Western Benchland

Treasure: Found in Western Benchland – 7 shown

Treasure	Details on exactly where to find this treasure Notes
5 Severed Wings	North of the outcropping with three ridges around it
5 Librascopes	On a ledge overlooking the western area
2,615 Gil	Near the lake
Millerite	On a ledge overhanging the westernmost area, guarded by Rangdas
Fire Charm	Near some ruins on a ledge in the westernmost area, guarded by Rangdas
Ice Charm	Near some ruins in the westernmost area, guarded by Rangdas and a Leyak
8 Smooth Hides	Near some ruins in the westernmost area, guarded by Leyaks and a Rangda

Monsters: Found in Western Benchland – 10 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
Amphisbaena	Feral Creatures	Wyverns	360,000	569	366	6	20	350.0%	94	3,500	Severed Wing	25%	Abominable Wing	5%	Lightning, Wind	11
Cactuar	Feral Creatures	Cactuars	777,777	777	-	7	77	777.0%	883	5,000	Chocobo Plume	5%	Cactuar Doll	1%	Fire, Earth	11
Cactuar Prime	Feral Creatures	Cactuars	777,777	777	-	7	100	777.0%	20,310	15,000	Chocobo Plume	25%	Cactuar Doll	1%	Fire, Earth	11
Giant Cactuar	Feral Creatures	Cactuars	777,777	777	-	7	87	777.0%	1,562	10,000	Chocobo Plume	10%	Cactuar Doll	1%	Fire, Earth	11
Goblin	Feral Creatures	Goblins	86,400	650	49	7	30	250.0%	64	910	Fractured Horn	25%	Fiendish Horn	5%	Curse	11
Gorgonopsid	Feral Creatures	Beasts	30,600	225	93	5	10	160.0%	20	440	Chipped Fang	25%	Monstrous Fang	5%	Ice	11
Leyak	Feral Creatures	Spooks	15,300	108	154	1	10	150.0%	17	440	Torn Leather	25%	Smooth Hide	5%	Ice, Water, Deprotect, Pain	11
Megistotherian	Feral Creatures	Beasts	438,480	904	550	7	10	450.0%	117	2,600	Chipped Fang	25%	Monstrous Fang	5%	Fire	11
Rangda	Feral Creatures	Spooks	27,000	116	191	1	30	170.0%	30	740	Torn Leather	25%	Smooth Hide	5%	Ice, Water, Pain	11
Taxim	Cie'th	Shambling Cie'th	237,600	439	284	3	75	125.0%	30	960	Cie'th Tear	25%	Tear of Remorse	5%	Fire, Ice, Lightning, Water, Wind, Earth, Slow	11

Items: Found in Western Benchland – 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

Accessories: Found in Western Benchland – 2 shown

Rare accessories cannot be purchased but may be dropped by monsters or upgraded from purchased accessories; unique accessories can only be found or upgraded from other unique accessories, and are therefore limited in number Name	The passive ability granted by this accessory; the "X" in this name will be replaced with the accessory's current bonus, which is determined by its level Ability	For accessories with a numerical bonus, this indicates the range that the bonus may grant; for accessories that can only be created via upgrade, the low end of this range is based on the level the new accessory will be created at; if you hover over the bonus range, the tooltip text will give you the exact per-level formula for the bonus Bonus	Some accessories may contribute towards a synthesized ability; you will need to equip more than one accessory or weapon 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 accessory from a retail network, if it is available for sale Price	The amount of gil you would receive for selling the accessory to a retail shop at its minimum level; value increases as the accessory gains levels; if you hover over the value, the tooltip text will give you the exact per-level formula for the value Value	Each accessory has an associated rank, which determines how much experience the accessory gains from components of any given rank; a higher-rank accessory typically requires more or higher-quality components to upgrade Rank	The per-level cost to upgrade this accessory; this cost increases at each level past the first, as indicated by the formula Upgrade Cost	The number of times this accessory can be upgraded; the accessory actually has one more level than the number listed, the master level, which is indicated by a ✩; note that for accessories that must be created viw upgrade, some lower levels cannot actually be reached, since the accessory is created at a higher level Levels	The total amount of experience required to take this accessory from zero experience at level 1 to level ✩; the full value is listed even for accessories that only appear above level 1 because the amount of experience accumulated on a master accessory is carried over when it is upgraded; for a breakdown of exactly how much experience is required to master an accessory from any given level, view its information page Master EXP	If this accessory is mastered and upgraded, it turns into another accessory; because accumulated experience is carried over, the new accessory will usually be created above level 1, as indicated here Upgraded To	When an accessory is mastered, you may use this catalyst to upgrade it into a new accessory Catalyst	The first chapter in which the accessory can be purchased, found, or upgraded from another accessory Chapter
Fire Charm	Random: Fire Eater	-	Fire Damage	-	7,500 gil	5	750	1	750	Twenty-sided Die Lv.1	Mnar Stone	11
Ice Charm	Random: Ice Eater	-	Ice Damage	-	7,500 gil	5	750	1	750	Twenty-sided Die Lv.1	Mnar Stone	11

Components: Found in Western Benchland – 3 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
Severed Wing	Organic	3	1	+6	-	15 gil	0.100	0.200	6
Smooth Hide	Organic	25	5	+16	150 gil	75 gil	0.167	0.107	7
Millerite	Catalyst	-	2	-	3,000 gil	1,000 gil	-	-	3

Missions: Found in Western Benchland – 5 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
12	Geiseric, the Profane	C	The Archylte Steppe – Arid Strath	Geiseric	The Archylte Steppe – Western Benchland	Royal Armlet	5 Bomb Cores	Paling
14	Defender of the Flock	C	The Archylte Steppe – Western Benchland	Sahagin	The Archylte Steppe – The Font of Namva	Gysahl Reins	3 Bomb Shells	Normal
18	So Close, Yet So Far	C	Mah'habara – Twilit Cavern	Ambling Bellows	The Archylte Steppe – Western Benchland	Sorcerer's Mark	4 Piezoelectric Elements	Waystone
32	And Then There Was One	B	Vallis Media – Earthen Bosom	Amam	The Archylte Steppe – Western Benchland	Glass Buckle	5 Bomb Shells	Normal
52	Head in the Clouds	A	The Archylte Steppe – Western Benchland	Zirnitra	The Archylte Steppe – Eastern Tors	Gale Ring	7 Bomb Cores	Normal

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