Creature maneuver

Creature maneuvers are offensive maneuvers that are only available to creatures, not available to player characters. These attacks do not show an open roll.

Such maneuvers include:

• the tail sweep of the cave lizard, three-toed tegu, and the snow madrinol

• a soul golem's steam push

• an Illoke's ground stomp

• an Ithzir adept's lightning mote

• a war griffin's ride of doom

Protection

There are several attributes which can mitigate damage from creature maneuvers:

Training

• Physical Fitness - Physical Fitness is the primary skill for defense against standard creature maneuvers.
• Combat Maneuvers - Combat Maneuvers and Perception factor in equally.
• Perception
• Shield Use - Shield Use factors into creature maneuvers that can be blocked by a shield.

Statistics

• Dexterity
• Agility

Spells

• Mobility (618)
• Prayer (313)
• Dauntless (1606)

Stance

• Defensive stance is best

Racial Bonuses

Certain races receive a bonus to dodging maneuver attacks, with smaller racers generally having the larger bonus. Races not listed on the following table considered to have an average ability to dodge maneuvers.

Best	Excellent	Good
Burghal gnome	Halfling	Half-elf
	Forest gnome	Dark elf
	Elf	Sylvankind
		Erithian
		Aelotoi

References

• Stronghold Bowels information (saved post)
• Creature maneuver (saved post)