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Vana'diel Bestiary: Spook  

Family:Ghost
Found in:King Ranperre's Tomb
Level:11 - 13
Flags:
  • Aggro
  • Not Linking
  • Appears at Night
  • Detects by Sound
  • Detects by Low HP
  • Based on Ice
  • Weak against Fire
  • Weak against Light
  • Strong against Darkness
  • Strong against Ice
Drops:
Updated: Mon Mar 16 21:49:41 2009

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Appears 20:00 - 4:00 near King's Tomb.

This page last modified 2007-09-25 13:50:32.
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yes!
# Jan 15 2005 at 3:06 PM Rating: Decent
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I was walking around Ranperres, trying to get Gruel or Crypt, so I was about to log....I was like...ok...its 19:00, lets go see if I can get spook.....I go...I claim...I get drop!!!! I'm like, ok...lets wait for another pop...I wait...I claim...I get drop!!! I waited again but nothing came so I had to go. I was Blm 40/ Thf 15 at the time......sub thief!!!! ^^

I'm 2/3 now ^^.
Mantle 1st try
# Jan 10 2005 at 2:13 AM Rating: Decent
LOL OMG... i went there tonight.. no one was there... then ONE person shows up at 19:57

Then i get the claim... and on the FIRST kill... the mantle drops... :D

I never hunted this thing before too :D

yay me
Second try
# Jan 10 2005 at 1:32 AM Rating: Decent
23 posts
I got spook today on my second try. The first time I was a little slow on the punch. On my second attempt I nailed him and got the travelers mantle!

I would also like to say thank you to Cardinal on the Valefor server. He was camping Spook and even though he was there first, offered to let me have the next spawn to myself. I'm not sure of his nationality, nor does it even matter. It just goes to show that there are kind people out there and a little courtesy goes a long way.
/sigh
# Jan 08 2005 at 11:50 AM Rating: Decent
He REALY hates me im 2/45 and i have TH1! :( Well at least the CG likes me 5/26 :)
RE: /sigh
# Jan 18 2005 at 8:21 PM Rating: Decent
39 posts
Hey you shoudnlt feel bad i used to be there all the time as low lvl and i had good drops by the time i hit lvl 30 i was 22/80...ever since every time i came back i havnt gotten one yet...my losing streak i lost count at when i was about 0/70 somewhere...all i know is i dont go back there no more after 0/20 when i hit lvl 30 i gave up and waited till i got TH2 since i was a thf....well i hit lvl 45 so i thought id try it out on spook...well i showed up and camped for a few days...i finally left when i didnt get the drop in over 60 kills...dont know what happend cuz b4 i was lvl 30 my drops where about 1/4-1/5
well good luck

Edited, Tue Jan 18 20:23:47 2005
Rate
# Jan 06 2005 at 1:52 PM Rating: Decent
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Im 1/9 on this, does it seem right? Whats the normal drop rate?
Chi Blast Vs. Jump/Voke
# Jan 03 2005 at 2:32 AM Rating: Decent
I know Jump and Provoke are both good fast grabbers, but how does Chi Blast stack up? Seems to work pretty good to me. It's nice to have a free never miss ranged attack...
RE: Chi Blast Vs. Jump/Voke
# Jan 05 2005 at 6:51 AM Rating: Decent
I heard Chi Blast is faster than voke and jump but I think connection speed, timing, and macro spammage or hotkey spammage is a higher factor opposed to the ability used...charm works well too.

Edited, Wed Jan 5 06:52:20 2005
drop rate lower because...
# Dec 25 2004 at 12:44 PM Rating: Decent
you guys are complaining the drop rate is low, well it should be! for an NM that drops an item that sells for 50k-55k and can spawn up to 3 times in one night, the drop rate should be very low
RE: drop rate lower because...
# Dec 27 2004 at 12:48 AM Rating: Decent
ITS NOT AN NM...ok geez honestly come on none of you should even be talking if you dotn even know the differance between an NM and a REGULAR MOB to even be calling this REGULAR MOB an NM

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Fatedkiss - NinjaBrabies Ls
33drk,30thf,29war,21rng,19nin
"Necesity adn chance aproch not me, and what i will is fate"
RE: drop rate lower because...
# Dec 26 2004 at 1:20 AM Rating: Decent
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242 posts
except that an item that dropped more often, probably wouldnt cost 50-55k. i used to hunt this all the time and it was 30k almost all the time.


