Introduction
- This guide is based on the reference cla*ses: Warrior, Thief, White Mage, and Black Mage.
- Only first/easiest appearance of Monsters will be listed in the guide; repeats might be mentioned but only for rare encounters.
- There’s no missable achievements and you can go back to any place at any given time.
- Hold BACKSPACE to run.
- Press Q to auto-battle 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.
The Item Shop is the same for all the towns in the game:
Item Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Potion | 40 |
Hi-Potion | 150 |
Eher | 150 |
Phoenix Down | 500 |
Antidote | 50 |
Eye Drops | 50 |
Echo Gra*s | 50 |
Gold Needle | 500 |
Remedy | 1500 |
Sleeping Bag | 50 |
Tent | 160 |
Cottage | 2000 |
Prologue
Overworld
- Once you gain control over your character, enter the castle just above you.
Castle Cornelia – 1F
- Go all the way north and head upstairs.
Castle Cornelia – 2F
- Go up and speak to the guard.
- Back in control, go all the way south until reaching the Overworld.
- Enter the Village to purchase some equipment and spells.
Cornelia
Weapon Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Nunchaku | 8 |
Knife | 4 |
Staff | 4 |
Raiper | 8 |
Hammer | 8 |
Armor Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Clothes | 8 |
Leather Armor | 40 |
Chain Mail | 65 |
White Magic Shop | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Cure | 1 | 50 |
Dia | 1 | 50 |
Protect | 1 | 50 |
Blink | 1 | 50 |
Black Magic Shop | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Fire | 1 | 50 |
Sleep | 1 | 50 |
Focus | 1 | 50 |
Thunder | 1 | 50 |
Inn | |
Service | Cost |
Rest | 30 |
- Go back to the Overworld once you’re done.
Overworld
- Make sure to defeat all monster to complete the bestiary (required for an achievement later).
- Bestiary can be checked any time from Main Menu → Extras → Bestiary.
ㅤ  ㅤ        ㅤ BESTIARY: OUTSIDE CORNELIAㅤ       ㅤ ㅤ |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
001 | Goblin | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
003 | Wolf | 20 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 24 |
- I’d say don’t bother hunting monsters outside Chaos Shrine as all monsters will show up inside the dungeon anyway.
  ㅤ                    BESTIARY: OUTSIDE CHAOS SHRINE                ㅤ |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
002 | Goblin Guard | 16 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
005 | Skeleton | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
007 | Gigas Worm | 56 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 63 |
- Feel free to farm a few levels before venturing into the next dungeon.
- I personally got to level 5.
- Can rest at the Inn of Cornelia for 30G to refill HP and MP.
- I bought 10 potions and 10 antidotes with the earned Gil. Sleeping bags are also a decent investment.
- When you’re ready, go all the way north of the Overworld to reach a destroyed Castle.
- Head inside.
Chaos Shrine
ㅤㅤ      ㅤ   ㅤ  BESTIARY: CHAOS SHRINEㅤ          ㅤㅤㅤ |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
004 | Crazy Horse | 64 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 63 |
005 | Skeleton | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
006 | Black Widow | 28 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 30 |
008 | Warg Wolf | 72 | 14 | 0 | 22 | 93 |
009 | Werewolf | 68 | 14 | 6 | 67 | 135 |
010 | Zombie | 20 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 24 |
011 | Ghoul | 48 | 8 | 6 | 50 | 93 |
- Crazy Horse is kinda rare here, so I highly recommend leaving that one for the next chapter.
- From the entrance, take the left path and enter the bottom left room to find the first chest with Leather Cap. [1/249]
- Leave the room and go all the way north and then northwest to find another two chests containing a Potion and a Tent. [3/249]
- That’s all the loot you can get from this dungeon at the moment.
- Go back to the entrance and then head north. Enter the room.
- Talk to Garland to fight the boss.
       Garland |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
012 | 212 | 15 | 8 | 27 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 12 | None | None | 250 | 130 | Longsword (50%) |
- This boss fight is pretty easy, just attack with your Warrior/Thief, heal with the White Mage, and cast Fire/Thunder with the Black Mage.
- You’ll be teleported back to Castle Cornelia after winning.
A Hero's Journey Saved Princess Sarah by defeating Garland.
- After the scenes, leave the castle and go to the Overworld to trigger a scene.
- Approach the bridge to finish the chapter.
Ship
Overworld
- Go across the bridge to reach another continent.
BESTIARY: OUTSIDE MATOYA’S CAVE |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
014 | Ogre | 100 | 18 | 10 | 195 | 195 |
- Go all the way north until reaching a split.
- Take the top path and go all the way north through the forest until reaching a cave.
- Head inside.
Matoya’s Cave
- Go left and enter the room to trigger a cutscene.
- After the scene, open the three chests on the left side for 2x potions and 1x antidote. [6/249]
- Exit the cave.
Overworld
- Follow the world map all the way to the right and then south to reach another town. This is Pravoka. Feel free to fill your bestiary before going in.
BESTIARY: OUTSIDE PRAVOKA |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
16 | Lizard | 92 | 18 | 12 | 50 | 153 |
Pravoka
Weapon Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Hammer | 8 |
Broadsword | 450 |
Battle Axe | 450 |
Scimitar | 160 |
Armor Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Leather Armor | 40 |
Chain Mail | 65 |
Iron Armor | 640 |
Leather Shield | 15 |
Leather Gloves | 50 |
White Magic Shop | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Blinda | 2 | 250 |
Silence | 2 | 250 |
NulShock | 2 | 250 |
Invis | 2 | 250 |
- Recommended purchases: Blinda, NulShock, and Silence.
Black Magic Shop | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Blizzard | 2 | 250 |
Dark | 2 | 250 |
Temper | 2 | 250 |
Slow | 2 | 250 |
- Recommended purchases: Blizzard, Dark, and Temper (last is pretty decent, even for later bosses). Feel free to grind some more Gils outside the town if needed.
Inn | |
Service | Cost |
Rest | 50 |
- Once ready, save and talk to the leader of the Pirates at the left side of the town to start a boss fight.
Pirates (x9) |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
17 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | None | None | 90 | 360 | Leather Shield (50%) |
- Easy boss fight. Can cast Sleep on the Pirates to make it easier, but auto-attacking should be more than enough.
- Leave the town after the fight.
Overworld
- Take the ship.
- Hold confirm [ENTER] and spam cancel [BACKSPACE] very quickly.
- You should get the following achievement if you were fast enough to enter the mini-game:
Hidden Game Played the 15 Puzzle game.
- If you didn’t get the achievement, leave the mini-game and play a battle to force its trigger.
BESTIARY: SEA MONSTERS |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
18 | Sahagin | 28 | 10 | 4 | 30 | 30 |
19 | Sahagin Chief | 64 | 15 | 8 | 105 | 105 |
20 | Buccaneers | 50 | 14 | 6 | 120 | 60 |
21 | Shark | 120 | 22 | 0 | 66 | 267 |
22 | Big Eyes | 10 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 42 |
- Took me a while to get an encounter with the Buccaneers. They showed up for me near the location screenshotted below.
- Reach this location to continue with your adventure:
- Walk a few steps down to find your next destination. Go into the town.
Elfheim
Elfheim
Weapon Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Iron Nunchaku | 160 |
Dagger | 140 |
Crosier | 160 |
Saber | 360 |
Armor Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Iron Armor | 640 |
Copper Armlet | 800 |
Iron Shield | 80 |
Leather Cap | 65 |
Helm | 80 |
- Stock up on Potions and Antidotes. You’ll need them later.
White Magic Shop (LV. 3) | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Cura | 3 | 1000 |
Diara | 3 | 1000 |
NulBlaze | 3 | 1000 |
Heal | 3 | 1000 |
- Recommended purchases: Cura, Diara, and Heal.
Black Magic Shop (LV. 3) | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Fira | 3 | 1000 |
Hold | 3 | 1000 |
Thundara | 3 | 1000 |
Focara | 3 | 1000 |
- Recommended purchases: Fira, Hold, and Thundara.
- Ignore White and Black Magic Shops LV 4. They’re too expensive atm.
