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  1. Final Fantasy V
  2.  
  3. Platform: Snes / SFC
  4. Released: 06.12.1992
  5.  
  6. Based on: NTSC-J-version (SHVC-F5)
  7.  
  8.  
  9.  
  10. - DON'T EVER RUN AWAY FROM BATTLES!
  11.  
  12. - You can pause the game during battle. This pauses the play time counter
  13. as well.
  14. - Base stats:
  15. Lv | Level
  16. Chikara | Strength (Str)
  17. Subayasa | Speed/Agility (Spd)
  18. Tairyoku | Vitality (Tai)
  19. Maryoku | Magic Power (Mag)
  20.  
  21. - There are only four playable characters, with minimal variation between
  22. their base stats. Only HP and MP increase from leveling up. Damage will
  23. still increase from leveling up, as the level figure itself is used in
  24. the calculation, as seen below.
  25. - The damage calculation still revolves around multipliers and base power
  26. values like in the previous installment, but the end result is fairly
  27. different thanks to the all-or-nothing hit/evade rolls and minimalistic
  28. random variable. Specifically, physical damage is calculated like so:
  29.  
  30. ATPm * (Offense - target DFP) * e
  31.  
  32. Offense =
  33. a. ATP + 0,(ATP/8) (Swords, katanas, spears + enemies)
  34. b. ATP + 0~3 (Knives, whips, bows)
  35. c. ATP/2 + 0,ATP (Axes/hammers)
  36. d. 2*Lv + 0,(2*Lv/8) + 3 (Unarmed with Kakutou)
  37.  
  38. ATPm =
  39. h. Lv*Str/128 + 2 (Swords, katanas, spears, axes/hammers)
  40. i. Lv*Str/128 + {Lv*Spd/128} + 2 (Knives, bows, whips)
  41. j. Lv*Str/256 + 2 (Unarmed with Kakutou)
  42.  
  43. e = Elemental variable
  44. W: Weak (2)
  45. R: Resist (0,5)
  46. I: Immune (0)
  47. A: Absorb (-1)
  48.  
  49. - Calculation i is identical to h in practice, as the Lv*Spd part does
  50. not function properly, possibly intentionally.
  51. - In calculation c, target DFP is divided by 4.
  52. - Accuracy is not a visible stat anymore and it's defined solely by the
  53. equipped weapon. ATP multiplier and Magic Evade are not visible, either.
  54. - Press left in the camp menu to adjust your formation. You can switch
  55. positions and individually set characters either in the front row or back
  56. row. An enemy is considered in the back row if there's another enemy closer
  57. to your party, and their sprites don't overlap horizontally.
  58. - Press left or right during battle to access the Defend (Bougyo) and row
  59. change commands. Defending halves the ATPm of an incoming attack.
  60. - ATPm is divided by half, possibly twice, if the attacker and/or target
  61. is in the back row, and the attack is not long range in nature.
  62. - Critical hits deal double damage and ignore DFP. Only fists and katanas
  63. can deal critical hits, though (this is apparently intentional). Enemies
  64. don't have a critical hit roll, but rather, a critical hit is treated like
  65. any other attack that the enemy may end up using as a result of their AI
  66. script. Enemy critical hits generally deal 1,5x damage, but they do not
  67. ignore DFP.
  68. - Magical damage equals
  69.  
  70. Mag-m * (MagOffense - target MDF) * e
  71.  
  72. MagOffense = base + 0,(base/8)
  73. Magic multiplier = Lv*Mag/256 + 4
  74.  
  75. - When multi-targeting, MagOffense is divided by 2 unless the spell hits
  76. all targets by default.
  77. - There are eight elements: Fire (F), Ice (I), Thunder (T), Water (W),
  78. Wind (N), Earth (E), Poison (P), and Holy (H).
  79. - Enemies never have regular resistance (0,5x) to any element.
  80. - For more detailed information on damage calculation, check the algorithm
  81. guide on GameFAQs.
  82.  
  83. - The ATB system has been reworked and features much better optimized
  84. code. It's now much smoother, faster, and more balanced. This also marks
  85. the first appearance of the iconic ATB gauge.
  86. - ATB charge time = 120 - Speed + Weight/8. The counter aims to decrease
  87. at a rate of 1 per 2 frames, but easily stretches to 3 if there's a lot
  88. going on. Either way, once the counter reaches 0, the subject can act.
  89. - Abilities, including magic, have no charge time, with very few exceptions.
  90. - In the first round, ATB = regular ATB - lowest ATB + 2.
  91. - Armor now have Weight values, and the character's total Weight value
  92. has a very minor impact on ATB. Enemies have no Weight value.
  93. - The ATB gauge is a graphical representation of ATB values from 128 to 0,
  94. not that it can't exceed 128. You can turn off the gauge in the settings,
  95. in which case you'll be able to see both your cHP and mHP during battle
  96. instead of just cHP.
  97. - Adjusting Battle Speed in the settings does *not* alter ATB charging
  98. speed. Instead, it adjusts the length of the ATB pause that occurs when
  99. a character's command menu pops up, like so:
  100.  
  101. Pause Message
  102.  
  103. 1 | 0f 1 | 32f
  104. 2 | 15f 2 | 64f 60f = 1 second
  105. 3 | 30f 3 | 96f
  106. 4 | 60f 4 | 128f
  107. 5 | 120f 5 | 160f
  108. 6 | 180f 6 | 192f
  109.  
  110. - By far, the biggest change from FFIV is the class system. The game
  111. features 22 different classes that you can freely switch between once
  112. obtained. Each class has its own stat modifiers, equipment restrictions,
  113. default Abilities, and can generally learn 3-7 Abilities by gaining AP
  114. from battles. Most classes have one free slot for Abilities you've learned.
  115. You'll have nearly all of the classes obtained before the end of World 1.
  116. - Setting certain abilities in the free slot can have a drastic impact
  117. on the character's Strength or Magic. Eg. the Monk has abysmal Magic by
  118. default (it doesn't really need it), but setting one of the magic schools
  119. (White, Black, Blue, etc.) in the free slot will grant the Monk a decent
  120. Magic stat. Conversely, a mage class can get decent Str by setting one
  121. of the Equip weapon abilities in the free slot.
  122. - The default class, Suppin, has no equipment restrictions, but also has
  123. no innate Abilities beyond the basic Attack and Item commands that all
  124. classes have (save for one). However, it also gets two free Ability slots
  125. and gains the innate Auto-Abilities of all the classes the character has
  126. mastered.
  127. - Sadly, there's no way to prevent the game from messing with your gear
  128. when all you do is change an ability. The game will automatically either
  129. unequip everything or equip the strongest equipment available. (Changed
  130. in the 2023 version.)
  131.  
  132. - Each map area has at most four different encounters.
  133. - The world maps consist of 64 map sections at 32x32 tiles each. Different
  134. terrain have different encounter sets.
  135. - Aside from a regular battle, battles can also be either a Pre-Emptive,
  136. in your favor, (1/8 chance) or a Back Attack, in the enemy's favor (1/16
  137. chance). A pre-emptive battle adjusts the first round ATB by adding 90 to
  138. the enemy's ATB, whereas a back attack adds 60 to yours and reverses your
  139. formation. The usual first round adjustment is then made afterwards.
  140. - You can technically run away from battle by holding L and R, but you
  141. should *never* do this. The strongest weapon in the game loses 1 point
  142. of ATP every time you run away, so just don't do it.
  143. - In stark contrast to FFIV, enemies only have at most one item they can
  144. drop, and the odds are either 100% or 6,25% (1/16), with the latter being
  145. the general norm.
  146. - You can once again steal items using Nusumu, but you can only steal one
  147. item from a given enemy. Enemies can have two different stealable items:
  148. common and rare. The general Steal success rate is 40% (double with a
  149. Thief's Glove). If that roll succeeds, another roll is made to determine
  150. if you get the rare item, with odds of 10/256 (~4%).
  151. - Enemy AI scripts typically involve randomly choosing an action from a
  152. group of three possible actions (1/3 chance each). A confused enemy will
  153. randomly use moves that they're able to use when being controlled.
  154. - The inventory has 256 slots for items, which is more than enough for
  155. all the items in the game (about 215). You can't have the same item in
  156. more than one slot.
  157. - If you want to translate any of the Japanese words, just punch it into
  158. jisho.org.
  159.  
  160. - Status ailments/effects:
  161.  
  162. Doku (Poison) | Lose 1/16 mHP every 3(20+Tai) ATB / 1/64 per step on field
  163. Regen | Gain (Tai*Lv)/16 HP every 2(110 - Mag) ATB
  164. Bleed | Lose 1~2 HP every 8 ATB for 255 ATB
  165. Kurayami | Accuracy/4 (Darkness)
  166. Chinmoku | Unable to cast magic for a while (Silence)
  167. Nemuri (Sleep)| Unable to act. Negated if physically attacked.
  168. Mahi (Paral.) | Unable to act for a while
  169. Haste | ATB charge halved
  170. Slow | ATB charge doubled
  171. Stop | Unable to act for a while
  172. Konran (Conf.)| Attack allies. Negated if physically attacked.
  173. Rouka (Old) | All stats except Lv decrease by 1 every 10 ATB
  174. Kaeru (Toad) | ATP=3, DFP=0, Eva=0, MDF=0
  175. Kobito (Mini) | ATP=3, DFP=0, Eva*2
  176. Levitate | Unaffected by ground-based attacks
  177. Berserk | No control, Auto-Attack, ATP*1,5 (Kyousenshi)
  178. Bunshin1/2 | Evade one/two physical attacks
  179. Protect | ATPm/2 for incoming attacks
  180. Shell | Magic multiplier & Accy / 2 for incoming attacks
  181. Reflect | Reflect spells at the opposing party for a limited time
  182. Zombie | Attack allies. Can't die.
  183. Sekika | Petrification (essentially dead)
  184. Instant Death | Instant death (ID)
  185. Removed | Removed from battle
  186.  
  187. - Effects not removed after battle: Poison, Kurayami, Chinmoku, Toad,
  188. Mini, Levitate, Petrification, and Zombie.
  189. - Poison timer for enemies = 3(20 + Lv) ATB.
  190. - Silence doesn't affect Blue Magic.
  191. - The duration of limited time effects may vary depending on the source.
  192. Eg. the Silence spell has a base duration 180 ticks, but when caused by
  193. an enemy's special attack, it can have a base duration of 240 ticks.
  194. - Healing Old will remove the ailment, but it won't revert the stat loss.
  195. They're only restored after battle. For enemies, Old affects Lv, Mag, Spd.
  196. - Auto-Regen has a bug that may set the first character's timer to 30 (60
  197. ATB) after the initial round, resulting in faster regeneration than normal.
  198.  
  199. - Healing items:
  200. Potion | 50 HP Dokukeshi | Poison
  201. Hi-Potion | 500 HP Megusuri | Kurayami
  202. Ether | 40 MP Otome no Kiss | Toad
  203. Elixir | 100% HP & MP Uchide no Kozuchi| Mini
  204. Phoenix no O | Revive with 25% HP Kin no Hari | Petrification
  205. Tent | 1000 HP & 100 MP (all) Seisui | Zombie
  206. Cottage | 100% HP & MP (all)
  207.  
  208.  
  209.  
  210.  
  211. World 1
  212. Tycoon Region / Kaizoku no Agito
  213. Tule / Kaze no Shinden
  214. Torna Unga / Fune no Hakaba
  215. Carwen / Kita no Yama
  216. Tycoon Jou
  217. Worus / Worus Jou / Worus no Tou
  218. Karnak / Karyokusen / Karnak Jou
  219. Kodai Toshokan
  220. Jacole / Crescent / Lix / Istory
  221. Ryuusa no Sabaku / Horobi no Machi / Hangar
  222. Lonka Iseki
  223. Meteors / Loose Ends
  224. World 2
  225. Exdeath Jou / Big Bridge
  226. Rugor / Underground River / Moogle Village
  227. Bal Jou / Kelb / Hiryuu no Tani
  228. Surgate Jou
  229. Zeza's Fleet / Barrier no Tou
  230. Guido no Hokora
  231. Mua no Mura / Mua no Daishinrin
  232. Exdeath Jou
  233. World 3
  234. Tycoon / Guido no Hokora
  235. Pyramid / Chourou no Ki
  236. World Tour
  237. Kotou no Shinden
  238. Fork Tower
  239. Sunken Worus Tower
  240. Daikaikou
  241. Istory no Taki
  242. Phoenix no Tou
  243. Jigen no Hazama
  244.  
  245.  
  246.  
  247.  
  248. ===== World 1 =====
  249.  
  250.  
  251. Default (Butz): Broad Sword, Kawa no Fuku
  252.  
  253. - You start off at Level 1 with 3 Potions, 500 gil and the key item
  254. Katami no Fukuro (Temp). Your default class is the Suppin.
  255. - Check the Config. Here's what I (tend to) use
  256. Command shitei Tanshuku (Command Input)
  257. Cursor ichi Kioku (Cursor Position)
  258. Saisoubi Subete hazusu (Auto-Equip)
  259. Controller
  260. Y - Confirm
  261. B - Cancel
  262. S - Map
  263.  
  264. - Do try out the alternate command window (tanshuku). Instead of the
  265. typical vertical list, the alternate one has the commands in cardinal
  266. directions, allowing you to access any command with a single d-pad input.
  267. It does take up more horizontal space, though, so enemy names are mostly
  268. blocked vs only slightly blocked with the regular one.
  269.  
  270. Item: Phoenix no O \\\ Tycoon no Inseki ||
  271. - You'll meet Lenna and Galuf, who soon join the party.
  272.  
  273. Item (nc): Pendant A (Key) \\\ Tycoon Region ||
  274. Default (Lenna): Knife (Unique), Kawa no Fuku
  275. Default (Galuf): Kawa no Fuku
  276. PCs: Lenna Lv1, Galuf Lv1
  277.  
  278. \\\ Kaizoku no Agito ||
  279. Items: Kawa no Boushi, Tent, Ether, 300 gil
  280. Item (nc): Pendant B (Key)
  281. Blue: Kyuuketsu (Steel Bat)
  282. Default (Faris): Dagger, Kawa no Tate, Kawa no Fuku
  283. PC: Faris Lv3
  284. - DON'T EVER RUN AWAY FROM BATTLES! The strongest weapon in the game
  285. loses 1 point of ATP every time you run away.
  286. - Once you reach the pirate hideout, go examine the wheel of the ship.
