DQ9 Encyclopedia

Elusid

Grévanescent · no. 287 in the monster list
Everything is read from the game's code, unless stated otherwise

Mere mention of this paragon of perniciousness is enough to send even practised pugilists into paroxysms of panic.

This myth-enshrouded monster is the main focus of many a mad theory, but only the Almighty knows the truth of its origins...

The essentials

  • Earliest in the story: Grotto boss, map quality 61-80: 17% of grottoes
  • Gives: 25,500 EXP, 1,395 G, Star's suit (steal 1/64), Supernatural specs (steal 1/128)
  • Weak to: earth ×1.5
  • Has no effect on it: sleep, whack, confusion, poison, paralysis

Family: dragon — weapons dealing ×1.1: swords

Stats

HPMPAtt.Def.Agi.EXPGoldEvas.
4,30025526433816025,5001,3950 %

HP from the game's record: in battle, each monster gets a roll between 80 and 100% of it (rounded); MP is full.

Resistances and actions

  • Elements (damage taken): earth ×1.5; fire, ice, wind, lightning / blast, darkness ×0.75
  • Effects (success rate): 75%: Decelerate; 25%: Dazzle, Fizzle, stun, Sap, Divine Intervention; 15%: Blunt, Charm; immune: sleep, Whack, confusion, poison, paralysis
  • Actions: 2 actions per turn — Psyche Up 27%, Attack 23%, Kafrizz 19%, Kacrack 15%, Kaboom 11%, Kafrizz 6.6%; after a first failure (MP or Fizzle), stops picking impossible actions. Conditions (otherwise it picks another slot): Psyche Up: if it isn't at 100 tension yet. Only once per turn for its whole group: Kafrizz, Kacrack, Kaboom, Kafrizz

Items

Star's suit steal 1/64Supernatural specs steal 1/128Supernatural specs loot 5%Sensible sandals loot 2%

Habitat (in-game monster list)

Grotto

In the game, a defeated monster's entry names one of these places as soon as you have visited it, even if you never defeated that monster there; otherwise “?????????” (checked in game). The first two are named, “Etc.” for the third.

Grottoes (treasure maps)

  • Grotto boss, map quality 61-80: 17% of grottoes
  • Grotto boss, map quality 81-100: 18% of grottoes
  • Grotto boss, map quality 101-120: 24% of grottoes
  • Grotto boss, map quality 121-140: 29% of grottoes
  • Grotto boss, map quality 201-248: 8.8% of grottoes
Under the hood

Internal numbers (game records, one per variant): 332.

Drop codes (prm/mon_btldata, bytes +2 and +3; 0 = 100%, otherwise 1/2^(code + 2), 7 = none): Star's suit : 4 ; Supernatural specs : 5.

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