Campsitarus-- The guide to FFXI xp camps! ^^

Campsitarus-- FFXI campsites and leveling spots! ^^

2008-12-31T23:59:00.000-08:00

23rd August 2010: I am sorry to say, but I will no longer be updating Campsitarus. More information can be found here if you want, but long story short, thank you everybody for your support!

12th May 2011: A Version Update has altered mob levels in many locations throughout Vana'diel, which are not reflected here. Use at your own risk.

General information and acknowledgements can be found here.
General information on party dynamics can be found here.

Standard camps:
Standard camps are the common sites that parties go to, whether due to the ease of mobs or the convenience of the location. However, because of this, there is also a high chance of competition from other parties.

10s
9-11 Valkurm Dunes (Hill Lizard)
13-16 Valkurm Dunes (Snipper/Damselfly)
14-18 Korroloka Tunnel (Land Worm)
16-19 Valkurm Dunes (Goblin/Beach Pugil)

20s
18-21 Sauromugue Champaign (Diving Beetle)
19-22 Qufim Island (Land Worm/Clipper)
20-23 Lower Delkfutt's Tower (Goblins/Gigas)
21-23 Qufim Island (Clipper/Greater Pugil/Gigas)
24-27 Yuhtunga Jungle (Kazham zone)
26-28 Yuhtunga Jungle (Goblin Furrier)
26-30 Yhoator Jungle (Yhoator Mandragora/Goblin)

30s
27-31 Yuhtunga Jungle (Sahagin/Makara)
29-31 Sauromugue Champaign (Evil Weapon)
30-35 Eastern Altepa Desert
33-35 Garlaige Citadel
35-38 Crawler's Nest (Worker Crawler)

40s
37-40 Crawler's Nest (Nest Beetle)
38-41 East Ronfaure [S] (Colibri/Ladybug)
38-41 Gustav Tunnel (Bat/Hawker/Goblin)
39-42 Eastern Altepa Desert
40-43 Crawler's Nest (Soldier Crawler/Hornfly)
41-44 Western Altepa Desert (Desert Beetle)
45-46 Yhoator Jungle (3rd tier Goblins)
45-47 Quicksand Caves
45-48 Crawler's Nest (Rumble Crawler)

50s
45-50 Garlaige Citadel
48-51 Quicksand Caves (Helm Beetle/Antica)
52-55 Kuftal Tunnel (Robber Crab)
54-58 Wajaom Woodlands (Lesser Colibri)
54-60 Bhaflau Thickets (Lesser Colibri/Aht Urhgan Attercorp)
55-60 Caedarva Mire (Marsh Murre)

60s
59-62 Wajaom Woodlands (Puk)
59-63 Aydeewa Subterrane (Defoliator)
61-64 Aydeewa Subterrane (Aydeewa Diremite)
61-65 Bhaflau Thickets (Colibri/Date Eruca)
62-69 Mount Zhayolm (Magmatic Eruca)
67-75 Caedarva Mire (Heraldic Imp/Spongilla Fly)
66-68 Mamook (Ziz)

70s
67-75 Caedarva Mire (Heraldic Imp/Spongilla Fly)
69-72 Mamook (Spinner)
70-75 Bhaflau Thickets (Mamool Ja staging point)
70-75 Mount Zhayolm (Ebony Pudding)
70-75 Mamook (Sea Puk/Mamool Ja/Skoffin)
73-75 Bhaflau Thickets (Nyzul Isle staging point)
73-75 Mount Zhayolm (Hilltrolls)

Alternate camps:
Alternate camps are the off-beat locales that aren't visited often because other, newer campsites have rendered these ones obsolete, or the campsite isn't the easiest to get to, or has certain other requirements, or players just never caught onto them for some reason or another.

Either way, if you or your party is out for some {adventure}, or if everywhere else seems crowded, feel free to try some of these places. Because of their nature, there'll be little competition, if any.

10s
12-14 Meriphataud Mountains (Hill Lizard)
12-14 Maze of Shakhrami (Maze Maker)
12-14 Buburimu Peninsula (Snipper)
14-16 Buburimu Peninsula (Bull Dhalmel)
16-19 Buburimu Peninsula (Goblin/Shoal Pugil)

20s
21-23 Carpenter's Landing (Diving Beetle/Shrieker)
22-24 Batallia Downs [S] (Lycopodium)
22-24 Rolanberry Fields [S] (Lycopodium)
22-24 Sauromugue Champaign [S] (Lycopodium)
23-25 Korroloka Tunnel (Clipper/Greater Pugil)
25-27 Grauberg [S] (Rock Eater)
25-27 North Gustaberg [S] (Rock Eater)

30s
28-30 West Sarutabartua [S] (Savanna Dhalmel)
28-31 Bibiki Bay (Marine Dhalmel/Raven)
29-31 Rolanberry Fields (Evil Weapon)
30-33 Sea Serpent Grotto (Ironshell/Ghast)
31-33 Yuhtunga Jungle (Soldier Crawler)
31-34 Bibiki Bay: Purgonorgo Isle (Alraune/Toucan)
33-36 Behemoth's Dominion (Lesser Gaylas/Greater Gayla)
34-36 Eldieme Necropolis (Gazer)
34-38 The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah (Lesser Gaylas/Ogrefly)
36-38 Yuhtunga Jungle (2nd-tier Goblins)
36-39 Yhoator Jungle (Worker Crawler)

40s
38-40 Yhoator Jungle (2nd tier Goblins)
38-41 Sauromugue Champaign [S] (Diving Beetle)
38-42 Misareaux Coast (Bigclaw/Makara/Diatryma)
42-44 Crawler's Nest (Labyrinth Lizard)
43-45 Meriphataud Mountains [S] (Lynx)
43-46 Labyrinth of Onzozo (Cockatrice)
45-47 Bostaunieux Oubliette (Funnel Bat)

50s
47-50 Crawler's Nest (Dragonfly)
48-50 Garlaige Citadel (Banishing Gate #2)
50-53 Rolanberry Fields [S] (Dragonfly)
50-53 Boyahda Tree (Bark Spider)
51-54 Rolanberry Fields [S] (Worker Crawler)
52-55 Uleguerand Range (Variable Hare/Uleguerand Tiger)
53-55 Ro'Maeve (1st-tier Weapons)
53-56 Boyahda Tree (Robber Crab)
53-56 King Ranperre's Tomb (Dire Bat/Armet Beetle)
56-58 Attohwa Chasm (Monarch Ogrefly)
56-59 Gustav Tunnel (Robber Crab/Goblin)

60s
56-60 Cape Terrigan (Robber Crab/Velociraptor/Terror Pugil)
56-60 Kuftal Tunnel (Deinonychus)
57-60 Pso'Xja
58-61 Valley of Sorrows (Velociraptor)
59-63 Monastic Cavern (Orc)
59-63 Uleguerand Range (Nival Raptor)
60-63 Attohwa Chasm (Tracker Antlion)
60-63 Labyrinth of Onzozo (Torama)
60-63 Quicksand Caves (Antica)
61-64 Bibiki Bay (Tragopan)
62-64 Cape Terrigan (Sand Cockatrice)
62-65 Boyahda Tree (Processionaire)
62-65 Ru'Aun Gardens (Flamingo)
63-65 Uleguerand Range (Demon/Fachan/Tyrannotaur)
63-66 Boyahda Tree (Steelshell)
64-66 Den of Rancor (Cloister of Tides)
65-68 Boyahda Tree (Elder Goobbue)
65-67 Bibiki Bay (Catoblepas/1st-tier Hobgoblin)
66-68 Den of Rancor (Tormentor)
66-68 Grauberg [S] (Grauberg Hippogryph)
66-69 Boyahda Tree (Darter)
66-69 Gustav Tunnel (Skeletons)

70s
67-70 Cape Terrigan (Greater Manticore)
67-70 Dragon's Aery (Bark Tarantula/Darter)
67-71 Kuftal Tunnel (Ovinnik/Greater Cockatrice)
68-71 Bibiki Bay (Catoblepas/2nd-tier Hobgoblins)
69-72 Ro'Maeve (2nd-tier Weapons)
70-75 Beaucedine Glacier [S] (Cointeach)
70-75 Caedarva Mire (Lamia Idolator/Heraldic Imp)
70-75 Passhow Marshlands [S] (Virulent Pieste)
70-75 Uleguerand Range (King Buffalo)
70-75 Xarcabard [S] (Cointeach)
72-75 Grauberg [S] (Ajattara)
72-75 King Ranperre's Tomb (Undead)
72-75 Lufaise Meadows (Abraxas)
72-75 The Shrine of Ru'Avitau
73-75 Castle Oztroja [S] (Yagudo)
73-75 Uleguerand Range (Kindred/Smolenkos/Molech)
75++ The Garden of Ru'Hmet (Ix'DRG)

Solo Pet camps:
The levels provided here are solo levels and are a little conservative to cater for melees. Adventurous mages that nuke an enemy to death can try out some of these camps earlier than the recommended level range.

While soloing off Beastmaster pets can be a very nice alternative to party seeking, remember that you will usually only have yourself to rely on. Bring some form of reraise, sneak, invisible, and a way to get home.

Sometimes, a BST mob may not actually be at the camp location, in which case you will have to find a way to kill the existing mobs until the BST spawns. Such camps are marked in blue.

Finally, be aware that other higher level players may very well accidentally (or intentionally!) come by and kill your Beastmaster.

19-22 Qufim Island
19-22 Lower Delkfutt's Tower
21-23 Batallia Downs
21-23 Middle Delkfutt's Tower
21-23 Rolanberry Fields
21-23 Sauromugue Champaign
23-25 Ranguemont Pass

Note: At Level 24, you gain Utsusemi: Ichi from /NIN, and a Reraise Earring.

25-27 Lower Delkfutt's Tower
25-27 Upper Delkfutt's Tower
26-28 Yhoator Jungle
27-29 Beaucedine Glacier (Goblin's Tigers)
27-29 Bibiki Bay
29-31 Attohwa Chasm
31-33 Beaucedine Glacier
35-37 The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah
36-38 Eastern Altepa Desert
36-38 Xarcabard
36-40 Yhoator Jungle (Tonberry Elementals)
40-44 Castle Zvahl Baileys (Demon Elementals)
41-43 Temple of Uggalepih (Tonberry Elementals)
46-48 Cape Terrigan
46-48 Pso'Xja (Tonberry Elementals)
48-51 East Ronfaure [S]
48-51 West Sarutabaruta [S]
49-54 Gustav Tunnel
49-54 Ifrit's Cauldron
54-57 Pso'Xja
54-59 West Sarutabaruta [S] (Yagudo Elementals)
56-60 Sauromugue Champaign [S]
56-60 Vunkerl Inlet [S]
59-64 Aydeewa Subterrane
58-60 Newton Movalpolos
60-64 Bibiki Bay
64-71 Newton Movalpolos
66-74 Vunkerl Inlet [S]
70-74 Bhaflau Thickets

Some points to note:
* When a BST spawns a new pet, the pet will be treated as behind the mob. That is to say, you can immediately pull the newly summoned pet immediately, with no fear of the Beastmaster linking.

* Pets do not aggro- only the Beastmaster will.

* Special thanks go to Salacia for his original work, and Lion heart's update.

Contact: tuufless.taru(AT)gmail.com
Last updated: 25th July 2009 (Update history).

Campsitarus-- FFXI campsites and leveling spots! ^^

2008-12-31T23:58:00.000-08:00

News:
Campsitarus has merged with the Vana'diel Atlas!
Check it out here.

General information and acknowledgements can be found here.
General information on party dynamics can be found here.

I have just upgraded to the "new" version of Blogger. There will be a few minor inconsistencies between the posts.

10s
9-11 Valkurm Dunes (Hill Lizard)
12-14 Meriphataud Mountains (Hill Lizard)
12-14 Maze of Shakhrami (Maze Maker)
13-16 Valkurm Dunes (Snipper/Damselfly)
12-14 Buburimu Peninsula (Snipper)
14-16 Buburimu Peninsula (Bull Dhalmel)
14-18 Korroloka Tunnel (Land Worm)
16-19 Buburimu Peninsula (Goblin/Shoal Pugil)
16-19 Valkurm Dunes (Goblin/Beach Pugil)

20s
18-21 Sauromugue Champaign (Diving Beetle)
19-22 Qufim Island (Land Worm/Clipper)
20-23 Lower Delkfutt's Tower (Goblins/Gigas)
21-23 Carpenter's Landing (Diving Beetle/Shrieker)
21-23 Qufim Island (Clipper/Greater Pugil/Gigas)
23-25 Korroloka Tunnel (Clipper/Greater Pugil)
24-27 Yuhtunga Jungle (Kazham zone)
26-28 Yuhtunga Jungle (Goblin Furrier)
26-30 Yhoator Jungle (Yhoator Mandragora/Goblin)

30s
27-31 Yuhtunga Jungle (Sahagin/Makara)
28-31 Bibiki Bay (Marine Dhalmel/Raven)
29-31 Rolanberry Fields (Evil Weapon)
29-31 Sauromugue Champaign (Evil Weapon)
30-33 Sea Serpent Grotto (Ironshell/Ghast)
31-33 Yuhtunga Jungle (Soldier Crawler)
30-35 Eastern Altepa Desert
31-34 Bibiki Bay: Purgonorgo Isle (Alraune/Toucan)
32-35 Garlaige Citadel
33-36 Behemoth's Dominion (Lesser Gaylas/Greater Gayla)
34-36 Eldieme Necropolis (Gazer)
34-38 The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah (Lesser Gaylas/Ogrefly)
35-38 Crawler's Nest (Worker Crawler)
36-38 Yuhtunga Jungle (2nd-tier Goblins)
36-39 Yhoator Jungle (Worker Crawler)

40s
37-40 Crawler's Nest (Nest Beetle)
38-40 Yhoator Jungle (2nd tier Goblins)
38-41 Gustav Tunnel (Bat/Hawker/Goblin)
38-42 Misareaux Coast (Bigclaw/Makara/Diatryma)
39-42 Eastern Altepa Desert
40-43 Crawler's Nest (Soldier Crawler/Hornfly)
41-44 Western Altepa Desert (Desert Beetle)
42-44 Crawler's Nest (Labyrinth Lizard)
43-46 Labyrinth of Onzozo (Cockatrice)
45-46 Yhoator Jungle (3rd tier Goblins)
45-47 Bostaunieux Oubliette (Funnel Bat)
45-47 Quicksand Caves
45-48 Crawler's Nest (Rumble Crawler)

50s
45-50 Garlaige Citadel
47-50 Crawler's Nest (Dragonfly)
48-50 Garlaige Citadel (Banishing Gate #2)
48-50 Quicksand Caves (Helm Beetle/Antica)
50-53 Boyahda Tree (Bark Spider)
52-55 Kuftal Tunnel (Robber Crab)
52-55 Uleguerand Range (Variable Hare/Uleguerand Tiger)
53-55 Ro'Maeve (1st-tier Weapons)
53-56 Boyahda Tree (Robber Crab)
53-56 King Ranperre's Tomb (Dire Bat/Armet Beetle)
54-58 Wajaom Woodlands (Lesser Colibri)
54-60 Bhaflau Thickets (Lesser Colibri/Aht Urhgan Attercorp)
55-58 Caedarva Mire (Marsh Murre)
56-58 Attohwa Chasm (Monarch Ogrefly)
56-59 Gustav Tunnel (Robber Crab/Goblin)

60s
56-60 Cape Terrigan (Robber Crab/Velociraptor/Terror Pugil)
56-60 Kuftal Tunnel (Deinonychus)
57-60 Pso'Xja
58-61 Valley of Sorrows (Velociraptor)
59-62 Wajaom Woodlands (Puk)
59-63 Aydeewa Subterrane (Defoliator)
59-63 Monastic Cavern (Orc)
59-63 Uleguerand Range (Nival Raptor)
60-63 Quicksand Caves (Antica)
60-63 Attohwa Chasm (Tracker Antlion)
60-63 Labyrinth of Onzozo (Torama)
61-64 Aydeewa Subterrane (Aydeewa Diremite)
61-64 Bibiki Bay (Tragopan)
61-65 Bhaflau Thickets (Colibri/Date Eruca)
62-64 Cape Terrigan (Sand Cockatrice)
62-65 Boyahda Tree (Processionaire)
62-65 Ru'Aun Gardens (Flamingo)
62-69 Mount Zhayolm (Magmatic Eruca)
63-65 Uleguerand Range (Demon/Fachan/Tyrannotaur)
63-66 Boyahda Tree (Steelshell)
64-66 Den of Rancor (Cloister of Tides)
65-68 Boyahda Tree (Elder Goobbue)
65-67 Bibiki Bay (Catoblepas/1st-tier Hobgoblin)
66-68 Den of Rancor (Tormentor)
66-68 Mamook (Ziz)
66-69 Boyahda Tree (Darter)
66-69 Gustav Tunnel (Skeletons)

70s
67-70 Cape Terrigan (Greater Manticore)
67-70 Dragon's Aery (Bark Tarantula/Darter)
67-71 Kuftal Tunnel (Ovinnik/Greater Cockatrice)
67-70 Bhaflau Thickets (Marid/Chigoe)
67-70 Wajaom Woodlands (Marid/Chigoe)
68-71 Bibiki Bay (Catoblepas/2nd-tier Hobgoblins)
69-72 Mamook (Spinner)
69-72 Ro'Maeve (2nd-tier Weapons)
70-75 Bhaflau Thickets (Mamool Ja staging point)
70-75 Bhaflau Thickets (Nyzul Isle staging point)
70-75 Caedarva Mire (Lamia Idolator/Heraldic Imp)
70-75 Mount Zhayolm (Ebony Pudding)
70-75 Mamook (Sea Puk/Mamool Ja/Skoffin)
70-75 Uleguerand Range (King Buffalo)
72-75 King Ranperre's Tomb (Undead)
72-75 Lufaise Meadows (Abraxas)
72-75 Caedarva Mire (Heraldic Imp/Spongilla Fly)
72-75 The Shrine of Ru'Avitau
73-75 Mount Zhayolm (Hilltrolls)
73-75 Uleguerand Range (Kindred/Smolenkos/Molech)
75++ The Garden of Ru'Hmet (Ix'DRG)

Key:

Bold: Camps that risk possible overcrowding.
Italic: Incomplete, or untested. Feedback will be much appreciated. ^^

Contact: tuufless.taru(AT)gmail.com
Last updated: 18th January 2007 (Update history).