White Magic Shop (LV. 4) | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Poisona | 4 | 2500 |
Fear | 4 | 2500 |
NulFrost | 4 | 2500 |
Vox | 4 | 2500 |
Black Magic Shop (LV. 4) | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Sleepra | 4 | 2500 |
Haste | 4 | 2500 |
Confuse | 4 | 2500 |
Blizzara | 4 | 2500 |
Inn | |
Service | Cost |
Rest | 100 |
- Leave the town once done with your purchases and head to the west towards the mountains.
- Your next stop is Western Keep, but you might want to grind some levels outside and update your bestiary before heading in.
BESTIARY: OUTSIDE WESTERN KEEP |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
013 | Cobra | 56 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 123 |
015 | Ogre Chief | 132 | 23 | 14 | 300 | 282 |
024 | Ghast | 56 | 8 | 10 | 117 | 117 |
- Ghast shows up on the way to this location.
- Head inside and enter the north door.
- Talk to the King to receive your next quest, then leave the castle.
- From here, head south until finding a hole on the floor. This is your next stop: Marsh Cave. Make sure you have a lot of antidotes. If you don’t, head back to Elfheim to stock up.
Marsh Cave
Marsh Cave
BESTIARY: MARSH CAVE |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
023 | Tarantula | 64 | 5 | 12 | 50 | 141 |
025 | Scorpion | 84 | 22 | 10 | 70 | 225 |
026 | Shadow | 50 | 10 | 0 | 45 | 90 |
027 | Green Slime | 24 | 1 | 255 | 20 | 84 |
028 | Crawler | 84 | 1 | 8 | 200 | 186 |
029 | Gray Ooze | 76 | 30 | 7 | 70 | 255 |
030 | Gargoyle | 80 | 12 | 8 | 80 | 130 |
031 | Bloodbones | 144 | 26 | 12 | 378 | 378 |
Marsh Cave – B1
- Go north and down the stairs.
Marsh Cave – B2
- From here, head east to find a chest with a Dagger. [7/249]
- Go back to the stairs and head west to find another door.
- Enter the room and open the chest for 1180 Gil. [8/249]
- Head south and enter the room at the bottom to find two chests with Potion and 1120 GIl. [10/249]
- Take the stairs back to the first floor.
Marsh Cave – B1
- Head back to the entrance and go all the way south to find a room.
- Go inside and use the ladder.
Marsh Cave – B2
- Exit from the leftmost door and head southwest all the way to find a room.
- Enter and open the chest to find a potion. [11/249]
- Enter the room to the right to find another chest with a Broadsword. [12/249]
- Enter the next room to the right again to find yet another chest with a Potion. [13/249]
- Now enter the rightmost door and exit through the door beside.
- Go down the stairs.
Marsh Cave – B3
- You’ll reach a maze of rooms.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
- Taking the table above as example, enter the important rooms:
- Room 1: Chest with Phoenix Down [14/249]
- Room 2: Empty
- Room 3: Empty
- Room 4: Chest with 1045 Gil [15/249]
- Room 5: Chest with Copper Armlet [16/249]
- Room 6: Two chests with Cottage and Potion respectively [18/249]
- Room 7: Empty
- Room 8: Empty
- Room 9: Empty
- Room 10: Chest with boss fight, ignore it for now.
- Room 11: Chest with 1135 Gil [19/249]
- Room 12: Chest with Potion [20/249]
- Room 13-16: Inaccessible for now
- Once done, enter the room 10 and open the chest to start a boss fight. [21/249]
       Psicodemon (x4) |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
032 | 84 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 98 | 66 | 33 | 18 | None | None | 1200 | 1104 | None |
- Easy fight. Cast Thunder-based spells to quickly take the bosses down.
- After winning, exit the cave. Don’t forget to update your bestiary if you want. Either way, you’ll come back here later for chest cleanup.
Western Keep
- Your next stop is Western Keep (to the north), but I highly recommend paying a visit to Elfheim to purchase LV.4 spells if you have the Gils, or replenish items.
- Level 17-18 is recommended for the next boss fight.
Western Keep
- Once you’re ready, enter the castle and speak to the King.
       Astos |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
033 | 420 | 30 | 18 | 42 | 170 | 78 | 39 | 24 | None | None | 2000 | 2250 | Mythril Sword (40%) |
- Another easy boss fight. Guess they nerfed this compared to the NES/GBA version.
Overworld
- Make your way back to the Elfheim area and take the ship back to Cornelia.
- Once there, don’t dock, instead, go north and under the bridge. Dock at the following location:
- Head north and enter Matoya’s Cave.
Matoya’s Cave
- Go to Matoya’s Room and speak to her. You’ll receive the key item Jolt Tonic.
- Leave the cave.
Overworld
- Take the ship and sail to Elfheim Region.
- Enter Elven Castle.
Elven Castle
- Go northwest and enter the Prince bedroom.
- Speak to the Healer. After a scene, you’ll receive the key item Mystic Key.
- Go back to the entrance, right hugging the outer wall, and north to find a secret room with four chests.
- They contain Mythril Hammer, 800 Gil, 700 Gil, and Bronze Gloves respectively. [25/249]
Rookie Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 10% of the chests.
- Leave the castle.
Mystic Key Cleanup
Overworld
- Go to Marsh Cave.
Marsh Cave
- Remember the room maze and the four bottom rooms we couldn’t enter when we first visited here? well, we can now. Make your way to the B3 and enter all the relevant rooms.
- Room 13: Monsters! (Anaconda x6: ID 036) → Silver Armlet once enemies defeated [26/249]
- Interacting with the Wizard will get you into a battle with four Psicodemons.
- Room 14: Monsters! (Psicodemon x4; open from the right side if you want to avoid the battle) → Antidote [27/249]
- Room 15: Empty
- Room 16: Monsters! (Psicodemon x4; open from the right side if you want to avoid the battle) → 1020 Gil [28/249]
- Press Q then TAB and make sure you have all 18 chests before leaving.
- Once confirmed, leave the cave.
Overworld
- Go to Western Keep.
Western Keep
- Make your way through the maze to reach the leftmost room.
- You’ll find three chests inside.
- Chest 1: Monsters (Mummy x5: ID 034; Dia should one-hit them all) → Power Staff [29/249]
- Chest 2: Monsters (Wraith x6: ID 035; annoying enemies but can easily take them down with Dia) → Falchion [30/249]
- Chest 3: Monsters (Mummy x5: ID 034; Dia should one-hit them all) → Steel Gloves [31/249]
- Once done, leave the castle.
Overworld
- Make your way to the Chaos Shrine: Go back to Elfheim → Get into the ship → Go north to Cornelia.
Chaos Shrine
- From the entrance, go east and then south to find a room.
- Open the chest to find Rune Blade [32/249]
- From here, head all the way north to find yet another two chests containing Werebuster and Gold Needle respectively. [34/249]
- That’s all you can do here yet. Leave the location.
Overworld
- Go to the Castle Cornelia.
Castle Cornelia – 1F
- Make your way to the top right section, then left, then down, then clockwise to find two rooms.
- Room 1: Iron Armor, Tent, and the key item: Nitro Powder. [37/249]
- Room 2: Cottage, Saber, Mythril Knife. [40/249]
- We’re done here. Leave the castle.
Melmond
Overworld
- Get into the ship and travel northwest. Dock at the following location:
- From here, go southwest until finding a cave.
- Head inside.
Mount Duergar
- From the entrance, go up and open both chests to find 575 Gil and 450 Gil respectively. [42/249]
- Exit the room.
- Go west, then south, then west at the split, then south and enter the room to find 8 chests.
- Their contents from left to right: Tent, Great Helm, Wyrmkiller, Ether, Potion, Mythril Mail, 575 Gil, and Cottage. [50/249]
- Leave the room and talk to the gnome with the green hat. You’ll give him the Nitro Powder to blow an island and open a path to the rest of the world.
- After the scene, leave the cave.
Overworld
- Go back to your ship.
- Once at the ship, go through the can*l the gnome opened and all the way west until finding a port. Dock there.
- Enter the town.
Melmond
Weapon Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Crossier | 160 |
Saber | 360 |
Longsword | 1200 |
Falchion | 360 |
Armor Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Knights Armor | 36000 |
Silver Armlet | 4000 |
Great Helm | 360 |
Bronze Gloves | 160 |
Steel Gloves | 600 |
White Magic Shop | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Curaga | 5 | 4000 |
Life | 5 | 4000 |
Diaga | 5 | 4000 |
Healara | 5 | 4000 |
- Recommended purchases: Curaga, Life (a must have), and Healara.
