Encased in Crystal

Location Lake Bresha
Save Points 1
Chapter 3
You will climb across a gap on top of a number of long tubes on this Map. Take the left tube the first time to find some Treasures, including a Weapon upgrade for Sazh. After crossing on the right tube, turn around and take a third tube to more Treasure before moving on. You will fight some intense battles with Breshan and Bloodfang Bass on this Map. There is a minor "boss" battle with an Alpha Behemoth, though it shouldn't cause you any trouble. You'll find the second tier of PSICOM troops, as well as the potentially dangerous Watchdrones, in the second half of the Map.
Compare Encased in Crystal to other Maps
Treasure: Found in Encased in Crystal – 7 shown
Treasure
Details on exactly where to find this treasure
Notes
6 Strange Fluids On a broken bridge right of the main path
240 Gil On a platform across the leftmost tube
Deneb Duellers On a platform across the leftmost tube
6 Enigmatic Fluids On a platform backwards across the rightmost tube, guarded by various bass
7 Wicked Fangs On a hill right of the main path, guarded by Pantherons
Librascope On a side path right of the main path after the save point
2 Digital Circuits On a ledge right of the main path before a bridge
Monsters: Found in Encased in Crystal – 6 shown
Unique monsters are only encountered during one-time plot encounters; mission monsters appear only during missions; the final bosses make up the last set of encounters in the game; eidolons are special monsters that are not defeated through sheer martial prowess; note that multiple monsters may have the same name, especially in the case of multi-stage bosses
Name
The monster's type, as indicated by the in-game datalog
Type
The monster's subtype, as indicated by the in-game datalog
Subtype
The monster's starting and maximum hit points
HP
The monster's strength; a standard physical attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Strength
The monster's magic power; a typical magic attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Magic
The monster's level
Level
A monster's chain resistance indicates how quickly its chain meter fills up; a chain resistance of 70 is normal, and every 30 points modifies the chain bonus per hit by that same amount; thus, the chain meter of a monster with a chain resistance of 40 will increase at double speed (compared to 70), or triple speed with a chain resistance of 10; a chain resistance of 100 negates all chain modifiers, reducing each hit to a minimal change to the chain gauge; when a monster is staggered, its chain resistance is reduced to 0
Chain Resistance
When the monster's chain gauge reaches this point, it increases by 100% and they are considered staggered; staggered creatures have a chain resistance of zero; if a monster has no stagger point listed, it will nonetheless be staggered when its chain gauge reaches 999.0%
Stagger Point
A monster's stagger index is an adjusted value that gives a relative measure of how hard a monster is to stagger; this number is based on how many hits the monster's chain gauge would require to reach the stagger point with a chain resistance of 70; for instance, a monster with a chain resistance of 70 and a stagger point of 150.0% would have a stagger index of 50 (since the chain gauge starts at 100.0%), as would a monster with a chain resistance of 40 and a stagger point of 200.0% or a monster with a chain resistance of 85 and a stagger point of 125.0%; the stagger index of a monster with a chain resistance of 100 is an approximation due to the effects of having 100 chain resistance
Stagger Index
The amount of CP earned by defeating this monster
CP
The item you are most likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Common Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's common drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The item you are less likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Rare Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's rare drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The elements and status ailments that this monster is especially vulnerable to; the exact level of vulnerability is listed on the monster page
Weakness
The first chapter where you can encounter this monster
Chapter
Alpha Behemoth Militarized Units Behemoths 20,250 125 - 6 0 500.0% 120 36 Begrimed Claw 25% Bestial Claw 5% Fire, Water 3
Bloodfang Bass Feral Creatures Terraquatics 81 18 - 10 0 200.0% 30 3 Strange Fluid 25% Enigmatic Fluid 5% Fire, Lightning, Deprotect, Deshell, Slow, Imperil, Poison, Pain, Fog, Daze, Curse, Death 3
Breshan Bass Feral Creatures Terraquatics 2,430 100 - 12 50 130.0% 18 8 Strange Fluid 25% Enigmatic Fluid 5% Fire, Lightning 3
Pantheron Militarized Units Razorclaws 375 15 - 22 0 103.0% 1 3 Chipped Fang 25% Wicked Fang 5% Fire, Ice 1
PSICOM Tracker Soldiers PSICOM Shock Troops 1,296 64 210 16 50 200.0% 60 8 Potion 10% Phoenix Down 2% - 3
Watchdrone Militarized Units Drones 1,890 29 - 18 90 110.0% 30 10 Digital Circuit 25% Paraffin Oil 5% Lightning, Water 3
Items: Found in Encased in Crystal – 1 shown
Rare items cannot be purchased, but may be dropped by monsters or gained by dismantling weapons or accessories
Name
Consumable items are used in combat, while shrouds are used while exploring
Type
The cost to purchase this item from a retail network, if it is available for sale
Price
The amount of gil you receive if you sell this item to a retail shop
Value
The status ailment this item cures during combat
Cure Status
The first chapter in which this item can be purchased or found
Chapter
Librascope Consumable 10,000 gil 500 gil - 3
Weapons: Found in Encased in Crystal – 1 shown
Special weapons cannot be found, and can only be purchased from special shops that must be unlocked; upgraded weapons are created with experience and catalysts; ultimate weapons are the highest level of upgrade; all ultimate weapons for a given character share a name, but have different statistics
Name
The party member that can use this weapon
Character
The passive ability granted by this weapon; purchaseable weapons with a passive ability will grant a superior version of that same ability once upgraded; not all passive abilities are helpful; if you hover over the ability name, the tooltip text will describe the ability's effect
Ability
