Final Fantasy 16 Ruin Awakening Location

Ruin awakened in Final Fantasy 16 is an S-rank hunt also called Svarog, and as an S-rank you have to figure out where it is yourself.

There are a few clues to help narrow down the search, but these are quite vague and can easily mislead you, so we’ve detailed them. Ruins Awakening Place in Final Fantasy 16 below, and tips for beating Svarogas it is one of the most difficult hunting marks in the game.

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Final Fantasy 16 Ruin Awakening Location

To unlock Ruin Reawakened on the Hunt Board, you must first complete the “Fire in the Sky” main quest.

Once you unlock it Ruin Reawakened is located in the southern corner of Bleakmist in Sanbreque, which is south of Glorious and east of Norvent Valley. Fast travel to the Caer Norvent Glorious Gate Obelisk, then head south for the fastest route.

Here is a map image showing exactly where to find Ruin Reawakened:

Before facing Ruin Reawakened, we strongly recommend that you save right before starting the fight so that you can reload it from this position if you die, instead of respawning at a fast travel point.

We’ve got more tips for taking on Ruin Reawakened below.

Tips for beating Svarog in Final Fantasy 16

Ruin Reawakened, AKA Svarog, is a notorious Tier 50 S-Rank mark, and even by S-Rank standards, Svarog is a very hard-won battle, but careful planning can help make the fight easier.

here are some tips for beating Svarog (Ruin Reawakened) in Final Fantasy 16:

Clive level until at least the mid-1940s – This means leaving Svarog towards the end of the game, but believe us, it will make the fight much more bearable. The “On Fortune and the Heavens” accessory can help you level up faster as it increases EXP gained by 15%.
Fight in the air while Svarog uses “Red Dawn” – This move can annihilate you even if you’re level 50, so to avoid it we recommend jumping or using Phoenix Shift to get high and kick Svarog in the air to continue your dogfight streak until until it’s done raining meteors.

Use Will-o’-the-Wykes if you need more protection – This shooting ability creates a shield for Clive while damaging enemies and is useful for some protection against “Red Dawn” if you need time to reach Svarog in the air.
Garuda and Shiva abilities are best for stagger damage – Shiva’s Diamond Dust is the best ability to quickly lower the stagger bar, but Gouge and Aerial Blast are great substitutes, and we especially recommend pairing Diamond Dust with Gouge if you can.

Bahamut’s Gigaflare is useful for staggered and normal damage – Gigaflare also has a reasonable cooldown, meaning you can use it to help lower Svarog’s stagger bar, then use it again when Svarog is fully down for maximum damage potential.
Activate Clive’s Limit Break, then unleash abilities when Svarog is fully staggered – This means you cause even more damage with Clive’s most powerful abilities. Start with the best, because the Limit Break gauge keeps dropping even in the ability animation, so you don’t have much time.

You can equip abilities on other Eikons – If you like more than two of an Eikon’s abilities, you can equip it on another Eikon as long as you’ve mastered the ability, then it’s a chance that…
Respecialization is free – You can refund any of your ability points for free and use those points to master another ability if you think it will help you more in the fight against Svarog.