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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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lvl?
# Mar 23 2005 at 5:37 PM Rating: Decent
what lvl do you have to be to kill this bat??
bst is the way to go
# Mar 21 2005 at 10:08 AM Rating: Decent
43 posts
if your a bst and lvling on secret beach give this nm a go pretty easy to kill at 21 just charm a vt pugil 2 hour and its on like donky-kong ><. hw killed me once at 19 but at 21 i got revenge ^-.-^.
My Story ^^
# Mar 20 2005 at 11:49 AM Rating: Decent
A few weeks ago i decided that i would camp this nm. I'm a 32WAR/THF, race mithra. So, i went to the cave/tunnel that leads to Gustav Tunnel and killed all bats that spawned in the tunnel. after about 1 hr 45 minutes, it spawns, no drop.

I continued to kill bats, and about 1hr 15 minutes later it spawned again, no drop. So i started killing bats for a third time. This time the spawn took a little under 2 hours, and i got the drop. the fight itself wasn't that hard after i voked the bat. normally i would recommend hitting it with Sneak Attack if you're able as it makes the fight go much, MUCH quicker.

i think the biggest problem is paranoia that one of the many lvl 55-65's that go through here would claim before you do. also you can end up being a n00b pt's savior (had a lvl 14 pt on the secret beach trying to kill stuff... ended up killing gobs that they got aggroed on.)

All told, i spent about 6 hours here camping the bat, and although i only got one drop, i did get 3 stacks of bat wings. moral of this story? 50k drop plus a great deal of Sandorian fame (with an additional 3.6k from the bat wings quest). =D
first try
# Mar 17 2005 at 8:18 PM Rating: Decent
19 posts
I was passing through the dunes when I decided I should try and see if I can get this little bugger. As soon as I got to secret beach and hit the tunnel closest to Gustav I spotted the Golden Bat, killed it and got the drop on my first try. I was wearing all level 20 and below gear when I did this (heading to Bastok to do a BCNM) so it is definitely solo'able at level 30. Cheers.
Damn It
# Mar 17 2005 at 4:00 AM Rating: Decent
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613 posts
I was camping it and was running to and fro each tunnel, and when i get back to the second one, someone jumps off their chocobo and claims the golden bat. ;_; I asked the guy if he got the drop and he said no, so I feel a little better about it.
golden
# Mar 15 2005 at 8:39 AM Rating: Decent
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447 posts
The spawn rate has been anywhere from 45min to 90min. What I do is start in one cave and kill all the bats and lizards. Then walk to the other cave past secret beach and kill the 2 giant bats. Head back to other cave and keep both caves empty. The spawn rates are 6-7min between bat spawns. Even if you are unsuccessful with the Golden bat drop, you are still collecting bat wings and lizard skins/tails which add up pretty fast. If you have a lucky hour getting the drop, plus skins/wins/tails, it could net you 50-70k.
Minimum level
# Mar 14 2005 at 10:20 PM Rating: Decent
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Just soloed it with THF29/WAR14. Barely lived and had to use 2HR. I was buffed on food as well. No drop... ;6

If you can get the cape for 50k at the AH take it. It's not worth the time to camp...
Golden Bat
# Mar 12 2005 at 5:18 AM Rating: Decent
As a 32PLD/16THF i easily took this beast down after 5 hours of camping and only 2 spawns each time it dropped the cape (^.^)
can i solo it?
# Mar 08 2005 at 9:35 AM Rating: Decent
my main character is a lvl 32 mithra warrior and i could feasibly sub either mnk or thf. i've wanted to kill this nm for quite some time, but i never knew if i could solo it or not. any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
RE: can i solo it?
# Mar 12 2005 at 4:17 AM Rating: Default
yes it can be soloed at that lvl i did it with my 31 war/whm. with whm sub you don't need Mighty Strikes!
can i solo it?
# Mar 08 2005 at 9:30 AM Rating: Decent
my main character is a lvl 32 mithra warrior and i could feasibly sub either mnk or thf. i've wanted to kill this nm for quite some time, but i never knew if i could solo it or not. any advice or help would be greatly appreciated. thanks.
^_^
# Mar 07 2005 at 3:07 PM Rating: Decent
i got this guy on Ifrit with my PT in the dunes camp was around D-6, the RNG pulled it he said he saw it on wide scan, we were all lvl 19-20 and took it down with me the THF using voke+perfect dodge, no drop :(
GB
# Mar 07 2005 at 6:39 AM Rating: Decent
heheh...i was farming lizard skins/skilling up sword and dagger for my drk/nin, and giant bats are good skill at their current lvl. I'm thinkin, "Hey, i might get GB" and then there he is. Seeing as i didn't have TH, i invited a nearby THF who was LFG. i voke (war/nin for skill) and then i let him wail on it. Got the drop, thf was cool let me have it ^^ 40k on San'Doria AH, my stack of lizard skins was 20k. Damn good money for a skill up run.
Goldy
# Mar 04 2005 at 3:42 AM Rating: Decent
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I am a Lv. 30WHM/15BLM, and was camping with my best friend 38RDM/15THF... We get to the tunnel near the Gustav zone, and within 5 minutes, Goldy pops. With him using Stoneskin and Phalanx, and me using Stoneskin and Blink, along with Pro II, we managed to kill him together, in about 45 seconds, using less than half our MP. 1/1 One kill, and we got Batwing and Night cape. 80k in Jeuno, and someone just paid 200k for it today!

