Unlocking Combat V2 (Advanced Combat) requires completing a First Sea location route, stripping your build down to basic Combat, and defeating specific bosses using melee punches alone. Progress is tracked through hidden water streams in Fountain City, where invalid damage types silently void boss credit.

Because complete official documentation remains unreleased, this guide breaks down verified triggers, mandatory loadout rules, and troubleshooting fixes to prevent hours of lost progress.

Prerequisites and Strict Loadout Rules

Failing to meet strict gear restrictions causes the quest to fail silently without an error message. Clear your inventory and abilities before fighting any boss.

Equipping an advanced fighting style, swinging a sword, or using passive damaging accessories invalidates your progress.

Step 1: Complete the Middle Town Island Route

The quest trigger activates by traveling between First Sea islands while returning to Middle Town after every leg.

1. Spawn at Middle Town.

2. Sail or travel to Frozen Village.

3. Return directly to Middle Town.

4. Travel to Underwater City.

5. Return to Middle Town.

6. Travel to Jungle (walk into the Gorilla King boss zone).

7. Return to Middle Town.

8. Travel to Fountain City.

Allocate stat points primarily into Melee and Defense. Because basic Combat has low base damage, high survivability prevents boss resets during long encounters.

Do not skip the return trips to Middle Town. Stepping onto each destination island and approaching its local quest NPC ensures the hidden proximity trigger registers before you depart.

Step 2: Strip Your Build and Re-equip Basic Combat

Hiding weapons from your active hotbar is not sufficient. Your character data must register zero active fruit power and pure Combat.

1. Travel to the Prison in First Sea.

2. Locate the Fruit Removal NPC and pay 50,000 Beli.

3. Confirm that your fruit slot is entirely empty.

4. Visit the Starter Island fighting style vendor to unequip any advanced style.

5. Confirm your active style reads Combat.

6. Unequip all swords, guns, and damaging accessories.

Warning: Removing an unawakened or rare non-permanent fruit destroys it permanently. Only proceed if your fruit is permanent or expendable.

Step 3: Defeat Required Bosses With Pure Combat

Boss progress only counts when 100% of the damage dealt comes from basic Combat punches. Switching weapons for finishing hits does not work.

Engage target bosses solo in a private or low-population server.

Avoid using race abilities that trigger passive elemental or AoE damage.

Land every blow, from initial engagement to final defeat, using Combat.

After defeating a boss, travel to Fountain City immediately to check the water stream.

The central fountain features 10 lower water stream positions and 1 raised upper spout. Each clean kill activates a single corresponding lower stream.

Step 4: Refresh Fountain City Checkpoints

The fountain visual state often suffers from server replication lag. If a stream fails to appear after a verified solo kill:

1. Approach the central fountain basin in Fountain City.

2. Note the count of active flowing water spouts.

3. Leave and rejoin the server once.

4. Check the basin again before repeating the boss fight.

Rejoining forces the client to sync with backend quest flags, preventing unnecessary duplicate fights.

Step 5: Check Greybeard for the Final Upper Slot

Once all 10 lower fountain slots are flowing, the separate upper spout remains to be unlocked.

The upper slot corresponds to Greybeard, the First Sea raid boss.

Defeating Greybeard follows the same strict rules: solo engagement, zero fruit/sword usage, and pure Combat damage.

Keep your build focused on Defense and Stamina to outlast Greybeard's heavy damage swings.

Troubleshooting Guide

Can you use Blox Fruit abilities during the Combat V2 quest?

No. You must completely remove your fruit at the Prison NPC for 50,000 Beli. Dealing any fruit damage prevents the fountain streams from registering.

Can you weaken a boss with a sword and finish it with Combat?

No. Every point of damage from the start of the fight to the final blow must come exclusively from basic Combat punches.

How do you track your boss kill progress?

Progress is visually tracked at the central fountain in Fountain City. Each successful boss kill activates one of the 10 lower water streams.

What should you do if the fountain does not update after a kill?

Rejoin your server once before repeating the fight. The visual water animation often lags behind actual account progress until a fresh session loads.

Can you complete the boss fights with friends?

No. Outside player damage can contaminate the damage pool, resulting in failed kill credit. Complete all boss encounters solo on a quiet server.