Rather than releasing a second season, popular anime series Chainsaw Man is opting to continue the story on the big screen in upcoming movie Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, which, according to the studio, is so the show can grow its audience.

"From a business standpoint, we want to have as many people as possible enjoy The Reze Arc. When we did that, we aimed to maximize our business. It should go theatrical," said MAPPA President Manabu Ohtsuka in an interview with Anime News Network. "We want to reach a different, broader audience. We're able to team up with Sony Pictures, which would be reaching such people."

When asked whether revenue played a factor in the studio wanting to "go theatrical" with Chainsaw Man, Ohtsuka replied, "The revenue aspect wasn't really a factor at all. It's trying to deliver the product to as many people as possible."

Chainsaw Man season 1, which aired in 2022 on Crunchyroll, made waves in the anime world and sits at a near-perfect 97% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The show follows a teenage boy named Denji who is killed and revived as a man with a devil's heart, Chainsaw Man. However, according to Ohtsuka, "subscribers of Crunchyroll may not necessarily go to theaters," so breaking free of Crunchyroll is key to growing the franchise's audience.

Following on from season 1, the movie sees Denji encounter a new romantic interest named Reze soon after meeting the woman of his dreams, Makima. However, as the love triangle grows, it becomes apparent that Reze is harbouring a dangerous ulterior motive. The movie is based on the Bomb Girl arc from the Chainsaw Man manga.

So what about the future of Chainsaw Man? Will fans get to see a third season, or will the studio opt for another movie? When asked this very question by ANN, Ohtsuka said, "We're always thinking about what's the best way to deliver Chainsaw Man to the fans who love the franchise. That's what's always on our minds. But how we're going to do it, if we're going to do it, we'll announce it when we announce it. We can't talk about it."

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc will premiere in Japan on September 19 and then will hit movie theaters in the US and UK on October 29. For more, check out our list of the best anime, or keep up with new anime heading your way this year.

The Lethal Company teleporter is not for the faint-hearted, with the inverse option a great shortcut to the horror game’s dangerous facilities. If you’d like to do less running and take more risks, this optional teleportation device is just the thing you’re looking for. However, if safety is high on the priority list, best to get a normal Lethal Company teleporter instead.

If you’d like to know more about Lethal Company teleporters, including the difference between the normal one and the inverse teleporter, this guide will explain how it works. And if it's Lethal Company turrets you're after we can help you there too. 

Lethal Company teleporter vs. inverse teleporter explained 

In horror game Lethal Company, you need to land your spaceship on mysterious planets and explore the local monster-ridden facilities. While new players always need to walk from the spaceship to the facilities and back again, eventually, you’ll be able to use a teleport system. 

Beware that there are two types of teleporters in Lethal Company: the “normal” teleporter and the inverse teleporter. There’s an important difference between the two, as the normal teleporter transports the player back to the spaceship, while the inverse teleporter instantly drops the player inside a facility. The default teleporter is grey, while the inverse teleporter is bright yellow – you can see both of them in the picture above. 

How to get a teleporter in Lethal Company 

The only way to get a teleporter or inverse teleporter in Lethal Company is by buying them from the store. They’re quite pricey, so you’ll likely need to survive several days of scavenging before you’re able to buy one. Once you’ve got a large stack of credits, interact with the terminal on your spaceship and type the word “store”, then press enter. If you scroll down a bit, you’ll see the teleporter and inverse teleporter under “ship upgrades”, as shown in the picture. Here’s how much they cost using Lethal Company money:

• Teleporter: 375 credits
• Inverse teleporter: 425 credits 

If you wish to proceed, type the name of the item you want (either “teleporter” or “inverse teleporter”) and press enter again. Type “confirm” to complete the purchase. You’ll see the teleporter behind you, along with an operating button on the nearby desk. 

How to use the Lethal Company teleporter 

Here’s how the Lethal Company teleporter works: if a player presses the red button on the desk, another player is teleported back to the ship. To select a player, make sure that player is the one being monitored on the screen, using the white button (see picture above). Of course, this means that you don’t have much use for a teleporter if you’re playing Lethal Company in solo mode, as there’s no one to operate the teleporter while you’re inside the facilities.

After teleporting a player, a ten-second timer starts to count down, after which the teleporter can be used again. While this provides a great way to save teammates, however, bear in mind that you’ll lose all items upon being teleported, including store-bought equipment, so it’s best to use teleportation as a last resort only. 

How to use the Lethal Company inverse teleporter 

As mentioned before, the Lethal Company inverse teleporter does the exact opposite of the normal teleporter: instead of teleporting a player back to safety, it teleports players from the spaceship directly into a facility. As the exact location is random, you never know where you’ll end up – it could be next to a Bracken, a giant Bunker Spider or any of the other Lethal Company enemies waiting to kill you.

If you’d like to take your chances with the inverse teleporter, press the yellow button on the desk and step inside the yellow teleporter device – this only works after you’ve landed on a planet. Unlike the normal teleporter, you don’t need another player to operate this device, but beware that if you teleport yourself in solo mode, you may end up in a locked room with no means to escape. 

Given the high risk, it’s best to use the inverse teleporter alongside the normal one, so the teammate going through the inverse can be teleported back if they land in a dire spot. A tip: consider the inverse teleporter a fun addition to the game rather than a useful one; don’t expect to mess with this machine and walk away with more loot.

If you’re feeling lucky, enjoy your teleporters in Lethal Company! And if you want to know how to get more players in Lethal Company to help you survive then check that guide for all the details. We've also got a look at Lethal Company Mods if you want to make some changes as well. 

With this Pokemon Black and White walkthrough, we'll get you through the main story to obtain all eight gym badges and face the Elite Four, as well as exploring the region along the way. Consider this less of a traditional walkthrough and more of a supplemental guide to enhance your journey through the Unova region. If Pokemon Black and White were books, this would be your book club's discussion notes, which enhance and expand your reading experience. If you've already reached the end of the game, check out our Pokemon Black and White post-game guide for what you can do when everything else is done. Otherwise, here's everything you need to know for your Unova adventure in Pokemon Black and White.

Nuvema Town

Picking a starter
Your starter choice is obviously entirely up to you, and it really comes down to personal preference (but if you're unsure you can consult our Pokedex for info on each one). Remember though, if your starter is male, you won't have an opportunity to breed it until after you beat the game, so at this point it might be worth it to soft reset for a female starter. Being able to breed your starter before you beat the story can be a serious boon, because it makes it easy to put up your starter on the GTS to get the other two starters.

Unless you have a friend who's willing to hook you up with female starters, it's worth considering soft-resetting despite how tedious it can be – you only have a 12.5% chance of getting a female starter, so it can take more than a few resets. Save your game right before you approach the present in your bedroom to save time.

Visiting Professor Juniper
You don't have your running shoes yet, so it's not worth exploring the rest of the town yet unless you really want to. Head to Bianca's house in the southwest corner to see a scene with her father, then head to the lab in the northwest to receive your Pokedex. As you exit, your mom gives you the Town Map too. Onward to Route 1!

Route 1
Wild Pokemon (~level 2-4):
Lillipup,Patrat
Audino(shaking grass)

It's always exciting to step into your first tall grass in each Pokemon game, isn't it? Grass in B&W has two additions from the grass you're used to from previous generations: shaking grass patches and doubles grass. You may notice a shaking grass patch every so often as you wander around leveling up and catching Pokemon, and it should look familiar to you if you ever used the PokeRadar Poketch app in Diamond, Pearl or Platinum (see ourShiny Pokemon guide). It's very similar, in that shaking grass patches usually have a different kind of Pokemon then you'd normally find in the surrounding grass, usually a rare species. The difference in Black and White is that the shaking grass now occurs randomly on its own whenever grass in on-screen. Even if you've never encountered shaking grass before, you'll know it when you see it.

If you're looking for a particular Pokemon that's only found in shaking grass, walk around the perimeter of the grass until you see a patch shake. Use a repel and enter the shaking grass patch. Repels don't work on shaking patches, so this ensures that you won't be interrupted by a regular wild Pokemon battle on your way to the shaking patch. A wild battle resets the shaking grass, so if you're interrupted by a wild Pokemon, the shaking patch will be gone when the battle is over. We're not sure yet if these shaking patches have any application in hunting shiny Pokemon, like the patches using the PokeRadar do, but it looks doubtful.

The Pokemon most commonly found in shaking patches is Audino, who can be found almost everywhere shaking grass is found. Fainting Audino awards quite a bit of EXP, so after you've caught a few you might consider just battling the rest.

Accumula Town

Meet Professor Juniper in front of the Pokemon Center and she gives you a tour inside. The PokeMart is inside the Pokemon Center now – quite convenient. Only two items are available at this point: Poke Balls and Potions, plus a ton of mail if you'd like. None of the wireless/Wi-Fi options are available upstairs yet, but you can now access your PC to manage your Pokemon.

After you exit the Pokemon Center, you'll be forced to battle N after watching a scene, so make sure your Pokemon are ready to battle before leaving the Center. After battling you can explore Accumula further or proceed directly northwest to Route 2.

Route 2
Wild Pokemon (~level 4-7):
Lillipup,Patrat,Purrloin
Audino(shaking grass)

After you pass through the gate your mom will appear and give you running shoes as a present. As you make your way through Route 2, be prepared for a trainer battle with Bianca.

Striation City

As you visit each new city or town, it's helpful to pull up the Town Map and check out what services are available in each location. When you enter Striation City, the Town Map lists:

Striation City Gym
Pokemon Center
Fennel's Lab
Trainers' School

So right away, you know the important places to check out while exploring the area. Fennel's Lab is in the second building on the right as you enter Striation City, but there's no point in visiting until after you defeat the first gym leader.

At the Trainers' School you must fight Cheren, so be careful because he has whichever starter your starter is weak to. Once you've defeated him, you can either head straight to the gym or slightly past it to the east to check out the Dreamyard.

It's smart to go to the Dreamyard first, because the third NPC you encounter there as you walk east will give you one of the monkey trio – Panpour, Pansage or Pansear – whichever element your starter is strongagainst. This is another moment where it might be prudent to soft reset for a female monkey if you're concerned about being about to breed offspring to trade. To save time, save right before you speak to her (she's right outside the entrance to the abandoned building), and make sure there's a spot in your party to receive the monkey so you can check the gender right away and reset as needed. And if soft-resetting isn't your thing, don't worry – it's not the end of the world if you have to wait until you beat the game and obtain a ditto to breed certain Pokemon. Plus, you can also find the other monkeys in shaking grass patches in Pinwheel Forest or Lostlorn Forest later on.

Not much else you can do here for now, so head back to gym if you haven't already and get your first badge. Once you've defeated the gym leader and exited the gym, Fennel will meet you and lead you back to her lab where she presents you with HM01 Cut. Make sure you talk to the other woman in the room before you leave too.

Now that you have your first badge, when you revisit the PokeMart you'll notice a lot more items are now available. Stock up on whatever you need, then head back to the Dreamyard and use Cut to access the abandoned building.

Dreamyard
Wild Pokemon (~level 8-11):
Munna, Patrat,Purrloin
Audino(shaking grass)
Musharna(shaking grass, extremely rare)

You'll notice in the Dreamyard that certain items in the ruined building area are obscured depending on where you're standing, so make sure you walk around a bit to find every item you can. Because of the semi-3D visuals in B&W, you'll notice this happens quite a bit, so be on the lookout for little hidden Poke Balls as you explore.

The Dreamyard has a basement level that's off-limits for now, so after you've finished your business with Team Plasma and caught yourself a Munna, head back to Fennel's house and she'll give you the C-Gear and Amanita will give you the Pal Pad. The C-Gear sort of takes the place of the Poketch from Diamond and Pearl, but instead of having lots of little apps, it's the hub for various multiplayer and online functions.

Route 3
Wild Pokemon (~level 8-11):
Pidove, Patrat,Blitzle, Lillipup, Purrloin
Audino(shaking grass)

Route 3 is the first Route with doubles grass, but you'll get to that later after your next encounter with Team Plasma. You'll know it when you see it because it's a dark color, and of course Cheren waiting there to explain all about it. It's exactly what it sounds like – grass patches where two Pokemon appear at once instead of just one. Be prepared for doubles battles by making sure that the first two Pokemon in your party are strong enough to handle the nearby wild Pokemon.

Pokemon Day Care
You're only allowed to deposit one Pokemon into the Day Care for now, so you won't be able to breed quite yet. Also take note that moves can be overwritten automatically as Pokemon level up inside the Day Care, so use caution with Pokemon whose movesets you don't want messed up.

The woman in the building directly west of the Day Care will heal your Pokemon whenever you talk to her. As you make your way west, Cheren will appear to challenge you again, so make sure you're healed up as you head past the Day Care area. After the battle and scene, head northwest to follow Cheren into Wellspring Cave.

Wellspring Cave
Wild Pokemon (~levels 10-13):
Roggenrola,Woobat
Drilbur(swirling dust patches)

Our first cave! Just like the shaking grass patches outside, caves have swirling dust patches that pop up here and there, but these patches can contain either wild Pokemon or items. If you see a patch you want to enter, use a repel to make sure you aren't interrupted by another encounter.

After the battle with Team Plasma, there's not much else to do for now but grab TM46 Thief and leave. Keep heading south and then west through Route 3 to eventually reach Nacrene City.

Part one- Nuvema Town, Route 1, Accumula Town, Route 2, Striation City (Tri Badge), Dreamyard
Part two- Nacrene City (Basic Badge), Pinwheel Forest, Castelia City (Insect Badge), Route 4, Desert Resort, Nimbasa City (Jolt Badge), Route 5, Driftveil City (Quake Badge), Cold Storage, Route 6, Chargestone Cave
Part three- Mistralton City (Jet Badge), Celestial Tower, Route 7, Legendaries: Cobalion and Virizion, Route 17, 18 and P2 Lab
Part four- Twist Mountain, Icirrus City (Freeze Badge), Dragonspiral Tower, Relic Castle, Route 8, Tubeline Bridge, Route 9, Opelucid City (Legend Badge), Legendaries: Tornadus/Thundurus, Route 10, Victory Road, Pokemon League

Nacrene City

You can use the upstairs portion of the Pokemon Center now, so if you'd like to use the Union Room, Wi-Fi Connection, or Global Terminal, go for it. The GTS has a new feature that's worth checking out too, called GTS Negotiations, where you're matched up with random players and you can negotiate trades based on what Pokemon you each have.

Aside from the major locations of note within Nacrene City, there's also a girl in the house to the west of the Pokemon Center than will trade you a Petilil for a Cottonee or vice versa depending on the version of the game you have.

To prep for you gym battle, it's worth it to head west into the outer portion of Pinwheel Forest for a while to snag some Fighting-type Pokemon and level up your current team a bit. The woman standing near the border of Nacrene and Pinwheel has TM94 Rock Smash.

Pinwheel Forest (outer area)
Wild Pokemon (~level 12-17):
Tympole, Pidove,Timburr
Audino(shaking grass)
Sawk(common in Black; shaking patches in White extremely rarely)
Throh(common in White; shaking patches in Black extremely rarely)

For all intents and purposes, it's probably easiest to just consider Sawk a Black exclusive and Throh a White exclusive, and just trade for one or the other depending on the version you have. Unless you live in a remote area with no Wi-Fi access, it's not worth the hassle of trying to find the one you need in the shaking grass patches (even among shaking grass patches, they only appear about 5% of the time – it's not worth the tedious search).

When you're ready, you can head back to the gym inside the Nacrene Museum and face Lenora, the Normal-type gym leader. Afterwards, more scenes to watch, and you get the Dowsing MCHN.

Pinwheel Forest (inner area)
Wild Pokemon (~level 15-17 normal grass, 22-25 doubles grass):
Normal grass: Sewaddle,Pidove,Venipede
Doubles grass:Swadloon,Tranquill,Whirlipede
Shaking patches:Audino(common),Pansage,Pansear,Panpour(rare)
Black only:Cottonee(normal grass, doubles grass),Whimsicott(shaking patches)
White only:Petilil(normal grass, doubles grass),Lilligant(shaking patches)

Not much to discuss here. Make your way through the maze, fighting Team Plasma trainers all the way through. Have the nurse standing just outside the inner area of the forest heal you whenever you need it. You'll notice a moss rock too, at the beginning of the winding road through the forest – that should come in handy post-game for evolvingEeveeinto Leafeon.

Pinwheel Forest is also a great place to use your new Dowsing MCHN. You can have more than one item Y registered now too, making it easier to pull up lesser-used key items whenever you want.

Castelia City

Once you've taken in the majesty of Skyarrow Bridge, your next stop is Unova's biggest urban center, Castelia City. Of course, the gym leader, Bug-type aficionado Burgh, isn't quite ready for you yet, so once you've dropped by the gym, head over to the dock just west of the Pokemon Center to deal with another Team Plasma situation. Follow Burgh back toward the gym and you'll see some Team Plasma goons in front of the building just north and opposite the gym. You know what you must do.

Burgh and his trainers are pushovers, so after the gym battle make sure you explore the rest of Castelia if you haven't already. The dock here is where you canset sail to Victory Island to obtain your Victini if you have the event-only Liberty Ticket too. When you're ready, head north to Route 4.

Route 4
Wild Pokemon (~level 15-18):
Sandile,Darumaka,Scraggy

The perpetual sandstorm on Route 4 is a bummer, since your Pokemon will fatigue much faster with the constant buffeting, but at least there is a prefab house slightly northwest as your make your way through the route where you can heal your Pokemon.

