MEDUSA

Sprite
HP 68
Gold 699 G
Experience 699
Absorb 10 Evade 18% Magic Def. 28%
Damage 20–40 Hit 92%
Attack Status Poison (non-elemental)
Critical Hit Chance 1% Attack Probability 50%
Special Attack Probability 50% Attacks GLANCE
Morale 150 (may run at party level 35+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
Castle of Ordeal
Mirage Tower
Floating Castle
MEDUSAS have a GLANCE attack that turns characters to Stone with about a 50% success rate, and their normal attacks are weak but Poisonous. With only 68 HP, even tier-2 attack Spells or attacks from a THIEF should destroy them more often than not.
Compare MEDUSA to other Monsters
Special Attacks: Used by MEDUSA – 1 shown
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
Hit %
The targets affected by the special attack; single targets are chosen randomly
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
GLANCE - +86 One Foe Stone Poison
Random Encounters: With MEDUSAS – 6 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
Castle of Ordeal 2F MEDUSA ×2–5 18.8% +23% Yes 2,447 2,447 G
Castle of Ordeal 3F MEDUSA ×2–5 18.8% +23% Yes 2,447 2,447 G
Mirage Tower 1F Saber T ×1–2, MEDUSA ×3–6 9.4% +23% Yes 4,410 3,896 G
Mirage Tower 3F Saber T ×1–2, MEDUSA ×3–6 9.4% +23% Yes 4,410 3,896 G
Floating Castle 3F MANCAT ×3–7, MEDUSA ×0–5 18.8% +0% Yes 4,241 5,160 G
Floating Castle 4F MANCAT ×3–7, MEDUSA ×0–5 18.8% +0% Yes 4,241 5,160 G
PHANTOM GrMEDUSA

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GrMEDUSA

Sprite
HP 96
Gold 1,218 G
Experience 1,218
Absorb 12 Evade 36% Magic Def. 35%
Damage 11–22×10 Hit 96%
Attack Status Paralysis (Fire)
Critical Hit Chance 1% Attack Probability 50%
Special Attack Probability 50% Attacks GLANCE
Family Magic Beast
Morale 200
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Cold
Earth
Encountered In
Floating Castle
Temple of Fiends Past
GrMEDUSAS have a truly ridiculous 10 attacks per round, though the threat is from Paralysis rather than damage. Any character not resistant to Fire is likely to be affected. On the upside, FIR2 or the Mage Staff will take out a group of GrMEDUSAS easily.

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Medusa

HP 68
Gil 699 gil
Experience 699
Size Small
Damage 20
Attack Status Poison (Poison)
Hit Rate 1×92%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 10
Evade 18%
Magic Defense 28%
Morale 150 (may run if party is level 35 or higher)
Attack Probability 50%
Special Attack Probability 50%
Special Attack Sequence Gaze
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
Citadel of Trials
Tower of Mirage
Flying Fortress
Medusas, as you might expect, have a Gaze attack that turns characters to Stone. Fortunately it's not a very accurate attack, and their normal attacks aren't much to worry about either (though they are Poisonous). They are very easy to kill, whether by physical attacks or a tier-2 attack Spell. In mixed groups, it pays to take out all the Medusas quickly, just in case. They become much less of a threat once your Knight finds the Aegis Shield, as half of their Gaze attacks will bounce ineffectively off of him.

Medusa

HP 980
Level 43
Job Level 1
Gil 1,200 gil
Experience 360
Intelligence 30
Mind 30
Attack Power 24
Attacks/Accuracy 4×60% (2.4)
Status Attack Partial Petrification (1/3)
Defense 3
Evasion 2×10% (0.2)
Magic Defense 48
Magic Resistance 2×40% (0.8)
Special Attack Rate 80%
Special Attack Break
Stolen Item Potion
Elemental Vulnerability
Earth

Medusa

HP 490
Gil 225 gil
Experience 1,208
Attack Power 64
Defense 4
Magic Defense 14
Stolen Item Medusa Arrow
Dropped Items Medusa Arrow (Common), Gorgon Sword (Very Rare)
Elemental Vulnerability