Final Fantasy II/Checklist

Checklist for a complete run of the game, for getting all chests, encountering all enemies (bestiary), learning all key terms, visiting all locations and acquiring every ultimate weapon from Arcane Labyrinth.

Made for the Anniversary version of the game. It should still be usable for all versions, with the obvious exceptions of Soul of Rebirth and/or Arcane Labyrinth availability (and second Blood Sword being available in earlier releases, instead of a Power Staff).

Things to note

• The list is ordered along the overall progression of the Walkthrough.
• Bestiary entries are listed in batches at points where you should have the whole batch, but can still find missing ones. Enemies in bold must be acquired at wherever they are listed, as they won't be available afterwards (usually in dungeons that disappear once completed). Non-missable entries are not listed (such as bosses that must be defated to progress).
• "Keywords" are in quotes. Very few are missable, but all are included for completeness' sake and to help track progression.
• Temporary characters joining/leaving are also listed, so you know when to unequip them.

Arcane Labyrinth

• Ultimate weapons can be acquired at any time (once you have the necessary keywords); this list is ordered so that each character gets theirs as soon as possible, but also gets to participate in its retrieval (so as to level up more, especially those that are going to go on to Soul of Rebirth).
• Checklist contains a recommended list of key terms that guarantee getting the ultimate weapon, as well as every key term (if you get all weapons). The sequence does not matter, but isn't always completely arbitrary either (for example, "Wizard" is a hard dungeon at low levels, so it's placed at the start where possible, "Mercy" recovers HP/MP, so it's placed last (right before the boss floor), etc.).
• An arrow (→) between two terms means completing the floor of the first to learn the term for the second, and then completing that floor as well. A plus (+) means completing the floor of the first and learning the second term, but not continuing to that floor.

Checklist

To Fynn

Altair

• "Wild Rose"
• Chest: Potion

Fynn

• Chests: Potion × 3
• "Mythril"
• Minwu joins

To Salamand

Poft

• "Airship"

Semmit Falls

Chests

• B1:
  • 200 Gil
  • 400 Gil
• B2:
  • 400 Gil
  • Hi-Potion
  • Potion
• B3:
  • 200 Gil
  • 250 Gil
• B4: Fire Tome
• B5: Teleport Tome

Bestiary

• (006) Sasquatch
• (010) Sprinter
• (076) Green Slime
• (096) Goblin
• (097) Goblin Guard

Altair

• "Dreadnought"

Arcane Labyrinth: Staff of Light

1. West: "Dreadnought" → "Aquifer" → "Cave" → "Wizard" + "Candelabra"
2. East: "Wizard", "Wild Rose" → "Tracking", "Mythril" → "Mirror", "Dreadnought", "Aquifer"
3. South: "Wizard", "Airship" → "Wind", "Wild Rose", "Mirror", "Dreadnought", "Aquifer", "Cave", "Tracking", "Mythril"

To Bafsk

Bafsk Sewers

Chests

• B1:
  • Longsword
  • Longbow
• B3: Pass

Altair

• Minwu leaves

To the Snow Cave

Towns

• Poft: "Sunfire"
• Altair: "Goddess's Bell"
• Salamand: Josef joins

Arcane Labyrinth: Dragon Claws

1. NW: "Mythril", "Tracking", "Wind", "Cave"
2. NE: "Mythril", "Tracking", "Wind", "Aquifer", "Cave", "Candelabra", "Sunfire"
3. S: "Mythril", "Tracking", "Wind", "Aquifer", "Cave", "Candelabra", "Sunfire", "Mirror", "Wild Rose", "Dreadnought"

Snow Cavern

Chests

• B1:
  • 300 Gil
  • 350 Gil
• B3: Antarctic Wind
• B2:
  • Battle Axe
  • Antidote
  • Mythril Mace
• B4:
  • Potion
  • Blizzard Tome
  • Potion
  • Mythril Spear
• B5:
  • Mythril Shield
  • Ancient Sword
• B6: Silver Cuirass

After boss

• Josef leaves

Bestiary

• (005) Snowman
• (006) Sasquatch
• (007) Icicle
• (100) Grenade

To the Dreadnought

Kashuan Keep

1F

• Gordon joins

Chests

• F1: Cure Tome
• F2: 500 Gil
• F3: Golden Shield
• F4: Mythril Sword, Mythril Axe, Werebuster
• F5:
  • Golden Armor
  • Mallet, Antidote, Eyedrop

