Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghanahas many regions for you to explore and fight formidable foes in, and while the first two regions have lots to see, do, and battle, they pale in comparison to the actual dungeons that are present in the game. The Zone of Lava is the first dungeon you will be thrown into, and it is a doozie to get through.

Winding pathways, formidable enemies, several boss encounters, and no way to get out for you need a quick upgrade. You will need all the help you can get and then some if you want to return to Redmont Town alive. Fortunately, once you know the general layout and dangers of the dungeon, it becomes much more manageable!

How To Complete The Zone Of Lava In Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana

Completing theIllburns Ruinswill have Chester kick Adol off a steep drop-off point, sending him hurtling down into theZone of Lava,Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana’sfirst dungeon.When Adol gains consciousness, you’re able to begin controlling him again, so head to theTravel Monumentbehind you toSaveyour progress.

It will be avery long time before you return to Redmont Town,so you’re in it for the long haul now. Fortunately, you willfind some tremendous equipment and itemswithin this dungeon that will help youclaw your way out in no time.With that in mind, and after you’ve Saved,follow the path outand into the Zone of Lava!

The moment youexit the Save Roomand into the Zone of Lava, you will encounter an enemy type known as theZown.Zownscan take a beating and can contort their bodiesin ways that can be a bit unsettling, butyour sword should be more than enoughto take care of them.

Cleaning up the Zowns will revealtwo pathwaysfor you to take,one leading to the west and the other to the east.For now,take the West Pathand follow it out until you reach a group ofZuals,aflying-type enemythat can be a tad irritating to deal with in groups. However, landingjumping attacks will make quick work of them.

Continue following this pathwayuntil you reachanother group of Zualsand deal with them the same way you did the others. From here, you willsee a path that leads above a large hole.While avoiding the large, ominous hole may seem logical, you mustleap down into it instead,as acrucial itemis awaiting you below!

Obtaining The Firewyrm’s Amulet (Down The Hole)

Leaping down into the hole will place Adol deep under the Zone of Lava, where abroken-up walkway leads to what you’re after.So, you mustleap over the sizable gapsto traverse this pathway, which has a new enemy type awaiting you: theGewmes.

Gewmes cannot move,but when approached, they will launch a volley of missilesin a wide area around themselves, making them tricky to deal with. You canuse your Ignis Bracelet to pick them off from afaror rush them and land a barrage of attacks.If your sword isn’t fully upgraded, we recommend using the Ignis Bracelet here.

Eliminate the first Gewme,then push a bit forward tosee another large gap. Leap over it and follow that pathwayuntil you see a descending walkway.Head down this pathway until you see another Gewmeon a smaller platform in front of you. Use yourIgnis Braceletto defeat them, thenjump overto where it was.

You mustmake one last leap,placing you in a larger area with another Gewme.Slay this Gewmeand jump up theascending stone platformsto find aRed Chest.Open it up to obtain theFirewyrm’s Amulet,a crucial item for this dungeon. Open yourEquipment Menuandequip the new itemas yourAccessory,allowing you to now traverse over shallow lava without taking damage!

If you fall into any of the holes while attempting to get over to the other side, we strongly recommend just reloading your Save, as you aren’t too far into the dungeon yet, and it won’t take too long to get back!

Further Beneath The Zone Of Lava In Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana

With the crucial Firewyrm’s Amulet in your possession,backtrack until you reach the area where you were jumpingover gaps. From here,leap into the pit,sending youfurther below the Zone of Lava.As you land, you will see that youcan take two pathways—one to thewestand the other to theeast.

Going to the left is a death wish,as you will run into a swarm ofMozgouz,an enemy type youaren’t equipped to take onjust yet. So,head to the right and follow the East Pathuntil you eventually reach a Gewme.Eliminate the Gewme,then proceed following the pathway to the next area!

