Introduction
The Battle Arena is an enclosed space where you can fight selected enemies, ranging from typical creeps to endgame bosses. The arena is unlocked after the quest Find Mid has been completed. The Eye of Jenova quest is completed by starting one of the starter cups. The arena can be accessed by talking to Thorn in Kalm (who stands next to the job change crystals) or by walking from Naga Island and touching the gate to the arena. Arena Resources and Dimensional Boundary are two quests that unlock Arena Expansion which gives access to the Lothlorien Cup and all following cups.
There are four chronicle titles that can be unlocked from the arena, see the Chronicles page for more details. The arena is also a great place to meet the Proof of Strength requirement for Legendary mastery promotion -- all jobs can perform their battle against a lvl 90+ opponent in the arena, although some jobs may have an easier time with an external opponent, such as Dark Eden.
NPCs and Activities
Each cup consists of 8 teams (including your team). In Tournament mode, you face only 3 teams. In Survival mode, you face each of the other 7 teams sequentially. Defeating each team in a cup grants you some BP; you also get extra BP for beating an entire cup. The amount of BP gained can be doubled with the Arena Champion Chronicle.
General Leo allows you to toggle the display of cup teams, select the battle mode, and convert BP to either gold or experience after completing Arena Expansion.
The Cup Organizer allows you to start a cup; at the beginning only the Guardia Forest Cup is available. Other cups can be unlocked by beating previous cups, defeating enemies in the game, or using the Arena Conquest Chronicle. Around the Cup Organizer are four Battle Organizers, who let you pick a team to fight once you have met that team once in a cup (only certain teams are available this way, see the Battle Organizer page for the full list). Starting a cup or a Battle Organizer fight costs 20 gold.
There are four NPCs in the top of the arena that sell items for BP. More items become available as more cups are unlocked. Notable items include endgame gears such as Zodiac Escutcheon, Circlet and Robe of Lords.
After the completion of Arena Resources, Limma will also show up on the right side, along with McBurn. Limma is a special Battle Organizer that lets you re-summon some endgame bosses. McBurn allows you to start the quest Trial by Fire, which is the first part of a quest chain that ultimately rewards the sword Angbar (note that this quest chain can only be fully completed on the Inferno or Nightmare difficulty).
Arena Rules
Arena battles must take place within the area of the arena; the battle is considered loss if you teleport outside or enter a Chocobo. When a battle is taking place, allied heroes cannot teleport to you from outside, although allied non-hero units (such as summons and Naisha) can. During an arena battle, there is also be a lightning barrier surrounding the arena center; you will take 3000 damage / second when you walk outside of this barrier.
Dying in the arena will incur the standard penalty (you lose gold and EXP in normal mode, or lose your character in hardcode more).
Mosnter HP scaling is applied based on the number of players inside the arena at the time a monster is spawned. For example, if you are in a 3-player game but only you are in the arena when a monster spawns, its HP will be the same as in single player.
Shadow can fight alongside you in the arena, although he cannot Fast Join to you if a fight has already started. He does not affect monster HP scaling but does no damage to anything in the arena (starting from patch 0.9.7). However, he can still be useful as a tank and support.
Arena Cups
Cup | Requirement | Outfitter Prizes Unlocked | |||
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Guardia Forest Cup | Complete Quest Find Mid | - | Mega Potion - 5 Charges (200 BP) |
Mega Ether - 5 Charges (200 BP) |
Spirit of Lowtown - 5 Charges (500 BP) |
Guardia Forest Cup | Team Name | Consisting Of: | ||
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- | Amphibious woodsmen | |||
- | Blacklord | |||
- | Blood fangs | |||
- | Forest Elite | |||
- | Goblin guard | |||
- | Goblin scout | |||
- | Infernal knight | |||
- | Outlawed | |||
- | Master of necromancy | |||
- | Terror fangs |
Cup | Requirement | Outfitter Prizes Unlocked | |||
