Welcome to Ivalice, Marche Radiuju! Final Fantasy Tactics Advance on the Game Boy Advance is a deep tactical RPG where you’ll build a custom party, master a huge variety of jobs, and navigate a world that bends to the whims of a magical book. You’ll spend your time carefully positioning units on isometric battlefields, exploiting enemy weaknesses, and completing a wide array of missions. It’s a game that rewards strategic thinking and careful planning.
This guide is here to help you conquer every challenge Ivalice throws at you. We'll cover essential party building, walk through every main mission, and help you unlock the secrets of every job class. If you're aiming to achieve all the Gold Medals or just want to make sure you don't miss anything important on your journey with Marche, this guide has you covered.
8)QUEST LIST
A comprehensive guide to all quests in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, including quest names, requirements, locations, and rewards. Navigate through every mission with ease.
Walkthrough
- 1001. Herb Gather (薬草とり)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Lizard People!?" Quest.
Price: 300 Gil
Location: Geeza Prairie
Days: -
Reward: 600 Gil - 2002. Vanishing Essay (消えた論文)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Herb Pick" Quest.
Price: ~900 Gil
Location: Lutechia Ridge
Days: -
Reward: 4000 Gil and a Random Item. - 3003. Green Wood (グリーンウッド)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Vanishing Essay" Quest.
Price: ~1200 Gil
Location: Forest of Neubes
Days: -
Reward: 6000 Gil and two random items. - 4004. Beasts of the Desert (砂漠の野獣)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Green Wood" Quest.
Price: ~1500 Gil
Location: Illute Desert
Days: -
Reward: 7000 Gil and a random item. - 5005. Distorted River (ゆがむ川)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Beasts of the Desert" Quest.
Price: ~1500 Gil
Location: Yulay River
Days: -
Reward: 8000 Gil and two random items. - 6006. Anti-Law (アンチロウ)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Distorted River" Quest and witnessing the cut-scene at Desert Capital Cadoan, head away from Cadoan and then come back to "engage" in battle.
Price: ~Free!
Location: Desert Capital Cadoan
Days: -
Reward: 9000 Gil, an R2 Anti-Law card, and two random items. - 7007. Crystal Rain (水晶の雨)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Anti-Law" Quest.
Price: ~2100 Gil
Location: Icen Plains
Days: -
Reward: 10600 Gil, two random items and two random cards. - 8008. Waking Mountain (目ざめる山)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Crystal Rain" Quest.
Price: ~2400 Gil
Location: Rohda Volcano
Days: -
Reward: 11400 Gil, a random item and two random cards. - 9009. Magic of the Secret Forest (魔力を秘めた森)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Waking Mountain" Quest.
Price: ~2400 Gil
Location: Coling Greenwood
Days: -
Reward: 12600 Gil, two random items and two random cards. - 10010. Emerald Fort (エメラルドの砦)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Magic of the Secret Forest" Quest.
Price: ~2700 Gil
Location: Sarika Forest
Days: -
Reward: 13600 Gil, two random items and two random cards. - 11011. Gathering Place of Souls (魂の集まる場所)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Emerald Fort" Quest.
Price: ~3000 Gil
Location: Nargae Grotto
Days: -
Reward: 15000 Gil, two random items and two random cards. - 12012. Jagd Detective Story (ヤクト捕り物帖)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Gathering Place of Souls" Quest, head to Trade Port Vakuba to meet up with Nono. Then head over to Jagd Doloosa to "engage" in battle!
Price: ~Free!
Location: Jagd Doloosa
Days: -
Reward: 16000 Gil, two random items and two random cards. - 13013. Bounty (賞金かせぎ)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Jagd Detective Story" Quest.
Price: ~3300 Gil
Location: Variable
Days: -
Reward: 17200 Gil, two random items and two random cards. - 14014. Hourglass of Gold (黄金の砂時計)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Bounty" Quest.
Price: ~3600 Gil
Location: Jelawat Desert
Days: -
Reward: 18000 Gil, a random item and two random cards. - 15015. Sweeping Investigation (一斉調査)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Hourglass of Gold" Quest and witnessing the cut-scene at Isolated Village Muscadet, head away from Muscadet and then come back to "engage" in battle.
Price: ~Free!
Location: Isolated Village Muscadet
Days: -
Reward: 19600 Gil, a random item and two random cards. - 16016. Discovery of the Century!? (世紀の大発見！？)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Sweeping Investigation" Quest.
Price: ~4200 Gil
Location: Uladono Swamp
Days: -
Reward: 20400 Gil, two random items and two random cards. - 17017. Desert Migration (砂漠に人の波)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Discovery of the Century!?" Quest.
Price: ~4200 Gil
Location: Gotlanzo Hotsands
Days: -
Reward: 21400 Gil, two random items and two random cards. - 18018. Silent Sands (音なしの砂)
Quest Type: Story Battle
Rank: 3
Appears: After completing the "Desert Migration" Quest.
9)JUDGEMENT
Navigate the intricate job system of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. Learn about races, abilities, and stat growth to optimize your units and conquer St. Ivalice.
This section of the walkthrough focuses on the intricate job system of Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. It assumes basic gameplay knowledge, with tutorial battles and an additional page available for procedural explanations.
Key aspects covered include:
- The five races of St. Ivalice: Hume, Bangaa, Nu Mou, Viera, and Moogles.
- How jobs are equipped by race and the distinction between physical and magical classes.