Continuing Through The Zone Of Lava

In the next area, you will see apathway that leads upward and another to the south,along with someZuals.Take them out as you did earlier, thenhead upward, following the North Path.The following area will have afire that periodically shoots out of the lava,creating an arc over the walkway.

Wait for the fire to shoot over the pathway, thenrun across and continue pushing forward.You will now see a long,narrow walkway that leads into the next area.Follow it until you’re in the next section of the Zone of Lava!

Some Familiarity

Pushing forward, you will reach aroom with two Zownsin it. Defeat them as you’ve been doing, then you will befaced with more branching pathways.Here,take the path on your leftand follow it into the next area to bump intoanotherZown.You know what to do from here.

Look familiar?You’re in the starting areaof the Zone of Lava. Before moving any further,run into the room to the northtoSave your progressat theTravel Monumentyou activated earlier. There’s still lots to do, but we’re making tremendous progress here!

Progressing Through The Zone Of Lava In Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana

Ensure your progress is Saved, thenhead to the left of the starting areaonce more,toward the large pit you jumped downearlier, defeating theZownsalong the way. Once you reach the hole,jump onto the elevated cliffside and follow that path around the pit,slaying theZualsas you go.

Astone walkwaywill eventually appear, allowing you tofollow the stairs into a shallow pit of lavawith a walkway beneath it. Make sure you have equipped theFirewyrm’s Amuletfrom earlier, then make your way into the shallow lava. The Amulet will make youimmune to taking damagehere!

Obtaining The Broadsword (North Path)

Zualswill be awaiting you when you enter the shallow pit of lava, sotake care of themas you’ve been doing, and then you will be faced with another choice. There will beyet another branching pathway.Heading down will progress the critical path, sotake the North Path.

More Zualswill await you here, in addition tosections of deep pools of lava.The lower points of the floor areslightly darker shades of orange,meaning they aretoo deep for your Firewyrm’s Amulet to protect you,so leap over them to avoid taking damage.

As you do this,Zuals will try attacking you.Stop on the elevated pillars and attack them from there before moving onward. Afterleaping across a few more pillars,you will eventually be able to follow a staircase out of the lava that leads to aRed Chest.Open the Chest to obtain theBroadsword!

Continuing The Critical Path (South Path)

Slap on the Broadsword, as it’s likely better than what you currently have, thenmake your way out to the central pointof theshallow lava.From here, head down theSouth Pathand follow it into the next area. Here, you will run into someZuals,but you will make quick work of them with your Broadsword. After doing so,continue heading southto reach the next room!

Deeper Into The Zone Of Lava In Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana

Following the critical path will lead you to anew enemy typeknown as theAlmenger.Almengers, for the most part,aren’t too challengingto deal with, as they are only a problem when theycharge up and roll themselves into youwith tremendous force,knocking you down and dealing substantial damage.

Fortunately, if yourun up to them and begin striking them, they won’t get the chanceto do this and will essentially be stunlocked to death. So, whenever you see an Almenger,rush them down and defeat them immediately.After defeating the Almenger,continue following the path downwardto run into aGewmeand take it down.

Further Downward

Next, you will want tokeep following the pathway downuntil you run intotwo Almengers.Focus on one of them first,dodge the second’s rolling attack,and thenfinish it off.Move a bit forward to encounter aGewme and two more Almengers.We recommendfocusing on the Gewme first,then taking care of the two Almengers like before.

Headfurther downwarduntil you run intotwo more Almengers,which you know how to deal with by this point.A bit further downwill betwo Gewmes,which you’ve dealt with before, so eliminate them and continue downward. You will eventually reach astone walkway,which will take you to the next area!

Halfway Through The Zone Of Lava In Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana

The stone pathway will eventually lead you to a newTravel Monumentwithin the Zone of Lava, allowing you toSave your progressand replenish Adol’s HP. From here,take the West Pathand follow it out into thenext areato progress further through the dungeon. This is where things start getting interesting!

