Whirlwind Maze (Twisting Path) - Final Fantasy VII - Guides

Encounters: In Whirlwind Maze (Twisting Path) – 5 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 type of terrain where this encounter may be found Terrain	The higher the terrain's safety rating, the less often you will fight encounters there Safety	There are several encounter tables in a given area, each with its own encounters; you have a chance to fight an encounter of any given type, and this chance can be modified by certain materia; if no special encounter type is chosen, a Normal Battle will be fought; note that while this usually matches the encounter type, there are exceptions to this rule (e.g., a Back Attack in a Normal Battle slot or vice-versa); Chocobo Lure battles are only fought while on chocobo tracks with a Chocobo Lure materia equipped; only one Mystery Ninja encounter is available at any given time, based on the party's level, and only if Yuffie has not joined the party Slot Type	How common this encounter is for its slot type; each encounter is out of 256; for Chocobo Lure encounters, these values are for a Meet Chocobos value of 8, and increase proportionally for higher values to a maximum of ×4 at Meet Chocobos 32 Frequency	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
3 Gremlins	Any	48	Normal Battle	72	36	2,250	180	2,250 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	3 Gremlins
2 Sculptures	Any	48	Normal Battle	68	32	1,720	120	1,280 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	2 Sculptures
Ironite	Any	48	Normal Battle	60	30	900	48	680 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	Ironite
2 Gremlins, Sculpture	Any	48	Normal Battle	56	32–36	2,360	180	2,140 gil	Normal Battle	No	×1	2 Gremlins, Sculpture
2 Gremlins	Any	48	Back Attack	32	36	1,500	120	1,500 gil	Back Attack	No	×2	2 Gremlins

Items of Interest: In Whirlwind Maze (Twisting Path) – 1 shown

Item	Type	Whether this item can be found or collected multiple times Repeatable	Details
Kaiser Knuckle	Item	No	Open the chest on the right side of the path

Monsters: Encountered in Whirlwind Maze (Twisting Path) – 3 shown

Limited monsters never appear in 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 monsters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobos only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Name	Level	HP	MP	Attack	The base physical damage dealt by this monster's abilities; physical damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (P) Base P	Magic atk	The base magic damage dealt by this monster's abilities; magic damage abilities typically deal damage as a multiple of this value (M) Base M	Defense	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Magic def	This is the damage a monster will take compared to the base damage of a magic attack Magic Vuln.	Defense%	Note that party members get a +50 bonus to Dexterity during combat which monsters do not Dexterity	Luck	Elemental Vulnerability	Status Immunity	EXP	AP	Gil	The rate of Steal success per item by a character of equal level to the monster; these rates will change based on the level difference between the Stealing character and the monster; hover over a percentage to see the base rate (which is based on being 10 levels higher than the monster); this rate is multiplied by 80%±2% per level difference; only one item can be stolen, so an increase in level may in some cases decrease the effective Steal rate of items later in the list Steal	A monster will never drop an item if an item was Stolen from it during the battle; only monsters present in the final battle of a multi-battle sequence may drop items Win	Morph
Ironite	30	2,400	100	65	185	50	480	58	88%	40	92%	2%	70	0	-	Defend: Frog	900	48	680 gil	Phoenix Down (11.2%)	Hi-Potion (4.7%)	-
Gremlin	36	1,500	100	70	304	55	546	60	88%	80	84%	5%	62	14	-	-	750	60	750 gil	Tent (41.2%)	Shrivel (14.1%)	X-Potion
Sculpture	32	1,700	100	56	168	48	480	40	92%	68	86%	2%	53	0	Weak: Holy	Defend: Petrify, Slow-numb	860	60	640 gil	-	Tranquilizer (4.7%)	-

Weapons: Found in Whirlwind Maze (Twisting Path) – 1 shown

Rare weapons can only be found at specific points during the game; ultimate weapons have special properties that can multiply their damage to extreme levels; starting weapons cannot be re-obtained if sold or lost Name	Character	Attack	Attack%	Magic	The growth of materia slots is categorized by color: ⦿×1, ⦿×2, ⦿×3, and ⦾×0. Materia Slots	AP Growth	Range	Effects	Price	Value
Kaiser Knuckle	Tifa	44	110%	13	⦿ ⦿ ⦿ ⦿ ⦿ ⦿ ⦿─⦿	×1	Normal	Critical Hit +1%	15,000 gil	7,500 gil

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