Sentinel (SEN) is the role of a tank in Final Fantasy XIII. It corresponds most closely with the Paladin and Warrior jobs in previous Final Fantasies, although there are differences. All Sentinel's abilities are aimed at grabbing the attention of monsters and surviving it.
Below, you can find several specifics of this role.
Role Bonus
Sentinels have the role bonus "Damage Reduction". This reduces physical and magical damage taken for both themselves and, to a lesser degree, their allies. The bonus increases with the Sentinel's role level.
Role Level 1: Self: 0.65x, Allies: 0.92x
Role Level 2: Self: 0.63x, Allies: 0.92x
Role Level 3: Self: 0.60x, Allies: 0.89x
Role Level 4: Self: 0.56x, Allies: 0.89x
Role Level 5: Self: 0.50x, Allies: 0.86x
Abilities
These are all the possible abilities that can be learned from the Sentinel role. These do not include Techniques.
Challenge
Counter
Deathward
Elude
Entrench
Evade
Fringeward
Mediguard
Provoke
Reprieve
Steelguard
Vendetta
Character Growth
Below you will find a stat growth list for the Sentinel role of all characters. They have been listed in order according to the main path, with side branches listed starting from the node from which they separate.
Snow
Stage 1: Libra (0), HP+150 (0), STR+15 (0), MAG+15 (0), Provoke (0) - Fringeward (40), Steelguard (0)
Stage 2: HP+260 (0)
Stage 3: STR+5 (400)
Stage 4: MAG+4 (400)
Stage 5: Evade (400), Vendetta (400), STR+5 (400), HP+50 (400), MAG+4 (400) - Quake (400), HP+20 (400), MAG+4 (400) - Extra Accessory Slot (400), HP+30 (400), HP+30 (400), Role Level 2 (800)
Stage 6: STR+3 (1,050), HP+50 (1,050) - STR+4 (1,050) - Deathward (1,050), MAG+5 (1,050) - Challenge (1,050), STR+4 (1,050) - HP+10 (1,050) - HP+20 (1,050), HP+40 (1,050) - Mediguard (1,050), Renew (1,050), HP+30 (1,050), STR+5 (1,050), HP+30 (1,050), Role Level 3 (2,000)
Stage 7: HP+80 (865), MAG+9 (865) - Entrench (865), STR+5 (865), HP+80 (865), MAG+4 (865), STR+5 (865)
Stage 8: HP+100 (4,000), STR+16 (4,000) - STR+18 (6,000) - Dispelga (6,000), MAG+13 (4,000), HP+100 (4,000) - HP+100 (6,000) - Counter (6,000), MAG+13 (4,000), HP+100 (6,000) - HP+100 (8,000) - HP+100 (8,000), STR+18 (6,000), MAG+14 (6,000) - MAG+13 (8,000), STR+18 (6,000), HP+160 (8,000) - HP+100 (10,000) - HP+100 (10,000) - Reprieve (10,000), MAG+15 (8,000), Extra ATB Segment (8,000), HP+200 (8,000) - STR+16 (10,000), MAG+15 (8,000), Role Level 4 (8,000)
Stage 9: HP+100 (10,000), STR+28 (10,000) - STR+20 (18,000) - STR+22 (18,000), MAG+22 (10,000) - MAG+15 (18,000), HP+200 (10,000) - HP+100 (18,000) - HP+100 (18,000) - HP+100 (18,000), HP+240 (12,000) - HP+100 (18,000) - STR+20 (18,000) = MAG+20 (18,000), STR+30 (12,000), MAG+25 (12,000), STR+30 (12,000) - STR+20 (18,000), HP+200 (12,000) - HP+100 (18,000) - HP+100 (18,000), STR+30 (12,000), HP+200 (12,000), MAG+23 (12,000)
Stage 10: HP+450 (30,000), HP+450 (30,000), STR+20 (30,000), HP+500 (30,000), HP+500 (30,000), MAG+20 (30,000), HP+500 (30,000), HP+500 (30,000), HP+500 (60,000), STR+24 (60,000), HP+500 (60,000), HP+500 (60,000), MAG+20 (60,000), HP+500 (60,000), HP+500 (60,000), Role Level 5 (60,000)
Total Growth: HP+9080, STR+399, MAG+298
Fang
Stage 1: Provoke (0), HP+10 (0), STR+3 (0), HP+10 (0), STR+3 (0), Mediguard (0)
Stage 2: STR+3 (0), HP+15 (0), MAG+2 (0), STR+3 (0), HP+15 (0), Deathward (0)
Stage 3: STR+3 (0), STR+3 (0), HP+15 (0), HP+15 (0), MAG+3 (0), Fringeward (0)
Stage 4: Evade (0), STR+3 (0), STR+3 (0), HP+20 (0), HP+20 (0), Role Level 2 (0)
Stage 5: HP+40 (450), STR+8 (450), HP+40 (450), MAG+4 (450) - Quake (450), STR+6 (450), HP+10 (700)
