Zaltys

Zaltys
(ザルティス, Zarutisu?)
Gameplay details
Location(s)	Yusnaan (Patron's Palace) Yusnaan-Dead Dunes Major Route (Yusnaan end)
Type	Normal enemy and boss
Data	Stats

Zaltys is an enemy in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. The first time it appears as one of the Lumina's minions, as she summons a Zaltys to block Lightning's path before disappearing. Afterward, it can be found as a common enemy in The Passageway at the Patron's Palace. The player can retry the battle against it in the Ark. The Slaughterhouse version is called Zaltys Brimstone, and is accompanied by the boss theme "Worlds Collide". Its monster notes can be bought from Reveler's Quarter.

Stats

Body

Stats
HP	Easy: [Days 1-6] 88,000 [Days 7-9] 140,800 [Days 10-12] 176,000 [Day 13] 264,000 Normal: [Days 1-6] 110,000 [Days 7-9] 176,000 [Days 10-12] 220,000 [Day 13] 330,000 Hard: [Days 1-6] 385,000 [Days 7-9] 616,000 [Days 10-12] 770,000 [Day 13] 1,155,000
HP	Easy: [Days 1-6] 88,000 [Days 7-9] 140,800 [Days 10-12] 176,000 [Day 13] 264,000 Normal: [Days 1-6] 110,000 [Days 7-9] 176,000 [Days 10-12] 220,000 [Day 13] 330,000 Hard: [Days 1-6] 385,000 [Days 7-9] 616,000 [Days 10-12] 770,000 [Day 13] 1,155,000
Strength	Easy: [Days 1-6] 240 [Days 7-9] 312 [Days 10-12] 384 [Day 13] 480 Normal: [Days 1-6] 400 [Days 7-9] 520 [Days 10-12] 640 [Day 13] 800 Hard: [Days 1-6] 1,000 [Days 7-9] 1,300 [Days 10-12] 1,600 [Day 13] 2,000
Strength	Easy: [Days 1-6] 240 [Days 7-9] 312 [Days 10-12] 384 [Day 13] 480 Normal: [Days 1-6] 400 [Days 7-9] 520 [Days 10-12] 640 [Day 13] 800 Hard: [Days 1-6] 1,000 [Days 7-9] 1,300 [Days 10-12] 1,600 [Day 13] 2,000
Magic	Easy: [Days 1-6] 300 [Days 7-9] 390 [Days 10-12] 480 [Day 13] 600 Normal: [Days 1-6] 500 [Days 7-9] 650 [Days 10-12] 800 [Day 13] 1,000 Hard: [Days 1-6] 1,250 [Days 7-9] 1,625 [Days 10-12] 2,000 [Day 13] 2,500
Magic	Easy: [Days 1-6] 300 [Days 7-9] 390 [Days 10-12] 480 [Day 13] 600 Normal: [Days 1-6] 500 [Days 7-9] 650 [Days 10-12] 800 [Day 13] 1,000 Hard: [Days 1-6] 1,250 [Days 7-9] 1,625 [Days 10-12] 2,000 [Day 13] 2,500
Keep(The lower the number, the easier it is to interrupt enemy actions.)	60
Keep(The lower the number, the easier it is to interrupt enemy actions.)	60
Disruption(If the ability used by Lightning has higher Cut than enemy has Keep, this ability can interrupt the enemy.)	Y
Disruption(If the ability used by Lightning has higher Cut than enemy has Keep, this ability can interrupt the enemy.)	Y
Launch	Y
Launch	Y
Extinction	30
Extinction	30
Gil	Easy/Normal: [Days 1-6] 980 [Days 7-9] 1,470 [Days 10-12] 1,960 [Day 13] 2,940 Hard: [Days 1-6] 2,940 [Days 7-9] 4,410 [Days 10-12] 5,880 [Day 13] 8,820
Gil	Easy/Normal: [Days 1-6] 980 [Days 7-9] 1,470 [Days 10-12] 1,960 [Day 13] 2,940 Hard: [Days 1-6] 2,940 [Days 7-9] 4,410 [Days 10-12] 5,880 [Day 13] 8,820
EP	Easy: 4 Normal: 2.00 Hard: 1
EP	Easy: 4 Normal: 2.00 Hard: 1
Elemental affinities
Fire	0%
Fire	0%
Ice	150%
Ice	150%
Lightning	100%
Lightning	100%
Wind	100%
Wind	100%
Physical	30%
Physical	30%
Magical	100%
Magical	100%
Statuses and immunities(The lower the number, the more suspectible the enemy is to the status.)
Debrave	30%
Debrave	30%
Defaith	30%
Defaith	30%
Deprotect	30%
Deprotect	30%
Deshell	30%
Deshell	30%
Imperil	30%
Imperil	30%
Slow	30%
Slow	30%
Poison	30%
Poison	30%
Curse	30%
Curse	30%
Daze	30%
Daze	30%
Dispel	30%
Dispel	30%
Quake	30%
Quake	30%
Magnet	30%
Magnet	30%
Bestiary
Habitat	Yusnaan (Patron's Palace) Yusnaan-Dead Dunes Major Route (Yusnaan end)
Species	Feral Creature/Large-Scale Enemy
Day	Days 1 - 13
Time	Anytime
Last One	Zaltys Ω
Item drops
Accessories	None
Items	Normal: Firewyrm Scale Hard: Holy Forgefire
Abilities	Flamestrike, Fira, Firaga (Days 7–13)
Weapons	None
Abilities
Abilities	Stampede, Bite, Tail Hammer, Blaze Burst
Stagger Info
Stagger Conditions	1: Unleash magic attacks. The effect is greater when the enemy is launching an attack. 2: Strike the enemy's head using physical attacks.
Modifiers	Physical attacks: x15 (Head)/x0 (Body) Magical attacks: x1 Ice-imbued attacks: x1.5 (Head)
Stagger Stats
Stagger Point (Decay)	500 (10/30)
Stagger Point (Decay)	500 (10/30)
Preservation (Decay)	600 (100)
Preservation (Decay)	600 (100)
Staggered
Duration	8s
Duration	8s
Iterative Resistance	10%/20%
Iterative Resistance	10%/20%
Further staggering	N
Further staggering	N
Stagger effects	Unprotected (20s)
Stagger effects	Unprotected (20s)
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1.5
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1.5
Staggered (Blow to the Head)
Duration	10s
Duration	10s
Iterative Resistance	10%/20%
Iterative Resistance	10%/20%
Further staggering	N
Further staggering	N
Stagger effects	Exposed (20s)
Stagger effects	Exposed (20s)
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1.5
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1.5