Update history

2008-12-30T18:23:00.000-08:00

25th July 2009:
* Added "70-75 Beaucedine Glacier [S]" and "70-75 Xarcabard [S]" to potential camp locations.

24th July 2009:
* (Finally) updated the following areas with Fields of Valor:
- Buburimu Peninsula
- Valkurm Dunes
- Qufim Island
- Yuhtunga Jungle
- Behemoth's Dominion
- The Sanctuary of Zi'tah
- Ro'Maeve
- Cape Terrigan
- Valley of Sorrows
* Changed the level range of "27-31 Yuhtunga Jungle" to "29-32 Yuhtunga Jungle."

9th February 2009:
* Added the following Pet solo camps:
- 21-23 Batallia Downs
- 21-23 Sauromugue Champaign
- 23-25 Ranguemont Pass
- 25-27 Lower Delkfutt's Tower
- 26-28 Yhoator Jungle
- 27-29 Bibiki Bay
- 29-31 Attohwa Chasm
- 31-33 Beaucedine Glacier
- 35-37 The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah

16th November 2008:
* Added "28-30 West Sarutabaruta [S]" as a potential camp.

1st October 2008:
* Updated "61-65 Bhaflau Thickets" camp information (Added two more campsites.)

16th September 2008:
* (Finally) added "61-65 Bhaflau Thickets" camp information.

30th June 2008:
* Added the Beastmaster pet solo section.
* Added 21-23 Batallia Downs solo camp.
* Added 21-23 Sauromugue Champaign solo camp.
* Added 23-25 Ranguemont Pass solo camp.
* Added 25-27 Lower Delkfutt's Tower solo camp.
* Added 26-28 Yhoator Jungle solo camp.
* Edited Commentarus of "26-30 Yhoator Jungle".

8th June 2008:
* Added "22-24 Rolanberry Fields [S]" camp information.
* Added "73-75 Castle Oztroja [S]" camp information.

11th May 2008:
* Adjusted level of "50-52 Rolanberry Fields [S]" to 50-53.
* Added "51-54 Rolanberry Fields [S]."

6th April 2008:
* Tidied up the front page- camps are now arranged in one big block of "Standard" and "Alternate" camps, instead of by level range.
* Added "50-52 Rolanberry Fields [S]" camp information.
* Removed "67-70 Bhaflau Thickets" camp information.
* Removed "67-70 Wajaom Woodlands" camp information.
* Changed mob pictures of "47-50 Crawler's Nest."
* Edited Commentarus of "47-50 Crawler's Nest."

3rd January 2008:
* Added "72-75 Grauberg [S]" camp information.
* Added "38-41 East Ronfaure [S]" camp information.

25th December 2007:
P.S: Merry Christmas, everybody! ^^
* Added "70-75 Passhow Marshlands [S]" camp information.

4th September 2007:
* Corrected Lamia Idolator mob information in "70-75 Caedarva Mire".
* Adjusted level of "70-75 Bhaflau Thickets (Nyzul Isle)" to 73-75.
* Removed mob picture from "73-75 Bhaflau Thickets (Nyzul Isle)".
* Edited camp capacity of "73-75 Bhaflau Thickets (Nyzul Isle)".
* Edited Commentarus of "73-75 Bhaflau Thickets (Nyzul Isle)".
* Removed forum links from the title page.

24th April 2007:
* Adjusted level of "48-50 Quicksand Caves" to 48-51
* Added "48-51 Quicksand Caves" camp information.

22nd February 2007:
* Added "21-23 Lower Delkfutt's Tower" camp information.

21st February 2007:
* Adjusted level of "72-75 Caedarva Mire" to 67-75.
* Adjusted level of "55-58 Caedarva Mire" to 55-60.
* Moved "55-60 Caedaeva Mire" to "Standard camps listing."
* Moved "60-63 Labyrinth of Onzozo" to "Alternate camps listing."

4th February 2007:
* Corrected Puk mob information for "59-62 Wajaom Woodlands."
* Added mob picture of "59-62 Wajaom Woodlands."
* Changed mob pictures of "19-22 Qufim Island."

3rd February 2007:
* Reorganised camp listing into levels and now into Standard/Alternate camps.

18th January 2007:
* Added "70-75 Mount Zhayolm (Ebony Pudding)" camp information.
* Upgraded to the new version of Blogger.

15th January 2007:
* Added "70-75 Mount Zhayolm (Ebony Puddings)" to listing.
* Added "75 The Garden of Ru Hmet" to listing.

11th January 2007:
* Adjusted level of "12-15 Maze of Shakrami" to 12-14.
* Edited Commentarus of "12-14 Maze of Shakrami".

7th January 2007:
* Adjusted level of "43-46 Yhoator Jungle" to 45-46.
* Added Goblin Hunter picture to "45-46 Yhoator Jungle".

6th January 2007:
* Adjusted level of "40-43 Western Altepa Desert" to 41-44.
* Adjusted level of "44-47 Quicksand Caves" to 45-47.
* Changed mob pictures of "Western Altepa Desert".
* Changed mob pictures of "45-47 Quicksand Caves".
* Edited Commentarus of "45-47 Quicksand Caves".

3rd January 2007:
* Added Update history.
* Removed "42-44 Xarcabard (Demons)".
* Removed "43-45 Lufaise Meadows (Leshachikha)".
* Updated "54-58 Wajaom Woodlands (Lesser Colibri)" with information regarding NM: Zoraal Ja's Pkuucha.
* Adjusted popularity of camps to cater for the ToAU areas.

27th December 2006:
* Added "70-75 Bhaflau Thickets (Nyzul Isle)" to listing.
* Added "70-75 Bhaflau Thickets (Nyzul Isle)" camp information.

36-38 Eastern Altepa Desert

2008-10-08T20:33:00.000-07:00

Recommendations/Notes:
* Supports 2 soloists

Target mob:
Master: Goblin Trader
Pet: Goblin's Spider
Pet Level Range: 38-40
Approximate HP: 460-590hp
* Spider
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice

Other aggressive mobs:
* Lesser Manticore (Sight)
* Sabotender (Sound)
* Antica (Sound)

Other linking mobs:
* None

27-29 Bibiki Bay

2008-10-08T19:57:00.001-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Chains of Promathia required.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mob:
Master: Goblin Pathfinder
Pet: Goblin's Rarab
Pet Level Range: 29-31
Approximate HP: 270-320hp
* Rabbit
* Weak against Water
* Weak against Thunder
* Weak against Darkness

Other aggressive mobs:
* None

Other linking mobs:
* Island Rarab (Sight)

Commentarus:
This is one of the better camps for this regions, simply because, barring the Goblin Pathfinder itself, the surrounding area is completely free from aggro, and the Pathfinder is always present.

There is one minor speed bump in an Island Rarab within the vincinity that you need to watch out for, but it's very easy to work around.

Other than that, the other major problem with this spot is that, because it's so good, you are likely to find another soloist there first, so do check the area before heading down yourself.

61-65 Bhaflau Thickets

2008-09-16T08:19:00.001-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* Supports 3 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Colibri
* Colibri
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Very Strong against Wind

Secondary: Date Eruca
* Crawler
* Aggro to Sound (from 06:00 → 20:00)
* Links by Sound (from 06:00 → 20:00)
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
These regular Colibri are the second tier of these bird species found within the Aht Urhgan areas. Colibris follow an evolutionary trend- that is to say that, in addition to all the things Lesser Colibri do, these regular Colibri will also mimic any magic spell cast on it, namely white magic, black magic, ninjutsu and songs, including those that a PUP's automaton casts.

If you happen to kill too quickly and are on the middle camp, you can pull a Date Eruca to try and maintain your chain. Beware though- the Erucas link during the daytime, and have a very nasty TP move, Incinerate, that can do a lot of damage to your tank, particularly during Firesday. Get Barfire ready should you need to fight an Eruca.

29-31 Attohwa Chasm

2008-08-08T20:54:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Chains of Promathia required.

Target mob:
Master: Goblin Pathfinder
Pet: Goblin's Gallinipper
Pet Level Range: 31-33
Approximate HP: 270-300hp
* Fly
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Piercing weapons
* Weak against Ice
* Strong against Wind

Other aggressive mobs:
* Goblins (Sight)

Other linking mobs:
* Gallinipper (Sound)

Commentarus:
This camp is a little bit annoying because of two things- first, the surrounding Gallinippers, all of which will link to your pet via sound, make some otherwise clean pulls difficult. Secondly, the Goblin Pathfinder has a large wandering area, so finding a safe spot to rest and still be able to keep track of the BST's whereabouts so you can maintain the chain may get rather annoying.

Besides that though, the camp is actually fairly decent. There are a few other goblins in the area to watch out for, but I found them easy to avoid.

Beastmaster Pet Camps

2008-08-08T01:50:00.000-07:00

Please note:
The levels provided here are solo levels, so you will need to adjust accordingly if you bring a duo or trio down to these camps. The level ranges are a little conservative to cater for melees. Adventurous mages that nuke an enemy to death can try out some of these camps one level below the recommended level range.

While soloing off Beastmaster pets can be a very nice alternative to party seeking, remember that you will usually only have yourself to rely on. Bring some form of reraise, sneak, invisible, and a way to get home.

Sometimes, a BST mob may not actually be at the camp location, in which case you will have to find a way to kill the existing mobs until the BST spawns. Such camps are marked in blue.

Finally, be aware that other higher level players may very well accidentally (or intentionally) come by and kill your Beastmaster.

19-22 Qufim Island
19-22 Lower Delkfutt's Tower
21-23 Batallia Downs
21-23 Middle Delkfutt's Tower
21-23 Rolanberry Fields
21-23 Sauromugue Champaign
23-25 Ranguemont Pass

Note: At Level 24, you gain Utsusemi: Ichi from /NIN, and a Reraise Earring.

25-27 Lower Delkfutt's Tower
25-27 Upper Delkfutt's Tower
26-28 Yhoator Jungle
27-29 Beaucedine Glacier (Goblin's Tigers)
27-29 Bibiki Bay
29-31 Attohwa Chasm
31-33 Beaucedine Glacier
35-37 The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah
36-38 Eastern Altepa Desert
36-38 Xarcabard
36-40 Yhoator Jungle (Tonberry Elementals)
40-44 Castle Zvahl Baileys (Demon Elementals)
44-49 Cape Terrigan
49-54 Gustav Tunnel
54-58 Pso'Xja
59-64 Aydeewa Subterrane
58-60 Newton Movalpolos
60-64 Bibiki Bay

Some points to note:
* When a BST spawns a new pet, the pet will be treated as behind the mob. That is to say, you can immediately pull the newly summoned pet immediately, with no fear of the Beastmaster linking.

* Pets do not aggro- only the Beastmaster will.

* Special thanks go to Salacia for his original work.

33-35 The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah

2008-08-01T06:33:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mob:
Master: Goblin Trader
Pet: Goblin's Leech
Pet Level Range: 35-37
Approximate HP: hp
* Leech
* Very Strong against Water
* Weak against Light
* Strong against Blunt Weapons

Other aggressive mobs:
* Goblins (Sight)
* Lesser Gaylas (Sound)

Other linking mobs:
* Goobbue Parasite (Sound)
* Rock Golem (Sight, Magic)

Commentarus:
This is a very challenging camp in the sense that aggro can practically come from all directions, so be prepared with your Reraise Earring! That being said, at least coming back here is easy, just as long as you have the Li'Telor outpost activated.

One thing that you must be especially careful of are the Goblins themselves. The thing that makes this camp so difficult is that all the goblins here have a very large area which they roam, so be sure to pull your pet a considerable distance away from the master once you pull.

In addition, there are all sorts of other environmental concerns you have to be wary of- aggro from bats and links from the surrounding Leeches. To be mindful of both sight and sound aggro, and still rake in decent xp, is not exactly a walk in the park, to say the least.

Scholars might be rather annoyed soloing here, since they can't use their latest spell (Water II) against the Leeches, due to their innate Water resistance.

So why solo here? Simply put, there are 3-4 Goblin Traders within close proximity, and they're always there (unless someone's killing them).

31-33 Beaucedine Glacier

2008-08-01T06:01:00.001-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Fauregandi outpost level requirement is unfortunately, Level 35.
* Some way to claim that is not magic-based recommended. ((see notes)

Target mob:
Master: Rime Gigas
Pet: Gigas's Tiger
Pet Level Range: 33-35
Approximate HP: 280-350hp
* Tiger
* Weak against Fire
* Weak against Thunder
* Strong against Ice

Other aggressive mobs:
* Gigas (Sight)
* Tundra Tiger (Sight)
* Ice Elemental (Magic)

Other linking mobs:
* Tundra Tiger (Sight)

Commentarus:
Gigas's Tigers make for very nice xp, although actually getting to camp is rather troublesome as the Fauregandi outpost isn't available to you until level 35. Personally, I just found it easier to run here from East Ronfaure, through the Ranguemont Pass.

There are two notable camps throughout the glacier, although the safest one by a considerable margin is at (I-9). Just at the bottom of the slope is an opening with one (hopefully "Rime") Gigas and one Tundra Tiger.

For the more daring soloists, Mirror Pond all the way to the northeast, has two Gigas, both of which have the potential to be Rime Gigas, so you can get some higher chains there. However, Ice Elementals also spawn in the vincinity during blizzards, so if you want to solo here, it's better to have some way to pull a mob that isn't magic-based.

23-25 Ranguemont Pass

2008-06-30T05:26:00.001-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Setting your homepoint in Southern San d'Oria recommended for quick return.
* Sneak and Invisible required.

Target mob:
Master: Goblin Pathfinder
Pet: Goblin's Bats
Pet Level Range: 25-27
Approximate HP: 195-210hp
* Bat (Triplet)
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Very Strong against Darkness

Other aggressive mobs:
* Goblins (Sight)
* Stirge (Sound)

Other linking mobs:
* Seeker Bats (Sound)
* Stirge (Sound)

Commentarus:
A very nice pet camp, it is quite brutal at 22, even for mages. However, once you reach Level 24 and get Utsusemi: Ichi, this place becomes a whole lot easier to manage.

Of the three tunnels leading out of that small room, the eastern one is the safest. Even then, there are a couple of aggressive Stirges behind, so while they shouldn't get close enough to aggro, keep an eye on them just in case. Other than that, because you can't really move around the room, you may find yourself waiting for the goblins to move themselves into better positions before you make the pull.

26-28 Yhoator Jungle

2008-06-30T05:05:00.001-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Key Item: Airship pass for Kazham required.
* Invisible recommended.

Target mob:
Master: Goblin Pathfinder
Pet: Goblin's Bee
Pet Level Range: 28-30
Approximate HP: 230-260hp
* Bee
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice

Other aggressive mobs:
* None

Other linking mobs:
* None

Commentarus:
This camp is very good and very safe, as unless you really go out of your way and bump into the Goblin Smithy around the other corner, this place is aggro-free, except for the Goblin Pathfinder himself. In addition, as there are no Yhoator Wasps in the area, this place is also link-free.

The T-junction that the Goblin Pathfinder wanders around will allow you to move around to pull from the correct angle, just remember to bring some form of Invisibility for your convenience.

Alas, the only drawback to this place is that this is also a regular, 6-man party xp camp, and while lower level parties will stick to the Yhoator Mandragoras, as they move higher, they may take a Goblin or two. If so, kindly ask them to leave the Goblin Pathfinder alone.

25-27 Lower Delkfutt's Tower

2008-06-29T22:58:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Delkfutt Key required.
* Invisible required.

Target mob:
Master: Gigas Butcher
Pet: Gigas's Bats
Pet Level Range: 27-29
Approximate HP: 230-250hp
* Bat (Triplet)
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Very Strong against Darkness

Other aggressive mobs:
* Gigas (Sight)
* Thunder Elemental (Lightning weather)

Other linking mobs:
* None

Commentarus:
Your camp will be behind the locked door on the first floor of Lower Delkfutt's Tower which you need a Delkfutt Key to open. Once you're inside the basement, move into the room where the three nation's ambassadors are held for the Rank 4 mission, where you can find a safe spot to rest down most of the tunnels leading into that room.

You may need to cycle through some mobs here if there aren't any Gigas Butchers around, and there can be more than one Butcher, too. The good part about this camp is that because there aren't any other bats around, you do not have to worry about links, and you can simply maneuver yourself between tunnels to get into a good position to pull.

Watch out for the Thunder Elemental that spawns inside the room during thunderstorms though.

21-23 Sauromugue Champaign

2008-06-29T21:50:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Much easier to look for the BST on chocobo first.

Target mob:
Master: Goblin Pathfinder
Pet: Goblin's Beetle
Pet Level Range: 23-25
Approximate HP: 180hp
* Beetle
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Light

Other aggressive mobs:
* Goblins (Sight)
* Tabar Beak (Sight)
* Coeurl (Sight)

Other linking mobs:
* Diving Beetle (Sight)

Commentarus:
Beastmen mobs in the three areas surrounding Jeuno seem to have a very large roaming area, as big as two whole squares sometimes. Thus, the positions above are rather rough, and it would do your sanity good to take a chocobo from Upper Jeuno first to look for the mob.

Once you've found the mob, you will need to literally stalk it as it walks all over Batallia Downs until it calls another pet, which unfortunately, may feel like longer than normal.

Thankfully, both camps don't really have much in the way of linking mobs, with the exception of maybe a Diving Beetle or two. There are some aggressive mobs that are also found within their roaming areas, although those aren't too difficult to dodge.

21-23 Batallia Downs

2008-06-29T18:52:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Much easier to look for the BST on chocobo first.

Target mob:
Master: Goblin Pathfinder
Pet: Goblin's Dragonfly
Pet Level Range: 23-25
Approximate HP: 170-220hp
* Fly
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Piercing weapons
* Weak against Ice
* Strong against Wind

Other aggressive mobs:
* Goblins (Sight)
* Sabertooth Tiger (Sight)

Other linking mobs:
* May Fly (Sound)

Commentarus:
One thing about Beastmen mobs in the three areas surrounding Jeuno- the area in which they can roam about in is extremely large, as big as two whole squares sometimes. Thus, the positions above are rather rough, and it would do your sanity good to take a chocobo from Upper Jeuno first to look for the mob.

Once you've found the mob, you will need to literally stalk it as it walks all over Batallia Downs until it calls another pet, which unfortunately, may feel like longer than normal.

Thankfully, both camps don't really have much in the way of linking mobs, unless you really stray to the far west. However, there is a lot of surrounding aggro that you need to be aware of.

