Adamantoise (Final Fantasy VIII card)

Adamantoise is a Triple Triad card in Final Fantasy VIII used to play the minigame and for turning into items with Quezacotl's Card Mod. Adamantoise is the forty-third card in the inventory and the tenth Level 4 card.
Being a Level 4 card, the card values on the Adamantoise are not particularly strong, but its value placements may be useful for games that use Same and/or Plus. It is an earth-elemental card that comes into effect when the Elemental rule is in play. Elemental is encountered halfway through the game at Fishermans Horizon, though it is also a rule in Dollet and the Queen of Cards can be paid money to introduce new rules to a region. Placing the Adamantoise on a tile with the matching stone symbol boosts the card's stats by +1. The increased values do not count toward Same/Plus triggering, but do count toward Combo mechanics.
==Obtain==
The Adamantoise monster has a 3.5% chance to drop the card. Using the Card command on a Adamantoise has a 93.7% chance to procure a Adamantoise card when it succeeds.
Any AI Triple Triad player who uses Level 4 cards has a chance of using Adamantoise in a play, from where the player can win it in a card match.
==Card Mod==
Three Adamantoise cards refine into a Turtle Shell with Quezacotl's Card Mod ability, which in turn becomes Protect spells, a good spell to have for junctioning. Turtle Shell can speed up Guardian Force development as it teaches Vit+20% to them, allowing the GFs that learn Vit+ abilities to start learning Vit+40% right away. Turtle Shells are also needed for some weapon remodeling. Another card that mods into Turtle Shell is X-ATM092 boss card at 2:1 ratio.
==Physical version==
In 1999, following the release of Final Fantasy VIII in Japan, Bandai produced a full set of collectible Triple Triad cards in Final Fantasy VIII Carddass Masters Perfect Visuals . The set was made up of the 110 cards as seen in the game along with 72 artwork cards and a collector's edition playing mat. The cards have a blue side and a red side. The cards have become a rare collector's item.
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