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As is standard in most times, you level up. This is a pretty normal approach to increasing your strength in games. When you really want to add some fine-tuning to that upgrade process though, that’s when you add some skill trees. AndVisions of Manahas skill trees in abundance.
Every class in Visions comes with a skill tree called an Elemental Plot, though these are gated to a degree. You can only gain so many skills before you have to unlock more with character-specific tonics. We’re here to help you find them all and get you upgraded the way you want.
What Are Elemental Plot Expansion Items?
In Visions of Mana, each Elemental Vessel comes with a class of its own. With eight Vessels, that gives eight classes for each character, plus a ninth in their default class. While the default class cannot be upgraded,each of these elemental classes has 11 upgrade nodes, with the first available by default. Initially, you canonly upgrade as far as the fourth node in each class. Each tonic unlocks a new stage of the Elemetnal Plot as follows:
Once a tonic is used, itunlocks the next set of nodes across every class, not just the currently equipped or available classes.
As such, there are three tonics to be found for each character, totalling15 tonics total to fully unlock each character’s Elemental Plot.
Every Elemental Plot Expansion Item Location
Excluding the very last set of tonics,none of them are optional. This means that you won’t miss any of them except for potentially the last set, while also meaning you can’t get them earlier either. Let’s dive in and find them all.
Val’s Elemental Plot Expansion Items
Val’s first Soul Guard Tonic is also the first tonic you’ll encounter. It’s acquired at the end of the first Chapter, and awarded to youafter defeating Krakenaboard the Primm.
Val’s second Soul Guard tonic is rewarded to you near the end of Chapter Sevenwith the defeat of Vaulchibel, the Benevodon of Fire.
Careena’s Elemental Plot Expansion Items
Careena’s first Wind Oracle Tonic is acquired during Chapter Two in Dura Gorge while on the way to the Deade Cliffs. Defeating the boss here,Du’Inke, will give you the Wind Oracle Tonic.
Careena’s second Wind Oracle Tonic is acquired in Chapter Sevenafter the defeat of Besseroth,Benevodon of Wind, in the Wind Sanctum.
Morley’s Elemental Plot Expansion Items
Morley’s first Radiant Knight Tonic is acquired in Chapter Two bydefeating the boss of the Luka Ruins, Fullmetal Hugger.
Morley’s second Radiant Knight Tonic is gained in Chapter Seven in Castle Cresceno bydefeating Tor Marne, Benevodon of the Moon.
Palamena’s Elemental Pot Expansion Items
Palamena’s first Water Queen Tonic is gained bydefeating Vuscav in Tatoh templeduring Chapter Four.
Her second Water Queen Tonic is acquired in Chapter Seven bydefeating Gandoom, Benevodon of Waterin the Luka Ruins Undertemple.
Julei’s Elemental Plot Expansion Items
Julei’s first Wood Sprite Tonic is acquired afterdefeating Grapplavine in Chapter Four. Funnily enough, this is gained before Julei even joins the party.
The second Wood Sprite Tonic for Julei is acquired in Chapter Seven on the Floating Isle of Ulul.You get it after beating Floarat, Benevodon of Wood.
The Final Elemental Plot Expansion Items
Notably, while all of the other ten tonics are found throughout the game’s story, the final set of tonicscan’t be acquired until after you’ve finished the gamewith Chapter 10. After this, you will unlock a new post-game chapter, Chapter 11.
At this point, you may visit the Grizzly Exchange anywhere in the world and they will sell one of each character’s respective tonics.These cost only 20 Grizzly Syrup each, so you should be able to easily cover the cost.
