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FAQ/Walkthrough
Version 2.5
Last updated: June 27, 2008
Authored by: Berserker
Email: berserker_kev @ yahoo.com
Homepage: http://www.berserkersblog.blogspot.com
This document Copyright 2006 - 2008 Kevin Hall (Berserker)
Final Fantasy XII Copyright 2006 Square-Enix.
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Section I: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [IN00]
Section II: Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [BS00]
- Gambits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [BS01]
- Quickenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [BS02]
- Status Effects/Enhancements/Nihopalaoa Effects . . . . . . . . . [BS03]
- Espers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [BS04]
- Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [BS05]
Section III: Walkthrough . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [WT00]
- Part I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [WT01]
-- Rabanastre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PI1]
-- Dalmasca Estersand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PI2]
-- Lowtown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PI3]
-- Giza Plains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PI4]
- Part II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [WT02]
-- Garamsythe Waterway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PII1]
-- Royal Palace of Rabanastre . . . . . . . . . . . . [PII2]
-- Garamsythe Waterway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PII3]
- Part III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [WT03]
-- Nalbina Dungeons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PIII1]
-- Barheim Passage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PIII2]
-- Rabanastre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PIII3]
-- Bhujerba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PIII4]
-- Lhusu Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PIII5]
- Part IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [WT04]
-- Dreadnought Leviathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PIV1]
-- Ogir-Yensa Sandsea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PIV2]
-- Nam-Yensa Sandsea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PIV3]
-- Tomb of Raithwall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PIV4]
- Part V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [WT05]
-- Giza Plains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PV1]
-- Ozmone Plains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PV2]
-- Jahara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PV3]
-- Golmore Jungle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PV4]
-- Eruyt Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PV5]
-- Henne Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PV6]
-- Golmore Jungle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PV7]
-- Mount Bur-Omisace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PV8]
-- Paramina Rift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PV9]
-- Stilshine of Miriam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PV10]
-- Mount Bur-Omisace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PV11]
- Part VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [WT06]
-- Nalbina Fortress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVI1]
-- Mosphoran Highwaste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVI2]
-- The Salikawood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVI3]
-- The Phon Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVI4]
-- Tchita Uplands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVI5]
-- Sochen Cave Palace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVI6]
-- Old Archades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVI7]
-- The Imperial City of Archades . . . . . . . . . . [PVI8]
-- Draklor Laboratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVI9]
- Part VII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [WT07]
-- Balfonheim Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVII1]
-- Golmore Jungle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVII2]
-- The Feywood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVII3]
-- The Ancient City of Giruvegan . . . . . . . . . . [PVII4]
-- The Great Crystal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVII5]
-- The Ancient City of Giruvegan . . . . . . . . . . [PVII6]
-- Balfonheim Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVII7]
-- Ridorana Cataract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVII8]
-- The Pharos at Ridorana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVII9]
-- Pharos / First Ascent - Horizon of First Light . . [PVII10]
-- Pharos / Second Ascent - Reach of Diamond Law . . [PVII11]
-- Pharos / Third Ascent - Mete of Dynasty . . . . . [PVII12]
- Part VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [WT08]
-- Balfonheim Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVIII1]
-- Sky Fortress Bahamut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [PVIII2]
Section IV: Side Quests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ00]
- The Zodiac Spear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ01]
- Ktjn the Viera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ02]
- Pilika's Diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ03]
- Sunstone Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ04]
- The Lost Cactoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ05]
- Bottles of Spirits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ06]
- Patient in the Estersand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ07]
- July, the Archades Spy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ08]
- Terror in the Westersand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ09]
- Dating Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ10]
- Necrohol of Nabudis & Nabreus Deadlands . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ11]
- Ann's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ12]
- Cockatrice Quest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ13]
- To Hell and Back Again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ14]
- Jovy's Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ15]
- The Hunt Club/Rare Monster List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ16]
- Fishing at South Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ17]
- The Omega Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ18]
- Urutan Eater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ19]
- Secret Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ20]
- Mysterious Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SQ21]
- Secret Espers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SE00]
-- Adrammelech, the Wroth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SE01]
-- Zalera, the Death Seraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SE02]
-- Cúchulainn, the Impure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SE03]
-- Exodus, the Judge-Sal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SE04]
-- Zeromus, the Condemner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SE05]
-- Chaos, Walker of the Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . [SE06]
-- Ultima, the High Seraph . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SE07]
-- Zodiark, Keeper of Precepts . . . . . . . . . . . [SE08]
- Hunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT00]
-- Red & Rotten In the Desert . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT01]
-- Wolf in the Waste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT02]
-- Dalmasca's Desert Bloom . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT03]
-- Waterway Haunting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT04]
-- Marauder in the Mines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT05]
-- Lost in the Pudding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT06]
-- For Whom the Wyrm Tolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT07]
-- A Scream from the Sky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT08]
-- A Tingling Toast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT09]
-- The Defense of Ozmone Plain . . . . . . . . . . . [HT10]
-- A Ring in the Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT11]
-- The Dead Ought Sleep Forever . . . . . . . . . . . [HT12]
-- Befoulment of the Beast . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT13]
-- A Chase Through the Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT14]
-- The Mind Flayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT15]
-- The Deserter's Revenge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT16]
-- Trouble in the Hills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT17]
-- Adding Insult to Injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT18]
-- Rodeo to the Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT19]
-- Shelled Obstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT20]
-- Get My Stuff Back! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT21]
-- Old Legend, Decaying Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT22]
-- The Things We Do... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT23]
-- The Creature Collector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT24]
-- Dead City Watch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT25]
-- Visitor on Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT26]
-- The Child Snatcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT27]
-- The Black Sorceror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT28]
-- A Wild Stench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT29]
-- Paying For the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT30]
-- Wyrm Wrath's Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT31]
-- Who's the Strongest!? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT32]
- Elite Hunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [EH00]
-- Little Love on the Big Plains . . . . . . . . . . [HT33]
-- The Cry of Its Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT34]
-- Crime and Punishment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT35]
-- Paradise Risen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT36]
-- Paramina Run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT37]
-- Antlion Infestation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT38]
-- A Carrot Stalk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT39]
-- Battle on the Big Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT40]
-- A Dark Rumor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT41]
-- Truth Shrouded in Mist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT42]
-- Fishy Dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT43]
-- God or Devil? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT44]
-- Farewell to a Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [HT45]
Section V: Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [LS00]
- Bestiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [BE00]
-- In-game Bestiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [IB00]
-- Normal Enemy Bestiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [NE00]
- Sky Pirate's Den . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SK00]
- Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [WE00]
- Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [SH00]
UPDATE - Armor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [AR00]
- Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [AC00]
- Magicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [MA00]
- Tecknicks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [TE00]
- Bazaar Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [BI00]
Section VI: Everything Else . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [EE00]
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\ / | | | | | INTRODUCTION | \ / | | | |
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The land of Ivalice. The city of Rabanastre. In the midst of the happy
occasion of Lady Ashe of the Kingdom of Dalmasca and Lord Rasler of the Kindgom
of Nabradia's wedding, Nabudis, the capital of Nabradia, falls to the Archadian
empire in their quest for dominance. Out of fear that Dalmasca is next, King
Raminas sends Basch and Lord Rasler to lead a defense force at the fortress of
Nalbina. Lord Rasler falls in combat and is mortally wounded. Rasler is
carried back to Dalmasca and laid to rest along with the hope of the
surrounding region. King Raminas gives in to the demands of the Archadian army
and travels to Nalbina to sign a treaty.
And so a brand new chapter of Final Fantasy opens as you take control of a
young soldier named Reks, and move onward to a group of freedom fighters that
will help to decide the fate of Dalmasca and of the Archadian empire itself. A
story full of power-hungry betrayal, tragedy, honor, and revenge is about to
revolve around a princess that has lost her kingdom but is still trying to find
the means to restore it. What aid will she seek to satisfy her goals? Does
she only fight for revenge? What drives her? Will she be content with her
decision? All those questions will be answered as she journies the world of
Ivalice with her newfound companions.
Hello and welcome to my Final Fantasy XII guide. This guide provides a full
walkthrough of the main story along with every side quest pointed out to the
reader during the main walkthrough for your convenience. The guide is still
lacking in some areas and I'll get to those sections in future updates
sometimes down the road. Oh, and those updates will come in due time. There
is one major reason why I do not consider this guide complete and probably
never will - that reason being:
I am never satisfied.
This is my first time writing a guide for an RPG, so please let me know what
you think. I would love to have some feedback on how I am doing! Feel free to
email me about any question that you may have but be sure to look over the
guide before you email me - remember that Ctrl + F is your friend.
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* Most of the basic information is in the walkthrough for the time being,
except for Quickenings. All of the basic information will be listed here on a
later date with plenty of detail.
----------- [BS01]
- Gambits -
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Gambits are sets of commands that can be bought from gambit sellers in the
game. These will allow you to configure the way your party members will react
in certain situations or while fighting enemies. Below is a small list of
gambits that I find useful for each particular situation.
Support Gambits
HP Healing
[a] Ally: any (>) Phoenix Down, Raise, Arise,
[b] Ally < 50% (>) Cure, Cura, Curaga, Curaja, Hi-Potion
[c] Ally: status = HP Critical (>) X-Potion
[a] A revive spell or item should be first on your list of Healing gambits. A
Phoenix Down is nearly instant but the spells will restore an ally with more
health than an item usually. A Phoenix Down is really good to use when you
have Larsa with you since he will cure the newly restored member. In some
fights it pays to have a backup Phoenix Down gambit even if you already have an
Arise gambit just in case a party member run out of HP.
[b] 50% is the best range to have for setting a curing gambit since some
enemies tend to chain attacks and take off more HP while your caster is still
charging. Cura and Curaja can turn into a mess when put on multiple characters
but it will ensure that your characters are healed to the max, though multiple
healers may each target a different ally in need and spam the spell resulting
in two castings.
[c] This is exactly what Larsa is set to the first time he joins your party.
It works well, but you might want to set it to "< 20%" or even "< 50%" as the
enemies get more aggressive later in the game, just in case.
Status Effect Healing
[a] Ally: status = Slow (>) Haste/Dispel/Remedy
[b] Ally: status = Sap (>) Regen
[c] Ally: any (>) Esuna/Remedy
[d] Ally: status = Confuse (>) Attack
[e] Ally: status = Stop (>) Chronos Tear/Remedy/Dispel
[f] Ally: status = Disease (>) Vaccine/Remedy/Cleanse
[g] Ally: status = Reverse (>) Attack
[e] Ally: status = Berserk (>) Dispel
[a] Along with a Remedy, Haste and Dispel is the only way to cure Slow. Haste
will help to serve as extra support for the affected character aside from just
curing the negative status. The only bad thing about setting a Haste gambit
like this is if the caster is inflicted with Slow.
[b] Esuna can cure Sap as well, but Regen takes less MP and it will also serve
as support for the affected character. Be sure to have this gambit BEFORE the
Esuna gambit or Esuna will automatically be cast on the affected member.
[c] This is the best of all status effect cures since it will basically cure
everything, with the exception of Slow, Death, Stop, and Disease. A Remedy can
cure just about anything once you have all of the augments to enhance them.
