This guide will contain everything that concerns items, their location, weapons, and armors, their stats, passive/active skills, etc.

Guide updated to v2.03 and now includes:

• Quest Items Section, which helps to find those items.
  
• Daily Quest Section, helps players to complete these quests as fast as possible, and in it will be described methods of doing so.
  
• Visualize Attire Section, include info about weapons/armors for visualizing attires, which are locked behind some requirements and help to obtain them.
  
• Incarnation Section includes general information about all obtainable incarnations in-game, their location, and stats.
  
• Ex Skills and Sacred Arts Section, provides the location to hidden EX Skills and Sacred Arts and their perks as well.
  
• Persona and Anima Section includes info about all available Arts Codes and their perks.
  
• Food Recipes Section, about obtaining food recipes and possible buffs from them.
  
• Fishing Section, provides general info about fishing, as well as spots, loot, and treasures.
  
• Passive and Active Skills Sections, provide a list of skills that can be founded on items.
  
• Bronze, Silver Bosses, Divine Beasts, and Raids Sections, includes loot, stats, mats, etc.
  
• Free DLC Sections, include all info about free additional content available at the moment.
  
• Blooming of Forget-me-not DLC Section provides all corresponding info about this DLC.
  
• Google spreadsheet with XT items from Blooming of Forget-me-not DLC available via the link below, it includes XT items from Common Enemies, Silver Bosses, Mutated Beast Quests, Ancient Apostles, and Ancient Beasts.
  
  

  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VW8BNHLkGQGITPEOj5jNf7ufV1scSej92V7k6_gcCyQ/edit?usp=sharing

Credits and special thanks to:

• AlexC1994 and his guide for Dungeon Raid Maps.

     Hope you find this guide useful. If you have any questions or want to add something, please let me know in the comments.

     As of v.1.09 till now of this guide, I didn't give anyone permission to reproduce this guide on any website, so if you stumble on something similar to this, you know what it is.
     If you want to use info from this guide as a reference for creating your own guide or place this on any website, please message me first or at least post a link to the original work. Cheers.

• Accept daily quests regularly, after reset non-accepted DQ will be replaced by another one.
  
• You can accept up to 3 daily quests at the same time.
  
• After the 1.09 update, from 1 daily quest, you will obtain 2 Cube Tickets.
  
• After the 2.10 update, completion requirements for some DQ were reduced.

• Additional info about dailies which requires to fill art gauge or use arts.
  
• Equipping and using "Galvanize" will give you a fully charged Arts Gauge in exchange for all your SP, so you'll be able to use Super Arts, etc.
  
• "Morale Boost" skill will be used for SP recovery, because if you returned back to the menu without using it, you will have to wait for SP recovery, and using it before returning to the menu allows you to immediately use "Galvanize" again when in-game.

⠀⠀This section will include some items you can get for completing quests or any other ways (default and Cube items will not be listed below).






⠀⠀Right now you can obtain Warmaid Outfit. This outfit will be available from 10 July 2020 to 10 July 2022. How to obtain it:

1. Visit Bandai Namco site [club.bandainamcoent.eu].
   
2. Go through the registration process if needed.
   
3. Press the Redeem button and complete the next steps.
   
4. After it's registered to your account, go to - My Account -> My Orders -> in purchase history find your DLC, and smash that "Download".
   
5. You will be redirected to another window with Download and Activation of your products, click to "Unlock the key", copy that key, go to Steam -> add game -> activate in Steam -> paste your code and DLC will be added to your Steam account.
   
6. Relaunch the game if needed, after that, your outfit will be waiting for you in Visualize Attire.

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⠀⠀To unlock prize outfits you need to raise specific character affinity to 100%. If you can't find other character names in the table, that means that currently there are no prize outfits for them in the game.

• Incarnations can be received from sealed chests.
  
• Incarnations can be received as a reward for killing Clusters.
  
• Incarnations can be received in exchange for ascension points.

⠀⠀About ascension points and counters.

⠀⠀After patch v2.10 release Incarnations no longer can break, break counters were removed and ascension points cannot be earned.

