Marsh Cave

The Marsh Cave, also known as the Cave of Marsh, is a location from the original Final Fantasy. Located southwest of Elfheim, it is full of monsters. It is a dark and maze-like cave with pillars of stone dividing levels into sections, and the Warriors of Light must often enter hollow rooms in the cave to get around these barriers. After the Warriors of Light obtain the Mystic Key, they can return to open the last sealed doors on the bottom floor.
The area is infamous for being a substantial step up in difficulty from anything the Warriors of Light have previously encountered, with packs of poisonous or paralytic enemies being the main threat. While the Final Fantasy Strategy Guide's famous advice of "bring 99 heal potions" is perhaps too much, adventuring parties who wander in unprepared and under-leveled are likely to find it a challenge.
== Story ==
The Warriors of Light come to Marsh Cave to retrieve the crown, and after defeating a group of Piscodemons (two to four) in the cave's deepest level, they find it. They then return it to its supposed owner, only to discover that he is Astos, and a battle ensues.
== Items ==
Item 	Location
680 gil 	B2
620 gil 	B2
Broadsword 	B2
Dagger 	B2
Phoenix Down 	B3
295 gil 	B3
Cottage 	B3
Copper Armlet	B3
Crown 	B3
385 gil 	B3
1,020 gil 	B3 (Requires Mystic Key)
Antidote 	B3 (Requires Mystic Key)
Silver Armlet	B3 (Requires Mystic Key)
== Encounters ==
right|thumb|Battle Background.
The Marsh Cave region is part of a large disconnected encounter region shared with the Cavern of Ice and Mount Gulg regions. It is bordered by the Elfheim and Western Keep encounter regions to the east. In most releases, this region extends to the area southeast of the Cavern of Earth area; this section is removed in Pixel Remaster.
Encounters 	Encounters 	Areas
Pixel Remaster	Other releases	Areas
* [100/1000] Werewolf x1, Goblin Guard x3
* [80/1000] Ogre x2
* [80/1000] Warg Wolf x3
* [70/1000] Tarantula x4
* [70/1000] Tarantula x2
* [70/1000] Scorpion x4
* [60/1000] Ghast x4
* [60/1000] Ghast x2
* [60/1000] Wolf x3, Warg Wolf x5
* [60/1000] Wolf x3, Warg Wolf x3
* [60/1000] Wolf x2, Warg Wolf x3
* [60/1000] Warg Wolf x5
* [60/1000] Tarantula x2
* [60/1000] Ogre Chief x1, Ogre x2
* [50/1000] Werewolf x2, Goblin Guard x5
* [40/1000] Wolf x2, Warg Wolf x5
* [40/1000] Warg Wolf x5, Wolf x1	
*[24/64] Goblin Guard x2-5, Werewolf x0-2
*[12/64] Ogre x1-2
*[12/64] Ghast x1-4
*[6/64] Warg Wolf x2-5, Wolf x0-3
*[6/64] Tarantula x1-4
*[3/64] Ogre Chief x1, Ogre x1-2
*[1/64] Scorpion x2-4	Surrounding region
* [100/1000] Tarantula x1
* [100/1000] Gray Ooze x1
* [80/1000] Shadow x2
* [80/1000] Green Slime x2
* [80/1000] Black Widow x1, Tarantula x1
* [80/1000] Gray Ooze x2
* [70/1000] Shadow x4
* [70/1000] Shadow x3
* [70/1000] Skeleton x3
* [70/1000] Werewolf x3
* [60/1000] Ghoul x2, Zombie x2
* [60/1000] Werewolf x4
* [40/1000] Ghoul x2, Zombie x3
* [40/1000] Crawler x1, Skeleton x4	
* [24/64] Shadow x2-4
* [12/64] Green Slime x2-4
* [12/64] Zombie x2-3, Ghoul x2-4
* [6/64] Skeleton x3-5, Crawler x0-2
* [6/64] Tarantula x1-2, Black Widow x0-2, Green Slime x0-1, Gray Ooze x0-2
* [3/64] Gray Ooze x1-3
* [1/64] Werewolf x3-6	B1
* [80/1000] Green Slime x3
* [80/1000] Green Slime x2
* [80/1000] Gargoyle x3
