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Malboro

Malboro in the Grandidi Forest

Where to Find It

  • Grandidi Forest in Esthar
  • Island Closest to Heaven and Island Closest to Hell

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: 1,410Lv 10: 14,150Lv 20: 28,400Lv 30: 42,750Lv 100: 146,000
HP formula0.5x² + 1410x (x = enemy level)
AP12
Triple Triad CardMalboro Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Tonberry King

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireWeak (bonus damage)
Ice Element IconIceWeak (bonus damage)
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthImmune (no damage)
Poison Element IconPoisonAbsorbs (heals the enemy)
Wind Element IconWindNormal
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 IconPoisonImmune
Petrify Status IconPetrifyImmune
Darkness Status IconDarknessImmune
Silence Status IconSilenceImmune
Berserk Status IconBerserkImmune
Zombie Status IconZombieImmune
Sleep Status IconSleepImmune
Slow Status IconSlowImmune
Stop Status IconStopImmune
DoomImmune
Petrify Status IconGradual PetrifyImmune
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 IconBioGreen Magick IconBio
Green Magick IconDemi		Green Magick IconBio
Green Magick IconDemi
Green Magick IconQuake
MugMiscellaneous Item IconMalboro Tentacle x1Miscellaneous Item IconMalboro Tentacle x1–2Miscellaneous Item IconMalboro Tentacle x2
DropMiscellaneous Item IconMalboro Tentacle x1 or Miscellaneous Item IconCurse Spike x2Miscellaneous Item IconMalboro Tentacle x2 or Miscellaneous Item IconCurse Spike x3Miscellaneous Item IconMalboro Tentacle x8 or Miscellaneous Item IconCurse Spike x10
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconCurse Spike x3–4Miscellaneous Item IconCurse Spike x4–5GF Item IconHypno Crown x1–2
Devour75% of MAX HP lost & Poison, Darkness, Silence, Sleep, Slow and75% of MAX HP lost & Poison, Darkness, Silence, Sleep, Slow andRestores MAX HP & removes status abnormalities & raises Spirit

Attacks

Strategy

Prepare before the fight: status defenses (Green Magick IconPain on Junction Ability IconST-Def-J covers the worst of Bad Breath) or Character Ability IconInitiative to act first. Green Magick IconFire deals double damage, while Poison Status IconPoison heals it and Earth Element IconEarth misses.