Pharos (Final Fantasy XII)

The Pharos of Ridorana is a location in the land of Ivalice in Final Fantasy XII located on an island atop the Ridorana Cataract. It has an optional dungeon hidden underneath, called the Subterra, which the player can explore after finishing the storyline events at the Pharos.
== Sage Knowledge ==
== Story ==
The Pharos was built by the Occuria to house the power of all nethicite, the Occuria's creation, the Sun-Cryst. The Occuria gave the Sword of Kings to King Raithwall and told him to go to the Pharos and cut shards off the Cryst. During his visit, Raithwall engraved a message to the tower's entrance, warning all the future Dynast Kings of the three guardians the Occuria had placed to guard the tower.
Seven centuries later Princess Ashe is chosen as the new Dynast King and given the Treaty-Blade so she, too, could go the Pharos and cut shards off the Sun-Cryst.
The 'tower of the distant shore' is known, but no human has set his foot on the land after Raithwall, as the Ridorana Cataract the Pharos is located on is situated by a waterfall making access by sea impossible. The Pharos is located on the Jagd, forbidding travel by air—until skystones that can travel on Jagd were invented by the Draklor Laboratory in Archades. Reddas, who accompanies Ashe and the party to the Pharos, has stolen such skystones from the labs, and so the party can reach the Pharos.
The party makes its way to the top of the Pharos where they find the Sun-Cryst. Ashe intends to go against the Occuria's wishes and destroy the Sun-Cryst with the blade, but is met by a ghostly vision of her late husband Lord Rasler, who exhorts Ashe to follow the Occuria's wishes to destroy the Archadian Empire. Ashe is shocked, and yells out she can't follow through with the plan, and is interrupted by Judge Gabranth who urges Ashe to use the power she has to destroy the Empire that has stolen everything from her, and announces himself as the murderer of Ashe's father King Raminas.
Reddas rushes to block Gabranth's attack and reveals himself to be Judge Zecht who destroyed Nabudis with the Midlight Shard two years previously under Dr. Cid's orders. He wishes such power would never be wielded again.
Ashe realizes the Rasler she used to know would never ask her to destroy the Empire, and that the ghostly vision is nothing but Occurian mind-games. With the Treaty-Blade she strikes the ghostly vision and, having been revealed an illusion, the ghost speaks with an Occurian voice and urges Ashe to follow her path as the next Dynast King, but Ashe proclaims she is no false saint for them to use. She decides to destroy the Sun-Cryst.
Gabranth, embittered by the princess's choice, strikes the party, but is defeated. Dr. Cid enters and dismisses Gabranth telling him he is no longer any use for the Empire. Gabranth tries to strike Cid down, but is blocked by the rogue Occuria Venat who is allied with Cid. Cid takes out the shards of deifacted nethicite he had in his possession and integrates them back into the Sun-Cryst, which starts to exude Mist. The party fight Cid and kill him.
Cid's body turns into Mist that is absorbed into the Sun-Cryst that is about to burst. Vaan and Ashe try to destroy the Cryst with the Occurian swords, but Reddas stops them, grabs the Sword of Kings from Ashe, and destroys the Sun-Cryst at the cost of his own life.
The Sun-Cryst explodes and destroys the upper levels of the Pharos, while the party escape on the Strahl.
== Locations ==
The Pharos is located in the far east of Ivalice, in the Jagd Naldoa region. Since it is located in Jagd territory, it is normally impossible to reach by airship, and the tides surrounding it make it impossible for normal ships to approach. Access can only be had via the Ridorana Cataract. The Pharos is an area of three ascents filled with creatures.
The expansive tower consists of three upper and three lower levels where various puzzles and challenges need to be completed before access to the next level is granted.
The Subterra is the underground areas of the Pharos. The only way to access it is by finishing the Pharos event first.
