Duel Colosseum

The Duel Colosseum is a gameplay mode in the original Dissidia Final Fantasy. It is unlocked by completing Shade Impulse. Duel Colosseum pits players against an endless string of opponents chosen at random, rewarding them with medals in between fights which players can spend on rare items and trade accessories. Numerous rare trade accessories and equipment pieces can only be acquired by participating on the various courses, making Colosseum play practically a requirement if the player wishes to acquire better items.

It is succeeded by the Labyrinth mode in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.

Courses[]

Once the player chooses their character, they must select one of the Colosseum courses. The Airship and Falcon courses are available from the beginning, while the Invincible and Lunar Whale courses must be bought from the PP Catalog. The Blackjack course is only available for purchase after completing Inward Chaos.

Airship Course - Level 1-30
Falcon Course - Level 31-60
Invincible Course - Level 61-90
Lunar Whale Course - Level 91-120
Blackjack Course - Level 100-150

The courses are named after names for airships from the series.

After the course is chosen, the Colosseum screen will load. The player can suspend their progress at any time by choosing "Exit" on this screen. When the player quits, they receive PP proportionate to the number of medals they had at the time they quit, and are given a tally of all items they purchased in the Colosseum. The player is also given their score for that run.

Colosseum screen[]

On the Colosseum screen, the player is shown the following data:

Wins, Points, and Match - Displayed in the upper-right corner. Wins refers to how many opponents the player has defeated during their current Colosseum run, while Points refers to the score the player has earned fighting—points only applies to certain Accomplishments and otherwise is just a high score function. More points are given for defeating stronger opponents. The Match # displays the total number of opponents fought.
Character Stats - Displays in the upper-left corner. Shows the player's chosen character, how full their EX Gauge is, how much HP they have, and their level.
Card Luck - Card Luck is displayed next to the stats for the character. Card luck can increase up to five stars, with higher luck generally increasing the chances of better cards appearing—rarer Treasure Cards, Enemy Cards worth more medals, and Secret Cards, are more likely to appear with higher card luck. Card luck increases by fighting enemies or with certain Job Cards.
Card Data - shown above the hand. When an Enemy Card is highlighted, displays the enemy's name, level, the arena they are fought in, their strength level, Rules, and how many medals will be won or lost depending on if the player defeats them or not. When a Treasure Card is highlighted, displays the item's name, its description, how many of the item the player has, and its cost. When a Job Card is highlighted, displays the card's name and effects.
Hand - Shown along in the lower-left. The current cards in the player's hand are displayed on a blue background. When a card is used normally, all other cards currently in the hand are discarded and new cards replace them from the right. The player can only see the back of the cards not in their hand, which only identify them as a Treasure, Enemy or Job card - the exact stats of cards coming up are not shown until the cards are in the hand.
Job Cards - Shown on the right side of the screen. The three Job Cards the player currently has. Highlighted Job Cards are those with ongoing effects, shaded Job Cards are those that only function when first used.

Cards[]

Cards are chosen from the hand and have various effects. Cards are divided into Enemy Cards, Treasure Cards, and Job Cards. When the player chooses to fight an Enemy Card, they battle that enemy in the shown arena. If the player is victorious, they win an amount of medals, the other cards in the hand are discarded, and new cards cycle into the hand.

The player may choose to spend medals on Treasure Cards in-between fights, or to select any Job Cards in the hand. When the player loses a battle, assuming they do not have a Knight Card in play, they lose a number of medals and the hand area decreases by one. If the player thus loses too many times, the hand area vanishes entirely and the player must quit the Colosseum.

Enemy Cards[]

Selecting an Enemy Card will pit the player against the shown enemy. The amount of medals won or lost increases according to the strength of the Enemy Card. There are three subsets of Enemy Card: Boss Cards are gold in color and always have high strength and reward many medals. However, Boss Cards are not discarded from the hand when another card is played and will remain in the hand until fought.