If you feel up to it, you can also check out the Desert Resort west of Route 4 before making your way to Nimbasa City. Lots of trainers and wild Pokemon should go far to beef up your team if you feel a bit underleveled.

Desert Resort
Wild Pokemon (~level 19-22):
Sandile,Darumaka,Scraggy,Maractus,Dwebble,Sigilyph(inner area only)

You can't go all the way inside Relic Castle yet, but if you decide to check it out, make sure you pick up one of two fossils from the backpacker near the entrance. The Cover Fossil will revive into a Tirtouga and the Plume Fossil gives you an Archen. You could trudge back to Nacrene now to revive your fossils if you're a huge fan of fossil Pokemon, but it's easier to just wait until you get HM02 Fly and take care of all your backtracking then.

Nimbasa City

As you enter Nimbasa City you're greeted with another Team Plasma battle, of course – this time they're harassing the poor old Day Care man. He rewards you for protecting him by bestowing you with a bicycle. Hooray! Y register that sweet ride immediately!

Nimbasa City is full of flash and glamour, and there are lots of attractions to check out, including the Battle Subway. One of the cashiers at the PokeMart inside the Pokemon Center sells a bunch of expensive TMs, so that's worth checking out to fill out your growing collection. Around the corner, in the building directly north of the Battle Institute, you'll find an NPC that gives you HM04 Strength too.

Before you head to the gym, stop by the Musical Theater (sigh) and talk to Bianca briefly (don't worry, you don’t actually have to participate in a musical if you don't want to). After that's out of the way, you're free to head southeast to the amusement park area where the gym is located. After an intense scene with N, you're free to face Elesa, the Electric-type gym leader of Nimbasa.

Route 5
Wild Pokemon (~level 19-22 normal grass, 22-25 doubles grass):
Normal/doubles grass:Minccino,Liepard,Trubbish
Shaking patches:Audino(common),Emolga,Cinccino(rare)
Black only:Gothita(normal/doubles grass)
White only:Solosis(normal/doubles grass)

Once you've earned your Bolt Badge and you're done exploring Nimbasa, you can head northwest to Route 5, where you meet the League Champion for the first time. After a scene (Cheren is kind of a jerk, isn't he?) you can proceed across the Driftveil Drawbridge toward Driftveil City.

On Driftveil Bridge you can battle and catch wildDucklettif you fancy, as well as pick up a variety of Wings, like Pretty Wing, Swift Wing, Health Wing, Clever Wing, Genius Wing and Resist Wing. Wings for everyone, really.

Driftveil City

The most notable spots in Driftveil City proper are the Driftveil Market (stock up on MooMoo Milk!) and the Move Tutor's House, where each starter Pokemon can learn one of the Pledge moves, Water Pledge, Fire Pledge and Grass Pledge, which work in conjunction during doubles and triples battles.

Of course, before heading to the gym, you must dispatch the local Team Plasma scourge, so head south toward Cold Storage.

Cold Storage (outer area)
Wild Pokemon (~level 20-23 normal grass, 24-27 doubles grass):
Normal/doubles grass:Herdier,Vanillite,Timburr,Minccino
Shaking patches: Audino(common),Cinccino(rare),Stoutland(rare)

You know the drill by now. Make your way through the icy floors of the Cold Storage Building, battling Team Plasma grunts as you go. Once you've vanquished them all, Driftveil Gym Leader Clay will thank you in his own way and invite you to challenge him at his gym in the northeast corner of town.

This Ground-type gym is one of the easiest yet if you chose either Snivy or Oshawott as your starter, so power through to get your Quake badge. The elevator arrangement in the gym can be a bit confusing though. Once you've claimed your victory, Clay, being the unreliable cowboy that he is, admits that he misplaced the TM he was planning to give you, so head out to meet him on Route 6 and pick it up.

But wait – Bianca stops you as head toward Route 6 to give you HM02 Fly. Can you feel the sky opening up to your whim? Clay can wait if you feel like backtracking to take care of anything else before proceeding. The Day Care accepts up to two Pokemon now, so if you want to go back and breed your starter for trading purposes, now is a good time. You could also go back to Nacrene and revive that fossil if it doth please you, or go show Professor Juniper your Pokedex in Nuvema. Or would you rather revisit Nimbasa and take a ride on the Battle Subway? The sky isn't even the limit now that you have Fly, so spread your wings… and Fly.

Route 6
Wild Pokemon (~level 22-25 normal grass, 26-29 doubles grass):
Normal/doubles grass:Deerling(color varies by season),Karrablast,Foongus(also appears as fake Poke Ball item),Swadloon,Tranquill(Spring, Summer, Fall only),Vanillite(Winter only)
Shaking patches: Audino(common),Emolga,Unfezant(rare),Leavanny(rare)

When you make it through Route 6 to Chargestone Cave, the entrance to the cave is blocked with Galvantula webs, but Clay shows up to clear a path and give you TM78 Bulldoze as promised. Before heading into the cave, make sure you use the healing house nearby to refresh your party.

Chargestone Cave
Wild Pokemon (~level 24-27):
Joltik,Klink,Ferroseed,Boldore,Tynamo
Swirling dust:Drilbur

This is your first fairly large cave to traverse, and it has quite a few paths to explore as you track down Team Plasma. There's one doctor trainer about halfway through that will heal your Pokemon whenever you ask, but don't be afraid to use a Repel or two if your Pokemon are running low on PP. Once you make it through to the other side you'll be in Mistralton City.

Part one- Nuvema Town, Route 1, Accumula Town, Route 2, Striation City (Tri Badge), Dreamyard
Part two- Nacrene City (Basic Badge), Pinwheel Forest, Castelia City (Insect Badge), Route 4, Desert Resort, Nimbasa City (Jolt Badge), Route 5, Driftveil City (Quake Badge), Cold Storage, Route 6, Chargestone Cave
Part three- Mistralton City (Jet Badge), Celestial Tower, Route 7, Legendaries: Cobalion and Virizion, Route 17, 18 and P2 Lab
Part four- Twist Mountain, Icirrus City (Freeze Badge), Dragonspiral Tower, Relic Castle, Route 8, Tubeline Bridge, Route 9, Opelucid City (Legend Badge), Legendaries: Tornadus/Thundurus, Route 10, Victory Road, Pokemon League

Mistralton City

Remember when that first map of the Unova region was released, back when we were still referring to it by its Japanese name of Isshu? We saw an airport on the map and got super excited thinking of the possibility that we'd be able to fly to previous regions or at least fly somewhere cool on a plane. Mistralton City is home to that airport, although alas, the town's Gym Leader, Skyla, quickly explains that the airplanes are for cargo only. Professor Juniper's dad also stops by to upgrade your Pokedex so that it can display a Pokemon's various forms.

When you're done exploring Mistralton (make sure to check out the Move Deleter and Relearner's house, head straight north on Route 7 until you reach the Celestial Tower.

Celestial Tower
Wild Pokemon (~levels 26-29):
Litwick,Elgyem

Ah yes, a Pokemon game would not be complete without a creepy mausoleum full of Pokemon graves and Ghost-type Pokemon. The Celestial Tower isn't spooky like the Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town though – it's more of a peaceful place of respect. Head up through its four floors battling trainers and wild Litwicks and Elgyems – the nurse trainer heal you at about the halfway mark. There are also two TMs to pick up along the way, TM61 Will-O-Wisp and TM65 Shadow Claw.

Once you get to the top and ring the bell, you can Fly off the top of the tower if you don't feel like traipsing all the way back down. Now let's go throw some rocks at Skyla's Flying types. Rollout!

Route 7
Wild Pokemon (~level 26-29 normal grass, 30-33 doubles grass)
Normal/doubles grass: Deerling(color varies by season), Tranquill(Spring, Summer, Fall only),Cubchoo(Winter only), Watchog,Zebstrika,Foongus
Shaking patches: Audino(common),Emolga,Unfezant(rare, Spring/Summer/Fall only)

This time, head northeast past the Celestial Tower to continue on Route 7.

As you approach the base of Twist Mountain, Cheren challenges you to a battle, and afterwards Alder shows up and gives you HM03 Surf. There's a ton of new areas to backtrack and explore now that you have Surf. You can revisitplaces you've been before and findnewly accessibleitems and new Pokemon to catch, but there are two major detours worth discussing in detail.


TWO POST-SURF DETOURS (Optional - Skip to next page to continue with the main story)

Detour 1: Legendaries Cobalion and Virizion

Hunting legendaries can be a daunting task, but you might as well get these two out of the way. Cobalion and Virizion are the first two in the legendary trio of Black and White. You need to catch Cobalion before you can encounter the other two, so it's worth it to at least take care of that one before you head to Victory Road, where Terrakion resides.

To find Cobalion, head back to Driftveil City and north onto Route 6. Now that you can surf, you can jump off one of the bridges near the entrance and surf along the river (where you can find YM84 Poison Jab, by the way). Near the house where you can heal, head east into the grass past the rocks blocking the river and then use surf, continuing east until you reach the entrance to Mistralton Cave.

Mistralton Cave
Required: Surf, Strength, Flash

Wild Pokemon (~level 28-31):
Boldore,Woobat,Axew
Swirling dust only:Drilbur
Cobalion(only one)

Lots of boulders to move around in here, but if you use TM70 Flash (you can find this in Castelia City from the man behind the dumpster in the alley) you'll see the path is straightforward. Head along the path moving boulders and fighting trainers until you read the steps leading up to the next level. Proceed through that level and up into the Guidance Chamber. An old man is standing to the east – listen to his story about the legendary trio before proceeding. Move the two boulders, and save your game before approaching Cobalion, who appears at level 42, and is Water/Fighting type. Dusk Balls are your best bet.

To catch Virizion, head back to Pinwheel Forest. On the main road just past the bridges, a small gap in the fence has opened on the eastern side. Head east until you reach a clearing, then go through the trees to enter Rumination Field and face Virizion (again, remember to save!).

Virizion is tougher to catch than Cobalion because it has a recovery move, Giga Drain, that makes it difficult to keep its HP low enough to catch. Using Sleep or Paralyze against legendaries is always recommended, but in this case it's particularly helpful because it'll prevent Virizion from recovering.


Detour 2: Route 17, 18 and P2 Laboratory

Note: before setting off on this detour, make sure you have at least one empty space in your party so that you can receive an egg. Leave even more spaces empty if you're planning on catching wild Pokemon too.

If you fly all the way back to Nuvema Town and head northon Route 1, you'll notice some surfable water to the west. Surf southwest a little bit (the only Pokemonin this water isBasculin)and you'll eventually reach the gate to Route 17.

Route 17
Wild Pokemon (~level 5-20):
Surf: Frillish
Bubble spots: Alomomola,Jellicent(rare)

Not much dry land on Route 17, but you can surf around and walk in shallow areas, battling swimmers as you continue west. The water is full of currents that push you along a set path, and you can ride each one to explore the area.

When you're ready to continue, head southwest and you'll see a set of three currents. Ride the southernmost one to reach dry land on Route 18.

Route 18
Wild Pokemon (~level 28-31 normal grass, 32-35 doubles grass)
Normal/doubles grass:Scraggy,Dwebble(normal grass only),Crustle(doubles grass only),Watchog,Sawk(Black only),Throh(White only)
Shaking patches: Audino (common),Throh (Black only, rare),Sawk (White only, rare)
Surf: Frillish
Bubble spots: Alomomola,Jellicent(rare)

Head up the stairs to the house and a ranger inside will offer you aLarvestaegg if there's room in your party. The woman will also heal your party if you talk to her.

Head down the steps to the west and you'll findHM05 Waterfall at the end of a long, narrow, grassy ridge. Then head north up more steps, east across a bridge, and down to the water to surf again. Surfing along the currents leads you to another part of Route 17, this time on dry land. There's only one thing to check out here- P2 Laboratory.

P2 Laboratory/Route 17(outside)
Wild Pokemon (~levels 28-31):
Herdier,Watchog,Klink,Scraggy

The only thing inside the lab right now isa Dubious Disc, so go ahead and pick it up and we'll be on our way back to the main quest.

Part one- Nuvema Town, Route 1, Accumula Town, Route 2, Striation City (Tri Badge), Dreamyard
Part two- Nacrene City (Basic Badge), Pinwheel Forest, Castelia City (Insect Badge), Route 4, Desert Resort, Nimbasa City (Jolt Badge), Route 5, Driftveil City (Quake Badge), Cold Storage, Route 6, Chargestone Cave
Part three- Mistralton City (Jet Badge), Celestial Tower, Route 7, Legendaries: Cobalion and Virizion, Route 17, 18 and P2 Lab
Part four- Twist Mountain, Icirrus City (Freeze Badge), Dragonspiral Tower, Relic Castle, Route 8, Tubeline Bridge, Route 9, Opelucid City (Legend Badge), Legendaries: Tornadus/Thundurus, Route 10, Victory Road, Pokemon League

Twist Mountain
Wild Pokemon (~level 28-31):
Boldore,Woobat,Gurdurr,Cubchoo(more common in Winter),Cryogonal(rare in Winter, extremely rare in other seasons)
Swirling dust:Drilbur

When you're ready to continue your quest, head back to Mistralton City and through Route 7 to Twist Mountain. When you come out into the area with the bulldozers and the house, make sure you check out the cave entrance in the lower southwest corner for TM91 Flash Cannon and take note of the icy rock that will help you evolve an Eevee into a Glaceon should you ever desire.

Icirrus City
Wild Pokemon (~level 30-32):
Puddles (all seasons except Winter):Shelmet,Palpitoad,Stunfisk

Icirrus City may be on the small side, but there's plenty of little tidbits to check out here. The "quiz show" house is directly east of the Icirrus Gym, and you can stop by daily to answer a question and get a prize. Also, don't miss the man in the Pokemon Center near the front desk that will buy your rare ores and such for double what you'd normally get.

Wild Pokemon appear in the puddles around Icirrus City, and except during Winter when everything is frozen, just walking across a puddle can initiate a battle.

Can you believe that you can challenge the gym leader right away this time, without having to dispatch any Team Plasma goons or anything? Yup, it's true – and after defeating Gym leader Brycen you'll earn the Freeze Badge and TM79 Frost Breath. Afterwards, Team Plasma will summon you north to Dragonspiral Tower. Head directly north past the gym when you're ready and Cedric Juniper will warn you about Team Plasma and give you an Old Gateau.

Dragonspiral Tower
Wild Pokemon (~level 30-33):
Mienfoo,Golett,Druddigon

Not much to discuss here, but there are lots of Team Plasma battles and items to be had within Dragonspiral Tower. After the scene at the top, Alden asks you to backtrack to Relic Castle, in the Desert Resort area off Route 4.

Relic Castle
Wild Pokemon (~level 19-37):
Sandile,Yamask,Krokorok,Cofagrigus

You're now free to go west across the sand pits (slowly!) and down the stairs to proceed further into Relic Castle. As you descend into its depths, it's a bit hard to keep straight which sand pits lead where, but continue down, following the trail of Team Plasma grunts. Ghetsis gives another speech at the bottom, then you, Cheren and Alder head back up to the surface. Professor Juniper calls to summon you to the Nacrene Museum, and once you get there the gym leaders bestow you with the Light Stone.

Route 8
Wild Pokemon (~level 30-33):
Puddles (all seasons except Winter):Shelmet,Palpitoad,Stunfisk
Surfing: Stunfisk,Seismitoad(bubble spots only, extremely rare)

When you fly back to Icirrus City after receiving the Light Stone, you have two options. You can hurry directly east across Route 8 to the Tubeline Bridge and Opelucid City, or you can hug the northern edge of Route 8 and explore the Moor of Icirrus. There's nothing too exciting there right now, except for a few trainers to battle and common items to find. It has the same wild Pokemon as the rest of Route 8, so unless you want to grind for a bit it's entirely skippable at this point.

Tubeline Bridge
Right as you make to enter the bridge, Bianca stops you to battle. Keep going toward Route 9, but make sure to pick up TM43 Flame Charge from the girl on your way.

Route 9
Wild Pokemon (~level 31-34 normal grass, 36-39 doubles grass):
Normal/doubles grass:Garbodor,Pawniard,Minccino,Liepard
Black only:Gothorita(normal/doubles grass),Gothitelle(shaking patches, rare)
White only:Duosion(normal/doubles grass),Reuniclus(shaking patches, rare)
Shaking patches:Audino(common),Cinccino(rare)

Despite how short it is, Route 9 has more going on that most routes, with tons of trainers to battle and a huge department store called Shopping Mall Nine. The Biker and Roughneck trainers are cool, right? Note the Krookodile embroidered on the back of the Roughnecks' jackets.

Opelucid City

Home of the Dragon-type gym, Opelucid City looks totally different depending on which version of the game you're playing. Black's Opelucid is futuristic and sleek, and White'sis natural and rustic.After the scene, you're free to explore or challenge the gym anytime. Go get that Legend Badge!

Upon departing the gym, Professor Juniper stops by to give you the Master Ball.

As you pass through the gate north to Route 10, the woman manning the info desk stops you to tell
you about a storm brewing on Route 7. What could it mean? Another, legendary to capture, that's what. Fly back to Mistralton City if you want to capture the legendary Tornadus (Black) or Thundurus (White).

Optional detour: Route 7 and Tornadus/Thundurus

Once you get to Mistralton, head north onto Route 7. Whoa! That lady wasn't kidding when she said it was storming. The effects are really cool here – take a moment to soak it up. When you're ready, head to the house east of Dragonspiral Tower (the healing house) and the old woman will come out to talk to you as you approach. She'll invite you in and tell you about the legendary, and when you leave the house, it will appear and then fly away.

