(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 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