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Job: Notorious Monster |
 Khimaira |
| Zone | Level | Drops | Steal | Spawns | Notes |
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| Caedarva Mire | 
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1 | A, T(S), T(H) ~72,000 HP | |
Nyzul Isle
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1 | A, T(S), T(H) ??? HP | ||
Nyzul Isle
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1 | A, T(S), T(H) ??? HP | ||
Nyzul Isle
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1 | A, T(S), T(H) ??? HP | ||
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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:
- Spawns at (I-7) of Hediva Isle, Caedarva Mire, which can only be accessed via the North East Nyzul Isle portal at the Nyzul Isle Staging Point.
- Respawns every 48 to 72 hours from previous death, or 12 to 36 hours after maintenance. During this period, spawn chances occur in one hour intervals.
- Immune to Sleep.
- Uses Draw In.
- Unique Draw In - Draws people to the spot where it popped vs. the normal centre of mob. This will cause Khimaira to walk around until tanks can regain proper positioning.
- Uses Double Attack and Triple Attack at will.
- Builds resistance to Stun with repeated use. Because of this, players should avoid a barrage of Stuns to claim Khimaira.
- Resistant to Elemental Magic, but susceptible to melee and Avatars.
- Black Mages should only use Ice based Elemental Magic outside of Elemental Seal.
- Highly resistant to all Enfeebling Magic, including Red Mage Enfeebles and Bard Enfeebles. Black Mage Support Job is useful for landing debuffs with Elemental Seal.
Special attacks:
- Dreadstorm - AoE Terror and 600+ damage.
- Fossilizing Breath - Targeted Cone Attack Petrification.
- Fulmination - 30' AoE Paralyze, Stun and 800+ damage. (Can only be used when HP is 37% and under.
- This move will hit anyone within range regardless of whether they are in the killing Alliance, or have enmity on the mob.
- Plague Swipe - Backwards Cone Attack and Bio (Only used when hate is pulled from behind.)
- Tenebrous Mist - AoE TP reset.
- Thunderstrike - AoE Stun and 600+ damage.
- Tourbillion - Three-hit physical AoE knockback, with Defense Down and 200-1200 damage, depending on Defense and how many hits connect. Can be evaded, or absorbed by 3 shadows.
- Can only be used when its wings are up. Critical damage or Bashes from weapons have a chance to force Khimaira's wings to break temporarily.
Strategy Notes:
- Tanks should stand in front of Khimaira with their backs to the South. This prevents Fossilizing Breath hitting mages.
- Attacks exceptionally fast. Using Elemental Seal with Slow or Elegy, or both, will help tanks keep their shadows.
- At 35%, Khimaira can start readying Fulmination. This should be stunned by a Black Mage with Dark Magic equipment. RDM/DRK is also an option, but Khimaira quickly builds resistance to Stun. As a result, a RDM/DRK may have a problem stunning if the fight lasts a longer period of time than normal.
- Fulmination is a damaging move that will hit your entire alliance. Just one Fulmination can cause enough damage to wipe an alliance.
- Two Stunners is usually enough to prevent Fulmination, but more is recommended.
- Fulmination is not common under 35%, but Khimaira can still use it back to back. Stunners should remain focused because of this.
- Lightning Carol and Barthundra on tanks is recommended, just in case Stun is resisted.
Nyzul Isle:
- Possible boss of the 60th, 80th, and 100th floors. One random Nyzul weapon will always drop.
- On floor 100, Khimaira will also use Fulmination at low health. It will also drop two weapons: One for the job of the Runic Disc holder, and another random one.
Historical Background
In Greek mythology, the Chimera is a monster which had the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake. Sometimes it is described as having both a lion’s head and a goat’s head. It was described as being female (despite being featured with a lion’s mane) and could breathe fire. The Chimera was slain by the hero Bellerophon riding the winged horse Pegasus. The Chimera resided in Lycia (located in Asia Minor [Turkey]). The Chimera was the offspring of Typhon and Echidna along with Cerberus, Hydra, Ladon, Ethon, and Orthrus. The more recent usage of the word refers to any creature that is a combination of other creatures, leading to its use in genetics research to describe a single organism with genetically distinct cells from from two different fertilized eggs, the first step in creating genetically engineered organisms. It is also a word in the English language which refers to a figment of the imagination or any unrealistic idea/concept or any plan that is totally impractical.