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Barrens Cup | Beat Guardia Forest Cup once. | - | Crusher's Belt (1500 BP) |
Germinas Boots (1500 BP) |
Necklace of the Necromancer (1500 BP) |
Barrens Cup | Team Name | Consisting Of: | ||
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- | Death warlock | |||
- | Greatest Khan | |||
- | High volts |
Cup | Requirement | Outfitter Prizes Unlocked | |||
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Mountains Cup | Beat Guardia Forest Cup three times. | - | Thunder Wand (2100 BP) |
Fire Wand (5200 BP) |
Ice Wand (10200 BP) |
Mountains Cup | Team Name | Consisting Of: | ||
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- | Ball on chains | |||
- | Brutal stalkers | |||
- | Clan leaders joined | |||
- | Death warlock | |||
- | Lowly acolytes | |||
- | Magic rocks | |||
- | Master of necromancy | |||
- | No think just hit | |||
- | Ogre patriarch | |||
- | Outlaws | |||
- | The black apprentices | |||
- | The black mages | |||
- | Not-so brainless |
Cup | Requirement | Outfitter Prizes Unlocked | |||
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Island Cup | Beat Barrens and Mountains Cup. | - | Staff of Light (7500 BP) |
Barbarian's Helmet (12000 BP) |
Grandmasterwork Leather (7800 BP) |
Island Cup | Team Name | Consisting Of: | ||
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- | Crystal Cutters | |||
- | Dark Fish Clan | |||
- | Evolved Tritons | |||
- | Feared devastators | |||
- | Hydra family | |||
- | Lord of Tortoises | |||
- | Magic Rocks | |||
- | Mechanic Fighters | |||
- | Savage Wolves | |||
- | Sea Hunters |
Cup | Requirement | Outfitter Prizes Unlocked | |||
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Chocobo Cup | During a Guardia forest cup, defeat team's Cry of the feather. | Keep a Chocobo inside the arena. | X-Potion 5 Charges (500 BP) |
Turbo Ether 5 Charges (500 BP) |
Luchil Nut (3000 BP) |
Chocobo Cup | Team Name | Consisting Of: | ||
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- | Bobby Corwen | Boco the Chocobo | ||
- | Choco's Honor | x3 Chocobo | ||
- | Cry of the Feather | |||
- | Giant Allies | Adaman Tortoise | Chocobo | Vodyan |
- | Elder Tribe | Chocobo | Satyr Farseer | Gnoll Chieftain |
- | Kwehvasion | Chocobo | x2 Annoying Monster | |
- | Mine Warkers | |||
- | The Wrong Friends | Chocobo | x2 Infernal Templar | |
- | Treasures hunters | |||
- | Sonic Speed | Chocobo | x2 Tempest Lizard | |
- | Uninfectable | x2 Abomination | Chocobo |
Cup | Requirement | Outfitter Prizes Unlocked | |||
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Unique Enemy Cup | Kill the three unique enemies (Cactuar, Malboro and Tonberry). | Then beat Island Cup 3 times (+1 if 3 unique enemies not slain before 3 completions). | Spirit Potion 3 Charges (2000 BP) |
Blood Ether 3 Charges (2000 BP) |
Champion's Belt (13500 BP) |
Unique Enemy Cup | Team Name | Consisting Of: | ||
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- | Cactuar (missable) | Cactuar | ||
- | Horrendous Breath | Great Malboro | ||
- | Golem Heros | Mithril Golem | Fire Golem | Blood Golem |
- | Kings of Greens | Cactuar | Malborrow | Tonberry |
- | Last Illusion Masters | Great Malboro | Jumbo Cactuar | |
- | Malboro (missable) | Malboro | ||
- | Mutant Collab | Tempest Wyrm | Satyr Overseer | Vodyan |
- | Piercers | Cactuar | Tonberry | |
- | Slow But Powerful | Malborrow | Tonberry | |
- | Storm, Earth, and Fire | Adaman Tortoise | Tempest Wyrm | Fire Golem |
- | Straight from Archylte | 3x Adamant Tortoise Level 50 |
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- | Sub-Bevelle Guards | Mega-Tonberry | Tonberry | |
- | Tonberry (missable) | |||
- | Tainted Needles | Cactuar | Malboro | |
- | Traitors of Sanubia | x2 Cactuar | Jumbo Cactuar |
Cup | Requirement | Outfitter Prizes Unlocked | |||
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Lothlorien Cup | Complete Quest Arena Expansion | Elixir 1 Charge (3000 BP) |
Hero Drink 2 Charges (2500 BP) |
Greater Nectar 5 Charges (1250 BP) |
Lothlorien Cup | Team Name | Consisting Of: | ||
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- | Confusion | |||
- | Grand Satyre | |||
- | Is that edible | |||
- | Lower Quezadamans | |||
- | Naga special forces | |||
- | Power of nether | |||
- | Unsaveable |
Cup | Requirement | Outfitter Prizes Unlocked | |||
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Ningen Cup | Beat Island and Lothlorien Cup. | Gladiator's Blade (31500 BP) |
