Cactuar
Cactuar is a fiend that you can encounter in the Bikanel Desert.
Fiend Description
“An enigmatic fiend that runs across the desert. Whether it bears good fortune or bad, none can say. No one has survived its 1000 Needles attack long enough to find out.”
| Stats | |
|---|---|
| Level | 28 |
| HP | 2,002 |
| MP | 120 |
| EXP | 0 |
| AP | 2 |
| Gil | 0 |
| Gil (stolen) | 0 |
| Strength | 52 |
| Defense | 122 |
| Magic | 96 |
| Magic Defense | 255 |
| Agility | 101 |
| Evasion | 86 |
Where to Find It
- Bikanel Desert (Chapter 5)
- Via Infinito (Cloisters 47 to 59)
Steals, Drops, and Bribes
Butterfingers makes every drop the rare item, and 
Master Thief always steals the rare item.
| Source | Item | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Drop | None | |
| Steal | None | |
| Bribe | None | |
Elemental Affinities
| Element | Effect |
|---|---|
| Fire | Normal |
| Ice | Normal |
| Water | Weak |
| Lightning | Normal |
| Holy | Normal |
| Gravity | Immune |
Status Vulnerabilities
| Status | Effect |
|---|---|
 Death |
Resistant |
 Petrification |
Immune |
 Sleep |
Immune |
 Silence |
Immune |
 Darkness |
Immune |
 Poison |
Immune |
 Confusion |
Immune |
 Berserk |
Immune |
 Curse |
Immune |
 Slow |
Immune |
 Stop |
Immune |
 Doom |
Vulnerable |
| Delay | Vulnerable |
| Eject | Resistant |
| Zantetsu | Resistant |
Attacks
- “1000 Needles”: Damage to one character.
- “Attack”: Damage to one character.
- “Escape”
- “White Highwind”: Restores HP to its allies, and cures Sleep, Silence, Darkness, Poison, Confusion and Berserk.
- “Fireworks”: Damage to the party.
- “Mighty Guard”
- “Meteor”: Damage to the party.
- “Quick Attack”: Damage to one character.
- “Hastega”
- “10000 Needles”: Damage to one character.
Oversoul Only
- “Maddening Meridian”: Damage to one character, and may inflict Berserk.
- “Blinding Meridian”: Damage to one character, and may inflict Darkness.
- “Quiet Meridian”: Damage to one character, and may inflict Silence.
- “Chilly Meridian”: Damage to one character.
- “Blizzaga”: Ice damage to one character.
- “Burning Meridian”: Damage to one character.
- “Firaga”: Fire damage to one character.
- “Drowning Meridian”: Damage to one character.
- “Waterga”: Water damage to one character.
- “Tingling Meridian”: Damage to one character.
- “Thundaga”: Lightning damage to one character.
- “3000-Needle Special”: Damage to one character.
- “No sign”: Damage to one character, and may inflict Poison.