World Map

Maps 30
Use Warp? No
The World Map contains every other location in the game, and will undergo a dramatic change from Balance to Ruin during the game. There is no going back once the change is made.
Compare World Map to other Areas
Maps: In World Map – 30 shown
World of Ruin maps cannot be found in the World of Balance; persistent maps are found in both the World of Balance as well as the World of Ruin
Name
 World
The random encounters found on this map; if the encounter list changes at certain points during the game, each list is shown here
Encounters
The number of treasures found on this map
Treasures
The dance learned by Mog upon fighting a battle on this map; if this dance is used during a battle here, the dancer has no chance of stumbling; different terrain types on the world map have different dances; plains and wastelands use the Wind Song, forests use the Forest Suite, and deserts use the Desert Aria
Dance
The price of the inn found on this map; this inn is not necessarily available at all times
Inn Price
The price of the chocobo rental found on this map; this chocobo rental is not necessarily available at all times
Chocobo Price		 Save Point Recovery Spring
Whether it is possible to use Warp on this map
Warp?
Albrook Area Ruin Wastelands
Osprey, Chitonid, Gigan Toad (6/16)
Lunaris, Osprey (10/16)
Plains
Gilomantis, Mesosaur (6/16)
2 Mesosaurs (10/16)		 - Wind Song - - - - No
Albrook Area Balance Plains
5 ChickenLips (1/16)
Ralph, Joker (5/16)
Ralph, 2 Wyverns (5/16)
3 Jokers (5/16)
Deserts
6 Bugs (1/16)
3 Bugs (5/16)
FossilFang, 3 Bugs (5/16)
2 FossilFangs (5/16)		 - Wind Song, Desert Aria - - - - No
Dinosaur Island Ruin Wastelands
3 Crawlers (5/16)
Crawler (5/16)
4 Crawlers (6/16)
Plains
Mantodea, Sprinter, 2 Spek Tors (1/16)
4 TumbleWeeds (5/16)
2 Sprinters, 2 Spek Tors (10/16)
Forests
Brachosaur (1/16)
2 Tyranosaurs (5/16)
Tyranosaur (10/16)		 - Wind Song, Forest Suite - - - - No
Doma Area Balance Plains
Beakor, Stray Cat, 2 CrassHopprs (5/16)
3 Stray Cats (5/16)
3 CrassHopprs (6/16)
Forests
Beakor, Stray Cat, 2 CrassHopprs (1/16)
2 CrassHopprs, 2 Stray Cats (5/16)
5 Rhobites (5/16)
2 Beakors, Stray Cat (5/16)
Deserts
Sand Ray, 3 Areneids (1/16)
2 Sand Rays (5/16)
3 Areneids (5/16)
Sand Ray, 2 Areneids (5/16)		 - Wind Song, Forest Suite, Desert Aria - - - - No
Doma Area Ruin Wastelands
3 Crawlers (5/16)
Crawler (5/16)
4 Crawlers (6/16)
Plains
Mantodea, Sprinter, 2 Spek Tors (1/16)
4 TumbleWeeds (5/16)
2 Sprinters, 2 Spek Tors (10/16)		 - Wind Song - - - - No
East of Tzen Ruin Wastelands
Osprey, Chitonid, Gigan Toad (6/16)
Lunaris, Osprey (10/16)
Plains
Gilomantis, Mesosaur (6/16)
2 Mesosaurs (10/16)		 - Wind Song - - - - No
Island West of the Veldt Balance Plains
Beakor, Stray Cat, 2 CrassHopprs (5/16)
3 Stray Cats (5/16)
3 CrassHopprs (6/16)
Forests
Grenade (1/16)
Bomb (5/16)
6 Bombs (10/16)		 - Wind Song, Forest Suite - - - - No
Jidoor Area Ruin Wastelands
Mantodea, Sprinter, 2 Spek Tors (6/16)
3 Crawlers (10/16)
Plains
2 Geckorexes, Reach Frog (6/16)
3 Crawlers (10/16)
Forests
2 Mantodeas (6/16)
4 Reach Frogs (10/16)
Deserts
Cactrot (6/16)
Hoover (10/16)		 - Wind Song, Forest Suite, Desert Aria - - - - No
Jidoor Area Balance Plains
4 Mind Candies (5/16)
Vulture, Iron Fist (5/16)
2 Iron Fists, 2 Mind Candies (6/16)
Forests
Over Grunk, Vulture, Iron Fist (5/16)