Edited, Sun Dec 26 01:23:27 2004
RE: drop rate lower because...
# Dec 27 2004 at 2:57 PM Rating: Decent
i consider it an NM 1.) there is only one area it spawns in 2.) It is the only Spook in Vana Diel 3.) It drops an expensive item, although it isn't rare, ill give you that 4.) It spawns on a timer that is reliable
RE: drop rate lower because...
# Dec 28 2004 at 5:00 PM Rating: Decent
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829 posts
No offence but that doesn't mean sh^t i can clock many regular mobs not just NM's and the way you tell if it is a NM or not is if it cons as Impossible to Gauge
If it doesn't it is NOT a NM easy as that
grrrr
# Dec 22 2004 at 2:35 PM Rating: Default
dam spook....dam gilsellers....
grrrr
# Dec 22 2004 at 2:35 PM Rating: Default
dam spook....dam gilsellers....
Bots
# Dec 22 2004 at 11:07 AM Rating: Decent
Personally I like being called a bot, I treat it as a compliment..
lucky guy
# Dec 22 2004 at 12:02 AM Rating: Default
wow you ppl are unlucky i didnt start camping till after patch and since then ive gotten 5 and my pt has gotten 3 im 5/12 solo
i guess im just lucky^^
i
# Dec 21 2004 at 7:27 AM Rating: Decent
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273 posts
0/8 on this ******* ghost.
Also 0/4 Leaping Lizzy and 0/5 on Jag-Jack.
F this game
Y dos he hate me?
# Dec 20 2004 at 6:07 PM Rating: Decent
The spook is eivl i have clamed him 36 times and i ounly got the drop 2 times! The first was b 4 they changed the rate :'( i was hunting his as a 30War/15bst
skydough
# Dec 19 2004 at 4:37 PM Rating: Decent
wtf is whit this stupid *** ghost im about 0/43 on this basterd and every one arond me seems to get it to eveny one but me
botters
# Dec 14 2004 at 8:12 PM Rating: Default
Botters dont camp spook. people with botters camp better nm's like stroper chyme and argus. for you noobs that cant voke for ****, stop blaming crap on fast ppl who are just skilled at nm's. if you want to be fast at the spook then simply go to menu on the command menu and go to provoke in abilities. start spamming with bth enters on the key board until pop. this will give you a 50/50 chance of getting spook unless there is a japanese player that does the same thing. Oh and just to tell you about bots, there not faster then regular campers. There just unattended macro spams that can be beaten.
Changes to Spook/Mantle Drop Rate
# Dec 09 2004 at 4:47 PM Rating: Default
40 posts
o.o *worries*
This is probably a stupid question, but did anything change in the latest update (Dec. 7 or whatever) that effects the spook?
Ty ^^
RE: Changes to Spook/Mantle Drop Rate
# Dec 10 2004 at 1:17 AM Rating: Decent
You know what im thinking it actually might have im campin this as i type and ive already killed 9 with no drop and im using a 27thf so i do have TH.
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Fatedkiss - NinjaBarbies Ls
33drk, 30war, 27thf, 19nin, 13rng
RE: Changes to Spook/Mantle Drop Rate
# Dec 10 2004 at 1:45 PM Rating: Decent
I've never had trouble getting the spook and getting the drop even after the update.
So my thought is there havent been any changes

and sofar my record is 10/18
RE: Changes to Spook/Mantle Drop Rate
# Dec 21 2004 at 7:37 AM Rating: Decent
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273 posts
I think the rate has definitely changed. I couldn't believe it when I hit 0/8, even w/ TH. Before it was more like 1/3 or 1/4.
RE: Changes to Spook/Mantle Drop Rate
# Jan 02 2005 at 10:19 PM Rating: Excellent
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64 posts
I think i was something like 5/50 before the patch (1/10 in simpler terms).