The undulating terrain of Batallia Downs doesn't really help you in this department, although you can use it to your advantage as due to the mob AI, mobs may take some rather strange routes to get to you.

51-54 Rolanberry Fields [S]

2008-05-23T22:16:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* RDM, SCH or BRD recommended. (for Dispel/Finale)
* WHM suggested (for Erase/Haste)
* Wings of the Goddess required.
* Pashhow Marshlands warp.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Worker Crawler
* Crawler
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
Worker Crawlers litter the area right outside the entrance to Crawler's Nest [S]. They are a little bit spread out and not exactly in the most convenient of locations, so take that into consideration when pulling.

Other than that though, everything is as normal. Bear in mind that it is slightly faster if you warped to the Passhow Marshlands [S] and then walked from there, as opposed to walking from Rolanberry Fields [S] itself.

22-24 Rolanberry Fields [S]

2008-05-17T19:50:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Wings of the Goddess required.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Lycopodium
* Mandragora
* Not Aggressive
* Not Linking
* Weak

Commentarus:
Like the Sauromugue Champaign and Batallia Downs, this camp is very convenient to get to, regardless of whether you actually walk here from Jeuno, or warp from the starting cities. As such, it makes a nice alternative from the latter end of Qufim Island. Another big draw to Lycopodiums is that Lycopodiums don't use Dream Flower.

In addition, pulling Lycopodiums is an interesting affair as they will follow you around, like the Hzomits in {sea} for those who have seen them. Lycopodiums here are a little spread out though, and have a considerable level range, so you may find some checking as only {Tough} by the time someone reaches Level 25.

50-53 Rolanberry Fields [S]

2008-04-05T01:46:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Wings of the Goddess required.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Dragonfly
* Fly
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
It is more convenient to get to this campsite simply by taking a chocobo out from Lower Jeuno to the Cavernous Maw in Rolanberry Fields. Once you are transported back to the past, just head west to the other side of the hill, and you're at camp.

Because of Cursed Sphere, and their weakness to piercing weapons, Dancers do fairly well here, as they can quickly keep the party's health topped up.

One thing your puller needs to be aware of is to avoid the small row of trees to the North-West, as there are a few Chigoe that are hiding amongst the grass there.

73-75 Castle Oztroja [S]

2008-04-05T01:25:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Wings of the Goddess required.
* Supports 1 party.
* TP burn setup recommended.
* THF with Feint recommended.

Target mobs:
Primary: 2nd tier Yagudo
* Yagudo
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Ice

Yagudo Abbot (WHM)
Yagudo Conductor (BRD)
Yagudo Flagellant (MNK)
Yagudo Hierogrammat (BLM)
Yagudo Norikazu (NIN)
Yagudo Superior (SMN)
Yagudo Yojimbo (SAM)

Secondary: 1st tier Yagudo
* Yagudo
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Ice

Yagudo Chanter (BRD)
Yagudo Eradicator (NIN)
Yagudo High Priest (WHM)
Yagudo Knight Templar (SAM)
Yagudo Prioress (SMN)
Yagudo Sentinel (MNK)
Yagudo Prelate (BLM)

Commentarus:
This is certainly one of the more fun merit camps to do, because you literally rampage your way to the top of Castle Oztroja. Technically, the real mobs you merit off start from behind the second Brass Door (marked "C" on the map), but why start there when you can fight your way up?

If you choose to fight your way all the way up to the top of Castle Oztroja, there are a few things to keep in mind. Follow the above-marked red line all the way to the top of the castle. The weaker, first tier Yagudo lie in between the first and second Brass Doors (marked "A" and "C" respectively), while the mobs at and beyond the second Brass Doors are the second tier Yagudo that you are after.

Remember to send one party member to look up the level combination at the point marked "B" on the first map. There are two Yagudo mobs inside the hidden room there that you will need to kill anyway. Then, as the party is about to finish clearing the mobs at the second Brass Doors at "C", have one member open the doors using the same four-lever combination you saw earlier to maintain the chain.

Note that the combination changes every game day, so if the day changes, you may need to spend more time trying to open the door through trial and error.

What is so nice about this merit camp is that although you are xp'ing off beastmen mobs, most of the mobs you are fighting are the weaker mage types, and even then, the melee ones don't have that much HP either. However, there are two things that will break your chain- distance between mobs along some corridors, and Gnats.

There are only 4 or 5 Gnats en route to the top, but Gnats have extremely high evasion and have AoE Slow (overwrites Haste) and an AoE move that resets everybody's TP to zero. If you have a THF, use Feint to reduce its evasion- they are spaced out enough that by the time you reach another Gnat, Feint's cooldown would have reset. RDMs can Gravity. Have your puller call out when the next mob is a Gnat, so the melees know to save their TP on their current mob- most of the mobs are weak enough that good melees can still keep the chain going without any weaponskills.

By the time you reach the top, one circuit around where the coffer mobs are should take you long enough that the mobs on the way down would start to respawn. If that's the case, then continue the chain all the way back down again. If you want to go infinite here however, you will have to contend with chaining the mobs outside the first Brass door while waiting for the mobs behind to respawn.

38-41 East Ronfaure [S]

2007-12-31T22:50:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Wings of the Goddess required.
* East Ronfaure maw.
* Supports 5 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Colibri
* Colibri
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Very Strong against Wind

Primary: Ladybug
* Ladybug
* Aggro to Sight (daytime only)
* Not Linking
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
This place is pretty close to xp-heaven as you can get for something in this level range. Due to the soft, squishy mobs and fast repops, with the right setup, you can easily hit xp rates very close to that of a merit party. Rates of 8k/hr and upwards are not difficult to attain here.

Don't be deceived by the name- the Colibris here do not mime offensive magic spells like their cousins in the Aht Urhgan areas. Ladybugs are slightly harder than Colibri, and their behaviour changes depending on whether it is day or night. At night, Ladybugs are not aggressive, and have very minimal TP moves. However, in the day, they are aggressive, and gain several annoying TP moves, such as AoE Attack Down, Accuracy Down and Amnesia.

Personally, my favourite camp is the one at H-9. However, the others work just as well, although some of course come with the added benefit of roaming Pixies.

72-75 Grauberg [S]

2007-12-28T07:05:00.001-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Wings of the Goddess required.
* Pashhow Marshlands maw.
* Supports 3 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Ajattara
* Wyvern
* Aggro to Sight
* Not Linking
* Weak to Darkness
* Strong against Wind
* Very Strong against Fire

Commentarus:
It's a long, long walk from the Pashhow Marshlands maw to this camp, so be sure your party is willing to stay for a quite some time. Thankfully, because of that, this place will almost certainly be open.

That being said, I personally would avoid a typical TP burn setup here. The Ajattaras here seemed to love their dispel move, at least, it certainly seemed that way from here, so it would be difficult for the mages to maintain the buffs required for the melee to really make this a good TP burn camp.

This place works just fine for the more traditional setups though. Your camps are scattered around the large open area that's labeled "Skyrend" on the map. Personally, I felt that the western-most point served as a good spot to place your camp, just in front of where the peak overlooks the Crag of Dem.

70-75 Passhow Marshlands [S]

2007-12-25T02:33:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Wings of the Goddess required.
* Passhow Marshlands maw.
* Manaburn party recommended.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Virulent Peiste
* Peiste
* Aggro to Sight
* Not Linking
* Weak against Ice

Commentarus:
Because of the Peiste's TP moves, I would personally recommend a manaburn party for this camp. Peistes are not as weak to magic as the more popular Ebony Pudding, however, they do have reasonably low HP, falling to roughly four Tier-IV nukes.

Respawns are quick, although a little spaced out. Should you prefer a more stationary camp, there is an open spot in the middle of a mass of stones against the eastern wall.

73-75 Bhaflau Thickets

2007-09-04T19:11:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* Supports 3 parties.
* Nyzul Isle staging point can be used to get to camp.
* 1 Imperial silver piece to access the ruins if you're walking here.
* Warp recommended. *see comments

How to get there:
1. Bring an Imperial silver piece to access the Alzadaal Undersea Ruins.
2. Enter the ruins from (F-6) of the Bhaflau Thickets.
3. Take the really bright portal in the first room.
4. Then, take the other really bright portal.

-If you took the runic portal, follow the instructions from this point onwards.-

5. Take the portal right in the middle of (G-9). (If you walked here, head south from where you pop and it'll be the first portal you see.)
6. Take the dim-lit portal.
7. Exit as normal.

Target mobs:
Primary: Mamool Ja
* Mamool Ja
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight

Primary: Greater Colibri
* Colibri
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Very Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
This part of the Bhaflau Thickets can be split into three zones- the "upper", "middle", and "lower" sections. Each section supports one party. Note that once you drop down, you cannot get back up to a higher section.

The top section is filled with DRG and BST Mamool Ja, providing easy chains. The middle and bottom section is populated by Greater Colibri and Wivres, which are not xp mobs. The Greater Colibri are unique to this part of the Bhaflau Thickets, and thus will the the focus of this entry.

As mentioned, the bottom section supports 2 parties- one party just after the dropoff from the top setion, and one more on the far west side, closer to the Halvung zone.

Greater Colibri share all the traits of regular Colibri, including their Mime traits. However, Greater Colibri also link by sight, unlike their lesser cousins. Because of Snatch Morsel, you will have to take into account that you will be fighting without food effects for much of the time. Fortunately, Greater Colibri are just as squishy as ever. They do, however, have noticeably high evasion, so bring a BRD or COR in your party though to cater for this.

There's no need to hold back on enfeebles because of Reflect since debuffs land easily. If you insist on having some form of food buff, bring something cheap, like Mithkabobs.

Overall, it's an easy camp, but still exercise some caution as things can get out of hand quickly. One trick you may want to use is to Dia a Colibri, so it will mimic it (most likely) to you. You are now safe from any mimicked Sleep effects! Finally, for obvious reasons, do not Sleepga or Horde Lullaby the Greater Colibri unless absolutely necessary.

Finally, unlike many of the ToAU camps, you will not be able to get back to a runic portal to teleport back to Aht Urhgan, so be sure to have a way of getting back by yourself (be it a BLM, Warp Cudgel, or whatnot.)

48-51 Quicksand Caves

2007-04-23T22:56:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Echo Drops highly recommended for mages/NINs/PLDs.
* Supports 2-3 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Helm Beetle
* Beetle
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Light

Primary: Antica
* Antica
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Wind
* Very Strong against Earth
* Very Strong against Darkness

Commentarus:
Enter the Quicksand Caves from (J-9) of the Western Altepa Desert. If your party is on the lower end of the range, your main focus will be Helm Beetles, slowly working up to Anticas.

The more-often used camp is the area just before the passageway opens up into the larger room. Be careful of a Helm Beetle pop around this area for a potential link should you decide to camp there. There aren't enough Beetles to support two parties, so if one party is a level range higher than the other, work together to split Antica and Beetle pops.

The other camp is behind a weighted door. You will need to Sneak your way over (just follow your left hand wall.) The good news is that this camp isn't used as much.

21-23 Lower Delkfutt's Tower

2007-02-21T22:32:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Goblins
* Goblin
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Light

Goblin Gambler (BLM)
Goblin Leecher (WHM)
Goblin Mugger (THF)

Primary: Gigas
* Gigas
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Strong against Ice
* Very Strong against Thunder

Commentarus:
As you enter Lower Delkfutt's Tower, the cross junction ahead will determine the mobs you fight.

Towards the east are the Goblins, while anything North and West will lead to Gigas. Two parties can camp here- one on Goblins, and the other on Gigas. If you are taking on Goblins, you may find that you need to pull a Gigas or an Ancient Bat to fill up the chain if your party's going along well.

As per normal, if you have a WHM, remember to keep Barfira up in order to minimise the damage from Bomb Toss.

Gigas are notably more challenging than Goblins, aside from their elemental strengths, they also have more damaging attacks, so keep that in mind when choosing what to fight against.

Your xp will take a noticeable drop as party members level up. While it is certainly possible to continue xp here until 24, most people opt to move on once a party member hits 25.

55-60 Caedarva Mire

2007-02-21T01:54:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Marsh Murre
* Bird
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Light
* Strong against Wind

Secondary: Orderly Imp
* Imp
* Aggro to True Sight
* Not Linking
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Strong against Darkness

Commentarus:
To get to the camp, take the ship to Nashmau, and exit to the west into the Caedarva Mire. The Marsh Murre are a little spaced out, so keep some kind of order going so that the puller knows where the next mob is. These birds also, for some reason, seem to use TP moves more frequently than normal, so keep Baraera up to minimise the damage done from Wing Cutter.

Because of the nature of the mobs, and their quick repop time, higher level parties (~60) can do a TP spam-esque party here, with good pulling, to rake in larger chains. However, in order to maintain the chain, your puller will most likely have to venture a little into the graveyard to get some pulls- be careful of the skeletons. Imps are only slightly harder than the Marsh Murres, and can be taken if you want.

70-75 Mount Zhayolm

2007-01-17T18:28:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* At least one member requires a Key Item: Cast Metal Plate.
* Halvung staging point.
* Manaburn party recommended.
* Solo BLM camp.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Ebony Pudding
* Flan
* Aggro to Sight
* Aggro to Weaponskills
* Aggro to Job Abilities
* Not Linking
* Weak against Magic attacks
* Strong against Physical attacks

Commentarus:
While a regular party setup has come here on occasion, because of the nature of Flan mobs, this campspot is often taken up by manaburn parties and/or solo Black Mages.

Assuming you are in a manaburn party, there are two strategies you can use to plow through the Puddings. The "usual" method of going through these is to fight until Chain #3, then rest to full. Once all the black mages are sufficiently rested, keep roaming and killing Ebony Puddings on sight. This will take you through to Chain #9 or Chain #11, where you'll find that you killed too quickly for the repops, or will have run out of mana. No matter, since they will all repop after you have rested up again.

Another way of fighting them is to have a good about of mana regeneration, and pace yourself through the Puddings using the recast timer on Thunder IV as a guide. With some luck, you would have slowed down the killing pace enough such that by the time you have killed the last Pudding, the first would have repopped, and just continue from there.

Remember that you can Aspir once a minute, which translates to roughly every alternate mob. Also note that while the starting level's put down as 70, this camp really shines once Black Mages reach Level 74 and 75 and gain access to Blizzard IV and Thunder IV, respectively.

33-36 Behemoth's Dominion

2006-10-06T18:36:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 1 party
* Silent Oils required to reach camp.

Fields of Valor:
Book: (L-9)
Page 1: 3x Lesser Gaylas, 2x Greater Gaylas (350xp/gil)
Page 2: 3x Lesser Gaylas, 2x Evil Weapon (400xp/gil)

Target mobs:
Primary: Lesser Gaylas
* Bat (Triplet)
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Strong against Darkness

Primary: Greater Gayla
* Bat (Single)
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing Weapons
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Strong against Darkness

Secondary: Demonic Weapon
* Weapon
* Aggro to Sound
* Aggro to Magic
* Not Linking
* Weak against Fire
* Slight resistance against all other elements (+12.5% Magic Def)

Commentarus:
You will have to cross through a section of Qufim Island filled with sound aggro Bats in order to reach Behemoth's Dominion. However, as they are also magic-aggresive Weapons in the area, Silent Oils are recommended.

There are two primary camps in Behemoth's Dominion, marked on the map. The camp on the right is safer, but has longer pulls and may run low on mobs if the west camp is occupied.

The western camp is more dangerous, but has the potential for greater xp, being able to pull from either side of the tunnel, as well as ending a chain on a Demonic Weapon (which the eastern camp doesn't really have access to). However, if you are camping on the western camp, watch for undead (Lost Soul) pops in the vincinity at night.

Also note that Lesser Gaylas use Jet Stream (a multi-hit attack which can absorb up to three shadows), while Greater Gayla do not.

Personally, the xp from Lesser Gaylas became a little too low for my liking once somebody hit level 36. While it is possible to just try pulling Greater Gayla and Demonic Weapons to continue onto 37 or so, I suspect there would be too much Lesser Gaylas in the way to really make such a plan practical.

Other leveling locations

2006-09-28T08:41:00.000-07:00

Campsitarus isn't the only leveling resource out there- here are some others that I have found!

Allakhazam's List - Tacitus' original Campsites listing from Allakhazam, and inspiration to this compilation. It was last updated back when Treasures of Aht Urhgan was released by FFXIFiresoul.

The Vana'diel EXP Guide - Ayrlie has compiled a massive collection of potential campsites and mobs throughout Vana'diel. However, level/camp specifics are still a little rough in places. It's a great source of inspiration though, should you ever feel like taking your party out to someplace...different. ^^

MysteryTour's List - MysteryTour's listing of campsites. Once highly relied on, it is no longer updated and is very outdated. Still a good place to look for "alternate" or "old school" camps, should the urge arise.

Tororoto Mob database - Japanese website- enter in the highest level in your party, and query a database to bring up all the mobs that you could potentially xp off, and even see the xp/kill they give!

66-68 Mamook

2006-09-28T08:19:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* WHM required (for Stona)
* NM: Zizzy Zilla

Target mobs:
Primary: Ziz
* Cockatrice
* Aggro to Sight (from 06:00 →　20:00)
* Not Linking
* Weak against Wind
* Strong against Earth

Commentarus:
Because of the nature of the mobs (assorted status effects), regular party setups would fare better here as opposed to TP-burn style parties which are commonplace around the ToAU areas.

One thing to take care of is an NM Cockatrice, Zizzy Zilla, which is a lottery pop off the Ziz as placeholders. At 68, your party would probably best leave Zizzy Zilla alone, although since it can be apparently trio'ed by 75s, use your judgement on that one.

34-38 The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah

2006-07-27T02:50:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Echo Drops recommended *see notes
* Level 35+ members have access to the Li'Telor Outpost to get here quickly.
* Supports 2 parties.

Fields of Valor:
Book: (G-9), (E-11)
Page 1: 7x Ogrefly, 2x Goobbue Gardener (900xp/gil)

Target mobs:
Primary: Lesser Gaylas (34-37)
* Bat (Triplet)
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Strong against Darkness

Primary: Ogrefly (34-37)
* Fly
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak against Ice
* Strong against Wind

Secondary: Goobbue Gardener (34-37)
* Goobbue
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound

Secondary: Goblins (36-38)
* Goblin
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Light

Goblin Robber (THF)
Goblin Trader (BST)

Commentarus:
Note that party members that are at least level 35 and have completed a supplies quest to the Li'Telor region can use their respective nations' outpost teleporter to get here quickly.

