UPGRADE BONUS FACTORS
FINAL FANTASY XIII
Version 1.0
By
AZorro007
This guide tabulates the "bonus factor" quantity requirements for "organic
components" that are options for use in the Weapon and Accessory upgrade
process of Final Fantasy XIII. By use of the "bonus factor" components, each
component used in the upgrade process can add "experience" in the amount of up
to three times its "base" experience value during an upgrade activity.
The material of this presentation is based upon facts gathered and opinions
gained by play of the original U.S Version of Final Fantasy XIII game (put on
sale on March 9, 2010) on the Model CECHE01 PlayStation 3 gaming console. It
presents results of game play as experienced by the author.
The material of this guide is copyright 2010 by its author; Robert E. Fricks
(email: zorro007@pacbell.net). Final Fantasy XIII is copyright 2009 and 2010
by Square Enix Co., Ltd. with all rights reserved. This guide has been
prepared for exclusive posting on www.GameFAQs.com solely for the support of
web site users. Reproduction of single copies of this guide for personal use
is authorized. All other uses, particularly those for financial gain or
commercial purpose, are not authorized.
The tabulation entries are accurate for all upgrades using a single component
for bonus factor definition. Multiple components can be combined to produce
any bonus factor but, if so, required quantities may vary slightly from those
displayed.
Most of the listed items can be obtained as after battle "spoils". Some items
are available only by purchase from Final Fantasy XIII shops.
Source designations use titles as displayed in the game's Datalog entries. Two
abbreviations are used in the Table to describe some sources: CC 150 denotes
purchase from Creature Comforts for 150 Gil as a source; Msn N is used to
designate that the completion bonus from re accomplishment of Gran Pulse
Mission N is a possible source.
Under "Principal Sources", numbers placed in square brackets have been used to
refer the reader to additional information on sources for the cited "organic"
component contained in the notes section at the end of the table.
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| Organic | First 100% Bonus |2nd 100%| 3X | Principal |
| Component | Four 25% Steps |One Step|Total| Sources |
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Abominable Wing ....... 3 . 3 . 6 . 3 .... 15 ... 30 .Amphisbaena, CC 150 [1]
Abyssal Scale 4 3 6 2 14 29 Orogon
Ancient Bone 2 2 3 2 8 17 Yaksha, Yakshini [2]
Armored Shell 3 3 5 2 13 26 Navidon, CC 150
Barbed Tail ........... 4 . 4 . 7 . 3 .... 18 ... 36 .Any Vespid, CC 80 [3]
Begrimed Claw 13 13 25 12 63 126 Most Behemoth [4]
Bestial Claw 6 5 10 5 25 51 Big Behemoth CC 80 [5]
Cei'th Tear 6 5 10 5 25 51 Many of the Cie'th [6]
Chipped Fang .......... 8 . 7 .14 . 7 .... 35 ... 71 .Any Razorclaw or Beast
Chocobo Plume 2 1 3 2 7 15 A variety of sources [7]
Chocobo Tail Feather 1 1 2 1 4 9 A variety of sources [8]
Dawnlight Dew 2 2 3 2 8 17 Chocobo Digging
Diabolic Tail ......... 3 . 2 . 5 . 2 .... 12 ... 24 .Triffid, CC 150
Dusklight Dew 2 1 2 1 6 12 Chocobo Digging
Enigmatic Fluid 5 4 8 4 21 42 Two Bass, CC 80 [9]
Entrancing Tail 2 2 3 2 8 17 Mushussu
Esoteric Oil .......... 2 . 2 . 3 . 2 .... 9 ... 18 .Alraune, Rafflesia
Fiendish Horn 3 3 6 3 15 30 Goblin, Goblin Chieftain
Fluffy Wool 2 2 4 2 9 19 Wooly Sheep
Fractured Horn 9 8 17 8 41 83 Any Goblin
Fragrant Oil .......... 5 . 4 . 8 . 4 .... 21 ... 42 .Noctilucale, CC 80 [10]
Gargantuan Claw 4 3 7 3 16 33 Behemoth King, CC 150
Gloomstalk 2 1 2 1 5 11 Microchu, Picochu
Green Needle 1 1 1 0 3 6 R & D Depot 7000
Gummy Oil ............. 9 . 8 .17 . 8 .... 42 ... 84 .Leech, any Nudibranch
Hellish Talon 3 2 4 2 10 21 Three super Behemoth[11]
Ineffable Fluid 2 2 3 2 9 18 Ceratosaur, Ceratoraptor
Infernal Horn 2 2 4 2 10 20 Borgbear, Borgbear Hero
Iron Shell ............ 4 . 4 . 8 . 4 .... 19 ... 39 .Armadons, CC 80 [12]
Medicinal Oil 3 3 5 3 13 27 CC 150
Menacing Wings 2 2 4 2 10 20 Zirnitra
Moistened Scale 11 10 20 10 50 101 Dagonite, Orobon, Sahagin
Molted Tail ........... 7 . 6 13 . 6 .... 31 ... 63 .Any Vespid or Stalker
