Monstrosity Species Guide

please post any info you find on how to get/upgrade the different species:

Note:

• All variations within a Species are the same lvl (Variation/Upgrades are listed separately, below Species lists).

• Mage Variations get the spells you have opened up on your character.

• TP moves use only percentage needed, remainder stays.

• Beating Maat reduces Job Instinct cost by 5k Infamy for that job.

• Blue Box = Large, White Box = Medium, NQ Box = Small. Large creatures have a limited prowling area list.

• Monsters that are weak to your monster type will not aggro you. Monster Strength Chart

Beasts:
Behemoth (Thf/War) = Gnole lvl 75 + Rabbit lvl 75 + Opo-Opo lvl 75 + 10k Infamy
Buffalo (Pld) = Ram lvl 50
Cerberus (War) = Buffalo lvl 60 + Manticore lvl 60 + Marid lvl 60 + Sheep lvl 60 + Dhalmel Lvl 60 + 10k Infamy
Coeurl (War) = Tiger lvl 75
Dhalmel (War)= Sheep lvl 30
Gnole (War/Mnk) = Coeurl lvl 90
Manticore (War) = Ram lvl 70
Marid (War) = Buffalo lvl 50
Opo-Opo (War) = Coeurl lvl 75
Rabbit (War) = 1/3 original, trade rabbit hide, 2-leaf bud, or lizard tail to the town npcs
Ram (War) = Sheep lvl 50
Sheep (War) = 3k Infamy
Tiger (War) = Rabbit lvl 30

Plantoid:
Cactuar (War) = Mandy lvl 30
Flytrap (War) = Cactuar lvl 30
Funguar (War) = Sapling lvl 30
Goobbue (War) = Mandy lvl 50
Mandy (Mnk) = 1/3 original, trade rabbit hide, 2-leaf bud, or lizard tail to the town npcs
Morbol (War) = Funguar lvl 30
Panopt (Blm) = Malboro lvl 50
Rafflesia (Drk) = Flytrap lvl 30
Treant Sappling (War)= 3k Infamy

Lizards:
Adamantoise (Pld) = Lizard lvl 60 + Bugard lvl 60 + Wivre lvl 60 + 10k Infamy
Bugard (War) = Lizard lvl 30
Eft (War) = Raptor lvl 30
Lizard = 1/3 original, trade rabbit hide, 2-leaf bud, or lizard tail to the town npcs
Pieste (War) = Raptor lvl 50 + Eft lvl 50 + 8k Infamy
Raptor (War) = 3k infamy
Wivre (War) = Bugard lvl 50

Vermin:
Antlion (War) = Scorpion lvl 60 + 7.5k Infamy
Bee (War) = Suibhne Location Questions (random per character)
Beetle (Pld) = 3k Infamy
Chigoe (Thf) = Scorpion lvl 30
Crawler (War) = Beetle lvl 30
Damselfly (War) = Bee lvl 30
Diremite (Drk) = Spider lvl 30
Gnat (War/Thf) - Ladybug lvl 50 + Wamoura(campa) lvl 50 + 5k Infamy
Ladybug (Thf) = Fly lvl 45
Scorpion (War) = Beetle lvl 60
Spider (War) = Crawler lvl 30
Wamouracampa (Pld) = Fly lvl 30

Birds:
Amphiptere (War/Blm) = Cockatrice lvl 75? + Roc lvl 75? + Hippogryph lvl 75 + 10k Infamy
Apkallu (Mnk) = Colibri lvl 30
Bat (War) = 2k Infamy
Bird (War) = Bat lvl 30
Cockatrice (War) = 3k Infamy
Colibri (Rdm) = Bat lvl 45 + Bird lvl 45 + 5k Infamy
Hippogryph (Thf/Blm) = Roc lvl 50
Roc (Whm/Brd) = Cockatrice lvl 30