=== First Ascent ===
* They Who Thirst Not
* The Wellspring
* Wellspring Labyrinth
* Blackrock Vault
* Wellspring Ravel - 1st Flight
* Wellspring Ravel - 2nd Flight
* Wellspring Ravel – 3rd Flight
* Wellspring Ravel - 4th Flight
* Horizon's Break
* Horizon's Cusp
=== Second Ascent ===
* The Reach
* Station of Banishment
* Station of Suffering
* Station of Ascension
* Reach of the Damned
* The Bounds of Truth
* Reach of the Occult
=== Third Ascent ===
* Spire Ravel - 1st Flight
* Spire Ravel - 2nd Flight
* Empyrean Ravel
* Heaven's Challenge
== Treasures ==
The map urn for the Second Ascent is in the northwestern corner of the Station of Suffering zone. The map urn for the Third Ascent is in the 1st Flight zone. It is next to the door the player gets transported to after incorrectly choosing the glyphs twice.
In the original version, the Pharos doesn't have too many treasures, but the few treasures are good. With the Diamond Armlet equipped, usually the item treasures are either Knot of Rust (common) or Elixir. The first floor has a treasure in each western corner. The northern treasures can be a White Mask and Crystal Shield, and the southern treasures can be Gold Hairpin and Giant's Helmet.
In the areas above the party must build bridges by killing Brainpans. Afterward, they can kill Deidars to build red blocks to build additional bridges to lead to treasures. Holy Rod can be found in the northwest of a map behind a red bridge. Behind the last red bridge the player may find two treasures. The other is a Dueling Mask no matter what, but the other one is Zeus Mace without the Diamond Armlet and Muramasa with Diamond Armlet equipped.
In the first map of the Third Ascent, the player can open a fool's façade in the southeast to find Rubber Suit and Dragon Whisker. In the north and middle of the first map of the Third Ascent, also behind a fool's façade, there is a treasure that is a Circlet without the Diamond Armlet, but has a 90% chance of being the Ring of Renewal with the Diamond Armlet equipped. The treasure in the northeast of the first map, in the corner of a large off-the-map hidden area, is always an Elixir if it is an item, but contains 9,999 gil with the Diamond Armlet as opposed to only 999 gil without it.
In the Zodiac versions, all treasures are different. The player may get Gil Toss here if they did not get it from Draklor Laboratory, as that is an unrevisitable location. The treasures available from building bridges with the Deidars are now Gungnir and Holy. Zeus Mace is still available, but on a different floor. The treasures worth seeking out are the Tula ultimate crossbow if the player has a Time Battlemage, and the powerful Ardor and Flare spells; the former is especially potent as its power can be boosted by equipping Flame Staff or Burning Bow.
=== First Ascent ===
==== Those Who Thirst Not ====
These chests only appear in the Zodiac versions.
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure 	Normal Treasure 	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
1 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Berserker Bracers	Berserker Bracers	Berserker Bracers 	Berserker Bracers
2 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Cura Mote 	Cura Mote 	Cura Mote 	Cura Mote
3 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Ruby Ring 	Ruby Ring 	Ruby Ring 	Ruby Ring
4 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Bubble Mote 	Bubble Mote 	Bubble Mote 	Bubble Mote
==== The Wellspring ====
These chests only appear in the Zodiac versions.