2 Iron Fists, 2 Mind Candies (5/16)
2 Over Grunks, 3 Mind Candies (6/16)		 - Wind Song, Forest Suite - - - - No
Kohlingen Area Balance Plains
2 Vultures (5/16)
2 Red Fangs (5/16)
2 Red Fangs, Vulture (6/16)
Forests
Over Grunk, Vulture, Iron Fist (5/16)
2 Iron Fists, 2 Mind Candies (5/16)
2 Over Grunks, 3 Mind Candies (6/16)
Deserts
FossilFang (5/16)
2 Sand Rays (5/16)
Sand Ray, 2 Areneids (6/16)		 - Wind Song, Forest Suite, Desert Aria - - - - No
Kohlingen Area Ruin Wastelands
2 Deep Eyes, 2 Muuses (6/16)
2 Bogies (10/16)
Plains
Muus (6/16)
Harpiai (10/16)
Forests
3 Muuses (5/16)
6 Deep Eyes (5/16)
Harpiai, 2 Deep Eyes (6/16)
Deserts
Sand Horse, 2 Maligas (5/16)
2 Sand Horses (5/16)
3 Maligas (6/16)		 - Wind Song, Forest Suite, Desert Aria - - - - No
Narshe Area Balance Plains
2 Leafers, Dark Wind (6/16)
Leafer (10/16)
Forests
2 Leafers, 2 Dark Winds (6/16)
2 Leafers, Dark Wind (10/16)
Deserts
Sand Ray, 3 Areneids (1/16)
2 Sand Rays (5/16)
3 Areneids (5/16)
Sand Ray, 2 Areneids (5/16)		 - Wind Song, Forest Suite, Desert Aria - - - - No
Narshe Area Ruin Wastelands
3 Crawlers (5/16)
Crawler (5/16)
4 Crawlers (6/16)
Plains
Mantodea, Sprinter, 2 Spek Tors (1/16)
2 Geckorexes, Reach Frog (5/16)
4 Reach Frogs (5/16)
2 Mantodeas (5/16)		 - Wind Song - - - - No
Nikeah Area Balance Plains
Rhinotaur, 2 Rhodoxes (5/16)
2 GreaseMonks (5/16)
2 Rhodoxes, GreaseMonk (6/16)		 - Wind Song - - - - No
Nikeah Area Ruin Wastelands
2 Bloompires, Delta Bug (5/16)
Buffalax, Lizard (5/16)
4 Delta Bugs (6/16)
Plains
Buffalax (5/16)
2 Bloompires (5/16)
2 Bloompires, Lizard (6/16)
Deserts
Black Drgn (100%)		 - Wind Song, Desert Aria - - - - No
Northeast Balance Plains
Beakor, 2 Rhobites (5/16)
3 Rhobites (5/16)
Beakor (6/16)
Forests
Beakor, Stray Cat, 2 CrassHopprs (1/16)
2 CrassHopprs, 2 Stray Cats (5/16)
5 Rhobites (5/16)
2 Beakors, Stray Cat (5/16)		 - Wind Song, Forest Suite - - - - No
Northeast Island Balance Plains
Intangir (5/16)
Leafer (5/16)
2 Leafers, Dark Wind (6/16)
Forests
2 Leafers, Dark Wind (5/16)
2 Leafers, 2 Dark Winds (5/16)
Intangir (6/16)		 - Wind Song, Forest Suite - - - - No
Returners' Hideout Area Balance Plains
Rhinotaur, 2 Rhodoxes (5/16)
2 GreaseMonks (5/16)
2 Rhodoxes, GreaseMonk (6/16)		 - Wind Song - - - - No
Serpent Trench Ruin Wastelands
4 Delta Bugs (6/16)
Buffalax, 2 Delta Bugs (10/16)
Plains
Buffalax (5/16)
2 Bloompires (5/16)
2 Bloompires, Lizard (6/16)
Forests
Buffalax (5/16)
2 Bloompires (5/16)
2 Bloompires, Lizard (6/16)
Deserts
Black Drgn (100%)		 - Wind Song, Forest Suite, Desert Aria - - - - No
Solitary Island Ruin Wastelands
3 Peepers (6/16)
2 Peepers (10/16)
Deserts
Black Drgn (6/16)
EarthGuard, 2 Peepers (10/16)		 - Wind Song, Desert Aria - - - - No
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Party Changes: In World Map – 4 shown
Character
Whether this character is initially named, joins the party, or leaves the party at this time; 'Temporary' indicates that a character joins for a short period but does not become a long-term party member
Act		 Map Notes
Shadow Leave Doma Area 1/16 chance after any battle between Cyan joining and boarding the Phantom Train
Gau Join Veldt Use a Dried Meat on Gau when he randomly appears after a battle
Shadow Leave Kohlingen Area 1/16 chance after any battle after joining in Kohlingen