⠀⠀If you have a lot of ascension points, you can still visit NPC Silqoon (Enigma Broker) in Centoria. She will give you a random +1 incarnation in exchange for 3 ascension points. There is no longer any difference between normal incarnation and +1, both provide the same buffs.

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⠀⠀Be aware that changing equipped incarnation with another one destroys previously used Incarnation. So yes, you still can lose your incarnations.

⠀⠀Below will be displayed tables with the location of each incarnation, including incarnations from Sothercrois, Norlangarth, Wesdarath, Eastavarieth, and raids.

• You start the game with 3 default Ex Skills.
  
• Other Ex Skills need to be received from Statues.
  
• After learning Ex Skills you need to complete certain conditions to unlock them.
  
• You also need to find the additional secret skills and learn them from the Statues.

• By progressing the story you will learn all level 1 Sacred Arts.
  
• Levels 2 and 3 can be learned only from the Statues in each region.

• When you reach 100% at persona & anima with characters, you will unlock their Arts Codes.
  
• After learning Art Codes, they can be equipped for any other characters.
  
• Also when Art Codes reach 100%, they will give more powerful bonuses.
  
• Patch 2.03 or 2.10 fixed the issue of losing Art Code progress while swapping codes.
  
• Below will be displayed tables with Personas and Animas with maxed bonuses:

• There are a few bed scenes for each character (IK's don't have them at all).
  
• To see another scene, you need to raise mood from level 1 to level 5 again.
  
• After completing scene 5, you will start a new lap, but for some reason from scene 2.
  
• After completing the game, you can re-watch all scenes from the main menu in the gallery.
  
• There are no scenes for ReoNa, Bercouli, Renly, Deusolbert, and Eldrie.
  
• No scenes for Strea, Philia, Seven and Rain either.

• All recipes will be sorted alphabetically in both tables.
  
• Each food provides buffs at the length of 30 minutes.
  
• You can't use other food while previous buffs are still in use.

• The max level of fishing is 20 (1000 proficiency).
  
• Seems like your fishing level affects a chance to get a better item from treasure and a chance to successfully catch a fish.
  
• There are 5 fishing rods, to collect all fish it is recommended to obtain them all.
  
• Craft and use Reind Fishpot food (from Sothercrois Empire, Reind Lakeshore), you will gain more proficiency and +1 fish upon catching.
  
• Reind Fishpot food not working on treasures.

Now let's talk about the treasures that can be obtained from fishing. Below will be all treasure locations and chances to catch them.

Reind Fishpot food not working on treasures.


So, what can we obtain from treasures? That's an easy answer - sellable items, accessories, and weapons. Bellow will be a list of obtainable items from treasures.


Also here is the table for items stats (combined from a few items):


These weapons can't be used in Visualize Attire. But they have the same model/color as:

• ET = Effect Time;
  
• CD = Cooldown;
  
• SA = Special Accuracy;
  
• RP = Risk Points.

• Kill specified Silver and Bronze bosses across the empire to spawn specific DB.
  
• All DB can drop Colossal Soulstone, it will be not mentioned in the table.
  
• Star 1-10 refers to the location of bosses in the table.
  
• R1-10 refers to silver/bronze bosses required for spawning specific DB.

Aka items from regular monsters:

• Preferably use a party of 4 characters equipped with: Asuna's Luckster anima (+20% drop rate), Philia's Discerning anima (+10% drop rate), Cardinals Aesthete anima (+10% drop rate), Buffer EX Skill + Golden Apple (+5% drop rate) on those characters and use Fluffy Wrapped Eggs (+25% drop rate) as chances of dropping those items pretty low. Also having rings and buffs items from CUBE helps too.
  
• To respawn enemies, simply re-enter the current location in a preferable way (either teleporting or leave manually into the next area).
  
• As for the reason why you even need items listed below, because EX Raids with some of them will be much easier to complete.
  
• Also, I should mention that stats on these items are not and probably never be at max values because they're a pain to grind they are not so good to use normally and skills on them are more important than stats.
  
• Seeing as monsters in other Empires drops only mats, I'll probably stop checking this.

There are no maps or mini-maps in each raid, but thanks to AlexC1994 now you can navigate through dungeons freely as he has done detailed maps for each dungeon.

