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Lacovie

Job: Paladin
Family: Adamantoises
Weak against: ❔
Resistances: ❔

Notorious Monster
Title Obtained: Lacovie Capsizer

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Abyssea - Tahrongi	❔	Saika Hachimaki (100%) Goading Belt (9.2%) Hero's Galea (21.3%) Stone of Balance (14.2%) Jewel of Balance (14.2%) Adaman Ore (3.5%) Angel Skin (0.7%) Water Ore (2.8%) Earth Ore (1.4%) Wind Ore (2.1%) Lightning Ore (0.7%) Damascene Cloth (3.5%) Khroma Ore (1.4%) Unicorn Horn (0.7%) Atma of the Stronghold		3	??? HP ??? MP
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
Forced Spawn by checking the ??? at (F-5) with key items Overgrown Mandragora Flower and Chipped Sandworm Tooth.	N/A
Special Abilities	Passive Traits
Invincible (multiple times) Repeatedly casts spells while Invincible is active. This behavior is similar to when a monster uses Manafont (spells do not gain instant cast speed, like during Chainspell) During Invincible ALL spells become AoE. "!!" weaknesses can be triggered during Invincible, although attacks must be timed precisely due to the near-constant spellcasting. Occasionally resets hate when used under 50% health. Always resets hate when used under 25%. Earth Breath Tortoise Song - Like the Nyzul version of Adamantoise, this dispels non-bard buffs as well (up to 3). Tetsudo Tremor - AoE high earth-based damage, with additional effect: Stun & Gravity.	Slightly increased movement speed compared to other members of its family.
Physical Qualities	Magical Qualities
Melee attacks have added effect: earth damage, which grows stronger over time or as HP decays.	Casts Stone V, Quake, Slow II and Break. Susceptible to Paralyze.

Common Enemies	Notorious Monsters
Beholder Bloodshot Hecteye*			→	Ophanim Veinous Hecteyes Eyelid	→	Chloris Overgrown Mandragora Flower	→	Lacovie
Gully Clionid High-Quality Clionid Wing*	→	Halimede Shriveled Wing*
Gulch Limule High-Quality Limule Pincer*	→	Vetehinen Tarnished Pincer*
Blood Bat Bloody Fang*			→	Treble Noctules Torn Bat Wing
Caoineag Baleful Skull*	→	Cannered Noz Exorcised Skull*	→	Treble Noctules Torn Bat Wing
Canyon Scorpion Venomous Scorpion Stinger*			→	Hedetet Gory Scorpion Claw
Pachypodium Alkaline Humus*	→	Gancanagh Acidic Humus*	→	Hedetet Gory Scorpion Claw
--				Chukwa Mossy Adamantoise Shell
Cluckatrice Cockatrice Tailmeat*			→	Alectryon Fat-lined Cockatrice Skin	→	Quest NM Glavoid Chipped Sandworm Tooth
Canyon Eft Eft Egg*	→	Abas Quivering Eft Egg*	→	Alectryon Fat-lined Cockatrice Skin
Hieracosphinx Resilient Mane*			→	Muscaliet Luxuriant Manticore Mane
Jaguarundi Shocking Whisker*	→	Tefenet Smooth Whisker*	→	Muscaliet Luxuriant Manticore Mane
--				Minhocao Sodden Sandworm Husk
--				Adze Sticky Gnat Wing

Items marked with a * can be bought on the Auction House.
Items in italics are key items that can drop from the NM.

Historical Background

The lacovie is a giant sea monster whose back is covered with sand, giving it the appearance of a sandy island. Tired mariners would confuse the beast's massive back with a sandbar and moor their boats to it. They would build fire to prepare their meals but under the effect of heat, the lacovie would wake up and dive to the seabed, taking the ships and their crews with it.

Video

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