Most of Bravely Default 2 Jobs max out at level twelve. Then, after the first final boss, the Freelance Job gets a level cap boost to fifteen instead, hinting that more jobs can be leveled up later. This is done through portals many probably already saw throughout their adventures, but had no idea what they were.
The Halls of Tribulation portals look like rock arches. In the final chapter of the game, once all twenty-four Jobs are gathered, the vortexes to each boss area will open up. Let’s go through where to find them, how many there are, and what strategies should be implemented inside. Some of these bosses may be considered spoilers, so take that as a sign of caution.
7 Upgrading The Beastmaster, Gambler, Thief, And Bard Jobs
This portal is located due east of Halcyonia. Basically, cross the bridge to the east and the portal is next to the waterfall. Inside players will have to fight Anihal, Shirley, Bernard, and Orpheus. Orpheus should be disposed of first as he has the least amount of HP, plus he can buff his whole group.
He’s weak to bows and water in this game battle. As to who should go down next, it’s a tossup. The strongest is definitely Bernard thanks to his whirlwind of blades, Tornado’s Edge. He’s weak to holy magic and axes, Anihal to earth and sword, and Shirley to rods and lightning. That said, the best overall order would probably be Orpheus, Anihal, Shirley, and then Bernard.
6 Upgrading The Black Mage, Bravebearer, And Bastion Jobs
This portal is located in the back of Halcyonia, as if to go to Holograd. Hug the road, head north, one can’t miss it on the left. It’s right on the path so it’s hard to miss. Inside players will have to fight Lady Emma, Sir Sloan, and Lonsdale. While Lady Emma can have strong magic attacks, current armor with elemental strengths should make her attacks meaningless. The real threat is Sir Sloan because of his BP boost for his whole group.
What’s worse is that he has no weaknesses. Have two party members focus attacks on him, while the other two focus on healing and buffs. After that take care of Lady Emma just to get her out of the way, who is weak to earth, wind, holy, and bows. Lonsdale then is weak against darkness and daggers and isn’t so much strong as he is defense heavy.
5 Upgrading The Shieldmaster, Salve-Maker, And Swordmaster Jobs
This portal is located in almost the very top northeast corner of the Savalon region. It’s right below the dungeon up there actually. Inside players will have to fight Glenn, Galahad, and Gladys. It should be obvious, but Glenn should targeted first as he can both heal his group along with create a devastating position against the player’s party. He is weak against lightning and spears.
The tricky part about this part in the game is that once he gets low on HP, Galahad will automatically trigger to start defending him so unless one can get lucky to finish him off while he is still above a certain HP limit, going after Galahad might actually be smarter. He is weak against rods and holy. No matter what, even though she can hit the hardest, save Gladys for last who is weak against earth and bows.
4 Upgrading The Spiritmaster, Oracle, And Dragoon Jobs
This portal is located northeast of Wiswald. This area east sort of looks like a screwed up “E” so imagine the portal being situated on the middle point. Inside players will have to fight Helio, Domenic, and Martha. As supportive mages, Helio and Domenic should be focused on first.
They’re not that strong in the game, but Helio might be the best one to focus on first because he can revive and buff his group in various ways. He is weak against dark magic and swords while Domenic is weak against dark magic and daggers. Domenic can help boost Marla so that she can strike the player’s party fast and hard. Her weakness is fire and axes.
3 Upgrading The Pictomancer, Berserker, And Arcanist Jobs
This portal is located at the very end of Rimedhal’s continent, pretty much due east of town. It’s right on the tip. Inside players will have to fight Folie, Prince Castor, and Vigintio. Just like his normal fight, Vigintio has a hilariously weak physical defense in this game. A couple focused barrages should get rid of him quick and best of all no wooden stake needs to be involved. He is weak against holy magic and spears.
Next, take down Folie as she can break down the player’s party with her debuts and status ailments. She’s also not that strong overall though and is weak against water magic and daggers. Prince Castor might be one of the hardest bosses in the game and the same is double true for this evolved state. Make sure to have protective magic and or strong physical defense armor on as one whittles down his HP. He is weak against lightning and bows.
2 Upgrading The Phantom, Hellblade, And Monk Jobs
This portal is located in the opposite direction of the last one near Rimedhal. This time travel northwest to the end point, the sort of left side of the “U” shaped point. Inside players will have to fight Marla, Adam, and Horten. While it might be a good idea to take down Marla first, as she deals in a lot of death swipes, hitting her can be tricky as her evasion is through the roof.
Instead, take down Adam first, who is weak against wind and axes. Don’t worry, he is not as strong as his solo story fight. Next, Horten should go down and he is weak against darkness magic and swords. For Marla, the best advice, besides utilizing her holy magic and spear weaknesses, is to raise one’s AIM stat in order to hit her faster.
1 Upgrading The Ranger, Red Mage, Vanguard, And White Mage
This portal is located northwest of Holograd, very close to town in fact although one has to go around a few obstacles in order to get to it. Inside players will have to fight Selene, Lily, Roddy, and Dag. This is the only other fight with four bosses and is harder than Bernard’s group. This is for two reasons. One, both Selene and Roddy can heal the party.
That said, focus on her first, weak versus darkness and swords, and then Roddy, weak only to spears. The other reason one should fear this fight is Lily. She can use her bow to target the entire party with rainstorms of arrows. If she Braves her attack, the party can get wiped out easily. Get rid of her third of all then, weak against holy magic, swords, and rods, and then Dag is weak versus lightning and rods. He hits hard too, but not as much as Lily in this game.
