Cave of Shadows

Overview

• Origin: Final Fantasy III
• Type: Exchange Event
• Reference: Announcement
• Related Event: Doga's Grotto - Exploration
• Event Period: 3/8/19 00:00 - 3/21/19 23:59 PST
• Claim Period: 3/8/19 00:00 - 3/28/19 23:59 PST

King Mog or Mog Minister will exchange various rewards for special currency within the event period. You can obtain this currency by defeating enemies inside the event vortex dungeon. Using the following bonus units will increase the amount of currency received in the vortex dungeon. The bonus is cumulative so you can use as many as you can, including one from a friend companion.

Unit Bonus
	Dark Knight Luneth	Onion Knight Refia
	+200%	+200%
Dark Knight Luneth	Onion Knight Refia	Doga	Unei
+100%	+100%	+75%	+50%

Story

The Cave of Shadows and the manor of a certain mage have manifested in the Vortex.

The mage had but one desire - to seal away the impending darkness.

Entrusted to the Warriors of the Light were a grievous past battle and the path to the future.

How will these warriors, forced to make a difficult decision, appear in the eyes of Lasswell and the others?

Exchange

You can find King Mog or Mog Minister in the Farplane to exchange event currencies with time-limited items.

• Exclusive
• Regular
• Materials
• Recommendation

Exclusive Items

Item	Type	Description	Currency	Limit
Lust Dagger	Dagger	ATK+68, Effect: Lust Dagger	6,000	1
Kotetsu	Katana	ATK+105, Element: Dark	15,000	1
Onion Helm	Helm	ATK+15, DEF+20 Effect: Healthy (Onion Knight, Onion Knight Refia only)	6,000	1
Onion Armor	Light Armor	ATK+10, DEF+40 Effect: Naughty (Onion Knight, Onion Knight Refia only)	15,000	1
Onion Gauntlets	Accessory	DEF+3, SPR+3, MP +10%, ATK +15% Lance+ (Onion Knight, Onion Knight Refia only)	30,000	1
Inherited Magic	Materia	Increase MAG (10%) and MP (5%)	1,200	8
Inherited Spirit	Materia	Increase SPR (10%) and MP (5%)	1,200	8
Angel Earrings	Accessory	ATK+2, MP +20% Resistance: Dark (+50%) Effect: Auto-Regen	12,000	1
Guaranteed 5★ Special Summon Ticket	Item	Can be exchanged for a guaranteed 5-star summon	70,000	1
Trust Moogle (Dark Knight Luneth 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	80,000	2
Trust Moogle (Onion Knight Refia 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	80,000	2
Trust Moogle (Citra 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	80,000	2
Trust Moogle (Doga 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	8,000	2
Trust Moogle (Chizuru 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	8,000	2
Trust Moogle (Macmedi 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	8,000	2
Trust Moogle (Unei 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	500	2
Trust Moogle (Sazh 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	500	2
Trust Moogle (Kamui 5%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (5%)	500	2

Regular Items

Item	Type	Description	Currency	Limit
Remedy	Item	Cure poison, blind, sleep, silence, paralyze and confuse to one ally	5	10
Y-Potion	Item	Restore HP (1500) to one ally	100	10
Mega Ether	Item	Restore MP (120) to one ally	200	5
Phoenix Down	Item	Revive one KO'd ally (20% HP)	200	10
Elixir	Item	Recover HP/MP (100%) to one ally	100	10
Metal Gigantuar	EXP Unit	Increase experience when fused (30000)	100	100
King Metal Minituar	EXP Unit	Increase experience when fused (100000)	300	50
		Increase experience when fused (Max level: 4500000)	20,000	3
Screamroot	Material	Root from a plant that has a terrible death cry	150	10
Fine Alcryst	Material	A stone that can become a powerful ability crystal	150	10
Star Quartz	Item	Can be exchanged with Fat Chocobo	300	4
			600	3
			900	3
Trust Moogles Map	Item	Unlocks the Trust Moogles dungeon	15,000	1
Gil Map	Item	Unlocks the Gil dungeon	5,000	1
Rank EXP Map	Item	Unlocks the Rank EXP dungeon	5,000	1
Megacrysts Map	Item	Unlocks the Megacrysts dungeon	2,000	1
Materials Map	Item	Unlocks the Materials dungeon	1,000	1
Star Quartz Map	Item	Unlocks the Star Quartz dungeon	1,000	1
5★ Select Summon Ticket	Item	Acquire 10 to exchange for a guaranteed 5-star special summon	150,000	1
4★+ Guaranteed Ticket	Item	Can be exchanged for a 4★+ rare summon	2,000	1
			6,000	1
			12,000	1
Rare Summon Ticket	Item	Can be exchanged for a rare summon	500	2
			1,000	3
			3,000	2
			6,000	3
Burst Pot	Enhancer	Increase LB experience when fused (3000)	1,500	30
Trust Moogle (ALL 1%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (1%)	10,000	5
Trust Moogle (ALL 10%)	Enhancer	Increase trust mastery when fused (10%)	30,000	1

