Cactus Thorn - Final Fantasy VIII - Guides

Monsters: Which drop Cactus Thorn – 1 shown

Special monsters are particularly powerful or otherwise noteworthy; bosses are only encountered in special plot encounters; super bosses are optional special battles of extreme difficulty; the final bosses must be defeated to complete the game Name	The amount of experience yielded by defeating this monster, expressed as a base amount plus a modifier based on the monster's relative level; experience is split evenly among all surviving party members, and a separate split of the total is made for all equipped Guardian Forces; if the party runs from a battle, they still earn experience proportional to how much damage they dealt to the enemies; the character who registers the final blow on an enemy receives a bonus to experience Exp	The amount of ability points yielded by defeating this monster; ability points beyond those needed to learn a GF's next ability are not carried over AP	Whether this monster is flying and/or undead; flying monsters are immune to earth damage; undead monsters are damaged by curing spells and healed by drain effects (the caster is harmed instead) Type	The range of levels which this monster may appear at; the monster's level is determined by the average level of the members of your party, within this range Level	The range of hit points which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level HP	The range of strength which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's strength is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Str	The range of vitality which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's vitality is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Vit	The range of magic which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's magic is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Mag	The range of spirit which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's spirit is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Spr	The range of speed which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's speed is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Spd	The range of evade which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's evade is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Eva	The elements that this monster takes extra damage from Elemental Weakness	The items that may be dropped by this monster at any level less than 20; the items are listed in order of rarity: common, uncommon, rare, very rare; note that certain monsters use a level range less than 30 or 35 rather than 20 Drop (LV 1–19)	The items that may be dropped by this monster at any level between 20 and 29 (inclusive); the items are listed in order of rarity: common, uncommon, rare, very rare; for monsters with a non-standard level range, this may instead consist of levels 30–39 or 35–44 Drop (LV 20–29)	The items that may be dropped by this monster at any level greater than 29; the items are listed in order of rarity: common, uncommon, rare, very rare; for monsters with a non-standard level range, this may instead by any level greater than 39 or 44 Drop (LV 30+)
Cactuar	1+1	20	-	1–100	202–1,400	2–27	16–189	5–134	254	8–21	100%	Water	Cactus Thorn, Cactus Thorn ×2, Cactus Thorn ×3, Lightweight ×2	Cactus Thorn, Cactus Thorn ×2, Cactus Thorn ×4, Lightweight ×4	Cactus Thorn ×2, Cactus Thorn ×3, Cactus Thorn ×4, Jet Engine

Monsters: Which Cactus Thorn can be Stolen from – 2 shown

Special monsters are particularly powerful or otherwise noteworthy; bosses are only encountered in special plot encounters; super bosses are optional special battles of extreme difficulty; the final bosses must be defeated to complete the game Name	The amount of experience yielded by defeating this monster, expressed as a base amount plus a modifier based on the monster's relative level; experience is split evenly among all surviving party members, and a separate split of the total is made for all equipped Guardian Forces; if the party runs from a battle, they still earn experience proportional to how much damage they dealt to the enemies; the character who registers the final blow on an enemy receives a bonus to experience Exp	The amount of ability points yielded by defeating this monster; ability points beyond those needed to learn a GF's next ability are not carried over AP	Whether this monster is flying and/or undead; flying monsters are immune to earth damage; undead monsters are damaged by curing spells and healed by drain effects (the caster is harmed instead) Type	The range of levels which this monster may appear at; the monster's level is determined by the average level of the members of your party, within this range Level	The range of hit points which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level HP	The range of strength which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's strength is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Str	The range of vitality which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's vitality is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Vit	The range of magic which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's magic is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Mag	The range of spirit which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's spirit is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Spr	The range of speed which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's speed is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Spd	The range of evade which this monster may have; the exact number is based on the monster's level; numbers shown in green indicate that this monster's evade is significantly above average, while numbers shown in red are significantly below average Eva	The elements that this monster takes extra damage from Elemental Weakness	The items that may be stolen from this monster at any level less than 20; the items are listed in order of rarity: common, uncommon, rare, very rare; note that certain monsters use a level range less than 30 or 35 rather than 20 Steal (LV 1–19)	The items that may be stolen from this monster at any level between 20 and 29 (inclusive); the items are listed in order of rarity: common, uncommon, rare, very rare; for monsters with a non-standard level range, this may instead consist of levels 30–39 or 35–44 Steal (LV 20–29)	The items that may be stolen from this monster at any level greater than 29; the items are listed in order of rarity: common, uncommon, rare, very rare; for monsters with a non-standard level range, this may instead by any level greater than 39 or 44 Steal (LV 30+)
Cactuar	1+1	20	-	1–100	202–1,400	2–27	16–189	5–134	254	8–21	100%	Water	Cactus Thorn ×2	Cactus Thorn ×2, Cactus Thorn ×2, Cactus Thorn ×3, Cactus Thorn ×3	Cactus Thorn ×3, Cactus Thorn ×3, Cactus Thorn ×4, Cactus Thorn ×4
Jumbo Cactuar	-	20	-	1–100	6,000–600,000	21–160	26–81	13–123	13–142	5–18	0–3%	Water	Cactus Thorn ×3, Cactus Thorn ×3, Cactus Thorn ×4, Cactus Thorn ×4	Cactus Thorn ×3, Cactus Thorn ×3, Cactus Thorn ×4, Cactus Thorn ×4	Cactus Thorn ×3, Cactus Thorn ×3, Cactus Thorn ×4, Cactus Thorn ×4

Refine Formulas: Yielding Cactus Thorn – 2 shown

The sequence of menu abilities that must be used to complete this refine formula; each step in a sequence uses all of the results from the previous step Abilities	The number of this item, spell, or card that is consumed by this formula ×	The item, spell, or card that is consumed by this formula Source	The number of this item or spell that is created by this formula ×	The item or spell that is created by this formula Yield
Card Mod	1×	Cactuar Card	1×	Cactus Thorn
Card Mod	1×	Jumbo Cactuar Card	1×	Cactus Thorn

Refine Formulas: Consuming Cactus Thorn – 3 shown

The sequence of menu abilities that must be used to complete this refine formula; each step in a sequence uses all of the results from the previous step Abilities	The number of this item, spell, or card that is consumed by this formula ×	The item, spell, or card that is consumed by this formula Source	The number of this item or spell that is created by this formula ×	The item or spell that is created by this formula Yield
Ammo-RF	1×	Cactus Thorn	40×	Demolition Ammo
GFAbl Med-RF	100×	Cactus Thorn	1×	Hundred Needles
GFAbl Med-RF, Forbid Med-RF	100×	Cactus Thorn	1×	Spd Up

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