FFXII power-leveling guide!

[Phoenix Flame]

F.Y.I. I hate to beat a dead horse, but for the record, you do not have to soft-reset if you accidentaly let the XP/LP stats appear while farming Dustias. Just exit two screens and come back; he(?) will re-spawn. Just don't touch any save crystals. Awesome guide, btw. I smashed the Mimic Queen with one hit....ooooh, the power!

No, you have to soft reset (I just checked by going two, and then, three screens away and he didn't reappear.)

...myth busted.

It may be different in other versions of the game though (and you ARE in Iraq.) I dunno.

 

[Phoenix Flame]

Just letting everyone know that the guide is now complete. The link to it is in my first post.

 

[rissole25]

wow, thank you for your guide. I'm using it right now. I'm Level 26 right now and have a Flame Staff and I'm going to try and get a Kotetsu Blade .

 

[TherathxRikku]

The Demon Walls are the biggest thing I have troble with, they have so much health, and my party barely does any damage, even with a 30 chain Quickening...

 

[rissole25]

Thats funny cos I actually just bet those demon walls. Maybe cos everyone is LV 43-45. Plus I have Vossler at LV 49 as well.

At tip for mist chaining. Here is a picture

NA = Not in battle
A = In battle

NA . A
. Vaan [Full Mist]
Balthier .
Fran .
Basch .
Ashe .
Penelo .

Have Vaan use his quickening.

NA . A
. Vaan [Empty Mist]
. Balthier [Full Mist]
Fran .
Basch .
Ashe .
Penelo .

Switch Balthier out and have him use quickening.

NA . A
. Vaan [Empty Mist]
. Balthier [Empty Mist]
. Fran [Full Mist]
Basch .
Ashe .
Penelo .

Switch Fran out and have her use her quickening.

NA . A
Vaan .
. Balthier [Empty Mist]
. Fran [Empty Mist]
. Basch [Full Mist]
Ashe .
Penelo .

Switch Vaan out and bring Basch in. Use Basch's quickening.

NA . A
Vaan .
Balthier .
. Fran [Empty Mist]
. Basch [Empty Mist]
. Ashe [Full Mist]
Penelo .

Switch Balthier out and bring Ashe in. Use Ashe's quickening.

NA . A
Vaan .
Balthier .
Fran .
. Basch [Empty Mist]
. Ashe [Empty Mist]
. Penelo [Full Mist]

Switch Fran back in and Penelo out. Use Penelo's quickening.

It doesn't have to be in that order. Why you could have Penelo out first, then Basch out and then Fran out.

The point is that one person should only have a full mist guage at any time. It uses quickening system to its fullest.
Compared to using 3 full mist guages at once, this way is better if you manage to get a mist charge on someone whos mist guage is empty. And you should be able to.

 

[TherathxRikku]

...I'm level 30.

 

[rissole25]

If your still stuck on the Demon Walls. Use your Quickenings. Attacking and using Magic didn't do a thing for me. Luckily you only have to fight one of them and not both.

 

[TherathxRikku]

I start with using all my characters' Quickenings and it barely takes a chunk off it's health.

 

[rissole25]

Just train in the Yam-Yensa sandsea. Or you could go into the Zertinarian Caverns and try and get Addramlech.

 

[TherathxRikku]

I don't remember ever coming across that cavern, where is it?

 

[rissole25]

There are multiple entrances but the easiest one is in the Westersand. Its in the south but I can't remember the name of the area. I think that area can take you to Giza Plains aswell.

 

[TherathxRikku]

Is that where the Queen Mimic was?

 

[rissole25]

Uh na. Thats Barheim Passage. And I think thats in the Estersand as well.

 

[TherathxRikku]

Fantastic. -_- Two caverns in the same area...how will I know the difference?

 

[rissole25]

Well Barhiem passage is blocked off from where you beat the Mimic Queen so you can't go in there anymore. But it opens up later I thinkl. But thats in the Estersand. The Zertinarian Caverns are in the Westersand and several other places but not the Estersand.

And the entrance to the caverns is just a big cave so you should find it easy.

 

[TherathxRikku]

If I decide to play XII again, I'll look out for that.