Gil Snapper/Paradise Risen

[Nekhbet]

The hardest part is finding him.

I'm at level 65 and I still haven't found him.

[No.78]

You'll be fine I beat gil snapper at 30something

[Icerose2300]

I am at a level 33 and I get SO stinkin' close to killing off the Gil Snapper before he does me in, Not cool. I think I am going to level up to about a 38 or so then kill the M.F. once and for all!

[Renmiri]

What equipment and buffers are you using ? As VK said above, they make a big difference!

[ValiantKnight]

If slow sticks to him, are you using it? Usually tips the battle alot when slow actually sticks.

[Icerose2300]

I used slow, But then it wears off and when I re-cast it, It doesn't stick! I am using the highest weapons in the game so far, I haven't been to Archades just yet. I want to build up pretty high before I go there so I have the up hand! Since yesterday I have leveled up to a 35 for all my characters, I don't like to have some lower then others. I have done a few more hunts and I explored the Caverns a little, Not too far in though.

[Renmiri]

Archades is just a town with good shops the dungeon is at Draklor Labs, after you get all the chops. You should visit ARchades to buy some good stuff

[Aurons_Desciple]

Can i just go back one screen if the gil snapper isn't there?

[Renmiri]

sure

[Icerose2300]

I finally did it! I defeated that stinkin' turtle! I was at a level 38, I went to Draklor, Which Cid was a piece of cake ( at level 35 ) I walked allllll the way from Bal. Port back to Rabanastre, and did the hunts down in the waterway and then did the Antlion Infestion ( That was tough )! Th en since it was the rains in Giza, I killed off the Gil Snapper! Boy do I fell good. Did this all since March 15, Minus 2 days I was outta town!

[Renmiri]

Wow!

Antlion is a lot tougher than Cid !!!!

[Icerose2300]

The fight against Cid was so easy, I blinked my eyes and he was defeated!
I could have done it at a lower level, but then that would have made it a tad bit more diffcult!

[Remedy]

Also, remember that you will need to get the rain to fall the hardest in the Tracks of the Beast area. To do this, just enter and re-enter until it's finally raining hard enough.

Sometimes you're lucky and it rains hard enough relatiely soon, or like me, you can spend an hour entering and re-entering the damned place...

rains harder
I was giving up hunting that Gil Snapper just last night
guess I'll give it a try tel it rains harder.
and the Ring Wrym was a pain in the ---

back to the hunt - cheers

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YEAH MAN GIL SNAPPER HAS VANQUISHED!
it took me three rounds Mist to vanquished it.

[tyrekinyl]

If you try and go after the marks when they become available, the Gil Snapper is way harder. I beat them both and I'm lvl 18. The ring wyrm went down pretty easily:

http://forumseyesonff.com/final-fantasy-xii/99270-mob-hunt-ring-wyrm.html#post2365305

but the Gil Snapper was a real pain. A few things did help though:
-Use a gambit (Ally:any) to cast regen on your friend adventurer. Keeping him alive is the real secret to beating him.
-Be sure to blind the Gil Snapper
-I had Basch with the Demonsbane, the Shell shield and the manufactured nethecite. He was able to survive the ice spells pretty well. Berserk Basch and he can do some pretty good damage, too.
-With Basch and the friend up close, the gil snapper won't be able to touch the rest of your crew. Just stand back, run around, and heal like crazy.
-The first half of the Gil Snapper's HP went down pretty easily, but as he gets closer to death his spells have no delay and get nastier, so I got nastier too and started spamming Quickenings. It took me 5 ethers and 1 elixer (ran out of ethers) worth of quickenings before he finally died.
He's a pain, but he is doable!

[Leeza]

tyrekinyl, please check post dates before posting. This thread is too old to be brought back up. Thank you.