Lufia: The Ruins of Lore FAQ/Walkthrough

By Athanor

6. Walkthrough

30. Border Forest Again
Items: 10G x9, Pure Water, Speed Source, Magic Source, Sacred Fruit, Escape Ball, Blood Chain, Rotten Meat, Dark Fruit
Suggested Levels: 20

When you're ready, head back to the mansion and go north. You'll reach the forest. Go north, cut the grass to get some Pure Water. Continue east to next screen. Go south and cut the grass to get a Speed Source. Go north and when the path splits, go west, heal and follow the path until you reach the border. There, you'll need to fight 2 guards.

* Boss: Commander x2 *
HP: 700 each
EXP: 12000 each
GOLD: 3800 each
SUGGESTED LEVELS: 20

Do not underestimate these. They can hit for 40-50 or hit the hole party for around 25. Don't start with Rami in your party, but you may need to call her to heal the party. In the beginning of the fight, using attacks that hit everyone, such as Slash All or RapidFire, can be useful.
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After the fight, you're free to travel back and forth through the border. No go back north and west and continue until you reach next screen.

Head north until you reach 3 stumps, burn them to get a Magic Source. Go north and follow the path west. You'll reach a riverside. Continue north to next screen. Here, you should hear the sound of a waterfall. Follow the path until you reach a river with a pole. Whip over the river and follow the path to get a Sacred Fruit from the chest. Head back across the river, go north and whip across again. Go west to next screen.

Here, follow the path. You'll see an opening in the trees, ignore it for now and continue east. Go up the cliff, north and you'll see another path going in the trees, use it and you'll see through the trees. Go north and cut the grass to get an Escape Ball. Continue east through the trees, and you'll see a grass patch surrounded by some rocks. Use Bau's hammer to break the rocks and cut the grass to reveal a hole. Fall down.

Pick the Blood Chain in the upper left corner. The enemies here, Green Core, have a high DFP but very low HP. They also give lots of EXP (2525 each). They can easily be killed by Rami using Frost. When you're ready, bash the skeleton with Bau's hammer to reveal an exit. In the next room fall down the hole. When you land, you'll hear the sound of a gate. Bash the 5 skeleton heads to reveal a Rotten Meat. Go west, south, cut the 5 grass to get a Dark Fruit. Now head west and kill every enemies. You'll hear the same gate sound. Go back to where you fell, pick the pot and drop it on the switch west (under a grass). Go up the vines twice and get out of the cave. Go west to next screen. Go north, heal, talk to the guards to fight them. *Note: Before fighting the guards, you can leave this place to come to the world map and go sleep at an inn then come back*

* Boss: Guards x2 *
HP: 700 each
EXP: 12000 each
GOLD: 3800 each
SUGGESTED LEVELS: 20

Do not underestimate these. They can hit for 40-50 or hit the hole party for around 25. Don't start with Rami in your party, but you may need to call her to heal the party. In the beginning of the fight, using attacks that hit everyone, such as Slash All or RapidFire, can be useful.
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After the fight, go north to Gratze

31. Gratze
Items: Dark Fruit, Life Source, Mind Source, Estoc, Bronze Armor

This place is actually a town, but a rather mazy one, so I'll guide you through. When you enter, you'll see 2 soldiers. The paths east and west are dead ends, so continue north. When you can go west, do it, then go north (continuing west is a dead end) and into the building you see. This is the prison. Now go back to the main way, north a bit and go east. When you reach the crossing, go south and enter the building. There are 3 chests, 2 empty and the other one has a Dark Fruit. Go out, and return to the main way. Go north and inside the building, north all the way and out.

Go north past the flags and go east all the way to the building. This is the Inn. The chest contains a Life Source. Now go out and west to the main way. This time go west and down the ladder. This is a Disc and Item shop. Talk to the old woman and tell her she needs a Wake-Up Call and you'll get a free Mind Source. Now go back and north. The building there is a Weapon/Armor shop. The Metal Mail and the Spiked Helm for Bau and the Erinite Helm for Torma are worth getting. Now go east and down the stairs then north. Follow the path and enter the building. Inside is a chest containing an Estoc. Exit the building and continue west. Enter the first door you see. Go to the right and open the closet to get a Bronze Armor. Now, continue west down the stairs, go south a bit and down the stairs east, and enter the building north.

