Hunt 26: Visitor on Deck
Deathgaze - Rank VII
This Hunt becomes available any time after you have completed the Ancient City of Giruvegan and the Great Crystal. You should return to Balfonheim Port to speak with Reddas and have him join your party before starting this Hunt, as having him in your party will be helpful.
Petitioner
The Bill lists the petitioner as a traveler who frequents the Aerodromes across Ivalice. When you approach the young child, his name is displayed as “Traveler,” but his name changes to “Son” after you’ve spoken to him.
He and his family can be found at all the Aerodrome ports of Ivalice (though in different locations within each Aerodrome).
Mark Location
The Traveler / Son will tell you that he saw a Wyrm on the deck of one of the Airships, but his family does not believe him. Once you have initiated the Hunt, you now have a chance of running into Deathgaze any time to take an Airship from one location to the next.
Speak to the Traveler / Son each time you arrive at an Aerodrome (even if it is one you have already been to), and the chances of you encountering Deathgaze will double according to the following:
- First time you speak to the Son: 4% chance of encountering Deathgaze
- Second Time: 8%
- Third: 16%
- Fourth: 32%
- Fifth: 64%
The chances of encountering Deathgaze will never go higher than 64% and you must speak with the Son each time you arrive at an Aerodrome after riding an Airship for the odds to improve.
Choose to take a “Private Cabin” each time to speed up the process, and eventually, a Steward of the Airship will interrupt you during your travels to ask if you would volunteer to fight Deathgaze, who is attacking the ship. You’ll fight Deathgaze on the top level of the Airship.
Hunt Battle
Level: 50
HP: 184,000
Steal: 
Phoenix Down (55%), 
Charger Barding (10%), Emperor Scale (3%)
Deathgaze will hit you with a plethora of negative status effects, and its most devastating attacks are all Magick-based. Thankfully, though, Deathgaze is not immune to 
Silence. You should set one of your characters up with a Silence Gambit to ensure that it remains silenced throughout the fight.
Keep your other protective buff spells up as well, such as 
Protect, Shell, 
Bubble, 
Haste, Bravery, and Faith. Especially important during this battle are Shell and Bubble. Shell will significantly reduce the amount of damage done by spells and will prevent negative statuses from taking effect. Bubble, aside from increasing each party member’s maximum HP, will also prevent the Disease status that Deathgaze is capable of inflicting.
Deathgaze’s regular attacks are pretty powerful, and its Crushing Fangs attack may instantly KO a character, so be prepared to have to revive party members.
Deathgaze will use Restore on itself if it is not silenced. It will also cast a Physical Paling during the battle, making it immune to physical attacks. You can either switch to Magick-based attacks, use Technicks, or wait out the Physical Paling until Deathgaze is no longer immune, which takes approximately 1 minute. Casting Bio works exceptionally well, as it is not immune to Sap either.
You can find a video of this battle in the Zodiac Age version below:
The Hunt for Deathgaze is complete. Speak to the Traveler / Boy at whichever Aerodrome you land to receive your rewards, which include 3,400 gil and two 
Elixirs.
You would usually complete this Hunt after Reddas has joined the party when they return to Balfonheim Port for the second time.
Eagle Eye
Achievement/Trophy
You will obtain the 
Eagle Eye Achievement/Trophy once you have defeated Deathgaze.
