Where to find all the Lineage Types and Butterflies in Stranger of Sword City

stranger of sword city black baron(Update March 22, 2021) Stranger of Sword City Revisited was released in English recently, but this FAQ was based on the original Japanese release from 2014, so it might not be accurate. In the same way, my walkthrough of Entaku no Seito, now released as Saviors of Sapphire Wings, is based on the PSP version and not the updated remake, so it might not be accurate. Follow this FAQ at your own risk!

I finally finished my barebones walkthrough of Entaku no Seito, a.k.a. Saviors of Sapphire Wings, which made me feel all dungeon-crawly, which reminded me that Stranger of Sword City came out in English recently on the Vita and XBox One (Update: I’m replaying it myself now, this is a good chance to check whether the FAQs were right).

Since it’s in English and since it’s much shorter and more straightforward than Entaku it doesn’t really need a FAQ, but I do remember having a hard time finding a few of the Lineage monsters in Sword City, so I thought I’d translate this Japanese guide to finding them all. I don’t know most of the English names of the monsters/levels, so I used my best guess in most cases. Please correct me if there are any mistakes.

Caution: Part of the fun of the game is hunting them all yourself, so only use this if you’re really stuck or frustrated. Big thanks to Twinkle for fact-checking and corrections.

Where to find all the Lineage Types in Stranger of Sword City

Mausoleum of Metal

List title Name Difficulty Details
Blind Frog of Steel Mamala ★ Fight automatically at the start.
Entangled Souls Kuku & Lili ★ Found underground around X:03 Y:01.
Cheap Master Thief Mukabu the Third ★ Buy a piece of Black Candy from the blacksmith and take it with you. He will randomly attack or show up when you Ambush an enemy. I found him as a random encounter at X:06 Y:06 on the Dark Path underground during the tutorial mission.
Rotten World Tree Yggdria ★★★★★ Appears after you beat Jormungand and obtain the Oasis Origin item. Take the item with you as you explore underground. Whether he shows up as a random encounter or Ambush enemy depends on your version. In the PC version I ran into him just walking around the very first screen at X:10 Y:09. Another confirmed sighting in the south at X:09 Y:08.
Ferocious Quick-Tempered Beast Le Roi Lapin ★★★★★ Found in the crashed plane where you fought Kuku & Lili (underground, X:03 Y:01) after the late game Door of Destiny events.

Mausoleum of Forests

List title Name Difficulty Details
Princess of Plants Fresia ★ Randomly shows up when you Hide in the Ambush point in the southern part of Frost Forest. I found her at the X:03 Y:15 point (sorry for the earlier mistake).
Guardian of the Great Forest Rocbell ★ Hide in one of the Ambush point east of the forest (I fought him at East Frost Forest X:00 Y:02). You need the Rocbell eye he drops to progress.
Fire-eating Bird Poinibell ★★ Randomly appears when you mount an ambush in the Firebird lands east of the Orc village. Confirmed sighting at X:01 Y:15. Drops the golden liver item you need to progress.
Guardian of the Deep Forest Tautab ★★ PC/XBox One version only. Event battle in the Forest of Ceremonies.
Guardian of the Deep Forest Asterios ★★ Vita version only. Event battle in the Forest of Ceremonies.
Tyrant Chief GNuta ★★ Retrieve the golden liver from X:05 Y:17 of GNuta village. Then walk around the Northern forest normally and he should appear as a random encounter. I found him by touching an encounter symbol at X:14 Y:14. Beware, he hits HARD!
Ancient Sentry Elder Golem ★★★★★ Appears after you unlock the Mausoleum of Storms. Check the red symbol at X:14 Y:10 in the Forest of Ceremonies.

