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If I have this straight...it's suppose to make my allies evade physical attacks...

how come I don't see an effect?

I thought this too, at first, until a friend proved me wrong.

You don't actually "evade" the attack. Instead, Golem absorbs it for you. You still see damage numbers, but if you check your character's HP after an attack, it won't have changed.

ahhh thank you!

how much damage does golem absorb?

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According to the Battle Mechanics Guide, up to the Max HP of the caster. So, for maximum effect, have a Knight equipped with the best possible gear sitting in the corner with a Chemist or a Monk to restore his MP, repeatedly casting Golem while your other three roam, immune to physical attacks.

thats pretty nuts...so golem + blade grasp = invincible party?

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Quote (Lune knight @ 19th January 2008 21:58)

thats pretty nuts...so golem + blade grasp = invincible party?

Theoretically, it means invulnerability to Physical attacks. Magic will still damage the characters, so you'll have to take precautions against that. Similarly, if I'm not mistaken, Choco-Meteor is always a 100% hit attack, so it can evade your Blade Grasp and deplete your Golem pretty fast, assuming Golem even stops it. I haven't tried, so I'm not sure.

ah i see is there any type of ability that makes you invulnerable to magic attacks, save the reflect mail of course

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Not invulnerable, exactly, but a Feather Cloak combined with Abandon results in an 80% evasion rate of magical attacks (Featherweave Cloak and Reflex, in the PSP version, I think). Bear in mind that not all magic can be evaded, of course.

This post has been edited by Suunok on 21st January 2008 02:41

of course that would be asking for too much.
but having a high percent of evasion seems a little ridiculous just because no one ever hits you

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All monster attacks ignore Golem. Unless the monster is Berserked, oddly enough. Golem otherwise only stops Attack, Charge, Throw, and Jump commands. It will stop even an attack that would be absorbed. (Healing Staff, Ice Brand hitting an Ice Shielded unit, etc...)

Thrown Balls will be blocked even though the animation plays out without Golem appearing. May block, say, an Ice 2 from an Ice Brand attack but use discretion. My memory of this is fuzzy.

Blade Grasp stops everything that Golem can. so both at once is somewhat excessive. Still helpful for those occasions where Blade Grasp is disabled by negative status, though I'd suggest a different reaction. Counter is fun with two strong weapons and Golem as backup.

The weapon will be blocked, but it won't protect from weapon magic.

I never thought much of evasion in the first run through, but after a random battle with everyone wearing Feather Mantles, I saw it helps. I was so naive back than...

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