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!ffix_notes.md

Intro

The times in brackets tell how long until the next non-X input
When optimizing equipment the updated equipment is in bold (E.g. Optimize (Mage Masher / Leather Hat / Wrist / Leather Shirt / -))

Credits

Based on this guide made by Muttski and petroesjka

The Run Begins!

(2:10)

Menu:

  • Config
    • Cursor -> Memory
    • Battle Camera -> Fixed
    • Movement -> Run
    • Battle Speed -> Fast
    • Field Message -> Fast
    • Window Color -> Classic (Trust me on this, it can save time)

Approach the candle, and light it
Name Zidane

Masked Man:

  • Press L2 to open the enemy target window
  • Steal Mage Masher
  • If you steal a Wrist, take note of it
  • Make everyone attack themselves

After the cutscene moves you into the other room, after 13 text boxes, select the second option about kidnapping Princess Garnet (1:40)

Alexandria

Go up, left and up to the ticket booth and speak to the clerk for the cards
Head left into the alleyway and go down (0:30), then follow Puck
In the steeple, pick up Tent to the left of the entrance (near Puck)
Approach the ladder (0:40)
Climb up, follow Puck across the rooftops. Name Vivi. Enter the play (3:00)

King Leo:

  • Attack the two Nero brothers first with either Zidane, Blank or Marcus
  • Keep Cinna on standby for ATB waiting, Attack with him last
  • Attack King Leo (Baku) with all four after the Neros are both dead

Do the nobles minigame, don't do an encore (2nd option) (0:40)

Menu After Nobles Fight:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Mage Masher / Leather Hat / Wrist / Leather Shirt / -)

Go up the stairs to queue Garnet cutscene (1:50)
Name Steiner (0:30)
Go up, run around the grand hall to the back to go down the stairs
Run straight down twice to the fountain screen
Hold Down+Left and skip some textboxes
Run into the tower and up the circular stairwell to the top (1:20)
Chase Garnet (1:40)
In the engine room, go left

Steiner 1 - 169 HP:

  • Attack twice with Zidane
  • If the first attack does 84 damage, attack once with either Blank or Cinna

(From the start of Steiner's attack, 3:20)

Steiner 2:

  • Kill everyone EXCEPT GARNET
  • The fight will end immediately once Garnet is the only character alive

(1:30)

Steiner 3:

  • Kill everyone EXCEPT GARNET
  • The fight will end after some dialogue regardless, if Garnet is the only character alive Steiner will do nothing

(3:00, press Select when prompted by the Moogle)

Theatreship Crash Site

Exit down through tree

Encounters:

  • Kill to get Lvl. 2

Exit right, hold up on the next screen

Prison Cage:

  • Attack with Zidane and Steiner
  • Use Free Energy with Zidane

Mash text for Prison Cage 2 (0:10)

Prison Cage 2:

  • Do 2 rounds of attacks with both Zidane and Steiner
  • 3rd Round: Steal with Zidane, Attack with Steiner
  • If you do not get the Broadsword, do the Iron Sword backup I explain below after Plant Brain

(1:10)

Go down the spiral stairs and head into the right room
Go up to first pick up an Ether chest, then speak to Vivi
Leave the room (0:40), exit left after
Go down and pick up another Ether chest, then run down the stairs
Go right into the room and speak to Baku, go left and speak to Baku to start fight

Menu - If you stole a Leather Wrist:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Mage Masher / Leather Hat / Leather Wrist / Leather Shirt / -)

Baku - 202HP:

  • Attack with Zidane 3 times

Go left upstairs and into the room with Steiner ()
Re-enter the room and grab the Ether chest by where Steiner sat
Run back to Vivi’s room, exit the theatreship ()
Move down through the log

Encounters:

  • Goblins:
    • Kill with Zidane/Steiner
  • Wolf:
    • Kill with Zidane/Cast fire with Vivi
  • Flying Flower:
    • Fire Sword with Steiner

Run past where you fought Prison Cage
On this screen--run left and exit to break the screen up--re-enter and go Up+Right to exit
Cutscene at fountain (0:30), exit Right
Continue Right then Up to start Plant Brain fight

Plant Brain - 916 HP:

  • Suicide Zidane as quickly as you can to get Blank to show up. If Zidane misses himself Fire him with Vivi.
  • Once Blank arrives do these in any order:
    • Steiner - Fire Sword
    • Vivi - Fire
    • Blank - Attack

Menu After Plant Brain Fight:

  • Items:
    • Phoenix Down -> Zidane
    • Potion -> Zidane
    • Eye Drops -> Steiner/Blank/Vivi
  • Equipment:
    • Blank:
      • +Broadsword (SKIP IF NO BROADSWORD STEAL)
      • -Silk Shirt
    • Zidane:
      • (SKIP IF LESS THAN 3 AP FROM RANDOM ENCOUNTERS)
      • Optimize (Mage Masher / Leather Hat / Wrist or Leather Wrist / Silk Shirt / -)
    • Steiner:
      • (SKIP IF NO BROADSWORD STEAL)
      • Optimize (Iron Sword / Bronze Helm / - / Bronze Armor / -)
  • Abilities:
    • Steiner:
      • +Bird Killer
      • +Bug Killer

Hold down after the menu

Plant Spiders Fight:

  • Get as much exp to Zidane as possible by suiciding other characters.
    • 4 Spiders:
      • Kill Blank/Steiner
      • Fire (all) with Vivi
    • 3 Spiders:
      • Kill Blank/Steiner
      • Fire (all) with Vivi
    • 2 Spiders:
      • Kill Vivi/Blank/Steiner
      • Attack Twice with Zidane

Hold down after the fight
(3:20, then mash through three text boxes then SELECT THE LAST OPTION to exit, 0:20)
After Steiner wakes up and runs away, the screen will go black: at this point, mash X and be prepared to move when the screen comes on to the world map
Run to the Ice Cavern quickly (go directly down and when you see a forest go to its right for the entrance)

Ice Cavern

After the dialogue (1:10), jump onto the left ledge and grab the Tent chest, exit up
Go up, left up the stairs, and exit up
Go up+right and exit top right
Go right AROUND the curve twice to avoid the mist spray, exit up
Take the right path (:50), then walk right

Menu - If you didn't optimize Zidane after Plant Brain:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Mage Masher / Leather Hat / Wrist or Leather Wrist / Silk Shirt / -)
  • Abilities:
    • Garnet:
      • Heal > Zidane

Black Waltz 1 - 229 and 472 HP:

  • Kill the Black Waltz with three attacks.
  • SEALION COUNTERS AFTER EVERY TWO HITS YOU LAND
  • Sealions max damage is 36
  • After Tsunami, either one or two more hits will kill him.
  • Zidane damage:
    • Lvl. 3 84-88-92-96
    • Lvl. 4 88-92-96-100

After the fight and dialogue (1:00) heal Zidane, climb to the top of the cavern and exit north
Mash text (1:00) and name Garnet (0:30)
Stutter step to Dali and enter the village (2:20)

Dali

Leave the inn
Head north and exit to the top right into the garden
Duck immediately back out back into town
Enter and leave the bar twice (the closest door to where you are at)
Go left and speak to Vivi (0:30)
Walk south back toward the inn and enter the shop on the left (0:50)
Speak to shopkeeper (the young girl)

Dali Shop Menu (you might already have stolen a Wrist and a Leather Wrist, buy one less if you did):

  • Buy:
    • 1 Leather Wrist
    • 2 Wrists (3 total in inventory)
    • 3 Feather Hats
    • 1 Iron Sword (If you did not steal a Broadsword)

Go back into the inn, Speak to Garnet (1:10)
Leave the inn, head north to where Vivi was (0:20)
Enter the windmill on the left, approach the manhole cover and open it to go down
Go straight up through all the underground rooms until you rejoin Vivi (0:35)
If you do not have a Leather Wrist:

  • Pick one up in the chest in the room after the moogle, on your right

Dali Underground Menu (after Vivi Rejoins):

  • Equipment:
    • Dagger:
      • +Feather Hat
    • Zidane:
      • +Mythril Dagger (If stolen from Sealion)
      • +Leather Wrist (If not already equipped)
      • +Leather Shirt
    • Vivi:
      • +Silk Shirt

Go right, then up to queue cutscene (0:30)

If you bought an Iron Sword:

  • Equipment:
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Iron Sword / Bronze Helm / - / Bronze Armor / -)
  • Abilities:
    • Steiner:
      • +Bird Killer
      • +Bug Killer

Go down the steps in and pick up an hidden Hi-Potion at the bottom and 135 Gil on the back
Enter Morrid’s house and speak to him
Leave the area (1:30)

Black Waltz 2 - 1030 HP:

  • Zidane attacks, Steiner uses Fire Sword
  • ATB wait for Zidane so he can get another attack in:
    • if he cant dont wait for a boss attack, do the next step immediately, Steiner should have ATB by then
  • After 2 Zidane attacks and 1 Fire Sword wait for another boss attack:
    • if he hit Vivi:
      • make sure Vivi is dead
      • heal with Dagger if necessary
      • Attack with the others
    • if he hit Zidane:
      • make sure Zidane is dead
      • heal with Dagger if necessary
      • Fire Sword with Steiner
      • revive Zidane and heal with Dagger
    • if he hit Steiner:
      • heal Steiner with Vivi
      • Fire Sword with Steiner
      • Attack with Zidane
      • Cure (all) with Dagger so it goes off right after the Fira counter

IMPORTANT NOTE AFTER BLACK WALTZ 2 FIGHT:

  • 20s into the cutscene pick the 2nd option but wait for Steiner to turn around before doing so (2:20) Climb up, walk left and speak to Steiner, enter the cabin (2:30)
    Go outside

Black Waltz 3 - 1128 HP:

  • Be quick with your inputs, the boss will only do 1 attack
  • Zidane - Attack (This will cause BW3 to take flight into the air)
  • Steiner - Fire Sword & Vivi Cast Double Fire
  • Zidane - Steal (You can get a Steepled Hat, Linen Cuirass, or Silver Gloves)
  • Steiner - Fire Sword & Vivi Cast Double Fire

Lindblum (A.K.A. Plot City)

After dialogue (6:00), run straight down one screen on to the elevator for a lot of dialogue (2:10)
You will meet Freya and name her (2:00)
Skip the mog tutorial, exit the inn and head up
Go Up+Right to the town center and enter the Weapon Shop on the right side

Lindblum Weapon Shop Menu:

