Mt. Gulg

Maps B1, B2, B3, B4, B5

Treasures 33

Mt. Gulg is another five-floor dungeon like the Terra Cavern, but unlike the Terra Cavern it is chock-full of nice Treasure. The big prize here is the Ice Brand, one of only two shared-chest items in the dungeon. As you might expect from a volcano, many of the Monsters here are fiery in nature and are weak to Ice Spells. You don't have Ice3 yet, so you'll have to rely on Ice2 to exploit that weakness. Fortunately Marilith, the Fiend at the bottom of Mt. Gulg, has no elemental weaknesses at all, so there's no reason to save your attack Spells for her.

Mt. Gulg B2 consists of a short hallway with an large maze-like room filled with optional Treasure. Aside from the Claymore, most of the Treasures are money or gear you've seen before. The rest of the Treasures are found on the bottom two floors of the dungeon, which you will only reach after going up and down a number of times.

The new terrain gimmick in Mt. Gulg is the lava-covered flooring, which will deal 1 damage per step to each living party member. On the upside, you will not encounter any random enemies on these floors, so it can be advantageous to stick to them as much as possible. The encounters are, after all, likely to deal more than 4 damage to the party.

While Monster Special Attacks have been relatively uncommon up until this point in the game, Mt. Gulg features a large number of foes with them. In particular, many Monsters have some variant on the Blaze Special Attack, which deals Fire damage to the whole party. Each Monster's Blaze deals a different amount of damage, so check the Monster pages to determine which are dangerous and may warrant casting a NulFire Spell.

B5 is a large floor with eight passages leading from the center. If you collected the Gold Needle above, the only directions that you need to worry about are west (where you will find the Flame Mail) and southwest (where you will encounter Marilith). At this point in the dungeon it is probably best to conserve your energy by avoiding unnecessary encounters.

Marilith is a strange boss. You may expect her to be vulnerable to Ice, but she actually resists every basic attack Element. She is the only enemy in the game vulnerable to Status magic, though, so a combination of Slow1 and Silence can render her attacks entirely impotent.

Compare Mt. Gulg to other Areas

Maps: In Mt. Gulg – 5 shown

The name of the map, including both the general area and the specific floor or section Name	The number of treasures to be found on this map Treasures	The number of treasures to be found past doors locked with the Mystic Key on this map Locked	The average amount of total experience you can expect to earn from a random encounter here (this is split evenly among surviving party members) Avg. Exp.	The average amount of gil you can expect to earn from a random encounter here Avg. Gil	The cost to stay at the inn, if there is one present Inn	The cost to revive a party member at the sanctuary, if there is one present Sanctuary	Shops
Mt. Gulg B1	-	-	1,681	1,331 gil	-	-	-
Mt. Gulg B2	18	-	1,685	1,086 gil	-	-	-
Mt. Gulg B3	-	-	1,484	1,085 gil	-	-	-
Mt. Gulg B4	14	-	1,672	1,076 gil	-	-	-
Mt. Gulg B5	1	-	1,859	1,438 gil	-	-	-

Maps: Connected to Mt. Gulg – 1 shown

The name of the map, including both the general area and the specific floor or section Name	The number of treasures to be found on this map Treasures	The number of treasures to be found past doors locked with the Mystic Key on this map Locked	The average amount of total experience you can expect to earn from a random encounter here (this is split evenly among surviving party members) Avg. Exp.	The average amount of gil you can expect to earn from a random encounter here Avg. Gil	The cost to stay at the inn, if there is one present Inn	The cost to revive a party member at the sanctuary, if there is one present Sanctuary	Shops
World Map Near Marsh Cave	-	-	289	209 gil	-	-	-