  287. Eventually, you'll have control of the ship, and Faris will join you
  288. as the fourth and final party member (kind of, not really).
  289. - Given that you're stuck in inland waters, there's not much you can do
  290. with the ship. Whatever you do, don't go wandering around the eastern
  291. areas near the canal. Those Bandersnatches will slaughter you.
  292.  
  293. \\\ Tule ||
  294. Items: Ether, 100 gil, Kawa no Kutsu (trap)
  295. Items (nc): Tent, Phoenix no O, Potion, 150 gil, Tent, Potion,
  296. Phoenix no O, Kawa no Kutsu
  297. Special: Piano 1
  298. Shop:
  299. Broad Sword 280 gil Fire 150 gil
  300. Rod 200 gil Blizzard 150 gil
  301. Tsue 200 gil Thunder 150 gil
  302. Cure 180 gil
  303. Kawa no Fuku 80 gil Libra 80 gil
  304. Kawa no Boushi 50 gil Poisona 90 gil
  305. Kawa no Tate 90 gil
  306.  
  307. Potion 40 gil
  308. Tent 250 gil
  309.  
  310. - The chest on the second floor of the Beginner's House is a
  311. monster-in-a-box; you'll have to fight SEPHIROTH for a Kawa no Kutsu.
  312. - Examine the piano at the pub after getting some "service" from the
  313. dancers (sit on the chair right next to the stage). If you practice
  314. with every piano in the world, you'll learn two new skills for one of
  315. your classes.
  316. - You don't really need to pick up too much new gear (from the shops,
  317. that is). One Broad Sword would be enough. You'll find one more in the
  318. Wind Shrine, and Faris will do fine with her Dagger.
  319.  
  320. \\\ Kaze no Shinden ||
  321. Items: Tent, Kawa no Boushi, Broad Sword, Tsue
  322. Items (nc): 5× Potions
  323. Blue: Goblin Punch (Black Goblin), Aero (Mold Wind)
  324. Special: Class Unlock 1 (Knight, Monk, Thief, Shiromadoushi, Kuromadoushi,
  325. Aomadoushi)
  326. Boss: Wing Raptor
  327. - DO NOT RUN AWAY FROM BATTLES!
  328.  
  329. [Boss]
  330. - 250 HP
  331. - Bosses in FFV don't give you any Experience or Gil, by the way (with
  332. a few slight exceptions).
  333. - Breath Wing deals proportional damage (25% mHP) (one of the three
  334. 'quarter specials').
  335.  
  336. - After the event in the crystal room, you'll have access to the first
  337. 6 classes: Knight, Monk, Thief, White Mage, Black Mage and Blue Mage.
  338. - You can use the teleporter in the crystal room to get outside, but,
  339. if you walk, you can pick up Aero and Goblin Punch on your way (you
  340. can get Goblin Punch from the regular Goblins as well). Keep in mind,
  341. the message that tells you that you learned a new skill won't be displayed
  342. until the end of the battle, and the skill won't show up on your list
  343. until after the battle. Also, keep in mind that Blue Magic spells are
  344. shared, so you don't have to learn them individually for each character
  345. (unlike in other installments).
  346.  
  347. - Get Blue Mage to Lv2 so you'll get the Learning Auto-Ability (allowing
  348. you to pick up enemy skills without having Blue Mages), and White Mage
  349. to Lv1 so you can cast healing spells without actually having a White
  350. Mage. Keep leveling up the White Mage as you gain new useful spells (each
  351. line represents one level). Getting the Blue Mage to Lv3 gives you the
  352. Blue Magic Command Ability. Try to get that too at some point.
  353. - The Suppin automatically inherits the innate Auto-Abilities once the
  354. character masters a specific class. Of course, seeing as most battles
  355. give you only 1 AP early in the game, you won't have many mastered classes
  356. by the end of World 1, and there's no need. Either way, the Suppin becomes
  357. the best physical class once you've mastered the Monk, Ninja and Karyuudo.
  358. I'd consider these your highest priority.
  359. - The Knight's Ryoutemochi (Lv3) allows you to double your ATPm, but it's
  360. of no use to Monks, Ninjas, or Karyuudos, as it only works with swords and
  361. axes.
  362. - Do *not* try to use the Thief's Lv2 Command Ability, Tonzura (Flee)!
  363.  
  364. Item (nc): Unga no Kagi (Key, Temp) \\\ Tule Mura ||
  365. - Go see the guy in the north-most building to get the key to the canal.
  366.  
  367. Items (nc): 8× Potions \\\ Kaizoku no Agito ||
  368. - You can get 8 Potions from one of the pirates now. And don't forget
  369. about Kyuuketsu.
  370.  
  371. Party: Lv9 \\\ Torna Unga ||
  372. Boss: Karlabos
  373. - Make sure you've got everything you need from the previous areas
  374. before proceeding. It'll be a short while before you can get back.
  375.  
  376. [Boss]
  377. - 650 HP, 5 AP
  378.  
  379. \\\ Fune no Hakaba ||
  380.  
  381. Items: Flail, Tent, Phoenix no O, Potion, Dokukeshi, Dokukeshi,
  382. Phoenix no O
  383. Items (nc): 990 gil, Sekai Chizu (Key)
  384. Boss: Siren
  385.  
  386. - You'll start off at full health, but if you need to, you can rest
  387. below deck. You can also rest in the area before the Save Point, which
  388. isn't that far from the boss.
  389. - In order to reach the chest with the Flail, you'll need to stand
  390. still on the rock next to your ship for a couple of seconds.
  391. - Most of the "indoor" areas are part of the same ship, but there's
  392. another ship you can enter near the end. This is one of the best places
  393. to gain AP early in the game (3 AP is common).
  394.  
  395. [Boss]
  396. - 900 HP, 5 AP, Bronze Armor / Bronze Shield
  397.  
  398. \\\ Carwen no Machi ||
  399. Items (nc): 1000 gil, Koori no Rod, Dokukeshi
  400. Special: Piano 2
  401. Shop:
  402. Dagger 300 gil Dokukeshi 40 gil
  403. Long Sword 480 gil Megusuri 20 gil
  404. Otome no Kiss 60 gil
  405. Bronze Armor 400 gil Uchide no Kozuchi 50 gil
  406. Dou no Muneate 350 gil Kin no Hari 150 gil
  407. Momen no Robe 300 gil Phoenix no O 1000 gil
  408. Bronze Helm 250 gil
  409. Bronze Shield 290 gil Sleep 300 gil
  410. Silence 280 gil
  411. Protect 280 gil
  412.  
  413. - Uh, better hit that mute button...
  414.  
  415. Items: Phoenix no O, Kin no Hari \\\ Kita no Yama ||
  416. Item (nc): Mythril Helm
  417. Theft: Ginbuchi Megane (Bloxx)
  418. Blue: Flash (Bloxx), Aero (Magisa)
  419. Boss(es): Magisa (& Forza)
  420.  
  421. - DO NOT RUN AWAY FROM BATTLES!
  422. - The Ginbuchi Megane has the same stats as the Kawa no Kutsu but also
  423. grants immunity to Kurayami (Blind / Darkness).
  424. - Unfortunately, the Bloxx don't have enough MP to cast Flash, so the
  425. only way to learn it here is to use an Ether on one of them. I wouldn't
  426. recommend that. You can just pick it up later from someone else.
  427. - Don't step on the plants you see. Otherwise your entire party will
  428. get poisoned.
  429.  
  430. [Boss]
  431. - 650 HP, 850 HP (Forza), 6 AP, Muchi
  432. - It's possible to kill Magisa before she calls Forza into the battle.
  433. You'd still gain 6 AP, so you'd only miss on the Chikara no Kusuri
  434. that Forza drops (that item doesn't even work, by the way).
  435.  
  436. - After the event at the top, you'll be able to fly around using Hiryuu.
  437. - Fly past the Tycoon meteor to reach Tycoon Castle.
  438.  
  439. \\\ Tycoon Jou ||
  440. Items: Cottage, Cottage, Shuriken, Ashura, Giyaman no Kane
  441. Items (nc): Hi-Potion, Ether, Elixir, Phoenix no O, Otome no Kiss,
  442. Ether, Cottage, Phoenix no O, Elixir, Iyashi no Tsue
  443.  
  444. - There's a hidden path in the courtyard that takes you to the east
  445. tower, where two of the Cottages are (Thieves can't pick it up).
  446. - The Iyashi no Tsue is given to you by the chancellor when you talk
  447. to him in the treasure room.
  448.  
  449. Item (nc): Ginbuchi Megane \\\ Worus ||
  450. Shop:
  451. Battle Axe 650 gil Slow 80 gil
  452. Iron Armor 500 gil Haste 320 gil
  453. Kenpougi (Artifact) 450 gil Regen 100 gil
  454. Iron Helm 350 gil Mute 320 gil
  455. Iron Shield (Artif.) 390 gil Chocobo 300 gil
  456. Sylph 350 gil
  457. Remora 250 gil
  458.  
  459. Items (nc): Tent, 490 gil, Phoenix Down \\\ Worus Jou ||
  460. Theft: Mythril Sword (Ice Soldier)
  461. Blue: Kaeru no Uta (Elf Toad)
  462.  
  463. - DO NOT LET IPPIKI OOKAMI OUT OF HIS CELL! If you do, he'll proceed to
  464. liberate the contents of a couple of specific treasure containers around
  465. the world.
  466. - STAY AWAY FROM THE BASEMENT! There are a few items there (not listed
  467. yet), but before you can reach them, you'll get ambushed by Garkimasera,
  468. who will then proceed to slaughter your entire party. Because of his
  469. incredibly high Defense and Evade, your characters can only damage him
  470. with critical hits. RUNNING AWAY IS NOT AN OPTION. You *might* get lucky
  471. and win, but then you'll just run into him again. Just stay away for now.
  472. - You can reach the castle's water tower by going through the waterfall
  473. behind the castle. I suggest you head there to steal a couple of Mythril
  474. Swords and to learn Kaeru no Uta (a solo action - kill all but one enemy).
  475. You definitely should *not* try and fight Shiva, though. You'll have to
  476. come back for her later.
  477. - After seeing the king, fly northwest to Worus Tower.
  478.  
  479. \\\ Worus no Tou ||
  480.  
  481. Items: Silk no Robe, Otome no Kiss, Gin no Udewa, Ether
  482. Theft: Mythril Sword (Ice Soldier), Mythril Knife (Wyvern)
  483. Blue: Kaeru no Uta (Elf Toad)
  484. Special: Class Unlock 2 (Berserker, Mahou Kenshi, Tokimadoushi,
  485. Akamadoushi, Shoukanshi)
  486. Boss: Galura
  487.  
  488. - The tower will become inaccessible after taking down the boss, so try
  489. not to miss anything.
  490. - The only Save Point is on the 5th floor, while the boss is on the 10th.
  491. - Wyverns use Breath Wing when solo.
  492.  
  493. [Boss]
  494. - 1200 HP, 5 AP
  495. - You're looking at pretty significant damage (~80 pod).
  496. - Kaeru no Uta works, but he'll quickly turn himself back by casting
  497. Toad on himself. You'd have to cast it repeatedly with two characters
  498. to keep him at bay.
  499.  
  500. - 5 new classes: Berserker, Mahou Kenshi, Time Wizard, Red Mage and Summoner.
  501.  
  502.  
  503. Lost & Found: Kame no Koura (Grass Tortoise) \\\ Karnak Region ||
  504. Blue: ???? (Wild Nak)
  505.  
  506. - The teleporter inside the Worus Meteor will take you to the Karnak Meteor.
  507. - The Naks can be found in the forests. For some reason, no title is
  508. displayed when they use ????. It's got a more powerful sound than their
  509. normal attack, although it'll probably do only 0 pod (if they're still
  510. at full health).
  511. - The damage you deal with ???? equals the caster's max HP - current HP.
  512. - Might want to farm some Turtle Shells for Mix spells at some point.
  513. Drain Kiss (Koura + Otome no Kiss), for example, is quite powerful,
  514. whereas Koura + Hi-Potion heals 160 MP. You don't get the Alchemist
  515. until the end of World 1, though.
  516.  
  517. - Head to the town of Karnak. Once there, try to buy something from the
  518. weapon or armor shop, and you'll be taken into custody. You'll then find
  519. yourself in the castle dungeon.
  520.  
  521. \\\ Karnak Jou ||
  522. - While you're in your cell, just wait for a while until you meet Cid.
  523. - You'll soon be freed (no trials or dragon tanks involved). You can't
  524. fully explore the castle yet nor can you get any of the items. After the
  525. next dungeon, you'll have 10 minutes to escape from the castle while
  526. grabbing as many items as you can (or care to). Seeing as most of the
  527. chests are trapped, it won't be that easy.
  528.  
  529. Special: Piano 3 \\\ Karnak ||
  530. Shop:
  531. Mythril Sword 880 gil Cura 620 gil
  532. Mythril Knife 450 gil Raise 700 gil
  533. Mythril Hammer 1050 gil Confuse 650 gil
  534. Honoo no Rod 750 gil Fira 600 gil
  535. Koori no Rod 750 gil Blizzara 600 gil
  536. Ikazuchi no Rod 750 gil Thundara 600 gil
  537. Flail 780 gil Gravity 620 gil
  538. Stop 580 gil
  539. Mythril Armor 700 gil
  540. Mythril Helm 550 gil
  541. Mythril Shield 590 gil
  542. Mythril no Kote 600 gil
  543. Gin no Muneate 600 gil
  544. Silk no Robe 500 gil
  545. Hanetsukiboushi 350 gil
  546. Gin no Udewa 500 gil
  547.  
  548. - The elemental rods will increase the damage of spells of that element
  549. by 50%. You can still use them to cast spells, but this time they'll be
  550. destroyed in the process.
  551. - If you don't mind hiking back, you could take out Shiva pretty easily
  552. with Fira. Give the basement a shot while you're at it.
  553.  
  554. Item: Elf no Manto \\\ Worus Jou ||
  555. Items (nc): Speed (spell), 1000 gil, 1000 gil
  556. Blue: Tsuki no Fue (Garkimasera)
  557. Special: Shiva Summon
  558. Boss: Shiva (+ 3× Ice Commanders)
  559. - Right, so, you can find Shiva in the tower behind the castle, and
  560. Garkimasera is lurking in the basement.
  561. - You'll have to take out Garki multiple times, so make sure you have
  562. *plenty* of Phoenix Downs. Use Blue Mages with Kakutou and set them in
  563. the back row. Use ???? to take out most of his HP, but don't use it if
  564. you have more than one dead character. He'll counter with Tsuki no Fue,
  565. which puts your whole party in Berserk. If you can't pull it off, that's
  566. fine. Just come back later.