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
5 	30% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
5 	30% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Serum 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
6 	30% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
6 	30% 	50% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Hi-Ether 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
==== Wellspring Labyrinth ====
;Zodiac
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
7 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
7 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Gravity Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
8 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
8 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Bio Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
9 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
9 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Argyle Armlet 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
10 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Hermes Sandals 	Hermes Sandals 	Hermes Sandals 	Hermes Sandals
11 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
11 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Remedy 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
12 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
12 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Ether 	Magick Gloves 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
13 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
13 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Serum 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
;Original
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
1 	65% 	50% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
1 	65% 	50% 	≤ 1,200 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Gold Hairpin 	≤ 2,500 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Elixir
2 	65% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
2 	65% 	20% 	≤ 300 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Giant's Helmet 	≤ 600 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Elixir
3 	65% 	25% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
3 	65% 	25% 	≤ 300 gil 	Hi-Ether 	Crystal Shield 	≤ 600 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Elixir
4 	65% 	65% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
4 	65% 	65% 	≤ 600 gil 	Hi-Potion 	White Mask 	≤ 1,000 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Elixir
==== Wellspring Ravel - 1st Flight ====
;Zodiac
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
14 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
14 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Dispel Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
15 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
15 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Bio Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
16 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Demon Shield 	Demon Shield 	Demon Shield 	Demon Shield
17 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
17 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Leather Gorget 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
18 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
18 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Balance Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
19 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Dragon Helm 	Dragon Helm 	Dragon Helm 	Dragon Helm
20 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
20 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Phoenix Down 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
;Original
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
5 	65% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
5 	65% 	20% 	≤ 800 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Elixir 	≤ 2,000 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Elixir
==== Wellspring Ravel - 2nd Flight ====
;Zodiac
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
21 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
21 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Cura Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
22 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
22 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Aeroga Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
23 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Chaperon 	Chaperon 	Chaperon 	Chaperon
24 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Perseus Bow 	Perseus Bow 	Perseus Bow 	Perseus Bow
;Original
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
6 	65% 	78% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
6 	65% 	78% 	≤ 500 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Black Robes 	≤ 800 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Elixir
7 	65% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 	Item 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
7 	65% 	20% 	≤ 1,000 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Hi-Potion 	≤ 2,000 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Elixir
8 	100% 	0% 	Holy Rod 	Holy Rod 	Holy Rod 	Holy Rod 	Holy Rod 	Holy Rod
==== Wellspring Ravel - 3rd Flight ====
;Zodiac
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
25 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
25 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Vanishga Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
26 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
26 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Power Armlet 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
27 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
27 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Bangle 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
28 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
28 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Remedy 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
29 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Gungnir 	Gungnir 	Gungnir 	Gungnir
30 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Holy 	Holy 	Holy 	Holy
;Original
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
9 	65% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
9 	65% 	20% 	≤ 1,000 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Phoenix Down 	≤ 3,000 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Elixir
10 	70% 	0% 	Dueling Mask 	Dueling Mask 	Dueling Mask 	Dueling Mask 	Dueling Mask 	Dueling Mask
11 	70% 	0% 	Zeus Mace 	Zeus Mace 	Zeus Mace 	Muramasa 	Muramasa 	Muramasa
==== Wellspring Ravel - 4th Flight ====
;Zodiac
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
31 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Scathe Mote 	Scathe Mote 	Scathe Mote 	Scathe Mote
32 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Elixir 	Elixir 	Elixir 	Elixir
;Original
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
12 	65% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
12 	65% 	20% 	≤ 2,000 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Phoenix Down 	≤ 5,000 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Elixir
==== Horizon's Cusp ====
These chests only appear in the Zodiac version.
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
33 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Reflectga Mote 	Reflectga Mote 	Reflectga Mote 	Reflectga Mote
34 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Black Mask 	Black Mask 	Black Mask 	Black Mask
35 	100% 	60% 	≤ 100 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
35 	100% 	60% 	≤ 100 gil	X-Potion 	Hi-Potion 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
36 	100% 	60% 	≤ 100 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
36 	100% 	60% 	≤ 100 gil	X-Potion 	Hi-Potion 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
=== Second Ascent ===
==== Station of Banishment ====
;Zodiac
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure 	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
37 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
37 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Fuzzy Miter 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
38 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Opal Ring 	Opal Ring 	Opal Ring 	Opal Ring
39 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
39 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Serum 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (C)
40 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Quasimodo Boots	Quasimodo Boots 	Quasimodo Boots 	Quasimodo Boots
41 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
41 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Rose Corsage 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
42 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
42 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Remedy 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
43 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
43 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Domaine Calvados	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
44 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
44 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Bowline Sash 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
45 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Minerva Bustier	Minerva Bustier 	Minerva Bustier 	Minerva Bustier
;Original
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
13 	65% 	20% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Common 	Rare
13 	65% 	20% 	≤ 1,500 gil 	Hi-Potion 	Phoenix Down 	≤ 3,000 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Elixir
==== Station of Suffering ====
These chests only appear in the Zodiac versions.
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
46 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Zeus Mace 	Zeus Mace 	Zeus Mace 	Zeus Mace
47 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
47 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Nu Khai Sand 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
48 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
48 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Tourmaline Ring	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
49 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
49 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Lead Bolts 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
50 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
50 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Agate Ring 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
51 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
51 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Chronos Tear 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
52 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Tula 	Tula 	Tula 	Tula
==== Station of Ascension ====
These chests only appear in the Zodiac versions.
