Ability: [Fire Ward]
Effect: Halves fire damage by physical or magical attacks.
Requires: Bomb Fragment x4
Rating: 3/5 stars - effective against Fire-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Fireproof]
Effect: Nullifies fire damage by physical or magical attacks.
Requires: Bomb Core x8
Rating: 4/5 stars -effective against Fire-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Fire Eater]
Effect: Absorbs fire damage by physical or magical attacks as HP.
Requires: Fire Gem x20
Rating: 5/5 stars - effective against Fire-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Lightning Ward]
Effect: Halves thunder damage by physical or magical attacks.
Requires: Electro Marble x4
Rating: 3/5 stars - effective against Thunder-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Lightningproof]
Effect: Nullifies thunder damage by physical or magical attacks.
Requires: Lightning Marble x8
Rating: 4/5 stars - effective against Thunder-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Lightning Eater]
Effect: Absorbs thunder damage by physical or magical attacks as HP.
Requires: Lightning Gem x20
Rating: 5/5 stars - effective against Thunder-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Water Ward]
Effect: Halves water damage by physical or magical attacks.
Requires: Fish Scale x4
Rating: 3/5 stars - effective against Water-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Waterproof]
Effect: Nullifies water damage by physical or magical attacks.
Requires: Dragon Scale x8
Rating: 4/5 stars - effective against Water-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Water Eater]
Effect: Absorbs water damage by physical or magical attacks as HP.
Requires: Water Gem x20
Rating: 5/5 stars - effective against Water-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Ice Ward]
Effect: Halves ice damage by physical or magical attacks.
Requires: Antarctic Wind x4
Rating: 3/5 stars - effective against Ice-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Iceproof]
Effect: Nullifies ice damage by physical or magical attacks.
Requires: Arctic Wind x8
Rating: 4/5 stars - effective against Ice-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Ice Eater]
Effect: Absorbs ice damage by physical or magical attacks as HP.
Requires: Ice Gem x20
Rating: 5/5 stars - effective against Ice-elemental fiends.
Ability: [Dark Ward]
Effect: Occasionally protects against Dark status.
Requires: Eyedrops x40
Rating: 2/5 stars - helpful to have on your primary attackers’ armor, although unpredictable.
Ability: [Darkproof]
Effect: Always protects against Dark status.
Requires: Smoke Bomb x20
Rating: 3/5 stars - helpful until you have enough Remedy items to make [Auto-Med] armor.
Ability: [Silence Ward]
Effect: Occasionally protects against Silence status.
Requires: Echo Screen x30
Rating: 2/5 stars - helpful to have on your mages’ armor, although unpredictable. Very few fiends inflict Silence status.
Ability: [Silenceproof]
Effect: Always protects against Silence status.
Requires: Silence Grenade x10
Rating: 3/5 stars - helpful to have on your mages’ armor. By the time you engage fiends whom you can obtain Silence Grenades from to make this auto-ability, however, you probably have enough Remedy items to make [Auto-Med] instead.
Ability: [Sleep Ward]
Effect: Occasionally protects against Sleep status.
Requires: Sleeping Powder x6
Rating: 1/5 stars - near worthless. Fewer fiends inflict sleep than you can count on one hand, and this auto-ability is so unpredictable, it just wastes a slot.
Ability: [Sleepproof]
Effect: Always protects against Sleep status.
Requires: Dream Powder x8
Rating: 2/5 stars - still nearly worthless, but the fact that it always protects against sleep status makes it better than [Sleep Ward].
Ability: [Poison Ward]
Effect: Occasionally protects against Poison status.
Requires: Antidote x40
Rating: 3/5 stars - quite useful throughout the game, although unpredictable.
Ability: [Poisonproof]
Effect: Always protects against Poison status.
Requires: Poison Fang x12
Rating: 4/5 stars - extremely useful. More fiends have poisoning attacks than any other kind of status ailment.
Ability: [Stone Ward]
Effect: Occasionally protects against Petrify status.
Requires: Soft x30
Rating: 3/5 stars - fiends that inflict Petrify status tend to do so to your whole party at once, so having this in several characters’ armor will mean the difference between a victorious battle, and a Game Over, despite its unpredictability.
Ability: [Stoneproof]
Effect: Always protects against Petrify status.
