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Oilboyle

Oilboyle surfacing in the MD Level of Balamb Garden

Where to Find It

  • Balamb Garden MD Level, during the NORG conflict (fought as a pair)
  • Ultimecia’s Castle

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: 2,136Lv 10: 3,120Lv 20: 4,270Lv 30: 5,480Lv 100: 15,630
HP formula0.3x² + 106x + 2030 (x = enemy level)
AP10
Triple Triad CardCannot be turned into a card and drops no card

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireWeak (bonus damage)
Ice Element IconIceNormal
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthNormal
Poison Element IconPoisonNormal
Wind Element IconWindNormal
Water Element IconWaterImmune (no damage)
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 IconPoison50%
Petrify Status IconPetrifyImmune
Darkness Status IconDarknessImmune
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserkImmune
Zombie Status IconZombieImmune
Sleep Status IconSleep80%
Slow Status IconSlow90%
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 IconEsuna
Green Magick IconBlind
Green Magick IconCure
Green Magick IconConfuse		Green Magick IconEsuna
Green Magick IconBlind
Green Magick IconCura
Green Magick IconConfuse		Green Magick IconEsuna
Green Magick IconCuraga
Green Magick IconConfuse
Green Magick IconDispel
MugMiscellaneous Item IconFuel x4Miscellaneous Item IconFuel x4Miscellaneous Item IconFuel x8
DropMiscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x8Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x8Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x8
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x8Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x8GF Item IconOrihalcon x1–2
DevourCannot be devouredCannot be devouredCannot be devoured

Attacks

  • “Oil Shot”: A physical splash carrying Darkness Status IconDarkness.
  • “Oil Blast”: Its revenge move: once below a third of its HP, attacks provoke a gravity-flavored counter.

Strategy

Green Magick IconFire deals double damage and Green Magick IconWater does nothing. Burst the last third of its HP in one push to avoid Oil Blast counters.