ATTENTION

This route is outdated in favor of this route.
Only keeping these notes here because they're pre Abating Orb, incase of board splits or whatnot.

Start Partitio

Oresrush (Partitio 1)

Buy 2 Soulstone S.
Hire closest guy.

Kill forced battle with Attack > Arrow of Fortune x2 twice.

Pick $500, Light S.

Kill 1st battle with Attack > Arrow of Fortune x3

Buy from Merchant before Giff.

Heal before Giff if needed

Tag Cropdale.
Pick $1600. Tag Crackridge Harbor, warp to Oresrush.
Tag Ryu, warp Crackridge Harbor.
Take boat to New Delsta Anchorage.

Tag Abandoned Village.
Get Oswald. Go to Cape Cold

Cape Cold

Mug Retired Scholar for Gold Items (Defend, Staff, Fireball x4)
Pick $2000. TP Abandoned Village and head to Black Market.
Pick Herb of Serenity.

Go to New Delsta.

New Delsta

Get Throne, Battle Ice S + Attack x2
Steal Ice S, Wind S, Light S from Old Man.
Go to Weapon Shop

TP New Delsta Anchorage. Take the ship to Toto'haha.
DONT ACCIDENTLY TAKE IT TO CRACKRIDGE.

Beasting Bay: Anchorage

Buy White Powder from lady.
Take boat to Canalbrine.

Canalbrine (Temenos Ch2 Start)

Get Castii. Turn in quest for $4000 & Crit M.
Go to Weapon Shop, buy Critical Earring. Head to Conning Creek.

TP Ryu.

Ryu

Get Hikari, replace Castti. Battle Wind S + Light S.
TP Canalbrine, head to Conning Creek.

West Canalbrine Coast: Switch to night before battle, Fire M. Should get enough JP for EM.

First screen clear with Fire M.
2nd screen walk.
1st Conning Creek screen kill with Fire M. Watch Throne level.
2nd Conning Creek screen kill with Fire M or walk and Mug. Killing will give Oswald enough levels to survive Clarissa.

Conning Creek (Oswald Ch3 Start)

Get Rainbow Bottle. TP New Delsta.
Go to Inventor, kill with Shadow M.
Get Inventor + Upgrades, head to Clockbank.

Screen before Clockbank pick $6300, reset steps with Thief Shrine, enter Clockbank.

Clockbank (Partitio Ch.2)

Hire guy for 20% extra Collect.
Do story stuff until you deliver Clockite, then warp to Conning Creek.

Conning Creek (Oswald Ch3 Continued)

Go to house, pick Fire M.

You need a bit over 400HP for this fight w/o A Step Ahead. If someone's short just do Inventor menu early.

TP Clockbank.

Clockbank (Partitio Ch2 Continued)

Hire guy for Story.
Buy Mighty Belt.

Forced fight Fire M.
Pick $7000. Kill battle with Fire M
Don't need night here. Need Latent on Partitio.

Go to Flamechurch.

Flamechurch

Get Temenos, smack Insurgent with Fire S / Daggers / Staffs / Fireball.
TP Conning Creek.

Conning Creek (Oswald Ch3 continued)

Kill fight in Guard Outpost with Fire M.

Do this menu before Stenvar, need Boost Start.
SWITCH TO NIGHT before Stenvar.

TP Crackridge Harbor.

Either run (escape rate should be decent) or clear with Catapult Axe x2
Southern Crackridge Wilds: switch to night before you get the battle, clear with Catapult x3 Axe
Pick $6400.

Western Crackridge Wilds

Switch to night, clear battle.
Get Merchant Guild. Pick Thunder M. Mug Merchant to reset step counter. Tag Crackridge.

TP Flamechurch. Head to Montwise.
Run from small battle, kill Borderfall battle with nighttime Catapult x2

Montwise (Oswald Ch4)

Buy Light M & Shadow M.

Underground Laboratory: Walk to pick $14000. Walk to 2nd door from 4 door section, Travel Banter.
Run rest, pick Fire L. SWITCH TO NIGHT

Stay at inn if Throne Latent isn't full.
Go to Tavern, switch Oswald for Hikari.
Hear a Tale to start Hikari 2.

Hikari Ch.2

Battle 1: Defend, Spear x3, M Stone
Battle 2: Ice M
Zeto: Thunder M, Attack x3, M Stone

If no M Stones left, buy Wind M from guy sitting on bench.

Bandelam: Fire L, M Stone

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

TP Canalbrine.

Canalbrine (Temenos Ch2)

Talk to Tavern Keeper

Coerce top left suspect.
Mystic Staff, Staff, Staff x4.

Switch to day.
Pick Slumber Sage.

WALK dungeon, Pick $5600. Don't need to switch to night.

TP Crackridge.

Crackridge (Temenos Ch3)

Abandoned Road switch to night before battle, Catapult x3
Pick $9200. Fellsun Ruins walk until 1st cutscene.
Kill battle outside with night + Catapult x3

Western Gravell Wilds: Kill 2 battles with Night + HHG x4
Pick Thunder L. Pick $23000.

