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Visions of Manatakes you across a large, diverse world packed with vibrant colours, loveable enemies, and oodles of side objectives. While many of them are mundane, they give you more of what the game is good at, and that’s the combat.
Elemental Aeries are some of the most numerous optional pieces of content in the game, and there sure are a lot. Each of them is associated with an element, with a similar combat challenge within. Some of them really ramp up the difficulty as well, but we’re here to help out.
Where To Find Every Lesser Elemental Aerie
For each Element, there are Lesser Elemental Aeries, and Greater Elemental Aeries. Each Element hasthree Lesser Elemental Aeries, and then one Greater Elemental Aerie. Therefore, that means there are24 Lesser Elemental Aeries, and eight Greater Elemental Aeries.
That’s quite a few! You’ll likely come across the majority of them on your journey, but forget about them by time you can actually beat them. We’ve includedthe locations of each and every one of them below, as well as the items they award you.
Before you may challenge a Greater Aerie,you must beat the three Lesser Elemental Aeries first.
The three Lesser Darkness Elemental Aeries are as follows:
How To Beat The Greater Elemental Aeries
After the respective trio of Lesser Elemental Aeries of an element are conquered, you may then proceed on to the Greater Elemental Aerie. While the Lesser Elemental Aeries tend to just be waves of enemies, theGreater Elemental Aeries tend to have a specific challenge associated with themand are much harder as a result.
Once a Greater Elemental Aerie is available to challenge,its location will be highlighted on the Fast Travel mapfrom Meridians.
Now there are some key differences in Greater Elemental Aeries compared to their Lesser versions.
Keep in mind that you enter an Aerie in the state you are in when you activate it. As such, it’srecommended to be at full HP and MP before you enter, as well as charging up your Class Strike and Elemental Break.
Fire Greater Aerie
The Fire Greater Elemental Aerie is found justto the west of the entrance to Dorpher Volcano in Charred Passage. This area cannot be accessed until you’ve reached partway through Chapter Seven.
This Elemental Aerie has you up against a series of enemies calledDark Funks, all Level 67. We were Level 62 while doing this Aerie.There are two waves, and their only weakness is Water. However, they are immune to physical attacks, making magical attacks the most effective means of bringing them down.You have 30 seconds.
We usedMorley’s Geyser abilityfrom the Ascetic Class to defeat the first wave while using the Nightblade Class to get consistent critical hits on each attack.For the second wave, we used their Class Striketo wipe out the wave immediately.
The reward for beating this Aerie is theOath of EmbersAbility Seed, which increases the amount of mana obtained when using an elemental vessel by 30%
Water Greater Aerie
The Water Greater Elemental Aerie is foundin the south of Pritta Ridge, towering over the marshlands.
This Aerie is filled with Pincher Crabs, all of whom are Level 1. This may make it seem ludicrously simple, but there are alsothree waves of themand more crabs in each.20 secondsisn’t so much when there are that many crabs.
For this, it’s best to take advantage of the infinite Elemental Vessel anduse the Undine Flask to blast the crabs. If you need to reposition, it’s faster to dodge than turning around while aiming, since the Vessel recharges instantly. Once you reach the third wave, pop your Class Strike to finish them off.
The reward for beating this Aerie is theOath of TidesAbility Seed, which extends the duration of an Elemental Break by 30%
Wind Greater Aerie
The Wind Greater Elemental Aerie is impossible to miss, locatedsmack dab in the middle of the Aery Passage, staring you in the face when you first enter the area.
The enemies within the Aerie are all Level 99. This may seem incredibly daunting, though it’s more of a scare tactic than anything else. That said, they do still pack a punch, so try to be at least in the 60-70 level range before taking this on.You have two minutes to defeat two waves.
Make sure you’re gathering up Lil Cactus andusing Miracle Cookies frequentlyto get the maximum EXP in every scenario.
You have two minutes to complete this challenge. HavingPalamena with Earthquake and Consecutive Castingcan be very helpful here as the enemies are weak to Earth, though we managed to beat the challenge at Level 60 primarily with justVal as a Rune Knight and Stone Saber, finishing off the second wave with a Class Strike.