  • Sell:
    • Ethers
    • Phoenix Pinions
    • Eye Drops
    • Silver Gloves (If stolen from Black Waltz 3)
    • Linen Cuirass (If stolen from Black Waltz 3)
  • Buy:
    • 2 Mage Mashers
    • 1 Glass Armlet
    • 5 Steepled Hats (4 if you stole 1 from Black Waltz 3)
    • 1 Headgear
    • 1 Iron Helm
    • 1 Leather Plate
    • (3950 gil total)

Exit and go to the upper left corner of the center for the synthesis shop

Lindblum Synth Menu:

  • Synth:
    • 1 The Ogre
    • 3 Cotton Robes
    • 2 Yellow Scarves
    • (4,500 gil total for shop)

Go back to where you began near the inn, and enter the portal on the right which starts a forced ATE about Vivi buying a Kupo Nut
Get on the train car and head to Theatre District (first option)
Exit and go left and enter the theatre hideout for Tantalus (1:00)
Exit and go back to the train car and head to Lindblum Castle (3rd option)
Head back toward the castle, but go up the stairs on the right this time
Enter the room and speak to Steiner
Head back to the elevator (you will be stopped by the guard), then go up the stairs on the right
Go to the right, down the next stairs, and speak to the sleeping guard on the left to steal his clothes
Go back to the elevator, go left, go left again and climb the stairs
Walk up the stairs to the lookout for cutscene (1:00), select all 6 (!)s with the telescope (3:00)
Go take the aircab (no options) (0:30)
Suicide Zidane on the Mu fight to end it quickly and receive the Coral Ring for Freya winning (2:20)
Take the elevator to the bottom floor (last option), and take left car to the Dragon’s Gate (mash)

Dragon’s Gate Shop Menu

  • Sell:
    • All Cotton Robes
  • Buy:
    • 21 Potions
    • 21 Phoenix Downs

Pick up hidden Tent chest on the right hand side behind the ledge of the train tracks
Exit and Stutter Step to the Chocobo’s Forest, across the bridge (0:30)
Exit the forest, stutter step to the chocobo tracks, menu to use a Gysahl Greens and re-enter the forest with chocobo
Buy 3 Gysahl Greens from the Moogle (2nd option)
Exit the forest and ride chocobo to Gizamaluke’s grotto (0:30)

Gizamaluke’s Grotto

Go right to speak to dying Burmecian Rat for a bell
Go left toward the door, ring the bell

Gizamaluke’s Grotto Entrance Menu:

  • Equipment
    • Freya:
      • Optimize (Javelin / Iron Helm / Bronze Gloves / Linen Cuirass / Yellow Scarf)
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (The Ogre / Headgear / Glass Armlet / Leather Plate / Yellow Scarf)
      • +Coral Ring
      • +Leather Shirt
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • +Undead Killer
      • +Man Eater
    • Freya:
      • +Bird Killer
      • +Level Up
  • Order:
    • Front row Freya

You dont have Flee, so if you get an encounter you will have to kill it or escape

Fight the first black mage fight:

  • Kill each with one Zidane attack
  • Use the ATB wait trick with Zidane if a Black Mage attacks first, and you are able to
  • You can Attack (2% crit chance) or Potion with Freya to save a menu

After Zorn/Thorn flee, heal anyone who needs it
Run up and right to the next black mage fight directly but you still don’t have Flee so be careful with that

Fight the second black mage fight:

  • Kill each with one Zidane attack
  • Use the ATB wait trick with Zidane if a black mage attacks first, and you are able to.

Gizamaluke’s Grotto Menu (after 2nd BM Fight):

  • Items:
    • Revive/Heal All
  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (The Ogre / Headgear / Glass Armlet / Leather Plate / Yellow Scarf)
      • +Mage Masher
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • +Bird Killer

Head through main central door, then up toward the large bell with the Moogle dialogue (0:35)
Walk up to the chest for another bell, then walk around to the right door and open it
Walk to the back and speak to the Moogle you rescued, then exit, he will give you a bell #KupoForKuponuts
Walk around the large bell to the left door, open it, then menu

Gizamaluke Fight Menu (RIGHT AFTER OPENING THE DOOR):

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (The Ogre / Headgear / Glass Armlet / Leather Plate / Yellow Scarf)
      • +Leather Wrist
    • Vivi:
      • +Glass Armlet

Gizamaluke - 3175 HP:

  • Throw Tents for ~50% chance to cause Darkness/Silence
  • IF YOUR TENTS ALL MISS:
    • (i’m so sorry) Use Zidane’s skill called Soul Blade
  • Use Vivi as a support role, throwing Potions or Phoenix Downs when you need them
  • Attack with Zidane and Freya
  • Giza can counter every physical attack so watch out for these
  • You need to make sure both Zidane and Freya survive the fight to receive AP

()

South Gate

Approach the gate and enter (0:40)
When inside, go immediately left and grab a chest containing Multina Racket
Go to the elephant man on the left and speak to him
Go right to the young human man and speak to him (bottom right)
Go up and speak to the human woman and speak to her (top right)
Attempt to go to the alley, then walk to the guard for the pass, then back to the alley (0:40)
Board the train, sit on the back right seat (1:00)

World Map

Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • +Dagger

Go to Burmecia

Burmecia

Run up one screen then menu as soon as the next screen loads

Menu (AS SOON AS YOU ENTER THE SCREEN):

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (The Ogre / Headgear / Leather Wrist / Leather Plate / Yellow Scarf)
      • +Coral Ring
      • +Leather Shirt
  • Abilities:
    • +Man Eater
    • +Protect Girls

Fight the black mage fight:

  • Kill each with one Zidane attack
  • Use the ATB wait trick with Zidane if a black mage attacks first, and you are able to

Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • +Mage Masher
      • +Leather Hat
  • Order:
    • Back row Zidane

Head up the right stairs in the door, up the next set of stairs, and left at the top
Go left to the next room and BE CAREFUL
Pick up Germinas Boots - HOLD CIRCLE AND USE DPAD
Head back to where you fought the mages and enter the far left door
Go up the stairs on the left, across the new bridge, and exit right
Go to the window and jump to the other side
Speak to the dying Burmecian on the right, then behind the bed and check for a bell
Exit all the way back to the black mage fight screen, then back up the right steps
This time, enter the large door with a bell on it before entering the Germ. Boots Area (0:50)
Go up, keep holding up to enter the building (0:25)
After, go up the steps, go into the right door to break the screen up and exit
Go left into the door, then up through the door at the top center
At the fountain, go right and into the top right door to break the screen and exit (revive people)
Go left and up the bridge to a cutscene
After 2 textboxes select the 2nd Option ("Leave Her Alone") (2:00)

Beatrix:

  • Count turns (10), revive anywhone who dies
  • Steal on free turns for Phoenix Down/Chain Plate/Mythril Sword

After the FMV (1:30) say no to the save prompt

End of Disc 1

Change disc (1:00)

Disc 2

Enter the cafe area to the right, and speak to the attendant at the desk on the left
Exit left to see Cinna/Marcus, re-enter cafe

Station Shop Menu:

  • Buy:
    • 2 Mythril Gloves
    • 1 Barbut

Speak to Cinna then speak to Steiner

Menu:

  • Equipment
    • Dagger:
      • +Multina Racket
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Iron Sword / Barbut / Mythril Gloves / Bronze Armor / Yellow Scarf)
  • Abilities:
    • Steiner:
      • -Bird Killer
      • +Man Eater

Exit left and board the cablecar (0:20), speak to Marcus (0:40)

Black Waltz 3 Re-Fight(1292 HP):

  • Have everyone attack
  • It is possible to ATB Wait Trick Garnet’s attacks, but the window is VERY tight
  • If Steiner dies kill Marcus

After the cutscene (0:50) go up, then right at the fork in the road
After jumping across the broken bridge, run around that curve down to a chest with 1610 Gil
Exit right
If only Garnet is left alive after BW3, revive Steiner and heal him
Stutter step to Treno

Treno

After text is over, press Select to open ATE choices, and select the first option called Treno Tradition and watch Garnet get robbed by some four-armed scrub

Take this route with Steiner:

  • Go left on fountain screen
  • Down the stairs the robber ran down
  • Head up at the bottom of the stairs and into the building on the left
  • Talk to the robber as you walk by him in the hallway before the synth shopto get the Power Belt

Afterward, exit and head to the auction house (down, right, up)
Pick up 2225 GIL to the left of the auction house door, then enter the auction house to meet up with Garnet

Treno Shop Menu - Don’t Forget Power Belt Grab:

  • Buy:
    • 1 Mythril Dagger (if 100 Nobles)
    • 1 Mythril Sword (skip if got one from Beatrix)
    • 1 Ice Staff
    • 1 Bone Wrist
    • 1 Magus Hat
    • 1 Bandana
    • 1 Chain Plate (skip if got one from Beatrix)
    • 1 Chain Mail

Exit and go up the stairs in the tower thing and exit down
Run down and then left across the bridge to Baku’s hideout
Talk to Marcus, go down and talk to Baku (2:10)

Menu AFTER Getting Marcus:

  • Equipment:
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Mythril Sword / Barbut / Mythril Gloves / Chain Mail / Power Belt)
  • Abilities:
    • Steiner:
      • If he is Lvl 1-2:
        • +HP +10%
        • +Alert
        • +MP Attack
      • Else:
        • +Counter
        • +MP Attack
  • Magic:
    • Dagger:
      • Cure Steiner to full HP

Exit and head down to entrance, then all the way left to Tot’s house
Pick up the Mythril Dagger chest to the left of Tot’s door before entering
Enter, then speak to Tot
Climb the ladder and descend into Gargan Roo

Gargan Roo

Kill Any Encounters You Get Here With Steiner, if Marcus dies dont revive him before the Feed switch
Take the left path, go around the corner and flip the first switch
Go back to entrance and take right path, go up and flip 2nd switch
Go down to the FEED switch, heal and then hit the switch (1:00)

Ralvurahva - 2296HP (he won’t actually die):

  • Rely on Steiner attacks with a few Garnet attacks as well
  • Use Phoenix Downs on fallen party members, especially if you are low levels (1-3)
  • Queuing an attack after his HP would have otherwise been depleted will prolong the fight for the duration of the attack you have queued up

After the cutscenes (2:00) stutter step around the mountain to Cleyra (big tornado)

Cleyra Trunk

To the right of the gate, you must first flip a switch to open it and enter
Go up on this next screen, then down on the following to a chest with Magician Shoes

Cleyra Trunk Menu (After Magician Shoes Chest):