Shadow Palace

List title Name Difficulty Details
Predator of Shadows Elder Slime ★★ Randomly appears when you Hide in Abandoned areas 1 & 2. Confirmed sighting at X:05 Y:12 in the dark zone of area 2. I fought it myself at X:04 Y:00 of area 2.
Cowardly Blue Thunder Blue Head ★★ Shows up after a few turns pass when you’re fighting an Ambush battle in Abandoned areas 3 & 4. Confirmed sighting in the burial chamber at X:04 Y:04 in area 3. I fought it myself at X:15 Y:04 in area 4 in a battle with a Social Knight and some slimes. I killed the Knight and two slimes and Blue Head showed up on turn 3 (only to be killed by me on turn 4).
Golden Sorcerer Knight Gold General ★★★★★ Only appears if you have a Social Knight’s Heart in your inventory (dropped post-Ambush by Social Knights carrying a chest with a diamond symbol on it). Shows up as a random encounter in Abandoned areas 1-4 if you do. Avoid tackling if you’re under level 20.
Wheedling General Muffin ★ Abandoned area 5 X:02 Y:09. Kyo will automatically defeat him and give you the Blood Crystal the first time. After that Muffin will show up again and again but you won’t get a Blood Crystal for beating him.

Valley of the Ruined

List title Name Difficulty Details
Formless Sniper Le Vin ★ Touch the symbol at X:10 Y:03 in White Shadow Town.
Sword Executioner Ta Datoki ★★ Enter the room at X:08 Y:10 in Black Shadow Town.
Coward Ke Mui ★★ Touch the red symbol in front of you at X:13 Y:17 after the events in the middle of the valley.
Scarlet Magician Le Musa ★★ Boss battle fought in White Shadow Town at X:14 Y:16 after you report back after retrieving the goods you were asked to find in the Poison to Poison quest.

Underground Ghost Town

List title Name Difficulty Details
Guide to Hades Elder Race ★★★ Touch the red symbol at X:14 Y:06 on the first floor.
She who crosses the ghostly thread Rainbow ★★★ Touch the red symbol at X:09 Y:08 in the spider’s nest.
Decayed Dragon sleeping underground Death Dragon ★★★★★ Appears together with Lamitta below.
Fallen Demon Princess Lamitta ★★★ Appears together with the Death Dragon. Event battle at the bottom of the nest, X:13 Y:15
Wandering Ghost Knight Murderall ★★★★★ PC/XBox One version only. Randomly appears after a few turns pass in some battles on the first floor/some other areas. Specifically in battles that include undead enemies like Death Seeker, Skull Lord, Skull Cap and skeletons. Will probably be too strong for you when you first encounter him, so just run.
Wandering Ghost Knight Gaizel ★★★★★ Vita version only. Randomly appears after a few turns pass in some battles on the first floor/some other areas. Specifically in battles that include undead enemies like Death Seeker, Skull Lord, Skull Cap and skeletons. Will probably be too strong for you when you first encounter him, so just run.

Mausoleum of the Sea

List title Name Difficulty Details
Wandering Man of the Sea Captain Ghost ★★★ Let a few turns (5?) pass when you’re fighting a Ghost Ship normal/ambush encounter and he’ll show up. Ghost Ships usually show up in the center of the sea, before you step into the warp that needs a symbol and takes you to Depth 100. Confirmed sighting at Sea Interior X:04 Y:15.
Brave General of the Flood King Kraken ★★★★ If you defeat enough regular Krakens (no idea how much is “enough” but try about 10) and mount an ambush at depth 100 or 500 he should show up. Defeating the Krakens first may be optional. I fought him in the upper ambush point at depth 100 IIRC.
King of the Depths Fish Man ★★★ Hide in the Ambush point (X:15 Y:10) in depth 1000. As with King Kraken above, you may have to defeat some Mermen and Mormen first.
Living Legend 2-headed Nessie ★★★★ PC/XBox One version only. Investigate the warp point at X:11 Y:14 at depth 1000 (map). Unmissable story boss.
Living Legend Lislima ★★★★ Vita version only. Investigate the warp point at X:11 Y:14 at depth 1000. Unmissable story boss.
Corpse-Craving Water Dragon Jormungand ★★★★★ Randomly intrudes on non-boss battles at depth 1000. Drops the Oasis Origin item you need to fight another Lineage type later.

