Introduction

This guide is NOT finished yet. We're still missing the last dungeon and achievement cleanup sections. However, we decided to publish it earlier to give people time to catch up. Missing sections will be added within the next days. Enjoy!

 
 
Welcome to our final guide for the Pixel Remaster set, and what’s a better way to end such a glorious journey with one of the greatest games ever made?
 
 
Only first/easiest appearance of monsters will be listed in the guide; repeats might be mentioned, but only for rare encounters.
 
 
The following achievements are missable:
 

• Legendary Treasure Hunter: Collected treasure from 100% of the chests.
• Item Detector: Obtained all hidden items.
• Field Research- Professional: Completed 100% of the Bestiary entries.
• Adventurous Wayfarer: Traveled to all the map locations.

 
…but all that is covered in our walkthrough!
 
 
Controls
 

• Hold Backspace to run.
• Press Q to auto-play during battles.
• Press Q to open the map and TAB to switch between locations. Chest progress can be also checked here.
• Bestiary progress can be only checked from main menu: Extras → Bestiary.

 
There’s two type of collectibles in this game:
 

• Chests (214 in total): referenced with []
• Hidden Items (50 in total): referenced with {}

 
Considerations
 

• All characters have to reach level 50 for Seasoned Hero.
• Sabin has to reach at least level 42 for Master Monk.
• The achievement for visiting all locations is MISSABLE.

 
Feel free to comment any typos/mistakes and we’ll try to fix them ASAP.
 
 
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Narshe: Part I

Narshe
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: NARSHEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
001	Guard	40	15	48	48
002	Silver Lobo	27	5	30	37
003	Megalodoth	115	30	90	50

 
After the legendary opening cutscene (without credits in this version for some reason), you will be thrown in Narshe. The town seems desolated. Your party is ?????? (we will get to know her later), Wedge, and Biggs.
 
Head north to fight through some unskippable, yet easy battles.
 
 
Once at the second screen, continue heading north to face some more enemies.
 
Head into the mines.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 1F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: NARSHE MINESㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
004	Wererat	24	0	22	21
006	Bandit	35	0	25	25

 
Head north until a split, then go left and save at the glowing light.
 
 

If you're familiarized with our guides, then you should already know that we abuse of the quick-save feature, so we'll only mention to save before important points or bosses. 

 
 
Backtrack to the split and continue north until reaching a metal door.
 
Interact with the door for a scene.
 
After the scene, don’t move. Instead, heal up (TAB → Abilities → ?????? → Magic → Cure → left to select all party members → confirm) and quick-save (TAB → Quick Save → Yes).
 
Now try to go north under the arch to face…
 
 

Ymir (shell)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
263	50000	120	13	102	0	155	5	0	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	Ligthning	None

 

Ymir (head)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
264	1600	1600	22	100	0	155	10	0	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom	None	None

 
 

Originally posted by Biggs:
Ever heard of a lightning whelk? 
It's a monster that absorbs lightning... 
...and stores the energy in its shell!
Right. 
So whatever you do, don't attack the shell!

 
 
So yeah, whatever you do, don’t attack the shell.
 
Attacking the shell will retaliate with Megavolt, which deals some serious damage to one or all party members.
 
Due to the nature of the ATB (Active Time Battle) system and how attacks are queued, it might be a good idea to let each character finish their attack before executing the next one, at least during this battle.
 
Besides that, the battle is relatively easy; use Fire Beam with Biggs and Wedge, and Magitek Missile with ??????.
 
When the creature hides in its shell, wait until it shows again before attacking. Like I said, avoid attacking the shell at all costs or you might get into serious troubles.
 
 
After the battle, head north through the arch.
 
 
Walk north and up the stairs, then watch the scene.
 
 
 

Narshe: Part II

Narshe
 
 
This soundtrack remaster is amazing! Congratulations again, Square Enix, for what you did here!
 
Anyway. You’ll wake up somewhere in Narshe.
 
Leave the bed and talk to the man.
 
 

For the purpose of this guide, we will use the default names of the characters in order to prevent confusion. Feel free to change the names though.

 
 

 

Mystifying Woman
Encountered the frozen esper and awakened elsewhere.

 
 

 
 
Once you regain control, head left and inspect to clock to find an Elixir. {Narshe: 1/3}
 
 

We decided to do two changes for this guide. First, we'll usually refer to left and right instead of east and west (because of many mistakes in our previous guides), and second, we will count items and chests per location instead of a general counter.

 
 

 
Head right, up, and go through the door.
 
Follow the path left through the bridge and enter the cave.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 3F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: NARSHE MINESㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
005	Spritzer	15	0	29	23

 
Follow the relatively linear path up to a save point.
 
Save if you desire, then continue north and go up the stairs to find the first of many treasure chests in the game. Open it for a Phoenix Down [Narshe Mines: 1/3].
 
 

 
 

This Final Fantasy game comes with a new mechanic that was barely seen in the previous title. Here, you can avoid chests the first time you encounter them in order to get better items later in the game. I will only mention that for chests that I think are worth the wait, but for most, I'll just mention them the first time around. 

 
 
Note: Remember that Terra has the Cure white magic, so don’t hesitate in using it if you need to heal.
 
 
Head down the stairs and continue left through the bridges to spot another chest. Open it for a Sleeping Bag. [Narshe Mines: 2/3]
 
 

 
Continue north and take the path right to watch a scene. Pay attention as this is important Terra’s backstory.
 
Put any name to Locke and enjoy some more scenes.
 
 
Here, you will get an explanation on how party battles work. Press Z (if you’re using the default controls) to switch between parties.
 
Your objective is to protect Terra. If the enemies manage to reach Terra, then the game is over.
 
 
There’s two ways to handle the situation. The first is going directly to the boss while avoiding all other enemies, and the second is by defeating everyone to earn some extra Gil and items. I recommend the second, but it’s up to you to decide.
 
Don’t hesitate on switching teams if you need to.
 
 

Guard Leader

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
265	420	150	60	110	0	140	9	0	Poison	Poison	None	None

 
 
Take care of both Silver Lobos ASAP, then focus on the boss.
 
The battle itself should be relatively easy and shouldn’t require more than mashing the attack button. If you’re having troubles, switch to the second party and use Dusk Requiem with one of the Mogs for big damage.
 
 
After the battle, watch the scenes.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
You’ll regain control at the entrance of Narshe.
 
Head a little left and talk to the man by the building to gain access inside.
 
Enter the building.
 
 
Adventuring School
 
 
This location is some kind of tutorial for new Final Fantasy players. Feel free to talk with anyone and use the bucket by the reception to heal your party for free.
 
Proceed all the way left to the end of the corridor and go through the door.
 
Open the chest for a Potion. [Narshe: 1/10]
 

 

 
Exit the room and go through the middle door this time.
 
Open the chest behind the group for a Sleeping Bag [Narshe: 2/10]
 
 

 
Leave the room and enter the right room.
 
Interact with the pot for an Ether. {Narshe: 2/3}
 
 

 
Open the chest at the left side for a Monster-in-a-box encounter [Narshe: 3/10]
 
 

 
Leave the building and the town. You’re still being wanted by the Imperial Soldiers, so we can’t explore further the location yet.
 
 
 

Figaro Castle

Overworld
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: NARSHE-FIGARO AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
007	Leaf Bunny	33	0	45	24
008	Darkwind	34	0	41	28
009	Sand Ray	67	10	54	41
010	Alacran	87	15	94	37

 
Welcome to the overworld of Final Fantasy VI.
 
If you’re familiar with the franchise, then you will know that there’s random encounters in the world. Like we did in our previous guides, we will list all the creatures you can find in the world in order to update your bestiary on the go.
 
Darkwind and Leaf Bunny show up in plains and forest.
 
Sandray and Alacran show up in the desert area.
 
 
From Narshe, head south and enter the desert area.
 
Make your way to the middle of the desert to spot a castle. This is Figaro.
 
 

 
Figaro Castle
 
 
Approach the door to get stopped by a guard. After the one-sided conversation, head inside.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 1F
 
 
Head all the way north to the throne room.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 2F
 
 
Speak to the king. This is Edgar, another important character in the game.
 
You will also get an Auto Crossbow, which is an item required for an achievement later on.
 
Locke leaves the party.
 
You’ll regain control in the throne room. It’s time to do some looting!
 
Exit the throne room to 2F and go up through any of the side stairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 3F
 
 
Open the chest for a Phoenix Down. [Figaro Castle: 1/9]
 
 

 
Head downstairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 2F
 
 
Go south and enter the door on the right.
 
 
Figaro Castle – Item Shop (right)
 
 
Open both chests for a Potion and an Antidote. [Figaro Castle: 3/9]
 
 

 
Talk to the man to access the Items shop.
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Auto Crossbow	250	Strikes all enemies with a spray of crossbow bolts. Use with the Tools command.
Noiseblaster	500	Confuses all enemies with a blast of sound. Use with the Tools command.
Bioblaster	750	Attacks and inflicts poison damage to all enemies. Use with the Tools command.

 
You should already have the Auto Crossbow so only purchase the Noiseblaster and the Bioblaster. There’s an achievement in the game which requires you getting all Tools commands.
 
Once done, leave the room.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 2F
 
 
Enter the room on the left.
 
 
Figaro Castle – Item Shop (left)
 
 
Open the chest by the vendor for a Gold Needle. [Figaro Castle: 4/9]
 
 

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	50	Restores 50 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Antidote	50	Cures poison.
Gold Needle	200	Cures petrification.
Echo Screen	120	Cures silence.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 
Feel free to purchase anything. I recommend getting some Potions and Phoenix Downs if you have money to spare.
 
Once done with your purchases, exit the room.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 2F
 
 
Head outside through the south exit.
 
 
Figaro Castle
 
 
Go through the left door.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 2F
 
 
The north door holds an Inn where you can rest free of charge.
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	Free

 
Take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 1F
 
 
Head out through the south exit.
 
 
Figaro Castle
 
 
Proceed left and enter the west tower.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 2F
 
 
Speak to the old woman for a scene.
 
Here you will meet yet another of the main characters of the game. Name Sabin however you want.
 
Once you regain control, make your way back to the throne room (exit → right door → upstairs → south exit → all the way north).
 
Speak to Edgar for another scene. Here you get to personally meet Kefka. What an annoying yet legendary laughing!
 
 
Figaro Castle
 
 
You’ll be in control of Edgar.
 
Head south and speak to both guards, then to Kefka.
 
Now go north and speak to Locke. You will regain control over Terra.
 
 
Follow Locke down and enter the right wing.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 2F
 
 
Head down the stairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 1F
 
 
Exit through the south door.
 
 
Figaro Castle
 
 
Go right and enter the east tower.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 2F
 
 
Speak to Locke who has stopped by the stairs.
 
Watch some more scenes.
 
 
Talk to Kefka if you desire, then head north and speak to the soldier.
 
Watch the scenes and get ready for the next fight!
 
 

Magitek Armor (x2)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
266	210	250	18	30	0	130	3	0	Lightning	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sap, Doom	None	None

 
 
Back attack!
 
Nothing much to worry about. Magitek Armors count with two different attacks. Metal Kicks which barely deal any damage and Magitek Laser attacks which can deal some serious damage. However, the second attack is so rare that you will probably end the battle before getting to see it in action (and if you do, you can quickly heal up with Terra to undo the damage).
 
Cast Fire with Terra (this also triggers a funny scene), land regular hits with Locke, and use the powerful Auto Crossbow tool with Edgar. Battle should be over within two or three turns.
 
 
After the battle, enjoy some more scenes.
 
 
 

South Figaro Cave

Overworld
 
 
Back at the overworld, get out of the Chocobo and head southwest to a small patch of forest.
 
This forest holds a location that we must visit in order to earn the Adventurous Wayfarer achievement later on. Refer to the screenshot below for the exact spot (one tile south from the entrance).
 
 

 
Chocobo Stable
 
 
Here you can pay 100 Gil to ride a Chocobo; it’s up to you if you want to. I personally always try to make my way to the dungeons by walking, as that grants way more EXP than not getting any encounters at all.
 
Anyway, exit the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Head right from the forest and then south to find the entrance to a cave.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
South Figaro Cave
 
 
Speak to the guard to clear the path, then enter the cave.
 
 
South Figaro Cave – 1F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SOUTH FIGARO CAVEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
011	Foper	119	10	80	53
012	Hornet	92	0	64	48
013	Urok	122	0	120	71

 
Random encounters resume here.
 
Head north to find and automatically use a recovery spring, which completely heals your party members.
 
Proceed right and into the next area.
 
 
Walk south until reaching a split, then head left and north through the door.
 
 
South Figaro Cave – 2F
 
 
Follow the linear path right and open the chest. You’ll loot an Ether. [South Figaro Cave: 1/3]
 
 

 
Exit to 1F.
 
 
South Figaro Cave – 1F
 
 
Backtrack to the split and take the right path. Follow it until you reach another split near the bottom, then take the right fork to find a chest.
 
Open the chest for another Ether. [South Figaro Cave: 2/3]
 
 

 
Go all the way left past the first stairway and go up the second. You should spot a chest at the distance. Make your way there and open it for a Phoenix Down. [South Figaro Cave: 3/3]
 
 

 
That’s the last collectible for the this location!
 
Backtrack to the first stairway and head up.
 
 
South Figaro Cave – 2F
 
 
Head left and go through the opening.
 
 
South Figaro Cave – 1F
 
 
Exit through the south opening.
 
 
 

South Figaro

Overworld
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SOUTH FIGARO AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
014	Belmodar	232	100	186	246
015	Unseelie	132	100	256	53
016	Mu	119	100	80	59

 
Back at the overworld, head southeast and enter the nearby town.
 
 
South Figaro
 
 
From the very entrance, inspect the top barrel by the Chocobo Stable for a Potion. {South Figaro: 1/10}
 
 

 
Walk around the stable and inspect the middle crate for a Green Cherry. {South Figaro: 2/10}
 
 

 
Head back to the entrance of the stable and go immediately south to find some more crates.
 
Inspect the crate for a Gold Needle. {South Figaro: 3/10}
 
 

 
Continue southeast and inspect the barrel for an Antidote. {South Figaro: 4/10}
 
 

 
Now inspect the crate just below for Eye Drops. {South Figaro: 5/10}
 
 

 
Make your way north and inspect the barrel in between the Weapon and Armor shops for a Potion. {South Figaro: 6/10}
 
 

 
Walk right past the Armor shop and take the stairs leading up.
 
Follow the path left, then south to spot three barrels. Inspect the bottom-right one for a Teleport Stone. {South Figaro: 7/10}
 
 

 
Backtrack to the Armor shop and head south.
 
You will notice a small path that seems to lead to nowhere.
 
 

 
Go through it. You will end inside a building.
 
Go south and right to find a pot and a bucket. Inspect the bucket for a Potion. {South Figaro: 8/10}
 
 

 
That’s pretty much all the looting we can do here for now. 0/13 chests and 8/10 items.
 
Now you’re free to explore/purchase anything in the shops, but first, head to the Inn/Relic Shop.
 
 
South Figaro – Relic Shop
 
 
Speak to the customer to watch a tutorial about Relics.
 
 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
Sprint Shoes	1500	Shoes enchanted to make the wearer move faster. Double walking speed.
Silver Spectacles	500	Silver-rimmed spectacles. Prevent darkness.
Star Pendant	500	A star-shaped pendant with a jewel at its center. Prevents poison.
Jeweled Ring	1000	A handsome ring set with a large gemstone. Prevents petrification.
Knights Code	1000	A book detailing knighthood’s moral code. Causes the bearer to cover critically wounded allies.

 
If you have the funds, purchase at least once copy of all relics. If not, get at least the Sprint Shoes to enjoy some fast walking.
 
Upstairs is the Inn.
 
 
South Figaro – Inn
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	80

 
Exit through the southeast door.
 
 
South Figaro – Pub
 
Speak to the guy by the counter to meet yet another important character in this adventure. Choose any name.
 
 

 
Sadly, we can’t recruit him yet.
 
Leave the Pub.
 
Now you’re truly free to visit any of the missing shops.
 
 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Dagger	150	Attack +26
Mythril Knife	300	Attack +30
Mythril Sword	450	Attack +38
Great Sword	800	Attack +54
Noiseblaster	500	Confuses all enemies with a blast of sound. Use with the Tools command.
Bioblaster	750	Attacks and inflicts poison damage to all enemies. Use with the Tools command.

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Buckler	200	Defense +16 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +10
Heavy Shield	400	Defense +22 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +14
Hairband	150	Defense +12 Magic Defense +8
Plumed Hat	250	Defense +14 Magic Defense +9
Cotton Robe	200	Defense +32 Magic Defense +21
Kenpo Gi	250	Defense +34 Magic Defense +23

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	50	Restores 50 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Antidote	50	Cures poison.
Gold Needle	200	Cures petrification.
Echo Screen	120	Cures silence.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 
Once done with your purchases, exit the town.
 
 
 

Mt. Kolts

Overworld
 
 
From South Figaro, head north following the grasslands and enter the little cabin surrounded by mountains.
 
 

 
Duncan’s Cabin
 
 
Enter the Cabin to find nobody at home.
 
Inspect the bucket to find the one and only collectible for this location, a Potion. {Duncan’s Cabin 1/1}
 
 

 
Feel free to sleep on any of the beds.
 
Leave the cabin.
 
 
Speak to the old man outside for some more story, then exit the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Head south towards South Figaro but don’t re-enter. Instead, go right to find a blending path leading into the mountains.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Mt. Kolts
 
 
If you take a look to the map, you might think that this dungeon is an extremely confusing maze full of entrances and exits. However, nothing could be further from the truth. This dungeon is nothing more than a set of fairly linear interconnected caves.
 
Head north and enter the first cave.
 
 
Mt. Kolts – 1F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MT. KOLTSㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
017	Zaghrem	137	100	84	79

 
Head upstairs and exit through the bottom-right opening.
 
 
Mt. Kolts
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MT. KOLTSㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
019	Gorgias	270	100	102	163
020	Cirpius	134	100	13	80

 
Take the entrance to the right.
 
 
Mt. Kolts – 2F
 
 
Head right and take the path down to find an exit. Go through it.
 
 
Mt. Kolts
 
 
Open the chest for a Main Gauche. [Mt. Kolts 1/4]
 
 

 
Head back inside.
 
 
Mt. Kolts – 2F
 
 
Proceed north back to the previous entrance, then continue north.
 
As soon as you reach the bridge, head right through a hidden passage and then some more north to find an entrance. Go through it.
 
 

 
Open the chest for Gigas Glove. [Mt. Kolts 2/4]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
Backtrack to the bridge and follow it until finding an exit at the top. Go through the opening.
 
 
Mt. Kolts
 
 
You will spot a shadow going around the cliff.
 
Circle the path around to follow the shadow.
 
Head left and enter the first cave you see.
 
 
Mt. Kolts – 3F
 
 
Exit through the southern opening.
 
 
Mt. Kolts
 
 
Open the chest for a Tent. [Mt. Kolts 3/4]
 
 

 
Re-enter the cave and exit through the top opening.
 
Continue left and go through the leftmost opening.
 
 
Mt. Kolts – 2F
 
 
Once inside, take the linear path northeast and exit through the opening.
 
 
Mt. Kolts
 
 
Head north, then go right across the bridge and enter the cave.
 
 
Mt. Kolts – 3F
 
 
Here’s a save point. Feel free to rest using a Sleeping Bag/Tent and save your progress.
 
Once ready to continue, exit through the right opening.
 
 
Mt. Kolts
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MT. KOLTSㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
018	Trillium	147	100	134	97

 
Follow the extremely linear winding path until reaching a mysterious person. Heal up and quick-save (because you don’t want to go through the winding path again, right?), then interact with the person to face…
 
 

Vargas

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
267	11600	220	13	85	0	150	10	0	Poison	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom	None	None

 
 

Ipooh (x2)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
268	360	60	18	105	0	150	10	0	Fire	Instant Death, Petrify, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Doom	None	None

 
 
Vargas is unreachable until you take care of both Ipoohs.
 
Ipoohs are dangerous and can chunk off ~50 damage per turn with their Claw attack. Vargas on the other hand, holds a nasty attack called Gale Cut which takes about the same amount of Claw attack but to the whole party.
 
My setup was Edgar using Auto Crossbow every turn, Locke attacking, and Terra taking the healer duty.
 
 
During the battle, Sabin will make an appearance just to end in a 1v1 combat against Vargas.
 
Note that if Sabin dies, it’s an instant game over.
 
Follow the instructions and keep using Raging Fist by choosing the command and pressing ← → ← ENTER for some massive damage.
 
 

You can also use the technique once and set auto-battle with Q to automatically repeat it all turns

 
 
Enjoy the scenes after defeating dealing with the threat.
 
 

There's an achievement for acquiring all Blitz commands, which require you to reach certain level with Sabin (70) or by 42 if you do a side-quest further in the game. I'll mention whenever that happens.

 
 
Once you regain control, go through the opening into a cave.
 
 
Mt. Kolts – 1F
 
 
Open the last chest of this dungeon for a Tent. [Mt. Kolts 4/4]
 
 

 
Make sure you have 4/4, then go right and head down the stairs to an exit.
 
 
Mt. Kolts
 
 
Proceed south to return to the overworld.
 
 
 

The Returners’ Hideout

Overworld
 
 
From Mt. Kolts exit, head north until about halfway up the valley to spot another mountain entrance. This is The Returners’ Hideout.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
The Returners’ Hideout
 
 
Proceed north into the cave.
 
 
Speak to the guard by the entrance to get leaded to a door. Head inside.
 
There’s a save point if you desire to save (don’t rest using items as you can rest for free at the Inn), then speak to the old man at the bottom-right corner.
 
Watch the scenes to learn more about Terra’s backstory.
 
 
Once you regain control, open the chest next to Locke for a Phoenix Down. [The Returner’s Hideout: 1/6]
 
 

 
Speak to Locke, then exit the room.
 
 
Go a little left and then immediately north into another room.
 
 
Head north to find three whooping treasure chests. Open all for Knight’s Code, Phoenix Down, and Air Knife. [The Returner’s Hideout: 4/6]
 
 

 
Now inspect the bucket for an Antidote. {The Returner’s Hideout: 1/3}
 
 

 
And the pot for an Ether. {The Returner’s Hideout: 2/3}
 
 

 
From the pot, go right and south to find a secret passage.
 
 

 
Go through it and open the chest for a White Cape. [The Returner’s Hideout: 5/6]
 
 

 
Return the way you came from.
 
 

 

Rookie Treasure Hunter
Collected treasure from 10% of the chests.

 
 

 
 
Back at the main room, head to the bottom-right corner of the hideout and inspect the pot to the right of the armor for a Green Cherry. {The Returner’s Hideout: 3/3}
 
 

 
Speak to Sabin by the Items Shop.
 
Go up the stairs and enter the room with the save point.
 
 
Speak to Edgar, then open the chest at the bottom-right corner for a Hi-Potion. [The Returner’s Hideout: 6/6]
 
 

 
That concludes the collectibles for this location. 6/6 chests and 3/3 items!
 
Now pay a visit to the Items Shop or Inn if you want to.
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	50	Restores 50 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Eye Drops	50	Cures darkness.
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Echo Screen	120	Cures silence.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Sprint Shoes	1500	Shoes enchanted to make the wearer move faster. Double walking speed.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	Free

 
Once ready to continue, speak to the man guarding the entrance and leave the location.
 
Note: The guard won’t move until you talk to Locke, Sabin, and Edgar.
 
 
Outside, speak to Banon and depending on your answers, you can either obtain a Gauntlet or a Genji Glove.
 
To get the Gauntlet you must answer with Yes at least once.
 
To get the Genji Glove, you must answer with No three times in a row.
 
 

Originally posted by End Of The World:
In the Returner's Hideout, you don't need to deny Banon three times to get the genji glove. If you deny him once, and then go up to the northernmost room in the hideout with all the crates, you can talk to a Returners member for additional dialogue where he gives Terra the Genji Glove to convince her to join the rebellion. Not a big deal, but it does mean you can still get the better Relic while still agreeing to help in the end :FFVheart:

 
 
It doesn’t really matter what you choose as both are re-obtainable later in the game.
 
Watch the scenes.
 
 

 

Prevailing Hope
Met with Banon and decided to oppose the Empire.

 
 

 
 
You’ll regain control in the corridor south from Banon’s room. Also Banon joins the party!
 
Head south and exit through the opening.
 
 
 

Lethe River

Lethe River
 
 
Hop aboard the raft.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: LETHE RIVERㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
021	Lesser Lopros	380	70	325	464
022	Nautiloid	236	100	173	216
023	Exocite	196	100	153	162

 
Now that we have Banon in our team, it’s good to know that he comes with an ability called Pray, which heals the entire party for the cost of 0 MPs. Feel free to abuse the ability if you want to blast through this straightforward dungeon. Also put him in the back-row to avoid later headaches (TAB → Formation → Banon → confirm to switch row).
 
 
You don’t have much control over the raft besides choosing which split to take.
 
During the first split, choose either Straightor Right, as Left has less battles and we want to grow our team stronger. We also want all bestiary entries so avoid taking the Left fork if you can.
 
 
We will reach a save point. Feel free to save and rest, but if you’ve been abusing Pray (like I suggested you), then you might not need to rest at all.
 
Hop into the raft.
 
 
For the second split, choose Left.
 
 
You will reach another save point, this time, with a bucket that fully restores your party HP/MP. Use both as the next boss fight is around the corner.
 
I highly recommend putting Edgar, Terra, and Banon in the back row for the next fight.
 
Board the raft.
 
 

Ultros

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
269	3000	640	15	40	0	140	3	0	Fire, Lightning	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom	Water	None

 
Keep in mind that Banon cannot die. If he dies, the game is over.
 
Ultros counts with a nasty attack called Tentacle which can OHKO any of your front-row party members (that’s why I suggested you to switch).
 
You can predict who he’s gonna target based on his dialogue lines.
 
 
Terra
 
Oh, that one’s a tasty morsel!
 
I’d love to get my tentacles around her…*sluuuuuurp*!”
 
 
Sabin
 
Muscle heads? Hate ’em!
 
 
Banon
 
Your ugly mug gives me the creeps!
 
 
For some reason, he doesn’t seem to use Tentacle on Edgar.
 
He also counts with Ink which inflicts Darkness to one party member and a variation of Tentacle that focus the whole party but for less damage than its single-target counterpart.
 
 
My strategy to defeat this formidable creature was:
 

• Edgar: Auto Crossbow all turns.
• Terra: Fire all turns.
• Sabin: Aura Cannon all turns.
• Banon: Pray all turns.

 
Once Ultros has received enough damage, he will submerge his way out of this battle.
 
Watch the scenes.
 
 
 

South Figaro Revisited: Part I

Scenario Selection
 
 
Due to the party breaking separate ways, you can now experience all paths in any order you wish.
 
You have to do them all anyways, but the order you decide to do them won’t have any impact in the story.
 
For the purpose of this guide, we will do them in left-to-right order, starting with Locke.
 
 
Save if you desire, then interact with Locke.
 
 
South Figaro
 
 
First of all, equip Locke with the best equipment you have available. You don’t want to go sneaking around with weak equipment.
 
 

Don't waste your time trying to fight/defeat a Heavy Armor; unlike the old Steam version of FFVI, here you won't get the bestiary entry by just entering and escaping the battle. There's also more chances to get this bestiary entry later in the game. 

 
 
Head left and up both stairs, then enter the Item Shop.
 
 
South Figaro – Item Shop
 
 
Speak to the merchant standing by the clock to engage in a battle.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SOUTH FIGARO – ITEM SHOPㅤ ㅤ

—	Merchant	???	???	???	???

 
Steal his clothes. Literally. Use the Steal command to steal his clothes and win the battle.
 
Exit the shop.
 
 
South Figaro
 
 
Head south down the first set of stairs and into the house.
 
 
Proceed north through the door and take the stairs leading down.
 
Talk to the kid; he will let you go through thanks to the Merchant attire.
 
 
Head north and up the stairs, then follow the path left and south to run into a soldier in green uniform.
 
Interact with the soldier to engage in a battle.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SOUTH FIGARO – ITEM SHOPㅤ ㅤ

—	Cadet	???	???	???	???

 
Just like the battle against the Merchant, your objective here is to steal their suit. However, it might take a few attempts to succeed so keep trying until it works.
 
 
Back at the town with your newly acquired uniform, circle back around to return to the secret passage leading into the house (don’t head in), then go left, north, and left again to find a guard blocking the path.
 
 

 
Talk to the guard to make him leave.
 
Head south and into the Pub.
 
 
South Figaro – Pub
 
 
Proceed upstairs, right, and downstairs.
 
Go through the door and talk to the Merchant for yet another one of these fights.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SOUTH FIGARO – ITEM SHOPㅤ ㅤ

—	Merchant	???	???	???	???

 
Steal his clothes. You’re a Merchant once again. You will also automatically take the Cider after the battle.
 
Exit the Pub following the way you came from.
 
 
Make your way back to the secret passage leading into the house and speak to the kid to gain access to the upper floor.
 
Head upstairs.
 
 
Go around the stairs to the left side, then head south and talk to the old man.
 
Head back downstairs and speak to the kid.
 
The password is “Courage”.
 
The kid will open a secret passage for you. Go through it.
 
 
Head downstairs to reach a new area.
 
Inspect the clock for an Elixir. {South Figaro: 9/10}
 
 

 
Now head upstairs and outside.
 
 
Go right to pop up from behind the building, then go south and inspect the bottom barrel for a Phoenix Down. {South Figaro: 10/10}
 
Head inside the building.
 
 
Music cuts out!
 
Go left and up the stairs.
 
 
Upstairs, head right and go through the first door.
 
 
Go left past the beds and push leftwards behind the bookcase to reveal a secret staircase.
 
 

 
Head down once more to resume the music.
 
You’re in some kind of basement. Remove the disguise if you desire (it makes no difference), then head all the way south.
 
 
Enter the left cell and open the chest for Hyper Wrist. [South Figaro: 1/13]
 
 

 
Now enter the right cell and open the chest for Hermes Sandals. [South Figaro: 2/13]
 
 

 
Go back up and head right to automatically look through the first door.
 
Choose any name for the girl, then watch the scenes.
 
 
After regaining control, head inside the room and interact with Celes.
 
Remove her bindings for a short scene.
 
Celes joins the party!
 
 
Now interact with the guard and steal the Old Clock key.
 
Equip Celes before going further, I equipped her with the Hermes Sandals we got recently and the Gauntlet (or Genji Glove if you decided to go for that).
 
 
Go through the second door for a save point and through the third for some chests.
 
