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With Vam defeated and Leo escaping from the Chaos Fields, he is left with a very sudden realisation - none of his friends are with him. Spread across the vast stretches of the world ofFantasian Neo Dimension, he must track down each and every one of them again.
And the first you should attempt to get is Zinikr, off in the Frozen Tundra. This icy passage is packed with deadly enemies, but a whole bunch of helpful loot to boot. The final boss at the end is quite unlike anything you’ve faced so far either, so prepare for the worst.
Where To Find The Frozen Tundra
Before you can reach the Frozen Tundra, or really any of the new locations, you first new tobecome the new captain of the Uzra. To do this, simply warp to the Bridge and the interim captain will share that it was Zinikr’s wish for Leo to take over. After almost sinking the ship and Prickle coming to the rescue,the Uzra is now yours to sailaround the world.
Your next destination should be to return its rightful captain, who istrapped in a meteor off in the Frozen Tundra. There are two snowy areas like this in Fantasian, the Frozen Tundra and Falcion Bypath. The former that we’re looking for is thankfully easier to reach, and isdirectly north of En.
It has arecommended level of 37, so grind a bit and do some lower-level quests (such as rescuing Ez in the Capital) before heading through here.
Opening Every Chest
The Frozen Tundra isn’t the most expansive of areas, and is actuallyquite linear. It is dense though, withplenty of chests hidden just out of view, obscured by trees and piles of snow. Here’s where to find all of these items:
Up the hill from the entrance
Ether L
After going up the hill, go south to the first hill.
Directly east of the Ether L on the next hill
Potion L x 5
To the east after entering the second area beside some trees.
Whetstone
Directly north after entering the second area past the small pond.
Large Agate
Travel east from the previous Whetstone, and then south to reach an isolated chest.
Sunstone
Immediately after entering the area with the lake, go east behind the hill to find a chest.
Directly west of the entrance to the lake area.
Sapphire L
Travel to the north-east corner of the lake to find this hidden behind some trees.
In a chest on the eastern ice platforms in the lake.
SP Capsule
In the north-west corner of the lake by some bushes.
Not only is there a lot of items here, many of them are quite useful. TheSunstonecasts Resist and Cure on the holder when both party members fall, while theSpeed Mastery Codexunlocks nodes on some Growth Maps, such asQuick Allfor Ez. Prioritise these, as we’ll be using Quick All in the fight ahead.
While there is an emblem to summon the Cinderella Tri-Stars for another battle here,you’re able to ignore this for nowif you’d prefer.
There are alsoplenty of Whetstonesto be found. These are used to upgrade your weapons back at the Secret Base. Keep in mind that only weapons with yellow titles can be upgraded.
Defeating Entrapped Zinikr
Party Set-Up
Battling Entrapped Zinikr requires a wide range of elemental attacks. These includeFire, Ice, Lightning, and Earth. Holy and Darkness are useless in this fight. Zinikir himself is the only character who natively has Earth attacks, which adds a small wrinkle.
you’re able to rescue Kina and Cheryl beforehand, asKina can learn an Earth skill, though you’ll likely want Zinikr first for his defensive capabilities.
For this fight,we had already rescued Ez, who proved a massive help here. His Terra Grenades won’t hit as hard as Zinikr’s Earth Strike, but it’s much more powerful thanrelying on Earth Fragments.
Valrika- Anima Stone, Opal M
Prickle- Poisonthrower, Opal M.
We also want some specific skills from the Growth map for each character. For Leo, we unlockedFire and Lightning versions of Samidare,Quick All and All Potion Lfor Ez, andBarrier Allfor Prickle.
Prickle’s Divine Artefact is unlocked afterdefending the Secret baseafter saving multiple robots.
With this prep complete, then you should be able to manage Zinikr handily.
Battling The Boss
aWhat makes the Zinikr battle so unique is the comet that accompanies him. A new mechanic for this battle, which will start to become common in future battles, is thatthe comet orbiting him acts as a shield. Any attack that hits it is nullified completely.
As such, you’ll want to avoid hitting it. Zinikr doesn’t actually have all that many moves. He uses either asingle or group version of an elemental spell, and attacks with the comet. That’s it. The challenge is trying to beat himbefore his comet becomes a bigger issue.
After a few turns, Zinikr will raise his comet into the air before launching it at the party. During this period, the party is free to attack him asthe comet no longer shields him. After it strikes, it will splinter. This debris now orbits him,making it even harder to hit him. This can occur twice more, withthe final one making it impossible to hit himuntil the shards are raised above him.
So how do you beat him faster? Sadly, it’smostly up to chance. Zinikr changes his elemental affinity throughout the battle, making it so only the opposing element deals damage, whileall others are reduced to only 10%, and the element itself heals him.
For the majority of elements, this isn’t an issue. Leo’sElemental Samidarecan counter Ice and Earth affinity, and Valrika can counter Fire with herIce skill. Ez is the only one who can deal significant damage during the Lightning elemental affinity. SinceEz’s damage is cappedthis way, you simply have to hope he doesn’t change to Lightning.
The only way to get Zinikr to change element is tostrike him with its weakness multiple times.
That said, Zinikr doesn’t get any stronger.He will always deal the same amount of damage, and doesn’t unlock any new moves. The comet is the only move to look out for. As such, you should be striking him with your most powerful moves at all time. Ez is more than enough to act as healer if he hasAll Potion L.
When it does come time for the comet attack,swap out someone for Prickle and have them cast Barrier All. It will be immediately destroyed, but it will absorb the brunt of the damage. Rinse and repeat until he’s defeated.
With Zinikr freed, he rejoins the party and even gets his Divine Artefact. You canfinally deal Earth damageagain!
