Final Fantasy IV Walkthrough

8. More Lion than Ant

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1. Prelude to a Dark Knight 2. Towns and Townspeople 3. What Is This, Fog? 4. But There's No Mist Here 5. To the Oasis 6. The Natural Enemy of the Sage is the Octopus 7. Everyone Meet at Damcyan 8. More Lion than Ant 9. We Could Have Saved Time if Kaipo Had a Pharmacy 10. The Heroes, Derailed by Ice 11. Baron, the Empire Builder 12. A Place Where You're Not Liked 13. This Isn't Some Country Club Mountain 14. How Do You Like Me Now, Mysidia? 15. Persona Semi-Grata 16. It's Like They Don't Want Us Here 17. Everyone Here Got Ugly, Man 18. Can't See the Forest for the Troia 19. I Feel Naked Without My Plate Mail 20. Treasure Trove of Troia 21. We Think "Zot" is Onomatopoeia 22. Never Throw a Dwarf's Key 23. Stretching Through the Sky 24. Paladins Always Loot Castles 25. The High-Rent Side of the Tower 26. Breaking the Seal Voids Warranty 27. You'll Soon Hate Doors 28. Gotta Catch 'Em All 29. Cookware and the Modern Paladin 30. Legendary Sword 31. Legendary King 32. One of These Days, Rosa! 33. It Burns When I Fight Dragons 34. Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum Et Cetera 35. WE LIKE THA MOON COZ IT IS CLOSE TO US 36. Rotten to the Core

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1. Prelude to a Dark Knight 2. Towns and Townspeople 3. What Is This, Fog? 4. But There's No Mist Here 5. To the Oasis 6. The Natural Enemy of the Sage is the Octopus 7. Everyone Meet at Damcyan 8. More Lion than Ant 9. We Could Have Saved Time if Kaipo Had a Pharmacy 10. The Heroes, Derailed by Ice 11. Baron, the Empire Builder 12. A Place Where You're Not Liked 13. This Isn't Some Country Club Mountain 14. How Do You Like Me Now, Mysidia? 15. Persona Semi-Grata 16. It's Like They Don't Want Us Here 17. Everyone Here Got Ugly, Man 18. Can't See the Forest for the Troia 19. I Feel Naked Without My Plate Mail 20. Treasure Trove of Troia 21. We Think "Zot" is Onomatopoeia 22. Never Throw a Dwarf's Key 23. Stretching Through the Sky 24. Paladins Always Loot Castles 25. The High-Rent Side of the Tower 26. Breaking the Seal Voids Warranty 27. You'll Soon Hate Doors 28. Gotta Catch 'Em All 29. Cookware and the Modern Paladin 30. Legendary Sword 31. Legendary King 32. One of These Days, Rosa! 33. It Burns When I Fight Dragons 34. Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum Et Cetera 35. WE LIKE THA MOON COZ IT IS CLOSE TO US 36. Rotten to the Core

Enemies:	Goblin, Domovoi, Basilisk, Adamantoise, Yellow Jelly, Leshy, Antlion
Treasures:	Sand Ruby, Lamia's Harp, Potion, Tent, Phoenix Down, Ether, Gold Needle, Spider's Silk, Antarctic Wind, Hourglass, Emergency Exit

Edward starts off pretty weak, so it may be a good idea before you enter the cave to level up a bit more, going back to the replenishing pots in Damcyan for your HP refill. I would suggest Edward be at level 9 before moving on, but hey, that's just me.

Antlion Cave is fairly easy to navigate. And, it's smaller than the Water Cavern, which is a big plus. The moment you step in, you'll immediately see three blue treasure chests just begging to be opened. As soon as you pluck them all, hit the passageway to the south. You'll now be in B2F. Same old story. Follow the path, get the treasures. Make sure you go into the room and look in the treasure chest to get a better weapon for Edward. You'll see a stairway leading down, but don't go there yet. There's a save point as well as more treasures around. Explore some more. It couldn't hurt. As soon as you save and nab all the pretty treasures, go down the stairs into the nest of the Antlion. Prepare to do battle:


At the end of the battle, you'll receive the Sand Ruby. Back to the surface with you.

< Previous Chapter:    7. Everyone Meet at Dam…

1. Prelude to a Dark Knight 2. Towns and Townspeople 3. What Is This, Fog? 4. But There's No Mist Here 5. To the Oasis 6. The Natural Enemy of the Sage is the Octopus 7. Everyone Meet at Damcyan 8. More Lion than Ant 9. We Could Have Saved Time if Kaipo Had a Pharmacy 10. The Heroes, Derailed by Ice 11. Baron, the Empire Builder 12. A Place Where You're Not Liked 13. This Isn't Some Country Club Mountain 14. How Do You Like Me Now, Mysidia? 15. Persona Semi-Grata 16. It's Like They Don't Want Us Here 17. Everyone Here Got Ugly, Man 18. Can't See the Forest for the Troia 19. I Feel Naked Without My Plate Mail 20. Treasure Trove of Troia 21. We Think "Zot" is Onomatopoeia 22. Never Throw a Dwarf's Key 23. Stretching Through the Sky 24. Paladins Always Loot Castles 25. The High-Rent Side of the Tower 26. Breaking the Seal Voids Warranty 27. You'll Soon Hate Doors 28. Gotta Catch 'Em All 29. Cookware and the Modern Paladin 30. Legendary Sword 31. Legendary King 32. One of These Days, Rosa! 33. It Burns When I Fight Dragons 34. Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum Et Cetera 35. WE LIKE THA MOON COZ IT IS CLOSE TO US 36. Rotten to the Core

Next Chapter: > 9. We Could Have Saved …

1. Prelude to a Dark Knight 2. Towns and Townspeople 3. What Is This, Fog? 4. But There's No Mist Here 5. To the Oasis 6. The Natural Enemy of the Sage is the Octopus 7. Everyone Meet at Damcyan 8. More Lion than Ant 9. We Could Have Saved Time if Kaipo Had a Pharmacy 10. The Heroes, Derailed by Ice 11. Baron, the Empire Builder 12. A Place Where You're Not Liked 13. This Isn't Some Country Club Mountain 14. How Do You Like Me Now, Mysidia? 15. Persona Semi-Grata 16. It's Like They Don't Want Us Here 17. Everyone Here Got Ugly, Man 18. Can't See the Forest for the Troia 19. I Feel Naked Without My Plate Mail 20. Treasure Trove of Troia 21. We Think "Zot" is Onomatopoeia 22. Never Throw a Dwarf's Key 23. Stretching Through the Sky 24. Paladins Always Loot Castles 25. The High-Rent Side of the Tower 26. Breaking the Seal Voids Warranty 27. You'll Soon Hate Doors 28. Gotta Catch 'Em All 29. Cookware and the Modern Paladin 30. Legendary Sword 31. Legendary King 32. One of These Days, Rosa! 33. It Burns When I Fight Dragons 34. Fe-Fi-Fo-Fum Et Cetera 35. WE LIKE THA MOON COZ IT IS CLOSE TO US 36. Rotten to the Core