Obtaining The Ventus Bracelet

Surprise, you’re in anothershallow pit of lava,this time withlarge cratersin the floor, meaning you will take damage if you fall into them. So, avoid doing that, andgo to the bottom left corner of the roomand into the next area. Here, you willstill be in a shallow pool of lavabut will be on a much narrower pathway.

Run along this excessively long pathwayuntil you reachelevated platformsabove the lava.Jump up the platformsand run up thestone staircaseto find theVentus Braceletsitting on an altar. Grab the Bracelet to haveDularnappear andlisten to the dialogueplay out from here.

When Dularn leaves,open your Equipment Menuand select theVentus Bracelet as your primary Bracelet, as you will need it. You can also pressL1/LBtoquickly switch between your Braceletsoutside the menu to make it easier. From here,begin making your way backto the Travel Monument!

Outrun The Lava

On your way back to the Travel Monument,Adol will stop and inspect a sudden loud noisebehind him aslava begins flooding in,forcing him to hoof it ahead. From here, you will have torun straight aheaduntil you reach the area with theshallow lava and large cratersthat you passed by earlier, triggering the next big event!

Defeat Guilen

Reaching thelarge room with shallow lavacovering its ground and large craters throughout, you will suddenly beambushed byGuilen, the Fire Eater,instantly starting thefirst boss encounter of the dungeon.This encounter can be pretty challenging, but your newVentus Braceletwill come in clutch.

Upon defeating Guilen,hop up on the platformthat leads toward theTravel Monument, Save your progress,and then begin backtracking!

Backtracking Through The Zone Of Lava In Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana

Now that you have defeated Guilenbegin backtracking from the Travel Monumentby headingnorthand into the next room. You will now be in thesection with nothing but Almengers and Gewmes,so begin picking them off andjump up the elevated platformsuntil you reach the exit.

Push forward a bit more until you’rejust before the first shallow lava areato encounter a new enemy type, theKelzarl,anevolved version of the Zualthatperpetually emits firefrom its body. We recommend using yourVentus Braceletto deal with them, as it will substantially damage them and help prevent you from taking damage.

From here,move down into the shallow lavaand follow the pathway into the central area,taking the stairs on the right.Once here,follow the walkway around the large pityou jumped into at the start of the dungeon and begin making your way to thestarting areayet again!

Back Here Again

As youmake your way back toward the starting areaof the Zone of Lava, you willnotice that a few things have changedsince you left. Not only are theZowns no longer here,but the area is now loaded withMozgouz(the enemy we told you to avoid earlier) andKelzarls.

Thankfully, you can finallytake care of the swarms of Mozgouzwith your trustVentus Bracelet,allowing you to spin to win and obliterate all of them in just a few uses. We recommendfocusing on the Mozouz first,as they will deal tons of damage if you aren’t careful and can kill you in seconds.

Wiping out the Mozgouz and Kelzarls will allow you topush back into the Save Room you first landed inwhen starting this dungeon toSave your progress.Ensure you do this, as you are very close to escaping the Zone of Lava!

The Final Stretch Of The Zone Of Lava In Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana

Exit the Save Room for, hopefully, the final time andtake the right pathway this time aroundto run into another swarm of Mozgouz and a Kelzarl.Use yourVentus Braceletto wipe them all out in a matter of seconds and clean up the stragglers before moving forward.

There will be apathway that leads downward and another that leads on topof an elevated cliffside.Jump onto the cliffside,eliminate theMozgouz and Kelzarl,and follow this pathwayinside a cave.A loneGewmewill be inside the cave, so quickly eliminate it like always!

After defeating the Gewme,walk to the end of the platformit was on andlook across the wayto see an elevated walkway.Run as far to the edgeas you can get,jump,and thenuse your Ventus Bracelet the moment you’re in the airto soar across the gap to reach the new pathway.

