Introduction

Welcome to our amazing Final Fantasy IV guide!
 
 
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: due to all chests in Tower of Zet, Tower of Babel and the Giant of Babel.
• Field Research- Professional: due to most bestiary entries in Tower of Zet, Tower of Babel and the Giant of Babel (plus some extra entries related to bosses: General, Captain, Calcobrena , Barnabas-Z ).
• Summon Master: due to the Sylph summon

 
And the following locations are time-limited or one-visit only:
 

• Tower of Zot
• Tower of Babel
• The Giant of Babel

 
… but all that is covered in the walkthrough!
 
 
Information:
 

• 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 (342 in total): referenced with []
• Hidden Items (54 in total): referenced with {}

 
There’s one achievement for reaching level 70 with all your party members, but this only contemplates end-game characters so it’s not really missable. It also should come through natural progression while completing everything else.
 
The achievement for visiting all locations is NOT missable.
 
 
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Prologue

The game opens with a long cutscene and two scripted battles.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: AIRSHIPㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
003	Floating Eyeball	20	20	0	9	42
037	Zu	941	32	0	489	432

 
These entries are automatically gained as part of the story.
 
 
Castle Baron – 2F
 
 
Once you gain control over your character, head south down the stairs.
 
 
Castle Baron – 1F
 
 
Go south to a four-way intersection, then head east and interact with the button behind the guard.
 
 

 
Open the tree chests for: 480 Gil, Ether, and Tent. [3/342]
 
 

 
Go back to the intersection and head west, then up the stairs.
 
Head through the linear path to the other tower and then go south to trigger a cutscene.
 
Continue south after the scene.
 
 
Once outside the tower, go north towards a large tower to trigger yet another cutscene.
 
Enter the tower.
 
 
Castle Baron – West Tower 1F
 
 
Make you way all the way to the top and rest at the bed.
 
After a relatively long cutscene, Kain will join the party and you’ll regain control over your character.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Enter the town near the castle.
 
 
 

Town of Baron and Mist Cave

Town of Baron
 
 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	30	Recovers HP.
Phoenix Down	100	Revives an ally from the KO status.
Gold Needle	400	Cures an ally of petrification.
Maiden’s Kiss	60	Cures an ally of the toad status.
Eye Drops	30	Cures an ally of darkness.
Antidote	40	Cures an ally of poison.
Tent	100	Recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Gysal Greens	50	The favorite food of Fat Chocobo. Try using it where it semells like chocobo.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	50

 
Feel free to purchase some potions at the Item Shop.
 
 
From the entrance, go immediately east and interact with the pot to find a Potion. {1/54}
 
 

 
Enter the Inn.
 
Head towards the bedroom and open the bottom pot. {2/54}
 
 

 
Now go through the northeast stairs and interact with the swords to open a secret passage.
 
 

 
Open the chests for Dwarven Bread, Tent, and Eye Drops. [6/342]
 
 

 
Exit the Inn.
 
Now go north and interact with the pot between the buildings to find a Potion. {3/54}
 
 

 
Head north through any of the bridges and climb up the stairs.
 
Go down the stairs at the top and follow the linear river to find two hidden items at the pond.
 
Interact with both marked spots for Tent and Hourglass. {5/54}
 
 
Now head to the northeast part of the town and push towards the right tree above the old woman to find a secret passage.
 
 

 
Go along the passage and interact with the marked spot to find a Phoenix Down. {6/54}
 
 

 
Now interact with the next marked spot near the path upwards to find a Gold Needle. {7/54}
 
 

 
From here, go south until the wall and all the way west to find another hidden item. Interact with the marked spot for Phoenix Down. {8/54}
 
 

 
That’s all we can do here for now: 3/6 chests and 8/8 items.
 
Exit the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: BARON AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
001	Goblin	6	19	0	5	28
002	Helldiver	18	21	0	5	40
004	Sword Rat	30	21	0	13	66

 
Head southwest from Baron, across the bridge, and through the mountains to find a cave.
 
 

 
Go inside.
 
 
Mist Cave
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MIST CAVEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
005	Insectus	28	20	1	8	49
007	Flying Eyes	40	21	3	18	74

 
From the entrance, go east and up the stairs.
 
Follow the linear path until you see a chest up some stairs. Open the chest for a Potion. [7/342]
 
 

 
Continue along the bridge and up the first stairs you see to find another chest. Open it for Eye Drops. [8/342]
 
 

 
Go back down the stairs and continue all the way south through two stairs to find a chest on the left side.
 
Open it for Tent. [9/342]
 
 

 
Go back up one set of stairs and head east to find a chest on the path. Open it for a Potion. [10/342]
 
 

 
Head north but heal up and quick-save before climbing up the last set of stairs.
 
Once ready, go north.
 
 

Mist Dragon

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
191	570	16	5	31	10	None	Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	Holy	200	700

 
First boss fight of this beautiful game. Have Kain ‘jump’ and Cecil attack while the boss is in normal form, then skip turns with TAB whenever the boss goes into mist form to prevent its powerful counter attacks. Repeat until winning.
 
 
After the battle, go north to exit the cave.
 
 
 

Mist and Kaipo

Overworld
 
 
Head east and enter the town.
 
 
Mist
 
 
Walk east to trigger a tragic cutscene.
 
 

Girl

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
—	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	—	—

 
This battle is unwinnable. Simply attack or defend to let the events go on…
 
 

 

Inflamatory Decisions
Accidentally destroyed the village of Mist.

 
 

 
 
Overworld
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: KAIPO AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
006	Desert Sahagin	20	20	0	17	70
008	Hundlegs	60	11	3	20	79
009	Sand Worm	75	16	2	22	82

 
Sand Worm seems to be a rare encounter.
 
Back at the overworld, go northeast towards the desert and approach the oasis at the middle area to find a town. Save your game and then head inside.
 
 

 
Kaipo, Oasis of the Desert
 
 
Go into the town to trigger a cutscene and rest free of charge.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: KAIPO’S INNㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
020	Baron Soldier	27	20	0	54	157
021	General	221	26	2	80	398

 
WARNING: There’s two ways to end this battle. One is by killing all three Baron Soldiers to make the General escape, and the other is by killing the General first and earning way more EXP. I’m not sure if General is a missable entry in this version as if he escapes, he will still show up in the bestiary but with 0 kills, same way as in the FFIV 3D Remake, but in that version bestiary entries didn’t count unless you had at least one kill. So our recommendation is taking the: General → Baron Soldier route to prevent later headaches.
 
 
After the battle, Summoner Rydia joins the party!
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	50

 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	30	Recovers HP.
Phoenix Down	100	Revives an ally from the KO status.
Gold Needle	400	Cures an ally of petrification.
Maiden’s Kiss	60	Cures an ally of the toad status.
Eye Drops	30	Cures an ally of darkness.
Antidote	40	Cures an ally of poison.
Tent	100	Recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Gysal Greens	50	The favorite food of Fat Chocobo. Try using it where it semells like chocobo.

 

Armor Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Leather Cap	100	Defense +1 Evasion +1 Magic Defense +1 Magic Evasion +1
Clothes	50	Defense +1 Evasion +10
Leather Garb	200	Defense +2 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +1 Magic Evasion +1
Iron Armlet	100	Defense +2 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +2 Magic Evasion +1

 

Weapon Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Rod	100	Attack +3 Accuracy +40
Staff	160	Attack +4 Accuracy +45
Bow	220	Attack +10 Accuracy +75
Iron Arrow	50	Attack +5 Accuracy +80

 
Once done with your purchases, head north from the weapons shop and interact with the northmost pot to find an Ether. {9/54}
 
 

 
That’s all when it comes to collectibles for this location.
 
Enter the northeast house and approach the bed.
 
Exit the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Feel free to level up Rydia a bit before heading into the next dungeon: use the Rod with her in battle to deal free magic damage (Items → Press UP → Rod).
 
Once ready, go north from Kaipo to find your destination.
 
 

 
 
 

Underground Waterway

Underground Waterway, South Entrance
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: UNDERGROUND WATERWAYㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
010	Red Mousse	35	15	254	36	134
011	Gigantoad	47	11	2	24	89
012	Zombie	52	13	2	31	112
013	Vile Shell	58	11	1	28	101
014	Toadgre	59	11	1	34	127
015	Sahagin	64	18	2	38	136
016	Killer Fish	65	11	1	30	119
017	Tiny Mage	69	19	2	63	132
018	Water Bug	125	16	3	79	225
019	Alligator	175	22	2	95	236

 
Feel free to return to Kaipo and rest at the Inn if you need cheap MP refill after leveling Rydia up a bit.
 
Zombies are resistant to physical damage.
 
Water Bug is extremely annoying to kill due to their constant Curaja spell casting.
 
Sahagin, Tiny Mage, and Red Mousse start appearing from B3.
 
Tiny Mages are resistant to magical damage.
 
Alligator and Toadgre show up at the North Entrance (near the exit of this dungeon). If you have issues getting Alligator bestiary entry, feel free to ignore it for now as it will be a frequent spawn in the next dungeon.
 
 
Go immediately north from the entrance to find two chests. Open both for a Potion and Maiden’s Kiss. [12/342]
 
 

 
Return to the entrance and head west.
 
Go through the first bridge and open the chest at the bottom for a Tent. [13/342]
 
 

 
interact with the Old Man on the way.
 
Sage Tellah joins the party!
 
 
Head east all the way to find stairs leading to the water, go into the water and then up the narrow waterfall to find a chest. Open it for Iron Armlet. [14/342]
 
 

 
Go back to the stairs and west to spot a wide waterfall. Go through the middle to find a secret room.
 
 
Underground Waterway – Hidden Chamber
 
 
Open the three chests here for: X-Potion, Dry Ether, and Phoenix Down. [17/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to where you found Tellah and go north up the stairs.
 
 
Underground Waterway – B2
 
 
Head north through the bridges and take the stairs to the water.
 
From here, go through the west stairs to find a chest containing a Potion. [18/342]
 
 

 
Back at the water, head south and up the stairs to find a chest on the west side. Open it for Ether. [19/342]
 
 

 
Go back west a bit and then immediately south through the bridge.
 
Head west and enter the southwest room to trigger a tutorial on magical field usage and a cutscene afterwards.
 
Exit through the north stairs to return to the previous room.
 
 
Go east and open the chest on the upper area for Ice Road. [20/342]
 
 

 
Head south and down the stairs back to the water.
 
Go through the door at the middle area.
 
 
Underground Waterway – B3
 
 
Follow the bridges until a split, then head west to find two chests. Open both for 580 Gil and Bomb Fragment. [22/342]
 
 

 
Head back to the split and go west this time.
 
Go through the door.
 
 
Underground Waterway – B2
 
 
Turn left and follow all the path towards the dead end to find a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage all the way through to reach the middle area and find a chest at the very bottom. Open it for Feathered Cap. [23/342]
 
 

 
Back at the entrance, go north and open the chest on the path for a Potion. [24/342]
 
 

 
Go north through the stairs.
 
 
Underground Waterway – North Entrance
 
 
Head all the way north and take the first stairs down you see to reach two chests. Open both for Ether and Antarctic Wind. [26/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the middle area and go across the bridge to the east side.
 
Take the stairs down to find two more chests. Open both for Hourglass and Shadowblade. [28/342]
 
 

 
That’s all the collectibles for this location: 18/18 chests.
 
Go back upstairs and head through the north exit.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Back at the overworld, head northwest and enter the cave.
 
 
 

Subterranean Lake

Waterfall
 
 
Go south to trigger a scene and reach the next floor.
 
 
Subterranean Lake – B2
 
 
Alligator shows up more frequently in here.
 
Go up the stairs and then follow the linear path to a stairs leading southwards. Go down to find two chests containing Hades Helm and Hades Gloves. [30/342]
 
 

 
Go back up and take the northwest bridge to a door. Go through it.
 
 
Subterranean Lake – B1
 
 
Head east and open both chests on the path for Hades Armor and Hermes Shoes. [32/342]
 
 

 
That’s all the collectibles for this place.
 
Continue north through the bridge, then take the stairs to the water and heal up/quick-save before interacting with the tentacles blocking the waterfall path.
 
Once ready, interact with the tentacles.
 
 

Octomammoth

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
158	2350	22	0	25	0	Lightning, Darkness	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	Holy	500	1200

 
Summon Chocobo with Rydia, spam Thunder with Tellah, and physically attack with Cecil for massive damage (if you equipped the Shadow Blade) and the boss will be down in no time.
 
 
After the battle, go through the waterfall path to return to the world map.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Go north towards the desert castle to trigger a cutscene.
 
After the scene, continue north and enter the destroyed castle.
 
 
 

Damcyan Castle and Antlion Cave

Damcyan Castle
 
 
From the entrance, go one tile south and walk east around the castle wall to find a small room. Head inside.
 
 

 
Damcyan Castle – Jail
 
 
Interact with the wounded guard, then once he passes away, hit the switch on the wall to open a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the secret passage to find three chests. Open all for Ruby Ring, Feathered Cap, and Crossbow. [35/342]
 
 

 
Exit the passage and go west, then take the stairs leading down.
 
If you have been following the guide up to this point, the following achievement should unlock:
 
 

 

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

 
 

 
 
Damcyan Castle – Jail B1
 
 
There’s six chests in this room and three hidden items.
 
 

 
Top row of chests: Potion, Antidote, and Eye Drops. [38/342]
 
Bottom row of chests: Ether, Phoenix Down, and Gold Needle. [41/342]
 
Bottom left pot: Elixir. {10/54}
 
Top right pot: Holy Arrow. {11/54}
 
Bottom right pot: Iron Arrow. {12/54}
 
 
Backtrack to the castle entrance.
 
 
Damcyan Castle
 
 
Head all the way north and go through the door.
 
 
Damcyan Castle – 1F
 
 
Go upstairs.
 
 
Damcyan Castle – 2F
 
 
Open the chest at the northeast corner for a Tent. [42/342]
 
 

 
That’s all the collectibles for this location. 10/10 chests and 3/3 items.
 
Head upstairs.
 
 
Damcyan Castle – 3F
 
 
Walk into the north room to trigger a cutscene followed by a short scripted battle. Another sad scene will play shortly after.
 
Tellah leaves the party…
 
Prince Edward joins the party!
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Hovercraft obtained! This vehicle allows you to cross over shallow rocks in the sea.
 
 

 
Head northeast and go east across the shallow rocks to reach another piece of land, then go south to find a cave entrance. Head inside.
 
 

 
Antlion Cave – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ANTLION CAVEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
022	Domovoi	37	15	0	48	184
023	Yellow Jelly	55	16	254	33	144
024	Basilisk	90	15	2	30	110
025	Leshy	130	18	2	42	157
026	Adamantoise	190	20	1	46	234

 
Yellow Jelly is pretty much immune to physical damage.
 
 
From the entrance, turn immediately left and go across the west bridge to find two chests. Open the left one for Spider’s Silk and the one under the bridge for a Potion. [44/342]
 
 

 
From the chests, go all the way south and then east to find two more chests. Open both for a Tent and a Potion. [46/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack a bit north but don’t go up the stairs. Instead, head east and then north under the bridge to find a chest containing a Potion. [47/342]
 
 

 
Go back south and continue east to find a pair of stairs. Go up and open the chest for Gold Needle. [48/342]
 
 

 
Now go all the way south and down the stairs to the next floor.
 
 
Antlion Cave – B2
 
 
Head all the way south to find a chest and a door. Open the chest first for Antarctic Wind. [49/342]
 
 

 
Now go through the door for a chest containing Lamia’s Harp. [50/342]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
Continue east, then north, then open both chests at the northeast and northwest corners for Spider’s Silk and a Potion. [52/342]
 
 

 
After opening both chests, take the nearby stairs leading up.
 
 
Antlion Cave – B1
 
 
Go through the door to find a save point and the final three chests for this dungeon. Open all for Emergency Exit, Ether, and Phoenix Down. [55/342]
 
 

 
That’s 13/13 for this location.
 
Exit the room and take the stairs leading back to B2.
 
 
Antlion Cave – B2
 
 
Go west, then south through several stairs to find an exit at the bottom. Go through it.
 
 
Antlion Cave – Antlion Nest
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then walk south straight to the center of the room to trigger the next boss fight.
 
 

Antlion

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
159	1100	11	3	11	0	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	800	1500

 
The Antlion is even easier than the previous bosses. It deals 1 point of damage with each physical attack but counter-attacks all incoming damage. However, the counter-attack damage it’s still insignificant for this point of the game, so it’s nothing to worry about either.
 
Summon Chocobo with Rydia while attacking with the other two characters and the battle should be over within a few turns.
 
 
After winning, you will be rewarded with the key item ‘Sand Ruby’ to progress through the story.
 
Now you can either leave the dungeon by walking or use the Emergency Exit item we found earlier. It’s up to you.
 
