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Final Fantasy Tactics (FF Tactics)

Araguay Woods Walkthrough (Battle 12)

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Final Fantasy Tactics - Araguay Woods

This is a guide for Battle 12: Araguay Woods in Chapter 2 of Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles. See a full walkthrough of this battle, as well as its overview, enemies, recruitable characters, treasure locations, and rewards for completing Araguay Woods.

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Merchant City of Dorter Zeirchele Falls

Battle 12: Araguay Woods Overview

Battle Location and Information

Field View
Chapter Chapter 2
Rec. Level / Difficulty Level 11
✦✧✧✧✧
Objective Defeat all enemies! or Save Chocobo!
Party Size You can deploy up to 4 units.

Battle 12: Araguay Woods Recruitable Characters

All Characters You Can Recruit

Recruitable Characters
Final Fantasy Tactics Boco Boco

List of All Characters

Battle 12: Araguay Woods Enemies

All Enemies in Araguay Woods

All Stage Enemies
Goblin x5

List of All Enemies

Battle 12: Araguay Woods Recommended Party Composition

Best Characters to Use For This Battle

Best Characters to Use
Ramza Beoulve IconRamza
(Archer)
Black Mage IconBlack Mage Knight IconKnight Dragoon IconDragoon

Ramza as an Archer equipped with the Ice Bow is a game changer here, as it lets him snipe from afar and exploit enemy weaknesses at the same time.

Pair this with a Black Mage who knows Blizzard spells for AoE damage, a Knight for durability, and a Dragoon for reach and mobility.

Battle 12: Araguay Woods Walkthrough

Walkthrough Guide

# Step by Step Objectives
1
Choose to Rescue the Chocobo
At the start of the battle, you’ll be prompted to either leave the Chocobo behind or attempt a rescue. Picking the second option is the better move, since you’ll gain its help during the fight and still recruit it afterward.
2
Defeat All Goblins
The Goblins here are weak to ice. Have your Black Mage unleash Blizzara to wipe out clusters of them quickly. If you haven’t unlocked it yet, prioritize learning it before entering. Your Knight and Dragoon serve as frontline attackers, with the Dragoon striking from two tiles away to stay safe from counterattacks.
* Equip Ramza With the Ice Bow
Before the battle, buy the Ice Bow at Eagrose Castle and switch Ramza into the Archer job. Goblins are weak to Ice, and with his wide firing range, Ramza can deal devastating damage across the small battlefield while staying out of harm’s way.
How to Change Jobs
3
Protect the Chocobo
Don’t let the chocobo fall in battle, as its death results in an instant Game Over if you’ve chosen to rescue it. Keep at least one unit nearby to intercept enemies that may target it.

Chapter 2: The Manipulator and the Subservient Walkthrough

Should You Save or Leave the Chocobo?

Save The Chocobo to Gain a Party Member

Decision Effect
We should be on our way to the wood. -10 Bravery to all units.

・ Chocobo does not help you out in the fight, but you will still recruit it afterward.
Perhaps we could use it... ・Chocobo joins the fight as an ally. If it dies, you get a Game Over.

・Successfully protecting it means it will join your party after the battle.

It is recommended to pick the “Perhaps we could use it...” option. While it adds the extra challenge of protecting the chocobo during battle, having its support makes the fight smoother, and you’ll still recruit it afterward as Boco, your first permanent chocobo companion.

The other option just lowers your Bravery and denies you help during the fight.

How to Recruit Boco and Overview

Battle 12: Araguay Woods Buried Treasure Locations

Location and Treasures

Location Treasures
Araguay Woods Common:
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Battle 12: Araguay Woods Rewards

All Araguay Woods Spoils of War

All Spoils of War
Gil Icon 7400 Gil

Besides the treasures you can pick up during the fight, you’ll also receive Spoils of War once the battle ends. These are guaranteed rewards that drop after completing the objective, and always include Gil along with the items listed above.

Final Fantasy Tactics - The Ivalice Chronicles Related Guides

Walkthrough Partial

100% Walkthrough Guide

All Chapter Walkthroughs

# Chapter Title
1 The Meager
2 The Manipulative and the Subservient
3 The Valiant
4 In the Name of Love

Chapter 1 Walkthrough

# Locations and Battles
1 Orbonne Monastery
2 Magick City of Gariland
3 Mandalia Plain
4 Siedge Weald
5 Dorter Slums
6 The Sand Rat's Sietch
7 Brigands' Den
8 Lenalian Plateau
9 Fovoham Windflats
10 Ziekden Fortress

Chapter 2 Walkthrough

# Locations and Battles
11 Merchant City of Dorter
12 Araguay Woods
13 Zeirchele Falls
14 Castled City of Zaland
15 Balias Tor
16 Tchigolith Fenlands
17 Goug Lowtown
18 Balias Swale
19 Golgollada Gallows
20 Lionel Castle Gate
21 Lionel Castle Keep

Chapter 3 Walkthrough

# Locations and Battles
22 Mining Town of Gollund
23 Lesalia Castle Postern
24 Monastery Vaults: Second Level
25 Monastery Vaults: Third Level
26 Monastery Vaults: First Level
27 Grogh Heights
28 Walled City of Yardrow
29 Yuguewood
30 Riovanes Castle Gate
31 Riovanes Castle Keep
32 Riovanes Castle Roof

Chapter 4 Walkthrough

# Locations and Battles
33 Dugeura Pass
34 Free City of Bervenia
35 Finnath Creek
36 Outlying Church
37 Beddha Sandwaste
38 A Fort Besselat: South Wall
38 B Fort Besselat: North Wall
39 Fort Besselat Sluice
40 Mount Germinas
41 Lake Poescas
42 Limberry Castle Gate
43 Limberry Castle Keep
44 Limberry Castle Undercroft
45 Eagrose Castle Keep
46 Mullonde Cathedral
47 Mullonde Cathedral Nave
48 Mullonde Cathedral Sanctuary
49 Monastery Vaults: Fourth Level
50 Monastery Vaults: Fifth Level
51 Necrohol of Mullonde
52 Lost Halidom
53 Airship Graveyard
- Mount Bervenia
- Dorvauldar Marsh

All Side Quest Locations

# Locations and Battles
1 Gollund Colliery Floor
2 Gollund Colliery Slope
3 Gollund Colliery Ridge
4 Gollund Coal Shaft
5 Nelveska Temple
6 Trade City of Sal Ghidos

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