This indicates the range of strength granted by this weapon; for non-purchaseable weapons, the low end of this range is based on the level the weapon will be created at; if you hover over the bonus range, the tooltip text will give you the exact per-level formula for the strength score
Strength
This indicates the range of magic granted by this weapon; for non-purchaseable weapons, the low end of this range is based on the level the weapon will be created at; if you hover over the bonus range, the tooltip text will give you the exact per-level formula for the magic score
Magic
Some weapons may contribute towards a synthesized ability; you will also need to equip at least one accessory with the same synthesized ability to gain its effects; details of the trigger requirements and effects of the synthesized ability can be found on its information page
Synthesizes
The cost to purchase this weapon from a retail network, if it is available for sale
Price
The amount of gil you would receive for selling the weapon to a retail shop at its minimum level; value increases as the weapon gains levels; if you hover over the value, the tooltip text will give you the exact per-level formula for the value
Value
Each weapon has an associated rank, which determines how much experience the weapon gains from components of any given rank; a higher-rank weapon typically requires more or higher-quality components to upgrade
Rank
The per-level cost to upgrade this weapon; this cost increases at each level past the first, as indicated by the formula
Upgrade Cost
The number of times this weapon can be upgraded; the weapon actually has one more level than the number listed, the master level, which is indicated by a ✩; note that for non-purchaseable weapons, some lower levels cannot actually be reached, since the weapon is created at a higher level
Levels
The total amount of experience required to take this weapon from zero experience at level 1 to level ✩; the full value is listed even for non-purchasable because the amount of experience accumulated on a master weapon is carried over when it is upgraded; for a breakdown of exactly how much experience is required to master a weapon from any given level, view its information page
Master EXP
If this weapon is mastered and upgraded, it turns into a more powerful weapon; because accumulated experience is carried over, the new weapon will be created above level 1, as indicated here
Upgraded To
When a weapon is mastered, you may use this catalyst to upgrade it into a new weapon
Catalyst
The first chapter in which the weapon can be purchased, found, or upgraded from another weapon
Chapter
Deneb Duellers Sazh - 8–108 24–249 Magic Wall 3,900 gil
1,950 gil
 3 420+75/lv 25 33,000 Canopus AMPs Lv.13 Perovskite 3
Components: Found in Encased in Crystal – 4 shown
Rare components cannot be purchased, but may be dropped by monsters or found in other ways; premium catalysts are sold at exorbitant prices and are generally easier to find than buy; money components are not intended for use in upgrades, but rather to be sold in shops for a profit
Name
Organic components typically yield a small amount of experience, but always add to a weapon or accessory's multiplier bonus; mechanical components reduce the multiplier bonus but offer a large amount of experience for their cost; catalysts cannot be used for experience, but instead are used to upgrade mastered weapons or accessories to a new form
Type
This column shows the amount of experience gained by using one of this component; you can select which rank to view experience for, or use the average value across all ranks; the average value is not necessarily indicative of the best component for a given rank, but it is a solid guideline; base experience is the amount of experience a component yields when used on a weapon or accessory of the same rank as the component; this number is provided for reference, but should not be used as a comparison between components.
EXP
Each component has a rank which can modify its base experience value based on the rank of the weapon or accessory being upgraded; components yield bonus experience when used to upgrade lower-ranked items, but incur a heavy penalty when used to upgrade higher-ranked items
Rank
This column shows different effects of the multiplier bonus for this component; organic components have a positive bonus, while mechanical components have a penalty; whenever a weapon or accessory's total multiplier bonus reaches a certain level, its experience multiplier will change; you can select to see the number of components it will require to go from no bonus to any particular multiplier (×1.25, ×1.5, ×1.75, ×2, ×3); note that if any of these options are selected, mechanical components will have no value, since no number of them will increase your bonus; clicking the ◊ icon will allow you to sort by these values.
◊
The cost to purchase this component from a retail network, if it is available for sale
Price
The amount of gil you receive if you sell this component to a retail shop; note that catalysts typically sell for a small fraction of their worth compared to other component types
Value
The ratio of experience gained to gil value of the component for the currently selected experience value; a grayed-out number in parenthesis represents the efficiency of a component you cannot buy from a retail network; this column is hidden when viewing base experience, because it is not an accurate measure; as a general rule, you want to buy mechanical components with as high an efficiency rating as possible; any mechanical component with an efficiency less than half of the highest purchaseable component should optimally be sold rather than used for experience; this value is of minimal importance for organic components
EXP/Gil
For organic components, this is the ratio of multiplier bonus to gil value; a grayed-out number in parenthesis represents the efficiency of a component you cannot buy from a retail network; as a general rule, you want to buy organic components with as high an efficiency rating as possible; any organic component with an efficiency less than half of the highest purchaseable component should probably be sold rather than used to increase a multiplier
Mult./Gil
The first chapter in which this component can be purchased or found
Chapter
Wicked Fang Organic 14 4 +13 80 gil 40 gil 0.175 0.163 1
Strange Fluid Organic 5 2 +6 - 15 gil 0.167 0.200 3
Enigmatic Fluid Organic 15 4 +12 80 gil 40 gil 0.188 0.150 3
Digital Circuit Mechanical 95 4 −21 - 230 gil 0.206 - 1
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