Of the camps marked, your secondary mob will vary depending on the camp. All three camps offer Lesser Gaylas and Ogreflies to xp on, however, the eastern camps are better suited for 34-37 parties, throwing in Goobbue Gardeners in the mix. The outpost camp is better suited for 35-38 parties, with the higher level Goblins instead.

All the mobs here are on a five-minute repop, and you are actually camping in the middle of quite a few spawn points, so be careful. Communication between party members is important to avoid links. Also note that the Outpost camp is not in front of the camp, where the gate guard and banner are, but behind the outpost instead. If you are using the regional teleports, be careful of goblin aggro where you land up.

31-33 Yuhtunga Jungle

2006-07-23T02:00:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require a Key Item: Airship pass for Kazham.
* WHM32+ is very useful for Erase (if available).
* Teaming up with a Level 37-38 party is helpful. *see notes
* Supports 3 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Soldier Crawler
* Crawler
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
Of the four camps marked above, the red camps are on ground level, while the lone blue camp is underground.

If your party is alone, it is recommended that you take the blue camp, accessed by simply riding a chocobo to the top left-hand corner of (E-9), and falling down one of the holes there. The spot where you land may have one or two Soldier Crawlers, so camp a little ways into one of the tunnels leading out.

Note that the underground is a little confusing, so your puller may need some time to orientate him/herself. Pulls are also a little long in places, but nothing completely unmanageable.

The three red camps are all above ground, and while it is possible to camp at one of these places yourself, be warned that it is a lot more dangerous than underground because of all the Goblin Poachers and Robbers that roam the area, each of which has a rather substantial roaming radius. Hence, be prepared to deal with Goblin aggro every now and then, which is difficult, as the Goblins are on average five levels higher than the Soldier Crawlers.

This is where teaming up with a higher level party may come in handy. (see the "Recommendations/Notes".) If you were to come with a level 37-38 party, the two parties could co-operate together. The higher level party can focus on all the goblins in the area, clearing the way for your party to safely pull and engage the Soldier Crawlers.

28-31 Bibiki Bay

2006-07-20T09:01:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Chains of Promathia required.
* Echo Drops recommended. *see notes
* WHM recommended (for Silena). *see notes

Target mobs:
Primary: Marine Dhalmel (28-29)
* Dhalmel
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Thunder

Primary: Raven (29-31)
* Bird
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
Camp at the top of the docks, and pull the surrounding Dhalmel, before moving onto Birds as party members increase in level. There is also a Goblin Shaman that spawns on the down-slope to the docks itself, which can be pulled to fill in the chain.

If at all possible, save your TP for skillchaining after the Dhamel uses Berserk, which drastically lowers its defense. If you are with a Paladin or Ninja Tank, you will want to bring along either a good supply of Echo Drops, or a White Mage (/WHM does not have access to Silena until level 38) to Silena after the Dhalmels use Cold Stare, a frontal Silence move.

Against Ravens, be sure to keep Baraera up in order to minimise the effects of their TP moves.

23-25 Korroloka Tunnel

2006-07-15T07:46:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Clipper
* Crab
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Strong against Water

Primary: Greater Pugil
* Pug
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Lightning
* Very Strong against Water

Commentarus:
The Clippers and Greater Pugils here are of a slightly higher level than those in Qufim Island, hence this place makes a very nice bridge between Qufim Island and the Jungles.

There are some differences here, notably that the Greater Pugils here do not link, but are aggressive instead. Greater Pugils spawn around the small pools that border the room, and may or may not share spawn points with the Clippers. To be safe, you should camp at the marked spot, where only an Even Match, non-aggressive Seeker Bats lie, although you could easily camp in the room itself, some way away from the pools just in case of Pugil aggro.

19-22 Qufim Island

2006-07-14T21:02:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Beware of undead at night. (20:00 → 04:00)
* Supports 2 parties.

Fields of Valor:
Book: (F-6), (I-8)
Page 1: 9x Clipper, 1x Land Worm (630xp/gil)

Target mobs:
Primary: Land Worm (19-21)
* Worm
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Strong against Earth

Primary: Clipper (20-22)
* Crab
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Strong against Water

Commentarus:
For the same reasons as previous Worm camps in Korroloka Tunnel and the Maze of Shakhrami, a Ranger (or Black Mage) party could easily focus on just the Worms here and take them apart. Remember to Silence Land Worms- as they say, a Silenced Worm is a dead Worm.

There are two main camps- the area just by the gate guard where the tunnel opens up, and the pond further down the road.

The gate guard camp has a few Land Worm spawns that you need to be aware of, as the Land Worms are aggressive here. There is a Wight that spawns a little ways out of camp at night, but close enough that you may get blood aggro if you are not careful.

The pond camp is personally my preferred camp between the two, as there are plenty of Land Worms around such that you can simply run from one to another. The problem with the pond is that Banshees and Wights spawn in the area at night, making things difficult during that time.

21-23 Carpenter's Landing

2006-07-13T20:12:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Chains of Promathia required.
* Instant Warp scrolls highly recommended.
* Supports 3 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Diving Beetle
* Beetle
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Light

Primary: Shrieker
* Funguar
* Aggro to Sound
* Weak to Light
* Very Strong against Water
* Very Strong against Darkness

Commentarus:
Enter Carpenter's Landing from (J-8) of the Jugner Forest. It's probably a good idea to come here by chocobo too, exiting from the Upper Jeuno stables.

It's a little difficult to pinpoint exactly where the three camps are on the map, but essentially, you are camping just next to one of the various rooms in the underground section of Carpenter's Landing.

From top to bottom, the camps are basically where the cave exits into open air, the tunnel near the ??? for the Mycophile Cuffs, and just south of the Goblin Footprint.

None of these camps are particularly "safe" in that there are still some things to watch out for, in particular repops and Shrieker aggro. To avoid the Shriekers completely (which I prefer), take the north-most camp, although you'll have to watch out for a Spunkie (magic aggro) that occasionally pops fairly closeby, as well as a Sabertooth Tiger than occasionally passes through the area.

Despite all that, this is a good alternative to Qufim Island, as the Diving Beetles don't have any moves like Screwdriver that could potentially one-shot your tank. If your party intends on fighting Shriekers (the middle and lower camps), be sure to bring along a White Mage for the various -na spells (Blindna, Paralyna, Poisona and Silena will be needed).

Acknowledgementarus...

2006-07-05T21:44:00.000-07:00

Inspired by AmbroseOdin's post down on the Allakazham forums, I decided to start keeping track of the parties and campsites of note, in the hopes that this information will benefit those who are wondering just where they should do and xp.

From a humble compilation which I started at the beginning of November 2005, this website has since grown to a much larger collection than I originally anticipated, with roughly a thousand visitors a day!

For obvious reasons, thanks to Hsui and co. over at the Vana'diel Atlas for not only providing the maps that are used in this compilation, but for also helping me with the publicity by first linking to me! ^^ As you might've noticed, all the maps here are provided by the Vana'diel Atlas, so go say {Hello!} to them! ^^

Many thanks to all the bloggers out there who have given me feedback, and have taken it upon themselves to also link the campsitarus blog, and spreading the word. In game, thank you to all those who saw any of my advertisements in the various forums, and have also started spreading the word around, not to mention all those on Odin who have sent me /tells, thanking me for this website! {/grin}

Sorry to people I forgot tho...I don't remember everybody who has contributed to this! >_<

UPDATE (23rd August 2010):
I have decided to stop updating Campsitarus, for several reasons, but more importantly, because the dynamics of the game have changed since Campsitarus was first set up.

The advent of Level Sync, for example, means that instead of fitting the camp to the party, players are now able to fit the party to the camp. Thus, there is no longer a need to look up the correct camp for your party level. Previously, one would have to search for all players within a narrow level band (say, 64-66) and after that, find a suitable camp to go to. Notice that today, this routine has reversed. Now, players pick a camp (like East Ronfaure [S]), build a party from (almost) any range of player levels, find a level sync and carry on from there.

In addition, when Campsitarus was first created, 6-player parties were the sole way of gaining experience points and leveling up characters. Today, players have Fields of Valor, and more importantly, Moblin Maze Mongers that provide a suitable camp, tailored to the party's level, thus diminishing the need for a specific camp.

Finally, the level cap increase introduced a wealth of new camps through Abyssea, but the dynamics are very different from a 6-man party, and are much more flexible. Don't get me wrong- Abyssea was fantastic for the game, but fact of the matter is, the importance of "traditional xp PT" camps have diminished as a result.

These factors, along with some others, have led me to stop updating Campsitarus for some time now, and perhaps this website has outlived its usefulness as a resource. Still, it would never have become what it had without the support of the players, the people behind the characters that selflessly used and promoted this website.

So to everybody, {Thank you!} for your support over the last five years, and best wishes in Vana'diel!

Basic Party dynamics

2006-07-04T21:10:00.002-07:00

First off, let me start by saying that this is not a campsite compilation for newer players. All the camps here assume that players know what they are doing, know how to construct a proper party, are decently equipped, and are familiar with party dynamics.

If you are a new(ish) player, there are several resources online that detail out specific aspects of party dynamics, here are the basics:

Building a party:
* Parties generally consist of six members- a tank, two melees who can skillchain together, and three mages, generally divided into a healer, a supporter, and a more offensive role.
* While the mage line is pretty flexible, the melee are fairly rigid.
* Aden's Renkei diagram, the best skillchain chart out there, can be found here.
* "Blind invites" (inviting somebody without asking in /tell first) are considered extremely rude, and will generally be declined. Be polite, and ask first.

Looking for a party:
* Enter your search comment by opening the menu: Search → Edit Comment.
* 〇 means "Yes", × means "No".

Important details are:
* The amount of xp you need before leveling up (your "xp to next level (tnl)")
* The areas you can/cannot access (this isn't really relevant until later).
* The subjobs you have available.

Party etiquette:
* Please do not harrass White Mages for Raises. Be prepared with Reraise items, or be patient if a White Mage from another party does take the time off to come raise your fallen member(s).
* Do not camp on top of other parties. If the place is crowded, move to a different camp.
* If you must go AFK (Away From Keyboard) for any period of time, let the party know in /party chat before the puller pulls a mob. Keep your away times short, or disband if you must go for a long time.
* While there will usually be a mage to cast Sneak and Invisible to move through dangerous zones, sometimes this will not be possible. Bring the necessary Silent Oils and Prism Powders with you.
* If you want to disband the party, please let the leader know well in advance (15~30 minutes)

English parties:
* Often replaces party members who need to go.
* When replacing a party member, be sure to check with all other members how long they can stay for, and make sure that your replacement fulfills the same party role as you.
* Generally head down to the campsite first.

Japanese parties:
* Generally do not replace party members. If someone needs to go, the party disbands.
* Because one person's departure means the end of the party, people are expected to stay for roughly two hours once at camp.
* Gather at the Signet, or the nearest convenient location in town, before moving as a group.
* Before riding a chocobo, everyone will target the stablemaster to lock in a price, but not ride. Once everyone has gathered around the chocobo, someone will say "のります", "乗ります", or "norimasu", all of which mean "ride", before everyone hops on the chocobo simultaneously.

31-34 Bibiki Bay: Purgonorgo Isle

2006-06-26T23:00:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require Chains of Promathia.
* Long time to get to camp.
* Instant Warp scrolls highly recommended.
* Key Item: Manaclipper ticket required (can obtain on-site).
* Supports 2+ parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Alraune (31-34)
* Mandragora
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Piercing weapons
* Weak against Wind
* Weak against Fire
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Thunder
* Weak against Darkness
* Strong against Light

Primary: Toucan (31-34)
* Bird
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak against Piercing weapons
* Weak against Ice
* Strong against Wind

Secondary: Coastal Opo-opo (31-32)
* Opo-opo
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Ice

Commentarus:
As mentioned above, it takes quite a while to get to camp, so be sure people can stay for a long time to make the trip worthwhile! The good news is that because of this, this camp is almost never taken. Be sure to bring a scroll of Instant Warp each though, otherwise you'll find getting back to town will be even more of a chore. ^^

You will need to head down to Bibiki Bay and purchase a ticket to ride the Manaclipper over to Purgonorgo Isle. Be warned that not every manaclipper boat goes to Purgonorgo Isle, so be sure to check with the Mithra that's conveniently standing on the jetty just where the next manaclipper will go to.

You will also need a Manaclipper ticket to board the manaclipper, lest you be unceremoniously booted and left behind on shore as the rest of your party members sail off into the distance. Manaclippers are not frequent, and you could be stuck waiting over fifteen minutes for the next one to arrive, so don't forget your tickets! >_<

Once on Purgonorgo Isle, your main xp target will be the Alraunes. They have all the abilities of a normal (white) Mandragora, including Dream Flower. They are a little spaced out, so if you want to focus on just killing Alraunes, Widescan is useful, but not necessary due to the number of mobs in the area you can xp off. Alraunes respawn every five minutes though, so supply should be plentiful.

Coastal Opo-opos are an okay filler, and are noticeably weaker than the Alraunes once a member hits Level 33. They have a rather painful AoE attack, and can also Dispel a single buff off a single target, so have your healers vigilant on keeping buffs up. Fortunately, they don't spam their dispel very often, so it's not too much of a pain to just reapply, but they aren't the most pleasant of xp mobs, at least compared to what you have available.

Also note that there are a lot of other potential campsites in Purgonorgo Isle, just that nobody's gotten around to finding them yet. So, if you feel like exploring a little, try camping somewhere else on the island. ^^

29-32 Yuhtunga Jungle

2006-06-26T09:08:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require a Key Item: Airship pass for Kazham.
* Supports 2 parties.

Fields of Valor:
Book: (F-9), (G-5), (G-11), (K-6)
Page 4: 4x Sahagin, 6x Makara (880xp/gil)

Target mobs:
Primary: Sahagin
* Sahagin
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Thunder
* Very Strong against Water

Creek Sahagin (MNK)
River Sahagin (WHM)
Stream Sahagin (BRD)

Primary: Makara
* Pugil
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Lightning
* Very Strong against Water

Commentarus:
This spot makes a very nice continuation from Goblin Furriers, since it's literally across the cliff to the entrance of the Sea Serpent Grotto.

Remember to silence the River Sahagins to prevent curative magic, although wait a while for the melee to knock off any Blink shadows it may have up. As the Sahagin get weaker, you will want to gradually focus on killing Makara up to around level 30. By 31, quite a number of mobs will con Tough to you, but because of the wide level range of the mobs here, there should still be plenty of VT-IT mobs to pull, although if there are two parties at 31, things might get iffy.

Take note that the Makara are actually the mobs closer to camp, and are also slightly harder than the Sahagin, so be careful when pulling not to get aggro on the way back.

Finally, the closest Field Manual to you will be at the Elshimo Lowlands Outpost, which unfortunately isn't terribly accessible for the party to get a new training regime, unless someone goes off to take a break.

24-27 Yuhtunga Jungle

2006-06-24T00:02:00.001-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require a Key Item: Airship pass for Kazham.
* Supports 3+ parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Yuhtunga Mandragora (24-26)
* Mandragora
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak against Piercing weapons
* Weak against Wind
* Weak against Fire
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Thunder
* Weak against Darkness
* Strong against Light

Primary: Goblin Smithy (25-27)
* Goblin
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Light

Goblin Smithy (WAR)

Commentarus:
The two Jungles of Yuhtunga and Yhoator have become the norm for parties leaving Qufim Island. The first step of this leveling stage involve taking on Yuhtunga Mandragoras and Goblin Smithys just outside the gates to Kazham, where there are two wooden fences that serve as decent camps near Kazham, and a smaller passage further south.

Start with Yuhtunga Mandragoras and slowly work towards taking down Goblin Smithies as party members level up. If you're really in trouble, make a run for Kazham. In the old days, this was the cause for legendary Goblin trains, but thankfully, an update changed things so that other parties would not be affected by this. Be careful though, as Mandragora's Dream Flower does not discriminate between parties, and will hit everbody in its radius.

Also note that there are other possible camps deeper in the jungles, although consistent and safe access to the target mobs are much trickier.

21-23 Qufim Island

2006-06-22T23:40:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Silent Oils/Sneak recommended to move about Qufim.
* Be very careful of undead at night (20:00 - 04:00).
* Supports 7 parties.

Fields of Valor:
Book: (F-6), (I-8)
Page 3: 7x Greater Pugil, 3x Clipper (700xp/gil)
Page 4: 6x Gigas, 4x Greater Pugil (735xp/gil)

Target mobs:
Primary: Clipper (21-22)
* Crab
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Strong against Water

Primary: Greater Pugil (22-23)
* Pug
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Lightning
* Very Strong against Water

Primary: Assorted Gigas (22-23)
* Gigas
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Strong against Ice
* Very Strong against Thunder

Commentarus:
Pugils and Gigas round off the Qufim leg for most people, with people opting to move onto the Jungles afterwards. Technically, xp here is only good up to Level 23, although newer players (or weaker parties) can xp all the way up to 25 before moving on.

Camps are scattered throughout Qufim. The popular camps are those shown to the north-west, right outside Delkfutt's Tower (F/G-6), and "Pug Alley" (H-6). Both of these camps can support two parties each, while everywhere else supports just one.

As per normal Qufim rules, be careful of undead pops during nighttime, as there are some undead spawn points that are fairly close to camp. Fortunately, should you see an undead pop, you have a few seconds to quickly move out of its aggro range.

If you choose to xp here past Level 23, your puller will need to start being selective with the mobs he's pulling, to make sure that he takes the higher-end mobs that will yield decent xp. Pugils are preferred over Gigas, mostly due to safer pulling, as well as being easier to manage in camp.

Also remember that unlike the vast majority of Pugils in Vana'diel, Greater Pugils link.

14-18 Korroloka Tunnel

2006-06-16T18:34:00.003-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* WHM recommended.
* Ranged party recommended. *see notes
* Supports 3 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Land Worm
* Worm
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Strong against Earth

Commentarus:
Parties comprised of members that can effectively attack from a distance (BLMs, RNGs), with the appropriate support jobs will do very well here. That being said, a regular setup will still work, although there won't be able to take as much advantage out of the Worms' immobility, although there isn't too much in terms of inaccessible Land Worms due to surrounding aggressive mobs.

Walk up and down either one of the red paths given, killing Land Worms as you come by. The top map is situated right as you zone in from the Zeruhn Mines, and usually has other people solo'ing the Land Worms there. The second map is on the opposite end, towards the Eastern Altepa Desert zone line, and is generally empty, although you will have to be on the watchout for Air Elemental pops near the stairs.