[d] You will not want this later in the game, but before Esuna is gained, this
is the only way to cure this status effect along with a Remedy and Smelling
Salts. You will not want to have Basch or Vaan set with this, but a person
equipped with a Dagger, Bow, or Staff, among others, shouldn't take that much.
[e] This is one of the worst spells in the game and it's hard to cure. You
will either have to use a Chronos Tear, a Remedy with the correct Augment from
the License Board, or Dispel. Remember that Dispel will take away any helpful
status enhancements while removing Stop if any are active.
[f] Most of the time, you will want to cure Disease instantly since it can stay
with a character even after death, and that is something you do not want,
especially during a boss fight. The spell Cleanse takes too long and I would
not recommend using it unless you are out on the field and not in a boss fight.
[g] Attacking a Reversed party member will give that party member HP. Put this
above a curing gambit to ensure that your characters do not heal a Reversed
ally. This is mainly helpful for the Ultima Esper fight.
[e] This is good to have when your party enters a battle in which the enemy
will constantly cast Berserk.
Technick Gambits
[a] Self (>) Libra
[b] Foe: HP = 100% (>) Steal
[c] Foe: HP Critical (>) Poach
[d] Self: MP < 10% (>) Charge
[a] Using Libra on any of your characters is one of the most important gambits
to have set up in the entire game. Not only will this let you see the
information about any normal enemy, but most importantly, it will reveal any
traps that are in the area. Traps can take out your party instantly sometimes
if you're not careful.
[b] With this gambit, you're character will only steal from enemies with 100%
of their life. This is perfect for when your party runs into a group of
enemies since the stealer will run around to the different enemies and steal
from them. The only negative aspects are when a character misses a steal, you
will need to steal manually, or when one of the other characters in your party
miss with their attack after your stealing character has performed a successful
steal; in that case, you will need to cancel the steal manually.
[c] I would recommend setting this to your quickest character (a character with
a dagger) or set it to multiple characters to ensure the Poach.
[d] This should be set to your caster for sure. Keep it at the top and it will
ensure that your caster is never without MP. Even if it misses that character
will try again.
Status Enhancements
[a] Self (>) Protect
[b] Self (>) Haste
[c] Self (>) Bubble
[d] Self (>) Decoy + Reverse
[a] This is a good gambit to have for the later dungeons, especially the
Pharos. It's good to have all party members learn the Protect spell. It lasts
a good little while and your party members will most likely gain the HP back
through fighting or running.
[b] A Haste gambit will help out extremely well in any boss fight.
[c] This gambit is priceless for the harder boss battle found later in the
game, and beats having to equip a Bubble Belt all the time.
[d] Having a "Self (>) Decoy" and "Self (>) Reverse" gambit set up on a party
member will ensure that the enemies attack that one character and give him or
her life in the process. While this method can be deemed cheap, the Reverse
effects doesn't last that long at all, so this isn't always helpful. Lower a
party member's magick resist by unequipping helmets to make the spells hit more
often.
Attacking
[a] Foe: any (>) Attack
[b] Foe: party leader's target (>) Attack
[c] Foe: flying (>) Telekinesis, Strong elemental spell
[a] As long as you have this gambit set, or a "Foe: nearest visible", you will
not need to issue out any attack commands with your leader.
[b] This is one of the best gambits to set for a boss fight or any target that
you want to cast constant pressure on. Be sure to set this to your other 2
party members and not your leader. The only bad aspect of this gambit is if
the party leader is performing any other action beside readying an attack or
attacking then the party members will not act - this is why you should always
have a backup attack gambit listed up under it.
[c] In the later stages, you will want to always have a gambit set for flying
enemies on your short range attackers since a flying enemy can only be hit with
long distance weapons, such as guns or bows, or magick. Obviously, you would
want to use whatever element the flying enemy is weak against.
--------------- [BS02]
- Quickenings -
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Quickenings are FFXII's version of limit breaks. Quickenings are found
throughout the License Board, usually around the edges. Only one character can
buy a Quickening per block. The block will disappear from the board on all
other character boards once a Quickening is purchased, though the icon will
remain on the board of the character that gained that particular Quickening.
Each character has three levels of Quickenings that are always purchased in the
same order exclusive to that character. The character board will always
display the Quickening exclusive to a particular character no matter which
Quickening block is highlighted.
Quickenings should be bought as soon as possible, and you should buy three for
each character in your main party instead of buying for your secondary party.
There are enough Quickening blocks on the License Board for each character in
your party to gain all three Quickening levels each. Quickenings will start to
double your MP once the Level 2 Quickening has been bought and they will triple
your MP when the Level 3 Quickening is bought per character.
When a Quickening is bought, that character's MP gauge will be displayed as an
orange bar instead of the normal blue bar when it is full. Once Level 2 and
Level 3 Quickenings have been purchased the MP gauge will display three
separate orange bars. Each bar will remain full until a certain amount of MP
has been used. The orange bars represent "Mist Charges" that are used to
perform a Quickening. A character with 3 bars at full magic can perform a
Level 3 Quickening or that same character can perform a Level 2 Quickening if
he/she is not at full MP.
Here is a minor tutorial of how to use a Quickening:
Once a Quickening has been bought from the License Grid for a character, choose
"Mist" from the on-screen command menu and choose "Quickening" for whichever
particular character you wish to start the Quickening Chain with. Now, pretend
that you have a party of Balthier, Basch, and Vaan and that you are starting
the Quickening with Balthier. Once the Quickening has started Balthier will
perform the beginning animation then pause and the following will be displayed
on the screen.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/\ - Vaan's Quickening
[] -
X - Basch's Quickening
_______________________________________________________________________
|_______________________________________________________________________| TIMER
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
While the screen is paused and the timer starts to deplete, you must either
start another Quickening by pressing the corresponding button for an available
Quickening, or press the R2 button and wait for the Mist Charge command to
show. When the R2 button is pressed the button commands for the character that
just performed a Quickening will sometimes display the Mist Charge option. For
instance, you will be waiting until it displays this.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/\ - Vaan's Quickening
[] - Mist Charge
X - Basch's Quickening
_______________________________________________________________________
|_______________________________________________________________________| TIMER
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In this case, once you have pressed the R2 button enough times to where it
displays Mist Charge next to the [] button you will want to press [] at that
moment. This will give Balthier one level of Mist Charge and will allow him to
perform another Quickening once it randomly displays again after pressing R2.
Now, once you have pressed the button for the Mist Charge, press one of the
other buttons immediately afterward to perform another character's Quickening
to keep the chain going. This must be done before the timer depletes once
again. Just to go a little further, suppose you Mist Charged with the []
button then chose to perform Vaan's Quickening next, the screen would display
the following as the screen pauses for Vaan's Quickening.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/\ -
[] - Balthier's Quickening
X - Basch's Quickening
_______________________________________________________________________
|_______________________________________________________________________| TIMER
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Once again, you would need to press the R2 button to display the Mist Charge
option, only this time it would show up next to /\ since you have used Vaan's
Quickening. Quickenings are vital to finishing off bosses once you delve
deeper into the game, especially when the bosses start to get super aggressive
or perform some type of extremely damaging attack on their last 25% of HP.
-- Quickening Concurrences (Bonus Attacks)
Chain a certain amount of certain level (lvl 1, 2, 3) Quickenings in order to
have a Concurrence added to the end of the Quickening chain. Here is a chart
showing the different Concurrences and how to achieve each.
/-------------------------------------------------\
| Concurrence | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
|=================================================|
| Inferno | 3 | - | - |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| Cataclysm | 8 | - | - |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| Torrent | - | 3 | - |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| Wind Burst | - | 6 | - |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| Whiteout | - | - | 5 |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| Ark Blast | 2 | 2 | 2 |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| Luminescence | 3 | 3 | 3 |
|-------------------------------------------------|
| Black Hole | 4 | 4 | 4 |
\-------------------------------------------------/
-------------------------------------------------- [BS03]
- Status Effects/Enhancements/Nihopalaoa Effects -
--------------------------------------------------
-- Status Effects
Below is a list of all the various status effects along with a description, a
way to cure the effect (whether it be action, magick, or item), and an
accessory that will make the wearer immune to the status effect. Keep in mind
that a Remedy has three levels of lore that can be bought on the augment
section of the license grid for each character that will add more curing
effects when the users uses a Remedy.
/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| STATUS | DESCRIPTION | CURE (actions, items, | IMMUNE |
| EFFECT | | magicks) | ACCESSORY |
|=============================================================================|
| Blind | drastically reduces | Blindna, Esuna(ga), Eye | Argyle Armlet, |
| | accuracy | Drops, Remedy (No Lore) | Ribbon |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Death | instant death | Arise, Raise, Phoenix | N/A |
| | | Down | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Disease | max HP = 1 | Bubble, Cleanse, Remedy | Ribbon |
| | | (Lv.3 Lore), Vaccine | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Doom | death after 10 second | Death, Remedy (Lv.3 | Ribbon |
| | countdown | Lore) | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Confuse | ally randomly attacks | Attack, Death, | Bowline Sash, |
| | other allies | Esuna(ga), Remedy (Lv.2 | Ribbon |
| | | Lore), Smelling Salts | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Disable | disables all actions | Death, Esuna(ga), | Black Belt, |
| | | Remedy (Lv.1 Lore) | Ribbon |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Immobi- | cannot move from | Death, Esuna(ga), | Jackboots, |
| lize | current spot | Remedy (Lv.1 Lore) | Ribbon |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Oil | more susceptible to | Handkerchief, Remedy | Gillie Boots, |
| | fire magick | (Lv.2 Lore) | Ribbon |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Petrify | stone status after 10 | Death, Esuna(ga), Gold | Fuzzy Miter, |
| | second countdown | Needle, Remedy (Lv.2 | Ribbon |
| | | Lore), Stona | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Poison | HP lowers periodically | Antidote, Death, | Ribbon, |
| | | Esuna(ga), Poisona, | Tourmaline |
| | | Remedy (No Lore) | Ring |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sap | HP gradually decreases | Death, Esuna(ga), Regen,| Quasimodo |
| | | Remedy (Lv.1 Lore) | Boots, Ribbon |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Silence | cannot use magick | Echo Herbs, Esuna(ga), | Ribbon, Rose |
| | | Remedy (No Lore), Vox | Corsage |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sleep | falls asleep (cannot | Alarm Clock, Attack, | Nishijin Belt, |
| | act) | Death, Esuna(ga), | Ribbon |
| | | Remedy (Lv.1 Lore) | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Slow | drastically reduces | Death, Esuna(ga), Haste,| Ribbon, Sash |
| | speed | Remedy (No Lore) | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Stop | all actions cease/ | Death, Chronos Tear, | Power Armlet, |
| | character frozen | Dispel, Remedy (Lv.3 | Ribbon |
| | | Lore) | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Stone | * turns to stone/ | Gold Needle, Remedy | Fuzzy Miter, |
| | removed from field | (Lv.2 Lore), Stona | Ribbon |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Reverse | curing damages and | Death, Esuna(ga) | Ribbon |
| | attacking heals | | |
\-----------------------------------------------------------------------------/
* Select the character's name that has been turned to stone to cure them since
that party memeber is taken off the field once the Stone status is active.
