Star Ocean Till the End of Time - Battle Arena Guide ---------------------------------------------------- Copyright 2004, Shadow47001 ---------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Single Battle A. Rank D B. Rank C C. Rank B D. Rank A E. Rank S III. Team Battle A. Rank D B. Rank C C. Rank B D. Rank A E. Rank S IV. Ranking Battle A. Teams B. Reigning Champions V. Credits ----------------------------------------------------------------- I. Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------- This is a guide for the Battle Arena in Gemity, which cannot be accessed until disc 2. You can participate the moment you arrive, and is a good place for exp and Fol depending on which battles you participate in. To access it: After arriving in Gemity, head as far north as you can, and enter the teleporter. Then talk to the lady to start. There are 3 modes of combat, Single, Team, and Ranking. The first two require a small fee to enter, and must finish five rounds of combat. The 3rd is the most difficult but is the most rewarding. If you feel like sending in any battle strategies or tips, go ahead. I'll see if I can add it somewhere. ----------------------------------------------------------------- II. Single Battle ----------------------------------------------------------------- As the name implies, you pick one of your characters to participate in a single battle. There are 5 battles you must win, and if you win all 5 rounds, you get a reward. Since you are by yourself, you must be cautious against strong enemies. There are 5 Ranks you can participate, which affect the difficulty. Rank Fee Reward D Rank 100 Fol Magical Berries C Rank 300 Fol Mallet Charm B Rank 500 Fol Bunny Shoes A Rank 1000 Fol Star Guard S Rank 2000 Fol Imposing Scroll You can get the Rank C-D rewards more than once by using a different character (one time per char), while you can only get the Rank S-B rewards only once. Tips: - You should get the hang of using Cancel Bonus often, as that is the key to quick easy victories. You'll be using it a lot, in all the modes in the Arena, so better get used to using it. - You can use a synthed weapon as well, to make the battles even easier. On Rank S, a fully synthed weapon is recommended. - Use items over Symbology, since it is faster. Use Physical/Mental Enhancers, as you can simply buy them from the shops in Gemity. ----------------------------------------------------------------- A. Single Battle - Rank D ----------------------------------------------------------------- Info: - This is a easy way to get Magical Berries if you need any. - The first time you get here, this should be no problem for you. If you're having trouble on this rank, either your lvls/equipment are not good, or you need to play better. -------------------------- Round 1: Fire Zombie HP: 16,200 Exp: 450 MP: 50 Fol: 595 -------------------------- Round 2: Nova Blaze HP: 15,000 Exp: 340 MP: 60 Fol: 1010 -------------------------- Round 3: Magma Man HP: 34,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 22,000 Fol: 1150 -------------------------- Round 4: Stinger HP: 11,000 Exp: 1000 MP: 300 Fol: 425 -------------------------- Round 5: Destroyer HP: 28,000 Exp: 5600 MP: 1600 Fol: 2620 ----------------------------------------------------------------- B. Single Battle - Rank C ----------------------------------------------------------------- Round 1: Yuan-ti HP: 45,000 Exp: 1400 MP: 1500 Fol: 1000 -------------------------- Round 2: Giant Moth HP: 25,600 Exp: 1200 MP: 2500 Fol: 1350 -------------------------- Round 3: Incapacitator 4 HP: 17,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 2600 Fol: 1500 -------------------------- Round 4: Flaming Zombie HP: 35,000 Exp: 1500 MP: 3500 Fol: 3250 -------------------------- Round 5: Blood Monster HP: 70,000 Exp: 10,000 MP: 5000 Fol: 3640 ----------------------------------------------------------------- C. Single Battle - Rank B ----------------------------------------------------------------- Info: - Difficulty begins to pick up a little here, but nothing too hard. -------------------------- Round 1: Giant Mantis HP: 45,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 8000 Fol: 1700 -------------------------- Round 