Random Encounters: Found in Mt. Gulg – 38 shown

Map	The monsters that can be involved in this encounter; minibosses are only found in repeatable set encounters; bosses are encountered only one time during the game; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game Monsters	The probability of any given encounter being this one when you have a random battle on its map Frequency	A modifier to the base chance of the monsters surprising the party; your party leader's agility and luck also factor into the surprise chance Surprise	Is it possible to run from this encounter? Run?	The average amount of total experience you can expect to earn from this encounter (this is split evenly among surviving party members) Avg. Exp.	The average amount of gil you can expect to earn from this encounter Avg. Gil
Mt. Gulg B1	Gray Ooze ×4–7	1.6%	+0%	Yes	1,403	385 gil
Mt. Gulg B1	Centipede ×1–4	9.4%	+0%	Yes	2,985	750 gil
Mt. Gulg B1	Minotaur ×1–2, Scorpion ×2–6	14.1%	+23%	Yes	1,634	1,014 gil
Mt. Gulg B1	Horned Devil ×2–5	18.8%	+0%	Yes	1,355	1,355 gil
Mt. Gulg B1	Ogre Chieftan ×1, Ogre Mage ×1, Hyenadon ×0–2	18.8%	+0%	Yes	1,293	1,095 gil
Mt. Gulg B1	Sphinx ×1–2	37.5%	+0%	Yes	1,740	1,740 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Pyros ×1–2	1.6%	+0%	No	2,430	1,200 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Gray Ooze ×4–7	4.7%	+0%	Yes	1,403	385 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Pyrolisk ×2–5	9.4%	+0%	Yes	1,481	1,750 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Fire Hydra ×1	9.4%	+0%	Yes	1,215	400 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Hill Gigas ×1–2, Lizard ×0–3	18.8%	+0%	Yes	1,452	1,320 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Horned Devil ×2–5	18.8%	+0%	Yes	1,355	1,355 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Ogre Chieftan ×1, Ogre Mage ×1, Hyenadon ×0–2	18.8%	+0%	Yes	1,293	1,095 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Centipede ×1–4	18.8%	+0%	Yes	2,985	750 gil
Mt. Gulg B3	Pyros ×1–2	1.6%	+0%	No	2,430	1,200 gil
Mt. Gulg B3	Ogre Mage ×1–3, Ogre Chieftan ×0–2	4.7%	+0%	Yes	1,602	1,618 gil
Mt. Gulg B3	Ogre Mage ×1–2, Hellhound ×0–1	9.4%	+51%	No	1,676	1,385 gil
Mt. Gulg B3	Pyrolisk ×2–5	9.4%	+0%	Yes	1,481	1,750 gil
Mt. Gulg B3	Hill Gigas ×1–2, Lizard ×0–3	18.8%	+0%	Yes	1,452	1,320 gil
Mt. Gulg B3	Fire Hydra ×1	18.8%	+0%	Yes	1,215	400 gil
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Set Encounters: Found in Mt. Gulg – 15 shown

