Macalania Woods
The Macalania Woods are located in the greater Macalania area. They play a crucial role in the game’s story and are also involved in numerous side quests.
The team will arrive in Macalania Woods after traveling through the Thunder Plains and will reach Lake Macalania upon arrival. They will also return to this area after they escape from the Via Purifico. Refer to the walkthrough and strategy guide sections for additional details:
17) Macalania Woods
Walkthrough Guide
Hiking through the Macalania Woods’ southern and northern areas, attempting the Butterfly Catcher mini-game, and the battle against Spherimorph at the spring.
24) Macalania Woods (Revisited)
Walkthrough Guide
The most famous scenes of the game involve the love story between Tidus and Yuna.
Macalania Woods are also involved in several side quests. The most important of these is the quest to obtain the Celestial Mirror and Celestial Weapons. Check out the Celestial Weapons side quest page for details:
Celestial Weapons
Obtaining the Celestial Mirror, which is the first step to obtaining the Celestial Weapons.
Involved in the completion of that side quest is a mini-side quest that involves capturing butterflies:
Butterfly Catcher
Side Quests
Catching blue butterflies in Macalania Woods in order to obtain the Saturn Sigil for Kimahri’s Celestial Weapon, Spirit Lance.
This is also where the side quest to obtain all the Jecht Spheres begins. Check out the Jecht Sphere side quest page for more information:
Jecht Spheres
Side Quests
Obtaining the Jecht Spheres and Braska Spheres as you travel through the game to obtain Auron’s Overdrives.
Remember that a secret, shining walkway appears in this area after you have passed through it the first time. You can use this walkway to quickly get from one end of the Woods to the other without having to battle any fiends.
