Sand Lion is a boss in Octopath Traveler II. It is the boss of Castti's Chapter 2: Sai Route story.
Story[]
The Sand Lion is an antlion-like beast that resides in the sands of Sai. Although its kind is normally docile, the Sand Lion involved in the story's events has been set off by the civil wars in Sai and is dragging wounded soldiers into pits of quicksand. Castti must defeat it in order to stop it from hurting more people.
Battle[]
Abilities[]
- Attack: Physical attack, single target.
- Falling Rocks: Physical attack, hits random target(s) 3 times.
- Great Sandstorm: Physical attack, targets entire party. Chance to inflict
Blindness. - Vice Grip: Moderately powerful physical attack, single target.
- Shifting Sand: Removes one party member from battle. The removed party member will take damage every turn, while the Sand Lion heals itself for the amount of damage dealt to the removed party member. They will return to battle after Sand Lion is broken.
- Quicksand: Removes up to two party members from battle. The removed party members will take damage every turn, while the Sand Lion heals itself for the amount of damage dealt to the removed party members. They will return to battle after Sand Lion is broken.
- Drag Below: Removes one party member from battle, can be used consecutively. The removed party member(s) will take damage every turn, while the Sand Lion heals itself for the amount of damage dealt to the removed party member. They will return to battle after Sand Lion is broken.
- The sand lion hardens its shell!: Sand Lion gains 2 shields, to a total of 7. Used upon recovering from its first break.
- Rushing Thrust:
- The sand lion further hardens its shell!: Sand Lion gains 2 shields, to a maximum total of 9.
- The sand lion's body trembles!: Sand Lion enters boost mode for 1 turn. Uses Turbid Stream if not broken before its next action.
- Turbid Stream: Physical attack, targets entire party. Removes two party members from battle.
Gallery[]
Before battle
Sand Lion's boss sprite sheet