Final Fantasy VIII
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Snow Lion

Snow Lion on the Bika Snowfields

Where to Find It

  • Bika Snowfields and Winter Island in Trabia

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: 1,063Lv 10: 10,900Lv 20: 22,400Lv 30: 34,500Lv 100: 136,000Lv 10: 10
HP formula3x² + 1060x (x = enemy level)
AP8
Triple Triad CardSnow Lion Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Wedge, Biggs

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireWeak (bonus damage)
Ice Element IconIceAbsorbs (heals the enemy)
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthWeak (bonus 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 IconDeath1%
Poison Status IconPoisonImmune
Petrify Status IconPetrify1%
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserk60%
Zombie Status IconZombieImmune
Sleep Status IconSleep80%
Slow Status IconSlow90%
Stop Status IconStopImmune
Doom10%
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify10%
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 IconBlizzard
Green Magick IconBerserk		Green Magick IconBlizzard
Green Magick IconBlizzara
Green Magick IconBerserk		Green Magick IconBlizzard
Green Magick IconBlizzara
Green Magick IconBlizzaga
Green Magick IconBerserk
MugGF Item IconHealing Mail x1GF Item IconHealing Mail x3GF Item IconHealing Mail x8
DropMiscellaneous Item IconNorth Wind x2Miscellaneous Item IconNorth Wind x4Miscellaneous Item IconNorth Wind x6
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)GF Item IconHealing Mail x2GF Item IconHealing Mail x4 or GF Item IconSilver Mail x1GF Item IconSilver Mail x1–2
DevourRestores max HPRestores max HPRestores max HP

Attacks

  • “Ice Breath”: Ice-elemental magic damage to the whole party.
  • “Slide bash”: A charging slide that always lands as a critical hit.

Strategy

Green Magick IconFire deals two and a half times normal damage, while Ice Element IconIce heals it. An Ice junction on Junction Ability IconElem-Def-J blanks Ice Breath.