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This part will list the Side Quests you can do in Final Fantasy XIII.It includes:

1a) Cie'th Stones1b) Faultwarrens1c) Missions2) Chocobo3) Sheep4) Bhakti O<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>O | 1a) Cie'th Stones | O<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>O

Cie'th Stones are what remains of a l'cie that has failed its focus. You canfind out what their focus was and attempt to complete the focus yourself.The Cie'th stones can only be found on Gran Pulse and the focus involveshunting a special enemy and they vary in difficulty.Once you completed a mission, you can return to the Cie'th stone and retry themission. This can give you another chance to 5-star it, and it will usuallygive you nice items in return. 5-starring every mission gives you a trophy orachievement.

Once you accepted a mission, go to the in-game Map to see the target's location.It is indicated by a pink star. The yellow arrow will always follow the mainstory, so don't expect to be able to follow it and then end up at the target'slocation. Use your map instead.

You will get titles that come with defeating these missions. Here is a listthat shows which titles you can get and when you get them.

<>----------------------<>-------------------------------------------<>|| Name || Condition ||<>----------------------<>-------------------------------------------<>|| Good Samaritan || Complete mission 1 |||| Mercifex || Complete mission 3 |||| Archaeopolitan Idol || Complete mission 7 |||| Baneslayer || Complete mission 12 |||| Feathered Friend || Complete mission 14 |||| Dismantler || Complete Mission 18 |||| Monumental Ally || Complete Mission 21 to 26 |||| Grudge Settler || Complete Mission 27 |||| Heartstriker || Complete Mission 30 |||| Adamantine Knight || Complete Mission 33 |||| Curse Lifter || Complete Mission 34 |||| Righteous Avenger || Complete Mission 45 ||

|| Protean Warrior || Complete Mission 46 |||| Karmic Champion || Complete Mission 47 |||| Walker of the Wheel || Complete Mission 48 |||| Deus ex Machina || Complete Mission 49 |||| Halcyonian Hero || Complete Mission 50 |||| Guardian of Virtue || Complete Mission 51 |||| Needleworker || Complete Mission 54 |||| Hand of Wrath || Complete Mission 59 |||| Adamantine Crusader || Complete Mission 63 |||| Deliverer of Souls || Complete Mission 64 |||| Great Redeemer || Complete all Missions with 5-star ranking ||<>----------------------<>-------------------------------------------<>

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The Faultwarrens are small areas connected to eachother by Mark Missions knownas the Titan Trials. Accepting the first mission in these trials atTruthseeker's Rise, teleports you to the first map called Primeval Crossroads.There is the first mission mark, Gurangatch. After that you can pick whichmission and with it which road you take on next. Each journey you'll have tofight a minimum of 5 marks to complete. If you want to defeat each and everyone of them, you'll have to go through these trials 7 times minimum.

The marks in these trials are not to be taken easy. Best to wait until yourparty is leveled up sufficiently before trying this. Strategies on these markscan be found in the next chapter along with the other missions. Here is an overview of the paths you can take:

<>----------A------------<> || Primeval Crossroads || .---|| Mission 35 ||---. | <>-----------------------<> | | | <>---------B1--------<> <>--------B2--------<> || A Dance of Shadow || || A Dance of Light || .--|| Mission 36 ||--. .--|| Mission 37 ||---. | <>-------------------<> | | <>------------------<> | | | | | <>-----C1-----<> <>------C2-----<> <>-----C3-----<> || Via Lunae || ||Via Stellarum|| || Via Solis || .-|| Mission 38 ||---. .-|| Mission 39 ||-. .--|| Mission 40 ||-. | <>------------<> | | <>-------------<> | | <>------------<> | | | | | | | <>-----D1-----<> <>-----D2-----<> <>-----D3-----<> <>-----D4-----<> || The || || The || || The || || The || || Gaian || ||Salamandrine|| || Sylphid || || Nereid || || Path || || Path || || Path || || Path || || Mission 41 || || Mission 42 || || Mission 43 || || Mission 44 || <>------------<> <>------------<> <>------------<> <>------------<>

| | | | | | | | <>--------------------------E1-7-------------------------<> || Titan's Throne || || Mission 45, Mission 46, Mission 47, Mission 48 || || Mission 49, Mission 50, Mission 51 || <>-------------------------------------------------------<>

You can only get access to Mission 51 when you defeated Missions 45-50.

The route to the E missions are as follows:Mission 45: A, B1, C1, D1, E1Mission 46: A, B1, C1, D2, E2Mission 47: A, B1, C2, D2, E3Mission 48: A, B2, C2, D3, E4Mission 49: A, B2, C3, D3, E5Mission 50: A, B2, C3, D4, E6Mission 51: Any route to E7

In the following missions during the Titan Trials, you have a small chancethat the enemy you defeat drops a weapon. Here is a quick overview whichmissions have a chance of dropping these weapons. More information onthe whole of the Titan Trials will be in the next update.

Mission 45: 1.25% chance of Tiger Claw (Vanille)Mission 46: 1.25% chance of Dragoon Lance (Fang)Mission 47: 1.25% chance of Malphas (Hope)Mission 48: 1.25% chance of Aldebarans (Sazh)Mission 49: 1.25% chance of Organix (Lightning)Mission 50: 1.25% chance of Sacrificial Circle (Snow)

These are all the E road Missions from Titan's Trials.

Treasures you can find on the roads of the Titan Trials are:

[1] Gold Dust[1] Starblossom Seed[1] Zealot's Amulet[1] Starblossom Seed[1] Warding Talisman[1] Starblossom Seed[1] Cactuar Doll

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As with all missions, Libra them the first encounter. Then when you don't get5 stars the first time, you can try again without having to Libra them again.

<>---------------<>|| Mission 01 || POND SCUM Class D<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Ectopudding [E202] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Central Expanse |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Central Expanse |||| Reward || Energy Sash |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x3 |||| Conditions || None |||| Changes || Mission 2 available |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Lightning/Vanille/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 COM/MED/SYN || 1. Until you get barwater. Then 2, to chain up until |||| 2 RAV/SAB/RAV || Deshell is cast successfully. Then 3, to chain up |||| 3 COM/RAV/RAV || faster, then finally 4 if HP gets too low. |||| 4 COM/MED/RAV || You can pre-empt him for higher points. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 02 || GOODWILL HUNTING Class D<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Uridimmu [E203] + Gorgonopsid x4 [E119] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Central Expanse |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Central Expanse |||| Reward || Cobaltite |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x3 |||| Conditions || Clear Mission 1 |||| Changes || Mission 3,4 available |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || Star Pendant, HP up items, low Strength weapons |||| Characters || Lightning/Snow/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) Hope needs Enfrost+Enthunder ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 COM/SEN/SYN || 1 Until Enfrost (Light only), Protect, Veil is cast. |||| 2 COM/SEN/RAV || Then 2 and 3 to kill the Gorgonopsid. When they are |||| 3 COM/SEN/MED || gone, switch back to 1, get Enthunder and switch to 4 |||| 4 RAV/COM/RAV || to finish the fight. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 3 || MASSIF CONTAMINATION Class D<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Ugallu [E204] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Central Expanse ||

