How do I defeat a Final Fantasy XII Storm Elemental?

Question

Alright, I'm on the Giza Plains and I keep getting wiped out by these storm elementals because I can't find a way to hurt them. What is their weakness? What is a strategy that I can use to defeat them?

Alright... here's the deal. I'm level 22 across the board (save 1 lvl 26 character). The elemental claims it's weak against ice. That's a bald-faced lie. But I've never played a FF where there was an enemy with absolutely no weakness or Achilles' heel, some way to defeat it. No magic works on it; it either does 0 damage or the creature is immune. Weapons only chop off around 50 pts at a time, and the creature has 14000 hit points.

The problem is that I'm trying to do that turtle hunt, but those elementals constantly show up and I have no choice but to run. So, I don't get a chance to look for the trees, and I've been trapped by them on numerous occasions. If I can't figure out a way to beat them, I'm returning the game. It's too frustrating.

Alright. So far, I'm not quite getting what I'm looking for. What is a good level to be at in order to successfully take on these guys? I'm not going to get to lvl 49 any time soon; I can only grind so long.

Oh, and I thought the elementals were benign as well, but they initiate attacks if you're around them for too long (say, 20 seconds).

Answer 1

OK first of all storm elementals are lv 25 so u should be at least a few lvs above them ...then they are easy if u don't use magic... an ice element weapon works well against them... but if ur near their lv or lower and wanna try to take out a storm elemental then u can try to mist chain them... if u have at least 3 or more characters with quickenings then go for it...a mist chain will take care of them nicely ...but u wanna go for at least 6-8 chain... but a quick warning... if the SE(storm elemental) goes aggro then his thundara will hit ur guys for about 1k hp damage ea...
ALSO it should be noted that any use of magic(even cures,etc) around the SE's make them go aggro(become aggressive)... so make sure to turn off all magic gambits if u plan on killing mobs around them... then u should be safe from the SE's... but as i mentioned earlier if u wanna kill the SE's then go for mist chains... unless ur like lv 30+ then with ice elemental weapons they should be no problem... lower lvs can always try to kill the SE's by staying near the borders and running to another zone if their MQ chain doesnt kill the elemental... u can also cast protect and shell on e1 before approaching the SE's... BEFORE....
well good luck ...
awesome game no? and why do so many nerds complain about the soundtrack on forums... this music is awesome...more like a movie score... i mean i always liked the pop synth FF music but this one ROCKS ^.^

Answer 2

Lol I know its level 25 and I have 3 level 30+s and it can whipe me up. I got all my licence board bonus/augmentations already and the best gear I can equip my chars with. I tried to use magic , melee , ranged attacks. So far I can only cause little damage if any at all and it has no problem quickly making me retreat. I also need help lol.

My best grope is Vaan level 39 1h swords , Bal level 33 Guns , and basch level 34 1h swords , and I got a guest in my party that kid forget his name level 35. Even all 4 of them seem to stand no chance VS a level 25 elemental and I can kill level 37 other enemy's quite easily too.

I tried every magic I got fire,thunder, ice , areo , and then the ga magics too. I must be missing something.

Answer 3

I hate those storm elementals too!! The best thing for you to do is to run away from the elementals and defeat the crokodile (that looks like a turtle).

Storm elementals are non-aggressive type of monsters meaning... that if you don't hit 'em they don't hit back. So, when you spot one, turn off your team's gambits and don't attack them.

Good luck with your quest. I guess we can defeat them when we level up our characters~~

Answer 4

i think u should get it. there isnt much of a storyline when u compare it to some of the other big FF games, seeing that it didnt really have a love thing. like in FFX, u had tidus and yuna. the new gambit system is pretty good, and theres a few places in the game u can use it to level up w/o touching the controller (oooh, magic!!) the graphics arent next-gen, but theyre good nonetheless. the game can take a bit of time to get used to, w all the new things put into it. like the new moogle. i hate how they look in this game, but it wouldnt really match the theme of the game if they were like they were. like i said b4, theres the new gambit system. theres also the license board, which i thought was a bit of a hassle, but i dont have to worry about it anymore (he's bragging!!) the game is really good, though it lacks some essential parts that would make it a really good FF game when u compare it to the big FF hits.

Answer 5

first of all you want all your characters at the same level. you cant favor one character more than the others because its gonna hurt you in the long run trust me.second use your license points towards your characters augments like battle lore and swiftness and if you have some magik users spend them on channelling and magik lore.and if that don't work go all out and use a mist attack but it will drain all your magik.

Answer 6

Storm Elemental

Answer 7

Level up.

Make sure your weapons aren't using a ELEMENTAL EFFECT.

I can kill them easy and im only like 49 and such.

Answer 8

get at least 2 deathbringer...

http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/rpg/finalfantasy12/show_msgs.html?topic_id=m-1-31530875

Answer 9

level up you muppet!!