Training Path of Gimmicks
Overview
Unlock | Clear Serpentcoil Island → Check the Jizo Shrine in Underwater Training Ground. |
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Entrance | Underwater Training Ground (Jizo Shrine) |
Floors | 20F / 50F (Sacred Tree) | ||
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Bring Items | Yes | Stairs | Descending |
Companions | Yes | Roamers | Yes |
Rescues | 3 | Starting Level | Lv1 |
Starting Item | Large Onigiri | ||
Unidentified | Equipment, Grass, Staves, Scrolls, Pots | ||
Shops | Yes | Monster Houses | Yes (Regular, Sudden) |
Behemoths | Yes | Wishing Shrines | |
Kron's Challenge | Yes | Fever Time | Yes |
Initial Enemies | 6~9 | Spawn Rate | 30 Turns |
Wind (1st Gust) | 900 Turns | Reward | Auspicious Omamori |
Postgame dungeon where various gimmicks and in-dungeon events have a high chance of occurring.
Cannons, Kron's Challenge, Fever Time, bouncy walls, Behemoth Gates, water with rafts, it's all here.
Stronger monsters appear as early as 3F, so the player is expected to bring powerful items.
Overall, it's a nice place to visit to duplicate items thanks to the frequency of bouncy wall rooms.
Strategy
General
Cannons lack power against most non-behemoth monsters, and can also destroy items on the ground.
Some enemies prioritize manning a cannon instead of chasing Shiren, making it an effective distraction.
Bouncy Walls are pretty common, and Bouncy Bracelet can be found on the ground in this dungeon,
so if you have that bracelet and a Earthmound Staff, you can duplicate items more easily.
The trick is to make the thrown item bounce off of all 4 sides of the Bouncy Wall Room.
For flowing water and raft tiles, try to go with the flow of water instead of against it if possible.
Otherwise you'll end up having to fight wave after wave of enemies riding the rafts.
Behemoth Gates have a chance of being generated on all floors except for 1F, 10F, and 20F.
It's fine to aim for the item drop at first, but consider skipping it once tougher enemies appear.
Wishing Shrine, Fever Time, and Kron's Challenge can provide great benefits.
Be sure to bring items that let you dig out wall tiles, along with an item like Item-find Bracelet.
Dangerous monsters include Fencer, Terror Scorpion, Mudster, and Curse Matron.
Reach 10 strength and equip Monster-find + Cleansing / Rustproof / Affixing / Cursebreak bracelets,
switching the second bracelet out depending on the opponent (or bring a few Sealing Staves).
Important Items
Hunky-dory Shield (Full Armor Rune) & Revival Grass
The Full Armor shield rune halves damage received when Shiren's HP is full.
It's mostly for added protection against enemy cannons when Shiren is at level 1.
Runes like HP+20 which increase max HP are also great for this purpose.
Strength Grass x 2 / Yamanba's Cleaver + Yamanba's Potlid
Methods to start the dungeon with 10 strength, allowing for 2 bracelets to be equipped.
If you choose to go with Strength Grass, don't forget to bring a Rejuvenation Pot.
Monster-find Bracelet
Nice to have on hand to check for incoming Mudsters and Fencers in hallways.
That said, none of the floors in this dungeon have dark hallways, so it's not mandatory.
Can be found in Serpentcoil Island (main story dungeon).
Cleansing Bracelet / Rustproof Bracelet / Affixing Bracelet / Cursebreak Bracelet
Bracelets that counter specific monsters if you end up adjacent to them.
Some players prefer to keep a Wallpass Bracelet equipped in the second slot instead.
- Cleansing Bracelet - Vile Scorpion (3-5F), Terror Scorpion (6-9F)
- Rustproof Bracelet - Mudster (6-11F)
- Affixing Bracelet - Fencer (6-11F)
- Cursebreak Bracelet - Curse Matron (14-20F)
Eradication Scroll
Throw this at a Vile Scorpion, Mudster, or Fencer if you lack a counter to them.
However, the floor range for each of these threats is narrow, so Sealing Staff might be plenty.
Sluggish Staff / Paralyzing Staff / Sealing Staff
Nice to have on hand to disable a single monster and prevent accidents.
Peach Staff / Peach Bun Rune
Turn a Soul Reaper (10-20F) into a Peach Bun and eat it to gain wallpass and swift speed.
Eating a Peach Bun also removes Far-throwing Trap's effect, so it can be nice on Fencer floors.
Peach Staff can't be used against Hoppin' Hitter (4-7F) or Hoppin' Slugger (13-17F).
Porky's Rock
Easiest counter for behemoth monsters, which can appear between 2-9F and 11-19F.
Earthmound Staff
Pair it with a Bouncy Bracelet to make otherwise unsolvable bouncy wall room layouts solvable.
