Final Fantasy VIII
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Gayla

Gayla floating over the Trabia snowfields

Where to Find It

  • Winter Island, the Bika Snowfields, Trabia Crater, and the Thor Peninsula in Trabia
  • Trabia Canyon
  • Great Plains of Esthar (before the Lunar Cry)

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: 1,021Lv 10: 1,300Lv 20: 1,800Lv 30: 2,500Lv 100: 13,000
HP formulax² + 20x + 1000 (x = enemy level)
AP2
Triple Triad CardGayla Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Gerogero

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 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 IconDeath70%
Poison Status IconPoison80%
Petrify Status IconPetrify70%
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserk60%
Zombie Status IconZombie70%
Sleep Status IconSleepImmune
Slow Status IconSlow90%
Stop Status IconStop50%
Doom80%
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify70%
Confuse Status IconConfuseImmune
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 IconSleep
Green Magick IconThunder		Green Magick IconSleep
Green Magick IconThundara		Green Magick IconSleep
Green Magick IconThundaga
Green Magick IconMeltdown
MugMiscellaneous Item IconMystery Fluid x1Miscellaneous Item IconMystery Fluid x1Miscellaneous Item IconMystery Fluid x3
DropMiscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x2Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x2 or Miscellaneous Item IconMystery Fluid x1Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x3 or Miscellaneous Item IconMystery Fluid x2
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconMystery Fluid x1Miscellaneous Item IconMystery Fluid x2 or Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x1Miscellaneous Item IconMystery Fluid x3–4
DevourRestores max HPRestores max HPRestores max HP

Attacks

  • “Hypnotize”: Tries to put one character to Green Magick IconSleep.
  • “Gastric Juice”: Tears away half the target’s current HP; it cannot kill on its own, but it sets up everything else.

Strategy

Junction Green Magick IconSleep to Junction Ability IconST-Def-J and it is harmless. Wind Element IconWind deals double damage and Earth Element IconEarth misses.