Open the chest by the bookcase for 500 Gil. [South Figaro: 3/13]
 
 

 
Continue your path right and open the second chest for 1000 Gil. [South Figaro: 4/13]
 
 

 
There’s two more chests at the bottom-right area.
 
Open the left one for 1500 Gil and the right for Empty? (both count) [South Figaro: 6/13]
 
 

 
Head north from the chests and interact with the clock next to the pot. Choose to Wind the clock. A secret path at the middle of the room will be revealed.
 
Go through the door.
 
 
 

South Figaro Revisited: Part II

Random encounters resume here.
 
Note: Celes holds the white magic Cure.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SOUTH FIGARO (BASEMENT)ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
025	Commander	102	50	153	85
026	Vector Hound	166	10	83	128

 
Head right and past the first secret passage.
 
From here, go south and open the chest for an Iron Armor. [South Figaro: 7/13]
 
 

 
Go back north and continue right through a second secret passage.
 
 
At the split, head north, right past a secret passage, and south to find two unopened chests.
 
Open both for Great Sword and Heavy Shield. [South Figaro: 9/13]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the split and head south, then immediately west to find a passage to a stairwell. Refer to the screenshot below for the exact location.
 
 

 
Head downstairs.
 
 
Proceed north, right, and south to spot a chest. Open it for an X-Potion. [South Figaro: 10/13]
 
 

 
Directly south from this chest, there’s another chest that’s not visible to our perspective. Open it for a Ribbon! [South Figaro: 11/13]
 
 

 
Note: This is one of the best relics in the whole game. Prevents all status ailments. Equip it wisely.
 
Head back to the stairs but continue south to find yet another chest. Open it for a Hi-Ether. [South Figaro: 12/13]
 
 

 
Go back upstairs.
 
 
Proceed north into the secret passage, right, and all the way south to spot the last chest for this dungeon at the distance.
 
Open the chest for an Earring. [South Figaro: 13/13]
 
 

 
We’re finally done with this location! 13/13 chests and 10/10 items.
 
Go north and immediately right to find some stairs leading up. Head up.
 
Take the door out and exit South Figaro from the right.
 
 
 

South Figaro Cave Revisited

Overworld
 
 
From South Figaro, head northwest and enter the South Figaro Cave.
 
 
South Figaro Cave – 1F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SOUTH FIGARO CAVE (REVISITED)ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
027	Cartagra	150	20	135	105
028	Acrophies	145	10	115	90
029	Gold Bear	275	0	185	160

 
Familiar place, huh? Well. There’s at least new bestiary entries to hunt for.
 
Head upstairs.
 
 
South Figaro Cave – 2F
 
 
Go right and downstairs.
 
You will hear a mysterious noise while navigating this floor. What could it be?
 
 
South Figaro Cave – 1F
 
 
Circle around the right and head north, then go left and enter the middle door.
 
 
Quick-save, then use the recovery spring to heal your party up and proceed south.
 
As soon as you try to exit, you will be attacked by…
 
 

Tunnel Armor

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
270	1300	900	10	29	0	145	15	0	Lightning, Water	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	None	None

 
Celes will command you to use Runic in order to keep the boss under control. Follow her orders if you want to stand a chance. Using Runic all turns will make her absorb all the boss’ magical attacks, which otherwise are lethal to your party members.
 
Now that Celes is focused on that, make Locke attack until the boss is down and out. If you need to heal, use Potions/Hi-Potions with Locke. Don’t disturb Celes if you want to survive!
 
 
After the battle, watch the closing scene for this scenario.
 
 
 

Narshe Revisited

Scenario Selection
 
 
Back at the Scenario Selection screen, save if you desire and then interact with Terra, Edgar, or Baron to start their scenario.
 
 
Lethe River
 
 
Just as with the common route, if Baron dies, the game is over. Keep that in mind.
 
There’s nothing much to do in Lethe River besides letthing the river drag you to your destination.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Follow the path left and then north to find Narshe’s entrance. Refer to the screenshot below if you forgot its location.
 
 

 
Enter the town.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
From the entrance, head left and interact with the wall to open a secret entrance. Head inside.
 
 

 
Narshe Mines – 1F
 
 
Proceed all the way north and exit through the opening.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
Head left and upstairs to another entrance. Go inside.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 2F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: NARSHE MINESㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
030	Valeor	180	25	112	117
031	Wild Rat	160	10	135	135

 
Two new bestiary entries can be fought around this area.
 
Go north and left through the short bridge, then head north and go through the opening.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 3F
 
 
Warning: There’s three creatures that will only appear late in the game if you fight them here. They have no bestiary entry, but they are required for Gau’s rages. However, Square Enix dropped that achievement in this version so they might not be required at all for completion. Anyway, if you’re a purist or want to take the safe route, then I highly recommend triggering the battle before completing the puzzle. After all, it just takes a few seconds to trigger and defeat them.
 
 
Fail the light maze puzzle to trigger their encounter (e.g. go right).
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: NARSHE MINES (LIGHT MAZE PUZZLE)ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
—	Eukaryote	???	???	???	???
—	Specter	???	???	???	???
—	Darkside	???	???	???	???

 
The correct path to get through the maze is (from the light spawn):
 
U2 L U 4L 3U 3R 3U 3R 3D 1R 3D 3R 7U 4L 3U 1L and 3U.
 
 

U = up
L = left 
R = right
D = down
U2 = means up two times

 
 
After the puzzle, continue north and head through the first opening you see.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 2F
 
 
This area should be familiar to you…
 
Proceed through the little maze and enter the back room.
 
 
Head all the way north, then left past the hole on the wall, then south to spot a chest. Loot it for Rune Blade. [Narshe Mines: 3/3]
 
 

 
That’s the last chest for this dungeon. The missing item can’t be obtained until near end-game.
 
Go up the stairs on the right and through the opening.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 3F
 
 
Head all the way southeast through the bridge and take the exit back to the town.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
Go across the bridge to the right until hitting a wall, then proceed southwards to enter the building.
 
This is where all started! Well, almost.
 
Head south into the fireplace room for the closing scene.
 
 
 

Imperial Camp

Scenario Selection
 
 
Finally, one scenario left to go!
 
This is by far the longest one of the set, so be prepared for a everlasting yet intriguing journey.
 
But less chit-chat and more action. Save if you desire, then interact with Sabin to venture into the last scenario!
 
 
Overworld
 
 
From the starting location, head east and enter the cabin.
 
 

 
Cabin
 
 
Speak to shadow and choose to take on a travelling companion.
 
Shadow joins the party!
 
 
Talk to the merchant and take a look to what he has to offer.
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	50	Restores 50 HP.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Plumed Hat	250	Defense +14 Magic Defense +9
Shuriken	30	Attack +86
Invisible Scroll	200	Grants invisibility to the thrower. Use with the Throw command.
Shadow Scroll	400	Creates illusionary images of the thrower. Use with the Throw command.
Spring Shoes	1500	Shoes enchanted to make the wearer move faster. Double walking speed.

 
Stock up on some Shurikens (99 is a good number) and some scrolls too, if you have the funds.
 
Head inside the cabin.
 
Speak to the old man for a scene. You can also take a nap at no cost.
 
Once ready, leave the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: DOMA AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
032	Stray Cat	156	30	90	42
033	Aepyornis	290	30	135	108
034	Nettlehopper	243	80	145	89
035	Chippirabbit	135	40	110	53

 
Head southeast across the woods, then continue south until spotting a small patch of desert.
 
 

 
Make a backup save, then head inside.
 
 
Imperial Camp
 
 
Warning: This is a one-visit location.
 
Walk two steps south to trigger a scene.
 
Name our new character, then enjoy some more scenes.
 
 
Doma Castle
 
 
We’re now controlling Cyan.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: DOMA CASTLEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
037	Imperial Soldier	100	15	48	0

 
This is the first chance to get the Imperial Soldier bestiary entry. Interact with any of the soldiers attacking the castle to trigger the encounter. Don’t worry if you miss it here as we will get a forced encounter against some more Imperial Soldiers relatively soon.
 
Once ready to continue, speak to the Captain to engage in an easy battle.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: DOMA CASTLEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
036	Captain	456	20	50	0

 
After defeating the captain, watch the imperial soldiers run for their lives and shift back to Sabin.
 
 
Imperial Camp
 
 
We’re back at the Imperial Camp.
 
Warning: Save before each battle. Shadow can leave after any random battle and we obviously want to keep him in our party for the time being. So if you end a battle and Shadow is still in your party, save and continue exploring. If he’s not, reload and try again.
 
 
Note: Guards won’t attack you until you interact with them. You’re free to wander around without worrying about random encounters.
 
 
Enter the right tent, then Kick the chest to trigger an encounter against three Dobermans with no bestiary entry. This is the same story as the light maze puzzle. They will appear later in the game if you fight them now.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: IMPERIAL CAMPㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
—	Doberman	???	???	???	???

 

 
After the battle, loot the previously kicked chest to receive a Star Pendant. [Imperial Camp: 1/4]
 
Leave the tent and head south past the bridge to trigger scene.
 
Here you get to meet General Leo, a relevant character in the story.
 
Try heading south again to trigger yet another scene. More sooner than later, you will find yourself combating…
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: IMPERIAL CAMPㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
—	Kefka	???	???	???	???

 
A single hit is enough to end the battle. Watch the scene that follows.
 
 
Now interact with Kefka again to make him run away. Interact one more time for another battle.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: IMPERIAL CAMPㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
—	Kefka	???	???	???	???

 
Once again, land a single hit and the victory will be all yours.
 
Before progressing any further, enter the north tent and open both chests for Monsters-in-a-box encounter on the left chest (Satellite), and a Mythril Glove on the right. [Imperial Camp: 3/4]
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTER-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
039	Satellite	1800	250	0	0

 
Exit the tent but don’t give chase to Kefka yet. Instead, go around this very tent (right → north → left → up) to find yet one another tent.
 
 

 
Head inside and open the chest for a Barrier Ring. [Imperial Camp: 4/4]
 
 

 
We’re done with this missable location! 4/4 chests.
 
Approach Kefka to make him hide behind a guard. You’ll be force into an encounter against two Imperial Soldiers (the ones we talked about earlier) and two Templars.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: IMPERIAL CAMPㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
037	Imperial Soldier	100	15	48	0
038	Templar	205	50	96	0

 
Enjoy the scenes.
 
 
 

Doma Castle and Phantom Forest

Doma Castle – 3F
 
 
You’re now playing as Cyan.
 
Head through the north door and down the stairs.
 
 
Doma Castle – 1F
 
 
Proceed south and through the door. You’ll automatically head into the Throne Room.
 
After the scene, go south one room and down the stairs, then head through the bottom-right door.
 
Inspect the pot for a Remedy. {Doma Castle: 1/2}
 
 

 
Exit the room and head through the top-right door (just east from Throne Room), then watch the scene…
 
 
Imperial Camp
 
 
You regain control of Sabin.
 
Head up and speak to Cyan. Don’t talk to him while in between the solders or you’ll get knocked out of the way. Speak to him from the bottom or behind. Any works.
 
 
Follow him and repeat the procedure two more times. All battles should pose no challenge to your experienced team.
 
After the battles have finished, watch the scene.
 
Cyan joins the party!
 
 
Go right and defeat the enemies as they show up.
 
After the second battle, head north for one more fight and finally leave the location for good.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Go left across the bridge, then south, then right across a second bridge, then south to find the entrance of our next destination, the Phantom Forest.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Phantom Forest
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: PHANTOM FORESTㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
040	Ghost	226	70	75	48
041	Poplium	145	25	55	55

 
From the entrance, head all the way right and then north.
 
 
Here you will find a recovery spring. Heal up if you desire, then take the bottom-right exit.
 
 
At the new screen, take the top-right exit to continue. Bottom-right exit leads back to the overworld.
 
 
Now go all the way right and north.
 
 
Platform
 
 
Proceed north for a scene, then once you regain control, head left to automatically board the train.
 
 
 

Phantom Train: Part I

Phantom Train
 
 
Warning: This is a one-visit location. All bestiary entries and treasure chests/items are missable.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: PHANTOM TRAINㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
040	Ghost	226	70	75	48
042	Cloud	120	100	101	35
043	Angel Whisper	230	90	125	42
046	Living Dead	200	84	135	54

 
After some more scenes, the train will start… moving!?
 
Try to escape through the southern door just to notice that it won’t budge.
 
Now head right and into the last car.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: PHANTOM TRAINㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
045	Bomb	160	50	80	35

 
Recruit the ghost if you want; ghosts can possess most enemies to instantly defeat them. However, this action kills the ghost, making them leave the party permanently. The good news is that there are a lot of other ghosts in the train that can be recruited in the same manner.
 
Head into the room and speak to the Conductor if you want to know more about the Phantom Train.
 
Now inspect the shiny thing on the floor for a Tent. {Phantom Train: 1/2}
 
 

 
Leave the room and the car.
 
Go left to re-enter the starting location.
 
 
Most of the ghosts here will act as a random encounter against well… ghosts. However, one of them holds a shop if you want to refill supplies.
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	50	Restores 50 HP.
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Antidote	50	Cures poison.
Green Cherry	150	Cures the imp status.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Shuriken	30	Attack +86

 
Get some Hi-Potions and Shurikens.
 
Also one pf the ghosts is recruitable, just like the one in the conductor car.
 
Continue left onto the next car.
 
 
This car has the same layout as the previous one. One merchant, one recruitable ghost, and the rest are hostile.
 
Exit through the left.
 
 
Enter the next car through the front door and walk two steps up to make a ghost block the exit.
 
Interact with the ghost to engage in a battle which can be either won or escaped. Doesn’t matter.
 
Either way, you will end up surrounded by ghosts.
 
Head up the stairs, then run left to make a spectacular jump.
 
 
Proceed into the car.
 
Flip the lever to detach the rear cars.
 
After the scene, flip the lever again to open a path left.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: PHANTOM TRAINㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
044	Oversoul	390	190	228	65

 
Oversoul is a rare encounter and usually shows up inside this car.
 
Save if you desire and continue left onto the next car.
 
 
This is a dining cart.
 
Sit at the middle table and enjoy your food. Your party will be fully healed, including status ailments.
 
 
Exit the car through the right side and circle around front.
 
Don’t go into the next car yet. Instead, re-enter the dining room but from the left side.
 
Open the chest here for Earring. [Phantom Train: 1/5]
 
 

 
Now move onto the next car.
 
 
 

Phantom Train: Part II

Enter the first compartment and try to open the chest to get ambushed by:
 
 

 

Siegfried

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
048	100	5	1	50	0	150	10	0	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom	None	None

 
 
Pretty deceiving “boss fight” if you ask me. Attack with anything to win.
 
After the battle, Siegfried will run away with the treasure. Oh no! This chest won’t count towards stats but the bestiary entry will, so make sure to defeat him before progressing any further.
 
Exit the room.
 
 
Now enter the second compartment and examine the shining spot on the floor to find a Tent. {Phantom Train: 2/2}
 
 

 
Leave the room and continue left onto the next car.
 
 
The first compartment is empty, so head straight into the second.
 
 
Here you will find four whooping chests! Amazing!
 
Contents from left to right: Monster-in-a-box (Aparition), Phoenix Down, Sniper Eye, and Phoenix Down. [Phantom Train: 5/5]
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTER-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
047	Apparition	1500	10000	0	0

 

 
This is a formidable creature. There’s high chances that you will get your **s kicked if you don’t handle the situation cautiously. If you have a ghost recruited in your party, then this is a perfect time to make use of that valuable Posses ability. If you don’t, then stop reading and go recruit a ghost from any of the previous cars.
 
 
After looting this room, make sure that you have 5/5 chests, 2/2 items, and all listed bestiary entries for this dungeon before heading into the next car. If you do, then you’re good to proceed. If you don’t, then go back and get anything you’ve missed. We won’t be able to return once we proceed further.
 
Also make sure to bring quite a few Hi-Potions in order to heal your party. Remember, you got no white mage within reach.
 
 
Enter the second to last car and use the save point if you need, then proceed to the engine room.
 
 
Once at the engine room, flip the first and third levers, then leave the room.
 
 
Head to the front of the train and heal up/quick-save if you didn’t yet, then interact with the smokestack to confront one last enemy before leaving this place.
 
 

Phantom Train

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
271	1900	350	10	30	0	210	5	0	Fire, Lightning, Holy	Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Stop, Slow	Poison	None

 
Oh boy. This is one of the most iconic boss battles in the whole Final Fantasy saga. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, Google up ‘Train Suplex’.
 
Anyway, onto the battle…
 
Phantom Train holds a wide variety of attacks. The list includes:
 
 

• Physical hits and Wheel for double physical hit.
• Acid Rain: deals poison/water dual-elemental damage and inflicts Sap (gradual damage) to all targets.
• Saintly Beam: deals unblockable holy-elemental damage to all targets.
• Diabolic Whistle: inflicts various status ailments.

 
Which can make this foe quite a pain to deal with. The boss will abuse the Diabolic Whistle ability if only two party members are alive. So if you didn’t bring Shadow along, then the battle will be even harder (worry not, I’m here to save you from pain).
 
Since you’re being back-attacked, your party members will automatically be switched to the back row. This is beneficial to us as that halves the physical damage taken, which is probably most of this boss’ attacks.
 
 
The basic strategy includes Sabin spamming Meteor Strike, Cyan using the Fang Bushido, and Shadow throwing Shurikens like there’s no tomorrow. However, there’s a trick to one-hit this boss. Phantom Train is of the undead type, and as a good undead, it is vulnerable to all kind of healing/reviving abilities. The list includes the mythical Phoenix Down. What happens when you try to revive an undead? Have fun figuring it out!
 
 
Anyway. Independent of what strategy you decided to adopt, watch the scenes, then speak to Cyan.
 
 
 

The Veldt

Overworld
 
 
Back at the overworld, head south, then northeast to find the entrance to the next dungeon.
 
 

 
Unequip Shadow, then enter the location.
 
 
Cave to Baren Falls
 
 
Head north and into the cave.
 
 
Cave to Baren Falls – 1F
 
 
Proceed north.
 
 
Baren Falls
 
 
Continue north to reach Baren Falls, then watch the scenes.
 
Shadow leaves the party.
 
Approach the cliff and chose to dive into the falls.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: BAREN FALLSㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
049	Opinicus Fish	10	60	0	0
272	Rhizopas	775	39	0	0

 
The next section consists in consecutive rounds of fighting Opinicus fishes until the big fish comes out. I’m talking about Rhizopas. Which shouldn’t be much of an issue if you have a relatively leveled party. I personally survived this sequence by auto-attacking with a party of level 13 and 14, respectively.
 
 
Riverside
 
 
After the fall, you’ll get to meet our next ally, which won’t join us until we “recruit” him. Name him whatever you want, then leave the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
This overworld area is called the Veldt. As you probably already noticed, the soundtrack here is kinda different compared to the rest of the overworld.
 
All monsters on the Veldt are the ones you’ve encountered before. E.g. the missable entries in the light maze puzzle and the Imperial Camp. They also won’t grant any EXP.
 
 
We don’t have much to do here yet so proceed right until spotting a town. This is Mobliz.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Mobliz
 
 
Head north past the well and into the house with birds on it.
 
Examine the clock for an Elixir. {Moblitz: 1/1}
 
 

 
That’s the only collectible for this location.
 
The following sidequest costs 2,500 Gil and awards the Tintinnabulum relic (Allows the user to restore HP every time a step is taken on the World Map, in towns, and in dungeons).
 
 

• Exit the building and head into the leftmost house.
• Talk to the guy on bed, then pick up the letter from the desk.
• Exit the house, then re-enter the building with the birds.
• Speak to the person inside and choose to send the letter to Maranda for 500 Gil.
• Leave and speak to any shopkeeper (E.g. the Item Shop one). No need to buy anything, just speaking to any will suffice to progress the quest further.
• Return to the on bed and bring him the letter.
• Repeat all steps x5 (bring letter → send letter → talk to shopkeeper) to get awarded with Tintinnabulum.

 

 
Head into the Item Shop and purchase at least 5 Dried Meats (1 should suffice but they’re cheap and I rather have more than less).
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Dried Meat	150	Cures an empty stomach.
Potion	50	Restores 50 HP.
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Eye Drops	50	Cures darkness.
Green Cheery	150	Cures the imp status.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 
The Inn costs 100 Gil, but you can sleep for free at the back room of the Relic Shop.
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	100

 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
Sprint Shoes	1500	Shoes enchanted to make the wearer move faster. Double walking speed.
White Cape	5000	Defense +5 Magic Defense +5 Magic Evasion +10

 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Mythril Knife	300	Attack +30
Mythril Sword	450	Attack +38
Mythril Claws	800	Attack +65
Kotetsu	800	Attack +66

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Buckler	200	Defense +16 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +10
Heavy Shield	400	Defense +22 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +14
Plumed Hat	250	Defense +14 Magic Defense +9
Magus Hat	600	Defense +15 Magic Defense +16 Magic +5
Bandana	800	Defense +16 Magic Defense +10
Iron Helm	1000	Defense +18 Magic Defense +12
Kenpo Gi	250	Defense +34 Magic Defense +23
Iron Armor	700	Defense +40 Magic Defense +27 Agility -2

 
Once you’re done with your purchases, head back out to the Veldt.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Round around to engage in a battle. Defeat all enemies, then once Gau shows up, give him the Dried Meat we bought at Mobliz. If you attack him, he will run away.
 
Watch the scene and learn about Gau’s Rages.
 
Gau joins the party!
 
 

To Learn a Rage, you must engage in a battle and use the Leap ability against a group of enemies whose you don't have the Rages of (check Rages in TAB → Abilities → Gau → Rage), then Gau will leave your party for random number of encounters. After a few battles, he will show up at the very end of the combat, just like the first time. Don't attack; just wait one turn and he will rejoin the party. 

 
 

There's an achievement for learning 50 Rages. If you have been following the guide thus far, then it might be possible to get it now. However, it will be much easier later on, so I highly recommend holding on it until our bestiary is far more populated.

 
 
Anyway, once ready to continue, head directly south from Mobliz to find the entrance of a cave. This is Crescent Mountain.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
 

Serpent Trench and Nikeah

Crescent Mountain Cave
 
 
There’s no encounters in this dungeon.
 
From the entrance, head north to trigger a scene.
 
You will notice several whiteish protuberances around this cave. For better orientation, we will call these: bumps.
 
 
Now head left and step on the bottom-left bump to find a Potion (doesn’t count towards treasure stats but it’s free, and free is always good).
 
 
Head north and step on the top-left bump if you want an extra scene. However, this will cost you 500 Gil, so it’s up to you if an extra scene it is worth or not the money.
 
 
Now go right and down towards the bottom-right exit. Step on the bump nearby to find Gau’s treasure and continue with the story.
 
Watch the scene.
 
 
Serpent Trench
 
 
Warning: This is a one-visit only location. Both chests are missable.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SERPENT TRENCHㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
050	Anguiform	315	150	358	96
051	Aspiran	220	330	115	48
052	Actinian	230	98	125	57

 
This location is quite similar to Lethe River. You have no control over your movement besides choosing left and right.
 
You’ll also fight a series of unavoidable, yet easy battles.
 
Keep in mind that the game won’t stop to ask you where you want to go. If you take too long to decide, you will automatically go to the default route (which seems to be right?).
 
 
At the first fork, choose right to reach a cave.
 
 
Serpent Trench – 1F
 
 
Head right and open the chest for a X-Potion. [Serpent Trench: 1/2]
 
 

 
Backtrack left and proceed north.
 
 
Serpent Trench
 
 
At the second split, choose right again to hit another cave.
 
 
Serpent Trench – 1F
 
 
Follow the path north and into the next area.
 
 
Serpent Trench – 2F
 
 
Head left, then south, then step on the button to lower the water level.
 
Jump into the hole.
 
 
Serpent Trench – 1F
 
 
Head up the stairs and open the chest for a Green Beret. [Serpent Trench: 2/2]
 
 

 
That concludes the collectibles for this dungeon.
 
Exit through the south to continue.
 
 
Serpent Trench
 
 
Rather sooner than later, you will be dragged out of the sea.
 
 
Nikeah
 
 
Once you regain control, head north, up the stairs, and into the town.
 
Proceed to the north side of the town and head into the Inn.
 
Go right past the counter, then north to find a clock. Inspect the clock for an Elixir. {Nikeah: 1/1}
 
 

 
That’s the only collectible for this location.
 
There’s an extra scene if you talk to the girl at the Pub.
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	80

 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
Silver Spectacles	500	Silver-rimmed spectacles. Prevent darkness.
Star Pendant	500	A star-shaped pendant with jewel at its center. Prevents poison.
White Cape	5000	Defense +5 Magic Defense +5 Magic Evasion +10
Fairy Ring	1500	A ring imbued with fairy magic. Prevents poison and darkness.

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Heavy Shield	400	Defense +22 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +14
Plumed Hat	250	Defense +14 Magic Defense +9
Magus Hat	600	Defense +15 Magic Defense +16 Magic +5
Bandana	800	Defense +16 Magic Defense +10
Iron Helm	1000	Defense +18 Magic Defense +12
Silk Robe	600	Defense +39 Magic Defense +29 Magic +1
Kenpo Gi	250	Defense +34 Magic Defense +23
Iron Armor	700	Defense +40 Magic Defense +27 Agility -2

 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Mythril Claws	800	Attack +65
Kotetsu	800	Attack +66
Mythril Spear	800	Attack +70

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	50	Restores 50 HP.
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Echo Screen	120	Cures silence.
Smoke Bomb	300	Releases a cloud of thick smoke when thrown. Allows the party to escape from battle.
Green Cheery	150	Cures the imp status.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 
Once done with your purchases, head south back into the harbor and board the ferry.
 
Choose to hop aboard the ferry bound for South Figaro.
 
Watch the scenes that end this scenario.
 
 
 

Narshe Revisited

Nashe
 
 
Watch the scenes and prepare yourself for war!
 
 
Once you regain control, interact with the bucket to heal your party, then use the save point.
 
You might want to unequip Terra as she’s leaving fairly soon.
 
Speak to Banon and answer that you’re ready.
 
 
Your objective is to protect the Esper from Kefka, and for that, you have to build three parties.
 
I recommend building a strong team of your best 4 hitters, then throw the remaining members into the other two teams. Why’s that? Simple. You can pretty much obliterate all creatures on the way with a single team. I chose the following setup:
 
 

Team 1: Celes, Locke, Sabin, and Edgar
Team 2: Cyan and Gau
Team 3: Terra

 
 
Press TAB once you’re ready.
 
 
As soon as the war begins, move Team 2 and 3 next to Banon, then use Team 1 to obliterate everything on the way.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: NASHE (REVISITED)ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
024	Heavy Armor	495	150	195	80
053	Fidor	355	80	180	160
054	Corporal	255	60	96	90
055	Hunting Hound	285	50	55	115
273	Hunting Hound	1300	170	1290	400

 
Finally! A party in conditions to face the Heavy Armor we missed in South Figaro!
 
Feel free to use the bucket next to Banon to heal up at any time.
 
Make your way to Kefka, but not before updating your bestiary with all the foes that this location has to offer.
 
 
Bestiary #024: Heavy Armor | Brown Unit Reinforcement (Locke had a chance in S. Figaro)
 
Bestiary #053: Fidor | Brown Unit
 
Bestiary #054: Corporal | Both Units
 
Bestiary #055: Hunting Hound | Green Unit
 
Bestiary #273: Hell’s Rider | Brown Unit roaming above Kefka
 
 
Once ready, quick-save, heal up at the bucket, and interact with Kefka.
 
 

Kefka

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
274	3000	3000	25	55	30	160	9	30	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom	None	None

 
 
Kefka is an extremely dangerous mage. He counts with several high-end spells that can make you have a hard time. However, if you followed my instructions and brought Celes in your main party, then have her use Runicall turns and Kefka will have to resign to only use his unimpressive physical attacks. Kefka is a mere little kitten without his magic.
 
After enough damage has been dealt, Kefka will flee.
 
Watch the scene that follows.
 
Terra leaves the party.
 
 
Now you have to build a party in order to progress with the story. I recommend the same party we used as a Team 1: Celes, Locke, Edgar, and Sabin, but it’s up to you to bring whoever you want.
 
 

 

Defend the Esper
Protected the frozen esper and ousted the Imperial troops.

 
 

 
 
Note: You can switch your party members at any time by speaking to any of your non-party members in Arvis’ house @ Narshe.
 
 
Ok. It’s time to finally loot the remaining (or at least most) treasures in Narshe. We had these pending from the very beginning of the game.
 
Leave Arvis’ house, then hug the right wall and head all the way south to reach a lone house.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Only six out of seven chests can be opened at this time; ignore leftmost one.
 
Open all possible chests for Hyper Wrist, Thief’s Bracer, Reflect Ring, Thief’s Knife, Earring, and 5000 Gil. [Narshe: 9/10]
 
 

 
Leave the building and head north, down the stairs to ground level, then all the way left to find a house with a rather large stairwell.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Nashe – Elder’s House
 
 
Inspect the clock for an Elixir. {Narshe: 3/3}
 
 

 
That leaves us with 9/10 chests and 3/3 items. We will come back later for the missing chest.
 
As for now, feel free to explore and upgrade your equipment. However, you might want to hold on restocking items as you will get a pretty nice discount in the next area.
 
 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
Sprint Shoes	1500	Shoes enchanted to make the wearer move faster. Double walking speed.
Jeweled Ring	1000	A handsome ring set with large gemstone. Prevents petrification.
Fairy Ring	1500	A ring imbued with fairy magic. Prevents poison and darkness.
Barrier Ring	500	Magic +2
Mythril Glove	700	Defense +6
Knights Code	1000	A book detailing knighthood’s moral code. Causes the bearer to cover critically wounded allies.

 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Great Sword	800	Attack +54
Mythril Claws	800	Attack +65
Kotetsu	800	Attack +66
Mythril Spear	800	Attack +70
Air Knife	950	Attack +76
Chain Flail	2000	Attack +86
Moonring Blade	2500	Attack +95

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	200

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	50	Restores 50 HP.
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Smoke Bomb	300	Releases a cloud of thick smoke when thrown. Allows the party to escape from battle.
Gold Needle	200	Cures petrification.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Mythril Shield	1200	Defense +27 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +18
Magus Hat	600	Defense +15 Magic Defense +16 Magic +5
Bandana	800	Defense +16 Magic Defense +10
Iron Helm	1000	Defense +18 Magic Defense +12
Silk Robe	600	Defense +39 Magic Defense +29 Magic +1
Iron Armor	700	Defense +40 Magic Defense +27 Agility -2

 
Once you’re done with your purchases, head out the town.
 
 
 

Figaro Castle Revisited

Overworld
 
 
It’s time to pay a visit to the good ol’ Figaro Castle. But where was it?
 
