Lightning

Compare Lightning to other Elements
Abilities: Lightning-based – 11 shown
Monster abilities can only be learned by tamed monsters; exclusive abilities can only be learned by one of your two main characters; feral link abilities are monster-specific special abilities; DLC abilities are only available if you have the relevant content
Name		 Role Type ATB Cost
The status effects added or removed by this ability
Status Effects
Whether this ability can be infused in a tamed monster of the same role as the original monster who knew the ability
Infusible
The adjustment to base damage dealt by this ability; base damage is based on strength or magic as well as any applicable bonuses
Damage Modifier
The base amount added to a monster's chain gauge when this ability is used on them; the actual chain gauge addition is also based on chain resistance and any bonuses the ability user has
Chain Bonus
The number of hits involved in this ability; ability statistics apply to individual hits
Hits
The base duration of any status affects added by this ability, in seconds; the actual duration may be modified by other factors
Duration
The relative interrupt value of this ability; abilities with higher values will interrupt abilities with lower values, though these values may be modified by other factors and circumstances; if two numbers are listed, the first indicates the ability's interruption ability, while the second indicates how difficult the ability is to interrupt
Interrupt
Drill Bolt Physical - - No - - 5 - -
Dual Bolt Physical - - No - - 2 - -
Electric Blitz Ravager Physical 2 - No ×1.50 +10.00 1 - 25
Energy Wave Magic - - No - - 1 - -
Felspark Ravager Automatic Auto - No - - - - -
Hellstorm Bolt Physical - - No - - 1 - -
Orbital Battery Physical - - No - - 3 - -
Sparkstrike Ravager Physical 1 - No ×1.05 +10.00 1 - 25
Thundaga Ravager Magic 3 - Yes ×2.20 +26.00 1 - 15
Thundara Ravager Magic 2 - Yes ×1.50 +18.00 1 - 15
Thunder Ravager Magic 1 - Yes ×1.00 +10.00 1 - 15
Monsters: Weak against Lightning – 50 shown
Rare monsters are hard to find in random encounters; unique monsters are only encountered during one-time plot encounters; the final bosses must be defeated to complete the main plot; note that multiple monsters may have the same name, especially in the case of multi-stage bosses
Name
The monster's type, as indicated by the in-game bestiary
Type
The monster's subtype, as indicated by the in-game bestiary
Subtype
The monster's starting and maximum hit points
HP
The monster's strength; a standard physical attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Strength
The monster's magic power; a typical magic attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Magic
A monster's chain resistance indicates how quickly its chain meter fills up; a chain resistance of 70 is normal, and every 30 points modifies the chain bonus per hit by that same amount; thus, the chain meter of a monster with a chain resistance of 40 will increase at double speed (compared to 70), or triple speed with a chain resistance of 10; a chain resistance of 100 negates all chain modifiers, reducing each hit to a minimal change to the chain gauge; when a monster is staggered, its chain resistance is reduced to 0
Chain Resistance
When the monster's chain gauge reaches this point, it increases by 100% and they are considered staggered; staggered creatures have a chain resistance of zero; if a monster has no stagger point listed, it will nonetheless be staggered when its chain gauge reaches 999.0%
Stagger Point
A monster's stagger index is an adjusted value that gives a relative measure of how hard a monster is to stagger; this number is based on how many hits the monster's chain gauge would require to reach the stagger point with a chain resistance of 70; for instance, a monster with a chain resistance of 70 and a stagger point of 150.0% would have a stagger index of 50 (since the chain gauge starts at 100.0%), as would a monster with a chain resistance of 40 and a stagger point of 200.0% or a monster with a chain resistance of 85 and a stagger point of 125.0%; the stagger index of a monster with a chain resistance of 100 is an approximation due to the effects of having 100 chain resistance
Stagger Index
The amount of CP earned by defeating this monster
CP
The amount of gil earned by defeating this monster
Gil
The relative priority of this monster's actions; the comparison of this value to that of other actions determines which actions succeed and which are interrupted
Action Priority
The vulnerability of this monster to the Launch ability
Launch?
The relative amount of bestiary data earned by fighting this monster normally
Libra
The role and starting grade of the tamed version of this monster, if it can be tamed
Tamed Role
The base chance that you will earn the monster crystal for this monster after battle
Tame Chance
