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Vysage

Vysage rising from the Great Salt Lake

Where to Find It

  • Great Salt Lake in Esthar
  • Winhill Bluffs and the Humphrey Archipelago
  • Shenand Hills near Timber

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: 3,031Lv 10: 3,450Lv 20: 4,200Lv 30: 5,250Lv 100: 21,000
HP formula1.5x² + 30x + 3000 (x = enemy level)
AP6
Triple Triad CardVysage Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardDoes not work on this enemy; the card only appears as a post-battle drop

Elemental Affinities

ElementEffect
Fire Element IconFireNormal
Ice Element IconIceNormal
Thunder Element IconThunderNormal
Earth Element IconEarthNormal
Poison Element IconPoisonNormal
Wind Element IconWindNormal
Water Element IconWaterNormal
Holy Element IconHolyWeak (bonus damage)

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 IconPoison80%
Petrify Status IconPetrifyImmune
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserkImmune
Zombie Status IconZombie70%
Sleep Status IconSleepImmune
Slow Status IconSlowImmune
Stop Status IconStopImmune
DoomImmune
Petrify Status IconGradual PetrifyImmune
Confuse Status IconConfuseImmune
Drain Status IconDrain100%
DegeneratorImmune
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 IconHaste		Green Magick IconEsuna
Green Magick IconHaste		Green Magick IconEsuna
Green Magick IconHaste
Green Magick IconBio
MugMiscellaneous Item IconLightweight x1Miscellaneous Item IconLightweight x2Miscellaneous Item IconLightweight x6
DropMiscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x6 or Miscellaneous Item IconLightweight x2Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x6 or Miscellaneous Item IconLightweight x2Miscellaneous Item IconWizard Stone x5 or Miscellaneous Item IconLightweight x4
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)Miscellaneous Item IconM-Stone Piece x6Miscellaneous Item IconMagic Stone x6Miscellaneous Item IconLightweight x6–8
DevourCannot be devouredCannot be devouredCannot be devoured

Attacks

  • “Stare”: A single gaze that can inflict Green Magick IconConfuse, Green Magick IconSilence, Darkness Status IconDarkness, and Poison Status IconPoison at once.
  • “Tornado”: Party-wide Wind Element IconWind magic, its heaviest hit.
  • “Shell”: Buffs itself while the hands work; Green Magick IconDispel if it matters.

Strategy

Green Magick IconHoly is boosted against the whole trio. Guard against Stare’s four statuses with Green Magick IconPain on Junction Ability IconST-Def-J.