2: Death Master HP: 45,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 8000 Fol: 1640 -------------------------- Round 3: Gas Dragon Zombie HP: 82,500 Exp: 6000 MP: 8000 Fol: 5200 -------------------------- Round 4: Proclaimer HP: 82,500 Exp: 6000 MP: 8000 Fol: 8300 -------------------------- Round 5: Chimera HP: 200,000 Exp: 17,000 MP: 28,000 Fol: 5000 Tips: - This Chimera is the same as the boss version you face, you're just by yourself this time. Use items if needed. ----------------------------------------------------------------- D. Single Battle - Rank A ----------------------------------------------------------------- Info: - If you haven't been Cancel Bonusing before, you should now. - A synthed weapon isn't neccessary, but it helps. -------------------------- Round 1: Vile Lizard HP: 76,065 Exp: 3500 MP: 3457 Fol: 4250 -------------------------- Round 2: Yellow Reaper HP: 84,000 Exp: 2500 MP: 7000 Fol: 4400 -------------------------- Round 3: Demon Beast HP: 160,000 Exp: 3800 MP: 7000 Fol: 3610 -------------------------- Round 4: Dragon Corpse HP: 240,000 Exp: 8900 MP: 7000 Fol: 6100 Tips: - He can paralyze you, so you may want to equip an accessory to prevent that -------------------------- Round 5: Master Demon HP: 500,000 Exp: 13,000 MP: 30,000 Fol: 4900 ----------------------------------------------------------------- E. Single Battle - Rank S ----------------------------------------------------------------- Info: - Cancel Bonus is the key to quick victories here. - First 3 fights are easy, difficulty increases a bit on last 2. - This mode is good for some Exp for the char you're using. -------------------------- Round 1: Nova Blaze HP: 85,000 Exp: 4580 MP: 1800 Fol: 4150 -------------------------- Round 2: Masque Looter HP: 79,365 Exp: 5840 MP: 3607 Fol: 6500 -------------------------- Round 3: Sharow HP: 82,000 Exp: 5300 MP: 5000 Fol: 6500 -------------------------- Round 4: Huge Chimera HP: 182,900 Exp: 17,000 MP: 3645 Fol: 23,000 Tips: - Basically the same as the Chimera in Rank B, just less HP. Fight him as you normally would. -------------------------- Round 5: Render Tyrant HP: 500,000 Exp: 25,000 MP: 13,728 Fol: 65,000 Tips: - The Render Tyrant has an attack called Ice Beam. When he starts charging up for it, move away from his front side, as that is where he fires it. If you get hit, your HP will drop quickly, unless you're strong enough to possibly take the hit. - A synthed weapon is recommended. - If you want, use a stun bomb to cancel his Ice Beam. ----------------------------------------------------------------- III. Team Battle ----------------------------------------------------------------- Just like Single Battle, except you can use your party. This is actually somewhat easier, since you're really just fighting the same groups of enemies. Some of them are in multiple groups, but still no real threat as long as you know what you're doing. Rank Fee Reward D Rank 100 Fol Synthesis Materials C Rank 300 Fol Tri-Emblum B Rank 500 Fol Scumbag Slayer A Rank 1000 Fol Star Splash S Rank 2000 Fol Ring of Slaughter You can get the Rank C-D rewards up to 6 times, while you can only get the Rank S-B rewards only once. When I list Exp/Fol values, that's for the individual enemy if there is more of the same type, it's not combined. Tips: - Since you have a team, these battles aren't as difficult as the Single Battles. Have someone be healer if needed though. ----------------------------------------------------------------- A. Team Battle - Rank D ----------------------------------------------------------------- Round 1: Fire Zombie x2 HP: 16,200 Exp: 450 MP: 50 Fol: 595 -------------------------- Round 2: Nova Blaze x2 HP: 15,000 Exp: 340 MP: 60 Fol: 1010 -------------------------- Ghostly Hag x1 HP: 13,600 Exp: 343 MP: 65 Fol: 15 -------------------------- Round 3: Magma Man x1 HP: 34,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 22,000 Fol: 1150 -------------------------- Round 4: Stinger x4 HP: 11,000 Exp: 1000 MP: 300 Fol: 425 -------------------------- Round 5: Destroyer x2 HP: 28,000 Exp: 5600 MP: 1600 Fol: 2620 ----------------------------------------------------------------- B. Team Battle - Rank C ----------------------------------------------------------------- Round 1: Yuant-ti x2 HP: 45,000 Exp: 1400 MP: 1500 Fol: 1000 -------------------------- Round 2: Giant Moth x3 HP: 25,600 Exp: 1200 MP: 2500 Fol: 1350 -------------------------- Round 3: Incapacitator 4 x3 HP: 17,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 2600 Fol: 1500 -------------------------- Round 4: Flaming Zombie x3 HP: 35,000 Exp: 1500 MP: 3500 Fol: 3250 -------------------------- Round 5: Blood Monster x1 HP: 70,000 Exp: 10,000 MP: 5000 Fol: 3640 ----------------------------------------------------------------- C. Team Battle - Rank B ----------------------------------------------------------------- Round 1: Giant Mantis x3 HP: 45,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 8000 Fol: 1700 -------------------------- Round 2: Aquaregia x2 HP: 39,000 Exp: 2000 MP: 3000 Fol: 6500 -------------------------- Round 3: Gas Dragon Zombie x1 HP: 82,500 Exp: 6000 MP: 8000 Fol: 5200 -------------------------- Round 4: Proclaimer x1 HP: 82,500 Exp: 6000 MP: 8000 Fol: 8300 -------------------------- Round 5: Chimera x1 HP: 200,000 Exp: 17,000 MP: 28,000 Fol: 5000 ----------------------------------------------------------------- D. Team Battle - Rank A ----------------------------------------------------------------- Round 1: Vile Lizard x2 HP: 76,065 Exp: 3500 MP: 3457 Fol: 4250 -------------------------- Round 2: Yellow Reaper x2 HP: 84,000 Exp: 2500 MP: 7000 Fol: 4400 -------------------------- Round 3: Demon Beast x1 HP: 160,000 Exp: 3800 MP: 7000 Fol: 3610 -------------------------- Round 4: Dragon Corpse x1 HP: 240,000 Exp: 8900 Exp: 9000 Fol: 6100 -------------------------- Round 5: Master Demon x1 HP: 500,000 Exp: 13,000 MP: 30,000 Fol: 4900 ----------------------------------------------------------------- E. Team Battle - Rank S ----------------------------------------------------------------- Info: - With 3 people, this isn't as hard as Single Battle. Have someone be a healer and you should be all set. Round 1: Aqua Wisp x3 HP: 80,000 Exp: 3800 MP: 8000 Fol: 125 -------------------------- Round 2: Masque Looter x3 HP: 79,365 Exp: 5840 MP: 3607 Fol: 6500 -------------------------- Round 3: Sharow x2 HP: 82,000 Exp: 5300 MP: 5000 Fol: 6500 Winged Mantis x1 HP: 80,190 Exp: 5500 MP: 3645 Fol: 4250 -------------------------- Round 4: Huge Chimera x2 HP: 182,900 Exp: 17,000 MP: 3645 Fol: 23,000 -------------------------- Round 5: Render Tyrant x1 HP: 500,000 Exp: 25,000 MP: 13,728 Fol: 65,000 Tips: - Since you have 2 others with you, you don't have to worry about his Ice Beam attack as much (unless you're all lined up) ----------------------------------------------------------------- IV. Ranking Battle ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unlike the other modes, you register a name for your team, and compete against 50 other teams. You only have to deal with one battle at a time instead of five, which makes the beginning rather easy. Here are the names you can choose from: - Knights Between Time - Steel Knights - Arthur and the Knights of Teatable - Rebels Without an Existence - Arcane Warriors of the Black Brigade - Mystic Dragon Eyes - Onward! Defrosted Tuna Team - Fayt and Company According to EChang's PA Guide, your party members like certain names: Sophia likes the 8th one best; Maria likes the 1st; Cliff likes the 2nd; Nel likes the 4th; Albel likes the 5th; Roger likes the 3rd; Peppita likes the 7th. Mirage doesn't like any one in particular, but the 1st, 5th, and the 6th raise her feelings towards you slightly, whereas the 7th one lowers them slightly. But other than this, it doesn't really matter what you pick. After registering your team name, a menu is brought up with all these team names. Yours is at the very bottom. You can fight up to four ranks ahead of you. You advance up by winning against teams higher rank than yours. Each time you win you also get prize money based on the teams you beat. If you lose a battle, your rank may drop by one. Tips: - When you first try this out, you should be able to get to Rank 20-30. - At around Rank 15-20, battles will increase in difficulty (depending on your lvl though). At this time, have synthed weapons to make it easier, which should get you to