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ATTENTION: An enhanced HTML version of this guide is now available at
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Contents:
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1. Credits
2. Introduction - The Purpose of the "Abbreviated" Guide
3. Important Info to Know Upfront
4. The Walkthrough
5. Colosseum Guide
6. Quick Reference
7. Copyright and Contact Info
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* 1. Credits *
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A large amount of credit is due to Djibriel and his fantastic Final Fantasy III
Walkthrough and Battle Tactics Guide. His guide helped me to discover many of
the more interesting and elusive parts of the game. I HIGHLY recommend his
guide if you are looking for a more traditional style FAQ/Walkthrough or if
there is some info you want that I didn't cover here. Things in this guide for
which I owe Djibriel include:
- The possibility of using a Star Pendant as an infinite Antidote by just
equipping it to a poisoned character.
- The short cutscene between Sabin and Duncan's wife after you first recruit
him.
- The lack of chocobo riding sprites for Banon.
- The secret bridge in South Figaro.
- Special weapon properties ignored/nullified by Capture.
- The secret treasures on the ground in the Cave of the Sealed Gate being
worse than what the game tells you it is giving you.
- The 50% discount at South Figaro stores in the WoR when Edgar is your party
leader.
- The fact that Gogo cannot uncurse the Cursed Shld.
- The strategy for defeating Outsider in the Colosseum.
- The desert south of Maranda for magic point grinding.
- The fact that Doom Gaze is found on a single area of the map, regardless of
altitude.
- The fact that the red sparkle in the chest in Kefka's Tower doesn't appear
on subsequent visits if you trigger it in the SNES version of the game.
- The various oddities of how the Offering works with other special weapon
mechanics.
- The level Relm must be at in order to always successfully Sketch EarthGuard
and therefore avoid the Sketch bug.
- The trick of using Ursus, Control, and the Cat Hood to easily gain GP.
- Many of the elemental and status vulnerabilities of bosses.
Credit is also due to Skoobouy for the Rage information from the reference
section, which came from his Condensed Rage Guide, and for the tactics in the
Lore learning sections, some of which came from his Condensed Lore Guide. Both
are excellent guides.
Credit also goes to Terii Senshii for the Veldt pack listing in the reference
section which came from Terii's Algorithms FAQ.
Last but not least, credit goes to my friend theindiegeek for confirming that
the auto-load-on-death trick for retrying the same Veldt formation works on the
SNES version of the game.
All of the above mentioned guides can be found on GameFAQs.com, and I can't
recommend them enough.
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* 2. Introduction - The Purpose of the "Abbreviated" Guide *
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In keeping with the purpose of this guide, I'll get straight to the point and
describe... the purpose of this guide: to provide you what you want to know,
when you want to know it as you play through FFVI, as succinctly as possible.
If you are looking for a guide that tells you in complete, tedious detail the
entire sequence of buttons to press on the gamepad to get you from the opening
sequence to the final credits, then look elsewhere; I'm not going to hold your
hand and play the game for you. If there is a room in a dungeon with a simple
treasure chest smack in the middle, no strings attached, I am not going to
waste space telling you to open it; it should be a no-brainer. I'm also not
going to give you a complete item listing, bestiary, skill guide, etc. There
are already plenty of in-depth guides on these things out there that do a far
better job than I could.
This guide is intended for people who want to experience the best the game has
to offer, but don't want to do so at the cost of hours upon hours of scanning
through multiple FAQs trying to root out the useful information from the wordy
blatherings. (I know, this intro is kind of a wordy blathering itself; I
promise it's the only part of this guide that will be.) SO, here is what I
WILL do.
If there's a totally sweet item that's easy to miss, I'll tell you about it so
that you don't miss it. If there's an amusing cutscene that most people
wouldn't normally catch, I'll make sure you have the opportunity to see it. If
there's an incredibly powerful, useful, or interesting strategy or game
mechanic that isn't obvious, I'll explain it to you. And best of all, this
information is ordered in the guide according to the order of the game; you
won't have to Ctrl + F to death to find all of the relevant information for
the point you are at. The only exception to this is the information that I
feel is important to know upfront, which I have placed... upfront. Finally,
any information that I think you'll likely want to keep referring back to has
been placed in a quick reference section that you can print off or keep up in
its own dedicated browser tab or window.
So without further ado, let's play Final Fantasy VI...
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* 3. Important Info to Know Upfront *
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Contents:
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3.1. About the Walkthrough
3.2. About Game Mechanics
3.3. About Key Strategies
3.4. Miscellaneous Info
Ok, I lied, there's a little bit more ado. Still, this is important
information that I think is valuable to have before you begin the game.
PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS INFORMATION. I have tried to avoid repeating it within
the guide unless absolutely necessary, so it's important that you look over it
since it might not be mentioned again.
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3.1. About the Walkthrough
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- This guide is primarily geared towards those who have played Final Fantasy VI
before. I have tried to include a little direction for the first-time
player, but I won't be elaborating on basic Final Fantasy info (i.e.
characters with the Float status can't be hit by earth elemental attacks such
as Quake).
- The best way to use the guide is to read each section just before you play
through it and then leave it open to refer back to as you play. This way you
shouldn't miss anything important, but also shouldn't have to spend more than
a few minutes in the guide for each section.
- READ THE GUIDE IN ORDER. In each section, I will be assuming that you have
read the previous sections. This is the best way I know to minmize
excessive redundancy and make the guide flow linearly, as is my intent. I
will occasionaly refer back to previously mentioned information, but most of
the time I will assume that you remember the important things.
- For the purposes of this guide, the term "cutscene" refers to any dialogue or
scene where you lose control of the game (other than pressing the button for
dialogue continuation) and simply witness the characters interacting.
- If I don't fully explain something important or interesting right away, just
trust me; it will be explained when necessary. If I still don't, then skip
to the bottom where the contact information is and let me know!
- Throughout the walkthrough I will refer to two main sections/areas of the
game: the World of Balance (WoB), and the World of Ruin (WoR). If you don't
already know what these are, then suffice it to say that you start the game
in the WoB, and you'll know when you get to the WoR without my having to tell
you.
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3.2. About Game Mechanics
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Contents:
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3.2.1. Useful but Non-Obvious Basics
3.2.2. Character Stats
3.2.3. Spells, Elements, and Statuses
3.2.4. The Steal Command
3.2.5. Veldt Mechanics
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3.2.1. Useful but Non-Obvious Basics
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- Experience points earned from battles are evenly divided among the party
members alive at the end, however the number of points earned that the game
displays for you is actually the number each living character receives after
the division of the total.
- If you "double click" on a piece of equipment in the Items menu, you can view
detailed information about what bonuses and special properties it has. This
becomes especially useful in the latter half of the game where items with
many special qualities become much more common.
- If you want to get a quick overview of what all the characters in your party
have equipped (including relics), go to the menu, select Equip, and then hit
Left on the D-pad. This should allow you to select everyone at once.
- Characters can be in either the front or back row for purposes of battle.
Characters in the back row take half damage from basic physical attacks, but
also do half damage with normal Fight attacks (unless they are equiped with a
special weapon that does full damage from the back row). To change what row
a character starts the battle in, go to the menu, press left, and "double
click" on the character's portrait to toggle between rows.
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3.2.2. Character Stats
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- The statistics every character in the game has are as follows:
Stats gained on level up:
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Vigor - Determines physical damage output in a smaller part
Speed - Determines time between turns in battle
Stamina - Determines hit rate of instant death attacks against the character
Mag.Pwr - (Magic Power) Determines damage and curative output of spells
Stats improved through equipment:
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Bat.Pw - (Battle Power) Determines physical damage output in a larger part
Defense - Determines physical damage taken
Evade - Determines absolutely nothing (except in the GBA version; see below)
Mag.Def - (Magic Defense) Determines magic damage taken
MBlock - Determines chance to avoid ANY attack that is not unblockable
- In the SNES and PSX versions of the game, the Evade stat is bugged and does
nothing. This causes the Blind status to do nothing, and it also renders the
Goggles (prevents Blind) and Beads (halves attacker's hit rate) relics
totally worthless.
So how can you dodge physical attacks? Well, as it turns out, the bug also
causes the MBlock stat to be used for dodging any attack in the game that
isn't unblockable, be it physical or magical. So, pay attention to equipment
that adds to MBlock. Having an MBlock of 128 or higher will guarantee that
if an attack is blockable, the character will block it every time.
- Also worth noting is the fact that if a character has 255 Defense, they will
receive 1 damage if in the front row and 0 damage if in the back row when hit
with a physical attack. Thanks mostly to an outstanding piece of armor
called the Snow Muffler, Gau and Mog can reach 255 Defense at fairly low
levels (they are the only two that can wear it).
- There are spells, special abilities, and weapons that "ignore defense". This
means that they are inhibited neither by the target's Defense nor Magic
Defense.
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3.2.3. Spells, Elements, and Statuses
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- When I state that a spell or ability "divides damage", all I mean is that it
does more damage to a single target than it does to each of several targets.
I don't think it's as simple as a literal division of the single-target total
by the number of targets, but I could be wrong. The important thing is that
it is more/less in single/multi-target situations.
- Note that "Poison" can refer to either the status effect or the type of
elemental damage. In the guide I will indicate which with [E] for elemental
damage type and [S] for status effect.
- If you're not a veteran Final Fantasy player, it's worth noting how the
Reflect status works. Characters with Reflect will have all spells cast on
them bounced back to their opponent(s) instead. However, Reflect can only
bounce a spell once, so if your opponent has Reflect, just grant one of your
party members Reflect as well and then bounce any offensive spells off of
that party member. Keep in mind that Reflect bounces curative magic as well,
though. There are a few offensive and defensive spells and special abilities
that aren't affected by Reflect; the important ones will be noted when you
come across them.
- One non-obvious status effect in the game is the Seizure status. A character
or enemy with this status will lose HP over time, just like with the Poison
status, however there's no visual cue to tell you the character has this
status. Seizure is the functional opposite of the Regen spell/status, so
casting Regen on a character will remove Seizure from him/her. However, it
can also be cured via the Remedy spell or item, or the Antdot spell.
- When a character or enemy "absorbs" an element, all damage of that element
will heal instead of harm him/her/it. When an attack or spell consists of
multiple elements, characters or enemies that absorb just one of them will
absorb the entire attack. Likewise, characters or enemies that are weak to
just one of them and are neutral to the others (take normal damage from them)
will be weak to the entire attack. Absorbtion trumps weakness for multi-
element attacks.
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3.2.4. The Steal Command
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- Since the Steal command becomes available to you quite early on, I'll do a
bit of explaining about it here.
Enemies in the game can have a rare Stealable item, common Stealable item,
both, or none. "Rare" and "common" refer to the chance of receiving the item
upon a successful Steal attempt, not the general availability of the item in
the game.
If an enemy only has either a rare or a common steal (not both), then you can
repeatedly attempt to steal until you successfully get it, provided both you
and the enemy survive long enough.
If an enemy has a rare and a common steal both, which one receive on a
successful Steal attempt is chosen at random, and once you have stolen one of
them, the other becomes unavailable to subsequent Steal attempts on the same
target. So for example if you know an enemy has a rare Steal and a common
Steal, and you successfully Steal the common item, you won't be able to then
Steal the rare one from the same enemy in the same encounter. Keep this in
mind when reading the Steal info in the guide, especially for boss encounters.
If you know a boss has both a rare and a common Steal, and you know you want
the rare one badly, save your game before the fight and be prepared to load
and try again several times.
Spells (Dischord) or relics (Sneak Ring) that increase the chance of success
for Steal do not affect the chance of getting the rare Steal versus the
common one. So they help you succeed at Stealing more frequently, but do not
help you acquire the rare item more frequently than the common item.
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3.2.5. Veldt Mechanics
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- One of the characters you'll recruit in the game has the ability to assume
some of the attacks and properties of monsters you encounter throughout the
game using a skill called Rage, which he has in place of the Fight command
(more about this in the Key Stategies section below). Rages must be
collected in an area of the world map called the Veldt, where you can
encounter any formation of enemies that you have encountered elsewhere in the
game (a "formation" being a set of specific enemies found in a single
encounter). Only formations you have already encountered in other parts of
the game will appear on the Veldt. It is not necessary to win a battle for
the formation encountered to become available on the Veldt, you only need to
leave it without having been totally defeated (or "Annihilated", as the game
so delicately puts it).
Each time you encounter a formation on the Veldt, rather than picking it
randomly from all those available, the game instead cylces in order through a
set list of groups (commonly referred to by fans as "packs") consisting of up
to 8 formations, one of which is chosen at random. If the next pack in the
sequence is empty or you haven't yet encountered any of the formations in it,
the game moves on to choose a formation from the subsequent pack.
(See 6.4. Veldt Packs in the Quick Reference section for the pack listing.)
I mention this mechanic because depending on what version of the game you are
playing, there are a couple of ways to manipulate the next pack chosen to
your advantage when trying to get Rages from specific formations:
- In the SNES version, the game jumps ahead 13 packs when you load a saved
game. So if you would normally encounter a formation from pack 15 on
your next encounter, you can save and load your game so that instead you
will encounter a formation from pack 28. This allows you to jump past
packs that don't contain any formations you are interested in and more
quickly cycle back around to those that do until you have collected the
Rages you want.
- In the PSX version, normally when you load a saved game your next pack is
randomized. However, if you allow your party to be defeated, the game
automatically loads your last saved game with the same next pack number
you had at the time you created the save. This works in the SNES version
as well. The game also loads in the data used to (pseudo)randomly
determine the next formation, so the formation chosen from the pack will
also always be the same. This has its uses, but isn't very desirable for
Rage hunting.
However, you can force the game to choose a different formation from the
same pack by leaving the Veldt and fighting a battle elsewhere (making
this method of manipulation only feasible if you have an airship). So to
keep retrying the same pack:
- Fight until you know that the pack you want is up next.
- Save your game.
- Try to get the formation you want.
- If you don't get it, fight another battle and intentionally die.
- After the auto-load, go fight a battle elsewhere (I recommend
alternating between Figaro Cave and the Phantom Forest in the WoB,
and Figaro Cave and Narshe in the WoR); this should change the data
used to pseudo-randomly select the next formation (note that this
might not always mean a different formation is chosen).
- Save again so you don't have to start over from the original save
data if you fail to get what you want again.
- Try again to get the formation you want.
- If you still don't get it, repeat the process until you do, making
certain to never fight the not-on-the-Veldt battle in the same
location twice in a row; I'm not 100% certain, but it seemed that in
my tests fighting the off-Veldt battle would fail to change the
formation-determining data if I used the same location as the
previous off-Veldt battle.
- Occasionally, I have run into a situation where the off-Veldt
battle seems to fail to alter the formation-determining data even
when dutifully alternating locations. When this happens,
fighting several battles in multiple locations before trying the
Veldt again seems to solve the issue (i.e. fighting 2 or 3
battles in one location, 2 or 3 in another, and 2 or 3 back in
the first one or in a third one).
It's not exactly a piece of cake, but it does give you some measure of
control versus just cycling through the packs over and over and over.
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3.3. About Key Strategies
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Contents:
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3.3.1. Colosseum Strategy
3.3.2. Gau and the Merit Award
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3.3.1. Colosseum Strategy
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- (WARNING: If you are a first-time FFVI player, parts of the following won't
make much sense to you, but I recommend you read it anyway. It will make
sense later when you get to the area of the game I'm referring to.)
In the latter half of the game, there is a place called the Colosseum at
which you can bet items to win better (or sometimes just different) items in
exchange. Each time you bet an item, you must choose a character from your
party to compete in a fight with a single enemy. What item you bet
determines what enemy you will face and what item you will win if you
survive the fight (the same item bet always yields the same enemy and the
same item to win). Win or lose the battle, you always lose the item you bet.
The most important aspect of Colosseum battles and the reason I mention them
upfront is the fact that the actions of your character are chosen for you at
random from among the attacks, skills, and spells available to him/her.
Usually all you can do is equip the character for the battle as best you can
and cross your fingers. However, I have developed a Colosseum strategy that
works astoundingly well, but must be kept in mind from the very beginning of
the game. I'm probably not the first to suggest this method, but I did
contrive it independent of outside input and have yet to see it anywhere else.
It's really a beautifully simple strategy. Mog is the ultimate Colosseum
character, IF before you are done with the Colosseum:
- You don't use his team in battle when defending Terra at the beginning of
the game,
- You don't recruit him OR don't use him in battle in the WoB, and
- You don't teach him any magic.
This will ensure that when you get to the WoR and recruit him, he will only
have the Fight command available to use in the Colosseum. Most battles in
the game will cause him to learn a Dance based on the setting of the battle,
hence the need to keep him out of battle entirely; even if he is dead or you
managed to get only him to run away, he will still learn the Dance if you
complete the battle. Once he learns a Dance he pretty much goes from best to
worst Colosseum character, given that once a Dance is used, it continues for
all of Mog's turns for the rest of the battle.
It's possible to achieve this Fight-only state with at least one other
character I know of (Shadow), but what makes Mog so special is his ability to
equip spear/lance type weapons. These weapons do 2x normal damage when used
with the Jump command, which is granted by the DragoonBoots relic. Jump
causes the character to leap into the air for a time, during which he is
invulnerable to attack, and then drop back down and attack (for 1.5x normal
damage with any non-spear/lance weapon). Even better, you can additionally
equip the Dragon Horn relic, which causes the attack from each Jump to hit
two to four times instead of just once. Plus as previously mentioned (see
3.2.2. Character Stats), Mog is one of two charaters that can use the awesome
Snow Muffler armor to achieve the maximum of 255 Defense early on.
With only the Fight and Jump commands available for him to use, Mog doesn't
ever have a wasted move in the Colosseum (i.e. casting Cure on himself on the
first round when he is undamaged, etc.). If you follow the walkthrough for
the WoR in the order I have written it, you will be able to easily win nearly
every worthwhile item from the Colosseum in a single visit pretty early,
using Mog almost exclusively.
(FFVI veterans may be saying to themselves, "Wait a minute, he said Mog will
have BOTH Fight and Jump available, but Jump clearly replaces the Fight
command", and they would be correct, if this weren't the Colosseum.
Unfortunately, characters retain the ability to perform a basic Fight attack
in the Colosseum when Jump is added to their reportoire via DragoonBoots.)
I have found that this Colosseum strategy is so effective that I will be
assuming its use in the walkthrough. This shouldn't inconvenience you too
much if you don't wish to follow it; simply ignore my periodic advice related
to it (i.e. not using Mog's party when defending Terra).