Farming Techniques
None of these techniques are necessary since it's a dungeon that allows carry-in items.
Igneous Hunting (3-5F)
Eat a Flamepuff Bun and blow fire at a Blazeous (Lv2) to level it up once, then defeat it for 999 exp.
Blazeous (Lv3) has 165 HP and 56 attack, so you'll probably want a shield strength of at least 60.
Infernous (Lv4) provides 1999 exp, but might be too tough with 285 HP and 69 attack.
Mudster Hunting (6-11F)
Unequip your weapon and shield, then hunt Mudsters or Mudders while making them multiply.
Seal off the room using Paralyzing Staff or Earthmound Staff, and stand on the stairs.
Chow Bun (6-20F)
Chow appears on 6-20F, so stock up on Chow Buns for Sacred Item farming in Isle of the Mighty.
See Isle of the Mighty for details.
Floor Guide
1-2F
Hat Urchin, Death Reaper, Shagga, and Octopling are the only monsters that spawn.
None of them are notable threats, but it'd be good to level up a bit before descending to 3F.
3-5F
Some stronger Lv2 monsters appear alongside lesser threats like Mid Chintala:
- Pumpanshee (60 HP, 35 atk, 22 def) - Passes through walls, random movement.
- Blazeous (92 HP, 36 atk, 24 def) - Immune to projectiles without piercing properties.
- Cursister (115 HP, 38 atk, 38 def) - Curses your equipped weapon or shield.
- Vile Scorpion (108 HP, 45 atk, 33 def) - Lowers strength by 2 when adjacent.
- Tiger Hurler (135 HP, 50 atk, 45 def) - Throws creatures, range of 10 tiles.
6-11F
Chow appears between 6-20F, so there's risk of a monster randomly leveling up.
10F is always a Shuffle Dungeon style map similar to Sozoro Bay - Don't use Handy Dash.
The monster table is mostly bumped up to Lv3, and includes some trickier enemies:
- Great Hen (120 HP, 55 atk, 40 def) - Swift 1 action speed (6~11F).
- Soul Reaper (75 HP, 40 atk, 40 def) - Swift 2 action speed (10~20F).
- Mudster (140 HP, 35 atk, 43 def) - Rusts equipment or erases 1 rune (6~11F).
- Fencer (140 HP, 49 atk, 48 def) - Disarms your equipped weapon or shield (6~11F).
- Bellthoven (150 HP, 45 atk, 45 def) - Summons up to 3 monsters at a time (6~20F).
- Terror Scorpion (185 HP, 55 atk, 45 def) - Lowers max strength by 1 (6~9F).
12-20F
Chow is still around, but this floor range is usually easier than 6-11F if your equipment is strong.
Ornery Tank (95 HP) overlaps with Igneous (165 HP) and Concusschin (160 HP) between 16-20F.
Igneous will multiply when hit by an explosion, and Concusschin will immediately explode.
Curse Matron (145 HP, 53 atk, 48 def) can curse equipped bracelets, but is otherwise harmless.
However, Cursenior can curse any item in your inventory, so beware if she levels up.
Monsters
See Monsters for individual monster details.
- F - Dark hallways
- S - Shop is possible
- H - Monster House is possible
- G - Golden Egg Thing is possible
- B - Behemoth Monsters are possible
Monster Colors = Farming, Useful, Lowers Stats, Targets Items, Dangerous
Behemoths
F | Behemoth Monsters | ||||
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2-9 11-19 21-50 |
Mamel | Death Reaper | Minotaur | Megataur | Gigataur |
Shagga | Nashagga | Lashagga | Bashagga | Bowboy | |
Pop Tank | Ghost Radish | Explochin | Schubell |
Items
- F = Floor
- S = Shop
- P = Peddler
- M = Monster drop
- B = Buried
- H = Thiefwalrus
- I = Island
- T = Transmutation Pot
- U = Surprise Pot
- W = Tunnel of Wishes
Weapon
Weapon | ||||||||||
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Name | F | S | P | M | B | H | I | T | U | W |
Wooden Sword | ||||||||||
Bronze Sword | ||||||||||
Katana | ||||||||||
Doutanuki | ||||||||||
Manji Kabura | ||||||||||
Kajin Fuuma | ||||||||||
Kabura Sutegi | ||||||||||
Golden Sword | ||||||||||
Kama Itachi | ||||||||||
Axe of the Minotaur | ||||||||||
Accurate Sword | ||||||||||