 
 

Kaipo Revisited and Mt. Hobs

Overworld
 
 
Board the hovercraft and then make your way back to Kaipo: north from Antlion Cave, then west through the shallow rocks to return to the Damcyan area. From here, go southeast and then south through another set of rocks to finally reach the Kaipo area.
 
 

 
Enter the town.
 
 
Kaipo, Oasis of the Desert
 
 
Enter the northeastern house and head all the way north to visit Rosa.
 
Interact with her and use: Sand Ruby.
 
A cutscene will play.
 
White mage Rosa joins the party!
 
 
Another cutscene will play shortly after, then you will forced into a battle against a Sahagin with more life than its regular version.
 
 

Sahagin

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
—	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	100	800

 
The battle will only conclude once Anna finishes talking to Edward.
 
The next morning, equip Rosa however you like and then leave the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Make your way back to the Antlion Cave but instead of going inside, continue east towards a big chunk of mountains.
 
 

 
Mt. Hobs, West Entrance
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MT. HOBSㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
027	Bomb	55	19	2	76	361
028	Spirit	86	24	1	122	278
029	Gray Bomb	111	36	4	105	445
030	Skeleton	135	26	2	126	238
031	Cockatrice	149	24	1	82	275
032	Gargoyle	160	28	2	90	315
033	Bloodbones	210	34	3	169	315

 
Spirit and Bloodbones seem to spawn near the East Entrance.
 
 
Go north to trigger a short cutscene. Rydia has learned Fire!
 
Head north, then west and up the stairs to find an entrance. Go through it.
 
 
Mt. Hobs – Trail
 
 
Follow the linear path to find four chests at its very end. Open all for Tent, Potion, Gold Needle, and 960 Gil. [59/342]
 
 

 
There’s also a save point at this area. Feel free to rest/save if needed.
 
Backtrack to the previous screen.
 
 
Mt. Hobs, West Entrance
 
 
From the entrance, go east and head through the door.
 
 
Mt. Hobs – Summit
 
 
Follow the path east to find a chest on the way. Open it for Holy Arrow. [60/342]
 
 

 
Heal up and quick-save, then continue north to trigger a cutscene and a forced battle.
 
After the show, get ready for a boss fight!
 
 

Mom Bomb

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
160	11000	30	1	9	5	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	1200	1900

 
Mom Bomb is basically a regular Bomb with lots of extra health. It doesn’t do anything special or deal impressive amounts of damage, so summoning Chocobo with Rydia while attacking with the rest of the party should be more than enough to take it down. The boss will increase its size about halfway the battle and then explode within the next few turns. Feel free to heal up and defend during that phase if you desire, but It’s still not a big deal if you don’t.
 
Soon after the boss explodes, you will find yourself battling against 3 regular Bombs and 3 Gray Bombs. These shouldn’t suppose any challenge at this point of the game. Just spam any multi-target attacks and they’ll gone rather quickly.
 
 
After the battle, the monk will introduce himself and shortly after… he will join the party!
 
Once you regain control, go through the north door.
 
 
Mt. Hobs, East Entrance
 
 
Follow the linear path all the way to the bottom to exit the dungeon.
 
 
Overworld
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: FABUL AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
034	Gatlinger	115	28	2	53	335

 
Head east through the woods, then continue between the mountains, and finally enter a small desert area to find the entrance to a castle.
 
 

 
Enter the castle.
 
 
 

Fabul Castle

Fabul Castle
 
 
Head north and go through the door.
 
 
Fabul Castle – 1F
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	100

 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	30	Recovers HP.
Phoenix Down	100	Revives an ally from the KO status.
Gold Needle	400	Cures an ally of petrification.
Maiden’s Kiss	60	Cures an ally of the toad status.
Eye Drops	30	Cures an ally of darkness.
Antidote	40	Cures an ally of poison.
Tent	100	Recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Gysal Greens	50	The favorite food of Fat Chocobo. Try using it where it semells like chocobo.

 

Armor & Weapons Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Fire Claw	350	Accuracy +80
Ice Claw	450	Accuracy +80
Thunder Claw	550	Accuracy +80
Demon Helm	980	Defense +6 Magic Defense +1 Magic Evasion +1
Demon Armor	3000	Defense +9 Magic Defense +3
Demon Gloves	800	Defense +4

 
After finishing your purchases/resting, head up the stairs.
 
 
Fabul Castle – 2F
 
 
Quick-save and go up another set of stairs.
 
 
Fabul Castle – Throne Room
 
 
Approach the throne to trigger a cutscene.
 
It’s time to defend the Fabul Castle!
 
The next section consists in several battles without breaks. Here is a list of all rounds:
 
WARNING: Just like with General, make sure to defeat the Captain before the Baron Warriors to prevent him from escaping. This bestiary entry may be missable.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: FABUL CASTLEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
035	Baron Warrior	65	28	2	100	400
036	Captain	320	36	2	152	600

 
Round 1: Baron Warrior x2, Captain
 
Round 2: Sahagin, Domovoi, Leshy
 
Round 3: Baron Warrior x2, Captain
 
Round 4: Gargoyle
 
Round 5: Sahagin, Domovoi, Leshy
 
Round 6: Baron Warrior x2, Captain
 
Round 7: Dragoon
 
 
The last round is unwinnable. Feel free to auto-attack yourself to speed things up.
 
A scene will play after the battles.
 
Rosa leaves the party…
 
 
Once you regain control, exit through the bottom door.
 
 
Fabul Castle – Throne Room
 
 
Interact with the northwest pot to find Hermes Shoes. {13/54}
 
 

 
Now head to the opposite side and stand on the button to open a secret door.
 
 

 
Go along the passage to find three chests at its end. Open all for Spider’s Silk, Demon Shield, and Ether. [63/342]
 
 

 
Make your way back to the Inn to progress with the story.
 
 
Fabul Castle – Inn & Item Shop
 
 
Approach to the innkeeper and answer with ‘Yes’.
 
 
Fabul Castle – East Tower 3F
 
 
After a short scene, you will receive the Deathbringer (good weapon for Cecil) and regain control over your party.
 
Open the chest here for a Tent. [64/342]
 
 

 
Go downstairs.
 
 
Fabul Castle – East Tower 2F
 
 
Inspect the bottom right pot for Bacchus’s Cider. {14/54}
 
 

 
Head downstairs and out the tower.
 
 
Fabul Castle
 
 
Enter the left tower.
 
 
Fabul Castle – West Tower 1F
 
 
Inspect the top left pot for Zeus’s Wrath {15/54} and open the three chests for Bomb Fragment, Antarctic Wind, and Potion. [67/342]
 
 

 
That’s all the loot for this location. 7/7 chests and 3/3 items.
 
Exit the tower.
 
 
Fabul Castle
 
 
Enter the middle building and head downstairs, then go all the way south to exit the castle.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Board the ship east from the castle to trigger a relatively long cutscene.
 
 
After the incident, Cecil wakes up alone on a small peninsula.
 
Walk east to find a town. Head inside.
 
 
 

Mysidia

Mysidia
 
 
Warning, some of the NPCs here are kinda hostile:
 
Wizard in town centre: turns you into a toad. Talk to him again in order to be healed.
 
Dancer: turns you into a pig. Talk to her again in order to be healed.
 
Bartender: Gives you a poisoned drink.
 
 

Weapon Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Ice Rod	220	Attack +5 Accuracy +45
Flame Rod	380	Attack +7 Accuracy +45 Intellect +3
Healing Staff	480	Attack +8 Accuracy +50
Crossbow	700	Attack +20 Accuracy +75
Holy Arrow	500	Attack +10 Accuracy +80

 

Armor Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Wizard’s Hat	700	Defense +3 Evasion +7 Magic Defense +5 Magic Evasion +5 Intellect +3 Spirit +3
Gaia Gear	500	Defense +3 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +3 Magic Evasion +3
Silver Armlet	650	Defense +4 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +4 Magic Evasion +4
Light Shield	700	Defense +2 Evasion +24 Magic Defense +1 Magic Evasion +1 Spirit +3
Light Helm	4000	Defense +7 Magic Defense +2 Magic Evasion +1 Spirit +3
Knight’s Armor	8000	Defense +11 Magic Defense +3 Magic Evasion +1 Spirit +3
Gauntlets	3000	Defense +5 Magic Defense +1 Magic Evasion +1 Spirit +3

 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	30	Recovers HP.
Hi-Potion	150	Recovers HP.
Phoenix Down	100	Revives an ally from the KO status.
Gold Needle	400	Cures an ally of petrification.
Echo Herbs	50	Cures an ally of silence.
Antidote	40	Cures an ally of poison.
Tent	100	Recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Cottage	500	Fully recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	200

 
Stock up on Hi-Potions if you have enough money.
 
Once ready, head all the way north and enter the large house.
 
 
Mysidia – Manor of Prayers
 
 
Speak to the Elder.
 
Black mage Palom and white mage Porom joins the party!
 
Exit the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Go east, then north through the woods, then east again to find a large forest.
 
Head south and enter the Chocobo Forest.
 
 

 
Chocobo Forest – Mysidia Area
 
 
Inspect the marked spot for Gysahl Greens. {16/54}
 
 

 
Leave the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Head northeast from the Chocobo forest to find your next destination.
 
 

 
Go inside.
 
 
 

Mt. Ordeals

Mt. Ordeals – Entrance
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MT. ORDEALSㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
038	Soul	200	28	3	165	460
039	Ghoul	222	32	3	179	505
040	Revenant	250	36	1	186	575
041	Lilith	466	46	3	262	2703

 
If you have issues getting Lilith to spawn, try again after completing the dungeon. She has a higher spawn rate on the way out.
 
 
Head northeast to find a path blocked by a column of fire. Luckily, Palom will take care of it.
 
Another cutscene will play just after.
 
 
Once you regain control, head northwest past the stairs and open the chest for a Potion. [68/342]
 
 

 
Now go upstairs and open the chest just above the previous one for yet another Potion. [69/342]
 
 

 
Continue upstairs and go through the door.
 
 
Mt. Ordeals – Ridge
 
 
Follow the linear path north to re-encounter an old friend just before entering the door.
 
Sage Tellah joins the party!
 
Go through the door.
 
 
Mt. Ordeals – Pass
 
 
Head all the way west, then up the stairs to find a chest. Open it for an Ether. [70/342]
 
 

 
Return to the entrance and now head north up two set of stairs, then west, then open the chest below the door for an Ether. [71/342]
 
 

 
That’s all the collectibles for this location. 4/4 chests.
 
Go through the door.
 
 
Mt. Ordeals – Summit
 
 
Head north to a split. Here you can either go east for a save point and north to continue with the game.
 
Once ready to continue, approach the bridge to meet the next boss.
 
 

Scarmiglione

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
177	3500	19	2	0	15	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	2000	3200

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SCARMIGLIONE BOSS FIGHT ㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
042	Skullnant	200	42	1	100	50

 
Since Skullnants are undead type, cast Fira with Palom, Cura with Tellah and Porom, and spam Hi-Potions with Cecil to take these enemies down quickly. Cast fire-based spells and use regular attacks against the boss.
 
After the battle, heal up and quick-save, then cross the bridge to trigger yet boss fight.
 
 

Scarmiglione

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
178	3523	46	1	22	31	Fire, Holy, Projectile	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	Ice	2500	3600

 
Scarmiglione is now undead type. If you have any Hi-Potions left, use them on the boss for 500 points of damage a piece. Spam Cura with the respective white mages and Fira with the black mage. The battle itself should be much easier than the one we had before.
 
 
Finally, Scarmiglione is gone for good.
 
Now interact with the glowing tablet between the graves to get teleported to the next location.
 
 
Hall of Mirrors
 
 
Cecil becomes a paladin during the cutscene!
 
Shorty after, an unique boss fight will happen.
 
 

Dark Knight

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
—	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	—	—

 
This battle is a little different from the others. Here you don’t have to defeat the boss in the normal way; just defend until the fight is over (press right → Defend).
 
 

 

The Light's Chosen
Climbed Mt. Ordeals and became a paladin.

 
 

 
 
Btw, Cecil is now level 1 and you will have to level him up from scratch. Equip him up and make your way out the dungeon; that should be enough to earn some levels.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Backtrack to Mysidia: all the way west from Mt. Ordeals.
 
 
Mysidia
 
 
Head all the way north and enter the Elder’s house.
 
Speak to the Elder to trigger a cutscene.
 
 
The eastern building is now open. Head inside.
 
 
Mysidia – Devil’s Road
 
 
Step on the warp pad to get teleported back to Baron.
 
 
 

Baron Revisited: Part I

Town of Baron – Devil’s Road
 
 
You are now back at Baron.
 
Exit through the south door.
 
 
Town of Baron
 
 
Enter the Inn and rest if you desire.
 
Once ready, go upstairs to the bar and speak to Yang to trigger two fights.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: TOWN OF BARON – INNㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
045	Baron Guard	280	40	3	230	710

 

Monk

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
—	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	—	—

 
Baron Guards are simple enough; just make sure to don’t waste too much MP on them as you’ll need it for the next fight.
 
Now Monk can be kinda annoying. Cast high-level spells to take big chunks of his health and heal your party up when needed. High-level spells should deal over 1500 damage per use!
 
 
After the fights, a short cutscene will play and then Monk Yang will rejoin the party!
 
You will also be rewarded with the key item ‘Baron key’.
 
 
Once you regain control, exit the Inn and open the Weapons & Armor shop: Interact with the door and use ‘Baron Key’.
 
 

Weapon Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Thunder Rod	700	Attack +10 Accuracy +50 Intellect +3
Healing Staff	480	Attack +8 Accuracy +50
Fire Claw	350	Accuracy +80
Ice Claw	450	Accuracy +80
Thunder Claw	550	Accuracy +80

 

Armor Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Headband	450	Defense +1 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +1 Magic Evasion +1 Strength +5
Kenpo Gi	4000	Defense +5 Evasion +20 Magic Defense +2 Magic Evasion =1 Strength +3
Silver Armlet	650	Defense +4 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +4 Magic Evasion +4

 
Once inside the shop, head to the bottom right corner and push downwards to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Go through it to reach two chests, one in each shop. Open the left one for Zeus’s Wrath and the right one for 2000 Gil. [73/342]
 
 

 
Now exit the shop and open the western building in the same manner as you did with this one: Interact with the door and use ‘Baron Key’.
 
Head inside.
 
 
Stand one tile below the stairs and go all the way east to reach the last chest for this location. Open it for 1000 Gil. [74/342]
 
 

 
That should conclude the loot for this place. Finally. 6/6 chests and 8/8 items.
 
Now take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Old Waterway – B4
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: OLD WATERWAYㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
043	Splasher	180	30	3	145	430
044	Hydra	257	44	2	209	670
046	Electrofish	284	40	2	214	640
047	Gigas Gator	292	38	2	218	660
048	Death Shell	380	42	2	262	1030
049	Flood Worm	638	42	0	219	690

 
From the entrance, head all the way south and open all three chests at the bottom for Hi-Potion, Ether, and Zeus’s Wrath. [77/342]
 
 

 
Now go north and follow the linear path through the bridges. Take the stairs leading up.
 
 
Old Waterway – B3
 
 
Take the stairs to the water and then head south through the secret passage.
 
 

 
Open the chest for Hourglass. [78/342]
 
 

 
Continue south through another secret passage to reach yet another chest. Open it for Spider’s Silk. [79/342]
 
 

 
Next secret passage is kinda tricky to find. From the previous chest, go one tile down to stand just at the bottom of the stairs, then immediately push rightwards (see the screenshot for the exact location).
 
 

 
Follow the path until reaching the eastern part of the room.
 
Once here, go north past the first waterfall and go left towards some rocks for a secret passage.
 
 

 
Open the chest here for Hermes Shoes. [80/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the eastern part of the room with the waterfalls and head north to the next room.
 
 
Old Waterway – B2
 
 
Head north and up a long staircase, but don’t go through the door yet. Instead, go left through a secret passage to reach a chest. Open it for an Ether. [81/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack the passage and head through the door.
 
 
Old Waterway – B1
 
 
Enter the room on the left side.
 
 
Here is a save point and more importantly, a hidden chest on the right side. Go through the passage and open the chest for Ancient Sword. [82/342]
 
 

 
That’s all 8/8 chests for this dungeon.
 
Once ready, exit the room and head up the stairs.
 
 
 

Baron Revisited: Part II

Castle Baron
 
 
Familiar place, huh?
 
Anyway, go west, all the way south, and up the small staircase to reach the courtyard.
 
Feel free to visit Cecil’s room (top of west tower) if you need to refill your HP/MP.
 
 
Now enter the eastern building and make your way to inside the castle.
 
Soon after entering the main hall, you will met Baigan which will join the party! but no, he won’t…
 
 

Baigan

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
161	4444	58	1	11	9	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	3000	4800

 

Right Arm

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
162	444	58	2	0	9	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	0	10

 

Left Arm

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
163	444	58	2	0	9	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	0	10

 
Baigan will cast Reflect on himself as soon as he receives any magical spell, something that makes most other spells useless unless you cast Reflect on any party member with Tellah and then rebound all spells on them. However, Quake goes through the Reflect status and deals insane amounts of damage! so spam Quake with Paloom and enjoy defeating the boss within 3 turns!
 