Requires: Petrify Grenade x20
Rating: 4/5 stars - fiends that inflict Petrify status tend to do so to your whole party at once, so having this in several characters’ armor will mean the difference between a victorious battle, and a Game Over.
Ability: [Death Ward]
Effect: Occasionally protects against instant death status.
Requires: Farplane Shadow x15
Rating: 2/5 stars - fairly helpful, although unpredictable. Fiends that use instant death are few and far between, but the ones who do are quite nasty.
Ability: [Deathproof]
Effect: Always protects against instant death status.
Requires: Farplane Wind x60
Rating: 3/5 stars - useful and necessary in exactly one boss battle late in the game, otherwise, by the time you’ve obtained enough Farplane Winds to make [Deathproof], you’re probably highly leveled, and therefore strong enough to take out fiends who use Doom before the counter winds down to 0.
Ability: [Zombie Ward]
Effect: Occasionally protects against Zombie status.
Requires: Holy Water x30
Rating: 3/5 stars - necessary in two boss battles late in the game, otherwise, very few dangerous fiends use Zombie attacks.
Ability: [Zombieproof]
Effect: Always protects against Zombie status.
Requires: Candle of Life x10
Rating: 3/5 stars - necessary in two boss battles late in the game, otherwise, very few dangerous fiends use Zombie attacks.
Ability: [Slow Ward]
Effect: Occasionally protects against Slow status.
Requires: Silver Hourglass x10
Rating: 1/5 stars - not useful at all, and too unpredictable. By the time you’re far enough in the game to obtain Silver Hourglasses, you’re probably of a high enough level to kill any fiend with one hit that uses Slow.
Ability: [Slowproof]
Effect: Always protects against Slow status.
Requires: Gold Hourglass x20
Rating: 2/5 stars - not as unpredictable as [Slow Ward], but still nearly useless. By the time you’re far enough in the game to obtain Gold Hourglasses, you’re probably of a high enough level to kill any fiend with one hit that uses Slow.
Ability: [Confuse Ward]
Effect: Occasionally protects against Confusion status.
Requires: Musk x16
Rating: 4/5 stars - very helpful, although unpredictable. Only the floating eye fiends use Confusion early in the game, targeted at a single character, but the fiends who use it later in the game tend to do so to your entire party at once. Have this or [Confuseproof] on your armor at all times when fighting in the Omega Ruins or Sin.
Ability: [Confuseproof]
Effect: Always protects against Confusion status.
Requires: Musk x48
Rating: 5/5 stars - essential late in the game, especially if you plan on doing much fighting in the Monster Arena. Only the floating eye fiends use Confusion early in the game, targeted at a single character, but the fiends who use it later in the game tend to do so to your entire party at once. Have this or [Confuse Ward] on your armor at all times when fighting in the Omega Ruins or Sin.
Ability: [Berserk Ward]
Effect: Occasionally protects against Berserk status.
Requires: Hypello Potion x8
Rating: 3/5 stars - fairly helpful, but only late in the game against certain fiends such as the Black Element and Malboro. [Berserkproof] is the better choice, because it doesn’t cost that many more Hypello Potions to customize, and it protects against Berserk status all of the time.
Ability: [Berserkproof]
Effect: Always protects against Berserk status.
Requires: Hypello Potion x32
Rating: 5/5 stars - essential late in the game, especially if you plan on doing much fighting in the Monster Arena. Have this or [Berserk Ward] on your armor at all times when fighting in the Omega Ruins or Sin.
Ability: [Curseproof]
Effect: Always protects against Curse status.
Requires: Tetra Elemental x12
Rating: 2/5 stars - useful if you rely on Overdrives. Otherwise, Curse status is by far the least deleterious status affliction.
Ability: [SOS NulBlaze]
Effect: Automatically puts the character in NulBlaze status when in critical condition.
Requires: Bomb Core x1
Rating: 2/5 stars - effective versus fiends who use Fire-elemental physical and magical attacks, when fighting on low health.
Ability: [SOS NulShock]
Effect: Automatically puts the character in NulShock status when in critical condition.
Requires: Lightning Marble x1
Rating: 2/5 stars - effective versus fiends who use Thunder-elemental physical and magical attacks, when fighting on low health.
Ability: [SOS NulTide]
Effect: Automatically puts the character in NulTide status when in critical condition.