Stage 6: Steelguard (1,200), MAG+5 (1,200), HP+40 (1,200) - HP+30 (1,200), STR+6 (1,200) - STR+5 (1,200), STR+6 (1,200), Renew (1,200), STR+5 (1,200), MAG+5 (1,200), HP+30 (1,200), Role Level 3 (2,000)
Stage 7: MAG+10 (775) - STR+10 (775) - Counter (775) = Challenge (775), HP+30 (775) - Entrench (775), HP+60 (775), STR+10 (775), MAG+5 (2,000)
Stage 8: STR+20 (4,000), HP+100 (4,000) - HP+100 (6,000) - Dispelga (6,000), STR+20 (4,000) - STR+20 (6,000) - STR+20 (6,000), HP+100 (4,000), MAG+15 (4,000) - MAG+15 (6,000), STR+20 (6,000) - STR+20 (8,000) - STR+20 (8,000) - Vendetta (8,000), HP+100 (6,000), HP+100 (6,000) - HP+100 (8,000), MAG+15 (6,000) - MAG+15 (8,000), STR+20 (8,000), HP+100 (8,000) - HP+100 (10,000) - Extra Accessory Slot (10,000), MAG+15 (8,000), STR+20 (8,000) - STR+34 (10,000), HP+100 (8,000) - HP+160 (10,000), STR+20 (8,000) - MAG+30 (10,000), Role Level 4 (8,000)
Stage 9: HP+195 (10,000), STR+48 (10,000) - STR+20 - STR+20, HP+195 (10,000) - HP+100 (18,000) - Reprieve (18,000), MAG+25 (10,000) - MAG+20 (18,000), HP+195 (12,000), STR+60 (12,000) - STR+20 (18,000) - STR+20 (18,000), MAG+45 (12,000), HP+195 (12,000) - HP+100 (18,000) - HP+100 (18,000), HP+200 (12,000), STR+40 (12,000) - STR+20 (18,000) - MAG+10 (18,000), MAG+30 (12,000)
Stage 10: HP+400 (30,000), HP+400 (30,000), STR+30 (30,000), HP+400 (30,000), HP+400 (30,000), MAG+17 (30,000), HP+400 (30,000), HP+400 (30,000), HP+400 (60,000), STR+27 (60,000), HP+400 (60,000), HP+400 (60,000), MAG+20 (60,000), HP+400 (60,000), HP+400 (60,000), Role Level 5HP+400 (60,000)
Total Growth: HP+7055, STR+619, MAG+306
Sazh
Stage 1: HP+10 (3,000), HP+10 (3,000), STR+3 (3,000), HP+10 (3,000), MAG+3 (3,000), Provoke (6,000)
Stage 2: HP+10 (6,000), HP+10 (6,000), HP+10 (6,000), STR+3 (6,000), Steelguard (12,000)
Stage 3: HP+15 (9,000), MAG+4 (9,000), HP+15 (9,000), STR+4 (9,000), Vendetta (18,000)
Stage 4: HP+15 (12,000), MAG+4 (12,000), HP+15 (12,000), HP+15 (12,000), STR+4 (12,000)
Stage 5: HP+20 (15,000), MAG+5 (15,000), HP+20 (15,000), STR+5 (15,000), Challenge (30,000)
Stage 6: MAG+5 (18,000), HP+20 (18,000), STR+5 (18,000), HP+20 (18,000), HP+20 (18,000)
Stage 7: STR+7 (21,000), HP+25 (21,000), HP+25 (21,000), MAG+5 (21,000), Fringeward (42,000)
Stage 8: HP+25 (24,000), STR+7 (24,000), HP+25 (24,000), HP+25 (24,000), MAG+6 (24,000)
Stage 9: Role Level 2 (60,000), HP+40 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000), STR+9 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000), MAG+6 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000), STR+9 (30,000), Deathward (60,000), HP+40 (30,000), MAG+6 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000)
Stage 10: Role Level 3 (120,000), HP+100 (60,000), STR+5 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), MAG+7 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), Role Level 4 (120,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), STR+5 (60,000), MAG+7 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), Role Level 5 (120,000)
Total Growth: HP+1660, STR+66, MAG+58
Lightning
Stage 1: HP+10 (3,000), STR+3 (3,000), HP+10 (3,000), MAG+3 (3,000), HP+10 (3,000), Provoke (6,000)
Stage 2: HP+10 (6,000), STR+4 (6,000), HP+10 (6,000), HP+10 (6,000), Evade (12,000)
Stage 3: HP+15 (9,000), MAG+5 (9,000), HP+15 (9,000), STR+5 (9,000), Elude (18,000)
Stage 4: HP+15 (12,000), STR+6 (12,000), MAG+6 (12,000), HP+15 (12,000), HP+15 (12,000)
Stage 5: STR+7 (15,000), HP+20 (15,000), HP+20 (15,000), MAG+7 (15,000), Counter (30,000)
Stage 6: HP+20 (18,000), MAG+8 (18,000), HP+20 (18,000), STR+8 (18,000), HP+20 (18,000)
Stage 7: HP+25 (21,000), MAG+9 (21,000), HP+25 (21,000), STR+9 (21,000), Deathward (42,000)
Stage 8: STR+9 (24,000), HP+25 (24,000), MAG+10 (24,000), HP+25 (24,000), HP+25 (24,000)