Ah, roaming legendaries are a pain, aren't they? The easiest way to encounter Tornadus/Thundurus is to find a spot where you can go back and forth between the border of one Route and the next area, and continue going back and forth until you enter the Route and it's storming. The spot between Route 6 and Chargestone Cave is a good one, for example.

Before you start though, make sure the Pokemon leading your party either knows the move Mean Look (Watchog and Cofagrigus both learn it via level up) or has the ability Shadow Tag, otherwise chances are your target will flee before you can catch it. Roaming Pokemon are always a good candidate for using your Master Ball, too.

Route 10
Wild Pokemon (~level 33-36 normal grass, 38-41 doubles grass):
Normal/doubles grass:Herdier,Bouffalant,Foongus(normal grass),Amoonguss(doubles grass)
Black only:Vullaby,Sawk
White only:Rufflet,Throh
Shaking patches:Audino,Emolga,Stoutland,Throh(Black only),Sawk(White only)

You're so close! Head through the grandiose badge check gates and proceed to Victory Road.

Victory Road (outer area)
Wild Pokemon (~level 37-40):
Heatmor,Mienfoo,Fraxure
Black only:Vullaby
White only:Rufflet

Victory Road
Wild Pokemon (~level 37-40):
Durant,Boldore,Woobat,Deino,Mienfoo
Swirling dust:Excadrill
Legendary:Terrakion

If you've played a Pokemon game before, you're familiar with the final haul to the Elite Four that is Victory Road. It's designed to test the strength and endurance of your Pokemon, as well as test your resolve as a trainer.

The best way to get through an area like Victory Road is to make a note every time you reach a branching path, and cross each one off whenever you reach a dead end to make sure you've explored the whole area eventually. Here's a brief guide for getting through it if you get stuck:

In the first area, you can surf across the water to find some items, but eventually you'll want to head back and go up the stairs to the next level. Head south, andoutside you'll see a scene that shows you that you can drop off the ledges where there's no railing. Slide down the cliff to the east.

Go back inside the cave and head up the steps to the west, and the go north up more steps. From there, go outside. The eastern break in the railing will send you on a loop that contains TM12 Taunt. You can also go through the eastern door for another loop with more trainers and items. When you're ready to proceed, head through the western-most door on the level with three doors.

Head up the stairs and you'll fight a doctor that will heal you from now on whenever you talk to him. Head up the stairs and then go north. Heading west nets you some more items, and east leads you back outside. Jump down the eastern-most cliff to proceed.Head along the path up the steps until you reach an area where you can either go outside to the south or downstairs to the west. If you've already encountered Cobalion, you can head down those stairs to the west and find Terrakion waiting to be captured. When you're done, go back and head outside.

You have two options here - you can jump down the ledge by the ranger and net some really useful items, including two TMs (TM02 Dragon Claw and TM93 Wild Charge), but that requires some major backtracking. If you're feeling fatigued, you can head straight into the Pokemon League to heal and regroup.

Elite Four and N's Castle

From here on out, you're on your own as you face the final challenge themain questhas to offer. You'll know soon enough if your Pokemon need to go back and level up. You'll have a chance to heal and warp away to finish any unfinished business between the Elite Four and the final showdown in N's Castle, so don't worry if you barely scrape through the Elite Four. If you want to use Reshiram/Zekrom in the final battle, leave a space in your party and the Pokemon will join you after you capture it.

Part one- Nuvema Town, Route 1, Accumula Town, Route 2, Striation City (Tri Badge), Dreamyard
Part two- Nacrene City (Basic Badge), Pinwheel Forest, Castelia City (Insect Badge), Route 4, Desert Resort, Nimbasa City (Jolt Badge), Route 5, Driftveil City (Quake Badge), Cold Storage, Route 6, Chargestone Cave
Part three- Mistralton City (Jet Badge), Celestial Tower, Route 7, Legendaries: Cobalion and Virizion, Route 17, 18 and P2 Lab
Part four- Twist Mountain, Icirrus City (Freeze Badge), Dragonspiral Tower, Relic Castle, Route 8, Tubeline Bridge, Route 9, Opelucid City (Legend Badge), Legendaries: Tornadus/Thundurus, Route 10, Victory Road, Pokemon League

[This guide is still receiving updates. Last update Mar 7, 2011]

• TABLE OF CONTENTS
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• THE LOCKSMITH'S STORY

• Page 1: Introduction
• Page 2: Chapters 1-8
• Page 3: Chapters 9-16

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a game about using the right attributes at the right time to get through some of the most difficult and unexpected situations. Which character should you use? Which item works best for which level? What is the best route through each mission? With this guide we will show you not only how best to complete each mission’s main objectives while playing singleplayer, but also the best path to grab the coins that are scattered about that you will need to find to “Clean Out” an area.

If you happen to miss a coin, then a 10 second penalty will be added to your final time and “cleaning out” a mission is the only way to access the second chapter which tells the Pickpockets story. As the missions go on, they get tougher and tougher and only patience and the right combination of character and items will get you through without being busted.

This guide is a work in progress, so be sure to check back regularly for updates.

Be sure to check out our Monaco review if you haven't already.

CHAPTERS 1-8

Chapter 1: The Prison Break

CoinsStreet Level: 30Tunnels: 7Cell Block: 10

Main Objective: Escape!

This being the first mission, there are no real tricks to completing it without missing all of the coins. You’ll want to use the Locksmith as the only thing that will slow you down is opening the doors. It’s simple and straight forward, but if you are going for speed, then make sure to cut your corners tight and ignore the alarms.

Chapter 2: Hijack at the Hairpin

CoinsRoute Moyenne Corniche: 30Monaco Railway: 60Shoreline: 16

Main Objective: Rescue The Mole

Now that the first mission is down, it’s time to actually get into the gameplay for realsies and get some more teammates. This mission will have you rescuing The Mole, a character who can break through walls. Choose the Pickpocket as the monkey will help you grab the scattered coins in the Railway area much easier. To start, go to the left and up and follow the road to the right. Take the stairs to the Monaco Railway.

Make your way to the far left side, making sure to grab all the coins at the top and in the small alley ways. When at the far left side, go down into the train and go right. Once at the end, go up through the freight train and then back down to the Shoreline. This next section is easy and fast as all you need to do is grab the Mole and then the remaining 16 coins. Break your way through the stones to reach the far room on the left and then exit.

Chapter 3: The Lebanese Embassy

CoinsMain Office: 21Second Level: 40Street Level: 32

Main Objective: Steal Passport 1/1

For this mission, choose the Locksmith and then head to the left as soon as the mission starts. Make your way through the bushes into the house and then continue north through the Atrium, Meeting Room, and Back Lot. Go south through the Central Hall and then right, avoiding the lasers and then north to the Second Floor staircase. When you reach it, you should have collected all the coins on the Street Level. As you arrive on the second floor, use the computers there to deactivate the laser beams and head south and make your way back around to the top collecting all the coins on the way.

Once all the coins in the Archives have been collected, go left to the Study and Library and collect the coins in this area. Once you have all the ones in sight, you should still need about 7 more. Ignore those for now and head up the ladder to the Main Office. When you reach it, go north in the main hallway and make a lap around the Ambassador’s Office to get to the far side. Enter the office and deactivate the beam and grab the passport. You should have all the coins on this floor by now, so if you missed one, be sure to grab it and run back to the stairs to get down to the Second Floor.

When you reach the Second Floor, go due south and climb the ladder there that will take you out to the balcony. Out here you will find the remaining coins needed as you make your way to the far right side. Climb the ladder there to get back inside the house and go to the far north right corner to reach the stairs going to the Street Level. From here, simply run to the Central Hall and exit through the doors to the south. Run to the car and escape with the goods.

Chapter 4: Banque Albert

CoinsStreet Level: 59Underground: 65

Main Objective: Steal Bank Notes 1/1

Choose the Mole and make your way to the far left from the beginning of the mission. Be sure to grab the three coins from the three civilians hanging around there. Go up the escalator and grab a disguise and make your way north to the ticket booth and then up the stairs to the Street Level. Once on the street, go to the right to get the stack of bills, the safe directly to the right of it, as well as the stacks in the two offices to the left of the lobby. Grab those and then get the two cash registers in the lobby behind the counter and the safe in the room above the lobby and to the left of the break room.

Once you have those large stashes, go to the right and enter the secondary vault to find another safe that needed pillaging. Pop it open and then make your way to the bottom of the screen where the restrooms are. There is usually a coin or two in there that can easily be missed. Go back up to the stairs leading to the Underground behind the guard in the center. Once you arrive, you’ll need to get the large stack of cash in the Bank Security room in the center. Clean up the lone coins in the hallways once you have it and then go to the far right, to the upper Counting Room to find a few more stacks of cash in here that you need to grab.

Once you get those, enter the room below it which is the Main Vault to find the Bank Notes treasure as well as 7 more stacks of cash you need to grab. Pick them all up and you should have the mission cleared out if you nabbed all of the loose coins. Now go to the south wall and break through to reach the car on the other side and escape!

Chapter 5: Manoir Moucharder

CoinsThird Floor: 28Second Floor: 38First Floor: 50

Main Objective: Rescue the Gentleman

For this mission, you start in the house garage and are offered bandages that can heal you should you need it, and chances are you will. Pick the Locksmith and then exit the garage and make a right to go to the bottom of the screen. Continue to the right grabbing the coins on the outside of the house,, and up the right side. Enter the door at the top that leads to the pantry and once inside, go through the small hallway at the top that leads to the Wine Cellar. Once in here, deactivate the laser beam and then pop open the safe in the corner. Once you have the good there, make a clockwise circle through the Living Room, Kitchen, Guest Room, and Den to collect the loose coins scattered about.

You should have about 4 coins left on the first floor, but we’ll get those on the way out as they are near the exit. Now that you are on the Second Floor, go left to the Ballroom, up through the West Hall, the Home Theatre, and then right to the Library. In here there will be another safe that you will need to pop open for a whole lot of coins. Once you have the safe, go to the far right of the floor and go south through the bedrooms to clean up the rest of the coins. Be sure to check the restroom on the far right as a lone coin is usually in there. Now head due north to the stairs leading to the Third Floor.

Now you can rescue the Gentleman who is located on the far right on this floor, but I suggest getting the rest of the coins first so that you can get through the needed doors quicker. There is a stack of bills in the northwest office that can be easy to miss, as well as a few coins in the study, just to the northwest of the floor entrance. Once you have all the coins on the floor and the Gentleman, book it back to the main stairs and again just a few steps to the left to get on the stairs to the first floor. Now that you are back on the main floor, run to the left to the Kitchen and then exit to the backyard where the remaining few coins will be. Grab them and then go south to the garage to escape!

Chapter 6: Le Port De La Condamine

CoinsBridge: 10Second Floor: 10Street Level: 38Docks: 56Sea Level: 20

Main Objective: Escape!

The first part of the mission is rather easy to get through quickly using the Pickpocket. Collect the few coins scattered around the area after picking up the crossbow and then hit the ladder to get to the docks. When you first arrive, go south and to the second boat on the left. Tranq the dog there and then enter the boat on the right. Shoot the guard there without alerting the bird and then rob the safe there. Next up grab all the coins on the boats, including the three from the civilians at the bottom, and then head north to the maintenance tunnels. Work your way right to left, clearing out all the coins, again the monkey make this much easier. Once you have them all collected go to the door at the very top on the left.

Now that you are on sea level, use the computer and work your way past the lasers, ignoring the coins for now. When you reach the bottom, pop the safe in the engine room and then use the light bulb to turn off the power. Run north collecting the coins and then go up the ladder on the left to the docks. Make your way past the next set of lasers and go through the door on the left at the bottom. Move past the beams there and go up the ladder to the Street Level. Take out the two guards there and collect the coins here. Go up the narrow passage on the left side and grab the coins and stack of bills while avoiding the spinning lasers. Go through the passage on the right and follow it up to the stairs and you should have all the coins collected for the street level now.

Now that you are on the second floor, avoid the beams and tranq the guards there. Collect the coins and head to the ladder in the south center to reach the bridge. Now that you are in the last area, go to the room at the north and there will be two beams and a guard. Wait for the beam to move and then collect the coins and head back to the far south to escape with all the coins.

Chapter 7: Scorpion and the Frog

CoinsBridge: 5Second Floor: 5Street Level: 53Docks: 41Sea Level: 53

Main Objective: Escape!

As you start, choose either the Locksmith or the Pickpocket to use. The Locksmith helps with the few safes but the Pickpocket’s monkey really helps in the maintenance tunnels. You will now need to do the opposite of the previous mission by escaping the now burning boat. For the bridge section, it is rather quick and easy as all you need to do is go north and then south through the locked doors. I preferred to take the smoke bomb as a power-up as there are a ton of enemies and shooting them doesn’t help much. On the second floor, just run quickly north to the next ladder, grabbing the coins on the way. As you hit the second floor, go to the left side and grab the coins and the safe there. You will burn as you pop the safe, so as soon as it’s done, grab the health pack at the top or use your power up.

Go through the door at the bottom to get to the docks while sneaking past the guard there. Now that you are at the docks, it gets a bit trickier. Go north and collect all the coins you see and make your way north to the Sea Level ladder. As you reach it, start on the left side and be sure to check behind the water spouts for coins, as well as the very bottom and the far right corners. The coins love to sometimes appear there. Clean out the room and the safe at the bottom in a clockwise fashion and then exit through the door at the top which will take you to the Docks. If you get caught here, there are a ton of guards and dogs that will chase you, so lead them around behind you as you collect coins to not have to worry about them. Once there head south to clear out the boats of their coins and the stacks of bills on the two far right boats.

When they are clear, head north to the maintenance tunnels and work your way from left to right clearing them out. When you get all the coins in there, the docks should be cleared. Go to the ladder on the far right to go to the Street Level. Now all you will need to do is clear out this last area, there will a lot of coins scattered about, but the only real tricky one to spot is the safe that is located right beside the fire truck that you use to escape at the top left. When you have only ten coins left to get, run for the exit, pop the safe, grab the coins, and then leave.

Chapter 8: Centre Hospitalier

CoinsHelicopter Landing Pad: 10Psycho Ward: 56Infirmary: 53Street Level: 49

Main Objective: Rescue the Hacker

From the get-go of this mission, use The Cleaner and grab all the coins in the starting area and to the right in the ambulance parking. From there, enter the hospital and go room to room, from right to left cleaning up the coins. On the far side in the pharmacy, be sure to clear out the cash registers and to get the safe from the room below the back offices, to the left of the lobby. Once you have gotten all the coins, head for the Infirmary ladder in the northern left corner. You won’t be coming back here, so make sure you collect them all before leaving.

In the Infirmary, the only real tricky spots for getting the coins will be the safe in the lower far right corner, and the stack of bills in the lower center office. Collect the rest of the coins from around the floor and then grab the stack of bills by using the computer to knock out the laser beam and then go to the far right office to get the safe. Once you pop it and grab the rest of the coins, immediately go directly north to the ladder that will take you to the Psyche Ward where the hacker is. Like the floor before, make your rounds collecting the coins you can and be sure to get the few from the civilians in the small rooms.

Once you have cleared out the surrounding rooms of the Hacker, turn off the power using the light bulb to the south and then run in and grab the hacker. Run out the left side of his cell and wait for the laser beams to fade before making your way south. You can now collect the few remaining coins from the Mental Ward and then head to the Helicopter Landing pad just south of where you entered the floor. When you reach the roof, either take out the lone guard there or just go to the left side and turn of the power. Collect the rest of the coins and then use the helicopter to escape!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE LOCKSMITH'S STORY

• Page 1: Introduction
• Page 2: Chapters 1-8
• Page 3: Chapters 9-16

CHAPTERS 9-16

Chapter 9: Securitech Corp.

CoinsSecond Floor: 48 Street Level: 49Underground: 45

Main Objective: Steal Security Footage 3/3

From the start, choose to use the Cleaner and pick up the EMP power-up. You will easily be able to sneak around this first floor and knock out everyone you come across to grab all of the coins. Make sure to grab the coins in the safe at the top center room. Once you have all the coins, make your way to the ladder to reach the Street Level. Just like the first floor, there’s not much trouble here as most of the laser beams will only lock doors and not alarm the guards. Creep up on everyone and knock them out and then be sure to grab the coins from the civilians, the few in the restrooms, and the safe in Davide’s Office near the center of the map. Once you have cleared the floor out, make your way to the ladder in the far north left corner to reach the second floor.

Now that you are on the last floor, it’s the trickiest. There is a safe in the Live Testing room before the Sky Bridge that you will need to cut the power to. If you don’t the machine gun inside will kill you in a second. There will be another safe to open on the right side of the floor, but not quite so deadly. Scoops up all the coins you can see and then make sure to get all the random loose ones in the middle sky bridge. Once you have collected all the coins and the level is cleared out, go back to the ladder in the top left corner to go back down to the Street Level. Once you are there, go to the bottom left and exit out to the street and escape using the car parked there.

Chapter 10: Musee Oceanographique

CoinsTop Secret Storage: 33Nautical Displays: 40Aquatic Exhibits: 56Underground Caverns: 40

Main Objective: Steal Evidence 3/3

Choose the Pickpocket or the Cleaner for this mission. The starting area has a lot of the coins scattered about, but there are also a ton of guards with machine guns that make using the Cleaner easier to deal with. Make a counter clockwise movement around the cave and then climb the ladder to the Aquatic Exhibits once it is cleared. On this floor, there are two light brown cabinets that hold a lot of coins, one in the classroom near the top and one along the far right wall under the ladder to the Nautical Displays. Also be sure to grab the cash register near where you first enter. Another place where they like to hide is in the outside area to the bottom left and to the top left in the parking lot.

