Lufia: The Ruins of Lore FAQ/Walkthrough

By Athanor

7. FAQ

This FAQ is divided in 3 sections: Monsters, Battle/Levels/Jobs/Equipment and Other. If you got any questions, just send them to [email protected]

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MONSTERS
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Q: How do I get rid of a monster I caught?
A: Go to the Hunter's Guild in Gruberik. There they can store monsters for you.

Q: How do I know if my monster is ready to evolve? How do I do it?
A: Check the Monster screen. There'll be "CAN EVOLVE" under the exp to next level if it can. Then feed it a fruit, usually the same element as the monster. However, sometimes different fruits will open different evolution paths.

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BATTLES/LEVELS/JOBS/EQUIPMENT
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Q: How do I know what level I am in a job?
A: Check the Status screen and press A to see your levels

Q: What's the best way to make quick, dirty money?
A: Buy 99 Blue Tea from Ordens' item shop for 100G each. You can sell them at the same place for 150G each!

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OTHERS
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Q: In the Ancient Cave, why are some shrines doing a "cancel" sound?
A: That's because your current job cant use these shrines. For example, Swordsman can use Ogre Rocks, but Mage cannot.

8. The Ancient Cave

The Ancient Cave is back, and in a slightly different version than before. As the levels are random, I cannot make a complete guide. However, here are some basic tips to help you.

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BASICS
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You can find the Ancient Cave in Gruberik, west of the Marketplace. You can access if after the Auction event. Only Eldin can enter, and brings his DM inside.

Entering the cave at the beginning of the game can be risky, but terribly rewarding. With only 1 character inside, you will end up with several extra levels, and some good stuff to equip or sell.

To get out, you need to find some Providence. It's pretty rare, and all depends on luck whether you find some or not. You can find it on the 1st level sometimes, will some other you'll reach the 40th floor without getting one.

If you die, you lose everything you found (items and gold), all the EXP you got, including new skills, and everything you brought with you.

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TIPS
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- Always save before entering the Ancient Caave, in case you get killed and don't wanna lose your stuff.

- You can only bring 10 items in the cave, pplus your equipment. You can bring as many of the 10 items you choose. So if you choose to bring potions, try to bring 99 of them.

- You can only use items, magic and equip yoou character at the beginning of a level.

- You can also use items and magic in a batttle, if you happen to get into one.

- There are no roaming enemies, you can onlyy get battles in chests are other good-thingies holders

- Don't waste your time cutting grass

- Once you enter a new room, you cannot go bback to the previous, so make sure its cleared.

- Monsters get tougher as you progress throuugh the cave, but rewards also become better.

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SHRINES
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As you venture through the cave you may find something strange, a kind of suspicious object. It may be a skull, a light ball, anything strange. These are shrines, they can give you benefits, but beware, some have nasty effects. I wont go on detailing them, there're some good ancient cave faqs at gamefaqs.com. Just go get one.