-- Status Enhancements
Below is a list of all the various status enhancements along with a description
and a way to nullify the enhancement.
/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| STATUS | DESCRIPTION | NULLIFY |
| ENHANCEMENT | | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Berserk | rages character and increases | Death, Dispel(ga) |
| | attack power and accuracy | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bravery | increases physical attack power | Death, Dispel(ga) |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Bubble | doubles max HP | Death, Disease, Dispel(ga) |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Decoy | causes enemy to target | Death, Dispel(ga), Stop |
| | inflicted character | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Faith | increases magic power | Death, Dispel(ga) |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Float | hovers in air slightly avoiding | Death, Dispel(ga) |
| | earth magick and traps | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Haste | drastically increases speed | Death, Dispel(ga), Slow |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Protect | reduces physical damage | Death, Dispel(ga) |
| | received | |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Reflect | reflects most magick | Death, Dispel(ga) |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Regen | restores HP over time | Death, Dispel(ga), Sap |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Shell | reduces magick damage received | Death, Dispel(ga) |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Vanish | invisible to certain enemy | Death, Dispel(ga) |
| | types (human) | |
\-----------------------------------------------------------------------------/
-- Nihopalaoa Effects
The Nihopalaoa accessory can be bought from the Clan Provisioner in Rabanastre
for 30,000 gil once the "Headhunter" hunting rank is reached. Equipping this
item will reverse any status curing item's effect when the equipped character
uses any status curing item. Using a Remedy on an enemy or boss is a perfect
way to see what the foe is weak to statuswise. See the list below for a
breakdown of each item and its new effect when the Nihopalaoa accessory is
equipped.
/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\
| ITEM | EFFECT |
|=============================================================================|
| Alarm Clock | causes the status effect "Sleep" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Antidote | causes the status effect "Poison" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Chrono's Tear | causes the status effect "Stop" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Echo Herbs | causes the status effect "Silence" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Eye Drops | causes the status effect "Blind" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gold Needle | causes the status effect "Petrify" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Handkerchief | causes the status effect "Oil" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Smelling Salts | causes the status effect "Confuse" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Vaccine | causes the status effect "Disease" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Remedy (No Lore) | causes the status effects "Blind", "Poison", |
| | "Silence", and "Slow" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Remedy (Lv.1 Lore) | causes the status effects "Blind", "Poison", |
| | "Silence", "Slow", "Sleep", "Disable", "Immobilize", |
| | and "Sap" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Remedy (Lv.2 Lore) | causes the status effects "Blind", "Poison", |
| | "Silence", "Slow", "Sleep", "Disable", "Immobilize", |
| | "Sap", "Oil", "Confuse", and "Petrify" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Remedy (Lv.3 Lore) | causes the status effects "Blind", "Poison", |
| | "Silence", "Slow", "Sleep", "Disable", "Immobilize", |
| | "Sap", "Oil", "Confuse", "Petrify", "Disease", "Doom", |
| | and "Stop" onto target |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Phoenix Down | causes the target to be instantly dead or near dead, |
| | unless the target is an Undead type enemy, such as |
| | skeletons or zombies. If the target is an Undead type |
| | enemy, the Phoenix Down will fully heal the target |
\-----------------------------------------------------------------------------/
---------- [BS04]
- Espers -
----------
The following is a list of all Espers that are found in the game along with the
stats and gambits for each. This section is full of spoilers if you consider
Esper names spoilers so tread carefull. For Gambits, please note that "Self"
refers to the Esper and "Ally" refers to the summoner. Some of the Espers
require two situations to activate an attack.
Also, please visit aldoteng's Esper guide on GameFAQs for even more info on
Espers:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/file/459841/46306
-- Belias, the Gigas
Belias is the first Esper that your party will control and is one of the more
useful Espers since you get him early in the game when Espers are still
considered powerful. He works well for a few boss fights and some hunts.
Mist Charge: 1
Status Enhancement(s): Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Absorb Water: Weak
Ice: Half Thunder: Half
Earth: Half Wind: Half
Light: Half Dark: Half
+------------------------------------------+
| Belias' Gambits |
|==========================================|
| Summon time < 10 seconds (>) Hellfire |
| Self: status = HP Critical (>) Hellfire |
| Foe: fire-absorb (>) Attack |
| Foe: fire-weak (>) Painflare |
| Foe: any (>) Painflare |
+------------------------------------------+
-- Mateus, the Corrupt
Mateus is most effective against enemies that are weak against ice. Other than
ice-weak enemies, his Frostwave attack still takes off a good amount. He will
cast Cura to heal himself and the summoner if the summoner's HP falls below
50%.
Mist Charge: 1
Status Enhancement(s): Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Half Water: Half
Ice: Absorb Thunder: Weak
Earth: Half Wind: Half
Light: Half Dark: Half
+---------------------------------------------+
| Mateus' Gambits |
|=============================================|
| Summon time < 10 seconds (>) Frostwave |
| Self: status = HP Critical (>) Frostwave |
| Ally: HP < 50% (>) Cura |
| Foe: ice-absorb (>) Attack |
| Foe: ice-weak (>) Flash-Freeze |
| Foe: any (>) Flash-Freeze |
+---------------------------------------------+
-- Shemhazai, the Whisperer
Shemhazai is received a bit too late in the game to be really effective and her
Mist Charge really asks for too much considering that she doesn't really damage
an enemy that much with her normal attack, though her big attack is still
fairly damaging.
Mist Charge: 2
Status Enhancement(s): Haste, Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Weak Water: Normal
Ice: Normal Thunder: Normal
Earth: Normal Wind: Normal
Light: Normal Dark: Normal
+--------------------------------------------+
| Shemhazai's Gambits |
|============================================|
| Summon time < 10 seconds (>) Soul Purge |
| Self: status = HP Critical (>) Soul Purge |
| Foe: any (>) Devour Soul |
+--------------------------------------------+
-- Hashmal, Bringer of Order
Hashmal will rip the floor with any enemy that is weak against earth. He will
automatically perform his big attack once the summoner falls into HP Critical
status. Summon Hashmal with an HP Critical status and he will automatically
perform Gaia's Wrath.
Mist Charge: 2
Status Enhancement(s): Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Immune Water: Immune
Ice: Immune Thunder: Immune
Earth: Absorb Wind: Weak
Light: Immune Dark: Immune
+---------------------------------------------+
| Hashmal's Gambits |
|=============================================|
| Ally: status = HP Critical (>) Gaia's Wrath |
| Foe: earth-absorb (>) Attack |
| Foe: earth-weak (>) Roxxor |
| Foe: any (>) Roxxor |
+---------------------------------------------|
-- Famfrit, the Darkening Cloud
Famfrit is good against fire elemental enemies and any normal enemies. His
mist charge ask a bit much for his lack of extreme damage but he is an all
around good esper.
Mist Charge: 3
Status Enhancement(s): Protect, Shell, Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Weak Water: Absorb
Ice: Immune Thunder: Immune
Earth: Immune Wind: Immune
Light: Immune Dark: Immune
+------------------------------------------------+
| Famfrit's Gambits |
|================================================|
| Summon time < 10 seconds (>) Tsunami |
| Self: status = HP Critical (>) Tsunami |
| Foe: water-absorb (>) Attack |
| Foe: water-weak (>) Briny Cannonade |
| Foe: any (>) Briny Cannonade |
+------------------------------------------------+
-- Adrammelech, the Wroth
Adrammelech is one of the best Espers that you can get early in the game. He
really shines against any magick user, as long as they do not cast ice. His
Flash Arc deals some good damage even against non-ice elemental enemies. He is
also the first Esper that will change his plan of attack based on how many
enemies are grouped together - for multiple enemies, he will use Thundara.
Couple all of this with the fact that he only requires one mist charge and
you've got yourself a good all-around Esper.
Mist Charge: 1
Status Enhancement(s): Faith, Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Immune Water: Immune
Ice: Weak Thunder: Absorb
Earth: Immune Wind: Immnue
Light: Immune Dark: Immune
+-----------------------------------------------+
| Adrammelech's Gambits |
|===============================================|
| Summon time < 10 seconds (>) Judgement Bolt |
| Self: status = HP Critical (>) Judgement Bolt |
| Ally: HP < 50% (>) Curaga |
| Foe: thunder-absorb (>) Bio |
| Foe: total amount > 1 (>) Thundara |
| Foe: thunder-weak (>) Flash Arc |
| Foe: any (>) Flash Arc |
+-----------------------------------------------+
-- Zalera, the Death Seraph
Zalera is an excellent Esper to use in an area with powerful normal enemies
since he will kill whatever enemy is in his path. If you despise the Shield
Wyrm out in the Cerobi Steppe then summon Zalera and have him destroy it with
one hit. You can literally race through an area and have Zalera kill all
enemies in your path. No experience is gained from a Kill however.
Zalera will change his attack based on if he is damaged or not. Hit him with a
non-elemental weapon to have him cast Shock on nearby enemies instead of Kill.
Zalera will automatically heal himself with Holy when no enemies are present.
His big attack will only activate when an enemy is in HP Critical status.
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Immune Water: Immune
Ice: Immune Thunder: Immune
Earth: Immune Wind: Immune
Light: Absorb Dark: Immune
Mist Charge: 1
Status Enhancement(s): Libra
+-------------------------------------------------+
| Zalera's Gambits |
|=================================================|
| Foe: status = HP Critical (>) Condemnation |
| Self: HP < 100% (>) Shock (on enemy) |
| Foe: any (>) Kill |
| Self: HP < 100% (>) Holy (heals self) |
+-------------------------------------------------+
-- Cúchulainn, the Impure
Cúchulainn will only attack with Malaise unless the enemy is undead then
Cúchulainn will switch to a physical attack. Malaise will drain life from
enemies and give it to Cúchulainn. His attacks are non-elemental and he will
only take half damage from each element no matter which. One interesting
aspect of Cúchulainn is that he will actually attack the summoner with a
physical attack if you try to hit him for whatever reason.
Mist Charge: 2
Status Enhancement(s): Protect, Shell, Reflect, Brave, Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Half Water: Half
Ice: Half Thunder: Half
Earth: Half Wind: Half
Light: Half Dark: Half
+--------------------------------------+
| Cúchulainn's Gambits |
|======================================|
| Summon time < 10 seconds (>) Blight |
| Foe: undead (>) Attack |
| Foe: any (>) Malaise |
| Self: HP < 100% (>) Curaja |
+--------------------------------------+
-- Zeromus, the Condemner
Zeromus attacks enemies with a constant Gravity attack. The attack is most
effective against enemies with a large amount of HP. Even his big attack is a
gravity attack.
Mist Charge: 2
Status enhancement(s): Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Half Water: Half
Ice: Half Thunder: Half
Earth: Half Wind: Half
Light: Half Dark: Half
+-------------------------------------------+
| Zeromus' Gambits |
|===========================================|
| Summon time < 10 seconds (>) Big Bang |
| Foe: any (>) Gravity Well |
+-------------------------------------------+
-- Exodus, the Judge-Sal
Exodus is a very simple Esper that will only cast Comet on enemies. His big
attack requires that the summoner cast Immobilize on Exodus before he is
dismissed - it damages rather well.
