Gigas Worm

HP 56
Gil 15 gil
Experience 63
Size Small
Damage 17
Hit Rate 1×91%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 8
Evade 12%
Magic Defense 20%
Morale 104 (may run if party is level 12 or higher)
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Encountered In
World Map
Temple of Chaos
Early in the game, Gigas Worms are dangerous foes. They do a lot of damage, even to Warriors, and have enough HP and Defense to last a while. If you're going to fight them, Fire1 is highly recommended to soften them up. When they appear later with Ogres, take the worms out first since they do nearly as much damage but are much easier to kill.
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Random Encounters: With Gigas Worm – 5 shown
Map
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Monsters
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Frequency
A modifier to the base chance of the monsters surprising the party; your party leader's agility and luck also factor into the surprise chance
Surprise
Is it possible to run from this encounter?
Run?
The average amount of total experience you can expect to earn from this encounter (this is split evenly among surviving party members)
Avg. Exp.
The average amount of gil you can expect to earn from this encounter
Avg. Gil
World Map Elfheim Area Ogre ×1, Gigas Worm ×1–3 28.1% +0% Yes 321 225 gil
World Map Pravoca Area Gigas Worm ×1–2 18.8% +0% Yes 95 23 gil
Temple of Chaos Gigas Worm ×1–2 9.4% +0% Yes 95 23 gil
World Map Near Temple of Chaos Gigas Worm ×1–2 9.4% +0% Yes 95 23 gil
World Map Pravoca Area Ogre ×1, Gigas Worm ×1–3 1.6% +0% Yes 321 225 gil
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Crawler

HP 84
Gil 200 gil
Experience 186
Size Small
Damage 1
Attack Status Paralysis (Status)
Hit Rate 8×94%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 8
Evade 21%
Magic Defense 26%
Morale 106 (may run if party is level 13 or higher)
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
Marsh Cave
Crawlers are my personal least favorite enemy in the game, narrowly edging out Mindflayers. Crawlers aren't there to deal much damage—they tend to do only 1 per hit—but they get 8 attacks, and each can Paralyze its target. In other words, if a Crawler attacks you, you're going to end up Paralyzed. They aren't tough to take out, but make sure you do so quickly. And don't hesitate to double- or triple-up attacks on Crawlers, since they will very likely Paralyze one of your attackers before he gets a chance to act.

CREEP

Sprite
HP 56
Gold 15 G
Experience 63
Absorb 8 Evade 12% Magic Def. 20%
Damage 17–34 Hit 91%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Morale 104 (may run at party level 12+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Encountered In
World Map
Temple of Fiends
CREEPS are dangerous foes early in the game, best handled with FIRE. They deal significant damage even to FIGHTERS, and have enough HP and Absorb to withstand several rounds of physical assault. Their weakness to Fire can and should be exploited. Later, when they appear alongside OGRES, the CREEPS are still your primary target; they deal nearly as much damage, but are much easier to kill.