Cave of Shadows

Terrain Ability Wind Slash
The mountains north of Amur hide the Cave of Shadows. You'll need The Invincible to navigate the maze of mountain paths, and you'll be attacked by enemies along the way. They are weak enemies at this point, and The Invincible takes a free shot at them, but they do get annoying.

Note that almost all of the enemies in the Cave of Shadows Divide if hit (and not killed) by physical attacks, except those made by Dark Blades. Therefore, your only physical attackers should be Mystic Knights. Mages are effective as well, though given the length of this dungeon, you may want to bring a Bard or Geomancer along.
Compare Cave of Shadows to other Areas
Maps: In Cave of Shadows – 8 shown
The name of the map, including both the general area and the specific floor or section; Limited maps are closed off at a certain point in the plot; temporary maps only appear during certain brief plot points; once you reach end game maps, you can no longer save or return to other areas
Name
The number of treasures to be found on this map
Treasures
The cost to stay at the inn, if there is one present
Inn
Miscellaneous helpful features of the area, such as healing springs and fat chocobos
Amenities
A list of the types of shops that can be found here
Shops
Cave of Shadows B1 3 - - -
Cave of Shadows B2 2 - - -
Cave of Shadows B3 1 - - -
Cave of Shadows B4 - - - -
Cave of Shadows B5 1 - - -
Cave of Shadows B6 1 - - -
Cave of Shadows B7 1 - - -
Cave of Shadows B8 2 - - -
Maps: Connected to Cave of Shadows – 1 shown
The name of the map, including both the general area and the specific floor or section; Limited maps are closed off at a certain point in the plot; temporary maps only appear during certain brief plot points; once you reach end game maps, you can no longer save or return to other areas
Name
The number of treasures to be found on this map
Treasures
The cost to stay at the inn, if there is one present
Inn
Miscellaneous helpful features of the area, such as healing springs and fat chocobos
Amenities
A list of the types of shops that can be found here
Shops
World Map Near Amur - - - -
Plot Battles: Found in Cave of Shadows – 1 shown
The specific map where this plot battle will be fought
Map		 Monsters
The specifics of where this plot battle will be fought
Notes
Cave of Shadows B8 Hecatoncheir Southwest altar
Treasures: Found in Cave of Shadows – 11 shown
Treasure
The map where the treasure is found
Map
The specifics of where this treasure can be found
Notes		 Guarded By
Lamia Scale Cave of Shadows B1 North chest -
Bacchus's Cider Cave of Shadows B1 Southeast chest -
Kotetsu Cave of Shadows B1 Southeast mystic knight -
Tranquilizer Cave of Shadows B2 Center chest -
Lilith's Kiss Cave of Shadows B2 Northwest chest -
Genji Gloves Cave of Shadows B3 Southeast chest in east room -
Kiku-Ichimonji Cave of Shadows B5 Center chest -
Genji Shield Cave of Shadows B6 South chest -
Genji Helm Cave of Shadows B7 North chest -
Genji Armor Cave of Shadows B8 East chest -
Fang of Earth Cave of Shadows B8 After defeating Hecatoncheir -
Monsters: Found in Cave of Shadows – 9 shown
Treasure guardians are only encountered when opening treasure chests; bosses are unique monsters encountered during the plot; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; rare monsters are hard to find and very powerful, but drop powerful rewards; invincible monsters are not meant to be defeated
Name
The monster's starting and maximum hit point total
HP
The amount of gil earned for defeating this monster
Gil
The total amount of experience earned for defeating this monster (this is split evenly among surviving party members)
Exp
Attack determines the base per-hit damage of the monster's physical attack
Att
The number of hits a monster attempts and the accuracy of each of those hits
Acc
Some monsters' attacks are elemental in nature, and the damage may be adjusted by any weaknesses or resistances the target has
Att. Element
A monster's attack may have a chance to inflict a status ailment when it connects
Status Att.
Undead creatures are damaged by healing spells; dividing creatures split after taking physical damage provided there is room on the battlefield; spells or attacks with dark-elemental weapons do not cause these creatures to split
Type
Defense reduces the amount of damage taken per physical hit
Def
The number of evasion attempts a monster gets when physically attacked, and the success rate of each attempt
Eva
Magic defense reduces the amount of damage taken by spells and special attacks
Mag. Def.
The number of spell resistance attempts a monster gets when targeted with a spell or special attack, and the success rate of each attempt
Mag. Res.