Rank 5 or so, depending on equipment and lvls. - For easy lvling and some quick cash near beginning, fight the "Get Em! Twin Beast!!" team, as they aren't really hard but give a good Exp/Fol amount, especially with the Triple Exp and Double Fol bonuses. - The "Demon Lords" team is actually stronger than the "Dragoon Knights" because of the way the Demon Lord fights. However, they give more Fol. - If you have the "Enemy ATK +100% 10x Fol" factor, you can very easily make millions if you face the "Dragoon Knights" team. Refer to Xythar's Money Making FAQ for more info on this. ----------------------------------------------------------------- A. Ranking Battles - Teams ----------------------------------------------------------------- Upon winning these battles, you get a Fol prize. I put the Fol prize next to the team name. I've arranged the teams as lowest Fol prize and increasing. Do note this is basically how the rankings are normally, difficulty increasing as you move up. -------------------------- The Bandits - 50 Fol Thieving Scumbag x3 HP: 200 Exp: 1 MP: 9 Fol: 3 -------------------------- AAAAAAAA - 60 Fol Thieving Scumbag x3 HP: 200 Exp: 1 MP: 9 Fol: 3 Hyper Nobleman x1 HP: 2640 Exp: 35 MP: 120 Fol: 6 -------------------------- Ghost Hunters - 70 Fol Ghostly Hag x3 HP: 13,600 Exp: 343 MP: 65 Fol: 15 -------------------------- Beowulf - 80 Fol Kobold x3 HP: 3400 Exp: 60 MP: 168 Fol: 41 -------------------------- Secure or Not? - 90 Fol 4D Security Soldier x3 HP: 16,000 Exp: 500 MP: 2000 Fol: 800 -------------------------- Twin Beast - 100 Fol Demonic Hound x2 HP: 12,000 Exp: 220 MP: 350 Fol: 165 -------------------------- Frog Warriors - 120 Fol Toad Beast x1 HP: 704 Exp: 5 MP: 34 Fol: 9 Spawn x1 HP: 6160 Exp: 200 MP: 280 Fol: 20 Toadpole x1 HP: 8500 Exp: 320 MP: 280 Fol: 340 -------------------------- Berserkers - 150 Fol Berserker x 3 HP: 12,800 Exp: 400 MP: 300 Fol: 340 -------------------------- Tiamat - 180 Fol Yuan-ti x1 HP: 45,000 Exp: 1400 MP: 1500 Fol: 100 Lizard Man x2 HP: 2000 Exp: 60 MP: 116 Fol: 40 -------------------------- Arch-Summoners - 200 Fol Lv15 Mage x1 HP: 4488 Exp: 180 MP: 820 Fol: 140 Devil Child x3 HP: 16,000 Exp: 500 MP: 2000 Fol: 850 -------------------------- Get'em! Twin Beast - 250 Fol Medusa Beast x2 HP: 80,000 Exp: 10,000 MP: 20,000 Fol: 8150 Tip: - This group is very good for lvling for a while. -------------------------- Knights of Babylon - 275 Fol Bogle Solider x2 HP: 20,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 2600 Fol: 1600 -------------------------- Angels of Flame - 300 Fol Robinwind x2 HP: 200,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 2600 Fol: 1560 Tip: - This group has a lot of HP despite being a low rank, probably not worth fighting them. -------------------------- Soliders of Mu - 350 Fol Toad Fighter x1 HP: 2552 Exp: 59 MP: 116 Fol: 37 Aquaregia x1 HP: 11,100 Exp: 400 MP: 1800 Fol: 470 Toadpole x1 HP: 20,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 2600 Fol: 1550 -------------------------- Three Warriors of Flame - 400 Fol Lv80 Fighter x3 HP: 20,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 20,000 Fol: 1600 -------------------------- Bloody Stream - 450 Fol Lv25 Fighter x4 HP: 20,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 2600 Fol: 1600 -------------------------- Eurus of the East Wind - 500 Fol Ghostly Hag x2 HP: 20,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 2600 Fol: 150 -------------------------- Notus of the South Wind - 550 Fol War Vulture x2 HP: 20,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 2600 Fol: 1560 -------------------------- Boreas of the North Wind - 600 Fol Ghostly Hag x2 HP: 20,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 2600 Fol: 150 -------------------------- Zephyrus of the West Wind - 700 Fol Lility x2 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 3000 -------------------------- Don't Lose! Twin Beast - 750 Fol Cerberus x2 HP: 16,000 Exp: 500 MP: 2000 Fol: 800 -------------------------- Knight Roseria - 800 Fol Cleaver Knight x1 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 3000 -------------------------- Player Killers - 900 Fol Fighter x1 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 2830 