Crater

Screens: In Crater – 8 shown

Temporary screens become permanently inaccessible during the normal course of the game Name	The random encounter groups that you may fight on this screen; this list only includes standard encounters, but special encounter types may also be present as detailed on the screen detail page; encounter rates are in parenthesis and are out of 256 Random Encounters	How many treasures (items of interest containing equipment or other items) are found on this screen Treasures	The price of the cheapest inn in this screen. it is not necessarily always available Inn Price	Save Point	Notes
Crater	Grenade (96) Gigas (88) 2 Grenades (72)	-	-	-	-
Crater (Foggy Path)	-	-	-	-	-
Whirlwind Maze (Base)	-	1	-	On a rock along the path	-
Whirlwind Maze (First Crossing)	-	2	-	-	-
Whirlwind Maze (Twisting Path)	3 Gremlins (72) 2 Sculptures (68) Ironite (60) 2 Gremlins, Sculpture (56)	1	-	-	-
Whirlwind Maze (Second Crossing)	-	-	-	-	-
Whirlwind Maze (Upper Path)	2 Wind Wings (60) Dragon Rider (56) Ironite, 2 Wind Wings (52) 2 Ironites (48) 2 Killbins (40)	2	-	On the northern part of the path	-
Whirlwind Maze (Third Crossing)	-	-	-	-	-

Items of Interest: In Crater – 6 shown

Item	Type	Whether this item can be found or collected multiple times Repeatable	Screen	Details
Neo Bahamut Materia	Item	No	Whirlwind Maze (Base)	Pick up the red orb on the ground along the path
Ether	Item	No	Whirlwind Maze (First Crossing)	Talk to the hooded man on the left, then pick up the item left behind
Hi-Potion	Item	No	Whirlwind Maze (First Crossing)	Talk to the hooded man on the right, then pick up the item left behind
Kaiser Knuckle	Item	No	Whirlwind Maze (Twisting Path)	Open the chest on the right side of the path
MP Turbo Materia	Item	No	Whirlwind Maze (Upper Path)	Pick up the yellow orb after fighting the boss
Poison Ring	Item	No	Whirlwind Maze (Upper Path)	Open the chest at the end of the path

Set Encounters: In Crater – 4 shown

Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Encounter	Screen	Details	The range of levels of monsters in this encounter Level	EXP	AP	Gil	In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind Type	A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty Run Difficulty
Wind Wing	Whirlwind Maze (First Crossing)	Step into the whirlwind barrier	36	800	60	500 gil	Normal Battle	×3
Wind Wing	Whirlwind Maze (Second Crossing)	Step into the whirlwind barrier	36	800	60	500 gil	Normal Battle	×3
Jenova·DEATH	Whirlwind Maze (Upper Path)	Enter the area for the first time	55	6,000	400	5,000 gil	Normal Battle	Can't Run
Wind Wing	Whirlwind Maze (Third Crossing)	Step into the whirlwind barrier	36	800	60	500 gil	Normal Battle	×3

