Uploaded February 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
They say he went to Maccalania Temple
Discord: discord.gg/fdSaJv4
Lowdown on the restrictions of this challenge:
Ability Nodes Only (ANO) - You can only activate ability nodes, no raising characters' stats in anyway.
Own Sphere Grid (OSG) - Each character may not leave their own section of the sphere grid. Note that these rules combined mean you can still use key spheres to e.g. teach Lulu Doublecast, Yuna Auto-Life etc.
No Summons (NS) - Self-explanatory, Aeons are OP meatshields
No Overdrives (NO) - Mainly for getting rid of Rikku's Mix, which is ludicrously OP
No Items (NI) - No using items, in or out of battle. Chakra Drops, Revival Beads, Megido Rocks, all those classic FF staples are banned (you can still customize equipment though)
Initial equipment:
Tidus: (First Strike) + (HP +5%, SOS Haste, Stoneproof)
Wakka: (Darktouch) + (HP +10%, SOS Haste, Stoneproof)
Rikku: (Strength +5%, Initiative) + (HP +10%, HP +5%)
Okay, this is incredibly lame, but it's also the only time in the challenge where it's less time consuming to grind the macc- I mean, the gil for Spare Change than it is to grind for the right equipment setup to beat him properly. To win without Spare Change Rikku would need Auto-Regen, which requires ~360k spent bribing enemies for materials. Everyone would also need Auto-Shell which means I'd have to steal 240 Lunar Curtains. So in order to save many additional hours of grinding later on, I chuck 160k at him and call it a day. But hey, if I ever find myself particularly bored I may return someday and do it properly.
Note that this method still requires that he doesn't target Rikku on his turn, and you need to blind him so she doesn't get killed by his counterattacks.
They say he went to Maccalania Temple
Discord: discord.gg/fdSaJv4
Lowdown on the restrictions of this challenge:
Ability Nodes Only (ANO) - You can only activate ability nodes, no raising characters' stats in anyway.
Own Sphere Grid (OSG) - Each character may not leave their own section of the sphere grid. Note that these rules combined mean you can still use key spheres to e.g. teach Lulu Doublecast, Yuna Auto-Life etc.
No Summons (NS) - Self-explanatory, Aeons are OP meatshields
No Overdrives (NO) - Mainly for getting rid of Rikku's Mix, which is ludicrously OP
No Items (NI) - No using items, in or out of battle. Chakra Drops, Revival Beads, Megido Rocks, all those classic FF staples are banned (you can still customize equipment though)
Initial equipment:
Tidus: (First Strike) + (HP +5%, SOS Haste, Stoneproof)
Wakka: (Darktouch) + (HP +10%, SOS Haste, Stoneproof)
Rikku: (Strength +5%, Initiative) + (HP +10%, HP +5%)
Okay, this is incredibly lame, but it's also the only time in the challenge where it's less time consuming to grind the macc- I mean, the gil for Spare Change than it is to grind for the right equipment setup to beat him properly. To win without Spare Change Rikku would need Auto-Regen, which requires ~360k spent bribing enemies for materials. Everyone would also need Auto-Shell which means I'd have to steal 240 Lunar Curtains. So in order to save many additional hours of grinding later on, I chuck 160k at him and call it a day. But hey, if I ever find myself particularly bored I may return someday and do it properly.
Note that this method still requires that he doesn't target Rikku on his turn, and you need to blind him so she doesn't get killed by his counterattacks.