If you're a new player or just want to find something, check out his guide here:

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2409144369

• EX Raids can drop 4 different versions of the same weapon.
  
• The weapon version is determined with secondary stats. STR stat is always present.
  
• For example weapon with: STR, VIT or STR, DEX or STR, AGL or all 4 stats.
  
• Secondary stat also determines which set of passives weapon come with.
  
• Some stats are at max values and some of them not.

21.12.20: Ancient Apostles: The Reaper of the Woods

• Available after finishing the main game storyline.
  
• New zone in Wesdarath Empire - Forest of the Dead.
  
• Armor and weapon (with EA) only for Sinon as a reward for completing the quest.
  
• New raid battle against DLC boss.
  
• Mutated Beast Quests and rewards for upgrading weapons and armors to +30.

Chest loot and quest rewards:

The Fatal Scythe Boss Battle:

• Reaper Reborn Quest is available after finishing the DLC story.
  
• In patch v1.50 respawn timer was removed for all DLC Bosses.
  
• After each boss kill, his level will be increased for 1 level, max level = 400.
  
• After reaching a specific threshold level, the boss starts to drop better/new items.
  
• Table below consists of only RNG items from level 300 to 400.
  
• A full drop-list for the boss starting from level 1 to level 400 is available at the beginning of the guide via the link to Google Spreadsheet.

• Available after finishing The Reaper of the Woods DLC story.
  
• Level 200 Quests will be available after finishing The Blue-Eyed Demon DLC.
  
• After patch v2.01, all Mutated Beast Quests can be done at any time.
  
• There are 6 quests in each Empire with different levels (50/75/100/150/200/300).
  
• Enemies in level 300 quest, can drop x10-11 (M) or x1-2 (L) shards, XT items mixed from CE, SB, and AA, and some RNG items (table will be listed below).
  
• As quests reward you will receive Incarnation Shard (S), (M), or (L) depending on the chosen quest. Shards are required for upgrading weapons and armors from level +5 to +30.
  
• Accordingly, each Empire quest gives different shards (black/white/blue/red).
  
• Black shards used for 1Hs/2Hs/Katanas, White shards for Armor,
  Blue shards for Spears/Whips/Bows, Red shards for Rapiers/Daggers/Maces.

The required amount of shards to upgrade items:

• For enhancing weapons from +5 to level +25, you need = 1005 (S), 18 (M) shards.
  
• For enhancing weapons from +25 to level +30, you need = 200 (S), 11 (M), 4 (L) shards.
  
• For enhancing weapons from +30 to level +50, you need = 270 (S), 342 (M), 54 (L) shards.
  
• For enhancing armor from +5 to level +25, you need = 1200 (S), 18 (M) shards.
  
• For enhancing armor from +25 to level +30, you need = 150 (S), 11 (M), 4 (L) shards.
  
• For enhancing armor from +30 to level +50, you need = 270 (S), 342 (M), 54 (L) shards.
  
• The required amount of shards for upgrading one item from +5 to +50:
  ⠀⠀Weapon = 1475 (S) / 371 (M) / 58 (L) shards.
  ⠀⠀Armor = 1620 (S) / 371 (M) / 58 (L) shards.
  
• Below will be displayed a drop table for each quest.

MBQ level 300 RNG XT Items:

• Enemies in the level 300 quest can drop XT items both with fixed stats and RNG.
  
• XT items with fixed stats dropped from them are the same as from SB-200, so I won't create another drop-table for them as there is little to no point for it.
  
• XT items with RNG stats also can drop from them but can be tricky to obtain because of the wide range of possible dropped items.
  
  
  
     Quest

  Type

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  N (Black)

   Acc.

  XT Calamity-Warding Cloak:
  DEF 44, DEX 65, SA EVD 38, Max HP 10100, SA ATK 37, Stench of Death,
  Domain of the Experts

  S (Red)

   Acc.

  XT Threaded Cord:
  DEF 36, ACC 39, VIT 50, Mental Focus, One with the Sword

  W (White)

   Acc.

  XT Dragonroot Boots:
  DEF 45, ACC 34, AGL 56, Mental Focus, Fortification of the Gods

  E (Blue)

   Acc.

