Olafstar's Guide to game 1 bosses

[olafstar]

Hello, and welcome to my first guide. This will be basically be a brief assessment of each boss fight. You'll be given the recommended party, minimum and recommended levels, difficulty score, enemy name(s), and I'm planning on adding the enemy's max hp eventually. This is first game only, if I create a similar guide for NP, I'll use a different thread.

Minimum Level- This is the absolute lowest level you can (probably) win at. For the lucky and the daredevils.
Recommended Level- This is a more safe route. Use if you want a easier battle or enjoy training.
Pushover- This boss is really easy. If you can't beat him/her, you need serious training.
Apprentice- This boss still has a lot to learn. pretty betable.
Warrior- This boss will give you a good fight, but it's nothing too terrifying
Senior Warrior- This boss is quite proficient. Be ready.
Senior Senior Warrior- Don't expect anything easy from this fight. You'll probably lose a lot, and even when and if you manage to win, it'll still be a close match.

Here we go:

Into the Wild:

Graypaw-
Minimum Level:5
Recommended Level:5
Difficulty:Pushover
Recommended Party: Hero

Longtail:
Minimum Level:5
Recommended Level:6(I think you can train in the hollow or over to the right of camp before this fight, but I'm not entirely sure. Also you might level up from Graypaw.)
Difficulty:Pushover
Recommended Party:Hero

Yellowfang-
Minimum Level:7
Recommended Level:11
Difficulty:Apprentice
Recommended Party:Hero

Shadowclan Warriors:
Minimum Level:11
Recommended Level:14
Difficulty:Apprentice
Recommended Party: Hero

Brokenstar-
Minimum Level: 23
Recommended Level:26
Difficulty: Senior Warrior. I'm Serious.
Recommended Party: Hero

Fire and Ice:

Riverclan Warriors-
Minimum Level:25
Recommended Level:28
Difficulty: Apprentice
Recommended Party: Hero

Brokenstar(2nd fight)-
Minimum Level:28
Recommended Level:32
Difficulty: Warrior
Recommended Party: Hero, Longtail(Level 22 minimum, 25 recommended), Frostfur(Level 21 minimum, 25 recommended), Speckletail(Level 20 minimum,Level 24 recommended)

Leopardfur:
Minimum Level:29
Recommended Level:33
Difficulty: Warrior
Recommended Party: Hero, Longtail(Level 22 minimum, Level 26 recommended), Frostfur(Level 22 minimum, Level 26 recommended), Speckletail(Level 21 minimum, Level 25 recommended)

Forest of Secrets:

Badger:
Minimum Level:31
Recommended Level:34
Difficulty: Warrior
Recommended Party: Hero, Longtail(Level 24 minimum, Level 28 Recommended), Frostfur(Level 24 Minimum, Level 28 recommended), Speckletail(Level 23 Minimum, Level 27 Recommended)

Windclan and Shadowclan:
Minimum Level:33
Recommended Level:36
Difficulty: Warrior
Recommended Party: Hero, Longtail(Level 26 minimum, Level 30 recommended), Frostfur(Level 27 minimum, Level 30 Recommended), Speckletail(Level 25 minimum, Level 29 Recommended)

Tigerclaw:
Minimum Level: 35
Recommended Level:38
Difficulty: Senior Warrior
Recommended Party: Hero, Longtail(Level 28 minimum, Level 32 recommended), Frostfur(Level 29 minimum, Level 33 recommended), Speckletail(Level 27 minimum, Level 31 recommended)

Rising Storm:

Tigerclaw(2nd fight):
Minimum Level:39
Recommended Level:42
Difficulty: Senior Senior Warrior. I'm not kidding.
Recommended Party: Hero, Longtail(Level 32 minimum, Level 35 recommended), Frostfur(Level 33 minimum, Level 35 recommended), Speckletail(Level 32 minimum, Level 35 recommended)