Once you have cleared them out, go to the ladder at the top right and enter the Nautical Exhibit. The toughest part of this level is the safe that is to the left of the center area. There are four lasers in here and if caught, you will get nailed by machine guns. Use the two computers in the rooms on the far left and then go back to the center and pop the safe as well as get the remaining coins. Once you have gathered the rest that are scattered around the center room, go to the Top Secret Storage through the ladder located at the top and bottom of the far left side.

You’ll need to be careful here as the guards carry machine guns and there are dogs roaming about. The smoke bomb makes for good use here. The evidence you want to get are all gathered on the far side to the right in one area, as well as a safe to pop. There are power switches to the top and bottom you can use to cover your tracks as you collect all the goodies in the area. Once you have them, clean up any loose coins you may have missed and then head for the stairs leading down the Nautical Displays, and the Aquatic Displays and then escape using a car in the parking lot to the far left.

Chapter 11: Discotheque Rouge

CoinsVIP Floor: 53Street Level: 88Underground Dance Party: 40

Main Objective: Rescue the Redhead

To make this mission easier, at least at the start, use the Pickpocket so that his monkey can collect the tons of coins that are available from all the civilians in the club. Make your way to the left from the beginning to grab the coins from the people in line and then enter the club. Make your way through collecting all the loose coins and then head to the ladder that takes you to the Underground Club just above the parked cars at the bottom of the screen. When you enter it, use smoke bombs to pop the safe in the center of the bar and then clear out the rest of the coins around the outside of the bar and back up to the Street Level.

Once the Street Level is cleared, be sure you grab the coins from the registers on the far left and far right of the club, go to the ladder in the top left corner to get to the VIP Floor. Once you reach it, there will be a few things to keep your eyes open for to clear out the rest of the mission. There will be a safe in the room near the center top and some stacks of bills in the rooms near the bottom. Also be sure to grab all the coins from the registers as well in the bars at the top and bottom. Once you have gathered up all the coins, then go and get the red head and then book it back to the ladder and go down to the to the street level. Now make your way back to where you entered and hop in the car there to escape.

Chapter 12: Quarter Diamant

CoinsStreet Level: 92Underground: 61

Main Objective: Steal 5 CT Diamond 4/4

This mission can be a pain in the butt with all of the coins that you need to get on the Street Level floor by breaking open the jewelry cases. Again, I preferred the Cleaner as taking out guards just makes things easier. There are a ton of them all over the floor, but thankfully, just breaking them open doesn’t alert the guards. You can sneak up beside a guard and smash a case free and clear. The easiest way to complete this mission is to go to the Underground level first after picking up the C4 and clear it out. When you enter the Underground, go forward up the ladder and then to the left. Run into the gambling room and drop the C4 and run back out. Once everyone is dead, run back in and grab the diamonds and the stack of bills to the right of the room.

Climb back up the ladder to get on the catwalk and go to the right to find another stack of bills and the next diamond you need to get in the center of a narrow passage with two lasers and a safe. Drop a C4 charge to the left of the safe and runaway. Once it goes off, run back to get the diamonds and the coins popped from the safe. Now that you have all the diamonds needed here, clear out the rest of the coins and head back to the street level.

It can be a little time consuming breaking open all the glass cases and I’d suggest doing it after you have collected the diamonds from the top left corner room and the far right lower room. There are also two registers that you need to clear out; one to the far left and one in the lobby to the left and the lobby to the right. Also be aware that you can use the C4 to blow up multiple cases at once. It’s not all that difficult of a level, it’s just time consuming breaking open all the cases. Once you have all the coins, return to the beginning and escape in the car there.

Chapter 13: Galerie D’Art

CoinsSecond Floor: 57Street Level: 66

Main Objective: Steal Masterpiece 9/9

This mission has the most objectives to grab, but thankfully they aren’t all near impossible to reach. Using the Gentleman or the Locksmith works well, as does the Hacker to help deal with the multiple alarms guarding the art pieces. Before you enter the gallery, be sure to grab the coins outside and then enter the front doors. There is a folder full of coins just to the right of the entrance that you can easily miss. Start on the left side and go to the northern most room where there will be a safe in the corner. Pop it with C4 and then head to the right and grab the art in the sculpture room. Continue right and there will be a bunch of people standing around another art piece. Grab it and continue right. The stairs to the Second Floor are located here in the top right corner, but be sure to grab the next piece of art to the south before heading up.

When you reach the second floor, go to the left and at the top will be another piece of art. Take out the beam and grab it and immediately climb the ladder to the left. This will take you to the vault room where there is another 2 pieces of art in the center as well as two safes at the top and bottom. Use smoke bombs to cover yourself as you crack them and then run away back to the ladder. Now to get th remaining three pieces, you will need to head to the south where two of the pieces are locking up in the center of the respective rooms. Once you get one, run to the next and grab it and the final one will be to the far right room along the side of the wall.

Once you have the final piece, hide if you need to let things calm down and then grab the remaining loose coins. Once you have cleared the floor, head back to the Street Level and make your way to the entrance in the center at the bottom where you came in and escape using the car there.

Chapter 14: Place Du Palais

CoinsRoyal Chambers: 75Second Floor: 32Street Level: 48The Crypt: 30

Main Objective: Steal Crown Jewels 5/5

For the first part of the game, it is much easier to use the Pickpocket and then later on if you happen to get caught, use the Hacker. From the start, grab a smoke bomb and then go to the right and down to find the entrance to the crypts. When down there, there are no Crown Jewels to get and just coins. The coins are easy enough to get by making a counter clockwise path through the floor to the top right corner. When there, use the ladder to go south and find the few remaining coins there. Sue the ladder again to get back up to the Street Level.

The entrance to the second floor is rough to get to as there are two lasers in front of it that will fire machine guns at you if you get caught there. Head up to the second floor and then head left. All the way to the far side there’re will be the first crown jewel to get behind more lasers. Use a smoke bomb to cover your tracks and then hide to let everyone cool down. When you’re good, go along the top to the right and then down at the far end. In the room to the right, there is another crown jewel at the bottom to grab, but you’ll need to sneak through some revolving lasers to get there. Once you have it, clean up the remaining coins, including the few in a chest in the room at the top right corner. Now make your way to the ladder leading to the Royal Chambers in the center at the top.

On this floor, the two crown jewels are on either side of the floor in the King’s Chambers and the Queen’s Chambers. Also in each, be sure to spot the chests that you can open to grab more coins. It is much easier to get through here with the Hacker to take down the thicker laser beams that will shoot at you. If you need to grab a couple coins and retreat, do it, but just try to stay alive. When you finally have all of the jewels and the coins, book it back down to the Street Level and go to the car on the right side where you started and escape!

Chapter 15: Casino De Monte Carlo

CoinsVIP Poker Game: 53Second Floor: 64Street Level: 70Underground: 45

Main Objective: Steal Unmarked Bills 2/2

This is probably the toughest mission to solo through the Locksmiths campaign. The Lookout is one of the best characters to use as the number of guards that will kill you in a second are incredible. The Cleaner also works pretty well. When you begin, go up the right side of the casino and use the window at the top to enter. Work your way down and out to the left to the lobby and then south and continue right. Clear out the coins you can, and you will need to use the ladders and bushes for cover. In the far left side bottom corner, you will find the ladder to reach the underground level. This level will have the first unmarked bill that you need to find and in the room to the right of it will also be a safe to get.

Work your way to the right to get the remaining coins, and then come back to the left side to the ladder to get back up to the Street Level. There is another ladder on the right side, but it’s much easier to reach the second floor ladder from the ladder on the left side. When you reach the second floor, there is a cabinet at the top center to get as well as a bunch of coins from the civilians in the opera to the top right side. When you clear out the opera, go south and there will be a room with a few disguises you can grab as well as a power switch. Hit the power and then run out to the Prize Room on the right to grab the safe. With the power off, walking in and getting the safe will be easy, so grab it and then go directly right and go up the ladder to the VIP Poker Game.

Once up here, sneaking through the Piano Longue can be a bit tough, but in the security room at the top, get the disguise and then use the computer. Run back out and exit the lounge going left and clear the coins out on your way to the poker game where all the civilians and the last unmarked bill is. Climb the ladder to the lower left and use it as a safe spot that you can rest. Sneak out, grab the bills and as many coins as you can and head back to the ladder to let everyone calm down. Once you have snagged all the stacks of bills around the room and the loose coins, head back to the ladder to the second floor, and down to the street level. Go through the entrance to the casino at the bottom and use the cars on the right to escape!

Chapter 16: Hotel De Monaco

CoinsPenthouse Suite: 66Third Floor: 55Second Floor: 69Street Level: 65

Main Objective: Steal Passport 4/4

The first floor of this mission, the Penthouse, is pretty quick and easy to deal with. I found using either the Gentleman or the Hacker to be the best. Go from room to room, grabbing the stacks of bills in each of the 4 rooms as well as the passports on the beds. Once you have those, grab the stack of bills in the center of the floor where the power-ups are and then head for the ladder on the far right top corner once it is cleared out. Now that you are on the 3rd floor, things get a bit trickier. Again try to avoid the roaming SWAT who will now have dogs. The only spot of coins that may prove to be a problem is the safe in the upper left room with the laser beam. Make a lap around the floor to collect the outside coins and then grab the inside ones, using the bushes or ladders for an escape if needed.

Once you have all the coins on the third floor, go to the ladder in the bottom left corner to reach the second floor. Much like the third floor, there are plenty of rooms to have to clear out to get all the coins. The ladder to the street level is on the far right side at the top corner. Collect all the coins, including the safes and be sure to use cover when necessary. There are a ton of guards and civilians roaming around. Once you have collected the coins, make your way to the ladder to go down and now you will also have a helicopter to deal with in addition to everything else.

There are two safes to grab; in in the lower right corner and one in the upper left corner room. I’d suggest using a wrench power-up for this mission, as the times you need to open a safe or door quickly when a swarm of soldiers are after you. Once you clear out all the coins, you will need to escape using the police cars at the very bottom on the street that are swarmed with cops. Reaching the police cars only to immediately die really sucks, so using a wrench will help you escape very quickly.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE LOCKSMITH'S STORY

• Page 1: Introduction
• Page 2: Chapters 1-8
• Page 3: Chapters 9-16

Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm hosts a plethora of new achievements and unlockables. Completing the campaign on Brutal difficulty will award you with achievement points and the Narud portrait. It's possible to complete a good portion of the achievements in one playthrough, but it will be much easier to get them all on a second playthrough on Hard difficulty. Like Wings of Liberty, there are achievements that must be completed on Hard difficulty or higher, but they're no longer listed on the score screen at the end of each mission. What takes their place are a new set of achievements that must be completed on Normal or higher. The Hard difficulty achievements can be found in the achievement window in the menus.

Be sure to check out the GamesRadar YouTube channel for the Walkthrough Videos.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Introduction

UMOJA MISSIONS

• Lab Rat
• Back in the Saddle
• Rendezvous

KALDIR MISSIONS

• Harvest of Screams
• Shoot the Messenger
• Enemy Within

CHAR MISSIONS

• Domination
• Fire in the Sky
• Old Soldiers

ZERUS MISSIONS

• Waking the Ancient
• The Crucible
• Supreme

SKYGEIRR MISSIONS

• Infested
• Hand of Darkness
• Phantoms of the Void

SPACE MISSIONS

• With Friends Like These...
• Conviction

FINAL MISSIONS

• Planetfall
• Death From Above
• The Reckoning

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UMOJA MISSION 1: LAB RAT

Main Objective: Destroy the Eradicator
Bonus Objective: Release Zerglings from Pens [0/3]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Lab Rat: Complete the "Lab Rat" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Mighty Mouse: Destroy 35 Sentry Bots in the "Lab Rat" mission.
Rat Race: Complete the "Lab Rat" mission in less than 10 minutes on Normal difficulty.

Even though this is brutal difficulty, the prologue is essentially a tutorial level. There's nothing special that you need to do here aside from a-moving to victory. Keep in mind, there are no hidden items in this level, so you can go through it quickly to get the Rat Race achievement.

There are 3 pens which are highlighted on the mini-map. Destroying these will give you even more zerglings. Make sure to have an adequate number of drones mining minerals so you can keep up with zergling production.

Another objective will appear to destroy the 3 gas turrets in this room. If you lose all of your zerglings, it's not a problem. All it will do is make the Prologue even longer. Rally your hatchery right outside of this room to help speed things up.

You can choose to keep sending in zerglings to destroy the factories if you like because they do show up on the score screen. They don't appear to be tied to any achievement, so if you go straight for the Eradicator, you should have nothing to worry about.

UMOJA MISSION 2: BACK IN THE SADDLE

Main Objective: Get to the sublevel door, Kerrigan Must Survive
Bonus Objective: None

ACHIEVEMENTS

Back in the Saddle: Complete the "Back in the Saddle" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Full Throttle: Prevent the Dominion from destroying a Tram Engine during the Tram Ride in the "Back in the Saddle" mission.
Brutal Legend: Don't take damage from the Archangel in the "Back in the Saddle" mission on Normal difficulty

Medpacks will restore both your health and energy. You don't have to save these for any reason, so use them when you come across them.

Use your abilities on every cooldown. There's a rechargeable medpack here if you get into a bind.

Crushing grip tends to make most of these groups pretty easy to deal with. There's also a medpack if you need it.

This is the first choice that you make in the game. Currently, it appears whatever choice that you make doesn't affect anything later on...

The first group of units spawn at the front of the ship. Make sure you're there at the start of the encounter to minimize downtime in order to get the Full Throttle achievement.

Use your Kinetic Blast on the medivacs so you won't have to deal with the units they drop.

The next wave will spawn from the bottom. There will be two groups, so make quick work of them, because another group will spawn right afterwards back at the front of the ship. There will be another group that spawns back at the rear of the ship to start making your way there as soon as you're done at the front.

You will have a short break between the next wave, so pick up a medpack if you need to recharge. Get ready to Kinetic Blast another medivac that will approach the tram from the left. Shortly after another group will spawn at the rear of the ship.

After that last wave, grab the newly recharged medpack and head back to the rear of the ship. 3 groups will spawn in the next wave. Shortly after, two groups will spawn, one from the left and one from the right, but both will target the front-right engine.

In the next wave, you'll be bombarded by medivacs. 2 will spawn at the front-left of the ship, so Kinetic Blast the first one and finish off the dropped units from the second then head to the rear of the ship. 2 more medivacs are dropping off more units, one of which is a siege tank, which can be one-shot with a Kinetic Blast. This is the last wave of units for the tram portion of this level.

Use your Kinetic Blast on every cooldown. There is a rechargeable medpack so you never have to worry about running out of energy. This fight is pretty similar to most boss fights in World of Warcraft where survival is met by simply not standing in anything that glows. Red reticles will appear below you one by one, so simply keep moving.

It's second mechanic will paint the ground red in a line showing you where he will bomb next.

The last mechanic is a giant volley of missiles that cover either all of the right portion of the platform or the left. Simply alternate moving from left to right while using your Kinetic Blast. From here on out, he will start repeating mechanics until he is down.

UMOJA MISSION 3: RENDEZVOUS

Main Objective: Hold Out for Reinforcements, Destroy the Drakken Pulse Cannon
Bonus Objective: Rescue Trapped Swarm Queens [0/3]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Rendezvous: Complete the "Rendezvous" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
First Strike: Destroy 15 enemy structures before Naktul's forces arrive in the "Rendezvous" mission.
Zerg Save the Queen: Rescue all trapped Swarm Queens before Naktul's forces arrive in the "rendezvous" mission on Normal difficulty.

The initial position for your spine crawlers gives you a fairly small concave. Pulling them back will give you the room to place more spine crawlers in your defenses while maintaining a larger concave. Also, the units you start with are enough to deal with the first wave, so build drones to about 15.

After you deal with the first wave of units, directly to the right lies some resources to pick up. Build a macro hatchery and a few more spine crawlers to supplement your unit production and defenses. The next wave can be easily dealt with by Kerrigan and a handful of zerglings.

The next wave is rather large. First it will be a handful of marines, marauders, and medics, followed by a group of wraiths. Kerrigans abilities make dealing with these fairly easy, so use them often. Also, be sure to supplement your defense with additional spine crawlers from time to time.

There is a large group of terran units guarding the swarm queen to the east. This may require two waves of zerglings to deal with, as you want you keep your eyes on the minimap as well. You don't want to be caught out of position while another wave of terran units attacks your base.

After dealing with the initial group of units by the fence, there are very few remaining and don't require many zerglings in order to clean up to free the first swarm queen.

Shortly after, you will be alerted of a large terran force bearing down on your position. Reinforce your defenses with some queens to deal with the air units and more spine crawlers to deal with the rest.

The next trapped swarm queen can be found directly to the north from the left exit of your base. The first things you will encounter are some bunkers. Kerrigan can easily with with them herself using her abilities, so don't waste zerglings.

You will be alerted of another large wave of units soon. This should be easily with if you've been maintaining your defenses.

There's quite a bit by the second swarm queen, so kite them back to your spine crawlers to clean them up.

