Secret of Mana: The Mana Fortress

The Mana Fortress is a Quest in Secret of Mana (SOM).

Description

"The Mana Tree is destroyed by the Fortress, but the spirit of the tree used the last of her strength to synchronize the sword with all of the Mana Seeds. Randi vows to fulfill the will of his people, the Mana Tribe, and destroy the Fortress with his fully powered sword. The party moves on to confront Thanatos."

Drop Items

These items are found only by defeating these Enemies and getting a chest from them.

Eggplant Man - Watcher Ring
Whimper - Vampire Cape, Javelin Orb
Wolf Lord - Faerie's Ring, Glove Orb x2
Master Ninja - Faerie Cloak, Boomerang Orb
Mace Menace - Faerie Crown, Whip Orb
Fiend Head - Spear Orb, Vampire Cape.

Walkthrough

Entrance

Go up the stairs in front of you.
On the first landing, you will encounter 2 Captain Ducks and a Kimono Wizard.
Head over to the West and then take the stairs up there to the final level to the North.
This leads to a small walkway going over to the East.
Just in front of you is a Dark Stalker.
Take the stairs up found to the East past them.
This will bring you to the final level and the proper entrance to the Mana Fortress itself.

Floor 1

Just inside the Mana Fortress you will encounter 2 Metal Crabs and a Whimper.
Defeat them and head to the next room to the North.
The second room has 2 Turtlance and a Tsumani.
Go up to the left, fighting past the Turtlances.
Equip a Whip and use it to cross the gap ion front of you.
This will bring you to where the Tsunami is.
Follow the walkway to the South then East.
Step on the Purple Square on the floor to make a walkway to the North appear.
Head to the North into the next room.
This room has 2 Dark Stalkers and a Fiend Head
Defeat all of them and head into the next room to the North.
In this room you will encounter 2 Heck Hounds and a Wolf Lord.
Defeat them and head to the North into the corridor.
In this corridor, look over to the East to see a Tsunami.
To get there, you will need to break through the 4 crystals in front of you.
You can do this with either the Sword or Axe.
Go forward to the purple square in front of you and step on it.
This will raise a platform going to the East toward the Tsunami.
Defeat the Tsunami and then step on the purple square in the corner of this walkway.
This will extend a Walkway going to the West, allowing deeper access into the Mana Fortress.
Head over to the West and you will reach another Whip Access point.
Equip the Whip and cross the gap.
Going around to the West and South, you will encounter a National Scar.
Defeat it and then head to the South, going through the doorway.
In this hallway, you will encounter a Turtlance.
Going to the West, you will encounter a Tsunami.
Head to the North, into the doorway here.
This corridor has a Wolf Lord and 2 Heck Hounds.
Make your way to the West from here, going around that pit.
In the Western portion of the corridor, you will encounter another pair of Heck Hounds.
This leads into a small room with a Doom Sword and a Whimper.
The problem here is the Whimper is across an impassable gap.
Return to the previous room, go to the East and back to the room with the Tsuami and Turtlance.
Return to the Whip posts where the Turtlance is.
Equip a Whip and get across the gap on either side.
On the far side you will encounter another Whimper.
- Possible farming spot for Whimper
Defeat it then continue to the South.
This next room has 2 Doom Swords and a National Scar.
Head on through this room to the South to reach the next room.
Across the gap is another Fiend Head.
To get over there, step on the purple switch in the middle of the walkway, then go over to the East and step on the purple switch there.
After stepping on the switch, head over to the West and across the section of floor that has appeared.
Continue through to the South, fighting through any Dark Stalkers that have been summoned.
This leads into a large room with a lot of crystals around that you will need to break through.
Equip either the Sword or Axe, and cut your way through.
This time, avoid the purple switch in the middle of the room.
Stepping on the switch will respawn any of the crystals that you have destroyed.
Cut your way through to the West and head out the doorway in the Northwestern corner.
In this long room, you will encounter a Whimper, Metal Crab, and another Metal Crab to the West.
In this room, go forward and step on the purple switch.
In the Western portion of the room, you will encounter 2 Tsunami.
Take them out quickly to avoid having too many appear.
Exit out the Southwestern door.
This leads to another corridor you will need to get across.
Equip a Whip and use it to get across the gap.
Start fighting your way to the West through the 3 Captain Ducks.
Go through the Northwestern door.
This leads to a small room with a green switch Doom Sword, and Whimper, where you passed through earlier.
Step on the switch to taken to the first boss fight.

King Vampire

First, know you can run on the black in the middle of the room.
The King Vampire will be moving back and forth initially.
From there, it will start moving.
It will occasionally take a swipe at any nearby party members.
Know that the King Vampire can absorb magic from Primm and Popoi.
It can also dispel spells that you have put in place and use Dark Force to do damage based on MP.
Watch out for it leaping upwards to pounce on Party Members below.
Defeat it to clear the first floor.
Go across the room after the fight and step on the green tile to be teleported to the next floor.