| Abilities are special powers that each character possesses. There are a ton of different abilities, but generally they fall into 2 categories. |
| Action Abilities |
| Signified by a red jewel icon, these are magic spells and special moves you can use in battle. Oftentimes, it consumes MP to use them. |
| Support Abilities |
| Signified by a blue-green jewel icon, these are special abilities that support and protect characters during battle. |
| For support abilities to work, you must equip them with magic stones. The max number of stones a character can use increases as the character levels up. The Main Menu shows 2 numbers for magic stones: the remaining number & the max number. The 1st number shows the remaining stones & will decrease as you equip support abilities. The 2nd number indicates the max number usable by the character & increases as a character levels up. |
| To set magic stones on support abilities, select Ability in the Main Menu, & then select Equip. There are circles next to each support ability. The skill or guard is equipped if a magic stone appears to fill the slot. The Status Menu shows which support abilities have been equipped. A darker icon indicates that the ability is not equipped. |
| Learning Abilities |
| In general, you must equip items to learn abilities. Most items hold special powers that help draw out a character's innate abilities. Select Equip in the Main Menu to check which abilities a character can learn from items. |
| You can use action & support abilities as soon as you equip the item. However, you can't use them if the item is removed or replaced with another. To use abilities without equipping items, the character must learn them by gaining enough AP (Ability Points) for each ability. You gain AP by winning battles. |
| Each ability has an AP Gauge. This shows how many AP have been earned toward permanently learning the ability. When the ability is being learned, a green bar fills the gauge to a certain point, and a ratio indicates exactly how many points have been gained toward learning that ability. If the gauge appears in red with three stars, then the character has gained enough AP to use the ability without equipping an item. |
| You can press the X button while in the Status Menu to view all of the abilities that a character has learned. Continue to press the X button to page through the learned abilities. |
| It takes a different amount of AP to learn each ability. The same item that teaches one character an ability may not teach all other characters the same ability. In most cases, the other character must equip a different type of item, such as an Add-on, to learn the ability. Also, one character may learn an ability for 30 AP, whereas another character may need 50 AP to learn the same ability. |
| The following table describes Support Abilities.The Items section covers which items teach the corresponding abilities. |
| Support Ability Name / Stones / Function |
| Auto-Reflect 15 Automatically casts Reflect in battle |
| Auto-Float 6 Automatically casts Float in battle |
| Auto-Haste 9 Automatically casts Haste in battle |
| Auto-Regen 10 Automatically casts Regen in battle |
| Auto-Life 12 Automatically casts Life in battle (once) |
| Auto-Potion 3 Automatically uses Potion when damaged |
| HP+10% 4 Increases HP by 10% |
| HP+20% 8 Increases HP by 20% |
| MP+10% 4 Increases MP by 10% |
| MP+20% 8 Increases MP by 20% |
| Bird Killer 3 Deals lethal damage to flying enemies |
