Final Fantasy X Reference

Cloisters and Destruction Spheres

This section involves picking up spheres from one place and putting them somewhere else. You also touch glyphs. While this may seem monotonous, you’ll be doing it a LOT. I’ve numbered all the steps to make this easier on the eyes.

Each Cloister has a treasure revealed through its puzzle. Opening all six of those treasures activates the six temple seals at Baaj and is required to reach . You need the treasure, not merely the act of holding or placing the .

Temple	Destruction Sphere treasure	Best time	Return note
Besaid	Rod of Wisdom	First visit	Returnable on the original North American PS2 release; a Dark Aeon blocks the village late in International/PAL/HD versions
Kilika	Red Armlet	First visit	Returnable; no Dark Aeon blocks the temple itself
Djose	Magic Sphere	First visit	Returnable
Macalania	Luck Sphere	First visit	Returnable only after the story reopens access; a Dark Aeon guards the approach in International/PAL/HD versions
Bevelle	HP Sphere	Story visit	Never returnable, but the required treasure cannot be skipped
Zanarkand Dome	Magistral Rod	First airship return	The Destruction Sphere puzzle is unavailable during the story visit

Besaid Temple

Treasure: for Yuna. Route page: Besaid and S.S. Liki.

Besaid Cloister of Trials
Step	Action
1	Examine the writing on the far wall, then touch the glyph that appears on the right wall.
2	Go down the stairs and take the from the recess at the first landing.
3	Put the in the door at the bottom, walk through, and remove it from the opened door.
4	Continue around the corner and put the into the first recess on the left. A small room opens; leave its there for the moment.
5	Continue to the pedestal, touch the symbols on the wall opposite it, and enter the room that opens.
6	Take the and put it into the pedestal.
7	Return to the small room, take the , and put it into the recess where the was.
8	Follow the corridor beyond the pedestal to the wall that breaks open and collect the .
9	Return to the pedestal and push it straight forward onto the shining tile.

That was Yuna’s rod you found, which is a useful detail once you have met Yuna.

Kilika Temple

Treasure: for Kimahri. Route page: Kilika and S.S. Winno.

Congratulations, you’re going to do another one of these sphere puzzles!

Kilika Cloister of Trials
Step	Action
1	Take the from the burning pedestal and put it into the recess beside the door ahead.
2	Remove the sphere after it burns the door away, walk through, and put it into the center recess on the far wall to burn a glyph into it.
3	Remove the and put it into either side-wall recess, then touch the glyph on the center wall.
4	Take the from the newly revealed pedestal and put it into the empty side-wall recess.
5	Enter the next room and step on the shining tile to bring the pedestal to you.
6	Take the from the right wall, put it into the pedestal, and push the pedestal onto the shining tile in the upper-right corner. The platform drops away.
7	Return to the previous room, take the , and put it into the recess where you found that last . The fire goes away (well, the fire IN the room goes away), and a small room opens.
8	Ignore the small room for a moment. Go down the stairs, take the from the right wall, and put it into the recess beside the exit door to burn it away.
9	Return to the small room and take the .
10	Go back down the stairs and put the into the recess on the right wall.
11	Collect the from the revealed chest.
12	Remove the from the exit and go through.

Djose Temple

Treasure: . Route page: Djose Temple.

Djose Cloister of Trials
Step	Action
1	Take the two from the walls at the entrance and place them into the two door recesses.
2	In the main room, take the two from the far wall and place them into the pair of recesses on the right wall.
3	Push the pedestal to the right until it sits beneath the upside-down pillar and charges its .
4	Take the Charged from the pedestal and place it into the recess to the right of the large door.
5	Take the two out of the right wall and place one into each side of the pedestal.
6	Push the pedestal through the opened door and into the electrical field. Jump onto it, cross to the far side, and push the waiting pedestal into the wall.
7	Jump back and step on the shining reset tile to the left of the large floor glyph. The movable pedestal returns to the center.
8	Take both from the pedestal and return them to the two entrance recesses where the first pair began.
9	Take the Charged from beside the door and put it into the remaining recess on the left. The floor glyph completes and becomes an elevator.
10	Ride the elevator up and push all five pedestals into the surrounding walls. Three are obvious; two are hiding at the edge of your peripheral vision.
11	Ride the elevator down and touch the flickering glyph on the wall to the left. Take the from the compartment it opens.
12	Ride back up and place the into the pedestal on the next screen.
13	Open the chest for the , then take the stairs through the doorway on the left.

