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Page 1 of 2 The Final Preparations
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-- THE SHOPPING LIST –-
NOTE: This mega shopping list is arranged in the order you should get them.
NOTE: Most of the following items will only be available after you have defeated the Pharos. If you are not there yet, I suggest waiting before venturing off to see if they are there.
Level and earning money (getting to the levels first will make the rest of your shopping easier):
- Tanks: 45, 45, 48 (at least this level – it is easier if they are at 50)
- Casters: 43, 46, 47 (at least this level – it is easier if they are at 50)
- Lots of Gil to purchase all the equipment needed – see “Get Money” below for best spot to earn Money
- Protectga – Merchant in Balfonheim port
- Shellga – Merchant in Balfonheim port
- Flare - Merchant in Balfonheim port //Every Character must have it
- Holy – Merchant in Balfonheim port //Every Character must have it
- Curaja - Merchant in Balfonheim port
- Arise - Merchant in Balfonheim port //Every Character must have it
- 3 x White Mask – Weapons/Armor Merchant in Balfonheim port
- 3 x Rubber Suit – Weapons/Armor Merchant in Balfonheim port
- 3 Quickenings for each party member – LP Grid
- Hastega – Merchant in Eastersand – See notes below
- Scourge – Merchant in Eastersand - See notes below
- Bravery – Clan Provisioner in Rabanastre – See notes below
- Bubble – Clan Provisioner in Rabanastre – See notes below
- 3 x Bubble Belt – Clan Provisioner in Rabanastre – See notes below
- Scathe - hidden merchant in Nechrol – See notes below
- 30 x Ether - hidden merchant in Nechrol – See notes below
- 30 x Phoenix Downs – Any merchant
-- Level Up –-
Good areas to level up if you are in the 40s range are:
- FEYWOOD (see “Get Money” for more information)
- THE CEROBI STEPPE – The wilds located to the north of Balfonheim Port
-- Get Money –-
The following was first proposed in the GameFaqs forums by Kairi and LionHeart11. The following procedure will describe how to chain a certain beast that yields some very profitable loot. By the time you chain about 25 of the Mirrornights, they will start dropping multiple Windslicer Pinions. You can re-use these steps to increase the amount of money you earn.
- Use an orange crystal to transport to Golmore Jungle
- Head to the Feywood through THE PARTING GLADE > WHISPERLEAF WAY > THE NEEDLE BRAKE > THE RUSTLING CHAPEL
- From the Feywood go through WALK OF FLITTING RIFTS > WALK OF DANCING SHADOW > ANTIQUITY’S END
- Head to the very southern half of ANTIQUITY’S END and look for the mirrornights – they are the giant birds.
- As you kill them, make loops around the southern part of ANTIQUITY’S END to find more.
- Also setup a gambit for Foe: HP = 100% > Steal to get some extra goodies.
- Use dispel on Mirronights who have reflect cast on them.
-- Merchant in EASTERSAND --
- To get the very important spells of Hastega and Scourge, start in Rabanastre and head out the eastern gate.
- Cross through the deserts via THE STEPPING > OUTPOST > YARDANG LABYRINTH > SAND-SWEPT NAZE > BANKS OF THE NEBRA > SOUTH BANK VILLAGE.
- The merchant is sitting on the ground near the water’s edge.
- Buy the spells
-- Clan Provisioner –-
- Do the following to find Montblanc and the Clan Provisioner
- Go to the bar that is located in EAST END of Rabanastre. That is the same spot where you read your first hunt posting for fighting that tomato.
- Go to the balcony to talk to Tomaj. He will tell you to see Bangaa, he is in Rabanastre’s NORTH END. The face icon on your map indicates where it is.
- Go inside and talk to the moogle at the top of the stairs: named Montblanc
- After he gives you the proper papers, talk to him again. He will give you a prize for each big boss you defeated.
- The clan shop in MUTHRU BAZAAR will now be open to you. The actual shop is indicated with the pot icon.
- As you finish posted hunts you will be given marks. The more marks you get the more stuff will be available at the Clan Provisioner. Here are the levels of the items you need.
- Bubble – need 12 marks
- Bravery – need 12 marks
-- Secret Merchant that sells Ethers –-
NOTE: Before starting this journey out to this merchant have about 80,000 Gil. The items he sells are expensive and you don’t want to have to go back a second time.
- Use the airship to go to MOSPHORAN HIGHWASTE
- Run north through it to the SALIKAWOOD.
- Proceed through the SALIKAWOOD using the following path THE OMEN-SPUR > PATH OF HOURS > TRUNKWALL ROAD > SUN-DAPPLED PATH > GARDEN OF DECAY > QUIETENED TRACE > GRAND BOWER > CORRRIDOR OF AGES
- At GRAND BOWER you will fight the Bomb king. It is easiest to beat him if your levels are at 45-48 range. Ignore the secondary bombs and focus all attacks on the Bomb King. Do not cast fire, it will just heal him. When the king gets down to 25% HP start casting your quickenings. If you let him get too low on power he will re-generate and you will have to start over. Some forum posts say that he will only regenerate 2 or 3 times then stop, but have never had such luck – they seem endless. If you are having continued troubles, buy fire shields to lessen his attacks.
- After defeating the bomb king, continue to CORRIDOR OR AGES to the NECROHOL OF NABUDIS.
- Avoid the monsters of the NECROHOL OF NABUDIS because even in and around level 45 they are very tough. I held R2 and “fled” through all of them to get to the hidden room.
See the following steps to get to the hidden room:
- The secret merchant is in the first room of the Necrohol called HALL OF EFFULGENT LIGHT.
– From the entrance of HALL OF EFFULGENT LIGHT, run west to the last right.
- That last right is a very long hallway that leads north
- At the very end of this hallway there is a small room on the east side
- Enter the room and then head south, the southern walls are open and are not indicated on the minimap.
- When you go as far south as you can there is a small column on the eastern wall.
- Run up to it and you will be notified with a “???”.
- Press X and a merchant will come out and talk to you.
- Buy as many Ethers as you can (I got 30). Buy Scathe, and buy the armors called Maxmillian and the male. Both are good.
- When finished, return to the SALIKAWOOD and find the orange teleport crystal.
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