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
53 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Dragon Mail 	Dragon Mail 	Dragon Mail 	Dragon Mail
54 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
54 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Black Belt 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
55 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
55 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Balance Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
56 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Gil Toss 	Gil Toss 	Gil Toss 	Gil Toss
57 	75% 	40% 	≤ 400 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
57 	75% 	40% 	≤ 400 gil	X-Potion 	Bubble Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
58 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
58 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Oil Bombs 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
59 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Sash 	Sash 	Sash 	Sash
60 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
60 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Bamboo Arrows 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
61 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
61 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Bacchus's Wine 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
62 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
62 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Prince's Kiss 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (C)
==== The Bounds of Truth ====
These chests only appear in the Zodiac versions.
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
63 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Muramasa 	Muramasa 	Muramasa 	Muramasa
64 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Hastega Mote 	Hastega Mote 	Hastega Mote 	Hastega Mote
65 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
65 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Ether 	X-Potion 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (B)
66 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
66 	75% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Ether 	X-Potion 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
==== Cleft of Profaning Wind ====
These chests only appear in the Zodiac versions.
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
67 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Cura Mote 	Cura Mote 	Cura Mote 	Cura Mote
68 	100% 	0% 	N/A	X-Potion 	X-Potion 	X-Potion 	X-Potion
69 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Phoenix Down 	Phoenix Down 	Phoenix Down 	Phoenix Down
70 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Elixir 	Elixir 	Elixir 	Elixir
=== Third Ascent ===
==== Spire Ravel - 1st Flight ====
;Zodiac
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
71 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
71 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Wyrmfire Shot 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
72< 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Antares 	Antares 	Antares 	Antares
73 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Flare 	Flare 	Flare 	Flare
74 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
74 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	X-Potion 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
75 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
75 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	X-Potion 	Nishijin Belt 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
;Original
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
14 	55% 	0% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Item 	
14 	55% 	0% 	N/A 	Dragon Whisker 	Rubber Suit 	N/A 	Dragon Whisker 	Dragon Whisker
15 	55% 	0% 	Gil 	Item 1 	Item 2 	Gil 	Item 	
15 	55% 	0% 	N/A 	Rubber Suit 	Dragon Whisker 	N/A 	Rubber Suit 	Rubber Suit
==== Spire Ravel - 2nd Flight ====
;Zodiac
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil 	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
76 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Ardor 	Ardor 	Ardor 	Ardor
77 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	White Robes 	White Robes 	White Robes 	White Robes
78 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Ultima Blade 	Ultima Blade 	Ultima Blade 	Ultima Blade
79 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
79 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Aeroga Mote 	Cura Mote 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
80 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Item 1 	Item 2 	Common 	Rare
80 	80% 	40% 	≤ 500 gil	Hi-Potion 	Blazer Gloves 	Knot of Rust 	Meteorite (A)
81 	100% 	0% 	N/A 	Elixir 	Elixir 	Elixir 	Elixir
;Original
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	
16 	35% 	50% 	Gil 	Item 	Item 	Gil 	Item 	Item 	
16 	35% 	50% 	≤ 999 gil 	Elixir 	Elixir 	≤ 9,999 gil 	Knot of Rust 	Elixir 	Elixir
17 	55% 	0% 	Gil 	Item 	Gil 	Common 	Rare 	 	
17 	55% 	0% 	N/A 	Circlet 	Circlet 	N/A 	Circlet 	Ring of Renewal 	
==== Empyrean Ravel ====
These chests only appear in Zodiac versions.
Chest	Spawns	Holds Gil%	Gil	Normal Treasure	Normal Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure	Diamond Armlet Treasure
82 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Dark Matter 	Dark Matter 	Dark Matter 	Dark Matter
83 	3% 	0% 	N/A	Dark Matter 	Dark Matter 	Dark Matter 	Dark Matter
84 	100% 	0% 	N/A	Megalixir 	Megalixir 	Megalixir 	Megalixir
85 	2% 	0% 	N/A	Megalixir 	Megalixir 	Megalixir 	Megalixir
== Quests ==
=== First Ascent: Hall of First Light ===
Outside the Pharos, the player simply has to face Hydro to gain access to the entrance. Inside the player enters the Wellspring on the first floor (the floor is indicated by a number below the map), which is surrounded by an area called the Wellspring Labyrinth. Inside the Labyrinth are Mistmares, which often drop Black Orbs as loot.