Mist Charge: 2
Status Enhancement(s): Faith, Haste, Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Half Water: Half
Ice: Half Thunder: Half
Earth: Half Wind: Half
Light: Half Dark: Half
+-------------------------------------+
| Exodus' Gambits |
|=====================================|
| Summon time < 10 seconds |
| AND (>) Meteor |
| Self: Immobilize |
| Foe: any (>) Comet |
+-------------------------------------+
-- Chaos, Walker of the Wheel
If an enemy has a weakness then Chaos is bound to find it since he will change
his plans of attack based on what element the enemy is weak against. The only
element that he does not use is earth since he shares in that weakness. He
will always use Whirlwind on any enemy that is weak against earth. Since he
has reflect casted at all times, equip an Opal ring or cast Reflect on the
summoner and have the summoner reflect the Heal spell off of the reflect shield
on his or herself if Chaos needs healing.
Mist Charge: 3
Status Enhancement(s): Faith, Haste, Reflect, Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Immune Water: Immune
Ice: Immune Thunder: Immune
Earth: Weak Wind: Absorb
Light: Immune Dark: Immune
+------------------------------------------+
| Chaos' Gambits |
|==========================================|
| Summon time < 10 seconds (>) Tornado |
| Self: status = HP Critical (>) Tornado |
| Foe: light-weak (>) Holy |
| Foe: dark-weak (>) Darkga |
| Foe: thunder-weak (>) Thundaga |
| Foe: ice-weak (>) Blizzaga |
| Foe: fire-weak (>) Firaga |
| Foe: wind-weak (>) Aeroga |
| Foe: wind-absorb (>) Scourge |
| Foe: any (>) Whirlwind |
+------------------------------------------+
-- Ultima, the High Seraph
Ultima attacks much like a normal Esper and will change her attack only if the
enemy is able to absorb light. Her big attack requires that the summoner be at
HP Critical status along with herself. The best way to do this is through
Gravity or by already having the summoner at HP Critical status and then
attacking Ultima so that she falls to HP Critical status herself. Ultima is
another esper with the Reflect status so use Reflect on the summoner and
reflect any heal spells needed.
Mist Charge: 3
Status Enhancement(s): Protect, Shell, Haste, Reflect, Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Immune Water: Immune
Ice: Immune Thunder: Immune
Earth: Immune Wind: Immune
Light: Absorb Dark: Weak
+-------------------------------------------+
| Ultima's Gambits |
|===========================================|
| Ally: status = HP Critical |
| AND (>) Eschaton |
| Self: status = HP Critical |
| Foe: light-absorb (>) Flare |
| Foe: light-weak (>) Redemption |
| Foe: any (>) Redemption |
+-------------------------------------------+
-- Zodiark, Keeper of Precepts
Zodiark is the only other Esper besides Adrammelech that will change his plan
of attack based on the number of enemies present. His Banish Ray almost always
hits for 9999 damage and his Final Eclipse is the first attack to break the
9999 damage rate. Cast Break on the summoner at any time to have Zodiark
instantly perform his Final Eclipse attack to take a whopping 50000 damage from
all enemies on the field. Zodiark performs this move with no charge time
whatsoever! Have a summoner in Petrify status summon Zodiark and Final Eclipse
will be his first attack. Zodiark is an excellent Esper for later boss fights
since his summon can equal an instant 50000 damage to a boss.
Mist Charge: 3
Status Enhancement(s): Faith, Protect, Shell, Haste, Libra
Elemental Properties:
Fire: Immune Water: Immune
Ice: Immune Thunder: Immune
Earth: Immune Wind: Immune
Light: Weak Dark: Absorb
+--------------------------------------------+
| Zodiark's Gambits |
|============================================|
| Ally: status = petrify (>) Final Eclipse |
| Foe: total amount < 1 (>) Scathe |
| Foe: dark-absorb (>) Flare |
| Foe: dark-weak (>) Banish Ray |
| Foe: any (>) Banish Ray |
+--------------------------------------------+
--------- [BS05]
- Tips -
---------
Here are a few tips that may help out:
- To use a status enhancement on an enemy or a status ailment on a party member
press R1 or L1 after selecting the command. This also how to attack party
members among other options.
- Many bosses are weak to certain status effects and this should be taken
adavantage of. Status effects such as Blind, Slow, Silence, and Disable will
severly handicap a boss.
- On the flip side, status enhancements such as Haste, Shell, Protect, Bravery,
and Faith will come in handy for boss fights as well. Haste is one of the best
status enhancements that can be used on a party member in a boss fight.
- Dispel. Buy Dispel the moment you can get your hands on it and always look
for status enhancements on enemies or bosses and Dispel them quickly. Choose
the attack option or some other form of attack then highlight an enemy to see
if it has status enhancements on it. Don't forget that Dispel can remove Stop
and status enhancements such as Reflect from party members as well.
- When a save crystal is directly in front of a boss room, cast every status
enhancement that you can think of on your party then retouch the save crystal
and save your game. Your party will gain all of their MP back and all the
current status enhancements will remain on the party the next time you load up
that game. Enter the boss area to get a major advantage on the boss. This
will often turn the tides greatly.
- Status enhancements will stay on your reserve party as long they are not in
battle, so you could cast tons of status enhancements on them and bring them
into battle with a major advantage.
- Equip a Main Gauche dagger along with a Demon Shield or greater for some
extremely impressive evasion stats. Use Decoy on that character during a boss
fight and that character will evade a big chunk of the boss' attack. It's also
good to equip both items to a low level ally when trying to level them up -
like when you want to take a level 12 character into the Necrohol of Nabudis or
deeper into the Henne Mines on the way to Zodiark.
- Match elemental weapons with elemental weaknesses in enemies and your party
will have a great advantage!
- When an enemy has a particular elemental spell that takes off extreme damage,
equip an armor that will half the elemental damage or possibly absorb the
elemental damage. (Adamant armor, Rubber Suit, Black Mask, White Mask, Demon
Shield, Ice Shield, Fire Shield, etc.)
- Equip Accessories that will make a party member immune to a certain status
effect if a particular enemy continues to cast it. Power Armlets (Immune:
Stop), Bowline Sashes (Immune: Confuse), Nishijin Belts (Immune: Sleep), Black
Belts (Immune: Disable), and Rose Corsages (Immune: Silence) guard against some
of the worst status effects.
- Items are a near instant heal for status effects while spells take charge
time. Some status effects are extremely dangerous and should be cured quickly
with the proper item cure instead of magick (Disease, Confuse, Sleep, Disable).
- Equip a Nihopalaoa to reverse the effects of restoring or healing items and
use the items on enemies. Remedies will hit every weak status in an enemy and
inflict whichever status effects that boss is not immune to. Phoenix Downs
will kill. Potions will take life. Surely you get the picture. Thanks again
Lucifer!
- Using Reverse on a party member will allow them to absorb damage for a short
time. Combine Reverse with Lure and this will force the enemy to hit that
particular character thus giving that character HP. Reverse will cause curing
spells to take HP from an ally however.
- If you ever find an enemy that is weak to Reverse, cast Regen on them
followed by the Reverse spell then cast Renew to kill them quickly. Renew will
take all but 1 HP and Regen will act as a Sap that will drain the rest.
- When trying to get a specific item from an enemy drop, try chaining that
particular enemy and it will start to drop more rare items faster in greater
amounts.
- Move two zones away to respawn enemies in a specific area and move three
zones away to respawn chests in a specific area. Some chests will not respawn
though.
- Many chest will give you greater items if a member of your party has the
Diamond Armlet equipped (sold in Estersand [Unlucky Merchant] after Giruvegan).
Sometimes the Diamond Armlet will make you miss out on a valuable treasure
however. Check the other maps on GameFAQs for information about the contents
of certain chests in hidden areas, namely Sephirosuy's area maps for the Great
Crystal, Henne Mines, and Subterra in the Pharos.
- Since I receive TONS of emails asking where to find a Ribbon accessory, I
will go ahead and mention it since I haven't covered accessories at this
moment, but I will in later update. You can find one in either the Henne Mines
secret area or the Pharos Subterra. Check sephirosuy's map for each of those
areas on GameFAQs to find the chests that hold them. The Henne Mines secret
area is your best bet at finding one.
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\ / | | | | | WALKTHROUGH | \ / | | | |
/ \ | | | | | [WT00] | / \ | | | |
/_/\_\___|___| \==============================================/ /_/\_\___|___|
Please use your in-game map (press Select) to find the name of each area
surrounded by "~"'s.
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| | | | Prologue - The Fall of a Kingdom | | | |
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~~ Aerial Gardens ~~
Imperial Swordsman / Weak: N/A
Imperial Magus / Weak: N/A
Destination Quote: I must reach the King before he signs the treaty!
You will take on the role of a young soldier by name of Reks from the game's
starting point. A tutorial will display at the beginning to familiarize you
with the control setup. Rotate the camera with the right analog and move with
the left analog toward Basch to finish the first part. The tutorial for the
talk icon will appear above Basch's head then an explanation for the icon will
commence. Any character that has the talk icon (the smiley face) above their
head may be interacted with by pressing the X button near that person.
Approach the Dalmascan (actually labeled so) near the gate and talk with him.
Open the gate to continue, but before doing so, you may want to walk around a
bit to get adjusted to feel of this Final Fantasy. Battle will be presented in
this same 3-D view as well so it's good to get familiar with it while all is
calm. Walk toward the gate when you're ready. An explanation of the action
icon (!) will appear. This icon will let you know when you're near an object
that can be interacted with by pressing the X button. Walk toward the gate and
open it when the command appears above Reks' head.
~~ Inner Ward ~~
An explanation of the party menu followed by a mentioning of equipment and your
inventory will appear then Reks will be thrown into battle with an Imperial.
The red line that appears between Reks and the enemy will let you know that an
enemy has targeted you and is about to attack. A blue line will appear
whenever your character targets an enemy. Pull up the usual command menu by
pressing X then select attack one time to make Reks attack the Imperial. As
the game says, there is no need to keep issuing the order to attack since Reks
will automatically perform it again after the first command until the target
falls. Follow Basch's squad down the path ahead for a cutscene.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ B O S S B A T T L E +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Air Cutter Remora
Lv.??
HP: ????
Weakness: Thunder
Open the command menu and select Thunder from "Black Magic" to take off some
heavy damage from this foe. Basch and his squad will do most of the work for
you however since they will gang up underneath it and hack away. The boss'
Remora Strike is the only major concern and it will usually hit Basch or his
men with that. Use the Cure spell found under "White Magic" if too much damage
is suffered. Don't worry about your MP - you can regain it by walking and
running. Once 25% of the Air Cutter's HP has been taken a cutscene will
commence where Basch will finish it off. Basch is actually performing his
Quickening attack, which will be explained later.