The monster takes double damage from spells or attacks of any of the listed elements
Weakness
Monsters that resist an element take half damage from spells or attacks of that element, while monsters that absorb an element are healed instead of taking damage; individual monster pages indicate which elements are resisted and which are absorbed
Resists/Absorbs
Monsters are immune to the listed status ailments; not that, although no immunities are listed, all bosses are immune to all status ailments
Status Immunities
Hellish Horse 680 990 gil 5,000 95 7×70% - - - 5 2×20% 5 2×50% - - -
Hecatoncheir 6,500 4,900 gil 4,800 150 10×90% - - - 9 3×60% 4 2×20% - - -
Silenus 910 900 gil 320 87 6×70% - - Dividing 5 2×15% 3 1×45% Dark All except Dark -
Gaap 1,000 920 gil 320 87 6×70% - - Dividing 5 2×15% 3 1×45% Dark All except Dark -
Death Claw 1,400 980 gil 320 95 7×70% - - Dividing 5 2×20% 5 2×50% - - -
Chronos 1,550 1,000 gil 320 97 7×80% - - Dividing 5 2×25% 5 2×50% Dark All except Dark -
Valefor 1,620 1,050 gil 320 97 7×80% - - Dividing 5 2×25% 5 2×50% Dark All except Dark -
Haniel 1,600 1,100 gil 320 100 7×70% - - Dividing 5 2×25% 5 2×50% Dark All except Dark -
Vassago 720 1,150 gil 320 100 7×70% - - Dividing 5 2×25% 5 2×50% Dark All except Dark -
Weapons: Found in Cave of Shadows – 2 shown
Rare weapons can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique weapons can only be found as treasure or purchased in hidden shops; ultimate weapons are uniquely powerful treasures; onion weapons are rare treasures of unmatched but narrow power
Name
The higher a weapon's power, the more damage physical attacks made with it deal; characters gain a bonus to power based on strength
Power
A weapon's base accuracy; characters gain a bonus to accuracy based on agility and job level; note that the accuracy of arrows is ignored in favor of the bow's accuracy when using a bow and arrow combination
Accuracy
Some weapons offer a bonus to one or more statistics; certain weapons also offer a bonus to one or more element types, but this has no effect; for the curious, the elemental bonuses are shown on individual weapon pages
Bonuses
The cost to buy this weapon in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this weapon in a shop
Value
The spell cast when this weapon is used as an item in combat; unlike items, weapons are not consumed when used to cast spells
Spell
The status ailment that may be inflicted by hits with this weapon
Status
The elemental nature of this weapon; targets that are weak to this element take double damage, while targets that resist this element take half damage; targets that absorb this element gain hit points equal to the usual damage dealt
Elements
The jobs which are capable of using this weapon
Equipped By
(Dark Blade)Kotetsu 105 90% - - 10,500 gil - - Dark MK, Ni
(Dark Blade)Kiku-Ichimonji 125 100% - - 11,000 gil - - Dark MK, Ni
Armor: Found in Cave of Shadows – 4 shown
Rare armors can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique armors can only be found as treasure; ultimate armors are uniquely powerful treasures; onion armors are rare treasures of unmatched but narrow power
Name
Defense reduces the amount of damage taken per physical hit; the defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Defense
Most types of armor grant a bonus to the wearer's evasion; the evasion bonus of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Evasion
Magic defense reduces the amount of damage taken by spells and special attacks; the magic defense value of multiple pieces of armor is cumulative
Mag. Def.
Some types of armor offer a bonus to one or more statistics
Bonuses
The cost to buy this armor in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this armor in a shop
Value
The wearer becomes immune to all of the listed status ailments while using this armor
Status Immunity
The wearer takes half damage from spells or attacks of any of the listed elements; if the wearer is also using a piece of armor with a weakness to a resisted element, the resistance takes precedence
Resistance
The wearer takes double damage from spells or attacks of any of the listed elements; if the wearer is also using a piece of armor resistant to the element this armor is weak against, the resistance takes precedence
Weakness
The jobs which are capable of using this armor
Equipped By
(Shield)Genji Shield 20 18% 35 Agility +5
Strength +5		 - 19,000 gil Conf, PPtr, Petr, Psn, Slp, Toad - - MK, Ni
(Helm)Genji Helm 10 15% 11 - - 16,000 gil Conf, PPtr, Petr, Psn, Slp, Toad - - MK, Ni
(Armor)Genji Armor 24 20% 15 - - 20,000 gil Conf, PPtr, Petr, Psn, Slp, Toad - - MK, Ni
(Gloves)Genji Gloves 9 15% 7 - - 15,000 gil Conf, PPtr, Petr, Psn, Slp, Toad - - MK, Ni
Items: Found in Cave of Shadows – 5 shown
Rare items can only be found as treasure or won from monsters; unique items can only be found as treasure; key items are unique items that are important to the plot
Name
Some items can only be used in combat, some can only be used in the field, and some can be used in either situation; key items cannot be used at all
Type
The cost to buy this item in a shop
Price
The amount of gil received when selling this item in a shop
Value
The spell cast when this item is used in battle; using the item in this way consumes it
Effect
Lamia Scale Combat - 1,500 gil Confuse
Bacchus's Cider Combat - 1,500 gil Haste
Lilith's Kiss Combat - 1,500 gil Drain
Tranquilizer Combat - 1,500 gil Shade
Fang of Earth Key Item - - -
Bahamut's Lair Doga's Grotto