Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age Guide Walkthrough Part 4

Ridorana Cataract

OBJECTIVE

Enter the Pharos Lighthouse

When the party arrives at the cataract island, proceed across the ruins to the Pharos lighthouse.

Action Checklist

1. Get to the Pharos lighthouse.

	Pop odds	If pop, Gil odds & Amt		Normal Loot		w/Diamond Armlet
#	App. %	Gil %	Amt. if Gil	50%	50%	95%	5%
1	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Chronos Tear	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
2	75%	50%	~500	Hi-Potion	Cleric’s Robes	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
3	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
4	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Cura Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
5	75%	50%	~500	Hi-Potion	Gigas Chestplate	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
6	75%	50%	~500	Hi-Potion	X-Potion	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
7	75%	50%	~500	Hi-Potion	Gigas Hat	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
8	75%	50%	~500	Hi-Potion	Celebrant’s Miter	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
9	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Aeroga Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
10	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Balance Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
11	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Cura Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
12	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
13	75%	50%	~500	Hi-Potion	Greataxe	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
14	75%	50%	~500	Hi-Potion	Holy Lance	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
15	75%	50%	~500	Hi-Potion	Ame-no-Murakumo	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
16	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Aeroga Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
17	75%	50%	~500	Hi-Potion	Yoichi Bow	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
18	75%	50%	~500	Hi-Potion	Save the Queen	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
19	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Remedy	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (C)
20	100%	0%	—	Pheasant Netsuke	Pheasant Netsuke	Pheasant Netsuke	Pheasant Netsuke
21	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Phoenix Down	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
22	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Bio Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
23	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Balance Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
24	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Serum	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
25	100%	0%	—	Gillie Boots	Gillie Boots	Gillie Boots	Gillie Boots
26	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Cura Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
27	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Warp Mote	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (A)
28	75%	50%	~500	X-Potion	Remedy	Knot of Rust	Meteorite (B)
29	100%	0%	—	Sweep	Sweep	Sweep	Sweep

Find a Map

Climb the stairs and save your game, then continue east into the next section, Echoes from Time’s Garden. Climb the stairs to an open courtyard where you face your first foes, Deathclaws and Cassies. The Deathclaws have a Pulsar Wave attack that can Disable party members, while the Cassies spew out status ailments similar to the other Malboros.

This area has two exits. Take the southern one into the Colosseum to find a bunch of treasure, plus a handy map of the area. Don’t run across the Colosseum’s arena unless you have a Bangle or Libra active, though, because there are eight traps. Turn left and stick to its outer perimeter while moving clockwise to the north exit. Go downstairs, take the first left, then follow the corridor to the Map Urn for a map of the Ridorana Cataract.

Don’t walk across the Colosseum arena without a Float spell active, as it’s heavily trapped.

Now you can move to the east and south exit passages in search of treasure. (Don’t miss the treasure in the secret room that doesn’t appear on the Area Map. To access it, go through the Colosseum’s east exit and follow the passage around to the southeast corner.) When you’re finished, go back through the north exit and keep going north to access the next area, City of Other Days.

Follow the long corridor up to the intersection. (Watch out for a pair of Cassies around the second corner!) Look for treasure across the path and down the stairs in the sunken courtyard. Next, head southeast up the stairs to reach the Path of Hidden Blessing area. Keep climbing up to find another Save Crystal, but watch out for the line of traps. Continue upstairs to enter the Pharos lighthouse.