Tail

Stats
HP	Easy: [Days 1-6] 22,000 [Days 7-9] 35,200 [Days 10-12] 44,000 [Day 13] 66,000 Normal: [Days 1-6] 27,500 [Days 7-9] 44,000 [Days 10-12] 55,000 [Day 13] 82,500 Hard: [Days 1-6] 96,250 [Days 7-9] 154,000 [Days 10-12] 192,500 [Day 13] 288,750
HP	Easy: [Days 1-6] 22,000 [Days 7-9] 35,200 [Days 10-12] 44,000 [Day 13] 66,000 Normal: [Days 1-6] 27,500 [Days 7-9] 44,000 [Days 10-12] 55,000 [Day 13] 82,500 Hard: [Days 1-6] 96,250 [Days 7-9] 154,000 [Days 10-12] 192,500 [Day 13] 288,750
Strength	Easy: [Days 1-6] 180 [Days 7-9] 234 [Days 10-12] 288 [Day 13] 360 Normal: [Days 1-6] 300 [Days 7-9] 390 [Days 10-12] 480 [Day 13] 600 Hard: [Days 1-6] 750 [Days 7-9] 975 [Days 10-12] 1,200 [Day 13] 1,500
Strength	Easy: [Days 1-6] 180 [Days 7-9] 234 [Days 10-12] 288 [Day 13] 360 Normal: [Days 1-6] 300 [Days 7-9] 390 [Days 10-12] 480 [Day 13] 600 Hard: [Days 1-6] 750 [Days 7-9] 975 [Days 10-12] 1,200 [Day 13] 1,500
Magic	Easy: [Days 1-6] 180 [Days 7-9] 234 [Days 10-12] 288 [Day 13] 360 Normal: [Days 1-6] 300 [Days 7-9] 390 [Days 10-12] 480 [Day 13] 600 Hard: [Days 1-6] 750 [Days 7-9] 975 [Days 10-12] 1,200 [Day 13] 1,500
Magic	Easy: [Days 1-6] 180 [Days 7-9] 234 [Days 10-12] 288 [Day 13] 360 Normal: [Days 1-6] 300 [Days 7-9] 390 [Days 10-12] 480 [Day 13] 600 Hard: [Days 1-6] 750 [Days 7-9] 975 [Days 10-12] 1,200 [Day 13] 1,500
Keep(The lower the number, the easier it is to interrupt enemy actions.)	60
Keep(The lower the number, the easier it is to interrupt enemy actions.)	60
Disruption(If the ability used by Lightning has higher Cut than enemy has Keep, this ability can interrupt the enemy.)	Y
Disruption(If the ability used by Lightning has higher Cut than enemy has Keep, this ability can interrupt the enemy.)	Y
Launch	Y
Launch	Y
Extinction	30
Extinction	30
Gil	Easy/Normal: [Days 1-6] 980 [Days 7-9] 1,470 [Days 10-12] 1,960 [Day 13] 2,940 Hard: [Days 1-6] 2,940 [Days 7-9] 4,410 [Days 10-12] 5,880 [Day 13] 8,820
Gil	Easy/Normal: [Days 1-6] 980 [Days 7-9] 1,470 [Days 10-12] 1,960 [Day 13] 2,940 Hard: [Days 1-6] 2,940 [Days 7-9] 4,410 [Days 10-12] 5,880 [Day 13] 8,820
EP	Easy: 4 Normal: 2.00 Hard: 1
EP	Easy: 4 Normal: 2.00 Hard: 1
Elemental affinities
Fire	0%
Fire	0%
Ice	150%
Ice	150%
Lightning	100%
Lightning	100%
Wind	100%
Wind	100%
Physical	100%
Physical	100%
Magical	100%
Magical	100%
Statuses and immunities(The lower the number, the more suspectible the enemy is to the status.)
Debrave	30%
Debrave	30%
Defaith	30%
Defaith	30%
Deprotect	30%
Deprotect	30%
Deshell	30%
Deshell	30%
Imperil	30%
Imperil	30%
Slow	30%
Slow	30%
Poison	30%
Poison	30%
Curse	30%
Curse	30%
Daze	30%
Daze	30%
Dispel	30%
Dispel	30%
Quake	30%
Quake	30%
Magnet	30%
Magnet	30%
Bestiary
Habitat	Yusnaan (Patron's Palace) Yusnaan-Dead Dunes Major Route (Yusnaan end)
Species	Feral Creature/Large-Scale Enemy
Day	Days 1 - 13
Time	Anytime
Last One	Zaltys Ω
Item drops
Accessories	None
Items	Normal: Firewyrm Scale Hard: Holy Forgefire
Abilities	Flamestrike, Fira, Firaga (Days 7–13)