Head directly south from Narshe until spotting woods, then make a turn southwest to reach the desert area. The castle is at the center of the desert area.
 
 

 
Enter the location.
 
 
Figaro Castle
 
 
First of all, switch Edgar by pressing 1-3 keys in order to receive a 50% discount on all the items in the shops.
 
Now enter the castle.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 1F
 
 
Head north.
 
 
Figaro Castle
 
 
If Sabin is in your party, you will get to watch a short scene as you enter the courtyard.
 
Now go through the middle-left door.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 2F
 
 
Head through the door and choose to rest for a bit. This will trigger another scene.
 
Now exit the room and back to the courtyard.
 
 
Figaro Castle
 
 
Head north and enter the large corridor before the throne room.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 2F
 
 
Enter the shop on the right.
 
 
Figaro Castle – Item Shop
 
 
If you’re controlling Edgar as your character, then all the prices on this and the other shop will be halved. This is a great option if you want to stock up on items! (e.g. Hi-Potions).
 
 

 
* Discounted prices
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Auto Crossbow	125*	Strikes all enemies with a spray of crossbow bolts. Use with the Tools command.
Noiseblaster	250*	Confuses all enemies with a blast of sound. Use with the Tools command.
Bioblaster	375*	Attacks and inflicts poison damage to all enemies. Use with the Tools command.
Flash	500*	Attacks and inflicts darkness on all enemies. Use with the Tools command.
Drill	1500*	Penetrates an enemy’s armor to deal severe damage. Use with the Tools command.

 
This vendor holds two new tools. The Flash and Drill. Purchase both.
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	150*	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	750*	Restores 50 MP.
Phoenix Down	250*	Cures the KO status.
Holy Water	150*	Cures the zombie status.
Antidote	25*	Cures poison.
Eye Drops	25*	Cures darkness.
Gold Needle	100*	Cures petrification.
Tent	600*	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 
Stock up on Hi-Potions and some Holy Waters if you have the funds.
 
 
Once you’re prepared to continue, go back to 1F (near the entrance) and head downstairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – B1
 
 
Talk to the old man here and choose to Go to Kohlingen.
 
 

 
Note: You can talk to the man again if you wish to move back to the Narshe region.
 
Head upstairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 1F
 
 
Exit south and to the overworld.
 
 
 

Kohlingen

Overworld
 
 
We have reached the Kohlingen area, and like with all new areas, the first thing we should aim for is to update our bestiary!
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: KOHLINGEN AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
056	Fossil Dragon	1399	219	1870	380
057	Vulture	412	60	485	160
058	Iron Fist	333	65	249	144
059	Bloodfang	325	20	185	135
060	Rock Wasp	290	100	168	128
061	Paraladia	492	100	365	219

 
Grass: Bloodfang
 
Desert: Fossil Dragon
 
Forest: Rock Wasp, Iron Fist, Paraladia
 
Anywhere: Vulture
 
 
After updating your bestiary, head northwest from the castle and enter Kohlingen.
 
 

 
Kohlingen
 
 
From the entrance, go to the top-left corner of the town and head inside the house.
 
If Locke is in your party, watch the scene. If he’s not, proceed with the next step.
 
 
Once you regain control, inspect the clock for an Elixir. {Kohlingen: 1/1}
 
 

 
Exit the building.
 
 
Now make your way to the top portion of the map and cross the bridge to the right.
 
There’s a house that can be entered from the back (refer to the screenshot below for the exact location).
 
 

 
Head inside this house.
 
 
Open the chest on the left for Green Beret. [Kohlingen: 1/1]
 
 

 
That’s the final collectible for this town. 1/1 chests and 1/1 items.
 
Exit the building.
 
 
Go left through the bridge, south, right, and north to enter the very same house but from the front door this time.
 
Head downstairs.
 
If Locke is in your party, interact with the girl in bed for more scenes. Having Celes in the party will add extra dialogue.
 
 
Shadow is at the Inn. If you have a free slot, you can recruit him again. However, not recruiting him here won’t have any impact now or later in the game. It’s up to you.
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	200

 
And that pretty much is all this town has to offer. As always, feel free to visit the shops if you need any upgrades/re-stock.
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Antidote	50	Cures poison.
Green Cherry	150	Cures the imp status.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Mythril Shield	1200	Defense +27 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +18
Magus Hat	600	Defense +15 Magic Defense +16 Magic +5
Bandana	800	Defense +16 Magic Defense +10
Twist Headband	1600	Defense +16 Magic Defense +10 Strength +3 Agility +1 Stamina +2
Iron Helm	1000	Defense +18 Magic Defense +12
Silk Robe	600	Defense +39 Magic Defense +29 Magic +1
Iron Armor	700	Defense +40 Magic Defense +27 Agility -2

 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Air Knife	950	Attack +76
Chain Mail	2000	Attack +86
Moonring Blade	2500	Attack +95
Shuriken	30	Attack +86
Flame Scroll	500	Deals fire damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.
Water Scroll	500	Deals water damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.
Lightning Scroll	500	Deals lightning damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.
Invisibility Scroll	200	Grants invisibility to the thrower. Use with the Throw command.

 
Once done with your purchases, leave the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
According to the people in town, our objective should be at the southern area, but there’s a treasure and two new locations at the northernmost portion of the continent, so let’s focus on the missables first, shall we?
 
Proceed north until spotting a Cabin, then head inside.
 
 

 
Dragon’s Neck Cabin
 
 
Enter the cabin and examine the left pot for Hero’s Ring. {Dragon’s Neck Cabin: 1/1}
 
 

 
Leave the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Now walk into the woods to discover a secret Chocobo Stable.
 
 

 
Chocobo Stable
 
 
Just leave. Entering is enough to check off the location from the list of visited places.
 
 
 

Jidoor

Overworld
 
 
Now that we’re done with the side-content, make your way to the southernmost area of the continent.
 
As you reach the southern end of the mountains, you will come across a town. This is Jidoor.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Jidoor
 
 
There’s nothing much to do here besides collecting information about Terra and looting one collectible. Let’s start with the collectible.
 
Head all the way north and enter the mansion at the upper side of the town.
 
 
Jidoor – Owzer’s Mansion
 
 
Proceed north and take the first stairs leading right.
 
Examine the pot at the top-right corner for an Ether. {Jidoor: 1/1}
 
 

 
That’s the collectible we were looking for. 1/1 items.
 
Now make your purchases and talk to the people (optional).
 
 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Kukuichimonji	1200	Attack +81
Kaiser Knuckles	1000	Attack +83
Kodachi	1200	Attack +93
Moonring Blade	2500	Attack +95
Shuriken	30	Attack +86
Flame Scroll	500	Deals fire damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.
Water Scroll	500	Deals water damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.
Lightning Scroll	500	Deals lightning damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.
Shadow Scroll	400	Creates illusionary images of the thrower. Use with the Throw command.

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Mythril Shield	1200	Defense +27 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +18
Twist Headband	1600	Defense +16 Magic Defense +10 Strength +3 Agility +1 Stamina +2
Mythril Vest	1200	Defense +45 Magic Defense +30
Ninja Gear	1100	Defense +47 Magic Defense +32 Agility+2
White Dress	2200	Defense +47 Magic Defense +35 Magic +5

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Antidote	50	Cures poison.
Gold Needle	200	Cures petrification.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Echo Screen	120	Cures silence.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	250

 
Once you’re ready to continue looking for Terra, exit the town.
 
 
 

Zozo

Overworld
 
 
From outside Jidoor, head northeast and follow the path until reaching another town.
 
 

 
This is Zozo, our destination. Head inside.
 
 
Zozo
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ZOZOㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
062	Harvester	428	85	314	291
063	Hill Gigas	1200	60	600	550
064	Gobbledygook	350	20	126	104
065	Veil Dancer	392	120	296	224

 
From the entrance, head left and enter the pub.
 
 
Zozo – Pub
 
 
Proceed north up two set of stairs, then head right and out the door.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
Go up and head through the right door.
 
 
Zozo – 5F
 
 
Open the chest for an Ether. [Zozo: 1/7]
 
 

 
Make your way out the pub.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
Go north from the pub to find the inn, then head inside.
 
 
Zozo – Inn
 
 
Interact with the clock and set the hour to 06:10:50 to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Go through the passage and open the chest for the tool Chainsaw. [Zozo: 2/7]
 
 

 
This is a rather powerful tool for Edgar. It can either deal massive damage or cause instant death.
 
Exit the inn.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
From the inn, head left behind the large structure and enter the armor shop.
 
 
Zozo – Armor Shop
 
 
Open the chest for a Potion. [Zozo: 3/7]
 
 

 
Exit the shop.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
Make your way back to the inn, then proceed directly south to find the relic shop.
 
Head inside.
 
 
Zozo – Relic Shop
 
 
Go upstairs.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
Head up and go through the door.
 
 
Zozo – 3F
 
 
Go left, north, and upstairs.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
Head upstairs 3 flights (ignore the crane) and go through the door.
 
 
Zozo – 8F
 
 
Open the chest for Brigand’s Glove. [Zozo: 4/7]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
Head down two flights of stairs and enter the open doorway.
 
Run left and jump across the window. Repeat for the second window.
 
Head into the open doorway to enter the building.
 
 
Zozo – 6F
 
 
Proceed north, then turn left and head up the stairs.
 
Examine the top-left and top-middle pots for an Ether and a Hi-Potion, respectively. {Zozo: 2/2}
 
 

 
Now head south and outside.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
Go upstairs, right through the doorway and make a pair of window jumps.
 
Head upstairs and into the doorway.
 
 
Zozo – 9F
 
 
Go up several stairs and outside.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
Proceed up until the first doorway, then head inside.
 
 
Zozo – 14F
 
 
Open the chest for Burning Fist. [Zozo: 5/7]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
Continue upwards until getting blocked by a guy. Don’t interact with him yet. Instead, heal up and quick-save, then speak to the guy to get challenged to a battle.
 
 

Dadaluma

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
275	3270	1005	12	85	0	143	3	10	Poison	Instant Death, Poison, Zombie, Sap, Confuse, Berserk	None	None

 
This boss can be a true pain in the a*s during casual playthroughs.
 
He normally uses regular attacks, Sweetpkick, and Shockwave, all which should pose no danger to your team. However, if he is hit with the Fight command four times, he will counter by throwing either a Mythril Knife or a Dagger TWICE, dealing 400+ damage per hit. That’s pretty much two of our party members dead. Also, if he’s hit with magic twice, he will counter-attack in the same manner but only once, then use Jump to get temporary invulnerability.
 
He will also call two Iron Fists every 30 seconds, but they’re just a mere distraction and should be ignored in all cases.
 
The strategy is to use certain commands that don’t trigger his counter-attacks. The list includes Blitz, Bushido, Tools, and Rage. So if your party is the same as mine, the following strategy should help you out succeed this challenge:
 
 
Celes: casts Cure all turns.
 
Locke: Steal command all turns (boss holds a Thief’s Bracer, rare relic this early in the game; he will counter-attack by stealing some Gil from you, but it will be retrieved upon winning).
 
Edgar: Chainsaw all turns (yeah, this will probably be your main damage output).
 
Sabin: Any Blitz.
 
 
After the fight, go upstairs and inside.
 
 
Zozo – 16F
 
 
Head north until the split, then go left and open the chest for Hermes Sandals. [Zozo: 6/7]
 
 

 
Go back to the split, then head right for a final chest containing an X-Potion. [Zozo: 7/7]
 
 

 
That concludes the looting for this location. 7/7 treasure chests and 2/2 items.
 
 
Backtrack to the split and head north.
 
Interact with Terra who’s lying in bed.
 
Watch the scenes.
 
 
Once you regain control, pick up all the Magicitescattered around the room.
 
You will get Ramuh, Kirin, Siren, and Caith Sith Espers!
 
 

 

Imparted Power
Encountered Ramuh and obtained his magicite.

 
 

 
 
Head south and speak to your group for another scene.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
You’ll have to build a new party that forcefully includes Celes and Locke. I recommend Edgar and Sabin, but bring whoever you feel the most comfortable with.
 
 
After regaining control, speak to the ghost by the entrance to learn more about Espers.
 
 

To equip an Esper, press TAB → Abilities → any character → Espers → choose any → confirm.

 
 
Equip all Espers and then leave the location. I personally went with Kirin on Celes, Ramuh on Locke, Cait Sith on Edgar, and Shiva on Sabin.
 
 
 

Opera House

Overworld
 
 
Back at the overworld, circle around the mountain and proceed south to return to Jidoor. Head inside.
 
 
Jidoor
 
 
Go all the way north and enter the mansion.
 
 
Jidoor – Owzer’s Mansion
 
 
Walk a few steps north and speak to the man halfway the corridor.
 
After the event, head south and pick up the letter from the floor.
 
Here you will get to know about our next party member. Name him however you want.
 
Exit to the overworld.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
From Jidoor, go south and follow the path until spotting a lone building. Head inside.
 
 

 
Opera House
 
 
Talk to Impresarioand watch the scene.
 
 
After the opening sequence, you will regain control over Locke. Head out the room.
 
 
Back at the lobby, head right and north into the dressing room.
 
Talk to Celes for a scene.
 
 
Now you’re in control of Celes. Read the score if you wish (not like you need as I’ll be guiding you on every step) and then head through the top-right door and out onto the scenario.
 
 

 
Note: If you mess up, you’ll have to replay the entire scene. If you mess up three times, you will get a game over.
 
 
Score
 

• (O my hero…)
• (I’m the darkness…)
• (Must my…)

 
Now you have to dance with Draco. Press Enter whenever the game asks you to. Should be fairly straightforward.
 
 
Enjoy the dance scene until regaining control over Locke.
 
 
Once back with Locke, head south to the dressing room and pick up the letter from the floor.
 
 
Exit the room and head into the gallery. Tell Impresario about the problem.
 
 
Now you have 5 minutes to save Celes. If you aren’t able to stop Ultros disruption within the time limit, you will get a game over.
 
Note: Timer stops in menu.
 
 
From the seats, head right and then proceed all the way north to reach a doorway. Go through it.
 
 
Head up and talk to the Stagehand.
 
Flip the rightmost lever and return to the gallery.
 
Now make your way to the top-left corner and go through another doorway.
 
 
Head upstairs and proceed through the door.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: OPERA HOUSEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
066	Stunner	299	20	156	108
067	Goetia	499	40	235	145

 
Note: Timer won’t stop during battles, so avoid as many as you can (after getting both bestiary entries, of course).
 
 
Fight your way across the rafters in order to reach Ultros. Once you approach, heal up and quick-save, then interact with him to engage in a boss fight.
 
 

Ultros

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
276	2550	500	13	105	0	150	4	0	Fire, Lightning	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom	Water	None

 
Ultros main attacks are Ink (causes darkness) and Tentacle (~250 damage if split, ~500 if single-target). He also learned some new tricks since our last confrontation. The list includes: Acid Rain (causes sap, a.k.a. gradual damage), Lv.3 Confuse (causes confusion to characters whose level is divisible by 3), Imp Song (causes Imp), and Drain (steals HP from the target).
 
Unlike our first encounter, Ultros won’t counter-attack when attacked with Fire.
 
 
There’s several strategies to take this creature down. My favorite? summon Ramuh (choose the character with Ramuh Esper equipped → Magic → Up → Ramuh), then finish it off with Blitz attacks and Chainsaw/Drill. Keep in mind that Espers can only be summoned once per battle.
 
Just try to keep your party HP up at all times and the battle will be over relatively quick.
 
 
After Ultros escapes, watch the scene.
 
 

 

Taking Off
Performed in the opera and obtained the airship.

 
 

 
 
Blackjack
 
 
Once you regain control, talk to Setzer and enjoy yourself some more scenes.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
You’ll be dropped next to a town. Don’t enter yet. Instead, enter the Blackjack and re-stock any items you might need.
 
 

 
Blackjack
 
 
As soon as you enter you will notice two crew members on each side of the room. Left plays the role of a free inn, while the right is a merchant. Stock up on Remedies if you have the funds (they will be used for the whole rest of the game).
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Remedy	1000	Cures the status ailments of petrification, imp, silence, darkness, sap, and poison.
Smoke Bomb	300	Releases a cloud of thick smoke when thrown. Allows the party to escape from battle.
Teleport Stone	700	Enchanted with the Teleport spell. Removes the party from a dungeon or battle.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 
We sadly can’t switch any party members yet, so exit to the overworld.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Now work on populating your bestiary.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ALBROOK AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
056	Fossil Dragon	1399	219	1870	380
069	Joker	467	90	320	194
070	Don	620	10	345	255
071	Wyvern	892	95	434	484
074	Bug	310	20	210	165

 
Grass near Albrook: Don, Joker, Wyvern
 
Desert near Albrook: Fossil Dragon, Bug
 
 
Keep in mind that you might be under-leveled to face Fossil Dragons at this point of the game. However, if you brought Sabin in your party, then you might as well abuse his Blitz abilities by spamming auto-combat for an easy win. If you have the Rising Phoenix Blitz unlocked, expect 500+ damage to both dragons upon each use. Combine that with Edgar’s Chainsaw, Locke attacking, and Celes healing the party at all turns and you might have a decent and semi-automatic source of GIL and EXP. Remember to rest at the Blackjack whenever you need to restore HP or MPs.
 
 
Once done, head into the town.
 
 
 

Albrook and Maranda

Albrook
 
 
From the entrance, head right and upstairs, then enter the pub.
 
 
Albrook – Pub & Relic Shop
 
 
Proceed north, upstairs, and all the way right to find a golden armor and a clock. Inspect the clock for an Elixir. {Albrook: 1/4}
 
 

 
Exit the building through the south door.
 
 
Albrook
 
 
Head downstairs and enter the armor shop.
 
 
Albrook – Armor Shop
 
 
Open both chests for… nothing? [Albrook: 2/2]
 
 

 
Exit the shop.
 
 
Albrook
 
 
Proceed left and enter the weapon shop.
 
 
Albrook – Weapon Shop
 
 
Search the pot at the top-right corner of the room for an Ether. {Albrook: 2/4}
 
 

 
Exit the shop.
 
 
Albrook
 
 
Now make your way to the inn at the southernmost side of the town but don’t enter. Instead, inspect the barrel on the right side for a Hi-Potion. {Albrook: 3/4}
 
 

 
Last item is at the port, which isn’t accessible at the moment. We should have 2/2 chests and 3/4 items.
 
Now take a look to the shops. There’s some good improvements to our equipment, so feel free to upgrade if you have the Gil.
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	50	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Eye Drops	50	Cures darkness.
Remedy	1000	Cures the status ailments of petrification, imp, silence, darkness, sap, and poison.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Teleport Stone	700	Enchanted with the Teleport spell. Removes the party from a dungeon or battle.

 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Kikuichimonji	1200	Attack +81
Venom Claws	2500	Attack +95
Bastard Sword	3000	Attack +98
Sakura	3200	Attack +112
Shuriken	30	Attack +86
Flame Scroll	500	Deals fire damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.
Water Scroll	500	Deals water damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.
Lightning Scroll	500	Deals lightning damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Twist Headband	1600	Defense +16 Magic Defense +10 Strength +3 Agility +1 Stamina +2
Priest’s Miter	3000	Defense +19 Magic Defense +21 Evasion +10
Mythril Vest	1200	Defense +45 Magic Defense +30
Ninja Gear	1100	Defense +47 Magic Defense +32 Agility +2
White Dress	2200	Defense +47 Magic Defense +35 Magic +5

 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
Silver Spectacles	500	Silver-rimmed spectacles. Prevent darkness.
Peace Ring	3000	A ring that soothes its wearer’s mind. Prevents berserk and confusion.
Earring	5000	A earring that boosts the strength of the wearer’s magic. Effect increases when worn in a pair.
Sniper Eye	3000	A scope that allows the wearer to lock onto a target. Ensures that physical attacks never miss.
Reflect Ring	6000	A lustrous silver ring enchanted with a protective ward. Casts Reflect on the wearer.
Amulet	5000	A protective charm worn around the neck. Prevents poison, darkness, and zombie.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	300

 
Don’t waste your money resting at the inn. If you ever need to rest around this area, use the Blackjack.
 
There isn’t much more to do in here, so head out when you’re ready.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
From Albrook, head northwest to spot a castle-like structure. This is Vector, but don’t head inside yet. I just mentioned this location as a point of reference.
 
 

 
There’s some more bestiary entries to hunt for around this area.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: VECTOR/MARANDA AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
068	Litwor Chicken	545	155	279	190
072	Grasswyrm	480	20	234	278

 
Grass: Grasswyrm
 
Litwor Chicken is more common in forests or around Maranda area.
 
 
Now proceed left past the small patch of desert, then head south to find Maranda.
 
 

 
Enter the town.
 
 
Maranda
 
 
This location is completely optional progression-wise, but required if you’re going for achievements.
 
From the entrance, head left and inspect the bottom crate for a Holy Water. {Maranda: 1/2}
 
 

 
Now make your way to the bottom-right corner of the town to find a soldier chasing a girl. Examine the bottom crate for a Remedy. {Maranda: 2/2}
 
 

 
That is. 2/2 items for Maranda.
 
Feel free to take a look to the shops or rest at the inn.
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	200

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Priest’s Miter	3000	Defense +19 Magic Defense +21 Evasion +10
Green Beret	3000	Defense +19 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +13
Ninja Helm	2000	Defense +20 Magic Defense +13
Mythril Vest	1200	Defense +45 Magic Defense +30
Mythril Mail	3500	Defense +51 Magic Defense +34

 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Mythril Spear	800	Attack +70
Trident	1700	Attack +93
Venom Claws	2500	Attack +95
Bastard Sword	3000	Attack +98
Boomerang	4500	Attack +102

 
Exit the town when ready to continue.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
There’s a hidden Chocobo Stable just southeast from Maranda. Head there.
 
 

 
Chocobo Stable
 
 
Just leave. Entering is enough to check off the location from the list.
 
 
 

Vector

Overworld
 
 
Remember the castle-like structure we skipped earlier? Well, it’s time to go there.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Vector
 
 

Don't forget to switch Espers once you've mastered their abilities.

 
 
Vector is the capital of the Gestahlian Empire and the location of the Imperial Palace and the Magitek Research Facility.
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	Free, but you will get robbed 1000 during your sleep

 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Kikuichimonji	1200	Attack +81
Venom Claws	2500	Attack +95
Bastard Sword	3000	Attack +98
Sakura	3200	Attack +112

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Twist Headband	1600	Defense +16 Magic Defense +10 Strength +3 Agility +1 Stamina +2
Priest’s Miter	3000	Defense +19 Magic Defense +21 Evasion +10
Mythril Vest	1200	Defense +45 Magic Defense +30
Ninja Gear	1100	Defense +47 Magic Defense +32 Agility +2
White Dress	2200	Defense +47 Magic Defense +35 Magic +5

 
As you might already have noticed, the shops here are the same if not worse than the shops in Maranda. Definitely a skip.
 
 
The soldiers to the north will recognize you if run into them, so try to keep distance (they have new bestiary entries, but we will get to those in a bit).
 
 
Once you’re ready to continue, head northeast from the inn and talk to the old man hiding behind the boxes.
 
 

 
Answer that you’re ready.
 
Now interact with the top-left corner of the left box to climb up, then watch the scenes.
 
After regaining control, head north and into the facility.
 
 
 

Magitek Factory: Part I

Magitek Factory – 1F
 
 
Warning: This is a one-visit only location. Make sure to collect everything as you progress through the dungeon.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MAGITEK FACTORY – 1Fㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
075	Onion Knight	250	50	100	115
076	Sergeant	580	35	273	252
077	Belzecue	615	45	343	228
078	Proto Armor	670	125	296	499

 
From the entrance, head north, downstairs, south, and downstairs again.
 
Enter the pipe to the left and jump into the rollers to access the west side of the room.
 
 
Open the chest for Flametongue. [Magitek Factory: 1/12]
 
 

 
Use the crane to get back over.
 
Head east and enter the right pipe, then climb down the ladder.
 
Open the chest for an Ether. [Magitek Factory: 2/12]
 
 

 
Go back and take the left pipe, then climb down the ladder.
 
Open the chest for an X-Potion. [Magitek Factory: 3/12]
 
 

 
Proceed right across the rollers and open the chest for Thunder Blade. [Magitek Factory: 4/12]
 
 

 
Now head south and open the chest for Remedy. [Magitek Factory: 5/12]
 
 

 
Take the rollers west to the next area.
 
 
Magitek Factory – B1
 
 
After you drop off, head southwest and open the chest under the stairs. Receive Dragon Boots. [Magitek Factory: 6/12]
 
 

 
Dragon Boots replaces the Attack command with Jump.
 
From the previous treasure, head right until you spot the Magitek Armor production line.
 
Go south all the way and through the bottom-left door.
 
Open the chest for Golden Helm. [Magitek Factory: 7/12]
 
 

 
Exit the room and proceed right until you see another door at the bottom.
 
Head inside and open for Golden Armor. [Magitek Factory: 8/12]
 
 

 
Exit the room and continue right and up the stairs.
 
Open the chest a Tent. [Magitek Factory: 9/12]
 
 

 
Return to the chest where you found the Dragon Boots (downstairs → left all the way → north until the production line → left to the chest).
 
Now go up the stairs and through the north door.
 
 
Magitek Factory – 1F
 
 
Open the chest for Golden Shield. [Magitek Factory: 10/12]
 
 

 
Take the lift to the left down, go north and take the east rollers.
 
Head south and take the west rollers to return to B1.
 
 
 

Magitek Factory: Part II

Magitek Factory – B1
 
 
Go up the stairs to the north and head right until you find a bunch of crates.
 
Enter the pipes on the right (refer to the screenshot below) and head south until a fork.
 
 

 
Enter the room on the right and open both chests for Icebrand and Zephyr Cloak. [Magitek Factory: 12/12]
 
 

 
That’s all the collectibles for this one-visit location! 12/12 chests. No items.
 
Return to the fork and proceed south, then jump down to return to the entrance of this room.
 
Recheck that you have all bestiary entries listed above before continuing.
 
 
Take the roller with the Magitek Armors.
 
Head south to trigger a scene.
 
 
After the events, take the rollers down.
 
 
Magitek Factory – B2
 
 
Don’t talk to the Espers quite yet. Instead, walk around the area to trigger an encounter against Flans.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MAGITEK FACTORY – B2ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
080	Flan	255	110	120	160

 
Now head through the left door.
 
Heal up and save, then exit the room.
 
Speak to the left Esper to face…
 
 

Ifrit

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
277	3300	600	25	215	20	115	7	0	Ice	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Fire	Lightning, Earth, Water, Poison, Holy, Wind

 
 

Shiva

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
278	3000	500	15	200	20	110	7	0	Fire	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Ice	Lightning, Earth, Water, Poison, Holy, Wind

 
 
As if it was not evident enough, you’ll been fighting Ifrit and Shiva back-to-back. However, if you defeat Ifrit fast, Shiva won’t get to fight you. Don’t worry if that happens, both entries will be added to your bestiary regardless if you fought or not Shiva.
 
 
Ifrit absorbs fire, Shiva absorbs ice, and both are immune to thunder. Also, using their elemental weakness will result in them counter-attacking you with their own, more powerful spells. I’d avoid that if I were you.
 
 
The battle itself isn’t really hard as you can abuse Edgar’s Drill ability to deal some handsome damage (I really hope you brought him to this encounter). As for the rest of the crew, have Celes use Runic all turns (to render all Esper’s spells useless), Locke do the healing duty, and whatever you want with the last member.
 
 
After the battle, pick up both Magicites from the floor and equip them on your party members.
 
Now head back into the top-left room and save your progress. Another boss is on its way.
 
Exit the room and go through the door that Shiva was guarding.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MAGITEK FACTORY – STAIRWELLㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
079	Trapper	555	80	200	235
081	General	650	30	308	232

 
Before heading up, farm for both new bestiary entries.
 
Once done, head up six flights and into the next room.
 
 
Magitek Research Facility
 
 
This is actually a new location, and as such, it possess its own enemies and treasure chests. Well, it’s actually only one treasure and two enemies, but still.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MAGITEK RESEARCH FACILITYㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
082	Destroyer	800	35	400	592
083	Lenergia	470	63	250	438

 
Proceed left past the two bottom glass containers, then head south to reveal a secret passage. Open the chest here for Stoneblade. [Magitek Research Facility: 1/1]
 
 

 
Make sure that you also got both bestiary entries before progressing further.
 
Once ready, head through the top-left doorway.
 
 
You will spot a robot near the exit. Heal up and quick-save, then interact with the robot for…
 
 

Number 024

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
279	4777	777	20	170	0	100	3	0	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	None	None

 
 
This boss is ironically easier than the previous ones. He can use Barrier Change to alter his elemental affinities, so I’d avoid using magic against this one. His physical hits can deal some nasty damage, yeah, but nothing that can’t be fixed with a good healer. He can also confuse party members using Overflow.
 
Among his vulnerabilities, we can find imp and sleep. The first can backfire to us as he will only land critical hits while in imp status (and we of course do not want that). The second can be useful if you shape a good strategy.
 
 
If you want an easy win, then abuse Drill with Edgar, Raging Fist with Sabin (assuming you brought him), and keep the other two party members as support. You can also steal either a Rune Blade or a Blood Sword (rare) from him.
 
 
After taking care of Number 024, head through the doorway north.
 
Remove all equipment from Celes, then head north and flip the lever.
 
Watch the scenes.
 
 
Obtained Bismarck, Carbuncle, Catoblepas, Maduin, Phantom, and Unicorn Espers!
 
 
 

Magitek Research Facility: Escape Sequence

Magitek Research Facility
 
 
After the events, head right and hop into the elevator with Cid.
 
 
Magitek Research Facility – B1
 
 
This is a good time to reassign your Espers.
 
After that, heal up by interacting with the bucket and save at the point.
 
 
The next section consists in five consecutive battles and then a boss fight.
 
The consecutive battles are random, so there’s a chance of missing out a bestiary entry depending on your luck. Keep a backup save just in case.
 
 
Once ready, speak to Cid and get ready for what’s coming. Keep in mind that you can’t heal yourself in between battles, so if you ever need to heal, do it during the fights.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MAGITEK RESEARCH FACILITY: ESCAPE SEQUENCEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
084	Magna Roader (purple)	420	100	277	232
085	Magna Roader (red)	250	100	300	198

 
After the fifth battle, you will face…
 
 

Number 128

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
280	3276	810	13	120	0	125	3	0	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Silence, Doom, Stop	Ice	None

 

Left Blade

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
281	400	150	20	120	0	150	5	0	None	Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence	Ice	None

 

Right Blade

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
282	700	470	13	120	0	150	5	0	None	Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence	Ice	None

 
First of all, Left and Right blades regenerate upon death, so don’t waste your time on them and focus all your resources on the boss.
 
