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Chapter 2: Bikanel and the Calm Lands

Story mode. Written for a first playthrough and kept free of spoilers — it will not tell you what happens here, only what the game is asking of you.

3 things here are lost permanently, and 4 more you can get another of later. Everything below is worth taking as you pass it. The completionist tab lists every one of them with the exact moment it stops being obtainable.

Two quick stops. The desert visit is a single errand, and the Calm Lands job is the best reward in this part of the chapter.

Bikanel: the oasis

Talk to the hover pilot, then to Nhadala, then to the pilot again, and ask to go to the Oasis. Walk down to the water. There is a sphere at the edge; it is Rikku’s special dressphere.

A short fight follows against three familiar faces. The two women cast elemental spells, so Reflect on your party makes them hurt themselves. Take them out first, keep a Remedy ready for the grenades, and it is over quickly. You come away with something you need for later this chapter and a garment grid.

Do not dig. Nhadala will lend you a shovel, but there is a good reason to leave the sand alone for a while. If something enormous turns up while you are digging anyway, run.

The Calm Lands

If Clasko has been riding along on the Celsius, he hops off when you arrive and runs off to the old arena in the east. Follow him and agree to help.

The arena is full of fiends tucked into crevices, and most of them are fakes that vanish when you touch them. The fakes all face the real one — look for the odd one out facing the other way. Touch too many fakes and the real one moves. Find five real ones, then the last fight is three Blue Elementals; bring lightning magic. The prize is a healing dressphere and a garment grid, and Clasko turns the place into a chocobo ranch.

Check the sign by the ruins and talk to Clasko again for chocobo greens. When a chocobo turns up in a fight, use the Gysahl Greens so it stays, beat everything else without touching it, then feed it again. Catch one now rather than later.

Two young Ronso are hanging around the Travel Agency in the middle of the plain. Talk to them.

There are five chests on the open plain and down in the gorge: by the slope from Macalania, on the west edge, beside the Travel Agency Save Sphere, toward the bridge in the north, and at the bottom of the gorge.

Worth doing on a first run

Don't dig yetreferenceNhadala will happily send you out with a shovel. Skip it for now. If you do dig and a huge fiend appears, run.
No field chests in the desert this chapterreferenceEverything in the sand this chapter comes from digging.
Mission: Water We Doing Here?sceneTalk to the hover pilot, then Nhadala, then the pilot again, and ask to go to the Oasis. Walk to the water's edge. Required, and it counts toward Story Completion. If you skipped the Chapter 1 desert visit, Nhadala needs the Letter of Introduction first.
Machina MawdressphereThe sphere at the water's edge. Rikku's special dressphere.
Syndicate Uniform (second of three)key-itemYours after the oasis fight.
Hour of Needgarment-gridAlso from the oasis fight.
Scene: Clasko finds his callingsceneNeeds Clasko aboard: invited at Mushroom Rock in Chapter 1, and again on the Mi'ihen Highroad after the chocobo job. He gets off as you arrive and runs to the old arena in the east. Counts toward Story Completion.
Ether x2itemSouth end, at the bottom of the slope down from Macalania.
Chocobo Wing x2itemAbout halfway up the western edge.
Phoenix Down x2 (Travel Agency)itemLeft of the Save Sphere at the Travel Agency in the middle of the plain.
Phoenix Down x2 (north, near the bridge)itemIn the northeast section, a little past the entrance and to the right, toward the gorge bridge.
Phoenix Down (gorge bottom)itemDown at the bottom of the gorge, by the Save Sphere near the cave.
Mission: Clean SweepsidequestFollow Clasko to the old arena in the east and say yes. The crevices are full of fiends; most are illusions that vanish when touched. The illusions all face the real one, so look for the one facing the other way. Touch three illusions in a row and the real one moves. Find five, then three Blue Elementals wait in the alcove across from Clasko — bring lightning. Counts toward Story Completion.
AlchemistdressphereClean Sweep's main prize. A healer that turns items into big heals; learn Potion, then Hi-Potion, then Mega-Potion for the party-wide one.
Highroad Windsgarment-gridAlso from Clean Sweep.
Gysahl Greens and Pahsana GreensitemAfter Clean Sweep, check the chocobo sign by the ruins and talk to Clasko. Gysahl Greens catch a chocobo; Pahsana Greens only keep it busy.
Catch a wild chocobosidequestWhen a chocobo turns up in a fight, use Gysahl Greens on it so it stays, kill everything else without hitting it, then feed it again to send it to Clasko's ranch. Hit it and it runs. Counts toward Story Completion. Do it now rather than leave it.
Scene: Lian and AydesceneTwo young Ronso at the Travel Agency in the middle of the plain. Talk to them and they run off. Counts toward Story Completion, and later scenes with them need this first meeting.

How this page was made

Researched across 5 community walkthroughs and written from scratch — no source’s wording appears here.