After freeing the second swarm queen, head back to your base and prepare for the frequent incoming waves as the timer ticks down for your reinforcements to arrive. There are two ways to reach the last swarm queen and you'll have ample time to do so afterwards.

You'll be greeted by a hefty amount of resistance if you try and make your way into their base. Killing off additional units out on the map isn't necessarily required at this point. The first initial defensive outpost will be destroyed when your reinforcements arrive.

As you make your way forward another worm will spawn spitting out additional units. At this point, you can easily attack-move to clear out the next area and free the next swarm queen.

Clearing out the area to the left isn't necessary.

The same could be said with the small base to the right of the objective, but there's nothing like being thorough. Unfortunately this will make things more difficult as you should be close to being mined out by now.

Instead of clearing out the unnecessary areas of the map with terran units and wasting units, use your units to head straight for the objective, so you don't have to rely on oddball tactics like this to finish the mission.

KALDIR MISSION 1: HARVEST OF SCREAMS

Main Objective: Collect Ursadon Matriarch Essence, Recover the Lost Brood, Destroy Psi-link Spires [0/3]
Bonus Objective: Kill the Ursadon Matriarchs [0/2]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Harvest of Screams: Complete the "Harvest of Screams" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Ice Breaker: Destroy 20 unfrozen enemy structures in the "Harvest of Screams" mission.
Storm Chaser: Complete the "Harvest of Screams" mission in less than 15 minutes on Normal difficulty.

The first few packs can be dealt with by a-moving and using your cooldowns until you reach the first in-game cutscene. After your units thaw out, focus the Ursadon Matriarch down and collect her essence.

Don't forget that you can burrow your roaches to heal them.

Once you recover the lost brood start working on your economy. Kite the group of units by the first Psi-link Spire back to your spine crawler. Use Kerrigans Kinetic Blast to one-shot Archons.

The Protoss will attack with a large group of zealots. Luckily, the first flash freeze will occur. Clean up this wave and do as much damage as you can to the remaining units guarding the psi-link spire.

There will be one more wave of units before the next flash freeze. After you finish it off, build some units so they spawn in time to attack when the next flash freeze occurs.

Take the expansion after you clear out the psi-link spire. Watch your main, because there will be another group of protoss units attacking shortly.

Don't let your guard down during flash freezes. Ursadons are immune to them and will attack you, so be sure to keep an eye on the minimap.

A group of Protoss units will attack you next from the northwest. There are minerals and gas by the entrance of the pathway to the first Ursadon Matriach, which will help you replenish your forces.

With enough roaches, the Ursadon Matriarch packs become pretty trivial. As long as you're keeping up with your economy, you should be ok pumping out more roaches and lings pretty frequently.

Even the protoss groups are dispatched fairly easy with huge groups of roaches, remain modest. There's no reason to throw away units, when you can easily go back and wipe out the protoss bases during flash freezes without a scratch.

Take out as much of the next protoss base as you can during the next flash freeze. You'll be attacked by Ursadons there and they will attack your base as well, so be ready to defend.

With enough roaches, you can afford to attack the protoss even though the flash freeze hasn't happened yet.

By the time the next flash freeze is over, you should have enough time to take out the majority of the protoss base guarding the second psi-link spire and the last Ursadon Matriarch.

At this point in the mission, you should have amassed enough roaches where you can easily a-move to victory.

Use the final flash freeze to ensure victory and overrun the last protoss base.

KALDIR MISSION 2: SHOOT THE MESSENGER

Main Objective: Destroy All Protoss Shuttles [8 waves remaining], No Shuttles Can Escape
Bonus Objective: Destroy the Stasis Chambers [0/3]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Shoot the Messenger: Complete the "Shoot the Messenger" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Warp in Peace: Don't let a Protoss Shuttle being Warping Out in the "Shoot the Messenger" mission.
Extreme Nexism: Destroy 2 Protoss Nexuses in the "Shoot the Messenger" mission on Normal difficulty.

Work on your economy and start harvesting gas. There's not much you have to worry about until the first shuttle arrives. Hydralisks will be your main means of dealing with the Protoss air units in this mission.

Even though the next shuttle has a fighter escort, it is quickly dispatched with a few hydralisks. You should have a macro hatchery by now and started working on ranged upgrades. Adding a few spore crawlers by the warp gates will also be helpful later on. Start making your way to the closest Stasis Chamber.

The closest Stasis Chamber isn't very well guarded and is easily destroyed with what units you should have by now.

With the next shuttles incoming, head towards the warp gate east of your base. It will reveal a frozen protoss nexus which transforms into a free expansion once you clear the zealots.

After you destroy the shuttle, it will give you time to clear a path to the eastern warp gate and stasis chamber. This chamber is guarded by a high templar, so watch out for psionic storms. This is also a good time to build drones and saturate your new expansion.

The shuttle escorts start to increase in strength from here forward with Carriers joining the fray. Don't forget to replenish your army and continually add to it when the income is available. If you find that you're sitting on an excess of minerals, start building spore crawlers by the two eastern warp gates, as those are the final destination of the last wave of shuttles.

Spreading creep by the two warp gates to the east will help increase your mobility and deal with incoming shuttles. The remaining waves consist of multiple shuttles and fighter escorts trying to warp simultaneously, so mobility is key. Start connecting the two warp gates now. The next shuttles will be towards the two warp gates surrounding your base, so if you've been spreading creep from the start, there should be enough covering those areas already.

Now is a good time to start clearing the area towards the final Stasis Chamber as it's very close to the path of one of the incoming shuttles. You should also have enough time to make your way back and deal with the other shuttle

After clearing the shuttles, head towards the final stasis chamber. Clearing out the protoss structures directly southwest of the stasis chamber, will open up another potential expansion. By the time you're finished clearing this area, two more shuttles will launch.

The next wave intersects in the center of the map. This is an easy location to intercept both shuttles without much extra movement. Rally additional hydralisks there from your hatcheries. Also, you will most likely have a bank of excess minerals by this point. Use it to build spore crawlers to help you defend the warp gates. Two more waves remain.

This wave intersects at a much higher point than the last. It will be easier to intercept the shuttle heading towards the southwestern warp gate first, and then head to the one heading towards the southeastern warp gate afterwards.

The final wave will consist of 3 shuttles all heading towards the same gate. There will also be a mothership escorting the shuttles. With a forest of spore crawlers and an army of hydralisks, this wave shouldn't pose too much of a problem.

Once you deal with the first shuttle escort which consists of colossus, the remaining shuttles and air escorts fall easily to your hydralisks and spore crawler forest.

KALDIR MISSION 3: ENEMY WITHIN

Main Objective: Gain Biomass [0/100], Find a Safe Place, Kill the Protoss [128 remaining], Niadra Must Survive, Destroy the Warp Drive, Escape to the Stasis Quadrant
Bonus Objective: Infest the Giant Ursadon

ACHIEVEMENTS

Enemy Within: Complete the "Enemy Within" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Biomass Effect: Collect 450 biomass in the "Enemy Within" mission.
Failure to Launch: Don't let an Escape Pod reach less than 20 seconds in the "Enemy Within" mission on Normal difficulty.

If this is your first play through, don't bother trying to infest the Zealot. You can only infest animals in this mission.

Once the sentry has passed and come to a stop, it is safe to move to the next area.

Use the Ursadon's leap attack to deal with the attacking Protoss units.

Keep spawning zerglings as soon as they die. They don't cost anything so you can essentially spam it in order to reduce downtime.

Regardless of what's thrown at you, the ability to spawn additional zerglings for free, make this mission extremely easy. If you chose Raptor Zerglings, this gives you even more of an unfair advantage.

The Protoss that awaken in this area will attempt to destroy the biomass. Take care of them, while you absorb the biomass around the room, while continually spawning zerglings as they die.

Rinse and repeat with this room as well. Bear in mind with your current form, you can spawn roaches as well. Once you're done absorbing the biomass in this room, you will go through another transformation.

As soon as you destroy the door to this room, send in your units and go straight for the Giant Ursadon. Wait too long and it will die. Absorbing all of the biomass in this room will award you the Biomass Effect achievement.

Supplement your zerglings with a few hydralisks and roaches. The extra dps will help you with the Failure to Launch achievement. After you destroy the first Escape Pod, destroy the two the left and then head directly to the right, ignoring the protoss on the platform.

Add more hydralisks to your composition for additional dps to deal with the stronger protoss units on the platform guarding the last escape pod.

CHAR MISSION 1: DOMINATION

Main Objective: Collect 100 Eggs [0/100], Zagara Can't Collect 100 Eggs [0/100], Destroy Zagara's Base
Bonus Objective: Destroy Infested Command Centers [0/2]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Domination: Complete the "Domination" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Poached Eggs: Hatch all 6 Baneling Nests in the "Domination" mission before collecting 100 eggs.
No Egg for You: Don't let Zagara collect an egg in the "Domination" mission on Normal difficulty.

Zagara will attack periodically. She's fairly weak, so just be aware of the timer.

You will have enough time to clear out the entire eastern area by your natural expansion. There aren't many units defending those areas and you will find banelings along the way. Collect the eggs and resources you find and start your expansion once this area is cleared.

There is an area just north of your base which has a few eggs and some resources. The only real threat is the Infestor towards the back, which will Fungal Growth your zerglings, killing them if they're caught. Head in first with Kerrigan to take care of the Infestor before sending in your zerglings.

Make sure you have a few banelings at your base for defense. A few banelings can easily kill a large group of attacking zerglings.

The first Infested Command center is just north of your base. One control group's worth of zerglings will be enough to take care of the defending zerg units.

There are a handful of eggs and resource directly to the east with minimal defenses.

There are enough eggs in the northwestern most area to complete the mission. Don't collect them until after you've hatched all 6 baneling nests for the Poached Eggs achievement. The majority of the defenses here are spine crawlers.

Once you collect enough eggs, it will begin the final phase of the mission which is to destroy Zagara's base. You'll be pleased to find a large group of banelings awaiting your command after the short in-game cutscene.

With this many banelings, you can easily a-move to victory. More will spawn by your base shortly. Keep in mind, the mission will not end until you've destroyed the majority of Zagara's buildings. Simply destroying her Hive and Hatcheries will not be enough.

CHAR MISSION 2: FIRE IN THE SKY

Main Objective: Destroy Gorgon Battlecruisers [0/7], Awaken Scourge Nests [0/7]
Bonus Objective: Find Zerg Biomass [0/3]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Fire in the Sky: Complete the "Fire in the Sky" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Red Alert: Don't let 5 units die to the Gorgon Battlecruiser in the "Fire in the Sky" mission.
Conquer & Command: Destroy 3 Orbital Command structures in the "Fire in the Sky" mission on Normal difficulty.

There is a small cache of minerals and gas right below your base. This will help give you an early boost to your production. Start a macro hatchery right away and work on spreading your creep. Spreading creep is the key to success for this mission.

Clear out the small group of terran units directly to the east. You will find the first zerg biomass and some resources directly to the right. The next Gorgon Battlecruiser will launch shortly after. Building a few queens will significantly help your creep spread, especially since the distance between the scourge nests increase from here on out. The more creep tumors that are within close proximity of eachother, the faster the creep will spread.

The third Gorgon Battlecruiser will spawn right after you deal with the second. There will be a bunker and a few marauders blocking your way to the third scourge nest. There will also be some resources to pick up at the edge of the platform. It will be a good idea to build another macro hatchery with the additional resources.

Once you engage the terran forces guarding the third scourge nest, reinforcements will arrive in the form of drop pods. Rally your reinforcements to your location to reduce downtime, but be mindful of your rally and the location of the incoming Gorgon Battlecruisers, so you don't lose units and fail the Red Alert achievement.

It would be wise to also start Roach production from here on out. You will start to encounter higher tier terran units going forward.

There is an alternate path that leads you back west. Here you will find some extra zerglings and banelings, some resources, and one of the Orbital Command structures for the Conquer & Command achievement.

After destroying the fourth Gorgon Battlecruiser, you should have enough time to head back to the alternate path that leads you back southwest. In the southeastern most corner of the rea will be the second Orbital Command structure for the Conquer & Command achievement.

Destroying the remaining forces towards the southwest will only yield a few resources. Clearing this area will prevent further counterattacks, but will take extra time and require more units. Head back towards the fifth scourge nest as soon as you're done here.

The path will fork between the fifth and sixth scourge nest so be sure to bring queens with you to help speed up the creep spread to the next two scourge nests. As long as you keep up with your unit production, you should have no problem moving directly towards the next scourge nest with little to no downtime at all.

After claiming the fifth scourge nest, another will appear directly south of your location. It will make more sense to go towards that one first and save the northeastern most scourge nest for last. Remember to rally your units to your locations and constantly spread creep.

The second zerg biomass and final Orbital Command structure for the Conquer & Command achievement can be found to the east of the southern scourge nest. Use the time it will take for the creep to reach the scourge nest to clear this area.

The last zerg biomass can be found directly to the east of the last scourge nest. Once you clear these areas, it's just a matter of spreading creep to the final scourge nest.

Bring your queens with you to resume and help speed up the creep spread.

CHAR MISSION 3: OLD SOLDIERS

Main Objective: Destroy Forces Before the Nuclear Strike, Breach the Tactical Operations Center
Bonus Objective: Destroy the Science Facilities [0/2]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Old Soldiers: Complete the "Old Soldiers" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Nuclear Launch Rejected: Destroy 20 enemy structures before the 1st Nuclear Strike in the "Old Soldiers" mission.
Recalled Down the Thunder: Complete the "Old Soldiers" mission in less than 20 minutes on Normal difficulty.

Clear out the Terran base to the right. Not only will it free up an expansion, there is also a Science Facility to destroy for the bonus objective. Clear as much as you can, because these are free units that you will lose after the nuclear strike. Doing so will reward you with the Nuclear Launch Rejected achievement.

Saturate your base as soon as possible. Warfield will randomly drop nukes on your base and army so spread your buildings and always be mindful of the whereabouts of your army. You don't have to worry about adding much static defense at your base because there aren't that many drops. A few Spore Crawlers will be enough to give you enough time to send a pack of speedlings back to deal with Vikings and/or drop.

Spread creep with your first queen. Not only will it help with mobility, it will give you vision and let you know of any impending attacks. There will be an attack at roughly around 8:30. After you deal with this first attack, it's pretty safe to take that expansion you cleared earlier.

At roughly 11:20 there will be a group of vikings that will attack your base. This is where raptor lings with metabolic boost really shine. They can make it back to your base in record time and if you need to build more they build almost instantaneously.

There's quite a bit to deal with over by the right science facility. You should have a stable economy by now which will allow you to clear it out with a few waves of units.

This level is pretty much a war of attrition. As long as you do damage, regardless of how many waves of units you send, you will be victorious. After clearing out the units in the front of the left base, even returning a while later, the units and the buildings initially destroyed are not rebuilt. Clearing out this base will give you a gold expansion which will pretty much ensure victory from here on out.

Building a mix of units, especially after evolutions, make for very effective armies. The main composition of units used for this level was comprised of zerglings, roaches, hydralisks, and abberations.

At this point you can send wave after wave of units until you clear out the remaining Terran forces.

ZERUS MISSION 1: WAKING THE ANCIENT

Main Objective: Feed the Ancient One [0/7], Brakk Can't Destroy 7 Quillgor Biomass [0/7], Kill Brakk
Bonus Objective: Absorb Primal Essence [0/3]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Waking the Ancient: Complete the "Waking the Ancient" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
A Game of Drones: Don't lose more than 3 Drones in the "Waking the Ancient" mission.
Rude Awakening: Kill 4 Primal Hives in the "Waking the Ancient" mission on Normal difficulty.

The first biomass will be directly to the right of your base. It is easily taken with the small group of units that you start with. Be sure to start spreading creep now, as there is not much else to do, and it will help alert you of incoming attacks on the minimap later on.

The second biomass will be to the southwest of your base. There still isn't a huge need just yet to start massing units, so making a macro hatchery with extra minerals will help with saturation and unit production later on. Clear it as fast as you can so you can start on your expansion.

Building Mutalisks vastly improves the mobility of your army. There will be small groups of primal zerg that will attack your base from the northeast and the southwest. Having a highly mobile army early on will help you defend your base if you're ever caught by surprise while venturing far away.

The first Primal Essence is located southeast from the Ancient One. If you haven't already, start researching upgrades for your air and ground units. Brakk is extremely strong and makes short work of your units.

The second Primal Essence is located in the southwestern most corner of the map. At this point, I would start adding roaches into your army composition while still increasing your mutalisk count.

The third and final Primal Essence is located in the northeastern most corner of the map. Adding Abberations to your composition is suggested in order to clear out the Primal Hives for the Rude Awakening achievement.

As it can be seen on the minimap, there is a primal hive southeast of the ancient one. Your army, which should be close to maxed, should be strong enough at this point to clear out the remaining primal hives without any problems. Do this before you finish collecting the biomass, as that signals Brakk to start his attack.

The second primal hive is south west of the one that was just destroyed.

The final two primal hives are right next to each other at the southeastern most corner of the map.

After delivering the final biomass, a cutscene will start and signals Brakk's final attack. He starts from the southeastern most corner of the map and makes his way directly towards your base. Gather the rest of your forces and simply wait at your base for him to arrive. With a maxed out army he should be easily dealt with.

ZERUS MISSION 2: THE CRUCIBLE

Main Objective: Kerrigan's Chrysalis must survive.
Bonus Objective: Kill the Tyrannozor

ACHIEVEMENTS

The Crucible: Complete "The Crucible" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Epic Meal Time: Kill 75 enemy units with Primal Spawn Locusts in "The Crucible" mission.
Can't Touch This Chrysalis: Complete "The Crucible" mission without Kerrigan's Chrysalis taking damage on Normal difficulty.

