Defeat enemies, earn cash. It’s a pretty standard concept in roleplaying games, and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth has largely chosen to iterate rather than innovate when it comes to its RPG credentials. That said, you’ll need a lot of money to craft weapons and upgrade weapons, and money is also useful for boosting Bond Levels (visiting restaurants, renting venues, visiting cabaret clubs), gambling, and just purchasing the odd consumable, accessory or other gear from shops. Suffice to say, getting money is simple, getting a lot of money quickly is a bit trickier, and this page will provide tips for how to earn money fast in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
(1 of 2) Seek out the gold-suit wearing Plutocrat Rat enemies in Kamurocho,
Seek out the gold-suit wearing Plutocrat Rat enemies in Kamurocho, (left), as each one will drop 1,000,000 yen. (right)
Best Money Farms in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth¶
Before we get into the details, a little bit of tl;dr for those of you who are allergic to words:
- The best source of money in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is from enemies. The higher level, the better.
- The Hawaiian Haunt becomes accessible at the end of Chapter 5, and you can press on to fight Lv50+ enemies there. Naturally these yield better gains than lower level foes.
- Even better than indiscriminately killing enemies is targeting special enemies, marked by a crown icon over their heads. They drop vastly more money than normal foes, and late in the
Hawaiian Haunt you could get upwards of $50,000 per fight. - Wear gear that boosts money earned, including the
Lucky Money Charm, Nouveau Riche Crown, and the Pirate’s Coat. This will turn that $50,000 mentioned above into $70,000. Scroll down to Money Boosting Gear Locations to find this useful equipment. - If you’re willing to wait a bit, travel to Kamurocho in Chapter 8 and farm Plutocrat Rat enemies. They can be found wandering around W Shichifuku St. and are easily spotted due to their golden suits. Expect each one to drop around 1,000,000 yen ($10,000).
That’s about it! Wear money boosting gear, fight high level enemies - especially special enemies in the Hawaiian Haunt, and you’ll be walking around with millions of dollars in no time!
(1 of 2) You’ll get a paltry sum of cash for defeating most enemies in Chapters 1-7,
You’ll get a paltry sum of cash for defeating most enemies in Chapters 1-7, (left), but if you can defeat the enemies in Sector 2 of the Hawaiian Haunt you’ll find them far more lucrative targets. (right)
Farm High Level Enemies for Money - Infinite Wealth¶
Okay, first things first, getting “a lot” of money “quickly” is somewhat relative. As enemy level increases, so do the gains, and this includes money. You’ll go from getting a few dollars per battle in the early goings to getting thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars per fight later on. There’s just no good substitute for it, really, although the correlation between enemy level and money gained per fight does flatten a bit as you progress. Enemies who are around Lv30~ should be dropping around $1,000 per fight, but the type and number of enemies you face plays a huge role. Enemies who are around Lv50~ will be giving around $10,000, which is obviously much better, but there’s a murky “good enough” amount of money that needs to be weighed with how fast and easily you can dispatch enemies. Bonus points if you’re high enough level to “smackdown” enemies, which resolves encounters in a few seconds - farming quickly is sometimes better than getting better single-fight drops.
You won’t be regularly encountering Lv30~ enemies until Chapter 8, and the disparity between enemy strength between chapters mentioned above is quite jarring - the best you can regularly expect to plunder off vanquished foes is $20-50 from the Lv25~ enemies in Chinatown along the western end of Honolulu, while the dregs in Yokohama (Chapter 8) will be dropping 20,000 yen ($200). Get a bit braver and work your way north and you’ll be getting the promised $100,000 yen ($1,000) per fight, which is similar to what most wandering enemies in Chapter 9 will drop.
Farm the Hawaiian Haunt for Money - Infinite Wealth¶
If you don’t want to wait until Chapter 8-9, however, good news! If you’re brave and determined you can venture in the Hawaiian Haunt dungeon. You’ll make a mandatory visit to introduce the place at the end of Chapter 5, but you can explore it for real any time thereafter, and once you reach Sector 2 the enemies (Lv32+) will easily give you $1,000+ per fight. There’s a big power gap between what’s expected of you in the main story and Sector 2 of the Hawaiian Haunt, however, and you’ll need to climb the ladder of power by unlocking new jobs, increasing your Job Rank and upgrading weapons before you’re strong enough to make the leap from Sector 1 (Lv18~) to Sector 2 (Lv32~).
On the plus side, the Hawaiian Haunt is also a good place to grind for EXP, JEXP, weapon upgrade components and new weapons and armor. Simply put, if you put in the time to conquer the Hawaiian Haunt you can’t help but walk away with bags of cash.
(1 of 3) Special enemies in the Hawaiian Haunt - easily noted by the crown over their head - are worth even more money.
Farm Special Enemies for Money - Infinite Wealth¶
As mentioned earlier, what you fight matters quite a bit when it comes to how much money each enemy drops. Some enemies just drop more money when defeated - the sneaky Hobby Robber, Krass Kringle and Blah Humbug being examples. While we would recommend farming them, relying on RNG spawns is a chore and they’re prone to fleeing. There is a better way. Special enemies yield incredible amounts of EXP, JEXP and yes, money, and there are plenty of them in Honolulu, Yokohama and Kamurocho. The only problem is, once defeated, special enemies don’t respawn (although it’s worth noting that in Honolulu, the original variants are replaced by higher level variants in Chapter 9).
Once again, the solution is the Hawaiian Haunt, where special enemies are a regular occurrence. Just look for enemies with a crown over their head as you explore and, if you want cash and are strong enough, take them down. It may take a bit longer to win these battles and you can’t smackdown them, even if you’re high enough level, but you’ll be earning tens of thousands of dollars per fight - even as early as Sector 2! Since you can encounter several such enemies on a single floor of the dungeon (if you’re lucky), you could end up with over $100,000 in a few minutes - rates of return that will only increase as you grow more powerful and advance deeper into the dungeon, and by the time you reach Sector 4 you could be banking hundreds of thousands of dollars every run.
(1 of 3) Several bits of gear will boost your money gains by 15% each, including the Lucky Money Charm from the Fortune Exchange,
Money Boosting Gear Locations - Infinite Wealth¶
“Grind and fight strong enemies” isn’t, perhaps, what everybody wanted to hear when it comes to grinding advice. Sometimes the truth hurts. That said, there are some other ways to passively improve your income as you work towards the end goal of making deep inroads into the Hawaiian Haunt. Specifically, there are several pieces of armor and accessories that boost the money you earn from every battle. This money-boosting gear is as follows:
| Gear | Money Increase | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lucky Money Charm |
x1.15 | Reward for collecting Fortune Exchange slips around Honolulu. |
| Nouveau Riche Crown | x1.15 | Defeat a King of Bling (Lv17) special enemy on the road connecting River St. to the Crystal Aloha Resort. (Chapter 3 or later) |
| Pirate’s Coat | x1.15 | Defeat a Bacchanalpha (Lv41) special enemy along the northern end of Downtown St. (Chapter 9 or later) |
Each of these accessories will boost the money you earn by 15% (x1.15), and they stack. Cumulatively they can turn an encounter where you’d normally earn $54,366.63 to one where you’d instead plunder $78.831.68 - a significant increase.The 
Lucky Money Charm and the Nouveau Riche Crown can both be earned fairly early in the game, but the enemy with the Pirate’s Coat won’t spawn until Chapter 9. It makes no sense trying to farm money without this gear, so if you plan to seriously fatten your wallet, you should seek them out.
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