Requires: Dragon Scale x1
Rating: 2/5 stars - effective versus fiends who use Water-elemental physical and magical attacks, when fighting on low health.
Ability: [SOS NulFrost]
Effect: Automatically puts the character in NulFrost status when in critical condition.
Requires: Arctic Wind x1
Rating: 2/5 stars - effective versus fiends who use Ice-elemental physical and magical attacks, when fighting on low health.
Ability: [SOS Shell]
Effect: Automatically puts the character in Shell status when in critical condition.
Requires: Lunar Curtain x8
Rating: 3/5 stars - effective versus fiends who use magical attacks frequently, when fighting on low health.
Ability: [SOS Protect]
Effect: Automatically puts the character in Protect status when in critical condition.
Requires: Light Curtain x8
Rating: 3/5 stars - effective versus fiends who use physical attacks frequently, when fighting on low health.
Ability: [SOS Reflect]
Effect: Automatically puts the character in Reflect status when in critical condition.
Requires: Star Curtain x8
Rating: 3/5 stars - effective versus fiends who use magical attacks frequently, when fighting on low health.
Ability: [SOS Haste]
Effect: Automatically puts the character in Haste status when in critical condition.
Requires: Chocobo Feather x20
Rating: 3/5 stars - always helpful when fighting on low health.
Ability: [SOS Regen]
Effect: Automatically puts the character in Regen status when in critical condition.
Requires: Healing Spring x12
Rating: 3/5 stars - always helpful when fighting on low health.
Ability: [Auto Shell]
Effect: Always keeps the character in Shell status.
Requires: Lunar Curtain x80
Rating: 4/5 stars - useful when fighting fiends who frequently use magical attacks, but this auto-ability also halves healing magic.
Ability: [Auto Protect]
Effect: Always keeps the character in Protect status.
Requires: Light Curtain x80
Rating: 5/5 stars - downright essential when fighting fiends with high physical offense.
Ability: [Auto Reflect]
Effect: Always keeps the character in Reflect status.
Requires: Star Curtain x40
Rating: 4/5 stars - useful when fighting fiends who frequently use magical attacks, but this auto-ability reflects healing and support magic off the character as well.
Ability: [Auto Haste]
Effect: Always keeps the character in Haste status.
Requires: Chocobo Wing x80
Rating: 5/5 stars - one of the best auto-abilities, [Auto Haste] greatly increases the Agility of one character.
Ability: [Auto Regen]
Effect: Always keeps the character in Regen status.
Requires: Healing Spring x80
Rating: 5/5 stars - another extremely helpful auto-ability, [Auto Regen] can ostensibly keep one character at full HP constantly. If that character is equipped with a Celestial Weapon that does damage dependent on high HP, [Auto Regen] will keep them hitting for 99,999 damage.
Ability: [Defense +3%]
Effect: Increases defense power by 3%.
Requires: Power Sphere x3
Rating: 2/5 stars - useful early in the game for a slight Defense boost.
Ability: [Defense +5%]
Effect: Increases defense power by 5%.
Requires: Stamina Spring x2
Rating: 2/5 stars - useful early in the game for a slight Defense boost.
Ability: [Defense +10%]
Effect: Increases defense power by 10%.
Requires: Special Sphere x1
Rating: 3/5 stars - useful for a slightly larger Defense boost.
Ability: [Defense +20%]
Effect: Increases defense power by 20%.
Requires: Blessed Gem x4
Rating: 4/5 stars - useful late in the game, before your Defense statistic reaches 255.
Ability: [Magic Defense +3%]
Effect: Increases magic defense power by 3%.
Requires: Mana Sphere x3
Rating: 2/5 stars - useful early in the game for a slight Magic Defense boost.
Ability: [Magic Defense +5%]
Effect: Increases magic defense power by 5%.
Requires: Mana Spring x2
Rating: 2/5 stars - useful early in the game for a slight Magic Defense boost.
Ability: [Magic Defense +10%]
Effect: Increases magic defense power by 10%.
Requires: White Magic Sphere x1
Rating: 3/5 stars - useful for a slightly larger Magic Defense boost.
Ability: [Magic Defense +20%]
Effect: Increases magic defense power by 20%.
Requires: Blessed Gem x4
Rating: 4/5 stars - useful late in the game, before your Magic Defense statistic reaches 255.