Secret Cards are enemy cards with the highest possible strength, and do not award a predetermined number of medals - defeating them will double the player's medals, while losing to them halves the player's medals. Finally, Chaos Cards are red and pit the player against Chaos at the highest level of the selected course, with the exception of the Lunar Whale Course at 100 and the Blackjack Course at 130. Like Boss cards, Chaos Cards are not discarded from the hand. Chaos Cards are worth 50 medals by default.

Treasure Cards[]

Treasure Cards offer players unique items or equipment at the cost of some of their medals. The items offered on each course vary depending on the course selected, with the exception of a handful of items that appear on all courses. In addition to acquiring rare trade accessories first-hand, the player can win Elixir-type trade accessories which can then be traded for other accessories in the Shop. Each course also has a custom equipment set that can be won.

Airship Course[]

Treasure	Type	Cost	Treasure	Type	Cost
Frying Pan	Weapon	17	Kitchen Timer	Hand Armor	8
Toque Blanche	Head Armor	17	Iron Apron	Body Armor	13
Mythril	Trade Accessory	11	Gold	Trade Accessory	11
White Stone	Trade Accessory	18	Black Stone	Trade Accessory	22
Spirit Stone	Trade Accessory	27	Beast Bone	Trade Accessory	18
Unknown's Bone	Trade Accessory	22	Gigas Bone	Trade Accessory	27
Large Horn	Trade Accessory	13	Summoner's Horn	Trade Accessory	22
Wyvern Horn	Trade Accessory	27	Large Fang	Trade Accessory	13
Black Tiger Fang	Trade Accessory	22	Great Serpent's Fang	Trade Accessory	27
Quality Branch	Trade Accessory	13	Splinter	Trade Accessory	18
Lumber	Trade Accessory	22	Thorny Lumber	Trade Accessory	27
Iron Carapace	Trade Accessory	13	Charger Barding	Trade Accessory	18
Great Serpentskin	Trade Accessory	27	Aquamarine	Trade Accessory	13
Emerald	Trade Accessory	18	Moonstone	Trade Accessory	22
Ruby	Trade Accessory	27	Ichthon Scales	Trade Accessory	13
Yensa Scales	Trade Accessory	18	Lamia Scales	Trade Accessory	22
Bird Feather	Trade Accessory	13	Giant Feather	Trade Accessory	27
Geranium	Trade Accessory	8	Rosemary	Trade Accessory	8
Bergamot	Trade Accessory	8	Chamomile	Trade Accessory	8
Clary Sage	Trade Accessory	8	Ylang Ylang	Trade Accessory	8
Tea Tree	Trade Accessory	8	Eucalyptus	Trade Accessory	8
Lemongrass	Trade Accessory	8	Dusty Elixir	Trade Accessory	18

Falcon Course[]

Treasure	Type	Cost	Treasure	Type	Cost
Nail Bat	Weapon	17	Skull Wristlet	Hand Armor	17
Spirit Band	Head Armor	8	Bomber Jacket	Body Armor	13
Rubicante's Cowl	Head Armor	10	Cagnazzo's Carapace	Body Armor	10
Gold	Trade Accessory	11	Diamond	Trade Accessory	11
Crystal	Trade Accessory	11	Mako Stone	Trade Accessory	8
Levistone	Trade Accessory	18	Dewdrop Pebble	Trade Accessory	22
Stone of the Condemner	Trade Accessory	27	Nue Bone	Trade Accessory	8
Ancient Bone	Trade Accessory	18	Shadow Bone	Trade Accessory	22
Wargod Bone	Trade Accessory	27	Taurus Horn	Trade Accessory	8
Lizard Horn	Trade Accessory	18	Humbaba's Horn	Trade Accessory	22
Ixion Horn	Trade Accessory	27	Chimera Fang	Trade Accessory	8
Throat Wolf Fang	Trade Accessory	18	Mammoth Tusk	Trade Accessory	22
Quality Lumber	Trade Accessory	8	Mistletoe	Trade Accessory	18
Big Tree	Trade Accessory	22	Spiritwood	Trade Accessory	27
Wormskin	Trade Accessory	8	Destrier Barding	Trade Accessory	18
Giant Turtleshell	Trade Accessory	27	Peridot	Trade Accessory	8
Sapphire	Trade Accessory	18	Opal	Trade Accessory	22
Topaz	Trade Accessory	27	Landshark Scales	Trade Accessory	8
Leviathan Scales	Trade Accessory	18	Emperor Scales	Trade Accessory	22
Godfighter Scales	Trade Accessory	27	Demon Feather	Trade Accessory	8
Fallen Angel Feather	Trade Accessory	18	Royal Wing	Trade Accessory	22
Diablos's Wing	Trade Accessory	27	Elixir	Trade Accessory	18

