Treasures: Found in Phoenix Cave Upper Cavern – 4 shown
Treasure Notes
If certain conditions apply to this treasure becoming available, or if the contents of the treasure change at different points during the game, the details are shown here
Conditions
- In chest blocked by spikes right of the entrance -
Warp Stone In chest in hidden room right of the entrance -
Wing Edge In chest left of entrance; bridge must be extended with the switch below to reach the chest -
Dragon Horn In the chest at the south end of the western area, near the Red Dragon -
Encounter Groups: For Phoenix Cave Upper Cavern – 1 shown
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
- Aquila, 2 Chaos Drgns (1/16)
2 Phases (5/16)
Phase, Parasoul, 2 Necromancrs (5/16)
2 Trixters, Necromancr (5/16)
6,205 2,484 3.8 46–49
Set Encounters: In Phoenix Cave Upper Cavern – 1 shown
Encounter
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
Item Won Notes
Red Dragon - Strato Interact with the wandering dragon; one of the 8 legendary dragons
Encounters: In Phoenix Cave Upper Cavern – 5 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
43 5,200 1,780 2 47 Can't Run Phases
43 7,240 3,146 5 47–48 Can't Run Phase, Parasoul, 2 Necromancrs
43 4,906 2,443 4 48–49 6 Trixters, Necromancr
43 12,543 2,906 5 44–49 6 Aquila, 2 Chaos Drgns
- - - 10 67 Can't Run Red Dragon
Monsters: Encountered in Phoenix Cave Upper Cavern – 7 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
Trixter 3,815 9,900 49 1,698 826 Weak pt: Pearl - - 30 23 7 13 487 - 120 105% 0 165 70% 0 100 Fenix Down (1/8) Fenix Down (1/8) Can't Suplex, Human, Wound at 0 MP Float
Prevent: Dark, Imp, Wound, Condemned, Mute, Muddled, Psyche, Stop
Parasoul 2,077 500 47 1,620 674 Absorb HP: Fire
Weak pt: Ice
Spin Slice Muddled 30 20 10 13 448 - 80 137% 0 150 82% 0 100 Fenix Down (1/8) Fenix Down (1/8) Can't Suplex, Human, Wound at 0 MP Float
Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Mute, Slow, Stop
Phase 4,550 1,700 47 2,600 890 Absorb HP: Fire
Weak pt: Ice
Smirk Stop 30 24 10 11 416 - 105 117% 0 150 82% 0 100 Fenix Down (1/8) Fenix Down (1/8) Wound at 0 MP Float
Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Mute, Psyche
Necromancr 3,525 900 48 1,510 791 Absorb HP: Poison
Weak pt: Fire, Pearl
ZombiStick Zombie 25 22 7 13 467 - 100 121% 0 150 82% 0 100 Fenix Down (1/8) Revivify (7/8) Can't Suplex, Human, Undead, Wound at 0 MP Float
Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
Red Dragon 30,000 1,780 67 - - Absorb HP: Fire
Weak pt: Ice, Water
Eraser Battle/Removes Reflect 75 40 10 13 909 909 110 113% 0 150 82% 0 100 - Strato (100%) Can't Control Prevent: Zombie, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Psyche, Stop
Aquila 6,013 820 49 2,781 906 Absorb HP: Fire
Weak pt: Ice
Flap Battle ×5 40 27 10 13 487 2,435 120 105% 30 145 86% 0 100 Fenix Down (7/8), Economizer (1/8) Fenix Down (1/8) Can't Suplex Float
Prevent: Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Chaos Drgn 9,013 1,300 44 4,881 1,000 Absorb HP: Fire
Weak pt: Ice
Cinderizer Wound 30 33 10 13 393 - 5 195% 0 85 133% 0 100 Fenix Down (1/8) Fenix Down (1/8) Critical Hits if Imp Prevent: Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Muddled, Psyche
Maps: Connected to Phoenix Cave Upper Cavern – 2 shown
Area
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?
Ruin - - - - - - - No
Ruin Uroburos, 2 Sea Flowers (1/16)
3 Trixters (5/16)
5 Sea Flowers (5/16)
Chaos Drgn, Uroburos, 2 Sea Flowers (5/16)
5 Dusk Requium - - - - No
Weapons: Found or Sold in Phoenix Cave Upper Cavern – 2 shown
Rare weapons can be stolen from monsters; unique weapons are usually found as treasure; legendary weapons are dropped by the legendary dragons; strange weapons can be won in the colosseum; ancient weapons are held by the statues; ultimate weapons are the most powerful in the game; starting weapons are owned by certain characters but cannot be otherwise found
Name
Type Bat.Pwr
A 100% Hit Rate indicates that the weapon will not miss regardless of the target's MBlock%
Hit Rate
Description
When you attack with this weapon, there is a 1/4 chance that it will use this spell for 0 MP with a 100% Hit Rate on the same target after the attack; spell damage is affected by row and Jump status; weapons that deal automatic critical hits will deal critical damage with this spell; the spell is not subject to Reflect or the Runic command
Random
Any special battle effects this weapon has
Special
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 %
Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade %
MBlock%
Vigor Speed Stamina Mag.Pwr Price Value
If used as an item in combat, this item is lost but has the effect of the listed ability; this ability maximizes damage and ignores defense and environment factors
Item Use
The elemental nature of attacks made with this weapon
Element
Certain commands or abilities require weapons with a specific trait to operate
Used With
The characters that can normally equip this item; the Merit Award will expand a character's item selections
Used By
(Knife)Strato Knife 199 150 - - - - - - - - - - 1 GP - - SwdTech, Runic, 2-hand, Throw Cy
(Special)Wing Edge Special 198 230 Same damage from back row
Randomly strikes mortal blow
- Back Row, Random Kill - - +7 +7 +1 +2 - 1 GP - - Throw Lo
Relics: Found or Sold in Phoenix Cave Upper Cavern – 1 shown
Rare relics can be stolen from monsters; unique relics are usually found as treasure; strange relics can be won in the colosseum
Name
Description
The status effects removed by this item
Statuses
The item teaches the listed spell at the listed rate in the same manner as an equipped esper
Learned
Price Value Defense
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
Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade %
MBlock%
Vigor Speed Stamina Mag.Pwr
The elemental protections and weaknesses offered when equipping this item
Elements
The characters that can normally equip this item; the Merit Award will expand a character's item selections
Used By
(Relic)Dragon Horn Makes "Jump" continuous - - - 1 GP - - - - - - - - - All Except Umaro
Items: Found or Sold in Phoenix Cave Upper Cavern – 1 shown
Rare items can be stolen from monsters; limited items are usually found as treasure; strange items can be won in the colosseum
Name
Type Description Price Value
The status effects removed by this item
Statuses
Warp Stone - Same effect as "Warp" 700 GP 350 GP -