Lani (boss)

Lani is a boss in Final Fantasy IX, fought in Fossil Roo by Zidane, Vivi, Garnet, and Quina.

Strategy
In keeping with her mission from Queen Brahne of tracking down Garnet's pendant, she will always attack her if she is conscious. In keeping with her other objective of killing Vivi, she will then attack him if Garnet is KO'ed. While she will normally continue to attack Garnet, Lani will sometimes switch and briefly focus on another character when they come out of Trance. Her high Speed and use of level 2 Black Magic make her a force to be reckoned with, particularly if the player party is at lower levels. She will sometimes waste a turn to rant at the player when she is damaged, yelling "What do you think you're doing!?"

Zidane should steal all of her held items, and when he's done stealing, he should start attacking. Vivi should use his Black Magic to hurt Lani (Bio is effective). Garnet should constantly heal herself and her allies using her White Magic, and Quina should attack or use Frog Drop if s/he has caught a lot of frogs. Having Reflect or Auto-Reflect on Garnet makes the battle easier. As Lani is a Humanoid, equipping Zidane with the Man Eater ability is recommended to increase his damage output.

An effective strategy to neutralize Lani is to equip Garnet with Chemist and Auto-Potion and have her repeatedly cast Reflect on herself. Quina should cast Magic Hammer to deplete Lani's MP until she can no longer use her spells, then cast Vanish on Garnet.

At this stage, Lani will be unable to damage the party. Vivi is free to play a supportive role through this battle, only using Focus and Phoenix Downs if needed. Zidane should steal every turn. Once Lani's valuable items have been taken, the party is free to attack with every character. The many reflected spells throughout the battle will have made a sizable dent in Lani's health.

Related Enemies

 * Scarlet Hair

Lani (Boss) Lanì (boss)