Ghost Information (Request)

[Phraust]

Asking the three people that use this forum (lol...) if anyone has any newer more relevant info on various ghost types. Any NM's or special areas I should look for them? I know some come Drk, some come Blm, and some even come Thf(wtf?).

Will Regen Adversly Affect it?
If I got a Drk Ghost will it use spells or do I NEED to get the blm scrolls?
Do Bhoot use Perdition?

[nivlakian]

Asking the three people that use this forum (lol...) if anyone has any newer more relevant info on various ghost types. Any NM's or special areas I should look for them? I know some come Drk, some come Blm, and some even come Thf(wtf?).

I haven't tried creating ghosts from various areas or bhoots. The ones in Xarcabard come as WAR/BLM though. Despite BLM being a subjob, it has access to higher lvl spells that /BLM wouldn't normally get. For instance, it started casting Drain when it was lv12 and has access to stun in later levels. However, it seems to me that it casts with the skill of a subjob BLM resulting in many resists on mobs of similar level. I changed one of my ghost's (i have 2) main job to DRK and have seen much less resisting.

Will Regen Adversly Affect it?

I'm not sure what you mean. Are you asking if an autoregen plate will hurt it? If so, it shouldn't.

If I got a Drk Ghost will it use spells or do I NEED to get the blm scrolls?

You shouldn't need to give it any scrolls. It'll cast from its natural spell list. My ghost casts tier 1 gas, drain, aspir, and stun. It probably has single target nukes, but it doesn't seem to make use of them anymore (pretty sure it cast stone and fire when it was low lvl).

Do Bhoot use Perdition?

I doubt it. Are there any mobs that have different skins and can use alternate WS associated with that skin?

[Not Kuno]

I doubt it. Are there any mobs that have different skins and can use alternate WS associated with that skin?

I might have read something about the Xolotl model doing something, also the boss chariots might have their own special moves as well.

[Alazrian]

Through your experiences with capturing ghosts what innate skills have you been able to get. I've tried maybe 55 pics on various ghost types and havent really seen any good innate skills.

[nivlakian]

Through your experiences with capturing ghosts what innate skills have you been able to get. I've tried maybe 55 pics on various ghost types and havent really seen any good innate skills.

I've only really taken pictures of ghosts in Xarcabard and it seems pretty rare to get decent innates from them.

The first ghost that I leveled to 50 came from a batch of around 30 pics I think and it just has Atk+15% innate which was the best among them. Others came with just Arcana Killer or just Darkness Attack Bonus usually.

For some reason, I decided to do a second ghost and I believe I took around 50 pics. Among those the best I got at first was Atk+15% and Darkness Attack Bonus, but that would basically be like leveling the same ghost all over again. Continuing through the plates, I got lucky and I came across one that had Arcana Killer and Auto-regain. That one became my second ghost.

Ectosmash spam is great, but TP spam and spell casting makes sidestepping mobs a very strong weakness. Mobs that sidestep (or run from) ectosmash seem to take ~1/3 normal damage. However, this ghost works well against mobs that are not trained to sidestep and mimics since it gains TP faster than them so not all ectosmashes are stopped with Death Trap and some are wasted on stopping spellcasts. Although in general I find both of my ghosts weak to spellcasters, this one is especially weak to sidestepping spellcasters. On at least 3 occasions recently I've seen a caster side step an ectosmash, cast sleep, and then do a spell for over 1200 damage which would have one-shot it if done right at the start of the match. Apparently, they are getting the sleep damage bonus and the bonus for being at the side I guess. The highest was a aeroga II for approx 2100 damage.

Anyway, my regular ghost tends to do much better against opponents my ectospam ghost can't handle since it gives less sidestepping opportunities.

[Phraust]

I've only really taken pictures of ghosts in Xarcabard and it seems pretty rare to get decent innates from them.

I found the higher the level mob, the more likely you are to get Innates, or multiple Innates. When Squid hunting, the Level 76-78 ones in the reef were really good for innates, usually having 1, sometimes having 2, and rarely having none. Whereas the 'soloable' ones on the ferry usually have none, sometimes have 1 and rarely have 2. If I had to pull numbers out of my ass, I'd say out of 50 shots each, the Reef squids would have 15 double innates, 5 null, and 30 singles, and the Ferry squids would have about 25 null, 5 doubles, and 20 singles.

Gonna go Ghost hunting later(lol that reads so cheezy), and post my findings, I was shooting for some nasty Bhoots in the Mire. Iirc the one I had forever and a half ago was a Drk/Thf native.