Nihhus

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Job: Family: Wivre Crystal: Earth Weak to: Wind, Ice Guardian of Asgarth

Nihhus .

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Rossweisse's Chamber				1
Grimgerde's Chamber				1
Siegrune's Chamber				1
A = Aggressive; 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

Notes:

• Special Attacks: Draw In
• The special attack Batterhorn seems to reset hate
• The special attack Crippling Slam is massive AOE damage with a potent paralyze effect.

• Crippling Slam seems to be used only when Nihhus is below 25% HP.
• It is a good idea to save 2-hours for this point in the fight.

• Attacking from the rear causes Nihhus to use Paralyga
• It is best to attack from the sides. Like all Wivre, it receives defense bonuses from those areas

Historical Background

Nihhus is the Old High German word for a Nix. In Germanic folklore, Nixes were malevolent water spirits that was half-man and half-fish which lured humans into the river to drown. Nihhus also means “crocodile”.