The level of vulnerability this monster has against this element; "weakness" means the monster takes extra damage from the element, "halved" means they take half damage, "resistant" means they take 10% damage, "immune" means they take no damage, and "absorbed" indicates that they will gain hit points from attacks of this element
Vulnerability
The item you are most likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Common Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's common drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The item you are less likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Rare Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's rare drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
Bunkerbeast Feral Creatures Armadillon 189,191 389 329 95 130.0% 180 180 594 85 Resistant 401 Sentinel (grade 2) 30% Weakness Vitality Sliver 20% Vitality Orb 3%
Thermadon Militarized Units Armadon 15,200 385 385 95 150.0% 300 70 120 85 Resistant 151 Commando (grade 2) 7% Weakness - - - -
Cactuaroni Feral Creatures Cactuar 777,777 20 20 50 777.0% 406 1,000 - 50 Weakness 30 Commando (grade 3) 5% Weakness Potent Essence 20% Chocobo Tail Feather 5%
Scutari Ancient Automata Combat Engineer 9,447 148 148 30 190.0% 39 56 101 10 Weakness 20 Commando (grade 2) 10% Weakness Power Bolt 30% Power Chip 5%
OmegaDLC Special Fantasy 882,500 - - 100 - 26,970 - - Commando (grade 3) - Weakness Power Generator - Kaiser Knuckles -
UltrosDLC Special Fantasy 892,800 - - 100 - 26,970 - - Synergist (grade 5) - Weakness Succulent Fruit - Malodorous Fruit -
Black Miniflan Feral Creatures Flan 4,000 15 35 90 120.0% 60 25 50 10 Weakness 1000 - - Weakness Power Essence 100% - -
Blue Miniflan Feral Creatures Flan 4,000 15 35 90 120.0% 60 25 50 10 Weakness 1000 - - Weakness Mana Essence 100% - -
Moblin Feral Creatures Goblin 25,132 415 432 30 185.0% 36 64 116 5 Weakness 40 Commando (grade 2) 10% Weakness Power Essence 30% Power Crystal 3%
Caterchipillar Feral Creatures Nudibranch 14,640 171 171 40 140.0% 20 54 91 5 Weakness 20 Medic (grade 3) 10% Weakness Phoenix Down 20% Potent Essence 5%
Exoray Feral Creatures Nudibranch 1,500 120 120 50 200.0% 60 44 48 25 Resistant 20 Medic (grade 2) 10% Weakness Power Droplet 20% Mana Droplet 20%
Sarracenia Feral Creatures Nudibranch 750 60 60 50 200.0% 60 22 30 25 Resistant 20 Commando (grade 1) 20% Weakness Phoenix Down 10% Phoenix Down 5%
ChichuDLC Feral Creatures Ochu 73,270 - - 20 200.0% 38 - - Commando (grade 2) - Weakness - - - -
Microchu Feral Creatures Ochu 14,884 137 137 20 200.0% 38 64 108 5 Weakness 30 Synergist (grade 3) 10% Weakness Potent Crystal 30% Sunpetal 5%
Left Foreleg Feral Creatures Oretoise 416,000 2,228 2,228 20 450.0% 131 - - 95 Immune 0 - - Weakness - - - -
Long Gui Feral Creatures Oretoise 4,160,000 2,228 2,228 100 700.0% 18,000 4,000 7,200 95 Immune 31 - - Weakness Ribbon 10% Adamantite 5%
Right Foreleg Feral Creatures Oretoise 416,000 2,228 2,228 20 450.0% 131 - - 95 Immune 0 - - Weakness - - - -
Cait Sith Feral Creatures Potcat 680 30 50 33 150.0% 22 35 42 5 Immune 30 Medic (grade 1) 30% Weakness Potent Droplet 33% Pot Shard 10%
Thexteron Militarized Units Razorclaw 8,960 107 88 80 180.0% 120 16 - 10 Weakness 50 Synergist (grade 3) 10% Weakness Potent Sliver 25% Iron Shell 5%
Apkallu Feral Creatures Sahagin 42,860 860 350 66 200.0% 88 180 500 40 Weakness 20 Commando (grade 3) 10% Weakness Potent Orb 15% Magistral Crest 5%
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Monsters: Resistant to Lightning – 49 shown
Rare monsters are hard to find in random encounters; unique monsters are only encountered during one-time plot encounters; the final bosses must be defeated to complete the main plot; note that multiple monsters may have the same name, especially in the case of multi-stage bosses
Name
The monster's type, as indicated by the in-game bestiary
Type
The monster's subtype, as indicated by the in-game bestiary
Subtype
The monster's starting and maximum hit points
HP
The monster's strength; a standard physical attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Strength
The monster's magic power; a typical magic attack will deal approximately this amount of damage
Magic
A monster's chain resistance indicates how quickly its chain meter fills up; a chain resistance of 70 is normal, and every 30 points modifies the chain bonus per hit by that same amount; thus, the chain meter of a monster with a chain resistance of 40 will increase at double speed (compared to 70), or triple speed with a chain resistance of 10; a chain resistance of 100 negates all chain modifiers, reducing each hit to a minimal change to the chain gauge; when a monster is staggered, its chain resistance is reduced to 0
Chain Resistance
When the monster's chain gauge reaches this point, it increases by 100% and they are considered staggered; staggered creatures have a chain resistance of zero; if a monster has no stagger point listed, it will nonetheless be staggered when its chain gauge reaches 999.0%
Stagger Point
