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Adze

Job: Thief
Family: Gnat
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Notorious Monster

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Abyssea - Tahrongi	80	Impulse Belt (62.7%) Estoqueur's Collar (11.9%) Angelstone (6%) Clot Plasma (3%) Coeurl Meat (1.5%) Coral Fragment (1.5%) Darksteel Ore (3%) Deathstone (6%) Dried Mugwort (7.5%) Emerald (4.5%) Gnat Wing (1.5%) Orichalcum Ore (1.5%) Ruby (3%) Spinel (3%) Sapphire (9%) Sticky Gnat Wing (33.3%) Atma of Calamity Bloodied Arrow (if Tangling with Tongue-twisters active)		1	A, T(S) ~30,000 HP
A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants

Spawn Conditions	Companions/Summons
Timed pop amongst Nematocera (Gnats) at (G-5)/ (H-5), 10-15 minutes.	N/A
Special Abilities	Passive Traits
TP moves have a variety of status ailments including Plague and Amnesia. As with other Gnat NMs, can use Emetic Discharge to transfer all enfeebles it is currently afflicted with to all players in range. Enfeebles also include Helix spells and elemental Dots. Take care as they can quickly decimate the party.	Enhanced movement speed (approx. Flee)
Physical Qualities	Magical Qualities
Has Triple Attack with very high rate, much faster attacks than normal gnats. Additional Effect: Doom, Petrify, Plague, Silence, or Slow on hit. All seem to have a lower proc rate. Seems to switch amongst these every 90-120 seconds. Strong Melee hits Hits Thief or Red Mage (with Phalanx) for around 150-200 per melee hit.	Gains Haste effect following Cimicine Discharge which can be dispelled

Historical Background

The adze is a vampiric being in Ewe folklore. In the wild, the adze takes the form of a firefly, which can enter a home through small openings like keyholes and under doors. It will suck a person's blood, causing illness leading to death (Wikipedia), much like this NM's status ailments.

Source entry: Adze. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.