Lifeshaver - Final Fantasy VI - Guides

Lifeshaver

Attack Type Magic

Bat.Pwr 84

Target One Foe

Damage Type Drain HP

MP Cost 20

Hit Rate Always Hits

Element Earth

Used By Brontaur, Crusher, Ing, Karkass, Misfit, Psychot, TumbleWeed

Lifeshaver works like Drain, albeit at more than double the damage. It has the dubious honor of being the only Earth-Elemental Ability in the game that Float does not protect against. Lifeshaver is generally bad news since it's powerful and heals the Monster that used it.

Compare Lifeshaver to other Abilities

Rages: Which feature Lifeshaver – 5 shown

World of Ruin rages cannot be learned in the World of Balance; unique monster rages are learned from monsters found as set encounters or treasure guardians (but not in random battles); legendary dragon rages are based on unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin Name	While using a rage ability, the monster's elemental properties become active; any conflicts with elemental properties of armor or relics are resolved in favor of better elemental defense Elements	While using a rage ability, the monster's status effects and immunities are applied Statuses	Other special properties inherited from this monster Special	Each turn there is a 50% chance of a normal attack and a 50% chance of the attack listed here; special attacks are handled like modified normal attacks Ability	The targets available to this ability; many abilities can target either allies or foes, and the note here signifies which they target by default; a double dagger (‡) indicates that an ability can hit all targets on either side of a pincer attack or side attack at the same time Target	The effect of this special attack or base power of this ability, which determines the amount of damage or healing it does; a dagger (†) indicates that the attack ignores Defense, making it more powerful than other abilities with the same Bat.Pwr; fractional damage is based on current HP or MP values and always ignores Defense; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging attacks are indicated by their text color Bat.Pwr/Effect	How likely this ability is to connect; abilities with a 100% hit rate always connect unless some effect prevents them entirely Hit Rate	Special circumstances that allow this ability to be resisted; mouse over the terms to learn more Resistance	Ability Elements	The status effects inflicted or removed by this ability Ability Statuses	Notes
TumbleWeed	Absorb HP: Water Weak pt: Fire	Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche	-	Lifeshaver	One Foe	84	100%	-	Earth	-	-
Ing	Absorb HP: Fire, Poison Weak pt: Water, Pearl	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche	Undead	Lifeshaver	One Foe	84	100%	-	Earth	-	-
Crusher	Weak pt: Fire	Prevent: Dark, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche	-	Lifeshaver	One Foe	84	100%	-	Earth	-	-
Misfit	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Mute, Berserk, Psyche	Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Lifeshaver	One Foe	84	100%	-	Earth	-	-
Psychot	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Float Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche	-	Lifeshaver	One Foe	84	100%	-	Earth	-	-

Monsters: Which can use Lifeshaver – 7 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Mag.Def when used by this monster; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense or Mag.Def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability ignores defense; fractional damage estimates are based on the maximum HP of characters of a similar level to the monster Damage	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Ing	618	1,100	50	21	740	442	Absorb HP: Fire, Poison Weak pt: Water, Pearl	Glare	Dark	35	18	12	18	107	-	110	113%	0	150	82%	0	100	Amulet (1/8)	Revivify (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Undead	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
Misfit	633	1,750	140	26	750	786	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Enmity	Dark	35	19	10	26	202	-	105	117%	0	155	78%	0	100	Back Guard (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex, Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
Psychot	742	900	55	32	347	275	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Mindshock	Battle (MP drain)	33	17	10	14	216	216	165	70%	0	125	102%	0	100	Tonic (100%)	Tonic (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Crusher	486	2,095	340	36	788	577	Weak pt: Fire	Blow	Battle ×5	30	20	5	13	263	1,315	145	86%	0	85	133%	0	100	Super Ball (7/8)	Super Ball (1/8)	-	Prevent: Dark, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche
Karkass	943	3,850	185	43	1,399	826	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Figaro Tea	Imp	33	23	10	13	375	-	105	117%	0	155	78%	0	100	MithrilBlade (7/8), Soul Sabre (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex, Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Dark, Imp, Wound, Condemned, Near Fatal, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche
Brontaur	1,254	10,050	12,850	50	3,000	1,200	Weak pt: Ice	Wail	Battle ×5	35	35	12	15	543	2,715	130	98%	0	110	113%	0	100	Dried Meat (1/8)	-	-	Prevent: Wound, Condemned, Berserk, Muddled
TumbleWeed	1,163	6,200	600	55	2,554	1,333	Absorb HP: Water Weak pt: Fire	Blinder	Dark	30	28	10	10	547	-	120	105%	0	90	129%	0	100	Titanium (1/8)	-	-	Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche

Monsters: Which can use Lifeshaver when Sketched – 6 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	If sketch succeeds, one of these abilities will be chosen at the listed rate; 'Special' refers to the monster's specific special attack Sketch	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
WeedFeeder	Lifeshaver (3/4), Special (1/4)	480	20	17	278	234	Weak pt: Fire, Wind	Flap	Berserk	30	16	10	13	60	-	115	109%	0	150	82%	0	100	Antidote (7/8)	Echo Screen (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Dark, Imp, Mute, Psyche
Ing	Lifeshaver (3/4), Special (1/4)	1,100	50	21	740	442	Absorb HP: Fire, Poison Weak pt: Water, Pearl	Glare	Dark	35	18	12	18	107	-	110	113%	0	150	82%	0	100	Amulet (1/8)	Revivify (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Undead	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
Misfit	Lifeshaver (3/4), Special (1/4)	1,750	140	26	750	786	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Enmity	Dark	35	19	10	26	202	-	105	117%	0	155	78%	0	100	Back Guard (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex, Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
Psychot	Lifeshaver (3/4), Special (1/4)	900	55	32	347	275	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Mindshock	Battle (MP drain)	33	17	10	14	216	216	165	70%	0	125	102%	0	100	Tonic (100%)	Tonic (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Crusher	Lifeshaver (3/4), Special (1/4)	2,095	340	36	788	577	Weak pt: Fire	Blow	Battle ×5	30	20	5	13	263	1,315	145	86%	0	85	133%	0	100	Super Ball (7/8)	Super Ball (1/8)	-	Prevent: Dark, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche
TumbleWeed	Lifeshaver (3/4), Special (1/4)	6,200	600	55	2,554	1,333	Absorb HP: Water Weak pt: Fire	Blinder	Dark	30	28	10	10	547	-	120	105%	0	90	129%	0	100	Titanium (1/8)	-	-	Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche

Monsters: Which can use Lifeshaver when Controlled – 5 shown

World of Ruin monsters cannot be found in the World of Balance; unique monsters are found as set encounters or treasure guardians, but never in a random battle; legendary dragons are unique monsters that are found in the World of Ruin; special bosses have unique music and immense power; the final bosses are the last creatures fought in the game Name	The abilities the monster can use when controlled, which double as its action list in the colosseum; invalid abilities will always fail because the monster lacks the MP to use them even once; 'Special' refers to the monster's specific special attack Control	HP	MP	LV	Exp.	GP	Elements	Most monsters have a special attack that is a modified basic attack; this attack is sometimes referred to as 'Special' regardless of its name Special Attack	'Battle' refers to the effects of the monster's normal attack; HP draining, and MP draining attacks are indicated by their text color Special Attack Effect	Speed	Stamina	Mag.Pwr	Bat.Pwr	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of monster's attacks Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this monster's special attack will deal to a target with 128 Defense; actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's Defense and other factors S.A. Dmg.	Defense	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Defense) this monster takes from physical attacks due to its Defense score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any physical attack Phys. Vuln.	Evade % is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead Evade %	Mag.Def	The percentage of base damage (based on 128 Mag.Def) this monster takes from magic attacks due to its Mag.Def score; a '1' indicates that the monster takes 1 damage from any magic attack Mag.. Vuln.	Due to a bug, MBlock% is used to evade physical attacks instead of Evade % MBlock%	Hit Rate	The items that can be stolen from this monster; even if a steal attempt would be successful, if no item is selected it will fail and can be attempted again Steal	The items that can be dropped by this monster; there is always a chance of a drop if an item is listed Win	Any special properties the monster has Notes	Status effects that are always active on this monster as well as those it is immune to Statuses
Ing	Battle, Special, Lifeshaver	1,100	50	21	740	442	Absorb HP: Fire, Poison Weak pt: Water, Pearl	Glare	Dark	35	18	12	18	107	-	110	113%	0	150	82%	0	100	Amulet (1/8)	Revivify (1/8)	Can't Suplex, Undead	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
Misfit	Battle, Special, Lifeshaver	1,750	140	26	750	786	Absorb HP: Poison Weak pt: Fire, Pearl	Enmity	Dark	35	19	10	26	202	-	105	117%	0	155	78%	0	100	Back Guard (1/8)	-	Can't Suplex, Undead, Wound at 0 MP	Float Prevent: Dark, Zombie, Poison, Imp, Mute, Berserk, Psyche
Psychot	Battle, Special, Lifeshaver	900	55	32	347	275	Absorb HP: Fire Weak pt: Ice	Mindshock	Battle (MP drain)	33	17	10	14	216	216	165	70%	0	125	102%	0	100	Tonic (100%)	Tonic (1/8)	Can't Suplex	Float Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Psyche
Crusher	Battle, Special, Lifeshaver	2,095	340	36	788	577	Weak pt: Fire	Blow	Battle ×5	30	20	5	13	263	1,315	145	86%	0	85	133%	0	100	Super Ball (7/8)	Super Ball (1/8)	-	Prevent: Dark, Imp, Petrify, Wound, Condemned, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche
TumbleWeed	Battle, Special, Lifeshaver	6,200	600	55	2,554	1,333	Absorb HP: Water Weak pt: Fire	Blinder	Dark	30	28	10	10	547	-	120	105%	0	90	129%	0	100	Titanium (1/8)	-	-	Prevent: Dark, Poison, Imp, Mute, Berserk, Muddled, Psyche

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