Zeni Notorious Monsters

Zeni Notorious Monster (ZNM) events are spawned by trading a pop item to ??? around Vana'diel. The pop items are obtained from Sanraku at (E-8) in Aht Urhgan Whitegate in exchange for Zeni. When spawned, the pop item will disappear and the monster can be fought like any other mob in Vana'diel. A full alliance of 18 can engage these ZNMs only using one pop item. This is a normal monster battle, not a battlefield instance.

The amount of zeni that a pop item costs varies with level of demand (a player purchasing a pop item will cause its price to rise, and it will gradually drop back down over time) and with the tier of ZNM (higher tiers cost more zeni). Following a server maintenance, the price for all pop items is set to max; however, it can go higher than the max listed. Price seems to vary based on seals you have currently and supply and demand on pop items

After defeating a ZNM, a "trophy" item bearing the defeated ZNM's name is always dropped. It can be taken back to Sanraku, whereupon he will give you a colored seal key item in return. The seals allow the bearer one chance at purchasing a higher tier pop item (zeni is still required for purchase). These are temporary key items and once you purchase a pop item from Sanraku for a higher tier ZNM the lower tier seal is lost. For example: If you kill Cheese Hoarder Gigiroon in Tier 1 you will get a Maroon Seal upon turning in its Gigiroon's Cape; now you want to kill Iriz Ima in Tier 2. As soon as you purchase the pop item for Iriz Ima your Maroon Seal will be lost. In order to purchase another, you must turn in another trophy item that bestows a Maroon Seal.

Flow Chart

By Tier

Tier I

Pop item cost in Zeni: (Minimum 1000 ~ Maximum 3000+)

Tier II

Pop item cost in Zeni: (Minimum 2000 ~ Maximum 6000+)

Tier III

Pop item cost in Zeni: (Minimum 3000 ~ Maximum 9000+)

Tier IV

Pop item cost in Zeni: (Minimum 4000 ~ Maximum 10,000+)

Tier V

Pop item cost in Zeni: (Minimum 5000 ~ Maximum 15,000+)