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (The Ogre / Bandana / Bone Wrist / Chain Plate / Yellow Scarf)
    • Vivi:
      • Optimize (Ice Staff / Magus Hat / Glass Armlet / Silk Shirt / Magician Shoes)
    • Freya:
      • Optimize (Javelin / Iron Helm / Mythril Gloves / Linen Cuirass / Yellow Scarf)
      • +Coral Ring
    • Zidane:
      • +Germinas Boots
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • +Insomniac
      • +Alert
    • Freya:
      • +Man Eater
      • +Cover
  • Order:
    • Front row Zidane

You need to get AP from at least ONE FIGHT on the Cleyra Trunk. You can one-shot every enemy encounter with Vivi’s Blizzara
Exit to the right and go straight up the hill
At the top, inspect the nook and choose the 2nd Option (dont mash)
Pick up the chest on this screen on the left for an Ether
Go back down the hill, climb up ropes, and exit
Go straight left and exit
Go up, then up and right, then cross the bridge: you will be a the cave
Go to the upper left exit and follow it all the way up to sandpits
Exit sandpit screen left, then go left and up around the bend
Take the ladder up to Cleyra

Cleyra

Immediately after Freya begins to walk away, stop mashing, select the second option (No)
Walk up the steps
Go right, talk to the burmecian in front of the inn

Cleyra Shop Menu:

  • 1 Partisan
  • 1 Thunder Gloves (only if you got 100 nobles)

Walk up to the top to the Cathedral, speak to the Right priest guard (the left has more dialogue)
If you didn't buy Thunder Gloves: take the left path after exiting the Cathedral, pick up Thunder Gloves under the sign, exit left Go in front of the inn
On the way to Antlion, pick up Phoenix Pinion on the ledge above the very first set of stairs in Cleyra (on the right)

Antlion - 3938 HP:

  • Cast 3 Blizzara, 1 Lancer with Freya
  • Cast another Lancer right after the 3rd Blizzara in case Vivi underdamages
  • For this fight, after Antlion casts Sand Storm, his ATB refill is abnormally slow. This allows you to do the ATB wait trick with Vivi to cast 2 Blizzaras in one turn, which is not typically the case in most fights.

(6:00)

Cleyra Freya Solo Menu:

  • Equipment
    • Freya:
      • +Partisan
      • +Yellow Scarf

Go to the entrance of town, then climb down the tree

Alexandrian Soldiers fights - 523HP Each (3 fights):

  • Physically Attack a soldier with Vivi before attacking it with Zidane, if his level is not high enough to one-shot them yet
  • Possible damage rolls:
    • Freya:
      • Lv. 6 510-540-555-585 (25% chance to underdamage)
      • Lv. 7 540-555-585-600 (she should be Lvl. 7)
    • Zidane
      • Lv. 5-6 504-518-546-560 (50% chance to underdamage)
      • Lv. 7-8 518-546-560-588-602 (20% chance to underdamage)
      • Lv. 9 546-560-588-602-630

Heal now if you need, when you reach the bridge again, a cutscene will initiate (1:10)

BM fight 1:

  • Attack with Zidane and Freya

Walk up

Alexandrian Soldiers fight:

  • Same as before, both Zidane and Freya should oneshot them now

BM fight 2:

  • Attack with Zidane and Freya

CLEYRA OPTIONS DURING AMBUSH:

  • 2nd Option (mash cancel)
  • 1st Option
  • You can kill Vivi in the next fight so he is in crit for Beatrix 2
  • After the fight, move up, pick 3rd Option (If you got ZERO Cleyra Trunk Encounters/AP, Pick Option 2, you get 1 more AP)
  • 1st Option

(3:00 after the fight in the center of town)
Talk to all cleyrans saved for items, from right to left: Phoenix Down, Remedy, Nymph Card, Elixir, Zuu Card, Ether, Phoenix Pinion

Beatrix 2 Menu:

  • Items:
    • Arrange > Auto
    • Heal everyone (Don't heal Vivi if he is in crit)
    • If Vivi has less than 48 MP
      • Ether
  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • +Leather Shirt
    • Freya:
      • +Coral Ring

Go outside

Beatrix 2 - 4736HP:

  • Simply use Vivi’s Blizara & Zidane/Freya attacks to deplete Beatrix’s HP.
  • Cure Phase skip turns:
    • Vivi Blizzara, Zidane Attack AND Freya Attack
    • Vivi Blizzara, Zidane Attack OR Freya Attack
    • Vivi Blizzara, Zidane Attack OR Freya Attack

After the cutscenes (3:50) simply follow Beatrix
After the cutscene (1:10) head back to the pods and speak to Vivi to Leavi (nailed it)

Cage Swing/Guard Fight Skips:

  • You can bypass both guard fights, but it is very tight.
  • If you encounter one (or both) just attack with Steiner. He will one-shot them

After the party re-joins up (1:00) go the throne room and pull the candle
In the next room with the rotating bridge-type thing, jump off and grab both the Ice Brand and Tent.

After Grabbing Ice Brand Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Freya:
      • Optimize (Partisan / Iron Helm / Thunder Gloves / Linen Cuirass / Yellow Scarf)
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Ice Brand / Barbut / Mythril Gloves / Chain Mail / Power Belt)

Go down the stairs and then go up

Zorn/Thorn - 2984 HP (Thorn):

  • Attack Thorn with Steiner/Zidane/Freya (should kill)
  • Attack Zorn with Vivi if Thorn gives him meteor power

Pick up Garnet (0:40) and head back upstairs (1:10)

Beatrix 3 - 5709 HP:

  • Attack with Steiner/Zidane/Freya, Blizzara with Vivi
  • Revive Steiner with Zidane/Freya if he is KO’d

(1:30)

Beatrix + Freya Bandersnatch fight:

  • Cast Climhazzard with Beatrix

Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Steiner:
      • +Yellow Scarf
      • +Bronze Armor
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (The Ogre / Bandana / Bone Wrist / Chain Plate / Power Belt)
      • +Leather Wrist
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • +MP Attack
      • +Beast Killer

Go down the stairs

Black Mage Fight:

  • Zidane - Attack
  • Steiner - Attack
  • Vivi - Blizzara

Continue down the steps to more Puppy Fights

Puppy Fights w/o Beatrix (2 fights):

  • Attack one with Zidane (add a Vivi attack if he doesn’t kill)
  • Attack other with Steiner & Garnet

Puppy Fights (Bandersnatch) (2 fights):

  • Cast Climhazzard with Beatrix

When back in control of Zidane, Cure with Garnet and go down to trigger the gate trap (1:30)

Ralvuimago - 3352HP:

  • Cast Blizzara with Vivi Twice THEN Attack with Zidane
  • If Vivi or Zidane get hit with Ultra Sound Wave, throw a Remedy on them with Garnet
  • If you attack with Zidane and Ralvuimago curls up and does not die, DO NOT ATTACK AGAIN UNTIL HE IS UNCURLED!
  • You can steal for an Adaman Vest (keep) or Oak Staff (sell)
  • During animations check if Zidane has learned Flee

(4:00)

Pinnacle Rocks Menu - If Zidane hasnt learned Flee yet:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • +Dagger

Head across the bridge--you will need to mash through this one Ramuh text to pass
On the second screen, you can break the screen up by going down the vine
Run around (DON'T MASH THE TRIGGER TO JUMP DOWN) and tell Ramuh that you give up (2nd option) to exit (3:00)

Lindblum

Go north, hugging the left side to avoid the dialogue about the dying black mage
Go up-right to the city centre to start cutscene (1:20)
Go to the synth shop

Lindblum Synth 2 Menu:

  • Synth:
    • 1 Exploda

Exit the shop and speak to Cid’s aide to queue cutscenes (2:00)

Dragon’s Gate Shop 2 Menu:

  • Buy:
    • 1 Mythril Helm
    • 1 Adaman Vest (SKIP IF STOLE FROM RALVU)
    • 11 Softs

Exit and stutter step to Qu’s Marsh
Go up 3 times
Grab a loose frog
Give the frog to Quina, rename them (1:40)

Qu’s Marsh Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Exploda, Bandana, Bone Wrist, Adaman Vest, Power Belt)
    • Quina:
      • +Headgear
  • Abilities:
    • Garnet:
      • Cure (All)
  • Order:
    • Back Row Quina

Go right (0:40)

Fossil Roo

Run away from Armodullahan, dodging the axes (if you get caught just Flee) (0:40)

Lani - 5708HP:

  • Attack with Zidane then Blizzara with Vivi (In this order to refill Zid’s ATB for his 3rd turn)
  • 3 Attacks and 2 Blizzaras should kill
  • Triggering the dialogue by dealing enough damage will eat her ATB
  • If Garnet gets killed you can revive her with Quina

After Lani Fight Menu:

  • Items:
    • Phx Down All KO’d Characters
  • Magic:
    • Dagger:
      • Cure (All)
  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • +Germinas Boots
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • +Alert

Exit the room north, head to the top left of the screen and grab a flower.
Run to the tunnel and press confirm (!) to feed the gargant a snack.

Run up the stairs
Run right past the miner, Up toward that exit
Grab a flower and feed the gargant on the dock

Run right and exit
Grab the switch and select first option "Flip the switch", Exit left
Run left to the end, grab a flower, and head back right to feed gargant

Run up and exit
Follow the winding path up and then left
Flip Switch 2 and exit
Follow back through the winding path
Run down, grab a flower, run up the stairs, and feed the gargant

Run right and exit
Grab the switch and select first option “Flip the switch”, Exit left
Run left to the end, grab a flower, and head back right to feed gargant
(This is an exact repeat of earlier)

Run left and exit
Down past miner and right at moogles and exit
Grab a flower and feed the gargant

Run up the stairs and exit
Run up and exit (DO NOT FLIP SWITCH)
Grab a flower and feed the gargant

Run down and right to exit
Avoid being knocked down by fountains, flip Switch 3 and climb straight down, the fountain will knock you helpfully
Exit right and down

Grab Flower on the right, feed gargant at the bottom platform
Walk right and up, Exit Fossil Roo forever!

