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FinalFantasyXII

FAQ/Walkthrough
AIex
November1st,2006
Thisisaspoilerfreeguide.
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1.ReadbeforeYouBegin.........................[0000]
2.Walkthrough...................................[A000]
1.NalbinaFortress.........................[A001]
2.Rabanastre...............................[A002]
3.DalmascaEstersand.......................[A003]
4.Rabanastre...............................[A004]
5.Lowtown..................................[A005]
6.GizaPlains..............................[A006]
7.GaramsytheWaterway&.....................[A007]
8.RoyalPalace.............................[A008]
9.GaramsytheWaterway......................[A009]
10.NalbinaDungeons........................[A010]
11.BarheimPassage.........................[A011]
12.DalmascaEstersand......................[A012]
13.Rabanastre..............................[A013]
14.Bhujerba................................[A014]
15.TheLhusuMines.........................[A015]
16.Bhujerba................................[A016]
17.TheLeviathan...........................[A017]
18.OgirYensaSandsea......................[A018]
19.NamYensaSandsea.......................[A019]
20.TheTombofRaithwall...................[A020]
21.TheShiva...............................[A021]
22.Rabanastre..............................[A022]
23.GizaPlains.............................[A023]
24.OzmonePlain............................[A024]
25.Jahara..................................[A025]
26.GolmoreJungle..........................[A026]
27.EruytVillage...........................[A027]
28.TheHenneMines.........................[A028]
29.GolmoreJungle..........................[A029]
30.MtBurOmisace..........................[A030]
31.ParaminaRift...........................[A031]

32.TheStilshrineofMiriam................[A032]
33.MtBurOmisace..........................[A033]
34.MosphoranHighwaste.....................[A034]
35.TheSalikawood..........................[A035]
36.ThePhonCoast..........................[A036]
37.TchitaUplands..........................[A037]
38.SochenCavePalace......................[A038]
39.OldArchades............................[A039]
40.Archades................................[A040]
41.DraklorLaboratory......................[A041]
42.BalfonheimPort.........................[A042]
43.Feywood.................................[A043]
44.Giruvegan...............................[A044]
45.BalfonheimPort.........................[A045]
46.RidoranaCataract.......................[A046]
47.Pharos..................................[A047]
48.BalfonheimPort.........................[A048]
49.Bahamut.................................[A049]
3.Hunts(Incomplete)............................[B000]
4.OptionalEspers(Incomplete)..................[C000]
1.Adrammelech..............................[C001]
2.Zalera...................................[C002]
3.Cuchulainn...............................[C003]
4.Exodus...................................[C003]
5.Zeromus..................................[C003]
5.Sidequests(Incomplete).......................[D000]
1.TheBarheimSidequest....................[D001]
2.ZodiacSpear.............................[D002]
3.Phoenix..................................[D003]
6.LevelingTricks...............................[D000]
1.TheFirst................................[D000]
2.TheSecond...............................[D000]
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[0000]ReadBeforeYouBegin
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Hello!Thisisjustabriefintroductiontogetafewimportantbitsof
informationoutbeforeyoubeginthegame.
Firstthingsfirst,theguideusesasmallamountofMMORPGterminology.
For
thoseunfamiliarwiththeterms,herearesomequickdefinitions:
AggroUsedtorefertoenemieswhoareaggressivelyattackingyou.An

enemy
wanderingaroundmindingitsownbusinessisneutral.The
secondyou
getcloseanditstartsattacking,youhave"aggro'd"the
monster.
Tank(ing)Thetankisacharacterwhosemainjobistotakedamage.
Having
oneperson"tanking"canhelpquiteabitbecauseyoucan
give
themashieldandcastspellslikeProtectandRegen.If
the
monstercan'tbringdownyourtank,itwon'tbedoingmuch
tothe
restofyourpartyeither.
Thosearethetwomainterms.Hereareafewotherstothrowaround:to
"Buff"acharacteristocastprotectivemagiconhim/her.Magic
describedas
"AoE"isAreaofEffectmagicthathitsmultipleenemiesinaspecific
area.
To"pull"amonsteristhesameasaggroingit.Thataboutcoversit.

Now,tofocusspecificallyonthegamethereareafewgeneraltipsthat
are
incrediblyhelpfultoknowbeforeyoubeginthegame:
#1Youdon'thavetoupgradeyourequipmenteverytimeanewset
becomes
available.Moneyisscarceinthisgame.NewgearappearsALLthe
time.
Itdoesn'thurttousethesamesetofarmourthroughacoupleof
dungeons,anditwillsaveyouplentyofmoneyinthelongrun.
Thesame
appliestospells.Ifyoudon'tneednewspells,don'tbuythem,
you
canalwayspickthemuplater.
#2Don'tselltheGreatSerpentskinwhenyougetitasarewardfor
doinga
hunt.Ifyoudosellit,you>CAN<stillcompletethe
sidequest
(therewasarumourthatyoucouldn't).Theonlydifferenceisyou
don't
getabonusitem,andthebonusitemtendstosuckanyway.Trynot
to
selltheskin,butifyoudo,don'tsweatit.
#3StatuseffectsinFinalFantasyXIIandtentimesbetterthanevery

otherFinalFantasygame.SpellslikeProtectandShellaregreat,
but
unlikepreviousgames,tossBlindandSilenceonenemies(evensome
bosses)andsuddenlytheycan'tdoshittoyou.Ruleofthumb:
Blind,
Silence,andBerserkkickassinthisgame.Who'dhavethought.
Andwiththat,wearereadytobeginthegame...
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[A000]Walkthrough
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[A001]NalbinaFortress
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Thegame'sbasictutorialisdesignedinsuchawaythatitwill
literally
holdyourhandthrougheventhemostintuitiveaspectsofthegame's
mechanics.EverythingfromhowtospeaktoanNPCtohowtofightyour
first
battleisspelledoutinsuchawaythatthere'sbasicallynothingI
could
possiblyaddtoit.Allowyourselftogetfamiliarizedwiththe
controlsas
youmakeyourwayuptowardthefirst"boss."

BOSS:AirCutterRemora

Youronlyjobistobalancestandingnexttothebossandattacking,
with
monitoringyourownhitpoints.Yourpartywillalmostcertainlytoss
youa
healifyou'reabouttodie,howeverifyoustillwishtotakecareof
it
yourself,boththeItemcommandandMagickallowyoutousePotionsand
Cure
Magickrespectively.

Followingthefirstbossfightyouwillhavethechancetoexplorethe
fortress.Usetheminimapatthetoprightcornerofyourscreenasa
basis
forfollowingalldirectionsinthisguide.Youwillfindnothingdown
the
halltotheleft,soproceednorthathefirstfork.
AfterabattlewithafewImperialSwordsmen,makearightjustupfrom
the
firstforkinthepathandyou'llnoticeanoddlookingtreasurechest.
Open
ituptogetaPotion.Continueupandmakealeft,thenrunallthe
wayto
thefurthestnorthcornerofthisarea.Anotherchestisfoundhere
containinganotherPotion.
Backtrackalittletothestaircaseleadinguptothenextfloor.Make
sure
totakeadvantageoftheSaveCrystallocatedhere.Nowascendtothe
top
floor.HereyouwillbeforcedtotakeonthreeImperialSoldiers
alone.No
doubtyouwillatleasthavetocastCureonceduringthisbattle.
Followthe
linearhallwaysfromheretoreachyourdestination.
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[A002]Rabanastre
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AsVaan,youhaveanewmission:ridthewaterwaysrats.Youwon'thave
any
difficultytakingthemdown,especiallyconsideringeachofthemis
marked
witharedicononyourminimap.Followingthecompletionofthistask
isa
ratherlengthycutscene.
Migelo'splace(yourdestination)isrelativelyclosetowhereyou
start.Of
courseyou'remorethanwelcometowanderaroundatyourownleisure,
but
assumingyouwanttostartgettingyourhandsdirtyrightaway,Migelo's
is
theplacetogo.Headeastandmakeasouthwardarcwhenyoucanuntil
you
seeanurnicononyourminimap.That'sMigelo's.

YourtaskistogofindKytesattheSandsea.TheSandseaislocatedat
the
northcorneroftheEastEnd(whereyouareatthemoment.)Whenyou
arrive
thereashortcutsceneoccursandyouareintroducedtotheNoticeBoard
system.
Inthiscase,the"RogueTomato"asitisknownhasbeenstopping
couriers
fromreachingtheirdestination.Ifyouwouldliketoknowmoreabout
the
Hunts,agreetoTomaj'soffertoexplaininmoredetail.Hegivesyoua
Clan
PrimerwhichallowsyoutokeeptrackofHunts.Inadditiontothishe
also
offersanOrracheaArmlet.Thisleadstoanotherdetailedexplanation
ofthe
game'sLicensingsystem.
FinallyVaanisawardedaWritofTransitwhichwillallowhimtoleave
the
city.MakesuretoopenupthemenuandequiptheOrracheaArmletyou
just
received,thenexitthetavernandheadtothesouthernendofthis
area.
Takethewestexitanddescendthelargestairsleadingeast.Saveyour
game
andcontinueeasttotheDalmascaEstersand.
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[A003]DalmascaEstersand
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Bearinmindthatthisisthefirstareainthegamewhereyouwillhave
the
opportunitytocasuallyfightenemiesandbuiltupyourleveland
License
Points.BattlesinFinalFantasyXIIarenotrandom,seefeelfreeto
engage
foesatyourleisure.
JustanoteabouttreasurechestsinFinalFantasyXII:firstofall,
the
contentsoftreasurechestsinthisgamearerandomunlikeotherFinal
Fantasy
games.Chestshasacertainlyprobabilityofactuallyappearingornot,
a
probabilityofhavingGilornot,andaprobabilityofhavingoneitem

or
another(ifnotGil).Mostchestsalsorespawnifyouleavethearea
andrun
farenoughawaybeforereturning.
Thismakesitverydifficultifnotimpossibletodirecttheplayerto
chests
whichmayormaynotevenexistforthem.ForthisreasonIwillmakea
varietyofcommentsregardingchestswhenappropriate,whichonesshould
be
soughtout(andwhichshouldevenbeavoided),butIwillnotdirectthe
playertoeveryinsignificantrespawningchest.
Soanyway,togetbackontrack,headtowardthelargerockonthe
southern
sideandproceednortheastfromthere.Amongthetwotreeswiththe
pink
colouredleavesyouwillfindyourtarget,theRogueTomato.

BOSS:RogueTomatoHP:134LV:2

UseaPotiononVaan(assuminghe'shurt)beforeengagingtheTomato.
Aftera
fewstrikestheRogueTomatowilldropofftheedgeofthecliffand
beginto
graduallyregainitsHP.RunaroundthesideandfollowtheRogue
Tomatodown
belowwhereyoucanfreelyfinishitoff.FordefeatingtheTomatoVaan
receivessomeGalbanaLilies.

Ifyou'relookingforsomewheretoprogresswiththeLicensesystem,I
would
suggeststartingwithWhiteMagickandCure.
MakeabsolutelysurenottoengagetheTRexyouseewanderingaround
this
area.ThecolouroftheHPbaraboveanenemy'sheadwillindicate
whether
theenemywillattackornot.Redisaggressive,greenisneutral.
Feelfreetoexploretherestofthisareatocollectalltheremaining
items
oflittletonoconsequence.WiththeRogueTomatotakendownandyour
Hunt
complete,it'stimetomakeyourwaybacktotheSandsea.Besureto
save
yourgamealongtheway.LocateKyteswhoisstandingnearthegateand

speak
withhimtotriggeracutscene.
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[A004]Rabanastre
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RuneastandheadsouthtoreachtheSandseaagain.SpeaktoTomajover
by
thebar.Yourrewardforsuccessfulcompletionis300Gil,Potionx2&
TeleportStone.HealsosuggestyougospeaktoaparticularBangaain
the
NorthEnd.ThenextHuntwhichisavailabletoyoumaybealittle
difficult
atthispoint,solet'sputitoffforthetimebeing.Allsubsequent
Hunts
fromthispointonwardareentirelyoptional.
AssumingyoufollowedmyadviceandspentyourLPsontheWhiteMagick
skill,
it'stimetogoandactuallylearntheCurespell.Thewandiconon
your
minimapjustsouthwestoftheSandseaindicateswheretheMagickshopis
located.SpeaktothepersonatthecounterandlearntheCurespell.
Gilisn'texactlyplentifulinthisgame,soyoumaywanttoholdoffon
throwingitaroundonanythingyouareunsureyouwillactuallyuse.
Don't
forgettosellallthevendortrashyouaccumulatedfromallthemobsyou
defeatedintheDalmascaEstersand.Anythingyoureceivedaspartofa
quest
reward(TeleportStoneforexample)Iwouldsuggestyouhangonto.
MakeyourwaytotheNorthEndoftown(Idon'tbelievespecific
directions
arenecessary,justuseyourmap).Thebuildingidentifiedas???when
you
selecttheNorthEndisexactlywhereyouwanttogo.Speaktothe
ConspicuousBangaaoutsideandtellhimtoletyouin.
SpeaktoMontblancatthetopofthestairsinordertojointhe
Centurio
Clan.Speaktohimasecondtimeandyouwillreceiveaspecialprize
for
joining,threePotions.LeavetheClanHallandheadsouthwesttothe
Muthru
Bazaar.ContinuefromheretotheSouthernPlazaandtakethesouthern
exit

fromthere.You'llfindthedoortoLowtown(yourdestination)onthe
east
sideofthisarea.
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[A005]Lowtown
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ZODIACSPEARALERTThereisaninterestingpointtonotehere:a
weapon
existsinthisgamewhichcanonlybeobtainedunderveryspecific
circumstances.Inorderforthisextremelypowerfulweapontoappear
laterin
thegame,youmustrefrainfromopeningfourspecifictreasurechests.
The
firstofthesefourchestsistheonedirectlynorthoftheentranceto
Lowtown.Itscontentsaretotallyinconsequential,don'ttouchit.
ThefacialportraiticonisDalan'shouse,butyoumaywanttoleaveit
befor
thetimebeingandexploreLowtownforthevarioustreasurechestsand
item
vendors.EnterDalan'shousewhenyouareready.
Now,makeyourwaysouthtowhereyouoriginallyenteredLowtownfrom.
Exit
hereandsaveyourgame.BeforegoingtotheGizaPlainsitmaybein
your
bestintereststopickupamap.Onecanbepurchased(amongother
maps)from
theMoogleatthenorthwestcorneroftheSouthernPlaza.Whenready,
head
southfromheretoreachtheGizaPlains.
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[A006]GizaPlains
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Keepinmindthatwhilethemajorityofchestsinthisareaaremore
"quantity
overquality,"Istillencourageyoutoseekthemoutyourself,iffor
no
otherreasonthantoincreaseyouritemhaul.

ThefirstthingyoushoulddoisrunstraightsouthtoreachtheNomad
Camp.
SpeaktotheelderinfrontofthetentandthentoMasyua,thelone
nomad
behindthetent.Listentotheofferanditwilltriggerascenewith
Penelo.
ShejoinsVaanwhichaddsanothermembertoyourparty.
TakethewestexitoutofthecampandPenelowillgiveyou3Potions
and2
TuftsofPhoenixDown.Additionallythisallowsyoutoissueleader
commands
andchangethepartyleader.Noneofthisisparticularlycomplicated,
no
doubtyouwillgrowaccustomedtoitsimplybyexperimentingwiththese
commandsinthebattlesaroundtheplains.
Fromhere,makeyourwaydownpasttheenemiestothesouthernexit.
Continue
southfromhereandopenthechestbelowthebridgeforachanceat
obtaining
anEscutcheon.BecarefulnottopulltheWerewolfenemiesabit
further
southofhere.Youcanseebythebrightredcolouroftheirnamewhen
targetedthatyoustandverylittlechance.
Yourdestinationliestotheeast.SpeakwithJinnwhoisstanding
besidea
largestone.Explainthesituationtohimandhe'llofferyoua
Shadestone
whichcan,intime,betransformedintoaSunstone.Saveyourgameand
begin
yourtrektowardtheDarkCrystals.
Taketheeastexitandcheckthechestatthebottomrightcornerfora
chance
atobtainingaBroadsword.Nowmakeyourwaynorth.Iwouldsuggest
youtry
toavoidfightingtoomanyoftheneutralbunnies,theyhaveanasty
tendency
tostartfleeingandaggroingeveryothermonsterinthearea.They
alsoCure
youfromtimetotimewhichisnice.
ExaminetheDarkCrystalinthisareatostartfillingupyour
Shadestone.
Youwilllikelyneedtofindtwomoreafterthisone.Thereisa
treasure
chestonthebridgedirectlytotheeast,howeverIsuggestyouavoid
picking
itupforthetimebeing.Itwillnotrespawnifyoudo,andthere'sa
chance

itwillhavemuchbettercontentsifyoureturnlaterinthegame.
Makeyourwaynorthtothenextsectionwhereyouwillfindyetanother
Dark
Crystal.AssumingtheShadestoneisn'tentirelyfull,headwestthrough
the
NomadCampandthensouthtofindthethirdDarkCrystal.Your
Shadestone
shouldbefullatthispoint(andbeaSunstone),howeverifyoudoneed
the
fourthone,youcanfinditinthefarnorthwestsection.
Yourrewardforcompletingthisis50Gil,2Potionsand2Teleport
Stones.
Nowit'stimetoheadbacktotownandlocateoldDalanagain.Speakto
him
togettheCrescentStone.LeaveDalan'shouseandheadallthewayto
the
northendofLowtown.Headalittlewestandnorthagaintofind
Storehouse5
(it'sjusttotherightoftheTravelingMerchant).
BeforegoingdownintotheGaramsytheWaterway,Kyteshandsyou2
Potionsand
4PhialsofEyeDropswhichwillundoubtedlycomeinhandy.Openthe
doorand
proceeddownintothewaterway.
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[A007]GaramsytheWaterway
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UsetheSaveCrystaltosavethegame,thenclimbthestairsandfollow
the
pathnorth.Thewaytogohereisrelativelystraightforward.Thereis
a
basicchestonthewesternside,withabridgecrossingovertothe
east.
Continueeastandcrossaseriesofshallowwatertrenches.Keepaneye
out
foranychestswhichmayappearalonghere.Followthepathtowardthe
northeastwhereyou'llfindanexittothenextsection.
Examineallthenorthernalleysfortreasurechestsasyoumakeyourway
left.
Crossthemakeshiftmetalbridgeandignorethestairsforthetime
being.

Thereisastaircasetothesouthleadinguptoachest,whichifit
appears,
hasachanceofcontaininganOakStaff.
Ascendthestairstothewestandgodowntheoppositeside.Godown
the
stairsandturnaround,thispathalsoleadsaroundtoacorneronthe
western
sidewithachestthathasaveryhighprobabilityofcontainingaMage
Masher.Makeyourwaybackaroundandheadforthenorthwestcorner.
It's
nowornever,soifyou'rereadytoenterthepalace,thendoit.
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[A008]RoyalPalace
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ZODIACSPEARALERTDonotopenthetreasurechestinthefurthest
southeast
corneroftheCellars,theroomjustabovetheonewhereyoustart.You
will
noticethattwotreasurechestsarelocatedinthesoutheastcorner,and
while
youshouldtechnicallybeabletoopentheoneontheright(rightwhen
FACING
THECAMERASOUTH)withoutconsequence,ithasnothingspecialsoIwould
suggestyounottoucheitheronetobeonthesafeside.Notethatif
you
openoneandreceiveanElixir,itmeansyoublewit.Resetthegame.
Saveyourgameandtakethemapfromtheurn.Feelfreetocollectthe
rest
ofthechestsintheCellarsroomforsomehalfdecentitems.Asyou
approach
thenorthenditwilltriggerashortscene.Attempttoclimbthe
stairs
(whichyouareforbiddenfromdoing)thenspeaktothePalaceServant
nearest
thestairs.He'llhelpyougetpast.
Pressthesquarebuttonwhilestandingwhereyouaretocalltheguard.
Fortunatelyforyou,theguardseemstobelackinginbothintelligence
and
peripheralvision,so"sneak"byhimbyrunninginanextremely
conspicuous
circlealongthewallandupthestairs.
Thereisarelativelysimplepuzzleherewhichgivesyoutheabilityto

press
squareandcalltheguards,graduallymovingthemfromplacetoplaceso
that
youdon'tactuallyhavetocomeintocontactwiththem.Makearightat
the
firstfork,runtotheeastsideandcalltheguardstothenorthdown
toward
whereyouarestanding.Nowrunbackwesttowardwhereyouentered.
Atthefirstfork,presssquaretocalltheguardsdown,thenrunright.
The
HawkSignetherewillnotreactwithyourCrescentStone,soyouneedto
keep
looking.Headeast,makealeft,thenanotherlefttofindtheLion
Signet.
UseyourCrescentStoneheretolitthepathtothesecretchamber.
Proceedwesttotheforkandcalltheguardtothenorthdowntowhere
you
are.Runbackeasttotheoppositeside,thenup,andfinallyleftto
safely
reachthehiddenchamber.ApproachthewallandpressXtorevealthe
room.
Thereisahiddenswitchonthewallatthefarwestend.After
pressingit,
examinethesuspiciouswalltorevealyetanotherpassageway.Aftera
quick
sceneVaanreceivestheGODDESS'SMAGICITE.Fromthispointallthatis
necessaryofyouistoclimbanadditionalsetofstairstotrigger
quitea
magnificentcutscene.
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[A009]GaramsytheWaterway
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Asomewhatdetailedexplanationofthegame'sGambitsystemawaitsyou
atthe
bottomofthestairs.Examinethecorpsesofthefallensoldiersand
then
proceedsouth.Turnleft,andinsidetheurnyouwillfindthemapto
the
GaramsytheWaterway.
Headwest,butignorethestairs(unlessyouwantachestwithnochance
ofa
decentitem).Followthispatharoundandupthestairs.Continue

aroundand
makeyourwaysouthuntilyoureachthenextarea.Ohthewaydownkeep
an
eyeoutforachestwhichmayappearintheeasternalleyandcontaina
Hi
Potion.
Keepmovingsouthinthisareaandmakealeftatthebottom.You'll
soon
reachasectionofwalkwaywhichforcesyoutorunaroundasortof
rectangularshape(inadditiontoencounteringyourfirstlargetoad
enemy).
Keepaneyeoutforanycheststhatspawnalongthispath,there'sa
chance
theycouldcontainaLongSwordandEscutcheon.
There'sasetofstairsattheendofthiswalkway.Climbupthemand
ignore
thenextstairsgoingdownasyouproceedsouthtoadeadendwitha
possible
chest.Ifitappears,itmaycontainLeatherArmor.
Descendthestairsleadingsouthandonceagain,upanotherset.The
north
pathheretakesyoudownawalkwayparalleltotheonewiththeprevious
chest,thoughthischestcontainsnothingspecial.Yourdestination
lies
stillfurthersouthfromhere.Proceedintothenextarea.
WearenowintheEastSluiceControl(asdeterminablebypressingthe
select
buttonandlookingatthemap).Followthisrelativelylinearpath
untilit
leadsyoutoaSaveCrystal(whichyoushoulduse).Ifyouthinkyou
are
preparedforabattle,thensimplydescendthenearbystairs.
FourImperialSoldiersdropdowntodobattlewithbothyouandthe
mysterious
woman.Whilethisisbynomeansabossbattle,thereareafew
important
pointstokeepinmindifyouwishtostayalive:
IwouldsuggestmakingVaantheprimaryhealerofthisbattleassuming
you
havealreadyhadhimlearnCure.Whileitwillstillbeyour
responsibility
totargetandattackenemies,makesuretokeepaneyeonthehealth
bars(or
values)oftherestofyourparty.
BothBalthierandFranshouldalreadyhavegambitswhichtellthemto

attack
theleaders'target(yourtarget).Thegirlwillattackwhomevershe
pleases,
thoughthebattlewillbeeasierifeveryonefocusesononetargetata
time,
sotrytofocusyourattacksonanysoldierthemysterygirlis
fighting.
Afterthebattle,she(Amalia)joinsthepartyasaguestcharacter
(similar
toaFinalFantasyTacticsguestinthatyoucannotcontroltheir
actions).
Withthebattlecompleteitwouldprobablybeinyourbestintereststo
save
yourgameagain(thushealingyourpartyentirely).
Takethewestexitandnotethewideopenbattlefieldesquearea,along
with
theensuingfightyousawcomingfromamileaway.TheFlansserveas
the
hardestbattleyouhavefacedthusfar,butyoushouldbepreparedfor
it
regardlessofhowyourpartyissetup.
ThemostimportantpointtonoteisthattheFlanshaveanextreme
weaknessto
Fire.VaanmaynotyethaveFireMagick,butFrancomeswithitby
default.
OpenthemenuandchangeFran'sGambitfromattackingtheleader's
target,to
castingFireonit.
NowdoyourbesttotargeteveryoneonasingleFlanandstart
attacking.
TheywillinevitablycastBlindonyourpartywhichcanbedispelled
usingEye
Drops.Makesurethatyouorsomememberofyourpartyisconfiguredto
heal
whentheHPofothersgetslow.TheFlanstoowillhealeachother,but
you
shouldbeabletorackupenoughdamagetoeasilyoffsetthisadvantage.
WiththeFlansdead,IwouldonceagainsuggestgoingbacktotheSave
Crystal.Itsavesyoufromhavingtouseitemstohealorcurethe
Blind
ailment.
Checkboththeeastandwestsidesofthebattlefieldforcheststhat
have
goodprobabilitiesofdroppingaLeatherShieldandDagger.Takethe
west
exitandkeepaneyeoutforachestherewhichwillinevitablycontain

aTuft
ofPhoenixDown.
Takethestairstothesouthuptothehigherlevel.Donotforgetto
change
Fran'sGambitbacktoaregularattackbeforepullinganyenemieshere.
Now
proceednorthtothenextarea.
CheckthewesternpathsforchancesatfindingaCottonShirtinoneof
the
chests.Ifindthatit'sverydangeroustotakeonsomeoftheenemies
in
thisarea,especiallytheghosts,astheywillteleportawayandpull
huge
groupsofmobstopoundyourpartyintosubmission.Justmyexperience.
It's
alwaysgoodtoexercisecaution.
Continueupandtaketheeastpath.Noticeyouwillcometoasection
of
walkwaythatmakestheshapeofa"D"onyourminimap.Onthesoutheast
side
ofthis"D"thereisachanceofatreasurechestappearingwith
interesting
contents:thenewGambit"Foe:TargetingSelf."Ifyouconsiderthe
chanceof
thechestappearing,thechanceofithavinganitem,andthechanceof
the
itembeingtheGambit,it'sonlyroughly25%.
Keepinmindifyoudon'tgetithere,youcangetitveryeasilylater.
Thereisnopointinthisgamewhereyouhavetoworryaboutresetting
over
andoveruntilachestdropsaparticularitem,everythingyoucanfind
in
thismannercanstillbefoundelsewhere.
HeadeastandusetheSaveCrystalinthemiddleoftheCentralWaterway
Control.Whenyou'rereadytofighttheboss,examinetheOverflow
Cloacaon
thenorthwallofthisroom.

BOSS:FiremaneHP:3571LV:7

You'llfindasurprisingchallengeawaitingwiththegame'sfirstboss.
A
heftystockofhealingitemswillbenecessarytomaintainyour
characters'HP
totalsthroughouttheentiretyofthisbattle.

