Final Fantasy Maxima World Guide (2023)

Chapters 20 and 21

Chapter 20 - The End of the Crimson Prophecy

last port of call

Proceed to a cutscene. This will introduce you to the game's main boss: Brandelis. During this fight, don't worry about polishing yourself, as he will throw Dispelga at you. He won't do much damage to you, so keep hitting him with the strongest attacks you have and make sure to use healing items. Winning this battle will earn you 18 Weapon Gems.

You then have a few cutscenes and end up at the League of S headquarters, Balamb Garden.

Balamb tem

Start by approaching Quistis for another scene. When you regain control, talk to the woman with the ? usually for another Townsperson quest.

Examine the white cat in the left wing to get it.Old personal post 5.This should be the last one you need to collect and want to unlock.Jewel Champion of Y'shtola.Go to the right of the elevator to findChest #1/1.So go down and talk to the other guy? person in another Townsperson quest.

Once that's done, go through the gate back to Nine Wood Hills. Go to Plaza 99 for a scene. And then return to the Balamb Garden Deck for another cutscene where you complete this short chapter.

Chapter 21 - Kaos and Grymoire

You'll start with another scene on the airship and Serafie will be there. Talk to her to collect all the rumors. You then return to Nine Wood Hills. Now you can do a lot. Start by purchasing the remaining Champion Tokens available. So, if you're up for it, there's plenty to do at the Colosseum. You also have 6 Murkrifts to obtain. But to progress the story, you need to go to The Girl's Tearoom and do some interventions.

Start by going to the gate in Sylver Square and selectInterior of the airship.Then go to the other side of the room to reachChest #1/1.

Now that you have access to the airship, you can go to the map and select the World Map. This allows you to travel to different locations without having to use the portal system. Remember that you will travel to the beginning of the dungeon/area.

the airship

Below are the 6 Murkrifts airships. You can only access them when you're flying the airship, and they're all at level 60. They're all pretty straightforward Murkrifts, but you don't feel like you have to do them right away. Feel free to come back and complete them when you are stronger.

1. This graffiti is found by flying into the level and heading to the lower left corner. There will be graffiti in the open space. That includes2 x Sylph, 2 x Bablizz e 2 x Grátis.
2. Fly the airship to the left at the top and fly up. Look to the left of Balamb Garden to find a Murkrift with2 x Sandorme, 2 x Sylph e 2 x Bablizz.
3. Go to Ice Region Island and look for Murkrift, which is located between the two highest mountains. That includes2 x Sea Serpent, 2 x Bablizz and 2 x Free.
4. Go all the way to the right of the world, then go all the way to the bottom. The masonry is below the land where the Ponte Grande is located. This wall contains2 x Sea Serpent, 2 x Zapt e 2 x Fritt.
5. This graffiti is further to the right and a little further down. Look to the right of the tall volcano that's here for a Murkrift with2 x Sea Serpent, 2 x Zapt e 2 x Fritt.
6. The last Murkrift is to the left and below the big lake - and it contains 2 x Sand Worm, 2 x Sylph and 2 x Zapt.

This should mean you've completed all 19 Murkrifts. And if you have, you unlock:

• All in the dark of a day

  Defeat all Mirage Bricks.

  

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De fem Cogna-herrer

So now the game changes a bit from its current form. To continue, you must complete 5 intervention tasks. There are 5 mini games. Intervention mission information is below, in spoilers.

The Five Prime Lords: Figaro

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De fem Cogna-herrer: Cornelia, del I

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Of five cousins: Cornelia, from II

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De fem Cogna-herrer: Nibelheim

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The Five Lords Cogna: Tometown, from I

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The Five Lords Cognate: Tometown, του II

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The Five Cogna Lords: Port Besaid

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Completing intervention missions for the five lords of Cogna will unlock:

• the final statement

  He discovered the location of Castle Exnine.

  

  

Completing all of these will give you the location of Brandelis.

At this point in the game I was around level 63. I went and made sure all the interventions I could do were done. Personally, I didn't bother with the Colosseum at this point, but feel free to take on some of the battles if you like. When you're ready, it's time to start the endgame.

You must go to Agathir. You should be here by now if you've been following this guide, but if not, you're on the right of Nibelheim.