I also recommend that you don't teach Shadow ANY spells until you are done
with Colosseum bets because, as mentioned earlier, he also can be used as a
Fight-command-only character in the Colosseum (due to the fact that Throw is
not available in Colosseum battles). After the main Colosseum trip with Mog
as the star of the show, you will very likely want to use him in battle, so
Shadow is a great backup character to use for any future bets once you've
ruined Mog with Dances. Keeping Shadow magic free allows you to take
advantage of a strategy that makes him as-good if not better than Mog for
Colosseum battles, but that does not become available until late in the game.
It will be mentioned when you get to it in the guide, or you can jump to
4.2.50. Collecting the Imp Gear if you are curious about it now.
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3.3.2. Gau and the Merit Award
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- Gau is a unique party member in FFVI in that instead of the Fight command, he
has a skill called Rage that allows him to adopt the status immunities and
elemental strengths and weaknesses of most random encounter monsters in the
game, as well as the ability to use the special skills for those monsters.
When used in combat, you choose a single monster from a list of those whose
Rages Gau has acquired, and then for the rest of the battle Gau has a chance
of either using a physical attack or the special ability of that Rage each
time he takes a turn.
Normally Gau cannot equip weapons, and to make up for this, his base physical
attack power is much greater than the other characters in the game. However,
there is a relic you can obtain from the Colosseum called the Merit Award
which allows the equipped character to use quite a few weapons and armors
he or she would not normally be able to equip. In the SNES version of FFVI,
Gau can equip the Merit Award and consequently can equip weapons. This is
totally awesome for a few reasons:
1. Equipping a weapon adds onto Gau's already unusually high base physical
damage. This ends up equalizing a lot of the end-game weapons in that
many of them cause Gau to hit the Battle Power cap of 255. This kind of
sounds like a bad thing, but it means that you are more free to choose
weapons primarily based on their special properties instead of mainly
their Battle Power.
2. Rage special skills that are just basic attacks with a multiplier (the
best of which is Stray Cat's Catscratch attack at a x4 multiplier) also
apply the same multiplier to the spells from chance-to-cast-on-hit
weapons if they are triggered by the attack (note that the pre-multiplier
amount will be based on the character's Mag.Pwr rather than Vigor). A
favorite for this is Cyan's Tempest weapon, since the Wind Slash spell it
sometimes casts hits all monsters instead of one, but it is effective for
any such weapons. Equipping weapons with elemental properties is also
very effective with Catscratch when hitting monsters weak to the element.
Even better, if Gau is equipped with the Offering relic, its effect
applies to Catscratch attacks, meaning they occur four times instead of
one (I think still at half power as is normal for Offering, but who cares
when Catscratch itself is 4x more powerful than a basic attack?).
Unfortunately, Square apparently did not intend for Gau to be able to equip
weapons via the Merit Award, because in the PSX and GBA versions of the game,
they made Gau unable to equip it.
More about Gau and his uses (Merit Award or no) can be found in the
walkthrough when you acquire him. However, I should warn you that I have
kept my recommended Rages to the bare minimum in this guide, since collecting
any significant number of Rages can take a very, very long time, and most of
them grant abilities the same as or comparable to spells that Gau can learn
and use 100% of the time rather than by chance (although they cost MP, unlike
Rage abilities). If you are interested in investing the time necessary to
collect a wider variety of potentially useful Rages (or if you are a
masochist and want to collect ALL the Rages), I suggest both Djibriel's and
Skoobouy's Rage guides found on GameFAQs.com.
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3.4. Miscellaneous Info
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- You can soft reset the PSX version of the game by hitting L1, L2, R1, R2,
Select, and Start all at the same time.
- In the PSX version of the game, you can save a "Memo file", which is just a
temporary save that doesn't stick around when you shut off the system. The
up side is that it saves and loads much faster than a memory card save file.
While the memo file is lost when you shut down or reset the system itself, it
persists if you do a soft reset.
- Every character besides Umaro and Gau has a "desperation attack". Characters
have a small chance of performing their desperation attack every time they
use the Fight command when their HP is low enough that they are crouching.
This is more of a novelty than anything of real use. The attacks are pretty
powerful, but certainly not worth keeping a character at very low HP on the
off chance that they'll use it.
- When you use a Tent to rest, the color and style of the tent varies depending
on which character is your party leader (although some characters have the
same tent as each other).
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* 4. The Walkthrough *
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4.1. World of Balance
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Contents:
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4.1.01. Narshe
4.1.02. Figaro Castle
4.1.03. Figaro Cave
4.1.04. Outside South Figaro
4.1.05. South Figaro
4.1.06. Mt. Kolts
4.1.07. Returner's Hideout
4.1.08. Lete River
4.1.09. Terra, Edgar, and Banon's Scene: Outside Narshe
4.1.10. Terra, Edgar, and Banon's Scene: Infiltrating Narshe
4.1.11. Sabin's Scene: Outside The Imperial Camp and Doma
4.1.12. Sabin's Scene: Cyan Defends Doma
4.1.13. Sabin's Scene: Imperial Camp
4.1.14. Sabin's Scene: Ghost Train
4.1.15. Sabin's Scene: Baren Falls
4.1.16. Sabin's Scene: The Veldt and Mobliz
4.1.17. Sabin's Scene: Serpent's Trench
4.1.18. Sabin's Scene: Nikeah
4.1.19. Locke's Scene: South Figaro
4.1.20. Locke's Scene: Figaro Cave
4.1.21. Narshe: Defend the Esper
4.1.22. Narshe: The Search for Terra
4.1.23. The Veldt
4.1.24. Figaro Castle
4.1.25. Kohlingen
4.1.26. Zozo
4.1.27. About Magicite
4.1.28. Opera House
4.1.29. The Blackjack
4.1.30. The Southern Continent
4.1.31. Magitek Research Facility
4.1.32. Zozo
4.1.33. Narshe
4.1.34. Jidoor
4.1.35. Tzen
4.1.36. Continent West of the Veldt
4.1.37. The Veldt
4.1.38. Cave of the Sealed Gate
4.1.39. Vector
4.1.40. Things to Do Before Albrook
4.1.41. Thamasa
4.1.42. Esper Mountain
4.1.43. Pre-Floating Continent Errands and Points of Interest
4.1.44. The Floating Continent
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4.1.01. Narshe
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- Magitech attacks work just as well from the back row.
- Don't get any bright ideas about killing off Biggs and Wedge in order to give
more XP to Terra from the boss before the esper (Whelk); it doesn't give XP.
- When you first wake up as Terra and the soldiers come for you, check the
clock before leaving Arvis's house and you will find an Elixer. Many clocks
throughout the game have Elixers, so check every one you come across.
- Wait until the WoR to open the chests and you'll get better stuff.
- As per my recommended Colosseum strategy, DO NOT use the party with Mog for
any battles in the multi-party defense sequence, otherwise he will learn the
Dusk Requiem dance. If you haven't read the recommended strategy and other
up-front information, shame on you; go to 3. Important Info to Know Upfront
and start reading right now.
- Take Mog's Mithril Shld and Mithril Pike to use on other characters later.
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4.1.02. Figaro Castle
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- Edgar's Tools do the same damage from the back row as the front row.
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4.1.03. Figaro Cave
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- Wait until the WoR to get the chests for better stuff.
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4.1.04. Outside South Figaro
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Rages:
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Rhodox - Special Move: Snare
Instant death attack with a higher hit rate than most others,
prevents enemy counter attack, single-target
- Formations: Grassland, Forest x3
- Since this is the first place you'll encounter an enemy with a recommended
Rage, it's time to start thinking about whether or not you feel Gau is worth
the time. (The fact that it's best to make this decision early is why I
included the 3.2.5. Veldt Mechanics section in the upfront info section;
check it out if you haven't already.) Even with the Veldt pack trick, you're
probably looking at a few hours of hunting just to get the very few Rages I
recommend. Here's some things to keep in mind:
- Gau can only use the Merit Award in the SNES version, so he's not nearly
as worthwhile in the other versions as an end-game character. On the
other hand, when he can use the Merit Award you're most likely going to
be using the Stray Cat Rage 99.9% of the time, which isn't hard to get,
so SNES or no doesn't necessarily have to affect how much time you spend
collecting Rages.
- Gau has some Rages available quite early on with attacks that are much
more powerful than anything your other characters will be able to do at
the same point in the game. Keep in mind that special abilities from
Rages don't take any MP to cast. These great early Rages are:
- ChickenLip. The ChickenLip Rage is available towards the end of the
WoB, and its special attack is Quake. Quake is very powerful and
hits both friend and foe, so when all your party members are equipped
with the Gaia Gear armor (which grants absorbtion of Earth elemental
damage), you can do massive damage and massive healing at the same
time.
- Anguiform and Aspik. Anguiform and Aspik become available at the
same time, not long after you acquire Gau. However, to collect them
as soon as they are available requires an optional return trip to the
Veldt. The Anguiform Rage grants the Aqua Rake attack, which hits
all enemies for slightly more damage than a second level spell and is
both Water and Air elemental (when I talk about spell "level", I'm
referring to the Fire, Fire 2, Fire 3 type spell power tiers; at this
point you've probably only seen Terra's first level "Fire"). The
Aspik Rage grants Giga Volt, which randomly targets a single enemy or
all enemies and is a Lightning elemental attack nearly as powerful as
Bolt 3. Both of these attacks bypass the Reflect status.
- While there are many late-game Rages that provide Gau with most of the
more powerful spells in the game, most of these spells can be taught to
him and could be used by choice rather than by chance.
- There are some late-game Rages that grant Gau some very interesting
special abilities that can't be learned as spells which I have not
included in my recommended Rages (i.e. Gilomantis's Shrapnel attack). If
you are more inclined to spend time hunting Rages than I am, it's worth
looking into these.
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4.1.05. South Figaro
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- South Figaro has a lot of items to be found around town, some of which are
upgraded if you leave them alone until the WoR:
Tonic................Barrel to the left of the Chocobo stable
Green Cherry.........Barrel to the right of the Chocobo stable
Phoenix Down.........Barrel to the right of the rich guy's house
Warp Stone (WoB)
Phoenix Down (WoR)...Barrel above and behind the Chocobo stable
Eyedrop (WoB)
Elixir (WoR).........Box in the lower left section of town
Antidote (WoB)
Tent (WoR)...........Barrel in the lower left section of town
Soft (WoB)
Remedy (WoR).........Box in lower left section of town
Tonic (WoB)
X-Potion (WoR).......Barrel between Armor and Weapon shops
- You can also find a few more items in pots, boxes, etc. inside some of the
buildings, none of which upgrade in the WoR.
- You should search boxes, barrels, crates, etc. for items around every town
you come to in the future as well; I only provided a complete list here
because this is the only town where such items are upgraded if you leave them
be until the WoR (unless you count the chests in the Narshe mines as being in
a "town"). Missing some of these is no big deal as they are usually just
Tonics, Antidotes, Phoenix Downs, and other items that you end up using a lot
less often than you'd think.
- Equipping a Star Pendant (prevents Poison[S]) actually cures a currently
Poisoned character, so you can use it as an infinite Antidote.
- In the rich guy's house, when you go to his secret basement via the stairs
behind the bookshelf in his room and you get to what appears to be the bottom
floor with three bookshelves on the left, keep going straight down in the
vertical part of the passage as far as you can go and then go to the right.
This takes you down a secret staircase to another basement level with a Hyper
Wrist and Running Shoes in chests.
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4.1.06. Mt. Kolts
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- In the second cave, there's a hidden passage between the cliff and the wall
just to the right of the bridge that's very easy to miss. It leads to an
Atlas Armlet, which boosts your physical damage by 25% (the actual damage,
not just Vigor, the stat that's used to help determine physical damage).
This includes non-standard physical attacks such as the AutoCrossbow Tool,
but does not include certain fixed-damage attacks (such as the Dice weapon).
- Sabin's Blitz moves that have diagonals in them have alternate versions
without diagonals that are much easier to successfully perform.
(See 6.1. Blitzes in the Quick Reference section).
- Note that damage is based on Magic Power for all Blitz moves other than
Pummel and Suplex, and Blitz moves do the same damage from the back row.
- If you return to South Figaro and talk to Duncan's wife after obtaining
Sabin, you'll see a short cutscene. It's nothing too special, but this is
unfortunately your only chance to see it.
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4.1.07. Returner's Hideout
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- When exploring the hideout as Terra, search the top right corner of the big
table for a piece of paper.
- If you leave it alone, Banon will flip out and throw it away at the
beginning of the meeting, and Terra will laugh.
- If you throw it away, nothing happens.
- There is a White Cape in a secret passage on the right side of the storage
room. White Capes are great filler accessories because of the boost to
Mblock.
- When Banon first asks you to help, tell him "no". Then the man in the
storage room will give you a Genji Glove instead of the Gauntlet you get if
you agree to help the first time.
- If you deny Banon three times, you'll skip the cutscene of the meeting, and
if you didn't already get the Genji Glove from the returner in the treasure
room, he'll come up and give it to you before you leave for the Lete River.
- Before you leave on the raft, go back into the room Terra woke up in and
stand under the chest for a short cutscene.
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4.1.08. Lete River
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- Take two Lefts for the shortest path (there's no treasure to collect).
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4.1.09. Terra, Edgar, and Banon's Scene: Outside Narshe
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- Banon was never given chocobo riding sprites, so you can put him in the lead
and rent a chocobo from the hidden stable in the woods west of the Figaro
desert to see garbled images riding a chocobo.
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4.1.10. Terra, Edgar, and Banon's Scene: Infiltrating Narshe
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- Don't forget to leave all of the chests unopened. The newly-accessible one
in the Moogle room will contain a Ribbon in the WoR (has a Rune Edge now).
The Ribbon is a relic that prevents all status ailments.
- Just before you enter Arvis's house via the back door, you can unequip your
stuff for the characters in the next scene can to use.
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4.1.11. Sabin's Scene: Outside The Imperial Camp and Doma
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Rages:
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Stray Cat - Special Move: Catscratch
Physical attack at x4 damage
- Formations: Forest x3 (one is rare), Grassland x2 (only past the
Imperial Camp; one of these is the same as the rare Forest one)
- Don't miss the green soldier merchant that quickly rides up to the crazy
guy's house and away again on a chocobo.
- If you talk to Interceptor (Shadow's dog) from different angles, Sabin hides
from him behind different objects in the area.
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4.1.12. Sabin's Scene: Cyan Defends Doma
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- When you kill the Leader, he usually drops a Black Belt relic, but has a
small chance of dropping a Phoenix Down instead. Make sure you get the
relic.
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4.1.13. Sabin's Scene: Imperial Camp
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- "Hitting" the chest alerts a soldier which you fool by meowing; "Kicking" it
brings about an encounter with Doberman (the only time you encounter them in
the game).
- After the first time you chase Kefka, instead of talking to him explore for
more treasures. Behind the tent with two chests, there's a ledge you can
jump down to get to a chest with a Barrier Ring.
- Note that the Green Beret you get from Telstar (Monster-in-a-box) boosts your
max HP, a detail that is easy to miss since the Equip screen doesn't mention
it (the Items screen does).
- Once you exit the camp, there is a chance that Shadow will leave you after
you win a random encounter; If you want to keep him around, save frequently
until you get to the Ghost Train so you can load if you lose him.
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4.1.14. Sabin's Scene: Ghost Train
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- Check the top left corner of the room with the save point in the rear car for
a Tent.
- In the dining car, sit at the center table and the ghost will serve you.
After sitting down the first time sit down again with different members at
the head of your party to see different sequences.
- You should pick up your first set of Earrings in the chest behind the
waiters. These work pretty much like the Atlas Armlet only for magic damage.
They are great for boosting most of Sabin's Blitz moves, and also work for
Gau's magic from Rages and Shadow's elemental throwing weapons (found later),
basically any magic damage attack that isn't based on a fixed formula (i.e.
Step Mine).
- Don't worry about searching everywhere for Ziegfried; you can't ever find him
and get the treasure he steals.
- In the empty compartment to the left of Ziegfried's, check the floor in the
top left corner for a Tent.
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4.1.15. Sabin's Scene: Baren Falls
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- Just before entering the cave at Baren Falls, unequip Shadow's relics and
gear for use with your other characters since he is about to leave you.
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4.1.16. Sabin's Scene: The Veldt and Mobliz
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Collect Rages:
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(I recommend waiting on these; see below)
Rhodox - Snare - packs 3 and 4
Stray Cat - Catscratch - packs 7 and 8
- If you're a first time FFVI player and don't know how Rage/Leap work, don't
worry, the game explains it to you when you recruit Gau.
- Don't worry if the monster whose Rage you want dies before Gau "Leaps"; he
will still have learned the Rage when he returns.
- Note that Gau not only gains the Rages of the monster(s) he "Leaps" into, but
also the monsters from the encounter he reappears in also (unless you
accidentally damage him and he runs off instead of rejoining). However, this
does not include the monsters from the encounter in which you recruit him for
the very first time.
- I actually recommend waiting to collect any Rages until a little while later
when you can make a special trip to the Veldt and the Anguiform and Aspik
Rages can be collected. You won't need to use Gau that much until then, and
Anguiform and Aspik are well worth the extra trip.
- If you haven't already, read 3.2.5. Veldt Mechanics for more information on
getting the Rages you want.
- You can rest for free in the back of the relic shop.
- For what it's worth, Dried Meat will heal instead of hurt undead, unlike
normal curative items, so it could potentially be used to restore hitpoints
of characters with the Zombie status or Gau Raging an undead monster if
necessary.
- To help the injured soldier and get a Tintinabar: talk to him, go to the
pidgeon post office and send a message for him, go "talk" to the relic
shopkeeper, rinse, repeat ("talking" to the shopkeeper triggers the soldier
asking you to send the next thing).
- If you wait and do this quest when you have the airship, you can go to
Maranda and talk to Lola after each letter/item sent, and she will have
different dialogue depending on what you sent last.
- This is well worth the postage because Tintinabar can be traded for an
Exp. Egg at the Colosseum much later in the game. Exp. Egg doubles all
XP gained by the equipped character (two DON'T stack).
- This side quest is unavailable in the WoR.
- You can keep killing Telstars on the Veldt for as many Green Berets as you
want.
- DON'T explore the cave at the bottom of the Veldt until you are ready to move
on because when you walk up to the area that the water breathing helmet is
hidden in, your party will automatically unearth it and dive into the
Serpent's Trench without giving you a choice.
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4.1.17. Sabin's Scene: Serpent's Trench
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Rages:
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Anguiform - Special Move: Aqua Rake
Non-reflectable, Air and Water element, multi-target, divides
damage
- Formations: 3
Aspik - Special Move: Giga Volt
Non-reflectable, Lightning element, single/multi-target, divides
damage
- Formations: 2
- Worrying about getting all of the Anguiform and Aspik formations for Rage
collection is mostly futile since you can't backtrack. You can return to the
trench later, but there's no guarantee you'd get the formations you missed
the first time through, and getting back repeatedly takes quite a while. Not
worth it unless you totally missed one monster or the other.
