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Gil Snapper
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age

Gil Snapper

Complete the Gil Snapper hunt in final fantasy xii. Requires heavy rains in Giza Plains and rewards 3000 Gil and Phobos Glaze.

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Complete the Gil Snapper hunt in final fantasy xii. Requires heavy rains in Giza Plains and rewards 3000 Gil and Phobos Glaze.

  • Accept the hunt from Montblanc in the Clan Hall, Rabanastre.
  • Trigger the rainy season in the Giza Plains.
  • Knock down all Withered Trees in Giza Plains to create a debris bridge to Tracks of the Beast.
Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Head to the Giza Plains. Wait for the rainy season to begin.
  2. 2
    Locate Nanau in the Crystal Glade area (southern Giza Plains). She will give you the “Silent Urn” after you accept her request to defeat Gil Snapper.
  3. 3
    Make your way to the Gizas South Bank zone and find the debris bridge southeast of the center. This bridge leads to the Tracks of the Beast area.
  4. 4
    Enter the Tracks of the Beast. Bansat, a Seeq hunter, will join you and inform you about the weather conditions.
  5. 5
    Gil Snapper only appears during heavy rains. Zone in and out of the Tracks of the Beast until heavy rains occur. Bansat will confirm when the weather is right.
  6. 6
    Before engaging Gil Snapper, it is recommended to defeat the Silicon Tortoises in the area.
  7. 7
    Locate Gil Snapper, identifiable by its distinctive red shell, prowling near the center of the Tracks of the Beast.
  8. 8
    Defeat Gil Snapper.
  9. 9
    Return to the Crystal Glade in the Giza Plains during the dry season to find Nanau and her brother Roaklo near the tents in the northwestern part of the Nomad Village.
  10. 10
    Present the Silent Urn containing Gil Snapper's soul to Nanau to receive your reward.
Tips
  • Gil Snapper has 86,956 HP and is level 37.
  • It is weak to Lightning. Consider using a Black Mage with Thundara, an Uhlan with a Storm Spear, or an Archer with Lightning Arrows.
  • Gil Snapper can cast Blizzara, Blizzaga, and Disablega magick. Disablega can neutralize your entire party.
  • Equip Ninja Belts to be immune to Disable.
  • Gil Snapper is susceptible to Blind, Confuse, Immobilize, Silence, and Slow.
  • Blind can reduce the effectiveness of its physical attacks. Immobilizing it forces it to attack at range.
  • Equip Ice-resistance gear to mitigate its Blizzara and Blizzaga spells.
  • Gil Snapper can use technicks like Flatten (area-of-effect damage), Flash, Meditate, and Purify (removes status effects).
  • Bansat will assist you in the fight once Gil Snapper appears.
  • If you need to pass time during the dry season before returning to Nanau, consider hunting the Vorpal Bunny.
  • 3000 Gil
  • Phobos Glaze

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