Number 128 relies mostly on physical attacks.
 
Among its moveset, we can find abilities such as: Blood Feast (drains HP; mostly used as a counter to physical hits), Net (inflicts stop), and Gale Cut (deals wind-elemental damage to the group; used when both blades are destroyed).
 
 
Just like with the previous boss fight, I recommend abusing Drill with Edgar, maybe Rising Phoenix with Sabin, and physical attacks with Locke. You can also attempt to steal the Kazekiri if you’re feeling brave. However, if the battle goes on for too long, the boss will use Blaster, attempting to inflict death on all characters. It can either be a hit or miss, but if it lands on all characters, it’s an instant game over.
 
 
After the battle, you will be back at Vector.
 
Save at the point, then run around to get the last missable bestiary entry for the location.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: VECTORㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
086	Chaser	1202	140	380	691

 
Once done, heal up and proceed south towards the exit.
 
You will meet Setzer by the exit. Get ready for one more boss fight!
 
 

Crane (left)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
283	1800	447	14	145	0	120	4	0	Water	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Lightning	None

 

Crane (right)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
284	2300	447	14	125	0	120	4	0	Lightning, Water	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Fire	None

 
You start off this battle surrounded by the cranes, but Setzer joins the party!
 
 
The left Crane resists lightning and counters with Gigavolt after being hit three times by lightning-based attacks. The right Crane resists fire and counters with Firaga after being hit three times by fire-based attacks.
 
Both use Thundara and Fira spells, Wrecking Ball, and shake the deck to cast Magnitude 8.
 
They can also cast Fira and Thundara to heal themselves.
 
When one Crane is destroyed, the other uses Magitek Barrier to gain Protect and Reflect statuses.
 
Finally, both Cranes are weak to Water.
 
 
I recommend sticking to the same strategy we’ve been using thus far: spam Drill with Edgar and abuse Raging Fist with Sabin. Can also make use of Setzer’s Slot ability to either heal the party or damage both cranes with Dive Bomb, Mega Flare, or Prismatic Flash. Use Locke to heal if you need to.
 
 
After the battle, watch the scenes.
 
 
 

Esper World and Narshe Cliffs

Esper World
 
 
After the scenes, you will gain control over Maduin.
 
Head south and outside.
 
 
Go around the fence and head north to find a girl lying on the floor.
 
Interact with the girl and choose to Return with her.
 
Watch the scene.
 
 
Esper World – Elder’s House
 
 
Once you regain control, head north and talk to the girl in bed.
 
Enjoy some more scenes.
 
 
Esper World
 
 
Head out the bed and outside.
 
Proceed north and talk to Youth to gain access to the cave.
 
Enter the cave.
 
 
Head upstairs and talk to Madelinefor yet more scenes.
 
 
Esper World – Elder’s House
 
 
After the events, head southwest and talk to the Elder.
 
Try to leave, then go outside.
 
 
Esper World
 
 
Head left and then north into the cave.
 
Once you regain control, proceed upstairs and interact with Madeline.
 
Watch the scenes.
 
 
Blackjack
 
 
Upon returning from the flashback, you will get instructions on how to pilot the Blackjack. Don’t worry if you miss out; you can always check the controls by idling for about 3 seconds.
 
 
Airship Controls
 

• Enter: Move Forward
• Backspace: Alight
• Tab: Move Inside
• Q: Open/Close Map
• W: Down
• S: Up
• A: Rotate Left
• D: Rotate Right
• Z: Axis Shift (press and hold)
• 2: Quick Rotate Left
• 3: Quick Rotate Right

 
Head downstairs twice to find all currently available party members.
 
Speak to anyone and choose to change party members.
 
 
Make a group. I went with Terra, Locke, Edgar, and Sabin.
 
 
You’ll automatically exit the room.
 
Talk to the crew member on the right and choose to unequip all members that are not in your party, then equip those that are. Also don’t forget to assign Espers.
 
 
Now head upstairs and take the wheel.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
We finally have full control over the airship. Hell yeah!
 
Set destination to Narshe, then head inside.
 
 

 
Narshe
 
 
Proceed north for a scene.
 
 
Narshe – Elder’s House
 
 
After the events, exit the house.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
Remember the warehouse we once pillaged of a bajillion chests but one wouldn’t open? Well, the time has come.
 
Head right and downstairs, then all the way right, up three flights, and all the way south to the lone house. Head inside.
 
 
After a short scene, loot the now open chest for… nothing!? [Narshe: 10/10]
 
 

 
That concludes the collectibles for the town of Narshe. 10/10 chests and 3/3 items. The mines aren’t completable until late game.
 
 
Exit the house and follow the wolf into the mines (all the way north).
 
 
Narshe Mines – 1F
 
 
Head north to the split, then proceed right into a new path.
 
Go south and upstairs.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 2F
 
 
Exit through the left opening.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
Head left across the bridge, north, and re-enter the mines.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 3F
 
 
Proceed right through another opening.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
Go north.
 
 
Narshe – Narshe Cliffs
 
 
Head north through the maze and into the next area.
 
Note: the healing bucket is still functional.
 
 
Go north, across the bridge to the left, and north again.
 
 
Stand still until both, the Moogle and the wolf, fall off.
 
Here you have to decide who to save. If you save the wolf, you will be rewarded with a Gold Hairpin (which doesn’t count toward treasure stats). On the other hand, if you save the Moogle, he will join your party.
 
None of them have any effect on the achievements at this point of the game, so choose whatever you prefer. I went with the Moogle because I like Moogles.
 
If you choose the Moogle, name it however you like and watch the scene.
 
 
Either way, backtrack to the town and exit to the overworld.
 
 
 

Tzen and Jidoor Revisited

Overworld
 
 
Back at the overworld, board the Blackjack and head to Vector, center of the southern continent.
 
 
Airship Controls
 

• Enter: Move Forward
• Backspace: Alight
• Tab: Move Inside
• Q: Open/Close Map
• W: Down
• S: Up
• A: Rotate Left
• D: Rotate Right
• Z: Axis Shift (press and hold)
• 2: Quick Rotate Left
• 3: Quick Rotate Right

 
Once there, proceed north to spot two dots on the map. Disembark around this area.
 
 

 
The left dot is the town of Tzen and the right is a Chocobo Stable.
 
Enter the stable first to check off the location from the list of visited places.
 
 

 
Chocobo Stable
 
 
Just leave. Entering is enough to check off the location from the list.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Now head into the town.
 
 

 
Tzen
 
 
This location holds no collectibles. However, we can get a pretty powerful support Esper for the modest sum of 3,000 Gil.
 
 
Head upstairs and north until hitting a wall.
 
Once there, go up the right stairs, north, and speak to the bandit looking guy behind the trees.
 
 

 
Choose to buy the glowing stone for 3000 Gil. Obtained Seraph magicite!
 
I recommend assigning this Esper to your white mage ASAP. Seraph teaches some of the most useful white magics available at this point in the game!
 
 
Time to go shopping.
 
Note: Make sure to save at least 30,000 Gil for the upcoming location. We will need that amount to claim two Espers and an achievement.
 
 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Air Knife	950	Attack +76
Moonring Blade	2500	Attack +95
Bastard Sword	3000	Attack +98
Boomerang	4500	Attack +102

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Priest’s Miter	3000	Defense +19 Magic Defense +21 Evasion +10
Mythril Helm	2000	Defense +20 Magic Defense +13
Mythril Vest	1200	Defense +45 Magic Defense +30
Ninja Gear	1100	Defense +47 Magic Defense +32 Agility +2
White Dress	2200	Defense +47 Magic Defense +35 Magic +5

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Eye Drops	50	Cures darkness.
Green Cherry	150	Cures the imp status.
Echo Screen	120	Cures silence.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	350

 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
Earring	5000	A earring that boosts the strength of the wearer’s magic. Effect increases when worn in a pair.
Hermes Sandals	7000	Winged sandals enchanted for speed. Cast Haste on the wearer.
Black Belt	5000	A black cloth belt from a distant land. Allows the wearer to sometimes counter physical attacks.
Amulet	5000	A protective charm worn around the neck. Prevents poison, darkness, and zombie.

 
If you’re a speedoholic like me, then I suggest taking a look to the Hermes Sandals. You should already have two from previously looted chests, but doesn’t hurt to get two more to complete the party (if you have Gil to spare; remember to keep at least 30,000 for the next area).
 
That’s pretty much all we can do in Tzen.
 
Once done, leave the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Board the Blackjack and fly directly west to the Opera House, then proceed northwest to reach Jidoor.
 
 

 
Land and head inside.
 
 
Jidoor
 
 
The auction house is now open!
 
Make your way to the top-right corner of the town and enter the building.
 
 
Jidoor – Auction House
 
 
Just as I mentioned before, you need at least 30,000 Gil to acquire two new Magicites.
 
Talk to the man near the entrance and choose to join in the bidding.
 
Aim for the following two items:
 
 

• Zona Seeker: 10,000 Gil
• Golem: 20,000 Gil

 

 
If the bid is for any other item, don’t bid (or do if you have money to throw away), then re-enter the location and talk to the man to get a different auction.
 
You will get the following achievement after winning one auction:
 
 

 

Bidding Battle
Won an item at auction.

 
 

 
 
You should also hit 15 pieces of owned Magicite after our two new acquisitions:
 
 

 

Magicite Collector
Obtained 15 pieces of magicite.

 
 

 
 
After you’re done, head out.
 
 
 

Bestiary Hunt

Overworld
 
 
It’s time to hunt some easily missed bestiary entries!
 
Back at the overworld, board the Blackjack and head inside with TAB.
 
Go downstairs twice to the crew deck and switch any party member to Setzer. Why Setzer? The explanation is simple. There’s an achievement tied to him that requires getting 7 – 7 – 7 with his Slot command. We’ll get into details soon.
 
 
Once done, head to the upper deck and take the wheel.
 
Now set destination to the forest directly west of the Veldt (refer to the screenshot below for the exact location).
 
 

 
Land around this area and head into the woods. Fight random encounters until getting the Grenade bestiary entry. Its chances to spawn are rather low, so keep battling until it happens.
 
Now, if you’re going to attempt Setzer’s achievement, I highly recommend you to quick-save after every battle. Why’s that? Well. Triple 7 or better known as Joker’s Death counts with two variations. 7 – 7 – 7 kills all enemies while ignoring immunity to Death. On the other hand, 7 – 7 – BAR kills all allies while ignoring immunity to Death. That’s why you need to save often. I got the wrong one several times before getting the proper roll.
 
This is an example of what I’m talking about:
 
 

 
Get into a battle and choose Defend with all three but Setzer, then choose Slot with Setzer, roll anything, then set auto-battle to keep using Slot automatically until you unlock the achievement. Make sure that Cursor Memory and Auto-Battle are both enabled in the configurations menu (TAB → Configuration → Cursor Memory: On, Continue Auto-Battle: On).
 
Note: Don’t forget to switch Espers as you max them out; you will probably max out several while working on getting the Grenade/Setzer achievement.
 
 

 

Master Gambler
Got "Joker's Death" with the "Slot" command.

 
 

 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: BOMB FORESTㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
073	Grenade	3000	500	500	190

 
If you got the entry but not the achievement, don’t worry! Just continue with the game. There will be plenty of other chances to go for it. You can also keep Setzer in your party and do all future battles this way; kinda brave, but it’s up to you.
 
 
Once done, board the Blackjack and make your way to the northeastern-most island of the map.
 
I recommend switching Setzer off the party for the next segment; Cyan is a good replacement.
 
 

 
Land at the triangle island, then equip Golem on any party member and grind for encounters. You’re looking for Intangir.
 
Intangir is the most powerful enemy that can be encountered in the first half of the game.
 
 

Intangir

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
097	32000	16000	25	150	50	150	10	0	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom	Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, Water, Poison, Holy, Wind	None

 
 
Intangir is not a boss but I decided to use the boss table in order to expose all its elemental affinities at once.
 
 
As the battle starts, you will notice that the creature is invisible. If you attack during this phase, you will be counter-attacked with Meteor, nasty spell that can one-shot 2 or 3 party members on one use. The strategy is having Golem (or Stop unlocked), then cast Stopon the foe and attack with physical hits or non-elemental spells. My recommendations are: Drill with Edgar, Meteor Strike with Sabin, and Fang with Cyan (if you brought him). You should be able to hit 5 or 6 times before having to Stop again; just time the turns yourself and don’t use auto-battle. Repeat until the creature is down and out.
 
 
After the battle, board the Blackjack and replace Cyan with Setzer if you want to continue attempting the 7-7-7 achievement.
 
Take the wheel of the airship and head directly south.
 
 
You will end on the island east from Veldt.
 
 

 
Land near the woods and hunt for the following bestiary entries:
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: THAMASA AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
094	Briareus	750	100	458	465
095	Devourer	420	100	280	214
096	Chimera	2237	100	760	1144

 
Forest: Chimera
 
Grass: Briareus
 
Anywhere: Devourer
 
 
Now walk or fly to the top-right corner of this island and enter the town.
 
 

 
 
 

Thamasa

Thamasa
 
 
We won’t be able to do much during our first visit to this town, so let’s focus on the treasures.
 
 
From the entrance, head right past the item shop and examine the middle barrel for Eye Drops. {Thamasa: 1/6}
 
 

 
Go across the bridge to the right and search the bottom barrel for a Gold Needle. {Thamasa: 2/6}
 
 

 
Now head to the north side of the town and examine the barrel in between the houses. Receive Green Cherry. {Thamasa: 3/6}
 
 

 
Proceed left to reach the Inn and search the top barrel over the fence for Phoenix Down. {Thamasa: 4/6}
 
 

 
North of the Inn, there is three barrels in an L shape. Examine the top barrel for Echo Screen. {Thamasa: 5/6}
 
 

 
That’s all we can do in Thamasa at the moment. Exit the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
It’s time to continue with the story.
 
Board the Blackjack and fly to the southern continent.
 
Once there, fly over the right-most side of the island and look for a bridge.
 
 

 
Land nearby and enter the outpost.
 
 
Imperial Observation Post
 
 
Note: None of this location’s treasures are accessible at this point of the game.
 
 
From the entrance, head north and upstairs.
 
Go right and down the stairs, then continue east.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
You’re now over the bridge. Head right and enter the cave.
 
 
 

Cave to the Sealed Gate

Cave to the Sealed Gate – 1F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CAVE TO THE SEALED GATEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
087	Outcast	1100	50	442	740
088	Provoker	781	60	300	415
089	Zombie Dragon	1991	160	309	1072
090	Antares	480	15	270	290
091	Lich	590	90	350	374

 
1F: Lich
 
1F and B1: Provoker
 
B2: Zombie Dragon
 
 
Head right and down the stairs, then right again and oen the chest for Assassin’s Dagger. [Cave to the Sealed Gate: 1/14]
 
 

 
Proceed south.
 
 
Cave to the Sealed Gate – B1
 
 
Head south and take the left path for a chest containing Kazekiri. [Cave to the Sealed Gate: 2/14]
 
 

 
Now take the right path to advance.
 
 
Cave to the Sealed Gate – B2
 
 
This room features shifting bridges. If you step on a tile that disappears, then you will fall into the lava. There’s no penalty for falling besides having to restart from the top-left platform. You won’t receive any damage.
 
The key is to find the piece of bridge that doesn’t change during the shift. Step on these platforms and plan your next movement, then execute. Don’t rush, nobody is pressuring you.
 
Having said that, enjoy this little puzzle!
 
 
Open the bottom-left chest for Heiji’s Jitte. [Cave to the Sealed Gate: 3/14]
 
 

 
Now open the top-right chest for an X-Potion. [Cave to the Sealed Gate: 4/14]
 
 

 
Lastly, make your way to the bottom-right platform to find the door to the next floor.
 
 
Cave to the Sealed Gate – B3
 
 
Head right and follow the linear path to a chest containing a Hi-Ether. [Cave to the Sealed Gate: 5/14]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the entrance, then head south and right past the cave.
 
Now proceed south and pull the lever on the bridge. You will fall and watch a bridge unfold at the distance.
 
Take the left path and go all the way north, then cross the bridge and open the chest for Genji Glove. [Cave to the Sealed Gate: 6/14]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the spot where you dropped.
 
From here, go right, upstairs, and north to find two switches.
 
 

 
Get prepared to battle, then pull the right switch.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CAVE TO THE SEALED GATEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
112	Ninja	1650	130	520	694

 
After the fight, pull the left switch to reveal a secret room. Head inside.
 
 
Open the chest for a Tent. [Cave to the Sealed Gate: 7/14]
 
 

 
Use the save point if you desire, then exit the room.
 
 
Head right and pull the lever on the bridge to open up a stairway.
 
Go down the stairway to find several bumps on the floor.
 
 
Search the bump left from the stairs for an Invisibility Scroll. {Cave to the Sealed Gate: 1/4}
 
 

 
Search the right bump for Water Scroll. {Cave to the Sealed Gate: 2/4}
 
 

 
Search the bottom bump for Gold Needle. {Cave to the Sealed Gate: 3/4}
 
 

 
Head up through the bottom ramp and proceed left for a chest containing a Hi-Ether. [Cave to the Sealed Gate: 8/14]
 
 

 
Finally, search the top-left bump for 293 Gil. {Cave to the Sealed Gate: 4/4}
 
 

 
Go down the ramp and proceed right into the cave, then all the way north.
 
Exit the cave and open the chest by the stairs for an Elixir. [Cave to the Sealed Gate: 9/14]
 
 

 
Proceed right and then south across the bridge (ignore these pressure plates).
 
Now head left across a tiny bridge and step on the pressure plate to reveal a room.
 
 

 
Head inside the room.
 
 
Open the four chest for Magicite Shard, Hi-Ether, Magicite Shard, and Ultima Weapon! [Cave to the Sealed Gate: 13/14]
 
 

 
About Ultima Weapon ↗ – [fandom.com] 
 
 

Although it has an attack power of 255, its damage is calculated differently from most weapons': the damage is based on the level of the character equipped with it and their current HP level compared to their max HP. When HP is high, the Ultima Weapon deals a large amount of damage. When HP is low, it deals a small amount of damage.

The damage for Ultima Weapon is calculated as follows:

Strength2 = Strength * 2
If Strength >= 128 then Strength2 = 255 instead
Attack = Attack Power + Strength2
Damage = Attack Power + ((Level * Level * Attack) / 256) * 3 / 2
Random Variance
Damage = (Damage * [224..255] / 256) + 1
Damage = damage * level
Damage = damage * ((current HP / 256) + 1) / ((max HP / 256) + 1)
Damage = (damage / 64) + 1

 
 
Exit the room.
 
Proceed all the way right, then north across two bridges.
 
Pull the lever, then go right across yet another the bridge.
 
 

 
Proceed north and open the chest for Magicite Shard. [Cave to the Sealed Gate: 14/14]
 
 

 
That’s all the collectibles for this place. 14/14 chests and 4/4 items.
 
Now make your way to the bottom-right corner and head downstairs.
 
 
Cave to the Sealed Gate – B4
 
 
Go down the stairs, then proceed all the way north and through the next cave.
 
Watch the scenes to get forced into a scripted battle. Do whatever; outcome is always the same.
 
 
Once you regain control, head south and go through the bottom doorway.
 
 
Cave to the Sealed Gate – 1F
 
 
You will be dropped back at the entrance. Exit the dungeon.
 
 
 

Imperial Palace

Overworld
 
 
Walk left and enter the outpost.
 
 
Imperial Observation Post
 
 
Make your way to the western exit. A scene occurs.
 
 
Blackjack
 
 
Once you regain control, head to the lower deck and heal up if you desire, then exit the airship.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
If you open the map, you will find yourself at the Maranda area.
 
Since there’s nothing left to do in Maranda, proceed north and then right into Vector.
 
Note: You can use a Chocobo from the Chocobo Stable hidden in the woods southeast from Maranda to speed up the process.
 
 

 
Vector
 
 
From the entrance, head all the way north to enter the palace.
 
 
Imperial Palace
 
 
Proceed north and watch the scene, then head north through the large door.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 1F
 
 
Go all the way north and into the Throne Room.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 3F
 
 
Approach the throne and speak to the emperor.
 
Watch the scenes that follows.
 
 
Once you regain control, immediately open the menu and quick-save.
 
Equip the Sprint Shoes on your controlled character, then read the following portion before starting so you get a general idea on what to do: your ultimate goal is to get 90 points, but 67 will suffice for achievements. We’re still going for all 90, if possible!
 
Dinner is being cooked and you’ll have 4 minutes to talk to every single soldier in the palace (brown units, including those in Magitek armors).
 
There are a total of 44 points and 24 soldiers in this stage. So you have to talk to all 24 in order to get 44 points.
 
Note: Timer stops in menu.
 
 
Having said that, exit the menu to start the timer and head south to 1F.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 1F
 
 
Talk to the two guards here. (2/24)
 
 

 
Go south, talk to the 2 guards here. (4/24)
 
 

 
Go south through the door.
 
 
Imperial Palace
 
 
Talk to the two Magitek armor guys (left is a battle). (6/24)
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: IMPERIAL PALACEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
093	Mega Armor	1000	50	0	350

 
Talk to the guy to the southwest. (7/24)
 
 

 
Go back inside.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 1F
 
 
Take the left route and go through the door.
 
Head through the door by the stairs.
 
 
Open both chests for Alarm Earring and X-Potion. [Imperial Palace: 2/5]
 
 

 
Exit the room, head upstairs, and enter the room by the second stairwell.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 2F
 
 
Open the chest for an Ether. [Imperial Palace: 3/5]
 
 

 
Now talk to the 6 guards (1 is a battle). (13/24)
 
Head through the top-left door.
 
 
Talk to the soldier for a battle. (14/24)
 
 

 
Exit the bathroom and the bedroom.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 1F
 
 
Proceed upstairs and go through the door.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 3F
 
 
Make your way to the top and talk to the guard. (15/24)
 
 

 
Take the exit south from the guard to reach the roof.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 4F
 
 
Talk to the two guards to the left. (17/24)
 
 

 
Go right and go up the stairs. Talk to the two Magitek armor guys. (19/24)
 
 

 
Head through the door.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 5F
 
 
Go through the door and fight the soldier. (20/24)
 
 

 
Exit the way you came.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 4F
 
 
Go downstairs and talk to the Magitek Armor guy to the right. (21/24)
 
 

 
Head through the door by the previous guard.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 3F
 
 
Go downstairs.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 1F
 
 
Head downstairs and go through the door.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 2F
 
 
Proceed through the door and open the chest for Gale Hairpin. [Imperial Palace: 4/5]
 
 

 
Talk to both guards in the same room (one in red dress). (23/24)
 
 
Now enter the bottom-left room and open the chest for Holy Water. [Imperial Palace: 5/5]
 
 

 
That’s all the collectibles for the palace. 5/5 chests.
 
Finally, talk to the guard in the same room. (24/24)
 
Now you can either wait or head to the throne room and interact with the door behind the red guards to finish earlier.
 
 

 
 
 

Imperial Palace: Banquet

Once the timer ends, you’ll be brought to the banquet. Each answer is worth a certain number of points.
 
 

• To our homelands. (+5)
• Leave him in jail. (+5)
• That was inexcusable. (+5)
• Celes is one of us! (+5)

 
Now you get to ask a few questions to Gestahl. Just ask them in order. You get +2 points per question. Do not ask the same question twice. You lose 10 points every time you do so. Also remember which question you asked first if you don’t ask in the specified order.
 
 

• Why did you start the war? (+2) → I still have a few things to ask.
• Why do you want peace now? (+2) → I still have a few things to ask.
• Why did we have to talk to your men? (+2) → Okay, let’s talk about the espers.
• They have gone a bit too far… (+5)

 
Five Bonus Points: Pick the question you asked first.
 
 

• Why did you start the war? (+2) → I still have a few things to ask.

 
Five Bonus Points: Cid says we should take a break.
 
 

• (Take a break.)

 
Talk to any one of the four guys sitting next to Gestahl to engage in a battle. Beat them within 2 minutes to get the points, else get no points.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: IMPERIAL PALACEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
092	Imperial Elite	700	20	0	200

 
Sit in your chair once you’re ready to continue the banquet.
 
 

• That your war is truly over. (+5)
• Would you please go on board? Yes (if you answer no, you lose the airship)

 
Watch the scenes.
 
 

 

Steps Toward Peace
Attended Emperor Gestahl's banquet and brokered peace.

 
 

 
 
Once you regain control, head all the way south.
 
 
Imperial Palace – 1F
 
 
Walk down the stairs. You’ll be approached by one of the guards who will present you with the awards of your minigame.
 
 

• 0+ Points: All Imperial troops will be withdrawn from South Figaro immediately.
• 50+ Points: In addition, Imperial forces will be withdrawn from the kingdom of Doma.
• 67+ Points: We will also unlock the armory at the Imperial observation post to the east. You are welcome to any of the weapons and armor within.
• 77+ Points: And this is a personal gift from the emperor… Obtained Tintinnabulum!
• 90+ Points: Finally, I was told to give you this because of your impeccable behavior at dinner. Obtained Ward Bangle!

 
We’re done with Vector for good, so exit to the overworld.
 
 
 

Imperial Observation Post and Albrook Harbor

Overworld
 
 
Now that the Imperial Observation Post is finally open, let’s pay a visit there, shall we?
 
The airship is unavailable at the moment, so we will have to walk our way there (refer to the screenshot below for the outpost location).
 
 

 
Imperial Observation Post
 
 
Upon entering, enter that house right in front of you. Go downstairs and get ready to loot like crazy.
 
 
First, loot all treasure chests (there’s one hidden at the bottom right corner; refer to the screenshot below).
 
 

 
Contents from left to right and top to bottom [Imperial Observation Post: 12/12]
 

• X-Potion, Angel Wings
• 8000 Gil, Hi-Ether, Reflect Ring, 13000 Gil
• Hermes Sandals
• Elixir, 20000 Gil
• Angel Ring, Alarm Earring
• Elixir (bottom-right corner)

 
Now examine the stove at the top-right corner for a Flametongue. {Imperial Observation Post: 1/1}
 
 

 
That’s all the loot for this place. Exit to the overworld.
 
 

 

Veteran Treasure Hunter
Collected treasure from 50% of the chests.

 
 

 
 
Halfway there, hell yeah!
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Head left past the desert and enter Albrook.
 
 

 
Albrook
 
 
Remember our first visit to this location and how we weren’t able to loot the very last treasure? We’ll, the time has come.
 
 
From the entrance, head right past the stairwell, the weapon, and the armor shops to find a rather large staircase. Well, don’t go up. Instead, proceed south to the harbor.
 
 
Albrook – Transport Ship
 
 
Examine the crate behind the soldier for Teleport Stone. {Albrook: 4/4}
 
 

 
That is. Another town off the list!
 
Board the ferry and speak to General Leo.
 
Watch the scene.
 
 
Head back into the town.
 
 
Albrook
 
 
Sleep at the inn for a scene.
 
 
Once you wake up, exit the inn and head into the harbor.
 
 
Talk to General Leo to depart.
 
 
Transport Ship
 
 
Once regaining control, talk to General Leo and watch the scene that follows.
 
After the events, talk to General Leo and then to Locke.
 

 
Overworld
 
 
Proceed to the top-right corner of the island and enter Thamasa.
 
 

 
 
 

Thamasa Revisited

Thamasa
 
 
Shops are now open, so feel free to gear up if needed. Though I recommend saving Gil for later. Also continue avoiding the inn as 1,500 Gil is a bit too expensive.
 
 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Mythril Rod	500	Attack +60 Magic +2
Flame Rod	3000	Attack +79
Ice Rod	3000	Attack +79
Thunder Rod	3000	Attack +79
Morning Star	5000	Attack +109
Hawkeye	6000	Attack +111
Heavy Lance	10000	Attack +112
Darts	10000	Attack +115

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Golden Shield	2500	Defense +34 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +23
Tiger Mask	2500	Defense +21 Magic Defense +13 Strength +3 Agility +2 Stamina +1
Tiara	3000	Defense +22 Magic Defense +20 Magic +2
Golden Helm	4000	Defense +22 Magic Defense +15
Mystery Veil	5500	Defense +24 Magic Defense +25 Magic Evasion +10 Agility +1 Magic +3
Power Sash	5000	Defense +52 Magic Defense +35 Strength +5 Agility +1 Stamina +5
Gaia Gear	6000	Defense +53 Magic Defense +43
Golden Armor	10000	Defense +55 Magic Defense +37

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	50	Restores 50 HP.
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Remedy	1000	Cures the status ailments of petrification, imp, silence, darkness, sap, and poison.
Teleport Stone	700	Enchanted with the Teleport spell. Removes the party from a dungeon or battle.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
Earring	5000	A earring that boosts the strength of the wearer’s magic. Effect increases when worn in a pair.
Sniper Eye	3000	A scope that allows the wearer to lock onto a target. Ensures that physical attacks never miss.
Hermes Sandals	7000	Winged sandals enchanted for speed. Cast Haste on the wearer.
Reflect Ring	6000	A lustrous silver ring enchanted with a protective ward. Casts Reflect on the wearer.
Black Belt	5000	A black cloth belt from a distant land. Allows the wearer to sometimes counter physical attacks.
Dragon Boots	9000	Steel boots made for dragoons. Change the Attack command to Jump.
Sprint Shoes	1500	Shoes enchanted to make the wearer move faster. Double walking speed.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	1500

 
Once prepared, head all the way to the north and go behind the top-right house.
 
 

 
A suspicious scene occurs.
 
After the scene, enter the top-right house.
 
Talk to the old man inside. Choose a name.
 
A little girl comes out from the back room. Choose a name.
 
Watch the scene that follows.
 
 
Once you regain control, head right of Strago’s house for a scene.
 
After the event, sleep at the inn for 1 Gil.
 
 
Strago will interrupt your sleep. Watch more scenes.
 
 
From outside the inn, head right and talk to Strago outside the burning mansion.
 
 
 

Burning Home

Burning Home
 
 
Note: This is a one-visit location.
 
After the events, you’ll be inside the house.
 
 
Strago comes with the very powerful Aqua Breath lore pre-unlocked. It can pretty much obliterate any enemy around the dungeon. However, while powerful, it’s also a huge MP hog (22 MP per use), and you might want to save these precious MPs for the boss fight. This dilemma can easily be solved with the use of Ethers, so if you have and plan to use any or many, then go ahead and have fun one-hitting enemies with this blue magic!
 
Now before moving on, equip Strago with gear and an Esper. I recommend Shiva for her Rasp ability (we will use it to ‘cheese’ the boss).
 
