.hack Part 1: Infection

Completion bonuses:
Successfully complete the game to unlock the following bonuses. Parody mode replaces the original text with joke dialogue. Note: This is only available in the Japanese version.
arsaul.

Read the email from Bandai after completing the game for the Mummy Ship location. Go there to fight another Boss. Data Drain the Boss to get a rare weapon for Kite.
arsaul.

Check the BBS to find the final Goblin location. Go there to fight and defeat the Goblin. Wear all the other Goblin items and you will be able to summon a Yellow Goblin in battle.
arsaul.

Hint: Defeating Goblins:
Have some Wood magic equipped. Start the match, wait until the Goblin runs, then sits still for a moment. Then, use the magic. Goblins are all weak against Wood; two shots will kill them.
Keith Cowan.

Hint: Defeating the Goblin Kings:
Going through a set number of events, a message will appear on the board called "Let's Play Tag". In this message, there will be a Golden Goblin challenging you to play tag. Go to the area instructed and try to defeat him. When you win, he will tell you how he is just an apprentice of the four Goblin Kings. Later, you will get extensions of the challenge note from one of the four Goblin Kings. To defeat them, get close enough to use a multi-hit attack, such as Tiger Claw or Staccato, after using an item or technique to raise your accuracy. Otherwise, most of the hits will miss. Repeat this a few times and you should defeat them easily.
Roberto Archilla.

To kill the last Goblin without having it heal itself, bring some Mage's Souls and Speed Charm. First, use Speed Charm to go faster. When you get close enough to the Goblin, use skills. When you run out of SP, use Mage's Soul to regain it. Keep doing and that Goblin will not have time to heal.
David Mai.

An easy way to kill any of the Goblin Kings is to first gain levels until you are about at level 15 to 20. Then, go to one of the Goblin locations. Make sure to have Hells Gate or Masterblades (which ever one has Gale Of Swords). Then, use the Moon or a Hanged Man to put him to sleep or paralyze it, and unleash Gale Of Swords. This is a Wood elemental attack; you should get an elemental hit. Do this until it dies.
XHaRo360x.

Hint: Defeating Martina, the last Goblin:
Bring a couple of Speed Charms and Mage Souls. Martina is immune to most scrolls and magics. She also heals herself 17 health points every few seconds. Use a Speed charm immediately. Walk up to Martina and hit her with a special attack (Stacatto preferred, as it inflicts a moderate amount of damage and does not take much of your SP away). Immediately run away from her. Once you are outside a certain range of this Goblin, you will exit battle mode and Martina will stop running, and stand there in place. Run up to her and unleash Stacatto again. She will have healed a small amount in the time it takes to do this, but the damage you do will be far greater. Repeat this process. Use a Mage's Soul every once in awhile to restore SP. Depending on your level, she should only take five to ten minutes to defeat.

Hint: Defeating Parasite Dragon:
After you defeat Skeith, there will be two e-mails by "Roy@Bandai"; one stating that you cleared the game and the other called "Giant of Heavens". Open it, and it mentions something about a "Mystical Giant". The e-mail will give you a Virus Core T and a new place to go to: "Delta Hideous Someone's Giant". The Boss is Parasite Dragon, Level 30, HP: 9999, SP: 305, Skill: Ranki Lei, Items: 3x Hyrakkidouran. To defeat this boss, you must use the following characters: Kite, Choice of Heavy Blade, Heavy Axe or Blademaster, and Wavemaster; along with these items.

Equipment for Kite or Long Arm User:
Weapon: Dante's Blades or Hell's Gate (Twin Blade), Fiend Spear (Long Arm)
Helmet: Fire Dance Hat
Armor: Firedrake Mail
Hand Armor: Miner's Gloves or Smith's Gloves
Leg Armor: Fire Lizard

Equipment for BlackRose, Blademaster, Heavy Blade, or Heavy Axe:
Weapon: Claymore (Heavy Blade), Jinsaran (Blademaster, Secret Rare Blademaster Sword) or Sun Fang One or Kikujyumonji, Devil's Axe (Heavy Axe)
Helmet: Hunter's Hood or Forester Helm
Armor: Blaze Armor
Hand Armor: Hands of Fire
Leg Armor: Electric Guard

Equipment for Mistral or Wavemaster:
Weapon: Starstorm Wand
Helmet: Scarab Earring
Armor: Lincoln Green (From Cima)
Hand Armor: Air Bracer
Leg Armor: Oak Anklet

As you begin the battle, start by using everyone's best skills at the dragon. However, do not use magic since the Parasite Dragon has Magic Tolerance. The only thing that is effective on the dragon is physical attacks. Use both Kite and the Heavy Blade, Heavy Axe or Blademaster attacking the Dragon while the Wavemaster heals you. Because of the last battle against Skeith, you should have a lot of Resurrects. Keep attacking it and heal often. The dragon can do damages of 400+ for the fire breath and 500 for each of the two bite hits. Once finished, a short intermission sequence will show Kite saying that the monster made the airship into a flesh airship.
Stephen A. Diablos.

Enter this battle with at least 15 Resurrects and make sure Kite knows Repth or La Repth. Instead of bringing in a Wave Master into the fight, bring in two of your strongest fighters (for example, BlackRose and Gardenia). When the portal with the Parasite Dragon opens, have Kite run away but tell the others to use attack skills. The Parasite Dragon will be occupied with the other two fighters and not on Kite. Keep having Kite heal everyone. When the other characters die, use a Resurrect. When the Dragon can be Data Drained (at about 700 HP) use Data Drain and you will get the Hyakkidouran for Kite.
ZelstanVaelin.

