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Nathan Garvin

February 18, 2020

– Fixed some errors on the Shumi Village page.

September 18, 2019

– Updated information about the Tonberry King.

July 3rd, 2019 Update

SeeD Test Answers page added.

July 1st, 2019 Update

AP and Learning Abilities, Compatability and Summoning Speed, Quezacotl, Shiva, Ifrit, Siren, Brothers, Diablos, Carbuncle, Leviathan, Pandemona, Cerberus, Alexander, Doomtrain, Bahamut, Cactuar, Tonberry, and Eden pages added.

June 30th, 2019 Update

Squall, Quistis, Zell, Selphie, Rinoa and Irvine pages added.

June 29th, 2019 Update

Triple Triad in-depth miniguide added.

June 28th, 2019 Update

Max Stat Boosting page updated.

June 25th, 2019 Update

Ultimecia’s Castle - Showdown with Ultimecia page added.

June 24th, 2019 Update

Ultimecia’s Castle - Tiamat and Ultimecia’s Castle - Omega Weapon pages added.

June 23rd, 2019 Update

Ultimecia’s Castle - Catoblepas page added.
– Media added to much of disc 4.
– Many links added throughout the walkthrough to aid navigation.
– Warnings regarding Odin and his impact on Angelo Search added.
Learning Card Mod page split from the Fire Cavern page.
Quistis in the Training Center page split from the After the Field Exam page.
Acquiring Doomtrain page split from the Esthar page.

June 22nd, 2019 Update

Ultimecia’s Castle - Tri-Point, Ultimecia’s Castle - Trauma, Ultimecia’s Castle - Red Giant, Ultimecia’s Castle - Krysta and Ultimecia’s Castle - Gargantua pages added.

June 21st, 2019 Update

Ultimecia’s Castle - Preparation and Overview and Ultimecia’s Castle - Sphinxaur and Sphinxara pages added.

June 20th, 2019 Update

Lunatic Pandora - Part 3 and Time Compression pages added.

June 19th, 2019 Update

June 17th, 2019 Update

June 16th, 2019 Update

Angelo Search Grind and Obel Lake Quest pages added.

June 15th, 2019 Update

Deep Sea Research Center - Part 2 page added.
Chocobo World mini-guide migrated.
The Islands Closest to Heaven/Hell, Jumbo Cactuar and Deep Sea Research Center - Part 1 pages updated.

June 13th, 2019 Update

Deep Sea Research Center - Part 1 page added.

June 11th, 2019 Update

Jumbo Cactuar page added.

June 10th, 2019 Update

The Islands Closest to Heaven/Hell page added.

June 8th, 2019 Update

Ragnarok page updated.

June 7th, 2019 Update

Edea’s House, Esthar and Ragnarok pages updated.

June 6th, 2019 Update

Ragnarok page added.

June 5th, 2019 Update

Esthar, Lunatic Pandora - Part 1 and Lunar Base pages updated.

June 3rd, 2019 Update

Lunar Base page added.

June 2nd, 2019 Update

Lunatic Pandora - Part 1 page added.

June 1st, 2019 Update

Esthar page updated.

May 31st, 2019 Update

Esthar page updated.

May 30th, 2019 Update

Laguna Dream - Esthar page updated.

May 29th, 2019 Update

Esthar page added.

May 28th, 2019 Update

Laguna Dream - Esthar page added.
Laguna Dream - The Actor Knight, White Seed Ship and Great Salt Lake pages updated.

May 27st, 2019 Update

Edea’s House page updated.

May 26th, 2019 Update

Great Salt Lake page added.

May 25th, 2019 Update

Triple Triad Before the Field Exam, Weapons and Cards in Balamb Forest Owls Mission, Timber, Centra Ruins - Odin, Shumi Village and Edea’s House pages updated.

May 24th, 2019 Update

White Seed Ship page added.

May 23rd, 2019 Update

Laguna Dream - The Actor Knight page added.
Edea’s House page updated.

May 22nd, 2019 Update

War of the Gardens and Edea’s House pages updated.

May 21st, 2019 Update

Edea’s House page added.

May 20th, 2019 Update

War of the Gardens page updated - disc 2 text done!

May 18th, 2019 Update

War of the Gardens page updated.

May 17th, 2019 Update

War of the Gardens page added.

May 16th, 2019 Update

Winhill page updated.

May 15th, 2019 Update

Trabia Garden and Shumi Village pages updated.

May 14th, 2019 Update

Winhill page added.
Trabia Garden and Centra Ruins - Tonberry King pages updated.

May 12th, 2019 Update

Trabia Garden page added.

May 11th, 2019 Update

Chocobo Forest and Centra Ruins - Tonberry King pages updated.

May 10th, 2019 Update

Chocobo Forest page updated.

May 9th, 2019 Update

Chocobo World page added.

May 8th, 2019 Update

Chocobo Forest page added.

May 7th, 2019 Update

Shumi Village page updated.

May 6th, 2019 Update

Shumi Village page updated.

May 5th, 2019 Update

Cactuar Farming in the Kashkabald Desert page updated.
Shumi Village page added.

May 2nd, 2019 Update

Cactuar Farming in the Kashkabald Desert page added.

May 1st, 2019 Update

Centra Ruins - Tonberry King and Centra Ruins - Odin pages updated.

