Echoes of an Elusive Age

Reach Level 99 fast in dragon quest xi echoes of an elusive age definitive edition using Electro Light and Haulellujah. Conquer the Wheel of Harma trials.

Prerequisites for Leveling:

• The Hero must learn the Pep Up skill from the Luminary Tree.
• Jade needs to learn Lightning Thrust.
• Erik needs to learn Critical Claim.
• Pep Pips below Level 70 (after Level 70 you’ll obtain a Pep Pip from the battle).

Walkthrough: Leveling to 99

1. Head to a Camp and initiate a battle.
2. Spend time defending so Erik, Jade, Sylvando, and Rab become Pepped Up before ending the battle.
3. Have the Hero use Pep Up on himself.
4. Return to the Camp and save your game.
5. Hand a Pep Pip to Sylvando and save your game again.
6. Initiate a battle with the Hero, Erik, Jade, and Sylvando in the party.
7. Cast Haulellujah.
8. Switch Erik for Rab.
9. Let the Hero Pep Up again.
10. Let Sylvando use a Pep Pip on Jade again.
11. Allow the enemies to have their turn.
12. On your next turn, cast Electro Light and hope Metal Slimes appear. If not, reload your game and try again.
13. Once Metal Slimes are present, have the Hero and Rab use the Dirge of Dundrasil Pep Power to put them to sleep.
14. Use Erik’s Critical Claim and Jade’s Lightning Thrust to defeat the slimes and gain experience.
15. This method should yield 4-6 levels per attempt.

• Trophy: Next-Level Luminary (10 points)
• Trophy: Flawless Sorceress (10 points)
• Trophy: Megastar (10 points)
• Trophy: Undisputed Champion (10 points)

Walkthrough: The Wheel of Harma

The first four trials are generally manageable, especially with Veronica’s Magic Burst and your high level.

The First Trial

Suggested Party: Hero, Veronica, Jade, Serena

1. Battle 1: Use the Hero and Sword Dance to defeat the Deadly Dragon in one turn (aim for over 1000 HP damage).
2. Battle 2: Use Serena and Jade. Start with Jade’s Pink Tornado, then use Serena’s Kathwack. This should take no more than two turns.

The Second Trial

Suggested Party: Hero, Erik, Jade, Hendrik

1. Battle 1: Have the Hero use Gigagash to defeat the enemies in one turn.
2. Battle 2: Use Jade and her Pink Tornado to hit all enemies.
3. Battle 3: Use Hendrik and Serena. Serena should use Kathwack, while Hendrik uses Gyrfalcon Slash.

The Third Trial

Suggested Party: Jade, Sylvando, Rab, Veronica, Hendrik, Serena

1. Battle 1: Select Jade. Use Pink Tornado and finish remaining enemies with regular attacks.
2. Battle 2: Use the Hero. Make use of Gigagash, as enemies are weak to Lightning.
3. Battle 3: Use Rab and Serena. Rab should use Pearly Gates or Kacrackle, and Serena should use Kathwack.
4. Battle 4: Use Hendrik and Veronica. Veronica uses Magic Burst, followed by Hendrik using Gyrfalcon Slash.

The last two trials are significantly more difficult and exclusive to Act III. Careful use of character combinations and abilities is required to pass them within the turn limits.

The Fourth Trial

Suggested Setup: Veronica, Serena, Rab, Erik, Jade, Sylvando, Hero, Hendrik

1. Battle 1: Select Veronica, Serena, and Rab. Use Magic Burst to defeat them all in one turn.
2. Battle 2: Use Erik’s Critical Claim on each Hardy Hand while Hendrik uses Gyrfalcon Slash on the Clangoustine.
3. Battle 3: Use Jade and Sylvando. Jade uses Pink Tornado while Sylvando uses Gold Rush or passes turns to her.
4. Battle 4: Use the Hero. Make use of Sword Dance on the Red Giant.

The Final Trial

Suggested Party: Hero, Erik, Jade, Sylvando, Hendrik, Veronica, Serena, Rab

1. The first battle may require many attempts to achieve within the turn limit.
2. Use Hendrik’s Gyrfalcon Slash to drain the Shadeshifter’s HP before finishing them all off.