|| Location || Yaschas Massif - Tsubaddran Highlands |||| Reward || Platinum Bangle |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Core x3 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 2 |||| Changes || Mission 5, 6, 7 available |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Snow/Vanille |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SAB/SEN/MED || Use manual input to cast Curse. Then switch to 2 and 3 |||| 2 COM/RAV/RAV || to get him into stagger. When in stagger switch to 4 |||| 3 COM/RAV/MED || put Deshell and Deprotect on him, then back to |||| 4 COM/RAV/SAB || 2 to finish the battle. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 4 || A HERO'S CHARGE Class D<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Adroa x4 [E205] + Verdelet x2 [E206], (Ugallu [E204]) |||| Cie'th Stone || Yaschas Massif - Tsubaddran Highlands |||| Location || Yaschas Massif - The Ascendant Scarp |||| Reward || Pearl Necklace |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x3 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 2 |||| Changes || Teleport available, Mission 9 available |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || Platinum Bangle |||| Characters || Fang/Sazh/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 COM/SYN/SYN || Attack the Adroa until Shell is cast, then switch to 2 |||| 2 COM/SYN/MED || Keep attacking while Sazh casts Bravery, Faith and |||| 3 COM/COM/MED || Haste. Switch to 3, attack the Verdelet too. Switch to |||| 4 SAB/RAV/MED || 4 when Ugallu is summoned, then cast curse on it. Then |||| 5 COM/RAV/RAV || Switch to 5, and back to 2 if any buffs disappear. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 5 || JOYLESS REUNION Class D<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Edimmu [E207] |||| Cie'th Stone || Yaschas Massif - The Ascendant Scarp |||| Location || Yaschas Massif - Tsumitran Basin |||| Reward || Sorcerer's Mark |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Core x5 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 3 |||| Changes || Mission 8,10,11 available, if 7 cleared, 12 available |||| Shrouds || Yes ||

|| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Sazh/Vanile/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SYN/MED/MED || Cast Faith, Haste and switch to 2, Let Hope cast |||| 2 COM/MED/SYN || Protect, Shell, then to 3 and let Vanille cast |||| 3 RAV/SAB/MED || Deshell and Imperil. Then go to 4 and stagger him. |||| 4 RAV/RAV/RAV || Switch to 5 to finish the fight. |||| 5 COM/RAV/RAV || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 6 || NO PLACE LIKE HOME Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Munchkin Maestro [E125] + Munchkin x4 [E124] |||| Cie'th Stone || Yaschas Massif - Paddraean Archaeopolis |||| Location || Yaschas Massif - The Pass of Paddra |||| Reward || Fulmen Ring |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x3 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 3 |||| Changes || Teleport Available, Analects V. added |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Sazh/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SAB/SYN/SYN || 1, until Bravery, Guts, Protect and Haste are cast, |||| 2 COM/SYN/MED || use manual input to cast Fog, then switch to 2, for |||| 3 COM/RAV/MED || further enhancement. When all is cast switch to 3 and |||| 4 COM/RAV/RAV || 4 to finish the fight. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 7 || BITUITUS, THE PILLAGER Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Bituitus [E208] |||| Cie'th Stone || Yaschas Massif - Paddraean Archaeopolis |||| Location || Yaschas Massif - Paddraean Archaeopolis |||| Reward || R&D Depot retail Network Access |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Core x5 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 3 |||| Changes || If M5 cleared, M12 Available |||| Shrouds || No |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Sazh/Vanille/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SYN/MED/MED || 1 to cast Faith and Haste, then switch to 2, use Ruin |||| 2 COM/MED/SYN || and let Hope cast Protect, Shell, Barthunder, and Veil.||

|| 3 RAV/SAB/MED || Libra him to let Hope know to cast Barthunder. Switch |||| 4 COM/RAV/RAV || to 3 and let Vanille cast Deshell and Imperil, then to |||| 5 COM/MED/RAV || 4 and 5 to finish it. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 8 || THE ELEVENTH HOUR Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Rakshasa [E209] + Flan x3 [E113] |||| Cie'th Stone || Vallis Media - Base Camp |||| Location || Vallis Media - Atzilut's Tears |||| Reward || Collector Catalog |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x3 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 5 |||| Changes || Teleport Available |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Sazh/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SAB/SYN/SYN || Start with casting slow, then switch to 2 and let the |||| 2 COM/SYN/MED || Synergists cast Bravery, Faith, and Enfire. Switch to 4|||| 3 COM/RAV/RAV || Attack flan, then back to 2, for Enthunder and 3 and 4 |||| 4 COM/RAV/MED || to finish. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 9 || HEAVE-HO Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Kaiser Behemoth [E210] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Central Expanse |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Central Expanse |||| Reward || Rhodochrosite |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Core x3 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 4 |||| Changes || Teleport Available |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Sazh/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SEN/SYN/MED || Let Fang and Sazh get Haste, then switch to 2, cast |||| 2 SAB/SYN/RAV || Curse and when Hope gets Haste too, switch to 3. Let |||| 3 SEN/RAV/SYN || Hope cast Protect and Veil, then go to 4 and cast Curse|||| 4 SAB/RAV/MED || if it didn't stick the first time and also cast Slow. |||| 5 SAB/RAV/RAV || if HP gets low in this stage, switch to 5, when all is |||| 6 COM/COM/RAV || cast, switch to 6 for the finishing blow. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 10 || HOLLOW HOPE Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Ambling Bellows [E161] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Central Expanse |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Northern Highplain |||| Reward || Superconductor x4 |||| Reward 2 || Thrust Bearing x3 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 5 |||| Changes || |||| Shrouds || No |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Lightning/Vanille |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SAB/MED/MED || Cast Pain while Lightning and Vanille keep the party |||| 2 SAB/RAV/SAB || alive. Then switch to 2 and cast Slow, Fog, Deshell and|||| 3 SAB/RAV/RAV || Imperil. Switch to 3 when Vanille's spells are cast and|||| 4 COM/COM/RAV || when staggered or all spells are cast switch to 4. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 11 || PRIDE BEFORE A FALL Rank C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Adroa x6 [E205] + Verdelet [E206], Gorgonopsid [E119] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Northern Highplain |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Central Expanse |||| Reward || Frost Ring x2 |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x3 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 5 |||| Changes || - |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Sazh/Lightning/Fang |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SYN/COM/COM || Enhance your party a bit first. |||| 2 COM/COM/COM || Switch to 2, then go for blitz attack. Switch it with |||| 3 COM/MED/COM || 3 when HP gets low. Then when Gorgonopsid or the flans |||| 4 RAV/RAV/COM || are summoned, go with 4. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 12 || GEISERIC, THE PROFANE Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Geiseric [211] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Arid Strath |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Western Benchland ||

|| Reward || Royal Armlet |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Core x5 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 5 and 7 |||| Changes || Cie'th appear during mission. M13, M15, M18 available |||| Shrouds || No |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Lightning/Vanille/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 COM/MED/SYN || Cast Protect and shell on all, then switch to 2, cast |||| 2 COM/SAB/MED || Deshell and switch to 3 to attack. Then when he is in |||| 3 COM/MED/RAV || stagger, switch to 4 to finish the fight. |||| 4 COM/RAV/RAV || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 13 || ETERNITY UNPROMISED Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Goblin Chieftain [E213], Goblin x3 [E129] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Central Expanse |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Northern Highplain |||| Reward || Cobaltite |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x4 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 12 |||| Changes || Mission 14 available. |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Vanille/Fang/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 MED/SEN/SYN || Start with Protect then switch to 2 and cast Deprotect,|||| 2 SAB/SAB/RAV || Deshell and Imperil. Switch to 3 when HP gets low |||| 3 SAB/SAB/MED || during this. Then to 4 and 5 to stagger him and finish |||| 4 RAV/COM/RAV || the fight. |||| 5 RAV/COM/MED || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 14 || DEFENDER OF THE FLOCK Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Sahagin x2 [E232], Ceratosaur x2 [E157] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Western Benchland |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Font of Namva |||| Reward || Gysahl Reins |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x3 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 13 |||| Changes || M55 available, chocobo's available on Archylte Steppe. |||| Shrouds || 1st time: No, 2nd time: Yes |||| Equipment || - ||

