Encounters: With Shadow Maker – 4 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
2 Shadow Makers 42 1,000 50 1,000 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 2 Shadow Makers
3 Shadow Makers 42 1,500 75 1,500 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 3 Shadow Makers
2 Shadow Makers, Crazy Saw 42–44 1,800 130 2,300 gil Normal Battle Yes ×1 2 Shadow Makers, Crazy Saw
2 Shadow Makers 42 1,000 50 1,000 gil Back Attack No ×2 2 Shadow Makers