Scorn of the Lich

Overview

Battle Info

Difficulty	Energy	Battle	Gil	Unit XP	Rank XP	Clear Reward
270	10	1	4150	65000	3900	100
Mission
Complete the quest						Longinus
Deal fire and light damage 2 times or more to an enemy						5-star Trust Moogle
No items						Trust Coin (50)
Defeat the Lich's party within 30 turns						5★ Select Summon Ticket
Boss
Lich

First Phase Lich

Lich No. 1339
Race	Reaper
Level	99
HP	35,000,000
MP	50,000
ATK	950 + 475
DEF	330 + 165
MAG	1,000 + 500
SPR	280 + 140

Element Resistance

-30%	-	-	-	-	absorb	-30%	absorb
Status Ailment Resistance

null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Other Resistance
Immune to DEF/SPR break. Vulnerable to ATK/MAG break.

Abilities

Name	Effect	Target	ATK	DMG
Bone Claws	Physical damage (2.8x) to one enemy. Inflict poison (100%) to one enemy.	ST	Physical
Bone Hex	Magic damage (2.9x) to one enemy.	ST	Magic
Bone Blast	Magic damage (2.2x) to all enemies. Reduce SPR (40%) for 3 turns to all enemies.	AoE	Magic
Dark Cyclone	Dark magic damage (6x) to all enemies. Reduce dark resistance (75%) for 2 turns to all enemies. Inflict stop (100%) for 2 turns to all enemies.	AoE	Magic
Silencega	Inflict silence (100%) to all enemies. (can be sealed)	AoE
Death	Inflict death (100%) to one enemy. (can be sealed)	ST
Kill	Inflict death (100%) to one enemy (ignores death resist). (can be sealed)	ST
Hell Blaze	Fire magic* damage (2.6x) to all enemies.	AoE	Fixed	Magic
Hell Freeze	Ice magic* damage (2.6x) to all enemies.	AoE	Fixed	Magic
Hell Thunder	Lightning magic* damage (2.6x) to all enemies.	AoE	Fixed	Magic
Surging Plague	Magic* damage (0.5x) per turn for 5 turns to all enemies. Inflict disease (100%) to all enemies.	AoE	Fixed	Magic
Undead Curse	Magic* damage (2x) to all enemies. Inflict blind and paralyze (100%) to all enemies.	AoE	Fixed	Magic
Miasma	Reduce fire, ice, and lightning resistance (45%) for 1 turn to all enemies.	AoE
Coiling Spirits of Earth and Darkness	Add Earth and Dark element to physical attacks for 2 turns to all enemies.	AoE
Silence Enfeeblement	Remove resistances to silence for 3 turns from all enemies (can't be dispelled).	AoE
Strength has been absorbed!	Reduce ATK (200%) for 3 turns to one enemy.	ST
Defense has been absorbed!	Reduce DEF (200%) for 3 turns to one enemy.	ST
Magic has been absorbed!	Reduce MAG (200%) for 3 turns to one enemy.	ST
Spirit has been absorbed!	Reduce SPR (200%) for 3 turns to one enemy.	ST
Hell Purge	Remove all buffs and debuffs from all enemies.	AoE
Regenerate Bones	Remove ATK/DEF/MAG/SPR, Stop, and Charm debuff from caster. Increase MAG (15%) for 2 turns to caster.	Caster
Wall of Bones	Mitigate physical and magical damage taken (50%) for 3 turns to caster (can't be dispelled).	Caster
What is Undead May Never Die	Reincarnate and begin next phase.	Caster
Fire magic is forming!	No effect
Ice magic is forming!	No effect
Lightning magic is forming!	No effect
The one with high vitality...	No effect
The one with outstanding strength...	No effect
The one with stout defense...	No effect
The one with incredible magic...	No effect
The one with unbreakable spirit...	No effect

Thresholds P1

Pre-Emptive:
- Silence Enfeeblement
- Silencega
- Wall of Bones
- The one with high vitality...
- Ends Turn

When Lich (Phase One) is killed:
- What is Undead May Never Die
- Lich (Phase Two) starts his round with a pre-emptive

