Mist Cave, also called Misty Cave and Cave of Mist, is a dungeon in Final Fantasy IV and Final Fantasy IV: The After Years. It is the cave that leads from Baron to Mist, and it is named as such because the cave is shrouded in mist.
Story[]
Final Fantasy IV[]
The Mist Dragon warning Cecil and Kain to leave.
Cecil Harvey and Kain Highwind must travel through Mist Cave in order to deliver the Carnelian Signet to Mist. On the way, they hear a voice telling them to return to Baron. When they refuse, the mist gathers and they battle the Mist Dragon.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
Seventeen years later, Ceodore Harvey and the Hooded Man reach the Mist Cave to get to Mist and escape the pursuit of Baron soldiers.
Shops[]
In Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, the player can talk to Namingway to buy items from him.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Hi-Potion | 150 gil |
| Phoenix Down | 100 gil |
| Mallet | 80 gil |
| Tent | 100 gil |
| Echo Herbs | 50 gil |
| Bomb Fragment | 200 gil |
| Antarctic Wind | 200 gil |
| Zeus's Wrath | 200 gil |
| Gnomish Bread*3D only | 100 gil |
Items[]
Final Fantasy IV[]
- 2D versions
- 3D versions
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
- Mythril Gloves
- Chainmail
- Steel Helm
- Silent Bell
- Remedy
- Cottage
- Arctic Wind
- Phoenix Down
- Mallet
- Hi-Potion
- X-Potion
- Antidote
- Bomb Crank
Enemies[]
Final Fantasy IV[]
- 2D
- Goblin x3
- Goblin x4
- Goblin x6
- Goblin x2, Sword Rat x2
- Goblin x3, Sword Rat
- Sword Rat x6
- Insectus x3
- Insectus x2, Flying Eyes x2
- Mist Dragon (Boss)
- 3D
- Goblin x4
- Sword Rat x3
- Larva x6
- Larva x4, Eyewing Moth x2
- Mist Dragon (Boss)
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years[]
- Entrance
- Note: this is a one-time scripted encounter
- B1
- Baron Guardsman x2
- Cave Bat x3
- Cave Naga, Ettin Snake x2
- Cave Naga, Ogre
- Lilith x2
- Purple Bavarois x4
- Yellow Jelly x4
- Thunder Dragon (Full Moon only)
- B2-A
- Cait Sith, Mindflayer, Ogre
- Cait Sith x2, Ogre
- Cave Bat x3, Succubus
- Cave Naga, Ettin Snake x2
- Ettin Snake, Fell Turtle x2
- Fell Turtle
- Mindflayer x2
- Ogre x2
- B3
- Cait Sith, Needlehog x3
- Cait Sith x2, Ogre
- Cave Bat x3, Succubus
- Cave Naga, Ettin Snake x2
- Cave Naga, Ogre
- Fell Turtle
- Flood Worm x2
- Mindflayer x2
- B2-B
- Cait Sith, Mindflayer, Ogre
- Cait Sith x2, Ogre
- Cave Bat x3
- Cave Bat x3, Succubus
- Cave Naga, Ettin Snake x2
- Ettin Snake, Needlehog x2
- Lilith x2
- Ogre x2
- Thunder Dragon (Full Moon only)
- Tunneler (Boss)
Musical themes[]
The background music that plays inside Mist Cave is the Final Fantasy IV dungeon theme, "Into the Darkness".
Other appearances[]
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
Painting image.
The King of Baron has ordered Cecil of the Red Wings to deliver the Carnelian Signet to the village of Mist.
Description
Mist Cave is unlocked by completing Mako Reactor No. 5 in the Final Fantasy VII realm. Completion of this dungeon unlocks Underground Waterway in the Final Fantasy IV realm.
- Classic Rewards
| Completion Type | Item | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Completion Reward | Gil | 700 |
| Mastery Reward | Minor Holy Orb | 5 |
| Stamina Shard | 1 | |
| First Time Completion | Kain | 1 |
| Mythril | 1 |
- Elite Rewards
| Completion Type | Item | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Completion Reward | Gil | 3,500 |
| Mastery Reward | Greater White Orb | 3 |
| Stamina Sahrd | 1 | |
| First Time Completion | Mythril | 1 |
| Stamina Shard | 1 |
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in air.