 
After the fight, pay another visit to Cecil’s Room and rest to heal up, then return to where the fight took place.
 
Head east through the staircase leading to the roof and continue right.
 
 
This place used the be guarded near the beginning of the game. It’s not guarded anymore.
 
Interact with the marked button to open a secret passage.
 
 

 
Go through the passage to reach six whooping chests!
 
 

 
Top row: Ether, Ether, and Unicorn Horn. [85/342]
 
Bottom row: Unicorn Horn, Phoenix Down, and Phoenix Down. [88/342]
 
 
Backtrack to the button and exit through the bottom door.
 
Head north and enter the tower.
 
 
Castle Baron – East Tower 1F
 
 
The first floor holds four chests. Open all for Bacchus’s Cider, Hermes Shoes, Bacchus’s Cider, and Hermes Shoes. [92/342]
 
 

 
Note: You will need to take the staircase down and then return up to access the leftmost chest.
 
 
Take the stairs leading up.
 
 
Castle Baron – East Tower 2F
 
 
Open both chests here for a Hi-Potion and another Hi-Potion! [94/342]
 
 

 
Continue up.
 
 
Castle Baron – East Tower 3F
 
 
Interact with the pot just bottom of the staircase to find an Ether. {17/54}
 
 

 
Also open all three chests for Ether, Tent, and Tent. [97/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the first floor and take the stairs down.
 
 
Castle Baron – East Tower B1
 
 
Interact with the middle pot on the left side for an Elixir. {18/54}
 
 

 
That should be all the loot for this location. 18/18 chests and 2/2 items!
 
 
Backtrack to the room where the Baigan fight took place. Ignore the right side as it’s not accessible at this moment.
 
 
Castle Baron – 1F
 
 
Once here, go all the way north to the Throne Room.
 
Heal up and quick-save, then approach the throne and talk to the King…
 
 

Cagnazzo

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
179	5312	44	2	48	29	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	4000	5500

 
Epic boss battle music, hurrah!
 
It sadly won’t last long… Spam thunder-based spells (Thundaga with Tellah and Thundara with Paloom) and the boss will be out of combat really fast.
 
 
After the battle and on the way out of the castle, a tragic scene will happen… followed by another not so sad scenes.
 
 

 

Overcoming Grief
Defeated Cagnazzo, the Lord of Water.

 
 

 
 
Also Cid joins the party!
 
 
 

Airship Exploration

Overworld
 
 
Now that we unlocked the airship, it’s time for some world map exploration!
 
From Baron, go southwest and land at the marked spot.
 
 

 
Enter the Chocobo forest.
 
 
Chocobo Forest, Fabul Area
 
 
Interact with the marked spot to find Gysahl Greens. {19/54}
 
 

 
Leave the location and board the airship.
 
Now head to the island northwest of Kaipo, at the middle of the ocean.
 
 

 
Land here and enter the Chocobo forest.
 
 
Chocobo Forest, Southern Island
 
 
Interact with the marked spot to find Gysahl Greens. {20/54}
 
 

 
Leave the location and board the airship.
 
Our next destination is northeast from Fabul.
 
Make your way to Fabul (northeasternmost island) and from there, go east to find a forest surrounded by mountains.
 
 

 
Land here and enter the Chocobo forest.
 
 
Chocobo Forest, Fabul Area
 
 
Interact with the marked spot to find Gysahl Greens. {21/54}
 
 

 
Leave the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
We’re still missing one Chocobo forest and the Chocobo Village, but we will get there later.
 
Board the airship and head south from Fabul to find a town in middle of the ocean.
 
 

 
Land there and enter the town.
 
 
Mythril
 
 
From the entrance, go north and then east until reaching the trees.
 
Search the grass to find a Mythril Staff. {22/54}
 
 

 
Return to the center and now go all the way north and a bit east. Inspect the grass here for a Mythril Knife. {23/54}
 
 

 
Go left and search the grass behind the weapons/armor shops to find 5000 Gil. {24/54}
 
 

 
And that concludes the looting for this town.
 
Feel free to visit the shops and purchase anything you want.
 
 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Maiden’s Kiss	60	Cures an ally of the toad status.
Mallet	80	Cures an ally of mini.
Diet Food	100	Cures an ally of the pig status.

 

Weapon Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Mythril Staff	4000	Attack +12 Accuracy +55 Spirit +3
Mythril Knife	3000	Attack +20 Accuracy +99
Mythril Hammer	8000	Attack +55 Accuracy +75
Mythril Sword	6000	Attack +50 Accuracy +80

 

Armor Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Mythril Shield	1000	Defense +3 Evasion +26 Magic Defense +2 Magic Evasion +2
Mythril Helm	3000	Defense +8 Magic Defense +2 Magic Evasion +2
Mythril Armor	17000	Defense +13 Magic Defense +4 Magic Evasion +2
Mythril Gloves	2000	Defense +6 Magic Defense +2 Magic Evasion +2

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	500

 
Once done, exit the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Board the airship and head to Mist (where we had our first encounter with Rydia), then land there.
 
 

 
Enter the town.
 
 
Mist
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	50

 

Weapon Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Whip	3000	Attack +20 Accuracy +50
Dancing Dagger	5000	Attack +28 Accuracy +94 Evasion +10

 

Armor Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Bard’s Tunic	700	Defense +2 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +1

 
From the entrance, go southeast and stand next to the well by the armor shop, the head east to find a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage to find two hidden items at the end (one where the screenshot was taken and another to its right). Interact with both spots for Bomb Fragment and Bomb Fragment. {26/54}
 
 

 
Exit the secret passage and head northeast of the Inn to find another hidden item by the pond. Search the grass for a Bomb Fragment. {27/54}
 
 

 
Now enter the northwestern house and go inside the fireplace to find a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage and open the chests about halfway the path for Gold Hairpin, Clothes, and Ruby Ring. [100/342]
 
 

 
Continue through the path to the right of the chests and follow it to its end to reach one final chest.
 
Open it for Rod of Change. [101/342]
 
 

 
And we’re done with this location. Exit the town.
 
 
 

Eblan

Overworld
 
 
Board the airship and head to the southwestern island to find a destroyed castle near a large structure.
 
 

 
Land here and farm the following bestiary entries:
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: EBLAN AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
071	Roc Baby	50	60	2	81	1004
073	Roc	500	66	3	150	1404
074	Mors	695	60	4	253	1504
085	Ironback	100	74	4	233	1077
094	Black Lizard	792	64	4	43	1298
100	Fiery Hound	1221	68	3	244	1708

 
Once done, enter the castle.
 
 
Eblan Castle
 
 
Go north until a four-way split, then go east, down the stairs, and north to reach the east tower.
 
Head inside.
 
 
Eblan Castle – East Tower 1F
 
 
Head north until hitting the wall, then west to find a secret passage. Follow the passage and open the chest for Coeurl Whisker. [102/342]
 
 

 
Go upstairs.
 
 
Eblan Castle – East Tower 2F
 
 
Press the button on the right wall and then go through the now open wall.
 
Search the third pot for Hermes Shoes {28/54} and open the three reachable chests for Emergency Exit, Hi-Potion, and Hi-Potion. DON’T STEP on the hole yet. [105/342]
 
 

 
Stand on the right side of the third pot and head all the way east to find a secret passage leading to the previously inaccessible chest. Heal up and quick-save, then attempt to open it for a monster-in-a-box encounter: Coeurl x2, Lamia.
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTERS-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
091	Coeurl	593	72	3	345	2759
098	Lamia	1200	72	4	143	2059

 
DON’T physically attack the Coeurls or they’ll counter-attack with the annoying ‘Blaster’. Instead, focus all your attacks on the Lamia while Tellah casts Firaga on the Coeurls separately to one-shot each one.
 
 
After the battle, you will be rewarded with Blood Lance. [106/342]
 
Fall down the hole to continue.
 
 
Eblan Castle – East Tower 1F
 
 
Open the chest for Silver Hourglass. [107/342]
 
 

 
Now go south.
 
 
Eblan Castle – Underground Passage
 
 
Follow the path south to find three chests. Open both on the left side for an Ether and another Ether. [109/342]
 
 

 
Now heal up and quick-save, then attempt to open the eastern chest for a monster-in-a-box encounter: Mad Ogre x3.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTERS-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
102	Mad Ogre	2000	86	4	270	2359

 
Those dudes hit hard. Cast tornado on the front row ogre with Tellah and then finish them off with your other party members. Repeat for all three ogres.
 
You will be reward with Silver Apple. [110/342]
 
 
Follow the path to exit back to the world map.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Re-enter the castle.
 
 
Eblan Castle
 
 
Make your way to the western tower: north to the four-way split, west, downstairs, north.
 
 
Eblan Castle – West Tower 1F
 
 
From the entrance, walk two tiles south and push eastwards to reveal a secret passage to a chest.
 
 

 
Approach the chest but heal up and quick-save, then attempt to open it for a monster-in-a-box encounter: Skuldier x4, Steel Golem.
 
 
Easier than the previous monster-in-a-box encounters. Have Tellah use Firaga while the other three party members attack the golem. Firaga should take down the four Skuldiers in one use.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTERS-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
075	Steel Golem	1950	86	4	445	703
107	Skuldier	740	74	3	116	1577

 
You will be rewarded with Sleep Blade. [111/342]
 
 
Go up the stairs.
 
 
Eblan Castle – West Tower 2F
 
 
Search the lower northwest pot for Bacchus’s Cider. {29/54}
 
 

 
Stand between the south pots and push southwards to reveal a secret passage leading to the chests. Open both for Mute Arrow and 10000 Gil. [113/342]
 
 

 
Now head southwest and take the path down.
 
 
Eblan Castle – West Tower 1F
 
 
Open the chest here for Bomb Core. [114/342]
 
 

 
Exit to the main area and head north.
 
 
Eblan Castle – 1F
 
 
Go north and just before the stairs, turn east to find a chest behind a secret passage. Open the chest for a Hi-Potion. [115/342]
 
 

 
Now head upstairs twice to reach the throne room.
 
 
Eblan Castle – Throne Room
 
 
There’s secret passages on both sides of the room.
 
 

 
Go through the left one for two chests containing Unicorn Horn and Alarm Clock respectively. [117/342]
 
 

 
Now go through the right path for three chests containing Gold Needle, Cottage (accessible from the bottom), and Maiden’s Kiss respectively. [120/342]
 
 

 
And that concludes our visit to this location. Make sure you have 19/19 chests and 2/2 items before leaving.
 
 
 

Troia

Overworld
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: TROIA AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
050	Twin Snake	108	46	0	222	720
051	Treant	335	52	1	148	687
052	Cait Sith	342	50	2	252	820
053	Hell Needle	398	40	3	220	700
054	Death Flower	440	24	2	210	650

 
 
Head to the northwestern continent until you see a waterfall with a town nearby, then go a little south and disembark at the grasslands.
 
 

 
From here, go all the way north to find a hidden Chocobo forest near a bridge.
 
 

 
Head inside.
 
 
Chocobo Forest, Troia Area
 
 
Interact with the marked spot for Gysahl Greens. {30/54}
 
 

 
Leave the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Make your way back to the airship and head to the town by the waterfall.
 
 

 
Disembark at the tiny chunk of grass by the town and head inside.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Make your way back to the town we landed by and go inside.
 
 
Troia
 
 

Weapon Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Wooden Hammer	80	Attack +45 Accuracy +75
Great Bow	2000	Attack +30 Accuracy +75 Strength +3
Fire Arrow	500	Attack +15 Accuracy +80
Ice Arrow	500	Attack +15 Accuracy +80
Thunder Arrow	500	Attack +15 Accuracy +80

 

 

Armor Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Leather Cap	100	Defense +1 Evasion +5 Magic Defense +1 Magic Evasion +1
Feathered Cap	330	Defense +2 Evasion +6 Magic Defense +3 Magic Evasion +3
Clothes	50	Defense +1 Evasion +10
Leather Garb	200	Defense +2 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +1 Magic Evasion +1
Ruby Ring	1000	Evasion +10 Magic Defense +3 Magic Evasion +2

 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	30	Recovers HP.
Phoenix Down	100	Revives an ally from the KO status.
Gold Needle	400	Cures an ally of petrification.
Maiden’s Kiss	60	Cures an ally of the toad status.
Eye Drops	30	Cures an ally of darkness.
Antidote	40	Cures an ally of poison.
Tent	100	Recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Gysal Greens	50	The favorite food of Fat Chocobo. Try using it where it semells like chocobo.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	400

 
You can’t wear anything metallic for the next dungeon, so purchase 2x Great Bows for Cecil and Cid + as many Fire Arrows as you can.
 
 
Go north across the bridge, then head east and take the stairs down to the water.
 
Follow the river all the way north until another set of stairs.
 
Go up and follow the secret passage to find a girl and a patch of grass. There’s four items here.
 
Interact with the top spot for 1000 Gil. {31/54}
 
 

 
Now interact with the top-left spot for Decoy. {32/54}
 
 

 
Next, interact with the bottom left corner for an Ether. {33/54}
 
 

 
Finally, interact with the bottom right spot for a Dry Ether. {34/54}
 
 

 
We’re done with this location. Leave the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Enter the castle by the town.
 
 
 

Troia Castle

Troia Castle
 
 
What a peaceful music!
 
This place features a lot of treasures, so we will start by looting all the accessible ones.
 
 
Head all the way north and enter the castle.
 
 
Troia Castle – 1F
 
 
Go northeast and exit through the door.
 
 
Troia Castle
 
 
Head south and go through the door.
 
 
Troia Castle – 1F
 
 
You will reach a room with three stairs. Take the middle one.
 
 
Troia Castle – B1
 
 
Search the pot for a Bacchus’s Cider. {35/54}
 
 

 
Go back upstairs.
 
 
Troia Castle – 1F
 
 
Now take the right staircase.
 
 
Troia Castle – B1
 
 
Step on the button at the center of the room and then loot all the treasures. Contents from left to right: Tent, Tent, Hi-Potion, Hi-Potion, Ether, Ether, Ruby Ring, and Ruby Ring. [128/342]
 
 

 
That’s all we can loot for now.
 
Make your way back to the main hall and take the western door this time.
 
 
Troia Castle
 
 
Head south and go through the door.
 
 
Troia Castle – Infirmary
 
 
Approach the bed for a scene…
 
After the conversation, you will receive the key item: Twin Harp.
 
Leave the castle.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Back at the overworld, head north all the way through the woods until reaching a small forest area.
 
 

 
Chocobo Village
 
 
Head to the southeastern portion of the area and interact with the bushes to find Gysahl Greens. {36/54}
 
 

 
Now go north until finding a peculiar patch of grass on the floor, then immediately head right and push rightwards against the trees to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage all the way right and interact with the marked spot for Gysahl Greens and the one just above for another Gysahl Greens. {38/54}
 
 

 
That’s all 3/3 items and the last Chocobo related area.
 
Interact with the Black Chocobo.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Black Chocobo flies but can’t go over mountains. However, it can land on forest area and that’s how we will reach our next destination.
 
 
From the Chocobo Village, head east following the river and go through the mountains to find a cave.
 
 

 
Land here but DON’T go in yet. Instead, remove all metallic equipment from your party members and equip the Great Bows + Fire Arrows you bought earlier.
 
 
Example:
 
Cid: Great Bow, Fire Arrow, Ruby Ring, Leather Cap, Leather Garb.
 
Cecil: Great Bow, Fire Arrow, Ruby Ring, Leather Cap, Leather Garb.
 
Tellah: Rod of Change, None, Ruby Ring, Leather Cap, Gaia Gear.
 
Yang: Ice Claw, Thunder Claw, Ruby Ring, Leather Cap, Leather Garb.
 
Put everyone on the back row except for Yang.
 
 
Now head inside.
 
 
 

Magnetic Cavern and Troia Castle Revisited

Magnetic Cavern – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MAGNETIC CAVERNㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
055	Draculady	270	38	2	195	810
056	Cave Naga	285	40	3	201	740
057	Mind Flayer	300	44	3	232	1000
058	Cave Bat	334	42	3	151	598
059	Ogre	865	60	2	240	800

 
From the entrance, go all the way right past the staircase and open the chest for a Hi-Potion. [129/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the staircase and follow the path down until the next set of stairs.
 
Open the chest for an Unicorn Horn, then head down. [130/342]
 
 

 
Magnetic Cavern – B2
 
 
Go west, then north at the split, then west again for a chest. Open it for an Ether. [131/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the previous split and go all the way northeast through the bridge to find a door. Go through it.
 
 
Open both chests inside for 2000 Gil and Ether. [133/342]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
Go west and take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Magnetic Cavern – B3
 
 
Take the nearby door for a save point.
 
Once ready, continue south through the bridge and enter the bottom door.
 
