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Trial by Thunder

The Trial by Thunder is also known as the Hand of Iapetus.

Initiation screen for Stage 1 of the Trial by Thunder

Chronolith Location

The Chronolith is located in the Norvent Valley area of Sanbreque. The best means to reach it is to travel to the Caer Norvent River Gate Obelisk. Use the map below to help you find it:

Map of the Trial by Thunder in the Norvent Valley in Sanbreque

Stages

Stage Enemies
Pile Drive
Thunderstorm 		1-1
  • Thunderbound Muggers
  • Thunderbound Antelopes
1-2
  • Thunderbound Bugs
  • Thunderbound Vultures
1-3
  • Thunderbound Salamander
Pile Drive
Lightning Rod 		2-1
  • Thunderbound Bighorn
  • Thunderbound Mesmerizers
2-2
  • Thunderbound Folkstaf
  • Thunderbound Sigfreyrs
  • Thunderbound Dragonets
2-3
  • Thunderbound Bavarois
  • Thunderbound Bombs
Lightning Rod
Judgment Bolt 		3-1
  • Thunderbound Undertaker
  • Thunderbound Nodes
3-2
  • Thunderbound Crusaders
  • Thunderbound Orcs
3-3
  • Thunderbound Guardian
  • Thunderbound Panther
Judgment Bolt
Thunderstorm 		4
  • Thunderbound Griffon

Tips and Tricks

  • You’re stuck with Ramuh’s Blind Justice for this fight, which can be a bit of a pain. Make sure you know how the ability works and consider practicing for a bit in the “Hall of Virtue.” In short, the idea is to aim Ramuh’s staff at all of the enemies until you lock on to as many of them as you can, press PlayStation Circle Button again to launch lightning orbs in their direction, and then press PlayStation Circle Button one last time to trigger the orbs to explode.
  • For mini bosses and bosses, don’t forget that you can target the same enemy multiple times with Blind Justice to have multiple lightning orbs hit the same target.
  • Equipping the Reflection of Lightning (Blind Justice) accessory can make the process of using Ramuh’s Eikonic Feat a bit easier.
  • The game gives you extra points for “luring an enemy to strike Lightning Rod,” but this is pretty difficult to do. Technically, it can be done by using Taunt, but alternatively, just set up the rod around as many enemies as you can, and they should just randomly hit it from time to time.
  • While it’s tempting to save up Judgment Bolt for use against powerful single targets and bosses, it’s worth noting that you can get extra time bonuses for having it hit more than one target. Just remember that the two targets must be close to one another for the second enemy to be hit by the collateral damage.

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