The beginning of this mission is basically a tutorial for swarm hosts so it was skipped in the video. Bear in the mind, unlike multiplayer, the swarm hosts are not completely burrowed. They can still be attacked in the campaign. Their full burrow ability is chosen back in the Leviathan between missions.

The first few waves will be on either the left or the right so it's safe to move all of your defenses to either side. Also, don't let the spawning pool fool you. You can still burrow and do everything normally in it. All it does is slow down movement speed.

This is a good time to get your economy going and build a few macro hatcheries. Starting your expansion is also safe, as it doesn't really become the target of attacks until much later in the mission. I wouldn't waste the minerals on static defenses, unless they're swarm hosts. Enemies will be attacking the chrysalis from many different directs and swarm hosts are much easier to shuffle around.

At roughly 9:00, you can use Primal Spawn Locusts from Kerrigan's Chrysalis. It can be used every 2 minutes, so you don't have to use it sparingly. Starting a Hydralisk den is advised because primal zerg fliers start attacking at roughly 11:00.

The Tyrannazor appears on the map at roughly 12:30. It has 2000 hp and is extremely strong and has a cleave attack. Using anything but zerglings is pretty effective against it, but make sure you kill it in one attempt, because it regenerates health quickly.

At roughly 13:10, you are attacked from both sides. Use the Primal Spawn Locusts to make short work of this wave.

During the wave that starts at roughly 15:50, spawning locusts can be used to take care of this wave giving you an opportunity to get your army into position to kill the Tyrannozor.

After you cross the stream of primal zerg tuck your army into the corner and burrow. Doing this causes the primal zerg to disengage allowing you to fight the Tyrannozor one on one.

Roughly around 17:20, another wave will commence. Spawn locusts to minimize damage while your army makes it way back from the Tyrannozor den.

At 19:15, the primal zerg will start attacking the destructible rocks south of Kerrigan's Chrysalis. Shortly after you will be attacked again from all directions. Spawn locusts once again to take care of this wave.

While your locust cooldown is still recharging, try and fight on the chrysalis giving the locusts spawned by your swarm hosts a chance to tank a good portion of incoming waves of units.

At 23:43 the primal zerg stop fighting each other and join forces to attack you. They don't attack for about another minute so this will give you time to prepare and max out your army. At this point all of your upgrades should be researched and you should have a decent bank of minerals and gas. Don't worry about saving your expansion at this point because all you need to do is survive for another 3 minutes.

Try and stay right by the chrysalis at all times. Rally your hatcheries to the chrysalis and continually build units as they die giving you a constant stream of reinforcements.

ZERUS MISSION 3: SUPREME

Main Objective: Slay the Primal Pack Leaders [0/3], Kerrigan Must Survive, Kill Zurvan
Bonus Objective: Find Xel'Naga Relics [0/4]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Supreme: Complete the "Supreme" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Endangered Species: Kill 500 enemy units with Kerrigan in the "Supreme" mission.
Queen of the Jungle: Complete the "Supreme" mission without letting Kerrigan drop below 100 life on Normal difficulty.

The beginning of this mission is setup as a tutorial showing you how to use Kerrigan's new found abilities. Finding the first Xel'Naga Relic is unavoidable, as it's on your path to the next area.

Use your abilities as often as you like. Kerrigan's energy regeneration is so high, your energy meter fills in a matter of seconds.

The second Xel'Naga relic is at the northern most area of the map. It will require you to use her leap ability to reach it.

Yagdra has 3 mechanics to be mindful of. The first is an aoe attack which paints the ground with multiple reticles. You can either move out of the way or heal your way through it. Until you get to the last phase of the fight, use mend to keep your roaches alive in order to deal with the next mechanic.

After the aoe attack, Yagdra will burrow and move to another location. The burrow will spawn eggs, either multiple small eggs, or a few small eggs and one large egg. Kerrigan's leap attack is strong enough to take off the majority of the health of the large egg. Her dash attack will take care of the small eggs. Killing the large egg is the main priority. If you're unable to clean up the small adds, don't worry about it. You'll be able to clean them up during the next wave.

Once Yagdra is below roughly 25%, he will start doing a frontal attack that extends the length of the platform in a straight line from where he's facing.

At this point, forget about keeping your roaches alive, and you can pretty much ignore the adds. Use your cooldowns to finish off Yagdra.

Once you start the next area, you're greeted with a new group of units at your command. Each area gives you a handful of units to use to help deal with the primal zerg you fight on the way to each of the bosses. They're all expendable for the most part and are not required to reach the boss, they simply make it much faster. Target the large eggs with the leap ability and dash onto the next.

If you ever find Kerrigan's health getting dangerously low, simply burrow her. As soon as you unburrow, mend and cast one of her offensive abilities to deal with the attacking primal zerg. Rinse and repeat.

The third Xel'Naga relic is in plain sight as you make your way through towards the next boss. Ignore your first instinct to go straight for it and clear out the remaining primal zerg before you engage the eggs. Once clear, head back and use the leap ability to make short work of the eggs.

There are quite a bit of strong zerg throughout the next section. If they prove to be too much, simple do the burrow and mend trick to clear them.

The fight with Kraith doesn't require any additional units, so if they die, it's not important. He has two main attacks. The first is an aoe, shown with a large reticle on the ground. It's easily avoidable.

The second is a charge ability, which shows up similarly to Kerrigan's dash, but in red. After Kraith charges and hits the wall, a handful of small primal zerg fall from the ceiling. It's easy to kite them so they clump up, so you can kill the majority of them with one dash attack.

It actually becomes considerably easier to deal with Kraith once all your additional units die. Continue to attack Kraith, while using your dash attack to deal with adds as they spawn.

The final Xel'Naga relic can be found to the east, right after the first baneling pack. Use your leap ability to jump over.

The next stretch is a gauntlet of sorts. It's filled with banelings and there are primal zerg on platforms off to the side that shoot acid at you from afar.

You will receive more units once you reach the boss, so you can easily run through and use the burrow and mend trick to finish off the last pack at the end.

The Slivan fight may seem pretty daunting at first, but it's actually much easier than it would appear. He constantly spawns banelings, which don't explode until after an animation is started which requires you to be within a certain proximity. He also spits large pools of acid on the ground. The first thing to do is not to worry about your additional units. Let them die, because it's much easier to not to have to worry about expending energy to keep them alive.

Larger primal zerg will spawn on the outskirts of the platform. Use your leap attack to dispatch them quickly as they spawn, then go back to attacking the boss. Use your dash attack to clear large groups of banelings, and heal when necessary. Rinse and repeat.

Things can get a little overwhelming towards the end of the fight, but just focus on Slivan and don't forget to heal.

Unless you have the APM to spare, I wouldn't worry if you lose all of your additional units. Like the previous boss fights, they aren't necessary for victory. The first mechanic you need to avoid from Zurvan is his tendril slam, which can be seen by large red lines on the ground. Zurvan will also spawn adds, which take damage from his tendril slams, so if you don't finish them off, you can always set them up to take additional damage from the boss.

At about 25% Zurvan's tendrils will retract and he will start doing a large frontal aoe cone attack. After he fires it off, small areas of the ground will glow and do damage to you if you walk through them.

The pattern to his aoe attack is pretty straight forward. He starts in the center and pans right, then pans left, and repeats. Sticking closer to the center by just avoiding the aoe, will shorten the walking distance required to avoid his attacks and maximizing your dps.

SKYGEIRR MISSION 1: INFESTED

Main Objective: Destroy the Lab Entrance
Bonus Objective: Creep Science Facilities [0/3]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Just Getting Inside: Complete the "Infested" mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Master of Puppets: Kill 60 enemy units with Parasitic Dominated terran units in the "Infested" mission.
Spreading the Disease: Infest all Garrisons without losing a Virophage in the "Infested" mission on Normal difficulty.

With consume and an infinite supply of infested terrans, use your Parasitic Domination ability on as many units as you can in order to complete the Master of Puppets achievement. Infest the next garrison to help you deal with the remaining terran defenses.

After you infest the second garrison, head towards the last garrison and infest it to help you clear out the remaining terran forces.

You can easily take the next garrison to the north, especially with the level that Kerrigan will be at, granted you've completed every bonus mission up until now. Keep an eye out on the first garrison you infested, because it will be attacked soon. If you plan on attempting the Spreading the Disease achievement, either build some zerglings and rally them to the defend or pull back your army at your newly acquired virophage. If you choose to ignore the achievement more now, letting a virophage die is of no consequence. You can send an infestor back to create a new one.

After the gas depletes, you have a window to establish your production. Do this now as it will help you later on in the mission. Build macro hatcheries, your other unit facilities, and saturate your main base.

Spore crawlers make for excellent defense at the western most virophage. Until the bridge is extended dropping units is the only means of offense the terran have against your western flank. Queens will also supplement the defense here nicely.

There isn't much defending the science facility to the north. You can easily clear out the defenses and once you do, it will free up an expansion.

With the gas depleted, start clearing your way towards the second science facility. After the gas recharges the terran forces will extend the bridge by the second science facility towards your main base.

While you're clearing your way towards the second science facility, saturate your new expansion. The added income will help you begin supplementing your army with even more roaches.

Once extended, prepare for an attack at both the western most virophages and another at the newly extended bridge shortly after. Raptor lings make it extremely easy to react to attacks especially if your main army is out of position.

There is another garrison to infect just west of your new expansion. Don't be alarmed when you see the reticle for a nuclear missile. Take out the ghost and you'll have nothing to worry about.

Gas should deplete soon. Once it does, head over to the western most platform and clear out the terran forces there. It should be fairly easy to take with a zergling, roach, and hydralisk army. Clearing out this platform will free up 2 garrisons and the final science facility.

The next platform up towards the lab entrance is pretty heavily defended. You will start seeing more Thors and Battlecruisers joining the fray. Infecting these units is the most cost effective ways with dealing with them, which also contributes to the Master of Puppets achievement.

While the gas is up, expect attacks down the center of the map towards the bridge that leads into your main base.

At this point in the game, you should have a pretty healthy bank. Max out on Abberations and you should be able to easily drive straight through to the lab entrance, while reinforcing with zerglings as your units die.

SKYGEIRR MISSION 2: HAND OF DARKNESS

Main Objective: Destroy all Hybrid [8 Remain], Kerrigan’s Life Cannot Be Drained
Bonus Objective: Rescue Brutalisks [0/2]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Hand of Darkness: Complete the “Hand of Darkness” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Shattered Command: Destroy 2 Command Centers in the “Hand of Darkness” mission.
Power Underwhelming: Destroy 3 Hybrid Holding Cells before the Hybrid are released in “Hand of Darkness” on Normal Difficulty.

Start working on your economy immediately. You should be able to take out the first Hybrid with just a few additional egg’s worth of zerglings. Hybrids have some potent abilities which include a push back, a single target stasis, psi-storm, and the ability to create copies of itself. Use your cooldowns often, especially Mend. It will help you keep your units alive through the high damage output of the Hybrids.

The double drone ability is probably one of the best that you can choose. It essentially doubles the rate in which you can saturate your bases for no extra cost. Saturate asap and build two macro hatcheries. Time is a huge issue in this mission, especially with the strong compositions and sheer numbers that you have to face along the way.

Don’t bother exploring the map. You will be notified of the bonus objectives later on and you will come across them on your way to completing the main objective. At 4:30, a Hybrid will start draining Kerrigan. There isn’t much in terms of defense aside from two full bunkers and a handful of units.

You will be attacked by units coming from the west. There is a terran base there at an expansion site. Deal with the attacking units as they come, but don’t waste the units nor the time in clearing that area. It will put you to far behind to complete the main objective within the given time limit. You will come across another expansion later on that you will be able to take without wasting any time.

Once you’ve had a chance to tech a bit and add more to your army, start clearing the way to the next Hybrid. You will only have 5 minutes to kill 2 Hybrids on opposite sides of the map, so don’t wait for the timer to start. Killing them before they’re released will award you with the Power Underwhelming achievement.

You will most likely lose all of your zerglings to the psi-storms. Use mend to heal your roaches and hydralisks through it.

After you finish off the Hybrid, you’ll find the first Brutalisk directly to the west. Rally your units to your location and free the first Brutalisk. As soon as you’re finished, start heading north to the other hybrid. You’ll be pressed for time, so try not to get distracted.

Ignore these bunkers. You don’t need to engage them because you can sneak past these units by hugging the wall to the last.

This Hybrid will be the first to use its illusion ability. If you guess correctly both of the copies will die with the original.

The second brutalisk can be found directly across from where you just fought the Hybrid. Once cleared, head back down to the terran units you skipped on the way to the last hybrid.

There isn’t much here and it’s on the way so it won’t take too much time to clear. Once you take care of these units here, head directly for the next hybrid. As you make your way to the next hybrid start on your expansion. You’ll need the economy to be able to re-max your army through the remaining fights. Saturate your new expansion as soon as you can.

Clearing out this area now will help you later on because you will need to pass through it later. Don’t focus on clearing absolutely everything, as you don’t want to risk the timer running out and failing the mission.

The terran forces guarding the next hybrid are taken care of easily, especially with 2 Brutalisks. Don’t forget to continually reinforce lost supply and rally to your location.

As you’re fighting this Hybrid, you will be alerted of another that has begun attacking you. Once you destroy this Hybrid, start making your way to the next hybrid.

If you find your Brutalisks getting low, try and stay close and cast Mend on every available cooldown.

After you destroy the Hybrid, hug the bottom wall and head back to your base. If you stray too far north on your way back to your base, you will be intercepted by a large terran force capable of destroying what’s left of your army. Shortly after you will be notified of two additional Hybrids that you will have to fight simultaneously.

At about 21:00 the hybrid will awaken and the timer will start counting down. Rebuild your army asap. Luckily there isn’t too much to deal with on the way to the two hybrid. Don’t forget to rally your units to your location.

Depending on whether you destroyed or skipped the large terran force that arrives after you cleared the previous hybrid, the remainder of this mission can turn into a base-race scenario.

Combined with both Brutalisks, you should have enough of an army to easily deal with the last two hybrids. Cast Mend on every cooldown to keep them alive.

SKYGEIRR MISSION 3: PHANTOMS OF THE VOID

Main Objective: Destroy the Protoss Base, Deactivate the Temples [0/5], Kerrigan Must Survive
Bonus Objective: Destroy Xel’Naga Crystals [0/3]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Phantoms of the Void: Complete the “Phantoms of the Void” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Stukov Strikes Back: Don’t let Stukov die in the “Phantoms of the Void” mission.
The Phantoms Menaced: Kill 2 Hybrid within 20 seconds of eachother in the “Phantoms of the Void” mission in Normal difficulty.

The Protoss units are easily taken care of with your starting units. Mend the Ultralisks to keep them alive.

Stukov’s abilities are actually quite strong. The infested terrans he spawns are good for soaking up damage and his single target attack does a considerable amount of damage. The defenses as the first Temple are easily overtaken, but keep in mind, Stukov must channel in order to destroy it. He can still use his abilities while he channels, so try and fight by him.

Channeling takes 60 second to complete. You will be able to complete channeling the first temple just as the hybrid arrives. If Stukov dies, like Kerrigan, he will respawn back at your base. Luckily the hybrid will remain at the temple.

It will be a while before Kerrigan is in danger again, giving you time to saturate your base, get some macro hatcheries up, and build some tech structures. Start building Ultralisks now, to make up for their rather long build times.

Clear out and take your expansion as you make your way towards the next temple to the east.

There isn’t much defending the next temple. Start building hydralisks if you haven’t already because there you will start seeing some air units. There will be a few scouts mixed in the first wave of units after you start channeling.

A second hybrid will attack right after the first. It should be easy to destroy within the time limit for The Phantom Menaced achievement. Keep an eye on your minimap. There will be a small group of protoss ground units attacking your main base from the north.

The first Xel’Naga crystal is directly to the east of your expansion. A few units will warp in to defend it.

Avoid the Protoss base to the far east. Attacking will end up wasting time and units. The Xel’Naga crystals are hidden is easy to reach places, so you don’t have to worry about missing out on completing the Bonus Objective.

There is a small Protoss outpost defending the temple to the northeast. Don’t forget to rally units to your location to help replenish your army and help defend while channeling.

Be aware of the minimap. Small groups will randomly attack your base. This can be especially dangerous if you’re channeling at a temple and don’t notice an attack until it’s too late.

The northeastern temple will be just as easy to take as the last one. The only difference being that the 2 immortals in it’s initial defense are replaced by 2 colossus. You will be attacked by 2 hybrids after the first wave while channeling.

You will be able to reach the next temple rather quickly, as it’s directly to the west.

By now you should have enough of an economy and a bank to build a pretty formidable army capable of taking anything the rest of the mission has to throw at you. 3 hybrid will be sent simultaneously along with protoss units while you channel at this temple.

The second Xel’Naga crystal is to the northeast, almost underneath Narud’s energy beam.

Be mindful of random counterattacks. They will come at you both the east and north, where the protoss bases lie.

Avoid the Protoss base to the north. Like the one to the east, it will be both a waste of time and units.

The last Xel’Naga crystal is to the south of the last temple location.

During the last temple channeling, make sure you move your units far enough back the attacking protoss and hybrids are in range of Stukov. Set your rally to flank attacking forces.

