Leviathan and the Mysidia Tower

Before going to the Mysidia Tower, take
some time to buff up. Make sure you
5 attack spells (Bolt, Fire, etc.) are at
Level 6. Cure is at Level 7, and Heal, Life
and Change are at Level 4. Change will
come in handy in the Mysidia Tower if
you run low on MP. HP at 1200 and MP
at 150. Unequip Layla of everything and
enter the circle of mountains near the
Mysidian Tower. Just then, Leviathan will
swallow the ship whole!
Once you arrive inside, Layla will be
missing. The water here is actually acid
and will take 1 HP away per step. Grab
the Spiral Helmet (give it to Frioniel) and
the Power Armor (give that to Maria),
and take the stairs up. This area is just a
town filled with those who have been
swallowed by Leviathan. Show the
Crystal Rod to the man blocking the
path. This is Richard, (the last Dragoon)
and he offers to help look for Ultima.
With an HP as low as Richards, no
wonder the Dragoons are almost extinct.
For now, just be careful with him. Give
Richard Layla's old Flame Shield. Take
the stairs at the northwest corner. In this
floor is an Earth Sword and a Diamond
Shield. Give them both to Frioniel and
head left to the Land Worm. Just attack
it normally and heal when needed. After
it is dead, get on the ship and sail out.
Get Richard's HP up above 1000 and
everyone's weapon at 7. Head to the
Mysidia Tower and the Crystal Rod will
go to work and break the seal. Enter the
tower. One the first floor at the top is
a White Robe Armor. You have to go
through a false wall to get it. Give it to
Maria and her Power Armor to Richard.
Take the stairs in the middle of the floor
up.
On this floor is a Flame Bow, Spear,
and Shield. You should still have the
Flame Bow. These are really not worth
getting, except for the money. From the
stairs, take the bottom left path and follow
to the end and then go down and follow
to the stairs. Go in the Lava and take the
door to the far left. Grab the Flame
Sword, Armor, and Helmet, but do not
equip them yet. Go to the door at the top
and talk to the Mage. It will change into...
A Fire Gigas! 1800 HP, and a nasty
attack will make this battle tough. You
might want to save on magic. If you do,
make sure Maria has the Ice Bow
equipped and that your HP is full. It will
use Fire 12 on all of the party at any time,
so be ready to use a Cure8 spell at any
time. After a while, it should fall and you
can advance. After it dies give Frioniel
the Flame Sword, Richard the Earth
Sword and Flame Armor, and Maria the
Flame Helmet. Continue up the stairs.
On the next floor are an Ice Shield,
Gauntlet, and Armor. If you take the stairs
at the west part, it will lead you to a
useless Ice Spear. Give the Ice Gauntlet
to Guy and the Ice Armor to Richard.
Take the stairs at the east side and go up.
Make your way through the cold water
to the door, grabbing (but not equipping)
the Ice Sword along the way. In the room
is a mage like last time. Talk to it and it
will transform into an...
Ice Gigas! Actually, even with 2000 HP,
this fight is easier because this time, you
have the Flame Sword at your disposal.
If you gave Richard the Flame Sword,
this fight will be even easier. Again, you
might want to save up on Magic, but
Fire6 or Fire7 does a lot of damage to
it. A few shots from that and it will die.
Once it is dead, give Frioniel the Ice
Sword and Richard the Flame Sword.
Take the stairs to continue.
Go right from the stairs and down. Follow
right to the end and head down. Go left
and pick up the Evil Cane, then take the
door and go up the stairs. From these
stairs, go directly up and enter the room.
Heal up and talk to the mage, as like the
other 2, this one will transform into a...
Thunder Gigas! This one is tougher than
the other 2, because its weakness is
hard to find. Ok, maybe not. The best
strategy here is to use Aero on it and
have Guy use Holy. This sucka can hit
for over 1000 HP at a time and has
2500 HP of its own. If the level is high
enough, cast Change on him to take
away about 1/2 of his HP (if it is in the
1000's). Heal when needed and keep up
the attacks in it will die out.
Take the stairs up and go down the long
hallway to the end. Grab the Flare Book
(guarded by Gotuses and Devil Flowers)
and give it to Frioniel. Take the door
directly below the Flare spell and go up
the stairs. At the northeast corner of
level 9 is a Black Robe, guarded by a
Dragon. Fire spells work good on it, but
if you are running low of MP, use Change
on the Dragon. Give the Black Robe to
Maria and the White Robe to Guy.
Take the 2nd door from the left on the
northeast side and go up the stairs. Go
up and talk to Minh, who is standing in
front of the seal and is about to destroy it.
He destroys the seal, then dies. Go into
the room and you will see 5 crystals. The
4 outer ones will increase a certain status
on a random character. Save and load if
you do not like who gets what. When
you are ready, talk the middle crystal and
you will get Ultima and will warp out. Give
Ultima to Maria.
Frioniel Ice Maria Ice Guy Ogre Richard Flame
Spiral Flame Goldpin Giant
Giant Power Ice Giant
Diamond -- Flame Ice
Black Black Robe White Robe Ice
Earth Flame XPotion Winged
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