Cipher: Shantotto II

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Cipher- Shantotto II icon.png Cipher of Shantotto's alter ego II
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Description: A scroll inscribed with strange symbols that seal away the puissance of a Tarutaru named Shantotto. Chanting the enigmatic script summons her alter ego to the bearer's side.
Image: Cipher- Shantotto II description.png
Type: Item
Flags: Not vendorable, Not sendable, Exclusive, Rare
Stack size: 1
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Shantotto II
Shantotto II Trust.jpg
Job

Black Mage / White Mage

Spells

Single-target elemental nukes I

Abilities
Weapon Skills

(5)Lesson in Pain Distortion SC Icon.png/Scission SC Icon.png, (25)Empirical Research Fragmentation SC Icon.png/Transfixion SC Icon.png, (50)Final Exam Light SC Icon.png/Fusion SC Icon.png, (60)Doctor’s Orders Dark SC Icon.png/Gravitation SC Icon.png

Acquisition
Special Features
  • Possesses HP-10%, BLM/WHM traits with additional Magic Burst Bonus+30, Elemental Magic Damage+ based on lvl
  • Auto-attacks are magic damage of all elements, damage type is the element with the lowest resistance.
  • Shantotto only uses tier 1 spells; however, she possesses extremely high Elemental Magic Damage+.
    • This Elemental Magic Damage+ only affects spells, unlike the Magic Damage (Statistic) which would affect Weapon Skill and Skillchain Damage.
    • Elemental Magic Damage+ varies by level: +784 at ilvl 120 (total of +979 with the standard Magic Damage+195 that caster trusts receive at ilvl)
    • Magic Attack Bonus is the standard amount: BLM Trait value, with an additional +25 at ilvl which may require Key Item Rhapsody in Fuchsia for total of +65.
  • Shantotto's tier 1 magic spells are comparable in power to spells appropriate to her actual level.
  • As a result of only using tier 1 magic she will almost never run out of MP regardless of the duration of a battle.
  • Shantotto will magic burst any skillchains, and she often double bursts for massive damage in a very short period of time.
  • Due to all of these factors Shantotto is widely regarded as the absolute best trust available for magic damage and magic bursting.
  • However, she has relatively low HP and defenses making her very fragile and susceptible to dying from enemy AoE attacks.
  • When aiming for magic burst and casting normally, avoids casting spells based on enemy resistances but doesn't accurately target weaknesses if multiple elements meet a certain magic accuracy threshold.
  • Shantotto will hold up to 2500 TP to close skillchains.
  • Lesson in Pain - Element: Dark Damage and Magic Evasion Down.
  • Empirical Research - Information Needed Damage and 25 Magic Defense Down.
  • Final Exam - Element: Light Damage.
  • Doctor's Orders - Element: Dark Damage.