SPACE MISSION 1: WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE...

Main Objective: Clear out Mira’s Fleet, Destroy the Mercenary Space Station, The Hyperion Must Survive
Bonus Objective: Harvest Mineral Clusters [0/3], Destroy the Pirate Capital Ship

ACHIEVEMENTS

With Friends Like These...: Complete the “With Friends Like These...” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
MinedCraft: Collect every mineral pickup with the Hyperion in the “With Friends Like These...” mission.
Space Ace: Don’t let a Mag Mine hit the Hyperion in the “With Friends Like These...” mission on Normal difficulty.

The first part of this mission is a tutorial explaining how to use the Hyperion’s abilities.

You can easily stay at range and fire your Yamato Cannon on cooldown to deal with the small stations. When fighters attack, launch yours in response.

Not only does collecting minerals level the Hyperion, it’s also the bonus objective. The first mineral cluster cannot be missed. You can launch fighters, pre-emptively move, or jump out of the way of the mines.

There’s a small path to the right that will reveal another bonus objective, which is to destroy the pirate capital ship. Avoid mines, use your fighters to deal with their fighters, and yamato cannon towers at range. Rinse and repeat.

Grab the repair kit before you engage, so you’re at 100%. The pirate capital ship has a few abilities. Like the Hyperion, it can launch its own fighters. It will send out a wave that will stun both you and your fighters for a few seconds and it will also periodically cloak and move to a new location. There nothing special required for this fight aside from firing your Yamato cannon when it drops out of cloak and keeping up with your fighters. It will drop a repair kit once you’ve destroyed it. You will also gain it’s stun ability, which will come in handy during the final fight.

Take your time and clear out the area, because once you do, the station itself is very easy to take out. After you engage the Mercenary Space Station, another battlecruiser will spawn. Once you destroy it, it will drop a repair kit, so be sure to keep an eye out for it, if your health gets pretty low.

After the station is destroyed, head to the right and pick up the lone mineral. There will be an area you can jump to revealing the second mineral cluster. It will be defended by a few fighters and mines.

The next group is rather large, so take your time. By now the Hyperion should have leveled again and your Yamato Cannon should be strong enough to one-shot most things.

After you clear out the next stations, there will be another mineral cluster that you can warp to directly to the left, with the same defenses as the previous cluster.

As you head to Mira’s station, there will be a small patch of minerals to the left with a repair kit. Grabbing this will raise the Hyperion to max level.

Once you get closer to Mira’s station, there will be large groups of fighters attacking the Hyperion all at once. This is where the stun ability comes in handy.

Mira’s station will launch fighters at you and large groups of mines. They’re easily avoided and this fight is over pretty quickly.

SPACE MISSION 2: CONVICTION

Main Objective: Kerrigan Must Survive, Rescue Jim, Protect Kerrigan
Bonus Objective: Find Secret Documents

ACHIEVEMENTS

Conviction: Complete the “Conviction” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Staying Alive: Prevent Kerrigan’s life from dropping below 50% in the “Conviction” mission.
Saturday Night Fever: Reach the Prison Deck with Kerrigan in less than 8 minutes in the “Conviction” mission on Normal difficulty.

This is one of the more straightforward missions in the campaign. There’s nothing really tricky you need to worry about, because just when you think you may be outnumbered, reinforcements come to your aid.

Use your abilities on cooldown and even large groups like these are easily dealt with. Make sure you save your infestors because fungal growth will help you deal with the next group. More reinforcements will arrive soon.

You’re resupplied with enough units to not have to worry so much about the next few groups, especially if you still have your infestors.

There are a total of 4 doors that will open and send in my units. You can easily trap them in there and hit all of the units inside with one fungal growth.

Right after you breach the door, head to the left to find the first secret document for the bonus objective.

Attack once all 4 virophages have hatched.

Don’t be afraid to attack the units in the next room. Reinforcements will arrive once you engage.

You will have enough units, thanks to the reinforcements, to directly assault all of the units in the next area.

Just when you think you’re about to run out of units, more reinforcements arrive.

Instead of chasing the running marines head down the path to the right, where you’ll find the last secret document.

You will be supplied with even more reinforcements in the final room of this mission.

FINAL MISSION 1: PLANETFALL

Main Objective: Defend Bile Launchers [0/5], Don’t Lose 3 Bile Launchers [0 Lost]
Bonus Objective: Destroy Augustgrad Gates [0/3]

ACHIEVEMENTS

Planetfall: Complete the “Planetfall” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Fully Operational: Don’t lose a Bile Launcher in the “Planetfall” mission.
Death Start: Destroy 3 Augustgrad Gates before the 5th Bile Launcher lands in the “Planetfall” mission on Normal difficulty.

The double drone ability make saturating your base and getting your economy going much faster. Aside from a small group of terran bio units, you have nothing to worry about until the first bile launcher arrives, so build drones, a macro hatchery, and a roach warren to get started.

2 spine crawlers will fall along with the first bile launcher. Don’t rush off to the second bile launcher landing site just yet. A small group of terran units will come to attack the first bile launcher shortly. Spreading creep will give you increased vision of the map allowing you to see incoming attacks earlier. Once you start spreading creep, move your crawlers forward and add a few more. Queens will also help supplement your defenses here because they will heal your spine crawlers.

There will be a large group comprised of reapers, hellions, and battle hellions that will attack the second bile launcher. By now you should have a fully saturated base and a decent amount of your tech structures in place. The area by the second bile launcher is located in an intersection. Further attacks can come from either the west or the east, so add more spine crawlers and queens to hold this position.

The first Augustgrad Gate lies directly to the east and isn’t defended by much, although there is a terran base directly to the west of it. Kerrigan’s level 70 aoe attack will clear out the gate’s defenses instantly.

The landing location of the next bile launcher is in the middle of a terran outpost. Clear this area so the bile launcher isn’t destroyed shortly after landing. Once cleared, spread creep and move a few spine crawlers up to defend the new bile launcher. Add more spine crawlers to defend the eastern flank of the southeastern bile launcher.

The next bile launcher is also landing in hostile territory. Start clearing out the landing location in preparation for its arrival. It will free up an expansion in the process, so start a hatchery there as soon as it’s clear. Move the spine crawlers guarding the southwestern bile launcher up to defend this base. Also, the southeastern bile launcher may be attacked while you’re clearing out the next landing area, but the added spine crawlers and queens will deal with the attack on their own.

The next Augustgrad Gate is directly to the north of your new expansion. Saturate your new expansion asap. You should also have an army strong enough to clear the remaining terran forces surrounding your new expansion reducing the likelihood of counterattacks.

There are quite a bit of terran units surrounding the last Augustgrad gate. You will have enough units by now where you can easily clear the area, although you may miss the last bile launcher, which will end up delaying the completion of the mission. Instead of clearing this upper platform, you can probably ignore and destroy just the gate, in order to get the Death Start achievement.

From here on out, you can afford to take your time and clear the remaining landing areas.

FINAL MISSION 2: DEATH FROM ABOVE

Main Objective: Destroy the Power Link
Bonus Objective: None

ACHIEVEMENTS

Death From Above: Complete the “Death From Above” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Terran Up the Sky: Destroy 20 Terran structures before the 2nd Psi Destroyer field activation in the “Death From Above” mission.
Apex Predator: Don’t let Dehaka die while destroying a Power Link in the “Death From Above” mission on Normal difficulty.

The beginning of this mission is basically a tutorial on Dehaka’s abilities. Keep in mind, that even though it may appear that you’re jumping from one complete area to the next as it transitions between Dehaka and Kerrigan, you’re both on the same map. So, be aware of which control groups you’re using and whether or not one is being attacked while you’re controlling the other.

Use the first few minutes to fully saturate your base and get some tech structures in place. The first wave of attacking terran units are easily dealt with the units you’re given from the start.

There isn’t much defending the terran base to the east. Once you’ve built some roaches, you should be able to clear this base without any problems. Take this expansion once, you’ve cleared it. Before the field powers up again, build drones to mine at your new expansion, so you can gather a small bank of resources while you’re controlling Dehaka.

Take the high road with Dehaka. It will allow you to skip a good amount of units. Pull what units you can up to you so you can deal with them one by one. Keep an eye on the minimap. You will get attacked while you’re controlling Dehaka to be prepared to switch over in a moment’s notice.

You will have accumulated a large bank of resources after the last Dehaka section. Add more macro hatcheries and more tech structures. Build hydralisks so you can deal with the impending air attack during the next Dehaka section. You will have a large enough army at this point where you can easily clear the adjacent platform.

It will be easier to stick with the low ground here while pulling units from the high ground down towards you. Watch the minimap for attacks on your main base while you make your way through this section.

Once you destroy the final tower, Dehaka and his primal zerg will join your main forces.

An army composition of upgraded roaches, hydralisks, and ultralisks will easily make short work of the remaining terran forces and you will be able to a-move to victory while streaming in reinforcing zerglings.

FINAL MISSION 3: THE RECKONING

Main Objective: Destroy the Palace Gate, The Hyperion Must Survive
Bonus Objective: Clear Entrenched Positions [0/3]

ACHIEVEMENTS

The Reckoning: Complete “The Reckoning” mission in the Heart of the Swarm campaign.
Swarm Guardian: Prevent the Hyperion from taking damage in “The Reckoning” mission.
Zerg Rush: Complete “The Reckoning” mission in less than 25 minutes on Normal difficulty.

Start off by saturating your base, building a few macro hatcheries, and some tech structures. You’ll be attacked by a few small groups of units, but your starting units will be more than enough to handle them.

Kerrigan’s aoe ability will be enough to clear the units at the terran base to the east. Be mindful of your minimap, because you will get attacked from the west, so be ready to head back and rally reinforcements.

Once you build your expansion, stay to defend it. Terran units will be sent non-stop until you clear out the surrounding production facilities.

You will be alerted when Mengsk sends special forces out. There will be a squad sent to destroy the Hyperion and it will succeed if you don’t intercept it.

Clearing out the Entrenched Positions allows Zagara to reinforce you with periodic waves of units.

The next squad that is sent to eliminate the Hyperion consists of upgraded battlecruisers and siege tanks. Make sure you have enough hydralisks to deal with the battle cruisers. Ultralisks will be enough to deal with the siege tanks.

Clearing out this area will lead you to the bridge switch. Destroying it will extend the bridge, making the path for reinforcing units much more direct.

Soon after, Mengsk will send out the Odin, a rather large Thor that first appeared in the Wings of Liberty campaign. Kerrigan’s aoe ability will destroy all of its normal Thor escorts and the rest of your army will then be able to quickly focus down the Odin.

There’s quite a bit defending the Entrenched Position to the northeast, but at this point you can afford to throw away units. Resupply with zerglings and more ultralisks and clear out the remnants of this position. Clearing out this position allows Dehaka to reinforce you with his primal zerg.

The last Entrenched Position is heavily guarded. Kerrigan’s aoe ability will help you clear it out much faster. Expect to lose your army and get ready to resupply with more ultralisks, roaches, and hydralisks to finish off the remaining forces. Clearing this position will allow Stukov to reinforce you with his forces.

After clearing out the Entrenched Positions, you can pretty much a-move to victory. You’ll have a large resource bank and a non-stop flow of reinforcing units at your disposal.

There is a tale as old as the Ransei region. It says a legendary Pokémon will reveal itself to the warrior who is able to unite the entire land under his or her rule. This tale has fueled the hearts of warriors and Pokémon for generations, driving them into countless battles for control. With your trusty Eevee and faithful friends by your side, you might just have what it takes to conquer Ransei. But in case you need a little help reaching your full potential in Pokémon Conquest we have scouted out your enemies and have created these field reports for your tactical consideration.

After you have completed the tutorials, Ignis is the first castle to collect on the way to ruling Ransei.

Ignis

Enemy Pokémon:

Chimchar (Fire), Tepig (Fire), Bidoof (Normal)

Hideyoshi is the first warrior to defeat on your way to ruling all of Ransei. He rules a sweltering land full of fire and lava. Unfortunately, since you haven’t been given the ability to link with Pokémon or recruit any other warriors you are stuck with Eevee and Jigglypuff. Don’t worry too much though, Hideyoshi is a bit of a push over, but don't take this hot-tempered warlord lightly.

Every so often the volcano will erupt and spew rocks over random spots on the map. There isn’t much you can do about it and it’s just bad or good luck if you or your opponents get hit. And if you start to feel the heat, head for one of the soothing hot springs to recover some HP. They can be a life saver.

After Ignis

After you defeat Hideyoshi, the game will teach you how to recruit other warriors. You can recruit a warrior and their Pokémon if you defeat them in the first four turns of battle, defeat them with a super effective move, or beat them without any of your Pokémon losing HP.

Now you will also be able to challenge two more castles: Green Leaf and Fontaine. We suggest you train a little bit and recruit a fire Pokemon or two. Then head to Green Leaf, since that is where these fire fighters will be most effective. Plus fire Pokémon will be weak to water moves and Fontaine is full of little squirts.

Also don’t worry about being attacked by the two neighboring castles – they aren’t interested in expanding their territory. So you can train away.

Green Leaf

Enemy Pokémon: Grass type

If you recruited any fire Pokémon they will be extremely useful in this castle.

This battle will revolve more around tactics than pure brute force. There are three banners spread across the battlefield that you have to capture before you can claim victory. Even if you defeat all the enemy Pokémon, you still have to capture the banners by standing in their squares to win. So you might want to split your Pokémon up and go after the two closest banners. Also make sure at least one Pokémon is standing guard over one of your banners. An added benefit is that banners replenish HP every turn you stand in their squares.

If you capture a banner and run you may find yourself losing all three banners pretty quickly. So grab a banner or two and then defeat all Pokémon who come near them. Once you have defeated the advanced forces you should be able to mop up any other enemy Pokémon who stuck to a banner.

The tufts of grass are also secret passages you can use to travel the map quicker. Each passage is a slightly different color than the others. For example, the patch of grass at the bottom-left corner of the map will get you much closer to the banner on the bottom-right corner. If you use your own warrior’s special Top Speed ability you should have enough range to reach this passage on the first turn.

There are a few hazards in this map, including unseen pit traps Pokémon fall into. These traps have random locations and it will take Pokémon a turn to climb out of them, making them useless the turn after falling in. Also watch out for the tall flower squares, they will knock back any Pokémon who venture into them.

So take advantage of those secret passages and stick to your banners and this fight will be in the Poké Ball.

Fontaine

Enemy Pokémon: Water type

Fontaine is a water kingdom. So make sure you recruit a few grass Pokémon before heading here. Their moves will deal tons of damage to all the Pokemon of this castle. Also Carnivine’s ability to float above the ground can be super useful in this fight, if you pick one up that is.

He will then try to wait you out if you don’t hit the button again to close the gates. If you run out of turns before winning the level you will be defeated and sent packing back to your last castle.

When the ditch is dry try to get your Pokémon across the ravine as quickly as possible. Lollygaggers caught in the ditch will be damaged by a wall of water and knocked off into a random direction if the floodgates open again. Other than that this fight isn’t too complicated.

And now you are ready to take on a few more castles in the next section of Pokémon Conquest. But unfortunately we are unable to guide you any further. Fight bravely and take care of your Pokémon!

Get: Gold Gauntlets

After completing the Spirit Temple, return to the Temple of Time and discover Sheik’s true identity. Ganondorf soon intervenes and forces Link to face him in his own castle, a terrifying tower where Hyrule Castle once stood. Enter and finish the fight.

Above: Before heading farther into the castle, look under the bridge for a fake wall that leads to a fairy-rich secret room. Stock up!

Above: In the Forest room, play the Song of Time to reveal a floating block. Then use the Hover Boots to float across the large gap

Above: The Shadow room requires Fire Arrows, the Lens of Truth and a lot of precision jumping

Above: The easiest way to access the final two coins in the Fire room is to head to the end of the area, then use the Longshot to zip across

Above: Use the spin attack to trigger the switch behind bars. Then use a Bombchu to activate the switch that’s deeper in the room

Fighting Ganondorf: As with Phantom Ganon, reflect Ganondorf’s energy balls back at him until he finally slips up. When he’s stunned, quickly line up a shot with the Light Arrows to further stun him, then leap over and slash away. Remember that jump attacks deal more damage. Repeat this a few times and the battle will end, triggering a daring escape from a collapsing castle.

Fighting Ganon: He’s not finished yet! Ganondorf transforms into his beastly boar form previously seen in the original Zelda and Link to the Past. He knocks the Master Sword out of your hands, so use the Megaton Hammer to deal damage. Roll between his legs and strike the rainbow-colored tail; you can also target his head and stun him with Light Arrows. Eventually you’ll reclaim the Master Sword and deal the final blow.

	DUNGEONS Deku | Dodongo | Jabu Jabu Forest | Fire | Water | Shadow | Spirit | Ganon's Castle
	ITEMS Heart Pieces | Bottles | Skulltulas | Equipment

After toppling Bongo Bongo and the Shadow Temple, head west of Hyrule Field to Gerudo Valley and Gerudo Fortress. Before long the Gerudo warrior women will toss you in jail; use the Longshot to escape and then slink through their headquarters without being seen. Along the way, you’ll rescue several construction workers, each of whom is protected by a sword-wielding Gerudo. Once you’ve befriended these thieves, you’ll have to enter their training ground and acquire the Ice Arrows.

When you’ve accomplished that, continue west into the desert. Use the Longshot to cross a moat of quicksand, then equip the Lens of Truth to make a ghostly guide visible; without him, you’ll roam the desert forever. Eventually you’ll come to the Desert Colossus. Enter, then exit and learn the Requiem of Spirit from Sheik, then return to the Spirit Temple as Young Link.