- Take two rights to get all the treasure.
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4.1.18. Sabin's Scene: Nikeah
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- Pick up some Smoke Bombs at the item shop. They come in handy in a pinch.
If you pick up 20 or 30 now, you probably won't need to buy any again for a
long time, if ever.
- Before taking the ferry, unequip any relics or gear you may want for Locke's
Scenario.
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4.1.19. Locke's Scene: South Figaro
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- There's a secret bridge over the river in the middle of town hidden
underneath the Inn/Cafe (Pub in the PSX version) overhang; using it allows
you to cirumvent some of the otherwise necessary costume switches.
- If you're wearing the soldier's uniform when you rescue Celes, then she says
something close to what Princess Leia said in Star Wars when Luke rescued her
on the Death Star.
- In the secret passage there is a spot that you can push on the left wall to
reach a stairway leading to a room with a Ribbon in a chest hidden from view.
- If you want to take advantage of the Stealing trick in the Battle at Narshe,
then make sure you have an ample supply of curative items before leaving town.
(See 4.1.21. Narshe: Defend the Esper below.)
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4.1.20. Locke's Scene: Figaro Cave
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Steal:
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TunnelArmr (boss) - Air Lancet (common)
- Don't forget to leave the chests alone so you can get better stuff from them
in the WoR.
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4.1.21. Narshe: Defend the Esper
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Steal:
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Rider - Elixer (rare), MithrilVest (common)
- Rider is the soldier that runs quickly back and forth in front of Kefka.
Kefka - Elixer (rare), Ether (common)
- Note that the soldier enemies (as well as many other human opponents
throughout the game) are weak to Poison[E] attacks, so Edgar's Bio Blaster
Tool is effective against them.
- Both Rider and Kefka just wait for you to attack them, so kill all the other
groups first for the XP.
- If your party is killed, they'll restart with only 1 HP. If you allow your
party with Locke to be defeated by Rider after Stealing from him, you can
keep encountering and Stealing from him to get multiple MithrilVests, which
are better than anything else you have at this point (unless you kept
Shadow's Ninja Gear before he left). You really only need enough for a
single party (3 or 4) since there will be bigger and better armors in the
future.
- Rider is weak against Fire and Poison[E].
- You can use the same trick to obtain numerous Ethers from Kefka. If you do
this, stick Celes with Locke so she can block Kefka's magic with Runic until
Locke Steals successfully. Personally I think that thanks to the Osmose
spell allowing you to easily and freely replenish your MP, this isn't worth
the effort.
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4.1.22. Narshe: The Search for Terra
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- If you want to view Shadow's first four dream cutscenes, pick only 3 party
members now so you can recruit him in Kohlingen. He's likely to abandon you
anyway, so return to Narshe and dump him after seeing the dreams. Until you
have seen all four, there's a chance that a dream cutscene will occur each
time you sleep.
- You cannot trigger the dreams in any of the readily available places you
can sleep for free (Figaro Castle, Sabin's cottage); just use the
Kohlingen Inn.
- Also note that if you return to Narshe, Shadow will automatically leave
you at the gate before you enter.
- If you want to see Locke's scenes (at Kohlingen), make sure he's in your
party. You might want him for Stealing later on anyway.
- There's a house with a lot of good, free treasure directly below Arvis's
house; follow the cliff instead of going down the stairs. One of these
treasures is the Sneak Ring, a useful relic that doubles the success rate of
the Steal command (having more than one equipped does NOT stack the effect).
- If you go north to the entrance to the mines (but don't enter) you can see
a sasquatch periodically peek in and out of the little black hole up and to
the right.
- You can go around the counter in the weapon shop, enter the shopkeeper's
bedroom, and sleep in his bed for free.
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4.1.23. The Veldt
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Collect Rages:
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Anguiform - Aqua Rake - pack 11
Aspik - Giga Volt - packs 9 and 11
If you didn't take the time to collect them earlier:
Rhodox - Snare - packs 3 and 4
Stray Cat - Catscratch - packs 7 and 8
- You can make a special trip to the Veldt at this point to collect Rages by
going the same route you did before with Sabin (starting from the Lete River
accessed via the Returner's hideout). I highly recommend this as Giga Volt
is incredibly powerful for this early in the game, and Aqua Rake, while a bit
less powerful by comparison, is always multi-target and gives you access to
two attack elements that are hard to come by at this point. You also won't
have another chance to collect these for a good little while, and they are
quite useful for some of the upcoming areas.
- Also if you want to see every cutscene in the game, note that this time when
you take the ferry from Nikeah to South Figaro, you have to be smuggled out
of South Figaro by one of the ferrymen inside a chest.
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4.1.24. Figaro Castle
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- If Edgar is in your party, then you'll get special dialogue with different
people in the castle (i.e. the merchants try to refuse to take your money but
Edgar insists).
- If Edgar is your party leader, the shops here will offer their goods for half
price. Note that even though the merchants verbally acknowledge him no
matter what position in the party he holds, he MUST be the leader in order to
get the discount.
- Pick up the two new Tools from the shop. Drill is especially useful as it
ignores the target's Defense.
- If you have both Edgar and Sabin in your party you'll see a cutscene about
their past if you go to the room with the beds and rest. If you don't view
it now, you will be able to in the WoR, where it arguably makes more sense
story-wise.
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4.1.25. Kohlingen
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- If you go behind the house on the top right and push down, you'll find a back
entrance which leads to a Green Beret.
- When you leave town, don't forget to stop by the war-crazy old man's house
way up north and pick up the Hero Ring from one of his pots. Hero Ring is
Earrings and Atlas Armlet combined, so it's a great choice for Edgar or Gau,
or even Sabin if you use Pummel or Suplex with him as much as AuraBolt or
Fire Dance.
- It should be noted that the physical damage bonuses from Hero Rings/Atlas
Armlets don't stack with each other, but the magic damage bonuses from
Hero Rings/Earrings DO stack with each other. So, putting both your Hero
Ring and your Earrings on either Sabin or Gau is pretty effective.
- If you don't need the XP from encounters, you can find a chocobo stable in
the woods next to the war-crazy old man's house and ride a chocobo all the
way down to Jidoor.
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4.1.26. Zozo
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Espers:
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Ramuh - Equipped character receives +1 Stamina on level up
- Casts a Lightning magic attack on all enemies
Kirin - Casts Regen on all party members
Siren - Equipped character receives +10% HP on level up
- Casts Mute on all enemies
Stray - Equipped character receives +1 Magic Power on level up
- Casts Muddle on all enemies
- Save the tower with the relic shop sign for last; it's the tower Terra is in.
- To get the Chain Saw, set the clock to 6:10:50. Chain Saw ignores the
target's Defense like Drill, but has much higer damage and a 1/4 chance of
attempting an instant death attack instead of a normal damaging attack (which
is actually kind of a down side as these tend to miss, and many bosses are
immune to instant death).
- When you get to the first place you can jump between buildings, don't forget
to first climb all the way up the building you are on and get the Thief Glove.
- The Capture command (Fight + Steal, usable with Thief Glove equipped)
unfortunately nullifies some special properties of weapons:
Striker,
Assassin,
Wing Edge,
Scimitar,
Trump / Doom Darts (SNES/PSX) - No instant death
Man Eater - No double damage to "Humans"
Drainer,
Soul Sabre - Normal damage instead of HP/MP drain
Rune Edge,
Ragnarok,
Illumina,
Punisher - No MP-using critical hits
Ogre Nix - No MP-using critical hits, but can't break
Sniper,
Hawk Eye - No random extra damage
ValiantKnife - Loses defense-ignoring properties and doesn't add the
(max HP - current HP) damage
Tempest - Won't cast Wind Slash
Atma Weapon - Becomes a normal 255 Battle Power sword
- Dadaluma is weak against Poison[E] and susceptible to Imp, Mute, Sleep, and
Stop.
- After the cutscene, you'll obtain your first four Espers: Ramuh, Kirin, Siren,
and Stray.
- When your other party members arrive, then as soon as you talk to them you'll
be forced to proceed with Locke, Celes, and two others of your choice. Make
sure you first unequip any relics or other gear you want from any characters
you were using and will now leave behind. If you bring Edgar and Sabin
you'll see an amusing/story-significant interaction when you first recruit
Setzer, but if you collected the Anguiform and Aspik Rages for Gau, I
recommend you bring him instead of both brothers.
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4.1.27. About Magicite
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- I will normally use the term "Espers" to refer to your equipable Magicite,
and I will refer to the special "magic points" you earn from battle for
learning spells as "MXP", in order to easily distinguish between these magic
points and the magic points (MP) used to cast spells.
- Pay attention to the stat bonuses on the Espers. These are permanently added
each time the equipped character levels up in addition to whatever stat gains
they would normally get from leveling. Vigor and MagPwr are the two most
worthwhile bonuses, and which is best depends on the character and how you
play him/her. If you use mostly magic damage attacks with a character (i.e.
Blitzes or magic skills from Rages) then go with MagPwr, but if you use
mostly physical damage attacks (i.e. Chain Saw or physical skills from Rages,
most notably Catscratch) then go with Vigor. See 6.2. Esper Stat Bonuses in
the Quick Reference section for a complete listing of possible bonuses.
- At this point in the game, I recommend equipping Espers based on what
stat bonuses they grant rather than what spells they teach (except for
possibly the curative spells). You can always run random battles to
learn spells, and there's a couple of ways to do this without having to
constantly watch your characters' XP in order to switch them back to the
Esper with the stat bonus you want when they are about to level up. I'll
mention these methods later when they become available.
- Note that in the SNES version, the Vigor bonus espers are incorrectly
labeled as "Strength" bonuses, even though there is no "Strength" stat.
- Also pay attention to what the Espers do when summoned. Some of them have
very nice effects, especially those acquired later (i.e. Golem). To get to
the summon, select the Magic command in battle and press up while at the top
of the list of spells the character knows. Espers can only be summoned once
per battle.
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4.1.28. Opera House
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- Make sure you stop by Owzer's mansion at the north end of Jidoor before
heading here.
- Make sure you equip Sprint Shoes on a party member since part of the Opera
House sequence is timed. Note that in the PSX version, you can actually
already sprint any time you want to by holding down O (circle), however this
turns into an insanely fast super-sprint when you have Sprint Shoes equipped,
so they're still worth it.
- You may want to save beforehand and sing the song incorrectly on purpose,
because some of the incorrect lines are pretty amusing; same goes for hitting
the wrong switches when trying to stop Ultros (the correct switch is the one
on the far right).
- Ultros absorbs Water and is weak against Fire and Lightning.
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4.1.29. The Blackjack
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- If you have both Edgar and Sabin in your party, Edgar gives the coin that
Celes flips to her, and Sabin gets upset with him (remember how the NPCs in
Figaro told you the succession was decided?).
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4.1.30. The Southern Continent
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Rages:
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ChickenLip - Special Move: Quake
Unblockable, non-reflectable, Earth element, multi-target,
divides damage, ignores defense
- Formations: Forest x2
Steal:
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Commando - Mithril Vest (rare), Tent (common)
- Make sure to re-equip Celes's gear, relics, and Esper once you arrive.
- You can return to the Blackjack for various services supplied by the crew
members: healing, item shop, and unequipping your characters that are back in
Narshe.
- You might want to visit the four other settlements before heading to Vector.
These are Albrook (you land next to it), Tzen (north), Maranda (west), and
the Imperial Mountian Base (east).
- Tzen, Albrook, and Maranda have some new gear for sale, most notably Bard's
Hats and, in Albrook only, Wall Rings.
- Having 4 Wall Rings will be advantageous in many future situations, so
it's not a bad idea to pick up as many as you need here. I recommend
getting 2 since you should find a couple more from chests before you ever
really need to use them.
- I recommend the Bard's Hat for its significant boost to MBlock; paired
with a White Cape, you will notice a significant increase in the number
of times the character dodges attacks. The only possible advantage the
Green Beret has over the Bard's Hat is the max HP bonus it provides
(Bard's Hat gives a max MP bonus).
- The Imperial Base has soldiers walking around that you can fight and Steal
Tents from (Commando common Steal), and they also have a chance of dropping
Tents as well. This is a great way to stock up.
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4.1.31. Magitek Research Facility
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Espers:
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Ifrit - Equipped character receives +1 Vigor on level up
- Casts a Fire magic attack on all enemies
Shiva - Casts an Ice magic attack on all enemies
Unicorn - Casts Remedy on all party members
Maduin - Equipped character receives +1 Magic Power on level up
- Casts a non-elemental magic attack on all enemies
Shoat - Equipped character receives +10% HP on level up
- Casts a Petrify spell on all enemies (misses those immune to instant
death attacks).
Phantom - Equipped character receives +10% MP on level up
- Casts Vanish on all party members
Carbunkl - Casts Reflect on all party members
Bismark - Equipped character receives +2 Vigor on level up
Steal:
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Number 128 (boss) - Tempest (rare)
- In the upper-right corner of the second area (the area that loads after you
fall down on a conveyor belt), there is a pipe in the wall you can enter near
the large group of crates that leads to some treasure.
- In the lower left corner of the second area on the lower of the two levels
there is a door leading underneath the upper level to a treasure chest.
There's a similar door at the right end of the lower level as well leading to
another treasure chest hidden behind the bottom wall.
- If you are going for Strago's Lores later, make sure to encounter a Chaser in
the area after you fight Shiva and Ifrit so that you can find it on the Veldt
later and learn Dischord from it.
- Osmose (which can be learned from the Shiva Esper) is an incredibly useful
spell for any spell casting character. It drains a large amount of MP from
the target and gives it to the caster. Osmose can often totally replenish a
character's MP in a single cast, provided the target has enough MP to begin
with.
- Trappers use the first L.# attacks you will face (L.3 Muddle, L.4 Flare, and
L.5 Doom), where they target the whole party but only hit a character if
his/her level is divisible by #.
- In the room with five empty glass tubes, check down and to the left of the
bottom left tube for a Break Blade.
- Number 024 is susceptible to both Sleep and Imp.
- Number 128 absorbs Ice and is susceptible to Slow. The Tempest rare Steal it
has is one of only two in the game.
- Left Crane absorbs Lightning and is weak against Water. Right Crane absorbs
Fire and is weak against Lightning and Water. Both are susceptible to Slow.
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4.1.32. Zozo
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- After Terra rejoins your party, she will have permanently gained the ability
to "Morph" in battle into the freaky-haired white Esper-thing. While in this
form, Terra has improved offensive and defensive statistics, so she'll deal
more and take less damage. How long she remains in this form depends on how
much MXP she has earned from battles since the last time she used Morph.
- Now that you have the option of using Setzer as a party member on a regular
basis, it's worth noting that all of his unique weapons (meaning only he can
equip them) do the same damage from the back row.
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4.1.33. Narshe
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- There is new stuff in the weapon and armor shops, but make sure you save at
least 33000 GP for buying some Espers in a bit.
- If you like using Locke, I highly recommend Genji Glove + two Hawk Eyes for
him as not only do they do the same damage from the back row, but they also
frequently do extra damage at random.
- Go to the house with the locked treasure chest (the one you looted all the
other chests in earlier). You'll see Lone Wolf on his way out and the chest
is empty. Follow him north to the Esper. He's holding Mog hostage. Just
hold still for a bit and Mog will escape. Either talk to Mog and he joins
your party, or talk to Lone Wolf to get a Gold Hairpin (Mog can be recruited
later in the WoR whether or not you get him here).
- Go for the Gold Hairpin. You can't use Mog yet if you are following my
Colosseum strategy anyway. Gold Hairpin halves the MP cost of all spells
for the equipped character.
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4.1.34. Jidoor
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Espers:
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Golem - Equipped character receives +2 Stamina on level up
- Absorbs physical damage up to a total amount equal to the summoner's
HP at the time of summoning
Zoneseek - Equipped character receives +2 Magic Power on level up
- Casts Shell on all party members
- At the auction house, you can obtain the Golem Esper for 20,000 GP and the
Zoneseek Esper for 10,000 GP.
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4.1.35. Tzen
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Espers:
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Sraphim - Casts a less-than-impressive cure spell on all party members
- You can purchase the Sraphim Esper for 3,000GP from a random guy behind the
trees in the upper-right part of town.
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4.1.36. Continent West of the Veldt
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Rages:
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Chimera - Special Move: Aqua Rake
- Formations: Forest x2
- Upgrade from Anguiform; Chimera is immune to every negative status.
Steal:
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Baskervor - Gaia Gear (rare) - Found in Grasslands; Susceptible to Sleep and
Slow (should help with the Steal attempts).
- Gaia Gear grants absorption of Earth elemental attacks, so having 4 of them
helps greatly in several areas, and makes Gau's ChickenLip Rage a great
option.
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4.1.37. The Veldt
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Collect Rages:
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ChickenLip - Quake - pack 19
Chimera - Aqua Rake - packs 21 and 24
If you didn't make the extra trip earlier:
Aspik - Giga Volt - packs 9 and 11
- If you waited to do the injured soldier letter sending sidequest so you could
go hear Lola's responses in person, you can do that now.
- While Veldt battles don't give you any XP, they do give you MXP.
- Chimera's special attack is identical to Anguiforms, however it grants many
status immunities Anguiform lacks.
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4.1.38. Cave of the Sealed Gate
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- It's a good idea to equip your party with Gaia Gear for the Cave of the
Sealed Gate; the Lifeshaver attack used by Ing is Earth elemental.
- If you are planning to use Gau in your main end-game party and are playing
the SNES version, make sure you hang on to the Tempest you get from the chest
in the area before the changing bridge maze (or if you stole one from Number
128 in the Magitech Research Facility, make sure you keep at least one of the
two).
- To get a Genji Glove in the area after the changing bridge maze, go up the
the staircase and trip the switch in the middle of the bridge, then when it
drops you, go left and up through the small cave mouth.
- The plaza beneath the grand stairway the ninja (encountered when you flip the
right of the two side-by-side switches) refers to is just the area at the
bottom of the big staircase that appears when you trip the switch in the
middle of the bridge over the lava. There are several items you can find
there just by searching the apparently empty ground, none of them really
worthwhile, especially since two of them aren't as advertised: the "2000GP"
is actually just 293 GP, and the "Remedy" is actually a Soft.
- When you reach the area with the two button-looking switches close to each
other in the floor, ignore them and go down the stairs and then to the left.
There will be a third floor switch on a platform; trip it and a cave will
open up leading to some chests, one of which contains the Atma Weapon sword.
- The Atma Weapon does the most damage when its user is at full HP, and also
does more damage the higher the user's level.
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4.1.39. Vector
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- When you exit the airship, you can find a chocobo stable in the nearby forest
in the narrowest part on the right side. Bring Sabin and Cyan for some extra
tidbits of dialogue later.
