Join the Grandshelt Knights!

Overview

• Origin: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
• Type: Exchange Event
• Reference: Announcement
• Related Event: Latius Woods - Past
• Event Period: 7/6/18 00:00 - 7/19/18 23:59 PST
• Claim Period: 7/6/18 00:00 - 7/26/18 23:59 PST

King Mog or Mog Minister will exchange various rewards for special currency within the event period. You can obtain this currency by defeating enemies inside the event vortex dungeon. Using the following bonus units will increase the amount of currency received in the vortex dungeon. The bonus is cumulative so you can use as many as you can, including one from a friend companion.

Unit Bonus
Pyro Glacial Lasswell	Lotus Mage Fina	Nameless Gunner Jake	Blossom Sage Sakura	Heavenly Technician Lid	Maritime Strategist Nichol
+100%	+100%	+100%	+100%	+100%	+100%
Chizuru	Vanille	Rikku	Erwin	Timothy	Jack
+75%	+75%	+75%	+50%	+50%	+50%

Story

The vivid and rich scenery of Grandshelt has projected itself on the Farplane.

However, it shows time of old when the capital sought the implementation of entrance examinations to select the newest generation of knights.

Amidst all this, Lasswell manages to spot someone he recognizes...

Exchange

You can find King Mog or Mog Minister in the Farplane to exchange event currencies with time-limited items.

Exclusive Items

Item	Type	Description	Currency	Limit
Cure Robe	Robe	DEF+15, MAG+20, SPR+42 Resistance: All elements (+10%)	15,000	1
Gaia Ocarina	Harp	MAG+12, SPR+42, MP +10% Effect: Enables use of Attack Song	6,000	1
Knight's Hope	Materia	Increase ATK/DEF (10%)	1,200	8
Mage's Hope	Materia	Increase MAG/SPR (10%)	1,200	8
Dual Wield	Materia	Enable dual wielding of one-handed weapons	12,000	1
Trust Moogle (Pyro Glacial Lasswell 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	80,000	2
Trust Moogle (Blossom Sage Sakura 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	80,000	2
Trust Moogle (Lotus Mage Fina 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	80,000	2
Trust Moogle (Chizuru 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	8,000	2
Trust Moogle (Vanille 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	8,000	2
Trust Moogle (Rikku 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	8,000	2
Trust Moogle (Erwin 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	500	2
Trust Moogle (Timothy 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	500	2
Trust Moogle (Jack 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	500	2

Regular Items

Item	Type	Description	Currency	Limit
Remedy	Item	Cure poison, blind, sleep, silence, paralyze and confuse to one ally	30	10
Y-Potion	Item	Restore HP (1500) to one ally	100	10
Mega Ether	Item	Restore MP (120) to one ally	200	5
Phoenix Down	Item	Revive one KO'd ally (20% HP)	200	10
Elixir	Item	Recover HP/MP (100%) to one ally	100	10
Metal Gigantuar	EXP Unit	Increase experience when fused (30000)	100	100
Screamroot	Material	Root from a plant that has a terrible death cry	150	10
Fine Alcryst	Material	A stone that can become a powerful ability crystal	150	10
Star Quartz	Item	Can be exchanged with Fat Chocobo	300	4
			600	3
			900	3
4★+ Guaranteed Ticket	Item	Can be exchanged for a 4★+ rare summon	2,000	1
			6,000	1
			12,000	1
Rare Summon Ticket	Item	Can be exchanged for a rare summon	500	2
			1,000	3
			3,000	2
			6,000	3
Mini Burst Pot	Enhancer	Increase LB experience when fused (100)	1,500	30
Trust Moogle (ALL 1%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (1%)	10,000	5
Trust Moogle (ALL 10%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (10%)	30,000	1

Awakening Materials

Item	Type	Description	Currency	Limit
Bizarre Box	Material	A box that looks as if something might pop out of it	100	300
Lucky Seedling	Material	A seedling said to bring happiness	100	300
Brilliant Ray	Material	A shard that gives off a ray of brilliance	100	300
Wicked Drop	Material	A liquid that consists of liquefied magical power	100	300
Fury Seed	Material	A seed that promotes fighting strength	100	300
Hard Rock	Material	A stone that offers firm protection	100	300
Sacred Crystal	Material	A large crystal that can awaken latent power	150	20
Divine Crystal	Material	A beautiful crystal that can awaken dormant powers	160	30
			540	200
Calamity Writ	Material	A writ of prophecy left by the ancients	160	30
			540	200
Prismatic Horn	Material	The sparkling prismatic horn of a divine beast	160	30
			540	200
Calamity Gem	Material	A gem infused with the power of great calamity	160	30
			540	200
Rainbow Bloom	Material	A flower said to bloom in paradise	160	30
			540	200
Fairies' Writ	Material	A secret message inscribed by the king of fairies	160	30
			540	200
White Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening white magic	30,000	3
Black Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening black magic	30,000	3
Green Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening green magic	30,000	3
Power Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening offensive abilities	30,000	3
Guard Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening defensive abilities	30,000	3
Healing Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening healing abilities	30,000	3
Support Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening support abilities	30,000	3
Tech Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening technical abilities	30,000	3
White Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening white magic	80,000	1
Black Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening black magic	80,000	1
Green Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening green magic	80,000	1
Power Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening offensive abilities	80,000	1
Guard Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening defensive abilities	80,000	1
Healing Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening healing abilities	80,000	1
Support Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening support abilities	80,000	1
Tech Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening technical abilities	80,000	1

Beginner's Recommendation

This purchase list recommendation is meant for people who have just started the game or have only played for less than 3 months of playtime or with rank lower than 50.