Firemaneattacksprimarilywithacoupleofbasicmeleestrikesthat
will
typicallynecessitateatleastonePotionorCurefromsomememberof
the
party.IwouldsuggestplacingVaanonalmostexclusivehealingduties
here.
WhenFiremaneteleportsaroundthefieldyoumayhavetotargettheboss
again
inordertokeeppeopleattacking.Themostimpressive(andmost
dangerous)
attackthebosswillunleashiscalledBushfire,andithitseachmember
of
yourpartyforasubstantialamountofdamagewhilealsohavingachance
to
inflictPoison.BereadytouseAntidotes,andremembertocycle
between
partymemberswhiledoingso,Vaandoesnothavetoadministerevery
item
himself.
AmaliaisautomaticallyconfiguredtouseaPhoenixDownifanyonedies,
so
theonlytimeyouhavetoworryisifsheherselfdies(orifyourun
outof
PhoenixDown).ShewillalsoadministerPotionsfrequentlytoinjured
party
members,butit'snotenoughtobalancethedamage,soVaanwillstill
have
hishandsfulldoingthesamething.LetFranandBalthierbeyour
primary
sourcesofdamageandyoushoulddofine.
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[A010]NalbinaDungeons
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VaanfindshimselfalongwithFranandBalthierdownintheNalbina
Dungeons
Stockade.Let'sbeginbyfindingusafewKnotsofRustshallwe?The
first
isinachestlocateddownatthesouthwestcorner.Thesecondcanbe
found
againstapillaronthenorthwestsideoftheraisedareainthemiddle.
ThefinaltwoKnotsofRustcanbefoundinchestsdowninthesoutheast
corner.Onceyouhaveallfour,usetheSaveCrystalonthenorthside,

speak
toanyoneyouwishtotalkto,andthentakethenorthexit.
Thebattleyouaredroppedintoisnotadifficultonebyanymeans.
You
shouldhavenotroubletakingthemdownsolelyusingfirsts,however
evenso,
bothMagickandthoseKnotsofRustareoptionsformorepowerfulhits
froma
distance.Cureifnecessary,butyoureallyshouldn'thaveanytrouble.
ZODIACSPEARALERTFollowingthenextsceneyouwillcomeacrossall
your
equipmentandgear.Afterrecoveringthem,makeabsolutelysurenotto
opena
singleoneofthechestshereintheConfiscatory.Doingsowillblow
your
chancestofindtheZodiacSpearlaterinthegame.
Saveyourgameandproceedeast.Maketracksforthestairsatthe
southeast
corner,thenfollowthewalkwaytothewestendwhereyou'llfinda
chestthat
maycontainChromedLeathers.Returntothepreviousfloorandcheck
the
variouscornersoftheroomforanumberoftreasurechests.
Followthehallleadingwestupatthenorthwestcorner.Makealeft
turnand
stayclosetothesouthernwalltofindachestwhichmaycontainthe
Gambit,
Ally:HP<60%.Anotherchestcanbefounddirectlynorthofthisone.
HeadforthecentreofthenorthwalltofindthefloorFranwas
speakingof.
Ascenewillinterruptyouatthispoint.Proceedthroughthenowopen
door
tofurtherthestory.
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[A011]BarheimPassage
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UsetheSaveCrystalinthecornerandsaveyourgame.Examinethe
Timeworn
Deviceinthecentreoftheroom,thendescendthestairsnearthe
crystaland
speakwiththecreaturebelowtogetaTubeFuse.Returntothe

previous
levelandchecktheroomatthefareasttofindthreechests,each
containing
afairbitofGil.
UsetheTubeFuseonthepowerrelayinthemiddletoactivatethe
lights.
NowprestheswitchonthewallbesideBurroghwhilewilldepletethe
charge
downto70%.Heexplainsthatyouneedtomaintainagoodlevelof
chargein
ordertoactuallymakeitthroughthisarea.
Takethesouthernexitandprepareforanotherquicktutorial.Your
primary
goalshouldbetoeliminatetheBatteryMimicsassoonaspossibleso
thatnot
onlydoyoustopthemfromdrainingcharge,youactuallyreplenishsome
that
wasalreadylost.
AssumingyouhavetheLibraeffectequippedyoucanseethattheBattery
Mimicshaveasubstantialweaknesstoicemagic.Forthisreasononeof
the
firstthingsyouwillwanttodowheneveryouseeoneistargetitwith
Blizzardmagic.
TakedownthisfirstMimicandcontinuearoundthepath.Asyou
progressdown
thestairs,youmaywishtoignorethesmallMimicsinfavourofgoing
after
theBatteryMimicatthebottomfirst.Defeattheenemiesandproceed
east.
ThereareatleasttwoBatteryMimicsinthisnextroom,andnot
necessarily
closetogether.Quicklyeliminatethefirstandthenignoreallother
enemies
asyourunsouthtolocatethesecond.Afterwardsyouaremorethan
welcome
torunbackandlookforanychestsyoumayhavepassed.
Ignorethefirstforkleadingsouthwest(afterdisposingoftheBattery
Mimic)
andheadstraightsouthtoanotherfork.Themoreeasternforkleadsto
anotherbatteryMimicandpotentialtreasurechest.Theotherforkwill
take
youalittlefurthersouth.Whentheopportunitypresentsitself,take
the
otherpathbacknorthtofindanwiththemaptothisareainside.
ApointlessroomwithacouplemoreBatteryMimicsawaitsyoutothe

west,you
areundernoobligationtoclearit.Yourrealdestinationliestothe
south.
Whenyouenterthisarea,quicklydisposeofthefirstBatteryMimicyou
see.
Thesecondhidesinaroomattheendoftheeasthall,thoughyouwill
have
tocircumnavigateacoupleofFlanenemiesinordertocatchhim
quickly.
Fromthisroomyoucanclimbthestairsandtakesortofanorthernexit
off
totheside.ThiswholeroomisfilledwithFlansandbatteryMimics.
Your
goalistomakeyourwaytowardthefarnorthwestcornerwhereagate
switch
canbefoundatthetopofthestairs.Itrequire30%chargeto
activate.
Whenyou'rereadytoproceedfurther,whatyouneedtodoisreturnto
Special
OpSector3(thepreviousarea)andheadsouth.
Saveyourgameandcontinuesouth.KeepaneyeoutforMimicsdisguised
as
chests.YouwillalsowatchtokeephuntingdownBatteryMimics
whenever
possible.Usetheslowlydepletingchargetodeterminewhetheroneis
nearby,
andtherediconsonyourminimaptofindthem.
TherearequiteafewBatteryMimicsintheareasouthofthisone,
threeto
meexact.Thebestcourseofactiontotakeistobeginbytargeting
both
thatstartneartheentrancewithaBlizzardspellandproceedingto
wipethem
outforthere.Thethirdislocatedinaratherinconvenientplace,you
must
runsouthtothebottomoftherampandthennortheasttothetopwhere
the
finaloneisfound.
Makesuretogobackdownandopenallofthemanychestsfoundinthis
area,
includingthepossibilitiesofsomeequipmentandnewGambits.Travel
upthe
slopetothenortheastcornerwhereyouwillfindtheexit.Saveyour
game
andprepareforanotherbossbattle.

BOSS:MimicQueenHP:4073LV:10


ConfiguringyourGambitswellisimportantforthisfight.Iwould
suggest
settingupBalthierandFraninthefollowingway:bothshouldhavethe
primarydutyofcastingCurewhenAllyHP<50%.Balthier'ssecondary
duty
shouldbetoattacktheleader'stargetwhileFran'sshouldbetocast
Blizzardontheleader'starget,andhertertiarytoattacknormally.
Thebosshasaweaknesstoice,butthepurposeofonlysettingoneof
your
twopartymemberstocastitissothattheBalthierstillhastheMpto
heal
whenFran'sisdepleted.Vaancanacttosortofbalanceitsince
ideallyyou
willbecontrollinghim.
Ifyoufindthatyoudonothavemuchchargetolastyouthroughthis
battle,
youmayneedtofocusalittlemoreenergyoneliminatingthesmall
minions
thatdepleteit.Forthemajorityhowever,thechargebarwillonlyact
asa
timerforyoutodefeatthebossherself.
Sinceitisdifficulttofindadecentcameraangle,yourbestbetis
simply
nottoworryaboutitandjustslashtheabdomenrepeatedly.The
occasional
BlizzardspellfromVaancertainlywon'thurteither.Keepthehealsup
and
watchoutforthegroundsmashingattack,andeverythingshouldworkout
fine.
Anothersuggestion(submittedbyRichard)istocastSlowontheboss
which
cutsdownherattackspeedsignificantly.
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[A012]DalmascaEstersand
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Takethewestexitandexplorethisareaforvarioustreasures.You
willfind
thattheenemiesherearelaughableeasy.Iwouldsuggestthatitis
well
worthittokilleachoneyousee,ifnotforthepatheticamountsof

experience,thenatleastforthequickLPsandvendortrashitems.
Don'tletyourguarddowntooquickly,aroundbehindtherockywallof
the
northwestcorneryouwillfindacockatricenamedNekhbet.Despite
looking
almostnodifferentfromanyotherenemyyouhavefaced,thiscreature
ismore
difficultthansomebosses!
Thedamagefromitsattacksstartataround80andjustgoupfrom
there.It
hasnearly4000HPandtheabilitytocastslowonyourparty.Beready
with
plentyofPhoenixDownsandmakesuretogiveityourallbecausethis
creaturenetsyoumorethan200XPwhenkilled.
YourdestinationisRabanastretothesouth,sothat'sthedirectionyou
shouldbeheading.Continuepoundingthelifeoutofdefenselesswolves
as
youmakeyourwaysouthwesttowardtheXonyourmap.
Bearinmindthatyoustilldon'tstandachanceagainsttheTRez
roamingthe
area,howeverifyou'refeelingexceptionallybraveandhappentoenjoy
the
pleasantambienceofthegameoverscreen,thenbyallmeansgiveita
try.
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[A013]Rabanastre
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It'stimetocatchuponeverythingyouhavemissed.Iwouldsuggest
the
firstthingyoudoistakeatriptotheEastEndandvisitboththe
weapons
andequipmentships.Magickscouldn'thurteither.Onceyou'redone
upgradingyourequipmentthenit'stimetomoveontoothertasks.
SinceyouonlyhaveVaaninyourpartyatthemoment,Iwouldsuggest
putting
offanynewHuntsforthetimebeing.Onethingyouwilldefinitely
wantto
doisvisitMontblancintheClanHall.Montblanchasanicelittle
habitof
offeringyouarewardforeverybossyoutakedown.

InyourcasethisincludesnotonlytheFiremaneandMimicQueen,but
eventhe
Flanambushfrombackinthewaterway.You'llbeawarded150,200and
300Gil
foreachofthesethreebosses.
NowmakeyourwaydowntoMigelo'sSundries.There'saquickscene,but
you
won'tfindPenelothere.Pickupsomeofthenewitemsavailablehere
and
thenheadfortheSouthgateandtheentrancetoLowtown.EnterDalan's
place
andspeakwithhim.
DalangivesyoutheSwordoftheOrderandinstructsyoutodeliverit
toa
mannamedAzelas.Locatinghimshouldnotprovedifficult(especially
give
thatitismarkedonyourmap).Headforthenorthwestareaandspeak
tothe
Rabanastransittingonthecrate.
WhenBaschjoinsthepartyit'stimetodistributethemanyLicense
Points
thathecomeswith.LeaveLowtown,saveyourgame,andmaketracksfor
the
Sandseatavern.Ashortsceneoccursonyourwaythere.Climbthe
stairs
insidetheSandseatotriggeranotherscenewithBalthier.
Usethepartymenutochoosethethreemembersyouwishtofightwith,
then
preparethemaccordingly.BeforedoingasBalthiersays,Ithinkthis
would
beafinetimetocatchuponsomeHunts.Iimagineyoucouldlikely
finish
thefirstfourHuntsatthispoint.
HeadfortheWestgateofRabanastreandthengonorthfromthereinto
the
Aerodrome.YouwillfindBalthiernearthetopendstandingonasetof
stairsleadingdownintoalittleviewingarea.Tellhimyou'reready
togo,
andthat'sthat.
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[A014]Bhujerba
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Feelfreetopokeyournosearoundthemajesticskycityatyour
leisure,
thereisnohurrytogettothemines.You'llfindmostlythesame
shopshere
asyouwouldinRabanastre.Onethingyouwillcertainlyneedisamap
ofthe
place.ThatcanbeacquiredeasilyfromtheCartographers'GuildMoogle
standingrightinthecrossroadsofTravicaWay.Pickupamapofthe
mine
whileyou'reatit.
YoucanseeonthatmapthattheentrancetotheLhusuMinesisfoundat
the
northeastcornerofthecity.Makesurethat'swhereyouheadonce
you're
donewanderingaround.UsetheSaveCrystalandproceednorthintothe
mines.
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[A015]TheLhusuMines
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Entertheminesandwatchtheinitialscene.Proceedwestalongthe
tracks
untilthefistopportunitytoheadsouthpresentsitself.Continue
south
alongtheroaduntilitturnswest.Atthispointyoumaygosouth
again
(leadstotwopotentialtreasures,andagateddeadend)orcontinue
westto
theend.Goingsouthfromthispointwilltakeyoutotheexitleading
tothe
nextarea.
Donotealsothatifyouseeapillaroflighteruptingfromtheground,
avoid
itatallcosts.ThisisatrapanditmeansyouhavetheLibraeffect
onat
leastonecharacter.ThosewhodonothavetheLibraeffectwillnot
see
traps,butarestillperfectlycapableoftrippingthemifencountered.
Keepaneyeoutforachancespawnofaminibossenemysimilartothe
cockatriceyoufoughtearlier.ThereisabatnamedAerieelthatspawns
on
thisbridgewhichcanprovequitedifficultforyourparty.

ContinuewesttoreachtheTransitway1.Thereisagateblockingthe
western
path,sotakethenortheasternroute(followthetracks,asopposedto
the
otherpath,forachestthatbychancemaycontainingaKillerBow).
YouneedtobeverycarefulwithyourpullsintheShuniaTwinspan.Up
to
fiveorsixskeletonscanspawnrightattheentrancetothebridge
section
alone.Makesuretotakethemoutlittlebylittleastheyappear,and
wait
untiltheyaredefeatedbeforeprogressingfurther.
Enterthenextareaandfollowthelinearroadaroundandupthestairs.
You'llfindanumberofchestsinthisnextroom.Headnorththrough
this
hallwaytotriggeranotherscene.
Balthierofferssomesoundadvicehere,andthatistorun.Youarenot
meant
tostrikedownthesefoes,soholddowntheR2buttonandgetthoselegs
moving.You'llneedtorunthroughatleastthreeorfourareasbefore
they
finallystopcashingyou,atwhichpointyoucanslowlygrindyourway
backto
thebeginningandexitinBhujerba.
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[A016]Bhujerba
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Climbthestairsandwatchthescene.Alittle"minigame"inwhichyour
duty
istoincreaseBasch'snotorietythroughrunningaroundtownshouting
thathe
lives.
Nodoubtyouwillfindthistaskrelativelyeasy.Simplyrunaround
town
standingamongstasmanypeopleaspossiblepressingthesquarebutton.
The
onethingyoudoneedtokeepaneyeoutforaretheNPCstitled
"Informed
Sainikah."Youcaneasilyidentifythemfromthehelmtheywear.
Shouting
aboutBaschintheirpresencewilldrasticallyreduceyourNotoriety
meter.

CertainNPCslike"Parijanah"willincreasethemeterfarfasterthan
some
randomnobodyleaningagainstawall.InfactIwouldgosofarasto
say
thesearetheonlypeopleworthspeakingto.NotealsothatonlyNPCs
with
thetalkieiconabovetheirheadswillcount.
ThefifthHuntisavailableontheCloudborneNoticeBoard,though
defeating
themonsterisquitedifficultatthispointinthegame.Iwould
suggest
waitingatleastuntilafterthenextarea.Youwillreturntothis
city
immediatelyafter.
Whenyouarereadytoproceed,checkyourmapforthedestinationmarker
and
makeyourwaythere.Alengthyscenewillfollowbeforeyouare
transported
tothenextarea.
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[A017]TheLeviathan
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Vosslerjoinsyourpartyasaguestwieldinganextremelypowerfultwo
handed
sword.SaveyourgameandexitthePortLaunch.Throughoutmostofthe
rest
oftheshipyouwillencountervarioushallwaysblockedbyalasergrid
alarm.
Steppingthroughthisgridwillpromptanumberofguardstoappearand
ambush
you.Doyourbesttoavoidthemwheneverpossible.
TheDreadnoughtLeviathanisamazeofhallwaysanddeadends.
Fortunately
foryou,amapisautomaticallygivenrightatthebeginningsoitis
never
verydifficulttoreachyourdestination.Ratherthanturningthis
sectionof
theguideintoamessofwests,norths,leftsandrights,Iwillinstead
allow
youtotraversethelong(butrelativelylinearmaze)yourselfsimplyby
using
themap.Youwillfinditendsupbeingquiteeasy.

NavigatetothemiddleoftheAirshipBerithAccess.Uponarrivingyou
will
encounteranumberofenemies,includingacoupleofmorepowerfulJudge
type
enemies.Whileyoumaybefightingsixatonce,thebattlewillend
immediatelywhenthetwoJudgesarekilled,soIwouldrecommendyou
focusall
ofyourattacksonthemandjustweatherthebeatingyou'lltakefrom
the
remainingfoes.
ForcompletingthischallengeyouareawardedtheNo.1BrigKeywhich
works
onthedooronlyafewfeetaway.InsidethebrigyouwillfindaSave
Crystal,anurncontainingtheSystemAccessKey,andacrossfromthata
nice
Mooglewillingtorestockyourinventory(foraprice,ofcourse).
Asheisinoneoftheremainingtwocells.Onceyoufreehershewill
automaticallyjointheparty.NowyourgoalistogetbacktothePort
Launch,butonceagainyourprogresswillbeimpededbydeadendsand
alarms.
Somanyalarmsinfactthatenemieswillseeminglycomecontinuously.
There
isapointwhereIwouldrecommendjustholdingdownR2andfleeingthe
whole
wayback.Howmuchyouwanttofightdependsentirelyonhowmuchextra
experienceandLPyouwanttogather.
TheoneimportantthingtokeepinmindisthatbeforereachingthePort
Launch,makesuretohealyourpartyandcureanylingeringstatus
ailments.
Whatfollowsisoneofthefirstbossbattlesthatdoesn'tcomedirectly
after
theuseofaSaveCrystal.

BOSS:JudgeGhisHP:4120LV:14

Unlikethepreviousbattle,Iwouldsuggestyoutakedownhislackeys
first
beforefocusingonGhishimself.Ghisisonenastyson'bitch,pounding
anyoneinhisfieldofvisionwithavarietyofattacks,allofthem
lethal.
You'llneedsomeoneonpermanenthealingdutythisfight,butgivenhow
quicklyMPdepletes,youmighthavetocyclewhothatpersonis.
IfyoudohappentohavetheMPtospare,IfindthattheDarkspellis
very
effective,especiallyatthebeginningforhelpingtoquicklyeliminate

the
guards.
Ghisdoesn'tseemtohaveanydiscernableweakness,soIwouldsuggest
just
focusingonphysicalattacksandperhapsQuickeningsifyou'velearned
anyby
thispoint.Onepositiveaspectofthisbattleisthatyoudon't
actually
havetokillhim,thebattleshouldautomaticallyendifyoucanmanage
toget
himdowntoabout25%HP.It'sstilldifficultofcourse,butatleast
this
givesyousomeadvantage.

BackinBhujerba,thiswouldprobablybeafinetimetoundertakethat
fifth
hunt(thoughitwillstillbeverydifficult).Yourmaindestinationat
this
pointisMarquisOndore'splace,thesameplaceyouheadedtobefore
being
broughtaboardtheLeviathan.
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[A018]OgirYensaSandsea
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Youwillfindthesandseajustwestoftheencampmentwhereyoustart.
Itis
madeupofaseriesoflargemetalconnectingstructures,andofcourse,
lots
ofsand.Headsouthandclimbupthefirsttower,thenbeginyour
southwestwardtrek.
Youwillencounterafamiliarfaceasyoutravelwestbetweenthetowers
here.
Climbdownthistowertothegroundbelowandeliminateanyofthe...
"sand
people"there.Whileitmayleadtoadeadend,youwillnevertheless
wantto
climbthewesttowerinordertofindthemapoftheOgirYensaSandsea
inside
ofanurn.
Backonthegroundagain,proceedupthenorthramptothetopofthat

tower.
Headwestfromhereuntilyoureachapointwhere(ifyoulookatyour
map)
youwillseethattherearethreepossiblebranchesyoucantake.The
fastest
waytogoistoheadsouthwestandmaketracksfortheYensaBorder
Tunnel,
butyou'llfindmanybattlesandtreasureamongthetowersineachof
the
otherdirectionsaswell.Whileyoumaynotfindanythingdescribedas
"one
ofakind",thereisstillappealintakingthelongerroute,andthus
it
remainsyourdecision.
IfpossibleIwouldsuggestavoidingthemiddlepathleadingwest.
You're
liabletorunintothelevel45elementalfireenemy.Thisenemy
shouldn't
aggro,butIbelieveitautomaticallywillifanyMagickiscast.
Regardless
ofWHYitattacksyou,thepointisthatshoulditchooseto,you'llbe
lookingat3000damageahit.That'sgameoverrightthere.Steer
clear.
AvoidtheZertinanCavernsforthetimebeing.Itisunlikelyyouwill
be
abletosurviveinthereandit'snotsomewhereyouneedtobeanyway.
If
you'rewondering,that'sthenameforthe???locationinthecentreof
this
area.
AssumingyoumadeittothesouthwesternYensaBorderTunnel,you'll
havea
chancetostockupandsaveyourgamebeforeheadingwestagaintothe
Nam
YensaSandsea.
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[A019]NamYensaSandsea
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Thereshouldbeafairnumberofchestsinthisareawithsomehalf
decent
loot,soIsuggestyouwandertheborderkeepinganeyeoutforanyof
those
whichhappenedtospawn.Overonthenorthwestsideofthisareayou

will
findacoupleofbridges.Takethemoresouthernofthetwotofindthe
map
ofthisareainsideofanurn.
Themorenorthernofthetwoleadsahead.Youwillnowfindyourselfin
an
areacalledtheWitheringShores.There'salittleoutofthewaytrip
you
canmakenow,butIhighlyrecommendyoudoso.Allyouneedtodois
run
northfromhere,throughtheUrutanYensaSeaareatoreachtheother
Save
Crystalencampment(calledtheSandscaleBankonyourmap).
ArrivingthereyouwillfindaMooglewhoasksifyouareinterestedin
offeringassistance.Hetellsyouaboutagianttortoisehe'dlikeyou
to
takecareof.Noproblem.BacktrackwestthroughtheUrutanYensaSea
to
reachtheWitheringShoresagain.
Thedifferencebetweenthisvisitorandyourlastoneisthatnowa
giant
tortoisenamedtheUrutanEateroccupiesthearea.Fortunatelyyouhave
about
fiveorsix"guests"assistingyouwiththisbattle,thesamemobs
you'vebeen
beatingdownthewholetimeyou'vebeenouthere.
Yourrealguest,Vossler,hasanastytendencytofocushisattackson
the
UrutanratherthantheEater.Hopefullyyoucangettohimtakeaimfor
the
tortoisebeforetoomanyofyourallieshavefallen.Thetortoisewill
focus
primarilyonthemsothere'sagoodchanceifyoucanhithardenough,
you
reallywon'tseeanydamagetoyourpartyuntilthethingisalmost
dead.
Thesheeramountofdefensivearmouronthisthingmakesexploitingits
magicalweakness(Wind)veryappealingindeed.Ifyouhappentohave
theAero
spellatyourdisposalthenuseitlikecrazy.Ifnot,you'llneedto
relyon
weakphysicalattacks(orQuickenings)toslowlydepleteitshealth.
WiththeUrutanEaterdead,it'stimetomakeyetanothertripnorthto
the
SandscaleBank.SpeaktotheMooglethereandthencontinueeastback
tothe

OgirYensaSandsea.Climbthefirstrampandascenewilloccur.
Afterwards,
headbackwest(again)andwatchanotherscene.
Examinetheflowerthatremainswherethegatheringtookplaceto
receivea
bunchofEksirBerries.SpeaktotheMoogletwicetolearnthata
monster,
Garuda,isparticularlyunfondofthisflower.We'llkeepthat
information
inmindandbeabletoputittopracticalusesoonenough.
Timetofinallygetbacktothemission.MaketracksfortheWithering
Shores
whereyoufoughttheUrutanEater,andheadwestfromthereuptheramp.
Continuewesttothenextarea,thenclimbdownandcrossoneofthe
bridge
leadingsouth.
Asyouheadwestfromhere,youwillonceagainhavetwopossiblepaths
you
cantake.Thenorthpath(blockedbyanumberoftraps)leadstoan
ambushof
sandfishandalsoadeadend.There'sachesttherewithachanceof
holding
theGambitFoe:HP<1000.
WhenyoureachtheTrailofFadingWarmth,thereisanoptionalarea
fullof
treasuresandenemiesyoucanexploreifyouwish.ToreachtheSimoon
Bluff,
simplytakethenortheastpathatthefork(asopposedtonorthwest.)
Bevery
carefulofallthetrapsyouencounterimmediatelyuponenteringthe
area.
Thisareaisfulloffeatheredfiendsyoumayfindalittlemore
difficult
thanwhatistypicalofthisarea.Irregardless,itisdoubtfulyou
willhave
anydifficultyagainstthem(assumingyoudon'taggromorethantwoor
three
atatime.)
Theoneenemyofnoteinthisareaisaflyingcreaturethatyouwon't
beable
todamagewithouttheuseofguns,bowsormagic.Ithasaweaknessto
water
magic,andsotheWaterspellshoulddobetween400500damagewhen
usedby
anyproficientcaster.Takethiscreaturedownforawhopping2LP!
The

remainderoftheareaispopulatedbythesameenemiesasbeforeand
offers
quiteafewcheststofind.Besuretolookaround.
OncefinishedintheSimoonBluff,headbackdownandtakethenorthwest
oath
fromtheTrailofFadingWarmth.You'llfindaChocobomountedmerchant
just
beforeyoureachtheentrancetothetomb.WhilenoSaveCrystalis
found
here,thegamewillautomaticallypromptyoutosavewhenyouprogress
tothe
nextzone.
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BOSS:GarudaHP:6754LV:14

BeginthebattlebyimmediatelyusingtheEksirBerriesthatyougotfor
finishingtheUrutanEaterminiquest.AstheMoogledescribed,the
Garuda
doesnotlikethemandtheberriesshoulddealafairamountofdamage
tothe
boss.
Oncethoseareoutofthewayit'stimetomoveontorangedattacks
(since
thisbossfliesyouwon'tbeabletohititwithmeleeweaponswings).
Ithas
noelementalweaknessessoallMagickisequallyeffectivehere.
Whoeveris
wieldingagun(Balthier?)shouldbeattackingnormallyandideallywith
the
SilenceShotequippedsothatyouhaveagoodchanceofhinderingthe
boss'
abilitytobasicallydoanydamagetoyou.