Black Magic Shop | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Firaga | 5 | 4000 |
Scourge | 5 | 4000 |
Teleport | 5 | 4000 |
Slowra | 5 | 4000 |
- Recommended purchases: Firaga and Scourge. You can also get Slowra if you’re good on Gil.
Inn | |
Service | Cost |
Rest | 100 |
- Leave the town once done.
Overworld
BESTIARY: OUTSIDE MELMOND / OUTSIDE CAVERN OF EARTH |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
037 | Hyenadon | 120 | 22 | 4 | 72 | 288 |
038 | Lesser Tiger | 132 | 22 | 8 | 108 | 438 |
- Head southwest always staying close to the water, then take east at the split to reach this location:
- Enter the cave.
┌ The Earth Crystal: Part I
Cavern of Earth – B1
BESTIARY: CAVERN OF EARTH |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
034 | Mummy | 80 | 30 | 20 | 300 | 300 |
039 | Minotaur | 164 | 22 | 4 | 489 | 489 |
040 | Hill Gigas | 240 | 38 | 12 | 879 | 879 |
041 | Earth Elemental | 288 | 66 | 20 | 768 | 1536 |
042 | Troll | 184 | 24 | 12 | 621 | 621 |
043 | Wight | 52 | 20 | 12 | 150 | 150 |
044 | Ochre Jelly | 76 | 32 | 6 | 70 | 252 |
045 | Cockatrice | 50 | 1 | 4 | 200 | 186 |
- You should already have Mummy from the loot rampage done before, but here it’s again in case if you missed it.
- Go north, then east, then around the room and enter to find one chest.
- Open the chest for a fight against Earth Elemental and then to receive 1975 Gil after winning. [51/249]
- Go back to the entrance.
- Now, head west and interact with the wizards to face three Lizards and two Hill Gigas (good experience + Hill Gigas entry in Bestiary).
- Once done, head back to the entrance.
- Back at the entrance, go east and then south at the split.
- You’ll find yet another split. Take the left path to end in a room with two chests.
- Left chest: 880 Gil [52/249]
- Right chest: Monsters! (Earth Elemental) → Potion [53/249]
- Go back to the previous split and take the right path this time.
- Another room with two chests will be found at the end. Open both again.
- Left chest: Monsters! (Earth Elemental) → Antidote [54/249]
- Right chest: Monsters! (Earth Elemental) → 795 Gil [55/249]
- Backtrack to the first split.
- Once there, take the east path and follow it to reach a stairs leading down.
Cavern of Earth – B2
- From the stairs, go down, then right, then up, then right, then down.
- Once you reach the next split with two rocks, go right past the rocks, then immediately south.
- Follow the path all the way south, then left to a door.
- Interact with the wizard for a fight against Earth Elemental for extra EXP.
- After the fight, loot all three chests.
- Left chest: 5000 Gil [56/249]
- Middle chest: Leather Shield [57/249]
- Right chest: 575 Gil [58/249]
- Make your way back to the split with the two rocks.
- Go right, then up, then right, then up to find another room with three chests inside.
- Left Chest: Coral Sword [59/249]
- Middle Chest: Tent [60/249]
- Right Chest: 330 Gil [61/249]
- Leave the room, then go down all the way past the split to reach a set of stairs. Take them down.
Cavern of Earth – B3
- Go east all the way to find a door. Head inside.
- Open the chest to get a Sleeping Bag. [62/249]
- Now exit the room and continue through the only path north.
- At the split, continue north, then take the split south. You’ll reach a room at the end.
- Open the chest for Monsters! (Earth Elemental) → Gold Needle [63/249]
- Make your way back to the split.
- Go west, then west at the next split.
- Enter the first door you see for a chest with 3400 Gil. [64/249]
- Leave the room and go all the way west.
- You’ll see a door, there’s no chests inside but a wizard with a Earth Elemental fight. Do it if you want the extra EXP.
- Now head south, then east to find a door. Go inside and open the chest for Monsters! (Earth Elemental) → 1020 Gil [65/249]
- Leave the room and go south, then east all the way to find a door. Head inside.
- Save and then interact with the blue bat to start a boss fight.
       Vampire |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
046 | 280 | 76 | 26 | 39 | 75 | 72 | 36 | 26 | Fire, Dia | Blizzard | 2000 | 1200 | None |
- Extremely easy fight. Just spam attack and you should take the boss down in no time. If you have issues, use Dia/Fire based spells.
- After winning, open the chest just behind the boss. [66/249]
- That’s all we can do here for now. Leave the cave backtracking all the way to the surface or use Teleport if you bought it during you visit to Melmond.
â”” The Earth Crystal: Part II
Overworld
- Pay a visit to Melmond if you need to heal and feel free to purchase the Knight’s Armor if you have the funds. You’ll need to take the ship back to Cornelia or another town with Item Shop if you want to refill supplies.
- Anyway, head to this location to continue with your adventure:
Giant’s Cave
- From the entrance, head up and talk to the Giant. He will eat your Star Ruby and let you pa*s.
- Go through the now open path and head south to find a room with four chests.
- Contents from left to right: Mythril Helm, 450 Gil, 620 Gil, Great Axe. [70/249]
- Leave the room and now head all the way north to the exit.
Overworld
- Go around the only possible path to find another cave at the end.
Sage’s Cave
- Head north and then west, ignore the top door and there’s nothing inside.
- Talk to the Sage to receive the Key Item: Earth Rod.
- Leave the cave and backtrack all the way to the Cavern of Earth (southwest from Melmond; east from Giant’s Cave)
Cavern Of Earth
- Now make your way back to the Vampire Chamber (where you fought the boss).
- B-1: All the way east.
- B-2: Down, right, up, down until the double rock, all the way right, down, right, and up.
- B-3: North, east at the split, then follow the way until the next split and go right.
- Exit through the east door and interact with the stone plate.
- Take the stairs down.
Cavern Of Earth – B4
- Go north towards the open area and then continue north at the split.
- Enter the room to find five chests.
- Chest 1: Monsters! (Sphinx x2: ID 048) → 5450 Gil [71/249]
- Chest 2: 1520 Gil [72/249]
- Chest 3: Monsters! (Hyenadon x2, Ogre Chief, Ogre Mage: ID 047) → Staff [73/249]
- Chest 4: Monsters! (Hyenadon x2, Ogre Chief, Ogre Mage) → 3400 Gil [74/249]
- Chest 5: Monsters! (Sphinx x2) → 1455 Gil [75/249]
- Make your way back to the open area and take the west path this time.
- Continue until reaching another split going north and south.
- Go south and then west at the next split.
- You’ll reach yet another split. Go south to find a room with three chests.
- Top chest: Monsters! (Hyenadon x2, Ogre Chief, Ogre Mage) → 1250 Gil [76/249]
- Middle chest: Monsters! (Hyenadon x2, Ogre Chief, Ogre Mage) → Mythril Shield [77/249]
- Bottom chest: Monsters! (Hyenadon x2, Ogre Chief, Ogre Mage) → Tent [78/249]
- That should be the last chest for this cave. Check with Q → TAB to see if you have 24/24.
- Now go back to the previous split and continue northwest all the way through to reach a set of stairs leading down. Head down.
Cavern Of Earth – B5
- Go right, then north all the way, then west, then south and left to find a door.
- Heal up and quick save before interacting with the orb.
       Lich |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
049 | 1200 | 40 | 40 | 49 | 120 | 24 | 12 | 30 | Fire, Dia | Blizzard | 3000 | 2200 | Dry Ether (30%) |
- Abuse Dia and Fire based spells to take the boss down quick.
Earth's Blessing Restored the Earth Crystal's light.
- After winning the battle, stand on the shining ground to get teleported back to the overworld.
┌ The Fire Crystal: Part I
Overworld
- Make your way back to the ship and sail away to the crescent lake island! (located at the southeast portion of the map; refer to the screenshot below for the exact location).
