Ancient Castle

FINAL FANTASY VI guide · Exploring the ruins beneath Figaro ✓ Checked against sources

During the World of Ruin, submerge Figaro Castle to move between deserts until it gets stuck against a subterranean obstruction, letting the party exit through the rear prison cell into the caverns. Navigating these deep tunnels brings you to the petrified remnants of a stronghold destroyed in the War of the Magi, home to powerful relics, magicite, and one of the eight legendary dragons. The objective here is to vanquish the bosses, claim the petrified magicite of Odin, and optionally discover the hidden tear of the queen to upgrade that magicite into Raiden.

Items

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Wing Edge: Cave to the Ancient Castle, near the southern door of the main cavernHi-Ether: Cave to the Ancient Castle, chest near the southeastern doorGladius: Cave to the Ancient Castle, won by defeating Master Tonberry inside a monster-in-a-box chestDeath Tarot: Cave to the Ancient Castle, chest inside the chamber entered via the easternmost doorX-Potion: Cave to the Ancient Castle, found inside the circular room before the save pointMagicite Shard: Cave to the Ancient Castle, found in the circular room before descending toward the castlePunisher: Ancient Castle, in a chest inside the room accessible through the east doorway of the courtyardMaster's Scroll: Ancient Castle, awarded after defeating the Samurai Soul in the chest within the west roomOdin: Ancient Castle, examine the petrified stone statue of the knight on the throne

Secrets

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Five steps south of the right throne inside the Ancient Castle throne room, inspect the floor to reveal a hidden passage leading to the Blue Dragon and the petrified Queen; interacting with the queen's tear transforms Odin magicite into Raiden.

Enemies

Devil

Weak to Fire, Holy

Casts high-damage swipe attacks and Lv. 5 Death.

Enuo

Uses the Water-elemental Lore spell Tsunami when left alone, which Strago can learn.

Master Tonberry

Trapped inside a treasure chest; susceptible to Sleep and Slow.

Samurai Soul

Weak to Poison

Tough monster-in-a-box encounter highly susceptible to Confuse.

Blue Dragon

Weak to Lightning

One of the Eight Dragons wandering the hidden basement beneath the throne room.

Tips

Odin is the only source in the game that grants a Speed boost on level-up, so avoid upgrading him into Raiden immediately if you wish to raise your characters' Speed stats first.

Not listed for this area: shops and people.

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