ClimbthestairsaheadofyouandusetheSaveCrystal.Touchingthe
Ancient
DevicewillteleportyourpartytotheinnersectionoftheTombof
Raithwall.

Headwest,pasttheseconddeviceanddownthesmallsetofstairs.A
scene
willtriggerhereandagiantDemonWallwillbeginadvancingonyour
party.
Thiswallisanoptionalboss,youarenotexpectedtobeatit,youare
expectedtorun.Thereisnoshameinrunninglikeacowardtotheend
ofthe
hall,sweatdrippingasyoupanicstrickenlytrytomashtheXbutton
and
squeezethroughthedoor,permanentlyetchingyourpatheticdefeatin
stone
fortherestofeternity.
Forthosedyingtoknowifpittingthemselvesagainstsuchapowerful
creature
yieldsanyworthwhilerewards,letmejustsaynowthatitdoes.It
does.

BOSS:(Optional)DemonWallHP:TooMuchLV:?

It'sgoingtobeahellofatasktryingtotakethisguydown,butI
knowone
method(asidefromhoursofpowerleveling)thatshouldhelpyouget
through
thebattle.Thatisofcourse,thebiggestchainofbacktoback
Quickenings
youcanpossiblymuster.
You'regoingtoneedoneoftwothings:eitheralotofEthers,ora
Quickeningoneachofyourcharacters.Thiswon'tbedifficultassuming
you
(likemyself)allowLPtopileuponthecharactersyoudon'tuse.Make
sure
asmanymembersofyour(sixperson)partyhaveQuickeningsbeforethe
battle
begins.
Thefirstthingtodo(gofigure)istouseaMistQuickening.You're
looking
atideallytryingtochaineighthitsormore(thoughsometimesthat's
just
impossible).ActuallyI'veseensixhitchainsdomoredamagethan8
hitson
occasion,sothereisarandomelementthereaswell.
4000damage(orless)isbad.8000damage(ormore)isgreat.6000
damageis
acceptable.Usethatasagaugeforhowyouaredoing.Iwould
estimatethe

boss'totalHPataround20,000.
AfterthefirstQuickening,wait.WaituntilsomeoneishitwiththeX
Zone
effectandremovedfromthebattle.Thiswillinevitablyhappenevery
time.
Afterthat,startreplacingthatXZone'dpersonwithwhoeverison
reserve.
NowusetheirQuickening,thensubthemwithanother,usetheir
Quickening,
etc.ThisshouldideallyyieldfourQuickeningswithoutusingany
Ethers.
Bossstillisn'tdead?ResorttoEthers.Usethemonanyonewithlow
MP(so
itfillsittothemax)andthenuseanotherQuickening.Giventhe
randomness
ofQuickeningchainsanddamage,ifyoufailthefirst,secondoreven
third
time,there'snoreasonyouwon'twinonthefourth.Keeptrying.
**Aninterestingpointtonoteisthattheboss'speedseemsunaffected
by
battlespeed,thusincreasingthebattlespeedtomaximumshouldgive
youa
seriousadvantage(itwon'tmakeanydifferencewhileyouarespamming
Quickenings.)

Afterthebattleisover,don'tworryaboutyourrewardjustyet.Warp
back
tothebeginningandsaveyourgame,thenproceedthroughthedoorat
theend
ofthehallwhereyoufoughttheboss.Assumingyoumerelyran,it'll
bethe
samedoor.

BOSS:(Necessary)DemonWallHP:10332LV:16

ThedifficultyoftheDemonWallbringsbackmemoriesofasimilarly
difficult
bossinFinalFantasyVII,howeverthistimearoundwehaveafewmore
tools
atourdisposaltoeasetheplight.Yourgoalistostoptheboss(by
killing
it)beforeitisabletoeithercutyourpartydown,orsmeartheminto
athin
pasteagainstthewall.

FirstandforemostaretheGambitsyouwillneedtosetup.Thisboss
will
constantlyinflictnegativestatusailmentsonyourparty,themost
debilitatingofwhichisSleep.Asleepingpartymemberisonemore
party
membernotmowingthisbossdownbeforetheinevitablepasteing.
CreateaGambittoautomaticallyuseanAlarmClockonthesleeping
character,
or(ifyoufindyourselfinmyshoes)andhavenone,createaGambitfor
your
weakestcharactertoattackanysleepingpartymembers.Justremember
youmay
needtomanuallydoityourselfshouldthecharacterwiththeGambit
succumb
toSleep.
Aninterestingaspecttothisbattlearethetorchesonthesideofthe
path.
Whenyouexamineandtouchthem,theywilleitherspeeduporslowthe
boss'
movements.Obviouslythiscanbeeithergoodorbad.I'mnotsure
whether
theeffectisrandom,butIwilljustsaythatinmycase(startingfrom
the
doorandtowardtheboss)theTHIRDsetoftwobothslowedtheboss
down.You
canexperimentwiththemasyouseefit,justrememberyoucanstill
easily
takehimoutwithoutthehelpoftorches.
Offensewise,juststickwiththeusualtricks.MPshouldbesavedfor
powerfulCurespellslikeCura.AvoidCurelikethePlagueinthis
battle.
Ifyouwantaquickheal,usePotions,ifyou'regoingtodie,useCura.
You
don'thavethetimetositaroundchargingweakspellslikethat.
Additionally,sincetheboss'defenseisrelativelyaverage,yourbest
betfor
themostdamageintheleastamountoftimeissimplynormalphysical
attacks.
Finally,Iwouldnotethatthisisaperfectbattletoletloosesome
insane
chainedQuickeningsrightatthebeginning.TheymaydepleteyourMP,
but
withanyluckyou'llbelookingatbetween500010000damage(assuming
you
chainatleastafewofthem.)Withthatmuchofapunchfromthe
start,you
won'tevenneedthelostMPtoheal.

**AsImentionedabovefromthosewhodidnotfightthepreviousboss,
an
interestingpointtonoteisthattheboss'speedseemsunaffectedby
battle
speed,thusincreasingthebattlespeedtomaximumshouldgiveyoua
serious
advantage.

Now,forthoseofyouwhomanagedtodefeatthefirstboss,it'stimeto
claim
yourreward.Forthosewhodidn't,skipaheadafewparagraphstothe
dashed
line.Onewouldthinkthatdefeatingapowerfulenemywouldsufficeon
its
own,butno,thereisonefinalobnoxiousobstacleyoumustovercome
(that
obstaclebeingyourownimpatience).
Headbacktowherethefirstwallwasoriginallylocatedandexaminethe
jewel
inthewall.Doingsowillraisetheplatformsonboththenorthand
south
sidesofthisroom,connectingthestaircaseswhichpreviouslyledto
dead
ends.Nowreturntotheentranceandsaveyourgame.Thisstepis
important.
Regardlessofwhichpathyouchoose,eitherthenorthorthesouthpath,
they
bothleadtothesameplaceeventually.Iamofcoursetalkingabout
the
pathsyoujustconnectedbytouchingthejewel.Followoneofthem
west,
throughthenextroomanddownthestairs.
Atthebottomhereyouwillencounteranumberoffireblobmonsters.
Hold
theR2buttonandignorethem.Makeyourwaytotheexactmiddleofthe
path
wheretheblobsspawn(betweenthetwostaircases.)Inthislocation,
there
isa70%chanceatreasurechestwillspawn.
Ifyoudon'tseeachesthere,pressstart,returntothetitlescreen
andtry
again.IfyouDOseeachest,openit.Youhavea45%chanceof
receiving
Gilfromthechest.IfyougetGil,pressstart,returntothetitle

screen
andtryagain.Ifit'snotGil,youhavea50%chanceofreceivinga
Holy
Mote.TheHolyMoteiscompletelyuseless.Ifyougetit,pressstart,
returntothetitlescreenandtryagain.
Nowyouunderstandthepatiencefactor.
Theremaining50%ofthetimethechestwillcontainaDemonsbane.The
Demonsbaneisaonehandedswordwith59attackpower.Togivethat
value
context,keepinmindthattheaverageweaponatthispointinthegame
hasan
attackpowerinthemid20's.Thatmeansmorethandoubledamage.That
means
you'llgofromdoingroughly150perstrike,tomorethan400.Thatis
your
reward.
Notonlythat,butthechestactuallyrespawns.Onceyougetthe
Demonsbane,
whynotrunback,savethegameandtryforanother.Forthe
mathematically
challenged,thatisa15.75%chanceofgettingtheDemonsbaneeverytime
you
reset,or1inevery6.34tries.Goodluck.

FromwhereyoufoughtthesecondDemonWall,climbthestairsandgo
through
thewestdoor.Watchthescenethendescendthestairsandtakethemap
of
theTombofRaithwalloutoftheurn.
TherearethreeWayStoneshere,oneblue,onered,andonegreen.The
blue
onetakesyoubackneartheentrance,sousethatoneifyouwishto
healand
save.NeitherthegreennortheredWayStonesworkatthemoment,so
you
willhavetowait.Headdownthestairstothesouth.
Beforelongyouwillhaveachoiceoftwopaths.Ignorethestairs
leading
downandcontinuetofollowthepathyouareonallthewayaroundtoa
door
leadingsouth.Makearight(west)inthisnewareaandfollowthepath
from
here.Thepathremainsentirelylinearandshouldleadyoutoarowof
three

chestscontainingvarietyofitems(orGambits).
Justafewroomsfurtheryouwillfindagreenjewelinthewallwhich
activatesthegreenWayStoneand(partially)lowerstheMysticAltar.
It
alsotriggersabattlewithsomeLichenemies.Afterdispatchingthem,
use
thegreenWayStonetoreturntothecentralplatform.
Thistimetakethenorthroute,andagain,ignorethefirststaircase
leading
downassumingyouwanttogetthetreasures.Ifnot,thestaircase
routeisa
littleshorter.Makearight(east)andjustfollowthislinearpath,
past
thechests,toreachthemiddleroom.
Again,touchthejewelandbattleyourwaythroughsomeZombies.After
the
battleisover,itisoftheutmostimportancethatyouusethisWay
Stone,
followedbytheblueWayStonetoreachtheentranceandsaveagain.
Thereis
abosscomingupandyou'regoingtobeshitoutofluckifanyofyour
charactersstillhavesomeofthatOillingeringonthem.
HeadbackandtakeeitherthegreenortheredWayStonetothelarge
door
thatyouopened.Thereisaquicksceneinthenextroomandallthat
remains
isasimplepathwithnoenemiestotheboss.Keepaneyeoutatthe
bottom
ofeachstaircaseforchests(thatdon'trespawn)thatcontainavariety
of
itemsincludingapotentialfortwoElixirs.

BOSS:BeliasHP:15934LV:20

YourveryfirstbattlewithanEsper.Thereareafewthingsthatmay
surpriseyouaboutthisbattle.Thefirstsurprisecomeswhenyour
basic
intuitionthatshouts"Icespellsagainstfireenemy"yielddamagesin
the30
50range.Forwhateverreason,Blizzard(andtoextendthat,almost
all
magic,especiallyFire)isineffectiveagainsthim.Ifyouwanttodo
damage,
stickwithphysicalattacksandQuickenings.
Thesecondsurpriseishowutterlyslowthisbossis.Heattacksmaybe

once,
foreverytwoorthreeattacksyoudo,andwhileitmaybepowerful,you
are
justaslikelytoendupblockingitandgoforlengthyperiodsoftime
withouttakinganydamageatall.
Thatallchangesofcoursewhenhechargesupandexplodesintoafiery
inferno,damagingeverycharacteronthefield.Thisattackseems
devastating
untilyoucasuallydropasingleCuraspellonlytorealizeyourparty
is
nearlyatfullhealthagain.
There'snosubstituteforagoodoffensehere,andwhileIstillassert
that
hisattacksareweakconsideringhissizeandstatus,theywillnodoubt
get
thebetterofyouifyouletthebattledragontoolong.
ObviouslythosewieldingtheDemonsbanewillhavethisbossdowncut
downsix
waysfromSundaywiththeirswordslashingefficiency.Forthemajority
of
players,you'llhavetoplaythepatiencecard.Justgraduallywhittle
down
Belias'HPanddon'tforgettostopandhealwheneverhemustersupthe
energy
tobashyouwiththatgiantmetaldoilyofhis.

BeliascannowbecomeyourfirstEsper.LikeQuickenings,onlyone
personcan
learnanEsperontheLicenseboard,afterwhichitwilldisappearfrom
the
boardsofallothercharacters.Itisagoodideatospreadoutthe
Espers
betweenyourpartytokeepthingsbalanced,thoughobviouslytheyareno
good
oncharactersyouneveruse.
ItmightbeagoodideanottohaveFranlearnthisparticularEsper,
simply
becauseyoucan'tuseherduringthenextbossbattle,andsummoning
Belias
reallyhelps.
Keepaneyeoutfortwomoretreasurechestsoneithersideofthearea
where
youfoughtBelias.

Continuethroughthedooranddownthestairs.Don'ttouchtheWay
Stone,
keepgoingforwardandwatchtheensuingscene.OnceyouhavetheDawn
Shard,
youcantakeyourleaveofthisplacebytouchingtheWayStone.Save
your
gameandexittotriggerascene.
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BOSS:VosslerHP:9318LV:20

Thisbattleisacakewalkalmostregardlessofhowyousliceit.How
haveso
manypotentialadvantagestoaidyouthatyoualmosthavetogooutof
your
waytolose.Let'sexaminejustacoupleofthose.
Here'sanidea:havethecharacterwhospentawhopping10LPonhim,
summon
theEsperBelias.Beliaswillquicklymakeshortworkofalltheguards
then
gostraightforVossler.Vosslerwillspendhalfthebattletryingin
vainto
weakenthepowerfulEsperasheishitoverandoveragainfor800900
damage.Youcanbasicallysitthereandtwiddleyourthumbswhile
Beliaswins
thebattleforyou.
Ifthatdoesn'tsuityou,thenwhynotchainafewQuickenings.Sure
enough
itwillwipethefloorwiththeguardsimmediately,andhasthe
potentialto
eliminateVosslerinasinglestrikeifyougetluckywiththechaining.
More
thanlikelyyou'llhaveafewleftoverhitpointstopoundoutofhim
whilehe
begsformercy.
Thosewho,forwhateverreason,chooseneitheroptionwillbeleftwith
a
battlethatprovesonlymarginallymoredifficultthanatypicalfight.
More
healingisobviouslynecessitatedgivenVossler'spowerfulstrikes.The

real
dangercomesoncehisHPdropstoaround30%andheusesEnrage,which
gives
himtheShell,HasteandReflectstatuses.AtthispointMagickis
totallyout
ofthequestion,sojustbeathimdownwiththeweaponsyouhave
available.
Keepinmindalso(ifyouuseher)thatyouwon'thavecontrolofFran
for
thisbattle,she'llstillhelp,butshe'snotinterestedinfollowing
orders.
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[A022]Rabanastre
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Notethatatthispointinthegame,youcannowfreelygoandbattle
three
oftheoptionalEspers.Iamnotnecessarilysayingthatyoucanwin,
butthe
optionisavailabletoyou.CheckouttheOptionalEsperssectionof
the
guideandlookforanythatsay"Available:AftertheTombof
Raithwall."
TheveryfirstthingyouwillwanttodoisheadfortheClanHall.
Montblanc
hasanumberofrewardsforyouraccomplishment,andinadditionto
that,a
coupleofhuntsforyoutoundertake.
Evenifyoudon'tplantohuntthemonsterrightaway,Isuggest
accepting
themanywaysincemanyofthepetitionersyouneedtospeaktocanbe
foundas
youproceedwiththenextsectionofthemaingame.Thisgoesforthe
Sandsea
tavernHuntstoo.
ALERTAtthispoint,asidequestisavailablethat(ifyouinvest
enough
timeintoit)cannetyouabrandnewsword.Ifyouwentthroughthe
trouble
ofgettingtheDemonsbaneinthetomb,don'tbetooquicktothink
you're
overpoweredyetwithyour59attack.

PlayerswhowanttobeTRULYoverpoweredwillscrollondownto"The
Barheim
Sidequest"sectiontolearnhowtoobtainasmanyDeathbringersasthey
want.
TheDeathbringerisaonehandedswordwith90attackpower.Nice.
Makesuretostockuponnewspells,equipmentandGambits.Whenyou're
ready
toproceed,headfortheSouthgate,saveyourgame,andentertheGiza
Plains.
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[A023]GizaPlains
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You'vebeenherebefore(thoughitwasn'tquitesowetatthattime).
Your
goalistoeventuallyreachthesouthernexitoftheStarfallFieldin
the
southwestcorner.Howyouchoosetogetthereisentirelyuptoyou.
StopoffattheNomadVillageifyouacceptedtheCroakadilehunt.
Thereyou
willfindSadeenwhogivesyouthecontract(theCroakadileisan
extremely
difficultenemyfoundbesidethebridgeinStarfallField).There's
alsoa
SaveCrystalhereforyourconvenience.
Forthoseinterestedingettingaheadstartonasidequest,youwill
noticea
numberof"WitheredTrees"intheGizaPlains.Thefirstcanbefound
directlynorthofthenorthentrancetoNomadVillage.Whenyoustrike
the
treestheyfallintothewater.Sixtreesintotalexisthere.
Onceyoucutallsixtreesdownitcreatesabridgetoanislandwhere
you
willfindafewchestsandanitemforalatersidequest.Thereis
little
reasontodothisnowasidefromknowingyouwilllikelywanttodoit
later.
Ifyoujustwanttoproceednormally,skiptothedashedlinebelow.
Ialreadymentionedthefirstofthesixtrees.Thesecondisinside
Nomad
Villageitself,onthesoutheasternside.Thenextoneisfoundinthe
Gizas

NorthBank,onthefarnorthside,eastbank.
Forthefourthtree,headtotheToamHillssectionandruntothe
furthest
eastpointyoucanpossiblyreach.TakethesouthexittoStarfall
Fieldand
youwillseethefifthalmostimmediatelyifyoulookeast.Thefinal
treeis
foundbyheadingeasttotheCrystalGlade.Itisjustnorthofthe
Save
Crystal.
Onceallsixtreesarecut,headtotheGizasSouthBank.Thetrees
havemade
abridgeoverontheeastside.TheSiliconTurtlesyouseearelevel
36and
extremelydifficulttodefeatatthistime.Youmightbeabletotake
oneof
themdownifyousummonBelias(sincetheyareweaktofire)butthere
is
littlereasontodoso(asidefrom1000EXPand2LP).
Yourgoalistoruntothesoutheastcornerwhereyouwillfindanurn
containingFeatheroftheFlock.Thatistheitemyouwillneedforthe
sidequest.Onceyouhavethatthereisnothingelsetodohere(aside
from
collectafewchests).

Whateveryoudo,don'tcastMagickaroundtheelementalenemiesinthis
area.
TheywillremainneutraluntilMagickiscast.Youmaythinkbecause
their
levelisclosetoyoursthatyoumightbeabletotakethemdown.You
would
bemistaken(unlessyoucansurviveburstsof800damagetoeveryonein
your
party...repeatedly.)
TheentrancetotheOzmonePlaincanbefoundbytakingthesouthexit
outof
theStarfallField.
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[A024]OzmonePlain
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Yourgoalistomakeyourwaysouththroughthenextfewareas.It's
not
difficulttolocatetheexit,thoughyouwillfindsomehalfdecent
treasures
overonthewestsideoftheFieldofFallenWings.
Therearenotone,butTWOrarespawnsintheexactsameareaaround
here.
BoththeBullCrocandtheflyingAeroscanbefoundinTheShred.Get
there
byheadingeastofTheSwitchbacktoreachTheGreensnake.Fromthere,
take
thesouthroadaroundtotheeastexitandyou'llfindit.TheBull
Crochits
hardandAerosflies,makingbothofthemtoughenemies.Giventhe
difficulty
ofattackingfliers,IwouldsuggestsavingsummonsandQuickeningsfor
that
enemy(assumingitspawnsforyou).
Isuggestyouwanderaroundtheseareas,perhapslevelingupalittlein
the
process.ThewerewolfesqueenemiesintheDaganFlatsaredifficult,
but
yield2LPperkillwhichisnice.Eventuallyyourgoalistohead
southto
theHauloGreenandthentakethewestexitfromtheretoreachJahara.
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[A025]Jahara
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MapsfortheseareascanbepurchasedfromtheCartographers'Guild
Moogle
standingbesidethebridgehere.TalktotheGarifWarriorstandingin
front
ofthebridgeandyouwillbeallowedthrough.
HeadforthenortheastcornerwhereyouwillfindHighChiefZayalu.He
gives
youaJayaStickfortheWarChief.YouwillfindtheWarChiefbythe
bridge
atthenorthwestcorner.Givehimthestickandagreetohisoffer.
Whenyouarriveinthenextarea,thoseofyouwhoacceptedtheHunt
"The
DefenseofOzmonePlain"willfindyourtarget,Sugumu,onthenorth

side.
ApproachtheGreatChief'stentandmeetwithhim.Aratherlengthy
scene
occursatthispoint,anduponitsend,you'llgetanicelittleprize
anda
freeChocoboride.UsetheChocoboandrideitupthroughtheOzmone
Plain
andheadtotheeasternareaofDaganFlats.Continueeastfromthere.
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[A026]GolmoreJungle
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Makeanimmediateleftwhenyougetinside(northeast)andfollowthe
pathto
afork.TurnrighthereandhackpasttheMalboroenemiestoreachan
urn
withthemapofGolmoreJungleinside.Thiswillmakeyourtripthrough
the
areasignificantlyeasier.
Proceedeastfromtheurnandthenfollowthepathsouthwhenyoucan.
This
willtakeyoutoTheNeedlebreakzone.Makeanimmediateright(west)
here
andthenaleft(south)followedagainbyanotherleft(east).Justa
little
bitaheadyou'llfindanareawithafewchests.Ifyou'reinterested
in
pickingupmorecrappytreasures,asimilarstashofchestscanbefound
in
thefarsouthwestcornerofthePathsofChainedLight.
Fromhere,keepgoingeastuntilyoureachabarrier.Franwillperform
a
littlemagicritual,openingupaseparatepathforyourpartytotake.
A
sceneoccurswhenyouarrive.
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[A027]EruytVillage
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SpeaktotheMoogleneartheentranceandbesuretopurchaseboththe
Esuna
andCuragaspellsfromhim.SpeaktotheMooglenexttohimand
purchasea
mapofthevillage.
Enterthemainareaofthevillageandspeakwiththepeopleyoufind
there.
Yourdestinationistheupperlevel,theFaneofthePathasitis
called.
SpeaktoJoteandreturntothevillageentranceforanotherscene.
Makeyourwaybackthroughthejungleagainandwhenyougetoutside,
you'll
findaChocobowanderingaroundwithaninjuredguardnearby.Speakto
the
guardandofferhimaPotion.Inreturnyouwillbepermittedtouse
the
Chocobo.
TaketheChocoboonescreenwestandalmostimmediatelyonyourleftyou
will
seeagrassyareayoucanridethroughwiththeChocobo(therearea
numberof
otherChocobosalreadystandingaroundhere).Thisisasecretpathto
the
othersectionofTheShredwiththeentrancetothemines.
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[A028]TheHenneMines
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Thebasicconceptofthisminecentresontheuseofvariousblueand
red
gates,whichopenandclosealternativelythroughtheuseofswitches.
There'snotmuchbeyondthatyouneedtoknow,I'llletyouknowwhich
switchestopressandwhen.
Thefirstoneislocatedjustinsidethemineontheleftsideofthe
track.
It'sbluebydefault,presstheswitchtochangeittored.Nowhead
south
andgothroughthegate.Speakwiththewoundedsoliderhere.
Pressingtheswitchtoopenthebluegateswillcauseanumberofslime
enemiestodropfromtheceiling.Aftereliminatingthem,takeeither
ofthe
twoexitsnowavailabletoyou.Getreadytotakeonaninsanenumber

ofbats
asyoufightyourwaytotheurncontainingtheHenneMinesmap.
Loopbackaroundtowhereyoucamefromusingeitherpath.Pressthe
switch
againandtakethewestexit.FollowtheroadtothePhase1Dig.
You'll
needtonavigateafewsharpcornershere.Keepaneyeoutforacouple
of
chests(iftheyspawn)beforeyoucometoa4waysplit.
Youmayfindacoupleofchestsdownatthesouthwestcorner,and
another
coupleifyougoallthewaysouth,theneasttothatdeadend.
Obviouslyyou
cansee(bylookingatyourmap)thattoreachyourdestination,you
mustgo
southatthe4way,thenturnleft(east)atthefirstchanceyouget.
Timetodoalittlecircularlooping.Runallthewaytothenorthend,
ignoringtheeasttrack,andtaketheeastexitdoorupthere.Continue
aroundtothenortheastofCrossoverB(whereyouare)andgosouthfrom
there
toreachPitheadJunctionB.
Pressthegateswitch,andprepareforaninsaneslimeambush.Youmay
have
toresorttodesperatemeasures(Belias,Quickenings,etc)sincethere
areso
many,andyoureallydon'twanttodieafterallyou'vedone.
Withtheswitchpressed,takethewestexit.You'llfindyourselfina
familiarareaandrealizeyou'veloopedaround.Onceagainheadtothe
north
endandtaketheeastexit.Thepathnowwillbeslightlydifferentdue
to
thegateswitch.Takethenorthpathwhichisnolongerblocked.Make
sure
tosaveyourgame.

BOSS:TiamatHP:49993LV:25

Despiteitsrelianceonphysicalattacks,theTiamatmakesforavery
difficultboss.Itsextremelyhighdefensecoupledwithanequally
inflated
HPtotalwilllikelymakethisalengthyfight.
Acoupleofthingsyou'llwanttosetupbeforethebattle.Intermsof
Gambits,Curagaforsure.Onprettymuchanyonewhocanuseit.I
wouldalso

suggestmanuallycastingProtectonyourtank(whoeveristakingthe
bulkof
thehits)toreallygiveyouanedgeforthebattle.It'llsaveyoua
lotof
healing.
Anextensionofthisstrategyistototallybuffupyourmainattacker
before
battlewithnotonlyProtect,butspellslikeRegen(tokeephis/herHP
up)
andDecoyaswelltokeepthebossattackingthatcharacter.A
combinationof
allthesewillgiveyouanenormousadvantage.
IfyouhaveanyJackbootsinyourinventory,nowwouldbethetimeto
equip
them.TiamatisveryfondofusingDisableonyourpartymembersand
Jackbootswillprotectagainstit.Ifyouonlyhaveonepairthenequip
them
onwhoeverisinthebestpositiontocastEsunaandremoveDisablefrom
anyoneelse.
Usewhateverattacksyoufindmosteffectiveagainstthisboss.That
certainlyincludesyourmostpowerfulQuickenings.Ifpossible,it
mightbea
goodideatosaveatleastoneQuickeningfortheendofthebattle.
Whenthe
Tiamat'sHPdropstoabout15%itwillgiveitselfahugedefenseboost,
makingitevenmoredifficulttodealdamagethanitalreadyis.
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[A029]GolmoreJungle
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Beforeleavingthevillage,makesuretospeakwiththeMoogleagainand
purchaseasmanyGoldenAmuletsasisnecessarytoequipthemonyour
entire
party(evenyourreserves).
Withthetearinhand,thebarriersthatblockedyourpathpreviouslyin
the
junglearenownolongeranuisance.Returntothejungleandtakethe
east
exitneartheentrancetoEruytVillagetoreachtheWhisperleafWay.
Follow
thispathandmakesuretousetheSaveCrystal.

