Mystic Ark(Super Famicom)
Time-sensitive acquisitions, arena and return visits
Check recollecting Iron in Sand, figurines captured underground and the House of Darkness optional battle. Also covers temple side trips after Ark acquisitions and Cinderena's epilogue.
Scope: Japanese SFC version / existing material checked October 2, 2026; additional correction scope October 13, 2026 / reproduction on hardware unverified / Content checked: October 15, 2026
Acquisitions not to postpone
| Timing | Target | What to finish |
|---|---|---|
| Before flooding the World of Sand | Iron | Recollect at the quarry after giving the first piece to Sixpack |
| Before completing the World of Children's underground area | Undeheart | Capture now if wanted for a Guard Figurine |
| Before the World of Greenery is restored | Colored orcs and Beholders | Capture first if exchanging for stat figurines |
| After Death Knight, before the Ark of Fire | Titanium Armor | Return to Loosewrench to receive it |
| Before the House of Darkness Ark of Water | Fierce Beast room and chests | Decide whether to fight/collect before the final chest |
| Before residents move from Watermelon to Pineapple | Watermelon travel destination | Make a normal save in Watermelon if you want to register it |
| Twinkle residents absent, before defeating Darkness | Hinokio's house travel destination | Use the record point |
First hut: examine the window and telescope before the desk
- Before moving the desk, examine the window and move the telescope to reveal the switch.
- After pressing the switch, open the right-hand wardrobe and collect the HP Seed.
- If you moved the desk first, leave and re-enter the hut to restore the layout, then start again from the window.
- Procedure checked in 1 Japanese guide. Hardware reproduction is unverified; other effects such as the seed's maximum value are not guaranteed.
Return to Grape after entering the World of Children
- After entering the World of Children, visit the developed town of Grape.
- Finish the town puzzle and collect the Mandarin Stem.
- Compare it with current headgear for Kamio or Reeshine.
- Defense values have not been added because sources disagree.
Entering the Monster Arena
- After obtaining Power and Light, enter the cave on the temple island. Use the Ark of Light on the fountain to open the entrance to the beach.
- Use the Ark of Power on the sword embedded in the beach, then touch it. The arena offers exchanges and battles using monster figurines and silver coins.
- Use the protagonist's figurine to capture weakened enemies. Manage humanoid companion figurines separately from monster figurines for exchanges.
- Fixed figurine-capture success rates are unconfirmed. Reducing HP is not presented as guaranteeing capture.
Exchanges for 6 stat-raising figurines
| Enemy figurine | Exchange reward | World / caution | Silver coins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Demon | HP Figurine | Wind | 8000 |
| Colored Beholder | MP Figurine | Greenery; distinguish from colorless ones | 8000 |
| Cursed Warrior | Power Figurine | Fairy Tales | 8000 |
| Undeheart | Guard Figurine | Children; before completing the underground area | 8000 |
| Jasmine 49 | Magic Figurine | Fairy Tales / final world | 8000 |
| Colored orc | Speed Figurine | Greenery; distinguish from colorless ones | 8000 |
- Use raises the corresponding stat by 1–4. MP is the remaining resource spent on spells; Magic affects how spells work. They are not the same value.
Armor to target at the arena
| Enemy figurine | Exchange reward | Silver coins | Use to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metal Gate | Light Shield | 3000 | Shield for Mirene and Meisha |
| Iron Man M004 | Iron Gauntlet | 2000 | Reeshine's shield slot |
| Gobs | Gobs Helmet | 3000 | Preparation against ice attacks |
- Check the world as well as the enemy name for encounter locations. Confirm required silver coins before starting captures.
12 exchanges chosen for recovery
| Recovery amount | Enemy to capture | Silver coins needed | Item received |
|---|---|---|---|
| HP40 | Crow | 100 | Yakitori |
| HP70 | Gray Slime | 300 | Slime Food |
| HP140 | Gargoyle | 500 | Fresh Food |
| HP180 | Death Marmalade | 600 | Jelly Food |
| HP220 | Flying Manta | 800 | Sky Food |
| Full HP recovery | Devil Kite | 1000 | Powerful Food |
| MP50 | Vampire | 500 | Vampire Pill |
| MP80 | Termite | 800 | Termite Pill |
| MP100 | Medusa | 1000 | Medusa Pill |
| MP150 | Growtall | 1500 | Grow Pill |
| MP220 | Chaos Lady | 2000 | Magic Pill |
| Full MP recovery | Hermit | 3000 | Powerful Pill |
- Recovery affects 1 person. Bring the corresponding enemy figurine as well as silver coins.
