Path to Arkbolt
The path to Arkbolt is very straightforward; just warp to Port Haven, sail to the island slightly east of Scrimsley, and travel a little bit east. You shouldn't even encounter that many monsters along the way. Once you're there, make sure you have a Amos, Carver, Milly, and Ressa/Nevan party.
Arkbolt
There are yet more doors that you cannot unlock yet, but that's fine; you can still get two Mini Medals as well as some new equipment here. You'll want to buy the Battle Axe for Carver, but after that, shopping recommendations depend on which version you're playing; you'll want to use Ressa instead of Nevan, but remake players won't be using Ressa. Keep that in mind as you read these next few equipment recommendations (and note that this guide will no longer specify the amount of Yggdrasil Leaves you should have, as it will vary).
| Amos (Level 17): Fire Claw, Full Plate Armour/Platinum Mail, Iron Shield/Dragon Shield, Iron Mask |
| Carver (Level 18): Battle Axe, Full Plate Armour/Platinum Mail, Iron/Dragon Shield, Iron Mask, Agility Ring |
| Milly (Level 16): Enchanted Armour, Pot Lid, Bunny Ears, Gold Bracer |
| Nevan (Level 15): Morning Star, Full Plate Armour, Magic Shield, Hardwood Headware, Gold Bracer |
| Ressa (Level 12): Ghent Staff, Morning Star, Silver Cuirass, Pot Lid, Iron Mask, Gold Bracer |
Rest up at the Inn, talk to the guard blocking the entrance to the 2nd Floor, and you will fight a mini-boss!
VS. Bronson
| Recommended Level: | Amos Lvl 17, Carver Lvl 18, Milly Lvl 16, Nevan Lvl 15/Ressa Lvl 12 |
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| Recommended A.I. Settings (Both Versions): | Everyone: Follow Orders (Buff everyone up), then Show No Mercy |
| HP: | 1300 |
| MP: | 0 |
| Item: | Seed of Strength (1/128 of dropping) |
| Attack: | 105 |
| Defense: | 95 |
| Agility: | 65 |
| EXP: | 310 |
| Gold: | None |
| Attack Patterns: | Desperate Attack [2.5x Damage] (33.3%), Attack (16.66%), Flame Slash [can do 1.3x regular physical damage] (16.66%), Flying Knee [1.5x Damage to flying monsters] (16.66%), Dodgy Dance [gives 50% chance of evasion for 2-3 turns] (16.66%) |
| A.I. Pecularities: | None |
| Resistances: | No resistance to Zap, 30% reduction of Frizz, Sizz, Bang, Crack, and Woosh, 15% resistance to Knuckle Sandwich, 50% to Sap, 100% resistance to everything else. |
This one is a fairly easy battle; Flame Slash is essentially just a physical attack that can do 1.3x regular damage to anyone who's not resistant. On the other hand, those who have strong resistance or immunity to Frizz will only take 75% and 30% Damage respectively. In other words, the elemental slashes are useful only to monsters, not to you.
In any case, Bronson has nothing but physical attacks to throw at you, so Buff and Kabuff utterly trivialize the fight. If you do not have those for whatever reason, you can simply heal everything off with the Ghent Staff. Once you defeat him, heal up at the Inn, get the Mini Medal on the next floor, and hurry to the next battle.
