Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinstrals Manipulation Route
From RPG Speedruns
Refer to Lufia 2: Rise of the Sinstrals Route for manipulation through Catfish. This guide begins after the catfish kill. Note that this guide assumes some general knowledge of the run and as a result, will be more sparse for the more technical details of dungeons. This is mostly for actions to take for bosses and inventory/equipment management.
Regal Goblin
- Boomer both Tia fights
- heal, reset, and head to Alunze
- shopping
- 15 boomerangs
- 3 escapes
- 1 warp
- double boomer all encounters in basement
- escape out
- Alunze shopping 2
- Mini Shield on Tia
- 1 escape
- 1 warp
- 11 shrieks
- 11 awakes
- 11 hi potions
- 11 antidotes
- skip the witch ring
- equip catfish jewel on Maxim and flash RNG
- Regal Goblin
- Turn 1: Maxim Mega Quake, Tia Boomer (Goblin hits Tia for 36)
- Turn 2: Maxim Mega Quake, Tia Drowsy (Goblin sleeps)
- Turn 3+: Maxim Mega Quake, Tia Boomer (Goblin sleeps except for last attack, hitting Maxim for 33ish)
- Equip Eagle Rock on Maxim before escaping
Camu
- Tanbel Shopping
- Shop
- Sell Catfish Jewel
- 2 Kukris
- Tough Hide on Maxim
- Sell remaining boomerangs
- Magic
- Droplet on Tia
- Flash on Tia and Maxim
- Strong on Maxim
- Items
- 32ish Big Boomers
- Big Boomer with everyone in town fight
- Big Boomer with everyone in rug gnome fight
- Formation:
- Guy, Maxim
- Tia
- Equips:
- Strongest on Maxim, Eagle Rock
- Strongest on Guy
- Flash save and walk straight to Camu
- Camu
- Turn 1: Guy Big Boomer, Maxim weapon IP, Tia flash (Camu summons)
- Turn 2: Guy Big Boomer, Maxim weapon IP, Tia Big Boomer (Camu summons)
- Turn 3: Guy Big Boomer, Maxim Big Boomer, Tia flash (Camu busters)
- Turn 4: Guy attack, Maxim weapon IP, Tia Flash (Camu summons)
- Turn 5: Guy Big Boomer, Maxim Big Boomer, Tia Big Boomer (Camu summons)
- Turn 6: Swap Maxim and Guy | Maxim Big Boomer, Guy Big Boomer, Tia Flash (Camu sleep stinger Guy)
- (Get Camu Jewel)
Tarantula
- Bee Room
- Walk to top, then hold right for encounter
- Fight formation:
- Maxim, Tia
- Guy
- Maxim Big Boomer, Tia Defend, Guy Big Boomer
- Equips:
- Guy strongest, camu jewel
- Flash RNG, reset room, walk up 1 tile, then straight to tarantula
- Formation for Tarantula:
- Maxim, Guy
- Tia
- Tarantula (2000 HP) Companions (82 HP)
- Turn 1: Maxim Attack, Guy Attack, Tia Battle Lust Guy (Poison shower)
- Turn 2: Maxim Attack, Guy Atack, Tia Big Boomer (companion)
- Turn 3: Maxim Big Boomer, Guy Attack, Tia Big Boomer (companion)
- Turn 4: Swap Maxim & Guy | Guy Attack, Maxim Big Boomer, Tia Big Boomer
- Turn 5: Guy Blaze attack, Maxim Dive, Tia Battle Lust Guy
- Heal and escape warp to Clamento
Clowns
- 11 regains in Parcelyte
- Equips:
- Strongest Maxim
- Mind ring on Tia
- Bee Rock on Tia
- Flash RNG and head straight to left clown
- Blue Clown (1200 HP)
- Turn 1: Maxim attack, Guy attack, Tia Battle Lust Maxim, Selan defend (Clown empty turn)
- Turn 2: Maxim attack, Guy attack, Tia Droplet, Selan defend (Clown fireball Maxim)
- Turn 3: Swap Maxim and Guy | Guy attack, Maxim Glacial Blast, Tia defend, Selan defend (Clown attack Guy)
- Selan heal Maxim
- Equips:
- Remove Anger brace and tough hide from Maxim
- Anger Brace on Selan
- Red Clown (1200 HP) (Previous fight had 0 level ups)
- Turn 1: Maxim defend, Guy attack, Tia Battle Lust Guy, Selan defend (Clown Blizzard party)
- Turn 2: Swap Maxim and Guy | Guy attack, Maxim defend, Tia Battle Lust Guy, Selan defend (Clown attack Guy)
- Turn 3: Swap Maxim and Selan | Guy Blaze Attack, Selan defend, Tia defend, Maxim defend (Clown attacks Maxim)
- Equips:
- Equip Tough Hide on Maxim
- Heal all with Selan
- Blue Clown (1200 HP) (Previous fight had Tia and Maxim level up)
- Turn 1: Maxim Glacial Blast, Tia Battle Lust Maxim (Clown bolts party)
- Turn 2: Maxim attack, Tia defend (Clown attacks Maxim)
- Turn 3: Maxim Glacial Blast, Tia attack (Clown empty turn)
- Red Clown (1200 HP) (Previous fight had 0 level ups)
- Turn 1: Guy attack, Selan battle lust Guy (Clown attacks Guy)
- Turn 2: Guy attack, Selan defend (Clown empty turn)
- Turn 3: Guy attack, Selan flash (Clown empty turn)
- Turn 4: Guy attack, Selan flash (Clown attacks Selan)
Mummy Trolls
- Escape warp to parcelyte with Selan (no heals)
- Remove all from Guy after Gades
- Escape warp to Parcelyte
- Merix shopping
- 13 Big Boomers
- Gladius on Maxim
- Fireball on Selan
- Equips Pre Flash:
- Remove all from Tia
- Pearl Brace, Mind Ring, Camu Jewel on Selan
- Anger Brace on Maxim
- Hold down and walk straight to next room asap after flash (not moving after flash breaks manip). Walk straight to boss
- Mummies
- Maxim Big Boomer, Tia defend, Selan Fireball all (Maxim 1 hit, Selan 1 hit, Tia 2 hits to die)
- Trolls (Maxim only leveled up previous fight)
- Swap Maxim and dead Tia
- Maxim Big Boomer, Selan Fireball all