Berserk (Final Fantasy IX status)

Berserk is a status in Final Fantasy IX. While under its effect, targets cannot input commands and only use the default Attack command, gaining a +50% damage boost. The player can make use of the status both against enemies and to enhance their own party's attack power.

Abilities[]

Ability	Luna 100% (Dragon)
Spell	Berserk ~75% (Wht Mag)
Weapon	Duel Claws 25% (Add Status)

Enemy abilities[]

Ability	Description	Enemy
Berserk	Inflicts Berserk to one target.	Armstrong, Ozma
Buzz	Inflicts Berserk to one target.	Dragonfly, Hornet
Grand Cross	Inflicts Berserk, Doom, Petrify, Stop, Freeze, Heat, Confuse, Poison, Trouble, Silence, Zombie, Darkness, Instant Death, Mini, Sleep, and HP is reduce to 1-10. Each one of them has a 1/8 chance of being inflicted.	Necron
Mucus	Inflicts non-elemental damage and Berserk to one target.	Anemone
Solution	Inflicts non-elemental damage and Berserk to one target.	Troll

Protection[]

The player cannot protect against Berserk.

Healing[]

Item	Gysahl Greens
Mechanics	Enter Trance

Enemies[]

The following enemies are immune to Berserk:

Use[]

Berserk can be used to make the player's own party stronger: if the party has a member whose only purpose is to always use Attack, then bestowing them Berserk improves the damage they dish out. For enemies, Berserk should be used on foes that normally focus on spellcasting or support and have a weak physical attack.

There are limited ways the player can protect against Berserk, as there are no immunity abilities that inoculate against it. Against Ozma, the player can equip Auto-Reflect to bounce the spell (though it will have no effect on Ozma, as bosses are typically immune to it).