Mausoleum of Flames

List title Name Difficulty Details
Fire-spreading Beetle Flare Fly ★★★ Hide at X:15 Y:06 on the underground crater level. Drops the Flare Fly jewel item. For me he didn’t show up until I touched a burning door then went back and spoke to the helpful Phoenix Squad member at X:16 Y:18 in the mines.
Cold Cremator Coatl ★★ Get the Flare Fly jewel from defeating the Flare Fly. Hide in the mines (X:09 Y:13 is a good spot) and let the enemies pass by until he shows up.
Head from the Pure Land Heaven’s Legion ★★ Random encounter in the north or south of the underground crater level. I encountered it a few steps before the strip where you fight the Flare Fly.
Head from Purgatory Hell’s Legion ★★ Random encounter on the semi-flame level.
Ravaged Prototype Black Baron ★★★ Touch the red symbol at the X:16 Y:10 mark in the northern part of the Scorching Heat level.
White Hot Lizard Fafnig ★★★★★ Mount an Ambush in the Salamander Den area. I beat him at X:04 Y:14. He’s not so tough if you level up a bit first.

Mausoleum of Storms

List title Name Difficulty Details
Heir of the Prideful Mihail ★★★★ Event battle at Rei X:09 Y:05
Magic Ship Charon’s Vessel ★★★★ Event battle at the very top of the mausoleum.
Ancient Magic Creature Elder Wisp ★★★★ Appears together with Charon.
Thoughtful Reaper Charon ★★★★ Appears together with Elder Wisp. Auto-battle after defeating Charon’ Vessel.
Accursed Crystal Flame & Ice ★★★★★ Randomly appears whenever you fight an enemy throughout the Mausoleum of Storms once you defeat Charon. Usually shows up after 3 or 4 turns pass.

Mausoleum of Ice

List title Name Difficulty Details
Violent Brute Nephilim ★★★★ Shows up when you defeat enough red symbol enemies in the in the Temple of Giants. I don’t know how many is “enough” so just keep beating Cyclops and touching red symbols until he dies. [edit: he may also randomly show up on any encounter, so stay alert]
Deadly Gluttonous Beast Behemoth ★★★★ Intrudes on battles in the Werewolf Palace after 3 turns. He killed me a lot in my first playthrough. Not that I’m bitter or anything.
King of the Dragon Descendants Drake Raja ★★★★ Touch the red symbol at X:05 Y:07 in the Rear Palace part of the Dragonman Palace.
Avenger of Fresh Blood Armon ★★★★ Intrudes on battles in the Werewolf Palace once you’ve killed a certain number of kobolds. No idea how many it takes.

Ark of Eternity

List title Name Difficulty Details
Watchdog of the Death Road Fendor ★★★★★ Touch the red symbol at the entrance to the Ark of Eternity, X:09 Y:09.
Time-burning Dragon Ol=Wyvern ★★★★★ Intrudes on battles in the higher floors after 4 or 5 turns pass (try Area III and above).
Immortal Twin demons Noble Maiden ★★★★★ Touch the red symbol at X:09 Y:10 in Mausoleum of Sealed Magic V.
Sturdy Chief Vassal Demon Ol=Fik ★★★★★ Touch the red symbol at X:09 Y:10 in Mausoleum of Sealed Skills V.
Demon’s Wife Kisskill Lira ★★★★★ Touch the red symbol at X:06 Y:07 in Mausoleum of Poison V.

Unknown

List title Name Difficulty Details
Great Jaw wriggling in the Moonlit Night Lado Hydra ★ Event battle when you head to the Slums for the first time. Unmissable.
Silver Beetle Serene ★★ Event battle when you try to enter the Mausoleum of the Sea. Unmissable.
Dragon insect flying through the Heavens Dragonia ★★★★ Event battle when you first enter the Mausoleum of Storms. Unmissable.
Form of Wandering Spirits Tri-Color ★★★★★ Encounter in any butterfly nest area after obtaining the Black Butterfly Blood Crystal item. See below for a list of butterfly nests.

Postgame

White Palace/Black Palace

List title Name Difficulty Details
Puppets of the gods Duo Baroque ★★★★★ Defeat a number of Spriggans (who knows how many?) and it will show up at the Ambush points.

