Defense Maintenance - Final Fantasy XIII-2 - Guides

Tamed Monsters: Which can learn Defense Maintenance – 5 shown

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Powerful monsters have grade 4 crystariums; advanced monsters have grade 5 crystariums; exceptional monsters have more than one stage of a grade 5 crystarium; DLC monsters are only available if you have the relevant content Name	Role	The starting and maximum grades of this monster, which indicate its general level of strength as well as determining which items must be used when upgrading this monster; monster grades increase at certain level thresholds Grade	Whether this is a biological or mechanical monster, which determines which items must be used when upgrading it Type	Ability Bonus	The level at which this ability is learned by this monster Level	The total cost of materials to reach the required level for this monster to learn this ability; this assumes all materials are purchased from Chocolina Material Cost	The highest level this monster can achieve through the upgrade process Max Level	The starting strength of this monster, which improves as it increases in level; starting values may vary slightly Strength	The starting magic of this monster, which improves as it increases in level; starting values may vary slightly Magic	The starting maximum hp of this monster, which improves as it increases in level; starting values may vary slightly HP	The starting size of this monster's ATB gauge; the maximum size is determined by the number of crystarium stages the monster has and your choices when advancing them ATB	The relative animation speed of this monster's actions; this number is based on Serah's animation speed for a particular role being 100 Speed	The maximum level that this monster can achieve using only monster materials of the chosen grade or lower Upgr. Level	The approximate strength of this monster at the maximum level it can achieve using only monster materials of the chosen grade or lower, assuming the recommended monster materials are used when upgrading it; in practice, this value can vary significantly depending on a number of factors Upgr. Strength	The approximate magic of this monster at the maximum level it can achieve using only monster materials of the chosen grade or lower, assuming the recommended monster materials are used when upgrading it; in practice, this value can vary significantly depending on a number of factors Upgr. Magic	The approximate maximum HP of this monster at the maximum level it can achieve using only monster materials of the chosen grade or lower, assuming the recommended monster materials are used when upgrading it; in practice, this value can vary significantly depending on a number of factors Upgr. HP	The total cost of materials of the chosen grade or lower required to reach the maximum level for this monster; this assumes all materials are purchased from Chocolina Material Cost	Feral Link	The modifier to base effects that this creature's feral link ability uses Modifier	The base time required for this creature to re-use its feral link ability, in seconds Charge Time
Ultros DLC	Synergist	5	Biological	Defense Maintenance	1	-	13	489	526	5,201	6	-	13	588	969	7,061	376,000 gil	Octopus Ink	-
Yakshini	Synergist	2-5	Biological	Defense Maintenance	3	400 gil	70	39	143	1,251	3	100	70	633	623	7,773	615,000 gil	Fanatical Dance	-	150 s
Goblin Chieftan	Sentinel	2-3	Biological	Defense Maintenance	1	-	40	66	68	1,149	3	-	40	266	268	7,242	64,800 gil	Spirit Infusion	-	150 s
Pulse Soldier	Sentinel	1-2	Mechanical	Defense Maintenance	18	1,760 gil	40	49	11	565	3	-	40	255	76	4,947	34,640 gil	Energy Wave	×2.20	135 s
Oannes	Synergist	2-4	Biological	Defense Maintenance	2	-	45	33	30	688	3	130	45	390	348	3,436	199,000 gil	High Dive	×1.10	90 s

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