This is a list of all enemy abilities from Final Fantasy IX.
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Enemy abilities[]
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| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Legs | Moderate magical damage to one target and restores HP equal to damage dealt. | Gigan Octopus |
| 1000 Needles | Deals exactly 1000 points of damage to one target. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 8 |
Cactuar |
A[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Absorb | Drains HP from one target. | Hecteyes, Malboro, Prison Cage, Seeker Bat |
| Absorb Even More | Drains a severe amount of HP from one target. | Seeker Bat |
| Absorb Magic | Decreases target's stat and add to caster's. | Tiamat, Tiamat (Crystal) |
| Absorb More | Drains a high amount of HP from target. | Seeker Bat |
| Absorb MP | Drains target's MP. | Tiamat, Tiamat (Crystal), Ozma |
| Absorb Strength | Decreases target's Strength stat and add to caster's. | Tiamat, Tiamat (Crystal) |
| Aera | Moderate Wind damage. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 14 |
Gimme Cat, Griffin, Jabberwock, Lani, Yan, Zuu |
| Aerial Slash | Wind damage to all party members. | Gargoyle, Garuda, Nova Dragon, Red Dragon, Silver Dragon |
| Aero | Minor Wind damage. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 7 |
Griffin, Zemzelett |
| Aero Breath | Deals random damage based on a percentage of target's HP. | Worm Hydra |
| Antenna | Weak physical damage. | Carve Spider |
| Appearance | Cactuar shows itself and enables Head Attack. | Cactuar |
| Attack | Physical attack. | Amarant, Beatrix, Dagger, Eiko, Freya, Lani. Quina, Scarlet Hair, Steiner, Steiner, Vivi, Zidane |
| Attacking Stance | Increases the damage dealt by Stab, counters attacks with Poison Counter. | Serpion |
| Aqua Breath | Water damage to all party members. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 14 |
Axolotl, Quale |
| Axe | Weak physical damage. | Goblin Mage |
B[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| BAAAHHH!!! | Strong physical attack, inflicts Silence. | Yan (Friendly) |
| Bad Breath | May inflict Confuse, Poison, Slow, Darkness, and/or Mini to a single target. | Malboro |
| Became compact | Changes Ralvuimago's status to counter attacks with Earth Power. | Ralvuimago |
| Beak | Weak physical damage. | Axe Beak, Trick Sparrow |
| Berserk | Inflicts Berserk status. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Armstrong, Ozma |
| Bio | Non-elemental damage and may inflict Poison. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 18 |
Agares, Amdusias, Drakan, Meltigemini, Ring Leader, Torama |
| Bite | Weak physical damage. | Yeti |
| Blade | Strong physical damage. | Abadon |
| Blaster | Damages and may inflict Stop. | Torama, Veteran |
| Blind | Inflicts Darkness. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Ring Leader, Quale |
| Blind Tail | Inflicts Darkness. | Yeti |
| Blizzaga | Major Ice damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 24 |
Earth Guardian, Gigan Octopus, Necron, Taharka, Vepal (Green), Wraith |
| Blizzara | Moderate Ice damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 12 |
Agares, Anemone, Black Waltz 2, Black Waltz 3, Feather Circle, Gigan Toad, Gnoll, Lani, Mandragora, Myconid, Ochu, Ralvurahva, Sealion, Soldier, Troll, Type C, Yeti |
| Blizzard | Minor Ice damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Black Waltz 1, Black Waltz 2, Black Waltz 3, Cave Imp, Flan, Sealion, Serpion, Type A, Wyerd |
| Blowup | Sacrifices self to deal damage equal to remaining HP to all party members. Note that this ends the battle aboard the M.S. Prima Vista. | Bomb |
| Blue Shockwave | Cuts a single target's HP to 1. | Necron |
| Body Ram | Moderate physical damage. | Vepal (Green), Vepal (Red) |
| Boomerang | Moderate physical damage to all party members. | Ark |
| Break | Inflicts Petrify. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 18 |
Gargoyle |
| Bring it on! | Weak physical damage. | Baku |