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Follow the path ahead once the battle is over and fight through the wave of
Imperial Swordsmen as they run down the stairs to confront you. You'll have to
reissue the order to attack each time one of them falls. Notice that the
enemies are displayed by red dots on the mini map in the top right of your
screen. This will help you to see what enemies lie ahead. At the top of the
stairs, enter the area with the blue dots - this will always signify a new
area. Before you enter, an explanation of the mini map and map will commence.
Press the Select button to examine the full map of an area at any time. Your
location will be shown as an orange marker and your destination (if any) will
be shown by the circled X displayed on the map.
~~ Lower Apartments ~~
The cutscene will leave you at the beginning of the new area. The first few
side areas are empty of items so head north. A few Imperial Swordsmen and
Magus' will rush toward you from the hall ahead. Basch will most likely take
care of them if you don't attack quick enough. The Magus' like to move away
from you while in the middle of casting their spells. An explanation of
running from enemies will be shown as you head down the hall. Hold R2 to
escape from enemies - hold it the
entire time while running. Check the +-----------------------------------+
halls to the sides to find some | There is a secret weapon that one |
treasure chests. The treasure chests | can obtain by NOT opening certain |
in the game will be displayed | chests. Check the Side |
differently depending on your current | Quest/Secrets section and look |
area. Most of the time they carry | for the "Zodiac Spear" for more |
random items. Your destination is | details. |
the stairs leading up in the north | [SQ01-0] |
but continue around the corner past +-----------------------------------+
the area with the stairs to find
another chest.
~~ Upper Apartments ~~
On the next floor, Basch will explain the save crystal to you as you walk
toward it. Like Final Fantasy X, touch the save point to have all your HP, MP,
and status restored and of course save your game. Run up the stairs to the
side after saving.
~~ The Highhall ~~
The cutscene that plays will leave you with fighting three Imperial Swordsmen.
They will only take two hits to kill depending on if they block or not. Use
the Cure spell if you start to take too much damage. Enter the hall ahead and
open the passage door on the left side (the action icon will appear as you near
it). Walk toward the current destination as noted on the map and a cutscene
will take place that will end the prologue.
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| | | | Part I - A Boy Who Sees Freedom In the Skies | | | |
\ / \ / / \ _| |_ _| |_ \ / \ /
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[WT01]
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| Garamsythe Waterway |
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~~ Overflow Cloaca ~~
Dire Rat / Weak: Water
You will be given control of Vaan and must fight three Dire Rats. Try to steal
from each of them to get a few Rat Pelts, Fire Stones, or Potions before you
defeat them. Use the mini map on the top right hand side of the screen to keep
up with them. ++EQUIP++ will be added to your party menu during this fight.
Press /\ to select it. You only have basic equipment equipped at the moment.
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| Rabanastre | [PI1] |
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~~ East End ~~
Destination Quote: What could Migelo want? Better go see him at his shop.
The cutscene will introduce you to Penelo and will set up your next
destination. Use the map as your guide and head to Migelo's shop - look for
the X with the circle and his shop is the one labeled with the pot icon. The
++WORLD MAP++ will be added to your party menu as well. Select it from the
party menu by pressing /\. After the cutscene in front of Migelo's shop, run
over to the Sandsea (as labeled on the map) and find Kytes.
~~ The Sandsea ~~
Tomaj will explain the Hunting quests to you after Kytes leaves. Basically,
you need to examine the notice board and select one of the hunts or what is
referred to as your "mark". After selecting the mark, find the petitioner that
posted the bill - the game will automatically show you where the petitioner is
located. Accept the petitioner's hunt and he/she will tell you about the hunt
and where the mark is located. Hunt the mark in the location pointed out then
go back to the petitioner and claim your bounty once the mark is defeated.
This first hunt, regarding the Rogue Tomato, is the only required hunt in the
game. You do not have to seek out a petitioner this time since the petitioner
is the one giving the explanation. Tomaj will hand over the key item ++CLAN
PRIMER++. This can be viewed in the party menu. The clan primer is a
collection of information regarding current and past hunts. Tomaj will also
hand over an ++ORRACHEA ARMLET++. This accessory will raise a character's
current HP. You can't equip it just yet though since you don't have the
license for it at the moment.
The game will talk you through how the License system at this point. In order
to use anything in this game (weapons, armors, accessories, magicks, teknicks,
etc.) you must first have the license to use them. Choose "License" from the
party menu followed by whichever character you wish to obtain a license for.
On the license board, choose whichever block with a number you wish to activate
then press X to obtain the license for it if you have enough points. The
number represents how many license points you will need. The license points
(LP) is displayed in the upper left hand corner next to the character picture.
Each character will have his or her own amount of LP. LP is gained, along with
experience (EXP), from defeating monsters. After acquiring a license for a
certain square, the squares around the current square will light up allowing
you to purchase them for a certain amount of LP.
Users of the Sphere Grid from Final Fantasy X should catch on to this fairly
well. The top board consists of magicks, accessories, technicks, and
attributes, while the bottom consist of weapons and armors. Remember that you
must buy and equip all the items and techniques before you can use them. On
the flip side, you must have the license for each of them to be able to equip
them. A new sword or magick is no good without the proper license for it. The
game will talk you through the process of obtaining "Accessories 1" on the
License Board. You can also press [ ] to view all the current actions for your
current character while on the License Board. ++LICENSES++ will be added to
the party menu after the explanation. Tomaj's final gift will be the key item
++WRIT OF TRANSIT++ that will allow you to leave the city to pursue your hunts.
Be sure to equip the Orrachea Armlet after talking with Tomaj!
Destination Quote: That mark should be somewhere in the Dalmasca Estersand.
Leave The Sandsea and head out the east +-----------------------------------+
gate of Rabanastre. A cutscene will | Talk to the Desert Merchant once |
activate once you reach the entrance of | you reach the Southern Plaza to |
the East Gate. Be sure to use the save | engage in a very minor delivery |
crystal on your way out to the Estersand | side quest. This can only be |
in order to restore your current status | done at this time! |
and save your game. All three exits | [SQ21-1] |
(west, east, and south) of Rabanastre +-----------------------------------+
have a save crystal near them.
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| Dalmasca Estersand | [PI2] |
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~~ The Stepping ~~
Cactite / Weak: Wind
Wolf / Weak: Earth
Cockatrice / Weak: Water
Wild Saurian / Weak: Wind
You might as well go ahead and fight off some Cactites for some experience.
Steal from the sleeping Cactites to get some Earth Stones. Notice how some of
the enemies have a green bar and red bar below them. These bars are their life
bars. Green represents a neutral enemy that will not attack unless you attack
them first and red represents a hostile enemy that will attack if you get near
it. I wouldn't advise fighting too many wolves at the moment - get the Cure
spell before you start fighting them in order to save some potions.
Walk down into the Estersand and look for the cliff in the middle that
overlooks the valley below. The Rogue Tomato will be near the two trees with
pink blossoms. He'll take off about 10 HP per hit so use one of Vaan's potions
if needed. Once half of his life is taken he will jump down to the valley
below. Follow him and defeat him while trying to stay away from the wolves.
He gets all of his life back once he jumps. A cutscene will activate once the
Rogue Tomato is defeated and you will receive the key item ++A HANDFUL OF
GALBANA LILIES++ afterwards. Whatever you do, DO NOT mess with the Wild
Saurian (T-rex) in this area since he can kill you with one hit. He is
neutral, but can easily be aggravated by attacking too many wolves near him.
Return to Rabanastre.
~~ East Gate ~~
Save your game near the East Gate and talk to Kytes for a cutscene. He's
standing in front of the gate.
~~ North End ~~
Destination Quote: Old Dalan in Lowtown must know a way into the palace...
As the game states after the cutscenes, you can now enter the Lowtown area.
The entrance to the Lowtown is on the Northeast side of the North End of
Rabanastre. Look for the stairs icon on the map. Before you go down to
Lowtown, you need to go back to The Sandsea and talk to Tomaj to get your
bounty for defeating the Rogue Tomato. He is standing at the counter. He will
give you ++300 GIL, 2 POTIONS, and 1 TELEPORT STONE++. Tomaj will also let you
in on some information about another hunter clan in the North End. The
building has a Bangaa standing watch near the front. The Bangaa will let you
in as long as you show him the Clan Primer that Tomaj handed over. Find the
"Conspicuous Bangaa" on the west part of the North End and talk to him to
enter.
Walk to the top of the stairs inside the building and speak to the moogle,
Montblanc. It turns out that Montblanc is the founder of this clan, Clan
Centurio. You will automatically become a member of Clan Centurio during the
conversation. He will tell you of many high mark hunts that are exclusive to
his clan and he will mention the clan shop in the Muthru Bazaar. This shop
will allow you to make special purchases depending on your current clan rank.
Talk to Montblanc again after the first conversation to receive a reward of ++3
POTIONS++. He will have a special reward for you each time you reach a new
clan rank so be sure to come back and visit him at Clan Centurio often.
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~~ North Sprawl ~~
Old Dalan's place is in the far south +-----------------------------------+
area of South Sprawl. It is labeled | The treasure chest directly |
with an X on your map. There are | across from Old Dalan's front |
plenty of treasure chests found around | door is the first of the treasure |
North and South Sprawl so it may pay | chests that you must NOT open in |
you to do a little exploring before | order to obtain the Zodiac Spear |
meeting up with Dalan. | later in the game. |
| [SQ01-1] |
+-----------------------------------+
Destination Quote: Better head down to the village on Giza Plains.
Leave Old Dalan's Place. Giza Plains is on the south side of Rabanastre and
you can get to it through the door to the right of where you exit from Old
Dalan's Place. Walk over to the large circular door and open it to exit out to
the Southgate of Rabanastre. You'll likely notice the orange save crystal.
These save crystals will allow you to teleport to other orange save crystals by
the use of a teleport stone. These will come in much handy later. You already
have one teleport stone if you got your bounty from Tomaj. Make sure to not
sell it with the rest of your loot since it is displayed at the top of that
list. Before you venture out into Giza Plains, I would suggest buying a Cure
spell and licensing it to Vaan.
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~~ Throne Road ~~
Hyena / Weak: Water
Giza Rabbit / Weak: Fire
Urstrix / Weak: Wind
Slaven / Weak: Wind
Head to the south portion of Throne Road to reach the village. The enemies
here are much like the Estersand enemies, consisting mainly of four-legged
fiends.
~~ Nomad Village ~~
There is a save crystal in the southwest. Talk to the Nomad Elder in front of
the middle tent. Walk over to Masyua who is standing next to the large Dark
Crystal and talk to her. Agree to her offer. In order to get a Sunstone, you
will need to seek out Jinn.
Destination Quote: So, Jinn's...south of the village, right?
Penelo will join you after the cutscene at the end of the conversation. Penelo
has quite a few LP so buy her a few licenses. Buy a map of Giza Plains from
the moogle in red before you leave. Penelo will hand over ++3 POTIONS and 2
PHOENIX DOWNS++ as you leave the village. ++GAMBITS++ will be added to the
command menu (not party menu) as well when you try to leave. You can only turn
the Gambits on or off at the moment. Penelo will act according to a list of
preset gambits that you can't see at the moment. Gambits are a list of
commands that the character(s) will choose to perform based on the setup order.
