Final Fantasy IV/Tower of Babil - Part 2

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Move Hovercraft

On the map find the Tower of Babil. At the bottom left of this island, you will see some shallow water and Eblan Cave. Drop the Hovercraft on land near the cave, and ride it to the entrance.

Cave of Eblan

Enemies Cave of Eblan
Number	Name	HP	Weakness	Resist	Absorb	Gil	Exp	Notes
#035	Bloodbones	210	Fire, Holy	Dark	-	169	315	-
#061	Cave Bat	334	Holy, Thrown	-	Lightning	151	598	-
#078	Steel Golem	1950	Ice	-	-	445	703	-
#079	Armadillo	325	-	-	-	194	1555	Drops Mythril Shield and Hammer
#087	Ironback	100	-	-	-	233	1077	Drops Mythril Shield and Hammer
#096	Black Lizard	792	Ice	-	-	43	1298	-
#109	Blood Bat	439	Fire, Thrown	-	Lightning	262	1977	-
#110	Skuldier	740	Fire, Holy	Dark	-	116	1577	Counters with Thundara

Cave of Eblan Checklist:
Items Vampire Fang Shuriken Remedy Potion x2 Ether Tent Hi-Potion Cottage Hi-Potion Elixir x2 Spider Silk Silver Hourglass Phoenix Down x2 Gold Needle Dry Ether Blood Sword

In the first room of the cave head immediately south, as far as possible and you will reach the next door. The next cave is the hideout of Eblana. Continue to the left, and you will see a staircase toward a door. Go through this door. In the next room head north, and the only door will take you onward through the game.

For this room, head to the fork in the path and take the one to the lower right. In the next room follow the path down, to the right, then up again and into the next cave. In this cave, the first door you see is a save point. Continue to the left of that door and you will come upon Edge. He will lose a battle with Rubicante only to join your team.

Armor shop
Armor	Cost
Ice Shield	10000
Ice Armor	35000
Black Robe	10000

Weapon shop
Weapon	Cost
Power Staff	2000
Icebrand	26000
Ice Lance	21000
Kunai	4000
Boomerang	3000
Killer Bow	3000
Poison Arrows	70

Item shop
Item	Cost
Gold Needle	400
Maiden's Kiss	60
Mallet	80
Diet Ration	100
Echo Herbs	50
Eye Drops	30
Antidote	40
Cross	100

Re-enter the Tower of Babil

Enemies Tower of Babil (Overworld)
Number	Name	HP	Weakness	Resist	Absorb	Gil	Exp	Notes
#086	Mystery Egg	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
#093	Coeurl	593	-	-	-	345	2759	Counters with Blaster
#094	Balloon	593	-	-	-	345	2759	Drops Bomb summon
#098	Sorceror	593	-	-	-	345	2759	-
#099	Ghost Knight	593	-	-	-	345	2759	-
#100	Lamia Matriarch	593	-	-	-	345	2759	-
#101	Lamia	1200	-	-	-	143	2059	Counters with Entice
#102	Storm Anima	593	-	-	-	345	2759	-
#105	Mad Ogre	2000	-	-	-	270	2359	Easily killed with Break
#106	Green Dragon	593	-	-	-	345	2759	-
#108	Mythril Golem	593	-	-	-	345	2759	-

Tower of Babil (Overworld) Checklist:
Items Unicorn Horn Silver Hourglass Lilith's Kiss Ogrekiller Ashura 82000 Gil

This cave leads to the edge of the Tower of Babil. Edge will jump over the side, letting you in. In the first room of the tower. Follow the horseshoe pattern of the room, and enter the next door you come to. The next room also takes a large horseshoe pattern, so follow this around as well. Enter the first door you come to in the next room.

In this room go immediately to the right, and it will loop around to another door.

Upon entering this room go immediately to the right and you will see 2 doors. The first is a save point. The second will take you further, so enter this door. In the next room, just go through the door, then you will reach final room, where you will find the King and Queen of Eblan.