- Before and during the banquet, there is a point system by which you can earn
rewards. This is how you can get the best possible outcome:
Talk to as many guards as possible before the banquet begins. You have 4
minutes. To save as much time as possible:
- Equip some Sprint Shoes.
- Don't take the time to open the chests; you can do this after the
banquet.
- Don't talk to the two fancily dressed guards in the throne room where you
start out or try to enter the doors at the back of it. These guards don't
count towards the total, and they'll move up and bar your way if you try
to enter the doors; all of this wastes valuable time.
- Don't walk up to the cell Kefka is being held in; this will trigger a
small cutscene in which he'll just babble in annoying, Kefka fashion,
again wasting valuable time. If you want to hear what he says, you can
come see him after the banquet is over.
Each guard talked to : 1 pt (24 pts total)
Each guard fought : 4 pts (20 pts total)
During the banquet, respond to the questions like so:
Who to toast? - "To our hometowns" : 5 pts
About Kefka? - "Leave him in jail" : 5 pts
About Doma? - "That was inexcusable" : 5 pts
About Celes? - "Celes is one of us" : 5 pts
Any questions? : 2 pts each; -10 pts if you ask a question twice
(When Gestahl asks to talk about Espers after you ask the
first question, refuse so you can ask the other two.)
About the Espers? - "They've gone too far" : 5 pts
Which question asked first? - Choose the correct one : 5 pts
"Take a break" and beat the Emperor's Guard (Sp Forces) : 5 pts
Anything you'd like me to say? - "The war is over" : 5 pts
Do me a favor? - Say yes the first time : 3 pts
Rewards (these are cumulative; if you get 90+ pts you get them all):
0-49 pts: Empire withdraws from South Figaro
50-66 pts: Empire withdraws from Doma
67-76 pts: Unlocks the locked door in the house in the Imperial camp outside
the Cave of the Sealed Gate
77-89 pts: Receive a Tintinabar
90-93 pts: Receive a Charm Bangle
- Now that you've earned your rewards, don't forget to explore the palace and
collect the treasure. If you examine a toilet, you'll jump on it, squat, and
flush. You can also go hear Kefka's windy monologue now if you'd like.
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4.1.40. Things to Do Before Albrook
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- Go back and visit the airship where it crashed near Maranda for an
interesting cutscene in the engine room.
- In the now-unlocked basement room in the Imperial camp, there is a hidden
chest in the bottom right hand corner of the room, and the stove has a Flame
Sabre as well.
- The troops will be gone from Tzen and Maranda, and the citizens will have
different dialogue.
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4.1.41. Thamasa
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Steal:
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FlameEater (boss) - Flame Sabre (common)
- This should be the first point in the game at which you have the opportunity
to teach Shadow some Magic, however I recommend that you don't until much
later so that he can be used as a much more effective Colosseum character.
(See the last paragraph of 3.3.1. Colosseum Strategy.)
- The weapon shop here sells some of the elemental rods. In addition to being
regular equipable weapons, the elemental rods can be used as expendable items
to cast a defense-ignoring version of a spell of the corresponding element.
- The armor shop here sells Mystery Veils, an awesome helm with some MBlock
that only the ladies can wear. You might as well pick up 3.
- After talking to Strago, go behind his house and the one nearby to see some
suspicious activities. Then, go rest at the Inn, BUT FIRST completely
unequip Shadow (gear, relics, Esper) so he doesn't take your stuff when he
leaves.
- FlameEater absorbs Fire, is immune to Lightning, Poison[E], Pearl, and Earth,
and is weak againts Ice. It is susceptible to Slow.
- There's a Memento Ring hidden on the left wall of the second floor of
Strago's house (a.k.a. the "Safty Ring" in the PSX release...).
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4.1.42. Esper Mountain
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Lores:
------
Abolisher - Pearl Wind - Abolisher can only be encountered outside on the
mountain slopes rather than in the cave areas. It
will cast Pearl Wind after 3 turns if it's not alone.
- Pearl Wind is a unique and potentially useful healing
spell in that it heals each party member for the same
amount as the caster's current HP, it penetrates the
Reflect status, and it is not absorbed by Runic.
Steal:
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Ultros (boss) - White Cape (common)
- As this is the first chance you'll have to start learning some Lores, it's
worth noting that the Blind status actually does do something: it prevents
Strago from learning Lores. You'll probably never run into any trouble with
this, though.
- When Relm joins your party, you'll notice that her special battle command is
Sketch. In the original SNES American release of the game (version 1.0),
Sketch is subject to a serious bug triggered under certain conditions when it
misses. A later SNES version of the game was released without the bug, and
the bug does not exist in the PSX or GBA versions either.
The bug can cause all manner of things to happen, ranging from freeze ups and
graphics glitches to total loss of all save game data on the cartridge. If
you are playing the SNES version of the game and aren't sure which version it
is, I recommend that you don't use Sketch at all unless you know it will hit.
This guide will only direct you to use Sketch one time, and will list the
conditions for 100% chance to hit there.
- Ultros absorbs Water and is weak against Fire and Lightning. He is
susceptible to Stop.
- Fall through the bottom-left weak floor spot last since it will lead you
onward while the other two lead to treasures.
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4.1.43. Pre-Floating Continent Errands and Points of Interest
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Lores:
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Telstar, Chaser - Dischord - Encounter either monster on the Veldt; It may
take several turns for them to use Dischord.
- Dischord halves the level of the target, which is
useful for Stealing from and Controlling enemies
since the success rate of these commands depends
on the character's level relative to the target's
(you won't get the Control command for quite a
while yet).
- If you re-enter Thamasa with Strago in your party you'll find his friend
Gungho near the Elder's house, and there will be a short cutscene about
Hidon. If you talk to Gungho without Strago in your party, you're party
leader will describe Strago insultingly (and amusingly).
- If you won freedom for South Figaro via the point system on your last visit
to Vector, there's still an empty suit of Magitech armor left behind near the
weapon and armor shops.
- If you won freedom for Doma Castle, go collect the treasure there. Somewhat
surprisingly, there is no cutscene for having Cyan in your party.
- I highly recommend at least teaching your two main casters (Celes and Terra)
all of the magic you have available at this point. At the very least teach
all of the truly useful spells to Celes, since there will soon come a time
where she is your only character for a little while.
You should consider going the route of earning good MXP while at the same
time earning little or no XP. Then later, when you are fighting battles that
give you normal amounts of XP, you can just equip Espers according to their
stat bonuses without worrying about what spells they teach. I know of three
good ways to do this:
- Fight random battles in the first two areas of the Phantom Forest (when
you enter from the north). You will encounter either a single Ghost
worth 3 MXP or a Ghost and two Popliums together for 1 MXP (no, I'm not
sure how this makes sense). The Ghost is the more common encounter.
These battles are worth very little XP, and all of your characters should
be able to one-shot the enemies here, even from the back row.
- Hunt for Intangirs on Triangle Island. You will encounter a single
Intangir roughly half of the time here. Intangirs are worth a whopping
10 MXP and no XP, but The downside is that the other monsters you'll
encounter here aren't worth *any* MXP (they are also worth very little
XP).
Intangir is normally a very tough monster. However, it is susceptible to
instant death attacks; the Rhodox Rage is the best way to kill it since
it will counter the Doom spell with Meteo on the caster, but won't
counter Snare. Meteo hurts. Use Gau + Rhodox Rage.
- Fight on the Veldt. An encounter on the Veldt gives you just as much MXP
as it does in its original area, even though it doesn't give you any XP.
Since some encounters aren't worth any MXP normally, this of course means
that the same encounters aren't worth any MXP on the Veldt either. This
really isn't the best method unless you are killing two or three birds
with one stone by hunting Rages and/or Lores at the same time.
I prefer the Phantom Forest method as I feel it gives you the best MP over
time. Intangir is great, until you get unlucky and have a streak of ten non-
Intangir, 0 MXP encounters in a row. You also pretty much have to use Gau at
all times when hunting Intangirs, since trying to survive or revive after
every Meteo counter attack to Doom is just not worth the trouble. This slows
you down if you are teaching magic to all of the characters since you can
only be teaching three of them + Gau at a time.
- Now is a good time to pick up the highly useful Dischord Lore. Enemies
immune to instant death attacks are also immune to Dischord. However, there
is a bug in the game you can exploit to hit them with it anyway. The way the
Vanish status is coded, any enemy that has it can be hit by any spell,
regardless of whether or not it is one to which they would normally be immune.
Casting Vanish on a monster immune to instant death then allows you to hit it
with Dischord. Because said monster could alse be hit with instant death
attacks if under the effects of Vanish, this bug can be seriously exploited
throughout the game. I strongly recommend against this; it will suck the fun
right out of the game. However, exploiting it with Dischord in order to
Steal items more easily shouldn't ruin your fun at all, unless you LIKE
spending unnecessarily larger amounts of time trying to Steal stuff...
- If you don't already have some, buy some Bolt Edges and Fire Skeans in
Kohlingen for Shadow to throw on the Floating Continent. Don't forget that
Earrings boost their damage, and that Earrings stack (or Earrings + Hero
Ring).
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4.1.44. The Floating Continent
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Steal:
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Air Force (boss) - Elixer (common)
Laser Gun (boss) - X-Ether (common)
- Laser Gun is the one on the right.
Dragon (rare encounter) - Genji Glove (rare), Potion (common)
AtmaWeapon (boss) - Ribbon (rare), Elixer (common)
- Chupon absorbs Fire, is weak against Ice and Water, and is susceptible to
Mute, Sleep, and Stop. Ultros absorbs Water, is weak against Fire and
Poison[E], and is susceptible to Slow.
- In the battle with Air Force, all of the opponents are weak against Lightning
and Water, and all of them *besides* Air Force are susceptible to Stop.
- Don't forget to NOT teach Shadow any magic so that you can use him
effectively in the Colosseum.
- Behemoths are vulnerable to instant death attacks, so use Doom or Break
against them.
- Dragons are weak to Lightning attacks, and can be affected by Stop and Sleep
(they are pretty tough, so you might want to try for both statuses).
- To get to Gigantos, a monster-in-a-box encounter, go all the way to the right
just past the staircase to the first warp hole (the platforms with the dots
in the center), and the path will open to a blue orb. He is susceptible to
both Stop and instant death attacks, but he does open up the battle with
three hard-hitting physical attacks, so you might consider applying Vanish to
all your characters before the battle.
- AtmaWeapon is susceptible to Slow, and can be killed by using Rasp to drain
all of its MP, which can be safer than more orthodox methods since he is
scripted to use more powerful attacks the lower his HP gets. You might
consider Wall Rings to protect against some of his brutal magic attacks,
especially if you have Strago with the Pearl Wind Lore or are using Gau with
the Gaia Gear + Quake (ChickenLip Rage) tactic for healing.
- Don't forget about Sprint Shoes for the timed escape sequence.
- Naughty is susceptible to Imp, and Wall Rings help against it too. It uses
Cold Dust, an attack which can cause the Frozen status effect. This is one
of only two status effects in the game that can't be cured with an item or
curative magic. Frozen characters can only be unfrozen by taking fire damage,
so a basic Fire spell is probably your best bet.
- Nerapa is susceptible to Muddle, Stop, and Doom, but starts with the Reflect
status, so you have to bounce spells off of your own characters' Reflect
barriers to hit it.
- When you are about to jump to the airship, instead choose the wait option,
then when the clock reaches 0:04 Shadow will arrive and jump with you. If
you fail to do this, you'll never see him again, and instead of Shadow later
getting a fifth dream sequence, Relm will get a dream sequence of her own.
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4.2. World of Ruin
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Contents:
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4.2.01. Solitary Island
4.2.02. Southern Continent
4.2.03. Albrook
4.2.04. Tzen
4.2.05. Serpent Un-Trench
4.2.06. Mobliz
4.2.07. Nikeah
4.2.08. South Figaro
4.2.09. Figaro Cave
4.2.10. Figaro Castle
4.2.11. Kholingen
4.2.12. Colosseum
4.2.13. Daryl's Tomb
4.2.14. Notes Before Continuing
4.2.15. Maranda
4.2.16. Jidooor
4.2.17. Solitary Island
4.2.18. Master Duncan's Cottage
4.2.19. Mobliz
4.2.20. Narshe Ruins - Picking Up Mog
4.2.21. Mog Mug: Fanatic's Tower
4.2.22. Mog Mug: ZoneEater Cave
4.2.23. Mog Mug: Kefka's Tower
4.2.24. Colosseum
4.2.25. Mog Mug (sorta): Phoenix Cave
4.2.26. Mog Mug: Narshe Ruins
4.2.27. Forest North of Jidoor
4.2.28. The Veldt Cave
4.2.29. Colosseum
4.2.30. MXP Grinding
4.2.31. The Veldt
4.2.32. Doom Gaze
4.2.33. Mog Assassination: Fanatic's Tower
4.2.34. Mog Assassination: Kefka's Tower
4.2.35. Opera House
4.2.36. Ancient Castle
4.2.37. Maranda
4.2.38. Zozo
4.2.39. Mount Zozo
4.2.40. Narshe Ruins
4.2.41. Doma Castle and Cyan's Dream
4.2.42. Maranda
4.2.43. Owzer's Mansion
4.2.44. The Veldt
4.2.45. Owzer's Mansion
4.2.46. Fanatic's Tower
4.2.47. Collecting Lores
4.2.48. Thamasa and Ebot's Rock
4.2.49. Get Rich Quick Scheme
4.2.50. Collecting the Imp Gear
4.2.51. Learning the Last of the Spells
4.2.52. Fanatic's Tower
4.2.53. The Economizer, Leveling Up, and Final Errands
4.2.54. Kefka's Tower
4.2.55. The Final Battle
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4.2.01. Solitary Island
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- A lot has happened since you last had the opportunity to save, so note that
you can exit to the world map and save there by going anywhere but down from
the outside of the cottage.
- The best way to save Cid from dying is to collect both the fast and medium
speed fish whenever both are available (you can catch more than one at a time
and the effects are cumulative). Sometimes the medium speed fish are
actually bad for him, but they are always worth the risk if caught with a
fast moving fish. When not being fed fish, Cid's "health" is constantly
being drained. Talking to him seems to be what triggers a new set of fish on
the beach. You can check in the rare items section of the Items menu to see
what kind of fish you caught, but at that point it's irrelevant because
there's no way to avoid feeding it to Cid the next time you talk to him.
- While I suppose saving Cid is the nicest way to go, letting him die is more
interesting story-wise, even in spite of that "leap of faith" nonsense added
to the US version. Furthermore, when you come back to the island later in
your brand spankin' new (ok, refurbished) airship, all he does is wander
aimlessly around his dilapidated shack and say "I feel much better! Thanks
Celes!" (regardless of whether or not Celes is actually in your party) rather
than, I don't know, COMING WITH YOU. Saving him is also tedious; it's much
easier to kill him with slow fish. In any case, whether he lives or dies is
merely a matter of story progression; you don't miss out on any treasure or
anything either way.
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4.2.02. Southern Continent
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- As long as Celes is your only party member, it's a good idea to keep a Ribbon
on her to protect her from deadly status effects like Petrify and Zombie.
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4.2.03. Albrook
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- If you examine the campfire by the weapon shop, you'll hear a burning noise
and your character will jump back.
- The weapon shop sells the three elemental swords, which can be purchased
later for Shadow to Throw for great single-target elemental damage.
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4.2.04. Tzen
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- You'll be playing another timed sequence here, so equip some Sprint Shoes.
- In the collapsing house, don't get the treasure chest right next to the
stairs down to the basement or the chest in the upper left corner of the
basement. Both are monster-in-a-box encounters that just waste time and
don't net you any items.
- If you have them, you can use Smoke Bombs to quickly escape the random
battles in the house and save quite a bit of time.
- Before you leave town, stop by the relic shop and pick up enough Peace Rings
so that between them and your Ribbons you can protect 3 party members from
Confusion, snag a second Sneak Ring if you only have one, and make sure you
own a couple of DragoonBoots.
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4.2.05. Serpent Un-Trench
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- If you want as many Espers as early as possible, head towards the "tail"
(look at your mini map) of the Serpent Trench first where Mobliz is. If you
instead want to regain an airship ASAP, head towards the "head" and Nikeah
instead.
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4.2.06. Mobliz
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Espers:
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Fenrir - Equipped character receives +30% MP on level up
- Sets the Image status on all party members. Image causes any physical
attack to be evaded, provided it is not unblockable. Each time an
attack is evaded due to the Image status, there is a chance that it
will be removed. Image only lasts until the end of a battle.
- Don't waste a use of Morph when fighting with Terra; it's a scripted battle
where she is forced to lose.
- Phunbaba absorbs Lightning and is weak against Poison[E].
- After defeating Phunbaba, you will receive the Fenrir Esper.
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4.2.07. Nikeah
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- The weapon shop has Enhancers, which increase MBlock by 20% besides being a
pretty good weapon. You can equip two with a Genji Glove for a very high
dodge rate, especially when coupled with a Bard's Hat and a White Cape.
- You will have a chance to buy Enhancers at half price a short while later
in South Figaro after you acquire Edgar, so as good as they are, it might
be worth the wait.
- Don't waste your money on a Diamond Vest for Celes as you can buy her a
Diamond Armor very soon in South Figaro.
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4.2.08. South Figaro
------------------------
- If you didn't gather the treasures around town in the WoB, you can collect
the better WoR items now.
(See 4.1.05. South Figaro for the list, including locations.)
- If Edgar is your party leader, you'll get a 50% discount in the stores here,
so you may want to wait until you get him before buying gear here (you won't
have to wait long).
- Make sure you have enough Amulets/Ribbons to protect 4 party members against
the Zombie status before moving on.
- Check the trees on the east edge of town for some amusing NPC dialogue.
- Behind Duncan's wife's house, you can re-enter the passages where you first
escaped with Celes in the WoB and fight the same random encounters that were
there before (probably a mistake since imperial commanders wouldn't have any
reason to attack you now given that the empire no longer even exists, let
alone occupies South Figaro).
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4.2.09. Figaro Cave
-----------------------
- It's a good idea to have Peace Rings/Ribbons equipped to protect againts the
dangerous Confuse status set by many of the enemy attacks here.
- If you waited to open the chests from the WoB, make sure to grab them now.
Don't worry, Siegfried won't get to them (just like on the ghost train, he
doesn't actually prevent you from getting any treasure you might otherwise
have been able to obtain.)
- Before talking to Gerad in the engine room, equip RunningShoes on Celes and
Sabin for the ensuing boss battle. This will prevent the Tentacles from
Slowing and grabbing either of them (you'll see what I mean as they are sure
to do this to Gerad).
