r M m R Monsters: Which drop Components – 9 shown
Special monsters are spawned by quests, FATEs, or leves, or are normally occuring monsters with special properties for use in quests; instance monsters appear in dungeons, guildhests, and quest instances; notorious monsters (NMs) are unique monsters of particular note; high notorious monsters (HNMs) are unique monsters with notable rewards
Name
The family of the monster; if the monster has a class, that is also shown here; a ∗ indicates that the monster is a special quest monster and may have special defenses or other properties
Type
The range of levels this monster may appear at; the specific level of a monster depends on where it is encountered
Lv. Range
Hostile monsters will attack characters up to 10 levels above their own level; some passive monsters may be hostile when appearing in certain contexts, such as leves or FATEs
Behavior
Drops Areas
Special monsters are spawned by quests, FATEs, or leves, or are normally occuring monsters with special properties for use in quests; instance monsters appear in dungeons, guildhests, and quest instances; notorious monsters (NMs) are unique monsters of particular note; high notorious monsters (HNMs) are unique monsters with notable rewards
Name
The family of the monster; if the monster has a class, that is also shown here; a ∗ indicates that the monster is a special quest monster and may have special defenses or other properties
Type
The range of levels this monster may appear at; the specific level of a monster depends on where it is encountered
Lv. Range
Hostile monsters will attack characters up to 10 levels above their own level; some passive monsters may be hostile when appearing in certain contexts, such as leves or FATEs
Behavior
Drops Areas
Cactuar 24–28 Hostile Cactuar Needle -
Ochu 47 Hostile Ochu Vine -
Ochu 48 Hostile Ochu Vine East Shroud
Ochu 20–44 Hostile Ochu Vine East Shroud
Ochu 32–50 Hostile Ochu Vine -
Cactuar 25–27 Passive Cactuar Needle Southern Thanalan
Cactuar 25–29 Hostile Cactuar Needle -
Cactuar 35 Hostile Cactuar Needle -
Cactuar 38 Hostile Cactuar Needle -