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Vana'diel Bestiary: Ul'phuabo  

Family:Phuabo
Found in:Al'Taieu
Level:75 - 77
Flags:
  • Aggro
  • Not Linking
  • Detects by True Sound
  • Strong against Water
Drops:
Updated: Sat Apr 26 07:01:14 2008

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General Information

  • Multiple spawn points in the southern regions of Al'Taieu.

  • Tend to wander beneath the surface in a large area around their spawn point, though will only traverse along the deeper areas.

  • Will aggro when anyone runs across the surface near to or directly above them, after which they will surface up and begin to attack.

    • Until they are aggroed, they will not appear on Widescan and cannot be targetted, in the same manner as Chigoes.

Ul'phuabo Special Attacks

  • Plasma Charge: Self target Shock Spikes effect. (Effect can be dispelled).

  • Spine Lash: Frontal cone AoE physical damage with an additional Plague effect.

  • Voiceless Storm: AoE magic damage with an additional Silence effect.

  • Tidal Dive: AoE physical damage with additional Bind and Gravity effects.

  • Vapor Spray: Frontal cone AoE Water based magic damage.

  • Aerial Collision: Frontal cone AoE physical damage with an additional Defense Down effect.

This page last modified 2008-04-24 14:23:15.

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solo-able
# Apr 06 2008 at 11:50 AM Rating: Decent
I just solo'd one of these as a THF75/NIN37, and yes, I'm a taru. 143XP, but no organ drop, and I have TH4. It left me with about 1/2 life after a couple TP moves, but not a big deal though.
NQ Organ
# Feb 28 2008 at 7:32 PM Rating: Decent
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Not sure about the higher tier Phuabo, but i've seen the lower tier "Ul'phuabo" drop two NQ organs at the same time. I couldn't believe it since the drop rate for just one can be pretty bad.
easy
# Sep 02 2007 at 4:18 AM Rating: Decent
i was soloing these as whm/nin pretty easy just LONG getting about 140 xp per kill was fun the first few kills but got boring fast 20 minute fights :/
drk solo
# Aug 26 2007 at 8:34 AM Rating: Decent
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785 posts
I soloed a lot of these as DRK/SAM, they take a lot out of u but are safer than Aerns cuz no RR

strat is pretty simple, pop dread spikes then hasso and aggro it, medi first is good if its the first one of the nite and u have no TP, once spikes is down pop seigan and finish the fight, i usually finish over half HP and rest until dread spikes recast and Drain II recast are back, or close on Drain II cuz i usually have seigan up when i cast it and the recast gets killed
sweet
# Oct 28 2005 at 9:36 AM Rating: Decent
these things do look pretty cool they kinda look like the monsters from the final fantasy movie but blue and solid looking idk but these are cool stuff
Here, sharkie sharkie
# Jun 07 2005 at 2:33 PM Rating: Good
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972 posts
A Blm or a Rdm can solo these. The strategy is exactly the same as farming elementals in Sky. These even have MP you can Aspir.

I'm sure a Bst can solo these as well.

The Ul'phuabo hang out towards the southern end of Al'Taieu. The Om'Phuabo hang out towards the northwest and northeaast sides of Al'Taieu. The Om'Phuabo seem to hang out in pairs, but do swim away from each other.

The Ul'phuabo are EM to T (to a level 75) and give 110 to ~165 xp when soloed. The Om'phuabo are T to VT (to a level 75) and give ~165 to 300 xp when soloed. Either can be killed in about 6 Thunder4 spells (which, for an Elvaan Blm, does about 1050 damage)

Organ drop rate is pretty bad.. maybe 1 in 20+. Tissue drop rate seem even worse.. maybe 1 in 30+. ...but I haven't been keeping careful track of the drop rate.

These also seem pretty "blind" then you're hunting them. I have to practically step on them before they would pop up out of the water.
Here, sharkie sharkie
# Aug 31 2006 at 11:44 AM Rating: Good
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2,163 posts
Don't forget about Ninja solo'ing these things ^^. I just did 2 of them last night. Both con Tough to me as 75, but thye are pretty weak.

Blind as hell to when they are attacking you. If you stick Blind, SLow, and Paralyze on them you don't ever get hit.

Takes a while to solo but give good XP for a solo'er. I think I got 140 and 175 respectively from the 2 I did. No drops though ><
Hmm
# May 07 2005 at 8:38 PM Rating: Decent
People have been saying, "It looks like the 'Blah, blah, blah' from Xenosaga". Is this really true?
Now bout the mob, I think I got stinged my one of those at Discovery Planet.
#REDACTED, Posted: May 06 2005 at 6:57 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) Its a mana-ray on crack... Actually more looks like a gnosis from xenosaga. Still havent beatin it. >< WTF! HOW F***IN LONG IS THAT GAME!!!
holy crap
# May 05 2005 at 10:43 AM Rating: Decent
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177 posts
Holy crap, that's a beautiful monster. I'd be reluctant to kill it, though it would kick my *** at my level.
Free Willy
# May 05 2005 at 9:37 AM Rating: Excellent
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141 posts
I saw this at Sea World... it pwnd me and all I got was this lousy t-shirt

Involved in quest: Free Willy

Edited, Wed May 11 08:49:40 2005
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