Sand W

Sprite
HP 200
Gold 900 G
Experience 2,683
Absorb 14 Evade 31% Magic Def. 52%
Damage 46–92 Hit 108%
Critical Hit Chance 1% Attack Probability 50%
Special Attack Probability 50% Attacks CRACK
Morale 124 (may run at party level 22+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Earth
Encountered In
World Map
Sand Ws hit hard but are fairly easy to take down. However, they do have a QAKE-like Special Attack, CRACK, that can kill the party in one shot. A Ribbon, ARUB, or WALL will protect against this attack. Otherwise, it has better than a 50/50 shot of slaying any Warrior it hits.
Compare Sand W to other Monsters
Special Attacks: Used by Sand W – 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
CRACK - +92 All Foes KO Earth
Random Encounters: With Sand Ws – 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
World Map Mirage Tower Area Sand W ×1–2 4.7% +0% Yes 4,025 1,350 G
World Map East of Castle of Ordeal Sand W ×1 28.1% +0% Yes 2,683 900 G
WORM Grey W

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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.

Grey W

Sprite
HP 280
Gold 400 G
Experience 1,671
Absorb 31 Evade 2% Magic Def. 72%
Damage 50–100 Hit 118%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Morale 200
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Cold
Earth
Encountered In
Gurgu Volcano
Temple of Fiends Past
Grey Ws hit quite hard and accurately, but only once per round. Their Magic Defense is very high, and there is no way to defeat them with much efficiency. ICE and ICE2 are the only useful Spells, so most of the damage will need to be dealt physically.

The Mirage Tower

The ORB of Wind
Page 2
Use the CHIME to enter the Mirage Tower, collecting Treasure and learning that you need the CUBE to proceed further.

To the Castle of Ordeal

Class Change (Optional)
Page 2
Travel to the Castle of Ordeal to undertake BAHAMUT's Test of Courage.

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.

Sand Worm

Sprite
No. 58
Game FFIV
Ability Thwack
Gil 2,190
EXP 280
Drops Kiku-ichimonji
These dry desert-dwellers detest water. Throw some on them and watch them squirm.
Encountered In Eureka Forest 1, Eureka Forest 3, Interdimensional Rift 1

Sand Worm

Sprite
Rank 6
HP 1,290
MP 190
Average Drop Value
1,120 gil
Power 100 Attacks 7×85% (6.0)
Defense 40 Evasion 1×70% (0.7)
Magic Resistance 6×30% (1.8)
Abilities Attack (60%), Earthquake 10 (40%)
Monster Family Earth, Magic Beast
Fear −153% (50% at 7,786 party HP)
Treasures 800 gil (40%), 1,000 gil (30%), 1,500 gil (20%), 2,000 gil (10%)
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
World Map
Sand Worms only appear in the vicinity of Palamecia desert, and then only after the Cyclone has appeared. Their attack is on par with similar foes, but they also have an Earthquake 10 attack that can hurt the whole party at once. They have plenty of HP but pitiful defense, so basic attacks are the way to go about bringing them down.

Sand Worm

HP 320
Level 35
Job Level 1
Gil 420 gil
Experience 960
Attack Power 52
Attacks/Accuracy 5×80% (4.0)
Defense 4
Evasion 2×30% (0.6)
Magic Defense 2
Magic Resistance 1×25% (0.2)
Stolen Item Potion
Elemental Vulnerability

SandWorm

HP 75
Gil 22 gil
Experience 82
Attack Power 16
Magic Power 10
Defense 2
Magic Defense 7
Stolen Item Potion
Dropped Items Potion (Common), HiPotion (Uncommon), Remedy (Rare), Silver Apple (Very Rare)
Elemental Vulnerability