It is also possible for an Elastoid to drop a Laser Cannon if it is level 20-29, but there is only about a 5% chance.Without the Mug ability this is going to be very time-consuming. If you use the Mug ability (most people probably won't have this yet) on an Elastoid that is level 30-100 there is a 100% chance of obtaining a Laser Cannon with a successful steal.There is roughly a 6% chance that an Elastoid will drop a Laser Cannon. You will need 3 Laser Cannons as each Laser Cannon will be able to be Ammo Refined into 5 Pulse Ammo. An Elastoid that is level 30-100 will drop Laser Cannons.Obtaining Lionheart before the second Dream World (which isn't necessary, but it is the absolute soonest you can obtain Lionheart) will require you to use this option.Maybe that was just me, but I wanted to share it just in case it could be of value to someone else. I found that after the Dollet mission they were played a lot less frequently, making them more difficult to acquire. I would recommend getting all of the Elnoyle cards before you do the first Dollet mission.With this option you don't need to rely on randomly encountering an enemy in a very specific area that has a low drop rate (or spending the time trying to both level your party to over level 30, as well as spending the time to learn the Mug ability) like you would with option 2. I strongly recommend using this option.Ammo Refine the 2 Energy Crystals into the 20 Pulse Ammo.

Card Mod 20 Elnoyle cards to get 2 Energy Crystals.There are multiple ways to obtain Pulse Ammo on the first disc of Final Fantasy VIII:

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