Tips for Winning Battles

Here we’ll analyze the battle system and offer tips to make your life easier. Put these tips into practice and you’ll be able to emerge victorious from even the toughest battle.

1. Start by Selecting Characters Who Are Easy to Control

The four easiest characters to use are as follows: Ace, Trey, Cater, and King. They can all perform ranged attacks, making it much easier for them to hit the enemy than it is for some other characters. You will be able to launch strikes at the enemy from a distance while staying out of harm’s way, making fighting easy.

Rem is a great character to use for casting magic because her maximum MP is very high. Her MP can be replenished with Manalchemy, Siphon Sphere, or Siphon Delta, and she can then launch ranged magic attacks, making her battle style similar to the four characters listed above. It’s a good idea to get familiar with controlling around two to four of these characters, as this will allow you to proceed through the missions relatively smoothly.

2. If Battles Are Tough, It’s Time to Level Up

If you think the enemies you’re facing are too tough, the problem is almost certainly that your level is too low. The damage dealt by attacks is closely related to the gap in levels between you and your opponent, as shown in the table below. Be sure to level up to near Moglin’s recommendations before going into battle and you’ll find it makes things a whole lot easier.

Multiplier Effect of Level Gap on Damage Done by Attacks

When Attacker’s Level is Higher*

When Attacker’s Level is Lower*

*The figures given for the multiplier are estimates.

**If the level gap is 81 or over, it will be treated as being 80.

3. Time It Right and Aim for the Killsight and Breaksight

When you attack enemies, you should always try to target each enemy’s Killsight or Breaksight. But remember that if you wait until you see the Killsight or Breaksight before you strike, you’re likely to miss your chance. You have to observe the enemy’s movements and learn the precise point when the Killsight or Breaksight is displayed. It’s important to get a sense of the time it takes from you pressing the attack button to your attacks hitting the enemy. Master these skills and you’ll be able to time your attacks to strike the enemy at the precise moment when either the Killsight or Breaksight appears.

4. Learn to Lock On and Switch

To ensure you’re ready to strike when a Killsight or Breaksight is displayed, it’s a good plan to keep the lock-on button pressed down in battle. That way, your target is always in your sights. Just remember that if you keep the button held down after defeating the enemy, you will still be locked on to the same enemy. Switch your target using the Right Analog Stick so you can move swiftly on to the next enemy. You can also release the lock-on button and then hold it down again to set your sights on a different target.

5. Stock Up on Potions and Equip Them

Potions are your best bet for keeping your HP levels topped up in battle. With a single Potion costing just 100 Gil, you can stock up on large quantities of them. When Potions are equipped, you can use them with just the press of a button, making them simple to use even in the heat of battle. You can buy Potions from the orderly’s store, so be sure to stock up. If you use a lot of Potions in battle, don’t forget to replace them right away.

6. Switch Between Characters for Both Attacking and Healing

Remember that you can switch the character you’re controlling in the middle of battle by pressing left or right on the directional pad. If one of your squad is low on HP, it’s a good plan to switch to them and then use a potion or recovery item to restore their HP. You can also increase the effectiveness of your attacks by switching between members of your squad.

7. Always Accept SOs Before Heading to a New Area

It’s a good idea to accept any SO you receive right before moving on to a new area, even if you don’t intend to carry it out. The SO will be canceled when you enter the new area, but you will still get to carry over any positive status effects triggered by taking on the SO.

8. What Accessories Should I Equip?

The equipment listed in this section is highly recommended.

Accessories That Boost EXP

In this game, the difficulty of battles is directly related to your level. If you have accessories that boost EXP, be sure to equip them to your main character, at least until they reach level 99.

Useful Item That Is Easily Acquired

Boosting Attribute Resistance

It’s best to equip accessories that will reduce the damage taken from the specific types of attack used by different enemies. If you find it too troublesome to swap equipment for every battle, it’s smart to equip accessories that are either ballistic or impact resistant, or ideally both. You’ll need this kind of defense against enemies you’ll be meeting a lot, such as Imperial Troopers and enemies using Magitek Armor.

