


There are four primary enemies with a wide range of skills who will hit you at range, in close combat, and apply plenty of status effects if you aren't paying attention to your armour level. (You can actually swap characters and repeat this process for every party member, which I highly recommend doing if you want to survive.)įinally, make sure to save before telling Thora you are ready to battle, because you can only do this once. If you tell her you believe in her faith, she will give whichever character is talking a Magic Shell buff that increases magic armour. Each of the combatants also has items to sell, which you should check before hand, with Thora having a useful nailbomb grenade for sale.Įven if you don't buy anything, make sure to talk to Mia. During your dialog exchange, admit you are no battle-hardened warrior and then ask about The One. Before taking on the arena combat, though, be sure to check the side rooms and loot all the vases for gold and crafting items. Once you're ready, simply entering the arena gives you 300 XP and starts a new quest. I also recommend taking on the three giant crocodiles on the western beach to get the teleportation gloves. One of the easiest to complete is The Shakedown, since you just have to talk to Elodi at the front of the fort while she's being intimidated by thugs - and then follow her into the cavern to wrap up the quest. If you haven't found enough equipment lying around while exploring, you can buy some better gear from the lizard in the caverns or complete a few quests that provide bonus items and experience.

Preparing For The Fort Joy Arenaīefore you even attempt the arena battle, you want to be at least third level and have a full party of four characters as the contingent of level three gladiators found here will wipe the floor with a low-level party that isn't well equipped.Įveryone should have all of their armor slots filled (pants, gloves, boots, helmet, chest, and when possible, magic rings).

While stumbling around Fort Joy looking for a way to escape imprisonment, you may have noticed a small cellar door found near crime boss Griff and the imprisoned elf Amryo.ĭown in that cellar lies the Arena Of The One, where religious fanatics endlessly battle each other to find the One true master of combat.