Claiming three of these orbs and using them on the Altars of Night, which are Way Stone-like devices in the Wellspring, will open up a door at the back of the Wellspring Labyrinth on the second floor; opening it trigger a battle against Pandaemonium. Its defeat activates the Waystone in the entry hall of the Wellspring, which leads to the tenth floor.
In this area, the player must kill Brainpans, which create green bridges to the next area. Deidars, which resemble Brainpans but are red, damage green bridges upon their death, and after all green bridges have been built, create red bridges to secret items. Upon reaching the fiftieth floor, this cycle will end, and the player will face a boss, Slyt. Past Slyt is a Way Stone leading to the Second Ascent.
=== Second Ascent: Reach of Diamond Law ===
On the fifty-first floor are four Altars: the Altar of Knowledge, which prevents the party from using the on-screen map; the Altar of Steel, which prevents the party from using physical attacks; the Altar of Wealth, which prevents the characters from using items; and the Altar of Magick, which prevents the casting of magick. Regardless of the player's choice, selecting an Altar will create a pathway; the four pathways are identical labyrinths up stairs from the sixty-first floor, where the labyrinth starts, to the sixty-fourth floor.
Along the way, there are several fool's façades hiding items. On the sixty-fifth floor, the party faces Fenrir, and then proceeds to the sixty-sixth floor, where they can recover their items, attacks, magick, or map, and ride the Dais of Ascendance to the sixty-seventh floor, which has a Way Stone leading to the Third Ascent.
=== Third Ascent: Mete of Dynasty ===
In the final ascent, the party must enter different Way Stones; the wrong Way Stone will return the party to the entrance, or, worse, force them to fight against an undead army before returning to the entrance. The first three correct Way Stones are: black, green, red; and the fourth depends on which Altar was used in the Second Ascent. The Altar of Wealth requires the use of a yellow Way Stone; Steel is green; Knowledge is pink; and Magick is purple.
The final can only be passed by means of a fool's façade; though the others can be skipped using fool's façades as well. In the sixth area, the party must take a Way Stone to the top and face Hashmal, Bringer of Order. Afterward they can enter a lift to the ninety-first floor, and ascend the final few floors to find the Sun-Cryst and encounter Judge Gabranth, Doctor Cid, and Famfrit, the Darkening Cloud.
=== Hunts ===
Pylraster is a Mark whose hunt becomes available after the events in the Pharos. The hunt is petitioned by Rikken in Balfonheim Port, but he is not sure where to find it. The player can find the Pylraster at the entrance to the Pharos in the section They Who Thirst Not. The player can use the Gate Crystal at the First Ascent, and go outside to find the Mark.
=== Rare Game ===
Vishno spawns on Floor 48 - First Ascent/Wellspring Ravel - 4th Flight, near the Aeronite at the very top when the player has killed at least ten Deidar while climbing. It is not necessary to create a chain.
The Tower is found in the Third Ascent by using the colorless Waystone, and will appear as soon as the player is brought to the area with the Dais of Ascendance on 88F. There is only a 20% chance of it appearing. If it does not spawn, the player should take the Waystone back to 79F and use it again to warp back to 88F, and it will eventually appear. The Grand Helm is obtainable as a very rare drop from it.
Avenger is difficult during the first visit to the Pharos, as it has several dangerous moves, such as Anti-Magick, Ardor, and Renew. The Muramasa, the second strongest non-elemental katana, can be stolen from it.
To find the Avenger, the player must have spoken to the "Huntmaster" in Phon Coast and defeated Thalassinon, which will trigger the start of the Rare Game quest. The Avenger then has a 40% chance of appearing in the Station Of Ascension area of the Pharos: Second Ascent. Alternately, one can kill off all the monsters in the area and then zone out to the Reach of the Damned area (64F). When reentering Station of Ascension (63F), Avenger should be right at the bottom of the stairs.