Swift Sword | ||||||||||
Watersplitter | ||||||||||
Primal Axe | ||||||||||
Dragonkiller | ||||||||||
Crescent Blade | ||||||||||
Sky Sword | ||||||||||
Sickle of Salvation | ||||||||||
Drain Slayer | ||||||||||
Cyclops Bane | ||||||||||
Steel Severer | ||||||||||
Whopping Harisen | ||||||||||
Healing Sword | ||||||||||
Peach Club | ||||||||||
Spender's Club | ||||||||||
Ferrous Greatsword | ||||||||||
Steak Knife | ||||||||||
Jagged Sword | ||||||||||
Quad-edge | ||||||||||
Auspicious Kumade | ||||||||||
Pickaxe | ||||||||||
Golden Pickaxe | ||||||||||
Wooden Mallet | ||||||||||
Epic Hammer | ||||||||||
Trapseeker | ||||||||||
Bonito Block | ||||||||||
Yamanba's Cleaver | ||||||||||
Break-Off Blade |
Shield
Shield | ||||||||||
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Name | F | S | P | M | B | H | I | T | U | W |
Wooden Shield | ||||||||||
Bronze Shield | ||||||||||
Iron Shield | ||||||||||
Wolfshead | ||||||||||
Fuuma Shield | ||||||||||
Rasen Fuuma | ||||||||||
Golden Shield | ||||||||||
Counter Shield | ||||||||||
Watchful Shield | ||||||||||
Dragon Shield | ||||||||||
Blast Shield | ||||||||||
Targe of the Minotaur | ||||||||||
Walrus Stopper | ||||||||||
Froggo Stopper | ||||||||||
Hat Stopper | ||||||||||
Nigiri Stopper | ||||||||||
Spearscale Shield | ||||||||||
Kappa's Dish | ||||||||||
Gazer Shield | ||||||||||
Shield of Negation | ||||||||||
Unmoving Wall | ||||||||||
Zabuton | ||||||||||
Spender's Shield | ||||||||||
Ferrous Kite | ||||||||||
Steak Plate | ||||||||||
Gutsy Shield | ||||||||||
Hunky-dory Shield | ||||||||||
Bodhi Shield | ||||||||||
Shield of Sating | ||||||||||
Auspicious Omamori | ||||||||||
Shield of Presage | ||||||||||
Yamanba's Potlid | ||||||||||
Break-Off Shield |
Bracelet
Bracelet | ||||||||||
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Name | F | S | P | M | B | H | I | T | U | W |
Healing Bracelet | ||||||||||
Strength Bracelet | ||||||||||
Bellyexpand Bracelet | ||||||||||
Bellyshrink Bracelet | ||||||||||
Fortune Bracelet | ||||||||||
Cleansing Bracelet | ||||||||||
Focusing Bracelet | ||||||||||
Rousing Bracelet | ||||||||||
Rustproof Bracelet | ||||||||||
Cursebreak Bracelet | ||||||||||
Affixing Bracelet | ||||||||||
Far-throwing Bracelet | ||||||||||
Bad-aim Bracelet | ||||||||||
Sure-aim Bracelet | ||||||||||
Bouncy Bracelet | ||||||||||
Rapid-fire Bracelet | ||||||||||
Daredevil Bracelet | ||||||||||
Dreaded Bracelet | ||||||||||
Leaping Bracelet | ||||||||||
Blasting Bracelet | ||||||||||
Clairvoyant Bracelet | ||||||||||
Monster-find Bracelet | ||||||||||
Item-find Bracelet | ||||||||||
Passage-find Bracelet | ||||||||||
Waterwalk Bracelet | ||||||||||
Floating Bracelet | ||||||||||
Wallpass Bracelet | ||||||||||
Tiptoe Bracelet | ||||||||||
Passerby Bracelet | ||||||||||
Item-losing Bracelet | ||||||||||
Gitan-losing Bracelet | ||||||||||
Monstercall Bracelet | ||||||||||
Trapmore Bracelet | ||||||||||
Haggling Bracelet | ||||||||||
Trapper's Bracelet | ||||||||||
Appraiser's Bracelet | ||||||||||
Cannonboost Bracelet |
Projectile
Projectile | ||||||||||
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Name | F | S | P | M | B | H | I | T | U | W |
Wooden Arrow | ||||||||||
Iron Arrow | ||||||||||
Silver Arrow | ||||||||||
Poison Arrow | ||||||||||
Truestrike Arrow | ||||||||||
Rock | ||||||||||
Porky's Rock |
Food
Food | ||||||||||
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Name | F | S | P | M | B | H | I | T | U | W |
Onigiri | ||||||||||
Large Onigiri | ||||||||||
Huge Onigiri | ||||||||||
Rotten Onigiri | ||||||||||
Grilled Onigiri | ||||||||||
Special Onigiri | ||||||||||
Sumo Onigiri | ||||||||||
Sweet Potato | ||||||||||
Yakitori | ||||||||||
Rotten Peach Bun |
Grass
Grass | ||||||||||
