Ring Wyrm

The Ring Wyrm is a Rank III Mark from Final Fantasy XII. It is the seventh Mark listed in the Clan Primer. It can be found in the Windtrace Dunes area of the Dalmasca Westersand during a sandstorm. Defeating the Ring Wyrm is an early way to get the Icebrand sword.

In the game's playable demo Ring Wyrm is a boss fought in the Stilshrine of Miriam, but this version is drastically easier with much lower HP, and the demo's Ring Wyrm doesn't use any of the status inducing attacks it uses in the full game.

Hunt 07: For Whom the Wyrm Tolls
Petitioner: Balzac Petitioner's Location: Rabanastre (Lowtown)
 * ''Saw bill posted for the hunting of a Ring Wyrm (Rank III). The petitioner is Balzac in the North Sprawl in Rabanastre's Lowtown.
 * ''Hunt accepted. Balzac complains that a particularly aggressive dragon is interfering with his training. The Ring Wyrm is to be found amongst the Windtrace Dunes of the Dalmasca Westersand, but only when the weather is just so.
 * ''Ring Wyrm defeated! Report to Balzac in the North Sprawl in Rabanastre's Lowtown.
 * Hunt reported. Upon receiving the news, Balzac said a few ominous words and left town...

Bestiary Entry
Genus: Rank III Mark Classification: Lesser Dragon

"Once a legendary Wyrm, in servitude to a righteous King. But this King, fearing its violent & untameable Temperament, employed a Ring of Binding upon it, imprisoning the Creature within a howling Sandstorm. Now, many ages later, the Bonds upon it have been broken, and within the Sandstorm the Wyrm rages. The Resistance Forces training in the Dalmasca Westersand have deemed the Creature a clear Threat to their Operations and thus have issued a Bill for this Mark."

Battle
The player should buy Esuna before battling this mark because it will inflict Sap, Immobilize and Disable on the party. A level of at least 30 is recommended, as is the acquiring of the best weapons available. The Ring Wyrm's massive HP can make this battle difficult, and it likes to cast Refresh on itself, which heals nearly 1/4 of its max HP. The battle is best opened with Dispel. If possible, a well-timed Quickening chain can be used to lower the Ring Wyrm's HP. The party can also summon Belias as the the Ring Wyrm is weak to Fire. The player should be ready to cast Cure/Curaga on Belias, or use Charge repeatedly to be able to summon it again when it uses its final attack or dies.

A good method is to focus all party members on using Blind on Ring Wyrm. Once the magick hits, it is time to summon Belias. After being blinded Ring Wyrm usually gives up on his damaging physical attacks (or miss most of the time) and attack Belias with Blizzara, Thundara, Fira, Fire Breath and Fire Ball. Since three of those five attacks heal Belias, and Thundara and Blizzara do very little damage, the player can just focus on staying away from Ring Wyrm and being able to keep Belias out the whole battle. With this strategy, it is easy for even lower level players to defeat Ring Wyrm.

Another method using the Blind with a higher than average level party is to cast Blind and use Bacchus's Wines. The party should stand just outside of his attack range (i.e just as his health bar appears) and ready Blind on all three party members to cast on Ring Wyrm. After Ring Wyrm is blinded the player can just use Bacchus's Wines while using two characters for healing. This method can be used to beat the mark before entering Tomb of Raithwall.

Rewards

 * 200 gil
 * Moon Ring
 * Icebrand

Related Enemies

 * Ash Wyrm
 * Shield Wyrm
 * Lindwyrm (Mark)
 * Fafnir (Mark)
 * Yiazmat (Elite Mark)
 * Tiamat (Boss)
 * Elder Wyrm (Boss)
 * Hell Wyrm (Boss)