Get Kite and two of your strongest friends (such as Blackrose and Piros). Go to a shop and buy 99 Healing Potions and about 50to 70 Resurrects. Also get some Mage's Souls and Warrior's Blood. Go to the Parasite Dragon. When your two friends start fighting it, run backwards to the bottom left or right. The dragon will stay fairly far away. From here, use your potions on your friends and any spells to help them fight. Your friends will eventually hit the dragon enough until you hack it.
Kain Morgan.

Go to Delta server and buy a lot of Resurrects. Do not waste your money on other items. Before you leave, make sure you have Piros and BlackRose, or Piros and Mistral. Then, go to "Hideous Someone's Giant" and fight your way through the dungeon. Make sure your party is over level 30. Once you are at the Dragon, its best to heal up and prepare. Do not use skills or magic. Choose "Wonder Battle" and "Physical Attacks". Your party will attack, but you will stay back. Parasite Dragon does a lot of damage. It is best for you to watch the battle. That way, when a member dies, you can revive them. It may be boring, but it is the easiest way. There is no need to worry about your equipment or Parasite Dragon's health and status unless you want to do a lot of damage. Before you make the finally blow, use Data Drain to get a rare weapon.(Hyakkidorran or Jinsiran). The experience you get is weak; do not kill it with a normal attack.
Brandon H.

Before this fight, give BlackRose the Flame Sword and Piros the Master's Axe. After trudging through battles in the aerial fleet, you will fight the secret Boss, Parasite Dragon. Make sure Kite has lots of Resurrects, or the Rip Mean skill. Resurrects do not use any SP, but they cost 400 gp. The Rip Mean skill can be acquired by equipping the Scarab Earring. The magic skill costs a lot of SP, but it saves Kite from wasting lots of money and Resurrects. Get lots of Mage's Souls and Health Potions before fighting it. The Parasite Dragon is a huge monstrosity, and its attacks can kill BlackRose and Piros both in one hit from its flame breath. The monster attacks swiftly and without mercy, but you must allow BlackRose and Piros to continually attack the monster. They will both die many times; use a Mage's Soul to cast Rip Mean when you are out of Resurrects. It will be a long fight, because BlackRose and Piros can only do about 20 to 50 damage per hit. ! After you are successful in damaging it enough, you can Data Drain the beast. Data Draining the Parasite Dragon gives the incredibly powerful Hyakiddorian twin blade weapon for Kite or Natsume.
Adrian Ho.

Hint: Defeating Skeith:
Buy many Resurrects, Healing Drinks, Antidotes, Restoratives and Mage's Souls. Have your party at least at level 30. Take a person with a lot of damage in your party, and equip the best equipment there is, as follows:

Equipment for Kite or Long Arm User:
Weapon: Dante's Blades or Hell's Gate (Twin Blade), Fiend Spear (Long Arm)
Helmet: Fire Dance Hat
Armor: Firedrake Mail
Hand Armor: Miner's Gloves or Smith's Gloves
Leg Armor: Fire Lizard

Equipment for BlackRose, Blademaster, Heavy Blade, or Heavy Axe:
Weapon: Claymore (Heavy Blade), Jinsaran (Blademaster, Secret Rare Blademaster Sword) or Sun Fang One or Kikujyumonji, Devil's Axe (Heavy Axe)
Helmet: Hunter's Hood or Forester Helm
Armor: Blaze Armor
Hand Armor: Hands of Fire
Leg Armor: Electric Guard

Equipment for Mistral or Wavemaster:
Weapon: Starstorm Wand
Helmet: Scarab Earring
Armor: Lincoln Green (From Cima)
Hand Armor: Air Bracer
Leg Armor: Oak Anklet

To defeat Skeith, distribute twenty Resurrects to each person in the party, then thirty Healing Drinks and twenty of Antidote and Restoratives. Do not distribute the Mage's Souls. Use the entire group at first and use skills. If Kite dies, press Square for "First Aid" and afterwards, just keep hitting him without skills. Once you get enough for data hacking, use it on Skeith and you will see his second form. Because of this, just do a hit and heal combo so you will not get major damage from the shockwave hits. Keep repeating this combo so you will not die. And if you do die, keep using "First Aid" and keep slashing away.
Stephen A. Diablos.

To defeat Skeith easily, follow these tips. Have Blackrose and Gardenia in your party, with everyone at least level 32 (extra HP and SP). Buy a lot of Resurrects, and get Healing Potions (the ones that increase your health by 400). Have your character get the MasterBlades as a weapon, and the Scarab EarRings as head armor. Have Blackrose have her best weapon, the Dryad's Sword (go to Theta Beautiful, Hopeless, Spiral and get it from the Gott Statue). Have Gardenia have the Scarlet Autumn weapon (Data Drain Tetra Armor). When the fight begins, act as the healer and let Gardenia and Blackrose do skills. If Skeith Data Drains someone, it does not matter. Use Restoratives on him or her. After Data Draining him, you can come in and use the Twin Dragons Skill (included with MasterBlades) on Skeith. With Scarab Earrings, you can cast Rip Maen on a dead person, instead of using a Resurrect.
Jim McClure.

After you Data Drain Skeith, have all your characters use all their skills. Keep everyone's SP up using Mage's Soul. Do the same for your own character. Use your skills; the more complex, the better. Skeith, in his second form, will not move or attack if you are doing damage to him. It is possible to defeat him without Skeith even moving.
Gamemaster Blade.

Have everyone in your party at level 33. Stand back while they hack at Skeith. Use Pure Water for the Judgment attack as well Hunters Knights and Warriors Blood for the defense against his attacks, as well as damage and accuracy towards him. Collect healing potions from other dungeons. You need at least 25, as well as 99 Health Drinks, Restoratives, Resurrects and Antidotes. Have your party members use their most powerful weapon, which is normally the rarest weapon for them. Then, just let them hack at Skeith until Data Drained. Then, repeat the process on Data Drained Skeith.
RebelHog66.