| Bubbles | Weak attack on all party members. | Clipper |
| Buzz | Inflicts Berserk on one target. | Dragonfly, Hornet |
C[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Call | Summons Magic Vice. | Mimic |
| Cannon | Halves a party member's HP. | Armstrong, Grenade |
| Charge | Moderate non-elemental damage. | Blazer Beetle, Bomb, Dragonfly, Gargoyle, Shell Dragon |
| Chestnut | Inflicts damage equal to the amount of HP the monster has lost. | Mandragora |
| Chop | Inflicts moderate physical damage. | Taharka |
| Clamp Pinch | Weak physical attack. | Benero, Zenero |
| Claw | Inflicts major physical damage. | Veteran, Silver Dragon |
| Claws | Inflicts moderate physical damage. | Crawler, Sand Scorpion, Zuu |
| Cleave | Inflicts major physical damage to the party. Spell power of 103 (Hades). | Hades, Iron Man |
| Close | Change's Deathguise's status to only allow use of Death, LV5 Death and Twister. | Deathguise |
| Climhazzard | Reduces HP of party to 1. | Beatrix |
| Cold Breath | Inflicts Freeze. | Chimera, Worm Hydra |
| Comet | Deals random non-elemental damage. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 16 |
Yan |
| Confuse | Inflicts Confuse. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 8 |
Cactuar, Quale |
| Counter | Counterattacks an attack with a powerful physical attack. | Grimlock, Nova Dragon, Sand Golem, Scarlet Hair, Troll |
| Counter Horn | Counterattacks an attack with a moderate physical attack. | Antlion |
| <Crack!> | Minor physical damage. | Black Waltz 3 |
| Crash | Moderate physical damage. | Gizamaluke |
| Crush | Minor physical damage. | Clipper |
| Cura | Restores moderate HP. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 10 |
Beatrix, Lamia |
| Curaga | Restores major HP. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 22 |
Hilgigars, Necron, Ozma, Trance Kuja |
| Cure | Restores minor HP. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Beatrix, Serpion |
| Curl | Reduces damage done by physical attacks by a considerable amount. | Taharka |
| Curse | Inflicts massive non-elemental damage as well as Confuse, Poison, Slow, Mini, and Darkness to the party. | Hades, Ozma |
D[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Darkness | Inflicts Darkness. | Seeker Bat |
| Death | Instantly kills target. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 20 |
Armodullahan, Ash, Deathguise, Lich, Lich (Crystal), Ozma, Whale Zombie |
| Death Cutter | Severe physical damage and may inflict Doom. | Lich, Lich (Crystal) |
| Delta Attack | Instantly kills target; may be used only when all three Movers are alive. | Mover |
| Demi | Removes 30% of target's current HP. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 18 |
Feather Circle, Kuja, Land Worm |
| Demon's Claw | Severe physical damage. | Deathguise |
| Devil's Bell | Petrifies one target. | Catoblepas |
| Devil's Candle | Moderate magical damage; inflicts Freeze if used by blue-candled Wraith, Heat if used by red-candled Wraith. | Wraith |
| Devil's Kiss | Weak physical damage, may Poison. | Ralvurahva |
| Dive | Strong physical attack. | Red Dragon |
| Doom | Inflicts Doom. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 12 |
Ash, Lich, Lich (Crystal), Tantarian, Veteran, Wraith |
| Doomsday | Immense Shadow damage to everyone. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. Spell power of 172 (Hades), 186 (Ozma). MP Cost: 72 |
Hades, Ozma |
| Double Slash | Moderate physical damage to one target. | Earth Guardian |
| Drain | Absorbs HP from one target. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 14 |
Carrion Worm, Crawler, Trick Sparrow |
E[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Earth Power | Earth damage to all party members. | Ralvuimago |
| Earth Shake | Earth damage to all party members. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 20 |
Adamantoise, Lich, Lich (Crystal), Shell Dragon |
| Earthquake | Earth damage to all party members. | Catoblepas, Earth Guardian, Hilgigars, Jabberwock, Lich, Lich (Crystal) |
| Eat | Masticates single target for light damage. | Mimic |