- In keeping with their tendancy towards being annoying, each of the four
Tentacles has different weaknesses and susceptabilities, so to make it easier
here they are listed in the same spatial layout as the Tentacles themselves:
Tentacle A Tentacle B
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- Absorbs Earth and Water - Absorbs Lightning and Water
- Susceptable to Stop - Susceptable to Poison[S], Mute,
Sleep, and Slow
Tentacle C Tentacle D
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- Absorbs Ice and Water - Absorbs Fire
- Weak against Fire - Weak against Ice and Water
- Susceptable to instant death - Susceptable to Poison[S], Mute, and
attacks, Poison[S], and Slow Slow
- Check the suit of armor in the treasure room for a Soul Sabre.
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4.2.10. Figaro Castle
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- If you didn't view the cutscene with the two brothers earlier in the WoB, you
should do so now.
- Like South Figaro, if Edgar is your party leader the shops give you 50% off.
You can also have the old man in the basement take the castle back to South
Figaro so you can take advantage of the discount there if you wish.
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4.2.11. Kholingen
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- Fun fact: In the SNES version, Trump (available in the weapon shop) are
actually darts when used in battle, and the Doom Darts (acquired later)
actually appear as cards. The PSX version swaps the names of these two items
so that they make sense.
- Trump/Doom Darts have a chance of inflicting instant death; not particularly
useful in the next dungeon, but many people favor them in the Colosseum (not
necessary if you took my advice regarding Mog).
- Pick up at least one Dice for Setzer. I prefer to equip two since this
reduces the chance of his turn doing crap total damage.
- Dice damage = 2d6 * 2 * Setzer's level, but they're weighted in favor of
1-4 rolls vs 5 and 6 rolls.
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4.2.12. Colosseum
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- The Colosseum is in roughly the same place the war-crazy old man's house was
in the WoB (the northwest corner of the map).
- You can visit the Colosseum now if you wish. About the only thing worth
your time at this point is the Gold Hairpin -> Dragon Horn trade (see the
bottom of 5. Colosseum Guide), but many players can't bear to part with their
precious Gold Hairpin at this point. If you follow my recommended WoR order
and Colosseum strategy, you will be able to win the vast majority of the
useful items available from the Colosseum in a single visit not long from
now, and will score TWO Dragon Horns without giving up your Gold Hairpin.
However, the DragoonBoots + Dragon Horn combo is pretty sweet on spear/lance
wielding characters (just Edgar at this point), so it's worth considering.
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4.2.13. Daryl's Tomb
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- Monsters here frequently attempt to Zombify you, so equip Amulets/Ribbons all
around.
- Don't use Trump/Doom Darts with Setzer as most of the monsters here are
undead and the instant death effect will actually revive them.
- In the room with the Czarina Gown, there is a hidden passage in the right
wall to a chest with an Exp. Egg. Note that even though the character
equipped with the Exp. Egg will in fact receive twice the normal XP from
battle, the combat message still states the normal amount.
- In the room towards the end of the tomb with the save point and two chests,
the left chest contains the Monster-in-a-box Presenter. Presenter absorbs
Ice, Lightning, and Water, is immune to Poison[E], and is weak against Fire.
It is susceptible to instant death attacks, Mute, Sleep, and Stop.
- Dullahan absorbs Ice and is weak against Fire. He casts quite a few spells,
so Runic is a good choice. Wall Rings can also be useful, but he targets
characters with the Reflect status with a special status ailment attack, so
pairing them with Ribbons may be a good idea. Also of note, he casts L?
Pearl, which hits all characters whose level is divisible by the last digit
of your current GP.
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4.2.14. Notes Before Continuing
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- From here on out, the order of the areas is just my recommendation / personal
preference. Feel free to ignore me when I tell you things like "don't talk
to so-and-so yet" or "don't go in there yet". The game drops hints at its
own recommended order (i.e. the bird to follow), but for the most part, you
can really just choose wherever you want to go next.
- It's a good idea to make sure you save just before each time you use your
airship, just in case you encounter Doom Gaze while you're in the air. At
this point it can kill you relatively easily.
(See 4.2.32. Doom Gaze for more info.)
- Throughout the WoR there are 8 special dragons to defeat. In addition to
being listed below, each is also listed in the section for the area in which
it resides. When all 8 are defeated, you will receive the Crusader Esper.
The 8 Dragons:
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Red Dragon - Phoenix Cave
White Dragon - Fanatic's Tower
Gold Dragon - Kefka's Tower
Skull Dragon - Kefka's Tower
Dirt Dragon - Opera House
Blue Dragon - Ancient Castle
Storm Dragon - Mount Zozo
Ice Dragon - Narshe Ruins
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4.2.15. Maranda
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- This is the town to which the pidgeon led you.
- The Falchion, which can be bought in the weapon shop, can be bet for a Flame
Shld at the Colosseum, which can then be bet for an Ice Shld. Buy four.
- Flame Shld absorbs Fire and nullifies Ice, but adds weakness to Water.
Ice Shld absorbs Ice and nullifies Fire, but adds weakness to Air.
Also, Flame Shld teaches Fire 2 at a x5 rate, and Ice Shld teaches Ice 2
at the same rate.
- Don't talk to Lola just yet (the woman with all the flowers in the top right
house); you'll come back for that later.
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4.2.16. Jidooor
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- Jidoor is located on the southeastern end of the large circular part of the
continent furthest to the west (the large circular part is on top with a thin
strip of land curving down an to the east connecting it to a smaller oval
part).
- Stop by the auction house until a Hero Ring comes up, and buy it for 50,000
GP. If you don't have the GP, go get it, because Hero Ring is awesome.
- Grab a Sniper at the weapon shop to trade into a Red Jacket at the Colosseum
later, as well as a Partisan for use in the Colosseum prior to winning the
Pearl Lance.
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4.2.17. Solitary Island
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Espers:
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Palidor - Causes all party members to perform a Jump attack simultaneously
Steal:
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Peeper - Elixer (rare)
Earthguard - Megalixer (rare)
- Note the Steals available here for later. I won't be listing them again
because I don't personally think they are worth the time and effort. Peepers
and Earthguards die after a short time because they have extremely little HP
and the Seizure status, so it's harder to obtain a rare Steal from them than
you might think. Also, because their Seizure status is inherent, it cannot
be cured to extend their life.
- The Palidor Esper can be found on the beach where you caught fish for Cid.
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4.2.18. Master Duncan's Cottage
-----------------------------------
- If you spoke to Duncan's wife in South Figaro, you'll recall she mentioned
that he's still alive. His cottage can be found in the center of a + shaped
group of trees northeast of Narshe. Narshe is in about the same place it was
in the WoB (center of the map at the extreme north).
- If you visit him without Sabin, he'll be jumping around and hacking up a lung
inside his cottage. Also, every time you go to the menu and back he'll
restart his jump sequence, so you can make him jump off the left side of the
screen this way.
- If you visit him with Sabin, you'll see a cutscene and Sabin will learn his
final Blitz, Bum Rush, which he normally doesn't learn until level 70. At
this point, this will easily be your strongest attack. While it looks hard
when you check out the button combo the game gives you, keep in mind there's
an alternative with no diagonals in the Quick Reference section.
(See 6.1. Blitzes)
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4.2.19. Mobliz
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- Mobliz is on the end of the "tail" of the Serpent Un-Trench.
- Return to pick up Terra. If this is your first time here, you'll first fight
Phunbaba and pick up the Esper Fenrir, and you'll have to leave and re-enter
Mobliz in order to fight Phunbaba again and get Terra.
- Phunbaba absorbs Lightning and is weak against Poison[E].
- Keep in mind you can return here whenever you want for an easily accessible
and free rest in the back of the empty relic shop.
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4.2.20. Narshe Ruins - Picking Up Mog
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- When you first enter Narshe, go into the secret entrance cave to the left and
follow it to the moogle cave, where you'll find Mog. After you recruit him,
check the spot on the wall he was looking at for the Moogle Charm, a relic
exclusively for Mog that prevents random encounters entirely.
- Make sure you don't use Mog in battle and therefore end up teaching him a
Dance.
- If you left the chest on the far left end of the moogle cave alone in the WoB,
go grab the Ribbon from it, and continue on and grab the Elixer and Pod
Bracelet from the other chests, assuming you left them alone in the WoB too.
When you're done, Warp out of Narshe.
- Once back on the airship, put Mog in your party and equip him with Sprint
Shoes and the Moogle Charm for...
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4.2.21. Mog Mug: Fanatic's Tower
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Items to Get:
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Safety Bit
Air Anchor - Tool for Edgar; causes any enemy not immune to instant death to
die immediately after taking its next turn (always hits).
Genji Shld
Stunner - Dagger for Shadow with a chance to cast Stop on hit.
Force Armor
- Fanatic's Tower is located south of the "head" of the Serpent Un-Trench,
surrounded by mountains.
- In the first room with the chest containing a Safety Bit, check the wall to
the right of the chest for a secret switch. Tripping the switch reveals
another door nearby on the stairway leading to the Air Anchor Tool.
- You'll notice a dragon roaming around the room in which the Stunner is found;
DO NOT engage the dragon or Mog will learn a Dance.
- DON'T get the treasure at the top of the tower. If you do, you'll be forced
into a battle with MagiMaster and get the crap beat out of you.
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4.2.22. Mog Mug: ZoneEater Cave
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Items to Get:
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Ether
Red Jacket
Genji Armor
Magical Brsh
FakeMustache - Changes the Sketch command into Control, which when successful,
allows the character using it to Control the actions of the
target enemy. This is great for disabling enemeies that hold
only rare Steals so that you can make repeated Steal attempts
undisturbed. Like Steal, the success rate of Control is based
on the target's level vs. the Controller's level. The Coronet
helm (found in the next section) also raises the success rate of
Control.
Zephyr Cape
Hero Ring
Tack Star
Thunder Shld - Thunder Shld absorbs Lightning, nullifies Air, halves Fire and
Ice damage, teaches Bolt 2 at a x5 rate, and unlike Flame and
Ice Shlds, does not include an elemental weakness.
- To get to the cave, go to Triangle Island (northeast corner of the map),
unequip the Moogle Charm, and encounter ZoneEater. Then, just wait for it to
eat you, re-equip the Moogle Charm, and you're good to go.
- Make sure you let the weird looking dudes knock you down the pit at least
once so that you can get the treasure that's down there.
- Make sure you save at the save point when you come to it; the next area can
kill you instantly if you get smashed by the repeatedly falling ceiling.
- You can "equip" Gogo with the special abilities of the other characters in
the game in via the Status screen. The best armor that Gogo can equip
without using a Merit Award is the Tao Robe, which can be purchased at
Maranda.
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4.2.23. Mog Mug: Kefka's Tower
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WARNING: You may or may not miss out on some character interaction if you go to
Kefka's Tower at this point in the game because the cutscene of them all
talking before descending only plays the first time you visit the tower. It
might be a different scene later when you have all the characters, but I
haven't confirmed this.
Items to Get:
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FIRST PARTY:
Coronet
Fixed Dice
SECOND PARTY:
Minerva
Tack Star
Force Shld
Force Armor
Ribbon
THIRD PARTY:
Red Cap
Nutkin Suit
Gauntlet
Hero Ring
Aegis Shld
- To enter Kefka's Tower, attempt to land the airship on it.
- You'll definitely want a Warp Stone or the Warp spell available for when you
are ready to restart with Mog in a different party slot. You only need one
party member in one of the three parties to know Warp because if one party
uses it, everyone gets out.
- To get the Aegis Shld, you'll have to find and follow a hidden path maze at
the bottom of the room with the Hero Ring. The entrance is on the left side
of the rotating thingy. After taking the initial long downward path as far
as it goes, go up one square and to the left. This should allow you to
circle around and enter the hidden room from the bottom without too much
difficulty.
- When doing the third party area, don't go past the room with the Hero Ring
and Aegis Shld or you will soon be attacked by a boss.
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4.2.24. Colosseum
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(See 5. Colosseum Guide)
- This is just a short visit before the main one later; bring the 4 Falchions
you bought in Maranda and, bet them for 4 Flame Shlds, then depart.
- If you are having too much trouble beating Outsider to get Flame Shlds, but
you did get the ChickenLip Rage for Gau in the WoB, you might be able to do
without the Flame Shlds in the next area and use the Quake + Gaia Gear
strategy to keep alive instead. This would require that you go pick up Gau
on the Veldt real quick (just fight there with only 3 party members until he
shows up).
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4.2.25. Mog Mug (sorta): Phoenix Cave
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Items to Get:
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IN CHESTS:
Wing Edge - Has chance of instant death (like Trump/Doom Darts).
Ribbon
Dragon Horn
AFTER THE CUTSCENE AT THE END:
X-Potion
Phoenix Down
X-Ether
Elixer
Flame Shld
ValiantKnife - Ignores defense and does an additional (max HP - current HP)
damage per hit.
Espers:
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Phoenix - Resurrects all fallen party members and restores 25% of their max HP
The 8 Dragons:
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Red Dragon
- Phoenix Cave is a two-party dungeon found in the center of the star shaped
mountain range north of Tzen.
- This time you'll have to use both parties, so put Mog by himself with the
Moogle Charm and Sprint Shoes equipped, and make the other party like you
normally would. Don't worry about which party you put Mog in; both parties
start in the same place this time.
- There's a wide variety of status effect attacks used here, so a Ribbon for
everyone might not be a bad idea. Give everyone a Flame Shld. (Note that
Ice Shld is probably safest on the off chance Parasoul uses a Water elemental
attack, but Flame Shld will result in you being healed by the more common
Fire attacks you'll face; just kill Parasouls fast when you encounter them,
or else use a Smoke Bomb to flee).
- Most monsters here are weak to Ice; Necromancrs are undead and so can easily
be vanquished with Life.
- If you happen to encounter Aquila here and survive the battle, make sure you
remember you did; this will be very important later.
- Don't worry about crossing the spikes with Mog; they can't kill you and he
won't be doing any fighting.
- Have Mog take the left path at the entrance and your main party the other.
The first chest you see here on the left contains a Wing Edge, and all
subsequent chests you see are empty or aren't worth it (Warp Stone) until the
chest in the very center of the second lava area (the one where you solidify
it by draining the water onto it), which contains a Ribbon.
- Fight and kill the Red Dragon with your main party. He is weak to Ice and
Water, and susceptible to Poison[S], Muddle, and Slow. Flame Shlds are a
valuable asset in this battle. If you have Terra with you, feel free to use
Morph as there's no final boss to this dungeon. The chest he was guarding
contains a Dragon Horn!
- At the end of the cutscene, you will receive the Phoenix Esper.
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4.2.26. Mog Mug: Narshe Ruins
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Espers:
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Ragnarok - Morphs a single enemy into an item
- Once you have Locke back, he can pick the locks on the houses. Bring him and
Moogle Charmed Mog to pick up a couple items of interest.
- Get the Ragnarok (sword or Esper) from the weapon shop. The Esper teaches
Ultima. I recommend the sword since the Paladin Shld can be used to teach
Ultima instead, and the sword can be bet at the Colosseum for the Illumina,
the best weapon in the game.
- Ultima is the best attack spell in the game. When used by Terra, it is
almost certain to do the maximum damage of 9999 to all targets if you
have been improving her Magic Power via Esper stat bonuses.
- Get the Cursed Shld from an old man in the locked house above the relic shop.
Uncurse the Cursed Shld by equipping it and a Ribbon to a character and then
fighting 256 battles. (The Ribbon is necessary because the Cursed Shld
inflicts a variety of negative status effects on the wearer, including Zombie,
and the character must be living at the end of a battle for it to count
towards the total).
- When uncursed, the Cursed Shld becomes the Paladin Shld, by far the best
shield in the game. It grants absorbtion of Fire, Ice, Lightning, and
Pearl, and nullifies Water, Earth, Air, and Poison[E], adds a whopping 40
to MBlock, and teaches Ultima at a x1 rate.
- I recommend that you have a character equipped with a Ribbon and the
Cursed Shld for as many random battles as you can manage from now on.
It's not as much of a burden as it seems, just make certain you replace
it with a functional shield for boss battles. If you do this, you should
be able to get a good chunk of those 256 battles out of the way just in
the course of regular gameplay.
- TAKE NOTE: Gogo is unable to uncurse the Cursed Shld, so don't equip it
to him when working towards those 256 battles.
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4.2.27. Forest North of Jidoor
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Steal:
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Mantodea - Imp Halberd (rare)
- Pick up two Imp Halberds to bet at the Colosseum for a Merit Award and a Cat
Hood. Vanished characters will be immune to all of Mantodea's attacks, and
Mantodea doesn't have a common Steal, so you can just keep trying until you
succeed. Bring Gogo along so you can have two party members make steal
attempts. Also, don't forget to equip the Sneak Ring.
- If you want a set or two of the Imp Gear, go ahead and pick up one or two
more Imp Halberds to keep as well (See 4.2.50. Collecting the Imp Gear).
- The other monster you can encounter here is Reach Frog. Beware of Reach
Frog's Rippler ability; it swaps all of its status effects with the target
character's status effects, but it is bugged and swaps some properties of
characters that aren't actually status effects. The most notable of these is
Shadow's ability to have Interceptor randomly block attacks, something that
is PERMANENTLY lost if Reach Frog steals it via Rippler and doesn't then give
it back with a subsequent Rippler.
- It's actually possible to give other characters the ability to have
Interceptor block attacks for them by getting Reach Frog to first use
Rippler on Shadow and then again on a different character. However, this
isn't as cool as it sounds since Interceptor doesn't appear to perform
his counterattacks when blocking for characters other than Shadow.
Rippler is actually a learnable Lore, but you can't target your own party
members with it, so it is worthless for experimenting with its bugs.
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4.2.28. The Veldt Cave
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Steal:
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Blue SrBehemoth (boss) - Murasame (rare)
- The Veldt is on the largest northeastern continent, and the cave is at the
southern end (similar to the WoB).
- Make sure to pick up the Striker in the chest below the switch that moves the
rock out of your path.
- Blue SrBehemoth absorbs Ice, is weak against Fire and Poison[E], and is
susceptible to Imp and Stop. Yellow SrBehemoth absorbs Poison[E], is weak
against Fire and Pearl, and is undead and therefore susceptible to instant
death via the Life spell.
- If you want 2 Snow Mufflers (one each for Gau and Mog), then when you've
finished with the cave, return to the Veldt and hunt until you encounter
Yellow SrBehemoth again. Don't worry, this encounter is gauranteed;
SrBehemoth is in a Veldt pack by itself (pack 57). Defeat it for another
BehemothSuit.
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4.2.29. Colosseum
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- Now you're finally ready to clean up with your second / main visit to the
Colosseum (see 5. Colosseum Guide).
- Be sure to bet the Striker you just got to get Shadow back.
