Sentinel: a strong defender, able to attract enemy attention and protect allies.
Role Bonus: Higher Physical and magical resistance.
Ability | ATB Cost | Details | Learnable By |
| Evade | Auto | Avoid enemy attacks occasionally. | Lightning Snow Hope Fang |
| Counter | Auto | Counter enemies attacks occasionally . | Lightning Snow Hope Fang |
| Deathward | Auto | Low HP = boost physical and magic resistance. | Lightning Snow Sazh Hope Fang |
| Friengeward | Auto | Less damage to allies who are in the range of the same attack. | Lightning Snow Sazh Fang |
| Reprieve | Auto | Retain 1 HP instead of Inevitable death. | Lightning Snow Hope Vanille Fang |
| Provoke | 1 | Attract enemies attention. | All characters |
| Elude | 1 | High chance of evading enemy attacks while defending. | Lightning Hope |
| Challenge | 1 | Higher chance to attract enemies attention. | Snow Sazh Fang |
| Vendetta | 1 | Defend then attack, the attack strength depends on the amount of damage taken while defending. | Snow Sazh Hope Fang |
| Entrench | 1 | Defend then attack, the attack strength depends on the time of remaining defensive. | Snow Hope Vanille Fang |
| Steelguard | 1 | Strond defensive stance. | Snow Sazh Vanille Fang |
| Mediaguard | 1 | Defend and recovering HP. | Snow Vanille Fang |