Ability: [HP +5%]
Effect: Increases HP by 5%.
Requires: X-Potion x5
Rating: 2/5 stars - useful early in the game for a slight HP boost.
Ability: [HP +10%]
Effect: Increases HP by 10%.
Requires: Soul Spring x3
Rating: 3/5 stars - useful for a slightly larger HP boost.
Ability: [HP +20%]
Effect: Increases HP by 20%.
Requires: Elixir x5
Rating: 4/5 stars - useful for a significant HP boost.
Ability: [HP +30%]
Effect: Increases HP by 30%.
Requires: Stamina Tonic x1
Rating: 5/5 stars - the best thing to happen to HP since sliced bread.
Ability: [MP +5%]
Effect: Increases MP by 5%.
Requires: Ether x5
Rating: 2/5 stars - useful early in the game for a slight MP boost.
Ability: [MP +10%]
Effect: Increases MP by 10%.
Requires: Soul Spring x3
Rating: 3/5 stars - useful for a slightly larger MP boost.
Ability: [MP +20%]
Effect: Increases MP by 20%.
Requires: Elixir x5
Rating: 4/5 stars - useful for a significant MP boost.
Ability: [MP +30%]
Effect: Increases MP by 30%.
Requires: Mana Tonic x1
Rating: 4/5 stars - useful until you have a weapon with [One MP Cost], after which you really don’t need 30% more MP.
Ability: [Auto Potion]
Effect: Automatically uses a potion when attacked.
Requires: Stamina Tablet x4
Rating: 4/5 stars - especially effective when used in combination with a weapon bearing [Alchemy].
Ability: [Auto Med]
Effect: Automatically uses a status-restorative item when afflicted by Blind, Curse, Zombie, or Poison.
Requires: Remedy x20
Rating: 4/5 stars - astoundingly useful when fighting fiends who use status attacks, however, [Auto Med] will not activate if the character is afflicted by Sleep, Stone, Death, Berserk, or Confuse.
Ability: [Auto Phoenix]
Effect: Automatically uses a phoenix down when a party member dies.
Requires: Mega Phoenix x20
Rating: 5/5 stars - especially effective when used in combination with a weapon bearing [Alchemy].
Ability: [Pickpocket]
Effect: Steal or mug rare items first.
Requires: Amulet x30
Rating: 4/5 stars - if you plan on doing a sizeable amount of theft, either this or [Master Thief] is a must!
Ability: [Master Thief]
Effect: Receive only rare items when stealing, despite however many common items the enemy may be carrying.
Requires: Pendulum x30
Rating: 5/5 stars - if you plan on doing a sizeable amount of theft, either this or [Pickpocket] is a must!
Ability: [HP Stroll]
Effect: Regenerates HP when walking in the field.
Requires: Stamina Tablet x2
Rating: 3/5 stars - if you can’t save up the items for [Auto Potion] or [Auto Regen], this auto-ability is a cheap way to get the same effect. You can also win armor with this fairly early in the game, from Qactuars in Thunder Plains.
Ability: [MP Stroll]
Effect: Regenerates MP when walking in the field.
Requires: Mana Tablet x2
Rating: 4/5 stars - excellent to put on your mages’ armor, because there is no spell, item, or other means of regenerating MP.
Ability: [No Encounters]
Effect: Eliminates random monster encounters.
Requires: Purifying Salt x30
Rating: 5/5 stars - no random battles, what’s not to love?
Ability: [Break HP Limit]
Effect: Allows you to have more than 9,999 HP, up to a max of 99,999 HP.
Requires: Wings to Discovery x30
Rating: 5/5 stars - the best thing to happen to HP since sliced bread and [HP +30%].
Ability: [Break MP Limit]
Effect: Allows you to have more than 999 MP, up to a max of 9,999 MP.
Requires: Three Stars x30
Rating: 3/5 stars - worthless once you have a weapon with [One MP Cost], after which you really don’t need thousands of MP.
Ability: [Ribbon] (FFX International and FFX PAL only!)
Effect: Complete protection against Poison, Sleep, Confusion, Stone, Dark, Berserk, Death, Slow, and Zombie. No protection against Curse, Power Break, Armor Break, Magic Break, or Mental Break.
Requires: Dark Matter x99
Rating: 5/5 stars - words cannot express the coolness of the auto-ability, however, words are all we mortals have.
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