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Completionist mode. Full spoilers, in play order, with every permanent loss called out before you reach it. 1 entries below are marked where our sources disagree with each other — we have not picked a winner for you.

3 things here are lost permanently, and 4 more you can get another of later. Point of no return: The Bikanel mission is required and cannot be missed. In the Calm Lands, Clean Sweep, the Alchemist dressphere and Highroad Winds are meant for Chapter 2 but Clasko gives a second chance in Chapter 3. Catching a wild chocobo must be done before Chapter 3 ends. Lian and Ayde's first meeting is a Chapter 2 scene. Do not dig in the desert more than you have to: every machine part you unearth makes a Chapter 5 boss stronger. Everything is listed on the missables page.

Spoilers from here.

What closes behind this page:

Lian and Ayde’s first meeting and Clasko’s arrival scene are Chapter 2 Story Completion lines. The arrival scene has a Chapter 3 version if Clasko boarded late.
Clean Sweep, Alchemist and Highroad Winds are meant for now, but Clasko repeats the offer in Chapter 3. Alchemist is only gone for good if you never spoke to Clasko in Chapters 1 and 2 — and then the Chocobo Ranch never opens either.
A wild chocobo must be caught before Chapter 3 ends. It is a Story Completion requirement.
Digging is the long-term risk. See below.

Bikanel: Water We Doing Here?

Hover pilot, Nhadala, pilot again, then the Oasis. If you never reached Nhadala in Chapter 1, you need Gippal’s Letter of Introduction from Djose before she will talk; that still works now.

At the water’s edge Yuna picks up Machina Maw, Rikku’s special dressphere. Then Logos and two Fem-Goons spring the ambush.

Logos and the Fem-Goons. The Fem-Goons run through Fire, Thunder, Blizzard and Water and their -ra versions, so open with Reflect on the party and let them wear themselves down; kill them first. Logos fires a party-wide volley and throws grenades for Darkness and Silence. Remedies or a White Mage handle it. Steal if you have a Thief in the grid, but do not stall for it — the guides cannot agree on what he carries.

Rewards: Syndicate Uniform (the second of three) and Hour of Need.

Why you leave the shovel alone

Every assembly part dug up in Bikanel adds a level to the Experiment, the machina boss at Djose in Chapter 5. One Story Completion line there wants it beaten before it reaches full level, after which you dig and repair it to Lv5. Dig now and you shrink that window. Angra Mainyu can also burrow out of the sand, and it is unbeatable at this point. There are no field chests in the desert this chapter, so nothing is lost by staying away.

O’aka’s second chance

If you handed O’aka to the Al Bhed in Chapter 1, one guide has him digging in the Southern Expanse this chapter; ask the pilot to take you there and let him aboard. Another guide says you can find and follow him in Macalania Woods instead. Either way, once he is on the Celsius his 100,000 gil debt still has to be cleared before Chapter 2 ends.

The Calm Lands

Clasko and Clean Sweep

Clasko only gets off here if he is aboard: invited at Mushroom Rock in Chapter 1 and picked up again after “Cuckoo for Chocobos!” on the Mi’ihen Highroad. He runs east to the old Monster Arena; say yes when asked if you want to follow.

Inside, the crevices hold fiends. Most are illusions that vanish when touched. The illusions face the real one, so the real fiend is the one turned the other way. Touch three illusions in a row and the real one relocates. The first is a Skink in the second-to-last crevice in the northeast corner; a path to the north fades into darkness and leads up to the rest. If you get stuck, a red arrow marks the right one.

After five, go back to the entrance and into the alcove across from Clasko: three Blue Elementals. Thunder from a Black Mage ends it. Watch for Queen Coeurl in the arena — its Blaster can kill outright.

Rewards: Alchemist and Highroad Winds. Alchemist is the second real healer. Learn Potion, Hi-Potion, then Mega-Potion; until then, Mix a Potion with a Hi-Potion for a Mega-Potion.

Examine the chocobo sign by the ruins and say “Hey, Clasko!” for Gysahl Greens and Pahsana Greens.

Catch a chocobo

Use Gysahl Greens on a chocobo in battle so it does not flee, clear the other fiends without touching it, then feed it again and it goes to the ranch. Hit it and it runs. The catch has to happen before Chapter 3 ends; do it now.

Lian and Ayde

The two young Ronso the Gagazet elders are worried about are at the Travel Agency. Talk to them — they tell Yuna not to worry and run off. It is a Story Completion line, and their later scenes need it.

Chests

Ether x2 — south end, at the bottom of the slope from Macalania.
Chocobo Wing x2 — about halfway up the western edge.
Phoenix Down x2 — left of the Travel Agency Save Sphere.
Phoenix Down x2 — northeast section, just past the entrance on the right, toward the bridge.
Phoenix Down — bottom of the gorge, by the Save Sphere near the cave.
Soft x2 — the sixth chest, which no route describes. Check around the cave mouth at the gorge bottom.

