Final Fantasy IX Disc 1

Burmecia

Visiting Burmecia

After a few cut scenes, you’ll be back in control of Zidane. If you swiped an or a (or both) from , be sure to remember to equip them now. Head due north to the doorway on the cliff face. That’s North Gate’s Burmecia Arch. Toward the gate is a few chests ( and ). The gates themselves are locked, though, so you can’t get in. North and just west of there is the town of Burmecia. You can go there now, but this is a good time to learn new Blue Magic from enemies in this area.

Area Enemies & Blue Magic: Journey to Burmecia

Enemy	Eat to learn

See Blue Magic for the full reference.

Now is also a good time to head past the cyclone (city of Cleyra) and call Choco from the chocobo tracks over near the shore. Choco can learn a new ability and find two more treasures. Going through this area will net you a and an (cool!) See the Chocobo Treasures section for more information.

When you’re ready to advance the plot, head to the town proper. You should see what looks like either an overturned cart or an overturned bucket straight in front of you. Go around behind it and examine it for the Stellazio. See Stellazio Coins for more information. Head forward again and fight a couple of Black Mages, then head through the door on the left.

Area Enemies & Blue Magic: Burmecia

Enemy	Eat to learn

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See Blue Magic for the full reference.

At the near right is a chest with a . At the near left is a chest with a . See the chest on the next level? You can’t get there because the floor is out. Let’s fix that, shall we? Leave this room via the door you came in and go right and up the stairs, then through the doorway.

In the next room, there is a chest hidden from view by the stairs. It has a in it. Head up the stairs next. If you want to fight a , open the chest here. They are tough, though. Head through the doorway on your left and across the walk to the other side. WALK left and open the chest for a , then head back to the right until Zidane jumps.

See how the floor nicely fits the area that was missing earlier? Backtrack to that room and go open that chest - if you want to fight another . There is an open doorway now, though, that you can get to. Go through it and head right (onto the balcony). You’ll hop across and enter the next room. There’s a guy on the right who tells you to get the bell by the bed. On the way, go to the far left corner and open the chest for an . Now head to the far right corner and “Check under the bed.” That’s all you can do here, so head back out the way you came in, all the way out of the building.

Head right and go back up the stairs and through the door, then to the left and out onto the rainy patio. Walk up to the blue door in the center and ring the , then head through the door to watch some cut scenes. On the next screen, head through the ruined door right in front of you to watch more cut scenes, then leave and go up the stairs on your right.

Don’t bother going through the first doorway you see; it’s a dead end. Go across the balcony again and through THAT doorway. There are two chests here. The closest one has a , the next has a . If you follow the rail all the way around, there is a chest on the other end which is actually another . If you head through the doorway at the far end of this room, you’ll come out by the ruined palace fountain. There are three exits from here. One ahead and left, one straight ahead and the other ahead and right. Go to the left one and get a , then head to the right one.

Give Atla a letter/mognet//mogshop/save. Head past Atla and get the out of the chest at the far end of the room, and in walks Stiltzkin! Buy the , , combo from him for 333 Gil then leave and…

Boss Battle Prep

Get ready for a major battle. Steal abilities at max. Other than that, unequip any gear you think Garnet and Steiner can take advantage of. Don’t worry about removing the from Quina - they can’t use it. When ready, save then head north and watch the cut scenes.

Boss Fight: Beatrix

Steal	, ,
Weak / Absorbs	No elemental weaknesses or absorbs; vulnerable to Slow
Reward	0 AP, 0 Gil
Drops	n/a
Strategy	Steal what you can before you get creamed.

Don’t attack her, just use your three non-Zidane people to heal with and maybe use while Zidane tries to steal. It’s theoretically possible to get that , but please don’t sweat it if you can’t/don’t. You can buy it pretty quickly, and you really don’t want to keep reloading over this one. The and are pretty easy to get, though. You can use if you want, though. That’s good for a laugh. XD