Final Fantasy XI spell Utsusemi: Ni
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MP | 1 Shihei |
Effect | Grants three or four shadow images that each absorb a physical or single-target magical attack. |
Duration | 15 minutes |
Casting Time | 1.5 Seconds |
Recast Time | 45 Seconds |
Magic Type | Ninjutsu |
Element | Wind |
Jobs | NIN 37 |
Utsusemi: Ni (空蝉の術:弐, Utsusemi no Jutsu: Ni?) is a Ninjutsu spell in Final Fantasy XI.
It creates four (for main-job Ninja) or three (for subjob Ninja) Copy Images that absorb attacks directed at the caster, causing them to miss completely. Utsusemi status guarantees that each copy image will cause a single physical hit to miss (with some exceptions for certain enemy special abilities, like Spiral Spin, which ignore shadows without erasing them), and Utsusemi also protects from single-target magic spells and attacks, causing them to miss, with some exceptions for special abilities, like for Ifrit's Meteor Strike. Utsusemi status will be instantly erased by -ga spells, such as Firaga and Sleepga.
The Utsusemi spells are one of the two main lures that makes Ninja; even those who wield two-handed weapons such as Samurai and Dragoons will often use /Ninja to avoid enemy attacks.
Etymology[]
Utsusemi (空蝉?) is Japanese for "cast-off cicada shell".
The tool for this spell, "Shihei", means paper soldier. This alludes, presumably, to a paper decoy.