Map	The monsters that can be involved in this encounter; minibosses are only found in repeatable set encounters; bosses are encountered only one time during the game; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game Monsters	A modifier to the base chance of the monsters surprising the party; your party leader's agility and luck also factor into the surprise chance Surprise	Is it possible to run from this encounter? Run?	The specifics of where this encounter can be found (note that set encounters other than some boss fights will remain in place once fought, and can be fought multiple times Notes	The average amount of total experience you can expect to earn from this encounter (this is split evenly among surviving party members) Avg. Exp.	The average amount of gil you can expect to earn from this encounter Avg. Gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Pyros ×1–2	+0%	No	Directly south of the eastern chest containing a mythril helm (avoidable by approaching from the east)	2,430	1,200 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Pyros ×1–2	+0%	No	Directly west of the eastern chest containing 1520 gil (unavoidable)	2,430	1,200 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Pyros ×1–2	+0%	No	Directly north of the chest containing the Claymore (unavoidable)	2,430	1,200 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Pyros ×1–2	+0%	No	Directly south of the chest containing 750 gil (avoidable by approaching from the east, but requires extra walking)	2,430	1,200 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Pyros ×1–2	+0%	No	Blocking the eastern square of the southwest treasure area entrance in the large room (avoidable by hugging the west wall)	2,430	1,200 gil
Mt. Gulg B2	Lava Worm ×1	+0%	Yes	Directly east of the chest containing 1455 gil (unavoidable)	1,671	400 gil
Mt. Gulg B4	Lava Worm ×1	+0%	Yes	Directly west of the chest containing a gold needle (avoidable by approaching from another direction)	1,671	400 gil
Mt. Gulg B4	Fire Lizard ×1	+0%	Yes	Directly south of the chest containing 2750 gil (avoidable by approaching from the east or west)	2,472	1,200 gil
Mt. Gulg B4	Lava Worm ×1	+0%	Yes	Directly west of the chest containing the flame shield (avoidable by approaching from the east)	1,671	400 gil
Mt. Gulg B4	Lava Worm ×1	+0%	Yes	Two squares south of the chest with 10 gil (avoidable)	1,671	400 gil
Mt. Gulg B4	Fire Lizard ×1	+0%	Yes	Directly east of the chest containing a staff (avoidable by approaching from the east)	2,472	1,200 gil
Mt. Gulg B4	Fire Lizard ×1	+0%	Yes	Directly east of the chest containing 1250 gil (avoidable by approaching from the south or east)	2,472	1,200 gil
Mt. Gulg B5	Fire Lizard ×1	+0%	Yes	At the entrance to the path leading to the chest with the flame mail (unavoidable)	2,472	1,200 gil
Mt. Gulg B5	Red Dragon ×1	+0%	Yes	Directly north of the chest containing the flame mail (unavoidable)	2,904	4,000 gil
Mt. Gulg B5	Marilith ×1	+0%	No	Boss fight triggered by speaking to the dark orb in the southwest room	2,475	3,000 gil

Treasures: Found in Mt. Gulg – 33 shown

Treasure	Map	The specifics of where this treasure can be found Notes
Antidote	Mt. Gulg B4	Found in a chest in the western room
Antidote	Mt. Gulg B2	Found in the central chest between two other chests on the south wall in the southwest treasure area in the large room (guarded)
Claymore	Mt. Gulg B2	Found in a chest at the end of a winding hallway on the east side of the large room (guarded)
Cottage	Mt. Gulg B4	Found in a chest in the northeastern room
Flame Mail	Mt. Gulg B5	Found in a chest in the central western room
Flame Shield	Mt. Gulg B4	Found in the northwest chest in the western room
7,340 gil	Mt. Gulg B4	Found in a chest in the western room
4,150 gil	Mt. Gulg B2	Found in a chest in an opening on the east side of the large room
2,750 gil	Mt. Gulg B4	Found in the west chest in the room near the stairs from B3 (guarded)
2,000 gil	Mt. Gulg B4	Found in a chest in the northeastern room
1,975 gil	Mt. Gulg B2	Found in a chest in the southwest treasure area in the large room
1,760 gil	Mt. Gulg B2	Found in a chest in the southwest treasure area in the large room
1,760 gil	Mt. Gulg B4	Found in a chest in the north-central room
1,520 gil	Mt. Gulg B2	Found in a chest in the southwest treasure area in the large room
1,520 gil	Mt. Gulg B2	Found in a chest in the southestern part of the large room (guarded)
1,455 gil	Mt. Gulg B2	Found in the chest between three other chests in the southwest treasure area in the large room (guarded)
1,250 gil	Mt. Gulg B4	Found in the south chest in the southeastern room
880 gil	Mt. Gulg B4	Found in a chest in the western room
795 gil	Mt. Gulg B2	Found in the west chest in the northwest area of the large room
750 gil	Mt. Gulg B2	Found in the east chest in the northwest area of the large room (guarded)
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Monsters: Found in Mt. Gulg – 20 shown

