Pharos at Ridorana - First Ascent | Part III Final Fantasy XII Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Name | Level | HP | Weakness | Drops (price) | Steal (price) |
Chimera Brain | 45-46 | 9992-10112 | Holy | Hi-potion**, Dark Crystal (160g), Chimera Head (2026g), Taurus gem (150g) | 60 gil |
Mistmare | 45-47 | 12180-12500 | Fire | Water Crystal (160g), Grimoire Aidhed (1005g), Chronos Tear**, Windslicer pinion (1148g) | Water Crystal (160g), Grimoire Aidhed (1005g) |
Mimeo | 46-48 | 10061-10541 | Holy | Dark Crystal (160g), Iron Ore (1043g) | Iron Ore (1043g), 500 gil |
Aeronite (Flying) | 49-50 | 18004-18684 | Thunder | Wyvern Fang (1274g), Ice Crystal (160g) | Wyvern Fang (1274g), Hi-potion** |
Brainpan | 46 | 15358 | Holy | Smelling Salts**, Quality Stone (1425g), Dark Crystal (160g) | Chronos Tear**, Dark Crystal (160g) |
Deidar | 46 | 15358 | Holy | Quality Stone (1425g), Orichalcum (1777g) | Dark Crystal (160g), Aquarius gem (150g) |
*Rare; ** It's better not to sell this
Directly at the beginning you'll find a Gate Crystal - you'll spend lot of time in this tower, you'll have to face three bosses, an Esper and at the end you'll have to face three bosses one after another so you'd better be prepared.
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Alright so here we go: on the first floor you have to find three Black Orbs - you need only three of them and you can sell one of these orbs for 1 gil in a shop so it's not worth the trouble. They appear floating over a dead enemy's body for a short while, but you don't get them like the ordinary treasures. You must approach that orb and touch it [screen 1]. Next you have to find three Altars of Night and use one orb on each of them [screen 2]. These altars are situated around the circular shaft, in which the water flows up.
 | When you activate all three run to the second floor and enter the freshly unsealed room. Inside Pandemonium awaits you. After you touch the door you get teleported to a dessert. Take a look around - you'll see giants stones, but if you close too much to one of them you'll be teleported to the beginning. To find Pandemonium simply stick to the wall on your right and go ahead. |
Pandemonium | About 110 000 HP | Resistant to Libra, Vulnerable to Wind | Flatten, Flash, Stone Gaze, Perfect Defence, Power Spin |
This giant turtle attack using Flatten - it's aimed against one of the characters. Flash blinds everyone in range and Stone Gaze causes Petrify to everyone in range. The most annoying of his attacks is surely the Perfect Defence. He becomes immune to all physical and magical attacks. It can't be helped - you just have to wait it through. Also after a certain time (somewhere around 50%HP) he starts using the Power Spin, which damages everyone near him and may cause slow to them.
 | During this fight don't play with berserks (unless you already got the Windslicer shot). It's best to cast Faith on everyone and attack the enemy using Aeroga. Wait through his Perfect Defence and finish him off. |
When you manage to defeat him a Way Stone near the entrance to the light house activates. Go there and use it.
 | From now on you'll start running across fake walls from time to time. These are the wall's imitations which can be destroyed by simply hitting it. Now you'll only find behind them some random treasures or monsters. The fake walls will become more important in the Third Ascent. |
To get to the Second Ascent from here you'll have to build bridges by killing Brainpans - they look like big heads with greenish flames on top of their heads.
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![Brainpans can be found mostly near the bridge under construction [screen 1] but not only - Pharos at Ridorana - First Ascent | Part III - Part III - Final Fantasy XII Game Guide](/finalfantasy12/gfx/word/1741921828.jpg) | Brainpans can be found mostly near the bridge under construction [screen 1] but not only. Sometimes you'll have to search for them in dead ends [screen 2] or behind closed doors. |
Here you'll encounter, almost identical to Brainpans, Deidars. Deidars have red flames instead of the green ones. The important difference is that when Brainpans create one segment of the bride the Deidars destroy one fragment. You'd do better leaving them alone.
On the 49 floor another boss awaits you: Slyt.
Slyt | About 100 000 HP | Resistant to Libra, Vulnerable to Fire, He has on a permanent Regen status | Enrage |
 | He doesn't have any special attacks. He counts on the brute force above all. If he has something else on him besides regen use dispel on him, but if he does have only Regen it doesn't have any sense, because he'll have it on without even casting it. What can I say - bet on the brute force too. you may also use the Wyrmfire shot and Firaga for better effects. Ate the end of the fight he'll also use Enrage which will raise his speed level and amount of hit he can chain in one combo. |
After the battle leave the room and use the Way Stone. Now you are on the Second Ascent.