Agger

When you get to Agathir it might be worth fighting off some of the Mirages running around to impress the Magna Roader (purple). So you don't need to wow the other two versions of this Mirage as you can use this one to level up. When ready, enter the cathedral and after a cutscene, examine the central structure. This will take you to the next area, the Chainroad.

the jail road

From the starting point, continue north. There's nothing to do in this section, so move on to the next one. In the second area, go up the left side of this link, then turn and drop down the right side to reachCage #1/5. Then head north for a quick cutscene that will introduce you to the teleport stations in this dungeon. You will then have a battle to win against a Minotaur Stack. When done, interact with the panel to continue your way through the area. (Touching the panel you're in front of will take you back to where you came from). Then go up and turn right to the next link. Continue north until you reach another panel. Tap on it to go to the next area.

You start out. This is actually outside of the chain you are currently moving on. There's not much to do here, so climb up on the panel and press it to proceed. Back in the current, go up the left side and activate the panel. This will take you to the opposite side of the same link and you will have cleared the obstacle. Go left to get there.Cage No. 2/5.Then continue around the second link. When you reach the third one, activate the panel to reach the other side of the panel. Continue on, go to another panel to activate to go to the next area, which is outside again.

Before proceeding, release the chain. You'll come to a panel that will take you to a secret area.

The Secret Ascension

When you enter this area, go down to the bottom and you'll be ambushed by King Paleberry. You can defeat him using a combination of fire and darkness attacks. I personally didn't have any Mirages that could exploit these weaknesses, so I just threw bomb fragments at him. If you manage to land a critical hit, you can stun him if you have a Baby Paleberry Prism. Defeating or Impressing the Paleberry King will reward you with the Paleberry King Memento and a whopping 1,100,000(ish) XP. It's worth the fight if you ask me! Go back and hit the panel to exit again.

Climb up the chain, past the first panel you come across, and interact with the second. This will put you on the final climb. You will appear inCage No. 3/5.Continue to the next frame and interact with him to get past the barrier. Continue up the first one, then up the right side and turn left to reachCage No. 4/5.When you get to the next link, go up to the left side and interact with the panel there. From where you appear, you have to go down to get there.Cage #5/5. Then go back and interact with the left panel to get past the barrier. Then go to the last panel. Interact with him to complete this area.

The Edges of Grymoire

Proceed to the end. You'll find a portal back to Nine Wood Hills and a panel that will take you to the final dungeon.

Exnine slot machine

map 1

map 2

Map 3

card 4

Castle Exnine is an absolute nightmare to describe because of its layout. There's no in-game map - but luckily the Final Fantasy Wikia has some to help you get around the area (links are above). So now it's time to go through the dungeon. From where you start, you'll see a save point and a panel. This panel takes you back to the confines of Grymoire. To begin your journey in this area, enter the pipe and climb up the side of the structure. You will seeCage No. 1/27up here. Then go right and drop down to the next platform. Continue right and down, jump into the next pipe to reach the next platform. Go forward and climb up the sides of the structure on your left. At the top, go left along the pipe (you'll see it's on the side) to reach the next structure. Go down both sides until you reach a pipe that goes down. You'll come to an intersection, so go up.Cage nº 2/27.Go back to the intersection and then go down to reachBox No. 3/27(you'll have to turn a corner to keep going down). Take the pipe that leads into the darkness to reach the next area, Ordeal 2.

From the beginning of Ordeal 2, continue along the pipe, and when you reach the end, climb up the side of the structure. At the top, drop down the other side and climb a pipe. Then climb up the side of the structure to reach it.Box No. 4/27.Go back and use the pipe to go through the structure you just came out of. Go down the side of the structure on your left. Then continue down a few levels and through the pipe to the next structure. Climb up the side and continue, drop down the other side to reachCage nº 5/27.Enter the tube to reach Ordeal 3.

Go to the next structure and go up two levels to reach it.Cage nº 6/27.Drop down again and then drop down the left side of the structure, continue until you reach a pipe. When you reach the bottom, look for an overhanging branch to reach.Box No. 7/27. Then go around the pipes, going down when you can to reach them.Box No. 8/27.Go back and continue the climb. Drop down the short length of pipe and climb up the side of the structure. Start by going to the right to reachCage No. 9/27. Go back the way you came and go to the next pipe. Continue on, follow the path to the next area.

At the start of Ordeal 4, you'll see the Save Point and a purple crystal. This crystal will teleport you back to the start of Exnine Castle and now there is a purple crystal that will teleport you back to this point. You will start by leveling up wherever you are.Carbuncle #1/5win You can't impress them and they have self-reflection ability. So don't use Magic. They are quite easy to defeat with physical attacks. You have to defeat 5 of them to reveal the hidden areas here. You will also receive 4 Weapon Gems. Then drop down on the other side of the structure you're on to reach him.Case nº 10/27.Go back and turn and drop down to the purple crystal and down the pipe.