Macalania Temple

Treasure: . Route page: Lake Macalania.

The ice floor has broken and you must rebuild the bridge. You then have to break part of it again for the treasure and rebuild it again to leave. The temple considers this character building.

Macalania Cloister: rebuild the bridge
Step	Action
1	Go down the ramp and push the pedestal right into the first ice formation.
2	Take the from the far-right wall, put it into the pedestal, and push the pedestal away from the camera into the second ice formation. It slides down to the lower level.
3	Take the from the central pillar and follow the pedestal down the ramp.
4	Push the pedestal right into the lower pillar; the first bridge segment appears.
5	Put the into the far-left recess on the lower level. A pillar carrying another rises upstairs.
6	Go up, take that newly raised , return to the lower level, and place it into the remaining pillar. The second bridge segment appears.
7	Go back up and take the from the recess at the top of the small ramp. The ramp disappears.
8	Put that sphere into the central pillar on the main level, where the began. The bridge is now complete.

Do not leave yet. The next sequence gets the required for the later Baaj seal.

Macalania Cloister: and exit
Step	Action
1	Take the back out of the central pillar and put it into the far-right wall recess. This recreates the ice stop used at the beginning.
2	Go up the main ramp and step on the shining reset tile. The pedestal appears beside you.
3	Remove the from the pedestal, then push the empty pedestal down the ramp.
4	Go down and put the into the recess at the top of the small ramp, recreating the route to the lower level.
5	Step on the shining reset tile on the main level. The pedestal returns carrying a .
6	Remove the , push the pedestal right into the ice stop, then push it down to the lower level as before.
7	Follow it down and put the into the recess near the ramp on the left. Collect the from the revealed chest.
8	Go back up, take the out of the far-right wall, bring it down, and put it into the pedestal.
9	Push the pedestal right to restore the lower bridge segment.
10	Go up the small ramp, take the out of the ramp recess, and put it into the central pillar on the main level.
11	Head up the main ramp and cross the completed bridge. STOP: do not step on the shining reset tile again.

Bevelle Temple

Required treasure: . Extra treasure: for Kimahri. Route page: Airship and Bevelle.

One-way temple, but is safe

You can never return to the Bevelle Cloister. The is the treasure that activates Bevelle’s Baaj seal, and the game forces you to collect it before leaving. The can be missed, but it is an extra prize and is not required for . Use the in the Priests’ Passage so you can retry the trial if you want the lance.

The trick is to press the confirm button while a flashing floor arrow points where you want to turn. You can start tapping as the platform approaches the glyph. If you miss a turn, the track normally loops or resets rather than ruining the puzzle. Mash a lot and pray; a turbo controller can really help out here.

Bevelle Cloister: upper track
Step	Action
1	Push the pedestal forward and confirm the starting direction to descend onto the moving path.
2	Ignore the first arrow. At the second arrow, turn left and take the from the wall. Put it into the pedestal and push the pedestal back onto the track.
3	Turn around at the end of the track. At the first arrow (which is now opposite the niche you just visited) turn left.
4	Take one from the pedestal and put it into the wall recess. This powers a missing section of track below.
5	Push the pedestal back onto the path and let the route reset to the top.
6	At the first arrow, turn right to descend. At the direction prompt below, choose straight ahead.
7	At the bottom stop, take the from the wall, put it into the pedestal, and return to the direction prompt on the middle level.

Bevelle Cloister: middle track and
Step	Action
1	At the direction prompt, choose right. The new track has three right-hand turnoffs.
2	Take the third turnoff. Put one from the pedestal into the wall recess on the left to form a walkway, but do not cross it yet. Return to the track.
3	Reset to the direction prompt, choose straight, and take the second turnoff. Take the and put it into the pedestal.
4	Return to the main track and take the third turnoff again. Remove the from the pedestal (do not accidentally take the from the wall) and carry it across the walkway.
5	Put the into the recess at the barrier. Take the revealed and put it into the pedestal.
6	Return to the track, reset to the direction prompt, choose straight, and take the second turnoff again.
7	Put the into the recess where the began. A scene shows the exit route activating.
8	Return to the track and take the third turnoff. Take the back out of the wall and put it into the pedestal.
9	Reset to the direction prompt, choose straight, and this time take the first turnoff.
10	When the pedestal stops, push it in the same direction it was traveling. Ride the angled path up and climb the stairs.

