COBRA

Sprite
HP 80
Gold 50 G
Experience 165
Absorb 10 Evade 18% Magic Def. 28%
Damage 22–44 Hit 94%
Critical Hit Chance 16%
Family Dragon
Morale 110 (may run at party level 15+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
Marsh Cave
Earth Cave
World Map
COBRAS are not Poisonous as you might assume from the name. What they have is a dangerously high critical hit rate. Fortunately, they are not difficult to kill. Avoiding damage from COBRAS is largely a matter of luck.
Compare COBRA to other Monsters
Random Encounters: With COBRAS – 2 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 gold you can expect to earn from this encounter
Avg. Gold
Earth Cave B1 COBRA ×2–6 37.5% +0% Yes 660 200 G
World Map Crescent Lake Area COBRA ×2–6, SCORPION ×0–4 28.1% +0% Yes 1,078 330 G
Set Encounters: With COBRA – 2 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
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 specifics of where this encounter can be found (note that set encounters other than some boss fights will remain in place once fought, and can be fought multiple times)
Notes
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 gold you can expect to earn from this encounter
Avg. Gold
Marsh Cave B3 COBRA ×2–6 +0% Yes Above the chest in the locked first room of the fourth row (avoided by approaching from the bottom) 660 200 G
Marsh Cave B3 COBRA ×2–6 +0% Yes Below the chest in the locked second room of the fourth row (unavoidable) 660 200 G
ASP SeaSNAKE

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ASP

Sprite
HP 56
Gold 50 G
Experience 123
Absorb 6 Evade 15% Magic Def. 23%
Damage 6–12 Hit 91%
Attack Status Poison (non-elemental)
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Family Dragon
Morale 107 (may run at party level 14+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
World Map
Earth Cave
ASPS are easier to kill than some Monsters in the ElfLand Area, but their attacks can inflict Poison. You should be able to take them out with simple physical attacks, but make sure you have PURE Potions on hand.

SeaSNAKE

Sprite
HP 224
Gold 600 G
Experience 957
Absorb 12 Evade 24% Magic Def. 58%
Damage 35–70 Hit 111%
Critical Hit Chance 0
Family Aquatic, Dragon
Morale 200
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Lightning
Earth
Encountered In
Sunken Shrine
Temple of Fiends Past
SeaSNAKES have a good number of HP, but low Absorb and Damage. In mixed groups, LOBSTERS are a bigger threat. SeaSNAKES make good targets for MASTERS due to their low Absorb, and LIT2 can soften up large groups of them. Liberal use of the Zeus Gauntlet is highly recommended.

Search for Locked Treasures

The CROWN and the Mystic KEY
Page 6
With the mystic KEY in hand, unlock the various Treasure rooms you've seen. Bring the TNT you find to the Dwarf Cave to open a canal to the outer world.

The VAMPIRE

The ORB of Earth
Page 3
Descend into the Earth Cave to defeat the VAMPIRE that seems to be responsible for the earth's rot.

Anaconda

HP 80
Gil 50 gil
Experience 165
Size Small
Damage 22
Hit Rate 1×94%
Critical Hit Chance 16%
Absorb 10
Evade 18%
Magic Defense 28%
Morale 110 (may run if party is level 15 or higher)
Monster Family Dragon
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
Marsh Cave
Terra Cavern
World Map
Anacondas are strange foes that appear towards the middle of the game but pose no significant threat. They deal decent damage, but are easy to kill, and they aren't Poisonous. The main threat is that, unlike most other Monsters, they have a reasonable chance of connecting with a critical hit. Even so, when you run into these in the Terra Cavern, there aren't many encounters you'd rather see.