Stage 9: Role Level 2 (60,000), HP+30 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), STR+9 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), MAG+10 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), STR+9 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), MAG+10 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), Fringeward (60,000)
Stage 10: Role Level 3 (120,000), HP+100 (60,000), STR+9 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), MAG+10 (60,000), Role Level 4 (120,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), STR+9 (60,000), Reprieve (120,000), MAG+10 (60,000), STR+9 (60,000), Role Level 5 (120,000)
Total Growth: HP+1360, STR+96, MAG+88
Vanille
Stage 1: STR+3 (3,000), HP+10 (3,000), HP+10 (3,000), MAG+3 (3,000), HP+10 (3,000), Provoke (6,000)
Stage 2: HP+10 (6,000), STR+4 (6,000), HP+10 (6,000), MAG+4 (6,000), HP+10 (6,000)
Stage 3: HP+20 (9,000), MAG+5 (9,000), HP+20 (9,000), STR+5 (9,000), Mediguard (18,000)
Stage 4: HP+20 (12,000), STR+5 (12,000), HP+20 (12,000), MAG+5 (12,000), HP+20 (12,000)
Stage 5: MAG+5 (15,000), HP+25 (15,000), STR+5 (15,000), HP+25 (15,000), Steelguard (30,000)
Stage 6: STR+5 (18,000), HP+25 (18,000), HP+25 (18,000), MAG+5 (18,000), HP+25 (18,000)
Stage 7: MAG+5 (21,000), HP+30 (21,000), HP+30 (21,000), STR+5 (21,000), Reprieve (42,000)
Stage 8: MAG+5 (24,000), HP+30 (24,000), HP+30 (24,000), STR+5 (24,000), HP+30 (24,000)
Stage 9: Role Level 2 (60,000), HP+40 (30,000), MAG+5 (30,000), STR+5 (30,000), STR+5 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000), MAG+5 (30,000, Entrench (60,000)), HP+40 (30,000), STR+5 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000), MAG+5 (30,000), STR+5 (30,000), HP+40 (30,000), MAG+5 (30,000)
Stage 10: Role Level 3 (120,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), STR+10 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), MAG+10 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), Role Level 4 (120,000), HP+100 (60,000), STR+10 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), MAG+10 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), Role Level 5 (120,000)
Total Growth: HP+1575, STR+77, MAG+77
Hope
Stage 1: STR+3 (3,000), HP+10 (3,000), HP+10 (3,000), MAG+3 (3,000), HP+10 (3,000), Provoke (6,000)
Stage 2: HP+10 (6,000), HP+10 (6,000), MAG+4 (6,000), STR+4 (6,000), Evade (12,000)
Stage 3: HP+15 (9,000), STR+5 (9,000), HP+15 (9,000), MAG+5 (9,000), Entrench (18,000)
Stage 4: STR+5 (12,000), HP+15 (12,000), HP+15 (12,000), MAG+5 (12,000), HP+15 (12,000)
Stage 5: HP+20 (15,000), STR+5 (15,000), HP+20 (15,000), MAG+5 (15,000), Elude (30,000)
Stage 6: STR+5 (18,000), HP+20 (18,000), MAG+5 (18,000), HP+20 (18,000), Counter (36,000)
Stage 7: HP+25 (21,000), STR+5 (21,000), MAG+5 (21,000), HP+25 (21,000), MAG+5 (21,000)
Stage 8: HP+30 (24,000), HP+30 (24,000), STR+5 (24,000), MAG+5 (24,000), Vendetta (48,000)
Stage 9: Role Level 2 (60,000), HP+30 (30,000), MAG+5 (30,000), STR+5 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), MAG+5 (30,000, HP+30 (30,000), MAG+5 (30,000), STR+5 (30,000), Reprieve (60,000)), HP+30 (30,000), MAG+5 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), HP+30 (30,000), MAG+5 (30,000)
Stage 10: Role Level 3 (120,000), HP+100 (60,000), STR+5 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), MAG+5 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), Role Level 4 (120,000), HP+100 (60,000), Deathward (120,000), STR+5 (60,000), HP+100 (60,000), MAG+5 (60,000), Role Level 5 (120,000)
Total Growth: HP+1315, STR+57, MAG+77
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