Monstrous Fang 3 3 5 2 13 26 Gorgonopsid, CC 150 [13]
Moonblossom Seed 1 1 2 1 5 10 Msn 24, Ochu, Neochu [14]
Murky Ooze 7 6 13 6 31 63 Any Flan
Mysterious Fluid ...... 3 . 3 . 5 . 3 .... 13 ... 27 .Hedge or Mud Frog, CC150
Otherworldly Bone 3 2 5 2 12 24 CC 150
Regenerating Carapace 2 2 3 2 8 17 Gurangatch
Rough Wool 4 4 8 4 19 39 Wooly Sheep
Scaled Wing ........... 5 . 4 . 8 . 4 .... 21 ... 42 .Wyvern, Svarog, CC 80
Scraggly Wool 8 7 14 7 36 72 Wooly Sheep
Seaking's Beard 3 2 4 2 10 21 Dagonite
Seapetal Scale 5 5 9 4 23 46 Sahagin
Segmented Carapace .... 8 . 7 .14 . 7 .... 36 ... 72 .Armadons, Armadillions
Severed Wing 9 8 17 8 42 84 Any Wyvern
Shattered Bone 7 6 13 6 32 64 Any Daemon
Sinister Fang 2 2 3 2 8 17 Adamantheron, Amam, [15]
Smooth Hide ........... 4 . 3 . 6 . 3 .... 15 ... 31 .Imp, Leyak, CC 150 [16]
Spined Horn 5 4 8 4 21 42 Munchkin [17]
Starblossom Seed 1 1 1 0 3 6 Bandersnatch, Jabberwocky
Strange Fluid 9 8 17 8 42 84 Any Terraquatic
Sturdy Bone ........... 4 . 4 . 7 . 3 .... 18 ... 36 .Skata'ne, CC 80 [18]
Sunpetal 3 2 5 2 12 24 Ochu, Neochu
Supple Leather 3 2 4 2 10 21 Adroa, Verdelet
Tear of Frustration 4 4 7 3 17 35 Ghoul, Ghast, Wight [19]
Tear of Remorse ....... 2 . 2 . 5 . 2 .... 11 ... 22 .Taxim, Nelapsi, Vetala
Tear of Woe 2 1 3 1 6 13 Vampire, Varacolaci [20]
Thickened Hide 5 5 9 4 23 46 Gremlin, CC 80 [21]
Thick Wool 3 3 6 2 14 28 Wooly Sheep
Torn Leather ..........11 .10 .20 .10 .... 49 ...100 .Any Spook or Zwerg Droid
Transparent Ooze 3 2 5 3 12 25 Flan, CC 150 [22]
Vibrant Ooze 4 4 7 3 18 36 Special Flan, CC 80 [23]
Wicked Fang 4 4 8 4 19 39 Pantheron, CC 80 [24]
Wonder Gel ............ 2 . 2 . 3 . 2 .... 8 ... 17 .Special Flan [25]
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| Organic | First 100% Bonus |2nd 100%| 3X | Principal |
| Component | Four 25% Steps |One Step|Total| Sources |
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Expanded Source Listing Notes
[1] Ushumgal Subjugator also has Abominable Wing as its rare drop.
[2] Rakshasa also has Ancient Bone as its rare drop.
[3] Barbed Specter also has Barbed Tail as its common drop.
[4] Only the Beta Behemoth does not have Begrimed Claw as a drop.
[5] Alpha Behemoth, Lodestar Behemoth and Greater Behemoth drop Bestial Claw.
[6] Cei'th Tear is the common drop for Chonchon, Ghast, Ghoul, Nelapsi,
Pijavica, Seeker, Strigoi, Taxim, Vampire, Varacolaci, Vetala, Wight and
Wladislaus
[7] Sources for Chocobo Plume include Cactuar, Cactuar Prime, Chocobo
Digging, Giant Cactuar, Microchu, Mission 54, Picochu and Tonberry. The
flying Chocobo Chick in the Font of Namva also is a source.
[8] Sources for Chocobo Tail Feather include Chocobo Digging, Flowering
Cactuar, Gigantuar, Ochu and Neochu. The flying Chocobo Chick in the Font
of Namva also is a source.
[9] Terrraquatics Bloodfang Bass and Breshan Bass can drop Enigmatic Fluid.
[10] Leech and Crawler also drop Fragrant Oil.
[11] Hellish Talon is dropped by Humbaba, Kaiser Behemoth and Proto-behemoth.
[12] Navidon and Scalebeast also have Iron Shell as their rare drop.
[13] Megistotherian also has Monstrous Fangs as its rare drop.
[14] Mission 39 and Mission 55 yield 2x Moonblossom Seed per replay. Mission
45 gives 8x Moonblossom Seed per replay. Bandersnatch and Jabberwocky
have Moonblossom Seed as their common drop.
[15] Other sources for Sinister Fang are: Managarmr, Ugallu and Uridimmu.
[16] Other sources of Smooth Hide are Zwerg Metrodroid, Ahriman and Rangda.
[17] Munchkin Maestro is also a source for Spined Horn.
[18] Incubus, Succubus and Stikini are also sources for Sturdy Bone.
[19] Tear of Frustration can also be dropped by Strigoi and Pijavica.
[20] Chonchon and Wladislaus are also sources for Tear of Woe.
[21] Other sources for Thickened Hide are Garchimacera and Zwerg Scandroid.
[22] Transparent Ooze also can be dropped by Dire Flan or Monstrous Flan.
[23] The sources for Vibrant Ooze are: Alchemic Ooze, Flanborg, Flandragora,
Flanitor, Hybrid Flora and Phosphoric Ooze.
[24] Silver Lobo and Thaxteron also have wicked Fang as their rare drop.
[25] Wonder Gel is a rare drop for Corrosive Custard, Ectopudding, Ferruginous
Pudding, Gelatitan and Rust Pudding.
