Defense Boost

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Defense Boost
Element Element: Earth Dispelable Yes
Effect Enhances the user's Defense stat.
Monster Infliction
TP Move Family Potency Duration
Harden Shell Adamantoise +100% Verification Needed 60s Verification Needed
Sand Shield Antica +20% Verification Needed 30s Verification Needed
Scutum Bugard +50% Verification Needed 60s Verification Needed
Scissor Guard Crab +100% 60s
Cocoon Crawler +100% 60s Verification Needed
Promyvion Barrier Gorger +20% 60s Verification Needed
Arm Block Orc +25% Verification Needed 30s Verification Needed
Shell Guard Quadav +25% Verification Needed 30s Verification Needed
Particle Shield Ultima Biotechnological Weapon +?% Verification Needed ?s Verification Needed
Amber Scutum Wamouracampa +20% 60s Verification Needed
Aura of Persistence Wanderer +22% 60s Verification Needed
Hexagon Belt Weeper +20% 120s
Parry Yagudo +50% Verification Needed 60s Verification Needed
Molluscous Mutation Xzomit +75% 60s Verification Needed
Reactor Cool Zdei +25% Verification Needed 60s Verification Needed
Water Wall Pugil +100% 60-180s
Player Infliction
Name Type Potency Duration
Defender WAR 25 JA +25% 180s (3 Min)
Spirit Surge DRG SP 1 +25% 60s
Protect Enhancing Magic +40 30 min.
Protect II Enhancing Magic +50 30 min.
Protect III Enhancing Magic +90 30 min.
Protect IV Enhancing Magic +140 30 min.
Protect V Enhancing Magic +220 30 min.
Knight's Minne Song +30 (max +57) 2 min.
Knight's Minne II Song +69 (max +131) 2 min.
Knight's Minne III Song +108 (max +205) 2 min.
Knight's Minne IV Song +164 (max +311) 2 min.
Knight's Minne V Song +204 (max +387) 2 min.
Cocoon Blue Magic +50% 90 Sec.
Reactor Cool Blue Magic +12% 180 Sec.
Harden Shell Blue Magic UL +100% 90 Sec.
Gallant's Roll Phantom Roll +3.13%~23.44% (+35.16% with PLD bonus) 5 Min.
Geo-Barrier Geomancy +9.7%-39.8% (max with all JA's/gear 171.6%) 10 min.
Indi-Barrier Geomancy +9.7%-39.7% (max with all JA's/gear 171.6%) 10 min.
Pet Infliction
Ability Job Potency Duration
Run Wild BST 93 JA +25% for pet. 5 min
Harden Shell BST Adamantoise pet +50% Pet & BST Duration varies with TP
Water Wall BST Pugil pet +100% Pet & BST Duration varies with TP
Scissor Guard BST Crab pet +100% Pet & BST Duration varies with TP
Spirit Link DRG JA 25 +4%~20% via level up Wyvern (for DRG only) ∞ until defeated, dismissed, zoned.
Shining Ruby SMN Carbuncle +10% Party 180s (3 minutes)
Defender Cipher: Valaineral, Cipher: Volker +25% 180s
Shiko no Mitate Cipher: Gessho +50% Verification Needed 180s
Phototropic Blessing Cipher: Ygnas +25% 60s
Mix: Guard Drink Cipher: Monberaux +220 600s (5 min)
Guiding Light (AoE) Cipher: Arciela +?? Verification Needed 30s
Enhanced Indi-CHR @ 99 Cipher: Brygid +9.7%

Notes

  • Many Sources of +Defense can stack, such as Protect, Knight's Minne, Geo-Barrier, Gallant's Roll, and Defender.
    • A simple, general rule of thumb could be seen as if it is a different status icon, it probably stacks. Otherwise they take up the same slot.
    • All tiered versions overwrite each other. i.e. pro II overwrites pro I.
    • When receiving the Defense boost status effect, the higher tier will always apply itself to over write the previous lower one. Cocoon cannot stack with Harden Shell.
    • When on Beastmaster main, many of the buffs from the pets will not stack with the similar Job Abilities. There are a couple exceptions, but none for Defense Boost.
  • Shield Barrier, PLD level 70 job trait, enhances the protect spells cast by the PLD by adding the Defense of the Shield equipped to the base of the Category:Protect Spell. This works under Majesty.
    • This allows PLD to be able to cast a higher +Def Pro V than WHM at high enough levels with a sufficient Shield.
    • Cipher: Valaineral is so far the only trust to obtain this trait.
  • Automatons had their Armor Plate changed from +DEF% to -DT% in Dec 2011 update.
    • The Trust Cipher: Mnejing still receives increased defense (+10%) and increased enmity (+10%) when partied with Cipher: Nashmeira (not compatible with Nashmeira II).

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