VS. Brick & Brock
| Brick | The knight on the left |
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| Recommended Level: | Amos Lvl 17, Carver Lvl 18, Milly Lvl 16, Nevan Lvl 15/Ressa Lvl 12 |
| Recommended A.I. Settings (Remakes Only; SNES A.I. is bad): | Everyone: Follow Orders, then Show No Mercy once Brick is defeated |
| HP: | 1200 |
| MP: | 0 |
| Item: | Seed of Wisdom (1/64 of dropping) |
| Attack: | 85 |
| Defense: | 72 |
| Agility: | 20 |
| EXP: | 120 |
| Gold: | None |
| Attack Patterns: | Kasap -> Oomph -> Double Up [Double Damage in exchange for TAKING double damage. Always goes first in the remakes, unless Ironize is cast] -> Multiheal -> Kasap -> Attack |
| A.I. Pecularities: | Inverted Targetting (SNES only) and Concentrated Targetting |
| Resistances: | No resistance to Frizz, Sizz, Bang, Crack, Woosh, Zap, Fire, Ice, or Knuckle Sandwich, 15% resistance to Poison, 50% resistance to Dazzle, 100% resistance to everything else |
| Brock | The knight on the right |
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| Recommended Level: | Amos Lvl 17, Carver Lvl 18, Milly Lvl 16, Nevan Lvl 15/Ressa Lvl 12 |
| Recommended A.I. Settings (Remakes Only; SNES A.I. is bad): | Amos and Carver: (Follow Orders), Milly: (Follow Orders, then Focus on Healing), Nevan: (Follow Orders, then Focus on Healing) |
| HP: | 1300 |
| MP: | 0 |
| Item: | Seed of Resilience (1/64 of dropping) |
| Attack: | 115 |
| Defense: | 83 |
| Agility: | 8 |
| EXP: | 110 |
| Gold: | None |
| Attack Patterns: | Attack -> Attack -> Selflesness -> Defend (80% Damage reduction) -> Mercurial Thrust (always goes first, unless Ironize or Remake!Double Up is used) -> Selflesness |
| A.I. Pecularities: | None |
| Resistances: | No resistance to Frizz, Sizz, Bang, Crack, Woosh, Zap, Fire, Ice, or Knuckle Sandwich, 15% resistance to Poison, 50% resistance to Dazzle, 100% resistance to everything else |
This fight is mildly harder than Bronson, but still nowhere close to the level of Murdaw. If you haven't gotten Buff on anyone but Milly, you may wish to remove Rex's vocation, and have him fight instead. If you decide to do that, do the same for Milly, and be sure to give Rex the Fire Claw and Ghent Staff to use while he's Sapping Brick and Bronson (Amos is just fine with a Cautery Sword). If that's the route you decide to go, have Rex heal Milly on the first turn as she uses Buff on herself. After that, use Buff on Rex, and take it from there.
None of this should be necessary, however, if you followed the walkthrough; you should be able to trivialize this fight just by spamming Kabuff and using Buff on Milly and Nevan/Ressa. Once you do that, you can essentially just pound the two into submission with Focus Strength + Knuckle Sandwich and Frizzle. And use Boom every 3 turns; Brock will cover Brick, meaning that he'll take double the amount of Boom strikes he would've otherwise taken.
Whatever you decide to do, kill Brock first; he may not have Kasap, Oomph, or Double Up, but he attacks more often than Brick does.
Talk to the king after you have swept those two aside, and then talk to Brutus. He'll leave for the room marked by I; take the chance to rest at the Inn again. Once everyone is all healed up, get the second Mini Medal and fight Brutus!
| Recommended Level: | Amos Lvl 17, Carver Lvl 18, Milly Lvl 16, Nevan Lvl 15/Ressa Lvl 12 |
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| Recommended A.I. Settings (Both Versions): | Everyone: Follow Orders (Buff everyone up), then Show No Mercy |
| HP: | 1800 |
| MP: | 80 |
| Item: | Seed of Life (1/128 of dropping) |
| Attack: | 140 |
| Defense: | 105 |
| Agility: | 75 |
| EXP: | 450 |
| Gold: | None |
| Attack Patterns: | Thin Air [36-44 Woosh Damage to all in the SNES, 54-66 Woosh Damage to all in the remakes] or Multislice -> Kasap or Knuckle Sandwich -> Falcon Slash or Roundhouse Kick |
| A.I. Pecularities: | Concentrated Targetting |
| Resistances: | No resistance to Zap, Fire, or Ice, 30% reduction of Crack, 70% reduction of all other attack spells, 50% resistance to Knuckle Sandwich and Sap, 100% resistance to everything else |