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Trickster

By
Ben Chard
,
Jarrod Garripoli
, &
Nathan Garvin

Information

Type Petitioner Location Reward
Clan Centurio Elite Mark Gurdy (Mr Bur-Omisace: Sand-strewn Pass) Paramina Rift, Frozen Brook 4800 Gil, Deimos Clay

Stats

Lv HP Weakness Steal
44 61,321 Varies Chocobo Feather, Gysahl Greens, Hastega Mote

Resistances

Resistances Status Immunities
Varies Petrify, Stop, Doom, Confuse, Disease, Reverse, Slow, Disable, Immobilize, Poison, Lure, Berserk

Strategy

Head to the Clan Hall and accept the hunt named Paramina Run from Montblanc. Next, make your way to Mr Bur-Omisace’s Sand-strewn Pass to speak with Gurdy. Head to Frozen Brook in Paramina Rift to find Monid waiting for you, who will help with the fight. You may have to go in and out until you see Monid tell you that Trickster is there, as the Chocobo is not always present. When you do get the signal from Monid, it’s time to battle. The biggest problem with the Trickster is that it likes to run around a lot, plus it can become almost completely invisible.

That issue is why this can be one of the more annoying hunts, but don’t let its cutesy Chocobo features fool you, either, as it can prove to be very strong. Its normal attack can inflict Doom, plus it will start with Lunge and Wild Charge. Later on in the battle, it will switch out Wild Charge for Choco-Comet, as well as use White Wind, which will make it immune to ailments for two minutes. Even worse, it can erect a physical paling, meaning only magicks will work for a short time, but it absorbs all elements except for one. Once you hit it with its weak element, it will use Shift to change its weakness.

One of the easier ways to defeat Trickster is by putting it to sleep (magick or Niho/Prince’s Kiss combo) before it gets the chance to use White Wind. Depending on where you’re at in the game, you may need to kill Monid and/or Larsa, as they will use physical attacks (Larsa can have his Gambits changed, though) and wake Trickster up. Using non-elemental magicks is the best way to go about this fight, especially when Trickster activates the physical paling. You really only have two choices of non-elemental magicks, though, at this point, which are Bio and Drain.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Square Enix
  • Platforms,
    PC, PS4, Steam, Switch, XB One
  • Genre
    RPG
  • Guide Release
    30 August 2017
  • Last Updated
    17 December 2022
    Version History
  • Guide Author
    Nathan Garvin, Jarrod Garripoli

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Enter an era of war within the world of Ivalice. The small kingdom of Dalmasca, conquered by the Archadian Empire, is left in ruin and uncertainty. Princess Ashe, the one and only heir to the throne, devotes herself to the resistance to liberate her country. Vaan, a young man who lost his family in the war, dreams of flying freely in the skies. In a fight for freedom and fallen royalty, join these unlikely allies and their companions as they embark on a heroic adventure to free their homeland.

This guide contains the following:

  • A walkthrough that’ll guide you through the story, help you obtain all the best weapons and armor, and defeat every monster.
  • An interactive map of the Giruvegan Great Crystal; featuring all weapons, armors, save crystals, gate stones, way stones, bosses and rare enemies.
  • Tips for getting the best equipment from the Bazaar and from enemies.
  • A detailed Job Guide featuring all twelve job classes in the game, and the best ways to combine them and characters to form the ultimate party.
  • How to find and defeat all Hunt Marks and Rare Game.
  • Citations of the differences between this version of the game and the original.
  • A thorough explanation of all of the game’s mechanics.
  • All sidequests, including Trial Mode.
  • A trophy guide that will get you that shiny Platinum Trophy.

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