Endurance

Endurance is a Racing Chocobo Stat that affects when a chocobo enters the detrimental "Lathered" state, which makes stamina spend at a faster rate.

The Lathered state is entered when a chocobo's current speed is higher than a hidden threshold. A higher endurance stat raises this threshold, meaning it is then "safe" to maintain a higher speed without getting Lathered.

Additionally, the penalty of Lathered increases as the gap between the threshold and the chocobo's current speed widens - for example, being 100 speed above the threshold incurs a more-severe stamina spend multiplier than just being 50 speed above it (not real numbers; this is just the general idea). Therefore, raising Endurance and Maximum Speed together allows for the Lathered penalty at max speed to be less severe, due to a smaller gap.

Endurance is relevant for:

• Stamina budgeting - that is, accelerating sparingly instead of just holding the button. More endurance means a higher below-Lathered speed can be maintained.
• Pairing with Maximum Speed, to make going at full speed incur less of a stamina penalty, therefore making stamina spending more efficient.

A downside is that Endurance is less helpful when stamina is abundant, such as from item boxes; and it does not effectively prevent Lathered when Frenzied.

Feeds

This stat can be raised by using the following feeds. A chocobo is eligible for 1 feed per rank-up earned.

• To use feeds, speak to the Race Chocobo Trainer and select "Race Chocobo Training" to use the feed.

Item	Effect	Acquired By
Grade 1 Feed - Endurance Blend	Endurance +1% of Stat Cap	Level 30 Culinarian Recipe Purchased from Feathertrader in Central Shroud (x20,y22) for  1,500 gil. Purchased from Tack & Feed Trader in Chocobo Square (x6,y4) for  1,500 gil.
Grade 2 Feed - Endurance Blend	Endurance +2% of Stat Cap	Level 50★★ Culinarian Recipe.
Grade 2 Feed - Special Endurance Blend	Endurance +2% of Stat Cap	Like Sire Like Fledgling Purchased from Tack & Feed Trader in Chocobo Square (x6,y4) for  610 MGP.
Grade 3 Feed - Special Endurance Blend	Endurance +3% of Stat Cap	Purchased from Tack & Feed Trader in Chocobo Square (x6,y4) for  1,345 MGP.

External Resources

• The five chocobo attributes - Loki Iridescia on Gilgamesh
• In-depth Lathered threshold - Loki Iridescia on Gilgamesh