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Cactuar is a Biological Enemy from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (FF7 Rebirth). Read on to learn how to pressure and stagger Cactuar as well as its weaknesses, resistances, immunities, drops , and possible locations.

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Cactuar Locations

Primary Region
Corel
Map Location World Location
Cactuar Cactuar
The Cactuar can be encountered during the "Feed for Piko" main story objective in Chapter 8.

Cactuar Overview

Cactuar Basic Information

172. Cactuar
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth - Cactuar
Botanical fiends of the succulent variety, mainly found in arid regions. Almost faster than the eye can see, these silly-faced speedsters flit about the sands, leaving only a flash of green in their wake.
Areas Species Movement
Corel Biological Grounded

Cactuar Weaknesses and Resistances

Weaknesses
Normal: -
Staggered: FF7 Rebirth - Magic
Resistances
Lesser: FF7 Rebirth - Proportional Damage
Greater: -
Staggered: -
Immunities
Normal: -
Staggered: -
Absorbs
Normal: -

Cactuar Droppable Items

Drops Common: Planet's Blessing
Rare: Ether Onion
Ability Yield Steal: Planet's Blessing
Morph: Ether Onion

Cactuar Abilities

Abilities ・Spine Spew
・1,000 Needles
・3,000 Needles

How to Pressure and Stagger Cactuar

How to Pressure Cactuar
Hitting them with physical ATB commands will pressure them. Though typically too fast to strike, they will be susceptible to attacks when pressured or while using abilities of their own.

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Cyclone DrakeCyclone Drake CitripinefishCitripinefish Citripine SchoolmasterCitripine Schoolmaster
BloatfloatBloatfloat Sea TerpsicoltSea Terpsicolt Heliopora TerpsicoltHeliopora Terpsicolt
Sandhog PieSandhog Pie BarnaclawBarnaclaw TonberryTonberry
Tonberry KingTonberry King Tonberry King (Hard)Tonberry King (Hard) BombBomb
Gigant BombGigant Bomb SaberhawkSaberhawk ShoalopodShoalopod
ShankhalopodShankhalopod Crown LanceCrown Lance SpearhawkSpearhawk
Sea DevilSea Devil HeatseekerHeatseeker BagnadranaBagnadrana
CockatriceCockatrice Death ClawDeath Claw Dark ClawDark Claw
LandwormLandworm DunewormDuneworm SandspitterSandspitter
BladefinBladefin ChimeraChimera Silver ChimeraSilver Chimera
JokerJoker CactuarCactuar Gold CactuarGold Cactuar
CactrotCactrot Orange CactrotOrange Cactrot GigantuarGigantuar
GargantuarGargantuar Kid GKid G Rude (Chapter 12)Rude (Chapter 12)
Elena (Chapter 12)Elena (Chapter 12) RufusRufus DyneDyne
GrasptropodGrasptropod Custom ValkyrieCustom Valkyrie AbzuAbzu

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1 Anonymous Anonymous over 1 year

How do you find cactuars after the chapter 8 "piko feed" mission? It's th eonly enemy I wasn't able to assess

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