  XT Snowfall Ring:
  DEF 42, EVD 29, SAD 77, SA ATK 46, Blade Synchronization, Hands of the Gods

19.02.21: Ancient Apostles: The Knight of Contradictions

• Quest is available after finishing the previous DLC.
  
• New zone in Wesdarath Empire - Forbidden Valley.
  
• Armor and weapon (with EA) only for Tiese as a reward for completing the quest.
  
• New raid battle against DLC boss.

Chest loot and quest rewards:

The Hollow Guardian Boss Battle:

• Knight Reborn Quest is available after finishing the DLC story.
  
• In patch v1.50 respawn timer was removed for all DLC Bosses.
  
• After each boss kill, his level will be increased for 1 level, max level = 400.
  
• After reaching a specific threshold level, the boss starts to drop better/new items.
  
• Table below consists of only RNG items from level 300 to 400.
  
• A full drop-list for the boss starting from level 1 to level 400 is available at the beginning of the guide via the link to Google Spreadsheet.

07.04.21: Ancient Apostles: The Bruised King

• Quest is available after finishing the previous DLCs.
  
• New zone in Norlangarth Empire - Windcutter Ridge.
  
• New visualize items exclusive for Selka and Alice.
  
• New raid battle against DLC boss.
  
• New challenge - Memory Arena (available after finishing this DLC story mission).

Chest loot and quest rewards:

The Bruised King Boss Battle:

• King Reborn Quest is available after finishing the DLC story.
  
• In patch v1.50 respawn timer was removed for all DLC Bosses.
  
• After each boss kill, his level will be increased for 1 level, max level = 400.
  
• After reaching a specific threshold level, the boss starts to drop better/new items.
  
• Table below consists of only RNG items from level 300 to 400.
  
• A full drop-list for the boss starting from level 1 to level 400 is available at the beginning of the guide via the link to Google Spreadsheet.

• Available after finishing this DLC story mission.
  
• After patch v2.01, Memory Arena can be visited at any time.
  
• New currency - Memory Coins, obtainable from completing battles in Memory Arena,
  can be exchanged for a variety of items, and for Gear Synthesis function.
  
• In battles you can fight only with the main character, each battle has its own time limit.

Available Battles:

Shop Exchange:

Gear Synthesis:

• First of all, to be able to transfer Enhance level of one equipment to another, the target item needs to be Enhanced to +5 lvl, otherwise, it won't work.
  
• In the "Use Memory Coins" menu pick "Create Gear", pick the item from which you want transfer levels (item must be unequipped), and pick the item which receives those levels. The item which is used for enhancing the other one will be consumed and can't be restored.
  
• Using this function requires x100 of Memory Coins.
  
• TL;DR: You need to enhance the item to +5 to be able to use GS. The item from which you transfer levels will be destroyed. Using GS function requires x100 Memory Coins, so farm them in advance.

25.06.21: Ancient Apostles: The Blue-Eyed Demon

• Quest is available after finishing the previous DLCs.
  
• New zone in Sothercrois Empire - Blood Corridor.
  
• New raid battle against DLC boss.
  
• New visualize items exclusive for Silica.
  
• Quests for recruiting Strea and Philia.

Chest loot and quest rewards:

The Gleam Eyes Boss Battle:

• Demon Reborn Quest is available after finishing the DLC story.
  
• In patch v1.50 respawn timer was removed for all DLC Bosses.
  
• After each boss kill, his level will be increased for 1 level, max level = 400.
  
• After reaching a specific threshold level, the boss starts to drop better/new items.
  
• Table below consists of only RNG items from level 300 to 400.
  
• A full drop-list for the boss starting from level 1 to level 400 is available at the beginning of the guide via the link to Google Spreadsheet.

• In patch v1.50 was added a new weapon type - Spear, and a whole new skill tree for it.
  
• The table below will contain all available spears in-game, including ones from CUBE Shop.
  
• XT Spears from Blooming of Forget-me-not DLC have the same models as the ones from before.

02.11.21: Blooming of Forget-me-not

• Blooming of Forget-me-not DLC will be accessible after the completion of the main story.
  
