Improved Guard - Final Fantasy XIII-2 - Guides

Tamed Monsters: Which can learn Improved Guard – 6 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
Snow DLC	Sentinel	5	Biological	Improved Guard	9	144,000 gil	13	620	511	7,999	6	-	13	829	640	20,493	376,000 gil	Sovereign Fist	-
Xolotl	Sentinel	3-4	Biological	Improved Guard	1	-	40	126	114	2,711	3	-	40	294	305	10,262	149,000 gil	Oscillating Wave	×2.22	135 s
Lancer	Sentinel	2	Mechanical	Improved Guard	10	3,200 gil	20	159	127	2,059	3	-	20	284	200	6,268	11,200 gil	Orbital Battery	×2.19	135 s
Goblin Chieftan	Sentinel	2-3	Biological	Improved Guard	1	-	40	66	68	1,149	3	-	40	266	268	7,242	64,800 gil	Spirit Infusion	-	150 s
Flandit	Sentinel	2-5	Biological	Improved Guard	8	2,400 gil	99	42	57	595	3	-	99	531	548	9,092	1,631,000 gil	Hundred Fists	×2.66	180 s
Flandit	Sentinel	2-5	Biological	Improved Guard	99	1,591,000 gil	99	42	57	595	3	-	99	531	548	9,092	1,631,000 gil	Hundred Fists	×2.66	180 s

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