 
Open all three chests inside for a Hi-Potion, Spider’s Silk, and Hourglass. [136/342]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
Continue west through another bridge, then head all the way north through the rock formation to find a door. Go through it.
 
 
Open the chest here for Fairy Claw. [137/342]
 
 

 
Head west and take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Magnetic Cavern – B4
 
 
Go west and follow the bridge, then continue all the way north towards a chest. Ignore the door as that leads to the boss.
 
Open the chest for Emergency Exit. [138/342]
 
 

 
Check that you have 10/10 chests and then return to the north end of the bridge area.
 
Here, you can either go east to find a room with a save point, or continue north to face the next boss. I recommend the former option.
 
 
Once ready, go north through the door.
 
 
Crystal Room
 
 
Head all the way north to find a creature blocking the path to the crystal.
 
Heal up and quick-save if you haven’t yet and then interact with the creature.
 
 

Dark Elf

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
—	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	—	—

 
This is another unwinnable battle. Just stand still and enjoy the show.
 
During the cutscene, Edward will wake up and play the harp, action which will disrupt the magnetic field allowing you to equip any weapons again. Equip your best stuff and then interact with the creature for another attempt.
 
 

Dark Elf

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
164	23890	18	0	254	1	Holy	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	4000	1000

 
The boss is absurdly weak now. It still has lots of HP, but shouldn’t be much of an issue if you get everyone to attack while Tellah casts high-level spells. Heal up when needed.
 
Once the boss losses most of its HP, it will morph into a Dark Dragon which is basically a weaker version of itself.
 
 

Dark Dragon

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
165	3927	80	1	254	15	Holy (Weapons)	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk	Holy (Magic)	5000	6000

 
After the battle, interact with the Earth Crystal.
 
Now you can either leave the cave by walking or use the Emergency Exit item we picked up earlier. The choice is yours.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Interact with the Black Chocobo to return to the Chocobo Village.
 
 
Chocobo Village
 
 
Exit the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Make your way back to the Troia Castle.
 
 
Troia Castle
 
 
Head all the way north into the castle.
 
 
Troia Castle – 1F
 
 
Go all the way north and approach the Clerics to trigger a cutscene.
 
 
Troia Castle – 2F
 
 
After the scene, go back to 1F.
 
 
Troia Castle – 1F
 
 
Head east and take the door out.
 
 
Troia Castle
 
 
Go south and enter the building.
 
 
Troia Castle – 1F
 
 
Take the left staircase down.
 
 
Troia Castle – B1
 
 
Talk to the lady behind the bars and answer with ‘Yes’. She will open a path for you. Go through it and take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Troia Castle – B2
 
 
You will find yourself in a room with 18 chests!
 
 

 
Top row: Hi-Potion, Remedy, Ether, Dry Ether, Elixir, Echo Herbs, Great Bow, Fire Arrow, 5000 Gil. [147/342]
 
Bottom row: Hi-Potion, Remedy, Ether, Dry Ether, Silver Apple, Echo Herbs, Ice Arrow, 50000 Gil, Thunder Arrow. [156/342]
 
 
That concludes the looting for this location. 26/26 chests and 1/1 items.
 
Make your way out the castle and board the airship.
 
 
 

Tower of Zot

Tower of Zot – 1F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: TOWER OF ZOTㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
060	Purple Bavarois	105	52	254	50	750
061	Puppet	256	56	3	180	800
062	Sorceress	350	50	2	329	1551
063	Black Knight	360	64	2	175	840
064	Centaur Knight	380	58	2	172	860
065	Gremlin	410	56	3	275	1221
066	Soldieress	425	60	3	200	1050
067	Puppeteer	473	56	3	195	1000
068	Ice Lizard	480	62	2	289	1331
069	Cold Beast	520	64	3	276	1441
070	Hell Turtle	700	72	4	224	920

 
WARNING: This is a one-visit location. Make sure to get all collectibles and bestiary entries before attempting the boss.
 
 
Purple Bavarois are highly resistant to physical damage.
 
Gremlin seems to be more common in 2F.
 
 
From the starting point, follow the northwest path to find a chest at the top. Open it for Flame Mail. [157/342]
 
 

 
Now go east and take the door to the next floor.
 
 
Tower of Zot – 2F
 
 
Head south to a split, then straight east until hitting a wall, the south until the bottom wall, then east until another split.
 
Go north from here and open the chest for an easy monsters-in-a-box encounter: Fiery Hound.
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with Flame Sword for defeating the beast. [158/342]
 
 
Go through the western door.
 
 
Tower of Zot – 3F
 
 
Head south and then immediately northeast, then follow the winding path to the next door. Go through it.
 
 
Tower of Zot – 4F
 
 
Head south, then east to a split, then north to another split and take the western door.
 
 
Tower of Zot – 5F
 
 
Open the chest nearby for Hell Claw. [159/342]
 
 

 
Now go south through the path and open the chest at the bottom for Flame Shield. [160/342]
 
 

 
 
Make your way back to the previous floor.
 
 
Tower of Zot – 4F
 
 
Go through the middle door.
 
 
Tower of Zot – 5F
 
 
Open the chest for a Gaia Hammer. [161/342]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
 
Tower of Zot – 4F
 
 
Finally, take the eastern door.
 
 
Tower of Zot – 5F
 
 
Open the chest here for Sage’s Surplice. [162/342]
 
 

 
That’s the last chest for this location. Double check that you have 6/6.
 
 
Exit the room.
 
 
Tower of Zot – 4F
 
 
Go south to the split, then south again to reach the bottom wall.
 
From here, head east and follow the linear path to the door. Go through it.
 
 
Tower of Zot – 5F
 
 
Go south and enter the bottom room for a save point.
 
Make sure that you have all bestiary entries for this location, then and only then, continue west and approach the door to trigger a boss fight.
 
 

Mindy

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
166	2591	30	1	11	11	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Doom, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Slow, Stop	None	3000	2500

 

Cindy

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
167	4599	36	2	11	11	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Doom, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Slow, Stop	None	3000	2500

 

Sandy

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
168	2590	30	1	0	10	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Doom, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Slow, Stop	None	3000	2500

 
Another easy fight. Start by killing Cindy as she can revive the other sisters, then go for Mindy and finally for Sandy.
 
Attacking should be enough, but feel free to cast Bio on Mindy and Sandy for some massive damage.
 
 
After the battle, go through the door.
 
 
Tower of Zot – 6F
 
 
Go around the structure and approach the enemy to trigger a cutscene followed by a scripted battle.
 
 

Golbez

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
—	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	—	—

 
…
 
 
After the tragic scenes, wake up Kain to trigger the next set of scenes.
 
White mage Rosa and dragoon Kain joins the party!
 
 
Equip your new party members, then heal up and quick-save and once you’re ready, try to go down the stairs.
 
 

Barbariccia

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
180	8636	82	0	12	63	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	5500	9000

 
Have Kain jump at all times while the rest of the party is attacking. Heal up with Rosa whenever required and cast Esuna when any of your characters gets gradually petrified.
 
 
After the battle, Rosa will teleport you out of the dungeon, locking the dungeon forever. Good thing you didn’t miss any collectibles/bestiary entries, right?
 
 
 

Agart

Baron
 
 
After a short scene, you will receive the key item: Magma Rock, required to progress with our adventure!
 
 

 

Reforged Love
Defeated Barbariccia, the Lord of Wind.

 
 

 
 
Make your way out the castle.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Back at the overworld, board the airship and head immediately south to reach a small chunk of land between the southern continents.
 
 

 
Land and enter the town.
 
 
Agart
 
 

Weapon Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Rod	100	Attack +3 Accuracy +40
Staff	160	Attack +4 Accuracy +45
Spear	60	Attack +9 Accuracy +99
Boomerang	3000	Attack +20 Accuracy +80
Bow	220	Attack +10 Accuracy +75
Crossbow	700	Attack +20 Accuracy +75
Iron Arrow	50	Attack +5 Accuracy +80
Holy Arrow	500	Attack +10 Accuracy +80

 

Armor Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Iron Shield	100	Defense +1 Evasion +20
Iron Helm	150	Defense +3
Iron Armor	600	Defense +4 Magic Defense +1
Iron Gloves	130	Defense +2
Iron Armlet	100	Defense +2 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +2 Magic Evasion +1

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	50

 
From the entrance, go northwest following the narrow passage until a patch of grass, then search south end of the grass to find an Antarctic Wind. {39/54}
 
 

 
Backtrack to the entrance and head up the large staircase, then go through the door.
 
Interact with the well and use ‘Magma Rock’.
 
This will open a passage to the underworld.
 
Exit the town.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Board the airship and land on the crater just above Agart to trigger a cutscene.
 
 

 

To the Depths
Arrived in the underworld.

 
 

 
 
Underworld
 
 
Welcome to the Underworld!
 
We can’t do much here yet so head into the castle to your left.
 
 
 

Dwarven Castle: Part I

Dwarven Castle
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then go all the way north to enter the Throne Room.
 
Cid leaves the party during the cutscene, then shortly after, you will be forced into a battle.
 
WARNING: Missable bestiary entry incoming!
 
 

Calco

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
169	1369	54	0	11	31	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	500	1000

 

Brina

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
170	369	54	1	11	31	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	500	1000

 
Defeat all Brinas and ONE Calco to add them to the bestiary, then skip turns with TAB until the remaining Calcos use combine…
 
 

Calcobrena

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
171	5315	106	2	25	41	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	5000	12000

 
While the music hints to a boss battle, Calcobrena has so low HP that the fight will be over before you even notice, so I personally don’t consider it to be one. The strategy is to keep jumping with Kain while everyone else attack. Heal up if needed!
 
 
Immediately after the previous fight, Golbez shows up and forces you into another boss fight.
 
 

Golbez

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
172	23001	86	0	0	1	Fire, Holy	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	10000	15000

 
As the battle starts, you will notice that all your attacks are missing its objective, so feel free to repeatedly skip turns to trigger the next set of events.
 
After a while, Golbez casts Ice Bind to paralyze your party followed by summoning Shadow Dragon to kill all but Cecil.
 
Thankfully, an old familiar face makes an appearance to save you from your imminent demise.
 
 
Now the real fight begins!
 
Spam Bio with Rydia while Cecil attacks… and the boss will be down within 2-3 turns.
 
 
Another scene will takes place where Summor Rydia joins the party!
 
Sadly, Golbez manages to steal the crystal and escape, but you’re still alive and that’s all what matters, right?
 
 
As usual with new locations, our next objective will be to loot the **** out of the castle, so head back to the main hall.
 
 
Dwarven Castle – 1F
 
 
Go west and take the stairs leading up.
 
 
Dwarven Castle – Dwarven Castle – Inn & Item Shop
 
 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Gold Needle	400	Cures an ally of petrification.
Maiden’s Kiss	60	Cures an ally of the toad status.
Mallet	80	Cures an ally of mini.
Diet Food	100	Cures an ally of the pig status.
Echo Herbs	50	Cures an ally of silence.
Eye Drops	30	Cures an ally of darkness.
Antidote	40	Cures an ally of poison.
Cross	100	Cures an ally of a curse.

 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Phoenix Down	100	Revives an ally from the KO status.
Potion	30	Recovers HP.
Hi-Potion	150	Recovers HP.
Tent	100	Recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Cottage	500	Fully recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Dwarven Bread	100	Bread with the same effect as Sight.
Gysal Greens	50	The favorite food of Fat Chocobo. Try using it where it semells like chocobo.
Remedy	5000	Relieves all status ailments, but cannot revive a KO’d ally.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	600

 
Search the pot between the Inn and the counter for 5000 Gil. {40/54}
 
 

 
Now head southwest and take the stairs leading up.
 
 
Dwarven Castle – West Tower 1F
 
 
Head up again.
 
 
Dwarven Castle – West Tower 2F
 
 
Walk southwest and through the fake wall to reach the bottom area of the room.
 
Search the bottom right pot for Bacchus’s Cider. {41/54}
 
 

 
Take the stairs leading up.
 
 
Dwarven Castle – West Tower 3F
 
 
Go west through the secret passage and open the chest for a Hi-Potion. [163/342]
 
 

 
Now from the same chest, push immediately south to reveal a secret passage and follow it to reach the southern chest. Open it for Black Belt Gi. [164/342]
 
 

 
Continue through the fake walls in counter-clockwise direction to reach the eastern chest. Open it for an Ether. [165/342]
 
 

 
Finally, make your way to the northern chest in the same manner you’ve been doing until now, then open it for an Elixir. [166/342]
 
 

 
Go downstairs twice.
 
 
Dwarven Castle – West Tower 1F
 
 
Exit through the southern door.
 
 
Dwarven Castle
 
 
At the backyard, head east and enter the tower.
 
 
Dwarven Castle – East Tower 1F
 
 
Open the chest north of the central stairs for Dwarven Axe. [167/342]
 
 

 
Take the stairs leading up.
 
 
Dwarven Castle – East Tower 2F
 
 
Go all the way south until hitting the wall, then push westwards and search the marked pot for Bacchus’s Cider. {42/54}
 
 

 
Head upstairs.
 
 
 

Dwarven Castle: Part II

Dwarven Castle – East Tower 3F
 
 
Open the four chests here for: Ether, Power Armlet, Silver Hourglass, and Elixir. [171/342]
 
 

 
Make your way back to the first floor, then take the southeastern stairs to the armory.
 
 

 

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

 
 

 
 
Dwarven Castle – Armor & Weapons Shop
 
 

Weapon Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Dwarven Axe	15000	Attack +62 Accuracy +69 Strength +5 Agility -5 Stamina +5 Intellect -5 Spirit -5
Great Bow	2000	Attack +30 Accuracy +75 Strength +3
Blinding Arrow	1000	Attack +20 Accuracy +80
Flame Sword	14000	Attack +65 Accuracy +80
Fire Lance	11000	Attack +66 Accuracy +80

 

Armor Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Flame Shield	1250	Defense +3 Evasion +28 Magic Defense +2 Magic Evasion +2
Flame Mail	30000	Defense +15 Magic Defense +4 Magic Evasion +2
Sage’s Miter	2000	Defense +5 Evasion +8 Magic Defense +7 Magic Evasion +7 Spirit +5
Sage’s Surplice	1200	Defense +5 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +5 Magic Evasion +5 Spirit +5
Rune Armlet	2000	Defense +5 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +8 Magic Evasion +8 Intellect +3 Spirit +3

 
Feel free to go in between the counters to visit the Lali-ho Pub.
 
Trivia: Lali-Ho pub used to have a secret passage leading to the developers room in other versions of the game (such as SNES and 3D releases). Sadly, this was removed in Pixel Remaster and all you can find there now is a note saying ‘1991, Dev Team Office (Abandoned)’.
 
The passage can be accessed by pushing rightwards at the southeastern area if you feel like taking a look.
 
 
Once ready, take the northwestern staircase to continue with the adventure.
 
 
Dwarven Castle – B1
 
 
Search the left, middle, and bottom right pots for three Gysahl Greens. {45/54}
 
 

 
Now talk to the dwarf next to the northern wall to make him open a path for you, then go through that path.
 
 
Dwarven Castle – B2
 
 
Head east until you see two dwarves, then go south and immediately east to find three chests. Open all for three Cottages. [174/342]
 
 

 
That’s all the loot for the castle. 12/12 chests and 6/6 items.
 
Backtrack to the split and go south, then west to find the next set of stairs. Head up.
 
 
Dwarven Base
 
 
Head all the way west and out through any of the doors, then interact with the western pot to heal up and take the stairs at the bottom to exit to the underworld.
 
 
Underworld
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: ROAD TO BABEL TOWERㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
076	Goblin Captain	199	56	0	45	1930
077	Armadillo	325	58	4	194	1555
078	Magma Tortoise	435	70	3	234	1666

 
Go west and follow the linear path to find a large building at the northwestern area of the underworld.
 
You spot some tanks shooting at the tower. Don’t worry, they’re scripted to only shoot the tower.
 
Head inside.
 
 

 
 
 

Tower of Babel Underworld: Part I

Tower of Babel – Underworld 1F
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: TOWER OF BABELㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
084	Mystery Egg	???	???	???	???	???
086	White Mousse	298	66	254	384	1808
088	Evil Doll	388	64	3	269	1408
089	Medusa	490	64	4	225	1208
090	Fiery Knight	579	76	4	300	1708
093	Chimera	700	80	3	228	1708

 
WARNING: This is a one-visit location. Make sure to get all collectibles and bestiary entries before attempting the boss.
 
You already know the drill with Mousse enemies (they are all resistant to physical attacks).
 
 
Head north until a split, then go west to find a chest containing Emergency Exit. [175/342]
 
 

 
Now from the same chest, head south and open another chest for a Hi-Potion. [176/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the split and take the east path to find a chest under some kind of arc. Open it for an Ether. [177/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the split once again and take the north door.
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 2F
 
 
Open the chest near the entrance for a Green Beret. [178/342]
 
 

 
Head south and enter the southernmost room.
 