Gravell (Oswald Ch4)

Steal Lily of the Light & Light M.
Buy Light M & Shadow M.

Mug 1: Defend, HHG x4, M Stone
Mug 2: Lightning Bolt, Lightning Bolt, HHG x4
Mug 3: Defend, HHG x4, M Stone. Watch Guards hits, if 3 or more hits only hit for 1600ish then throw an L Stone instead.
Mug 4: Thunder L + M Stone
Mug 5: Defend, HHB x4

Duskruin: Walk till bit past start of big staircase, switch to night.

Kill battle with Guards, walk rest. Pick $25000.
You only have money for 1 kill here, or rather 3 total between Gravell and this dungeon

SWITCH TO NIGHT before trigger.
Remnants: Beastling x4

TP Oresrush.

Oresrush (Throne Ch.2)

Steal/Buy Sturdy Pickaxe from NPC in Weapon Shop.
Finish Chapter, TP New Delsta.

New Delsta (Oswald Partitio Ch1)

Hire NPC by Tavern. (25% refund on Purchases)
Do chapter. TP Cape Cold, go towards Winterbloom. Get Scholar Guild on the way.

Winterbloom (Throne Ch2)

Mug guy for Fort L

Switch to Night for Boss

TP Gravell.

Gravell

Steal Sharp L. Go to Tavern.

Soothe guy guarding house, get Armmaster.
TP Toto'haha Anchorage

Beastling Bay Anchorage

Probably getting Shadow battle here. Break with Axe & Spear and run.
Run to Tropu'hopu.

Tropu'hopu

Go to Item Shop

Steal Fort M, maybe Ice L.
Go to Inn. Rest at Inn. Hire NPC for 20% off purchases.
Go buy Boat!

Sea

Pick Reinforcing Jam, $20000.
TP New Delsta Harbor, get back on boat. Pick EXP Augmentor.

TP Montwise.

Montwise (Throne Ch3 Start)

Exit and run towards Merry Hills.
Kill 1st battle with night + Catapult x3
Kill 2nd battle with some combo of Guards and/or Catapult

Merry Hills

Purchase Diamond Dagger. TP Conning Creek, head to Sai.

Sai (Castti Ch2)

Get Warrior Guild. Steal Fort S.

TP Winterbloom.

Winterbloom (Castti Ch2)

TP Abandoned Village

Abandoned Village (Castti Ch3)

Pick $12600. Kill battle with Night + Catapult. WATCH YOUR JP.
TP Sai, head to Wellgrove. Kill battles until Throne has 4500JP.

Wellgrove (Partitio Ch3 Start)

Exit, run to Timberlain. Kill stuff till Throne has 4500JP for Life in the Shadows

Timberain (Castti Ch4)

Trosseau strat requires Latent on Partitio and Temenos. Rest at Inn if needed.
Can replace Partitio Latent with Merchant 1 Attack x3, Merchant 2 Pom L Merchant 1
Steal Wind L, Light L.

Kill battles at night with Catapult x3/4
1st screen switch to night start of leftmost stairs.
2nd screen switch to night bit before sleeping guard. Will probably want to walk a bit of this screen too.

If just Temenos missing Latent, have him attack x3 and replace Castti attack with Shadow L.

SWITCH TO NIGHT

If Trosseau killed Throne, will need to Stay at Inn before Kaldena.

TP Cropdale

Cropdale

Get Agnea, replace Castti. TP Merry Hills. Go fight Assassins.

TP New Delsta.

New Delsta (Agnea Ch2)

Entreat Fort M & Nourish M.
After doing 1st Allure:

TP Montwise, head to Stormhail.
Ambush Guard. Switch back to Day. Run from everything on this trip.

Stormhail (Temenos Ch3)

After Crick Guides switch to day.
SWITCH TO NIGHT before end of last stairs.

New Delsta (Agnea Ch2 Continued)

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

TP Tropu'hopu

Tropu'hopu (Agnea Ch3)

Entreat Light Nut L.
After finishing Chapter run to Nameless Village.

Nameless Village (Temenos Ch4)

Guide Story Guy. Steal Nourish L.
SWITCH TO NIGHT Before Fight

TP Wellgrove.

Wellgrove (Partitio Ch3 Continued)

If you want to Entreat the 2 L Stones, delay the swap and menu until you hire the merchant in the tavern.

After Tavern cutscene, Swap Hikari > Agnea.
Get Dancer Guild.

After buying stuff, Switch to Night

Go to Tavern, Hear a Tale Hikari.

Wellgrove (Hikari Ch3)

Pick $10000. Switch to Night for battle, Catapult x3
Challenge: Defend, HHB x4

TP Stormhail.

Stormhail (Hikari Ch4)

Switch to Night.

Kunzo

HHG x3, HP Thief x3

TP Sai, head to Ku.
Optionally Kill pre Ku battle with Night + Catapult.

Ku (Hikari Ch5)

If Throne isn't full latent, stay at inn.

Steal Fort S.
Go to Tavern, Swap Agnea > Hikari
Switch to night, Entreat Light Nut L from Zeto.

