Gaunt

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Gaunt
(ゴーント, Gōnto?)
Gameplay details
Location(s)	Luxerion (Forsaken Graveyard) Dead Dunes (Temple Ruins)
Type	Normal enemy
Data	Stats

Gaunt is an enemy in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII found in Luxerion's graveyard and in the Dead Dunes' Temple Ruins. Its monster notes can be bought from the Warren in Luxerion.

Stats

Stats
HP	Easy: [Days 1-6] 32,000 [Days 7-9] 51,200 [Days 10-12] 64,000 [Day 13] 96,000 Normal: [Days 1-6] 40,000 [Days 7-9] 64,000 [Days 10-12] 80,000 [Day 13] 120,000 Hard: [Days 1-6] 140,000 [Days 7-9] 224,000 [Days 10-12] 280,000 [Day 13] 420,000
HP	Easy: [Days 1-6] 32,000 [Days 7-9] 51,200 [Days 10-12] 64,000 [Day 13] 96,000 Normal: [Days 1-6] 40,000 [Days 7-9] 64,000 [Days 10-12] 80,000 [Day 13] 120,000 Hard: [Days 1-6] 140,000 [Days 7-9] 224,000 [Days 10-12] 280,000 [Day 13] 420,000
Strength	Easy: [Days 1-6] 30 [Days 7-9] 39 [Days 10-12] 48 [Day 13] 60 Normal: [Days 1-6] 50 [Days 7-9] 65 [Days 10-12] 80 [Day 13] 100 Hard: [Days 1-6] 125 [Days 7-9] 162.5 [Days 10-12] 200 [Day 13] 250
Strength	Easy: [Days 1-6] 30 [Days 7-9] 39 [Days 10-12] 48 [Day 13] 60 Normal: [Days 1-6] 50 [Days 7-9] 65 [Days 10-12] 80 [Day 13] 100 Hard: [Days 1-6] 125 [Days 7-9] 162.5 [Days 10-12] 200 [Day 13] 250
Magic	Easy: [Days 1-6] 132 [Days 7-9] 171.6 [Days 10-12] 211.2 [Day 13] 264 Normal: [Days 1-6] 220 [Days 7-9] 286 [Days 10-12] 352 [Day 13] 440 Hard: [Days 1-6] 550 [Days 7-9] 715 [Days 10-12] 880 [Day 13] 1,100
Magic	Easy: [Days 1-6] 132 [Days 7-9] 171.6 [Days 10-12] 211.2 [Day 13] 264 Normal: [Days 1-6] 220 [Days 7-9] 286 [Days 10-12] 352 [Day 13] 440 Hard: [Days 1-6] 550 [Days 7-9] 715 [Days 10-12] 880 [Day 13] 1,100
Keep(The lower the number, the easier it is to interrupt enemy actions.)	10
Keep(The lower the number, the easier it is to interrupt enemy actions.)	10
Disruption(If the ability used by Lightning has higher Cut than enemy has Keep, this ability can interrupt the enemy.)	0
Disruption(If the ability used by Lightning has higher Cut than enemy has Keep, this ability can interrupt the enemy.)	0
Launch	N
Launch	N
Extinction	60
Extinction	60
Gil	Easy/Normal: [Days 1-6] 120 [Days 7-9] 180 [Days 10-12] 240 [Day 13] 360 Hard: [Days 1-6] 360 [Days 7-9] 540 [Days 10-12] 720 [Day 13] 1,080
Gil	Easy/Normal: [Days 1-6] 120 [Days 7-9] 180 [Days 10-12] 240 [Day 13] 360 Hard: [Days 1-6] 360 [Days 7-9] 540 [Days 10-12] 720 [Day 13] 1,080
EP	Easy: 0.44 Normal: 0.22 Hard: 0.11
EP	Easy: 0.44 Normal: 0.22 Hard: 0.11
Elemental affinities
Fire	100%
Fire	100%
Ice	100%
Ice	100%
Lightning	120%
Lightning	120%
Wind	100%
Wind	100%
Physical	100%
Physical	100%
Magical	50%
Magical	50%
Statuses and immunities(The lower the number, the more suspectible the enemy is to the status.)
Debrave	30%
Debrave	30%
Defaith	30%
Defaith	30%
Deprotect	30%
Deprotect	30%
Deshell	30%
Deshell	30%
Imperil	30%
Imperil	30%
Slow	30%
Slow	30%
Poison	30%
Poison	30%
Curse	30%
Curse	30%
Daze	30%
Daze	30%
Dispel	30%
Dispel	30%
Quake	30%
Quake	30%
Magnet	30%
Magnet	30%
Bestiary
Habitat	Luxerion (Forsaken Graveyard) Dead Dunes (Temple Ruins)
Species	Chaos Beast/Mid-Scale Enemy
Day	Days 1 - 13
Time	Anytime
Last One	Gaunt Ω
Item drops
Accessories	None
Items	Demon Spicule, Bronze Malistone Hard: Adamant Malistone
Abilities	Aerora, Deshell
Weapons	None
Abilities
Abilities	Aerora
Stagger Info
Stagger Conditions	1: Deal magic or lightning damage. The effect is greater when the enemy is casting magic.
Modifiers	Lightning-imbued physical attacks: x1.5/x6.0 (Enemy casting) Lightning-imbued magical attacks: x2.0/x6.0 (Enemy casting) Other-element attacks: x0
Stagger Stats
Stagger Point (Decay)	1000 (5)
Stagger Point (Decay)	1000 (5)
Preservation (Decay)	600 (50)
Preservation (Decay)	600 (50)
Staggered
Duration	15s
Duration	15s
Iterative Resistance	20%
Iterative Resistance	20%
Further staggering	N
Further staggering	N
Stagger effects	Cursed (30s)
Stagger effects	Cursed (30s)
Stagger Modifiers	Physical attacks: x3 Lightning-imbued attacks: x2 Other attacks: x1
Stagger Modifiers	Physical attacks: x3 Lightning-imbued attacks: x2 Other attacks: x1

Battle

Gaunt is a tough enemy for new players; while it is weak to Lightning, it resists magic. While it is tempting to use Sparkstrike, Gaunts are prone to counterattacking with a close-range attack that inflicts Curse, and following up with successive Aero spells, preventing the player from defending or retaliating.

Gaunts use Aerora, which can deal significant damage even when the player is blocking. They use Debrave to reduce the player's physical attack power. Sometimes, they can enter battle assisted with a Gremlin.

Strategy

Gaunts are fast and difficult. The best way to fight it is to maintain distance while bombarding it with Lightning-elemental spells. Staggering it inflicts it with Curse, allowing the player interrupt its attacks. Another alternative is using debuffs such as Poison and Deshell. The accessory Stormbane Choker, which reduces Wind damage, can be obtained within the graveyard area.

Luxerion's graveyard must be visited to progress the Luxerion Main Quest, and therefore, some battles with Gaunts may be unavoidable.

Gallery

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]Gaunt means "lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age."

Related enemies

• Gaunt Ω
• Dryad
• Dryad Ω
• Arcangeli
• Arcangeli Ω