After save and reset for the grind fight, the encounter formation and step count tie together. Count the number of steps you take until the first battle then follow the instructions for this step count. The 2 stair tiles don't increment your step count. If you get searcher + beamers and the notes say nothing about your encounter count then it is guaranteed to be horseman. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19404607/ff4/GrindFightManip.PNG Step 1: if 2nd battle is searcher -> done otherwise 3rd battle in next room -> done Step 2: if 1st battle is searcher -> possibly done otherwise 4th battle-> done Step 3: RESET Step 4: if 3rd battle is searcher -> done otherwise 4th battle in next room -> done Step 5: if 1st battle is searcher -> done otherwise 3rd battle -> done Step 6: if 2nd battle is searcher -> done otherwise 3rd battle in next room -> done Step 7: 1st battle -> done Step 8: 3rd battle in next room -> done Step 9: RESET or 4th battle in next room -> done (Step 10) Step 11: 1st battle -> done Step 12: 2nd battle in next room -> done Step 13: RESET or 4th battle -> done Step 14: RESET or 4th battle -> done Step 15: if 2nd battle is searcher -> possibly done otherwise 4th battle in next room -> done Step 16: 1st battle -> done Step 17: 2nd battle in next room -> done Step 18: *1st battle in next room 2nd battle -> done Step 19: *1st battle in next room 2nd battle -> done Step 20: RESET Step 21: 2nd battle -> possibly done otherwise 4th battle in next room -> done Step 22: 3rd battle in next room -> done Step 23: RESET Step 24: 2nd battle -> done Step 25: 1st battle -> done Step 26: 3rd battle -> done Step 27: if 1st battle is searcher -> done otherwise 4th battle in next room -> done Step 28: 2nd battle -> done (Step 29) Step 30: 2nd battle -> done Step 31: if 1st battle is searcher -> done otherwise 3rd battle -> done (Step 32) Step 33: 2nd battle in next room -> done Step 34: 2nd battle in next room -> done Step 35: 4th battle -> done Step 36: RESET Step 37: RESET Step 38: 3rd battle in next room -> done Step 39: RESET (Step 40) (Step 41) (Step 42) Step 43: 2nd battle -> done Step 44: 1st battle -> done Step 45: 1st battle -> done Step 46: RESET (Step 47) (Step 48) (Step 49) (Step 50) (Step 51) Step 52: 1st battle -> done (Step 53) (Step 54) (Step 55) Step 56: RESET Step 57: 2nd battle in next room -> done Step 65: if 2nd battle in next room is searcher -> done otherwise 5th battle in previous room -> done