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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. It is a job 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.
[edit] Requirements
- To Unlock: Complete "A Lanista's Pride", which appears after the story mission "A Request"
- To Use: Master 1 Berserker A-Ability
| Weapons
| Head
| Move
| Equip Shields?
|
| Greatswords
| Hats, Helmets
| Light Armor, Heavy Armor
| No
|
| Move
| Jump
| Evasion
| Unarmed
Attack Raise
| Resilience
|
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 18
| 35
|
[edit] Abilities
[edit] Astutia
| 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
|
[edit] 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
|
[edit] Support
| Skill
| 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
|
[edit] Etymology
"Lanista" is related to the Etruscan word meaning "executioner". The Lanista's skillset, "Astutia", means "the quality of being astute".