Gau Join Veldt Fight on the Veldt with three or less party members until he appears
Encounter Groups: For World Map Maps – 74 shown
Map Condition Encounters
The average amount of experience won in an encounter in this group
Avg. Exp.
The average amount of GP won in an encounter in this group
Avg. GP
The average amount of magic points won in an encounter in this group
Avg. Mag. Pts.
The range of average levels of monsters found in this group's encounters; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter
Level
Narshe Area Plains 2 Leafers, Dark Wind (6/16)
Leafer (10/16)		 44 77 - 5
Narshe Area Forests 2 Leafers, 2 Dark Winds (6/16)
2 Leafers, Dark Wind (10/16)		 87 146 - 5
Narshe Area Deserts Sand Ray, 3 Areneids (1/16)
2 Sand Rays (5/16)
3 Areneids (5/16)
Sand Ray, 2 Areneids (5/16)		 106 219 1.0 6
South Figaro Area Plains 2 Rhodoxes, GreaseMonk (5/16)
2 GreaseMonks (5/16)
Rhinotaur (6/16)		 179 360 1.8 7–8
South Figaro Area Forests Rhinotaur, GreaseMonk, 2 Rhodoxes (5/16)
Rhinotaur, 2 Rhodoxes (5/16)
4 Rhodoxes (6/16)		 333 416 0.6 7–8
Returners' Hideout Area Plains Rhinotaur, 2 Rhodoxes (5/16)
2 GreaseMonks (5/16)
2 Rhodoxes, GreaseMonk (6/16)		 211 424 1.0 7–8
Northeast Plains Beakor, 2 Rhobites (5/16)
3 Rhobites (5/16)
Beakor (6/16)		 157 265 1.0 10–11
Northeast Forests Beakor, Stray Cat, 2 CrassHopprs (1/16)
2 CrassHopprs, 2 Stray Cats (5/16)
5 Rhobites (5/16)
2 Beakors, Stray Cat (5/16)		 266 463 1.0 10–11
Doma Area Plains Beakor, Stray Cat, 2 CrassHopprs (5/16)
3 Stray Cats (5/16)
3 CrassHopprs (6/16)		 242 408 1.0 10–11
Doma Area Forests Beakor, Stray Cat, 2 CrassHopprs (1/16)
2 CrassHopprs, 2 Stray Cats (5/16)
5 Rhobites (5/16)
2 Beakors, Stray Cat (5/16)		 266 463 1.0 10–11
Doma Area Deserts Sand Ray, 3 Areneids (1/16)
2 Sand Rays (5/16)
3 Areneids (5/16)
Sand Ray, 2 Areneids (5/16)		 106 219 1.0 6
Nikeah Area Plains Rhinotaur, 2 Rhodoxes (5/16)
2 GreaseMonks (5/16)
2 Rhodoxes, GreaseMonk (6/16)		 211 424 1.0 7–8
Kohlingen Area Plains 2 Vultures (5/16)
2 Red Fangs (5/16)
2 Red Fangs, Vulture (6/16)		 346 739 1.0 14–15
Kohlingen Area Forests Over Grunk, Vulture, Iron Fist (5/16)
2 Iron Fists, 2 Mind Candies (5/16)
2 Over Grunks, 3 Mind Candies (6/16)		 642 1,067 1.3 15
Kohlingen Area Deserts FossilFang (5/16)
2 Sand Rays (5/16)
Sand Ray, 2 Areneids (6/16)		 188 709 1.3 6–20
Jidoor Area Plains 4 Mind Candies (5/16)
Vulture, Iron Fist (5/16)
2 Iron Fists, 2 Mind Candies (6/16)		 459 752 1.7 15
Jidoor Area Forests Over Grunk, Vulture, Iron Fist (5/16)
2 Iron Fists, 2 Mind Candies (5/16)
2 Over Grunks, 3 Mind Candies (6/16)		 642 1,067 1.3 15
Albrook Area Plains 5 ChickenLips (1/16)
Ralph, Joker (5/16)
Ralph, 2 Wyverns (5/16)
3 Jokers (5/16)		 764 974 1.4 17–18
Albrook Area Deserts 6 Bugs (1/16)
3 Bugs (5/16)
FossilFang, 3 Bugs (5/16)
2 FossilFangs (5/16)		 728 2,226 1.9 16–20
Vector Area Plains Ralph, 2 Wyverns (5/16)
2 Ralphs (5/16)
3 WeedFeeders (6/16)		 854 858 1.7 17–18
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Encounters: In World Map – 104 shown
World of Ruin encounters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique encounters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never as a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game
Name
Any encounters you've seen that appear on the Veldt will appear in groups; each encounter goes to the next group with at least one available encounter in it; encounters with no value listed do not appear on the Veldt
