Molten Cavern

A complete walkthrough for the Molten Cavern in Tales of Phantasia, including boss strategies for Ifrit and Gnome, item locations, and essential tips for progression.

Walkthrough:

1. At the start, go right to find a Memory Circle. Save your game.
2. Go left to find a chest with a Charm Bottle.
3. Return to the Memory Circle area, go right and up to find a chest with Spectacles.
4. Go down the stairs to the floor below.
5. Head down to find two chests containing a Talisman and a Resist Ring.
6. Go left and slightly up to find a chest with the Sorcerer’s Ring. Equip it on an accessory slot (e.g., Klaus).
7. Return to the entrance, go left, and find a switch next to a door.
8. Equip the Sorcerer's Ring. Stand on the wooden platform facing north towards the switch and press 'A' to shoot a fire beam and activate the switch.
9. Go through the opened door, then left and up to find three chests: Savory, Attack Symbol (equip on Cress if not bought), and a ? Sword. Use a Rune Bottle on the ? Sword to get a Strike Axe (Gugnir is still considered better).
10. Go south and downstairs, then continue south downstairs to the next room.
11. Go right and up to find three chests: Mixed Gummi, 1000 Gald, and the Magma Key.
12. Go through the door to the south, returning to the area where you found the Sorcerer's Ring.
13. Go back up the stairs to the right and through the door to the Memory Circle. Save your game.
14. Go left where you found the Charm Bottle, then slightly up to find another switch. Hit it with the Sorcerer's Ring to open the door in front of the Memory Circle.
15. Go through this door, then use the Magma Key to open the next closed door.
16. In the next room, shoot the pillars with the Sorcerer's Ring to create a path to Ifrit.
17. Boss Battle: Ifrit. Klaus will challenge Ifrit for a pact.
18. After defeating Ifrit, you receive 1000 Experience, 8000 Gald, and a Flame Cape. Klaus learns the summon Ifrit.
19. Grab the chest behind Ifrit for the Fire Wall spell for Arche.
20. Exit the Molten Cavern and travel east to the port, then to Alvanista. From Alvanista, take the right boat to Belladum.
21. At the new port, find a chest containing Spectacles.
22. Exit the port and head south, cross the bridge, and go right to find the Cave of Spirits.
23. Cave of Spirits: Go right and up to find a door requiring a password. The password is: Kikurin (3, 1, 2, 4).
24. Unlock the door and go through, then down the stairs.
25. Agree to help the