Muramasa (31500 BP) |
Heady Pipe (18500 BP) |
Ningen Cup | Team Name | Consisting Of: | ||
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- | A rat's tale | 3x Bahamut | ||
- | Anger of the Land | Titan | ||
- | Avalanche | Biggs | Jessie | Wedge |
- | Brothers | Minotaur | Sacred | |
- | Defenders | Meliadoul | Izude | |
- | Demon Banishers | Celeborn | Galadriel | |
- | Disintegration | |||
- | Elemental Pandaren | Earth Pandaren | Fire Pandaren | Storm Pandaren |
- | Elune's Huntress | Naisha | ||
- | Lone Mercenary | Shadow | ||
- | Lords of Bolt | Ramuh | Quezacotl | |
- | Master Engineer | Cid | ||
- | The Great Warrior | Frakir | ||
- | Rays of Light | Alma | Zalmo | |
- | Super Smash Bros | Cyclops | Golem | |
- | Temp Fayth | Ifrit | Shiva | |
- | Tidal Wave | Leviathan | ||
- | Tornado Zone | Typhon |
Cup | Requirement | Outfitter Prizes Unlocked | |||
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Demon Cup | Beat Lothlorien Cup three times. | Level 50+ | Magus Rod (24000 BP) |
Helm of Necromancer (17500 BP) |
Zodiac Helmet (44400 BP) |
Demon Cup | Team Name | Consisting Of: | ||
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- | Corrupted Blades | Kilrog | Corrupted Orc | |
- | Cursed Tomb | Darianius | ||
- | Darkening Cloud | Famfrit | ||
- | Death Seraph | Gafgarion | Zalera | |
- | Devil Duo | Diablos | Hades | |
- | Fallen Brave | Cúchulainn | ||
- | Glory for Tiamat | 2x Dusk Wyrm | Black Dragon | |
- | Grand Legend | Ultima Weapon | ||
- | Hostile Wendigos | 2x Wendigo | ||
- | Ice Demon | Echele | ||
- | Impure Whispers | Cúchulainn | Shemhazai | |
- | Judge-Sal | Exodus | ||
- | Lurking Death | The Reaper | ||
- | Power of Nether | 3x Infernal Templar | ||
- | Rippers | 3x Skeleton | ||
- | Shadow Queen | Shadow Queen Lilith | ||
- | Strongest Eidolon | Dark Eden | ||
- | Twisted Might | 2x Infernal Knight | Infernal Templar | |
- | Walker of the Wheel | Chaos | ||
- | Walking Dead | 2x Skeleton Champion | ||
- | Wroth | Adrammelech | 2x Shambling Corpse | |
- | Zodiac Vanguard | Hashmalum | Belias | Gafgarion |
- | Zodiack's legacy | 2x Marsh Whelp | Nether Drake |
The following were listed for Demon Cup but not found.
Demon trio
Shadow wizard united
Cup | Requirement | Outfitter Prizes Unlocked | |||||
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Dimension Cup | Beat all other cups. | Level 99 | Zodiac Escutcheon (46500 BP) |
Robe of Lords (50000 BP) |
Circlet (50700 BP) |
Golden Skull (13500 BP) |
Crystal Skull (24000 BP) |
Dimension Cup | Team Name | Consisting Of: | ||
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- | A real dragon! | Ruby dragon | ||
- | Abyssal wolves | 3x Tindalos | ||
- | Bahamut's Guards | 2x Ruby Dragon | ||
- | Deadly Karma | 3x Mega-Tonberry | ||
- | Farplane predators | 2x Aeshma | ||
- | Heavenly weight | 2x Adamantoise Level 80 |
Adaman Taimai | |
- | Light and Darkness | Ultima | Zodiark | |
- | No Mercy for the | Valfodr | ||
- | Outer Plane Envoy | Major Numerus | ||
- | Pearl's Allure | Dark Fact | Darm | |
- | Planeswalker | Gilgamesh 2 | ||
- | Planet Protectors | Omega Weapon | Ultima Weapon | |
- | Speed and Strength | Tindalos | Lacerta | |
- | Spiritual Energy | 2x Dark Flan | ||
- | Strongest Eidolon | Dark Eden | ||
- | Swift Lizards | 3x Lacerta | ||
- | Trial of Mana | Black Rabite | ||
- | Warring Triad | Demon | Fiend | Goddess |
The following were listed for Demonsional Cup but not found.
Odyne bangled - (Mithryl Golem, Satyr Overseer)
Tips and Tricks
- Once your hero has the Arena Champion title for doubled BP, you can farm the Lothlorien cup for BP, then switch to a low level hero and convert all the BP to EXP. This is a pretty fast leveling strategy.
- While allied heroes cannot teleport to you from outside the arena, they can still walk to the arena gate on the side of the Naga Island. If you, from inside the arena, lure your enemy to this gate, your allies can still heal or buff you. However, note that you will take damage from the lightning barrier if you move to the gate.
- One way to farm crystal shards is by stealing from Cid (team: Master Engineer) in the Arena. See the unlocking requirement for this team in the Battle Organizer page.
Trivia
- The team 'Cry of the Feather' in Guardia Forest Cup only appears if you have killed a Chocobo in Guardia Forest.
- The Chocobo Cup can only be started with a Chocobo in the arena.