- If you took my advice and didn't recruit Mog in the WoB, didn't teach him any
Dances, and didn't teach him any magic, he makes an excellent Colosseum
character. Put him in the back row, equip him with a good spear/lance type
weapon, DragoonBoots, and Dragon Horn, and go to town! As soon as possible,
bet a Strato to get him a Pearl Lance and a BehemothSuit to get him a Snow
Muffler. Snow Muffler + Genji Helmet should get him to 255 Defense.
- After you get all the items you can at this point, you don't need to worry so
much about keeping Mog from learning Dances if you keep Shadow from learning
any magic. You really don't want any magic on Shadow at all so that you can
use him with the imp gear in the Colosseum.
(See 4.2.50. Collecting the Imp Gear)
- You should now be very well equipped. I personally recommend using Edgar and
Mog in your main party, both with the DragoonBoots + Dragon Horn combo. This
is devastating with the Pearl Lance occasionally casting Pearl as well; any
enemy weak to Pearl doesn't stand a chance.
- Now that you have Shadow back, don't forget that the elemental swords can be
purchased in Albrook to use as awesome Throwing weapons. You can also
purchase Shurikens and the more powerful Ninja Stars at Thamasa. Also, if
you want to follow my recommendations about using him in the Colosseum and
avoid teaching him magic for now, make sure you don't accidentally teach him
one of the second-level elemental spells via a shield (Flame Shld, Ice Shld,
or Thunder Shld).
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4.2.30. MXP Grinding
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- At this point it's worth mentioning that the best place to grind for MXP in
the WoR is the desert south of Maranda. You'll encounter Hoovers and
Cactrots here (worth 5 and 10 MXP respectively). Cactrots aren't worth any
XP, but Hoovers are worth 1881 XP per party member when all four are alive at
the end of the battle, so keep an eye on your characters' experience if you
are trying to use Esper stat bonuses to the best effect.
- Hoover is pretty rough, but is vulnerable to instant death attacks. Equip
everyone to be invulnerable to Air element attacks (Thunder Shld or Minerva)
so that its Sandstorm counter-attacks won't clean your clock, and then go for
the highest hit-rate instant death attacks you have at your disposal: Rhodox
Rage for Gau, Air Anchor for Edgar, and probably just the Doom spell for
everyone else.
- Cactrot has 255 Defense but only 3 HP, so any defense-ignoring weapon or
attack will finish him off: the Dispatch SwdTech, the Pummel Blitz, Throw,
the Drill Tool, Fixed Dice, ValiantKnife, etc.
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4.2.31. The Veldt
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- Fight on the Veldt with only 3 party members to get Gau back.
- If you take Sabin and Gau to the shack on the big island north of the Veldt,
you'll see a cutscene. Having Locke and Edgar also in your party yields the
most amusing cutscene by far.
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4.2.32. Doom Gaze
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Espers:
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Bahamut - Equipped character receives +50% HP on level up
- Casts a powerful non-elemental, defense-ignoring magic attack on all
enemies
- While flying around the world, there is a single spot, chosen randomly
(altitude doesn't matter), on which you will encounter Doom Gaze, who drops
Bahamut when defeated. About the best srategy for finding him is to just fly
east or west with as small a tilt as possible towards the north or south so
that you quickly wrap around the world map side to side while slowly
ascending or descending.
- Doom Gaze absorbs Ice and Poison[E] and is weak against Fire and Pearl. He
casts L.5 Doom, so pay attention to your characters' levels before you go
looking for him.
- It may take more than one encounter to defeat Doom Gaze, but don't worry; he
doesn't heal between fights.
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4.2.33. Mog Assassination: Fanatic's Tower
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Rages:
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Magic Urn - Special Move: Cure 3
- Formations: Secret Room x1
- Magic Urns are the only enemy encountered in the secret room that
held the Air Anchor (See 4.2.21. Mog Mug: Fanatic's Tower).
- Magic Urn grants immunity to every negative status and absorption
of all types of elemental damage.
The 8 Dragons:
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White Dragon
- Now that Mog can be used in battle, it's time to put that Moogle Charm to
good use again, this time to kill some of the otherwise hard to get to
dragons so in order to get the Crusader Esper while you still have some time
to enjoy it. Assemble a strong party that includes Mog. Keep in mind that
only the Magic command is allowed on Fanatic's Tower, so the only way to use
physical attacks is to cast Bserk on yourself.
- You can find the White Dragon in one of the treasure rooms in the tower. It
is susceptible to Mute and Stop.
- If you're planning on picking up the Magic Urn Rage, you can also go ahead
and encounter them now.
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4.2.34. Mog Assassination: Kefka's Tower
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The 8 Dragons:
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Gold Dragon
Skull Dragon
- First assemble your main party with Mog in the second party slot. Proceed
until you come across Gold Dragon. He is weak against Water and susceptible
to Poison[S] and Bserk. Bserk Gold Dragon and cast Vanish on yourself for an
easy win, then Warp out.
- Now assemble your party in the third slot. Continue on your way until you
encounter Inferno. Inferno absorbs Fire, is weak to Lightning, and is
sucseptible to Slow. Its arms are both susceptible to Slow and Stop, so
impede them and then focus on Inferno.
- In the next outdoor area you come to, you'll find three chests, two of which
contain a Megalixer and a Rainbow Brsh, and the third a red sparkle. Don't
mess with the red sparkle yet, otherwise you'll have to remember which chest
had it when you finally come back to kill Kefka (if you're playing the SNES
version), and there's no reason to touch it now anyway.
- Eventually you'll come across Skull Dragon. He absobs Poison[E] and is weak
against Fire and Pearl. Kill him and Warp out.
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4.2.35. Opera House
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The 8 Dragons:
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Dirt Dragon
- The Opera House is located on the thin strip of land connecting the two main
land masses of the continent furthest to the west.
- Dirt Dragon is weak to Air and Water and susceptible to Sleep, Slow, and
Poison[S]. He frequently uses a move that removes the Float status from all
of your party members, so irremovable Float (via Cherub Down or a Rage that
grants Float), Gaia Gear, or just keeping Dirt Dragon asleep at all times are
your best bets for not getting creamed by Quake.
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4.2.36. Ancient Castle
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Espers:
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Odin - Equipped character receives +1 Speed on level up
- Hits all enemies with an instant death attack
Raiden - Equipped character receives +2 Vigor on level up
- Hits all enemies with an instant death attack (a bit more likely to
hit than Odin's attack)
The 8 Dragons:
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Blue Dragon
- To get to the caves leading to the Ancient Castle, take Figaro Castle
underground and investigate when it collides with something (exit the castle
via the hole in the back of one of the prison cells).
- The enemies here have a pretty high resistance to magic, and many have
inherent Reflect, so bringing characters with non-magic or defense-ignoring
attacks is a good idea.
- The chest in the top right of the second cave area is a Monster-in-a-box:
Master Pug (by the way, you can walk through the wall to the left of the
chest). Master Pug is susceptible to Poison[S], Sleep, and Slow. What he's
weak against depends on what spell he cast last:
Weak vs Ice: Fire 3
Weak vs Fire: Ice 3
Weak vs Air: Bolt 3
Weak vs Pearl: Bio
Weak vs Lightning: W Wind
Weak vs Poison[E]: Pearl
Weak vs Water: Quake
Weak vs Earth: CleanSweep
As you can see, he's got some pretty mean elemental spells up his sleave, so
dress accordingly and Float everyone beforehand. Bum Rush doesn't wake him,
so if you Slow and Sleep him right off the bat you can most likely kill him
with it before he does too much damage.
- There is a non-obvious exit to the second cave room on the left.
- When you arrive at the castle, enter the semi-hard to spot doors on the right
and left before going in the main door. The left door leads to a Monster-in-
a-box encounter with KatanaSoul. KatanaSoul is weak to Poison[E] and
susceptible to Poison[S] and Muddle. Make sure not to run from KatanaSoul,
otherwise you'll miss the Offering he drops permanently.
- Offering is a relic that gives you 4 unblockable attacks per Fight command,
but halves the power of ALL your physical attacks (including Blitzes,
SwdTechs, Tools, etc.), and prevents critical hits and triggered spells (with
the exception of Wind Slash from Tempest). Another bonus is that these
attacks won't target enemies that have sustained lethal damage from one of
the previous attacks in the set of 4.
Offering is best paired with odd weapons with special effects: Fixed Dice for
Setzer (does not reduce their damage), instant death weapons (i.e. Wing Edge,
Scimitar), and ValiantKnife for Locke (does not reduce damage and still does
max hp - current hp extra damage per attack). Thiefknife + Offering is not
recommended since you will only actually get the last item successfully
stolen.
- When you come across the statue of Odin, examine it to get the Odin Esper.
- Don't miss the secret room in the first archway to the right of the thrones.
- After you read the queen's apparently sparkly diary, go back to the thrones,
stand on the one on the right, take five steps down, and examine the ground;
you'll hear a rumbling sound and a new path will be opened back down in the
room where you found the diary.
- The chamber that just opened up contains the Blue Dragon and a statue of the
queen. Examining the queen turns your Odin Esper into Raiden, which I
recommend you go ahead and do (you can learn Meteor much faster from Crusader,
which you'll be obtaining soon). The only reason you might not want to do
this is that Odin is the only Esper that grants a bonus to Speed on level up.
- Blue Dragon absorbs Water, is weak against Lightning, and is susceptible to
Poison[S] and Slow.
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4.2.37. Maranda
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- Remember back in the day when you followed the pidgeon to Maranda and I told
you not to go into the house at the northeast end of town? Do so now and
talk to Lola there. Maranda is on the eastern end of the smaller of the two
thinly-connected land masses of the continet furthest to the west.
- Also, while you're here, if you haven't picked up a Tao Robe for Gogo, you
might as well do so now.
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4.2.38. Zozo
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- Zozo is located at the northeastern corner of the large round land mass on
the continent furthest to the west.
- When you arrive at Zozo, "talk" to the pidgeon and it will fly up near the
building with the rusted-shut door that you may remember from the WoB. Go
talk to the purple-hooded merchant towards the north end of town and he'll
sell you some Rust Rid to open it.
- Zozo still has the same random encounters it had in the WoB, so they aren't
worth wasting your time on if you have Mog in your party and can thus utilize
the Moogle Charm to your advantage.
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4.2.39. Mount Zozo
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Steal:
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Borras - Muscle Belt (rare), Potion (common)
- Borras can be encountered in all of the Mount Zozo areas.
The 8 Dragons:
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Storm Dragon
- When you come to a save point with a switch above it, get prepared for the
fight with Storm Dragon because the switch releases it from a chest. It'll
fly around really fast in a set pattern, so stand in his way to trigger the
encounter. Storm Dragon absorbs Air and is weak againts Lightning.
- You'll come across a room full of flowers with a locked chest, and outside to
the right you'll find Cyan. After the cutscene, go back outside to the right
and you'll find the key to the chest; open it with Cyan in your party for
maximum amusement.
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4.2.40. Narshe Ruins
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Espers:
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Tritoch - Equipped character receives +2 Magic Power on level up
- Casts a Fire, Lightning, and Ice spell on all enemies (one spell with
all three elements)
Terrato - Equipped character receives +30% HP on level up
- Casts an Earth magic attack on all enemies
Crusader - Equipped character receives +50% MP on level up
- Casts a non-elemental magic attack on all enemies and party members
Steal:
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Wizard - Ice Rod (rare), Thunder Rod (common)
- Wizards also can drop Fire Rods.
- Wizards can be encountered on the snowy slopes where you defendend the
Esper from Kefka in the WoB.
The 8 Dragons:
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Ice Dragon
- Make sure you bring Mog along as you'll need him to recruit Umaro.
- Make your way to the top of the mountain where Tritoch was in the WoB. On
your way up you'll encounter Ice Dragon. He absorbs Ice, is weak against
Fire, and is susceptible to Poison[S], Mute, Bserk, Muddle, and Slow. After
you defeat Ice Dragon, if you followed the order of the guide, you'll receive
the Crusader Esper.
- Crusader's main feature is the Merton spell, which is an extremely
powerful Fire and Air elemental attack that ignores defense and hits both
you and the enemy. This sounds like a bad thing, but equip everyone with
Flame Shlds (or Minerva for the girls) and you've got a spell that
simultaneously deals tons of damage and probably fully heals everyone in
your party.
- When you reach Tritoch, you'll have to fight him. He absorbs Ice, is weak
against Fire, and is invulnerable to all other elemental damage.
- After you defeat Tritoch, examine the gap where the chunk of the cliff fell
away and you can jump down into Umaro's cave.
- If you run into a Pug, use Imp on him to avoid his nastier attacks (Cleaver
and Step Mine).
- Watch out for the darker colored floor tiles; these are pitfalls.
- The room to the left of where you land contains a chest with a Monster-in-a-
box encounter with Pugs (not to be confused with Pug). Pugs absorb Water,
are weak against Fire, and are susceptible to Imp, Mute, and Slow. They have
a chance to drop a Minerva, and also hold it as a rare steal (which is quite
hard to get since they are high level enemies). Pugs only use physical
attacks, so having Vanish on your characters is pretty helpful.
- When you get to the switches, ignore the first one; it just sends you down
the same old pitfall. Hitting the second switch causes you to fall down into
Umaro's lair. Examine the skull to get the Terrato Esper, and Umaro will
attack you.
- Umaro absorbs Ice, is weak againts Poison[E] and Fire, and is susceptible to
Poison[S], Bserk, Sleep, and Slow. After you beat him, talk to him and Mog
will convince him to join your party. If you ever end up using him, don't
forget to equip him with the Rage Ring and Blizzard Orb, two relics unique to
him that cause him to be a lot more effective.
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4.2.41. Doma Castle and Cyan's Dream
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Espers:
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Alexandr - Casts a Pearl magic attack on all enemies
- Doma Castle can be found on an island just east of the "head" of the Serpent
Un-Trench and just south of the crazy old man's house on the northwest end of
the Veldt continent.
- Obviously, you have to bring Cyan along to complete this sidequest. Even
though the final boss absorbs the Pearl Lance's elemental damage, I highly
recommend bringing Mog along for the Moogle Charm as the random encounters
here get pretty tiresome.
- Shadow is essential for this area. Make sure you pick up a respectable
supply of Blizzard swords in Albrook for him to Throw at the boss (around
10 or so is probably plenty). I also recommend Edgar for Drill/Chain Saw.
See the info on the boss at the bottom of the section for more
information about why.
- Rest in the room that gives you the option, and when you awaken you'll see
a cutscene and then enter into Cyan's mind / dream world / whatever.
- Make sure your most powerful not-Cyan party member is in the fourth slot as
you'll be starting the dream world with only that character.
- It's a good idea to have Ribbons equipped to deal with the variety of status
effects that get thrown at you here.
- In the fight with the Dream Stooges, Larry = left, Moe = right, Curley = top.
Take out Curley first as he revives the others with Life 2.
- Curley absorbs Fire, is weak against Ice and Water, and is susceptable to
Sleep.
- Larry absorbs Ice and Air, is weak against Fire, and is susceptible to
instant death attacks, Mute, Muddle, and Slow.
- Moe absorbs Lightning and is susceptible to Bserk and Stop.
- In the phantom train dream, make sure you pass through all the cars you can
so that you don't miss any of the treasure (the first car after the save
point car doesn't let you enter until after the cutscene of Cyan running from
a ghost finishes).
- In the MagiTech armor dream, make sure you always use Bolt Beam as the
enemies here are weak againts Lightning attacks.
- In the Doma Castle dream, there are three cutscenes you can view; two outside
by the moat (one towards the left and one towards the right), and one in
Cyan's family's quarters.
- Wrexsoul is found in the throne room. He absorbs Fire and Pearl and is weak
against Ice. The most irritating thing about him is that he possesses your
party members, you have to kill them to get him to come out so you can hurt
him, and he has high Magic Defense, making anything other than defense
ignoring attacks not nearly as effective as usual. If you don't have Shadow,
don't equip your characters for high MBlock or else they'll be nearly
impossible for you to kill off in order to get Wrexsoul to appear.
- This is where having Shadow is invaluable. Throw ignores defense, can't
be blocked, and can be used against your own party members (unlike the
Drill or Chain Saw tools). Wrexsoul seems to always possess your party
leader first, so make sure that's not Shadow, waste them with Shurikens
or some other cheap Throw fodder, and then when Wrexsoul appears lay into
him with Thrown Blizzard swords and Drill attacks (or Chain Saw if you're
willing to risk the occasional worthless instant death attack in exchange
for higher damage).
- After defeating Wrexsoul, Cyan learns all of his SwdTechs. Now that you have
access to the Quick spell, SwdTechs can be quite good. Since after casting
Quick everyone else has to wait for Cyan to complete his next two turns, you
can wait as long as you like for those high level SwdTechs without getting
whaled on in the meantime. Cyan's SwdTechs of note are:
- #6: Stunner
Stunner is a multi-target non-elemental attack with a chance to Stop
enemies. The damage is magical.
- #7: Quadra Slice
Quadra Slice hits randomly selected enemies with a fairly powerful
defense-ignoring physical attack four times.
- #8: Cleave
Cleave is an instant death attack that affects all enemies vulnerable to
instant death and prevents counter attacks.
- You can now stop by the throne room and pick up the Alexander Esper.
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4.2.42. Maranda
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- If you bring Cyan to Maranda and talk to Lola and then examine the letter on
the desk, Cyan will switch it with another one. You can then read the letter
(it's the same one from his desk on Mount Zozo), and Lola's dialogue will
change.
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4.2.43. Owzer's Mansion
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Rages:
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Nightshade - Special Move: Charm
Charm is a unique move, similar to Muddle in that the affected
target randomly attacks itself or its allies. However, Charmed
targets show no visible indication of the effect, and can't be
snapped out of it via curative spells or physical attacks. The
only way to end Charm is to kill the effected character or the
enemy that Charmed him/her. A character (Gau) or enemy can only
Charm one target at a time; subsequent attempts to charm other
targets will fail until the original target is killed. Charm
has a small chance of missing. It is an extremely effective and
extremely cheap boss killing tactic; don't resort to this if you
still want to enjoy any kind of challenge in boss fights.
- Formations: Flower Picture x1
- Owzer's Mansion is in the same location it was in the WoB: the north end of
the town of Jidoor.
- Examine the flower picture at the entrance to encounter and defeat Nightshade.
If you have followed the guide thus far, then this encounter will now be the
only encounter in Veldt pack 37, guaranteeing that you will be able to easily
collect it. Leave for the Veldt before continuing on in the mansion,
otherwise you'll encounter other formations from pack 37 and ruin this
advantage.
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4.2.44. The Veldt
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Collect Rages:
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Magic Urn - Cure 3 - pack 45
Nightshade - Charm - pack 37
- Don't forget to simultaneously work on learning magic while you are hunting.
