Phantom Sands

The Phantom Sands is a dungeon located in the Desert Region of Grymoire in World of Final Fantasy. It is first visited in Chapter 13, "Castle in the Desert".
==Story==
==Locations==
;Toil 1
Contains a Gate near the dungeon's exit back out to the Desert Region. The player can take any of the three entrances to Toil 2, but the center entrance leads to a dead end with a treasure chest.
;Toil 2
The player can reach Toil 3 by entering the northwestern entrance.
;Toil 3
The player can reach Toil 4 by entering the northeastern entrance. In the center of this area is a pit, which, when examined from the south, leads the player to the Secret Toil. 
;Secret Toil
A secret area; there are no random encounters here. At the end is a treasure chest, which, when approached, causes a Sphinx to appear from the shadows, and can then be fought. After defeating it and collecting the Sphinx Memento from inside the chest, the player is automatically warped outside to the southeastern area of Toil 3. 
;Toil 4
The player can reach Toil 5 by entering the northwestern entrance. 
In the center of this area is another pit, which can be accessed by taking the southeastern entrance from Toil 5. In the Maxima version, entering this pit from the south leads to another Secret Toil.
;Secret Toil
Another secret area with no random encounters; houses a Murkrift containing three Moombas. The player can leave this area by climbing up the rope back out to Toil 4.
;Toil 5
Contains a Save Crystal. 
;Toil 6
During Chapter 13, a boss fight with three Sand Worms takes place here. After Chapter 14, the player can revisit this area and find a Murkrift housing three Chrome Giants. There are no random encounters here.
==Maps==
==Items==
Items 	Images 	Location
Toil 1 	Toil 1 	Toil 1
x3 	 	
x2 	 	
Toil 2 	Toil 2 	Toil 2
 	 	
Toil 3 	Toil 3 	Toil 3
 	 	
Secret Toil 	Secret Toil	Secret Toil
Sphinx Memento	 	Approaching the treasure chest makes a Sphinx appear; defeating it allows the player to open the chest.
Toil 5 	Toil 5 	Toil 5
 	 	