Outer Continent World Map

Run around the land mass, go under the bridge, stutter step straight from here past Qu’s Marsh and step into the chocobo tracks

Menu:

  • Items:
    • Arrange > Auto
    • Gysahl Green

Have the Chocobo ferry you up the hill and to the bridge village, Conde Petie (0:30)

Conde Petie

Run to the back-left behind the guard and pick up hidden 2700 Gil in the corner
Take the left entrance, go upstairs to the ceremony area, and get on the bridge boat thing to pick up a hidden Diamond
Go down, talk to Vivi, then exit to the bottom right stairs to start a Black Mage cutscene
Leave Conde Petie, ride the chocobo to the forest bulge (Black Mage Village)

Black Mage Forest

Upon entering go in this order:

  • Take Right Path
  • Take Right Path
  • Take Left Path
  • Take Left Path
  • Take Right Path (0:50)

Black Mage Village

Pick up hidden Elixir to the right of the weapon shop door
Enter Weapon Shop on left

BMV Equipment Shop:

  • Sell:
    • Potions
    • Echo Screens
    • Eye Drops
    • Phoenix Pinions
    • Tents
    • The Ogre
    • Iron Sword
    • Mythril Sword
    • Javelin
  • Buy:
    • 1 Lightning Staff (one page down)
    • 1 Mage Masher
    • 3 Mythril Daggers
    • 1 Gladius
    • 1 Glass Armlet
    • 1 Bone Wrist
    • 1 Magic Armlet
    • 1 Mage’s Hat (NOT MAGUS)
    • 2 Lamia’s Tiaras
    • 1 Ritual Hat
    • 1 Magician’s Cloak

Exit, go left and go left again to cause Vivi to run to the right
Enter the Item Shop on your right, Pick up hidden Ether on the left, exit Right to Inn
Go right and Speak to Vivi (1:50)
Go left and enter the synth shop
Pick up hidden 2000 Gil in the back then talk to Synth Mage

BMV Synth Shop:

  • 1 Butterfly Sword
  • 1 Rune Tooth
  • 2 Desert Boots
  • 1 Coral Ring

Go back to Conde Petie, leave the chocobo near the beach

Conde Petie/Mountain Path 1

Go to ceremony room and speak to man in the top right corner
Go to left hallway and speak to the Wise Man (0:45)
Exit bottom right, pick up Phoenix Pinion on the middle of the stairwell, exit up
Follow Eiko (0:30), rename her, exit right
Follow path right and up, purchase Stiltzken’s Package (666GIL - Magic Tag, Tent, Ether)
Go left, climb the ladder, go down and then right

Menu for Hilgigars After Iifa Tree FMV:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Rune Tooth / Ritual Hat / Bone Wrist / Adaman Vest / Power Belt)
    • Vivi:
      • Optimize (Ice Staff / Mage’s Hat / Magic Armlet / Magician Cloak / Magician Shoes)
    • Eiko:
      • +Desert Boots
    • Dagger:
      • +Desert Boots
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • +MP Attack
      • +Undead Killer
      • -Beast Killer (If equipped)
  • Magic:
    • Garnet:
      • Cure > All

Hilgigars - 8106HP:

  • You can skip his Curaga turn by doing this turn order exactly:
    • Zidane Attack/Vivi Blizzara
    • Vivi Blizzara/Zidane Attack (Yes, wait for Vivi to go first in the second round)
    • Zidane Attack/Vivi Blizzara
  • (Use Cura/Cure with Garnet/Eiko at any point that Vivi or Zidane need healing)

After Hilgigars Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • +Butterfly Sword
      • +Germinas Boots
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • +Alert
  • Magic:
    • CURE with Garnet/Eiko

Exit right, run straight up for next 2 screens
Stutter step down toward Madain Sari (2:00)

Madain Sari

Exit Down+Right then re-enter fountain screen (0:40)
Go left, try to enter the house
Go to entrance, speak with Garnet, go north twice and enter Eidolon Wall
Head back to kitchen, pick up bowl and carry it to Eiko, exit right into kitchen
Pick up Phoenix Pinion left behind the table (Not the visible chest on the right)
Exit right, sleep after Moogle asks you to (1:30)
Head back to Mountain Path
Take Left/North exit at crossroads this time
Stutter Step to Hell errr..I mean Iifa Tree

Iifa Tree

You can kill the Stroper (Rock Trees) by tossing a Soft on them & dracozombies by casting Life with Eiko or Throwing a Phoenix Down and Attacking with anyone
Kill at least 1 encounter for AP/XP, aim for 2 Stropers
If Zidane gets hit with Zombie Breath from Dracozombie, use a Magic Tag on him or he will not receive rewards from battles.
Outside: after Zidane touches the barrier choose "Ask Eiko" (last option)
Go up until elevator

At the Elevator: after Zidane touches it select "Try Standing On It" (2nd option)
Go down (1:00)

Fight 1 - Zombies:

  • Cast Fira(all) and Cura(all) on them enemies

Talk to Vivi

Fight 2 - Dracozombie:

  • Cast Life with Eiko or throw a Phoenix Down and Attack
  • If it uses Zombie Breath on Zidane cure him with a Magic Tag

Grab the hidden Elixir chest at the bottom of the stairs
Run around to the front area and behind the wall is a hidden Brigandine chest

After Brigandine Pickup (Before Soulcage):

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane: +Glass Armlet +Brigandine
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • +Ability Up
      • -Insomniac
  • Heal if necessary
  • Check Zidane's Lvl for Lvl. 5 Death

Check the (!) bottom left, go to Dagger (0:30)

Soulcage:

  • After the boss' first attack revive Zidane if hes dead
  • Throw an Elixir or Cast Life with Eiko

(1:45)

Outside Iifa Tree Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Rune Tooth, Ritual Hat, Bone Wrist, Brigandine, Power Belt)
    • Eiko:
      • +Bandana
      • +Adaman Vest
      • +Ruby
  • Abilities:
    • Eiko:
      • +Antibody
      • +Insomniac
    • Zidane:
      • +MP Attack
      • +Counter
    • Vivi:
      • +Insomniac
      • +Antibody
      • +Clear Headed

Head back to Mountain Path and back through to Madain Sari

Maidan Sari Revisit

Go to Eiko’s house (0:50)
Head back to Eidolon Wall
Talk to the moogle in the back, pick first option
After you get an Exploda and an Elixir, pick the second option to get healed
If you mash the first option, you have another opportunity to get healed (second option again)
Pick the first option

Amarant Fight - 8985HP:

  • For this fight, attack with Zidane.
  • Amarant uses two attacks for each time you get to use one--Note your own HP
  • Amarant attacks once, then he keeps jumping and attacking 3 times

Return to Eiko’s house ()
Exit and go to the overlook ledge where you spoke to Vivi on your first visit and press confirm when you stand on the hidden (!) to begin the cutscene with Garnet below ()

After Amarant Joins Your Party Menu:

  • Dagger > Amarant
  • Item:
    • Ether > Zidane (if low MP)
  • Magic:
    • Cura with Eiko
  • Order:
    • Back Row Amarant

Go to Iifa tree ()

Iifa Tree Revisit

Try to kill at least 1 Stroper for AP/XP
Go to the elevator ()

Mistodons fights:

  • Kill them with Life from Eiko
  • Throw a Phx Down + Attack from Anyone

Hold Down+Left during the fade out spoils screen after the first Mistodon fight on the vines ()

End of Disc 2

Change disc (1:50)

Disc 3

Alexandria

Head to the alleyway on the left and go down the stairs to Ruby’s playhouse (3:20)
With Eiko go up a screen (3:00)
As Zidane head to the city centre
Enter the Synth Shop to the right

Synth Shop:

  • 1 Angel Bless
  • 1 Glass Buckle
  • 1 Power Belt

Near the city center north exit, pick up Phoenix Pinion at wheelbarrow (on the left), then go up (1:00)

Before getting on the boat:

  • hidden Phoenix Pinion (left)
  • hidden 3927 Gil (right)

After getting off boat:

  • hidden Phoenix Pinion (right)
  • hidden Ether (left)
  • Lapis Lazuli (up the stairs behind fountain)

Go up (5:40)

Treno - Card Tournament

If you have bad/few cards, you can open your card menu to remove all of your cards. Talk to Dr. Tot who will give you new cards--which are usually pretty decent, but their quality is still a bit random
Head straight to the tournament with Zidane
Talk to the guy on the left, you can also buy Goblin cards from him if you just keep mashing

DO NOT TURBO THE START OF THE MATCH IF YOU BOUGHT GOBLINS You MUST WIN the first two matches
The third match you can win or lose, but losing will prevent you from receiving the Rebirth Ring

Mistodons in Alexandria

After some cutscenes (1:45), when the Knights of Pluto line up, Beatrix will ask you to give the Knights orders: give the first orders to 3rd pair of soldiers then just mash, you'll recieve Angel Earrings to sell later (0:40)

Steiner/Beatrix Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Beatrix:
      • +Rubber Helm
      • -Plate Mail
      • -Yellow Scarf
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Ice Brand / Cross Helm / Mythril Gloves / Plate Mail / Power Belt)
  • Abilities:
    • Steiner:
      • +MP Attack
      • +Bird Killer
      • +Devil Killer
      • +Undead Killer
  • Order:
    • Back Row Beatrix

You can avoid the first two Mistodon fights with good movement and dodging a trigger

Mistodons (1-3 fights):

  • Beatrix > Life (10% chance to miss)
  • Steiner > Attack

Cura All, go right then down

Mistodons (4 fights):

  • Beatrix > Life (10% chance to miss)
  • Steiner > Attack
  • In the 3rd fight, heal with Cura if both have less than 400 HP
  • In the Steiner Trance battle you Life (or Shock, 46 MP) the first Mistodon, attack the other one with Steiner

With Garnet head upstairs and take left door, keep going upstairs (6:00)
With Zidane go where Garnet went (0:30), then keep going upstairs (3:00)

Lindblum 3

When Zidane wakes up pick up the chest on the right with the Egoist's Armlet
Exit the bedroom and go down the stairs and speak to the guard who is in front of the door on the far right
Take the elevator (2nd option)
Go in, go upstairs, speak to the guard outside the door and then enter (4:40)
Take the elevator (2nd option) and head back to the bedroom (1:50)
Take the elevator (2nd option) and take the Tram to Business District (1st option)
Go to Weapon Shop

Weapon Shop Menu (Select 2nd option):

  • Buy:
    • 1 Coral Sword

Get Beautiful Potion from the lady in the white dress outside Weapon Shop
Go to Theater District (1st option), go outside (1:00), go to the Tantalus Hideout (0:50) for the Unusual Potion
Go to the artist's house, speak to him, pick up Lapis Lazuli and Strange Potion
Take the Air Cab to Lindblum Castle (2nd option), take the elevator (2nd option), talk to the guy outside and enter Cid’s Throne Room (1:30)
Take the elevator (3rd option), take the right car, board the boat (0:20)

Blue Narciss Party Select:

  • Zidane
  • Anyone (Vivi)
  • Anyone (Quina)
  • Anyone (Freya)

Travel to Black Mage Village - Sail directly south then turn left UNDER the bridge
Stutter step to where you left the chocobo
Ride Chocobo to BMV