ㅤ  ㅤ        ㅤ BESTIARY: OUTSIDE   CRESCENT LAKE     ㅤ ㅤ |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
036 | Anaconda | 80 | 22 | 10 | 50 | 165 |
050 | Ankheg | 222 | 39 | 20 | 300 | 1194 |
- Here’s another good location to find Anaconda for your bestiary if you missed it during Marsh Cave. Ankheg also shows up here, but it’s a kinda rare encounter so I highly recommend saving it for a later location where it’s way more common.
- After docking, head west and walk in clockwise direction to find the entrance of the town.
Crescent Lake
Weapon Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Mythril Knife | 640 |
Mythril Sword | 3200 |
Mythril Hammer | 2000 |
Mythril Axe | 3600 |
Armor Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Mythril Armor | 6000 |
Mythril Shield | 2000 |
Buckler | 2000 |
Mythril Helm | 2000 |
Mythril Gloves | 2000 |
White Magic Shop | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Stona | 6 | 13000 |
Exit | 6 | 13000 |
Protera | 6 | 13000 |
Invisira | 6 | 13000 |
- Recommended purchases: Stona, Protera, and Invisira.
Black Magic Shop | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Thundaga | 6 | 13000 |
Death | 6 | 13000 |
Quake | 6 | 13000 |
Stun | 6 | 13000 |
- Recommended purchases: Thundaga, Death, and Quake.
Inn | |
Service | Cost |
Rest | 200 |
- After finishing your purchases, head to the northeast portion of the town and follow the path.
- Talk to all wizards to receive the Key Item: Canoe.
- Leave the town.
Overworld
- Step on the shallow water to activate the Canoe.
ㅤ  ㅤ        ㅤ BESTIARY: SHALLOW WATERS     ㅤ ㅤ |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
051 | Piranha | 92 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 240 |
052 | Red Piranha | 172 | 37 | 20 | 46 | 546 |
053 | Crocodile | 184 | 42 | 16 | 900 | 816 |
054 | White Croc | 288 | 56 | 20 | 2000 | 1896 |
055 | Ochu | 208 | 20 | 24 | 102 | 1224 |
056 | Neochu | 344 | 35 | 32 | 500 | 3189 |
057 | Hydra | 212 | 30 | 14 | 150 | 915 |
- Travel northwest from Crescent Lake, then go west, then north, then northeast, then finally northwest. Follow the river all the way west until reaching this location:
- You’ll see a volcano at the distance. Head there.
├ The Fire Crystal: Part II
Mount Gulg – B1
ㅤ  ㅤ        ㅤ BESTIARY: MOUNT GULG     ㅤ ㅤ |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
047 | Ogre Mage | 144 | 23 | 10 | 723 | 723 |
048 | Sphinx | 228 | 23 | 12 | 1160 | 1160 |
050 | Ankheg | 222 | 39 | 20 | 300 | 1194 |
059 | Fire Elemental | 276 | 50 | 20 | 800 | 1620 |
060 | Pyrolisk | 44 | 20 | 4 | 500 | 423 |
061 | Fire Hydra | 182 | 20 | 14 | 400 | 1215 |
062 | Lava Worm | 280 | 50 | 31 | 400 | 1671 |
063 | Hellhound | 192 | 30 | 8 | 600 | 1182 |
064 | Fire Lizard | 296 | 31 | 18 | 1200 | 2472 |
065 | Fire Gigas | 300 | 73 | 20 | 1506 | 1506 |
066 | Red Dragon | 248 | 75 | 30 | 4000 | 2904 |
- Here you can find Ogre Mage and Sphinx as normal encounters as opposed to Cavern of Earth.
- Also, this is a good place to get common encounters with Ankheg if you didn’t farm it before near Crescent Lake.
- Hornet Devil also seems to spawn at this location but it’s kinda rare so I recommended waiting for a later dungeon. I’ll mention it when we get there.
- From the entrance, head northwest to find the stairs to the next floor. You can step on the lava but be aware that it will take 1 HP from your whole party per tick.
Mount Gulg – B2
- Take the door just by the stairs.
- Go up, then west at the first split.
- Open the chest for an encounter against Fire Elemental (x2): ID 060. You’ll get Mythril Helm after the battle. [79/249]
- Head south from this location to find another chest.
- Open it for Monsters! (Fire Elemental x2) → 1520 Gil. [80/249]
- Backtrack to the previous chest and head north.
- At the split, head west first for a chest.
- Open it for Monsters! (Fire Elemental x2) → Great Sword. [81/249]
- Backtrack to the split and head east this time.
- Open the chest on the way for 4150 Gil. [82/249]
- Follow the linear path north, then all the way west.
- Go down and then up to find two more chests with 1295 Gil and Monsters! (Fire Elemental x2) → 1250 Gil respectively. [84/249]
- From here go south all the way, then through the zig-zag corridor to find a lot of chests.
- Interact with the wizard for a battle with two Fire Elementals.
- Contents from left to right and top to bottom:
- Chest 1: Mythril Gloves [85/249]
- Chest 2: 1760 Gil [86/249]
- Chest 3: Mythril helm [87/249]
- Chest 4: Monsters! (Lava Worm) → 1520 Gil [88/249]
- Chest 5: Mythril Shield [89/249]
- Chest 6: Monsters! (Lava Worm) → 1455 Gil [90/249]
- Chest 7: Mythril Axe [91/249]
- Chest 8: Hi-Potion [92/249]
- Chest 9: Tent [93/249]
- Chest 10: 1975 Gil [94/249]
- Chest 11: Monsters! (Lava Worm) → Antidote [95/249]
- Chest 12: Phoenix Down [96/249]
- Make your way out of this maze and head southwest to find the stairs down.
Mount Gulg – B3
- Head to the far east end to find the stairs leading down.
Mount Gulg – B4
- Fire Gigas and Fire Lizard start appearing on this floor. Stairs up are located at the southeast corner of this room.
Mount Gulg – B3
- We’re back at the B3 but in a different area.
- Go south, then west, then south, then all the way west to find the stairs down.
Mount Gulg – B4
- Go through the door near the stairs to find two chests.
- Top chest: Monsters! (Fire Lizard) → 2750 Gil [97/249]
- Bottom chest: Monsters! (Lava Worm) → Gold Needle [98/249]
- Leave the room and go west.
- Follow the linear path until a split. You’ll see a door here. Go in to find a chest with 1760 Gil. [99/249]
- Exit the room and head west. Follow the path to find yet another room with five more chests.
- Contents from left to right and top to bottom:
- Chest 1: Monsters! (Lava Worm) → 7340 Gil [100/249]
- Chest 2: Monsters! (Lava Worm) → Flame Shield [101/249]
- Chest 3: Ice Brand [102/249]
- Chest 4: Antidote [103/249]
- Chest 5: 1380 Gil [104/249]
- Backtrack to the previous split and head south this time.
- You’ll come across another door. Go in to find an unavoidable battle against a Lava Worm and two chests.
- Top chest: 1150 Gil [105/249]
- Bottom chest 1155 Gil [106/249]
- Leave and go east at the split to find three more chests.
- Left chest: Cottage [107/249]
- Middle chest: 2000 Gil [108/249]
- Right chest: Potion [109/249]
- Exit the room and backtrack to the split.
- Go south.
- You’ll soon reach another door. Head inside to find two chests.
- Top chest: Monsters! (Fire Lizard) → Staff [110/249]
- Bottom chest: Monsters! (Fire Lizard) → 1250 Gil [111/249]
- Leave the room, go south, and take the stairs down to the next floor.
â”” The Fire Crystal: Part III
Mount Gulg – B5
- From the entrance, go immediately west and follow the path to its end to find a door. Head inside.
- Here you’ll find a wizard (Fire Lizard) and a chest with Monsters! (Red Dragon) → Flame Mail. [112/249]
- Backtrack to the entrance.
- From there, go north and immediately turn right at the lava pool. Reach the southeast room to find a chest containing a Potion. [113/249]
- Leave and go immediately south through the lava pool. Turn right at the split and enter the room for another chest with yet another Potion. [114/249]
- Leave the room and go south once again.
- You’ll find a room at the southeast area containing the last chest for this dungeon.
- Yeah, it’s another Potion… [115/249]
- Now make your way to the southwest area to find the boss.
- Heal up and quick save beforehand, just in case. Interact with the red orb to start the battle.