Invincible Course[]

Treasure	Type	Cost	Treasure	Type	Cost
Impartisan	Weapon	17	Tortoise Shield	Hand Armor	17
Saucer	Head Armor	8	Reed Cloak	Body Armor	13
Crystal	Trade Accessory	11	Wyrmstone	Trade Accessory	13
Blessed Gem	Trade Accessory	22	Goddess's Magicite	Trade Accessory	27
Land Dragon Bone	Trade Accessory	13	Saint's Bone	Trade Accessory	22
Blood-Darkened Bone	Trade Accessory	27	Wind Drake Horn	Trade Accessory	13
Unicorn Horn	Trade Accessory	22	Beastlord Horn	Trade Accessory	27
Holy Fang	Trade Accessory	22	Beastlord Fang	Trade Accessory	27
Dragonwood	Trade Accessory	13	Revival Tree	Trade Accessory	27
Wyrm Carapace	Trade Accessory	13	Blessed Barding	Trade Accessory	22
Aged Turtle Shell	Trade Accessory	27	Dragonstone	Trade Accessory	13
Holystone	Trade Accessory	22	Lapis Lazuli	Trade Accessory	27
Sea Serpent Scales	Trade Accessory	13	Sacred Beast Scales	Trade Accessory	22
Djinn Scales	Trade Accessory	27	Wyvern Wing	Trade Accessory	13
Sacred Beast Wing	Trade Accessory	22	Garuda's Wing	Trade Accessory	27
Hi-Elixir	Trade Accessory	18

Lunar Whale Course[]

Treasure	Type	Cost	Treasure	Type	Cost
Chaplet	Head Armor	13	Blue Moon	Hand Armor	17
Lunate Armlet	Hand Armor	17	Snowflake Sweater	Body Armor	8
Pink Tail	Trade Accessory	56	Supreme Gem	Trade Accessory	18
Hero's Bone	Trade Accessory	18	Behemoth Horn	Trade Accessory	18
Maduin's Fang	Trade Accessory	18	Iifa Tree	Trade Accessory	18
Ancient Turtle Shell	Trade Accessory	18	Sky Jewel	Trade Accessory	18
Eden's Scales	Trade Accessory	18	Bahamut's Wing	Trade Accessory	18
Tome of Souls	Trade Accessory	13	Tome of Love	Trade Accessory	13
Tome of Kings	Trade Accessory	13	Tome of Shadows	Trade Accessory	13
Tome of Mysteries	Trade Accessory	13	Tome of Memories	Trade Accessory	13
Tome of Lies	Trade Accessory	13	Tome of the Farplane	Trade Accessory	13
Tome of Men	Trade Accessory	13	Tome of Silence	Trade Accessory	13
Tome of the Orator	Trade Accessory	13	Tome of the Masters	Trade Accessory	13
Guiding Light	Trade Accessory	27	Wheel of Darkness	Trade Accessory	27
The Youth's Dream	Trade Accessory	27	Lust for Power	Trade Accessory	27
Onion	Trade Accessory	27	Roaming Clouds	Trade Accessory	27
Twin Form	Trade Accessory	27	Lone Heart	Trade Accessory	27
Splendor of the Wind	Trade Accessory	27	Power of the Void	Trade Accessory	27
Veiled Magic	Trade Accessory	27	Fanatic's Leer	Trade Accessory	27
True Past	Trade Accessory	27	Life of the Planet	Trade Accessory	27
Unshelled Bullet	Trade Accessory	27	Gears of Time	Trade Accessory	27
Theater Ticket	Trade Accessory	27	God of Destruction	Trade Accessory	27
Fayth's Dream	Trade Accessory	27	Medal of Honor	Trade Accessory	27
Boiling Blood	Trade Accessory	27	Gates of Judgement	Trade Accessory	27
Megalixir	Trade Accessory	18

