Overview

Congratulations on clearing the main story! You're now finished with the tutorial.
That's right - the main story was just the tip of the iceberg that is Shiren 5.

There are 30 other dungeons besides Tower of Fortune with a wide variety of rules.
Not only that, there are mini-games and sidequests to tackle, and an encyclopedia to complete.
And if you're playing on Vita or Steam, there are 55 trophies to aim for.

This page provides a list of objectives to work toward, along with recommendations on where to start.
Most importantly, what you do next depends on what sounds fun based on your playstyle.

Objectives

Keep in mind that most objectives can be done in any order, and at your own pace.
It's important to have fun with what you're doing, instead of treating it as a chore.

• Unlock Secret Pots
• Unlock Dungeons
• Challenge Dungeons
• Become Ultra Powerful
  • Obtain Key Items
  • Collect Points
  • Level Up Equipment
  • Upgrade Equipment
  • Synthesize Powerful Runes
  • Create New Items
• Learn Abilities
• Obtain Expulsion Scroll
• Level Up Allies
• Clear Icons
• Book Completion
• Expert Badges
• Speedrunning

Unlock Secret Pots

PS Vita / Switch / Steam

1. Clear the main story.
2. Talk to Ponta (basement of Hotel Nekomaneki) and select "Special" to unlock 4 additional secret pots.

See New Items for details about creating new items.

Unlock Dungeons

Some postgame dungeons must be unlocked before you can challenge them.

Challenge Dungeons

Go ahead and start playing dungeons that look fun if you want.
However, some dungeons expect you to have powerful equipment and items,
so it's recommended to go through the "Become Ultra Powerful" objective first for those.

Below is a list of dungeons ordered by difficulty based on the second clear.
Keep in mind that the difficulty ranking is an opinion piece, and isn't absolute.

No Carry-In Items

Carry-In Items

These dungeons don't have a difficulty assigned, since it depends on the items you bring with you.

Become Ultra Powerful

Some dungeons expect you to bring powerful equipment and items, so this section helps you get up to speed.

Obtain Key Items

Important items include:

• Red Blade & Red Shield --- Strongest set that grants 2 bracelet resonance.
• Point Card --- Obtain at Point Shop after viewing the Hotel Nekomaneki basement event.
• Trap Bracelet x 2
• Blessing Pot
• Extraction Scroll
• Gambler's Scroll --- Tanuki Password: Gambler
• Blessing Scroll --- Tanuki Password: Furry Ferret
• Pot God Scroll
• Trap Scroll
• Extinction Scroll
• Fate Scroll --- Story dungeons
• Earth Scroll --- Story dungeons

Input rescue passwords to quickly obtain some of the above items.
Bring an Escape Scroll so that you can reuse the passwords up to 3 times.

See Rescue Passwords for details.

Collect Points

Lots of points are needed in order to quickly level up and upgrade equipment.

Destiny Trail

This can be done once you have a Point Card and 2 Trap Bracelets.

1~2F of Destiny Trail only has Point Switches for traps, so the idea is to generate
lots of Point Switches by passing turns while having both Trap Bracelets equipped.
You usually get somewhere around 3,000 ~ 4,000 points per trip.

Needed Items:

• Trap Bracelet x 2
• Escape Scroll or Undo Grass

Steps:

1. Equip a weapon and shield that grants 2 bracelet resonance, and equip the Trap Bracelets.
2. Ensure you have an Escape Scroll or Undo Grass in your inventory.
3. Go to Destiny Trail, step in place to spawn Point Switches, and step on them to collect points.
4. Repeat until Wind of Kron blows.
5. Read the Escape Scroll or use the Undo Grass to return to Nekomaneki Village.

Gorger's Manor

This can be done once you've significantly upgraded your equipment.

Gorger's Manor offers 200 points per Point Switch near the end. (47~50F)
Bring Trap Scrolls, Trap Deletion Scrl, Extraction Scrolls, and Blessing Pot to generate Point Switches.
You usually get somewhere around 30,000 ~ 50,000 points per trip.

Needed Items:

• Preservation Pot[5] --- blessed Trap Scroll x 4, blessed Trap Deletion Scrl x 1
• Preservation Pot[5] --- Extraction Scroll x 5 (Bring lots of these pots)
• Blessing Pot x 1
• Undo Grass

Steps:

1. Go to 47F of Gorger's Manor.
2. Read 4 Trap Scrolls (once per scroll), then read Trap Deletion Scrl.
3. Insert the 4 Trap Scrolls and 1 Trap Deletion Scrl into the Blessing Pot.
4. Read an Extraction Scroll to retrieve the 4 Trap Scrolls and 1 Trap Deletion Scroll.
5. Repeat 1~2 times if you want, and then step on all Point Switches.
6. Do this over and over until Wind of Kron blows.
7. Use the Undo Grass or clear the dungeon to return to Nekomaneki Village.

Level Up Equipment

Once you have lots of points, you can start exchanging them to help with leveling up equipment.
Blank Scrolls cost 200 points each, and can be turned into Gambler's Scrolls, Extraction Scrolls, etc.
The idea is to read lots of Gambler's Scrolls in Destiny Trail for the weapon and shield level up effect.