 
Once ready, head through the north door.
 
 
Encounters here work differently than in the rest of the game. In order to engage in a battle, you must enter in contact with one of the moving flames.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: BURNING HOMEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
098	Balloon	555	80	300	369

 
Note: Flames regenerate upon re-entering a room.
 
 
Proceed north and go through the door.
 
 
Head left, north, and through the right door.
 
 
At the second set of doors, take the right one.
 
 
Open the chest for Flame Rod. [Burning Home: 1/2]
 
 

 
Exit the room, then go through the left door.
 
 
At the third set of doors, go through the right one.
 
 
Open the chest for Ice Rod. [Burning Home: 2/2]
 
 

 
That’s all the collectibles for this dungeon. 2/2 chests.
 
Exit the room, then go through the left door.
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then proceed north.
 
 
Walk one step north to face the source of the fire:
 
 

Flame Eater

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
285	8400	480	13	105	20	150	7	0	Ice	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Fire	Lightning, Earth, Poison, Holy

 
Flame Eater usually opens up the battle with Bomblet, which summons four Balloons, and will continue using it thoroughly the fight to summon the same or different Bomb-type enemies.
 
Its attacks include Fire and Fireball, and has 1/3 change of countering attacks with Fira.
 
After being hit six times, it casts Protect and Reflect on itself, and begins bouncing Fira and Firaga spells off itself and onto the party. And that pretty much is.
 
 
There’s several ways to handle this creature. My favorite? Spam Rasp. If you steal all the boss’ MP, it will die. This is a quick and clean way to win.
 
If you rather don’t abuse the previous mechanic, then spam Ice-based spells with two characters and heal with the other. Make use of the Shiva you recently equipped!
 
Either way, the remaining Bomb-type enemies won’t die with the boss, so if there’s any extra foes alive when the boss passes out, then you will have to handle the situation manually.
 
 
Enjoy the post-battle scenes.
 
 
Upon regaining control, stand to the left of the table with the white clock on it, then inspect the left wall for Memento Ring. {Thamasa: 6/6}
 
 

 
That’s all the loot for this location. Finally. 6/6 items!
 
Exit Strago’s house.
 
 
Watch the scene. Shadow leaves the party.
 
Exit to the overworld.
 
 
 

Esper Cave

Overworld
 
 
Our next stop is the Esper Cave, located west of Thamasa.
 
From Thamasa, head south until the woods, then proceed north to see the dungeon entrance.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Esper Cave – 1F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ESPER CAVE – 1Fㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
099	Bonnacon	505	20	270	232
101	Adamankary	1305	50	189	1450

 
From the entrance, head north until a split, then open the bottom-left chest for Healing Rod. [Esper Cave: 1/4]
 
 

 
Continue north until another split, then head right and exit through the doorway.
 
Seems like someone is following us…
 
 
Esper Cave
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ESPER CAVE – OUTSIDEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
100	Land Grillon	977	80	410	292
102	Mandrake	1150	104	450	378
103	Venobennu	860	82	525	485

 
Venobennu is a rare encounter.
 
Proceed north and then right into the next cave.
 
 
Esper Cave – 2F
 
 
Follow the path right and head through the opening.
 
 
Proceed south, left, and approach the statues for a scene.
 
After the scene, heal up and quick-save, then walk down the stairs for…
 
 

Ultros

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
286	22000	750	22	95	0	155	7	0	Fire, Lightning	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom	Water	None

 
 

Originally posted by Ultros:
I know what you're thinking... Man, that was cheap! Sorry, so sorry!

 
 
During this encounter, Ultros uses his usual repertoire of attacks plus some new tricks he learned along the way. The list includes Stone (damages and confuses the targets) and Hailstone (reduces the Target’s HP to 25% of their current). He also counts with a nasty stance called “tri-elemental attack”, which happens once he’s struck with three elemental spells of the same element. He will glow red and from then on, counter-attack any elemental spell with its level 3 counterpart.
 
He also casts Protect and Haste on himself later in the battle.
 
 
My strategy was casting thunder and fire-based spells sparingly to avoid Ultros’ counter-attacks. Make sure to assign someone to healing duty as this is quite a tough battle!
 
 
After enough damage has been dealt, Relm will make an appearance and a scene will occur. Here you got two choices. Continue battling Ulty (LOL) the normal way (which I highly discourage), or use Relm’s Sketchability for an instant win. You will earn 3 Gils if you defeat Ulty the proper way.
 
The choice is yours.
 
 
After the battle, equip our brand new party member with gear and an Esper, then proceed left, north, and through the opening.
 
 
Esper Cave – 3F
 
 
Descend the stairs to find three fake tiles you can step on.
 
 

 
Step on the right-most one to fall to the floor below.
 
 
Esper Cave – 2F
 
 
Head right and exit through the opening.
 
 
Esper Cave
 
 
Open the chest for an X-Potion. [Esper Cave: 2/4]
 
 

 
Re-enter the cave.
 
 
Esper Cave – 2F
 
 
Back inside, head south and jump off from the bottom bridge to get back on track.
 
Make your way back to the room with the fake tiles.
 
 
Esper Cave – 3F
 
 
Step on the north tile to fall to the floor below.
 
 
Esper Cave – 2F
 
 
Exit through the north opening.
 
 
Esper Cave
 
 
Open the chest near the cliff for Chocobo Suit. [Esper Cave: 3/4]
 
 

 
Re-enter the cave.
 
 
Esper Cave – 2F
 
 
Now head south and exit through the left opening.
 
 
Esper Cave
 
 
Open the treasure for Tabby Suit. [Esper Cave: 4/4]
 
 

 
4/4 chests for the location!
 
Re-enter the cave.
 
 
Esper Cave – 2F
 
 
Head south and jump down the bridge.
 
Make your way back to the room with the fake tiles.
 
 
Esper Cave – 3F
 
 
Fall through the bottom-left tile.
 
 
Esper Cave – 2F
 
 
Follow the path north and exit through the opening.
 
 
Esper Cave
 
 
Head left and back into the cave.
 
 
Esper Cave – 2F
 
 
Proceed south and watch the scenes.
 
You’ll automatically be returned to Thamasa.
 
 
Thamasa
 
 
Watch the scenes.
 
You’ll gain control over General Leo. Talk to Kefka to start a battle.
 
Simply spam the Shockability until the confrontation is over.
 
Watch some more scenes.
 
 
 

Doma Castle Revisited

Overworld
 
 
You will regain control outside of Thamasa.
 
Enter the Blackjack and watch the scene that follows.
 
 
Blackjack
 
 
Once you regain control, choose to take the wheel. Don’t go to the Floating Continent yet.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
There’s only one location we haven’t visited and that is accessible at this point of the story. I’m talking about Doma Castle. We kinda visited it during a story-related sequence, but we never were able to loot all of its treasures. Now it’s the time.
 
Note: All other locations with missing treasures (such as Narshe Caves and Figaro Castle) will be revisited later in the game.
 
Make your way to the Doma Castle (refer to the screenshot below for the exact location), then head inside.
 
 

 
Doma Castle
 
 
From the entrance, go north and head through the door to your left, placing you in the main castle hallway.
 
 
Doma Castle – 1F
 
 
From the main hallway, take the left door to enter a smaller hallway.
 
Head through the left door.
 
Open the chest for Hi-Ether. [Doma Castle: 1/4]
 
 

 
Now examine the clock for an Elixir. {Doma Castle: 2/2}
 
 

 
Exit the room and back into the main hallway.
 
 
Head upstairs and proceed through the top-right door.
 
 
Doma Castle – 2F
 
 
Open the chest for a X-Potion. [Doma Castle: 2/4]
 
 

 
Leave the room.
 
 
Doma Castle – 1F
 
 
Go through the door just south from the previous room to reach the roof area.
 
 
Doma Castle – 2F
 
 
Head south and follow the linear path to reach a tower with a door. Enter the tower.
 
 
Open both chests for a Phoenix Down and Prayer Beads. [Doma Castle: 4/4]
 
 

 
Fin. 4/4 chests and 2/2 items.
 
There’s nothing left to do here, so exit to the overworld.
 
 
 

Point of No Return

The following portion will forever lose access to the World of Balance, the world as we know it now. So when flying to the Floating Continent, make sure to have the following things below COMPLETED, before leave.
 
 

• Stock up Hi-Potions and Ethers, and whatever other items you know you’ll often use. You won’t visit a shop for a good amount of time and should be prepared for the worst.
   
   
   
• Because Shadow is imminent, you’ll need to purchase him equipment. Don’t forget the scrolls or Shurikens for him; Scrolls will be of vital importance during the next dungeon.

 
 
 

Airship

Overworld
 
 
After making sure that you have everything listed in the previous section (including having visited all four Chocobo Stables), make a backup save (just in case we want to return to this world in the future) and board the Blackjack.
 
 
Blackjack
 
 
Once prepared, interact with the wheel and choose to Head to the Floating Continent.
 
Form a party of three. I went with Edgar, Sabin, and Setzer.
 
 
Watch the scenes and get ready to fight at least six battles against the Imperial Air Force.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: BLACKJACKㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
104	Sky Armor	900	170	400	350
105	Spitfire	1400	180	300	550

 
Note: You can open the menu and heal up/quick-save in between the encounters.
 
 
After defeating enough enemies, you will notice that something is hopping on the back of the airship. Heal up and quick-save, then approach our octopus friend for:
 
 

Ultros

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
288	17000	8000	10	20	0	10	3	MEVA	Fire, Poison	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Water	None

 
Unlike our last encounter, this version of Ultyis much, much easier. Just throw everything you have at hand (any Fire-based spells, Rising Phoenix with Sabin, Drill with Edgar, etc.) and more sooner than latter, the boss will call in reinforcements.
 
 

Typhoon

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
287	10000	40000	13	100	0	55	10	0	Ice, Water	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sap, Confuse, Doom	Fire	None

 
 
Now we’re talking!
 
Note: Ultros is optional from this point on. Defeating or leaving him alive has no impact in the story or the bestiary whatsoever.
 
 
Typhoon counts with only two attacks: regular hits (which deals some laughable damage) and Fireball (which is basically a poor man’s Meteor; more damage than a regular attack, but nothing too impressive). I got carried by Edgar’s Drill + physical attacks. Avoid using Rising Phoenix or you’ll heal Typhoon.
 
 
Once Typhoon is no more, you will be Snorted off the airship… right into another battle!
 
 

Air Force

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
289	8000	750	10	150	0	120	12	0	Lightning, Water	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	None	None

 
 

Laser Gun

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
290	3300	335	12	130	0	140	9	0	Lightning, Water	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom	None	None

 
 

Missile Bay

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
291	3000	7000	12	135	0	150	8	0	Lightning, Water	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom	None	None

 
 
First of all, heal your party. You won’t be automatically healed like in other versions of the game (I’m looking at you, Android/IOS version).
 
 
Next, focus on destroying Laser Gun while ignoring Air Force in order to spawn Bit. This counts as another bestiary entry and it’s totally missable if you defeat the main boss too fast.
 
 
The battle itself is fairly easy. Assign a healer and get the remaining party members to spam Lightning-based spells (such as Thundara) against Laser Gun until it’s down and out.
 
Once Laser Gun is out of combat, wait a few turns for Bit to spawn.
 
 

Bit

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
292	420	285	12	230	0	160	10	0	Lightning, Water	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom	None	None

 
 
Once this new adversary makes its appearance, stop your magical attacks and focus all your resources on taking it down. The reason? Bit will absorb any and all magical attacks, including healing spells. This could led us into serious trouble if we let the creature alive for too long.
 
Use Tools, Blitz, physical attacks, you name it. Anything that isn’t magic should work.
 
 
It’s possible that Air Force starts a countdown as soon as Bit spawns, so make sure to defeat the boss ASAP or you might end tasting the nasty Wave Cannon attack.
 
Once Bit is out of the equation, spam Lighting-based spells on the remainder of the enemy group.
 
 
After the exhausting succession of battles, you will dropped into our destination.
 
 
 

Floating Continent

Floating Continent
 
 
Note: This is a one-visit location. Make sure to get everything as you progress and follow the guide thoroughly in order to not miss anything.
 
 
Once you regain control, use the save point if you desire and then interact with Shadow.
 
Shadow rejoins the party!
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: FLOATING CONTINENTㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
106	Brainpan	1300	1000	600	550
107	Misfit	1750	140	786	750
108	Apocrypha	1900	195	525	1200
109	Dragon	7000	850	0	2931
110	Platinum Dragon	2802	200	1300	895
111	Behemoth	5800	180	0	2055
112	Ninja	1650	130	520	694

 
Dragon is weak to Lightning.
 
This is another chance of getting the Ninja bestiary entry (previous encounter was by pulling a handle in the Cave to the Sealed Gate).
 
 
Proceed right and up the stairs to reveal a path.
 
Continue right, then head south and run into the top-right wall to reveal a route.
 
Go right until the split, then diverge north.
 
Examine the blue orb for Murasame. [Floating Continent: 1/4]
 
 

 
Head south to the split and continue right to reveal a stairwell leading down.
 
Proceed down, then heal up and quick-save.
 
Once prepared, examine the blue orb for a Monster-in-a-box encounter.
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTER-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
293	Gigantos	6000	1120	0	7750

 
This is a rather disgusting creature that attacks thrice a turn for ~600 damage per hit. If you want to get rid of it fast, use Flame Scrolls with Shadow. This creature is only resistant to Sleep and Confuse (in case you want to take the status ailments route; Stop might be good).
 
You will be rewarded with Sasuke for your feat.
 
 
Now push towards the northern wall between the split and the right orb to reveal some more stairs.
 
 

 
Head up and step on the center of the platform to get warped to the bottom area.
 
 
Go south and downstairs, then head right and step + interact with the switch on the floor to open a passage.
 
 

 
Head right and take the first stairs south.
 
Continue right past the second stairs and step on the warp platform.
 
 

 
Proceed south and take the warp platform to the left.
 
 

 
Go to the bottom-left corner of this area and step + interact with the button on the floor.
 
 

 
Now make your way to the top-left corner of the same area and step + interact with yet another button on the floor. This will create a shortcut just south from us.
 
 

 
Head down the stairs, then proceed immediately to your left.
 
You will reach a split. Go south, down two staircases, and southeast.
 
Follow the linear path through several stairs and step + interact on the next switch you see.
 
 

 
Now head right, south, and northeast. Examine the blue orb for Beret. [Floating Continent: 3/4]
 
 

 
Return left and proceed south to find a warp platform. Step on it.
 
 
Rest and save, then step on the light to return to the previous area.
 
 
Make sure that you got all bestiary entries at this location, then once confirmed, proceed north all the way to find yet another warp platform.
 
 

 
Step on it.
 
 
Head south, but don’t return to the airship or you’ll have to redo the entirely of this area. Well, you can do it if you want, but I highly suggest not to unless you’re doing pretty bad on items. The choice is yours.
 
From the airship location, head left and then north to open a passage.
 
Continue north, then heal up and quick-save.
 
Once ready, interact with the intimidating creature to face:
 
 

Ultima Weapon

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
294	24000	5000	45	142	20	97	5	10	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	None	None

 
As you can already hint from the new boss battle soundtrack, this is an extremely formidable beast. It counts with some nasty attacks such as Flare (heavy damage against one target), Meteor (massive damage against all party), Tornado (reduces everyone’s HP by 15/16), Graviva (reduces targets HP by 3/4), Mind Blast (x4 random status ailments), and the list continues.
 
 
If your have a well leveled party, then you should have nothing to worry about. My strategy went as follows: Edgar uses Drill, Sabin uses Meteor Strike, Shadow throw Scrolls, and Setzer heals all turns. Make sure to have a dedicated healer, else you won’t last very long. Also try to heal with more than one character after being hit with a big attack.
 
 
After the battle, Ultima will remove itself out from the path.
 
Also Shadow leaves the party. He has the personality of a toxic girlfriend, LOL
 
 
Advance north and watch the scenes.
 
 
 

Floating Continent: Escape

Floating Continent
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: FLOATING CONTINENT: ESCAPEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
113	Naude	3000	195	0	0

 
You only have six minutes to escape. If you’re still in the dungeon once the counter hits 0, you will get a game over.
 
Note: Timer stops in menu, but not in battles.
 
 
Go south and right. The ground starts cracking.
 
Now head north and all the way right until reaching some stairs.
 
Walk down the stairs BUT DO NOT RUN STRAIGHT AT THE ORB TO THE RIGHT OR ITS TREASURE WILL BE PERMANENTLY LOST. Instead, continue south and go around the hole to approach the stairs from the right side.
 
Examine the blue orb for an Elixir. [Floating Continent: 4/4]
 
 

 
Proceed right. See that shiny thing that looks like a save point? Well, it is NOT a save point. It’s actually a boss fight. So heal up and quick-save, then interact with the ‘save point’ to face:
 
 

Nelapa

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
295	2800	280	11	105	0	150	10	0	Ice, Lightning, Holy	Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Silence, Slow	Fire	Earth, Water, Poison, Wind

 
Nelapa opens up the battle by casting Doom on the entire party, so you will have to take care of two timers now. In addition, the boss comes with Reflect status pre-activated, so it’s pretty much invulnerable to all magical spells. However, it only counts with 2800 HP, so a pair of Drills or Blitz are enough to take it down.
 
Note: I’m not sure if it matters, but having the Battle Speed at Very Fast makes the Doom timers go down really quick, so if you’re having issues to defeat the boss in time, try reducing the Battle Speed to see if it changes anything (and confirm me in comments; no way I’m redoing the whole dungeon just to check that).
 
 
After that rather short boss fight, approach to the right ledge to make the airship come.
 
DO NOT LEAVE. PICK WAIT!
 
If you don’t wait, you will miss Shadow as a character and thus miss the 100%. If you stay until there’s 5 seconds left on the timer, Shadow shows up and you all jump off onto the airship.
 
 

 
Watch the scene that follows.
 
 
 

Solitary Island

 
Solitary Island
 
 

 

End of the World
Witnessed the Warring Triad revive and destroy the world.

 
 

 
 
Upon regaining control, exit the house.
 
Exit left to the overworld.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Save your game, then re-enter the location.
 
 
Solitary Island
 
 
The following sequence has two possible outcomes. You can either save Cid or let him die. Your decision has minimal consequences in the story, though. Saving Cid adds a pretty insignificant scene at the end of the game, while letting him die adds an extra scene right away. As a personal recommendation, I think the Cid Dies route is a million times better plot-wise and it’s considered the canon by the vast majority of players. If you’re not interested in saving Cid, then skip directly to the Cid Dies section.
 
 
Cid Survives
 
 
Cid’s health starts at 120 and decreases by 1 every passing second, unless you’re in a battle, the world map, or in menu.
 
If the counter hits 256, Cid survives, if the counter hits 0, Cid dies. This counter is not visible to the player.
 
 
Now there’s four types of fish. Two of them increase his health whereas the other two decrease it.
 
You can check the quality of the fish by reading their descriptions in the key items menu (TAB → Items → Key Items → Fish).
 
 

Fish Attributes

Speed	Description	Value
Slow	A fish	-16
Medium	A foul-tasting fish	-4
Medium	An ordinary fish	+16
Fast	A delicious fish	+32

 
As you can observe in the table, fast-moving fishes is what you should aim for.
 
 
The strategy is as follows
 

• Head to the shore and catch a fast-moving fish.
• Return to the hut and give the fish to Cid. Talk to him again after feeding to reroll the fishes in the shore.
• Rinse and repeat until Cid says I’m all better now! Thank you, Celes! (takes about 10 fishes to save Cid).

 
Note: If there’s no fishes left in the shore, speak to Cid to trigger a reroll.
 
 

 
After saving Cid, talk to him again to get directed to the raft.
 
 

 
Watch the scenes.
 
 
Cid Dies
 
 
Enter the house and speak to Cid.
 
Exit and re-enter the house.
 
Interact with Cid, then watch the heart-breaking scenes.
 
 

 
At the cliff, go to the top and interact with the bird.
 
 

 

 
When you wake up on the beach, head back to the house and read the letter.
 
Go down the staircase left from the stove.
 
 

 
Interact with the raft to escape the island.
 
 
 

World Of Ruin: Albrook

Overworld
 
 
Common route resumes here.
 
World of Ruin incident caused all locations to get shifted around. Get ready to re-visit all towns as if they were new.
 
Albrook is located northwest from our landing spot. Circle around to the north and head inside.
 
 

 
Albrook
 
 
Head all the way to the right side of the town and speak to the lady in front of the inn. You will be directed towards Tzen. That’s our next mission.
 
 
Shops are updated, but there’s nothing worthy in my opinion. Feel free to take a look, though.
 
 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Flametongue	7000	Attack +108 Magic +2
Icebrand	7000	Attack +108 Magic +2
Thunder Blade	7000	Attack +108 Magic +2

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Golden Shield	2500	Defense +34 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +23
Priest’s Miter	3000	Defense +19 Magic Defense +21 Magic Evasion +10
Green Beret	3000	Defense +19 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +13
Golden Helm	4000	Defense +22 Magic Defense +15
Golden Armor	10000	Defense +55 Magic Defense +37

 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
Sprint Shoes	1500	Shoes enchanted to make the wearer move faster. Double walking speed.
Gigas Glove	5000	A glove said to have belonged to a mighty gigas. Boosts the wearer’s physical attack power.
Earring	5000	A earring that boosts the strength of the wearer’s magic. Effect increases when worn in a pair.
Barrier Ring	500	Magic +2
Mythril Glove	700	Defense +6
Knight’s Code	1000	A book detailing knighthood’s moral code. Causes the bearer to cover critically wounded allies.
Reflect Ring	6000	A lustrous silver ring enchanted with a protective ward. Casts Reflect on the wearer.
Jeweled Ring	1000	A handsome ring set with a large gemstone. Prevents petrification.

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Remedy	1000	Cures the status ailments of petrification, imp, silence, darkness, sap, and poison.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Smoke Bomb	300	Releases a cloud of thick smoke when thrown. Allows the party to escape from battle.
Teleport Stone	700	Enchanted with the Teleport spell. Removes the party from a dungeon or battle.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	300

 
Once ready to continue, exit the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
There are two markers above Albrook. The closer one is Kefka’s Tower, which is inaccessible from the ground. The one north of that is Tzen, our destination.
 
Make your way to Tzen.
 
 
Note: I highly discourage updating your bestiary at this point of the game; fighting random creatures with a single character can prove being extremely dangerous.
 
 

 
Save before heading inside.
 
 
 

World Of Ruin: Tzen

Tzen
 
 
Head upstairs for a scene, then proceed north to find Sabin holding up a house.
 
Approach him for information, then enter the structure.
 
 
Crumbling House – 1F
 
 
Note: This is a timed one-visit location.
 
You only have 6 minutes to find and save the child and most importantly, find all treasures. You may want to consider bringing a Black Belt for auto-counter and Hermes Sandals for auto-Haste.
 
Note: Timer stops in menu, but not in battles.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CUMBLING HOUSEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
123	Zokka	305	35	40	267
124	Nightwalker	265	190	491	258
125	Scorpion	290	19	336	199

 
From the entrance, head north through the door and open the chest for Healing Rod. [Crumbling House: 1/8]
 
 

 
Now proceed left and immediately south to enter the room below. Open the chest for Holy Rod. [Crumbling House: 2/8]
 
 

 
Head outside the room and continue left to find a chest sitting at the top-left corner of the house. Open the chest for an Ether. [Crumbling House: 3/8]
 
 

 
Now take the corridor south and open the chest at the bottom-left corner for Hyper Wrist. [Crumbling House: 4/8]
 
 

 
Next, go through the nearby door and open the chest for a Monsters-in-a-box encounter against 4 Nightwalkers. [Crumbling House: 5/8]
 
 

 
Head downstairs.
 
 
Crumbling House – B1
 
 
Go through the door and proceed to the bottom-left corner. Open the chest for Blood Sword. [Crumbling House: 6/8]
 
 

 
Now head to the top-left corner and open the chest for yet another Monsters-in-a-box encounter against 4 Nightwalkers. [Crumbling House: 7/8]
 
 

 
Lastly, open the chest at the top-right corner of the room for Magicite Shard. [Crumbling House: 8/8]
 
 

 
That’s all the loot we can encounter around here. 8/8 chests.
 
 
Get the kid from the fireplace and make your way out the building.
 
I was able to get all treasure chests, obtain all bestiary entries, and save the kid with two minutes to spare.
 
 
Tzen
 
 
Watch the house crumble.
 
Sabin rejoins the party! Hurrah!
 
 

 

Looking for Friends- Part 1
Reunited with 1 ally.

 
 

 
 
Don’t forget to equip and assign an Esper to Sabin.
 
 
You’re free to explore the town.
 
Note: If you go to the top-right corner, you can still buy the Seraph Magicite if you didn’t earlier. It’s priced 10 Gil now.
 
 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Kaiser Knuckles	1000	Attack +83
Venom Claws	2500	Attack +95
Flametongue	7000	Attack +108 Magic +2
Icebrand	7000	Attack +108 Magic +2
Thunder Blade	7000	Attack +108 Magic +2
Burning Fist	10000	Attack +122

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Golden Shield	2500	Defense +34 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +23
Beret	3500	Defense +21 Magic Defense +21 Magic +3
Tiger Mask	2500	Defense +21 Magic Defense +13 Strength +3 Agility +2 Stamina +1
Golden Helm	4000	Defense +22 Magic Defense +15
Power Sash	5000	Defense +52 Magic Defense +35 Strength +5 Agility +1 Stamina +5
Golden Armor	10000	Defense +55 Magic Defense +37

 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
Dragoon Boots	9000	Steel boots made for dragoons. Change the Attack command to Jump.
Thief Bracer	3000	Agility +5
Black Belt	5000	A black cloth belt from a distant land. Allows the wearer to sometimes counter physical attacks.
Alarm Earring	7000	An earring capable of detecting enemy ambushes. Prevents back attacks and attacks from the sides.
Sniper Eye	3000	A scope that allows the wearer to lock onto a target. Ensures that physical attacks never miss.
Peace Ring	3000	A ring that soothes its wearer’s mind. Prevents berserk and confusion.
Jeweled Ring	1000	A handsome ring set with a large gemstone. Prevents petrification.
Amulet	5000	A protective charm worn around the neck. Prevents poison, darkness, and zombie.

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Green Cherry	150	Cures the imp status.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Echo Screen	120	Cures silence.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Super Ball	10000	Bounces around the battlefield when thrown. Deals damage to all enemies.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	350

 
Once done with your purchases and/or re-stocking, exit the town.
 
 
 

World Of Ruin: Nikeah

Overworld
 
 
Now with two members in our party, we can finally work on updating our bestiary with some valuable new entries!
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ALBROOK-TZEN AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
114	Fafnir	1112	130	456	459
115	Killer Mantis	1412	110	756	559
116	Peeper	1	19	0	2
117	Murussu	1111	60	356	321
118	Gigantoad	458	20	340	235
119	Land Ray	1	18	0	1
120	Luna Wolf	582	25	247	308
121	Black Dragon	4000	600	502	780
122	Rukh	850	100	596	249

 
Desert: Peeper, Land Ray, Black Dragon (rare)
 
Grass: Fafnir, Killer Mantis
 
 
Gigantoad’s and Murussu’s spawn location:
 
 

 
After done populating your bestiary, head right and across the bridge.
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SERPENT’S TRENCHㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
126	Delta Bettle	612	80	211	288
127	Vampire Thorn	12	400	896	510
128	Lizard	1280	70	356	297
129	Devoahan	2252	218	458	562

 
Now continue right through the path until reaching some woods. This forest hides a Chocobo stable (refer to the screenshot below for the exact location).
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Chocobo Stable
 
 
Just leave. Entering is enough to check off the location from the list of visited places.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Don’t bother with the town just north from here. That location holds a boss battle that is pretty much unwinnable at this point of the story (unless you did some power-leveling without my consent, which I highly doubt).
 
 
From the previous location, head back south, left, then north.
 
Follow the lengthy trail north past the building surrounded by mountains to reach another town.
 
 

 
This is Nikeah. Head inside.
 
 
Nikeah
 
 
Some nice new gear available at the Weapons and Armor shops; consider the Diamond equipment and the Enhancer sword for Celes if you have the funds.
 
 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Rune Blade	7500	Attack +55 Evasion +10
Flametongue	7000	Attack +108 Magic +2
Icebrand	7000	Attack +108 Magic +2
Thunder Blade	7000	Attack +108 Magic +2
Enhancer	10000	Attack +135 Magic Evasion +20 Magic +7

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Diamond Shield	3500	Defense +40 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +27
Priest’s Miter	3000	Defense +19 Evasion +21 Magic Defense +10
Green Beret	3000	Defense +19 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +13
Diamond Helm	8000	Defense +27 Magic Defense +18
Gaia Gear	6000	Defense +53 Magic Defense +43
Power Sash	5000	Defense +52 Magic Defense +35 Strength +5 Agility +1 Stamina +5
Diamond Vest	12000	Defense +65 Magic Defense +44

 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
White Cape	5000	Defense +5 Magic Defense +5 Magic Evasion +10
Angel Ring	8000	A ring adorned with a pair of silver angel wings. Casts Regen on the wearer.
Zephyr Cloak	7000	Evasion +10 Magic Evasion +10
Gale Hairpin	8000	A hairpin imbued with the power of wind. Increases the frequency of preemptive strikes.
Hyper Wrist	8000	A studded bracelet that radiates a mysterious power. Boosts the wearer’s strength.
Prayer Beads	4000	Evasion +20
Amulet	5000	A protective charm worn around the neck. Prevents poison, darkness, and zombie.
Princess Ring	3000	A beautiful ring designed to protect a royal daughter;. Casts Protect and Shell when critically wounded.

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Gold Needle	200	Cures petrification.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Remedy	1000	Cures the status ailments of petrification, imp, silence, darkness, sap, and poison.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	150

 
Once done with your purchases, head into the pub.
 
 
Nikeah – Pub
 
 
Talk to the thieves until they mention something about the boss wanting to sneak into Figaro Castle, then exit the pub.
 
 
Nikeah
 
 
Head north to the market and speak to Gerad.
 
Follow and speak to him on every occasion, then enter the harbor.
 
 
Walk south to trigger a scene.
 
 
 

World Of Ruin: South Figaro

South Figaro
 
 
Proceed north into the town.
 
 
Head into the inn and proceed through the rightmost door to find Gerad. Speak to him.
 
Watch Gerad and the thieves leave.
 
 
Take a time to visit the shops to purchase new equipment or refill items.
 
 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Trident	1700	Attack +93
Heavy Lance	10000	Attack +112
Enhancer	10000	Attack +135 Magic Evasion +20 Magic +7
Golden Spear	12000	Attack +139

 
You might want to get a Golden Spear for once we get Edgar back in the party.
 
