6 bosses and the Cathedral trial

Large machine in the Eastern Fortress. Collect the Vault Key and red key separately after victory.

1. Do not remain in front; move past the legs toward the rear and attack.
2. When it pulls away, watch for shots and re-approach with cover or lateral movement.
3. Reduce flying summons quickly with the Wand. Do not focus only on the large enemy and ignore surrounding firing lines.
4. Pick up the Vault Key after battle and inspect the storage area beyond to take the red key.

Great Library roof, reached from the Atoll's 4 pillars. Guards the green key.

1. Lock on while it floats and use ranged attacks such as the Wand. Prepare Blue Fruit for MP.
2. Avoid its landing attack and counter in melee during the opening. Do not heal directly before the landing point.
3. Reduce summons before they surround you on the narrow rooftop.
4. Defeat it and take the green key. Check the 3 sheet pairs in the library glass cases before returning.

• The Magic Orb can also change the distance. It uses MP, so this is not presented as unlimited use alongside the Wand.

Hidden Vault in the Rooted Ziggurat beyond the Quarry. Guards the blue key.

1. Distinguish sword, spread shots, thrown bombs and ground waves. Move to safety when an area on the ground glows.
2. Place decoys on the platform and attack briefly while the boss turns toward them.
3. Do not exhaust stamina even when blocking. Consider countering or healing after dodging its charge.
4. Defeat it and collect the blue key. Check the teleport route back to the temple.

• Treat leaving the purple-glowing area and recovering stamina after countering as separate tasks in this battle.

Distinguish 6 combat pedestals from the healing pedestal. Battle order is not fixed. Choosing difficult trials first permits quicker practice retries after failure.

1. Decide when to use the healing pedestal between trials. Do not restart the whole gauntlet by treating it like ordinary shrine rest.
2. If the trial does not finish despite apparently defeating everything, check decoy-lured enemies and screen corners.
3. Complete all 6 types to receive Hero's Laurels, then return to separated later-game platforms.

Distinguish the first encounter from the final rematch. Rematch after obtaining movement gear and recovering stats at 6 graves. For sharing the manual, choose conversation after completion.

1. In phase 1, avoid close sword attacks and counter briefly when they end. Move away from incoming-projectile markers.
2. Depleting the first HP bar is not the end. Save recovery, MP and consumables for phase 2.
3. In phase 2, watch purple areas and stronger attacks; do not stand still repeatedly healing. Consolidate healing into safe openings.
4. Aura's Gem is a parry option. Do not assume every area attack is parryable; also use dashing and movement.
5. Victory leads to the combat ending. Choose Retry afterward to continue collection.

• Guaranteed hit counts and seconds vary with settings, position and equipment. This table supplies observation points for beginning a counterattack.

1. Equip Magic Wand (Fire Wand / Fire Rod) and Magic Dagger on separate action buttons.
2. Aim at the enemy and press Wand and Dagger together. The combination fires a freezing projectile at a distant target.
3. If only normal fire or the short-range Dagger appears, check the 2 assigned buttons and simultaneous input.
4. Check the remaining blue MP gauge afterward. Recover with ordinary dodging or sword counters before repeating the combination.

• The note at the bottom of manual page 53 shows simultaneous Wand/Dagger use followed by the Orb.
• Check your own gauge rather than inferring repeat counts solely from MP use in old videos. Exact combination cost is not listed.

1. For Siege Engine, distinguish frontal attack zones from positions that reach the rear core. Move behind it first, then swing the Sword.
2. While the Librarian is off-platform, use ranged attacks or wait for landing. Leave the landing point and approach after the landing attack ends.
3. For Boss Scavenger, link ranged-attack avoidance with dodging kicks after approaching. Reaching close range alone is not a cue for repeated attacks.
4. In the Heir's later phase, choose safe ground to move around after attacks rather than insisting on the shortest route across purple floor.