Oak Staff Detour This fight is theoretically skippable, as it has been demonstrated to still be possible on Disc 4. However, the guide hasn't been updated to address this beyond a footnote, and I was worried that missing out on the 2 AP from the fight could be significant. It might be a minute or so faster to NOT engage these guys, but with 46 minutes to spare in the challenge, I figured it wasn't worth the risk. Regardless, I probably should have kept trying until I got it with just the Needle Fork and Stop - but these Black Mage segments are awful. *Engage the remaining Black Mages. *Finish the battle with no more than 2 casts of Stop. Start Time: 02:42:30 End Time: 02:44:58 Goal Time: 02:39:43 Segment Time Gain/Loss: +35s Total Time Gain/Loss: 05:15 Segment Resets: 39 Total Resets: 776 Excalibur II Perfect Game Guide by Atomos199: http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/197338-fin... -- Watch live at / antilles58 -- Twitter: Antilles58