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You seem a great warrior, but it is best you avoid Zertinan Caverns. There are many fell creatures there, and of late, worse...
Garif Warrior
The Zertinan Caverns is an optional location in the land of Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII. The caverns are a vast network of caves that run under the regions of Dalmasca, Jagd Yensa, and the Bancour regions, connecting the continents of Ordalia and Kerwon. The caverns can be accessed from Dalmasca Westersand, Ogir-Yensa Sandsea, Nam-Yensa Sandsea, and the Ozmone Plain.
Zertinan Caverns can be deadly for a party wandering inside too early. It is suggested to be at least an average level of 20+. The Esper Adrammelech can be found inside, as well as numerous Hunts, and Rare Game, as well as good spoils, both from treasures and from the enemies. The caverns are of sand terrain, meaning earth damage is elevated.
Sage Knowledge[]
A great cavern complex stretching along the length of the inland sea between Ordalia and Kerwon. Its passages twist and turn, winding their way from the Jagd Yensa to Dalmasca, and even Bancour. Labyrinthine and dark, the caverns provide an excellent place for criminals and bandits to hide from the authorities. The reaches near the Great Yensan Sandsea are known for their frequent deadly subterranean sand drifts, and the fierce wyrms that make their home there. Nearer to the Bancour, the smell of brine grows stronger, and many of the cavern mouths open out onto cliffs overlooking the sea.
Sage Knowledge 51, Zertinan Caverns
Locations[]
- Invitation to Heresy (to Dalmasca Westersand)
- Sandfalls
- The Balamka Fault (to the Ogir-Yensa Sandsea)
- Drybeam Cavern
- Darkened Wharf (to the Nam-Yensa Sandsea)
- Canopy of Clay (to the Ogir-Yensa/Nam-Yensa Sandsea)
- Hourglass Basin
- Athroza Quicksands
- The Undershore
- Halls of Ardent Darkness (to Ozmone Plain)
Treasures[]
Zertinan Caverns has many treasures. In the original PlayStation 2 version, the most common item treasures are generic recovery items and gambits. With the Diamond Armlet, the common item treasure is a Knot of Rust, and the rare item is a Holy Mote or an Elixir.
In Invitation to Heresy, a treasure along the southwestern wall can be the Barbut. In the Sandfalls, the treasure in the northeast corner can be the Iron Hammer, but the player must open a path by rolling down a boulder to build a bridge to get there. The Hourglass Basin area has a cut-off area in the east accessed via a hidden passage from the Save Crystal area. The treasure at the very end can be a Chanter's Djellaba. In the northeast of the Drybeam Cavern, the player may find the Feathered Cap. In Halls of Ardent Darkness—which exits to the Ozmone Plain—a treasure can spawn with the Traveler's Vestment in the east of the area.
In the Zodiac versions, the treasures are different. One may find the Firefly accessory in the Invitation to Heresy area, and the Diamond Armlet in the Sandfalls. Halls of Ardent Darkness has numerous weapons. The Canopy of Clay has the Sight Unseeing Technick.
Invitation to Heresy[]
- Zodiac
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Gil | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 80% | 50% | ≤ 160 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Nu Khai Sand | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
2 | 80% | 50% | ≤ 160 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Ether | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
3[note 1] | 100% | 0% | N/A | Firefly | |||
4 | 80% | 50% | ≤ 160 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Ether | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
5 | 80% | 50% | ≤ 180 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Remedy | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
6 | 80% | 50% | ≤ 160 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Gold Needle | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
7 | 80% | 50% | ≤ 180 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Phoenix Down | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (B) | ||||
8 | 80% | 30% | ≤ 250 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Antidote | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (C) | ||||
9 | 80% | 50% | ≤ 170 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Echo Herbs | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) |
- ↑ Chest does not respawn.
- Original
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 150 gil | Potion | Hi-Potion | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
2 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 150 gil | Potion | Ether | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
3 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 150 gil | Potion | G-Foe: furthest | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
4 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 150 gil | Potion | Vaccine | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir | |||
5 | 60% | 55% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 150 gil | Potion | Barbut | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir | |||
6 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 150 gil | Potion | Remedy | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir |
Sandfalls[]
- Zodiac
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Gil | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10[note 1] | 100% | 0% | N/A | Diamond Armlet | |||
11 | 90% | 30% | ≤ 300 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Hi-Potion | Cura Mote | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
12 | 80% | 40% | ≤ 200 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Hi-Potion | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
13 | 80% | 40% | ≤ 200 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Nu Khai Sand | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
14 | 90% | 50% | ≤ 400 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Remedy | Chanter's Djellaba | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (B) |
- ↑ Chest does not respawn.
