The Hills Are Alive

Battlefield Information
Type:	Kindred Seal Notorious Monster
Entry Item:	Themis Orb
Zone:	Waughroon Shrine
Participants	18
Time Limit	30 minutes

Monster Information
Name	Boss?	Family	Job	Count
Tartaruga Gigante		Adamantoise	WAR	1

Reward Information
Name	Class	Reward Type
32,000 Gil divided evenly	Item	Reward Chest
Blue Pondweed	Item	Reward Chest
Adamantoise Egg	Item	Reward Chest
Strider Boots	Feet	Reward Chest
Grim Staff	Staff	Reward Chest
Grosveneur's Bow	Marksmanship	Reward Chest
Gawain's Axe	Great Axe	Reward Chest
Harlequin's Horn	Instrument	Reward Chest
Havoc Scythe	Scythe	Reward Chest
Kriegsbeil	Axe	Reward Chest
Leopard Axe	Axe	Reward Chest
Meteor Cesti	Hand-to-Hand	Reward Chest
Purgatory Mace	Club	Reward Chest
Somnus Signa	Staff	Reward Chest
Stylet	Dagger	Reward Chest
Zen Pole	Staff	Reward Chest
Adaman Chain	Item	Reward Chest
Adamantoise Shell	Item	Reward Chest
Angel Skin	Item	Reward Chest
Beetle Blood	Item	Reward Chest
Damascene Cloth	Item	Reward Chest
Damascus Ingot	Item	Reward Chest
Malboro Fiber	Item	Reward Chest
Philosopher's Stone	Item	Reward Chest
Phoenix Feather	Item	Reward Chest
Raxa	Item	Reward Chest
Hi-Reraiser	Medicine	Reward Chest
Hi-Ether +3	Medicine	Reward Chest
Hi-Potion +3	Medicine	Reward Chest
Icarus Wing	Medicine	Reward Chest
Agility Potion	Medicine	Reward Chest
Strength Potion	Medicine	Reward Chest
Charisma Potion	Medicine	Reward Chest
Vitality Potion	Medicine	Reward Chest
Intelligence Potion	Medicine	Reward Chest
Mind Potion	Medicine	Reward Chest
Dexterity Potion	Medicine	Reward Chest

Notes/Strategy

• Tartaruga Gigante fight is very similar to fighting Aspidochelone.
• He will periodically retreat into its shell. When this happens:
  • It will gain an extremely strong Regen effect.
  • It gains slightly higher defense.
  • Doing a significant amount of damage (approximately 4000?) will often prompt it to retreat into or out of its shell.
• A typical tactic to defeat this NM is to make use of Skillchains and Magic Burst (usually Darkness or Distortion with a burst of Blizzard IV or Freeze II) to keep the turtle out of its shell.
  • It is important to control the amount of damage you burst so that you do not drive it back into its shell in the same volley. Timing your magic burst is a good way to do this.
  • It is also important that you try to keep him Silenced, as he will not change his shell state if he is casting.
• This KSNM is easily done with 18 Black Mages or a well coordinated group with a pair of melee and 3 good nukers.
• The loot pool follows this pattern:
  • Level 70+ Weapon (100%)
  • Level 70+ Weapon (100%)
  • Adaman item, Strider Boots, or Healing Staff (100%)
  • Crafting item (100%)
  • Crafting item or Medicine (100%)
  • Crafting item or Medicine (100%)
  • Medicine (100%)
  • Blue Pondweed (100%)
  • Crafting item (100%)
  • Crafting item (100%)