 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Diamond Shield	3500	Defense +40 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +27
Priest’s Miter	3000	Defense +19 Evasion +21 Magic Defense +10
Green Beret	3000	Defense +19 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +13
Diamond Helm	8000	Defense +27 Magic Defense +18
Gaia Gear	6000	Defense +53 Magic Defense +43
Diamond Vest	12000	Defense +65 Magic Defense +44
Diamond Armor	15000	Defense +75 Magic Defense +47

 
The Diamond Armor isn’t much of an upgrade of the Diamond Vest, so skip if you bought the other.
 
 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
Silver Spectacles	500	Silver-rimmed spectacles. Prevent darkness.
Star Pendant	500	A star-shaped pendant with a jewel at its center. Prevents poison.
Fairy Ring	1500	A ring imbued with fairy magic. Prevents poison and darkness.
Amulet	5000	A protective charm worn around the neck. Prevents poison, darkness, and zombie.
Hermes Sandals	7000	Winged sandals enchanted for speed. Cast Haste on the wearer.
Reflect Ring	6000	A lustrous silver ring enchanted with a protective ward. Casts Reflect on the wearer.
Angel Ring	8000	A ring adorned with a pair of silver angel wings. Casts Regen on the wearer.
Princess Ring	3000	A beautiful ring designed to protect a royal daughter;. Casts Protect and Shell when critically wounded.

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Eye Drops	50	Cures darkness.
Echo Screen	120	Cures silence.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Remedy	1000	Cures the status ailments of petrification, imp, silence, darkness, sap, and poison.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	80

 
Once done with your purchases, exit the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: FIGARO AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
130	Sandhorse	1025	100	726	475
131	Cancer	952	100	576	360
132	Oceanus	1700	100	971	612
133	Desert Hare	75	200	0	0

 
Forest: Oceanus
 
Desert: Sandhorse, Cancer
 
 
Back at the overworld, head a little south and then immediately left to find South Figaro Cave entrance.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
South Figaro Cave – 1F
 
 
Speak to the man by the doorway, then proceed into the next room.
 
 
South Figaro Cave – 2F
 
 
Head right and exit south.
 
 
South Figaro Cave – 1F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SOUTH FIGARO CAVEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
134	Humpty	800	100	326	421
135	Cruller	1334	100	797	419
137	Neck Hunter	1334	150	1330	588
138	Dante	1945	200	721	1150

 
Walk south, right, all the way to the top. Then left, and head through the middle door.
 
 
Watch the scene.
 
 
Wait for the turtle to get in position and jump to the other side, then go through the doorway.
 
 
Proceed left and through another doorway.
 
 
Head to the top to catch the man looting a treasure, then backtrack and proceed left.
 
Exit through the bottom-left doorway.
 
 
 

World Of Ruin: Figaro Castle

Figaro Castle – B1
 
 
Head out the jail, then take the stairs leading up.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 1F
 
 
Go down the left stairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – B1
 
 
Head downstairs again.
 
 
Figaro Castle – B2
 
 
Music changes and encounters resume. This location features the same creatures as the South Figaro Cave.
 
 
Go north, then downstairs to the right.
 
 
Figaro Castle – B3
 
 
Head south into the next room.
 
 
Proceed south and open both bottom-right chests for Gravity Rod and Crystal Helm. [Figaro Castle: 6/9]
 
 

 
Now open both bottom-left chests for Hi-Ether and X-Potion. [Figaro Castle: 8/9]
 
 

 
Take the top-left door.
 
 
Head upstairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – B2
 
 
Go through the top-left door.
 
 
Open the chest for Royal Crown. [Figaro Castle: 9/9]
 
 

 
Exit the room and head downstairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – B3
 
 
Leave the room.
 
 
Head through the middle door.
 
 
Proceed north and go through the door.
 
 
Figaro Castle – Engine Room
 
 
Don’t talk to Gerad yet. Instead, hunt for the following bestiary entry:
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: FIGARO CASTLE – ENGINE ROOMㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
136	Dropper	1000	80	427	398

 
Equip Celes and Sabin with Hermes Sandals (you should have several from looted chests).
 
Once done, heal up and quick-save, then interact with Gerad.
 
Watch the scenes.
 
 

Tentacle (lower right)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
297	7000	800	13	102	0	153	8	0	Ice, Water	Instant Death, Imp, Zombie, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Doom, Stop	Fire	None

 

Tentacle (lower left)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
298	6000	700	13	102	0	153	8	0	Fire	Petrify, Imp, Zombie, Sleep, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Stop	Ice, Water	None

 

Tentacle (upper right)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
299	5000	600	13	102	0	153	8	0	None	Instant Death, Imp, Zombie, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Doom, Stop	Lightning, Water	None

 

Tentacle (upper left)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
300	4000	500	13	102	0	153	8	0	None	Instant Death, Imp, Zombie, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Doom, Stop	Earth, Water	None

 
First of all, each Tentacle has its own elemental affinities, so I’d avoid using elemental attacks if I were you. They mostly rely on Stun or Entwine (inflicts slow, then one of the tentacles proceeds to grab the slowed down character and hold them as hostage for a few turns, draining their HP and MPs on the process). They also do physical attacks and cast Bio, but that rarely happens during the battle.
 
 
If you have Hermes Sandals equipped, then your characters will be immune to slow, rendering the Entwine attack useless (Edgar is sadly auto-equipped, so he’s still vulnerable). If you got Sabin to level 30, then you should be able to make use of the powerful Gale Cut Blitz, dealing ~1000 to all tentacles. Use Chainsaw/Flash with Edgar, and physical attacks with Celes. The battle isn’t really hard, just a little annoying if you don’t bring the Hermes Sandals.
 
 
After the encounter, watch the scenes.
 
Edgar rejoins the party!
 
 
If you have been following the guide to the letter, then you should unlock the following achievement after the previous battle:
 
 

 

Field Research- Advanced
Completed 50% of the Bestiary entries.

 
 

 
 
Don’t forget to equip and assign an Esper to Edgar. If you got the Golden Spear back in South Figaro, then this is a good moment to make it shine.
 
 
Once you’re ready to continue, head through the north door.
 
 
Examine the armor for Soul Saber. {Figaro Castle: 1/1}
 
 

 
That concludes this location. 9/9 chests and 1/1 items. For some reason, you can’t check your collectible progress at the basement.
 
 
Make your way back into the castle (south to the Engine Room → south → top-right door → upstairs → south and upstairs).
 
Watch the scene.
 
Castle re-emerges! You should be able to check your treasure progress now. Remember, 9/9 chest and 1/1 items.
 
 
Head upstairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 1F
 
 
Go through the north door.
 
 
Figaro Castle
 
 
Head north and through the door.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 1F
 
 
Enter the bottom-right room.
 
 
Figaro Castle – Items Shop
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Auto Crossbow	125*	Strikes all enemies with a spray of crossbow bolts. Use with the Tools command.
Noiseblaster	250*	Confuses all enemies with a blast of sound. Use with the Tools command.
Bioblaster	375*	Attacks and inflicts poison damage to all enemies. Use with the Tools command.
Flash	500*	Attacks and inflicts darkness on all enemies. Use with the Tools command.
Drill	1500*	Penetrates an enemy’s armor to deal severe damage. Use with the Tools command.
Debilitator	2500*	Assigns a random elemental weakness to an enemy. Use with the Tools command.

 
Debilitator was added to the arsenal. Get a copy.
 
 
We’re finally done with the location!
 
Exit the items shop, then go south twice and down the left stairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – B1
 
 
Speak to the old man and choose to go to Kohlingen.
 
 
Head upstairs, south, and out the castle.
 
 
 

World Of Ruin: Kohlingen

Overworld
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: KOHLINGEN AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
139	Bogy	1318	100	1200	532
140	Marchosias	1418	100	909	449
141	Deepeye	1334	100	485	385
142	Mousse	900	100	287	189

 
North of Kohlingen: Marchosias
 
 
From the desert where Figaro Castle emerges, head northeast and approach the forest.
 
These woods hold the penultimate hidden Chocobo stable (refer to the screenshot below for its exact location).
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Chocobo Stable
 
 
Just leave. Entering is enough to check off the location from the list of visited places.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Now from the woods, head southwest to find Kohlingen.
 
 

 
Enter the town.
 
 
Kohlingen
 
 
Enter the Pub/Inn.
 
 
Kohlingen – Inn & Pub
 
 
Setzer is here. Talk to him and watch the scene.
 
Setzer rejoins the party!
 
As usual with all re-recruitments, equip Setzer and give him an Esper.
 
 
We’re done with this location progression-wise.
 
Feel free to take a look to the shops!
 
 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Darts	10000	Attack +115
Dice	5000	Attack +1
Viper Darts	13000	Attack +133
Enhancer	10000	Attack +135 Magic Evasion +20 Magic +7
Golden Spear	12000	Attack +139

 
Viper Darts is a good upgrade for Setzer (has a 25% chance of inflicting Instant Death).
 
 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Diamond Shield	3500	Defense +40 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +27
Priest’s Miter	3000	Defense +19 Evasion +21 Magic Defense +10
Green Beret	3000	Defense +19 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +13
Diamond Helm	8000	Defense +27 Magic Defense +18
Diamond Vest	12000	Defense +65 Magic Defense +44
Diamond Armor	15000	Defense +70 Magic Defense +47

 
Mostly repeats from previous towns.
 
 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Antidote	50	Cures poison.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Remedy	1000	Cures the status ailments of petrification, imp, silence, darkness, sap, and poison.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 
Bring a lot of Holy Waters to the next dungeon. Trust me, you will need them.
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	200

 
Once done, exit the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Remember the location shown in the scene before re-recruiting Setzer? That’s our destination.
 
From Kohlingen, head south, then as soon as you can, proceed left. You will end just in front of the dungeon (which blends rather well with the background).
 
 

 
Proceed inside.
 
 
 

Darill’s Tomb

Darill’s Tomb
 
 
Walk one step north to make Setzer open the entrance, then head inside.
 
Note: If you hold any relics that protect you from Zombie status, then this is a perfect moment to make use of them.
 
 
Darill’s Tomb – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: DARILL’S TOMB – B1ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
143	Borghese	1584	250	716	510
147	Skeletal Horror	1584	143	542	770

 
Borghese is a rare encounter.
 
Proceed south and down the stairs.
 
 
Darill’s Tomb – B2
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: DARILL’S TOMB – B2ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
144	Malboro	2900	980	2292	780
145	Cloudwraith	2058	360	385	485
146	Exoray	1200	112	370	449

 
Walk south for a split, then take the bottom-right door.
 
We will call this the split, for orientation purposes.
 
 
Open the chest for Genji Helm. [Darill’s Tomb: 1/6]
 
 

 
Head back to the split, then take the top-right door.
 
 
Examine the tombstone and enter the doorway.
 
 
Go north and flip the switch to make the water raise, then return to the split.
 
 
Back at the split, go through the bottom-left door.
 
 
Open the chest for Crystal Mail. [Darill’s Tomb: 2/6]
 
 

 
Take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Darill’s Tomb – B3
 
 
Open the chest for Regal Gown. [Darill’s Tomb: 3/6]
 
 

 
Head north through the door.
 
 
Continue north through another door and flip the switch to make a door open.
 
Backtrack to the split.
 
 
Back at the split, go through the south-central doorway.
 
 
Ride the turtle.
 
 
Once at the new location, proceed south through another doorway.
 
 
There’s four tombstones here.
 
 

ERAU	QSSI
DLRO	WEHT

 
Which rearranges to WEHT DLRO QSSI ERAU, which backwards read is THEW ORLD ISSQ UARE (The World is Square).
 
With this new hint, head back to the split.
 
 
Go through the top-left door.
 
 
Interact with the grave and carve:
 

• WEHT
• DLRO
• QSSI
• ERAU

 

 
This will reveal the location of one of the most useful relics in the whole game. Yes. I’m talking about the Growth Egg (double EXP).
 
Return to the split.
 
 
Go through the bottom-left door and head downstairs.
 
 
Darill’s Tomb – B3
 
 
Make your way to the bottom-right corner to reveal a secret passage, then walk one tile up and right to get inside. Proceed north and open the chest for Growth Egg! [Darill’s Tomb: 4/6]
 
 

 
Equip the relic immediately on your favorite character. Mine is Celes so I went ahead and gave her the Egg.
 
Backtrack to the split.
 
 
Darill’s Tomb – B2
 
 
Head through the south-central doorway.
 
 
Ride the turtle to the next room.
 
 
Examine the switch on the right to raise the water level, then use the turtle to access the top-right area. Go through the door.
 
 
Proceed north until spotting a save point, then head through the left pathway.
 
Heal up and save/quick-save, then open the upper-left chest for a Monster-in-a-box encounter! [Darill’s Tomb: 5/6]
 
 

 

Angler Whekl (shell)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
301	9230	1600	53	160	0	195	10	0	Fire	Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Stop, Slow	Ice, Lightning, Water	None

 

Angler Whekl (head)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
302	9845	1600	75	80	0	150	7	0	Fire	Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sap, Confuse, Berserk	Ice, Lightning, Water	Poison

 
Remember the very first boss we fought at the very beginning of the game? Well. Angler Whekl is pretty much the spiritual successor to Ymir, with the difference that its shell HAS TO BE DEFEATED in order to win the battle.
 
Angler Whekl is not immune to Death, so either Edgar’s Chainsaw or physical attack with Setzer’s (with Viper Darts equipped) can burn the boss to ashes.
 
 
You will be rewarded with Dragon Claws! (I got three, not sure if that’s the default drop or if I’m lucky, I lean towards the first).
 
 
After the battle, head through the right path and open the top-right chest for Man-Eater. [Darill’s Tomb: 6/6]
 
 

 
That concludes the collectibles for this dungeon. 6/6 chests.
 
Head through the north door.
 
 
Go up the stairs, then heal up and quick-save.
 
Once ready, interact with the purple gravestone to engage in a battle with:
 
 

Dullahan

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
303	23450	1721	55	130	10	160	7	0	Fire	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Ice	None

 
Dullahan opens up the fight by casting Lv. ? Holy, where the ? is the last digit of your Gil.
 
Among his attacks, we can find Blizzara, Blizzaga, and Holy spells. Once he has received eight hits, he will change his attack pattern to use Absolute Zero (Ice-elemental damage to all targets), Northern Cross (frozen status on all targets, but doesn’t deal damage), and Morning Star (massive physical damage to one target).
 
 
A good strategy is using Rasp until depleting the boss’ MP. The boss is not resistant to Slow nor to Darkness, so these status might prove useful during this fight. If you rather deplete his HP, then fire-based spells are a good option. Either way, the battle isn’t really challenging if you’re well leveled.
 
 
After winning, watch the door behind Darill’s grave open and head through it.
 
 
Follow Setzer downstairs and watch the scenes.
 
 
Blackjack is replaced with the Falcon!
 
Watch the scenes.
 
You will be placed near Maranda.
 
 

 
Land and head inside.
 
 
 

World Of Ruin: Maranda

Maranda
 
 
Make your way to the right side of the town, then enter the house north of the girl running in circles.
 
 
Speak to Lola, then read the letter.
 
Choose to send the letter for Lola.
 
Exit the house, then interact with the pigeon on the left.
 
Watch the scene.
 
 
You’re free to explore the town!
 
 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Gravity Rod	13000	Attack +120
Swordbreaker	16000	Attack +164 Evasion +30
Falchion	17000	Attack +176 Evasion +10
Flame Scroll	500	Deals fire damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.
Water Scroll	500	Deals water damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.
Lightning Scroll	500	Deals lightning damage to all enemies. Use with the Throw command.
Invisibility Scroll	200	Grants invisibility to the thrower. Use with the Throw command.
Shadow Scroll	400	Creates illusionary images of the thrower. Use with the Throw command.

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Crystal Shield	7000	Defense +50 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +34
Crystal Helm	10000	Defense +29 Magic Defense +19
Oath Veil	9000	Defense +32 Magic Defense +31
Black Garb	13000	Defense +68 Magic Defense +46 Agility +6
Magus Robe	13000	Defense +68 Magic Defense +50 Magic Evasion +10 Magic +5
Crystal Mail	17000	Defense +72 Magic Defense +49

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	200

 
Once ready, head outside.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Save.
 
 

While flying the Falcon, there's a small chance to run into an enemy called Deathgaze. This is a superboss. Your best bet in this situation is to escape (press 1+3 while in battle to attempt to run). We're not ready for this opponent yet!

 
 
Board the Falcon and head to the northmost dot of the same continent. This is Zozo.
 
 

 
Enter the town.
 
 
 

Mt. Zozo

Zozo
 
 
Enemy encounters haven’t changed since our last visit.
 
 
Once inside, interact with the carrier pigeon to see it go over the pub.
 
Don’t enter the pub yet. Instead, proceed to the inn and talk to the merchant just outside.
 
Buy the Rust-Rid for 1000 Gil. Obtained Rust-Rid!
 
 
Now head into the pub.
 
 
Zozo – Pub
 
 
Walk up the stairs and exit to the right.
 
 
Zozo
 
 
Go up the stairs and interact with the left door.
 
The rust dissolves.
 
Go through the door.
 
 
Mt. Zozo – 1F
 
 
A mountain inside the building… Wtf?
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MT. ZOZO – 1Fㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
148	Mugbear	2409	74	2000	882
151	Punisher	2191	136	3000	1242
152	Glasya Labolas	4771	590	2500	2953

 
All enemies at Mt. Zozo count with an extraordinary high evasion, so the Sniper Eye relics, Tools, Blitz, or anything that bypasses evasion is a must have when fighting the enemies around this area.
 
 
From the entrance, proceed left and open the chest for Ice Shield. [Mt. Zozo: 1/6]
 
 

 
Now head south down the stairs and open the chest by the second staircase for Red Cap. [Mt. Zozo: 2/6]
 
 

 
Walk down the rather large staircase, then follow the path right, south, and left for a chest. Receive Thunder Shield. [Mt. Zozo: 3/6]
 
 

 
Head upstairs and go north. Rather sooner than later, you’ll come across a chest containing Aegis Shield. [Mt. Zozo: 4/6]
 
 

 
Exit through the top-left opening.
 
 
Mt. Zozo
 
 
Open the chest for Gold Hairpin. [Mt. Zozo: 5/6]
 
 

 
Return inside.
 
 
Mt. Zozo – 1F
 
 
Proceed through the northernmost opening.
 
 
Mt. Zozo
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MT. ZOZO – OUTSIDEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
149	Devil Fist	1759	68	2000	797
150	Luridan	2079	122	1000	707

 
Go across the left bridge and back into the caves.
 
 
Mt. Zozo – 2F
 
 
Once inside, you can go to the light and save.
 
Equip the Thunder Shield on your healer (I chose Celes) and heal up.
 
Now step on the switch and get hit by the dragon:
 
 

Storm Dragon

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
325	42000	1250	13	110	0	150	9	0	Lightning	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	Wind	None

 
 
This formidable creatures counts with few, but exceptionally brutal wind-elemental attacks, including Wind Slash, Aero, Cyclonic (reduces the HP of all party members to single digits), and Wing Sabre (high damage to a single target). The Storm Dragon also counterattacks often.
 
 
Open the battle with Edgar using Flash; this will inflict Darkness on the Dragon, rendering most of its physical attacks useless. Next, assign TWO characters to healing duty (I chose Celes and Setzer) and use Thundara with Sabin and Chainsaw with Edgar. Rinse and repeat. One healer ain’t enough to keep up. The Thunder Shield will play an important role during this battle, nullifying all wind-elemental attacks.
 
 
While hard, this battle is quite possible with our current party. If you’re see that you aren’t able to handle this monstrosity now, then leave it for later. I’ll remind you when the time comes.
 
 
If you won, you will see the message Seven dragons remaining on the screen. Wonder what that means…
 
 
Anyway, re-use the save point and head south, then exit through the opening.
 
 
Mt. Zozo
 
 
Proceed right and enter the cave.
 
 
Mt. Zozo – 1F
 
 
Exit through the right opening (chest isn’t openable yet).
 
 
Mt. Zozo
 
 
Watch the scene. Cyan rejoins the party! (though you can only switch party members in the Falcon).
 
 
Mt. Zozo – 1F
 
 
Once you regain control, exit through the right opening.
 
 
Mt. Zozo
 
 
Proceed north and inspect the shiny object on the floor.
 
 

 
Obtained the key to Cyan’s treasure chest!
 
 
Head back inside.
 
 
Mt. Zozo – 1F
 
 
Open the previously locked chest for Cyan’s Goodies (including Bushido in the Bedroom LOL) [Mt. Zozo: 6/6]
 
 

 
No shortcut out of this place, so you either pass your way through all these Mugbears or exit via a Teleport Stone.
 
 
 

World Of Ruin: Veldt and Mobilz

Overworld
 
 
Board the Falcon, head downstairs twice, and speak to Cyan to switch party members. Make a party of 3. We’ll need a free slot for the upcoming recruitment. I went with Celes, Sabin, and Cyan.
 
 
Now take the wheel and make your way to the island northeast of the Serpent’s Trench. You should hear the Veldt BGM upon landing.
 
 

 
Do the usual part with picking up Gau: beat monsters, he shows up, you wait without attacking.
 
 

 
Gau rejoins the party! (though he hasn’t leveled up like the rest of the party… Gau, lazy ᴀss!)
 
I would replace Gau ASAP, unless you have plans for him.
 
 
Now board the Falcon and go directly south to find the town we skipped earlier. Land and head inside.
 
 

 
Mobliz
 
 
Head left for a short scene, then continue left past the house and examine the top barrel for a Phoenix Down. {Mobliz: 2/3}
 
 

 
Note: You can sleep for free at the backroom of the Relics shop.
 
 
Now follow the kid into the middle house.
 
Once inside, head downstairs and through the door.
 
 
You will reach a hidden basement. Proceed north for a scene.
 
 
Follow Terra to the back room and speak to her. Watch the scenes.
 
 
Re-equip the Thunder Shield and leave the basement.
 
 
After the scenes, you will be thrown into a battle against a brutal beast. This battle cannot be won; let the script follow its course.
 
 
Now the party comes in aid.
 
 

Humbaba

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
296	60000	10000	53	102	0	153	10	0	Poison	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	Lightning	None

 
 
Humbaba is a thunder-elemental creature, and as such, he will abuse of Thundara and Thundaga spells (hence why we re-equipped the Thunder Shield). Among these attacks, we can find Solar Plex (heavy physical damage) and 1000 Needles (exactly 1000 points of damage to a single target), but the boss usually sticks to the former two.
 
 
This foe is weak to Poison, so Bio is highly effective. Cyan can make use of his Bushidos (especially Flurry which hits 4 times a turn) and Sabin can do Meteor Strike for some handsome damage.
 
If you were able to defeat the Storm Dragon back in Zozo, then this confrontation should pose no challenge to your overpowered team.
 
 
After enough damage has been dealt, Humbaba will flee from the battle.
 
 
Exit the room and you’ll be rewarded with Fenrir Magicite for scaring Humbaba away!
 
 
Head out of Mobliz.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Re-enter the location.
 
 
Mobliz
 
 
Enter the bottom-left house.
 
 
Follow the dog behind the bookcase for a secret passage.
 
 

 
Walk one step down and watch the scenes.
 
Oh no! Humbaba is back… but before going for his head, search the north pot for Hi-Ether. [Mobliz: 3/3]
 
 

 
That’s the last collectible for this town. 3/3 items.
 
Quick-save, then head upstairs for…
 
 

Humbaba

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
296	60000	10000	53	102	0	153	10	0	Poison	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	Lightning	None

 
 
Just like our previous encounter, continue abusing Bio + Bushidos + Blitz and healing when required.
 
After the boss’ HP drops significantly, Humbaba will use his special attack Humbaba Breath to boot two characters out of the battle…
 
 
…but Terra comes to save the day!
 
 
The battle won’t get much harder. Just stick to the Bio strategy and heal when required. Soon enough, the boss will be down and out.
 
 
Enjoy the emotional post-battle scenes.
 
Terra rejoins the party!
 
 

 

Looking for Friends- Part 2
Reunited with 5 allies.

 
 

 
 
Remember to give her equipment and an Esper, if you plan to keep her in your party.
 
Head out of Mobliz.
 
 
 

World Of Ruin: Jidoor

Overworld
 
 
Note: You might want to pay a visit to the Falcon in order to reform your party.
 
 
Once ready to continue, fly to the lower-left continent (not the Solitary Island) and land near Jidoor (refer to the screenshot below for the exact location).
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Jidoor
 
 

Weapons
Item	Cost	Description
Man-Eater	11000	Attack +146 Magic Evasion +10
Partisan	13000	Attack +150
Crystal Sword	15000	Attack +167
Sniper	15000	Attack +172

 

Armor
Item	Cost	Description
Circlet	7000	Defense +25 Magic Defense +19 Strength +2 Agility +1 Stamina +3 Magic +4
Black Cowl	7500	Defense +26 Magic Defense +17
Crystal Helm	10000	Defense +29 Magic Defense +19
Black Garb	13000	Defense +68 Magic Defense +46 Agility +6

 
The Black Garb is a good defensive improvement for Sabin.
 
 

Relics
Item	Cost	Description
Princess Ring	3000	A beautiful ring designed to protect a royal daughter;. Casts Protect and Shell when critically wounded.
Protect Ring	5000	A ring enchanted with a protective ward. Casts Protect on the wearer.
Gigas Glove	5000	A glove said to have belonged to a mighty gigas. Boosts the wearer’s physical attack power.
Angel Wings	6300	Wings said to have been made from an angel’s feathers. Cast Float on the wearer.

 

Items
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	300	Restores 250 HP.
Ether	1500	Restores 50 MP.
Phoenix Down	500	Cures the KO status.
Holy Water	300	Cures the zombie status.
Remedy	1000	Cures the status ailments of petrification, imp, silence, darkness, sap, and poison.
Teleport Stone	700	Enchanted with the Teleport spell. Removes the party from a dungeon or battle.
Sleeping Bag	500	Fully restores one person’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Tent	1200	Fully restores the entire party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	250

 
Once we’re done with our purchases, head north and into the mansion.
 
 
 

Owzer’s Mansion

Owzer’s Mansion – 1F
 
 
Head north and take the top-left staircase. It appears to drive you back down.
 
Examine the diary, then examine the light switch at the bottom of the stairs.
 
 

 
Now head up.
 
 
Examine the plant painting in the gallery for a HIGHLYmissable bestiary entry.
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: FLOWER POTRAITㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
157	Rafflesia	2200	305	767	872

 
Examine Emperor Gestahl’s portrait twice to receive Emperor’s Letter.
 
 

 
Examine the bottom-left portrait to engage in a battle against Misty.
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MISTY’S PORTRAITㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
156	Misty	3580	500	1260	1151

 
Winning the previous encounter will reveal a door. Head through it.
 
 
Proceed downstairs.
 
 
Owzer’s Mansion – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: OWZER’S MANSION – B1ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
159	Coeurl Cat	1115	78	416	701
160	Crusher	2095	340	577	788
162	Caladrius	885	87	497	653

 
Head south and step in front of the chair portrait.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CHAIR PORTRAITㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
161	Blade Dancer	2539	100	769	1531

 
Proceed to the top-left corner and head through the left door.
 
 
Open the chest for Moogle Suit. [Owzer’s Mansion: 1/6]
 
 

 
Go back and take the right door now.
 
 
Proceed north until you’re at a point with 3 doors alternating the open position.
 
Head through the small passage to the right of the doors and open the chest for Lich Ring. [Owzer’s Mansion: 2/6]
 
 

 
Return to the alternating doors and go through the left one.
 
 
In the next room, there’s two doors again. Take the left one.
 
 
You’ll enter a room with floating chests.
 
Stand in the shadow of each chest to fight a battle and receive the loot. All battles are against 4 Coeurl Cats and a Blade Dancer.
 
 

 
Treasures from left to right: 293 Gil, Potion, Ether, and Gold Needle. [Owzer’s Mansion: 6/6]
 
That’s all the collectibles for this location. 6/6 chests!
 
 
Now examine the painting with the suit of armor.
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ARMOR PORTRAITㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
158	Still Life	4889	390	1574	2331

 
Defeating Still Life reveals a door. Go through it.
 
 
Heal up and save, then go through the right door.
 
 
Proceed north and upstairs, then speak to the man in the middle of the room for:
 
 

Chadarnook

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
306	56000	9400	13	140	0	150	10	0	Fire	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Water, Holy	None

 

Chadarnook (Demon)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
306	30000	7600	18	135	0	130	10	0	Fire, Holy	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Lightning	None

 
This boss has two forms: the Demon and the Goddess.
 
The Demon switches places when damaged five times or after some time, while the Goddess switches after enough turns have passed. Only demon form can be killed; the Goddess regenerates if she’s about to die.
 
 
The Goddess counters most attacks with Poltergeist (inflicts an incurable version of Sap) and Entice (inflicts an incurable version of Confuse). Both are incurable by normal means, but automatically removed upon death. On the other hand, the Demon uses Thundara, Thundaga, and Flash Rain (Ice/Water dual-elemental damage to all targets).
 
 
You should focus all your efforts on the Demon. When the Goddess is on screen, pass turns until she leaves, then once the Demon makes an appearance, attack with all your power. The usual Raging Fist (Blitz), Chainsaw (Tools), and Flurry (Bushido), combined with fire-elemental spells should suffice to keep the situation under control.
 
 
After the exhausting battle, watch the scenes.
 
 
Once you regain control, inspect the bookshelf over to the right to get the Lakshmi magicite!
 
 

 
Relm rejoins the party!
 
 
Jidoor
 
 
That’s all we can do in Jidoor. Exit the location.
 
 
 

World Of Ruin: Strago and Narshe

Overworld
 
 
With Relm back in our party, enter the Falcon and put her in your team.
 
Now fly the Falcon to the Serpent’s Trench and land next to the tower surrounded by mountains we passed it on during our first trip to Nikeah.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower
 
 
Approach the cultists to make Relm talk some sense into Strago.
 
Watch the outcome.
 
Strago rejoins the party!
 
 
Immediately leave. We ain’t ready for this dungeon yet.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Board the Falcon and head inside.
 
Make a party of three. Yes, 3. I took Celes, Edgar, and Cyan.
 
Once done, fly the airship to Narshe, which is now located at the northernmost continent (refer to the screenshot below for its exact location).
 
 

 
Enter the town.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
We brought a party of 3 because we’re going to recruit two more members, and the first must be present in order to get the second to join. We can do multiple runs, yes, but I rather save us time and do all at once.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: NARSHEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
184	Lukhavi	1877	100	298	697
188	Garm	1510	110	412	687

 
Head into the town and enter Arvis’s house (north until the split → right → upstairs to the top → north → through the nearest door).
 