As for the spawn time, can't count the first one, but we never saw a second spawn, I wasn't aware he could spawn in the northern, tunnel, but we waited about 2 hours, killing Giant Bats by the pair every 5 mins. Next time, I'll sit in one tunnel, and him in the other, we'll see how that works. We're trying again tonight, and I'll be sure to post and update the spawn time / drop rate as of yet...

~Simplicity [Remora]~
RE: Goldy
# Mar 14 2005 at 8:08 PM Rating: Decent
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200K!!!??? Man I thought Misgarsormr was expensive. This thing sells for 50k in Jeuno, and in my opinion not worth camping for. (esp. if there is any competition in the area)

Sounds like most people that don't just "stumble upon" the drop spend 10 hrs to get the cape.

In 10 hours I could make enough farming to buy two of these capes!!!

Not to mention, campers are the least interesting people that play this game... XD
Golden Bat
# Mar 01 2005 at 2:51 AM Rating: Decent
This has to be the easies NM I have ever come across so far....I was lvl 35 WAR when I soloed it.....got the Night Cape first drop
nerf'd
# Feb 14 2005 at 6:18 PM Rating: Decent
Golden Bat has been screwed. I don't know the situation on other servers but here on Odin spawn rate has gone up from 45min-1hr to 2-3hrs.

As of right now I've been camping Golden Bat 2 1/2 hours. And i've seen nothing.
RE: nerf'd
# Feb 26 2005 at 10:07 PM Rating: Decent
2 hrs and 50 min I have been camping thisamn bat now (Fairy server) I am about ready to go out of my mind!!!
RE: nerf'd
# Feb 25 2005 at 5:36 PM Rating: Decent
28 posts
I camp him occasionally on Caitsith server, he still spawns about every half hour - 1 hour and a half and using TH1 i am 3/6 he has dropped exactly every other kill for me. as drk i can own him in 3-4 hits

Rlspears
DRK56
RE: nerf'd
# Apr 15 2005 at 7:18 AM Rating: Default
23 posts
No one cares about your 3-4hits....but by the way, I can own him in like 1-2 hits
1/6
# Feb 12 2005 at 3:40 PM Rating: Good
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103 posts
Yay ^^
Finally got my cape! 1/6 now.
Took him as lvl 36 nin. He is very easy to kill at this lvl.
Z??
# Feb 08 2005 at 4:17 AM Rating: Decent
Could a 35 thf take this one down? I think this might be my first NM hunt.
yay sorta
# Feb 07 2005 at 6:36 PM Rating: Decent
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290 posts
I was there PL my sister today. Then she got kicked from her pty as she was then 3 lvls higher. We both go to the cave and kill the two giant bats ther eto get our weapons kills up a bit and I say

"a NM bat spawns here occasionally, called the golden bat, blah blah blah!

Then POP!

As if on cue he appears! Right infront of us too. No one else there either, except a single lvl 18 pty on the beach.

I squeal a bit and claim him with dia. Then I smack him about with a staff seeing as there wasnt any point dropping big magic on him. (44BLM at the time)

No drop, just a bat wing. But it was fun anyway.

just a bat wing ;_;
# Feb 05 2005 at 3:37 AM Rating: Decent
i killed Golden Bat once. all he dropped was a stupid bat wing, though... -_-
golden bat info
# Feb 04 2005 at 2:34 PM Rating: Excellent
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112 posts
this guy is almost never camped on siren so i camp him to pass the time and gain easy money drops usually 50% of the time w/ th1 i use mnk for chi blast but have never needed it so far. spawn rate has been 1hr 15min to 2hrs place holders spawn almost 5 min on the dot if killed consistantly. hope this helps.
Golden Bat
# Jan 31 2005 at 5:09 AM Rating: Default
Right now, i`m just now trying to camp for it and some idiot dragged out two Giant Bats that needed to be killed. Even as i type this and play at the same time, my patience and such is growing thin on the high level RDM! the Ifrit server has some of the jacked up a**es when it comes to NM hunting...
0/5
# Jan 30 2005 at 2:45 PM Rating: Good
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103 posts
I'm 0/5 with Golden Bat. Not hard to claim in the small tunnel with /target npc /provoke macro.

Cape is 50k on Odin. Also, the Giant Bats spawn every 6min exactly from what I've observed.
i just hate it :(
# Jan 29 2005 at 12:54 PM Rating: Decent
oops

Edited, Wed Feb 2 19:20:09 2005
I HATE THIS F//EN BAT MORE THAN U
# Jan 29 2005 at 12:52 PM Rating: Decent
I hate this sh** i camped all the day for this bat
as war30/mnk14 xD i know what r u going to say but i delvld <,<

& i have 0/5 on this
then a THF came & camped for only 5min & he got it
O.o
Golbat
# Jan 14 2005 at 2:24 AM Rating: Default
He Is Never camped On bahamut server Im Makeing A killing On it Sells for 50k in Jueno i get send It to my Mule and Sell it while Its up On my mule I go Camp It again For Mine Im makein Like 200k a week on it not alot But gotta Find some thing to Get Gil Cause of Damn Gilsellers
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