Malign Vine (Fiend)

Fiend Class Key can be obtained from Malign Vine (Legendary and Giga-Legendary)

Legendary (Event)

Giga-Legendary

Malign Vine
 Sizz
 Effective
 Fire Breath
 Effective

* **Threshold Skills (Bar Breaks)**
	+ Green to Yellow: **Gaia's Wrath** (All: Physical Rubblerouser: *~120 DMG*)
	+ Yellow to Red: **Gaia's Rage** (All: Physical Rubblerouser: *~150 DMG*)
* **Regular Attacks (Malign Vine)**
	+ **Normal Attack** (Random: Physical: 3x (increases 1 hit with each Bar Break) *~30 DMG*)
	+ **Looming Disaster** (Item Button Lock) (used at start of battle) (Interrupt)
	+ **Pursuit** (All: Stun)
	+ **Regenerate** (Revives all Roots at full health) (used when a Root dies)

* **Skill Gauge Moves (Malign Vine)**
	+ **Undermining Breath** (All: Venom + Defence Down 1 Step (20%))
	+ **Dangerous Essence** (All: Anger State (DMG reduced 50%))
	+ **Dangerous Thorns** (Random: Physical: 3x *30 DMG* and removes Anger State)
	+ **Boulderbringer** (All: Magical Rubblerouser: *~100 DMG*)
	+ **Gaia's Rage** (All: Physical Rubblerouser: *~150 DMG*)
* **Regular Attacks (Writhing Root)**
	+ **Healing Essence** (Heals Malign Vine for 400 HP: and adds Agility Up 2 Steps (40%)) (used after being revived)
* **Skill Gauge Moves (Writhing Root)**
	+ **Dangerous Thorns** (Random: Physical: 3x *60 DMG* and removes Anger State) (Syncs with Malign Vine using it)

* Malign Vine will use **Looming Disaster** at the start of battle and the item button lock will last several turns

* Malign Vine will use **Pursuit** every 12 actions (party + enemy)

**Strategy**

* There are 2 Boss waves before you fight Malign Vine
* **Bornga**
	+ Bornga will open up with dealing 1/3rd HP dmg to the party and will then target one party member, the targeted party member must defend or risk dying
	+ Be careful with your HP when triggering Bar Breaks, his Bar Break will do roughly 200 DMG depending on your Defence, so make sure to either Defend or be healed above 200 HP
* **Dragon of Darkness**
	+ Increase your Breath Resist to 2 steps ASAP, you cannot defend against this boss
	+ He can deal good party dmg with his normal attacks, so make sure to be very generous in using healing items, especially since you can't use them when fighting Malign Vine
	+ Make sure to get a 75% CT recovery Skillful Finish to make life easier on Malign Vine
* **Malign Vine**
	+ Malign Vine will use **Looming Disaster** as an opening Interrupt attack, which means the item button will be locked for several turns. You can get off one item if you are lucky at the start of the fight before he uses this
	+ Attack only Malign Vine's main body, do not kill his Roots, if you defeat either of them, he'll revive them and they'll heal Malign Vine for 400 HP and increase his Agility by 2 steps (40%), so its highly recommended to bring single enemy hitting skills
	+ Malign Vine doesn't use **Frigid Wave**, so buffs are VERY effective here
	+ Defend when Malign Vine uses **Dangerous Thorns**, the Roots will sync use it with him and they will do fixed *60 DMG* (*30 DMG* from Malign Vine), so thats potentially alot of DMG
	+ When Malign Vine uses **Dangerous Essence**, he'll enter Anger State and take 50% less DMG, make sure to hold off on using attacks until he uses **Dangerous Thorns** which will cancel the Anger State
	+ Equipment that heals you per hit (Golden Dragon Armour Top) or reduces Physical DMG (Gaiara Armour Top) is excellent for this fight
	+ If you have an extremely high Rubblerouser Resistance, you don't need to bother defending his Bar Breaks

Recommended Food

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Highly Recommended Resists (Most > Least)

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