Veldt Group		 Exp. GP Magic Points
The range of levels of monsters found in this encounter; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter
Level
Each party member must run long enough to set their run value to at least this number in order to escape this encounter; side attacks have a run difficulty of zero and it is not possible to run from pincer attacks unless all monsters on one side have been defeated
Run Difficulty
The specific monsters that appear during this encounter
Monsters
2 Baskervors 24 930 916 2 22 4 2 Baskervors
2 Beakors, Stray Cat 7 258 360 1 10–11 6 2 Beakors, Stray Cat
2 Bloompires 28 1,020 1,792 2 26 4 2 Bloompires
2 Bloompires, Delta Bug 28 1,308 2,003 1 26 6 2 Bloompires, Delta Bug
2 Bloompires, Lizard 27 1,317 2,148 2 26 6 2 Bloompires, Lizard
2 Bogies 30 1,064 2,400 1 29 4 2 Bogies
2 CrassHopprs, 2 Stray Cats 7 262 470 1 10–11 8 2 CrassHopprs, 2 Stray Cats
2 Deep Eyes, 2 Muuses 31 1,148 1,544 1 28 16 2 Deep Eyes, 2 Muuses
2 FossilFangs 18 760 3,740 3 20 4 2 FossilFangs
2 Geckorexes, Reach Frog 41 6,350 4,840 1 52–54 6 2 Geckorexes, Reach Frog
2 Gilomantises, Mesosaur 26 1,577 1,968 2 26 6 2 Gilomantises, Mesosaur
2 GreaseMonks 3 106 512 1 8 4 2 GreaseMonks
2 Iron Fists, 2 Mind Candies 13 544 834 2 15 8 2 Iron Fists, 2 Mind Candies
2 Leafers, 2 Dark Winds 2 104 172 - 5 8 2 Leafers, 2 Dark Winds
2 Leafers, Dark Wind 1 76 131 - 5 6 2 Leafers, Dark Wind
2 Lunarises 26 616 494 1 26 4 2 Lunarises
2 Maligas, 2 Nohrabbits 28 720 1,152 1 26 8 2 Maligas, 2 Nohrabbits
2 Mantodeas 41 9,224 1,002 2 54 12 2 Mantodeas
2 Mesosaurs 25 918 912 1 26 4 2 Mesosaurs
2 Over Grunks, 3 Mind Candies 13 822 1,234 1 15 10 2 Over Grunks, 3 Mind Candies
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Monsters: Encountered in World Map – 65 shown
World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game
Name
 HP MP LV Exp. GP Elements
Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name
Special Attack
'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color
Special Attack Effect		 Speed Stamina Mag.Pwr Bat.Pwr
The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks
Damage
The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors
S.A. Dmg.		 Defense
The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack
Phys. Vuln.
Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead
Evade %		 Mag.Def
The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack
Mag.. Vuln.
Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade %
MBlock%		 Hit Rate
The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again
Steal
The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed
Win
Any special properties the monster has
Notes
Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to
Statuses
Areneid 87 15 6 37 94 Weak pt: Ice, Water Numb Stop 30 16 10 20 11 - 80 137% 0 135 94% 0 100 Tonic (7/8) Tonic (1/8) - -
Baskervor 750 100 22 465 458 - Claw Battle ×1.5 35 17 10 17 113 170 110 113% 0 120 105% 0 100 Gaia Gear (1/8) Potion (1/8) Critical Hits if Imp Prevent: Poison, Wound, Condemned
Beakor 290 30 11 108 135 Weak pt: Fire Duster Poison 30 16 10 12 25 - 80 137% 0 150 82% 0 100 Potion (7/8), Eyedrop (1/8) Potion (1/8) Critical Hits if Imp Prevent: Imp