Use the characters Kite, Sanjuro, and Blackrose. Make sure that all three of them are at least level 32. When traveling through the dungeon, make sure that Blackrose and Sanjuro do not use items to heal or revive each other or your character. Do it yourself. Make sure to carry 40 resurrects, 150 Healing Drinks, 50 Antidotes, 20 Restoratives, 20 Mage Souls, and 20 Warriors Blood. It would be best to have the Warriorblades for when you fight Skieth. Do not use scrolls and only use skills that come with your weapon. Do not use Repth -- that is what the Healing Drinks are for. Keep everyone constantly as close to full health as you can without wasting most of the drink. Then, just attack him until he is dead.
Gamemaster535.

The following is an easy way to defeat Skieth on level 1. There is a room to the left. Go to the room to find jars, boxes, etc. at one point. There is a lot of junk in this place, but there is a Healing Potion (not drinks) which can be very helpful when fighting Skieth.
HUNTERM123Hunt.

To defeat Skieth, you should be at a minimum of level 30, and have the best weapons for Kite, Blackrose, and your third character (Gardenia recommended). Make sure you get at least ten Mage's Souls and ten Resurrects, then go for Skieth. Battling Skieth is actually easy. The trick is to get Blackrose and the third member to do the work for you. Select the "Skills!" command to make them do damage to Skieth, and keep popping Mage's Souls in them when they get low SP, so that they can heal you when Skieth does a damaging attack. Once you battle him for a little while, you can use Data Drain on him. He only has a few thousand HP remaining, but keep using the same strategy since you cannot risk Kite dying.
Tony Alcorn.

Before you fight the final Boss of the game, buffer everyone's stats, and top off their HP and SP. When you battle Skeith, take two heavy hitters, such as BlackRose, Gardenia, or Piros. Never bring a Wavemaster -- if Skeith gets close to your them, he or she will die flawlessly by Skeith. Have your heavy hitters rush in and attack Skeith up close. Do not send Kite in because your heavy hitters will be an easy target if they are left uncommanded. Use magic scrolls or spells to inflict damage. Whenever someone falls below 400 HP, give them a health drink. If anyone falls below 200 HP, give them a health potion. Skeith's most dangerous attack is called Judgment. This devastating magic attack freezes all your party members and yourself in three blocks of ice, and it deals between 100 to 400 HP damage. It is very important to give everyone a dose of Pure Water. As it halves the damage caused by the Judgment attack. Also, Skeith will use his own Data Drain. Although he will not kill anyone as he did with Orca and Aura, he will Data Drain BlackRose, and she will get every status ailment. Give her an Antidote and a Restorative to counter the malady. If you managed to keep all your characters healthy and Skeith has taken enough damage, he will be susceptible to Data Drain. After you are done Data Draining him, your fight will be much easier. He will not use Judgment or any of his powerful skills, but he is musch faster than before. Because Skeith has been weakened, you can rush in and finish the job with your two heavy hitters.
Adrian Ho.

Hint: Escape from battles:
When you are in a fight, point the camera away from the enemy and run in that direction. Do not stop running until "Battle Mode Off" appears and the enemy sign disappears. Be careful not to run into other enemies or other portals. Note: This does not work on Bosses.
The Brazilian911.

Hint: Blackrose: Best weapon:
The strongest weapon you can get for Blackrose or any Heavy Blade is a Blaze Sword. You can get it by Data Draining the Hell Hounds in a Level 28 to 30 Keyword, such as Voluptuous Geothermal Paradise.

Hint: Elk: Best weapon:
Elk's best weapon, the Starstorm Wand, along with two Rainbow Cards, can be found in the Gott Statue chest at the bottom of the dungeon in Theta: Voluptuous Geothermal Paradise.
Stephen Gordinier.

Hint: Kite: Best weapon:
To get Kites best available weapon for Part 1, Data Drain the "Mu Guardians" enough times. Eventually you will get the rare Level 14 Dual Blades.
Keith Yager.

Data Drain the Mu Guardians for one of Kite's best weapons, the Bom-Ba-Yee. Data Drain a Phoenix Queen to get a very powerful Wavemaster weapon.
Knightmare.

One of Kite's best weapons, Dante's Blades, along with two Silver Scarabs, can be found in the Gott Statue at the bottom of the dungeon in Theta: Discovered Hopeless White Devil. The area is level 30, Water element.
Stephen Gordinier.

Hint: Emails:
If you spend a lot of time with your friends (Mistral, BlackRose, etc.) they will send you emails.
FoxDie.

Hint: Decoded emails:
The following are Aura's decoded emails.
Daniel Reinhart.

Email 1
please
To the one who holds the book
Skeith is lokking for me
There is no time
Please help me

Email 2
I have to be born
I have to be born. To live.
Mother. Morganna.
Bearer of the bracelet, help me.
Beware there are any more casualties.

Email 3
apology
I can't run any more
If Skeith catches me...
Theres still time. Theres still time
Thers still time. Theres still time.
Thers still time

Hint: Recommended weapons for Kite's party:
The following items give a good amount of skills and have great stats. These items are all won by Data Drain, trading, or being found.
Score23, Amani Leo, Noah Tate , John Kelly, Aurelio Dillard, Darius Norman.

