Mission 30: Syphax, the Insidious

Class B
Ci'th Stone Location The Archylte Steppe – The Haerii Oldroad
Mark Syphax
Mark Location Mah'habara – Abandoned Dig
Reward Uraninite
Secondary Reward 6 Bomb Cores
Stone Type Paling
Unlock Conditions Complete Mission 14: Defender of the Flock and Reach Sulyya Springs
You'll need a chocobo to reach The Haerii Oldroad, which can be found via Aggra's Trough in the Eastern Tors. Completing this Mission requires you to venture into the secret areas of Mah'habara, and will unlock The Haerii Archaeopolis area (from which you will eventually reach The Faultwarrens). The mark is in the room at the end of the Abandoned Dig (the room will only open if you are on this Mission). Before Syphax appears, you have to defeat a large number of Numidia enemies. Repeatedly using Aeroga with a powerful magic user can make this into a very easy fight. Completing this Mission opens The Haerii Archaeopolis for exploration.
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Monsters: Encountered during Mission 30: Syphax, the Insidious – 2 shown
Unique monsters are only encountered during one-time plot encounters; mission monsters appear only during missions; the final bosses make up the last set of encounters in the game; eidolons are special monsters that are not defeated through sheer martial prowess; note that multiple monsters may have the same name, especially in the case of multi-stage bosses
Name
The monster's type, as indicated by the in-game datalog
Type
The monster's subtype, as indicated by the in-game datalog
Subtype
The monster's starting and maximum hit points
HP
The monster's strength; a standard physical attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Strength
The monster's magic power; a typical magic attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Magic
The monster's level
Level
A monster's chain resistance indicates how quickly its chain meter fills up; a chain resistance of 70 is normal, and every 30 points modifies the chain bonus per hit by that same amount; thus, the chain meter of a monster with a chain resistance of 40 will increase at double speed (compared to 70), or triple speed with a chain resistance of 10; a chain resistance of 100 negates all chain modifiers, reducing each hit to a minimal change to the chain gauge; when a monster is staggered, its chain resistance is reduced to 0
Chain Resistance
When the monster's chain gauge reaches this point, it increases by 100% and they are considered staggered; staggered creatures have a chain resistance of zero; if a monster has no stagger point listed, it will nonetheless be staggered when its chain gauge reaches 999.0%
Stagger Point
A monster's stagger index is an adjusted value that gives a relative measure of how hard a monster is to stagger; this number is based on how many hits the monster's chain gauge would require to reach the stagger point with a chain resistance of 70; for instance, a monster with a chain resistance of 70 and a stagger point of 150.0% would have a stagger index of 50 (since the chain gauge starts at 100.0%), as would a monster with a chain resistance of 40 and a stagger point of 200.0% or a monster with a chain resistance of 85 and a stagger point of 125.0%; the stagger index of a monster with a chain resistance of 100 is an approximation due to the effects of having 100 chain resistance
Stagger Index
The amount of CP earned by defeating this monster
CP
The item you are most likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Common Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's common drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The item you are less likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Rare Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's rare drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The elements and status ailments that this monster is especially vulnerable to; the exact level of vulnerability is listed on the monster page
Weakness
The first chapter where you can encounter this monster
Chapter
Syphax Cie'th The Undying 2,024,000 328 1,065 60 70 200.0% 100 - - - - - Wind 11
Numidia Cie'th The Undying 17,600 328 200 51 50 150.0% 30 6,000 - - - - Wind 11
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