Earth Tyrant The Earth Tyrant is a boss in " Final Fantasy XII " . It is an optional boss located in the Wyrm ' s Nest section of the Dalmasca Westersand and is the cause of the heavy sandstorms in the area . Encountering the Earth Tyrant is only possible after receiving the Windvane , an item that quiets the sandstorm surrounding the boss enough to allow the party access . The parts from the Windvane can be obtained by talking to NPCs around Rabanastre . After Earth Tyrant has been slain , Rimzat , the bangaa who asked Vaan to find it , can be found on Phon Coast in the Hunters ' Camp , and he will talk about what went on since Earth Tyrant was killed . He will pretend he doesn ' t know the party if the tyrant is not slain . Locating . At the Rabanastre Westgate , the green bangaa Rimzat will appear after the events in the Tomb of Raithwall . He will ask Vaan to gather information on sandstorms . After agreeing to help him , the player should go to the fountain at the crossroad of the gates , and look for a man sitting in the fountain by the name of Cotze . He will tell Vaan to go to Lowtown to find his friend Northon , who is near the entrance to the Garamsythe Waterway . Northon will explain about the Windvane and why he and Cotze split it in half , and directs Vaan to his half in the Dalmasca Westersand . Northon hid his half of the Windvane under a Dynast Cactus in the Windtrace Dunes area in Dalmasca Westersand . However , it is in a small , closed - off area only accessible from the Shimmering Horizons area . A Dynast Cactus is a large , sometimes flowering cactus . There will be two Dynast Cacti in the area . The player should go north and look for a cactus against the west wall and examine it to get Northon ' s half of the Windvane , the Wind Globe . Back at the Westgate Rimzat , Cotze , and Northon have met . Cotze should give his half , and Vaan will get the Windvane . With the Windvane the party can access the northern part of Westersand , previously blocked off by a sandstorm . Battle . This boss is like a Wild Saurian and will mainly attack physically and will take off around 500 HP per hit . It can inflict Poison on the party . Earth Tyrant ' s Screwtail attack is damaging and will hit all close party members . The battle can be long , because of Earth Tyrant ' s tremendous HP . Once he nears a little lower than half life , his Defense will increase . Strategy . The party ' s recommended level is somewhere around 27 - 30 . Recommended gambits include : This is a tough battle at low levels mainly because Blind and Slow will miss the Earth Tyrant almost every time . The main savior of this battle is to have a tough party member with good evasion and a good shield along with Decoy cast on them . The Lured party member should be equipped with Tourmaline Ring to avoid the Earth Tyrant ' s Poison attacks , although he does not inflict Poison that often , it is still better than setting up an extra gambit just to cure a rare Status . It is best to have a Protect shield set up on everybody in the party — the party can also equip the Shielded Armor from Mt Bur - Omisace . If he is in the party , Larsa will help out a bunch for this battle — in fact , the player can cast Haste on Larsa at the beginning or before entering and keep it on him at all times along with Protect . If Larsa is not in the party , one could make one ' s own " Larsa " out of a party member with Hi - Potion cure gambits , because a quick healer is needed — magick sometimes takes too long and the party may be too busy casting other spells . Instead of having one person cast Decoy , the party could have two people ( counting the Lured person ) to cast Decoy on the one person . The party could perform a Quickening chain when Earth Tyrant is at 75 % life to avoid the boosted Defense . The player should have at least one person with a Quickening in the reserve party and switch them in at the right time . Earth Tyrant can be Blinded , then Berserked to make the battle easier . While Berserked , the Tyrant will not perform his Screwtail attack . For an easy Blind , the party can have the Nihopalaoa equipped , and use a Remedy on him to hit all of his status weak points ( the Nihopalaoa is sold by the Clan Provisioner once the Headhunter rank is reached at ten defeated marks ) . For players with an affinity for magick , it is wise to equip party members with magick - enhancing gear and have them cast Aeroga . With Faith active and a decent level ( 30 + ) , each spell should do 2 , 500 - 5 , 000 damage . Should the party members also be Hasted , this will make quick work of the Earth Tyrant . Rewards . Montblanc will give 1200 gil for defeating the Earth Tyrant .