Abyss Worm

Scan Description

“A head protruding from the earth. Only a part of the body is exposed. Uses Earthquake when attacked by enemies.”

Abyss Worm bursting from the desert sands

Where to Find It

Kashkabald Desert in Esthar
Dingo Desert in Galbadia

Vital Statistics

Like nearly every enemy in Final Fantasy VIII, this enemy’s level rises with your party’s average level, and its rewards change across three level brackets. Check out the Character and Enemy Leveling page for the full explanation of how enemy levels work.

Level brackets	Low 1–19 Mid 20–29 High 30–100
HP by level	Lv 1: 210	Lv 10: 2,150	Lv 20: 4,400	Lv 30: 6,750	Lv 100: 26,000
HP formula	0.5x² + 210x (x = enemy level)
AP	6
Triple Triad Card
Card	Rarely turns into Abadon

Elemental Affinities

Element	Effect
Fire	Normal
Ice	Normal
Thunder	Normal
Earth	Immune (no damage)
Poison	Normal
Wind	Weak (bonus damage)
Water	Weak (bonus damage)
Holy	Normal

Status Vulnerabilities

Percentages are the base chance for the status to land before level and junction modifiers; the higher the number, the easier it is to inflict.

Status	Works?
Death	70%
Poison	80%
Petrify	70%
Darkness	80%
Silence	80%
Berserk	Immune
Zombie	Immune
Sleep	80%
Slow	Immune
Stop	Immune
Doom	80%
Gradual Petrify	70%
Confuse	Immune
Drain	100%
Degenerator	80%
Vit 0 (Meltdown)	100%
The End	Works

Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level

	Low (1–19)	Mid (20–29)	High (30–100)
Draw	Aero	Aero	Aero Tornado Quake
Mug	Magic Stone x3 or Windmill x1	Windmill x2	Windmill x4
Drop	M-Stone Piece x6 or Magic Stone x3	Magic Stone x6 or Wizard Stone x4	Windmill x1–2
Drop (with Rare Item)	Windmill x1	Windmill x2	Windmill x3–4
Devour	Restores max HP	Restores max HP	Restores max HP

Attacks

“Sandshake”: An Earth-elemental counter to physical attacks, sometimes fired twice in a row.
“Protect and Shell”: Buffs itself with Protect and Shell while you dig it out of the sand.

Strategy

Cast Float on your party to nullify its Sandshake counter, then bring it down with Wind or Water attacks. Earth does nothing.