| Edge | Deals moderate damage with book spine. | Tantarian |
| Electrocute | Imbues caster with electricity; allows Torama to use Blaster and Zaghnol to use Thundara. | Torama, Zaghnol |
| Entice | Releases hearts to confuse one target, doesn't work on females. | Lamia |
| Escape | Flees from battle. | Magic Vice, Soldier |
| Esuna | Alleviates all negative status effects. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Kraken, Kraken (Crystal), Maliris, Maliris (Crystal), Ozma |
| Everyone Light | Bestows Float on everyone. | Jabberwock |
| Everyone's Grudge | Targets all party members; damage is equal to the amount of slain Tonberries multiplied by 4. | Tonberry |
F[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Fang | Weak physical damage. | Fang |
| Fat Press | Jumps on one target and damages with fat. | Hedgehog Pie |
| Fin | Moderate physical damage. | Whale Zombie |
| Fire | Minor Fire damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Black Waltz 1, Black Waltz 2, Black Waltz 3 (#059), Bomb, Carve Spider, Dragonfly, Ghost, Ladybug, Trick Sparrow, Type A, Vice |
| Fira (FireEnglish PAL name) | Minor Fire damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Black Waltz 3 (#031) |
| Fira | Moderate Fire damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 12 |
Abomination, Agares, Antlion, Black Waltz 2, Blazer Beetle, Carrion Worm, Feather Circle, Lani, Mistodon, Nymph, Sand Golem, Sand Scorpion, Soulcage, Type B, Type C, Zuu |
| Firaga | Major Fire damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 24 |
Cerberus, Chimera, Earth Guardian, Garuda, Grenade, Maliris, Maliris (Crystal), Mover, Necron, Stilva, Wraith |
| Fire Blades | Fire damage to all party members; only usable if Soulcage is on fire. | Soulcage |
| Fist | Heavy physical damage. | Iron Man |
| Flame | Expels flames to deal random Fire damage to all party members. | Cerberus, Grenade, Ironite, Ogre, Worm Hydra |
| Flame Slash | Severe physical Fire damage to one target. | Maliris, Maliris (Crystal) |
| Flare | Heavy magical damage to single target. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. Spell power of 85 (Necron), 161 (Ozma), 96 (Trance Kuja). MP Cost: 40 |
Garland, Necron, Ozma, Trance Kuja |
| Flare Star | Targets all party members and deals damage equal to their level times 40 (Kuja), 35 (Trance Kuja), or 50 (Ozma). It can't be reflected. | Kuja, Ozma, Trance Kuja |
| Float | Grants Float. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Tiamat, Yan |
| Freeze | Inflicts Freeze. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 8 |
Agares, Drakan, Hades, Kraken, Kraken (Crystal), Vepal (Green) |
G[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Get Some! | Weak physical attack. | Masked Man |
| Glowing Eyes | Illuminates eyes to cause Sleep. | Axe Beak, Gigan Toad |
| Gnoll Attack | Moderate physical damage. | Gnoll |
| Goblin Punch | Deals weak random damage. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 4 |
Goblin, Goblin Mage |
| Gradual Petrify | Inflicts Gradual Petrify. | Basilisk, Gargoyle, Stroper |
| Grand Cross | Manipulates planetary alignments to wreak any number of these effects to all party members: 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. Spell power of 88.[note 1] | Necron |
| Grow | User gets bigger. | Bomb |
| Gwahaha! | Weak physical attack. | Baku, Masked Man |
H[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Hack | Weak physical attack with bone knife. | Skeleton |
| Haste | Bestows Haste. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 8 |
Cactuar |
| Hatchet | Weak physical attack. | Lizard Man |
| Head Attack | Rams into one target for light damage. | Cactuar, Flan, Feather Circle, Mistodon |
| Heave | Rams into one target for moderate damage. | Adamantoise, Behemoth, Catoblepas, Zaghnol |
| Heavy | Dispels Float status. | Jabberwock |
| Helm Divide | Reduces one target's HP to 1. | Iron Man |
| Here I Go! | Runs around battlefield. | Scarlet Hair |
| Hide | Cactuar hides and counters attacks with 1000 Needles. | Cactuar |