Kite/Natsume
Hyakkidouran/Bom-Ba-Ye
Lightning Cap
Quakebeast Fur
Thunder Gloves
Thunder Boots

Black Rose/Sanjuro
Dryad's Sword/Sakabatou
Stormlord Helm
Thunder Armor
Hands of Storm
Electric Guard

Mistral/Elk
Jester's Wand/Dark History
Thunder Torque
Thunder Cloak
Storm Bracer
Thunder Anklet

Gardenia
Scarlet Autum
Lightning Cap
Quakebeast Fur
Thunder Gloves
Thunder Boots

Piros
Axe Bomber
Stormlord Helm
Thunder Armor
Hands of Storm
Electric Guard

Mia
Jinsaran
Stormlord Helm
Thunder Armor
Hands of Storm
Electric Guard

Hint: Secret rare weapons:
Data Drain enemies and on rare occasions, you will get a secret weapon. Each secret rare weapon lowers one or more stat parameter by -10.
Stephen A. Diablos.

Secret Rare Twin Blade: Hyakkidorran (Data Drain the Parasite Dragon)
Secret Rare Blademaster: Jinsiran

The best weapon is acquired by Data Draining the Parasite Dragon on the airship. It does more damage than the Bom-Ba-Ye, is less accurate, but has more skills and magic power.
Robert Wilkinson.

Hint: Ultimate weapons:
Joshua Daidone.

Twin Blade
Hyakkidorran (Data Drain the Parasite Dragon)

Blade Master
Jinsiran (Data Drain the Metal Goblin)

Heavy Blade
Dryad's Sword (found at Theta Beautiful Hopeless Spiral), Shikisokuzeku (Data Drain the Goil Menhir), or Sakabatou (Data Drain the Hell Hound)

Go to a level 28 to 30 area in the second server and Data Drain the Mu Guardians a lot. You can get one of two very rare weapons; a level 18 blade or a level 19 blade. They are very difficult to get.
j.r rey.

Heavy Axe
Devil's Axe (Data Drain the Phoenix Queen or Mystery Rock)

Wavemaster
Dark History (Data Drain the Phoenix Queen) or Starstorm Wand (trade with at Theta Server Root Town)

Long Arm
Scarlet Autumn (Data Drain the Tetra Armor)

Alternately, for Heavy Axe: Axe Bomber (Data Drain Red Scissors), and Wavemaster: Jester's Wand (Data Drain Wood Stock).
Mrmachinegunx2.

When you find Twin Blade weapons that have any elemental attack (preferably the spin type ones), keep them. They can be useful if used properly. If you encounter an enemy with the Earth element, then pull out that weapon and use Splinter-Slash on him. It is much more effective because you will always hit for about 100, and with an elemental attack it will hit them about ten times with 200+ damage. The same applies for Wavemaster weapons. Make sure to have a variety of attacks for every situation.
Jason Hughes.

Hint: Monieur level ups:
If you go to the Spring Of Mist, Monsieur will ask if you dropped a Golden Axe or a Silver Axe. If you say "Neither" he will either decrease or increase the level of the weapon or piece of armor. If it is too powerful to level up, he will give your weapon/armor back and a Golden Axe and a Silver Axe. The increase or decrease depends on the atmospheric conditions, as follows.
Sleder98.

Atmosphere	Weapon Effect	Armor Effect
Afternoon	+2 levels	-1 level
Evening	+1 level	+1 level
Night	+1 level	+1 level
Clouds	+2 levels	-1 levels
Rain	-1 level	+2 levels
Thunder	-1 level	+2 levels
Snow	-1 level	+2 levels

An Iron Grunty requires four Piney Apples, three Snaky Cactuses, and twelve Golden Eggs.
ArchRival0001.

Hint: Poison Grunty:
A Poison Grunty requires four Piney Apples, three Snaky Cactuses, one Immature Egg, and eleven Golden Eggs.
ArchRival0001.

Hint: Grunty items:
The two most annoying items to find for the Grunties are the Piney Apple at "hidden solitary sunny demon" and Twilight Onion at "hidden gluttonous melody".
kirkulese and Kidwizcc.

Hint: Grunty keywords:
As keywords in the Grunty place, put in "Chosen Hopeless" then whatever you want. There will now be some level 30 places.
David Mai.

Hint: Grunty recipes:
Joshua Daidone.

Noble Grunty: Almost anything

Iron Grunty: Four Piney Apples, three Snakey Cactus, twelve Golden Eggs

Poison Grunty: Four Piney Apples, three Snakey Cactus, one Invisible Egg, eleven Golden Eggs

Hint: Finding Grunty Food:
Joshua Daidone.

Bear Cat Eggs: Castle Wall Dungeons
Bloody Eggs: Flesh Wall Dungeons
Cordyceps: Keyword Part B: Someone's
Golden Eggs: Any type of Dungeon
Grunt Mints: Keyword Part C: Great Seal
Immature Eggs: Stone Wall Dungeons
Invisible Eggs: Cave Wall Dungeons
La Pumpkin: Keyword Part C: Paradise
Mandragora: Keyword Part C: Aqua Field
Mushroom: Keyword Part C: Hypha
Oh No Melons: Keyword Part B: Destroyer's
Piney Apple: Keyword Part B: Solitary
Root Vegetable: Keyword Part C: Fort Walls
Snakey Cactus: Keyword Part C: Fiery Sands
Twilight Onions: Keyword Part B: Gluttonous
White Cherries: Keyword Part C: White Devil

An easy way to get food for Grunties is to go to the areas where you played tag with the Goblins. There usually is a lot of food there, and no monsters.
joe kickass.

When you are raising a baby Grunty, it will ask you to get foods from places like "In a deep dark labirynth". The following is a guide to all the questions the Grunties will ask.
Adrian Ho.

