This magick needle breaks the enchantments that turn flesh to stone.
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift description
Gold Needle (金の針, Kin no Hari?), also known as Soft, is an item that appears in various games in the Final Fantasy series. It can be used to cure the Petrify status ailment, and in some games, it causes Instant Death to opponents based in stone.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy[]
Cures stone.
Description
| Gold Needle | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Restores Stone. |
| Buy | Elfheim and beyond, except Melmond. |
| Cost | 800 G |
| 500 gil | |
Final Fantasy II[]
Cures stone.
Description
| Gold Needle | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Cures Petrify. |
| Buy | All item shops |
| Find | Castle Deist, Cave of Mysidia |
| Cost | 2,500 G |
| 500 gil | |
Final Fantasy III[]
| Gold Needle | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Cures Petrification. |
| Buy | Canaan and beyond (Village of the Ancients and beyond in Famicom release). |
| Find | Canaan, Dragon's Peak, Subterranean Lake (x3) |
| Steal | Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Lost Gold, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba |
| Drop | Helldiver, Petit, Petit Mage, Manticore, Stalagmite, Myrmecoleon, Cockatrice, Lost Gold, Gold Warrior, Gold Bear, Gold Eagle, Nightmare, Gold Knight, Catoblepas, Chimera, Ouroboros, Chimera Mage, Greater Boros, Humbaba |
| Cost | 300 gil |
| 100 gil | |
Final Fantasy IV[]
Cures Petrify
Description
| Gold Needle | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Removes Petrify. |
| Buy | All item shops |
| Find | Mt. Hobs, Eblan, Cave of Eblan |
| Steal | Basilisk (3D only), Black Lizard (3D only), Cockatrice (3D only), Needlehog (3D only), Sword Rat (2D only), Medusa (3D only), Gorgon (3D only) |
| Drop | Basilisk (2D and 3D), Black Lizard (3D only), Cockatrice (2D and 3D), Helldiver (2D and 3D), Roc Baby (2D and 3D), Floating Eyeball (2D and 3D), Blood Eye (2D and 3D), Gatlinger (2D only), Hell Needle (2D and 3D), Sword Rat (2D and 3D), Hell Flapper (2D and 3D), Flying Eyes (2D and Eyewing Moth, Gorgon (3D only), Medusa (3D only) |
| Cost | 400 gil |
Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-[]
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| Gold Needle | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Removes Petrify. |
| Buy | All item shops |
| Find | Baron (Kain), Sealed Cave x2 (Rydia), Troia Castle (Palom), Tower of Trials (Palom), Palom's Challenge Dungeon, Porom's Challenge Dungeon, Antlion's Den (Edward) |
| Drop | Sword Rat, Floating Eye, Helldiver, Eyewing Moth, Cockatrice, Gatlinghog, Black Lizard, Needlehog, Hellflapper, Blood Eye, Basilisk, Gil Bird, Cliff Eagle, Sky Pupil, Navy Moth |
| Cost | 400 gil |
Final Fantasy V[]
Removes petrification status.
Description
| Soft | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Cures Petrify. |
| Buy | Carwen and beyond. |
| Find | North Mountain |
| Steal | Cactus, Cockatrice, Sea Ibis, Gatling, Golem, Bandercoeurl, Orukat, Bone Dragon, Stone Mask, Stone Golem, Triton, Nereid, Phobos |
| Drop | Adamantite Golem (Zephyrus summon), Sea Ibis, Death Claw, Gatling, Hedgehog, Objet d'Art, Silent Bee, Catastrophe |
| Cost | 150 gil |
Gold Needles are an effective way of gaining ABP because they instantly kill the enemies in the basement of Bal Castle. This method also works on all stone based enemies, making it a somewhat limited, but still fairly useful trick to remember. The enemies that can be killed instantly with Gold Needle are: Undead Husk, Stone Golem, Adamantite Golem, Headstone, Stone Mask, Ushabti, and Objet d'Art. If the player uses a Gold Needle on Alte Roite, he will just heal himself.
In the Game Boy Advance and 2013 Matrix Software versions, Cannoneers can use Gold Needles with the Combine ability to create Needle Shot, Needle Burst, and Needle Cannon, respectively, each of which are based on 1000 Needles. Shot deals 1000 guaranteed damage, Burst deals 2000, and Cannon deals 3000.
Final Fantasy VI[]
Cures petrification.
Description
Final Fantasy VII[]
Soft removes Petrify and Slow-numb statuses. It is bought from shops from Costa del Sol onward for 150 gil. It is stolen from Cokatolis, Gagighandi, Bagrisk, Bloatfloat, and Needle Kiss, and drops from Cokatolis, Gagighandi, and Bagrisk. It can be morphed from a Cokatolis.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth[]
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| Soft | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Cures Petrify. |
| Buy | All item shops. |
| Find | Dollet (complete dog sidequest before disc 3) |
| Refine | Cockatrice Pinion x1 - Soft x3 (ST Med-RF) Soft x1 - Break x3 (ST Mag-RF) |
| Cost | 100 gil |
Final Fantasy IX[]
| Soft | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Cures Petrify and [[Gradual Petrify (Final Fantasy IX)]|Gradual Petrify]]. |
| Buy | Lindblum and onwards. Stiltzkin in Burmecia. |
| Find | Burmecia (x2), Chocobo Hot and Cold, Abandoned Lagoon chocograph |
| Steal | Agares, Amarant (Mirror), Basilisk, Catoblepas, Dagger (Mirror), Eiko (Mirror), Epitaph, Freya (Mirror), Ironite, Quina (Mirror), Steiner (Mirror), Stroper, Vivi (Mirror), Zidane (Mirror) |
| Drop | Armstrong, Basilisk, Catoblepas, Ironite, Zombie |
| Cost | 100 gil |
Princess Garnet and Steiner have to help Marcus and Baku retrieve a rare key item called Supersoft from Doctor Tot in Treno. They need this item to rescue their petrified "brother", Blank, who is trapped in Evil Forest.
