------------------------------------------ ---------------************--------------- ---------------DUSTIA CHAIN--------------- ---------------BahamutXII----------------- ---------------May 14, '09---------------- ---------------************--------------- “What is Dustia?” Dustia is one of the 80 rare monsters in Final Fantasy XII. Dustia is used to level grind players. “What are the requirements for Dustia to spawn?” In order to spawn Dustia, you only need to be able to buy phoenix downs. “Is there anything more that I must do?” Yes. This is quite simple. In order for Dustia to spawn, one of your party's members must have below 10% HP. “Where is Dustia located?” Dustia is located the Corridor of Sand, Dalmasca Westersand. Alright, let's start out this FAQ. Yes, I know I already answered questions with these answers, but I'm posting them again. Dustia is one of the 80 rare monsters in Final Fantasy XII, listed as an entry under the Oversoul category. This exploit is used to grind people's levels immensely. You also obtain drops that sell for a lot of gil. These drops are Book of Orgain and Flame Staff. In order to spawn Dustia at all, you must be able to purchase phoenix downs. Here's a suggestion: set your battle speed to slow and have it on “wait”. This way, Dustia will be casting dark for some time and you will have enough time to kill him. Now, how to kill him? Well, let me first list his stats. Minimum Stats Level: 17 Evade %: 2 HP: 7,266 MP: 975 Power: 27 Def: 8 Magick Power: 17 Magick Def: 7 Maximum Stats Level: 18 Evade %: 2 HP: 7,272 MP: 995 Power: 28 Def: 8 Magick Power: 18 Magick Def: 7 --------------------------------------------------- ----------------******************----------------- ----------------EXTRA INFORMATION!----------------- ----------------******************----------------- --------------------------------------------------- Number: 61/80 LP: 3 Common steal: Book of Orgain-Mille Uncommon steal: Nothing Rare steal: Nothing Common drop: Book of Orgain Uncommon drop: Flame Staff Rare drop: Nothing Very Rare drop: Nothing Monograph drop: Arcana (30% with Warmage's Monograph) Canopic Jar drop: High Arcana (5%) Common poach: pebble Rare poach: Capricorn gem Attacks: 12-hit max; Ram Abilities: Dark, Doom, Annul Weak: Holy Resistant to: Nothing Immune to: Death, petrify, sleep, disease, poison, lure, and berserk Absorbs: Dark ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------***********-------------------- ---------------------How To Beat-------------------- ---------------------***********-------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- So, after you've done all the requirements, here's what you do. When Dustia spawns, wait for his health bar to appear, then use a Phoenix Down on Dustia to kill him in one hit. When you select a Phoenix Down, press L1 and select Dustia. After your character has used a phoenix down, wait for Dustia to react to it. Once you see Dustia reacting to it, press X to pause (don't forget to have it on “wait mode”!). If any loot were to drop, it will still drop after pressing X, even though everything else seemed to have frozen. This will make it easier for you to pick up the loot. After you've picked up the loot, quickly leave the area, from where you came, before the amount of EXP and LP gained shows. This way, if you go back, Dustia will spawn again. If it so happens that you zone out too slowly, then you must two-zone to respawn Dustia. In order to two-zone, you just have to leave the area, then go to two other areas and come back. This works with any monster. There will be a cockatrice that's relatively close to you, but the most it will do is somewhat walk toward you and cast protect. So don't worry. Dustia either gives 1,098 experience or 1,101 experience, but always 3 LP. The amount of experience received depends on his level. If you keep chaining, you will sooner or later heal yourself by picking up the loot. If this is the case, two-zone and hit yourself again until you're 10% or under, then go back. “How long does it take to level up to 99?” | LVL | Experience | Dustias | Time | |-----+-------------+----------+------------| | 25 |... 108,523 |...... 99 | 40 min | 30 |.... 199,920 |..... 182 | 73.54 min | 35 |.... 337,647 |..... 308 | 124.44 min | 40 |.... 534,604 |..... 487 | 3.28 hrs | 45 |.... 805,191 |..... 733 | 5.74 hrs | 50 |.. 1,165,308 |.. 1,060 | 7.14 hrs| | 55 |.. 1,632,355 |.. 1,485 | 10.00 hrs | 60 |.. 2,225,232 |.. 2,024 | 13.63 hrs | 65 |.. 2,964,339 |. . 2,696 | 18.15 hrs | 70 |.. 3,871,576 |. . 3,522 | 23.72 hrs | 75 |.. 4,970,343 |. . 4,521 | 30.44 hrs | 80 |.. 6,285,540 |. . 5,717 | 38.50 hrs | 85 |.. 7,843,567 |.. 7,134 | 48.04 hrs | 90 |.. 9,672,324 |. . 8,797 | 59.24 hrs | 95 | 11,801,211 | 10,734 | 72.28 hrs | 97 | 12,743,674 | 11,591 | 78.04 hrs | 99 | 13,741,129 | 12,498 | 84.16 hrs +--------------------------------------------------+ ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------*****************----------------- ------------------OTHER INFORMATION----------------- ------------------*****************----------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Remember reading that you can obtain Arcanas from a monograph drop? Well, you can use those Arcanas in order to get a really helpful accessory. I'll explain how to get them now. Once you have 15 Arcanas and 33 Gysahl Greens, sell them to a shop and you'll get a notice saying there are new goods in the Bazaar. Well, you're now able to purchase the Hermes Sandals. This gives the wearer Haste.