Final Fantasy VIII
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Bomb

Bomb inside the Fire Cavern

Where to Find It

  • Fire Cavern, east of Balamb Garden
  • Centra Ruins
  • Deep Sea Research Center
  • Lunatic Pandora and around Esthar (Shalmal Peninsula, Minde Island)
  • Inside Balamb Garden during the NORG conflict

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 bracketsLow 1–19
Mid 20–29
High 30–100
HP by levelLv 1: 288Lv 10: 400Lv 20: 600Lv 30: 880Lv 100: 5,080
HP formula0.4x² + 8x + 280 (x = enemy level)
AP1
Triple Triad CardBomb Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Krysta

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireAbsorbs (heals the enemy)
Ice Element IconIceWeak (bonus damage)
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthImmune (no damage)
Poison Element IconPoisonNormal
Wind Element IconWindWeak (bonus damage)
Water Element IconWaterNormal
Holy Element IconHolyNormal

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.

StatusWorks?
Death Status IconDeathImmune
Poison Status IconPoison80%
Petrify Status IconPetrify40%
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserk60%
Zombie Status IconZombie70%
Sleep Status IconSleep80%
Slow Status IconSlow90%
Stop Status IconStop50%
DoomImmune
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify40%
Confuse Status IconConfuse0%
Drain Status IconDrain100%
Degenerator80%
Vit 0 (Meltdown)100%
The EndWorks

Draws, Steals, and Drops by Level

Low (1–19)Mid (20–29)High (30–100)
DrawGreen Magick IconFireGreen Magick IconFire
Green Magick IconFira		Green Magick IconFire
Green Magick IconFira
Green Magick IconFiraga
Green Magick IconMeltdown
MugMiscellaneous Item IconBomb Fragment x1Miscellaneous Item IconBomb Fragment x22x Miscellaneous Item IconBomb Fragment (or, with Rare Item, GF Item IconBomb Spirit x1)
DropMiscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x1–2Miscellaneous Item IconBomb Fragment x1–2Miscellaneous Item IconBomb Fragment x2
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconBomb Fragment x1–2Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x2Miscellaneous Item IconBomb Fragment x3
DevourDisastrous: 75% of max HP lost plus Poison, Darkness, Silence, Sleep, Slow, and CurseDisastrous: 75% of max HP lost plus Poison, Darkness, Silence, Sleep, Slow, and CurseDisastrous: 75% of max HP lost plus Poison, Darkness, Silence, Sleep, Slow, and Curse

Attacks

  • “Grow”: Its counter to being attacked: the Bomb swells in size, raising its Strength and Magic. It grows twice before things turn dangerous.
  • “Suicide”: After growing twice, one more provocation makes it self-destruct for roughly double its own max HP, and it never misses.

Strategy

Kill it in one or two decisive Ice Element IconIce hits. Chip damage makes it Grow, and after two growths the next provocation triggers Suicide.