Rifthound Whelp

Thundercraven

Rockfond

Normal Resistance

Element	Resist
ALL ELEMENTS	20%

Devourer State

Element	Resist
Corresponding Element	-10%
ALL OTHER ELEMENTS	25%

Mechanics

Weak point - Head.

Corrosion

When hit by any attack, applies Corrosion to the entire party.

Corrosion causes the character to lose a certain %HP every second. This loss bypasses any shields.

Devourer

When hit by their same element, the Rage meter will increase. When it is full, the Rifthound will enter the Devourer state, increasing DMG but setting their resistance to their corresponding element to -10% RES.

Tips

Rifthound Whelps come in different elements (currently /). The attack patterns for each are the same. The element varies the type of DMG they do, as well as the type of element they absorb for Rage. In general, you should use the same element against the corresponding Rifthound Whelp.

Trigger Enrage as quickly as you can, and then finish off the Rifthound Whelp quickly using burst damage.

If you find yourself dying to Corrosion, bring healers that can heal an entire party at once like Barbara or Jean.

Abilities

Double Slash

Two, quick, slashing attacks at the player

Charging Slash

Jumps backwards, then quickly rushes at the player

Blink Attack

Vanishes, then appears behind the player and performs swipe

Enrage

Empowers the Rifthound, but reduces RES

While Enraged, the Rifthound Whelp's attacks are powered up, but has their resistance to that element set to -10% RES.

Use teams that have the same type as the targeted Rifthound Whelp and trigger this as soon as possible. The defense reduction is significant, and you should be able to finish it off fairly quickly.