Butterfly Spots & Nests

stranger of sword city fight butterflyStranger of Sword City has both butterfly spots, where one butterfly shows up from time to time, and butterfly nests which are ambush points where butterflies respawn endlessly. The latter make good EXP grinding spots. I did my first playthrough on the Beginner difficulty so I never needed to grind, but I can see the use. Here are where to find all the spots and nests in the game:

Butterfly Spots

They don’t always appear, and it takes a while for them to respawn once they do.

  • Mausoleum of Metal
    • Mausoleum of Metal X:12 Y:18
    • Dark Path X:18 Y:06
  • Mausoleum of Forest
    • GNuta village X:02 Y:16
    • Frost Forest East X:18 Y:15
    • Fire-eating Bird’s Territory X:11 Y:02
    • Frost Forest North X:01 Y:17
  • Shadow Palace
    • Abandoned Area II X:01 Y:16
    • Abandoned Area III X:12 Y:05
    • Abandoned Area IV X:07 Y:13
  • Valley of the Ruined
    • Middle of the valley X:04 Y:14
    • Black Shadow Town X:13 Y:12
    • North of the Valley X:07 Y:04
  • Mausoleum of Flames
    • Sub-level entrance X:18 Y:17
    • Flame level West X:10 Y:05
    • Flame level South X:11 Y:18
    • Flame level North X:17 Y:11
  • Underground Ghost Town
    • Spider’s Nest X:02 Y:15
    • New Ghost town 1F X:01 Y:10 [thanks to Twinkle for pointing this one out]
    • Bottom of the Nest X:08 Y:10 [thanks again, Twinkle]
  • Mausoleum of the Sea
    • Middle of the Sea X:12 Y:11
    • Depth 100 X:04 Y:04
    • Depth 1000 X:14 Y:04
  • Mausoleum of Ice [thanks to Twinkle]
    • Temple of Giants X:09 Y:06
    • Dragon palace B X:10 Y:16
  • Mausoleum of Storms
    • Peak X:13 Y:10
    • 5th floor X:08 Y:04 (Enter the hole on the 6th floor where you fought Heir of the Prideful)[thanks to Twinkle]
  • Ark of Eternity
    • Mausoleum of Sealed Magic V X:11 Y:14
    • Mausoleum of Poison V X:02 Y:05
    • Mausoleum of Anti-Skill top floor X:10 Y:13
  • Black Palace
    • Steep level X:04 Y:09

Butterfly Nests

  • Mausoleum of Flame – Salamander’s Den
    • Behind a hidden door at the Southeast Ambush point (X:13 Y:10)
  • Mausoleum of the Sea
    • Depth 1000. X:12 Y:16 (Above the area where you fight 2-headed Nessie (PC/XBONE)/Lislima(Vita))
  • Mausoleum of Storms
    • Top area X:15 Y:10 after beating Charon
  • Mausoleum of Ice
    • Dragonman Place Rear Palace X:13 Y:01, behind a hidden door

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66 thoughts on “Where to find all the Lineage Types and Butterflies in Stranger of Sword City”

  1. jennifer says:
    April 10, 2016 at 3:29 am

    Wow this is amazing!! It will be out on vita on April 26th , only 16 more day and counting, so I will be using this guide for sure!

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  2. Isleif says:
    April 10, 2016 at 1:11 pm

    Thanks a lot for the translation! ^____^

    I just preordered the game a couple of days ago and I can’t wait to play it! Hope you can get your paws on a Vita soon; this console is an absolute dungeon-crawler heaven!

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    • Kina says:
      April 10, 2016 at 5:24 pm

      I knoooow! I want Demon Gaze! And Operation Abyss! And Ray Gigant! And even Dungeon Travelers if I can get it really really cheap! Stranger of Sword City looks and sounds amazing but it’s lacking a bit when it comes to volume. Not that you should cancel your preorder or anything, but you might get a bit of a “That’s it?” feeling when it’s over. I know I did, anyway.

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  3. kale says:
    April 11, 2016 at 6:35 pm

    I have a question, about how many hours did it take you to finish this? How much shorter is it then children of the round? And lastly is this game VERY HARD, like excessively hard? Thanks

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    • Kina says:
      April 11, 2016 at 10:14 pm

      It took me 61 hours for the first playthrough, but I must note that I played very, very, very cautiously, retreating to save every few minutes. A braver player could finish it in half the time. I finished the main Entaku game in 49 hours, make of that what you will.

