GEIST

Sprite
HP 56
Gold 117 G
Experience 117
Absorb 10 Evade 23% Magic Def. 20%
Damage 8–16×3 Hit 91%
Attack Status Paralysis (Fire)
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Family Undead
Morale 160 (may run at party level 40+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Cold
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
World Map
Earth Cave
Ice Cave
GEISTS first appear near the Marsh Cave and will make your life miserable. Their attacks cause Paralysis, and they make three of them each round. They aren't hard to kill if you can hit them, but often your Warriors will be paralyzed before they even get a chance. HRM2 or FIR2 can take out groups quickly.
Compare GEIST to other Monsters
Random Encounters: With GEISTS – 5 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
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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 gold you can expect to earn from this encounter
Avg. Gold
World Map Near Marsh Cave GEIST ×1–4 18.8% +0% Yes 293 293 G
World Map Melmond Area GHOUL ×2–5, GEIST ×0–4 18.8% +0% Yes 560 409 G
Earth Cave B3 GEIST ×2–5, SPECTER ×2–5 18.8% +0% Yes 908 908 G
Earth Cave B4 GEIST ×2–5, SPECTER ×2–5 18.8% +0% Yes 908 908 G
Ice Cave B2 WRAITH ×1–5, GEIST ×0–3, IMAGE ×0–3, SPECTER ×0–3 9.4% +0% Yes 1,814 1,814 G
Set Encounters: With GEIST – 1 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?
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Notes
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Avg. Exp.
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Avg. Gold
Ice Cave B3 WRAITH ×1–5, GEIST ×0–3, IMAGE ×0–3, SPECTER ×0–3 +0% Yes Inside the door of the northern room reached by entering a hole on B2 (unavoidable) 1,814 1,814 G
GHOUL SPECTER

Related

ZOMBIE

Sprite
HP 20
Gold 12 G
Experience 24
Absorb 0 Evade 3% Magic Def. 13%
Damage 10–20 Hit 86%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Family Undead
Morale 120 (may run at party level 20+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Cold
Earth
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Temple of Fiends
Marsh Cave
ZOMBIES lack defense and can be taken out with simple melee attacks. Their attacks are on par with other creatures found in the Temple of Fiends. HARM is guaranteed to destroy ZOMBIES, but this is overkill if they are not encountered alongside GHOULS.

GHOUL

Sprite
HP 48
Gold 50 G
Experience 93
Absorb 6 Evade 6% Magic Def. 18%
Damage 8–16×3 Hit 90%
Attack Status Paralysis (Fire)
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Family Undead
Morale 124 (may run at party level 22+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Cold
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Temple of Fiends
Marsh Cave
World Map
GHOULS are Undead with three Paralysis-inflicting attacks. They will cause significant damage to lightly-armored Warriors, and likely Paralyze even your FIGHTER. HARM is very effective. If you can spare it, FIRE will also help.

SPECTER

Sprite
HP 52
Gold 150 G
Experience 150
Absorb 12 Evade 21% Magic Def. 23%
Damage 20–40 Hit 90%
Attack Status Paralysis (Fire)
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Family Undead
Morale 160 (may run at party level 40+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Cold
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Earth Cave
Ice Cave
SPECTERS are essentially the next step up from GEISTS. While they do more damage per hit, they only attack once, making them arguably less dangerous than their brethren. They often appear in large groups with other Paralyzing Undead, and are very susceptible to HARM Spells due to their low HP.

Search for the CROWN

The CROWN and the Mystic KEY
Page 3
Delve into the Marsh Cave in search of the CROWN.

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.

The Western Peninsula

The ORB of Earth
Page 2
Explore the area west of Melmond to find the Titan's Tunnel and Earth Cave.

The Ice Cave

The AIRSHIP
Page 1
Explore the Ice Cave to discover the FLOATER that powers the AIRSHIP.

Ghast

HP 56
Gil 117 gil
Experience 117
Size Small
Damage 8
Attack Status Paralysis (Status)
Hit Rate 3×91%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 10
Evade 23%
Magic Defense 20%
Morale 160 (may run if party is level 40 or higher)
Monster Family Undead
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Ice
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
World Map
Terra Cavern
Ice Cavern
Ghasts first appear near the Marsh Cave and will quickly make your life miserable. Like most Undead, their attacks Paralyze, but just for good measure, they get three attacks. They aren't hard to kill if you can hit them, but often your Warrior will be Paralyzed before he gets a chance. They can chip away at your party's HP after locking them down, so it may be wise to use Dia2 or Fire2 to take them out quickly. The same strategy applies later when they start appearing in mixed groups of Undead.

Ghast

Sprite
No. ✩ 21
Game FFXIII
Ability Spin
Gil 420
EXP Scaled to Level
Drops Kaiser Knuckles
Unable to fulfill their Focus, these l'Cie are just waiting to be put out of their misery.
Encountered In The Archylte Steppe 1, The Archylte Steppe 2, The Archylte Steppe 5

Ghast

Sprite
Rank 3
HP 100
MP 30
Average Drop Value
120 gil
Power 25 Attacks 2×60% (1.2)
Attack Effect Paralysis
Defense 9 Evasion 1×30% (0.3)
Magic Resistance 2×50% (1.0)
Abilities Attack (80%), Blind 4 (20%)
Monster Family Undead
Fear −50% (50% at 3,300 party HP)
Treasures 50 gil (40%), 100 gil (30%), 200 gil (20%), 300 gil (10%)
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Ice
Mind
Death
Body
Encountered In
Kashuan Keep
Dreadnought
Tropical Island
World Map
Deist Cavern
Castle Fynn
Castle Fynn Basement
Mysidian Cave
Mysidian Tower

Ghast

Type Cie'th
Subtype Shambling Cie'th
HP 900
Level 19
Chain Resistance 0
Stagger Point 120.0%
Stagger Index 6
Strength 48
Magic 80
CP 2
Common Drop Cie'th Tear (25%)
Rare Drop Tear of Frustration (5%)
Chapter 2
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Ice
Lightning
Water
Wind
Ghasts are tough to kill and capable of casting Fire. Take out their allies first, then concentrate on keeping your party healthy while you whittle away at the Ghast's HP. If at all possible, try to get a preemptive strike to speed the process.

Ghast

Type Cie'th – Shambling Cie'th
Hit Points 15,540
Strength 145
Magic 220
CP 132
Gil 122
Chain Resistance 90
Stagger Point 250.0%
Stagger Index 450
Libra per Encounter 50%
Interrupt Resistance 25
Launch Vulnerability Weakness
Common Drop Potion (12%)
Rare Drop Cie'th Tear (5%)
Note Executes powerful magic attacks.
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Ice
Lightning
Wind