 
Exit Arvis’ house from the back door.
 
Head left and into the mines.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: NARSHE BRIDGEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
182	Test Rider	3100	220	520	1947

 
Narshe Mines – 3F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: NARSHE MINESㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
183	Wizard	1677	200	388	587
187	Psychos	900	55	275	347

 
Follow the path all the way north and go through the middle door.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 2F
 
 
Proceed north through the old light maze puzzle and directly into the next room.
 
 
Head north and talk to the lone Moogle.
 
Mog rejoins the party!
 
 
Examine the wall where Mog was staring for Molulu’s Charm. {Narshe Mines: 1/1}
 
 

 
Finally, after all that time, we’re done for good with this location! 3/3 chests and 1/1 items.
 
Make your way back to Narshe.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
Back at the center of the town, proceed north twice and into the northernmines.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 1F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: NARSHE MINESㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
185	Magna Roader (Yellow)	1777	100	352	621
186	Magna Roader (Brown)	1380	70	284	647

 
Head north until the split, then go right.
 
 
Proceed south and upstairs.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 2F
 
 
Exit through the left exit.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
Head left across the bridge and then north. Enter the mines.
 
 
Narshe Mines – 3F
 
 
Exit through the right side.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
Head north.
 
 
Narshe – Narshe Cliffs
 
 
Heal up at the northern bucket and quick-save, then approach the dragon roaming around to face:
 
 

 

Ice Dragon

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
324	24400	9000	13	110	0	150	10	0	Fire	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Zombie, Sleep, Stop	Ice	None

 
The Ice Dragon pretty much like the Storm Dragon, counts with a reduced but powerful array of Ice-elemental spells. The list is even smaller this time, as it only includes Northern Cross (frozen status on the party, but low hit rate) and Absolute Zero (major ice-elemental damage). Frozen wears off after a few turns.
 
 
Open the battle with Bio Blaster to inflict poison on the dragon (for constant damage), then keep using Love Serenade with Mog in hopes to cast Northern Cross and self-froze the boss, while the remaining two characters use fire-elemental spells. You can also try to confuse and wait until the boss kills itself. Heal when required and you should be golden.
 
 
After our crushing victory, the message Six dragons remaining appears on the screen. Still wondering what could it be?
 
Heal up at the bucket and save, then proceed north.
 
 
Go north, then left across the bridge, then north.
 
Quick-save, then touch the frozen creature for:
 
 

Valigarmanda

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
307	30000	50000	19	254	0	70	4	0	Fire	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Sleep, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	Ice	Lightning, Earth, Water, Poison, Holy, Wind

 
 
The high resistance makes this boss pretty much invulnerable to physical attacks. However, its rather poor magical defense makes it a perfect target for fire-elemental spells.
 
Personally, I assigned two characters to spam Fira, Mog to use Love Serenade (kept getting Will -o the Wisp for 3k damage), and the last character to heal when required.
 
 
After the battle, you will be rewarded with the Valigarmanda magicite and an opening in the cliff!
 
Note: I recommend equipping Valigarmanda ASAP as it teaches the highest tier of each basic magical-spell: Firaga, Blizzaga, and Thundaga.
 
 
Head north and hop into the opening.
 
 
 

Yeti’s Cave

Yeti’s Cave – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: YETI’S CAVEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
190	Onion Dasher	2000	100	150	500
192	Illuyankas	2000	100	850	1000
193	Knotty	1000	100	350	800
194	Tzakmaqiel	2000	100	750	1000

 
Head through the middle doorway.
 
 
Proceed north and open the chest for X-Ether. [Yeti’s Cave: 1/3]
 
 

 
Return to the first room.
 
 
Head east and go through the door.
 
Note: Watch out for the pitfalls/darker colored tiles.
 
 
Approach the chest but don’t open it yet. Instead, heal up and quick-save, then once you’re ready, open the treasure.
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTER-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
308	Tonberries	14001	11000	0	0

 
My favorite strategy to handle these little bastards, is opening the battle with Shiva summon (to inflict silence on all the Tonberries so they don’t counter magical attacks with Holy), then Bio each one. After that, keep healing your party members (with everyone if you can) until the Tonberries die by poisoning. Simple as that.
 
 
You will be rewarded with Minerva Bustier for your feat! [Yeti’s Cave: 2/3]
 
Note: Minerva Bustier is the most powerful armor in the game for Celes and Terra.
 
 
After the battle, keep running around the area to farm for the following entry:
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: YETI’S CAVEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
191	Anemone	2000	100	550	1000

 
Once done, return to the main room.
 
 
Back at the entrance, run into any pitfall by stepping on the darker colored tiles.
 
 
Yeti’s Cave – B2
 
 
Follow the wooden platforms and open the chest at the bottom-left corner for Gauntlet. [Yeti’s Cave: 3/3]
 
 

 
That makes 3/3 for this location.
 
Proceed right through the wooden platforms, then head north into the next room.
 
 
Yeti’s Cave – B1
 
 
Head right and pull the second switch.
 
 
Yeti’s Cave – B3
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then examine the bone stand and choose the remove the magicite from the eye of the bone carving.
 
 

 
Obtained Midgardsormr magicite!
 
 

Yeti

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
309	17200	6990	25	100	0	150	11	0	Fire, Poison	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Zombie, Sap, Confuse, Silence, Doom, Stop	Ice	None

 
This is a rather easy boss fight. Set a party member on healing duty while the other three attack with all your arsenal (Drill does wonders here!).
 
 
After the battle, speak to the Yeti and if you have Mog with you, he agrees to join the party.
 
Choose any name and confirm.
 
Umaro joins the party!
 
 
Head upstairs and choose to leave.
 
 
The only remaining thing in this location is the menacing Tonberry bestiary entry. It has a 1/16 chances of spawning in the floors B1 and B2 of the cave. It won’t spawn in B3. There’s no way to increase its spawn rate as far as I know, so you will have to fight until it decides to appear.
 
 
My recommendation is to leave the location and come back with your main party, in my case: Celes, Edgar, Sabin (must get to level 42), and Cyan. That way you can level up while grinding for the entry, killing two birds with one stone.
 
Note: Remember to bring the Growth Egg.
 
For the record, I got mine in B2.
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: YETI’S CAVE: B1/B2ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
189	Tonberry	8000	15000	3333	1200

 
This creature is a nightmare if fought under normal conditions. He will use Traveler every turn for defense-ignoring damage (2700+) and counter-attack everything with Knife (heavy physical damage), followed by more Traveler. We can’t survive such attacks at low levels. However, this foe is vulnerable to Imp. Do I have to say more? Well. Apply Imp to the Tonberry and all his attacks will go from almost 3k to ~200, if not less. Enjoy!
 
 
After getting the entry, either walk your way out through B3, or use a Teleport Stone.
 
 
 

Cave on the Veldt and Coliseum

Overworld
 
 
Board the airship and head to the Veldt (east of Nikeah and north from Mobilz).
 
Once there, look for a cave at the southern portion of the continent (refer to the screenshot below for the exact location).
 
 

 
 
Disembark and enter the dungeon.
 
 
Cave on the Veldt – 1F
 
 
Important: Shadow is only available here if he was saved during the Floating Continent incident, else he will be replaced by Relm.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CAVE ON THE VELDTㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
153	Gorgimera	7191	354	1889	4928
154	Twinscythe	2500	187	726	1753

 
Gorgimera is a rare encounter.
 
Head north for a scene, then follow Shadow’s dog to the northern exit.
 
 
Proceed right until spotting a group of hunters around a campfire, then open the chest at the upper-left corner for Berserker Ring. [Cave on the Veldt: 1/3]
 
 

 
Now head north and make your way left through the tunnels to another chest. Open it for a Monster-in-a-box encounter:
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTER-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
155	Death Warden	8000	8000	0	0

 
This creature is ironically weak to Death, LOL.
 
You will be rewarded with Tigerfang for your feat! [Cave on the Veldt: 2/3]
 
 
Return through the secret and head south.
 
 
Cave on the Veldt – B1
 
 
Head south and through the doorway.
 
 
Proceed all the way south and down the stairs.
 
 
Cave on the Veldt – B2
 
 
Go south through the door and continue south to another chest. Open the treasure for Ichigeki. [Cave on the Veldt: 3/3]
 
 

 
DO NOT SELL THIS ITEM.
 
That’s also our third and last collectible for this dungeon. Hurrah!
 
 
Head north and pull the lever to reveal a passageway to the north.
 
 
Go through the passageway that opened (right from the entrance).
 
 
Follow the linear path and head through the doorway.
 
 
This room holds a save point. Heal up and save, then proceed through the bottom-left doorway.
 
 
Watch the scene with Shadow lying on the floor, then prepare yourself to get ambushed by:
 
 

Behemoth King

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
304	19000	9999	27	105	0	150	10	0	Fire, Holy	Petrify, Imp, Poison, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Stop, Slow, Instant Death	Poison	None

 
 
Behemoth King casts Meteor, Blizzara, Blizzaga, and occasionally, Holy. If a member is under the Reflect status, the boss will use his special attack Devil Claw to remove the buff from the whole party at once. Also, if Behemoth King is affected by imp, he will start attacking several times a turn in order to balance the situation. Yeah, right.
 
 
Open the battle by casting Stop on the boss, then make use of your finest fire-elemental spells/abilities to deal massive damage. For instance, my Firaga was dealing the cap, 9999 damage per use. Fira also works great.
 
 
Once the boss is defeated…
 
 
Something is coming from behind
 
Another Monster appears!
 
 

Behemoth King

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
305	19000	1600	11	120	0	130	9	0	Fire, Poison	Instant Death, Petrify, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence	Ice	None

 
 
Oh no!
 
The undead version of Behemoth King uses normal attacks, Meteor, Death, and Sleeping Gas to inflict Sleep to a single target. If any party member is put to sleep, the boss attacks them four times in a row.
 
 
This is even tougher than the previous encounter. However, a single Phoenix Down can kill the boss instantly. Easy as that. If for some reason you don’t have any Phoenix Downs available, then use healing items/abilities. Raise DOESN’T seem to work.
 
 
After the battle, watch the scene.
 
You’ll automatically be returned to Strago’s house in Thamasa.
 
Watch more scenes for Shadow’s backstory.
 
 
Once you regain control, exit the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Board the Falcon and make your way to the top-left dot of the map.
 
 

 
This is the Coliseum. Head inside.
 
 
Coliseum
 
 
The coliseum is pretty much an arena mode in where you wager an item in hopes of getting an upgraded version of the same, a higher tier of the same family, or if the item doesn’t have an upgrade available, an Elixir.
 
The mechanics are simple. You fight a pre-set enemy with ONE AI-controlled party member and if you win, you get the desired upgrade. If you die, you lose the item. If you get Snorted, nothing happens.
 
 
Go to the door and talk to the guard.
 
Choose With pleasure!.
 
Bet the Ichigeki to challenge Shadow to a battle.
 
Choose your best character, of course.
 

 
After winning, you will receive your item back and Shadow rejoins the party!
 
 

 

Looking for Friends- Part 3
Reunited with 10 allies.

 
 

 
 
While you’re here, bet any 10 old equipment pieces and win the battles in order to earn the Coliseum Champion achievement.
 
Note: Keep in mind that the vast majority of items upgrade to an Elixir, which leads to a battle against Typhoon and that in most cases, ends with you getting Snorted out of the battle. However, like mentioned before, you retain your bet, so keep trying different items until you manage rack up 10 wins.
 
 

 

Coliseum Champion
Won 10 battles in the coliseum.

 
 

 
 
Once done, leave the coliseum.
 
 
 

Phoenix Cave : Part I

Overworld
 
 
We’re missing just one character to complete our old group. I’m talking about the legendary treasure hunter Locke, but where could he be?
 
Remember the Emperor’s Letter we found back in Owzer’s Mansion? Well. Let me refresh your memory:
 
 
The legendary treasure sleeps
 
where the mountains form a star…
 
 
And what does a treasure hunter look for? Yes. Star-shaped mountains. Oh, wait…
 
 
Anyway, board the Falcon and head to the southern continent where Tzen is located.
 
Once there, fly north from Tzen to find a peninsula with the mountain mentioned in the letter (refer to the screenshot below for the exact location).
 
 

 
Don’t descend yet. Instead, land at the nearby forest.
 
 

 
These woods hide the last Chocobo stable we have left to visit. Wander around the middle area to enter.
 
 
Chocobo Stable
 
 
Just leave. Entering is enough to check off the location from the list.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Board the Falcon and descend into the previously mentioned cave.
 
 
Form two groups keeping in mind that the party 1 will fight the boss. I took:
 

• Party 1: Celes, Edgar, Sabin, and Cyan.
• Party 2: Terra, Shadow, Mog, and Umaro.

 
Note: You can equip Molulu’s Charm on Mog in order to prevent all random encounters with the second party.
 
 
Phoenix Cave
 
 

Press the Z button to switch between the parties

 
 
Party 1: Go into the cave.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: PHOENIX CAVE – B1ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
164	Face	4550	1700	890	2600
167	Galypdes	6013	820	906	2781
168	Necromancer	3525	900	791	1510
169	Clymenus	3815	9900	826	1698
170	Chaos Dragon	9013	1300	1000	4881

 
Party 1: Step on the switch to open the left door.
 
Switch with Z.
 
 
Phoenix Cave
 
 
Party 2: Go into the cave.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B1
 
 
Party 2: Head through the top-left door, upstairs, right, then south onto the switch.
 
Switch party.
 
 
Party 1: Go through the right door and step on the switch to the north.
 
Switch party.
 
 
Party 2: Cross the spikes to the north and head right, then south downstairs and onto the switch.
 
Switch party.
 
 
Party 1: Head right until the wall, then proceed north to an empty chest. [Phoenix Cave: 1/9]
 
 

 
Party 1: From the previous treasure, head directly south and open yet another chest for Teleport Stone. [Phoenix Cave: 2/9]
 
 

 
Party 1: Walk towards party 2 and head downstairs to the lava area.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B2
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: PHOENIX CAVE – B2ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
163	Ouroboros	50	760	390	1780
165	Zeveak	2077	500	674	1620
166	Seaflower	4200	200	670	1315

 
Party 1: Proceed northwest and open the empty chest. [Phoenix Cave: 3/9]
 
 

 
Party 1: Next, step on the switch to raise some platforms north.
 
Party 1: Head back to the staircase but don’t go up. Instead, continue south and follow the linear path to another empty chest. [Phoenix Cave: 4/9]
 
 

 
Party 1: Continue north until you reach a dead end.
 
Switch party.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B1
 
 
Party 2: Head north, left, and down the stairs. You’ll be in the same lava area as Party 1.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B2
 
 
Party 2: Proceed south and head upstairs.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B1
 
 
Party 2: Step on the switch, then open the chest on the bridge for Wing Edge. [Phoenix Cave: 5/9]
 
 

 
Party 2: Return to the lava area.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B2
 
 
Party 2: Head north towards the stairs but don’t go up. Instead, go right through the bridge and jump both set of lava stepping stones.
 
Party 2: Open the empty chest north by stepping on the spikes (400 damage per tick). Phoenix Cave: 6/9]
 
 

 
Party 2: Step on the switch to reveal a corridor for the other group.
 
Switch party.
 
 
 

Phoenix Cave : Part II

Phoenix Cave – B2
 
 
Party 1: Head north and upstairs.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B1
 
 
Party 1: Loop over to the left and go down the immediate staircase.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B2
 
 
Party 1: Step on the switch, then switch party.
 
 
Party 2: Proceed north and upstairs.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B1
 
 
Party 2: Head north and step on the switch.
 
Switch party.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B2
 
 
Party 1: Proceed north.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B1
 
 
Party 1: Follow the path north, then go left past the lowered spikes and south down the stairs.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B2
 
 
Party 1: Hop across the lava stepping stones to the left area, then go south over the stones, then east.
 
Party 1: Head to the upper-left bridge, then jump over the stepping stones to an empty chest. [Phoenix Cave: 7/9]
 
 

 
Party 1: Backtrack to the previous platform, then head through the upper-right bridge to reach a doorway. Go through it.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B1
 
 
Party 1: Pull the lever to drain the water down to the lava.
 
Switch party.
 
 
Party 2: Proceed left, then north, then stand on the switch.
 
Switch party.
 
 
Party 1: Head all the way south to find a red dragon roaming around.
 
 

 
Party 1: Heal up and quick-save, then touch the dragon for:
 
 

Red Dragon

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
321	30000	1780	13	110	0	150	10	0	Ice, Water	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Zombie, Sleep, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Fire	None

 
 
The Red Dragon possess the typical array of Fire-elemental spells. The list includes: Fira, Fireball, Firaga, and Flare. The boss also uses Southern Cross (Fire-elemental damage to all enemies), Flare Star (damage equal to the lowest party member level times eighty), and Level 4 Flare on regular basis. Finally, If we attempt to cast Reflect, the Dragon will counter with Eraser to remove the buff from all party members.
 
 
As for the strategy, simply open the battle with Bio, then keep casting confuse until the enemy is dead. You can survive by just healing, but casting Confuse will make the creature attack itself.
 
 
After winning, the Five dragons remaining message will appear on screen, just like with the two previous dragons. Wonder what’s gonna happen once that number hits 0.
 
 
Party 1: Now head up the stairs and open the chest for Dragon Horn. [Phoenix Cave: 8/9]
 
 

 
Party 1: Backtrack north and up the stairs, then step on the top-left switch.
 
Switch party.
 
 
Party 2: Head down the nearby stairs, then follow the path left and downstairs.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B2
 
 
You can now walk on the steaming lava.
 
Party 2: Head south and open the chest in the middle of the room for Ribbon! [Phoenix Cave: 9/9]
 
 

 
That’s the last treasure for this location. 9/9 chests!
 
Party 2: Now make your way to the top-left corner of the room and head upstairs.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B1
 
 
Party 2: Proceed south through the left side, then jump over the stepping stones to meet up with the other group.
 
Head south and step on any of the two switches.
 
Switch party.
 
 
Party 1: Walk south and step on the other switch, then head south and down the stairs.
 
 
Phoenix Cave – B2
 
 
Party 1: Follow the linear path to Locke.
 
Watch the scenes.
 
You’ll automatically be returned to Kohlingen.
 
 
Kohlingen
 
 
Watch some more scenes…
 
Locke rejoins the party and gives you an X-Potion, Phoenix Down, X-Ether, Elixir, Flame Shield, and Valiant Knife! ← That’s the content of the empty chests in Phoenix Cave.
 
You also silently got the Phoenix Esper!
 
Note: Equip Phoenix on a main party member ASAP. This magicite teaches the powerful Reraise spell which is required for future boss fight.
 
 
There’s nothing left to do in Kohlingen, so head out the town.
 
 
 

Zone Eater’s Belly

Overworld
 
 
Now that we brought Locke back into the group, it seems that we finally are done with the character recruitment phase, right? Not quite yet. There’s still one character left to be recruited, but this one is more challenging to find (unless you’re following the guide, then it’s pretty easy).
 
 
Board the Falcon and fly to the top-right corner of the world.
 
 

 
Land anywhere, then engage in an encounter against the following creature:
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ZONE EATERㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
195	Zone Eater	7700	57000	2000	2000

 
Get a kill to collect its bestiary entry.
 
 
Now engage in another battle but this time, let the creature inhale all your party members by passing turns or defending.
 
 
Zone Eater’s Belly – B1
 
 
Once inhaled, you’ll found yourself inside its belly.
 
To exit the belly, simply go north and stand in the light to be ejected (like a whale), else go south.
 
Since we actually want to explore this dungeon, do the latter.
 
 
Zone Eater’s Belly – B2
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ZONE EATER’S BELLYㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
199	Convert	4530	240	1768	1757
200	Kamui	4211	219	869	1583
201	Wartpuck	3559	330	1169	1595
202	Shambling Corpse	3850	185	826	1399
203	Amduscias	4452	270	526	1727
204	Baalzephon	3609	300	826	1385

 
Baalzephon is a rare encounter. Took me a good 30 minutes of grinding battles around the patrolled bridges area.
 
 
In the next room, go left and you’ll see platforms with patrols.
 
If a patrol hits you, you get knocked down to the lower level which you have to do for some goodies.
 
Jump into the first platform and run into the patrol to get knocked off.
 
 
Zone Eater’s Belly – B3
 
 
Open both chests for Hi-Ether and Red Jacket. [Zone Eater’s Belly: 2/9]
 
 

 
Now step on the switch, then proceed right and back upstairs.
 
 
Zone Eater’s Belly – B2
 
 
Back at the upper floor, proceed left through the platforms without getting knocked off.
 
 
Open the right chest at the lower platform for Genji Armor. [Zone Eater’s Belly: 3/9]
 
 

 
Open the left chest at the lower platform for Magical Brush. [Zone Eater’s Belly: 4/9]
 
 

 
Proceed left and open the chest at the bottom-left corner for Fake Mustache. [Zone Eater’s Belly: 5/9]
 
 

 
After looting everything this area has to offer, make your way to the top-left corner and head down the stairs.
 
 
Zone Eater’s Belly – B3
 
 
Save if you desire, then go through the left doorway.
 
 
At the next area, you will have to make it through without getting squashed.
 
Once the platform is up, run left and stand below the chest for safe space. Also open the chest for Zephyr Cloak. [Zone Eater’s Belly: 6/9]
 
 

 
Wait for the platform to go up, then immediately run left and open the second chest from below for Hero’s Ring. [Zone Eater’s Belly: 7/9]
 
 

 
Wait for the platform to go up again, then run all the way left and south to reach the exit doorway. Don’t head through it quite yet, tough. Instead, wait for the platform to go up one last time, then make a run for the chest containing Pinwheel and immediately back south. [Zone Eater’s Belly: 8/9]
 
 

 
Proceed through the doorway.
 
 
Head south.
 
 
You will reach a room with bridges and empty chests used as platforms.
 
 
Go south, then left, then across the first chest.
 
Proceed north through both chests, then go east, south, and jump to the switch.
 
Step over the switch to extend some platforms, then jump back to the right.
 
 
Head south, left across two chests, and north.
 
Loot the treasure for Thunder Shield. [Zone Eater’s Belly: 9/9]
 
 

 
Return to the 3-way platform and go north to the door to the next area.
 
 
Proceed north and speak to the man in yellow robes.
 
Gogo joins the party!
 
 
That’s the last recruitable character in the game. We’re finally done. Hurrah for us!
 
Now you either walk your way out of the belly or use a Teleport Stone. Up to you.
 
 
 

Dream Sequence: Part I

Bushidos
 
 

Bushido	Unlocked At
Fang	Level 1
Sky	Level 6 or Dream Sequence
Tiger	Level 12 or Dream Sequence
Flurry	Level 15 or Dream Sequence
Dragon	Level 24 or Dream Sequence
Eclipse	Level 34 or Dream Sequence
Tempest	Level 44 or Dream Sequence
Oblivion	Level 70 or Dream Sequence

 
We can either reach level 70 by power-leveling, or do the Dream Sequence side-quest to immediately unlock all Bushidos. Since we’re working on getting all bestiary entries and treasure chests, the latter isn’t an option but a requirement.
 
 
Board the Falcon, put Cyan in your party, and fly to the island in between Nikeah and the Veldt.
 
 

 
Land and head inside.
 
 
Doma Castle
 
 
Proceed north through the main gate, then enter the building.
 
 
Doma Castle – 1F
 
 
Head through the left door.
 
 
Go through the right door.
 
Now decide who you want to start playing with. During the next sequence, you will play as your 4th slot character. If Cyan is the 4th, then you will play as the 3rd. Re-sort as desired.
 
 
Walk north, then choose to Rest for a bit.
 
Watch the scenes.
 
 
Dreamscape
 
 
Note: This is a one-visit only location. Make sure to get all bestiary entries before completing the dungeon.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: DREAMSCAPEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
208	Weredragon	3000	300	731	953
211	Alluring Rider	1200	330	531	1323
212	Pandora	1522	350	461	622
213	Parasite	1000	230	461	455
214	Coco	3062	198	631	1410

 
Like I mentioned before, your starting character is either your fourth slot, or your third if Cyan is occupying the 4th.
 
 
Follow the path left until you reach three doors, then head through the left.
 
 
Walk south to rescue the party leader, then proceed north and take the right door.
 
 
Go upstairs and through the northern door.
 
 
Head through the right door.
 
 
Interact with the second party member to get them back in the group. Party is reassembled!
 
Proceed through the top-left door.
 
 
Go through the door on the right and we’ll be back at the save point.
 
Heal up at the bucket and save.
 
 
Proceed to the three doors and head through the middle one.
 
 
Head up the left stairs and go through the door.
 
Warning: Farm all bestiary entries before progressing further.
 
 
Once our bestiary is updated, heal up and quick-save, then attempt to go through the door.
 
 

Curlax

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
310	15000	2000	1	100	0	110	4	0	Ice, Water	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	Fire	None

 
 

Laragorn

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
311	10000	2000	2	90	0	120	5	0	Fire	Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Berserk, Stop	Ice, Wind	None

 
 

Moebius

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
312	12500	2000	4	80	0	130	6	0	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Silence, Doom, Slow	Lightning	None

 
 
Curlax is the healer, Moebius the support, and Laragorn the attacker. Curlax can revive fallen teammates.
 
 
You’ll want to kill Curlax first, which is at the top.
 
Once done, focus on Laragorn who is in the back. He can flee thus making its bestiary entry MISSABLE.
 
Lastly, handle Moebius.
 
There’s nothing extra to add. The battle should be fairly easy and straightforward.
 
 
Head through the door for the next sequence.
 
 
 

Dream Sequence: Part II

Dreamscape – Phantom Train
 
 
Note: This is a one-visit only location. Make sure to get all bestiary entries and treasure chests before completing the dungeon.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: DREAMSCAPE – PHANTOM PAIN ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
205	Samurai	3000	500	791	1545
206	Al Jabr	2722	180	485	890
207	Suriander	2912	228	435	1150

 
Head left into the car.
 
 
Save if you desire, then continue left out the car.
 
 
Proceed left for a short scene, then enter the next car.
 
 
In the second train car, you will notice a chest and a hole.
 
Flip the switch to the right of the crate to open a passage.
 
 

 
Walk around the couch and open the chest for Genji Glove. [Dreamscape – Phantom Train: 1/5]
 
 

 
Now head to the top-left corner of the room and open the chest for Lump of Metal. [Dreamscape – Phantom Train: 2/5]
 
 

 
Return right and use the Lump of Metal on the moving chest.
 
Open the previously blocked chest for Flame Shield. [Dreamscape – Phantom Train: 3/5]
 
 

 
Flip the switch above the six open chests and memorize their open/close positions (don’t worry if you can’t memorize; the solution is always the same and will be shown just before its related puzzle).
 
 

 
Head left into the next train car.
 
 
Once inside, proceed north, a little left, south, and open the chest hidden at the bottom-right corner for an X-Potion. [Dreamscape – Phantom Train: 4/5]
 
 

 
Continue left and open the chest between the couches for Ice Shield. [Dreamscape – Phantom Train: 5/5]
 
 

 
That makes 5/5 for this one-visit dungeon.
 
Now we must solve a levers puzzle in order to continue.
 
 

 
Using the previous screenshot as reference, flip the levers in this order:
 
3 → 1 → 3 → 2 → 3 → 1
 
 
Once done, pass left through the bottom area.
 
 
Order the chests as they appeared earlier, then pull the lever on top to open the exit (refer to the screenshot below for the solution).
 
 

 
Head into the next car.
 
Save if you desire, then exit the car and enter the engine room to the left.
 
Flip the levers so they end DOWN – UP – UP, then walk out.
 
 
Dreamscape – Cave
 
 
Note: This is a one-visit only location. Make sure to get all bestiary entries before completing the dungeon.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: DREAMSCAPE – CAVEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
209	Schmidt	3262	200	441	1253
210	Pluto Armor	2850	220	629	853
215	Io	7862	1550	1995	3253

 
All machines are weak to Thunder; use Thunder Beam for fast kills.
 
Head south into the next room.
 
 
Follow the path right and back in.
 
 
Exit south (the way you came from).
 
 
Follow Cyan left and you’ll off the bridge.
 
 
Dreamscape – Doma Castle – 1F
 
 
Leave the room.
 
 
Exit south through any of the doors.
 
 
Proceed north and into the throne room.
 
 
Dreamscape – Doma Castle – 2F
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then approach the throne.
 
 

Wrexsoul

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
313	23066	5066	27	70	0	220	5	0	Ice	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	Fire, Holy	None

 

Soul Savers

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
314	3066	566	50	150	0	175	3	0	Ice	Imp, Poison, Sleep, Sap, Silence, Stop	Fire, Holy	None

 
Wrexsoul opens the battle with Fury, which possess a character and makes him unreachable and invulnerable to any kind damage. The boss will only reappear once said character is afflicted with Zombie, Petrify, or KO. The Soul Savers will endlessly respawn if killed.
 
 
The easiest way to make the boss reappear, is to cast Break on the possessed party member and then immediately cure them with a Gold Needle or Esuna.
 
As for damage, any ice-elemental spells should work well. I’m sure you will manage!
 
 
Watch the scenes that follow.
 
Cyan’s swordsmanship attained its peak level!
 
 

 

Master Samurai
Acquired all "Bushido" commands.

 
 

 
 
Head into the throne room and pick up the magicite.
 
 

 
Obtained Alexander magicite!
 
We’re done for good with Doma Castle. Exit to the overworld.
 
 
 

Magicite Hunting: Quetzalli

Overworld
 
 
It’s time for us to hunt down all that juicy magicite we haven’t collected yet! So let’s start with the easiest one, Quezalli.
 
Board the Falcon and fly to the Solitary Island.
 
 

 
Land and enter the location.
 
 
Solitary Island
 
 
Note: If you saved Cid back at the fish minigame, then you can talk to him in his hut. He adds nothing new, though. All you can make him to say is:
 
 
I’m all better now! Thank you, Celes!
 
 
Such a waste. This is what makes me think that dead Cid branch is the canon.
 
 
Head south into the beach.
 
Collect the magicite.
 
 

 
Obtained Quetzalli magicite!
 
Leave the location.
 
 
 

Cave to the Ancient Castle

Overworld
 
 
Our next magicite is Odin.
 
This is located in Figaro Castle, which should be near Kohlinger.
 
 

 
Land and head inside.
 
 
Figaro Castle
 
 
Enter the castle.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 1F
 
 
Head down the left stairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – B1
 
 
Speak to the old man and choose to move the castle to Figaro. The castle will get stuck undersea.
 
Choose to Stop here.
 
Head back upstairs.
 