Campaigns

If you signed up with Open Air or Argent, Inc. and agreed to the father’s marriage pitch in Chapter 1, keep pressing Square on people across Spira. Points carry between chapters; the target is 400 Publicity by Chapter 5.

Everything in this area

Bikanel Desert

Don't dig yetreferenceNhadala will happily send you out with a shovel. Skip it for now. If you do dig and a huge fiend appears, run.
Why not to digreferenceEach machina part you dig up raises the level of the Experiment, the Chapter 5 Djose boss. Story Completion wants it beaten once at a low level before you build it up, so keep it low until then. Angra Mainyu can also turn up while digging and cannot be beaten this early.
No field chests in the desert this chapterreferenceEverything in the sand this chapter comes from digging.
Mission: Water We Doing Here?sceneTalk to the hover pilot, then Nhadala, then the pilot again, and ask to go to the Oasis. Walk to the water's edge. Required, and it counts toward Story Completion. If you skipped the Chapter 1 desert visit, Nhadala needs the Letter of Introduction first.
Machina MawdressphereThe sphere at the water's edge. Rikku's special dressphere.
Boss: Logos and two Fem-GoonsbossThe Fem-Goons cast elemental spells, so Reflect on the party turns their turns against them; drop them first. Logos throws grenades that inflict Darkness or Silence on everyone. Keep Remedies handy and he goes down fast.
Syndicate Uniform (second of three)key-itemYours after the oasis fight.
Hour of Needgarment-gridAlso from the oasis fight.
O'aka in the desertMissableSources disagreesidequestOnly if you handed O'aka over in Chapter 1 instead of hiding him. Ask the pilot for the Southern Expanse, find him digging and let him aboard the Celsius. You then still have his debt to clear before the chapter ends.Lost after: The end of Chapter 2.Sources disagree: One guide puts O'aka in the Southern Expanse of Bikanel this chapter; another says you can still find and follow him in Macalania Woods.

Calm Lands

Scene: Clasko finds his callingCopy missablesceneNeeds Clasko aboard: invited at Mushroom Rock in Chapter 1, and again on the Mi'ihen Highroad after the chocobo job. He gets off as you arrive and runs to the old arena in the east. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: The end of Chapter 2.Get another: If Clasko only came aboard late, he gets off here in Chapter 3 instead.
Ether x2itemSouth end, at the bottom of the slope down from Macalania.
Chocobo Wing x2itemAbout halfway up the western edge.
Phoenix Down x2 (Travel Agency)itemLeft of the Save Sphere at the Travel Agency in the middle of the plain.
Phoenix Down x2 (north, near the bridge)itemIn the northeast section, a little past the entrance and to the right, toward the gorge bridge.
Phoenix Down (gorge bottom)itemDown at the bottom of the gorge, by the Save Sphere near the cave.
Soft x2UnconfirmeditemA sixth chest the usual routes do not mention. The most likely spot is by the cave mouth at the bottom of the gorge. Report it if you find it.
Mission: Clean SweepCopy missablesidequestFollow Clasko to the old arena in the east and say yes. The crevices are full of fiends; most are illusions that vanish when touched. The illusions all face the real one, so look for the one facing the other way. Touch three illusions in a row and the real one moves. Find five, then three Blue Elementals wait in the alcove across from Clasko — bring lightning. Counts toward Story Completion.Lost after: The end of Chapter 2.Get another: Clasko offers it again in Chapter 3 if you have not done it.
AlchemistCopy missabledressphereClean Sweep's main prize. A healer that turns items into big heals; learn Potion, then Hi-Potion, then Mega-Potion for the party-wide one.Lost after: The end of Chapter 2.Get another: Clean Sweep in Chapter 3.
Highroad WindsCopy missablegarment-gridAlso from Clean Sweep.Lost after: The end of Chapter 2.Get another: Clean Sweep in Chapter 3.
Gysahl Greens and Pahsana GreensitemAfter Clean Sweep, check the chocobo sign by the ruins and talk to Clasko. Gysahl Greens catch a chocobo; Pahsana Greens only keep it busy.
Catch a wild chocoboMissablesidequestWhen a chocobo turns up in a fight, use Gysahl Greens on it so it stays, kill everything else without hitting it, then feed it again to send it to Clasko's ranch. Hit it and it runs. Counts toward Story Completion. Do it now rather than leave it.Lost after: The end of Chapter 3.
Scene: Lian and AydeMissablesceneTwo young Ronso at the Travel Agency in the middle of the plain. Talk to them and they run off. Counts toward Story Completion, and later scenes with them need this first meeting.Lost after: The end of Chapter 2.
Publicity and Marriage campaignsreferenceIf you signed up with Open Air or Argent and the father at the Travel Agency in Chapter 1, keep pitching to people everywhere you go. Points carry across chapters; the payoff is in Chapter 5.

How this page was made

Researched across 8 community walkthroughs and written from scratch — no source’s wording appears here. 1 is marked where sources disagree with each other — we have not picked a winner for you.

How we decide what to print