- Gaining abilities through equipping weapons and mastering them with AP.
- Stat growth mechanics and how jobs influence them.
- The four types of abilities: Action Abilities (AAs), Reaction Abilities (RAs), Support Abilities (SAs), and Combo Abilities (CAs).
- The walkthrough provides detailed explanations for each job, categorized by race, including Hume, Bangaa, Nu Mou, and Viera jobs, with further breakdowns into multiple parts for each race.
i)Law List
Explore the Law List in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, detailing banned actions, abilities, weapons, and status effects with their Rarity (R) levels.
Law List Breakdown:
The Law List in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance categorizes restrictions into several types, each with a Rarity (R) level indicating its commonality or severity. These Rarity levels range from R1 (most common/least severe) to R6 (least common/most severe).
- Action Bans: These laws restrict the use of specific commands or actions. Examples include Fight Ban (R2), Item Ban (R2), Skill Ban (R6), Art Ban (R6), Colour Magic Ban (R5), Chivalry Ban (R2), Steal Ban (R3), Aim Ban (R2), Hunt Ban (R5), Safeguard Ban (R3), Prayer Ban (R2), Time Magic Ban (R4), Control Ban (R2), Metamorph Ban (R5), Spirit Magic Ban (R5), Summon Ban (R6), Lead Ban (R5), Snipe Ban (R4), Call Ban (R3), Charge Ban (R3), and Shooting Ban (R4). Combination Ban (R3) prevents combos, Mimicry Ban (R6) disallows repeating the previous action, Range Ban (R4) restricts actions affecting more than one panel, and All Ban (R5) prohibits actions targeting all units.
- Weapon Bans: These laws prohibit the use of specific weapon types. Examples include Sword Ban (R1), Blade Ban (R3), Sabre Ban (R5), Knight Sword Ban (R5), Large Sword Ban (R2), Wide-Bladed Sword Ban (R4), Knife Ban (R1), Rapier Ban (R2), Katana Ban (R4), Spear Ban (R3), Music Instrument Ban (R3), Knuckle Ban (R4), Soul Ban (R5), and Firearms Ban (R2), which bans Bows, Strong Bows, and Guns.
- Element Bans: These laws restrict the use of specific elemental magic or damage. Examples include EarthWaterFireWind Ban (R4), Fire Element Ban (R1), Thunder Element Ban (R1), Ice Element Ban (R1), and Holy Element Ban (R5).
- Status Effect Bans: These laws prohibit the application or effects of certain status ailments. Examples include Status Abnormality Ban (R6) for all status effects, Silence Ban (R3), Frog Ban (R4), Poison Ban (R1), Slow Ban (R3), Don't Ban (R2) for Don't Move & Don't Act, Stone Ban (R5), Confuse Ban (R1), Berserk Ban (R2), Stop Ban (R5), Charm Ban (R3), and Forgetfulness Ban (R4) for Amnesia. Specific buffs like Protect Ban (R1) and Shell Ban (R1) are also banned, as is Haste Ban (R6).
- Damage/Recovery Restrictions: These laws set limits on the amount of damage dealt or HP recovered. Examples include Damage < 20 (R1), Damage < 50 (R2), Damage < 100 (R5), Damage > 20 (R1), Damage > 50 (R3), Damage > 100 (R4), Recover < 50 (R5), Recover < 100 (R4), Recover > 50 (R1), and Recover > 100 (R2). HP Recovery Ban (R6) prohibits all HP recovery.
- Action Name Restrictions: These laws restrict actions based on the name of the ability. Examples include x Begins with "A" (R1), x Begins with "KA" (R3), x Ends with "TO" (R5) (actions ending with ト or ド), and x Ends with "N" (R6).
- Race Protection Laws: These laws prohibit attacking specific races. Examples include Human Protection (R6), Banga Protection (R6), N'Mou Protection (R6), Viera Protection (R6), Moogle Protection (R6), and Animal Protection (R6) which bans attacking monsters.
Tips
- Understanding the Law List is crucial for success in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, as violating a Law results in a Clan Point penalty.
- Pay close attention to the Rarity (R) level of each Law, as R1 Laws are more frequent and may require more strategic adaptation.
- Be aware that some Laws, like those restricting specific elements or status effects, can significantly alter combat dynamics.
- The Law List can change between battles, so always check the current Laws before engaging in combat.
Skill Ban (技禁止)
Learn which skills are banned by the Skill Ban (技禁止) law in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, including Battle Skill, War Skill, and Magic Sword.
Walkthrough
- 1Identify all skillsets ending with the kanji "GI" (技).
- 2Ensure none of your active units are equipped with abilities from these banned skillsets.
Skills Banned by Skill Ban (技禁止):
- Battle Skill (戦技) - Used by Soldier and Warrior jobs.
- War Skill (闘技) - Used by Duelist jobs.
- Dragon Skill (竜技) - Used by Dragon Knight jobs.
- Magic Sword (魔法剣技) - Used by Gladiator jobs.
- Monk Skill (僧技) - Used by White Monk jobs.
- Guard Skill (近衛戦技) - Used by Palace Knight jobs.
- Fencing (突剣技) - Used by Fencer jobs.
Tips
- Consider equipping units with jobs that do not utilize any of the banned skillsets, such as Archer or Black Mage, if this law is active.
- Be aware that even if a job has other skills available, if its primary skillset ends in "GI" (技), it is banned.
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