 
Figaro Castle – 1F
 
 
Go down the right stairs into the prison.
 
 
Figaro Castle – B1
 
 
Enter the rightmost jail and head through the top-right doorway.
 
 
Cave to the Ancient Castle – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CAVE TO THE ANCIENT CASTLEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
218	Figaro Lizard	4220	140	554	1219
219	Devil	5555	1150	960	2189
220	Enuo	4635	280	968	1429

 
From the entrance, head south through the left path and open the chest near the doorway for a Wing Edge. [Cave to the Ancient Castle: 1/6]
 
 

 
Now proceed right and open the chest between the other two doorways for a Hi-Ether. [Cave to the Ancient Castle: 2/6]
 
 

 
Head through the bottom-right door.
 
 
Approach the chest, then heal up and quick-save.
 
 

 
Once ready, open the chest for a monster-in-a-box encounter:
 
 

Master Tonberry

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
315	22000	1200	13	100	0	165	9	0	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Zombie, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Sap	Water	None

 
Like the regular Tonberry, Master Tonberry counters most attacks with Traveler, and not like the regular Tonberry, this one can’t be affected by Imp.
 
Oddly enough, this creature feels a lot easier than the regular Tonberry. That and considering you should have a relatively high level, this battle shouldn’t give you much trouble. If your Celes is high-leveled, equip her the Ultima Weapon and enjoy the benefits.
 
For instance, my Celes was level 56 during this encounter (since I never removed the Growth Egg from her) and my physical hits were dealing a whooping 5000 points of damage at full health.
 
 
After winning, you will be rewarded with Gladius. [Cave to the Ancient Castle: 3/6]
 
 
Head back to the previous room.
 
 
Now proceed through the bottom-left door.
 
 
Follow the linear path south, downstairs, left, and finally north to chest containing Death Tarot. [Cave to the Ancient Castle: 4/6]
 
 

 
Go back south, then head left through a semi-hidden hallway.
 
Proceed north until hitting a wall, then left and through the doorway to the next area.
 
 
Make your way to the bottom-left corner of the room for a chest containing an X-Potion. [Cave to the Ancient Castle: 5/6]
 
 

 
From the previous chest, head southeast and open another chest for Magicite Shard. [Cave to the Ancient Castle: 6/6]
 
 

 
That concludes the collectibles for this place. 6/6 chests!
 
Return north and head down the rather long staircase.
 
 
Cave to the Ancient Castle – B2
 
 
Head south and rest/save at the point, then proceed left and up the stairs.
 
 
 

Ancient Castle

Ancient Castle
 
 
Walk north for some lengthy scenes.
 
 
Once you regain control, head north but don’t enter the castle yet. Instead, go through any of the doorways on the left.
 
 
Ancient Castle – 1F
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then open the chest for a monster-in-a-box encounter.
 
 

 

Samurai Soul

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
316	37620	7400	25	115	20	175	11	0	Poison	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Zombie, Sleep, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	None	None

 
Samurai Soul possess a small but devastating list of movements. Among his main attacks we can find Gale Cut (wind-elemental damage) and all throwable elemental scrolls (Fire, Water, and Lightning). Once he’s struck three times by magic, he will counter by either throwing a Katana or tossing Gil. Also, if he’s physically attacked six times, he will return the favor by using Assassin Blade to instantly kill the target. Finally, the boss will buff himself with Blink, Reflect, and Haste after enough turns have passed.
 
 
Sounds impressive, right? Well. It’s not that bad. The boss is vulnerable to Poison, so using Bio ensures great damage all turns. He’s also vulnerable to Confuse, which can led to the boss doing hara-kiri by using Assassin Blade on himself, but that would have to be their sixth attack, so you will either have to physically attack him five times and try to confuse, or confuse six times.
 
 
For my part, I casted Bio to inflict poison right away, then attacked with Celes with the Ultima weapon equipped for 5000+ damage each turn (at full health), Edgar with Drill, Sabin with any Blitz, and Cyan kept my HPs high by casting Curaga every now and then. The boss lasted less that I expected.
 
 
You will be rewarded by the overpowered Master’s Scroll relic upon winning. [Ancient Castle: 1/4]
 
 
This relic makes the player attack four times a turn. Equip it on Celes and combine it with the Ultima Weapon, and then you got an unstoppable destruction machine. You can also add the Genji Glove to the mix and equip a secondary weapon for a not insignificant eight hits a turn. That can pretty much obliterate all enemies for the rest of the game.
 
 
Ancient Castle
 
 
Once you’re ready to continue, head back outside.
 
 
Proceed through the doorway just right of the main gates.
 
 
Ancient Castle – 1F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ANCIENT CASTLEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
217	Lunatys	4020	105	465	1504

 
Open the chest at the top-right corner for Punisher. [Ancient Castle: 2/4]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
 
Ancient Castle
 
 
Enter the castle through the main gates.
 
 
Ancient Castle – 1F
 
 
Proceed north into the next room.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ANCIENT CASTLEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
216	Armored Weapon	9200	1956	1189	5848

 
Go north and enter the first door to the right of Odin’s statue.
 
 
Open both chests for Blizzard Orb and Gold Hairpin. [Ancient Castle: 4/4]
 
 

 
Head back outside.
 
 
Examine Odin’s statue to receive his magicite!
 
 

 
Walk a few steps south, then proceed right and down through the corridor.
 
 
Examine the bucket for an X-Ether. {Ancient Castle: 1/1}
 
 

 
That’s the last collectible for the Ancient Castle. 4/4 chests and 1/1 items. That’s also the last hidden item in the game, but the achievement requires either interacting with another item, leaving the room, or finishing a battle.
 
Now examine the sparkling light to read the Queen’s Diary.
 
 

 

Item Detector
Obtained all hidden items.

 
 

 
 
Return to the throne room.
 
 
Examine the floor five tiles down from the right throne. Refer to the screenshot below if you’re having troubles to find the correct spot.
 
 

 
Watch the scene.
 
 
Return to the room to the east with the diary and head downstairs.
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then touch the dragon for:
 
 

 

Blue Dragon

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
322	26900	3800	13	110	0	150	10	0	Lightning	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Zombie, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Water	None

 
As usual with the Dragons, this one also has its own elemental affinities. This time is water. This boss strikes with Acid Rain (Sap to the whole party), Flash Rain, and Tsunami. The boss also possess Rippler, which exchanges all statuses from positive to negative, but only uses it when a character is afflicted by Haste (Hermes Sandals don’t trigger this effect).
 
 
Lightning-element spells are your friend here. Three Thundagas with a decently leveled character and the boss will be down and out.
 
 
Four dragons remaining.
 
 
After the fight, head north and examine the queen to transform Odin into the powerful Raiden magicite!
 
Note: The now gone Odin’s Meteor spell can be learned through another magicites. Don’t worry.
 
 
And that is. We’re finally done with the Ancient Castle. Well, kinda. We still have to exit the location and the only way out is by walking. Teleport Stone won’t work as we’re under the ocean.
 
Enjoy your trip!
 
Note: This area will always be revisitable by moving Figaro Castle and stopping half-way undersea.
 
 
 

Duncan’s Cabin, Bahamut, and Ragnarok

Figaro Castle – B1
 
 
Back at Figaro Castle, speak to the old man at the engine room and choose to Restart the engines.
 
You will reach South Figaro area.
 
Talk to the old man again and choose to Go to Kohlingen, then to Restart the engines.
 
Exit the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Your Sabin should be over level 42 by this point, so this is a perfect time to collect his last Blitz technique! If he’s not, then you can still go ahead, but the related achievement won’t unlock until you hit level 42.
 
 
Assuming you have Sabin in your party, board the Falcon, then head to Narshe in the northernmost continent.
 
Once at Narshe, fly northeast towards the mountains and land near the trees forming the + sign.
 
 

 
Walk over the middle tree.
 
 
Duncan’s Cabin
 
 
Try to enter the cabin and watch the scene.
 
The ultimate Blitz, Phantom Rush, is finally yours. Congratulations!
 
 
If you also have all the other Blitz techniques unlocked, then the following achievement should pop:
 
 

 

Master Monk
Acquired all "Blitz" commands.

 
 

 
 
Leave the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
This is a rather annoying one. You have to find and defeat Deathgaze, who is an invisible world map superboss. He has 55,000 HP and you have to find him 1-4 times, depending on how much damage is dealt during each encounter.
 
 
Board the Falcon and press BACKSPACE on a place where you can’t land (such as the sea) to realign north. Next, tap the left OR right direction so you slightly tilt your ship like 0.5 degrees. Now accelerate. This will help your airship touch EVERY SINGLE TILE in the world map. All 4096 tiles. Deathgaze is occupying one of these tiles, EXCEPT the fact that he’s INVISIBLE. So you’ll just keep flying straight until a battle starts.
 
 

Deathgaze

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
318	55555	38000	35	150	30	170	8	30	Fire, Holy	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	Ice Poison	None

 
Deathgaze’s opens the battle by casting Lv.5 Death, then it uses Death, Blizzaga or a normal attack, then Aero or Death. On his third turn, Deathgaze has a 2/3 chances of fleeing.
 
 
You’ll have to keep finding him every time he flees. His spot changes after he flees. His spot will also change if you land your ship.
 
After defeating him, you’ll receive the Bahamut magicite!
 
 

 
Once you’ve obtained the previous magicite, enter the Falcon and form a party that includes Locke.
 
Take the wheel and head to Narshe.
 
 

 
Land and head inside.
 
 
Narshe
 
 
Go to the weapons shop and interact with the door. Locke will unlock it.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Narshe – Weapons Shop
 
 
Go around the counter and exit through the bottom-right doorway.
 
 
Talk to the old man and choose to Leave it as the magicite “Ragnarok.”
 
DO NOT TURN IT INTO A SWORD, YOU CAN GET RAGNAROK WEAPONS LATER.
 
 
Equip Ragnarok on a main party member ASAP. This magicite teaches Ultima, the most powerful non-elemental, non-reflectable, and defense-ignoring black magic in the entire game.
 
Exit the weapons shop.
 
 
From the weapon shop, head north and go up the stairs to the slight right.
 
Have Locke unlock this door.
 
 

 
Head inside and talk to the old man in bed. Received Cursed Shield!
 
Note: Completing 250 battles alive with the Cursed Shield (while not as Gogo) will turn it into the Paladin Shield which absorbs Fire, Ice, Thunder and Holy and nullifies all other elements, increase defenses, increase evasions, and has the Ultima magic (100AP). Insane!
 
 

Originally posted by Final Fantasy Wiki:
The Cursed Shield gives stat penalties; -7 to Strength, Speed, Stamina, and Magic and no boosts to Defense, Evasion, Magic Defense, and Magic Evasion. It inflicts Doom, Silence, Berserk, Confusion, and Sap on the wearer. The player can equip a Ribbon to prevent the status ailments, except Doom. The Lich Ring will make Doom heal the wearer, and the Minerva Bustier can negate the elemental weaknesses.

 
 
That’s all we can do in Narshe. Exit to the overworld.
 
 
 

Master Blue Mage: 16/20

Overworld
 
 
It’s time to populate our Lore spell list!
 
 
Strago learns Blue Magic by witnessing the skills and surviving the battle.
 
Lores can be forced via Relm’s Sketches or Gau’s Rages, but if you use leap or run away from battle, it’ll skip the ending sequence and thus miss it. Also if enemies cast a spell and don’t have enough MP, it doesn’t count as being used.
 
 
So let’s get started! Head inside the Falcon and form a group that includes Strago and Relm. I took Strago, Relm, Celes, and Cyan.
 
 
Equip Relm with Fake Mustache relic and Strago with whatever you want (Ribbon is a good option so he doesn’t get afflicted by status ailments).
 
Now proceed to the locations listed below and Control/Sketch the enemy with Relm → use the ability (against party if beneficial or enemies if detrimental) → win to learn the Lore.
 
 
Legend
 

• Control: Use Control ability with Relm.
• Sketch: Use Sketch ability with Relm.
• Random: Can’t be forced; used randomly by the enemy.

 
Lore: Aqua Breath
 
Acquisition: Initial
 
 
Lore: Revenge Blast
 
Acquisition: Initial
 
 
Lore: Stone
 
Acquisition: Initial
 
 

 
 
Lore: 1000 Needles
 
Location: Desert southwest of Maranda
 
Enemies: Cactuar
 
Acquisition: Control
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: DESERT SOUTH OF MARANDAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
175	Slagworm	12018	10500	10000	7524
176	Cactuar	3	60000	10000	0

 
 

 
 
Lore: Aero
 
Location: Thamasa Forest
 
Enemies: Vasegiatta
 
Acquisition: Control
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: THAMASA AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
196	Vasegiatta	3615	233	1221	1994
197	Gloomwind	2905	175	421	1096
198	Purusa	3300	188	773	1396

 
 

 
 
Lore: Bad Breath
 
Location: Darill’s Tomb – B2
 
Enemies: Malboro
 
Acquisition: Control
 
 

 
 

 
 
Lore: Mighty Guard
 
Location: Desert around Tzen
 
Enemies: Land Ray
 
Acquisition: Sketch
 
 

 
Instructions
 

• Set Battle Speed to Normal (TAB → Configuration → Battle Speed).
• Replace Fake Mustache relic with Gale Hairpin.
• Engage in a battle with Land Ray.
• Use Sketchwith Relm.
• Rinse and repeat until you learn the Lore.

 
Note: Don’t forget to re-equip Fake Mustache and readjust Battle Speed once you’re done.
 
 

 
 
Lore: White Wind (Control, Random)
 
Location: Desert around Tzen
 
Enemies: Peeper
 
Acquisition: Control, Random (you will most likely learn this by just fighting the enemy)
 
 

 
 
Lore: Rippler
 
Location: Forest north of Jidoor
 
Enemies: Leap Frog
 
Acquisition: Random (must wait 4+ turns to have a chance)
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: JIDOOR FORESTㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
174	Leap Frog	3511	220	2600	1550
181	Greater Mantis	4500	420	501	4612

 
 

 
 
Lore: Transfusion
 
Location: Kohlingen Area
 
Enemies: Mousse
 
Acquisition: Control, Random (you will most likely learn this by just fighting the enemy)
 
 

 
 

 
 
Lore: Traveler
 
Location: Grass area around Kefka’s Tower.
 
Enemies: Fafnir
 
Acquisition: Control
 
 

 
 

 
 
Lore: Dischord
 
Location: Cave to the Ancient Castle (Figaro Castle → Go to Figaro/Kohlingen → Stop here)
 
Enemies: Figaro Lizard
 
Acquisition: Control
 
 
Lore: Tsunami (Control)
 
Location: Cave to the Ancient Castle (Figaro Castle → Go to Figaro/Kohlingen → Stop here)
 
Enemies: Enuo
 
Acquisition: Control
 
 
Lores: Lv.3 Confuse, Lv.4 Flare, Lv.5 Death
 
Location: Cave to the Ancient Castle (Figaro Castle → Go to Figaro/Kohlingen → Stop here)
 
Enemies: Devil
 
Acquisition: Random
 
 

 
 
That’s all. All remaining blue magic will be earned during the last dungeon.
 
 
 

Ebot’s Rock

Overworld
 
 
With Strago and Relm in your party, board the Falcon and head to Thamasa (bottom-right corner of the map).
 
 

 
Land and enter the town.
 
 
Thamasa
 
 
Proceed north to initiate a relatively long cutscene.
 
Once you regain control, exit the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Board the airship and form a party of 4 that includes Strago. Relm can be discarded at this point.
 
Fly to the island just north from Thamasa and land anywhere.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Ebot’s Rock – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: EBOT’S ROCK (CHEST ROOM)ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
231	Warlock	1300	1250	333	970
233	Sorath	2600	97	415	830
234	Medusa Chicken	2366	185	422	770

 
Note: During this dungeon, the player’s view area will be limited to a small circle of light around the controlled character. Use the minimap for better navigation.
 
 
Head up and onto the platform to warp.
 
 
At the new location, walk north and speak to the chest.
 
The chest wants Coral, lots of it. More specifically, 22 pieces.
 
Head south and step on the platform.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: EBOT’S ROCKㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
232	Mahadeva	3826	1327	393	1510
235	Creature	2470	145	550	775
236	Moonform	2444	82	669	981
237	Aspidochelon	3210	514	519	1270

 
This dungeon works differently than any other location in the game. Every time you step in a warp platform, you get teleported to a randomly-chosen room within the caves. It can even be the same area we were just in. These rooms can or cannot contain any chests. Also each chest grants a random number of Corals.
 
 
Our goal is to find 22 pieces of coral.
 
 
So you will want to run around → open chests to collect Coral → warp into the next room. Rinse and repeat until having enough pieces.
 
You can check your Coral counter by pressing TAB → Items → Key Items → Coral.
 
 
Once you have 22 or more pieces, make your way back to the hungry chest (keep trying warp platforms until you get there) and choose to feed it with some coral. Don’t try to feed the chest with less than 22 pieces OR YOU WILL HAVE TO RESTART FROM 0.
 

 
Once fed, the chest will remove itself from the path.
 
Heal up and quick-save, then proceed north and speak to Hidon for:
 
 

Hidon

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
319	25000	12500	13	110	0	160	10	0	Fire, Earth, Holy	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	Poison	None

 

Erebus (x4)

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
320	3500	1000	13	85	0	150	10	0	Earth	Imp, Zombie, Sleep, Confuse, Berserk	Poison	None

 
Grand Delta Lore: This is a specific lore that only Hidon possess and ONLY uses when you defeat the 4 minions at his feet. IF YOU DON’T GET IT HERE, YOU’LL HAVE TO PLAY WITH RNG (1.25%) TO RESPAWN HIDON.
 
 
Hidon is of the undead type, and as such, he’s vulnerable to healing spells and more importantly, to Phoenix Downs. However, we don’t want to take this approach right away as we have the important mission of learning his elusive lore. For that, deal with the four Erebus around him, then, wait for the boss to use the Grand Delta attack, then use a Phoenix Down on him. Quick and clean.
 
 

 
Watch the scenes that follow.
 
 

If you somehow did NOT get the Grand Delta Lore during the previous encounter, simply talk to Gungho in Thamasa for a 1.25% chance of respawning Hidon and thus being able to attempt to get Grand Delta once more. Gungho will mention that Hidon has reappeared when it works.

 
 
 

Cultists’ Tower: Part I

Overworld
 
 
I think we’re finally strong enough to climb up the menacing Cultists’ Tower.
 
 
But first, head to Thamasa and purchase the following:
 

• Complete four Reflect Rings and equip them in all your party members (you should have 1 or 2 from before)
• Many Ethers
• Several Phoenix Downs
• Optional: Smoke Bombs (in case you get tired of fighting)

 
Also bring the following spells:
 

• Reraise: required for the boss fight (learned from Phoenix)
• Ultima: not required, but makes your life a lot easier (learned from Ragnarok)

 
Once ready, make your way to the Cultists’ Tower. In case you forgot, the Cultists’ Tower is the giant building surrounded by mountains just south of Nikeah. Refer to the screenshot below for its exact location.
 
 

 
Land and head inside.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – Ground Floor
 
 
This area is MAGIC-ONLY. Prepare your party and equips accordingly.
 
Note: There’s a thief offering the location of a hidden treasure for 100,000 Gil. This actually refers to turning Odin into Raiden, which we did a few sections above.
 
 
Head north and upstairs.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – First Ascent
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CULTISTS’ TOWER – FIRST ASCENTㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
222	Level 10 Magic	1000	300	0	0
223	Level 20 Magic	2000	500	0	0
224	Level 30 Magic	3000	700	0	0
225	Level 40 Magic	4000	1000	0	0

 
If you followed my advise about bringing Reflect Rings equipped on all party members, then bounce spells off your party members in order to deal increased damage.
 
Note: Ultima ignores Reflect, so throw that directly.
 
 
Proceed upstairs until you spot a door on the right side, then head through it.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – 8F
 
 
Open the chest for Safety Bit. [Cultists’ Tower: 1/6]
 
 

 
Interact with the north wall to the right of the chest. This reveals a secret door in 7F.
 
 

 
Go back outside.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – First Ascent
 
 
Head one flight down and go through the door.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – 7F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CULTISTS’ TOWER – 7Fㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
221	Magic Urn	100	10000	0	0

 
Open the chest for Air Anchor! [Cultists’ Tower: 2/6]
 
 

 
That’s the last tool for Edgar. As usual, the achievement won’t unlock until winning a battle or leaving the room.
 
 

 

Master Mechanist
Obtained all "Tools" commands.

 
 

 
 
Exit the room.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – First Ascent
 
 
Continue upwards to the next section.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – Second Ascent
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CULTISTS’ TOWER – SECOND ASCENTㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
226	Level 50 Magic	5000	2000	0	0
227	Level 60 Magic	6000	5000	0	0

 
Proceed upstairs until the next door, then head inside.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – 17F
 
 
Open the chest for Genji Shield. [Cultists’ Tower: 3/6]
 
 

 
Head back outside.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – Second Ascent
 
 
Continue upwards to the next section.
 
 
 

Cultists’ Tower: Part II

Cultists’ Tower – Third Ascent
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CULTISTS’ TOWER – THIRD ASCENTㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
228	Level 70 Magic	7000	3000	0	0

 
Proceed upstairs until the door, then head inside.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – 26F
 
 
Open the chest for Kagenui. [Cultists’ Tower: 4/6]
 
 

 
Now run into the dragon roaming around for:
 
 

Holy Dragon

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
328	18500	12000	13	110	0	150	9	0	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Doom	Holy	None

 
As you can hint from its name, this boss only attacks with the Holy spell, which can be reflected.
 
This won’t prevent the Dragon from healing itself if you have auto-reflect, though, but Silence will. So open the battle with Silence, then bounce your finest spells off your party members and you will be golden. If you have Ultima or Flare, then use that.
 
 
You will obtain a Holy Lance for your efforts.
 
 
Three dragons remaining.
 
 
Exit the room.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – Third Ascent
 
 
Continue your journey upwards.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – Fourth Ascent
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CULTISTS’ TOWER – FOURTH ASCENTㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
229	Level 80 Magic	8000	2800	0	0
230	Level 90 Magic	9000	9000	0	0

 
Proceed up until the door, then head inside.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – 35F
 
 
Open the chest for Force Armor. [Cultists’ Tower: 5/6]
 
 

 
Leave the room.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – Fourth Ascent
 
 
Continue to the top.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – Roof
 
 
Enter the building.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – 39F
 
 
Open the chest for Soul of Thamasa! [Cultists’ Tower: 6/6]
 
 

 
That’s the final treasure for this dungeon. 6/6 chests!
 
Equip the relic immediately on your character with Ultima (or your best mage if you don’t have that spell).
 
Heal up and quick-save, then exit the building.
 
 
Cultists’ Tower – Roof
 
 
Walk one step south and watch the scene, then prepare yourself for:
 
 

Magic Master

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
317	50000	50000	1	250	100	100	25	0	None	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Poison, Zombie, Darkness, Sleep, Sap, Confuse, Silence, Doom, Stop, Slow	None	None

 
Magic Master attacks with tier 2 elemental magic (Fira, Blizzara, Thundara), tier 3 elemental magic (Firaga, Blizzaga, and Thundaga), and Bio, Silence, and Death. All his attacks can be reflected, so Reflect Rings makes us virtually invincible. Also, whenever the boss is attacked, he uses Barrier Change to shift his elemental affinities.
 
 
First and foremost, cast Reraiseon anyone/everyone. This boss casts Ultima on death and unless you’re extremely high leveled, you won’t survive the blast. If you equipped the Soul of Thamasa relic and have Ultima/Flare learned, then keep Dualcasting that. The battle is fairly straightforward. During my run, I waited for the boss to hurt himself (thanks to the auto-Reflect), then finished him off with a Dualcast of Ultimas.
 
 
After the battle, revive all your fallen teammates and make your way to the ground floor, then head outside.
 
 
 

Earth Dragon and Bestiary Cleanup

Overworld
 
 
We’re almost there. Just a few things here and there and we’ll be ready for the final dungeon!
 
 
Board the Falcon and fly to the Opera House, which is located in between Maranda and Jidoor.
 
 

 
Land and head inside.
 
 
Opera House – 1F
 
 
Head to reception, then right, upstairs, and through the door.
 
 
Opera House – 2F
 
 
Talk to Impresario, then proceed northeast and head through the top-right doorway.
 
 
Go upstairs and talk to the Stagehand.
 
Heal up and quick-save, then pull the third lever to face:
 
 

Earth Dragon

ID	HP	MP	ATK	DEF	EVA	M.DEF	MAG	M.EVA	WEAKNESS	RESIST.	ABSORBS	INMUNE
326	28500	16500	23	110	0	150	12	0	Water, Wind	Instant Death, Petrify, Imp, Zombie, Sap, Confuse, Berserk, Silence, Doom, Stop	None	None

 
Uh, Square? I’m not an expert but that doesn’t look like a Dragon to me…
 
Anyway, this Earth ‘Dragon’ attacks with various earth-elemental abilities such as Quake, Magnitude 8, and Landslide. As for physical attacks, we can find Honed Tusk, which usually one-hits its target. In addition, if you have a character buffed with the Floating status, the boss will occasionally try to bring it down by using 50 Gs. We can use this in our favor with the Angel Wings relic (permanent Auto-Float), as the boss will waste several turns trying the impossible. Finally, the Earth Dragon is weak against Wind, Water, and vulnerable to Sleep.
 
 
If you have Gaia Gear, then you can equip that to absorb all earth-based attacks. However, that equipment is kinda bad for this far in the game and you won’t be able to resist the boss’ physical hits with it. If you’re still interested, Gaia Gear can be bought in Nikeah and South Figaro. As an alternative, you can try to get four Angel Wings from the Auction House @ Jidoor for 6,300 Gil a piece, but that requires patience, and if you’re like me, you don’t have any time to waste. That leaves us the cheesy offensive route. My favorite. Have a character casting Sleep on the Dragon whenever required, your black mage Dualcasting Ultima, and the last two restoring the black mage’s MPs. The boss won’t know what hit him! If Strago is in the party, you can add the Aero Lore to the mix.
 
 
Two dragons remaining.
 
 
Make your way out of the location.
 
 

 
 
Our next task is updating the bestiary with all the missing world map entries. I’ll show the location and list all the creatures that can be found around the area.
 
 
Maranda Region
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MARANDA REGIONㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
177	Crawler	3200	620	1224	1456

 
 

 
 
Jidoor Area
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: JIDOOR AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
179	Basilisk	5000	1020	1120	2400

 
 

 
 
Dinosaur Forest
 
 

 
Dinosaur Forest is located straight north of the Veldt.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: DINOSAUR FOREST AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	MP	GIL	EXP
171	Brachiosaur	46050	51420	0	14396
172	Tyrannosaur	12770	420	0	8800
173	Tumbleweed	6200	600	1333	2554
178	Sprinter	4500	350	1420	2293
180	Lycaon	250	20	1524	1356

 
West: Lycaon, Sprinter
 
Southeast: Tumbleweed
 
Forest: Tyrannosaur, Brachiosaur (rare)
 
 
Seasoned Hero
 
 
The Dinosaur Forest is the best place to grind for EXP.
 
 
So what are we gonna do?
 
Simple. Your most OP character is gonna carry all your party members to level 50, one by one.
 
 
Prerequisites
 

• Ultima: Learned from Ragnarok Esper.
• Soul of Thamasa: Obtained in Cultists’ Tower
• Gold Hairpin: Should have two from looted chests.
• Growth Egg: Obtained in Darill’s Tomb.
• Alarm Earring: Should have two from looted chests.
• 99 Sleeping Bags: Purchasable in most towns.

 
Setup
 

• Carry: Soul of Thamasa and Gold Hairpin/Celestriad (the latter is a Brachiosaur’s rare drop)
• Carried: Growth Egg and Alarm Earring

 
Keep the party limited to two members as the EXP is divided by total characters.
 
 
Strategy
 

• Run around the Dinosaur Forest until engaging in a battle.
• Dualcast Ultima.
• ????
• Profit.
• Rinse and repeat until the carried character is level 50. Quick-save after all encounters; Brachiosaur can surprise you with Ultima. Restore carry’s MP with Sleeping Bags.
• Once the carried member is at level 50, remove all their equipment (TAB → Equip → Remove All), switch to the next character in the Falcon, equip the new character, and repeat the process.

 
Note: Every time a Brachiosaur is defeated, you have a small chance of getting the Celestriad relic as a drop. This relic reduces the MP cost of all magic to 1, so if you’re lucky enough to get one, replace the Gold Hairpin without thinking twice.
 
 
For the record, it took me ~2.5 hours to get all characters to level 50.
 
 

 

Seasoned Hero
Reached level 50 for all party members.

 
 

 
 
 

Cabin and Gau’s Rages

Overworld
 
 
While farming, you might have noticed an unvisited cabin left from the Dinosaur Forest. This is our next stop.
 
 
Board the Falcon and form a group of 4 that includes Sabin and Gau. This is not required but adds a scene.
 
Now enter the location.
 
 

 
Cabin
 
 
Head inside the hut and talk to the Aged Man.
 
Watch the scenes.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
You will automatically be returned to the overworld.
 
 
There’s one last grind before being able to head into the final dungeon. This one is related to Gau and the Rage system.
 
 
But what’s a Rage?
 
 

Rage is an ability that replaces the Attack command and allows Gau to use enemy attacks instead. The attacks Gau uses depend upon which enemy he Rages.

 
 
This was the grindiest achievement for the old version of the game. Thankfully, Square Enix came to their senses and reduced the grind from 253 to only 50 rages.
 
 
So how can I get started?
 
Head to the Veldt and run into enemies.
 
 

 
Once in battle, use the Leapcommand to make the encounter end abruptly. Gau will learn every rage of the monsters within that formation.
 
Now keep playing battles until Gau shows up at the end of another battle. Stop attacking and wait a few seconds. Gau will rejoin the party and learn any rages for that battle as well.
 
He will NOT learn rages for the battles in between these two events, if any.
 
That pretty much sums the Rage system.
 
 
As a side note, you might want to double check that you don’t have the rages of your current opponents before leaping. To do that, simply open the Rage menu and compare names.
 
 
So now that you know everything about the Rage command, what are you waiting for? Go get 50!
 
 

 

Master of the Wild
Used the "Leap" command to learn 50 enemy techniques.

 
 

 
 
 

WIP

Missing Sections
 

• Checkpoint before Kefka’s Tower
• Kefka’s Tower
• Achievement Cleanup

 
 

 
 
Here we come to an end for FINAL FANTASY VI Walkthrough & Secrets Achievement Guide hope you enjoy it. If you think we forget something to include or we should make an update to the post let us know via comment, and we will fix it asap! Thanks and have a great day!