Cordyceps: "Near a statue of a large Buddha"
Grunt Mints: "Near a very hot square face"
La Pumpkin: "Near a huge cocoon"
Mandragora: "Near pointed towers
Mushroom: "In the shadow of mushroom boulders
Oh No Melon: "Near barnacles"
Piney Apple: "Deep in the green forest"
Root Vegetable: "By a wall at the end of a labryinth"
Snaky Cactus: "Near ribs that were once an ocean"
Twilight Onion: "Near a very strange old weapon"
White Cherry: "Near a very cold pillar"
Bear Cat Egg: "Deep in a very fancy gallery"
Bloody Egg: "In the stomach of a very scary monster
Golden Egg: "Few grow inside an important story
Immature Egg: "Deep in a dark labryinth"
Invisible Egg: "Inside a very deep cave"

Hint: Raising adult Grunties:
The following is a list of how to raise adult Grunties.
Adrian Ho.

Noble Grunty
Special attributes: Gives Kite the Grunty Flute, which gives the ability to ride on his back, allowing no encounters from monsters.
How to Raise:
Size: 30
Body Odor: n/a
Rebel: n/a
Brutality: n/a
Intelligence: n/a
Purity: n/a

Poison Grunty
Special Attributes: Although this Grunty cannot give any special instruments, he can give you very valuable items. Give Piros the Charged Axe, and for BlackRose/Sanjuro the Claymore.
How to Raise:
Size: 30
Body Odor: 0 to 20
Rebel: -5 to 15
Brutality: 10 to 30
Intelligence: 5 to 25
Purity: -5 to 15

Iron Grunty
Special Attributes: The best Grunty in the Volume 1, Iron Grunty has excellent items to trade for before fighting Skeith or The Parasite Dragon. It give Piros the Masters Axe and BlackRose/Sanjuro the Flame Sword.
How to Raise:
Size: 30
Body Odor: 3 to 17
Rebel: -2 to 12
Brutality: 13 to 27
Intelligence: 8 to 22
Purity: -2 to 12

Hint: Charms:
You can get a lot of charms from places. The Moon, which puts people to sleep and The Hanged man, which paralyzes people, can be used on the Gob Kings. Then you can go over there and just hack at them.
wanderingsamurai17.

Hint: Dante's Blades:
Get the Twinblade weapon Hell's Gate, then in Theta server, go to a level 25 to 30 area. If you find a Spring Of Myst, put them in. When asked if it was a Golden Axe or a Silver Axe, answer "Neither". If successful, you will have Dante's Blades.
Zero_unit.

Hint: Giant Hill:
To get the rare heavy axe, Giant Hill, Data Drain the enemy Mantis in places at levels 26 to 30.
Bbblake37.

Drain the Mantises at (Theta) Sinking Haunted Twin Hills. You will need to drain ten to twenty Mantises, but will get one or two Giant Hill axes in the process.
Thomas L. Huxley III.

Hint: Golden Axe and Silver Axe:
Use the following trick to get a free Golden and Silver Axe. Go to a Monsieur level 1 and give him any moderately high level weapon or armor. When he asks you what you lost, tell him "Neither one". He will give you a Golden Axe, Silver Axe, and your weapon back.
STUPID2200.

Go to the weapons shop in root town Lambda - L, Cultural City Carmina Gadelica and buy one Spiral Edge for 700 GP. Each time you encounter a Spring Of Myst, throw in the Spiral Edge. Monsieur will tell you that "With a weapon of this level, there is nothing I can do". He will give you back the Spiral Edge plus one Golden Axe and one Silver Axe every time. Note: This trick works with any "rare" weapon thrown in the Spring Of Myst.
Tim Thomason.

Hint: Iron Rod:
Almost everyone wants an Iron Rod. Buy as many Iron Rods as you can and trade them with almost anyone. Even if they are not a Wavemaster, they should accept the trade. Note: This was only attempted in the first Root Town. The most you will need for one trade is twenty Iron Rods. Some people only want certain items, such as Pure Water, and will only accept that item for a trade.
G'Alpun.

Hint: Master Blades:
In the last level, Data Drain the Orges and you will get a more powerful weapon, named Master Blades.
scarecrowhill.

An easy way to get the Master Blades for Kite is to first have access to the Beta server (the 0 server). It greatly helps to have a Grunty Flute to avoid battles. Also, you must have the Bloody Blades (recommended) or Ronin Blades and a spare weapon. Go to the Beta server, then to the gate and hit "Random". When you get a field that is in the range of level 25 to 30, enter. When you arrive in the field, make sure it is daytime and sunny. Select the overall map and look for a spring. If one is found, use the Grunty Flute to travel faster and avoid battles. If there was no spring, gate out and try again. Once you reach the hot spring with the Bloody Blades and are asked what you dropped in, say "Neither". He will upgrade you weapon. Continue to do this until you get the Master Blades.
mark poston.

To get the Master Blades, raise a Noble Grunty. Sometimes when you trade with him, he will have the Masterblades.
josh hendler.

Get the Twinblade weapon Raitei. While in the Theta server, go to a level 25 to 30 area. Find a Spring Of Myst. Drop the Raitei in and answer "Neither" when asked if it was a Golden Axe or a Silver Axe. If successful, you wil now have Master Blades.
Zero_unit.

Hint: Ryu Book:
To get a Ryu Book, use Data Drain frequently. However, do not use Data Drain can cause some damage to you. There are only eight Ryu Books in volume one. The Ryu Books keeps a record of almost everything. It will tell you if you broke a record. It will then give you a new sound or movie for your computer on the game. Note: Movie only works the game has been completed, and all movies are just some memories of what happened. Check every Ryu Book if you got everything for the computer. If it is red, it can not create any more things for you. You can only check a Ryu Book when in the server.
David Mai.

Hint: Spring Of Myst:
Through a weapon or armor in it while it is sunny and it will gain two levels. If it is at sunset, it will gain one level. If it is raining, it will go down by one level.
matt morgan.

