Uploaded February 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Our asses were his :'(
Lowdown on the restrictions of this challenge:
- EXP gain is only permitted in boss fights and forced encounters, and must be minimised by only having 1 character active at the end of each battle.
- Autolevelling must also be minimised as much as possible. Argilla and Roland take all XP before they leave the party to reduce the impact of this later on, and Argilla's level must not exceed 12 so it doesn't affect Sera's starting level.
- This is a cycle 2 playthrough on hard difficulty with no data transfer bonuses.
- I will be fighting all bosses rather than doing a true minimum EXP run, cuz that's more fun. And let's face it, you're only here for Satan.
- The use of Data items to permanently raise stats is forbidden for as long as possible - at least until Shiva.
Not exactly the most compelling fight, but it's nice to see Agni in action one last time. Let's be thankful that the devs made it possible to solo this with Heat, as Serph rejoins us at level 1 with no karma rings. I left him with Tarunda equipped for precisely this reason - opening with double Tarunda makes it much easier to find opportunities to damage them. You want to play it safe given that this fight comes right after Vritra with no chance to save, so heal up if Heat's HP is below ~210. It's best to attack with Agidyne while they're both alive, but I switch to physicals for the second one to conserve MP. Consumables: get fucked.
Our asses were his :'(
Lowdown on the restrictions of this challenge:
- EXP gain is only permitted in boss fights and forced encounters, and must be minimised by only having 1 character active at the end of each battle.
- Autolevelling must also be minimised as much as possible. Argilla and Roland take all XP before they leave the party to reduce the impact of this later on, and Argilla's level must not exceed 12 so it doesn't affect Sera's starting level.
- This is a cycle 2 playthrough on hard difficulty with no data transfer bonuses.
- I will be fighting all bosses rather than doing a true minimum EXP run, cuz that's more fun. And let's face it, you're only here for Satan.
- The use of Data items to permanently raise stats is forbidden for as long as possible - at least until Shiva.
Not exactly the most compelling fight, but it's nice to see Agni in action one last time. Let's be thankful that the devs made it possible to solo this with Heat, as Serph rejoins us at level 1 with no karma rings. I left him with Tarunda equipped for precisely this reason - opening with double Tarunda makes it much easier to find opportunities to damage them. You want to play it safe given that this fight comes right after Vritra with no chance to save, so heal up if Heat's HP is below ~210. It's best to attack with Agidyne while they're both alive, but I switch to physicals for the second one to conserve MP. Consumables: get fucked.
