Piasa

Job: Family: Bird Crystal: Wind Weak to: Notorious Monster

Piasa

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Abyssea - La Theine		Navarch's Choker (9.4%) Seigneur Shield (73.6%) Buffalo Meat (1.9%) Clot Plasma (5.7%) Coral Fragment (5.7%) Darksteel Ore (1.9%) Divine Log (3.8%) Dragon Meat (13.2%) Galateia (5.7%) Karakul Wool (5.7%) Rainbow Cloth (0%) Sailcloth (3.8%)			A,T(S),L ??? 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:

• Respawned just over an hour after being defeated.
• Above statement is incorrect since update. I've just camped it, killing twice. 15 Min re-pop. --Anth 23:51, January 3, 2011 (UTC)
• Has Enaero that does 30~50 damage with both Shell V and Baraera on.
• Damnation Dive has an additional Stun effect that lasts longer than usual.
  • Also has a possible hate reset.
    • The hate reset on Damnation Dive seems to accompany its stun effect. If the stun does not land, hate is not reset.
• Has fairly low accuracy.
• Has a mild Double Attack rate.
• Immune or highly resistant to light and dark sleep, bind and gravity.
• About 1400 XP/person (6 members)
• Much larger than other birds in the area.
• Spawns around E-7/D-6
• Hits fairly hard, blink tanking recommended.
  • Starts using Helldive back to back seemingly at will at random parts throughout the battle, will pulverise a Paladin if not careful. Evasion tanking with support HIGHLY advised.
  • Was hitting a DipperYuly for at least 220-320 per hit with high additional effect.
• Links to and with other birds. Recommend pulling mob slightly down the hill towards the east of its pop area.
• When soloing on summoner; Carbuncle dies in as few as 5+ hits. Wall kiting method not needed but do not get too far ahead of Piasa or he will deaggro when pet dies.
• Solod by PUP/NIN at 90 with Southsoother, VV, and Strongarm Atmas.

Historical Background

Piasa was the name given to a legendary bird in the Mississippi Valley region back in the 1600s. Source.