Blood Taste

Level 8 HP 72
Attack 12 (12) Magic atk 14 (132)
Defense 22 (95%) Magic def 24 (95%)
Defense% 8% Dexterity 65 Luck 6
EXP 24 AP 2 Gil 32
Abilities Bite (9), Tentacle Drain (5)
Steal Eye drop (41.2%)
Drop Antidote (14.1%)
Morph Potion
Manipulate Bite, Tentacle Drain
Encountered In Midgar No. 5 Reactor
Blood Tastes have an Ability called Tentacle Drain which deals very low damage, but heals the Blood Taste. They are more likely to use this ability when they have lower HP, using it exclusively at below 1/4 of their Max HP. The low damage makes this more annoying than threatening, though.
Compare Blood Taste to other Monsters
Monster Abilities: Used by Blood Taste – 2 shown
Basic abilities are not called out by name when used; some abilities are used as basic abilities only by certain monsters
Name		 MP
The damage calculation of the ability; P or M represent the user's physical or magic base damage, which is based on their Attack/Magic atk and Level; damage based on P or M is reduced by 1/3 when used against multiple targets; HP or MP are those of the target of the ability; abilities marked with an asterisk (*) use special damage formulas; a dagger (†) indicates the ability ignores Defense/Magic def; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging abilities are indicated by their text color
Base Damage
The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Defense or Magic def when used by this monster (3/4 of base damage); actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's actual Defense or Magic def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability deals set damage or otherwise ignores Defense and Magic def; numbers in italics are based on factors that will change during combat and should be considered very rough estimates; healing, MP restoration, HP drain, and MP drain or damage are indicated by text color
Typical Damage		 Attack% Type Target Element
The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this ability, and the chance of success if it is not assured
Status		 Special Properties
Bite - P 9 100% Physical One enemy Hit - -
Tentacle Drain - 62.5%×P 5 110% Physical One enemy - - Drains HP
Screens: Where Blood Taste is Encountered – 3 shown
Area
Temporary screens become permanently inaccessible during the normal course of the game
Name
The random encounter groups that you may fight on this screen; this list only includes standard encounters, but special encounter types may also be present as detailed on the screen detail page; encounter rates are in parenthesis and are out of 256
Random Encounters
How many treasures (items of interest containing equipment or other items) are found on this screen
Treasures
The price of the cheapest inn in this screen. it is not necessarily always available
Inn Price		 Save Point Notes
Midgar No. 5 Reactor No. 5 Reactor (Bottom of Ladder) 5 Proto Machineguns (96)
2 Smoggers, Blood Taste (88)
Smogger, 2 Blood Tastes (72)		 - - In plain view at the bottom of the ladder -
Midgar No. 5 Reactor No. 5 Reactor (Reactor Core) 5 Proto Machineguns (96)
2 Smoggers, Blood Taste (88)
Smogger, 2 Blood Tastes (72)		 - - - -
Midgar No. 5 Reactor No. 5 Reactor (Central Rooms) 3 Special Combatants (60)
3 Proto Machineguns (56)
2 Proto Machineguns, 2 Special Combatants (52)
2 Blood Tastes, 2 Special Combatants (48)
4 Blood Tastes (40)		 1 - Past the security door -
Encounters: With Blood Taste – 7 shown
Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught
Name
The range of levels of monsters in this encounter
Level		 EXP AP Gil
In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind
Type
Whether pre-emptive strikes are possible in this encounter; pre-emptive strikes are only possible during normal battles, and are disabled during any set encounter on a map with no random encounters, even if the encounter would normally allow them; there are no pre-emptive strikes in the battle square
Pre-emptive?
A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty
Run Difficulty
The specific monsters that appear in this encounter; a dagger (†) indicates that one or more of the marked monsters have cover, meaning that they cannot be attacked until certain monsters in closer rows have been defeated
Monsters
2 Blood Tastes, 2 Special Combatants 8–9 104 10 144 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 2 Blood Tastes, 2 Special Combatants
4 Blood Tastes 8 96 8 128 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 4 Blood Tastes
3 Blood Tastes 8 72 6 96 gil Back Attack No ×2 3 Blood Tastes
3 Blood Tastes 8 72 6 96 gil Pincer Attack No ×1 3 Blood Tastes
2 Smoggers, Blood Taste 8 88 8 152 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 2 Smoggers, Blood Taste
Smogger, 2 Blood Tastes 8 80 7 124 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 Smogger, 2 Blood Tastes
3 Blood Tastes 8 72 6 96 gil Back Attack No ×2 3 Blood Tastes†
Items: Held by Blood Taste – 3 shown
Uncommon items cannot be purchased in shops, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare items can only be found at specific points during the game; special items are held by the most powerful monsters in the game
Name		 Description
The damage calculation of the item's effect; multiple hits are indicated first; items deal full damage to multiple targets and always hit; HP or MP are those of the character the item is used on; healing and MP restoration items are indicated by their text color
Base Damage		 Type Target Element
The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this spell, and the chance of success if it is not assured
Status		 Special Properties Price Value Use in Field?
Potion Restores HP by 100 100 Magic One ally Restorative - Restores 100 HP 50 gil 25 gil Yes
Antidote Cures [Poison] - Magic One ally - Remove: Poison - 80 gil 40 gil No
Eye drop Cures [Darkness] - Magic One ally - Remove: Darkness - 50 gil 25 gil No
Special Combatant Proto Machinegun