Black Mage Village Revisit

Go to Black Mage Cemetery ()
Chase Vivi back to the entrance then right to the chocobo breeder house, enter the house (1:20)
Ride Chocobo back to Blue Narciss and head left around the next bank to the beach for Desert Palace Go left and enter the Sand Pit closest to you (1:00)

Desert Palace

Go down, get teleported, then go right

Kuja’s Room Party Select:

  • Zidane
  • Freya
  • Quina
  • Amarant

Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Freya:
      • Optimize (Partisan / Lamia's Tiara / Thunder Gloves / Linen Cuirass / Rebirth Ring) (SKIP ON NO REBIRTH RING)
    • Quina:
      • Optimize (Fork / Lamia's Tiara / Egoist's Armlet / Silk Shirt / Yellow Scarf)
    • Amarant:
      • Optimize (Cat's Claw / Headgear / Bone Wrist / Adaman Vest / Yellow Scarf)
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Angel Bless / Ritual Hat / Bone Wrist / Brigandine / Power Belt)
    • Freya:
      • +Iron Helm (SKIP ON NO REBIRTH RING)
      • +Bronze Armor (if need Bird Killer AP)
      • +Lapis Lazuli
  • Abilities:
    • Freya:
      • +Level Up (SKIP ON NO REBIRTH RING)
      • +Ability Up
    • Quina:
      • +Level Up
      • +Millionaire
      • +Clear Headed

After the cutscenes (1:00) go to the airship (If you find a single Ogre kill it with Zidane/Freya Attacks/Amarant Throw Exploda) (2:20)
Turn around 180 degrees and stutter step past Qu’s Marsh, past the mountain on your left and around the forest to the chocobo footprints

Menu:

  • Items: * Arrange > Auto * Gysahl Greens

Ride chocobo back past the airship and through the mountains to Oeilvert

Oeilvert

Oeilvert Shopping Menu (talk to the Moogle on your right outside):

  • Sell:
    • Magus Hat
    • Bronze Helm
    • Leather Plate
    • Yellow Scarf
    • All Gems except Diamond/Aquamarine/Lapis Lazuli
    • Angel Earrings
    • Desert Boots
    • Germinas Boots
    • Chain Plate
    • Phoenix Pinions
    • Tents
    • Butterfly Sword
  • Buy:
    • 2 Silver Forks
    • 1 Trident
    • 1 Magic Racket
    • 2 Diamond Gloves
    • 1 Judo Uniform
    • 1 Mantra Band
    • 1 Dark Hat
    • 2 Green Berets
    • 2 Annoyntments
    • Max Hi-Potions

Menu - only if you killed an Ogre in HG1:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Angel Bless / Green Beret / Bone Wrist / Judo Uniform / Power Belt)
      • +Lapis Lazuli
    • Freya:
      • Optimize (Trident / Lamia's Tiara / Diamond Gloves / Linen Cuirass / Power Belt)
      • +Bronze Armor (if need Bird Killer AP)
    • Amarant:
      • Optimize (Cat's Claws / Green Beret / Bone Wrist / Brigandine / Rebirth Ring)
      • +Lapis Lazuli
  • Abilities:
    • Amarant:
      • +HP+10% (if learned)
      • +Accuracy+
      • +Ability Up
      • +Clear Headed
    • Zidane:
      • +Accuracy+
      • -Counter
      • +Clear Headed
      • -Undead Killer
      • +Bird Killer
    • Freya:
      • +MP Attack
      • +Bird Killer
      • -Cover
      • -Level Up
      • +Clear Headed
      • -Man Eater (If Freya has 25 Stones)
      • +Counter

You need to get 2 AP from monsters and get at least an Ogre (Zidane/Freya Attacks/Amarant Throw Exploda) worth of XP between HG1 and Oeilvert
Go up, enter
Go up the stairs and to the left, press the Orb switch, and exit back to your right
Go down the stairs and left
In this room, go left and down (to the right a little) to open Diamond Sword chest
Go left, exit south
In this room, head straight right for the Power Vest chest, up the stairs for Feather Boots chest
Exit left to break up the screen and re-enter immediately
Click each hologram in clockwise order starting with the top left, exit the bottom door again
Run around the circle and grab the chest containing Shield Armor
Exit top-right door to bridge, hold Right to cross it
Play hologram (0:40) and exit back across the bridge and hold left
Enter top left door (1:00)
Exit and go back to the right, go right through the beginning room
Go right then go up and exit the screen BUT do not go down the elevator, this is just to reset the encounter threat
Re-enter the round screen

Menu - Only if you did the menu right after the shop:

  • Equipment:
    • Freya:
      • Optimize (Trident / Lamia's Tiara / Diamond Gloves / Shield Armor / Power Belt)
    • Amarant:
      • +Power Vest

Menu - **Only if you didn't do the menu right after the shop:

  • Equipment:
    • Amarant:
      • Optimize (Cat's Claws / Green Beret / Bone Wrist / Power Vest / Rebirth Ring)
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Angel Bless / Green Beret / Bone Wrist / Judo Uniform / Power Belt)
      • +Lapis Lazuli
    • Freya:
      • Optimize (Trident / Lamia’s Tiara / Diamond Gloves / Shield Armor / Power Belt)
    • Amarant:
      • +Lapis Lazuli
  • Abilities:
    • Amarant:
      • +HP+10% (if learned)
      • +Accuracy+
      • +Ability Up
      • +Clear Headed
    • Zidane:
      • +Accuracy+
      • -Counter
      • +Clear Headed
      • -Undead Killer
      • +Bird Killer
    • Freya:
      • +MP Attack
      • +Bird Killer
      • -Cover
      • -Level Up
      • +Clear Headed
      • -Man Eater (If Freya has 25 Stones)
      • +Counter

Pick up Gaia Gear, go right, activate the elevator, try to pick up the Gulug stone

Ark - 20002 HP:

  • Amarant > Throw Silver Forks/Diamond Sword
  • Zidane > Attack
  • Freya > Attack
  • Quina heals everyone else to keep them above 500 HP
  • It is important that everyone (except Quina) survives this fight for AP
  • Ark's attacks:
    • Propeller Wind will affect no one
    • Photon will put a single character to 1 HP
    • Whirlwind and Boomerang are the attacks that can be fatal--so pay attention to them!

Menu (BEFORE grabbing the Gulug Stone):

  • DO THIS MENU IN THIS ORDER OR YOU WILL MESS UP ABILITIES!
  • FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, TRUST ME.
  • Equipment:
    • Freya:
    • +Diamond
    • +Linen Cuirass
    • Quina:
      • Optimize (Fork / Dark Hat / Egoist's Armlet / Gaia Gear / Power Belt)
      • +Coral Ring
  • Abilities:
    • Freya:
      • +Level Up (Optional, only necessary if low on XP)

Grab the Gulug Stone (1:00)

Desert Palace

As Cid, exit to the right to begin the Hedgehog Pie "RedLight GreenLight" Mini-Game
Failing the mini-game on purpose 5 times makes it considerably easier to win the game as it removes Hedgehog Pie’s ability to do a "quick turn"
After getting the key, pick 3rd option ("Put weights on the scales"), 4th option ("B, C, and D"), 2nd option ("Climb onto the scales") (0:30)

Menu Once You Control Eiko & Company:

  • Equipment:
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Coral Sword / Cross Helm / Diamond Gloves / Shield Armor / Power Belt)
      • +Thunder Gloves
      • +Barbut
  • Abilities:
    • Steiner:
      • +Alert

Note on Desert Palace encounters:

  • You do not have Zidane, thus you can not Flee from these battles. You need to run away normally or kill the enemies
  • Flee checks happen during your party's animations (Carbuncle/Fire Sword/Blizzara/Attacks)
  • Enemies:
    • Drakan: Steiner Attack
    • Torama: 3 Blizzaras/Fire Sword or Carbuncle + Blizzara (All) on your party
    • Blue Grimlock: Steiner Attack
    • Red Grimlock: 2 Blizzara

As Eiko, go left and up the stairs, entering Desert Palace
Light the candle on the left, and grab the orb on the right (Promist Ring), exit up
Go left
Head up the stairs to the torch room

Light the torches:

  • bottom left, bottom right, top, exit to balcony
  • enter from the other side, bottom left, go to the other side
  • light the 2 in the center, bottom right, top
  • light the one down the stairs

Exit through the right door
Exit up+left
Go up the stairs, light the candle at the top, and exit by going right and down

In the library room:

  • Light the far left bottom candle, it opens up the stairs on the right
  • Go up the stairs and light the top left candle, exit, get the orb (N-Kai Armlet) and reenter
  • Light the middle tier candle and enter
  • Go up the staircase, lighting the candles in the middle and at the top
  • Go back down
  • Light bottom candle and enter to light final candle
  • Exit to the left past the moogle

Light the RIGHT candle and go through the door
Enter other side and light the RIGHT candle, exit
Go up the stairs that appear

Pre-Valia Pira Menu - EIKO NEEDS 24+ MP AND VIVI 44+ MP:

  • Items:
    • Ether > Eiko/Vivi
  • Equipment:
    • Dagger:
      • Optimize (Magic Racket / Mantra Band / N-Kai Armlet / Adaman Vest / Rebirth Ring)
      • +Leather Wrist
      • +Rebirth Ring (MAKE SURE ITS ON)
      • -Power Belt (IF NO REBIRTH RING)
    • Vivi:
      • +N-Kai Armlet
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Coral Sword / Cross Helm / Diamond Gloves / Shield Armor / Power Belt)
      • +Aquamarine
  • Abilities:
    • Steiner:
      • +HP+10%
      • +Ability Up
    • Dagger:
      • +Auto-Life

Walk up and try to light the candle to initiate the Valia Pira fight

Valia Pira - 12120 HP:

  • If Eiko has bad ATB let Valia Pira cast a spell, revive anyone that dies
  • Dagger has a chance to do nothing, she also has Auto-Life
  • Cast Carbuncle with Eiko
  • Cast Water (All) on your own party with Vivi twice
  • Hold ATB to not let Reflect run out

Light the candles, go down and take the teleported

Desert Palace

Zidane (Accuracy+, Distract) and Freya (Ability Up) need 4 AP from enemies:

  • You could have gotten some AP already if you did the Oeilvert menu right after the shop
  • You can kill a single Ogre in HG2/HG3 for 2 AP (Attack with Freya and Zidane, Throw Ice Brand/Exploda)
  • You can kill a Garuda in Esto Gaza for 2 AP

Go right and take the teleporter, go to Kuja's room (1:40)

You will be asked to make a party - NO CHANGE:

  • Zidane
  • Freya
  • Quina
  • Amarant

Go back to the Hilda Garde screen and continue up, kick the switch, and climb down to exit left (1:00)

Esto Gaza (Blue Narciss)

You will be asked to make a party - NO CHANGE IF YOU STILL NEED AP:

  • Zidane
  • Steiner
  • Vivi
  • Amarant

Stutter step to the left to Esto Gaza
Enter (in this screen you can kill 1 Garuda if you need AP), enter the building (1:10)
Go right

Esto Gaza Shopping Menu:

  • Buy:
    • 1 Flame Saber
    • 1 Octagon Rod
    • 3 Rising Suns
    • 1 Egoist’s Armlet
    • 1 Remedy (OPTIONAL)
    • 11 Hi-Potion (OPTIONAL)
    • 11 Phoenix Down (OPTIONAL)

Exit and head up outside
Go right and down the stairs and up into the Mount Gulug

Mt Gulug

Go left at the entrance and grab the 9,693 gil in bottom right corner, exit right
Go right until you get to the well rope and slide down
To the left the rope you will get a (?) prompt, choose "Pull Down" (2nd option) 3 times
There is a Moogle in the building immediately to the right before you get on the rope if you want to save

Red Dragons Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Amarant:
      • -Power Vest
      • +Promist Ring
    • Vivi:
      • +Octagon Rod
      • +Magic Armlet
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Flame Saber / Cross Helm / Diamond Gloves / Shield Armor / Power Belt)
      • +Thunder Gloves
      • +Bronze Armor
      • +Iron Helm
      • +Coral Sword
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Angel Bless / Green Beret / Egosts's Armlet / Power Vest / Power Belt)
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • -MP Attack
      • +Distract
      • -Bird Killer
      • +Devil Killer
      • -Man Eater
      • -Clear Headed
      • +Antibody
      • +Level Up
    • Steiner:
      • +Level Up
  • Order:
    • BACK ROW ZIDANE

Red Dragons Fight:

  • You can kill each with 1 Blizzaga and 1 Steiner Attack
  • Cast Soul Blade with Zidane on the Dragon you ARE NOT targeting with Vivi/Steiner
  • SUICIDE AMARANT & VIVI IN THE FIGHT WITH RED DRAGONS BEFORE FINISHING THE SECOND DRAGON OFF WITH STEINER!

Menu IMMEDIATELY after you finish the Red Dragons fight:

  • Equipment:
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Flame Saber / Cross Helm / Diamond Gloves / Shield Armor / Power Belt)
      • +Lapis Lazuli
      • +Bronze Gloves
    • Zidane:
      • +N-Kai Armlet
    • Amarant:
      • Optimize (Cat’s Claws / Green Beret / Egoist’s Armlet / Judo Uniform / Power Belt)
  • Abilities:
    • Amarant:
      • +HP+10% (IF NOT EQUIPPED)
      • -Ability Up
      • +Level Up
    • Zidane:
      • +MP Attack
    • Steiner:
      • +Accuracy+
      • +Distract
      • +Ability Up
      • +Antibody
  • Order:
    • FRONT ROW ZIDANE

Go up (4:30)

Meltigemini - 24348HP - YOU DO NOT NEED AP FROM THIS FIGHT:

  • Zidane/Steiner - Use Attacks
  • Amarant - Throw Rising Suns
  • Eiko - Die, probably.

Enjoy a lot of cutscenes (3:00)
Go to Cid's room ()

You will be asked to pick a party on the new airship:

  • Zidane
  • Vivi
  • Freya
  • Steiner

Fly to Ipsens’s Castle on the northern part of the western continent (go straight)
Land on the grass then enter ()

Ipsen’s Castle

Do not change your party after Amarant runs away into the castle
Run up the stairs, head up through the top/right door in the first room
Go down and speak to the moogle to shop

Moogle Shopping Menu:

  • Buy: (Press R1 Twice)
    • Golden Hairpin
    • Diamond Helm
    • Gaia Gear
    • Jade Armlet (press L1)
    • Venetia Shield
    • Red Hat
    • 11 Hi-Potion (OPTIONAL)
    • 11 Phoenix Down (OPTIONAL)

Go down the pole and take the ladder up and run around the top to exit left
Go into the door right by you and go down that ladder, across the path and up the next ladder, get off at the top and enter the door
Take the elevator ()
Grab the four mirrors

Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Angel Bless / Golden Hairpin / Jade Armlet / Power Vest / Power Belt)
      • +Rune Tooth
    • Vivi:
      • Optimize (Octagon Rod / Red Hat / Magic Armlet / Gaia Gear / Ribbon)
    • Freya:
      • Optimize (Trident / Diamond Helm / Venetia Shield / Plate Mail / Pumice Piece)
      • +Diamond
      • +Diamond Gloves
    • Steiner:
      • +Thunder Gloves
  • Abilities:
    • Steiner:
      • +Add Status
      • -Man Eater (IF EQUIPPED)
      • -Devil Killer
    • Freya:
      • +Accuracy+
      • +Distract
      • -Man Eater (IF 26 STONES)
      • +Ability Up
      • +Level Up
      • -Clear Headed (IF LEARNED)
  • Order:
    • BACK ROW STEINER
    • BACK ROW FREYA

Try to leave

Taharka - 29186 HP:

  • Vivi > Firaga
  • Zidane > Soul Blade
  • Steiner > Attack (10% to inflict Heat)
  • Steiner and Freya heal with Hi-potions
  • Vivi doesnt need to survive
  • You can steal with Zidane for Elixir/Mythril Claws/Orichalcon

Exit but dont go down the stairs

Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Vivi:
      • +Mage Staff
      • Unequip EVERYTHING Else
    • Zidane:
      • -Power Belt
      • Optimize (Angel Bless or Orichalcon / Golden Hairpin / Jade Armlet / Power Vest / Ribbon)
      • +Ribbon (if the Power Belt gets equipped)
      • +Gaia Gear (SKIP IF ORICHALCON)
    • Steiner:
      • +Diamond Gloves (EQUIP THIS FIRST)
      • +Iron Helm (SKIP IF GOT 4+ KILLS IN DESERT PALACE)
      • +Coral Sword
      • +Coral Ring
    • Freya:
      • +Power Belt
  • Abilities:
    • Steiner:
      • +Level Up (SKIP IF GOT 4+ KILLS IN DESERT PALACE)
    • Zidane:
      • -Alert
      • -Ability Up
      • -Antibody
      • +Counter/High Tide (SKIP IF ZIDANE UNDER LVL 27)
      • +Auto-Regen

Go down the stairs ()
Head back in, fall down the top pit, (PICK UP MAIDEN PRAYER ON TOP OF THE CHANDELIER IF NO REBIRTH RING) go right to jump down, go down ()
Climb the pole, go out ()

Party Select:

  • Zidane
  • Amarant
  • Vivi
  • Quina

Route for the four shrines:

  • south (really close to your position)
  • north-east, inside the volcano
  • north for the wind shrine
  • south east for the earth shrine

Go down (), approach the shrine and place the mirror ()

Earth Guardian - 15567 HP (sorta):

  • Zidane > Attack (x5-6)
  • Quina > Heal with Hi-Potions, then Eat

()

On the airship, pick this party when prompted:

  • Zidane
  • Dagger
  • Eiko
  • Quina

Fly to the shimmering isle (mostly straight from where you start out pointing) to enter Terra ()

Terra - Land of the 3 Best Songs in the Game (and also Zidane’s GMO family)

When prompted to select a party, just hit cancel and exit down-right
Text with Genome and exit up
Follow Genome and cross the bridge
When you climb down the first net, head left and jump across the gap, then climb down (2nd option)
Grab the chest containing Demon’s Vest at the bottom

Terra Entrance Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Quina:
      • -Everything (bottom to top)
    • Eiko:
      • -Wrist
      • -Armor
    • Dagger:
      • -Armor
      • -Hat
      • +Feather Boots
    • Eiko:
      • +Multina Racket

Follow the Genomes across the bridge
If you are really short on money, after the first set of stairs continue going left and circle around the pillar to pick up a Minerva's Plate
Continue climbing the stairs ()

Bran Bal

Put anyone in the party when prompted, go left and head into the Inn on the left ()
Go into the door directly north
Head to the right down the stairs
Walk straight down and near the barrel there is an hidden Elixir
Speak to the girl () then climb the stairs ()

With Eiko, run to the back of the inn for an Elixir
Exit the inn and run to the right and pick up the hidden Angel Earrings by the pool
Continue right and enter the 2nd door
Grab the chest containing the Wing Edge and speak to the moogle to open the shop

Bran Bal Shopping Menu:

  • Sell:
    • Magician Shoes
    • Angel Earrings
  • Buy:
    • Orichalcon (SKIP IF YOU STOLE ONE FROM TAHARKA)
    • 2 Coronets

After you exit, run down and to the left then go up into the gate ()
Go up and speak to Mikoto (Genome)

Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Orichalcon / Coronet / Egoist's Armlet / Demon’s Vest/ Ribbon)
      • +Pumice Piece
      • +Power Vest
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • -Counter (if equipped)
      • +Level Up
      • -Devil Killer
      • +Bird Killer

Go up, follow Garland

You Are Not Alone Fight Sequence

Amdusias - 6,578 HP:

  • Wait for Amdusias to take his first turn
  • Amdusias will fly up on his second turn
  • FREYA APPEARS
  • Attack with Zidane (Amdusias can't die before Amarant shows up)
  • AMARANT APPEARS
  • Suicide Zidane
  • Throw WING EDGE with Amarant (Freya and Amarant should be the only two alive)
  • If Amdusias is trolling and keeps killing Freya or Amarant, keep resurrecting them until Amdusias lands back on the ground. That counts as his turn and you can kill Zidane AND throw after that moment

Abadon - 10,926 HP:

  • Change/Defend with Steiner and wait for two turns
  • Attack Steiner with Steiner to refull his HP (he has Coral Sword + Coral Ring)
  • High Wind hits your whole party and deals massive damage--be careful
  • ZIDANE APPEARS (after Abadon’s second turn)
  • Abadon will die after: 2 Zidane Attacks + 1 Steiner Attack
  • Only kill if Zidane and Steiner are the only ones alive

Shell Dragon - 10,921 HP:

