Final Fantasy XIII

Missable Content

One of the most frustrating aspects of Final Fantasy XIII for completionists gamers out there is that there are several missable items and Datalog Enemy Intel entries that it’s easy to overlook if you don’t know what you’re looking for. Even more frustrating is that several of the missable items are required in order to obtain the Treasure Hunter trophy.

Are you trying to obtain all of the Achievements / Trophies in the game? If so, you can use this guide to help you make sure you don’t skip past any missable items. Note that only the weapons and accessories are required for the Treasure Hunter Achievement/Trophy. Other Missable content, including scenes and Enemy Intel entries, will not impact gameplay in any way.

Speaking to Bhakti and obtaining the Treasure Hunter Trophy Achievement

Note that there are several places to get many of the Missable Content items (Spark Rings, Ember Rings, Doctor’s Code, etc.). If you missed one of these items you can still pick up any of the others in later chapters and be okay for the Treasure Hunter trophy, but these items are still mentioned here because they tend to be overlooked the most often by players.

Number Missable Content Location
1 Spark Ring Chapter 3 - Lake Bresha (Part 2) - Forgotten Commons
2 Ember Ring Chapter 4 - The Vile Peaks (Part 1) - Devastated Dreams
3 Spark Ring Chapter 4 - The Vile Peaks (Part 2) - Pulse Armament Gauntlet
4 Datalog Entry:
Targeting Beacon		 Chapter 4 - The Vile Peaks (Part 2) - Scavenger’s Trail
5 Spark Ring Chapter 4 - The Vile Peaks (Part 2) - Scavenger’s Trail
6 Ember Ring Chapter 4 - The Vile Peaks (Part 3) - Scrap Processing
7 Doctor’s Code Chapter 6 - The Sunleth Waterscape (Part 1) - Sun-dappled Trail
8 Aqua Ring Chapter 6 - The Sunleth Waterscape (Part 2) - Rain-spotted Vale
9 Datalog Entry:
Sunleth Waterscape Enemies		 Chapter 6 - The Sunleth Waterscape (Part 2)
10 Aqua Ring Chapter 7 - Palumpolum (Part 1) - Nutriculture Complex
11 Datalog Entry:
Lucidon		 Chapter 7 - Palumpolum (Part 1) - Nutriculture Complex
12 Ember Ring Chapter 9 - The Palamecia (Part 1) - Crew Corridors
13 Spark Ring Chapter 9 - The Palamecia (Part 2) - Starboard Weather Deck
14 Datalog Entries:
Fifth Ark		 Chapter 10 - The Fifth Ark (Part 1)
15 Datalog Entry:
Centaurion Blade		 Chapter 10 - The Fifth Ark (Part 1) - Hibernatorium
16 Datalog Entry:
Ahriman		 Chapter 10 - The Fifth Ark (Part 1) - Inner Conduit
17 Cutscenes Chapter 11 - Yaschas Massif - Tsubaddran Highlands
18 Datalog Entry:
fal’Cie		 Chapter 11 - Yaschas Massif - The Ascendant Scarp
19 Datalog Entry:
Targeting Beacon		 Chapter 12 - Eden (Part 1) - Grand Prix Circuit
20 Datalog Entry:
Centaurion Blade		 Chapter 13 - Orphan’s Cradle (Part 2) - The Tesseracts
21 Elixir Chapter 13 - Orphan’s Cradle (Part 2) - The Tesseracts