Toil 4 	Toil 4 	Toil 4
 	 	
;Treasure Trove
In Toil 4, the Treasure Trove can be found in the stone statue against the western wall in the southwest. 
*Hi-Ether
*Phoenix Down
*Lethean Chime
*Star Curtain
*Remedy
==Enemies==
;Toil 1
*Nut Eater x4
*Nut Eater x2, Cocadrille x2
*Bombino x2, Bahamutian Soldier (before clearing Chapter 15)
;Toil 2
* x2
*Nut Eater x2, Chocobo x2
*Cactuar
*Bombino x2, Bahamutian Soldier (before clearing Chapter 15)
* (after clearing dungeon)
;Toil 3
*Sandicore x4
* x2
*Cactuar
*
* (after clearing dungeon)
;Toil 4
*Cactuar
*Cocadrille x2, Nut Eater, Chocobo x2
*
* x2
*Bombino x2, Bahamutian Soldier (before clearing Chapter 15)
* (after clearing dungeon)
;Toil 5
*Nut Eater x3, Chocobo x2
*Nut Eater x4
*Bombino x2, Bahamutian Soldier (before clearing Chapter 15)
*Sand Worm x3 (after clearing dungeon)
;Toil 6
*Sand Worm x3 (Boss)
*Chrome Giant x3 (level 40/ Murkrift)
;Secret Toil - Toil 3
To reach the Secret Toil, go to Toil 3 and approach the hole in the north.
*Sphinx
;Secret Toil - Toil 4
To reach the Secret Toil, go to Toil 4 and approach the hole in the south. Accessible only in the Maxima version.
*Moomba x3 (level 32/ Murkrift)
<tabber>
Normal Difficulty stats=
Name 	HP 	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Imprism
Name 	HP 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Imprism
Nut Eater 	815 	-50 	0 	-25 	25 	50 	0 	0 	0 	-25 	-25 	0 	0 	25 	-25 	0 	25 	Use magical enhancements
Cocadrille 	856 	25 	0 	0 	-25 	0 	0 	50 	-50 	0 	25 	-25 	-25 	0 	0 	-25 	25 	Inflict poison
Bombino 	893 	50 	25 	0 	0 	-75 	0 	0 	0 	25 	-25 	0 	25 	25 	-25 	25 	-25 	Inflict confusion
Sandicore 	872 	25 	0 	0 	-25 	-50 	50 	0 	0 	50 	25 	-25 	-25 	-25 	0 	-50 	25 	Leave only this Mirage standing
 	1,728	50 	0 	0 	-50 	-50 	50 	50 	-50 	50 	50 	-50 	-50 	-25 	0 	-75 	50 	—
Chocobo 	796 	0 	-25 	0 	25 	0 	25 	0 	-25 	0 	0 	25 	0 	25 	-25 	25 	-25 	Give gysahl greens
Cactuar 	779 	-25 	-25 	0 	0 	25 	25 	0 	0 	75 	100 	100 	100 	75 	100 	25 	-25 	Inflict slow
Memecoleous 	1,037	25 	0 	0 	-25 	-50 	50 	0 	0 	25 	50 	-25 	0 	-50 	0 	0 	0 	Inflict poison
 	2,765	75 	0 	0 	-75 	-100 	100 	50 	-50 	75 	100 	-75 	-50 	-75 	0 	-75 	50 	—
Bahamutian Soldier	2,721	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	50 	50 	50 	50 	50 	50 	50 	50 	Unimprismable
Sand Worm 	4,435	0 	-25 	25 	-25 	-50 	75 	0 	0 	75 	50 	50 	50 	25 	75 	75 	25 	Unimprismable
Sand Worm 	2,916	0 	-25 	25 	-25 	-50 	75 	0 	0 	25 	0 	0 	0 	-25 	25 	25 	-25 	Land a counterattack
 	4,644	50 	-25 	25 	-75 	-100 	125 	50 	-50 	75 	50 	-50 	-50 	-50 	25 	-50 	25 	—
Sphinx 	7,910	25 	0 	0 	0 	-50 	25 	25 	-25 	95 	100 	45 	70 	20 	70 	70 	100 	Deal a lot of damage at once
Moomba 	2,529	-50 	0 	50 	0 	25 	-25 	0 	0 	75 	25 	50 	25 	50 	50 	0 	100 	Restore the Mirage's HP
Chrome Giant 	7,755	25 	0 	-25 	0 	25 	25 	0 	-50 	100 	50 	0 	75 	25 	25 	75 	50 	Evade attacks
|-|
Nightmare Difficulty stats=
Name 	HP 	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Elemental Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Ailment Resistances	Imprism
Name 	HP 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Imprism
Nut Eater 	4,005 	-50 	0 	-25 	25 	50 	0 	0 	0 	-25 	-25 	0 	0 	25 	-25 	0 	25 	Use magical enhancements
Cocadrille 	4,005 	25 	0 	0 	-25 	0 	0 	50 	-50 	0 	25 	-25 	-25 	0 	0 	-25 	25 	Inflict poison
Bombino 	? 	50 	25 	0 	0 	-75 	0 	0 	0 	25 	-25 	0 	25 	25 	-25 	25 	-25 	Inflict confusion
Sandicore 	3,981 	25 	0 	0 	-25 	-50 	50 	0 	0 	50 	25 	-25 	-25 	-25 	0 	-50 	25 	Leave only this Mirage standing
 	7,986 	50 	0 	0 	-50 	-50 	50 	50 	-50 	50 	50 	-50 	-50 	-25 	0 	-75 	50 	—
Chocobo 	3,469 	0 	-25 	0 	25 	0 	25 	0 	-25 	0 	0 	25 	0 	25 	-25 	25 	-25 	Give gysahl greens
Cactuar 	3,319 	-25 	-25 	0 	0 	25 	25 	0 	0 	75 	100 	100 	100 	75 	100 	25 	-25 	Inflict slow
Memecoleous 	4,518 	25 	0 	0 	-25 	-50 	50 	0 	0 	25 	50 	-25 	0 	-50 	0 	0 	0 	Inflict poison
 	12,504	75 	0 	0 	-75 	-100 	100 	50 	-50 	75 	100 	-75 	-50 	-75 	0 	-75 	50 	—
Bahamutian Soldier	? 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	50 	50 	50 	50 	50 	50 	50 	50 	Unimprismable