  567. - The Speed spell is kind of worthless, since it has the same affect as
  568. setting your Battle Speed to 5.
  569. - The Elf no Manto gives you a 1/3 chance to evade physical attacks.
  570. This is a separate check from the regular Evade roll.
  571.  
  572. [Boss]
  573. - 1500 HP, W:F, 5 AP
  574.  
  575. \\\ Karyokusen ||
  576.  
  577. Items: Mythril no Kote, Elixir, Cottage, Elixir, Phoenix no O,
  578. Green Beret, Touzoku no Kote (Artifact), Engetsurin, Elixir
  579. Theft: Ether (Motor Trap), Hi-Potion (Poltergeist)
  580. Lost & Found: Honoo no Yumiya (Liquid Flame - Tornado)
  581. Blue: Flash (Crew Dust), Jibaku (Motor Trap)
  582. Boss: Liquid Flame
  583.  
  584. - If all of your characters are leveling up pretty much at the same
  585. time, I suggest you fight a bunch of battles with one of them dead.
  586. This will help you with a Blue Magic spell we'll be picking up soon.
  587. - Crew Dust will start using Flash once it's the only enemy left.
  588. - Motor Traps will use Jibaku when you hit them with Thunder. It has
  589. to survive it, though, so use a Blue Mage with Kuromahou Lx but not
  590. as Lenna. A Black Mage will just kill it.
  591. - Poltergeists will sometimes confuse you, and Motor Traps can inflict
  592. Stop.
  593. - The Touzoku no Kote increases your chances of successfully stealing
  594. an item. Do *not* miss it. There's a chance this is the only one you'll
  595. ever get your hands on.
  596.  
  597. [Boss]
  598. - 3000 HP (each), 6 AP + Honoo no Yumiya / Katon no Jutsu / Honoo no Rod
  599. - The boss can change between three different forms, and the item he
  600. drops depends on which form he's using when you kill him. I suggest
  601. you try and get the Honoo no Yumiya by killing him in his tornado form.
  602. The two alternatives are not very impressive; a Katon no Jutsu from
  603. the man-like form or a Honoo no Rod from the giant hand. Unfortunately,
  604. he won't change his form unless you attack him, so there's a fair chance
  605. you'll kill him in the wrong form. Might take a couple of resets before
  606. you get lucky. If it seems like too much trouble (you can buy that bow
  607. later for 2500 gil), just forget it and save your effort for the next
  608. part, where you'll really need it.
  609. - The man form counters with Honoo, which deals proportional damage
  610. (25% mHP).
  611.  
  612. - After the battle, I suggest you form a party with 3 characters capable
  613. of learning Blue Magic. I'd also recommend a Thief with White Magic.
  614.  
  615.  
  616. \\\ Karnak Jou ||
  617.  
  618. Items: 2000 gil, Elixir (trap), Ribbon (trap), Shuriken (trap),
  619. 2000 gil, Elf no Manto (trap), Elixir (trap), Elixir (trap),
  620. Elixir (trap), Elixir (trap), Elixir (trap), 2000 gil,
  621. Main Gauche (trap), Esuna (spell)(trap), Raijin no Jutsu (trap)
  622. Theft: Mage Masher / Daichi no Koromo (Sorcerer), Elixir (Gigas)
  623. Blue: Aero (Gigas), Aera (Gigas), Death Claw (Iron Claw)
  624. Special: Class Unlock 3 (Majuutsukai, Fuusuishi, Ninja)
  625. Boss: Iron Claw
  626.  
  627. - You'll start off at a Save Point. Use it immediately.
  628. - You have 10 minutes to run away to escape from the castle before it
  629. blows up and takes you with it. Fairly easy to do if you just head
  630. straight out, but with so many nice items lying around, you shouldn't
  631. do that. Just keep refining your route and performance until you can
  632. get all 15 chests and the two new Blue Magic spells within the time
  633. limit (or at least the chests). There's a little luck involved too,
  634. but I'm sure you can pull it off.
  635. - You'll run automatically during this entire event.
  636. - Unlike most other trapped chests in the game, these ones do *not*
  637. have fixed enemies.
  638. - If you're going for all the items, learning Aera shouldn't be too
  639. hard, so don't waste an entire minute in a single Gigas encounter. You
  640. can easily pick it up in the next dungeon, so it's not really a big
  641. deal if you miss it. Steal some Elixirs while you're at it.
  642. - No need to try and score a Daichi no Koromo. You've already got
  643. enough stuff to do here. And the Mage Masher isn't really worth using
  644. because of the constant muting.
  645. - You'll encounter the boss at the castle gate. Switch your Thief to
  646. something that can learn Blue Magic before you trigger the battle.
  647.  
  648. [Boss]
  649. - The battle starts off with you fighting the usual group of 3 Karnaks
  650. and a Gunsou. Once you take out the doggies, the Gunsou will transform
  651. into the Iron Claw.
  652. - Iron Claw doesn't have that much HP (900), so only attack him a couple
  653. of times, then start waiting for Death Claw (single digit HP + Mahi, 66%
  654. hit rate). It's not *that* big of a deal if you miss it (you can easily
  655. learn it in W2). There are a couple of W1 bosses that are vulnerable to it,
  656. but I'm sure you can beat them even without it. Either way, you probably
  657. won't be using it too much.
  658.  
  659. - You'll obtain 3 new classes: Majuutsukai (Trainer), Fuusuishi (Feng
  660. Shui Master / Geomancer), and Ninja.
  661. - I switch to Ninjas here, whether I have the Monk mastered or not.
  662. - Do *not* try to use the Ninja's Lv1 Command Ability, Kemuridama! It's
  663. the same as the Thief's Tonzura, which makes you flee from battle.
  664. - The Main Gauche gives you a 1/4 evade chance, separate from regular
  665. Evade, just like the Elf no Manto. Equipping both, indeed, gives you both.
  666.  
  667.  
  668. Blue: Missile (Motor Trap - Control) \\\ Karyokusen ||
  669. - Once you have the Majuutsukai's Lv2 Command Ability, Ayatsuru (60 AP
  670. in total), you can use it to pick up Missile here. If you're not even
  671. close to a level divisible by 5, you should get it now.
  672.  
  673. Item (nc): Honoo no Rod \\\ Karnak ||
  674. Shop:
  675. Mythril Spear 790 gil
  676. Kunai 600 gil
  677. Muchi 1100 gil
  678. Giyaman no Kane 500 gil
  679.  
  680. - Head for the Ancient Library, but STAY AWAY FROM THE DESERT! The
  681. desert is home to the Dohlm Chimera, an enemy you are probably no
  682. match for at this stage. And I don't need to remind you not to run
  683. away from battles.
  684. - If you're at or very near Level 20 (or any other level divisible by
  685. 5), head straight to the Ancient Library, so you can learn Lv5 Death.
  686. Otherwise, you could try and pick up some Javelins first.
  687.  
  688. Blue: Yuugou (Mythril Dragon - Control) \\\ Karnak Region ||
  689.  
  690. - You can find Mythril Dragons in the forest surrounding the library.
  691. Control isn't completely necessary here, as they might also use Yuugou
  692. if you confuse them.
  693. - Yuugou heals the target while sacrificing the user.
  694.  
  695. Theft: Javelin (Sand Bear) \\\ Ryuusa no Sabaku ||
  696. - The Javelin is the strongest weapon you can find for a while (55 ATP).
  697. You could do some serious damage with a pair of those. Of course, that
  698. requires a Suppin with a mastered Ninja... But still, you should get a
  699. few of those. It's a rare steal, so you'll want to use a group of four
  700. Thieves (or just use the Steal CA if you've hit Thief Lv4) and increase
  701. the battle speed. The Sand Bear hits pretty hard, so turn it into a frog
  702. to make things mostly painless (you'll still take damage from Migiude's
  703. bleeding effect, though). Avoid using Monks, since they have counters.
  704.  
  705.  
  706. Party: Lv22 \\\ Kodai Toshokan ||
  707. Items: Ether, Shinobi no Koromo, Phoenix no O
  708. Theft: Potion / Green Beret (Page 32), Ether (Page 128),
  709. Hi-Potion / Shinobi no Koromo (Page 256)
  710. Blue: Aera (Page 32), Lv5 Death (Page 64), Tsuki no Fue (Page 256),
  711. Guard Off (Page 256 - Control), Magic Hammer (Byblos)
  712. Special: Ifrit Summon
  713. Bosses: Ifrit, Byblos
  714.  
  715. - I strongly recommend you learn Lv5 Death at this point. You need to
  716. take effect from the spell in order to learn it, so level up until at
  717. least one but no more than three of your characters are at a level
  718. divisible by 5 (such as 20). If all your characters have very similar Exp
  719. values, you'll want to kill one of them for a while to create a small gap.
  720. - Once you're prepared, head for the library's rooftop, where you can
  721. trigger a fixed encounter with one of those demonic books. Take out
  722. Page 32, and Page 64 will pop up. Shouldn't take long before he uses
  723. Lv5 Death.
  724. - Once you've learned it, go level up for a while, so you don't have
  725. to worry about getting hit with it again while you're actually going
  726. through the dungeon.
  727. - Defeating a Page with a counter prevents it from switching, which will
  728. end the battle right then while still giving the same unimpressive amount
  729. of points (the ones that switch out aren't considered to have been killed).
  730. (This was changed in the 2023 version.)
  731. - You can find Ifrit pretty early in the dungeon in a little room with
  732. a book. The bookshelf with the attitude in the previous area won't let
  733. you pass until you beat Ifrit.
  734.  
  735. [Boss]
  736. - 3000 HP, 5 AP
  737.  
  738. - You'll fight Byblos soon after the Save Point.
  739.  
  740. [Boss]
  741. - 3600 HP, 10 DFP, 30% Eva, 30 MDF, 20% MEva, W:F, A:ITN, 7 AP
  742. - Aside from his normal attack, he's got Ito (Slow), Magic Hammer (cMP/2),
  743. Kamaitachi (~250 pod to all), and Kaionpa (Lv=Lv/2).
  744. - He may counter physical attacks with Protect and magical attacks with Toad.
  745. - Try to learn Magic Hammer here.
  746. - Death Claw works, as does Missile.
  747. - If you'd rather refrain from using instant ownage stuff, Fira and Ifrit
  748. are the best option. He starts countering with Drain (~200 HP) once he's
  749. below 800 HP, so regular attacks won't work very well at that point, not
  750. without crits. You could also finish him off with Nageru/Throw.
  751. - Use Guard Off (halves DFP and MDF) to soften him up.
  752.  
  753.  
  754. \\\ Karnak ||
  755. - Go see Cid on the second floor of the tavern, then head to the
  756. Karyokusen. After a couple of scenes, you'll have control of the ship,
  757. allowing you to explore a few new places. You'll lose the ship when
  758. you go to the town of Crescent, but you'll quickly find something to
  759. replace it.
  760. - You will now encounter battles while traveling on water. Of particular
  761. note is the Corvette. They've got 2800 HP, hit fairly hard and also use
  762. Breath Wing. Death Claw and Missile work.
  763. - The Sea Avises are also pretty annoying because of their high evade.
  764. You can use Remora to paralyze them, but if there are three of them, you
  765. should try Kick first.
  766. - DO NOT. RUN AWAY. FROM BATTLES.
  767.  
  768. Special: Piano 4 \\\ Jacole ||
  769. Shop:
  770. Ashura 5800 gil Shinobi no Koromo 3000 gil
  771. Sango no Tsurugi 2800 gil Shijin no Fuku 1000 gil
  772. Trident 2700 gil Green Beret 2500 gil
  773. Ogre Killer 3200 gil
  774. Gin no Yumiya 1500 gil
  775. Mage Masher 900 gil
  776.  
  777. - To reach Jacole, follow the coastline south from the library.
  778. - I suggest you stay away from the cave near Jacole for now. Those
  779. Dokuro Eaters are quite nasty.
  780.  
  781. Theft: Battle Axe / War Hammer (Bio Soldier) \\\ Jacole Region ||
  782. Blue: Jibaku (Bomb)
  783.  
  784. Theft: Gin no Yumiya (Crescent) \\\ Crescent Region ||
  785. Lost & Found: Death Sickle (Crescent)
  786. Blue: Kuro no Shougeki (Black Flame)
  787. - There's some good stuff here, but you'll want to make sure you're
  788. in the right place. Have a look at this map here (depicting the long
  789. series of islands that forms a semi-circle).
  790.  
  791. ml
  792. k
  793. j
  794. a iC
  795. b h
  796. c defg
  797.  
  798. × Forests on b and h (and i)
  799. × Prototypes on cdefg
  800.  
  801. - Islands a and b are basically still part of the Jacole region. You'll
  802. find Bombs and Double Lizards there (you can actually encounter Tycoon
  803. region battles on the very southern part of island b).
  804. - Islands c, d, e, f and g are home to the Prototypes. DO NOT SET FOOT
  805. ON THESE ISLANDS! These things are quite dangerous (with 5000 HP), and
  806. pretty much the only way to kill them is to control them and have them
  807. explode on themselves.
  808. - That leaves us with h to m. These are all okay. You'll find Crescents
  809. on h and i. Black Flames seem to be the only thing you'll encounter on
  810. islands j to m and the southern half of h. They come in groups of 5,
  811. are not that hard to kill and are worth 362 xp, 870 gil and 3 AP.
  812.  
  813. Special: Piano 5, Tairyoku no Uta \\\ Crescent ||
  814. Shop:
  815. Honoo no Yumiya 2500 gil
  816. Koori no Yumiya 2500 gil
  817. Ikazuchi no Yumiya 2500 gil
  818. Gin no Tategoto 800 gil
  819.  
  820. \\\ Kuro Chocobo no Mori ||
  821. Special: Class Unlock 4 (Karyuudo, Ginyuushijin)
  822. - Upon catching the Black Chocobo, you'll gain two new classes:
  823. Karyuudo / Kariudo (both apparently correct - the game uses the former)
  824. and Gin'yuushijin.
  825. - The Black Chocobo is able to fly past most mountains but can only
  826. land on forests.
  827.  
