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When bosses get too difficult you may find grinding for levels or abilities to be your best option.
World 1
| Formation(s) | HP (ea.) | XP (tot.) | ABP (tot. x1) | GP (tot.) | Location | Weaknesses | Strats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Nakk (x5) | 95 | 350 | 5? | 625 | Forest East of Karnak | Fire | Fire scroll; Fire rod; Fire2-3 spell; Ifrit |
| Black Flame (x5) | 220 | 1450 | 5? | 870 | Crescent chain plains/beach | Water | Water scroll; !Terrain (beaches only) |
| Skull Eater (x?) | 1 | 300x? | ? | 100x? | Jachol cave (gil cave) | — | AOE (KO before they run) |
World 2
World 3
| Formation(s) | HP (ea.) | XP (tot.) | ABP (tot. x1) | GP (tot.) | Location | Weaknesses | Strats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slug (x4) | 1820 | 4400 | 4 | 1812 | overworld; guaranteed in SW corner of West continent | Fire | See Wild Nakk |
| GloomWidow (x4) | 1820 | 4400 | 4 | 1824 | Water | See Black Flame | |
| Slug(x2)+GloomW(x2) | 4400 | 4 | — | AOE, but can you KO in one round? | |||
| ShieldDrgn (x1) | 19999 | 10000 | ? | 1000 | Sealed Castle | — | Only viable strat: !Control, then use Almagest on self; will run at half HP otherwise. |
Void
| Formation(s) | HP (ea.) | XP (tot.) | ABP (tot. x1) | GP (tot.) | Location | Weaknesses | Strats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MossFungus (x?) | 5000 | 1520x? | ? | 591x? | Void Forest | Fire, Water | See Wild Nakk & Black Flame |
| Farfarello (x?) | 2580 | 1390x? | ? | 606x? | Poison | Poison rod, Bio AOE | |
| White Flame (x?) | 1600 | 1430x? | ? | 588x? | — | Any AOE | |
| Achelone (x?) | 3200 | 1480x? | 4 | 642x? | Void Caves | Water | See Black Flame |
| Orcat (x?) | 2100 | 1350x? | ? | 594x? | Water, Earth | See Black Flame; !Terrain; Titan/Quake/Earth hammer/Gaia bell |
Gil grind
Jachol cave (“Gil cave”) can be used to grind for cash. Save outside the cave and walk to the SE loop until you start stepping on gil that doubles with each step. Commit yourself to taking 6 steps only. If you encounter the Gil Turtle, reset and try again. If not, after 6 clean steps exit the cave and save , then repeat until you have enough gil to buy what you are saving for.1)
See also
FF5 Enemy, Shop and Equip Lists (Primary source for this page; by multiple contributors; linked via Final Fantasy V Resources).
1)
It is this editor's opinion that the only thing worth grinding gil for is to buy Running Shoes (Hermes Sandals). For !Giltoss versus Exdeath, you will likely receive enough gil from chests in the Void.
