Final Fantasy XII Boss
Tiamat
ティアマット (Tiametto)
#282 ← #283 → #284
Statistics Level 25 HP MP 49,993 999 Strength Magic 34 24 Defense Mag Def 16 14 Vitality Speed 74 12 Attack Evade% 40 0 EXP LP 0 15 CP Gil 4,730 0
Elemental affinities Fire Ice Lightning Water Halves Halves Halves Halves Wind Earth Dark Holy Absorb Weak Halves Halves
Bestiary Location	Bosses
Location	Henne Mines (Ore Separation)
Common Steal	Hi-Potion
Uncommon Steal	Ring Wyrm Scale
Rare Steal	Leo Gem
Common Drop	None
Uncommon Drop	None
Rare Drop	None
Very Rare Drop	None
Monograph Drop	None
Canopic Jar Drop	None
Common Poach	None
Rare Poach	None
Attacks	Regular attack, may Petrify
Abilities	Aero, Reflect, Disablega, Rake, Breath
Innate abilities	Safety, Null Knockback, Focus, Last Stand, Attack Plus, Defense Plus
Immune to	Death, Petrify, Stop, Doom, Sleep, Disease, Reverse, Disable, Immobilize, Silence, Blind, Poison, Sap, Lure, Warp, Fractional Damage, Sight Unseeing, Syphon, Numerology, Charm, Achilles, Wither, Addle
Other Information	Libra is ineffective.

Tiamat is a boss in Final Fantasy XII. It is a wyrm-type boss fought at the end of the Henne Mines. Vaan and party travel there in search of Fran's sister, Mjrn. When they finally find her, she has become mad due to a natural viera intolerance to high concentrations of Mist, in this case from exposure to manufacted nethicite, and had awakened Tiamat from its slumber. Also it is fought in the International Zodiac Job System trial mode at stage 13.

Bestiary EntryEdit

Page 1: ObservationsEdit

"Being a dragon awakened by Fran's sister, Mjrn, in a Mist-frenzy. Ancient tomes describe it as an anima of the winds, possessed of a violent temperament and destructive power enough to lead the entire world to ruin. There are some who believe that Tiamat was responsible of the decimation of the imperial troop performing experiments on manufactured nethicite, having been awakened by the Stones' fell cry."

BattleEdit

An average party level of 18 is recommended, and above level 25, Tiamat should not present too much of a difficulty. Larsa will be a guest and the player should try to keep him alive, as he will use infinite Hi-Potions to heal other party members. When the party is spread out it is more difficult for Tiamat to use area attacks. Characters equipped with ranged weapons tend to spread out more than those who are not. Characters low on health and near Larsa, prompt Larsa to use Hi-Potions to heal them.

Support buffs like Shell, Protect, and Regen are recommended. Quickenings should be used only when Tiamat's health becomes critical, as its Defense heightens as its HP decreases, making regular attacks less effective. Tiamat's Disablega will Disable all characters in range, which can only be cured with an Esuna spell or Remedies.

Tiamat's Breath ability also inflicts Sap on contact. Having the party well-spaced should prevent all characters from being disabled at once. It is best not to use a Gambit strategy that causes the characters to heal constantly. Tiamat deals heavy damage, and if the characters are constantly healing, they will not be attacking Tiamat. One good strategy is to use the Decoy magick on Larsa. This means Tiamat will only attack him meaning the other party members can keep attacking Tiamat and Larsa will keep healing himself with his infinite supply of items.

RewardsEdit

Montblanc will give 900 gil for defeating Tiamat.

Other AppearancesEdit

Tiamat also returns in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings as a summon.

GalleryEdit

Bestiary entry

Related EnemiesEdit

• Ash Wyrm
• Shield Wyrm
• Lindwyrm (Mark)
• Ring Wyrm (Mark)
• Fafnir (Mark)
• Yiazmat (Ultimate Mark)
• Elder Wyrm (Optional Boss)
• Hell Wyrm (Optional Boss)