- Original
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 160 gil | Smelling Salts | Iron Hammer | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
8 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 160 gil | Potion | Vaccine | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir | |||
9 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 160 gil | Potion | G-Foe: highest HP | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir | |||
10 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 160 gil | Potion | G-Foe: lowest HP | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
11 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 160 gil | Potion | Hi-Potion | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote |
Hourglass Basin[]
- Zodiac
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Gil | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | 80% | 80% | ≤ 150 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Remedy | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (B) | ||||
16 | 90% | 15% | ≤ 500 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Bio Mote | Miter | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
17 | 90% | 15% | ≤ 500 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Hi-Potion | Chainmail | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
18 | 90% | 15% | ≤ 500 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Hi-Potion | Slasher | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) |
- Original
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 180 gil | Potion | Hi-Potion | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir | |||
13 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 180 gil | Potion | G-Foe: highest level | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
14 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 180 gil | Potion | G-Foe: lowest level | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir | |||
15 | 60% | 55% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 180 gil | Potion | Chanter's Djellaba | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Megalixir |
Halls of Ardent Darkness[]
- Zodiac
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Gil | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | 50% | 50% | ≤ 250 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Hi-Potion | Miter | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
20 | 50% | 50% | ≤ 250 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Remedy | Iron Pole | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (C) | ||||
21 | 50% | 50% | ≤ 250 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Gold Needle | Magoroku | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
22 | 50% | 50% | ≤ 250 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Hi-Ether | Slasher | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (B) | ||||
23 | 50% | 50% | ≤ 250 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Hi-Potion | Main Gauche | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
24 | 50% | 50% | ≤ 250 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Hi-Potion | Flametongue | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) |
- Original
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
16 | 60% | 55% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | Traveler's Vestment | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
17 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | G-Ally: MP < 20% | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
18 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | Vaccine | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
19 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | Hi-Potion | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote |
The Undershore[]
- Zodiac
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Gil | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25[note 1] | 25% | 0% | N/A | Thief's Cuffs | |||
26 | 90% | 50% | ≤ 120 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Ether | Aero Mote | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (B) | ||||
27 | 90% | 50% | ≤ 100 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Ether | Aeroga Mote | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
28 | 90% | 50% | ≤ 100 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Balance Mote | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
29 | 90% | 50% | ≤ 100 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Hi-Potion | Aquara Mote | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) |
- ↑ Chest does not respawn.
- Original
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 30 gil | Potion | G-Foe: fire - weak | ≤ 100 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
21 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 30 gil | Potion | G-Foe: HP >= 30% | ≤ 100 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
22 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 30 gil | Potion | G-Foe: HP >= 70% | ≤ 100 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote |
The Balamka Fault[]
- Zodiac
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Gil | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | 50% | 20% | ≤ 440 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Lightning Fang | Ether | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
31 | 50% | 20% | ≤ 440 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Aero Mote | Gold Needle | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
32 | 50% | 20% | ≤ 440 gil | Potion | Common | Rare | |
Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||||
33 | 50% | 20% | ≤ 440 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Ether | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (C) | ||||
34 | 50% | 20% | ≤ 440 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Aero Mote | Gold Needle | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (B) | ||||
35 | 50% | 20% | ≤ 440 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Balance Mote | Ether | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
36 | 50% | 20% | ≤ 440 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Soleil Fang | Gold Needle | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) |
- Original
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | G-Ally: MP < 80% | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir | |||
24 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | Ether | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
25 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | Hi-Potion | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
26 | 60% | 60% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | Survival Vest | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir | |||
27 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | Smelling Salts | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir |
Drybeam Cavern[]
- Zodiac
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Gil | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | 80% | 45% | ≤ 210 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Ether | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
38 | 80% | 45% | ≤ 210 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Nu Khai Sand | Antidote | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
39 | 80% | 45% | ≤ 210 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Ether | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
40 | 80% | 45% | ≤ 210 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Chronos Tear | Ether | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (B) | ||||
41 | 80% | 45% | ≤ 210 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Ether | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
42 | 80% | 45% | ≤ 210 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Chronos Tear | Antidote | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (C) |
- Original
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | Remedy | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir | |||
29 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | Ether | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Elixir | |||
30 | 67% | 50% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | G-Foe: HP = 100% | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote | |||
31 | 60% | 60% | Gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Gil | Common | Rare |
≤ 100 gil | Potion | Feathered Cap | ≤ 700 gil | Knot of Rust | Holy Mote |
Darkened Wharf[]
These chests only appear in the Zodiac versions.
