Jul 17, 2025

Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson Walkthrough Part 3

Muhit Rahman

Muhit Rahman lives off two things: gaming marathons and endless cups of tea. He writes guides, reviews, and occasionally forgets that real life doesn’t come with checkpoints. His favorite genres are Soulslike and Metroidvania, with Dark Souls III, Hollow Knight, and Dota 2 forever holding top spots on his all-time list.

Welcome to Part 3 of our walkthrough for Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson. In the last chapter, Rob helped Zolio complete his quest and picked up the Orange Crush Pedal. Now, as he continues deeper into Timbre Faults, he edges closer to securing a spot on the sailboat to reach the Battle of the Bands.

But little does he know, his adventure is about to hit another major roadblock.

For more information about Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson beyond this guide, check out the official website here.

SMR Profitmancer’s Trap
Past the Barrier
Lava Riffson Boss Fight

SMR Profitmancer’s Trap

Head back to Zolio’s Camp, where you’ll find a rope near where the cave collapsed from the last part. Climb it to reach the upper levels of Timbre Faults.

You’ll immediately come across some Essence of Djent, the main upgrade material for your new Eight String Instrument. Turn right first to find a burning spot on the ground and interact with it to collect the essence. There’s another one just a bit further up.

After collecting both, move forward to meet SMR Profitmancer. After a short cutscene, he will leave. But he’ll also summon a Shredder Demon to stop you.

It shouldn’t be too difficult considering everything you’ve faced up to this point. Defeat the monster, loot the Supply Chest on the right side of the area for a Humbucker Pickup Mod and some Gold Picks. Use the Mod Bench on the right if you want to install them.

Once you’re done, move on to the next section through the left path. You’ll find two more spots containing Essence of Djent up ahead.

Pick them up and move forward to encounter the SMR Profitmancer once again. This time, he summons three demonic heads, which scatter in different directions. Before fleeing, he raises a barrier to block the way forward. To proceed, you’ll need to track down each demonic head and defeat the monsters they summon.

Start from the southwest path. Move a bit forward and you’ll spot the first demonic head. It summons two Shredder Demons. Defeat both, and the head will vanish.

Keep following the path and go across the wooden bridge that comes ahead. Loot the tree trunk on your left for some Fretboard Oil and walk up for the second demonic head.

This one will summon a Shredder Demon and a Groove Wizard. The Groove Wizard can be annoying as it summons a Demon Goat in its place when you defeat it. Take out all three monsters for the demonic head to disappear.

Continue forward and you’ll come across another Mod Bench. Just past it, climb the stairs and collect another Essence of Djent at the top.

Head west and you’ll see a wooden bridge on your right. Cross the bridge to find a Supply Chest holding a Cure Potion.

Return to the start of the bridge, and continue heading west to find the third and final demonic head. This one summons two Groove Wizards, which means a total of four monsters for you to defeat.

After clearing the final wave, head back to the starting area. A short cutscene will play, and the barrier will disappear, opening the way forward.

Past the Barrier

Continue along the path and you’ll spot a Supply Chest ahead. Loot it to collect a Health Potion. The main path continues across the bridge to the south, but for now, take a detour west.

This leads to the third piece of the Timbre Faults puzzle. To solve it, start by pushing the left stone block across the track. Once it reaches the far side, push the bottom stone block, then return to the first block and push it again to activate the pressure switch.

Just nearby, there’s another Supply Chest on your left with a Health Potion inside.

Head back to the bridge from earlier, but instead of crossing, go east to find a Riff Statue. Interact with it to unlock three new Riffs for the Synthesizer.

Now, cross the main bridge and loot the Supply Chest on the other side for a Shield Potion. Keep moving forward to spot a Stray Volt on your left, then proceed into the next section.

This area starts with a Mod Bench on your left. As you move east, the path splits, one leading up and the other down. The upper path takes you to Tonehenge, where a boss battle awaits, but for now, take the lower path.

Here, you’ll find a Supply Chest containing 100 Gold Picks and 2 Health Potions. Continue east to reach the next area.

Take the wooden stairs up on your left to find a Supply Chest containing a Gold Record. There’s a Lift nearby that unlocks a shortcut back to an earlier section of Timbre Faults. But before using it, head south to find the final puzzle piece for the zone.

To solve this last puzzle, push the bottom stone block first. Then push the right stone block onto the pressure switch. Finally, push the first block downward to complete the puzzle.

Now activate the lift and return to the area where you solved the first puzzle. The monsters will have respawned by now. Fight your way through for the Vermin Pedal and a Riff Power as your reward.

Make any last adjustments to your Instruments, heal up, and double back to the path leading up to Tonehenge.

Lava Riffson Boss Fight

When you arrive at Tonehenge, a cutscene will play. In a last-ditch effort to stop you, the SMR Profitmancer unleashes his most dangerous weapon yet, the Lava Riffson. Once the cutscene ends, the boss fight officially begins.

Like all major bosses so far, Lava Riffson has his own Crescendo attack, which he’ll use multiple times during the fight. Make sure you’re stocked up on Health Potions, and focus on landing your QTE inputs to negate as much damage as possible.

The core mechanic of this battle revolves around the three Organ Pipes around the boss. As long as they’re active, Lava Riffson is invulnerable. Each time you destroy one of the pipes, the remaining enemies, including Lava Riffson, gain 10 Shield, making them harder to damage.

Once all three Organ Pipes are destroyed, Lava Riffson will be stunned for two turns, giving you a golden opportunity to deal serious damage. This is your main window to turn the fight in your favor.

His Crescendo is still his deadliest move, but outside of that, he’ll use a standard attack (which you can block with good timing) and a heal that slows the pace of the fight. Stay on the offensive, keep building your Crescendo meter, and cycle through your strongest damage Riffs during his stun window to take out the boss.

Once the boss fight is over, SMR Profitmancer will escape, and you’ll finally be able to get on with your adventure.

Having defeated Lava Riffson, the smog surrounding the beach will clear up. This means you can now secure a passage on the ship and start making your way towards the Festival Grounds to participate in the Battle of the Bands.

A long cutscene will play where Rick Riffson dispatches one of his deadliest minions to hunt you down. Watch the story play out, and you’ll eventually find yourself stranded in a new zone called Tunedra.

That concludes part 3 of the Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson walkthrough. You can find the walkthrough for part 2 along with the rest of the parts in our walkthrough hub for the game.

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