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.
Compare Death Rider to other Monsters
Elemental Resistance
Matter Mind Death Body Fire Lightning Poison Ice
Normal Resistance Absorb Resistance Weakness Normal Normal Resistance
Random Encounters: With Death Rider – 7 shown
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Rank
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Avg. Drop
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Frequency
Pandaemonium 1F Death Rider ×1–4 6 22,875 gil 18.8%
Pandaemonium 1F Death Rider ×1–2, Mantis Devil ×0–2 6 15,725 gil 18.8%
Pandaemonium 2F Death Rider ×1–2, Mantis Devil ×0–2 6 15,725 gil 18.8%
Pandaemonium 3F Mythril Golem ×1, Death Rider ×0–2 6–7 10,600 gil 18.8%
Pandaemonium 4FB Mythril Golem ×1, Death Rider ×0–2 6–7 10,600 gil 18.8%
Pandaemonium 2F Mythril Golem ×1, Death Rider ×0–2 6–7 10,600 gil 9.4%
Pandaemonium 1F Mythril Golem ×1, Death Rider ×0–2 6–7 10,600 gil 4.7%
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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.

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.