Antlion (Tactics Advance)

The Antlion is a blue insect in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, and unlike some previous games, a common enemy rather a boss. It makes use of its strong mandibles and affinity with sand to damage party members. It has a stronger relative called Jawbreakers.
Its LVL 3 Def-Less is learnable as a Blue Magic ability; the Blue Mage needs to be on a level that is a multiple of 3 to learn it. Since the maximum level is 50, LVL 3 Def-Less can become missable after a unit passes level 48. LVL 3 Def-Less can be useful when an enemy's level is just right, since it always works and it has an area effect.
The Antlion's other ability, Sandstorm, is usable by Morphers since they are capturable. Morphers can use Antlion abilities with Jawbreaker abilities if the player has one. Sandstorm provides damage while also blinding enemies, severely decreasing the accuracy on all of their attacks. Sandstorm's damage output can always be increased by feeding the monster.
==Abilities==
===Sandstorm===
Ability	Effect 	MP
 	Lowers magic res. and weapon def. in units with levels divisible by 3.	20
 	Dark tornado. Damages and inflicts darkness. 	—
===Reaction===
Ability	Effect
 	Follows up enemy attack with a counterattack.
==Appearances==
===Missions===
Mission 	Information
Turf Defense Mission: Mission: Help Eluut!	One Antlion is a member of the monsters that try to take over Eluut.
Turf Defense Mission: Mission: Help Giza! 	Two Antlions appear here, along with a Jawbreaker and an Animist.
Mission #051: Desert Rose 	Two Antlions appear here, along with a Jawbreaker.
Mission #037: Village Hunt 	Marche stumbles across an Antlion nest while searching for the lost moogle village, and three Antlions will lead a monster charge against him.
Mission #055: White Flowers 	Another three Antlions interrupt Marche's flower picking.
Mission #004: Desert Peril 	One Antlion begins the battle in the southern corner of the map.
Mission #012: Jagd Hunt 	The Antlion here is one of the two monsters that assists the bandits that stole Nono's airship.
Mission #034: Magewyrm 	An Antlion is at the head of Magewyrm Gerland's forces.
Mission #107: Old Friends 	An Antlion and Bomb are underlings of the viera clan in this mission.
===Clan encounters===
Home base 	Clan 	Information
Eluut Sands	Antlions 	As expected, two Antlions are part of this mainly Bug clan.
Kudik Peaks	Kudik Beasts	There is one Antlion in this all-monster clan.
==Other appearances==
===Final Fantasy Trading Card Game===
Antlion appears on an earth-elemental card.
==Gallery==
FFTA Antlion Portrait.gif|Portrait.
==Etymology==
Category:Enemies in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance