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Long years of fighting in the arena have honed the skills of these swordsmen to perfection. They call their closely guarded techniques "Astutia".
Description
The Lanista is a Job in Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift exclusive to the seeq, and specializes in various skills, such as support, absorption, and dealing heavy damage at their own expense, the last similar to a Dark Knight.
Requirements
- To Unlock: Complete A Lanista's Pride, which appears after the story mission A Request
- To Use: Master 1 Berserker A-Ability
Stats
| Weapons | Head | Body | Equip Shields? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greatswords | Hats, Helmets | Light Armor, Heavy Armor | No |
| Move | Jump | Evasion | Unarmed Attack Raise |
Resilience | HP | MP | Atk | Def | Mgk | Res | Spd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 35 | C | G | C | C | E | F | 50% |
Abilities
Astutia
The LANISTA turn to these skills brought with blood and blade.
| Skill | Weapon Learned From | Effect | Range | AP To Master | MP Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souleater | Xankbras | Deals Dark damage but depletes user's HP. | Weapon Range | 150 | - |
| Sword of Darkness | Ancient Sword | Deals Dark damage and drains victim's HP to user. | Weapon Range | 350 | 12 |
| Sword of Light | Ogrenix | Deals Holy damage and drains victim's MP to user. | Weapon Range | 300 | 8 |
| Haunting Vision | Dagriohm | Deals damage and inflicts Blind on target. | 4 | 300 | 8 |
| Block! | Diamond Sword | Increases defense of units in a small area. | 4 | 250 | 8 |
| Strike! | Luabreaker | Increases critical hit rate of units in a small area. | 4 | 250 | 8 |
| Charge! | Hardedge | Damages and knocks back target, with chance of destroying the target's armor. | 1 | 350 | 8 |
| Razzle-Dazzle | Vigilante | Absorbs HP of surrounding units. Does damage based on lost health. (Max HP - Current HP)/4 |
All sides | 450 | 24 |
Reaction
| Skill | Learned From | Effect | AP To Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blink Counter | Bone Armlets | Counter attack and knock back the attacker after being the target of an offensive action. | 250 |
| Dragonheart | Tournesol | Automatically grants Auto-Life status upon taking melee damage. | 500 |
Support
| Skill | Armor Learned From | Effect | AP To Master |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monkey Grip | Oblige | Wield two-handed weapons in one hand. | 250 |
| Tank | Platinum Armor | Wear heavy armor regardless of Job. | 200 |
Other Appearances
Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
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Lanista appears in Final Fantasy Trading Card Game with an Earth-elemental card.
Gallery
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Etymology
The word lanista is a First Declension Latin noun, with a grammatical gender of masculine. The word means "one who manages and trains a team of Gladiators". The Lanista's skillset, Astutia, means "the quality of being astute".
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