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Abilities in Final Fantasy VIII are split into two categories.

Support abilities[]

Main article: Final Fantasy VIII support abilities

Support abilities are provided by Guardian Forces and can be equipped to a character when he or she junctions a GF. These abilities are passive and provide special bonuses, such as HP and MP bonuses, or automatic status effects. Menu abilities can be used from the menu to affect shop prices and to refine items and cards.

Command abilities[]

Main article: Final Fantasy VIII command abilities

Command abilities can be used in battle. In addition to the default Attack command, each character may equip three command abilities, provided by GFs when junctioned.

Final Fantasy VIII abilities

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Blue Magic	Acid- Aqua Breath - Bad Breath - Degenerator - Electrocute - Fire Breath - Gatling Gun - Homing Laser - Laser Eye - LV?Death - Micro Missiles - Mighty Guard - Ray-Bomb - Shockwave Pulsar - Ultra Waves - White Wind
Character related	Auto-Haste - Auto-Potion - Auto-Protect - Auto-Reflect - Auto-Shell - Counter - Cover - Eva+30% - Expendx2-1 - Expendx3-1 - HP+20% - HP+40% - HP+80% - HP Bonus - Initiative - Med Data - Move-HP Up - Luck+50% - Mag+20% - Mag+40% - Mag+60% - Mag Bonus - Mug - Return Damage - Ribbon - Spd+20% - Spd+40% - Spr+20% - Spr+40% - Spr+60% - Spr Bonus - Str+20% - Str+40% - Str+60% - Str Bonus - Vit+20% - Vit+40% - Vit+60% - Vit Bonus
Command	Attack - Absorb - Card - Darkside - Defend - Devour - Doom - Draw - Fortify (Dummied) - GF - Item - Kamikaze - LV Down - LV Up - Mad Rush - Magic - MiniMog - Recover - Revive - Treatment - W-Item (Dummied)
Guardian Force related	Boost - GF HP +10% - GF HP +20% - GF HP +30% - GF HP +40% - Sum Mag +10% - Sum Mag +20% - Sum Mag +30% - Sum Mag +40%
Junction	Ability x3 - Ability x4 - Elem-Atk-J - Elem-Def-J - Elem-Def-Jx2 - Elem-Def-Jx4 - Eva-J - Hit-J - HP-J - Luck-J - Mag-J - Spd-J - Spr-J - ST-Atk-J - ST-Def-J - ST-Def-Jx2 - ST-Def-Jx4 - Str-J - Vit-J
Limit Breaks	Angel Wing - Blue Magic - Combine - Duel - Renzokuken - Shot - Slot - No Mercy - Desperado - Blood Pain - Massive Anchor - Ice Strike
Magic	Aero - Apocalypse - Aura - Berserk - Bio - Blind - Blizzaga - Blizzara - Blizzard - Break - Confuse - Cura - Curaga - Cure - Death - Demi - Dispel - Double - Drain - Esuna - Fira - Firaga - Fire - Flare - Float - Full-life - Haste - Holy - Life - Meltdown - Meteor - Pain - Protect - Quake - Reflect - Regen - Scan - Shell - Silence - Sleep - Slow - Stop - Thundaga - Thundara - Thunder - Tornado - Triple - Ultima - Water - Zombie
Menu related	Ammo-RF - Call Shop - Card Mod - Familiar - F Mag-RF - Forbid Mag-RF - Forbid Med-RF - GFAbl Med-RF - GFRecov Med-RF - Haggle - High Mag-RF - I Mag-RF - Junk Shop - L Mag-RF - Med LV Up - Mid Mag-RF - Recov Med-RF - Sell-High - ST Mag-RF - ST Med-RF - Supt Mag-RF - T Mag-RF - Time Mag-RF - Tool-RF
Party related	Alert - Enc-Half - Enc-None - Move-Find - Rare Item

Final Fantasy VIII

Content	Allusions - Artworks - Menu - Merchandise - Story - Timeline - Translations - Version differences - Walkthrough - Wallpapers
Gameplay	Inventory	Cards - Items - Weapons
	Mechanics	Abilities (Command abilities - Support abilities) - Battle poses - Elements - Guardian Forces - Information - Magic - Refine - Stats - Statuses
	Enemies	Enemies - Enemy abilities - Monster (Ultimania bestiary)
	Other	Achievements - Battle Meter - Shops
Media	Promo	Demo - Technical Demo for PS2 - Inside Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
	Short story	Aru Hi no Garden no Jugyō Fūkei
	Music albums	Original Soundtrack - FITHOS LUSEC WECOS VINOSEC - Piano Collections - Chips
	Musical themes	"Liberi Fatali" - "Balamb GARDEN" - "Blue Fields" - "Don't Be Afraid" - "Force Your Way" - "The Man with the Machine Gun" - "Premonition" - "Fisherman's Horizon" - "The Oath" - "Eyes On Me" - "Ride On" - "The Castle" - "The Legendary Beast" - "Maybe I'm a Lion" - "The Extreme"
	Books	Manuals - Final Fantasy VIII Ultimania