Awakening Materials

Item	Type	Description	Currency	Limit
Bizarre Box	Material	A box that looks as if something might pop out of it	100	300
Lucky Seedling	Material	A seedling said to bring happiness	100	300
Brilliant Ray	Material	A shard that gives off a ray of brilliance	100	300
Wicked Drop	Material	A liquid that consists of liquefied magical power	100	300
Fury Seed	Material	A seed that promotes fighting strength	100	300
Hard Rock	Material	A stone that offers firm protection	100	300
Sacred Crystal	Material	A large crystal that can awaken latent power	150	20
Divine Crystal	Material	A beautiful crystal that can awaken dormant powers	160	30
			540	200
Calamity Writ	Material	A writ of prophecy left by the ancients	160	30
			540	200
Prismatic Horn	Material	The sparkling prismatic horn of a divine beast	160	30
			540	200
Calamity Gem	Material	A gem infused with the power of great calamity	160	30
			540	200
Rainbow Bloom	Material	A flower said to bloom in paradise	160	30
			540	200
Fairies' Writ	Material	A secret message inscribed by the king of fairies	160	30
			540	200
White Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening white magic	30,000	3
Black Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening black magic	30,000	3
Green Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening green magic	30,000	3
Power Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening offensive abilities	30,000	3
Guard Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening defensive abilities	30,000	3
Healing Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening healing abilities	30,000	3
Support Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening support abilities	30,000	3
Tech Giancryst	Material	A very large crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening technical abilities	30,000	3
White Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening white magic	80,000	1
Black Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening black magic	80,000	1
Green Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening green magic	80,000	1
Power Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening offensive abilities	80,000	1
Guard Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening defensive abilities	80,000	1
Healing Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening healing abilities	80,000	1
Support Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening support abilities	80,000	1
Tech Purecryst	Material	A huge crystal which brings out the potential of abilities It is necessary in awakening technical abilities	80,000	1

Beginner's Recommendation

This purchase list recommendation is meant for people who have just started the game or have only played for less than 3 months of playtime or with rank lower than 50.

First Priority
Metal Gigantuar (100) {{#tip-info: Remember not to buy them all at once, otherwise they will clog up your unit box!!}}	10,000
4★+ Guaranteed Ticket (2)	8,000
Rare Summon Ticket (7)	10,000
Total	51,000
Second Priority
4★+ Guaranteed Ticket (1)	12,000
Rare Summon Ticket (3)	18,000
Star Quartz (10)	5,700
Sacred Crystal (20)	3,000
5-star Trust Moogle	30,000
Total	68,700
Buy as you need them
Cheap 6-star awakening materials
Consumable items e.g. Elixir/Phoenix Down
Screamroot
Other awakening materials
Exclusive ability materias and equipment

Battle Info

• Once-a-Day
• BGN
• INT
• ADV
• PRO
• ELT
• LGD

Once-a-Day Special Quest! 3/9 - 21

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	5	1	35	100	105	-
Mission
No mission
Monster				Drop
Death Claw				1,000

Cave of Shadows - BGN

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	5	2	43	430	100	Rare Summon Ticket
Mission
Complete the quest						X-Potion
No items						10
Use black magic						10
No continues						10
Monster			Boss			Drop
Gaap			Gaap (2)			40