Ridiculer x1 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 3000 Robinwind x1 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 3000 -------------------------- Wild Beast - 1000 Fol Berserker King x1 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 2800 Brutish Beast x1 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 2800 -------------------------- Imperial Guard - 1200 Fol Lum Knight x3 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 2850 -------------------------- Gigantomakia - 1250 Fol Golem SUS303 x2 HP: 68,000 Exp: 2100 MP: 6000 Fol: 3000 -------------------------- The Three Gurus - 1400 Fol Adept Necromancer x3 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 2540 -------------------------- Silent Hammer - 1500 Fol Scarlet Armor x1 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 2540 Bogle Leader x3 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 3000 -------------------------- Double Edge - 1700 Fol Yuan-ti x3 HP: 70,000 Exp: 3000 MP: 6000 Fol: 2750 -------------------------- Spirit Mediums - 1800 Fol Lv55 Mage x1 HP: 84,000 Exp: 2500 MP: 7000 Fol: 3250 Robinwind x2 HP: 84,000 Exp: 2500 MP: 7000 Fol: 3250 -------------------------- Go! Go! Twin Beast - 2000 Fol Bogle Leader x2 HP: 84,000 Exp: 2500 MP: 7000 Fol: 3250 -------------------------- Daddy's Little Rich Boys - 2200 Fol Unholy Terror x2 HP: 84,000 Exp: 2500 MP: 7000 Fol: 3400 -------------------------- Dragon Eyes - 2500 Fol Forager x4 HP: 80,000 Exp: 2111 MP: 7000 Fol: 2850 -------------------------- Red Ram - 3000 Fol Dragoon Knight x3 HP: 110,000 Exp: 5800 MP: 3645 Fol: 210 -------------------------- Magic-Users - 3500 Fol Swordsman x2 HP: 80,000 Exp: 2100 MP: 7000 Fol: 2850 Halberdier x2 HP: 2200 Exp: 45 MP: 100 Fol: 10 -------------------------- Undead Masters - 4000 Fol Dragon Tooth x3 HP: 89,000 Exp: 6000 MP: 10,000 Fol: 32 Unholy Terror x1 HP: 80,000 Exp: 2111 MP: 7000 Fol: 3300 -------------------------- Insect Lords - 4500 Fol Master Ridiculer x1 HP: 80,000 Exp: 3800 MP: 8000 Fol: 127 Zebra Wasp x6 HP: 80,000 Exp: 3800 MP: 8000 Fol: 125 -------------------------- Intangible Truth - 5000 Fol Blue Golem x2 HP: 80,000 Exp: 3800 MP: 8000 Fol: 190 -------------------------- Armored Knights - 5200 Fol Flying Dark Armor x3 HP: 80,000 Exp: 3800 MP: 8000 Fol: 127 -------------------------- Chukobher - 5500 Fol Immortal Lord x1 HP: 100,000 Exp: 3800 MP: 8000 Fol: 205 Heat Haze x1 HP: 110,000 Exp: 5500 MP: 3645 Fol: 195 -------------------------- Twin Beast Yahoo! - 5700 Fol Monstrous Beast x2 HP: 80,190 Exp: 5200 MP: 3645 Fol: 195 -------------------------- We'll Show You! - 6000 Fol Mecha Scumbag x3 HP: 82,000 Exp: 2800 MP: 3450 Fol: 2000 Tip: - You get a BT just for defeating this guy -------------------------- White Lily Battlefield - 6500 Fol Heat Haze x3 HP: 110,000 Exp: 5500 MP: 3645 Fol: 195 -------------------------- Borgeoisie - 7000 Fol Dragoon Knight x3 HP: 110,000 Exp: 5800 MP: 3645 Fol: 210 Super Nobleman x1 HP: 1220 Exp: 32 MP: 68 Fol: 14 -------------------------- Sherwood - 7500 Fol Scarlet Knight x3 HP: 130,000 Exp: 5450 MP: 3645 Fol: 180 Robinwind x1 HP: 200,000 Exp: 1200 MP: 2600 Fol: 1560 -------------------------- Knights of the Bloody Sword - 8000 Fol Bloody Knight x5 HP: 128,000 Exp: 5500 MP: 3645 Fol: 190 -------------------------- Tornado - 8500 Fol Tornado x1 HP: 130,000 Exp: 5460 MP: 3645 Fol: 150 Bogle Leader x1 HP: 150,000 Exp: 5450 MP: 3645 Fol: 185 Bogle Soldier x1 HP: 120,000 Exp: 5500 MP: 3645 Fol: 200 -------------------------- Knights of the Sacred Beast - 9000 Fol Lum Knight x3 HP: 130,000 Exp: 5560 MP: 3645 Fol: 250 -------------------------- Demon Lords - 10,000 Fol Demon Lord x1 HP: 2,000,000 Exp: 80,000 MP: 500,000 Fol: 150,000 Miriam x1 HP: 1,800,000 Exp: 0 MP: 300,000 Fol: 156,000 Tips: - The Demon Lord is the main threat, try to take him out first. - Don't have to, but you may want to keep someone far from the fight to heal the others if needed. - Try not to be grouped together, the Demon Lord can kill easily you with some of his area-effect attacks. - Stun bombs can cancel attacks for a short while. If the Demon Lord is gonna use an attack like Sword of Darkness, just use a stun bomb. Battle Strategy (from Master