* [80/1000] Gargoyle x2
* [80/1000] Black Widow x1, Tarantula x1
* [80/1000] Scorpion x3
* [80/1000] Scorpion x2
* [80/1000] Werewolf x2
* [60/1000] Crawler x1, Skeleton x2, Bloodbones x1
* [60/1000] Gray Ooze x1, Black Widow x1, Tarantula x1, Green Slime x1
* [60/1000] Warg Wolf x2, Werewolf x2
* [40/1000] Ghoul x3, Zombie x3
* [40/1000] Crawler x1, Skeleton x4
* [40/1000] Crawler x1, Skeleton x3, Bloodbones x1
* [30/1000] Ghoul x4, Zombie x3
* [30/1000] Crawler x2, Skeleton x5	
* [12/64] Zombie x2-3, Ghoul x2-4
* [12/64] Green Slime x2-4
* [12/64] Gargoyle x2-3
* [12/64] Skeleton x3-5, Crawler x0-2
* [6/64] Bloodbones x1, Skeleton x2-4, Crawler x1
* [6/64] Tarantula x1-2, Black Widow x0-2, Green Slime x0-1, Gray Ooze x0-2
* [3/64] Scorpion x2-4
* [1/64] Werewolf x2-5, Warg Wolf x0-5	B2
* [90/1000] Green Slime x3
* [90/1000] Gargoyle x3
* [90/1000] Gargoyle x2
* [90/1000] Gray Ooze x3
* [90/1000] Gray Ooze x2
* [90/1000] Scorpion x3
* [60/1000] Green Slime x4
* [60/1000] Gray Ooze x1, Black Widow x1, Tarantula x1, Green Slime x1
* [60/1000] Scorpion x4
* [60/1000] Warg Wolf x2, Werewolf x2
* [50/1000] Crawler x1, Skeleton x3, Bloodbones x1
* [50/1000] Werewolf x5
* [30/1000] Skeleton x4, Crawler x1, Bloodbones x1
* [30/1000] Green Slime x1, Black Widow x2, Gray Ooze x1, Tarantula x2
* [30/1000] Werewolf x6
* [30/1000] Warg Wolf x3, Werewolf x3
* [Fixed] Piscodemon x4
* [Fixed] Anaconda x6	
* [12/64] Green Slime x2-4
* [12/64] Gargoyle x2-3
* [12/64] Bloodbones x1, Skeleton x2-4, Crawler x1
* [12/64] Gray Ooze x1-3
* [6/64] Tarantula x1-2, Black Widow x0-2, Green Slime x0-1, Gray Ooze x0-2
* [6/64] Werewolf x3-6
* [3/64] Scorpion x2-4
* [1/64] Werewolf 2-5, Warg Wolf x0-5
* [Fixed] Piscodemon x2-4
* [Fixed] Anaconda x2-6	B3
== Musical themes ==
The Background Music that plays inside the Marsh Cave is called "Dungeon".
== Other appearances ==
=== Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy ===
In the Confessions of the Creator Scenario, a Teleport Stone can be found in the area where the Marsh Cave is meant to be located, and has its name. Instead of the dungeon, the Land of the Stolen Crown Gateway is located in the now frozen marshlands, referring to the item the player retrieved from the cave in Final Fantasy.
The Land of the Stolen Crown gateway is a five-floor dungeon that serves as an approximation of the Distant Glory - Redemption of the Warrior storyline from the original Dissidia Final Fantasy, acting as a purgatory guarded by Gabranth, whom the player must defeat to escape.
== Gallery ==
FF NES Marsh Cave WM.png|Marsh Cave on the World Map (NES).
FF NES - Marsh Cave First Floor.gif|Marsh Cave's First Floor (NES).
FF NES - Marsh Cave Second Floor.gif|Marsh Cave's Second Floor (NES).
FF NES - Marsh Cave Third Floor.gif|Marsh Cave's Third Floor (NES).
MarshCave.gif|The Marsh Cave battle background (NES).
Marsh Caves World Map PS.png|Marsh Cave on the World Map (PS).
Marsh Cave PS.png|Marsh Cave (PS).
FF Marsh Cave WM GBA.png|Marsh Cave on the World Map (GBA).
FF Marsh Cave GBA.png|Marsh Cave (GBA).
Marsh Cave Monster Nintendo Power.jpg|Artwork of a monster in the Marsh Cave from Nintendo Power.
FF1_3DS_MarshCave2.jpg|
FF1_3DS_MarshCave3.jpg|
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