The reward for beating this Aerie is theOath of GalesAbility Seed, which shortens the cooldown of an Elemental Vessel by 30%.
Earth Greater Aerie
The Earth Greater Elemental Aerie is found south of the coast,to the west after passing through the gateway into the Zawhak Desertproper.
Inside are a series ofLevel 33enemies, all of them weak to Wind.There are three waves, which must all be beatenwithin 1:30 minutes. Unlike most other Greater Elemental Aeries, this one is mainly a test of strength and can be beaten with relative ease.
We used Morley as a Nightbaldeduring this challenge at Level 28, using Val to buff his weapons with Wind to make him more effective and beat the challenge with ease.
The reward for beating this Aerie is theOath of DominionAbility Seed, which reduces the damage you take during an Elemental Break by 80%.
Moon Greater Aerie
The Moon Greater Elemental Aerie is founddeep in the south of Lefeya Drifts, on the eastern side of the Ravine.
The enemies within areall Level 29, comprised entirely of Wizard Eyes and Beholders. We were Level 24 while taking on this challenge, though the enemies have quite low health anyway, dying in only a hit or two.You have 20 seconds to beat three waves of enemies.
We beat them byutilising animation cancelling, using Val’s Weapon Master Earth Class and the fast strikes of his Short Sword and finishing off the third wave with his Class Strike. Another tactic you may use is toallow the enemies to defeat your allies one by one. They deal such an absurd amount of damage that they instantly fill your Class Strike, giving you enough to defeat each wave with a Class Strike.
The reward for beating this Aerie is theOath of RenewalAbility Seed, which causes Moves to consume 60% less MP during an Elemental Break.
Wood Greater Aerie
The Wood Greater Elemental Aerie is foundin Ahrvet’s Pasture on the hill overlooking the ocean, west of the beach.
The enemies within are all Level 32,while we are Level 27 at the time of taking it on. Since Wood has no opposing weakness, the enemies here instead each have individual weaknesses. The enemies you will fight areFrost Dragons, Kid Drakonis', Kid Drazombies, and Kid Dragons. You have1:50 minutes to defeat three waves.
While you could try to target each of their elemental weaknesses, this can be quite tough and time-consuming considering how many enemies there are.We used Morley as a Nightlbade and took advantage of the slowing effect of the Luna Globeto keep the dragons trapped in one place to centralise the damage, finishing it all off with a Class Strike.
Your reward for beating this Aerie is theOath of BoughsAbility Seed, which makes it so Moves of the same element as the current Elemental Break will consume no MP while it is active.
Light Greater Aerie
The Light Greater Elemental Aerie is found justat the back of the Radiant Playhouse Terratio town, and before the Wendel Temple entrance.
The enemies in this Aerie are all at Level 40, while we were Level 35 at the time of battling it.You have two minutes to defeat four waves.
Like the Earth Greater Elemental Aerie, this is more a test of strength and perseverance.Every enemy within is weak to Darkness, so make sure to take advantage of this. The most important part is keeping your whole team up, so make sure you’re buffed and healed consistently.
Because the enemies are of the Light element,the Lumina Lantern will fail to link any of them together.
The reward for beating this Aerie is theOath of RadianceAbility Seed, which increases the damage of Class Strikes performed during an Elemental Break by 70%.
Darkness Greater Aerie
The Darkness Greater Elemental Aerie is foundin Log’grattzo along the eastern edge of the beach.
Keep in mind that since this must be challenged in a town,you cannot change your party without leaving the town entirely.
The enemies in this Aerie are all Level 48, while we were Level 49 when we completed it.You have only 20 seconds to defeat two waves of enemies.
The key to this trial is touse Lumina’s Lantern to link all the enemies togetherso they share the damage they take. We used the Elemental Break for Lumina’s Lantern with Palamena and castCelestial Burst with Consecutive Casting on the first wave, and then used her Class Strike to deal with the second wave.
The reward for beating this Aerie is theOath of ShadowsAbility Seed, which lowers all enemies' Attack and Magic Attack stats by 20% during an Elemental Break.
With this, you have defeated every Elemental Aerie, Lesser and Greater, that there is to find in Visions of Mana, and willunlock the Aeriedynamic trophy/achievement as a final reward. Congratulations!
