| “ | Cut away the past and be free!
It's the long-awaited Final Fantasy XII Collaboration Event! Set sail, Sky Pirate of Light, into the skies above! |
„ |
| ~ In Game Description |
Light of the Skies is a Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Collaboration event in Mobius Final Fantasy. The region provides players some of the heroes, fiends and experiences of Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. Originally presented as part of the Final Fantasy XII Collaboration Event in 2017, it made a return visit at the end of Act 1 in 2018, with updated rewards and scroll cards from the May 2018 FFXII card batch.
Event Details
- First appearance -- July 12 to August 15, 2017
- Second appearance -- June 18 to July 20, 2018
How to Participate
Go to the Light of the Skies region spot on the World Map -- part of the red "specials" section. (You must have completed Chapter 1 to see this.)
Story
Wol and Echo show up in a desolate area, having answered a summons from Moggy. He welcomes the pair to the Purvama Strahl: a set of floating islands, and introduces his friends, the Mandragoras. Apparently Moggy has set up a deal where Wol will pose as a "sky pirate" and hunt down the Mandragoras for sport. If Wol can catch them, they'll turn over enough loot to fill Wol's pockets.
Moggy confesses that the Mandragoras have been training and guarding against the sky pirates for centuries, but there haven't been any pirates in a very long time... so he's crafted Wol into the role, and the animated vegetables are excited to finally have someone to fight. Wol accepts the role, since the ancient treasure here should be valuable, and with the completion of the opening Mark Wol gets a Skystone, which allows him access to an Airship... and now he's a real sky pirate!
First up is the Mandragora Prince, who has specially bred his own bosses to be nastier than usual. Wol makes short work of them -- and the Prince -- after which the defeated vegetable gets up and walks away. Moggy explains that their intent is only to challenge the Legendary Sky Pirate. Whether they win or lose doesn't matter. Wol lets him go.
Second up is the Pumpkin King. He takes a different tack, by hiding amongst a field of Earth bosses. Wol hunts him down, hiding at the back of the field, and pummels him into unconsciousness. Much like his predecessor, the Pumpkin King wakes up and walks away, satisfied. Wol wonders what would happen if he proved not to be sky pirate. Hearing this, the King swivels about and promises great vengeance... and that Wol would be judged. Wol is largely unconcerned until a black-armored figure appears and disappears a few times.
Topstalk's plan is simple: run. Wol gives chase across the fiery field, and easily catches him. Topstalk leaves without a word, but the mysterious Judge appears again. Wol tries to taunt him into a response, but this foe also remains silent before vanishing. Our hero speculates he might just be a ghost.
The Alraune King seems to have a different attitude: he's happy to be challenged by such a great (and humble!) sky pirate. But it's a trap! He offers only a 1-Gil reward, hoping to demoralize Wol, and throws various weakening traps at him. In the end they don't help, though, and the Alraune King is bagged. Wol threatens the King with direct harm, hoping to draw out the Judge Magister, but the vegetable doesn't believe a true sky pirate would do such a thing... and he's right. Wol can't do it. Still, says Moggy, it proves the Judge is working with the Mandragoras. Wol is supsicious that Moggy might also be working with the Judge, but the Moogle insists he's not.
Reaching the port after the Alraune King, Wol is met by... the Judge Magister! and he's ready to fight! But with his defeat, Wol realises there's no weight to the Judge's blows. Perhaps the Judge really is a ghost...
The Onion Queen gives Wol a straight, stand-up fight - no trickery. Wol takes her down, and she dashes off. With excitement, Moggy expresses his anticipation for the coming titanic battle, where our Sky Pirate hero will face all five of the vegetables united once again. The Mandragoras gather with a final surprise: the Judge Magister stands side by side with them.
It's a hard battle, but Wol emerges victorious. In a final stroke of victory, Wol slices the helmet right off of the Judge, revealing... nothing. The suit is empty... except it fidgets a bit, and Moggy emerges from it. He explains that he found the Judge's armor in the Mandragoras' base, but was forced to take shelter in it to avoid being discovered. He was horrified to find that the vegetables were casting animating spells on the armor while he was still in it! Thankfully, Wol has stopped that for the moment, and freed him from his imprisonment, but not before Moggy managed to score a healthy amount of loot from there.
