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4-3 Where The Clavis Lies
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

4-3 Where The Clavis Lies

Follow this guide to find the Clavis in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Learn about timed doors, collect items, and complete quests in the ruins.

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Follow this guide to find the Clavis in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Learn about timed doors, collect items, and complete quests in the ruins.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Go to the ruins marked by the waypoint.
  2. 2
    Inside, Fang explains the need for the Clavis and a mystery door.
  3. 3
    Follow the path to the Cactuar Stone and touch it to create a teleport point.
  4. 4
    Fight Goblots; you may encounter the Last One.
  5. 5
    Continue left to a hole in the floor, grab the Guard’s Cravat, and jump down.
  6. 6
    Pay attention to timed door opening and closing times (on the hour).
  7. 7
    Examine murals to place markers on your map.
  8. 8
    Use Chronostasis to navigate timed doors and collect items.
  9. 9
    Focus on reaching the Sacred Gate, using Chronostasis when doors open on an even hour.
  10. 10
    Touch the stone monument to see if the nearby door is open or closed and to update your map.
  11. 11
    Smash skeleton statues blocking doorways for items like Yellowed Skulls.
  12. 12
    Collect Yellowed Skulls for a Canvas of Prayers quest.
  13. 13
    Proceed to another timed door and collect Deprotect Level 2.
  14. 14
    In the next room, collect Slow Level 2.
  15. 15
    Enter the large room and go down the ladder in the north room.
  16. 16
    In the large hallway, take the open door on the left (ensure Chronostasis is active on an even hour).
  17. 17
    Collect Deshell Level 2 at the end of the far room.
  18. 18
    Return to the large hall and go through the other open door to find a Warding Talisman.
  19. 19
    Avoid the Earth Eater guarding the next room.
  20. 20
    Run through the doorway straight ahead.
  21. 21
    Touch the switch/device to unlock the nearby door.
  22. 22
    Enter the newly opened door to the Path of Vicissitude.
  23. 23
    Follow Fang to the Chamber of Floods (Sacred Gate) and touch the Cactuar Stone to unlock a new teleport location.
  24. 24
    Examine the Sacred Gate.
  25. 25
    Return to the Chamber of Flame and go through the southern doorway to the Sacred Grove.
  26. 26
    Collect a Pilgrim’s Crux.
  27. 27
    Open the door with the Crux to reveal a shortcut.
  28. 28
    Enter the right-hand room, head right, and find another Pilgrim’s Crux.
  29. 29
    Speak to the robot, Bhakti, to automatically complete “The Life of a Machine” quest.
  30. 30
    Teleport back to Ruffian.
Tips
  • Timed doors open and close on the hour.
  • Chronostasis can help bypass timed doors and collect items.
  • Smash skeleton statues as they can drop useful items.
  • Touching stone monuments updates your map with door status.
  • Avoid fighting the Earth Eater for now.

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