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4.2.45. Owzer's Mansion
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Espers:
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Starlet - Equipped character receives +2 Stamina on level up
- Casts a decent cure spell on all party members
Steal:
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Dahling - Moogle Suit (rare)
Wild Cat - Tabby Suit (rare)
SoulDancer - Moogle Suit (rare)
Vindr - Chocobo Suit (rare)
Still Life (mini-boss) - FakeMustache (rare)
- All of the Stealable Suits can be traded into Genji Armor eventually at the
Colosseum, so consider bringing Locke and/or Gogo for some Stealing.
Alternatively, you can return here for some Stealing anytime you want, even
after the boss is defeated.
- If you examine the painting of Emperor Gestahl twice, you'll receive a hint
about where the Phoenix Cave is, but oops, I already told you...
- Characters wearing the Moogle Suit will have the standard Moogle sprite set
in battle instead of their usual.
- There's a Relic Ring hidden behind the three doors that open and close on
their own.
- The left-most of the three self-opening-and-closing doors is the correct one.
- Like the treasures found on the floor in the Cave of the Sealed Gate, the
treasures you get from the falling chests are actually worse than what the
game tells you it is giving you.
- In the room with the save point, the door to the right is the correct one.
- Before talking to the fat guy, equip all your characters with Thunder Shlds
for the battle with Chadarnook. Chadarnook has two forms, a woman form and a
demon form. The woman form absorbs Pearl and Water, and is weak against Fire,
while the demon form absorbs Lightning and is weak againts Pearl and Fire.
Both forms are susceptible to Slow.
- Don't waste time damaging the woman form as it is unkillable; the demon
form is what must be killed.
- While the woman form of Chadarnook uses Charm, which is indeed horrible,
it's not as bad as it seems because whenever Chadarnook changes forms the
Charm is broken.
- After defeating Chadarnook, you will obtain the Starlet Esper.
- Now that you have Relm back, remember that you can equip her with the
FakeMustache relic you obtained a while back to turn Sketch into Control.
Keep in mind that Control lets you keep the Controlled monster from taking
any action against you while you do other useful things such as attempting to
Steal from it repeatedly.
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4.2.46. Fanatic's Tower
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- Bring Relm and stop by to pick up Strago.
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4.2.47. Collecting Lores
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Lores:
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Cactrot - Blow Fish - Encounter in the desert south of Maranda; just wait
and he'll use Blow Fish shortly.
- Blow Fish always does exactly 1000 damage.
EarthGuard - Big Guard - Encounter in the desert on the Solitary Island; use
Relm to Sketch it.
- If your version of the game is subject to the Sketch
bug, make sure Relm's level is >= 23 (>= 16 if she
also has the Beret equipped) to ensure Sketch will
always hit EarthGuard and thus never trigger the bug.
- Casts Shell and Safe on all party members. Does NOT
also cast Haste like its namesake in other Final
Fantasies.
Mad Oscar - Sour Mouth - Encounter in Daryl's Tomb in the main room past the
first room; use Relm to Control it and use Sour Mouth.
- Inflicts Dark, Poison[S], Imp, Mute, Muddle, and
Sleep on a single target.
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4.2.48. Thamasa and Ebot's Rock
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Lores:
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Hidon - GrandTrain - Hits all enemies with an unblockable, defense-ignoring
magic attack.
- Thamasa can be found on the island in the southeast corner of the map.
- Bring Relm and Strago to Thamasa and witness the cutscene. Then go north and
enter the dungeon at Ebot's Rock. You have to bring Relm to see the cutscene
which makes the dungeon available, however you don't have to bring her into
the dungeon itself (but you do have to bring Strago).
- In the dungeon you'll find an irksome chest that requires that you feed it
Coral before it will let you pass. The dungeon consists of teleport switches
that randomly warp you to random rooms with random chests that contain random
amounts of Coral. You must feed the chest 22 pieces of Coral AT ONE TIME for
it to let you pass, so don't return to talk to it again until you have all 22
pieces.
- When you encounter Hidon after feeding the chest enough Coral, kill all the
Hidonites first and it'll use GrandTrain, Strago's most powerful Lore. Hidon
absorbs Poison[E], is weak against Fire, Earth, and Pearl, and is susceptible
to Slow.
- After you slay Hidon and watch the cutscene, you can repeatedly talk to
Gungho outside of Strago's house until he says that Hidon has reappeared at
Ebot's Rock, at which point... Hidon will have reappeared at Ebot's Rock.
You can go feed the stupid chest the required Coral and fight it again if you
want (this time you aren't required to bring Strago). You can do this as
many times as you want, with talking to Gungho and getting the message about
Hidon's return always being the trigger for him to reappear.
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4.2.49. Get Rich Quick Scheme
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- Equip Relm with the Cat Hood and a FakeMustache, and head back to the caves
of Mount Zozo. When you encounter an Ursus, Control it, and then keep
hitting it with level 1 spells so that it counters with Steal and takes a
bunch of money (keep it healed to keep going as long as you like). When you
finally decide to end its misery and win the battle, you'll get double your
money back from what was stolen thanks to the Cat Hood's double GP gain from
battles effect.
- Probably one of the best things to do with your newfound riches is to buy
an abundance of the elemental swords from Albrook for Shadow to Throw.
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4.2.50. Collecting the Imp Gear
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Drops:
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Imp's Armor - Sprinter
Steal:
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Mantodea - Imp Halberd (rare)
Tumbleweed - Titanium (rare)
Geckorex - TortoiseShld (rare)
- The imp gear has superior stats and grants Water absorbtion, however the
character wearing the gear must be under the Imp status, otherwise the gear's
offensive and defensive capabilities are reduced to pitiful levels.
- The imp gear is a great way to turn an otherwise ho-hum character into a
great dragoon, provided you have the required set of DragoonBoots and Dragon
Horn relics available. If you followed my advice and kept Shadow magic-free,
you can use the imp gear to turn him into a phenominal Colosseum character.
This doesn't work for characters that know any magic because in Colosseum
battles, they will still attempt to use it while under the Imp status, but
since Imp prevents the casting of any spell other than the "Imp" spell itself,
the spell just fails and the turn is wasted.
- You can find Geckorex on the green grasslands on the continent where Maranda,
Zozo, and Jidoor reside, and you can find all the others on the green
grasslands on the continent just north of the Veldt, although Mantodea is
pretty rare here. If you didn't get enough Imp Halberds the first time you
hunted for them, head back to the forest north of Jidoor to encounter some
more Mantodea there (see 4.2.27. Forest North of Jidoor).
- If you really want to get serious about speeding up the Stealing process,
bring Locke, Gogo, Strago, and Relm. Have Locke and Gogo equipped with Sneak
Rings (and Gogo with the Steal command, of course), have Relm equipped with
the FakeMustache so she can Control and therefore pacify the monster you are
Stealing from, and use Strago's Dischord Lore to lower the monster's level
thereby raising the chances of a successful Steal.
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4.2.51. Learning the Last of the Spells
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- Now is a good time to finish teaching spells to whatever characters you want.
Refer back to 4.2.30. MXP Grinding for the best strategy.
- If you haven't finished uncursing the Cursed Shld to obtain the Paladin Shld,
you should do so now.
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4.2.52. Fanatic's Tower
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- Fanatic's Tower has enemies that only use magic attacks, and it also only
allows your party to use the Magic command (and Item), so bring along all
your best mages and choose your gear accordingly. Sadly, the Lore command is
also unavailable, so Strago doesn't get an extra edge like you might expect.
- Even though he's probably not one of your strongest casters, you may want
to bring along Mog for the ever-useful Moogle Charm. You can't cast Warp
in the Fanatic's Tower, and you have to climb all the way back down it
after you beat the boss...
- Make sure at least one of your characters can cast Life 3, cast Float on your
entire party, and equip everyone with Wall Rings. I also advise equipping
Flame Shld to everyone (or Paladin Shld if you have that now) so that you
need not fear Merton (whether it's used by you or an opponent). It's also
best to make sure you have access to offensive spells that ignore the Reflect
status since some of the opponents have it by default. These spells are:
- Meteor
- Merton
- Quake
- Ultima
- Don't forget about the awesome Osmose spell. Enemies here have a lot of MP.
- MagiMaster is vulnerable to Bserk. It should also be noted that he does not
start with Reflect by default, nor will he cast it on himself. The most
important thing to know about MagiMaster is that he always casts Ultima when
dealt lethal damage, and this always kills you (unless you spent way more
time leveling than is normal). So, make sure you cast Life 3 on everyone
right at the start of the battle, and you should be good to go (Life 3
ignores Reflect, so don't worry about your Wall Rings interfering).
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4.2.53. The Economizer, Leveling Up, and Final Errands
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Steal:
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Aquila - Economizer (rare), Phoenix Down (common)
- Rare encounter in the non-lava areas of the Phoenix Cave (such as
the very first area).
Brachosaur - Ribbon (rare)
- Rare encounter in Dinosaur Forest.
- The Economizer is one of the most rare and most coveted relics in the game.
It causes all Magic spells, Lores, and Esper summons to cost a mere 1 MP.
There are two ways to acquire an Economizer: get it as a rare Steal from a
rare encounter with Aquila (who unfortunately has a common Steal), or get it
as a rare drop from a rare encounter with Brachosaur.
I have discovered what I believe to be the best strategy for obtaining
Economizers, and it works for both the SNES and the PSX versions of the game.
It is as follows:
- If you haven't already, encounter Aquila in the Phoenix Cave (try to
Steal from it too, but odds are good you'll just end up with the common
Phoenix Down).
- Go to the Veldt and use the trick described in the up-front info section
to get the encounter with Aquila (see 3.2.5. Veldt Mechanics). Make
certain you save your game just before the encounter from pack 43 each
time until you run into Aquila. Also, make certain you stick close to
the airship when you are repeatedly saving during the randomization
process; if you save on the Veldt so far away from it that you can't
reach it before you hit the pack 43 encounter, then you won't be able to
leave to randomize the encounter and get Aquila's formation.
- Try to Steal the Economizer. If you get the Phoenix Down instead, kill
yourself (Merton is excellent for this task). When the game auto-loads
from your last save, your next encounter on the Veldt will always be the
Aquila encounter. Vanish/Dischord is of limited usefulness, as it only
increases the chance of a successful Steal in general and does NOT
increase the chance of getting the rare Steal over the common. Unless
you are too low level to quickly Steal successfully, don't bother.
I believe this to be the best method because it allows you to, with a bit of
work up-front, turn the rare encounter with Aquila into an always encounter.
So instead of looking at a rare encounter with a rare Steal, or a rare
encounter with a rare drop as your only methods, you are just dealing with a
rare Steal that can be repeatedly attempted without too much down time. That
said, it still can take over an hour to get the first Aquila Veldt encounter,
so you're still looking at a potentially significant time investment. I got
lucky a couple of times, but I was able to acquire 4 Economizers in about
5-6 hours total using this method (this includes the time taken to initially
encounter Aquila in the Phoenix cave). I would be surprised if any other
method comes close to this without a lot of luck.
- If you want to do some level grinding, the Dinosaur Forest located north of
the Veldt is the best place to do this. The only three encounters here are
with one Tyranosaur, two Tyranosaurs (always a pincer attack), and rarely,
one Brachosaur. Equip each of your characters with an Exp. Egg for maximum
effect (don't forget that the XP reported at the end of battle is the un-
doubled amount).
Both monsters are weak against Ice. If you encounter Brachosaur, don't
forget about the Quick spell; it's a lifesaver. If you're looking to Steal
some Ribbons from it, bring along Strago and Relm so that Strago can use
Vanish/Dischord on it to lower its level, making it easier for Relm to
incapacitate it with Control and Locke/Gogo to Steal successfully.
- If you wish, you can make a final trip to the Colosseum. If you've used Mog
in battle and therefore he has learned some Dances, Shadow is your best bet
provided you followed my advice when it comes to not teaching him spells.
Two great things you may not have bet for yet are more Genji Armors via
betting the various "Suit" armors Stealable from monsters in Owzer's Mansion,
and more Genji Helms via betting the Regal Crown and the Coronet (by this
point you really shouldn't need Control anymore, so giving up your Coronet is
no big deal).
- If you've done even moderate MXP and XP grinding, you should be able to
afford plenty of the elemental swords from Albrook for Shadow to Throw. It's
also nice to stop by an Item shop and max out on Tinctures for Kefka's Tower,
just for the convenience of instantly accessible MP recovery outside of
battle.
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4.2.54. Kefka's Tower
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- Many guides will give you much more in-depth strategies for the final dungeon,
but I really don't feel this is necessary. By now you should be able to wipe
the floor with every enemy in the place.
- Party #2 can optionally fight Atma in the jail cell room. Atma absorbs Air,
Pearl, Earth, Water, and Poison[E], and is susceptible to Slow. Atma can
cast Quake, so Float is not a bad idea.
- After you drop the weights and trip the three switches simultaneously to open
the center door, go down with the center party in order to trip a new switch
to open the way for the other two parties before continuing upwards. From
this point onward, I will refer to the center party as Party #1, the left
party as Party #2, and the right party as Party #3.
- Party #1 will face Guardian. Guardian is weak againts Water and Lightning,
and is susceptible to Slow.
- The next time Party 1# gets to an outdoor area after defeating Guardian,
there is a Ribbon hidden at the bottom just below and to the right of where
you enter the area.
- Party #1 will next face the first of the goddess statues, Poltrgeist.
Poltrgeist absorbs Fire and Air, is weak againts Poison[E], and is
susceptible to Stop.
- Party #2 will next face the second goddess, Doom. Doom absorbs Ice and
Poison[E], is weak against Pearl, and is susceptible to Slow. If she gets
the chance to "shake" her "aura", then she'll gain the Reflect status, which
you can remove with Dispel.
- Party #3 will face the third goddess, "Goddess". Goddess absorbs Lightning
and Pearl. Make sure you save at the save point that appears after she is
defeated as this is your last chance before the final battle.
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4.2.55. The Final Battle
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- Tripping the final set of three switches will take you to the pre-final
battle cutscene, after which you will get to choose your overall party order,
but will NOT get to adjust your equipment, so make certain you give your best
gear and Espers to your top character choices for the final battle before you
trip all three switches.
- The final battle happens in four stages, and if any of your characters are
dead at the end of a stage, they will be replaced by the next characters in
line going by the order you put them all in beforehand. Note that when the
battle transitions between stages, the buffs from the Golem and Fenrir
summons will be removed, however you won't be able to summon them again as
though you had begun a new battle.
- It's best to have most of your top characters equipped with a Ribbon since
you will be up against a lot of nasty negative status inducing attacks. Also
apply Float beforehand since you might get hit with Quake.
- Stage 1:
- Short Arm is weak againts Water and susceptible to Mute, Bserk, and Slow.
- Long Arm is weak againts Air and is susceptible to Petrification and
Instant Death.
- Face is weak against Fire.
- Take advantage of the relative easiness of this stage to apply useful
buffs that will hopefully last you through the next two stages: Haste2,
Safe, Shell, Regen, and Life 3. Save the Golem or Fenrir summons for
Stage 3 or 4.
- Stage 2:
- Tiger absorbs Earth, is weak against Ice, and susceptible to Poison[S].
- Tools is weak against Lightning and susceptible to Instant Death and Stop.
- Magic is weak againts Earth and susceptible to Mute. Note that the Mute
status will not prevent its counter-attack spells upon its death.
- Hit is weak againts Poison[E] and susceptible to Bserk and Stop.
- Stage 3:
- Girl absorbs all elemental attacks and has no susceptibilities. She just
exists to keep Sleep alive (which she does if you kill Sleep first), so
take her out first.
- Girl has the Ragnarok as a common steal, which you can equip during
the battle to get better MBlock if you've got somebody using a weapon
for MBlock less than 30.
- Sleep has no weaknesses or susceptibilities, but it also does not absorb
any elements either.
- Stage 4:
- Kefka is immune to Poison[E] and has no susceptibilities.
- Kefka has a lot of nasty counter-attacks, but doesn't really get much
chance to use them if you own him fast with Gem Box-induced X-Magic, and
the Quick and Ultima spells.
~ THE END ~
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* 5. Colosseum Guide *
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- ALWAYS save your game before a Colosseum battle so you can load if you lose
the fight, and consequently, your item.
- Starting the battle restores the chosen character's HP and MP, but does not
heal negative status effects such as Poison[S].
- "Use Dragoon Mog" implies that he should be equiped with DragoonBoots, Dragon
Horn, Pearl Lance, and Snow Muffler unless otherwise stated (or unless it's
for the battles to obtain your first Pearl Lance or Snow Muffler). This goes
without saying if you read the Colosseum strategy section in the intro, but
it is also understood that Mog should have learned NO MAGIC OR DANCES
WHATSOEVER.
- The guide will direct you to visit the Colosseum two times, and then after
that you are of course free to visit it whenever you wish. Asterisks next to
bets indicate which visit the bet is recommended for like so:
* = First Colosseum visit
** = Second (Main) visit
*** = Some other visit
- This is not an exhaustive list of bets, but rather represents the bets I
personally feel are worthwhile.
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* Falchion -> Flame Shld
** BehemothSuit -> Snow Muffler
Opponent: Outsider - 8050 HP
- Outsider is vulnerable to instant death attacks.
- Use Setzer wielding two Trump/Doom Darts via Genji Glove and a Black Belt for
the counter attacks. This should optimize your chances of the instant death
effect from the weapons triggering.
- Alternatively, if you have the Pearl Lance, using Dragoon Mog also frequently
works fine. Outsider is weak to the Pearl element, so one good Jump ought to
finish him off. Most if not all of Outsider's attacks will hurt you just as
much if you're in the back row, so put Mog up front so his Fight attacks will
do better damage.
- Snow Muffler is an absurdly good armor for Gau and Mog that allows them to
reach max Defense of 255 quite easily at relatively low levels.
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** Flame Shld -> Ice Shld
Opponent: IronHitman - 2000 HP
- Use just about anyone; it's easy.
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** Murasame -> Aura
** Sniper -> Bone Club
Opponent: Borras - 4771 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog.
- Aura is simply a better weapon for Cyan than Murasame, but eventually leads
to a Pearl Lance via the next two bets.
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** Aura -> Strato
*** Red Cap -> Coronet
Opponent: Rhyos - 7191 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog with a Flame Shld.
- It's debatable as to whether or not the Genji Helmet is better than the Red
Cap; if you think it is, then you can eventually trade your Red Caps into
them starting with this bet.
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** Strato -> Pearl Lance
Opponent: Aquila - 6013 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog.
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** Bone Club -> Red Jacket
Opponent: Test Rider - 3100 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog with an Ice Shld.
