Mt. Kolts

FINAL FANTASY VI guide · While traversing the mountain route, where the party defeats Vargas and Sabin joins

Terra, Edgar, and Locke journey through the trails and caverns of Mt. Kolts to reach the Returners' hideout. Along the mountain route, a mysterious shadow follows the team before confronting them as Duncan's rogue pupil, Vargas. Players must battle Vargas and his beasts until Sabin arrives to eliminate him with a martial arts Blitz technique and join the group.

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Main Gauche: In a chest on an outside cliff accessible through a hidden pathway wrapping behind the large rock in the second cavernGigas Glove: In a chest inside a hidden chamber accessed through an invisible tunnel in the east rock wall right before the bridgeTent: In a chest on an exterior mountain ledge reached by passing straight through a short cave on the slopesTent: In a chest situated inside the cave corridor immediately behind where Vargas was blocking the path

Secrets

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A hidden passageway curves beneath the southern side of the large boulder inside the second cave, taking you outside to a chest.

Enemies

Zaghrem

Weak to IceSteal / drop Bandana

A martial artist appearing inside the caves who attacks with swift physical jumping strikes.

Trillium

Weak to FireSteal / drop Potion, Remedy

A hostile flora found on the open mountain slopes that inflicts poison with Poison Touch.

Gorgias

Weak to FireSteal / drop Potion, Hi-Potion

A charging boar enemy in the caverns that deals heavy single-target gore damage and uses the group-hitting Snowstorm.

Cirpius

Steal / drop Antidote, Potion

A flying bird found along exterior pathways whose Rage ability can grant Hastega.

Ipooh

Weak to FireSteal / drop Hi-Potion

A pair of wild bears guarding Vargas at the beginning of the boss encounter.

Vargas

Weak to PoisonSteal / drop Potion, Mythril Claws

A martial arts master who knocks the party away with Blizzard Fist, requiring Sabin to defeat him in a one-on-one duel.

Tips

Use Edgar's Auto Crossbow continuously throughout Mt. Kolts to eliminate full waves of monsters without draining MP.
Attempt to steal from Zaghrem encounters in the caves to pick up Bandana headgear early for Locke and Terra.
Keep Antidotes on hand or cast Terra's Poisona promptly to prevent lingering poison inflicted by Trillium enemies from depleting party health between battles.
When Sabin takes over the duel against Vargas, select Blitz and input Left, Right, Left to execute Raging Fist and finish the battle immediately.

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