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Job Black Mage |
 Arimaspi |
| Zone | Level | Drops | Steal | Spawns | Notes |
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| Abyssea - Konschtat | 
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1 | ??? HP ??? MP | |
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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 | |||||
Notes:
- Spawned by trading Clouded Lens to ??? at (K-6)
- Absolutely immune to physical damage(it all misses or the game will declare him out of range) This means he flies like a Wyrm.; Magical Damage, and Ranged damage work.
- Immune to Silence and Gravity; Paralyze II stuck easily.
- Every 20% (79%,59%,39%,19%) Arimaspi pops 3-4 Lesser Arimaspi. They cast high tier BLM spells (saw Thunder V, Curse, Sleep II) but are not immune to melee damage. Melee cannot solo adds effectively. Even with Ninja sub.
- Seems not to pop additional adds if one or more are still alive.
- The above statement is not entirely true. Our alliance killed 1 add as a test, then the next percentage barrier passed and it spawned 1 add to replace the one we killed. Whatever number of adds first spawns is what will be replenished up to at each percentage tier. 8/15/10 - Aeravon/Phoenix
- The pets may pop late, if the NM is casting spells or using job abilities.
- The pets will 2 hour, Eagle Eye Shot the same target as the NM.
- Seems not to pop additional adds if one or more are still alive.
- Dybbuks and Ghosts are near pop spot, suggested to move slightly NE, take care of blood aggro.
- PLD/nin tank, BLMs, WHM (it casts break), RDM, and another party to handle the adds. Ranged DD recommended.
Historical Background
The Arimaspi were a legendary people of northern Scythia who lived in the foothills of the Riphean Mountains, variously identified with the Ural Mountains or the Carpathians. All tales of their struggles with the gold-guarding griffins in the Hyperborean lands near the cave of Boreas, the North Wind (Geskleithron), had their origin in a lost work by Aristeas, reported in Herodotus.