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Cocytus Pole
(Staff) All Races
DMG:52 DLY:402
HP+13
+20
Additional Effect: "Ice Spikes"
Lv.69 MNK/WHM/PLD/DRG
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drop rate
# Jan 25 2009 at 10:37 AM Rating: Decent
7/17

So you've got roughtly a 50% chance of seeing it drop, I guess-
MNK Burned it.
# Feb 04 2006 at 7:48 PM Rating: Default
25 posts
Beat it with MNK68/WAR x2, MNK69/WAR, WHM70/SMN, RDM69/BLM, and BRD67/WHM. I (a 68 MNK) came close to dying a few times getting hit, taking most of the hate from Hundred Fists (2 of the 3 MNKs 2 Hred this, anyone else in the party I can't verify) >.> Hit single digits twice. But no one died thanks to Cure IV spam and some TIMELY hate steals from fellow MNKs. So it's not mega hard, if you're down here in the first place leveling you could possible take it with 2 HRs no problem and some concentration. Bad drops though just the Blizzaga II scroll.

EDIT: Spawns at G-8, around there. We camped at a connecting cave in G-9 or so, right on the lines if you look at a map..

Edited, Sat Feb 4 19:14:41 2006
Spiffy.
# Nov 08 2005 at 4:48 PM Rating: Decent
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585 posts
Looks like a pretty good soloing weapon for a DRG. By the time we get this staff we'll get Spirit Taker, and the Ice Spikes would make a noticeable difference when fighting longer battles. The extra +6 to the HB trigger would be nice, too.

*drools* Have to get one now!
origin of name
# Oct 13 2005 at 10:15 PM Rating: Excellent
36 posts
I'm surprised no one really posted this yet. o.o I just read _The Inferno_ by Dante for school, and I thought it would be cool to share where the name comes from. For people who don't know, _The Inferno_ is basically the story of a man's (Dante's) trip through Hell; he descends to Hell and sees people who've committed various sins and are stuck in lower and lower levels in Hell and punished based on the severity of their sin.

Cocytus is the name of the lowest level of Hell in _The Inferno_, where people who have betrayed other people are put. For most of the people there, their punishment is to be frozen to some degree in ice. Some people are buried completely in ice, some are just frosted over, etc. So it makes sense that this pole would give an enchantment that covers you in ice.

I'm nowhere high level enough to defeat this mob, or contribute anything useful about the effect, but I thought that that was cool. Go SE for classical literature references.

Edited, Thu Oct 13 23:34:15 2005
RE: origin of name
# Nov 06 2005 at 7:53 PM Rating: Excellent
I figure it's loosely related one way or another, but Cocytus is also (if not originally) one of the five rivers in Hades- the River of Lamentation. Those who aren't buried properly (with a coin) will be refused by the ferryman, Charon, who carries the deceased souls across the river Acheron. Those not burried properly, who don't have the coin, aren't admitted, and are forced to wander the banks of Styx (the river of hate that circles Hades 9 times) and Cocytus for hundreds of years.
RE: origin of name
# Feb 09 2006 at 5:16 PM Rating: Default
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177 posts
This seems to be what the chorus of "Planet Hell" by Nightwish is about.
Pos
# Oct 02 2005 at 8:24 AM Rating: Decent
Not sure of the Actual <pos> but i can tell you that he/she/it spawns inthe west side Bones Area in the lower map. Go just NE of the west camp there and it will be terrorizing the 58-62 mnk ptys over there.
hey never seen him lol
# Aug 20 2005 at 3:11 PM Rating: Decent
hey any of you guys remember where he spawned? the pole seems kinda cool
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# Jan 23 2005 at 1:38 AM Rating: Excellent
17 posts
how the ice spikes effect works:
it's just like any additional effect: it goes off randomly, with a standard AE, example AE: Poison, the target is randomly affected by poison as you attack, with this, it works the same way, except when the AE goes off, you gain ice spikes for approximately 1-2 minutes
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# Dec 31 2004 at 1:30 AM Rating: Decent
Killed Taxim today and only got a scroll of Blizzaga II -.-;
Additional Effect
# Nov 01 2004 at 1:27 PM Rating: Default
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279 posts
Cocytus is one of the five rivers of Hades. My only guess of the activation is possibly hitting a fire or undead monster with this pole..
How
# Oct 18 2004 at 4:06 PM Rating: Decent
33 posts
hmmm. Anyone know how the Ice Spikes effect works? We were leveling in Gustav and killed this guy. PLD lot 100 and I (whm) lot 911. After we are done I did the usual teleport-altep and on the way to Raboe, i equip it and fight some Spiders. Nothing. I did notice a little wierd light (like light staff additional effect). But no additional damage was done. Am I missing something?

btw we got the bow from Dred too. I love it when the LS pts and the level 70 thf is with us. TH2 is so nice.
RE: How
# Oct 27 2004 at 2:27 PM Rating: Good
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Well, Ice Spikes mean when YOU get hit damage will be done to the mob...don't know if the spiders you fought were hitting you at all.
RE: How
# Nov 10 2004 at 6:54 AM Rating: Decent
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411 posts
some equipment (ie - War Brais) has "Blaze Spikes" effect, but only happens 1/4 of the time.

May be just a random chance of it happening.
no blm
# Aug 28 2004 at 6:12 PM Rating: Decent
black mages should be able to use this
RE: no blm
# Oct 08 2004 at 12:04 PM Rating: Good
46 posts
Black Mages can cast Ice Spikes, so having the effect is only a mild convenience. Stick to a Mahagony Pole if you want the damage, or grab a Master Caster's Pole if you're looking for the hp/mp bonus.
RE: no blm
# Oct 16 2004 at 12:19 PM Rating: Decent
this pole is to be used with hundred fists, i'd assume.
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