The third camp is between the two- simply continue walking onwards from the first camp, and move towards the point marked "H" on the map. Be careful when crossing the bridge though, as mobs can still aggro you from down below.

One trick you can use to prevent massive amounts of damage to your party is to have your "tank" stay out of melee range, using Provoke to and ranged attacks to hold hate from afar. Note that this person doesn't actually need to be a tank class- RNG/WAR works very well. This way, other members of the party can freely melee the Land Worm without fear of retaliation, and Stonega is contained to just one person.

Keep Barstonra up at all times to minimize the effects of the Worm's spells, and if your White Mage is level 15 or above, keep the Land Worms Silenced to minimize their damage output. As they say, a Silenced Worm is a dead Worm. By 17-18, a lot of the Worms will con Tough to members, so just mow down any Land Worms you come across.

12-14 Maze of Shakhrami

2006-06-16T18:12:00.002-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* WHM recommended.
* Ranged party recommended. *see notes
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Maze Maker
* Worm
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Strong against Earth

Commentarus:
It is recommended that you bring a party full of members with ranged attacks, meaning primarily Black Mages and Rangers, although a regular pary setup will work, although they won't be able to take advantage of a Worm's immobility as much, and may have trouble safely fighting some of the harder-to-reach Worms.

Walk up and down the red path given, killing all Maze Makers you see. Some may be in the middle of other aggressive mobs, so be careful. How much you actually roam will depend on your party makeup (that is, a RNG party will be more maneuverable than a BLM party.)

Bring a White Mage along with you to the Maze. Be sure to keep Barstonra up at all times to minimize the effects of the Worm's spells, particularly Stonega. If you choose to stay onwards to 15, once your WHM learns Silence, use that as an effective way to prevent damage to your party (assuming, of course, it sticks).

59-62 Wajaom Woodlands

2006-06-06T07:57:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* Supports 3 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Puk
* Puk
* Aggro to Sight
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Absorbs Wind

Target mobs:
One important thing to note about Puks is that they are unique because they absorb all forms of Wind damage. Wind-based spells like Gravity and Silence will be completely resisted, but all damaging spells like Aero, or Detonation skillchains will retroactively cause the Puks to recover hit points instead of damage it, so double check your damage sources, and skillchain.

Thankfully, higher level skillchains with a Wind component (for example, Fragmentation) don't cause the Puk to recover hit points, except when, of course, if you try to Magic Burst an Aero nuke on it. -_-

They have a very fast repop rate, so it's easy to chain these. Be careful to camp far enough away from other Puks such that when it uses its knockback move, Wind Shear it does not knock party members into aggro range of other Puks. Keep Baraera up to minimise the damage from Wind Shear as well.

59-63 Aydeewa Subterrane

2006-06-06T01:45:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* Supports 3 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Defoliator (59-63)
* Crawler
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Primary: Aydeewa Diremite (61-64) *see notes
* Diremite
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Water
* Weak to Light

Commentarus:
Top map:
Zone into the Aydeewa Subterrane from the south-east corner of (G-10) from the Wajaom Woodlands (the entrance marked "3" on the Vana'diel Atlas.

You could camp at the zone line back to the Wajaom Woodlands, which is safer, however there is a Great Ametrat that obstructs access to the majority of the Defoliators in the room.

The suggested camp is instead in the tunnel to the west, with two Slime Molds at the back, which will destroy your party should you get aggro. There are two tree-branches that creep up the sizes of that tunnel. Take these branches as a "DO NOT CROSS" line, lest you get aggro from the Slime Molds.

Lower map:
Zone into the Aydeewa Subterrane from either (I-6) of the Wajaom Woodlands to get to the northern camp, or (I-10) to get to the southern camp. Either way, if the camp you get to is occupied, you can simply walk to the other without having to leave the Subterrane.

The northern camp holds only Defoliators, while the southern camp has Defoliators mixed in with higher level Aydeewa Diremites, which you can xp off from Level 61 onwards. Hence, the southern camp is more suited to higher level parties, although it could hold two parties- one on Diremites, the other on Defoliators. Take care when pulling in the southern camps though, for there are Fossorial Fleas in the room that are aggro, and hard to see.

14-16 Buburimu Peninsula

2006-06-06T00:32:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Echo Drops recommended.

Fields of Valor:
Book: (E-7), (I-9)
Page 2: 6x Carnivorous Crawler, 2x Sylvestre (500xp/gil)
Page 3: 5x Bull Dhalmel, 3x Carnivorous Crawler (525xp/gil)

Target mobs:
Primary: Bull Dhalmel
* Dhalmel
* Not Aggressive
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Thunder

Primary: Zu
* Bird
* Not Aggressive
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Primary: Carnivorous Crawler
* Crawler
* Not Aggressive
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
Bull Dhalmel and Zu are similar to Damselflies in the Valkurm Dunes, although the Buburimu Peninsula is far less crowded (if ever).

Ninja tanks in particular like Dhalmels- they hit hard, but attack slowly, so Utsusemi will last a while. That being said, Dhalmel have a move called Cold Stare, which is a frontal Silence move. However, you need to be facing the Dhalmel in order for the Silence to take effect, so have your mages turn away from the Dhalmel to avoid getting Silenced.

Dhalmels also can Berserk, which, like the Warrior ability increases their attack (so the tank will take more damage), but drastically reduces their defense. If possible, save your weaponskills until after the Dhalmel uses Berserk for oodles of damage.

Zus and Carnivorous Crawlers are exactly the same level range as Bull Dhalmels. When fighting Zus, have your White Mage cast Baraera to minimise the damage from one of the Zu's special attacks, Wing Cutter.

In addition, mobs here are fairly spaced out, and in addition, some lower-tier Goblins may be interspersed here and there. When the highest level member of the party hits Level 16, quite a few of the mobs will con as Tough to him, although there will still be a few Incredibly Tough mobs here and there.

54-60 Bhaflau Thickets

2006-05-20T08:21:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* WHM recommended for 57-60 (against Spiders) for Erase.
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Lesser Colibri
* Colibri
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Very Strong against Wind

Primary: Aht Urhgan Attercorp (57-60)
* Spider
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Ice

Commentarus:
Chances are, the camp right outside Al Zahbi might be taken by the occasional high-level player soloing, so the "main" camp here would be the ??? further up north where the Plague Chigoe pops for the Caedarva Mire map quest. For obvious reasons, if somebody in the party has the quest activated, but not completed, do not click on the ???.

Lesser Colibris take up the 54-58 levels, before slowly upgrading to the Spiders. One thing to note with a party here is that you'd definitely want the tank to be on the higher end of the level range, since Lesser Colibri have a move called Snatch Morsel, which steals one's food effects, so your tank will have to go without food.

Later on, as you level up more and more in levels, you can upgrade to taking on the Aht Urhgan Attercorps that litter the same area. Take care though, as the Attercorps do link. They have all the regular moves as their mainland counterparts, including Spider Web, which overwrites Haste (hence, you wiould like a WHM to Erase the Slow effect before reapplying Haste), although it doesn't seem to last as long as the Spider Web effects on the mainland. At this point, the Lesser Colibris can be used to fill in a chain.

70-75 Caederva Mire

2006-05-19T12:42:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* All party members are required to have unlocked the Dvucca Isle staging point.
* At least one stack of Echo Drops highly recommended.
* /WHM for all mages recommended.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Lamia Idolator
* Qutrub
* Aggro to Sight
* Aggro to Sound
* Aggro to Low HP
* Links by Sight
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Fire
* Weak against Light
* Strong against Ice
* Strong against Darkness

Primary: Heraldic Imp
* Imp
* Aggro to Sight
* Not Linking
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Strong against Darkness
* Has True Sight

Secondary: Jnun
* Doomed
* Aggro to Sound
* Aggro to Low HP
* Not Linking
* Weak against Fire
* Weak against Light
* Very Strong against Darkness

Commentarus:
Exit the Dvucca Isle staging point into the rest of the Caedarva Mire. If your party is around 70-72, the mobs will con VT-IT, and you will want to set up a more stationary camp at the mouth of the passage, pulling Lamia Idolators and Heraldic Imps. If your party is closer towards 75, you will want to roam, killing Lamia Idolators, Heraldic Imps, and Jnun.

Should you be roaming, you can either move back and fro in a line, or circle one of the ponds (using the Jnun inside to maintain a chain). The problem is that you may occasionally get aggro from an EP/DC Water Elemental which will break your chain if you choose to circle.

All the primary mobs here are "Black Mages". Lamia Idolators can actually cast all forms of Black Magic, including -ga III spells and a DRK's Absorb spells. As Lamia are undead, they will generally have Ice Spikes on, which need to be dispelled, too. While they also have a lot of HP, they have pretty low defense, so you shouldn't have too much of a problem. Just to be safe though, you may want a RDM to keep the mobs Silenced, although I didn't find it imperative to do so.

61-64 Aydeewa Subterrane

2006-05-19T12:15:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* WHM recommended (for Erase).
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Aydeewa Diremite
* Diremite
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Water
* Weak to Light

Primary: Defoliator (61-63) *see notes
* Crawler
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
Top map:
From Al Zahbi, go to the Bhaflau Thickets, and zone into the Aydeewa Subterrane at (I-7). Party members who have unlocked the BLU advanced job will recognise this place, since it is exactly the same.

Once inside the Aydeewa Subterrance, sneak up and turn right at the first circular room, dropping down to a larger room with Aydeewa Diremites in it (your xb mob). There is a passageway to the south of that room which you can camp in. Be sure not to slide all the way down into the large room with the BLU platform, as you will be unable to walk back up the slope.

Lower map:
Zone into the Aydeewa Subterrane from (I-10). The room you will be pulling from has Aydeewa Diremites mixed in with Defoliators, so this spot may be taken by another party slightly lower level than yours, although if they aren't that high level, ou can co-operate by simply leaving the Defoliators to them, and take just the Diremites.

Be careful when pulling in this room however, as there are Fossorial Fleas (Chigoe mobs) about.

Diremites have a Slow move (Fillamented Hold) that overwrites Haste, so like Spider Web, you will need Erase to remove the slow before reapplying Haste. If you have a (non-WHM) mage at 64, have them sub WHM to help out in this respect.

Needs checking:
* The Diremites are on a pretty long repop timer (around 15 minutes). Are there enough mobs to support a party chaining ITs?

54-58 Wajaom Woodlands

2006-05-09T23:32:00.001-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* Supports at least 3 parties.
* NM: Zoraal Ja's Pkuucha.

Target mobs:
Primary: Lesser Colibri
* Colibri
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Very Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
Getting to camp is just a short walk from Al Zahbi. In fact, assuming that higher level players aren't randomly soloing the Lesser Colibri, you could camp just a minute's walk away from Al Zahbi instead and fight Lesser Colibri with the occasional Tiger thrown in for good measure.

However, should you want to fight only Colibri, then there are at least two main camps I am aware of that are marked. One is right at the Ley Point, where you warp into with the Olduum Ring, which can support two parties, one at the Ley Point, and another just up the hill to the west. The other is along the passageway to the south, coming in from (G-9).

Lesser Colibri do not share the Reflect-esque trait that the higher level Colibris have. However, because of Snatch Morsel, your tank will have to be able to survive, and maintain hate without food. Should your tank lose hate, one of the melees might very well have their food taken away from them as well, or be subject to Feather Tickle, which reduces a target's TP to 0%.

The Lesser Colibris neither aggro, nor link, so feel free to kill with reckless abandon. They are also particularly weak to piercing weapons, and are in general very soft for something that cons as Incredibly Tough. Party setups resembling a TP-spam party can, in the event of no competition, stay here all the way up to Level 60 or so.

Unfortunately, getting to the camps would be very convenient if you could actually use your Olduum Rings to get there, but alas, the level requirement on the rings is Level 60. ; ;

One more thing to note if you're camping at (I-9): the Lesser Colibri there are placeholders for an NM Colibri, Zoraal Ja's Pkuucha. Fortunately, it is not aggressive, nor does it link with the other Lesser Colibri, so you can continue your xp party undisturbed.

69-72 Mamook

2006-05-07T09:07:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* Mages come with /WHM for Erase recommended.
* Easier access with the Mamool Ja staging point.
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Spinner
* Spider
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Ice

Commentarus:
There are two ways to get to this camp- one is to walk through the Wajaom Woodlands and through Mamook to the tunnels where the Spinners are. Alternatively, have each member teleport to the Mamool Ja staging grounds for 200 Imperial Standing Points, and then zone into Mamook from the Bhaflau Thickets.

Spinners here are not like the rest of the mobs in the Treasures of Aht Urhgan areas, with a ridiculously quick repop time. On the contrary, they have the normal, 16-minute repop timer, so because of that, I am reluctant to fit two parties in here, although it certainly can be done if both parties are willing to co-operate a little bit.

This camp might also be used for merit point TP burn parties, but given the proximity to the Bhaflau Thickets camps, in addition to Spider Web, I wouldn't really recommend this place for that.

62-69 Mount Zhayolm

2006-05-03T00:06:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* At least one member /BLM for Escape recommended.
* Supports 4 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Magmatic Eruca
* Crawler
* Aggro to Sound (from 06:00 → 20:00)
* Links by Sound (from 06:00 → 20:00)
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
To get to camp quickly, either teleport to the Halvung staging ground, or enter Halvung from the Bhaflau Thickets, before Escaping, depositing you at (L-6) of Mount Zhayolm. Like some other mobs in the Treasures of Aht Urhgan areas, the Magmatic Erucas are asleep at nighttime, during which they neither aggro, nor link.

All the Crawlers here behave more or less the same as they do on the main continent, except that Poison Breath is replaced by Incinerate, which is pretty hard-hitting fire damage in a frontal cone, which seems to have the Eruca's current HP as a factor when calculating damage. Regardless, keep up Shell and Barfira to minimize the effects of Incinerate, and have the mob facing away from the weaker party members.

One thing to note is that the Crawlers are considerably harder during Fire weather, or during Firesday, including signs of increased Incinerate damage, in addition to faster TP buildup.

This place can be done regular party style up to around 65-66. By 68-69, you can try roaming around, similar to a merit point party, ala Decorative Weapons style.

Needs checking:
* I'd like some more testing done on the two south-western camps, if feasible.

73-75 Mount Zhayolm

2006-05-02T23:35:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* At least one member requires a Key Item: Cast Metal Plate.
* At least one member /BLM for Escape recommended, or all members have the Halvung Staging Point activated.
* Supports 3 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Hilltrolls
* Troll
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight

Hilltroll Dark Knight (DRK)
Hilltroll Monk (MNK)
Hilltroll Paladin (PLD)
Hilltroll Puppetmaster (PUP)
Hilltroll Ranger (RNG)
Hilltroll Red Mage (RDM)
Hilltroll Warrior (WAR)

Commentarus:
It may be a little hard to see on the map above, but the westernmost camp is actually a little bit to the west of the western Gates of Halvung, underneath a walkway. The Gates of Halvung are similar to the moongates in Ro'Maeve, in the sense that one person in the party requires a Cast Metal Plate, obtained from the surrounding area to open the gates after first checking one of the two Gates of Halvung.

To get the Cast Metal Plate, first click on a Gates of Halvung, and then search around Mount Zhayolm (the area "outside" the two gates) for a ???, usually based on the bottom of broken tree stumps and buildings. Be careful as you explore, as the slimes, red crawlers, pugils all aggro.

The other two camps are behind the eastern Gates of Halvung (the closest ones to the staging point). This is the same enclosed area that Cerberus pops in, although he doesn't pop near where you will be xp'ing.

In order to get to camp, it's advised that one member be either a BLM, or be able to come /BLM so you can enter Halvung from the Bhaflau Thickets entrance and simply Escape out, depositing you at (L-6) of Mount Zhayolm, saving you considerable time on travel. Alternatively, if nobody can Escape, then teleport to the Halvung staging point, and move to camp from there.

All the mobs here con VT to 75, with puppets conning T. In addition, Hilltroll Monks can Rock Smash, which Petrifies although can be absorbed by shadows. Most of the trolls also have Overthrow, which goes through shadows, and knocks back. Diamondhide is AoE Stoneskin, which cannot be Dispelled. You may also on rare occasions, come across an Earth Elemental around camp, but it should be manageable by this point.

70-75 Bhaflau Thickets

2006-04-29T23:24:00.000-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* All members should have the Mamool Ja staging point activated to minimize travel time.
* Supports 5 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Sea Puk (70-75)
* Puk
* Aggro to Sight
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sight
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Absorbs Wind

Primary: Mamool Ja (73-75)
* Mamool Ja
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight

Mamool Ja Blusterer (BLM)
Mamool Ja Infiltrator (MNK)
Mamool Ja Lurker (THF)
Mamool Ja Mimicker (BLU)
Mamool Ja Philosopher (NIN)
Mamool Ja Pikeman (DRG)
Mamool Ja Stabler (BST)

Primary: Skoffin (73-75)
* Wyvern
* Aggro to Sight
* Not Linking
* Weak to Darkness
* Strong against Wind
* Very Strong against Fire

Commentarus:
Walking here isn't too much of a hassle from Al Zahbi, although having the Mamool Ja staging point activated will cut down travel time here significantly.

Sea Puks are the basic bread and butter mob in this place. They have some annoying moves, particularly Wind Shear, which is an AoE damage and knockback move, but they do not have a lot of HP, and are supposedly very weak to all forms of Piercing damage. On the magical side though, bear in mind that Sea Puks absorb all forms of Wind-based elemental damage, and all other forms of Wind-based spells, like Gravity, will be resisted.

Sea Puks are low-IT to Level 70s, but are Tough to level 75 parties, whose purpose is to take advantage of their repop to keep the high chains going. The Mamool Ja and Juriks are VT-IT to 75 though, so stay away from those if you are coming here at 70. Juriks have a multitude of abilities you need to be aware of, including Dispelling Wind, an AoE Paralyze move, as well as a frontal Silence move, so be sure to engage them such that they face away from the mages. Mamool Ja Mimickers are Blue Mages with some very nasty spells, so be sure to keep them Silenced.

Mamool Ja Pikemen are nice because their pet wyverns will let you continue the chain, but are also incredibly weak compared to everything else, so if you're lucky, you could kill off the Wyvern, then as you're fighting the Pikeman, he'll summon another wyvern. In short, if this place isn't overly crowded (which it tends to be), you can get infinite chains here, or as long as people's patience and concentration allow.