32. Gratze Fortress
Items: Iron Box, Escape Ball, Long Sword, Tower Disc, Main Gauche, Lantern Shield, Power Ring, Angelic Ring, Power Source, Hell Armor, Fire Ore
Suggested Levels: 21

When you enter, go north and fight 2 other guards.

* Boss: Commander x2 *
HP: 700 each
EXP: 12000 each
GOLD: 3800 each
SUGGESTED LEVELS: 20

Do not underestimate these. They can hit for 40-50 or hit the hole party for around 25. Don't start with Rami in your party, but you may need to call her to heal the party. In the beginning of the fight, using attacks that hit everyone, such as Slash All or RapidFire, can be useful.
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After the fight, go north and travel through several screens (there's only 1 way to go) until you reach some guards. You'll notice a different battle theme. Cool, isn't it? Better than the real... From the guards, east is a pure dead end, so fight them (yup, twice) and go north to next screen. Here, go north and fight some higher-graded guards then climb the ladder. Follow the path through some screens and when you get the choice of continuing south or going east, continue south until you can climb down, do so, then go east and north. At the junction, go west to get an Iron Box and east to get an Escape Ball. Go back south and west and on the pipe. Return to the junction and this time go east. Follow the path across a few screens and when you get a north/south choice, go north until you can climb down and get the Long Sword. Go back to the crossing and go south. Follow the pipe until you can climb down, walk a bit around and get on another pipe, follow it until you can climb down, fight the guards and go in. Use the right elevator (the left one goes nowhere). Go east and get out.

Here, if you go south, you'll see an electric barrier. Go east and hit the brown wire (2nd one) thrice with your sword and the barrier will disappear. Go south to next room. Go south, east, open the chest to get a Tower Disc. You'll have the choice of continuing north or going on the pipe. Go north to next screen. Go north and get the Main Gauche and the Lantern Shield. Go back to previous screen and climb on the pipe. Follow it until you come to a crossing, continue south to another crossing. Go west a bit, down the ladder, north and get the Power Ring and the Angelic Ring. Go back on the pipe, and this time go south.

You'll reach a smoky area. Get down the pipe, south, up on another pipe, and follow it to next screen. Here, get down, follow the path east, get on the other pipe, follow it until you can get off, whip across, go on the other pipe and follow it until you can get off. Get inside and cut the brown wire (9 hits). Go back on the pipe, follow it until you can get down, jump down and follow the pipe west until you can get off. Follow the path until you reach another foggy area.

Here, follow the easy path until you reach the other screen. Kill the guard and proceed upstairs. Go north to next room. Step on the platform to reach the other side, then use the other platform. When you stop, get back on the platform but from the left side. This way you'll reach the chest, which contains a Power Source. Get back north and next room. 2 elevators, use the right one. Go to next room.

Go south to next room, then again to next. Go east and get the Hell Armor. Go back 2 rooms. Go northeast, then east to next room. You'll fight some guards, and the last one will run away, stepping on some invisible platforms. To get past the hole, go to the left of the room, 1 tile before the hole, and do this: 3 south, 4 east, 3 south. Go through the door. To cross here, from the entrance, do this: 3 north, 5 east, 3 north, 6 west and 3 north. Go through the door. Here, there are 3 doors. The first one some Fire Ore, the second one wires (cut the 3rd wire) and the third door enemies. Once you cut the wire, go east and south to next room. Whip on the east pole and go east to next room. Go north, kill the 2 guards and proceed upstairs. Follow the path and talk to the guard to fight him.

* Boss: Commander x2 *
HP: 700 each
EXP: 12000 each
GOLD: 3800 each
SUGGESTED LEVELS: 20

Do not underestimate these (well, now you can begin to). They can hit for 40-50 or hit the hole party for around 25. Don't start with Rami in your party, but you may need to call her to heal the party. In the beginning of the fight, using attacks that hit everyone, such as Slash All or RapidFire, can be useful.
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After the fight, go through the door. You'll see the "King of Gratze". Push his throne and fall down. Pick the Royal Ring from the chest, and exit the way you want.

You'll be on the ship. Throw the Royal Ring in the water and Eristol will appear.