Image:Misc Status Effects.png Phalanx is a beneficial that turns away the brunt of attacks directed at the player until it wears off or is removed. Benefitting characters will have damage directed at them reduced by a specific amount every time they are damaged. It functions against any type of direct damaging attack, physical or magical, or even special attacks that are designed to inflict a specific amount of damage, such as 1000 Needles. The amount of damage reduced is based on skill of the caster, or based on MND stat for activation of items giving this effect.