Macro Test

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Macro Test are Cardian Test NPCs which allow you to your combat macros

  • Located at Batallia Downs (K-8) / Rolanberry Fields (J-5) / Sauromugue Champaign (E-6)
  • No HP bar
  • Takes zero damage from everything
  • Do not award skillups
  • Immune to all resistible debuffs ("Completely resists!" message)
    • Gravity, Bind, Blind, Sleep, Poison, Silence, Paralyze, Slow, Lullaby, Elegy
  • Unresistable debuffs (Dia, Helices, and other guaranteed landings) do take effect and give back an expiration message (if they have one), but do no damage
    • Inundation, Dia, Bio, Distract, Frazzle, Addle, Absorb-Stats, Helices, Threnody, Requiem, Bully
  • Certain debuffs return No Effect or 0
    • Dispel, Stun, Break, Aspir, Drain, Absorb-TP, Nocturne, Virelai, Finale, Steal, Mug, Despoil, Larceny
  • Certain additional effects proc, and it appears that Macro Test stats are floored, so proc rate appears to be high
    • Crepuscular Knife Additional effect: HP, MP, or TP Drain
    • Amanomurakumo Additional effect: Decreases attack
  • Certain additional effects do not proc, these appear to be due to debuff resistance
    • Mandau Additional effect: Poison
    • Mafic Cudgel Additional effect: Earth damage
    • Rudra's Storm Additional effect: Weighs target down
  • Added in the February 12, 2025 (JST) Version Update

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