  • Zidane needs to be in crit for Garnet to show up:
    • Lvl 28 (1668 max HP) -> 277
    • Lvl 29 (1742 max HP) -> 289
    • Lvl 30 (1925 max HP) -> 319
  • Flee at the start of the encounter
  • Try to be as close as possible to one of these HP thresholds, hold ATB to not let Regen tick
  • HP Thresholds:
    • 1639+ -> Flee
    • 1093+ -> Attack
    • 820+ -> Flee + Defend
    • 527+ -> Defend (if Earth Shake let Regen tick once)
    • 526- -> can Elixir and start over/Hi-Potion
  • GARNET APPEARS & HEALS ZIDANE TO FULL HP
  • Shell Dragon will be killed by FOUR Zidane attacks
  • Do NOT finish the fight with Garnet alive

Pandemonium Equip Menu #1:

  • Items:
    • Hi-Potion+Ether/Elixir > Zidane
  • Equipment:
    • Dagger:
      • -Feather Boots

Enter the Amdusias screen to select your new party:

  • Zidane
  • Freya
  • Steiner
  • Amarant

Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Freya:
      • +Partisan
      • -Helm
      • -Armor
      • -Accessory
    • Zidane:
      • -Egoist's Armlet
    • Amarant:
      • Optimize (Cat's Claws / Coronet / Egoist's Armlet / Demon's Vest / Power Belt)
      • -Egoist's Armlet
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Flame Saber / Diamond Helm / Venetia Shield / Shield Armor / Ribbon)
      • +Ribbon (make sure it's on)
      • +Broadsword
  • Order:
    • FRONT ROW FREYA
  • Items:
    • Arrange > Auto

Shop:

  • Sell:
    • Weapons
    • Wrists except Glass(2)/N-Kai/Jade
    • Gloves except Diamond
    • Hats except Lamia's Tiara(1)/Mantra Band
    • Helms except Barbut/Mythril/Cross
    • Armors
    • Accessories except Power Belt/Rebirth Ring (or Maiden Prayer)
    • Gems except Diamond
  • Buy:
    • 1 Avenger
    • 1 Holy Lance
    • 1 Defender
    • 1 Platina Armor
    • 1 Minerva’s Plate
    • 31+ Phoenix Downs
    • Max Hi-Potions
    • 1+ Remedy (If you have none left)

Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Orichalcon / Coronoet / Jade Armlet / Power Vest / Power Belt)
    • Freya:
      • Optimize (Holy Lance / Cross Helm / Diamond Gloves / Minerva's Plate / Rebirth Ring)
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Defender / Diamond Helm / Venetia Shield / Platina Armor / Ribbon)
    • Amarant:
      • Optimize (Avenger / Coronet / N-Kai Armlet / Demon's Vest / Power Belt)
      • +Glass Armlet
    • Zidane:
      • +Glass Armlet
    • Freya:
      • +Lamia's Tiara
      • +Maiden Prayer (IF NO REBIRTH RING)
  • Abilities:
    • Freya (Rebirth Ring):
      • +Man Eater (Could be on already)
      • -Ability Up
      • -Level Up
      • +Auto-Life
    • Freya (Maiden Prayer):
      • -Level Up
      • +Man Eater (Could be on already)
      • +Locomotion
    • Steiner:
      • +Man Eater (Could be on already)
      • +Counter
      • +Accuracy+
    • Amarant:
      • +MP Attack
      • +Bird Killer
      • +Man Eater
      • +Locomotion
      • -Clear Headed
      • +Counter
    • Zidane:
      • +Counter
      • +Man Eater

Exit left and head to the Pillar Maze room
Press the switch and exit left (Pause at the first point until the lights change)
Cross the bridge before the time expires. If it runs out while you are on it, it will force Zidane to return. Approach the eyeball switch and INPUT 4 as your choice. Go up
Get off the elevator, run straight down, and take the teleporter on the bottom left
Continue right

Another 3-Boss-Fight rush will begin now: Silver Dragon, Garland, and Kuja.

Silver Dragon - 24,055 HP:

  • For this fight, simply use physical attacks with your whole party.
  • Silver Dragon can cast Shockwave, which is a powerful AoE attack.
  • Steiner MUST survive this fight for AP

Garland - 40,728 HP:

  • If you have more than 1 character in critical (yellow) HP, prioritize using Steiner’s Charge!
  • Use attacks with Freya, Zidane, and Amarant
  • Revive characters who die--this will put them into critical (yellow) HP for Charge!
  • Garland has NO AoE Attacks

Kuja - 42,382 HP:

  • (same strategy as before)
  • If you have more than 1 character in critical (yellow) HP, prioritize using Steiner’s Charge!
  • Use attacks with Freya, Zidane, and Amarant
  • Revive characters who die--this will put them into critical (yellow) HP for Charge!
  • Kuja has NO AoE Attacks

After the cutscenes (), run around the stairs and across rainbow road ()
Run up the steps and speak to Garnet (), go down ()

End of Disc 3

Change disc ()

Disc 4

Party Select:

  • Zidane
  • Freya
  • Steiner
  • Amarant

Go to Iifa Tree ()

Nova Dragon - 54,940 HP (Freya has Auto-Life):

  • Nova Dragon can counter Attacks, but it cannot counter Charge!
  • If its opening move is Tidal Wave/Aerial Slash: throw Wing Edge and cast Luna with Freya
  • Otherwise use Charge! and Attack only when you know you are going to kill
  • Noone needs to survive this fight, helpful if Steiner/Freya do if they need AP

Party Select - No swaps:

  • Zidane
  • Freya
  • Steiner
  • Amarant

Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • -Power Belt
    • Amarant:
      • Optimize (Avenger / Coronet / Jade Armlet / Demon Vest / Power Belt)
    • Steiner:
      • +Diamond
      • +Shield Armor
      • +Diamond Gloves
    • Freya:
      • Optimize (Holy Lance / Cross Helm / Venetia Shield / Minerva Plate / Rebirth Ring)
      • +Maiden Prayer (IF NO REBIRTH RING)
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (Orichalcon / Coronet / N-Kai Armlet / Power Vest / Ribbon)
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • -Bird Killer
      • +Alert
      • -Counter
      • +Protect Girls
      • +Body Temp
      • -Man Eater
      • +Devil Killer
    • Freya (Rebirth Ring):
      • -Distract
      • -Bird Killer
      • +Body Temp
      • +Ability Up
      • +Devil Killer
    • Freya (Maiden Prayer):
      • +Devil Killer
      • -Man Eater
      • +Body Temp
      • -Distract
    • Steiner:
      • +Devil Killer
      • +Body Temp
      • -Ability Up
    • Amarant:
      • -Counter
      • +Body Temp
      • +Devil Killer

In a random encounter (or 2) on the way, suicide everyone in your party (excluding Zidane) who is NOT in critical HP, so that you can Phoenix Down them outside of battle into yellow critical HP before the next boss fight
Run up two screens, around the circular room, and up the zigzag steps, pick up The Tower
On the slightly curved pathway screen, do this menu before moving too far on it:

Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (The Tower / Coronet / N-Kai Armlet / Power Vest / Ribbon)

Maliris - 59,497 HP (Freya has Auto-Life):

  • Maliris is a pretty easy fight, but you can die if you use up your auto-life before you kill her--counting damage is VERY important on this battle.
  • After you defeat Maliris, she will do a desperation AoE called "Raining Swords" which does massive damage to your whole party. If Freya’s auto-life is still active, you are fine. If it is not, you must use JUMP with Freya BEFORE doing your final attack so Freya is not hit by Raining Swords
  • Charge! With Steiner (Priority)
  • Attack with Freya, Zidane, and Amarant

Menu:

  • Items:
    • Revive everyone who is KO’d
    • Heal Zidane to full HP
    • Ether anyone who needs it (Mainly Steiner--Each Charge! Takes 10 MP)

Exit by continuing around the curve
Run right, starting a short cutscene of Alexandria’s Destruction, Exit right
Go around the curve and exit
Go right toward the bridge, starting another cutscene, exit up the stairs
After the text, run to your left and pick up hidden(!) for Amarant’s Rune Claws

Tiamat Equip Menu (after Claws pickup):

  • Equipment:
    • Amarant: Optimize (Rune Claws / Coronet / Jade Arm / Demon's Vest / Power Belt)
    • Freya:
      • +Barbut
  • Abilities:
    • Freya:
      • -Man Eater (IF REBIRTH RING)
      • -Devil Killer (IF REBIRTH RING)
      • +Dragon Killer
  • Items:
    • Heal Zidane/Steiner to full HP

Tiamat - 59,494 HP (Freya has Auto-Life):

  • This fight is pretty straightforward
  • Simply attack with all four characters when you are able
  • Freya deals BY FAR the most damage
  • IF HE CASTS FLOAT: Do NOT attack with that character until after the Float wears off or the boss will counter with Snort

Revive any fallen characters, heal Zidane to full HP, and ether anyone who needs it (prioritize Steiner)
Get Steiner/Freya/Amarant back into crit
Exit up, hold up through the long stairwell to exit
Turn right, Down the stairs, then Left to exit
Hold Left, then run up the curved stairs
Hold up in the curved screen with Terra and Gaia
Continue up through waterfall, Cutscene with Quina, Exit up the stairs

Pre-Kraken Menu:

  • Equipment:
    • Freya:
      • +Mythril Helm
      • +Diamond Gloves
      • +Power Belt
    • Zidane:
      • +Rebirth Ring/Ribbon
      • +Mantra Band
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane (Rebirth Ring):
      • -Auto-Regen
      • -Protect Girls
      • -Alert
      • +Ability Up
      • +Auto-Life
    • Zidane (Maiden Prayer):
      • -Protect Girls
      • +Ability Up
    • Freya (Rebirth Ring):
      • +Auto-Float (IF NOT LEARNED EQUIP VENETIA SHIELD AFTER KRAKEN)
      • +Devil Killer
      • -Ability Up
      • +Antibody
      • +Distract
    • Freya (Maiden Prayer):
      • +Auto-Float (IF NOT LEARNED EQUIP VENETIA SHIELD AFTER KRAKEN)
      • -Ability Up
      • +Antibody
    • Steiner:
      • -HP+10%
      • +Auto-Float (IF NOT LEARNED EQUIP VENETIA SHIELD AFTER KRAKEN)

Kraken - 55,536HP (Tentacles each have 10,000 HP) (Zidane has Auto-Life):

  • Attack one tentacle with Zidane & Amarant
  • Attack the other with Steiner & Freya (Freya has to Attack last)
  • (If you under-damage on one, simply attack once more)
  • Kraken counters any attack so just use Charge!
  • Waterga ONLY damages Zidane and Amarant--and Zidane can get hit by one at full HP without dying.

