.2 5/15/23

• Cut Invig M
• Cut Fire L pickup.
• Cut Clockbank $6300
• Cut Coin / 1 M Stone, no spare stone to clear Bridge battle.
• Use HHB for Osvald 5 2nd Mug

2.0.1 4/26/23

• Move Osvald & Partitio Joint to endgame, no reason to do it early.
• Teach Temenos EM earlier (After Thurston), makes menus better.

2.0.0 4/25/23

• Big reroute based around JP Augmentor Skip
• Using early Merchant early game.
• Castti C2S and C2W done early for much improved pathing.
• Assassins done much later now, after Hikari 5
• Lot's of other stuff, too much to mention here.

1.0.6 4/16/23

• Merge NotNotArnaud's PR fixing some errors and spelling.
• Remove A Step Ahead from Hikari temporarily for Assassins > La'mani.

1.0.5 4/14/23

• Use Shadow Ms instead of Light Ms for Conning Night battles.
• Fix HP Thief learn spot, and add missing Heightened Senses on Osvald

1.0.4 4/13/23

• Crit formula is now known! It's (Crit - Enemy Speed)/200.
• Picking up 2 more crit nuts to guarantee crits on Arcanette, Dolcinaea, Grotesque, Trousseau, Vide P1.
• Guaranteed crits on Vide P1 let's us cut a Reinforcing Jam, cutting the Ocean one.

1.0.3 4/10/23

• Slight restructure of early game money, no more collect Hire, skip Pom L buy in favor of Lychee M + Latent for Partitio. Inn stay instead of small lychees.
• Vide P1 Latent script is pretty slow, noted.
• Switch back to Akala because slightly faster animation on Provokes.
• Adjust menus with Agnea, get Heightened Senses on Ochette & Throne.

1.0.2 4/9/23

• Cut 20k Chest, use HHG on Enshrouded
• No Hang Tough on Partitio, double 2 person survivors for Vide

1.0.1 More Precise Stone Routing 4/8/23

1.0.0 Initial Route 4/8/23

Ideas / Things to Investigate

• See how much early Invig M is worth Want Invig M + Invig S on Hikari for 3 Shinjumonjigiri
  • Might be better to just skip Invig M and mitigate with Rev Jams. We have 2 Spares atm.
• Find way to improve SP management around Sand Lion
• For Hikari chapters see if we can get overkill bonuses with minimal time investment
• Test extra Fort M for fights (Yomi and Agnea 5 adds). Saves time on both, but slightly not enough to pay for itself. Might need to test with some other ideas (Slowing Sweep Shadow Hikari)
• Try to work in Heightened Senses It's worked in, question now is if it's worth it.