BOSS:ElderWyrmHP:71692LV:27

IfyouthoughttheTiamatwashard,theElderWyrmisgoingtohavea
field
daywithyou.Hecertainlyhasnointerestinfightingfair.We'll
begin
withthebasics:startthebattlebylaunchingaQuickeningchain.This
servestwopurposes:onetodealMASSIVEDAMAGEtotheboss,andsecond
to
eliminatethosetwotreantshestartsoffwith.
Buffingupyourpartypriortothebattleisonceagain,agoodidea.
Hehas
aregularassortmentofphysicalattackswhicharen'tparticularly
powerful,
therearetwomainattacksyouneedtowatchoutfor:
Thefirstisafireballblastwhichseeminglycomesoutofnowhere.
Thisis
reallyonlydangerousifthepartymemberithitsiscurrentlycovered
inOil
(which,giventheboss'patternofattacks,willlikelybemostofthe
time).
You'relookingatdamagebetweenoneandtwothousandthatcaneasily
wipea
singlecharacteratfullHP.BereadywithPhoenixDowns.
Speakingofbeingready,you'llwantatleasttwocharactersto"be
ready"
withtheGambit"Anyally:Esuna"giventheboss'mostdangerousattack:
Sporefall.SimilartoBadBreathinpreviousgames,thisinflictsa
variety
ofnegativestatuseffectsoneverymemberofyourparty.Esunawill
wipethe
slateclean,butyoumayhavetobereadytouseanEchoHerbonsomeone
so
thattheycanactuallycastit.
Nailthebosswithyourhardestphysicalattacks.Ithasalotoflife,
and
sothisisgoingtotakealotofwork,butifyoukeepthesetipsin
mind
thenyou'llatleasthaveafightingchance.

Headbacktothecrystalandsaveyourgameagain.Now,takealookat
your
map.Youwillseethattherearetwopathsleadingeastandbothendat
the

samelocation.Takethemorenorthernofthetwo,theonlydifferences
that
ithasacoupleofchests.
IntheParaminaRift,stayonthemainpathasyoumakeyourwayeast.
Ignore
anybranchesleadingfurthersouth.Eventuallythisroadwilltakeyou
northeasttoMtBurOmisace.
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[A030]MtBurOmisace
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Startbypickingupafewthingsfromthevendorshereaswellas
speakingto
theCartographer'sGuildMoogleononeofthecratesandbuyinghis
maps.
Afterwards,continuenorthtoreachthetemple.Asceneoccurswhenyou
arrive.
Beforeleavinghere,ifyouhavethemoney,Isuggestyoupurchaselight
armourforallofyourcharacters(ormystic).AslongasitISN'T
heavy
armour.Also,getIceShields.It'scertainlynotanecessity,butit
will
makeanupcomingbossfightseasier.Nowit'stimetoreturntothe
Paramina
Riftandheadsouth.
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[A031]ParaminaRift
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ProceedsouthfromtheentrancetoMtBurOmisacetoreachtheFrozen
Brook.
Becarefuloftrapsinthisarea.KeepaneyeoutforIceElementalsin
this
area,anddon'tcastanyMagickifyouseeone.Theywon'taggroifyou
don't.
HeadforthesouthwestexitoftheFrozenBank,it'stheonlyonethat
will
eventuallyleadtotheStilshrine.Italsoplacesyouintheproximity
ofa

handySaveCrystal.Aftersavingyourgame,taketheotherexitand
make
tracksforthesouthernarea.Thisleadsyoudirectlytothe
Stilshrine.
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[A032]TheStilshrineofMiriam
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Whenyougetinside,headdownalittlebitandlocateapedestalonone
of
theeastwestwalkways.Touchingthispedestalwillspawnthreezombie
enemiesandhavenoothereffect.Inordertomakeitworkasitis
supposed
to,youmustequipyourleadcharacterwiththeDawnShard(whichwill
reduce
his/herMPto0),soyouprobablywon'twanttokeepitequippedfor
long.
Getreadytotakedownsomelargeguardiancreaturewhenyouappearin
this
area.Thereisachesthere(behindatrap)whichwillnotrespawn.It
hasa
50%chanceofcontainingeitheranElixirorMegalixir.
Youwillalsohavetofacethreedifficultenemiesinthenextroom,so
be
preparedwithAoEattacks(Dark,"ara"spells,etc)andperhapsa
Quickening
chain.Thelargestoneheadswillcometolifeonthewestsidewhen
you
approachthem.
Climbthestairsandapproachthepedestalontheeastside.Youwill
needto
reequiptheDarkShardbeforetouchingitagain.Returntotheroom
below
andtakeeitherofthenewstaircasesdown.
Thegreencrystalinthisroomisinfactanenemythatwillspawnupon
examinationofthecrystal.Defeatingitwilltransformthecrystal
intoa
regularSaveCrystal.Inthenextroom,youneedtorundowntothe
southend
andexaminethe"SwordofJudgment."Doingsowillunlockthedoorat
the
northend.HeadupthereandexaminetheWayStonetoteleportbackto
the

dungeon'sentrance.
Abitofan"atypical"situationiscomingup.Thatis,abosswithout
asave
pointpriortoit.Forthisreason,Isuggestyougooutsidetosave
your
gamenow.Oncethatisdone,returnhereandgotothenortheast
corner.
Takethestairsdowntothedoorthatisnolongerlocked,thentakethe
east
exitfromtheColdDistance.
*NoteIthasbeenpointedouttomethattheremaybeanerrorwith
the
directionsinthissectionsuchthatthenortheastdoormaybelocked,
requiringyoutakethenorthwestdoorandnavigatearoundtotheeast
sideof
theColdDistancebeforeyoucanreachtheboss.Iapologizeforany
misdirectiontheremaybeinthissection,andhopethatyoucanstill
manage
toreachthecorrectdestinationthroughtheuseofthemap.Creditto
Michaelforthiscorrection.

BOSS:VinuskarHP:15138LV:27

DuringyourtimeinMtBurOmisaceImentionedpickingupasetoflight
armourforyourparty,wellthisbattlewasthereason.Anyonewearing
heavy
metalarmourwillbeautomaticallyburdenedbyaSloweffect,making
their
attackturnstakealmostthreetimesaslongasanothercharacterclad
in
lightarmour.Makesuretoequipit.
Thisisaninterestingbossbecausehereallyisn'tallthat...
difficult.
YoumightthinkthathisHPtotalisatypo,butitisn't.Almostall
your
attackswillreallypounddownhishealthbar,especiallygunswhich
penetrate
alldefenses.Yourmaingoalistojustkeeppoundingthisguydown
withthe
heaviestattacksyouhave,HisSwordDancemightcutyouupalittle,
but
it'snothingthatCuracan'tfix.

Takethewestdoorandexaminethestatueinhere.Examinethestatue,

then
rotatethestatuecounterclockwiseoncetofaceitwest.Also,don't
missthe
urnwiththemapinsideagainstthesouthwall.Now,exitfromhere
backto
theColdDistanceandgonorthtotheentrance.
Saveyourgameonceagain,andthistimetakethestairsleadingdown
fromthe
northwestcorneroftheWardofMeasure.Takethewestexitfromthis
areato
reachtheWalkofPrescience.Makeanimmediateright(north)and
followthat
walkwaywest.
Whenyoucometothestatueattheendoftheroom,turnitclockwise
onceso
thatitfaceseast.Nowdescendthestairstothesouth.
Followthepathandgothroughthefirstdoor,thencontinueeast
throughthe
second.Ifyouwanttreasure,headsouthandfindthetreasureroomat
the
southwestcorner.Sinceitleadstoadeadend,comebackherewhen
you're
done(ignorethestaircaseontheway).
Proceednorthandgoup.Youwillhavethechoiceofeithergoingup
more
stairs(south)orstayingonthissecondlevel(north.)Takethestairs
upto
thethirdfloorandgonorth.Beyondsomeenemiesyou'llfindanother
treasuretrove.
Nowheadsouthtofindanotherstatue.Rotatethisonecounterclockwise
once
tofacenorth.Fromhere,headeastandthenorth.Youmayfinda
couple
morechests(iftheyspawn)onyourwayuptowardthenorthcornerwhere
the
exittotheColdDistanceisfound.
HeadbacktotheWardofMeasureandtaketheWayStoneteleporterat
the
southend.Youwilldefinitelywanttomakeaquicktripeasttothe
Save
Crystal(amuchmoredifficultenemythatthe"miniboss"Vinuskar
awaits).
Oncethatisdone,runtothesouthendoftheWardoftheSwordKing.

BOSS:MateusHP:34259LV:30


Youmayfindthistobequitethechallengingfight,butI'vegotafew
tips
thatshouldbeenoughtoturnthetidesinyourfavour.Yourfirst
concern
(ofcourse)isdealingwiththelittleelementalfriendsthattheboss
summons
atthebeginningofthebattle.
Theeasiestandmostefficientwaytoeliminateallofthemistorun
rightin
themiddle,pullasmanyofthemaspossibleandletloosethebiggest
Quickeningyoucanchain.Thisshouldbemorethanenoughtotake
everything
down(orleaveyouinapositionwhereyoucanfinishitoffeasily
yourself).
If,forwhateverreason,thatisnotaviableoption,yournextbestbet
is
theThundaraspell.Ontheplusside,theminionsareweaktoThunder
and
willalltakequiteabitofdamage,ontheflipsidethebossis
protectedby
Reflectandthiswon'tlikelybeaverypleasantexperienceforthe
caster.
Here'showtosurvivetheonslaughtofenemiesatthestartof(and
throughout)thebattle:equipyourmaintankwithanIceShield(whichI
told
youtobuy)andasmanyothercharactersaspossiblewithonetwo.This
will
alreadyhalvetheicedamageyoutake.
Inaddition,ahelpfultacticistoequipthetankwiththeDawnShard.
The
bonusof20Magickresistwilloftenyieldawallof0damagehitsas
theice
spellscomepoundingin.Itcertainlycouldn'thurttocastDecoyon
him/her
eithertoalleviatethestressontherestofyourparty.
Nowthateverythingisundercontrol,it'stimetodiveinandpoundthe
boss
withphysicalattacks(remember,Reflect,avoidmagic).Withonlyabout
35000
HP,you'vepoundeddownlargerfoesinyourtime.It'sallabout
maintaining
controlatthebeginning.

Takethesoutherndoorandapproachthelargeglowingobjecttotrigger
an
event.TheSwordofKingsthatyouacquirehereisanenormousand
impressive
paperweight.Asimpracticalasapaperweightmaysoundinthecontext
ofthis
game,itstillremainsabetteroptionthanswingingthisdullbladeat
an
enemy.
ReturntotheentranceandleavetheStilshrineofMiriam.Doingso
will
initiateanothercutscene.Usethecrystaltosaveyourgameandthen
teleportbacktoMtBurOmisace.
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[A033]MtBurOmisace
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Allyouneedtodoisheaduptowardthetempleatthenorthend.When
you
arrivethere,asceneoccursfollowedbyanotherbossbattle.

BOSS:JudgeBerganHP:17200LV:30

BeginthebattlebyfocusingallyourattacksontheJudgesnearthe
door.
HopefullyyoucantakemostofthemdownbeforeBerganarrives.Whenit
comes
downtojustBerganalone,castDecoy,RegenandProtectonyourmain
tank.
AllofBergan'sattacksarebasicphysicalhitsandthiswillmakeit
extremelydifficultforhimtotakeanyoneofyourpartymembersdown.
BerganwilluseBattleCrytoincreasethedamagehedishesoutwhile
decreasingthedamagehetakes.Helikestocounterattackquiteoften,
so
whoeveryoubuffedupshouldalsobeoneofthemainattackerssincehe
orshe
wouldbebestabletoweatherthecounters.Anothercharactermightbe
best
setasadedicatedCuragacasterwhilethethirdcandosupportdamage
onthe
side.

Followingthesceneafterthebattleyouwillfindyourselfoutsidethe
temple.WanderingaroundjustaboveyouisanNPClabeled"Acolyte."
Speak
tohimandhewillgiveyoutheStoneoftheCondemnerwhichisusedin
a
sidequest.(SeetheZeromusEsperinthesidequestssection).
ReturntothenearestcrystalandteleporttothetownofRabanastre.
Head
fortheDalmascaEstersand.Fromhereproceednortheastthroughthe
area,
beyondtheOutpostandtaketheeasternexitfromtheYardangLabyrinth.
Stop
offinNalbinaTownbeforetakingthenorthwestpathtotheMosphoran
Highwaste.
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[A034]MosphoranHighwaste
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Youwonthaveamapforthisplacenow,butfortunatelythepathis
relatively
linear.Regardlessofwhichforksyoutake,aslongasyoukeepmoving
northwestyouwillnevergetlost.HeadnorthwesttoreachtheSummit
Path.
Sticktothewestwallandtakethenorthwestpathhere(asopposedto
the
northernpathontheeastside).
ClimbdowntheleafybridgetoreachanicerestingpointwithaSave
Crystal
andamerchanttoboot.LookaroundforaMoogleonthewestsidewho
is
willingtosellyouamapoftheareaforonly2400Gil.
IfyouhaveGyshalGreensandareinterestedinridingChocobo,onecan
be
foundwanderingaroundintheareanortheastofhere.Thataside,your
destinationliestothenorthwestoftheBabblingVale.
Watchoutfortrapswhenyouenterthearea.Makearightatthefork
(upthe
hill)andtakethatroutearoundtotheeastside.Behindthetrapin
the
southeastcornerofthismapyouwillfindaconspicuousrocklabeled

"WeatheredRock."Whenyouexamineityoucanknocktherocklooseand
create
abridgetothesoutheastarea.
Theremainderoftherouteiscompletelyintuitive,justtakethepath
leading
tothenorthwestcornerandexitfromthere.
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[A035]TheSalikawood
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FollowthefirstpathuntilitleadsyoutoaSaveCrystal.Inthenext
area
(TrunkwallRoad)makesuretomakearightturnattheforkandhead
east.
Makeanotherrightturnwhenyougetthechanceandfollowthatroad
aroundto
findthemapinsideanurnatthefork.
TaketheeasternroadfromheretotheDivergingWay,thentakethe
southern
roadeastthroughtheretoreachtheLivingChasm.TheMoogleBossis
here,
andheknowsthey'renevergoingtogetanywhereunlesstheygatherall
nine
oftheMoogles(that'syourjob).
ThenineMooglesaresituatedinfourdifferentlocations.Fortunately
those
locationsarenowdesignatedonyourmap.Beginbyheadingbackto
Trunkwall
RoadandspeakingtotheMooglesthere,thencatchupwithallthe
Mooglesat
thenorth.Finally,comebackdownandusetheSaveCrystal,thenspeak
with
thethreeMoogleshere.Youcanautomaticallygowiththemtothegate.
SpeaktotheMoogleBossagainandhe'llhandyouafreepairof
Quasimodo
Boots.Nice.WelcometothePhonCoast.
ZODIACSPEARALERTRememberthemostpowerfulweaponinthegameI've
been
periodicallyalertingyoutothroughoutthewalkthrough?Wellifyou
think
you'restrongenough,you'vegotagoodchancetopickituprightnow.
Check

outthesidequestssectionregardingtheNecroholofNabudisformore
information.
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[A036]ThePhonCoast
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WelcometothebeautifulPhonCoast.Therearemanysectionstoexplore
and
poorqualitytreasurestobefoundallover!Thefirstfewareasare
merely
genericstretchesoflandwithnothingofanyparticularnote.Feel
morethan
welcometowanderaroundatyourleisureandeventuallymakeyourway
southeastwardtowardHunter'sCamp.You'llfindtheexitleadingthere
atthe
northeastcornerofTheHakaweaShore.
Acutscenewilloccuruponyourarrival.Thereissomegreatnew
equipment
availablehereatthemerchant,andaSaveCrystalnearby.Youneedto
be
extremelycarefulifyou'rebuyingheavyarmourbecausetheMirrorMail
hasan
autoreflectstatusbuiltintoit.Thiscanbehelpfulinsomecases,
however
youmaywanttooptagainstitsoyoucanstillhealyourpartywith
magic.
NorthwestoftheSaveCrystalatthetopofthehillyoucanpurchasea
mapof
thePhonCoastfromtheMoogle.Whenyou'rereadytoleave,takethe
north
exit.
ZODIACSPEARALERTThesoutheastexitfromCaimaHillstakesyouto
The
VadduStrand.Overonthefareastside(notupthehill)youwillcome
across16treasurechestsina4x4grid.Oneofthesechestscannotbe
touchedifyouwishtogettheZodiacSpear.Ratherthanattemptto
explain
whichoneandchancehavingyougetitwrong,Iwillinsteadsaynotto
open
ANYofthem(nothingbutstashesof200GilorKnotofRust)untilyou
have
thespear.Onceyoudo,thenyoucancomebackandgetthepathetic
amounts
ofmoneytheyhold.

Withallthisoutoftheway,it'stimetoprogressnorthtowardthe
Tchita
Uplands.
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[A037]TchitaUplands
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Notethatalltreasurechestsinthisareahaveaverylowchanceof
appearing
(only10%),buttheircontentswilltypicallybeaboveaverage,soif
you've
gotintothehabitofignoringoutofthewaychests,youmightatleast
want
tomakeafewdetourswhileyou'rehere.Don'tworry,there'sstill
nothing
uniquethatyouwillmissifyoudon't.Mostofthemcontaineithera
Hi
Ether,apieceofarmouryoucouldpurchaseatthePhonCoastcamp,or
around
acouplethousandGil.
Taketheeastexitfromthefirstarea(asopposedtosoutheast.)In
this
nextsection,crossthesouthernbridgeandmakeyourwaytothe
southeast
sectiontofindanexitthatleadstoaSaveCrystal.Speaktotheboy
beside
theinjuredBangaaandaccepthisHunttogetaSoulWardKey.
Proceedeastfromhereandremainclosetothenorthernwall.Before
longyou
willcometoapathleadingnorth.Runtothenorthwestcornerwhere
youwill
findtheentrancetoacave.
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[A038]SochenCavePalace
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Taketherightbranchatthefirstforkandkeepaneyeoutforachest
again
theeastwall.Continuenorthandstayveryclosetotheeastwall.

There
aresomeverydangeroustrapsinthemiddlewhichcanconfuseyourparty
membersandpotentiallywipeyourentiregroup.
Theremaybeanotherchestinthenortheastcornerthatyouhithere.
From
there,gowestasmuchaspossible,anothertwochestsmayspawnaround
here
aswell.Atthispointyourgoalissimplytoheadnorth.Besureto
heal
yourpartybeforezoningtothenextscreen.

BOSS:MandragorasHP:9069(each)LV:37

Whatafunlittlebattlewehavehere.Therearetwoentirelyopposite
strategiestoconsiderforthisbattledependingonhowpreparedyou
are.
GiventhattheMandragorasrunaroundthefieldandattackatrandom,it
makes
itdifficulttofacethisbossasyouwouldanyothertypicalone.
Thefirstschoolofthoughtisforthoseofaveragelevel,orperhapsa
little
underpowered.Thesepeopleneedeveryadvantagetheycangetandthus,
don't
havealotofroomforerror.Thebestthingyoucandointhiscaseis
intentionallyavoidtheenemiesandcastDecoyonyourmaintank(who
should
beholdingashield).
Getyourselfintoanareaasequallydistantfromeveryoneofthemas
possible,andwaitforthemalltocomeafteryouatonce.Trytoget
at
leastfourofthemascloseaspossible,thenofcourse,launchyour
biggest
mostpowerfulQuickeningattacktonailthemall.
Ifyouareinastrongerposition,capableofdishingoutheavydamage
quickly,youmayfinditmoreadvantageoustohunteachonedown
individually
andpoundonitasyouwouldanynormalfoe.Consideringthattheyheal
quite
often,theintensefocusononewillallowyoutowearitdownbeforeit
has
anychancetocounter.Pickthemoffoneatatimeasyourunaround
the
field.

DefeatingtheMandragorasnotonlynetsyou1000GilandRemedyx3from
the
boywhogaveyoutheHunt,italsoallowsyoutojointheofficialHunt
Club
locatedbackatthePhonCoastHunter'sCamp.Feelfreetoreturnthere
if
youwish,thoughyoucancertainlywaittodosountillater.
Takeeithertheeastorwestdoor.Makesuretohealyourparty.Both
paths
leadnorthtowardafakeSaveCrystal.Asyouhaveexperiencedbefore,
you
mustdefeatthebuginordertotransformitintoarealSaveCrystal.
Save
yourgameandproceedeast.
Gothroughthenorthdoorandmakearightatthefirstfork.Whatyou
want
todoishugtheeasternwallandcontinueinthisdirectionuntilyou
reach
anurnwiththecave'smapinside.
Headnorthfromheretoreachthenextscreen.Now,asecretroom
existson
thismap,butitrequiresyoutotakeaminordetour.Fromhere,head
back
southtothepreviousscreen.Now,runallthewaytothefarwestside
and
gonorththere.Doingsoshouldtriggerthemessage"thecourseofthe
waterfallshaschanged."You'reonyourwaynow.
Runnorth,alittleeast,andtakethefirstnorthernexityoucometo.
What
youwanttodonowisruneast,throughthedoor,andthenoutthe
southeast
door.Keepgoingeastfromthisdooruntilyoureachthefareastside.
The
exityouwantisNOTthefurthesteastone,butthesecondtofurthest
east
exit.Takethatonesouthtoreachthefallsoftimeagain,andonce
againit
shouldsay"thecourseofthefallshaschanged."
RunDIRECTLYsouthfromheretoreachtheMirroroftheSoulagain.
Thereare
alotofpathsleadingnorthfromthismap.Youwantthesecondto
furthest
westone.Takethatandagain,thefallswillchange.
Nowforthefinalpart.Takethenorthexitthatisalmostdirectly
above

thisone.Itisthesecondtofurthestwestexitleadingnorthto
Destiny's
March.Onceagain,gothroughtheroomtotheeast,andthistimetake
the
veryfirstexitsouthontheothersideoftheroom.
Thismarksthefinalwaterfallchange.Thedoorleadingsouthinthe
middle
ofthisroomisfinallyopen.OpenthePilgrim'sDoorandgetthe
chest.It
willcontainoneoftwothings,eitheranIgaBladeoraKogaBlade.
Neither
ismorepowerfulthantheother.KeepinmindthatNinjaSwordswill
combo
farmoreoftenthannormalweapons,soattackpowerisn'ttheonly
variableto
consider.
Thereisabossbattlewithnosavepointcomingupsoon,soyoumay
wantto
headbackandsavebeforeproceedingnorth.ZoningfromDestiny'sMarch
to
theHallofShadowlightwilltriggerthebossbattle.

BOSS:AhrimanHP:62149LV:38

Youmayfindyourselfspendingmuchofthebattlefightingagainstyour
own
partyratherthanthebossitself.Ahrimanusesaplethoraofstatus
effects
oneachoneofyourpartymembers,forcingyouintoaconstantstatueof
Esunacastinganddefendingagainstconfusedallies.Makesureyouhave
a
fullcomplementofstatushealingabilitiesbeforeyoubegin.
Thebosshimselfisabletosplitupintoclones,allbutoneofwhich
are
fake.Thefakeswillgodowninjustacoupleofhits,sowhenthis
occurs
justhiteverythinginsightuntilonlyoneremains.hisothermain
attackis
elementalMagicklikeBlizzaraandFira,thoughsomeonewearingmystic
armour
andreadywiththeCuraspellshouldbesufficienttokeepyourHPup.
Thisisoneofthosefightswhereifyoucan'tseemtowin,yourbest
betis
probablytolevelupmore.Givenhislackofrealweaknesses,muchof
the
outcomeisbasedonyourabilitytohithardbetweenheals.

Followingthebattle,makesuretohealyourparty,thentaketheeast
door.
Youneedtonavigateafinalpassagefilledwithbothtrapsandenemies,
so
healingpriorisveryimportant.Examinethepedestalatthetopofthe
hill
andridetheliftoutofthisdungeon.
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[A039]OldArchades
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SpeakwiththemerchanthereandpickupthreeEmbroideredTippets.You
may
yetstillprefertheGoldenAmulets,butnodoubtyouwillwantto
purchase
themeventually.
Makeyourwaywestuntilyoueventuallyreachthenextarea,theAlley
of
MutedSighs.Rightwhenyouarrive,speaktooneofthenearest
Archadian
Villagers(talkingtoaBangaa).This"LuckyMan"asheiscalledwill
tell
youaboutaBag'oCoin.
Now,headforthesoutherngateonthewestsidejustbeyondtheSave
Crystal.
Speaktotheguardandchooseeitheroption,thiswilltriggerascene
with
somescruffylookingman.Whenherequests1500Gilforhishelp,you
haveno
choicebuttoagree.
TalktoJulessinceyouhavealreadyheardabouttheBag'oCoin.He'll
directyoutoapersonnamedBeasley,whojusthappenstobeonlyafew
steps
westoftheBag'oCoinman.Aftertalkingtohim,headbackandtalk
to
Jules(whomayhavemovedalittle).
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Thefirstthingyouaregoingtowantisthemapofthecity.Headwest
to
Molberryandthenuptothenorthwestcornershop.TheCartographer's
Guild
Moogleislocatedinhere.
Thereareanumberofshopsandwhatnottovisitinthislargecity.
Just
keepinmindthatregardlessofwhatmoneyyouspend,youwillsoonneed
another2500GiltopurchasefurtherinformationfromJulesagain.
Whenyou'redoneshopping,speaktotheCabGuidesouthoftheequipment
shop.
Basically,hereishowchopswork:youspeaktoonepersonwitha
highlighted
phrase,memorizeit(theoptionwillappear)thenfindthepersonit
matches
with.EverytimeyoudothisyouwillgetaPinewoodChop,andyouneed
nine.
YourbestbetistoheaduptoMolberryanddoallofthelittle
matching
queststhere.Atotalofnineofthemexistinthatarea,andsincethe
two
peopleareALWAYSinthesamearea,youwon'thavetogoanywhereelse.
Aftercollectingenoughchopsandridingthecab,usetheSaveCrystal
and
headnorthforascene.Trytogobackandanotheroccurs.Speakto
the
cabbieandtellhim"youknowwheretogo."
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Beginbyheadingwestandthennorthrepeatedlyuntilyoureachan
elevator.
ExaminetheNorthLiftTerminalandrideitto67F.Proceedeasttoa
fork
andnorthatthatpointtoreachC.D.B.Aquicksceneoccursherewhich
nets
youaLabAccessCardaswellasamap.

