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Mission 53 - Freedom From Fear
Zirnitra (Class A)

This Mission has you fighting yet another Zirnitra, except this time it has some friends…

Mission 53 - An Asylum from Light Objective Overview

Prerequisities

  • None

Cie’th Stone Location

The Cie’th Stone for this Mission is located in the Mah’habara Subterra optional zones (“An Asylum from Light”). Check out the side quest page for more information on how to get here:

Mah’habara Subterra (Optional Zones)
Returning to the Mah’habara Subterra later on in the game to complete two additional Missions.

Fang entering the Abandoned Dig area of the Mah’habara Subterra
Map of the location of the Cie’th Stone for Mission 53

Mark Location

This mark for this Mission is located in the Pass of Paddra area of the Yaschas Massif area. Travel out of the Mah’habara Subterra area and use a Waystone to warp to “Yaschas Massif - Paddraean Archaeopolis”.

Map of the location of the Mark for Mission 53

Battle Tactics

Mark Battle: Zirnitra

Class: A
HP: 2,475,000

Approaching Zirnitra along the Pass of Paddra for Mission 53

This is the exact same fight as the one for Mission 52 - Head in the Clouds except that this Zirnitra is accompanied by four Alraune which you will need to take out first. Check out the previous Mission for more tips on how to defeat Zirnitra or watch the video below:

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Reward:

Next Steps Following Completion

The Cie’th Stone for the next Mission is back in the Archylte Steppe. Using the navigation links below, you can quickly jump back to the strategy guide, straight to the next mission, or back to the main Mission index menu:

End Game Side Quests
A full listing of the optional end game content including missions, side quests, farming tips and all of the available achievements / trophies.

Opening of a battle against an Adamantortoise

Full Mission List
A list of all the Missions in the game.

Cie’th Stone cinematic in the Central Expanse