When you reach the Brotherhood main scenario quest close to the end of Final Fantasy 16, a few more Hunts will appear on the hunt board. Gobermouch, a small goblin, is one of them, but finding it can be difficult. Read below to find out the exact location of Gobermouch, and how to defeat it.

Where to Find Gobermouch¶

As stated above, this Hunt won’t be available until you reach the Brotherhood main scenario quest (4th from last). Once the Notorious Mark has appeared on the hunt board, teleport to the Eistla obelisk, and head northwest, across the town. This will lead you to some wooden stairs, go up the first set, then climb the ladder immediately in front of you. At the top, head west where you’ll find Gobermouch waiting for you.

Gobermouch’s Abilities and Attacks¶

Below you’ll find a list of all the attacks that Gobermouch has in its arsenal, and how to counter them:

Recommended Abilities for Gobermouch¶

Here we will list our recommended ability set up to do this fight effectively:

The reason behind the chosen abilities is as follows. Odin’s Zantetsuken when used at level 5 is powerful, to say the least, and can be used quite frequently especially when combined with Dancing Steel which can give you 3–4 levels of Zantetsuken in one attack. Wicked Wheel is brought along specifically for this battle due to Gobermouch’s affinity to being launched into the air, and there is nothing better in the game than this for lifting enemies other than maybe Torgal’s Sic/Ravage.

Shiva’s Cold Snap can Permafrost enemies whenever you perform a successful Precision Dodge which makes her invaluable to have while also having providing Diamond Dust which is the strongest Will-Damage attack in the game, although Gobermouch doesn’t have a Will-Gauge which may make you want to swap it out with Windup from Titan, but Diamond Dust still does respectable damage. Now take Lightning Rod from Ramuh to place in front of Gobermouch to amplify any multiple-hit attacks you do with Gigaflare, and Zantetsuken.

Finally, bring Bahamut predominantly for Gigaflare which is one of the most powerful attacks in the game. You could switch out Bahamut with Titan for added defense with Titanic Block, but Bahamut’s Wings of Light can be really strong, especially when you get to level 5 Megaflare just before the stagger phase.

Recommended Items and Equipment for Gobermouch¶

Gear¶

For your Weapon, Belt, and Vambraces, you should have the following:

If you don’t have what’s listed above, use the next highest Attack for the Weapon, and the next highest Defense/Health for the Belt and Vambraces. If you do the Hunt during the last scenario mission, equip The Founder’s Grasp instead from the side quest “Where There’s a Will”.

Accessories¶

For your Accessories, this is more subjective, so here’s what we used:

Items¶

Finally, we have items. This is more of a preference thing, but we chose the following items:

Gobermouch shouldn’t be too difficult, so bring a Strength Tonic as it will increase your damage by 30% which will end the battle quicker.

Gobermouch Hunt Strategy¶

Gobermouch is a mystifying battle due to the creature being both quick and slow at the same time. It can close the gap between you quickly, but most of its attacks have a delay before they take effect which gives you ample time to avoid them. Then you have its attacks, on the one hand, there are only a few attacks, most of which are slow and easy to avoid, on the other hand, when they do connect, they hit hard. Add to that it has no Will-Gauge, but in return, it has a boatload of health to make up for it, and you can see what makes it mystifying, fortunately, it isn’t too difficult.

On to the battle, Gobermouch will spend much of the beginning half hopping (skipping?) towards you to perform a Club Strike. If it connects with you, you’ll be stunned briefly which will leave you open to a follow-up attack. When you’re close to Gobermouch, it’ll use its Club Slam attack where it’ll place its hands (and club) behind its head before unleashing a devastating overhead slam attack with it which can knock you to the floor. Thankfully, this has a slight delay giving you enough time to move away from it or prepare a dodge.

The main two attacks to watch out for are its Little Swing and Goblin Punch. Both of these can deal a significant amount of damage especially if every attack hits you. When you see Little Swing, get as much distance between you, and stay away from any walls. The reason for this is the attack can bounce off the nearby walls making it considerably more difficult to avoid. By keeping your distance, you’ll waste half of the attack by making it travel. You can Precision Dodge this attack by hitting the dodge button just when it’s about to spin into you.

Goblin Punch is a bit more difficult to avoid where you’ll need to actively dodge the attack to avoid the damage. This can be challenging though as Gobermouch can use it right next to you which leaves you little time to react. Another thing is that Goblin Punch is a two-phase attack. First, it’ll perform a short three-hit punch combo before it lunges towards you with a final thrusting attack. Both of these attacks can be dodged, and with the Berserker Ring equipped, dodging the first attack will usually result in avoiding the follow-up. When Gobermouch’s health drops below half, it will begin to use Goblin Punch more frequently. Fortunately, if you keep Will-o’-the-Wykes on you at all times, you’ll gain a significant buff to defense from it due to it nullifying up to four attacks.

Now that you know what to expect, here’s how you deal damage to it. Due to Gobermouch not having a Will-Gauge, you can focus entirely on damage. Gobermouch is susceptible to being launched into the air due to its small stature, and you should definitely take advantage of it. With a combination of the Wicked Wheel ability (from Garuda) and Sic/Ravage from Torgal, you can keep Gobermouch in the air for a lot of the battle.

When it lands back on the floor, you can unleash any of your hard-hitting attacks such as Windup, Diamond Dust, or Gigaflare!. If you place a Lightning Rod before any of these attacks, the damage will be amplified, even more so if you use your Limit Break, and Strength Tonic as well. Although Gobermouch isn’t your typical hunt, you shouldn’t have too many problems taking it down. Once Gobermouch is defeated, you’ll gain 4,800 XP, 90 AP, 15,000 Gil, and 30 Renown. On top of that, you’ll get the invaluable Primitive Battlehorn material from the spoils which is needed to craft the best weapon during the first play through, Gotterdammerung!

How to Craft the Gotterdammerung¶

If you want to know exactly what’s needed to craft the best weapon in the game, Gotterdammerung, check out the page below.

• How to Get the Gotterdammerung in Final Fantasy 16

More Final Fantasy 16 Hunts¶

For information on some of the other Notorious Marks you can take on in Final Fantasy XVI, check out these pages below:

• C Rank Hunts
• B Rank Hunts
• A Rank Hunts
• S Rank Hunts