A = Aggressive; NA = Non-Aggresive; L = Links; S = Detects by Sight; H = Detects by Sound; HP = Detects Low HP; M = Detects Magic; Sc = Follows by Scent; T(S) = True-sight; T(H) = True-hearing JA = Detects job abilities; WS = Detects weaponskills; Z(D) = Asleep in Daytime; Z(N) = Asleep at Nighttime; A(R) = Aggressive to Reive participants
Dual Strike - Double attacks a single target. Additional effect: Stun
Also causes Lusca to execute Mantle Pierce or Siphon Discharge 1-4 times. Amount of extra attacks seems to increase as Lusca's HP falls.
Mantle Pierce - Stabs a single target. Additional effect: Weight
Molluscous Mutation - Enhances defense and causes Lusca to be healed by physical damage.
Saline Coat - Enhances magic defense and causes Lusca to be healed by magical damage.
Both defense enhancements can not be active at the same time (one overwrites another).
While the defense boost can be dispelled, this does not remove the absorb effect. As such, a mix of both melee and mages is recommended for this fight.
One way to counter this is using a low damage weapon with elemental weaponskills during Molluscous Mutation.
Siphon Discharge - Deals Water damage to targets in a fan-shaped area. Additional effect: Knockback
Enmity appears to occasionally reset after using Molluscous Mutation or Saline Coat.
Historical Background
The lusca is a name given to a sea monster reported from the Caribbean. It has been suggested by cryptozoologists that the lusca is a gigantic octopus, far larger than the known giant octopuses of the genus Enteroctopus. This makes sense given the title obtained from defeating the VNM as well as its species type.