       Maralith |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
067 | 1440 | 40 | 50 | 63 | 183 | 48 | 21 | 43 | None | Fire, Thunder | 3000 | 2475 | Golden Apple (30%) |
- Use Blizzard-based spells against the boss and heal your team from time to time with the White Mage. This boss is definitely harder than the others, but still shouldn’t be much of a problem.
Rekindled Flame Restored the Fire Crystal's light.
- After winning the battle, step on the shining ground to get teleported back to the overworld.
Cavern of Ice
Overworld
- From the volcano, make your way back to your ship which should be at the east coast of Crescent Lake (blue dot on mini-map).
- Once at the ship, head north hugging the west shore until finding a little gap between the islands. Go through it.
- After that, go west and approach the shallow water to switch to the Canoe.
- At the split, go north, then north again until the next split. Here, go west all the way and follow the linear path to a cave.
- This is your destination:
- Enter the cave.
Cavern of Ice – B1
ㅤ  ㅤ        ㅤ BESTIARY: CAVERN OF ICE     ㅤ ㅤ |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
035 | Wraith | 86 | 22 | 4 | 231 | 231 |
068 | White Dragon | 200 | 53 | 8 | 2000 | 1701 |
069 | Winter Wolf | 92 | 25 | 0 | 200 | 402 |
070 | Mindflayer | 112 | 1 | 12 | 999 | 822 |
071 | Ice Gigas | 336 | 60 | 16 | 1752 | 1752 |
072 | Specter | 114 | 40 | 12 | 432 | 432 |
073 | Remorazz | 320 | 73 | 24 | 1000 | 2244 |
074 | Dark Wizard | 105 | 26 | 40 | 1095 | 1095 |
- Wraith shows up here again in case if you missed it during Western Keep.
- Remorazz shows up on B3. It’s a rare encounter.
- Mindflayer also shows up here but it’s way too rate that isn’t worth it the ha*sle. It will be more common in a later dungeon so don’t worry just yet.
- From the entrance, follow the linear past to find the stairs. The path south the stairs is a dead end.
Cavern of Ice – B2
- Go west and then south all the way to the stairs leading down.
Cavern of Ice – B3
- The next stairs are obvious. Take them up.
Cavern of Ice – B2
- Follow the path in counter-clockwise direction until finding a door. Go through it.
- Here, you’ll find two chests, but be extremely careful as the cracked floor breaks and leads you to another part of B3. Quick save just in case.
- Left chest: Flame Sword [116/249]
- Right chest: Monsters! (Dark Wizard x4) → Clothes [117/249]
- The Diamond isn’t accessible yet.
- After collecting both chests, step on any cracked tile to fall down.
Cavern of Ice – B3
- You’ll get into a battle pretty much automatically as the wizard is blocking your path (2 Ghast, 2 Wight, 2 Wraith, 3 Specter). Beat the monsters and exit the room.
- At the split, go west through the cracked ice to find a door (it deals 1HP to all your party on each tick). Enter the room.
- Inside, you’ll find two chests.
- Left chest: Mythril Gloves [118/249]
- Right chest: Monsters! (White Dragon x2) → Ice Armor [119/249]
- Backtrack to the split.
- From there, go southeast, then south, then southwest until reaching a door. Head inside.
- This room contains six chests.
- Top left chest: 7900 Gil [120/249]
- Top middle chest: 5454 Gil [121/249]
- Top right chest: Monsters! (Winter Wolf x7) → 1180 Gil [122/249]
- Bottom left chest: 9900 Gil [123/249]
- Bottom middle chest: 5000 Gil [124/249]
- Bottom right chest: Monsters! (Winter Wolf x7) → 12350 Gil [125/249]
Veteran Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 50% of the chests.
- Leave the room and backtrack to the split.
- From the split, head southeast to find the stairs leading up. Go up.
Cavern of Ice – B1
- Go through the door and head south to find a chest with Ether. [126/249]
- Leave through the southeast door.
- Head south and enter through the other door to find a chest with 10000 Gil. [127/249]
- Go back to the previous door.
- From there, go east and then south.
- You’ll find a door. Go through it but be extremely careful as there’s a crack on the floor. Make sure to loot all three chests before stepping over the cracked tile.
- Left chest: 9500 Gil [128/249]
- Middle chest: Sleeping Bag [129/249]
- Right chest: Ice Shield [130/249]
- That’s all the chests for this place.
- Now, stand on the cracked tile to fall down.
Cavern of Ice – B2
- Heal up and quick-save before touching the crystal. Don’t step on cracked tiles or you’ll have to walk a lot to get here again.
- Touch the crystal once you’re ready.
       Evil Eye |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
075 | 162 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 92 | 12 | 6 | 20 | None | None | 3225 | 3225 | None |
- No words, this is an extremely easy boss fight that can be finishing within 1 turn.
- You’ll receive Levistone after winning.
- Now, fall down any crack to get back to B3.
Cavern of Ice – B3
- Make your way back to B1.
- B3: Go south, then southeast, then south, then southeast.
- B2: Go through the door, then leave through the southeast door, then go northeast, then take the stairs up.
Citadel of Trials
Overworld
- Make your way back to the ship: Follow the path, north, east, south, and east.
- Now, go back to the Crescent Lake area. Don’t enter the town, instead, go south to find shallow water.
- Continue southwards until finding a desert between the mountains (refer to the screenshot below for the exact location).
- Step into the desert to trigger a scene.
- You can now travel around the world with the airship!
- Using the airship to land on this location:
ㅤ  ㅤ        ㅤ BESTIARY: OUTSIDE CITADAL OF TRAILS     ㅤ ㅤ |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
073 | Remorazz | 320 | 73 | 24 | 1000 | 2244 |
076 | Desert Baretta | 352 | 98 | 48 | 1 | 2610 |
077 | Sabertooth | 200 | 24 | 8 | 500 | 843 |
078 | Wyvern | 212 | 30 | 12 | 50 | 1173 |
079 | Wyrm | 260 | 40 | 22 | 503 | 1218 |
081 | Baretta | 256 | 60 | 38 | 300 | 1428 |
082 | Basilisk | 196 | 30 | 20 | 658 | 1977 |
083 | Allosaurus | 480 | 65 | 10 | 502 | 3387 |
084 | Weretiger | 160 | 30 | 16 | 780 | 780 |
085 | Sand Worm | 200 | 46 | 14 | 900 | 2683 |
103 | Tyrannosaur | 600 | 115 | 10 | 600 | 7200 |
- Remorazz shows up here again if you missed it in Cavern of Ice.
- Sabertooth showed up for me near the landing area.
- Go through the linear path until reaching a desert. Head inside to find creatures such as: Baretta, Desert Baretta, Wyvern, Allosaurus, Sand Worm, and the extremely rare encounter ‘Tyrannosaur’.
- Once done with the bestiary, head west and go across the shallow water, then around the mountains to reach this location:
- Head inside.
Citadel of Trials – 1F
ㅤ  ㅤ        ㅤ BESTIARY: CITADAL OF TRIALS     ㅤ ㅤ |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
058 | Horned Devil | 94 | 10 | 32 | 387 | 387 |
070 | Mindflayer | 112 | 1 | 12 | 999 | 822 |
086 | Minotaur Zombie | 224 | 40 | 14 | 1050 | 1050 |
087 | King Mummy | 188 | 43 | 24 | 1000 | 984 |
088 | Medusa | 68 | 20 | 10 | 699 | 699 |
089 | Rakshasa | 110 | 20 | 30 | 800 | 603 |
090 | Clay Golem | 176 | 64 | 7 | 800 | 1257 |
091 | Nightmare | 200 | 30 | 24 | 700 | 1272 |
092 | Dragon Zombie | 268 | 56 | 30 | 999 | 2331 |
- Rakshasa is kinda rare and can be a real pain in the a*s to defeat. Spam Fire-based spells if you’re having issues. They showed up on 3F for me.
- No encounters on 1F.
- Go north and talk to the old man.
- Head northwest, go through the door, and sit on the throne.
- You’ll be teleported to 2F.
Citadel of Trials – 2F
- Horned Devil and Mindflayers can be found here if you missed them before. Don’t worry, they were rare encounters so it’s fine if you didn’t have them in your bestiary at this point.