- Sources place Growtall in Wind or Fairy Tales, so only the exchange reward, coin cost and recovery amount are treated as settled here.
10 other weapon/armor exchanges
| Encounter world | Enemy to capture | Silver coins needed | Equipment received | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit | Goblin | 4000 | Goblin Suit | Armor |
| Fruit | Killer Statue | 5000 | Gargoyle Suit | Armor |
| Fruit | Neo Beetle | 6000 | Beetle Suit | Armor |
| Fruit | Siren | 5000 | Siren Mirror | Shield |
| Children | Troll | 5000 | Troll Suit | Armor |
| Children | Firefly | 4000 | Cutter | Axe |
| Children | Elemental | 5000 | Fire Shield | Shield |
| Greenery | Bonehead | 4000 | Skeleton Axe | Axe |
| Greenery | Daedalus Worm | 5000 | Worm Helmet | Helmet |
| Greenery | Zombie | 4000 | Zombie Shield | Shield |
- Daedalus Worm is recorded with 2 rewards: Worm Helmet and Stone Figurine. The mapping between enemy color and reward lacks sufficient independent comparison, so check the offered item during exchange.
- Sources vary in spellings such as Faia/Faiya in enemy names. Complete character-specific equipment stats and strongest rankings are not provided.
7 figurines for selling
| Exchange reward | Enemy to capture | Silver coins needed | Item-shop sale price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petit Figurine | Enemies with no special exchange reward | 100 | 200G |
| Stone Figurine | Daedalus Worm | 200 | 500G |
| Metal Figurine | Iron Man GPG710 | 500 | 1000G |
| Silver Figurine | Flying Ray | 1000 | 2000G |
| Gold Figurine | Orc Guarder | 3000 | 4000G |
| Premium Figurine | Blue Beholder | 5000 | 6000G |
| Special Figurine | Brandy Witch | 10000 | 10000G |
- Sale prices use gold; arena payments use silver coins. Do not mix the 2 units when calculating profit. Exchange rates change, so not every exchange is described as profitable.
Temple side trips after obtaining Arks
| Required Ark | Target | Next action |
|---|---|---|
| Light | Tree on the island's far side | Use Light on the topmost tree and examine it closely to enter the minigame room |
| Wood | Wardrobe near the kitchen | Use Wood to open the drawer and obtain Holy Blade and other items |
| Wood | Cliff recess near the northern hut | Examine the hole and use Wood to reach the silver-coin exchange |
- Exchange rates fluctuate. No fixed cheapest rate or guaranteed winning betting method is provided because these are unverified.
Buy MP Seeds again from the Book of Happiness
- Examine the Book of Happiness in Keysdam's library and choose the maximum-MP increase.
- Use the MP Seed obtained and return to the book without one to buy again. This costs money and is distinct from free increases.
- The user's maximum MP rises by 1–4. A method using a fixed maximum immediately after reset is not guaranteed reproducible here.
After Darkness: awaken Cinderena
- After obtaining the Ark of Darkness, speak to the king, then prince, to help search for Cinderena. Go to the house next to Red Hood's.
- Check the sleeping Cinderena in the castle and speak to Gracel at the inn. Return to the World of Fruit's crow's nest and look for Awakening Powder.
- Speak to the prince with the powder and advance the awakening event. This is not treated as essential equipment for entering the final world.
Unverified complete collection and tricks
- Full character-specific equipment values, all shops/chests, and complete Windmill Tower/Wind Cave tile diagrams are still being checked. No images are presented as complete maps.
- Synthesis rates, equipment crafting priorities, Antidote petrification curing, fixed maximum seed values, suppressing Wind-world enemies, and every boss's HP/resistances remain pending for insufficient agreement or reproduction checks.
Find by puzzle or acquisition location
Limited supplements for the Pirate and Children worlds. Open answers for the room you need. All-world chests and the laboratory number board's initial layout/input sequence remain under review. No hardware retesting has been performed.
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