Tips, Secrets and the Grade Shop
Vault password, Grade Shop items, 100-Man Melee prizes and easy XP/Grade.
1.Tips
- The Wonder Chef: In each new town, look for unusual items; the Wonder Chef gives a new recipe and ingredients each time you find him. Stock cheap ingredients and cook with different characters.
- Don't sell old weapons: Once Synthesis is available, monster parts + old weapons craft better gear.
- Sorcerer's Ring: Use it on anything suspicious to find hidden chests.
- Caer Bocram vault password: Clues 'Light', 'Sphere', 'Sky' → password Sun.
2.Grade Shop (EX New Game)
Save up Grade to buy advantages for a new game (selection):
| Item | Grade |
|---|---|
| Carry over Enemy/Collector's Book, recipes, craft skill, records | 10 each |
| Carry over cooking level / Unknown difficulty | 50 |
| Carry over map info | 300 |
| Carry over individual Artes/skills | 350 |
| Max 99 items / carry over items / titles / +20% max HP-TP | 400-500 |
| 2× Gald | 600 |
| Carry over Gald/Artes/skills, 2× EXP, 2× item drop, all skits, Over Limit speed | 1,000 each |
| 10× EXP / 2× Grade / skill 1 SP | 3,000 each |
3.100-Man Melee Prizes
Win the tournament with the character: Yuri (Colossus, Star Mail), Estelle (Comet Light, Sanctuary…), Judith (Dragonic Coat, Gadochaos), Karol (Brave Helm, Drill Hammer), Raven (Celestial Star, Glorious Helm), Repede (Aer Fragment, Maximum Dog), Rita (Elemental Goggles, Sacred Chain).
4.Easy XP and Grade
- Easy XP: In the Sands Of Korgoth, near the Oasis save point, use Holy/Dark Bottles to wait for night; star-like monsters give 800 XP each (~4,800-6,400 per night).
- Easy Grade: Rita (Tidal Wave), Raven (Tempest), Estelle (Holy Rain) + an Item Thrower character; auto-strategy vs 6+ enemies outside Zaphias — ~800 Grade in ~20 minutes.
5.References
- Rita's 'Sword Whip' references Ivy from Soul Calibur 4; a billboard in Nordopolica names the Tales of the Abyss cast; Estelle's 'Mint's Cap' references Tales of Phantasia.