Right now, you cannot program any gambits, but later you can.
Penelo will attack as Vaan attacks but you can still control what she does by
switching over to her command menu - press to the right or left once you pull
up Vaan's command menu. Jinn is in the southern middle area, but you will need
to head east or west from your current location (the village), then south, and
finally walk toward the middle area of Giza Plains. Hold R2 and run from the
enemies if they start to give your party too much trouble. This will
automatically stop any attacking party member once the "Flee" command appears.
Remember this for future use. You might run across some enemies that you can't
handle at the moment.
~~ Crystal Glade ~~
A save crystal will be waiting for you here. Jinn will be leaning against the
Dark Crystal. Walk over to him and talk to him. Explain everything to him and
he will give you a ++SHADESTONE++. You will need to make your own Sunstone.
Take the Shadestone and travel to the different areas of the Giza Plains and
look for shining dark stones. Walk over to each shining dark stone and hold up
the shadestone to drain the light from the dark stone. You will have a
percentage up in the upper right hand corner along with an energy meter and
will need to fill it all the way up by visiting enough dark stones until you
make a sunstone. It may take all four shining dark stones to fully charge the
shadestone. The shining dark crystals are conveniently marked on your map with
"!". Run around the four different areas and charge the shadestone to receive
a ++SUNSTONE++. The party will automatically wind up back at the area where
Jinn is located once the stone is fully charged.
~~ Nomad Village ~~
Back in the village, Masyua will hand over ++50 GIL, 2 POTIONS, and 2 TELEPORT
STONES++ as a reward for bringing Jinn back. Now it's time to head back to Old
Dalan's Place in Rabanastre. Go back to the Southgate and open the circular
door to the side to quickly get back to the Lowtown area near Old Dalan's
Place.
~~ Lowtown ~~
A cutscene will begin as you get near Old Dalan's front door and Penelo will
leave the party. Walk up and talk to Dalan for yet another cutscene. The
++CRESCENT STONE++ will be given to you after the cutscene.
Destination Quote: Storehouse 5's my way down to the sewers. I'll start there.
Storehouse 5's entrance is in the northwest corner of the North Sprawl area of
Lowtown. Make sure that you equip yourself with any last minute items that you
want to have available and have a Cure spell for sure! Vaan will be by himself
for the upcoming area so I wouldn't rely on a limited supply of potions since
the area is rather long. Kytes will be behind the door of Storehouse 5 and
will give you ++2 POTIONS and 4 EYEDROPS++. Enter through the left gate after
talking with Kytes.
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/ \ \ / | | | | / \
| | Part II - A Dashing Sky Pirate and a Master of Weapons | |
\ / / \ _| |_ _| |_ \ /
\/ /___/\___\______|______| \/
[WT02]
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| Garamsythe Waterway | [PII1] |
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~~ Central Spur Stairs ~~
Dire Rat / Weak: Water
Steeling / Weak: Earth
Ichthon / Weak: Thunder
A save crystal is off to the left. The right path doesn't hold anything except
for some extra Dire Rat battles. Run around the left side and continue down
the waterway. Head north and fight off the Dire Rats then go east. Keep
heading northeast while fighting off the vermin of the sewers. Go down the
stairway to the north and head down the waterway ahead.
~~ North Spur Sluiceway ~~
Neutral Ichthons will be floating around above the waterway. Go up the stairs
on the left and across the bridge then down the next set of stairs. Keep
moving west then go north to find some more stairs. Head up the second set of
stairs to exit the waterway. The game will give you choice as to whether to go
ahead or not once you reach the stairs to the far north.
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~~ Cellar Stores ~~
Save your game. You might want to choose another block since you can't leave
from this area without doing a lot of backtracking. Check the Urn to the side
to obtain a ++MAP OF THE ROYAL PALACE OF RABANASTRE++. Always be sure to scope
out these urns when you enter a new area since they will always contain the
area's map.
~~ Cellars ~~
Run to the north end of the Cellars to +-----------------------------------+
activate a scene with two Imperials. | The two treasure chests in the |
Try to go up the stairs and the imperial | southeast portion of this room |
will stop you. A Seeq will notice that | should NOT be opened if you want |
you are trying to get upstairs. Talk to | to gain the Zodiac Spear later in |
the red "Palace Servant" Seeq standing | the game. |
next to the stairs. Press [ ] to call | [SQ01-2] |
the Imperial guard afterwards and run +-----------------------------------+
around his right side (your left) while
making your way to the stairs then enter the door at the top.
~~ Lower Halls ~~
Imperials are grouped throughout these halls and you will need to lure them out
in order to find the lion signet. From the starting point, head down the hall
to the right (south). Two guards will be standing near the left of the single
guard at the end of the hall. Press the [ ] button to call to the two guards
from the entrance to the hall then run back down the hall. The guards will
stop at the front of the hall where you yelled.
Now we need to distract the two guards near the entrance. Call to the group of
three guards near the entrance. When they come after you, run down the hall
directly in front of the door that you came through to enter this area (ignore
the hawk signet) and walk by the standing guard to the north. The group of
three guards will stay near the entrance. Enter the other side of the hall
where the three guards were standing patrol.
Use the Crescent Stone on the Lion Signet in the middle of the hall. This will
cause a green light to appear behind some latticework in the north. This is
the same hall that the single guard is standing near. Head to the west
intersection of the hall with the Lion Signet and yell at the single guard
standing patrol at the north hall. Run back down the hall with the Lion Signet
and enter the other side of the hall where the single guard was. The green
light behind the latticework is on the northwest side of this hall. Walk up to
latticework and examine the "Faint Light" and "Approach the Wall". The wall
will slide down to reveal a secret passage.
~~ Secret Passage ~~
Vaan will automatically walk inside and will be sealed in. Walk further down
the secret passage hall to see a door-like structure off to the right. The
door will not open but there is a hidden switch on the left wall. Standing
away from the door-like structure walk toward the wall ahead then turn right
and move against the wall until you see an Action Icon pop up followed by a
"Switch" message. Press the switch and examine the door (or "wall"). After
the cutscene that follows, you will obtain the ++GODDESS'S MAGICITE++.
~~ The Garden Stairs ~~
Walk up all the stairs to trigger a group of cutscenes.
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~~ East Spur Stairs ~~
Destination Quote: I've got to find my way out of these sewers...
Balthier and Fran will join up with Vaan as the cutscenes end. Walk over to
the save crystal and save your game then prepare for an explanation of the
Gambit system as you walk down the stairs. Unlike later, you are now given the
option to set up your gambits per characters as you see fit. Gambits will
allow you to combine one action with a target for that action whether it be an
ally, foe, self or either of the three with a specific status. A more detailed
description will ensue as Balthier treads a little more deeply into the Gambit
system. Gambits will be displayed in the list of menus on the party menu.
When the gambit menu is pulled up under a character, the right column is the
action to be performed and left column is the target for that action. The
Gambit at the top will be performed as the first priority then the other
Gambits will be performed. Use the cursor to select two Gambits in order to
switch their positioning and double tap the X button to turn off a Gambit. Use
the Select button to remove a gambit from a space. More Gambit spaces can be
purchased through the License board and more Gambits can be purchased from
Gambit shops found throughout the world of Ivalice. Gambits are always very
cheap and you should buy them before just about anything else before entering a
new city. It's a little hard to set some good Gambits at the moment since you
have very few. ++GAMBITS++ and ++PARTY++ will be added to the party menu after
the conversation with Balthier.
Use the party menu to take a character in and out of your party. Press the X
button to slide their pic back and remove them from your party. Also, it
should be noted that if you want to change the leader of your party, you can do
so by using the D-pad to select a leader from your three main characters. In
the party menu, the character pic that the orange flag appears on is the leader
of the current party.
Now back to the situation at hand. Examine the "Fallen Soldiers" to the side
for an extra cutscene. Walk down the waterway up ahead to enter the next area.
~~ East Waterway Control ~~
Dire Rat / Weak: Water
Steeling / Weak: Earth
Gigantoad / Weak: Fire
The left path has an urn that contains the ++MAP OF THE GARAMSYTHE WATERWAY++.
Run up the stairs to find a treasure chest then follow the waterway and the
paths afterward heading south. Try to keep your party cured with the cure
spell along the way - don't just rely on gambits for now since you have little
life. There is no reason to conserve magic since you can replenish it with
each character by moving. Try to get a License that will allow Balthier to use
Cure, that way everyone can heal.
~~ No. 11 Channel ~~
The path across the metal piece has a chest. Keep heading south along the
waterway. Use Fran's Fire spell on any Gigantoads that stand in your way.
Toward the end of this area two Gigantoads and two bats will be near a
waterway. Do not get stuck in the middle of these enemies. Take them out from
a distance.
~~ East Sluice Control ~~
No enemies will step out just yet. Use the save crystal in the south and run
down the stairs for a cutscene. The cutscene will give way to a battle with
four Imperials.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ B O S S B A T T L E +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Recommended Level: 5 - 6
Lv. 5 / Imperial Swordsman A / HP 210
Lv. 5 / Imperial Swordsman B / HP 170 / Status: Protect
Lv. 5 / Imperial Swordsman C / HP 180
Lv. 5 / Imperial Swordsman D / HP 190
Steal: Potion, Phoenix Down
Exp: 0
LP: 2 LP each (if YOUR party defeats one)
Have a Cure gambit for curing an ally < 70% and this battle shouldn't be much
of a problem. All they do is attack normally without any sort of magic or
exclusive attacks so they won't take too much damage. Fran's Fire spell takes
off a larger amount of damage than normally attacking an Imperial, but it is
not necessary. With the extra support from the mysterious woman this will be a
fair match of four against four. Be sure to steal for some extra items. If a
member of your party defeats an Imperial you will gain 2 LP, but if the woman
kills one then you will gain nothing.
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Walk up to Amalia and she will join +---------------------------------------+
your party as a guest after the | Amalia's Gambits |
cutscene. Guests cannot be |=======================================|
controlled at all and will act on | Ally: < 80% (>) Potion |
their own in battle. You are | Ally: any (>) Phoenix Down |
responsible for curing and keeping | Foe: nearest visible (>) Attack |
your guest alive however. A guest +---------------------------------------+
will also leave the party once a
certain point of the story has been reached.
Amalia has gambits set to where she will revive any fallen party member with a
Phoenix Down and issue out a potion to a weak party member free of charge -
this does not take away from your current inventory! NEVER EVER get spoiled by
a party guest with special actions whether it be uber strength or constant
healing - this can happen very easily later in the game with one guest in
particular. Take advantage of your guest and get into a bunch of battles to
raise your levels since you have a fourth helper that slightly takes away from
your experience gaining. Run back to the save crystal and save your game then
continue to the east of the waterway.