All "Stone" type enemies can be killed instantly by using a Soft on them, displaying the message "became too soft to live" before vanishing. No EXP will be awarded for an enemy killed in this manner, but AP will still be given.
Final Fantasy X[]
Cures petrification.
Description
| Soft | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Cures Petrification. |
| Buy | Djose Temple and beyond |
| Find | Mushroom Rock Road (after Djose Temple (x4)), Home (Living Quarters; pick second option on second row) |
| Steal | Cave Iguion, Dinonix, Iguion, Ipiria, Melusine, Raptor, Yowie |
| Bribe | Mushussu |
| Other | Prize: Blitzball - Tournament (2nd Place (x4)) Gift: Mi'ihen Highroad (South - "Don't kick the blitzball" (x3)) |
| Cost | Varies, starting at 50 gil |
Final Fantasy X-2[]
| Soft | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Cures Petrification. |
| Buy | All stores |
| Find | Mi'ihen Highroad (chapter 1/2/3/5) |
| Steal | Gucumatz, Kukulcan |
| Drop | Gucumatz, Kukulcan |
| Cost | 50 gil |
Final Fantasy XII[]
| Gold Needle | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Removes Petrify and Stone. |
| Buy | Rabanastre, Lowtown Merchants, Nalbina, Bhujerba, Jahara, Eruyt, Mt Bur-Omisace, Mosphoran Highwaste, Old Archades, Archades, Nam-Yensa Sandsea, Leviathan, Balfonheim, Phon Coast |
| Cost | 100 gil |
Final Fantasy XIV[]
The properties of this solid-gold needle include curing petrification and pricking fingers.
Item Description
A Gold Needle will remove Petrification from a targeted party member within 5y, but cannot be used to remove the status from oneself. They can be purchased from vendors in Bozja, Eureka, Zadnor, and Norvrandt, and can be crafted by an Alchemist. Not all instances of Petrification are eligible for removal, but as Petrification cannot be removed by Esuna, this item is the only way to remove the status (when possible) before the debuff naturally expires.
Final Fantasy XV[]
A medical instrument that increases blood circulation and disples tension from the body. Cures petrification.
Description
Gold Needle cures Stone status from a party member. It can be bought from shops and found in outpost areas. Stone wears off quickly and makes one invulnerable for its duration, and thus players can simply wait out the status rather than use items to cure it. The Melusine battle is on a timer, however, and thus a stock of Gold Needles can come handy for that battle.
Final Fantasy Tactics[]
Use a gold needle to change a petrified unit back to normal. Breaks after one use.
Description
| Gold Needle | |
|---|---|
| Also called | Soft (PS) |
| Effect | Cures Stone. |
| Buy | All shops, (after battle at Mandalia Plains (visit Eagrose Castle after). |
| Find | Use Treasure Hunter in Araguay Woods, Golgollada Gallows and Mining Town of Gollund. |
| Drop | Coeurl, Cockatrice |
| Cost | 100 gil |
The ability required to use it can be learned from the Chemist job for 250 JP.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance[]
Drink this potion to soften stony skin.
Description
| Soft | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Cures Petrification. |
| Buy | All shops |
| Cost | 100 gil |
Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift[]
| Gold Needle | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Removes Stone. |
| Buy | All shops. |
| Cost | 100 gil |
A Ranger can use a Gold Needle with Mirror Item to turn targets to stone.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
| Gold Needle | |
|---|---|
| Effect | Cures Stone status. |
| Buy | All shops |
| Cost | 80 gil |
Final Fantasy Adventure[]
Soft (Gold Needles in Adventures of Mana) can be bought in bundles of 3 for 90 GP and removes the Ston (Petrify) status.
The Final Fantasy Legend[]
Needle can be bought for 500 GP. It removes the condition of Stone from a party member and it has 3 uses.
Final Fantasy Legend II[]
Soft has a potion icon before its name. It can be bought in numerous towns across the various worlds for 1000 GP. It has 4 uses, and also increases a Robot's HP by 9 when equipped on them. The item heals Ston from one target.
Final Fantasy Legend III[]
Soft heals the Petri status. It can be bought for 200 GP in Cirrus, Darius, Dharm, Donmac, Elan (Past and Future), Floatland Town, Knaya, Muu (Past, Present, and Future), and New Dharm.
Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light[]
Gold Needles can be bought for 50 G at Urbeth and Invidia.
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius[]
A curious needle of gold with the power to restore life to those turned to stone. Purified by white mages, the holy essence enters the body through the skin, dissolving the curse of petrification from within. While many speak of the glorious feeling of joints and muscles loosening, it has proven ineffective against common shoulder tightness and back pain.
Description
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Captain N: The Game Master[]
After Matoya stoned Lana, Pit helps her remember them, and she materializes a Soft potion to remove the petrification on Lana. The Gold Needle was called SOFT with a potion icon after its name (Soft Potion) in the original Nintendo translation.
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
The concept for this item could originate from acupuncture (needle therapy). However, the original intent as shown by the early artwork is clearly a sewing needle, rather than an acupuncture needle. Gold-plated needles intended for cloth are reputed to have a smooth glide both through the cloth and when threading, which may be intended as a means of piercing the stone.