Mesmerize
Scan Description
“Has a large blade for a horn. This blade has a healing effect when used as an item or to make magic.”
Where to Find It
- All across Trabia: the Eldbeak Peninsula, Sorbald Snowfield, Winter Island, Bika Snowfields, Trabia Crater, and Hawkwind Plains
- Great Plains of Esthar (before the Lunar Cry)
- Trabia Canyon, during Laguna’s dream
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: 460 | Lv 10: 600 | Lv 20: 850 | Lv 30: 1,200 | Lv 100: 6,450 |
| HP formula | 0.5x² + 10x + 450 (x = enemy level) | ||||
| AP | 2 | ||||
| Triple Triad Card |  | ||||
 Card | Rarely turns into Propagator | ||||
Elemental Affinities
| Element | Effect |
|---|---|
 Fire | Normal |
 Ice | Normal |
 Thunder | Normal |
 Earth | Normal |
 Poison | Normal |
 Wind | Normal |
 Water | Normal |
 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 | Immune |
 Berserk | Immune |
 Zombie | 70% |
 Sleep | Immune |
 Slow | 90% |
 Stop | Immune |
| Doom | 80% |
| Gradual Petrify | 70% |
 Confuse | 60% |
 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 |  CureEsuna | CuraEsunaLife | CuragaEsunaDispelLife |
| Mug |  Mesmerize Blade x1 | Mesmerize Blade x2 | Mesmerize Blade x6 |
| Drop | Life Ring x1 or Mesmerize Blade x1 | Life Ring x1 or Mesmerize Blade x2 | Mesmerize Blade x4 or Life Ring x2 |
Drop (with  Rare Item) | Healing Water x2–3 |  Healing Mail x2–3 | Regen Ring x2 or Healing Mail x6 |
| Devour | Restores max HP | Restores MAX HP & removes status abnormalities | Restores MAX HP & removes status abnormalities |
Attacks
- “Blade Shot”: A counter it fires back at anyone who hits it with magic.
- “The horn broke off!”: Enough punishment snaps the blade off, changing its behavior and leaving it noticeably less dangerous.
Strategy
Attack physically, since magic provokes its Blade Shot counter. Blind renders it harmless.