Swamfisk

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Job: Warrior Family: Pugil Crystal: Water Weak to: Ice, Lightning Notorious Monster

Swamfisk

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
East Ronfaure	12 - 15	Gelong Staff (100%) Pugil Scales (5.7%) Shall Shell (1.3%)		1	A, L, H
Nyzul Isle Floors 61 - 80		??? Polearm * Nyzul weapons (???%)		1	A, L, H
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:

• Lottery-based Pugil spawn.
• Average spawn time is approximately 1-3 hours.
• Spawns in the river in the I-8 to I-10 area.
  • Has 2 Spawn Points.
    • On Widescan the (I-10) Swamfisk Spawn Place Holders are the 4 Pugils between 3 Goblin Fishers and 4 Forest Hares.
    • The Other spawn near (I-8) on Widescan, the Place Holders are next set of Pugils found after the 3 Forest Funguars, 2 Scarab Beetles, and 3 Wild Sheep in a row.
• Soloable by most jobs level 14+.
• Uses Water Wall and Screwdriver moves.
• Nyzul Isle: The Armoury Crate it leaves behind contains a ??? Polearm, which may rarely appraise into a Gelong Staff.

Historical Background

In Medieval Folklore, the Swamfisk (more accurately spelled Swamfisck) is a sea creature with an insatiable appetite, which makes it appear as a very fat fish-like creature. It was supposedly found off the coast of Norway.