| High Wind | Moderate physical damage to all party members. | Abadon |
| Hiphop | Moderate physical damage to one enemy. | Hilgigars |
| Hit | Weak physical strike. | Black Waltz 1, Black Waltz 3, Blazer Beetle |
| Holy | Major Holy damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. Spell power of 85 (Necron), 148 (Ozma), 96 (Trance Kuja). MP Cost: 36 |
Necron, Ozma, Trance Kuja |
| Horn | Physical attack. | Amdusias |
| HP Switching | Switches caster's HP with target's. Disregards casters upper limit. | Wyerd |
| Hypnotize | Inflicts Sleep. | Black Waltz 2, Hecteyes |
I[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| "I am Dagger." | 9999 damage to Garnet, regular damage to everyone else. | Dagger |
| "I am Steiner." | 9999 damage to Steiner, regular damage to everyone else. | Steiner |
| "I Quina!" | 9999 damage to Quina, regular damage to everyone else. | Quina |
| "I'm Eiko!" | 9999 damage to Eiko, regular damage to everyone else. | Eiko |
| "I'm Freya." | 9999 damage to Freya, regular damage to everyone else. | Freya |
| "I'm the real Amarant!" | 9999 damage to Amarant, regular damage to everyone else. | Amarant |
| "I'm the real Zidane!" | 9999 damage to Zidane, regular damage to everyone else. | Zidane |
| "I'm Vivi!" | 9999 damage to Vivi, regular damage to everyone else. | Vivi |
| Impale | Weak physical damage with spear. | Sahagin |
| Ink | Damages one target and inflicts Darkness. | Gigan Octopus, Kraken, Kraken (Crystal) |
J[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Jet Fire | Deals major Fire elemental damage as well as Heat to the party. | Tiamat, Tiamat (Crystal) |
| Judgment Sword (Judgement Sword[note 2]) |
Reduces HP to 1. | Hades |
K[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Knife | Moderate physical damage. | Goblin, Ogre, Tonberry |
| Knock Down | Moderate physical damage. | Hilgigars |
L[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Lava Gun | Deals major Fire elemental damage. | Vepal (Red) |
| Leaf Swirl | Moderate damage to party. | Soulcage |
| Left Stem | Minor physical damage. | Prison Cage |
| Left Tentacle | Minor physical damage. | Plant Brain |
| Leg | Major physical damage. | Kraken |
| Light | Inflicts Float. | Jabberwock |
| Light Flare | Moderate Fire elemental damage. It can be reflected. MP Cost: 30 |
Thorn |
| Lightning | Deals random percentage worth of Thunder-elemental damage. | Chimera, Worm Hydra |
| Limit Glove | Deals 9999 damage when used at 1 HP. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 10 |
Adamantoise, Catoblepas, Jabberwock |
| LV4 Holy | Deals major Holy elemental damage if target's levels are a multiple of 4. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 22 |
Amdusias, Ozma |
| LV5 Death | Inflicts Death on all targets whose levels are a multiple of 5. It cannot be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 20 |
Armodullahan, Deathguise, Dracozombie, Lich, Lich (Crystal), Ozma, Soulcage |
M[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Maelstrom | Reduces HP to 1-10. | Garuda, Sand Worm |
| Magic Attack Blue | Changes heads to blue. | Grimlock |
| Magic Hammer | Reduces MP by a random amount. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 2 |
Magic Vice |
| Matra Magic | Reduces target's HP to 1. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 8 |
Armstrong |
| Melt | Inflicts damage equal to remaining HP and kills user. | Zombie |
| Meow! I'm mad! | Non-elemental magic attack ignoring Magic Defense. | Gimme Cat |
| Meteor | Random non-elemental damage to party. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. Spell power of 50 (Necron), 110 (Ozma). MP Cost: 40 |
Deathguise, Necron, Ozma |
| Meteor Counter | Counterattacks with Meteor when damage. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 40 |
Behemoth |
| Meteorite | Minor non-elemental damage to the party. MP Cost: 40 |
Zorn |
| Might | Increases Attack power. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 14 |
Gnoll, Iron Man, Lamia |