LL): "{Sword attack} Run away, then counter when the "burning field" is dissipating. {Crimson Sword} AAA, then counter attack {Sword of Darkness (the summon)} Run in a straight line in away from him, then a U-shape direction to get behind him. The summon will move in a weird zig-zag attack After getting away safely, you have a few seconds to recover. You can also set up a high Cancel Bonus combo so right when the Demon Lord comes out of the attack, he'll take full damage. {Flashing Sword} Teleport sword attack... AAA, then counterattack. {AAA suggestion: Standard} Stunning him will give you time to heal up quickly or anything else. After AAA, wait till he has full Fury before counterattack... that way his own fury will drop to 50% so he can attack and retaliate less." -------------------------- Dragoon Knights - 12,000 Fol Dragoon x1 HP: 2,000,000 Exp: 30,000 MP: 300,000 Fol: 156,000 Crystal Dragon x1 HP: 2,500,000 Exp: 30,000 MP: 300,000 Fol: 17,000 Tips: - The Dragoon can be easily killed if you got a weapon with Freezing. In fact, it's highly recommended, as the main focus of battle is the Crystal Dragon. - Equipment with Fire resistence (ex: the Reflecting Armor found in the Maze of Tribulations) will nullify most of the Crystal Dragon's attacks. Battle Strategy (from Master LL): "Crystal Dragon - Slow as a turtle, he is extremely hard to prone and stunlock at lower level. His Howl of Doom is the biggest threat he has. It does a shield aura around him dealing major HP/MP damage. All his other attacks can be AAA. Even his Atomic Breath attack (a flying firebreath attack which he only does when he's low on HP/MP). Obviously his spells can't be AAA so run to avoid it easily. The best tactic is to go after the Dragoon first. It's extremely wise to fight the Dragoon far away from the Crystal Dragon to prevent less damage (like from his Howl and Fire attacks). {AAA Suggestion: Standard} Again, great to interupt the attack. Counterattack only when his fury is full... so you'll deal critical damage and drop his Fury by 50% (thus he can counterattack much less)." ----------------------------------------------------------------- B. Ranking Battles - Reigning Champions ----------------------------------------------------------------- Once you've reached Rank 1, you'll get a challenge from the current Reigning Champions. They are the announcers you've had to deal with while you were at the arena: Dirna and Solon. These 2 are a good challenge, and strong weapons and some good lvls (65+) is recommended. Here are their stats: Dirna Hamilton Hp: 3,000,000 Exp: 110,000 MP: 500,000 Fol: 415,000 Drop: Spirit of Lilith Solon Solute Hp: 500,000 Exp: 50,000 MP: 50,000 Fol: 0 Tips: - Solon may have low HP but he's rather strong. Should take him out first. - If you use Stun bombs often on Dirna, she shouldn't be much of a threat. Battle Strategy (from Master LL): "Keep Dirna stunlocked. AAA if she uses her normal attack (she'll say RUN!!) otherwise, avoid. Run like hell when she uses Explosion, Arcane Stars or Fireball (can do up to 2000 damage). Solon will auto-parry everything in front of him. His weakness is his back... he's easy to kill if you have Cliff or a tanker in front of him (distracting him) while you hit him from behind. All of Solon's attack can be AAA except for his obvious strong attack." -------------------------- For defeating this duo, you get the Victory Trophy, an impressive accessory with 8 factors that will make most battles even easier than before. Here are the factors the Victory Trophy has: > -40% Battle Skill HP Use > -2 Fury > +10 enemy Fury reduction when guard broken > 6% MP reocvery at intervals during battle > 1/2 casting time > Raises normal attack decision by 2 > Freezing (Attack effect) > Shoots balls of light when attacking Afterwards, you are free to do whatever you wish in the Arena, as you've completed the Ranking Battle. If you still haven't did the Single/Team Battles, do so now if you want. ----------------------------------------------------------------- V. Credits ----------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks to... - EChang for his info about party members liking certain names. - Master LL for his various battle strategies.