Theminimapnolongerworks,howeverthatisoflittleconsequencegiven
the
mapyoujustfound.Enterthewestroom(Rm7704East)andusetheSave
Crystalinhere.
TheBulkheadControlsintheroomjustbelowthisonewillswitchthe
doorsin
amannersimilartothatoftheminesyouvisitedpreviously.Openthe
blue
bulkheadsandbacktracktotheelevator.Ridetheliftupto68F.
Yourgoalnowistolocateroom6803ontheeastsideofthisfloor.
Press
thebuttontoopentheredbulkheads.Nowwhatyouwanttodoishead
north
andthenimmediatelywestdownthehall.Gosouthuponreachingthe
nexthall
andenterthefirstroom,room6804.
PresstheBulkheadControlstoopenthereddoorsagain,thenhead
south,
west,south,westandsoonuntilyoueventuallyfindroom6811downin
the
corner.Pressthecontrolbuttonheretoswitchthingsaroundathird
time.
Headeast,northupthehall,theneastagainwhenyougetthechance.
This
willleadyoutoanotherelevatorthatcanbeusedtoreach70F.Use
theSave
Crystalbeforeascendingthestairstotheboss.

BOSS:DoctorCidHP:72989LV:40

HelmRookHP:9859
Definitelythetoughestbossyou'vefacedinalongtime,you'regoing
toget
yourasshandedtoyouifnotproperlyprepared.Fortunately,withthe
right
strategythisguycanbefairlyeasilytakencareof.
Beginthebattlewithyourinactiveparty.Letlooseachainoflevel
three
QuickeningsononeoftheRooks,NOTonDr.CidsincetheRooksprotect
him
anditwilldofarlessdamage.Thispointisveryimportant.Youneed
to
eliminatethoseRooksfirstandquickly,adifficulttaskgiventheir
defense

andHP.
AfterlaunchingthisQuickeningwithyourinactiveparty,switchingyour
main
membersandbeginattackingtheRooksindividuallywhilekeepingyourHP
up.
YoumightthinkthatusingpowerfulAoEMagickonallofthemwillhelp
bring
themdownfaster,butnotethattheycastReflectonDoctorCid,meaning
this
Magickisgoingtocomerightbackatyou.
KeepyourpartyhealedandjustkeepattackingtheRooks.Don'teven
think
abouttouchingDoctorCiduntilallfourofthemaredown.Bythistime
he
willnodoubthaveProtect,ShellandRegenonhimselfmakingthefight
just
thatmuchmoredifficult.
Fortunatelybythistimeheisalsorunninglowonoffensiveideas.He
attackswithagun,soyoucan'tblockit,butgunshaveaslowattack
speed
andit'sveryeasytokeepupwiththedamagebeingdone.Theexception
of
courseiswhenhelauncheshisgiantexplosionattack,butmysticarmour
and
Curaalwaysmakeforagreatrecoverycombination.
Setadedicatedhealerandtwodedicateddamagedealers,andoncethe
Rooks
aredownitisveryunlikelyyouwillhavetroublewiththerestofthe
battle.
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[A042]BalfonheimPort
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Wanderaroundtheportatyourleisure,pickingupwhatevernew
equipmentand
abilitiesyouneed.Yourdestinationfornowistheareaatthe
northeastern
corner,thereareanumberofimportantthingstofindthere.
JustsouthoftheSaveCrystalistheCartographer'sGuildMooglefrom
which
youcanbuysomemaps.Justbehindhimisanicechestcontaining5040
Gil.

Withthosetwothingstakencareof,yournexttaskistousetheSave
Crystal
andteleporttoEruytVillage.IfyouneedTeleportStones,thenearby
merchantsellsthem.
EntertheGolmoreJungleandmakeyourwaythroughdowntothesouth
end.
ThereyouwillfindtheentrancetotheFeywood.
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[A043]Feywood
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Yourgoalissimplytomakeyourwaytothesouthernendofthewood.
Take
thesoutheastpathtotheWalkofStolenTruthsfirst.Youloseyour
minimap
atthispointsolistenclosely.Turnimmediatelyeastandrunstraight
in
thatdirection.YouwillsoonfindthemapoftheFeywoodinsideofan
urn.
Usethismaptonavigatesouthwithoutthehelpofyourminimap.
MakesuretosaveyourgameattheSaveCrystalinAntiquity'sEnd.If
you
proceedanyfurthersouthyouwillrunintoaboss.Makesureyouhave
afull
complementofitemsbeforeyoutakeonthisparticularfoe.

BOSS:RafflesiaHP:73393LV:43

Properpreparationisparamounttosuccessinthisbattle.Whenthe
fight
begins,aMagickdrainingfieldisputintoplace.Allmembersofyour
party
willinstantlyfindthattheirMPisslowlydrainingaway.Beforelong
there
willbenothinglefttocastMagickwithandthus,youwanttomakesure
you
launcheverythingyouneedtorightatthebeginning.
Themostimportantspellhereis"Dispel."Bydefault,thebossis
protected
byReflect,Haste/RegenandShell.Dispelwillremoveallofthese
buffsat
onceleavingthebossmorevulnerabletoyourattacks.

Rafflesiawillattackwithjustabouteverynegativestatuseffectyour
can
thinkof.AsidefromConfuse(whichisquicklyremovedbyanattack),
the
worstoftheseis"Disable."Ifyouareaimingtochooseanaccessory
to
equiphere,theBlackBeltwouldbemyfirstchoice.
AfterDispellingRafflesia,launchthemostpowerfulattacksyouhave
that
requireMP.WhetherthisbeQuickeningchainsorMagickspellsis
ultimately
yourdecision.Regardlessofhowyouact,itisinevitablethatyou
willbe
leftwithoutMP.Youmaywanttoconsiderequippingyourmagicianswith
strongmeleeweaponsforthedurationofthefight.

Nodoubtyourpartywillbeindisarrayfollowingthatfight.Head
northand
usetheSaveCrystaltoreplenishyourhealthbeforeproceedingfurther.
HeadingsouthofwhereyoufoughtRafflesiawilltaeyou(not
surprisingly)
intosouthernFeywood.Thisareaisconsidereddifferentenoughto
necessitateanothermap.
You'llfindtheurnwiththemap(candle)initinthisarea(White
Magick's
Embrace),downinthesoutheastcorner.Watchoutfortherare
Juggernaut
enemythatcanspawnhere.HisHPtotalisridiculouslyhigh.buthe
does
netyou12LP.
Thereisarelativelysimplepuzzletobefoundinthisarea.Notethat
when
youlookatyourmapyouwillseefourstarshapeddesigns.These
represent
thefourshrinesinthisarea.Makeyourwaytoanyoneofthemand
standin
themiddle.EventuallyoneofthemwillpromptyoutopressX.
Doingsowillgiveyouamessage:"Inthissanctumshallthepilgrim
find
truthandillusionboth.Illusionbetokensthetrueway."After
reading
this,spinyourcameraaroundandlookbetweeneachofthepillars.One
of
themwillappearasabeautifulforestedpath.Headthroughitand

proceed
rightinthatdirectiontothenextshrine.
Repeatthissamepatternoverandoverandeventuallyitshouldpoint
you
southwesttowardTheEdgeofReason.Tryingtoaccessthisareaanytime
earlierwillfindyouloopingbackwardonthemap.
Beforerepeatingtheexactsameprocesshere,headsouthwesttowardthe
four
"points"onyourmap,ratherthanthesixthatindicateashrine
location.
Justsoutheastofherethereisachanceofachestappearingthat
contains
the"EnsanguinedShield."
Thisextremelypowerfulshieldwillinflictanumberofnegativestatus
effectswhileequipped,butofferincredibleprotection.Onceacquired
the
chestwillneverrespawn,butuntilyoufindit,italwayshavea1in4
chanceofappearingonthismapaslongasyoumoveawayabouttwoor
three
mapsandcomebacktocheck.
Anyway,dothesameshrinepuzzleyoudidonthepreviousmapuntilit
directs
youwesttowardtheexit.Thereisalargedoorherewhichwhen
examined,
willcallyouthesummonerofthe"Gigas."Itisreferringspecifically
to
Belias.SummonBeliasandthentouchthegate.Thisishowyouunlock
it.
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HeadfortheSaveCrystallocatedwestofthemainentrance.Further
westyou
willfindaWayStone.TouchthedeviceandwarptotheGateofWater.
Directlyaheadofyouisaboss.

BOSS:DaedalusHP:65644LV:42

Thinkofthisasjustamoredifficultrandombattle.It'sabattleto
see

whocanhitharder,withthebosshavingoneadvantage:Haste.Turnhis
advantageagainsthimbystartingthebattleoffwithDispelandhaste
onyour
entireparty.
Thebossattackswithpowerfulphysicalcombinationsandelemental
attacks
thathittheentiregroup.OneofthemainattacksiselementalEarth
so
anyoneequippedwiththeDragonShieldwillshrugitoffwithanice0
damage.
Asthebattlegoesonhisattackswillgetincreasinglypowerful,tothe
point
whereitisalmostimpossibletosurviveanythinghedoeswhenhis
healthis
15%orless.IsuggestyousaveapowerfulQuickeningchainforjust
this
occasionandletitloosewhenitseemsallhopeislost.Youwouldbe
surprisedhowquicklyitturnsthebattlearound.

TakethenewWayStoneheretoreachtheWaterSteps.Headdirectly
south
downtherampandexaminethedeviceatthebottomcalledAvrioGate
Stone.
Thiswillopenupthesouthernpath.headasfarsouthasyoupossibly
can
andtakeoutthetwoMythrilGolems.Afterdoingso,touchtheChthes
Gate
Stone.
Nowfromhere,headallthewaynorth(straightnorth,stayonthis
path,use
themapifnecessary.)Atthetopoftherampyouwillfindachest
containingeitherWhiteFangorElixir.Nowgobackdowntheramp,a
little
west,andnorthfromthere.
FollowthispatharoundtoasecondchestcontainingaguaranteedWhite
Fang.
Sincethisrouteisadeadend,youneedtogobackalittletakethe
south
path(lookatyourmap,itshouldhaveenoughfilledintoshowhowto
reach
thewesternarea.)Taketheglowinggreenpathsouthtothenextarea.
AtthebottomoftherampyouwillfindtheParongateStoneneartwo
Mythril
Golems.Makesuretotouchit.Headnortheastnowandfollowthisroad

until
youinevitablyreachtheParelthonGateStoneguardedbyanothercouple
MythrilGolems.
Aftertouchingit,runnorthofthestoneuntilyouarewedgedinthe
corner.
Theroadyouwanttotakeistheonewestofhere,nottheoneyoutook
to
reachthisplace.Noteatthebottomoftherampthereisagate.
Remember
howtogetbackhere,butkeeprunningwestALLthewaytotheend.Now
start
zigzaggingsouth.
BeforelongyouwillreachtheTychiGateStone.Thisisthefinalone.
If
youcontinueinthedirectionyouaregoingyouwillfindachestwitha
50%
chanceofcontaininganElixir.Yourultimategoalhoweveristoturn
around
andreturntothatgateonthewestsideItoldyoutomakenoteof.
DownatthebottomtherearetwoMythrilGolemsandwhatseemslikea
dead
end.Trytorunwestoutontothinairandamagicpathwillappearin
front
ofyou.
ProceedthroughthegateandusetheSaveCrystalasyoutravelwest.
Makean
immediateleftinthenextareaandgouptheramp.Makearight
(northwest)
atthetopanddothefollowing:runyourcharacteralongthenortheast
edge
ofthispath.Likebeforeyouwillunlockahiddeninvisiblepath
leading
northeast.Attheend,isaboss.

BOSS:TyrantHP:180428LV:43

AMagickfieldenvelopstheparty:youcannotuseTechnicks!Icanonly
assumethatyou,likemyself,howfoundthatvirtuallyallavailable
Technicks
atthispoint(sidefromperhapsCharge)areentirelyuseless.If
you're
goingtobetakendowninthisbattle,Technickswon'tbethereason.
TheinsaneHPtotalofthisbosswillensurealengthyfight,so
hopefullyyou
arewellequippedandstockedwithbothitemsandMP.Themost

important
thingtodo,likepreviousbattles,iscastDispelrightaway.The
Regen,
ProtectandShellsurroundingthisguymakehimalittletoopowerful
forthe
averageparty.
WithCurajaatyourdisposalthefightislong,butmanageable.
Elemental
protectionhelpsaswell,butitreallyisn'tnecessary.He'llattack
with
magic,meleestrikesandthepowerfulGravigaspell.Justsetone
dedicated
healerandhavetheothertwoplayershitashardastheycan.Ifyou
happen
tohavetheZodiacSpear,makesuretocastHasteonwhoeveriswielding
itto
ensuremassivedamage!
Anothertactic(submittedbyJason)istosimplysettwocharactersto
constantlycasttheBlizzagaspellwhilethethirdusesCurajaandcasts
Haste
ontheothertwo.Thebosswillgodownveryquickly.

UsetheWayStonetowarpto"APrimaVikaari."Yourmapforthisarea
is
inaccuratetosaytheleast.Itisgoingtobeverydifficulttoguide
you,
solistenclosely.
Find"GateScorpio"hereinthestartingarea.Turnleftandgodown
the
firsthiddenpathyoufind.Examinetheobjectinthemiddle(trapped)
toget
eitheraBlackMaskoranElixir.Thereisanotherhiddenpathhere
that
leadsdownward.Onceagainthereisahiddenpath,thisoneleadsdown
toa
WayStone.
Therearethreehiddenpathshere,sidebyside.Theoneyouwantis
theone
inthemiddle.ExaminethechestatthetoptogeteitheraKnotof
Rustor
someWhiteRobes.Nowtaketheotherpathleadingdowntoreachthe
Cancer
GateStone.KilltheMythrilGolemsandexamineit.
Taketheotherpathleadinguptoreachthethreewayforkonceagain.

The
pathyouwantthistimeistheoneonthefarright.Continuepastthis
platformdownthenextroadtoreachDhaVikaariTrahk.
LocateGatePiscesandthentakethefirstpathontheleftthatleads
down.
Continuefurtherdownfromthere.HereyouwillfindtheAriesGateand
the
PiscesGateStone.Touchthestoneandbacktracktwoareasuptothe
top
again.
Takethepathintheleftwhenyoureachthetop.Itistheonlypath
ofthe
threethatleadsup.Examinetheobjectinthemiddletogeteithera
Knotof
RustoraHolyLance.Turnaroundandgostraightacrosstheprevious
platforminthisdirection.Ifyougetturnedaround,Imeantotake
thepath
ontheright(leadingdown)attheintersectionofthree(inAVikaari
Bhrum).
UsetheWayStonehereandwatchthescene.Takethepathinfrontof
you
downandusetheSaveCrystal.Finally,taketheWayStonenexttothe
Save
CrystalandyouwillarriveintheGateofWind(wherebothyourmapand
minimapworkagain.)Fromhereit'salinearroadtotheboss.

BOSS:ShemhazaiHP:91136LV:45

Nobigsurpriseshere,thoughthisisbynomeansaneasyboss.You
will
likelyhavetoalteryourstrategyalittlebecausethisEspermakesit
very
difficulttousemagic.Firstofall,Shemhazaiabsorbsallbutone
magical
element,andbythetimeyoufindwhatthatelementis,Shemhazaihas
changed
ittosomethingelse.Forgetmagic.
Secondly,evenifyouwantedtousemagic,thebosscastsSilencega
often
enoughsothatitbecomesverydifficult.Forthisreasonyouwillwant
to
swapyourEsunaGambitsforEchoHerbGambits,orifnotthat,thenat
least
useanEchoHerbonyourmainhealersoheorshecankeepyoualive.
Noneoftheboss'attacksarereallynoteworthywiththeexceptionof

Flare
whichdoesheavydamagetooneperson(oftenenoughtotakethemdownat
full
health.)Fortunatelythiswon'thappenoftenenoughtoreallyputa
kinkin
yourplans.Justkeephittingwithyourmostpowerfulphysicalattacks,
and
AGAINImustsaythatDispelworkswondersatthestartofbattlefor
getting
ridofthatpeskyHasteeffect.
LikeDaedalusandcountlessbossesbefore,Shemhazai'sdefensegetsso
outrageouslystrongasitsHPdepletestoward0thatthegamealmost
forces
youtofinishoffthefinal15%orsowithaQuickeningchain.So...do
just
that.

ThereisaWayStonesouthofherethatyoucanuse.Readthe
inscriptionand
touchthestone.YouwillobtaintheTreatyBladefollowingthescene.
Touch
theWayStoneagainafterthescene.Youwillfindyourselfatthe
entrance.
UsetheSaveCrystalheretoteleporttothePortatBalfonheim.
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Idon'tthinkIneedtotellyouwhatawonderfulopportunitythisisto
updateyourMagickandequipment.Nodoubtyouwillhaveanabundance
of
cashthankstoyourtrekthroughGiruvegan.Sellyourlootandpickup
some
newgear.
Oncethatissueistakencareof,yourdestinationistheredXmarker
onyour
map(farwestside).SpeaktothewatchandchoosetoentertheManse.
This
willtriggerascene.Afteritends,yournextdestinationisthe
aerodome.
Headthereandspeaktothewomanatthedeskneartheentrancetoboard
the

Strahl.ChooseTheRidoranaCataracttothesoutheast.
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[A046]RidoranaCataract
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UsetheSaveCrystalattheentranceandbeginyourjourneyintothe
cataract.
Thereisnothingparticularlyinterestinginthefirstareaasidefroma
few
poorqualitychestsandsometypicalenemies.Twoexitscanbefoundin
this
area,onetothenortheastandtheothertothesoutheast.The
southeastexit
istheoneyouwant.
MakeanimmediateleftintheColosseumandbecarefulofthemultitudes
of
trapsfoundinhere.Godownthefirststepsyoufindandmakealeft
atthe
bottom.Thispathwillleadyoutoadeadendwhereyouwillfindthe
urn
withamapinside.
AtthispointyoucanwanderaroundtheColosseumpickingupchestsfull
of
worthlessitems,oryoucanbacktrackatinybittothestairsyoujust
came
down,andthistimeheadnorthtoreachtheColosseum'sexit.
Headnorthalongthepathuntilyoucometoaforkintheroad.Down
the
smallsetofstairstothenortheastisanicelittletreasureroom.
Once
you'veemptieditout,continueeasttoreachthePathofHidden
Blessing.
AtthetopofthestairsyouwillfindaSaveCrystalwithalineof
about
fiveorsixtrapsleadingtoit.Makesuretoavoidthese,butevenif
you
don't,atleastthecrystalistheretohealyou.
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DonotenterthistowerwithouttheEsunagaspell.That'sallI'mgoing
to
say.Ifyoudon'thaveit,turnaround.Also,whileyou'reatit,make
sure
you'vegottheFloatspellhandyaswell.
Secondly,youshouldbeawarejusthowoutrageouslylongthisdungeon
is.It
willtakehours,evenwiththeguide.Justtakethelengthofthis
guide
sectionasanexampleofhowmuchthereistocome.Bearthatinmind
before
yousettlein.

BOSS:HydroHP:203800LV:47

AsIhaverepeatedmanyatimebefore,thebattlebestbeginswitha
quick
castofDispelMagick.Youwillfindyourselffallingvictimtospells
like
Immobilizega(orwhateveritwascalled)thatImmobilizeyourpartyso
itis
besttogetthemintopositionrightaway(thusyoureallywon'tcare
thatyou
can'tmove).
Inadditiontothis,poisons,Sap,MPdrainsareallfairgameforthis
boss
ashesetsouttobothcrushyouandannoyyouatthesametime.Be
ready
withanEsunaGambitatalltimesandthatshouldbemorethanenoughto
keep
hisMagickatbay.Theboss'highHPisabouthisbiggestadvantage,
butyou
cancounterthatbycastingHasteonyourheaviesthitterandjust
waitingit
out.

Don'tbothergoingbacktosaveyourgame.Justaheadyouwillfind
another
SaveCrystal.Itisatthenortheastcornerofthenextroom.Asyou
wander
aroundthisflooryouwillperiodicallycollectitemscalledBlackOrbs
from

slainfoes.
Iwillnowdirectyoutotheinconvenientlylocatedmapurn.Takethe
south
exitoutofthisroomandruntothefareastsidewherethenextexit
is
located(butdon'ttakeit).Instead,goupthesmallsetofstepshere
and
navigatethroughtheseroomstowardthecentreagain.Youshouldreach
a
lengthyrectangleshapedareawherethemapurncanbefoundonthewest
side.
Nowwiththemapinhand,let'stakealookatwhatwehave.The
northwest
exitofthisroomleadstothecircularcentrearea.Takethisexit.
Here
youwillanobjectcalledtheAltarofNight.PlaceoneoftheBlack
Orbsyou
havefoundintoit,thenreturntothepreviousroom.Ifyouhaveno
Black
Orbs,itmeansyouweren'tkillingenoughenemies.
Now,takethenorthpathuptothenextarea.Technicallyitisn'ta
differentroomsincetheWellspringLabyrinthissobig.Yourgoalis
to
reachthenortheastcorner.Fromthenortheastcorneryoucanseethere
is
anotherexittowardthecentre,thisoneleadingsouthwest.Takeit.
PlaceanotherBlackOrbintotheAltarofnightandreturntothe
previous
room.Withthisoutofthewayyourgoalisnowtonavigatebackto
the
entranceroomwiththeSaveCrystal.Downthesoutheastwalkwayyou
willfind
thethirdandfinalAltarofNight.UseaBlackOrbtounlockthedoor.
Now,
saveyourgameandheadtothefareastendoftheWellspringLabyrinth
tothe
doorthatwaspreviouslylocked.
Goupthedeserthillandapproachtherockatthetop.

BOSS:PandemoniumHP:116678LV:45

Anicebreakfromsomeofthemoredifficultfightsyou'vefaced
recently.
Thisbossattackslikeaverylarge,butverybasicenemy.Herelies
almost

entirelyonslow,powerful,physicalattacks.Forthisreasonthereis
one
strategythatabsolutelycannotfail.
Takeyourmaintankcharacter,equiphim/herwithashieldandthe
Gauntlet
accessory.CastProtect,RegenandDecoy(maybeevenBubble)onthis
characterandvoila!Youarepracticallyinvincible.
Theonlynoteworthyoccurrencehereistheinevitableshieldtheboss
usesat
the50%marktomakehiminvincibletoallattacksforaperiodoftime.
Duringthistime,focusoncastingmagiclikeProtectgaandother
positive
statusmagictobuffyourpartyup.Afteraminuteortwotheshield
dissipatesandneverreturns.He'sallyoursnow.

WithPandemoniumdeadtheWayStoneisnowactive.Returntothe
entranceand
saveyourgame,thenusethestone.Inthisnewarea,headnortheast
intothe
largeroomandtakethenorthpath.Runallthewaynorthtothedead
end
whereitwillgivepromptyouatthewalllabeled"Fool'sFacade."
Chooseto
breakthewallandyoumightfindachestinside(HiPotionorElixir).
Climbtheeaststairsanddefeattheenemiestoformasectionof
bridge.Now
crossthebridgeandheadsouth.MakesuretokillalltheBrainpan
enemies
yousee.Asyouclimbthenextsetsofstairsyouwillencountertwoof
them
(formingtwosectionsofbridge.)
Theremainingtwocanbefoundupthestairsnearthebridge.Oneis
hidden
inacorneratthetop,theotherisinoneofthesmallrooms.Ascend
the
stairsontheotherside.Whenyoufinallyreachasetofroomsnear
thetop,
you'llfindthefirstBrainpanhidinginthecorner(likebefore.)
Thesecondisfoundinsideoneofthesmallrooms,again,identicalto
oneof
thepreviousones.ThereisaFool'sFacadenexttotheBrainpan
leadingtoa
chest.ClimbthenextsetofstairstofindthethirdBrainpanon21F.
There

isanotherFool'sFacadeon23F.Itleadsupto24F.
Thenextfloorcontainsthefinalthreebrainpansyouneedtocreatethe
bridge.Crossitandgoupthestairs.Youmaynoticealonechestyou
cannotaccess.Ignoreitfornow,I'lltellyouhowyoucangetit
soon.
ClimbthestairsandtakeouttheBrainpanson29F.Youwillnow
encountera
newtypeofenemy:theDeidar.TheyareidenticaltoBrainpans,except
red,
andtheydestroybridgesratherthancreatethem.
AscendthenorthstairsandbreaktheFool'sFacadetofindachest.
Openthe
ancientdooralittletothesouthanddefeattheBrainpaninside.
You'll
findanotherBrainpanatthetopofthestairstothesouth.Nowclimb
the
stairstotheeast,ignoretheredguyandkillthefinalBrainpans.
After
steppingonthebridge(toturnittostone)youcantakeouttheDeidar
and
itwillhavenoilleffect.
TakeouttheBrainpanon32F(fleeingfromtheDeidar)andlookforthe
next
twoBrainpanson34F.TaketheeastpathandgettheBrainpanatthe
topof
thestairs.TwomoreBrainpanscanbefoundattheendofthehall,
withone
Deidar.Ifyou'vedoneeverythingcorrectlyyouwillbeabletocross
the
bridgenow.
Ontheothersideyoumayseearedbridgeifyou'vebeenkilling
Deidars
afterformingbridges.Youmaynotbeabletocrossitnow,butit
givesyou
acluethatbeforelongyou'llbeabletocomebacktogetsomemissed
treasures.
TakeoutthetwoBrainpanson36FandskiptheDeidar.Anotherbrainpan
can
befoundon38F.Gothroughtheroomson40Ftofindanadditional
Brainpan.
Anotherisfoundupthestairstothewestandfinally.Keepclimbing
further
to46F.InoneoftheroomsyouwillfindaFool'sFacade.witha
chest
inside.ABrainpanwaitsintheoppositeroom.You'llfindanother
Brainpan

andthebridgeon47F.
Now,here'swhatyoucando:continueuptothenextfloorandusethe
Save
Crystal.Ifyoulike,youcanheadallthewaybackdown,killingall
the
DeidarsyouseeandfleeingfromalltheBrainpans.Doingsowillnet
youthe
following:Aredbridgeon35F(leadingtoaFool'sFacade)andchests
containingaDuelingMaskandaZeusMace.Thesechestsonlyhavea70%
appearancerate,soyoumayneedtorunafewscreensawayandcome
back.
Backdownon25Ftherewillbearedbridgeleadingtoa(possible)
chest
containingHolyRod.ItisEXTREMELYannoyingwhenthesechestsdonot
appear,asifwhatyouhavealreadyaccomplishedwasn'tenoughtoreward
you
withtheitem.Notethatthesearen'teventhebestequipsoftheir
type,so
ifyoupassthemup...itreallydoesn'tmatter.
BacktotheSaveCrystal,headforthestairsonthesouthwestsideand
take
themup.Onceagainyou'llfindyourselfinanoddlocation.

BOSS:SlytHP:92661LV:47

Forthefirsttimeinalongtime,Dispelisuseless.Whilethebossis
healedoccasionallybyitsRegeneffect,Dispellingitwillonlycause
itto
reappearsecondslater.
Thereisn'tmuchtosayaboutthisbattle.LikePandemoniumbeforehim,
Slyt
isquitefondofmeleeattacks.CastProtectgaonyourfullpartyand
start
tohitashardasyoucanwiththemosteffectiveattacksyouhave.

