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The Valak Mountain (Japanese: ヴァラク雪山, Varaku yukiyama, lit. Valac Snowy Mountain; English dub: /ˈvælæk/) is located on Bionis' right arm in Xenoblade Chronicles. It is by far the largest location in the game by explorable area. Located at the bottom of Valak Mountain is a path that leads to Bionis' Thumb, which in turn leads to Sword Valley. At night the ice trees send a beam of light into the sky, illuminating the mountain with a yellow glow. The two strongest enemies in the game are located here, which are the Blizzard Belgazas and the Avalanche Abaasy, and they appear only after defeating Egil, as the other Superbosses.

It houses ruins of High Entia and Giant origin. It is said that Valak Mountain was not always this cold, but a movement of Bionis changed its climate.

There are no permanent settlements in this zone, and its only inhabitants are a Nopon researchers. After the events in the Mechonis Core, a group of High Entia take refuge in the Sealed Tower.

Story

The party, heading to Sword Valley, must pass though Valak Mountain. Upon reaching the area, they are told by Alvis to head towards the Sealed Tower. Arriving at the entrance to the tower, they find that the door is covered by a thick layer of ice. The party must then obtain the Magma Rock from the Conflagrant Raxeal in the Lava Cave in order to melt the ice and enter the tower. Once resting inside Sealed Tower, Alvis tells Shulk that he has to accept his vision, which Dunban overhears. After that, the party continues towards Bionis' Wrist via the Great Glacier, where they encounter Face Nemesis and engage Metal Face in battle, where he reveals himself as Mumkhar.

Landmarks and Locations

Landmarks

Upper Level Landmarks

Lower Level Landmarks

Locations

Upper Level Locations

Lower Level Locations

Mining

Serik Waterfall (Mine symbol is obscured on area map by location name) [Water]
- Recovery Up III
- Arts Heal III
E of Kana Peak and WSW of Apis Lair [Wind]
- Agility Up III
- Aerial Cloak III
Nagul Waterfall [Ice]
- Ether Def Up III
- Lock-On Resist III
S of Nopon Camp [Wind]
- Bleed Attack III
- Quick Step III
W deposit in Lava Cave [Fire]
- Strength Up III
- Chill Defence III
E deposit in Lava Cave [Fire]
- Slow Resist III
- Sleep Resist III
E of Harict Chapel [Water]
- HP Up III
- Poison Defence III
SE of Ignia Hill and far NW of La Luz Church [Ice]
- Confuse Resist III
- Ether Protect III
Bionis' Right Elbow N [Water]
N of Great Glacier on a ledge [Ice]

Points of Interest

High Entia Doors

Enemies

Normal Minor Enemies

Quest Exclusive Enemies

Unique Monsters

Quest Exclusive Unique Monsters

Boss

Mumkhar

NPC (permanent)

Dakuku

Heart-to-Hearts

"A Snowy Hot Spring"
- Shulk and Riki - Cloudy Affinity
"First Sight of Snow"
- Reyn and Fiora - Cloudy Affinity
"In Ose Tower"
- Dunban and Riki - Green Affinity

Collectopaedia

Main article: Valak Mountain Collection

Quests

Main article: Valak Mountain Quests

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 | weather     = Clear, snow, blizzard
 | connects to = [[Makna Forest]], [[Sword Valley]]
-| music       = [[Valak Mountain (music)|Valak Mountain]], [[Valak Mountain (Night)]]
+| music       = [[Valak Mountain (music)|Valak Mountain]]<br />[[Valak Mountain (Night)]]
 }}
-The '''Valak Mountain''' (Japanese: {{lang|ja|ヴァラク雪山}}, ''Varaku yukiyama'' lit. '''Valac Snowy Mountain'''; English dub: {{IPA|/ˈvælˌæk/}}) is located on [[Bionis]]' right arm in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]''. It is by far the largest location in the game by explorable area. Located at the bottom of Valak Mountain is a path that leads to [[Bionis' Thumb]], which in turn leads to [[Sword Valley]]. At night the ice trees send a beam of light into the sky, illuminating the mountain with a yellow glow. The two strongest enemies in the game are located here, which are the [[Blizzard Belgazas]] and the [[Avalanche Abaasy]], and they appear only after defeating [[Egil]], as the other [[Superboss]]es.
+The '''Valak Mountain''' (Japanese: {{lang|ja|ヴァラク雪山}}, ''Varaku yukiyama'', lit. '''Valac Snowy Mountain'''; [[English dub pronunciations|English dub]]: {{IPA|/ˈvælæk/}}) is located on [[Bionis]]' right arm in ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]''. It is by far the largest location in the game by explorable area. Located at the bottom of Valak Mountain is a path that leads to [[Bionis' Thumb]], which in turn leads to [[Sword Valley]]. At night the ice trees send a beam of light into the sky, illuminating the mountain with a yellow glow. The two strongest enemies in the game are located here, which are the [[Blizzard Belgazas]] and the [[Avalanche Abaasy]], and they appear only after defeating [[Egil]], as the other [[Superboss]]es.
 It houses ruins of [[High Entia]] and [[Giant]] origin. It is said that Valak Mountain was not always this cold, but a movement of Bionis changed its climate.
-There are no permanent settlements in this zone, and its only inhabitants are a couple of [[Nopon]] explorer parties. Later in the game, a fleeing group of High Entia uses the [[Sealed Tower]] as a refuge after the events in the [[Mechonis Core]].
+There are no permanent settlements in this zone, and its only inhabitants are a [[Nopon]] researchers. After the events in the [[Mechonis Core]], a group of High Entia take refuge in the [[Sealed Tower]].
 == Story ==
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 * [[Mechonis Wound]]
 * [[Hollow Bone]]
-* [[Bafalgar Pedestal]] ([[Secret Area]])
+* [[Befalgar Pedestal]] ([[Secret Area]])
 * [[Three Sage Summit]] (Secret Area)
 ''Lower Level Landmarks''
-* [[Nopon Camp]]
+* [[Nopon Camp (XC1)|Nopon Camp]]
 * [[Harict Chapel]]
 * [[Lava Cave]]
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 * [[Mumkhar#Valak_Mountain|Mumkhar]]
-==NPC==
+== NPC (permanent) ==
-*[[Dakuku]]
+* [[Dakuku]]
 == Heart-to-Hearts ==
 * "[[A Snowy Hot Spring]]"
 ** Shulk and [[Riki]] - Cloudy Affinity
-<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" data-expandtext="Show Spoiler" data-collapsetext="Hide Spoiler">
 * "[[First Sight of Snow]]"
 ** [[Reyn]] and [[Fiora]] - Cloudy Affinity
-</div>
 * "[[In Ose Tower]]"
 ** Dunban and Riki - Green Affinity
+== Collectopaedia ==
+{{main|Valak Mountain Collection}}
+== Quests ==
+{{main|Valak Mountain Quests}}
 == Gallery ==
+=== ''Xenoblade Chronicles'' ===
 <gallery>
 Melia in Valak Mountain.jpg
 Valak pass.jpg|Entrance to Valak Mountain
+The party at Valak Mountain.png
+Valak Mountain Peak.gif|Map of Valak Mountain
+</gallery>
+=== ''Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition'' ===
+<gallery>
+XC1DE-Field-Screenshot-8.jpg
 </gallery>
 [[Category:Bionis Locations]]
 [[Category:Valak Mountain]]
-[[Category:Areas]]
+[[Category:XC1 Areas]]