TP Crackridge Harbor.

Crackridge Harbor

Go buy Battle-Tested Blade from Bandelam
TP Sai.

Sai (Agnea Ch4)

TP Merry Hills.

Merry Hills (Agnea Ch5)

Kill fight with Beastlings x3

Buy/Steal (65%) Quick Cloak & Ice M. (Money is tight, probably steal. Will need to sell if buying it)

SWITCH TO NIGHT

TP Beastling Bay Anchorage, Take boat to Roque Island

Roque Island (Partitio Ch4)

SWITCH TO NIGHT after Purchasting Rights.

Montwise (Throne Ch3 continued)

TP Wellgrove

Wellgrove (Throne Ch3)

TP New Delsta

New Delsta (Throne Ch4)

After Ambush switch back to day
Buy Forbidden Elixer

Heal before Claude, Switch to Night.

TP Beastling Bay: Anchorage, run to Beastling Village.
Talk to Ochette, CHOOSE AKALA.

TP Crackridge

Crackridge (Ochette Ch2 Tera)

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

Battle: Temenos Spring Boots Ochette, Throne Thunder M
Ochette Capture, clear battle trying to keep Ochette alive.

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

TP Conning Creek.

Conning Creek (Ochette Ch2 Acta)

Provoke M Stone
TP Stormhail

Stormhail (Ochette Ch2 Glacis)

Provoke: Any Stone (Ice S should be good enough, Ice L saves animation time), Defend, Tera

TP Beastling Village

Beastling Village (Ochette Ch3)

Go to Summit. Switch to Night.

3 Battles: Catapult x3

SWITCH TO NIGHT for Malamaowl

Need Latent on Throne for T1 Break, Need Latent on Temenos PERIOD

Go to Tavern, change party members.

TP Montwise.

Montwise (Oswald & Partitio Ch2)

Switch to night.
Catapult x3 first 2 Battles, Mug HHG x4.
TP Flamechurch.

Flamechurch (Temenos & Throne Ch1)

Go to Tavern.

Coerce Old Man: LATENT Sixfold, or if no Latent Mystic Staff, Staff x4
Guide Old Man

Steal Reinforcing Jam (Woman left of the Sacred Flame)
Finish Chapter. TP Cropdale.

Cropdale (Castti & Ochette 1)

Duorduor: HP Thief x3 (Daytime)
After finishing TP Cropdale to start part 2

Wriggling Shadow: Akala, Akala, Glacis, L Stone

TP Ryu.

Ryu

Talk to Tavern Keeper.

Do Quest. TP Ku.

Ku (Hikari & Agnea Ch2)

After Entreating on 2nd screen, TP Conning Creek

Conning Creek (Temenos & Throne Ch2)

After Stealing map, TP Ku.

Yomi: Defend, HHV x4 (range), (Light) L Stone if alive
Finish Hikari & Agnea Chapter

TP Conning Creek, and head to Cave of the Sun and Moon.
Finish Temenos & Throne chapter.

TP Oresrush, head to campsite to start Journey of the Dusk

Journey of the Dusk

Forced Battle: Catapult x4

Head to Tranquil Grotto, run from random battles. Light Flame.

TP Beastling Village and do that one. Before the boss:

After lighting Flame TP Flamechurch.

Flamechurch

Light Flame, TP Crackridge next.

Crackridge

If Temenos & Throne Latent not full, rest at inn.
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

Current Version: 1.0.1

1.0.0: Initial Route

1.0.1: Update Thurston fight to include Collect

1.1.0:

• Cheaper/faster Partitio 1.
• Restructure early game. Get Temenos later, fight Clarissa earlier, get EM on the way to Conning Creek.
• Consistent Garnet.

1.2.0: Giant's Club Cut / Reroute

• Cut Giant's Club
• Diamond Dagger instead of Lockpick
• Delay Temenos chapters until after Champ Belt
• Remove Step Ahead for Lategame.
• Hikari for Phase 2, Oswald Phase 1

1.2.1:

• Temenos Inventor until Champ Belt
• Summon Str Ochette Chapters
• Fix errors / cleanup

1.2.2 3/18/20222

• Keep Temenos Scholar for Trosseau, no need for early Sharp L
• Crit Scope for Tera-kun
• More precise Inn stays

Ideas / Things to Investigate

• Throne Start
• Cut White Powder Quest (money still seems necessary and Crit M is nice)
• Calculate money, see if we can use HHB instead of HHG in problematic spots
• See how much end game HHB usage we can have
• Look into Vide kill, barely missed it once in practice (90k, 99k, 52k).
  • Can fix easily with Crit Scope since we don't need plum.
• Route in Flamechurch candle quest, to skip battles in Dusk segment.
  • No good time to turn in quest, can't do it after Arcanette.
• Test Assasins on Yomi Jello tested, same range. Best to fill range with Light L.
• HHB x3 or x4 on Partitio & Temenos 2 fights
• Look into Diamond Dagger purchase in Merry Hills
• Swap Hikari and Oswald roles in Vide fight, so I can carry Hikari with me for Dawn segment