Black Drgn 4,000 600 26 780 502 Absorb HP: Poison
Weak pt: Fire, Pearl		 BonePowder Zombie 30 23 10 14 143 - 102 120% 0 20 184% 0 100 Revivify (7/8) Tent (1/8) Can't Suplex, Undead Seizure
Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
Bloompire 12 400 26 510 896 Absorb HP: Water
Weak pt: Fire		 Energy Sap Zombie 35 16 10 13 138 - 254 1% 0 254 1% 0 100 Echo Screen (1/8) Smoke Bomb (1/8) Can't Suplex, Undead, Wound at 0 MP Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
Bogy 1,318 100 29 532 1,200 - Oogyboog Battle ×2 30 18 10 15 184 368 102 120% 0 153 80% 0 100 Potion (7/8) - Critical Hits if Imp Safe
Prevent: Petrify
Bomb 160 50 8 35 80 Absorb HP: Fire
Weak pt: Ice, Water		 - - 30 16 1 10 13 - 90 129% 0 150 82% 0 100 Tonic (7/8), Potion (1/8) Potion (1/8) Can't Suplex Float
Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify
Brachosaur 46,050 51,420 77 14,396 - Weak pt: Ice Swing Battle ×6 95 40 25 55 3,006 18,036 190 51% 70 145 86% 50 100 Ribbon (1/8) Economizer (1/8) - Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Stop, Image
Buffalax 2,252 218 26 562 458 Weak pt: Fire, Water Riot Battle ×1.5 30 20 10 15 148 222 100 121% 0 150 82% 0 100 Tincture (7/8), Diamond Vest (1/8) - Critical Hits if Imp Poison
Prevent: Petrify, Near Fatal, Psyche
Bug 310 20 16 165 210 Weak pt: Ice, Water StoneSpine Petrify 35 16 10 13 53 - 120 105% 0 150 82% 0 100 Potion (7/8), Soft (1/8) - Can't Suplex Float
Prevent: Dark, Imp, Mute, Psyche
Cactrot 3 60,000 27 - 10,000 Weak pt: Ice, Water Mind Sting Berserk 39 16 50 1 85 - 255 1 250 255 1 250 100 Soft (1/8) Soft (1/8) - Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Clear, Image
Cephaler 420 100 21 214 280 Weak pt: Thunder Husk Battle ×1.5 30 16 10 10 81 122 100 121% 0 140 90% 0 100 Potion (7/8), Remedy (1/8) - - Safe
Prevent: Imp, Wound, Condemned, Muddled
ChickenLip 545 155 18 190 279 Weak pt: Ice Lash Mute 30 17 3 11 62 - 150 82% 0 150 82% 0 100 Tonic (7/8), Sleeping Bag (1/8) - - Prevent: Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Mute, Psyche
Chimera 2,237 100 22 1,144 760 - Frisky Battle ×2 45 20 10 25 141 282 100 121% 0 110 113% 0 100 Hyper Wrist (1/8) Gold Armor (1/8) - Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Muddled, Seizure, Psyche, Slow, Stop, Clear, Image
Chitonid 1,111 60 26 321 356 Weak pt: Thunder Carapace Battle ×1.5 25 18 10 13 138 207 140 90% 0 80 137% 0 100 Potion (7/8) Remedy (1/8) Critical Hits if Imp Safe
Prevent: Petrify, Wound, Mute
CrassHoppr 243 80 11 89 145 Weak pt: Fire, Wind Wing Snap Berserk 30 16 10 10 23 - 50 160% 0 155 78% 0 100 Antidote (100%) Potion (1/8) Can't Suplex Float
Prevent: Imp, Psyche
Crawler 3,200 620 51 1,456 1,224 Weak pt: Ice Feeler Poison 40 22 8 13 527 - 115 109% 0 150 82% 0 100 Remedy (1/8) - - Prevent: Poison
Dark Wind 34 0 5 28 41 Weak pt: Fire Dive Battle ×1.5 30 16 10 13 7 11 55 156% 0 140 90% 0 100 Tonic (100%) - Can't Suplex Float
Prevent: Imp
Deep Eye 1,334 100 28 385 485 Weak pt: Fire Dreamland Psyche 30 18 10 14 166 - 100 121% 0 150 82% 0 100 Eyedrop (7/8) - - Prevent: Imp, Psyche
Delta Bug 612 80 26 288 211 Weak pt: Fire Rush Battle ×1.5 30 17 10 11 128 192 220 27% 0 5 195% 0 100 Tonic (7/8) Sleeping Bag (1/8) - Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Berserk, Muddled
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Narshe Figaro Castle