- Exit the room and step on the teleporter.
- Take the teleporter to the north.
- Take the bottom left teleporter.
- Take the teleporter to the south.
- Take the bottom right teleporter.
- Take the teleporter to the south.
- Take the right teleporter.
- From here, head east to find a door. Go in.
- Open the chest for a Potion. [131/249]
- Go out and through the southwest pa*sage.
- Here, you’ll find two teleporters. Take the bottom left one.
- Head up the stairs.
Citadel of Trials – 3F
- From the entrance, head north and through the door.
- Interact with the wizard for an unavoidable battle against two Nightmares.
- After the fight, open the chest at the top right corner for a Healing Staff. [132/249]
- Now head west to find three more chests.
- Top chest: Ruby Armlet [133/249]
- Middle chest: Ice Brand [134/249]
- Bottom chest: Steel Gloves [135/249]
- Now go south to find four more chests!
- Chest 1: Monsters! (Clay Golem x3) → Gauntlets [136/249]
- Chest 2: Cottage [137/249]
- Chest 3: 1455 Gil [138/249]
- Chest 4: 7340 Gil [139/249]
- Lastly, head east to find a last chest. Open it for the Key Item: Rat’s Tail. [140/249]
- Interact with the wizard for a fight with two Dragon Zombie.
- Sit at the throne to get teleported back to the entrance.
- Go back to the overworld.
Overworld
- Make your way back to the airship.
Bahamut
Overworld
- From the Citadel of Trials, go southwest to find a set of islands with holes. Land on the one surrounded by a forest.
- Enter the hole.
Dragon Caves – B1
- Enter the room just above the entrance to find three chests.
- Contents from top to bottom: 1455 Gil, 2000 Gil, and 2750 Gil. [143/249]
- Enter the room on the west side to find four more chests.
- Contents from left to right and top to bottom: X-Potion, 9500 Gil, 2750 Gil, and 1520 Gil. [147/249]
- Go back to the airship.
Overworld
- Land on this island and enter the hole:
Dragon Caves – B1
- Head west, south, and go through the door to find three chests.
- Contents from left to right: Elixir, Cottage, and 1000 Gil. [150/249]
- Leave the cave.
Overworld
- Now land on the leftmost island and enter the hole.
- Go into the north room to find a chest with Tent. [151/249]
- Leave and enter the south room for two more chests. Dry Ether and Gold Needle. [153/249]
Overworld
- Get on the airship and land on the island with the two holes. Enter the right one.
Dragon Caves – B1
- Go all the way south and take the stairs down.
Dragon Caves – B2
- Head through the north door and continue all the way until finding a giant dragon. Speak to him.
Token of Courage Gained titles of courage from Bahamut.
- After a small scene, you’ll notice that your cla*ses got ‘improved’. Now it’s a good moment to revisit some towns to get well equipped. Just make sure to leave 40k unspent Gil required for the next section.
Cla*s changes:
- Warrior → Knight
- Thief → Ninja
- Monk → Master
- White Mage → White Wizard
- Black Mage → Black Wizard
- Red Mage → Red Wizard
- Leave the dungeon.
Bottled Faerie, Oxyale, and Warp Cube
Overworld
- Pay a visit to Crescent Lake and get the ‘Exit’ spell for your White Wizard.
- After that, take your airship and travel to this location:
- Land on the green plains.
- Now go walking to the desert area until reaching this location:
- Go one step up to enter a ‘Caravan’ .
Caravan
- Enter the tent and talk to the man inside. Purchase the Bottled Faerie for 40000 Gil.
- Leave the location and go back to the airship. It’s time to visit a new town.
Overworld
- Head to this location and enter the town:
Gaia
- A scene will occur after entering the town. Don’t follow the faerie just yet, instead, make your purchases and get ready.
Weapon Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Cat Claws | 52000 |
Armor Shop | |
Item | Cost |
Ruby Armlet | 40000 |
Protect Ring | 16000 |
White Magic Shop (LV. 7) | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Curaja | 7 | 30000 |
Diara | 7 | 30000 |
Black Magic Shop ((LV. 7) | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Blizzaga | 7 | 30000 |
Break | 7 | 30000 |
White Magic Shop (LV. 8) | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Holy | 8 | 40000 |
NulAll | 8 | 40000 |
Dispel | 8 | 40000 |
Black Magic Shop ((LV. 8) | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Stop | 8 | 40000 |
Warp | 8 | 40000 |
Kill | 8 | 40000 |
Inn | |
Service | Cost |
Rest | 200 |
- Once ready, head west towards the Item Shop, then follow the path behind to reach the church. Don’t enter, instead go east through the only path (see the screenshot below for the exact location).
- Talk to the faerie to receive the Key Item: Oxyale.
- Leave the town and board the airship.
Overworld
- Head and land on this place:
- From here, head east until the shallow waters. Once there, go north to see a waterfall. Head inside.
Waterfall Cavern
BESTIARY: OUTSIDE MATOYA’S CAVE |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
108 | Green Dragon | 354 | 72 | 16 | 5000 | 4068 |
- From the entrance, go north until the split, then change to west and then north again.
- You’ll reach another split, go west here.
- Yet another split, but a 5-way this time. Take the northwest exit.
- One last split. Go all the way south here until reaching a door.
- Head inside.
- Interact with the wizard for an unavoidable battle against Mummy x2, King Mummy, 3 Pyrolisk, and 3 Cockatrice.
- After the fight, interact with the Robot to get the Key Item: Warp Cube.
- Also open all six chests for Wizard’s Staff, Ribbon, 13450 Gil, 6400 Gil, 5000 Gil, and Defender. [159/249]
- Leave the dungeon: North until the split, southeast, southeast, south, east.
Overworld
- With the Canoe, head south and then east at the split.
- Enter this town:
Onrac
White Magic Shop (LV. 7) | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
NulDeath | 7 | 30000 |
Healaga | 7 | 30000 |
Black Magic Shop ((LV. 7) | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Saber | 7 | 30000 |
Guard | 7 | 30000 |
Inn | |
Service | Cost |
Rest | 200 |
- Once done with your purchases, head to the southeast end of the town and talk to the girl.
- Interact with the barrel to access the next dungeon.
┌ The Water Crystal: Part I
Sunken Shrine – 3F
BESTIARY: SUNKEN SHRINE |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
093 | Sahagin Prince | 204 | 47 | 20 | 882 | 882 |
094 | White Shark | 344 | 50 | 8 | 600 | 2361 |
095 | Deepeyes | 304 | 30 | 16 | 3591 | 3591 |
096 | Sea Snake | 224 | 35 | 12 | 600 | 957 |
097 | Sea Scorpion | 148 | 35 | 18 | 300 | 639 |
098 | Sea Troll | 216 | 40 | 20 | 852 | 852 |
099 | Ghost | 180 | 93 | 30 | 990 | 990 |
100 | Water Elemental | 300 | 69 | 20 | 800 | 1962 |
101 | Water Naga | 356 | 9 | 8 | 2355 | 2355 |
- All bestiary entries here are relatively easy to find so don’t sweat too much and try to complete the location first.
- Climb up the stairs and then head north once and then east to find a door. Go inside.
- Open the chest for 2000 Gil. [160/249]
- Backtrack to the split. Head west and then north for another door. Go inside.
- Open the chest for 9900 Gil. [161/249]
- Leave the room.
- Go east and then north until a split. Go east here and then north to find the stairs leading up. Go up.
Sunken Shrine – 4F
- From the stairs, go south and then west until hitting a wall, then south, then west again, then north, the east. You’ll find a door. Go inside.
- Open the chest for 1300 Gil. [162/249]
- Leave the room and go north, then west, then northeast to a door. Go inside.
- Open the chest for Diamond Armor [163/249]
- Backtrack to the previous split and head west, then all the way south to find a door.
- Open the chest for Light Axe. [164/249]
- Exit the room and go east until a northeast/southeast split. Take the top path for a room with a chest.
- Open the chest for Mage’s Staff. [165/249]
- Return to the split and take the bottom path now for yet another door. Head inside and open the chest for 12350 Gil. [166/249]
- Leave the room and take the stairs leading up.
Sunken Shrine – 5F
- No encounters on this floor.