|| Characters || Fang/Snow/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SAB/SEN/SYN || Start with either pain or painga, then when HP gets low|||| 2 SAB/SEN/MED || before it catches, switch to 2. Then when it does, go |||| 3 COM/RAV/RAV || to 3 and attack. Use 4 if HP gets low. |||| 4 COM/RAV/MED || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 15 || TRIBAL WARFARE Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Goblin Chieftain [E213], Goblin x6 [E129] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Central Expanse |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Northern Highplain |||| Reward || Survivalist Catalog |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x4 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 12 |||| Changes || - |||| Shrouds || No |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Vanille/Fang/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 MED/SEN/SYN || Start with Protect then switch to 2 and cast Deprotect,|||| 2 SAB/SAB/RAV || Deshell and Imperil. Switch to 3 when HP gets low |||| 3 SAB/SAB/MED || during this. Then to 4 and 5 to stagger him and finish |||| 4 RAV/COM/RAV || the fight. |||| 5 RAV/COM/MED || Same fight as Mission 13 ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 16 || SURROGATE SLAYER Class B<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Sahagin x2 [E232] + Ceratoraptor x4 [E158] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Eastern Tors |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Font of Namva |||| Reward || Rhodochrosite |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x4 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 12, Chocobo needed |||| Changes || - |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Hope/Lightning/Fang |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 RAV/COM/COM || Keep attacking the Sahagin then go for the Ceratoraptor|||| 2 RAV/MED/COM || and leave any Ceratosaur they call for last. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 17 || A WIDOW'S WRATH Class B<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Pulsework Champion [E214] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Norhtern Highplane |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Norhtern Highplane |||| Reward || Perfect Conductor x3 |||| Reward 2 || Piezoelectric Element x4 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 14 |||| Changes || Teleport available. |||| Shrouds || No |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Snow/Vanille |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SEN/SEN/SAB || Start with defending and casting slow and pain using |||| 2 SAB/RAV/MED || first 2 paradigms, then go for 3 and cast deprotect. |||| 3 COM/COM/SAB || Use the 4th to finish the fight. |||| 4 COM/COM/RAV || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 18 || SO CLOSE, YET SO FAR Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Ambling Bellows [E161] + Hoplite x4 [E142] |||| Cie'th Stone || Mah'habara - Twilit Cavern |||| Location || Mah'habara - Twilit Cavern |||| Reward || Sorcerer's Mark |||| Reward 2 || Piezoelectric Element x4 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 12 |||| Changes || Mission 19 available, Teleport available |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Vanille/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SEN/MED/SYN || Use Hope to cast Enthunder and protect while you defend|||| 2 SAB/MED/MED || the party with Fang, then switch to 2 and cast Pain. |||| 3 COM/MED/RAV || Then switch to 3 and 4 to get rid of 3 of the 4 Hoplite|||| 4 COM/RAV/RAV || leave one, otherwise more will come. Then get rid of |||| 5 COM/SAB/MED || the Mark with 5, using deshell and the last Hoplite. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 19 || TRIANGLE OF TRAGEDY Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Uridimmu x4 [E203] ||

|| Cie'th Stone || Sulyya Springs - Ceiling of Sky |||| Location || Sulyya Springs - Subterranean Lake |||| Reward || Cobaltite |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x5 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 18 |||| Changes || Teleport available |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Snow/Vanille/Sazh |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (Beginning) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 COM/MED/SYN || Same mission as Mission 02, use Sazh to cast Haste and |||| 2 COM/RAV/RAV || then go for all out attack. Cast more protection if |||| 3 COM/MED/RAV || you think it is necessary. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 20 || WORDS UNSPOKEN Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Goblin Chieftain [E213] + Goblin x2, Munchkin Maestro, |||| Cie'th Stone || Taejin's Tower - The Palisades Munchkin |||| Location || Taejin's Tower - The Palisades |||| Reward || Rhodochrosite |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x5 |||| Conditions || None |||| Changes || Teleport available, Mission 29 available |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Vanille/Lightning/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SAB/MED/SYN || Cast Deshell and Imperill while Hope casts Protect when|||| 2 SAB/RAV/MED || he does, change to 2 and 3, so damage is done on the |||| 3 SAB/RAV/RAV || enemy. Then switch to 4 and 5 to finish it. Use Dispel |||| 4 RAV/COM/RAV || when the buffs on the enemy get too much. |||| 5 MED/COM/RAV || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 21 || A TREMULOUS TERROR Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Gelatitan [E160] |||| Cie'th Stone || Taejin's Tower - Second Tier |||| Location || Taejin's Tower - Second Tier |||| Reward || Speed Sash |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x4 |||| Conditions || None |||| Changes || Clear M22, M23 and path opens. |||| Shrouds || Yes ||

|| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Snow/Vanille/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SEN/MED/SYN || Use Snow to protect the party while Hope casts |||| 2 COM/SAB/MED || Enthunder, Protect and Barwater. Add Bravery and Faith |||| 3 COM/RAV/RAV || if you want. Then switch to 2 and cast Deprotect. Last |||| 4 COM/MED/RAV || switch between 3 and 4 to finish it. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 22 || INFERNAL MACHINE Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Ambling Bellows [E161] + Cryptos x2 [E162] |||| Cie'th Stone || Taejin's Tower - Second Tier |||| Location || Taejin's Tower - Second Tier |||| Reward || Particle Accelerator x3 |||| Reward 2 || Electrode x3 |||| Conditions || None |||| Changes || Clear M21, M23 and path opens. |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Vanille/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SEN/MED/SYN || Protect with Fang and let Hope cast Protect and |||| 2 SAB/MED/RAV || Enthunder, then switch to 2 and cast pain, this may |||| 3 COM/MED/SYN || take some time, but when you do, switch to 3 to dispose|||| 4 COM/SAB/RAV || of the others then go to 4 and cast Deshell and finish |||| 5 COM/RAV/RAV || the fight with 5. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 23 || NATURAL DEFENSES Class B<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Gurangatch [E163] |||| Cie'th Stone || Taejin's Tower - Second Tier |||| Location || Taejin's Tower - Second Tier |||| Reward || Warrior's Wristband |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x4 |||| Conditions || None |||| Changes || Clear M21, M22 and path opens. |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Lightning/Vanille/Sazh |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 COM/MED/SYN || Start with Bravery, Faith, Haste and switch to 2 for |||| 2 MED/SAB/RAV || Imperil and then attack with 3 until staggered. ||

|| 3 RAV/RAV/RAV || 4 to cast Deprotect and Deshell and then quickly to |||| 4 COM/SAB/RAV || 5 to finish it. |||| 5 COM/RAV/RAV || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 24 || A POTENT STING Class B<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Mushussu [E168] |||| Cie'th Stone || Taejin's Tower - Fifth Tier |||| Location || Taejin's Tower - Fifth Tier |||| Reward || Moonblossom Seed x6 |||| Reward 2 || Moonblossom Seed |||| Conditions || Complete Missions 21, 22, 23 |||| Changes || Clear M25, M26 and path opens. |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Snow/Vanille/Sazh |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SEN/MED/SYN || 1 until Bravery, Faith and Haste are cast. Then to 2 |||| 2 SEN/MED/COM || and attack the two yakshini. 3 when HP is low. Then to |||| 3 SEN/RAV/COM || 4 when the Mushussu is the only one left. 4 is to |||| 4 RAV/SAB/RAV || stagger, when staggered switch to 5 for more damage. |||| 5 COM/SAB/COM || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 25 || SPECTRAL HAUNT Class B<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Vetala [E155] |||| Cie'th Stone || Taejin's Tower - Sixth Tier |||| Location || Taejin's Tower - Fifth Tier |||| Reward || Cobaltite |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Core x6 |||| Conditions || Complete Missions 21, 22, 23 |||| Changes || Clear M24, M26 and path opens. |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Snow/Vanille/Sazh |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SEN/SAB/SYN || Bravery, Faith and Haste then switch to 2 and 3 to |||| 2 RAV/SAB/RAV || stagger him, when staggered, 4 to cast Deprotect and |||| 3 RAV/MED/RAV || then you can finish it with 5. |||| 4 COM/SAB/COM || |||| 5 COM/MED/COM || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 26 || SO SHRILL, THE CRY Class B<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Penanggala [E169] + Chonchon x4 [E167] |||| Cie'th Stone || Taejin's Tower - Fifth Tier |||| Location || Taejin's Tower - Sixth Tier |||| Reward || Diamond Bangle |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Core x6 |||| Conditions || Complete Missions 21, 22, 23 |||| Changes || Clear M24, M25 and path opens. |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Lightning/Vanille/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 COM/MED/SYN || Ruinga to get rid of the Chonchon, while Hope casts |||| 2 COM/MED/MED || Shell. Then 3 and 4 should be enough to finish the |||| 3 COM/RAV/RAV || fight. |||| 4 COM/MED/RAV || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 27 || MITHRIDATES, THE LONE Class B<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Mithridates [E215] |||| Cie'th Stone || Taejin's Tower - The Cloven Spire |||| Location || Taejin's Tower - Ground Tier |||| Reward || Blaze Ring |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Core x6 |||| Conditions || Defeat Dahaka, activate middle elevator to top Tier |||| Changes || Defeat Barthandelus and clear M51 to make M64 available|||| Shrouds || No |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Snow/Vanille/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SEN/MED/SYN || Cast Faith, Enfire, Protect, Shell, Barthunder and Veil|||| 2 COM/MED/RAV || Then switch to 2 and 3 to get stagger on him. You can |||| 3 COM/RAV/RAV || switch to 4 when enhancement is lost. |||| 4 COM/MED/SYN || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 28 || FADED GLORY Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Ceratosaur x10 [E157] |||| Cie'th Stone || Oerba - Village Proper |||| Location || Oerba - Village Proper ||