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** Charm Bangle -> Dragon Horn
Opponent: Retainer - 7050 HP
- Retainer uses Tradeoff when slain, which will instantly kill you if it hits,
so it's best to have some MBlock for a chance to survive it.
- Use Dragoon Mog.
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** Czarina Gown -> Minerva
Opponent: Sky Base - 6000 HP
- Sky Base frequently casts Doom, but is also susceptible to it.
- Use anybody with a Wall Ring.
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** Elixir -> Rename Card
Opponent: Cactrot - 3 HP
- Cactrot has super-high Defense, so use somebody with defense-ignoring weapons
(Setzer with Dice, Locke with ValiantKnife).
- Rename Card lets you rename a character; whoopty doo. However...
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** Rename Card -> Marvel Shoes
Opponent: Doom Drgn - 18008 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog with a Flame Shld.
- Doom Drgn uses Fallen One (attack that reduces your HP to 1), so it's best
to have Mog in the back row with 255 Defense.
- Marvel Shoes grant Haste, Regen, Safe, and Shell.
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** Marvel Shoes -> Tintinabar
Opponent: Tyranosaur - 12770 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog.
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** Tintinabar -> Exp. Egg
Opponent: Dark Force - 8940 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog.
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** Striker -> nothing (sorta)
Opponent: Shadow
- No matter the outcome of the fight, you recruit Shadow permanently as a
result rather than gaining/losing an item.
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** Gauntlet -> Thunder Shld
Opponent: Vectagoyle - 7500 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog with a Thunder Shld (you should have one if you're following
the order of the guide for the WoR).
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** Genji Glove -> Thunder Shld
** Pod Bracelet -> Hero Ring
Opponent: Hemophyte - 6800 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog.
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** Ragnarok -> Illumina
Opponent: Didalos - 12280 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog.
- Illumina is the best weapon in the game. It does the same damage from the
back row, performs MP-consuming critical hits when used for a regular Fight
attack, and has a chance to cast Pearl on hit, among many other more readily
observable good qualities.
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** Imp Halberd -> Cat Hood
Opponent: Allosaurus - 3000 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog.
- Cat Hood doubles GP drops.
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** Cat Hood -> Merit Award
Opponent: Hoover - 12018 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog with a Thunder Shld and a Cherub Down instead of the Dragon
Horn.
- Merit Award + Gau = Awesome (See 3.3.2. Gau and the Merit Award)
_______________________________________________________________________________
** Nutkin Suit -> Genji Armor
** Regal Crown -> Genji Helmet
Opponent: Opinicus - 3210 HP
- Use Dragoon Mog with Gaia Gear and an Ice Shld.
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*** Moogle Suit -> Nutkin Suit
Opponent: Madam - 8150 HP
- Use Dragoon Shadow with the Stunner equipped, as Madam is susceptible to Stop.
If you are having trouble winning, you may want to consider dropping the
Dragon Horn for a Wall Ring to deal with her powerful spells, such as Flare.
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*** Chocobo Suit -> Moogle Suit
Opponent: Veteran - 10000 HP
- Use Dragoon Shadow, again with the Stunner for Stop. Veteran uses a lot of
instant death attacks, so if you are having trouble with that you might try
swapping out the Dragon Horn for the Memento Ring (or the "Safty Ring", as
the PSX version so eloquently describes it...)
_______________________________________________________________________________
*** Tabby Suit -> Chocobo Suit
Opponent: Vectaur - 2800 HP
- Use Dragoon Shadow.
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*** Heal Rod -> Magus Rod
Opponent: Pug - 8000 HP
- Pug is pretty nasty; he counters all damage with a special physical attack
and a Step Mine attack.
- Use Red Cap and Muscle Belt for enough HP to survive Step Mine. If it's not
possible for you to kill him in one attack, forget about it; using Offering
along with the few weapons whose damage is not reduced by it to achieve this
is highly recommended.
- Magus Rod has 30% MBlock and a bonus to Magic Power.
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*** Gold Hairpin -> Dragon Horn
*** Coronet -> Regal Crown
Opponent: Evil Oscar - 7000 HP
- If you follow the guide, you won't need to resort to this to get a couple of
Dragon Horns relatively quickly, however I personally never end up using the
Gold Hairpin as much as I think I will, so this is a good trade to consider.
- Evil Oscar shouldn't be too tough, just make sure you have a Ribbon equipped
to deal with his Bad Breath attack. He's weak againts Fire.
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* 6. Quick Reference *
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Contents:
---------
6.1. Blitzes
6.2. Esper Stat Bonuses
6.3. Rages
6.4. Veldt Packs
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6.1. Blitzes
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IMPORTANT: Make sure that the shorter the command set you decide to use, the
faster you enter it. For example, you have to enter L, D, D, R
faster than you do L, L, D, D, R in order for Fire Dance to work.
Pummel - L, R, L AuraBolt - D, D, L
Suplex - X, Y, D, U Fire Dance - L, L, D, D, R
- L, D, D, R
Mantra - RT, LT, RT, LT, X, Y Air Blade - U, U, R, R, D, D, L
- U, U, R, D, D, L
Spiraler - RT, LT, X, Y, R, L - U, R, R, D, D, L
Bum Rush - L, L, U, U, R, R, D, D, L
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6.2. Esper Stat Bonuses
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Note that not all Espers give level-up stat bonuses, so not all are listed here.
Magic Power: Vigor: MP:
------------ ------ ---
+2: Zoneseek, Tritoch +2: Bismark, Raiden +50%: Crusader
+1: Stray, Maduin +1: Ifrit +30%: Fenrir
+10%: Phantom
HP: Speed: Stamina:
--- ------ --------
+50%: Bahamut +1: Odin +2: Golem, Starlet
+30%: Terrato +1: Ramuh
+10%: Siren, Shoat
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6.3. Rages
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| | Inherent | | |
Monster | Skill | Statuses | Status Immunities | Absorbs | Weak To
-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------|---------|----------
WoB: | | | | |
Rhodox | Snare | | | |
| | | | |
Stray Cat | Catscratch| | | |
| | | | |
Anguiform | Aqua Rake | Dark | Imp | Water | Lightning
| | | | |
Chimera | Aqua Rake | | All BUT: Haste,Safe, | |
| | | Shell,Float | |
| | | | |
Aspik | Giga Volt | Dark,Float| Imp,Mute,Muddle, | Water | Fire
| | | Sleep | |
| | | | |
ChickenLip| Quake | | Poison,Imp,Petrify, | Ice |
| | | Death,Condemned,Mute,| |
| | | Sleep | |
-----------|-----------|-----------|----------------------|---------|----------
WoR: | | | | |
Nightshade| Charm | | All BUT: Slow,Haste | Water | Fire
| | | Stop,Safe,Shell,Float| |
| | | | |
Magic Urn | Cure 3 | Dies when | All BUT: Haste,Safe, | All |
| | MP hits 0 | Shell,Float | Elements|
| | | | |
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6.4. Veldt Packs
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Note that some packs are always empty, but including them is still important
for those using the SNES save/load method of controlling them since the empty
packs will be part of the +13 jump.
Also note that the encounter with SrBehemoth in pack 54 does not become
available until after you encounter SrBehemoth in pack 57.
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Pack 1: Pack 2:
- Lobo - Leafer x2, Dark Wind x2
- Lobo x2 - Sand Ray, Areneid x3
- Guard x2 - Sand Ray x2
- Bleary x2, Crawly - Areneid x3
- Lobo x2, Marshal - Sand Ray, Areneid x2
- Hornet x2, Bleary x3 - Hornet x2
- Leafer - Were-Rat x3
- Leafer x2, Dark Wind - Hornet, Crawly x2
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Pack 3: Pack 4:
- Tusker x2 - Rhodox x4
- Vomammoth, Lobo - Soldier x2, M-TekArmor
- Crawly x3 - Repo Man, Vaporite
- Rhinotaur - M-TekArmor
- Rhinotaur, Rhodox x2 - Trilium, Tusker, Cirpius x2
- Rhodox x2, GreaseMonk - Cirpius x3
- Rhinotaur, GreaseMonk, Rhodox x2 - Trilium x2
- GreaseMonk x2 - Tusker, Cirpius x3
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Pack 5: Pack 6:
- Brawler x2 - Lobo, Guard x2
- Brawler, Trilium, Vaporite x2 - Were-Rat, Repo Man
- M-TekArmor x2 - Were-Rat x2
- Pterodon x2 - Doberman x2
- Zombone x2 - Actaneon x3
- Nautiloid, Exocite, Pterodon
- Nautiloid, Exocite
- Pterodon, Exocite x2
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Pack 7: Pack 8:
- Stray Cat x3 - Rhobite x3
- CrassHoppr x2, Stray Cat x2 - Beakor, Stray Cat, CrassHoppr x2
- CrassHoppr x3 - Templar x2
- Rhobite x5 - Telstar, Soldier x4
- Beakor - Doberman x3
- Beakor x2, Stray Cat
- Beakor, Rhobite x2
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Pack 9: Pack 10:
- HeavyArmor - Bomb x2, Hazer x2
- Ghost - Apparite x2, Lich x2
- Ghost x3 - Whisper x4
- Actaneon x3, Aspik x2 - Over-Mind x2
- Ghost, Poplium x2 - Bomb x3
- Ghost x2, Poplium x3 - Bomb
- Whisper x2, Hazer - Over-Mind, StillGoing x2
- Vaporite x2
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Pack 11: Pack 12:
- Whisper, StillGoing, Hazer x2 - HeavyArmor, Trooper x2
- Whisper, Hazer x3 - Fidor, Trooper
- Anguiform - Whisper
- Anguiform x2 - Trooper x4
- Vomammoth x2, Guard x2 - Bounty Man, Trooper x2
- StillGoing x3 - FossilFang
- Anguiform, Actaneon, Aspik - Red Fang x2
- Rider - Over Grunk, Vulture, Iron Fist
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Pack 13: Pack 14:
- Iron Fist x2, Mind Candy x2 - Gabbldegak x4
- Red Fang x2, Vulture - SlamDancer
- Over Grunk x2, Mind Candy x3 - SlamDancer, Gabbldegak x3
- Vulture x2 - Harvester
- Vulture, Iron Fist - SlamDancer, Harvester x2
- Mind Candy x4 - Harvester, Gabbldegak x2
- HadesGigas - HadesGigas, Harvester
- Crawler - Mag Roader (purple)
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Pack 15: Pack 16:
- Vermin, Sewer Rat x2 - General, Pipsqueak x2
- Sewer Rat x3, Vermin x2 - Pipsqueak x4
- Crawler x4 - Chaser, Trapper x3
- Garm x2, Commando x2 - Chaser, Pipsqueak x3
- Garm x2, Commando - Gobbler
- Mag Roader (purple), Mag Roader (red) - Commander x3
- Trapper x3
- General x2
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Pack 17: Pack 18: Pack 19:
- Nastidon x2 - Bomb x6 - Ralph, Wyvern x2
- Nohrabbit x3 - Io - Ralph, Wyvern, ChickenLip x2
- Bomb - Maliga x3 - WeedFeeder x3
- FossilFang x2 - Ralph, Joker
- FossilFang, Bug x3 - Joker x3
- Bug x3 - ChickenLip x5
- Bug x6 - Zombone
- Ralph x2 - Zombone, Ing x2
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Pack 20: Pack 21: Pack 22:
- Ing x3 - Baskervor - Mandrake, Insecare x2
- Apparite x2 - Chimera - Abolisher x2
- Coelecite x3 - Cephaler, Baskervor - Gigantos
- Lich, Apparite, Coelecite - Cephaler x3 - Sky Armor x2, Spit Fire
- Lich x3 - Adamanchyt, Slurm x2
- Sp Forces x3 - Adamanchyt x2
- Balloon x3 - Slurm x5
- Balloon x6 - Mandrake x3
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Pack 23: Pack 24:
- Sky Armor, Spit Fire - Brainpan x3
- Behemoth - Dragon
- Apokryphos, Misfit x2 - Behemoth, Misfit x2
- Apokryphos - Behemoth x2
- Ninja x2 - Ninja x2, Wirey Drgn
- Wirey Drgn x3 - Grenade
- Apokryphos x3 - Chimera, Cephaler x2
- Brainpan x2, Misfit, Apokryphos - Baskervor x2
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Pack 25: Pack 26:
- Peepers x2 - Gilomantis x2, Mesosaur
- Peepers x3 - Chitonid, Gigan Toad x2
- EarthGuard, Peepers x2 - Lunaris, Osprey
- Black Drgn - Lunaris x2
- Didalos, Veteran - Osprey, Chitonid, Gigan Toad
- Mesosaur x2 - Madam, Veteran x2
- Mesosaur x4 - Veteran x3
- Gilomantis, Mesosaur - HermitCrab x2, Pm Stalker
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Pack 27: Pack 28: Pack 29:
- Scorpion x3 - Bloompire x2 - Latimeria
- Intangir - Delta Bug x4 - Latimeria, Nohrabbit x3
- Pm Stalker x4 - Bloompire x2, Delta Bug - Doom Drgn x2
- Vectagoyle x2 - Buffalax, Lizard - Land Worm
- Buffalax - Maliga x2, Nohrabbit x2 - Humpty x3
- Buffalax, Delta Bug x2 - Cactrot - Cruller, Humpty x2
- Bloompire x2, Lizard - Sand Horse x2 - Humpty x4
- Sand Horse, Maliga x2 - NeckHunter x2
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Pack 30: Pack 31:
- NeckHunter, Cruller, Humpty x2 - Deep Eye x6
- Dante - Deep Eye x2, Muus x2
- Drop x3 - Muus x3
- Pugs x3 - Muus
- Harpiai - Orog x2
- Hoover - Orog, PowerDemon x2
- Harpiai, Deep Eye x2 - Osteosaur
- Bogy x2 - PowerDemon
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Pack 32: Pack 33: Pack 34:
- PowerDemon, Exoray x2 - Kiwok, Poppers x3 - Borras, Ursus, Scrapper
- Exoray x3 - Ceritops x3 - Ursus
- Mad Oscar, Exoray - Anemone x2, Tomb Thumb - Luridan x6
- Mad Oscar - Anemone x4 - Ursus, Punisher
- Pug - Ceritops, Tomb Thumb x2 - ToeCutter
- Poppers x4 - Luridan x3 - ToeCutter x2
- Kiwok, Ceritops - Punisher x2, Scrapper - Rhyos
- Borras - Vectaur x4
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Pack 35: Pack 36:
- Brontaur, Evil Oscar - Mag Roader (yellow) x2, Mag Roader (brown)
- Red Wolf x3 - Mag Roader (yellow), Mag Roader (brown) x2
- Test Rider - Brontaur x2
- Nastidon, Red Wolf x2 - SoulDancer x2, Crusher x2
- Wizard x3 - Vindr x2, Wild Cat, Crusher x2
- Wizard x2, Psychot x3 - Vindr x2
- Red Wolf x2, Psychot x2 - SoulDancer, Wild Cat x4
- Psychot x6
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Pack 37: Pack 38:
- Dahling x2 - Slatter, Warlock, Eland
- Nightshade x3 - Slatter x2
- Still Life - Warlock, Cluck x2, Eland x2
- Opinicus x2 - GtBehemoth, Vectaur x2
- Displayer - Doom Drgn
- Opinicus, Hipocampus, Eland - Goblin x2
- Hipocampus x4 - Goblin, Figaliz x2
- Hipocampus, Cluck x3 - Boxed Set x2, Figaliz x2
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Pack 39: Pack 40:
- Boxed Set - Barb-e, Critic
- Lethal Wpn - PlutoArmor, Sky Cap
- Enuo x2 - Allosaurus, Parasite x3
- Enuo, Goblin, Figaliz - Critic, Pan Dora x3
- Boxed Set x4 - Allosaurus
- Rain Man x2 - Barb-e, Samurai, Suriander
- Samurai, Rain Man x2 - Suriander, Pan Dora, Parasite x2
- PlutoArmor x2 - Crawler x3
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Pack 41: Pack 42:
- Tyranosaur x2 - Sprinter x2, Spek Tor x2
- Tyranosaur - GtBehemoth, Evil Oscar, Vectaur
- Brachosaur - Evil Oscar x3
- Mantodea, Sprinter, Spek Tor x2 - Harpy
- Reach Frog x4 - Harpy, Prussian
- Mantodea x2 - Prussian, GloomShell
- Geckorex x2, Reach Frog - GloomShell x3
- TumbleWeed x4
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Pack 43: Pack 44:
- Phase x2 - Ogor x2
- Trixter x3 - Covert, Ogor
- Phase, Parasoul, Necromancr x2 - Wart Puck x2
- Trixter x2, Necromancr - Karkass x2
- Sea Flower x5 - Tap Dancer, Covert x2
- Uroburos, Sea Flower x2 - Tap Dancer, Woolly
- Chaos Drgn, Uroburos, Sea Flower x2
- Aquila, Chaos Drgn x2
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Pack 45: Pack 46: Pack 47:
- Woolly x2, Karkass x2 - Rhinox x2 - Vector Pup x2, Commander
- Wart Puck, Ogor - Gobbler x2, Rhinox - Vector Pup x2
- Magic Urn x2 - Trilobiter, Primordite x2
- Flan x6
- Flan x4
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Pack 48: Pack 49:
- Gold Bear, Primordite Empty
- Trilobiter x3
- Primordite x2 Pack 50:
- Dark Side x2 - Innoc, Fortis
- Dark Side, Spectre, Rinn x3 - Fortis x2
- 1st Class, Wild Rat - Dueller x2, Sky Base
- 1st Class x3 - Scullion
- Wild Rat x3, 1st Class x2
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Pack 51: Pack 52: Pack 53:
- Innoc x3 - Templar x2, Soldier x2 - Commando x4
- Junk x3 - Balloon x4 - Commando
- ProtoArmor, Pipsqueak x2 - Soldier x2
- Pipsqueak x5 - Sky Base, IronHitman x4
- Mag Roader (purple) x2 - IronHitman x3
- Mag Roader (red) x4 - Dueller, Fortis
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Pack 54: Pack 56: Pack 60: Pack 64:
- SrBehemoth (undead) Empty Empty Empty
- Dark Force x2
- Retainer x2, Dark Force Pack 57: Pack 61:
- Hemophyte, Retainer - SrBehemoth (undead) - White Drgn
- Outsider x2, Madam
- Mover x3 Pack 58: Pack 62:
- Steroidite Empty Empty
- Didalos x2
Pack 59: Pack 63:
Pack 55: Empty Empty
Empty
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* 7. Copyright and Contact Info *
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This guide, written in 2011, is copyrighted by Khaos (Khaos09 on GameFAQs), all
rights reserved.
Questions about the guide, corrections, suggestions for improvement, or
requests for permission to publicly use or distribute it in part or in whole
can be directed via email to khaos dot ff6 at gmail dot com.
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