Doom Knight

HP 190
Gil 3,000 gil
Experience 2,700
Size Small
Damage 55
Hit Rate 1×107%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 32
Evade 21%
Magic Defense 87%
Morale 200
Monster Family Magic Beast, Spellcaster
Attack Probability 75%
Magic Probability 25%
Magic Sequence Dispel, Flare, Dispel, Doom, Blind
Elemental Vulnerability
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Flying Fortress
Temple of Chaos Past
Doom Knights look like black Knights, but unlike their brethren, they are powerful Spellcasters. They like to cast Dispel, which is strange since they follow it up with Flare, which no one resists anyway. The chances that a Doom Knight will cast Flare by the second round are low, but don't take chances—take them down fast and hard, ignoring their Nightmare companions. They don't have the HP to withstand the powerful attacks of a high-level party, though they do have significant Magic Defense, and resist Death-based Spells like Reaper and Doom.
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Spells: Used by Doom Knight – 4 shown
Exclusive spells can only be learned and cast by a single class; advanced spells can only be learned and cast by advanced classes; ultimate spells are available only from the hidden shop in Lufenia
Name		 Type Level Price
Healing spells and damaging spells that are not resisted have a hit point effect between one and two times this number, or half that when resisted (damage can be further modified by elemental weaknesses or resistances)
Power
A modifier to the likelihood of the spell being resisted; there is a base chance to hit of approximately 74% plus half this value, modified by the target's magic defense
Accuracy		 Target
The status ailment cured of inflicted by the spell if it is not resisted
Status
The elemental nature of the spell; weakness to the element makes the spell approximately 20% more likely to hit and adds a 50% bonus to any damage dealt, while resistance halves damage and nearly guarantees that the spell will be resisted (for a net of 1/4 normal damage)
Element		 Learned By
Blind Black 7 45,000 gil - - One foe Darkness Status BM, BW
Doom Black 8 60,000 gil - - One foe KO Death BW
Flare Black 8 60,000 gil 200 +137 All foes - - BW
Dispel White 8 60,000 gil - +137 One foe - - WW
Random Encounters: With Doom Knight – 3 shown
Map
The monsters that can be involved in this encounter; minibosses are only found in repeatable set encounters; bosses are encountered only one time during the game; the final boss must be defeated to complete the game; superbosses are the most dangerous monsters in the game
Monsters
The probability of any given encounter being this one when you have a random battle on its map
Frequency
A modifier to the base chance of the monsters surprising the party; your party leader's agility and luck also factor into the surprise chance
Surprise
Is it possible to run from this encounter?
Run?
The average amount of total experience you can expect to earn from this encounter (this is split evenly among surviving party members)
Avg. Exp.
The average amount of gil you can expect to earn from this encounter
Avg. Gil
Flying Fortress 1F Nightmare ×1–2, Doom Knight ×1 9.4% +0% Yes 4,608 4,050 gil
Flying Fortress 2F Nightmare ×1–2, Doom Knight ×1 9.4% +0% Yes 4,608 4,050 gil
Temple of Chaos Past B4 Nightmare ×1–2, Doom Knight ×1–2 9.4% +0% Yes 5,958 5,550 gil
Spirit Naga Earth Medusa

Related

Black Knight

HP 260
Gil 1,800 gil
Experience 1,263
Size Small
Damage 44
Hit Rate 2×116%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 38
Evade 18%
Magic Defense 68%
Morale 200
Elemental Vulnerability
Encountered In
Tower of Mirage
Flying Fortress
Temple of Chaos Past
Black Knights get two powerful attacks, making them dangerous in large groups. They look small and weak, but they have plenty of HP and Defense. High Magic Defense makes them a pain to take out quickly, though it's worth using your various spellcasting items to soften them up while your melee fighters do the hard work. Shld2 or Invis2 can also help a lot against large groups.

EVILMAN

Sprite
HP 190
Gold 3,000 G
Experience 2,700
Absorb 32 Evade 21% Magic Def. 87%
Damage 55–110 Hit 107%
Critical Hit Chance 1% Attack Probability 75%
Magic Probabilty 25% Spells XFER, NUKE, XFER, XXXX, BLND
Family Magic Beast, Spellcaster
Morale 200
Elemental Vulnerability
Status
Poison
Death
Encountered In
Floating Castle
Temple of Fiends Past
EVILMEN are powerful Spellcasters who cast NUKE as their second Spell. It isn't likely that they will use NUKE in the second round, but it's not worth taking the risk—hit them hard and fast. Using NUKE on them is effective, but tier-3 damage Spells can work in a pinch.

Death Rider

Sprite
Rank 6
HP 1,290
Average Drop Value
9,150 gil
Power 120 Attacks 8×85% (6.8)
Attack Effect Drain HP
Defense 120 Evasion 1×70% (0.7)
Magic Resistance 5×70% (3.5)
Monster Family Spellcaster
Fear −170% (50% at 8,330 party HP)
Treasures 10,000 gil (60%), Hi-Potion (10%), Ether (10%), Thunder Spear (10%), Elixir (5%), Ribbon (5%)
Elemental Vulnerability
Fire
Ice
Mind
Death
Body
Encountered In
Pandaemonium
Death Riders are the poster child for why evasion is more important than defense in FFII. Their attacks are fierce, but more dangerous is the fact that they drain 1/16th of your max HP per hit—and that's in addition to their (considerable) normal damage. On the upside, they can drop Ribbons and some other nice items, and they are vulnerable to Fire. You will rarely see more than two at a time, so try to take out both in a single round.