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WARNING: This route takes extra steps during the second visit to Toroia. As entering the "extra steps area" counts as one step, your total number of extra steps should be one greater than listed by the route. For more details and a graphical representation, please see the tutorial.
World Map (Mist) World Map (Kaipo) Step 3: 1 / Sandpede x1, Sand Man x2 (6.756s) Kaipo World Map (Kaipo) Step 5: 2 / SandMoth x2, Larva x2 (6.745s) Watery Pass-South B1F Watery Pass-South B2F Step 1: 3 / Pike x3 (7.082s) Step 44: 4 / CaveToad x3 (6.889s) Step 49: 5 / EvilShel x3, WaterBug x1 (7.059s) Step 81: 6 / EvilShel x3, WaterBug x1 (7.059s) Watery Pass-South Save Room Extra Steps: 4 Watery Pass-South B2F Watery Pass-South B3F Step 16: 7 / Zombie x4 (7.142s) Watery Pass-North B2F Step 4: 8 / CaveToad x3 (6.889s) Watery Pass-North B1F Step 6: 9 / Zombie x4 (7.142s) Step 47: 10 / CaveToad x2, Mad Toad x2 (7.159s) Step 49: 11 / Zombie x4 (7.142s) World Map (Kaipo) Waterfalls B1F Waterfalls B2F Waterfalls Lake Step 12: 12 / Aligator x2 (7.298s) Step 19: 13 / Mad Toad x4 (7.280s) Battle: Octomamm Waterfalls Lake World Map (Kaipo) Step 4: 14 / Sand Man x4 (6.863s) World Map (Damcyan) Damcyan Optional Steps: 1 Antlion B1F Antlion B2F Inward Direct Antlion B2F Step 23: 15 / Weeper x2 (7.114s) Step 55: 16 / Cream x4 (7.471s) Step 69: 17 / Basilisk x1, Turtle x1 (7.088s) Antlion's Nest Battle: Antlion Antlion's Nest Antlion B2F Outward Direct Antlion B2F Step 10: 18 / SandWorm x2 (6.870s) Step 15: 19 / Weeper x1, Turtle x1, Basilisk x1 (7.281s) Antlion B1F Step 3: 20 / Cream x4 (7.471s) Step 38: 21 / Imp x3 (5.927s) Kaipo Revisited Mt.Hobs-West Step 2: 22 / Bomb x3 (8.279s) Step 17: 23 / Bomb x3 (8.279s) Mt.Hobs Summit Battle: MomBomb Mt.Hobs Summit Mt.Hobs-East Step 9: 24 / Turtle x2 (7.440s) World Map (Fabul) Step 8: 25 / Imp Cap. x3, Needler x1 (7.869s) Step 36: 26 / Gargoyle x1, Cocktric x2 (8.012s) Step 40: 27 / Imp Cap. x3, Needler x3 (8.348s) Step 72: 28 / Imp Cap. x3, Needler x3 (8.348s) Fabul Optional Steps: 0 World Map (Fabul) Fabul Boat and Leviatan World Map (Mysidia) Mysidia World Map (Mysidia) World Map (Mt.Ordeals) Step 28: 29 / Raven x1 (7.843s) Step 51: 30 / SwordRat x2, Imp x2, TinyMage x2 (7.039s) Step 59: 31 / Raven x1 (7.843s) Step 60: 32 / SwordRat x2, Imp x2, TinyMage x2 (7.039s) Step 92: 33 / Raven x1 (7.843s) Mt.Ordeals Step 13: 34 / Lilith x1, Red Bone x2 (8.488s) Mt.Ordeals-3rd station Step 19: 35 / Zombie x2, Ghoul x2 (7.741s) Mt.Ordeals-7th station Step 8: 36 / Revenant x1, Ghoul x3 (8.550s) Step 23: 37 / Soul x2, Ghoul x2, Revenant x2 (9.456s) Step 39: 38 / Zombie x3, Ghoul x2, Revenant x2 (7.888s) Mt.Ordeals Summit Optional Steps: 0 Battle: Milon and Milon Z Mt.Ordeals Summit Paladin Mt.Ordeals Summit Optional