  828. Special: Yuuwaku no Uta \\\ Lix ||
  829. Shop:
  830. Esuna 3000 gil
  831. Shuriken 2500 gil
  832. Katon no Jutsu 200 gil
  833. Suiton no Jutsu 200 gil
  834. Raijin no Jutsu 200 gil
  835.  
  836. - You'll find this town northwest of Kaze no Shinden.
  837. - You can rest at the inn for free and buy healing items for half price.
  838. - Examine the music box at Butz's house, then talk to the bard to receive
  839. the Yuuwaku no Uta.
  840.  
  841. Special: Toad, Ai no Uta \\\ Istory ||
  842. Shop:
  843. Tenshi no Yubiwa 50 000 gil
  844. Honoo no Yubiwa 50 000 gil
  845. Sango no Yubiwa 50 000 gil
  846.  
  847. - This place is in the northwest corner of the world.
  848. - Buy a Tenshi no Yubiwa or two if you can afford it. It makes you
  849. immune to Zombie and Old (Rouka).
  850. - Run around on the bed of flowers to obtain Toad.
  851. - One of the sheep can kick you to the other side of the fence.
  852.  
  853. Blue: Flash (Ramuh) \\\ Istory Region ||
  854. Boss: Ramuh
  855. - Wander around the forests near Istory to encounter Ramuh.
  856.  
  857. [Boss]
  858. - Lv21, 4000 HP, 3 AP, Ramuh Summon
  859. - Death Claw and Missile work.
  860.  
  861. \\\ Kodai Toshokan ||
  862. - Scene.
  863.  
  864. Theft: Javelin (Sand Bear) \\\ Ryuusa no Sabaku ||
  865. Boss: Sand Worm
  866.  
  867. [Boss]
  868. - 3000 HP, W:W, 5 AP
  869. - Aqua Breath works rather well.
  870.  
  871. - Once you get past the desert, watch out for Dohlm Chimeras in the
  872. desert on the overworld.
  873.  
  874. \\\ Horobi no Machi ||
  875. - Keep following around King Tycoon and you'll eventually fall into
  876. the underground levels.
  877.  
  878. Items: Shuriken, Shuriken, Mini (spell) \\\ Hangar ||
  879. Boss: Cray Claw
  880. - In order to reach the three chests, examine the switch nearby and
  881. choose 'No,' then 'Yes.'
  882. - When you proceed past the save point, you'll find the Karyokusen
  883. alongside an airship, which is now yours (it can travel on water too,
  884. by the way). First, you'll have to beat up a boss, of course.
  885.  
  886. [Boss]
  887. - 2000 HP, W:T, 5 AP, Koori no Yumiya
  888. - Tail Screw leaves a character with single digit HP.
  889.  
  890. - Fly to the Horobi no Machi, then return to the docking bay to see Cid.
  891.  
  892. Item (nc): Adamantite (Key, Temp) \\\ Tycoon no Inseki ||
  893. Boss: Adamantaimai
  894.  
  895. [Boss]
  896. - Lv20, 2000 HP, 18x31 ATP, W:I, 5 AP
  897. - Lv5 Death works and is quite recommended, as he hits very hard.
  898.  
  899. - Return to the hangar to modify your airship so it can fly to the
  900. ancient city.
  901.  
  902.  
  903. \\\ Lonka Iseki ||
  904.  
  905. Items: Gold Armor, Elixir, Phoenix no O, Gold Shield, Hi-Potion,
  906. 5000 gil, Shuriken, Kodai no Tsurugi, Engetsurin, Power Wrist,
  907. Cottage, Ether
  908.  
  909. Theft: Otome no Kiss / Lamia no Tiara (Lamia), Hi-Potion (Lonka Knight),
  910. Ether / Hi-Potion (Hudra)
  911. Lost & Found: Kurayami no Yumiya (Senpuumajin)
  912.  
  913. Blue: Missile (Rocket Hou), Kaenhousha (Kaenhou),
  914. Flash (Stoned Mask - Control), Aera (Senpuumajin),
  915. White Wind (Senpuumajin - Control), Harisenbon (Lamia - Control),
  916. Kaeru no Uta (Archaeo Toad), Lv4 Graviga (Hydra)
  917.  
  918. Special: Class Unlock 5 (Samurai, Ryuukishi, Kusurishi, Odoriko)
  919.  
  920. Bosses: Sol Cannon (+ 2× Launchers), Archaeo Avis (5 forms)
  921.  
  922. - There are four semi-fixed encounters here in the form of four sets
  923. of artillery cannons. Each of these battles will consist of either two
  924. Kaenhous or two Rocket Hous. After destroying these, the Sol Cannon will
  925. appear.
  926.  
  927. [Boss]
  928. - 12 500 HP (Sol Cannon), W:T, 800 HP (Launcher), 7 AP
  929. - The Sol Cannon will slowly power up for the Hadouhou, which deals
  930. proportional damage (50% mHP) and inflicts Bleed. You're going to have a
  931. hard time surviving that with the Launchers constantly halving your cHP
  932. and inflicting Old, which quickly renders a character worthless.
  933. - Take out the Launchers as quickly as possible with either Lv5 Death
  934. or some strong physical attacks. Otherwise, you are fucked.
  935. - The default target is the Sol Cannon. To target the Launchers, press left.
  936. - Since you're only taking proportional damage and Bleeding damage, forget
  937. about wearing armor unless it gives you a useful stat boost (eg. Kenpougi).
  938.  
  939. - You will no longer have access to this dungeon once you complete the
  940. events here.
  941. - There doesn't seem to be any hidden paths that take you through walls
  942. here. Just those invisible paths à la The Last Crusade.
  943. - White Wind (28 MP) heals the entire party for an amount that equals
  944. the caster's current HP.
  945. - Harisenbon (25 MP) aka 1000 Needles always deals exactly 1000 pod.
  946. - You can reach the first Save Point by taking the stairs near the
  947. chest with the Phoenix Down on B3.
  948. - If you want Lamia no Tiaras (immune to Confuse), the best place to
  949. find Lamias is in the little symmetrical room on B4, the one that looks
  950. like a sideways hourglass. Getting one could take up to an hour if
  951. you're not lucky.
  952. - The second Save Point is quite close to the boss.
  953. - Pick up Lv4 Graviga in the very last area. Hydras use it as a final
  954. attack, so just hit them with Missile and finish them off. If you don't
  955. have Missile, you should probably forget about it. These guys will not
  956. go easy on you.
  957.  
  958. [Boss]
  959. - 1st: Lv21, 1600 HP, 30 DFP, W:N | 10 AP
  960. - 2nd: Lv19, 1600 HP, Missile works
  961. - 3rd: Lv23: 1600 HP, uses Honoo
  962. - 4th: Lv24: 1600 HP, uses Inazuma, Missile works
  963. - 5th: Lv20, 2500 HP, uses quarter specials and Maelstrom
  964. - The first 3 form changes have no visual effect, but there is a slight
  965. pause in action.
  966.  
  967. - Galuf will leave the party after the event in the crystal room
  968. (returns at the beginning of World 2). He'll take his gear with him.
  969. - You'll obtain 4 new classes: Samurai, Ryuukishi, Kusurishi, Odoriko.
  970. - Most enemies can be quickly dispatched with Iainuki, so I'd consider
  971. mastering the Samurai another one of your top priorities.
  972. - The Kusurishi learns Chougou (Mix) at Lv2, which allows you to combine
  973. two items for a variety of effects. You can find a Mix list in the Misc.
  974. file.
  975.  
  976.  
  977. Party: Butz, Lenna, Faris Lv35 \\\ Tycoon no Inseki ||
  978. - Scene.
  979. - You can do the meteors in any order, but once you've visited one, Cid
  980. and Mid will stay at that one until you've beaten the boss.
  981.  
  982. Boss(es): 6× Pyrobolus \\\ Worus no Inseki ||
  983. - 1500 HP, 5 AP
  984. - These guys will cast Arise as a final attack, so you need to try to
  985. kill them at the same time. Go with Aqua Breath / summons. Their regular
  986. attack pattern is 1-2. Nothing, 3. Attack/Crit/Jibaku.
  987.  
  988. Theft: Potion / Daichi no Hammer (Titan) \\\ Karnak no Inseki ||
  989. Special: Titan Summon
  990. Boss: Titan
  991. - 2500 HP, 5 AP
  992. - Earth Shaker does ~450 pod. He'll use it normally and as a final attack.
  993. You could evade it completely by manipulating one of the Galer Cats on
  994. Kita no Yama and having them cast Levitate on you.
  995.  
  996. Blue: Aqua Breath (Chimera Brain) \\\ Iseki ni Ochita Inseki ||
  997. Boss: Chimera Brain
  998. - 3300 HP, 6 AP
  999. - Death Claw works.
  1000.  
  1001. - You're about to enter World 2, so make sure you've gotten everything.
  1002. - Don't forget about Shiva and the Worus Castle basement. Harisenbon will
  1003. take out Garkimasera easily. You'll have to use something else (like ????)
  1004. to learn Tsuki no Fue, though.
  1005.  
  1006. Blue: Aqua Breath (Dohlm Chimera) \\\ Karnak Region ||
  1007.  
  1008. \\\ Jacole no Doukutsu ||
  1009. Items: Tent, Shuriken, Dengeki Muchi (Artifact)
  1010. - Dokuro Eaters should also fall from 1000 Needles. They're still
  1011. going to get one hit in (if they don't run away), so stay in the back
  1012. row. In the front, you're looking at four digit damage. If you cast
  1013. magic on them without killing them, they'll, er... You know what? I'm
  1014. not going to spoil it. Try it out. Just save the game first.
  1015. - When you reach the long series of skull switches, simply wait for a
  1016. while to see the one you need to hit.
  1017.  
  1018. - You should now have 21 Blue Magic spells (with only 9 missing).
  1019. - When you're ready, head for the portal on that strange looking
  1020. peninsula.
  1021. - Once you jump into the portal, you will never be able to revisit
  1022. the following areas:
  1023. × Fune no Hakaba, Worus, Lix, Istory
  1024.  
  1025.  
  1026.  
  1027. ===== World 2 =====
  1028.  
  1029.  
  1030. \\\ Island ||
  1031. - The only enemy you encounter here is Pao, who drops a Tent every time
  1032. you kill it. Use one to trigger the next event.
  1033.  
  1034. Theft: Spear (Artifact) (Jail Bear) \\\ Exdeath Jou ||
  1035. Boss: Gilgamesh 1
  1036. - You'll be in control of Galuf. There's a save point and a recovery
  1037. point just nearby where you begin. The enemies here aren't hard, but
  1038. better use them just in case. Once you reach B3, you'll have your first
  1039. brief encounter with Gilgamesh. You'll have 6 encounters with him in
  1040. total (7 forms). You can steal a piece of Genji equipment from him on
  1041. each encounter after the first two.
  1042. 1 | Exdeath Jou
  1043. 2 | Big Bridge
  1044. 3 | Zeza's Fleet (!)
  1045. 4&5 | Exdeath Jou (!)
  1046. 6,7 | Void (!!)
  1047.  
  1048. [Boss]
  1049. - Deal some damage (try Missile), and he'll run away.
  1050.  
  1051. - You'll now have a full party again.
  1052. - Steal a couple of Spears from the Jail Bears, as there doesn't seem
  1053. to be any other way to get them.
  1054.  
  1055. Theft: Hi-Potion (Treant) \\\ Exdeath Region ||
  1056. Blue: Yuugou (Water Buzz - Control),
  1057. Death Claw (Treant, Rock Brain - Control), Kuro no Shougeki (Rock Brain)
  1058. - Before heading for the big bridge, check if there are any enemy skills
  1059. you can learn.
  1060. - Note that barren lands have different encounters than grasslands.
  1061.  
  1062. \\\ Big Bridge ||
  1063. Blue: Goblin Punch (Gilgamesh 2), Aera (Gilgamesh 2)
  1064. Boss: Gilgamesh 2
  1065.  
  1066. [Boss]
  1067. - This time he puts up a better fight, but still nothing to worry about.
  1068.  
  1069. \\\ Rugor Region ||
  1070. Blue: Yuugou (Diruru - Control)
  1071. - Careful with Kuzars. They've got 5000 HP and only use ????. Use Death
  1072. Claw, then quickly finish them off.
  1073.  
  1074. Special: Piano 6 \\\ Rugor ||
  1075. Shop:
  1076. Orichalcum 3400 gil Blink 3000 gil
  1077. Warhammer 6400 gil Shell 3000 gil
  1078. Ashura 5800 gil Esuna 3000 gil
  1079. Nemuri no Ken 5600 gil Drain 3000 gil
  1080. Wind Spear 5400 gil Break 3000 gil
  1081. Kurayami no Yumiya 3800 gil Bio 3000 gil
  1082. Yume no Tategoto 1600 gil Comet 3000 gil
  1083. Chain Whip 3300 gil Slowga 3000 gil
  1084. Return 3000 gil
  1085. Gold Armor 4000 gil
  1086. Gold Helm 3500 gil Hi-Potion 360 gil
  1087. Gold Shield 3000 gil Ether 1500 gil
  1088. Shinobi no Koromo 3000 gil Seisui 150 gil
  1089. Green Beret 2500 gil Cottage 600 gil
  1090. Daichi no Koromo 2000 gil Kyojin no Kusuri 110 gil
  1091. Sankakuboushi 1500 gil Chikara no Kusuri 110 gil
  1092. Eiyuu no Kusuri 110 gil
  1093. Speed Drink 110 gil
  1094. Protect Drink 110 gil
  1095.  
  1096. - Mahouken Break allows you to instantly kill some enemies that Iainuki
  1097. doesn't work on.
  1098. - The Return spell resets the battle. It makes scoring those rare steals
  1099. pretty easy (as opposed to potentially very aggravating). It costs 1 MP,
  1100. but since it resets MP, it doesn't really cost anything. It even resets
  1101. the play time counter (which isn't exactly desirable).
  1102. - If you talk to the little girl at the armory after taking the hidden
  1103. passage, she'll mention that her Ribbon is missing. Don't try to look
  1104. for it, as you can't find it.
  1105.  
  1106. Boss: n× (Shield Dragon) \\\ Fuuinjou Kuzar ||
  1107. - South of Rugor is the Fuuinjou Kuzar. There's nothing you can do
  1108. there other than fight the powerful Shield Dragon. Pretty much the only
  1109. way to kill them is to manipulate them and have them use Honoo on
  1110. themselves 4 or 5 times (after 4, you can finish them off with a normal
  1111. attack using a weapon with an ATP over 40). Each one gives you 10 000 xp,
  1112. 1000 gil and 5 AP (tied with the Tetsukyojin for the highest Exp from a
  1113. single enemy). You could certainly grab a few levels here. Stay in the
  1114. back row and equip any Lamia no Tiaras you have. I get Time Mage to Lv4
  1115. and Kusurishi to Lv2.