Useful Items That Are Easily Acquired

Boosting Maximum MP

Characters that rely on magic spells should ideally have items equipped that boost their maximum MP. This is especially useful for Rem, who has high maximum MP from the start. Accessories that boost both maximum MP and other magical powers are particularly good.

Useful Items That Are Easily Acquired

9. Learning Abilities Is Vital

You will gain the AP required to learn new abilities each time you level up. After you level up, head to the Promotion menu within a Relic Terminal and choose the ability you’d like to learn.

10. Make Use of the Altocrystarium to Level Up MP Cost

Magic spells use up a lot of MP and won’t be any use to you once your MP runs out. This is where the Altocrystarium comes in, as it will boost magical efficiency by reducing MP use and letting you use more magic. It’s a good idea to decrease the MP Cost for SHG, SHG-II, and BOM spells. The time it takes to cast these spells will increase, but at the same time, you’re already able to cast basic magic instantly. This is a great way to reduce the amount of MP you use as well as not having to worry about using Quick Draw abilities.

11. When to Use Akademeia’s Support Personnel

When support characters from Akademeia join you, be aware that any members of your squad who are relegated to reserve members will not earn any EXP. Under normal circumstances, it’s best not to accept support from Akademeia, ensuring that all three of your squad members earn EXP. It’s useful to call in Support Personnel when you only have a single active member, or the mission level is higher than you are comfortable with and your squad members are at serious risk in battle.

12. Which Squad Command Should I Use?

The easiest of the three squad commands to use is the Triad Maneuver. If you enable this command, it will give you the opportunity to inflict serious damage on enemies that are hard to target using Killsights and Breaksights. After using a Triad Maneuver, your Ability Gauge will be completely drained, but it will build up again as you attack enemies. Don’t hesitate to use Triad Maneuvers whenever you can.

13. Earning Gil

If you keep taking out enemies with the Setzer airship with a combo rate of x256, you’ll be able to earn a huge amount of Gil. Just be aware that it’s very difficult to pull this off successfully, and if you don’t get it right it actually becomes a very inefficient way to boost funds. You’ll need to activate the Setzer from the Silent Key before being able to attempt bringing in Gil this way. Keep the points detailed below in mind to increase the efficiency of your money making.

Tips For Earning Gil in Missions

Adjust the difficulty level depending on the level of your player character.

When the difficulty level is Officer or higher, it’s a good plan to fight with a single player so you’ll earn a bigger bonus and improve your battle stats. To speed things up, ignore enemies you don’t need to do battle with.

You can earn Elixirs fairly easily from picking up items in missions and side areas, and completing SOs and Tasks. Each Elixir can then be sold for a total of 2000 Gil.

14. Earning EXP

The best way to make your life easier in battles is to level up. Use the methods listed below to earn EXP. You should aim for the level of your main characters to either be equal to or higher than the level of the mission you are taking on.

Remember to Study

When you have Free Time, it’s a good idea to head to Classroom Zero to take lessons from Moglin. Moglin will sometimes teach a class that will allow your whole squad to gain large amounts of EXP. Taking lessons is one of the simplest ways to power-up your team, so remember not to skip class!

Remember to Do Secret Training

You can earn EXP while not playing Type-0 HD by having a member of your squad do Secret Training from the Arena in Akademeia. If you put a squad member in Secret Training, the next time you start the game, you’ll find that this squad member will have a whole lot of additional EXP. It’s a great way to level up with minimal effort. In order for your character to gain any experience from Secret Training, two hours must pass. For every two hours that pass, your character will battle one opponent. Your character can only battle a maximum of twelve opponents (twenty-four hours), so it’s a good idea to check in once a day and end the current training to begin another session and keep the EXP flowing.

Repeat Missions

Choose the missions appropriate to your level and progress through the story. Give yourself a further boost by equipping items such as Growth Eggs, which increase your EXP yield. When your character’s level is much lower than the level for the mission, you should equip the spell Avoid, which will make your character automatically dodge out of the way of enemy strikes.