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Before heading to the Floating Continent, resolve any outstanding quests and goals and upgrade your gear.

Doom Gaze

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World Map

Maps Coneria Area, North of Coneria, Near Temple of Fiends, Pravoka Area, Southwest of Pravoka, Ocean, ElfLand Area, Near Marsh Cave, Melmond Area, Crescent Lake Area, South Rivers, Gaia Area, Cardian Islands, East of Castle of Ordeal, Near Castle of Ordeal, Near Caravan, North Rivers, Lefein Area, Mirage Tower Area
The World Map is divided into an 8x8 grid, each square of which has its own set of encounters. Terrain has no effect on what you encounter or the likelihood of being attacked. The grid aspect of the world means there are pockets of land where you will have encounters that don't typically belong in that area.

World Map

Maps Cornelia Area, North of Cornelia, Near Temple of Chaos, Pravoca Area, Southwest of Pravoca, Ocean, Elfheim Area, Near Marsh Cave, Melmond Area, Crescent Lake Area, Rivers, Gaia Area, Dragon's Islands, East of Citadel of Trials, Near Citadel of Trials, Near Desert Caravan, Lufenia Area, Tower of Mirage Area
The World Map is divided into an 8x8 grid, each square of which has its own set of encounters. Despite what you may assume, terrain has no effect on what you encounter (or even the rate at which you are attacked). The grid aspect of the world means there are occasional pockets of land where you can fight encounters that don't really belong in a particular area. I've described the general area where each encounter table is found, but if you want a graphical representation, you'll need to look elsewhere.

World Map

Maps Fynn Area, Paloom Area, Poft Area, Salamand Area, Bafsk Area, Snow Field, Kashuan Keep Area, Northwest of Fynn, Dreadnought Area, Ocean, Tropical Island, Deist Island, West of Palamecia Desert, Palamecia Desert, West of Mysidia, Mysidia Area, Near Mysidian Tower, Mysidia Area after Cyclone Appears, Ocean after Cyclone Appears, Fynn Area after Cyclone Appears, Northwest of Fynn after Cyclone Appears, Near Kashuan Keep after Cyclone Appears, Near Castle Palamecia after Cyclone Appears, Near Jade Passage after Cyclone Appears
Boss Pirate
Final Fantasy II's World Map is one of the most interesting in the whole series. While square maps in general make little logical sense (the way they scroll on all four sides would require a planet in the shape of a donut), this game really takes the cake. You can actually walk northwest for long enough that you arrive where you started! With the exception of a few islands, all the major land areas in the game are connected and can be walked to. You could theoretically walk to Mysidia at the beginning of the game (but good luck surviving).

World Map

Once you restore light to the Water Crystal, the flood covering the World Map will dissipate, revealing a world that dwarfs the Floating Continent. Fortunately you'll mostly be using vehicles to travel, but there are even encounters for airships in a few areas.

World Map