Final Fantasy VIII
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Buel

Buel inside the Fire Cavern

Where to Find It

  • Fire Cavern, east of Balamb Garden
  • Tomb of the Unknown King
  • Centra Ruins
  • Deep Sea Research Center

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: 43Lv 10: 85Lv 20: 160Lv 30: 265Lv 100: 1,840
HP formula0.15x² + 3x + 40 (x = enemy level)
AP1
Triple Triad CardBuel Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Krysta

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireNormal
Ice Element IconIceNormal
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthImmune (no damage)
Poison Element IconPoisonNormal
Wind Element IconWindWeak (bonus damage)
Water Element IconWaterNormal
Holy Element IconHolyWeak (bonus damage)

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 IconDeath70%
Poison Status IconPoison80%
Petrify Status IconPetrify70%
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserk60%
Zombie Status IconZombie70%
Sleep Status IconSleep80%
Slow Status IconSlow90%
Stop Status IconStop50%
Doom80%
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify70%
Confuse Status IconConfuse60%
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 IconFire
Green Magick IconThunder
Green Magick IconBlizzard		Green Magick IconFira
Green Magick IconThundara
Green Magick IconBlizzara		Green Magick IconFiraga
Green Magick IconThundaga
Green Magick IconBlizzaga
MugMiscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x2–32x Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone (or, with Rare Item, GF Item IconCirclet x1)2x Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone (or, with Rare Item, GF Item IconCirclet x1)
DropMiscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x1–2Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x1Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x1
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x2–3Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x2–3Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x2–3
DevourRestores 50% of max HPRestores 50% of max HPRestores 50% of max HP

Attacks

  • “Reflect”: Casts it on itself to bounce incoming magic.
  • “Death”: A desperation move: a dying Buel may try to take one character with it.

Strategy

A physical hit or two drops it and ignores its self-Reflect. Watch for a desperation Green Magick IconDeath cast as it dies.