THE MAW gains up to 24% extra Attack, Magic Attack, HP and Accuracy depending on how many optional bosses have been killed, medals awarded and monster cards obtained: ALL ELSE WILL PERISH.ĭamage taken from status effects, in % of maximum health (per turn), including elemental resistances:ĭamage taken from first four is decreased by 30% on Easy and 65% on Zero difficulties.įinal damage is randomized by ±5% (except for Doom) and rounded down. With ' More Foe Resistance' enabled, it loses its Bomb weakness and becomes even more resistant to stat drops, including an immunity to Attack and Magic Attack debuffs. It is greatly resistant to all stat debuffs and immune to most status effects (except for Burn, Scorch, Stagger, Confuse, Wet, and Dry) while it is vulnerable to Poison and Virus, this works in its favor thanks to its Bio absorption. THE MAW absorbs both Bio and Dark, but is weak to Bomb and Holy. The player should try to capture THE MAW as soon as feasible so as to avoid taking heavy damage from the powered-up skills. THE MAW's damage output spikes once its HP drops below ~69% and ~39% its stats do not change, but Sharp Teeth and Sharp Tentacles gain more power and extra hits after each threshold. Maintaining buffs and Regen is imperative to keeping everyone alive Morale is relatively ineffective, since most of THE MAW's skills hit multiple times. This means that while a Target tank can help endure the second action, the party will still be hit by Sharp Tentacles each turn. While THE MAW takes two actions each turn, the first one will always be its multi-target Sharp Tentacles attack. This is particular annoying as the Virus may spread back to THE MAW and heal it if not quickly removed the counter also inflicts Poison on THE MAW, so removing the status is advisable if the opportunity arises.

While the counterattack isn't very powerful - especially since it lacks the enhanced critical rate of THE MAW's other moves - it can inflict a large amount of Virus stacks on harder difficulties. THE MAW mainly uses non-elemental physical attacks that can inflict Doom and Disable, but it also has a counterattack that deals magical Bio damage while inflicting Poison/ Virus and Defence debuffs. Having Brave on the party (such as through the Roasted Gloop or Beheaded Fallen summons, or Ragnarok in a pinch) will greatly reduce its damage output. THE MAW has above-average Evade and great Accuracy, but its main gimmick is its monstrously high critical hit rate, allowing it to inflict catastrophic damage despite its low base offenses. Two Blood Bats and a Mutant Chomper also reside in this room.

THE MAW also has a notable influence with its preferred arcade room, much more so than its fellow members, with some of its tentacle protuding from the room's ground. Like all Arcade foes, THE MAW appears with a pixelized aesthetic resembling an 8-bit video game. A mass of eyeballs occasionally appear between the teeth when THE MAW takes a powerful blow or dies outright, a single massive eye appears instead. The gums and roots are covered in blood, along with a small amount on the teeth themselves and a few droplets hovering in the air around them the inner edges of the teeth have a black outline. THE MAW is a pair of enormous disembodied jaws filled with jagged white fangs.

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