Cave of Shadows - INT

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	10	3	115	1100	210	Fang of Earth (200)
Mission
Complete the quest						Remedy
No limit bursts						10
Use green magic						10
No continues						10
Monster			Boss			Drop
Gaap			Silenus			100

Cave of Shadows - ADV

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	15	3	330	2900	310	Fang of Earth (300)
Mission
Complete the quest						Phoenix Down
Deal dark damage to an enemy						10
Clear without an ally being KO'd						10
No continues						10
Monster			Boss			Drop
Gaap Silenus			Valefor			180

Cave of Shadows - PRO

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	20	4	740	6600	500	Fang of Earth (500)
Mission
Complete the quest						Elixir
Get a chain of 6 or more in 1 turn						10
Use a limit burst						10
No continues						10
Monster			Boss			Drop
Gaap Silenus Valefor			Hellish Horse			280

Cave of Shadows - ELT

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	25	5	1303	11750	600	500
Mission
Complete the quest						20
Use 2 or more limit bursts						10
Use magic						10
Clear without an ally being KO'd						ATK +20%
Monster			Boss			Drop
Gaap Hellish Horse Silenus Valefor			Hecatoncheir			420

Cave of Shadows - LGD

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
	40	5	1903	13500	1450	Fang of Earth (5000)
Mission
Complete the quest						40
No items						20
Evoke an esper						20
Clear without an ally being KO'd						20
Monster			Boss			Drop
Gaap Hellish Horse Silenus Valefor			Hecatoncheir			680

Boss Info (LGD)

Hecatoncheir No. 1203
Race	Human
Level	85
HP	3,800,000
MP	2,500
ATK
DEF
MAG
SPR

Element Resistance
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Status Ailment Resistance
null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Other Resistance
Immune to ATK/MAG break. Vulnerable to DEF/SPR break.

Tips

• See testimonials and discussions.
• Bonus enemies will appear with higher frequency the higher the stage is.
  • Golden Bomb drops 500 currency on defeat.
  • Death Claw drops 1000 currency on defeat.
• Maps will drop randomly from the boss, but are unaffected by item drop rate passives.
• You can use Escape to avoid any regular battle, but it isn't recommended as you will lose some currency.
• Using many low level bonus units on LGD is difficult but possible with some gearing.
  • Befriend and/or use a strong friend unit with high bonus.
  • Use two or more bonus units with Pod 153, and they will be able to produce high chain for the strong unit to finish.
  • Use Defensive Freeze, Rikku's Pouch or World Destroyer to break their defenses.
  • Use Crazy Day for imperil if needed.
  • Use Hero's Rime from Siren or Apollo Harp to buff ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR.
• Taking bonus units into the Once-a-Day Special Quest will reward bonus currency upon its completion.

Videos

Cave of Shadows - LGD

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Username	Description	Units	Link
xxmitzburnxx	All Missions-Farming (Español)	Unei x3, Doga, Malphasie, Friend: Lilith	YouTube
Zodiark	Gilgamesh returns! All Missions! Zero Caffine!	Unei, Doga x3, Gilgamesh, Dark Knight Luneth	YouTube
kaltric	all missions	Orlandeau, Fryevia, Unei, Unei, Dark Knight Luneth, Friend Dark Knight Luneth	YouTube
Tohng	All Missions+Farming	Doga x4, Sophia, Friend: Onion Knight Refia	YouTube
Castelf	All Misssions + Farm (Rus )	Doga x2 , Onion Knight Refia x2 , Lunera , Squall	YouTube
TriHard7	All Missions , 1 Shot Repeat	Hyoh + 5 bonus	YouTube
HioSan	Mission LGD - Español	Awakened Rain, Sieghard, Dark Fina, Ayaka, Dark Knight Luneth Friend : Dark Knight Luneth	Youtube
Kenookie	Solo LGD	Noctis	Youtube
d_frEak	All Missions LGD *6 DK Luneth carry	Doga x4, *6 Dark Knight Luneth, Friend: Onion Knight Refia (just stand there)	Youtube