Not sure if im going to camp it again, although i might to bring in some funds for my Monster Signa.
My rant
# Dec 05 2004 at 5:41 AM Rating: Good
Wow..ok this just amazes me spook has always been around i remebr the good old days when the drop from the spook was only 18k damn..i mean we were happy to get one mantle and be able to split it...but any ways ---

Heres just a tiny bit of information fro some of you poeple who are still clueless in the ways of the spook. my name is fatedkiss im now resident on hades..maybe someone of you knew me from ramuh. ive been camping this thing for longer then i can remeber.

1. The spook can keyword CAN pop 3 times a night starting from 20:00 - 4:00

2. the reason you guys dont get the 3rd pop is because you who camp are SLOW killers. i mean honestly it takes some of you a whole minute game time to kill it. if you want the 3rd spawn kill the thing quickly before 0:00 for guaranteed 3rd spawn.

3. Treasure hunter does infact help TH gives a 20% incrrease in odds to all drops. TH2 works even better a 40% increase..all those who say it doesnt work never camped without it. we used to higher high lvl thiefs to camp spook. ppl used to camp this thing in pts of 3 for 18k so be happy 40-50k a drop is way more then you should be complaining about.

4.for those of you who cant get the spook before most of us exceptionaly fast people. STFU..i mean honestly who is gunna bot this..its not even worth a bot because its so mch easier to get if neones gunna bot. make it worth while bot lizzy or hoo mjuu or whatever tickles you pink.

4. Lightsday or darksday or whatever day you wanna talk about has aboslutly no affect on its spawn times or how many pop that night. however it does have an affect on the drop rate. but ill leave you to actually think about that one.

this has been my rant of the day good day/night. ^^
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fatedkiss - hades
NinjaBarbies LS - 33drk, 27thf, 30war, 19nin, 10rng

"Necessity and chance aproach not me, and what i will is fate"

Edited, Sun Dec 5 05:45:17 2004
Tips
# Dec 03 2004 at 4:40 PM Rating: Decent
31 posts
Here is something that works 100% well maybe not th drop rate. This monster named Spook can be found in King ranpierres tomb, near the tomb, the spook spawns just after 20:00, and if you kill him really fast he spawns before 0:00 and if you kill him before that time he will spawn before 4:00 but there is a chance he will not spawn again. but two spawns for sure. it will help alot if you have THF45 for TH2. here are some tricks of the trade: First you need Warrior or Beastmaster for Provoke or charm (charm Claims and binds spook), then when you are ready for what i call spamming go to the lef hand side, go in first person view target yourself go to job abilities, and rappidly press on Provoke or Charm and if you are lucky / good enough. you will claim spook and have a chance for its 50 000G drop, the Traveller's mantle. (good for making gil at lower levels in my opnion because that is what i did ^^)
RE: Tips
# Dec 03 2004 at 4:42 PM Rating: Decent
31 posts
Check out my website about some cheap tips i think may work and rate my above post ^^
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2 spawns?
# Dec 03 2004 at 12:39 PM Rating: Decent
I have started to camp this mob agen and i am fairly good at getting it, but when eaver i am there it ounly spawns 2 times. It is killed in about 20 sec. Dos aney one know why it wont spawn 3 times?
RE: 2 spawns?
# Dec 03 2004 at 8:17 PM Rating: Decent
everytime ive seen it spawn 3 times it was on darksday.
RE: 2 spawns?
# Dec 03 2004 at 7:37 PM Rating: Decent
From what i hear it only spwans 3 times on Darksday and/or lightsday, personally I think its random.
Mkay
# Dec 02 2004 at 2:41 AM Rating: Decent
I posted earlier on botters. Although I dont appriciate people who use them and I have no doubt that people who seem to bot are actualy people who are absolutely great at pulling this mob...my main focus is however people who actualy use bots. The people who replied on my post, Iznael and Tawny. You have excellent and very valid points, and I respect your opinions.