A monster's stagger index is an adjusted value that gives a relative measure of how hard a monster is to stagger; this number is based on how many hits the monster's chain gauge would require to reach the stagger point with a chain resistance of 70; for instance, a monster with a chain resistance of 70 and a stagger point of 150.0% would have a stagger index of 50 (since the chain gauge starts at 100.0%), as would a monster with a chain resistance of 40 and a stagger point of 200.0% or a monster with a chain resistance of 85 and a stagger point of 125.0%; the stagger index of a monster with a chain resistance of 100 is an approximation due to the effects of having 100 chain resistance
Stagger Index
The amount of CP earned by defeating this monster
CP
The amount of gil earned by defeating this monster
Gil
The relative priority of this monster's actions; the comparison of this value to that of other actions determines which actions succeed and which are interrupted
Action Priority
The vulnerability of this monster to the Launch ability
Launch?
The relative amount of bestiary data earned by fighting this monster normally
Libra
The role and starting grade of the tamed version of this monster, if it can be tamed
Tamed Role
The base chance that you will earn the monster crystal for this monster after battle
Tame Chance
The level of vulnerability this monster has against this element; "weakness" means the monster takes extra damage from the element, "halved" means they take half damage, "resistant" means they take 10% damage, "immune" means they take no damage, and "absorbed" indicates that they will gain hit points from attacks of this element
Vulnerability
The item you are most likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Common Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's common drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
The item you are less likely to earn after defeating this monster in combat; it is not possible to earn both the common drop and the rare drop from a single monster
Rare Drop
The chance that you will earn the monster's rare drop after combat; this chance can be modified by certain accessories
Rate
Kalavinka Militarized Units Annihilator 182,400 440 440 95 150.0% 300 120 200 90 Immune 1000 - - Absorbed Potent Orb 100% - -
Pink Lily Militarized Units Annihilator 16,650 177 177 95 130.0% 180 132 396 25 Resistant 1000 Ravager (grade 3) 10% Resistant Potent Chip 15% Potent Engine 3%
Calautidon Feral Creatures Armadillon 10,500 1,360 420 99 - 26,970 45 - 85 Immune 330 Sentinel (grade 3) 10% Resistant Potent Sliver 30% Millerite 5%
Navidon Feral Creatures Armadillon 195,200 514 893 95 130.0% 180 640 1,306 85 Resistant 30 Sentinel (grade 4) 10% Resistant Potent Essence 20% Ribbon 2%
Lucidon Militarized Units Armadon 20,740 160 200 90 150.0% 150 300 720 85 Resistant 150 Commando (grade 2) 7% Halved Potent Sliver 20% Shattered Bone 5%
Mánagarmr Feral Creatures Beast 63,540 420 912 33 500.0% 179 200 600 40 Weakness 30 Commando (grade 3) 10% Absorbed Potent Essence 20% Spined Horn 5%
Ugallu Feral Creatures Beast 141,200 254 724 90 160.0% 180 450 1,013 95 Immune 1000 - - Halved Vitality Orb 100% - -
Bomb Ancient Automata Bomb 6,000 64 64 90 200.0% 300 81 171 5 Immune 50 Ravager (grade 2) 13% Halved Mana Sliver 30% Fire Aegis 2%
Circuitron Ancient Automata Bomb 12,500 200 200 90 150.0% 150 35 121 5 Immune 25 Ravager (grade 2) 10% Absorbed Cobaltite 15% Lightning Aegis 2%
Cryohedron Ancient Automata Bomb 6,000 64 64 90 200.0% 300 81 171 5 Immune 50 Ravager (grade 2) 13% Halved Mana Sliver 20% Ice Aegis 2%
Debris Ancient Automata Bomb 20,074 211 492 80 140.0% 60 96 196 15 Immune 20 Ravager (grade 4) 10% Resistant Mana Chip 30% Thrust Bearing 5%
Metal Gigantuar Feral Creatures Cactuar 7,777 10,000 10,000 0 777.0% 203 2,000 - 95 Immune 30 Sentinel (grade 4) 3% Resistant Potent Booster 30% Hermes Sandals 5%
Metallicactuar Feral Creatures Cactuar 2,500 33 33 25 250.0% 60 1,000 - 95 Weakness 30 Commando (grade 4) 2% Resistant Potent Booster 20% Hermes Sandals 5%
Centaurion Blade Ancient Automata Centaurion 32,640 642 3,852 80 200.0% 150 - - 85 Immune 0 - - Absorbed - - - -
Immortal Ancient Automata Centaurion 326,400 482 482 80 200.0% 150 1,200 2,880 85 Resistant 80 - - Immune Indrajit 10% Romulus & Remus 5%
LightningDLC Special Champion 636,000 - - 80 300.0% 300 - - - - Halved Mana Crystal - Lightning Cross -
LightningDLC Special Champion 636,000 - - 80 300.0% 300 - - Ravager (grade 5) - Halved Mana Crystal - Lightning Cross -
Blue Chocobo Feral Creatures Chocobo 90,768 137 121 70 - 899 320 461 15 Resistant 30 Ravager (grade 1) 15% Halved Chocobo Plume 20% Afro & Blue Chick 1%
Pacos Amethyst Rift Beasts Crystalspawn 250,400 190 190 40 200.0% 50 - - 95 Immune 500 - - Halved Scarletite 30% Platinum Ingot 1%
Pacos Luvulite Rift Beasts Crystalspawn 250,400 190 190 40 200.0% 50 - - 95 Immune 500 - - Halved Scarletite 30% Platinum Ingot 1%
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Ice Wind

