Lich (Final Fantasy IX)

Lich is a boss from Final Fantasy IX. It is the advanced form of the Earth Guardian, which Zidane and Quina fought at the Earth Shrine. The party fights it in Memoria, where it is known as Lich. The Lich, along with the other shrine guardians, are throwbacks to the Four Fiends from the original Final Fantasy. It is the only boss in the game that Quina can eat.

Battle
Lich knows plenty of deadly spells, such as Lv.5 Death, Death, and Stop. It can cast Earthquake causing up to 1800 points of damage on the party. Though Lich appears undead, it is healed by curative magic and Life and Phoenix Down always miss on it.

Strategy
Lich's Earthquake attack can be halved by equipping the Desert Boots accessory, or the damage can be absorbed completely by equipping Feather Boots.

The ability Locomotion is recommended, and it is wise to try and avoid having characters with a level divisible by five. Physical attacks, as well as Wind and Fire-based attacks, are helpful.

Crystal World Incarnation
In terms of statistics, the crystalline version is only marginally weaker than the true boss. This Lich is more susceptible to status ailments, so the player may choose to inflict several choice debuffs. The crystal version has retained all of the original Lich's abilities, including several death-inducing attacks.

Related Enemies

 * Earth Guardian
 * Kraken
 * Maliris
 * Tiamat