Monster Arena: Capture Checklist

The Arena list is not quite the same thing as a list of places where monsters appear. It has 13 ownership groups and 102 separate capture records. A monster found in two places still fills only its one Arena counter: an Ochu fought on the Moonflow road belongs to Djose Road, for example, and several monsters fought in Zanarkand belong to Mt. Gagazet.

How capturing works

• Buy weapons with Capture from the Arena owner in the Calm Lands. The character using that weapon must land the killing blow; magic, aeons, and Overdrives do not capture the fiend.
• Skills that strike with the Capture weapon can work. If there is any doubt, finish with a normal attack and watch for the capture message.
• The Arena records at most 10 of each fiend. Extra kills after that do not increase the counter.
• Capturing one of every Calm Lands fiend opens the Arena, unlocks Chimerageist, awards Farplane Wind ×60, and produces the Nirvana chest.
• An Area Conquest creation appears when you capture at least one of every fiend assigned to that area. Each capture section names its creation and first-time reward.

Capture lists

The location note is a practical hunting hint, not a second Arena assignment. Where no narrower note is needed, hunt anywhere on the named route. Gemini's sword and club forms are two separate records. Defender, Defender Z, and the mimicking treasure chests in Omega Ruins are not capture records.