Moth Slasher

Level 13 HP 260

Attack 31 (43)

Defense 28 (94%) Magic def 58 (88%)

Defense% 4% Dexterity 59 Luck 0

EXP 46 AP 5 Gil 75

Abilities Verbal Attack (32), Speed Slash (57)

Battle Square HP 520

Attack 38 (53)

Elements Weak: Lightning

Status Defend: Sleep, Small, Darkness, Frog, Poison, Paralyzed, Death-sentence, Sadness, Fury

Steal Carbon Bangle (11.2%)

Manipulate Verbal Attack, Speed Slash

Encountered In Midgar Shinra Building, Gold Saucer

The Moth Slasher's Speed Slash Ability is powerful, but thankfully only used 1/3 of the time. They have a lot of HP but are vulnerable to Lightning. It will take some effort, but you can steal a Carbon Bangle from one. This represents a significant Armor upgrade.

Compare Moth Slasher to other Monsters

Monster Abilities: Used by Moth Slasher – 2 shown

Basic abilities are not called out by name when used; some abilities are used as basic abilities only by certain monsters Name	MP	The damage calculation of the ability; P or M represent the user's physical or magic base damage, which is based on their Attack/Magic atk and Level; damage based on P or M is reduced by 1/3 when used against multiple targets; HP or MP are those of the target of the ability; abilities marked with an asterisk (*) use special damage formulas; a dagger (†) indicates the ability ignores Defense/Magic def; healing, MP restoration, HP draining, and MP draining or damaging abilities are indicated by their text color Base Damage	The estimated average amount of damage this ability will deal to a target with 128 Defense or Magic def when used by this monster (3/4 of base damage); actual damage will vary considerably based on the target's actual Defense or Magic def and other factors, but this is a good measure of the relative danger of this ability; a dagger (†) indicates that the ability deals set damage or otherwise ignores Defense and Magic def; numbers in italics are based on factors that will change during combat and should be considered very rough estimates; healing, MP restoration, HP drain, and MP drain or damage are indicated by text color Typical Damage	Attack%	Type	Target	Element	The status effects that can be inflicted or removed by this ability, and the chance of success if it is not assured Status	Special Properties
Verbal Attack	-	P	32	100%	Physical	One enemy	Hit	-	-
Speed Slash	-	181.2%×P	57	85%	Physical	One enemy	Cut	-	-

Screens: Where Moth Slasher is Encountered – 4 shown

Area	Temporary screens become permanently inaccessible during the normal course of the game Name	The random encounter groups that you may fight on this screen; this list only includes standard encounters, but special encounter types may also be present as detailed on the screen detail page; encounter rates are in parenthesis and are out of 256 Random Encounters	How many treasures (items of interest containing equipment or other items) are found on this screen Treasures	The price of the cheapest inn in this screen. it is not necessarily always available Inn Price	Save Point	Notes
Midgar Shinra Building	Elevator	-	-	-	-	-
Midgar Shinra Building	Shinra Bldg. 67f. (Main Area)	First Visit Warning Board (72) Moth Slasher (68) 2 SOLDIERs:3rd (60) 2 Moth Slashers (56) During Escape 2 Brain Pods (96) Brain Pod (88) 3 Vargid Police (72)	1	-	-	Beyond the lab
Midgar Shinra Building	Shinra Bldg. 68f. (Main Area)	First Visit 2 Warning Boards (72) 3 SOLDIERs:3rd (68) 3 Moth Slashers (60) Moth Slasher, 2 SOLDIERs:3rd (56) During Escape 2 Zenenes (96) Vargid Police, Zenene (88) 2 Brain Pods, Zenene (72)	5	-	-	-
Gold Saucer	Arena Lobby	-	-	-	-	-

Set Encounters: With Moth Slasher – 1 shown

Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Encounter	Area	Screen	Details	The range of levels of monsters in this encounter Level	EXP	AP	Gil	In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind Type	A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty Run Difficulty
Moth Slasher	Midgar Shinra Building	Elevator	Encountered on the elevator on floors 33, 37, 41, 45, 48, 52, or 58 during a frontal assault	13	46	5	75 gil	Normal Battle	×1

