Nandi

Family: Dhalmel Crystal: Earth Weak to: Lightning, Wind Notorious Monster

File:Nandi2.jpg Nandi

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Eastern Altepa Desert	48-49	Rathe Earring (???%)		1	L, S, Sc 4,000~4,500 HP
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

Notes:

• Spawns around F-8 and G-8; Seen as far as E-8.
• Exclusively uses Healing Breeze very rapidly for up to 900 HP regained.
• Has very high TP gain from receiving physical attacks, but no inherent Regain trait.

• Any Job with Subtle Blow prevents from high TP gain.

• Occasionally, attacks have an "En-Slow" effect.
• Easy fight for DRG58/THF29 with pro2 and taco.
• Decent fight for BST65/WHM32. Every time my pet and I actually did a decent amount of damage, Nandi spammed Healing Breeze. Sometimes one right after the other, which made the fight last for about 15 minutes.
• Very long and annoying fight for THF58/DNC29 using meat mithkabob and musketeer commander's falchion with sword merits and viking shield. Brought out NPC with great katana to help. Got it to 1% hp a couple times but didn't actually kill it until I landed a lucky 955 damage Sneak Attack + Fast Blade + distortion skillchain. With a decent evasion setup, you should barely be hit. Stephanox 09:51, January 22, 2010 (UTC)
• Easily killed by a Bst64/Dnc using Lifedrinker Lars.

Historical Background

Nandi is the bull which Siva rides and the gate keeper of Siva and Parvati in Hindu mythology. In addition to being a mount, Nandi is also the chief follower of Siva. So much so, that in some stories, not only does he have Siva's protection, but Nandi has the same powers as Siva.