Steps: 0 Mt.Ordeals-7th station Mt.Ordeals-3rd station Step 14: 39 / Ghoul x2, Soul x2 (9.136s) Mt.Ordeals Step 9: 40 / Lilith x1, Red Bone x2 (8.488s) Step 15: 41 / Spirit x3, Soul x1 (8.713s) World Map (Mt.Ordeals) Step 4: 42 / Raven x1 (7.843s) Take Chocobo to Mysidia Serpent Road Extra Steps: 14 Old Water-way Step 35: 43 / Piranha x2, ElecFish x2 (8.824s) Castle Baron B3F Step 21: 44 / Hydra x2 (8.082s) Step 48: 45 / AquaWorm x1, Piranha x3 (9.340s) Castle Baron B2F Castle Baron B1F Inward Direct Castle Baron B1F Step 6: 46 / AquaWorm x1, Hydra x1, Crocdile x1 (9.901s) Castle Baron Battle: Kainazzo World Map (Toroia) Toroian Castle Optional Steps: 2 World Map (Toroia) Optional Steps: 1 Black Chocobo to Cave Magnes World Map (Toroia) Cave Magnes B1F Cave Magnes B2F Step 5: 47 / Panther x2 (8.349s) Step 7: 48 / CaveNaga x1, Ogre x1 (8.821s) Step 34: 49 / Ogre x1, Panther x2 (8.715s) Cave Magnes B3F Inward Direct Cave Magnes B3F Step 29: 50 / Mage x1, Panther x1, Ogre x1 (8.505s) Cave Magnes B3F Room Step 1: 51 / Panther x2, Ogre x2 (9.097s) Cave Magnes B4F Inward Direct Cave Magnes B4F Step 11: 52 / Mage x1, Panther x1, Ogre x1 (8.505s) Battle: Dark Elf World Map (Toroia) Black Chocobo to Toroia Toroian Castle 1F Inward Extra Steps Area Steps Toroian Castle 1F Optional Steps: 3 Extra Steps: 22 World Map (Toroia) Optional Steps: 2 Tower of Zot 1F Tower of Zot 2F Step 38: 53 / Centaur x1, IceBeast x2 (9.698s) Step 59: 54 / Marion (summons Puppet) x1, Puppet x2 (9.054s) Tower of Zot 3F Step 20: 55 / Centaur x2, IceBeast x2 (9.608s) Step 58: 56 / Ice Liz x1, Slime x3 (10.176s) Step 59: 57 / Ice Liz x1, Slime x3 (10.176s) Tower of Zot 4F Step 8: 58 / Centaur x2, IceBeast x2 (9.608s) Step 18: 59 / EpeeGirl x2, SwordMan x2 (12.020s) Tower of Zot 5F Step 2: 60 / SwordMan x1, IceBeast x2 (10.756s) Battle: Magus Sisters Tower of Zot 5F Tower of Zot 6F Battle: Valvalis Castle Baron Fly to Agart World Map (Agart) Underworld Map (Castle of Dwarves) Castle of Dwarves Walk Castle of Dwarves Optional Steps: 20 Extra Steps: 2 Underworld Map (Castle of Dwarves) Step 42: 61 / Dark Imp x3, Armadilo x1, BlackLiz x1 (9.144s) Step 76: 62 / Dark Imp x3, Armadilo x1, BlackLiz x1 (9.144s) Step 101: 63 / BlackLiz x3 (9.181s) Tower of Bab-il 1F Tower of Bab-il 2F Step 13: 64 / FlameMan x2, FlameDog x2 (10.073s) Step 29: 65 / FlameDog x4 (10.017s) Tower of Bab-il 3F Step 20: 66 / BlackLiz x3 (9.181s) Step 32: 67 / BlackLiz x3 (9.181s) Tower of Bab-il 4F Step 18: 68 / Tortoise x2, BlackLiz x1 (9.294s) Step 27: 69 / Egg (BlackLiz) x1 (8.030s) Step 59: 70 / Tortoise x2, BlackLiz x1 (9.294s) Tower of Bab-il 5F Tower of Bab-il 6F Tower of Bab-il 7F Step 24: 71 / Alert (summons FlameDog) x1 (8.542s) Tower of Bab-il 8F Step 13: 72 / Alert (summons Chimera) x1 (8.542s) Battle: Dr.Lugae Tower of Bab-il 8F