67-75 Caedarva Mire

2006-04-27T01:08:00.001-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Treasures of Aht Urhgan required.
* Near East access required.
* Moving party recommended.
* At least one stack of Echo Drops highly recommended.
* /WHM for all mages recommended.
* Azouph Isle staging point.
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Heraldic Imp
* Imp
* Aggro to True Sight
* Not Linking
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Strong against Darkness

Primary: Spongilla Fly
* Fly
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
Exit Nashmau from the east, and head towards the Azouph Isle Staging Point. Alternatively, if you don't fancy riding the boat all the way to Nashmau, you can get here via the Azouph Isle staging point.

The main "camps" revolve around a gauntlet-like passage to the west, or around the ponds (and hills) to the east. All the mobs here are on a five-minute repop timer, and there are plenty to go around.

Imp mobs are Black Mage mobs, and as such, need to be silenced, or have an attentive stunner to prevent a -ga spell from going off (particularly Sleepga II!). In addition, they are Dark based, so although it is possible, it is difficult to land Sleep, and even Lullaby to an extent. They also have two abilities that you should be aware of:

Abrasive Tantara- AoE Amnesia. Affected players cannot use job abilities and weaponskills. Note: Amnesia cannot be Erased.

Deafening Tantara- AoE Silence. This should be self-explanatory. Assign a melee for each mage to Silena for a speedy recovery.

Both abilities are used rather frequently, so come prepared. Mages with a knack for being up in the front lines (like Bards) may want to consider bringing a few extra along, just in case.

Everything here is T-VT to a 75, and the mobs don't have a lot of HP, so spam parties can really get rolling here,

However, this place is very popular for merit parties. As such, it is very often overcrowded, meaning that you will most likely not see chains like the above, so be sure to search the area before setting off.

29-31 Sauromugue Champaign

2006-04-25T23:02:00.001-07:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Evil Weapon
* Weapon
* Aggro to Sound
* Aggro to Magic
* Not Linking
* Weak against Fire
* Slight resistance against all other elements (+12.5% Magic Def)

Commentarus:
There is an off-chance that a lower-level party (18-20) may be leveling off the Diving Beetles behind you. In that case, be sure to xp far enough away from them such that your Evil Weapons' Whirl of Rage does not hit their party.

Note that the passageway is rather tight though, and the camp location is practically identical, so if there is an 18-20 party leveling off Diving Beetles, you still may want to consider a different spot.

60-63 Quicksand Caves

2006-03-29T01:22:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Echo Drops highly recommended for mages/NINs/PLDs.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Antica
* Antica
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Wind
* Very Strong against Earth
* Very Strong against Darkness

Antican Aedilis (RNG)
Antican Antesignanus (PLD)
Antican Triarius (WAR)
Antican Quaestor (BLM)

Commentarus:
Enter the Quicksand Caves from (G-5/6) of the Western Altepa Desert and camp at the first corner near the entrance. You may have to deal with the occasional Sand Tarantula, but it will be easy pickings for your party.

Needs checking:
* I remember partying here around BLM62. However, the abovementioned Antica (throughout the entire Quicksand Caves) have an extremely large level gap (10 levels!), so I need to be sure that the Antica at the marked location really are of the appropriate level for the party.

57-60 Pso'Xja

2006-03-29T00:53:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require Chains of Promathia.
* WHM required (for Stona)
* Supports 1 party.

How to get there:
* Enter Pso'Xja from the (F-7) tower of the Beaucedine Glacier.

* Invisible and Sneak are required inside Pso'Xja.
* Follow the path down to the main room, and head right. This will lead you to a hole in the ground (marked "Drop G").
* This puts you at "G" on the very top map. Head down the passageway, and turn right at the circular room.
* Keep going straight (east), where there will be another hole in the ground.
* The room you are in is camp.

Target mobs
Primary: Dire Bats
* Bat (Single)
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Very Strong against Darkness

Primary: Diremite Assaulter
* Diremite
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Water
* Weak to Light

Primary: Snow Lizard
* Lizard
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Wind

Commentarus:
First off, note that you're camping in a room with a hole in it. Be careful not to fall down said hole, or you will find yourself confronted with mobs that are over Level 72!

Mobs in the frozen regions of CoP seem to have slight differences from their more warm-blooded counterparts. Lizards here can Silence as well as Petrify, so have your White Mage at the ready for both. Diremites have an AoE move, as well as a directional Slow. Bats are also able to Aspir.

Needs checking:
* The mobs here are in general, level 63-68, which means that a skilled xp party, tops should really be here until 57. Could someone try a 55-57 party here to test it out?
* Need to double check mob abilities. Like how Nival Raptors Paralyze instead of Disease, I suspect the Snow Lizards Silence in place of something else. What is that something?

69(72)-75 King Ranperre's Tomb

2006-03-27T22:45:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 2 parties.
* BLM party or MNK party highly recommended.

General Commentarus:
When I say "highly recommended", I mean "practically compulsory", mostly because most standard setups won't even think of coming here without either a manaburn party, or a Monk party.

Monk parties go from around 72-75, with much less level pressure on RDMs and BRDs.
Manaburn parties generally go from 69-75, when BLMs learn Firaga III.

Your targets are as follows, from strongest to weakest:
Lemure (Ghost)
Spartoi Sorcerer (Skeleton, BLM)
Spartoi Warrior (Skeleton, WAR)
Hati (Hound)

Target mobs:
Primary: Spartoi Skeletons
* Skeleton
* Aggro to Sound
* Aggro to Low HP
* Not Linking
* Weak to Blunt weapons
* Strong against Slashing weapons
* Very Strong against Piercing weapons
* Weak to Fire
* Weak to Light
* Strong against Ice
* Very Strong against Darkness

Spartoi Warrior (WAR)
Spartoi Sorcerer (BLM)

Primary: Lemure
* Ghost
* Aggro to Sound
* Aggro to Low HP
* Not Linking
* Strong against Slashing weapons
* Strong against Piercing weapons
* Very Strong against Blunt weapons
* Weak to Fire
* Weak to Light
* Very Strong against Ice
* Very Strong against Darkness

Secondary: Hati
* Hound
* Aggro to Sound
* Aggro to Low HP
* Not Linking
* Weak to Fire
* Weak to Light
* Strong against Ice
* Strong against Darkness

Monk party Commentarus:

Monk party Requirements/Notes:
* BRD required.
* All (non-WHM) mages sub /WHM required.
* Mages prepare to Paralyna, Blindna, and Erase.

Monk parties are moving parties, with a typical setup of MNK MNK MNK RDM WHM BRD. This isn't terribly flexible, although sometimes you can replace either the WHM or RDM with a fourth MNK if so desired. Bear in mind the consequences though- if you don't have a RDM, Juices/Yagudo Drinks are practically required.

Pulling is a little strange. One way is to play things safe, and actually have the RDM or BRD go out and "pull" the mob. The more abusive way of pulling uses the Undead's aggro traits (aggro to low HP) to actually bring nearby undead to where the fighting is, before the BRD sleeps them with Lullaby. Note that it would be practically impossible to sleep the undead via a BLM's or RDM's Sleep spell.

Strange as it may sound, mana is your #1 enemy here, in particular, your White Mage's mana. Even with Ballad I, Ballad II, and Refresh, a WHM's mana pool shrinks very quickly, so all forms of mana conservation are key here. I preferred having the Red Mage handle the Hastes and Refreshes, leaving the WHM free to focus on healing.

If you have a Red Mage, pulling Lemures and Spartoi Sorcerers with Silence isn't too bad an idea, especially on the higher chains when you can't really afford to waste time waiting for the mob's spell to be interrupted before it comes running towards you. Be careful of Sleepga II from the Lemures and Spartoi Sorcerers though.

Lemures don't share the same damage weakness traits towards Blunt weapons as the other Undead do, so if not handled properly, really can put the brakes on a MNK party's chain. Fortunately, a WHM's Banish spell temporarily strips this weapon resistance away, letting the MNKs do full damage to the Lemure for a few seconds. Thus, when encountering a Lemure, have your WHM Banish II or Banish III, letting the MNKs go on {Full attack!} for a few seconds.

There are two main "routes" which MNK parties rampage through King Ranperre's Tomb. The western route (ala "The Loop") is good for people who need to get the hang of things. You won't get the ridiculous 30+ chains you hear of but it's still solid xp, fetching around Chain 20 on a good run. If you're particularly good though, you might find yourself completing the loop before the repops, in which case you might want to consider the other route.

The second route heads towards Vrtra, starting from the left, and ending inside the Vrtra room. For obvious reasons, this is cut short if Vrtra is actually up and about, but hopefully your server has an HNM LS that clears Vrtra with some regularity. ^^ However, this this isn't a loop, you might have to sneak up and run back to the beginning again to restart the run without messing with the pops.

The Vrtra route lets you make the larger chains, although such chains are almost completely dependant on the skill of your Bard. The trick is to pull the undead using their "aggro-to-low-HP" trait, and then Lullaby them on the way back, thus creating a path of sorts to lead the party on.

The hard part is knowing where the large gaps are, since that's the more taxing part of being a Bard puller, but an experience Bard puller will be able to chain all the undead from the start to the finish.

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Manaburn party Commentarus:

Manaburn party Requirements/Notes:
* All BLMs Level 69+ recommended.

Black Mage manaburn parties can start here as early as level 69, making sure all BLMs are at least level 69 for Firaga III. As you progress in levels, upgrade to Fire IV, then to Thunder IV. BLM parties generally start the chain with Spartoi Warriors and build up to Lemures- rarely do they engage the Hati.

You can typically get by with just four BLMs, although five is really preferable. Bards are preferred to RDMs because Bards can actually sleep the undead, while a Red Mage's Sleep II spell will more likely than not, be resisted.

This is different from your typical earlier manaburn style, when someone would pull the mob, and the BLMs would Sleep the mob before co-ordinating a barrage of Ancient Magic. Here, just cast Firaga III (or whatever the spell of choice is) as soon as the mob is within range. Use Lullaby or Stun to buy some time for the spells to go off.

65-67 Bibiki Bay

2006-03-01T16:30:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require Chains of Promathia.
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Catoblepas
* Dhalmel
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Thunder

Secondary: Tragopan
* Bird
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Secondary: 1st tier Hobgoblins
* Goblin
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Light

Hobgoblin Fascinator (BLM)
Hobgoblin Martialist (WAR)
Hobgoblin Venerer (RNG)

Commentarus:
Take extra caution when pulling Hobgoblin Animaliers, since their Rabbit pet will link with the surrounding rabbits.

As for the Dhalmels themselves, they take a while to kill, so actually getting the Chain #5 might prove to be difficult, simply because of the Dhalmel's Healing Breeze, which restores an incredibly random amount of HP, ranging from somewhere around 300HP to over a thousand HP! Yes, it's incredibly frustrating to see an entire skillchain's worth of damage go down the drain, but deal with it. Because of the frequency of Healing Breeze though, be sure your party has pretty good damage output.

Some interesting notes though. Dhalmel hit hard, but attack slowly, making Ninja tanks preferable over Paladins. If you have a Ninja tank, you might want to consider not Dispelling any Berserk effects the Dhalmel might have, since it lets you deal more damage to it! Also, have your mages keep Silena at the ready for Cold Stare.

18-21 Sauromugue Champaign

2006-03-01T13:28:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Diving Beetle
* Beetle
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Light

Commentarus:
Be sure to set up your camp far away from the Weapons behind you so your mages do dot draw aggro (Weapons aggro to magic and sound). Coincidentally, higher level (30-32) parties may also be at the same camp, leveling off the Evil Weapons- if there are, stay away from the other party, as the Evil Weapons have an AoE move (Whirl of Rage) that hits everybody within range, not just the party engaged it.

At 21, some Diving Beetles will start to con Tough , and thus give low xp. However, the level range is wide enough that there should be plenty of Beetles that still give reasonable xp, although you definitely want to move when someone hits Level 22.

16-19 Valkurm Dunes

2006-02-13T22:21:00.001-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Popular campsite.
* Supports 4 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: 2nd-tier Goblins (16-18)
* Goblin
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Light

Goblin Gambler (BLM)
Goblin Leecher (WHM)
Goblin Mugger (THF)

Primary: Beach Pugil (17-19)
* Pugil
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Lightning
* Very Strong against Water

Commentarus:
The final leg of the Valkurm Dunes before moving onto tougher locales. Note that the oceanside camps may be shared with lower level parties who are after the Snippers and Damselflies in the area, which is fine since there will be little overlap of mobs, allowing both parties to continue undisturbed.

The north-western camp, sometimes referred to as Goblin Hill, is, as the name implies, a spot for Goblins only, so you won't find any Pugils here. If you're camping here though, camp as far north on the map as you can get, and then move west so that you're quite close to the Goblins themselves. This is to avoid any Earth Elementals that can pop on the east side of that bend. Alternatively, you can camp just at the mouth of that bend, also avoiding the Elementals that way.

Bear in mind that Goblin Leechers are White Mages, and Goblin Gamblers are Black Mages, and so, having someone who can cast Silence (a WHM15+ or RDM18+) is very handy here.

Also, once a member reaches level 18, be sure that he or she goes and completes the subjob quest as soon as the party ends! From here on, not having a fully leveled subjob is considered the mark of a poor player, and you will slow down or even endanger your party by having an underleveled subjob.

After the Valkurm Dunes, people typically embark upon the long trek to Jeuno, where Qufim Island awaits.

13-16 Valkurm Dunes

2006-02-13T22:07:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Popular campsite.
* NM: Valkurm Emperor
* Supports 8 parties.

Fields of Valor:
Book: (H-7), (K-6), (L-11)
Page 3: 5x Damselfly, 3x Snipper (525xp/gil)

Target mobs:
Primary: Snipper (13-14)
* Crab
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Strong against Water

Primary: Damselfly (14-16)
* Fly
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Piercing weapons
* Weak against Ice
* Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
Snippers and Damselflies mark the second stage of the leveling grind through the Valkurm Dunes. They are also particularly important to level off, because they drop the Crab Apron and Damselfly Worm that is used in the subjob quest at Selbina.

There are many camps available, so feel free to explore and choose one that is open. Bear in mind that if you camp at the shore, there may be another party, although if they are focusing on the harder Beach Pugils and Goblins, the two parties can share the same spot (and the beaches are rather spacious anyway).

The two campspots at the Valkurm Dunes Outpost, and outside Selbina are also generally lacking in Snippers, so people just focus on Damselflies here. Like earlier with Hill Lizards, it is advised to set your homepoint in Selbina, so in the event of a death, the member can simply homepoint and quickly rejoin the party.

One thing to note though, if you are partying on Whitebone Sands, is that the Damselflies in the area are placeholders for a Fly NM, the Valkurm Emperor, which drops the highly sought-after Empress Hairpin, and as such, higher-level hunters may be in the area killing any Damselflies.

38-41 Gustav Tunnel

2006-02-09T13:18:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Hell Bat (38-40)
* Bat (Single)
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Very Strong against Darkness

Primary: Hawker
* Fly
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak against Ice
* Strong against Wind

Primary: 1st-tier Goblins (39-41)
* Goblin
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Light

Goblin Poacher (RNG)
Goblin Reaper (DRK)
Goblin Robber (THF)

Commentarus:
You fight a variety of mobs down here, of which, only the Goblins aggro. Camp just before the tunnel starts to open out into a room, just past some Hell Bat spawns. Take care when pulling, as everything here links with its own kind.

Again, while it is possible for two parties to fit in here fairly comfortably, especially if there's a level difference between the two, you'd much prefer to be the only party here. Fortunately, this camp's popularity seems to be dying down as of late.

38-42 Misareaux Coast

2006-02-09T02:37:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require Chains of Promathia.
* All party members require Tavnazian Archipelago access.
* Supports 2-3 parties.

Primary: Bigclaw (38-40)
* Crab
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Strong against Water

Primary: Makara
* Pugil
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Very Strong against Water

Primary: Diatryma (40-42)
* Giant Bird
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
Aside from the fact that the camps here are drop-dead gorgeous, they are also relatively safe, and make for easy pulling, as only Makara aggro, and nothing links except for Diatryma.

All the camps marked will have Bigclaw and Makara to xp off. However, as Bigclaws start to get weaker and weaker, consider moving to the waterfall camp at the north-west, not too far outside Sacrarium. Camp just on the water's edge, and there will be Bigclaw, Makara, and Diatryma to xp off. Be careful with Diatryma though- they attack quickly and hit quite hard.

68-71 Bibiki Bay

2006-02-06T21:51:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require Chains of Promathia.
* Supports 5 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Catoblepas
* Dhalmel
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Thunder

Primary: 2nd tier Hobgoblins
* Goblin
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Light

Hobgoblin Alastor (DRK)
Hobgoblin Physician (WHM)
Hobgoblin Toreador (RDM)
Hobgoblin Blagger (THF)
Hobgoblin Angler (WAR)

Commentarus:
There are two main camps for Hobgoblins exclusively- the passageway to the south-west of Bibiki Bay, and the cave just to the east and below. Of the two, the cave has the slightly higher level Hobgoblins, so are more suited for 69-71 parties. Try to stay away from Hobgoblin Blaggers- they're THF, so have ridiculous evasion.

All the Hobgoblins there are on a 5-minute repop timer, so you will probably not need to be picky over which mob to pull, although do try to avoid the Hobgoblin Blaggers, since they have very high evasion (being THF). Also, if you're camping in the cave, be sure that your Black Mage is very careful with any -ga III Magic Bursts (BLMs learn Firaga III at 69), because of the two Tartarus Efts that wander up and down the cave.

As with the lower level Catoblepas in the same zone, the same rules apply. Have a good way to deal damage so that Healing Breeze (which usually cures from 600-1100HP!) doesn't slow your party's xp too much. Ninja tanks get a slight nod over Paladins because Catoblepas hit hard, but slowly. A Catoblepas' Berserk is a very good thing for you, and you don't want to Dispel it. ^^

12-14 Meriphataud Mountains

2006-02-05T08:41:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Hill Lizard
* Lizard
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Wind

Commentarus:
It is recommended that you set your homepoint at the gate guard by the zone to the Tahrongi Canyon. In the event you die, you can just homepoint and continue from where you left off. At this level, you only lose 250xp or so from a homepoint, and in the time it will take your party to find someone who can Raise, and rest off weakness (5 minutes), you would've gotten more xp just by homepointing and walking back to camp.

Camp at the first rock bridge, and pull the lizards from both sides. Be sure not to fall down onto the road below though, since it's a bit of a walk back up. Like the Valkurm Dunes, keep the Lizard away from the mages, because of Fireball.