Open the chest for a monsters-in-a-box encounter.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTER-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
101	Security Eye	1425	112	0	380	2008

 
This enemy summons a Chimera on hit.
 
You will be rewarded with Icebrand for your feat! [179/342]
 
 

 
Leave and enter the northeastern room.
 
Open the chest for another monsters-in-a-box encounter.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTER-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
104	Stone Golem	2560	84	4	238	2908

 
This enemy summons a Stone Golem on hit.
 
You will be rewarded with an Ice Lance! [180/342]
 
 

 
Exit the room and take the northmost door to the next floor.
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 3F
 
 
Open the chest just to your left for a Cat Claw. [181/342]
 
 

 
Head east and open the visible chest for a Hi-Potion. [182/342]
 
 

 
Now go south and open the chest at the bottom of the screen for a Phoenix Down. [183/342]
 
 

 
Go through the nearby door.
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 4F
 
 
Open the chest on the left side for a Killer Bow. [184/342]
 
 

 
Now head east and open the chest for an Antarctic Wind. [185/342]
 
 

 
Exit through the door you came from.
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 3F
 
 
Head north and follow the linear path to reach the western door. Go through it.
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 4F
 
 
West from the entrance is a room with a save point. Feel free to visit if you desire.
 
Now head north and across the bridge to reach the eastern side, then go south and through the first door on the left.
 
Open the chest for a monsters-in-a-box encounter against Security Eye.
 
 

 
This enemy summons a Fiery Hound on hit.
 
You will be rewarded with Ice Armor! [186/342]
 
 
Exit the room and go back north, then enter the first room just in front of the bridge you previously came from.
 
Open the chest for a monsters-in-a-box encounter against Security Eye.
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTER-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
087	Naga	320	66	4	150	1118

 
This enemy summons a Naga on hit.
 
You will be rewarded with Ice Shield after the battle. [187/342]
 
 

 
Leave the room.
 
Go across the north bridge and head through the door.
 
 
 

Tower of Babel Underworld: Part II

Tower of Babel – Underworld 5F
 
 
Head south, then immediately north through a set of stairs to reach a chest. Open it for Arctic Wind. [188/342]
 
 

 
Make your way back to the bottom area and head east to find another chest. Open it for Hi-Potion. [189/342]
 
 

 
Go north and through the door.
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 6F
 
 
Head through the western door.
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 7F
 
 
Enter the eastern room for a save point and then continue south and west to find a chest. Open it for Dry Ether. [190/342]
 
 

 
That’s the last treasure for this location. Make sure you have 16/16 chests and all the bestiary entries before progressing further (you can still explore the location after the boss but I highly recommend doing it now so you don’t have to worry about it later).
 
Once confirmed, take the northeastern door to the next floor.
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 8F
 
 
Heal up and quick-save if you haven’t yet, then make your way to the central platform to proceed with the game.
 
 

Doctor

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
173	4936	18	0	11	0	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	2000	5500

 

Barnabas

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
174	4832	86	0	11	31	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	2500	5500

 
Since I’m not actually sure if this version is like the 3D one, I highly recommend defeating the doctor ASAP to grab his bestiary entry with at least one kill, the reload a save and defeat Barnabas first without killing the Doctor to trigger his second phase.
 
Note: make sure to close the game after the battle for the entries to get registered on the bestiary. If you quit during the battle, the entries won’t be registered.
 
As for the battle, use Bio for massive damage, jump with Kain, and attack with Cecil and Yang.
 
 
If you did as recommended and you’re on the second attempt now, the following boss should spawn after defeating Barnabas:
 
 

Barnabas-Z

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
176	4518	114	1	5	0	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	2500	20

 
You thought you had enough boss fights for now? well, I have bad news…
 
 

Dr. Lugae

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
175	9321	86	1	11	7	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	4000	10101

 
This boss is kinda annoying with all that sleeping gas and status ailments he applies, but the same strategy from the previous battle should still work fine here. Attack with Cain and Yang, jump with Kain, and cast Bio with Rydia. Rosa is your medic, so heal your party with her whenever required.
 
Btw, nice binary EXP.
 
 
After the battle, make your way back to 5F.
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 8F
 
 
Once back at 5F, head up the middle stairs and use ‘Dr. Lugae’s Key’ on the door.
 
Go through it.
 
 
Approach the wizards for an easy battle against three Goblin Captains.
 
After the battle, watch the scenes….
 
 
Your new objective is to exit the dungeon, so make your way out by walking. You can’t use Emergency Exit for this occasion, sadly.
 
 
A scene will take place on 1F, just before the exit…
 
 
Overworld
 
 
After the tragic succession of events, head north and disembark at Baron, then enter the castle.
 
 
 

Baron Re-Revisited and Cave of Eblan

Castle Baron
 
 
Head north through both doors to enter the castle.
 
 
Castle Baron – 1F
 
 
Exit east to the roof, then east, then south to the backyard.
 
Speak to the southern engineer to install a hook on the airship, then watch the scenes.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
The airship can now carry and drop the hovercraft anywhere you want (not true, just land)!
 
So, first things first. Go pick up the aircraft which should be by Mt. Hobs entrance (blue dot on map) and bring it to the Eblan area (southwestern continent).
 
 

 
Drop the hovercraft anywhere this place, then land.
 
 

 
Get on the hovercraft and drive over the shallow rocks west to reach the Cave of Eblan.
 
 

 
Disembark and enter the cave.
 
 
Cave of Eblan – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CAVE OF EBLANㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
075	Steel Golem	1950	86	4	445	703
106	Bloody Bat	439	56	3	262	1977
107	Skuldier	740	74	3	116	1577

 
You should already have Steel Golem and Skuldier from your past visit to Eblan Castle earlier in the game, but if you don’t, here they are again.
 
 
From the entrance, head east through a fake wall and open the chest for Shuriken. [191/342]
 
 

 
Continue east through another fake wall and open the chest for a Remedy. [192/342]
 
 

 
Return to the previous chest and take the stairs down to the water.
 
 
Go east, then south past the little stream, then head up the stairs and continue all the way south for another chest. Open it for Vampire Fang. [193/342]
 
 

 
Head north a little, then west through the bridge, then south through another bridge, then continue west and take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Eblan Settlement
 
 
This location is separate from the caves and features its own collectibles. There’s also no enemy encounters here.
 
 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Gold Needle	400	Cures an ally of petrification.
Maiden’s Kiss	60	Cures an ally of the toad status.
Mallet	80	Cures an ally of mini.
Diet Food	100	Cures an ally of the pig status.
Echo Herbs	50	Cures an ally of silence.
Eye Drops	30	Cures an ally of darkness.
Antidote	40	Cures an ally of poison.
Cross	100	Cures an ally of a curse.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	700

 

Weapon Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Power Staff	2000	Attack +30 Accuracy +99 Strength +10
Icebrand	26000	Attack +75 Accuracy +80
Ice Lance	21000	Attack +77 Accuracy +80
Kunai	4000	Attack +25 Accuracy +90
Boomerang	3000	Attack +20 Accuracy +80
Killer Bow	3000	Attack +40 Accuracy +75 Strength +5
Poison Arrow	1000	Attack +30 Accuracy +80

 

Armor Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Ice Shield	10000	Defense +3 Evasion +30 Magic Defense +2 Magic Evasion +2
Ice Armor	35000	Defense +17 Magic Defense +4 Magic Evasion +2
Black Robe	10000	Defense +8 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +7 Magic Evasion +7 Intellect +5

 
Once done with your purchases, head west and enter the leftmost room.
 
Interact with pot by the entrance for a Potion. {46/54}
 
 

 
Now go to the west end and search the second pot from top to bottom for another Potion. {47/54}
 
 

 
That’s 2/2 items for this location.
 
Exit the room.
 
 
Head north and take the stairs leading up.
 
 
 

Cave of Eblan: Path to the Tower of Babel

Path to the Tower of Babel
 
 
We’re back at the main dungeon. Woohoo!
 
Open the chest just by the entrance for an Ether. [194/342]
 
 

 
Now head north and open the chest by the stairs for a Tent. [195/342]
 
 

 
From the chest, head right to the fallen soldier and immediately head south to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage to find a chest containing a Hi-Potion. [196/342]
 
 

 
Make your way back to the fallen soldier and head upstairs.
 
 
Head northeast and up the small staircase, then open the reachable chest for a Bomb Core. [197/342]
 
 

 
Go south past the three stones and push rightwards to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Go through the passage and open the chest for a Shuriken. [198/342]
 
 

 
Return to the main path and continue south through the stairs.
 
 
You’re back at the previous screen but on a different area.
 
Walk one step down so you’re one tile diagonally above the top rock, then go east to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage and open both chests at the isolated area for two Elixirs. [200/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the entrance and open all three chests here for Hi-Potion, Cottage, and Hi-Potion. [203/342]
 
 

 
Continue south and then west to find a lone chest. Open it for Spider’s Silk. [204/342]
 
 

 
Now go east to find three chests packed together. Open all for Silver Hourglass, Phoenix Down, and Phoenix Down. [207/342]
 
 

 
Follow the path all the way north, then head up the stairs.
 
 
Enter the room at the right.
 
Here’s a save point and a chest. Go northeast and push rightwards to reveal a secret passage, then follow it to find the chest. Open it for a monsters-in-a-box battle against two Steel Golem (should be extremely easy by this point of the game).
 
 
You will be rewarded with Blood Sword! [208/342]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
 
Back at the main room, head west and up the stairs for a chest containing a Gold Needle. [209/342]
 
 

 
Now backtrack to the entrance and continue north through the east path to find two NPCs.
 
Approach them for a scene.
 
Ninja Edge joins the party!
 
 
After the scene, push leftwards against the west wall to reveal a secret passage to a previously inaccessible chest. Open it for a Dry Ether. [210/342]
 
 

 
And that is. 20/20 chests for this dungeon.
 
Go through the north stairs to reach our destination.
 
 
 

Tower of Babel: Second Trip

Tower of Babel – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: TOWER OF BABELㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
092	Balloon	697	72	4	315	2459
095	Sorcerer	1000	82	4	272	2359
096	Ghost Knight	1050	76	4	211	2559
097	Lamia Matriarch	1100	74	4	247	2859
099	Grudger	1400	76	4	149	2459
103	Green Dragon	2200	88	3	368	4759
105	Mythril Golem	2900	92	3	383	3659

 
Lamia Matriarch and Mythril Golem show up on Underground 8F or later.
 
Green Dragon is extremely rare and usually shows up on Underground 7F.
 
 
We already visited this place in the Underworld, but we aren’t in the Underworld now, are we?
 
Anyway, just as with the Underworld version of this dungeon, this is a ONE-VISIT dungeon and all bestiary entries and collectibles are missable.
 
 
Head north until a dead end to trigger a cutscene where Edge helps you getting inside.
 
Once inside, open the chest nearby for Unicorn Horn. [211/342]
 
 

 
Now head south and follow the linear path to a door. DON’T go in yet. Instead, head northeast and open the chest for Silver Hourglass. [212/342]
 
 

 
Go back south and through the door.
 
 
Tower of Babel – B2
 
 
Head northeast and follow the linear path until a split, then go south and open the chest for a monsters-in-a-box encounter against four Mad Ogres (which we already defeated in Eblan Castle).
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with Ogrekiller! [213/342]
 
 
Backtrack to the split and continue west to reach the door to the next floor. Go through it.
 
 
Tower of Babel – B3
 
 
Go south, then east past the door, then north and open the chest for Lilith’s Kiss. [214/342]
 
 

 
Head back to the door we ignored before and go through it.
 
 
Tower of Babel – B4
 
 
Go east and follow the linear path to the next door. Open the chest on the way there for Ashura. [215/342]
 
 

 
Tower of Babel – B3
 
 
You’re back at B3 but in a different place.
 
Head east and enter the first door you see for a save point, then enter the second to continue.
 
 
Tower of Babel – B4
 
 
Enter the obvious door to the left.
 
 
Tower of Babel – B5
 
 
Take the left bridge to the other side, then go all the way west and finally north. Open the chest here for 82000 Gil! [216/342]
 
 

 
Go back south and head for the middle platform.
 
 

King of Eblan

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
—	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	—	—

 

Queen of Eblan

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
—	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	—	—

 
Another unwinnable battle. Feel free to skip turns or defend until it ends by itself.
 
 
Rubicante shows up and then after a scene, you’re free to walk around.
 
You don’t have to heal your party members, as they will be automatically healed upon entering the next battle.
 
Interact with Rubicante when you’re ready.
 
 

Rubicante

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
181	34000	80	3	37	16	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	7000	18000

 
Rubicante is weak to Ice-based spells when the cape is open, so spam the *** out of Shiva during that phase for some massive damage. Don’t use elemental spells when the cape is closed or you will heal him.
 
He will also counter-attack all physical damage with Fira, so try to rely on magic and summons (such as Bio and Shiva like we mentioned earlier) and attack whenever you feel safe (though I don’t recommend attacking as he will counter-attack every single time). By the way, be extremely careful with “Inferno” as it deals insane damage; have Rosa dedicated to healing and reviving.
 
TL:DR: spam Shiva with Rydia and don’t use physical attacks at all. Rydia will carry you through this battle!
 
 
After the fight, a short scene will play and you will be rewarded with the following achievement:
 
 

 

Inflamed Anger
Defeated Rubicante, the Lord of Fire.

 
 

 
 
Now head north through the door.
 
 
Crystal Room
 
 
Walk north to fall into an unavoidable trap…
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 8F
 
 
Once you regain control, head north and open the chest for a Hi-Potion. [217/342]
 
 

 
Head south and go through the door.
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 7F
 
 
Go all the way north and through the door.
 
 
Tower of Babel – Underworld 6F
 
 
Head south until the bottom, then go northeast to find the last chest for this dungeon. Open it for Hi-Potion.
 
 

 
That’s the last chest for this location. Double check that you have 8/8 chests and all bestiary entries before progressing further.
 
Return south, then head all the way east and go through the door.
 
 
Watch the scenes.
 
 
 

New Airship and Tomra

Underworld
 
 
You just unlocked a brand new airship! However, it’s pretty basic and won’t let you go through lava yet.
 
Make your way back to Dwarven Castle.
 
 
Dwarven Castle
 
 
Enter the castle and head all the way north to the Throne Room.
 
 
Dwarven Castle – Throne Room
 
 
Approach the king Giott for a cutscene.
 
You’ll receive the key item: Luca’s necklace.
 
Exit the throne room and head to the hospital: south to 1F, western stairs to Inn, northeastern stairs to B1, nearby door to hospital.
 
 
Approach the bed to find an old friend!
 
Oh no… just kidding, he is fine!
 
The airship is now be equipped to fly over lava. Hurrah!
 
Leave the castle.
 
 
Underworld
 
 
Board the airship and head to the southwestern portion of land.
 
 

 
Disembark here and enter the town.
 
 
Tomra
 
 

Weapon Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Ashura	7000	Attack +32 Accuracy +90
Chain Whip	6000	Attack +30 Accuracy +55
Ogrekiller	45000	Attack +80 Accuracy +69
Killer Bow	3000	Attack +40 Accuracy +75 Strength +5
Mute Arrow	1000	Attack +35 Accuracy +80

 

Armor Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Diamond Shield	15000	Defense +4 Evasion +32 Magic Defense +2 Magic Evasion +3
Diamond Helm	10000	Defense +9 Magic Defense +2 Magic Evasion +2
Diamond Armor	40000	Defense +19 Magic Defense +4 Magic Evasion +2
Diamond Gloves	5000	Defense +7 Magic Defense +3 Magic Evasion +3
Gold Hairpin	20000	Defense +7 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +10 Magic Evasion +9 Intellect +10
Diamond Armlet	4000	Defense +6 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +8 Magic Evasion +6

 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Gold Needle	400	Cures an ally of petrification.
Maiden’s Kiss	60	Cures an ally of the toad status.
Mallet	80	Cures an ally of mini.
Diet Food	100	Cures an ally of the pig status.
Echo Herbs	50	Cures an ally of silence.
Eye Drops	30	Cures an ally of darkness.
Antidote	40	Cures an ally of poison.
Cross	100	Cures an ally of a curse.

 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Phoenix Down	100	Revives an ally from the KO status.
Potion	30	Recovers HP.
Hi-Potion	150	Recovers HP.
Tent	100	Recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Cottage	500	Fully recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Dwarven Bread	100	Bread with the same effect as Sight.
Gysal Greens	50	The favorite food of Fat Chocobo. Try using it where it semells like chocobo.
Remedy	5000	Relieves all status ailments, but cannot revive a KO’d ally.

 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	300

 
There’s some decent equipment here, so it might be a good time for an upgrade if you have the funds. Here’s what I bought:
 
1x Ashura (to complete the set with Edge)
 
2x Diamond Shield (for Cecil and Kain)
 
2x Diamond Helm (for Cecil and Kain)
 
2x Diamond Armor (for Cecil and Kain)
 
1x Diamond Gloves (for Cecil; had Giant’s Gloves on Kain)
 
1x Gold Hairpin (for Rydia; already had one with Rosa)
 
 
This is kinda expensive and might not be worth it, so only do it if you have money to waste.
 
