Category:Notorious Monsters

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The "Impossible to Gauge" icon as seen on Dodore.

This category contains all enemies whose rank checks as "Impossible to Gauge," otherwise known as Notorious Monsters, or NMs. These enemies fill important roles in Eorzea, such as the progressing of a storyline or the dropping of rare (sometimes entirely unique) items and materials.

NMs may appear in a variety of different situations and can thus categorized by their different types. In addition, the methods of causing each to spawn my vary as well.

Types of Notorious Monster

Storyline NMs

See subcategory.

These are typically bosses in a storyline quest. They appear in special areas or within an instance only accessible by you and/or your party members. When entering one of these fights, you will be asked beforehand, "Duty calls. Would you like to proceed?" If the battlefield was part of a quest or storyline and you fail to defeat the NM(s) or you are disconnected, you can generally start the fight again by re-approaching the entry point.

Open World NMs

See subcategory.

Generally hunted for their unique drops, these NMs appear openly in game zones alongside regular monsters; however, they typically take longer to appear and only one of each can appear at a time. Though they may sometimes appear similar to other mobs in the area of the same family, they present much more of a challenge.

Faction NM

See subcategory.

Unlike other NMs, these cannot be sought out or come upon by chance. The very right to engage these monsters must be bestowed on you by way of specific Faction levequests, at the expense of your accumulated faction points. If you are skilled enough to best your enemy, however, the rewards greatly outvalue the cost...

Subcategories

This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.