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Lesser Arimaspi

Job Ranger/Black Mage
Family Ahriman
Crystal: None
Weak to: Light, Ice
Notorious Monster

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Abyssea - Konschtat	❔	Arachne Thread (???%) Clot Plasma (???%) Iolite (???%)	❔	4	??? 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
Spawned by by Arimaspi	Spawned in groups of 3-4 by Arimaspi At approx. every 20% health Arimaspi will resummon, replacing any defeated minions (maximum 4 summons) (2 Hour) Eagle Eye Shot - Uses this ability on Arimaspi's current target Spellcasting - Casts high tier Black Magic; e.g. Thunder V, Curse, Sleep II These lesser minions are susceptible to melee damage
Special Abilities	Passive Traits
Airy Shield: Arrow Shield effect, blocks all Ranged Attacks Magic Barrier: Magic Shield effect, blocks all spells Blindeye: Single-target physical damage and Blind ; Absorbed by 1 Utsusemi shadow Eyes On Me: Single-target magic damage, ignores Utsusemi and Shell; Cannot be resisted; Does consistent damage regardless of the target's attributes or the monster's TP Mind Break: Cone Gaze Attack Max MP Down Hypnosis: Cone Gaze Attack Sleep Binding Wave: 15' AoE Bind Level 5 Petrify: 15' AoE Petrify anyone whose level is a multiple of 5.	N/A
Further Notes
Red weakness for Arimaspi may be triggered by triggering red weakness on one of these NMs. This can be accomplished by using the typical elemental WS's on the adds. Both the particular Lesser Arimaspi the weakness is triggered on and Arimaspi will receive the usual terror effect. Blue weakness for Arimpasi is likely also triggered the same way as red, but this needs verification. (see testimonials)

Historical Background

The Arimaspi were a legendary people of northern Scythia who lived in the foothills of the Riphean Mountains, variously identified with the Ural Mountains or the Carpathians. All tales of their struggles with the gold-guarding griffins in the Hyperborean lands near the cave of Boreas, the North Wind (Geskleithron), had their origin in a lost work by Aristeas, reported in Herodotus.

Source entry: Lesser Arimaspi. Cached on this server on 4 November 2026.