Nabaat ( boss ) Jihl Nabaat is a downloadable content " monster " from " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " . She is among the various lost souls bound to battle in the Coliseum until the Day of Reckoning in the trial known as " A Study in Elegant Death " . Battle . Jihl starts by summoning reinforcements . With the exception of the Azure Behemoth , the reinforcements are not a significant threat in terms of damage ( although they can be more problematic by virtue of numbers ) , and are more of an annoyance ; for instance , by inflicting Poison , or launching the party members into the air . Jihl destroys her minions with the Sacrifice Pawn technique and benefits according to how many pawns she absorbed ; Azure Behemoths increase the damage her special attack deals , Nightblade Puma s cause the party to be Dazed when she uses Sacrifice Pawn , and PSICOM Wardens heal her . If the player defeats all of the Azure Behemoths ( usually only one is summoned , but sometimes two ) , she will take damage equal to one quarter of her maximum HP when she attempts to absorb them with Sacrifice Pawn . Nabaat cannot kill herself with this backfire , as it can only lower her HP to 10 % of her maximum HP . Nabaat ' s special attack , Sadistic Surge , is strong enough to kill whoever it hits . If she absorbs two Azure Behemoths with Sacrifice Pawn , she will use Malicious Surge instead , which deals even more damage . The final blow of this attack does area of effect damage , and if not careful , can wipe out both Noel and Serah . Nabaat uses this attack after Sacrifice Pawn , and then follows it up by summoning a fresh set of allies . Nabaat has a high stagger point and chain resistance , so staggering her is not easy . She casts buffs such as Protect and Shell ( with Defensive Maneuvers ) and Bravery ( with Offensive Maneuvers ) on herself and her allies , which in combination with her halving of both physical and magical damage , can make damaging her more difficult . Nabaat is susceptible to most debuffs , although it can take many attempts to get them to stick . Strategy . Given that Jihl destroys her own minions with the Sacrifice Pawn technique , a well - prepared party could just focus its efforts in attacking Jihl . However , this is not generally an advisable strategy , as the three enemy types confer some benefit to her when she absorbs them ; consequently , the priority should be to eliminate all PSICOM Wardens before she sacrifices them . As she takes damage trying to absorb an already - defeated Azure Behemoth , this can be an effective way to deplete her HP if the player is able to kill the summoned enemies soon enough to prevent any from being absorbed . If the player intends to include a Saboteur in their paradigm deck , Poison and Imperil can potentially be useful , and Dispel is also beneficial . The player can change paradigms to one with at least one Sentinel to reduce damage from Nabaat ' s special attacks . Paradigm Pack . Nabaat is a useful Saboteur , with attacks that complement Serah and Noel ' s limited skillset . She is quick with both physical and magical movements , helped by her good Strength and Magic . Her HP is average . Nabaat ' s Feral Link , Sadistic Surge , is strengthened with a control stick input and gives multiple magical hits to one foe . The attack is best used during an enemy ' s stagger period , as it does minimal damage otherwise . Nabaat is the only Paradigm Pack ally with access to Poisonga ; all others have only the Strength - based , physical - damage Heavy Poisonga . She is the only Saboteur with Improved Debuffing II and Improved Debilitation II . Thus she is the most adept at reducing both the effectiveness of both enemy defenses ( Debuff ing ) and abilities ( Debilitation ) . All of her Debilitation spells are of the physical - damage " Heavy " or " II " type . Nabaat has a unique purpose other Saboteurs can ' t replicate : by Cursing her opponent and then steadily attacking it , Nabaat can catch a target in a stun - lock via her Pressure II passive ability . Her downside is that Nabaat will attempt to inflict most of the debuffs she knows on a target before moving on to Wound , which has the best Cut ( hitstun value ) . This strategy is ineffective against many bosses and Coliseum opponents . All - Mana build is good for her to capitalize on the Wound damage and to strengthen her Magic - based Feral Link , but using Potent materials is viable as well . Due to her unique role as a stun - locker , Nabaat becomes less effective the more spells one teaches her . Nabaat ' s Feral Link , Sadistic Surge , is powerful , good at keeping the opponent stun - locked , and bestows additional bonuses to Nabaat depending on the Paradigm Pack ' s role composition :