~~ Southern Sluiceway ~~
Walk into the middle of the open space ahead for a cutscene. Four Lv. 4 Flans
will ambush your party.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ B O S S B A T T L E +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Recommended Level: 5 - 6
Lv. 5 / Flan A / HP 420 / Weak: Fire
Lv. 5 / Flan B / HP 360 / Weak: Fire
Lv. 5 / Flan C / HP 390 / Weak: Fire
Lv. 5 / Flan D / HP 420 / Weak: Fire
Steal: Caramel, Potion
LP: 2 LP each
All the flans in this group are weak against Fire, so use the Fire spell for
any character that has it at the moment. Normal attacks won't do that much
damage to a Flan, but it's better than nothing for non-magic characters. The
most important rule about this battle is to NOT let them surround you. They're
spiral attack hits very fast and sometimes they will chain it with another
attack for heavy damage. They will use Blind on your characters, so having a
Gambit set up for Eyedrops on an ally is suggested for at least one character.
Cure should be set up as a Gambit as usual, though set it to someone that isn't
casting Fire if possible. Sit back and enjoy the classic Final Fantasy victory
posing after the battle.
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You may want to run back and save your game in the previous area after the
battle. Collect the items in the treasure chests on the east and west side.
~~ West Sluice Control ~~
Gigantoad / Weak: Fire
Garchimacera / Weak: Water
Ghost / Weak: Light
The coast appears clear once again, and there is even a treasure chest waiting
in the middle of the water. Move toward the stairs and a Gigantoad will hop
out of the water. A Ghost and a group of Garchimaceras will be lurking about
up ahead.
~~ No. 10 Channel ~~
The stairs on the west side have been damaged, so you will need to head east in
the middle area to get out of the waterway.
~~ Central Waterway Control ~~
A save crystal is in the middle of this area. There are four pedestals that
are surrounding the sides of the floor near the waterway that cannot be used
just yet. These pedestals are used in one of the side quests and they reqrire
the Sluice Gate Key which is obtainable in the "Lost in the Pudding" hunt.
Open the gate to trigger a cutscene.
~~ Overflow Cloaca ~~
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ B O S S B A T T L E +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| Lv. 7 | Firemane |
|=========================================================|
| HP: 3571 | Weak: Water | Absorb: Fire |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Exp: 0 | Steal: Potion, Phoenix Down, Grimoire Togail |
| LP: 3 | |
|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Recommended Level: 6 - 7 |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
This is the first true boss battle of +------------------------------------+
the game. Firemane will absorb Fire | Recommended Gambits |
obviously, and you most likely don't |====================================|
have water yet, so his weakness cannot | Ally: HP < 70% (>) Potion |
be taken advantage of. He teleports | Ally: any (>) Antidote |
around the area much like a ghost so | Foe: nearest visible (>) Attack |
your attack may miss at times. Make +------------------------------------+
sure that you have a Cure or Potion
gambit on one of your party members since Firemane will take off about 50 - 100
HP with his kick attack and his Fire spell will take nearly 100 HP. Potions
may work better since it is basically an instant heal instead of having to wait
for a spell, though if any character falls or gets majorly low then Amalia will
start passing out some Potions and Phoenix Downs in that order.
Firemane's big attack is called "Bushfire". He will send out fire all around
him and take off nearly 100 HP from all party members and possibly inflict
Poison on some of them. He seems to always start this after 25% of his life
has been taken. Do not set up your Gambits so that one person does all the
healing - you need to mix and match so that each character performs a certain
cure. Amalia is very helpful in this fight thanks to her Potions and Phoenix
Downs. If two or more of your characters ever die and one of them is Amalia
then bring her back to life first so she can resurrect the others. Bushfire is
the only major attack that you have to watch out for in this battle because of
the heavy damage and possible status effect.
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A few cutscenes will take place after the battle then your party will start in
the Nalbina Dungeons.
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| | | | Part III - A Loyal Knight Branded as a Traitor | | | |
\ / \ / / \ _| |_ _| |_ \ / \ /
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~~ Stockade ~~
Check around the area for a few chests containing Knots of Rust. Use the save
crystal at the north end then walk through the opening near it.
~~ Arena ~~
The cutscene that plays will give way to another boss fight.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ B O S S B A T T L E +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Lv. 6 / Galeedo / HP 158 / Weak: Fire
Lv. 7 / Gwitch / HP 142 / Weak: Fire
Lv. 8 / Daguzo / HP 232 / Weak: Fire / Status: Protect
Steal: 5 gil (Galeedo), Potion (Gwitch), 200 gil (Daguzo)
LP: 2 LP from each
You'll be barehanded for this fight, but you still have access to your
technicks and magicks. Only Balthier and Vaan will be in your control for the
fight. All three of the Seeqs are weak so it really doesn't matter which one
you go after first. Daguzo has Protect on him but it doesn't do him much good.
Cast Fire on any of them to speed up the battle and likely kill them with one
hit, otherwise, attack until they are defeated.
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~~ The Confiscatory ~~
Walk toward the save crystal. A cutscene +-----------------------------------+
will play in which Fran will notice the | Do not open any of the chests in |
party's supplies in the side room. The | The Confiscatory if you want the |
party will recover all lost items and | Zodiac Spear later in the game. |
equipment after the cutscene and obtain | [SQ01-3] |
the ++MAP OF THE NALBINA DUNGEONS++. +-----------------------------------+
Save your game then continue to the
east.
~~ The Black Watch ~~
Imperial Hoplite / Weak: N/A
Imperial Magus / Weak: N/A
Imperial Marksman / Weak: N/A
Imperial Swordsman / Weak: N/A
The cutscene will leave your party on the southwest side of the area. You can
sneak around this area and avoid most battle as Balthier suggests in the prior
cutscene or you can fight all the Imperials. The bad part about alerting some
Imperials is that you will cause a whole group of them to surround you at once.
I would suggest having a Potion gambit on someone through this part since you
can get overwhelmed at times leading to quick deaths. Make sure to defeat the
Imperial Magus's and Imperial Hoplites first since they will only stand back
and use support magick mixed with Blind or Potions respectively on the other
Imperials. The Hoplites are the most aggressive with their constant rams.
Markmen can also heal others with Potions as well.
It's easy to build up a good chain at this part since all of the enemies are
considered the same type. Make sure to check for the chests around the area -
they are rather dark and hard to see while near a wall. The objective here is
to head toward the middle portion of the north area. A cutscene will play once
you get to the door at that part. Follow Judge Gabranth and the Imperials down
the stairs after the cutscene.
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~~ The Lightworks ~~
Basch will automatically join the +---------------------------------------+
party as a guest after freeing him. | Basch's Gambits |
Check in the area off to the right |=======================================|
as you venture down the stairs to | Foe: party leader's target (>) Attack |
find three chests full of gold. A | Foe: nearest visible (>) Attack |
save point will be to the side as +---------------------------------------+
you continue further down. The
first thing to do here is to examine the "Timeworn Device" in the middle of the
room. A short conversation will commence in which Balthier will mention that
the fuse is blown. The object will now be labeled "Power Relay". Walk down
the stairs and talk to the merchant, Burrogh. He will give your party a ++TUBE
FUSE++. Go back upstairs and "Install the Tube Fuse" on the "Power Relay".
The lights will come on and the meter in the upper right hand corner will
display the charge as 100%. Press the Gate Switchboard to the left of the
merchant downstairs to open the gate to the side of him.
The Charge will drop by 30% and the merchant will explain to your party that
fierce beasts come out in the dark. Make sure to buy both of his gambits
before leaving and stock up on any useful armor or magick that you would like.
You need to have the Blizzard spell for sure. Try to have about 10 antidotes
and eyedrops since they will cure status afflictions much quicker than magick.
About 5 Phoenix Downs wouldn't be a bad idea either. If a person with a one-
handed weapon can equip a shield then buy at least one. Sell your current Loot
if you have any for some extra gil - don't sell the Teleport Stones though.
~~ Op Sector 29 ~~
Destination Quote: Gotta stop those mimics from feeding on the conduits.
Battery Mimic / Weak: Ice
Flan / Weak: Fire
Mimic / Weak: Ice
Skull Defender / Weak: Light
Specter / Weak: Light
Steeling / Weak: Earth
Suriander / Weak: Ice
Tiny Mimic / Weak: Wind
Zombie / Weak: Light
The Mimics up ahead will drain the power supply from the power cord to the
side. You must stop them from draining all the power or you will have to deal
with plenty of undead fiends as the lights go out. Remember that a mimic is
weak against ice, so use the Blizzard spell to heavily damage him. If all your
controllable party members have Blizzard then have everybody cast Blizzard to
really put the hurt on a mimic. It will use Discharge quite often to hit all
of your party members with electrical damage taking around 50 HP per hit.
While fighting the mimic it will sometimes feed some more off of the conduit
(Charge) to replenish its HP by 200.
Basch will help out a good bit even while barehanded. He will do combo attacks
often. Any time that you see the power charge dropping in the upper right hand
portion of the screen then that means there is a mimic up ahead feeding on one
of the electric cords. You will sometimes have to stop midfight and deal with
a mimic up ahead or face the dark fiends. "Mimic X is feeding on the energy
conduit" will appear in the upper left hand corner often when entering a new
area. Check your map and look for the "!" in places to find the power cords
that the mimics are feeding off of.
Another mimic will be feeding on the electric cord down the stairs in the next
room. Fight through the Tiny Mimics quickly or just rush right past them and
start using Blizzard on the Battery Mimic. You'll have a bit of a break until
you reach the next area.
~~ Great Eastern Passage ~~
One Battery Mimic will start feeding on the cord against the wall as soon as
you enter the area and the other will run deeper into the tunnel - we'll get
that one later. Deal with the Battery Mimic in site first then run into the
tunnel and find the other one on the west side. You'll likely see the urn for
the map of this area below, but you need to go around to get it. Move down the
east tunnel.
The next power cord is down the tunnel to the left once the path splits, but a
Battery Mimic will not show up until you run down the tunnel to the right. He
will run right past you and head for the power cord. Fight through the enemies
down the tunnel and hunt him down as he feeds off the electricity. Run back
out of the tunnel and head down the tunnel that the mimic ran out of. At the
intersection, turn around and run down the tunnel to the west to find the urn
with the ++MAP OF THE BARHEIM PASSAGE++.
Walk deeper into the tunnel to the south and be prepared to hunt down the mimic
at the far end as you reach some stairs. There is a cord at the top of the
stairs and the Battery Mimic will rush down the tunnel up ahead and run over to
it. Enter the opening to the west side above the stairs.
~~ Op Sector 36 ~~
Defeat both of the Battery Mimics first as they feed on the power cords
upstairs and downstairs then leave. Enter the next area to the south in the
Great Eastern Passage.
~~ Special Op Sector 3 ~~
A mimic will start to creep toward the power cord at the far end of the tunnel
so scare him with a Blizzard spell and watch him take off. The massive gate
(actually labeled as such) will be blocking the way to the southern end of the
tunnel. Go back up the tunnel a little bit and walk into the west section.
Some Flans will drop down from the entrance so have some Fire spells ready
because they are severely weak to Fire.
The Flans are basically highly strong against any type of physical attack this
time. Have some eyedrops or a Blindna spell ready for their Blind spell. A
Battery Mimic will start to feed on the power cord as you walk through the next
entrance but a Flan will drop in front of the party so Fire him then get to the
mimic quickly.