Hint: Summons:
A level 1 summon for each type of element can be found in dungeons level 29 and 30, for the corresponding element. They are not as powerful as level 3 magic, but they seem to not miss the targets.
charles

Hint: Thunder Cloak:
Look for someone named Tim. He may be a Wavemaster wearing a green outfit. He has an item for trade called Thunder Cloak. It is a level 31 armor, and has the power to revive dead players so you will not need to use Resurrect potions all the time. It also has other powers.

Hint: Virus Cores:
Go to "theta bursting passed over holy ground". You can get Virus Core Bs easily by Data Draining the Squilla Demons. This area is level 16.
Sean McLouth.

Hint: Well Waters:
The best location to find Well Waters for trading with people such as Alicia is (Triange) Boundless Corrupted FortWalls. This is the area given to you by Miu to go to alone. Go there and get to the B5 level. Their will be a plus sign set of rooms. In the left room are six crates and six barrels. The right room has six crates and six barrels. Break all twelve of them and run in between the two rooms. You will average 1.2 Well Waters per room.
Douglas S.M. Lum.

Hint: Chaos Gate: Extreme difficulty field:
At the Chaos Gate, choose "New Keyword" and put "Putried Primitive Melody" for extreme difficulty (battle level 17).
dan iel guy.

Hint: Easy Master Supreme on the Zeit Statue ranking:
Go to Root Town and put the keywords "Chronicling Pagan Sunny Demon". Bring a Speed Charm and a few Fairy Orbs. To find the way in the dungeon, use Speed Charm to go faster and Fairy Orb to see your way. Go to the Zeit Statue. When at Master Supreme rank, you will get Time items.
David Mai.

Go to Delta: "Chronicling Destroyer's Aqua Field". You will get one Rare Time Item for each place you get at the ranking:
Mikiway.

Fifth: Time Headband
Fourth: Time Sash
Third: Time Bracer
Second: Time Sandals
First: Time Blades

Hint: Castle in the sky:
To go see a giant evil castle floating in the sky, go to Beta (0) server and enter the keywords "Chosen" "Someone's" "Scent". After you appear, press L2 and look around. You will see a giant castle with swirling clouds about it.
Mass Deicide.

Hint: Upgrading weapons or armor quickly:
You need to be at the 0 server and have the Grunty Flute. Go up to the portal, make sure you have the items on you and are not using them, hit "Random" a few times until you get a high field level (25 to 30) and warp. As soon as you are on the field, look for a pool symbol. If there is not one, leave. If there is, stay and pull up your menu. Go to "Key Items", then "Grunty Flute". Run to the pool symbol. With the flute, you will not run into any of the portals. Be careful, as there are some people just walking around. Check before getting off the pig thing. Go to the pool and throw in your items. He will appear and ask you what you dropped. Say "Neither". He will spin and give you better or worse items. If you save just before you do this, quit if he gives you worse items and try another area. Save the game after he gives you a better item.
Noj Buarts.

Go to a high level area of 25 to 30 and find a Spring of Myst. Make sure you have a strong weapon such as Bom-Ba-Ye, which is acquired by Data Draining Mu Gaurdians. If it is sunny, throw in the weapon. Save the game before this is done. Choose either "lost a Golden Axe" or "Silver Axe" and Grandpa or Monusier will make the weapon two levels stronger. Go to town and save the game. Do this again to get the weapon to a very high level.
Brandon H.

First, get a powerful weapon that you can hold. Unequip it and go to a high level area. Go to a stream and throw the weapon in there. You will either get a more powerful weapon or your original weapon back and a golden and silver axe. If it does not happens, go to a higher level area with a stream.
vdeogamer777.

An easy way to level up any weapon quickly is to go to Theta Server and for part A put "cursed", part B put "destroyer's", and for part C "start with treasure gem". Warp in, and there is a Grandpa level 2 near where you start. It is during the day. Upgrade your weapon, then warp out. Keep part A and part B the same, but move part C up one spot. Warp in and it will be the layout with a level 2 Grandpa next to you. You can keep moving up one on part C for almost the whole list.
Lord Asper.

Go to any level between 23 and 30 and throw your weapons in the magical well. It will gain a level. Keep on doing this in different levels between 23 and 30 and you will get higher weapons earlier in the game. Note: Make sure the environment is correct.
uhhbrainfart.

Hint: Getting items:
Use the following trick to get certain items needed for trade (for example, Cooked Bile). Remember a place that has the item and go there. Once you get to a place with a lot of jars or eggs/small eggs (usually a treasure box area), break everything. If you get the desired item, exit then immediately return. The jars or eggs/small eggs have been restored. Break everything again. Note: This does not mean you will get the desired item every time. Keep repeating the process until you have enough of those items to trade. You will get items that are useful, such as Healing Potions, Healing Drinks, Antidotes, Resurrects, and Restoratives. This is especially useful just before Bosses. Also, since it is free you will not want waste any money.
Carlos Lopez.

In the beginning of the game when Orca explains about normal treasure chests and risky treasure chests, leave the dungeon and enter it again. The chests will reappear. Do this as many times as desired to get good items to sell or trade.
DanteDynasty123.

Use the following trick to get free level 3 armor. In the area with Orca, enter the dungeon. Watch the "Open Chest" tutorial, then leave the dungeon and re-enter. The chests should return. Open them and repeat this until you cannot hold any more items. Use Orca's Repth spell when you run out of "Fortune Wires."
VideoGameGuy.

Hint: Opening tricky treasure chests:
You can get into the tricky treasure chests without having to use a Fortune Wire. Open the chest, and something may happen to you. If something does, have one of your members heal you.
Fox-Die.

