The Treasure Hunter Achievement/Trophy is one of the most notoriously difficult to obtain, not just in Final Fantasy XIII, but across the entire Final Fantasy Series, and this is for two reasons. The first is that it involves collecting every item in the game and several of the required items are missable, so if you didn’t see a specific Treasure Sphere, you might be completely out of luck.

The second reason has to do with the challenge and cost associated with upgrading all the items. This can be an expensive and, therefore, time-consuming process as the amount of Gil you have to farm can be considered too excessive for many gamers. With a strategy guide, like this one, this process can be made much easier, but the fact that you almost need to have a guide to get this Achievement/Trophy has been a frustration for many players.

Bhakti in Oerba

The actual Achievement/Trophy is earned by examining Bhakti in the Dilapidated Dwelling of Oerba. Bhakti will offer you “Bonus Bytes” when you speak to it and will let you know if you haven’t yet obtained all the available treasure by stating “… But somewhere out there, long-forgotten equipment still waits to be found” meaning there’s something you haven’t obtained yet.

Upgrading Equipment

Obtaining this Achievement/Trophy will require you to upgrade your equipment and use catalyst components to transmute that equipment into its next level. For example, Lightning’s weapon Blazefire Saber requires 24,600 experience in order for it to reach its maximum () level, at which point you can use a Perovskite catalyst on it to transmute it into a Flamberge. After another 449,310 experience, it can be transmuted one more time using a Trapezohedron into Lightning’s Ultimate Weapon, Omega Weapon. In order to obtain the Treasure Hunter trophy, you will have to have had all three weapons.

For more information on equipment upgrading, check out the Tips and Tricks section:

The Steps

The guide for obtaining each piece of equipment will outline what components need to be used in order to obtain each item’s upgraded form. Start by using the organic components, such as Sturdy Bone, Barbed Tail or Vibrant Ooze (all them cost the same and have the same effect), then use the required mechanical components, such as Superconductors, Particle Accelerators and Ultracompact Reactors. Using the correct number of components is critical in making sure that you don’t overspend your Gil and have to farm any more than necessary.

Requirements

To get an idea of how much farming you will have to do, you will need the following catalysts:

• Adamantite (x5)
• Cobaltite (x4)
• Dark Matter (x5)
• Mnar Stone (x1)
• Perovskite (x37)
• Scarletite (x12)
• Rhodochrosite (x1)
• Trapezohedron (x6)
• Uraninite (x20)

The Trapezohedrons and Dark Matter have methods you can use to farm them in battle though so don’t let the price tag on those components panic you just yet!

Checklist

You can use the checklist compiled at the following Google sheets URL to track which items you have obtained:

Upgrade List

The list below includes all the weapons and accessories that you need to obtain and how to upgrade them. Note that this web page includes checkboxes but you may lose your progress if you navigate away from this page. Consider using the Google Sheets option above to make tracking easier. You can also click on the weapon or accessory for more information on where it can be found or purchased:

Number	Item	Type
001	Blazefire Saber	Weapon
002	Flamberge	Weapon
003	Axis Blade	Weapon
004	Enkindler	Weapon
005	Edged Carbine	Weapon
006	Razor Carbine	Weapon
007	Lifesaber	Weapon
008	Peacemaker	Weapon
009	Gladius	Weapon
010	Helter-skelter	Weapon
011	Organyx	Weapon
012	Apocalypse	Weapon
013	Hauteclaire	Weapon
014	Durandal	Weapon
015	Lionheart	Weapon
016	Ultima Weapon	Weapon
017	Omega Weapon	Weapon
018	Vega 42s	Weapon
019	Altairs	Weapon
020	Spica Defenders	Weapon
021	Sirius Sidearms	Weapon
022	Deneb Duellers	Weapon
023	Canopus AMPs	Weapon
024	Rigels	Weapon
025	Polaris Specials	Weapon
026	Aldebarans	Weapon
027	Sadalmeliks	Weapon
028	Pleiades Hi-Powers	Weapon
029	Hyades Magnums	Weapon
030	Antares Deluxes	Weapon
031	Fomalhaut Elites	Weapon
032	Procyons	Weapon
033	Betelgeuse Customs	Weapon
034	Total Eclipses	Weapon
035	Wild Bear	Weapon
036	Feral Pride	Weapon
037	Paladin	Weapon
038	Winged Saint	Weapon
039	Rebel Heart	Weapon
040	Warrior’s Emblem	Weapon
041	Power Circle	Weapon
042	Battle Standard	Weapon
043	Feymark	Weapon
044	Soul Blazer	Weapon
045	Sacrificial Circle	Weapon
046	Indomitus	Weapon
047	Unsetting Sun	Weapon
048	Midnight Sun	Weapon
049	Umbra	Weapon
050	Solaris	Weapon
051	Save the Queen	Weapon
052	Airwing	Weapon
053	Skycutter	Weapon
054	Hawkeye	Weapon
055	Eagletalon	Weapon
056	Otshirvani	Weapon
057	Urubutsin	Weapon
058	Ninurta	Weapon
059	Jatayu	Weapon
060	Vidofnir	Weapon
061	Hresvelgr	Weapon
062	Simurgh	Weapon
063	Tezcatlipoca	Weapon
064	Malphas	Weapon
065	Naberius	Weapon
066	Alicanto	Weapon
067	Caladrius	Weapon
068	Nue	Weapon
069	Binding Rod	Weapon
070	Hunter’s Rod	Weapon
071	Tigerclaw	Weapon
072	Wyrmfang	Weapon
073	Healer’s Staff	Weapon
074	Physician’s Staff	Weapon
075	Pearlwing Staff	Weapon
076	Brightwing Staff	Weapon
077	Rod of Thorns	Weapon
078	Orochi Rod	Weapon
079	Mistilteinn	Weapon
080	Erinye’s Cane	Weapon
081	Belladonna Wand	Weapon
082	Malboro Wand	Weapon
083	Heavenly Axis	Weapon
084	Abraxas	Weapon
085	Nirvana	Weapon
086	Bladed Lance	Weapon
087	Glaive	Weapon
088	Dragoon Lance	Weapon
089	Dragonhorn	Weapon
090	Partisan	Weapon
091	Rhomphaia	Weapon
092	Shamanic Spear	Weapon
093	Heretic’s Halberd	Weapon
094	Punisher	Weapon
095	Banescissor Spear	Weapon
096	Pandoran Spear	Weapon
097	Calamity Spear	Weapon
098	Taming Pole	Weapon
099	Venus Gospel	Weapon
100	Gae Bolg	Weapon
101	Gungnir	Weapon
102	Kain’s Lance	Weapon
103	Iron Bangle	Accessory
104	Silver Bangle	Accessory
105	Tungsten Bangle	Accessory
106	Titanium Bangle	Accessory
107	Gold Bangle	Accessory
108	Mythril Bangle	Accessory
109	Platinum Bangle	Accessory
110	Diamond Bangle	Accessory
111	Adamant Bangle	Accessory
112	Wurtzite Bangle	Accessory
113	Power Wristband	Accessory
114	Brawler’s Wristband	Accessory
115	Warrior’s Wristband	Accessory
116	Power Glove	Accessory
117	Kaiser Knuckles	Accessory
118	Magician’s Mark	Accessory
119	Shaman’s Mark	Accessory
120	Sorcerer’s Mark	Accessory
121	Weirding Glyph	Accessory
122	Magistral Crest	Accessory
123	Black Belt	Accessory
124	General’s Belt	Accessory
125	Champion’s Belt	Accessory
126	Rune Bracelet	Accessory
127	Witch’s Bracelet	Accessory
128	Magus’s Bracelet	Accessory
129	Royal Armlet	Accessory
130	Imperial Armlet	Accessory
131	Ember Ring	Accessory
132	Blaze Ring	Accessory
133	Salamandrine Ring	Accessory
134	Frost Ring	Accessory
135	Icicle Ring	Accessory
136	Boreal Ring	Accessory
137	Spark Ring	Accessory
138	Fulmen Ring	Accessory
139	Raijin Ring	Accessory
140	Aqua Ring	Accessory
141	Riptide Ring	Accessory
142	Nereid Ring	Accessory
143	Zephyr Ring	Accessory
144	Gale Ring	Accessory
145	Sylphid Ring	Accessory
146	Clay Ring	Accessory
147	Siltstone Ring	Accessory
148	Gaian Ring	Accessory
149	Giant’s Glove	Accessory
150	Warlord’s Glove	Accessory
151	Glass Buckle	Accessory
152	Tektite Buckle	Accessory
153	Metal Armband	Accessory
154	Ceramic Armband	Accessory
155	Serenity Sachet	Accessory
156	Safeguard Sachet	Accessory
157	Glass Orb	Accessory
158	Dragonfly Orb	Accessory
159	Star Pendant	Accessory
160	Starfall Pendant	Accessory
161	Pearl Necklace	Accessory
162	Gemstone Necklace	Accessory
163	Warding Talisman	Accessory
164	Hexbane Talisman	Accessory
165	Pain Dampener	Accessory
166	Pain Deflector	Accessory
167	White Cape	Accessory
168	Effulgent Cape	Accessory
169	Rainbow Anklet	Accessory
170	Moonbow Anklet	Accessory
171	Cherub’s Crown	Accessory
172	Seraph’s Crown	Accessory
173	Guardian Amulet	Accessory
174	Shield Talisman	Accessory
175	Auric Amulet	Accessory
176	Soulfont Talisman	Accessory
177	Watchman’s Amulet	Accessory
178	Shrouding Talisman	Accessory
179	Hero’s Amulet	Accessory
180	Morale Talisman	Accessory
181	Saint’s Amulet	Accessory
182	Blessed Talisman	Accessory
183	Zealot’s Amulet	Accessory
184	Battle Talisman	Accessory
185	Flamebane Brooch	Accessory
186	Flameshield Earring	Accessory
187	Frostbane Brooch	Accessory
188	Frostshield Earring	Accessory
189	Sparkbane Brooch	Accessory
190	Sparkshield Earring	Accessory
191	Aquabane Brooch	Accessory
192	Aquashield Earring	Accessory
193	Hermes Sandals	Accessory
194	Sprint Shoes	Accessory
195	Tetradic Crown	Accessory
196	Tetradic Tiara	Accessory
197	Whistlewind Scarf	Accessory
198	Aurora Scarf	Accessory
199	Nimbletoe Boots	Accessory
200	Gold Watch	Accessory
201	Champion’s Badge	Accessory
202	Survivalist Catalog	Accessory
203	Collector Catalog	Accessory
204	Connoisseur Catalog	Accessory
205	Hunter’s Friend	Accessory
206	Speed Sash	Accessory
207	Energy Sash	Accessory
208	Doctor’s Code	Accessory
209	Fire Charm	Accessory
210	Ice Charm	Accessory
211	Lightning Charm	Accessory
212	Water Charm	Accessory
213	Wind Charm	Accessory
214	Earth Charm	Accessory
215	Twenty-sided Die	Accessory
216	Growth Egg	Accessory
217	Entite Ring	Accessory
218	Goddess’s Favor	Accessory
219	Ribbon	Accessory
220	Super Ribbon	Accessory
221	Genji Glove	Accessory