~~ Op Sector 37 ~~
A mimic to the side will be feeding on a power cord and another one will creep
down the stairs and venture toward the cord in the hall below. Defeat the one
to the side then fight through the Flans that drop on your way down the stairs
and into the hall. Flip the Gate Switchboard up the stairs in the next room to
open the massive gate that was blocking your way further into the tunnel a few
moments ago.
On your way back, be sure to heal your party members fully and stay away from
the Bombs that will by floating around the Special Op Sector 3 west area. They
are neutral, but if they get after your party and manage to self-destruct, they
can nearly take your entire party with them, so do not aggravate them. They
will attack if you fight a Flan near them. If they do self destruct and one of
your party members survives, go ahead and run past the gate in the south and
you will find a save crystal - no need to use Phoenix Downs, just turn off the
gambits via the command menu and run.
~~ North-South Junction ~~
Basch will gain some armor and a sword after the cutscene. Save your game then
enter the room to the south for a big battle.
~~ Great Central Passage ~~
The second treasure chest in this area is actually a Mimic. He will jump up
and attack if you examine it. Another Mimic will start to feed on the power
cord to the left. All the chests in this area that have a slight blueish glow
to them are Mimics. These Mimics will do a new attack known as "Leech" in this
area in which they will drain a party member of HP to restore their own.
~~ The Zeviah Subterrane ~~
Battery Mimics and Tiny Mimics will be spread out up ahead along with a new
Suriander enemy, much like the Gigantoad. Walk up the northeastern path to
find a sealed gate. Keep moving further up the path while fighting off
Skeletons and the feeding Battery Mimic then enter the next area to the east.
~~ Terminus No. 4 Adjunct ~~
Walk down the stairs to find a save point that sort of foreshadows something
wicked up ahead.
~~ Terminus No. 4 ~~
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ B O S S B A T T L E +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| Lv 10 | Mimic Queen |
|==============================================================|
| HP: 4073 | Weak: Ice | Absorb: Thunder |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Exp: 0 | Steal: Knot of Rust, Rose Corsage, Storm Magicite |
| LP: 5 | |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Recommended Level: 9 - 10 |
+--------------------------------------------------------------+
Tiny Battery / HP 120 / Weak: Ice
The best way to approach this +------------------------------------------+
battle is to go straight for | Recommended Gambits |
the Tiny Batteries right at the |==========================================|
beginning. There will be four | Ally: HP < 50% (>) Potion |
of them and they will all | Foe: party leader's target (>) Blizzard |
scatter at the beginning to suck | Foe: party leader's target (>) Attack |
the energy from the power cords +------------------------------------------+
to the sides. You will have to
worry about the charge gauge even during this boss fight.
Set your party members so they will cast Blizzard on whatever enemy that you
target BUT turn off their gambits at the beginning. Use the command menu to
assign each party member a Tiny Battery to cast Blizzard on along with your
character and they will kill all of them right at the beginning. Turn back on
the gambits once all the Tiny Batteries are gone and target the Queen then
start casting Blizzard on her and your controllable comrades will follow with a
Blizzard attack totally hammering away at her life gauge. Basch will help out
by attacking whichever enemy you target for this battle. I would recommend
using Potions instead of Cure spells to save your magic for Blizzard attacks.
Run around a bunch during this battle with your leader to gain back some MP and
your allies will run with you.
The Queen will always perform a "Breath of Life" shortly before the "Spawn" of
a new Tiny Mimic. Take out any new Tiny Batteries that she spawns by having
one of your party members cast Blizzard on it as soon as it spawns. She will
attack with one of her legs or cast Thunder occasionally. One of her big
attacks is the Ground Shaker where she will jump into the air and land on the
ground causing a tremor that will take off around 80 HP from the entire party.
On her last 25% of life she will start performing her Shockstorm attack that
will take off nearly 170 HP from each party member near her. She will be way
too busy performing a Breath of Life followed by a Spawn most of the time if
you take out all the Tiny Batteries however. If all of your party members can
cast Blizzard for this battle then she will not stand a chance whatsoever if
all of her Tiny Batteries are dead and will suffer a very cold and quick death!
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~~ Passage Entrance ~~
Destination Quote: Penelo must be worried sick. Better head back to Rabanastre.
A save crystal is lying to the side as the cutscene ends. Make your way back
to Rabanastre to the south.
~~ Sand-swept Naze ~~
o-----------------------------------o
| Available Enemies |
|-----------------------------------|
| Alpha Wolf / Weak: Earth |
| Cactite / Weak: Wind |
| Cactoid / Weak: Wind |
| Cockatrice / Weak: Water |
| Nekhbet / Weak: Water (rare) |
| Wild Saurian / Weak: Wind |
| Wolf / Weak: Earth |
o-----------------------------------o
While moving through the sand dunes, if you come upon a cockatrice that takes
off quite a bit more than the others then you have just run into a rare fiend
known as the Nekhbet. He will start to cast Slow on your party once his HP
starts to drop. The only way to cure Slow at the moment is with a Remedy.
Don't fool with the Wild Saurian on the way back - not yet! Instead of
treading through all the sand to the south, you could go to South Bank Village
to the north and teleport to Rabanastre via the orange save crystal.
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Destination Quote: Can't wait to show Old Dalan and Penelo...wherever she is.
The party will go there separate ways +-----------------------------------+
upon entering Rabanastre and Vaan will | A Viera is now sitting on the |
mention that he would like to meet with | railing of the stairs leading up |
Penelo. He mentions that she would most | to the Clan Hall of the Muthru |
likely be at Migelo's Place. Talk to the | Bazaar. She will ask a question |
moogle, Hurdy, and teleport to the | each time you approach her in |
Sandsea, which is right near Migelo's. | between major events of the main |
These moogles are now positioned | story. It's a good idea to start |
throughout Rabanastre and will provide a | this side quest now. |
very fast means of travel via | [SQ02-1] |
teleportation throughout the city. Vaan +-----------------------------------+
will meet up with Kytes and will decide
to meet up with Old Dalan once again.
Head to Old Dalan's Place in the Lowtown area - use the shortcut at the
Southgate. Talk to him for a cutscene. Dalan will hand over the ++SWORD OF
ORDER++ and ask you to deliver it to a man by the name of Azelas. Dalan will
mark the destination on the map. Run over to the west portion of the North
Sprawl of Lowton as indicated on the map and talk to Balzac. When all the
cutscenes end, Basch will officially join the party. He has quite a bit of LP
so spend it wisely.
Destination Quote: Now, if I were a tired, thirsty sky pirate, where would I
be?
The quote pretty much speaks for itself - go to the Sandsea in Rabanastre to
find Balthier and Fran. A cutscene will play on the way to the Sandsea and
another will trigger once you walk to the second floor of the Sandsea.
Balthier and Fran will join the party once again and your next destination is
the Lhusu Mines in Bhujerba. Meet up with Balthier in the Aerodrome at the
Westgate when you're ready to leave. He's in the very back standing next to
the railing.
I would recommend buying all the Gambits from the Gambit shop in Rabanastre and
stocking up on magick that you do not have yet. Eventually all magic will be
useful, so it's best to get it early. Stay behind in Rabanstre and perform
some of the Hunts at the Sandsea. This is the perfect time to start with the
hunts since you are able to have a party of three now. You can also sell all
the loot that you probably have a lot of by now - especially after the journey
through Barheim Passage. All the newer items will be available in Bhujerba
along with two new magicks. MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE LIBRA WITH YOU BEFORE
LEAVING RABANASTRE! You will not be able to get Libra in Bhujerba and you will
need it for the Lhusu Mines, unless you want to risk stepping in a trap.
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Destination Quote: Time to find that magicite mine... I'm coming, Penelo!
Save your game at the save crystal. You can't teleport back to Rabanastre at
the moment even if you have a teleport stone. Upon leaving the Aerodrome
Lamont will join your party as a guest after the cutscene that takes place.
Stop by the Magicks store and pick up Vox if you have the extra 300 gil. The
way to the Lhusu Mines is straightforward since all other paths in the city are
sealed off.
~~ Lhusu Square ~~
A save crystal is nearby and this will be your only save crystal for the Lhusu
Mines. Walk down the stairs to trigger a cutscene.
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~~ Shaft Entry ~~
Yet another cutscene will trigger while walking down the stairs. The Marquis
in the cutscene is the same Marquis that narrates the journal entries in
between story sequences of FFXII, just in case you didn't know.
Aerieel / Weak: Light (rare)
Skeleton / Weak: Light
Skull Defender / Weak: Light
Slaven / Weak: Wind
Steeling / Weak: Earth
Make sure to have a "Self (>) Libra" gambit set to one of your party members so
you will be able to see traps in the Lhusu Mines. Traps can possibly kill your
whole party with one triggering. Head to the north. The Steelings throughout
the Lhusu Mines may carry Teleport Stones, so you can get quite a bit of them
through stealing and I would advise you to get a few for later, unless you want
to buy them in the airship
cabins. One excellent feature +------------------------------------------+
you will find out about Lamont | Lamont's Gambits |
is that this fine lad comes |==========================================|
equipped with Potions and | Ally: HP < 20% (>) Hi-Potion |
Hi-Potions that he will gladly | Ally: HP < 50% (>) Potion |
give out if one of your party | Foe: party leader's target (>) Attack |
members is running low on health. | Foe: nearest visible (>) Attack |
Lamont is one of the best guests +------------------------------------------+
that you will get in your party
thanks to his generous nature of unlimited Potions and Hi-Potions. To the
south, Skeletons, Steelings, and Skull Defenders will be lurking in the
corridors. The entrance to the next area is in the southwest end of the
corridors. You can use the Gate Switchboard on the raised area (up the steps)
of the southeast side to raise the gate in the middle.
~~ Oltam Span ~~
Be on the lookout for traps in this area. The main enemies will pop up in the
middle of the bridge. Don't fight an enemy near a trap since your allies may
wind up walking right into it during a battle - this will happen often if you
are not careful.
~~ Transitway 1 ~~
Go north. Walk down the actual tunnel with the railing and not the Skeleton-
filled side tunnel since you will find several traps inside that your party
might accidentally trigger during battles.
~~ Shunia Twinspan ~~
This is a wonderful area to level up, but it is also a deadly area if you are
low level. Many Skeletons and Skull Defenders will pop up from the ground as
you venture toward the middle. These fiends are about 3 levels ahead of the
ones that you have been fighting so you cannot afford to have too many gang up
at once. Try not to move too far down the bridge or you will be dealing with
about five of them at a time. Stand back while holding the R2 button and let
them come to you. You can build up a chain extremely easy in this area since
all you fight is Skeletons and Skull Defenders! Building up a chain will cause
the enemies to drop more items at a time.
~~ Site 2 ~~
Enter the tunnel to the right (east) to continue to your destination. The
tunnel to the left has a chest but you must go past a trap that one of your
allies will likely set off since it's in the middle of the path. Use cure
magic and make sure all of your party memebers are fully healed before you step
into the big cave to the north while going up the stairs on the east side. A
cutscene will trigger once you step inside the middle open area.
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