Hint: Easy money:
The best way to earn money is to get charms and sell them. Put the ones you want in storage and the ones you want to sell in your inventory. You may want to keep some Speed Charms and the ones that effect the enemy, Paralyze, Poison, and Sleep. Most charms are level 1,but on occasion you may find a level 3, which is worth more. You often have to trade for level 2, or go to tougher dungeons. The level 1 charms sell for 100 GP each. It is recommended that you complete the dungeons completely (open all the portals on the field and in the dungeon). When you complete this, words will appear that all of the portals on the field or dungeon have been opened. Run through the areas you have not visited and collect the items. You could sell your weapons, but it is obviously better if you trade them in for a Dante's Blade or Hell's Gate; or perhaps a Shadow Blade if you are still in Delta Server. If you rely on charms a lot, keep the ones you desire in your storage and sell the useless ones to the merchants.
Jimmy Blinx.

Hint: Easy experience:
Go to "Delta, Closed Oblivious Twin Hills" to find weak enemies that give lots of experience points each. You should go there only if you are at level 20 and above.
theboyiv.

To gain levels quickly, buy a load of Hanged Mans and Healing items and enter a high level dungeon with a Heavyblade and a Wavemaster (BlackRose and Mystral recommended). When you enter a fight, use the Hanged Man on your enemies to paralyze them, then have your group use skills. Mystral works well because she uses the perfect attack on enemies to score elemental damage. When your party gets weak, use healing items or magic to revive.
~LightPheonix04~.

When in Theta server, try to get to level 16 or 17. Make sure BlackRose and Sanjuro (or any other strong character) is in your party. Use the keywords Sleepy Hot-Blooded Sea of Sand. The monsters here are level 28, are easy to defeat, and drop some good items. A good weapon to have for Kite in this area is Raitei, due to its Thunder Coil skill which will be strong against the Metal Goblins; and Stacatto on the Lead Snakoid.
Zero_unit.

Go to the level where you fight Skeith in level 28. For this to work, you must be at least level 22. Use a Fairy Orb and have rather good weapons (at least level 10). Go to the field and when all Field Portals are open go to the dungeon and get out again. Repeat this as many times as desired. Within two or three times you will have level 30 to 32. You will get at least 100 experience points for each battle. Note: It is important to have about ten Revival Pots on each character.
scuba3562552.

Buy a lot of Fairy Orbs. If you are just starting, buy as much as you can. After this, go into the field of whichever place you are required to go. Use a Fairy Orb. Instead of avoiding the portals, go towards them. Fight all the monsters inside each of them. When you level up higher and there are not any places to go, create your own keywords. Try this before the battle with Skeith, where you go to Theta: Soft(A) Her(B) Twin Hills(C). It is a level 30 Lightning area with not that many portals on the field, but a B5 dungeon with portals in just about every room. Also, you can data drain some of the monsters (Hell Hound, Red Scissors, Tetra Armor) for great weapons and armor.
Keegan Phelps.

Hint: Easy weapon and armor power up:
Use the following trick to get the highest level for your weapons and armor per server. When at the Choas Gate to choose a place to go, choose "New Keywords" instead of "Random". Here is a simple formula to choose your keywords to get a Monsenor (Blue) to upgrade your weapons: Enter anything for the first two words, then "Aqua Field(Hypha)" for the last word. To get a Granpa (Red) to upgrade your weapons, enter "Lonely(Great)" for the first word, anything for the second word, then "Aqua Field(Hypha)" for the last word. To get a Monsenor(Blue) to upgrade your armor, enter anything for the first two words, then "Twin Hills" for the last word. To get a Grandpa (Red) to upgrade your armor, enter "Lonely(Great)" for the first word, anything for the second word, and "Twin Hills" for the last word.
Daniel Hughes.

Use the following trick level up Grandpa easily. If you use Solitary as the Keyword B, then the field of the area will most likely have rooms and should be a dungeon. Enter in the Beta (O) server the words, "Detestable Solitary Messenger". Before you go, save the game and do not do anything important. Go to that area and it will be a sunny afternoon in the woods. Use a Fairy's Orb and you will see that Grandpa's Spring is just two rooms away with one battle in between. This Magic Portal will most likely be a Woodstock monster or a treasure chest. Use The Moon or The Hanged Man on it and defeat it. Advance forward and throw a weapon into Grandpa's Spring of Myst. If he cannot make it stronger, makes it weaker, or makes it into something you do not want, press Start and return to title screen. Repeat the process until you have what is desired. After saving the game, you may want to repeat the process and instead go to Beta (O), "Greedy Solitary Melody" to do the same thing, except good for armor because the weather is bad. The only difference is that the Spring of Myst is farther away and has more battles in between.
Jim Antonaglia.

Hint: Easy Piney Apples:
Go to 0 Hidden Solitary Sunny Demon. There is a Piney Apple directly behind you. Pick it up, then go back to town. Return and do it again until you have enough.
Dixon7260.

Hint: Exit dungeons quickly:
Whenever you get lost in a dungeon, for example one that is crawling with Data Bugs, and you need the fastest route out; or if you just want to exit, remember that you can also use the Fairies Orb inside the dungeon as well as outside.
CamRedworc.

Hint: OrcaAxeman:
Use this trick to get good party members. You must have a party of Piroshi and BlackRose. Level up to at least level 20.Go to stages like theta, hidden, bursting, remnant. If you are very skilled, then go to theta, chosen , hopples, ( ) .Keep doing this and Piros will have 1050 health like Orca.
RafaelaCervantes.

Hint: Regain SP:
Walk around and your SP meter will refill. This is especially useful if you have monsters to fight next. You can just wait in an empty dungeon room until it refills.
Russell Avramenko.

Hint: Difficult levels:
Go to the Chaos Gate then enter one of the following new keywords. "[ all data]" for Closed Oblivios Twin Hills, level 22, "Collapsed pagan march" for level 26, "Caressed silent melody" for level 26, "Quite gluttonous fiery sands" for level 24, "Lonely hot-blooded sunny demon" for level 27, and "Lonely hot-blooded melody" for level 30.
theboyiv.

