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In many ways, Throné’s journey has been a wildly successful one - she had to visit both sides of the world to track down the leaders of the Blacksnakes, and she managed to dispatch them with aplomb. Without Mother or Father, Throné is only one step away from freedom.
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However, there is still that collar around her neck. The keys she obtained from the parental figures of the Blacksnakes didn’t unlock it, and this chapter ofOctopath Traveler 2has Throné returning to New Delsta for any clues as to how to be rid of the wretched thing.
Town Phase: New Delsta
After the opening scenes of the chapter, you’ll be in the backstreets of New Delsta. Your first target is thegraveyard, which is just to your left. Head there to witness a short scene. Afterward,use Throné’s Path Action to ambush the surviving Blacksnake.
Throné will obtain a clue from Pirro’s grave that points you in the right direction:enter the sewersnow, using the ladder just to your right after the cutscene, and make your way to thelocked doorthat began Throné’s entire story. Using the keys from Mother and Father, Throné will be able to unlock the door.
Continue down the ladder.
Dungeon Phase: Deserted Highroad
Thisshort dungeonwill lead you to another safe settlement, so don’t worry about conserving your energy too much here.
Follow the path until you reach the bottom of a long ladder. Head to thelefthere to find a red chest containing someDragon Mail. Now,head back and cross the ropebridgethis time. Head all the way to thesouthand open the chest here to get someSlumber Sage.
Walk onto the platformto the left to begin a cutscene, and thenspeak to Guideafterward to get to the other end of the ropeway.
Just to the south of the ropeway, near the cliff edge, is a chest that contains anEnergizing Pomegranate (M). There’s another chest on the way up the crumbling stairs here, which contains anOlive of Life (L). At the end of this road, you’ll reach the town of Lostseed.
Town Phase: Lostseed
The only goal here is to enter the dungeon to the west, but there are some great things to find in this area.
When you’re ready, head all the way to the west and approach theEmaciated Womanon the steps to the next dungeon. After the scene, enter Lostseed Castle.
Dungeon Phase: Lostseed Castle
As with many other final dungeons, Lostseed Castle is a bit more complex than the usual dungeons you’ve encountered up to now. It’s quite long, so don’t be afraid to head back to Lostseed to heal up while you’re hunting for treasure.
Grab the first chest you encounter to the left to get anEmpowering Lychee (M), and then head down the staircase.Ignore the stairs to the northfor now and head down the staircase to the left to find a chest in a small room that contains aShadow Soulstone (L). Headback up the stairsto the right and then take the stairs that you ignored earlier.
Head up the long ladder that you’ll see in the background. On the upper level, you’ll be able to grab a red chest containing aRuinous Dagger. This weapon comes with an accuracy debuff but has a slim chance to kill enemies it hits instantly.Head back down to the lower level and take the somewhat-hidden path to the leftof the ladder. There’s aSprightly Necklaceat the end of this path.
Now, backtrack a little andstart taking the staircases up and to the left. Eventually, you’ll reach a very grand staircase thatleads to the upper level. Before taking this staircase, walk behind it to get a chest containing aHerb Elixir.
On the upper level again, follow the path until you see a chest just at the back near some rubble. It contains anEnergizing Pomegranate (L). Take thelong linear path to the southof this chest to reach another one, which contains27,500 leaves.
Return to the intersection of stairs and take the one heading up to the right. Head further to the right andcross the three sets of planks in front of you to reach another long ladder. This leads to someRevitalizing Jam. Return back down the ladder, across one set of planks, and thenhead left. When you reach thesave point, keep going left until you reach a final chest, which contains aLight Soulstone (M).
Save your gameand head to the north past the save point to confront Throné’s final boss.
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Claude is a very tricky boss, and we mean that literally - he will employ a number of very nasty tricks to slow you down or disrupt your strategies, all while having a respectable damage output. His first trick is toseal your Primary Job abilities, so verify you have a good range ofSecondary Jobsto be able to target his weaknesses.
You’ll gain access to your Primary Job skills once you Break Claude once, so having access to some efficient skills is very useful. TheDouble Axewould be great for whittling down his Break Points with its extra hits with normal attacks, as wouldThief’s HP ThiefandCleric’s Mystic Staff.
At this stage of the fight, Claude’s most dangerous skill isEndurance Test, which deals a ton of damage to the entire party. If you can, definitelytry to reduce Claude’s physical attackto stop this tearing through your party.
After you’ve Broken Claude once and reduced his HP a fair amount, he willuse an ability that transforms him into a new enemy, thePhantom Snake (Man)- who looks like Pirro, naturally. He’sweak to Swords, so having a Warrior around to abuse Aggressive Slash is a good idea. This form of the boss has two annoying attacks - aninstant-kill attackand one that shreds through the target’sSP. Be ready with the healing items.
It is also possible for Claude to transform intoPhantom versions of Mother and Father. If this is the case, you’ll find thatattacks that hit multiple enemieswill be more effective. Go for Mother first, as she has the more annoying skillset.
When you beat the Phantom Snake, Claude will return with his HP the same as it was when he left the first time. This time, it should be easier to handle him from the get-go as he won’t seal your abilities away.
In this phase of the fight,Claude has the ability to seal away more of your commands. This time, it can be yourItemsor yourAttackcommand, and he can seal them both at once if he gets the opportunity. If you rely on Items to revive or recover SP especially,it’s very important to get rid of this chain ASAP.
The next time you reach one of Claude’s HP thresholds, he summons two Fake Snakes, a parent and a child. These enemies aren’t too troublesome but focus on getting rid of them as soon as you’ve removed your current set of chains.
Breaking Claudewill become more important than ever toward the end of the fight, as he loves tostack up different chains, has abrutal ultimate attackthat hits the entire party, and can use adoom-like attack that places a countdown over a character’s head. When the countdown hits zero, the character dies, but the countdown can be erased by Breaking Claude.
All in all, the way to win this fight is toform a team specifically to take down Claude’s weaknesses, making good use of Secondary Jobs to do so. Once the battle is over, Throné’s chapter will end when youSteal the Key from Claude.
For beating her final chapter, Throné will learnDisguise, which lets you disguise an ally for a few turns.
