Instinctive Reaction

Description

Instinctive Reaction Skill determines the chance at which you automatically engage the enemy that initiates the combat.

Details

• The monster or player-controlled character passively and automatically retaliates against Melee Skills and attacks with a Normal Attack.
  • Fighter Skills as well as Dischord are not retaliated against, however.
  • Since Instinctive Reaction is a normal attack, all of the limitations of a normal melee attack apply.
  • Instinctive Reaction cannot be used if the monster has a skill prepared, is stunned from another attack, has a Bow, Crossbow, Atlatl, or Dual Gun equipped, or otherwise cannot use normal melee. This includes Rest as well.
• An enemy has a chance to automatically retaliate if their Knockdown Gauge is greater than 40%.
• Starting at Rank A, a monster may retaliate if their Knockdown Gauge is 0%.
• Starting at Rank 5, a monster may retaliate at any time, even if it is currently fighting another target.
• Instinctive Reaction can intercept Lance attacks despite being out of range.

Summary

Rank	F	E	D	C	B	A	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
Engagement Chance (%) Knockdown Gauge Difference > 40%	20	40	60	80	100
Engagement Chance (%) Knockdown Gauge Difference = 0%	-					20	40	60	80	100
Engagement Chance (%) (At any time)	-										10	20	30	40	50

Monsters with the Skill

• Almost every monster has it, but only a handful of monsters possess a high enough rank Instinctive Reaction to be easily noticed:
  • Aonbharr
  • Daol
  • Dark Commander
  • Dark Lord
  • Bisque Doll
  • Black Soldier
  • Black Wizard
  • Ghost Armor
  • Giant Black Spider
  • Gorgon
  • Golem
  • Mata
  • Poison Skeleton Soldier
  • Shadow Commander
  • Skeleton Ghost
  • Skeleton Imp
  • Skeleton Laghodessa
  • Skeleton Squad (Strong Explosion)
  • Skeleton Squad (Weak Explosion)
  • Summoned Golems
  • Slate
  • Stone Zombie
  • Tethra

Trivia

• This skill is also known as Intuition.