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| icon = Cactguard.png
| icon = Cactguard.png
| description = Reduces target party member's damage taken by 5%.
| description = Reduces target party member's damage taken by 5%.
| facts = {{Action fact|duration|6}}{{Action fact|Increases damage reduction to 15% when you are under the effect of ``[[Aetherial Mimicry: Tank]]``.}}
| facts = {{Action fact|duration|6}}{{Action fact|Increases damage reduction to 15% when you are under the effect of ``[[Aetheric Mimicry: Tank]]``.}}
| acquired = blue mage
| acquired = blue mage
| level = 1
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| radius = 0
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| actions = Aetherial Mimicry
| actions = Aetheric Mimicry
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| targeting = ally
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==[[Blue Mage Spells Learning Guide|Acquisition]]==
==[[Blue Mage Spells Learning Guide|Acquisition]]==
===Duties===
===Duties===
*[[Sabotender Gaurdia]] in Level 50 [[dungeon]] [[The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard)]]
{{dropped by}}
Spawns during the second boss fight; moderate your damage output to not overkill the boss before this has a chance to spawn.


==Tips==
==Tips==
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===Other Tips===
===Other Tips===
*Ideal when mimicking Tank with [[Aetherial Mimicry]]. Useful to assist the defense of other [[Blue Mage]] party members.
*You cannot cast this spell on yourself, only on others.
**When you are mimicking a tank with {{item icon|Aetheric Mimicry}}, Cactguard can be useful in mitigating damage from mechanics targeting a specific party member such as a tank buster on the main tank.
*Regardless, this action is generally inferior to other blue mage mitigation spells and has very limited uses.
 
==History==
*{{patch|5.15}}

Latest revision as of 06:25, 3 October 2024

Cactguard

Acquired
Blue Mage frame icon.png BLU (actions)
Level
1
Type
Spell
Index
70
Rank
MP Cost
200
Casting
1s
Recast
2.5s (GCD)
Range
25y
Radius
0y
Targeting
Ally
Patch
5.15

Reduces target party member's damage taken by 5%.
Duration: 6s
Increases damage reduction to 15% when you are under the effect of Aetheric Mimicry: Tank.

— In-game description

Cactguard is an action unlocked at level 1. It is available for Blue Mage.

Related actions

Flavor Text

Wild sabotenders are believed to have developed this ability to channel their aether toward others as a means of protecting particularly fruitful members of their species─as survival in arid climes ever comes at a cost.

Acquisition

Duties

Creature Level Race Clan Location
Sabotender Guardia 50 Seedkin Cactuar Dungeon creature The Sunken Temple of Qarn (Hard)

Spawns during the second boss fight; moderate your damage output to not overkill the boss before this has a chance to spawn.

Tips

Acquisition Tips

Other Tips

  • You cannot cast this spell on yourself, only on others.
    • When you are mimicking a tank with Aetherial Mimicry.png  Aetheric Mimicry, Cactguard can be useful in mitigating damage from mechanics targeting a specific party member such as a tank buster on the main tank.
  • Regardless, this action is generally inferior to other blue mage mitigation spells and has very limited uses.

History