• New zones were added in this DLC: Sothercrois Empire - Lodell Desert, Eastavarieth Empire - Tannleni Gorge, Wesdarath Empire - Mirada Glacier, Norlangarth - Tullausa Basin.
  
• Each DLC zone has a new divine beast and 3 silver bosses, so 4 DB and 12 SB total.
  
• Respawn timer between SB kills quite fast, close to 5-7 min.
  
• A lot of new items with random and fixed stats from bosses and mobs alike.

Chest loot and quest rewards:

• Items listed below have a random chance of dropping from normal mobs and can be obtained in all new DLC locations.
  
• Almost every item has 3 versions: one with 1 skill, second with additional skill and higher stats, and third with RNG stats and different skills.
  
• Some items which can be dropped from SB/DB also can drop from normal mobs with a very low chance (using buffs advised).
  
• Only "rare" and RNG items will be mentioned in the tables.
  
• Numbers in the table mean in which location this item was obtained, so:
  1 - Lodell Desert, 2 - Tannleni Gorge, 3 - Mirada Glacier, 4 - Tullausa Basin.

• Each SB has a fixed item drop-list:
   – Level 200 SB can drop mostly items that can be obtained from common enemies and that's why this table won't be mentioned here (although it's mentioned in GT).
   – Level 250 and 300 SB are almost similar in terms of dropped items.
   – Basically, SB can drop all the same items as from AA from 200 to 300 levels.
  
• Quest reward items for killing SB can drop as additional loot from the same or other bosses in that same location (ex. XT Phantasmagoria can drop from any SB in Lodell Desert, etc.).
  
• An item with * in the name means that both 1-st and 2-nd versions can be obtained.
  
• The tables listed below are not finished fully, I still believe that some items didn't drop. Anyway, the point was to show what items can be farmed from SB, so I guess it's fine.

• Items listed below have a random chance of dropping from every AA.
  
• The table below consists of only possible items from level 300 to 499.
  Special items (ex. Bronte Blade, Loveblight Bow, etc.) will be located in the same place as before (each boss DLC section) or in SB/AA (RNG) section below.
  
• A full drop-list for each boss starting from level 1 to level 400 is available at the beginning of the guide via the link to Google Spreadsheet.

 

• The tables listed below will contain items with RNG stats from Silver Bosses (200-300) and Ancient Apostles (300-499). Some stats are at max values and some of them probably not.
  
• The table will be updated regularly.

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• The tables listed below will contain items with RNG stats from Ancient Beasts (400). Some stats are at max values and some of them probably not.
  
• Apart from RNG items, AB can drop the same XT Items as AA 300-400 level.
  
• The tables will be updated regularly.

⠀⠀With patch v2.01 and Blooming of Forget-me-not DLC introduction were available new XT versions of the previous items. In terms of gearing up, nothing changed much since the introduction of EX Raids though.
⠀⠀The only thing worth mentioning now is that basically most non-XT items are lagging behind in stats/skills and can be considered being useless.
⠀⠀Nevertheless, items like Abyssal Ring, Rainbow Insect Charm, Arachna Armor, White Mist Armor, Blade of the Lightwolf, Veinshredder, Vise Gloves, Wood-Ornamented Belt, Forgotten Talisman and Traveler's Cloak still can and must be used.
⠀⠀For now, it's pretty simple to gear up, if you have Blooming of Forget-me-not DLC go farming for XT items and create builds around those items. If you don't have it, stick to farming SB/DB, Raids/EX Raids as most items come from them, and farm MBQ for upgrading your gear.
⠀⠀For endgame content, you should be using dagger/dual-wield/spear builds if you want to be able to clear it. To be clear, I don't say that other weapons don't have a chance but it's become quite obvious in end-game that mentioned types have a big advantage in terms of DPS and stats. So the main point is to try to play with mentioned types and pick which you like the most to go onward.
⠀⠀Also answering the question of why it's exactly those types of weapons which should be used - it's ACC. All end-game so far was quite obvious, use glass-cannon builds and kill the boss as fast as possible. Bosses won't provide much of a challenge but ACC mechanics do. This mechanic the only thing that creates an illusion of progressing forward to beat end-game content. For example, to be able to successfully land a hit without even one miss on new AB bosses (400 level) you require more than 830 ACC. Mentioned weapon types + XT items can achieve this much, normal gear on the other hand probably can't (for now). That's why in most cases it's preferable to use those types of weapons.

