Absolute Virtue

Absolute Virtue

Job: Dragoon
Family: Aern
Weak to:

Notorious Monster
Title Obtained: Virtuous Saint

Zone	Level	Drops	Steal	Spawns	Notes
Al'Taieu	84	Sin of Indignation (Ninurta's Sash) (30.4%) Sin of Indolence (Aureole) (44.1%) Sin of Indulgence (Futsuno Mitama) (12.7%) Sin of Infatuation (Bellona's Ring) (100%) Sin of Insolence (Mars's Ring) (100%) Sin of Intemperance (Minerva's Ring) (59.8%) Sin of Invidiousness (Raphael's Rod) (100%) Only during the Absolute Virtue (Campaign) adventurer campaign. Aern Dagger Aern Sword Aern Axe Aern Spear Aern Staff Aern Dagger II Aern Sword II Aern Axe II Aern Spear II Aern Staff II Sheet of Al'Taieu tunes		1	Links, Detects by sight ~66,000 HP ??? MP

Spawn Conditions

• Always spawns seconds after Jailer of Love is defeated, claimed and aggroed to the alliance which killed it.
• Despawns two hours after Jailer of Love is spawned.

Traits and Abilities

• Summons Pets: Aern's Wynav x 3
  • The Wynavs cast Tier IV single-target nukes and Tier III -ga spells corresponding to the current Vana'diel day.
  • The Wynavs also use Mijin Gakure and can be resummoned after defeat via Call Wyvern.
  • The Wynavs have about ~1500 HP.

• (SP Abilities) All of them: (Pre-ToAU) Can be used multiple times; SP abilities are not in a set rotation and can be used randomly.
  • Mighty Strikes, Hundred Fists, Blood Weapon - Will not cast or use a WS.
  • Manafont - Casts Meteor or Comet every 8 to 10 seconds; will not use a WS.
  • Chainspell - Casts any of Aeroga IV, Tornado II, Aero V approximately 12-13 times. Will not cast Meteor or Comet at <79% HP.
  • Invincible, Perfect Dodge - Will continue to cast and use WSes
  • Soul Voice - Will use Maiden's Virelai every 10 seconds. Will not use Aero/Tornado spells or WSes.
  • Mijin Gakure - AoE damage, if Wynavs are present, they will use Mijin Gakure too.
  • Eagle Eye Shot - Blinkable.
  • Benediction - Recovers all HP.
  • Meikyo Shisui - Will use TP moves back-to-back; will not cast spells.
  • Call Wyvern - Summons 3 Aern's Wynav to assist, 6 if in bracelets mode
  • If Wynavs are present:
    • Familiar - Wynav Attack Boost and Max HP Boost to 3000
    • Astral Flow - Wynavs instantly gain TP and immediately use a breath attack
• Its SP abilities can be locked by performing a corresponding SP ability to lock AV's use of that SP.
  • Example - AV uses Chainspell. A Red Mage in the alliance that is on AV's hate list and within 20' of AV would have to use their own Chainspell within 2-3 seconds in order to successfully lock AV's chainspell.
  • Dragoons must use Call Wyvern, not Spirit Surge.
  • The level of the character is irrelevant. Level 1 characters can lock SPs.
  • If Call Wyvern is locked, AV will in turn be unable to use Familiar or Astral Flow since these require pets to be present.
  • Once an SP ability is locked, it stays locked even through deaggro.
  • AV will never use the same SP Ability back-to-back.
• Beginning at bracelets mode, AV will use the following combos:
  • Call Wyvern → Familiar → Astral Flow
  • Invincible → Benediction → Mijin Gakure
  • Meikyo Shisui → Eagle Eye Shot x 3
  • Chainspell → Soul Voice

• Draw In - Uses if anyone attempts to drag it too far from its spawn area; It is possible to slowly drag AV out of his spawn area, but it is a very slow process requiring the tank to basically walk backwards while locked on
• Impact Stream - 10' AOE damage, Stun and Defense Down , wipes Shadow Images
• Wing Thrust - Single target damage, Slow , absorbed by 4 Shadow Images; The Slow does not overwrite Haste, but is extremely potent
• Auroral Wind - Cone Attack Wind damage and Silence (approx. 800+ dmg)
• Medusa Javelin - Single target damage and Petrification , absorbed by 1 Shadow Image (approx. 2000+ dmg)
• Crystaline Cocoon - Shell and Protect
• Depuration - Full Erase

• 500 HP/Tic Regen.
  • Reduced by 50% by using Magical attacks that correspond to the current day
  • Reduced again by 50% by killing many of the Jailer of Love's pets.
• 89 INT
• Magic Defense Bonus + 100
• Magic Attack Bonus + 132 before bracelets are out
• Enhanced movement speed. (+150%)
• If deaggroed, loses all enfeebles on it.
• At 59%, gains access to "bracelets mode", similar to other Aerns.
  • Enhances all of AV's stats.

• Uses a Polearm
  • Auto-attacks deal 400-500+ damage on a level 75 tank
• Builds a strong (90%) resistance to Souleater after only a few attacks

• Casts Elemental Magic
  • Spells include Aero V, Aeroga IV and Tornado II
  • Also has instant-cast Meteor and Comet when Manafont and/or Chainspell are active
• Resists Stun and Gravity, however it is susceptible to Shadowbind.

See Also

• See the Discussion page to discuss recent developments, rumors and possible strategies for defeating Absolute Virtue, including the video released by Square-Enix.
• See Absolute Virtue/Developer Strategy for a transcription of the developer fight.

Dialogue

Dialogue when it appears

Absolute Virtue: "At lassst the time has come...

The ssscattered fragments of my thoughtsss once again mine. Long forgotten memoriesss filling me once more...

However... these memories generate sssuffering... These thoughtsss... bring remorssse...

Tell me... for what sssearcheth thou, to travel this far? Show me... by what principlesss art thou driven?"

Dialogue when defeated

Absolute Virtue: "By thy principlesss... I have been freed from the chainsss placed upon me from time immemorial.

Thy path... extends to the far reaches of time and ssspace... But sssomeday... thou shalt reach... thy destin..."

Derivations

Both Greek and Christian traditions trade in discrete notions of virtue. To the Greeks, it was a principle which exists beyond material forms, an Idea located in the world of Ideas (as envisioned by Plato). Aristotle's Rhetoric writes “The forms of Virtue are justice, courage, temperance, magnificence, magnanimity, liberality, gentleness, prudence, wisdom,” definitions carried forward in part by later Christian scholars and codified as the path to a moral life.