- From the entrance, go up and enter the north room.
- Open the chests for 9000 Gil, 1760 Gil, and Diamond Armlet respectively. [169/249]
- Leave the room and go northwest, then east to find another room with a chest.
- Open the chest for 2750 Gil. [170/249]
- Leave the room and go southeast for a room with a mermaid and a chest.
- Open the chest for 4150 Gil. [171/249]
- Leave the room and enter the one just to the right of this one.
- Open the chest for 5000 Gil. [172/249]
- Leave the room and go north through the left pa*sage to find a room with two chests and a mermaid.
- Open the chests for 10000 and 1150 Gil. [174/249]
- Leave and go back to the previous room. From here, go all the way southeast to find a room with a lonely chest.
- Open the chest for Diamond Shield. [175/249]
- Leave and enter the room just to the left of this one for another chest.
- Open the chest for Antidote. [176/249]
- Leave and now head all the way northwest and through the narrow path to find a semi-open area. Go south and enter the first room for three more chests.
- Open them for Diamond Helm, Diamond Gloves, and the Key Item: Rosseta Stone respectively. [179/249]
- Use the Exit spell or backtrack your way back to the entrance. Either way is fine.
â”” The Water Crystal: Part II
Overworld
- Re-enter Onrac and the Sunken Shrine.
Sunken Shrine – 3F
- Go to the northwest end of the room to find a set of stairs leading down. Go down.
Sunken Shrine – 2F
- Go left and follow all the path north until the next set of stairs leading up.
Sunken Shrine – 3F
- Take the stairs up.
Sunken Shrine – 4F
- Go east then south, then take the stairs down.
Sunken Shrine – 3F
- Go through the door and open both chests for 1110 Gil and 1450 Gil respectively. [181/249]
- Exit through the south door and go down the stairs.
Sunken Shrine – 2F
- From the stairs, go west and then south.
- Left chest: Monsters! (Water Elemental x3) → 7690 Gil [182/249]
- Right chest: 8135 Gil [183/249]
- Leave the room and go west to find a room containing three chests.
- Left chest: 5450 Gil [184/249]
- Middle chest: Monsters! (Water Elemental x3) → 1385 Gil [185/249]
- Right chest: Monsters! (Mummy x2, King Mummy, Pyrolisk x3, Cockatrice x3) → Giant’s Gloves [186/249]
- Leave the room and go north to another room.
- Open the chest for Monsters! (Sea Snake x3, Sea Scorpion x3, Sea Troll x2) → Light Axe [187/249]
- Exit the room and go east for one more room containing four chests.
- Top left chest: Ribbon [188/249]
- Top middle chest: 9900 Gil [189/249]
- Top right chest: 2750 Gil [190/249]
- Bottom right chest: 7340 Gil [191/249]
- We’re done with the chests for this dungeon.
- Interact with the wizard for a forced battle against two White Sharks and a Sahagin Prince. Pretty easy.
- Exit the room and head northwest to find the stairs leading down. Go down.
Sunken Shrine – 1F
- From the stairs, go west, then north, then west, then south, then west to find a door. Go through it.
- Head north, then west, then exit through the south door.
- Follow the linear path and then enter the first door you see.
- Heal up and quick-save just in case and then touch the blue orb to start a boss fight.
       Kraken |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
102 | 1800 | 50 | 60 | 90 | 160 | 84 | 42 | 32 | Thunder | Fire | 4245 | 5000 | Kikuichimonji (10%) |
- Thunder-based spells are devastating against this boss, so use those (3x Thundaga and the boss is pretty much out). You should already be used to the easy boss fights at this point of the game.
Revitalizing Waters Restored the Water Crystal's light.
- Step on the blue light to get teleported back to the Overworld.
Mirage Tower
Overworld
- Feel free to revisit Gaia to purchase remaining spells.
- Once ready, head to Melmond and enter the town.
- Go northeast and talk to the person next to the graves. You can speak Lufenian now!
- Leave the town and head to this location:
- Land here.
- Now, make your way to the southeast town and enter it.
Lufenia
White Magic Shop | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Full-Life | 8 | 45000 |
Black Magic Shop | ||
Item | LV. | Cost |
Flare | 8 | 45000 |
- Shops are at the northeast portion of the town, outside the walls.
- After your purchases, head back to the town and speak to the following NPC:
- You’ll receive the key item: Chime.
Overworld
- Go back to the airship, head south and then land on this zone:
- Head to the middle of the big desert to find a tower. Go inside.
Mirage Tower – 1F
BESTIARY: MIRAGE TOWER |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
104 | Black Knight | 260 | 44 | 38 | 1800 | 1263 |
105 | Chimera | 300 | 30 | 20 | 2500 | 2064 |
106 | Guardian | 200 | 25 | 40 | 400 | 1224 |
107 | Blue Dragon | 454 | 92 | 20 | 2000 | 3274 |
- From the entrance, go though the north door and make your way to the middle to find 8 chests.
- Top chest: 1300 Gil [192/249]
- Leftmost chest: Tent [193/249]
- Rightmost chest: Healing Helm [194/249]
- Middle chests – Top row: Aegis Shield, 2750 Gil, and 3400 Gil [197/249]
- Middle chests – Middle row: 18010 Gil [198/249]
- Middle chests – Bottom row: Vorpal Sword [199/249]
- Leave the middle area and exit through the bottom left door.
- Take the stairs up.
Mirage Tower – 2F
- Follow the straightforward path until reaching a split. Take the northeast path, then east, then through the clockwise path to find a door.
- Head inside to find 10 chests!
- Left side: 13000 Gil, 12350 Gil, Thor’s Hammer, 7900 Gil, and 8135 Gil. [204/249]
- Right side: Cottage, 7600 Gil, Sun Blade, 10000 Gil, and Dragon Mail. [209/249]
- That’s all the chests for this location.
- Leave from where you came and head upstairs.
Mirage Tower – 3F
- Take any split and enter the door at the bottom.
- Interact with the wizard for a fight against Blue Dragon.
- Step on the teleport pad to get warped to the sky.
The Wind Crystal
Flying Fortress – 1F
BESTIARY: MIRAGE TOWER |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
070 | Mindflayer | 112 | 1 | 12 | 999 | 822 |
080 | Manticore | 164 | 22 | 8 | 650 | 1317 |
089 | Rakshasa | 110 | 20 | 30 | 800 | 603 |
109 | Stone Golem | 200 | 70 | 16 | 1000 | 2485 |
110 | Air Elemental | 358 | 53 | 4 | 807 | 1614 |
111 | Spirit Naga | 420 | 7 | 16 | 4000 | 3489 |
112 | Death Knight | 190 | 55 | 32 | 3000 | 2700 |
113 | Earth Medusa | 96 | 11 | 12 | 1218 | 1218 |
114 | Black Flan | 156 | 49 | 255 | 900 | 1101 |
115 | Soldier | 400 | 102 | 48 | 2000 | 4000 |
116 | Vampire Lord | 300 | 90 | 28 | 3000 | 2385 |
117 | Dark Fighter | 200 | 40 | 38 | 3420 | 3420 |
118 | Warmech | 2000 | 128 | 80 | 32000 | 32000 |
- Finally! Mindflayer shows up here if you missed it in the Cavern of Ice.
- Also Rakshasa shows up here if you had issues finding it in The Cavern of Ice.
- The following achievement should automatically unlock when exploring this dungeon:
Adventurous Wayfarer Traveled to all the map locations.
- Leave through the south door and head south.
- Enter the room to find a chest containing Razer. [210/249]
- Backtrack to the middle area and head to the west.
- Enter the room to find four chests containing 9900 Gil, Potion, 4150 Gil, and 7900 Gil. [214/249]
- Once again, backtrack to the middle area and head east.
- Enter the room to find five more chests. Contents from left to right: 5000 Gil, Protect Ring, 6720 Gil, Healing Helm, and 1180 Gil. [219/249]
- Leave the room and head to the middle area one last time. Go north.
- Step on the teleporter to access the next floor.
Flying Fortress – 2F
- Walk south to reach the middle area. We’ll call it like that for better orientation.
- From the middle, go northwest to find a room containing two chests.
- Open both for Mythril Helm and Cottage. [221/249]
- Back at the middle, go west and enter the room.