| Bug Killer 2 Deals lethal damage to insects |
| Stone Killer 4 Deals lethal damage to stone enemies |
| Undead Killer 2 Deals lethal damage to undead enemies |
| Devil Killer 2 Deals lethal damage to demons |
| Beast Killer 4 Deals lethal damage to beasts |
| Man Eater 2 Deals lethal damage to humans |
| Ability Up 3 Character learns abilities faster |
| Level Up 7 Character levels up faster |
| Accuracy+ 2 Raises physical attack accuracy |
| Add Status 3 Adds weapon's status effect (Add ST) when you attack |
| Alert 4 Prevents back attacks |
| Antibody 4 Prevents Poison and Venom |
| Body Temp 4 Prevents Freeze and Heat |
| Bright Eyes 4 Prevents Darkness |
| Clear Headed 5 Prevents Confusion |
| Insomniac 5 Prevents Sleep |
| Jelly 4 Prevents Petrify and Gradual Petrify |
| Locomotion 4 Prevents Stop |
| Loudmouth 4 Prevents Silence |
| Absorb MP 6 Absorbs MP used by enemy |
| Bandit 5 Raises success rate of Steal |
| Boost 12 Raises strength of eidolons |
| Chemist 4 Doubles the potency of medicinal items |
| Concentrate 10 Raises the strength of spells |
| Counter 8 Counterattacks when physically attacked |
| Cover 6 You take damage in place of an ally |
| Distract 5 Lowers enemy's physical attack accuracy |
| Eye 4 Eye 5 Raises Counter activation rate |
| Flee-Gil 3 Receive Gil even when running from battle |
| Gamble Defense 1 Raises Defense occasionally |
| Guardian Mog 3 Mog protects you with unseen forces |
| Half MP 11 Cuts MP use by half in battle |
| Healer 2 Restores physical attack target's HP |
| High Jump 4 Jump higher to raise jump attack power |
| High Tide 8 Allows you to Trance faster |
| Initiative 5 Raises chance of Preemptive Strike |
| Long Reach 16 Back row attacks with same power as front row |
| MP Attack 5 Character uses MP to raise Attack Power |
| Mag Elem Null 13 Nullifies magic element |
| Master Thief 5 Steal better items first |
| Millionaire 5 Receive more Gil after battle |
| Mug 3 Damages enemy when you steal |
| Odin's Sword 5 Attacks with eidolon Odin |
| Protect Girls 4 You take damage in place of a girl |
| Power Throw 19 Raises the strength of throw |
| Reflectx2 17 Doubles the strength of spells by using Reflect |
| Reflect-Null 7 Nullifies Reflect and attacks |
| Return Magic 9 Returns magic used by enemy |
| Restore HP 8 Restores HP automatically when Near Death |
| Steal Gil 5 Steal Gil along with items |
| We also have included a complete list of items and the abilities you can learn from them. |
| Item / Ability |
| Dagger Flee |
| Mage Masher Detect & Flee |
| Mythril Dagger Bandit |
| Gladius Annoy Lucky Seven |
| Zorlin Shape Flee |
| Orichalon Detect |
| Butterfly Sword What's That?! Protect Girls |
| The Ogre Soul Blade |
| Exploda Sacrifice Lucky Seven |
| Rune Tooth Lucky Seven |
| Angel Bless Thievery |
| Sargatanas Annoy |
| Masamune Sacrifice |
| The Tower Lucky Seven Thievery |
| Ultima Weapon Flee |
| Broadsword Beast Killer |
| Iron Sword Minus Strike |
| Mythril Sword Armor Break |
| Blood Sword Darkside |
| Ice Brand Mental Break |
| Coral Sword Charge |
| Diamond Sword Power Break |
| Flame Sabre Magic Break |
| Rune Blade Iai Strike |
| Defender Thunder Slash |
| Save the Queen N/A |
| Ultima Sword Shock Break |
| Excalibur Climhazzard |
| Ragnarok Shock Thunder Slash |
| Excalibur 2 Minus Strike Climhazzard Shock Break |
| Javelin Dragon Killer |
| Mythril Spear Reis's Wind |
| Partisan Lancer & High Tide |
| Ice Lance White Draw |