Windclan Warriors:
Minimum Level:40
Recommended Level:43
Difficulty: Apprentice
Recommended Party: Hero, Longtail(Level 33 minimum, Level 36 recommended), Frostfur(Level 33 minimum, Level 36 recommended), Speckletail(Level 32 minimum, Level 35 recommended)

A Dangerous Path:

Leopardstar and Warriors:
Minimum Level:41
Recommended Level:43
Difficulty: Warrior
Recommended Party: Hero, Longtail(Level 33 minimum, Level 36 recommended), Frostfur(Level 34 minimum, Level 37 recommended), Speckletail(Level 33 minimum, Level 36 recommended)

The Darkest Hour:

Warriors:
Minimum Level:43
Recommended Level:47
Difficulty:Warrior
Recommended Party:Hero, Longtail(level 39 minimum, level 42 recommended), Frostfur(level 39 minimum, level 42 recommended), Speckletail(level 40 minimum, level 43 recommended)

Scourge:
Minimum Level:61
Recommended Level:64
Difficulty: Senior Senior Warrior
Recommended Party: Hero, Longtail(Level 57 minimum, Level 59 recommended), Frostfur(Level 56 minimum, Level 59 recommended), Speckletail(Level 56 minimum, Level 59 recommended)

Tips and FAQs:

How can I make the battle just a bit easier?

You can use Brightheart in place of either Frostfur or Speckletail. I've heard that makes it a bit easier, and Brightheart, judging from her moveset, has a level 58 minimum, and a level 60 recommended.

Scourge used Death Blow/Alpocalyptic Strike and I immediately lost because of it!!! Help!!!

I'm sorry, but wether he uses those moves(as well as Bloodclan Deception, which paralyzes and poisons anyone it hits) is really a matter of luck. Just re-load your last save and try again.

I'm sorry, but I can't beat him at the levels you've given. What do you advise at this point?

You can train Longtail up to level 66, allowing him to learn Warrior Destruction. You can also level up your main cat to either Level 71(learns mega revival) or Level 75(learns firey fury)

What's a good straegy for this battle?

Have one cat use maximal heal every turn unless you didn't sustain any damage in the previous turn. The Other 3 cats should attack unless they need to recover SP, in which case they should use a catnip. I had 24 catnip on hand, but you can probably get away with 20, or 16 if you're really lucky. Use your strongest moves(Warrior Destruction- Hero, Claws of Destruction-Longtail, Motherly Softness- Speckletail/Frostfur), and revive fallen team members in a wise manner. It is advisable to heal revived team members as soon as possible after reviving them, because revival will often leave them with around 1000 hp. Heal status problems as fast as possible after Bloodclan Deception(it is advisable to have some yarrow herb on hand), and if scourge uses Bloodclan Life Steal to recover 2500 hp, get the healed hp gone quickly. And lastly, be patient. Even at the levels I've given, he may take several tries to beat. Oh, and don't rely on the bloodclan warrior battle beforehand as a way to gain an extra level right before this fight, the extra level is very unlikely to appear for the entire party(though it may appear for one or two members thereof).

Can I just poison or paralyze him to make the battle easier/more quick?

Nope. You can lower his SP with depletion, or lower his accuracy with Brightheart's Sand Scatter, but any attempt(successful or not) to poison or paralyze him will result in an automatic loss.

Is revival a crucial factor?

Yes. In my party, everyone but Longtail knew it, and I must say that it did help the win occur in a siginificant way.

[glow=purple,7,1700]Poststory:[/glow]

All right. Training is not really required here, so outside of one battle, I'm going to write this in more of a walkthrough style.

First comes the depths of mothermouth sidequest. You'll want to train in riverclan territory for 1-2 levels after beating scourge, and then train in the first map of bloodclan territory, until your main cat is level 75. You can then attempt this sidequest, as you will finish the battles much quicker then if you hadn't trained that much, and therefore have a easier time of beating this sidequest.