However Iznael, I do get the opportunity to fight this mob and get the mantle out of so many fights as well as be accused of botting...and can beat some botters who do bot...I just dont like the way people use them for camping mobs as I feel that it cheapens the game. Its kind of like Phantasy Star Online or Baldur's Gate/Diablo where you can create "hacked" items and load them online, same principle. In response, Blizzard and Battle.net did something about it. I want to know how Square-Enix will handle this if they are.

As for Tawny my response is, if someone did make a bot...why not use it on something like Spook? It shows up like clockwork each night. The value of Traveler's Mantle is inbetween 30k-50k depending on your server. It can easily be whacked out of existance. Now, I ask again "Why not use it on something like Spook?"

This concludes my responses and I thank all of you for your say on the matter

Happy gaming all
-Armalius, Leviathan Server

Edited, Thu Dec 2 02:50:51 2004
50k
# Nov 30 2004 at 11:00 AM Rating: Decent
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these are up to 50k on kujata server. Also, i think SE increased the drop rate again to what it was befor because i almost always get the spawn and get the drop around 25% of the time.
n00bs accusing of botting
# Nov 24 2004 at 4:36 PM Rating: Decent
Hey, if you read some posts down someone was complaining about me "botting" spook. First off if you have ANY concept of how bots work you would know that for starters you have to be on P.C. I am on PS2. Also if you use bots, you cant move or walk around, because you use bots in the Cmd menu on P.C. I know this b/c I had a friend who used a fish bot. My name is Dubhgall and I camp spook when I need fast cash, if you are on Ramuh and I beat you PLEASE for the love of god do NOT accuse me of "botting" it's b/s and is for people who think they are good at camping and then someone like myself come up and own them, so they are quick to accuse of botting, think a little harder before you accuse ANYONE of botting, it's a serious offense and can be taken seriously. Yes, I do provoke, and I do jump, but I dont engage unless both jumps to kill Spook, so there ya go..Also I say nope so people wont ask if I got the drop, Ever thing of that? Think Logical and not noobish...please.

Dubhgall: 58DRG/WAR29(almost done with AF ^.^)
Linkshell: Kaotic
/tell me if you wanna chat sometime or pt ^.^
n00bs accusing of botting.
# Nov 24 2004 at 4:30 PM Rating: Decent
TH2 Bots and Farming
# Nov 22 2004 at 8:56 AM Rating: Decent
38 posts
I must say I have camped this little bugger far more than even I think is reasonable. We are talking 26 drops outta approx. 125 kills. I have all the luck of *****. Anyway, TH2 has not helped my drop rate at all. Out of the last, say, 50 kills I have had it and gotten 4 drops.

Hmm... People accuse me of botting all the time, but hey, if you wanna compliment me go ahead ^^. Though I have wondered how some ppl can show up beat me and the n00b gil sellers 100% of time I normally just chalk it up to when you are spamming voke the faster connection WILL win.

I like camping him b/c the returns are decent while I study for 4/5's of an hour but I think it is time I moved on. I dunno maybe farming is the way to go. I'll figure it out sooner or later.
umm
# Nov 21 2004 at 4:03 PM Rating: Decent
ok, help me out here, 2 things.
First: What do people mean when they say bot? Is it like a programed character or sumthin? Cause I saw this dude who stood in one spot constantly one time and never said a word. Then as soon as the spook would come he would use provoke, then after he killed the spook, he would logout..
Second: Is there any way you can get proof that someone is a bot? Cause this guy pissed me off so bad, lol, I was ready to call a game master. He wouldnt say a damn thing when I asked how he got it so fast! I was being real nice too! But he still said nothing, we were there all night, (me my brother and about 3 other guys), and he got it every time, then logged out. And like 1 minute (RL) before it spawned he was back, the poof, he got it again...

Edited, Sun Nov 21 16:05:48 2004
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