Sylvan Cave

Amenities Save Point
There are basically two distinct dungeons here. Neither can be safely traversed without Float, so make sure Rosa is at least level 35. You can survive without it, but since each glowing square will drain every party member's HP by 50, it will take large amounts of healing to do so. Every floor of the dungeon contains the same set of enemies, and many of them are nasty. Most are Mages, so bring some Mute Arrows, and make good use of the Elven Bow and Mage Masher you'll find here.

Note that you cannot finish the sidequests revolving around Yang after you bring FuSoYa back from the Moon. Make sure you finish this sidequest before doing so!
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Maps: In Sylvan Cave – 4 shown
The name of the map, including both the general area and the specific floor or section; temporary maps only appear during certain brief plot points; underworld and moon maps are found on those worlds; end game maps are available during the closing events of the game
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
Does the Exit spell function on this map?
Exit
Does the Warp spell function on this map?
Warp
Miscellaneous helpful features of the area, such as Namingway and fat chocobos
Amenities
A list of the types of shops that can be found here
Shops
Sylvan Cave B1F 10 - Yes Yes Save Point -
Sylvan Cave B2F 10 - Yes Yes - -
Sylvan Cave B3F 7 - Yes Yes - -
Sylvan Cave Treasure Area 6 - Yes Yes - -
Maps: Connected to Sylvan Cave – 1 shown
The name of the map, including both the general area and the specific floor or section; temporary maps only appear during certain brief plot points; underworld and moon maps are found on those worlds; end game maps are available during the closing events of the game
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
Does the Exit spell function on this map?
Exit
Does the Warp spell function on this map?
Warp
Miscellaneous helpful features of the area, such as Namingway and fat chocobos
Amenities
A list of the types of shops that can be found here
Shops
Underworld Outer Areas - - - - - -
Treasures: Found in Sylvan Cave – 33 shown
Treasure
The map where the treasure is found
Map
The specifics of where this treasure can be found
Notes
The monsters guarding this treasure, which will attack when the treasure is opened
Guarded By
Angel Arrow ×10 Sylvan Cave B1F Northeast chest -
Bestiary Sylvan Cave B1F Northeast chest -
Bolt Arrow ×10 Sylvan Cave B1F Northwest chest -
Cabin Sylvan Cave B1F Southwest chest -
Elven Bow Sylvan Cave B1F Northeast chest accessible from passage near Save Point -
Ether1 Sylvan Cave B1F Northwest chest -
Fire Arrow ×10 Sylvan Cave B1F Northwest chest -
1,000 Gil Sylvan Cave B1F Southwest chest -
HiPotion Sylvan Cave B1F Northwest chest -
Ice Arrow ×10 Sylvan Cave B1F Northwest chest -
Bestiary Sylvan Cave B2F Southeast chest -
Ether1 Sylvan Cave B2F Southeast chest -
Exit Sylvan Cave B2F Southeast chest -
2,000 Gil Sylvan Cave B2F East chest -
3,000 Gil Sylvan Cave B2F East chest -
Kamikaze Sylvan Cave B2F East chest -
Mage Masher Sylvan Cave B2F Chest in hidden area from northwest corner TinyToad ×6, ToadLady
Maiden's Kiss Sylvan Cave B2F Southeast chest -
Maiden's Kiss Sylvan Cave B2F Southeast chest -
Remedy Sylvan Cave B2F East chest -
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Monsters: Found in Sylvan Cave – 6 shown
Minibosses appear as treasure guardians or are otherwise especially powerful monsters; bosses are unique monsters that are defeated as part of the plot; lunar guardians are powerful monsters guarding forbidden weapons; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; special monsters are not fought in standard battles
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
Magic determines how powerful the monster's spells and special abilities are
Magic
Defense reduces the amount of damage taken per physical hit
Def
Magic defense reduces the amount of damage taken by spells and special attacks
Mag. Def.