 
Once done with your purchases, pay a visit to the northwestern house.
 
All collectibles for this location are in this house; four unopened chests + bottom left pot + pot in screenshot.
 
 

 
Bottom left pot: Antarctic Wind. {48/54}
 
Middle left chest: Bomb Fragment. [219/342]
 
Bottom left chest: Zeus’s Wrath. [220/342]
 
Pot in screenshot: Bestiary {49/54}
 
Middle right chest: Dry Ether. [221/342]
 
Bottom right chest: 2000 Gil. [222/342]
 
 
That makes 4/4 chests and 2/2 items.
 
Leave the town.
 
 
Underworld
 
 
Board the airship and head northwest over the lava to find a cave in a small island (refer to the screenshot below for the exact location).
 
 

 
Land and head inside.
 
 
 

Cave of Summons

Cave of Summons – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CAVE OF SUMMONSㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
080	Hell Flapper	900	74	4	312	3114
113	Belphegor	2200	108	5	484	4088
114	Bloody Eye	2400	100	4	465	3444
115	Warrior	2900	104	4	575	4288
116	Mini Satana	3480	102	5	650	6388
117	Summoner	3600	104	5	475	3688
118	Arachne	3650	102	3	585	4388
119	Thunder Dragon	7600	124	4	900	7777
122	King Naga	1480	88	3	238	3582

 
Mini Satanas will counter-attack all damage with Confuse.
 
Summoner can invoke most other creatures from this dungeon.
 
Thunder Dragon is highly resistant to magic damage.
 
KIng Naga can be spawned by Summoner but It’s more common in a later dungeon.
 
 
Most of the floor here is lava. Really. So start by casting Float on all your party members (Magic → Rosa → White Magic → Float → Left arrow → Use) and then head to the northeastern corner of the room.
 
Open the chest here for a Phoenix Down. [223/342]
 
 

 
Head immediately west and push leftwards to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the path and open the chest for an Ether. [224/342]
 
 

 
Make your way back to the northeastern chest and head south to find yet another chest. Open it for a Hi-Potion. [225/342]
 
 

 
Now go west, then north, then west again and take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Cave of Summons – B2
 
 
Float status wears off on floor change, so cast it again in the same manner you did for the first floor before going any further.
 
Head to the southeastern corner of the room and open the chest with a Hi-Potion. [226/342]
 
 

 
Now head west, then immediately north and follow the path northwest for a chest. Open it for Cottage. [227/342]
 
 

 
Go south back to the previous split, then head east and follow the path to the stairs leading down.
 
 
Cave of Summons – B3
 
 
Again, cast Float on everyone and then follow the linear path south to reach a chest. Open it for a Phoenix Down. [228/342]
 
 

 
Now go east past the split to find a chest containing a Bestiary. [229/342]
 
 

 
From the chest, head east and push against the right wall to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the secret passage: east, south, west, north a little and enter through the left side. Open all chests here for Hi-Potion, Poison Axe, and Kikuichimonji (what a name!). [232/342]
 
 

 
Make your way back to the previous chest without exiting the passage, then continue north to reach another exit.
 
 

 
Follow the linear path north to reach another chest but DON”T open it yet. Instead, heal up and quick-save, then open the chest for a monsters-in-a-box-encounter against 5 warriors.
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with Defender! (amazing weapon for Cecil btw). [233/342]
 
That’s 11/11 for this dungeon.
 
 
Backtrack to the southeastern exit, then go west to the split between the chests and head north to find a warp pad on the floor. Step on it.
 
 
 

Land of Summons

Land of Summons
 
 
Head northwest from the warp pad and open the chest for an Ether. [234/342]
 
 

 
Continue north and open another chest with Bestiary. [235/342]
 
 

 
Now go in clockwise direction to the eastern portion of the area to find a chest containing 5000 Gil. [236/342]
 
 

 
Head south to reach the bottom area and open the chest for 6000 Gil. [237/342]
 
 

 
From the chest we just opened, go north and step on the shadowed off tile to get teleported to a secret room.
 
 

 
Head north and open all four chests for: Youichi’s Bow, Dry Ether, Yoichi Arrow, and Elixir. [241/342]
 
 

 
Exit the secret room.
 
 
The next chest is behind the northern warp pad, so make your way to the topmost area and teleport yourself to the next area.
 
Once at the new location, step out the warp pad you came from and then immediately step on it again.
 
Walk SOUTH to reach the previously unreachable chest and open it for Rat Tail. [242/342]
 
 

 
Step on the warp pad once again.
 
 

Inn
Service	Cost
Rest	1200

 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Phoenix Down	100	Revives an ally from the KO status.
Potion	30	Recovers HP.
Hi-Potion	150	Recovers HP.
Tent	100	Recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Cottage	500	Fully recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Dwarven Bread	100	Bread with the same effect as Sight.
Gysal Greens	50	The favorite food of Fat Chocobo. Try using it where it semells like chocobo.
Remedy	5000	Relieves all status ailments, but cannot revive a KO’d ally.

 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Gold Needle	400	Cures an ally of petrification.
Maiden’s Kiss	60	Cures an ally of the toad status.
Mallet	80	Cures an ally of mini.
Diet Food	100	Cures an ally of the pig status.
Echo Herbs	50	Cures an ally of silence.
Eye Drops	30	Cures an ally of darkness.
Antidote	40	Cures an ally of poison.
Cross	100	Cures an ally of a curse.

 

Weapon Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Whip	3000	Attack +20 Accuracy +50
Chain Whip	6000	Attack +30 Accuracy +55
Blitz Whip	10000	Attack +40 Accuracy +60
Kotetsu	11000	Attack +40 Accuracy +90
Fairy Rod	5000	Attack +30 Accuracy +55 Intellect +10
Kinesis Staff	7000	Attack +36 Accuracy +60 Spirit +10
Angel Arrow	2000	Attack +40 Accuracy +80

 

Armor Shop
Item	Cost	Attributes
Aegis Shield	20000	Defense +4 Evasion +34 Magic Defense +5 Magic Evasion +4 Intellect +3
Light Robe	30000	Defense +12 Evasion +10 Magic Defense +9 Magic Evasion +9 Intellect +5 Spirit +5

 
Feel free to upgrade Edge’s and Rydia’s equipment by purchasing the Kotetsu and Blitz Whip from the weapon shop. This is not really necessary, though.
 
Once ready, enter the northeastern house and open both chests for Bestiary and Phoenix Down. [244/342]
 
 

 
Exit the house.
 
Now enter the building just below (there should be a Chocobo in front).
 
 
Land of Summons – Library
 
 
Take the stairs leading down and then step on the warp pad.
 
 
Land of Summons – Throne Room
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then speak to the queen.
 
Choose ‘Yes’ to challenge her to a fight.
 
 

Asura

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
192	31005	134	3	37	69	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	0	20000

 
Start the battle by casting Reflect on Asura to ensure that all her buffs end in your party members.
 
Now, attack with everyone while Rydia summons Titan, but be careful, Asura will counter-attack all damage with fairly powerful attacks. I recommend throwing Curaja on your party every turn.
 
 
Rydia has learned Asura! (1/5 non-secret summons)
 
 
Now that you have proven your worth, the King is open to challenge.
 
Heal up and quick-save, then speak to the old man and answer with ‘Yes’.
 
 

Leviathan

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
193	50001	174	5	54	34	Lightning	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	0	28000

 
This boss opens up with Tidal Wave which deals 100-600 damage to all your party members (what a great way to start a battle!).
 
Attack with Cecil, cast Bio with Rydia, Jump with Kain, Curaja the party every turn with Rosa, and cast Blitz with Edge, then set the auto-fight while you watch the show. The battle should be over within 5 minutes if your party is leveled enough (mine was around 40).
 
 
Rydia has learned Leviathan! (2/5 non-secret summons)
 
We’re ‘done’ with this location.
 
You will notice that you have 11/11 chests and 0/2 items, but that’s because the items aren’t available until late in the game. I will remind you whenever the time comes, but for now, make your way back to the Underworld.
 
 
 

Sylvan Cave

Underworld
 
 
Our next destination is the cave at the northwestern corner of the underworld, so board the airship and make your way there.
 
 

 
Disembark and enter the cave.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SYLVAN CAVEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
079	Undergrounder	655	76	5	342	2714
108	Tiny Toad	600	19	5	335	1841
109	Bog Witch	2960	98	4	598	3441
110	Evil Dreamer	2800	100	3	362	3141
111	Mammon	3900	104	3	525	5041
112	Malboro	4200	112	3	458	5641

 
Just like as the previous location, the floor here is also dangerous. So the first thing you want to do is cast Float on all your party members (Magic → Rosa → White Magic → Float → Left arrow → Use).
 
Note: The Leviathan summon we recently got is extremely powerful and can one-hit most enemy groups in this dungeon. Be aware that it’s fairly expensive, through (50 MP).
 
 
Now head east and open both reachable chests for Angel Arrow and Bestiary. [246/342]
 
 

 
Go south, then west, then south down the stairs.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B2
 
 
Cast float on your party, then head east, north, and take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B3
 
 
Cast float as usual, then head north and open all three chests (top right is accessible from a secret passage just under the bottom chest). Contents: Hi-Potion, Maiden’s Kiss, and Fairy Rod. [249/342]
 
 

 
Go back south until about halfway the corridor, then go east to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage east, then north, then east to exit just above the five open chests. Head upstairs.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B2
 
 
Cast float on your party, then follow the linear passage east and south to find four chests in a small room. Open all for Remedy, Bomb Core, 2000 Gil, and 3000 Gil. [253/342]
 
 

 
Continue south to find five more unopened chests. Do your thing for Maiden’s Kiss, Maiden’s Kiss, Ether, Bestiary, and Emergency Exit. [258/342]
 
 

 
Step on the hole under the chests to drop down to B3.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B3
 
 
Cast Float on your party, then head north and west through a hidden passage to find a warp pad. Step on it.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – Hidden Chamber
 
 
Cast float on your party, then approach the chests but DON’T open them yet. Instead, heal up and quick-save, then open one by one.
 
 

 
Top left: Evil Dreamer x6 → Red Fang. [259/342]
 
Top middle: Evil Dreamer x6 → White Fang. [260/342]
 
Top right: Evil Dreamer x6 → Blue Fang. [261/342]
 
Bottom left: Malboro x2, Mammon x2 (Leviathan recommended)→ Moonring Blade. [262/342]
 
Bottom middle: Malboro x4 (Leviathan recommended) → Avenger. [263/342]
 
Bottom right: Undergrounder x2 → Medusa Arrow. [264/342]
 
 
After looting all chests, take the warp pad on the right side.
 
 
Underworld
 
 
You now back at the Underworld. However, we’re still not done with the dungeon so heal up/rest and then re-enter.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B1
 
 
You already know the drill. Cast Float and then make your way to B2: head all south to find the stairs.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B2
 
 
Cast Float and head south and take the stairs leading up.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B1
 
 
You’re back at B1 but on a different area.
 
As usual, cast Float and head northeast to find a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage north, east, north, and west to reach the previously inaccessible chest. Open it for Elven Bow. [265/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the entrance and go west this time. Follow the path northwest to find two chests. Open both for Cottage and 1000 Gil. [267/342]
 
 

 
Now go south and take the nearest stairs down.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B2
 
 
Cast Float on the party and follow the path all the way north, then go east and push rightwards to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage south (if you’re at the top), east, south, east, a little north, and exit west to reach the chest. Open it for a monsters-in-a-box battle against Tiny Toad x6 and Bog Witch.
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with Mage Masher. [268/342]
 
 
Exit the passage the way you came from and head south until the middle staircase. Go up.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B1
 
 
Cast float on your party, then head north to reach five chests. Open all for Arctic Wind, Golden Apple, Soma Drop, Ether, and Hi-Potion. [273/342]
 
 

 
Head down the southern stairs back to B2.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B2
 
 
Cast Float on your party and go north. Take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B3
 
 
Cast Float on your party one last time (finally) and open the chest near the entrance for an Elixir. [274/342]
 
 

 
That’s all 30/30 for this dungeon.
 
Now, follow the southern path and enter the building.
 
 
Sylvan Cottage
 
 
You will meet an old familiar face here, but he’s unconscious and there’s nothing you can do to wake him up at this moment.
 
Open both chests for Hell Claw and Cat Claw, then head up the stairs. [276/342]
 
 

 
Sylvan Cottage – 2F
 
 
Step on the middle platform and choose to leave.
 
 
 

Sealed Cavern

Underworld
 
 
Back at the overworld and still outside Sylvan, farm the following bestiary entries:
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: SYLVAN CAVE AREAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
072	Blood Flower	370	62	2	32	1204
081	Chrysalis	986	72	3	39	2822

 
Hell Flapper is also a common encounter at this area.
 
 
Once done, board the airship and land on the small peninsula just south of Sylvan Cave.
 
 

 
Farm here the following bestiary entries:
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: THREE TILE PENINSULAㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
082	Gloomwing	1580	100	4	510	2837
083	Gorgon	2550	134	4	248	3003
124	Yellow Dragon	3100	108	4	1500	28000
129	Crawler	1855	100	4	538	3437
134	Tarantula	2315	110	5	598	2744

 
Yellow Dragon is fairly rare and usually spawns from an hatched Mystery Egg.
 
 
Once finished, board the airship and land outside the cave directly northwest of Tomra.
 
 

 
Enter the cave.
 
 
Sealed Cavern
 
 
Interact with the door, then use Luca’s Necklace to open it.
 
Head inside.
 
 
Sealed Cavern – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CAVE OF SUMMONSㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
120	Evil Bat	1014	94	3	355	2306
121	Screamer	1400	90	4	205	3082
122	King Naga	1480	88	3	238	3582
123	Miss Vamp	2375	88	4	188	3582
125	Chimera Brain	3400	114	3	1200	28000
126	Trap Door	5000	88	3	4500	30000

 
King Naga is fairly common here.
 
All doors trigger a Trap Door encounter; try to do all as they’re an excellent source of experience.
 
 
Go south through the rope, then open the chest at the very bottom for Bestiary. [277/342]
 
 

 
Now go through the north door.
 
 
Open both chests for a Kotetsu and Ether. [279/342]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
 
Head west and then north through the rope.
 
Go through the door.
 
 
Open both chests for Hi-Potion and an Ether. [281/342]
 
 

 
Both doors lead to an empty room, so avoid them unless you want to farm some easy EXP.
 
Once ready to continue, take the southeastern stairs to B2.
 
 
Sealed Cavern – B2
 
 
Head south through the rope, then open the chest for another Bestiary. [282/342]
 
 

 
Go back through the rope and head east this time. Open the chest for Phoenix Down. [283/342]
 
 

 
Continue north through the narrow ledge.
 
Go through the second door from right to left to find a chest. Open it for Light Sword. [284/342]
 
 

 
Leave the room.
 
Note: While most doors here lead to nothing, I still recommended doing them all for easy EXP. There’s an achievement for reaching to level 70 with all characters after all.
 
 
Now go through the third door from right to left to find three chests. Open all for Elixir, Fuma Shuriken, and Light Curtain. [287/342]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
 
Head west and enter the leftmost door for two chests. Open both for Kotetsu and Black Cowl. [289/342]
 
 
Leave the room.
 
 
Make your way to the southwestern corner of the room and go through the door.
 
 
Open the chest on the path for an Elixir, then head through the southwestern stairs. [290/342]
 
 

 
Sealed Cavern – B3
 
 
Open both chests for Hi-Potion and Phoenix Down. [292/342]
 
 

 
The eastern door leads to an empty room, so defeat it for easy EXP and then head through the southern exit.
 
 
Go south across the bridge, then head all the way east for a chest. Open it for Bell of Silence. [293/342]
 
 

 
The room nearby is empty, so it’s up to you to fight or not to fight against the door. Once again, I highly recommend doing so for free EXP.
 
 
Once ready, head through the middle rope and break open the eastern door.
 
Enter the room and open both chests for Dry Ether and X-Potion. [295/342]
 
 

 
That’s all the collectibles for this location. 19/19 chests.
 
Exit the room.
 
 
Go southwest and take stairs leading down.
 
 
Sealed Cavern – B4
 
 
Heal up and save, then go through the bottom door.
 
 
Go around the hole and take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Sealed Cavern – B5
 
 
Head north across the bridge and defeat the door, then go through it.
 
 
Crystal Room
 
 
Take the Dark Crystal from the pedestal and then head back out.
 
 
Sealed Cavern – B5
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then approach the bridge to trigger a boss fight.
 
 

Demon Wall

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
182	28000	84	3	29	79	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	8000	23000

 
The wall advances over time and once it’s close enough to your party, it will kill one of your characters and then return back to its original position.
 
