Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl/Battles

As you explore the labyrinth, you will randomly encounter battles. Battles are turn based and each turn corresponds to one step on the map. At the start of battle, there is a chance where your party either gains a preemptive strike (one free attack turn) or is blindsided (monsters get one free attack turn). Both your party and the monsters are arranged in a front line and back line. When a front line is eliminated, the back line automatically moves to the front.

At the start of each turn you can pick from the following actions.
 * Attack
 * Skills
 * Defend
 * Items
 * Switch
 * Boost
 * Escape

To be effective in battle, you will need to exploit monsters' weaknesses. The first time you fight a monster, you will have to guess at its weakness. If you fought the monster before, you can press to review information about the monster including its resistances and weaknesses.


 * Physical attacks
 * Cut
 * Stab
 * Bash
 * Elemental attacks
 * Fire
 * Ice
 * Volt

At the end of battle, you are rewarded experience and items. If there were any grimoire chances during battle, you may also get grimoire stones.

Stats

 * STR (Strength)
 * Attack


 * TEC (Technique)
 * Attack and defense of elemental skills


 * VIT (Vitality)
 * Defense


 * AGI (Agility)
 * Turn, dodge success


 * LUC (Luck)
 * Status ailments, fleeing

Status Ailments
Monsters may apply various status ailments to your party. Most are removed at the end of battle.
 * Blind
 * Curse
 * Fear
 * Panic
 * Paralysis
 * Poison
 * Sleep

These two status ailments linger after battle. They can be removed either with items or skills, or by visiting the clinic at the Rooster Inn.
 * KO
 * Petrification

Binds
Monsters may also apply binds. They are similar to status ailments and they also are removed at the end of battle.
 * Head
 * Lowers TEC. Cannot use skills that require incantation or concentration.


 * Arm
 * Lowers STR. Cannot use skills that require arms.


 * Leg
 * Lowers AGI. Cannot flee from battle or use skills that require legs.

FOEs
FOEs (Formido Oppugnatura Exsequens) are powerful monsters shown in the map. They move on the map for each step you move. By observing their movement pattern, you may be able to slip past them. They still move during battles and will join the battle if they move into you. The color of their icon indicates their temperament.
 * Normal (purple)
 * FOE doesn't care about player


 * Caution (red)
 * FOE has noticed the player


 * Resting (white)
 * FOE is not moving

The color of the aura around their icon indicates their threat level.
 * Threat *** (red)
 * Stronger than party


 * Threat ** (white)
 * May be able to defeat with strategy


 * Threat * (blue)
 * Equal or weaker than party