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Gil | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | 80% | 50% | ≤ 240 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Rime Fang | Ether | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
44 | 80% | 50% | ≤ 240 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Potion | Balance Mote | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (A) | ||||
45 | 80% | 50% | ≤ 240 gil | Item 1 | Item 2 | Common | Rare |
Hi-Potion | Phoenix Down | Knot of Rust | Meteorite (B) |
Canopy of Clay[]
This chests only appear in the Zodiac versions. It does not respawn.
Chest | Spawns | Holds Gil% | Gil | Normal Treasure | Diamond Armlet Treasure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
46 | 100% | 0% | N/A | Sight Unseeing |
Quests[]
Adrammelech[]
Adrammelech is an optional Esper. To obtain him, the party must defeat him as a boss in the Athroza Quicksands area. He is a flying opponent who uses Lightning, and as soon as the player steps into the area, Shambling Corpses will emerge out of the ground and will keep on spawning at deeper areas of the cavern. This makes it an okay grinding spot after Adrammelech has been felled.
Hunts[]
The Marilith is a Rank V Mark that becomes available after vanquishing the Wyvern Lord. The hunt is petitioned by the tavernmaster in Rabanastre's Sandsea bar. The Marilith is found in the Invitation to Heresy area, in the sunlit room (bottom right portion of map, where the shape of the room looks like the letter "C"), but the party must remain in the area for five minutes before it will show up.
The Catoblepas is a Rank VI Mark whose hunt becomes available after the events in Giruvegan. Catoblepas can be found in the Hourglass Basin area, and is petitioned by War-chief Supinelu in Jahara. Once in Hourglass Basin, the player must use the south exit to The Undershore, then use the secret path located after the save crystal, to find War-chief Supinelu waiting.
Rare Game[]
Molen can be found in the Hourglass Basin part. The player needs to head into the secluded section of the area (the area with the Grenades and where the Catoblepas is fought), which can be reached via The Undershore by walking between the two "sandfalls", southeast of the save crystal. The player must wait roughly 10 to 15 seconds and they should see the Molen appear on the other side of the ravine.
To find the Alteci the player must have spoken to the "Huntmaster" in Phon Coast and defeated Thalassinon, which will trigger the start of the Rare Game quest. The player must build a chain of twelve Mallicants (or Shambling Corpses from Athroza Quicksands) in The Undershore area. Players do not need to leave and reenter to trigger the Alteci's appearance: one must simply scroll his spawnpoint off the minimap. The player should do this by going near an exit and then heading back towards the center of the room.
To make the spawning easier, the player can start the Mallicant chain in another area, as long as the twelfth perishes in The Undershore. The next area, Halls of Ardent Darkness, has many Mallicants—if the player kills eleven Mallicants here, moves into The Undershore and kills another, this will satisfy the requirements for the Alteci to spawn.
Enemies[]
- Buer
- Gorgimera
- Speartongue
- Mallicant
- Scythe Mantis
- Bogey
- Archaeoaevis
- Silicon Tortoise
- Skulwyrm
- Grenade
- Shambling Corpse
- Slime
- Marilith (Mark)
- Catoblepas (Mark)
- Alteci (Rare)
- Molen (Rare)
- Adrammelech (Optional Esper)
Musical themes[]
The theme of the location is simply called "Zertinan Caverns" (ゼルテニアン洞窟, Zerutenian Dōkutsu?).
Map[]
The map can be found in the lower area of The Balamka Fault, connected to Athroza Quicksands and Drybeam Cavern (lower east exit).
- Note: areas highlighted in red are hidden passages that do not appear on the map.
Map for the original version of Final Fantasy XII that includes treasures
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
A garif says that in an ancient language, Zertinan means "the Underworld".