Tomb of the Unknown King
Squall and his party are sent to this ancient maze-like tomb northeast of Deling City to retrieve a fallen student's ID number as an entry exam for General Caraway. Exploring deeper into the tomb is optional, but it allows players to challenge and recruit the Guardian Force Brothers. To complete the optional objective, the party must operate water control mechanisms across the maze before confronting the bosses in the central chamber.
Items
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Secrets
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Enemies
Fought alone initially on the eastern side of the tomb, heals periodically while standing on the ground.
Fought alongside Sacred in the central chamber, immune to Earth attacks.
Frequently encountered slime-like monster in the maze hallways.
Flying fiend found within the corridors; low-level ones carry basic elemental magic for drawing.
Tips
- A foolproof way to navigate the maze without getting lost is to turn right at every single intersection, which naturally leads to all switch mechanisms and back to the center.
- Casting Float on Sacred and Minotaur prevents them from absorbing ground-based Earth energy to restore HP and removes their immunity to Earth attacks.
- Drawing from the bosses during combat is essential, as Minotaur and Sacred hold useful restorative and elemental spells like Double and Protect.
Not listed for this area: shops and people.
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