Attack Pattern P1

If this quote used last turn:	This will be used this turn:
Fire magic is forming!	Hell Blaze
Ice magic is forming!	Hell Freeze
Lightning magic is forming!	Hell Thunder
The one with outstanding strength...	Strength has been absorbed! against highest ATK unit
The one with stout defense...	Defense has been absorbed! against highest DEF unit
The one with incredible magic...	Magic has been absorbed! against highest MAG unit
The one with unbreakable spirit...	Spirit has been absorbed! against highest SPR unit
The one with high vitality...	Death against highest HP unit at end of round

If hit with physical/magic Light element last turn:
- <Nothing>
- Continues Turn
Else:
- Miasma (on 3n-1 turns)
- Continues Turn

If Regenerate Bones was used on an earlier turn:
- Undead Curse
Uses a Stat Absorb from Quote Box (based on previous warning)
Uses an Elemental Attack from Quote Box (based on previous warning)
Odd Turns: Bone Blast
1-5 uses: Bone Claws or Bone Hex
Normal Attacks

End of round:
- Every 3n-1 turns (2, 5, etc):
  - The one with high vitality...
  - Uses Death on the following round (against highest HP unit)
- Uses an Absorb Quote and Elemental Quote
- Every 4n-1 turns (3, 7, etc):
  - Regenerate Bones

Lich uses one of these at the end of every 4th turn of the current phase, alternating:

First Combo	Second Combo
Hell Purge Silence Enfeeblement Silencega	Hell Purge Coiling Spirits of Earth and Darkness Death

Second Phase Lich

Lich No. 1339
Race	Reaper
Level	99
HP	55,000,000
MP	80,000
ATK	965 + 482
DEF	345 + 172
MAG	1,015 + 507
SPR	290 + 145

Element Resistance

-30%	-	-	-	-	absorb	-30%	absorb
Status Ailment Resistance

null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Other Resistance
Immune to DEF/SPR break. Vulnerable to ATK/MAG break.

Thresholds P2

Pre-Emptive:
- Silence Enfeeblement
- Silencega
- Wall of Bones
- Surging Plague
- The one with high vitality...
- Ends Turn

65%, 30%:
- Wall of Bones
- Surging Plague
- Continues Turn

When Lich (Phase Two) is killed:
- What is Undead May Never Die
- Lich (Phase Three) starts his round with a pre-emptive

Attack Pattern P2

If this quote used last turn:	This will be used this turn:
Fire magic is forming!	Hell Blaze
Ice magic is forming!	Hell Freeze
Lightning magic is forming!	Hell Thunder
The one with outstanding strength...	Strength has been absorbed! against highest ATK unit
The one with stout defense...	Defense has been absorbed! against highest DEF unit
The one with incredible magic...	Magic has been absorbed! against highest MAG unit
The one with unbreakable spirit...	Spirit has been absorbed! against highest SPR unit
The one with high vitality...	Kill against highest HP unit at end of round

If hit with physical/magic Light element last turn:
- Dark Cyclone
- Continues Turn
Else:
- Miasma (on odd turns)
- Continues Turn

If Regenerate Bones was used on an earlier turn:
- Undead Curse
Uses a Stat Absorb from Quote Box (based on previous warning)
Uses an Elemental Attack from Quote Box (based on previous warning)
Odd Turns: Bone Blast
Under 50% HP, every 4n-1 turns (3, 7, etc): Another Bone Blast
1-5 uses: Bone Claws or Bone Hex
Normal Attacks

End of round:
- Every 3n-1 turns (2, 5, etc):
  - The one with high vitality...
  - Uses Kill on the following round (against highest HP unit)
- Uses an Absorb Quote and Elemental Quote
- Every 4n-1 turns (3, 7, etc):
  - Regenerate Bones

Lich uses one of these at the end of every 4th turn of the current phase, alternating:

First Combo	Second Combo
Hell Purge Silence Enfeeblement Silencega	Hell Purge Coiling Spirits of Earth and Darkness Kill

Third Phase Lich

Lich No. 1339
Race	Reaper
Level	99
HP	75,000,000
MP	100,000
ATK	980 + 588
DEF	360 + 216
MAG	1,030 + 618
SPR	300 + 180

Element Resistance

-30%	-	-	-	-	absorb	-30%	absorb
Status Ailment Resistance

null	null	null	null	null	null	null	null
Other Resistance
Immune to DEF/SPR break. Vulnerable to ATK/MAG break.