You may also want to switch out your party. There are various methods of recruiting now that you've finished the main story and the depths of mothermouth sidequest.

Recruiting Thunderclan cats:
Right nettle patch in thunderclan camp. The game gives you Sandstorm and Graystripe, the rest you'll have to try your luck at recruiting.

Recruiting Scourge and Bone:
Bring 2 bony collars to fourtrees(you get 1 each time you complete the bloodclan territory maze), and go through a fight with scourge, followed by a fight with bone.

Recruiting Shadowclan, Riverclan, and Windclan cats:
Go to fourtrees. you'll be given the opportunity to recruit 1 randomly chosen cat each time to talk to the rock that you present the bony collars to.

Recruiting Bluestar and Yellowfang:
Go to the small yellow rock in mothermouth's second map. You'll have to answer questions for Bluestar, but Yellowfang is recruitable right away. You can also buy a item that's not avaliable anywhere else- starlight, which revives all allies.

Choose 3 recruits that you're suitable with. I used Bluestar, Tallstar, and Leopardstar, but it's up to you what you use.

The Kittypet's Catnip Sidequest doesn't include battling, so let's go on to Firestar's Quest. Here, you'll face no less than 20 swarms of rats, and no more than 28. They're pretty easily defeated. All-party moves work well on them, you don't really need to train at all...just have a suitable inventory from Skyclan's medicine cat den. As for how many swarms you fight, the final battle involves figuring out which 2 swarms contain the leader out of 10 swarms. It can be the first 2 swarms you select, or the second, or the third, or the fourth, or even the fifth. But, you'll soon defeat these rats, and move on to bigger and better things.

Once you beat the rats and watch leafstar's leader ceremony, you'll have access to something new.....

Recruiting Cloudstar and Leafstar:
Go to the Crystal where Skywatcher died.

And after returning to the forest and talking to sandstorm in the thunderclan camp:

Recruiting Tigerstar:
You'll get Brambleclaw at the end of Firestar's Quest. Add Brambleclaw to your party, and go to that yellowish rock in the second map of mothermouth. You'll now be able to answer the questions for Tigerstar, and afterward, try your luck at recruiting him.

So, choose the party of your choice, and then begin this final quest.

The Ultimate Challenge:

Go to the end of the tunnels that you rescued Windclan from, and talk to Bluestar, the starclan cat now residing here. Respond yes when she asks if you want one final challenge. Then go to the second map of mothermouth. The Boulder that previously blocked your way to the third map is now gone. Save and buy any items you think you might need, train to the levels listed below, and then go on to this third map of mothermouth. Keep going up and talk to the cat at the top of a staircase of sorts. It's the Ultimate Final Boss...His True Highness...Much Harder than Scourge...

[glow=red,2,300]FIRESTAR![/glow]

The Guide to his defeat will be here in good time.

[glow=Teal,17,305]Max HP's (Ordered Alphabetically)[/glow]
Badger- 15,000 (forest of secrets boss, mainstream enemy)
Brokenstar- 10,476 (into the wild boss, fire and ice boss)
Graypaw- 540 (into the wild boss)
Leopardfur- 9,907 (fire and ice boss)
Leopardstar- 14,000 (dangerous path boss)
Longtail- 646 (into the wild boss, mainstream enemy)
Riverclan Warrior- 1331 (fire and ice boss, dangerous path boss, darkest hour boss, mainstream enemy)
Scourge- 65,000 (darkest hour boss)
Shadowclan Warrior- 991 (into the wild boss, forest of secrets boss, darkest hour boss, mainstream enemy)
Tigerclaw- 30,000 (forest of secrets boss, rising storm boss)
Windclan Warrior- 1,652 (forest of secrets boss, rising storm boss, mainstream enemy)
Yellowfang- 1,563 (into the wild boss)

The Max HP's section is under construction.