      I played Stranger of Sword City on Beginner (Easy) mode, so it wasn’t hard. The early parts were a little challenging, after that it wasn’t bad. Of course you will still die a few times especially against bosses, but that’s business as usual for this kind of genre.

      What’s more, there’s an item that lets you change difficulty on the fly, so you can start out on Beginner then switch to Normal when you’re feeling bolder. Or do the whole first playthrough on Beginner and switch to Normal for the next playthrough where you get to carry over all your weapons and levels and stuff.

      For the record I played Students of the Round on the lowest difficulty as well, and I don’t think it affected my enjoyment any.

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  4. Jennifer says:
    April 30, 2016 at 2:50 am

    Yaaaaaay! It’s finally out and I’m having a blast. Thanks for the guide it’s a really big help.

    Reply
    • Kina says:
      April 30, 2016 at 9:59 am

      I’m replaying it and having a blast too. Just finished the second batch of dungeons, currently trying to hunt down two last lineages so I can move the story forward.

      Reply
  5. Jennifer says:
    May 2, 2016 at 3:47 pm

    HAVE YOU SEEN THIS: http://gematsu.com/2016/05/new-interpretation-stranger-sword-city-announced-ps-vita

    I hope it makes it over here!!!!!!

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    • Kina says:
      May 2, 2016 at 4:35 pm

      I saw it! I hope they make it available as DLC, would be a nice shot in the arm once the game gets stale. Stranger of Sword City definitely needs more volume, and this sounds like just the ticket.

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  6. Vir says:
    May 8, 2016 at 9:37 am

    Having a hard time finding a ghost ship encounter. Spend a lot of time wandering mausoleum of the sea and hiding but no luck! You know of a specific floor it appears?

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    • Kina says:
      May 9, 2016 at 9:08 am

      IIRC I found one at one of the ambush spots in the center of the sea Mausoleum, before you step into the warp point that takes you to depth 100 (the one you need the Symbol to step into). I haven’t seen any ghost ships deeper than that point.

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      • Vir says:
        May 13, 2016 at 8:02 am

        Thanks for the reply, finally found one. I really like this game, only some Lineages left on Ark of Eternity. Although my level 38 party is getting slaughtered by critical hits fighting Tricolor, which is a bit unfair, but I guess ill have to grind some more (playing on normal). No saving in dungeons gives that extra challenge I used to love in oldskool rpg’s.

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      • Vir says:
        May 13, 2016 at 8:46 am

        Managed to kill tricolor, assassination did the trick.

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        • Kina says:
          May 14, 2016 at 11:20 am

          Assassination does trick for a lot of lineages. I stacked the front row with hidden ninjas and assassinated them to death.

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  7. Kenny says:
    May 13, 2016 at 10:13 am

    Does the heart stone for “golden sorcerer knight” stay in your inventory if you leave the dungeon? If it does, then I might of accidentally sold it. On the other hand, if it disappears if you leave, then I just haven’t had the fortune to ambush it again.

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    • Kina says:
      May 14, 2016 at 9:02 am

      It doesn’t disappear, so you must have sold it by accident, which is very easy to do. You’ll have to get it again, I’m afraid.

      Reply
  8. dee says:
    May 31, 2016 at 10:22 pm

    Can’t figure out how to get through the west gate of Black Shadow Town…

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    • Kina says:
      May 31, 2016 at 11:39 pm

      Search for hidden doors. That’s usually the problem in Valley of the Ruined. Here’s what my completed map of Black Shadow Town looks like, for comparison:
      Black Shadow Town
      Hope it helps!

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      • Tee says:
        June 9, 2016 at 10:32 am

        it does , thx 🙂

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      • dee says:
        June 21, 2016 at 5:14 pm

        Oh, thanks. I actually went back and looked at EVERY wall and found it…

        On another note, how do you process in the Mausoleum of the Sea? I believe I’ve beaten 2 lineages… one being the Ghost Captain. I’m pretty sure I’ve killed dozens of Kraken, but no lineage too. Do I need to beat a certain number of lineages to progress to the next floor?

