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Wendigo

Wendigo on the Great Plains of Galbadia

Where to Find It

  • Great Plains of Galbadia and the desert outside Deling City
  • Vaulny Canyon near Timber
  • Forests of the Hasberry Plains around Dollet
  • D-District Prison and the Galbadia Missile Base

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: 1,026Lv 10: 1,375Lv 20: 2,000Lv 30: 2,875Lv 100: 16,000
AP2
Triple Triad CardWendigo Triple Triad Card
Command Ability IconCardRarely turns into Jumbo Cactuar

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 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 IconDeath70%
Poison Status IconPoison80%
Petrify Status IconPetrify70%
Darkness Status IconDarkness80%
Silence Status IconSilence80%
Berserk Status IconBerserk60%
Zombie Status IconZombie70%
Sleep Status IconSleep80%
Slow Status IconSlow90%
Stop Status IconStop50%
Doom80%
Petrify Status IconGradual Petrify70%
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 IconBerserkGreen Magick IconBerserk
Green Magick IconProtect		Green Magick IconBerserk
Green Magick IconProtect
MugGF Item IconSteel Pipe x1GF Item IconSteel Pipe x2GF Item IconStrength Love x1 or GF Item IconSteel Pipe x4
DropMiscellaneous Item IconSteel Orb x1 or GF Item IconSteel Pipe x1Miscellaneous Item IconSteel Orb x2 or GF Item IconSteel Pipe x2Miscellaneous Item IconSteel Orb x6 or GF Item IconStrength Love x1
Drop (with Party Ability IconRare Item)GF Item IconSteel Pipe x1 or Miscellaneous Item IconSteel Orb x1GF Item IconStrength Love x1 or Miscellaneous Item IconSteel Orb x3—
DevourRestores max HPRestores max HPRestores max HP

Attacks

  • “Arm Hug”: A crushing grab that always lands as a critical hit and never misses.
  • “Shoot”: A party-wide follow-up slam it chains immediately after another attack, but only while all three of your members are standing.

Strategy

Its attacks never miss, so Evasion and Green Magick IconBlind are wasted; stack Green Magick IconProtect and Vitality or simply out-damage it.