MANTICOR

Sprite
HP 164
Gold 650 G
Experience 1,317
Absorb 8 Evade 36% Magic Def. 48%
Damage 22–44×2 Hit 104%
Critical Hit Chance 1% Attack Probability 50%
Special Attack Probability 50% Attacks STINGER
Morale 150 (may run at party level 35+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Earth
Encountered In
World Map
Floating Castle
MANTICORS are relatively weak as far as basic statistics go, but they do have a special ability that can Poison your entire party. You can expect it to work about half the time.
Compare MANTICOR to other Monsters
Special Attacks: Used by MANTICOR – 1 shown
Name
Damaging special attacks that are not resisted deal between one and two this this amount of damage, or half that when resisted (damage can be further modified by elemental weaknesses or resistances)
Power
A modifier to the likelihood of the special attack being resisted; there is a base chance to hit of approximately 74% plus half this value, modified by the target's magic defense
Hit %
The targets affected by the special attack; single targets are chosen randomly
Target
The status ailment inflicted if the special attack is not resisted, if any
Status
The elemental nature of the special attack; weakness to the element makes the special attack approximately 20% more likely to hit and adds a 50% bonus to any damage dealt, while resistance halves damage and nearly guarantees that the special attack will be resisted (for a net of 1/4 normal damage)
Element
STINGER - +84 All Foes Poison Poison
Random Encounters: With MANTICORS – 5 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 gold you can expect to earn from this encounter
Avg. Gold
Floating Castle 1F MANTICOR ×3–4 9.4% +0% Yes 4,610 2,275 G
Floating Castle 2F MANTICOR ×3–4 18.8% +0% Yes 4,610 2,275 G
Floating Castle 3F MANTICOR ×3–4 18.8% +0% Yes 4,610 2,275 G
World Map Cardian Islands MANTICOR ×1–3 18.8% +0% Yes 2,634 1,300 G
World Map Gaia Area MANTICOR ×1–3 4.7% +0% Yes 2,634 1,300 G
ARACHNID SPHINX

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SPHINX

Sprite
HP 228
Gold 1,160 G
Experience 1,160
Absorb 12 Evade 60% Magic Def. 58%
Damage 23–46×3 Hit 112%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Morale 132 (may run at party level 26+)
Elemental Vulnerability
Earth
Encountered In
Earth Cave
Gurgu Volcano
World Map
SPHINXES are similar to many other high-HP enemies without Special Attacks, except they feature very high Evade as well as high HP. Their Magic Defense is also quite high, and they have no elemental weakness or resistances, so any attack Spells you can spare will help take them down more quickly.

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Manticore

HP 164
Gil 650 gil
Experience 1,317
Size Large
Damage 22
Hit Rate 2×104%
Critical Hit Chance 1%
Absorb 8
Evade 36%
Magic Defense 48%
Morale 150 (may run if party is level 35 or higher)
Attack Probability 50%
Special Attack Probability 50%
Special Attack Sequence Poison Darts
Elemental Vulnerability
Earth
Encountered In
World Map
Flying Fortress
Manticores are relatively weak as far as basic statistics go, but they do have a special ability that can Poison your entire party. It's not very accurate, but it can be somewhat annoying and they use it fairly often. Fortunately Manticores can be easily taken out with a wide variety of attacks.

Manticore

HP 128
Level 19
Job Level 1
Gil 112 gil
Experience 160
Attack Power 28
Attacks/Accuracy 4×60% (2.4)
Attack Element Ice
Defense 3
Evasion 1×35% (0.3)
Magic Defense 1
Magic Resistance 0×30% (0.0)
Special Attack Rate 60%
Special Attack Blizzard
Stolen Item Potion
Elemental Vulnerability