Follow our detailed walkthrough for The Cup and the Sword quest in Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom, including Freezybones Cave, Ice House, Glacial Grotto, Shivery Shrine, and the Temper Temple boss fight.
Walkthrough
- 1Freezybones Cave: Located west of Jack Frost’s Playground. Find a higgledy stone requiring an enigma prism to recruit Benison the Bright. Collect 3 Nocturnium Nuggets from a chest in the final room.
- 2Ice House: West of Freezybones Caves. Give a sturdy bone to a higgledy stone to recruit Malignity the Indignity. Defeat a Zagg (normal monster) and a Level 63 Zapple (Tainted Monster). Collect 3 Scentless Saps from a chest and a Flutterby Staff (weapon) from another.
- 3Glacial Grotto: North of the Crash Site. Find a chest containing 3 Seraphic Silks.
- 4Shivery Shrine: East of Glacial Grotto. Find a chest with a Shiny Hearty Pendant. Navigate the 18-floor dungeon to face a Level 59 robot boss.
- 5Shrine of Unity: Travel to Coldera via Zippelin. A shrine will appear. Enter and head west first, finding a chest with a Savior’s Tear. Continue north, then take a path that leads further in. At the next split, go west for a chest containing Wizardly Crystal Robes, then head north to the end.
- 6BOSS - Temper Temple: A boss fight against Temper Temple ensues. It has attacks similar to Mossy Monument and Crystal Crypt enemies, including punches, fireballs, a spin attack, an arm projectile, and an area-of-effect blast at lower HP.
- 7Obtain Cup of Communion: After defeating Temper Temple, retrieve the Cup of Communion from the altar.
- 8Forge Sword of Unity: Return to Evermore and ask Bracken to develop the Sword of Unity.
- 9Obtain Sword of Unity: After some scenes, you will receive the Sword of Unity, which has a special ability boosting attack and defense against the Horned One.
Tips
- The robot boss in Shivery Shrine is Level 59 at Danger Level 1.
- Temper Temple has attacks including a one-two punch, homing fireballs, a wide-range spin attack, an arm projectile, and a large AoE blast.
- The Sword of Unity is weaker than other swords but has a unique bonus against the Horned One.
- Benison the Bright (Higgledy Helper)
- Malignity the Indignity (Higgledy Helper)
- 3 Nocturnium Nuggets
- 3 Scentless Saps
- Flutterby Staff (Weapon)
- 3 Seraphic Silks
- Shiny Hearty Pendant (Accessory)
- Savior’s Tear (Item)
- Wizardly Crystal Robes (Armor)
- Cup of Communion (Quest Item)
- Sword of Unity (Weapon)
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