SHADOW

SHADOWS don't hit hard and can't take many hits, but their attacks inflict Darkness. Combined with their moderate Evade, SHADOW battles can drag on for some time. They also gain surprise against the party in most battles. HARM is effective due to their low HP, allowing you to save HRM2 and FIR2 for more dangerous Monsters.

Compare SHADOW to other Monsters

Random Encounters: With SHADOWS – 2 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
Marsh Cave B1	SHADOW ×2–4	37.5%	+86%	Yes	270	135 G
World Map Melmond Area	SHADOW ×3–7	37.5%	+86%	Yes	450	225 G

SeaTROLL IMAGE

IMAGE

Sprite

HP 86

Gold 231 G

Experience 231

Absorb 4 Evade 45% Magic Def. 26%

Damage 22–44 Hit 95%

Attack Status Paralysis (Fire)

Critical Hit Chance 1%

Family Magic Beast, Undead

Morale 160 (may run at party level 40+)

Elemental Vulnerability

Encountered In

IMAGES are Paralyzing Undead with high Evade. They're not hard to kill if you can hit them, but that is no trivial matter. Their attacks are powerful, but the Paralysis is the main threat. Take them out with FIR2 or HRM2 if you can spare the Spell slot.

WRAITH

Sprite

HP 114

Gold 432 G

Experience 432

Absorb 12 Evade 54% Magic Def. 34%

Damage 40–80 Hit 98%

Attack Status Paralysis (Fire)

Critical Hit Chance 1%

Family Magic Beast, Undead

Morale 160 (may run at party level 40+)

Elemental Vulnerability

Encountered In

WRAITHS are the latest addition to the Undead roster, appearing exclusively (and often) in the Ice Cave. They are low on Absorb but high on Evade, and have more hit points than most of the Undead you've faced, so HARM is a waste against them. FIR2 or more powerful HARM Spells can do quite a number on them, and it's best to take them out before they Paralyze the party.

GHOST

Sprite

HP 180

Gold 990 G

Experience 990

Absorb 30 Evade 18% Magic Def. 43%

Damage 93–186 Hit 106%

Attack Status Paralysis (Fire)

Critical Hit Chance 1%

Family Magic Beast, Undead

Morale 184

Elemental Vulnerability

Encountered In

GHOSTS are nasty Undead that hit extremely hard. They Paralyze their victims, but damage is your primary concern. Since nothing else in the Sunken Shrine is vulnerable to Fire, FIR3 can be put to good use against GHOSTS. The Mage Staff and Light Axes are also useful, and will not cost any Spell slots.

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Shadow

HP 50

Gil 45 gil

Experience 90

Size Small

Damage 10

Attack Status Darkness (Status)

Hit Rate 1×90%

Critical Hit Chance 1%

Absorb 0

Evade 18%

Magic Defense 19%

Morale 124 (may run if party is level 22 or higher)

Monster Family Magic Beast, Undead

Elemental Vulnerability

Encountered In

Shadows would be one of the most annoying creatures in any dungeon except the Marsh Cave. They don't hit hard, and can't take many hits, but their attack inflicts Darkness on its victim. Combined with their moderate evasion, Shadow battles can drag on for some time. Combine this with their extreme surprise factor that nearly guarantees they will ambush you, and the only thing worse than groups of Shadows in the Marsh Cave would be larger groups on the World Map. Oh hey look, they have those! The areas around the Terra Cavern are infested with these guys, and you will quickly grow sick of them. Fortunately Dia1 does quite a number on them due to their low HP.

Shadow

Sprite

Rank 2

HP 45

Average Drop Value

32 gil

Power 17 Attacks 1×60% (0.6)

Attack Effect Darkness

Defense 9 Evasion 1×20% (0.2)

Magic Resistance 2×40% (0.8)

Monster Family Undead

Fear −20% (50% at 2,285 party HP)

Treasures 12 gil (40%), 25 gil (30%), 50 gil (20%), 100 gil (10%)

Elemental Vulnerability

Encountered In

Shadows are similar to Ghouls, except that they inflict Darkness rather than Paralysis with their attacks. Darkness is a permanent Status Ailment, so you'll want to come armed with Esuna 1 when you fight Shadows.

Shadow

HP 65

Level 6

Job Level 1

Gil 32 gil

Experience 48

Intelligence 18

Mind 12

Attack Power 14

Attacks/Accuracy 3×70% (2.1)

Attack Element Holy

Defense 1

Evasion 0×15% (0.0)

Magic Defense 1

Magic Resistance 0×10% (0.0)

Monster Type This monster is undead (it is damaged by healing effects)

Special Attack Rate 20%

Special Attack Blind

Stolen Items Antidote (62.5%), Eye Drops (37.5%)

Dropped Items Eye Drops (3.5%), Antidote (2.7%)

Elemental Vulnerability

Shadow

Battle Sprite

Portrait

Vigor 39

Speed 38

Stamina 30

Mag.Pwr 33

Bat.Pwr 23

LV 1 HP 51 MP 6

Defense 47 Evade % 28 (not used)

Mag.Def 25 MBlock% 9

Commands Fight, Throw, Magic, Item

Special Attack Shadow Fang

Starting LV Adjustment 0

Run Skill 1–5

Starting Equipment Imperial, Ninja Gear

Shadow's Throw Command makes for very powerful offense. It can't miss and ignores Defense, and can even be used to approximate some support or Elemental Spells. His dog Interceptor will also defend him and counterattack enemies. All in all, Shadow is a total boss against physical attackers.

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