        Also, how do I get back to the Ghost Town? It doesn’t show up as a place to travel…

        Thanks for having all this info too. I’m hoping there’s some sort of FAQ/Walkthrough at some point. 🙂

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        • Kina says:
          June 22, 2016 at 8:07 pm

          I’m sure someone will make one. I know there’s a Wikia, but I don’t have the URL offhand.

          Have you been to the lower depths (100, 500, 1000) or are you unable to progress deeper because the game says you need a “symbol”?

          If the former, just keep exploring till you find the warp points that lead deeper down and eventually beat the boss at depth 1000. The sliding currents are annoying but you’ll make it through if you’re patient.

          If it’s the latter and you need a symbol, make sure you’ve finished the Black Baron quest in the Mausoleum of Flames (beat the boss then report back to the Phoenix Squad) then talk to Helga at the palace. If she’s not showing up, give all the crystals you have to the vessels and something is bound to trigger.

          I don’t have my game on me now, but the Ghost Town doesn’t show up on the same option as the Guild/Mausoleum of Metal. It will be one of the map options further down, possibly the one that says “Lower Section” or something like that.

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  9. Bang says:
    June 2, 2016 at 12:08 pm

    Hi guys, I need help… I am currently stuck at the Mausoleum of ice and there is no quest to do… Pls tell me what can I do?

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    • Kina says:
      June 2, 2016 at 3:08 pm

      Strictly speaking the Mausoleum of Ice is an optional dungeon. The story progresses when you give blood crystals to the vessels, so have you given all you have to the vessels or are you holding on to any?

      If you have, the main story trigger at this point will be found from beating the boss (2-headed Nessie or Lilithma) in the Mausoleum of the Sea and watching the events that follow. After that you should go talk to Marilith at the Palace. She will tell you to go talk to Riu. Talk to Riu when you’re ready and she will take you to a new dungeon.

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  10. Izuna says:
    June 8, 2016 at 3:09 pm

    Man thank you very much for this guide,.. I´m at the beginning of the game. Cheap Master Thief was driving me mad, I couldn´t find him ( until i read your guide about the candy >_< lol.

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  11. waddupitsme says:
    June 10, 2016 at 5:54 pm

    Im on the pc version and i wonder how to actually get to 2-headed nessie i am at the sea cave (1000m) and explored but the only thing i found is 2 hiding zones and nothing else is there a hidden door somwhere? if so where is it?

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    • Kina says:
      June 11, 2016 at 10:38 pm

      There’s no hidden door. 2-Headed Nessie should be at X:11 Y:14 at 1000m. See the map below for details. If he’s not showing up, it might be a story trigger issue. Go talk to all the Vessels/give them all your crystals and come back and try again.
      Where to find 2-headed Nessie

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      • waddupitsme says:
        June 12, 2016 at 12:26 am

        Okey! thanks so much for thelp! 🙂

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      • Tali says:
        June 19, 2016 at 4:05 pm

        Wondering if you can help me, too 🙂 2-Headed Nessie respawned but I can’t find it where I fought it the first time (for the story quest). Does it just become a random encounter when it respawns or am I missing something?

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        • Kina says:
          June 19, 2016 at 5:22 pm

          When monsters respawn they usually take over one of the warp stones (those floating things you touch that take you back to the Guild) in the stage. Check all the warp stones in the Mausoleum of the Sea and I’m sure you’ll find it.

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  12. Eri says:
    June 11, 2016 at 3:38 pm

    So I’ve beaten the game and returned the remaining Strangers back to their home. After that, I was back at Ark of Eternity and Dranserk/Toji asked me to gather the remaining Blood Crystals and give them to him. Unfortunately I didn’t remember where he said he would be waiting, so how do I find him?
    Also, I can’t seem to find The White Palace. 🙁

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    • Kina says:
      June 11, 2016 at 10:33 pm

      He’ll be in the Ark of Eternity, the room with the entrances to the three towers you have to do together to unlock the last boss. He’ll be standing in the middle somewhere.
      The White Place should be in the very bottom option (the one that says Upper Layer or something like that) when you go to the World Map.

