Prerequisites
This is one of the trickier maps to reach - and appropriately so, since it’s also one of the last. Summit of the Gods can only appear after you’ve collected the Shadow Stone from Bottomless Pit. Once you have it, proceed to the Ship Graveyard and trek through the area until you reach the portal where you faced Bonesnapper. Walk through with the Stone in your inventory and you’ll unlock Spiritfall, a tiny map that leads to Summit of the Gods.
(Oh, and after you unlock it, visit the King of Adventurers. He’ll give you 1,000 St.)
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Summit of the Gods - First Stage - Enemies
- Armored Stalker
- Crimson Wasp
- Death's Reaper
- Dire Wasp
- Golden Thrasher
- Oblivion Soul
- Runefox Fanatic
- Runefox Magus
- Twilight Lynx
- Wandering Soul
You’re closing in on the end. There enemies hereabouts are almost as strong as what you’ll face in Shifting Sands, but without the highest tier available. Still, stay on your guard. You’ll face a few new foes on the Summit of the Gods:
- Armored Stalkers. Not only do these things attack twice in a turn, they have several AOE moves that can decimate your party. Your strongest attacks are, as ever, recommended, but luck will play a major role in keeping you safe. Retribution is great for dealing with them, as long as you keep your defender heald. Otherwise... you might want to just run if you're near the entrance of the map.
- Runefox Fanatics. Another Death’s Reaper-style enemy, strong as ever, and capable of using charms. Challenging - but not an insta-death encounter. They’re mainly annoying because they like to throw up Fire Shield for their team. On rare occasions you may also run into Runefox Maguses, stronger versions of the Fanatics.
- Oblivion Souls. These things don’t hit hard, but they like to debuff and Poison your team. Quite a pain. Take them out with AOE attacks if you can.
- Twilight Lynxes. You’ve fought their like before, and they haven’t changed a whole lot. Watch out for Fire charms.
The first area of Summit of the Gods has open areas to the left and the right, with a pedestal straight ahead. The pedestal is no use right now, but you should explore it now, because once you leave this area it’ll be occupied by a deadly Black Dragon. More on the Dragon below.
To the east you’ll find an ancient device that will freeze the Water to the north. This creates a pathway to a cave exit leading to Third Stage. To the west is another exit, a simpler cave that also leads to Third Stage.
(No, you can’t complete this map yet. You’ll find a way to do so later. Forget about it for now.)
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Black Dragon
Another one of these? Yep, another one. The Black Dragon uses the following attacks:
- Dragon's Claw / Dragon's Maw / Stomp / Mutilate, single-target physical attacks
- Hellfire, a multi-target attack
- Acid Breath, a multi-target attack that lowers everyone's defense
- Water Shield, a Water-elemental defensive buff
- Air Shield, an Air-elemental defensive buff
- Enkindle, a Fire-elemental physical buff
The Black Dragon is virtually identical to Green Dragon from Bogsaur Marsh, except for one major difference: Rather than using Poison Breath, Black Dragon has Acid Breath. It doesn’t Poison you, but it does lower your defenses. This is worse than it might sound, because each subsequent Acid Breath is going to do more and more damage until you repair the defense drops. Renew and Rejuvenate will help in this regard, and the character that handles the repair jobs should stay on it until everyone is back to normal.
That aside, Black Dragon is just as hard as Green Dragon, and your tactics will more or less be the same: Steal the elements, put up Shields (Water Shield is probably your best choice), and hack away at it whenever you’re not healing. It’s imperative you not let it keep Water elements to itself for any length of time, as Black Dragon heals 999 HP per turn. Make no mistake, the battle is going to take quite a while... but it can be won. Given how often the Black Dragon attacks physically, any moves that counter - Retribution in particular - will make your job a lot easier.
Summit of the Gods - Third Stage - Enemies
- Armored Stalker
- Crimson Wasp
- Death's Reaper
- Dire Wasp
- Golden Thrasher
- Oblivion Soul
- Runefox Fanatic
- Runefox Magus
- Twilight Lynx
- Wandering Soul
Map number two, despite the name. If you went through the eastern exit of First Stage to reach this floor you’ll find some potential Sparkles to the south, as well as an ancient device of Fire. In the far south is an exit to Fifth Stage.