|| Reward || Giant's Glove |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x5 |||| Conditions || None |||| Changes || Teleport available |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Sazh/Lightning/Fang |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 RAV/COM/COM || Just cast Firaga to get rid of them quickly. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 29 || FALTERING FAITH Class B<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Juggernaut [E144] |||| Cie'th Stone || Mah'habara - Maw of the Abyss |||| Location || Taejin's Tower - The Palisades |||| Reward || Uraninite |||| Reward 2 || Mobius Coil x3 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 20 |||| Changes || - |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Snow/Vanille/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SEN/MED/SYN || Start with casting Protect, Shell and Barfire. Then go |||| 2 RAV/SAB/MED || to 2 and Sabotage the Juggernaut. Switch to 3 and build|||| 3 COM/RAV/SYN || up the chain, then go with 4 when staggered to finish |||| 4 COM/RAV/RAV || the fight. Try to keep him launched at this stage. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 30 || SYPHAX, THE INSIDIOUS Class B <>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Syphax [E217] + Numida xlots [E216] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Haerii Oldroad |||| Location || Mah'habara - Abandoned Dig |||| Reward || Uraninite |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Core x6 |||| Conditions || Reach Sulyya Springs with Chocobo |||| Changes || Road to The Haerii Archaeopolis opens. (M31, M33, M34) |||| Shrouds || No |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Lightning/Sazh/Vanille |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 COM/SYN/MED || Start with Bravery, Faith, Haste and Viliglance while ||

|| 2 COM/RAV/MED || using Ruinga to get rid of the Numida. Switch to 2 |||| 3 COM/RAV/SAB || keep casting Ruinga and use Libra. Then Syphax appears |||| 4 RAV/SYN/RAV || and attack him using Ruinga. Switch to 3 and cast |||| 5 COM/COM/RAV || Deprotect, Poison and Imperil, switch to 4 for Enfire |||| 6 COM/RAV/RAV || Then go with 6 to finish it off. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 31 || NEWFOUND PURPOSE Class B<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Pulsework Champion [E214] + Seeker x3 [E171] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Haerii Archaeopolis |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Haerii Archaeopolis |||| Reward || Perfect Conductor x3 |||| Reward 2 || Crystal Oscillator x2 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 30 |||| Changes || Teleport available. |||| Shrouds || No |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Snow/Vanille |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SEN/SEN/MED || #1 protects against the Champions starting attack. |||| 2 COM/SEN/MED || Switch to 2 and use Ruinga to get rid of the Seekers. |||| 3 SAB/SYN/MED || Then its the same as M17, cast slow and pain using 3 |||| 4 COM/COM/SAB || then cast deprotect using 4 and go with 5 to finish the|||| 5 COM/COM/RAV || fight. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 32 || AND THEN THERE WAS ONE Class B <>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Amam [E218] |||| Cie'th Stone || Vallis Media - Earthen Bosom |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Western Benchland |||| Reward || Glass Buckle |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x5 |||| Conditions || Reach Mah'habara || || Changes || - |||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Snow/Vanille |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SAB/SEN/MED || Use Fog and Curse then switch to 2 and stagger him. |||| 2 COM/RAV/RAV || Use 3 to cast deprotect on him and other ailments that |||| 3 COM/RAV/SAB || stick. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 33 || A PARENT'S PLEDGE Class B<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Adamanchelid [E135] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Haerii Archaeopolis |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Eastern Tors |||| Reward || White Cape |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x5 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 30 |||| Changes || |||| Shrouds || No |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Vanille/Hope |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SAB/MED/SYN || Cast Daze and then Libra him and switch to 2 while Hope|||| 2 SEN/MED/SYN || casts Bravery, Faith, Protect, Shell and Veil, and Fang|||| 3 SEN/SAB/RAV || to protect the party. Switch to 3 to let Vanille cast |||| 4 SEN/MED/MED || Deprotect, Deshell and Imperil. Then 4 when things go |||| 5 SAB/RAV/RAV || bad and 5 to keep casting Daze while the party attacks.||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 34 || ZENOBIA, THE BUTCHER Class B<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Zenobia, but really: Tonberry [219] |||| Cie'th Stone || The Archylte Steppe - Way of the Ancients |||| Location || The Archylte Steppe - Haerii Archaepolis |||| Reward || Hermes Sandals |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Core x7 |||| Conditions || Complete Mission 30, Need Chocobo |||| Changes || |||| Shrouds || No |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Fang/Sazh/Vanille |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SAB/SYN/MED || Cast Daze and use Libra while Sazh casts Bravery, Faith|||| 2 SAB/RAV/SAB || Haste and Vigilance. Then to 2 and cast Deprotect, |||| 3 COM/RAV/SAB || Deshell, Poison and Imperil. use command to cast Slow |||| 4 COM/SYN/RAV || Then go to 3 to attack while Vanille keeps sabotaging. |||| 5 COM/RAV/RAV || Use 4 to enhance again and 5 to finish it. ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

<>---------------<>|| Mission 35 || THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED Class C<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| Target || Gurangatch [E163] ||

|| Cie'th Stone || Faultwarrens - Truthseeker's Rise |||| Location || Faultwarrens - Primeval Crossroads (A1) |||| Reward || Witch's Bracelet |||| Reward 2 || Bomb Shell x5 |||| Conditions || None |||| Changes || Mission 36, 37 available. Clear M36-50 and M51 available||| Shrouds || Yes |||| Equipment || - |||| Characters || Sazh/Lightning/Vanille |||| Crystarium || Stage 8 (End) ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>|| 1 SYN/COM/MED || Bravery, Haste on Sazh and Faith, Haste on the others. |||| 2 RAV/MED/SAB || Switch to 2 and cast Imperil, then to 3 and cast |||| 3 SYN/RAV/RAV || Enblizzard on Sazh and Lightning. Go with 4 to stagger |||| 4 RAV/RAV/RAV || him and then switch to 5 for more damage and sabotaging|||| 5 COM/COM/SAB || madness. Then 6 will kill him off. |||| 6 COM/COM/RAV || ||<>---------------<>--------------------------------------------------------<>

O<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>O | 2a) Chocobo | O<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>O

When you complete mission 12, the Font of Namva area unlocks. In that areaare the chocobo's. When you complete mission 14 you get Gysahl Reins andchocobo's will start appearing in the Archylte Steppe. They are respresentedby yellow feathers on the map. In the Font of Namva, there is also a tiny chocobo that flies around at thepool of water. You can track its course and interact with it to receive aChocobo Plume or Chocobo Tail Feather.

When you get a chocobo, you will be able to reach a lot more places. You cantravel faster, jump higher and still be able to interact with Save Stations,Cie'th Stones and Treasure Spheres. But you wont be able to enter a battle.Instead, when you touch an enemy, one of the 3 yellow feathers at the bottomof the screen will disappear. They will replenish but if they disappear toquickly the Chocobo will run away. You can also only ride these chocobo'swhile on the Archylte Steppe.

