Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Guide Walkthrough Part 1

Dalmasca Estersand

OBJECTIVE

Return to Rabanastre

Travel southwest through the arid Dalmasca Estersand to return to the city of Rabanastre.

Action Checklist

1. Cross the Estersand to Rabanastre.

	Pop odds	If pop, Gil odds & Amt		Normal Loot		w/Diamond Armlet
#	App. %	Gil %	Amt. if Gil	50%	50%	90%	10%
1	75%	35%	~35	Antidote	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
2	75%	35%	~35	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
3	75%	30%	~120	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
4	75%	35%	~35	Eye Drops	Eye Drops	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
5	75%	35%	~50	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
6	75%	35%	~35	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
7	75%	35%	~30	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
8	75%	35%	~35	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
9	75%	35%	~30	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
10	75%	35%	~100	Phoenix Down	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
11	60%	60%	~40	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
12	15%	60%	~40	Hi-Potion	Hi-Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
13	100%	0%	—	Firefly	Firefly	Firefly	Firefly
14	60%	60%	~40	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
15	60%	45%	~55	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
16	55%	40%	~40	Ether	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
17	60%	45%	~70	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
18	60%	45%	~55	Dark Mote	Dark Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
19	100%	0%	—	Silence	Silence	Silence	Silence
20	65%	40%	~40	Antidote	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
21	55%	50%	~40	Hi-Potion	Hi-Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
22	65%	40%	~40	Antidote	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
23	60%	45%	~55	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
24	65%	40%	~60	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
25	55%	50%	~50	Potion	Argyle Armlet	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
26	60%	50%	~100	Potion	Chronos Tear	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
27	65%	40%	~70	Echo Herbs	Echo Herbs	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
28	65%	40%	~60	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
29	65%	35%	~70	Antidote	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
30	65%	35%	~80	Eye Drops	Eye Drops	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
31	100%	0%	—	Poison	Poison	Poison	Poison
32	65%	35%	~80	Antidote	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
33	55%	40%	~60	Ether	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
34	65%	40%	~70	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
35	55%	45%	~90	Potion	Shortbow	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
36	60%	40%	~180	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
37	55%	40%	~140	Ether	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
38	55%	40%	~90	Phoenix Down	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
39	55%	50%	~65	Potion	Bangle	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
40	60%	45%	~90	Lightning Fang	Lightning Fang	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
41	60%	45%	~120	Dark Mote	Dark Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
42	55%	50%	~70	Potion	Handaxe	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
43	60%	40%	~90	Potion	Onion Arrows	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
44	60%	40%	~95	Antidote	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
45	75%	35%	~280	Potion	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
46	75%	35%	~280	Ether	Demonsbane	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
47	75%	35%	~280	Soleil Fang	Hi-Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
48	75%	35%	~280	Dispel Mote	Gladius	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
49	75%	35%	~280	Dispel Mote	Bone Helm	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
50	75%	35%	~280	Soleil Fang	Bone Mail	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
51	75%	35%	~280	Gold Needle	Hi-Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
52	75%	35%	~280	Ether	Hi-Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
53	75%	35%	~280	Potion	Gold Needle	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
54	75%	35%	~280	Ether	Remedy	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
55	75%	35%	~280	Soleil Fang	Handkerchief	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
56	75%	35%	~280	Eye Drops	Hammerhead	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
57	75%	35%	~280	Handkerchief	Antidote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
58	75%	35%	~280	Eye Drops	Hi-Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
59	80%	35%	~300	Dispel Mote	Black Cowl	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
60	80%	35%	~300	Ether	Hi-Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
61	80%	35%	~300	Potion	Chronos Tear	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
62	80%	35%	~300	Ether	Hi-Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
63	80%	35%	~300	Potion	Viking Coat	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
64	80%	35%	~300	Chronos Tear	Bangle	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
65	80%	35%	~300	Prince’s Kiss	Ether	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
66	80%	35%	~300	Potion	Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
67	80%	35%	~300	Ether	Obelisk	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
68	80%	35%	~300	Ether	Dragon Shield	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
69	80%	35%	~300	Potion	Bacchus’ Wine	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
70	100%	0%	—	Berserker Bracers	Berserker Bracers	Berserker Bracers	Berserker Bracers
71	80%	50%	~300	Remedy	Diamond Helm	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)

Cross the Desert to Rabanastre

The party starts in the Passage Entrance area just outside the Barheim Passage. Use the Save Crystal and move west into the Sand-Swept Naze. The Naze is a big area with plenty of treasures and enemies, although most of the foes will seem weak after what you faced in Barheim.

One foe is very tough, though—a rare beast named Nekhbet. A full party of four can defeat him, but it’s by no means easy. The beast casts Slow, a status effect that you can only remove with a Remedy at this point, since you don’t have the Haste spell yet. When Nekhbet finally falls, you receive plenty of EXP and LP, so it’s worth the effort.

Look for Nekhbet in the Sand-Swept Naze. He resembles a normal Cockatrice, but he’s incredibly tough.

The next area to the south is the Yardang Labyrinth. Explore it fully for more treasure and easy fights (Wolves and Cockatrices, mostly) to build up LP. You may encounter a random bangaa hunter roaming the sands too. The green bar above his head indicates that he is non-hostile and the fact that you can’t target him outright indicates that he is an “ally.” Although you can attack him by selecting Attack from the battle menu and cycling through the target types using the L1 or R1 buttons, it’s in your best interest to let him be. NPC allies will occasionally cast beneficial spells on your party and help fight enemies. Continue southwest through the Outpost into The Stepping, the area where you defeated the Rogue Tomato.

The mighty Wild Saurian still paces in the northern part of The Stepping, and you should carry on avoiding him for now, as he’s a level 34 beast. You can fight the Wolves and Cactites, though. At this point, you can decimate them with a single swing of the sword, so you can accrue LP quickly while moving across the desert.

Upon reaching Rabanastre, the party splits up. Basch thanks the team and promises to pay his respects to Vaan’s brother. Then Fran and Balthier take their leave too, warning you to lay low for a while. They plan to stay in Rabanastre for some time.

Vaan wonders if he can trust Basch and decides he should get rid of the glowing stone he stole from the Royal Treasury. He wants to show it to Penelo first, though, who should be at Migelo’s place this time of day.