Antlion (Final Fantasy XII)

The Antlion is an Elite Mark from Final Fantasy XII. It can be found in the Site 9 area of the Lhusu Mines.

Hunt 38: Antlion Infestation
Petitioner: Niray Petitioner's Location: Bhujerba / Staras Residence
 * A petition has been submitted for the hunting of an antlion (Rank 5). The petitioner is Lady Niray in the Staras Residence in Bhujerba.
 * Hunt accepted. Lady Niray tells you her children went into a magicite mine where the antlion is known to nest and have not returned. The antlion can be found in Site 9 of the Lhusu Mines.
 * Antlion defeated! Report to Lady Niray in the Staras Residence.
 * Hunt reported. Lady Niray's children have come safely home, but they dropped a key to the mines somewhere...

Bestiary Entry
Genus: Rank V Mark Classification: ???

''Being a variety of Killer Mantis residing in the deepest crags of the Lhusu Mines. Aggressive in the Extreme, known to flay alive such giant Creatures as the Nidhogg for its food. As it has no natural Predators in the Mines, an Imbalance in the Food Chain is feared. Worried that her Children may have wandered into the Antlion's Nest, a concerned Citizen petitioned a hunt for this Mark.''

Battle
Before entering Antlion's lair, it's best to buff all your characters. Antlion is surrounded and protected by Killer Mantises, and therefore the battle relies more on crowd control rather than depleting Antlion's HP. A simple tactic is to lure the mantises one by one, and slowly depleting their quantities before the Antlion notices you. If not, focus on using high level Magicks that inflicts all targets in range, such as Scourge and Scathe, though Antlion itself is weak to Wind-elemental attacks. Another tactic is to use Warp to quickly kill the mantises - Antlion is Warp-inmune, but his underlings are not, so a Warp ought to send most (if not, all) mantises into the void. Overall, the Preying Mantises can be annoying since they serves as an efficient meat shield while the Antlion itself is capable of dealing moderate damage. Equipping wind elemental weapons works well while battling Antlion, but when around 40% of its HP is drained, Antlion will subsequently use Cannibalize, which Antlion feasts upon one of the mantises and increases its overall status, as well as healing itself. Antlion is capable of using Cannibalize more than once, so focus on destroying all the mantises first before focusing on Antlion itself. An alternate tactic is to clear the area near Antlion's lair and summon Chaos, wait until his summoning period is almost over, and enter Antlion's lair. Chaos's final attack, Tornado (Wind-elemental) should give you a good start in defeating Antlion and the mantises.

Rewards:


 * 4,300 gil
 * Bubble Belt
 * Sickle-Blade

The Site 11 key can be found near the Fallen Bhujerban in the Phon Coast.

Related Enemies

 * Killer Mantis
 * Antares
 * Preying Mantis
 * Deathclaw
 * Scythe Mantis
 * Rageclaw (rare)
 * Biding Mantis (rare)