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Lilac’s a powerful Attuner by herself, but she wouldn’t be able to go that far inEnder Magnolia: Bloom in the Mistwithout the help of her Homunculi fellow. These artificial life forms aid her throughout her journey in the Land of Fumes by lending their unique abilities to the girl.
But she rarely finds a Homunculus that would gladly help her at once. Most of them are driven mad by the fumes, and she must Tune them back to normal before she can reason with them. Her efforts never go unnoticed; they all dedicate everything they can to her.
How To Get All Abilities
There’s a total often basic abilitiesin Ender Magnolia. A different Homunculi represents each of them, and you’ll get most of th abilities as you progress through the story. They vary betweenPrimary, Autonomous, Cooldown, or Pressureattack types.
Attack types define how the Homunculus' ability can be used and cannot be changed. Certain Relics can increasespecific attack types' damage.
You unlock them by eitherbeating the respective Homunculus as a bossand Tuning them back, or bypeacefully speaking with them and concluding some kind of task. Most abilities are story content and cannot be missed, but a few of them are optional. Fortunately, you may get those halfway through the game.
To unlock new attacks for your Homunculi, you need toEnhance their abilities with items found around the game. Some items take a while to find, so you won’t be able to use different skills immediately.
Nola
The Homunculus you start with, and your most valuable ally. You obtain Nola early in the game,as soon as you get past the first few enemies. She’ll be your main attacker for a good while.
She deals Primary damage and canchange between a sword, a scythe, and an ax. These three offer vastly distinct gameplay styles, so you can always adapt to different boss fights/stages.
Lito
Lito’s the second ally you can recruit, and the first one you get through battle. You find him inthe Subterranean Testing Site Ruins, a few moments after getting Nola. He’ll be right next to the Test Subject Wing Respite.
After Tuning him back to normal, he grants you his punching abilities on a strict Cooldown. They deal a lot of damage at once andcan deal different Status Effects at a small chance. They all hit at different angles.
Yolvan
The winged Homunculus attacks with his double guns, which can launch different shots depending on your select attack. He’sparticularly great at dealing Break Damage, but has low regular damage as a result. Still very powerful, especially when fighting at a distance.
Yolvan is encountered in theOld City - Lower Stratum, next to the Clock Tower Plaza Respite,and it’s a mandatory battle to proceed in the story. It’s also the first two-part boss you meet in the game.
Muninn
An owl Homunculus that attacks on her own with powerful tracking attacks. She’s the firstAutonomous ability, and just turning it on lets her attack your enemies. Her attacks are not powerful, but require no effort on your part, and any extra passive damage is welcome.
You unlock Muninn byreaching the Rest Area respite in the Magicite Mine, where the Attuner Heath trusts you with her. Each of her attacks covers a different area, and she can inflict some Status Effects too.
Autonomous Homunculi are deactivated during cutscenes, soyou have to use them again whenever you fight a main boss. Do it as soon as you finish the cutscene, and you’re good to go.
Shackled Beast
A powerful Homunculus that was abandoned by his difficult attitude. He’s willing to fight for Lilac, though, andprotects her with his powerful Counters. Hit the button at the right time, and you’ll take no damage from incoming attacks, as well asdeal massive damage back to opponents.
The Shackled Beast is thefinal boss of the Tethered Steeple, in front of the Forest Barrier - Entrance respite. Defeat it and its powers will be yours.
Carapaces also give you a Counter effect, andyou can equip them alongside Shackled Beast. This combo is very useful for many bosses.
Reibolg
Reibolg is the Homunculus of Chief Attuner Joran, andworks as a ranged Primary attacker, just like Nola.
To obtain it, you must reach Central Stratum for the first time and meet Joran. After that,head back to the Crystalline Realm, in the Unblighted Path respite, and follow the way east.The barrier from before is now gone, so proceed.
You’ll meet Reibolg and fight him for the first time. Defeating him unlocks anew path to the Land of Origin. Follow the path to eventually find Joran (next to the Ancient Resting Place respite), who entrusts you with saving Reibolg.Enter the room ahead and defeat Reibolg againto unlock his Ability.
This is an optional Homunculus, just like everything else in the Land of Origin. However,obtaining Reibolg is mandatory for getting Ending B.
Luiseach
A Professor Homunculus from the Sorcerer Academy. She uses her magic to usePressure attacks, similar to Yolvan.She’s slower than him at Breaking enemies, buthas more direct damage. All of her attacks can inflict Status Effects.
You unlock Luiseach bydefeating her at the top of the Sorcerer Academy, next to the Vacant Courtyard respite.Completing the Missing Students side quest is not necessary, but you’ll need to beat Professor Eliza before reaching her.
Huginn
Muninn’s brother. Your second owl Homunculuscan be paired with his sister for a deadly Autonomous duo. He also works fairly well by himself, with attacks that cover different areas that Muninn doesn’t.
To get Huginn, you mustfirst meet Levy in the Magicite Mine (requires Motley) and in the Crystalline Realm (on the way to the first respite). After that, head to theSteel District Bench respite, in the Steel District.
Drop down through the pipe in the room with the room above, thenfollow the path to find a hidden passage on the ground. Keep exploring this new area until you find Levy again.
She’ll give you the Avian Remains, soreturn to the Central City and speak with Heath next to the Relic Refinery. He’ll tell you about Huginn, and you’ll be able to tune it to use it as an ability from now on.
No. 7
A Homunculus forced to fight in the Arena Tower. He dealsquick slash attacks with his Cooldown attacks, and also can inflict some Status Effects along the way.
You unlock him by clearing the Arena Tower at the end of the Steel District. The Arena is a gauntlet withfour consecutive matches against other slave Puppets. No.7 is waiting for you at the top, serving as the final boss of this section.
Aside from damage,No. 7’s Lunar Manifestation can be used to extend your jumps and dashes, allowing you to reach platforms you couldn’t before.
Lorna
A Frost Homunculus that lives in penance, Lorna haspowerful Autonomous attacks, but works slightly differently from the owls. After deploying Lorna,Lilac must stand near her, or she’ll deactivate. Her attacks cover a good area and are quite strong, but require constant repositioning.
You get her in theFrost Estate Ruins, above the Dust-covered Sofa respite. You can access this area after upgrading Motley in Declan Estate, right after defeating Declan himself.