AtthetopofthestairsyouwillfindaWayStonethatwarpsyouto
floor67.
Sobeginsthesecondascent.ThereisaSaveCrystaloveronthe
northwest
sideyouwillwanttouse.Nowyouhavetomakeachoice.Eachof
thesefour
doorsleadsfurtherupthetower,howevertheyarealldifferentinsome
manner.Eachpathwillputyouatsomedisadvantage,witheach

disadvantage
dependingonthepath.
Forexample,the"ThresholdofSteel"forcesyoutofightwithout
weapons.
Therearefourtotalthatremovethefourfollowingoptions:weapons,
Magick,
items,minimap.Iwillchoosetheminimapoptionsincethegamestill
lets
youusethemap.Itemswouldbeanotherviablechoice.Ifyouchoose
weapons...well,goodluck.
HeadsoutheastfortheThresholdofKnowledgeandexaminethealtarnear
the
door.Touchittounlockthedoor.Makeyourwayaroundtothestairs
and
climbupto61F.Remembertoopenthemapconstantly.
Yourgoalhereon61Fistoreachthewestside.Godownoneroomfrom
where
youentered,thenstraightwestandstraightnorth.Noproblem.You've
reached62Falready.
Headstraighteastonthisfloorandgoouttowardtheinnercircle
walkway.
Takethesmallstepsatthenorthwestcornerofthecircle.Gostraight
north
andyouwillfindadoorthatcannotbeopenedfromthisside.Whatyou
have
todoisgoeastthroughalonghallway,thenlookatyourmap.See
another
longhallwayjustnorthoftheoneyoutook?Gonorthandrunwest
alongthat
hallway(watchoutforthetrap).
Onthefarwestside,alsoknownastheveryfurthestnorthwestcorner
of62F,
istheurnwithamapinsideofit.Thatdooryoucouldn'topenfrom
the
othersidecanbeopenedfromthisside.Takealookatyourfullmap
now.
Yourgoalistogetfromhere,tothefarsoutheastcornerandtakethe
stairs
upfromtheretoreach63F.
Yourgoalonthisfloorissimplytoreachthenorthwestcornerwhere
the
stairsarelocated.Togetthere,youmustactuallygotothenortheast
cornerandtakethe"furthestnorth"hallwayleadingwest.Fromthefar
west
cornernow,gosouthandupthestairs.Ifyoutrytogoanyotherway
you

willgetstuckbehindonewaydoors.
This"safe"floorhasaSaveCrystalupnearthenorthwestcorner.Use
the
crystalandthentakethestairsonthesouthwestsideto65F.

BOSS:FenrirHP:189992LV:49

StartbyDispellingthebosstogetridofhisHasteandBravery,then
digin!
You'vefacedsimilarfoesalready,bothPandemoniumandSlytwereheavy
onthe
physicalfront,Fenririsevenmoreso.Hiscombinationattacksare
devastating.
Fortunatelyhisdefenseisextremelyweak,sophysicalattacksonyour
endare
veryeffective.SetsomeoneuptotankthebossbycastingDecoyand
Protect
onthem,thenequippingthemwithashield.Thisisoneoftheonly
waysto
survivehispowerfulonslaught.

EntertheThresholdofSacrificeandlocatethealtarintheequivalent
locationtowhereitwasonthefloorbelow(southeastfortheAltarof
Knowledge.)Touchingthealtarwillgiveyouyourpowersback.This
raises
anelevatoronthewestsideyoucanusetorideupto67F.Saveyour
game
hereandtaketheWayStonetoentertheThirdAscent.
MakesureyoudoexactlywhatIsay.Choosingthewrongsigilcanlead
toa
tripintothedemonpit.Notapleasantexperience.
ThecorrectsigiltotakeistheWayStoneBlackSigil.Touchthat
andthen
headeast.Rundowntothesoutheastcornerandapproachthewallto
finda
Fool'sFacade.Thechestsinhere(iftheyappear)willcontaineither
a
DragonWhiskeroraRubberSuit.Touchthegreensigilinhere.
Makeyourwaydownoneofthehalls,breakingthroughtheFool'sFacades
as
yougo.TouchtheWayStoneRedSigilattheendtobewarpedtoa
hidden

area.ThereisachestherecontainingaCirclet.Nowexaminethe
purple
"SigilofSacrifice"anditwillwarpyoutothenorthwestarea(Spire
Ravel
2ndFlight.)
HeadupthepathleadingnorthandbreaktheFool'sFacadeleadingwest.
Use
theWayStoneinheretowarptoanotherarea.Nowyouarealmostdone.
ThereisaWayStonebesideyourighthere.Usethestonetoteleport
andgo
throughthesouthdoor.Youwillfindtheurnwiththemaphere.Once
you
havethemap,gobackup,taketheWayStoneandusetheeastelevator
to
reach90F.

BOSS:HashmalHP:209060LV:50

ThisEspermakesforaratherinterestingbossfight.Startby
Dispellinghis
ProtectstatusandthengetreadyasheRoxxorsyourightintothe
ground.
Literally.Protectgaisagreatspelltohavehere,butit'snotthe
only
one.
Ashishealthdwindlesdownbelow50%hewillpreparehismassivelimit
break
attack.Itmostlikelyhasaname,butthenameescapesmeforthetime
being.Thepointisthatthere'sagreatwaytoavoiditentirely
Float.
LikemostFinalFantasygames,Earthbasedattacksaretotallynullified
by
theFloatstatus.ifyoudon'thaveFloat,youmayhavetheDragon
Shield
stillkickingaroundinyourinventory,ithasthesameeffect.
Asidefromthat,you'vebeatenbossesbefore,youknowhowtodoit
again.
Withouttheaidofhismostpowerfulattackspellhe'sgoingtofindit
very
difficulttowipeoutyourparty.

Timeforalengthyboringtriparoundinabigcircle.Asyouwalka
scene
willtakeoverautomatically.UsetheSaveCrystalandprepareforeven

more
bossfightsafterusingtheWayStone.

BOSS:GabranthHP:64049LV:47

You'vefacedJudgesbefore,thisoneisnodifferent.HecastsProtect
on
himselftostart,soDispelit.Youwillspendmostofthebattle
exchanging
physicalblowsandhealingyourpartywithoutanysurprises.
HalfwaythroughGabranthstopstotalktoBasch,thereadiesnew
attackslike
"Guilt"andsuch,butthey'renothingyoucan'tweather.Justkeep
hitting
him.LikeJudgesbeforehim,youdon'tevenhavetogethisHPbardown
to
zero.Ifyouhavetroublewiththisguy,youmaythinkaboutleveling
upa
little,becauseit'sjustgoingtogetharderinasecond.

BOSS:Dr.CidHP:82093LV:50

FamfritHP:149060
Dr.CidstartsthebattlewithProtect,ShellandHaste.Soundslikea
perfecttimetocastDispel.Cidhitsrelativelyhard,andfromtimeto
time,
readieshispowerful(andhilarious)GatlingGunattackwhichdoes
moderate
damagetoallpartymembers.You'lldefinitelyneedaCurajaafter
that.
OnceyougethisHPdowntoabout50%Dr.CidsummonstheEsperFamfrit.
Now
youwillhavenochoicebuttofocusallyourattacksonit.Thefirst
thing
youwillwanttodo(besidesDispellingit)istocastShellonyour
party.
Famfrit'smostpowerfulattackistheWaterjaspellwhich(ifyou're
weakened)
canpotentiallywipeoutyourentiregroup.Shelllessensthedamage
here.
HavesomeonereadytocastDispelbecauseDr.Cidwillremainactiveand
cast

spellslikeHaste,ShellandprotectonhisEsper.Keepaneyeon
Famfrit's
HPbarwhichappearsbelowhim,notatthetopofthescreen.Oncethe
Esper
finallygoesdownyoushouldhavenotroublefinishingofftheremainder
of
Dr.Cid'sHP.
RememberthatDr.Cidusesguns,soitisnotnecessarytocastProtect
on
yourpartyoncetheEsperhasbeendowned.

Congratulationsonfinallyfinishingoneofthelongestdungeonsinthe
universe.Watchthesceneandpreparefortheendofthegame.
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[A048]BalfonheimPort
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Thisisyourfinalstopbeforetheendofthegame.Ifyouwanttohead
off
anddosidequests,nowisthetime.Stockuponwhateveryouthinkyou
need
andheadfortheAerodome.YourdestinationisBahamut.
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[A049]Bahamut
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Youmaybesurprisedtohearthatthisisn'tactuallyadungeon.Pharos
was
thefinaldungeon,thisisjustastringofbosses.makeanimmediate
right
andgothroughthedoor.It'snotactuallynecessarytofightthe
guards.
Youwon'tbeleaving,sothere'snoreasontolevelup.Justfleepast
everything.
Atthebottomofthestairsmakealeftattheforkandgouptothe
central
ring.Runstraightahead(southwest)totheevenmorecentralringand

head
westfromthere.Healyourparty(noSaveCrystal)thenexaminethe
Lift
Controls.

BOSS:GabranthHP:70719LV:49

DispelhisHasteeffect,thenstartpounding.Gabranthisabletocast
the
Renewspellaftertakingacertainamountofdamage.Bydoingsohe
actually
becomesmorepowerful.OffsethisnewattacksbycastingProtectgato
lessen
thedamagetoyourentireparty.Onceagain,thisfightisfartoo
similarto
previousJudgebattlesforyoutoreallybeunprepared.

Engagetheliftandrideitup.Thereisnothinglefttodonowbesides
fight.

BOSS:VayneHP:76755LV:50

ThefirstincarnationofVayneisaphysicalbrawler.Hewillusealot
of
verycinematicattacks,butforallhistheatrics,heseemstohave
difficulty
actuallyfinishingyouoff.Thisisespeciallytrueifyouprotectyour
party
withProtectgaMagick.
PhysicalattacksaremorethanadequatetobeatVayne.HisHPinthis
formis
quitelowandthisbattleservesmostlyasan"introduction"ifyouwill
to
thecomingfights.

BOSS:VayneNovusHP:104210LV:53

SephiraHP:12121(each)
Nowitstartstogethard.StartbyDispellingallthepowerfulbuffs

Vayne
beginswithandthensendyourentirepartyafterhim.Obviouslythe
two
schoolsofthoughtquestionwhetheritisbesttofocusonhim,or
eliminate
hisswords.Ifounditsomewhatunnecessarytodestroytheswordsand
instead
chosetofocusonhim,butyoumightthinkotherwise.
Gabranthwithinevitablyfocusmostlyontheswords.Youcanignore
him.
KeephittingVayneashardasyoupossiblycanandbereadytoCuraja
constantly.YouneedtokeepyouMPupsotrytorotatetheCurajas
between
partymembersifyoucan.
AftereachofVaynespeechesyoumightwanttocheckhimagain,his
Protect,
ShellandHastewillperiodicallyreappearandneedtobeDispelled.If
you
cankeepthoseoffhimyoucandrasticallyincreaseyourchancesof
winning.
Hedoesn'thaveanyweaknessestoexploit,andheraisesaMagickshield
half
waythrough,soit'sphysicalattacksalltheway.Beforeusingitems,
rememberthemostdifficultbattleisstilltocome.

BOSS:TheUndyingHP:228299LV:55

ThelackofHPbarforthisbossmakesthefightnotonlydifficult,but
confusing.Youneverreallyknowwhat'sgoingonunlessyoupay
attention.
TheUndyingwillgivecluesastoitsHPlevelbyitsshieldingactions.
Whenthebossishalfdeaditwillbringupashieldthatprotectsit
from
physicalattacks.You'llhavetomoveontoMagickatthispoint.
Flare,
Holy,whateveryou'vegot.Theshieldwearsoffafteraperiodoftime
so
don'tfeelobligatedtowasteallyourMagick.
Here'ssomethingyoucandoduringthistime:castProtectga,Shellga
and
Bubbleoneverymemberofyourparty.Thatwillgiveyouahuge
advantage.
Anotherthingtodoistokeepaneyeoutforwhenthebosscastsspells

like
FaithandBravery.UseDispelMagickwhenthishappens,otherwisethe
boss'
attacksaregoingtoincreaseinpowerbyquiteabit.
ThemajorityofTheUndying'sattacksarebigepiclookingexplosion
esque
blaststhatjust...dodamagetoeverymemberofyourparty.Withthe
scope
ofthespellanimationsyoumightexpectittotearaholeinthefabric
of
space,butno,you'rebasicallyjustlookingatabout10002000damage
to
everypartymember.NothingmuchifyoucastBubble,andespeciallyso
ifyou
haveCurajaGambitsoneveryone.
Here'ssomethingveryimportanttokeepinmind:thegameisover,you
are
done,andthereisabsolutelyNOreasontohangontoANYiteminyour
inventory.UseElixirsandEtherslikebasicPotionsifyouneedto.
WhenthebosscastsDispelga,getthoseProtectgaandShellgaspells
backup!

CongratulationsonsuccessfullycompletingFinalFantasyXII.
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[B000]Hunts
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[B000]Red&RottenintheDesert
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TARGETRogueTomatoHP:134LV:2

300Gil,Potionx2,TeleportStone
TheRogueTomatoquestwillautomaticallybecompletedduringthemain

events
ofthegame.LeaveRabanastrethroughtheeasternexittotheDalmasca
Estersand.TheRogueTomatoisfoundroughlyaroundthecentreamong
two
trees.BeatontheTomatountilitdropsdownbelowandfollowitdown
so
thatyoumayfinishitoff.
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[B000]WolfintheWaste
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TARGET:ThexteraHP:380LV:6

500Gil,Headguard,TeleportStone
HeadfortheDalmascaWestersandbytakingthewestexitoutof
Rabanastre.
UponarrivingintheWestersand,headdirectlysouthassoonasthepath
opens
up.Sticktotheeastsideandfollowalittlepathwaygoingaroundto
the
side.Nodoubtyouwillsoonhappenuponthelargericononyour
minimap.
Quicklyeliminatethesmallwolvesasfastaspossiblesotheydonot
interferewiththemainbattle.Thebosshasaweaknesstowind,though
itis
unlikelyyouwillbeabletoexploitthisatsuchanearlystageinthe
game.
Generallythetacticsrequirenothingmorethanbasicattacksand
healing.If
youareunabletodefeatthebossitismostlikelyacaseoftoolowa
level,
ornotenoughpeopleintheparty.
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[B000]Dalmasca'sDesertBloom
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TARGET:FloweringCactoidHP:755LV:4


500Gil,Potionx10
TakethenortheastexitfromtheOutpostandcontinuenortheastinthe
next
area.Takealookatyourmainmapforthisarea.Youwillseethat
from
whereyouentered,ifyoujustkeptgoingnorthyouwouldreachthe
SandSwept
Nazebeforelong.Donotehowever,thetwosmallerpathsleadingeast
inthe
YardangLabyrinth(whereyouare).Themorenorthernofthesetwopaths
hides
theFloweringCactoid.
TheFloweringCactoidhasonemainattack"runawayandaggroeverything
else".Justkeeppoundingitwitheveryattackyouhave,itonlyhas
755HP.
Asitgetsclosetodeathyouwillseeamessage"FloweringCactoidis
readying1000Needles."Thisattackwilldo1000damagetooneofyour
party
members(andnodoubtkillthem).It'spossibletokillthecactoid
beforeit
unleashesthisattack,butIwouldn'tcountonit.
SpeaktoDantrotogetyourreward.TheCactusFloweryoureceived
leadsto
anothersidequest,howeveryoucannotcompleteitattheearlystageof
the
game,soyoumayneedtoputitonholdforthetimebeing.
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[B000]WaterwayHaunting
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TARGET:WraithHP:5146LV:9

500Gil,Ether,Gauntlets
EntertheGaramsytheWaterway(theeastdoor)andgodownthestairs.
Wander
aroundinthemiddleoftheOverflowCloaca(firstroom)abitandthe
Wraith
shouldrevealitselfbeforelong.

TheWraithisaninterestingbossbecausethemajorityofitsattacks
are
actuallyquiteweak.ItinsteadreliesonaspellcalledDoomwhich
putsa
slowcountingtimerof10ononecharacter,whichinstantlykillsthem
onceit
hits0.YoucanremovethiseffectwithaRemedy,thoughsinceitwill
inevitablyjustbeputbackon,Iwouldsuggestwaitinguntilthetimer
gets
aslowas3or2beforeusingone.
AssumingyouhavenoRemediesthenthetimerwillsimplyactasatime
limit
forthefight,whichendsupbeinglittlemorethanbattleofattrition.
You
won'tneedtohealallthatoftenuntilneartheendofthefight,so
just
launchyourmostpowerfulattacksagainstthebossandtrytotakehim
downas
quicklyaspossible.
Whenthebattleisoveryourcharacterswillstillbeaffectedbythe
Doom
status.Here'sagoodsuggestiontohelpridthemofit:quicklyrun
outof
thisareabacktoLowtown.TheDoomstatuswillremain,butsince
Lowtownis
notabattlefield,thetimerwon'tcountdownhere.Runtothe
Southgate
outsideofLowtownandtouchtheSaveCrystaltofullyhealandcure
your
entireparty.
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[B000]MarauderintheMines
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TARGET:NidhoggHP:6079LV:10

600Gil,RoseCorsage,Balaclava,GreatSerpentskin
Nidhoggisapowerfulfoewithbothstrongdefenseandstrongoffense.
Most
ofitsattackswillragefrom100200damagemakinghealingavery
important
partofthisbattleifyouundertakeitearlyinthegame.

Makesureyouarereadytocurepoisonsaswell,Nidhoggwillusethem
frequentlyinconjunctionwiththerestofhisattacks.Whilehemay
have
bothapowerfuloffenseanddefense,hismagicresistanceleaves
somethingto
bedesired.Thosecharacterswhoarenotfullydedicatedtohealing
should
letloosethemostpowerfulBlackMagickyouhaveavailabletoyouat
the
time.
Ipersonallytookcareofthisbossquicklyandeasilybychainingthree
QuickeningsandendingwithapowerfulInfernoblast.Anexplanationof
Quickeningscanbefoundelsewhereinthisguide,butnevertheless,
performed
properlyandwithalittleluck,justonecantakeoutthebossina
single
hit.
DoNOTselltheGreatSerpentskinyougetfordoingthisHunt.
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[B000]LostinthePudding
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TARGET:WhiteMousseHP:69469LV:15

2800Gil,YoichiBow,SluiceGateKey
AfterspeakingtotheMoogleattheWestgate,headforLowtownandenter
the
GaramsytheWaterway.MakeyourwayfromtheLowtownentrancedownto
thefar
southwestcorner.ThereisalargesquareshapedsectionintheWest
Sluice
Controlarea.Thatiswhereyouwillfindthecreature.
TheWhiteMoussefocusesexclusivelyonMagick,soitmaynotbeabad
ideato
gointothisbattlewithShelloneverymemberofyourparty.Beready
to
countertheSloweffectwithHasteMagick,andasidefromthat,brute
forceis
themosteffectiveattackstrategy.Thecreaturehasalmostnophysical
defensesoyourattacksaregoingtohitquitehard.

TaketheBrokenKeythatthecreaturedropsandbringitbacktoSorbet.
Alongwiththetwoprimaryrewardsyouwillgetthe"SluicegateKey"
whichis
requiredinordertocompletesomeofthegame'slatercontent.You
won'tbe
abletoacquiretheCuchulainnEsperwithoutit.
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[B000]ForWhomtheWyrmTolls
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TARGET:RingWyrmHP:128648LV:32

200Gil,MoonRing,Icebrand
OnceyouhavetheHunt,yourgoalistoentertheDalmascaWestersand
andhead
westtotheWindtraceDunes.Whenyouarriveatthedunes,theremust
bea
sandstormgoingonatthetime.Iftheweatheriscalmyouwon'tfind
the
RingWyrm.Sandstormscanbetriggeredbymovingfromplacetoplace
while
waitingacertainlengthoftime(hopefullynotverylong).Ifyourun
back
andforthfromRabanastre,Ican'tpromiseitwillbequick,but
eventually
thesandstormwillbegin.
TheRingWyrmitselfisatypicalfoe.Highleveledplayerswillfind
itvery
easytodefeatsimplybycastingDispel(toremoveitsprotect)andthen
wailingonitwithphysicalattackswhilecuringperiodically.
Lowerleveledplayersshouldjustaseasilybeabletotakedownthis
foeby
takingadvantageofoneaspect:thefirebreathattack.Summonyour
trusty
BeliasEsperatthestartofthebattle(Fireelement)andallowhimto
tank
thebosswhilebothyouandthebossitselfhealtheEsper.
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[B000]AScreamFromtheSky
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TARGET:WyvernLordHP:18669LV:18

1000Gil,Longbow,ShellShield
Toreachthisboss,teleporttotheTombofRaithwallandexittothe
east.
HeadtothenearbySimoonbluffandheadforthenortherncorner(onthe
groundlevel).Youshouldseethecreatureflyingaround(perhapsoff
the
northedgeofthecliff)andyou'llneedtogetcloseinordertopull
it.
Whatmakesthisenemysodifficult(annoying)isthatithasalotofHP
and
itflies,sodepletingthatHPwon'tbeeasy.Gunandbowattacksare
effective,asisthewaterspell.Thisisassumingyouwanttospent
forever
fightingthebattle.
Ahyes,asalways,it'sBeliasandQuickeningstotherescue.Oneof
thetwo
shouldsuffice(IpreferBeliaspersonally).Evenifhecan'tholdthe
boss
onhisown,heshouldbeabletodoenoughdamagetoleaveyouaneasy
messto
cleanup.WhoeversummonsBeliasshouldsimplyspendhis/hertime
healing
whoeveristankingtheenemy.Throwbasicpotionsconstantlyon
yourselfor
theEsperuntileitherthewyverndiesortheEsper'stimerunsout.
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[B000]ATinglingToast
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TARGET:MarilithHP:54921LV:38

2200Gil,SerpentEye,TeleportStonex3

AfterspeakingtotheTavernmaster,headfortheDalmascaWestersand.
Your
destinationistheShimmeringHorizonsarea.Thereyouwillfindan
exitto
theZertinanCaverns.
Whatyouneedtodonowisremainintheinitialarea(Invitationto
Heresy).
Headdowntothesoutherncentralpartofthismap.Itisdifficultto
describe,butrightdownatthebottomyoucanseeonthemapthereisa
very
smallareainthechapofalowercase"c"withtheleftsidestuckonto
the
restofthemap.Thereisalittlepatchofgrassinthiscorner.
Whatyouneedtodoisstandsomewhereinthisareaandbasicallydo
nothing
forafewminutes.Leaveyourcharactersandgogetadrink.Whenyou
come
back,assumingenoughtimehaspassed,whenyouapproachthisgrassy
patcha
snakewillpopout.ThatisMarilith.
Theenemyisextremelyeasy.NoeffectstoDispel,justthrowaBlind
status
onhimandhewon'tbeabletotouchyou.Poundwhatlittlehealthhe
has
downandbringthemusktotheTavernmastertogetyourreward.
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[B000]TheDefenseofOzmonePlain
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TARGET:EnkeladosHP:18709LV:22

1100Gil,Ether,GoldenAmulet
Youwillfindthecreaturein"TheShred"areaoftheOzmoneplain,
right
aroundthemiddleofthatarea.Ifitdoesn'tappear,justleaveand
re
enter.
Thebeastisstrong,butslow.Itwillusemostlyphysicalattacksand
cast
bothProtect/Shellonitselftohalveyourdamage.Thebesttactic

youcan
utilizehereistodispeltheseeffects(ifyouhavethespell,which
youvery
likelywillnot).Asidefromdoingthis,there'sverylittleelseto
say.
IwouldnotethattheGoldenAmuletyoureceiveisaverynicereward
indeed.
Makesureyoulearnthelicensetoequipit.
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[B000]ARingintheRain
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TARGET:CroakadileHP:19449LV:24

1200Gil,SerpentRod,TeleportStone
NotethatSadeenonlyappearsduringtherainsinGizaPlains.Thesame
appliestotheCroakadile.YouwillfinditdowninStarfallFieldnear
the
bridge.
TheCroakadileisanextremelypowerfulfoe.Hisattacksaresostrong
that
ifyouarenotoverleveled(relativetothetimeyougettheHunt)then
more
thanlikelyyouwon'thavetimetoattackbetweenallthehealingyou
will
need.
CounterthisdisadvantagebysummoningBeliasatthebeginningofthe
battle.
Thebestwaytowinthisfightistoallowhimtodomostofthedamage,
but
hewillbehithard,whichiswhyCuremagicandHiPotions(onBelias)
are
goingtobeveryimportant.
TheCroakadileusesanumberofstatuseffectsonyourcharacters,
including
SaptoslowlysuckawayalltheirHP.Neartheendofthefighthewill
go
sortof"berserk"andbecomeabouttwiceaspowerfulasheisatthe
start.
Atthispointyouhavenochanceinhellofwinningabattleof

attrition.
YourbestbetistolaunchafinalQuickeningandhopeit'senoughto
takehim
down.
BringtheringbacktoSadeentogetyourreward.Thereisan
additional
questthatfollowsfromthisone.Bringtheringtotheelderwhenthe
rains
stop,andthenbacktoSadeenagainduringtherains.
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[B000]TheDeadOughtSleepForever
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TARGET:IxtabHP:22564LV:24

1300Gil,Ether,SoulPowder
EntertheHenneMinesthroughthemainentranceandusetheswitchnear
the
starttomakeitred.Takethesouthpathandhitthenextswitchto
swapit
toblue.Eitherofthepathsyoujustopenednowleadyoutothemark.
Thebossitselfisfairlystraightforward.Itattacksbyinflicting
boththe
DoomandStopstatuseffectsonyourparty,butitattackssoslowly
thatit
practicallybegstobepoundedintotheground.Ifyouhavethe
necessary
itemstocuretheseconditions,you'retotallyset.
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[B000]BefoulmentoftheBeast
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TARGET:FeralRetrieverHP:22559LV:28

1500Gil,RecursiveCrossbow,TeleportStonex2

YouwillfindthismarkintheParaminaRiftsouthofMtBurOmisace.
Head
southpasttheSaveCrystalinthePathofFirstfalltoreachtheSpine
ofthe
Icewyrm.Youshouldfindtheenemyrightneartheentrance.
AllyouneedforthisbattleareeitherabunchofRemediesortheEsuna
Magic.TheonlydangerousattacktheFeralRetrieverhasistheBlaster
spell
whichinflictsSleep,SilenceandBlindonasingleally.Throwaquick
Remedyonthemandcutthatbeastup.
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[B000]TheMineFlayer
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TARGET:MindflayerHP:31161LV:35

2200Gil,Carmagnole
EntertheHenneMinesthroughthemainentranceandusetheswitchnear
the
starttomakeitred.Takethesouthexitandthengoimmediatelywest.
ContinuealongthelinearpathfromhereuntilyoureachthePhase1Dig
area.
Atthefurthestsouthend,rightinthemiddle,isthemark.
Dispelthecreaturerightoffthebat(ifyouhavetheability).It
will
reallyhelptogetridofhisFaithstatus.Evenifyoucan't,itmakes
littledifference.You'regoingtobehitwithavarietyofMagicks,so
just
protectyourpartywithShellbeforegoinginandyou'lldofine.
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[B000]GetMyStuffBack!
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TARGET:VyraalHP:106616LV:41

3500Gil,Halberd,CrystalShield,DragonScale
TakethenorthernexitoutofBalfonheimPorttoreachtheCerobi
Steppe.
FromhereyouwanttoheadwesttotheNorthLiavellHills,thennorth
tothe
FeddikRiverandfinallynorthagaintoTheNorthsward.Hereyouwill
meetup
withaVierawhotellsyouthatthemarkisnotfaroff.Searchthe
areafor
theenormousbeast.
Thecreatureattacksprimarilywithphysicalstrikes,socastingBlind
is
probablythemosteffectivewaytoreducedamageinthisbattle.You'll
also
wanttobereadywithEsunagatocountertheImmobilizegaspellthatthe
mark
uses.Physicalattacksareallyouneedtotakeitdown,especially
consideringthatitcastsaMagickimmunityshieldjustbeforefalling.
DefeatingthecreatureimmediatelynetsyouaVieraRucksack.
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[B000]Who'stheStrongest!?
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TARGET:PylrasterHP:493513LV:63

8000Gil,GrandMace,ScatheMote
AfterracingRikkentoacceptthisHunt,youneedtoteleporttoThe
Pharos.
Saveyourgamebecausethisparticularmarkcanbequitedifficult.To
find
thecreatureyousimplyneedtotakethewestexittoreachTheyWho
Thirst
Not.
Beforetakingonthebossit'simportanttoproperlyprepareyourparty.
Turn
yourmaintankintoanimmovablewallbycastingBubble,Protectand
Decoyon
him/her.Thesespells(asidefromDecoy)aregreatforyourotherparty
membersaswell.ThePylrasterneedstobedebuffedaswell.Dispel

isan
absolutenecessitytoremovehisHasteandBravery.Takeitalittle
further
bythrowingSlowonthebossaswell,it'squiteeffective(Isuggest
making
itaGambit).
Atapproximately50%HPthisprehistoricdeathmachinewillcastGrowing
Threatonitselfwhichincreasesthedamageofthemajorityofits
attacksby
about50%.Saygoodbyetoanycharacterherewhoisn'tprotectedby
Bubble.
Keeppoundingawayatthebosswithphysicalattacks,givenitshealth
thisis
nodoubtgoingtobealengthybattle.Likemanysimilarenemies,as
its
healthapproacheszeroitsdefenseincreasesbyabout1000%,soanice
Quickeningchainisagreatwaytofinishitoff.
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[B000]LittleLoveontheBigPlains
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TARGET:CluckatriceHP:7509LV:15

1000Gil,Jackboots,RainbowEgg
HeadtoGizaPlainsduringTheDry.ThereisaSeeqintheRabanastre
south
endthatidentifieshimselfassortofa"weatherman"whowilltellyou
how
closeyouaretothenextcycleorrains/dry.Youmayhavetostand
and
waitwhileperiodicallymovingbetweentransitionzonesuntilit
changes.
AfterspeakingtothegirlinNomadVillage,takethesoutheastexitto
find
theCluckatrice.Here'showtomakethecreatureappear:wanderaround
this
area(GizasNorthBank)killingALLthecreaturesthatappearasred
dotson
yourmap.I'mnotpositivethatyouhavetoeliminatetheneutral
bunnies,
butIdid,andthatworkedsoitcertainlycan'thurt.

