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Valkurm Emperor
Valkurm Emperor
Family: Flies
Crystal: Wind
Weak to: Ice
Notorious Monster
| Zone | Level | Drops | Steal | Spawns | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valkurm Dunes | 29 - 30 | 1 | Aggressive, Links, Detects by sound | ||
Nyzul Isle
|
❔ | 1 | Aggressive, Links, Detects by sound |
Valkurm Emperor spawns in the area spanning (D-8) to (F-8).
Valkurm Dunes
- Lottery Spawn from Damselfly in the area spanning (D-8) to (F-8).
- Window opens 60 minutes from its last Time of Death, but can take several hours.
- The placeholder appears on Widescan as the first Damselfly in the group of four between the second set of Snippers and Thread Leeches. Placeholder Mob ID is 17199434 [0x0106714A].
- Damselfly respawns every 5 minutes (2 hours and 7 minutes Vana'diel time).
- The NM appears below the other three flies and before the Thread Leeches on Widescan.
- Wide Scan II can reach all possible spawn points for both the placeholder and Valkurm Emperor if used by the palm trees in the lower-left corner of (F-8).
- Will link with other flies in the area, and the flies will link with Valkurm Emperor.
- Soloable by all jobs at level 35 and by most jobs at level 30, with some difficulty; Duoable by Beastmaster at level 25. Soloable by Beastmaster Lv24.
- NM needs killed x3 for Staff Trial 777.
(see testimonials)
Nyzul Isle
- The Armoury Crate it leaves behind contains a ??? Headpiece, which may rarely appraise into an Empress Hairpin.
Fan Favorite
- Valkurm Emperor was the winner of Notorious Monster Madness '09.
| Hunt Registry | Elusiveness | Ferocity | Required Scylds | Rewarded Scylds | Evolith | Evolith |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | Great Sword WS: Accuracy + | |
Derivations
Valkurm Emperor is most likely named after Anax imperator, or the emperor dragonfly. The Emperor is one of the largest hawker dragonflies native to Europe.
Source entry: Valkurm Emperor. Cached on this server on 5 November 2026.