Other:
DQ Slime (?) = Slime Fetish
Spriggan (War/Blm) = Spriggan Fetish


Species Variations/Upgrades:
Adamantoise @ 1 + 1 Adamantoise egg = Pygmy Adamantoise {same species as Adamantoise} (Pld/Pld)
Adamantoise @ 50 + 5 Genbu Scraps = Genbu Adamantoise (Rdm/Pld)
Adamantoise @ 70 + 20 Infamy = Ferromantoise (Pld/Blm)
Amphiptere @ 50 + 20k Infamy = Sanguiptere (Blm/War)
Antlion @ 30 + 25 Antlion Spirits = Black Antlion (Blm/War)
Apkallu @ 50 + 15k Infamy = Inguza (Nin/Mnk)
Bat @ 15 = Bat Trio (War/War)
Bat @ 30 = Vermillion Bat (Rdm/War)
Bat @ 45 = Vermillion Bat Trio (Rdm/War)
Bee @ 15 = Red & Black Bee (War/Rdm)
Bee @ 50 = Blue Bee (War/Blm)
Beetle @ 1 + 25 Beetle Spirits = Onyx Beetle (Pld/Blm)
Beetle @ 50 = Rhino Beetle (Pld/Rdm)
Behemoth @ 50 + 25k Infamy = Elasmoth (Drk/Thf)
Bird @ 30 = Crow (Thf/Blm)
Bugard @ 50 = AbyssoBuggard (War/Blm)
Cactuar @ 50 = Sabotender Florido (War/Rdm)
Cerberus @ 50 + 25k Infamy = Orthrus (War/blm)
Chigoe @ 45 = Tunga (Blm/Thf)
Cockatrice @ 30 = Ziz (Blm/War)
Coeurl @ 30 = Lynx (War/Blm)
Coeurl @ 60 = Jewelled Lynx (Blm/Rdm)
Colibri @ 50 + 15k Infamy = Tukalibri (?)
Crawler @ 30 = Eruca (War/Rdm)
Crawler @ 60 = Emerald Crawler (Whm/Blm)
Crawler @ 60 = Pygmy Crawler (Whm/Blm)
Damselfly @ 30 = Red Damselfly (War/Rdm)
Diremite @ 70 = Arundmite (Drk/Drk)
Eft @ 30 = Tarichuk (War/Blm)
Funguar @ 30 + 7.5k Infamy = Pygmy Malboro (same species as Malboro)
Funguar @ 50 = Coppercap Funguar (War/War)
Gnat @ 60 = Midge (Blm/Thf)
Ladybug @ 50 + 7.5k Infamy = Gold Ladybug (Thf/Rdm)
Lizard @ 15 = White Lizard (War/Blm)
Mandy @ 15 = Korrigan (Mnk/Blm)
Mandy @ 45 + 7.5k Infamy = Pygmy Mandy {same species as Mandy} (Mnk/Mnk)
Mandy @ 50 = Lycopodium (Mnk/Whm)
Mandy @ 60 + 25 Pachypodium Spirits = Pachypodium (Mnk/Mnk)
Mandy @ 90 = Adenium (Mnk/Rdm)
Manticore @ 50 + 20 Byakko, Genbu, Seiryu, & Suzaku Scraps = Kirin Manticore (Rdm/Blm)
Morbol @ 1 + 7.5k Infamy = Pygmy Morbol (War/War)
Morbol @ 50 = Red-Eye Morbol (War/War)
Morbol @ 75 = Ameretat (War/War)
Morbol @ 75 + 15k Infamy = Purbol (?)
Peiste @ 50 + 15k Infamy = Sibilus (War/Blm)
Rabbit @ 15 = Black w/White Stripes (War/Blm)
Rabbit @ 50 = White Rabbit (War/Whm)
Rabbit @ 90 + 7.5k Infamy = Lapinion (Whm/Blm)
Rafflesia @ 50 = Mitrastema (Drk/Blm)
Raptor @ 30 = Emerald Raptor (War/War)
Raptor @ 60 = Ruby Raptor (War/War)
Roc @ 50 + 5 Suzaku Scraps = Suzaku Roc (War/Rdm)
Roc @ 75 + 15k Infamy = Gagana (Blm/Brd)
Scorpion @ 30 = Scolopendrid (War/Blm)
Scorpion @ 60 + 10k Infamy = Thorny Scolopendrid (Blm/Drk)
Sheep @ 75 = Karakul (War/War)
Spider @ 30 = Attercop (Drk/War)
Spider @ 60 = Shore Spider (War/Rdm)
Tiger @ 50 + 5 Byakko Scraps = Byakko Tiger (Thf/Whm)
Tiger @ 50 = Smilodon (War/War)
Treant Sappling @ 30 = Treant Tree (War/Blm)
Wamoura(campa) @ 50 = Wamoura {same species as Wamouracampa} (War/Pld)
Wamoura(campa) @ 60 + 15k Infamy = Pink Wamoura (Blm/Pld)
Wivre @ 60 + 7.5k Infamy = Thorny Wivre (War/Blm)


Recommended Prowling By Lvl:
http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/threads/36339-Monstrosity
(please let me know if anyone finds a link to the prowling table by itself, or makes one)

http://www.ffxiah.com/forum/topic/40018/monstrosity-leveling-guide/


Instincts:
Species Instincts = I @30, II @60, III @90
http://bg-wiki.com/bg/Instincts

http://wiki.bluegartr.com/bg/Instincts


Extra Items:
Adamantoise Egg: Aspidochelone (NM), The Hills Are Alive (BCNM)