  1116.  
  1117. - Once you reach the little forest near the desert, talk to the moogle
  1118. to reach the underground river.
  1119.  
  1120. Items: 4400 gil, Phoenix no O \\\ Underground River ||
  1121. Blue: Kyuuketsu (Blood Slime), ???? (Tyrasaurus)
  1122. Boss: Tyrasaurus
  1123.  
  1124. - Both Blood Slimes and Lesser Loproses have high DFP. Use magic,
  1125. Kakutou, or axes.
  1126.  
  1127. [Boss]
  1128. - 5000 HP, 9 AP
  1129. - Try using a Phoenix Down. Missile works, too.
  1130.  
  1131. - Once you're back up, make your way to the Moogle Village while
  1132. preferably avoiding the desert. In the desert, you'll encounter the
  1133. Sand Crawler, who has 15 000 HP and uses Maelstrom. Aqua Breath takes
  1134. them out easily, but you may want to save your MP.
  1135.  
  1136. \\\ Moogle Village ||
  1137. Items: Ether, Phoenix no O, 10 000 gil, 1 gil, Dancing Dagger,
  1138. Cottage, Elf no Manto
  1139. - Talk to the moogle you saved near the tree house east. Talk to it
  1140. again once inside the stash.
  1141. - In order to get the Elf no Manto, you'll have to talk to the nearby
  1142. moogle while wearing the moogle suit.
  1143. - Once you have that, head back to the tree house with the stash, and
  1144. the moogle should now be in front of the tree. Talk to it to trigger
  1145. the next scene, after which you'll end up in Bal Castle.
  1146.  
  1147. \\\ Bal Jou ||
  1148. Items: Eiyuu no Kusuri, Telepo (spell), Tenshi no Hakui
  1149. Items (nc): Lamia no Tategoto, Great Sword
  1150. Theft: Hi-Potion / Twin Lancer (Sekizou)
  1151. Blue: Death Claw (Sekizou - Control)
  1152. Shop: Gauntlet - 3000 gil
  1153.  
  1154. - Talk to Cara (Kururu) at the roof to receive your next quest.
  1155. - Don't talk to the guards at the gate yet. Once outside, you can't get
  1156. back in. Not for a while.
  1157. - You can buy the same stuff here as you could in Rugor with the addition
  1158. of the Gauntlet.
  1159. - You can find the Great Sword at the other end of the moat.
  1160. - There's good AP and gil in the basement, but the Exp is really bad,
  1161. so I wouldn't consider it optimal. But if you're really itching for
  1162. those killer abilities, then go right ahead. Stay in the back row and
  1163. use Lv5 Death. The Sekizous mostly come in groups of 2 (200 xp, 1014
  1164. gil, 4 AP), sometimes 5 (500 xp, 2535 gil, 8 AP).
  1165. - Even if you're not grinding for AP, you should probably get some Twin
  1166. Lancers (61 ATP, 2 hits, equipped by Thieves and Ninjas). Thanks to
  1167. Return, you can get 8 of them in a reasonable amount of time.
  1168.  
  1169. Blue: Kaeru no Uta (Cornago) \\\ Bal Region ||
  1170.  
  1171. - Catch a Cornago using the Majuutsukai's Toraeru CA. Easily accomplished
  1172. with the help of Death Claw.
  1173. - Do *not* attempt to explore the cave east of Bal!
  1174.  
  1175. \\\ Kelb ||
  1176. Items (nc): Cornago no Tsubo (Artifact), 8× Potions, 8× Potions,
  1177. 8× Potions
  1178. Special: Requiem
  1179. Shop:
  1180. Kodachi 5100 gil Chikaradasuki 4500 gil
  1181. Killer Bow 5000 gil Nejirihachimaki 3500 gil
  1182. Poison Rod 1500 gil Power Wrist 2500 gil
  1183.  
  1184. - Enter Kelgar's house, take one step forward and try to leave.
  1185. - Check the well to meet the, er... Frog guy. He'll give you the Cornago
  1186. no Tsubo if you give him 10 000 gil and the Cornago you caught. This
  1187. heavy accessory allows you to catch monsters as soon as their HP drops
  1188. below half.
  1189. - You can get a bunch of free Potions by sitting on one of the chairs
  1190. at the Inn. You can do it three times.
  1191.  
  1192.  
  1193. \\\ Hiryuu no Tani ||
  1194.  
  1195. Items: 5000 gil, Cottage, 7000 gil, Hypno Crown (Unique),
  1196. Kazekiri no Yaiba (Unique), Phoenix no O
  1197. Items (nc): Bone Mail, Hiryuusou (Key, Temp)
  1198. Theft: Hayate no Yumiya (Puazon Eagle)
  1199. Lost & Found: Ryuu no Kiba (Dragon Zombie), Golem Summon (Unique, Temp)(Golem)
  1200. Blue: Magic Hammer (Drippy)
  1201. Boss(es): Hiryuusou & 3× Hiryuuka
  1202.  
  1203. - The Hayate no Yumiya is fairly powerful. If you want them, get them
  1204. in the area with the rope bridge. Don't forget to max out battle and
  1205. message speed.
  1206. - You'll eventually come to an area with bones littered about. Examine
  1207. them to find the Bone Mail, a powerful suit of armor that makes the wearer
  1208. Undead, which has its advantages and disadvantages. I suggest you don't
  1209. use it unless you know exactly what you're doing.
  1210. - Hang around in the same area until you encounter Golem being attacked
  1211. by a Bone Dragon and a Dragon Zombie. Kill the two dragons, and Golem
  1212. will join your Pocket Summons team.
  1213. - There's a hidden hole on the ground in the cave with the sealed door.
  1214. - The boss is not far from the Save Point.
  1215.  
  1216. [Boss]
  1217. - Lv33, 12 000 HP, 100 HP (flowers), 10 AP
  1218. - Iainuki and Missile work.
  1219.  
  1220.  
  1221. \\\ Bal Jou ||
  1222. - After the scenes at the castle, you'll have another Hiryuu to fly
  1223. around with.
  1224.  
  1225. - Once you reach the sea, land on the first little island you see. Try
  1226. to enter the cave and the island will end up at the bottom of the sea.
  1227.  
  1228. Items: 5000 gil, Levitate (spell) \\\ Surgate Jou ||
  1229. Special: Subayasa no Uta
  1230. Shop:
  1231. Great Sword 8400 gil
  1232. Heavy Lance 8100 gil
  1233. Bizen Osafune 8800 gil
  1234. Poison Axe 9600 gil
  1235.  
  1236. - (West from the sunken island)
  1237. - The three books you can pick up at the library are: Kindan no Sho,
  1238. Mamono Daijiten and Lonka no Himitsu. Return them to their appropriate
  1239. shelves and the librarian will open up a secret passage for you.
  1240. - The forest near the castle is a good place to build up. The most common
  1241. encounter is 5 Bold Manis, worth 3300 Exp, 1695 gil and 3 AP.
  1242.  
  1243. Theft: Iyashi no Tsue (Sleepy - common) \\\ Crescent Islands ||
  1244. Blue: Kyuuketsu, Kuro no Shougeki, Guard Off (Shadow - Control),
  1245. Harisenbon (Hedgehog)
  1246. - Southeast of Exdeath's continent is a long series of islands not
  1247. unlike the one you saw in World 1. The above enemies can be found in
  1248. the forests. You'll have to use some Ether if you're going to pick up
  1249. any Blue Magic, as those two enemies have 0 MP.
  1250.  
  1251. Theft: Genji no Kote (Unique) (Gilgamesh 3) \\\ Zeza's Fleet ||
  1252. Blue: Goblin Punch (Gobbledygook), Missile (Gilgamesh 3, Enkidu),
  1253. Death Claw (Gilgamesh 3)
  1254. Boss(es): Gilgamesh 3 & Enkidu
  1255.  
  1256. - Found near the coastline east of Exdeath's castle.
  1257. - Go sleep below deck and the fleet will get attacked. Make sure
  1258. someone in your party has Nusumu before confronting Gilgamesh.
  1259.  
  1260. [Boss]
  1261. - 8888 HP (Gilgamesh), 4000 HP (Enkidu)
  1262. - The Genji no Kote is a regular steal, so a single character with
  1263. Steal is all you need.
  1264. - Once Gilgamesh has taken some damage, Enkidu will drop in and heal
  1265. him with White Wind. Enkidu can be killed with Iainuki.
  1266.  
  1267. - Once the situation's under control, find Zeza below deck and help
  1268. him move the crates to reach the sub.
  1269.  
  1270.  
  1271. \\\ Barrier no Tou ||
  1272.  
  1273. Items: Blood Sword (trap), 9000 gil, 18 000 gil,
  1274. Kin no Kamikazari (Artifact) (trap)
  1275. Item (nc): Hisohisou (Key)
  1276. Theft: Partisan (Ziggurat Gigas)
  1277. Lost & Found: Reflect Ring (Reflect Knight)
  1278. Blue: Flash (Neon), Time Slip (Traveler [C]), Lv4 Graviga (Level Tricker)
  1279. Bosses: 0/1/2× Red Dragon, (0/1/2×)2× Yellow Dragons, Atomos
  1280.  
  1281. - You will no longer have access to this dungeon once you complete the
  1282. events here.
  1283. - You can rest at the sub, and if you examine the wheel, Zeza will take
  1284. you back.
  1285. - Using metallic equipment seems to result in an accuracy penalty here.
  1286. - You'll immediately find the first Save Point on the 2nd floor.
  1287. - There are two trapped chests here; one on the 3rd floor and one on
  1288. 9F. The enemy you'll fight is either a Red Dragon (7500) or two Yellow
  1289. Dragons (8500 HP)(I'll count them as bosses).
  1290. × The Blood Sword is powerful but inaccurate.
  1291. × The Kin no Kamikazari doesn't have much defense but halves the MP
  1292. consumption of spells (only during battles, however).
  1293. - To learn Lv3 Flare from a Red Dragon, you have to Reflect them, as you
  1294. can't target your party with it when controlling them. You can Reflect
  1295. them by capturing and releasing a Neon or by mixing a Ryuu no Kiba with
  1296. a Phoenix Down.
  1297. - Likewise, you have to use Reflect to learn Lv5 Death or Lv2 Old from
  1298. the Level Trickers.
  1299. - Stealing Partisans isn't really necessary unless you see yourself
  1300. using the Dragoon in the near future. Either way, you can find Ziggurat
  1301. Gigases on the top floors.
  1302. - The second Save Point is on the 10th floor.
  1303.  
  1304. [Boss]
  1305. - Lv41, 19 997 HP, 12 AP
  1306. - Atomos will spam you with Comet until at least one of your characters
  1307. is dead. He will then start pulling the bodies slowly towards him. Any
  1308. bodies that are pulled too close will be removed from battle. Obviously,
  1309. you shouldn't let that happen, but having a dead character is the only
  1310. way to avoid being barraged by Comet, which he will otherwise frequently
  1311. cast two or three times in a row, and a single one can hit as high as
  1312. 1000 pod. Shell would reduce the damage quite a bit, but even then it
  1313. might be hard to keep up.
  1314. - If you go in with two Twin Lancers on each character, he should go down
  1315. quickly.
  1316. - A swift and filthy method would involve casting Kuro no Shougeki and
  1317. Lv5 Death.
  1318.  
  1319. - After the events, you will obtain the submarine. Return to the sunken
  1320. island.
  1321.  
  1322.  
  1323. Item (nc): Chourou no Eda (Key) \\\ Guido no Hokora ||
  1324. Lost & Found: Hikari no Tsue (Metamorpha)
  1325. Blue: Aeroga (Metamorpha - Senpuumajin b)
  1326. - Metamorpha can transform into various enemies you've seen earlier in
  1327. the game. None of these are exact copies of their true incarnations,
  1328. and he will transform back after using one attack. He can only transform
  1329. into three specific enemies in a given encounter. His current HP will
  1330. transfer between forms, but the transformations are indeed considered
  1331. different enemies.
  1332. × You'll have the easiest time learning Aeroga in the area with the 5
  1333. chests.
  1334. × If you want a Hikari no Tsue, get it on B4. Use Kakutou and you should
  1335. be able to take him out before he transforms.
  1336. - Once you have the Chourou no Eda, you can access the next dungeon in
  1337. the continent of Mua in the west.
  1338.  
  1339. Item (nc): Main Gauche \\\ Mua no Mura ||
  1340. Special: Piano 7
  1341. Shop:
  1342. Air Knife 6800 gil Curaga 6000 gil
  1343. Elfin Bow 7500 gil Reflect 6000 gil
  1344. [Daia] Berserk 6000 gil
  1345. Diamond no Yoroi 8000 gil Firaga 6000 gil
  1346. Diamond no Kabuto 7000 gil Blizzaga 6000 gil
  1347. Diamond no Tate 6000 gil Thundaga 6000 gil
  1348. Diamond no Muneate 6000 gil Graviga 6000 gil
  1349. Diamond no Udewa 4000 gil Hastega 6000 gil
  1350. Tiger Mask 5000 gil Old 6000 gil
  1351. Hikari no Robe 4000 gil
  1352. Shisai no Boushi 3000 gil
  1353.  
  1354.  
  1355. \\\ Mua no Daishinrin ||
  1356.  
  1357. Items: 2500 gil, Ether, 4900 gil, Phoenix no O, 9500 gil, Cottage,
  1358. Kyojin no Kusuri, Elixir, Morning Star, Aegis no Tate / Flame Shield,
  1359. Susu (Artifact), Flametongue
  1360. Item (nc): Galuf no Udewa (Key)
  1361. Lost & Found: Diamond no Udewa (Imp)
  1362. Blue: Chiisana Melody (Mini Magician), Aera (Gajeragajeri - Control),
  1363. Aeroga (Seal - Wind), Aqua Breath (Seal - Water)
  1364. Boss(es): Four Seals
  1365.  
  1366. - If you haven't mastered the Samurai yet, do it now.
  1367. - ???? works well on Imps and Wyrms.
  1368. - There's a Save Point in the fifth area. Might look a little suspicious,
  1369. but it's definitely a save point.