Needed Items:

• Preservation Pot[5] --- blessed Gambler's Scroll x 5
• Preservation Pot[5] --- Extraction Scroll x 5 (Bring lots of these pots)
• Blessing Pot x 1
• Shield with Anti-Blast rune --- Keep this equipped.
• Weapons and shields --- Whichever ones you want to level up.
• Undo Grass

Steps:

1. Place whatever weapons and shields you want to level up in your inventory. (Outside of pots)
2. Go to Destiny Trail 5F.
3. Read 5 Gambler's Scrolls (once per scroll).
4. Insert the 5 Gambler's Scrolls into the Blessing Pot.
5. Read an Extraction Scroll to retrieve the 5 Gambler's Scrolls.
6. Repeat until all of your weapons and shields reach Lv8, or you run out of Extraction Scrolls.
7. Use the Undo Grass to return to Nekomaneki Village.

Upgrade Equipment

Once your equipment is Lv8, it's time to read Fate and Earth scrolls to increase upgrade value.
This can be done inside the Nekomaneki Village warehouse, provided there's enough space on the ground.

Needed Items:

• Preservation Pot[5] --- blessed Fate or Earth Scroll x 5
• Preservation Pot[5] --- Extraction Scroll x 5 (Bring lots of these pots)
• Blessing Pot x 1
• Weapons and shields --- Whichever ones you want to upgrade.

Steps:

1. Go inside the Nekomaneki Village warehouse, and ensure there's 5 tiles of space on the ground.
2. Read 5 Fate or Earth scrolls (once per scroll).
3. Insert the Fate or Earth scrolls into the Blessing Pot.
4. Read an Extraction Scroll to retrieve the 5 Fate or Earth scrolls.
5. Repeat until upgrade value reaches +99, or you run out of Extraction Scrolls.

Synthesize Powerful Runes

It's time to finalize your main weapon and shield by synthesizing the best runes.
Some of the ingredients can be tricky to find on your own, so check Rescue Passwords.

※ If you're using Shugoseki Swd as a main weapon, it's recommended to erase Flame Shot.

Mixergons can be found between 1-2F of Lost Well, and can eat up to 4 items.
If your equipment isn't strong enough yet, you can go to Tower of the Future or Inori Cave instead.

See Runes for details.

Weapon

Shield

Create New Items

If you want to take things a step further than the above, you can get into New Items.
Explanations and recommendations can be found on the dedicated page.

See New Items for details.

Learn Abilities

There are 30 abilities total, and some are pretty much mandatory to have a smooth time at night.

See Abilities for a complete list, and NPCs for locations where Master, Tradesman, and Apprentice appear.

Obtain Expulsion Scroll

Expulsion Scroll is a rare scroll that instantly defeats all monsters in a room.
The main method to obtaining it is to read all other scrolls, and then give a Blank Scroll to the calligrapher NPC.
※ The calligrapher can also be utilized to obtain other scrolls you haven't read yet.

The calligrapher can be found in the following dungeons:

• Tower of the Past: 1-7F
• Tower of the Present: 1-7F
• Tower of the Future: 1-7F
• Tower of Fortune: 1-3F
• Lost Well: 1-14F
• Inori Cave: 70-83F

Level Up Allies

Angel Seeds can be thrown at allies to quickly level them up.

Needed Items:

• Angel Seed --- At least 2~3 to get started.
• Blessing Pot x 1
• Extraction Scrolls
• Dracon Grass x 1 or Can. Arm Bracelet x 1
• Fever Pots --- see Rescue Passwords
• Escape Scroll or Undo Grass

Steps:

1. Obtain Angel Seeds from Madam Ateska's fortune.
2. Duplicate the Angel Seeds using Fever Pots.
   • Use Pot God Scrolls to increase their capacity if desired.
3. Bless the Angel Seeds using a Blessing Pot + Extraction Scroll.
4. Optional: Equip a True Knife + Anti-Parry Brce. to ensure thrown items hit.
5. Bring Dracon Grass or Can. Arm Bracelet (if you're not using resonance).
6. Go to Destiny Trail with 3 allies you want to level up, and line them up in a hallway.
7. Eat the Dracon Grass, and throw the blessed Angel Seeds to increase level by 6 per throw.
8. Read the Escape Scroll or use the Undo Grass to return to Nekomaneki Village.

Clear Icons

Some dungeons grant a clear icon for your save file when you clear them.
It might be fun to see if you can obtain them all.

• Story dungeons
• Inori Cave
• Lost Well
• Gen's Turf
• Pitfall of Life
• Heavenly Lake
• Old Road
• Bizarre Tower
• Onigiri Hollow
• Primordial Chasm
• Destiny's Descent
• Underground Manor (General District)
• Explosion Rocks
• Statue Cave
• Training Facility
• Night Training Facility

Book Completion

If you're up to the task of 100% completion, you'll need to tackle the encyclopedia.

See Book Completion for details.

Expert Badges

In-game achievements that are obtained by clearing dungeons with self-imposed restrictions.

See Expert Badges for details.

Speedrunning

Interested in competing for world records? Check out the Shiren 5 page on speedrun.com.

See Speedrunning for rules and routes.