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Vana'diel Bestiary: Golden Bat  

Family:Bats
Found in:Valkurm Dunes
Level:26 - 27
Flags:
  • Notorious Monster
  • Aggro
  • Not Linking
  • Detects by Sound
  • Based on Wind
  • Weak against Light
  • Weak against Wind
  • Strong against Darkness
Drops:
Involved in Quests:
Updated: Tue Feb 4 20:27:35 2014

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General Information

  • NM is a lottery spawn from the Giant Bat mobs at C-6, C-7 and B-8.
  • All giant bats in these areas are potential placeholders.
  • NMs will link other bats in area.

Nyzul Isle Mob Notes

  • Appears on floors 61-80.
  • Drops a ??? Cape which may be appraised into a Night Cape.

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# Mar 26 2004 at 1:31 PM Rating: Decent
16 posts
On Bahamut, the cape sells for as little as 25k in Jeuno and as much as 35k+ in Windurst. Not too sure about the other cities...but they're probably close to Windurst's price. It usually sells pretty fast for me. I killed the bat 5 times before I ever got a drop and then got the cape 3 times in a row. I have yet to see another cape :/ From my experiences, he's usually right at a 1hour spawn time. I've rarely had to wait longer than that. One thing I did a few times was kill Valkurm Emperor(no drop), kill bat, and by the time you get Golden Bat, VE should be ready to spawn again. ;) I've yet to get the hairpin, btw. >_<
bat
# Mar 24 2004 at 10:28 PM Rating: Decent
You can probably solo this thing at lvl 32 or id recommend at least lvl 36 or so.I almost got killed at lvl 30 drk but luckily a whm was nearby.Got the cape first try and didnt even know he was a NM at first lol
golden bat
# Mar 24 2004 at 9:12 PM Rating: Decent
well, i fought the golden mister. it took me about an hour of killing giant bats in (B-8), but surely enough, it popped up. i am 29rdm/10 rng, but i had to have a friend help me kill it, since i am a low health taru. but, since tarus have no luck, i didnt get cape, but i will keep trying :) i want 25,000 gil. any fighter class 30 and up "should" be able to kill the bat, but you will still need to be careful. if you ever wanna go hunting for the golden battaru, send me a tell...
Munchkin
gilgamesh good luck, you will need it
Bat
# Mar 20 2004 at 4:45 PM Rating: Decent
18 posts
Fought this guy around 10:00 during the day, just killed the Giant bats in both caves and came once they respawned, droped night cape.
Easy
# Mar 18 2004 at 10:48 PM Rating: Decent
I'm a 33/15 RDM/WHM and I camped the hell outta this bat for the last 2 days. I have got 4 capes total from this NM and it was easy. My big mistake is I keep thinkin that it is a Giant bat so I pull it and only have half health when I engage. If I can beat it with only half health (250 outta 510) then it should be pretty easy for a lot of people. Good Luck all!!
$$$$
# Mar 03 2004 at 2:29 PM Rating: Default
how much money does this cape sell for?
RE: $$$$
# Dec 07 2005 at 9:23 AM Rating: Decent
On Unicorn, this cape goes for anywhere between 90K and 110K in Jeuno.
RE: $$$$
# Mar 15 2004 at 8:43 AM Rating: Decent
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25k phoenix. got the cape literally after 10 min of waiting. If only valkrum emperor were so kind to me.
RE: $$$$
# Mar 09 2004 at 12:08 PM Rating: Decent
On Diabolos it sells for around 30k
Info
# Feb 29 2004 at 2:31 PM Rating: Default
Camped this NM for roughly 2 hours, it spawned by the Gustav Tunnel Entrance. The time was about 9:00 (game time) on darksday. Got the drop too :D
Valkurm NM's
# Feb 27 2004 at 1:39 AM Rating: Good
I have found that Valkurm is an allright place to camp for NM's due to a couple of facts. Fire elementals spawn close to the Emperor campsite which will get you some nice fire clusters. And also, in between the Emperor spawns you can also camp these. The Golden Bat is a fairly common spawn around every hour at night time. Although I have killed it 3 times i have yet to get the Night Cape. It spawns as one of the two Giant Bats closest to Gustav at night. As for the Emperor i have only gotten him 4 times, and no drop, but ill get one soon :D.
Hunting Tips
# Feb 20 2004 at 5:38 AM Rating: Excellent
I have killed the Golden Bat a few times now and have noticed a few things others may find helpful.
There are 3 possible placeholders for the Golden Bat. Two Giant Bats in B-8 and one Giant Bat in C-6/7. Once you kill them, they respawn in about 6 minutes. The Golden Bat will spawn in place of one of these 3 bats every 2 hours or so. I've heard it spawns in as little as 30 minutes, but my experience hasn't shown that yet.
I have had the best experience with the two in B-8.
I have killed the bat on almost every day of the week at many different times, so while some days may make it more likely to spawn sooner (so the rumors say) you don't *have* to wait for a specific time.
As far as difficulty goes, I'm using a 41BLM/15THF. Anyone above 30 shouldn't have a problem with it.
Hope this helps some of you hunters out there. This is a great NM to start on, at least on my server ^^
Lmao
# Feb 17 2004 at 11:43 PM Rating: Default
I just killed this bat as a 37rdm/18thf lmao i got 12 experience points, and a frickin bat wing.... not leaveing till i get a cape! not telling server because nobody is camping it atm
deadbat
# Feb 17 2004 at 10:49 AM Rating: Decent
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I was able to kill this thing as a lvl 31 WHM/BLM. Had to use Benediction, as I burned all my mp on offensive spells, but it can be done as a WHM. I'm pretty sure it spawned 3 times in 4 hours in the tunnel to Gustav. Never seen it in the connecting tunnel, just the entrance to Gustav.
Night Cape
# Feb 14 2004 at 4:36 PM Rating: Default
i killed it with my 38/15 rdm/thf. i was surprised a whole party of lvl 40+ didnt' kill while going to gustav tunnel. luckily they didnt kill it or they knew that that one would not drop the cape. i killed it pretty simple and all it dropped was a bat wing. i was pretty dissapointed, but that adds another NM for me. So far i've seen it, it spawns in the cave closest to gustav tunnel where 2 bats are always found. night cape is worth from 25k-35k so it's not a bad thing too.
just fouhgt bat
# Feb 13 2004 at 11:11 PM Rating: Default
Dude that bat was cake the only thing it didn't drop Im a level 30 war/15 thief DAMMIT
i didnt even use my 2hr
lol hope to get it soon Feb 13,2004 saw it on wind day
#Anonymous, Posted: Feb 08 2004 at 11:02 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) lol i didn't know it was a NM
#Anonymous, Posted: Feb 08 2004 at 11:00 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) o crap! this was a NM monster?
Lordofnightmare
# Feb 08 2004 at 10:59 PM Rating: Default
o crap! this was a NM monster?
i took down most of his hp down with my lvl 19 blm and also had a lvl 18 whm curing me
when it was almost dead and i ranout of MP, my party members came to help me out and we killed it
bat
# Feb 08 2004 at 4:57 PM Rating: Decent
I got this guy to drop today 2-9-04. I just logged in from camping there the day before. It was around 23:00 or so and i noticed that it is close to pop time so i cleared the cave in C-7 at around 00:37 and then at 02:15 am He popped right in front of me. used 2 hr worked him and he dropped the cape.

