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How To Farm Grade
Tales of Vesperia

How To Farm Grade

Learn the 'Blah Blah Blah TIDAL WAVE!' method in Tales of Vesperia to farm hundreds of Grade in 15 minutes using Rita Mordio.

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Learn the 'Blah Blah Blah TIDAL WAVE!' method in Tales of Vesperia to farm hundreds of Grade in 15 minutes using Rita Mordio.

  • Rita Mordio must have the Tidal Wave arte.
  • Rita must have the following skills equipped: Light Magic, Minimum Damage, Spell End, O.L. Boost, Spirits, Spirits 2, Spirits 3, Spirits 4, and OVL Bonus 2.
  • Rita must be equipped with the Risky Ring.
  • Your three other party members must have the Weapon Skill 'Taunt 2' equipped.
  • Your three other party members must be equipped with Blue Dice (each increases Grade earned by 20%, for a maximum of 60%).
  • Set the difficulty to Hard.
  • The party should be outside of Halure at night.
  • You need to initiate a Link Encounter with three or four boar-like enemies.
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Set your three other party members' strategy settings to: Target: Help Allies, HP: Avoid Risk, TP: Do Not Use, Action: Defend, Position: Keep Distance, Item: Do Not Use, OVL: Do Not Use, FS: Do Not Use. This causes them to taunt and raise the Over Limit (OVL) gauge without attacking.
  2. 2
    Max out your Over Limit gauge.
  3. 3
    Once the battle begins, have Rita enter Over Limit Lv. 1 and cast Tidal Wave.
  4. 4
    Continuously mash the 'Arte' button to keep casting Tidal Wave and juggle the enemies. The goal is to repeatedly trigger the Fatal Strike (FS) glyph without performing a Fatal Strike. Each time the FS glyph appears, you earn Grade.
  5. 5
    When the Over Limit gauge is about to empty, cast Tidal Wave, then immediately enter Over Limit Level 1 again and cast Tidal Wave to maintain the combo.
  6. 6
    If you run low on Over Limit gauge, have an ally throw a Limit Bottle to refill it.
  7. 7
    If you run low on TP, order an ally to throw Rita an item to restore it.
  8. 8
    Continue this process for a maximum of 15 straight minutes, as Grade earned will eventually cap.
  9. 9
    To end the fight, use Fatal Strikes to defeat all enemies and earn additional Grade.
Tips
  • Playing on Hard difficulty yields more Grade than Easy (which yields none).
  • Minimize item usage during fights, as it deducts from your total Grade earned.
  • Prevent party members from getting knocked out to avoid Grade penalties.
  • Utilize Fatal Strikes whenever possible during normal play for increased Grade.
  • The 'Blah Blah Blah TIDAL WAVE!' method requires setup but offers a huge payoff for quickly grinding any amount of Grade.
  • The Risky Ring reduces Rita's TP consumption to 1.
  • The AI party members will taunt, stay out of the way, and raise the Over Limit gauge.
  • The longer you maintain the Tidal Wave combo, the more Grade you earn, up to a point.
  • A 15-minute combo is suggested for maximum Grade gain before the cap.

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