Step 11: 73 / Alert (summons Naga) x1 (8.513s) Tower of Bab-il 7F Step 35: 74 / Medusa x2 (9.006s) Tower of Bab-il 6F Tower of Bab-il 5F Step 31: 75 / Chimera x1, FlameMan x1 (10.077s) Step 32: 76 / Chimera x1, FlameMan x2 (9.371s) Battle: Dark Imps Tower of Bab-il 5F Step 10: 77 / Chimera x1, Tofu x3 (9.974s) Step 21: 78 / Chimera x1, Tofu x3 (9.974s) Tower of Bab-il 4F Tower of Bab-il 3F Step 3: 79 / FlameMan x1, FlameDog x2 (9.403s) Step 47: 80 / Tortoise x2, BlackLiz x2 (9.884s) Tower of Bab-il 2F Tower of Bab-il 1F Travel to Baron Castle Baron Airship Hook World Map (Eblan) Cave Eblana B1F Cave Eblana B2F Optional Steps: 2 Pass to Bab-il Step 16: 81 / GiantBat x3, Cave Bat x3 (13.595s) Pass to Bab-il 2 Pass to Bab-il Step 13: 82 / Skull x4 (10.337s) Pass to Bab-il 2 Inward Save Room Steps Pass to Bab-il 2 Pass to Bab-il 2 Save Room Extra Steps: 2 Pass to Bab-il 2 Tower of Bab-il 1F Step 13: 83 / Sorcerer (summons Green D.) x1, BladeMan x2 (7.191s) Step 55: 84 / Balloon x4 (7.139s) Step 71: 85 / Balloon x3 (7.103s) Tower of Bab-il B2F Step 19: 86 / Sorcerer (summons BlackCat) x1, BladeMan x2 (7.158s) Step 59: 87 / BlackCat x3 (7.153s) Step 61: 88 / Mad Ogre x1, BlackCat x2 (7.142s) Tower of Bab-il B3F Tower of Bab-il B4F Step 15: 89 / Balloon x3 (7.103s) Tower of Bab-il B3F Step 28: 90 / Mad Ogre x2, BlackCat x2 (7.190s) Step 31: 91 / Grudger x1, Mad Ogre x1, Balloon x2 (7.174s) Tower of Bab-il B4F Tower of Bab-il B5F Battle: Rubicant Tower of Bab-il B5F Tower of Bab-il 8F Step 4: 92 / Green D. x1 (8.158s) Tower of Bab-il 7F Step 7: 93 / Grudger x2, BladeMan x2 (7.438s) Step 19: 94 / Grudger x2, BladeMan x2 (7.438s) Tower of Bab-il 6F Step 21: 95 / Q.Lamia x1, Egg (Lamia) x1, BlackCat x2 (7.833s) Fly to Castle of Dwarves Castle of Dwarves Optional Steps: 4 Underworld Map (Castle of Dwarves) Land of Monsters B1F Step 30: 96 / Conjurer (summons RockMoth) x1 (8.231s) Land of Monsters B2F Land of Monsters B3F Inward Full Secret Passage Land of Monsters B3F Step 4: 97 / Arachne x2 (19.687s) Underworld Map (Land of Monsters) Sealed Cave Underworld Map (Sealed Cave) Return to Castle of Dwarves Castle of Dwarves Underworld Map (Castle of Dwarves) World Map (Eblan) World Map (Silvera) Grotto Adamant World Map (Silvera) Return to Mysidia World Map (Kokkol) World Map (Mysidia) Visit Hummingway First Hummingway Cave (16 Step Minimum) Extra Steps: 10 Lunar World Map Fly to Lunar Path Lunar World Map Lunar Path Step 37: 98 / Slime x1, Tofu x1, Pudding x1 (7.532s) Lunar World Map Lunar Path 2 Step 19: 99 / Juclyote x1, Procyote x2 (7.927s) Lunar World Map Step 10: 100 / MoonCell x2, Pudding x2 (7.864s) Recruit FuSoYa Lunar World Map Step 16: 101 / Balloon x2, Grenade x2 (7.656s) Lunar Path 2 Lunar World Map Step 8: 102 / Balloon x2, Grenade x2 (7.656s) Lunar Path Lunar World Map