Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth – FAQ/Walkthrough

4th Stratum

16F - Discovering the Next Level

Remember, the difficulty can be changed anytime when you're in town.

Cave Leech	EXP		Loot	Skills
	Advanced	Basic
	3000	3600	Elastic Wormskin	Blood Drain (head)
	Weakness	Fire, Petrification, Paralysis
	Resist	Instant Death, Curse, Panic, Poison, Blind, Leg Bind
	Immune	-

Hypno Bat	EXP		Loot	Skills
	Advanced	Basic
	2950	3540	Sharp Batfang	Hypnotic Wave (arms)
	Weakness	Stab, Volt, Leg Bind
	Resist	Stun, Sleep, Blind, Head Bind
	Immune	-

Raging Tortoise	EXP		Loot	Skills
	Advanced	Basic
	40000	48000	Rigid Shell	Furious Tailslam (legs), Tail Whip (legs), Shell Guard EX (legs)
	Weakness	All elements, Poison
	Resist	Cut, Stab, Stun, Instant Death, Panic, Blind
	Immune	Paralysis

Sword Saurian	EXP		Loot	Skills
	Advanced	Basic
	3600	4320	Chipped Blade	Aerial Slash (legs), Spell Chaser (legs)
	Weakness	Bash, Petrification, Arm Bind
	Resist	Cut, Instant Death, Curse, Sleep, Paralysis, Poison, Head Bind
	Immune	-

Volt Cryst	EXP		Loot	Skills
	Advanced	Basic
	2800	3360	Warped Voltstone, Inert Sugarcore (defeat while it's paralyzed)	Thunder Spit (head)
	Weakness	Ice, Curse, Sleep, Panic, Paralysis, Poison, Blind
	Resist	Fire, Volt
	Immune	Petrification, All binds

Move 1 square forward to find an impassable crevice on your right side, then hug the right wall until you arrive at the dead end. Examine the object to obtain Draconic Shard, turn back and hug the right wall to find another impassable crevice on your right side, and keep hugging the right wall to find a giant crystal which blocks the path. You can't do anything at this point, so examine the Geomagnetic Pole and return to the town.

Upon entering the town, you'll meet Syrik outside of his shop. He informs that Draconic Shard can be sold for a high price. You also tell him that a giant crystal blocks the pathway. He leaves briefly and then gives you a Heavy Pickaxe, which can be used to break the giant crystal. Since you have landed your foot on 16F, you may want to accept all of the unlocked requests. However, I'll mention them in the bottom of this section for easier reading. Once you are ready, go back to 16F.

Follow the path to find a guard who tells that now some inexperienced people will try to obtain the crystals on their own, thanks to Syrik who spreads the word about Draconic Shard. Later you need to help some people in this stratum. Anyway, head toward the giant crystal and press the A button twice to break it, head 2 squares south, 1 square west, and follow the way south to find another Draconic Shard. Return to the intersection and head west, hug the right wall and break all giant crystals you've found until you arrive at D2, then head east to open the door. Head toward the center of the room to trigger the event, which requires someone who has learned Reflexes to get the best result. You also obtain 3 Draconic Shards as reward.

Adventurer's Log

Beautiful Stalactites
You discovered a room covered in shining crystals, and managed to obtain the largest one from the ceiling.

Adventure Result (EXP)	Advanced	Basic
	25000	30000

Return to previous area and then head north, hug the left wall until you arrive at C2, break the crystal, and follow the way to harvest a few Forest Wheats. Continue hugging the left wall again to find a chopping point with Quartz Shoot, Shining Bark, and Crystal Tree. Keep hugging the left wall again until you arrive at B3, hug the right wall until you open the shortcut to Geomagnetic Pole, come back until you reach the intersection, and then head east to B4. You'll start to see several Raging Tortoise FOEs on the field. This creature simply moves on its own moving pattern, but it may change its path after you break the giant crystals that block its travel path.

From the position at C4, head straight to break the crystal, then hug the right wall until you find a hole on the ground. This area will be required to clear a request later. Leave it for now and then head north to break the crystal, head northwest to open a chest with Frost Jar, and then hug the left wall until you meet Conrad again in the dead end, who gives 8 Forest Berries to you since his party won't need them anymore.

Head west, and then you'll see several giant crystals. Break the first one at D6, ignore the second one in the west of it, and then break the other one at C5. Don't continue forward, let the FOE goes through C5 and turns back, then enter the path and break another crystal at D5. Hug the left wall until you find a fishing point, turn back and head 4 squares south, break the first crystal at E5, and then break the second crystal at E5. Now watch the FOE. If it appears north of you and goes east, step back (head west-north) and hide there. It'll move toward D6 and then come back. Wait until it comes back to E5, then continue to break the third crystal at E6, and finally continue to break two crystals at D6.

Now hug the left wall until you find another chopping point with Quartz Shoot, Shining Bark, and Crystal Tree, then keep hugging the left wall until you trigger an event. Someone can be heard yelling after striking a crystal, and then he is attacked by monsters. You have a choice whether to fight the enemies or keep watching. Either option causes you to fight 2 Sword Saurians and 1 Hypno Bat, but the second option causes the enemies to ambush you in the battle. Choose the first option, defeat the enemies, then the guard will give you Raspberyl Gem as reward.

Adventurer's Log

Guard Off Duty
Upon hearing cries for help, you rushed to a guard's aid and saved him from monsters. He gave you ore in thanks.

Adventure Result (EXP)	Advanced	Basic
	27500	33000

Head south to open a shortcut to the entrance of this floor, then come back and hug the right wall to find the upstairs to 17F. However, you probably want to go back to the town in order to clear the requests.

Shining Residence

Sparkle and Shine

No Guard Left Behind

"The Guard Corps still hasn't returned from its mission on 13F. This is a job for adventurers!" Reward: Therica A x5, Therica B x5 Luring Phantom EXP Loot Skills Advanced Basic 33000 39600 - Dazzle Flare (head), Slash Sweep (arms), Flame Sign (head) Weakness - Resist Fire, Stun, Instant Death, Sleep, Panic, Paralysis, Poison, All binds Immune - After accepting the mission, a big red border has appeared on 13F, and you also receive Relief Supplies. Basically you need to enter the empty room at F5 to find the guard. However, after handing over the item, the guard explains that his teams are locked in this room due to a monster, and at the exact time, a Luring Phantom enters the room and blocks the door, so you have to defeat it. This enemy is pretty much similar to Roaming Wraith FOE; your priority is to bind its arms to prevent it from using Slash Sweep. Its Dazzle Flare can be avoided if you manage to deal damage during the turn it casts Flame Sign. Other than that, just spam your best moves to defeat it. Adventure Result (EXP) Advanced Basic 60000 72000 Actually there are 2 supplementary examinable spots, both at the dead end at E4, which causes you to fight several enemies. However, they are just normal enemies which should have been registered before. Defeating them doesn't increase the reward of the request, so both areas can be skipped.

Now select PATRON to see some new faces. However, the rest of the patrons just inform some tips which may be useful during your adventure. Now save your progress and climb the upstairs to 17F.