Groaning Grotto is a dungeon in Ys IX: Monstrum Nox.
Layout[]
Groaning Grotto can be accessed by destroying the hollow wall in the Entertainment District of Balduq. Although only a single floor, the cavern is rather spacious, possessing two Relief Tile travel points and a landmark, the Colossal Windhole Deposit. Successfully navigating through the cave transports the party into Balduq Prison's West Dumping Ground which further connects to the Beast Enclosure containing one of the city's many secrets.
Collectibles[]
There are a total of 12 chests in Groaning Grotto:
- Chest #1:
Boost Potion - Chest #2: Panacea x2
- Chest #3: Soul Lumber x4
- Chest #4: Formian Cuticle x2
- Chest #5: Yellow Shawl
- Chest #6: Sturdy Grimoire
- Chest #7: 1400 Gold Gold
- Chest #8: Crimson Spar x4
- Chest #9: Tiger Claw
- Chest #10: 2000 Gold Gold
- Chest #11: Life Elixir
- Chest #12: Dry-aged Meat x2
- Landmark: Colossal Windhole Deposit
- ★ marks location that need to use White Cat's Heaven's Run.
- ★ marks location that need to use Hawk's Hunter's Descent.
- ★ marks location that need to use Raging Bull's Valkyrie Hammer.
There are a total of 4 chests in the West Dumping Ground, although these are not logged toward the in-game 100% treasure chest completion counter. 1 and 2 are available to Prison Adol, 3 and 4 is only available to Crimson King's party. The red border marks where it was open to Crimson King's party. The other part is only available to Prisoner Adol.
- Chest #1: Raisins x2
- Chest #2: White Nut x2
- Chest #3: Tempest Elixir x2
- Chest #4: 3000 Gold
Groaning Grotto
West Dumping Ground
Beast Enclosure
Enemies[]
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Formi | LV: 33 HP: 504 Str: 277 Def: 419 Gold: 11 Exp: 1329 Wk: None |
An aggressive species of ant that travels in groups. Their tough mandibles crush prey, but the quicklime they produce is what corrodes them into food. Drop items:   
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Formian | LV: 35 HP: 1500 Str: 326 Def: 1012 Gold: 77 Exp: 4119 Wk: None |
The queen of the ants. They boast impressively shapely figures, using bullets of quicklime to debilitate their prey before finishing them off with a petrifying miasma. Drop items: 
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Disgaze | LV: 37 HP: 851 Str: 409 Def: 311 Gold: 13 Exp: 1583 Wk: None |
Skeletal monster capable of powerful occultic magicks. They utilize the power of the arcane to restrain the living before delivering their final judgment with their great, bloodstained scythes. Drop items:   
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Adamangelo | LV: 38 HP: 5360 Str: 335 Def: 403 Gold: 85 Exp: 4404 Wk: 
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Brutal beasts with rigid carapaces. Though their movements belie their massive size, it matters little once they start to unleash their unbridled wrath. Drop items:   
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| Balduq Prison - West Dumping Ground | ||||
| Technically these are in the Balduq Prison, but they are connected to this dungeon. | ||||
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Ratoo | LV: 4 HP: 60 Str: 36 Def: 41 Gold: 2 Exp: 9 Wk: 
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A belligerent species of rodent that favors enclosed spaces. They can swing the spiked growth on their tails at will, using them to relentlessly assault any who dare to invade their territory. | |
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Nooze | LV: 5 HP: 95 Str: 52 Def: 24 Gold: 2 Exp: 14 Wk:
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Gelatinous creatures that makes their home in the darkness. They weaken their prey with the spikes protruding from their bodies before eating them. | |
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Graem-Gil | LV: 15 HP: 206 Str: 220 Def: 111 Gold: 5 Exp: 44 Wk: None |
Mysterious life-forms with a rigid armored bodies. They hold no qualms over using their dual blades to viscously rend any prisoner who attempts to escape. Note: Cannot be harmed. Must be defeated with traps or Valkyrie Hammer. | |
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Graem-Ganeaux | LV: 15 HP: 206 Str: 220 Def: 111 Gold: 5 Exp: 44 Wk: None |
Mysterious life-forms with a rigid armored bodies. They hold no qualms over using their dual blades to viscously rend any prisoner who attempts to escape. Note: Cannot be harmed. Must be defeated with traps or Valkyrie Hammer. | |
| Side quest #32: Wanted: Drolls | ||||
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Droll | LV: 64 HP: 8570 Str: 1292 Def: 798 Gold: 169 Exp: 6301 Wk: None |
Humanoid monsters with doubly ferocious temperaments. A group of them have conspired, forming the faction that now occupies the halls around the beast enclosure. | |
| Side quest #38: The Errant Knights | ||||
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Hieroglyph Knight | LV: 17 HP: 764 Str: 206 Def: 211 Gold: 0 Exp: 115 Wk: None |
Knight disciples devoted to the teachings of the Hieroglyph faith. Their swordsmanship is both well trained and finely developed. | |
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Hieroglyph Knight Gilbert | LV: 73 HP: 4090 Str: 795 Def: 760 Gold: 0 Exp: 10735 Wk: None |
The Seneschal of the Hieroglyph Knights. He carries Chatelard's dying wish within him, taking up his sword in a perversion of their former chivalry. | |
| Hierohlyph Knights are Lv. 67 in this quest | ||||
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Bosses[]
| Name | Stats | Description | ||
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Sectocanom | LV: 36 HP: 41600 Str: 335 Def: 818 Exp: 37852 Wk: None |
Fortress-Lurking Artillery Ant - Sectocanom The King of the Ants ruling over the Groaning Grotto. It fires a barrage of cannonballs to ensure its prey cannot escape before devouring them. | |
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Avalodragil | LV: 39 HP: 40700 Str: 407 Def: 1085 Exp: 46712 Wk: None |
Savagely Relentless Primordial - Avalodragil An ancient beast that seems almost familiar somehow. Its body is tremendously strong and durable. Its kind once reigned dominant over the land, long ago. | |
| Avalodragil is actually fought in Balduq Prison | ||||
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Gallery[]
Landmark: Colossal Windhole Deposit