O<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>O | 2b) Chocobo Treausure Hunting | O<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>O

When you ride a chocobo you can look for treasures buried on the ArchylteSteppe. There are 20 locations that can contain treasures, but only 5of these are selected randomly at a time. Every time you re-enter the area,these treasure locations are reset.

The Chocobo will notify you with a big exclamation mark that jumps up

and down when you are near buried treasure. The faster this exclamation markjumps up and down the closer you are to the treasure. The treasures are onlyburied in brown soil, never on the grassy areas. Once you are close enough tothe treasure you can dig it up by pressing X/A. You can find treasure thisway, that you cannot get anywhere else. To help you, the Chocobo will alwayslook in the direction the treasure is buried.

There are 2 types of treasure that you can find on the Archylte Steppe.The "Infinite Treasure List" indicates treasure that are limitless. Meaningyou can find these treasure at all times. There is a percentage next to itindicating the probability of finding the treasure. The "Milestone Treasure List" will indicate the fixed treasures you find. Italso indicates how often you need to dig for treasure in order to get thetreasure listed.

<>========================<>|| Infinite Treasure List ||<>========================<>-------------<>|| Treasure || Probability ||<>------------------------<>-------------<>|| Millerite || 12.84% |||| Rhodochrosite || 12.84% |||| Cobaltite || 12.65% |||| Chocobo Plume || 10.19% |||| Chocobo Tail Feather || 9.94% |||| Gold Dust || 9.52% |||| Dawnlight Dew || 8.40% |||| Dusklight Dew || 7.55% |||| Gold Nugget || 6.32% |||| Moogle Puppet || 5.00% |||| Plush Chocobo || 4.75% ||<>------------------------<>-------------<>

<>=========================<>|| Milestone Treasure List ||<>=================<>======<>|| Treasure || Digs ||<>-----------------<>------<>|| Gold Nugget || 1 |||| Tetradic Crown || 5 |||| Tetradic Tiara || 10 |||| Entite Ring || 15 |||| Ribbon || 20 ||<>-------------------------<>

O<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>O | 3) Sheep | O<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>O

In Aggra's Pasture, an area that can only be reached with a Chocobo, you can

find a flock of Sheep. From the biggest sheep you can aquire a tuft of Fluffy Wool. There are more of these sheep to be found all around the ArchylteSteppe. Depending on the weather conditions, they will give you Thick Wool,Fluffy Wool, Rough Wool or Scraggly Wool. Only the Grown Sheep will give youthese components. Weather conditions can be changed by touching certainCie'th Stones.

Grown Sheep do not always appear. Re-enter the area to reset the opportunityto receive wool. They are randomly found at the following locations:

<> Southeastern Pond: On one of the small islands.<> On top of a hill southwest of the pond.<> On the right-hand side near the entrance to Aggra's Trough.<> Inside the ruined building in the far north of The Haerii Archaeopolis.

O<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>O | 3) Bhakti | O<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>O

Bhakti is Vanille's little robot, finding the missing parts around Oerbawill restore him and you'll get items, a trophy or achievement and some hints.Talking to him after repairing him, wil get you the items. Where and how to dothis, is explained in the walkthrough the at moment you can initiate this sidequest.

Here is a list that shows hoe many steps you must take in Gran Pulse in orderto get the items.

<>-----------------<>------------------------<>-------------------------<>|| Title || No of steps || Reward ||<>-----------------<>------------------------<>-------------------------<>|| Pilgrim || 4999 or less || Deceptisol x10 |||| Sojourner || 5000 Steps || Ultracompact Reactor x2 |||| Trailblazer || 7000 Steps || Gold Nugget |||| Cartographer || 9000 Steps || Perfume x5 |||| Pulsian Pioneer || 10000 Steps || Platinum Ingot x3 ||<>-----------------<>------------------------<>-------------------------<>After getting Pulsian Pioneer, you also receive the Trophy/Achievement.When you have collected all equipment, talk to Bhakti to receive theTreasure hunter Trophy/Achievement and with it the Fang Theme/Gamer Picture.

<>----------------------<>|| Bhakti's Bonus Bytes ||<>----------------------<>Here is an overview of the hints Bhakti gives and the meaning of them.

Hint 1: The Faultwarrens are home to some of Gran Pulse's most dangerous denizens. If you plan to challenge them, you had best go prepared.

Means: Refers to the Faultwarrens area with the Titan Trials mentioned in the chapter above.

Hint 2: Accepting a mission from a Cie'th Stone might remove a barrier impeding your progress.Means: Some missions, like 12 block paths until you complete the missions. Please refer to the missions chapter to see what changes after completing these missions.

Hint 3: When riding chocobos, jumping at yellow map indicators will allow you to reach otherwise inaccessible areas.Means: The yellow circles on the Archylte Steppe.

Hint 4: Have you triumphed over all the challenges the Faultwarrens have to offer? Attempting the trial after doing so might draw the attention of a certain Cie'thMeans: Completing all the 16 Marks unlocks mission 51.

Hint 5: Rumor has it that hitching a ride from Sulyya Springs on the fal'Cie Atomos will allow you to reach a secret stretch of Mah'habara.Means: Mah'habara has optional zones that can only be reached this way.

Hint 6: When it rains on the Archylte Steppe, it affects the wool of the resident sheep.Means: You can get different types of wool in different weathers.

Hint 7: Some Cie'th Stones on the Archylte Steppe take time to activate.Means: These Cie'th Stones unlock after a certain condition is met. See the Missions chapter to see which mission needs which conditions.

Hint 8: Complete a top-secret mission on the Archylte Steppe and new varieties of Earth Shakers may emerge.Means: when you complete mission 51, the Adamanchelid and Adamantoise are replaced with Shaolong Gui and Long Gui.

Hint 9: Sulyya Springs is home to a whopper of a fal'Cie. Be careful when walking near the water's edge.Means: Refers to secret treasures in Sulyya Springs.

Hint10: If you climb to the seventh tier of Taejin's Tower, you will be able to rejoin all of the elevator's rail sections.Means: You'll have to do this if you want to defeat mission 27

Hint11: The towering Adamantoise is the undisputed king of the steppe. Get too close, and even a chocobo will turn feather and run.Means: If you run into one of these enemies, the chocobo will depart imediately.

LightningGladius lvl. 26 Uraninite - - - +25/+175 +13/+88 Up in Arms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Helter-Skelter lvl. 61 Trapezohedron - - - +28/+448 +10/+190 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Omega Weapon lvl. 100 - - - - - - +30/+723 +12/+210 - - -Lionheart lvl. 21 Scarletite QUICK STAGGER +8/+68 +8/68 Plautus's Workshop - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ultima Weapon lvl. 41 Trapezohedron QUICK STAGGER +13/+213 +13/+213 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Omega Weapon lvl. 100 - - - QUICK STAGGER +13/+508 +13/+508

HopeAlicanto lvl. 26 Uraninite STAGGER LOCK +10/+110 +10/+110 Gilgamesh, Inc. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Caladrius lvl. 61 Trapezohedron STAGGER LOCK +14/+374 +14/+374 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Nue lvl. 100 - - - STAGGER LOCK +14/+608 +14/+608 - - -

FangBlaided Lance lvl. 26 Perovskite - - - +55/+130 +35/+85 Up in Arms - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Glaive lvl. 61 Trapezohedron - - - +60/+300 +17/+137 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kain's Lance lvl. 100 - - - - - - +60/+753 +17/+314 - - -

Mission 13: Eternity Unpromised

Rank: CMark: Goblin ChieftainCie'th Stone location: Archylte Steppe – Central ExpanseMark location: Archylte Steppe – Northern HighplainReward: Cobaltite

By this point you’ve seen a bunch of Goblins scooting about Pulse, and the Goblin Chieftain is essentially just like them… only about twice the size. He’s also got his minions in tow. The Goblins have some skills that the Munchkins don’t: the power-boosting Goblinhancement buff and the damaging Goblin Punch. A Saboteur might even the odds for a while, but it’s probably more practical to simply aim to kill them as quickly as possible. 