Outside

• Visit Chocobo Forest

Arcane Labyrinth: Gungnir

1. West: "Goddess's Bell" → "Dense Fog", "Sunfire", "Candelabra"
2. East: "Goddess's Bell", "Dense Fog", "Sunfire", "Candelabra", "Wind", "Mythril", "Tracking"
3. South: "Goddess's Bell", "Dense Fog", "Sunfire", "Candelabra", "Wind", "Mythril", "Tracking", "Cave", "Aquifer", <Any>

Bestiary

• (001) Leg Eater
• (002) Vampire Thorn
• (003) Hornet
• (004) Queen Bee
• (021) Dead Head
• (023) Zombie
• (098) Goblin Prince

Dreadnought

Chests

• F1: 600 Gil
• F2:
  • Sleep Blade
  • Potion, Hi-Potion
  • Dark Bow
  • Thief's Gloves
• F4: Trident, Main Gauche, Ice Shield, Giant's Helm

On completion

• Gordon leaves

Bestiary

• (011) Phorusracos
• (099) Balloon
• (103) Soldier

To Deist

Towns

• Altair: "Dragoons", "Wyverns"
• Poft: Leila joins

Castle Deist

Chests

• 2F: Cottage
• 1F:
  • Unicorn Horn
  • Stop Tome, Stun Tome, Curse Tome
  • Gold Needle, Sage’s Wisdom, Saint’s Spirit, Wing Sword, Mallet, Cross, Antidote, Eye Drops
  • Phoenix Down

Deist Cavern

Chests

• B1: 230 Gil
• B2:
  • Ether
  • Mythril Helm
  • Mythril Armor
  • Mage’s Staff
• B3:
  • Mythril Shield
  • Mythril Gloves
  • Mythril Mirror
• B4: Acid Phial
• B5:
  • Knight’s Armor
  • Saint’s Spirit, Sage’s Wisdom, Flame Bow

Bestiary

• (008) Stalactite
• (013) Land Turtle
• (014) Ogre

To the Colosseum

Towns

• Altair: Leila leaves, Gordon joins

Coliseum

B2

• Gordon leaves when you enter Hilda's cell
• Chests: Ether, Elixir, Cottage
• Chests: Antidote

Bestiary

• (031) Antlion
• (054) Land Ray

To Fynn Castle

Towns

• Visit Rebel Camp
• Castle Fynn: Leila joins

Castle Fynn: floors

Chests

• F1:
  • 1000 Gil
  • 2000 Gil, 1000 Gil
• F3: Break Tome, Death Tome, Toad Tome
• F2:
  • Aura Tome
  • Potion
  • Giant’s Gloves
  • Werebuster

Arcane Labyrinth: Dancing Dagger

1. West: "Mysidia" → "Desert" → "Oasis", "Ekmet Teoless"
2. East: "Oasis", "Ekmet Teoless" → "Woodlands" → "Fire" → "Cauldron", "Desert", "Ultima Tome" + "Sorcery"
3. South: "Oasis", "Ekmet Teoless", "Desert", "Ultima Tome", "Woodlands", "Cauldron", "Mysidia", "Sorcery" → "Soul" → "Mercy"

Castle Fynn: basement

Chests

• F1 on the way to B1:
  • Golden Armor, Golden Shield, Golden Cuirass
• B1:
  • Eye Drops
  • Clothes
  • Knife
• B2:
  • Ether
  • Potion
  • Maiden’s Kiss
• B3:
  • Hi*Potion
  • Flame Shield
  • Spider Silk
• B4:
  • Power Staff
  • Betrayal Fang
  • Flame Armor
• B5:
  • Orichalcum

Bestiary

• (009) Stalagmite
• (015) Ogre Mage
• (016) Ogre Chief
• (081) Green Soul
• (107) Magician

To Mysidia

Tropical Island

Chests

• B1:
  • Eye Drops
  • Hi-Potion
  • Hi-Potion
  • Ether
  • Spider Silk
• Shop path:
  • B2: Sleepgrass
  • B3: Spider’s Silk
• Main Path:
  • B2:
    • Scourge Tome
    • Blind Tome
    • Scourge Tome
    • Blind Tome
  • B3:
    • Garlic
    • Phoenix Down
  • B4: 1000 Gil
  • B5:
    • Death Idol
    • Sleep Tome
    • Sleepgrass, Gaia Drum, Sleepgrass

Bestiary

• (017) Dual Heads
• (018) Dual Deads
• (019) Wererat
• (020) Stunner
• (024) Ghoul
• (027) Shadow
• (049) Wild Horn
• (050) Poison Toad
• (077) Yellow Jelly
• (078) Red Mousse