Go to the "Putrid primitive sea of sand". It is level 19.
Ryan.

Enter Great and silent as the first two keywords and then anything else. It is all level 30 areas.
Alan Tyler.

Hint: DVD special keywords:
The OVA that comes with the game has hidden keywords to help you. The only one that has relevance is "Chosen Hopeless Nothingness", which is where you fight the final Boss. If you turn on subtitles, you will find keywords throughout the DVD. Some include "Luscious Her Remnant", "Hideous Organ market Scaffold, and "Dog Dancing Passionate Tri Pansy". None of them are that special, but in "Delta: Hideous, Organ Market, Scaffold", if you reach the statue of Gott at the end of the dungeon you will get an Ice Block that is used for trading.
ZelstanVaelin.

On the DVD, "Voluputous Her Remnant" are also given as keywords when the subtitles are turned on. Go there on Delta to get Rusty Nail and Kagayuzen.
FoxDie.

Go to Delta: Dog Dancing Passionate Tri Pansy to get Soul Blades and a Ceramic Helm.

Hint: DVD Timeline gallery instructions:
Insert the DVD, then select the "Data" option at the main menu. Highlight the "Main Menu" option, then press Right, Left to view instructions on how to use the Timeline gallery.

Hint: Revive characters:
If your characters are dead (such as Kite) and you cannot revive them, press Square and choose "First Aid". One of your characters should revive them.
pat82890.

Hint: Easier game:
It is much easier if you have a Wavemaster in your party, whether it is Elk, Wiseman, or someone else; and also have a heavy blade person. This helps very much. Also keep your other members leveled up with you because you have to use them at times.
Josh Broberg.

Buy items such as Speed Scroll, Warrior Blood, Hermit Blood, etc. to have a better boosted character.
Nazak.

Hint: Easy level up:
Put in a random keyword until you find a significantly higher level than yours (use Kite only) and make sure what element it is. Once you reach the server, use Speed Scrolls, Warrior Bloods, etc., and items such as Burning Oil, Well Water, or magics to raise element damage. Use a Hermit Blood on Kite and raise his element damage with an item/magic (whichever element is needed). Encounter an enemy with the opposite element and you
will do heavy damage. After you level up, bring your other characters to the stage. You will notice that they also grew in levels by a bit. Use the same strategy (if needed) and raise their level as well.
Nazak.

Hint: Easy level dungeons:
To get easy level dungeons with only two floors, very few monsters and, at the most eight portals in the dungeon use the keywords Generous Primitive, then and any other word at the bottom of the list. This works in the Beta Root Town only. This is an easy way to get dungeons off your Ryu Books unlock a movie or music.
Mark Claffey.

Hint: Easy battles:
Keep powering up your Wavemasters so that you can just let them do all the work. None of them will get hurt. Make sure to have a lot of Artisan's Souls.
FoxDie.

When you are going out to go to fields, choose Blackrose and Mistral in your party. They are very useful. Make sure they have strong weapons from .hack Part 1: Infection. Have Mistral equip Starstrom or Storm whatever. She will have Summonings 1 and 2 of Earth Yarthkins and level 2 Vulcan Fire. Also find an armor for her that has Ola Repth. It recovers 400 HP with anyone near the target she is healing. When in battle, have Mistral use the First Aid command and if you have to everyone First Aid.
Davis So.

Bring a Wavemaster and someone with good attack skills. That way, Kite and the other person will attack and the Wavemaster will heal you.

To get through dungeons easier, just equip Speed Charms. If you do not have any, just trade with one of your party members. They will trade you the Speed Charm for one of the "The" items (The Death, The Hanged Man, etc.) It will only require one to make a trade.
FoxDie.

Hint: Gain Skill points back faster:
If you are at least at level 10, when you stand in location you will gain two or more skill points at once.
Victor Collins.

Hint: Surprise attack:
This trick requires the Grunty Flute, any twin blade weapon that has Tiger Claw skill, and Fairy Orb. When you first get on the field, use a Fairy Orb. After that, use the Grunty Flute to get right in the middle of a magic portal so it will not activate. Press Circle button to get off the Grunty in the middle of a portal. As soon as the monsters appear use the Tiger Claw skill. If the monsters are not dead, use it again. Then, finish them off. You can use many other skills other than Tiger Claw, like the Blaze Wheel, but it is not recommended due to the SP waste.
twas37.

Hint: See Cubia watching:
Go to any field, any server and press L2 for first person view. If you look around at the sky, you can see Cubia keeping tabs on you. It will disappear and reappear in a different location at random.
Stephen Gordinier.

Hint: See Gardenia's underwear:
To look up Gardenia's dress, walk to any stairs leading down in a dungeon. Before going through the door, turn around and enter first person view. You can see up Gardenia's dress. She is wearing white panties. Note: this trick only works when Gardenia is in her ready stance. If you wait too long she relaxes and you will have to position yourself again.
Nick De Costa.

Hint: Opposites:
The characters in game and the television series .hack//sign are similar in appearances, but different in personalities. The following is a list of the game characters and their opposites.
joe kickass.

Game	Series
Gardinea	BT
Orca	Bear
BlackRose	Mimiru
Marlo	Silver Knight
Nuke Usagimaru	Crim
Moonstone	Sora
Terajima Ryoku	Subaru
Natsume	A-20
Elk	Tsukasa

Glitch: Missing shadows:
When you go around fields and towns, zoom in on Kite. You will see his shadow, but not the shadow of his weapons. Go to (Delta) Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground. You will see that the altars have shadows but not the statues.
mljensen.