From here,another pathway will be found across a sizable gap,having youperform the same action.This jump can bevery challenging,as you have tojump as soon as you’re at the edgeof the pathway andactivate your Ventus Bracelet as soon as you’re airborne.Falling into this pit will essentiallyreset your progress,forcing you to make your way back up here!

Escaping The Cave

Following that,move a bit forwardto find amuch smaller jumpand use your Ventus Bracelet to get over it, just in case. You don’t want to risk anything here. Continue ahead until youreach an extremely narrow and winding pathwaywithKelzarlsflying around it.

Be patienthere, andavoid engaging with the Kelzarls,as doing so will only increase your odds of being knocked off the narrow walkway. When youreach the end of the path,you will finally be onsolid groundwith no pits in sight.However, there will bemore Kelzarls and a Gewmewaiting for you.

Upon defeating the enemies in the area,follow the pathway straight ahead to reach the exit of the cave,which will take you into the next area and inch you closer and closer to the end of the dungeon!

Obtaining The Brocia Serum In Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana

Emerge from the cave andcontinue moving full speed aheaduntil you find the thirdTravel Monumentwithin the Zone of Lava. Activate it andSave your progress,thenmove further ahead slightlyuntil you see astaircase that leads toward the lavaand follow it up to the top.

At the top of these stairs is theBrocia Serum,a consumable item thatgrants Adol the ability to Dash,which changes everything drastically. Thedefault way to Dashin Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana is bydouble-tapping the direction you’re moving,but we suggest going into thesettingsandmaking it your default movement,as it is extremely good.

You can constantly Dash by enabling it in the settings, essentially making Adol run at full speed all the time, which is - in our experience - a godsend. Not only does this make navigating regions and dungeons much more manageable, but it will also make some encounters much easier to deal with. Try it out!

Defeat Gyalva

Dashing your way into the next area will trigger the appearance ofGyalva, Lord of the Blazing Prison,thesecond boss encounterof the Zone of Lava. Thisencounter can be excruciatingif you don’t know how to react to specific actions or are still not used to the default Dash settings, so it may take a while before you may slay it.

Of course, this encounterutilizes all the new tools you’ve acquired in this dungeon,making it a pretty challenging encounter if you’re still getting used to them. After slaying Gyalva,follow the pathway out to the rightto begin your escapefrom the Zone of Lava!

Escaping The Zone Of Lava In Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana

With the second big bad of the Zone of Lava defeated, you may begin your escape byfollowing the East Path out,which will lead to aset of stairs leading to a long pathway.You will eventually reach asection of the walkway that has been destroyed,leading you to a large pit.

However, before jumping down, you will see that there is still astanding structure on the other sideof the gap. Using yourVentus Bracelet,run and jump over the gap, using the Bracelet to propel Adol acrossit and onto the other side, where he will be met withseveral Almengers.

Eliminate the Almengers andopen the Chestto obtain12 Raval Ore,which you can put into use very soon. For real, this time!

Down The Pit

Gather the Raval Ore and thenleap into the pit,sending you hurtling to the bottom of a very familiar place. That’s right, you’reback in the Illburns Ruins.From here, walk downward until you areinterruptedby a voice,Chester,who has been awaiting your arrival.

After some dialogue,Chester will eventually be interrupted by Dogi and Elena,which will kick off more lines of dialogue. Listen to everyone to unravel more of the mystery behind the monsters and the Statues,ultimately leading to Chester leaving everyone alonefor the time being. But rest assured, he will be back!

Home At Last

Exhausting all the dialoguebetweenChester, Dogi, and Elenawill whisk Adol away,back to Redmond Town.Finally. Once here, you will be inEdgar’s roomwithDogi and some of the other residents,going over Chester’s plans and the Statues. Listen to what they have to say to complete this long dungeon.

Lastly,once you may control Adol again, speak with Edgarto receive20 Raval Orefrom him for your continued efforts to help Redmont Town. Now that you’re finally back, you canupgrade your gear, pick up more side quests, and much morebefore setting off on the next story beat!