Minibosses are only found in repeatable set encounters; bosses are encountered only one time during the game; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game, but are optional Name	HP	Gil	The total amount of experience earned for defeating this monster (this is split evently among surviving party members) Exp	Each physical hit will deal between one and two times this amount of damage to the target, reduced by the target's defense Att	The number of hit chances the monster gets whenever it attacks; each successful hit will deal full damage and can be a critical hit Hits	The accuracy of the monster's attacks; the base chance to hit is approximately 84% plus half of the monster's accuracy, modified by the target's evasion Acc	The status ailment, if any, that can be inflicted by this monster's attacks; the base chance of affliction is 50%, reduced by 1% for each two points of magic defense the target has Status	The chance of each of this monster's attacks being a critical hit (unless the attack misses); critical hits add double the monster's attack rating to their normal damage (this extra damage ignores defense) Crit	Each physical hit the monster takes will have its damage reduced by this amount Abs	The monster's base chance to evade any given physical attack; each two points of evasion result in a 1% better chance to evade attacks Eva	For each two points of magic defense, the monster has a 1% better chance of resisting any given spell Mag. Def.	The lowest party level at which the monster may choose to run away; the chance to run is approximately 4% for each level the party leader is above this level Run Lev.	The chance that the monster uses a magic spell on its turn; each monster that can cast spells has a specific cycle of spells that they always use in the same order (see the monster page for specifics) Magic	The chance that the monster uses a special attack on its turn; monsters with multiple special attacks have a specific cycle of special attacks that they always use in the same order (see the monster page for specifics) Sp. Att	The families this monster belongs to; only undead monsters are affected by Dia spells; regenerating monsters recover 5% of their maximum hp (rounded down) at the beginning of each round; some weapons gain a +4 bonus to attack and are approximately 20% more likely to hit when used against certain monster families Family	The elements this monster is weak against; weakness against an element causes spells and special attacks of that element to be approximately 20% more likely to hit, and damaging spells or special attacks deal an additional 50% damage Weakness	The elements this monster is resistant to; resistance to an element drops the base hit chance for spells and special attacks of that element to 0, and those attacks cause half damage Resists
Centipede	222	300 gil	1194	39	1	111	Poison	1%	20	24	58	16	-	-	-	-	-
Fire Gigas	300	1,506 gil	1506	73	1	125	-	1%	20	24	68	-	-	-	Giant	Ice	Fire
Fire Hydra	182	400 gil	1215	20	3	106	-	1%	14	18	52	36	-	50%	Dragon	Ice	Fire
Fire Lizard	296	1,200 gil	2472	31	2	120	-	1%	18	18	72	-	-	25%	Dragon	Ice	Fire
Gray Ooze	76	70 gil	255	30	1	93	-	1%	7	2	28	36	-	-	-	Lightning	Death, Earth, Fire, Ice, Poison, Status
Hellhound	192	600 gil	1182	30	1	107	-	1%	8	24	52	33	-	50%	-	Ice	Fire
Hill Gigas	240	879 gil	879	38	1	113	-	1%	12	24	60	28	-	-	Giant	-	-
Horned Devil	94	387 gil	387	10	4	96	-	1%	32	36	64	27	50%	-	Magic Beast	-	Earth, Fire, Ice
Hyenadon	120	72 gil	288	22	1	99	-	1%	4	24	38	21	-	-	-	-	-
Lava Worm	280	400 gil	1671	50	1	118	-	1%	31	2	72	-	-	-	-	Ice	Earth, Fire
Lizard	92	50 gil	153	18	1	95	-	5%	12	12	28	27	-	-	Dragon	-	-
Marilith	1,200	3,000 gil	2475	40	6	115	-	1%	50	24	92	-	38%	-	Magic Beast, Spellcaster	Status	Fire, Ice, Lightning, Poison
Minotaur	164	489 gil	489	22	2	104	-	1%	4	24	48	22	-	-	-	-	-
Ogre Chieftan	132	300 gil	282	23	1	100	-	1%	14	15	36	23	-	-	Giant	-	-
Ogre Mage	144	723 gil	723	23	1	101	-	1%	10	27	40	27	50%	-	Giant, Regenerating, Spellcaster	-	Earth
Pyrolisk	44	500 gil	423	20	1	89	-	1%	4	36	23	22	-	25%	-	Ice	Earth, Fire
Pyros	276	800 gil	1620	50	1	118	-	1%	20	21	65	-	-	-	Magic Beast	Ice	Death, Earth, Fire, Poison, Status
Red Dragon	248	4,000 gil	2904	75	1	114	-	1%	30	48	100	-	-	50%	Dragon	Ice, Poison	Earth, Fire
Scorpion	84	70 gil	225	22	2	94	Poison	1%	10	27	28	16	-	-	-	-	-
Sphinx	228	1,160 gil	1160	23	3	112	-	1%	12	60	58	26	-	-	-	-	Earth