Version History:

Version 1.0:
-Original Version
-Into the Wild Completed
-Fire and Ice Completed
-Guide Intro./Defintions Completed

Version 1.0.1:
-Forest of Secrets Completed
-slightly edited the entry for the battle against Leopardfur

Version 1.1:
- Rising Storm Completed
- A Dangerous Path Completed
- Categorization Added
- Version History Added

Version 1.1.1:
- The Darkest Hour Partially Completed

Version 1.1.2:
- The Darkest Hour Completed.

Version 1.2:
- Poststory mostly completed; recruitment methods included.

Version 1.3:
- Started Max HP section- 5 more enemies will be added to this in the future.

Version 1.3.1:
- Added Windclan Warrior Max HP

[Mod Blackbolt]

Very nice guide i have no doubt that this will help out a lot of people ^.^

[olafstar]

I've added the bosses from forest of secrets.

[Mod Blackbolt]

Aug 23, 2011 14:06:05 GMT -5 olafstar said:

I've added the bosses from forest of secrets.

nice

[Admin]

EXTREMELY GOOD GUIDE!
I may even link this from the game trailer

[olafstar]

I've now organized the fights by the book they were in, added the version History, and completed RS and ADP. The Next Update will be all the TDA bosses aside from scourge, and then the update after that will add scourge and scourge only, who gets an extra-long entry for being the final boss.

Edit: Yes, I'm doing post-story. But that won't come until I've beaten it in it's entirety, including the ultimate challenge.

[Mod Blackbolt]

Aug 23, 2011 22:17:54 GMT -5 olafstar said:

I've now organized the fights by the book they were in, added the version History, and completed RS and ADP. The Next Update will be all the TDA bosses aside from scourge, and then the update after that will add scourge and scourge only, who gets an extra-long entry for being the final boss.

Edit: Yes, I'm doing post-story. But that won't come until I've beaten it in it's entirety, including the ultimate challenge.

cannot wait

[Admin]

Good luck on finishing it up! Can't wait to see your strategies from Scourge. I'd be interested to see if you've come up with another good way to beat him, rather than the recommendation I usually give people

[olafstar]

I've completed the battle with Scourge now, yahoo! Its entry includes a tips and faqs section, designed to provide extra help with the final boss battle of the main story. The Poststory will come once I complete it. I'll probably wait until after I've done the ulitmate challenge to add it to the guide, but I might do it right after completing Firestar's Quest(in which case the ulitimate challenge would be added at a later date).

[olafstar]

Everything but the ultimate challenge is now included in the guide, the next update will be the final one, outside of a possible addition of max hp's at some point in the future.

[Admin]

Aug 28, 2011 17:34:21 GMT -5 olafstar said:

Everything but the ultimate challenge is now included in the guide, the next update will be the final one, outside of a possible addition of max hp's at some point in the future.

Awesome! It's finished! And if you need the max HPs feel free to PM me, I'll tell you them ;D

[Falconwing]

very good guide! now i know how to beat scourge!!

[olafstar]

Version 1.3, which will add max hp's, will be released as soon as I receive the hp's from admin.

[Hallow]

Very good guide! I just have a question...where is Bone's guide? I don't see him.

[olafstar]

In a boss sequence (ex. shadowclan warriors, clawface, and brokenstar without any gameplay in between each fight), I only record the final boss of the sequence. Besides, my game doesn't require me to face bone until I want to recruit him. It must vary from download to download, because some report having to face bone right before facing scourge, all I have to do is face bloodclan warriors.

[Admin]

Oct 20, 2011 20:35:27 GMT -5 olafstar said:

some report having to face bone right before facing scourge.

WHAAAAT?!!? That's an extremely serious problem. Could you please tell me where it was you saw that someone had to fight Bone before Scourge for story? that's an extreme fail by me if it actually happened >.<

[olafstar]

Look at this guide: www.warriorscatsgame.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=bossguides&action=display&thread=524