Both Moggy and Wol felt an aura of righteousness coming from the armor, so it may be that armor absorbed that from the actual Judge -- wherever he is -- and the Mandragoras amplified that to make it move. As a parting feeling, Wol looks at the Mandragoras' ancient airship and wonders if could be made to fly again.
Event Map
| “ | Ever hear of the sky pirates? Some say they are bandits, and some say they are saints, but one thing is true: they are all freefolk. Would you join them? Kupo. | „ |
| ~ World Map Description |
The region is broken up into seven islands -- the intial entry island, one for each of the five Mandragoras, and the central conflict island. Moving from island to island requires unlocking routes by defeating the Mandragoras. Once the main line is completed, the player can continue on four infinitely looping levels, where the Judge Magister gets progressively more difficult.
There are 78 areas in total, including 7 locked routes, 51 treasure chests, and 4 "Encroaching Mist" loop areas. Because of this loop, the player can't technically complete all 78 areas.
Similar to previous Collaboration Events, the fiends found around the region will scale to match the difficulty of the player, so exact enemies in each area will vary widely.
Locations
| Area | Stamina | Battles (later runs) |
Lock requirements | Enemy notes Later visits |
Reward |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isle of Souls | 5 | 3 | Starting point. | ![[FIRE]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mobius_gamepedia_en/images/c/c8/Fire_Icon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/20?cb=20171028114727 "[FIRE]"){kind=icon} Fire boss sighted.
|
- |
| Skyward Drawn | 6 | 3 | ![[LIGHT]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mobius_gamepedia_en/images/9/95/Light_Icon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/20?cb=20171028114841 "[LIGHT]"){kind=icon} Ninlil sighted.
|
- | |
| Howling Gorge | 5 | 4 (3) | - |  Mandragora Prince sighted. ![[WIND]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mobius_gamepedia_en/images/0/04/Wind_Icon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/20?cb=20171028114857 "[WIND]"){kind=icon} Wind swarm sighted.
|
 Elixir x1
|
| Immortal Cliffs | 5 | 4 (3) | - |  Pumpkin Star sighted. ![[EARTH]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mobius_gamepedia_en/images/0/02/Earth_Icon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/20?cb=20171028114544 "[EARTH]"){kind=icon} Earth boss sighted.
|
- |
| Plains of the Nu Mou | 6 | 5 (4) | - |  Topstalk sighted. Fire swarm sighted.
|
 Phoenix Down x1
|
| Cliffs of Exodus | 5 | 4 (3) | - |  Alraune King sighted. ![[WATER]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mobius_gamepedia_en/images/7/70/Water_Icon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/20?cb=20171028114850 "[WATER]"){kind=icon} Water boss sighted.
|
- |
| Headhunters' Domain | 5 | 4 (3) | - |  It's a full Mandragora lineup! The deadliest of nightshades. ![[DARK]](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mobius_gamepedia_en/images/e/e9/Dark_Icon.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/20?cb=20171028114712 "[DARK]"){kind=icon} Dark boss sighted.
|
 Mandragoras Mark  Crystal x3
|
| Wingbeaten Plateau | 7 | 4 |  Mandragoras Mark
|
Fire Lizard sighted.
|
 Skystone x1  Sovereign's Map x1  Warp Shard x3
|
| Hope's Run, Part 1 | 5 | 3 | - | Wind swarm sighted.
|
- |
| Hope's Run, Part 2 | 6 | 4 (3) | - | Storm Dragon sighted. Wind swarm sighted.
|
 Metal Gigantuar ★4 x1  Ability Ticket x1
|
| Isle of Sovereigns | 4 | 3 | - | Wind boss sighted.
|
 Wind Fractal★5 x1
|
| Mandragora Farm | 6 | 4 | - | Wind boss sighted.
|
- |
| Trail of Claws | 5 | 3 | - | Wind swarm sighted.
|
 Wind Pneuma★4 x1
|
| Cascading Vale | 6 | 3 | - | Treantling sighted.
|
- |
| Rustling Meadows | 5 | 4 (3) | - | Storm Dragon sighted. Wind boss sighted.
|
Ability Ticket x1
|
| The Windwalk | 6 | 3 | - | Mindlasher sighted.
|
- |
| Eyes of the Viera | 6 | 5 (4) | - | Ochu & Microchu sighted. Wind swarm sighted.
|
 Magicite x100
|
| Adrammelech Highlands | 6 | 5 (4) | Defeat the two bosses raised by the Mandragora Prince. The bosses are under his protection, and will be particularly dangerous. |
Mandragora Prince sighted. Wind boss sighted.
|
 Mandragora Prince Mark Crystal x3
|
| Aero Port | 6 | 4 | Mandragora Prince Mark
|
Wind fiend sighted. Nab his Treant: FFXII (scroll)! |
Companion spirit: Mandragora Prince  Iron Map x1  Bronze Opener x12
|
| Dream's Run, Part 1 | 5 | 3 | - | Earth boss sighted.
|
- |
| Dream's Run, Part 2 | 6 | 4 (3) | - | Atomos sighted. Earth swarm sighted.
|
 Gigantuar ★4 x1 Ability Ticket x1
|
| Isle of Iron | 6 | 4 | - | Earth boss sighted.
|
 Earth Fractal★5 x1
|
| Bangaa Wastes | 5 | 4 (3) | - | Earth boss sighted. Earth swarm sighted.
|
Metal Gigantuar ★4 x1
|
| Pumpkin Valley | 7 | 4 (3) | - | Earth boss sighted. Malboro sighted.
|
Gigantuar ★4 x1
|
| Ruins Tunnels | 7 | 4 (3) | - | Earth boss sighted. Subatomos sighted.
|
Gigantuar ★4 x1
|
| The Blind Wall | 5 | 4 (3) | - | Earth boss sighted. Earth boss sighted.
|
Elixir x1
|
| Trail of the Lost | 9 | 6 (5) | - | Earth boss sighted. Golem sighted.
|
 Gil x1,200,000
|
| The Pebblefold | 5 | 4 (3) | - | Earth boss sighted. Earth swarm sighted.
|
Metal Gigantuar ★4 x1
|
| The Cloudcliffs | 8 | 5 (4) | - | Earth boss sighted. Metalmite sighted.
|
Phoenix Down x1
|
| The Whitesands | 5 | 4 (3) | - | Earth boss sighted. Earth swarm sighted.
|
 Earth Pneuma★4 x1
|
| Cloudwalk Dreams | 8 (7) | 4 (3) (4) | - | Earth boss sighted. Pumpkin Star sighted. (if this is the last area cleared) |
 Pumpkin Star Mark
|
| Dusk Port | 7 | 4 | Pumpkin Star Mark
|
Light fiend sighted. Nab his Cluckatrice: FFXII (scroll)! |
Companion spirit: Pumpkin Star  Gigas Map x1 Crystal x3
|
| Explorer's Run Part 1 | 5 | 3 | - | Fire swarm sighted.
|
- |
| Explorer's Run Part 2 | 6 | 4 (3) | - | Shadow Dragon sighted. Fire boss sighted.
|
Metal Gigantuar ★4 x1 Ability Ticket x1
|
| Isle of the Gigas | 6 | 4 | - | Fire swarm sighted.
|
 Fire Fractal★5 x1
|
| Belias Lavawalk | 5 | 3 | - | fire}Fire boss sighted. | - |
| Hotspring Glade | 6 | 4 (3) | - | Topstalk sighted. Fire Lizard sighted.
|
 Fire Pneuma★4 x1
|
| Roundcleft Hill | 7 | 4 | - | fire}Fire boss sighted. | - |
| The Stewspring | 8 | 5 (4) | - | Topstalk sighted. Death Claw sighted.
|
Magicite x100
|
| The Smoking Wastes | 7 | 4 | - | Fire swarm sighted.
|
- |
| Caldera Way | 8 | 5 | - | Fire boss sighted.
|
- |
| The Boulderfields | 9 (7) | 6 (5) (4) | - | Topstalk sighted. Shade Drake sighted.
|
 Topstalk Mark Crystal x3
|
| Flare Port | 7 | 4 | Topstalk Mark
|
Fire fiend sighted. Nab his Judge Bergan: FFXII (scroll)! |
Companion spirit: Topstalk  Imperial Map  Summon Ticket x1
|
| Pursuer's Run, Part 1 | 5 | 3 | - | Water swarm sighted.
|
- |
| Pursuer's Run, Part 2 | 6 | 4 (3) | - | Killer Mantis sighted. Water boss sighted.
|
Gigantuar ★4 x1 Ability Ticket x1
|
| Isle of Emperors | 7 | 4 | - | Adamantiny sighted.
|
 Water Fractal★5 x1
|
| Palace of Ice | 5 | 3 | - | Water boss sighted.
|
Gil x1
|
| Halls of Glass | 5 | 4 (3) | - | Killer Mantis sighted.  Debarrier in effect. Water boss sighted.
|
- |
| Cliffs of Rime | 5 | 4 (3) | - | Behemoth sighted.  Bio in effect. Water boss sighted.
|
 Water Pneuma★4 x1
|
| Springwind Basin | 5 | 4 (3) | - | Tonberry sighted. Critical Resist Down in effect. Water boss sighted.
|
Ability Ticket x2
|
| Mateus Falls | 8 | 5 (4) | - | Alraune King sighted.  Ultimate Gauge Locked Water swarm sighted.
|
 Alraune King Mark Crystal x3
|
| Snow Port | 6 | 5 (4) | Alraune King Mark
|
Unknown enemy sighted. Dark fiend sighted. Nab his Seeq Cateran: FFXII (scroll)! |
Companion spirit: Alraune King  Extranger★4  Godking's Map
|
| Jumper's Run, Part 1 | 5 | 3 | - | Dark boss sighted.
|
- |
| Jumper's Run, Part 2 | 6 | 4 (3) | - | Demon Wall sighted. Dark swarm sighted.
|
Metal Gigantuar ★4 x1 Ability Ticket x1
|
| Isle of the Godking | 6 | 3 | - | Ironside sighted.
|
 Dark Fractal★5 x1
|
| Shepherd's Rise | 7 | 5 (4) | - | Onion Queen sighted. Dark boss sighted.
|
- |
| The Greenbier | 6 | 4 (3) | - | Onion Queen sighted. Light boss sighted.
|
 Dark Pneuma★4 x1
|
| Seacloud Spire | 7 | 5 (4) | - | Onion Queen sighted. Dark boss sighted.
|
- |
| The Onion Gap | 7 | 5 (4) | - | Onion Queen sighted. Light boss sighted.
|
- |
| Zodiark Greatcave | 7 | 5 (4) | - | Onion Queen sighted. Light boss sighted.
|
- |
| The Duskmaw | 6 | 4 (3) | - | Onion Queen sighted. Dark boss sighted.
|
Magicite x100
|
| Phantom Pharos | 9 | 6 (5) | (all other areas complete) | Onion Queen sighted. Dark boss sighted.
|
 Onion Queen Mark Crystal x3
|
| Shadow Port | 6 | 3 | Onion Queen Mark
|
The mandragoras are dancing! Nab their Mandragoras: FFXII (scroll)! |
Companion spirit: Onion Queen  Gigantuar Bulb★3  Sky Pirate Map
|
| Blue Sky Run | 6 | 4 (3) | - | Marilith sighted. Light boss sighted.
|
Gigantuar ★4 x1 Ability Ticket x1
|
| Isle of Sky Pirates | 7 | 4 | - | Topstalk sighted.
|
 Light Fractal★5 x1
|
| The Chittering Dunes | 5 | 3 | - | Mandragora Prince sighted.
|
- |
| The Infinite Sandsea | 5 | 4 (3) | - | Dullahan sighted. Onion Queen sighted.
|
 Light Pneuma★4 x1
|
| Cloudrift Quicksands | 5 | 3 | - | Alraune King sighted.