  1370. - Soon after passing the chest with the Morning Star, the forest will
  1371. be set on fire. At this point, you'll never be able to return to the
  1372. previous areas. Before you jump into the hole, you can pick up the
  1373. Aegis no Tate nearby *or* you can leave it, in which case it becomes
  1374. a Flame Shield when you get it later.
  1375. - You'll fight the boss inside the Elder Tree. Better go save at the
  1376. world map before going in.
  1377.  
  1378. [Boss]
  1379. - Lv77, 7777 HP each, 15 AP
  1380. - All four targets look the same, but they use different attacks. All
  1381. of them do ab. 600 pod to all characters.
  1382. - Missile works, but it could take a few tries.
  1383.  
  1384. - Galuf dies and Cara joins the party (his gear won't be lost). She will
  1385. have the same level and abilities that Galuf had. Note the differences
  1386. in stats, though. Below, you can see their highest stats at Lv50.
  1387. × Galuf | 3762 HP, 414 MP, 53 Str, 40 Spd, 54 Tai, 57 Mag
  1388. × Cara | 3587 HP, 428 MP, 51 Str, 44 Spd, 50 Tai, 60 Mag
  1389.  
  1390.  
  1391. Theft: Potion / Tenshi no Yubiwa (Druid) \\\ Cave ||
  1392. Blue: Kuro no Shougeki (Druid - Control)
  1393. - This is the last underwater area you haven't checked, north of Mua.
  1394. - The Iron Dresses have high DFP and hit fairly hard. Go with Iainuki.
  1395.  
  1396. \\\ Forest ||
  1397. Lost & Found: Catoblepas Summon (Unique, Temp) (Catoblepas)
  1398. Boss: Catoblepas
  1399. - After passing through the cave, wander around the forest to encounter
  1400. Catoblepas (5000 HP).
  1401.  
  1402. \\\ Bal Cave ||
  1403. Items (nc): (10 gil, 20 gil, 40 gil, 80 gil, 160 gil, 320 gil, 640 gil,
  1404. 1280 gil, 2560 gil, 5120 gil, 10 240 gil, 20 480 gil, 40 960 gil)
  1405. Boss: 0-13× Gilgame
  1406. - This is the cave I told you to stay away from earlier. If you follow
  1407. the hidden path, you'll find a door. Beyond the door lies a bunch of
  1408. money, but every time you pick some up, you have a chance of encountering
  1409. the Gilgame. Before you try to do this, I suggest you do everything at
  1410. Exdeath's Castle (aside from finishing it) and build up there. It's not
  1411. really necessary, but it helps.
  1412.  
  1413. [Boss]
  1414. - Lv57, 32 768 HP, W:I, Undead
  1415. - His physical attacks (normal and Kame no Koura) deal ab. 1300 pod. Kame
  1416. no Koura can also inflict a number of status ailments. He'll counter every
  1417. attack with 2 Kame no Kouras (4 when using two weapons or Midareuchi).
  1418. - Have a Knight using Mamori while the other 3 characters are low on HP.
  1419. - He'll use Jishin as a final attack (~4000 pod to all). If you hit him
  1420. with Kuro no Shougeki and Lv2 Old, it'll only do about 600 (2000 with
  1421. just Kuro no Shougeki). Kuro no Shougeki only has a low chance of hitting,
  1422. so it's just easier to go with Levitate.
  1423. - Dual-wield Mahouken Blizzaga Midareuchi will do 12k of damage. If you
  1424. don't have Midareuchi yet, use Requiem (3000+).
  1425.  
  1426. - Once you complete the events at Exdeath's Castle, you will never be able
  1427. to access the following areas again: Underground River, Moogle Village,
  1428. Guido no Hokora (mostly), Bal Cave, Exdeath Jou.
  1429.  
  1430.  
  1431. \\\ Exdeath Jou ||
  1432.  
  1433. Items: Ether, Diamond no Tate, Ice Shield, Ether, Hayate no Yumiya,
  1434. Elixir, Icebrand, Kotetsu, Elixir, 9900 gil, 8000 gil, Twin Lancer,
  1435. Partisan, Fuuma Shuriken
  1436. Item (nc): Toge (Key, Temp)
  1437.  
  1438. Theft: Reflect Ring (Reflect Mage),
  1439. Poison Rod / Sabaki no Tsue (Ankokumadoushi),
  1440. Potion / Beast Killer (Motor Drive), Genji no Kabuto (Unique) (Gilgamesh 5)
  1441. Lost & Found: Chikara no Tsue (Artifact) (Ankokumadoushi),
  1442. Excalipur (Unique) (Gilgamesh 5)
  1443.  
  1444. Blue: White Wind (Arage - Control), Aeroga, Lv2 Old (Magic Dragon),
  1445. Time Slip, Kaeru no Uta, Chiisana Melody (Gilgamesh 4),
  1446. Shi no Senkoku, Lv3 Flare (Exdeath)
  1447. Special: Carbuncle Summon
  1448. Bosses: Carbuncle, Gilgamesh 4 & Gilgamesh 5, Exdeath
  1449.  
  1450. - 3F: Once you hit the suspicious looking dead end, simply try to leave
  1451. to trigger a scene.
  1452. - After triggering the scene, you can encounter Ankokumadoushis on the
  1453. the basement floors. Stealing a couple of Sabaki no Tsues would be
  1454. recommended, as it's the strongest staff in the game. You can find
  1455. them on higher levels as well, but it's probably better to do it as
  1456. close to a save point as possible. These guys can be fairly unpleasant
  1457. to hang out with, as they spam you with nice little spells like Death,
  1458. Stop, Confuse and Break. To top it off, they're immune to Iainuki.
  1459. - You can find Motor Drives in the room where the recovery spring used
  1460. to be on 1F. The Beast Killer does double damage to many enemies.
  1461. - For some reason, hitting Blue Dragons with Lv2 Old increases their
  1462. stats as opposed to lowering them. If you want to try it, make sure you
  1463. save the game first. Their specials will deal four times as much damage
  1464. as normal (the effect seems temporary). You can find them in the room
  1465. where the recovery point used to be and on 7F.
  1466. - 6F: Introducing lava. Without a Fuusuishi or Levitate, you'll take
  1467. 50 pod each step.
  1468. - 7F: You can encounter alternate versions of some enemies (Abductor,
  1469. Imp, Garkimasera, Owazoral) here if the platform hits one of the walls.
  1470. - 8F: First Save Point.
  1471. - 9F is a pretty good place to build up.
  1472. - You'll find Carbuncle on the 10th floor. One of the switches on the
  1473. floor nearby will teleport you to him. A Fuusuishi won't allow you to
  1474. see the holes here, so use this.
  1475.  
  1476. xxo
  1477. o o
  1478. x x o
  1479. o x
  1480. oox
  1481.  
  1482. [Boss: Carbuncle]
  1483. - 15 000 HP, 11 AP
  1484. - Iainuki works when he takes down his shield to heal himself (no visible
  1485. change).
  1486.  
  1487. - The second and last Save Point is on the 10th floor.
  1488. - The chest on the 11th floor is empty, but opening it is required to
  1489. trigger the encounter with Gilgamesh. Simply open it and try to go up
  1490. the left staircase (the right one leads to the last two chests).
  1491.  
  1492. [Boss: Gilgamesh]
  1493. - You can steal the Genji no Kabuto *after* he transforms. Don't miss it.
  1494. - The "legendary sword" he drops is a fake.
  1495.  
  1496. - Return to save and prepare for the future battle. Hopefully your
  1497. levels will allow you to learn Lv3 Flare.
  1498.  
  1499. [Boss: Exdeath]
  1500. - Lv66, 32 768 HP
  1501. - Could take a while before he uses Shi no Senkoku and Lv3 Flare.
  1502.  
  1503.  
  1504.  
  1505. ===== World 3 =====
  1506.  
  1507.  
  1508. Party: Lv54 \\\ Tycoon Jou ||
  1509. - If you got everything up until now, you should have only 3 enemy
  1510. skills remaining.
  1511. - Remove Lenna's gear before you approach the chancellor.
  1512. - Talk to Cara at the balcony, then leave. It'll be just you and Cara
  1513. for a while. Faris won't stay gone for long, but, unfortunately, Lenna
  1514. will remain MIA until you've completed the next dungeon.
  1515. - From now on, I only use the Suppin except when I'm building up at the
  1516. Daikaikou, and I recommend you do the same.
  1517.  
  1518. \\\ Kaizoku no Agito ||
  1519. - You'll be reunited with Boco. With his help, you can cross rivers,
  1520. allowing you to travel north from Tycoon Castle. West of Tule, you'll
  1521. run into the Antlion.
  1522.  
  1523. Boss: Antlion \\\ Antilion's Lair ||
  1524. - 8100 HP, W:W, 5 AP
  1525. - Faris will rejoin the party afterwards.
  1526.  
  1527. Item (nc): Fuuin no Sho (Key) \\\ Guido no Hokora ||
  1528. - After the events (during which Tycoon Castle is erased), you'll find
  1529. yourself in the Ancient Library.
  1530.  
  1531. Special: Maryoku no Uta \\\ Kodai no Toshokan ||
  1532. - One of the scholars on the roof has a new song for you.
  1533.  
  1534. Theft: Silk no Robe / Death Sickle (Mukare) \\\ Mua Region ||
  1535. Blue: Aero, Tsuki no Fue (Mukare), Harisenbon, Chiisana Melody (Mukare)
  1536.  
  1537. \\\ Mua ||
  1538. Item (nc): Brave Blade (Unique) / Chicken Knife (Unique)
  1539. - Head to the house behind the pub that used to be locked. Navigate
  1540. through the hidden paths, and you'll eventually find an old man who
  1541. asks you to choose from the two crates before you. The left crate
  1542. (from your perspective) has the Brave Blade, the right one has the
  1543. Chicken Knife.
  1544. × The Brave Blade starts off with 150 ATP and loses one point every
  1545. time you run away.
  1546. × The Chicken Knife starts off with 0 ATP and gains 0,5 points (up to
  1547. 127) every time you run away.
  1548. - The ATP value will be affected even after you've received the weapon.
  1549. In order to maintain the Brave Blade's power, you can *never* run away
  1550. from battles.
  1551.  
  1552.  
  1553. \\\ Pyramid ||
  1554.  
  1555. Items:
  1556. Ice Shield * Dark Matter * Elixir
  1557. Noroi no Yubiwa Crystal Mail * Ribbon
  1558. Flame Shield * Dark Matter * Kin no Kamikazari (Artifact)
  1559. Dark Matter * Dark Matter * Mamori no Yubiwa
  1560. Shiro no Robe * Dark Matter * 12 000 gil
  1561. Kuro no Robe * 9000 gil Dark Matter *
  1562. Elixir 8000 gil Elixir
  1563. Ibara no Kanmuri Daichi no Hammer * Dark Matter *
  1564. Elixir 10 000 gil
  1565. Kuroshouzoku * Cottage *: trap
  1566.  
  1567. Item (nc): Sekiban 1 (Key, Temp)
  1568. Theft: Otome no Kiss / Ibara no Kanmuri (Bland Lamia),
  1569. Hi-Potion / Touzoku no Kote (Artifact) (Sekhmet)
  1570. Lost & Found: Lamia no Tiara (Bland Lamia)
  1571. Blue: Harisenbon (Bland Lamia), Lv3 Flare (Archaeo Saurus - Control),
  1572. Shi no Senkoku (Norowareshimono - Control)
  1573. Bosses: 2× Gargoyles, (Sekhmet)
  1574.  
  1575. - Before you can even enter the Pyramid, you'll have to take out the
  1576. two Gargoyles guarding the place. You'll find them guarding some other
  1577. dungeons as well.
  1578.  
  1579. [Boss]
  1580. - 5000 HP, 10 AP
  1581. - You have to take them out at the same time or in quick succession.
  1582. Iainuki doesn't work, but Break Blade does.
  1583.  
  1584. - You should get through the place as quickly as possible, so Lenna
  1585. doesn't fall much behind in Exp. Just head all the way up. Come back
  1586. for the magic items later. You may have to take care of Sekhmet on 5F,
  1587. though. He's got a rare steal you really should pick up. Also, grab the
  1588. Ribbon on 8F.
  1589. - B1: Fight 4 Norowareshimonos for an Ice Shield.
  1590. - Zephyr Zone can summon alternate versions of 6 enemies (2 different
  1591. ones in one encounter).
  1592. - 3F: All three chests are trapped (Flame Shield, Dark Matter, Shiro no
  1593. Robe). The right one has an Archaeo Saurus, the others are the same as
  1594. before.
  1595. - 4F: Kuro no Robe (Archaeo Saurus), Save Point
  1596. × You'll find some Machine Heads wandering around the fourth floor.
  1597. Don't underestimate them or they'll blast you away with Hadouhou.
  1598. - 5F: Steal the second Touzoku no Kote from Sekhmet (6000 HP) here. You
  1599. encounter him like a normal enemy. Use Return.
  1600. - 6F (north): Dark Matter (4x Norowareshimono), Crystal Mail (5x Sekizou)
  1601. - 5F: Kuroshouzoku (3× Fall Guard), Dark Matter (4x Norowareshimono)
  1602. × Fall down from the 6th floor to reach the other chest. By the way,
  1603. this is one of the places where you can go out of bounds, but there's
  1604. really nothing you can accomplish by doing so.
  1605. - 6F: Dark Matter (4x Norowareshimono), Dark Matter (4x Norowareshimono)
  1606. - 7F: Daichi no Hammer (4x Norowareshimono)
  1607. - 7F (other): Dark Matter (4x Norowareshimono), Dark Matter (4x Norowareshi.)
  1608. - Once you find the Sekiban, Bahamut will awaken, and your airship will
  1609. end up at the shore near Surgate.
  1610.  
  1611.  
  1612. PC: Lenna \\\ Chourou no Ki ||
  1613. Boss: Melusine
  1614. - The Ancient Library is the next one to disappear.
  1615.  
  1616. [Boss]
  1617. - 20 000 HP, 20 AP
  1618. - Melusine is highly resistant to physical attacks, and her magic shield
  1619. means that she'll only take damage from one specific element. She starts
  1620. off weak to Fire, so a few Firagas will likely close the deal. Midareuchi
  1621. works, too.
  1622.  
  1623. - Afterwards, Lenna rejoins the party. She should be less than 10k
  1624. behind in Exp.
  1625.  
  1626. Item (nc): Cottage \\\ Surgate Jou ||
  1627. - You can now pick up a Cottage from a crate in one of the hidden rooms
  1628. (you'll have to do the thing with the three books again).
