FFIX: Beginner's Tips?

[Boobs I have em]

The Ice staff can be stolen from Grizmaluke as can mythril dagger from Sealion. And you almost don't have to worry about finding the mage masher in the ice caverns since you can steal it in the first fight (make everyone steal until you get it).

I meant the second Ice Staff, the one that helps you learn Bizzara and not Blizzard. I think. It's been a while since I've played.

I think it's quicker just to find them personally, then just praying for ages for a steal. Less frustrating.

[Yaoi Master Gavin]

Thats the staff I'm talking about. Best to have that right off for the Cleyra trunk climb too.

[Bad_Brett]

I just bought Final Fantasy 9 and before I play it, i'd like a few tips like...are there any secrets or certain things NOT to do? EX: The Zodiac Spear in Final Fantasy 12, where you don't open specific treasure chests or else you're screwed >.<.

There's only one thing I can think of, and that is the Festival of Hunt in Lindblum, where letting Zidane win is a bad thing. You only get a small amount of gil instead of a nice accessory (which you can get later though)...

The best strategy here is probably to enter the business district when it's 5 minutes left, steal the Needle Fork from the boss and then let Freya deal the finishing blow (or kill Zidane and let the timer run out).

[RapidBlaze]

There's a little EXP trick that you can do, which is linked to one of the previous posts.

First of all, you need to

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get Quina to join your party before entering Gizamaluke's Grotto. Eat one of the frogs in the swamp you find him/her and hopefully you'll learn "something something LV 3" (Can't remember what it's called). Then, in the areain the grotto where there is two moogles, save and climb up the vines. You'll most likely encounter a Dragon out there every time. Just use the ability that Quina learned every time to kill it. Remember to equip stuff that are poisom resistant and also thunder resistant items too!

[Sir Fratley]

What you're thinking of is Lv. 5 Death and you're confusing it for how you get Frog Drop. You get that Lv. 5 Death by eating a trent enemy in the Iifa tree.

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Actually another thing with Quina and the Grand Dragon grinding which is a bit riskier but works just as well and is accessible right when you first get Quina is devour a Mu, that gives you Limit Glove. This skill only works when Quina is at 1HP, but hits for 9999 damage. Also make sure to have Freya in your team as every dragon you kill when she's in your team will make her future skill Dragon Crest much more powerful. Make sure everyone is equipped with Antidote ability. Equip Freya with the Coral Ring (if you let her win the Festival) or Zidane if he has the Escape ability (You can't normally run from these fights at your currentl level.) While in the Grotto, kill off Quina and go to the moogles and save. Use a phoenix down (you may have to reset several times) until Quina comes back with 1 HP. It is vital you keep her HP at one, otherwise this trick won't work. Save and go topside.When you encounter a Grand Dragon, have Quina cast Limit Glove once. Then on her next turn, have her use Eat. If Quina gets KO'd, reset and try again. After each successful try, save the game. Use Phoenix Downs to revive people and ethers to feed Quina's mana

[Yaoi Master Gavin]

You can get Lvl 5 Death by eating dracozombies as well. However Quina isn't a part of the party then.

[Martian Manhunter]

Mainly make sure to buy every new weapon you find in stores. I missed a weapon for Steiner early in the game and didn't get one of his abilities because of that. It was so depressing seeing that one empty slot in the list of abilities . Also, make sure to level up a lot before going into Gizamaluke's Grotto. Maybe 12-15 is the level that's good. Master Gizamaluke is no fucking joke.