Via Solis - Final Fantasy XIII - Guides

Treasure: Found in Via Solis – 1 shown

Treasure	Details on exactly where to find this treasure Notes
Starblossom Seed	On a path to the left of the main path

Components: Found in Via Solis – 1 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
Starblossom Seed	Organic	261	6	+91	-	13,000 gil	0.010	0.004	9

Missions: Found in Via Solis – 3 shown

Number	Name	A-class missions are the toughest, while D-class missions are the easiest Class	Where the Cie'th stone for this mission can be found; some missions in the Faultwarrens can be started from multiple different maps Cie'th Stone Location	The target mark for this mission; if the mark is accompanied by any other monsters, these will be indicated on the mission page Mark	The map on which the mark can be found Mark Location	The reward obtained the first time you complete the mission; a secondary reward is given instead each time the mission is repeated Reward	After a mission has been completed once, each subsequent completion of the mission will grant a number of components as a reward Secondary Reward	Once you have completed at least two missions started at a waystone, you may freely teleport between the stones of any waystone missions you've completed; completing the mission associated with a paling stone will result in a barrier on the world map being removed, allowing access to a new area Stone Type
40	Solar Power	B	The Faultwarrens – A Dance of Light	Verdelet	The Faultwarrens – Via Solis	Zealot's Amulet	5 Bomb Shells	Normal
43	The Hero Never Dies	B	The Faultwarrens – Via Stellarum The Faultwarrens – Via Solis	Borgbear Hero	The Faultwarrens – The Sylphid Path	Speed Sash	7 Bomb Cores	Normal
44	The Old Ones Go to Rust	A	The Faultwarrens – Via Solis	Corrosive Custard	The Faultwarrens – The Nereid Path	General's Belt	7 Bomb Shells	Normal

Via Stellarum The Gaian Path