Regions

A region (also known as map) contains a number of areas, routes, route locks, and treasure chests.

Traveling to an available region is done via the "World Map" icon in the "Home" menu. The world map is unlocked following the completion of Runic Temple Basement in Chapter I: Blank Slate.

List of regions

See individual pages for summaries about each region. The list is sorted according to the "List View" of the in-game world map.

Ability Enhancement regions

Now occupied entirely by Yggdrasil

The Hunt regions

Pandemonium

Job Quest regions

Rift regions

The Rift: Extreme Ifrit
The Rift: Extreme Shiva
The Rift: Extreme Odin
The Rift: Extreme Hashmal
The Rift: Extreme Ultima
The Rift: Extreme Anima
The Rift: Extreme Belias

The End-Game regions

Bonus regions

Gigantuar Terrace: Regrowth costs 3 Mystic Tablets to enter for 30 minutes

Event regions

These regions only appear for a limited time, from one week for Tower regions to two months for Crossover regions.
See Events for a full list.

Battle Tower regions

The Tower of Trials (under various event names)

Special regions

Crossover regions (under various event names)

Story Digest

Act 1: Warrior of Light

Chapter I: Blank Slate – Plains of Cornelia
Chapter II: Hope and Prophecy – The Ishtar Desert
Chapter III: Chaos and the Crown, Part 1 – The Last Stand
Chapter III: Chaos and the Crown, Part 2 – Chaos's Onslaught
Chapter IV Prologue: A New Light – Crossroads of Dualities
Chapter IV: Doubt and Illusion, Part 1 – Runic Highlands
Chapter IV: Doubt and Illusion, Part 2 – Runic Highlands
Chapter V: The First Warrior, Part 1 – Days Past
Chapter V: The First Warrior, Part 2 – Days Past
Chapter VI: Bewitching Memories, Part 1 – Nereides Barrens
Chapter VI: Bewitching Memories, Part 2 – Nereides Barrens
Chapter VII: Light of Hope – Salvation Ark
Final Chapter: Closing the Loop

Act 2: Warrior of Despair

Prologue: The Slumbering Warriors
Chapter 1: A World Adrift: The Nameless Maiden
Chapter 1: A World Adrift: Sarah & Meia
Chapter 1: A World Adrift: Warrior of Light
Chapter 2: The Calm: Graff
Chapter 2: The Calm: Medicinal Mishap
Chapter 2: The Calm: What Lies Beneath
Chapter 2: The Calm: Assailing the Lair
Chapter 2: The Calm: Prickles in a Pickle
Chapter 2: The Calm: A Beckoning Rune
Chapter 3: A Step into the Unknown: Sophie
Chapter 3: A Step into the Unknown: Graff
Chapter 3: A Step into the Unknown: March!
Chapter 3: A Step into the Unknown: Built in a Day
Chapter 3: A Step into the Unknown: Sarah
Chapter 4: One Small Pebble: Sophie & Graff
Chapter 4: One Small Pebble: Deep in the Woods
Chapter 4: One Small Pebble: Breaking Limits
Chapter 4: One Small Pebble: Sarah & Meia
Chapter 5: Entwined Fates: Sophie
Chapter 5: Entwined Fates: Warrior of Light
Chapter 5: Entwined Fates: Graff
Chapter 6: New Encounters: Warrior of Light
Chapter 6: New Encounters: Sophie
Chapter 7: A Changing Tale: Sophie
Chapter 7: A Changing Tale: Warrior of Light

Tutorial regions

Novices' Hall

Challenge regions

Chaos Vortex

Expired Regions

These regions have been removed from the game.

Gigantuar Terrace -- removed in favour of Gigantuar Terrace: Regrowth
Shrine of Trials -- judged obsolete, since its main purpose was gathering Cactuar cards.
Phantasmic Loop: Endless War -- updated to Phantasmic Loop: Endless War 2 with harder bosses.

"Hard Mode" regions

Originally these were versions of the first four chapters, with stronger foes. With the release of Act 2, these were removed because they weren't that hard anymore.

Chapter I: Blank Slate (Hard Mode) – Plains of Cornelia (Hard Mode)
Chapter II: Hope and Prophecy (Hard Mode) – The Ishtar Desert (Hard Mode)
Chapter III: Chaos and the Crown, Part 1 (Hard Mode) – The Last Stand (Hard Mode)
Chapter III: Chaos and the Crown, Part 2 (Hard Mode) – Chaos's Onslaught (Hard Mode)

Exploration regions

removed in favour of the new Yggdrasil: Materials zone

First Exploration: Silent Ruins
Second Exploration: El Dorado
Third Exploration: Hunter Islands
Fourth Exploration: Albion Plateau
Fourth Exploration: Albion Plateau Redux