- Two more chests can be found here. 1380 and 13000 Gil. [223/249]
- From the middle, go southwest to find the Key Item: Adamantite! (required for an achievement later).
- Back at the middle, head northeast.
- Enter the room to find a chest with Diamond Gloves. [224/249]
- Go back to the middle and head east.
- Two more chests for our collection. Ribbon and Diamond Shield. [226/249]
- Return to the middle and head southeast for the last two chests of this floor. White Robe and Black Robe can be found inside. [228/249]
- Travel one last time to the middle area and head south to find the warp to the next floor.
Flying Fortress – 3F
- From the warp, head immediately north to find a room containing four chests.
- Open them for 9000 Gil, Protect Ring, Potion, and 5450 Gil. [232/249]
- Now go east for another room with a whooping pack of six chests.
- Left column: 6400 Gil, Clothes, and Protect Cloak. [235/249]
- Right column: Gold Needle, 9500 Gil, and 8135 Gil [238/249]
- Lastly, head back to the middle and to the west area for the last four chests of this dungeon.
- Contents from left to right: Gold Needle, 4150 Gil, 3400 Gil, and Sasuke’s Blade. [242/249]
- Leave the room and head just south from here to find the next warp.
Flying Fortress – 4F
- This floor is a maze. Head west twice, then south twice to find the warp pad.
Flying Fortress – 5F
- Warmech shows up here. Be aware that it’s an extremely rare encounter (1/64) and can obliterate your team in seconds. Features an attack called ‘Nuke’ that deals 300 points of damage to all your party members, so I highly recommend having your team fully healed at all times.
- After updating your bestiary, heal up and quick-save.
- Go north and approach the green orb to start a boss fight.
       Tiamat |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
119 | 2400 | 53 | 80 | 80 | 200 | 72 | 36 | 45 | None | Fire, Thunder, and Blizzard | 6000 | 5496 | None |
- ‘Challenging’ boss. I attacked with both my Knight and Ninja, healed with my White Wizard, and used Flare with my Black Mage. Took the boss down in ~10 or so turns.
Wind's Caress Restored the Wind Crystal's light.
- Step on the green light to get teleported back to the overworld.
┌ Chaos Shrine: Part I
Overworld
- Back at the overworld, head southeast and board the airship.
- Once at the airship, go to the Mount Duergar area and head inside.
Mount Duergar
- Enter the northwest room and speak to the Dwarf with the red cap. You’ll receive the second most powerful weapon in the game: Excalibur.
Sword of Myth Obtained Excalibur.
- Leave the cave.
Overworld
- Now get prepared for the last dungeon. Purchase anything you need and clean up all the remaining locations if you missed anything.
- Once ready, head to the Chaos Shrine.
Chaos Shrine
- Go north into the room and interact with the purple orb.
Chaos Shrine – 1F
BESTIARY: CHAOS SHRINE |
ID | MONSTER | HP | ATK | DEF | GIL | EXP |
120 | Rhyos | 350 | 40 | 18 | 5000 | 4584 |
121 | Death Eye | 360 | 120 | 60 | 1 | 1 |
122 | Purple Worm | 448 | 65 | 10 | 1000 | 4344 |
123 | Iron Golem | 304 | 93 | 100 | 3000 | 6717 |
- Leave the room through the south door and head southeast to find the stairs leading up. Go up.
Chaos Shrine – 2F
- Head right and up the stairs.
Chaos Shrine – 3F
- From the stairs, go all the way south, then east until about the middle, then north. Head through the door.
- Interact with the wizard for a battle against Death Eye.
- Now, open both chests before interacting with the stone tablet.
- Left chest: Dry Ether [243/249]
- Right chest: Elixir [244/249]
- Interact with the stone tablet to automatically use the Lute. This will open a path to the next floor.
Chaos Shrine – 2F
- Leave the room and head south, then go west and north to find the next staircase.
Chaos Shrine – 1F
- Go all the way west to find the stairs down.
Chaos Shrine – B1
- Follow the linear path all the way through: North, then east, then south. Don’t take splits.
- Heal up and quick-save before touching the yellow orb.
- Once ready, touch the yellow orb for a boss fight.
       Lich |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
124 | 2800 | 50 | 80 | 64 | 140 | 48 | 24 | 34 | Dia | Blizzard | 1 | 2000 | None |
- Abuse your high end spells – especially Dia-based ones – and the boss should be down within a few turns.
- Head downstairs after winning.
Chaos Shrine – B2
- From the stairs, head out and take the left exit.
- Now go north and through the door.
- Head east until almost the end and then go south through the door.
- Approach the red orb area but don’t touch it yet. Instead, go south.
- At the split, enter the left room for a chest containing Protect Ring. [245/249]
- Go southwest and exit through the door.
- Follow the linear path for another door with a chest at the end.
- Open the chest for Sasuke’s Blade. [246/249]
- Backtrack to the split.
- Enter the right door this time to find a chest with Protect Cloak inside. [247/249]
- Leave through the southeast door.
- Enter the door to the right to find yet another chest containing an Elixir. [248/249]
- Now backtrack to the split and go north.
- Heal up and quick-save before touching the red orb.
- Once ready, touch the red orb for yet another boss fight.
       Maralith |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
125 | 3400 | 60 | 80 | 63 | 183 | 60 | 30 | 41 | None | Fire, Thunder, and Blizzard | 1 | 2000 | None |
- Head downstairs after the fight.
â”” Chaos Shrine: Part II
Chaos Shrine – B3
- Go through the door on the right and exit from the other door.
- Head south and enter the door, then go through the path and exit through yet, another door.
- Enter the door north and go west until you see three tombstones. Exit through the south door.
- From here, continue south and then take the split east to find the next orb.
- Heal up and quick-save.
- Touch the blue orb once you’re prepared.
       Kraken |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
126 | 3600 | 60 | 80 | 114 | 200 | 98 | 49 | 41 | None | Fire | 1 | 2000 | Eye Drops |
- This boss is built like a tank, but still shouldn’t be a problem with a relatively leveled team. I pretty attack while my White Wizard was healing.
- Head downstairs after winning.
Chaos Shrine – B4
- Iron Golem shows up here.
- From the entrance, go south, then east, then southeast all the way through to find a room.
- Open the chest to receive the best weapon in the game: Masamune. [249/249]
Legendary Treasure Hunter Collected treasure from 100% of the chests.
- Note: Achievement might not unlock until you win another battle.
- Backtrack to the stairs.
- Now, go east to find the next orb.
- Heal up, quick-save, and touch the green orb once you’re ready to start the boss fight.
       Tiamat |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
127 | 5500 | 75 | 90 | 85 | 200 | 90 | 45 | 38 | None | Fire, Thunder, and Blizzard | 1 | 2000 | Rune Staff |
- This boss has lots of HP. Besides that, it’s not much harder or different than the previous ones.
- Go downstairs after the fight.
Chaos Shrine – B5
- Go south through any path and enter the room.
- Heal up and quick-save. This is the last boss.
- Interact with Garland once you’re ready.
       Chaos |
ID | HP | ATK | DEF | ACC | M.DEF | EVA | AGI | INT | WEAK. | RESIST. | GIL | EXP | DROPS |
128 | 20000 | 170 | 100 | 200 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 40 | None | Fire, Thunder, and Blizzard | 0 | 0 | None |
- Finally, the only hard boss in the whole game.
- I basically buffed all my party members with Haste and my attackers with Temper multiple times to raise their ATK power. I went mostly offensive.
- My White Wizard had Full-Life to get me out of those hard moments and Curaja to constantly heal my party up.
- Be aware that boss’ physical attacks can be extremely devastating. Magical attacks ain’t that hard to survive, but physical is another story.
- So my this is a summary of my turns:
- Knight: attacks
- Ninja: attacks
- White Wizard: Heals up and Holy when the team is fine.
- Black Wizard: Haste on all four party members first, then Temper several times to raise ATK power.
- And that is. Good luck!
- If you were lucky/skilled enough to win, take my congratulations!
- Also enjoy the long a*s credits and your last achievements!
Prophecy Foretold Defeated Chaos and restored peace to the world.
Field Research- Professional Completed 100% of the Bestiary entries.
Master of I Earned all achievements.
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