  1629.  
  1630. - Once you reach your ship, the following areas will also be removed:
  1631. Worus, Lix, Istory, Moogle Village.
  1632. - You can now access the final dungeon by flying into the hole where
  1633. Tycoon Castle used to be. There's some very nice stuff there, so I
  1634. suggest you explore that one before any of the other ones. First, you
  1635. should pick up some new gear that's immediately available.
  1636. - Aside from the final dungeon, there are 2 dungeons available: Phoenix
  1637. no Tou and Kotou no Shinden.
  1638. × Completing Kotou no Shinden gives you access to the Fork Tower.
  1639. × Completing the Fork Tower gives you access to the Sunken Worus Tower,
  1640. Istory no Taki and Daikaikou.
  1641. - There are also 2 optional bosses: Odin at Bal Jou and Bahamut at Kita
  1642. no Yama.
  1643.  
  1644. - You may want to drop by the Phoenix Tower just to steal some Rainbow
  1645. Dresses.
  1646. - With the Sekiban you got at the Pyramid, you can pick up three weapons
  1647. of your choice at Fuuinjou Kuzar. Watch out for Exdeath Soul, though.
  1648. I decided to go with the Excalibur, Masamune and Holy Lance myself.
  1649. × The scene that plays when you leave will be the same even if you've
  1650. already killed the bosses in the final dungeon.
  1651.  
  1652. 12. Excalibur
  1653. 1. Assassin Dagger
  1654. 2. Sasuke no Katana
  1655. 3. Holy Lance
  1656. 4. Rune Axe
  1657. 5. Masamune
  1658. 6. Yoichi no Yumi
  1659. 7. Firebute
  1660. 8. Kenja no Tsue
  1661. 9. Wizard Rod
  1662. 10. Apollon no Harp
  1663. 11. Daichi no Bell
  1664.  
  1665. Blue: Aeroga (Elm Gigas) \\\ Karnak Region ||
  1666.  
  1667. Special: Syldra Summon \\\ Kaizoku no Agito ||
  1668.  
  1669. Item (nc): Ribbon \\\ Rugor ||
  1670. - Talk to the little girl at the armory to get her Ribbon.
  1671.  
  1672. Item (nc): Cottage \\\ Carwen ||
  1673. - There's a Cottage in one of the barrels you couldn't reach before.
  1674.  
  1675. \\\ Shinkirou no Machi ||
  1676. Items (nc): Touzoku no Knife (Unique), Mirage Vest
  1677. Special: Piano 8
  1678. Shop:
  1679. Kikuichimonji 14 800 gil Arise 10 000 gil
  1680. Partisan 10 200 gil Dispel 10 000 gil
  1681. Flametongue 10 000 gil Death 10 000 gil
  1682. Icebrand 11 000 gil Aspil 10 000 gil
  1683. Daichi no Hammer 12 800 gil Quick 10 000 gil
  1684. Morning Star 7800 gil Dejon 10 000 gil
  1685. Mafuuji no Yumiya 10 000 gil Minimum 300 gil
  1686. Toad 300 gil
  1687. Crystal Mail 12 000 gil Speed 30 gil
  1688. Crystal Helm 10 500 gil Levitate 300 gil
  1689. Crystal no Tate 9000 gil Telepo 600 gil
  1690. Kuroshouzoku 9000 gil Chocobo 300 gil
  1691. Kurozukin 6500 gil Sylph 350 gil
  1692. Kuro no Robe 8000 gil Remora 250 gil
  1693. Shiro no Robe 8000 gil
  1694. Circlet 4500 gil Elixir 50 000 gil
  1695. Tenshi no Hakui 3000 gil Fuuma Shuriken 25 000 gil
  1696. Lamia no Tiara 2500 gil Twin Lancer 10 800 gil
  1697. Tenshi no Yubiwa 50 000 gil Engetsurin 1100 gil
  1698. Honoo no Yubiwa 50 000 gil
  1699. Sango no Yubiwa 50 000 gil
  1700. Hermes no Kutsu 50 000 gil
  1701.  
  1702. - Wander around the forest in the south-most part of the Crescent region
  1703. to find this elusive town.
  1704. - The guy at the basement of the pub will give you a Mirage Vest if you
  1705. travel around the world with a chocobo. A fairly easy task (see below).
  1706. - You'll find the Black Chocobo here. DON'T EVER LAND THE BLACK CHOCOBO
  1707. ON THE LITTLE PATCH OF FOREST WHERE THE ELDER TREE IS! If you do, you'll
  1708. never fly that bird again. An unfortunate oversight that prevents you
  1709. from accessing the Phoenix Tower and Kita no Yama.
  1710. - Examine the counter at the armor shop to reach the back room.
  1711.  
  1712. Item (nc): Mahou no Lamp (Unique) \\\ Chocobo Tour ||
  1713. Theft: Dokukeshi / Sabaki no Tsue (Isteritos)
  1714. - Boco's still at Guido's place where you left him. All you need to
  1715. do is circle around the world, and the vest is yours. Before you do
  1716. that, though, you should go north from Tule and west until you reach
  1717. the Istory region. There's a little area on top of the waterfall where
  1718. you can find the Mahou no Lamp (around these parts is where you can
  1719. encounter Isteritos as well).
  1720.  
  1721. Special: Chikara no Uta, Eiyuu no Uta \\\ Crescent ||
  1722. - Talk to the bard after showing your piano skills, and you should
  1723. get two new songs.
  1724.  
  1725. Theft: Dark Matter / Rune Blade (Stingray) \\\ Worus Lake ||
  1726. Lost & Found: Ryuu no Hige (Stingray)
  1727. Blue: Mighty Guard (Stingray - Control)
  1728. - I'm referring to the lake south of the big desert on the eastern
  1729. continent. The lake falls within four different map sections.
  1730. 1. Northwest (very small): Aamons and Umisasoris
  1731. 2. Northeast (small): Sahagins (+ Stingray)
  1732. 3. West (medium): Kyodai Chous and Sea Devils
  1733. 4. East (large): Corvettes and Aamons
  1734.  
  1735. 12 river a
  1736. 111112222222
  1737. 333334444444
  1738. 34
  1739. 34
  1740. 34
  1741. r
  1742. c
  1743.  
  1744. - You can only learn Mighty Guard from Stingray, and you can only find
  1745. the enemy in this one map section. If you're encountering anything other
  1746. than Sahagins, you're in the wrong map section. The Stingray is the least
  1747. common encounter (1/16). The Ryuu no Hige is the strongest whip in the
  1748. game, but the low overall encounter rate on water makes it quite a pain
  1749. to farm. You can manage without it.
  1750.  
  1751. \\\ Ocean ||
  1752. Theft: Hi-Potion / Defender (Sea Devil), Hi-Potion / Murasame (Kyodai Chou)
  1753. - These are both good weapons, so get at least a few of them.
  1754.  
  1755. Lost & Found: Tenshi no Yubiwa (Silvune) \\\ Ocean ||
  1756. Blue: ???? (Gel Fish - Control)
  1757. - You'll find these in the southwest corner of the map.
  1758.  
  1759.  
  1760. \\\ Kotou no Shinden ||
  1761.  
  1762. Items: 12 000 gil, Elixir, 9000 gil, Rising Sun (trap),
  1763. Mamori no Yubiwa (trap), Crystal Helm, Ether, Beast Killer, Ether,
  1764. Ryuu no Kiba, Dark Matter, Circlet
  1765. Items (nc): Hi-Potion, Protect Drink, Sekiban 2 (Key, Temp)
  1766.  
  1767. Theft: Hi-Potion / Mirage Vest (Owazoral), Avis Killer / Ether (Tote Avis),
  1768. Power Wrist / Dancing Dagger (Shadow Dancer), Ashura / Ice Shield (Srounin)
  1769. Lost & Found: Kotetsu (Srounin)
  1770.  
  1771. Blue: Lv2 Old, Lv3 Flare, Lv4 Graviga, Lv5 Death (Ixecrator),
  1772. Shi no Senkoku (Norowareshimono - Control), Mind Blast (Stalker)
  1773. Bosses: 2× Gargoyles, Invisible, Stalker
  1774.  
  1775. - Found in the middle of the Big Bridge.
  1776. - First off, make sure your levels aren't divisible by 4 or 5, at *least* 5.
  1777. - Gargoyles: 5000 HP, 10 AP
  1778. - Check the walls in the room with the two switches to find a Hi-Potion
  1779. and a Protect Drink (ugh...).
  1780. - Activating the switches allows you to reach different places through
  1781. the air duct.
  1782. × Right switch: Elixir
  1783. × Both switches: 9000 gil
  1784. × Left switch: Rising Sun + proceed
  1785. - The chest with the Rising Sun is protected by the Invisible (7000 HP).
  1786.  
  1787. - The first Save Point is in the next area (just before reaching 2F).
  1788. - The second Save Point is on 6F right before the main boss.
  1789.  
  1790. [Boss]
  1791. - 20 000 HP, 20 AP
  1792. - The Stalker has three illusory copies of himself, meaning only one of
  1793. the four targets will actually take damage.
  1794.  
  1795. - You now have access to the Fork Tower.
  1796.  
  1797.  
  1798. \\\ Fork Tower ||
  1799. Items: Ether, Wonder Wand (Unique), Hi-Potion, Defender
  1800. Theft: Elixir / Dengeki Muchi (Flayer),
  1801. Chikara no Kusuri / Flame Shield (Duel Knight),
  1802. Potion / Cornago no Tsubo (Artifact) (Subete o Shirumono)
  1803. Special: Holy, Flare
  1804. Bosses: Minotauros, Subete o Shirumono
  1805.  
  1806. - You will no longer have access to this dungeon once you complete the
  1807. events here.
  1808. - This place has two towers, and you'll split into two groups, so you
  1809. can complete them at the same time (kind of).
  1810. - WARNING! Do *not* use physical attacks in the left tower. This will
  1811. prompt the enemy to counter with a nasty attack of some kind (unless
  1812. your attack kills them). In the right tower, the Duel Knight will counter
  1813. magic, but that's it.
  1814. - Iainuki can be used in either one. Only one of the enemies is immune.
  1815. - You'll start with the left tower. Once you reach the 8th floor, you'll
  1816. switch to the other team (if you want the other Cornago no Tsubo, set
  1817. Steal and equip Touzoku no Kotes before you approach the door).
  1818. - The only way to get more Dengeki Muchis is to try and steal them from
  1819. Flayers. The weapon has no use at this point in the game, and the Flayers
  1820. counter by attacking twice for max damage, so this is certainly not worth
  1821. your time and effort.
  1822. - When you attack with the Wonder Wand, you'll be prompted to cast white
  1823. magic or black magic instead.
  1824.  
  1825. [Boss: Minotauros]
  1826. - 19 850 HP, A:H
  1827. - Magic is sealed in this battle.
  1828.  
  1829. - You'll then switch back to the other team. DO NOT WANDER OFF!
  1830.  
  1831. [Boss: Subete o Shirumono]
  1832. - 16 999 HP, W:N, 20 AP
  1833. - When trying to get the second Cornago no Tsubo, you don't have to cast
  1834. Return yourself, as the boss uses it as a counter to physical attacks.
  1835. He won't counter Steal, though, unlike the normal enemies.
  1836. - Use Dispel to get rid of his Shell (and Reflect and Haste if he uses
  1837. those). You can also use it to get rid of Slow.
  1838. - Once close to death, he'll start using -ga-level spells (~1400 pod).
  1839.  
  1840. - Mahouken Flare increases ATP by 100.
  1841. - Afterwards, the dungeon will disappear, and in its place you'll find
  1842. the hangar. Drop in, and Cid will modify your airship, so it can turn
  1843. into a sub. This allows you to access the sunken Worus Tower, Istory no
  1844. Taki, Daikaikou and Monoshiri-jiisan's. The last one isn't visible on
  1845. the map (it's south of Karnak). (For some reason, the map still shows
  1846. a marker near Mua.)
  1847. × Monoshiri-jiisan can show you the following stats:
  1848. × Battles fought
  1849. × Enemies killed
  1850. × Average total Exp
  1851. × Treasure found
  1852. × Number of saves
  1853. × There's no reward for getting 100% treasure found (other than a
  1854. sense of accomplishment and bragging rights). Not everything counts
  1855. towards it (such as the money in the Bal Cave or the sealed weapons).
  1856.  
  1857.  
  1858. \\\ Sunken Worus Tower ||
  1859. Theft: Kawa no Fuku / Kin no Kamikazari (Gogo)
  1860. Special: Final Class (Monomaneshi)
  1861. Boss: Monomaneshi Gogo
  1862.  
  1863. - You have 7 minutes to retrieve the last crystal shard from the bottom
  1864. of the tower before you run out of oxygen. Not that easy, as the boss
  1865. takes 2 minutes to "kill," and some of the enemies (such as Garkimaseras
  1866. and Protoypes) can really slow you down.
  1867. - The chest you see on 5F will refill your oxygen supply. Better save
  1868. it for when you're coming back up.
  1869.  
  1870. [Boss]
  1871. - 50 AP. You're not supposed to do anything here. Just stand still for
  1872. a couple of minutes. Forget about the Kin no Kamikazari.
  1873.  
  1874.  
  1875. \\\ Daikaikou ||
  1876. Items: Suiton no Jutsu, Honoo no Yubiwa, Ryuu no Kiba, Ether,
  1877. Phoenix no O, Kaiser Knuckle
  1878. Item (nc): Sekiban 3 (Key, Temp)
  1879. Theft: Beast Killer (Shoutaifumei)
  1880. Blue: Shi no Senkoku (Shoutaifumei)
  1881. Special: Meteo
  1882. Bosses: 2× Gargoyles, Fugly Trio (Triton, Neregade & Phobos)
  1883.  
  1884. - In case you missed the world map, the Daikaikou is found NNE of Crescent.
  1885. - All the enemies here are called Shoutaifumei (Unknown). There are five
  1886. different kinds of these. The one with the Beast Killer looks exactly
  1887. like another one of them (a blob), but if you fail to steal, then you've
  1888. probably got the right one. You can easily find them on B4.
  1889. - You'll quickly find a Save Point on B3.
  1890. - B6 is probably the best place to level up in the game. The two most
  1891. common battles give you 1500 and 1070 xp. You can get 100k xp in about
  1892. 25 minutes (with Dash) and 100 AP in about 7 minutes (without Dash).
