Special Attacks: Used by Mindflayer – 1 shown
Similar special attacks may share the same name, but have different effects and animation (see individual pages to determine which monsters use which version of a given attack)
Name
Damaging special attacks that are not resisted deal between one and two this this amount of damage, or half that when resisted (damage can be further modified by elemental weaknesses or resistances)
Power
A modifier to the likelihood of the special attack being resisted; there is a base chance to hit of approximately 74% plus half this value, modified by the target's magic defense
Accuracy
Target
The status ailment inflicted if the special attack is not resisted, if any
Status
The elemental nature of the special attack; weakness to the element makes the special attack approximately 20% more likely to hit and adds a 50% bonus to any damage dealt, while resistance halves damage and nearly guarantees that the special attack will be resisted (for a net of 1/4 normal damage)
Element
Mind Blast - +84 All Foes Paralysis -
Random Encounters: With Mindflayer – 7 shown
Map
The monsters that can be involved in this encounter; minibosses are only found in repeatable set encounters; bosses are encountered only one time during the game; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game
Monsters
The probability of any given encounter being this one when you have a random battle on its map
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
Citadel of Trials 2F Mindflayer ×2–5 4.7% +0% Yes 2,877 3,497 gil
Citadel of Trials 3F Mindflayer ×2–5 14.1% +0% Yes 2,877 3,497 gil
Flying Fortress 4F Clay Golem ×1–2, Mindflayer ×1–6 9.4% +0% Yes 4,763 4,697 gil
Flying Fortress 5F Clay Golem ×1–2, Mindflayer ×1–6 18.8% +0% Yes 4,763 4,697 gil
Ice Cavern B2 Mindflayer ×1–3 18.8% +0% Yes 1,644 1,998 gil
Ice Cavern B3 Mindflayer ×1–3 18.8% +0% Yes 1,644 1,998 gil
Temple of Chaos Past B4 Mindflayer ×3–7 4.7% +0% Yes 4,110 4,995 gil