Vana'diel Bestiary: Vanguard Backstabber  

General Information

• Appears in the areas Dynamis - San d'Oria, Dynamis - Qufim, Dynamis - Beaucedine, Dynamis - Buburimu, and Dynamis - Valkurm

• Stagger Method: Job Abilities

Vanguard Backstabber's Special Attacks

• Ninjutsu - Capable of casting all spells available to a level 75 Ninja

• Aerial Wheel - Single target physical damage with an additional Stun effect.

• Arm Block - Self target Defense bonus (Effect can be dispelled).

• Battle Dance - AoE physical damage with an additional Dexterity Down effect (Circle of effect originates from mob).

• Howl - AoE Attack bonus (Effect can be dispelled).

• Shoulder Tackle - Single target physical damage with additional Stun and Knockback effects.

• Slam Dunk - Single target physical damage with an additional Bind effect.

• Mijin Gakure - Strong AoE magic damage (Circle of effect originates from mob).

• Damage is proportional to the amount of HP the Vanguard Backstabber has prior to its use.

• Denoted by characteristic mob two-hour animation.

• A red-exclamation stagger will prevent the Vanguard Backstabber from using Mijin Gakure if it is staggered prior to it being used.

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