Blackjack Course[]

Treasure	Type	Cost	Treasure	Type	Cost
Phoenix Down	Special Accessory	3	Phoenix Pinion	Special Accessory	3
Valor Resin	Special Accessory	3	Arcane Resin	Special Accessory	3
Destruction Resin	Special Accessory	3	Patience Resin	Special Accessory	3
Life Resin	Special Accessory	3	Mystery Resin	Special Accessory	3
Rosetta Stone	Trade Accessory	30

All courses[]

Treasure	Type	Cost	Treasure	Type	Cost
Wind Stone	Trade Accessory	21	Water Stone	Trade Accessory	28
Lifestone	Trade Accessory	35	Transmogridust	Trade Accessory	3
Pebble	Trade Accessory	15

Job Cards[]

Job Cards give special effects that affect what cards appear in the hand. Some are one-time uses, others remain in effect until discarded. Job Cards automatically cycle out of play when the player already has three in play - the Job Card on the left will be removed to make way for the next card. A subset of Job Cards are the Status Cards, which negatively effect the player as long as they remain in play. Like normal Job Cards they can also be cycled out of play to negate their effects. Some Job Cards have their effects stack, while others do not.

Card Name	Type	Effect
Knight	Job	Increases card selection area by one. Can be stacked. Ongoing. Effect ends when the player loses a battle. If the player has multiple Knight cards in play, only one will be negated.
Thief	Job	Increases the chances of Treasure Cards appearing. Can be stacked. Ongoing.
Monk	Job	Causes the next Enemy Cards that arrive in the selection area to become weaker. One use.
White Mage	Job	Fully heals a character's HP after a battle and when initially used. Ongoing.
Black Mage	Job	Increases the chances of Secret Cards appearing. Can be stacked. Ongoing.
Red Mage	Job	Causes the cards in the selection area to not be discarded after already choosing a card. Also allows all Treasure Cards to be taken free of cost. Ongoing.
Blue Mage	Job	Increases the chances of Job Cards appearing. Can be stacked. Ongoing.
Mystic Knight	Job	Card Luck rises faster. Can be stacked. Ongoing.
Ninja	Job	Prevents the loss of medals and Card Luck upon losing a battle. Ongoing.
Ranger	Job	Causes Enemy Cards to hold five more medals as a reward for defeating them. Can be stacked. Ongoing.
Samurai	Job	Discards all Boss Cards and Chaos Cards in the hand. One use.
Dragoon	Job	Discards all cards from the selection area and draws a new card. The first card in the new hand becomes a Dragoon Card regardless of its type. One use.
Time Mage	Job	Increases Card Luck to five stars. Ongoing.
Chemist	Job	Nullifies Status Card effects and prevents Status Cards from appearing in the hand. Ongoing.
Summoner	Job	Causes the next cards drawn to contain only Treasure and Job Cards. One use.
Mime	Job	Transforms into a random Job Card once chosen. One use.
Toad	Status	Prevents Treasure Cards from appearing. Ongoing.
Mini	Status	Prevents the character's HP from restoring after battle. Ongoing.
Imp	Status	Cancels the effects of all Job Cards. Ongoing.
Pig	Status	Reduces the player's medals by half. One use.

Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]A colosseum or coliseum is a large stadium or theater, used for entertainments, sports, etc. The term is from Medieval Latin, from Colosseum, from neuter of colosseus ("gigantic"), from Ancient Greek κολοσσιαῖος (kolossiaîos), from κολοσσός (kolossós, "giant statue").