Get: Silver Gauntlets, Mirror Shield, Gold Skulltulas x5, Heart Container

The initial trip through as Young Link is rather straightforward. Returning as Adult Link requires a bit more thought, but other than some light-bending puzzles, there’s nothing you haven’t already faced. After obtaining the Silver Gauntlets, you’ll have to return as an Adult and complete the temple.

Above: If you run past this floating Anubis enemy, it will hover over to the locked door. Use the Fairy Slingshot to trigger the switch, which will set the monster ablaze

Above: This odd-looking rock can only be asploded with a well-placed Bombchu

Above: These tough-as-nails Darknuts pack a wallop. Keep away from their heavy swings (which can break pillars, revealing hearts) and strike while they prepare for another swing

Above: As Adult Link, use the Longshot to zip across this statue’s hands

Above: Use these snake statues to bounce light from one room to the next

Fighting Twinrova: By now you have the Mirror Shield. When one sister fires her magic beam at you, hold R to raise your shield and reflect the spell back at the other sister (fire magic at the ice sister, ice magic at the fire sister). Soon they’ll combine into Twinrova and change tactics. Now, use the Mirror Shield to absorb three of the same magic blasts in a row, which will then fire a retaliatory blast back at Twinrova. Attack her while she’s stunned at repeat. Note: you must absorb three in a row – if you’ve sucked in two fire spells, avoid any ice spells she tosses and vice versa.

The final battle approaches – your next stop is Ganon’s Castle!

	DUNGEONS Deku | Dodongo | Jabu Jabu Forest | Fire | Water | Shadow | Spirit | Ganon's Castle
	ITEMS Heart Pieces | Bottles | Skulltulas | Equipment

Now that Ocarina of Time is available on the 3DS, one of Nintendo's greatest adventures is now accessible across four different platforms - the N64 original, a GameCube promotional disc, the Wii's Virtual Console and, obviously, the 3DS. Luckily, each of these contain the exact same game, so one guide fits all. As with all Zelda games, the meat of the game lies within each of the nine dungeons; each presents its own ideas and challenges, with some more devious than others. To that end, we offer video walkthroughs for all nine dungeons, from the Deku Tree to the final showdown with Ganon.

We've also included locations for every heart piece, Gold Skulltula and inventory item. Full details for each below!

Get: Fairy Slingshot, Gold Skulltulas x3, Kokiri Emerald

Get: Bomb Bag, Gold Skulltulas x5, Goron Ruby

Get: Boomerang, Gold Skulltulas x4, Zora's Sapphire

Get: Fairy Bow, Gold Skulltulas x4, Forest Medallion

Get: Megaton Hammer, Gold Skulltulas x5, Fire Medallion

Get: Longshot, Gold Skulltulas x5, Water Medallion

Get: Hover Boots, Gold Skulltulas x5, Shadow Medallion

Get: Silver Gauntlets, Mirror Shield, Gold Skulltulas x5, Heart Container

Get: Gold Gauntlets

Where to find all 36 pieces of heart

Where to find all 100 gold skulltulas

Ah yes, this thing. While the 3DS version may add a few things to lessen the evil that is the Water Temple, the N64 / GC / Virtual Console versions are as murky and misleading as ever. The basic premise is to lower and raise the water level by playing Zelda’s Lullaby at one of three specified locations. Some areas can only be accessed with the water at max height, others with it in the middle and other still only when the water is at its lowest point. Not a bad idea for a puzzle-based dungeon, but the sheer amount of equipping and un-equipping the Iron Boots (obtained in the Ice Cave in the frozen Zora’s Fountain) sucks all the fun out of it.

Get: Longshot, Gold Skulltulas x4, Heart Container

This is without a doubt the most arduous and sluggish dungeon in the game. It’s honestly not too difficult, just slow and tedious. Pay attention and keep a mental map of where everything is and you should be OK. Use the video for further assistance.

Above: Look for these placards on each level of the temple; play Zelda’s Lullaby to raise and lower the water. The 3DS version has yellow, blue and red trails that lead to these placards

Above: With the water at level two, use an arrow to flip the eye switch, then the Longshot to pull yourself through the gate before it shuts

Above: Halfway through you’ll face Dark Link. Locking on doesn’t work, so you’ll need to slash away while running in and out of his path. Din’s Fire is also an option

Fighting Morpha: Use the Longshot to pull the cell outside of the water form, then slash away. Keep your distance when it rises out of the water, as Morpha will toss you across the room. Also make sure there’s room around you for the cell to land – it’s possible to pull it out of the form, then drop it back into the water.

Once this madness is complete, leave the temple and visit the island with a large tree. Wait for the sun to rise and fire an arrow into the sun as it pass through the pillars in the distance to obtain the Fire Arrows. Then it’s off to Kakariko Village, where you’ll find the city in ruins…

	DUNGEONS Deku | Dodongo | Jabu Jabu Forest | Fire | Water | Shadow | Spirit | Ganon's Castle
	ITEMS Heart Pieces | Bottles | Skulltulas | Equipment

The path to the first dungeon is entirely straightforward. Village idiot Mido will demand you equip a sword and shield before visiting the Great Deku Tree, which is easily done; The Kokiri Sword is located in a maze on top of a hill in the village (you can see it in the lower left side of the village map) and the Deku Shield is available in the shop for 40 Rupees. Scour the village for cash, equip both items, talk to Mido and then enter the Great Deku tree.

Get: Fairy Slingshot, Gold Skulltulas x3, Heart Container, Spiritual Stone of the Forest

The first dungeon is pretty straightforward, but there are a couple of “ah-ha!” moments that may elude you. Deku Sticks can be set on fire to burn cobwebs and light torches, and the main web in the first room is broken by leaping from the very top. Be sure to keep your Deku Nut count up, and quickly put away a burning Deku Stick before it disintegrates. Another fun fact about Deku Sticks: they can be swung as a sword, and actually deal more damage than a regular sword strike, but will break and cannot be used again. Use them wisely!

Some general dungeon info: they all contain a map and compass; the former to reveal the layout and number of floors, and the latter to show which direction you’re facing as well as which door you last exited.

Above: The Fairy Slingshot, used to hit enemies and trigger switches from far away

Above: Burn away webs and light torches with burning Deku Sticks

Above: Break the large web near the entrance by leaping from the top of the room

Above: The Deku Shield can deflect incoming projectiles; bounce them back at these scrubs

Fighting Gohma: Look at the ceiling until you trigger the fight. Stay targeted on Gohma and wait for its eye to turn red – when it does, shoot it with your slingshot to stun it, then move in and strike with your sword. Jumping attacks deal more damage, as don’t forget that Deku Sticks pack a whallop as well. Refer to the video for more details, and be sure to grab the heart container before exiting via the blue beam.

As you leave Kokiri Forest, Saria will give you an Ocarina. Your next destination should be Hyrule Castle, where you can obtain your first heart piece.

	DUNGEONS Deku | Dodongo | Jabu Jabu Forest | Fire | Water | Shadow | Spirit | Ganon's Castle
	ITEMS Heart Pieces | Bottles | Skulltulas | Equipment

After completing the first dungeon, you’ll have to visit Hyrule Castle and obtain Zelda’s Letter to proceed up Death Mountain, which is located behind Kakariko Village. Before you make the trek up the path, however, make sure to visit Lon Lon Ranch in Hyrule Field (for a bottle and heart piece) as well as the Lost Woods for Saria’s Song and even more heart pieces. In fact, you should be able to complete a full heart (that’s four pieces) before setting foot in the second dungeon. Finally, collect all the Cuccos in Kakariko Village for another bottle and catch at least one fairy inside one of the two bottles.

The last thing you should do before finally heading to Goron City is visit the graveyard on the east side of Kakariko Village. Dampe the groundskeeper can provide another heart piece (by digging in soft soil), a Hylian Shield is located under one of the gravestones and the large grave at the top of the hill leads to the Sun Song. Then, at long last, head to Goron City, play Saria’s Song to Darunia and enter Dodongo’s Cavern.

Get: Bomb Bag, Gold Skulltulas x5, Heart Container, Spiritual Stone of Fire

The second dungeon isn’t much more difficult than the first. You’re largely committed to a straight path and don’t have much opportunity to get turned around. Bombs are key to most of the puzzles here – if you’re not sure what to do, try using a bomb.

It’s also worth noting the Deku Shield can catch on fire and burn away. We recommend using the Hylian Shield (obtained in the graveyard earlier) here, which can protect Link from the mini-Dodongo enemies as they crawl over him. Refer to the video if you get stuck any other places.

Some general dungeon info: they all contain a map and compass; the former to reveal the layout and number of floors, and the latter to show which direction you’re facing as well as which door you last exited.

Above: Plant a bomb in the middle to set both sides off at the same time

Above: Drop bombs into both eye holes to open a path to the boss

Fighting Dodongo: If you’re on top of your game, you can best the “infernal dinosaur” in about a minute. Take out a bomb, approach him and he’ll open his mouth – toss the bomb in (hold forward to toss, otherwise you’ll drop it) to shred his insides with searing gas pains. Once he’s stunned, hit him with your sword until he stands up again. He’ll then curl into a ball and roll around his lair – avoid this by simply standing near the hot lava center, just close enough so you’re out of range of the rolling attack but not quite touching the lava. Repeat until he’s through.

Now armed with bombs, explore Death Mountain and Goron City for newly accessible areas. You’ll be able to acquire a larger bomb bag, a heart piece and the magical Din’s Fire attack all thanks to your new item.

	DUNGEONS Deku | Dodongo | Jabu Jabu Forest | Fire | Water | Shadow | Spirit | Ganon's Castle
	ITEMS Heart Pieces | Bottles | Skulltulas | Equipment

Once Dodongo’s Cavern is handled, leave Kakariko Village and take an immediate left to access Zora’s River. Here you can begin to buy Magic Beans (useful later in the game so stock up as much you can) as well as acquire a heart piece by using the lone cuccoo fluttering around. At the end of the river, clear the path to the right of the waterfall (a shortcut to the Lost Woods) and then play Zelda’s Lullaby to access Zora’s Domain.

Inside, get the Silver Scale from a zora atop another waterfall, then dive in the pond to find a warp point to Lake Hylia. There, dive to find another bottle that contains a message from Princess Ruto. Talk to the scarecrows on the shore before heading back to Zora’s Domain; as you surface, use a bottle to snag a fish out of the shallow water to the left, near the torch post (also – light all the torches in here for another heart piece). Show Ruto’s letter to King Zora, drop the bottled fish in front of Jabu Jabu and then head inside. Well, you’re sucked inside, so you don’t have a choice.

Get: Boomerang, Gold Skulltulas x4, Heart Container, Spiritual Stone of Water

A strange Zelda dungeon for sure, but it’s also one of our favorites. The main thing to mention is you need to talk to Princess Ruto a few times until she “lets” you carry her around the pulsating innards of Jabu Jabu. With her added weight, you can press switches that Link otherwise cannot. You can also leave her on a switch to keep a door open, enabling Link to pass through.

Above: Carry Ruto around to place her on various switches

Above: Each of these tentacles is powered by a root somewhere in the dungeon. Destroy each root to gain access to new areas

Above: The boomerang can trigger switches and snag far away items. Keep that in mind if you’re stuck!

Fighting Barinade: Target its tentacles with your boomerang, which causes Barinade to send its protective shell flying around the room. Take care of these floating enemies, then concentrate on Barinade itself. Stun it with the boomerang and slash away. Collect the Heart Container, exit the belly.

You now have all three stones! Navi wants you to return to Hyrule Castle, but first take this opportunity to scour Hyrule for heart pieces, magic beans, Skulltulas and other goodies before making the next big step. You can even travel west all the way to Gerudo Valley and pick up a couple of heart pieces…

	DUNGEONS Deku | Dodongo | Jabu Jabu Forest | Fire | Water | Shadow | Spirit | Ganon's Castle
	ITEMS Heart Pieces | Bottles | Skulltulas | Equipment

Before you make your way to the Forest Temple, make sure you visit Lon Lon Ranch as an adult to obtain Epona. You’ll need to beat Ingo at two races first, but Epona is well worth the effort. To enter the Forest Temple, you’ll need the Hookshot, which is located inside the Kakariko graveyard. Find Dampe’s tombstone and pull it back to reveal his floating, race-crazy ghost; beat his challenge and he’ll reward you with the Hookshot – how specific!

Now head to the Lost Woods, follow the usual musical cues and you’ll find yourself at the Forest Temple. Sheik will teach you the Minuet of Forest, which, when played, will warp you directly to the temple. These temple songs, along with the Prelude of Light, are helpful later in the game when you want to zip around the map. For now, use the Hookshot to enter the temple and begin the quest.

Get: Fairy Bow, Gold Skulltulas x4, Heart Container

The central idea here is to ignite the four torches in the center room. Each torch represents a Poe ghost that’s flown off into different areas of the temple; light them by finding and destroying their portraits, and then the ghost itself.

Above: Use your newly acquired Hookshot to get around the temple. Look for these target symbols to latch onto, or vines/fences on the walls

Above: This switch twists and untwists the corridor behind it. Once you have the Fairy Bow, explore both the straight and twisted versions

Above: You can’t hurt the Poes while they’re invisible; dodge their attack and then counter with a jumping slash

Above: Arrows can carry fire from a torch to another object – line up this shot to melt ice

Fighting Phantom Ganon: No, this isn’t Ganon – merely a ghostly shell posing as him. His first tactic is to gallop out of the portraits and zap you with energy; to fight back, have your bow drawn, ignore any decoy Ganons that retreat back into the paintings and fire an arrow into the real Ganon as he flies out. He’ll eventually ditch the horse, at which point you must knock his energy balls back at him.

Next stop, Goron City and the Fire Temple!

	DUNGEONS Deku | Dodongo | Jabu Jabu Forest | Fire | Water | Shadow | Spirit | Ganon's Castle
	ITEMS Heart Pieces | Bottles | Skulltulas | Equipment

Now that you’re adult Link and can freely travel back and forth through time (via Temple of Time and Prelude of Light), take some time to plant Magic Beans as young Link and then visit those places as an adult to find helpful hovering plants. As you climb Death Mountain and enter its summit in search of the Fire Temple you’ll access to quite a few of these plants, which then carry you to items that were previously out of reach. The trip to the Fire Temple alone can net you three heart pieces.

Stock up on bottled fairies, then visit Goron City as an adult to gain the Red Tunic. Now step inside the Fire Temple.

Get: Megaton Hammer, Gold Skulltulas x3, Heart Container

Compared to the fourth and sixth dungeons, the fifth is remarkably plain. No weird Poe gimmick or water-based puzzles, just straightforward action with a few head scratchers to trip you up.

Above: You’ll save a series of imprisoned gorons throughout this dungeon. Each time you find one, look behind him for a key

Above: This wall in the large room with the tattered bridge looks unremarkable, but it can be bombed away

Above: To beat this miniboss, use the hookshot to pull him out of his protective fire, then slash as he runs away

Fighting Volvagia: He’s basically a fire-breathing Whack-a-Mole boss; wait for him to pop up out of one of the holes, avoid his initial sweeping attack and then smack him with the Megaton Hammer. Slash him while he’s down and repeat. If you’re good, you can target and damage him while he circles, but it’s kinda tough to nail properly. Just dodge his attacks (and any falling rocks) and you’ll be fine.

After completing this battle, head toward Zora’s Domain for a mini-dungeon, Iron Boots and a Blue Tunic.

	DUNGEONS Deku | Dodongo | Jabu Jabu Forest | Fire | Water | Shadow | Spirit | Ganon's Castle
	ITEMS Heart Pieces | Bottles | Skulltulas | Equipment

After completing the Water Temple, look for a shrine-like tablet on the island with a tree. Obtain the Fire Arrows by firing an arrow into the rising sun as it passes through two pillars in the distance. With those in hand, head to Kakariko Village – it’s on fire! Turns out an ancient evil has been awakened and it’s up to Link (and Impa, sort of) to stop it.

Return here as a child and play the Song of Storms to drain the well. Proceed down the well and trudge through this mini-dungeon to acquire the Lens of Truth. Now return to Kakariko as an adult, play the Nocturne of Shadow you recently learned and enter the Shadow Temple.

Get: Hover Boots, Gold Skulltulas x, Heart Container

The first several minutes of this dungeon require the Lens of Truth, so keep it handy. The Hover Boots enable Link to walk on air for about one full second, adding a slight bit of distance to his leaps.

Above: There are many fake walls and secrets in this temple. Use the Lens of Truth to see through them

Above: For example – only one of these skull pillars is real, and will trigger the door. The others cause the floor to drop out beneath Link

Above: Powerful fans can blow Link off this walkway. Use the Iron Boots to weigh yourself down

Fighting Bongo Bongo: Now this is odd – an armless, one-eyed creature with giant hands playing a massive bongo. Uh, right. Fire an arrow at one hand, then another to stun the monster, then target and fire upon the red eye. This brings Bongo down to the ground, where you can stab away. Keep the Lens of Truth on for most of the fight, as Bongo’s eye is invisible to the naked eye.

Next stop, Gerudo Valley and the Desert Colossus!

	DUNGEONS Deku | Dodongo | Jabu Jabu Forest | Fire | Water | Shadow | Spirit | Ganon's Castle
	ITEMS Heart Pieces | Bottles | Skulltulas | Equipment