| Mighty Guard | Casts Protect and Shell on party. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 64 |
Gigan Octopus |
| Mind Blast | Moderate non-elemental damage and Confuse. | Drakan |
| Mini | Inflicts or cures Mini. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 8 |
Ozma, Quale |
| Mirror | Summons a Mirror version of a party member to the battle. Can only summon 1 Mirror version at a time, and cannot summon anymore if there is already 1 in the battle. | Epitaph |
| Mist | Inflicts moderate Shadow elemental damage and Sleep to the party. Depending on Mistodon Battle Scene, Power either 23 or 58, Status Hit Rate 30, 32 or 100. | Feather Circle, Mistodon |
| Moonlight Slash | Steiner uses this attack when his HP hits 0, it breaks Blank's armor. | Steiner (#005) |
| Mucus | Inflicts moderate non-elemental damage and Berserk. | Anemone |
| Mug | Minor physical damage and steals an item. Item stolen cannot be recovered. | Magic Vice |
| Mustard Bomb | Inflicts Heat. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 10 |
Drakan, Hades, Maliris, Maliris (Crystal), Soulcage, Vepal (Red) |
N[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Neutron Ring | Deals major non-elemental damage to the party. Spell power of 132. | Necron |
| Night | Inflicts Sleep on everyone in the battle. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 14 |
Nymph, Ralvurahva |
O[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Osmose | Drains MP from a target. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 2 |
Agares, Black Waltz 2, Ghost, Malboro, Ring Leader, Torama, Type B |
| Open | Change's Deathguise's status to only allow use of Demon's Claw or Spin. | Deathguise |
| Oww! | User trips and wastes a turn. | Masked Man |
P[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Paper Storm | Deals major non-elemental damage to the party. | Agares, Tantarian |
| Petrify | Inflicts Petrify. | Epitaph |
| Photon | Reduces HP to 1. | Ark |
| Physical Attack Red | Switches heads to Red. | Grimlock |
| Poison | Inflicts Poison. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 8 |
Mimic, Quale, Tantarian, Torama |
| Poison Claw | Deals major non-elemental damage and Poison. | Grand Dragon |
| Poison Counter | Counterattacks with a moderate physical attack that inflicts Poison. | Sand Scorpion, Serpion |
| Pollen | Deals minor non-elemental damage and Darkness to the party. Dendrobium also has a weaker version that doesn't inflict Darkness. | Dendrobium, Plant Brain |
| Poly | Deals 0 damage. | King Leo |
| Power of the Land | Alternate name for Earth Power. | |
| Powering Sword | Allows Hades to use Curse and Doomsday after a countdown from three. | Hades |
| Propeller Wind | Inflicts Confuse to the party. | Ark |
| Protect | Reduces damage done by physical attacks by half. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Iron Man, Lizard Man, Necron |
| Psychokinesis | Deals major non-elemental damage. | Garland, Nova Dragon, Zemzelett |
| Pumpkin Head | Deals damage equal to the amount of HP user has lost. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 12 |
Hedgehog Pie |
| Pyro | Deals 0 damage. | Benero, Zenero |
R[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Wind | Deals Fire/Ice/Lightning/Wind/Water/Holy/Shadow elemental damage. | Zemzelett |
| Raining Swords | Deals major non-elemental damage to the party. Used as a death move. | Maliris |
| Ram | Deals moderate non-elemental damage. | Hedgehog Pie, Taharka |
| Rapid Fire | Deals minor non-elemental damage. | Python |
| Red Clipper | Deals major Fire elemental damage. | Stilva |
| Reflect | Bounce back spells at enemy party. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Ash, Drakan, Hades, Maliris, Maliris (Crystal), Ring Leader, Trance Kuja |
| Return | Changes Serpion's Attacking Stance back to normal. | Serpion |
| Right Stem | Minor non-elemental damage. | Prison Cage |
| Right Tentacle | Minor non-elemental damage. | Plant Brain |
| Rise | Awakens Gargoyles that are still stone. | Agares |
| Rolling Attack | Deals major non-elemental damage. | Quale |