Monsters: Encountered in Crater – 9 shown

Limited monsters never appear in random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square monsters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobos only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Name	Level	HP	MP	Attack	The base physical damage dealt by this monster's abilities; physical damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (P) Base P	Magic atk	The base magic damage dealt by this monster's abilities; magic damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (M) Base M	Defense	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Magic def	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a magic attack Magic Vuln.	Defense%	Note that party members get a +50 bonus to Dexterity during combat which monsters do not Dexterity	Luck	Elemental Vulnerability	Status Immunity	EXP	AP	Gil	The rate of Steal success per item by a character of equal level to the monster; these rates will change based on the level difference between the Stealing character and the monster; hover over a percentage to see the base rate (which is based on being 10 levels higher than the monster); this rate is multiplied by 80%±2% per level difference; only one item can be stolen, so an increase in level may in some cases decrease the effective Steal rate of items later in the list Steal	A monster will never drop an item if an item was Stolen from it during the battle; only monsters present in the final battle of a multi-battle sequence may drop items Win	Morph
Dragon Rider	35	3,500	180	84	357	76	666	80	84%	120	76%	15%	77	30	Invalid: Earth, Gravity, Water Weak: Wind	Defend: Small, Confusion, Frog, Stop, Paralyzed, Manipulate	1,000	80	690 gil	Hi-Potion (41.2%)	Hi-Potion (14.1%)	Mind Source
Gigas	40	3,500	100	100	600	59	594	80	84%	98	80%	8%	79	22	Invalid: Gravity	Defend: Small, Confusion, Frog, Berserk, Manipulate	840	84	560 gil	Gigas Armlet (41.2%)	Earth Mallet (14.1%)	-
Gremlin	36	1,500	100	70	304	55	546	60	88%	80	84%	5%	62	14	-	-	750	60	750 gil	Tent (41.2%)	Shrivel (14.1%)	X-Potion
Grenade	32	2,000	-	70	280	30	372	60	88%	64	87%	1%	68	0	Invalid: Earth Halve: Fire	Defend: Small, Confusion, Frog, Stop, Berserk, Paralyzed, Manipulate	900	100	400 gil	Right Arm (11.2%)	Right Arm (14.1%)	Right Arm
Ironite	30	2,400	100	65	185	50	480	58	88%	40	92%	2%	70	0	-	Defend: Frog	900	48	680 gil	Phoenix Down (11.2%)	Hi-Potion (4.7%)	-
Jenova·DEATH	55	25,000	800	140	1580	70	750	90	82%	320	37%	1%	150	0	Invalid: Gravity	Defend: Sleep, Small, Confusion, Silence, Frog, Stop, Berserk, Poison, Petrify, Slow-numb, Manipulate, Death, Death-sentence	6,000	400	5,000 gil	-	Reflect Ring	-
Killbin	30	3,200	380	90	342	85	690	64	87%	126	75%	12%	68	25	-	Defend: Manipulate	700	150	1,000 gil	Turbo Ether (41.2%)	Ether (14.1%)	Mind Source
Sculpture	32	1,700	100	56	168	48	480	40	92%	68	86%	2%	53	0	Weak: Holy	Defend: Petrify, Slow-numb	860	60	640 gil	-	Tranquilizer (4.7%)	-
Wind Wing	36	1,900	350	75	327	45	486	60	88%	64	87%	3%	65	20	-	-	800	60	500 gil	Hi-Potion (41.2%)	Phoenix Down (14.1%)	Phoenix Down

Party Changes: In Crater – 2 shown

Character	The type of party change; a character can be named (usually when you first meet them), or join or leave the party; a lead change indicates which character must be in the party at any given time Type	Screen	Details
Cloud	Leave	Whirlwind Maze (Third Crossing)	After moving to the next area
Tifa	Lead	Whirlwind Maze (Third Crossing)	After moving to the next area

Weapons: Found in Crater – 1 shown

Rare weapons can only be found at specific points during the game; ultimate weapons have special properties that can multiply their damage to extreme levels; starting weapons cannot be re-obtained if sold or lost Name	Character	Attack	Attack%	Magic	The growth of materia slots is categorized by color: ⦿×1, ⦿×2, ⦿×3, and ⦾×0. Materia Slots	AP Growth	Range	Effects	Price	Value
Kaiser Knuckle	Tifa	44	110%	13	⦿ ⦿ ⦿ ⦿ ⦿ ⦿ ⦿─⦿	×1	Normal	Critical Hit +1%	15,000 gil	7,500 gil

Accessories: Found in Crater – 2 shown

Uncommon accessories cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare accessories can only be found at specific points during the game Name	Effects	Price	Value
Poison Ring	Absorb Poison, Defend Poison	-	10,000 gil
Reflect Ring	Auto-Reflect, Reflect does not end	-	6,000 gil

Materia: Found in Crater – 2 shown

Uncommon materia cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare materia can only be found at specific points during the game; master materia are incredibly rare and powerful Name	Type	Levels	Abilities	The element added when this materia is paired with an Elemental materia Element	Strength	Dexterity	Vitality	Magic	Luck	Magic def	Max HP%	Max MP%	Price	Master AP	The sale value of this materia when it is mastered; materia that have not yet been mastered sell at a lower price Master Value	When your materia is stolen, materia with a higher priority is stolen first Priority
MP Turbo	Support	5	MP Turbo 10%/level	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	120,000	1 gil	40
Neo Bahamut	Summon	5	Neo Bahamut 1/battle/level	Hidden	-	-	-	+2	-	+2	−10	+10	-	200,000	1 gil	66

Items: Found in Crater – 2 shown

Uncommon items cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare items can only be found at specific points during the game; special items are held by the most powerful monsters in the game Name	Description	The damage calculation of the item's effect; multiple hits are indicated first; items deal full damage to multiple targets and always hit; HP or MP are those of the character the item is used on; healing and MP restoration items are indicated by their text color Base Damage	Type	Target	Element	The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this spell, and the chance of success if it is not assured Status	Special Properties	Price	Value	Use in Field?
Hi-Potion	Restores HP by 500	500	Magic	One ally	Restorative	-	Restores 500 HP	300 gil	150 gil	Yes
Ether	Restores MP by 100	100	Magic	One ally	Restorative	-	Restores 100 MP	1,500 gil	750 gil	Yes

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