Byakko Seals: from Beating Byakko in Sky
- Byakko Scraps (Synergy: Initiate)

Genbu Seals: from beating Genbu in Sky
- Genbu Scraps (Synergy: Initiate)

Golden Seed Pouch: 10 points 2013 Login Campaign 2, also obtained by ?
(used in Mog Garden Furrows, 20h 1min, 4 harvests)
- Pachypodium Spirit (Ex)
- Asphodel
- Papaka Grass

Jar of Monarch Beetle Saliva: 10 points 2013 Login Campaign 2, also obtained by ?
(used on Mog Garden Mineral Vein, 4 minings)
- Antlion Spirit (Ex)

Pitcher of Chestnut Tree Sap: 10 points 2013 Login Campaign 2, also obtained by ?
(used on Mog Garden Arboreal Grove, 4 harvests)
- Beetle Spirit (Ex)

Seiryu Seals: from Beating Seiryu in Sky
- Seiryu Scraps (Synergy: Initiate)

Slime Fetish: Sages and Spriggans and Slimes, Oh My! Event (12/11/2013 -1/14/2014)
- Obtain all 3 Slime items to recieve fetish

Spriggan Fetish: Sages and Spriggans and Slimes, Oh My! Event (12/11/2013 -1/14/2014)
= Obtain all 3 Spriggan items + trade 1 of each crystal type to event spriggan to recieve fetish

Suzaku Seals: from beating Suzaku in Sky
- Suzaku Scraps (Synergy: Initiate)

Tiger = Level 30 Rabbit

lvl 30 Treant sapling ( 3k Infamy ) gives you lvl 30 treant ( tree )
also gives you lvl 1 Fungar

Raptor - 3k infamy
Beetle - 3k infamy
Treant (sapling) - 3k infamy
Bugard - Level 30 Lizard
Funguar - Level 30 Sapling
Eft - Level 30 Raptor
Dhalmel - Level 30 Sheep
Crawler - Level 30 Beetle
Fly - Level 30 Bee

Rafflesia - Level 30 Flytrap

Edit: I just hit Level 30 on my Rafflesia, but it didn't unlock any new species, unfortunately.

And, I'm sold.

Rafflesia unlocked Mitrastema (the darker Rafflesia) at Level 50.

Also, I'm not sure if this information is needed, but:
Rafflesia seems to be WAR+DRK hybrid (all WAR and DRK traits along with the spells DRK has access to)
Mitrastema seems to be BLM+DRK hybrid

this should be stickied

Fugnuar 30 gives Malboro (Large lv 1) and gives the option to buy Pygmy malboro(smaller version and shares lvl with large ) for 7.5k infamy

We should add what JA and Spells and at what lvl the mobs get.

Byakko: Quest if Tiger is level 50. Trade 5 Byakko Scraps for Byakko tiger. He is a Whm/Thf.

hmm genbu must be in there then! i think admantoise are avilible

Adamantoise does exist in dats. Chigoe might be the beetle Quest reward or it's a Rhino Beetle.

At level 50 you Unlock a Blue-Skinned Bee, its a BLM.

Level 30 Bee Unlocks Fly.

Level 30 Fly unlocked Wamouracampa.

Lv30 Beetle -> Crawler
Lv30 Crawler -> Spider, Eruca
Lv30 Spider -> Diremite, Attercop

Eruca is a RDM, Attercop is a DRK, Beetle is PLD, Diremite is DRK, everything else is WAR

To get a Bee, you got to answer 3 questions.
The answers are:

Sandy: Teyrnon
Windy: Aengus
Bastok: Suibhene

The answers for the bee test aren't the same for everyone, so don't just blindly follow every pattern you see posted. When I did the quest the correct answers were Suibhne>Terynon>Aengus.
Something determines the order but no one knows what that something is. For those that need the bee:
Keep trying(Not Maccus or whatever, that's the guy in pashhow) until you get the first one correct, then make sure you remember that name. The first one never seems to change, so the last two names shouldn't take to long to figure out.

Level 50 Sheep unlocks the Ram. (Posted from BG)

Dunno if ppl have mentioned this already but:

Bee is obtained by quest in the the place where you select/gear your monster, I forget the name.