Optional menu - only needed if Steiner or Freya don't know Auto-Float:

  • DO NOT HEAL FOR LICH--You ideally want ALL FOUR in yellow critical HP
  • Equipment:
    • Freya:
      • +Venetia Shield
    • Steiner:
      • +Venetia Shield
  • Abilities:
    • Freya:
      • +Auto-Float
    • Steiner:
      • +Auto-Float

Exit up the stairs, run around the clock pieces and exit through the left door
Run up to the ladder, cutscene, climb the ladders

Lich - 58,554 HP (Zidane has Auto-Life):

  • Charge! With Steiner
  • Attack with everyone else (he does not counter)
  • Freya can deal 9,999 damage with the Holy Lance and Myth Helm equipped, so prioritize keeping her alive for Steiner’s Charge!’s over attack with Zidane or Amarant
  • suicide Zidane if he is not in crit

Walk to the right side pillar for a hidden(!) where you pick up Steiner’s Excalibur II

Menu - (SKIP IF NO REBIRTH RING - JUST BACK ROW ZIDANE):

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (The Tower / Coronet / N-Kai Armlet / Power Vest / Rebirth Ring)
    • Freya:
      • Optimize (Holy Lance / Cross Helm / Venetia Shield / Minerva Plate / Power Belt)
      • -Venetia Shield
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Excalibur II / Diamond Helm / Venetia Shield / Platina Armor / Ribbon)
      • +Mythril Helm
  • Order:
    • BACK ROW ZIDANE

Exit up
After the text, hold UP until Zidane reaches the top for text to enter Crystal World

Crystal World (You’re Almost Done!!)

After some text, Hold Up on the D-Pad to do most of the movement on this screen
Hold left and exit left+down at the end of this next screen
Go down around the curve, and exit the upper left

SAVE

Deathguise Menu - (REBIRTH RING):

  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • -Ability Up
      • -Body Temp
      • -MP Attack
      • -Devil Killer
      • -Accuracy+
      • +HP+20%
      • +Auto-Regen
    • Freya:
      • -Auto-Float
      • -Devil Killer
      • -Distract
      • +Bird Killer
    • Steiner:
      • -Auto-Float
      • +HP+10%
      • +Counter
  • Items:
    • HEAL ALL CHARACTERS TO FULL HP
    • Ether Freya/Amarant
    • Ether Steiner if no MP

Deathguise Menu - (MAIDEN PRAYER):

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • Optimize (The Tower / Coronet / N-Kai Armlet / Power Vest / ???)
      • +Pumice Piece
    • Freya:
      • +Maiden Prayer
      • +Diamond Gloves (if Venetia Shield equipped)
      • +Cross Helm
    • Steiner:
      • Optimize (Excalibur II / ??? / Venetia Shield / Platina Armor / Ribbon)
      • +Ribbon (MAKE SURE IT'S EQUIPPED)
      • +Mythril Helm
  • Abilities:
    • Steiner:
      • -Auto-Float
      • +HP+10%
      • +Counter
    • Freya:
      • -Auto-Float
      • +Distract
    • Zidane:
      • -Ability Up
      • -Alert
      • -Body Temp
      • +Bird Killer
      • +HP+20%
  • Items:
    • HEAL ALL CHARACTERS TO FULL HP
    • Ether Freya/Amarant
    • Ether Steiner if no MP

Deathguise - 55.535 HP (The Run-Killer) (Zidane has Auto-Life):

  • Use Steiner to attack (it takes 6 hits with the Excalibur II to kill)
  • Heal Zidane (+1000 HP, he has Auto-Regen) > Revive Steiner > Elixir Steiner > start attacking with Steiner
  • Revive Amarant and Throw the Defender once the bosses uses Close if Zidane has a free turn

Trance Kuja Menu - (REBIRTH RING):

  • Equipment:
    • Zidane:
      • +Pumice Piece
    • Freya:
      • +Rebirth Ring
      • +Shield Armor
  • Abilities:
    • Freya:
      • +Auto-Life
    • Zidane:
      • -Auto-Regen
      • +Accuracy+
      • +Bird Killer
      • +MP Attack
  • Items:
    • Revive/Ether everyone
    • If Steiner is in Crit heal Zidane
  • Order:
    • FRONT ROW ZIDANE

Trance Kuja Menu - (MAIDEN PRAYER):

  • Equipment:
    • Freya:
      • +Shield Armor
      • -Diamond Gloves
  • Abilities:
    • Zidane:
      • -Auto-Regen
  • Items:
    • Revive/Ether everyone
    • If Steiner is in Crit heal Zidane
  • Order:
    • FRONT ROW ZIDANE

SAVE

Walk forward

Trance Kuja - 55,535 HP (Freya has Auto-Life):

  • Trance Kuja has an AoE spell that does 35xCharacter Level Damage, which is the worst attack to get in this fight. He counters normal attacks with this spell after he hits a certain damage threshold.
  • You can do 3 normal attacks (1 each with Zidane, Freya, and Amarant) before he hits this threshold (barring any Critical Hits).
  • After these three normal attacks, ONLY use Steiner’s Charge ability for the rest of the damage unless you are positive your attack is going to end the fight

Do not change party, do nothing in the menu

Necron - 51,100 HP (Freya has Auto-Life):

  • This fight has only one enemy to target but there are actually 4 enemies with 4 ATBs (Necron itself, dummy1, dummy2 and dummy3)
  • Necron itself will start with a Blue Shockwave followed by a loop of Grand Cross into Neutron Ring into 3 Blue Shockwaves
  • Dummies will not do anything if a number of party members are dead/in crit (1 will prevent AoE -aga spells, 2 will prevent all the other spells)
  • Have everyone but Freya Attack themselves as soon as their turn comes up
  • If you have Attacks queued up after it uses Blue Shockwave Jump immediately with Freya, otherwise wait 3 seconds, then Jump
  • Once Freya lands Necron will use the 1st of 3 Blue Shockwaves:
    • Revive Steiner with Freya
    • Revive Zidane with Freya
    • Use Charge! with Steiner (20k damage)
    • Attack with Zidane (5k damage)
    • Hold ATB for Zidane with Freya then Attack (5k damage)
    • Use Charge! with Steiner (20k damage)
    • Attack with Zidane as soon as possible (5k damage)
  • IF HE CASTS PROTECT: After you do the jump skip with Freya, simply attack with Freya once or just wait until he uses his Third Blue Shockwave, do a second jump skip and finish the fight normally

YOU WIN THE GAME!

Raw
ap_charts.md
Zidane Flee (40) Protect Girls (35) Man Eater (25) Soul Blade (35) Antibody (20) Bird Killer (20) Devil Killer (25) Alert (40) MP Attack (45) Ability Up (95) Accuracy+ (30) Distract (30) Auto-Regen (25) Body Temp (25) HP+20% (40)
Prison Cage 2 (3) 3 3
Evil Forest (2) 5
Plant Spiders (2) 7 5
Sealion (5) 12
Black Waltz 2 (5) 17 10
Gizamaluke’s Grotto (4) 14 4 4 4
Gizamaluke (5) 9 5
Burmecia (2) 16 6 11
Cleyra’s Trunk (2) 19 8 13 2 2
Antlion (5) 24 13 18 7 7
Cleyra invasion (13) 37 26 31 20 20
Castle escape (6) backup 37 26 6
Ralvuimago (7) backup backup backup 13
Hilgigars (9) 14 22
Stroper/Dracozombie (2) 39 18 16 22
Iifa Tree (5-6) 44-45 23-25 21-22 27-28
Soulcage (18) backup 41-45 22 45-46 18
Amarant (18) 40 36
Stroper [Iifa 2nd] (4) 44 40
Mistodons (14-22) 58-66 54-62
HG1/Oilvert (4) backup 58-66
Ark (22) 102-110 22 22
HG2/3 (8) backup 30 30
Red Dragons (6) backup 1
Taharka (22) 22 22
Earth Guardian (11) 33 33
Kraken (20) 20
Lich (20) 40
Freya Bird Killer (30) Level Up (40) Man Eater (20) Devil Killer (30) Accuracy+ (30) Ability Up (65) MP Attack (20) Luna (30) Distract (25) Body Temp (20) Locomotion (25) Auto-Float (20)
Gizamaluke’s Grotto (4) 4 4
Gizamaluke (5) 9 9
Burmecia (2) 11 11
Cleyra’s Trunk (2) 13 4
Antlion (5) 18 14
Cleyra invasion (13) 24 31 (+1) 2 27
Bandersnatch (6) 30 37 6
HG1/Oilvert (4) backup 3 41 10 4 4
Ark (22) 26 22 22 22
HG2/3 (8) backup 4 34 30 30 8
Taharka (22) 26 56 backup backup 30 22
Amdusias (6) 32 62 backup 28
Silver Dragon (13) 75 backup
Nova Dragon (13) backup 5 backup
Maliris (20) 30 backup 5 backup 20
Steiner Bird Killer (25) Man Eater (20) MP Attack (50) Devil Killer (30) HP+10% (20) Distract (30) Charge! (30) Accuracy+ (40) Auto-Float (20)
Prison Cage 2 (3) 3
Evil Forest (1) 4
Plant Brain (5) 9
Black Waltz 2 (5) 14
Black Waltz 3 (5) 24 5
Castle escape (4) 32 9
Fail Guard skip backup backup
Bandersnatch (2) backup 11
Mistodons (12) 23 24 12
Valia Pira (22) 46 34 22 22 22
HG3 (2)
Red Dragons (3) backup 49 backup 25
Taharka (22) 71 backup 44 22
Abadon (8) backup backup 33
Silver Dragon (26) 48 26
Nova Dragon (26) backup backup
Tiamat (10) backup
Kraken (10) backup
Lich (10) backup
Amarant Bird Killer (10) HP+10% (10) Accuracy+ (30)
Stroper [Iifa 2nd] (2) 2 2
Mistodons (7-11) 9-13 9-13
HG1/Oilvert (2) backup 6
Ark (22) 22
HG2/3 (8) backup 7 30
Amdusias (3) backup
Dagger Protect (30)
Black Walts 2 (5) 5
Hilgigars (9) 14
Stroper/Dracozombie (2) 16
Iifa Tree (5-6) 21-22
Soulcage (9) 30-31
Valia Pira (11) backup 8

Footnotes

  1. Equip Glass Armlet for Meltigemini ↩

  2. 2nd option in last battle ↩

  3. equip Bronze Armor ↩

  4. equip Iron Helm, remove before Esto Gaza ↩

  5. equip Diamond Gloves ↩ ↩2

  6. Equip Adaman Vest in Oilvert split menu 1 ↩

  7. Equip Adaman Vest after Ark ↩

  8. Equip Desert Boots ↩

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