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FFXII Ashe Solo Part 158 Ashe vs Mateus

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Channel: Scotty's HD Gaming Channel! · 2009 · Gaming

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Ashe Solo FINAL FANTASY XII Ashe battles Mateus

Final Fantasy XII Esper 
Mateus  

Mateus is a boss in Final Fantasy XII. The Esper is found guarding the Sword of Kings, and once he is defeated the party obtains their second Esper. 

Stats  
Level  Evade %  
30  0  
HP  MP  
34259  999  
Power  Defense  
46  21  
Magic Power  Magic Defense  
32  21  
 
Japanese  マティウス  
Romaji  Matiusu  
Location(s)  Stilshrine of Miriam
(Hall of Worth)  
Bestiary Location Espers  
LP Awarded  27  
Common Steal  Pisces Gem  
Uncommon Steal  Elixir  
Rare Steal  High Arcana  
Common Poach  none  
Rare Poach none  
High Drop  none  
Medium Drop  none  
Low Drop  none  
Very Low Drop  none  
Resistant to  Fire, Earth, Water, Wind, Holy, Dark  
Weak Against  Lightning  
Absorbs  Ice  

Immune to  Death, Petrify, Stop, Doom, Confuse, Sleep, Disease, Reverse, Disable, Immobilize, Silence, Blind, Poison, Oil, Sap, Lure, Berserk, Warp, Poach, Fractional Damage, Sight Unseeing, Syphon, Numerology, Charm, Achilles, Wither, Addle  

Attack(s)  Regular attack  

Abilities  Flash-Freeze, Blizzaja, Slow, Reflect, Chain Magick  

Innate abilities  Safety, Null Knockback, Null VIT, Null Weather & Terrain Effects, Piercing Magic, Spellbreaker, Parry, Half MP Cost
If HP 50% - Attack Plus, Spellspring
If HP 20% - Attack CT 0
If Chain Magick - Magic CT 0  

Additional Info  Has Protect  

Page 1: Observations
Scion of darkness ruling and protecting those who live in the underworld, in opposition to Lahabrea the Abyssal Celebrant and scion of light. In the course of his rule, he submitted to avarice, and the darkness took his heart, transforming him until he was both evil and corrupt. Then in his cowardice did he bind a Goddess of the Demesne of Ice, and using her as a living shield, he challenged the gods. Defeated before their might, he fell screaming into the depths of hell, there to be imprisoned for eternity. 

Battle
When you find Mateus at the heart of the Stilshrine of Miriam, numerous Ice Azers will spawn around him. Although they're a lot like Ice Elementals, they are weaker, and so should not prove to be too much of a problem. However, as they are troublesome, eliminating all of them before working on Mateus may be in order. Equipping the Dawn Shard here for the 20 bonus Magick Resist on one character comes in handy, as it will yield a wall of 0 damage hits from these Azers. Be wary of using area-of-effect magick to eliminate the Elementals, as Mateus himself is protected by Reflect and hitting him by accident could wipe out the caster. 

Mateus himself is actually quite powerful. Blizzaja is very difficult to counter and can inflict the Sap status ailment; ice shields and good weaponry (thunder elemental) will be extremely useful. Using Magick against him will be a problem, as he is constantly protected by the Reflect status. If you're feeling lucky, you can try to take down Mateus with Quickenings.

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