ReturntothenomadVillageandimmediatelycomebacktothismap.You
will
findtheCluckatriceinthemiddleripeforthepicking.Atthe
beginningof
thegameyouwillneedGoldNeedleitemsandasolidamountofhealing
items
tobackthemup.TheenemycaninflicttheStonestatusonyourparty
and
that'snotpleasantatall.
Laterinthegame,thisisoneoftheeasiestfightsintheuniverse.
Itall
dependsonwhenyouchoosetotakethehunt.
Here'ssomethingimportant:makeSUREyougoaroundandkillallthe
little
Chickatricesaswell.TheHuntwillnotcountascompleteduntilyou
do.
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[B000]TheCryofItsPower
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TARGET:RocktoiseHP:17548LV:16

1200Gil,HiPotionx2,HeavyCoat
ThishuntcomesverysoonafteryougetBelias,andImustsaythathe
doesa
verygoodjobofbringingthisbossdownonhisown.BringafewHi
Potions
withyoutothisbattleandstartoutbysummoningBelias.
Periodicallyafewundeadcreatureswillspawn,perhapswhoeversummoned
BeliascanworkoneliminatingthemwhiletheEsperfocuseson
Rocktoise.
Don'tjustuseHiPotionstohealyourself,makesuretokeepyourEsper
healedaswellandhewillhavenoproblemdoingthenecessarydamageto
this
bossbeforethetimeisup.
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[B000]CrimeandPunishment

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TARGET:OrthrosHP:87141LV:34

3800Gil,Horakhty'sFlame,UnpurifiedEther
Afterspeakingwiththepetitioner,entertheGaramsytheWaterway.
Examine
theNo.10WaterwayControlandchoosetoclosethesluicegate.Now
head
westfromhereandcrossovertothewestside.Fromhere,gosouthto
the
WestSluiceControlwhereyoufoughttheWhiteMousse.
Orthrosonlyappearsifyouhaveanallfemaleparty.WhileintheWest
SluiceControl,switchoutyourcurrentpartyforFran,PeneloandAshe.
Now
entertheSouthernSluicewaytotheeast.Ifallgoeswell,youhave
metthe
conditions,andthebosswilldrop.Youarenowfreetoswitchbackto
whateverpartyyouwereusingbefore.
Theslimecreatureattacksphysicallyandheishelpedimmenselybyhis
Braverystatus.Ifyouhaveit,Dispelhimimmediatelytomakethis
fighta
pieceofcake.ProtectorProtectgaandevenShellwillserveto
simplify
thingsfurtherforyou.
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[B000]ParadiseRisen
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TARGET:GilSnapperHP:86956LV:37

3000Gil,PhobosGlaze
OnceyouhavespokentoNanouduringtherainsandacceptedtheHunt,
youmust
thenknockdownthesixWitheredTreesthroughoutthearea.Fora
detailed
explanationonhowtodothis,seesectionA023.

Whenallsixtreesareknockeddown,headeasttothenewTracksofthe
Beast
area.ThecreaturewillonlyappearhereifitisrainingREALLYhard,
soyou
mighthavetogobackandforthafewtimes.FortunatelytheSeeqwho's
helpingyououtwillannouncethatthecreatureistherewhenyouenter
the
area,soyoudon'thavetoexploreiteverytimetocheckyourself.
BeginthebattlewithDispelMagick,thenfromtheremoveontowhatever
attacksworkbestforyou.ShellgaandProtectgahelpinthisbattleto
shieldyourcharactersagainsttheSnapper'sBlizzagaMagickand
physical
attacks.Thereisn'ttoomuchelsethatwillmakeorbreakthebattle,
just
weardownitsHPwithnormalattacks.
TocompletetheHunt,comebacktotheGizaPlainsduringTheDry.
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[B000]ParaminaRun
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TARGET:TricksterHP:61321LV:44

4800Gil,DeimosClay
OnceyouhavespokentothepetitionerinMtBurOmisace,youneedto
head
southintotheParaminaRift.Enterthefrozenbrookareaandyouwill
find
thatNPCfromRabanastrewhoisnowwillingtohelpyouwiththemark.
He
willactassortofaguestesquecharacter.
TheTricksterisquitetrickytofind.I'mnotquitesurewhatthe
exact
qualificationsare,butIjusthadtokeepleavingandcomingbackuntil
eventuallyitwasthere.TheTricksterisfoundintheFrozenBrook
area,but
doesn'talwaysappear.AtonepointIwentsouthtotheKarydine
Glacier,
killedabunchofenemiesthereandcameback.Immediatelyuponarrival
the
guestcharactersaid"TheTrickster"hasfinallyappeared(orsomething
along

thoselines).
Makingitshowupisonlyhalfthebattle.Theotherhalfisthehigh
difficultylevelofthefight.WhiletheTricksterlikestoattackwith
powerfulphysicalhitsandtheChocoComet(10001500damageto
everyone),
theworstaspectofthefightisthatitisconstantlyrunningaway.
BeginthebattlebycastingDispel(ifyouhaveit)toremovethe
Protect
effect.Nowpounditintothegroundwithallthephysicalattacksyou
have.
Whenitgetsdowntoaround1/3Hpitwilluse"WhiteWind"whichmakes
it
immunetoallstatusailments.Thisisyourcuetoletloosethe
biggest
Quickeningchainyoucando.
Thereasonforthisisasfollows:around1/4HPtheTrickstersetsupa
permanentphysicalimmunityshield.Notonlythat,allelementalmagic
will
healthecreature,exceptforonechosenelement,whichwill
periodically
change.Thiscouldpotentiallymakeitnexttoimpossibleforyouto
killit
(whichiswhytheQuickeningchainissoimportant).
Thereisonefinalnotehowever.IftheTricksterdoesputupthe
immunity
shield,IfoundthattheScourgemagicisalwayseffectiveanddoes
heavy
damage,withouteverbeingabsorbed.Thedownsideisthatthismagicis
only
availableneartheendofthegame.
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[B000]AntlionInfestation
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TARGET:AntlionHP:106499LV:37

4300Gil,BubbleBelt,SickleBlade
ThepetitionergivesyoutheSite3Keywhichisusedtounlocka
specialarea
oftheLhusuMines.Headtherenow(northeastexitfromBhujerba).Run

all
thewayuptothenorthendwhereSite3ismarkedonyourmapanduse
thekey
there.
Fromhere,youneedtotakethesouthexitoutofSite3andheadall
theway
southdowntoTransitway1.ProceedwestfromheretoSite9andyou
will
findtheAntlioninthesouthwestcorner.
ThemostdangerousabilitytheAntlionusesiscalledCannibalize.When
it
doesthis,iteatsoneoftheKillerMantis'thatsurroundsitandgets
ahuge
boostinpower.Forthisreason,yourprimarygoalshouldbeto
eliminateall
theKillerMantis'assoonaspossible.
Withthoseoutoftheway,Dispelthebossandstartattacking.
Assumingit
didn'tCannibalizetoomanyofthemthebattleshouldn'tbeaproblem.
Ifit
DID,thenyoumightwanttotryrunningawaytothenextscreenand
coming
back.Youshouldbeabletoresetthebattle.
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[B000]CarrotStalk
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TARGET:CarrotHP:110842LV:49

5200Gil,StinkBombs,PutridLiquid
TeleporttotheSalikawoodandholddowntheR2button.Inorderto
makethe
Carrotappear,youmusttraveltotheSunDappledPathnonviolently(in
other
words,withoutkillinganything.)Ifyoudosocorrectly,theCarrot
will
appearhere.
TheCarrot'smainoffensecomesfromtheinflictionofstatusailments.
Make
surethatyouhaveEsunagaonallyourpartymembers.Dispelisalsoan

absolutenecessityconsideringthebossstartsthebattlewithjust
about
everypositiveeffectimaginable.
Iwouldrecommendatleastonepersonequipanaccessorythatmakesthem
immunetoStopandthengivethemaChronosTearGambitsothatyour
entire
partyisn'teverputoutofcommissionentirelyfromtheTimeRequiem
ability.
ThisenemyalsousestheGrowingThreatabilitywhichdoublesitslevel
after
awhile,sothat'sanotherthingtowatchoutfor.Goodluckwiththis.
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[B000]BattleontheBigBridge
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TARGET:GilgameshHP:123103LV:45

10000Gil,Masamune
ThisEliteHuntbecomesavailableafteryoucompletetheAntlionHunt
for
Montblanc.TeleporttothecrystalintheLhusuMinesthatyoufound
during
theAntlionHuntandmoveonescreenwesttoencounterGilgamesh.
ThefirstbattlewithGilgameshisn'ttoobad,butthereissomething
very
importanttoremember.EverytimeGilgameshlosesanother20%ofhis
HP,
therewillbeashortcutsceneandhewilltakeoutanothersword.Each
of
thesecutscenesrepresentsadifferent"form"andeachformhasa
different
itemthatcanbestolen.
Thefirstthreeformshavenothingspecial.APotion,anXPotionanda
few
thousandGil.Whenhereaches40%HPandchangesintohisfourthform,
that's
whentobreakouttheFoe:Any>StealGambitsonallyourparty
members.
TherareGenjiShieldcanbestolenfromhisfourthform,andtherarer
Genji
Glovescanbestolenfromthefifth.

RemembertoeliminateEnkidoh(hisdog)beforefocusingonGilgameshat
all.
YourmaintankingcharactershouldhaveadecentshieldandtheDecoy
spell
castonhim(alongwithprotectandBubble)toblockGilgamesh's
attacks.
WhenGilgameshraisestheinvincibilityshieldwhileinhisfifthform,
you
mustwaituntilaftertheseconduseofhisultimateswordattackbefore
you
canhurthimagain.

It'snotoveryet,Gilgameshescapesfromthebattle.Inordertotruly
finishhimoff,youhavetotrackhimdown.Gobacktothecrystal,
saveyour
game,andteleporttothePhonCoast.Headnorthwestofthecrystaland
look
foramansittingagainstarockfacetitled"TheManWhoFell."There
isa
shinyobjectbesidehim,examineittogettheSite11Key.Now
teleportback
totheLhusuMines.
HeadwesttoSite9.Justupthepathveryclosetowhereyoufought
the
AntlionisalockedgatethatcanbeopenedwiththeSite11Key.Keep
headingnorthuntilyoucangonofurther,atwhichpointturnandhead
east.
Crossthebridge(LascheSpan),takethenortheastexitoutofSite5to
reach
Site6Southandgosouthfromthere.Afterexitingsouthyouwillfind
a
SaveCrystal,makesuretouseitbeforegoingintothenextroom.

TARGET:GilgameshHP:??????LV:??

ThisfightisMUCHmuchharderthanthepreviousone,somakesureyou
come
prepared.Enkidohisyourfirsttarget.Thereareanumberofwaysof
dealingwiththisdog,butthemosteffectivemethodisactuallyto
startby
Dispellingitandthenputtingittosleep.PutOilonthedogandthen
begin
blastingitashardasyoucanwithFiragaspells.Ifthisdoesn'twork
then

justfightitnormally,butmakesuretothrowBlindonittoreducethe
damageyoutank.
EquipsomeonewiththeGenjiShieldyouhopefullystoleandcastDecoy
onthem
(alongwithBubbleandProtect).Thisisabsolutelyimperativeto
protectyou
fromtheinsanedamagedishedoutbyGilgamesh'sswordcombinations.
MakesuretoheadbackandgetyourrewardsfromtheClanHut.The
increased
combopoweroftheMasamunecombinedwiththeincreasedcombopowerof
the
GenjiGlovemakesforsomeofthecraziestdamageinthegame.
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[B000]ADarkRumor
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TARGET:Ba'GamnanHP:115659LV:49

5100Gil,Megalixir
TeleporttotheOgirYensaSandseaaftergettingtheHuntandheadeast
tothe
SouthBankApproach.FromheregouptoreachtheCentralJunctionand
enter
theZertinanCavernsfromthere.Fromthefirstareahere(theCanopy
of
Clay)thereisanexitleadingnorthwesttoahiddenareainthe
Withering
ShoresoftheNamYensaSandsea.Thisisahiddenareawhereyouwill
find
themark.
Therearefourenemieshere,butBa'Gamnanisyourmaintarget.
Eliminatethe
smallguysfirstandthenfocusallyourattacksonhim.Hismost
powerful
attackistheShiningRaywhichhitseverymemberofyourparty,but
even
stillitshouldn'tbeanythingyoucan'thandleaslongasyourCuraja
Gambits
aresetupproperly.MakesuretocastDispelgabecausetheboss'Haste
and
Protectwillgetannoying.

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[B000]FishyDreams
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TARGET:IxionHP:306559LV:70

3000Gil,SappingBolts,Ragnarok
TeleporttoThePharosandusethelift,itwilltakeyoutothe
Subterra.
Ixionisdifficultnotonlytofight,butalsotofind.Here'swhatyou
need
toknow.ThelifttakesyoudowntothecircularareaintheSubterra.
Ixion
hasasmallchanceofappearinghere.Italsohasachanceofappearing
in
oneoftheroomsofftotheside.Thethingis,ifIxionappearshere
inthe
circularareaitsHPwillbehalfoftheHPlistedabove(whichiswhy
thisis
whereyouwanttofighttheboss).
Allyoureallyneedtodoisridetheliftupanddown,upanddown.
Whenyou
reachtheSubterra,theinstantyouseeanyenemies,thenjustgoback
up
(thisisanindicationthatIxiondidnotappear).Ifyoucomedownand
see
NOenemies,thenstartrunningcirclesaroundtheringandeventually
aftera
fewlaps,Ixionshouldappear.
Evenwithonly160000HP,thebossisstillverydifficult.Youwill
needto
haveallyourcharacterssetupwithGambitsforEsunagaandCharge
(Ixion's
FearwillcompletelydraintheirMP).YouwillalsoneedEchoHerbs
readyto
useanytimethebosscastsSilencegaonyourparty.
Ixion'smainattacksarephysicalstrikesandthepowerfulThundaga
spell.I
recommendcastingShellgaonyourparty,butifyoucangetyourhands
on
RubberSuits(immunetoThunder)thenthat'sevenbetter.Alsoremember

to
Dispelthebossatthebeginningofthefight,andremembertoequip
Bubble
Belts(asopposedtocastingBubble)becauseitcan'tbeDispelledby
Ixion.
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[C001]Adrammelech
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Available:AftertheTombofRaithwall
HeadfortheOzmonePlain.YourdestinationisTheSwitchbackarea
whichhas
anentrancetotheZertinanCaverns.Proceednorththroughthisareaup
to
TheUndershore.Continuenorththroughhereuntilyoureachthe
transition
linetothenextarea.Healyourpartyandprepareforbattle.

BOSS:AdrammelechHP:39630LV:39

Adrammelechisonetoughcustomer.Evenplayerswhohaveleveledwell
above
theaverageforthispointmightbesurprisedatjusthowdifficultthis
fight
canbe.Fortunatelythereareafewtacticsthatcanreallyturnthings
around.
Thefirstthingtodobeforeyougointothebattleareaistobuffup
your
party.Shellisextremelyimportant,butHasteandprotectneverhurt
anyone
either(justmakesureyouhaveshell).Dependingonhowfaryouarein
the
game,youwillalsowanttohaveeithertheBlizzaraorBlizzagaspells
ready
onallofyourcharacters.

Runintothebattleandpreparetofight.Zombieswillspawnconstantly
makingthingsevenmoredifficultforyou.Infact,Iwouldprobably
saythe
zombiesaccountforatleasthalfthisbattle'sdifficulties.Here'sa
nice
tipyoucantry:takethecharacterwiththemostpowerfulmeleeweapon
and
casttheBerserkspellonthem.Thiswillhelpyoucutdownthezombie
populationsignificantly.
Adrammelechisaflyingfoesoitwillbehardtodishouttherequired
damage
sometimes.Itwouldbeagoodideatohaveyourbackuppartyreadywith
Quickeningsandswitchtheminperiodicallyforextradamage(andto
wipethe
zombies).CastBlizzaraorBlizzagaonAdrammelechconstantly,this
willhave
theaddedbonusofcuttingdownzombies(astheyareweaktoice).
WhenthebossstartsgettinglowonHPitwilldotwothings:thefirst
is
launchandextremelypowerfulThundajaattack.Ifyoudon'thaveShell
on
yourpartyatthispointyouareinalotoftrouble.Thisalso
inflictsthe
Stopstatus,soanyonelowonChronosTearsislikelytogethitpretty
hard
atthispoint.
Thesecondthingitdoesisraiseanimmunityshieldgrantingit
temporary
invulnerability.Don'tbotherattackduringthistime,justrebuff
your
partywithShell,heal,andfocusonthezombies.Beforelongyouwill
seea
messagesayingtheshieldisgoneandyoucanfinishAdrammelechoff.
IfyouneedaSaveCrystal,taketheeastexit.Justlookatyourmap,
you
can'tmissit.
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[C002]Zalera
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Available:AftertheTombofRaithwall
GettheReflectspellbeforeyoubeginthissection.

Youmustfirstcompletethe"BarheimSidequest"beforeyoucaninitiate
this
one.You'llfindcoverageofthissidequestintheSidequestssection
ofthe
guide.Notethatyoudonothavetogoasfarasgettingthe
Deathbringer
sword,justgetthekeytotheBarheimPassage.
TeleporttotheSaveCrystalintheNorthSouthJunction.Headsouth
from
thereandgowest.TakethenorthwestpathleadingtotheEastWest
Bypass
(asopposedtothewestpathleadingtoSpecialOpSector5).Headas
far
southasyoupossiblycanintheZeviahSpan.Whenyoucannotpossibly
goany
further,lookonthewestsidefora"PrecariousCart."Knockthecart
down
torevealapath.
Getreadytofightatonofskeletonsandghostsasyoumakeyourway
south
here.Thepathisn'tnecessarilyhardtofind,butitisalittleout
ofthe
way.EventuallyyouwillreachaSaveCrystal.Useitandpreparefor
a
boss.

BOSS:ZaleraHP:72248LV:40

ThefightwithZalerasetsupanumberofinterestingobstaclesthat
makeit
difficultforyoutoactuallyfinishthisboss.Onesuchobstacleis
the
timer(Fiveminutes)thatyoumustbeat,otherwiseyouwillbethrown
outof
thebattle.
Zalerahasanumberofattacks,mostofwhichrevolvearoundthekilling
of
partymembers.Idon'tmeaninthesamesensethatallenemiesdo,I
mean
Zalerahasanactualabilitycalled"Kill"thatjust...killssomeone.
The
EsperalsousesLvmultiplierabilities,theworstofwhichisan
instantkill
forprimenumberleveledallies.Ideallyyoushouldfightthebossata
level
thatisamultipleof2,butnotamultipleof4(46forexample.)

Asforthefightitself,winningistheeasypart,butyouhaveto
listen
carefullyandfollowtheseinstructions.Sincethebosslikestosummon
minions(whichprotecttheEsperfromphysicaldamagewhiletheyare
alive)
youwillwanttofocusheavilyonmagicdamage.Weallknowyoucan
dishout
heavierhitsphysically,butinthissituation,that'snotthecaseat
all.
Beforeenteringthebattle(orrightoffthebat)castReflectonevery
oneof
yourpartymembers(orReflectgaifyouhaveit).Nowthatyouhave
thaton,
castCura(orCurajaifyouhaveit).Allthreeofthehealswill
bounceoff
yourpartymembersandpoundthe(undead)bossforheavydamage.This
is
especiallytrueifwhoevercastsCurahasalotofmysticarmouron,but
your
entirepartyshouldcastthespells.Justwatchthebosstwistin
agony.
Thatisthegeneraltacticsforvictoryinthisbattle.Youwillstill
have
toreviveandreReflectyourpartyfrequently,butwiththatmuch
damage
beingdishedout,it'sonlyamatteroftime.Fiveminutesismorethan
enough.
Whenthebattleisover,escapebytakingthewestpathintothe
Garamsythe
Waterway.
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[C003]Cuchulainn
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Available:AftertheTombofRaithwall
YoucannotacquirethisEsperuntilyouhavecompletedboth"Waterway
Hunting"and"LostinthePudding"Hunts.Theyaredetailedinthe
hunts
sectionofthisguide.
ForfansofFinalFantasyTactics,betterknownasQueklain:TheImpure
King.

IfyouaredoingtheseinorderandjustfinishedZalera(nowinthe
GaramsytheWaterway)youareinagoodposition.Opentheurnnearthe
Save
Crystaltogetthecandlethatrevealshiddenareasonyourmap.
OnyourwaythroughLowtown,purchasethreeBlackBelts.Thisis
absolutely
imperative,regardlessoflevel.Youcanbuythemfromthemerchant
sitting
inthatloweredroundarea.Theyonlycost600Gilapiece.
FromtheLowtownentrance,hereishowyoufindtheEsper:headsouthto
the
SaveCrystalintheCentralWaterwayControlandusetheSluiceGateKey
(Lost
inthePuddingHuntreward)ontheNo.3WaterwayControlsothatboth
theNo.
3andNo.10areclosed,whiletheNo.4andNo.11areopen.
LookatyourmapandproceedsouthwesttotheNo.3CloacaSpur.Down
near
thesoutherncorneryouwillfindadevicecalledtheNo.1South
Waterway
Control.Closethatone.Nowheadbacktotheoriginalcontrols.
Youwanttheoppositeeffectofwhatyouhavenow.Opennumbersthree
and
ten,thenclosenumbersfourandeleven.HeadfortheNo.4CloacaSpur
and
lookfortheNo.1NorthWaterwayControlattheend.Closethatone
too.
NowheadbacktotheSaveCrystal.
Makesurenumberfourandnumberthreeareclosed.Makesuretheother
two
areopen.NowsaveyourgameandequipthoseBlackBelts.Takethe
south
exitandruntothesouthend.Downoneofthetwostaircaseswillbe
anopen
doorleadingtoashallowsquareshapedarea.

BOSS:CuchulainnHP:126165LV:45

Cuchulainnwillhandyouyourassonasilverplatter.Don'teven
attempt
thisguyifyourlevelislowerthan40.Yes,itcanbedoneandmany
people
havedoneit,Isimplyseenoreasonsosubjectyourselftosuch
torture.

ThereisanHPdrainingfieldinplaceherewhichactsindependentlyof
the
Sapeffect,sodon'tbothertryingtogetridofitwithEsuna.make
sureto
buffyourpartyandequipthreeBlackBeltsbeforeenteringbattle.
Dependingonhowfaryouareinthegame,youwillwanttoattack
primarily
withphysicalhitsandmagicwhenevertheFoobarsarespawned.Usethe
ScourgespellifyouhaveitwhentheFoobarsspawn,orsettlefor
Firagaif
youdon't.Justmakesureyoudoatleastexpelsomeenergyontaking
out
theseminions.
Cuchulainn'sHPtotalisquitehigh,soyouwillneedtobeableto
withstand
alotofpunishmentforafairlengthoftime.Thismeanshavingone
dedicatedpersoncastingCurajaperiodically,orfailingthat,Cura
CONSATNTLY.Esunagaalsoreallycomesinhandyhere,it'sprettymucha
waste
oftimetotryandsingleEsunaeverythingunlessyouhaveaGambitfor
iton
everyone.
Ifyoufindyourselffallingbehind,don'tbeafraidtodropafewitems
and
evenaMegalixirifitcomesdowntoit.YourMpwilllikelyfall
almostas
fastasyourHPdoes,soyou'llneedtocomeupwithsomethingbetter
than
Chargetogetitbackup.Ifallelsefails,levelupsomemore.
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[C004]Exodus
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Available:AfterreachingThePhonCoast
FindacrystalanduseaTeleportStonetoreachthebabblingValein
MosphoranHighwaste.SpeaktotheLearnedmanneartheShrineofthe
northwestWindandlistentowhathehastosay.Youshouldbeableto
activatetheshrinesatthispoint.TouchtheShrineoftheNorthwest
Wind
besidetheLearnedMan.
HeadovertothesouthendandactivatetheShrineoftheSouthWind.
AssumingyouhavesomeGyshalGreensonyou,headnortheasttotheRays

of
AshenLightareaandgettheChocobohere.Headsouthtoreachthe
Empyrean
Wayandmakeanimmediaterighttocrosstheleafybridge.Atthewest
end
hereyou'llfindapatchofgrassyoucanonlytravelthroughwiththe
Chocobo.
NowthatyouareintheSkyreachRidge,headtothewestside,dismount
from
theChocoboandreentertheBabblingVale.TouchtheShrineofthe
WestWind
hereandthenknockdowntherocksothatyoucanreturntothecentre
area.
Threeshrinesshouldbeactiverightnow:south,northwestandwest.
Takethe
pathwhereyoubroketherockbackuptotheSkyreachRidgeandhead
north.
Thereshouldbetwoweedbridgesheretomakeapath.