First Priority
Dual Wield	12,000
Metal Gigantuar (100)	10,000
4★+ Guaranteed Ticket (2)	8,000
Rare Summon Ticket (7)	10,000
Total	40,000
Second Priority
4★+ Guaranteed Ticket (1)	12,000
Rare Summon Ticket (3)	18,000
Star Quartz (10)	5,700
Sacred Crystal (20)	3,000
5-star Trust Moogle	30,000
Total	68,700
Buy as you need them
Cheap 6-star awakening materials
Consumable items e.g. Elixir/Phoenix Down
Screamroot
Other awakening materials
Exclusive ability materias and equipment

Battle Info

Knight's Exam - BGN

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	5	2	33	130	100	Rare Summon Ticket
Mission
Complete the quest						X-Potion
No items						10
Use green magic						10
No continues						10
Monster			Boss			Drop
Training Dummy			Street Thug			40

Knight's Exam - INT

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	10	3	105	900	210	200
Mission
Complete the quest						Remedy
No limit bursts						10
Use black magic						10
No continues						10
Monster			Boss			Drop
Street Thug Training Dummy			Elder Soldier			100

Knight's Exam - ADV

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	15	3	320	2600	310	300
Mission
Complete the quest						Phoenix Down
Deal lightning damage						10
Defeat the Grandshelt knight captain within 5 turns						10
No continues						10
Monster			Boss			Drop
Elder Soldier Street Thug			Grandshelt Knight Captain			170

Knight's Exam - PRO

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	20	4	580	5000	500	500
Mission
Complete the quest						Elixir
Use magic 3 or more times						10
Defeat the paramecium with magic						10
No continues						10
Monster			Boss			Drop
Elder Soldier Grandshelt Knight Captain Street Thug			Paramecium			240

Knight's Exam - ELT

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	25	5	1313	11600	600	500
Mission
Complete the quest						20
No items						10
Defeat the soul aspirator with a limit burst						10
Evoke an esper						MAG +20%
Monster			Boss			Drop
Elder Soldier Grandshelt Knight Captain Paramecium Street Thug			Soul Aspirator			420

Knight's Exam - LGD

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	40	5	2403	16200	1450	5,000
Mission
Complete the quest						40
Use no more than 3 items						20
Use 3 or more limit bursts						20
Clear without an ally being KO'd						20
Monster			Boss			Drop
Elder Soldier Grandshelt Knight Captain Paramecium Soul Aspirator			Apanda			680

Boss Info (LGD)

Apanda No. 1009
Race	Beast
Level	85
HP	2,500,000
MP	2,500
ATK	400
DEF	50
MAG	430
SPR	40

Element Resistance
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Status Ailment Resistance
null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Other Resistance
Immune to ATK/MAG break. Vulnerable to DEF/SPR break.

Abilities

• Pierce Through: Physical damage (2.2x) to one enemy. Decrease DEF/SPR (50%) for 3 turns to one enemy.
• Heave: Physical damage (3x) to all enemies.
• Roar: Physical damage (2x) to all enemies. Inflict paralyze (100%) to all enemies.
• Rage: Increase ATK/MAG (50%) for 3 turns to one ally.

Attack Patterns

• Threshold:
  • 80% & 40%: Heave, Rage, end turn.
• Every 2 turns: Roar.
• Pierce Through (20%)
• Normal attacks.

Tips

• See testimonials and discussions.
• Bonus enemies will appear with higher frequency the higher the stage is.
  • Golden Bomb drops 500 currency on defeat.
  • Lucky Rabbit drops 1000 currency on defeat.
• You can use Escape to avoid any regular battle, but it isn't recommended as you will lose some currency.
• Using many low level bonus units on LGD is difficult but possible with some gearing.
  • Befriend and/or use a strong friend unit with high bonus.
  • Use two or more bonus units with Pod 153, and they will be able to produce high chain for the strong unit to finish.
  • Use Defensive Freeze, Rikku's Pouch or World Destroyer to break their defenses.
  • Use Crazy Day for imperil if needed.
  • Use Hero's Rime from Siren or Apollo Harp to buff ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR.

Videos

Knight's Exam - LGD

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Username	Description	Units	Link
Zodiark	All Missions (Whale Build). Weeeeee!	Heavenly Technician Lid, Lotus Mage Fina, Maritime Strategist Nichol X2, Blossom Sage Sakura X2	YouTube
kaltric	3 Missions (a lot of deaths)	Nameless Gunner Jake, Rikku, Rikku, Vanille, Chizuru, Friend: Blossom Sage Sakura	YouTube
DX3mis	All Missions + LGD Farming 6 bonus units	Lotus Mage Fina, Heavenly Technician Lid, Blossom Sage Sakura, Chizuru X2, Friend: Blossom Sage Sakura	YouTube
Adziqa	All Missions + LGD 6 bonus CG units	Pyro Glacial Lasswell, Heavenly Technician Lid, Blossom Sage Sakura, Maritime Strategist Nichol X2, Friend: Blossom Sage Sakura	YouTube
Lothar07907	600% Bonus units INSANE (3 Missions 1 past cleared)	Heavenly Technician Lid, Lotus Mage Fina, Maritime Strategist Nichol, Blossom Sage Sakura x2, Friend: Pyro Glacial Lasswell	YouTube
JFrog16	All Missions - 2 CG units + Friend CG unit, easy farm	Chizuru, Chizuru, Maritime Strategist Nichol, Blossom Sage Sakura, Rikku, Friend: Blossom Sage Sakura	YouTube