Complete Baction walkthrough for Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition, including the Magic Lantern side quest and Schwann boss fight strategy.
- 1Open the chest near you for a Pineapple Gel.
- 2Open the chest slightly hidden behind a bush to the north for a Life Bottle.
- 3Head inside the building.
- 4Open the chest to the left for a Dark Bottle.
- 5Open the chest to the north for a Lemon Gel.
- 6Descend the ladder to another screen.
- 7From the ladder, go up for a scene.
- 8After the scene, go up another room to find a chest containing a Twinkle Star.
- 9Go down two rooms back to the ladder.
- 10Go left two rooms and open the chest at the south for a Panacea Bottle.
- 11Go left two more rooms and up to another room to find a Holy Bottle and a Lemon Gel.
- 12From there, go down, right, then up to reach a room with a healing save point.
- 13Go to the next room for a scene.
- 14After the scene, go up one more room and open a chest containing a Limit Bottle.
- 15Descend the stairs.
- 16Go down a room and open the chest in the center of the room for 8000 Gald.
- 17Go up, left, then down and open the chest on the left for a Wind Cape.
- 18Go down one more room and open the chest to your right for 5x Magic Lens.
- 19Examine the statue in the center of this room for a scene.
- 20After the scene, go down one room to reach a healing save point.
- 21From the save point, go down, right, then up to find a room containing a Kylin and Lottery Gel.
- 22Go down, right, then right for a scene and a fight. You will receive Dein Nomos.
- 23Open the chest in this room for a Simple Tent.
- 24Go right, then up to find a Limit Bottle.
- 25Go down, left, up, then left. Open a chest for a Winvy.
- 26Go up for a scene.
- 27After the scene, go up one more room and open the chest for a Mermaid Cloak.
- 28Go right, then up for a Mythril Plate.
- 29Go down then right. Open the chest in the upper right corner for a sword for a Judex.
- 30Go down one room and grab the Melange Gel at the bottom part of the room.
- 31Go left. Remember the location of these stairs on your map (minimap (the small circular map in the bottom-left corner of your screen)).
- 32Go up the stairs. Open the chest in this new room for a Masakari Cleaver.
- 33From here, go left, then up. In this room, you will find a side quest with a very small window of opportunity.
- 34Side Quest: Magic Lantern
- 35Walk off a ledge here. This will activate a scene.
- 36Go back up the stairs and fall off the ledge two more times. This will activate another scene. You will receive the Magic Lantern. This item can no longer be gotten once this dungeon is cleared, so get it now.
- 37Go back upstairs and avoid the ledges as you make your way to the end of the room.
- 38In the next room, go down the stairs.
- 39Head up to reach a healing save point.
- 40Go up from here and open the four chests for a Lemon Gel, Panacea Bottle, 6000 Gald, and a Heal Bracelet.
- 41Go up for a scene and a boss fight.
Boss: Schwann
Strategy: Schwann is fast, hits very hard, can stun you with his combos, and has strong spells. He mainly focuses on chasing down your party members and comboing them to death. The rare times he decides to cast is an ample opportunity to gang up on him and do some damage. Bring Flynn and Karol for their healing abilities. If you need even more healing power, use Yuri's Altered Arte, 'Guardian Field,' by having the Dein Nomos equipped and then using Crushing Eagle. Have Rita hang back and cast spells. For Yuri, try to use an Over Limit Lv. 3 and hit Schwann with your Mystic Arte anytime you can for big damage.
Secret Mission: Knock Schwann down immediately after he uses his Mystic Arte.
Secret Mission Strategy: To accomplish the Secret Mission, you must knock Schwann down immediately after he uses his Mystic Arte. He will use it once and only once during the fight during his first Over Limit. The Mystic Arte will hit a small area around him and leave him momentarily stunned afterwards. You must knock him down while he is catching his breath. The time frame to knock Schwann down is extremely small. If you don't break his 'no stun shield,' he will not fall even if you hit him in time. Keep your health maxed out when he enters his first Over Limit. Stay close to him while your allies continue to attack him. When he uses his Mystic Arte, mash the square button to do an air recovery when he hits you. This should hopefully place Yuri on his feet and in prime position to strike. Then charge towards him and use Dragon Swarm. If done quick enough, the multiple hits from Dragon Swarm will not only break his 'no stun shield' but proceed to knock him down too. If you are lucky, a scene will take over and you will have accomplished the mission. If not, you will unfortunately have to start the fight over.
- The layout of Baction is very straightforward, so directions will be simple (up, down, left, right).
- Remember the location of the stairs on your minimap.
- Equip the Dein Nomos weapon on Yuri immediately and train it so he learns the 'Special' skill, which allows him to use his Mystic Arte.
- Schwann is weak to magic.
- If you fail the secret mission, you will have to restart the boss fight.
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