Geirskogul in Final Fantasy XIV.
Geirskogul (ゲイルスコグル, Geirusukoguru?) is a recurring ability in the Final Fantasy series. In most appearances it is associated with the Dragoon job.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy XI[]
Geirskogul is a weapon skill for polearms. When used, it will deal a single-hit attack to an enemy, while granting the Shock Spikes effect on the user. The weapon skill is only available to use by Dragoons when equipped with the Gae Assail or Gungnir Relic Weapons, or by activating the latent effect on the Skogul Lance.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
Geirskogul is the level 60 ability for the Dragoon job for completing the "Dragoon's Fate" level 60 job quest. When used, it delivers an attack with a potency of 300 to all enemies in a straight line before the user. It can only be executed by the player Dragoon when under the effect of Blood of the Dragon.
Once the player learns Life of the Dragon trait at level 70, Geirskogul changes Blood of the Dragon to Life of the Dragon. When under the effect of Life of the Dragon, Geirskogul will temporarily become Nastrond for a period of time.
Final Fantasy Dimensions II[]
Geirskogul I - III are physical attack abilities for Wrieg. The ability can only be learned from his final Sandy signet. The abilities deal heavy non-elemental physical damage to a single enemy and lowers its attack, magic, and speed for several turns, while also ignoring an enemy's damage negation buffs. It costs 75 MP to perform.
In the original free-to-play versions, Geirskogul I-III could be used by any party member equipped with Onion Dragoon signet. Each version of the ability dealt more damage depending on the summon's rank and had increased MP costs.
Etymology[]
In Norse mythology, Geirskögul (Old Norse "spear-skögul") along with Skögul (Old Norse "shaker" or possibly "high-towering") are valkyries who alternately appear as an separate or individual figure. Both of these valkyries appear in Heimskringla where they seem to be the same being, and are otherwise listed separately in the valkyrie lists in the Poetic Edda poems Völuspá and Grímnismál, the longer of the two valkyrie lists in Skáldskaparmál yet Skögul appears alone in the shorter of the two. Skögul appears in kennings but Geirskögul does not.