Saruin the True Power (10FS Saruin): Romancing Saga Minstrel Song Remastered
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10FS Saruin (Saruin the True Power)
| HP | 90,000 Initial Form: 24,000 Second Form: 66,000 |
|---|---|
| Quest | Face Saruin |
There are three types of final bosses in Romancing Saga Minstrel Song Remastered. 10FS Saruin is NOT the strongest boss in this game.
- Normal Saruin
- Saruin the True Power (=10FS Saruin)
- Ultimate Saruin ※ The strongest one
As you know, Ultimate Saruin is the strongest boss of this game. 10FS Saruin is weaker than the ultimate one.
Saruin the True Power is the final boss that can be battled after offering all of your fatestones. If all 10 Fatestones are offered to Saruin, its HP will be 90,000 and it will attack up to 4 times per turn. This boss is very powerful, so preparation is essential.
Strategy
In this section, I tell you about the strategy necessary to defeat Saruin the True Power.
Initial Form
| Sword of Saruin | Attacks a single ally with a sword |
| Empty Glimmer | Attacks all allies in the front row. |
| Immortality | Attacks a single ally with a sword. Deals about 500 damage to one ally. It has a chance to lower LP. |
| Animate | Manipulates the dead. |
| Obsidian Slash |
Attacks a single ally with a sword; LP may be reduced. |
| Water Blast | Pelt an ally with magic fish. |
| Pulverize | Pound an ally with a huge boulder. |
| Lightning Illusion | An illusory beast unleashes an electric attack upon an ally. |
| Ice Illusion | An illusory beast unleashes a cold attack upon an ally . Sometimes inflicts palaryze. |
| Fire Illusion |
An illusory beast unleashes a fire attack upon an ally. |
| Hellfire | Immolate an ally in infernal flame. |
| Blades of Wind | Slash at an ally with a blade of wind. Sometimes decrease LP. |
The initial form of the Saruin should be defeated in a short amount of time. It attacks LP frequently, so defeat it before your allies’ LP starts to decrease. The boss uses the skill Empty Glimmer to slash all allies in the front row with a sword. Before battle, deploy only one character in the front row. If you’re going to use spell “Revive” on your allies, only use it on the front row characters.
The initial form of the Saruin often deflects our attacks. Attack patiently and repeatedly, or use Martial Arts techniques that will not be deflected. Also, a vortex could be effective in defeating this initial form of the Saruin. The initial form of the Saruin’s HP is about 24,000. The remaining HP of about 66,000 will become the HP of the transformed boss. It would be good if you could cast “Revive” on all allies before the boss transforms.
Second Form
| Deus Ex Machina | Damages an ally severely. |
| Mind’s Shadow | Reduces all the ability values of all allies to -10. Sometimes inflicts fear, poison, nightmare, curse, and sleep to all allies. |
| Rain of Blades | Slashes all allies. Rebilids all 19 pillars. |
| Animate | Manipulate the dead. |
| Maelstrom | Dark damage to all. Removes the magic shield. |
| Dark Nebula | Dark damage to all. Removes the magic shield. |
| Abyss | Sometimes inflicts instant death. |
| Steal Energy | Absorbs an ally’s HP. |
| Water Blast | Pelt an ally with magic fish. |
| Delta Petra | Earth Damage to all allies. Sometimes inflicts petrification. |
| Crack | Earth Damage to all allies. |
| Pulverize | Pound an ally with a huge boulder. |
| Lightning Illusion | An illusory beast unleashes an electric attack upon an ally. |
| Ice Illusion | An illusory beast unleashes a cold attack upon an ally. Sometimes inflicts palaryze. |
| Fire Illusion |
An illusory beast unleashes a fire attack upon an ally. |
| Bird of Fire | Call forth a mighty bird of flame to strike all allies. |
| Hellfire | Immolate an ally in infernal flame. |
| Blades of Wind | Slash at an ally with a blade of wind. Sometimes decrease LP. |
| Energy Bolt |
Covert your magical powers into an arrow and launch it at an ally. Sometimes prevents casting. |
In the second form of the fight against Saruin, 19 pillars appear in the background. These pillars reduce the damage inflicted by allies and the amount of healing magic recovered by allies. Pillars are lost one by one as they are damaged. The Saruin uses a technique called “Rain of Blades” in about seven turns. Also, it rebilids all 19 pillars. Try to destroy all the pillars no matter what. Also, it is a good idea to cast Revive magic to all allies and fight to keep it.
The second form of Saruin is difficult to hit, so a “vortex” attack will increase your chances of success. We need to keep attacking to avoid running out of resources, so let’s make sure 3 people can attack each turn. Revive’s automatic revival can handle HP recovery, so you might want to let it do that.
It is recommended to prepare the following skills and items before the battle.
・Revive (Automatically revive the next time you fall in battle)
・Conqueror Gloves customized with Stonefish scales (Grants Immunity to Hydrology)
・Greaves of Titus (Grants Immunity to Terrology)
・Talisman (An accessory that protects you from instant death)
・Dragon’s Eye (Glimmered one is the best accessory for resisting mental attacks.)
・Talent Blaster (Completely restores BP with no side effect. One use only.)
・Chalice (For BP recovery. Instantly restore all allies’ BP to maximum.)
・Phantom Warrior (Create an illusion of yourself to fight in your stead. Let the character who uses Chalice cast this.)
・Martial Arts (Submission, Jackhammer, Second Wind etc.)
・Hasten Time (If you’re having trouble defeating this Saruin, cast this.)
・Overdrive (If you’re having trouble defeating this Saruin, cast this.)
| Boss | Difficulty of Defeating | Memo |
|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Saruin (Attempt the ultimate trial!) |
★★★★★ (Very Hard) | Superboss. The strongest one. |
| Schirach (True Power) | ★★★★☆ (Hard) | Superboss |
| Death (True Power) | ★★★★☆ (Hard) | Superboss |
| “The Secret to End All Secrets” Quest Bosses |
★★★☆☆ (Normal) | Superboss |
| Saruin (True Power) | ★★★★☆ (Hard) | Superboss. 10FS Saruin. |
| Saruin | ★★☆☆☆ (Easy) | Final Boss |
| Schirach | ★★☆☆☆ (Easy) | Saruin’s younger sister. |
| Death | ★★☆☆☆ (Easy) | Saruin’s older brother. |
| Jewel Beast | ★★☆☆☆ (Easy) | |
| All Other Bosses | ★☆☆☆☆ (Very Easy) |