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Name | F | S | P | M | B | H | I | T | U | W |
Weeds | ||||||||||
Herb | ||||||||||
Otogirisou | ||||||||||
Healing Grass | ||||||||||
Life Grass | ||||||||||
Fragrant Grass | ||||||||||
Revival Grass | ||||||||||
Bellyexpand Seed | ||||||||||
Bellyshrink Seed | ||||||||||
Dragon Grass | ||||||||||
Leaping Grass | ||||||||||
Antidote Grass | ||||||||||
Strength Grass | ||||||||||
Poison Grass | ||||||||||
Confusion Grass | ||||||||||
Sedating Grass | ||||||||||
Berserk Seed | ||||||||||
Blinding Grass | ||||||||||
Seewell Grass | ||||||||||
Swift Grass | ||||||||||
Power-up Grass | ||||||||||
Invincible Grass | ||||||||||
Fortune Grass | ||||||||||
Angel Seed | ||||||||||
Feeble Grass | ||||||||||
Unlucky Seed | ||||||||||
Ill-fated Seed |
Scroll
Scroll | ||||||||||
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Name | F | S | P | M | B | H | I | T | U | W |
Confusion Scroll | ||||||||||
Slumber Scroll | ||||||||||
Jitters Scroll | ||||||||||
Windblade Scroll | ||||||||||
Expulsion Scroll | ||||||||||
Exorcism Scroll | ||||||||||
Identifier Scroll | ||||||||||
Heavenly Scroll | ||||||||||
Earthly Scroll | ||||||||||
Plating Scroll | ||||||||||
Slot-adding Scroll | ||||||||||
Rune-eraser Scroll | ||||||||||
Silver-seal Scroll | ||||||||||
Silverpurge Scroll | ||||||||||
Pot-upsize Scroll | ||||||||||
Extraction Scroll | ||||||||||
Onigiri Scroll | ||||||||||
Curse Scroll | ||||||||||
Mapping Scroll | ||||||||||
Map-loss Scroll | ||||||||||
Trap-eraser Scroll | ||||||||||
Trap Scroll | ||||||||||
Water-drain Scroll | ||||||||||
Monstercall Scroll | ||||||||||
Wall-less Scroll | ||||||||||
Gathering Scroll | ||||||||||
Collection Scroll | ||||||||||
Gambler's Scroll | ||||||||||
Muzzle Scroll | ||||||||||
Carry-ban Scroll | ||||||||||
Swift Foe Scroll | ||||||||||
Fixer Scroll | ||||||||||
Escape Scroll | ||||||||||
Eradication Scroll | ||||||||||
Sanctuary Scroll | ||||||||||
Blank Scroll | ||||||||||
Wet Scroll |
Staff
Staff | ||||||||||
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Name | F | S | P | M | B | H | I | T | U | W |
Ordinary Staff | ||||||||||
Paralyzing Staff | ||||||||||
Sealing Staff | ||||||||||
Disguising Staff | ||||||||||
Empathetic Staff | ||||||||||
Narrow-escape Staff | ||||||||||
Knockback Staff | ||||||||||
Switching Staff | ||||||||||
Vaulting Staff | ||||||||||
Skull Mage's Staff | ||||||||||
Thunderbolt Staff | ||||||||||
Burrowing Staff | ||||||||||
Earthmound Staff | ||||||||||
Balance Staff | ||||||||||
Guiding Staff | ||||||||||
Swift Staff | ||||||||||
Sluggish Staff | ||||||||||
Fortune Staff | ||||||||||
Unlucky Staff | ||||||||||
Peach Staff |
Pot
Pot | ||||||||||
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Name | F | S | P | M | B | H | I | T | U | W |
Preservation Pot | ||||||||||
Identifier Pot | ||||||||||
Transmutation Pot | ||||||||||
Cashing Pot | ||||||||||
Synthesis Pot | ||||||||||
Exorcism Pot | ||||||||||
Curse Pot | ||||||||||
Upgrading Pot | ||||||||||
Degrading Pot | ||||||||||
Bottomless Pot | ||||||||||
Warehouse Pot | ||||||||||
Handtrapper Pot | ||||||||||
Unbreakable Pot | ||||||||||
Ordinary Pot | ||||||||||
Hiding Pot | ||||||||||
Rejuvenation Pot | ||||||||||
Walrus Pot | ||||||||||
Water Gun Pot | ||||||||||
Hilarious Pot | ||||||||||
Monster Pot | ||||||||||
Surprise Pot |
Incense
Incense | ||||||||||
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Name | F | S | P | M | B | H | I | T | U | W |
Heat-ban Incense | ||||||||||
Evasive Incense | ||||||||||
Cautious Incense | ||||||||||
Reflective Incense | ||||||||||
Aggressive Incense | ||||||||||
Defensive Incense | ||||||||||
Blurry Incense | ||||||||||
Weighted Incense | ||||||||||
Unwanting Incense |