Fafnir ( Final Fantasy XII ) Fafnir is a Rank VII Mark from " Final Fantasy XII " . Originally sealed by Gran Kiltias Anastasis , the monster was released upon the Gran Kiltias ' s death . It roams the section of Silverflow ' s End accessible from Karydine Glacier , in Paramina Rift during snowstorms , and causes constant rainfall at Mt Bur - Omisace . The hunt becomes available after the storyline events in Giruvegan . The Kiltia s Ieeha , who set up the mark for it , took his fellow Kiltias to fight Fafnir to keep it away from Mt Bur - Omisace . By the time the player party slays the monster , Ieeha is among those already dead at the monster ' s hands , with only his ring left behind . His death was not in vain , as Fafnir ' s defeat and Ieeha ' s sacrifice inspire a world - weary and cynical viera on the mountain to aid the residents of Mt Bur - Omisace to begin anew and rebuild what they lost . Fafnir is considered the hardest regular mark in the game . The Fafnir is fought at stage 89 of the Trial Mode in the " International Zodiac Job System " version . The party fights it at the Gate of Fire in Giruvegan . Finding Fafnir . Fafnir can be found at Silverflow ' s End during a snowstorm . Talking with Relj will trigger the condition , but the weather will change if the party passes through the Frozen Brook . The player should head to the southwest ( left , according to the map ) from Mt Bur - Omisace and circle around Frozen Brook toward Silverflow ' s End ( taking a chocobo is most efficient ) . Another way is to zone in and out of The Feywood until the Paramina Rift is engulfed in a blizzard , and then head straight for Silverflow ' s End . Battle . Fafnir starts the battle with multiple beneficial statuses . In the beginning , Fafnir mainly has two attacks , a standard physical attack and Rake . It will also cast Silencega . Occasionally , if all of the party members ' Silence is cured , Fafnir will recast it . When a small portion of Fafnir ' s life is drained it will start to use White Breath , a physical Ice - based attack with chances of inflicting Stop . It will also cast Sleepga . When about half of Fafnir ' s HP is drained it will start to use Shock , which exceeds 3 , 000 damage . When Fafnir ' s health hits HP Critical its attacks start to chain , and it will repeatedly use White Breath . Fafnir is weak to Slow and Sap , as well as Thunder . Strategy . The player should make sure they have mastered all of the Remedy Lores and have a great supply of Remedies or Chronos Tears ready . Echo Herbs also come handy . At the start of the battle the player should dispel Fafnir ' s buffs . Even with constant Bubble , it is recommended to cast Protect / Protectga from time to time . Fafnir ' s Sleepga can be lethal if the party is already in a weakened state . If it seems that the party is losing , the player can hide behind the rocks to re - heal , buff , and reorganize the strategy . The damage from Fafnir ' s Shock can be reduced by casting Shell / Shellga , though it is possible to avoid the attack by hiding behind the rocks when Fafnir readies . When Fafnir is in critical health the player should ensure at least one party member is out of the attack range while it is using White Breath . Should any members get KO ' d from Fafnir ' s White Breath it is advised to revive them at a safe distance . Fafnir ' s attacks grow stronger as its HP falls , and a constant use of buffs is needed . Scourge or Bio can inflict Sap on Fafnir , and repeatedly using Shear and Expose lowers Fafnir ' s physical and magical defenses . Quickenings and the most powerful Black Magicks , such as Thundaga , which it is weak against , as well as Scathe , work well . The player might want to consider summoning the Esper Adrammelech to help in the battle , but he will have to be buffed , especially with Regen and Bubble . Slowga might also temporarily work on Fafnir . One trick to inflict both Slow and Sap is to equip the Nihopalaoa accessory and use a Remedy ; this works better than attempts to inflict either status by individual spells . A simple strategy is to equip Mirror Mails on all characters and stand behind the huge rock on the battlefield , forcing Fafnir to only cast Shock , Sleepga , and Silencega , all of which will be reflected ; Shock will deal at least 6 , 000 damage every time . The party can reflect Thundaga off the party to achieve multiple consecutive hits , however forcing the player to switch the healing gambits to X - Potion and to disable all other gambits the party might have to cast spells on themselves . If an extra character is recruited to use as a meat shield , the party could just be equipped with Reflect Rings / Mirror Mails and hide behind the tank in one of the gaps beside the big rock . The party must have Arise , Regen , Curaja / X - Potions and Bubble at all times to protect themselves . The player should keep the pressure on Fafnir with strong physical attacks , such as with the Zodiac Spear and Deathbringer . As always , it is possible to retreat to one of the gaps beside the big rock and heal / swap / Charge party members whenever their MP or HP runs low . It is also possible , albeit time - consuming , to stay out of Fafnir ' s range and only use long range weapons , such as gun s and bows . This strategy can be combined with the above Reflect strategy . Rewards . The player will also receive a Ring of the Light after the battle to give to the petitioner upon completion of the mark . Defeating Fafnir adds its sprite to the Sky Pirate ' s Den and grants the player the title of Wyrmslayer . Etymology . Fafnir could also be an allusion to " Vagrant Story " , as the game already has numerous other allusions to it , it being another game by Yasumi Matsuno , the original director of " Final Fantasy XII " . In " Vagrant Story " Faufnir ' s Tear is an accessory bearing a crystal , Faufnir ' s Tear , said to have been wept from the dragon ' s eye when it died .