Weapons: Found in Mt. Gulg – 4 shown

Rare weapons can only be found as treasure, not purchased; enchanted items cast spells when used in combat; legendary weapons can be earned via sidequest; ultimate weapons are uniquely powerful treasures Name	The base damage dealt by the weapon; this is added to half of the wielder's strength score, and each hit deals between one and two times this total in damage, reduced by the target's defense Damage	This value is added to the wielder's base accuracy to determine the overall accuracy of the weapon's attacks; the base chance to hit is approximately 84% plus half of this value, modified by the target's evasion; a character gains an extra hit for every 32 points of accuracy they have Hit Rate	The chance of each attack with this weapon being a critical hit (unless the attack misses); critical hits add double the character's attack rating to their normal damage (this extra damage ignores defense) Crit	When used against a monster weak against one of its elements, the weapon gets a +4 bonus to attack and is 20% more likely to hit Element	When used against a monster of a family it is effective against, the weapon gets a +4 bonus to attack and is 20% more likely to hit Effective Against	Price	The amount of gil received when selling this weapon in a shop Value	If used as an item in combat, some weapons can cast a particular magic spell free of cost Spell	Equipped By
Claymore	21	+20	11.9%	-	Giant	-	4,000 gil	-	Wa, RM, Kn, Ni, RW
Ice Brand	29	+25	10.9%	Ice	-	-	7,500 gil	-	Wa, RM, Kn, Ni, RW
Mythril Axe	25	+10	10.0%	-	-	4,500 gil	2,250 gil	-	Wa, Kn, Ni
Staff	6	+0	2.0%	-	-	5 gil	2 gil	-	Wa, Mo, RM, WM, BM, Kn, Ni, Ma, RW, WW, BW

Armor: Found in Mt. Gulg – 5 shown

Rare armors can only be found as treasure, not purchased; enchanted armors casts spells when used in combat; ultimate armors are uniquely powerful treasures Name	Type	Each physical hit you take will have its damage reduced by this amount; the defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative Defense	All types of armor (except most shields) incur a penalty to the wearer's evasion rate; each two points of evasion lost result in a 1% smaller chance to evade attacks; multiple penalties are cumulative Evasion	Any elemental resistances this armor provides; resistance to an element drops the base hit chance for spells and special attacks of that element to 0, and those attacks cause half damage Resistance	Price	The amount of gil received when selling this armor in a shop Value	If used as an item in combat, some pieces of armor can cast a particular magic spell free of cost Spell	Equipped By
Flame Mail	Armor	34	−10	Ice	-	15,000 gil	-	Kn, Ni, Wa
Flame Shield	Shield	12	-	Ice	-	5,000 gil	-	Kn, Ni, Wa
Mythril Gloves	Gloves	6	−3	-	2,500 gil	1,250 gil	-	Kn, Ni, RW, Wa
Mythril Helm	Helm	6	−3	-	2,500 gil	1,250 gil	-	Kn, Ni, Wa
Mythril Shield	Shield	8	-	-	2,500 gil	1,250 gil	-	Kn, Ni, Wa

Items: Found in Mt. Gulg – 5 shown

Name	The status ailment removed by this item Cures	Price	The amount of gil received when selling this item in a shop Value
Antidote	Poison	75 gil	37 gil
Cottage	-	3,000 gil	1,500 gil
Gold Needle	Stone	800 gil	400 gil
Potion	-	60 gil	30 gil
Tent	-	250 gil	125 gil

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