Thresholds P3

Pre-Emptive:
- Silence Enfeeblement
- Silencega
- Wall of Bones
- Surging Plague
- The one with high vitality...
- Ends Turn

65%, 30%:
- Wall of Bones
- Surging Plague
- Kill
- Continues Turn

Attack Pattern P3

If this quote used last turn:	This will be used this turn:
Fire magic is forming!	Hell Blaze
Ice magic is forming!	Hell Freeze
Lightning magic is forming!	Hell Thunder
The one with outstanding strength...	Strength has been absorbed! against highest ATK unit
The one with stout defense...	Defense has been absorbed! against highest DEF unit
The one with incredible magic...	Magic has been absorbed! against highest MAG unit
The one with unbreakable spirit...	Spirit has been absorbed! against highest SPR unit
The one with high vitality...	Kill against highest HP unit at end of round

If hit with physical/magic Light element last turn:
- Dark Cyclone
- Continues Turn
Else:
- Miasma
- Continues Turn

If Regenerate Bones was used on an earlier turn:
- Undead Curse
Uses a Stat Absorb from Quote Box (based on previous warning)
Uses an Elemental Attack from Quote Box (based on previous warning)
Every Turn: Bone Blast
Under 60% HP, every 3n-1 turns (2, 5, etc): Another Bone Blast
1-5 uses: Bone Claws or Bone Hex
Normal Attacks

End of round:
- Every 3n-1 turns (2, 5, etc):
  - The one with high vitality...
  - Uses Kill on the following round (against highest HP unit)
- Uses an Absorb Quote and 2x Elemental Quote
- Every 4n-1 turns (3, 7, etc):
  - Regenerate Bones

Lich uses one of these at the end of every 4th turn of the current phase, alternating:

First Combo	Second Combo
Hell Purge Silence Enfeeblement Silencega Kill	Hell Purge Coiling Spirits of Earth and Darkness Kill

Tips

See testimonials and discussions.
Spreadsheet that shows Lich's actions each turn
Silencega, Death, and Kill can be absorbed by Manufacted Nethicite and similar effects.
Lich must be killed three times. The fight gets harder each time he revives.
Lich will ambush with a silence that can't be prevented. This is used again throughout the fight as well.
Auto-Med from Phoenix 3* can passively cure silence on the equipped unit as long as Echo Herbs or Remedies are in the battle inventory. This will not fail the "No Items" mission.
If hit with Light element then the fire/ice/lightning imperil will be sealed, but Lich will retaliate with an AoE dark magic attack that inflicts stop and imperils dark.
All physical damage is single target only.
Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Non-Elemental fixed magic attacks are used throughout the fight.
Some of the non-elemental magic can be covered (as well as the retaliation). The rest of the magic will bypass cover.
Death (can resist) is used in Phase 1, and Kill (can't resist) is used in Phase 2 and 3.
Poison, disease, blind, and paralyze are also used (in addition to the silence).
Lich will periodically cure his breaks at the end of the round. Be sure to re-apply them when this happens.
If Lich is killed, his preemptive attacks will take priority over his normal rotation. This can be used to avoid his turn four dispel, assuming you can kill each form in four turns.

Example Strategy

Example Team used for clearing with all missions:
- Sieghard Passive Provoke, High SPR
- Lotus Mage Fina Phoenix with Auto-Med
- Maritime Strategist Nichol High SPR
- Loren High SPR, some Auto-Limit, Calamity Border
- Mediena & friend Mediena High SPR, Undead Killer

Sieghard passive provokes the deaths. Needs to always have re-raise since not using Nethicite. Fina keeps re-raise on the tank, and heals and esunaga's the silence off the mages. Nichol keeps his buffs up and helps with mana regen. Loren breaks and uses calamity border when she has a free turn. Mediena's chain ice every round, along with Freeze for the imperil as needed.

Try and avoid pushing thresholds in phase three when death is going to land, that way you don't have to deal with more than one per turn. Be sure to avoid Light element in phase 2 and 3 unless your team has a way to deal with the Dark Cyclone retaliation.