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  13. Woolf says:
    June 17, 2016 at 3:22 pm

    for some reason the time burning dragon wont proc for me its supposed to intrude on every battle yet everybattle i defend for so long my 1 fighter ends up countering everything into oblivion

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    • Kina says:
      June 17, 2016 at 7:27 pm

      AFAIK there’s no special trigger to make Ol=Wyvern appear. He’s supposed to appear on the higher levels of each area, not the lower ones (try Area III and above, will update the FAQ to reflect that) so try waiting for him at the top. Apart from that there’s nothing else you need to do, just keep trying.

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  14. Twinkle says:
    June 17, 2016 at 9:44 pm

    There is another Butterfly spot at Underground/new Ghost town 1F X: 01 Y: 10

    But otherly seems you have almost all spots good job 😀

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    • Kina says:
      June 17, 2016 at 11:22 pm

      Added, thanks! This isn’t my original work, I just translated a Japanese FAQ. If you discover anything else, please let me know! Thank you!

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      • Twinkle says:
        June 18, 2016 at 8:14 am

        I just started a new game since I had some troubles with the disorder warps (curse you phoenix :D) I try my best to find some more things so this blog can turn out super awesome, if there is anything you would like to see investigated, or cleared out, let me know and I will fix on (hopefully) a 100% anwser!

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        • Twinkle says:
          June 18, 2016 at 9:39 am

          Another Butterflly spot (first time encountered here though) at Bottom of the Nest X: 08 Y: 10

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          • Kina says:
            June 18, 2016 at 11:26 am

            Thanks a lot! Added. I’m doing a replay myself so I’ll try and check if there’s anything else the FAQs missed as well.

  15. Twinkle says:
    June 18, 2016 at 3:45 pm

    Updates :
    Butterfly spot: Mausoleum of Ice – Temple of Giants X: 09 Y: 06
    Butterfly spot: Mausoleum of Ice – Dragon palace B X: 10 Y: 16

    Butterfly spot: Mausoleum of Storm – 5th floor X: 08 Y: 04
    (Enter the hole on the 6th floor where you fought Heir of the Prideful)

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    • Kina says:
      June 18, 2016 at 9:03 pm

      Wow, thanks! I only just noticed the FAQ didn’t have an MoI section.

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      • Twinkle says:
        June 18, 2016 at 10:02 pm

        I was reading some Lineage encounters and some were a bit vague. It is still working but just a little more specific. *this is based on completing story line 3 times and atleasth 120+ hours of expertise*

        *note* This is based from pc edition but shouldn’t differ that much in method.

        Rotten World Tree Yggdria : Ambush at the marked area Mausoleum of Metal South X: 09 Y: 08 After obtained the Oasis Origin

        Fire eating Bird Poiny Bell : Ambush at the ambush spot Firebird Lands X: 01 Y: 15

        Scarlet Magician Le Musa : *little translation mistake or false noted* You end the Poison to Poison quest after the event with Rainaina at the elevator
        So technically your still in the quest 😉 Method is correct. Slay Sword Excecutioner Ta Datoki and kill the 3 flies for the poiny powder.

        Wandering Ghost Knight Murderall/Gaizel : To be more specific You only encounter him after a few turns if you battle a monster with the same afinity of Muderall/Gaizel. For example Familia (looks like purple lamita), cocoon, ghosts/wraith, hellhounds won’t trigger it. It must be one of the follow:
        an Fight include Death Seeker, Skull Lord, Skull Cap, or skeletons. I tried stall like 30+ turn with those mentioned as not working and it was not
        possible for me to trigger him. (or i jst had bad luck) but this method worked all my play throughs.

        Wandering Man of the Sea Captain Ghost : will pop up after ambushing at the spot in Mausoleum of the Sea Sea Interior X: 04 Y: 15 in 3 turns from ghost ship.

        White palace I will do some later :/

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        • Twinkle says:
          June 18, 2016 at 11:45 pm

          Ark of Eternity:

          Butterfly spot: Mausoleum of Anti-Skill top floor X: 10 Y: 13

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        • Kina says:
          June 19, 2016 at 12:01 am

          Thanks, I updated things to be more specific and added the coordinates where you fought stuff. I never noticed that about Murderall. In my second playthrough I killed/ran from everything so quickly I never realized he doesn’t show up for certain kinds of enemies.

