Sanubia Desert

Enemies in This Area

Alcyone

The Sanubia Desert is one of the areas that you can visit while on Bikanel Island.

Tidus staring at the Oasis pool when he first arrives in the Sanubia Desert

One of the hidden areas in the Sanubia Desert

You can come back and revisit the Sanubia Desert areas, but you cannot return to Home after you have passed through that section of the story. Refer to the strategy guide sections below for more information:

19) Sanubia Desert
Walkthrough Guide

Tidus arriving in the Oasis of the Sanubia Desert on Bikanel Island

The Sanubia Desert is located on Bikanel Island, where you must track down each of your team members on the way to Rikku’s hometown.

20) Home
Walkthrough Guide

The opening cinematic of Home, the Al Bhed homeworld

The hometown of the Al Bhed is under siege by unknown forces.

You can obtain the Mercury CrestVenus Crest in this area. This item is needed later on to obtain Rikku’s Celestial Weapon, the Godhand.

Game Version Differences

Note that this is where you’ll find the Mercury CrestVenus Crest and Mercury SigilVenus Sigil in the PlayStation Xbox Nintendo Switch version of the game. In the Xbox and Nintendo Switch versionsIn the PlayStation version, these items are swapped for the Venus CrestMercury Crest and Venus SigilMercury Sigil. You can change the active version using the Game Version toggle in the sidebar menu. Refer to the Celestial Weapons section for a full breakdown of the differences.

The Sanubia Desert is also involved in the following side quest:

Village of the Cactuars
Side Quests

Complete the Cactuar Village side quest to obtain the Mercury SigilVenus Sigil, one of the pieces of Rikku’s Celestial Weapon, Godhand.