Happy hunting
Easy!
# Feb 06 2004 at 3:31 AM Rating: Default
Me and a friend were only there to do the Bard quest, and then we saw an exiting cave.
"Let's go in" I said. And we did, and there it was...The Golden Bat, we killed it fairly easily, and we got the Cape!
Since I had about 200k gil at that monent, I gave the cape to my friend^^

Trocian - Ifrit, DRG32/WAR16
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# Jan 23 2004 at 1:22 AM Rating: Default
After messing with this camp; and yes its a camp, the bat usually spawns in 2 hour give or take r/l time intervals; placeholders are the giant bats in the caves near the tunnel; as a 31rdm/nin to really control the fight i use the 2 hour with utsusemi, and debuffs exc... otherwise the bat can be a pretty dangerous opponent as it hits for a good bit of damage. I have "figured" that you can get it too spawn fairly regularly (only 2 spawns so far so dont sue me if it aint right) by getting the placeholders cleared out in the early morning hours; 200-500am before dawn. So fact from fiction; the spawn is a maybe so maybe no every 2 hours assuming placeholders are cleared between 2-5am, started camping this little joker pretty much exclusivly at 31, and im half way to level off giant bats... Ive killed golden bat twice and got crappy wings for my trouble... the cape is also being misreported as nins can also use it as well, making it a quality specific replacement for travelers mantel. Cheapest ive seen it go for on the AH is 30k, so be wairey of higher level folk "hanging around" while you camp it, else you may get vulched. Most people get wood when it spawns... so consider yourself warned hehe. I would also suggest sticking to the cave near the water, tunnel zone, for your camp; exposing the other possible spawns just makes you prey to high level vulching. Hope this helps and good luck getting a cape.

Einhander Ilfrit 31rdm/24nin
long camp possible lies
# Jan 22 2004 at 12:50 AM Rating: Default
Ive camped this little chikaka for hours, and have yet to even see him spawn... wasted most critters in this little area as well... although it presents itself as a tough camp due to proximity to the cave thusly lots of high levels stroll through here making it a juicey target to loose, which is a bummer... cause it appears this is gunna be a long long camp for me... one of the better ninja capes at the early levels there are.
#Anonymous, Posted: Jan 16 2004 at 1:14 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Lol i doubt that guy is lvl 70, the 50 i can believe because he I am lvl 47, yet he does kinda act badass i agree, and btw i killed it in one hit at lvl 47 muha lol (blm)
Spawn you bat
# Jan 11 2004 at 7:32 PM Rating: Default
This bat is stupid. It won't spawn for me. Is the spawn exactly two hours and what are the odds of getting the night cape?
RE: Spawn you bat
# Mar 24 2004 at 9:14 PM Rating: Decent
the bat isnt stupid, i got it my first time hunting it, but i didnt get cape, just kill the two giant bats in (B-8) for bout an hour and he will poke his head out good luck
RE: Spawn you bat
# Mar 29 2004 at 1:07 AM Rating: Decent
20 posts
he's golden!
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