Mission 14: Defender of the Flock

Rank: CMark: SahaginCie'th Stone location: Archylte Steppe – Western BenchlandMark location: Archylte Steppe – Font of Namva  Reward: Gysahl Reins

Not a terribly difficult battle, but a pretty significant one. Sahagins come in a group with other water-affiliated foes, and thus are weak to fire and thunder attacks. Set up your defense and offense accordingly and it shouldn’t be too tough to complete.

This is one of the most important missions to take on if you’re aiming to hit all 64 marks. Why? Because victory gives you the ability to ride Chocobos in the field, that’s why! In order to access certain missions, you’ll need the Chocobos’ ability to ascend to high ledges that your party can’t reach. Don’t worry, you won’t need Chocobo assistance all the time -  most of the Chocobo-aided areas also have teleports you can open inside them – but the speed and enemy-dodging skills of these feathered friends make them a huge boon to hunting in general.

Mission 15: Tribal Warfare

Rank: CMark: Goblin ChieftainCie'th Stone location: Archylte Steppe – Central ExpanseMark Location: Archylte Steppe – Northern HighplainReward: Survivalist's Catalog

Again? Yup, again. And so soon, too! There really isn’t much different this time around, either, except that the cannon-fodder Goblins are more numerous. The key the victory here is simply making sure they don’t gang up and overwhelm you. Call in your medics as need arises.

Mission 16: Surrogate Slayer

Rank: BMark: Sahagin

Cie'th Stone location: Archylte Steppe – Eastern TorsMark location: Archylte Steppe – Font of Namva Reward: Rhodochrosite

These vicious fish didn’t get the memo that harassing Chocobos is a bad idea, so it’s up to you to beat another round of sense into them. The pack is a bit more numerous this time around, and they can gang up and deplete your health quickly if you aren’t careful. If you keep to the same strategy as before, however, you should again emerge victorious.

Mission 17: A Widow’s Wrath

Rank: BMark: Pulsework ChampionCie'th Stone location: Archylte Steppe – Northern Highplain (Waystone)Mark location: Archylte Steppe – Northern HighplainReward: Perfect Conductor (x3)

The Pulsework Champion has some incredibly solid defenses, being immune to almost all magic and resistant to physical attacks. Fortunately, he’s got a low percentage needed to stagger, so that’s what you’ll need to do in order to start landing significant damage. Send your commandos into the fray and keep wailing on him until he cracks. While magic won’t damage him, it will help up its percentage, so it might not hurt to Ravage him as well.

Mission 18: Name: So Close, Yet So Far

Rank: CMark: Ambling BellowsCie'th Stone location: Mah'habara – Twilit Cavern (Waystone)Mark location: Mah'habara – Twilit CavernReward: Sorcerer's Mark

It’s a Robot dance-off! Ambling Bellows is still the crazed accordion you knew, loved, and conquered, and the backup crew are the same robot foes you’ve been taking on so far within this particular dungeon. By this point you already have some solid strategies against all of these rebellious robots. Just keep an eye on your HP as you would normally for any fight against a large pack.

Mission 19: Triangle of Tragedy

Rank: C

Mark: UridimmuCie'th Stone location: Sulyya Springs – Ceiling of Sky (Waystone)Mark location: Sulyya Springs – Subterranean LakeReward: Cobaltite

You’ve fought Uridimmu before, but last time, he had a bunch of lower-level buddies as backup. This time, you’ll be taking on three of these ugly pack leaders at once. Still, these ugly kitties shouldn’t pose too big of a threat to your team. Follow a similar strategy as you did before and you should be able to triumph again without much hassle.

Mission 20: Words Unspoken

Mark: Goblin ChieftainRank: CCie'th Stone location: Taejin's Tower – The PalisadesMark location: Taejin's Tower – The Palisades  Reward: Rhodochrosite

Are two heads better than one? Perhaps so, if you’re thinking like the Goblin higher-ups. For this fight, you’ll be taking on both the Munchkin Maestro and the Goblin Chieftain as a pair. And – as usual – they’ve got their posses in tow. By this point, you should have fought these guys enough to know their quirks, so keep your past encounters in mind and show no mercy.

Mission 21-26 done one taejin’s tower

Mission 27: Mithridates, the Lone

Rank: BMark: MithridatesCie'th Stone location: Taejin's Tower – The Cloven SpireMark location: Taejin's Tower – Ground TierReward: Blaze Ring

This where things get a lot harder. Mithridates is the “hidden” hunt of the Tower – in order to encounter it, you’ll need to defeat all the other marks and set up the central elevator so that it can run from the tower apex to the bottom floor. Once that’s taken care of, run the elevator from the top to the bottom and you’ll encounter Mithridates immediately upon stepping outside.

Mithridates is tough, to boot. He’s nearly impossible to stagger and can hit you with poison, numerous debuffs, and some very damaging spell attacks. A Synergist is must to have on hand for at least part of this fight to counter its debuffs, and a Medic or two are essential.  You’ll want to Paradigm Shift regularly between focusing on recovery and attacking once your team can withstand a few more of Mithradates’s enchantments. He’s weak to Fire, Wind, Ice, and Water elements, so keep those spells coming – just don’t go too deep into the red, because he can easily go in for the kill.

Mission 28: Faded Glory

Rank: CMark: CeratosaurCie'th Stone location: Oerba – Village Proper (Waystone)Mark location: Oerba – Village ProperReward: Giant's Glove

Ceratosaurs aren’t terribly difficult enemies – they’re weak to Fire and Earth and don’t have too much HP, though staggering them’s a little tough. Still, there are a lot of them here, so use spells and strikes with a large area of effect to hit as many of them at once as you can.

Mission 29: Faltering Faith

Rank: BMark: Juggernaut

Cie'th Stone location: Mah'habara – Maw of the AbyssMark location: Taejin's Tower – The PalisadesReward: Uraninite

You’ll essentially have to fight the Juggernaut twice for this mission: once to access the Cie'th stone (it’s guarded by a tough enemy similar to the mark), and once to actually complete the mission. The Juggernaut has heavy defenses and hits hard with fire attacks, so be sure to have a Synergist on hand to set up appropriate elemental protection. Fortunately, its stagger percentage is pretty low. Commando skills won’t work too well initially, so get your Ravagers in, stagger him, then Shift back in a melee attacker or two to go in for the launcher.

Mission 30: Syphax, the Insidious

Rank: BMark: SyphaxCie'th Stone location: Archylte Steppe – The Haerii Oldroad (near the ring of Cie'th Stones)Mark location: Mah'habara – Abandoned Dig

Another red barrier mission. You can only access the area where this mission sits on Chocobo-back – and there are many other fights, including the Titan quests, lying just behind this barrier. But you’ll have to tread back to Mah'habara first… and trek a long ways in to find Syphax’s lair.

This can be a hard fight – not due to any inherent strength of the enemies (they’re pretty weak), but because there are just so damn many of them – and they keep on coming! You’ll have to fell over thirty or forty of the smaller bat-like beasties before Syphax will even turn up, and they are proof that strength lies

in numbers. Keep a Medic on hand to make sure they don’t suck out too much of your HP. Syphax will reveal itself once enough of its underlings have been decimated, and while he has a decent-sized HP buffer, he also had a fairly low stagger percentage and a weakness to wind elemental attacks.

Mission 31: Newfound Purpose

Rank:  BMark: Pulsework ChampionCie'th Stone location:  Archylte Steppe – Haerii Archaeopolis (Waystone)Mark Location: Archylte Steppe – Haerii ArchaeopolisReward: Perfect Conductor (x3)

Pulsework Champion returns with a gang of floppy Seeker enemies serving as backup. You’ve likely encountered both of these foes before so you should know what to expect from them.  They can put some hurt on you if you don’t pay attention, however, so don’t be afraid to Paradigm Shift if things don’t go as planned.