| Trident Luna |
| Heavy Lance Six Dragons |
| Obelisk Cherry Blossom Initiative |
| Holy Lance Dragon's Crest Reis's Wind |
| Kain's Lance Dragon's Crest Cherry Blossom White Draw |
| Dragon's Hair Dragon's Breath |
| Cat's Claws Chakra Counter |
| Poison Knuckles Spare Change Counter |
| Mythril Claws Curse Counter |
| Scissor Fang Aura Counter |
| Dragon's Claw No Mercy Counter |
| Tiger Fangs Revive Counter |
| Avenger Demi Shock Counter |
| Kaiser Knuckle Count Down Curse Counter |
| Duel Claws Aura No Mercy Counter |
| Rune Claws Spare Change Demi Shock Revive |
| Air Racket Scan Panacea |
| Multina Racket Blind Stona Shell |
| Magic Racket Berserk Mini Cure |
| Mythril Racket Reflect Shell Protect |
| Priest's Racket Silence Might |
| Tiger Racket Dispel |
| Rod Cure Panacea Protect |
| Mythril Rod Life Silence Shell |
| Stardust Rod Ability Up Reflect Float |
| Healing Rod Healer Cura Life |
| Ashra's Rod Mini Confuse Silence |
| Wizard Rod Curaga Protect Shell |
| Whale Whisker Curaga Life |
| Golem's Flute Auto-Regen Cura Life |
| Lamia's Flute Float Stona Silence |
| Fairy Flute Esuna Haste Regen |
| Hamelin Curaga Might Jewel |
| Siren's Flute Full-Life Dispel Esuna |
| Angel Flute Holy Esuna Curaga |
| Mage Staff Fire |
| Flame Staff Fira Sleep |
| Ice Staff Blizzara Slow |
| Lightning Staff Thundara Poison |
| Oak Staff Stop Bio Drain |
| Cypress Pile Demi Break Comet |
| Octagon Rod Firaga Blizzaga Thundaga |
| High Mage Staff Meteor Osmose |
| Mace of Zeus Doomsday |
| Fork High Tide |
| Needle Fork High Tide |
| Mythril Fork High Tide |
| Silver Fork High Tide |
| Bistro Fork High Tide |
| Gastro Fork High Tide |
| Pinwheel N/A |
| Rising Sun N/A |
| Wing Edge N/A |
| Wrist Flee-Gill |
| Leather Wrist Beast Killer Blizzard |
| Glass Armlet Steal Gil Antibody |
| Bone Wrist Add Status |
| Mythril Armlet Bug Killer |
| Magic Armlet Clear Headed Silence |
| Chimera Armlet Mug Add Status |
| Egoist's Armlet Beast Killer Level Up |
| N-Kai Armlet Bandit Undead Killer Water |
| Jade Armlet Body Temp High Tide |
| Thief Gloves Master Thief |
| Dragon Wrist Jelly Lancer |
| Power Wrist Accuracy+ |
| Bracer Add Status Power Throw |
| Bronze Gloves Antibody |
| Silver Gloves Undead Killer |
| Mythril Gloves Man Eater Bug Killer |
| Thunder Gloves Devil Killer Add Status |
| Diamond Gloves Ability Up Jelly |
| Venetia Shield Auto-Float Counter |
| Defense Glove HP+20% |
| Genji Gloves High Tide |
| Aegis Gloves Charge! |
| Gauntlets Cover |
| Leather Hat Fire |
| Straw Hat N/A |
| Feather Hat Bright Eyes Add Status |
| Steepled Hat Protect |
| Headgear Undead Killer |
| Magus Hat Slow |
| Bandana Man Eater Insomniac |
| Mage's Hat Loudmouth Fira |
| Lamia's Tiara Clear Headed Confuse Float |
| Ritual Hat Counter Bright Eyes Undead Killer |
| Twist Headband Gamble Defense Add Status |
| Mantra Band HP+20% Antibody |
| Dark Hat High Tide Jelly |
| Green Beret Ability Up Clear Headed |
| Black Hood Accuracy+ Locomotion Death |
| Red Cap MP Attack Cover |
| Golden Hairpin Auto-Regen Loudmouth |
| Coronet Man Eater Return Magic |
| Flash Hat Eye 4 Eye Beast Killer |
| Adaman Hat HP+20% Gamble Defense |
| Thief Hat Long Reach Lucky Seven Mug |
| Holy Miter Insomniac Body Temp |
| Golden Skullcap Power Up Locomotion |
| Circlet Jelly Clear Headed |
| Rubber Helm Minus Strike |
| Bronze Helm Bug Killer |
| Iron Helm Bright Eyes Level Up |
| Barbut Alert Dragon Killer |
| Mythril Helm Insomniac Antibody |
