This is the Main Mission Guide for Phantoms of the Past in Stranger of Paradise. Read on to learn about the mission rewards, enemies, and a detailed walkthrough.

Phantoms of the Past Overview

Basic Information

Phantoms of the Past
Mission Level	46
First Completion Rewards	・Anima Shard (x1/x1/x3) ・ Imperial Coat (Knight) ・ Imperial Mask (Knight) ・ Sun Blade (Knight)
Repeating Completion Rewards	・Anima Shard (x4/x4/x5)

Certain rewards are only eligible in non-story difficulties. Quantities of items such as Anima Shards also vary depending on which difficulty you're on.

Phantoms of the Past Walkthrough

Objectives
1	・Break the Dark Vent OR ・Wait for the Avalanche and Go Through the Cave Continue up to the top. Break the Dark Vent to continue. Alternatively, you can skip the Dark Vent by waiting for an avalanche to occur on the mountain to the right of the Vent, then breaking the ice wall it and passing through the cave, and breaking the ice on the far end.
2	・Continue up the Mountain ・Wait for the Avalanche At the fork, go right and up the hill to find cubes. (If you go straight across the bridge here, you'll fall down into an area with Dark Skeletons, but you can still reach the same area this way.) Up the mountain, in the area with the Ogre, wait until an avalanche occurs. Avoid the falling snow and you'll be able to pass through a new door on the right.
3	・Go through the cave Go straight to the top of the cave and turn left at the fork. Either defeat the Mad Ogre or go past it.
4	・Watch your step on the ice In the next outside area, walk on the right side – if you stay to the left, the ice will collapse and you'll take damage and fall down into an area with a Malboro. Continue ahead to find cubes. If you fall down into the Malboro area, go back the direction you came and you'll find a set of ropes leading back up.
5	・Break the Dark Vent Ahead, you'll find a Hippogriff. Either defeat it or go past it and break the Dark Vent ahead to continue.
6	・Navigate through the Cave In the cave, go through the first room with the Flan and through the door on the left. At the fork, either go left and past the Wind Elementals, or go right, left, left, left through a series of forks. Either way, you'll reach a room with a Malboro.
7	・Break all three Dark Vents You'll see a rock behind the Malboro with three circles of different colors. To get past this, you'll need to defeat three Dark Vents in paths nearby. Two are on the path to the right, and one is on the path to the left. Once you've broken all of these, the rock will crumble and you'll be able to pass through into a new door.
8	・Fight the Dragon Zombie Through the door, find the cubes and go to the door on the end to fight the Dragon Zombie.

Tips and Strategies

Take on the Dark Skeletons One by One

Don't let this be you.

Early in the level, you'll fight several waves of Dark Skeletons while heading up the mountain. These enemies are relentless, and they can inflict the Poison status effect and kill you quickly with their unavoidable Bone Stab. If they swarm you, you'll be hard pressed to get out of it, even with Lightbringer and area of effect Abilities.

You can avoid making the Dark Skeletons appear all at once by advancing up the mountain gradually to summon them one by one. This will allow you to take them out at your own pace and make the trip up safer.

Dragon Zombie Boss Fight

Dragon Zombie
Difficulty	★★★
Weaknesses	Holy, Slash
Resistances	None

How to Beat Dragon Zombie: Locations and Strategies

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List of All Main Quests (Story Walkthrough)

All Main Missions

No.	Mission	Mission Level
1	A Desperate Struggle	1
2	Illusion at Journey's End	5
3	The Journey Begins	12
4	Audience with the Dark Elf	19
5	Natural Distortion	26
6	A Familiar Place	33
7	Memories of Wind	40
8	Memories of Poison	46
9	Memories of Fire	50
10	Phantoms of the Past	46
11	Memories of Earth	50
12	To Remember	62
13	Memories of Water	74
14	The False Warriors	74
15	Schemes of the Past	88
16	Remembering Home	100
17	The Suffering of Fools	112
18	Strangers of Paradise	120
19	Warriors of Calamity	118