Final Fantasy IX/Status Effects

Negative Effects

KO/Death

• Occurs when character health reaches 0.
• Character lies stationary on floor.
• Cannot participate in battle.
• Cured with a Phoenix Down (anytime) or Phoenix Pinion (in-battle only), Life/Full-Life white magic spells, and Amarant's Revive.
• Persists after battle.

Berserk

• Character has red sparks above head, and is glowing red.
• Physical attack power increases, but character cannot be controlled.
• Cured with a Remedy or Gysahl Greens.

Confuse

• Character spins wildly on spot.
• Character cannot be controlled; will randomly attack friends and foes. Physical attack accuracy also decreases.
• Cured by a physical attack.
• Can be guarded against with the Clear Headed ability.

Darkness

• Character has a small black cloud in front of their face.
• Physical attack accuracy greatly decreases.
• Cured with Eye Drops, a Remedy, or the Esuna white magic spell.
• Can be guarded against with the Bright Eyes ability.
• Persists after battle.

Doom

• Character has a number above their head, slowly counting down from 10.
• Will inflict KO upon character when counter reaches 0.

Freeze

• Character appears blue-tinted, stationary, and surrounded by small blue icicles.
• Cannot participate in battle, and is immediately KOed if hit by a physical attack.
• Can be guarded against with the Body Temp ability.
• Will wear off in battle eventually.

Gradual Petrify

• Character has a number above their head, slowly counting down from 10.
• Will inflict Petrification upon character when counter reaches 0.
• Cured by Soft or the Stona white magic spell.
• Can be guarded against with the Jelly ability.

Heat

• Character glows orange.
• Character is immediately KOed if they take any action.
• Can be guarded against with the Body Temp ability.
• Will wear off in battle eventually.

Mini

• Character is much smaller than usual.
• Physical attack and defence power greatly reduced.
• Cured by Remedy or the Esuna white magic spell.

Petrification

• Character appears to be stationary, and encased in stone.
• Cannot participate in battle.
• Cured by Soft or the Stona white magic spell.
• Can be guarded against with the Jelly ability.
• Persists after battle.

Poison

• Character has purple or green vapours above head.
• Character HP gradually decreases.
• Cured by Antidote, or either Panacea or Esuna white magic spells.
• Can be guarded against with the Antibody ability.

Silence

• Character has a small speech bubble containing two dots above their head.
• Character cannot use magic commands.
• Cured by Echo Screen or a Remedy, or the Esuna white magic spell.
• Can be guarded against with the Loudmouth ability.
• Persists after battle.

Sleep

• Character droops, and has ZZZs over their head.
• Cannot participate in battle.
• Cured by the white magic spell Esuna, or a physical attack (magic attacks do not wake the character).
• Can be guarded against by the Insomniac ability.
• Will wear off in battle eventually.

Slow

• Character has a series of grey arrows pointing downwards above their head. ATB gauge for that character turns grey/black.
• Character's ATB gauge fills slower.
• Cured by a Remedy or white magic spells Haste and Esuna.
• Can be guarded against by the Auto-Haste ability.

Stop

• Character appears completely immobile. ATB gauge turns grey/black and does not fill.
• Character cannot participate in battle.
• Cured by a Remedy or the white magic spell Esuna.
• Can be guarded against by the Locomotion ability.

Trouble

• Character has a small crying face above their head.
• Half of any physical damage inflicted on that character will be dealt to all characters.
• Cured by an Annoyntment.
• Persists after battle.

Venom

• Character droops, and has green and purple vapours rising from their head.
• HP and MP slowly depletes, and character cannot participate in battle.
• Cured by an Antidote or Remedy, and the white magic spells Panacea and Esuna.
• Can be guarded against by the Antibody ability.
• Persists after battle (character does not lose HP/MP outside of battle).

Virus

• No visible changes to character.
• Character does not gain EXP or AP after battle.
• Cured by a Vaccine.
• Persists after battle.

Zombie

• Character turns varying shades of brown.
• Trance gauge immediately depleted to empty and does not fill, character does not gain EXP or AP after battle, and healing skills/some forms of damage have reverse effects (i.e. a Potion damages HP, an Ether damages MP, Regen acts like Poison, and Death fully heals HP).
• Cured by a Magic Tag.
• Persists after battle.

Positive Effects

Auto-Life

• No visible changes to character.
• Character will be resurrected with critical health immediately upon being KOed (one-time only).
• Cast by the blue magic spell Auto-Life, or Amarant's Aura skill.
• Can be obtained through Auto-Life ability.
• Only wears off when it activates.

Float

• Character hovers a short distance above ground.
• Character does not take any Earth damage, but takes more damage from Wind attacks.
• Cast by the white magic spell Float.
• Equipping Auto-Float will permanently give that character this status.
• Wears off after a short time in battle.

Haste

• Character has a series of green arrows pointing upwards above head, and ATB gauge turns yellow.
• ATB gauge fills faster.
• Cast by the white magic spell Haste, or Carbuncle's Emerald Light (equip an Emerald on Eiko).
• Equipping Auto-Haste will permanently give that character this status.
• Wears off after a moderate time in battle, or when Slow or Stop is cast on that character.

Protect

• Character periodically glows blue.
• Character takes half damage from physical attacks.
• Cast by the white magic spell Protect, or the blue magic spell Mighty Guard. Eiko's Carbuncle summon may also cast this on all party members whenever it shows a full animation.
• Wears off after a short duration in battle.

Reflect

• Character has a series of red stars hovering in front of their faces.
• Any magic cast at that character will reflect back onto the caster.
• Cast by the white magic spell Reflect, or by Carbuncle (standard).
• Equipping Auto-Reflect will permanently give that character this status.
• Wears off after a short time in battle.

Regen

• No visible changes to character (apart from occasional green numbers popping up).
• Character periodically regains a small amount of health.
• Cast by the white magic spell Regen, Freya's Reis' Wind, or Amarant's Aura skill.
• Equipping Auto-Regen will permanently give that character this status.
• Wears off after a moderate time in battle.

Shell

• Character periodically glows yellow.
• Character takes half damage from magic attacks.
• Cast by the white magic spell Shell, by the blue magic spell Mighty Guard, or by Carbuncle's Pearl Light (equip a Moonstone on Eiko).
• Wears off after a short time in battle.

Vanish

• Character's body is invisible (only weapons can be seen).
• Character cannot be hit by physical attacks.
• Cast by the blue magic spell Vanish, or by Carbuncle's Diamond Light (equip a Diamond on Eiko).
• Wears off after a short time in battle, or when character is hit by a magic attack.