| Gold Helm Mental Break Reis's Wind Clear Headed |
| Cross Helm MP Attack Devil Killer |
| Diamond Helm Accuracy+ Insomniac |
| Platinum Helm Restore HP Stone Killer |
| Kaiser Helm Eye 4 Eye |
| Genji Helmet HP+20% |
| Grand Helm High Tide |
| Aloha T-Shirt N/A |
| Leather Shirt Protect Girls |
| Silk Shirt Cure Thunder |
| Leather Plate Chakra |
| Bronze Vest Jelly |
| Chain Plate Devil Killer |
| Mythril Vest Auto-Potion |
| Adaman Vest Stone Killer Bird Killer |
| Magician Cloak Insomniac MP+10% |
| Survival Vest Locomotion Antibody Mug |
| Brigandine Ability Up Return Magic |
| Judo Uniform Distract HP+10% |
| Power Vest Stone Killer Gamble Defense Counter |
| Gaia Gear Insomniac High Tide Osmose |
| Demon's Vest Devil Killer Auto-Potion Locomotion |
| Minevera's Plate Restore HP High Tide |
| Ninja Gear Alert Locomotion Eye 4 Eye |
| Dark Gear Clear Headed Jelly |
| Rubber Suit Eye 4 Eye Esuna |
| Brave Suit Restore HP Auto-Regen |
| Cotton Robe Chemist Shell |
| Silk Robe Ability Up Loudmouth |
| Magician Robe Auto-Potion MP+10% |
| Glutton's Robe Antibody Body Temp Auto-Regen |
| White Robe Loudmouth Auto-Potion Holy |
| Black Robe MP+20% Flare Reflectx2 |
| Light Robe Half MP Auto-Regen Full-Life |
| Robe of Lords Reflect Null Concentrate |
| Tin Armor N/A |
| Bronze Armor Bird Killer |
| Linen Cuirass Cover |
| Chain Mail HP+10% Bird Killer |
| Mythril Armor Jelly Cover |
| Plate Mail Locomotion Undead Killer |
| Gold Armor Stone Killer |
| Shield Armor Distract |
| Demon's Mail High Tide |
| Diamond Armor Ability Up |
| Platina Armor Beast Killer |
| Carabini Mail Auto-Regen |
| Dragon Mail High Jump |
| Genji Armor Body Temp Accuracy+ |
| Maxmillian HP+20% |
| Grand Armor Chemist Restore HP |
| Desert Boots Flee-Gil Protect Scan |
| Magician Shoes MP+10% Clear Headed Blind |
| Germinas Boots Alert HP+10% Flee |
| Sandals N/A |
| Feather Boots Auto-Float Float Mini |
| Battle Boots MP Attack Initiative HP+20% |
| Running Shoes Auto-Haste Auto-Potion Haste |
| Anklet Locomotion Healer Counter |
| Power Belt MP Attack Counter Fira |
| Black Belt HP+20% Beast Killer Demi |
| Glass Buckle Antibody Add Status Thunder |
| Madain's Ring Body Temp Chemist Guardian Mog |
| Rosetta Ring Level Up Concentrate Reflectx2 |
| Reflect Ring Auto-Reflect Distract Reflect |
| Coral Ring Insomniac Man Eater Lancer |
| Promist Ring Restore HP Absorb MP Mag Elem Null |
| Rebirth Ring Auto-Life Life Revive |
| Protect Ring Long Reach Mag Elem Null Half MP |
| Pumice Piece Boost |
| Pumice Ark |
| Yellow Scarf Bird Killer Millionaire Steal Gil |
| Gold Choker Auto-Potion Flee-Gil Shell |
| Fairy Earrings Level Up Body Temp Regen |
| Angel Earrings Auto-Regen MP+20% Reis's Wind |
| Pearl Rouge Level Up Reflect Null Loudmouth |
| Pearl Armlet N/A |
| Cachusa Bright Eyes Ability Up Life |
| Barette Chemist Gamble Defense Cura |
| Extension Auto-Potion MP+10% Level Up |
| Ribbon Madeen Ability Up Guardian Mog |
| Maiden Prayer Auto-Regen |
| Ancient Aroma Odin's Sword |
| Garnet Bahamut Healer |
| Amethyst Atomos Demi |
| Aquamarine Leviathan HP+10% |
| Diamond Body Temp Distract |
| Emerald Haste MP+10% White Draw |
| Moonstone Shell Beast Killer |
| Ruby Carbuncle Reflect |
| Peridot Ramuh Thundara |
| Sapphire Fenrir High Tide |
| Opal Shiva Blizzara |
| Topaz Ifrit Fira |
| Lapis Lazuli Ability Up Accuracy+ |
| Phoenix Pinion Phoenix |
| Dark Matter Odin |
| Abilities List |
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