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Job: Warrior/ThiefVerification Needed
Family: Hydras
Crystal: None
Weak against: Lightning
Strong against: Unknown

Notorious Monster
Title Obtained: Alfard Detoxifier

Alfard
Zone Level Drops Steal Spawns Notes
Abyssea - Grauberg Unknown 1
84,000~86,000 HP
??? MP
A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound;
HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing
JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants
Spawn Conditions Companions/Summons
  • None
Special Abilities Passive Traits
  • Nerve Gas: Powerful AoE damage, used when its target is in front or at its sides.
  • Gains a Poison and Curse Aura after using Nerve Gas. Also resets hate for its current target.
  • Polar Blast: Powerful AoE Ice damage, used when its target is in front.
  • Gains a Paralyze Aura after using Polar Blast.
  • Pyric Blast: Powerful AoE Fire damage, used when its target is in front.
  • Gains a Plague Aura after using Pyric Blast.
Physical Qualities Magical Qualities
  • N/A
  • High resistance to magic damage, with the exception of Lightning magic
  • HP-based spells and weaponskills deal 0 damage
Further Notes
  • Best to tank directly behind it, restricting its TP moves to Serpentine Tail only.
  • Susceptible to Slow and Blind. Highly resistant, but not immune, to Paralyze.

(see testimonials)

Background Info[]

Alfard, also known as Alpha Hydra, is a star in the neck of the Watersnake asterism. It was also called Cor Hydrae (Hydra's Heart) because a snake's heart is in its neck (Constellations of Words).

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