⠀⠀When it comes to gear up there are two options:
⠀⠀1) Try to join any active SAO:AL discord server or ask on the steam forum for help to carry you through some bosses. Most of those have enough active players, so they can help you out. Should mention that it's a solution for the PC community only. I played on PS too and let's just say you can meet some players who either outright will ignore you or even worse. But it can happen to all of us, so it's up to you.
⠀⠀2) If the first one is not for you, do everything solo, not the fastest way but manageable if you are up to it. And can be more productive in the long run, since you can learn how to be better at this game.

⠀⠀Below will be my example on gearing up using a dual-wield build with available Blooming of Forget-Me-Not DLC:

• Starting up:
  ⠀First thing first, try to complete the DLC story chapters as far as you possibly can with available gear. If you started at level 70, by the end of the DLC story you will be at 100lvl+ and probably have some XT items from common enemies, which can be helpful with grind ahead.
  ⠀So first of all, leveling up is your top priority. If in some chapter you can't progress due to the poor gear, stop doing story quest and try to farm common enemies for missing gear (CE in each chapter can drop different gear).
  
  
• In terms of gear:
  ⠀You should use any 1Hs you can atm and try to farm for XT Alloy Sword (+5% to all stats) x2 from common enemies or SB 200-250, try to get XT Blacklight Clothes (+5% to all stats), and any good accessories with ACC.
  ⠀When you are geared enough you can start to complete Mutaded Beast Quests, obtain shards, level your gear as far as possible (and now you can transfer evolved level if you find better gear).
  
  
• Build optimizations:
  ⠀– For EX Skill: Berserker (ATK +20%, DEF -10%), DEF stat can be neglected, and a little ATK boost is always good.
  ⠀– For Persona - Nimble (ACC +10%), the most required stat, shouldn't be neglected.
  ⠀– For Anima - Uptight (ATK +30%), another ATK boost.
  ⠀– For Sword Skills: Final Revolution + Nightmare Rain (for staggering enemies), Shine Circular (for downing enemies), Star Burst Steam (as main DPS skill).
  ⠀– For Passive Skills: Hawkeye (+10% ACC), Killing Blow (+30% Crit Power), Blade Dance (for additional dmg), Rising Spirit (+5% to all stats).
  ⠀– For active skills: Galvanize (to fully fill Arts Gauge), Billion Blossom (for easier Skill Connect), any buffs if you feel like you have low stats on something. For skill customization, I would prefer to use anything that can boost ACC.
  ⠀– Food Buff: Meat and Chees Hoagie, try to keep 100% uptime always.
  ⠀– For Incarnation: anything you can obtain for now, later something like Rakshasa/Thorn/Eyewall Incarnations.
  
  
• Party Setup: tank (debatable if it'll be useful) or 2 buffers (any equip you can get on them) and 1 debuffer (although it is hard to gear up him\her for 400 level bosses, require items with Special Accuracy).
  ⠀– For both buffers:
  ⠀⠀a) EX Skill - SP Buffer (less SP cost for buffs), Persona - Born Leader (AOE Buffs), Anima - Cautious (less aggro).
  ⠀⠀b) Active skills: 2 Tigers Resolve (+50% to CR and CP), 2 Reaper's Wrath (+35 to CR), Burning Blade (for Break/Fatalize/Down), another Galvanize for emergencies, two buffs which you required the most (later change for Bulwark of the Goddesses for +10% to all stats).
  ⠀⠀c) For passive: The Soul's End (Max SP +100), Verdant Paradigm (AOE +100%), Spiritual Cage (CD -10%), Sense Danger (CD -5%).
  ⠀– For debuffer:
  ⠀⠀a) EX Skill - Debuffer, Persona/Anima - same as buffers.
  ⠀⠀b) Active skills: Sword of the Goddesses (for skill speed), any 2 buffs you currently lacking, At Wit's End (for Risk, need gear with SA, work up to 300+ lvl enemies).
  ⠀⠀c) For passives: Shadow Hands (SA +15%), Mental Resonance (+20% SA), Spiritual Cage (CD -10%), Sense Danger (CD -5%).
  ⠀– About the tank, unkillable Liz was a thing long ago, but any tank will do as long as he can stand even if all other party members are down. Although it's hard for me to recommend this as some bosses can throw 900k+ damage in your face, even a tank when controlled by AI can be killed easily.
  ⠀– For Incarnation: both buffers and debuffer - Beauty Incarnation (for level 4 chain burst).
  