Bee: War
lvl:1 100tp; sharp sting. high dmg, low Acc, good one tho.
lvl:10 100tp; pollen. Low heal, not up2 much.
lvl:15 unlocked mage version. Rdm, kicks ***.
lvl:30 300tp; frenzied pollen. Hundred fists.
also at 30 Fly is unlocked

Fly: War
lvl:1 70tp Venom, useless
lvl:10 100tp; Cursed Sphere, even more usless. does little no 0 dmg.
lvl:30 Unlocks Rdm version, again, kicks ***.
lvl:30 150tp;Somersault, massive dmg, around 500% high acc. Very nice.
lvl:45 unlocked Ladybird monster.
somewhere in there i unlocked the wamouracampa too. Not sure how I missed it in the chat log but I did :3

Wamouracampa: Pld
lvl: 1 Amber Scutum, Def bonus, seems around 10-15%, didn't test much
lvl:10 Thurmal Pulse, Enfire and blaze spikes, low dmg but I was low lvl so as to be expected, the guy has massive movement speed reduction too. maybe around 50%. kinda funny but annoyingly slow lol. no mage version made at 15

Ladybug: Thf
lvl:1 130 tp;Sudden lunge, around 150% low stun time.
lvl:10 100 tp; Noisome powder, seems like a full 40% atk down.
lvl:30 100 tp;Spiral Spin, a 200% atk,not bad at all.
Sorry for bad layout, 1st time postin' on the old forums~ most should be correct but i dont have ffxi open so doing it on memory. fly is pretty awsome :D guna take to 50 later n see if he get anything special and my ladybug too~ On a side note, the rdm ones can cure and buff other monsters ^^

Where did you get Ladybug?

Is there any guide for leveling?
I know its faster to level cause lesser exp each lvl but maybe ppl found good camps :)

I noticed that when u get BLM version of monster you can pull 2-4 mobs and /ga, sometimes interrupt but monster have enough HP to survive

fly @45 unlocked ladybug, i did mention but i said ladybird :3 I'm English sorry that's what we call em.

Planning on lvling raptor as far as possible. Will fill this in as I go along.



Raptor: WAR, high physical attack potency and HP
Lv 1: Ripper Fang - Costs 100TP, 200% physical damage single target attack. Either also forces a crit or is actually 300~400% damage.
Lv 10: Chomp Rush - Costs 100TP, 3 hit physical damage + Slow. Slow seems fairly potent, but the damage is pretty poor.
Lv 20: Scythe Tail - Costs 120TP, single hit physical damage + Stun + Knockback. Fair duration stun, poor damage.
Lv 30: Thunderbolt - Costs 130TP, Thunder breath damage with additional effect: stun. Damage = Current HP/12.
Lv 40: Frost Breath - Costs 130TP, Ice breath damage with additional effect: paralysis. Damage = Current HP/12.


Lv30 bestows Raptor's instinct I (HP+1% Attack+5 Haste+3%) and unlocks->


Lindwurm: WAR, just a palette swap of the regular Raptor
Lv 1: Ripper Fang - Costs 100TP, 200% physical damage single target attack. Either also forces a crit or is actually 300~400% damage.
Lv 10: Chomp Rush - Costs 100TP, 3 hit physical damage + Slow. Slow seems fairly potent, but the damage is pretty poor.
Lv 20: Scythe Tail - Costs 120TP, single hit physical damage + Stun + Knockback. Fair duration stun, poor damage.
Lv 30: Thunderbolt - Costs 130TP, Thunder breath damage with additional effect: stun. Weak damage, about Current HP/12.
Lv 40: Foul Breath - Costs 130TP, Fire breath damage with additional effect: disease. Damage = Current HP/12.

Getting Eft to level 30 unlocks the Eft Instinct I (Int+8, Magic Def Bonus+3 and Fast Cast +4) and the Tarichuk, which is the BLM Eft.

Not sure if it's been mentioned yet but I'm pretty sure you can only learn spells you know on your actual BLM (and presumably the other classes) on your monsters.

I've had LSmates tell me they were getting warp/tractor and I've seen people using -ga spells in the same areas as me but I have painfully low mage jobs so I've got a pitiful spell pool despite my monster being ~30.

Working on Tiger
Lvl 1 - Razor Fang 150 TP 300% damage
Lvl 10 - Claw Cyclone 200 TP conal 200% damage
Lvl 20 - Roar AoE Paralyze 100 TP
Lvl 40 - Crossthrash 100 TP conal 200% damage, knockback, and dispel

Tiger is WAR with increased movement speed but poor accuracy. It has high attack, below average defense

Its highly recommended to get Dancer's Instinct for Tiger to combat the accuracy problem. It has the capability of mowing through VT-IT mobs but without that instinct the fights get hairy.

At 30 it gains Tiger Instinct I