| Roulette | Randomly kills a target in the fight. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 18 |
Hecteyes, Veteran, Zombie |
| Rrragh! | Minor physical damage. | Baku |
| Rush | Moderate physical damage. | Bandersnatch, Fang |
| Rusty Knife | Minor physical damage. | Cave Imp |
S[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Sandstorm | Deals moderate non-elemental damage to the party. Reduces party HP to single digits when used by Antlion. | Antlion, Land Worm, Sand Golem |
| Saw | Deals minor non-elemental damage. | Myconid |
| Scan | See target's vital stats. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 4 |
Lani |
| Scorch | Becomes immune to all elemental attacks. | Vepal (Red) |
| Scratch | Minor non-elemental damage. | Gimme Cat, Seeker Bat |
| Screech | Inflicts Silence to one target. | Gimme Cat |
| Shell | Halves damage from magical attacks. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Necron, Serpion |
| Shell Defense (Shell DefenceEnglish PAL name) |
Increases defense to 255. | Sahagin |
| Shock | Major non-elemental damage. | Beatrix |
| Shockwave | Major non-elemental damage to the party. | Nova Dragon, Silver Dragon, Soulcage |
| Shriek | Inflicts Silence. | Mandragora |
| Silence | Target can no longer use magic. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 8 |
Grimlock, Quale, Ring Leader, Stroper |
| Silent Claw | Deals major non-elemental damage and Silence. | Tiamat, Tiamat (Crystal) |
| Silent Kiss | Minor physical damage and inflicts Silence. | Nymph |
| Silent Slap | Moderate physical damage and inflicts Silence. | Abomination |
| Silent Voice | Inflicts Silence. | Gizamaluke |
| Slap | Moderate non-elemental damage. | Stroper, Wyerd |
| Slash | Moderate non-elemental damage. | Haagen, Lamia, Lani, Soldier, Weimar |
| Sleep | Target is unable to attack or act at all until awoken. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 10 |
Abomination, Grimlock |
| Sleeping Juice | Inflicts Sleep. | Cave Imp |
| Slice | Minor non-elemental damage. | Vice |
| Slow | Target's ATB gauge fills up at half the normal rate. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Basilisk, Grimlock, Ochu |
| Smash | Reduces HP to 1. | Shell Dragon |
| Snort | Removes target from battle. Target is unable to return to fight, and is considered KO'ed. | Tiamat, Yan |
| Snowstorm | Deals major Ice elemental damage to the party. | Ash |
| Solution | Deals moderate non-elemental damage and Berserk. | Troll |
| Spear | Moderate non-elemental damage. | Armodullahan, Ladybug, Troll |
| Spin | Deals major non-elemental damage to the party. | Deathguise |
| Spore | Inflicts Darkness to the party. | Myconid |
| Stab | Moderate non-elemental damage. | Ralvuimago |
| Steal | Steals an item. | Vice |
| Sting | Deals major non-elemental damage. | Stilva |
| Stinger | Deals minor non-elemental damage. | Hornet |
| Stock Break | Reduces party's HP to 1. | Beatrix |
| Stomach | Moderate non-elemental damage. | Crawler |
| Stona | Cures Petrify. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 8 |
Gargoyle |
| Stone | Deals minor non-elemental damage. | Mu |
| Stop | Target is unable to act at all. If all party members are hit by this, it's game over. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 8 |
Ash, Garland, Garuda, Grimlock, Lich, Lich (Crystal) |
| Strike | Moderate non-elemental damage. | Behemoth, Cerberus, Dracozombie, Drakan, Type A, Type C, Zombie |
| String | Minor non-elemental damage and Slow. | Ralvurahva |
| Swallow | Removes target from battle. Is considered KO'ed. | Zuu |
| Sweep | Moderate non-elemental damage to the party. | Stroper |
| Sword Quiver | Major non-elemental damage. | Maliris, Maliris (Crystal) |
T[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Tail | Minor non-elemental damage. | Axolotl, Feather Circle, Griffin, Mu |
| Taste steel! | Minor non-elemental damage. | King Leo |
| Teleport | Minor non-elemental damage. | Black Waltz 2 |
| Tentacle | Minor non-elemental damage. | Plant Spider |