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  16. Cirilo says:
    June 18, 2016 at 9:55 pm

    How to encounter Dou Baroque in White Kingdom ?

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    • Kina says:
      June 18, 2016 at 11:52 pm

      Beat enough Spriggans and you’ll encounter it in the ambush spots. I don’t know how many Spriggans count as “enough” though. Just keep fighting Spriggans.

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  17. Twinkle says:
    June 19, 2016 at 12:15 am

    Wow nice sumary of my long rubbish of text 😀 seems more explicit now good job!

    I am currently farming the last spots at ark for some S gears, I expect entering white palace and confirming the last Lineage requirements within an hour.

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    • Twinkle says:
      June 19, 2016 at 2:12 am

      Ugh… I got baroque, but I still think there should be another factor then killing 75+ spriggans, back to an other safe and test again.

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      • Kina says:
        June 19, 2016 at 11:33 am

        If there’s another requirement, I don’t know it. It might be total battles or total enemies killed in general, so it would be helpful if you could keep track of that as well.

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  18. Twinkle says:
    June 19, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    Butterfly spot: White palace – X: 10 Y: 17

    I’m proud to tell you I found (maybe super coincidental) but it is too much confirmation at my side* The trigger of the Baroque (still not sure it has something to do with the Spriggans)

    I confirmed this with 10x retreat from ambush and 5x reloading my game and it ALWAYS (failed 1x, to trigger first attempt) showed up on this specific spot White Palace – X: 03 Y: 01

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    • Twinkle says:
      June 19, 2016 at 2:08 pm

      If it might be a kill requirement the only difference this time is: I finished the rifts for Neo Escarion and 100+ god kills*

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  19. DB AV says:
    July 15, 2016 at 2:54 am

    Please help, I can’t find Tyrant Chief.
    After beating Guardian of the Deep Forest and saving, I tried to roam for a long while in the north forest but no avail (of course I gave him the Golden Liver).

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    • Kina says:
      July 15, 2016 at 10:09 pm

      Have you actually been told Tyrant Chief is available? Is he on your Wanted List? He doesn’t show up till a bit later. If he’s on your list, first you have to go back to his room in the Orc Village, talk to the orc there and pick up the remains of the Golden Liver you gave him. Once you do that, he should appear quite easily in the North forest, just keep touching the red encounter symbols.

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  20. Crowley says:
    May 1, 2019 at 10:58 pm

    “I did my first playthrough on the Beginner difficulty so I never needed to grind, but I can see the use.”

    BULLSHIT

    You have next to no resources at the beginning, no equipment, no skills or only very few. There is no fucking way to survive the first couple bosses without doing some grinding, even on beginner.

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    • Kina says:
      May 2, 2019 at 12:28 am

      You think I’m lying? It’s been years since I played Stranger of Sword City, but I’m quite certain I didn’t grind. I low-key hate grinding so I would remember if I did.

      But just to make sure we’re on the same page, when I say “grinding,” I’m talking around looking for battles so you can level up/get loot and get stronger, spawn camping nests and treasure points etc., at the expense of game progression. I played the game 1.5 times and I’m positive I did very little of that, no matter what kind of animal excrement you declare.

      Although I’ve chronicled Butterfly Nest locations in this post, I definitely didn’t grind butterflies either, especially once I found out where they came from.

      What I did do was:
      – warp out frequently to save (so I ended up doing each dungeon at least twice, which you might call grinding?)
      – hit each treasure point at least twice to get good equipment (standard gameplay and what you’re meant to do IMO, but you might call this grinding?)
      – die quite a bit.

      Believe me, or don’t believe me. I’m fine either way.

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  21. Lunar says:
    June 24, 2020 at 4:08 am

    Nephilim – o.O I was just gonna fill up the map before fighting any red symbol and he showed up on my first encounter at X:14 Y:16. I guess it’s just luck instead of needing to defeat x number of cyclops.

    Also, thanks for your guide =)

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