  1893. Give 2 characters Damage Yuka and Keikai. If you master your remaining
  1894. classes here, you'll hit Lv70.
  1895. - On B7, you'll find the second Save Point and a small dwarf settlement.
  1896. There's also a shop, but it's the same stuff they had in Shinkirou.
  1897. - As always, the boss awaits you in the Sekiban room.
  1898.  
  1899. [Boss] FITWNEPH
  1900. - 13 333 HP each | Green: RR WA
  1901. - Undead | Red: AW
  1902. - 20 AP | Purple: WA
  1903. - Just like the Gargoyles, you'll have to take these guys out at the
  1904. same time or in quick succession.
  1905.  
  1906.  
  1907. \\\ Istory no Taki ||
  1908. Items: Ether, Kame no Koura, Air Knife, Kyojin no Kusuri,
  1909. Rune Blade, Mamori no Yubiwa, Phoenix no O, Reflect Ring,
  1910. Artemis no Yumi, Enhance Sword, 12 000 gil, Fuuma Shuriken,
  1911. Aegis no Tate, Kyojin no Ono (Artifact)
  1912. Item (nc): Sekiban 4 (Key, Temp)
  1913. Theft: Otome no Kiss / Man Eater (Alchymia)
  1914. Lost & Found: Mirage Vest (Tonberry), Kaiser Knuckle (Fall Guard)
  1915. Bosses: 2× Gargoyles, n× Tonberry, Leviathan
  1916.  
  1917. - Tonberry is a rare encounter in every area. Be prepared at all times.
  1918. - Save Point on the 3rd floor.
  1919. - To reach the Sekiban room, fall down from one of the holes next to
  1920. the chest where the Kyojin no Ono was.
  1921. - Fighting Leviathan is optional.
  1922.  
  1923. [Boss]
  1924. - 40 000 HP, 20 AP
  1925.  
  1926.  
  1927. Lost & Found: Dark Matter (Exdeath Soul) \\\ Fuuinjou Kuzar ||
  1928. - The 12 sealed weapons (all Unique):
  1929. 12. Excalibur
  1930. 1. Assassin Dagger
  1931. 2. Sasuke no Katana
  1932. 3. Holy Lance
  1933. 4. Rune Axe
  1934. 5. Masamune
  1935. 6. Yoichi no Yumi
  1936. 7. Firebute
  1937. 8. Kenja no Tsue
  1938. 9. Wizard Rod
  1939. 10. Apollon no Harp
  1940. 11. Daichi no Bell
  1941.  
  1942. Theft: Mamori no Yubiwa (Odin) \\\ Bal Jou ||
  1943. Special: Odin Summon
  1944. Boss: Odin
  1945. - Go through the Jacole caverns to reach the area of Bal Castle's
  1946. basement you couldn't access before.
  1947. - You can still ride the other Hiryuu, but there's no need for that.
  1948.  
  1949. [Boss]
  1950. - 17 000 HP, A:H. You have only 1 minute to kill him.
  1951.  
  1952. Special: Bahamut Summon \\\ Kita no Yama ||
  1953. Boss: Bahamut
  1954.  
  1955. [Boss]
  1956. - 40 000 HP, 25 AP
  1957. - Bahamut is certainly not interested in small pots, seeing as most of
  1958. his attacks deal 600 - 800 pod to everyone at the table. You're gonna
  1959. have to go all in and hope he doesn't beat your hand when he hits that
  1960. Mega Flare on the river (2500 pod to all).
  1961.  
  1962.  
  1963. \\\ Phoenix no Tou ||
  1964.  
  1965. Items (nc): 5000 gil, 10 000 gil, 15 000 gil, 20 000 gil, 25 000 gil,
  1966. (Phoenix no O, Phoenix no O, Phoenix no O, Phoenix no O, Avis Killer)
  1967. Theft: Reflect Ring / Ribbon (Chamcuvia),
  1968. Rainbow Dress / Sango no Yubiwa (Komsa Bella),
  1969. Akai Kutsu / Elf no Manto (Cherie), Ether / Mamori no Yubiwa (Sol Cannon 2)
  1970. Lost & Found: Lamia no Tategoto (Chamcuvia), Hermes no Kutsu (Cherie)
  1971. Blue: Shi no Roulette (Komsa Bella), Chiisa na Melody (Cherie),
  1972. Aeroga, Time Slip (Cherie - Control)
  1973. Special: Phoenix Summon
  1974.  
  1975. - There are no bosses here, but you do have the chance to fight a Magic
  1976. Pot every 5 floors (look like regular pots). The only way to 'beat' these
  1977. guys is to give them an Elixir. This only has a chance of making them run
  1978. away, so it could take a few. Either way, once they do, you'll gain 100 AP.
  1979. This is a *terrible* waste of Elixirs, but it's the only way to reach 100%
  1980. treasure found. If you don't care about it, don't bother with them. Below
  1981. you can see which pots are *not* Magic Pots.
  1982. 5F: Left 10F: Left 15F: Right 20F: Left 25F: Right
  1983. - Throughout the tower, there are 18 floors where the staircases to the
  1984. next floor are hidden. There are two of these, and all you need to do to
  1985. make them appear is examine specific parts of the wall in the middle.
  1986. However, one of these will trigger an encounter with a special enemy. If
  1987. you wish to avoid these battles, you can see which staircases to use below.
  1988.  
  1989. 1L 3L 4R 7L 8L 9R 12L 13L 14R 17L 18L 19R 22R 23L 24R 26L 27L 28R 29M (trap)
  1990.  
  1991. - Get some Rainbow Dresses, as they make you immune to Confusion.
  1992. - Cheries are common on 5F and above.
  1993. - The Akai Kutsu increases your chances to perform Tsurugi no Mai. They
  1994. also make you immune to Confusion.
  1995.  
  1996.  
  1997. ======== Jigen no Hazama ========
  1998.  
  1999. \\\ Desert ||
  2000. Theft: Kodai no Tsurugi / Defender (Land Crawler)
  2001.  
  2002. \\\ Ruins ||
  2003. Items: Ether, Cottage, Elixir, Dark Matter, Elixir, Blood Sword
  2004. Theft: Kame no Koura / Tenshi no Yubiwa (Barthandelus),
  2005. Hi-Potion / Flame Shield (Grenade)
  2006. Lost & Found: Rune Bell (Barthandelus)
  2007. Blue: Lv2 Old, Lv3 Flare, Lv4 Graviga, Lv5 Death (Level Checker),
  2008. Jibaku (Grenade), Shi no Roulette (Death Dealer)
  2009.  
  2010. \\\ Village ||
  2011. - Nothing here.
  2012.  
  2013. \\\ Forest ||
  2014. Items: Ryuu no Kiba, Ribbon, Enhance Sword, Lilith no Rod
  2015. Theft: Speed Drink / Lilith no Rod (Farfarello)
  2016. Blue: White Wind (White Flame - Control)
  2017. Boss: Calofisteri
  2018.  
  2019. - You'll fight the first boss as you try to take the path leading
  2020. underground.
  2021.  
  2022. [Boss]
  2023. - Lv68, 18 000 HP, 20 AP
  2024.  
  2025. Items: Tenshi no Yubiwa, Sango no Yubiwa \\\ Caverns ||
  2026. Lost & Found: Hikari no Tsue (Metamorpha)
  2027. Boss: (Omega)
  2028.  
  2029. - You'll find the first Save Point here.
  2030. - DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FIGHT OMEGA!
  2031.  
  2032. \\\ Castle ||
  2033. Items: Thor no Hammer, Hermes no Kutsu, Akai Kutsu, Rainbow Dress,
  2034. Man Eater
  2035.  
  2036. Theft:
  2037. Apanda | Susu (Artifact)
  2038. Dragon Avis | Trident / Artemis no Yumi
  2039. Tetsukyojin | Iron Helm / Iron Armor
  2040. Sword Dancer | Mythril Helm / Enhance Sword
  2041. Death Claw | Eiyuu no Kusuri / Thor no Hammer
  2042. Fury | Reflect Ring / Noroi no Yubiwa
  2043. Youjinbou | Cottage / Ame no Murakumo
  2044. Apocalypse | Elixir / Kyojin no Kote (Unique)
  2045. Halicarnassus | Hikari no Tsue / Aegis no Tate
  2046. Twin Tania b | Kyojin no Ono (Artifact)
  2047.  
  2048. Lost & Found: Fuuma Shuriken (Ninja), Tinker Bell (Unique) (Twin Tania 1)
  2049.  
  2050. Blue: Death Claw (Death Claw), Magic Hammer (Death Claw - Control)
  2051.  
  2052. Bosses: Apanda, Apocalypse, Catastrophe, Halicarnassus, Twin Tania
  2053.  
  2054. - Examine the book on the table to fight Apanda.
  2055.  
  2056. [Boss: Apanda]
  2057. - Lv59, 22 200 HP, W:F, 16 AP, Susu (100%)
  2058.  
  2059. - You'll find the next boss in the dungeon of the castle (the cell on
  2060. the left; ignore the other ones for now).
  2061.  
  2062. [Boss: Apocalypse]
  2063. - Lv57, 27 900 HP, W:P, 22 AP
  2064. - Apocalypse knows almost every enemy skill in the book. This includes
  2065. Lv5 Death, so you probably shouldn't fight him when your level is
  2066. divisible by 5.
  2067. - Don't miss the Kyojin no Kote.
  2068. - When he dies, he leaves behind the 2nd Save Point.
  2069.  
  2070. - Approaching the guys in the other cells will trigger encounters with
  2071. Alte Roite (6000 HP) / Jura Avis (15 000 HP). Roite likes to cast Circle,
  2072. so don't go easy on them. Iainuki, Death Claw and Missile work on Jura Avis.
  2073.  
  2074. [Boss: Catastrophe]
  2075. - Lv71, 19 997 HP, 21 AP
  2076.  
  2077. - In the throne room, you'll fight Halicarnassus.
  2078.  
  2079. [Boss: Halicarnassus]
  2080. - Lv97, 33 333 HP, 20 AP
  2081.  
  2082. - Return to save before proceeding to the rooftop of the main tower.
  2083. Unfortunately, the short cut only works one way.
  2084.  
  2085. [Boss: Twin Tania]
  2086. - 50 000 HP, W:H, 24 AP
  2087. - Tania is fairly consistent in countering physical attacks with Tidal
  2088. Wave (possibly two of them when using Midareuchi) and magical attacks
  2089. with Mega Flare (both 1000 pod to all). The other attacks are not as
  2090. powerful.
  2091. - Tania will regularly switch to Hyper Mode (no visible change) to
  2092. unleash Giga Flare, which deals a fairly substantial amount of damage
  2093. (3100 to all, ignores MDF). This is when you can steal the Kyojin no
  2094. Ono, the only other one in the game. However, if you want the Tinker
  2095. Bell as well, you'll have to kill it in its normal form. It'll switch
  2096. forms after the two Kamaitachis. Look at your HP figures to tell exactly
  2097. when this happens (Mind Blast's bleeding effect will pause for a moment).
  2098. It'll switch back to form A soon after Giga Flare. Wait 2 seconds after
  2099. the damage figures disappear, then finish it off.
  2100.  
  2101. - You can find Youjinbous fairly easily on top of the main tower.
  2102.  
  2103. \\\ Crystal Plane ||
  2104. Items: Fuuma Shuriken, Fuuma Shuriken, Elixir, Fuuma Shuriken,
  2105. (Ragnarök) (Unique) (trap)
  2106.  
  2107. Theft:
  2108. Gilgamesh 6 | Genji no Tate (Unique)
  2109. King Behemoth | Phoenix no O / Blood Sword
  2110. Suishouryuu | Elixir / Hiryuu no Yari
  2111. Gorchimera | Hi-Potion / Aegis no Tate
  2112. Necromancer | Seisui / Bone Armor
  2113. Belfegor | Engetsurin / Rising Sun
  2114. Mindflayer | Green Beret / Main Gauche
  2115. Gilgamesh 7 | Genji no Yoroi (Unique)
  2116.  
  2117. Bosses: Gilgamesh 6, Necrophobia & 4× Barriers + Gilgamesh 7, (Shinryuu),
  2118. Exdeath 2, Neo Exdeath
  2119.  
  2120. - Telepo will not work here.
  2121. - You don't gain any Experience from the enemies here.
  2122. - You can take out King Behemoths easily with Break Blade.
  2123. - You can encounter Suishouryuus in the first and third areas.
  2124. - You'll immediately run into an old friend.
  2125.  
  2126. [Boss: Gilgamesh 6]
  2127. - Nothing really happens here. Just steal the Genji no Tate.
  2128.  
  2129. - As soon as you reach the third area, you'll see a lone chest at the
  2130. end of a flight of stairs. DO NOT OPEN THIS CHEST!
  2131. × In order to take out Shinryuu (55 500 HP), you'll want at least two
  2132. characters with two Hiryuu no Yaris. This will allow you to take him
  2133. out in a single round. You'll need to equip Sango no Yubiwas to survive
  2134. the Tidal Wave he always starts off with (a modest ~8000 pod to all).
  2135. The item he drops (Ryuu no Monshou) has no use.
  2136. - The fourth area is the last one. In order to access the final Save
  2137. Point, you'll have to take care of Necrophobia.
  2138.  
  2139. [Boss: Necrophobia & Gilgamesh 7]
  2140. - 44 044 HP
  2141. - Take out the four Barriers (8800 HP), then start bringing down
  2142. Necrophobia's HP, but do *not* kill him. You'll have to get his HP
  2143. below 10 000 in order to make Gilgamesh appear. Before that happens,
  2144. you'll have to put up with some fairly powerful attacks (Shinkuuha,
  2145. Hurricane, Death).
  2146. - Once Gil drops in, steal the Genji no Yoroi, then just wait.
  2147. - You could steal a third Touzoku no Kote from Necrophobia but only
  2148. after taking down the Barriers. Just let it go.
  2149.  
  2150. - You can only find Movers in the fourth area. They're worth quite a
  2151. bit of gil and AP.
  2152.  
  2153. [Boss: Exdeath]
  2154. - Nothing special in the first battle (49 001 HP).
  2155. - The second form has four targets as well as two dummy targets that
  2156. you have a solid chance of hitting instead of any proper target.
  2157. - Expect heavy damage from all attacks (Almagest: 1600 pod to all).
  2158. Don't look at Grand Cross.
  2159.  
  2160.  
  2161.  
  2162.  
  2163.  
  2164. End of file.
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