Boss: King and Queen of Eblan

The King and Queen are being controlled by Rubicant. Just fight these guys for a little while (or just defend the whole time and only heal when needed), and a cut scene will take over. They will die on their own. After defeating them Rubicante will appear. He will give you a chance to equip yourself properly (Ice Weapons and Fire Armor). Before attacking he will heal you completely.

Boss: Rubicante

Number	Name	HP	Weakness	Resist	Absorb	Gil	Exp
#223	Rubicante	34000	-	-	Fire	200	700

Rubicante can be difficult. He will rotate through spells (Fira, Firaga, and Scorch). Scorch (Glare) is particularly dangerous, as it will most likely kill a party member instantly if the single-target version is used and they don't have adequate fire protection. Rubicante only uses it when his cloak is open. Use Rydia's ice spells or Shiva, and Edge's Flood for most effective attacks. However, when he hides behind his cloak all elemental attacks will actually heal him, so wait for him to drop the cloak to attack. Casting a fire spell on Rubicante while his cloak is closed will cause him to cast Raise on all party members, allowing you to revive them easily should they get KO'd.

Crystal Room

After defeating him a messenger from Eblan will come in and speak with you. After leaving head toward the door that Rubicante blocked, and you will be in the Crystal Room. When you try to take the crystal, you will fall into a trap. Continue along the path of the tower through 2 levels.

The Underground

When you reach a room with a fork in it, take the path on the left. Through that door you will find an airship. After the cutscene, use it to reach the Gnome City. Speak with the King and he will tell you that the final crystal is in the sealed cave. Luca will give you the key.

Cid

Go to the basement of the castle, and you will find Cid through the door. He will fix your airship so that it can fly over the lava. Now you can reach the Sealed Cave.

Tomra

Enemies Tomra, Kokkol's Forge, Outside Caves
Number	Name	HP	Weakness	Resist	Absorb	Gil	Exp	Notes
#075	Blood Flower	370	Fire	-	-	445	703	-
#081	Tunneler	655	-	-	-	445	703	Drops Siren
#082	Hellflapper	900	Thrown	-	-	445	703	-
#083	Caterpillar	986	-	-	-	445	703	-

Armor shop
Armor	Cost
Diamond Shield	15000
Diamond Helm	10000
Diamond Armor	40000
Diamond Gloves	5000
Gold Hairpin	20000
Diamond Armlet	4000

Weapon shop
Weapon	Cost
Ashura	7000
Chain Whip	6000
Ogrekiller	45000
Killer Bow	3000
Silencing Arrows	100

Item shop (Left)
Item	Cost
Gold Needle	400
Maiden's Kiss	60
Mallet	80
Diet Ration	100
Echo Herbs	50
Eye Drops	30
Antidote	40
Cross	100

Item shop (Right)
Item	Cost
Phoenix Down	100
Potion	30
Hi-Potion	150
Tent	100
Cottage	500
Gnomish Bread	100
Gysahl Greens	50
Remedy	5000

Tomra Checklist:
Items Zeus's Wrath Antarctic Wind Bomb Fragment Bestiary Dry Ether 2000 Gil

Tomra is in the south central part of the underworld, and has new equipment. Skip Diamond Armor and Shields, but buy Diamond Gauntlets and/or Helmets. Diamond gear protects against lightning. If Cecil or Kain have at least one piece each of Fire, Ice and Diamond gear, they'll be protected against all three elements. Because Fire and Ice gear are both only a shield and body armor, the Diamond gear has to be the helmet or gauntlets. It's the best setup for them until they get their best armor in the final dungeon.

The Gold Hairpins also protect against lightning, and grant a big boost to Rydia's black magic. A nice piece for Rosa, and a must have for Rydia (but you should already have found one Gold Hairpin in Mist).

Optional Sidequests

This would be a good point to attempt the Passage of Eidolons and Sylph Cave. In order to do these easily, before attempting the Sylph Cave, Rosa should be at least level 35 to learn Float, everyone should be equipped with a Ruby Ring, and before attempting the Passage of the Eidolons, Rosa should be at least level 36 to learn Reflect as well, and Edge should be equipped with the Mage Masher.