Encounter Groups: For Mt. Zozo West Cavern – 1 shown
Condition Encounters
The average amount of experience won in an encounter in this group
Avg. Exp.
The average amount of GP won in an encounter in this group
Avg. GP
The average amount of magic points won in an encounter in this group
Avg. Mag. Pts.
The range of average levels of monsters found in this group's encounters; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter
Level
- Ursus (5/16)
Borras (5/16)
Ursus, Punisher (6/16)
1,995 3,281 2.8 34–35
Set Encounters: In Mt. Zozo West Cavern – 1 shown
Encounter
Any encounters you've seen that appear on the Veldt will appear in groups; each encounter goes to the next group with at least one available encounter in it; encounters with no value listed do not appear on the Veldt
Veldt Group
Item Won Notes
Storm Drgn - Force Armor Step on the switch at the north end of the cavern; one of the 8 legendary dragons
Encounters: In Mt. Zozo West Cavern – 4 shown
World of Ruin encounters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique encounters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never as a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game
Name
Any encounters you've seen that appear on the Veldt will appear in groups; each encounter goes to the next group with at least one available encounter in it; encounters with no value listed do not appear on the Veldt
Veldt Group
Exp. GP Magic Points
The range of levels of monsters found in this encounter; level directly impacts the damage done by a monster's attacks, and is a good general indicator of the difficulty of any given encounter
Level
Each party member must run long enough to set their run value to at least this number in order to escape this encounter; side attacks have a run difficulty of zero and it is not possible to run from pincer attacks unless all monsters on one side have been defeated
Run Difficulty
The specific monsters that appear during this encounter
Monsters
33 2,953 2,500 2 35 6 Borras
34 882 2,000 2 34 2 Ursus
34 2,124 5,000 4 34–35 8 Ursus, Punisher
- - - 10 74 Can't Run Storm Drgn
Monsters: Encountered in Mt. Zozo West Cavern – 4 shown
World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game
Name
HP MP LV Exp. GP Elements
Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name
Special Attack
'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color
Special Attack Effect
Speed Stamina Mag.Pwr Bat.Pwr
The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks
Damage
The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors
S.A. Dmg.
Defense
The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack
Phys. Vuln.
Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead
Evade %
Mag.Def
The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack
Mag.. Vuln.
Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade %
MBlock%
Hit Rate
The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again
Steal
The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed
Win
Any special properties the monster has
Notes
Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to
Statuses
Ursus 2,409 74 34 882 2,000 Weak pt: Fire Scratch Battle ×1.5 34 20 10 15 252 378 165 70% 110 140 90% 0 100 Sneak Ring (1/8) - Critical Hits if Imp Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Mute, Muddled, Clear
Borras 4,771 590 35 2,953 2,500 Weak pt: Poison Uppercut Battle ×5 43 25 10 23 338 1,690 150 82% 105 145 86% 10 100 Potion (7/8), Muscle Belt (1/8) - Critical Hits if Imp, Human Prevent: Wound, Condemned, Mute
Punisher 2,191 136 35 1,242 3,000 Weak pt: Poison Pummel Battle ×2 35 20 10 28 382 764 100 121% 115 155 78% 0 100 Rising Sun (7/8), Bone Club (1/8) - Critical Hits if Imp, Human Haste
Prevent: Imp, Psyche, Slow, Stop
Storm Drgn 42,000 1,250 74 - - Absorb HP: Wind
Weak pt: Thunder
Wing Saber Battle ×3 65 40 9 13 1,108 3,324 110 113% 0 150 82% 0 100 - Force Armor (100%) Can't Control, Can't Suplex Float
Prevent: Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche, Slow, Stop
Maps: Connected to Mt. Zozo West Cavern – 2 shown
Area
World of Ruin maps cannot be found in the World of Balance; persistent maps are found in both the World of Balance as well as the World of Ruin
Name
World
The random encounters found on this map; if the encounter list changes at certain points during the game, each list is shown here
Encounters
The number of treasures found on this map
Treasures
The dance learned by Mog upon fighting a battle on this map; if this dance is used during a battle here, the dancer has no chance of stumbling; different terrain types on the world map have different dances; plains and wastelands use the Wind Song, forests use the Forest Suite, and deserts use the Desert Aria
Dance
The price of the inn found on this map; this inn is not necessarily available at all times
Inn Price
The price of the chocobo rental found on this map; this chocobo rental is not necessarily available at all times
Chocobo Price
Save Point Recovery Spring
Whether it is possible to use Warp on this map
Warp?
Ruin Borras (5/16)
6 Luridans (5/16)
2 Punishers, Scrapper (6/16)
- Earth Blues - - - - Yes
Ruin Borras, Ursus, Scrapper (5/16)
3 Luridans (5/16)
6 Luridans (6/16)
- Earth Blues - - - - Yes
Armors: Found or Sold in Mt. Zozo West Cavern – 1 shown
Rare armor can be stolen from monsters; unique armor is usually found as treasure; strange armor can be won in the colosseum; ultimate armor is the most powerful in the game; starting armor is owned by certain characters but cannot be otherwise found
Namex
Type Defense
Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead
Evade %
Mag.Def
Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade %
MBlock%
Description Vigor Speed Stamina Mag.Pwr Price Value
If used as an item in combat, this item is lost but has the effect of the listed ability; this ability maximizes damage and ignores defense and environment factors
Item Use
The item teaches the listed spell at the listed rate in the same manner as an equipped esper
Learned
The elemental protections and weaknesses offered when equipping this item
Elements
The status effects removed by this item
Statuses
The characters that can normally equip this item; the Merit Award will expand a character's item selections
Used By
(Armor)Force Armor Armor 69 - 68 30 Mag Def up - - - - - 1 GP - - 50% Dmg: Fire, Ice, Thunder, Wind, Earth - Te Lo Cy Ed Ce Se