Mysidian Cave

Chests

• B1:
  • Gold Hairpin
  • Black Garb
• B2:
  • Power Staff
  • Flame Lance
• B3:
  • Ice Bow
  • Ogrekiller
• B4:
  • Potion
  • Phoenix Down, Bell of Silence, Gold Needle
• B5:
  • Drain Tome
  • Mini Tome
  • Potion, Ether, Hi-Potion × 2
  • Drain Tome, Osmose Tome

Bestiary

• (036) Rhyos
• (051) Gigantoad
• (057) Changer
• (058) Brain
• (059) Parasite
• (065) Malboro
• (101) Mine

To the Mysidian Tower

Leviathan

• Lose Leila
• 2F: Gain Ricard

Chests

• 1F:
  • Twist Headband
  • Power Sash
• 2F: Power Armlet
• 3F:
  • Gaia Blade
  • Diamond Shield

Arcane Labyrinth: Abel's Lance

1. West: "Dragoons", "Wyverns" → "Darkness" → "Thundercloud"
2. East: "Dragoons", "Wyverns", "Soul", "Darkness", "Thundercloud", "Fire", "Cauldron"
3. South: "Dragoons", "Wyverns", "Soul", "Darkness", "Thundercloud", "Fire", "Cauldron", "Desert", "Dense Fog", "Goddess’s Bell"

Arcane Labyrinth: Artemis Bow

1. West: "Mask" → "Tundra", "Mysidia", "Mercy"
2. East: "Mysidia", "Sorcery", "Ultima Tome", "Tundra", "Cyclone" → "Giants" (+ "Utopia"), "Mercy"
3. South: "Mysidia", "Sorcery", "Ultima Tome", "Tundra", "Ekmet Teoless", "Oasis", "Giants", "Desert", "Woodlands", "Mercy"

Bestiary

• (040) Killer Fish
• (042) Helldiver
• (044) Pirate
• (045) Buccaneer
• (052) Sea Snake

Mysidian Tower

Chests

• 1F:
  • Ether
  • Staff
  • White Robe
  • Staff
• 2F:
  • Flame Bow, Flame Lance
  • Flame Shield
• 3F:
  • Flame Sword
  • Flame Armor
  • Flame Helm
• 4F:
  • Ice Shield
  • Ice Gloves
  • Ice Armor
• 5F:
  • Ice Lance
  • Ice Brand
• 6F:
  • Elixir
  • Wizard’s Staff
• 7F:
  • Spider Silk
  • Hermes’s Shoes
  • Unicorn Horn
• 8F: Flare Tome
• 9F:
  • Hourglass
  • Cross
  • Black Robe

10F

• Stat boosts from side orbs

Bestiary

• (025) Ghast
• (026) Revenant
• (028) Wraith
• (029) Specter
• (030) Ghost
• (061) Werewolf
• (063) Imp
• (068) Basilisk
• (079) Black Flan
• (082) Yellow Soul

To the Cyclone

Towns

• Fynn Castle: "Cyclone"
• Fynn: Chests (missable!): Black Garb, Thief Gauntlets, Elixir, Silver Cuirass, Blood Sword, Gold Hairpin, Gold Cuirass, Ruby Cuirass

Cyclone

Chests

• 2F: Ripper
• 3F: Poison Axe
• 4F:
  • Diamond Gloves
  • Diamond Helm
• 5F:
  • Defender
  • Diamond Armor
• 6F: Wind Flute

Arcane Labyrinth: Gigantaxe

1. West: "Giants", "Palamecia" → "Iron Bars" + "Chronicles", "Sorcery"
2. East: "Giants", "Iron Bars", "Chronicles" → "Miasma", "Sorcery", "Utopia", "Mercy"
3. South: "Giants", "Iron Bars", "Miasma", "Sorcery", "Utopia", "Chronicles", "Mysidia", "Ekmet Teoless", "Ultima Tome", "Mercy"

Bestiary

• (043) Cockatrice
• (066) Malboro Terra
• (090) Royal Guard

To Palamecia

Towns

Fynn: "Palamecia"

Castle Palamecia

Chests

• 1F:
  • Diamond Cuirass
  • Garlic
• 2F:
  • Hourglass
  • Ether
  • Buckler
• 3F: Thunder Spear
• 4F:
  • Spirit
  • Sleepgrass
  • Mage's Staff, Healing Staff, Wizard's Staff
• 6F: Sun Blade
• 7F: Elixir, Elixir, Elixir
• 8F: Hellfire, Wind Flute

Misc.

