Sovereign Tower How to Romance Ligia
Southbay mage courtship after the three-cycle lamp rewind
Ligia of Southbay Gate is a Magic-leaning Act 2 romance with a milder −7 multi-romance penalty — still enough to wreck a thin bar if you also chase Ursula. You cannot court her until the lamp quest is won inside three cycles and the teaching rewind is spent (Get Ligia). Patch 1.0.8 (11 August 2026) fixed her choice lock. Patch 1.0.9 did not change the romance grammar. Launch: 6 August 2026.
Meals: Préfou and Crêpe (Cooking). Slide-changing goodbye: Character Endings. Broader rules: Romance.
Unlock before flirting
- Accept the lamp / rescue thread.
- Fail or watch an NPC win the first teaching solve.
- Demon-rewind and clear the deadline (Time Rewind).
- Accept her with a free Act 2 chair (cap eight).
- Then cook and open heart lines.
Starting pink dialogue while the lamp is still stolen wastes cycles. Do not stack Grest pirates on the same three-day window (Grest Pirates).
Affinity
Feed Préfou/Crêpe (+1.5). Send Magic / Agility cards (+1.33). Keep Kind or Wise tones that match her Southbay mage writing; hard Tyranny fights Magical courtship (Sovereign Archetypes). Investigate traits (Intendant). Resignation near -7 (Knight Loyalty).
Turn omni-fast forward off for lamp and heart forks (Controls). If audiences loop the same lamp choice, you are still on pre-1.0.8 (Patch 1.0.8).
Act 2 traffic
Murder prevention, Zolta’s Kutnar races, Childeric’s joust, and Ligia’s lamp all want Demon attention. Finish Stop the Act 2 Murder knowledge flag before you spend charges on her romance rewind. A courted Ligia can still die if she is your closest knight — the traitor formula does not care about Magic 10.
Jealousy
−7 is smaller than Ursula’s −20 and Gideon’s −18, not zero. Finish one knight before the Lady of the Tower (Romance Lady). Love Is All pops on her completed chambers scene (Achievements).
Common failures
- Flirting before the lamp recruit.
- Playing the choice-lock bug on an old build.
- Dual-courting Ursula “because −7 looks small.”
- Fast-forwarding the teaching rewind.
Related pages
Get Ligia, Romance Oliver, Act 2, Guides Hub (View all after seven dropdown rows).
If Magic coverage is thin, brew Belladonna pots before the second lamp attempt rather than hoping Charisma carries a mage quest. After she sits, keep her off ghost hunts Angelica also hates unless you enjoy dual affinity hits. Southbay politics can collide with Enberg later — do not schedule her chambers scene on a Yorhav save you cannot spare (Yohav and Enberg).
A free Act 2 chair at the offer is non-negotiable. Eight seats fill with Oliver, Childeric, and Gideon the same month. Count before you flirt.
Ligia’s romance is a deadline with a kiss at the end. Win the lamp, cook Préfou, and keep Ursula’s jealousy math off this save.
Turn omni-fast forward off before the teaching rewind so you do not skip the lamp choice that 1.0.8 unlocked. If audiences still loop the same stolen-lamp line, you are not on a current client. Count the eight Act 2 chairs the night Ligia offers to sit; Childeric’s joust and Gideon’s glory scene eat the same month.
Cook Préfou the morning of her first seated heart event so the bar is not empty when pink options appear.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to the most common questions.
How do you romance Ligia?
Recruit her via the three-cycle lamp rewind first, then cook Préfou or Crêpe and follow heart lines. Update past the 1.0.8 choice lock.
What is her multi-romance penalty?
About −7 — milder than Ursula, still fatal if you court everyone.
What meals does Ligia like?
Préfou and Crêpe.
Can I flirt during the lamp quest?
Finish the recruit first. Heart events need her seated.