Hello! This time, I'm getting ready for the second half of Crossbone Isle. If you're not interested in me manipulating the RNG, then just head for the stats at the end of the post.
Seriously, RNG stuff will be about 90% of this post, and the other 10% will be that tiny level grind I mentioned.
First, I set all my characters to mono-elemental. Then we cast Retreat to go back to the first room of the upper part of Venus Lighthouse. Then save and hard reset.
Target one is a Fenrir. Walking around here after a reset starts a fight with a Fenrir and an Ice Gargoyle.
I'm not including the RNG strategies, if you want them, they're in half of the guides on GameFAQs
For killing the Fenrir on RN 28, we get a Kikuichimonji, the best Light Blade in the game and Ivan's best weapon.
Next target is a Thunder Lizard. We save and hard reset, and from this room, go into Tunnel Ruins, back here, into Venus Lighthouse Entry, back here and start a battle. It puts us against a Thunder Lizard and a Boulder Beast.
We get a Blessed Mace from that battle. The Blessed Mace is probably Mia's best weapon, I'm not entirely sure. But that's what I'm using for her.
The next target is the Wild Gryphon. To get a battle with them, save and hard reset, then enter and exit Venus Lighthouse Entry from here 3 times. We encounter 2 Wild Gryphons and a Grand Golem.
We get a Feathered Robe from that. It's the best Chest Armour for Ivan and Mia. So I get another one.
Ok, now I want to get some drops from Suhalla Gate. I save and reset in the second screen, and walk to the first screen, and back here, encountering an Earth Golem and two Nighmares. The Earth Golem is our target.
We get a Giant Axe for RNG rigging it. It's a better weapon for Garet for the time being and as he should get a better weapon in Crossbone Isle I don't want to get another Kikuichimonji.
I go to Suhalla Desert to rig a fight with Magicores to get Aura Gloves. I had to figure out my own encounter rigging strategy for this (I couldn't get the one I knew of to work): Start in area 2 near the transition to area 1 and perform 5 transitions (you'll be in area 1). I get two pairs of Aura Gloves.
Now for the level grinding. I do that back at Venus Lighthouse.
...You know, they still haven't cleaned up all the dead bodies at Venus Lighthouse Entry.
Now that I'm ready, we ride the pink tornado in Suhalla Desert to Crossbone Isle. See you next time.
Stats:
Isaac: Lv 29 Lord HP:521 PP:149 Attack:371 Defence:228 Agility:211 Luck:10
Garet: Lv 29 Champion HP:567 PP:122 Attack:309 Defence:250 Agility:158 Luck:10
Ivan: Lv 29 Magister HP:426 PP:232 Attack:279 Defence:229 Agility:272 Luck:13
Mia: Lv 29 Paragon HP:439 PP:206 Attack:306 Defence:240 Agility:189 Luck:13
Djinn: 1 Venus to go
