Shield Wyrm
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| Japanese | シールドドラゴン | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Romaji | Shīrudodoragon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Cerobi Steppe*, (North Liavell Hills, The Terraced Bank, Feddik River, Crossfield, Old Elanise Road) Nabreus Deadlands^ (Field of the Fallen Lord) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bestiary Location | Cerobi Steppe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LP Awarded | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Steal | Ring Wyrm Scale*, Wyrm Carapace^ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uncommon Steal | Hi-Potion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rare Steal | Winged Boots*, Leo Gem^ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Drop | Ring Wyrm Scale*, Wyrm Carapace^ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uncommon Drop | Earth Crystal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rare Drop | Chronos Tear | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Very Rare Drop | Leo Gem*, Ring Wyrm Scale^ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monograph Drop | Ring Wyrm Liver (12% - Dragoon's Monograph) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canopic Jar Drop | Arcana (17%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Poach | Ring Wyrm Scale*, Wyrm Carapace^ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rare Poach | Ring Wyrm Liver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attacks | (5-hit max, may inflict Petrify), Rake | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilities | Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Restore, Greater Barrier, Fireball, Breath | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Innate abilities | Null Knockback If Greater Barrier - Damage Resist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Immune to | Petrify, Stop, Doom, Confuse, Disease, Reverse, Disable, Immobilize, Sap*, Lure, Berserk, Charm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Information | Has 50% Sleep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Shield Wyrm is a dragon/fell wyrm-type enemy from Final Fantasy XII. It can be found on the Cerobi Steppe and the Nabreus Deadlands. It drops an unusually high amout of EXP and LP for a regular enemy.
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[edit] Bestiary Entry
Genus: Dragon
Class: Fell Wyrm
[edit] Page 1: Observations
"Being one of the most powerful dragons ever to roam Ivalice. Though nothing is known about the ancient beings who placed the ring on this wyrm's neck, it is clearly meant to offer some kind of magickal protection in battle, indicating that these dragons were once used as weapons of war. Nor is it known what these creatures were directed to attack, but surely it was something truly fearsome. In modern times, its nigh impenetrable hide has earned it the nickname of the 'walking fortress' among adventurers."
[edit] Page 2: The Town Crier
"Hear ye! No other society is as difficult to penetrate as the Iron Stomach, legendary tasting guild. The competition for entry is fierce, and the trials required nigh on impossible to overcome. The trial for entry this year: submit the monster liver best suited to gourmet creations. It is thought that markets will soon be flooded with ring wyrm livers and the like, as everyone tries to guess just which creature's liver can make the judges' mouths water."
[edit] Battle
The Shield Wyrm can catch a player off-guard, as for a normal enemy it has a lot of HP. It can use Restore to heal itself, uses strong attacks and Level 3 elemental magic. To minimize the danger of its magic, keep your party members spaced out and cast Shell on them. Slow can help give the player an edge, and if the player wants to do some extra damage, they can cast Oil on the Shield Wyrm and use Fire-elemental weapons for increased damage.
Unless the player has a Guest in the party, the easiest way to beat the Shield Wyrm is to cast Oil and Sleep on it, and then simply bombard it with Firaga spells. It should die very quickly using this method. Overall, besides its high HP the Shield Wyrm isn't a remarkable enemy. However, it gives access to some very good Loot, so the player may wish to chain Shield Wyrms, which is difficult as they aren't entirely common, but is rewarding.
