Purple Worm

HP 448
Gil 1,000 gil
Experience 4,344
Size Large
Damage 65
Hit Rate 1×139%
Critical Hit Chance 5%
Absorb 10
Evade 18%
Magic Defense 100%
Morale 200
Elemental Vulnerability
Earth
Encountered In
Temple of Chaos Past
Non-D&D players may question the existence of Purple Worms, but trust me, they make sense! Well, sort of. In any case, in this incarnation they are high HP foes that are highly resistant to magic but quite vulnerable to physical attacks. You cannot flee from them, but there's no real reason to anyway, especially given how much experience they're worth. You'll find even larger groups on the Air floor.
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Random Encounters: With Purple Worm – 2 shown
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Avg. Gil
Temple of Chaos Past B4 Purple Worm ×3–4 18.8% +0% No 15,204 3,500 gil
Temple of Chaos Past 1F Purple Worm ×1–2 37.5% +0% No 6,516 1,500 gil
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Lava Worm

HP 280
Gil 400 gil
Experience 1,671
Size Large
Damage 50
Hit Rate 1×118%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 31
Evade 2%
Magic Defense 72%
Morale 200
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Ice
Earth
Encountered In
Mt. Gulg
Temple of Chaos Past
Lava Worms hit quite hard and accurately, but only once. In a previous dungeon they would be a noteworthy threat, but compared so some of the enemies in Mt. Gulg, Lava Worms are just another big beefy Monster. They are vulnerable to Ice, but their Magic Defense is quite high so you're best bet is sticking to physical attacks.

Sand Worm

HP 200
Gil 900 gil
Experience 2,683
Size Large
Damage 46
Hit Rate 1×108%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 14
Evade 31%
Magic Defense 52%
Morale 124 (may run if party is level 22 or higher)
Attack Probability 50%
Special Attack Probability 50%
Special Attack Sequence Earthquake
Elemental Vulnerability
Earth
Encountered In
World Map
Sand Worms hit hard but are fairly easy to take down. However, they do have a Quake-like Special Attack that can kill the party in one shot. A Ribbon, NulMgc, or NulAll will protect against this attack, and it's not terribly accurate, but it's still dangerous.

WORM

Sprite
HP 448
Gold 1,000 G
Experience 4,344
Absorb 10 Evade 18% Magic Def. 100%
Damage 65–130 Hit 139%
Critical Hit Chance 5%
Morale 200
Elemental Vulnerability
Earth
Encountered In
Temple of Fiends Past
WORMS are high HP foes that are highly resistant to magic but quite vulnerable to physical attacks. You cannot flee from them, but there's no real reason to anyway, especially given how much experience they're worth. You'll find even larger groups on the Air floor.