The chest on the right contains the and disappears when opened. You must collect it, so the Bevelle seal for is now handled.

For the , put one of your two Bevelle Spheres into the recess at the top of the stairs. Step on the shining tile that was under the chest, then push the returned pedestal left across the newly powered path. Collect the , return, and leave along the path to the right.

Zanarkand Dome

Story visit: completes the lift puzzle but cannot produce the . Airship return treasure: for Yuna. Route pages: Zanarkand and Temple Revisit Route.

Story visit

The handwritten solution sheet has been rebuilt as seven smaller coordinate diagrams. A yellow check mark means step on that panel; a gray dot means the panel exists, but is not part of the current pattern. The coordinates also appear under every diagram so the solution does not depend on color or image detail. Select any diagram to open a full-size copy.

The original A–F labels identified all six wall pedestals, not the dome itself. The opening-room diagram now labels those pedestals where you will actually find them.

Opening-room map with all six wall pedestals labeled by position. Step on B3, G5, F7, G9, and D10. — **Opening room:** B3, G5, F7, G9, and D10. Facing the monitor and doorway into the dome, the upper-left and upper-right pedestals are closest to the monitor; the lower pair are closest to the room entrance. Pattern C and Pattern F are the upper pair, the Kilika Sphere and Besaid Sphere use the middle pair, and Pattern A and Pattern D are the lower pair.

Upper-left pedestal coordinate grid, Pattern C on the original sheet. Step on G1, F3, K3, N12, D9, and A5. — **Upper-left pedestal, Pattern C:** G1, F3, K3, N12, D9, and A5.

Upper-right pedestal coordinate grid, Pattern F on the original sheet. Step on P2, N5, K3, G1, F3, D9, F16, N17, and O14. — **Upper-right pedestal, Pattern F:** P2, N5, K3, G1, F3, D9, F16, N17, and O14.

Lower-left pedestal coordinate grid, Pattern A on the original sheet. Step on P2, N5, K3, G1, F6, A15, and H17. — **Lower-left pedestal, Pattern A:** P2, N5, K3, G1, F6, A15, and H17.

Lower-right pedestal coordinate grid, Pattern D on the original sheet. Step on P2, N5, K3, G1, A5, H17, and O14. — **Lower-right pedestal, Pattern D:** P2, N5, K3, G1, A5, H17, and O14.

You can also review the original handwritten solution sheet if you are interested.

Zanarkand Cloister: story visit
Step	Action
1	Step on the green square in the first room to activate the floor puzzle.
2	Use the opening-room diagram above and step on B3, G5, F7, G9, and D10 in any order. Do not touch the other panels.
3	When the doorway and four wall pedestals appear, go into the dome and examine its screen.
4	Return to the first room and push the lower-left pedestal into the wall. Complete Pattern A in the large room; the corrected diagram above excludes the crossed-out circle from the original sheet.
5	Push the upper-left pedestal and complete Pattern C.
6	Push the upper-right pedestal and complete Pattern F.
7	Push the lower-right pedestal and complete Pattern D.
8	Take the from the left side of the dome screen and put it into the middle-left pedestal in the first room.
9	Take the from the right side of the dome screen and put it into the middle-right pedestal.
10	All six symbols illuminate and the elevator appears. Use the new unless you would LIKE to do all that again.

Return for the Destruction Sphere

Come back as soon as the late-game airship lets you select Zanarkand. The new puzzle is shorter than the first one.

Opening-room return coordinate grid. Step on white-square panels F2, D4, and A7. — **Opening room:** F2, D4, and A7.

Dome return coordinate grid. Step on white-square panels N4, O9, G5, and C11. — **Dome:** N4, O9, G5, and C11.

Zanarkand return
Step	Action
1	In the opening room, step on F2, D4, and A7. In the dome, step on N4, O9, G5, and C11. These seven panels light the white squares; do not touch any other floor shapes.
2	When all seven white squares are lit, the monitor in the first room opens to reveal the .
3	Carry it to the large dome and put it into the recess to the right of the monitor.
4	Open the revealed chest for the .