• Bestiary: (093) Wood Golem
• Leon leave before boss fight

To the Pandaemonium

Towns

• Fynn:
  • Leon joins
  • "Jade Passage"
• Deist: Acquire Excalibur

Bestiary

• (022) Skull
• (038) Death Flower
• (056) Flying Ray
• (071) Eyemoeba
• (094) Stone Golem
• (105) Captain
• (106) General
• (109) Wizard

Arcane Labyrinth: Longinus

1. West: "Palamecia", "Tundra" → "Greed" → "Authority"
2. East: "Palamecia", "Dreadnought", "Authority", "Ultima Tome", "Tundra", "Woodlands", "Cauldron"
3. South: "Palamecia", "Dreadnought", "Authority", "Ultima Tome", "Tundra", "Woodlands", "Cauldron", "Mirror", "Wizard", "Cyclone"

Arcane Labyrinth: Ragnarok

1. West: "Jade Passage" → "Oblivion" → "Hope" → "Destruction" + "Guardian"
2. East: "Hope", "Destruction", "Guardian", "Cyclone", "Utopia", "Jade Passage", "Oblivion"
3. South: "Hope", "Destruction", "Guardian", "Cyclone", "Utopia", "Jade Passage", "Oblivion", "Mask", "Greed", "Sorcery"

Bestiary

• (032) Scissorjaws
• (041) Bolt Fish
• (053) Sea Dragon
• (055) Manta Ray
• (064) Pit Fiend
• (069) Salamander
• (074) Sand Worm
• (083) Vampire Girl
• (086) Imperial Shadow
• (087) Killer Mantis
• (088) Mantis King
• (108) Sorcerer
• (110) Werepanther

Jade Passage

Chests

• B1:
  • Diamond Mace
  • Hellfire
• B2:
  • Hellfire
  • Antarctic Wind
  • Cat Claws
• B3: Rune Axe
• B4:
  • Betrayal Fang
  • Yoichi Bow
  • Aegis Shield, Dragon Armor, Holy Lance
• B5:
  • Hi-Potion
  • Protect Ring
  • Elixir

Bestiary

• (037) Chimera Sphinx
• (060) Mega Parasite
• (072) Hecteyes
• (075) Abyss Worm
• (084) Vampire Lady

Pandaemonium

Chests

• 2F: Ether
• 3F: Elixir
• 5F:
  • Genji Gloves
  • Masamune
  • Genji Helm
• 6F:
  • Ribbon
  • Genji Armor
• 7F: Sage's Wisdom
• 8F:
  • Acid Phial
  • Hellfire

Bestiary

• (034) Beast Demon
• (039) Devil's Bloom
• (062) Devil Wolf
• (067) Great Malboro
• (070) Ice Lizard
• (089) Mantis Devil
• (092) Death Rider
• (095) Mythril Golem
• (102) Bomb
• (111) Coeurl
• (112) Lamia
• (124) Iron Giant (5F-7F, extremely rare)

Soul of Rebirth

Unknown Cave

Chests

• B1:
  • Elixir
  • Ether
• B2:
  • Thief's Gloves
  • Hellfire
  • Ancient Sword
• B3:
  • Silver Cuirass
• B4:
  • Hi-Potion
  • Aura Tome
  • Golden Shield, Demon Spear, Eye Drops
• B5:
  • Ether
  • Protect Ring
  • Hi-Potion

Bestiary

• (129) Giga Parasite
• (130) Soul Eater
• (131) Pyrolisk
• (132) Flan Princess
• (133) Death Knight
• (134) Miss Vamp
• (135) Bigfoot
• (136) Gil Snapper
• (137) Beast Devil (B3 only)
• (138) Sea Serpent
• (139) Death Horn
• (140) Gigas Worm
• (141) Glasya Labolas
• (167) Zombie Borghen
• (168) Roundworm

Chamber of the Seal

• Stat boosts from side orbs
• Bestiary: (169) Ultima Weapon

Unknown Palace

Chests

• 2F: Ether
• 3F: Genji Gloves
• 5F:
  • Wyvern Lance
  • Wild Rose
  • Stardust Rod
• 6F:
  • Ribbon
  • Bracers
• 7F: Genji Helm
• 8F:
  • Aegis Shield
  • Genji Armor

Bestiary

• (142) Li'l Murderer
• (143) Puroboros
• (144) Dark Soul
• (145) Mother Brain
• (146) Bloodbones
• (147) Warg Wolf
• (148) Mini Satana
• (149) Dark Magician
• (150) Chimera Brain
• (151) Lamia Matriarch
• (152) Cait Sith
• (153) Twin Heads
• (154) Catoblepas
• (155) Orukat
• (156) Malboro Menace
• (157) Chaos Rider
• (158) Gold Golem
• (159) Black Dragon
• (160) Dark Behemoth
• (161) Steel Giant (6F chest)
• (163) Yamatano Orochi (5F chest)
• (164) Beelzebub Soul (6F chest)
• (165) Lucifer (5F chest)