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T-Rexaur

T-Rexaur in the Balamb Garden Training Center

Where to Find It

  • Balamb Garden Training Center
  • Forests on the Alcauld Plains around Balamb
  • 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: 10,363Lv 10: 13,900Lv 20: 18,400Lv 30: 23,500Lv 100: 76,000
HP formula3x² + 360x + 10,000 (x = enemy level)
AP10
Triple Triad CardT-Rexaur Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Shumi Tribe

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireNormal
Ice Element IconIceWeak (bonus damage)
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthNormal
Poison Element IconPoisonResists (reduced damage)
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 IconDeath30%
Poison Status IconPoison80%
Petrify Status IconPetrify40%
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserk60%
Zombie Status IconZombie70%
Sleep Status IconSleep50%
Slow Status IconSlow90%
Stop Status IconStop20%
Doom10%
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify50%
Confuse Status IconConfuse40%
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 IconFire
Green Magick IconThunder		Green Magick IconFira
Green Magick IconThundara		Green Magick IconFiraga
Green Magick IconThundaga
Green Magick IconQuake
MugMiscellaneous Item IconDino Bone x1–2Miscellaneous Item IconDino Bone x3–4Miscellaneous Item IconDino Bone x8–10
DropMiscellaneous Item IconDino Bone x1 or Miscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x8Miscellaneous Item IconDino Bone x3 or Miscellaneous Item IconDragon Fang x6Miscellaneous Item IconDino Bone x6 or GF Item IconStar Fragment x2
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x4 or Miscellaneous Item IconDino Bone x2Miscellaneous Item IconDino Bone x2–4Miscellaneous Item IconDino Bone x8 or GF Item IconStar Fragment x6
DevourRestores max HPRestores max HPRestores max HP, cures status ailments, and permanently raises Strength by 1

Attacks

  • “Shake bite”: A counter reserved for anyone who hits it with a magic attack: a guaranteed critical bite on the caster.

Strategy

Green Magick IconBlind cripples its all-physical offense, and Green Magick IconSleep lands with persistence. Never attack it with magic: it counters casters with a guaranteed critical bite.