Mission 32: And Then There Was One

Rank: BMark: AmamCie'th Stone location: Vallis Media – Earthen BosomMark location: Archylte Steppe – Western BenchlandReward: Glass Buckle

Amam is the evolution of Uridimmu and its ilk. He’s got a higher HP and stagger percentage, but for the most part he’s very similar in looks and attacks to the other feral foes you’ve felled to this point. He has a breath attack that will lower the attack power of your party, so you might consider a Synergist to offset the status drop. Beyond that, hit him with Ice and Earth elemental spells (avoid Wind and Thunder), juggle him when you get a chance, and don’t let his fairly forceful strikes deplete your health too far.

Mission 33: A Parent’s Pledge

Rank: BMark: AdamanchelidCie'th Stone location: Archylte Steppe – Central ExpanseMark location: Archylte Steppe – Eastern TorsReward: White Cape

Adamanchelid isn’t as fierce as its older Adamantoise relatives, but it can still lay down a world of hurt on your party. You’ll definitely want to buff up as much as you can before going in for the kill, so set a Synergist to up your defenses from the start of battle (and Medics to back you up while you do – a Sentinel wouldn’t hurt either) or make use of a Shroud or two. It’s weak to Ice spells and strong against physical strikes, but it’s also vulnerable to a lot of Saboteur-induced inflictions. Once your defenses are fortified and the foe’s are debilitated, start going in for a more focused attack.

Mission 34: Zenobia, the Butcher

Rank: BMark: TonberryCie'th Stone location: Archylte Steppe – Way of the AncientsMark location: Archylte Steppe – Haerii ArchaeopolisReward: Hermes Sandals

This red Cie’th stone mark is exceptionally tricky. You’re allegedly out to kill a tentacled terror named Zenobia, but someone’s already got the job handled. Unfortunately for you, he’s far worse than Zenobia ever was.

Tonberry is small but very, very vicious. His knife strikes are rather infrequent but do a decent amount of damage, however; the real threat is his Grudge attacks. As the battle wears on, Tonberry’s rage will begin

to seethe, and once it reaches a certain point, he’ll release an attack that hits for a few thousand points worth of damage, recovers all of his health, and resets his combo percentage. Worse yet, every time he uses the attack, the power increases dramatically. Even if you survive the first time, you likely won’t last the second or third time.

The key here is simply to stagger Tonberry as fast as possible and get him in a series of juggles that will drain his HP fast and prevent him from using the Grudge skills. Don’t even worry about buffs of healing unless absolutely necessary, simply hit fast and hard until you’ve got him launched high in the sky. If you even let him get off one Grudge/full HP restore, it’s going to be extremely difficult to recover and beat him.

Mission 35: The Road Less Traveled (Titan Quest A-1)

Rank: CMark: GurangatchCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Truthseeker's RiseMark location: Faultwarrens – Primeval CrossroadsReward: Witch's Bracelet

Gurangatch is the first of the Titan Quests, a branching series of battles presented by the Titan himself and ending in one of six tough matchups. He’s very much the same foe as back in Taejin's Tower, so keep to the same strategy and you should emerge victorious. Make sure you remember how to beat him, because you’ll be starting off with this fighter each time you go down one of Titan’s questing paths.

Mission 36: Dark Deliverance (Titan Quest B-1)

Rank: CMark: AmamCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Primeval CrossroadsMark location: Faultwarrens – A Dance of ShadowReward: Uraninite

There’s two Amams this time around. They can still hit pretty hard, so watch your HP – but this still shouldn’t be too much more challenging than your last Amam face-off.

Mission 37: Dying of the Light (Titan Quest B-2)

Rank:  CMark: RafflesiaCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Primeval CrossroadsMark location: Faultwarrens – A Dance of LightReward: Star Pendant

Rafflesia are very easily ambushed, making for a pretty simple fight if you get the jump on them. They’re weak to Fire and Earth, so use your spells as needed to bury these fiendish flowers.

Mission 38: Moonlit Madness (Titan Quest C-1)

Rank: BMark: VerdeletCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – A Dance of ShadowMark location: Faultwarrens – Via LunaeReward: Diamond Bangle

Hey, remember the Adroa? The Verdelet are very closely related, but they have an additional trick up their sleeve – they can summon much bigger things to help them fight. There’s usually one Verdelet doing the summoning while the others attack as attack decoys. Verdelets have low HP, so a few strikes from a strong Commando should kill off one of them. The difficulty arises in distinguishing and attacking the summoner in time – even if you hit him hard, he’s not going to stop calling for backup until he’s dead and buried.

If you kill off the summoner before he finishes, you’re almost guaranteed a five star ranking. If you fail and Juggernaut joins the fray, well, just follow the strategies you employed last time you saw him around.

Mission 39: Seeing Stars (Titan Quest C-2)

Rank: CMark: OchuCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – A Dance of Shadow/A Dance of LightMark location: Faultwarrens – Via StellarumReward: Siltstone Ring

Don’t let that “C” rank fool you – Ochu is pretty nasty. She’s got a healthy amount of HP, a high stagger percentage, and is backed up by obnoxious little seedlings than she can heal and regenerate. She’s also

got some pretty hard-hitting attacks that can interrupt whatever your party members are doing. Fortunately, the whole family’s weak to Fire spells, so fire attacks will make the whole clan extra toasty. And despite the annoying, constant attacks of her “babies,” you should make Ochu herself your prime target of attack: she’s the one regenerating and boosting the little buggers, after all.

Mission 40: Solar Power (Titan Quest C-3)

Rank: BMark: VerdeletCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – A Dance of LightMark location: Faultwarrens – Via SolisReward: Zealot's Amulet

Much the same as the previous Verdelet mob, only they’ll be summoning Mushussu this time around. Kill the summoner first thing and the team won’t know what hit ‘em.

Mission 41: Gaian Grudge (Titan Quest D-1)

Rank: AMark: Tonberry TrioCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Via LunaeMark location: Faultwarrens – Gaian PathReward: Doctor's Code

Mission 41 is where the Cie'th Stone missions officially jump the shark from "mildly challenging diversions" to "weep softly against the controller as you die yet again." For Quest D-1, you'll be taking on three Grudge-filled Tonberries simultaneously. Even if you're on your second playthrough, this one's gonna be really hard.

The best strategies are putting the Tonberries at a disadvantage: either carefully creep up on the patch of land they patrol to get the jump on them with a preemptive strike (a difficult, though not impossible, task), or get a Saboteur in there to hit them with status afflictions like Slow and Poison.

If you manage to get a preemptive strike, you can use a move like Quake to stagger all three at once, and then call a Summon like Odin into the battlefield to take advantage of their weakened state. If you can't pull that off, then you're probably in for a pretty long – and very difficult – battle. Good luck – you will need it.

Mission 42: Antihero (Titan Quest D-2)

Rank: BMark: Borgbear HeroCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Via Lunae/Via StellarumMark location: Faultwarrens – Salamandrine PathReward: Witch's Bracelet

Borgbear Hero operates in much the same way as the other large-scale Goblin leaders. He fights with a bunch of lackeys, hoping to overwhelm you with constant attacks and buffs. He still isn't a terribly troublesome mark – though he has the highest HP of any of the goblin marks, he still has a fairly low percentage needed to stagger and weaknesses to both fire and earth magic.

Mission 43: The Hero Never Dies (Titan Quest D-3)

Rank: BMark: Borgbear HeroCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Via Stellarum/Via SolisMark location: Faultwarrens – Sylphid PathReward: Speed Sash

Back so soon? But this time all three of the Goblin Chiefs of Staff, along with their underlings, are here for a beatdown. Put all of your goblin-gutting experience to work while keeping your team healthy and you can pull this one off without too much trouble.