References

Stats and AI parse by aEnigmatic

Videos

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Username	Description	Units	Link
Pee Mhee Channel	All Missions \| 3 Turns Kill	Zeno of the Beta Star, Aerith, Regina, Maria (Xenogears), Ignacio, Friend: Regina	YouTube
Neptunesman	3 turns, all missions with Regina (3 rainbow TMRs, no FD)	Ignacio, Zargabaath, Kunshira, Karlette, Regina, Friend: Regina	YouTube
Edward Thatch	Fire Route All Missions	Sylvie, Chow, Zeno of the Beta Star, 2B, Mercenary Ramza, friend Zeno of the Beta Star	YouTube
Sinzar	All Missions	Sieghard, Folka, Sylvie, Basch, Esther, Friend: Esther	YouTube
Sinzar	All Missions, No Nethicite	Sieghard, Lotus Mage Fina, Maritime Strategist Nichol, Loren, Mediena, Friend: Mediena	YouTube
[FR]ReiAyanamiTV	All Missions, No Nethicite	Lotus Mage Fina, Sieghard, Awakened Rain, Loren, Esther, Friend: Esther	YouTube
Alkatrev	All Missions 3TK	Squall, Pyro Glacial Lasswell, Regina, Sylvie, Maritime Strategist Nichol, Friend: Regina	YouTube
Final Fantasy Exvius Tactics	All Missions (Español)	Wilhelm, White Knight Noel, Zeno of the Beta Star, Folka, Heavenly Technician Lid, Friend: Zeno of the Beta Star	YouTube
Raph1e	All Missions \| 3-turn KO	Aurora Fryevia, Folka, Cloud (KH), Regina, Sylvie, Friend: Regina	YouTube
Malignant Rain	4unit, All Missions, 11turn	Flammie, Yuraisha, Beryl, King Edgar	YouTube
ffbeMYcommunity	Akstar feat Zeno got AllmissionsClear	Wilhelm, Awakened Rain, Loren, Akstar, Lotus Mage Fina, Friend:Zeno of the Beta Star	YouTube
RR	All Missions With Guide	Basch, Sieghard, Lotus Mage Fina, Esther, Sylvie, Friend:Esther	YouTube
Naisya	Hide and OTK carry	Vesvia, Vesvia, Xon, Regina	YouTube
Shadowprogram	Esther Kills Lich King	Mercenary Ramza, Sylvie, Aerith, Heavenly Technician Lid, Esther, Friend:Esther	YouTube
TriHard7	Lich Ended Esther Career	Sieghard, Lotus Mage Fina, Maritime Strategist Nichol, Basch, Esther, Friend: Esther	YouTube
Jason Gaming	All Missions	Sacred Shield Charlotte, Wilhelm, Folka, Sylvie, Esther Friend: Esther	YouTube
ffbeMYcommunity	No Nethicite redo with AllMissions feat Circe	Wilhelm, Beryl, Maritime Strategist Nichol, Circe, Lotus Mage Fina, friend:Circe	YouTube
Neptunesman	12 turns, all missions, no death with Aranea and Celes	Elfreeda, Celes, Zargabaath, Beryl, Aranea, friend:Sylvie	YouTube
Beautiful Cult of Sieghard	6 Turns, No Nethecite, All Missions	Nyx, Myra, Beryl, Myra, Esther Friend: Esther	YouTube
Alkatrev	5 Turns, No Nethecite, No Reraise, All Missions	Chocobo Rain, Elfreeda, Barbariccia, Awakened Rain, Elena Friend: Elena	YouTube
d_frEak	Sylvie is op, All Missions	Wilhelm, Basch, Sylvie, Lotus Mage Fina, Esther Friend: Esther	YouTube
dark_messenger	All Missions	White Knight Noel, Zargabaath, Prompto, Lotus Mage Fina, Mediena Friend: Mediena	YouTube
MikasaA	Reberta's Final Form / 5 Units / Safe Method	Reberta, 6: Sylvie, 6: Myra , Sacred Shield Charlotte, 2B	YouTube
Giorgio Kazma	All Mission \| With Guide \| Español	Zargabaath, Folka, Awakened Rain, Loren, Zeno of the Beta Star Friend: Zeno of the Beta Star	YouTube
James Kun	All Missions - no nethecite	Charlotte, Sylvie, Aldore King Rain, Summer Fina & Lid, Myra, Friend: Aldore King Rain	YouTube
Naisya	Solo Carry	Sakura of the Delta Star	YouTube