== Enemies ==
* Abaddon
* Bune
* Crusader
* Dragon Lich
* Brainpan
* Deidar
* Mimeo
* Undin Entite
* Chimera Brain
* Reaver
* Aeronite
* Cataract Aevis
* Purobolos
* Mistmare
* Avenger (Rare)
* Vishno (Rare)
* Tower (Rare)
* Hydro (Boss)
* Pandaemonium (Boss)
* Slyt (Boss)
* Fenrir (Boss)
* Hashmal (Esper)
* Judge Gabranth (Boss)
* Dr. Cid (Boss)
* Famfrit (Esper)
== Musical themes ==
"Ashe's Theme" plays when reaching the Pharos as well as being the location theme for the Subterra. "The Final Act" is the music for the First Ascent, "Ascent" for the Second Ascent, and "Flash of Steel" plays at the Third Ascent at the Pharos.
In The Zodiac Age, the First and Second Ascents have a reorchestration of their respective theme, and "The Ultimate Trial" plays for the Third Ascent.
== Map ==
=== First Ascent ===
The map can be found in the the southwest area corner (dead-end area) of First Ascent/Wellspring Labyrinth.
:Note: areas highlighted in red are hidden passages that do not appear on the map.
Map from the original Final Fantasy XII that includes all treasure information.
=== Second Ascent ===
The map can be found in the northwest corner of the Station of Suffering (62F).
:Note: areas highlighted in red are hidden passages that do not appear on the map.
Map from the original Final Fantasy XII that includes all treasure information.
=== Third Ascent ===
The map can be found on 79F, Spire Ravel 1st Flight. 79F is accessible via the Way Stone on 88F (just before the elevator) or by being ejected for touching the wrong colored sigil twice.
:Note: areas highlighted in red are hidden passages that do not appear on the map.
Map from the original Final Fantasy XII that includes all treasure information.
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy XIV ===
The Ridorana Lighthouse appears as the second raid in the Return to Ivalice raid series in patch 4.3.
=== Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia ===
The Pharos appears as the main setting of Act 2 Chapter 10, where Gabranth is a recruitable character. The dark manikins of Final Fantasy XII main cast are fought here.
=== Theatrhythm Final Fantasy ===
The Pharos appears as the Battle Music Sequence for "Clash of Swords" and "Esper Battle", a dual reference to the Third Ascent and the battle with Hashmal.
==== Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call ====
The Pharos returns as the BMS for both songs.
=== Pictlogica Final Fantasy ===
=== Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade ===
== Gallery ==
Pharos-at-Ridorana.png|The Pharos.
Pharos-at-Ridorana-entrance.jpg|Entrance.
Message-from-Raithwall.png|Message from Raithwall.
Pharos-at-Ridorana-Gate.png|Pharos's Gate.
Pharos4.jpg|Pharos First Ascent.
Black-Orb-Pharos-First-Ascent-FFXII-TZA.jpg|Black Orb.
Threshold-of-Night.jpg|Threshold of Night.
Pharos-Room-FFXII-TZA.jpg
Path-of-Illusion.jpg|Path of Illusion.
Pharos-Illusion-FFXII-TZA.png|Illusion.
Pharos-of-Ridorana-Bridge.jpg|Green bridge.
Pharos-First-Ascent-Red-Bridge-FFXII-TZA.jpg|Red bridge.
Pharos5.jpg|Pharos Third Ascent.
Pharos-Final-Way-Stone.jpg|Final Way Stone.
Save-Crystal-FFXII.jpg|Save Crystal.
Fools-Facade.jpg|Fool's Facade.
Pharos-Elevator.png|Dias of Ascendance.
Dias-of-Ascendance-FFXII-TZA.jpg|Dias of Ascendance.
Pharos-Elevator-FFXII-TZA.png
Suncryst.jpg|Summit.
Phatos-Mist-FFXII-TZA.png
Pharos-destroyed.png|The Pharos.
== Etymology ==
pt-br:Pharos (Final Fantasy XII)
Category:Locations in Final Fantasy XII
Category:Towers