Mission 44: The Old Ones Go to Rust (Titan Quest D-4)

Rank: AMark: Corrosive CustardCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Via SolisMark location: Faultwarrens – Nereid PathReward: General's Belt

Corrosive Custard is a pretty tricksy sack of goo, and worse yet, it's traveling with two other hideously oversized flans. Its buddies aren't too hard by themselves (you've likely encountered them in the fields already), but when all three are together, they can triple-team you pretty hard. Take them out one at a time, and go for the weaker pals before turning your attention to Corrosive Custard itself. His weak point is Thunder elemental spells, so have your Ravagers take turns building up combos while Medics tend to whatever damage the group deals.

Mission 45: Emergent Evolution (Titan Quest E-1)

Rank: AMark: NeochuCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Gaian PathMark location: Faultwarrens – Titan's ThoneReward: Hunter's Friend

Think of Neochu as Ochu's incredibly bitchy and controlling mother-in-law. She's old, cranky, and hates you out of principle. But in her old age, she's grown a bit weak: she is actually vulnerable to Vanille's Death spell. The odds are low, however, but there are numerous ways you can boost it. It's a pretty tedious fight if you go this route: have someone constantly healing while Vanille keeps on casting until it works, which could be whenever. Otherwise, use Earth spells for maximum damage potential and keep everyone well buffed to survive her fierce attacks.

Mission 46: On Silent Wings (Titan Quest E-2)

Rank: AMark: ZirnitraCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Salamandrine PathMark location: Faultwarrens – Titan's ThoneReward: Gilgamesh Inc

Zirnitra is a right two-faced bastard, hitting hard, afflicting you with Poison, and absorbing a lot of the spells you might attempt to throw at it. You'll want to first focus on evening the odds with a Medic to keep everyone healthy and a Saboteur to negate some of his defenses and slow him down. Switch to a Synergist role to increase your abilities once you've managed to hold him off for a while (a Sentinel helps greatly with this).  He only takes 180% to Stagger, but getting him to that point with your party still alive is the challenge – once you've got everyone boosted and saddled him with a few downgrades, set a pair of your party on the offense and keep one in the background for healing duty. This won't be the last encounter with Zirnitra, and it won't get any easier, either.

Mission 47:  Unfocused Rage (Titan Quest E-3)

Rank:  AMark: RaktavijaCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Salamandrine Path

Mark location: Faultwarrens – Titan's ThroneReward: Mnar Stone

Raktivija is similar in form and function to Vetala, but much more powerful. Again, your goal here is to shatter its defenses with a stagger and then go in hitting as hard as you can. Raktavija is a very capable spellcaster, however, and is capable of doing a huge amount of magic damage very quickly. Buff your magic defenses up and keep a Medic on hand to keep your HP out of the red. A few Saboteur debuffs will aid in slowing Raktavija's spell bursts as well as open it to a bit more damage.

Mission 48: The Abyss Stares Back (Titan Quest E-4)

Rank: AMark: VerdeletCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Sylphid PathMark location: Faultwarrens – Titan's ThroneReward: Twenty-Sided Die

Much like the other Verdelet hunts, if you can take out the Summoner quickly, it's pretty smooth sailing. The beast they'll be attempting to call upon this time is our old pal Tonberry again. If he does show up, follow the same strategy as your initial encounter, going for all-out offense above all else.

Mission 49: Tyrannicide (Titan Quest E-5)

Rank: AMark: TyrantCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Sylphid PathMark location: Faultwarrens – Titan's ThroneReward: Particle Accelerator (x7)

With a name like Tyrant, this guy had better be tough. Tyrant's an interesting piece of machinery with the ability to call forth separate foes into the fight to attack you. If he brings one of these backup units into battle, take care of them first before focusing your attention on the big guy – otherwise, they can be very troublesome. His weaknesses are Thunder and Water, and his Stagger percentile is only 150%. Once you've buffed up and taken care of any of his auxiliary annoyances, you can safely head on in for the kill.

Mission 50: Road to Predation (Titan Quest E-6)

Rank: AMark: HumbabaCie'th Stone location: Faultwarrens – Nereid PathMark location: Faultwarrens – Titan's ThroneReward: Scarletite

Finally, the last of Titan's special fights! Humbaba is another Behemoth-like enemy, and like his kin, he has two ways of fighting: on all four legs and on his haunches. Once he sits up (usually when his HP drops below about 1/4), he'll restore all of his health and gain stronger attacks. Fire is his weakness, so get your Ravagers ready to burn him to the ground. Don't expect to stagger him easily, though – with an 800% percentile, he's got some very thick skin. Still, his counter won't reset when he sits up and restores his health (unlike Tonberry) so a stagger certainly isn't impossible.

Mission 61: I, Juggernaut

Rank: AMark: JuggernautCie'th Stone location: Archylte Steppe – Eastern Tors (stone circle)

Mark location: Oerba – Village ProperReward: Royal Armlet

No one can stop the Juggernaut – except for your party. And really, he’s not too much different from your last few encounters – he doesn’t even have any backup to throw a wrench into things. Your previous strategies will work fine.

Mission 62: Indomitable Will

Rank: AMark: RaktavijaStone Location: Archylte Steppe – Eastern Tors (stone circle)Mark Location: Archylte Steppe – Central ExpanseReward: Genji Glove 

You’ll need a Chocobo to get up to the high platform where you’ll be fighting. Put your Shrouds on and set your Saboteurs to Slow, because this is going to be one very, very tough fight.

Raktavija is pretty tough by itself, but now you’ve got a pair of them to deal with, and they can put extreme hurt on your party very, very quickly. You’ll want to Slow and otherwise debilitate the pair as much as possible from the get-go in order to make things ever so slightly easier. From there, focus your attacks on them one at a time, working to break their defenses as best you can. Since they can inflict such a heavy amount of damage in such a short amount of time, you’ll want to either have a Medic around constantly or be constantly prepared to shift one (or two) in at a moment’s notice.

This is one that you will likely have to try several times, as even a minor mistake can leave you very dead. This is another prime candidate to save for the postgame runthrough – though it’ll still be a rough battle.

Mission 63: Crushed by Doubt

Rank: AMark: AdamantoiseCie'th Stone location: Sulyya Springs – Subterranean LakeMark location: Archylte Steppe – Eastern TorsReward: Genji Glove

From the moment you see what your mark is, you should know that this fight is going to be very, very painful.  You’ve no doubt tried to kill Adamantoises in the field by now, only to get crushed like a pancake. Well, you’re still pretty likely to get crushed, unless you act very, very quickly.

Summons are generally only really useful in specific situations, and this is one of them. Bring down your beast from the heavens, swap it into Gestalt mode, and then use its strongest attack to knock Adamantoise to the ground.  Quickly put some buffs and debuffs on your team using Synergists and Saboteurs, but don’t waste too much time with them – just throw Haste and a few attack buffs on – and then go to town. Once you’ve Staggered him, the fight will be much easier. Just pray you can off it before it manages to get up… which is easier said than done. However, another thing to note is that, like Neochu, he’s vulnerable to Vanille’s Death technique. It’s easier to take him out this way once he’s down and had a few debuffs stacked on him, but you’re still going to have to rely heavily on luck this way.

Mission 64: The Doomherald

Rank: AMark: VercigetorixCie'th Stone location: Oerba – Rust-eaten BridgeMark location: Yaschas Massif – Paddraean ArchaeopolisReward: Gold Watch

This is it, guys – the last mark of the game. You can either do this the easy way, or the very hard way.

The easy way is to simply poison him and tank, waiting for his HP to dry up. This won’t get you five stars, but it will get you the victory and the Trophies/Achievements. If you’re up for “playing cheap,” then this is the way to go.

If you’re planning to tough it out, well, it’s gonna be a rough ride. With over 15 million HP and resistances to almost everything, you’re going to be spending a lot of time just chipping away, trying to Stagger him when the opportunity arises, Paradigm Shifting into defensive formations whenever necessary to recuperate. He has one particularly vicious attack that can slaughter you outright – if you see it coming, switch everyone into Sentinel mode and you’ll lessen the damage by a great deal. Be constantly aware of your party’s status and be ready to swap Paradigms immediately if things start looking bad. Again, patience and perseverance are a must – but once you beat this challenging foe, it will be one very sweet victory.