Final Fantasy IX Enemy
Valia Pira
ヴァリア･ピラ (Varia . Pira)
Statistics Level HP MP 36 12,120 9,999 Strength Defense Evade 16 20 4 Magic M. Defense M. Evade 16 10 6 Attack Spirit Speed 47 27 26 EXP AP Gil 0 11 4,089
Elemental affinities Fire Ice Thunder Water - - - Weak Wind Earth Holy Shadow Weak Immune - -
Status immunities Petrify Venom Silence Darkness Trouble - - - - - Zombie Death Confuse Berserk Stop - - - - - Poison Sleep Regen Haste Slow - - - - - Float Shell Protect Heat Freeze - - - - - Vanish Doom Mini Reflect Eat - - - - -
Location Desert Palace Class Flying Steal N/A Item dropped Elixir, Ether Card dropped Shiva Abilities Freeze, Mustard Bomb, Reflect, Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Holy, Flare Eat N/A Status immunity Petrify, Zombie, Stop, Heat, Mini, Venom, Death, Poison, Freeze, Silence, Confuse, Regen, Vanish, Trouble, Berserk, Float, Doom

"Intruder alert. Defense system activated. Initializing automatic countermeasures. Transferring from observation to attack mode."

—Valia Pira

Valia Pira is a boss from Final Fantasy IX and is the embodiment of the defense system in the Desert Palace. If the party has examined all of the bloodstones in the palace, Valia Pira cannot enhance its properties. Its "immunity to elemental attacks" can be deactivated by the bloodstone in the Hallway. The "increase in magic power" bloodstone is in the fire chamber, and its "increase in defense power" can be deactivated in the Upper Hallway. The "evasion increase" bloodstone can be found in the Stairwell near the Library. Its "increase magic defense" bloodstone is the one on the right hand side of the shadow chamber, and the bloodstone on the left hand side will deactivate its "increase magic evasion".

BattleEdit

Valia Pira only uses magical attacks and is extremely weak against Water. Valia Pira will cast Reflect on itself several times during the battle, but this can be neutralized by casting Reflect on the party. Victory is achieved if Valia Pira runs out of MP.

StrategyEdit

It is recommended to have Vivi and Dagger in the party. Vivi can learn the Black Magic spell Water through the N-Kai Armlet, and Dagger knows Leviathan, which is a Water-based eidolon.

If Eiko is in the party she can summon Carbuncle. As Valia Pira only uses magical attacks, it is impossible to lose this battle if at least one character has the Auto-Reflect ability equipped. As Valia Pira is defeated by expending its MP, Quina's Magic Hammer can help achieve this.