With the Rockagong situation in Strahta resolved, things in Tales Of Graces F Remastered have gone back to normal… slightly. There’s still a whole host of evolving issues going on in the world, but at least the Rockagong is back to its usual peaceful self and free to roam about the deserts of Strahta.
6:01
Related
Great JRPGs Without Turn-Based Combat
Turn-based combat is synonymous with JRPGs, but the genre has proven to be more than willing to focus on real-time action. These games highlight that.
You aren’t done with it yet, though. A certain researcher from Zahvert has a presentation about the Rockagong due sooner rather than later, and he hasn’t got any physical items to show his fellow scientists. He can’t get anything himself, but maybe Asbel and his friends can help him out.
How To Get Rockagong Fur
This side-quest becomes available once you’re in the chapter, The Infiltration Of Fendel, and you’ve reached the Fendel Highlands area, right after Fendel Mountain Pass.
As soon as you’re there, you can speak with a Researcher who’ll ask if you can get them some Rockagong Fur, so you’ll need to head back to Strahta, specifically the Strahta Desert (East) area.
When you’re there, head north from the central part with the Desert Cottage and the Turtlez Transport Vendor until you reach a new area, Strahta Desert Cliffs.
Go to the edge and use Check to see two options: Summon the Rockagong or Challenge the Rockagong.
Summoning the Rockagong will bring you back to Inside The Rockagong, where you can explore that area again and find the new Golden Smile discovery in the southwestern corner of it.
The Rockagong is a special fight, and at the point in the game where you get this quest, it’ll be far too strong for you to actually fight, and a single attack will one-shot even tankier characters like Sophie and Asbel.
Your only option will be to steal the Rockagong Fur, and you’ll need Sophie or Asbel to do this.
How To Unlock Stealing Items From Enemies
First, you’ll need Sophie to have learned her A-Arte, Eagle Dive, from a Title like Amnesiac or Initiate Of The Fist, which she’ll likely have already unlocked, and for Asbel, he’ll need to have learned Wolfwind Fang from Aspiring Knight, Arte Apprentice, or Initiate of the Sword.
Next, you’ll need to get one of the Adept titles for Eagle Dive or Wolfwind Fang by using that A-Arte at least 100 times in battle, either manually or having Sophie or Asbel use them automatically if they aren’t your active character.
You can modify their Strategy to incentivize them AI into using Eagle Dive and Wolfwing Fang more; set Balance to A Heavy, Style to Offensive, and Defend to Rarely.
Equip either applicable Adept Title as soon as it’s unlocked, and learn Eagle Dive or Wolfwind from the first level. This unlocks the A-Arte’s ability to steal items from enemies, including the Rockagong, and it’s the quickest way to give it this attribute.
You can attempt to steal the Rockagong Fur from the Rockagong now, but you can further increase your odds of getting it by learning Elegant Flash with Sophie, getting its Elegant Flash Adept Title, and learning Elegant Flash from its first level.
This will also give Elegant Flash the chance to steal items, giving you three chances to get the Fur during the battle.
How To Steal The Rockagong Fur
When you’re ready, save at the save point in Strahta Desert (East) or the one Inside The Rockagong, then head to Strahta Desert Cliffs, and make sure Sophie is the leader of your party. Use the flute to challenge the Rockagong, and as soon as the battle starts, wait near the edge with Sophie.
You’ll have to wait for the Rockagong’s head to be lower to the ground or else your attacks won’t properly connect to it.
Let the Rockagong swipe and kill whoever tries to approach it first, then run forward with Sophie or Asbel. Start alternating between Eagle Dive and Elegant Flash only, or just use Wolfwind Fang as Asbel.
Whoever’s still surviving can support you and heal if needed, and you’ll want to conserve your CC so you can use those attacks as much as possible before its next attack.
Keep this up until you steal the Rockagong Fur from it, redoing the process as needed in case one or both of them get killed, or you don’t get it soon enough. Once you’ve got it, run to the edge of the battle arena until you escape.
Equip a title you want to master or that needs a lot of SP to level up before completing the Rockagong Fur request to make the best of the SP Bonus you get.
Head back to Zahvert and go to the Zahvert Inn near the entrance of the city, and speak to the person at the desk on the left, with a yellow sign with a reversed crescent moon on it.
Check the Requests and at the bottom of the list, you’ll see one for the Rockagong Fur. Send the item over, and you’ll get a cool 5,760 Gald as a reward, alongside a massive SP Bonus of around 2,800 SP.
You’ll get one last cutscene with the Researcher, and after it’s over, the Imposing Figure Title will be unlocked for Malik.