Jump to the next structure and continue down the pipe. You will seeBox No. 11/27straight to the side. Continue through the structure and touch the next structure as well. Then make a small u-turn and drop down in front of the structure you're supposed to be on. Enter the tube to reachBuoy nº 12/27,then continue on the main path and continue until you reach the next area. Ordeal 5 is a fairly straightforward area. Start by going up two levels to reachBox No. 13/27. Then turn around and continue on the path, you will only have to download the levels. This will take you to Ordeal 6.

There are no chests in this area, so just follow the path to the next area. (I hope by now you've figured out how to set up Castle Exnine.) Ordeal 7 has another Save Point, and there's a new Teleport Crystal to stand between the dungeon entrance and this point. I would recommend making sure you have Mirage in your party which you can use to stack weight at 11 and with ice resistance at 125. This will be for a puzzle swap later in the dungeon. Go along the pipe on the left and go up two levels. Climb down the pipe and follow the path to the next structure. Climb to the top where you findCarbuncle #2/5win Then go back downstairs and go to the structure on the left. Go up two levels to findBox No. 14/27.Go up two more levels, then left and up to reachBox No. 15/27.Go back down then right and follow the path to Ordeal 8. (The final test is Ordeal 11, so you're almost there!)

Ordeal 8 has 12 mandatory chests. Start by going up two levels to reachBox No. 16/27. Then go back one level and pipe to the next structure. Cross a little to the right to reach it.Box No. 17/27. Go back and up two levels, go through the pipe and reach the next structure. Now go through the pipe on the right to reachBox No. 18/27.Return to the previous structure and climb the wall to reach it.Box No. 19/27.Go down two levels and climb the wall on the left. Climb up a few levels to get there.Chest #20/27.

Go up two more levels and go through the pipe to reachChest #21/27.Go back and go left to reachBox No. 22/27.From this chest, go down three levels where you will arriveCarbuncle #3/5. Defeat him to reachBox No. 23/27that he defended. Then go back to where chest 22 was. Go through the pipe, go left to reach it.Chest #24/27.Go left, go down one level and go up two levels. You'll arrive at the previously mentioned Puzzle Switch. Use the Mirage to reach Weight 11 and Ice Resistance 125. Then drop down a few levels to reachBreasts # 25/27, # 26/27 and # 27/27.Go back and go to where chest 24 was. Follow the path to the next area.

From here it's a fairly linear route. As you go up, you'll come to a cutscene and lose Tama. This will allow the Yurugu Mirage to start spawning in Exnine Castle. Just keep following the path to the next area which is Ordeal 10. Start here, go and win.Carbuncle #4/5. This will reveal another Teleport Crystal at the start of the dungeon. I would recommend using this to ensure you can teleport between these two areas and save your game. This also means that if you need to stock up, you have the option of returning to Nine Wood Hills for supplies. Return to Ordeal 10, go through the pipe and go kill the final one.Carbuncle #5/5.Defeating this elite Carbuncle will reward you with the Carbuncle Memento. This will allow you to transform a Mu into a Carbuncle, although I personally had the Colosseum Topaz Carbuncle and it transformed that way.

The last section will appear in front of you and you can start climbing. Towards the end you should make sure you can prepare for the boss fight. It's a good idea to go in with stacks that aren't weak to Ice and Dark Magic. While this is good advice, I opted for the stacks I used for most of the game:

• Reynn+Ponini+Sacred Dragon
• Blade+Hold+Ramuh★

I had equipped Zapt with an Abyss Seed to access Dark Magic. I then equipped multiple Mirajewels for Agility, Speed, and access to Dispel, Blizzara, and Watera. Between the two stacks, I had a full distribution of Light Magic and Thunder Magic. I also had a Behemonster in my group in case I needed it.

When you're ready, head through the door for the final test, Ordeal 11. It's time for the boss battles. After a cutscene, you are thrown into a battle against the Knight in the Golden Mask and the Feathered Knight. Start by taking down the Golden Masked Knight, then switch to the Plumed Knight. Take advantage of its weakness and you'll find it's not a very difficult fight. After dealing with them, you'll get another cutscene and be put into a battle with Brandelis. This match is pretty much the same as the last one. I used Behemonster to deal enough damage to Brandelis, attacking me a few times and then igniting Brandelis with some Revenge Blasts. This tactic will be incredibly useful going forward.

After defeating Brandelis, you will receive the following achievement:

• Fim?

  We reached a conclusion.

  

  

And some scenes. And the credits. But the game isn't over yet, you still have a lot to do. Then save your game and reload.

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