BOSS:ExodusHP:119060LV:46

IncomesFinalFantasyV'sExDeath,betterknownasExodus.This
battle's
challengeisthelackofabilitytouseitems.Thiscoupledwith
Exodus'
tendencytocastReflectandaphysicaldamageshieldcanleavethe
player
scratchingtheirheadwonderinghowtohurthim.
It'sbesttoplanahead.IdeallyyoureallywanttohaveDispelfor
this
battle,ifyoudon't,Isuggestyougoandgetit.WithoutDispelyou
are
goingtohavetosomehowkillhim(Quickeningsmaybe)beforeheputsup
the
shieldaround1520%HPremaining.
AnotherthingyoucandoiscasteithertheScourgeorBiomagicearly
onto
inflicttheSapstatusontheboss.Thisway,evenifyoucan'tfigure
out
howtohithim,atleastsomethingwillbedrainingawayhisHP.
BeginthebattlebycastingDispelandthenhittinghimwithyour
hardest
physicalattacks.Cura/Curaga/Curajashouldbeenoughtomaintain
your
groupwhileheiscastingFlare,butthingsgetuglywhenhemovesonto

more
powerfulAoEmagic.
YourbestbetwhentheshieldgoesupistocastDispelfollowedby
Firaga/
Darkra/Flare/Scourgedependingonhowfaryouareandwhatmagicyou
have
available.Eachisslightlymoreeffectivethanthelast.
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[C005]Zeromus
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Available:AfterkillingJudgeBergan
ThejourneytoacquirethisEsperbeginswhenyouspeaktotheNPC
labeled
"Acolyte"inMtBurOmisacewanderingjustoutsidetheHallofLight.
He
givesyousomethingcalledtheStoneoftheCondemnerwhichcanbeused
inthe
StilshrineofMiriam.Thatisyournextdestination.
HeadtothesouthendoftheWardofMeasureandtouchtheWayStone.
Whenit
askswhetheryouwanttousetheStoneoftheCondemner,choosetodo
so.

BOSS:ZeromusHP:166888LV:51

Ah,thefinalbossofFinalFantasyIV.Whatawonderfulfoe.Heis
hereto
giveyouahellofahardtimeunlessyou'rewellprepared.Therearea
few
thingsyoucandotomakethisfighteasier.Thefirstandmost
importantis
tomakesureyouhavealotofPhoenixDownsinyourinventory.Since
there
isanantimagicfieldduringthisbattle,yournumberoneGambitshould
be
Ally:AnyPhoenixDown.
Iwouldalmostgosofarastosuggestyoudon'tbotherhealingatall.
Zeromus'primaryattacksareallGravitybased,thismeansthatthemore
healthyouhavethemoredamageyou'regoingtotake,sodon'twaste
your

time.TakeofftheBubbleBeltsandequipsomethingelseforthis
battle.
TheKEYtowinningthisbattleistheuseofQuickeningchains.Rather
than
usingthemconstantly,savethemforwhenfiveorsixoftheskeletons
have
spawnedandthenwipethemalloutinonego.Thiswillseriously
reducethe
overalldamageyoutake.Assumingyouhavelearnedtheaugmentsthat
giveyou
moreHPfromPhoenixDowns,theyshouldbemorethanadequatetokeep
you
alive.
AnotherthingtokeepinmindisthatsummonedEspersdon'tcountas
magic,so
whenallelsefails,you'vegotthoseonyoursideaswell.
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[D000]Sidequests
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[D001]TheBarheimSidequest
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YourfirsttaskistocompletetheHunt:"Dalmasca'sDesertBloom."The
CactusFlowerthatyougetfromthisHuntisanecessaryelement.In
addition
tothisyouwillalsowanttocompletetheHunt:"Marauderinthe
Mines."
MakesurenottosellthegreatSerpentskin.Thiscanstillbe
completed
withoutit,buttherewardswillnotbeasgood.
ItbeginswithDantrowhoislocatedintheDalmascaEstersand(atthe
camp).
He'stheonewhogaveyoutheDalmasca'sDesertBloomquest.Makesure
notto
dothisuntilafteryouhavecompletedtheTombofRaithwall.He'll
tellyou
toheadforthevillageonthesouthbankoftheNebra.
Taketheeastexitfromhereandbeginheadingveryfarnorth.About

three
screensorsonorth,justabovetheBanksoftheNebra.Dantro'swife
isthe
villagerstandinginfrontofoneofthehouses.Inreturnforthe
Cactus
FloweryouwillgetaBundleofNeedles.
Leavethevillageandthenimmediatelycomebackin.Thereisnowa
groupof
peoplewaitingbythedockatthenorthbeach.Speaktothekidonthe
dock
andagreetoaccompanytheboy.
Ontheotherside,goandspeakwithRuksel.Afterlearningaboutthe
Cactoids,it'stimetosetsailbackacrosstheriver.Speakto
Dantro's
wife,thengoaroundbehindthehouse(makesuretousetheSaveCrystal
here
soyoucanteleporttoitlater.)
Examinetheflowerandacactoidwillpopout.Crosstheriveragain
and
speakwiththecactoidsthere.Forreturningtheirpreciousbabyyou
are
awarded1000GilandaPouchofWyrmfireShot.
Crosstheriver(again)andspeaktoDantro'swife.Shesaysthatin
orderto
subduethepainsheneedssomeSemclamShells.Justwalkalongthe
beachand
keepaneyeoutforanythingsparkling.Examineittogetashell.Get
at
leasttwoofthemandyoushouldgetaGoldenAmuletasarewardfor
this
quest.TakethemtoDantro'swife.
ShewantsyoutogospeakwithDantro,soheadbacktohislittle
encampment.
TalktoDantroandthenexaminethephialsittingatopthebigpileof
crates
inthemiddle.Withthatinhandit'stimetoreturntohiswifeinthe
village.
NowshewantssomeValeblossomDewwhichwillbealittleharderto
obtain.
Crosstherivertothenorthsideandleavethevillagethroughthewest
exit.
HeadnorththroughthisareatotheBrokenSands.Theenemieshereare
quite
difficult,soyoumayjustneedtoholdR2andrun(thoughinsomecases
you
mayactuallyfindthatmoredangerousgiventhenumberofenemiesyou

will
pull).
WhenyouentertheBrokenSandsyouwillreachaforkinthemainpath.
Take
theleftbranchandgonorth.Aroundthe(exact)middleofthisarea
thereis
arock,thatwhenexamine,canbeknockedloosetoconnectthetwo
paths.A
fewstepswestofthisrock,standrightagainstthesouthcliff
overlooking
theareabelowandyoushouldbeapromptofsomething"glimmering."
Thatis
theValeblossomDew.
BringthedewbacktoDantro'swifeandgiveittoher,alongwiththe
Great
Serpentskin.Nowyouneedtoplaythewaitinggame.I'mnotquitesure
what
variablesareinvolvedinthepassageoftime(perhapsjusttime?)butI
would
stillsuggestyouatleastgetareasonabledistancefromtheareawhile
waiting.Headacouplemapsineitherdirectandjustfightstufffora
littlewhile.Fiveortenminutesshouldbemorethanenough.
SpeaktothetraveleraroundbackandgettheBarheimKey.You'llalso
get
anotheritemforyourtroubles.Thesidequestisnowcomplete.For
those
whoarehereforthesakeofacquiringtheDeathbringersword,readon
below
thedashedline.ForthosewhoareheretofindtheZaleraEsper,
proceed
nowtotheZaleraheadinginthe"OptionalEspers"sectionoftheguide.

Now,let'sgetthatDeathbringerSword.Justaquicknote:Iwould
highly
recommendyoubringahalfdecentstackofHiPotionsandPhoenixDowns
with
you.Trustmeonthisone,evenifyouthinkyou'reoverleveled.
Takethesouthexitoutofthevillage(aftersavingyourgame)andtake
the
southeastpassageoutofthearea(leadingtotheMurmuringDefile.
Useyourmaptoseewheretogoinhere.Headsouthwestatthestart,
then
northfromthere.KeepgoingnorthuntilyoufindaSaveCrystal.Set
the

battlemodeto"Wait"andthebattlespeedtotheabsoluteminimum,then
turn
offeveryone'sGambits.Nowmakeabsolutelysuretosavethegame.
Returnsouthtothepreviousarea(GreatCentralPassage)andproceed
directly
west.Whentherailsforkintwodirections,youwantthewestroute
(as
opposedtonorthwest).Useyourmap.
Don'teventrytofightanythinginhere,theenemiesaresimplytoo
powerful.
Thisisarunin,runoutoperationfromhereon.Here'swhatyoudo:
run
westpastthefirsttwoturtleenemies.Theywon'tfollowforlongif
you're
holdingR2.Stayalongthesouthedge.
Soonenoughyou'llseeanenormousturtle.Thisisyourcuetohugthe
north
wallandgonorthtotherailwaytracksthefirstchanceyouget,
hopefully
avoidingthismonster.Itwon'tfollowyouontothetracksevenifit
does
getoffanattackortwo.
Ifyourpartyisdamaged,healnow.Justupahead(westagain,onthe
tracks)
youwillseetworocksoneitherside.Behindtherockontheright
(north
rock)thereisachestforachesttospawn.Thereisalsoanenemy
usually
walkingbackandforthbesideit.
Veryoftennochestwillappearthere.Ifitdoesn'tappear,press
start,
returntothetitlescreenandtryagain.Thevastmajorityofthetime
when
itdoesappear,itwillonlycontainGil.IfitcontainsGil,press
start,
returntothetitlescreenandtryagain.
Theremainderofthetimes(beinggenerous,I'destimateoneoutof
every10
or15attempts)thechestwillbefake!Amimicenemywillburstout.
This
isexactlywhatyouwant.Nowcomesthehardpart.
AllyourGambitsshouldbeoff.Youneedto"kite"themimicbackto
the
entrancewhereyoucameintothisareaontheeastside.Forthose
unfamiliar

withthatterminology,thismeansyouhavetorunbacktotheentrance,
but
slowly,sothatthemimickeepsfollowing.Ifyougettoofaraheadhe
will
turnaround.
Thisisdifficultbecauseoftheinsanedamageenemiesdealhere.The
Hi
PotionsandPhoenixDownsItoldyoutobringwillcomeinhandybecause
they
areinstantuse.Youdon'thavetimetocastmagic,butyouwill
definitely
needtoheal.
Ifthemimicstopschasing,havesomeonethrowaBlizzardspellor
something
topullitbacktoyou.Themimicwillchaseyoufurtherthananyother
enemy
will,soyoudon'tneedtoworryabouttheentireroomfollowingyou.
All
enemiesEXCEPTforthemimicwilleventuallyturnaround.
Onceyouhavemanagedtokitethemimictotheentrance,pullhimright
upto
the"transition"linebetween"SpecialOpSector5"andtheareaeastof
it
whereyoucamefrom.NowleaveSpecialOpSector5.Whenyougoback
in,the
mimicwillberighttherewaitingforyou.Don'tgobackinyet.
Standbesidethetransitionlineandhealeveryonetomaxhealth.Now,
turn
onalltheirGambitsandcreatethefollowingGambitonallthree
characters:
"Anyfoe:Steal."Whenyou'reready,zonebacktoSpecialOpSector5
where
themimiciswaitingandstartstealinglikemad.Thisishowyouget
the
Deathbringersword.
Ifyourlevelislow,Isuggestlettingeachofyourcharacterstryto
steal
once,thenrunbackandheal.Itwilltakelonger,butit'ssafer.If
you
wanttobequick,youcanhavethemstealoverandoveragainwhile
someone
healsthem.It'sfaster,butdangerous.Shouldtakeabout1020
triesto
stealthesword.
Onceyouhavethesword,runbackandsave!Youcangetasmanyof
theseas

youwant,butyouhavetorepeatthewholequittingandreloading
processto
findanewmimicagain.Theswordsdoinsanedamageforthispointin
the
game(13001500)andtheyalsosellforsomethinglike8000Gil,so
it'sa
potentialmoneymakertoboot.
Ifyoumanagedtogetthroughallthisandgetthesword,
congratulations!
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[D002]GettingtheZodiacSpearEarly
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TheNecroholofNabudishousesnotonlyanumberofoptionalbosses,but
also
thegame'smostpowerfulweapon,theZodiacSpear.Inordertoclaim
the
ZodiacSpearyoumusthaveavoidedopeningfourspecificchests
throughoutthe
game.Thereisnoindicationwhichcheststhesearewithinthegameand
thus,
ithasbecomeanareaofcontentionamongsomegamers.Nevertheless,
thatis
thewayitis.
Thechestsarelocatedinthefollowingareas:Lowtown(Rabanastre),
Royal
Palace(Rabanastre),NalbinaDungeonsandThePhonCoast.Detailsasto
which
chestsinparticularcanbefoundintheirrespectedsectionsinthe
main
walkthroughofthisguide.
Theintentofthissectionistoguideplayerswhohavealreadymetthe
conditionstofindthespear(andfightthebosses)totheNecroholof
Nabudis
andwalkthemthroughthesidequest.

Firstthingsfirst,howtogetthere.YouneedtoheadtoThe
Salikawood,the
areaofthegamerightbeforeyoureachthePhonCoast.Headeither
eastfrom
theGardenofDecayareaornorthwestfromtheDivergingWaytoreach

the
QuietenedTracewhereaSaveCrystalcanbefound.Thenorthwestexit
leads
toanoptionalbossyoumustfirstdefeat:

BOSS:KingBombHP:37596LV:34

Theonepreparationyouwillwanttomakebeforethisbattleisto
purchase
theFireShieldforanycharacteryouhaveabletoequipit.Itwill
makethe
battlequiteabiteasier.
Yourfirstgoalasperallsuchbattlesistoeliminatetheminions
first.Do
sousingwhatevermeansyouhaveatyourdisposal,multitargetingwater
spellsandthelike.Theboss'HPisdeceptive,it'sactuallyquitea
bit
higherthanthatifyoutakeintoaccounthisRenewability.Renewisa
spell
hewillperiodicallycasttohealalthewaybacktofullhealth.
TherearetwowaystogetaroundRenew:thefirstistokeeppounding
him
despitethespell,becauseafterheusesitaboutfourorfivetimes,he
won't
useitagain.Thismethodisonlyeffectiveifyouhavesignificant
offensive
weaponsandabilities.
Thesecondchoiceistogethimdowntoaround50%HP(ifyouwaitany
longer
heissuretoRenew).BeforetheKingBombstartstocastRenew(not
after)
letlooseafullychargedQuickening.You'regoingtoneedatleasta
seven
oreightchainofmostlylevel2and3Quickeningsinordertodishout
the
20000damageorsoyouwillneed.
Thelastthingtopointoutisthatsincethisisanoptionalboss,
unlike
scriptedbosses,youcanrunawaylikeanyothernormalfoe.It's
certainlya
betteroptionthatseeingthegameoverscreenifyouknowthatyou
can'twin.

WiththeKingBombdefeated,headdirectlynorthtoreachtheNabreus
Deadlands.Iwouldadviseyouofthedifficultyoftheenemiesyouwill
face
inthisarea.Nottobetakenlightly,especiallyifyouareattempting
this
duringthecourseofthegamewhereyouhaveonlyreachedThe
Salikawood.
DescendthewindingpathtoreachtheValeofLingeringSorrow,then
takethe
northeastexitfromtheretoEchoesofthePast.Continuenorthwhen
possible
toreachTheSlumberland.Thenortheasternexitfromherewillleadto
what
youmaythinkisaSaveCrystal,butisinfactapowerfulfoe.
TakethenorthexittotheLifelessStrandandmakealeft.Whenyou
canno
longerheadwest,gonorthandfollowthispatheasttoreachtheexit.
You
willlikelypullalotofaggroheresohopefullyyourdefenseisgood.
WehavefinallyarrivedintheFieldoftheFallenLordandhavealmost
reachedourdestination.Thefieldisevenmoredangerousthanprevious
areas
tomakesureyougooutofyourwaytoavoidpullingenemies.Takethe
southeastexittoreachtheNecroholofNabudis.
ThosewhohavecomehereexclusivelyfortheZodiacSpear(presumablyat
a
relativelylowlevelcomparedtotheseenemies)readon.Thosewhoare
here
atamoreappropriatelevelwiththeintentofbattlingthebosses,skip
ahead
tothedashedlinebelow.Thesectionbelowthedashedlinewillalso
cover
theacquisitionoftheZodiacSpearaswell.
Makeanimmediaterightwhenyougetinsideandfollowthepathdownto
a
fork.Gosouthatthefork,thenmakealeft(east)intothecircular
room.
Nowrunsoutheastandtaketheeastpath,ignoringtheroomtothe
south.
Whenthemainpathturnssouth,followitandmakeanimmediateright
(west)
toreachthestaircasehere.Sinceyouhavejustchangedzonesandno
longer
haveaggro(assumingyou'vebeenrunning),takeamomenttohealyour
charactersnow(anditcouldn'thurttocastProtect/Shelleither).

Thisnextareatakesanumberoftwistsandturns,soifyou're
sprinting,
you'remuchbetterofffollowingyourmapthantryingtointerpreta
bunchof
textualturnsthatIgiveyou.Ignoretheflashingorange(locked)door
on
yourmapandkeeprunningsouthtothenexttransition.
We'realmostthere.Leavethisroom(carefully)andturnsouth,You
should
beabletoavoidpullinganyenemiesforadecentwaysrightnow.As
youhead
west,inevitablyyouwon'tbeabletogetpastsomeofthem.Now,
here'swhat
youdo:keeprunningwestuntilyoureachaforkinthepath(notafork
as
in,pathonewayanddeadendroomtheother,Imeanforkasinthemain
path
splits).
Atthisfork,gonorthandthenimmediatelyleft(west)intothefirst
room.
Ifallgoeswellyouwillloseaggrowhenyouenterandtheenemieswill
run
back.Thisistheinfamoustreasureroom.TakeofftheDiamondArmlet
if
it'sequipped,andyouwanttheZodiacSpear.
IfyousuccessfullymettheconditionsforgettingtheZodiacSpear,
facing
thecameranorth,let'slabelthechests14acrossthebottom(X
axis)row
and14upwardsfromthebottomleftchesttothetopleftchest(Y
axis).
TheZodiacSpearisinchest(4,2)usingthe(x,y)system(overfour,up
two).
Oneofthetwoclosestcheststotheroom'sentrance.
ThereasonItellyouexactlywhichchesthasthespearissoyoudon't
open
theothers.TheywillonlyhaveKnotofRustasadefault,butifyou
have
theDiamondArmlet,theywillallcontainDarkMatter(amuchbetter
item).
Ifyoudon'thavethearmlet,leavethechestsandcomebacklater
(sincethey
don'trespawn).
Ifyougotthespear,congratulations!Nowthetripbackoutisjustas
dangerous,ifnotmoreso,thanthetripinside.
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[D003]Phoenix
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TeleporttoThePharosandtaketheliftdowntotheSubterra,Enter
oneof
theroomstothenorth.Intheseroomsyouwillfindpedestalsthatyou
can
insertBlackOrbsintoandlightuptheareaalittle.Thiswillhelp
you
navigate.
Ifyou'reinthenorthwestroom,you'llfindthePhoenixtothe
northeastand
viceversa.Itislocatedinanareathatisn'tshownonyourmap.
Both
theseroomshavedoorsthatleadfurtherintootherroomswithother
doors.
It'sdifficulttoleadyoudirectlythere,justnotethatifyoudo
enough
exploringthroughtheseunmappedrooms,youareboundtofindtheboss
eventually.Therearen'tmorethantwoorthreeancientdoorsbetween
the
mainringandThePhoenix.

BOSS:PhoenixHP:134089LV:59

Thisisaflyingcreature,soyourbestbetistouseeitherthe
Telekinesis
skillorpowerfulattackMagick.SinceIdidn'thaveTelekinesisatthe
time,
Ifoundthefastestwayoftakingdownthebosswassimplymakinga
Gambitfor
theHolyspelloneverycharacter.Pheonix'sattacksaren't
particularly
powerfulsoaslongasyouhaveonepartymembercastingCurajayou
shouldbe
fine(you'llneedBubbleofcourse).Don'tforgettoDispelthebossat
the
beginningofbattle.
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[D000]LevelingTricks
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[D000]TheFirst
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Thisisanautolevelingtrick(meaningyouleavethegameonovernight
and
yourcharacterswillfightandlevelupautomatically).
CreditforthebasicpremiseofthistrickgoestoAlbedoPiazzolaand
Crimson
Skys.Atopicconcerningthisparticulartrickcanbefoundonthe
Final
FantasyXIImessageboardsatwww.gamefaqs.com.
ThetrickcanbeginonceyouhavecompletedtheStilshrineofMiriam.
You
willneedtobeapproximatelylevel30orhigherinorderforthisto
work
effectively.Here'showitgoes:
AllyouneedtomakesureyougetbeforegoingtotheStilshrineisa
pileof
Remedies,I'dsay2030tobeonthesafeside.Youalsoneedto
learnthe
AugmentRemedyLore3becausetheseRemediesneedtobeabletoremove
the
Doomstatus.Now,headtotheStilshrineandproceedtothe"Wardof
the
SwordKing."
Inthisareathereisasmallchanceararefoecalled"Negalmuur"will
spawn.
Inordertomakehimspawnyoumustkeepleavingandreenteringthe
Wardof
theSwordKing,killingalltheenemiesthatinhabititeachtime
(otherwise
itwon'tresetwhenyouleaveandtherewon'tbeachanceofNegalmuur
spawning.)Thiswholebackandforthprocesscantakeanywherefroma
few
minutestoanhour(ormoreifyourluckisparticularlybad)soget
comfortable.
WhenyoueventuallydoencounterNegalmuur,youneedtoprepareyour
Gambits
properly.ThistrickworksbecauseNegalmuurconstantlyspawnsskeleton
enemiesforeverthatgiveexperiencewhenkilled.Theseskeletonshave
less

than3000HPwhileNegalmuurhasalotmore.Ifyouhaveyourgambits
setup
asFoe:HP<3000>Attackthenyouwillalwayskillthespawns,but
never
theenemyspawningthem.
Allyourcharactersshouldbesetupasfollowing,withthefollowing
order
priority:
Self:MP<10%>Charge
Self>Haste
Ally:Any>Raise
Ally:HP<60%>Cura
Ally:PartyLeader>Remedy
Ally:Any>Esuna
Self>Decoy
Foe:HP<3000>Attack.
TheONEexceptionisthepartyleader.hisorherGambitsetupmustbe
identicaltothis,exceptwiththeSelf>DecoyGambitremoved.The
leader
shouldbetheonlypartymemberwithoutDecoy.
I'llexplainthereasoningfortheseGambits,andyoucanalterthemif
you
wish(thoughthissetupshouldbenearlyperfect.)Mostofthemain
onesare
selfevident(keepthepartyhealed,alive,andingoodhealth).The
reason
forDecoyisasfollows:NegalmuuroccasionallycaststheDoomspell
(which
killsyouaftertenseconds).IfthepartyleaderishitwithDoom(and
dies)
thenamessagepopsuptoswitchleaders.Thiswillpausethegameand
end
yourstreakofautoleveling.
Toavoidthis,yournonleadercharacterscastDecoyonthemselvesand
tryto
pulltheDoomspellontothem.Iftheydieit'snobigdeal,the
Gambitswill
simplyraisethem.IntheunlikelyeventthatDoomDOESgetcastonthe
main
character(ithappensonoccasion),that'swhatthePartyLeader>
Remedyis
for(sinceEsunawillNOTremovetheDoomstatus).Youcanbasically
auto
levelaslongasyouhaveRemediesremaining.
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Thesecondtrickisn'tanautolevelingtrick,butitdoeslevelyou
extremely
quickly.Iwouldrecommendyoubeatleastlevel50beforeattempting
this
one,butit'suptoyouhowmuchofariskyouwanttotake.
TeleporttotheJaharaandentertheLulloftheLandarea.Atthe
northeast
corneryouwillfindaGarifidentifiedasGeomancerYugelo.Youmust
have
metthefollowingconditions:completedtheHunttodefeatthe
Mindflayer,and
second,youmusthaveacquiredatleast10Espers.
Assumingyouhavemettheseconditions,hewillsendaGarifwarriorto
open
upthelockedareaintheHenneMines.Thatisyournextdestination.
TeleporttotheHenneMinesandheadnorth,theneasttoreachthePhase
2
Dig.IwouldsuggestlookingdownalittlefortherecommendedGambit
setup,
asitwillhelpyounotonlyatyourdestination,butonthewaythere
was
well(thoughyoumaywanttokeepSleepgaoffuntilyougetthereand
justuse
Curaja).
MakeyourwaysouththroughthePhase2Dig(therearepathsleading
downthat
don'tappearonthemap).EventuallythiswilltakeyoutoCrossoverC.
Head
downtothesouthwestcornerofCrossoverC(watchoutforthedangerous
blob
enemies,youmaywanttojustfleethere)andenterPitheadJunctionC.
This
isyourmaindestination.
Pressingtheswitchinthisjunctionwillspawnmorethanadozenof
those
powerfulbats.Nodoubttheywouldhaveverylittletroublewipingout
your
entirepartyifgiventhechance,butaproperGambitsetupcantipthe
scales
inyourfavour.here'smypersonalfavouritesetupforthisleveling
trick:

Self:MP<10%>Charge
Self>Haste
Ally:Any>Arise
Ally:HP<60%>Curaja
Ally:Any>Esunaga
Foe:Undead>Sleepga
Foe:Undead>Curaja
Ally:Any>Bubble
Also,makesuretoequipeveryonewiththeEmbroideredTippet.
ThereareafewdifferencesIsuggestbetweenthecharacters.Yourmain
tank
shouldhavetheSelf>DecoyspellrightaboveSleepga(equipthis
character
withashieldtohopefullyblocksomeofthebatattacks).Another
character
shouldhaveAlly:Any>Protectga(againtoreducedamage).Finally,I
personallyliketoremoveFoe:Any>Sleepgafromonecharactersothat
you
areatleastdoingdamageconsistentlyevenifoneoftheenemies
refusesto
fallasleep(IusuallyequipthischaracterwithMysticarmoursothat
the
damagefromhis/herCurajaisashighaspossible).
ThebasicideaisthattheSleepgaspellwillputallthebatstosleep
(quickly).TheCurajaspellwilldoheavydamagetoallthebats(since
they
areundead)andnotwakethemup(sinceit'sMagickdamage).Bubbleand
Protectwillhelpkeepyoualiveuntilalltheenemiesareasleep.
KillingalloftheenemiesinherewiththeEnbroidedTippetequipped
willnet
youmorethan60000EXPeverysingletime.Nowallyouhavetodois
press
theswitchagain(nomorespawnsafterthefirstpress)toopentheeast
door,
headeasttothePhase2Shaft,northtoCrossoverC,thenturnaround.
Since
youjustmovedtwoscreensyoucannowgobackandpresstheswitch
again.
Theenemieswillrespawn.Rinseandrepeatthisoverandoverand
you'll
reachthe80'sinnotimeflat.
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