| The Drop | Major non-elemental damage. | Grimlock |
| Thorn Whip | Moderate non-elemental damage. | Ochu |
| Thundaga | Major Thunder-elemental damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 24 |
Abadon, Earth Guardian, Grand Dragon, Kuja, Malboro, Necron |
| Thundara | Moderate Thunder-elemental damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 12 |
Adamantoise, Agares, Amdusias, Armodullahan, Armstrong, Axe Beak, Bandersnatch, Black Waltz 2, Black Waltz 3, Catoblepas, Dracozombie, Goblin Mage, Ironite, Lani, Ralvuimago, Type B, Type C, Zaghnol |
| Thunder | Minor Thunder-elemental damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 6 |
Black Waltz 2, Black Waltz 3, Ghost, Plant Brain, Plant Spider, Python, Skeleton, Type A |
| Thunder Slash | Moderate Thunder-elemental damage. | Beatrix |
| Tidal Wave | Massive Water-elemental damage to the party. | Nova Dragon |
| Tongue | Inflicts Sleep. | Bandersnatch, Basilisk |
| Trouble Counter | Counterattacks with a massive physical attack that inflicts Trouble. | Kraken (Crystal) |
| Trouble Juice | Minor non-elemental damage and Trouble. | Carrion Worm |
| Trouble Knife | Moderate non-elemental damage and Trouble. | Ogre |
| Trouble Mucus | Moderate non-elemental damage and Trouble. | Antlion |
| Trouble Tail | Minor non-elemental damage and Trouble. | Feather Circle |
| Tsunami | Moderate Water-elemental damage to party. | Sealion |
| Twister | Major Wind elemental damage to the party. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 22 |
Deathguise, Nova Dragon, Red Dragon, Silver Dragon, Tiamat, Tiamat (Crystal) |
U[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Ultima | Reduces HP to all targets and ends battle. | Kuja, Trance Kuja |
| Ultra Sound Wave | Inflicts Mini. | Ralvuimago, Whale Zombie |
V[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Vanish | Makes target immune to physical attacks but vulnerable to magic attacks. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 8 |
Drakan, Gnoll, Goblin Mage, Iron Man |
| Venom Breath | Inflicts Venom. | Chimera, Grand Dragon, Whale Zombie, Worm Hydra |
| Venom Powder | Inflicts Venom. | Lich, Lich (Crystal), Meltigemini |
| Viral Smoke | Deals major non-elemental damage and Virus to the party. | Meltigemini |
| Virus Combo | Moderate non-elemental damage and Virus. | Mover |
| Virus Crunch | Major non-elemental damage and Virus. | Chimera |
| Virus Fly | Major non-elemental damage and Virus. | Abadon |
| Virus Powder | Moderate non-elemental damage and Virus. | Ring Leader, Yan |
| Virus Tentacles | Moderate non-elemental damage and Virus. | Malboro |
W[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Water | Moderate Water-elemental damage. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 24 |
Anemone, Axolotl, Clipper, Gigan Toad, Gizamaluke, Kraken, Lani, Sahagin |
| Water-gun | Moderate Water-elemental damage. | Kraken, Kraken (Crystal), Sahagin |
| Waterga | Major Water-elemental damage to party. It can be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 45 |
Kraken, Kraken (Crystal) |
| Wave | Major non-elemental damage. | Garland |
| Web | Minor non-elemental damage and Slow. | Carve Spider |
| What do you think you're doing!? | Physical attack. | Lani |
| Whirl Slash | Moderate non-elemental damage. | Skeleton |
| Whirlwind | Deals moderate Wind elemental damage and grants Float to party. | Ark |
| White Wind | Restores a moderate amount of HP to all allies. It can't be reflected and works with Return Magic. MP Cost: 14 |
Griffin, Zemzelett, Zuu |
| Wind | Minor Wind elemental damage. | Dendrobium |
| Wing | Minor non-elemental damage. | Sealion |
| Wings | Moderate non-elemental damage. | Ironite, Meltigemini |
Y[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| YEOWWW! | User trips, wasting a turn. | Baku |
Z[]
| Ability | Description | Enemy |
|---|---|---|
| Zombie Breath | Moderate non-elemental damage and inflicts Zombie. | Dracozombie |
| Zombie Powder | Inflicts Zombie. | Whale Zombie |
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