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Lightning

Spells LIT, LIT2, LIT3
Resistant Armor Dragon Armor, Opal Armor, Opal Shield, Ribbon
You won't be hit with a lot of Lightning attacks during the game, but it is a staple attack Spell Element for your party. Surprisingly enough, you'll encounter Lightning most commonly underwater. The most dangerous Lightning attacks are the breath weapons of Blue Ds and TIAMAT. Most Aquatic and river creatures are vulnerable to Lightning, and few non-boss Monsters resist it. All in all, it's a pretty effective basic attack Element in most cases.

Lightning

Spells Bolt1, Bolt2, Bolt3
Weapons Excalibur
Resistant Armor Diamond Armor, Diamond Shield, Dragon Mail, Ribbon
You won't be hit with a lot of Lightning attacks during the game, but it is a staple attack Spell Element for your party. Surprisingly enough, you'll encounter Lightning most commonly underwater. The most dangerous Lightning attacks are the breath Weapons of Blue Dragons and Tiamat. Most Aquatic and river creatures are vulnerable to Lightning, and few non-boss Monsters resist it. All in all, it's a pretty effective basic attack Element in most cases.

Lightning

Spells Thunder, Thunderbolt
Elemental Weapons Excalibur, Thunder Spear
Resistant Shields Diamond Shield, Dragon Shield
Resistant Armor Black Robe, Diamond Armor, Diamond Gloves, Diamond Helm, Dragon Armor, Gold Hairpin, Ribbon
Of the three basic Elements, Lightning is generally the least useful. It's mostly useful against sea creatures, although it is also useful against Bomb-type enemies (but so is Fire). It's nonetheless worth leveling for the few enemies it does work well against, but it's not a high priority.

Lightning

Lightning

Thunder

Icon
Icon
Weapons Thunder Rod, ThunderBlade
Resistant Armor Cat Hood, Force Armor, Force Shld, Minerva, Paladin Shld, Thunder Shld
Resistant Relic Rage Ring
Spells Bolt, Bolt 2, Bolt 3
Espers Ramuh, Tritoch
Thrown Item Bolt Edge
Dance Move Plasma (Water Rondo, Wind Song)
Monster Abilities Diffuser, Giga Volt, Mega Volt, Tek Laser, WaveCannon
Thunder, the Element of the Bolt Spells, is useful against many aquatic Monsters as well as machines. As with Ice, relatively few normal Monsters resist Thunder.

Thunder

Icon Thunder

Lightning