Snow Lion is a Triple Triad card in Final Fantasy VIII used to play the minigame and for turning into items with Quezacotl's Card Mod. Snow Lion is the twenty-seventh card in the inventory and the fifth Level 3 card.
Being a Level 3 card, the card values on the Snow Lion are not strong, but it has a 7 at the top, the highest value for Level 3, and its value placements may be useful for games that use Same and/or Plus. It is an ice-elemental card that is used for when the Elemental rule is in play. Elemental is encountered halfway through the game at Fishermans Horizon, though it is also a rule in Dollet and the Queen of Cards can be paid money to introduce new rules to a region. Placing Snow Lion on a tile with the matching ice crystal symbol boosts all its values by +1. This does not count toward Same/Plus triggering, but does count for Combo mechanics.
Obtain[]
The Snow Lion monster has a 3.5% chance to drop the card. Using the Card command on a Snow Lion has a 93.7% chance to procure a Snow Lion card when it succeeds.
Any AI Triple Triad player who uses Level 3 cards has a chance of using Snow Lion in a play, from where the player can win it in a card match.
Card Mod[]
A Snow Lion card refines into a North Wind with Quezacotl's Card Mod ability. North Winds refine into Blizzaga with Shiva's I Mag-RF, meaning the player can get it right at the start of the game if they learn Shiva's -RF ability right away. Snow Lion is a good card to collect for card modding if partaking in Triple Triad at the start of the game.
Physical version[]
In 1999, following the release of Final Fantasy VIII in Japan, Bandai produced a full set of collectible Triple Triad cards in Final Fantasy VIII Carddass Masters Perfect Visuals. The set was made up of the 110 cards as seen in the game along with 72 artwork cards and a collector's edition playing mat. The cards have a blue side and a red side. The cards have become a rare collector's item.