|
- |
| The Thirsting Desert | 7 | 4 | - | Pumpkin Star sighted.
|
- |
| Searing Sandstorms | 7 | 5 (4) | - | Mandragoras sighted. Onion Queen sighted.
|
Summon Ticket x1
|
| The Thief's Gate | 7 | 4 | - | Topstalk sighted.
|
Ability Ticket x1
|
| Path of Champions | 9 | 5 | - | Pumpkin Star sighted.
|
Ability Ticket x2
|
| Grave of Heroes | 9 | 5 | - | Alraune King sighted.
|
Magicite x300
|
| Ancient Airship | 10 | 7 | - | Judge Magister sighted. Getting past his defenses is only the beginning! |
Summon Ticket x1 Crystal x5
|
| Encroaching Mist | 7 | 3 | (infinite #1) | Judge Magister sighted.
|
 Judge Magister Mark x1
|
| Encroaching Mist | 7 | 3 | (infinite #2) | Judge Magister sighted.
|
Judge Magister Mark x1
|
| Encroaching Mist | 7 | 3 | (infinite #3) | Judge Magister sighted.
|
Judge Magister Mark x1
|
| Encroaching Mist | 7 | 3 | (infinite #4) | Judge Magister sighted.
|
Judge Magister Mark x1 Ability Ticket x3
|
Once the player completes the Ancient Airship, the final four "Encroaching Mist" areas are available. This is an infinite loop with an increasingly more powerful Judge Magister at the end. Every area here earns a Judge Magister Mark as a tally of victories. Every fourth area (one complete loop) earns 3 Ability Tickets.
Also upon completion, the Mandragoras reappear as reoccurring bosses on their respective penultimate areas, with those areas reset to a cost of 7 stamina, with 4 battles.
Key Items
| Name | Location |
|---|---|
 Skystone
|
Wingbeaten Plateau |
 Sovereign's Map
|
Wingbeaten Plateau |
 Iron Map
|
Aero Port |
 Gigas Map
|
Dusk Port |
 Imperial Map
|
Flare Port |
 Godking's Map
|
Snow Port |
 Sky Pirate Map
|
Shadow Port |
 Mandragoras Mark
|
Headhunters' Domain |
 Mandragora Prince Mark
|
Adrammelech Highlands |
 Pumpkin Star Mark
|
Cloudwalk Dreams |
 Topstalk Mark
|
The Boulderfields |
 Alraune King Mark
|
Mateus Falls |
 Onion Queen Mark
|
Phantom Pharos |
 Judge Magister Mark
|
Encroaching Mist |
Fiends
Combat around the region scales along with the player's level, so different fiends will show depending on how strong your character is.
The Mandragoras
The Bosses
Fire Lizard- Shadow Dragon
- Marilith
- Treantling
- Great Malboro
- Mindlasher
- Ochu and Microchu
- Gale Lizard
- Storm Dragon
- Golem
- Mighty Golem
- Diremite
- Atomos
- Adamanterrapin
- Great Malboro
- Killer Mantis
- Adamantiny
- Behemoth
- Tonberry
- Ninlil
- Demon Wall
- Ironside
- Dullahan
Card Drops
These were added as card drops at the Ports around the map:
- Treant: FFXII (scroll)
- Cluckatrice: FFXII (scroll)
- Judge Bergan: FFXII (scroll)
- Seeq Cateran: FFXII (scroll)
- Mandragoras: FFXII (scroll)
Music
Music on the map is from Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age.
| Name | Locations |
|---|---|
| Dalmasca Estersand | Isle of Souls (starting island)
Isle of Emperors (Alraune King's island) |
| Victory Fanfare | Win a battle |
| Flash of Steel | Boss fight
Isle of Sky Pirates (Judge Magister's island) |
| Phon Coast | on the airship between islands |
| Giza Plains | Isle of Sovereigns (Mandragora Prince's island)
Isle of the Godking (Onion Queen's island) |
| The Mosphoran Highwaste | Isle of Iron (Pumpkin Star's Island) |
| Esper Battle | Isle of the Gigas (Topstalk's island) |
| Gutter-churl | ending cinematic, on Moggy's tale |