Talk:Devil Manta

Testimonials

• Easily soloed by a THF75/DNC37 using Sambas and Waltz as needed.
• Easily soloed by a THF75/NIN37 using bloody bolts for hp and sleep bolts to recast shadows.
• Easily soloed by a SAM75/THF37 using self-skillchain to start off and keeping Seigan and Third Eye up.
• Easily soloed by a MNK71/DNC35 using Drain Samba II and Curing Waltz II. No problems at all.
• Easily soloed by a PUP75/THF37. No problems at all.
• Easily soloed by a DRG75/THF37. Can take you to low hp (red hp,) but rarely. Super Jump and let wyvern tank to get last hit in.
• Easily soloed by a SAM72/THF36. Solo skillchain and keep Seigan and Third Eye up. After getting 100TP after solo skillchain a Tachi: Yukikaze for blind is helpfull. No Hagun used.
• Easily soloed by a Drg75/Mage37.

• Macroing in Bibiki Seashell is a very helpful strategy to come out of this fight with the least amount of damage taken. (note: switching from a fishing rod & tackle to Bibiki Seashell and then back to rod & tackle will not deplete your TP)

• Easily soloed by a WAR75/NIN37 taking almost no dmg
• Easily soloed by a WAR75/DNC37 using Drain Samba II
• Easily soloed by a WHM75/NIN37.
• Easily soloed by a DRK75/NIN37 using shadows and Dread Spikes and having Bibiki Seashell equipped.
• Easily soloed by a BLM75/SCH37 using Sublimation beforehand, Parsimony both times using the sleep nuke method.

Also Easily Soloed by 75RDM/anything with little effort,Paralyze slow blind as needed using a sword with at least 200+ sword skill.Best to bring ACC gear or food.

• Easily soloed by BST75/NIN37 using courier carrie, once pet engaged no damage at all.
• Soloed with some difficulty by THF70/NIN35 using a combination of Raven/Crow evasion gear --Jailey 22:47, 23 June 2009 (UTC).
• Easily soloed by 75pld/dnc. I usually take down 2 others with me. 2 ppl to fish (lvl dosnt matter) and me to kill all mobs. Pld/dnc can solo all 5 mobs in the pond (2 crabs, 2 pugs, and the Mantra) with little difficulty at once. This leaves the 2 fishing friends to fish non stop and not have any down time. Amberly of Unicorn
• Easily soloed as WHM75/THF37, using Flash to reapply Stoneskin.

Confirmation needed

Supposedly the Angel Skin dropped from the Cape Terrigan mob was removed long ago by SE, or the drop rate adjusted to a horrible degree judging from the RMT fishers that moved from Cape Terrigan to Kuftal Tunnel. Can anyone confirm?

--Jhes 20:27, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

Cape Terriggan

It's not that the Devil Manta no longer drops in Cape Terriggan, you can no longer fish up Devil Manta in Cape Terriggan. Several hours spent by myself, as well as many ppl on forums and know ingame is enough evidence to confirm this.

Fishing Skill

What amount (if any) fishing skill is needed to fish the Devil Manta up? --Kariudo 18:33, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

No fishing skill is needed at all. I went there at fishing lvl 3 and got the Manta, but I've seen others with 0 skill get it. (Used a Halcyon Rod (edited from 'Hylacon Rod'??) and Shrimp Lure) --Kushiel 21:52, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

Can a NIN75/THF solo this manta? --Xiath 16:57, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

Easily. Just take Hi-Potions in the rare event you run low on hit points. --Woooodum 15:34, 29 December 2008 (UTC)

suspect numbers

Eternally pure's first edit on 8 Oct. 2008 added a huge number to the supposed drop stats of angel skin. His similar edits on the Serket page were reverted. I am forced to wonder if his numbers are legit. --VxSote 21:19, 23 January 2009 (UTC)

I've adjusted the current totals to remove the numbers this clown added. --VxSote 22:53, 4 February 2009 (UTC)

Extrapolated drop rates for other items preserving current % for Manta Skin and Shall Shell. As the total number or attempts were way off... Remember you need to update all drops weather you get what you want or not. User:FFXI-Blink 28 February 2009

You can't just "extrapolate" drop rates, that defeats the purpose of trying to obtain accurate figures through actual experience.--Anthoron T/ C 05:36, 21 March 2009 (UTC)

Kuftal Tunnel respawn time

Why was the Kuftal Tunnel respawn time changed from 10 minutes to 12 minutes a few revisions ago? I don't see any discussion on it or a reason and I am pretty sure I have seen it fished up before 12 minutes after death. MasterEx 12:11, 3 April 2009 (UTC)

Also, reverted changes made today, and made modification to the text to indicate that respawn timer is approximately 10 minutes, this needs to be discussed, mainly due to the fact that a 12 minute respawn timer is not widely accepted as one that's consistent of already existent respawn timers. --Yekyaa 04:38, 26 April 2009 (UTC)

12 minutes is not the respawn time contrary to popular belief. Angel skins are the my main source of income in the game. I have a timer set for 10 minutes after the Devil Manta disappears. After more than 9 straight hours of farming it, I caught it many times at under the 11 minute mark but never before the 10 minute mark. I hope this helps to clear things up.--Wordlife187 12:25, 20 May 2009 (UTC)

100% Fish Up Rate

Myself and Ironhide from Bahamut have seen this many times. If 2 Crabs and 2 Pugils are out of the pond at the same time, the next person to catch anything with difficulty, will fish up the Devil Manta. If the next person fishes up something with no difficulty, the catch is more than likely a Rusty Cap or Rusty Subligar.--Wordlife187 12:25, 20 May 2009 (UTC) EDIT----ONLY fish it up if it had 3 ! at the end , for example- You've got something on the hook!!! means a mob - You've got something on the hook! a item. Good luck!

I've found this to be completely untrue. I spent an hour fishing here and saw about 8 crabs and 8 pugils before the manta popped. I personally killed half of them.

That's because you killed some of the mobs and they respawned and you caught and killed them again. He specifically said 2 crabs and 2 pugils out of the pond AT THE SAME TIME. This works because there is a limit to how many mobs can be spawned by fishing at once. --Jcarlson08 05:06, 17 June 2009 (UTC)