Mission 01: Pond Scum

Ectopudding (Class D)

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites to completing this mission.

Cie’th Stone Location

Located right at the spot that the team first enters the Archylte Steppes coming in from the Southern Funnelway.

Map of the location of the Cie’th Stone for Mission 01

Mark Location

Use the red star on the map to help you locate the mark. It can be found just northwest of the Cie’th Stone still in the Central Expanse near the pond.

Map of the location of the Mark for Mission 01

Battle Tactics

Ectopudding
Mark Battle

Class: D
HP: 133,200

Battle against Ectopudding in the Archylte Steppe

Ectopudding is very easy to defeat. It is no more difficult to defeat than the Flan enemies that you have faced up until this point.

Reward:

First Attempt: Energy Sash
Repeat Attempts: Bomb Shell (x3)

Next Steps Following Completion

The next Mission can be found very close by. Using the navigation links below, you can quickly jump back to the Chapter 11 strategy guide, straight to the next mission, or back to the main Mission index menu:

Chapter 11: Archylte Steppe (Part 1)
Walkthrough Guide

Title Screen for Chapter 11: The Archylte Steppe

Completing the first Cie’th Stone Missions in Gran Pulse in the first open world section of the game.

Full Mission List

Cie’th Stone cinematic in the Central Expanse

A list of all the Missions in the game.

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