If you went through the western exit from First Stage you’ll find a plain, southbound path that leads to a platform where a familiar boss awaits: The Air Golem. It’s, ah, just as strong as it was before, which is to say that it is now rather pathetic. Steal the elements and pummel it. You’ll get an Air Core for beating the Air Golem.
Go back downstairs. Assuming you got the Air Core, the Black Dragon will be gone. (If it’s not, and you don’t want to fight it, leave the area and come back.) Use the Air Core on the green sphere on the pedestal.
Summit of the Gods - Fifth Stage - Enemies
- Armored Stalker
- Crimson Wasp
- Death's Reaper
- Dire Wasp
- Ghastly Stalker
- Golden Thrasher
- Oblivion Soul
- Runefox Fanatic
- Runefox Magus
- Twilight Lynx
- Wandering Soul
The climb continues. There's one new potential enemy you may fight up here:
- Ghastly Stalkers. Hey, look, upgraded versions of Armored Stalkers! That... that couldn't possibly be bad. Not only do they have normal Armored Stalker moves, Ghastly Stalkers are also likely to smack your physical attacks away, so stick to magic or a bow. They're pretty rare, so don't fret over Ghastly Stalkers too much.
The path splits here. If you head north and follow the pathway west you’ll find several possible Sparkles, as well as an ancient device of Water. Activating it creates an icy pathway to the south. You need this to progress, so go this way first. North of here you’ll find an exit to Seventh Stage.
Head west from the previous split and, across the ice, you’ll find a small stage. On the stage is a singing stone that passes you the Whispering Shard of Bladestorm. There’s also another Fire Golem! It’s as weak as the Air Golem you just fought, and will drop a Fire Core. This, too, gets placed in First Stage’s pedestal. (If the Black Dragon blocks the way to the Seventh Stage, stick the orb on the pedestal before trying to go any further up.)
Summit of the Gods - Seventh Stage - Enemies
- Armored Stalker
- Crimson Wasp
- Death's Reaper
- Dire Wasp
- Ghastly Stalker
- Golden Thrasher
- Oblivion Soul
- Runefox Fanatic
- Runefox Magus
- Twilight Lynx
- Wandering Soul
You start in the northwest. There’s a possible Sparkle down the dead end to your right, and another against a pedestal to the southeast. Follow the southern path through here to find an exit in the southeast. This leads to Ninth Stage.
There’s another section to this area which leads to an ancient device of Air, as well as a singing statue that passes on a Whispering Shard that teaches [something]. You won’t be able to reach this until you finish up with the pedestal in First Stage, as the Black Dragon will, once again, block the way.
Summit of the Gods - Ninth Stage - Enemies
- Armored Stalker
- Crimson Wasp
- Death's Reaper
- Dire Wasp
- Ghastly Stalker
- Golden Thrasher
- Oblivion Soul
- Runefox Fanatic
- Runefox Magus
- Twilight Lynx
- Wandering Soul
You’ll pop out in the southeast of the area. Head north to find an ancient device of Water, then head west along the southern edge of the map. In the northwest you’ll find the last pedestal, including the Water Golem. Slag it for the Water Core. There’s also an ancient device of Air here, and activating it turns on a teleporter that can take you back to First Stage. (And the one little area that you couldn’t reach earlier. Activate the ancient device of Fire here to return to the pedestal.)
Don’t leave the Ninth Stage just yet. To the east of the golem's platform you’ll find an ancient device of Fire at a dead end. Activate it to remove a cluster of rubble in the northeast. (If this path is blocked by the Black Dragon, you can get rid of it by using the Water Core on the First Stage's pedestal.) Beyond you’ll find a singing stone, one that will give you a Whispering Shard for Prismatic Spray.
Return to First Stage. Use the Water Core on the pedestal to trigger a cut scene. When it’s done you’ll be in the last area of the game: City of the Unseen.