  
• Sword Skills Rotation:
  ⠀Basically, your rotation would be next: quickly change between partners and use all buffs/debuffs (don't overdo with the number of buffs as there is a cap) -> use Galvanize, your main character buffs should go the last.
  ⠀Then use sword skills rotation: Final Revolution - Nightmare Ruin (Hazarded) - Shine Circular (Break) -> Step Dodge -> Final Revolution (Fatal) - Nightmare Ruin (Down) -> Star Burst Stream -> Step Dodge -> Star Burst Stream etc.
  
  
• Progressing onward:
  ⠀Start to farm either 250-300 level SB or start working on Ancient Apostoles, it's up to you to decide what you want to do, AA can be pretty boring but at 200-300 levels drops a good gear (XT Ring of Tranquility for +10% to all stats among other things).
  ⠀Then cycle repeats, as you obtain more Ring of Tranquility other buffs can be unequipped. Get better gear -> optimize skill customization -> transfer evolved levels or farm MBQ -> progress farther with AA etc.

⠀⠀A wall of text became even bigger, but at least it's starting to look better. Can't say if it'll be valuable to new players, but I hope it helps. Still didn't go into every little detail such as skill customization, incarnation farm, etc., but I'll leave it be, for now.

Q: The best way to farm money?
A: Fishing, go for treasures, or just farm silver/bronze bosses, divine beasts, and raids. Sell looted items that you don't need. Another method, while farming materials for enhancing items from Mutated Beast Quests, sell gold nuggets from the chests (level 100 quests).
After the introduction of XT items in v2.01, another good way to farm shia is basically to farm SB/DB/AA, you'll get so many items to sell at a high price.

Q: What is the fastest way to obtain skill points?
A: Depends on what you want to do, if you need incarnations – just kill clamps and clusters, it gives 3-4 points per clamp and 4-5 points for the cluster on hard difficulty. Or if you want to farm some gear, just hit the raids, kill silver bosses and divine beasts.
Another good method, after finishing the game, you can repeat the last section of the story and kill clamps, there are 15+ in a total of them, which provides a good quantity of skill points.

Q: Is there a way to re-watch bed scenes again?
A: Yes, there is, after completing the game you can watch them again in the gallery. You can see again all events you've completed.

Q: Can't see and connect to my friend's room in the co-op, what should I do?
A: Your region must be the same as your friend's. An easy solution for this is to change your own Download Region to the closest one to your friend.
To do this go into Steam -> Settings -> Downloads -> Download Region and change it according to your need. Tested this myself, wasn't able to see rooms created by players from Italy and the UK, after changing DR all is good now.

I'd like to thank the following steam users for their contributions to this guide.

1. Yaiba
   
2. [ΞΧΔ] Ekxsza
   
3. ASH
   
4. Numenorius
   
5. Nezeroth
   
6. Everyone else, who helped with updating this guide.

• Previous changes to the guide:
  1.09[i.imgur.com], 1.30[i.imgur.com], 1.50[i.imgur.com], 2.03[i.imgur.com].

• Updated Daily Quests section with missing quests and new info.
  
• Updated Visualize Attire Items section, added items from Memory Arena, from collabs. Added other not mentioned items. Added preview for every item and for Prize outfits too.
  
• Updated Incarnation sections, according to the 2.10 update.
  
• Updated Persona & Anima section with Arcane Arsenal (Seven & Rain quests) information.
  
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• Updated MBQ section with the required amount of shards for upgrading to +50.
  
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• Updated a few items stats in the Common enemies (RNG) section.
  
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• Fixed typos and wrong values/skills in old (1.09-1.30) items.

• Double-checked values for previous XT items, fixed mistakes.