53-55 Ro'Maeve

2006-02-01T10:27:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Stunner recommended.
* Supports 1 party.

Fields of Valor:
Book: (G/H-6), (H-11)
Page 1: 3x Killing Weapon, 3x Ominous Weapon (1300xp/gil)

Target mobs:
Primary: 1st-tier Weapons
* Weapon
* Aggro to Sound
* Aggro to Magic
* Not Linking
* Weak against Fire
* Slight resistance against all other elements (+12.5% Magic Def)

Killing Weapon (WAR)
Ominous Weapon (RDM)

Commentarus:
Camp right when you zone in form the Sanctuary of Zi'Tah, and take on the surrounding Weapons from both the immediate area, and any of the two side paths leading deeper into Ro'Maeve.

Whirl of Rage is one of the more annoying moves the weapons do, and is basically AoE Stun and damage. Having a Black Mage, or even better, a Dark Knight on Stun duty to guard against Whirl of Rage will save the party a lot of trouble. However, the window of opportunity to Stun is very short, so having a Dark Knight with itchy fingers would be the ideal case here.

The Killing Weapons are considerably easier than the Ominous Weapons, since they are simple WAR mobs, as opposed to the Ominous Weapons, that are RDM. At 56, a few Killing Weapons may give too little xp, but there are enough weapons to pick and choose from.

Note that the Ominous Weapons, being Red Mages, also casts buffs on the other surrounding Weapons, so make sure to dispel any buffs the Weapon has, even if it's a Killing Weapon.

One thing to note is that you may get aggro from respawning weapons in the main area. In the event Sleep fails, or some other crowd control method, have the person with aggro simply zone out, whereby if all goes well, the add will simply disappear thanks to the anti-MPK patch. Note that this however, breaks chain for the person who zoned.

Overall, a challenging campspot.

42-44 Xarcabard

2006-02-01T09:59:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All members are advised to have a Key Item: Vahzl gate crystal to minimise travel time.
* WHM recommended (not just for Teleport-Vahzl!)
* Supports 1 party.

Primary: Demons
* Demon
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Light
* Strong against all other elements. (+25% Magic Def)

Demon Knight (DRK)
Demon Pawn (WAR)
Demon Warlock (SMN)
Demon Wizard (BLM)

Commentarus:
Camp right at the entrance to Castle Zvhal Baileys, and pull the surrounding Demons. Note that the Demon Warlocks are slightly harder than the rest of the demons to kill.

A White Mage is useful here, not only to Teleport-Vahzl in order to get to camp in a quick and clean fashion (although make sure everyone has the Key Item: Vahzl gate crystal!), but also because Haste overrides the Demons AoE Slow effect.

Other than that, unless your puller is very skilled, you will probably get the occasional link from time to time. In the event one of the demons is a Demon Wizard (BLM), focus on killing the Wizard first. Worst come to worst, you can always zone into Castle Zvhal Baileys should things get out of hand (dead member, more than one link, etc.)

38-40 Yhoator Jungle

2006-02-01T09:44:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Goblins
* Goblin
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Light

Goblin Robber (WAR)
Goblin Poacher (RNG)
Goblin Trader (BST)

Secondary: Big Jaw
* Pugil
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Lightning
* Very Strong against Water

Secondary: Master Coeurl
* Coeurl
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Earth

Commentarus:
Camp at the mouth of the tunnel leading to the Den of Rancor from Bloodlet Spring. There are various goblins hidden among the long, green grass of the area, so take a little extra care to avoid links while pulling.

If you pull a Goblin Trader, quickly kill the pet (a Goblin's Bee), before focusing on the Goblin Trader. As always, keep Barfira up against Goblins.

Sometimes, you may be able to keep a chain going by killing one of the Big Jaws that are around the red pool in the center of the area. However, they're considerably weaker than the Goblins.

On the other end, you have the few Master Coeurls that wander the outskirts of the pool, which are slightly harder than the Goblins. If you get the opportunity to fight one, remember to keep Paralyna and Silena at the ready, although with the surrounding Goblins being at 5-minute repops, you'll probably have your hands full dealing with the goblins alone.

36-39 Yhoator Jungle

2006-02-01T09:36:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* RDM or BRD advised. (for Dispel/Finale)
* WHM suggested (for Erase/Haste)
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Worker Crawler
* Crawler
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Secondary: Master Coeurl (38+)
* Coeurl
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Earth

Commentarus:
Quite possibly the fastest camp to get to (assuming your White Mage is level 38 and has Teleport-Yhoat, with all party members having the Yhoator gate crystal), you camp at the ring of stones surrounding the gate crystal.

One thing to note is that, because of the gate crystal, this camp is not for those with a slow processor, or connection since the lag generated from the shimmering crystal, with all the combat, could severely throw some monkey wrenches into the mix.

If your party is high level, you could theoretically continue to xp here up to 40 off Master Coeurls, although there aren't too many of them around to constantly chain off. The Coeurls are considerably harder than the Worker Crawlers though, so don't attempt them unless you're sure you know what you're doing. If you do decide to engage a Coeurl, remember to have Silena and Paralyna at the ready.

26-30 Yhoator Jungle

2006-02-01T09:30:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require a Key Item: Airship pass for Kazham.
* Supports 3 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Yhoator Mandragora
* Mandragora
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Weak against Piercing weapons
* Weak against Wind
* Weak against Fire
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Thunder
* Weak against Darkness
* Strong against Light

Primary: Goblins
* Goblin
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Light

Goblin Smithy (WAR)

Commentarus:
This is the accepted (and logical!) continuation from Yuhtunga Jungle. Practically the exact same tactics apply to Yhoator as with Yuhtunga Jungle, only the mobs are slightly higher in level.

Your Black Mage will know Firaga by now. Be sure not to hit any extra mobs (such as the White Lizards that frequent the area), otherwise your party might find themselves with too much to handle.

You may occasionally come across a Goblin Pathfinder, a BST with a pet, Goblin's Bee. Be careful when pulling these, for not only does the Goblin link with other goblins in the area, but the pet will also link with all the Yhoator Wasps in the area, too!

If you happen to be at the south-easternly camp with the lone Goblin Pathfinder, please take note that this is also a camp used by soloers who wish to xp off beastmen pets. If one is present, kindly leave the Goblin Pathfinder alone.

45-46 Yhoator Jungle

2006-02-01T09:24:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Goblins
* Goblin
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Light

Goblin Bouncer (WAR)
Goblin Hunter (RNG)

Commentarus:
Of the two camps suggested, the eastern camp is the "normal" campspot, as while the western one does work, it is very cramped, and you have to be constantly alert for pops where you are fighting.

That being said, the eastern camp is one of my personal favourites. As per any Goblin mob, remember to keep Barfira up, especially since these Goblins seem to blow themselves up more often than usual, although that could just be delusional on my part.

66-69 Gustav Tunnel

2006-01-31T09:17:00.001-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* MNK recommended.
* RDM recommended.
* /WHM recommended.
* NM: Taxim.
* Supports 4 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Doom Skeletons
* Skeleton
* Aggro to Sound
* Aggro to Low HP
* Not Linking
* Weak against Blunt weapons
* Strong against Slashing weapons
* Very Strong against Piercing weapons
* Weak against Fire
* Weak against Light
* Strong against Ice
* Very Strong against Darkness

Doom Guard (WAR)
Doom Warlock (BLM)

Secondary: Demonic Pugil
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Lightning
* Very Strong against Water

Commentarus:
This particular area seems to vary with popularity from time to time. Undead aren't the most party-friendly of mobs, so people tend to avoid xp'ing on them. In addition, several melee jobs have a damage reduction against bone mobs, except for Monks, who have a damage bonus, so suffice to say, Monks are your ideal melee class here, prefably with someone that they can create a Light skillchain with.

Other than a Monk, I recommend having a Red Mage in the party, simply because you want to be able to land a Silence on the Doom Warlocks that you will be fighting. You will also need to Dispel Ice Spikes, and be able to cast various status removal spells, in particular:

Ice Spikes- Has a chance to proc a Paralyze upon a received melee attack. Paralyna to remove, but make sure Ice Spikes has been Dispelled first.

Black Cloud- AoE damage and Blindga. Blindna to remove one at a time, or assign the mages to each melee, since Blindna has a fairly long cast/recast time.

Aqua Ball- AoE STR Down. Erase to remove as per Blindna.

The Doom Guards themselves (being WAR) aren't too much of a hassle, unfortunately, the majority of the skeletons you will fight are the BLM Doom Warlocks, which are considerably more troublesome. You may also find the following perks useful about some other jobs:

Paladin- Holy Circle increases defense against Undead.

White Mage- Banish reduces Undead's DEF, and can Cure nuke. (MB Banish III on a Light skillchain for 600 damage is also very nice ^^)

Summoner- Earthern Ward effectively "counters" a Blood Saber, speeding things up a bit.

Also, if you're at the (I-7) camp, be careful of the Skeleton that pops behind you that might aggro to yellow HP. It's one of the weaker skeletons, so it's only Decent challenge. ^^

If you are camping on the west side, Doom Warlocks are also placeholders for Taxim, an lottery NM Skeleton that really isn't too much harder than the rest of the Doom Warlocks around the place. If your party is good, and relatively high level (all members Level 68+), you could probably take him down.

56-59 Gustav Tunnel

2006-01-31T01:14:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* RDM or BRD practically required.
* NM: Wyvernpoacher Drachlox.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Robber Crab
* Crab
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Strong against Water

Primary: Goblins
* Goblin
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Light

Goblin Alchemist (WHM)
Goblin Mercenary (WAR)
Goblin Shepherd (BST)

Commentarus:
These are the last of the Robber Crabs you will xp off (although unfortunately, not the last crabs). However, the area contains both Crabs and Goblins, so xp off both of them.

In the event you pull a Goblin Shepherd, and he Goblin has a pet out, assign one or two party members to take out the pet (a Leech) first. Remember to keep Barfira up when fighting Goblins, and Silence the Goblin Alchemists.

There is also an off-chance a Goblin NM, Wyvernpoacher Drachlox will spawn in place of one of the Goblins. Unlike the other Goblins, he is a Ranger mob, and can use all Ranger abilities, including the RNG 2hr, Eagle Eye Shot. If your party wants to attempt killing the NM, you will probably need to alliance up 12 members of your level to take him on. However, should you manage to defeat him, he has a chance of dropping an Othinus' Bow, one of the best crossbows in the game.

Like the Moldavite Earring, the Orthinus' Bow is RA/EX, so he may be camped by other high-level players hoping to get his spawn.

67-70 Cape Terrigan

2006-01-30T23:32:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* NIN tank required. (see comments)
* NM: Frostmane.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Greater Cockatrice
* Manticore
* Aggro to Sight
* Not Linking
* Weak against Water
* Very Strong against Fire
* Very Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
Camp just outside the Cloister of Gales, and work on the Greater Manticore. Occasionally, a Sand Cockatrice will be in the way, but they are very weak, and are more road bumps than anything.

Greater Manticores however, have a move called Riddle that is AoE Max MP Down, so for this reason, you don't want a Paladin tank on the Manticore. Keep the mages well away from the Manticores.

In addition, they have some very damaging single-target moves, like Deadly Hold, so a Ninja tank is practically required here. Heat Breath is a high-damage (~500 damage) directional move, so try to keep the mob facing the tank, with as little people standing behind the tank as possible.

There is also an NM Manticore, Frostmane that is a lottery pop from the Greater Manticores every hour. He isn't too difficult to kill, if your party is fairly high level (all members about level 70), and drops a Lockheart, which sells for a prety penny. ^^

63-65 Uleguerand Range

2006-01-02T16:58:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require Chains of Promathia.
* One stack of Holy Water recommended for the tank.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: 2nd-tier Demons
* Demon
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Light
* Strong against all other elements. (+25% Magic Def)

Dread Demon (BLM)
Gore Demon (WAR)
Judicator Demon (DRK)
Stygian Demon (SMN)

Primary: Fachan
* Ahriman
* Aggro to Sight
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Strong against all elements. (+25% Magic Def)

Primary: Tyrannotaur
* Taurus
* Aggro to Sight
* Aggro to Sound
* Has True Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Light.

Commentarus:
Be careful to avoid getting aggro from the true-sight Taurus mobs on your way up to camp, and also make sure not to fall down any holes, too.

It is unlikely you will pull a Dread Demon, but in the event you do, Silence it for obvious reasons. Stygian Demons will occasionally have a Dark Elemental out as a pet, in which case just ignore it the best you can (or Lullaby it) and take out the Summoner.

Fachans are resistant against all forms of magic, and cannot be Silenced. They also have Magic Barrier (that completely nullifies all magic attacks against them), as well as Level 5 Petrify. Fortunately, it doesn't last for very long, so it is not necessary to have a White Mage to Stona.

The Tyrannotaurs are last, and are the weakest of the three types of mobs you fight here. Be careful of Mortal Ray, which inflicts Doom on a single target (usually the tank), which kills the target within ten seconds. It can, however, be avoided by simply turning your back to the Tyrannotaur as he readies it, but in the event you get Doomed, spam Cursna and/or Holy Water in an attempt to remove Doom. Note that each Cursna or Holy Water only has a 25% chance of actually working, so you may have to try multiple times in the ten seconds you have.

Also, mobs here are quite spaced out, so prepare for some pretty lengthy pulls. For the same reason, having Widescan would be useful, although be sure to avoid the Srei Aps and Akselloaks when pulling. Overall, the camp is a little challenging, and if your party looks rather iffy, then you'd probably be better off at another camp.

47-50 Crawler's Nest

2006-01-02T16:36:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Dragonfly
* Fly
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Secondary: Rumble Crawler
* Crawler
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
There are two Wespes very close to camp behind that you may occasionally have to deal with. The good news is that the Wespe repop time is around 16 minutes. The bad news is that the Wespe is a placeholder for an NM, the Demonic Tiphia (lottery, 2 hours), so if you're really unlucky, you might have an NM on your tails.

The Dragonflies themselves are also on a 16-minute repop, and there are only six in total, so in the event your party tears through them, there are some Rumble Crawlers or Wespes to pull behind you. Be careful when pulling a Wespe though- they link like there's no tomorrow.

45-48 Crawler's Nest

2005-12-29T21:16:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* RDM or BRD advised. (for Dispel/Finale)
* WHM suggested (for Erase/Haste)
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Rumble Crawler
* Crawler
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
Be careful when crossing the "doughnut" in the lower levels of the Crawlers Nest as pretty much everything there aggros to either sight or sound. Rumble Crawlers have a long repop time, so this place only really supports one party.

Your RDM may not necessarily be 48 for Haste, so have your White Mage handle Silk Thread via either Erase or Haste.

48-50 Garlaige Citadel

2005-12-18T18:39:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Link management required.
* Silent Oils and Prism Powders recommended.
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Chamber Beetle
* Beetle
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Light

Commentarus:
Both camps are behind the second Banishing gate (the southern gates). As there are Magic Pots and Bombs around, mages will not be able to cast Sneak or Invisible, so be sure to bring along some Silent Oils and Prism Powders as needed. Once behind Banishing Gate #2, move to either camp.

The Chamber Beetles are rather clustered together, so you will either need a Summoner to "Carby-pull" (be sure that the Beetles actually kill Carbuncle, as opposed to Retreat or Release) or a BLM or BRD for Sleepga or Lullaby.

Or, having a legendary puller also helps. ^^

As there are only Chamber Beetles in the region, this should be a good place to xp until 50, without the weaker Funnel Bats to distract you, unlike the more popular basement.

67-70 Dragon's Aery

2005-12-11T22:28:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Mages come with /WHM for Erase recommended.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Bark Tarantula
* Spider
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Ice

Primary: Darter
* Fly
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
Camp pretty much as soon as you zone into Dragon's Aery. Everything here links, so be careful of pops along the tunnel while you're pulling. Repops aren't that frequent anyway (16 minutes). Spiders are only slightly tougher than the Darters. By now, you should know that Haste does not override Spider Web, so make sure your mages come equipped with a WHM subjob and Erase at the ready. Besides, Curagas from a /WHM will also come in handy when dealing with the Darter's Cursed Sphere.

Barring any attempt at MPK between rival HNM linkshells, your xp should continue undisturbed during a Fafnir/Nidhogg window. In fact, the second campsite is where Fafnir/Nidhogg pops, killing the Darters that fly around the circular room. You will need to exercise some caution at first to prevent links, but once the room is clear, it will be easy going. For obvious reasons however, this campsite isn't viable when Fafnir/Nidhogg's window is open (due to all the rival HNMLS'es), so double check the Dragon's Aery to make sure.

Manaburn parties also work very well here, from around Level 65 to 69.

58-61 Valley of Sorrows

2005-12-11T18:05:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 2 parties.

Fields of Valor:
Book: (F-8), (J-9)
Page 1: 5x Velociraptor, 2x Peryton (1220xp/gil)

Target mobs:
Primary: Velociraptor
* Raptor
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Water
* Strong against Fire

Secondary: Peryton (59-61)
* Roc
* Aggro to Sight
* Not Linking
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
This is the final leg in the route that starts with Kuftal Tunnel-Cape Terrigan. The Velociraptors here are actually the same level as those in Cape Terrigan, however this time you have the option of finishing a chain on Perytons, which are considerably harder than the Velociraptors. However, because of sparse supply, save the Perytons for either a Chain #4 or Chain #5.

56-60 Cape Terrigan

2005-12-11T17:45:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* One WHM or SMN recommended for Viruna. *see comments
* Popular campsite.
* Supports 2 parties.

Fields of Valor:
Book: (G-8), (I-6)
Page 3: 4x Robber Crab, 5x Velociraptor (1340xp/gil)

Target mobs:
Primary: Robber Crab (56-58)
* Crab
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Strong against Water

Primary: Velociraptor (58-60)
* Raptor
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Water
* Strong against Fire

Primary: Terror Pugil (58-60)
* Pugil
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Very Strong against Water

Commentarus:
Cape Terrigan is the natural continuation of Kuftal Tunnel. Camp by the south zone to the Valley of Sorrows, and start off with Robber Crabs (even more), and slowly work your way up to Raptors and Pugils.

If you are fighting Raptors, you may want to consider having a White Mage or Summoner along for either Viruna or Spring Water to cure Diseased status.

41-44 Western Altepa Desert

2005-12-11T17:34:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 3-4 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Desert Beetle
* Beetle
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Light

Commentarus:
It's hard to pinpoint an exact campspot around Revelation Rock, although for some reason, people seem to favour the North and Eastern sides of the rock, although the other two sides would probably function just as well. Just find an empty nook that seems to have a lot of Beetles around it, and camp there.

