Chapter 5 checklist
- Land on the moon; explore crystal palace hub
- Lunar Path caves for XP and chests
- Cave of Bahamut: earn Bahamut summon for Rydia
- Lunar Subterrane full loot (Ragnarok, holy gear, etc.)
- Defeat moon bosses / Lunars as they appear
- Reach the core path to Zeromus ready for Ch.6
Lunar Path & side spots
- From the lunar whale / crystal structure, open the map of the moon.
- Clear Lunar Path caves for levels and mid-lunar gear.
- Visit Hummingway home for flavor and shops if present in PR.
- Save before every major cave mouth.
Cave of Bahamut
- Enter Bahamut’s cave when ready for a hard summon trial.
- Boss: Bahamut. Survive Megaflare with Shell/Curaja; damage through phases.
- Victory teaches Rydia the Bahamut summon — best big nuke for the finale.
Lunar Subterrane
- The long descent. Multi-floor; some of the strongest randoms in the PR.
- Open every chest: legendary swords (Ragnarok for Cecil), armor, ribbons.
- Optional superbosses / traps depending on floor — if a fight looks unfair, you underleveled; grind Path caves.
- At the bottom approaches: FuSoYa / Golbez help vs Zeromus’s seal in story beats.
- Do not engage Zeromus until inventory and levels feel finished (Chapter 6 tactics).
Pink Tail grind: Flan princesses / pink tails for Adamant Armor are a moon-adjacent grind. Details in Ch.6 checklist if you want perfect defense.
Who wears what into Zeromus
- Cecil: best holy sword + heavy armor; Cover Rosa
- Kain: best spears; Jump for safe damage
- Rosa: best staff/bow; Ribbon if available; dual regen items
- Rydia: best rods; Bahamut / Meteor-tier spells
- Edge: dual weapons or Throw spam with rich inventory