The battle itself should be relatively easy if you spam Leviathan, so do that while attacking with everyone else. I personally was able to take the boss down before any of my characters died.
 
 
After the fight, make your way back to the entrance of the dungeon.
 
Attempt to exit the dungeon to trigger a cutscene.
 
Kain leaves the party…
 
 
Now exit the dungeon.
 
 
 

Side Quests: Part I

Underworld
 
 
Board the airship and head tot he Dwarven Castle.
 
 
Dwarven Castle
 
 
Enter the castle and make your way to the throne room for a scene.
 
The airship can now travel between the Underworld and the Overworld!
 
Exit the location.
 
 
Underworld
 
 
Board the airship and head to the northeastern corner to find a crater.
 
 

 
This is the point to travel between worlds. Interact to ascend to the Overworld.
 
The next quest to obtain Sylph MISSABLE, so make sure to complete it before progressing further with the game.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Go to Fabul Castle (northeastern corner of the Overworld) and head inside.
 
 
Fabul Castle
 
 
Make your way to 2F, then exit through the south door.
 
 
Once outside, enter the west tower and climb up to 3F.
 
 
Fabul Castle – West Tower 3F
 
 
Talk to Yang’s Wife to receive the key item: Frying Pan.
 
 

 
Leave the location.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Board the airship and head to Eblan area (southwestern corner of the world) to find the Enterprise (your old airship).
 
 

 
Land and board the Enterprise.
 
Now pick up the Hovercraft by the cave.
 
 

 
Bring the Hovercraft to the Mythril island, then disembark and hop into the hovercraft.
 
 

 
Drive southeast of the town to find a cave, then disembark and head inside.
 
 

 
Adamant Grotto
 
 
Speak with the little person and give them the Rat Tail. You will receive Adamantite in exchage!
 
Exit the cave.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Retrace your steps and board the Falcon (the airship with the drill), then head back to the Underworld (entrance is in the crater by Agart).
 
 
Underworld
 
 
Once back at the Underworld, head to the southeastern corner of the world and land near the small village.
 
 

 
Enter the location.
 
 
Kokkol’s Smithy
 
 
Enter the house and inspect the marked pot for a Remedy. {50/54}
 
 

 
Go up the eastern stairs.
 
 
Kokkol’s Smithy – 2F
 
 
Inspect the left shelf for a Soma Drop. {51/54}
 
 

 
That’s all the collectibles for this location. 2/2 items.
 
Now talk to the sleeping and give him the ‘Adamantite’ we got earlier.
 
He will take some time to forge the legendary sword for you, so leave the location.
 
 
Underworld
 
 
Board the airship and pay a visit to the Sylvan Cave (northwestern corner of the Underworld).
 
 
Sylvan Cave
 
 
Make your way to cottage with Yang (remember to cast Float on your party before every floor).
 
Directions:
 
B1: From the entrance, head all the way south.
 
B2: South and up the stairs.
 
B1: Take the southwestern stairs.
 
B2: Head all the way north and through the staircase.
 
B3: Follow the path south and enter the Cottage.
 
 
Sylvan Cottage
 
 
Interact with Yang and use the Frying Pan.
 
Rydia has learned Sylph! (3/5 non-secret summons)
 
 
Now head upstairs and leave the location.
 
 
Underworld
 
 
Board the airship and ascend to the Overworld.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Make your way back to Yang’s Wife and return the Frying Pan to receive Knife! The most powerful throwable in the game, it always deals 9999.
 
Leave the location.
 
 
 

The Moon

Overworld
 
 
Head to the southeastern continent and enter Mysidia.
 
 
Mysidia
 
 
Walk a few steps north to trigger a relatively long cutscene. Enjoy!
 
 
Overworld
 
 
After the scenes, you will be back at the Overworld with a huge thing nearby. Don’t worry, it doesn’t bite. That’s actually the Lunar Whale, which will help us reach the moon!
 
But before doing anything else, board the Falcon and go back to the Underworld.
 
 
Underworld
 
 
Go to the southeastern corner of the world and enter the small village.
 
 
Kokkol’s Smithy
 
 
Enter the building and talk to the old man.
 
Received Excalibur!
 
 

 

Sword of Myth
Obtained Excalibur.

 
 

 
 
Equip it immediately on Cecil, then leave the location.
 
 
Underworld
 
 
Ascend to the Overworld and board the Lunar Whale which should be awaiting next to Mysidia.
 
 
Lunar Whale
 
 
Interact with the Crystal for the best effect in the game.
 
 

 

To the Moon
Obtained the Lunar Whale and landed on the moon.

 
 

 
 
Moon
 
 
On the moon, head east and land northwest from the Crystal Palace.
 
 

 
Note: You can rest in the the cabin just below the bridge to refill your HP and MP.
 
 
Enter the southwestern cave.
 
 
Western Lunar Path
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MOONㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
127	Lunar Virus	980	102	5	1100	3237
128	Eukaryote	1700	116	5	1560	6999
130	Prokaryote	2600	120	5	1850	7999
131	Abyss Worm	7000	128	4	310	6303
132	Black Flan	1357	116	254	1300	3044
133	Dark Grenade	1820	108	4	630	2644

 
Those enemies show up in all the moon.
 
From the entrance, go north to a split and then east to find a chest. Open it for a monsters-in-a-box encounter against 2x Eukaryote and 2x Prokaryote.
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with a Golden Apple. [296/342]
 
 
Backtrack to the split and head north this time.
 
Don’t exit yet. Instead, open the two chests on the right side for Lunar Curtain and Stardust. [298/342]
 
 

 
Leave through the north exit.
 
 
Moon
 
 
Follow the linear path southeast to find another cave. Head inside.
 
 

 
Eastern Lunar Path
 
 
Head all the way south and exit through the bottom area.
 
 
Moon
 
 
Go northwest and enter the Crystal Palace.
 
 

 
Crystal Palace
 
 
The northwest tile restores your HP and status ailments, while the northeast restores your MP. Feel free to use them.
 
Once ready, enter the middle room to trigger a cutscene with important plot.
 
Lunarian FuSoYa joins the party!
 
Exit the palace.
 
 
Moon
 
 
Make your way back to the Lunar Whale.
 
 
Lunar Whale
 
 
Board the airship by interacting with the northmost handle.
 
 
Moon
 
 
Head to the eastern portion of the moon and land near the circular ledge surrounding the small cave.
 
 

 
Enter the cave.
 
 
 

Cave of Bahamut and Hummingway Home

Cave of Bahamut – B1
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: CAVE OF BAHAMUTㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
142	Selene Guardian	4000	122	3	3500	13000
143	Dark Sage	5100	80	5	2400	17003
144	Silver Dragon	7500	124	4	19000	25000
146	Bone Dragon	12000	142	3	6750	14000
149	Giant Warrior	14000	122	4	7000	18500

 
Head all the way south past the split and open the chest for Genji Gloves. [299/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the split and go east, then push rightwards at the top of the rock formation to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage to reach a chest. Open it for Genji Shield. [300/342]
 
 

 
Go back the way you came from and then head south to find the stairs leading down. Go down.
 
 
Cave of Bahamut – B2
 
 
Head east, then north to find a chest near the main path. Open it for Genji Armor. [301/342]
 
 

 
Now go east past the wizard and open the last chest for this location to receive a Genji Helm. [302/342]
 
 

 
That also completes the Genji set, which should be equipped on Cecil.
 
Heal your party up and quick-save, then interact with the wizard.
 
 

Behemoth

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
153	23000	154	4	254	63	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	65000	57000

 
Behemoth counter attack all damage with strong physical hits. Be careful.
 
Spam Leviathan with Rydia, Flare with FuSoYa, and attack with Cecil and Edge (cast Mirage on Edge beforehand) while Rosa heals the party every turn. This strategy worked for me every single time.
 
 
After the battle, go through the north door to continue with the dungeon.
 
 
Cave of Bahamut – B3
 
 
Head south and heal up + quick-save, then interact with the wizard for another Behemoth encounter. Same strategy applies.
 
 
Continue through the narrow passage to find yet another wizard. You already know the drill.
 
 
After the third and last encounter against a Behemoth, heal up and quick-save, then climb up the north staircase and talk to the God of Summons.
 
 

Bahamut

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
195	45001	174	1	4	17	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	0	35000

 
Ok, the first thing you want to do here is cast Reflect on all your party members using both white mages. Then the second thing is spamming Leviathan with Rydia and attacking with Cecil and Edge.
 
Once Bahamut’s count reaches 0, he will cast Mega Flare and deal 9999 damage to everyone without Reflect, so make sure all your party have it to prevent casualties. Mega Flare will be also reflected to himself, dealing 9999 free damage.
 
If he doesn’t die by that point, rinse and repeat until he does.
 
 
After the battle, Rydia will be rewarded with the Bahamut summon! (4/5 non-secret summons)
 
Make your way out the cave.
 
 
Moon
 
 
Board the Lunar Whale and head south from the Crystal Palace to find a lone cave.
 
 

 
Land here and enter the cave.
 
 
Hummingway Home
 
 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Hi-Potion	150	Recovers HP.
Phoenix Down	100	Revives an ally from the KO status.
Ether	10000	Recovers MP.
Dry Ether	50000	Recovers MP.
Elixir	100000	Fully recovers HP and MP.
Cottage	500	Fully recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Bestiary	980	A compendium with the same effect as Scan.
Gysahl Whistle	2000	A whistle for calling Fat Chocobo.

 
One of the hummingways holds an item shop with the most rare usable items in the game. They’re kinda expensive, though. I still recommend getting a few Ethers if you’re low on them and have the funds.
 
 
We visited this place mostly for the ‘Adventurous Wayfarer’ achievement, which requires visiting all locations in the game.
 
Leave the cave.
 
 
Moon
 
 
Board the Lunar Whale and interact with the Crystal to return to the Blue Planet.
 
 
 

The Giant of Babel: Part I

Overworld
 
 
What a perfect re-arrangement they did to the best track in the game – [youtu.be] !
 
An epic cutscene will automatically play as soon as you return to the Blue Planet, then you will be thrown into the next dungeon…
 
 
Mouth of the Giant
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: THE GIANT OF BABELㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
135	Beamer	3000	88	4	890	3199
136	Centaurion	3500	126	5	1220	9699
137	Mech Soldier	4900	118	3	985	7999
138	Searcher	5500	138	4	900	15004
140	Giant Soldier	10000	128	4	1500	31000
141	Mech Dragon	18000	138	4	2550	41400

 
This is a one-visit location. Make sure to get everything before attempting the boss, or you will miss the stuff permanently (which you don’t want at this point of the game, right?).
 
 
Mech Dragon only spawns on the room just before the boss fight: Stairwell of the Giant.
 
 
Something you really want to do before completing the dungeon is to stock up on Sirens which can be stolen from the Searcher enemy. Why is that? because that item can summon an encounter against the rarest enemy of your current location, which will be extremely useful when we start farming secret summons and the elusive Pink tail.
 
Best Method: get into the battle with a Searcher, then kill everything else except for one weak enemy such as the Centaurion. Once done, heal up the party if they’re not full life and then Defend with everyone but Edge and Rosa, then Pray with Rosa and Steal the **** out from the Searcher with Edge. Press Q to auto-battle/speed up the game and wait until you steal several Sirens. Repeat as many times as you want. You can pretty much go do something else while the auto-battle steals the Sirens for you!
 
Try to stack 99 before completing the dungeon; trust me,you will thank me later.
 
 

 
After reading the best tip of the game I just gave you, head north and step on the blue pad.
 
 
Neck of the Giant
 
 
Step on the blue pad.
 
 
Chest of the Giant
 
 
Head south and then west to find a chest. Open it for Shuriken. [303/342]
 
 

 
Continue south through the linear path and open the chest near the middle area for a Hi-Potion. [304/342]
 
 

 
Continue east and open the chest for an Ether. [305/342]
 
 

 
Go up the stairs north, then head immediately west and open the chest for Siren. [306/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the stairs near the previous chest and head northeast for one more chest. Open it for Yoichi Arrow. [307/342]
 
 

 
Now step on the blue pad west from here.
 
 
Stomach of the Giant
 
 
Head up the stairs and open the chest for Silver Apple. [308/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the pad, then head northeast and open another chest here for Soma Drop. [309/342]
 
 

 
Head south, then go through the middle path north to reach the next pad. Step on it.
 
 
 

The Giant of Babel: Part II

Inner Path of the Giant
 
 
Head south, then east and open the chest about halfway the path for a monsters-in-a-box encounter.
 
 

 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: MONSTERS-IN-A-BOXㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
139	Last Arm	9500	128	5	338	8703

 
Defeat the enemy quick if you don’t want to suffer.
 
You will be rewarded with an Elixir! [310/342]
 
That’s also the last treasure chest for this single-visit dungeon. 8/8 chests.
 
 
Continue east and up the stairs, then go west to find a save point.
 
Heal up and save, then double check that you have all treasures and bestiary entries for this dungeon.
 
There’s a shop near the save point.
 
 

Item Shop
Item	Cost	Description
Potion	30	Recovers HP.
Hi-Potion	150	Recovers HP.
Phoenix Down	100	Revives an ally from the KO status.
Cottage	500	Fully recovers the party’s HP and MP. Can be used outdoors.
Shuriken	20000	Attack +40 Accuracy +99
Bomb Arm	500	Has the same effect as Fira.
Rage of the Gods	500	A statue with the same effect as Thundara.
Arctic Wind	500	A stone with the same effect as Blizzara.

 
Once ready, head north and step on the pad.
 
 
Stairwell of the Giant
 
 
Farm the Mech Dragon before heading up the stairs.
 
 
Walk up the stairs to trigger the next boss fights… (you will be healed up for free)
 
 

Elemental Lord

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
—	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	—	—

 
This boss can morph into any of the Elemental Lords, which include:
 
Scarmiglione: Weak to Fire; cast Fira with Rydia and FuSoYa, and Flame with Edge.
 
Cagnazzo: Weak to Thunder; cast Thundaga with Rydia and FuSoYa, and Blitz with Edge.
 
Barbariccia: No weakness; summon Bahamut with Rydia, Flare with FuSoYa, Holy with Rosa, and attack with Cecil and Edge.
 
Rubicante: No weakness; summon Bahamut with Rydia, Flare with FuSoYa, Holy with Rosa, and attack with Cecil and Edge.
 
 
After the battle, you will be rewarded with the following achievement:
 
 

 

Rematch
Defeated the four elemental lords again.

 
 

 
 
Feel free to head back to save point and use a Cottage to refill your HP/MP.
 
Once ready, take the blue warp pad north from where the previous boss fight took place.
 
 
CPU of the Giant
 
 
Head north to the core to trigger another boss fight… (they never end, ffs)
 
 

CPU

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
185	30000	174	4	38	127	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	10333	50000

 

Attack Node

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
184	3000	116	5	11	47	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	0	0

 

Defense Node

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
183	3000	116	5	11	47	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	0	0

 
If you kill both nodes while the CPU is alive, it will cast Object 199 twice (killing two party members) and then revive both nodes. Because of this, the best way to handle this boss is by destroying the Defense Node and then focusing on defeating the CPU. Leave the Attack Node for the end.
 
Anyway, it’s an easy fight if you follow these instructions.
 
 
After the battle, a scene will play.
 
FuSoYa leaves the party… but Kain takes his place! (and with very well equipped too!)
 
Watch some more scenes until you regain control.
 
 
 

Side Quests: Part II

Moon
 
 
You’re back at the Moon, but we don’t want that yet as there’s still some exploring to do, so board the Lunar Whale and interact with the Crystal to return to the Blue Planet.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Make your way to Castle Baron (middle continent) and head inside.
 
 
Castle Baron
 
 
Enter the castle, then head east to the courtyard area and then north to the East Tower.
 
Head inside.
 
 
Castle Baron – East Tower 1F
 
 
Take the western stairs leading down.
 
 
Castle Baron – East Tower B1
 
 
Go all the way east and down the stairs.
 
 
Castle Baron – East Tower B2
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then walk the stairs down and approach the throne.
 
 

Odin

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
194	20001	116	5	38	95	Lightning	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	0	18000

 
You have exactly 1 minute to win this battle or Odin will use an extremely powerful attack that deals around 5000 damage.
 
Sounds tricky, right? well, it is not. It’s fairly easy if you summon Bahamut with Rydia, spam Holy with Rosa, jump with Kain, and attack with the rest.
 
In my case, the battle was over within 30 seconds.
 
 
After the battle, Rydia will be rewarded with Odin! (5/5 non-secret summons)
 
 

 

Summon Master
Learned all non-secret summon magic.

 
 

 
 
Exit to the Overworld.
 
 
Overworld
 
 
Board the Lunar Whale and make your way to the Falcon (airship with a drill), then head to the Underworld.
 
 
Underworld
 
 
Go to the Cave of Summons and head inside.
 
 

 
Cave of Summons – B1
 
 
Cast Float on your party, then make your way to the very bottom to reach The Land of Summons.
 
 
The Land of Summons
 
 
Head north and through the warp pad.
 
