MISSION: Start

MISSION: Start consists of 10 Missions and is a part of the Challenge Quest trio of MISSION: Cataclysm, MISSION: Decision and MISSION: Start.

Mission 1: Forest

Depleting the HP of Garongos will trigger their ramming attack, which, if collides with a wall or object, will knock them over exposing their belly weakpoint.

Interval Area 1

Reached after Missions 1,2

Exchanges

• Equipment (3 Weapons each, some highly costly exchanges for 5-12 Weapons each)
• Photon Art/Technique Disks (2 Disks each)
  • Sword
  • Twin Dagger
  • One Point
  • TMG
  • Fire
  • Ice
• Skill Disks (1-2 Disks each)
  • Attack PP Restorate - 130% PP Recovery from Normal Attacks
  • Zero Range Advance - 1.05x damage for close range Shoot Attacks
  • Charge PP Revival - Enables the Natural PP Recovery while charging Techniques
  • Wand Lovers - Enables Wand Smack and Step
  • Other Exchanges

Interval Area 2

Reached after Missions 3,4

Exchanges

• Equipment (5-7 weapons each)
• Photon Art/Technique Disks (2 Disks each)
• Skill Disks (1-3 Disks each)
  • Element Weak Hit - 1.03x damage for attacking with elemental weakness
  • Dive Roll Shoot
  • Rapid Shoot
  • Talis Tech Bonus
  • Others

Mission 5: Caves

Aim to destroy as many Burn Draal parts as possible for 8* unit drops.

Interval Area 3

Reached after Mission 5

Exchanges

• Equipment
  • DB: Weapon x12
  • Partizan, DS, GS Launcher, TMG, Talis: Weapon x6
  • Units: Grinders x2-3
• Photon Art/Technique Disks (2 Disks each)
  • Nova Strike
  • Slide Shaker
  • Scissor Edge
  • Distract Wing
  • Aiming Shot
  • Satellite Aim
  • Na Foie
  • Zonde
  • Gi Zan
  • Grants
• Skill Disks (1-2 Disks each)
  • Wise Stance: 0.95 Frontal 1.15 Rear Damage Bonus Disks x2
  • Perfect Keeper: 1.10 Damage when 75% HP and above Disks x2
  • Others

Interval Area 4

Reached after Missions 6,7

Recommended to obtain the Red Weapons here to be upgraded to Blue Weapons later.

Exchanges

• Equipment
  • Red Weapons: Weapon x5, Unit x2
  • Units: Grinders x2-3
• Photon Art/Technique Disks (2 Disks each)
  • Sonic Arrow:
  • Symphonic Drive
  • Piercing Shell
  • Heel Stab
  • Gi Barta
  • Sa Megid
• Skill Disks (2 Disks each for Skills, 1 Disk each for Gear)
  • Fury Stance: 1.10x Strike Damage, 1.01 Ranged Damage, 1.15x Taken Damage
  • Standing Snipe 1: 1.25x Ranged Damage when stationary
  • Rapid Shoot
  • Element Conversion
  • Talis Tech Bonus
  • Various Weapon Gear

Interval Area 5

Reached after Missions 8,9

Exchanges:

Equipment

• Blue Weapons: Red Weapon x1, Grinder x5

Disks

• Chain Trigger Disk: Grinder x50

Items

• Moon Atomizer: Grinder x4
• Challenge Doll: Grinder x7

Ranking

The minimum to rank appears to be to clear all Missions.

Rank	Min. Requirements (Based on Latest/Previous)	Reward
1st	Mission 10 (100%) 13,994 CM	1,000 FUN Ticket x1 100 SG Ticket x1 Gold Trophy
2nd-10th	Mission 10 (100%) 13,882 CM	1,000 FUN Ticket x1 50 SG Ticket x1 Silver Trophy
11th-50th	<Mission 10 (100%) (14th place) 13,824 CM	1,000 FUN Ticket x1 30 SG Ticket x1 Bronze Trophy

Rank	Min. Requirements (Based on Latest/Previous)	Reward
1st	Mission 10 (100%) 13,940 CM	1,000 FUN Ticket x1 100 SG Ticket x1 Gold Trophy
2nd-10th	Mission 10 (100%) 13,687 CM	1,000 FUN Ticket x1 50 SG Ticket x1 Silver Trophy
11th-50th	Mission 1 (23.77%) 22 CM	1,000 FUN Ticket x1 30 SG Ticket x1 Bronze Trophy

References

• JP swiki page