Take care when pulling since these do link, and in fact, you may have to start your party off by clearing a link. If you end up pulling from any of the other adjacent nooks, take care to avoid any Antica aggro along the outer rim of Revelation Rock. This spot is a personal favourite of mine. ^^

48-50 Bostaunieux Oubliette

2005-12-11T17:13:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Silent Oils highly recommended.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Werebat
* Bat
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Strong against Darkness

Commentarus:
Camp at the exit to West Ronfaure. Note that you cannot actually access this camp from West Ronfaure- you have to go through the Chateau d'Oraguille, and then through the Bostaunieux Oubliette to get to camp. Also remember to apply Sneak first, before talking to the NPC that lets you down the trapdoor, otherwise you will aggro the Dark Aspics at the point marked "A".

The nice part about this campsite is that almost nobody will be there, there is a zone to run to if things go awry, and best of all, the Werebats do not link.

45-47 Bostaunieux Oubliette

2005-12-11T17:12:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* BRD recommended for Lullaby.
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Funnel Bats
* Bat
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Very Strong against Darkness

Commentarus:
Camp in the room at the marked location. The point marked "A" is where you drop to after talking to the NPC that lets you through the latch on the upper end of the Bostaunieux Oubliette. Remember to Sneak first before dropping down, otherwise you will aggro the Dark Aspics at the bottom.

Funnel Bats are aplenty down here, and fly around in pairs, so unless your puller is legendary, be prepared for some links (hence, a BRD for Lullaby since it's very difficult to Sleep Bats). An alternate plan is to get a Summoner to "Carby-pull" in the event of possible links, although be prepared for the occasional link even then.

Note that you are actually camping on top of two possible spawn points (albeit, spaced out), so have your puller be vigilant in keeping track of time. The Funnel Bats repop every 16 minutes. You'll have to clear out links at first, but once the place is a little more sparse, you can have a rhythm going to make sure xp flows in continuously and with few links.

For that matter though, this is a rather intense camp. Rest periods are few and far in between, so make sure any "afk"s are quick. The place is also rather dark, so adjust your settings such that you can actually see where you're going. >_<

43-45 Lufaise Meadows

2005-12-11T14:40:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require Chains of Promathia.
* All party members require Tavnazian Archipelago access.
* /WHM highly recommended for Curaga.
* NM: Colorful Leshy
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Leshachikha
* Sapling
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Links with Leshy
* Weak to Fire
* Weak to Darkness
* Strong against Light

Secondary: Leshy
* Treant
* Not Aggro
* Not Linking
* Leshachikhas link to this.
* Weak to Fire
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
Getting to camp is surprisingly convenient after we realised that the regional outpost teleporters actually let you teleport here with a 40+ job!

Linking here is very weird. Leshachikhas link with Leshys, but not the other way around. So, if you're pulling a Leshy, be watchful of surrounding Leshachikhas!

Both Leshachikhas and Leshys have some very damaging moves that you need to take care of. Because of the way the mobs link, the majority of your xp mobs will be Leshachikhas, which have two moves which it uses frequently- Slumber Powder (AoE Sleep) and Spout Spin (AoE, high damage), both of which have considerable range. Spout Spin was hitting the mages for 240-250 damage normally (350+ on a critical), melee for 150 damage or so, and 100 damage to a Paladin. Fortunately, it can be blocked by (several) Utsusemi shadows, and you'll need to Curaga anyway to counter Slumber Powder.

If you can pull it off, you can xp here until 46 off Leshys, but at 46, too many Leshachikhas start conning Tough to really make things worthwhile. The five-minute repops on the Leshachikhas weren't really helping out here either, although you could try to position your camp such that you wouldn't have to deal with many Leshachikhas.

There is also the rare occasion that there will be a Treant NM, a Colorful Leshy in the area, although it only pops if the Leshies in the surrounding area aren't killed, and even then, every 21-24 hours. Don't try to take it on- as everything, including other Leshies and Leshachikha, will link to it.

Also, a Thunder Elemental spawns among the Leshys, which will make mincemeat out of your party, so make sure that your puller has some form of ranged attack (i.e. no pulling with Poison for Dark Knights. -_-) The Elemental should be deep enough among the Leshys, so your mages won't get aggro.

Overall, this camp is a challenging one, and isn't very forgiving to a party that can't get its act together. Fortunately, people who can go to the Lufaise Meadows are generally competent. ^^

37-40 Crawler's Nest

2005-12-06T16:05:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Nest Beetle
* Beetle
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Light

Commentarus:
Nest Beetles make a nice continuation from Worker Crawlers, and are just down the path as well.

You can camp at the part where the tunnel begins to narrow, as the Caveberries start to thin off, or in the middle of the Caveberries themselves. If you do though, be extra careful not to accidentally hit one of them, otherwise a swarm of Caveberries will tear your party apart (yes, they link like crazy).

Your puller will need to take note of a Nest Beetle pop in the tunnel on the way back to camp, which may link, but that usually isn't a big problem.

34-36 Eldieme Necropolis

2005-12-05T20:18:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* RDM highly recommended. (for Dispel & Silence)
* Supports 1 party.

Target mobs:
Primary: Gazer
* Hecteyes
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Strong against Blunt weapons
* Strong against Darkness

Commentarus:
Enter the Eldieme Necropolis from the (G-8) Batallia Downs entrance. People who have already completed their Fellowship quest will recognise this place since this is where the first ??? for the skeleton fight is.

A Red Mage is important here because Gazers are mage mobs, and will generally already have Blaze Spikes on them, which needs to be Dispelled or Finale'd. In addition, they can cast assorted magics, including some -ga spells, so Silence is also important to have here. Silence can wear off pretty quickly though, so be vigilant with reapplying it.

Hex Eyes is an AoE Paralyze move that only affects players that are facing towards the mob. Because of that, have the mages facing away from the Gazer when fighting. The melees will get Paralyzed, so assign a melee to each mage for Paralyna, although the Paralyze effect wears off in about ten seconds anyway.

35-38 Crawler's Nest

2005-12-05T12:21:00.001-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* RDM or BRD advised. (for Dispel/Finale)
* If you have a NIN tank, a WHM with Erase will be very useful.
* Popular camp.
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Worker Crawler
* Crawler
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
Note that there is a level gap within the Worker Crawlers- the ones in the "sac" room where you drop down into are the higher level Worker Crawlers, and these are the ones you xp off.

Camp either in the sac room itself (in the middle of the Lizards), or just at the mouth of one (or two) of the surrounding tunnels. Practically all the surrounding tunnels have Worker Crawler pops in them, so if you do camp in a tunnel, be sure that you can handle any links.

Alternatively, there are a few campsites within the tunnels themselves that are relatively free of pops which you can also camp in.

70-75 Lufaise Meadows (Manaburn)

2005-11-25T16:32:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* All party members require Chains of Promathia.
* All party members require Tavnazian Archipelago access.
* BRD/NIN recommended.
* Mobs are very difficult to Sleep.
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Abraxas
* Roc
* Aggro to Sight
* Linking
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Light
* Strong against Wind

Primary: Tavnazian Ram *see comments
* Ram
* Aggro to Sight
* Linking
* Strong against Ice

Commentarus:
Because Abraxas have very fast attacks, it's quite likely that your Bard puller will die if he/she does not come equipped with a /NIN subjob. A RDM puller can possibly survive through other tricks like Gravity. This place is actually pretty nice for manaburning, since mobs here are very plentiful (5 minute repops). As a manaburn party though, you may want to consider camping at the more northern camp, tucked away in a corner by the fence. This not only gives you easy access to the mobs that spawn around you, but also lets the BLMs nuke at the Abraxas below where you are camping for longer chains.

Once things get flowing, it's easy to get Chain #7 or #8 here. You can push things a little and get a Chain #10 if your puller is very good. Manaburning here at a fairly relaxed rate nets approximately 7500xp/hr.

Be careful on pulls though, since Abraxas are the devil to Sleep, even with capped Enfeebling Magic and +Enfeebling Magic skill. If anything, Lullaby may be able to sleep Abraxas links.

9-11 Valkurm Dunes

2005-11-25T16:06:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Silent Oils may be needed. *see comments
* Popular campsite.
* Supports 2 parties.

Fields of Valor:
Book: (H-7), (K-6), (L-11)
Page 1: 7x Hill Lizard, 1x Sand Hare (475xp/gil)

Target mobs:
Primary: Hill Lizard
* Lizard
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak against Ice
* Weak against Wind

Commentarus:
It's highly recommended that you set your homepoint at the gate guard by the zone to the Konschtat Highlands. In the event you die, you can just homepoint and continue from where you left off. At this level, you only lose 250xp or so from a homepoint, and in the time it will take your party to find someone who can Raise, and rest off weakness (5 minutes), you would've gotten more xp just by homepointing and walking back to camp.

Keep the Lizard away from the mages, since they have an Area of Effect (AoE) move, Fireball.

66-69 Boyahda Tree (Darter)

2005-11-23T01:53:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* WHM or /WHM recommended.
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Darter
* Fly
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Secondary: Steelshell
* Crab
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Strong against Water

Secondary: Processionaire
* Crawler
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
Your secondary mob depends on where you camp. The northern camp is not too far from the waterfall drop that you fall down from the top level of the Boyahda Tree. There, you will focus on Darters with the occasional Steelshell.

The pond camp has slightly more in terms of Darters, but only has the comparatively weaker Processionaires to act as filler when the Darter population gets sparse. It is also slightly safer in the pond, too since the camp area is more spacious, and you do not have to contend with a wide variety of various attacks, not to mention that pulling Processionaires at the pond is a whole lot safer than tring to pull a Darter while dodging aggro from just about everything in the room.

62-65 Boyahda Tree (Processionaires)

2005-11-23T01:44:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* RDM or BRD practically required.
* Supports 4 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Processionaire
* Crawler
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
There are two main areas to camp when hunting Processionaires. One is on the top floor of the Boyahda Tree through the tunnels just a little NW of the waterfall. There is a downwards tunnel that can support two parties. However, be careful with pops in the tunnel itself. Also note that a lot of the Processionaires here come in pairs, so having a competing party here might not be altogether bad, since you can easily split the pair of crawlers between the two of you.

However, my preferred Processionaire camp is in the lake at the bottom of the Boyahda Tree, near the Ancient Goobbue, simply because it is a lot safer. While the tunnel camps do let your mages cast AoE (which could be relevant with a Waterga III MB on Distortion), because you're camping near or on a lake, you can literally pull Processionaires with reckless abandon, since they lose track of you over water. Of course, because of this, pulling can get a little irritating at times, but it's nice to know that you will almost never have to deal with a link. You can also camp just off the lake, a little south, as well.

63-66 Boyahda Tree (Steelshells)

2005-11-23T01:33:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* RDM or BRD practically required.
* Supports 4 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Steelshell
* Crab
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Strong against Water

Primary: Skimmer
* Fly
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing Weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Primary: Darter
* Fly
* Not Aggro
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing Weapons
* Weak to Ice
* Strong against Wind

Commentarus:
Camp on the island with the tree in the middle of the lake (it has a ??? on the east side) for easy access to Steelshells and Skimmers should you need them to keep the chain. Alternatively, camp by the waterfall further south. Each camp has their perks.

The tree camp is a little tricky to navigate and maneuver, making it a favourite for manaburn parties that generally don't shift their members around very often. You can potentially have the mages sit on the island and the melee fight on the water, although be sure that you're not fighting close to any Steelshell pops. Also, make sure nobody clicks on the ??? if they have the Sleepga II quest active, otherwise you might find your party dead from a rather nasty Ahriman NM. ^^

The waterfall camp isn't very lag friendly (although it is pretty!) Pulls don't crossover that much since you have a Steelshell and a Skimmer in the tunnel leading towards the Cloister of Storms to look forward to, but the majority of your pulls will still come from the direction of the central tree. One thing to watch out for when camping at the waterfall are the Water Elementals that spawn very close to camp when it is rainy weather.

If you decide to go down to the lower levels of the Boyahda Tree, you have the option of xp'ing off Darters as well, although those are harder than the Steelshells. There are enough Steelshells down there to support a party, anyway.

53-56 Boyahda Tree

2005-11-23T01:21:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* RDM or BRD practically required.
* Supports 2-3 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Robber Crab
* Crab
* Aggro to Sound
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Strong against Water

Primary: Knight Crawler
* Crawler
* Aggro to Sound
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Thunder
* Weak to Darkness

Commentarus:
The Robber Crabs in the Boyahda Tree are just slightly higher level than the ones you will find in Kuftal Tunnel. As usual, these crabs love to spam buffs, so having a RDM or a BRD is even more important because of both mana refresh and Dispel.

There are four main hillocks that are found on the lower floor of the Boyahda Tree, as marked on the map, and each "section" of the lower floor has two hillocks, each supporting one, or two parties each. Personally, I've felt that the mobs were a little sparse with two parties in one section, which is why I say this place only supports two parties, maybe three.

Each section also has a tree on an island with about two Knight Crawlers. You can xp off those as well if Robber Crabs are a little sparse. The good thing is that since crawlers track by scent, they lose aggro on you through water, so even though the crawlers will link, you will probably still be able to pull anyway and the "moat" surrounding the tree will deal with the linked crawler for you.

One problem with the Boyahda Tree is that you cannot cast any AoE spells while in here for fear that you might accidentally hit any one of the link-tastic Mandragoras or Rabbits in the area. Also, if you're in the more south-easternly section, watch for Aquarius should he spawn.

33-35 Garlaige Citadel

2005-11-19T23:58:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* Supports 3 parties

Target mobs:
Primary: Wingrat
* Bat (Triplet)
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing weapons
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Very Strong against Darkness

Primary: Siege Bat
* Bat (Single)
* Links by Sound
* Weak to Piercing Weapons
* Weak to Wind
* Weak to Light
* Strong against Darkness

Primary: Borer Beetle
* Beetle
* Aggro to Sight
* Not Linking
* Weak to Ice
* Weak to Light

Commentarus:
Nicknamed the "Garlaige Sh*tadel" by many, this place is actually very, very good xp with a party that knows what they're doing, and if the place is open.

Unfortunately, because of this, the Garlaige Citadel is very rarely open to just one party, and the calibre of players you would commonly find here have led a lot of the more experienced players to avoid this place in order to preserve their sanity.

It is still a very popular camp, so be sure to check the area via {/search} to make sure it's not overcrowded before you go.

The entrance to the Garlaige Citadel usually houses two parties (preference is obviously to just one party), while another camp can be found just outside the first banishing gate (my personal preference). Another can be found in the farther SW corner (not displayed), but be careful of a Beetle pop closely.

59-63 Monastic Cavern

2005-11-16T23:33:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* At least one party member requires a Key Item: Crimson Orb.
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Orcs
* Orc
* Aggro to Sight
* Links by Sight
* Weak against Water

Orcish Champion (MNK)
Orcish Dragoon (DRG)
Orcish Dreadnought (WAR)
Orcish Farkiller (RNG)
Orcish Protector (PLD)

Commentarus:
There are two possible campsites in the Monastic Cavern- one just at the zone to the Monastic Cavern, and one just by the ??? for the Orcish crest that's needed for Genkai 3. If you're camping by the ??? however, take care not to drop down into te lower level region of the Monastic Cavern.

Note that the camp isn't immediately accessible through Davoi. You have you first zone into the Monastic Cavern from Davoi, then re-enter the higher-level region of Davoi (the house on the hill), before zoning back into the Monastic Cavern through the Wall of Banishing (which requires a Crimson Orb to open). If you have someone familiar with how to get to the ??? for the Orcish Crest, more power to you.

Orcs have a lot of HP, especially since all the mobs you fight here are heavy melee, with the exception of Farkillers. Orcish Protectors are a particular nuisance, and are even slightly higher up in level compared to the other Orcs. Expect the fights to go long, ending on a Chain #4. Fortunately, this place seems to be less crowded in recent times thanks to alternate CoP locations, so it is still a good fallback if other places are crowded.

Be very careful not to accidentally pull, or link any of the HNM Orcs (Orcish Hexspinner, Overlord, Warlord, or Overlord Bakgodek). Since they are also HNM, be careful when passing through the area en route to the ??? camp since they also have true sight, although if you just hug your left hand wall while going to camp, you'll be fine.

67-71 Kuftal Tunnel

2005-11-15T22:41:00.000-08:00

Requirements/Notes:
* WHM required (for Stona).
* All mages /WHM recommended (for Paralyna).
* One stack of Echo Drops recommended per mage/PLD/NIN.
* Supports 2 parties.

Target mobs:
Primary: Ovinnik
* Tiger
* Aggro to Sight
* Not Linking
* Weak against Fire
* Weak against Lightning
* Strong against Ice

Primary: Greater Cockatrice
* Cockatrice
* Aggro to Sight
* Not Linking
* Weak against Wind
* Strong against Earth

Commentarus:
The camps are in the lower levels of the Kuftal Tunnel, where the higher-level mobs are. To get below, head to the main sand room and go to the side tunnel that runs east to west. There may, or may not be a rock blocking the way down to the lower levels- if there is one, just wait ten minutes or so for it to go down. There are Recluse Spiders nearby (sound aggro) as well as an Ovinnik near the top (sight aggro), and if that wasn't enough, there may also be some Air Elementals (magic aggro) nearby, too. Push come to shove though, it isn't nearly as bad as it sounds.

Pull from either end of the tunnel. Camps are behind the rock that goes down every 10-15 minutes, allowing access to the lower areas of Kuftal Tunnel. Keep the mages and melee separate for there are some AoE effects you don't want the mages to get hit by.

Mages should pre-empt the following abilities:
Roar (Ovinniks): AoE Paralyze.
Baleful Gaze (Greater Cockatrice): Single target Petrification.
Sound Vacuum (Greater Cockatrice): Line-of-Sight Silence.

Roar is particularly annoying since it is AoE. Assign each mage with a melee to Paralyna in order to make things easier. The (I-7) camp (more north) actually has an Ovinnik pop in camp, but is rather rare, and easily dealt with.

Roaming merit point parties are also possible here, although since you will be taking up everybody else's mobs, please be considerate of others and check that the bottom of Kuftal Tunnel is actually empty before you go. Generally speaking though, merit parties will find the mobs really weak, and so maximize on their melee's damage output.

The best results I've seen from a merit point party in Kuftal involve three DD melees that are either NIN or /NIN, two BRDs, and either a WHM (for Stona) or RDM/WHM (yes, some parties go without a Stona!)