Shadow Lord

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General Notes

Shadow Lord


  • The boss of mission 5-2 for all three nations.
  • Players of any allegiance may enter the same battlefield, as long as they are at or past this mission in their current nation.
  • He has two forms. First form has 10,000 HP; second form has 4,000 HP. Both forms must be defeated to win.

First Form

  • Special attacks:
    • Umbra Slash: Single target damage.
    • Dark Nova: AOE moderate darkness damage.
    • Can cast Tier II -ga spells, Ice Spikes, Frost, Rasp, Drain, and Aspir.
  • In the first form, he can switch between physical or magical immunity.
    • It is immune to physical damage when it is attacking physically, and it is immune to magic when it is holding out a glowing fist and attacking only with magic.
    • While immune to magic, he will use Dark Nova and can cast Black Magic. Dark Nova tends to indicate that he will switch to physical immunity.
    • During physical immunity, he can use a variety of TP attacks, including Giga Slash, Kick Back and Umbra Smash.
  • Defeating the first form will get you a cutscene. You will immediately be returned to the fight. There is little opportunity to rest.

Second Form

  • Special attacks:
    • Implosion: AOE damage, ignores Utsusemi.
      • It will continuously use Implosion approximately every 10 seconds until defeated.

Shadow Lord ★


First Form

  • Switches between physical and magical immunity every 60 seconds or 20,000 damage.
  • In the first form, Shadow Lord has access to Damning Edict, Swath of Silence, Giga Slash, and Umbra Smash.
  • Damning Edict will signal the start of Physical Damage physical immunity and end Magical Damage magical immunity.
    • While physically immune, the Shadow Lord's sword will gain a purple aura.
    • While not guaranteed, the Shadow Lord favors casting Firaja after using this move.
    • Formless Strikes bypasses his physical immunity.
  • Swath of Silence will signal the start of Magical Damage magical immunity and end Physical Damage physical immunity.
    • While magically immune, the Shadow Lord's palm will face up and glow purple.
  • Casts Fire V, Flare II, and Firaja.

Second Form

  • You will receive a brief cutscene and be placed back in front of the door.
  • The Shadow Lord will immediately aggro.
  • Will exclusively use Bowels of Agony and Implosion (nameless in normal chat log).
  • No longer melees or casts on players.
  • Implosion (30') will be used approximately every 10 seconds as a standard attack.
  • Bowels of Agony has a limited range. Allowing for a correctly positioned White Mage to stand in range to Curaga, but out of range of the move.
  • Make sure the Shadow Lord is claimed. If defeated unclaimed during it's final 1% animation, spoils will not be received.

Shadow Lord
Shadow Lord 1.png
Adversary
Type Demons
Family
Job Chaos Burgeonet icon.png Dark Knight
Class Battlefield NM
Resistances
Physical Damage Magical Damage Breath Damage Slashing Blunt H2H Piercing Ranged
100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Element: Fire Element: Wind Element: Thunder Element: Light Element: Ice Element: Earth Element: Water Element: Dark
40% 40% 40% 100% 40% 40% 40% 10%
A: Absorbs · S: Susceptible · R: Resists

100% denotates that a monster takes full damage.
Tiers of 50% or less guarantee a resist.


Listings

Listings by Zone
Zone Rewards Abilities Spells
  Throne Room
     During Mission: Bastok Mission 5-2, San d'Oria Mission 5-2, Windurst Mission 5-2.
Form 1:
Giga Slash
Kick Back
Umbra Smash
Dark Nova
Form 2:
Implosion
Tier II -ga spells
Ice Spikes
Frost
Rasp
Drain
Aspir
Level Aggro Link Spawns DB HP MP DEF EVA Susceptible Resists
60 CheckCheck   FFXIDB Icon v3.png 14,000 Question     Element: Light Element: Dark
Assisted By Title Absorbs Immune
Shadow Banisher Sleep
Zone Rewards Abilities Spells
  Throne Room
     Shadow Lord phantom gem
Form 1:
Damning Edict
Swath of Silence
Giga Slash
Umbra Smash
Form 2:
Bowels of Agony
Implosion
Fire V
Flare II
Firaja
Level Aggro Link Spawns DB HP MP DEF EVA Susceptible Resists
CheckCheck   1 FFXIDB Icon v3.png Question Question     Element: Light
Stun
Element: Dark
Assisted By Title Absorbs Immune
Brilliance Manifest (VD only) Sleep



Ability Information

Shadow Lord

Ability Y' Area Target Class Type Effect Copy Image.png Condition
Giga Slash Physical Damage Inflicts damage.
Absorbable by Utsusemi.
During physical immunity Form 1
Kick Back Physical Damage Inflicts damage.
Absorbable by Utsusemi.
During physical immunity Form 1
Umbra Smash Physical Damage Inflicts damage.
Absorbable by Utsusemi.
During physical immunity Form 1
Dark Nova AoE Magical Damage Element: Dark Inflicts damage. During magical immunity Form 1
Implosion 30' AoE Magical Damage Element: Dark Inflicts damage, removes Utsusemi. Form 2
Area: 1P, AoE, Gaze, Conal · Target: Who the ability selects, Player or Monster
Class: Physical-Magical-Breath-Buff · Type: Element (E.g ice) or Damage Type (E.g piercing or blank)
Copy Image.png: Utsusemi shadows consumed (#), B Bypasses, but does not remove shadows, R Removes all shadows.

Shadow Lord★

Ability Y' Area Target Class Type Effect Copy Image.png Condition
Damning Edict AoE Magical Damage Element: Dark Inflicts Curse
50% HP reduction.
Removes shadows
Triggers physical immunity.
Form 1
Swath of Silence 1P Single Physical Damage Inflicts damage and silence.
Absorbable by Utsusemi.
Triggers magical immunity.
Form 1
Giga Slash 15' AoE Physical Damage Inflicts high damage.
Absorbable by Utsusemi.
Form 1
Umbra Smash 1P Single Physical Damage Inflicts damage.
Absorbable by Utsusemi.
Form 1
Bowels of Agony <8' AoE Physical Damage Inflicts damage.
Absorbable by Utsusemi.
Form 2
Implosion 30' AoE Magical Damage Element: Dark Inflicts damage.
Removes Utsusemi.
Name does not appear in chatlog.
Form 2
Area: 1P, AoE, Gaze, Conal · Target: Who the ability selects, Player or Monster
Class: Physical-Magical-Breath-Buff · Type: Element (E.g ice) or Damage Type (E.g piercing or blank)
Copy Image.png: Utsusemi shadows consumed (#), B Bypasses, but does not remove shadows, R Removes all shadows.