Some weapons are especially effective against certain monster families
Family
The monster takes extra damage from spells or attacks of any of the listed elements
Weakness
Monsters that resist an element take reduced damage from spells or attacks of that element, while monsters that absorb an element are healed by spells instead of taking damage (elemental weapon attacks are resisted instead of absorbed); individual monster pages indicate which elements are resisted and which are absorbed
Resists/Absorbs
The monster is vulnerable to status ailments listed in white, and immune to those listed in red; the status ailments are Poison, Darkness, Silence, Pig, Mini, Toad, Petrify, KO, Berserk, Confuse, Sleep, Paralyze, Curse, and Gradual Petrification
Status Vulnerability
DarkTree 3,900 525 gil 5,041 104 74 3 38 Mage Fire - PoDaSiPiMiToPeKOBeCoSlPaCuGP
Ghost 2,800 362 gil 3,141 100 11 3 23 - - Fire PoDaSiPiMiToPeKOBeCoSlPaCuGP
Malboro 4,200 458 gil 5,641 112 - 3 23 - - - PoDaSiPiMiToPeKOBeCoSlPaCuGP
TinyToad 600 335 gil 1,841 19 47 5 37 Mage, Reptile Ice - PoDaSiPiMiToPeKOBeCoSlPaCuGP
ToadLady 2,960 598 gil 3,441 98 223 4 0 Mage - - PoDaSiPiMiToPeKOBeCoSlPaCuGP
Centpede 655 342 gil 2,714 76 3 5 29 - - - PoDaSiPiMiToPeKOBeCoSlPaCuGP
Weapons: Found in Sylvan Cave – 12 shown
Rare weapons can only be found as treasure or won or stolen from monsters; unique weapons can only be found as treasure or as rare monster drops; forbidden weapons are powerful items found in the Lunar Subterrane; exceptional weapons are found only as rare monster drops
Name
The specific type of weapon this is; this has no special in-game meaning
Type
The higher a weapon's power, the more damage physical attacks made with it deal
Power
A weapon's base accuracy
Accuracy
Some weapons grant a bonus or penalty to one or more statistics; bonuses are listed in green, while penalties are listed in red
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 extra damage, while targets that resist or absorb this element take reduced damage
Elements
When used against monsters of any of the listed families, this weapon does increased damage
Families
The characters which are capable of using this weapon
Equipped By
Angel Arrow Arrow 40 - 110 gil 55 gil - Confuse - Giant Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Avenger Sword Sword 80 95% Str +10, Agil +10, Vit +10, Wis −10, Will −10 - 5 gil - - - - Ce, Ka
Bolt Arrow Arrow 15 - 30 gil 15 gil - - - Mech Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Cat Claw Claw 0 99% Str +5, Agil +5 - 350 gil - Sleep - - Edg, Ya
Elven Bow Bow 25 75% Wis +5 - 2,500 gil Shell - Projectile Mage Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Fairy Rod Rod 30 55% Wis +10 5,000 gil 2,500 gil Charm - - - cRy, Fu, Pa, Ry, Te
Fire Arrow Arrow 15 - 30 gil 15 gil - - - - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Full Moon Boomerang 40 85% - - 4,500 gil - - Projectile - Edg
Hell Claw Claw 0 90% Str +3 - 325 gil - Poison - - Edg, Ya
Ice Arrow Arrow 15 - 30 gil 15 gil - - - - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Mage Masher Dagger 35 75% Wis +5 - 6,500 gil - Silence - Mage Ce, cRy, Edg, Edw, Ka, Pa, Ry
Medusa Arrow Arrow 1 - - 5 gil - Petrify - - Ce, Ci, cRy, Edw, Fu, Pa, Po, Ro, Ry
Items: Found in Sylvan Cave – 13 shown
Rare items can only be found as treasure, won or stolen from monsters, or purchased from a single shop; unique items can only be found as treasure or as very rare monster drops; key items are unique items that are important to the plot; exceptional items are found only as very rare monster drops
Name
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
Spell
The target of this item's effects when used in battle
Target
Bestiary 980 gil 490 gil Scan One
Blizzard - 50 gil Blizzard All Enemies
Cabin 500 gil 250 gil - -
Elixir 100,000 gil 1 gil Elixir One
Ether1 10,000 gil 1 gil Ether1 One
Exit - 90 gil Exit -
Grimoire - 5 gil Grimoire -
HiPotion 150 gil 75 gil HiPotion One
Inferno - 50 gil Inferno All Enemies
Kamikaze - 5 gil Kamikaze One
Lightning Storm - 50 gil LitStorm All Enemies
Maiden's Kiss 60 gil 30 gil Maiden's Kiss One
Remedy 5,000 gil 2,500 gil Esuna One
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