Battle Square Battles: With Moth Slasher – 1 shown

The special battle must be unlocked by fulfilling certain requirements Name	Type	When this battle is available; only one regular battle is available at any given time Available	The starting encounters that indicate that you will be competing against group 1 during a regular battle Encounter Group 1	The starting encounters that indicate that you will be competing against group 2 during a regular battle Encounter Group 2	Which characters can participate in this battle, subject to both timing and special rules Characters	The potential rewards for competing in the battle square; these don't include items that can be purchased with earned battle points Rewards	Area	Screen
First Regular Battle	Regular Battle	Before gaining use of the Tiny Bronco	2 Mono Drives 2 Grunts 3 Grunts Guard Hound	2 Guard Hounds Grashtrike 2 Chuse Tanks 3 Grashtrikes	Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aeris, Red XIII, Yuffie, Cait Sith, Vincent	Tissue Battle Points	Gold Saucer	Arena Lobby

Battle Square Rounds: With Moth Slasher – 1 shown

Battle	Round	Possible encounters you may fight during this round of the battle for group 1 Group 1 Encounters	Possible encounters you may fight during this round of the battle for group 2 Group 2 Encounters
First Regular Battle	4	2 Sword Dances Moth Slasher 2 Brain Pods Vargid Police, Zenene	Sword Dance 3 Sword Dances 2 Moth Slashers Brain Pod

Encounters: With Moth Slasher – 5 shown

Limited encounters never appear as random encounters; bosses are involved in important plot fights; special bosses and the final bosses are specifically called out as well; super bosses represent the greatest challenge in the game; Battle Square encounters only appear in the Battle Square; chocobo encounters only appear in certain areas when using a Chocobo Lure and can be caught Name	The range of levels of monsters in this encounter Level	EXP	AP	Gil	In a pincer attack, your party is surrounded; in a side attack, your party surrounds the enemies; in a back attack, the enemy attacks from behind Type	Whether pre-emptive strikes are possible in this encounter; pre-emptive strikes are only possible during normal battles, and are disabled during any set encounter on a map with no random encounters, even if the encounter would normally allow them; there are no pre-emptive strikes in the battle square Pre-emptive?	A factor indicating how hard it is to run from a battle; for example, it will generally take twice as long to run from a battle with a ×2 run difficulty than one with a ×1 run difficulty Run Difficulty	The specific monsters that appear in this encounter; a dagger (†) indicates that one or more of the marked monsters have cover, meaning that they cannot be attacked until certain monsters in closer rows have been defeated Monsters
Moth Slasher	13	46	5	75 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	Moth Slasher
2 Moth Slashers	13	92	10	150 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	2 Moth Slashers
Moth Slasher	13	46	5	75 gil	Back Attack	No	×2	Moth Slasher
3 Moth Slashers	13	138	15	225 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	3 Moth Slashers
Moth Slasher, 2 SOLDIERs:3rd	13	154	17	307 gil	Normal Battle	Yes	×1	Moth Slasher, 2 SOLDIERs:3rd

Armor: Held by Moth Slasher – 1 shown

Uncommon armor cannot be purchased in shops at the end of the game, but can be found or won multiple times in other ways; rare armor can only be found at specific points during the game; starting armor cannot be re-obtained if sold or lost Name	Defense	Defense%	Magic def is listed in gray to indicate that, due to a bug, this value is not used; a character's Spirit and bonuses from materia determine their Magic def Magic def	Magic def%	The growth of materia slots is categorized by color: ⦿×1, ⦿×2, ⦿×3, and ⦾×0. Materia Slots	AP Growth	Effects	Characters	Price	Value
Carbon Bangle	27	3%	14	-	⦿ ⦿─⦿	×1	-	All Characters	800 gil	400 gil

Elements: Effective against Moth Slasher – 1 shown

Physical elements are applied to physical attacks rather than magic; healing elements heal rather than harm; the hidden element is not shown within the game menus Name	Type
Lightning	Magic

Status Effects: Resisted by Moth Slasher – 9 shown

Positive status effects are generally beneficial; negative status effects are generally harmful; special status effects can only be inflicted by certain materia commands Name	This status is negated by its opposed status Opposed	Type	Duration	Effect
Darkness	-	Negative	Temporary	Halves the accuracy of the character's weapon attacks (no effect on monsters)
Death-sentence	-	Negative	Temporary	Character dies when the timer runs out
Frog	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1/4 physical damage and can only Fight, use Items, or cast Toad
Fury	Sadness	Negative	Permanent	Character has 30% less accuracy, but limit bar growth is doubled
Paralyzed	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act
Poison	-	Negative	Temporary	Character repeatedly takes 1/32 of max HP damage
Sadness	Fury	Negative	Permanent	Character takes 30% less damage, but limit bar growth is halved
Sleep	-	Negative	Temporary	Character cannot act, but is woken by any physical attack
Small	-	Negative	Temporary	Character deals 1 damage with all physical attacks

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