Scanner

Scanner

An ice-based automaton attachment.

Functionality:

• Occasionally scans target's
  magic resistances.

• Automaton Effect: Occasionally scans target's magic resistances.
• Req. Capacity: x1

Causes the puppet to evaluate the mob's elemental resistances before choosing a spell. The puppet will not cast any spell it thinks will get resisted. The scanner does not target a mob's weaknesses, but rather avoids obvious resists. This attachment works on all offensive spells.

The puppets appear to already have a "built-in" scanner for elemental spells. This attachment is not required for choosing appropriate nukes, however, it will prevent the wrong enfeebles from being cast.

Mobs with extremely high magic resistances may cause a "bug" where the puppet stops casting offensive spells entirely. The puppet will decide that all spells will get resisted, and thus will not cast anything at all. Equipping the scanner will often cause this to happen.

When deciding to cast Silence on targets, the Scanner will cause the Automaton to make this decision based on whether or not the target will cast spells, and whether or not Silence is not likely to be resisted. Without a Scanner, Automatons only make this decision based on whether or not the target has any MP.^[1]

Alchemy (55^/66)

Yield: Scanner x 12

Fire Crystal

Iatrochemistry

• 1 x Glass Sheet
• 1 x Hecteyes Eye
• 1 x Homunculus Nerves
• 1 x Ice Anima
• 1 x Plasma Oil

Auction House Category: Others > Automaton
Can be obtained as a random reward from the Gobbie Mystery Box Special Dial and similar sources.