Weapons	None
Abilities
Abilities	Stampede, Bite, Tail Hammer, Blaze Burst
Stagger Info
Stagger Conditions	1: Unleash magic attacks. The effect is greater when the enemy is launching an attack. 2: Strike the enemy's head using physical attacks.
Modifiers	Physical attacks: x15 (Head)/x0 (Body) Magical attacks: x1 Ice-imbued attacks: x1.5 (Head)
Stagger Stats
Stagger Point (Decay)	500 (10/30)
Stagger Point (Decay)	500 (10/30)
Preservation (Decay)	600 (100)
Preservation (Decay)	600 (100)
Staggered
Duration	8s
Duration	8s
Iterative Resistance	10%/20%
Iterative Resistance	10%/20%
Further staggering	N
Further staggering	N
Stagger effects	Unprotected (20s)
Stagger effects	Unprotected (20s)
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1.5
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1.5
Staggered (Blow to the Head)
Duration	10s
Duration	10s
Iterative Resistance	10%/20%
Iterative Resistance	10%/20%
Further staggering	N
Further staggering	N
Stagger effects	Exposed (20s)
Stagger effects	Exposed (20s)
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1.5
Stagger Modifiers	All attacks: x1.5

Battle

Blaze Burst.

Zaltys is a reasonably strong foe to overcome when encountered early, but confrontations with it later on become trivial despite its increased strength and HP from Day 6 onward. If Lightning is within close, it uses physical attacks and Tail Hammer. When it turns to attack with its tail, it is possible to attack the tail and chop it off. It uses Stampede to knock Lightning back and interrupt her current action, and Blaze Burst is its ranged attack, blowing a burst of fire at Lightning.

Zaltys can be staggered with magic attacks, and the head can be staggered by striking it with physical attacks. The head droops when the body is staggered to bring it to Lightning's normal attacks' reach. Zaltys is the only fire-based enemy that is immune to fire; the others absorb it. Zaltys is weak to ice.

The drop rate for Flamestrike increases significantly by cutting off its tail. This also increases the drop rate of Holy Forgefire on hard mode.

Strategy

Beat Down attacks from a schema equipped with a spear will automatically target the head, resulting in a stagger that causes Ice-elemental attacks to deal double damage. The player can also target the head manually by blocking or evading the Zaltys's Bite attack, and countering with a hard-hitting strike of their own. The Zaltys's Tail-strike can be blocked and followed up with Beat Downs to sever the tail causing the monster to recoil, allowing around ten seconds of free time to attack its prone back, which will also deal double damage or even more with the auto-ability Blindside.

Other appearances

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Gallery

Artwork.

Blaze Burst.

Stampede.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Žaltys (literally: grass snake) is a household spirit in Lithuanian mythology.

Related enemies

• Zaltys Ω
• Zomok
• Zomok Ω