Sand Worm 	20,230	0 	-25 	25 	-25 	-50 	75 	0 	0 	75 	50 	50 	50 	25 	75 	75 	25 	Unimprismable
Sand Worm 	11,862	0 	-25 	25 	-25 	-50 	75 	0 	0 	25 	0 	0 	0 	-25 	25 	25 	-25 	Land a counterattack
 	19,848	50 	-25 	25 	-75 	-100 	125 	50 	-50 	75 	50 	-50 	-50 	-50 	25 	-50 	25 	—
Sphinx 	27,690	25 	0 	0 	0 	-50 	25 	25 	-25 	95 	100 	45 	70 	20 	70 	70 	100 	Deal a lot of damage at once
Moomba 	10,785	-50 	0 	50 	0 	25 	-25 	0 	0 	75 	25 	50 	25 	50 	50 	0 	100 	Restore the Mirage's HP
Chrome Giant 	23,330	25 	0 	-25 	0 	25 	25 	0 	-50 	100 	50 	0 	75 	25 	25 	75 	50 	Evade attacks
</tabber>
===Formations===
Enemies 	Notes
Toil 1 	Toil 1
Nut Eater x4 	—
Nut Eater x2, Cocadrille x2 	—
Bombino x2, Bahamutian Soldier 	Available before clearing Chapter 15.
Toil 2 	Toil 2
x2 	—
Nut Eater x2, Chocobo x2 	—
Cactuar 	—
Bombino x2, Bahamutian Soldier 	Available before clearing Chapter 15.
 	Available only after clearing dungeon.
Toil 3 	Toil 3
Sandicore x4 	—
x2 	—
 	—
 	Available only after clearing dungeon.
Secret Toil (Toil 3) 	Secret Toil (Toil 3)
Sphinx 	Fixed encounter, after approaching unopened treasure chest for first time.
Toil 4 	Toil 4
Cactuar 	—
Cocadrille x2, Nut Eater, Chocobo x2	—
 	—
x2 	—
Bombino x2, Bahamutian Soldier 	Available before clearing Chapter 15.
 	Available only after clearing dungeon.
Secret Toil (Toil 4) 	Secret Toil (Toil 4)
Moomba x3 	Murkrift battle (LV 32/). Maxima only.
Toil 5 	Toil 5
Nut Eater x3, Chocobo x2 	—
Nut Eater x4 	—
Bombino x2, Bahamutian Soldier 	Available before clearing Chapter 15.
Sand Worm x3 	Available only after clearing dungeon.
Toil 6 	Toil 6
Sand Worm x3 (Boss) 	—
Chrome Giant x3 	Murkrift battle (LV 40/). Available only after clearing dungeon.
==Musical themes==
"Labyrinth of Dunes" is the background theme that plays in The Phantom Sands. It also plays in Agarthir and the Nonary Region.
"Prismelody: Blinded by Light", an arrangement of the song of the same name from Final Fantasy XIII, can be heard during the cut scene when Lightning rescues the twins from the Sand Worms in Chapter 13. "Moonlight Melody" is a slower, rearranged version of "World of Beauty" that plays during a storyline event near the end of Chapter 13.
==Behind the scenes==
A pre-release screenshot of World of Final Fantasy shows a battle of the Phantom Sands in daylight, but this is not present in the game. This background is present, however, as a selectable backdrop in the Who's Who and Mirage Manual under "The Phantom Sands (A)".
The Phantom Sands serves as the setting for the Maxima version exclusive Intervention Quest Bloom in the Moonlight. Areas of this dungeon are also used in bonus dungeons: Toil 1 appears as the third area in EX Dungeon Z; in the Maxima version exclusive Hidden Dungeon, Toil 6 appears if the player touches the incorrect Warp Crystal in an elemental route.
==Gallery==
WoFF Phantom Sands Battle Background.png|Battle.
WoFF Phantom Sands secret.png|Who dares approach?
WoFF Phantom Sands sphinx.png|Sphinx
WoFF Phantom Sands sphinx chest.png|Guarding the Memento
WoFF Phantom Sands Underground Battle Background.png|Battle, underground.
WoFF Phantom Sands sandworm.png|Something approaches
WoFF Phantom Sands sandworm2.png|Sand Worms attack!
WoFF Phantom Sands sandworm3.png|Surprise attack
WoFF Phantom Sands Desert Threshold Battle Background.png|Boss battle.
WoFF Phantom Sands lightning.png|Lightning to the rescue
WoFF Phantom Sands lightning2.png|Lightning
WoFF Phantom Sands Desert Landscape.png|Desert Landscape
WoFF Phantom Sands tama sleeping.png|Tama sleeps in the air?
WoFF Phantom Sands lightning3.png|Discussing
WoFF Phantom Sands drugged.png|Drugged by a local
WoFF Phantom Sands figaro.png|Figaro Castle emerges from the sands
WoFF Phantom Sands surrounded.png|Surrounded
WoFF Phantom Sands Edgar.png|Edgar
WoFF Phantom Sands plumed knight.png|Plumed Knight protects Edgar
WoFF Phantom Sands sealed.png|Sealing their powers
WoFF The Phantom Sands Concept Artwork.png|Concept artwork
==Etymology==
Category:Locations in World of Final Fantasy
Category:Deserts