 
Enter the weapons shop, then check the bookshelf for a Grimoire. {52/54}
 
 

 
Now do the same with the armor shop for another Grimoire. {53/54}
 
 

 
We are finally done with this location! 11/11 chests and 2/2 items.
 
Go back to the Cave of Summons, then use Teleport with Cecil to return to the Underworld.
 
 
Underworld
 
 
Now make your way to the Sylvan Cave (northwestern corner of the Underworld) and head inside.
 
 
Sylvan Cave – B1
 
 
Cast Float on your party and make your way to the Cottage.
 
Directions:
 
B1: From the entrance, head all the way south.
 
B2: South and up the stairs.
 
B1: Take the southwestern stairs.
 
B2: Head all the way north and through the staircase.
 
B3: Follow the path south and enter the Cottage.
 
 
Sylvan Cottage
 
 
Search the bookshelf for a Grimoire. {54/54}
 
 

 

 

Item Detector
Obtained all hidden items.

 
 

 
 
Yeah. That’s the last hidden item in the game. Congratulations if you got the achievement! My condolences if you didn’t…
 
 
Head up the stairs and leave the location.
 
 
Underworld
 
 
Make your way back to the Lunar Whale and then to the Moon.
 
 
 

Lunar Subterrane: Part I

Moon
 
 
Land northwest from the Crystal Palace, then make your way to the palace itself by going through the tunnels.
 
 
Crystal Palace
 
 
Rest at the northwest and northeast tiles to refill HP and MP, then take the northernmost stairs leading up.
 
 
Crystal Palace – 2F
 
 
Interact with the crystals if you want to learn more about the lore, then step on the middle tile to get warped to the last dungeon of the game!
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B1
 
 
The following achievement should unlock as soon you first visit the location:
 
 

 

Adventurous Wayfarer
Traveled to all the map locations.

 
 

 
 
From the entrance, head north across the staircase, then east to and push rightwards against the eastern wall to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage east, then north, then east, then go through the linear path to reach a chest. Open it for a monsters-in-a-boss encounter against two Giant Warriors.
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with Black Garb. [311/342]
 
Backtrack to the entrance.
 
Now head through another secret passage but on the opposite side of the previous one (refer to the screenshot below for the exact location).
 
 

 
Go west, south, and west to exit the passage, then head south and step on the warp pad.
 
Head upstairs.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B2
 
 
Go north and open the chest for a monsters-in-a-box encounter against 2x Selene Guardian and 2x Dark Sage.
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with Sage’s Staff. [312/342]
 
Now head west, then south and step on another warp pad.
 
Follow the linear path south and take the stairs leading up.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B3
 
 
Heal up, cast float on all your party members, and quick-save.
 
Now head north and interact with the katana on the pedestal.
 
 

 

White Dragon

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
188	32700	156	5	48	31	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	Fire, Ice, Lightning	0	55000

 
This boss is kinda annoying as it counter-attacks all damage with the Slow spell. For this reason, have Rosa cast Haste on all party members to keep nullifying the beforementioned status ailment.
 
As for attacks, Summon Bahamut with Rydia, Jump with Kain, and attack with Cecil and Edge.
 
Don’t forget to heal the party up with Rosa whenever required!
 
 
After the battle, you will be awarded with the Murasame, the second best katana in the game! (1/4 sealed equipment)
 
Equip it on edge and then make your way back to the entrance (or cast Teleport with Cecil so you can re-use the healing tiles at the entrance of the Crystal Palace).
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B1
 
 
Go up the stairs, then all the way south to reach a staircase leading up. Head upstairs.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B2
 
 
Go south, then all the way east to end in a secret passage.
 
From here, walk exactly 7 tiles north, then west, south, west, north, and finally east. Open the chest for Flame Whip. [313/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the western side of the secret passage and head all the way north.
 
Now go west to exit the passage, then continue west through another passage and open the chest by the next exit for Dragon Shield. [314/342]
 
 

 
Head up the stairs.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B3
 
 
From the entrance, go south, then east to reveal a secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage north, then east to reach a chest. Open it for Dragon Helm. [315/342]
 
 

 
While standing in front of chest, head south, then east to find another secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage south, west, south, then west to reach two chests. Open both for Dragon Mail and Dragon Gloves. [317/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the entrance of the very first secret passage, then take the stairs nearby leading up.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B4
 
 
Head east past the stairs to find a chest containing Artemis Arrow. [318/342]
 
 

 
Now go down the large staircase and enter the western room.
 
 
Open the chest for an Elixir. [319/342]
 
 

 
Exit the room.
 
Head all the way east and down another large staircase to find an entrance at the bottom. Go through it.
 
 
 

Lunar Subterrane: Part II

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: LUNAR SUBTERRANEㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
145	Gold Dragon	8200	128	54	23000	30000
147	Dinozombie	12000	132	4	8100	15000
148	Li’l Murderer	12000	174	3	10700	20000
150	Blue Dragon	15000	144	4	40200	36000
151	Red Dragon	15000	162	4	65000	41500
152	Ahriman	25000	144	5	65200	33333

 
Some new bestiary entries start showing up from here.
 
Head northwest to a split, then northeast to find a chest. Open it for White Fang. [320/342]
 
 

 
Backtrack to the split, then head all the way southeast for a chest. Open it for a X-Potion. [321/342]
 
 

 
Take the south exit.
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then try to open the chest nearby for a monsters-in-a-box-encounter against a Behemoth.
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with a Stardust Rod. [322/342]
 
Now take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B5
 
 
Head down the stairs and open the chest on the left side for a monsters-in-a-box encounter against a Red and Blue dragons.
 
 

 
Two Bahamut summons were enough for me to win the battle.
 
You will be rewarded with Crystal Shield for your feat! [323/342]
 
Now head through the door.
 
 
Head northeast through an obvious secret passage and open the chest for Protect Ring. [324/342]
 
 

 
While facing the chest, head east to a secret passage, then south, west, south, and finally east.
 
Exit through the bottom door.
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then open the chest on the ledge for a monsters-in-a-box encounter against a Behemoth.
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with Crystal Mail for taking down yet another annoying Behemoth. [325/342]
 
Head back inside the previous room, then exit through the north door.
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then go northeast and open the chest for a monsters-in-a-box encounter against 2x Red Dragons.
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with Crystal Gloves! [326/342]
 
 
Now return to the entrance but continue west to find another door. Go through it.
 
 
Go around the wall to reach the southwestern chest, then open it for White Robe. [327/342]
 
 

 
Head north and through the door.
 
 
Heal up and quick-save, then go northwest for a chest with a monsters-in-a-box encounter against Dinozombie and Dark Sage.
 
 

 
You’ll receive Crystal Helm after the battle. [328/342]
 
Now head west past the large staircase and enter the eastern room.
 
 
Open the chest here for a Red Fang. [329/342]
 
 

 
There’s an extremely rare creature you want to fight in this specific room. I’m talking about the Flan Princess! which has a nasty 1/64 chance to spawn. Thankfully, we can get into a battle against them by using the Siren items we farmed in the Giant of Babel (because you did, right?), so heal up and quick-save, then go to menu → Items and use Siren to invoke five Flan Princess!
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: THIS ROOMㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
157	Flan Princess	20000	154	5	55555	10000

 

 
Flan Princess likes to attack with an annoying ability called ‘Dancing’, which insta-berserks most if not all your party party members. They don’t do much besides that, though, so it’s all matter of time and patience until your inevitable victory.
 
But what’s the objective of fighting such an infuriating enemy? simple. There’s a 1/64 chance of getting a Pink Tail as a drop after the battle, and we need at least one for the Tail of Myth achievement. You can leave this grind for after completing the game, and that’s what I recommended. You could spend here way too many hours that it could end breaking the plot immersion, and we’re almost done with the story.
 
For reference, I spent 99 Sirens and still wasn’t able to get a Pink Tail, so don’t overwrite your quick-save when farming to have multiple attempts if the first doesn’t go as planned.
 
Either way, the choice to farm it now or later is all yours.
 
 
After collecting or not collecting a Pink Tail, exit the room and take the stairs leading down.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B6
 
 
Open both chests on the sides for Artemis Arrow and Fuma Shuriken. [331/342]
 
 

 
Take the western stairs for a chest containing Cottage. [332/342]
 
 

 
Head to the base of the stairs, then go all the way west to head across an hidden bridge.
 
 

 
Go to the northwest corner of the land, then push rightwards to reveal another secret passage.
 
 

 
Follow the passage east, then south to reach the bottom area of this room.
 
 
Open the chest at the bottom of the stairs for a Golden Apple. [333/342]
 
 

 
Go along the eastern path to find a warp pad, then step on it.
 
 
Follow the long stairs up and step on another pad.
 
 
 

Lunar Subterrane: Part III

Lunar Subterrane – B5
 
 
Continue up another set of stairs and open the chest on the path for a monsters-in-a-box encounter against a Behemoth.
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with Protect Ring! [334/342]
 
 
Continue upstairs and step on yet another warp pad.
 
 
Rest up if you have any unused Cottages and save your progress.
 
Once ready, go through the southern exit.
 
 
Interact with the sword on the pedestal to trigger a boss fight.
 
 

Dark Bahamut

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
190	60000	160	5	52	8	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	0	64000

 
This nasty creature opens up with an unavoidable Mega Flare attack that deals insane amounts of damage to your party, then it will cast Reflect on itself. So, the first thing you want to do is heal up the party.
 
Be aware that summoning Bahamut can be extremely dangerous due to the boss counter-attacking that with another Mega Flare. However, we can take advantage of this.
 
Once your party is fully healed, have Rosa cast Reflect on all members while they attack, then once all are protected with Reflect, spam Bahamut with Rydia to deal 9999 damage of the summon plus 9999 more of the countered Mega Flare from the boss.
 
 
If you did this correctly, the battle should be over within 10 minutes.
 
 
You will be rewarded with the Ragnarok, the best sword in the game! (2/4 sealed equipment)
 
 
Now make your way back to the chest with Cottage past the hidden bridge.
 
 
Once back at the chest, take the eastern stairs and follow the path to the next door. Go through it.
 
 
Open the northwestern chest for a monsters-in-a-box encounter against 3x Selene Guardian and a Dark Sage.
 
 

 
You will be rewarded with Minerva Bustier. [335/342]
 
 
Go through the northeastern door.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B7
 
 
Head south and through the first door you see for a save point. Rest up if you have Cottages left and save your progress.
 
Exit the room.
 
 
Now enter the second room to the right.
 
 
Interact with the spear to trigger a boss fight.
 
 

 

Plague

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
187	33333	146	5	38	0	Projectile	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	550	31108

 
This boss opens up with Doom on two of your characters, which gives you ten turns before they die.
 
Spam Bahamut with Rydia, Holy with Rosa, Jump with Kain, and attack with the other two. The battle should be over within 3 turns.
 
 
You will be rewarded with Holy Lance for your feat, the best lance in the game! (3/4 sealed equipment)
 
Exit the room.
 
 
Re-enter the first room to heal up and save, then proceed through the third door.
 
 
Go through between the pillars to trigger a boss fight.
 
 

 

Lunasar (x2)

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
186	23000	144	4	254	54	Fire	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	0	29500

 
This battle is a joke if you have Cecil equipped with the Ragnarok (should deal 9999 damage at around level 75) and Kain with the Holy Lance.
 
 
Open the chests for two Ribbons! [337/342]
 
 

 
Equip them immediately on Rosa and Rydia.
 
Leave and feel free to pay another visit to the first room with the save point.
 
 
Head to the east end, then north, then down the stairs, then through the door.
 
 
 

Lunar Subterrane: The Great Finale

Lunar Subterrane – B8
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: LUNAR SUBTERRANE – BOTTOM FLOORSㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
154	Wicked Mask	37000	128	4	65000	50000

 
Epic music to pump you up during the last floors of the game!
 
All enemies here are considered bosses (as you can hint out from the music), so save at every step you take and have the party healed up at all times. Keep in mind that Behemoth is a normal encounter here…
 
 
Go down the eastern stairs, then head all the way west for a chest. Open it for Fuma Shuriken. [338/342]
 
 

 
Continue south thought the stairs, then take the split south and approach the katana.
 
Do I have to mention to heal up and quick-save before interacting with it? Well, do that.
 
 

 

Ogopogo

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
189	50000	150	4	40	127	None	Instant Death, Silence, Sleep, Paralyze, Darkness, Poison, Petrify, Confuse, Mini, Toad, Pig, Gradual Petrification, Curse, Float, Berserk, Stop	None	0	61000

 
Avoid casting Thunder-based magic at all costs, as the boss counter-attacks with Whirl which reduces any party member HP to single digits.
 
 
The boss opens up with two Tidal Wave attacks, so heal up ASAP. Leave Rosa to heal during the whole battle while Rydia summons Bahamut, Kain jumps, and Cecil with Edge attack.
 
It’s not really a difficult battle, just have the party with high health and you’ll be good to go.
 
 
You will be rewarded with the Masamune, the best katana in the game! (4/4 sealed equipment)
 
 

 

Power Unleashed
Obtained all sealed equipment.

 
 

 
 
Backtrack to the split, then go through the east path to reach the stairs leading down. Go down.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B9
 
 
Head down the stairs, then open the chest for an Elixir. [339/342]
 
 

 
Now follow the linear path to the bottom and open the chest for a Gysahl Whistle. [340/342]
 
 

 
Continue east and step on the warp pad.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B10
 
 
Head south through the stairs and open the chest on the eastern side for a Fuma Shuriken. [341/342]
 
 

 
Head to the opposite side and open the last chest of the game for another Fuma Shuriken! [342/342]
 
 

 

 

Legendary Treasure Hunter
Collected treasure from 100% of the chests.

 
 

 
 
The previous achievement won’t trigger until winning one more battle or changing location.
 
 
Continue southeast and step on the warp pad to reach the next floor.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B11
 
 
New enemies show up here:
 
 

ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ BESTIARY: LUNAR SUBTERRANE – LAST FLOORSㅤ ㅤ

ID	MONSTER	HP	ATK	DEF	GIL	EXP
155	Zemus’s Mind	20000	130	254	50000	65000
156	Zemu’s Breath	40000	154	0	50000	60000

 
Zemus’s Mind is highly resistant to physical damage while Zemus’s Breath is highly resistant to magical damage.
 
 
Follow the extremely linear path southwards and step on the warp pad at the bottom.
 
 
Lunar Subterrane – B12
 
 
This is the last room of the game. Heal up and quick-save, then head north to watch a scripted battle between Golbez and FuSoYa against Zemus…
 
Congratulations, they just defeated the last boss for you! Enjoy the credits.
 
 
…
 
 
Just kidding, that was just the warm-up round.
 
Prepare yourself for another scripted battle where our heroes get obliterated… and then some more scenes.
 
 
Now the real battle begins:
 
 

Zeromus

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
196	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???

 
After the emotive scenes, go to Items and use the Crystal on the boss to reveal his true form.
 
 

Zeromus

ID	HP	ATK	DEF	M.DEF	M.POW	WEAK.	RESIST.	ABSORBS	GIL	EXP
197	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???	???

 
Such useful information tables, right?
 
 
Attacks: Big Bang, Flare, Bio, Black Hole, Meteor, Wall
 
Big Bang: Nasty attack that causes rapid HP loss.
 
Wall: Reduces HP to single digits.
 
Black Hole: Nullifies all magical barriers.
 
Bio: Counterattack to magical attacks.
 
Flare: Counterattack to magical attacks.
 
Meteor: High damage to 2-3 characters.
 
 
This should be the summary of your turns:
 
Cecil: Attack
 
Kain: Jump
 
Edge: Throw all Fuma Shurikens and any other stuff you don’t want anymore.
 
Rosa: Curaja all turns and Full-Life whenever any of the party member dies.
 
Rydia: Summon Bahamut.
 
 
All the rest is on you. Make use of all that experience you have earned during this adventure!
 
 
After the battle, enjoy the ending. Yes, it’s an order! Enjoy the scenes!
 
 

 

Field Research- Professional
Completed 100% of the Bestiary entries.

 

 

To the Blue Planet
Defeated Zeromus and restored peace to the world.

 
 

 
 
We still have things to do, so refer to the section below for the remaining achievements.
 
 
 

Cleanup: Random Drops (WIP)

This section is a work in progress.
 
 
Here comes the part that ruins the achievement completion for most players. Yes, I’m talking about the random drops for the Secret Summons and the Adamant Armor.
 
 
We will start with the summons as they’re a little faster.
 
 
If you load your completed save, you will start outside the Crystal Palace, so make your way back to the Lunar Whale and head to the Blue Planet.
 
 
Author comment: I’m dropping them myself, lol. Come back later!
 
 

 
 
This is all about FINAL FANTASY IV – Complete Achievements and Gameplay Walkthrough; I hope you enjoy reading the Guide! If you feel like we should add more information or we forget/mistake, please let us know via commenting below, and thanks! See you soon!