April 30th, 2019 Update

Centra Ruins - Odin page added.

April 29th, 2019 Update

Centra Ruins - Tonberry King page added.

April 28th, 2019 Update

Fisherman’s Horizon and Occupied Balamb pages updated.

April 27th, 2019 Update

Occupied Balamb page added.

April 26th, 2019 Update

Balamb Garden in Crisis, Fisherman’s Horizon and Challenging the CC Group pages updated.

April 25th, 2019 Update

Balamb Garden in Crisis page updated.

April 24th, 2019 Update

Challenging the CC Group page added.

April 23rd, 2019 Update

After the Field Exam, Missile Base and Balamb Garden in Crisis pages updated.

April 22nd, 2019 Update

Fisherman’s Horizon page added.

April 21st, 2019 Update

Balamb Garden in Crisis page updated.

April 20th, 2019 Update

Balamb Garden in Crisis page added.
After the Field Exam page updated.

April 19th, 2019 Update

Missile Base page updated.

April 18th, 2019 Update

Missile Base page added.
D-District Prison page updated.

April 17th, 2019 Update

Sorceress Assassination Mission, Laguna Dream - The Winhill Patrol and D-District Prison pages updated.

April 16th, 2019 Update

D-District Prison page updated.

April 15th, 2019 Update

D-District Prison page added.

April 14th, 2019 Update

Laguna Dream - The Winhill Patrol page added.

April 13th, 2019 Update

Sorceress Assassination Mission pages updated.

April 12th, 2019 Update

Sorceress Assassination Mission page added.
Tomb of the Unknown King and Sorceress Assassination Mission pages updated.

April 11th, 2019 Update

Tomb of the Unknown King page added.

April 10th, 2019 Update

Deling City page added.

April 9th, 2019 Update

Triple Triad Before the Field Exam and Weapons and Cards in Balamb pages updated.

April 8th, 2019 Update

Triple Triad Before the Field Exam, After the Field Exam, The Magical Lamp, Forest Owls Mission, Timber, Dollet After Timber and Laguna Dream - Centra Excavation Site pages updated

April 7th, 2019 Update

Galbadia Garden page added.

April 6th, 2019 Update

Field Exam and The Deling Debacle pages renamed SeeD Field Exam and Forest Owls Mission, respectively.
Laguna Dream - Centra Excavation Site page updated.

April 5th, 2019 Update

Laguna Dream - Centra Excavation Site page added.

April 4th, 2019 Update

Dollet After Timber page updated.

April 3rd, 2019 Update

Dollet After Timber page added.

April 2nd, 2019 Update

The Deling Debacle and Timber page updated.

March 31st, 2019 Update

The Deling Debacle page updated.
Timber page added.

March 30th, 2019 Update

The Deling Debacle) page updated.

March 29th, 2019 Update

Weapons and Cards in Balamb page updated.
Laguna’s Dream - A Chat with Julia page added.
The Deling Debacle page added… again!

March 28th, 2019 Update

Triple Triad Before the Field Exam, The Magical Lamp and After the Field Exam pages updated.
Weapons and Cards in Balamb page added, content from The Deling Debacle) migrated.

March 27th, 2019 Update

The Deling Debacle page updated.

March 26th, 2019 Update

The Deling Debacle) page added.

March 24th, 2019 Update

The Magical Lamp page updated.

March 23rd, 2019 Update

The Magical Lamp page added.

March 22nd, 2019 Update:

Triple Triad Before the Field Exam, Seed Field Exam and After the Field Exam pages updated.

March 21st, 2019 Update:

After the Field Exam page added.

March 20th, 2019 Update:

– Media added to the Balamb Garden Before the Fire Cavern, Fire Cavern, Triple Triad Before the Field Exam and Field Exam pages.

March 19th, 2019 Update:

– Added the Interactive Map page.
– Updated the Field Exam page.
– Edited the Fire Cavern page.

March 18th, 2019 Update:

– Added Field Exam page.

March 17th 2019 Update:

– Added more info to the Triple Triad Before the Field Exam page.
– Added more info to the Fire Cavern page.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Square Enix
  • Platforms,
    PC, PS1, PS4, Switch, XB One
  • Genre
    RPG
  • Guide Release
    15 March 2019
  • Last Updated
    4 June 2022
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Follow the exploits of Squall, a resident of Balamb Garden and SeeD aspirant whose first contract as a professional mercenary expands into a fight to save the world from an evil sorceress.

This guide will cover the main quest-line chronologically, giving advice on leveling (and how to avoid it), where to find the best spells, how to acquire all GFs and defeat all bosses. In addition the guide will cover all side quests and will also include in-depth mini-guides for Chocobo World and Triple Triad. By following this guide you can aspire to the following:

  • Complete walkthrough of the main questline.
  • All side quests and optional content.
  • How to defeat both of the game’s superbosses.
  • Information on how to acquire each GF and a discussion of their abilities, including where to assign them.
  • Information on Triple Triad, including the location of every card in the game and how to best use them.
  • Low-level run information.
  • Information on min-maxing stats.
  • A mini-guide for Chocobo World.
  • Information on all characters, including stats and how to acquire all their weapons and limits.
  • Triple Triad guide.

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